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Publlsheii Weekly at 154 Weat 46th St., New Tork, N. by Variety, titd. . Annual siibacripilon. $6. SinBls copiea, 15 cents. 
£Mtered aa aecpHd'Cl^sa niaMer December 22. 1005. at th» tost Orrice at Ne\r York, N. T^V under tb« act of March 3i 11179. 



NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1936 



72 PAGES 



•Unless. . new school of, producers 
ieiiunes ^ alongv the 'couple of 

9foad\vay ■ legit seasb may seie a. 
intdudl lessening ' of re'^e produc-; 
noil atid. eVetituiQly a complete fade;*' 
ftWay. of this type of musical stage 
•l^erialhmeAt. That is the opinion 
njt the .esiafalished big-t|me re^e 
^foduceri^; all 6f whom have recently 
declarecl thgt their future revue- 
itfigiiig activity, it ^y^ Will not ex- 
l^bd beyond this^^M^ an4 next. 
•^Jitepar^^ thje eream; 0f revue 

t|lehtr-actihg> writittg, ibompbsing 
iSd Staging— for HoUywclpd and the 
ll)idip...a imeagrg siipply of new' ma- 
HMhii ' in:' these lines, prohibitivifr 
it^lairies for the^ neicis^^ryjiimie tat- 
eiit- and excessive oveffllM^ar'e the 
chief reasons ahibiUl' thbse^ered by 
pirc^ucers for their wilUhghess'td let' 
the revue bUsIniess ga by the board. 

Ther^ is still . a^ilable. enough 
iriateriail for two' ; possibly 
tKree : ' revvies a -season; ' bui this 
' ' ^ qtiickjbr' , iminishing and little 
or nothing 'is . joining: lip td take 
ItS'^lace. < At lea^t haU of the best 
revue airtd musical talent now set 'for 
shows; or <>bt^Jnable i6r' theiini, Will 
(iCohtihued on page 26) ; 



tfi 



Dicat in LoiUviH^ 

ineTowii 



, Pec. 1. 

Legit will maki. a brief . , cbme- 
btfelelin ^this town, after ill hopes 
6f having flesh attractions had been 
dispelled by the tax situation. 
Geotge White*s 'Scandals' will play 
two days at the Memorial Audi- 
toriiim, Dec. 4-5, with a miatinee 
on Saturday (5). 

Top. price is set at $3, of which 
24c is Federal tax and .43c is state 
iftx. • Thus .67c is the . total tax oh 
each $3 tititet. 

With road passi tip this 

Iftwh, local- theatre-goers* are plenty 
l>ji.ri;iedv over thb action pf the leg-, 
islature in making the -/tax t sa 
onerous that stage shows . have be- 
come a dead issue. ShoWs playing 
tt«arlbiy Ci * have taken to 

aayeitisi isville papers, 



Haile Sdassie on 



; Hailie Selassie,— Emperor... s>t Ethi- 
opia, will be heard over WHN, New 
V"ork "via '^short-wave broadcast; on 
Dec. 3 at 11 ir.m,. Talk domes from^ 
London:' . v ' 

He. generally talks in French^ hut 
nlay attempt Eiiglish this tirhe^ Herr 
bert ' Pettey of" station' handled the 
.deai: ■' .-..v.-^.^ ■ ■'• •: ' - 



n. 









U. of CaGf. ¥M£A \hm 
Fewer War Shots in fix 



, . I>ec: 

Universal Pictures and RKO have 
lisputed the claim of the University 
Jf Californi YMCA cabinet that 
lewsreel items concerning war out- 
wmber those dealing With peace 
^5 to 1, in letters to Frank S. Pest- 
»na, a: senior. 

^These two. companies were artibrtg 
ine major fllhv organizations to 
vjiom a resolution^ askmg .that fewer 
"ctures be madis depicting war and 
rulitaiy activitiies, was addressed by 
he cabinet 



•Ronie, Nov. 
: Tliere is v plan; on. .foot to put: 
Vittorio Miissblinl, II Duce's 22Tyear 
old. son, into films., 

Vittorio . shortly will be made an 
assistant ': director of Alessaiidrini's 
projected . air. picttire, and, if he 
shows ^ aihy talent, will be pack^j 
4kif < to Hollywood with his new bride 
to study American technique: 

Idea is to train Vittorio as a sort 
of Win Hays for the Italian cinema, 
and get . Americans interested in 
playing ball with the Bi Boy's 
favorite son. 

Vittorio >eems very . iwilKng be-; 
cause he has a yen to be in -picture 
business. . Ever since he was, 15 he 
has been hanging around Italian 
studios and. has seen practically 
every American- film distributed . in 
Italy. .Recently he wrote an article 
for an Italian, ihagazi i Cinema^ in 
Which he . said It ' irectors,' tech- 
nical experts and actors had much 
to learn from America.- He advised^ 
them to study: American pictures, 

Vittorio.'s life .js pretty well map- 
ped. out> : Some time , after Jan. 1, 
he - is scheduled to marry . - Carla 
Bugoli, 21-yea'r-old blonde of Milan, 
irid theii Hollywood perhaps.. 



Fairs .Remand Suck Hiffh 

- Terms, the Carnivals Must 
•Put the Squeeze, Ga|f 

- and Gimmick 



WIDE OPEN 



. 'Chicago, bee J 1. 
rWhile; there , hias been niuch . talk 
: 1^1 ways al>out the cheating carnivals 
aiid their gimmick tactics, with many 
of- the fairs throwing up their hands 
irt" horror at • the thought of such ac- 
tivities ".on the part of the shbws, 
these same fairs are! now lookhig th'e 
other' w£ky. and- are actually shbWing. 
they can .Otit-gimmick the carniyaTs 
when it 'comes to the squeezig' play; 
They V are iscar<j.ing- their.' goody- 
goody r6les and are noW themselves 
insisting that the carniyals playing 
their -fairs operate wide open w'ith 
every .'gaff,' gimmick and sque^e. - . 
; They';tell. the .carniyils opeWly to 
go and take "the public for suckers, 
even' though it's the fairs' own com- 
ihunitiK. and friends. The. fairs now 
realize 'that the only way. for the car- 
nivals to pay off the huge percentage 

(Continued .ion. page 70 " 





ATNET(»«ERA 



Grand Central Station 
Newsreele.r's Gocktailery 

Newsreel rand •.C€fn7 

tral statioii, , a group of Wall 
Streiet .brokers,, Teal Estate- .arid ar- 
chitectural .inteUestSi moved- a step 
closer to realization last week when 
a, lease Vas signe;d for site of house. 
It. covers a period of 20 years, at an 
average rental of .about $2,400 per. 
month. 

Featu're of lay-out will . a cockr 
tail bar which is to be operated in 
Cohjuhction with the riewsreel- house 
and conriected with it by elevator 
service. Theaitre is to be spotted 
betvy:eeh Griaybar buildihg and Hote) 
Commodore on main station: level 
and adjoining East 43rd street l.m.- 
niediatelly west of I^extngton aven gt;. 
Seating- capacity is. to be 242, ^Vith 
space for 60 standees. 



1 



Social' evening at the Met oh Dec. 
15 'Will have Broadway headltners to 
bolster the annual 'at home' session 
of the Metropolitan'^ Opera Guild, 
Ray Bolger is down to dahc^, and 
may present laughter on Tenth 
Ave.' ballet with Tamara Geva aS a 
flash, immy Savo is ■another who 
has been asked to appear.: 

Besides these, the program will i ^ 
cliide practically all of the top names 
of the . Met's roster 'from , Kirsten 
Flagstad to Lawrence 1*1 bb^tt. Most 

(Continued on page iJO) 



Radio Hero in Jail ! 



Detroit, 

Milton Ross, , won 
Kate Smith's $500 reward 
couple of weeks ago. for saying 
two women aiid two .children, 
from drowning, is :' a Flint 
(Kliclrr') jail, iting trial 

car thief. 

Ross, Who from iFiint, 

bought an aiito for $115 re- 
cently, police .said, then re- 
turned to try out a $185 car. 
Jlie drove off, failing to returii 
thei car, but returned volun- 
tarily last week from .Royailton,, 
. ill.,, and , was placed Under $500 
bond. In court Rp'sS said he ' 
penniless. 



On Ide^ii SiHiilr 



Marqii(»'s I. Q. Test 



Baltimore, Dec J. 

Current at the -Little is' the Doug 
Fairbanks, . Jr., - starrer The: Amateur 
Gentleman' (English ). 

Monday ' <36) afteraoon a woman 
phoned manager Mu.''nreinb and 
inquired if Major Bowes Was in the 
east. ■■ 





S8 mms 




Top average check jii a restaurant 
oi: cabaret obtains ri.ght' how at the 
Ritz-Carlton's new Crystal Gardens 
rboni in New York." The average is 
$8 per person. This is accounted for 
by a $4 table d'hote, plus the wine 
that ususilly goes With this sort of 
patronage; 

Frehch Casino's cabaTet-^theatre; 
which has a $2,50-$3 table d'hote^ 
heretofore hel4 the record With an 
average check of $4.16,: but the Ritz 
has set a hew high. in cafe circles. 

The Ritz, however; With its limited 
capacity of 100 and an -elaborate girl 
show, plus tWo bands^ needs that 
high take, or else. 



London, Dec. 11 
French Casino here with its 15 
shillings ($3.75) table . d'hote claims 
a record high average per person, of 
around 35 shillings ($8.73) through 
the consistent ine buying. 



Mabarajah's Film B.RJ 

Hollywpoci? Dec. 1, 
, The .Maharajah of Indore, reputed- 
ly the rjchest man. in the World, now 
1 .Hollywood as guest of Gail Pat- 
rick, aiid rumoji'ed.'entering the-pic 
bu.sihess ais angel for Constance Ben^ 
nett productibri^, has left CJobd iSa- 
mamitan hospital after several days 
of What doctor termed 'simply rest- 
ing to get over a hejid cold.? 

.Hospital sojourn of Indian rulei- 
was veileid in secrecy, but r intimates 
claim hush-hiish Was' used only ' to 
avoid publicity and ensuing scare. 
News of illness didn't., break until 
day Maharajah quit hospitali "coni- 
pleteiy Avell,' according, to attending 
Dr. Joel , Pressman. 



Buffalo, Dec IJ; 
"First television client to'wn 
been: by. .Buffalo 

casting Corp; (WGIl-wkBW) 
ceipt of 'the /following: letter: 

Mr. L. H. Avery, 
Buffado Br6ad(»sting Corp., 
Buffalo, N. ' 
Dear Mr...Avery:-T^ 

Mir client, the,Goldeh Rule . Cli.il- ■ 
dren's Shop af . 473 Miiiri street,- ^iit* - 
falo, has authorized, me' 'to make. you 
an offer of up to ttoee.. times" th^ie,'' 
present; rate io? a: televised 'tirokA- - 
cast 6f ■■ their pr^eseht program. The 
Golden Rure Hoiir' on WGR, Saiur>^ ■ 
days at 10 fUQ.. 

We are xieady io sign /when, 
and if conti^ct.iiit any time., ' 

Yours very truly;. . - 

(Signed) ' kpbert Pi :MeTi4ets6n. 
The Radio Ady6rtiisjng.X!;o,p 

No reply by AverT.:and BK;. xet»' 
Can't figure out whether it's a gaft - 
and if so, .What? 



jFibning, teki 

Looks Set for Foil 
Coronatiott Ritoat 



Ines Who Loved' Spiel at $S. 

A Countess Broriislava du Brissac 
is now lecturing along .Park and 
Fifth avenues on 'King 'Who Loved.' 

Her listeners sit gilt, and 
brocade Ut $3 an earful^iwlth a cup 
of tea thrown in by socialite spon- 
sors. 



Siamese Twin Snrviyor 
Bein^ Readied in an Act 



anor Dei Pozo, manager' of , the 
surviyihg half of the Gbrdine iSia- 
me.^e' Twins, recently separatisd by 
death, is already working, on, per- 
sonal appearance Work for his rlient. 
Cor ino got tremendous 'free sfpjifle 6a 
the delicate operation that severed 
the twi the passihg of brothei- 

Del Pozo is planni to forrti un 
orchestra to accompany the. gu? amvoi 
when he. is able to reslime work The 
widow Of the deceased and the wife 
of S'mplicio will be i the .act also, 
kiiig Features is working on 'a. deal 
for the unusual life story. Simplici 
will be unable to leave the hospital 
for. another three weeks. Luct<» wa« 
buried Nov. :30i 



1 ICiOhdon, .De ♦ 

Newsrfeel and iexhiibitdr represent 
tawives dppear to be winning 4>ul' on 
their request for facilities to film 
the full Coronation . ceremony , * 
Westminster Abbey, Overtures' ha ve> 
been made both to. Abbey authorities: 
and Buckingham Paldce. Anis weiring - 
a question in the House' of. Commons^ 
Ramsay MiacDonald indicated - thai 
experiments were in .progress - to test 
the possibilities pf ihakihg a .pe^ma- ' 
nent nitti record of the historic,. pro- , 
ceedi 

Also indicated that 'television . ap- 
paratus might be. installed^ 

Permission .wOtild.. 'establish definite 
precedents, as never before .ha.ye> 
pho to.s!'raphers been ^permitted' inside 
the Abbey, for Coronation or other 

(Continued On page 14) 




Atlanta^ Pec. L . 

General liCe's surrender at; Appo- 
matox qduidn't ha^e ? any 
more excitement in Atiknta than id 
the .anhouhcemeni that SelzriicK In- 
ternationai'.was pending scpdts here 
on a itajieht htint for 'Gbne With; the 
Wind,' Mai^garet Mitchell's classic, 
lite town isr jabsoluteiy; ^jgja-r-the' 
debutsui^^are devouring the book sihd 
brushing up on Southern r 

cents, while the jfunior L(eaguers are 
hopefuT, i too. iBiroad aV acquired in 
eastern finishing schools iai-e bflng 
dropped with ; a dull thud; and on 
«yery side, is heard th? one familiar 
'ybuail' mid: 'down yonder' iand sin^ 
lar idioms that op^ set as 
a nation withiti k nation. ; 

Meihbers of aiiliaieur theatrical or- 
ganizations arie also visioning il^eiu-: 
selves as potCntii^l Scarlettj^ Rhetts 
and Melaniesi While Others/ realizing 
they are without the pale of histrion- 
ics,/ hopeful of ringing in their 
Sutlers or cooks lot T some of the 
lesser roles,, the fl^^ 
book is cejrti^ to^^ 

Amid this mad , swirl, there' one 
persoii/ who, ^strangely enough, has 
assuitoed an: tdOn't'rgive-a:^^ atti-; 
tudev: She is Matguiet.Mitch^ erst- 
wMe Atlanta~new$paic>er:^^ %ho 
. atithorsd the.: s^itsationat best seller. 
She hasi gbne on record, definitely 
and decidedly^ that she will have no 
parli now 6r iCver; in ithe' casttag for 
*Win<i.* From her first literary - 
fort (and sh^swea^^^ if? her last!) 
she/iis Content to .sit haick and collect 
her royjaltles mid. her check fbt the 
screen rights is all she ivahts out of 
HbiUywpodls gold; oofiCers^ She has 
said time and again vjshe will' hbt go 
to bat for ^y persoid wanting a part 
in fhii picture -oic :&tteini^t.to use any 
iiUCluence /wit^ the S^lzhick people. 
: ]BCiatharin(ei Brow^,i^^ 
:eastei^ . represehtatiyest^ 
liied to arrive via ^'-Atlanta, today' 
; (iSiesdiy) mid put lift at the Biltr 
iiioi^^Iule^,C^^ '^vho ' has 

driavHn th^ ibh as ;$urecibr, and Si(^, 
ney Hoy^dy . 'tirhb wiU .dov^hf ada^'^ 
fcitioni. tu'6 slated ' to ]bih bet here- 
Pec, 10^ : Oiiesr will give {tuditioiisi 
ijuid . screen tests, VHoweviei'r: the lists 
will . npt be. iestrict<ed J;b' AtlantanS, 
other Qeprgia;,cities are expected 
t» feel .the iurbrfe of the .gale that 
h&is beieh caustid by 'Oone With .the 
"Wind;^';- .v-./?-. ■ ■ 



High Treason 



. Pasadena^ Pecv 1. 

Benhy Baker pipes out in 
'Rose Bowl' (Par) that he 
.wants to quit football and 'go 
bicifc to Pasadenai to his job in 
tht! brewery.' 

When picture played here, a 
few- of - the high-»hatters were 
oh the, yerge 'of asking : deletion 
because this tOwri dbesri't bot- 
tle .anything stronger tiiah pop. 



SB' -iSr.- " 




h 







ick Powell S t a y s on .Hol- 
lywood Hotel' (GBS) by Campbell 
Soiip for another siix months. Warner 
Bros., to' , Virhom the ' juve " is : under 
contract, expected, Powell to ter- 
imhate his rjih' bxi Hotel' with the 
Dec; la broadcasti but. it later devel- 
oped that , any :8uch move would 
make him .« likelS" defendant in a 
liwsult-'. 

Agreiement, which Powell . sig- 
nature last February with F* Wallis 
Armstrong,, agehpy ^^oK. CmnpVell, 
makes it 'bbl»gatoi!y: for him tb cph- 
tiniie On the program lor two more 
i3-week cycles, il the canher elects 
td pick^ up tiiese options, Warner ler 
galites 'figured that: {these options 
«ould\.be vacated were the matter 
niade i court issUe, but the filhi pro- 
ducer has ;decided not to contest it. 

Pl$in h9d been to include Powell in 
an^hour 'Show emanating, frbrii the 
WB ■ stuid^bs in HoUywbod, whiclu 
would be made available, for spon-;- 
s»rsliip. ^ It" is doubtful whether the 
Poiyell situation ;WiU stay the pro* 
ducer irpm going through with the 
aif ided; -uj^til' the tenor hecomes 
available. : 



■ ; . Charl^ 

Pavid . Seizhick, chief of' SelZ' 
hick International iPictures, Inc.; who 
js to produce: thft'fllnrveifsioh of M^r< 
garet lAitCbell's hovel;;- 'Gone With 
th# Wi^»<^»* has wrii^ 
H; Kbch, diriector of the Carolihst 
Playmiakers,^ ^ ask him to -suggest 
ybung Southern aictors f or the four 
leading roles; Scarlet, .Bhett, Ashley 
..•ahd.'MeliBniei,. ,•. 

T. do hot thbik .of anybody for 
Sciirlet Or Rhetti' said Koch, "but I 
«kni writing to Mr. Selznick to recr 
ominend Shepperd Strudwiclc for 
Ashley and Eugenia Rawls for Me- 
lahibv As students, Stnidwick and 
Miss ■ Rawls were ; in the Carolina 
Playmakbrs, and both haye achieved 
success on the professional stage. 

■ When . Koch >^ in Chicago re- 
ci^htly he found these former jpupils 
of his i>itiylhg important rbles ih tWo 
jpiays there: Strudwick in ^End of 
Summer' (Ina Claire) at the Harris 
and Miss Rawb in 'Pride and Preju 
dice' at the Erlanger. 



JANE WTTHERS' $5,000 
imNAL IN JSOSTON 



■ J'iine: Withers, kid star under con- 
tract to 20th Centuryi'Fox, goes on a 
personal tour after tiie XmaS holi- 
days/ Her first date wiU-be the ..>Iet- 
ropiolitan, Boston^-^Jan. 1 vat $5,000 
»et» Relieved to be the highest-fiigure 
paid a child on a jpersonal. 

Peal with Paramburtt for .Miss 
Withers was closed oh behalf of the 
starlet by Eddie Reshick, at present 
bh the Coast. 



KEN MURRAY and OSWi^D 

Andrew Kelly of the Washington- 
Times eaid; "Most successful of the 
hewer air comedians is Ken Murray 
and his asslstaiit Oswald Whose 
'obh Yeaah*" is being mlmiced by 
every neighborhood ybungfster." 

BroadciaBting 'liaUgh with Ken 
Murray' fpr Rinso-Lifebuoy Coaat- 
to-coast Tuesdays, 8:30 P.M., EST, 
CBS— 37th week. 



N. Y. Coort tapounds 



ini ^itymbre Suit 



HOWARD GREEN JOINS 
lEO McCARElTAT PAR 



Hollywood, Pec 

Howard J/ Green moves over from 
Columbiii to Paramount on a writ- 
ing contract and ties up with LeO 
McCarey, one of the six producer- 
directors on the lot^ 



N; Court to Decide This^ 
on 'Mr. Mac West' 



; Green's,; last chore at 



was a 



play of 'They Met in a Taxi,' 



WATTAPIUG 

incoln, 

. Sentencing an erri juvenile to 
see a motion picture as punishment; 
is a heNV high ih sbmething oir other, 
but County Judge Riddell, of York, 
Neb'i this week 'gave such an order 
in the. courtroom. He said the film 
he had in mind would do the kid 
niore gbpd than a lot of talk. 
LacI iyais instructed to see 'Pevil is 



■ N; Y, Supreme Court Justice Cal- 
lahan i^ expected to decide this week 
Whether Frank Wallace, yaude come- 
dian, is the lawful spouse of Mae 
West, as he claims. Wallace insists 
he married the filmi star in Milwau- 
kee in 1905 after coxirting her by tak 
ing her on frequent trips to the 
amusement parks of Canairsie and 
Bergen Beach after they met when 
she lived in Brooklyn. Miss West 
just as vehemently protests she is not 
Mrs. Wallace and that- the actor has 
hallucinations. 

A .week ago Judge Callahan i 
rected Wallace to submit additional 
proof of his contentions, iand On MoU' 
day (30) he filed with the court what 
was " purported to be letters and a 
'diary' which he claimed .were given 
him by Miss West after they were 
married. The letters address him 
"My dear Frank,' signed 
'With love, Mae.' 

Claiming that seryes little as proof 
that Wallace is .'entitled to be caued 
Mr. Mae West,' the film ster asks the 
dismissal of the action mainly on the 
grounds that she is a permanent Cali- 
fornia resident and that.thie maUer 
is out of the jurisdiction of 'the New 
York courts. 



After Lewis Landes, attorney for 
John Barrymore pleaded that U. S. 
Judge William iSbndy " impound cer- 
tain stetements attributed to Henry 
Hotchner, the star's foimer man- 
ager on the ground that ; it would 
'damage the actor's reputation in 
the films and. the stage if it 
became public," the Court on Fri- 
day (27) granted the request, with- 
out opposition. The matter Came up 
in connection witii Barrymore's action 
to compel Hotchner it Finn, his 
former attorneys, to account for 
$100,000 in property which he claims 
he left ih their possession. The 
lawyers counter:ed with a cross-aq 
tibn for $3,500 for fees. Recently 
Henry Hotehner, brother of one of 
the. defendant, attorneys, sent a de-, 
position from the Coast in which he 
states that Xdonel Barrymore had. ap? 
preached him on behalf of his 
brother to arrange tb havb the whole 
matter dropped, Hotchner quoted 
Lionel'las saying among other things 
that John was broke and;- would be 
unable to pay any judghient which 
may be had. against hiiit, eyen though 
only $3,500. The deposition said coh' 
siderably more, including a refer 
ence to Elaine Barrie, John's new 
wife. 

'The deposition ' is improper, im- 
material, Scandalous, libellous and is 
of such nature that if it .'allowed 
to become public in the newspapers 
it would seriously interfere with the 
livelihood of the complainant,' 
Biarrymore's attorney told the court. 

'The Court knows the complainant 
IS: a distinguished and well-knoWn 
actor both on the. stage and in mo- 
tion pictures. He is now about to 
make a new picture and there '>yill 
be a tremendous investment made by 
the producers. If the; deposition is 
made public the' damage sustained 
by the complainant will be irre- 
parable.' .. / . 

Maurice itotchner at first pro- 
tested . at keeping the deposition 
secret but relented after' a confer- 
ence with Judge Bondy and Landes. 



Metro's WPAite 

O'Shea,: WPA character 
actor, signed by Metro this week at 
ter his tests were okayed. \ 
. Actor was spotted in Chicago 
troupe of WPA theatre by Gummo 
Marx who recommended him tb 
Metro. . In New York now, he leaves^ 
for the Coast within a fortnight 




Charlie King, Extra 

Hollywood, Pec. 1, 
Grbup of extras were gath- 
ered around piano on set of , 
*Love Is News,' when one of 
them burst out with, ^Pon't 
bring a frown to old Broadway, 
you've got to clbwia on Broad- 
way . . .' ' ' ■ . 

'That's the most perfect hni- 
tation of Charles King singing 
his role in the old 'Broadway 
Melody' that I've ever heard,' 
said Tyrone Power, Jr. 

He was informed it was no 
imitation; singer was none 
other than Charles King, work- 
ing in pic on $7.50 extra day- 
check. 




Hollywood, Pec. 1. 
Latest impasse between the Screen 
Pla:rwrights and p(iaio|r picture; pro- 
ducers in an effort to establish a 
five-year working agreement Is a 
method of apportioning scribbling 
credits. Cbmihittees ret>resehting the 
groups: met Nov. 27, but the session 
wound : up' in a deadlock. 

Another meeting 1^ planned this 
week. .. ' ' ' ' 



GRACE HOORE LOSS IS 
BLOW TO CHI OPERA 



Pue to film tie-ups at Coiimibia 
Studio on the Coast, Grace Moore 
has been forced to cancel her two 
dates 'with the Chicago Opera, origi- 
nally set for Pec. 8 and 11. F. C. 
Schaing, Jr., of Columbia Concerts 
planed to Chicago last week-end to 
dicker on a substitute, but no- deal 
wias set. Management .was banking 
on the 'Moore dates ' heavily, 

Lily Pons sang there last week. 
She may return, but not imme- 
diately.... 



Wanger Seeking March 
AsTogoesof '37' Tapper 



Hollywood^ Pec. 

Fredric March is being sought by 
Walter Wanger to head cast of 
'Vogues of 1937,' Which producer in 
tends tb put into t>rodUction ahead 
of 'Personal History.' Sam and Bela 
Spewack are scripting, with Joan 
Bennett as the probable selection to 
play opposite March/ * 

William K. Howard probably wUl 
direct 



NOTHING ON B'WAY FOR 
PAR,.LAZARUS LEARNS 



Hollywood, Pec. 1. 
After combing Broadway for 
plays deemed fit for films, Jeff 
Lazarus, Paramount story head, re- 
turned with empty digits. 
: Claimed he couldn't find one that 
was good enough for ickers; 



More Gee-Gee Fix 



Hollywood, Pec. 1. 

Two more racetrack yarns have 
been tossed into the hopper. , 

Rex Lease will top "Ten Laps to 
Go,' which Fanchon Royer will pro 
duce at International studios. ' Muriel 
Evans will be in the other corner 
with Elmer Clifton directing. 

Gordon HoUingshead is islated to 
make 'First, Place and Show,' rac 
ing featurette at Santa Anite ih 
Technicolor- for Warners. SybU 
Jason will be featured. Harry 
Hershfield is writing script and 
Crane Wilbur will direct. 



L. A. to N. Y. 

Barney Briski . 
Ferdinand Bruckner. 
J. Cheeyer Cowdin. 
Lili.Pamite; 
Garretson Piili 
Felix Feist, Jr. 
Virginia Field. 
Errol Flynn, 
James Francis. 
Otto Levering. 
Stanley Ridges. 
Wesley Ruggles. 
Harry Salpeter. 
Edgar SelWyn, ■ 
Pon Stauffer. 
William Ulman. 
Marguerite Veiller, 
Elisha- Walker. 
William A. Wellan. 
Fred Wilcox. 
Nat Wol 



The gum-chewing center of the 
World' Same lor Coca-Cola. 

Taps on all. children's shoes. 
dbnH walk; they dance. 

Schoolgirls made like their 
ffivorlte film stars, 

No policemen. 

The noisiest fire department in the 
world. , . ■ 

The importance of filnt e^feciitiyes. 

Early Christmas shopping a fact. 

Football the all important on Sat- 
urdays. : 

Palm Sprhigs losing its charm by 
over-building. 
Gamblhig among the women. 
Pinner at 7:30 means 9 o'clock. 
Snobbery In restaurants; they seat 
you. if they can, according to im- 
portance. 

Clothes: no holds barred; anythuig, 
any time, any place. 
Conversation: pictures and 'I.' 
Famous last words: 'Let's get to- 
gether some time.' 'He's good, but 
too Jewish looking,' "There's noth^ 
ing-noWf l)ut I'll keep you in mind.* 
Preview spotlights for all open*' 
ings; premieres for markets. 

Department stores: plenty met^ 
chandise; no clerks. 

Christmas atmosphere: dolled |0 
lamp posts. 

What's wrong with pictures? very 
One has an answer, 
Eyery ehlld , a prodigy. . 
Routine: oil after preylewsrractor 
gives it to producer, producer t(i 
writer, ete. 
Cheering sections at previews. 
Every one has a great story. ].... 
Every shop has its gallery of fllhi 
people's pix, all personally auto* 
graphed. .. 
Lloyds of London' Opening. 
One block of flood lights in dOublt 
row. 

Entrance to Carthay Circle banked 
by grandstands. 

Also, double row of poinsettt 
plants. 

Silver foxes, sables and ermine. ' 
Stars talking into loud-speakers. 
Film people making up most tit ' 
the audience* 

Many strange headdresses. Somt 
covered in net or chiffon. 

Auto rush with names called 
through loud-speakers. 

Girls asking chauffers which car 
is whose. 
Giant chiysan^emums. 
Slacks slacks and more slacks on 
the fat and thin. On the main 
streets- and in all the stores. 
Radio projgrams muchly improved, 
put-of-towners muscUhg in on 
jobs; 

Photograph studios' elaborate side*' 
walk displays. 
Salads the favorite food. 
Juiceless oranges. 
Most atti^ctlve homes are thos* 
with no Interior ' decora tdr's influr' 
ence. 

Night clubs with that New York 
air. 

Shops and ithout 

IVOtice, 

Craziest driy ing in the world. The 
first to the comer wins. 

very studio exec has a stooge. 
Ambitlbn of all scree.i writers io 
write a stage play. 

Popularity of phones and mikes. 
No mouth-to-mouth conversation. 



N. Y. to L. A. 

Maurice Barber. 

Erilc Chareli. 

Cecil B, de Mille, 

Mr. and Mrs. Lou Guimond. 

Hal Home. 

Jeff Lazarus. 

Thelma Leeds. 

Arthur Lubi 

Lee Marcus. 

Anne Nichols. 

Maurice Ostrer. 

H. C. Potter. 

J. Robert Rubi 

■Nicholas M. Schienck. 

Jane Wyatt 



E. H. Griffith's 'Cafe' 

Hollywood, Pec. 1, 
Edward H, Griffith, recently re- 
turned from an European vacation* 
will direct 'Cafe Metropole* at 20th- 
Fox, . 

Picture from Gregory Raitoff'i 
story will go- into production Jan, 1. 



SAILINGS 

Pec. 9 (New Ybrk Londbnl 
Fred Wilcox .CTVormandie). . 

Pec. 5 (New York to Buenos Aires) 
Jose Mario Reynal (Southern Cross ). 

Pec. 2 (New York to London) Sir 
Cedric and Lady Hardwicke, Peni 
O'Pea, Erich von Stfoheim, Sir Sid- 
ney Linnet (Queen Mary). . 

Pec, 2 (London to New York) Will 
Hays (Normandie). • 

Nov, 25 (New York to London) 
Jules Falk, Emlyn Williams (Nor- 
mandie), 



ARRIVALS 

Edith EUls, Janet Johnson, Yacht 
Club Boys. Efrem Zimbalist, Evelyn 
Laye, John Keats, Barbara Vernon, 
Francis A. Mangan, Mr. and Mrs. 
Rene Maison, Gaispar Cassado, Stella 
Andreva, Irene Jessner, Pr. Her- 
bert Erlanger, Ludovic GeiskopPr 
Beatrice. Wariger, lyirs. H. Burke, Mr« 
and Mi^. Rudolf Serkin. 



WffdnesdBj, December 2i I93d 



VARIETY 






Wig a %reat ZaharolT Film 
JFbr World s No. 1 PolitkoShowM 



Hbiiy wbod, Dec. , . 

WitH news of death of |Sir Basil 
Zaharoiff, international linunitions 
king,' rush is on . again to coiiisidei' 
fljtning of life of 20th; Century's nipst 
iiantaisfic; character. One enterpriisi- 
Ing agent contacted, all leading, pror 
diicers Friday afternoon (27), ^vithiii 
two hoUrs of .flash |of his passing, to 
offer hiog of him titled 'Merchant of 
Death.*- ' 

No character living or . dead has 
had more stories for the screen writ- 
teci about his life 'thaii the late Sir 
Eiasil. .A partial portraydl of him hit 
Br^adw^y in Sidney Kihgsley'$ 'Teh 
Million Ghbsts,' but closest Holly- 
ili^dod hds coihe. to attempting: his 
story was inclusion of ch'aract^i' of 
Ifiidih'. •bodsworth-,' ..ohlir very 
d^tant resemblance. 
: JPaui Muni, :?dWard G. "Robinson* 
Edward: .Arnold;., John. Banrjroore, 
have all beeh very ahxloiis . to; play 
fum In flickers on' various 'occaslohs;' 
iAfi studUos hiave time. and again coii- 
sideired one! . or oth6r of numerous 
biogsi and ne^r-biogs of him done by 
'i^ribes both. here and abroad.- Possi- 
ble international ■ complications arid 
ppwdr of the ,6ld . wizard called off 
jdl t)rev4ous\>t>lans M ; film his career. 

Now, riow.^yer, 'Hollywood wag as- 
'iterts that haying. 'gloiri the 'great 
Ziegfelcf,' film: industry cahnoi over- 
look .the^ 'great . Zaharpfl.V iJnasjCT 
itibwmah Of ; "the wofld'^i politibal 
mm.- 

. Afteir.his master strbkie, the fOurV 
j^ear^run, bf the World W iucceis^ 
iirejit . to His head and he tried to 
|tage /!a jpne-man production, th^ 
Grecbi-Turkish ;Wialp . of 1920-;21. it 
.#33 the wbrst flQppo pf his career 
shd the costHi^st: To piSp; off the; nut, 
h«' hall to ;seU Monte ^arlo, which 
Tost had bought 10 yearis earlier. He 
la reputed to liave dropped $250,000*- 
000 in .trying to bUclc'Kemal Pasha. 
. . Zahiatbff's main claim to fame was 
Ihtroductlbn -of showmanship meth- 
ods into modern niunitionis selling 
and putting gun business on a big- 
timift basis. His forte was booking, 
his product into opposition chains at 
the samp time, as when, opierating 
from Geneva, he supplied both Allies 
and Central Ppwets during World 
W^r. He was also adviser to Lloyd 
George, Minister; of Munitions' In 
Great Britain, arid. Sir ;Basil succeed- 
ed jin averting undramatic secbnd^act 
blackout in 1917, by making Allies 
hold out for' t%e spectacular' finale 
In 1018. ; 

. His passing, close 90 years 
of age (eikact age unknown), finally 
gave .news -mtiggs their chance to 
laugh last, .as his ^pet line, bn pre- 
vious occasions when his death had 
been erroneously ahnbunced- as an- 
nual summer slack story, .had been: 
•I will die when I get good and 
ready, and' when I do, it wph't be to 
please any damned reporter.' 



Saved by a Hair 



; . HbilyA^rbod, pec. 
Upbn .completion of his part 
in Saihuel 'GoldWyn's , 'Beloved 
Enemy,'; Jerpme Cowan; New 

• York ; stage a.ctbri . .grew .. . a 
mustache- and went ..back to ijid 
the' producer adieu* befoVe de-. 

• parting fbr roadway. - When 
Gbldwyn lainjped the hirsute 
adornment he thouight so much 
of the mustache that he; signed 
him ;tb a, long term contract. 

Pact provides' that actor must 
retain the bbayer. He'll prob- 
ably go into Gbldwyn's .prpduc- 
, tipn of *Hurricarie.' ' . 




on 




LOMBARD'S $150,000 
PER PIC FOR 3 YEARS 

-. Holly wbod; 

tipidatirig three pictures an- 
nually at . $150,000 per. for three 
years, neW cbntract. waS: given 
Garble Lombard by Parariibunt. She 
gets top star bUling on all flickers. 

Deal calls for .mpr double 
w coin Miss Lombard was getting 
under her old pact. 

RKO's 43 Scribes 



Hollywood,. 'Dec. li 
Told by. this Wil.l Ha^S office to 
make individual, deals with studios 
pn his .cpntcimplated radip s,eries for 
General Mil^ Paul ^ H^^ . ic- 

ture editor, of :Ne|wspaperj Enterprise 
Association, is ;plaiming tp g^^ the 
air after ; flrst of the yeiar; Altltbugh 
most ot. the cominitments.:irom stu- 
dio execs have been _ verbal, he 'is 
cpnflderit that he .can ^ get the isame 
bkay .'■ ^ .wjtiti ' dbmahded by 

the .sponsor: ' 

Producers' association declined to 
gO'.on .record as . approving .a broad- 
cast frpni; thie working.. sets of stu- 
dios, l^e first time it was put in the 
middle .on the radio-exhibitor con- 
troversy. Although Harrison told 
the Haysites he had tacit approval 
from most , of the majors, they re- 
fused 'to issue '3 blanket ..okay and 
put the. question up to the individual 
studio heads. 

' Harrison's sop to the exhibs is that 
the show would ' be, aired Ih- the 
morning so as .hot to conflict- with 
theatre attendance, arid that there 
would be. no adviance publicity on 
the stars he wbtild use -froi week 
to, week. 




Dramatists' Relationship to 
Filmi Looks Up, With the 
$l30,00(y 'Stage Door* Bujr 
—Other Broadway Prop- 
erties for.Fihnai 



Q PIX B.R/S? 



SOPH GETS FEATURE 

SPOT IN MG moor 



HipllyTvoodj ;Dec, .^. 
RKO established a hew high for 
Writers on the lots last Week. 
Roster showed 43 scribes. 

Jory to England 

, : Sydney,, Nov. 3. 

laretice Badger^ director of 
«angle Riverv' is . also doing the 
snipping for Columbia.National, . to 
wmg the pic down to a runable 
Iqngth. 

Victor Jor,y, stsir of the pic, is now 
en route to Engiand to make a film 
«tere before, returning to Hollywood. 



Hollywood, Dec. 1. 

Sophie Tucker has beeh tagged at 
Metro . for ia featured cOnriedienne 
spot " roadway Melody of 1937-.' 
Others in support pf Eleanor Powell 
are Buddy Ebsen. Robert Wildhack, 
Sid Silvers, ■ Charles (Igor) Gorin, 
Geprge; Murphy, Judy Garland, 
George Tapps and Larry Adler; 

Song numbers are being readied 
ifbr musical by Arthur Freed and 
Nacib Herb Brbwn. - 

Sophi; Tucker, ;irig from 

lAindph around Jan.; , will :play> the 
Oriental, Chicago, wieek; of Jaii; ;8 as 
a single on hbr Way west 



With purchase by RKO-Sadib pf 
'Stage Dopr„' Sam H. Harris^ George 
is. Kaufman-Edna Ferber play, for 
$130,.0b0 concluded during the .week,- 
the Dr-amatists* . Guild, is feeling 
mpre chipper' ,on ' its ' fight .with pic- 
ture . people and legit- prbducers; 
:9neht the -;new ;contract.. Play Was 
the first one signatured;, under the 
new authbrs'' contract and also the 
first jplay on the . new, cpntract tP. 
?ittract big. money, frbml^ Hollywood: 
RKO's Paridro Bermain bought 'jStage 
Dpot' 'for Katharine Hepburn. ' 

Wfilfers hdd argued that they, could 
not obtain big coin from Hollywood 
for their piays: when these plays' are 
fiixanced .by Hbllywoool. That was 
the ireasbh they gave- f Or changing 
the contract, When- 'stage Dbbf' was 
about to ' s6t f or : production " by 
.Harris, Gieorge'S.'KaufmaU, a bitter 
leader in'; the authors' battle of last 
summer/ made the ' absolute . stipula- 
tion that it miisf^not be'prbduced 
with a film bankroll'. ' Harris, agreed 
to this and: dug Up the coin else-^ 
where,s ' 
^ While $130,000; has been , beaten 
several tiihes: in . fllmf purchases of 
.'stage ; plays ther^' ha&.njaver been .h 
case' ahy.where hear that , large where 
an .amount .s was brought by a play 
financed by films. Nearest instance 

(Continued on jpage 14) 

EXTRA WINS SUIT FOR 
DAMAGES; W EYES' 

London. Nov. 2.3. 
'The - compsihy knew -the dangers 
of the lighting and; with the object 
of making a good picture,- was pre-, 
pared to risk - temporary damage to 
the e^yes of the pierfonhers/ said 
Justice Porter; giving judgiiient of 
$635 and costs; to Peggy v Crawford, 
film extra, against Criterion Films. 

Miss Crawford sued for damages 
for injury^ tP her eyes while play- 
ing in a crowd scene for. -The Ama- 
teur Gentleman.' 

Justice also ruled that the danger 
of - klei^ eyes was not generally 
knbwn to film players, ais claimed by 
the defendants, and particularly was 
not knpwn tP extras, whp did not 
realizie they were exposing them- 
selves to the risk of agpnizihg pain 
and temporary blindness.'. 

Gunther Krampf, cameraman, was 
jointly siied with the cbmpanyi but 
Justice Porter ruled him oiit of the 
action as not being responsible: 
There was no negligence on his .part, 
he said. 





nsion, 





to 






Liiie Fdrmiiig 



Holly.wpod, Dec. 1. . 
Practically every . available 
•male actor Hollywood , ^is 
seeking , part in the Samuel. 
Goldwyh production of 'Hurri- 

Thpse . who fill certain . top' 
spots will jgo to , the Sbuth Seas 
for fpur'ihonths oh full pay. 




ItECiNA'PIC 



King^s Heam ' 



Hollywood, Dec, 1, 
rienry King, back .from a Ha- 
waiian; vacation, Wiii direct 'Sev- 
entfi"^Heayen' at 26th-Fox. .King*s 
last picture was 'Lloyds of Lbridbji,' 
Cast ihcludes Simon Simon, 
James Stewart, Don Ameche, GregV 
ory Ratoff, J, Edward Bt-pmberg and 
John Qualen. 



Mark Kelly jipining Col.? 

Hollywood, Dec. 1. 

Mark Kelly, currehtly scripting at 
RKO, is expected tP sign a Wriliiig 
cbntract at Gblurnbia shortly. 

Last yarn at RKO will be an 
titled original for j;Qe Pennei' tid 
Pai'kyakarkas. 



EiiisdoViyfidoBiir 

Lined up V ^^''^91 

Hblly wood; Dec. 1. 
ing in on the reaction from 
C. DeMirie's 'The laihsman.' 
Harry Sherman i going to produce 
'Buffalo Bill.' with Jimmy ElliEon in 
the name spot... Ell ispn played ^'Buf- 
falo Bill' in 'Piainsmah.' 

Courtney Riley Cooper Will; scri ; 
production set for Spring. 



• Metro last week, ree^istered the title 
'■Victoria .Retina' .a;t;'the;.Haya;;office 
but.: hash!^t the fights ;.tQ the legit play, 
bf. .that.-- name, -'ripr arivOptipn on it. 
Metro is- the third film" 'company to; 
register . the',' title,'^' ith ; Sjelznick-In- 
ternatiohal ' tindeirstbod first iti line. 
••, .Gilbett Miller: play, -current.- in 
New York with Heieh,, Hayes star- 
ripg. .caiii>pt be^.dpne as a. filiin f pr>;the 
time bedqg; becaMsei-ihe Diiklft of Goh- 
naught is still alive-in jSngland; He, 
is avdiirect descendent .Qf ;;Qiieen '''yic- 
tpria . and^ Play, c^nnpt possibly ; 1)0 
filmed any where in the 'world during 
his lifetime.. 

. Metro's idea in registering the, title, 
is explained as being largely a. ges- 
ture to show the company is- inter- 
ested in the story if and when, 
whether frpni the legit, play or some 
other source. . If. the. time, ever clearis 
fpr the subject matter, contpany fig- 
ures it would like, to be in . ' the 
ground floor. 

Hays • oiff ice - rules ' on ^ the ^subject- 
are that if somei one wants .to> make 
a fllim of some title already regis-: 
tered by- Mme/bne; else.^. t^ latter, 
must .bow out unless', able to shbv/ 
definite plaiis of proceeding. 



WR RUSHING LUCIANO 
YARN FOR BEFTE DAVIS 



Leailie Howard's Next 

Holly.wbbd; Dec. , 
: Leslie Howard and Qlivia de Hay-: 
Hand _ robably will top, 'Love 
Derby,' which is being readied as 
an A production to be handled by 
Bryan Foy at Warndrs under Joe 
May'i?: dircctioni 

It vvill'^be May's second American 
picture. Cririe Wilbur is screien- 
playitigi. 



Hollywood, Dec 

:. Warners appears to be -ahead of 
other major studios, in .the prepara- 
tion of stories based on the Luciahp 
vice investigation case in New York. 
'Marked Woinan/ starring Bette 
Davis, is scheduled to start within a, 
week. 

Parannount also is rolling a Lu- 
ciano aliigle script fie .• Willis- Kent 
lis shopting. an ' 'Smashing- the 
ViCe-Tru.s(t.' 

Upon connpleti 'Marked WP"" 

man,' Miss Davis, will make 'The 
Changeling,' which "Tpm Reed . is 
scripting from;;Do/i Byrne's .prig.^ 
Janie Bryan will get spot in 'Changer 
ling' at the request Of Miss -Davis, 
who saw the actress Wprk: a; .\ ittle 
thieatre heire. 



Patlie Prodiicing Short 
To Bally N; Y. World Fair 



World's ". Inc. engaged the 
cpml-necoial. depar-tment- bf.- Father 
News to produce a short to hatp in 
raisinij fund.s for New "York City's 
1939 Fair. Release will be early^next, 
year and faii;'.s press department 
hopes to keep it; in circulation until 
193?.: rederick yilman, Jr. of Pathe 
is in charge of. production, 

.Scale modelS: of the . itiodcrnistiC 
buildings, and. miniature srets are al- 
ready under con.struction. 'Cfrbvier 
Whalen and Ha.rviiy Gibson- 111 ap- 
pear in the short. 



■ Equity 'decided to 'put teeth' into 
;its rule ;requiririg all members ;of the 
legit stage going Hblly wood to join 
the' Screen .Actors' ,;GUiid. Resiilt 
was council's action last week ib hot 
only suspending 23- meihbers tibw ori 
the Coast irtdiefinitely but fihihg each 
,$10D. Same fine, is to apply each 
season they, hold Off. 

How ;EqUity expects to. collect the 
fines is not certain, council, aidrnittins 
that it can be done only if and wh^n 
the : suspended! pepple reenter the 
legit field. However no such .actipn 
against ' so large group has ever 
beeii taken -by the actors association; 
excispt during strike, timbs. 

' Defiance ,.pf the rul^ is MU ' lo'-iMLvd 
stirred up the/^quity leaders, Und^^^ 
stbbd that npt Ohe^ of 'those' sus- 
pended offered to explain their', i: 
sons- directly to Equity;. -but Libhet 
Pairymore; was quoted nevei:~havirig 
received notiflcation^he ■ throws ■ the 
jnail aWay,' .it - is ,;said> wftile AUc^ 
Brady said she wouldn't be. tpld; by 
anybody, 

Wallace .Beery was . . added 
starter in the isuspended ,Jlock. He. 
has been paying dues to::Equity for: 
many years despite ho indlcatiph .of 
returning to the stage' wherVbei had 
unimportant assignments. However 
no. cxceptipn was madje because if 
.was stated that Beery* was pn the 
verge bf coming east for a stage- 
show;, nptlbhg ago but was -detained^ 
by studio commitments; ; f 

The^ fiped ^and isusp6i\ded people iii 
pidditibix tp Miss. ;Brady, : i3arrympr4 
.aind Jteery are: Dorothy Lee; J'ack 
Oakie/ 'Ro1>ert' Warwick^ " Arthur 
Aylesworthi Harvey Clarke, Al Hil4- 
James Burtis;, Eric Llndei^^ Lucien 
Littlefleld, Cecil Cunningham, James 
McDonald, William V. Mong, Eliia-^ 
beth Allen, Ian iteithi £dwin Max-r' 
well, Nat Pendleton^ Marion Schil* 
ling. Harry. W.orth^aJld. Frank Sully. 

Only holdout who joined and waS; 
reinstated was Rosalind. Russell. 




Trade ; Mark ItAKKitei'ed 
POU.NL>BI> BY HlMB HH.VIoicMAri, 
rmWM\*ii tVrfkly l>y i/tttlKtV. Inc. 

Sjd Sllyeriri.Hti.^ .I'reslrlen* 
164 ' New Vwrli CUy 

SirB.SCIllKTION. 
Anrtual..... to rr»reign. : . |7 

SIhftlft •Oot)l.el»." : ,'. , ,'. . '. . . . .16 Ceoft 



120 



No. 12 



INDEX 



Advance 

ills 
Burlesque 



Exploitation 
15 Years 

Film Reviews. . . , , . . , . : 
House Reviews, . . . , ... , 
Iiiside— Legj-; . 
Inside— Pictures 
Inside — Radio . . . , ... 
Internat'.oral Ncv/s.;, . . , 
itirnate . , . ; . , . ... ., , 

Music 
New 

'NeW,s^ front) the bailic.s. 

•Njte Clubs....... 

Obituary 
Outdoqis 
Pictures, 
Radio , . ... , . 

Radio — Reports . . . . . , . . 

Radio-r-Shov/ni,-nshI 
Tirnes Sq uaVe .......... 

Short Subjects . ......... 

Sports 
Units 

Vaudeville 



33 
CO 
70 

60 
22 
55 
18 
5d 



52 
,14-15 
,6 J -05 

07 



70 
71 
2-3» 



„. 09 
1« 
09 
5». 

.35-58 



VAKwrv 



Wedii«8d!ly,' Dec^i^r 2, 1936 




May Not Attencl After AH — Awaits Hays Return 
frbm Abroad^Other industries Ma^^ Also ignore 
,Majbr Berry'i Confab 



. While action on AK^heihier t>r hot the 
Hays o^ffice will send r<epresentatives 
to the loii^coimiQg NRA. (Couiicil o( 
Industrial ' Beiepvw) ftartey irt 
.Washington Virill be delayed until 
.Will Hays returns iro Europe on 
Dec. lli thus fat Haysians and repre*- 
sehtatiyes. of the film, industry havie 
indicat*^ . they jare not overly ehthtisl- 
astic : about . proispcict \of .. being used 
as souhdiiie poai^ for the forthcom- 
iiig'.tjQngre^,' .' . 

,: With many indications ;^hat most 
initustrles inaj^ just ignore tlie Major 
Georg0 L. Berry ; parley/ in the na- 
tion's capital, it seemis uhlilcely that 
major producers, , distributoirs and 
;exhibitors would care to participate 
in discussions oyer minimum wages, 
maximum <hoiirs and collective bar* 
gaining. Belief J$ growing aimoiig 
industry cMeftains th^ 
jcctivis .of these llietiember sMsioiiiis in 
Washington wiU tKi to serve fts sort 
:'A >teiirii)g cpnunittee is brii^ 
vticuititim wages, maximiuni hours 
and collective bargaining . to. the' at- 
tention o|,Gongrei».; ' 

if thiit is^ these 
meetings, the nuijor studios txA db- 
trjbutors as well a9 affilto theatre 
'tircuit& cfui tie^ UtUe objeet In at- 
tending. Tieawn Is that these 
' branches of the' business alreajiy are 
employing all three. 



Belief with many leaders is that 
the NRA principles and its opereition 
.arejweU enough known to legislators 
tor J^em. to fratpe any legislation 
along the lines' of a re-ni.odeled Blue 
Bird^ Hence, they consider these 
parleys, this month will be repeti- 
tious and a Ayaste, of time to impor- 
tant pictures and theatre executives.. 

Although numerous . other indus- 
tries hive neithei' accepted noi de- 
cUhed th6 invitation .to attend the 
forthcoming Washington confabs, ac- 
tual decisioii of the Hays organiza- 
tion will. avifait Will Hays* return. At 
that time the reaction of film- leaders 
will be known and a' defnite, coiiirse 
of action can be mapi>ed. ' 

There seems littl.e doubt but . thai 
numerous features of the old l^RA 
w«iul|^ .be .advocated' for revival b; 
the "^ajtgir portion of the picture 
bu&ihessr t>i(it any yoivntary set-MP 
and this .sessions as, outlined by Berry 
for WMfaiAgton this itaonth aire rated 
as beiiig unessential by 'film leaders 
thiis far j]|tervlewed. 



S^l^ter;^i$ts:|U^ 

. Hollywood, b*c.. 1; 

Harry Salpeter, story editor at Re- 
public for a mibnth, resigned Nov: 
28 to dievote more time to mag writ- 
ing;' ■■ 








SeHd VAR/EtY for bne Year 



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.City, and Stat€ 



Regulat SiibsGription Rates for Qrie Year 
;v>^»:%t3^ $6.00 
iVaxiety: and I)aily Variety. ... . . . :Jjil2'06 



renew my own subsjcnption 

{Reitexvals tvitl be fnterfd to bcght whpi present s^ibscrip- 



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St. Louis, Dec. 1. 

Opening of WiU Itogers theatre, 
750-seat. liabe, Jast week, making 
eighth such type of house to go into 
operation; Ini ^ city proper during past 
year^ eniphasizes fact that first run 
houses are floding more cohipejtish. 
every day. Scattered in residential 
districts th^ following houses are 
prospering; Avalbh, Varsi^r Nor- 
side, ApbllOt Circle, > Studio and 
Temple.. 

Aionbunicements haVe been made 
that in additibn to St Lopis Amus. 
Co/s string of, 22 nabes» those oper- 
ated by Fried Wehreinberg and thie 
AjoseU Bro^ tmd other iiidie bpeir- 
atoxjs, plans have Vectn ..made : for 
erection of 22 n^re in. St; iKiuis .that 
would add 21,7$0 seats and cost . $3,- 
100,000. Checkup of announcement 
bf plu^ for houses in >Asterh Mis- 
sbuirjl and , Souttiern -DUhbis show 
:that 17 new ho^S . have , been 
planned at a cost of $500,000. With 
improyinig conditions it is expected 
that those With ^timid' cash are likely 
to take fling in exhibition field. 



hull's lipid 



HoJIyvEdodj Pec. 

JVal Paul's Universai contract as, 
associate produicer, from which he 
Was reb^t^ upped tb become pro- 
duction head of the studio, >yas 
scrapped laist. yireeic ih favor of a 
new paict. 

Contract contained boost ir^ salary. 




CAGNEY FHH HURRIED 
FOR XMAS RELEASING 



ilbllywbod-.E|ec. 1. 

trpping his cutting sta.tt to .five; 
Douglas MacLean is* rushirig / reat. 
Giiy,' . James Giagney starrer: for 
Grand National, in order to meet 
the: Dec. .25. release date.. Picture 
was: canned last week oh . its 26-day 
shooting sked. 

.'Russell Schoejigarih- heads the 
■cutters with Marlin Skives -supervis- 
ing the scoring.' 



Under: his Grand National deal, 
Richard A. Bowland will make four 
pictures this season , pihd a corre- 
sponding number next, 
- Rowland probably will headquar- 
ter oh the Educational lot where he, 
made his last two. films for Para- 
mount release. 



MOSS-(»ARNASlliA¥I£I 
CiailRION^ N; GO 

The Criterion, N. ., recently 
opened by Hariy Charnas and B. S. 
lyioss, may change, hands; Both are 
declared disposed tb make a deal. 

Moss and Charnas are Interested 
50% each In the Criterioni which is 
under lease for 20 years. Charnas 
is said to have obtained the money 
to swing his end of the partnership 
from Harry M. Warner, his btbther- 
in-law. 

Crit has; been havinig difficulty in 
obtaining desirable product. 
. When: Charnas :was in charge of 
the operation of Warner Bros.' 
Greater New York Aheatrfes, he fre- 
quentiiy approved the sale^ iaway 
from the Strand, K. Y„ of WB prod- 
uct wanted by the Masic Hall, Roxy, 
Pair«mount and other houses. Now 
that Charnas is himaeU operating a 
house, the Criterion, which ^must 
depend <>h:aeilraw9ys to som^ extwit, 
he is bblng frbzen< but on: pictures. 
^)^ith the Crit the last to be given 
cohsideratibh ori product by the 
majbr distribtitors. 



Despte tn^ 

i Hollywood, Dec, 1, 
. .Despite an appendi condition 
Necessitating :use of ice packs be- 
tween sessions oh the set. Ruby 
Keeler Worked last week at War^ 
ners in ah attempt to >yash up 
•Ready, Wiiliiig and Able.* 

Actress probably will ioidergo %n 
operation later. 

Parkei^Caiiipliieil Resign 

HoUyWbod, t)ec. 1, 
Dorothy Packer and Alan Camp- 
bell will remain on the Coast this 
winter after having received a con- 
tract from. David d. Selznick. 

Neighboirs wiU feed the co\n(s and 
pigs on tiieir . eastern farm, while 
fecrivehers do their chbresi 

JOOSS BAII^'S Pl€r 

Jooss, Biallet lays over in Los 
Angeies for three weeks iafteir its 
engagements on Pec. 8, 11 and 12, 
and . may test for a picture. Seyeral 
stiidios are ickei^ing, ■ wanting the 
group for a specialty in one of the 
numerous biographical :maestro pic- 
tures up Jfor shooting directly. ' 



Looks Set for hi^^ 




llollywood,.. bec; i 
Screen rights tb a recently pub- 
lished novel, 'Siisanah of the Moun- 
ties,V have, been taken by iZOth-Fbx. 
Shirley Temple will be stirred. 
Production is planned for Spring 
after ihoppet completes 'Heidi' and 
'Wee Willie Winkie.* 
■ Book was Buthoired by Muriel and 
Merril Dianisoh. 



Metro^i M^yar Pla3f; 

. iHoUy wood^ Bee 1. 

'The Silent Night,' in Hun- 

garian verse by Eugene Heltai^ has 
been acquired by Metro and is being 
traiisliated for possible stage as : well 
as scirteen prbdubtion here.'. 

^It's a: romahtic comedy of thellSth 
century.- 



OL* DOC BOMANiCE 

Hollywood, , . 

Henry Koster will direct ' ^Pre- 
scripUon for Roniance,' which ilbseph 
Pasternak will produce at Universal. 
Kbster and Pasternak turned out 
♦Three Smart Girls.' - 

Tentative cast includes Jane 
Wyatt, Miscba Auer» Alice Bjady 
aiid Larry Blake. ' 'v " ■ • ■ i 



Minneapolis, Dec. 1. 

Possibility that all RKO properties 
in Minneapolis and St Paul niay 
turned over for operation to the 
Northwest-Paramount c i r c u i t iri- 
ci^eased considerably With the visit 
here of Nate Blumberg; general the- 
atre manager of HKO, and Mort 
Singer to look oyer ^e houses in 
the Twin Cities. 

several months ago RKO turned 
over its two theatres iii St. Paul to 
the Northwest-Par^amount- circuit for 
operation, and it is now reported 
that : ti»e same op«rating setup has 
bieen discussed "With John Friedl, 
heiad of Paramourit in this territoryi 
for the takeover Of Mort Singer cir- 
cuit's Hennepin here, and tlie 
Orpheum^s 7th Street, which is now 
being operated by Billy Elson on ah 
indiyidual deal. The Elson contract 
expires' .this. January.. 

aibuM Friedl iget these two 
houses, it Would mean that North- 
west-Paramount ; wo have com- 
plete and absolute control of the 
firstrrun situation in Minneapolis, 
^topping the present terrific CO Aipeti- 
tibn between the Sihger^s Hennepin 
-and the Northwest-Paramount 
houses in the downtown sector. : 

Also understood that should Elson 
be removed from the TVfajStreeLsitU- 

ation that RKO will seek tb ma 

for it by getting him set in a new 
oper6tIin'g situation; - 




Columbus, -beCi 
Ohio^s play-datei law will hot come 
up tor' final , tbisting bf its constitu- 
tionality probably until March l. 
Legal lights on both sides now see^ 
agreed tha^ preliminary icmisheii 
may develop on Jan. 30 and oth^r 
teiefis will coiijte into court in Febru<: 
ary but the caise will hot acttiaily go 
io trial before March 1 at the 
earliest 

This is the action in which Ri{;p 
Distributing Corp. has sought an iii>.^ 
iiUicticin against the state- attorney^ 
general to. restrain, him from ienforc*' 
ing the play-date statute enacted not 
long :jB|go. IHb picture :coihpahy is 
basing : its case on the girounds that' 
the Ohio law isi unconstitutional.:. 
OCher large film distribiiting cbm> 
panics operating ih the state aie 
deeply interested in the outeome'ot 
the case and ha.d jrepresentativeS' 
here last month when initial briefs, 
were, flled^,; A> F.. Myers, counsel 
if or^ Allied, also waS. in couirt 



EVANS MAY 
FOREUO B'WAY FOR FIX 



Maurice EvaiiSf iBritish aetor^ im- 
ported hy . Max Gordon for the 
Napoleon role in the already folded 
'Sti Helena/ is considerinig a Itolly-' 
wood offer Instead of remaining with 
Gordon for latter*S jprc^sed: 'Rich- 
•'fu?d 'IT play. 

Actor, has, had an offer frbm Sam 
Goldwyn and others since, his suc^ 
cess in the little corporal role. Says 
everything is 'Up the- ir now but 
will decide ^i^thin fi couple of weeks.. 



Aead V^m^rs R^eBact 
Real Parts in S-I Pictinre 



Hollywood,, pec; , 

Winners of Academy bf Motion Pic- 
Arts and Sciences awards in Vdis 
and 1932, < respectively, Jsonet Gay'', 
nor : and Fredric March, last week , 
reenaeted the Acad awards dinner 
of last year m the Selzniclc-Ihterna- 
tiohal ipicture of Hbliywood' prof es- 
sional life, 'A Star Is Borh.' 

Miss .Gaynbr Used the same 
statuette she .won ior her impersona- 
tion. ' ; ■ 



Two t^jew theatre ' Companies an- 
nounced ' accumulatibn dividends Oh 
preferred stocics this week. Marcus 
Loew's Theatres declared $1.^5' a6' 
cunulatioh divy on 7% preference 
issue, payable Dec. 15. 

Loew's London Theatres announced 
declaration of It^c on its 7% pre- 
feried, payable same date. 

Sttitt«riiig Puzzle Pk 

^ Hbllywbbd, Dec. 1. 

Widi ' WiiUam Clemens directing, 
Bryan Foy WiU put 'The iCacse ^f *« 
Stuttering %ishbp' into production 
Uiis Week.. 

Script of .puzzler: was completed; 
by Don ]^ah and Kenneth Gamete 
their third collaboration in the last 
thi«e months at Wafhers. 

Poii^lai Anchors cit M-Q 

Holly wood, Dec. 1. 

Favorable reaction to his chore 
i 'Captains Cburageous* ; prompted 
Metro to give, a contract, to Melvyn-^ 
Xjoiiglas., 

IJpdn cbmpietibn of - his role; in the 
film Douglas goes to Broadway for 
the lead in Ben Hecht's play 
Quihto and' Return;'; 

ELEANOR rOWEtL'S HOURS 

Eleanor Powell is'at her home In 
Westchester Cbtinty, Ni Y; confined 
to bed Mceiipihg f rom a dental op^ 
eration; Dancer last week under- 
went some probing around her ws- .: 
dom- teeth, and was ordered to bed- ; 
f<>ip JO days. ^ 
^Hericonflhement is strictly" on »• 



TedqeB^y. Deeeiiiber 2, 1936 



P I € f 



VAUIETY 



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Plan in St k 




St. Louis, . IDec. 
Coiiterijplated il^^^ legislaiioh 
for reliulation of , motion jpix itidvis' 
tt^'wiil by id I^iiykeh-. 

daW, president of the M.- P, Theatrs> 
Owiiers of America at' the 15th in.-: 
niial meeting bf ; the MPTO 6f 

i LbulSi iEasterin ' M6. - and iSouthetii 
III.; h'e;re Friday (11).^ Local Otgan-^ 
ikatibn is expected ' to endorse ^ /Ip- 

. poiht program, outlifaed receiitly ' by 
Ktiyk6hdaU, ■ f or solutiph of ' indus- 
tfy's 'trbiiblesj' and should it be fpurid 
impbssiWe tb do thid within thcf ih- 
dUstiy, -c^nslderaW supiport will be 
thrown, for supppri of new Federal 
laws io clear tip isituation. 
; Because ot iihiMrtance of m 
Fred Wehrehberg, president of the 
local body - bias obtained assurance 
that d. C., Pettijpim, jgeheral counsel 

^fof the'MPPDA, ^yiU attte^^ 

'ifhis^hieialth pern^ 

: ; Kent's Ameiu 

In v^w. of the fact that 20th Gen- 
tury-Fo?c'*s decision on- the lOVpoint 
. program oi the Motion Picture. The- 
, atie Owners of America, .\yith minor 
exceptions, - is e?seritially thP: same 
fli tJiiiVei'sars, fid, L. Kuylceiidall bas 
" serii' S. ItlKeht a qopy pf the letter 
be ..wrote R; H. Cpchranei president 
bf U; about two weeks sigo. In this 
letter,: the MiPTdA president ah- 
'iOy^ed ' tbe situatlpii in detail, re- 
nurkding &mbhg other things that the 
MPTO^ wanteii . ft .10% .pa^peUatipn 
claus^^ that wpiild; be tmcohditionail.' 
' . Kuykendali :expects to - reach NeW 
York; Fridiay: (^^^ which it is 

expected that >he will persPnally 
conifer with bojUi, .Cpchrahe aiid Kent 
in hppes of . getting better concesr 
sions frpm j20th-Fpx and UniyetsaL 
It: js nP secret thai the one thing the 
IMipTOA has waintad iilPre than any^ 
thing : else, among -its various prp- 
posals, was an out-and-out .10% can- 
c^ilatiou; pUyileg^ Which would be 
liiinus. any of the strings and condi- 
tions of the past, notably those that 
were tied under the NBA . code. 

is letter to kuykendali, Kent 
"icated that 20th-Fbx would re- 
strict the prjiyilege Oa cancellation to 
the situations where the exhibitor 
has bought, not all oi the product^ 
but all of the prpduct offered to him 
at; any pne time. This is virtually' 
. the satn^ condition ds imposed by 'u, 
except that tl worded it a little dif- 
ferently, its condition being, that ari 
exfiibitbr 'could hot cancel a single 
feature unless all the product had 
beert purchased. 

Both O. K. 10% Cancellatibns 

Both U and 2pth agree on per- 
mitting ah accciint to eancel if noti- 
fying the distributor of this inten- 
tion withi lOi^ day after. : notice of 
a.aiiability has been mailed Put. 
The MPTOA is satisfied with this 
arrangement. 
26th-Fox iavors the establishment 
. lockl conciliation boards with a 
G€riti;ai Appeals Boatd located in 
New York. Kent belieyes this is a 
matter, i bwever, that will require 
di cussibn and careful yiiYorkihg out 
bf details. 'We cannot expect mem- 
bers of the local boards and the; ap- 
peals board tb give up any substan-. 
tial amoxmt of their time to the 
hearing of minor matters and there- 
fore, the machinery of the boards, 
and their jurisdiction matters 
for further discussion,' he wrote. 
Kent added that 20thrFox will be 
glad to meet with Kuykendali and 
representatives of other : companies 
(Continued on ipage 30) 



The Academy of Motion Picture 
Arts & Sciences is throwing a dinner 
m honor of Adblph Zukor in , Holly- 
wood, Jan 3. Par's own studio is 
tendering a dinner to Zukor on Jan 7, 
his birthday. 

^ Darryl F. ZanuCk is chairman of 
the arrangements, at the Acad dj - 
ner, committee including. Jesse 
Laslty, Mary Pickf oird and bthers. 



Par's Board Meets Thur^. 



Palrainplint holds a board meeting 
tpmbrfpw^-^ (Thursday);- • which 
time : ' is expected that action will 
be taken -dividend- declariatibn. 

TPmbrrow's meeting" iis the first 
since, - ibctpberv the regulaf November 
meeting having-, been pa^s'^. 




, . Holly Wood, Dec; 

,Paramoimt's bijs production, 
ifefence does not. get wder way .next 
week,, as .scheduled, it's. beep, jipstr; 
pohed to^.after'Jan. , when the com- 
pany 'si i^asterh cjiiefteins: are .due i^V 
discussion 'wltb Adolph Ztikbr, studio 
hiead and chairmah of the company. 
Under Barney Balaban, new president 
of Parampunt, and under Zukbr, the 
chief Officers and departmental 
beads of the firm form a consulting 
council on all company's affairs, in- 
clusive of pfbductiori, " 
^ V'Those who' are expected . here in 
elude -Neil Agriewj v.p. iii charge pf 
distribution and a director bf the 
company; Russell Hblman, , eastern 
prpduetion head; Jfohh W. Hicks, 'Jr.,' 
.y.p. oii foreign; Y;! Frank Freeman,, 
y.p. 'Pf 'theatre operation and .a di4 
rector of , the.' company!^ and Walter. 
CokelU treasurer of the. company; 
also Bob Gillham, pub and ad . head. 

Thiis, iall of the important depart-' 
mental branches oiE the firm, includ- 
ing the financial end, will be repre- 
sented directly in the coming, pro- 
duction confabs, .which are likely to. 
go deeply into the firrn's new sea- 
son's planis... 

This is probably the first time that 
all of the chief higher-ups shall have 
been at the . studio on the same er-' 
rand at any given time, of cburse 
excepting -Barney Balaban, comjpany 
president, as . he has bnly last week 
returned from a .visit to the studio. 




idle Talk Qf General O. 
Uppiii^ -Def es^ted by Sev- 
eral . Rea><>ns ■4' Chiseling 
jSichiba-^ Passeji^ 
Ete.^— -40c .Buflfabolb 



24c is *36 AVERAGE 



M SYtVA TEEING UP 
W AS U INITIALER 



Holly wood, Dec. 1. 

Buddy beSylvai arrived, here last 
Friday ^ (27) to start his producer 
duties at tJniversaU., First Will be 
'Hippodrome,' starting,, immediately. 

Univeirsal will also bebome more 
filmusical-minded with DeSylva, vet 
isongwriter and music publisher, to 
specialize in such productions hence- 
forth. 



Despite wide talk of general hiking 
in admission ' 'prices for. picture 
houses, the present upward swing in 
-grpsses is attributed to heavy attend* 
amce inprease ; and Only a minor fe- 
alignment of the: old scales. - ' 
■ Adinish scale . upping never has 
gone beyond ttiie conversational stage, 
according to recent -findings and a$ 
result the average picture theatre ad- 
mission fee in' the XJnited States at 
the close of 1936 WiU be approxi- 
mately 24c/ This is only abput 3c 
hlgber than the: average price isix. br, 
seven: months agP. . . » ' 

', . .T^ree factbirs liiave down 
ticket prices; The. first incbtpbrate^ 
the' fiercely competitive - conditions 
which dominate the film tiheatfe busi- 
ness. The, second :is. the ruthless, price 
slashing; particularly on the part of 
iJindependable independents, . . tHc 
third is that old bugaboo of federal 
tax on admittances starting at. 40c.' 
' r The failure of certain exhi itors lb 
live up tb the letter of the law when 
iihy jprice agreemeht has' been set is 
only a part of the competitive fituaT 
tibh. While appearing' tb abide! by a 
specific admission, /. trfide pr'ganij?ai; 
^ tions. have discbvered J thit some ex-, 
hibs/'get arbuhd this /b^stacle by .bf- 
ferihg twb-fbr-bne ducats and other 
devices, including pa ' 

• . Such chiselers remain: a . cbnstaht 
threat tp uny attempt to lift the price 
structure. The reason obviously; is 
that once this type bf showman re-^ 
duces his admish fee, nb matter by 
What means, the competing, theatres 
are forced to return to the old scale 
and meet theisb cuts in order to hold 
patronage. ; 

. Indies Unreliability 

Failure of a certain portion of in-, 
die exhibitors to live ilp to these 
price scale agi'eemehts. Of necessity 
voluiitary; hias.been a vital force In 
holding down -admissions. Veteran 
theatre managers^ have discovered 
that there usually aire about 10%, of; 
the independent exhibs who will not 
fulfill any agreement on admittance 
's'pales.. 

" Attempt to eliminate early bii-d 
matinees in New York Gity and other 
key cities is illustrative of how diffi- 
cult it is to hold exhibitors in line 
tinder present .competitive conditions 
and with certain elements in exhib 
i:anks. This move, while designed tb 
strengthen the entire price structure 
in Manhattan, is generally agreed 
to have been Pf imarily set UP for the 
;(CQntinued on page 30) 




Hollywobd,:bec, 1. 
. Warners has pushed "ba^lc produc- 
tion of 'Dantpn' iintiLFebrua^^ 
■■ ; SaiT^uel Ho^en^tein: is ."screenpiay- 
ing the French yarn',- which \vill be 
supervised by . Henry :'-Blah with 
Max Reirihai'idt and Michaiel Gurtiz 
receiving cbrdiredtiott credit; 





ON THEATRES' 





■Ghiragbrpec^^^ 
. 3*i'^.,constaiit,^yelp bf the exhibitofis 
|ill- these J'ieairsr. that ttiip^ pipture 'stu- 
dios on the Cbast sh'biild consiiit with 
the exhibitors as to prbdu 
the exhibitbr is closer tb "the buying 
pubUc^iHan the prbdu is finally, 
coining to pass^ ' iPafaiho'unt , studio 
exbcs are inviting .'their varipus' aif- 
.filiate, circuits Vheads ' to a. -special 
meeting so as to "get the exhibitor 
^lant on pifbdiict,. 

, ibhn' Bj^l^|>an Jc* . Katz) ^ is goirig 
^est tbis. wieek tp;.attend this ;meet- 
ingV'where^ Va4 icepresent the af- 
filiate, exliii itork'in the lUiin prpdup^ 
!tion confab, Jgiying .the .prbducers an 
•idea : WiiaX, ; j»e^ and ' related . I^xhibs , 
tbinirs! Ifilin faif^ cbnl^titute; ' 

- Balaban is' gbing to the Goast with 
a brief Case' full pf idea^ bf'his bwn 
and those submitted by fellpw cir- 
cuit: execs oh' -Paramount product 
policieis as to stories,, directbrs, stairs 
and type of film fare, according to 
the indicated likes . aiid dislikes of 
the' ipepple who plank down their 
ig[uarters and halves at the box-^office 
Window. 



CONTRACTS SIGNED ON 
WiWGER'S iSTIN ROME 



Rome, Nov. 23. 

.One of the first cpntracts made for 
use of studios at Rbme's new Movie 
Gity is that with Walter. Wanger for 
filming of 'Arabian Nights,' 

Harold . Lamb, is writing the scen- 
ario fbr tl\e film, which is expected 
to be a chronicle of ancient Bagdad, 

Sylvia Sidney,. Madeleine Garroll, 
Gharles Boy er and Henry Fonda are 
expected to. come to Rome with 
Wanger. 



Hollywood, Dee. i; 
' Forinalvdiscussipn . the;,; Gau? ^ 
niontrBritish-20tli-FoxV ahd, •Meiro 
alliance: jvill start here next Monday 
(7 ), when both the : Qstrer brot^hers, 
along, with both the Sihenck: broth- 
ers, Sidney Kent and 3. Robjert Rur 
bin get together with 'the Britishers 
and listen" to""' their prbpbsitioh; : - 
. KPrit,' ^Jite Schenck. and; Isl 
Qstrer had'an informal meeting yes- 
terday (Moiiday), at ; which I.s.idpt 
O^trer- ^ave' a brief outline bf the 
plan; Kent and Scheiick iiisisting 
that further parleys be withheld un- 
til the' arrival i^f Maurice Qstrer, 
who had stymied the brlginai' deal* 
He gets vi herb by plane Thursday,. 
(3)^ Nick; :Schenck;. .IUibin and at- 
torneys, tr^i ©"ut from N. . !y. Ibe 
sbrbe^rday.^' .'./"^■■■^r.:. '/y. 
. Isidbr , bstrer heads! for Palm' 
Springs >tbday (Tuesday);, and Joe 
Schenck* joins, him Thiirsday (3 ) to 
spend the weekend.^ Qstrer .ih|o*iinied 
a VABiEt«\man at . Sbtj; BernardinoV 
where he arr|ved Saturday .(28 )». tha^^^ 
the Jpiiri;,MaXweU pb^se of the^d 
was but "dhd ;)ie sefemed 'Verj^ bpti- 
mistic jHaf si deal could l^ lyPrk'eii 
Out wittftni^ Schenck interests, r 
V . He eWtilppiIacId that ceftaiii totpcij^tp 
changes 'could be worked ^out thai 
will overcome the oBjectibhs^^ -^ 
vioiisly raised by the BrltiBb-gbvein* 
ment. Wis willingness to niPdifyi; 
with the eiifnihiitibn of MaxweU,< ar^ 
believed ' to sihobth the way for -ih^; 
culminatibn of the.' deal, ' *4he 
'Amei:icah' ihtbre^ Wbt'e itielineti-^ td 
stand pat- ' 1 ' a 4efliii^ : ahd -well- 
deflhed^80iMfe;bejt^.0^ the prihcll^afat 
without^ lurtbe^^ delay. ■ ' 

Qsti:er 'stated that it was a^.tlckll^b 
siibject ip di^u9s tiu^ Mliieudid 
, not ,iVant sifiy- bflense or sliipit $bowii 
either side; vbUt feeift that the deal 
will be in the bag^ belore he leaves. 
All the prinelpala in the. deal jprb* ' 
f essed . igt^ot^ce of /the purpose Ai^r 
thur I^ew hi^ in his current visit 
to Fngland. . , ; .. : 

A. G> Bl'umehthal is hanging close 
to Joe Schehck and , Qstrer, but 
neither, admits he's their:' 
the deal. ' 



.in 






m of Bs 2Wi^Fo:^ Shares 



Wall Street talk again centers 
iaround the probabiljity bf the Ghase 
; Bank's disposing bf. its 20th Cen- 
ttiry-Fox shares, estimated to be' 
Worth from $35;000,000 to, $40,000,000, 
in compliance with" Federal laws; 
This is held tb be inclusive of the 
500,000 sh^ires additipnally ■which 
the.bknk will receive from 20th Gen- 
tury-rFox for the bank's 58% stock 
equity in National Theatres (F-WC). 

. The purpose behind the bank's dis- 
posal of its holdings, .among other 
thi , seemingly .would be to have 
its shares distributed among the 
pUbliCi If and when made, the deal, 
would have no effect oh the oper- 
ating setup of 20th Gentury-Fpx, 
the administrati of which is se- 
cured by long-term contracts. 

.Some observers do not think the 
bank Will sell ,at this ^time, ,b,^cause 



of the rising value bf these securi- 
ties. 

However, . there are other : observ- 
ers who see a deal set between the 
bank and a syndicate of investment 
firms, Whereby the latter will take 
the shai-es off the bank's hands and 
undertake the : distribution of same 
to the public. This syndicate: chiefly 
Comprises, according to such authori- 
ties. White, Weld & Go,, I^awrence 
Stei:n & Go., of Chicago, and Blyth 
& Go. 

Ghase . Bank, roughly, .cdhtrbls: 
iaround. A0% of the outstanding 
shares of 20th Centuiry-Fox. Stronger 
Ghase control, of course, would be 
enconipassed when the bank r 
ceives the additional 500,000 shares 
to be had from selling to, the com-^ 
pany the bank's end bf National The.-- 
atres. 



Howevei"- it is fairly certain that 
the; bank will nbt : dispose of its 
shares in any manner to affect the 
present company setup, but tliat in 
disposing of the shares, it will be 
conditioning that these shares go 
to the public igenerally. This atti- 
tiide was one which was authori- 
tatlyely expressed some months ago 
when such talk about the bank's 
probable dispbsal of its shares first 
arose; 

. Diisposal oi holdings .in National 
Theatres by the bank to 20th GCn- 
turyrFox would hot be accoinplished 
under present circumstances lintil 
the pending , court action in Frisco 
regarding the old F-WG banktuptcy' 
is cleared up. This matter is .pend- 
ing before the Federal Gircuit Court 
of that territory; and will not be tribiiitofs of 
cleared, for -a mbnth more;>- ' ■ j (Thursday ).. . 



Loew's Scoiiting 

Londbn, Dec. 1; 

Arthur M. LoeW, first v^p. » .of 
IjoeW's, Inc., is quietly looking cbvei^ 
the Fnglish provinces With a view to 
picking sites for modern th^a^l^es. iii 
20 key 'cities. Move duplicates 
policy Which ..Paramount has oper- 
ated under oh this side for number 
of. yeiars. . 

Loew will , start building In the 
event : the Gaumbnt-British negotia>» 
tibns blow up ^ completely. 

PROBABLE Uiijp 
OF NEW RKO BOARD 



At present, it is not certain whether 
any Hpckefellei^ representative 'will 
sit on the neiy RKO boatd, prin- 
cipally because the Rockefellers may 
not wish to do this 4h the face <it 
controlling the Hi C. Music Hall and 
Center theatres, as they do, Attar 
and. the . Lchmai]!' Gorp,, cbntrbllihjg 
Owners of: RKQ,: probably 'w»ill ha;ve 
two representatives each ph the first 
board; Paul Mabur, Floyd Qdliim 
iahd Peter Rathvbn may be among 
these. Mazur. is a partner ' the 
Lehman firm. 

There will be mahagcmeht repre-. 
sentation also ambng the \ nine 
direbtbrs tb be iselected, which 
means . that Leo Spif z, company 
presidentj will be among such 
directors. 

Sam riskin, in charge ' of '.0 
production, may be. another to rejp< 
resent the management on the first 
board of , the teorganized cbmj^any. 



PETTIiOHN IMPROVED 

Shpwing rapid recovery from- 
recent severe attack Which 5enf him 
to the hospital, G. G. Pettiiohn . i 
expected back at ^is office in th# 
Motion Picture Producers Jfc Bis- 
America tom"oi*bw 



VAttlETV 




' Wednesday, Pecemb^r 2, 1936 



1 



6n Mohdajy ' (30) signed an order al' 
lowing fidward C; Cullman» receiver 
for the Roxy theatre, N. Y., %7,%m 



iladelplii 

Complete boycott of all Metro piix 
was uhahimou^y voted yesterday at 
meeting .tinitecl Motion Picturie 
Iheiatre Owners, Inc„ of Easterii 
Penna., Southijirn N. J; and Delaware. 
Attended by about 40 members, ses- 
sion was , held at Broad^wod hotel. 
Huddle by UMPTO board of inan- 
aigers, to .map plsuas .for further acr 
tioii^ including picketing of Metro 
branch Otftces and all houses which 
jgive Metro playing dates, is skedded 
for Pridfl^ (4). General member^ 
ship meeting, ^pr ratifyin^ bbM^ ac- 
tion; set lor about two wee|u^i 

tJlin»TO boycott; moye^^ b^ 
for some time, foflows resentment at I j^^jVj^lj j^^, 

Metro branch manager, that distrib Pite y committed to leavuig thejad- 
S Siiial reprisals' h ''SSSit 

agShst exhibs. I^ch, nd^ in hos- Posijo^ ot,v ^ assistant to Hays 
iiSl fdr toinor ojiratibn,^^^ c^^ not wo^Id work out muhially . satisfac; 

fnr romineht^n UMPtO Uory. accoydiHR tp belief amoitf in 



Steve Early Mentioneii 
As Boettifir^r Successbr 

; :one of President 
Rbosevelt's secretaries, ihay step into 
the place left vacant by Johni 
Boetiiger i the Hays office, Lat- 
ter is the, new publisher of Hearst's 
Seattle Ppst-Intelli The Hays 

briganization denied thiat aii ofltr of 
a ppsitibn with th*., asisotiation Was 
being 'considered,^- ihg i tQ 
Ibb bayi statepfient that any "ne^ 
stiiff roiember- will be selected: by 
Will Hays when hfe iPturns from 



also allowed $2,604 to the accounting 
firm of Wade, Guthrie & Barrow. 

Indications are that Fai>chon & 
Marco will-contihue to opetate the 
Roxy, should 20th Century-Fox suc- 
ceed in obtaining control, of the the- 
atre upon reorganiziatioh. However, 
iliere is noticing- official In this re- 
gard ias y(fti This is ba^ oii the 
premise that the preseht operation 
of the theatre, which has proved 
successful,, should not be^ disturbed 
by; 20th yJihen ; and. if that, firm ac- 
quires control. 



be readied lor - cpmineiat on UMPTO 
bbjrcbtt vote; nor; .would others at 
. Meiro branch express opinioivj:/; 

Warner :Bi>6^» controlUng approxl- 
niately 100 houses in' tiUs area, pr 
(QiUiarter bf entire total exhibs, bias, not 
indicated What course it .will pursue. 
Tedv l^chl^ieer, Wji zone manager, 
said he. co]i4d ^ot .make :«ny $tate- 
liieiit of policy until ;1ie; had ' con- 
ferir^, with home.; o^^ yfy^^ 

IIThatev^ it; does) h^^ 
in;; sppt oiii matten,, It .pbviotisly 
typuld rStheif ' avoid., trouble . witb 
M^tro, ibut backing out of tiaJPTQ 
at this ;!ti^ -(it was larger - instrvi 



dqstn' leaders. Early ; previpusly 
was reported returning to Para- 
mount neWisreel; ih ah executive 
capacity bui this was deniicd. He 
fpnrierly worked ipr this hewsreel 
company. 



SCALE 10^ IH) 



Lincoln, Dec 
Varsity here- igot by with a price 



mentatk htSOipg xilt among .exhibs increase in great^ape^ with^ 



recently to form UWa?TO) might wjell 
. jqjtUtViihat group ;wide^^ again^ 
« Ah«i aC^»reUiig ipMPte j^tsms, if 
do^'sii't cooperaie in jeiofoircing 
bbyeoU agaiivrib, fhletrp. TW? ;ho«s«5 
wUl be. picketed. AJreadX JP griR «t 
j^ickei battle ' ith Ipcal music iinipn 
"WB 3woul(dnVjceIlsh%^ 



Onitiacl 




i^ie Bson, Mdie flliii itfodueer^ 
In N. Y. supreme court is ^suing Gar 
fisoh Fihh Distributprs. ihc./tudwig 
l^indy, its piresidicnt, inid Irving 
|*ra|iklin, .jan off ida|,. elahxiiih^ fraud 
i^ a^ cphti^ct . sigbed^in 1931, Plain 
tiff .asks siwhinary judgment foir 
$3,160 he claims to ha.ve expended in 
mcJciiiig certain shorts- under , cpn 
tract with def endantis.' 



help Of ^ Theodora Gbips Wiltf (Col) 
After a twb year strjugigle against 
<film bargains .and tow, prices, ,the 
town has/ been in' pretty . bad shape 
Irpm . tiie exhih S^dpoiht. , Xieci' 
■svoxi of the Westland house^to fpirget 
price . 9pn^etish . <reciently ' and -ad- 
vaoice pticdi^t-diane tp;3$c; top Was 
taken Vfithout a jtidtf^ri'by the pAtron$. 
and in its first week set ^;new house 
•record. ..Onlsr: one. house, the J. H. 
Cooper de iiiixe'Stuart, tOPS the pi-ice 
with a 40c. evening ' askii]^. 



JmCk Wiinier and Chase Baidt Top 
Aeals pn IVB and Mth-FeK ' 



aii'sK(^Fees 




The Harley L. Clarke suit in Chipago recalls his activities in the flW 

, business. Clarkie. at one tinwt contrplled +G«newa Theatres. E 

sis part payment for his services ^^^hich in turn controlied the old Fox Flfai tpm^pany; :.i?;i. tdrn financially 
since December, 19S5. The Court [ ^Q^i^te^ ,|,yHciari^ Which just , about <:bhtrpii4 



Clarke and hi? financial gyrations, "Riis was in the days prior to the 
present Winthrop Aldrlch administration of the bank. Clarke lost all of 
these properties which came to him becauae of the Winiam Fox debable 
when Fox got himself ensnared in the Wiggin-Dodge-Otterson (Erpi) 
iangle. Preisehtly Clarke is all taingled up over the -Utilities Light i 
Power CO. in suits totalling milliohsi 

When Winthrop Aidrich became the head of Chase Bank, the Wiggin- 
Dodge element foded, and jUst aboiit that time, conditions conspired alsp 
to dim Clarke's star both in the film, and utility Armaments. , Clarke i* 
held' to have lost ia personal fortune .fiigured at Ut>wards Pf $2p,OOD,ooo in 
the past five years, whether pn paper or re^ 








Since it is expected in financial and trade circles that bavid Samoff 
or another .Rkdio Corjp. of America d^ignee Bray ^ a mem of the first 
board of the jfcoiiiiahiied lOCO company, it jn^ IPCioa to presume that 
the Atlas-Lehman iiiiterests have hp immediate intention of exercising 
their option on the remainder of the RKO holdings still held by RCA; 
vThis option does not expire if>t about a year wd .under Jt the Atlas- 
' Lehman Jnterests can take up the balance of mC^O securities as held by 
RCA lor. $5,000,000. 

: interest oa t^^^ now that the plan has been filed Uh 

the cpUr^ ist the position of the holders pf Xirpheum preferred stock. This 
Srbu]^, 80 far as known, has never filed a claim againsli RKO and cusiosity 
rextend« through the trade as to what reiatibiuthip, i| anyi^ this grpup has 
I as against RKO, in rebriFBinizatioh. Meantime, the main coterie of pre- 
ferred i Oxpheiun shareholders have retained ; Isidore Kresel to represent 
them in the. situation. Marcus Heiman ii^ 



Chicago, Dec. 1. 
Baiabah & Katz last week Sent nine 
Pf its 'B' week of pre-release hoUses 
into double feature pPliPyi This fol- 
lows double featuriifig in. their Hve 
'A' houses^Tiyciij $outhtown» Mar- 
4rp/ Uptown arid Granada. However, 
the 'A' houses are this week single- 



Dduble-featuring ..Chicago is working but niuch as,' anticipated by 
exi^rt industry Pb^rvers. who : indict ^t least a month .ago, that the 
lUmoi|s metropolis :would swihg utQ dtialers oiily \^aduaUy. Some pre^ 
dieted that it wpuld be sometime ih January befpre the.full/sway of dpu-' 
bling programs was feiV ■ . ; 

One reason- for delay of other theatres in fsJlihg in linie with the cam- 
paign first started by Balab'an & Katz is that numerous Indepeiidents; 
.^dly. enpugh,' and certain .big circuits neveir expressed theniseKr'es as being : 
in favoi^.pt duate^. even after B '& IC. annpiuiced tbeit intentiphs. It now 



featuring 'Libeled. Lady^ (MG), 

Gopd maj\y jwdependeht -^houses I as 'though this opposition jgroujp wilj ndt iiwing to double fjeatures 
have switched to^tv^mrbillirig with V : ■ : ' ^ 

some. 40 hpiuspa in the city taow using [ " ■ ■; 

RadlP. dorp. -Aiherica diireptors, in declaring -the usi^ail quarterly divi- 
dend xtt tlVxc. «n'the first .preferred shai^es iast weekt indicated, hope that 
all Radio B preferred.^ stock wpUld be exxhaii^^ preference 
issue by jan« i,' 1^1 ; Birectpirs nrkade this latest deelku»tibn^ applicable to 
holders to^whom. the '$3^.90 fir^t preferred stock is issued a^ter-Pec. 9^ 
prior to Jaii. 1, on conversibh of the Preferred .B or .surrendcrr;'.pf deposit 
receipts for the Badib B stock. Since the latest .diVvy is to be paid Dec 
2& to holders: pn reCPrd Dec. 9, this -was iregfffded as an obvious bid to 
hustle Uii> the remaining few conversiphs Pf Ttadip B* Intb the new first 
preferred ^ride^. the re-^^ 



two pictures regularly^ 

mm Di 




Washingtpn, Dec. 1. 1 
Trading in stocks pf five film cprii 
panles by insiders durihg - October 
was diselbsfid .today. (Tuesday), by 
Securities & Estchaiige COmmtesionl 
I<argest transactkHis Were . cai^ied 
Bain- alleges a contract under on by Jack X. Wariier and ChaSe 
which Bain was to produce, shorts ^National Bank in securities of 
advocating ' commuiilsn).^ The de- Warner, Bros; and 20th Cehtury-Fox, 
fendantS informed hiin. he claims, respectively. Other .picture paper 
IMt they 'had . ik ' wide ^^oi^ the bought or sold included ConsoUdatod, 

U. S.; arid Europe for such films, and ; Grand National, and Loew's. 
that they could arrange huge audi- The W..B: report showed Jack 
ences made; up of members . of the. Warner . , had . dumped 65,000 of his 
International Labor Defense, and huge hpldini; of 6% debentures, sell- 
Communiist parties which would | ing the blPc in ttu«e lots within lour 



assure hhn at least fliOOO. 

Bain, says that after h ' had made 
two shorts «ntitledf 'Harlem 
iSketches* and ^ay Diay, .1936,' the 
def ehdahts Tenejced 6n their: 
tract. ■ 



New hces 



Dame May Whitty, of 'Night Must 
Fair . legit caisti scre«i-tosted . for 
Metro and .how .being f avorably^ con- 
sideredi ' ' ' " ■ 

Company also tested Edith Roark, 
nite club songstress, vrho came 
through favorably. 

Betty ppiiglas, N. Y. cPmmercial 
model, hais been signatured by Metro 
and Will, go into , company's training 
school on the Coast Pacted throujgh 
Al Altirnan, eastern talent executive. 

Tic-Toe girls, act at the Park Cen- 
triail, optioned, by MG for new 

rpiadwiay Melody.' . Film probably 
will , go into production in January. 



Atlanta, Deci . l. 
Another . Georgia peach, ;inaking 
her bi for fllmV fame, is , Betty 
ppUigiais, liow under contract to ap- 
' pfear in Metro's 'Malj^time/ Her path 
to Hollywood Was:, via' New Yoik, 
where she hsds beeh a clothes model 
altdiias ppsed foi' comihercial .pho- 
Mgs. ■ 

.She's the wife. Pl Vincent Farrar, 
camerazpaiv 



days and cutting his clutch on these 
securities to 1,717,000. Biggest bateh 
was unloaded Oct, M, when -41y0O6 
were peddled. Still owns 86,660 
shares «f cpmnion and 15,404 pre- 
ferred directly and through a hold- 
ing company^ 

Cbntiniii sales ' istart'ed ; many 
weeks ago. Chase, undier escrow 
-agreement, imlpaded 14,433 shares of 
20th Century-Fox cPntmon, cutting 
the total to 353,192^ Biggest sale was 
9,00d shares 4>n' Obt. 1. -Chase .:alsP 
got rid pf 28,866 shares of preferred, 
reducing its hPlding of this -stock to 
706^384, 

Seton . . reported swapping 
360 shares of preferred, foir 625 shares 
of common, boosting his holding .bf 
the latter to 876; Belated, report 
showed Williaim Gpetz in September 
sloughed off 10,6p6 common; leaving 
204,643, in addition to former hold- 
ings of 55,-284 . shares of prefetred. . ' 

Charles . Mbskowitz purchsised 
30b shares of LoeW's eomrripri, rais- 
ing his :interest to 900, while Ed>yard 
L. Alpersori continued to unload his 
Grand National: investments- by: dis- 
posing Of l,6()p . shares . <>f cpnimPn 
and cutithg his total to 20,946. James 
£. McPherson reported purchase of 
240 "shares pf CPnsolidated common, 
swelling his interest, to 1,64(1. 

.An overdue report on holdings of 

Thep. :C. Streib^r^ director of Pathe,^ 
gave .his iiiitere'$t ajS 15 shares of , pre-^ 
fetred and; 100 clai^ A preference as' 
of July 1, 193B. 



Lexington; Ky;» 1>BC. 1. 
Cohtirb! ' : four Lexingticm the 
aires, two houses iri Richmond, Kyi; 
ahd one' in Paris, Ky.; passed; this 
week (^) to the Schine L^xingtoi^ 
Corp.; a New York ehteq;>rise, ^hen 
95% of the 30,000^haf es^f ;stbck was 
sold by thei Phoenix AtnUS. Co. of 
Leicingtbn. .Total transaction > re- 
ported near $450,000. 

L^xingtph . ,hPUses .aiatected ar^ 
Kentucky; Bfeh Alii-Strahd and State, 
Others are -^e^Mfu^lso^^ 
Richmond and fipujbpn ift PAris'. jCy. 
Schine took immediate contrPl of the 
properties . and^ announced th.eve 
would be no' ir'adical Ipblicy chimges. 
Kentucky aiid Ben Alt ' will cbntlhUe 
to -be ^Pst rufis, whiletlatler wall also 
play -stagie units "during first > half of 

' pieiii was clQSiBd. by ,.Jlu Meyer 
Schine, ; prjesideht .^of : Sjcbine ; Corp.; 
John A. -May; i cpntrolier, anjl Louis 
Lazar, field fejiresentative.- E; B 
Custer, field representative of . Schine 
enterprises, was^- placed - in; charge 
here as. district manager. Nanie:| 
Phoenix Amus.' Co/ retained by hew 
o-wiiers. , 

' .John B. Elliott, president, .and 
Anna Bell Ward, second V.-P* of the 
retiring firm, announced organizatiPn 
of the Elliott-'Ward Enierpriscs 
which will , ojperate a chain of the 
atres in, Kentucky and . neighboring 
states. 



.. Contributions to President R<x>sevclt's ciBin^ war; chest by Jbseph M, 
Schenck pf ZOth Century-Eoi«C; wiU/ scrutinized by Senate probers look-: 
ing into cbUectiona Of two major . pbHticial pai^ . > 

Without indteating whether , individuals wiU .b* required tp take the wit-: 
ness standi Senate Campaign . Committee Mpbday (3QV announced Sphehck 
is ohe-of a score of anjgels of President ;Roosevelt aiid; Gbvl Landon, who 
will be required to fill out questionnaires esqpliainih^ everything connected 
with their gifts. Object is to see Whether dPhors Were- promised anything 
irom the'lgoverhment' Wheh'solicit^^ for- cash to carry on the campaign. 

Albert Greenfield, WiUiam Fox's iPhiladeipWa associate, is in with Si 
Fabian for ipossible control of the Roxy theatfe,. Ni Yr Greenfield is a- 
Philadelphia banker and realtor^ with offices in New York also. However, 
2(tth Centuiry-Fox S44>ears to have the in as a franchise from 20th runs with 
the plan for the' Roxy. 

The 20th CentUry-Fbx offer guarantees a fixed weekly rental on, the 
the theatre, according to indicationis. 

Cdmi>uVition& issued by Columbia Broadpaisting S^^^ pf the 100 lead- 
ing -adyertisejs; (i.e., iggest spenders) during, the' flrst' tf monijis jof this 
year "include one film company;:i-MetrpVGpldwgm-Mayer. /MGM is listed 
as 90th in rank, though it did nbt i»se;any network radio; Eastman, which 
also abstiained from web radi was 46th in rank^ RCA was 48th. Five 
biggest spenders in order of rank are: CSeneral Motors, R; J. Rejmolds 
(Camels), Liggett & Myers (Chesterfield), Fprd and Chryslejr. 



William Wellman, after testinjg: 30 jjipssibilities for role! pit script-girl in 
'A Star Is Born,' was still without girl for the part when, turning to his 
secretory, 2loila Conan, he said:- .^How about trying you for the part?' 

<Niayed for technicolor, secretory got the roto, and doUbles iii brass for 
next, few weeks. With) key characterizatiPn in Hollywood -comedy. After 
her career is ever, Miss (Tonan goe^ back to being Welhnan's setretery. 
No more greasepaint. 



Variefy Chbs fleet 



Gincihhati,, Dec. 1. 
Variety , , teait -No. 3i at ah- 
nual meeting .last week, elected offi' 
cers for ^!37: H. Wessel, chieJ 
barker; A. M. rudenfeld and 
Manny Shure, assiStonts; Ralph. 
Xinsler, dough: ;guy; Joe Kollings, 
and Allah' S. 



Paramount has discovered that there are slightiy over 100: exhi iters 
in business today who played 'Queen ElizafaiBth/ 'first feature picture of 
the ilidustry turned Put 25 years ago by Adolph Zukor. It was fpur reels 
loiig; These -exhibs, as a styhtv will be given solid silver iried^lions by 
P'ar whether or not , they are still accounts pf the company. ^.E-yery. 
on the Par books now will . receive bronze paperweights.. 



. 'Romeo and„ Juliet' ads in daili , . in which stills of Norma Shearer and 
Leslie Howard were; 'posed ■with .quotations ."from the - play stencilled m 
white above their heads,'; have created a new kind; of tan demand. Teachers 
are asking for them, reprints for educational Use; Not generally known 

departmenti 



UMm Onfc, Wllliaiil Bein and Harrjr | Howard Diete ctrti Miss Shearer with the original idea. 
Hartman, cahvasinen. 

Club's third ; annual Xmas : party 
for underprivileged, kiddies will be 
held Dec. 20 iii Netherland Plaza; 
; Portable projection equipment re- 
cently • purchased by the. club will 
be piit to Use soon On regular sched- 
ule • of .screenings at orphanages, 
hospitals and other institutions. 



Gravetj Mervyn LbRoy' import, sings two French ditties, as 
well is English numbers in WB; 'llie King and the Chorus Girl,' 
Hollywood debut. Numbers getting Freneh lyrics are 'For Ybii* 
the Rue De La Paix,v tunes WHtten b Werner R. Heymann, 
English lyrics by Ted Koehler: 



ianapolis, pec, 1. 
Variety of lildiahapolis 

elected the fol! ing officers for 
1937: Carl Niesse, chief barker (Genl. 



:: ,One of the ..biggest upturns in picture business . has- taken place i the 
theatre^ituati in South Bend, Indi . ;, Since being takeii oyer by 
Balaban & Katz and put under supervision . pf. D^ Wallerstein put ol 
Chicago, these ; houses will in themselves shOw a profit of more tnSn 
$100i6QO for the first term Sunder the new operation. 



, in Parade* (20th). afver opening oh double feature programs^t 

Mgr. Central City Amus. Co.); Floyd . the neighborhppd theatres such as the Tivoli; Marbro and Uptown for tne 
Brown, first iassistant chief ;(lijgr. | Baiabah :& Ka:tz circuit iti. Chicago, was later brought downtown for a 19®P 

run at the Garrick. Nabe click of the picture motivated this teyersal P» 
usual system. 



Universal Exchange); A; C. 2Sarihg, 
second assistont chief (Zaring Thea- 
tres); Sol Greehberg, secretary (1^6 
salesmiBn); Bert JoUey, treas. (Ross 
Fiederal mgr. ). ; John Harris,, national 
president, will be honor guest at the 
election dinner, Dec^ 4. 



■ Successful experiments by karman-Ising have added 30 new shades_of 
color to their cartoon product, Range, Once limited to 00 hues, has beeu 
jumped to nearly 230 tints Since the studio began experiments severa* 
I months agOb 



r I C ¥ one C B O S S Li s 



VAKIETY 






inLoop 



Business is strong .throughout the 
Lbpp' and outlying, sections - this 
week, with the pre-Christmas let; 
down still a cou^)le bif weeks away. 
; Hike in prices' dt 5c aiid' 10»c arbuhi^ 
the downtown theatres has added 
considerably, to their box-office po- 
• tiential, eispedially'the Oriental, which 
' has increased its Weekly take arouAd 
' $2.500?$^,500 with . the. new scale. 
, State-Lake and Chicago alko have 
been iaided, and aire getting - si good 
deal more money in the 0nal :CQUntr. 

iPienty of Winners In the picture 
column this week; with 'Wlhterset,' 

' 'Bbrn to Dance? and 'Oatden ,,6£ 

' Allah' all streaking away to snappy 
grosses On their Varipus. openi 

•You Can't Get AWay With It/ G- 
ihati short in which J; Edgar Hoover 
appears,-is.1>illed oVer the feature at 
the Stat^-Lake. Hoiise cashed in on 
interest , in C-meh hereabouts . and 

' fact thait DilUhger;iEm.d pthbr No.' 1 
Public' Enemy cases are . treated in 
the two-reeler .Universal produced 
.in Washington, D. Ci 

' Estimatcft.for Week 
Apbii* (B&k) (1.200: >25^3$^45i-55,T 
75)— •Gb\West: iPdjf)'X2d'run). -Mae 
Wester broiight over /frOmithe Chi- 
cago and garnering good ;$9,t)00. Last 

' week' 'Big Broadcast' (Par) (2d run), 
good, $8,200.^ • ■ - M 

'Chiciic* (B&K) (4,000: 3^-55-75)-^ 
'Garden of Allah' (If A) and stage 
8hbw< A' winner sit $40,000. ; Lasi 
week 'Go' West' (Par), petered to 
$30,000, fair. 

Gitrrick iBSeKX (900; 25-35-55-75) 
■r-'Pigskin paradie' .(20th). Day-and- 
date with nabes hurting this one. 
Around $6,000, fair [ but disappointing. 
Last week 'Polo Joe* (WB). same. 

Vbrlen)«l (B&K) (3,200; 35-45^55^ 
•^'Legion of Terror'- (WB) and 
'Folies D'Amoyr' unit* Another 
money-making session at better than. 
. $21,000. Lajst .week 'Rose. Bowl' 
(Par), $23j900, great. 

Palace (RKO) (2,500; 35-55-75 )-r 
•Winterset' (RKO) and ' 'Glorified 
Follies' unit. Powerful el^bt-day 
run, at $28,000. Last week sad fb;r 
six.days of 'Luckiest Girl' j(U),and 
Harry Richman on stage; $11,600. ' 

Koosevelt (B&K) (1,500; 35-55-75) 
^'Come Get It' (UA) (2d; week). 
Better than $11,000 .for holdover 
after big $10,600 on initial session. 

StaielLake (Jones) (2,700; 25-35- 
40 )v— 'House , Secrets' (Cap) and 
vaude. House hasn't had a- woi'ry in. 
a long time, ' and;, this .week is nb 
exception. "Well above $18,000, beau- 
coup; Last week ' 'End of Trail'. 
(Col ) another hummer with $16,300. ' 

Untied Artists (B&K-mG) (1,700; 
35-55.-75 )-^'Bbrn to Dance' , (MG).- 
Gallopihg ; tb . fegibn ;,of ; $25,000 bh 
opening: stanza. Last week 'Hutch' 
„(MG) finished mediocre 10 days ib 
$7,200," flabby; 



$12^000 lor lluxusSho^ 
And 'Carter' in Montr^I 



Montreal, Dec. 1. 
• This week: Palace, repeating 
•Libelled Lady' and the Capitol with 
•Reunion,' top the tbwri. 

His Majesty's drops pix currentliy; 
for couple of three-night stands by 
Don* C!:ossacks and Ruth Draper, at 
$2 -top. 

Estimates for This Week 

HI* Majesty's ((St) (1,600; 50c^ 
$2.50) — Don Cossacks and Ruth 
Draper* each jthre,e ights and a 
matinee. Last Week 'Third Floor 
Back' ' (Brit) and 'Jeeves' (Brit), 
$4,500, gobd. \. 

Palace (CT) (2,700; 50)— 'Libeled 
Lady' (MG) (2d week). Good $7,500 
after very good first Week at $10,000. 
' Capitol (CT) (2,706;' 50)— 'Reuhibh' 
(20thy and 'Along Came Love* 
(20th). • GoOd $8,500, Last week 
•Three Men On Horse' (WB) and 
•Isle of Fury' (U), $6,500, fair. 

Lptw's CM. T, Co!) (3,260; 60)— 
.KJarter' (WB) and Marcus show. Big 
.week at $12,000. Last week ' resi- 
dent's Mystery V (Rep) and N. T. G. 

it, very , good, $11,000, 

Princess (CT) (2;300; 50)— 'Theo- 
dora' (Col) ahd ^May Be Next' (Cbl). 
Grossing $6,500, good. Last Week 
'Gay Despera ' , (UA) and 'All 
American Chump' (MG), good, 
$6,000, 

Cinema de Paris (France-Film) 
(600; 50 )^'Michel SStrogbflE' (2d 
week). Okay $2,500 after good 
$3,000 last week. ■ 

St.: Denis (France-Film) ,(2,300; 
34)— 'Meyerling' and • L'Ecole des 



All Kx Ciosd in Portland; 

• Portland,' Orje.,' Dec! i.-^v 

Grosses at the Broadway ; and' 
.Paraiiiount^bopsted this weete by. bigi 
football rallies given ai those houses 
on -eve of college "karnie. ' 'iEharge of 
Light Brigade' is in ^6r teirrific -play 
at the Paramount/ sr^v r 
> Estimates for This W«ek 
Broadway. , (Parker) - (2,000;, 30-40) 
'DeyU la a Sissy' (MG) iind 'Mag-; 
hiflcent Bmte' > (U ). Arisjverihg ta 
exploitatioh for- bet^ei: than average, 
resjults; $5,800., JLast /Week 'Tarzan 
Escapes' (MG) and. 'Our Relations' 
(MG) connected for gbOd $6,700. 

>Iayfalr (Parker-Evergreen) (1,400; 
30-40 >i-'LibeUed Lady' (MG) and 
'Girl, on the: Front Page' <20th): 
Fifth- week and still doing nicely at 
$3,000i Fourth week got $4,000; 
First three weelcs,'^3.700.- 

Oriiheliiii ' (Hamrick - J^r;ergreeI^) 
:(2,000; 30-40)— 'Reunion' (20th)- and 
•Without Orders' ' , (RKO); Doing 
istrbhg rhiz : on the . flfst named pic,: 
$8,500. " . Last.. :,week ' 'Craig^s Wife' 
(Col) and '15 Maiden Lane' (20th) 
^Bsed above -par' with $5,000; 
' Parameniit (Evetgi'eien)^ (3^000; 30-: 
40>ir^Charge of the Light Brigade' 
(WB) and /Lady Be Cjufeful'LXPaf ): 
Ii^lihe for ai 'terrific play on the ex- 
ploitaQpn Value of •Brigade'^ and get-' 
tihg $7,000. Last week, 'Go West, 
Young Man* (Par) and' .'Stair for a 
Night'; (20th), tinder . expectations 
but stiU good fit $5,500; - 

United Artists (Parker) (1^000; 30- 
40.) IBorn to D^nce* (MG). , Ahswer- 
ihg to several weeks' bally and going 
for big; $7,500. :. Last Week, .•Three 
Men on a Horse (WB) closed with 
good $6,000. ' / 

'■^ TfANcrs' sh5t 

Hollywood; Dec. 1. 
Otto Preminger, taken off ^Nancy 
Steele/. Is ..inissi at 20th C^ehtiiry^ 
Fox and direction given ib George 
Marshall. First four dayis' shooting 
were' scrapped <^With Peter Lorre re; 
placing .Walter Connolly- as the 
heavy. Dr. Preminger is slated to 
dirieict' 'Rings On Her Pin'^ers.' 



No Morie Silehis 



Paris, Nov. 25. 
iljept . i>ics haye bne:^,inore 
yeiar to;Iiye iriiiPa'ris,", ' ' ' ' 
. For more than 20 years, M. 
. Poirier has presented , nothing .; 
•but;, silents ^ 'at, • is Ihouise, Au 
Petit Cinema, Way up iii Moht- 
>martre. > Every day enthusiastic 
.pfole'tariah 'audiences fill . the 
.200 nickel and- diine' seats bf the 
house. ' iBut Pbirier , has 
tougher time every, day 
! Varthinfe pics, 
' He feels that, within one year, 
the only; thing left fbr him to 
db will be to givei up,. 





$1W 



Buffalo, Dec 1. 
ThanksgivinjS holiday and bumper 
Weekend grosses iate sending takings 
skyrocketing this we^j^V ' Attractions 
are helping also, and it's happy days 
iagain at the bbx offices. ^ 
... EsUmaiM -tor IMs.. Week 

Bulfaio (Shea J '(3^600:'' 30^40%)—? 
'Love on Run' (MG). Fbf veight 
days, well over $17,000. Laeit week,' 
'Reunion' (20th), six days, $8;300,^ 
light/ . - '. ■ ■; 

. Ceiitary , (Shea) . .(3,400; 25-35 )—' 
'Tarzan Escapes' (MG)i First shtgle' 
featiure here in long time. .Plenty bf 
kid business for m;000.' Last week, 
•Rose Bowr (Par) and 'High pen- 
sion' (20th), very nice, $7;400. ■ ' 

Great Lakes (SheaX (3,400; 30-50) 
— Come, and Get It! (UA). Rurthihg 
into upper brackets with over $10,- 
<H)0. > Last week, 'Go West' (Par), 
fine. $12,200. - ■ : ' 
' Hipp (Shea) (2,400; 25.-40)— 'Polb 
Joe' (WB) and 'Easy to Take' (Piar). 
Lowest figure in. town but still okay 
at $7,500. Last week, 'Womani Rebels' 
(RKO) and 'Longest Night' (MG:|f 
slipped- bft aihd five diays brbiiight 
ohly $5,700. \ " : ■ .' 

Lafayette (Ind.) (3.400; 25-35)^ 
•Theodora! (Col).. Will hold for sec- 
ond Week With current stahza sbckb 
around $14,000. Last ' week^ .'Magr 
nificent Brute' (U) 'and. 'Man I 
Marry' (XJ), very good, $9,500. 



B'wav 





>sOK.'Allali' 



"3 Men' Sock 40G, ' 




Except for the luckless Criterion, 
which, goes dpiible bin today (Wed.) 
all of the downtown, roadway the- 
"atres^haye, something to be thankful 
for: this, l^ianksgiyihg. The holiday 
on Which the . old gbbbler got it in 
the neck - agai marked. vn in 
business for picture houses, it 
has been good ever since. is is 
"true not only in. New York but gen- 
erally throughout the country in 
many . situations where grbsses had 
:not been up tb expectatibns between 
Election Day and Thanksgiving. 

Wjth children, out dt school from 
Wednesday; night (2S) until Monday 
nxpriiing (30) and others, declaring a 
four^day holiday sessiOni notably 
out-of-tbwpers, the downtown houses 
received a fine play from Wednesday 
night on. There Was a little dip On 
Monday* (30), : but, this Was to be "ex- 
pected. In another Week Or so the 
pf>erChrjstmas seasbn will be affect- 
zing .grosses.'. ' ~ .■ 

Where holdovers Were not running 
into Thanksgiving, theatres brought 
in - pictures . in time for ■ the holiday . 
crowds. 'Reunion,' with the Dionne; 
qUihs a ^natural for the kids, thw 
opened Thursday morning (25) and 
soes *ight 4a3»s to;^hiB tunc of ground: 
. $40,000. The Roxy was planning to. 
remaiii ;?it- a , Thursday opening, reg- 
:ularly.but has changed ita-mmd -and; 
gbeis back ' to- Friday next (4) ; with: 
opening of TiUckiest „ Girl in the 
•Wbrld.'.-- • :^ V ■;. :v- ■7:^. 

Another Thanksrivmg, opener ™ 
•Love pn the' RiihA which goes .eight 
days thrbu^ to Friday (4) at the 
Capitol. Its: ei^ht days WiU ^be, 
$36,bOO or bverv good. •Three, Men; 
On a Horse' is Jjomparatively stronger 
than both 'Love on Run' and -Re-; 
union.' It opened last Wednesday. 
(25) and on the first Week Will be 
an easy $4O,00O; holding." The play*, 
♦Three Men.' is still :current on its 
long legit fun. . , . . 

'Lloyds of London,' two-a-day . at 
$2 top at the Astor. had its premiere 
Wednesday evening (25) and though 
drooping off rather: sharply Monday 
(30), is still - a strong' jmoney-getting 
attraction at $13,100 on the first. flvC: 
days. Twentieth-Fox bias arranged 
to have the house at least ^seven 
weeks, Which will take .'Lloyda 
through most of January, its Strength 
then determining whether options 




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will be exercised for . itibnal time 
at the Astor. 

: With 'Mad Holiday' getting a satis- 
factory $7,500 at the Rialto 'and both 
the State and Palace, together with 
three holdovers, ^ doing Well, only 
•White Hunter' at the Grit is the, 
week's disappointer. 'Hunter,' clos- 
ing its week last night (Tuesday), 
failed to moiint $9,000, Which means 
red for the house. Today (Wednes- 
day), the Crit does dual with two 
first runs, Which will be its unique' 
policy. New ones, for .today are 
•Tundra' and 'King of Hockey.' House 
will attempt to maintain a scale of 
65c. top. 

The holdovers are led by 'Garden 
of Allah' Which, With the holiday, 
will get $90;000 as compared with 
$88,000 the. first seven days. A 
Strong contender for holdover hon- 
ors is •Go West. Young- Man' Which 
hit a snappy $49,000 the first Week 
and holds strongly to $35,000 on the 
second, up last night (Tuesday). The 
Al Donahue band " is in the pit here 
with 'Mae West's starrer, and since 
business ° is so good house goes a 
third week With the show, bringing 
in 'Pennies from' Heaven/ first to be v 
bought from Columbia, on Wednes- 
day (9). .'The Art Shaw bahd^ With 
Jane ^Cooper and Al . ;Bemie, is 
booked with 'Pennies' bi^t ■ in the 
event 'the picture holds: a second 
week, Xa.vier Cugat's orchestra Will 
be brought in on the holdover. Clos^ 
ing out. its third Week With tCome 
and Get It' at $15,000, the Rivoli to- 
day (Wednesday) opens 'Rembrandt.* 
Eslimatot tpr Tttla Week 
AalOr (1,012; 55r$1.10-$lil5^$2.26)^ 
•Lloyds of London' (20th)L (lat week). 
Opened exhibiting- good strength aiid 
on first fiye days ending Monday 
night (30), $13,100. 20th-Fox has 
house for seven weekjs into January^ 
with options for additional tenancy. 

Capitol (4,620; 25-35-5S-85-$1.25)— 
•Love on the- Run' (MG ). Brought i 
Thanksgiving and on the eight days 
a; good $36,000 or better. 'Tarzan 
Escapes' tMG). in ahead, was a 
hurter, under $20,000. 

Criterion (li«62; 25-40-65 )— •White 
Hunter .(20th). .On Week ending last 
night (Tues.) unable to mount $9,- 
000, loss for house. This followed a 
poorer week' with •Wedding Present' 
(Par), which failed to get up to $8:- 
000. . Effective today (Wed. ) hou^ 
goes double billl coupling up first 
runs, initial two being Tundra^ 
(Syndicate) and 'King of Hockey* 
(^B). . •, . • V 

Palace (l,7O0- 25-35-55)— •Ladies in 
Love' (20th) (2d ruti) atid 'Smartest 
Girl in Town' (RKO) (1st iuh). 
doubled. Twin^biU doing- Well, $9,500 
or ovef. Last week. 'Can This Be 
Pixie?' (20th) (1st run) and 'Woman 
Rebels' (RKO) (2d run), only $6,500; 

Paramtonnt (3,664; 25*35-55-85)^ 
'Go West, Young Man' (Par) and Al 
Doniahuie band. (2d ;We6k)., Pitchirig : 
it 'in, fbr a strong ^fiecond week Of 
$35,000. ending last night (Tues.), 
ihis show goes a thifd. . The first 
seven days a smiash ! $491000. •Pennies 
from Heaven'- (Col). With Art Shaw's 
1>and in the pit is slated fbr Wednes- 
day (9). ■■. - V . 

Radio Clty. Mimle Hall (5.989: 40- 
60.85.99-$1.65>— 'Garden Of Allah* 
(UA): artd stage show: (2d week). 
With the holiday the holdover week 
looks , an- easy. $90,000. .greater than 
first seven days. $88,000. and adding 
to rtice profit for house^ 'Winterset' 
(RKO) tomorrow (Thursday). 

Biait* (750: 25^40-55)— 'Mad Holi- 
day' (MG). Murder Inystery oh Week 
closed .last night (Tues,). $7,500, . 
okay. 'Rose Bowl' (Par) opens this 
morning (Wed.). Prior bicture here, 
•Murder with Pictures' (Par). 46;500. 

Bivoli (2.092: 25-55-75-85-99)— 
•come and det It' (UA) (3d week). 
Got $20,000 second week and $1.5.000 
(or ok'av finish last night. (Tues.) on 
its third semester. 'Rembrandt' (UA) 
opens todav ('"'cd.). ' 

Boxy (5.836: 25-45^55-75) —'Re- 
union' (20th) and stage • show. , Got 
big play with kids ou t . of school four 
days and on eijrht davs' run ending 
Thursdlay nicht (3) Will be $40,000 or 
bit over. Picture ihot, to be tetained 
second week', due to booking com- 
mitments, 'Luckiest Girl; in World* 
(U) debuts Friday (4). with house 
changing it<» mind about irii* into 
permanent Thursday bpenihes. 'Pjg-- 
skin . Pairade' (20th ) had been held 
six davs. on that period getting bang- 
un S3.3.0i[)0. 

Strand (2;767: 40-5.'>-7.i-9fl )— 'Three 
Men on a Horse* (WB », Backed by 
the hit: record of the play on which 
based, which still runs, first week 
for this one is smashv $40,000 or 
above; Holds. Final four Hays on 
fourth week' of 'Brigade' (WB). was 
around $9,000. 

. State (3.450: 35-55-75)— 'Bit* road- 
caSt* (Par) • (2d run) . and vaude 
headed by Estelle Taylor and York 
arid Kmff. Business ^ is brisk here 
again and around $28,000 will be the 



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Pliiladeflphia; Dec. 1, 
Big biz for Philly's doWntoWn film 
houses this week, .with the Stanle; 
pretty sure to lead " the field 
•Born to Dahce.' Three Men 0h a 
Hoi-se' at the Fox; not far beMid. 

Right now therie are only two 
openings skedded for .this Aweek,. with 
the Stanley; Aldi , Fojc/and Boyd 
all. set to carry, on witH; current films.' 

Estimates: for Thp VfteV. 

Aldiiie . (1,300;' 46-551^65 )— Garden 
of AUaW (UA). eiofee. to $20,000. 
Maybe threfe weeks. Last Week 
♦Come and Get If <UA) (2d week), 
six days* poor $6,200. 

Arcadia (600; 25-40-50 )r-'Word lor 
Cari-ie* (Par) (2d run). Fairly good 
$2,300. Last week, : 'Gay Desperado* 
(UA) (2<} . run), okay, $2,800, with 
holiday help. 

Boyd (2^00; 40-55)— Xove on Hun' 
(MG) (2d wfcek). Nice $18,000 after 
first week's $17,000. ; 

Earle (2,000; 25-40-50 )--Theodora' 
(Cbl) (2d rmi). Strdnig enough for 
$15,000. Last week, 'Oiir Relations' 
(MG); only $9,500,' six dayis. 

Fox (3,000; 40-55-65 )^'Thfee Men 
on Horse* (WB). Rousing •$29,500.1 
Last weehi Theodora' (Col) (2d 
week), very pr6tty, $17,000, 

Kartton (1.000; 25-'35r40) — Xlght 
Brigaded (WB) (2d run). Okay $3,800. 
Last weeki ToUow Your . Hearf 
(R«ip), terrible, $1,500, six days. 

Keith's (2,000; 30-40-50)— 'Reunion' 
(20th) (2d. run). Fair •$2.80to. Last 
W6ek 'Woman Rebels' (RKQ); (2d 
run), so-so, $2,000. 

' Stanley (3,700; 40-55) 'Borri to 
Dance' (MG). B. o. wallop with 
$35,000. Laist week, 'Reunion' (2Qth), 
djsappoihtinjg v/ith $10)000; 

Stanton (1,700; 30'40.50) — 'Bide^ 
away Girl' (Ear). Light at $5,200. 
last weet . *Big Game' (RKO), very 
nice, $7,000. 



$22,d(Kfe^EaSt'week 'Gay Desperado' 
mm- and 'Sworn Enemy' (MG), 
i^ual, low at $9,900. 

Newman (Par) (1,900; 25-40)— 'Go 
West' (Par ) (2d . run ). Nice enough 
at $7,000. Last Week 'Three Men on 
Horse' (WB) (2d run), fair, $5,900. 

Tower (Rewot-Fox) (2,200; 25)-^ 
^Big Game' (RKO) and vaude at 
$7,200, very nice. Last week 'Carter* 
(WB), :okay at $6^800. . 
■ iJptdwii (Fox) (2,030; 25-40)— 
♦Dixie': (20th) and 'Black Cat' (WB ). 
Under average at $3,900. Last week 
•Under Your Spell' (20th)' and 
•Mummy's Boy' (RKO), weaik, $3,600. 











Washington, Dec^ l. 
; .Earie's oiit in front this week With 
fFheodora Goes Wild.' ^int^rset' 
and ♦Broken Blossoms' are disappbint- 
meiilte, both okay but not socks. .' TT^n .. . . .. -.^j 

Openings stm iallin^ on any biitl X20th),f okay at $3,800. 



Baltimore, Dec. . 
Theodora* and •Thred oh a Horse' 
are milking the burg tliis week. . 

Auto Show at Arniorjr is bruising 
.biz.. a. bit. ■ 

stlmatcB for This Week 
tentnry (L6ew-UA) (3,000; 15-25- 
35r4Q-55)— 'Lbve on Run' (MG) (2d 
week). N. s. g. $6,000 after sbckb 
first weeH. at $15,000., . 

Hippodrome (Ra^tpaport) (2,300; 
15-25-35*40-55-66 )-^'Theodora* (Col) 
and vaude. High at $23,000. Last 
w^, very good $IC,100 for Ted 
Lewis and five days on screen, of 
^Ladf from Nowhere' (Col) and two 
of Theodora,*, 'Lady' began to limip, 
so hotise piiilled it and ' inserted 
Theo,' which rocketed the gross. 

KeWft (Schanberger) (2,500; 15- 
25-30-35-40-55)— 'Go West' (Par ) (2d 
week; 4 days). For first stanza," end- 
ing Saturday (28 , $7^000 - was swelL 
Holding for four more da^y^, con- 
cluding tomorrow (Wed.) night at 
6 pjn.,..ahd getting iextra $2,400^ oke. 

New (Mechanic) (1,400; 15-25-30-. 
35-40-55)— 'White Htmter' (20th). 
Bagging no game .at weak $2^600. 
Last: weiek, eight days of 'Reunion' 



regular days aiiid rejuggled sched' 
liles, started aroimd tliahksgivihg, 
will probably. TOntln^^ mixed up 
through Ghristmasv 

Eitimates for This Week 



DUAL BIG m OMAHA 



Stanley (WB) (3,450; 15-25-35-40 
56)— "Three Men on Horse' (WB) 
Swell $12,200 and. will h.o. Last 
week, second of liight Brigade' 
(WB), shortened to five days; very 
BelaSBO« (Radin) (1,100; 25-35-40-50) I good^ $5^000. 
•trx'Brbkeh Blossoms' (Imp). Opened 
.Wednesday (25) and comes: out to- , 

morrow (2) with good but not big 4>C1I1^CC^ AIAIIIUCDC^ 
43,500^ Last week 'Kermesse Hero- 1 f £11111113 ~ JIUff IlblUj 

ique' (Tobias) (3d Week), good $2,500. 

Capitol (Loew) (3,424; 35-35-60)-^ 
•White Hunter^ (20th) and vaude^ 
Customers . talking about- .Johnny 
Perkins '^nd stage bill, but .pic hold- 
ing take down to $15,000. Last week 
'Reunion' (20th) and vaude £0t ade 
quate $20,000. 

Colnmhia (Loew) (1,583; 25-40)— 
fLibeled Lady' (MG) (2d run). 
Heading for big $7,000, ei^t days. 
Last week ♦Pigskin Parade' (26th) 
(2d riin), good,. $4,^00. 

Earle (WB) (2,424; 25-35-40-60-70) 
— Theodora' (Col) and vaude. Ac- 
counting for swell $21,000. Last 
week 'Three Men bn Horse' (WB), 
big, $19,500. 

^Keith's (RKO) (1,830; 25-36-60)— 
♦Winterset' (RKO). Won't better 
$9,000. Last week 'Luckiest Girl' (U), 
passable $6,000, six days. 

Met (WB) (1,853; 25^40) — 'Light 
Brigade' (WB) (2d run). Nice $5,500. 
-Last . week 'Wives Never Know' 
(Par), fair, $3,500 

Palace (Loew) (2,363; 25-35-60)— 
-Xbve on Run' (MG). ;Swell $19,000. 
Last Week 'Come and Get It' (UA)i 
W6i^ j$14,'00O. 

Bialto (Indie) (1,100; 25-30-40-55) 
—'Roberta' (RKO) (revival), Fair 
$2<000. Last week 'Mr. Deeds' (C<>1), 
satisfactory, $2,500. 



Ist Runs on Br<>adw«y^ 



(Subject to Change) 

Wefk-of '.Pfc* 

Asio^'LIoyds of L b n d o n* 
(20th) (2d week), 

Capitol- 'Bom 
(MG). 

Mnsle Hall — 'W 1 n t e r s e t' 
(RKO) (3). 
Paramoont— 'Go West, Young 
,.. iMan' (Par) (3d week). 

lUalto -r 'Rose Bowl! (Par), 

(1) . 

Bivoli — 'Rembrandt' (UA) 

(2) . 

Boxy 'Smartest Girl in 
Town' (U). 

Strand — 'Three Men 
Horse' (WB) (2d wk). 

Week of bce^ 

Astor :—- ♦Lloyds of 
(20th) (3d wk). 

Capitol — 'Borh to Dance' 
' (MG) (2d wk). 
. Music Hail — 'W inter Se t' 
(RKO) (2d wk). 

Paramoioni — ♦Pennies from 
Heaven* (Par) (fli); V 

Blalto-^'Plbt Thickens* (RKO) 
(9). ■ 

Bivoli — ^Rembrandt* (UA) 
(2d wk). 

Boxy— 'Banjo on My Knee* 
(20th). 

Strand .— Three Men on a 
iforse' (WB) (3d wjc). 



VanctSelsHewPmp^^^ 



Dozen for bteraadonal 



Hollywood, 

Llndsley Parsons and Be^ . Pivar 
swing Oyer to IhternaUpnal Pictures 
as assbdate producers bn its sieries 
of 12 adyenturo films; Parsbhsi steps 
.over:'oh loan from Grand National 
to product the first, ♦Manchuria,* 
whicb Hanultph. McFaddbh' will di- 
rect. [ 

Ihitialer for Pivar will be 'Black 
Ivory,' 8laver..tale, which Griffin Jfay 
is writing. . 



mUtiN' $22,000, 



Kansas City, Dec. 1. . 
" Current, bills came in xlay in ad- 
' Vaince to caitch holiday trade. Pace 
mdy . not hold, but week looks well 
■over average. - 

Outstander is Mi 'Love on 

Run.' 

Estimates for This Week 
Mainstreet (RKO) (3,200; 25-40)^ 
'Reunibn'^ (20th) and 'One Way Pas- 
jsage' (WB) (reisisue), dual. Loiig a 
die-hard oh single ieature policy, 
.boiise this week succumbs to duials. 
Competish too strong.currently for 
ihore than fair $8,500. Last Week 
*Go West Young Man' (Par) didn't 
Bold lip, tapering to $8,000. 

.Midland (Loew) (4,000; 25-40)— 
*Lbve on Huh* ■ (MG). Week's de- 
P^uiiire from dual policy aiigur« fine 



Omaha, Dec. 1... 
Holiday r^spobsible for better out- 
look at all spots. Orpheum moved 
opening day to Thursday tb catch 
the Turkey Day traide for Olsen and 
Johnson's unit, giving the Orpheum 
the lead, with 'Wedding Present help- 
ihjg some.' Paramount and Brahdeis 
:are right in the swim: with 'Born to 
Dance' and. 'Pennies from Heaven.' 

EstioiateS tor This Week 
Brandeis (Singer-RKO) (1,250; 25- 
35-40).— 'Pennies from HeaiVeh' (Col) 
and 'Lady from Nowhere* (Cbl). At 
least $5,400, big. Laist week 'Three 
Men on Horse' (FN) and 'Black Cat' 
(FN), ,$5,000. fine. 

Omqiha (Blank) (2,100; 25^40)— 
•Polo Joe* (WB) and 'Rose Bowl' 
(Par). Jay Clarke, added for stage. 
Stepping over $6,000 on good Thanks- 
giving Day start. Last Week 'Tarzan 
Escapes' (MG) and 'LDngest Night' 
(MG), $7,500, smart money. ■ 

Orpheum (Blank) (2,976; 26-35-55 ) 
—'Wedding Present' (Par) and OIsen 
and Johnson unit. In the big money 
class ait $16,000 on eight days. House 
goes back ito regular Friday Opening 
next week. Last week .'Wives Nevdr 
Know' (Par) and 'East Meets West' 
(GB), six days, light at $6,200. 

Paraimbont ( lank) (2,765: 25.-35 
55)-^'Born to Datice' (MG). Stepbing 
albng to $9,000, commendable. -Last 
Week 'Go .West' (Par) week at $6,300. 



fnieodora^ Strong On 
$2,60tf in 2d Lincoln Wk. 

Lincoln, Dec. l. 

Attention is concentrated on ♦Theb 
dora* in second week at the Varsity 
after first week set a new -houise 
record.' Next in line is liove oh the 
Run' (MG) at the Lincoln. 

Estimates for This Week 

Liberty (LTC) (1.200; 10-15)— 
^Bengal Tiger* (WB) plus ^Oon 
light Murder' (MG), split with 'Mad 
Holiday' (MG) plus 'Count of MOnt^ 
Christo' (UA). GOod at $1,000. Last 
Week ♦Avenging Rider* (Diversion) 
plus 'SUly Billies' (RKO), split with 
'Lawless Range* (Rep) plus 'Flying 
Hostess' (U). CJbod $950. 

Lincoln (LTC) (1,800; 10-20-25)— 
'Love on Run' (MG). Very, fine 
$3,000. Last week ♦Reunion' (20th) 
came away.- with substantial profit at 
$3,000. 

Orpheiim (LTC) (1,350; 10-15-20^ 
25 )— 'Longest Night' (MG ) plus Ed 
Gardiner's 'Sirens in Silk' unit on 
stage; last f btir days -Mummy's Boys'- 
(RKO) plus 'Along Came Love' 
(Par).' . With 'Thanksgiving opening, 
makes 8-day pulU.which will be good 
for $3,500, exceptional. Last week 
'Love Letters' (jS), plus 'CasaManana 
Revue,' split with 'Country Gentle- 
men' (Rep) plus 'Dixie- (20th). Good 
at $3,000; 

Stuart (LTC) (1,900: 10-25-40)— 
♦Big Broadcast' (Par). Not as heaVy 
as expected, but all right at $3,500. 
Last Week 'Libeled Lady' (MG) very 




to: on mats and with the bioliday 
run-through gQt $4,100, fine. 

Varsity (Westland) (1,100;- 10-25- 
35)— 'Theodora* (Col) (2d week). No 
letup in pace at $2,600. First week 
got $4,100, highest gross in the two 
years L. L.Dent has had the house 
and beating (01 past marks by^ mpr^ 
thaii $1,000. 




St LoUis, Dec. 1. 
♦Love on the Run* at Loew's, 'Go 
Wesl^ Ybiing Man,* at Ambassador, 
both downtown, and 'Reunion* at 
mid-to\m 5,000 seater Fox, fire all 
headed' for swell grosses this week. 
Eitlnuitefl for this Week 
Ambassaaor (F&M) (3,018; 25-^40- 
55>.j-«Go: West* (Par ) and stage show. 
SweU $18,000. i;ast week ♦White 
Hiinttt' (20th) and Louis Armstrong, 
bandi only $12,000. 

Fox (F&M) (5,038: 25^35-55)— 'Re- 
tmioh* (20th) and 'In His Steps* 
(GN ), nice $14,000, Last Week 'Lady 
from Nowhere* (Col) and 'Come 
Closer^ iColh $0,2QO, below average. 

lioewli aioew) (3,162; 25-35-56)-^ 
♦Love, on Run* (MG). Biggest Thanks- 
giving Day biz In history of house 
started this one off to $22,600 week. 
Liaist week Tairzan Escapes* (MG) 
wid^Old Hutch' (MG). $16,000, good. 

MlMonri (F&M) (3i514; 25-40)— 
♦Case of Black Cat* (FN) and 'Isle 
of Fury* (WB). - Making $9,400.easily 
for iood week. Laist week ♦Man i 
Mar^* (U) and 'Rose BowV (Par), 
$8,600, bjBlow average.^ ' .. • ^ 

Orpheum (F&M) (1,950; 25-35-55) 
—♦Word for Carrie* (Par); Only fair. 
$6,500. Last week ♦Theodora' (Col) 
(2d run) .and. 'Gfive : Her Ring' 
(Jiid), okay, $6,800. 
• ShiW^t-Blalto (F&M) (1,725; 20- 
25)T-^^Daniel BOone* (RKO) and 
♦Coimtry Gentlemen* (Rep). Not 
more than $3,200, fair. Xast week 
♦Brian Kent* (20th> and ♦Lady Luck' 

♦Dimples' (20th) (2d run) and stage 
show. Biz on upgrade at $7,400, best 
in weeks. Last week 'Pigskin 
Parade' (20th) (2d run) and stage 
show, $(B,(K)0, Just about enough to 
clean. - 

Heavy Run of Shorts 

Hollywood, Dec. 1. 
Harman-Ising studio, producing 
Happy Harmonies, has nine subjects 
in work. Another 'Little Cheeser? 
subject is being rushed as a result 
bf heavy booking ol . first one- 
Four fiosko and Honey numbers 
being animated are 'Circus Days,' 
'Easter Eggs,' 'Pirates' and one un 
titled. Frogs are syncopating in 
'Mlssippi Mud' and 'Arabian Nights.' 
Othejs 'The Rabbit and the 

Hbuhd' and a Christmas special, 
'The Pups Christmas.' 



Boycottini: 3 bh Coast 
Hollywood, Dec.' 1. 
Projectionists local .has ordered . a 
boycott on tw:o I?asadeha houses and 
one in Santa Monica; .Latter is using 
nbh-unioh boothmeh. 




More Siiiwlay Fix T^t- 
Suits m Va^ Backwoodi^ 

Gaining momentum,, the, swing to 
Sunday films has penetrated to Vir- 
gi ia's hintierlarid. The Ilockbtidge, 
Buena Vista> a small industrial town 
west of here, has announced a test 
case to seek legal approval of Sun- 
day films... , 

Meanwhile, , church orgahizations 
ill Lynchburg have announced; a 
'boycbtt' on Sunday pix: which, were 
permitted by a jury recently. Chris- 
tian, EndeavbrerSi etc., organizing 
solidly to petition city council 'to 
pass a special lalv banning 6how& J 



Minneapolis, Dec. , 
Grosses : have bounced' back to 
higher levels. Thanksgiving open- 
ings and stronger attractions helped^ 
to turn the tide upWard again. With 
the ohly stage show., excepting 
Gayety burlesque, the Minnesota is 
well otit in the lead, but the Orphe- 
iim; too, is setting a good pace. Lat- 
ter has 'Pennies from Heaveh:' 
. Estimates for This -Week 
Aster (PubliX) (900; 15-25)— 'State 
Faiir' (20th) (reissue) ^ahd 'Straight 
from Shoulder' (Par) (1st run), split 
Fair $700. Liast week 'General Died' 
(Par) and 'Kelly Second' (MG) ,(2d 
runs )i split, $900, good. 

Centary (Publlx) (1,600; 15-25)^-^ 
'Rambrta' (WB) (2d run). Fair $3,- 
000. Last week 'Ziegfeld' (MG) (2d 
run), $4,500, big. 

.Lyric (Publix) (1,300; 20-25)— 
'Magnificent Brute' (U). Good enough 
$2,000. Last week ♦Libeled Lady' (3d 
week), $4,000, very big. 
JUnncsot* (Publix) (4,2P0; 35-40- 



ittsburgh, Deb;, 
Holiday weekend boom the lolidw 
est ever around here, knocking rec- 
ords cockeyed everywhere. Pros* 
perity isn't being confined to down- 
town sector but extending through- 
out territory. Thanksgiving ddy 
grosses went haywire and were neat- 
ly matched following couple of days 
to send town into one of its biggest 
weeks of all time. . 

Out in the lekd is *Bom to Dance.' 
guiding Penn to a new house ;recbrdi 
So big that it ^on't pursue the Usual 
course, under r Lbew-Warners pool- 
ing deal, and niove to the Warner, 
but sticks for another week at house 
<tf orifiinal entry. Alvin is getting 
healthy week with ♦Reunion,' bvS 
won't chance bnother sessioh. 

Ef^lniaics foir ITils Week 

Alvin (Harris) (2,000; 25-35-40)-^ 
♦Reunion* (20th-Fojc). Close to $11, i 
500, ^eellent. Last week, second of 
♦nieodora' (Col), swell after $11,300 
opening session; ' 

Fnlton (SKea-Hyde) (1,750; 25-40) 
-^•Gay Desperado' (UA). Fell off 
after bik start, but building; again 
for $7,500. La^t week, second at 
'Pigddn Parade' (20th), fine, $5,200. 

Penn (Loew's-UA) (3,300; 25-35- 
40)T-'Borh to Dance' (MG). All-time . 
high at^30,000 in eight days. Last 
week 'Love oh Run' (MG) all fight 
at- $16,000. 

Stanley (WB) (3,600; 25-40-60)— 
•Polo Joe* (WB) and 'Hbllywbod 
Follies' uilit (Leon Errol). Stage 
getting the emphasis; $24,500, very 
igood, in eight days. Last week, six 
days, ♦Word .-for Carrie' (Par) and 
jiten fiemie all right at $17,500. 

Warner (WB) (2,000; 25-40)— 'Our 
Relations' , (MG) and Hose Bowl* 
(Par). SweU 47,200 in etight days, 
hysky biz* Last week ♦Murder with 
Pictures* (Par) and 'Captain's Kid^ 
(FN) ya£ked after six days to under 
$4,000, 




60)— 'Pigskin Parade* (20th) and Ted 
Weems' band and vaude. En route 
to good $18,000. Last week 'Go West' 
(Par ), six days, poor $5,000. . 

Orpheum (Singer ) (2,890; 25^35-40) 
r-^'Pennies from Heaven' (Col); 
Agreeable $9,000 for eight days. Last 
week, 'Three Men on Horse' . (FN), 
$9,000,. six days, big. : 

State (Publix) (2,300;: 25-35-40)— 
♦Reunion' (20th). Women and chil- 
dren flocking to mlatihees, but night 
trade not so forte. Good, $7,000. Last 
week 'Old Hutch' (MG), $4,000, six 

Time (Bierger) (290; 15-25)— 'Ali i 
for Murder' (Col). . Light $800, Last 
week -Legong' (DuWord), $2,0t)0/big, 
K - Uptown (Publix) (l,20i9; 25-35)— 
'Big Broadcast' (Par). First nabe 
showing; $3,500, good. Last week 
•Devil Is Sissy' (MG), $4,000, good. , 

World (Steffes) (350; 25-35-40-50) 
—'Ecstasy' (2d week). Profiting from 
sensational advertising. Big $3,500. 
Last week, $4,500/ big. 



Cleveland, Dec. 1. 
First Snowstorm heavy enough to 
piarsdyze traffic on both Thanks- 
^ving £ve and Day «lsb chilled the 
holiday trade. Openings advanced 
one day for holiday, in some cases 
two days, were an aid in .;giving cur* 
rent pix fl longer week as well more 
money. i4ut0 show competish didn't 
make as much of a dent, as expected. 

Estimates for This Week 

Allen (RKO) (3,000; 25r40)—' Jane 
Turner' (RKO). Not pushed enough, 
but nice at ^,500. Last week 'Man 
Who Lived Twice* (GB). five days, 
caujght: '$3,000, good. 'Under Your 
Spell' (20th) sloughed off after two 
days at $1,200. 

Circle (Marmorsteih) (1,900; 15- 
35)— 'Lady Be Careful' (Par) and 
'Give. My Life' (Par). Going back to 
dual first-runners, this indie house 
gets satisfactory $3,000, for a starter. 
Not so good last week with 'Frankie 
and Johimie* (Repub) pulled out 
after two days and 'Bride Comes 
Home* (Par) (2d' run) pushed in 
wiUi 'Hollywood Boulevard' (Par); 
$2,000. weak. 

Hipp (Warners) (3,700; 30-40)— 
•Three Men on Horse' (WB). Just 
right for Thanksgiving at $17,500, 
Last week 'Gay. Desperado' (UA), 
$15,500, <OkSiy. ^ 

Palace (RKO) (3,200; 30-60)— 
'Reunion* (20th) with 'Hollywood 
Hotel' unit Yanking in $20,500, fine. 
Last week 'Smartest Girl' (RKO) 
with Leon Erf ol unit couldn't, $19,p00» 
-fair. ■ ■ ■■ 

State (Loew's) 3,450; 35-40-55)-^ 
'Love bn Run' (Metro) (2d week). 
Second flicker to take a h. o. here 
this yearj.bandsome $1?,500, First 
week ^21,500, which includes gate 
inade by Thanksjgiving Eve ishowmg 
of 'Born tb Dance' (Metro ). 

Stillman (Loew's) (1,872; 25-3B)-- 
•Hideaway Girl' (Par). Rot enough 
at $6,500;. Last week 'Wedd'ng 
Present' (Par) JEimbled " with $5,00U. 



Ghet Lyons Qies Set 

Hollywood, pec. 1. 

Chet Lyons, cineniatographer oil 
♦Death in J'aradise Canyon,' died on 
the set Friday (27) . Returning from 
Itaich with slight- indigestionjXybns 
lay down a mbineht to rest. When 
crew member , went: ^o isee how he 
Was dbing, they found hirri dead, vic- 
tim of heart attack. 

Lyons was 51. ^e is survived by 
his wife, Ksithefine. Among out- 
standing films -he shot during 8-yeaf 
contract term at Fbx, most recent 
;was 'Raimona.* 



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■\; -. ';BQston,'. Dec. .'.V" 

Eddie Cantor's stage , linlt et tKe 
Boston, with 'Smartest Girl* on the 
gcreen. is setting a nevir record. 'Re- 
. tlnion' and Horace Heidt band is 
•trohg at the Met and 'Love dii the 
Run* at the Orph and State is turnr' 
|n{{ in good grosses. 

fW Arts will rtin a complete 
>bonald Duck' tattoon program for 
four days, stiarting Wedheisday (3) — 
lilQ feature. AU-ducfc show will sell 
- for 50c. matineesy 75c. eyenings^ . 
: ■ Estimaiefl iter This Week 

litfstoii (RKO) (3,200: e5)'-'Smart- 
est Girl' (RKO) and Eddie Cantor 
iinlt. Biggest draw this town has 
^:0een Since way back/ Capacity of 
the theatre only reason it Will : not 
hit more than , sock $45,000 on sii^ 
dairs. Saturday, third day^ house 
npened at . 7:30 and ran six stage, 
Bho^s. Opened Thanksjfi(ivih$ Day 
at 65c. and price Will stick during 
laigagement. Unit "out Siinday bie- 
;iiau8e of Cantor's New York: broad- 
ieaat and dual film bill was 'Smart- 
. est Girl' and •Mummy's B6y' (RKO). 
IMt week Ethel Waters unit and '15 
Mitideh Lane'. (20th); . good for 
♦25»0Q0. 

. Fenway (M&P) (1,400; 25-35-40^ 
B0>— 'White Hunter^ (20th) and 'Lady 
Be Careful' (Par), N.s.h. at $4,000. 
La$t Week 'Polo Joe' (WB) and 
'Straight From Shoulder' (Par), 
dual, $4,800. 

Keith Memorial (RKO) (2,900; 25- 
te*50)— 'Wirit^sef (RKO). Eight 
diyi and good $20,000; 'East Meets 
West' (GB), four days, fair at $7,900. 
Mogul, mindreader, held over. 

Metropolitan (M&P) (4,500; 35-50- 
85)-^'Reuhion' (20th) and Horace 
Beidt band, about $28»000. Last 
wedc $25>000 on 'Go West* (Par) 
find Clyde Lucas band, 

brphcinm (Loew) (S.OOO; 25-35-40- 
;60)— 'Love oh. Run' (MG) single for 
•light days. Around $22,000, very 
good. Last week 'Come, and C>et It' 
TUA) and -'Legion of Terror' (Col), 
dual, dandy $18,000; 

raramount (M&P> (1,800; 25-35- 
SO>^'White Hunter' (20th) and 'Lady 
Be .Careful' (Par), double. Hahpting 
:$7,000; okay. 'Polo Joe' (WB) 
and 'Straight From Shoulder* (Par), 
dual, n.s.h. last week at $5,200. 

Scollay (M&P) (2,700; 25-35-A0-50) 
•^-'Word for Carrie'- (Par) and 'Pig- 
skin Parade' (20th) 2nd tyns. duaL 
G^d, $8,000. Last week 'JeeVes' 
(20th) (1st run) and 'Cain and 
Mabel' (WB) (2nd run), $7,000. 

State (LoeW) (3.500: 25-35-40-50 )— 
^ve on Run' (MG). Very good 
$20,000, 'Come Land Get It*^ (UA) 
iamd ^^Legion of Terror' (Col), good 
116,000. 

SEATTLE FOG DOESN'T 
STOP 'DANCE,' $11,600 

Seattle, Dec. 1 
Biz pretty gOOd here despite 
ieounter attractioA of Washington 
and Wash. State Coast conference 
title football battle Saturday (28). 
Heavy fog Friday night slowed up 
■ihe'biOi's temporarily. ; 

Estimate for This Week 
Blue Moose (Hamrick) (900; 27-37- 
42)— 'Reunion' (20th) and 'Here 
Comes Carter' (FN), dual. Came 
over from Orpheum, but slow at in 
dicated $2,500. Last week, 'Big 
Broadcast' (Par), fourtn week, good 
at $2,700. 

. Coliseum' (Evergreen) (1.800; 21- 
82)-T.'Ramoha' (20th) and 'Star for 
Night' (20th), duaL Heading for 
good $3,600. Last week, 'Texas 
Rkngers' (Par) and 'Kelly 2nd' 

(MG), dual, eight days.. $3,700, good 
fifth Avenue (Evergreen) (2,400 
27-37-42)— 'Born to Dance' (MG) 
Giving Eleanor Powell big cam 
iPaign; great $11,600 in sight. Last 
week; 'Libeled Lady* (MG ), 2d \veek 
'nice $6,900. 

i Liberty (JivH) (1,900; 16r27-42)^ 
•Theodora Goes Wild' (Col). Paced 
to reach big $8;000. Last ; week, 
'Come and Get It' (U), 3d week, six 
days, $3,600. g6od. 

Music Box (Hamribk) (900; 27-37 
42)— 'Libeled Lady' (MG >. Moved 
from Fifth Ave., big $4,300 expected. 
Last week, 'Pigskin Parade' (20th) 
and 'Don't Turn 'Em Loose' (RKO) 
dual. $2,900, okay. 

Miislc Hall (Hamrick) (2,300; 27 
37 )— 'Murder With Pictures' (Par) 
and 'Sea Wonders' (U), dual, with 
vaude. Just fair at $4,500. . Last 
week, 'The Lbrigest Night' (MG) and 
Hollywood Boulevard' (Par), dual 
With vaiide, $4,900. satisfactory. 

Orpheum (Hamrick) (2.700; 27-37 
42)--'Woman Rebels' (RKO) and 
'Mr. Cinderella' (MG), dual. Doing 
badly at $3;200i Last week^ 'Rcr 
union' (20th) and 'Here Comes Car- 
ter' (MG). dual, ight days, $7,40Q, 
good. 

Paramount: (Evergreen ) (3,106-27- 
37-42 )-^'Three Men oh Horse' (FN) 
tod 'Rose Bowl' (Par). (Jetting big 
■ $7,200. Last week, 'Tarzan Escajpes^ 
(MG ) and Wedding Presents' (Par ) 
dual, $5,200. fair enough. 

Palomar VSterlihg) (1.450; 16-27- 
37)--*The, Show' (Rep), with 
oaUy Payne in the lights, an alsO 



in person. She's helping towards 
)ig $5,900. Last Week 'Straight From 
Shoulder' (Par) and vaude. $4,900. 
bi" . ' 

Bobsevelt (Sterling) (80P; 21-32-^ 
My Man Godfrey' (U) and 'Ciraig's 
Viie! (Col) (2d week). Doing swell 
$3,000. Last week/ first for dual; big 
at $3,700. 




: San Francisco, Dec. 1. 
'Born to Dance' is giving the 
Paramount here its best biz since 
'San Francisco.' Golden Gate boosted 
admish from 40c. tO 55c. for 'Winter 
set' and: a Major Bowes unit, for 
good Tfesults. 

Estimates for Tlub Week 

Embassy (RKO-Cohen) (1,512; 30- 
35-40)— 'Gambling with Souls' (IFD) 
and 'Caesariaii Operation' (IFD) 
(4th week) at $3,000, all right. Last 
week, good, $3,500. . 

Fox (F-WC) (5,000; 25-35-40>r- 
'White Hunteir' (20tb) and 'Mr. Cin- 
derella' (MGM). Light at $15,000. 
Liist week 'Go West' (Par) and 'Allr 
Amierican Chuitip' (MGM), hot at 
$29,000; 

Golden Gate (RKO) (2;850; 35-55) 
— 'Wihterset' (RKO) and M a1 o r 
Bowes unit. Strong at $20,000. Last 
week 'Smartest GirV (RKO) and 
vaude, good, $15,500. 

Orpheum (F&M) (2;446; 30-35-40) 
—'Theodora' (COl) and 'Flying Hos- 
tess' (U). Coaxing them in for swell 
$14,000. Last week (6 days) 'Lady 
from Nowhere' (Gol) and 'Luckiest 
Girl* (U), brutal at less, than $5,000. 

Parambunt (FrWC) (2,740; 30-35- 
40)— 'Born to Disince' (MGM) and 
longest Night' (MGM). Swell 
$25,000. Laist week (2d) ^DCvil Is 
Sissy' (MGM) and 'Under Your 
Spell' (20th) pretty good at $8,000 on 
six days. 

St. Francis (PtWC) (1,470; 30-35- 
40)— 'Go West' (Par) and 'Bulldog 
Edition' (Rep ). Highly proiStable at 
$6,500. Last week (5th) 'Libeled 
Lady' (MGM) iarid 'Sitting oh MOon' 
(Rep), nifty, $6,000. six days. 

Vntted Artists (UArCbhen) (1,200; 
25-40)^'Gome and Get It' (UA) (3d 
week). No complaints at $5,000, Last 
Week nice going sit $6,000. 

Warfleld (F-WC) (2.680; 35-40)— 
•Polo Joe' (WB) and 'Dixie' (20th) 
Average at $14,000^ Last Week 'Re- 
union- (20th) and 'Laughing at 
Trouble' (20th) slipped off to disap 
poiriting $14,000. ' 



National 1st Runs 



WAjftNEB BBOS: 
'Polo Joe,^ irginian, Charlesr 
ton, 2; Strand; Akron. 4; 
Wariier, Memphis, 4; Earle, 
Philly, 4; Anderson, L'yille, 4; 
Arcade, Jackisony'lb, 5. 

UNiyEisSAL 

'Magnificent Brute,' Princess, 
Nashv'le, 4; Garden, GharU te, 
ili Kent, Grand R, 22: 

'Conflict,' Lex'ngt'n, ; Kent, 
Gtand R, 16; Cap, Saleih, 26. 

'Flying Hostess,' W a r n e r , 
Worc'st'r, 3; Stanley, J. C , 4; 
Adams, Det, 4; Uptown, K.C.,. 
4; Pal, Wichita, 9; Col, Erie, 

; Grph, pes M., 22* 
liNITED ABTISTS 

•Garden y'AltoV Cap, Wash- 
ingt'n, < /Grand, Atianta, 25; 
Cieht, r A' ; Loew's, Dayton/ 
25; r /e, L'vUle, 25; State, 

. C./25; Co., 1, Reading, 25; 
LoeW^s, Richmond, 25; Loew's, 
Rochest'r, 25; Denver; Denver, 
31 ; Worth, Ft. Worth, Jan. 1^ 

'Comb and Get It,* Sherman, 
N. Haven, 3; Princess, Montreal, 

; Fox, Phoenix, 4; Roxy, Ta? 
coma, ; Loew's, Toronto, 4; 
Cap, Trent'n, 4; poli, Worc'st'r, 
4; Proctor^ Troy, 11; ffWOod, 
Ft, WOrthMl. 

'Gay Desperado,' Maj, Dallas, 

; Cap, Oklahoma C„ 3; Par, 
Youngsfn, 4; College, N. HaVen, 
4; Kent, Grand R^ 5; Plaza, 
ia PasO, 9; itzi Albany, 11; 
Rialto, Allent'n, 18; Loew's, 
London, bnt., IB. 





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Trade in L. A. 



Last week 'Reunion' (20th) and 'Un- 
der Your Spell' (20th) poorest in 
tbwh at $630. 

Strand (Indie) (2,200; 
Pennies from Heaven' 
Bulldog Editibn* (Rep). 



15-25-40)— 
(Col) and ! 
over $12,- 



Los Angeles^ Dec. ,1. 
Healthy returns are in. store for 
all Of the first runs, currently: New 
crop Of pictures and couple of hold- 
overs ' got away to smash, trade 
-V T ^ - , <in jj- . Thanksgiving day, and next three 

000, splendid.. Last week 'Wedding ^ays helped pile up substantial 
PresenV (Par) and 'Straight ironii grosses all around. It's best com- 
Shoulder' (Par); So-so at $6,600. I bined take toWn has had in number 

of months. 

'Born to £hce' is topping the 
tbwn at Loew's State and Chinese, 
with 'Anthony Adverse,' On first 
shpWih^ at pop prices, doing smartly 
at Warners Hollywood ahd Down- 
town hbu^s. Second week of 'Theo- 
dora Goes Wild' a:.t the paramount is , 
heading - house .for .itlipVe. average: 
normal biz. .. 

'Lloyds .of London' got aWay to 
good star at Carthay Circl^, iyhere 
it is tworai-dayihg. and looks set for 
healthy stay. 'Winterset* is garner- 
injg better than laiverage trade at the 
day-datb Pantages ahd RKO. 
Estimates for This, Week 
Carthay Cirble (Fox) (1,518; 55-83- 
1.10-li65)— 'Lloyds (20th). Capacity 
premiere at $5 and satisfactory Tur- 
key Day trade. Heading for $15,300. 
on ihitial Week. Looks good for si 
to eight weeks. 

Chinese (Grauman) (2,028; 30-40- 
55>— 'Bom to Dance' (MG) and '15 
Maiden Lane' (20thy duat Nifty 
$14,500. Last week ^Reunion' (20th) 




mm OF ALLAH' 
600D $14,000 IN CINCY 



inci , Dec. 
. Small Family . is setting a season 
topper this ■ week with 'Muminy's 
Boys' as the first-half tug. 

Estimates fbr This Week 
Albee (RKO ) (3,300; 35-42 )— 'Garr 

den of Allah' (UA). Good, $14,000. 

Last week 'Reunion' (20th), six diays, 

$7,500, low for the season; 

Capitol (RKO ) (2,600; 35r42 )— 

•Love on Run' (MGr) (2d run ). Good, 

$5,000. Last week 'Theodora- (Cbl) 

(2d run ), $6,000, excellent. 

Family^. (RKO) (l.oioO; 15-25)-- 
'Mummy'^s Boys' (RKO) and 'Isle of 
Fury' (WB), split. Season's tops 
here at $3,200. Last week 'Sworn 
Eriehiy' (MG) and 'YeUowstone' (U), 
separate, $2,500, nice. 

: Grand (RKO) (1,200; 25-40)— 
'Theodoria' (Col) (3d run). Dandy at 
$3,500. Last week 'Conie and (Jet 
If (UA) (2d run), $3,000, aU right. 

Keith^s (Libson ) (1,500; 30-40 )— 
'Word for Carrie' (Par). Okay at 
$5,000. Last week Tolo ' (WB), 
$6,000, swell. 

Lyric (RKO) (1.400; 35-42)-^ 
'Without Orders', (RKO). Fair, 
$4,000. Last week 'Di ' ' (Fox), 
$5,000. okay. 

Palace (RKO) (2,600; 35-42)— 
'Winterset* (RKO). Good for $10,000. 
Last week "Love o.\ Run' (MG), $15,-: 
500, heavy. 

, Shabert (RKO) (2,200; 40-60)— 
'Luckiest Girt' (U) and 'Manhattan 
Scandals' unit. Fiir, $11,000. Last 
week 'Girl on Front . Page' (U.) and 
Dave Apbllort linit, $14,000. fine. 

Strand (Ind) (1,300; 15-25 )^'Great 
Ziegfeld' (MG) and 'Your Heart' 
(WB), subsies, divided, $2,500. big. 
Last week 'Walking oh Air' (RKO) 
arid 'Swing Time' (RKO), returrterSi 
$2,00.0, normal. 



Detroit/ Dec. 

Houses step out heftily this week, 
v/ith one ispbt, the dual-poliCy State, 
due for- a record bnd isecbnd run 
showing of 'Libeled . Lady,' I>lus 
•Wives Never Know.'" 'Libeled' fin 
ished three weeks' session at the 
United Artists only two stanzas ago 
. Bowes amateur all-girl linit, plus 
'Without Orders,' is giving the Mich 
igan top coin honors again. 

Estimates tor This Week , ■ 

Adams (Balaban) (1,700; 25-40)— 
'East. Meets West' (GB) and '15 
Maiden Lane' (20th), dual. Norma 
$4,500; Last week 'Legion Of Terror 
(Col) and 'Jeeves' (20th) clipped of 
a good $5,200 in this home town of 
the Black Legioh; 

Fox (Indie) (5.000; 30-40-65)-^ 
'White Hunter' (20th) plus Xavier 
Cugat on stage.: Oke $20,000 this 
Week. Another oke $21,000 last week 
on 'Raunion,' plus Fats Waller band, 
aided by Thanksgiving pric#3. ^ 

Madison (United Detroit) (2,000; 
30-40-65)—' Come and Get It' (UA). 
Oke $11,000 this week, and. will hold; 
'Midsummer Dream' (WB) at pop 
prices last week pretty poor at $6,000. 

Michigan (United Detroit) (4.000; 
30^40-65)— ^'Without Orders' (RKO) 
and Bowbs all-gtrl unit. Good $26i000. 
•Three Men bn Horse' (WB), plus 
'Folic Parisienne' unit, did nice $27;- 
000 last stanza. 

State (United Detroit) (3,000; 25- 
40)-^'Libeled Lady' (MG) (2d run) 
arid 'Wives Never Know' (Par )j dual. 
Holiday prices opening day and con- 
tinued popularity of 'Libeled' desoite 
three weeks at UA recently, pushes 
this house to new reCbrd at $12,000. 
Last stanza fine $8,500 on 'ROse BowV 
(Par) arid return of 'Light Brigade 
(WB), moved herb from MiChi 



Teniiieis' Gets Plenl; 



; Indianapolisi Dec. 

Apollo, with the only :new openlnig 
on the ' holiday, started- off :. with, the 
best grd^ for an .opiening day ih siiic 
years, with Three .Meh oh a Horse,' 
and the pace lis holding lip. In the 
vaudfllm^ Lyric where their stage 
appearsmces; have always been 
money-makers, Olsen imd. Johnson in 
the picture, 'Country Gentlemen,' . are 

figure on the week. Dowitown iWB) (i;800; 30^40-55 

Estimates for Thi4 Week . 65)— 'Anthony Adverse* (WB). At 
ApoUo (Fourth Ave.) (1,100; 25-40) $14,000, bif^est take for house in 
— Tliree Men on Horse' (WB). Very many moons. Last wbek, second 
good '$7,500; Last week ^Reuhloh' ^tanzsi of v 'Come and' Get .It' (UA) 
(20th) okay at $4,500. and /Captain's Kid' (FN), weak at 

Circle (Monarch) (2,800; 25^40)— P^^l^Iv q^r rFovV ^oflrt- ^.An vi\ 
'Hideaway Girl? . (Par) dualed with -Star (Fox) (9W,^^^^^^^^ 

'Gay Desperado' ;(UA). Latter Plc- Sf.Sln? ««^^^ i.Si^^^^^^ ^nSi* 
ture given rbusiiig critical reception, .SSS' *2oS SS'h.*^^^^^^^^ 
but former piC stressed in ads. Mod^h^^j^,*J„H2<W. J^^^ week brought 
erately goocTat $5,000. Last week 'Go ^5Sffi2S^2^« rw& v 7SR. ?n 4n is 
West' (Par) and 'Big Game' (RKO) 
good at $7,500; ' J 65)— Anthony A^ 

euovi at ^aa. oc -.aa^ nmg bchmd its dayniater downtown 

^oew's (Loew's) ^<2 000; 25-40)-^ but $13,000 here is immense. Last 
•Theodora'^ ((^1) tod 'Mad^^^^^ It' (UA) and 

(Col), dual. Clickmg for^,000. pst ♦captjdrt's Kid' (FN) (2d week), 
week 'Love on Run' (MG) ^well. at profitable at $7:900. , 
$10,000, I Orpheum (Bdwy) (2.286; 25-30-35 

Lyric (Olson) (2,000; 25-30-40)— 40)r-r-;Dixie" (20th) and 'Accusing 
'Country Gentlemen' (Rep) a:nd Finger* (Par), dual,: ■ arid vaude. 
vaude. Very good $10,200. • Last Holiday trade helped this brace of 
week 'Luckiest Girl' (U) and vaude, | first runs to hit close_ to $12,000, 



nifty at $9,800 
Day help. 



with Thanksgiving 



!' TOPS DENVER, 
$12,500; AIU.ISS, $5,000 



Denver, Dec. 
'East Meets West' is the b'm sur- 
prise of the week, iand b<!C9use of 
heavy holdouts will go to tb<» Broad- 
way tor a second wee'c. 'R<»»'riion' 
dipped, at the Denver and will jiot 
iet ia second week. 



Estimaties for This Week ' 
Aladdin (Huffman). (l.SOO* 25-40-1 
50)— 'East Meets West^ (GB). At-, 

tracting crowd of Arliss fans and $20,500. Last week. ^Reunion' (20th> 
will get bf'T $5,000. Last week. 'Com<» and 'Our Relations' (MG). Just fair 



good; Last week 'Rose BOwU (Par) 
and 'Sea Spoilers* (U). S7,700, fair. , 

Pantages (Pan): (2.700; 30^40-55)^ 
^Wihterset' (RKO) and 'Flying Host- 
ess* (U), dual. Very satisfatcory 
$10,000. Last week 'Luckiest Girl' 
(U) and 'Jane Turner' (RKO), a bad 
at $4,900. 

. Parambont . (Partmar) v (3,595; 30' 
40-55)— 'Theodora* (Cbl) and' stage 
."Show (2d Week). : Sweet ^18;00O on 
holdover. ' Last Week '$21,500. which 
exTelleht; . 

P.KO (2,950; 30-40-«5) -'Wihterset* 
(RKO) arid 'Flying Hostess' (U), 
duaL, Around $9,000. profitable. Last, 
w'eek, 'Luckiest Girl* (U' and 'Jane' 
Turner' (RK). Weak «t $5,500. 

State (Loew-Fox) (2,(n4; 30-40-55- 
75)--'B6m to Dari'^e! (MG.) and '1S» 
Maiden Larie' (20th); dual. BI^: 



Bucks: 



Providence, 1%, 

Biiisiriess is fine and every stand 
getting its share. Most forte are 
'Peririies f rom Heaveri' at the Strand 
brid 'Wiriterset' at Albee. Both on 
double bills. 

Estimates for This Week 

Albee (2,200; 15-25-40)— 'Wiriteirset' 
(RKO) arid 'Dariiel Boone* (RKO). 
Points to $9,500, a figure this .house 
hasn't heard of in months. Holdover 
likely. Last week 'Smartest Girl' 
(RKO) and 'Grahd Jury' (RKO) fair 
at $6,300. 

Fay's (2,000: 15-25-40) — 'D^xie' 
(20th) and vaude. Ariother nice week 
at $7,000. Last week 'Sea Spoilers' 
,(U) and vaude; with latter responsi- 
ble for swell $8,100. 

Loew's State (3,200; 15-25-40)— 
'Love On Run' (MG) (2d Week). 
Slowed up a bit, but $7,500 not bad, 
Last week $17,000. 

Majestic (Fay) (2,200; 15-25-40)— 
I 'Light Brigade' (WB). Great $8,000. 



and Get It' (UA). folldwir" » week 
at the Denver. dellveried 'S3.<00, 

Broadwav (HM<Trri?" ) (i •^00* 25-''0) 
^'Come and Get It' (UA). The 
Broadway i.s. a sort of heaven for 
films that del i ver » t other Hiiffmsn 
theatres; good $2,500 ' indicat-^d. 
Last week. 'The Gay Desnetad't* 
(UA), gave a f.nod account of it«:elf 
here with .$?..00O. having played the 
Aladdiri for two WP'^lr. . 

Center (All<»nV (1.500:. l5-?'>-25>^ 
'Ross Rider of r-<'n Cre?:!:' (U); 'My 
Man Godfrey' (V) nv^ s*'»'r'ff rh^v. 
Excellent $3,000 in si^ht. I^'-t wer;''. 
'Geritlemari from Loo'^ian"' (Reo) 
and 'Crash Donovan- (U ), with stage 
show; did nice $2,250. 

Denham (Cbckrill) (1.500: ^5-15-40) 
—'Go West, Young Man' (Par), ri*- 
ing the kind of business alwayt ex- 
pected from a^lMae West film: con- 
tinuous standouts indicate a gross of 
$10,500. Last ' week, ^Pase Bowl' 
(Par), with the ; Olsen & Johnson 
stage show, did $10,500; pai^qcity. 

Denver (Huffnrisn) (?,50d: ?.5-35- 
50)— 'ReuniOri' (20th ) arid .stage band.. 
With busiriCss heavier ;for TniS<'ip«*es 
than ■ at nights, thn .nross is being 
held down some. .♦S.OOO. L-'st \vfiek. 
'Charge pf the Li 'Tht BriTade' (WB) 
was disaoooihtinf, H'^M only five 
days, it did around $.'S;500, 

Orpheum (RKO) (?..«nO; -40) 
—'Born to Dancb' (MG) 'Our 
Relati ' (MG.).., Gontiriuous packing 
them in should get $12,500 for the 
week, with films to .stav second week. 
Last week. 'Love on the Run' (MG) 
and 'Without Orders' (RKO), got 
good $9,500. . . , . 

Paramount (Huffman) (2,000: 25 
40)— 'Craig's Wife' (Col) arid 'Lady 
from Nowhere' (Col). Coiog above 
average, arid should hit $4,000. Las' 
week. 'Magriiflcerit Brute' (U) arid 
'The Man T Marry' (U), finished with 
nice $3,000. 



at 5(12.000. . 

United Artists (Fox-UA) (2,100; 
30-40-55)— 'Reunion' '2d run) (20th) 
p.nd 'Man Who Lived Twice' (G-B). 
dual. Quints drawing better here in 
proportion than they did at the State 
and Chinese last week, arid $4,000 
will be Oke. Last week, second of 
Ziegfeld.' plenty gOod at $4,500. 

Early Xmas Shopping 

In Birm. Helping Pix 

Birmingham, Dec. 1. . 
Christmas shopping season has al- 
ready started with a bang and Satur- 
day night: (28) 100.000 /persons or 
morb thronged the streets downtown 
to see ' the annual Christmas parade. 
Theatres got some of the overflow 
crowds. 

Estimates for This Week 
Alabama (Wilby-Klncey ) (2.800; 
30-35-40)— 'Charge of Light rigade' 
(WB). Good. $7,700. Last week, 
•Dodsworth' (UA), got good $8 (100. 

Empire (Acme) (1;100:25)— 'If You 
Could Only Cook' (Col), PrMy 
J53.000, Last week. 'She 
Couldn't Take It' (Ind). $2,500. fair. 

Bitz (Wilby-Kincey) (1.600; 25)-^- 
'General Died at Dawn' (Par). Mod- 
erate $2,700. Last 'Ladies in 
Love' (20th). $2,800. 

Strand (Wilby-Kincey) ( 25)— 
'Magnificent Brute' (U), ational 
first run makes little difference on. 
this one with li«ht $1,500, Last tveek, 
•Wild Brian Kent' (20th). $1:400, 

^^^sintages (Wilby-Kincfey) < 2.300; 
25-35)— 'Murder with Pictures' (Par) 
and vaude. .Good busiricss for tr»re« 
days Orily, with house closed bal- 
arice of week. $2,300. Last week» 
'Girl on Front Page' (U) and vaude^ 
> $1,900, poor. 



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Philadielphi , De<^. 1. 

Big biz for Philly's downtown filiii 
houses this w.eek. with the Stanley 
pretty sure tb lead -the field iWith 
'Born to, Dancei' -Three Men ph 9 
Hbrse' at the Fox not .far behind.; ■ 

Right, now there are .only two 
openings skedded: for this Week, with 
the Stanley, Aldihe, Fox and, Boyd 
all set to carry: on with current fiUns. 

Eslinutes for This Week 

Aldine (1,300;' 40-55-65)-r-'Garden 
ot Allah' . (UA ). Close .to $20,000. 
Maybe three . weeks; Last week 
'Come and . Get It' (UA) (2d week), 
six. days, poor . $6,200. 

Arcadia (600; 25-40-50 ):^'Word for 
e^^ri•ie■ (Par) (2d run). Fairly good 
$2,300. " Last week, *Gay Desperado' 
(UA) (2d riin), okay, $2,800, With" 
holiday help. - 

Boyd (2,400; 40-55)— XiOve on EunV 
(MG) (2d Wek). Nice $18,000 after 
first week's $17*000. ■ 

Earie (2,000; 25-40-50)— Theodora' 
<Cq1) <2d riin). Strong ehbugh for 
$15,000. Last week, 'Our Relations' 
(MG). only $9,500,' six days. 

Fox (3,000; 40-55-65 )r^'Three Men 
bri Horse' (WB). flousing $29,500. 
Last week, Theodora' (Col) (2d 
week), very pretty, $17,00Q. 

KarKon (1,000; 25.35r40) —, 'Light 
Brigade' (WB) (2d run). Okay $3,800. 
Last week, ToUow Your Heart' 
(B6p), terrible, $1,500, six days. 

Keith's (2,000; 30-40-50)— 'Reunion' 
(20th) (2d» run). Fair ■ $2,8()0. Last 
week 'Woman Rebels' (RKQ). (2d 
tun), sb-so, $2,000. . ' 

'Stanley (3r700; 40-55) ~ fo 
Dance' (MG). B, 6. wallop with 
$35,000. Last week; 'Reunion' (20th), 
disappoihting with $10(0()0. 
. Stanton <1,700; 30-40-50) ^ 'Hide- 
away Girl' (Par). Light at $5^200. 
-Last week. 'Biis Game' .<RKO)j Very 
mCe, $";000. 





Washington, D^. L 

Earle's out in. front this week with' 
.Theodora Goes Wild.' 'Wilit^rset' 
and 'BrOkien Blossoms' are disappoint- 
ments, both okay but not £ocks< 

.Openineis .still falling on any but 
Tegular days ahd rejuggled sched- 
ules, started around ThanksgiviiiE, 
will probably: ^mtihue mixed Up 
through Christmas; 

iEstiniatcB lor This: W(|^k . 
BelaiBoo (Radih) (1,10(); 25-35-40^50) 
>^*Brbken Blossoms' <Imp). Opened 
Wednesday (251 and comes Out to- 
iriorrpw (2) with good but not big 
$3,S00. Last , week 'Kermesse Hero- 
Ique' (Tobias) (3d week), good $2,500. 

Capitol (Loew) (3.424; 25-35-60)— 
•Whit? Hunter' (20th). . and vaiude. 
Customers talking aboiit .Johnny. 
Perkins and stage bill, but pic hold- 
ing take down to $15,000. Last week 
'Reunion^ (2Qth> and vaude got ade 
ciuate $20,000. 

Columbia (Loew) (1,583; 25-40)— 
•Libeled Lady' (MG) (2d run). 

Heading for big $7^000, eight days. 

Last week 'Pigskin Parade' (2()th) 

(2d riin), good,' $4,500. 
Earle (WB) (2,424; 25-35-40-60-70) 

•^'Theodora' (Col) and vaude. Ac 

toimting for swell $21,000. Last 

week Three Men On Horse' (WB) 

big, $19,500. 

Keith's (RKO) (1,830; 25r35-60)^ 
.♦Wintersef (RKO), WonH^^ better 

t9,OO0. Last week 'Luckiest Girl' (U) 
. passable $6,000, six days. 

Met (WB) (1,853; 25-40) 'Light 

Brigade' (WB) (2d run). Nice $5,500, 
.Last week 'Wives Never Know' 

(Par), fair, $3,500. 

' Palac^ (Loew) (2j363; 25-35^60)-^ 
•Love on Run* (MG). SweU $19,000 
Last week 'Come and Get It' (UA) 
weak, $14,000. 

Bialto (Indie ) (1,100; 25-30-40-55 ) 
^Roberta' (RKO) (revival). Fair 
$2,000; Last week 'Mr. Deeds' (Col) 
satisfactory. ^$2,500. 



M $8,500, t 



Kansas, City, Dec^ 1. 

Current bills came in day in , ad- 
vance to. catch holiday trade. Pace 
ihay: hot hold, biit week looks well 
over average. 

Outstandei* is Midland's 'Love on 
Run.' ~ , , 

Estimates for This Week; 

Mainstreet (RKO) (3,200; 25-40)— 
'Reunion' (2Qth) and 'One Way Pas- 
sage* (WB) (reissub), dual. Long , a 
die-hard oh single feature policy,. 
Iioiise this week succumbs to duals. 
Competish too strong currently for 
more than fair $8,500. Last week 
*Go West Young Man*. (Par) didn't 
ho^d up, tapering tb ^»,000. 

Midland (Loew) (4,000; 25-40)— 
fLdve on Run' (MG). Week's de^. 
parture fi:om dual pdUcy. augury fine 



$22,000. Last week 'Gay Desperado' 
(UA) and >Sworn Enemy' (MG); 
dual, lb w at $9,90i0.: 

Newinan (Par) (1,900; 25-40)— '(3o 
West' (Par) (2d -fun). Nice enough 
at $7,000^ Last week Three Men oh 
Horse' (WB) (2d run), fairi $5,900. 

Tower (ReWot-Fox) (12,200; .25)-- 
'Big Game' (RKO) and Vaude ait 
$7,200, very nice. Last week 'Carter' 
(WB), okay at $6,800. , ' 

Uptown (Fox) (2,030; 25-40)— 
'Dixie' (20th) and 'Black Cat' (WB). 
Under average at $3,900: ■ Last week 
Under Your Spell' (20th) and 
'Mumihy's BOy' (RKO), weak, $3,600, 






AT $12. 





, Baltimore, Dec. L 
Theodora* and 'Three on a Horse' 
are milking the biirg this wei^k. 

Auto Show at Armory is bruising 
biz a bii . 

Estimates for This Week 

Cenidry (Loew-UA) (3,6()d; 15-25- 
35r40-55)— 'Love on Run* (MG) (2d 
week), N. s. g. $6,000 after socko 
first week . at $15,000. . 

Bippodrome (ftappaport) (i2,300; 
15-25-35*40-65-06)— 'Theodora* (Col) 
and viaude. High at $23,000. Last 
week very good $10,100 , for Ted 
Lewis and five days on screen Of 
•Lady from^ Nowhere' (Col) and two 
of Theodora,' Ijady^* began to limp, 
so house piulled it and ihiserted 
Theo/ which rocketed the gross. 

Keith's (Schanberger) (2,500; 15- 
25-30-35-40.55>-i'Gb West' (Par) (2d 
week; 4 day^). For first stanza,' end- 
' ng Saturday (28)». $7,000 was swell. 
Holding for four: niore days, con- 
cluding tomorrow (Wed.) night at 
6 pjn., ahd getting extra $2,400, oke. 

New . (Mechanic) (1,400; 15-25-30^ 
35.40-S5)^*White Hunter' (20th). 
Bagging no .game at weak $2,600. 
Last weeki . eight days of 'lieunion' 
(20thX okay at $3,«00. 

Stanley (WB) (3,450; 15-25-35r40- 
55)--"Three Men oh Horse' (WB). 
SweU ^2,200 and will h.o. . Last 
week, second 4>f 'Light Brigade' 
(WB), shortened to five days; very 
good, $5,000; 



1st Runt on Broadwas^ 

(Subject to Chainge) 
Weekff Dee.4 
Astor— 'Llby d^ of L o n d b n' 
(20th) (2d week). 
Capltoir-'Born Dance' 

(MG). ■'■':• 

Mnsie Hall 'Win tier set' 

(RKO) (3)v / 

raramonnt^'Go West, Young 
Man* (Par) (3d week); 
Bialto — 'Rbse Bowl' (Par) 

.(l).^' . . ' .. 

Bivoli — 'Rembrandt' (UA) 

(2):-' 

Boxy —. 'Smartest irl in ., 
Towri';(U). 

Strand — 'Thriee Men on a 
tJoi:seV(WB) ([2dwk). 

Week of Pe(6. 11 
Astbr — 'Lloyds of London* 

(20th) (3d wk). 
Capitol 'Bom Dance*^ 

(MG) (2d wk). 

, Music HaU — "W i n t e r s e t* 
(»KO) (2d wk). 

Paramount — 'Pennies from 
Heaven' (Par) (9). 
' Biaito-rr'Plbt Thickens' (RKO) 
(9). 

. Bivoli ^ 'Rembrandt' (UA) 
(2d wk). w 
Boxy— Banjo My Knee . 
(20th). 

Strand — Three Men on 
Horse' (WB) (3d wk). 



^msa iw hternatioiial 



Hollywood, Debi 1. 
Lindsley Parsons , and Be|i;!Pivar 
swing' over to International . Pictures 
as associate producers on its siefiies 
of 12. adventure films. Parsons steps 
over - on loan from Graind Rational 
to produce the first, ::'M^ahchurla,' 
which Hamilton. McFadd^h WiU, di- 
rect. 

laitialer for Pivar will be. 'Eilack 
Ivbiy,' slaver, tale, which Griflih Jttty 
is writing. 



TENNIES'-'NOWHERE' 
DtlAL BIG 5iG, OMAHil 



Omaha, Dec. 1.. 
Holiday responsible for. better out 
look at all spots. , Orphieum moved 
opening day to Thursday to catch 
the Turkey. Day trade for. Olsen and 
Johnson's unit giving the Orpheum 
the lead, with 'Wedding Present help^ 
ing some.. Paramount and Brandeis 
are right in the swim with 'Born 'to 
Dance' and 'Pennies from Heaven.* 

Estiniates tor .This Week 

Brandeis (Singer-RKO) (1,250; 25- 
35-40)— 'Pennies frbni Heaven' (Col) 
and 'Lady, from Nbwhere* (Col ); ' At 
least $5,400, big; Last week 'Three 
Men on Horse' (FN) and 'Black Cat' 
(FN); $5,000, fine. 

Omaha (Blank) (2,100; 25-40)— 
'Polo Joe* (WB) and 'Rose Bbwl' 
(Par), Jay Clarke, added for stage. 
Stepping over $6,000 on gobdThanks- 
giving Day start. Last week 'Tarzaii 
Escapes' (MG) and 'Longest Night' 
(MG), $7,500,, smart' money.; 

Orpheum (Blank) (2,976; 25-35-55) 
— Wedding Present' (Par) and Olsen 
and Johnson unit. In the big money 
class at $16,000 on eight days. .House 
goeis back to regular Friday opening 
next week. Last week 'Wives Nevdr 
Know' (Par) and 'East Meets West' 
(GB ), six days, light at $6,200. 

Paramount . (Blank ) (2,765; 25-35- 
55)-^'Born to Dance' (MG). Stepping 
along to $9,000, commendable. Last 
weiek ^Go ;West' (Par) week at $6,300, 

More Sunijay ftx Test 
Suite in Via: Backwoods 

Gaining momentum, the - swing to 
Sunday films has penetrated to Vir- 
ginia's hihterland. The Rockbridge, 
Buena Vista, a small industrial, town 
west of here, has^ announced a test 
case to' iseek legal approval of Sun- 
day films. 

Meanwhile, church organizations 
in : Lynchburg have announced a 
'boycott' on. SUiiday piX which were 
permitted by a jury recently. Chris- 
tian Endea vbrersj etc., organizing 
solidly to , petition city coonciL to 
past a special law banning shows., 




fo:^ oh mats and with the holiday 
run-through_jqt $4,100, fine. 

Varsity (W*sUand) (1,100; 10-25- 
35)--'Thbodora*„ (Col) (2d week). No 
letup in pace at .$2,600. First week 
got $4,100, highest gross in the two 
years L. L. Deht has had the house 
and beatuig all past marks, by more 
than $1,000, : 




^eodoia' Strong; Oh 
$2,600 in 2d liiicolii Wk. 

" Lincolh, J>ec< l. 
Attention is concentrated on 'TheO 
dbra* in seeohd week at the Varsity 
aifter first week set .a new house 
record. Next in line is 'LoVe on the 
Run' (MG) at the Lincoln. 

Estimates for This Week 

Liberty (LTC> (1.200; 10-15)-^ 
^Bengal. Tiger^ (WB) plus *Mooh 
light Murder' (MG), split with 'Mad 
Holiday* (MG) plus 'Count of Montp 
Christo' (UA). Good at. $1,000. Last 
week 'Avenging Rider* (Diversion) 
plus 'Silly Billies*. (RKO), split with 
'Lawless Range' (Rep) plus 'Flying 
Hostess* XU). Good $950. 

Lincoln (LTC) (1,600; 10-20-25)^ 
'Love on Run' (MG). Very, fine 
$3,000. Last Week 'Reunion' (20th) 
came away with stibstantial profit at 
$3,000. 

Otphenm (LTC) (1,350; 10-15-20- 
25)— Longest Night' (MG) plus Ed 
Gardiner's 'Sirens in .Silk' unit., on 
stage; last four days 'Mummy's Boys'- 
(RKO) plus 'Along Came Love' 
(Par). With Thanksgiving opening, 
makes 8-day pull, .which will be good 
for $3,500, exceptional. Last Week 
'Love Letteris' (Xi) plus 'Casa Manana 
Revue,' split with 'Country Gentle- 
men' (Rep) plus 'Dixie' (20th). GOod 
at $3,000. . 

Stuart (LTC) (1,900; 10-25-40)-^ 
'Big Broadcast' (Par); Not as heavy 
as expected, but all right at $3,500. 
Last week 'Libeled Lady' (MG) very 



St Louis, Dec. 1^ 
%pve bh the Run* at Loew's; 'Go 
West, Ybxmg Man,' at Ambassador, 
both downtown, and 'Reunion' at 
mid-town 5,000 seater Fox, are all 
headed for swell grosses this week. 

Estimates for Tills Week 

Ambassadolr (F&M) (3,018; 25-40- 
55)— 'Go West^ (Par ) and stage show;, 
Swell $18,000. Liast week 'White 
Biimter* (20th) and Louis Armstrong 
hand, only $12,000. . 

Fox (P&M) (5,038; 25-35-55)— 'Re- 
union' (20th) and 'In His Steps* 
(GN); nice $1<000. Last week 'Lady 
from Nowhere' (Col) and 'Come 
Closer' (Col), $9,200, belOW average. 

LOewli (Loew) (3,162; 25-35-55)-^ 
Xove. on Run' (MG). Biggest Thanks- 
giving Day biz in history ^of house 
started this one off to $22,500 week. 
Last w^k Tarzan Escapes' (MQ) 
«nd *01d Hutch' (MG), $^6,000. good. 

BlUsonrl (F&M) (3.514; 25-40)— 
•Case of Black Gat* (FN) and 'Isle 
of Fmy* (^)/ Making $9,400^asily 
for |ood week. Last week 'Man I 
Marry' (U) and 'Rose Bowl' (Par), 
$8,600, below average. ' . _ ^ 

-brphenm (F&M) (1,950: 25-35-55) 
—.'Word for Carrie* (Par). Only fair, 
$5,500. Last week Theodora' (COl) 
(2d run) and 'Oive' Her a - Ring' 
(Jud),' okay, $6,800i • _ .■ 

ShobertrBlaUo (F&M) (1,725; 20- 
25)-^'Daniel Boone* (RKO) and 
'Country Gentlemen*. (Rep). Not 
more than . $3,200, fair. Last week 
'Brian Kent' (20th) and "Lady Luck* 
(Ches), $2i500, poor, . . 

St Louis (F&M) (4,000; 25:40)— 
?bunples* (20th) (2d run) and stage 
show. Biz on upgrade at $7,400, best 
in ive«ks. Last week 'Pigskiii 
Parade* (20th) (2d run) and stage 
show, $6,000, Just about enough to 
clear. 

Heavy Run of Shorts 

HbilywQod, Dec. i. 

Harmah-Isiiig ^tudiov producing 
Happy Harmonies, has nine subjects 
in work. Another Tjittle Cheeser' 
subject is beiiig rushed as a resUlt 
of heavy booking of first one. 

Four Bbisko and Honey 'numbers 
being animated are 'pircus Days,' 
'Easter .Eggs,' 'pirates' and one un- 
titled. Frogs are syncopating in 
'Missippi Mud' and 'Arabian Nights.' 
Others are 'The Rabbit and the 
Hound'; aind a Christmas special, 
'The Piips Christmas.' ' 



Ops Boycottinf 3 on Coast. 
1 _ Hollywood, Dec.- 1. 

Projectionists local has ordered a 
boycott Oh twb-Pasadena houses and 
one in Santa Monica; Latter is using 
non-union . boothmen. 




8 Days, $9,000; Mpk on Upbeat 



'Minneapolis, Dec. . 

Grosses hav^ bounced ' back to 
higher levels. Thanksgiving opehr 
ings and stronger attractibns helped 
to turn the tide Upward agai With 
the only istage show, excepting 
G&yety burlesque, the Minnesota is 
well out in the lead, but the Orphe- 
um, too, is setting a good pace; Lat- 
ter has 'Penniiesfrbm Heaven- 
Estimates for Tliis Week 

Aster (Publix) (900; 15-25 )— 'State 
Fair' (20th) (reissiie) and 'iStraight 
from Shoulder' (Par) (1st run)y split. 
Fair $700. Last week, 'General Died' 
(Par) and 'Kelly Second' (MG) (2d 
runs), split $900, good. 

Century (Publix) (1,600; 15-25)— 
'Ramona' ( WB ) (2d run ). Fair $3,- 
000. Last week 'Ziegfeld' (MG). (2d 
run), $4,500, big. 

Lyric (Publix) (1,300; 20-25)— 
'Magnificent Brute' (U). Good enough 
$2,000. Last week 'Libeled Lady' (3d 
Week). $4,000, Very big, / 

Minnesota (Publix) (4,200; 35-40- 



60)--'Pigskin parade' (20th) and Ted 
Weems' band and vaude. En route 
to gbbd $18,000. Last week 'Go West' 
(Par), six days, poor $5,000. 
Orpheum (Sihget) (2,890; -35-40) 

— Pennies from Heaven' (Col). 
Agreeable $9,000 for eight days. Last 
week,, 'Three; Men On Horse* (FN) 
$9,000, six days, bi . 

State (Publix) (2,300; 25-35-40)— 
'Reunion' (2{)th). Women and chii- 
drien' flocking to matinees,- but night 
trade not so forte,. Good* $7,000; Last 
week 'Old Hutch' (MG), $4,000, six 
days, fair. 

Time (Berger) (290; 15-25)— 'Alibi 
•for Murder' (Col). Light $800.. Last 
wbek 'Legong' (DuWord ), $2,000, big. 

Uptown (Publix) (1,208; 25-35)^ 
'Big Broadcast' (Par). First nabe 
showing; $3,500,. good. Last week 
'Devil Is Sissy.' (MG), $4,000, good. 

World. (Steffes) (350; 25-35-40-50) 

— Ecstasy- (2d week). Profiting from 
sensational advertising. Big $3,500, 

Last week, $4,500, bifr 



Pittsburgh, 
Holiday weekend boom/ the - 
est ever around here, knocking rec- 
ordis cockeyed everywhere. Pros- 
perity isn't being confined to down« 
town sector hut extending thrbugh^ 
out territory. Thanksgivirig day 
grosses went haywire iind were neat-. 
ly matched loUowing cbuple of days 
to send town into one of its biggest 
weeks of all time. ■ 

Out ih the lead is 'Born to jbance,' 
giiiiling Penh to a new house record. 
So big that it won't pursue the usual 
course, under Loew-Warners pool- 
ing deal, and move to the Warner, 
but sticks for another week at house 
4)1 original entry. Alvin is getting 
healthy week with 'Reunion,' but 
won't chance another session. 

Ei^ImatcB for This Week 

AUria (Iforris) C2,000; 25-35-40)^ 
'Reunion' (20th-Fox). Close to $11,-, 
500, excellent Last webk, isecond of 
Theodora* :(Cbl), swell after $11,300 
opening session. - 

Fulton (Shea-Hyde) (1,750; 25-40) 
-^'Gay Desperado^ (UA). Fell off , 
after big start; .but, building again 
tor .$7,500i^ La^t week, : second ot 
'Pigskin Parade* (20th), fine, $5,200. 

Penn. (Loew*s-UA) (3,300; 25-35- 
40)— 'Boni to Dance* (MG). All-time 
high at $30,000 iii eight , days. , Last 
week love oh Run*. (MG) all right 
at$16i00Q. 

Stanley (WB) (3,600; 25-4(i-60)« 
Tolb Joe* (WB) and -'Hollywood 
Follies' unit (Leon Errol); Stage 
getting the emphasis; $24,500, very 
gobdi . in eight days; Last we^k, six 
days, 'Word for Carrie' (Par) and 
n&i Bernie all right at $17,500. 

Warner (WB) (2,006| 25-40)— 'Our 
Relations' , (MG) imd 'Rose Bowl* 
(Par). . Swell $7,200 in eight days, 
husky hiz. Last week ^Murdeir with 
Pictures' (Par) arid 'Captain's , Kitf 
(FN) yahked after six days to under 
$4»000. 




Cleveland, Dec. 
irst Snowstorm hclavy enough to 
piiaralyze traffic on both Thanks<> 
giving £ve and Day also ehilled the 
holiday trade. Openings advanced 
one day for holiday, in some cases 
two days, were ah aid in giving cur- 
rent pix a longer week as well more 
money, j^uto show competish didn't 
make as much Of a dent as expected.. 

Estimates for This Week 
Allen (RKO) (3,000; 25-40)— 'Jane 
Turner* (RKO). Not pushed enough, 
but nice at $4,500. Last week 'Man 
Who Lived Twice* (GB), five days, 
caught 1$3,000, gobd. 'Under YoUr 
Spell* (20th) sloughed oil after two 
days at 411,200. 

. Circle (Mamiorstein) (1,900; 15- 
35)— 'Lady Be Carbful' (Par) and 
'Give My Life' (Par). : Going back to.. 
dual first-runners, this indie house' 
gets satisfactory $3,000, for a starter. 
Wot so good las| week with 'Frankie 
and Johnnie' XRepub) pulled out 
atier two diays and 'Bride Comes 
Home' (Par) (2d run) pushed in 
with 'Hollywood Boulevard' (Par);. 
$2,000, weak. 

Hipp; (Warners) (3,700; 30-40)-- 
'Three K^en on Horse' (WB). Just 
right for Thanksgiving at $17,500. 
Last week 'Gay Dbsperado' (UA), 
$15,500, ^kay. 

Palace (RKO) (3,200; 30-60 )-; 
♦Reunion' (20th) with 'Hollywood 
Hotel* unit Yanking in $20,500, fine. 
Last week 'Smartest Girl' jRKO) 
with Leon Errol unit couldn't $19,000, 

fair' 

^ate (Lbew^) 3,450; 35^0-55)^ 
'Love on Rtih' (Metro) (2d week). 
Second flicker to take a h. o. here 
this year; handsome $19,500. First 
week $21,500, which iricludes„ gate 
made by Thanksgiving Eye showing 
Of 'Born to Dance* (Metro). 

Stillihah (Loew's) (1,872; 25-35)--- 
'Hideaway Girl* (Par)., Hot enough 
at $6,500.. Last week 'Wedd'ng 
Present' (Par ) ambled in with, $5,000. 



Cbet l^ on Set 

Hollywood, Dec. 

Chet Lyons, cii^eihatographer 
'Death In Paradise Can j^on/ died on 
the feet Friday (27) ; Returning froin 
lunch with slight indigestion, Lyons 
lay down . a moment to rest When 
cirew member, went to see ho W ^* 
was doing, they found hini dead, Vic- 
tini of heart attack. 

Lyons was 51. He is survived by 
his wife, Katherine: .Ainong out- 
Standing films he shot during 8-yeat 
cbntract terrti at Fox, most recent 
.was 'Ramona.' 



^ediiesday, December 2, 1936 



P I C ¥ 



C CROSSILS 




; ' Bpston, JDeCi 

Eddib Caiitot's. stage Unit at th.e 
Boston, with 'Smartest Girl* on the 
screen, is setting a new record. *Re- 
tSion' and Horace Heidt band is 
ftrong *it the Met , and 'Love on the 
fim' at the Orph atid State , is turn- 
ing in good grosses. 

: Fine Arts will run; a coniplete 
*Donald Duck' tartooh program for 
four days, starting Wednesday (3>— 
UQi .feature. All-duck showbill sell 
iqr 50cV matin^s, 75c. evenings. 
Estiinaites for ilils Week 

Boston (RKO) (3^o6: 65)--«Smart- 
est Girl': (RKO) and : Eddie Cantor 
iihit. Biggest draw 4his town has 
seen Since way back* Capacity of 
the theatre only reason it will hot 
more than sock $45,000 Qh six 

. 4a^s. Saturday^ third day, hOUse 
obeiied at 7:3Q and. riaii: six stage 
^oiws. Opened Thanksgiving Day 
at 65c. and price will stick during 
engagement. Uhit out Siihday be- 

,;isauS6 of Cantor's New York broid- 
cBSt; ;and dual film blU was 'Smart- 
est Girl' and 'Mummy's Boy' (RKO), 
Liist week Ethel Waters unit and '15 
HAtideh Lane' ,(20th>, good for 
$25,000. 

. Fenway (M&P) (1,400; 25-35-40- 
BO)— 'White Hunter' (20th) and 'Lady 
Btt Careful' (Par). N.s.h. at $4,000. 
Last week 'Polo Joe' (WB) and 
^Straight From Shoulder' :(Pai:), 
dual, $4,800. 

Keitli Memorial (RkO) (2,900; 25r 
to.50)^'Wihtersef (RKO). Eight 
idays and good $20;000. 'East Meets 
West' iGB), four days, fair at $7,900, 
Mogul, mindreader, held over. 

Metropolitan (M&P) (4,500; 35.50 
85)^'Reunion' (20th) and Horace 
Beidi band, .. about $28,000. Last 
week $25,000 oh 'GO West' (Par) 

: .|diid Clyde Lubas.bahd* 

Orphenim (Loew) (ai.CKH); 25-35-40r 

; BOK-'Lovie oh Run' (MG) single fqir 
eight days. Arotmd $22,000, very 
good. Last week 'Come, and Get' It' 
TUA) and -'Legion: of Terror* (Col), 
dual, dandy $18,000. 

Paramount (M&P) (1,800; 25-35 
jO)--'White Hunter' (20th) and 'Lady 
Be: Careful' (Par), double. Hanging 

ijjp- $7,000, okay. 'Pold Joe' (WB) 
iRhd 'Straight From Shoulder' (Par), 
dual, A.s.h. last week at $5,200. 

Sisollay (M&P) (2,700; 25-35-4Q-50) 
^'Wofd for Carrie' (Par) and 'Pig- 
akin Parade'. (20th) 2hd nms, duaL 
Good, $8,000, Last week . 'Jeeves' 
(20th) (1st run) and 'Cain arid 
Mabel' (WB) (2nd run), $7,000. 

State (Loew) (3;500[ 25-35-40-51) )— 
Ttove oh Run' (MG). Yenr gobd 
$20,000. 'Come and Get It*^ (UA) 
and 'Legion of Terror' (Col),' good 
$15,000. 

SEATtLE lOG DOESN'T 

M'WEf$n^ 

■ Seattle,' Dec. 1. 
Biz pretty good hfere despite 
counter attraction of Washington 
and Wash. State Coast conference 
title football battle Saturday (28) 
Heavy fog- Friday night slowed up 
the b.o.'s temporarily. ~ 

Estimatea for Tlils Week 

Blue Moose (Hariirick) (900; 27-37 
42)— 'Reunion' (20th) and 'Here 
Comes. Cartel:' (FN), dual; Came 
over from Orpheum,. but slow at in- 
dicated $2,500. Last week, 'Big 
Broadcast' (Par), fourth week, good 
at $2 700 

Coliseum ' (Evergreen) (1.800; 2U 
S2)— 'Rambria' (20th) arid 'Star for 
Night' (20th), dual. Heading for 
Mod $3,600. Last week, 'Texas 
Bangers' (Par) and- 'Kelhr : 2nd' 
(MG), dual,, eight days, $3,700, good 
Fittli . Averiiie . (Evergreen) (2,400 
27-37-42)— 'Bom tO Dance' (MG) 
Giving EleariOr Powell big cam 
paigri; great $11,600 in sight. . Last 
week, 'Libeled Lady^ (MG), 2d week 
nice $8,900. ; 
-Liberty (J-vH) (1.900; 16-27-42)-^ 
Theodora. Goes Wild? (Col). Pacec 
to reach big $8;000. I,^st week. 
•Cottie arid Get It' (U), 3d week, six 
days, $3,600. good. 
. MuBio Box (Hariirick) (900; 27-37 
42)-^%ibeled Lady' ' (MG)/ Moved 
from Fifth Ave., big $4,300 expected. 
Last week, 'Pigskin Parade* (20th) 
and 'Don't Turn 'Em Loose' (RKO) 
dual, ,$2,900, okay. . 

Music ilall (Hariirick) 12,300; 27 
37)r-'Murdet With Picturies' (Par) 
and 'Sea Wonders' (U), dual, with 
vaude. Just fair at $4,500. Last 
week, 'ThiEi, Longest Night' (MG) and 
•Hollywood Boulevard* (Par), dual 
With vaude, $4,900, isatisfactoiy. 

Qri>henm (Hamriek) (2,700; 27r37 
42)— 'Woman Rebels' (RKO) and 
|Mr. Cinderella' (MG)* dual. Doing 
badly at $3,200. Last Week, 'Re 
union' (20th) and "Here Comes Gar 
ter' (MG), dual, eight days, $7,400, 
good. : 

Paramount (Evergireen) (3,106-27 
37,-42 )^'Three Men on Horse' (FN) 
and 'Rose. BoWl' (Par). Getting big 
$7,200, Last week, 'Tatzari Escapes^ 
, (MG ) arid 'Wedding Presents' (Par ) 
dual. $5,200. fair enough. 
. ;.PaIomar (Sterling) (1.450; 16-27 
37)H-'The Big Show' (Rep), with 
Payne in the lights, and also 



in person J . She's helping towards 
big $5;90O. Last week 'Straight From 
Shoulder* (Par) arid vaude, $4,900. 

big; 

BMsevelt (Sterlirig) C800; 21-32-^ 
My Man Godfrey' (U) and 'Craig's 
Wife* (Col) (2d week). Doing swell 
! 3,000. Last week, first for dual, big 
at $3,700. 




set-oowes 



San Frariciscoi Dec. 

'Bom ib TJaince* is giving the 
Paramount here ita best biz since 
-San Francisco.' Golden Gate bbosted 
admish f rom 40c^ to 55c. fbt 'Winter- 
set' and a Major Bowes unit, for 
good results. ; 

EstimaiUiii. for This Week 
Embassy (kk6-Cohieri> a,512r36r 
35^40)— 'Gambling With SoUls' (IPD) 
and 'Caesarian Operation'. (IFD) 
(4th week) at $3,000^ all right. Last 
week^ gbbd» $3,500.. 

Fox (F-WC) (5,000; 25-35-40)-^ 
'White HUnter' (20th) arid 'Mr. Cin- 
diBrella' (MGM): Light at $15,000. 
Last week 'Go West' (Par) and 'All- 
American Chump' (MGM), hot. at 
$2p,000. 

Golden Gate (RKO) (2,850; 35-55) 
^'Winterset' (RKO) and Maloiir 
Bowes unit Strong at $20,000. Last 
week 'Smartest Girl' (RKO) and 
vaiide, good, $15,500. 

Orpheum (F&M) (2,440; 30-35^40) 
— 'Thebdora' (Col) and 'Flying Hos- 
tess' (U). Coaxing therii in for swell 
$14,000. Last week (6 days) /Lady 
from Nowhere' (Col) arid 'Luckiest; 
Girl' (U); brutal at less than $^,000. 

Parainount (F-;WC) (2,740; 30-35- 
46)—' Born tb Dance' (MGM) arid 
•Longest Night' (MGM); Swell 
$25,000. Last , week (2d) 'Devil Is 
Sissy' (MGM) and 'Under Your 
SpeU' (20th) pretty good at $8,000 on 
six dflys.' 

St. Francis (F-WC) (1,470; 30-35- 
40)— Go West' (Par) and 'Bulldog 
Edition' (Rep)i Highly profitable at 
$6,500. Last week (5th) 'Libeled 
Lady' (MGM) arid 'Sitting on Moori' 
(Rep), nifty, $6,000, six days. , 

United ArtUtis (UA-Coheri) (1,200: 
25.40 )— 'Come and Get It' (UA ) (3d 
week). No coriiplaints at $5,000. Last 
week nice going at $6,000. 

Warflcid (F-WC) (2,680; 35-40)— 
flPolo Joe' (WB) and 'Dixie' (20th). 
Average at $14,000, Last week 'Re- 
union'- (20th) and 'Laughing; at 
Trouble': (2()th) slipped off to disap 
pointing^ $14,000. 



National 1st Runs 



'Polo Joe,' Virginian, Gharlesr 
ton, 2; Strand, Akroh, 4; 
Warner, Memphis, 4; Earle, 
Philly, 4; Anderson, L'yiile, 4; 
Arcade, Jacksonv'le, 5. 
UNTVEBSAL 

'Maeiilficent Brut<»,' Princess, 
Nashv'le, 4; Garden, Ciharl'te, 
21; Kerit, Grarid R, 22. , 

'ConllIct,* .Lex'ngt'n, ; Kerit, 
Grand R, ; Cap, Salem, 26. 

'Flylnr Hestess,' Warner, 
Worc'st'r, 3; Stariley, C., 4; 
Adams, Det, ; Uptown, KiC., 
4; Pal, Wichita, ?; Col, Erie, 
0r{>h> Des M., ;!2, 
UNITED AitTIS'IS 

'Garden of AUab,^ Cap, Wash-: 
ingt'n, 24; Grand, Atlanta, 25; 
Cent, Balto, 25; Loew's, DaytOn, 
25; State, L'ville, 25; State, 
N. ., 25; Co.i 1, lieading, 25; 
Loew's, Richriiond, 25; Loew's, 
Rochesfr, 25; Denver, Denver, 

; Worth, Ft. Worth, Jani 1. 

•Come and Get' It,' Sherman, 
Nf. Haven, 3; Princess, Montreal, 
4; Fox, Phoenix, 4; Roxy, Ta- 
coma, Loew's, Toronto, 
Cap, Trent'ri, 4; Poll,. Worc'st'r, 
4; Proctor, Troy, 11; ffwOod, 
Ft. Worth, 11. 

'Gay Desperado,' Maj, DaUas, 
3; Cap, Oklahoma C„ 3; Par, 
Youngst'ri; 4; CoUege, N. Haven, 
4; Kent, Grand R, 5; Pl8za» 
El Paso, 9; Ritz, Albany, 11; 
Rialto, Allerii'n, Loew's, 
London, Ont., 18. 



Last week 'Reunion' (20th) and 'Un- 
der Your Spell' .(20th) poorest iri 
town at $6,300. ' 

Strand (Indie) (2,200; 15-25-40)— 
Pennies from Heaveri* (Col) and 
Bulldog Edition' (Rep). Over $12,- 
000, spleridid. Last week 'Wedding 
Present* (Par) and 'Straight from 
Shoulder' (Par). Sb-so at $6,600.. 





2 Spots; Hlfinterset/ 





in L. A. 




GARDEN OF ALLAH' 
GOOD $14,000 IN CINCY 



inciririati, Dec. 1. 
. Small Family- is settirig a season 
topper this week with 'Mummy's 
Boys* as the flrst-half tug. 

Estimates for This Week ; 

Albee (RKO) (3,300; 35-42)— 'Gar- 
den of Allah' (UA). ; Good, $14,000. 
Last week 'Reunion' (20th), six days, 
$7,500, low for the season. 

Capitol (RKO) (2,000; 35-42)— 
'Love on Run' (MG) (2d run). Good, 
$5,000. Last week 'Theodora' (Col) 
(2d run), $6,000. excellent. 

Family (RKO) (1,000; 15-25)— 
'Mummy's Boys* (RKO) and 'Isle of 
Fury' (WB), split. Season's tops 
here at $3,200. Last week 'Sworn 
Enemy' (MG) and 'Yellowstone' (U), 
separate, $2,500. * 

Grand (RKO) (1.200; 25^40)— 
'Theodora' (Col) (3d ruri). Dandy at 
$3,500. Last week 'Come and Get 
It* (UA) (2d run). $3,000. all right. 

Keith's (Libson) (1.500; 30-40)— 
'Word for Carrie* (Par). Okay at 
$5,000. Last week 'Polo Joe* (WB), 
$6,000, swell. 

Lyric (RKO) (1,400; -42)— 
'Without Orders* (RKO), Fair, 
$4,000. Last week 'Dixi * (Fox), 
$5,000, okay. 

Palace , (RKO) (2,600; 35-42)— 
'Winterset* (RKO). Good for $10,000. 
Last week 'LoVe o.i Run' (MG), $15,- 
500, heavy. 

Shubect (RKO) (2.200; 40-60)— 
'Luckiest irl' (U) and 'Manhattan 
Scandals' unit* Fair, $11,000. Last 
week -Girl ori Front Page' (U) and 
Dave Apollori unit, $14,000, flrie. 

Strand (Ind) (1,300; 15-25)— Great 
Ziegfeld' (MG) and 'Your Heart' 
(WB), subsies, ivided, $2,500. big. 
Last week 'Walking on Air' (RKO) 
and 'Swing TimO* (RKO), -returners, 
$2,000, normal. 



. Detroit, Dec. 1. 

Hbuses step oiit heftily this week, 
v/ith one spot, the dual-policy State, 
due . for a record orid secbnd run 
showing of 'Libeled Lady,' plUs 
'Wives Never Know.* "Libeled* fin 
ished three weeks* se^ion at the 
United Artists onjy two stanzas ago; 

Bowes amateiu: all-girl unit, plus 
•Without Orders,' is giving the Mich 
igan top coin honors again. 

Estimates for This Week 

Adams (Balaban) (1,700; 25-40)- 
'East Meets ' West* (GB) and '15 
Maiden Lane- (20th), dual. Normal 
$4,500. Last Weak 'Legion of Terror 
(Col) and 'Jeeves' (20th) clipped off 
a good $5,200 in this home town of 
the Black Legion. 

Fox— (Indie) (5,000; 30-40-65)— 
'White Hunter' (20th) plus Xavier 
Cugat on stage. Oke $20,000 this 
week. Another oke $21,000 last week 
on 'Reuriion.' plus Fats Waller band, 
aided by Thanlcsgiving pric#3. .. 

Madison (United Detroit) (2,000; 
30-40-65)— 'Come and Get It' (UA). 
Oke $11,000 this week, and will hold. 
'Midsumnier Dreatm' (WB) at pop 
prices last week pretty poor at $6,000. 

Michigan (United Detroit) (4.000; 
30-40-65)— 'Without Orders* (RKO) 
and Bowes all-rgtrl unit. Good $26,000. 
Three Men on Horse' (WB), plus 
'Folie Parisienne* unit, did nice $27,- 
000 last stanza. ^ „^ 

State (United Detroit) (3,000; 25- 
40)— 'Libeled Lady* (MG) (2d run) 
and 'Wives Never Know' (Par), dual. 
Holiday prices opening day and cbn- 
tinued popularity of 'Libeled' desmte 
three weeks at UA recently, pushes 
this house to new record at $12,000. 
Last stanza fine $8,500 ori 'Rose Bowl 
(Par) and return of 'Light Brigade 
(WB), moved here from Michigan. 



Indianapolis, Dec. 1. 
Apollo, with the only new opening 
on the holiday, started off with the 
best gross for an opening day in six. 
years witlt 'Three. Men on a Horse.' 
and the pace is holding up. In the 
vaudfilm Lyric, where their stage 
apjpearances have always been 
mOney-makers, Olsen and Johnson in 
the picture, 'Country Gentlemen,', are 
a natural and, with 'Cuban Follies,'* 
house is heading strongly for a danoy 
figure on the week. 

Estiriiates for This Week 

Apollo (Fourth Ave.) (1.100; 29-40) 
— Tli^ee Men ori Horse' (WB). Very 
good $7,500. Last week , 'Reunion' 
(20th) okay at $4,500. 

Circle (Monarch) (2,800; : 25-40)— 
'Hideaway; Girl' . (Par) dualed with 
'Gay Desperado' .(UA). Latter pie 
ture given rbusing critical reception,' 
but former pic stressed in ads. Mod- 
erately good at $5,000. Last week 'Go 
West' (Par) and 'Big Game' (RKO) 
good at $7,500. 

Loew's (Loew's) (2,600; 25-40 >— 
'Theodora' (Col) arid 'Mad Holiday' 
(Col), dual, Clicking for $8,000. Last 
week 'Love on Run' (MG) i^well at 
$10,000. 

Lyric (Olson) (2.000; 25r30-40)— 
'Country Gentlemen' . (Rep) and 



Los Angeles. Dec, 1. 
Healthy returris are iri store for 
all of the first runs currently. New 
crop of pictures and, couple of hold- 
overs got away tb smash trade 
Thanksgiviilg day. and. next three, 
days helped pile up substantial 
grosses all around. It's best com- \ 
bined take town has had in number 
of months. 

'Born to Dtnce' is toppirig the 
town at Loew's State and Chinese, 
with 'Anthoriy Adverse,' on first 
showing at pop prices, doing smartly 
at Warners Hollywood arid Down- 
town houses. Second week, of 'Theo- 
dora Goes Wild* at the Paramount is 
heading house for above average 
normal biz. 

'Lloyds of Lbndon' got away to 
good star at Carthay Circle, where 
it is two-ia-dayirig. aind looks set for 
healthy stay. 'Winterset* is garner- 
ing better than average trade at the 
day-date Pantages and RKO. 
Estimates for 'This, Week 
Carthay Circle (Fox) (1,518; 55-83- 
1.10-1.65 )r-'Lloyds (20th). Capacity 
premiere at $5 and satisfactory Tur- 
key Day trade. Headirig for $15,300. 
on initial week. Looks gbod for six 
to eight weeks. 

Chinese (Grauman) (2.028; 30-40- 
55)— 'Bom to Dance' (MG) arid '15 
Maiden Lane* (20th> dual. Nifty 
$14,500. Last week 'Reunion* (20th) 
and 'Our Relations' (MG) bad at 
$7,900"' 

Downtown (WB) (1,800; 30-40-55- 
65)— 'Anthony Adverse' (WB). At 
$1^000, biggest take . for hoiise in 
many moons. Last week, second 
stanza of . 'Come and Get It' (UA) 
and 'Cap:Uiiri's Kid' (FN), weak at 
$8,700. 

Four Star (Fox) (900; 30-40-55)— 
'Devil Is Sissy* (MG) (2d week)." 
Slipping only little . below initial 
week to $4,2(H). First week brought 
isatisfaetory $5,200. 

HoUywood (WB) (2,756: 30-40-55- 
65)— 'Arithony Adverse^ (WB). Run- 
ning behind its day-dater downtbwn 
but $13,000 here is immense. Last 
week 'Come and . Gret It* (UA) and 
'Captain's Kid' (FN) (2d week). 
Profitable at $7,900. 

Orpheum (Bdwy) (2,280; 25-30-35- 
40)— i'Dixie' . (20th) and 'Accusing 
Finger* (Par),, dual, and vaiide. 



vaude. Very good $10,200. Last Holiday trade helped this brace of 



week 'Luckiest Girl' (U) and vaude,: 
nifty at $9,800 with Thanksgiving 
Day help. 



Tennies' Gets 

Bucks; $12,000, Pro?. 



Frovi 

Business is fine and every stand 
gettinjg its. share. Most forte are 
'Pennies from Heaven' at the Strand 
and 'Winterset' at Albee. Both on 
double bills. 

Estimates tor This Week 

Albee (2,200; 15-25-40)— 'Winterset* 
(RKO) and 'Daniel Boone' (RKO). 
Points to $9,500, a figure this houSe 
hasn't heard of in months. Holdover 
likely: Last week 'Smartest Girli 
(RKO) and ' rand Jury' (RKO ) fair 
at $6,300. 

Fay's (2,000; 15-25-40)— le 
(20th) and vaude. Another, nice week 
at $7,000. Last week 'Sea Spoilers 
lU) and vaude, with latter respbrisx 
ble for swell $8,100. 

Loew's State (3,200; 15-25-4Q)--- 
'Lbve On Run' (MG) (2d week) 
Slowed lip a . bit, but $7,500. not bad 
Last week $17,000, , 

Majestic (Fay) (2,200; 15-25-40)— 
I 'Light Brigade* (WB). Great $8,000. 



TOPS DENVER, 
$12,500; ARUSS, $5,000 



Denver; Dec. 
East Meets West' is th^ bi»» sur- 
prise of the week, and b?c?nse of 
heavy holdouts will ro to thf» . rbad 
way for a second wee't. 'H^nnibn' 
dipped at the Denver and Will not 
3et a second week. , 

Estimates for This Week 

Aladdin (Huffman) (l.-WO- 25-40 
50)— 'East Meets West' (GB). At 
tractini? crowd of Arliss faris and 
Will get bi"! $5,000. Last week. 'Com'! 
and Get It' (UA). fbllov/in" a week 
at the Denver; delivered ^S.'iOO. 

Broad wav CHM<TmP"V (i ''00: 25-^0) 
—'Gome and Get It' (UA). The 
Broadway is a sort of heaven, for 
films that deliver f»t other Huffman 
theatres; gobrt' S2,5ft0 is indlcat'?d. 
Last week, 'The Gay Desnerado' 
(UA ), gave a «ood account of it*!«lf 
here with $?.000.- having played the 
Aladdin for two wfie'r.< . 

Center (Allan) (1 500: l5-?'»-25^— 
'Boss Rider of (Ivn Cr^i-?!:' ( ). 'My 
Tytan Gbdfre"' fU> ar'i s'^^rt rh'''". 
Excellent $3,000 in .«!ir'*i^. lif" wart!-. 
'Gentleman from Lbu'viari"* (Feo) 
and 'Crash Donovsn' (U ). with stage 
show, did nice $2,250. 

Denham (Cockrill) (1.50!): 25-15-40) 
—'Go West, Young Man* (Par). P**" 
ing the kind of business alwayt! ex- 
pected from a Mae : West film; con- 
tinuous standouts indicate a gross, of 
$10,500. Last week. 'Frtse Bbwl* 
(Par), with the Olsen, &, Johnsori 
stage show, did $iOT)QO,: ^'>r»gcifv. 

Denver (Huffman) (!?.500: ?.5-35- 
50 )— 'Reunion' (20th ) and .stage band. 
With business heavier for .m^fip'^es 
than at nights, thr; fyoss is being 
held down some. ft5 OOi). L^st week. 
'Charge of the LiTht Tirir»ade' . (WB) 
was disabbointirtr'. H'^M only five 
days, it did around $S,500. 

Orpheum (RKO) f 7. «Ort; 25-35-40) 
—'Born to Dance' (MG) and 'Our 
Relations' (MG). Continuous packing 
them in should get $12,500 for the 
week, with films to stav second week 
Last week. 'Love, on the Run' (MG) 
and 'Without Orders' (RKO), got 
good $9,500. 

Paramount (Huffman) (2,000; 25 
40)— 'Graig'3 Wife' (Col) and 'Lady 
from Nowhere' (Col). Doing above 
average arid should hit $4,000. Las 
week, 'Magnificent Brute' (U) arid 
'The Man 1 Marry' (U), finished with 
I nice $3,000. 



first runs to hit close ta $12,000, 
good. Last week 'ROse Bowl' (Par) 
and 'Sea Spoiliers* (U), $7,700, fair. 

Pantages (Pan) (2,700; 30-40-55)— 
'Winterset* (RKO) arid 'Flyirig Host- 
ess' (U)^' dual. Very satisfatcory 
$10,000. Last week 'Luckiest Girl' 
(U) arid 'Jane Turner' (RKO), a bad 
at $4,900. 

Paramount (Partmar); (3,595; 30- 
40-55 )— 'Theodora' (Col) and' stage 
show (2d week). Sweet *18.000 on 
holdover. Last week $21,500. which 
ex'^elient^ 

PKO (2.950; 30-40-55) -'Winterset? 
(RKO) and 'Flying Hostess* (U), 
dual Around $9,000. profitable. Last, 
week. 'Luckiest Girl' (U' and 'Jane 
Turner* (RK). Weak at $5,500. 

State (Loew-Fox) (2.0^4; 30-40-55- 
75)— 'Bom to Dan'^e* (MG) and '15 ; 
Maiden Larie* (20th V. dual. Bljf 
$20,500. Last week. 'Reunion' (20th) 
arid 'Our Relations* (MG). Just fair 
at $12,000. .. , 

United Artists (Fox-UA) (2.100; 
30-40-55)— 'Reunion* ''2d run) (20th) 
p.nd 'Man Who Lived Twice* (G.-B), 
dual. Quints drawing better here in 
proDortion than they did at the State 
and Chinese last week. • and $4,000 
will be oke. Last week, second of 
Ziegfeld.' plenty good at $4,500. 



Early Xniias Shopping: 

In Birm. Helping Pbc 

Birmingham. Dec. 
Christmas shopping season has al- 
ready started with a bang and Satur- 
day night (28) 100.000 persons or 
more thronged the streets downtown 
to see the annual Christmas parade. 
Theatres got some of the overflow 
crowds. 

Estimates lor This Week 
Alabama (Wilby^Kincey) (2.800: 
30-35-40)— 'Charge of Light Brigade' 
(WB).- Good. $7,700. Last week, 
fDodsworth' (UA), got good $8 000. 

Empire (Acme) (1.100: 25)— 'If You 
Could Only Cook* (Col), Prrifty 
good at «3;000, Last week. 'She 
Couldn't Take It' (Ind). $2,500. fair. 

Bitz (Wilby-Kincey) (1.600: 25)— 
'General Died at DaWn' (Par). Mod- 
erate $2,700. Last week, 'Ladies in 
Love' (20th). $2,800; 

Strand (Wilby-Kincey) : 25)— 
'Magnificent Brute' (U). ational 
first run makes little difference on 
this one with Hght $1,500. Last week. 
'Wild Brian Kent' (20th). $1,400, 

^^Ipantapes (WJlby-Kincey) f 2.300; 
25-35)— 'Murder with Pictures' (Par) 
and vaude. Good business for thre» 
days onlyi with house elosed bal- 
ance of week, $2.300.. Last week, 
'Girl on Front Page' (U) and vaude, 
$1,900, poor. 



10 



THE EMOTIONAL POWER OF ROTHSCHILD 



ONE 

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THE BREATH-TAKING 



of a lady of rank and a 



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cujid a touching boyhood 
pact that only death could 

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lorious 
woman 
to save it. " 

EMPIRE OF GOLD THAT 
A KINGDOM... 

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and its rpmantic begin- 
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Ring Twice- 

Fpr Good News! 
Ring Once— 

For Disaster! 




Tensely your audiences wiU listen as this 
unsleeping senti^el of d turhuleni world 
tolls the signal that sways the destinies 
of two znen, a woman and an empire! 



Wednesday, December 2, 1^36 



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■ Lryin(|stone; (9) GeneMdrkey; 

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<2I) Gove^rtdr >^Mi>:; Lehmi^ Irving Berii 
(23) JeanneHo\Mdcbbiial(c); Gene iRdymoni 
(24]( Mirioin Hopkins, ft^ A^dni- 
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INIERN/iYMIN/^l. NEWS 




Paris,. Nov. 

Fi'c^nch thieatr^cal. world just can't 
I6avc uiiion^. ctlone. New ones are 
created every day;. . Old piies collapse 
just to be replaced by neW ones.. 

I^atest lis the getting tpge^ber of all 

irectors of comedy houses. .Project 
was la\iQched by Louis Joiivet and 
G^stbrt Baty, two of the recently;, apr. 
poihted *Big Four' of : the Coriiedie- 
Franqaise,' . 

Preydenicy of the hew group was 
acc^ted' by ' Edoiiard Bpiirdet, new 
administratpr of the . Comedie->Fran- 
Paiil Abriaim of the Qdeon, ah- 
staie! theatre/ also jpitied .the 
groups prortto,^ Such . enteri)rise 
.quicKly won .pyer .others and.^^oyr 
the associatlph ;iha;s;^e^^^^ Charles 
pullin, Qeprges PitdeflT, Rene Rpcher 
and rienry. Bertistein, 



' ideav as>Jbuyet and Bjaty explain.lt^ 
^rjiup ail who' 
explpit stage comedy^; Thus orgah-^ 
ized we shall be able to define our : 
^profession cixactly,,.: 1^ 
Us. to examine ; togcUier the ! inaiiy 
difficulties, both; iechnioal and. prp^ 
fes^ipnid^ that Mre have to pver$0me. 
Qiir prof essipn beiihg^^ prjgjanizecC defif: 
ite staitM^s j^5t^Ui$hi^^ y^UTjIije^ 
inu6h . TO ipt US' 'to . jyMp ' .vinto • 
land get enf prc^ . thi^ different 
jnlea^^s ' necj^^ the .npninal' 

explbijbUpn : p^^^ , 

{' im!mediate.;r^ reduction, of 
^ taxes/- ' i.r:;;:;:-v •>;:•• ■ ■•' : 

. ;Biir<i^ct6rs ' pl^.driiiiia; hbuses sppn: 
. {pUbyited stiife- TKe ■ in^t><&rs;Of . .jthe 
bid 'Asspipiatio^^ 

Dir^itoris*: MMv .1^ and. tteutch 
riesiigned« . Old .asspciatlba . cdlligpised 
with' * ; trash.; lOut df ' lt$ .aishes 
sprang thi ide^ pf ' ^rofessiP.hal 
syndicate.' Anhual memberships 
.:>'yrere::fixe(i};'dit:'|'^i''^^^^^ Miin 
cpqditipnv tb a ah 
. >dii:ee3b6rJ'i.'';^-^'' ' ... . r;-:- 



JiiMv :;^jMer la 
MichQdiere),^ , u in s o; h' ; (,*n>eatre 
I'iiffBiltf^vfi^ iPalaii. dtt 

(liiieatrb de ,Ia Thea- 
tre IVfichbl)^^ Lehm&n (Theatre de la 
p6Ti^; Sa.ix\t Martin and VDiieat^^ 
yi:' Katei.et ) , Mbucci, ^ (Boufles- 
i*i^risiens)' .1^^^ ..already jpined* 

I|ir]^(ftd|iatb object: -reductiPn. pf 
iaxes. : ' 



^ ; Paris, Npv. 

.Jigsaw JacVsbn has just been to 
cpurt. here,, and; Ipst tils . suit. 

Braiay igs^W; Jsidcgpn, born in 
Harleiiti, npw has the.' reputation of 
being one of the- best cplpred cpn 
tortionists in Europe^ He went to 
England and there tnet a gent named 
Harryy who; is Britisih' .subject. 
Harry .was . une'mplpyett and Wanted' 
to cpirie ' to France. Jackspn decided 
to help hitn. Ih ordbr to get throufi^ 
immigration fed tape^ Jackson signed 
^ up Harry as his attendant at $38 a 
week; }■ 

flarty got thrpti^ the jciistpms and 
immigratiph pedple,4 came to Paris, 
Ipyed ii, .and decided -yrprk- wa$ ber 
neath him^ Jackspii shoWed hiih the 
door. ; Harry . brandishied'his contract 
and both .went , to see their lawyers. 

'But what.- were the services ex- 
pected from a personal attendant?' 
queried puzzled Frendh Justice Maiis. 

'It was blulf/ muttered 

Jackson. 

'He owes me $600 back wages,' 
cbuhteired Harry, 

Judge Mails cut in with a . comment 
that he was an admirer , pf Jackgon, 
havirig seesn , him' at various music 
halls: ; But Jackson .had td pay 
Harry's- hotel bill, biiy him a ticket 
to England and give hini $23 fpr ex- 



acci 



. , Lrfjhdpn, Nov; ; 
Max Schach has definitely dfepided 
to ihcdrpbrate cplor sei^iuences' in ^ 
Pagliiacci,' fpllowing ai>i>rQvail ' ' bf 
rushe.<: by . Director Karl V Grune; 
About . one-third of t fobtage will 
be in; color,; compflsi isequeneej^.'jtn'^^ 
trpdvicing. the , opera. p»; which; tlie 
stpry 'is based..;' 

; Process in Chemicplpr, evplved by 
Grune and cameraman Ottp. Kaii- 
turek;' 

After release pf 'Pagliacci' the 
prpcess is tb be offered for .use pf ; all 
producers. 




, '■ .-; Rpme, Npv.., 

:ttalijm ,le|^i pii^ f bf -'37 >sea- 
$6n, take in; a; gi^at range, of time 
ahd sjpace. firbin . the celbbratibn pf 
the 2,09Pth ■ aimiversary. bf 
Augustiis tp the establishmeilt pf a 
ciblpdiai itheatfef-in Italy'iei ihewliy ac- 
quii:ed.Eaist African iem^i^r^ 

Fpr celebratipn pf .the Augustus 
a^j^versary the . Comedib ;:Franc£iise 
pf P#is wiU isend"' dpwii a grpup 
bf- actpfs tp jprbduce Cpfneille's 
"Ginna-' ph the site pf . the pld Roman 
Forum... < 

Theatrical invasipii. pf .East 'Africa, 
will begin as. soou. as the iprbper: 
equipment hias. been assembled. Na- 
tional organizatibii lor 'after- work 
totertainnient,, . 'whic^^^ prganizes . the- 
atricals ih small ;rUral; cpmihunitie^, 
i^ 'plaIming^ to. adapt the' equipment 
bf ■one of .."ThiBspiah/.c^^^ 
Africibt;' r^iiireiinent^ and ship.' it 
down. ; 'Cart' is * ; have "Complete 
technical : equipment foir - perforin 
anCes of irevues,; variety acts, niusij 
cal cpmedies arid pne-act ; plays, .ais 
Well as- lodging facilities for :the 
.actpi:s aind stage hands. 

Besides this' tpuring unit, Italian^ 
are , plahriinf; tp , constf lict ' a spe- 
tiai theatre with a stage about 6Q 
feet wide V and PO feet Ipng which 
can be used either , covered .or un 
covered ^whenever ei .natural backr 
grbuhd is 'desirable.' This theatre 
which will give both musical and 
drainatic .performances;; . an'd ■■■ is^ to 
haVe its headqtiartefs ) at Addis 
Ababa, but will alisp be constructed 
thiat it can . be moved tb other , cities 
for guest perforriiances. 



GERMAN VAUDE ACTS 
STRANDED IN HUNGARY 



Half 'InterMe' 

Vienna, Nov. 22. . 
Deutsche Volkstheatre is 'rehears- 
ing^Etigen O'Neiil's 'Strange Inter- 
lude.' Play is to be produced on 
Dec. 10, directed by F. Walter. 
Iii the leading parts are Margarbte 
ries, Haris Frank, Kurt Vpri Lessen, 
iEgOh vori Jordan, Theodor Grieg and 
!Fbriio%jedl. 

While V^Mterlude* Priginally lasted 
Bix hPiirs, the Vienna verslOn will 
not last longer thaiii three. - 



. Berlin, NToy: 
Having been bobked fpr the pperi 
ing bill pf the iEiudapest Kii'aiy, now 
the Fpevarpsi Orfevim, by Philip 
Lesing, vaude manager who former- 
ly ran^ the Liebich, Breslau, several 
:|Gerinan acts had ;ia ..mo^t unpleasant 
bxperibhce iri^ the Hurigarian capital. 
' . Fpr .rtjaspiis'. believed tP. . mixed 
up with antirjewish propaganda, 
Lesing's' bperiing was iked by the 
Budapest authbrities-: the grpuhds 
that the house needs Prbr 
miere was : postponed twice, with the 
forei acts, ineahxyhile living on; 
Lesing's expeiis^. 6ne the acts 
was Itassner, German niagician> who 
besides a staff, of 14 .people carries 
ati elephant^ He -finally had to , pawn 
his jejvels ih; order, tb return to Ger- 
many alone arid send ehpugh coin' 
from Berlin. 'to get the act. out of 
Hungary, \vhere strict financial laWs 
forbid foreign mpney transactions. 
^ . AnPtlier . act, Achilles & Netimanri, 
experienced difficulties wiring to 
Berlin for riipney. 



mBETTE|iPWN UNDER 

Syl^ey 01»y and M«lb9arBe 

V ■■''^itirowded by .Cnp.Bace 
?. p.t-'y- ■■ / ' •■ . ■ ■ ' •• 

' Sydney; Nov. 3. 
Biz Is brighter thisMvCek,^ with 
solid hits scored by 'Ramoria' (Fox) 
and 'Piccadilly Jim' (M-G). 'Great 
zWgffeld' (M-^G) mpyes intp its fifth 
week arid will , iPnger, and 
'Naughty Marietta' and Thi Man' 
<M-G) gp put after a third stanza. 
Another M-iS hit, .'Sriiali tpwn Girl,! 
:also quits^'aiter?, ftvie .gpod weeks. 

'Sweet Moe^^ifil) came in duir-, 
irig the.weeJr^M may get spnie ;bi2f 
frpm f^mhies.- 'ShbW B.pM' iU) will 
sbpn go -iritO^its sixth -mo^^^ arid rer 
jnai ' "' 

•liyirig Dectpr* (Natipnal ) is quit- 
ting spon, as is .."^^ (Chaur 
vei). Bbth these Ibcals drew strpng 
biz fpr quite a ^ell, and at pue pe^ 
riPd w;ere the best ln-town.v 

New Ibcals bboked-. in. include: 
'White Death' (Barrier) and 'Oiphan 
of ' the • Wilderness- (Ciriesound )v 
'Fury' (M-0 ) ha? b«ert held bvor for 
a second week. ". , 



Melbpurnci/Npv. ;4'. 

G^eat biz and great crowds, he;re 
fpr -the Melbourne .Clip. Maii'age- 
riierits are reapjyDg splid b.p. and ivill 
bririg in further attractipiis tb cpp as 
riiiicb a$ ppssiblo liefOre the crpwd 
departs.; . ' ■■ 

Currerit lineup includes: 'San Fran- 
ciscpr (M-G),.*Petrifled Forest' (WB), 
•These iltfee* (UAX^ .'IS Hbiirs by 
Aii^ ;(Pir)* Three .Maxims' (AD), 
'Street Siriiger's' .Serenade' (AD)* 
'Early to Bed' (Par), •Absolute: 
Quief (M-G> land. 'Beloved Vaga- 
bpnd' (AD),- 




Reinhardt Setiles 

ienha, Nov. 22. 
Max inhardt settled with his 
financial adviser, M, Adametch; but cf 
court, paying $2,500 instead of thb 
$6,000 claimed. Adametch worked for. 
Reinhardt in Berlin, then came to 
Vienna arid; put things straight at the 
Theatre der Josef stadt. Later dif- 
ferences afose,^ according to Ithe Aus- 
trian dismissaL ' i 



\ tiondpn, Npy. 

Barbara Verhen pf the Russell, 
MarcOni and Venipn' , ' act, who 
recently iscpred a splid hit, 
yiv^4 p' 'No/^NOi Na^^ * wa$ 

refused' a 'labpr peririit fpr thb reie 
Of ' priricipal girl in the -jMother 
Gopse* paiaipiiriiri^ the Lpndori 

Hippodrome. 'for .GlKris^ 

Understood tiie iHtiftistry ^of Labor 
takes the .attitude that .'^priricipal 
girl' iri pantomiriie is esseritialiy 
arid typically a British eharafeteriza- 
tion ai^d shpuld be . played by a na- 
tive. , Part"- ,wi be ,taken by Ghili 
Boucher. Baii • ;does not - apply tO 
Miss Vernpn accepting Other engage- 
nients in England, ' it is understPod . 
She sailed inuriediaiely fOr . New 
Yprk, however. 

Al?!'^ady 'ia cOriiplefe checic-up .bri 
all ailieris is being kept until after 
the. cpronatipn. Legitimate .engage- 
ments ;fpr; artists , will Carefully 
scrutiriized and their ' - 

quired intp. PerfPrmers ^ good 
standing vrHl pirobably: find np dif 
ficulty, hpwe'ver. 





Giauyel to fi'wood 



Sydney, Nov. 3. 
.CJharles ChauveV producer of 
/Uncivilized,* leaves next week to 
take a lopk into thb. latest; produc- 
tipn methpds: pi. WoliywpOd fbir fu- 
ture, use in , Ausbralia^ Chauvel will 
be given entree to . Universal, \vhich 
handles Ibcal distributibn bf - his pic. 
, It Sw'as' ChauveV who first, discev- 
ered Errbl fllyrin when ^ifn the Wake 
pf the BpUiify* >yas made here. 




; libridbri^ .Dec. 1, 
•Art 6nd Craft,^ cbmedy by Michael 
iEgan, author bf 'The Dbrtiinant Sex.^' 
ppefiiBd' Embassy last h^^ 

(30). "Feiatures Sinclair, and 

iifas yireli ^ receiyied the .flrst- 
riighters. 

'AljL Wave,^ new Archii; de.:fiear: 
revue, lopened at the -iDuke p^ York's 
theatfe; last Tueisd^ (24>. it is iiot 
up to We'st End;staridards and un- 
likely to linger ■ Ipn^. AmPiag. the 
principals are Nauntpn 'Wayne arid 
Starifeyr Hollpway^ Eric MaSchwit^ 
director pf Variety . fp* BBC,' pro- 
vided siPime Of the sketches and de 
'Bear. wrbte * spme .■ al'sp, » Music is 
mOstiy byvJack sirichey. . ' 
^ • 'Hell .for Lfeathei*,* mptpr^taCing 
melbdf{ima. Opened "ait the Phpenix 
•Thursday (ZC), .vl^ritten ,by Barre 
Lyridbii, authpr pf 'The Amazing Dr. 
Clitterhpuse,*,. still current: at the 
Haymarket af{er aJOrigish run, Hiis 
heyr Plai^ was well received and 
Ippics 'pkay,';*. .Cast; to^ .Alec 
Clunes, .Edgar Norfolk iahd Olive 
'Blakeriey^ .y ' ' ' ■', . . 

'Tp and Frp,' revue; pperied at the 
Cpm.edy;- also jon"^ Thursday, brit 
hasni't got' inuch -^weight^ Written 
by " il ;^puthf «i ' ailthPrs and seyen 
cbmpbsers, *t.jit strives^ ■ to create a 
spphisticaitipn ' which doesn't cprixe 
tiirOiigh. as ■ anything . more. . than 
pseudo-Coward.''; 




Capitol Starts 'LilacV 

. Loridon, Nov. 24. 
CapitPl -Films has 'started iwbrk on 
'The Lilac -DOmirio,' brie of the most 
popular musical cPriiedies ever; 
staged; in LOridOn. Michael Baftlett 
arrives iri-Englarid riext week tO play 
the leadihg rple bpposite June 
Knight; 

Principal supportirig cast includes 
Szpcke.Szakail.. Others likely to be 
in cast are Fred iEriiiiey, Athene, Seyr 
ler, Richard Dolman and Cameron 
Hall. 

..Piece rari, in Loridpn; 747 * 
secutivO perforriianceS; at the Empire 
theatre, commericing' February, IjSia, 



'Pastures' Set in London 

Iipndon, 23; 
reen Pastures' has bieen set for 
Lpndori premiere at the New Gal- 
lery; Npv.; 3d, * irig of the deal 
between 'Warriers and Gi-B. being 
delayed orily while: it was being der 
cided Which of the circuit's West 
End spots would .be best for the pic- 
ture.. 

, Trade anticipates, the film will riot 
be approved by local authorities in 
eyery sppt, despite its censor cer^ 
tifickte.. British Broiadcasting Cojrp. 
was set to biroadcast part bf the 
sound track last night but cancelled 
the ' item- for 'iear • of public ppiniori. 



. ^(Coritiftued from page 3)' _ 
yiras;- 'iThree. llilen .on; a Horse,' 
iBnanced by Warriers and boUghf by 
the* same -^firrii for $110,000., This, 
;however, caused some film; cbmpariy 
annoyance since Sam -Goldwyn had 
wanted it fpr Eddie Cantpr at the 
time ;:and bid it lip to that figure; 
Other ftlriir companies have studi- 
ously avoided bidding against each 
other- fpr 'plays ^financed by arty of 
themv according tp the authprs: This 
is borne . out- by - simple economics 
since -if a compariy • owris'.'lialf the 
play it can afford to outbid compe- 
tition, half the mbriey. coming right 
back to the bidder. \ 

Of the plays bought for filriis so 
far this season, Metro paid $20,000 
for 'Spring fiance' and $50;000 for 
Idiot- s Delight.' Both of these were 
ori last year's coritracts. , Metro also 
paid $40,000 tb Sarii Harris for 'Night 
Must.; FaU,' which it had financed 
under the old Contract. Only other, 
picture sale, this year also involved 
Warriers. It Was a complicated deal 
riiade abroad by the company; with: 
Gilbert . Miller Calling; it iis under- 
rstopdi for abput ; $400,000 and in- 
yoly ing three plays, 'Tovarich ■ cur* 
Tent in NeW York; 'Proriiise,' due 
next month, and 'The Amazing Dr. 
Clitterhpuse,' npt definitely skedded 
for roadway showing yet. ^ Harpld 
Lloyd this week paid $25,000 f Or the 
short-lived 'Double Dummy.' 

Since ; the battle between the play r 
Wrights arid producers came to an 
amicable cbmprOriiise, Hollywood 
declared' itself out on .firiartcing plays 
because it doesn't like the contract. 
This, the authors say, is Okay by 
thepi. Prpducers have been " - 
cliried to iagreie, but not any too posi^ 
tively. Radio's, purchase Of ^Stage 
Dopr/, however^ is pointed to as 
sho^yi that the new contract is, 
in , beneficial to writers arid 
prpducers since it is the first posi- 
tive instance of the fact that actual 
bidding by the various companies 
can push purchase figures up. 

Reports still persist on BroadWay 
that several film Companies are itch- 
ing, to forget all about the bari pn 
financing .plays. 



, Nov. 25. 
The fOng-awaiteid train of refoiins 
which, it is hoped; , will revive the 
Comedie-Francaise, 
First batch .of ne*/ rules, a four- 
article decree! deliyeri^d by Jean iay, 
Ministeir Natipna.l to 
Edbiiard Bpurdet, new, Ad"'^' isti-ator : 
Generial, < reyolUtiPriized the pld 
house.- 

: As 2^y ;prbmised^^^^w^^ hiade 
.BPiJrdei the big: shbfj - this decree 
nisUces the latter the ^eai .boss bf his 
by/n show. First,, absblute independ* 
ence through secret '>rptirig is granted 
to the reading coriimittee: selecting 
the" plays for the repertory. This 
does'.,' a^ay. with the incredible 
airibtmt of backsfageJlntrigue which 
went Pri pireyibiislyt and which is lal* 
ieigedly, resppnsible> fpr such a large 
:number pf ; flpps- Oft the dOmedie'i 
billSPf the jbidst years.; j . ' . 

Article two- 'imiakes the; Adriilnls-: 
tratpr General the sple judge as to 
which play should be istaged and as 
to the niailner in which it shpuld be . 
acted. Bburdet is prie of the half- 
dpzeri or so legit directprs who make 
money iii this tbwnv Unless^ he loses 
his grip he can be depended iipon to 
create plays at the Cpmedie which 
%iU -prove entertaining not only to 4 
select grbu|^ : of bid decadents, ibiii 
to the general public. . 

Thls^Mmein Has the drawback of 
d^pendi^^milreiy on the l^erspnali^^ 
p£ the A<ligES£l^ieitpi'.: But the 8am<l 



pOrspnialil. 
phasizedt 'ik 
brOu^t thet, 
When BovTi 
And the 




to be stronigly cnw 
1$ the lack pf it which 
tbmedie where, it .wai. . 
>IV«l)ced iri. ■ 
:*rs haiye 'been, given %.., 
chainCe; to flght back: they , niay cpm* 
plain about, anything periamirig to 
their biz to the Administrative Coun- 
cil, ''which has .the final say. Drafitiit 
as it may iiesem, iiiving the Adiri.lnijs« 
tratpr Micli aiithprity W;as deemed 
necbssai^ ;^; oyercome the; obstinatii 
resistance odC sonie .asspbiates whor 
had beeii^ therb iso long they thpughi ; 
the3r; 6wried the pl^cO. It was also; 
deeriied necessary tp 'enable the Ad- 
miQistratbr to enforce ;the ,rigprpu8 
discipline that will he the Watchword' 
of the old house ih the future 

'Vacations, arid leaves will probably 
;be slashed; associates and .'pension-' 
naires*. ;iH^ probably .h^ve to play, at 
the Cbmedie iOnly; and .will have to.; 
suhmit : to long* arid tecious r«S» 
hearsals. 

...... ■ PAy Increase ■ 

To riiaKe ui> for these measures the 
fourth article brings a general in* 
crease in pay and premiums. Aisso? 
ciates' shares jump f rorii $100 to $600 
monthly, t^ensipiinaires' salaries ar« 
increased i$50 a riipnth.; Premiums, 
which' aire piid; oiit . to performerii 
each time jilay * . presented, 
tripled. 

This last article Was all the more 
surprising to everyone, since fpr the 
first nine mpnthi5:of 1936' the, Coriiedle 
netted a deficit of close to $15,000. 

These new rules haVo' gone • Into 
effect already, and some asso- 
ciates have already felt them; Ona 
of them is Jean Weber, who felt he 
was done Wrong, when JUlien Ber- 
theau was hired to play the piart of 
Fortunip in Musset's 'Chandelier/ 
Which ipart 'Weber played last year. 

Havirig requested that he should 
be put on yacation, Weber wa? 
soothed by Bourdet, who assured him 
the theatre Was big enough for ;both.. 
Weber arid Bejrthbau. 



Coronation 



(Continued frpm Page; 1 ) v . . 
purposes. Progressive policy of ;King 
Edward jSi however, likely to sway 
decisipri .favorably. 

As ari iridicatiori Pf how scare first-, 
class hotel accommodation will he 
during the inaugural, celebration;^ 
government: has already made requif 
sitions on the big Caravabsaries for 
accbmmodatiori fpi; 1,600 official TCP.- 
reseritativeS of countries and coloriicS 
who will take part iri the ceremoriies. 

This means that the cieiam of hotel 
reservations his. been 'cbriiman- 
deered' jand that private individuals 
Will be allotted second best, if at all. 



Hollywood, Dec; 
Flood of requestsi fpr leaves of ab- 
sence, enabling hegiras to London, 
foir the Coronation ceremonies, ha* 
caused major studiois to clamp down. 
Studios see a possibility of a sboi't* 
age of players during April, May 
arid June as a result of the WJoe* 
spread 'departures. 



INTCnN4TI«N/4l. NEWS 



Cable AdilrMH: TARIVrV. XONDOM 



15 




' . Sydney, Nov. 

There is evei^ likelihood that pressure will be broyght to bear 
within the next lew weeks for an Imperial Quota to opierate. in 
Australia,. 

3eyeral government officials have been sounding out the position, 
backed, ' believed, by British film interests anxious to seciire a 
flrmfei footing; in' th^ Australian field against the Americans. Moves 
arie being made froih liondbn toi have the Federal ^government bring 
in a measure that .will give added . protection to British interests 
operating in a British pbsseission. 

Imperial Quota idea was first mooted here some time ago but was 
allowed to drop fpir an unknown reasoni It iiow looks as though 
strpngier iheasures wi4 be made to the government tO; co-operate 
with the leeiders of the British film ^i^^ 

No definite statement has been issued. It is generallyr admitted, 
however, that the quotas of N. S. Wales, and Victoria' have, done very 
Uttle to aid the local producers or exhi^^^ 



Alizac Centenaries 



i^delaide^ Nov. 3. 




To Standardize Studio Coi 




London, Novi: 
Moves to standardize labor condiV 
tionis for, studiO; technical workers 
fiave beeh promoted by the .Associa- 
tioii pf Cihe-Tecbnicians. Draft forrh 
agreeinenl^ based on standards 
recognized in Hollywood, ias beeii 
tubmitted to 13 sttidios; three news- 
teel cPmpi&nies an^ five Uiboratories; 
two studios are discussing^ the terms 
. Vith A.e>r,. 

: Conditions the Association is moy- 
ixi$ to stabilke in productioti are: 48- 
ikour weeb^ overtime and.Stinday pay 
(or time compensation) for lower 
grade technicians^ two weeks' vaca- 
tion \trit)> pay, salary 4uring Ulness, 
80.% . share in profits from Iban of 
services, Ihsuraiice tor hazardous 
work, screen credits for technicians 
Actually responsible for production 
(Inisitead of crediting heads of depart-, 
^ents). ••■ ' f' 

Miiiimuih salary deniahded for 
Juniors is $9 per week; ivnd depart^ 
ments for which getieivl minimums 
are asked incli|ide: relcbrdiiig, cam^ 
tra, stills, editing and cutting, assis- 
tant "directors, floor iiecretaries and 
art, 

.Kfewsreeli. 

General demands on similar terms 
have been put to iiewsreel units, with 
modifications to suit viariation in con- 
ditions. No request is made for 
overtime pay, hut for time compen- 
sation or extra remuneration for 
Sunday or public holiday labor. 
A.C.T.: also seeks to restrict the to- 
tal o( "learner^ in any department to 
25% of the full complement, as well 
as to regulate the position of the 
freelances. 

, Conditions: in laboratories are re- 
garded by the ACT. as chaotic and 
it aiiTts to establish a 44-hour week 
liv'ith pay for overtime, recognized 
ineal breaks, vacation with pay, pay 
in sickness, and standardization of 
salieu-ies. With , two exceptions the 
highest salary .demanded' is $32 and 
average just exceeding $20 a 
Veek. 

A.C.T. ims a inembersiiip of 
1,200, nearly ipO% of the jpossible, 
ahd has been Collating details of sal- 
aries and conditions over a period 
of . six months. 

Non-technibal studio workers are 
steadily . organizing in other labor 
unions. 



Clime$^ Locals Kg BiK 



Shanghai, Nov. 9; 
Teminine Rights,* starring Butter 
fly Woo/ arid 'Back tb Nature,' two 
Cliihese language are popltlar 
locally. 

^ First Is a problem Aim dealing 
with vocational rights for tradition- 
ally home-bbutid Chinese vtrpnien, dl-^ 
rected >y Chahg Shih-chuaiL 'Na- 
ture' took 19 mouths to make. 



mOUBLE EXPECTED AT 
TOBIS-SASCHA MEET 



'AccDsed' Passed 



London, Nov. 24. 

Published : statement that Cri-. 
terion^s 'Accused- failed to get Brit- 
ish rating for qupta purposes was in 
error, . Fiim . was aot.ijally awarded 
British registration by the Board Of 
Trade. ' : 

Due to'^articipatiph. of Douglas 
Fairbanks, Jr., and Dolores Del Rib, 
as stars/ and Thbrton Freeland as di- 
rector,, ranking of the production 
under the Films Act reguliatiohs was, 
at first, in doubt, but Board of Trade 
officials passed it as okay. 



No Anzac Prod/ 

Sydney, Nov. 

No new moves have been made to 
,;b6bst the . production of new pi in 
this State. Right now, with the ex- 
ception of Cinesound, cameras are 
silent all over Australi 

Not so long ago it was hoped that 
the production industry would con- 
tinue to go ahead jn leaps and 
bounds here. Biit money can't be 
had in sufficient qUiantity. 



yienha, Nov. 23. 

Several controversial subjects will 
occupy the attention of Tobis-Sascha 
Filih Co, stockholders when they 
hbld a general meeting here, Dec. 3. 
Recent communique issued by the 
Fatherland Front of Austria, which 
indicated that the goyerhmenVwould 
take steps to prevent the sale of 50% 
of the stock held by K^ Pelzer to the 
Dutch holding cbmpany (Tobis* 
home company is Dutch), probably 
will cause the most discussion. 

Recent charges that Tobis-Sascha 
was demanding excessive rents ior 
use of its studios also will be 
brought up. Other , companies claim 
that Tobis is aslung such high ren- 
tals that pictures made there fail to 
show profit, even though they click 
at the box-office. 

Paul Becker and iibrcell Fried- 
xnamv two recently appointed man-., 
agers; are supposed to get new posts 
in Ae company. Ffiedmann repre- 
sents the Vienna picture .compiany, 
which holds exclusive rights on 
Patula Wessely, star. 

Creditanstalt, foremost Austriah 
financial institute, will send a dele- 
gate with power of attorney to the 
meeting and the bank is expected to 
land a spot in the new directorate br 
executive set-up. 



UA Czech Shifts 



Prague> Nov., 23. 

Julius Schmitt and Josef Kabelac, 
head and sales hiahager of . United 
Artists herb, ,will both leave the 
company at the end of the year. 
Their successor will be J. Mantell, 
conrunjl; from London. Schmitt will in 
the future be an independent pro- 
ducer of Czech films, while Kabelac 
-is : to manage : the neW Host studio. 
Which is to open at the beginning of 
the new. year. ' 

Schihitt has also retired aspresident 
of the ; 'Association, of Film Import: 
and Distribution' organization .which 
American- local reps' ibuhded four' 
Weeks ago, after quitting the local 
distributor . orgatiization. . He • Will be 
succeeded in thu spot by F« Hlino- 
ihaZi heaid bf . Mbtro here. 



B. A. Pic Co* Reorg. 



, Bubnos Aires; Nov. 
Films Rio de la . Plata has under- 
gone a ' Complete izatibh. 
Jaime YankeieVich; president* has 
apppinted Manuel Romero, director; 
Bayon Herrera* studio manager; 
Antonio Ambrosi, sales rnanager, aiid 
Francisco Cahera, musical director. 
Ambrosi was formerly general mah^ 
ager* ..' 

Studibs have bebn overhauled and 
new equipment .brought in ..include 
ing catneras, sotind appatatus, etc. 
First production bf the new' season, 
' irl of the Circiis,' is tb get under 
■i iyay . Dec. 2. 



This city jts all agog over its Cen 
tenary, Fim frolic, is likely Wlast 
for some time and theatre thanage- 
nients are more 'than grateful. 
. In a little over one. year, Sydney 
will become hot and bothered over 
its Centenary, Melbourne started off 
the cycle., . 








Sydney, Nov. 

Foliowinjg general meeti ,: the 
Film Board qt Trade is ready to 
sWing into action next week uiider 
the leadership bf Dan Carroll. . 

Bbiard comprises the following 
members; : Dan . Carroll, Charles 
Muhrb, . ir . Victor , Wilson, N. B. 
Fxeeman; Here Mclntyre, Ralph 
Doyle, Ken , Aspiey said Williain 
Harrop. 

Main objects of the board are to 
deal With any important question re- 
lating to the pic industry such as 
theatre ei;ectibn,.free gifts, mihiniutn 
admissions, . censorship, rejection 
rights, and any matter cbvering the 
industry as a .whole.. 

Members have been sworn to 
secrecy iii respect to biz transacted, 
and must perform their duties as 
sworn beforehand. Memorandum 
provides that the' board may purr 
chase bbpyri^ts cbvering music, 
plays, scenario$ and such,' indudltig 
the right tb aCQuire trade-marks and 
inventions. , 

Board may niake representation if 
necessary to the State or Comihon- 
wealth governments covering stand- 
ard contracts^ theatre, licenses and so 
forth, if the matter is deemed neces- 
sary by the members. 

As the board now stands, it is 
hoped that all , dilutes will be han- 
dled by the .nierabers without any 
need ' for appeal to the goyernmeiiti 
main object being to keep the in- 
dustry entirely cleiar of goyern- 
mental interference. 

At the present tim^ the board 
comprises mainly ^ representatives of 
the Americas distribs, with the ex- 
cerption of representatives taking 
care of Greater Union, Hoyts and 
the Indie exhibs' interests. Only 
fly in the ointment is the fact that 
B^tish distribs desire full represen- 
tation. Whether this ^ffOl be granted 
Is hot certain. 



PirandeildV Pic 

Rome, Nov. 23. 

Luigi. irandello attended the film- 
ing of the scenes in the Casino of 
Monte Carlo which form part of 
the picture Fu Mattia. Pascal' 
(•He Was Pascal'), for which Italy's 
ace plaiy Wright wrote the scenario. 

Scenes were ^^hot at the Caesar 
studios;^ 




Alps in Color 



XiOndon, Nov. 

Film shot oh iKodachronie color 
negative at: an altitude of ;bver 22,Q6p 
feet was shown, publicly in London 
for the first time last week, when 
Everest cliinbers, Hugh Ruttledge 
and Frank Smythei lectured at 
Queen's HaiU . oh their receht attempt 
to scale .the World's: highest jpeak. 

Picture .shows shots bf the . sum- 
mit and its impassable barrier \of 
sno.W : and ice, together . With, vivid 
landscapes in the Himalayan y al- 
leys, color values at times shbWihg 
amazingly true .' a . film . exposed 
under exceptional ? : circUmstancesr 
Stock was the i6inm sub-standard 
reel, and . long sequences shot ih. 
monochrome may 'he enlarged for 
standarii ^howi in regular the- 
atres.. ' ' ' 




Vienna, Nov. 
Robert Schless of Warners ar- 
rived in Vienna. 'He is on special 
mission. 

Schiess, Whb is the' general agent 
of Warners in Europe, is seeking 
cbhtact .with Austriah studios for re- 
syhchrbhization American films 
here. Thbugh "^e yienhese mostly 
prefer the .American ith' 
German subtitles)— mbstly because 
the English language is gradually 
becoming the . secoiid tongue heire^ 
this does not apply to the proyinces. 
It is therefore expected that nibte 
Americah films will be dubbed ;intO 
Cerman thsin heretofore; 

Warhers is nbt doing .any businesis 
ih Germahy, having Walked ; on: the 
market with the arrival of Hitler. 



HARDWICKE, HERBERT, 
POUND FORM NEW CO. 



London, Nov. 24* 
ir Cedric -Hardwicke; will be. as- 
sociated With A. P. , Herbert,- play- 
^yr^ght,. satirist . and member of Par- 
liament, and Reginald Found; liter- 
ary figure, in jproniotion. of a nevr 
British production Unit. 

:Untltled at this time,- company has 
sufficient, finance- for 15' months and; 
will concentrate bn British filths on 
a budget of $200,000 a throw. 

First twb subjects ill possibly 
have the River Thames and the 
House' of Lords as settihgs,. from 
stories by Herbert, withHardwicke 
starri in at least one. 



Australia MomHitarily Calm But 
Storm Emttd n G-T Tawle 



Sydney, Nov. 

There's a strange atmosphere of 
calm hanging over- the Greater 
Union-Hoy ts-General Theatres tie-up 
at present But, accbrding to insi ,: 
the 'calm is . due to burst into a tor- 
nado, culminating in' a break-up of 
the whole tangle at any minute. 

Right now Walter Hutchinson, 
Charles Munro and Stanley Crick are 
moving from center to center to- 
gether. Munfo is in charge of. Hoyts 
and is co-director of G. T. Stanley 
Crick, outside of his Fox interests, is 
m. d. of Hbyt§; arid is an active mem- 
ber of the G. T. board. Hutchinson 
is here to cover the 20th-Fox hold- 
ings and decide which Way the Wind 
will blow. 

. Hutchinson's first major move was 
to link Fox and Hoyts with Mopdabe 
Bros, ih New Zealand. Next move 
will undoubtedly be the ;G. T. break. 

Hutchinson, Muhro and Crick have 
been moving along. Without giving 
much thought to Stuart F. Doyle or 
his group in Greater Union. What- 
eyeir plans they have for the future 
they are keeping strictly to them- 
selves. Greater Union men are try r 



ihg to figure but why all the terri- 
tory coverage is taking place be- 
tween the Fox men.! Whole affair at 
the present is similar to a game of 
hide .and seek/ ' . 

Oh I>»7ie*a End 

On the other hand. . Doyle , is Work- 
ing with Norman Rydge to formulate 
plans for refinancing bf G. U. T., 
either with British br Australian cap- 
ital. Probably the new finance Will 
cbme ; partially from both. iritish 
cajpital can be had at once, providing 
all the Greater Union holdings are 
brought under one tent. Ihere has 
been some objection to this, how- 
ever, by stronger units of the Greater 
Union group, , 

Doyle is understbod almost ready 
to place. h4S scheme before the board 
for approval, and When this is gotten 
some pretty swift . moves will be 
made. Undoubted here that the .stock- 
holders are ready to follow Poylc 
and Rydge to the limit oriCe the 
board gives its sanction. 

Ken Asprey's visit to the U, . 
cuirrently should result in some im- 
portant angle, Asprey * Doyle's 
right-hand man* 



American films are istill out ot 
Italy ahd have made no; attempt to 
go back there. Despite published, 
reports that a truce has been ne-r 
gotiated between Will Hays and II 
Duce on film biz difficulties, Hays 
has made ho statements br giybn any 
details beyond insisting that all 'will 
be okay soon.' Says -that announce- 
ments must come from official gov- 
ernment sources: 

At the N. Y. Hays off ice complete 
mystery on the . matter continues, 
with Major ■ Frederick Herron, in. . 
charge of foreign relations, insist^ 
ing that Hays has given him' no de- 
tails during several long-distance 
telephone caUs and that he is await-; 
ing Hays' return to New York for 
this reason. . Hays sails from London 
today (2) 



Paris, Dec. . 

Will Hays, arriyal here froin 
Rome, Friday (27),' addressed all 
continental film reps of American 
companies, especially convened for 
the purpose and told them that he 
liad talked things oyer in detail with 
il Diice arid G. Ciahb, the Italian 
minister in charge of .film matters 
arid son-in-law of Mussolini'^ 
Ambassador Phillips was present at'- 
both interviews, he . said, arid the; 
Italian gbyerhmerit prbmlsed both 
of thein that the American film com* 
plaints would be::heeded in entirety, 
American squawks are that under 
current. Italian law they are forced 
to produce in Italy or leave their 
money here and that their impoirts 
to Italy are restricted too much be- 
low what they consider necessary for 
a cbntiniiahce bf business. Both 
matters, Mussolini promised, will be 
fixed to the satisfaction : of the 
Americarisi ... 

No details, however, .were given 
and. it is this that bothers the 
Americans. They must know eyt- 
actly; what is what, they say, if they 
are to go on. Mussblini promised 
that an official gbverrinitotai riilinei ; 
will be made promto Which will, 
siatisfy theNAmericahs; but this rul* 
ing has nbt as;yet beeh hiade. 



Rome, Dec, I. . 
There has been no^ gbvemmentat 
mentibn here of any trouble with 
American film biz . in any ■ -way, 
Metro closed down its offices here 
and all American companies have 
stopped' bringing, in any films, but 
no Official word has; beeii given on 
the situatibn by anyone.' Govern* 
ment's film bureau Says matter I9 
'under ' cohsideriation.' 



London, Nov. 24. 

Federation . British . Industries 
banquet in honor of Will Hays is to' 
be at the May fair. Hotel, Tuesday. 
(1), when film producers and tirado 
leaders Will gather iri tull force.' ' 

Luncheon organized' by' the Cine* 
ritatbgraph Exhibitors A^sri. will he 
held . Monday (30). 



HISTORY OF SCALA 
IN TFALIAN PICTURE 



Rome, Nov. 23. 

Interior scenes for 'Regina della 
ScaTa' ('Queen of the Scala') have 
been cbmpleted . here. They show 
the famous Scala opera house in 
Milan all phasei of Its colorful 
history; dufing its construction, 
during the performance of Salieri' 
'Europa . Rocbhbsciuta,' which . * 
augurated the house in 1779, during, 
perforinancesr ot the 1848 period with 
all the . oi^chestra arid the ballet in. 
period costumes, and finally in . its . 
moderri aspect during the premiere, 
of Pietro Mascagni's 'Nerone,' Which 
took place in 1934. 

For this last scene Mascagni per*, 
sonally iretrted the opera,: and .all 
Milan's aristocracy turned out in its 
best clothes to perpetuate on the 
Screen in an aiithentic way the ap- 
pearance of. Milan's elite at a. Scala 
premiere. 



Color f or. Ainateuri 

Berlin, Noy. 24. 
. G. Farben, Germany's largest 
chemical factory, has invented a new 
color system^ suitable for amateurs 
and dlfTbrent from Other types. 

Patent goes to Dr. Fischer and 
means that every amateur can now 
produce colbr films Without optical 
changes. Invention includes small 
films. While with normal cinema 
films there are still difficulties t© 
overcome. 



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at a premium!... A pro- 
phecy for 'REMBRANDT"! 



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LLOYDS OF L 




. SOth-JTox release of JCi 
productidn. Dlreoied by ; 

tures Freoaie. Bart|iOlpmew?,V„„_, _ 

rjll; -Scr«eh . pIW lEBriiesf ^iiacal; ;,^«UeV 
Pewls; orlglnn'l, Cartis Konyon; - eairtera, 
Bert Glennbn; At Astpf, N. Y,, Nov. 25, 
'ao on t\vo-!i-(lnj% Running time, 112 mips. 
Jo»iiithah JJlake (as a boy) 

Fredille Bartholbmetv 
Lady Elizabeth ... . i .. VYMmlelelhei Carroll 
John JpllUH Angewtein.:,'Slr (3uy •Standing' 




Bluke 



Jontithiin 
-Ola 'Q". 

Polly - 

Bbrntlo Nelson., 

Ijord EYerett;.' " 
: Bibok Watson • ; 
; Wldo\v Blake. . . 

Perclval pAtfs ; 

Sir Gnvin Gore. . 
'Mnglstrnle 

• Hawklna 
, .1st Captain 



Tyrone Power 
C. Aubrey Smith 
..Virginia Field 
Souglos' Scol.t 
4\ i . . /George* .^^nders 
>,..:».■. .J, - M; Kerrigan 
.<>t Una O'Connor. 
, . . Forrester Harvey 
r .' , . . .Gavin Mulr 
.r.K.'iE. Cllve 
Miles Mander 
i'v...,'.y<''iv.';r.^M0ntagu' rioVe 
• * ; j'. , Arthur ..Hohl 



tord Drayton v.,.i,,..v<....,Bbb^rl Craig 

'.• Captain Suckling; . i , i . . . . . .Luniaden Hare 

B.everetid Nel$pn- ... , , i, . .MUrrny KlnneJl 
'Innkeeper . . .., < .'; , ;Billy: Bevflh. 

. French ]:;.leuteilAn^^4>v<>'.Gi9oi;gcM Rerievant 
.Old Man i..;.,. ,;,,;•,;•,•.•. i.plVan.pimpBoh 
Spokesman ..,;;.•,•..'.■. .... .Holmes Herbert 

liord Nelson i , . .36\ii\. Burton 

: Smutt: ..:4..,..i..i.i,i;......WJll Stanton 

■'• Servant Girl . . . , . . , ..... , .Els^a Buchanan 

24 CntJtain ; . . ; . ;BegInald Barlow 

..Ziftdy 'Markham •,V>'i;i.;v-.i,.May; Beotty 
,• Captain Hnraj^'. . . ; . ; , ;Lqatw Mutthews 
■ .Sir Thomds. laiwrence. i^i ^ii vVerrioin .Steele 
,. Jpphua XiatnK . . , . . . , , ; » V , , ^BarJOWA £foi<liUid 
, Prince', ot Wales:. ... ; . ; . ;Hugh HUntliay 

•,-WlIloughby. v. V ..... . .;.CharIe» Croker-Ktng 

;. -.•^fiCfiatles. McNe^ugbton. 
...... ...i »«,, I teohnr^Mudle. 

- ; tcb^rles. Coleman 
. FtoAldlo' Thomas .sPbguo: 

JoHD«ori';«.V; .'..Tbrjf e. Shbf jfrood 



: falters. 



, Hollywpbqj wjjich seem^ of late to 
' Jiavev ioniei virtto the. serious business 
Of perp^tiiiftuit 'British histbry via 
:' thi^ inedfuiih bf the * sqre,6n; delves 
again into this* field ivilh; 'tl<iy<^^ ot 
IjOhdoh.* ' 0 . B this : time- what 
ieiihet'ges 4 i$ tin .^bver-sentinlehtalized 
ittlidvhighly.. fictitious • historiiaftriJEw*' 
; lerfuge. ■T^t^^i^^.f^ sj^l<enidid: act^ 
jibgr :theiFil;,i$- flc[$ feeling 
ground; there 'i&:'.even finesse .and 
■ deftness,: : iBiit there is :'flo ' real 
■-ivaifmth;'-';-:.^- .\ . '■ " ^ i "■ y-'- 

How the){p)ctifipe ' Will iare a |!? ■ 
biaisis isrife of ; ^c?»urM important: 
when it goef .<\ut: q^^ it$ :6^;A*naTiai 
.16 fight its ::09y-':'si^ the 'gtlneral 
wickets against .the field. it VvM find 
.jfrequehtly .i^ffteutt gdhg 
tavvview of th* i&it toit'VtalthQUigh: 
excepitiqn^ljr i weij^^'^easi^)^^^ it ' has Jib. 
^.•?nar<iuee:-lur^;:;:-'-S^ ' 
• Nearest 'thing to a . draw, by way. 
.of haines ih' iiie^ cast is Freddie Bar- 
thQl<»me^c He's ip^;^the i>icture>fat 
the. first fltre minutes bi^^ So ohly -trnd 
it lis lijcely that Jbillihg^ihirii iabbve 
ahybne el»vltt vthe^^ w 
.l»eim>f ul; ,Il5v^ar possible .TtHer^>^vrtlV 
i be: those v^who, comitig ^ate and ijnuff t 
^liijj. the fim f ew i^^^ 
imwihditijg, " yjUl * ijvb]5jilerL^ 
?ltbbut' his. abi^eb;" v:-v?iJ-'*; ^ .'^'f^v': 
.. Madeleifle , Carroll Is <»p-featvir^d 
and "that = tnay >help^^ af irtite lii some' 
iSectbrs; This blonde , is coming 
7' ahead. ' . ■ : 

' Basicallyi : matter how much 
; It's romanticized, it's the Story of 
the beginning and rise of an. in-^ 
surance company— arid how . . can 
- : average audiences be asked to get 
.excited <ib6ut that? Granted it's 
an unusual .company and has about 
cit ian atiTa, it's still (or it could be 
thbUght to be) an industrial film 
libbut a biglsusiriess firm. 
For : storv piurpbses; the authors 
.' have imagined Jonathan Blake, a 
fictional chso^^acter^ who is mbre or 
less the. backbone of the company in 
its first rise, and hold? it together 
during i Wbrst period of depres- 
sion. In order to make this Char- 
acter hold up .;and weigh historic-; 
itlly he is linked to Admiral Nelson 
as.a boyhood friend. 

Film starts with a heart-warming 
scene which sets the audiences in 
a fine mood — a mood which the film, 
later fails to satisfy. Two boys, 
Freddie Bartholomew and Doufelas 
- Scott," are pals and uncover a dirty, 
plot to scuttle a ship. They decide 
to Walk to .London, lOO .iniles away, 
andjtijp off, But Douglas is kepit 
, back by his family -ani^ Freddie has 
I . tb make the trip albhfr; They never 
r . itee . each, other again,: but. remain 
<■ dose friends through me. . Freddie 
' / grows up to be Jonathan Biak^, :th,<^ 
: .heart of ■ Llyoyd's and I)bj»glas *w- 
'■^i^MWMheis . Lord:iNfelsbni^ - = 'fA.i.^-^;....^^. 
This forerunner Is estcellently 
played.: It is alive and bft'the^beaten 
vtcack.. Voting. Bartholomew is fine 
arid yOUrig4$cott '^Seen last prom- 
inently some years agO; as a babe in 
' *Cavalcade!) riiatches him ail. the 
way, He's a kid to watch for in 
. future, 'fllriis.: 

: • When yburig Freddie tomes tb 
' liOndon; he finds but that Llovd's: is 
a: coffee.'.house where a number of 
insurance' brokers meet . regularly. 
' Ben jariiin . Franklin conies calling 
With Si«^ and Johnson in- 

trodtites' the Ariiericari Rtatesman to: 
, his friend BOsweU. There are a 
; nxwriber 'of . cUte. thongh (»enUine- 
erioUgh historical touches like this^ 
But they are scattered. And ceri.^ 
trally there is Jonathan Blake, a fic- 
tional character hot ohly in fact 
but in conception^ Because his story 
is a tou«»hie to take, especis^lly rp-"; 
mantically. . 

Thus;, in this story, Blake falls in 
love with Madeleine Garrbll. rich, 
beautiful arid sbclal.^ But before he 
can do ahythirie about it he finds 
out she's already married to a so- 
ciety Snob. -This makes him bitter 
iand he becomes a plunger and pam- 
bler^-'LUcky Blake* they call. him. 
He reniains steadfast and true to 
Madeleine and, "When he finds out 
that she didn't try to "fool him about 
her marriage, but cbuidn't help it,^ 



Jie" belfe^ 
Idving hi' 
deistinef; 

>: Now;:-.|tfi1|^ctl 

still makes it ft bit bard tb' sell to 
average audiences. Fact remains 
that the hero of the stbry is having 
a idve affair with another man's 
wife.^.^ ' ' 

Comes Nelson's tough 'fight With 
the French. : Lots of English Ships 
are being sunk and Lloyd's looks 
Jike facing ruin. The old heads of 
the group vOrant the gbyerriment to 
take half of Nelison's boats aWayt to 
protect the'.. Engliish riierchant ma- 
rine as convoys. Blake "^on't ailbw 
it. Finally, iri desperatiori he even 
serids but m false alarm of a Nelson 
yictbry to stop the jgoVemment f rom 
doing ahythfng dra^ie (and there's 
a bit.: of historicja^l : rewriting; for 
youD. . .Nelson .yrins just iri..the riick 
of time: (frerii ; .Lloyd's *and:. Iflake'S 
standpoint).: but: Admirar Nelson" is 
shot. At the -sarhe riiomierit-|i In Lbn- 
dpri, Blake is. shot by Madeleine Car- 
roll's . huisband. 

, Fbr a happy, finish. Blake . per- 
niitted tb live tq .see (Nelson'^ f lirieral, 
:witK Miss'Cafrbirs .arrii.'arbund him 
r^arid . still nb ^' explanaiiori of . what 
happened to :her husband. : 

Tyrone Power, Jr., is cast as Blakef 
after, )Freddie/ Bartholbniew . has 
grown ujp. He's a hew hand In films, 
having played only a^'cbut>le of bits 
pifeviously. He's okayi He's going 
Iplaees. 7 He has Ibbks arid he has 
acting .ability. . The \|iromen ought to 
gb for hiri^ ^ a big way, ; 

Miss parroU 'a. tpugh , asslgn- 
riierit, but .gets away with It nicely. 
Close ''ruriner--up for feriurie' hbnors 
is vVijrgiDia Field in ^the only rOther 
strorig - feriime^^ Tbp 
honors i«)ce : also dbbidediy ; dde>. Sir 
Guy • Staridlngf* as ilbbn Angerstein, 
Bhke's patrbn at Llbyd^^. E. E. Clive 
irii ' ai caricaturb . magistr iate and . C. 
Aubrey 3ttilth.'{B|S> a. rasc^y QUeenSr 
boroui!h; :are. splbndid bits. Geerge' 
Saniiers rathejif j?xerdoes;?thV nasty : 
husband. 'There is^ a. long li^t of 
strorig bit players., :. 
.rJFr<>riJi A Iphysicfil' standpoint;- pic-' 
ti^re:is A-l> bamera ,ivork is' tbiis arid 
background^ • inteUigeritly harialeil< 
Heriry vltirig»s directibh- is flrie. ■ If 
we - Stbry. could be " accepted; !;nis 
landlirig of the characters arid scenes 
^vqrild be tops. And» with .thb same 
jreservation, the sariielgpes for the 
sereeri tfeatmerit bsr Erriest Pascal 
and . Walter Ferris* : ' ' Kauf, 



were riibstly in ,, the dialog line. 
ISeletiohs and Substitutibris Were 
naturally necessary,-; and vthe Doyle 
wbrdage is equal in, • quality to the 
Holm-Abbott original; , . 

'Three: Men on ai Horse* looked 
like' a natural for the soreen in legit 
foifiriV Now there's no. doubt of it* •. 



ireiB JWeh oil ii. Horse " 

'. Warner ' roa.' -release .of Mervyii ' LeRoy 
.prbdu<^Ion.-,Pea|;urea frank itcHUghV-'Jban: 
BloiHlelU-.: . Directed .bJrj-IiBRoy/-; .Fiforn -play 
1?y .Jphh^.Ceell Holm and'.Qeorge.'Atbbttt 
«aaptatlon, <.aIr4-Doyle, At' ■Strand.-fl.. T., 
;ada](>.t9;tlon, > Laita Doyle; : eJH'tbr, BAlph 
'Pawsbri;.-oamera, Sol PoUto. -At Strand, 

N. Y., commencing Nov. 25. Banning 

time, an jnlns. : 

Brwln Trowbridge; . ; . , .Prank McHugh 
Mabel v^.v. >.;.'.>;•'..•.,»..;'.. Joan Blondell 



carver 



i^.^ .*.......-...•«•...* 



.Guy iClbbee 



Audrey Trowbridge. . * , „ . . ... . Carol Hughes 

Ch.arlie .,,.,,..,v:i:f',.Allen Jehkiha 

Patsy, .. . . , i .'.gajn Le've'ne 

PranWe >...>....,,..,.;,...:..Teddy Hart 
Harry ■..*•.....■..,,..,;,••;,.. .'.Edgar Kennedy. 
Clarence. Dobbins..,,... 4.;..... Paul Harvey 
.Moses ...■..■..:...,,,•,,,,,,,;. Eddie Anderson 
Gloria Gray .. - ■ — ... 

Williams .: . . . Harry Davenport 

Head Nurse. . . .............. . Tola, Nesmlth 



Mies. Burha. 



*-*«•*.. V. .... < 



.Etiy Malyoii 



Meryyn LeRoy; in producing for 
Warner. Bros, this, Screen version of 
the recent legit hit, adhered pretty 
closely 4o the original. ' But; 'Three 
Men ori a Hbrse' on celluloid is an 
even better laugh-grabber than its 
stage, counterpart, and assuredly 
boxbffice. 

There have been practically no 
alteratibns and only a few additions, 
and whatever was added is ori . the 
profit side. Instead of the radio 
broadcast finish, the screen permits 
carrying, the : action' direct to the 
racetrack, which opehs the way for 
some extra comedy business. About 
the only : other . new sequence is a 
hb;spital ^bit, and this also not only 
fits, but -is on a jbar: With the blue 
.print situatibns. 

Another . ; improvement is the 
handling bf the lead, 'Oiwin,' by 
l^ank McHugb; He does splendidly 
iti the sap ;..assi^unent :withou ; 
changing the character. . Other cast 
standouts include two bf the boys 
from the legit cast, Sarii Levene and 
Teddy Hart Besides knowing ^heir 
parts, the changeover from stage to 
screen^apparently was ho stumbling 
block for therii.: Levene's wise guy 
and Hart's soft-hearted chiseler are 
Sbmethinjg new for picture ; audi 
erices , and both highly enjoyable as 
well. 

Jb^n Blondell, Allen Jenjci and 
Guy Klbbee, bf the Warner comedy 
stock company, are Mabel, Charlie 
and Carver, respectively, arid al 
capable, as usual. For Kibbee and 
Jenkins,- the parts asisigned them are 
pretty riiuch like wl^at they've been 
playing, right along; .but ; for Miss 
Blondell this rble is somewhat of a 
change.- Just the same she carries 
it easily. Edgar Kennedy contrib 
utes some added comedy weight 
with his bartender and Paur Harvey 
is fine as 'Oiwin's' bulldbzir ; 
brother-iri-laW. Carbl Ifughes as the 
little missus has but a few moments 
When she isn't crying; but isn't a bad 
crier. 

The late Liaird. Doyle seemingly 
recognized the adaptability bf most 
of the stage script's material for 
screen use and refrained frbrii twist-: 
ing it around. Besides the. racetrack 
and hospital scenes, his additions 



Fictibnal htstory idnth fine Uro^ 
duction but weak from mar-- 
qUee standpointr,' 

'Three Men ' On 9, Horse' 
(WB). Faithful adaptation bf 
the legit hit of gsame nahie, and 

corking screen coriiedy. . 

Xove On the Rim': (Metrb)> 
Gable-Grawfpr^-Tone trio mak- 
ing box office but of faritastic 
comedy yarn, 

'Aeunlon' (20th-Fox )> Episodic 
story that prbbably will SatiSfjf 
those who irirarit tb - see the 
Dipnne ints. . Spotty : ,prob:^ 
abilities. 

'Loire Letters of ft Star* (U). 
Very well made arid etttertaiii'^: 
ing , romantig murder ;riiystery 
which ought; to db all right in 

ite of lack of b. o. names.': " _ 

'Wanted: jr»ne;Tarnef' (iRKp), 
Cast shows! enough seasbnirig 
to- haul this cops-arid-xbbbers 
opus onto the genercd clual cir-' 

"cUit.- ' V: 

'Mad Holiday' (MO); Draggy 
riiurder my^stery .too ligbtweigSrt' 
for better than mild returns.^ , 

'White Jiantcrf (20th}. Stbclc 
jungle turinoili" NeectS a good 
mate to get by. 



LOVE; ON 1*0^^^ 

Metrb-Qoldwyn-I^airer ireleMe ot Josepb 
ManlcleWlcz Dro^uotlon. ". Stars ;. JoiEUl 
Grawtord -and Cla^k ; aabler]: featureis 
JPrahctot Tone.; Dlre<;t«'a , W; 
Dyke. . Screen ,*lay-' by Johrf . tee Mahln,: 
Manuel Sett land: Qlaidyft HttflbUt,, front the 
story by :Alan. Gr^^n . aid : JalJ(ib ^Bt6aie; 
mtislcal Bciie, Franz Waxmanijirt-dtrectbr, 
Cedrlc' Gibbons: filiDo ieaitor. FraiiK 9un.l- 
van; cam^a, OH^ier T. ttarab.- :At Capltol. 
N. Ti,, starting Nov, 9S, f39. ttutiqlng ttme, 
■70,.inln9. ; - v ':; : ' 

Sally Parker ; . '. -..Joan Crawford, 

Mlcliael Anthony. . i.l.* ; , , . .Cliirli?... aa.W% 
BaVn;ibas:Pelld. . .Vfii.'i'tl^r.WFia'nfihbli'roTie 
Saron . .'. . 7; . : . ; .' . * V.V.'.; •;BegIhai:d' Owgii- 
Baroness: V'r.-.'. ^« «««•'< .-.•.. v-VJlpnoiBfime: 
Igor. ■ . ; . . : •-'../;.;•, , U*/... ^,IvaJi.^ JLebedeH 
Lieutenant ol' J'ollce.Vi.;..'.>Obarlea: Judels 
Editor . ; .vvv. ; . . WlUfarti Demai^st 

(Siref ak^r ; . . . . ; vVi . r. V. iVlj 



Despite meaUdefiriug. story .4?y®VoP 
riient, some slip-shod J .dialog : , con 
cbctibris and several vapid, mbmerits, 
'Love On thb Bun* Shpuld .collect its 
share at the gate thrbtigli the sheer 
mbmfriturii bf the Gabie-Cirawford 
Tone: combo. . 

Crowded with lUdicroUs sitUatioris, 
corisiderable action and :ipbpular 
gagging, the film is ligh,tWeight and 
synthetic but will prove probably fit 
for the holiday season. In ihe h?mds 
of less capable stUdib peb]^le >n)any 
of the more absuird prbceedings 
riiight have; been pretty hard to 
stomach.. i- 

Story early pits . Franchot Tone 
arid . Clark Gable as . rival scribes 
working in England for American 
newspapers. Gable, as . usual out- 
witting the slower moving Tone, 
promises tb fill the void in the life of 
Joan Crawford, the abused heiress, 
who has deserted a titled fortune- 
seeker at. the altar. The newspaper- 
irian sees the makings of a great 
series of articles depicting the rich 
f emme's reactions .to real . romance. 

Reginald Owen is sufficiently in- 
gratiating as the suave sny chief 
while Mona Barrie- contributes a 
nice job as wife and princioal as- 
sistant Donald Meek stramS. hard to 
make, a nit-wit caretaker, part 





a 

humorous. 



Wcor. 



REUNION 



■SOlh-Fox' release of ■ Darryt ■ Uanuck prb-^ 
ductlo>i; Stars the Dlonne Quintuplets^ 
Features Jean Hersholt, Rocbelle Hudson, 
Helen Vincent; Sllra Summorvllle,' Robert 
Kent. ;As!idclate ptoducer^r Earl, Carroll, 
Harold Wilson; technical eupervljslon. Dr. 
:Allah , R. . Pafoe. Directed by .Norman 
Taurbg;. Story,. Bruce Gould; acreen play, 
Sam. Hellmah, Gladys. I/ehman, Sonya. Le- 
vlen; camera, Daniel B. Clark; editor, 
Jack Murrjiy. . At the RoXy, N.. T., . com- 
mencing Nov.^27. Running time 83 mlns. 
Dr.v John i:uke. . , , . i .... , . ; /.Jean. Hersholt 

Mary MncKenzie. . . , .^Rochelle Hudson 
Gloria Sheridan .. ........... .Helen Vinson 

Constable Jim Ogden. . , .Slim Summervllle 

Tony . Luk e . -. . Robert Kent 

Nur.se Kathbrlne Kennedy. Dorothy Peterson 
Asa Wyatt...i.....,..v.,.....John Qualen 

Governor Phillip Cra:ndall. .Alan Dlnehbrt 
Charles: Rehard. . ; . . . .J. Edward .^Bromberg 

Elite . . . . . . v. . . : . ... . 1 .-, ; . .Sara Haden 

Sir Basil Crawford Montiftu Love 
Dr. Richard Sheridan...;.., ,;,TbmMbbre. 

Rusty . . . . . . . ; .Goor^o ;Efhest 

Mrs. Martha Crandall.Katherlne Alexander 
Janet Fnlr...;...,/...;.. .. iEather Ralston 

flanj Fisher. ... . ... .:. ..... , ^ .Julius Tannen 

Jake /.George Chandler 

Editor ......'............Edward McWade 

■Mrs. Bnrton Maude . Ebiirn 

Mrs. WllllamB, ...... . . Grace Hayle 

Baby WllUnmsr.. ;;...Joen Howard 
Mrs. Slmms. , . .Claudia CoIeiYian 
Sadie , . : .:. . . , . ..... . . Hattle McDanlel 



MABCH OF TIME 
Issue Nb; 4, Vol 3^ 
18 Miris. ' 

BKO-Badio 

Three widely variegated tbpics, 
one dealing with Belgium's- pblitical 
alig^eiit, and two covering phases 
of national affairs in this .country, 
give this ecUtion bf the -March bf 
Time mbre than, eustpmaiy interest. 
Because bf wide variety of scenes 
and elements touched on, the hant 
dling bf the WPA Federal Theatre 
Prbjeet e'asily tbps the others in 
huriian interest and tbpical coverage, 
The St ♦Lawrence Seawajr, long :* 
controversial subject in Cbngress, 
arid BelgiUrii's soldier : King and his 
problems, however, receive the same, 
mterisive treatment , ' and original 
flai^br that , has marked preceding 
issties: of the Time* reel, ^ 

Nice irifeeriuity incorporated in the 
subject of Uficie Sairfs eritrance into 
theatrical prodUctibn, with the bpeft- 
ing depicting a dresS jehearsal of a 
musical production and fade-put 
shewing same cast in finished stage, 
showv In ■ ^ between, editbrs hayft 
given a ^quickie blbse-up ..bf traveling 
troupes, typical vaudeville acts ^ of 
bygone days, and the decision ef the 
Federal .GoVemmerit tb bring the 
staie but of th^ doldrums ;ahd put 
aerors back to wbrk, as hidicated in- 
Vametv news itbry ; :fiashed on 
screeri. Vast extent «f, these WPA 
theatre activities, is deftly presenleq, 
with seeri'es .frprii typical stage. pror. 
ductioris: Brief shbt bf Adplph 
Zukor at par's studios is usbd to m-^ 
dieate that : the screen;; is interested 
in yrbrthwhile jriaterial develdjaed by 
Federal llieali^ prbiectsv ; 7 v^, ^ 
The backgrbuind of 'events wmeh 
for^fed. Belgium's youthful: King Leb-. 
pold to break off . th'e^ military., al- 
liarice with France arid reverse lus 
father's foreign poUcy. ii the Eurbf 
E«ari subject :Newsreel chps fur- 
nish the 'cblbr iri:develbping the idea; 
of : the problems eorifrbnting JBeV' 
giari 'ipebple after the World, YTar., 
Activity bf Lebri Degrelle, leader of 
yoUrig Belgians, .with thbusands ■ Ch- 
tbiling under his ^>anher,; tejiWUf- 
trateU to stress .the idea -that • Bel-, 
gium's^King brbke' bf?. ^lia^^^ 
order to daftipbri the ardor of this 
new movement impartial tteateient 
is given, cbricluding thought beJnB 
that the^new Belilian poli^ , is that 
■ bristaiSdirig^ f e^lessly, ' ne 
i:9l4 but: beiSig hetter Jjrepared, 

yrhireat lo Mississippi : valley ship.t 
piris ' and , ! business generally con- 
lained in: the-.new cariipaign to estab- 
li^ ' the Sfe^iiMwJence:, .wateniirax 
rbu^.' from • thtf Great Lakes to, 
Canadian seapbrts is the pbint em- 
rihfisized in the bther dbmestic sub- 
feet- The 30»year-old vision of the 
Middle West, exportirig direct from 
Great Lakes- piers is revived for 
New Orleans and Mississippi Valley 
shippers iri this new drive to make 
the" northern Waterway a reality. 
While the injury it would dp to rail- 
road business- and eastern shipping is 
pPirited-out closing* narration leaves 
the idea that perhaps, the St. Law- 
rence project niight be a gopd thing 
after all. 'Failure to point out the 
vast expbriditure involved in com- 
pleting the remaining 48 miles of 
the So-called project arid damage it 
would do to American Shipping 
cities of the East looms as a flaw 
considering the controversial nature 
of the question. Wcor. 

TOM HOWARD and GEORGE 

SHELTON . 
'Stylish Stout' 

17 Mins. 
Globe. N. T. 

Educational 

Mildly amusirig comedy in which 
Tom Howard and George Shelton 
work as a team, owners of a high 
class modiste establishment, Th.e 
script and action are goofy, some of 
the slanstick is fariiiliar and the cast 
afroimd' the Howiird-Sheltbn twam 
just fair., . . , 

Al Christie produced from a script 
which pegs Howard and Shelton as 
a couple bf near nuts. Most of the 
action concerns their effr ts t<v re- 
trieve a rbll of bills which had been 
hidden in the folds ot a dress sold 
accideritally to a night clt* singer. 
The girl. Aileeh Cook, sirigs a pop 
Sorig. but this adds little to the value 
of the short: Others are EH Hall 
and Jiddie Boberts; Char. 



This fbllbw-up On the first story 
of the Dibnne quintuplets is too epi- 
sodic to command iriterest or supply 
suspense, but it probably will ap- 
peal in no lesser measure ! to the samb; 
class of patronage that flocked be- 
fore to see the faihous babies. 
I Probably a light night grosser in 



many spots, but looks piromising for 
matinee business.-. 

Idea seems to have been tb >»et a 
story that would let the babies in 
and still , occupy . feature footage. 
Result is passable, thanks largely to 
the playing and direction. Two of 
the baby episodes,/ the first in the 
nursery with: the tbts tumbling 
around. Second is at the gala near 
the close, with each of the five mak- 
ing entrance in a private poriy cart 
with a grbbrifi. From there they go 
into an; artificial sequence of play- 
ing on; the piano, toy riiusical instru- 
irierits and: a tea table episode. iSome 
women may think it all very cute, 
but it will not appeal to the men. 

Story .goes that Dr. Luke, /having 
brought his 3;opOth baby into the 
world, is about to retire. His fel- 
low to\ynsmen plan a reunion of as 
XContihued on page .38) 



TdlJ CANT GET AWAT WITH IX 
GrMen Thriller f ' 
25 Mlns, 

universal. 
With interest in G-jjaen activities 
still at fever heat, this vivid' short 
feature Win find a vast ready-made 
audience^ , It packs a real WiEillop 
not only in subject matter , but in 
manner bf presentation. While the. 
necessity of fliutheritibity posisibly 
cramped the style to some exterifc 
Producer . Chajples E. Ford has em- 
plbyed neat change of pace for max* 
imurin bf returns, , "You Cari't Get 
Away. With It' rttes more than a 
short; it can iStand iip urider No^ 1 
feature ex:ploitatibn and: sellirig. 

Production jWas filmed with per* 
mlssibn of Hbriier 5, : .Gummings, U. 
S, Attbrriey-Geheral, .'and with, the 
co^}peratibn and intensive assistance 
of Jv Edgair Hoover^ whbse title is 
director, of . the. Federal - Bureau of 
Investigatibrif Departinent bf Justice. 
While -the routine background thistt 
makes a G«mui the riibst feareid ot-^ 
ficer of all constitutes part ^f the 
footagei; actlbn^is injected at tiriiely 
intervals by reference: pictoriblly 
and' through h^rlratibn to actual 
cases and scenes surrounding fariied 
FBIbperations. ^ ':-;.• .. '■■.■■,--. 

Meuibdisr of - tairget practice brin^ 
in possibly the must startlirig scenes. 
One shows ah QperSitive plugging a 
target from a swiftly -moving; auto* 
ombbile. Others depict the remark- 
:#ble accuracy pt pr-irien riiarksmea 
tising siib-machini^ ;gUris. CUmax 
has a doiek feder)^ aserits firing at 
long range .IVith tracer .bullets arid 
repeating at , night In a rainstorm. 

No effb^ ynt Jbnsatibna^^^ 
been made but it contains riiori^ 
thrills than 'some feature eritrles in 
whiich the federal investigatbrs have 
figured*' Fart of - this is because thi 
spectsitbr ireames it ls the real, thinif* 
. J. £i)8ar fibbver Is s^^ speakirii: 
frbm his >b^lee■ desk; in "Washirigtbii 
at : the B^ao^ ;expi:atninfi; 
in .deft, fa^oh the pun>oses bf the 
biire^iiL Theh gbes into, a .hurried; 
tbur bf lhe general offices; in thi 
Federal', Bureau ^<if : Investigati'pn 
btUlding, glvlitg the highlights. Qp>: 
efation of the /tnvitchbbard. arid teie<* 
types; with , the f ambus phone : Nuih« 
ber 'National 7117,' handed a plug.; , 
Firi|;er.-prlnthi^ ancl the elaborate; 
care ^Venv tb the finger-print ' filjeii 
ar^:iied>in;iwij%\thb. relentless 
suit^. by fedeif'al 'Operatives - against 
|publid :.enemic^r :Uitbug;hout the' 
lUon,.: ' case i8;v treated 

showingi ne^lreel clips ^bjf ^ the ex* 
.Public' ;eriiw3rv swaggeririgvvli)\ the 
CrbWn Point: jaili' : ether points « of 
his crime, career, and the outlaw 
after he was killed by G-meri Jn 
Chicago. 

Numerous: methods employed ' In 
running down clues and lab tests 
used are given. The slaying of 
'Oscar,' dtunmy figure used in test 
cases, is followed tKrbugh with Ut- 
most detail. Topfiight camera work 
is contributed by Williarii J. Miller. 
Miltbn Schwartzwald has provided 
a very cblbrful score. Wet^r. 

WHO'S tbONEY NOW? 
With Jack Norton 
Coriiedy' 
19 Mins. 
Blalto, N. r. 

RKO 

The slapstick is laid on thick In 
this Lee Marcus short, but, with .Jack 
Norton and a; good supporting cast 
to carry it out, the results are fairly 
gbod. While riot for the^.topnotch 
first runs of the country, 'Who's 
Lobney Nbw?' will serve elsewhere 
satisfactorily. 

Norton is the. henpecked husband, 
and father Who, takes a lesson in 
domestib:' ag^essiveness frbm a 
neighbbr^ but while successful for 
the latter, Nortbri's efforts to domi- 
nate prove almost fatal. In the end 
the iamily Is trying to commit him 
to the nutrhoUse. A mental special- 
ist who is after him, on orders of 
the family, prbves a good iaUgh in 
himself. ' 

Nbrtbn's simpbrt includes Vivian 
Oakland and Betty Gilbeirt. CJ^r, 

'MUSICAL CHARMERS' 
With Phil Spltalny Orchestra 
ItMlrisi : 

CriterioDi N. Y, 

Paramount 

Spitalny's aU-giri ensemble herei 
dishes up fiVe pbp faves with Spi- 
talny's luscious Scbring at its best. 
Production, while unpretentious, is. 
neat except in one spot where the 
silhouettes of a couple; of cootch 
dancers were Superimposed to- illus- 
trate the music. Barring this ex- 
cursion into the gaudy, /Musical 
Charmers' impresses as a nifty .cellu- 
loid peewee. 

Gals play and sing 'Shortenin' 
Bread.V TE Bet You Tell That to All 
the Girls,' 'Rendezvous With a 
Dream,' 'Goody ^Goody' and 'Song of 
India.'- Selections are nicely paced, 
arid , the camera does okay by the 
girls. Individuals are here arid there 
picked out for spotlighting^ but riot 
to the extent that they outshine the 
group or iriterfere with the music. 
Much less, can be said for the sil- . 
houette coochers Who twitch through 
?Song of Irtdi .' 

Especially good is the grouping i 
the vocal numbers. .All the gals are 
becomingly decked but in white 
everiing frocks. EdgcU 



Wc<lncsday, December 2, 1936 VARIETY 19 

. — '■ — ^~ ■ . ... 




They're in the aisles-in the tapes-in the lobby- 
overflowing ail over the country because 
there's never been a comedy smash like this! 



Move over, please — there's more room on this side 




r 



VARIETY 



Wediiesdajr, December 2, 1^36 




MNfl MS WHAT THE lY. 'DftB MEWS^ THflyfiHT, I (Mfi REftI 

ilii^ irpiSFnE IN imiK^Mip 

Bui^ting^^^i^ an hour and ^ hal^ 

siiS<l$ ir<^ hiaktiig^ to catch it again beiorie^|| 

S Jea^s^^^t^^ time to catch your , 

^tw06^^ recommend it^^ 

ediy # the heist *pi^er-ui^e^^^^i^^ oii Ifi^^ 



•Hi- 



"Wjair sina^ hitis me inbxie a hij^r^ ^nd better 
iiiirthquake than ^yer. The rsq>td^r0 bar^ deli^ 
nous dialogue piles up a pyraitiid of laughter. You'll 
be the winner in seeing *'Buree J^envOn A Morse; 




It^ i jsest bet. 



^Ntw^tfMrk American. 



^'ifier^ is little rf|s|$oh to suppose that ^-^e Strand 
flHiie?iti?0^ 

It^s spnaething to be ig^ iatp ---n, Mi Herm 

**r despair to desc^be this film iii wordy detail. My' 
jtb IS only to advise you to hop oyer to the Strand ^d 
see it for yours^f and enjoy to thfefull it's mejlfy^ 
cock-eyed, good natured f un ! " — M y, WoMra^am 

^^|^py*f^t^^ 

jfor ah hour ^d ai lialiF! ^' 5 H^- Sun 

.»■; .• ' .- ^ • 

i'."^- ... . . >' 

festt as furiou^^nd^^^^ alarce a($ has eoine 
thiis Way. Side-^jpUtting farce done in the grand ma^ 
tier. One of thbse things y6u can't aflbrd to niiss, 
It's>i;eaHy1h^nieiidQ^ --/v. y, Mrnmg j^ie^h 

"|iiepi^^ have Ipe^en^ 

liaifiing pa^t 

shiouldprove equally hilanousto fiW 
iy goofy! Smoothly riotousi fan5et''#M 

"•piree^en On A Horse' is sure*fire!" Y, Times 

■'':f ■- '■ 

*lL0iie4 y^ri^ ii^^ Brings PranK MeHugh iiito 
jhk^fflower ds^^tf^ Gn$at fupi the^Miobsi and 
joins' wUi fake gleeful 











Dift JOU read 'Variety* iast mekJ' 

pE*lTtOiTt^ "Best bet m town is *Tfafee 
Men On A: Horse* at^^^ Michigan!" 

KANSAS CITY- ^^Moved over from the 
Metropolitan for continued first run at 
the Newman and ^Af// Jhowin^ sti?e|i 




PORTLAND: *'TMt 'Hor^e' is sure 
gallQ^ing at the United Artistsf* 

WASHINGTON, D. C: "It*s a BIG 
*Horse* at the big Earle Theatreri 



It's going like t 




eve ry enga 
Mdw York to Californiai 



VA RIETY 




Book Now! -Exploit Now! -Smile Now! 





A First National Picture with 



Frank McHugh 
Joan Blondell 

GUY KIBBEE • CAROL HUGHES 
ALLEN JENKINS • Sam Levene •Teddy 
Hart • AMERVYNLEROYPROPUCTION 





Is Released Now by 




' < % J- I ».. » 



F I C f ■ R e s 



W^ed^^edaay* lieifeilib 1936 




'Iteonion' Gags 

St. Louis. 
lantiiTg of speiial ;serializatipn of 
*Rcuniori' toy Adela Rogers St. Johns 
in Star-Time, afternoon rag, visis one 
0f highlights of ciairipaigri executed 
by Mgr. Robert Hicks' and p.g. 
Francis Gurley, of Eanchoh:'& 
Marco's 5,000 siat^r Fox, " wh0?c 
'4uin' pix is current Iii addition 
story rag also, used quarter-page s»ds, 
week in advance bl showirtgj and in 
which theatre and. play date wa^ 

roihirtehtly. mentioned. 

^brt pages idso yiielded lQt§ «f 
ftee- space on Vfeature stories about 
Pete Palangio, star player of St 
Loiiis nyers, pro hockey team, as 
Peite, during off sieasoh, operates a 
bus line in ahd out of Collander. 

Hicks and Curley also garnered 
more friee space when papers iised 
stoiy of management inviting Mrs, 
ISizabeth Lyons^ mother of America's 
only kniown qins in Kentucky in IIIW 
tift come heri and see pix. All ift 
ly&s. Ijrons' biabies (died within two 
weeks of birth. . - 

A contest involving .give-aways of 
five large ^ quintuplet dolls, theatte 
tickets was conducts by Show 
W«rld Maga2ine, published . by 
Charles E. Kurtzmah, in interOst of 
Fanchon iSE Marco's theatres here. 
Magazine; has a bona-fldie circulation: 
bl 25)000 per weekjfttd larger pofr. 
. tioh . is distributed iby iftail. ;^ 
V Hicks alrid Gurley «>Jd tl«i'^ e*rria>j 
iiott MUk Co. idea of distributiiig 
90,€i0b 'heralds through independent 
igtOcery stores, in town and each 
hiurald gave theatre plenty of , space. 
Miik Cov also . disttibuted windbw 
snijpes oil |<|0 store yriodows in which 
theatre Teceived benefit of play date, 
etc,; 3,M0 ispecial heralds were, dis- 
ttibiiied in towns within 50 mile 
radius^^of St .Louis by ^local iractibrt 
obmpany; thus completioe a ihbr- 
. buch^^ campaign that is Ijeing rev 
fleeted by flhe b^b. activity at Fox 

tlbirittmBt in Kewpprt 

Harry Brown. Jr., Is all set for 
Christinoiia ,at the Paramounf, New-^ 
0ii^rt; 1^0;week8 ahclUl.heiwiUliavc 
9 maili Ji»x , in the lobby, in chiari^ 
bt 4t man :dreased in iMstal tanifonn. 
Kids fire provided With : iitiper^ 
and ..i)ene^ .:.to '■ write their letters, 
-Hkii |<»^;:|i(iv¥^' t^^ and .ad« 

dressetii . Each iMl^t letters witt be' 
sent to the i^ehis wltb Ir note .from 
th«^t^^eatrev;^>^^^ 

day the theatric. tWW>niBintain ai free 
cfe«ckiin« «emce where liatrons can 

^dispose of their liundles while they 
/jQle show,: Will be lully adver- 

! 1j]|ed iii advance. There will be a 
lijftted tree. in. the lobby with 10 
piissehts displayed, which will be 

■ iifXven '-.ai the regular meeting, of the 

-Joidir club, Greeting cards will be 
^ent all bh the mailing list' some 

. ■ ;*br the da^^ Christmas the 
hbuae : will: stage a show with ' the 
kiddle revue from WJAR . and for 
.Ithree days before the holiday will 
stafie its own kid revue with the 
aid of a local daricitig teacher. At 
the.meeting of the' kiddie club there 
Willrbe a Punch and: Judy show:i^d 
the Lions yt'iW give, a show for the 
, pbbr children. . The house will sun- 
. :oly the auditorium an(4 some .shoct<3 
and the Lions will look after the tree 
and the presents. 

^eeehtly Brown worked two oldies, 
■but hew to the town. One' was the 
bill iti. the bottom, of the barrel, with 
10 barrels : strung along the street. 
Last week he. staged a tin can m?iti-> 
nee for the Salvation -Ariny'sThanks- 
^;ivinfl dinner to the poor. He? got a 
Dceelamation f rom« the Mayor on that 
.-.one,. 



Coin jhroin ibe Clondi 
Literally throwibg money aWay is, 
a theatre explbiting-stuht now under 
consideration by the Paraimount, 
N. Y., in connection with -Pennies 
from: lieaveii,^ a Columbia picture, 
which opens today (Wed.) -for , a 
probable two weeks' run.: ■ Whether 
c»- hot the theatre will go through 
with the idea will depend on how 
much money :the -maiiafement ' will 
be permitted to toss to. the Svinds 
and to what extent, if any; Coluinbiai 

wiU i>articipate... 

Stunt embraces a plap under 
which 10,000 or more . pennies (in 
cash) would >e raineJ 4>h Times 
Square frOm Offic^ buildings,: hotel 



Sveiybody There . 

Charlotte^ N.. C.-^ 
The Charlotte Exchange club and 
the Broadway Theatre again" this 
year, staged their Thanksgiving 
mbriiing perforniance when i)aid ad- 
missions in 'kind,' with coin .bf the. 
realm entirely tabooed,. 

Each boy and girl attending . .s 
admitted with the tendering -of an 
item of food or a .can of iruit or 
vegetaibles;: T?ie ensuing aggregate 
was distributed by club members 
llianic^iving ' morning . to needy 
families of the city.v > . , 

Manager ,Heil ^fcGill, of . the 
Imperial, gave ♦Pigskin Parade', a 
boost by having members: Of the 



tl J title, of the picture.' Idea is to 
put a penny into a 'Very . small en- 
velope WhicH^ would carry ad copy 
or.. -. the iiicture and its .engacement at 
the Par. . A part of the pnigiosal; is ; 
to include 100 or more: passes, which 
wbuld mean that bf the 10,000 penny 
envelopes, - 10% would' he luckier 
picks. ■ ' 

One of Col's ac^e^riOs ;on . the 
picture , wasy a- stiCK«i^~vbn whfich ;an 
American penny Md ' heen nept<6- 
diiiced;"; :The ^Separbnent of Justice.- 
mfbrmed Cbl this, wculd have to "bt\ 
cu^ but. hecaiis^ M-FedC^ 
reprfi!dH<ltibff --^.oi'^u^^ ' " ' " 



iibh of the team's victory over 
bury.- 

Coach Bob Allen, varsity players, 
the substitutes^ the water boy, and 
everybody connected with the iquad 
attended the party and, incidentally, 
an xmcouhted number Of high school- 
ers and supporters of the team fol- 
lowed along— and bought tickets. 



Sideliml 

Dave idzal and GeOrge Mitchelt 
bf the Fox, Detroit, spotted an inter- 
view with. Victor McLt^ien in the 
Woman's Home Companion. So they 

, . vAviarge jvhad cards printed lip tying the type 

iamb]pi of : -iQlie^e- s^^ I to -'The•Majgnificent .Brute,'^:ii{ot post- 

**'*^'*■' -Were-;^^^ hot ers on the news -deHvery fleet and 

~ " * * ciards on all the stands. . 

Helped magazine sales, , too. : 



ancl : Were . ^Mljing. -^ like: hot 
ci^liief! ;.in ■ the^vCbl' exchanges .when 
the> hiBid m'be'elimiitoted. > : 
• The; Par:^iBt€mi'bii the rbal i>ennies 

of^e^Ath^ire-iutd Itek Kaufman of 

;Ccluinl)iS^;?•'^'^:;^.>■^^^-- ■■■ - ' 



Mniter ;dieeri 

All through Dicfe Wright's Cleve- 
land zone Of Warner theatres his 
local managers . have been booming 
away at gbod-will stuff for the hQl»- 
days^ They call themselves the 
Muster Cheers :ahd &tage food maits, 
toy. mats ^and ^ whatever else will 
work in with the: town's ideas. All 
gets ' mto the newspapers, and it all 

in .most spofc.lihey aie; also J^lug- 
^ing benefit ticl(^ sales for brwn- 
izatl<m« which desire to raise ai little 
Christmas money for their own ob- 
jectiviBS. Helps' business .at ai time 
when ticket' sales aire nOne too hot 
Wright belieV'^ , keeping , thiaes 
jgein£ and working bsirdest when 
times are dullest 

finning In 

Harvey Crooks^ of the Str#nd, 
Akron, has 'Gold : Diggers' a 
Christnias eve shbyeoff, so de-: 
ci4ed to cut in on the diggers' visit 
to' Cfevelahd. Chartering a plane, 
he t(M>k the Mayor;^ and some news- 
paper, mbn to the lake spot anfl had 
them auddl their welcome to 'that of 
Cleveland, .at the: same - time prb- 
curini^: some' pibtures . that will he 
used as advance for his local .shb^^v- 
ing.-.-'.'"'r' 

Probably «bt more out; Of it than 
he : Would have done had the plane 
paused at Akron. 





Olitiitmaf' Idg^tii^ 

Alrei^dsT! fome : of .the bve wire 
mianageirs'viwil^ ^hbuiseiB in the ^de ,. . 
centers^liaVe jrtiairtedj: or at least have Lmcpln;, 
coopei*tlW;^«Stlit;ttad^5neh^ to b^ .„ „ . 

ehristma«iiiu9^%jf j ouFwith a cam- , Roxy^ Mounds. BL. recently; trai^ 
l«»«#M*>a«*^1&'^^ ^jrtra Meired to He^^^^^ by W. 

li^ftt.-^\Jnvo^ instant ■ for ex- 1 C. Milwai 



Bunker 



St Xiouis. 
Hill, ni., rcr 



to put: 
the^kt 




;have agreed 



blod^:^. 
and sfvjt^ 
■^Doii^: 

the|§aj^^^ 
dOwntoiwl^ 



wi^.lamps as against 
***'thi8 will, be bum 
_ jig^paidfor by th* 
combine., f^ur 
ijlit lamps each, will 
.each of the eight! 



shopping district 



With mines resuming Operaition, 
Royal, Rbyaltont 111., has been uh- 
padlocked; . . 
Gem, C^iro,\Jll.v shutter,ed. 
I^tfaian, Latham, 111., has reopened 
iinder management of R. Buckles. 
Coliseum, Marseilles,' HI., ^aric 
Town Hall, Hanover, Hi., receiWy 



^%iU. be illuminaied tiwas transferred' by Karl Fritzmeier 



^jhv^d. 

:pto' Virorked well in 
Vtims brou^t crowds 
, , .tl» evenings; many' of 
whonitl^oj^^ih 'at thi theatoe for «: 
rest- ji|te)r3hfe ilio^^^ 
Butvit' is'.^imf'the suburban trade 



ft. Collier. 
OriOhi Orion, 111.; reopened^ 
iUbro, Uirbana, 111;, blosed. 
;6arden; Canton, IlL,. again 
iJ10(. ■ . 
' 0Mster Reid is new owner ibf the 
Vialta, formerlyy, operated" by A 



«ectiohji that ^Ipecial^ Efforts hri>^C hB{^^ 



^re CImstmal 

: Lynchburg. 
Christmas Shows with emphasis on 
the" eharity end have always bieen a 
loifig -^uit with Lyhchbiiri; theatreSi 
- biit the .Paramount is figuring On do 
; . ing the job lip browner than ever 
. ' this year. 

Tying up with the kiwanis Club 
<bf ;Which he is. a member, Manager 
Willis. Grist, Jr. ^xpects to send otit 
. ^000 invitatibnL ' J needy ;kids to iat 
. tend a tree party . Christmais morn 
ing. A Santa Claus will be on. the 
stage beside a gigantib tree to parcel 
out; the presents-rand there'll be n 
',:'.5tibcking and :jpackage of cand> and 
y*3iutS:/ for every child, Carols, hu 
^ itibtQUii talks, etc. will top Off the 
prbgfiBni. 

addition to the 
. annual 'ishoppers' show* the Para 
■mount puts on* a few days before: 
Christinas . for the benefit of mothers 
who want to iget Junior out Of the 
vway during the- lastrminute • talks 
with Saint Nick. Admittance to this 
. s;how will 'bc via a grift of food which 
:%vin be turned Over to the Salvation 



better rbsults cpa th<;' 'Shop, in your' 
neigh)iorhOod' lOeiai Oil« four^^block 
section in .Brooklyn last: 3^ear raised 
the. pre-Christmas receipts more 
ttian $60,000 above the take for the 
year; before. All who dealt' in gifts 
cooperated with the theatre In light- 
ing the streets, with prizes based on 
the fauxest valtie in sales sHpis in the 
tworweek period;, . The prize paybtf 
was airound f 1,500. 

- The theatre tbok - charge of the 
campaign and got out all the adver- 
tising^ distributing a four-pa^er 
twice a week; with change of eiapy 
for each issue. To hold interest in 
this sheet numerous spaces carried 
the nanie of some localite who was 
invited to be the guest of the the- 
atre. House, hot only.' did a.: good 
business but gained imrneasurably in 
merchant gbod will that: -Will be 
cashed in in window displays through 
the year. 

Clocking Biz 

Regina, 

Manager Walter vF; Davis of the 
Capitol theatre here gained co-op 
eration of Eilers*; . jewelry firm, to 
cash in on novelty docks based on 
popular appeal ice hockey 



Opera House, formerly, known as 
the ^Jgrie, ' Erie; 111;, now und<er 
niansigement of T. O. Sklenkerat. - 
IPrincess, Hoopeston, HL, shuttered' 
Wilmington, WiUniiigton, 111., pad 
locked. >:"■ 



Trenton, managed by Alex (Red) 
liiompsbn, is. putting on a Christmas 
toiy show early this year (5), so that 
the broken playthim^s can be mended 
fn time for XmaS distribution. City 
firemen will repair the toys which 
^ l:ids ."Will donate to see Lloyd in 
^flilfay Way. 



ittsburgh. 
Charlie Eagle, recently made 
manager of Warners' Ehright in East 
Libierty to succeed Harry Kendrick^ 
has been prbnloted to the nianingerial 
spbt/^^at the Stanley;, downtown de- 
luxer^ He replaces Bill &:ott, who 
resigned a month ago «n' account Ot 
ill health. John McCurdy, who 
{guided ^bld Cameo theatre here years- 
ago, |>ut since has been at Brooklyn 
Paraniount and with Major' BoWes 
ais a.unit manager, :has been ap-; 
Pointed to Eagle's post at Enright 
Temporary appointment of Jules 
Green, from Schenley, to assistan 
manager's spot at Stanley, succeedef 
resigned Bill Beck, has been made 
permanent. ; 

. Edward Auld, floor maii at Stan-< 
ley, moves out to Schenley to take 
over Green's post. Another WB 
appointment is Harry Walters to the 
managership of .the! Prince in Al- 

has in l bridge, : Pa.; He was formerly assist 

this counti^. ■ Clocks Were mOuntedj ant at the Kenyoii 
between two full hockey sticks or 

mini£it\ires a foothigh. and placed inl .. Lincbln. 
restaurants^ Placards en them cred- .'^ A $10,000 fire, almost .comiiletely 
ited the time to Filers' iand invited: wrecked the Rialto, Beatrice, Neb., 
'Eat here then ehipy show at the early this week; Covered by insur- 



London, Can. . 
LMnard N. Bishop; recenttiyr of the 
CapitoU Halifax, in London as 
nianager: of the Ci^apitol Theatre 
(F.P»): replacing; his brother Harold 
Bishop, who. went to the Capitcd.. 
Winnipeg. Since arriving in Lon 
don, IMrs. Leonard Bishop . passed 
aWay in a . Hamilton, Ontario, ■-hospi- 
tal, foUbwing a. lengthly illness. 

Revival Ni^ts being' revived here 
at Capitoi and -Palace^ 

HjanjsOn llieatre : Corp. announces 
new. theatre fbjT Tirhmins, Ont. ' 

London's newest entertainment 
house, the Centre, opened its: doOrs 
Nov, Actingv Mayor E. C. Kil 
lingswor^i snipped the ribbon across 
the sbre^ and ^ofllcially opened . the 
4ik^;ifle. :Miahy civic Off .were in. 
the opening night aUdience... 

* ;: Charlotte, N/ C. 
Construction b£ a new theatee neiir 
the heart of biusihes^ in Raleigh will 
begin - Jan. - .at the same Ibciatibn 
occupied for years by the Grand; 
old-tinie vdudeville lioiise, and the 
Gktiety, one lof the city's first motion 
picture houses. 

Shelby's new $78,000 theatre-^the 
Rogerfr— will open Monday. Owned, 
by R.. H. Rogers, automobile 4e^ter. 
To be managed by. Bill .Webb, pres- 
ent manager of the Webb there^ 

Gradwell. L. Sears; vice-president, 
and general sales manager of War- 
jner Brother's,' accompanied by Fred 
M. Jack> southern . division, manager, 
was. in Charlotte Tuesday visiting 
Ralph McCoy, who has charge. Of 
film :distribution for the company in 
the Carolinas. They spent the latter 
part of the week duck , hunting at 
Mattanmuskeet, on the North Caro-; 
lina coast 



Capitol.' 



Donald Vice Mickey 

" . iRochester. 

. . Manager: lister Pbllb6]k LbeW'.s 
RochesteTis putting, on a fbUr-'Weeks l 
buildup with screen trailers, lobby 
displays, and newspaper Cand radio 

?lij^S: for Dbnald Duck' Christmas 1 
'arty, all-cartobn show : morning of'{ 
Dec. 26. ShoW^ sells for i 25 bents. 
Mickey Mouse Birthday Party T(irith 
similar bUilidup piicked uiis . 3.500- 
seat house and turned aWay 800.: 

Old Un But Good' 

'\ Washington. 

Proximity of Bowie race track 
gave local WB explbiteers a natural 
.for 'Three Men . on Horse' hally. 
Boys prohiOted. tie--up Under which 
fifth race on opening day was run 
as Three Meii on a Horse H^ihdicap. 

Loving cup,, at cost Of $15, was db' 
nated by theatre and was on display 
.at track -all iaf ternoon. Telecast car- 
ried: running bf race by name. Rac- 
ing Form and other riace sheets also 
listed it as such*: 



ance. 

Palace, Clearwater,' Neb;, is. back 
in the hands of ; Henry Vinker. • He' 
recently spld it to A. Phillips. 

Sunday pi have::£nally :Come into 
Ed'^ar. Neb. 

Grand Island, Neb., will have the 
new Grand ready by -Christinas, ac^ 
cording to the supply houses. 

Spartanburg.- 
, ick Wairren, formerly' of (^Iriterion 
here, named manager of new Sipe 
house at Gaffne'y, S. C. 

J. Wi: Griffin will repair Holly- 
wood theatre, York, S. C, recently 
seriously damaged by fire. 



Mannirigtbn; Wi'Va. 
NeW Mannlhgton opened .21st, 
Owned: by C. 'P.. iChurch,- who. has 
been bperatingv the Burt • theatre 
since the death of Arch Burt several 
years ago. 



Lynchburg. 
Recently built Lee Theatre at 
South Boston, Va., .was destroyed by 
fire Nov> (24) with a loss of approx- 
imately $60,^00. 



Salt Lake . City. 
Work has begun on a ^185,000 
modern store and theatre building, 
covering the largest corner in Salt 
Lake City, being built by Herbert S. 
Auerbach, seating l;4O0; .all seats on 
main floor. Site, formerly :occupied 
by Khutsford . hotel, was later remod- 
eled, to' house Auerbach department 
storie..: .Firm since then moved to 
more, spacious Store, leaving a vacant 
lot, utilized for parking cars. 

..■■■: 'Denver;. ■•■ 
Dave Cbckrill, president of the 
Denham Theatre, Inc., and manager 
of the house, has organized another 
company, with ;£. S, Kassler, Jr.; to 
build or acquire theatres in various 
cities in the Denver territbty. The 
.firm . coiiteinplates activity in 
Denver. 



Brooklyn,, 

Spectacular exploitation and ad- 
vertising campaigns were employed 
by Teddy Trust and Joe Lee at 
Fabian's Brooklyn Strand in celling 
Columbiia^s 'Legion of Terror' pic. 
Three, days .prior to opening £iO;000 
tab ' circulars ^were . distributed in 
especially ..designated district; , tabs 
showed Sbents: vof hooded legion 
activities. 'One' week ' advance, 
bouse used speelt!^ frailer on end of: 
.productiOR t)n^r with: horror angle 
GOjpy. Two siHieiM three-sheet easels 
:were pi^t on disiday in lobby with 
tear sheets of newspapers containing 
streamers aind cuts of recent Black 
Legion expose in Michigan. Also, a 
week before pic arrived* a show 
case with first aid. eqpuipment was' 
placed in lobby. Sign said it was 
for patrons who wbiild faint at picr 
ture. A .luiifb^rmed nurse was in at«. 
tendance. '% 

Tieup was with local drug chouse 
and 250.fl0P . samples of new drugs 
«^re distrihuted, special built-up 
lobby front and under niarqube was 
Brooklyn pedestrians were 
greeted with the sight of .four 
hooded riders on horseback during 
shO'vvinff of picture. Territory 
assigned them was business and de^ 
partnbnt store . sections. During . 
week!s istay two men. Jn, black hoods 
wtJked through business sections, 
rode subways. Wandered in and out 
of department stores, and restaurants 
distributing cards Whibh read 'Meet» 
ing Tbnlght^'Legion of Terror'-^ 
St»md Theatre/ All told. City of 
Churches hadn't witnessed such stuff 
in many seasons. Result; ' B; O. biz 
tipped considerably. 

SUck TeiEtin 

With 'Wintbrset' for the highbrows 
and 'Daniel Boone' fbr the other end 
of ttie I. Q,, William Brown; of the 
RKO Albee, Providence, went edu- 
cational in a larfce way. The public 
library and its branches disposed of 
10,000 bookmaiicers and had 30x40 
inch display cards,: with stills at each 
information: desk. : A distribution of . 
ISO group di$cui§tsion, guideiB got the 
high school i^cni^ ttnd another 50 
eopies were '>^nt out through the 
head of /the state nbiTOal' school. One 
sheets mA glides ijf)^bre «ent to other 
h^ scnbols-.at^ 'Academies, while 
tiie .grade teach«rs were interested 
in .Bobne-^for- ^lieir classes. Dr* 
Crbisby,, of Brown university. lectured 
:his dnuhatic department on 'Winter^/ 
setVan^ tiib headquaf^tors of the Boy 
Scouts had a display" of the Boone 
stills to sho\v. the difference in living 
: -conditions. 

. . . A large^rug store made a window 
display and. for their lunch bar had 
a 'Winterset' sUndae and a 'Daniel 
fibbne'- sandwich, both featured oh 
the menu c^ds, the, store finding 
that a hew naihe . Kelps to sell. There , 
was also a 30x40 card iii. the Jewish 
Conuhunity Center, and plenty i 
Uie newspapers,. 

Good foir Co-ops 

Come and Get It' seenis to be; a 
natural for co-op pages. ': Loew's 
Rochester is one of the flrst in with 
nine merchant ads. each set into a 
cut from the press, book, all alike, 
but diflerently notched to permit the 
compositibn. All however, show the 
pines on either side bf the circular 
space. One. for a 'dress store.; had a 
woman's figure, drawn in: on one side* 
It made a sightly space, with the 
theatre ad and :a scene, cut in the 
center. All spates used the title. 



Lbs Angeles. 
Harry Ziedell has' bberi liamed 
manager of the Mayf air, and Milt 
Arthur of the Cabart Ziedell for 
merly was with Fox- West Coast and 
mbre recently operated the Ameri- 
can jh San Jose for Cabart 



Columbus, O. 
Bert Williams, 44, manager of the 
Bexley, , Bexley, was robbed of a 
money bag contai irig $400 by three 
rtien who drove his car several 
blocks and left him bound to the 
steering wheel. 



Detroit 

Tenth nabe, the Westown; opened 
by ■ Frank Wetsman and Lew Wis- 
per, ; Managed byVictbr Dodge, 



Follows Brooklyn 

RKO Temple, which has gone in 
for male appeal with the 'Bang, 
Bang' type of films, adds basketball 
on me sU^e Friday nigh t£i begi ing 
Dec, 4. 

Manager Charlie Fre^an has tied 
upi •with Johnny Murphy's Centrals, 
which will play pro teams in Eastern 
area. Figures to increase:: the b.o..: 
take enough, to make it interesting 
for the team a^ v/ell as getting exv 
tra .publicity in the. sports pages of 
the dailies. 

Good on Two 

ViTinnipeg. 

Two .runs with hb errors is the 
score fbr Manajger Frank. Willis of 
the Metropolitan here after playing 
'Dbdsworth' and 'Charge of the Light 
Brigade.' 

•DodsWorth' exploitatibn took the 
form of the travel idea and worked 
in with a couple ;0f the local steaiii- 
shipi .and telegraph companies on a 
SQ-SO basis. Angle used for the 
steaniiships was the fict that Dods- 
worth traveled around Europe, why 
not the customers? Ail it cost Wilr • 
lis was a few stills and a couple bf 
signs which the boys in the shop 
slapped: together- : In return he got 
two large windoWs .in the Canadian 
National Telegraphs and : Railways 
office, on the busiest corner in town. , 

Other tie-in was with the local of- 
fice of the Cuniard line. In return 
XContinued on page 31), 



Wednesdaj^t December 2, 1936 



VARIETY 



23 




RADIO SINGING 
HOUR NOW 



24 



VARIETY 



VARIETY 



Wednesday, November 25, 193<9j 



_ %^ -o* 

Fedl (Miciakfooh-Poob Reports 
Of Any Special Probe Into Pix 
Stock Tradings; SEC's Usu 



24. 

into 
was 
by 



'given 
. and pooh-poohed 
action is in pr( 
lively activity of 
past few weeks. 

The S.E.C, 
look-out for 
security 
of fluctua 
actions 
New York 
routine, i 
fortnight, 
been made 
that alien 
U. S. markets' 
While admit 
taken to lestra: 
declines, Comm! 
of widespread concern a' 
ture stock trading. Obse: 
that amusements have 
the liveliest iss ues 
months, pa; 
statements 
on rosy " 





FILM STOCK 

IJhases's 20th-Fox 
GN 

Further unload 
Fox securities 
Bank wa^ rtifve 
Secuylti^s & £x' 
La/te^t s'emi-moi 
transactions of 
containing^ belai 
deals in stocks of t 
showed Chase di 
dumped 13,806 
common held under 
market and disposed 
cumulative preferred.' 

over six indjlvld: 
;est single transaction 
preferred and 3,050 
t of peddlinir, Ch: 
der escrow agreement 

on and 735,250 prefer; 
other film reports relai 
of Columbia voting tnisi 

and exercise of pure! 
and swapping of 
r Grand National 
ilm dii^sed of 

cates by 
away 3,779 mor 
he . exercised 
;ht 3.000 certifica 
sold. Another 
iowed he acquired 
January as f 
and turned back 55 
its. 

Charles !>. Stillman of 
through Stillman Corp., whiclT 
10(000 tickets at the end of the 
month, used 3,333 warrants for- pur- 
chase of G. N. common, acquiring 
6,067 shares of the $1 stock. 




The net profit of Warner Bros, and 
subsidiaries for the year ending Aug. 
29, 1936, was nearly $2,5QO,000 greater 
than the net for the previous year.. 
The company's annual statement to 
stockholders sho^.J net profit for 
the fiscal year completed last August 
,to, be $3,177,312 as a{ 
for the fiscal year end< 
1935, 

This profit is equiv; 

common share, after 

current year's divideni 

ferred. Warner Bros. 

7c per common share 

12 months .ending in 1 
The report submitted 

Warner, president, states that the 

profits for the fiscal year ending in 

August are not subject to the federal 
surtax, on undistributed earnings. 
Also cit^s that the company will 
show a substantial improvement for 
the quarter ending Nov. 28 this year 
over the $1,031,315 reported for 
corresponding quarter for 1935. 

The Warner Bros, statement re- 
veals net income, before other In- 
come and charges figured in, of $13,- 
683,091 for the year just closed. This 
amount is after deduction of $21, 
250,564 representing amortization of 
film costs, including depreciation of 
studio properties. Other deductions 
include an item of $5,098,475 for 
amortization and depreciation of 
properties other than the $752,318 in 
respect, to studio properties charged 
to film costs. Interest expense billed 
at $4,786,832. ' 

On^ipteresting amount show: 
repo^^ 
only| 
flooi 
sect 

cou; _ 

Tedemption of optional 6% convert- 
ible debentures and bonds of sub- 
sidiary companies. Only 
•was i 
divi 

compBi 

Wj 

from 

to $10,469,148, the figure at the~cl6se 
of the fiscal year in August of the 
present year, a reduction of approxi- 
mately $4.M0.000. 



INT. TOBIS DELAYS 
PICKING UP BONOS 



or additi( 
ed, $3 e: 
fcrrcd share holder, 
obstacle in the way of a cash 
distribution on the common is the 
number of shares (nearly 14,000,000) 
outstanding. * 

RCA showed net ^income In the 
third quarter of more than $1,000,000 
greater than same quarter last year 
with expectation that an. ^even 
greater increase might be expected 
in the final three-month period. This 
would enable the company tQ top 
the $5,126,873 net income shown fo: 
1935. .Tlie company 
o\it 



Ibaj/ decida 
luse such divi* 
!iederal ,tax statute. 



pa »epl 

She ASBIotbe'foK^^^ out in dividends in order to escape th* 

leavy taxation penalty. L « * *x. * i. 

Nearly $400,000 is anticipated In dividends from Du Pont for the full 
year. Payment go to Pathe because of the substantial Interest it holds in 
that firm. 



t 

ed 

. tf( 

tion is to call in 300 bonds 
imtil all havi 

This pos 
bond retiremi 
mean, that In| 
enue in the 
justify it. 

After 
ptoblem, the f< 
have to deal 
the capital ol 




•Living Dangerously,' the Alliance Picture prodtKtion which was y/idely 
ballyhooed in England as the 'film that the Haya office would not^pasj 
has-been formally approved by the Hays organl2atjon*«^ea«tem code ad- 
ministration offiM. , Budd Rogers, American wpresentative lor Alliance, 
made all of the minor deietions suggested by Haysians and the code seal 

has been granted. . - i_ i. ». 

J feature runs about 60 minutes, and length has not been 
'red as a result of the cuts, according to Haysians who sug- 
trims. 



ktown which will not be visited by the group of chorines out 
rs^ of ^7,' on current air junket to bally film, will be BalU- 
kis that the "burg does not have a cemeflt nmway at either 
md since plane toting the ^als is of largest, heaviest type 
Jnow in' operation, it is feared in case of rain ship could not 
«xx ^^^./other than cement xtrnway. Figured that might bog do^ 
oh a field of cinderis or plaTn diirtl The schjedule for the junket on its visits 
^ Eing religiously adhered to. U. taxied into a town 
\would have to lay over till a dry-out 



at 



. _ ^ noh Tobis 

$475,000 •and'approve a new company 
policy which, contemplates th< 
crease of exploitation of produ^ 
France and its colonies. 



are 

stock on record Nov. 
American.,. . $eat 
if $299,612,1 
nine months 
$211,236, or 
ible period 



(mostly iFrance), and deprecates the red x^ 
ously in return. 



like their humor with an international touch Is 
Joseph N. Ermolieff, European producer, who has 
^ Berman on production of 'Michael Strqgofl. 
publicity department, have been calling Ermo* 
der of Soviet cinema' to 'head of Red movie- 
producer.' Fact is that producer fled Russia 
gained his prominence by producing on continent 

■ • • • ns hini copi- 





Televisioh 



(Continued from page 5) 



stration, concedes 
of anything perfect 
inflin small images. 

;h, cl 




OWC' 

tests. 

Foreign 
others, still 



it's far short 
It's still deal- 



g to D] 
firms 
t of 
_^a such 
so made 





garet Ayer 
play, 'Dis- 



deflci 
as of 




nmen' 
;ve their 
distanci 
oiW Wide i 
the full 



•Kper 
iRave 
eft; d: 
>ifl W 

1 




. Y.; Program Plans 



Mack D. ^inberger, general sales 
manager of Generii Pictures Corp,, 

for 
felvin 
iFenn 
and 
irney, 

represen^d General ^Mimres, and 

Melvin Hirsch with .his. attorney, 
Harold Lerman* 
jrsch.gets, six 

:or" 





On the other hand, the government 
doesn't intend to get caught in theVThree Xegionnaires," first 
web of any more monopolies, as ittductioh, is completed. 

iirfig Tiri^Vi fHp P5fi*lv rddio^ till tli^ Hp * ■ 




Albany. 

ArdmurA I'tfilnri's Corp., Manhattan; 
Ken'ei'til nidtlon plciur« and theatrical 
buslnesii:., ciijiilul stock, 200 shares, $100 
par val'io'. Incorporators: Alfred R. 
-Kre'llherg, Norman Lazarus, Hftlen 
Winkler, all of 6351 Fifth avenue. New 
York ^ity. 

Inc., Syracunefl 

capltr ■ ■ " 
'alue. 

308 CraSKB «e 

C, Xarl 

cune; R^^HVflCl 
Solvay,|~ 

iniiriin?Mt C«rp.. Aianinittln' 
amusement enterprises of all kinds; 
capital stock, 200 xhares, no par value. 
Incorporatom: Matie Hamm'ersteln, 
Gertrude Lebelson, 1|Ab StelnberM all 
of 1540 Brondtviay, NBSwork ritv ■ ■ 

TransamerlcAii Vta\ 
Manhattan: general 
buHlncs!); capital st< 
par valug. Incorp( 
Wofl»; .sBney 
Sopia all V 634 
City. • • 

aolinny JolinKon, Inc., Manhattan: the- 
atrical buslncHs; ciipllal slock. 100 shares, 
— par value. Incorporajors: John J. 




!oKkiii, 

.York City; 



sTMie. lork 
Ibe^K. Fultob, Jc 
jt, liir Tork CJfy; 
ICl B«at 7»th •tre«t, 
Stephen C. Dolfc J'-* 
Uoopcvelt place, 'New York City. 

Jtloricwn Prodnctlona, toe.. New • » 
theatrical business; capital «»«cK. 2«u 
share."), no par value. Incorporators . 
Irvlnif Bresaltcr, Robert Kopple. M«» 
BenkoTvltz, all of 7« W«it -Wth street. 
New York City. _ J . j 

Boyc« Motion Plctn^ nmd T«tovJ«to» 
C<trp., New York; deal, 'in motion picture 





nims and 
100 nhari;9, 
Alfred 
Edith 
street. 
Vale 
trcnera 
bu^tnesi 
par val' 

vies, 216 Central 
City; Edith M. 
street, Bro<kIyn; 
East 




capital stock. 
Incorporators: 
ck Requardt. 
of 35 Nassau 



Uan^B^n: 

i«tlon JBclur* 
lOt shares, ha 
IValentlpe Da- 
Park Wert, New York 
Brower, 243 Ryerson 
3»m4» 3. Brennan, I» 
0th street. York City. 

Chancre bi Name 

Theatre Conpaay, Iim-., MAnhat- 
anscd to Wtnt Stmi Theat|^n-* 
iled by Blefj^Iman; Hess A ^Bcn* 

tion 

21 Dover 

Green, Cover, Del.; theatricat busljoe*". 
CaplUI stock, 36.000 shares; 26M0 Pr«^ 
ferred, $10 par value; 10.900 shares com-. 
mon,_ par value $1. New York office*. 

ion, pre**?' 



no 



Wlldbergr, Georgia Cooper, L.aurenco S. 



St ^1 



Bfoadtray, New York City. 
ftit«i(|nt fbd Vcslgnat 
IteMnK llctaiVb CJIp,, 19-2 



THE BIG SURPRISE PACKAGE THIS XMAS 



^ _ - I Ifl^lUfl JllOjr olXOinr IJlC COJTlJjCl 

Warner Bros, owes some $13 per simmer down to the two 'best sys- 
the preferred stock; since ]:tems— a sort of N BCrColu mbia 



CALIFOBNIA 

Sacramento. 
. tVUfihlre Theatre, capital eloc1c> 



Wednesday, December 2, 1936 



VARIETY 



25 



Wednesday, November 25, 1936 




VARIETY 



am 

pari 

(19^ 
Cd 
Atlas 
contrl 
standi 
platli 
fore, 

«haii 
preset 
pany, 

OS. tl 
curitle 
Coi-p;, 
»hi]>, 
thc.out 

ing deb 
■ This }i 
OutTfight I 
ftont wh| 
purchas 
|1I,OOQ.O 
0£ <».066.(1 
4Qa holdiij 



EUHER^ 
NEWBRIl 



HAT'L CO. 



. British National of America, Ltd., 
Incorporated at Albany, » new 
outfit,, financed 
banking and 
Itagnor, 
BriUsh C? 
presidenj 
V. p. 



fer. Inc., gel 
common stocl 
tii^g its $9,150, 
jat cpmpanjj 
two Radii 
Hall an( 
RKO, for a| 
Rmately 12 years. 

S^a^rticipates in the operation 
C. Music Hall and the Center, 
receiving ^25,000 annually as com- 
pensation. for serving as consultant 
and adviser on operations. 

Should RKO take over opera 
of the Center, RKO julUie entil 



wiU 

s reorganization 
provides that Atlas 
to receive compen- 
ps rendered in con- 
reorganization pro- 
plan. Such com- 
e in shares of new 
the court shall ap- 

ble expenses. At- 
ursed in cash. Such 
elude expenses of 
iRKO which have 
Atlas. 

writing the plan 
e purchase of ad- 
hares to be i<:?ued 
to provide an ad- 
$1,600,000 cash to 
[Ver reorganization 

[emaining $800,000 
come out of this 

res shall be sub- 
Atlas" Corp. It is 
ximately 160,000 
mon shares will 

h Atlas agrees to 
rchase of such 
the court's ap- 

ares will be of- 
nsecured claims 
it not subscribed 
_ s of common 

;h creditors and stockholders 
will be permitted to subscribe to 
these additional common shares in 
proportion to their respective claims 
and holdings, but such right will be 
limited to ' ' 
4 



Reorg Plan, Under 77B, Comes 
Up for Court Approval Dec. 23; 
Calls for Several New Issues 



Prof. Quiz 



Hollywood, Nov. 24. 

Top agent asked a fabulous 
figure from a studio for a client. 
Producer said to iagent, 'Do you 
think she is worth it?' 

Replied agent, 'Do you think 
you are worth what you get?' 



RKO CREDITOR 
COMMIHEES' 
CLAIMS 



Not so many creditor committees 
are involved in the RKO reorganiza- 
tion proceedings as some others. The 
principal independent committee is 
for unsecured creditors of which 
William V. Hodges, Denver, is chair- 
man and of which the other member 
is John R. Moroney, counsel for the 




RKO's plan of reorganization, un- 
der 77B, was filed on Monday (23) 
in Federal Court, before Judge Wil- 
liam Bondy. • Hearings, for court ap- 
proval of the plan, cOmme)ice 
Dec. 23, at 2:30 p.m. Plan provider 
for issuance of new, lO-year 5f4% 
sinking fund convertible debentures, 
6% cumulative convertible preferred 
stock and common stock. 

Secured creditors, holders of pres- 
ent debentures and 6% gold notes, 
aggregating $12,718,500 principal 
amount, are to receive for each $103 
principal amount and back due in- 
terest, an equal principal amount in 
new 5V^% 10-year debentures, and 
two shares of the new common 
stock. 

Unsecured creditors aggregating 
$8,000,000, for each $100 of their 
allowed claims, are to receive three-* 
quarters of a share of 6% cumulative 
preferred stock and one and 6ne« 
half shares of the new common 
stock. 

Holders of the present common 
stock receive for each share, one- 
half share of the new common stock. 

Total company assets are put at 
$66,052,329.86, with excess of assets 
over liabilities as $6,193.67. 

The plan is predic ated on the ex- 
pectation that thfi^^llH^mount 

|»y, ex- 
con- 
lounts 
will 
it is 
>t be 
sate 
ijced 
This 

liras 

in the pro- ' 
^claims for in* 
[is $55,l21;179. 

reduced by 
in to $32,63I.« 
{50.628 is tho 
sented in 
Iter. Inc. 
^the big- 
^O, and 
jf the 



AT 
pla 
■cai 
chaogi 
exediiti^ 
teplaceftK 
tut Id repla 
any savings 
the studio 
Ht-up. 

The. reports receivi 
<bate that increased tei 

negiitive and upping In hea" 

tratioft on the film when the bigger 
■pools areflk^lifl fluing earlier 
cracks an 
addi 
tiKl. 
. M6st di 
these re;. 

that, they do not reflect a general 
tendency. Because with the expendi- 
tures alreadjr^nade for new *ecls, 
*»se^ xtmm ^equip) 

Id me 
*»uHiy of w«Weve 

Ik; Most of the major . 

Vompanie* now have seven to 10 fea 
J ttu^.productions released to the gen 

- 4>>n4- V««m ^ J . ; 





•e to 

amplified by Merging Subsids 



C^Ogc 

^fomd 




RKO's con 
Irospect, undi 
gAizBioljpSi. 

Juplic"ion oPre"; 
slbility, official titles and executive 
function. RKO has approximately 





le Pi< 

Pathe Dist. Corp.; RKO Pathe Ex- 
port Corp.; RKO Pathe Studios 
Corp., Ltd.; RKO Dist. Corp.; RKO 



LuL«K>^s«p| 

:0 on Jan. 27, 1933, and 
was appointed trustee of the com- 
pany, under 77b, July 1, 1934. 

and l^iflwere among the 
IS t< 
IS inc( 
25, m 
'icturej 
FB( 

KAO Unafrected 

RKO's principal theatre outfit is 
Keith-Albee.-Orpheum. -not affected 



i 

icpi 



; cap- 
around 




1931, RKO 
on and dist 

;i.oi'tT 

Over the years 1929-31, R 
ital assets — increased 
$38,000,000. 
It was in li31 also th^ RKO went 

roject with 

leBi " ~ " 

Ire: 




and many theatre 
be given up by RKO: Among 
larffest of these is the Om 



by leasing 
nd the two 
ockefeller 
arm the break 
ituations had to 
the 



Winnipeg, Nov, 24. 
British pictures are making rapid 
strides in this territory. Regarded 
up jjjntil a short time ago as "just 
another picture from over there," 
the current attractions are develop- 
ing mto serious contenders for the 
elargcr downtown 

Opoli- 
large 
town, 
of the 

30 features into these- two deluxers 
from Gaumont-British. 




CoFs Coast Conclave 



San Francisco, Nov. 24. 
The western sales division of Co- 
lumbia Pictures concluded a three 
day convention at the Hotel St* 



COMES FROM THE UCW UNIVERSAL! 



»cout for Republic after six months 
on the- job. Dobson brought a half 
•ozen personalities into the fold. 



Ine, or vice versa, under the laws of 
Delawfire and a new parent firm in- 
corporated. This is not official, 



40 are in Greater New YoBk. 

In 1929 the company expanded its I 
theatre holdings so that by the close J 



stock of which RKO owns $2,170,100. 
or around one-third. The iVI. J. 
Meehan interests own around $2.- 



VV C^l^J 



U J V lollJI I 



manager, headed the dclegalion from 
Hollywood. Abe Montague, general 
sales manaijer, and Dou2 Pratt, horn* 



26 



VARIETY 



PIC I U R E 9 



Wedneadaj^v December 2, 193$ 





Chesterfielid 



■ Lady Xuck. Story xtt & sWcepstake wlwiiier. Patricia Farr, , Wm. Bakewcll. 

Chas. tamont. 62 mfjos. Rel. July 8. , a . . 

XUssiDE Girls. Martlii Mooney's Stbry, Rogef Prybr, Muriel vans, 

Rosen. 65 ihlns. Rel. §ept. 10. Rev. Oct. 7. 



ir, 



Cblumbii 



: 799 Seventh Aviv.; 



A^brenture (n Maiibattah. Joel McCrea, Jean Arthur.- Reginald Owen^ Hernuuq 
' Bitag. Pir, Edw. Ludwlg. 73 mlns. Rcl. Sept.. 20, • Rev. Oct. 28. 
, Allm for Murder. ' B^stery.' Wm. Garean, Marguerite Churchill. Dir. Ross 
• ■• I Lederman.i ' W mins.- Rel. Sept; 23 Rev..oet..ll. > 
BlacKinaller.' Eijght persons face suspicion ut murder >6f a t>lackn\ailer. Wm 
^ Gar^an, Florence Ri<c«. H. B. Warner. Dir. Gordon Wiles. 66 mlns.^ Ret, 
.Julylio; Rsv. JiM\yJ90. \ : 
Corned ClosjBF^ ^olkr.-. rOutdoor show. ^ry« :./Jam^.Bpnn>'M^aHaii 'M^rshr;:Mfyime; 

CralE'« Wtfe,.- Joltn= Boles, Rosalind -KusB«ll/.B^Iie ^8 

Dir.v Dorothy Aiiiier, 73 mUis; Ret Sej^t,- 30.- Rev. bct lfi • V - * ' ■ ' 
End of thip' Trail. Jack HpUaOouglas purobrille, . Louisa Ucnry, jBrle :C. .ICe^ton. 

ReL-'Sept. 19. Rev;^Nov;:4,-v,;-v:.:- ;.. ■ ■ 

;i[«nr, .Thie, v^^4ntt<8^ht s^^^ the ^^lAllows through the iefTocts'ot tht; 



ir. Lambert Hlllyer. 
.-KNate Gatzert 
ir, ba\rid 

Dir. 
Dlr.> 



flinal _ 

lA^v'siier'haa l>efrjle^^^ Bel^amy^^Margijerit^:Ch^i^chill 

Ross l>derrtan.i"'':5T mlna. ' R^ 
Forbidden Tvali; -^ Western. '>Buck Jbnesi- Barbara Week 
•;. . 65 jhins; . Rev. . Nov.* 4. " • . 

Fngltlv* Shftl*/ Th*,^^"W^ TWayne; 

58 mluB; Ret JiUoie 
KUlcr at Large.- Dfept. i^tore Ihyfifery. Mary Brian. 
>..• ^ 'SUihan/- 54 mms. '''Ifel; Oct. 1. 

Lady frbm Nowliere, Mary Astor. Charles Qulgley. Rel.HpVi21,v 
L«gf6n of Terrbf. Bnice Cabbtr Mbrguerite Churchill. Crawford- Weaver, 

C. C, Coleman", -Jr. 62 thlils.: Rel; Nov- 21. Rev^ Nov. 4. 
Ibm lVho Livetf .Twlbei'';:Ralt>h Bellamy.' Marian. Marsh, Isabel 'JewelL; 
. N ■ - Hirry LachmM'.^ ^ te^^^ 20, VRiev. Oct. 14. • . v,: - ■ 

Meet New .'Wftll*^ : AriioW> , Jean. ; Perry, , Lionel; Standeri Dip. . Herbert 
■ : Biberinan. 7Z mln» v 

Mbrth of Vbne. Jack Holt Evelyn Venable. Itelv JNov. M , , - . , 

' Pennies fpoBi Uiffliimti. Blug Crosby. Madge JSvans.. Edith Fellows. Rel.,!^^ 5. 
-Prescbtt Kldi McC^^stern. Tim McCby, SheJla Maiiners. . Di^. DftVid Silman. 
r--'- ■ •55'rtto:^^Bev<vQi(!t-:^^^ - 
. Banger COWtfje.V ^b^«n. .1^ Rel. Oct. Sp. 

iiiilcedQkn; . m teal:^ (ragedy, Lew Ayres. Joan -Perryv Pir. 

c^M D*vld Selraait^?»S tSlns. . ftel. JWy W. v lUv. Au^ 1?.; . ■ - . 

jahdowh .Rldeir.; Wesfeirn. Buck Jones. vDlr.. l^bj|^ .65 mins.:; 

Nov. 18. -v-v'-s.^V''"^- v- -/ ■ -r^t, . 

Theodora* Gbeg;/ W41d^; Country girl go*S . Broadway,, Jrene. Dimne, -.Melvsy 

Tv . 'DotiglaB.- .Dir;^«abt: BolestawaW: W-irtlns, Rel;; Nov. 12. Rev;: Nov., 18. 

They Met Ml « TAxl/ yOic^r Mbri1s/F«3r Wj:ay. Lionel Stattderi Raymond Wal 

Togboat Frlneesi. Waited Ci Kelly^/JMit&TelWs.' yiyeeieJ?Pbson/-;ReL 

< Clayworth. Dir. GbtSon WUes.^« mla§. ReVi^AUr.^2«.i' - 

lIali|MW9 Buif er. T^^ Bob 'iUlau MturtlM ReL. S^^^ 



These tetlultitioiis are cbmplled 
from. Ihlorniatiop sdpjplied by the 
:V»rioa« prbduction ' cimaipanleB fiid 
ehecked up aa. Bpph aa posslbU V.'^br 
reie^ie; JLIstlnr is given wJten 
lease Idates ar«;!iieflQlleiy. set. Titkf 
«re. .retained.;, fori ..inonthjk'. 'i9§n< 
:ac«ra) 'wlio'- reeetye ierviee.'.'fvb 
iltteii^ .to that period shooid ptiitfiri 
a ebpy' of the caleiiidlar for rcferencie. 

ThiiK ruhhihg iime us given. b«ro 
la pir«8«inably that of the projeotlfii 
nabm iahowingf aind wn «aty^|iprNC<?: 
ifUrt«;\^e. 'aetusL-.^ieaae ..-ienict^r.ilii: 
" lii^.i^lstca' ;«rc.''««q|p 
lo'calL^r'ataie'eenkolriUi^ 
la ielcttbns.^ BiiBnlifg tiine .ta,;ih.a 
.*ev*B*iivi» ilvea.^.li^^^^ 
tlwi;^.iiclluiIvtiiaei-.«^^ 
Jijbre'liffer passage. 'jb'y3'^hi»':Keiir:''T«r^^ 

^Vtewei';. (iniy 'tBtr^jit««iv;4iic»tjr«i: 
^siiowliifaL. - V. 

'While eVcry effort Is nadle to keld 
tlily /^st: iftecorate, the InfejrpiatloBi 
lijlipUei nay .not alway* W. fforrci^tt 
•iripB Jbbagb official. To obtida .iht 
IfvUesi . icfree of seenraoy, , j^'le ^y 
.^U ' •ppr'eelato. the. -: cii^:bjpe[imii^^ itf. 
al|..iuiriwers: who .:nay ''.aoio.'jjUMr^^^^ 
anelea:.: " ^'n^ v.>#- 



Case of ttie BUck C^L.-.-mSklnf. thriaer ^om/thie j^oiy^mEarl GtoT-^ 
' 'neri;j;|M 



'60 ntlnS; 'ReI;'.OCts^'3t;'. ;-'v--;;v , '.r.vyir^'f.:^^:- '■::j:';T'-.'*.Lyr-< 

Cmo of tl|e .Ve}t«t'CU*i^ .W«r?^ WIU^mt' Claire Obdd^ Shajg^.mek 
W Satim, J?«epl> KteiJi MdleHA^^ WiUlam-'Cl^iWehfc.: «0 niift^flteL 

'^-Aug^-^lS;' bI^:3^^^:^ .'^'•^^.v/^r.-'-V ;:;^^ i- .'^^y. ^.^•2^:. 

iCklA* cmppfr^^^ 

Roberts. : Ross * AlexiMioer; Humphr^^" — 
; Walthall. . Dir. R^^^mpnd Snrlght r .; 
Down the*Strbteli^ 'A'tba^Olliir-m 

: Mldiey Rbbney,'' Dennis Moodre. "WI 

■■^minj. /Rel.vSept/ 19/. ■■Rrv.,Nov..lJLi,. ..^.^^ ■ 

: Barthwonn JTra^ctorsT The hllaripuii aAventOreft of Al^ixand^J^ttS^a^ 
ibr BaleisinUtu Jbe E. Brown. Jun« TAimi Gyiy ^iVXteem^ 
Hiighes; Geno Lbcktaart, Dir. lUvmond^rihirl^t;^ 4^^^ 

Miitia DlvldiB'd;'--.Mar'iralipiiy^^ 

Hortbii.jArtliur 3^ Dlr; PriS^lpnsage.^eL;itoy 3p^,«^y, JUn* tT 





love %gl|i^ at><^«i#; Com^ «t ybuing tpyb^ Hugh Herbertl^ Patt^ciaf. Eqis; 
" ■ V War^bfei Hiift^ J^ trtlhs: Ret 

■^Aug^a2;--»»^..Sepfc^- ^ ^r-'^^- " ' ■ ■ 



. . . Fti 

.;:.;i:7:^,;-..:.:-JoitmUbt 
:--^^^ii:'--v^«eI;-3epi^_ 
Tirb Ageiiiit.ttti 
an<(«a>lbl^ 



.„ _ _ ot babks^ire life, pick Pi>well. ^bw; BlondelJ. 
flpitt ..Yafiht Club Boys^ . Dir. f fiusby Berkeley^ , W . roins : 

— "*imrfy imia^ oh the stage Wcbess. flrahk^ 
" Carol Hughes/.AUeii''lenkiiis.: SahV. 




"^^py./Reir;NbyV';aiv 



'i^ trHmm mtK'm'UBlc.^' Dick* Fonin^ Pa^u .Stbhe. Gpr^^ 

b pest of a woihiiii who paid lor her critilb years before^ 
^ - . „ o'NeiU- Dir., 

' . ;.- •. y 

Wkltb Ang)»V, ^^Tel^A^WaiiMtizatioii^'^^^^^ Kay 
. _ - _ pieterle 



Hurtw^irell^Hbgatt; Claire Dodd, Beverly Rbbbrts; Henry" 
WiiUath MijGan4^-:5T^ Bel. July. .11. Rev. July W^:-) 

; Ang)»V, TheT^A' dcamatization of the life of Florence: Nigl 

Fra)icia. DbnBldvW0Q4s« Ian Hunter, Hetiry O'NelU. Dir. WilUath 
9l■mln5,y..Relj^^.'4;;«ev.:J^dy%^^ • '/i' 

Grtiiid National 



ii^Ye^been ail^c^^ 

s(S?5soii:.ro!l^ .:.^:f._ 
v^.pp04ueerr CJono'-.'Hpjll^^^ 

KaVe 'walked / ; ' ttis ■ ^ie' iaf 
shdW,, Jar 8*«i <itfitemWatiiifev;% 
fwaite, incltide IVI^ S Gorddh/} 
e^ijiifdU, ; li&U^^ 

White; Sdih H^mi^i^ and;« Shu.^ 

^<:Kw9b> iqid ■ Wttte is^ IdOkfiiii; 'ior! a 
rHpjUyWbcid donnedtloh. sincie' lefivinj 
« Oth. : 'pije cithers ik^ jireiii^ tlool 




: R.R.d. Bldg., 
^NeWiTbrk/N-lv 

, ; .V ,. , Allied* CKesterfleld an4 Liberty 

Caiktaln Calamity (Hirliinan).' Natural -polbr. ' Houston, Marian , 

Rei: Oct.; 20.-. V.;::•-^:;^^. --^^^^ ' w' ^ ^'f^- 

Dark Bbur, iThb <Che^erfleld). A fast-movlng mystei'y. presehliiiigv a baffling 
^ ptbbleih in prime detection. Irene Waire. Ray.. Wa1ker>-;Burtx>h Gl^urchill 

Dir. Charles Li^bnt - Rel. Jan. Ui. . Rev. Aug, 5.' ..;, ' 
.Devil on .Hbr^»aefc;< The- (HlrUmtin)r' Natural boioK , Oei 

(^mpb. ^ed-^Keatingwit IReL Sept -29. ' v.: .> 

pfaBty . batnM (LlbeitsK£ttiMeaL Bfisrjbjrie Rttiiibeau.; Florlne McKinney.. Lawr 
, [i,-; wact;<rray,<:;Dir..- Wm.^ i6S .wlns.^ -.Bfsjy JUlv.-2?,- ■• .• ,- 
IB Bis .Steps <ZeldmA|>^|'Par^al' trouble %at fbUbwedKan elbj^meiit., tit 
2:- Lindifn. Ceellttjlfiyj^^ ..Rel,?S6titv,?2/;Rev.^Nov^4. . 

: iong or tkb Grlngo;>Jf||ney). ifeLr Oct, 27i 

we're In. the Leglbn. N«W^<ahrllman). Natural ^coldr. Regiiiald/Dennyv Vince 
v: Barnett<^thei|.Italat^^^ T .'V 

White Legfptt. The (Zeidmah). Xan. Keith. Taia Blrell. Rel. Oct; 6;. 
' YelloiK . Cargo . (Hirliman'). ^ Chinese Smuggling- yarn.. . Gpnrad -Nagel, . leanor 
. H^mt;^Rel. Oct;;-13.- .Rey/ Nbv.\l||,:^^ I,- ' .,, ■ , 

.:l60b. Broadway. 
■:^*Jif.'tbrk.' 

■iiit Meets West : ramaip^Prlehtal pbliUbs in \vhich;Aniss i>iay6;.ii wily lEt^jah - 
.• George' Atllss', Lude . Ti.>-wj;£i. 'h^j: — 

-mtosV^ lleI..;Slst'^5v:'':.. 
Bverybods^^ Danee.^:.' jCteme(iy 
DiT; iShiiekiReistfet. 1|( 
■(yerytjUng, Is Thnndejr/^Rpitnhtlc mel<HUri|ima: of ,w|jr-tlme Europe^ <,Cpnstahe»' 
BennettNDpuglass;;Mpntgbmery,^^^^^ Y3 
mins.-R(ei;vSept...l.< .ReV;:Nov; 2!b.CLv-.. ■v-'V -'JS: -': 

vlt> Love. Ag|Uj^>;Mu6lcal ' comedy with d>Mic«s and sbQg:' Jeisa<e: Matthews. Robi^ 
^ »^'^^i.i?!''l.yi*^i°f^SavlUe..;^£fn^^ RPl. May ,3Q,f;,. Rev;; .M^y/SS. , , 
" ' ~ - -■ - — . le jpyb; of , ia, 




brt Voung ^ Dir. victor SavlUe..V;«4i«»lns. _ 
. Irf>ye In Exll^.- Romany drama. Klng:'^a1)dlcates his'itfii^iie for the .^.^ . 
commoijerv CHve Brook, Heidi YinSbn. Mary Carlisle. -Dir. AlfredyWerkfer 
76 mins,. Rel. -Nov. 15. =■ . ■;■ •' ' . • ■ t:' ' 

llan mp Lived story^of i.scleirtlst ivhp makes strange ixjjirlT?; 

riients v^li^^nfnds, Bbrls Karloflr;^^^a Lee, John Loder. Dlr; BoSjrti 
, :Steven$oi^., -Rel; Sept .lS. -r^.' ■ ■ .v; -.;. 

ine Days ^a4l4^en. The stonr>pf Lady Jane Grey .who ruled the Brlt<sh " Ertii, 
S.^y^^^'^^B Hatdwicke. Nova Pilbedm. Joht>. Mll'f: . Des*. 
mond Tester,' Dir. Robert Stevenson,' 80 mlns. Rel. Sept- 1; Rev Oct.' 1 •"■ ' 
Seven Sinneite.;.<.^medy mystery, Edrfmn^^Lowe, Const^ce Cummlngs. DirV 
. . Albert dp. CbUirville 70 minn. Mlei r AUg. 15 . . . • .. . V 

Stranjeers oh K- Honeymoon. 



.Rei f A^g - 

Myotjery .'cbntedy based .oh Edgar Wallace's novbiV 



^he North tog Trahip.' Constance Cuthmihgs, Hugh Sinclair. Nodh Beettr! 
■Rel. Dec. 15. ■ 



1540 BroadWaiy; 
New York, N. T. 



! culX^er City. Metro 

'^SSSjIJ^iifiS?"'^^^ the story. Stuart Erwln; . Armstrong, 
^ «^*.*/'22^^A* Pir. Edwin L. Marin. : 63 mins. i^eL Oct , Rev. Nov. I 
Oevll ppU, The. .;-Horror story of human: dwarfed to doll size: Lionel Barry- 

morer. Maureen <>'Sulllvan, Frank Lavirton. Dir. Tod Browning, 70 mlns 

Rel. July 10, Rev. ,Aug. 12. 

^^\^P"^ f'*'^?i? Partholomew. Jackie Cooper. Mlbkey Rbohey. 
^ Dir. •W; S. 1^ Dyke.. 131 mlns. Rel; Sept 18. -Rev. Oct 21,- . 
iMrfeooa fioisy, Iht. Based pa Samuel fiopklhs Adams'a historical novel pl 



reyU^iehSagefii^dt^ra large niiiin^: 
^^ri :fllin<:at: t)!* 

d^t^-i^ehfl woiiidi^i^: 

The best-^phwdj^^ minds^'Wa^^ 
.TVriters and .sitiiiatii&h .mbh' hav^^^ de- 
is^riiid the reyui^ field -i^^ >ttd 
radio, whlcl)[ elvev^ea% enijploi^ent 
and l?etter i>ijr^ -Tliat^ alsbi Sgdtis'^fbr 
the^ ioj?- isbnjg^itei^s,:) "sta 
dOace directors.; t 

EtfteV ■ -Mem ' - jCitty; Carlisle, 
Jim^ putimUii'Mi iAiiVief, pieiattice 
tiiUie. .jand; 6ib.ets :.of ^e.prss^rtigjmu- 
^i^dlr'talehi ;<iri^^ execute 

next ; Sprint^; to^.'^bUdW.' * the wake 
<>f ; predeeessoii who ' the revu^ 
stage rdiixliigrec;ejit;:years^ 
positSg i:li8t:r3[nclude^^ i lPred Xstaire/ 
Jolsph;. Ca^itori J[ack , Behhy,\;^W.K£3. 
Pields^ Charlie Butterwbrth, Mitchell 
I and Diiraht;; Fred Allen;"; |iuddy 
£bseh/ Eleanor Lowell, Ere^.^ Keat- 
ing, Patsy, Kelly. : Ted; HeSly;^ 
Pehner, Helfen- Broderick, Sainrtiy 
^te, BiU ^Robirisoh;^ Jack;i'ijS% 
Rit? BroS,^ j$hi? ; PrOrtaM;.VBjfl]>)^^^ 
resit, Queenie Smith,^;M^ 
■fy :v . -.The ■■gop4^ %utf:;'-5?^i>'^ 

From the overhead angle/'ilig tiitie 
r^yiip i)i:<jdu(*ihg hs vbecom^Va prti 
c^r;i|pii$ !.b\islnes$ .for^ 
Onje jist the boosting of talent salaries 
tj^ictiu-esi" and radio, %ith thp pro- 
ducefa having slight oppbrtunitly, 4ue 
tb^^rohifiiiUye costs, for Msiing screeii 
i^iiid, ir, namesr even if, a 
tWeen studio, and broadcast bngage- 
nieiats.' . Another is thd -enforced 'step-' 
pipg ilip. 'pt productioii co^its^ana-the 
h^qessity of being mbte lavish"seepic- 
¥)yr ,Mii order; t<>^- bbp»P<?te >w^^^ ..Ihe, 
fibl^wbbd.pictjc*l^>^^^ 
which hais fateiyVmadii vj^^ revues' 
lobfc:- likiT jpvmany::l||4^ ■'^I'i^'-" --^ • 
rA^ese^^mbunU .havei 
t^ised the average .weekly overheard 
for revues to .$2^^^ with rio pre*- 
production ^ss'ur^hcb;' that a Show 
Cah break ^ -einythingi helow tha^^^^ 
flgtire. . One' 6xceptrbh is the- current 
imiies' at the Winter Garden, which 
Uf getting by with one big sialairy, but 

p. revfthip o^ lasCiSit!as6nts cost^^^^^^ 
■version iind hot 9^ 

/ ..On the ottiieir hand is the ijrbijilert 
t>f esented;' by.' ,fh'e^: .;bpok. mu;sicalv 
which is generally less expensive to 
run than the revu6. but -with bjtfbk: 
musicalSf, for the salary reason; also 
running into the bi(( overhead now. 
Current examples are 'Oh Your 
Toest' and 'Red, Hot and Blue* which 
cost about $17,000 a we^k to run. In 
other years $17,000 Was- higher ttian 
average for the major revues, let . 
aloide the books. * 



the JackSoAlah era: Joan Crawford )h tt^e title role; Robert Taylor; Lionel 
Barrymore, MelVyn Douglas, Dlr, Clarience Brown, 105 mins, Rel, Aug. 28 
Rev; Sept 9. ■■- 
Great .Zlegfeld, The. Suggested by the life of the late great Impreaario, WiU 
iiam Powell.. jU>uise. Rainer. Myrha Loy. Dir. B. Z.- Leonard. . 180 minS: 
..■ Rel,;Sept.'4.i' Bev:'Aprll.,l5. ' ^..v ■ ' ^ - r-^^'^i-:^^'' ■ 

nil Brother's wife. Dombstic triangle,; Barbara Stanwyck. Robert Tayion 

W. S. Van Dyke, ai mins. Rel. AUg. 7. ReV; AUg. .19, / : v.? 
Kelly ithe -Second. Itoughouse comedy.r^ Patsy ;Kelly,.;:Chas.; . Chase; 

Merln. 70 riUhs, Rel. Aug, 2; ; Rev. Oct 7,>^^^^^^^ ^ " , , . : . 
Libeled Lady, Park Ave, rand' newspaper, row mix it upw .- Jean Harlow, Win 
Powell,. J^yrna X^.- Spehper .Traoy, Dir. Jack Cbnyiray: 85 mlns, ReL 
. Oct 9, , ReVi 'Nov,..4-, : ^.• ■, ■.■>'•■■ --v ■;■.,•.•.■.•. ■■ w 

Lohgest Night/ The.' Murder In a department store, Robt Young, Florence Rice 

Ted Healy, Dir. Errol Window, 50 mlns. Rel, pet 2, Rev, Oct 21. 
Old Hatch. Wallace Beery, as the . town tramp who. comes into a fbrtune.O 

:I4nden, .CecUl* iParker. . Dir. J. Walter Rubeh. Rel, Sept 25. 
Our ttflationi«.;^Ikiurel .and JIardy. ln. .« .)(ull' length. Dlr, Harry. Lachman. 
V.:;:c:-\-mlhSi.'''RelrOct''30.' '^Styi-lf5v;' w ,■• ^.v- 

"I^cbadllly Jim; ■Bs(aed>bh a: P; G^W«dehbuse story, :J!rlc..vBlore, .Jtbbert Mont* 
, , .gbmery,'Madg^ Evans; 'BlUlb BUrke. Dir. Kbbt S<' Leonard. 88 mlhs. Ret 
-'-Aug. 14. Rev.- Sept:2r-'.' ' •.'•>■■ •'.■■■;,■■■>■■■.: '. ' ' \ 

Itome^ and: .Juliet;; Shakespeare.- ' Nbim'a. Shearer^ Fredrlc March. Dir. Geo. 
i^'" : 'cu»bK''l30 mlns, . OA'^tate r^^ , ; , ; ^ 

■tuy. « UerbbPti^innah's «iovel.b(.,t3^<Kglrl;>wlio hi^MdvCapture. Mata Hari, Jean 
: Barlow;, .I^anchbt Tone. Gary Grant Dlrv^(S^ mliist 
]lel.'JuIy3: llev.JiiUr.4»- : ..■.:tv>^v " \V- --';.v"- ;•'■,.: 

Swbra Enemy. SmaBhing' the- rackets of a big city. Robert Ybunjgi .Flbrenbp 
Jtlce, Joseph Callela; Dir;^E. Matin, 78 'mlns. Relv 45ept 11, . Revt . Sept, le.' 
Tanah Escapes. Another: adventure ih the jungle. Johnnie WelsniuUer, Mau- 
reen. O^SuUlVan, Dir. Richard Thbrpe. OQ mins. Rel. Jfov^ 6* Rev. Nov.- 25. 
Wbmen Are ^pilb]la< Newspaper 'yprh;. Stuart Erwin, Florence Rice. Dir. 
' : Enrol Taggart 60 mlns. Rbl; July 31. Rev. Sept 2. 



Stttiileii Sisi 'Manithoft 8t.,V Pat'aMtfiiinf 'cell 1501 Broadway^ 

;IIol^pod, .CaUL. , ;: Jjrew Tork; N. 

AeeUslng. Finger^ Th cikcumstantlai. Wldehce fb save heir 

> '-^ employer/ convlpted, of liiurder; P Mar.sh< iHunt,; Kent Taylor. 

. Diry Jas, Hogah. 61 mihs/ Rel, 
AlpBg Camb Lbye.' Salesgirl f all8;.fp^ .a- nlcture:. theatre dpprman, 
" ■ ■ ■ vey,. Chas, Starreft. Dir. Bert LyteUf Rel. Nbv. 6. . 
Big Brpadcast .of .|9Sff.«.Comedy ;m » broadcastihg siEition. Jack Benny, Burns 
and Allen. Bob Buhis and htai^: Other loioivn names. Dir. Michael Lelseh^ 
.iOQ-min8.';-Rei;- Oct'.s, Reiv; Oct' ■ ■• 
Champagne waltz. . Musical: iK^tt^ i. Stroust backgrcund. Gladys SWarthout 
,^ : jrred MacMuiri^y^;jfi^ Qakle^^ DlrT^A^ Idw. Sutherland, Rpl, Sept 23. 
prUt F«iree.: >FiFbin ' ik Kathenno; Do Millp, 

Tom Ke^me: .Dlr.c («hpj:¥*py«Jjiig, Mmlns. Rel. Feb. 14 Rev.. March n: 
tp: Take.^, Trouble;m^Tr% ;Uhctb>:, MaiBfia Runt; John Hpward. Eu- 
gener-Pallptte, Dir. 'Frlt£ Feld. ReL . Nev. 6. • ' ' • 
GeBerai: Dl>d: i[t , Daw% Thp:,' a OdetsV stolty :of a flghth)g Irishman la 
fighting. China. .«ai<y Cbbt>«l(; Madeline Carroll. Dir. Lewis. Milestonci 
:'^:..-^M;iinlns^-MtSept-4.VRbv,.,Sept.-«.^^ 

04 W^sCt vb^ng'Maa. - Frbni. 'a stage hit Tersonal Appearance,' though Hayb 
.office;, does apt pemit ^mehtlon. ' Rewritten by^l^ Miss West 

Warren William. Dir. Henry Hathaway. 80 mtais. - ReL NbV. 13; Rev. 
iNbv.- 25:'' ->•■ •■'■■'••••■■ ■■■ -i- {{;..■ A •. 

Heart .'Pt', the. West Western. William :Bpyd; Jimmy Ellison, Howard 

. BreUierton. ReL, Jyly 10: v • ^ . • 
Hideaway 'GuL ^ Romantic .comedy with a crime background. .Robt Cummlhgsi 
' ^ t Shlrley:;Ross; Martha Raye. Dir. David Garth; R^^^ > 
HPUywppd 'BPnlevard;'^ Hbliyi^<R>d; story: by Faith Thomas,- but not the usual 
thing. .<A|elbdramatib, ;>John JIalliday, Marsha Hunt. . Dir. Rbbt Florey. 
. 70 mlns/^Rel, Aug, 2L '.ReV, Sept i23. . - .\ , 

I'd Gt:&e My.'Lue. Remake of; 'The- Noose.' : Sir Guy Standing, Frances Drake, 
V Tbm'Sirdwh. V.Dh-. Ed«^ mins, RbL .AUg. 141 Rev. Aug. 19. 

Jangle PrlaceA; The. Girl Tarzih ln.Slam Is saved from death by her monkey 
.subjects. Dorothy. Lambw. Ray Milhollahd. Dlr..Win.'Thiele. Rel. Nov. 27. 
Lady Be . Careffd^ - Deodorized > verslon\pf 'Sailbr^^^^B^ Lew Ayres, Mary 

; ; Carllsle.-Larry Crabbfe Diif; J: T. Rbed.' 71 nUns.- Rel, Sept 4, Rev. Oct, 14. 
Mnrder with Pktnres.- ' Frbm a istory by Geo. Harmon Coxe of a hews nhotog^ 
i ^v'i'i .r l*W-AyrJsiiiV5Sall Barton. Rel. Sept. 18, Rev.. Nov. 25. 

My Amemin .W.lfe<'. Jtpyaly. goes cowboy. . Francl^. Lbdbren Anh Sotherh, Fred 
f:^ . Sftmfc; -Dir? Hit»r0ld Young.^ -75 mtos. ' Rel. AW 7:- Rbv/ Augi*26. '' ' : . r 
Htfthn bf rsbphle Lang.. The. New story based on an. old favprtte. .Gertrudp 
Mlchadr Slr .'Guy Sf Allying; Ray Milland.-- Dir/Gbo. Archalnbaud. 63 mlns, 

Ilnytbrii von "Range. - Western, with song. Ring Crosby, Frances Farmer. 
, :t>]rPji6r^ July 3L Rev. Aug.. 5. 

Rose BbwL/CplJege story -With: fM^ backgrbuhd. Eleahore Whitney, Tom 
. . r Brpv*, l^rry; JCrabb Dir.' Chas,„ Barton,- ReL Octi.30. f ; - .1 
•ea Gomes' Home! I A. Mary Boldhd in tfbr first dramatic role oh the screen^ 
A Mary Bplan^i Dbnald Woods; Julie Haydon.. Dir.-E. A. DUpbnt ,74 mini. 
^. .. vBel..4ui;!^.;4l. ^Rev.,.Sept;:9...^^-.. • ,. 
Spendthrifts.' Penniless spb^man ^ stages comeback as: radio, ' commentator. 
HehTy.Fonda,' Pat Paterson.^ Mary'Brlah. Dir. Rabul Walsh. 80 liilhs: ReL 
. July W^iRev:- July ^29. ■-•^ -i f: ■,:. •.-.•;.. r'- ' ' .■■•■■>A 
Straight from the Shonlder. . - From- LUciah . Carey's story, 'Jqh'nny Gets -His Gun.* 
Kid frustrates gangsters, but not a gangster yam: Ralph Bellamy^ Kath* . 
erine Locke, David. Holt.- Dlr, Stuart tteisler;' 66 thins, Rel, Sept 28. 
Rev, Nov.^18;^ ' ■:■ , ' • \ 

Texas Rangers; The.. Eoic of the ;men;who founded .and; made the state of 
,, vTexas,.,, Fred' ;M&cMurray:'\Ja1:lCo'Oakle. Jean Parker; Dlr^.:Klng Vldor. 
; •^97 -iinlhs. RfeL-rAUgr a^' Rev.' Sept- JW: ^ v.....Av.•^■^^<v^ ,•.v,.v,^:•. 
Three Marrled.Meh: 'Martial'story bf':mnrital life.. Lyhne OVerhiah, Wih. Frawr- 
ley, Roscbe Kams,, Mary -Brian: Diri lEdw.' BUzzell.* 61 < mlns. ^i Rel.n Sept. > 
11; V Rev, Sept; 30. .' "i:^. ' 

Vallaht Is the Word for . Carrie. Recent best seller story; with, a new; tWlst. 
Gladys jGborge. Arline JUdee. John Howard. Dir. Wesley Ruggles. 109 
mins.. Rel. Oct 2. iRbv, Oct -14, t . . " 

Wbddihg Present Slightly lunatic story about a defeated lover :whb Calls out 
the .fire and hiDlice deoBttments to lazz his faithless sweetheart's wedding. 
Joan Benhett Cary Grants Geo, Bancroft Dir.. Rich. Wallace, 80 mihs. 
Rel. Sept 25.' Rev. Nov. 25. . .1... 
Wivcs ::Neyer Kno.w.-. PsbUdb psychologist -stirs u trouble for; himself and a 
friend/ Chas. Ruggles. Mary Bbland. Adolphe Menlou. ' Ir. Elliott Nugent. 
. ,73 mins. Rel. Sept. 18. Rev. Nov, 4, - • ; , " 
Towrs fpr the Asking. New Ybrk gambler!^ In a Florida Ibcale. Geo. Baft, 
,'Dblores . CoSteHp ;. . Ida LunJno, Jambs Glbason. Dir. Alex. Hall. 68 mlns. 
iRel. :^uly^i«e ;ReV?.^ 

Studios r Hoiiywpbd/ R IT O Rji Ain; ''' B.K.O. Bliir., 

^. : •(DsiuL... ^^^•'^•v/... Raqio ^ ..B*dip-,city.. .. . , 

All Scarlet ^tentative). Racing melodrama. Ann Dvbrak, Harry Carey; Smit 
: Bailew. Frank ;;M. Thomas, Berton Churchill, Ray Mayer, Dir. Wallace 

FoX.: Rel.-.Jan; 29.-.- ". v - . . ■ i 

Big G.-ime, The. Exposing the evils of football gamblers. Philip Huston, James 

Gleasoh, June Travis, Bruce Cabot, Andy Devlne, i)lr, George Nicholls, 

Jt. 75 mlns;. Rel, Oct 9. ' Rbv, Oct 28. 
Bride, walks ftutf/Tiie- Matrimonial adventure. bf a man who Insists that 

two c?n live ,o,n J35 ai>week and His fiancee who doesn't think so but le 

willing to try. Barbara Stanwyck, Gene Raymbhd, Robert Young, Ne.d 

Sparks, Helen Brbderick. . Dir, Leigh Jason. 80 mlhsi Rel. July 10. Rev. 

•July I5r. ■, . ■ 

Danier Boone. Historical adventure of great frohtlersman In expedition, across 

Cumberland , Mountains and settlement of Kentucky Valley. George 

O Brien, Heather ^Angel; John Carradtoe, Ifelph Torbes. 77 mlns. Rel. 

Oct 16. Rev, Oct.- 28. -' - . ; . 

Don't Turn 'Em Loose, inspired by the lax functioning bf State parble boards* 
« " ifpwl.^^^^^Stope. James Gleason,- Betty Grable. F Dir. Ben 

^r^s.^ Stplpff, J58 mlns. Rel, Sept 18 , Rev. Sept 30. • 
Grah^ Ju^y. . A stirring todictmeht of the avbragtf American's tendency -to shirk 
. ^C.' -iJt*^ Jury stand,' Fred S«one, Louise Latimer, Owen Davis. Jr. 

Rel.i July 24; ReVi.Aug.;5. ■ . ,v 

W*yjfo>a L^^ imaginative high-school girl trlfes to hick 

father. A^e Shirley, Herbert Marshall, Ger- 
trude Michael, M^Tgot Grahame.- Dir.. David Burtbh. ' Rel, Nov; 13. ' 
Mary^f;^j!b|iand. .. Histbtlcal: Katharine ftepburh; Fredric March; Dir.- John 
«.i;i^<*!5l Rel ":Aug. M. RevJ^ Aug. 5;. - ^ ^ - . ' • 

* rt;^*^-^ ^^Jlf^ii* Anhb Shirley, John Bea). Guy Klbbee, Moroni 

tuS-^- '^^^ ^ ""ins. Rel; July 17. Rev, Aug. 12- 



Mother 5s«sy's -CWckMSi^^ Fatherless family's 'effb^ Ttb;''pre its fldehtity 
Jan 1 Rbgers, Fred. Stonp.- Dlr: Dorothy A.r^^ 

Jvheeler and Wbolsey oh an archaeblogicai expedition to Egyht. 
S^t « Barbara Pepper, Dir, Fred Guiol, ReL 

Night jVl^iltiress.i JIl^ jfxpbses lllbgal activities: bf gang of hlghjackera 

fie! Se^ 18 '^^* <^'don Jones. Dir, Lew Landets. 

One Man Came Back, . How can bb arrested, tried and sen- 

tenced to the gallows through a 'frame-up' and circumstantial evidence. 
B«k,.-fc f«i??i.'^**l?£' Ass? ^\2J«^' Jol^ ^a*' Christy Cabanhe. Rel. Aug. 28* 
^Si5?**.*V.^i*Jf'J'l\'5' 3Tie saga of the struggle for Irlsh'freedom and th« 
historic Irish . Rebellion of 1916. Barbara Stanwyck. Preston Foster, Barry 
i..f-i.?^^5S?" itf' S^S"' ^^^^ Crowe. Dir. John Ford,. Rel. Sept. 25. 

Rainbow on the .River. Orphan boy ^gbes through many trials before feathin* 
"*^-ii**"S?' Breen, May Robsbn. Louise Beaver, 

^''^'ll^ Newmaim, ReL Dec. 25; 

■ -«rf w«E!l5S"R*f-'^^*i,V School teacher Hlldegarde Wlthera 

S?«„'rl?.^i**f -9^**"^ Piper again solve mystery. James Gleasbn, Zasa 
Pitts, Louise Latimer, Owen pav^s; Jr. Dir. Ben Holmes. Rel. Dec. 11. 
^Continued oh page '3d)* ' 



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• • • 



*A i^y r|rpa£kable filfn. 
beeribbrp." 









^ - . '^A truly im. 

Ahiericah $cehe coihpariible in iti dramatic realism to 
yrhat *The Informer* evolved out <>f the Irish scene.*' 



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CINCINNATI ENQUIRER . • • "One of the most 

sustained efforts df the CpsiW to create ehduring fiim 
draikia. Anderson's form is Melodramatic and is chock 
iijted viritii steUbii; . . The production given Pandro 
Barman, the direction % Alfre^^^ 
fobnances by BUrgess Metedith, Margo, Edtiardb Cian- 
nelli^ Edwahi Ellis and Paul Chiilfoyle^ are remarkable 
ill ih^ tenseness^ of sk^ 




• *'One of the finer films of t^^^^^ 
season; Today Burgess Meredith is conceded to be the 
brightest young star in the American theatr^ and ac- 
claimed as the season's screen discovery.*' 






• "With thoughts 
directed: to ijianks in geners^l/ this idepaitmenit wo\ild 
like to reserve a special and very considerable portion of 
gratitude for all those who, with so much beaiity and 
skill and understanding. * Winterset* is true cause for 
thanksgiving among moviegoers." 

SUNDAY STAR.. • "The act- 
ing is^ iabsolutely flawless ; as flawless, indeed, as that 
which /moved so many to proclaim tiie flesh-and-blood 
^tiagef^ most jjowerful dramatic 

achievement in mainy yeiars. *Winterset' aj^ears des» 
tined to be the film of 1936.'' 




f'.iV:" 




Lft^f >":i--."'i',--.' 









yfedn^B^tijf Pfype mber 2 y 1 936 

TORONTO GLOBE & MAE 

;>f,r) ■ r^nuMend it ds one of tie finCT efforts of tlie motion 
picture indu^tiy.*' 




VARIETY 



2^ 



DETROIT SUNDAY TIMES V. . Honywood 

tes turned out another film which will command the ad- 
mir^Ltion of the most discnminating, at the same time 
retaining those qualities pf melodramatic excitement 
wiudi will give it wide appeal among the general mass 
of screen patrons. 

• 'It has beert a long time 
jante I hive witiiessed so gripping a recital of evdits; 
: Oiie pf the high-ranking pictures the season. A picture 
tJiat TcaXiy merits! the word 'important- v** 





J "Critics were 
unanimous in acclaiming; t^^ as great as the stage 
play, and general japj^rovaV^^ thie happy end^ 

ing which Hblly^OOT hi^ 



LOUISVILLE COURIER-JOURNAL it» 

intensely dramatic, wluch is.more than can be said fpr 
the majority of picttires ! Hig;hly d[dtmg and of the type 
that niade me w£\tit to know ivhat was i;bing to happcin 
not. 



• • "For sheer, dramatic 
power; suspense, ahd STORY VALtJE, it fair excels the 
'popular' screen sttcciesses. It's a great production, a 
ORAND MOVIE, spellbindmg in plot,^^^e 
action, and melodrama in its purest ahd .best sens^^^ 
'Winterset* is a great motion 



FROyiDENCE NEWS TRIBUNE. . h.,^. 

wood has scored ahothf^i' artistic accomplishment. No 
praise is too gneat for the work of the eiitire cast. " 

COLUMBUS CITIZEN 

"Worth lusty cheers; 
tossing of hats, bonfires and dantes in the street. Not 
since /The Informer ' have I experienced the emotional 
jolt I received from *Winterset'. Here is the answer to 
those discriminating mioviegoers who honestly cohdemxi 
the customary tinsel tripe and ask for something better,^' 

COLUMBUS DISPATCH . • "The film is one to 

be seen by all and sundry who have the advancement of 
the screen at heart or whose desire is merely for exciting 
entertainment." 



WASHINGTON DAILY NEWS. 



► "RKO has 

fashioned an unusual and impressive motion picture from 
*VWnterset -, Maxwell Anderson's poetic melodrama of 
life and death among the cobblestones of New York's 
^ast Side. It is an unforgettable movie.' 



LIBERTY MAGAZINE . ^'Maxwell Anderson's 

prize-winning drama will leave you limp and breathless. 
It has a tremendous sustained power a(hd a curious 
beauty— aud it is superbly acted. You will never see a 
more gripping drama, or one that yields less to conveh- 
t^on. Three of the original stage cast-cohtribute power to 
the picture. Our compliihents to Director iUfred^^S^ 
too, for his taut, expert direction." 



PfrrSBURGH SUN TEUEGRAPH "*Winter- 

set' is one of the truly great photoplays of film history.'' 

TOLEBO^ JiEWS SEE • V winterset^m^j^^ 
to b^ the inost powerful inotion picture of the season. It 
has been superbly directed. You must see it. You'll 
need to know about it to participate in the arguments 
it is Certain to incite/' 

BALTIMORE SUN 

"A piece of writing too fine 
for even Hollywood to oyeriook. A splendid, faithful 
document. One of the finest; serious , presentationj» that 
has evfer been offered. It is strong fare, but by a public 
satiated with boy- meet -girl fairy tales, it should be 
acclaimed.'-' 



BOSTON HERALD . 

''Burgess Meredith gives so 
fine and sensitive a perf vtnance in the role he created on 
the stage that luii sd-een'futurey seems assured without 
question. As for Margo, well, it is hard to imagine.where 
she bias been keeping herself all these months and why it 
has .taken her so long to win recognition. 

CINCINNArr POST . " %interset' is probably 
the most distinguished product to issue from Hollywood 
in the past twelve . months. It is the finest achievement 
of the RKO studios since -The Informer'," 

CLEVELAND PRESS . »"An intense dramatic 

photoplaiy, maignificently photographed and supM)>ly 
acted. 'Wiiiterset' should bJ A tremendous success in. the 
movie houses* The thiemb is gripping, the dialog is mas- 
terful, the settings are splendidly realistic and the per- 
formances are iexcellent. Put 'Winterset' down as one of 
the year's better pictures and let nothing keep you away, 
from it." 




in the roles they created 








-EDUARDO 

* Directed by Alired SanteU * Pandro S. Beiman Productioii 




(CoJltinuea Iront pa^e'-2«) - 



Walter Abel, 
Aug. :31i 



Second Wife; The problems urising froin a second marriage 

: tru^e Michael. Eric Rhodes. Dir. Edward Kelly. Bel. _ ^ 

Smatrte^t Girl in Town. RevieallnB the activities of those much-picture^ advM^ 
tising photographers' models Ann Sothern. Geije Raymond. Helen Brod 
erick. 'fair. Joseph Santley. 58 rriins. Rel. Nov. 27. Rev. Nov. 55.^ 

Swing Time. America's dancing stars in a gay musical .romance with music 
by Jerome Kim. Fred Astaire, Ginger .Rogers, Victor Moore. Helefl 
Broderlck, Eric Blore. Georges Metaxa. Betty FurneSs. pir. George Stev- 
ens, 103 mlns. Rel. Sept. 4. Rev, Sept, 2. • j. o viw^ 

Walldne on Air. Radio crooner niakes his own broadcast; Gene llayrapna, 
Ann Sothern. Dlr- Jos. SaiJtley. 70 mlns, Rel. Sept. 11. Rev. Sept. 16/ 

Wanted! Jane Turner Post iofTlce inspector runs down gang who rop maJl- 
truck. Gloria Stuart, Leie Tracy, Frank M. Thomas. Dir. ; Edward KUly. : 
' H^r -Dec 4» 

We WiiO ' Are About to Die. Politics and a fraime-up alm6st 'send an Innocent 
man' to the gallows. Preston Foster. Ann Dvorak, John Beal. .Russel Hop-i' 
' tons J. Carroll Naish. Ray Mayer. Dir. Christy Cabanne, Rel. Jan,^8. . 

Winterset. A son sets out to clear the- memory of his father who .died in, 
electric chair only to find. himself involved in poignant romance ampnjf 
New York's teniemehts/; Burgess Meredith, Margo, Ediiardo Clannelll. 
Dir. Alfred Santeir. Rel. Nov. 20 (pre-release) V . ^ ' 

WitKont Orders. Shows responsibility of airline pilots, for safety of: their pas^ 
sengers. Robert . Armstrong Sally Eilers, Frances Sage, , Vmtpn Hawprth, 
Charliey Grajpewin. Dir. Lou Landers; 84 mins. Rel. Oct. 23. Rev. Nov., 11. 

Woman Rebels. "The valiant efforts of ft womaii to make the world reallze^the 
real slgnlflcahcie of women and their rights. ' Katharine Hepburn, Herbert 
Marshalli Donald Cirlsp: Dir. Mark Sandrich. 90 mins. Rel. Nov, 6. Rev. 
Nov. 4. ' ' ■■■ ■■■■ 



•My Man Godfrey, t^edy^drama^ Wm^ 5*>^^S^«*? 



^»4rtlef "AiiBVL 

Porta/lS.iiio"'SriS Wrda Cprtez. Patricia EWft. Dlr^ 
- ihinsT ReL Aug. 2, Rev.^Sept ». . 

Edmund Lowe,. Glor 



tto Beavien vM 



Republic 



ir. CharlicB 



Aubrey 
Charlotte 



BiiUdog EdlUon. Ray Walker, Evalyn Knapp. Regis .Toomey. 

Lament. 57 mins. Rel. Sept, 20.; iRev. Oct.,14.. 
Follow Your Jleart. : Musical. Marlon Tall6y. Michael Bartlett. 

Scotto. 82 mins. Rel, Sept. 5. Rev. Oct. 28. 
.Forbidden Heaven. "English workman adopts a waif. Chas. 

Henry* Dir. Reginald Barker. 68 mins; Rev. Sept. 9.* - ^> 
Gentleman from Louisiana, The. Eddie Qulllan, Charlotte . Henry, Chic Sale. 

'Dir. irving PlcheL- 69 mlns, Rel. Aug. 25. Rev. Sept. 16. 
hearts in Bondage. Dramatic story of five characters whose lives are entangled 

in the building of the Monitor^ and in the cllmtDc .ol the battle .between the 

Monitor ^d Merrlmac.. James Dunn. Mae Clarke. Charlotte Henry, David 

Manners. Dir. Lew Ayres. Rel. Aug. 15. Rev. Oct. 21. . 
Oh, 'Susannah. Gene Autry; Frances Grant- Rel. Aug.':20. . 
President's Mystery^, The. Based on a suggestion by F. D. Roosevelt. H^nry 

Wilcoxon, Betty Furness. Dir.. PhU Rosen. 81 mins. Rel. Oct. «. Rev. 

Oct 21. ■■■ 

Red River VaUey^ Western. " Gene AUtry, . Reeves Easbn, 60 mins. 

' .:.Rel,:March. 2. Rev.- Nov.. 11^ . r.'.-- . -^v v '--r^- 

Sagebhlsh- TronbadoUr. Western. Gene Autrey. . JoS; Kane. Rev.^ 

•'Sent' '9' ' ' '■" '■ ■' '' 

eittUiE on!: the Moon,: Grace Bradley, Ro^er ftyor, Pert Kelton. Dir. Ralph 
'Staubl 66 mlhs. . Bel. sept 25. Rev. Se^ L . J . ' 

Three Mesqulteers. Ray Corrigan, Bob Livingston; Syd SayJoft Rel; Sept 20. 
Ticket to Paradise; Roger J»iryor, Wendy Barrle. Dir. Aubrey Scotto; 70 mln». 

Rel; July 10. " Rev. July 15. ' .1 v;. iwl " ♦ * - 

Winds of the Wasteland. Western; John Wayne, Phyllis Fraser. . July d, 



Rich and Reckless 

Sea Spoilers. John Wayne, Nan 
Sept 27. Rev; Oct,_ 28. 



tuart Dir. Harry Beaumont 
02 inlnsv 



Rei: 



_ :D«^Walt«l^ Re^ .^^ i^i. 



Dlrf Walter Lang. Rel. Df c. 27. _ . 
Two In a Crowd. Joan Bennett. Joel MCCrea 

YeUowSihff'lirJni^H^J^ 2^%i''^?'#''^ ' * 

vine. Dir. Arthur Lubin, 60 mins. Rel, Aug. 16; Rev. sept >«. , 

Studios, Burban^^ Warner Brotficri ' ^JTVoS? V i. 

Anthony Adverse. Based on the international best seller Hewy ^Alleit 
^ Fredflc March; OUvla de HavUland. Anita Louise, Claude itoins. Donald 
Woods, Edmund Gwenn, Louis Hayward. Qale Sonder^aard, Steffi^ Duna. 
Billy Mauch. Dir^ Mervyn Le Roy. 139 mtos. Bel. Aug. ». :ReV. .Sept 2^ 
Bengal Tlgeti: ClrcUS locale. Barton MacLane, June Travis. Dir. Louis King. 

62 mins, Rel. Set)t 6. Rev. Aug, 5. ■ , ^ _ 

BIc Noise, The. A small town business man outwlts/a_«ang ot. racketeers.. Guy: 
Klbbee. Waij«n Hull, Alina Lloyd, Dick Foran. : Dir. Frank McDonalcl- M; 
mins. Rel, June 27. Rev Jiily 8; -:\ ^ , . ^„ " , -a ^i. 

Cain and 'Mabel. A mUslcikl extravaganza about the prlzeflghjter and. ttie lady, 
from H. C. Wltwer story. Marlon Davles, ClarJcGaW«t Dir. Lloird Bacpn, 
90 mins, Rel, Oct 17. Rev. Oct. 21. , . , " ; ■ 

California MaU. A western thriller. Dick Forah,. Linda Perry, Milton Klbbee. 

Dir. Noel Smith. 56 mlns. Rei; N[pv. 14. ^ ■ ll y ■ „ i 

Charge of the Light Brigade, The. Based on Tennyson's immortaVPPem, Enrol 
Flynn, OUvia. de HavlUand, Patric Knowles, Henry Stephenson. Dir. 
Michael Curtlz, 115 mins, Rel, Nov. 11. Rev. Nov, f ; . ^ . 
Crlve Me Tour Heart Based on the lnternat|bnal stage success. 'Sweet Aloes. 
Kay Francis, George Brent; Roland Young; Patric Knowles, Frieda Ihes- 
coUrt Dlr; Archie Mayo. - 88 mlns; Rel. Sept 26. Rev. Sept 16. V 
Green. Pastnres, The. From tlie Pulitzer Prize play by Marc Connelly. .AU-atar 
cast. Dii^. Marc Coidnelly and William Kelgtiley. 93 rnin?* ReL Aug. 1. 
•Rev. July 352; . ' . ' - 

iaoi Money. Fast moving iponiedy-romahce, Rosis Alexander. Beverly JRoberta, 
Joseph Caiwthdm, Paiil Graetz. Dlr, WUUiain MfcGaitin; 68 mihs, .Rel. 
July 18; Rev. July 29. - . « ; i ,1 

Isle, of Fary. Melodrama of wanted men on. a South Sea, Island. Donald 
, Woods,. Margaret Lindsay. Humphrey Bogart, Paul Graetz, - Dir. Frank, 
. 'McDonald, eO mins, ■ Rel. Oct 10, Rev. Nov. 18. - i' 

Jallbreak. Smashing melodrama. Craig Reynolds, June Travis, Barton MacLahe: 

Dir. Nick Grinde. 60 miiis, .Rel. Aug. 8. Rev/ Aug. 12. ► 
Midsummer Nlght'i Bream, A« Spectacular iprdductlon, of the Shakespeare 
comedy. Exteiislve cast of. stara^ ;Dlr. Max Relnhar4t; Win> Dieterle. 133 
mlns, . (Roadshow.) Release pending. Rev, Oct 1«; 
Polo Joe. Joe E, Brown plays. the game.. Carol Hughes. Sheets Gallagherv Dir. 
_i.iJiaai, McGiann, 65 mlna." Rev/Nov. lL 

Ppbllc Enemy's Wife. A thrilling tale of the trials of an Innocient girl itiiirrled 
to a killer, i Pat O'Brien. Maifgaret Lindsay, Robert Armstrong, Cesar* Ro- 
mero. Dlr, Nick Grlhde; 69 mlns; Rel. July 25. : ReV; Jtily 15. 
84tan Met a Lady. Bette Davis^. Warren William; Alison SMpworth, Winifred 
Shaw. Marie Wilson. Dir. William Dleierlie. 74 mlns, Rel. Aug; 8. . Bey. 
July 29. ■ 



20tk jCentury^Fdx 



ibria^Stuart : 



: 444 west 66th It 

.:ypriti;N..¥.: 
H. Bruce Btuntierstone;: 



95 



63:. mlns.: 
ir, Lewis 
. Howard 



Studio : FOX Bills, 

Boiiyifvood, CaL . 
Across the Aisle. Brian Donlevy, 

ReL July 24, . . ;■.•.;<". •■ v . 

As You Like It Elisabeth Bergner. Laurence Olivier. Dhr. Paul Czlnner, 

minsv .RcL Sept'.18j.>.Rev..Sept~-ll^ .-• . ._• . . ^ ^ 

Back to Nature '(Jone^:{'atblly).. Jed Prouly, Shirley. Deane. Dixie Dunbar; 

. Dir. Jas. Tinllng. 56 mlns. ReVvOct 9 Rev. Sept 2. % \ 
,BanjovOn My .Kn<;e. Barbara Stanwyck; Joel McCrea. -Dir. John Cromwell. 

'■Rci.L'''Dec.''llk * :■: ••>•■.».■■•■■■«■■ «.-■••■,,,- . --^ 

Border -Vatrolmaii; Geo: O'Brien w^rn. $8 .mlh9<- Rel; - July 3.^ Jtev. July4. ' 
Can This Be Dixie?' Jinci^ Wither^;' SUm'^Uriuhervillei'tfeten" Wood. „ Dir." Geo; 
■.r-. ■ ■ -MarshaiiL' Bel, ■Dec;*4.. - ■,:.-:.'- , ,i-;V't.viv...:r':A: .'" . 
Charley Chan at the Race' Traefc Warner Oland, Helen Wood, Alan Dinehart, 
Dir. H; Brucfe Huniberstone, -7© m W. , - ; : 

Dimples. Shhfley 'Temple, Frank Morgani Dir. ,Wm. A. Seiter. , W mlns., :R^ 

'Oct 16. R«v. Oct 14. ;■'•• Ji >-iL'''- 

IS Malden Lane. Jewelry r&cket b^low the old crooks' .deadline. Claire Trevoi:, 
Cesar Romero. , Dlr; Allan Dwan.' '64 mhis,' rRel.'Oct; 30. - Rev. Oct. 14. > 
Borinltory. /QerbeHl M^rstu^', Ruth .Chaji^ D!r; 
Irvlhg' Ciunmings.^ .'65imln« 
Glory; Jahie DarweU. Del'mia Byron; Dir. Frank Strayer. Rel, Dec.- 
Bigh Tension. >Glend A- Fatxiell; BrianT DOnlevyV- Dir. Allan Owan 
Rel. July n.: Rev; July 15;. . : . .. *• 

oly Lle,.The. Jane DaweU. .pialre 'Trevor. -J. Edward Bromber 
Seller R^l^ -Au£ 2B 
King or the Boyiil Moiuntiid. Zane Grey western. Robert Kent. 
. V . Bretherton. 58 hthjis; ReL Sept 11^ Rev. .Sept : 30^ : » . 
ladles In Love. Janet GaVnor, Constance ; Bennett Loretta Young. .Imone 
■ Simon; Don Ameche,'Paul Lulca^ Dir. EdwV H. Griffith,. 87 mins; Rel 
,,.Sept-28.--ReV.^NQVV;^-^-.^'' - : . * ' ... . ^ii,'''r 

One lit .a. Million.. DebUt of Sonja Henie, champ, figure sk(iter.->>Adplph Men- 
>. . jou; Jeah Hersholt.-Ritz Bros. . Dlr, qeo.-Marshall,;- Rel/ Oct 27; ' 
Pepper.. Story of a ,waif..: Jane Withers.;' Irvin' CObb. Slim Summervllle. : Ir. 

. Jas. Jlnlihg. :-6l mins, ReLVSept ll,*'Rev. AUg, 12.' : ; - 
Pigskin Parade. 7 Stuart /Erwhi^ nrphnnie> Downs.. . Arline J^dge,. Pat^ . Kelly 

Dh-. Dkvld Butler, 90 . mihs. ' Rel. Nov, 18. . 
Poor tittle. Rkh; <31rl>:. The;; .Shirley a^empie^rAme Faye," Gloria Stu«rt Jack 
. . 'Hdey. Dir. Irving Cummings. 70 mihs, Rel. July 24; Rev< July 1. 
Bamona; In jechnlcolor. . Loretta . Young, Don AmeChe. . Dir.n.Hehi^ King, .84 

mins. Rei; Oct 23, .Rev,. Oct. 1*.. , , 
Benhloh Dlonne Quintuplets. Jean Hersholt, Rochelle Hudson. Norman 

Taurog. Rel.'Nov, 13. ' • \ . 

Boad to -Glory/ The. War story from Wm. Faulkner. Remake of a Pathe-Natan 
. Freiich version. Frederic March, Warner Baxter, Lionel Barrymbre, June 
Lang.' Dir. Howard Hawks. lOSi mins. Rel. Sept. 4. Rev.. Aug, 12; . 
Slng.'Babyi Slnfe.^ Adolphe Menjou.. Alice. Faye, Patsy Kelly. Dir. Sidney Lan- 

fleld. 90 mlns. Rel. Augi 21. Rev. Sept 16 
Bong and Dance Man, Claire Trevor, Paul Kelly. . Dir. 72 mlns. 

. Bel. March 13. Rev. March 18. 
Star for a NlRht Clahre Trevor, Jane Dafwell, Arline Judge, Evelyn Venable, 
J. Edw. Bromberg. Dir. Lewis Seller. 76 minSi Rel. Aug. 28; Rev/ Aug. 26. 
Stowaway, The; Shirley Temple story. Robert Young, Alice Faye.- Rel. Dec. 25. 
Thank Vou, Jeeves, Comedy; Arthur Treacher. 'Dir. Eugene Forde, 55 mihs; 

. Rel. Sept 25. Rev. Sept .23. 
Thirty-Six Hours to Kill. Racket story. Brian Donlevy, Gloria. Stuarts Dir. 

Eugene Forde. 65. mihs. ReL July 24. Rev. Aug, 19, 
To. Maryr-WIth Love.- Warner Baxter. Myrha Loy. Dir. John CromwelL ,87 

mlns. ReL Aug. 1. . Rev; Sent 2. . : 
Under Your SpeU. With songs. ' Lawrence Tibbett, Wendy - Barrie, regory 

Ratoff. Dir;' Otto L„ Premlnger. 63 mihs. ReL Oct, 6. Rev; Nov. 18, . 
White Fang (20th). Dog story from, CurwOPd's' noveL Michael Whalenv Jean. 

. 'Mulr. Brian Donlevy, Dir, David Butler. 70 mins. ReL July:3, Rev; July 22. 
White-Hunter. Wamer Baixter, June Lang.' Dir. Irving Cumimlhgs, Rel. Nov. 20. 
Wild Brian: Kent Outdoor, picture; Ralph Bellamy, Mae Clark. Dir. Howard 
Bretherton. . ReL Nov. 7. * 



Mi^ceUanediis - Releases 



: 1041 NO, Fprmd^ Bivd.|]^*|^ J Artists 
Bollywood, Calif. Vf»»»cw /^rcisw 



:. 729'.Seventh Ave,, 

, ,>«Iew.. Y9rk,..?i..l,-' 

Come and' det It' Goldwyn's production of Edna Ferber's hovel iabbut north- 
west . lumber strife. Edward Arnold; Frances Farmer. - Dir. Howard 
Hawks. 09 mins. ReL Novt 8, Rev,. Nov. 18, 
Dodsworth. Goldwyn's- p'roductlpp : of Sinclair . Lewis' novel. Walter Huston; 
Ruth Chatterton, Mary Astor. Dlr, William Wyler. 90 mlns. ReL Sept 
.-14.. Rev, Sept.- 30..' ' ■■ 

Garden of Allah, . Romance In the Sahara.' Marlene Dietrich, Charles Boyer. 
■ ' Produced by. Davld 'O: Sfelihrek In" technicolor, Dir. Richard Boleslawskl. 

80 mins. ReL Oct 14. Rev. Nov. 25, ' 
Gay ' Desperado. . Mexican musical romance. Nino Martini, Ida Liipino. Leo 
Carrillo. Pickford-Lasky production. Dlf; Rouben Mamouli^h. 90 mins. 
Rel, Oct 2. Rev, Oct 14 
Last of the Mohicans (Reliance). Randolph Scott. 91 .mUis. 
Sept; 9; 

MaM Who Could Work Miracles. Based on an original by H. G. WellSi Roland 
Young; Joan Gardner and Ralph Richardson. Dir. Ldthar Mehdes. 



Universal 



30 Rockefeller, Center, 
, N. Y. 



Universal City, 

Calif. 

Boss Rider , Of Gun .Creek: Buck Jones. Rel. Nov. 1; 
Crasli OohOvan. Jack Holt Dir. Ed Laemmle. 55 mlns. 

. Aug. 12^.:' • ., ' . 

Knipty Saddles. Buck Jones. ReL Dec . 20. 
Flying Hostess. Judith Barrett Wm, Hall. Dir. Murray Roth. 
Four Dkys* Wdhder.. Jeanne Dante, Kenneth Howell, Dlr 

ReL De<;. 20. 
Girl on the Front Page. The. Edmund Lowe, 

moht. 75 mins. ReL Sept. 2. Rcv; Nov. 
liDcklcst Girl in the World. ReL Nov. 8, 

Magnificent Brute, The. Drama. Victor McLaglen. Binnle Banies 

G.- BlystohiB.: 77 mins. ReL Sent; 20. Rev. Oct 28; 
Kan I Mzrryt The< Society girl who knows her theatre puts the best boy over, 

Doris Mol«h, Michael whalen. Dir. Ralph Murphy. 39 mins. ReL Nov^ 1. 

Sev. Jnov. 4. 



Harry Beaii- 



John 



Acei and Eights (Syndicate).. Tiin McQoy as'a benign' gambler. Tim McCoy, 

. 1. LuanarWalteris. Dir; Sam Newfleld, ' 62 mihs. Rev; Aiig. 12., 
Caryl of the Mountains (Marcy). . Western. F. X. Bushman, Jr.. Lola Wild, 
s- Rln-Tln-Tlh.. Dir. Bernard' B.. Ray. . 61 mlns... llev.' Sep^^ - t' 

Cavalcade.ot the West (Divei^on). Western, . Hoot Gibson. Dir. Harry Frazer; 

' 70 mlns. Rev. Sept 39. 
Ghost Patrol' (Puritan). G. men in chaps. Tim McCoy. Dir..Sam Newfleld; 88 

» • mihs. ReL Aug. 3. Rev. Sept 16. 
Last'of the Warrens. Western. Bob Steele., ir, R, N. Bradbury. 89. mins. 

• > Bel. May 10. Rev. July 8. 
Lion's Den, The (nirltan). East-West. story. Tim McCoy, Jean Woodbury. . Dir. 

. .Sam NewHeld.. 69 mins:: ReL July 6. Rev. Sept 2. 
Men of the Plains (Colons^); . Western; Rex Qell, .Joan Btoclay. ill 

.68' mlns; Rev. Sept 30. .' ^ ."' 

Prison Shadows (Puritan). :'Prl^.e ring story. ' Eddie Nugent Lucille LUnd,' 

V Bob HIU, '67.inins. Rev.'-Set>t .2,' ' ' ■■ : 

Bldlng;^, Avenger (Division). Western. Hoot Gibson. Ruth Mix. Harry 
' ; Fraser.' 60 hunii. Rev. July 15', ,. ' 

Song «f China, The (McLean)., All Chinese cast and production. Dir. Lo Ming 

Yau. .60. mihis. ■•Rev. Nbv; 11:.; ■-■ . . / , 

Traitor, The :(Puritah). Modiem day western; - Tim McCoy^ Frances r.Grant. 
Dir. Sy .N(e;Ufeld.. 60 mins. ReL Aug; 29, ,. Rev;: Nov: 4. 

Foreign Laiiguage Films 

(Most of these aVailaU^ 

Amo Te . Sola (It) (Nuovd'Mondo),, Love imder handicap. Mdrlo Mat 

; tlotL 75 mins. ReL July 15. Rev. July 22. : - ^ 
AnnJt (Russ) (Anildno),'! I,iOVe -and intrigue on the steppes. Dir. Firiev. 80 
•; > . mlns. ReL July 1. Rev.: July 22. " , ' ... 

Ahnavund Elisabeth ((3er)HCasinp>.. ; Heavy drahia. -Hertha Thlele, Dorothea 

■r Wiecke, Dir. Frank Wysbar. 70 mihs. ReL June 1. Rev; July 1. ' 
Asl Es La Mujer (Sn). Frothy romance, Dir. Jose Bohr. . 70 mins; ReL Oct. IS. 
Az Uj Foeldeser (iluhg); Semirhist'orical drama. Dir. Bela GaaL 80.. mins 
ReL- Sept 15.U-; ,. . ^; .■/ v.- . ■ ; - .i: . :.;,v., 

Baratsa'gos Air'Cot_ Keiek (Hung)' (Danvibla),.Romantic farce. Szoke Szakall. 70 
mins. . ReL-. Oct" 1. . " ."^ ' ^' . : - 

Barbler de Seville, Le (Fr)' (Franco). opera. Andre Bauge. - ir, 

Jean Kemm, 80 mins; . ReL Sept' 
Barcarole (Ufa) . (Ger), Offenbach's :opera. . Gustav rbehlich; ri( 

Neusser. 83 mins, Rel. Oct. 15.. Rey. Oct- 21...: 
BlrobidJIan (Russ) (Amkino). Life in Soviet's Jewish colony. Dir. V. Korsch 

Sablin. 84 mins. ReL Oct 1. Rev. Oct. 21. 
Calandria'; La (Sp).:. Romance, of a singer; ; Dir.. Fernando de 'Fuertes. 60 minis. 

• -.ReL Oct 1. . . '.■ 

CaTvarlo de Una EspOsa, El (Sp).. Mexican sentimental drama. rol 

70 mlns. ReL Sept 15. '- . ' ~ "- 
Campo Dl Magglb (It) (New World). Story by Mussolini about ir 

G, Forzano 100 minis. Rel. Sept. i: Rev. Sept 16. i 
Canzone Del Sole, La (It) (Nuovo Mohdo). Operetta, Lauri-Volpi, Dlr, MarlO 

. BessPzl. 92 mJns. ReL May 1. Rev. May 13, 
Capello a Tre Pnnte. n (It) (New World). Farce. Mario CamerhlL 70 

mhis. Rel Sept 15. Rev, Sept 30. . _ 

Clboulette^/Pr) (Franco). Operetta. Dir. Claude Lara. 60 mlns; ReL Sept . 15 
Cieca dl Sorrento, La (It) (Nuovo Mondo). From Mastrlanl's classic; ir 

Nunzlo Malasomma. . 72 mihs. ReL Aug. 1. Rev. Aug. 5. 
Cloistered (Fr). AUthehtlc life In a cloister. Dlri Robert Alexander. 65 mhis 

Rel.: May 15, Rev. May 27. 
Despareddo, El (iSp). Melodrama Dir. ^. Meyler. 80 mlns. . June 1. 
Ein Auto und Keln Geld (Ger). (Germahla); Musical farce. ; J. Fleck. 85 

mins, ReL Aug. 1. Rev, Aug; 12. - . 
EIne. Fran. die Welst Was Sle Will (Ger) (Casino)., From Oscar Striauss' operetta. 

Lil Dagover/ Dhr.. Viktor Jan$en. 82 mins. Rel. Jiily iH: Rev. July 22. 
Pah rt Ins Gruene, Die (Ger). Comedy romance. Dir. Max Ophal. 70 mihs. 
'May 15.',. 

Fahrt In die Jugend, Die (Ger) (dasino). 80 

mlns. ReL Sept 1, ' " V ^ , ' 
FanUlla'prestel. La (6p) (Col), Marital meller. , Fernando de Fuehtes. 60, 
':mins. .ReL>May.l. ■ •■ ' 

Flat Voluntas Del (It) (Nuovo Mondo). 'Talky comedy. Ahgelo Musco. 

.-Amleto PalermL 80 miiis, ReL July 1, Rev. July is; 
Friesennpt (Ger). Nazi propaganda; Dir. Werner Kortwich; 102 mins. 

Oct 15; Rev; Oct 28: 
Gluechspllze (Ger) (Casino) . pir. Robert A; Steinmle. 

. .80 mins.. Rel. Oct 15. . , 
Gypsies (Russ) (Amkino). Saga of Collective farms, Evgenl Schneider. M. 
» ■ • • Goldblatt' 85 nUns; ReL July i5v Rev, Aug^ . •- 

Belsses Blut (Ger) (Ufa), Romantic drama. Marlkka Roefck. Georg 

Jacoby; 60 mlns; Rel. Sept. 15. 
H,oy Comlenza La Vlda (Sp). Domestic drama. Ins. 
Rel,: June 15, 

Ich Sehne Mich Nach Dlr (Ger) (Casino); Backstage operatics, Louls Graveure. 
Gamilla. Horn. 90 mins. Dlr; Johannes Rlemann. Rel. Sept 1. Rev. 
Sept. 16.' 

Irma, La Mala (Sp).: Marital mixiipS:; mlns. ReL 

Oct; ' 1.' 

Jana (Ger) (CaSlhp). Farmhid in Bohemia, Ir. Emll Synek. 81 mlns. ReL 

June 15. ReV June 24; . . ^ 

KakOS Dromos, O (Gr), Heavy drama. 77 mins; ReL Oct 15. Rev Oct 28 
Kampf, Der (Russ) (Amkino). German-lahguage story pf Hitler cruelties. Dir 

Gustav Wangenheim. 86 mlns. Rel. Sept 1. ReV: Sept 16 
Kermesse Herolqne, La (Fr) (Tobis), Comedy spec. Dir. JacOues Fevder. 95 

mms. Rel, Sept 15. , Rev. Sept 30. . ■ 

Koenlgin der Liebe (Ger) (Ufa); Opeira back-stage. . Fritz Peter 

. Buck, 66 mihs. Rel. April 15. Rev. May 6. 
La Palpma (Ger) (Casino). Musical. Chas. Kullmah, Leo karl 

Hehiz Martin. 85. mlns. Rel, Oct 15. Rev. Oct 28, ' 
Legy Jo MihdhalaUg (Hung) (DahUbia). Life in a children's school. . Istvan 

Szekely; .75 mlns. ReL Oct 15, Rev, Oct 28. 
Letzte Rose CGer) (Cashio). Operetta based on 'Martha.' Anton 

90 mlns. ReL Oct. 1, Rev. Oct . 21, 
Llcbesleute (Ger). (Tobis). Drama of modern life, Rehate Mueller, Gustav 
J'roehlidi. Dir. iric Waschneck. 95 mlns, ReL Oct. 1. Rev. Oct 7. 
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as j^bOn as possible with the hope 
and; intention of agree! Mpqn a 
workable plhri. j ,\ i ' 

Kent does npt'beiieve t^ iforni 
protection and cHe^r^nce can be had. 
>ased nol^. only b^;dlepisipns of the 
(•(Sderi^l courfe b^V^jsp upon the fact 
thi^' protection- Qhd clearance are of 
necessity h p^art br^ t^^ negotiation 
i^d salCp thus being 'matters of in- 
dividual arraiiglement between the 
exhibitbr^ahd • distVibiitor. 

Overbuying end ir cdmpetl- 
ibn/is something ghat's up to the iBx- 
iibitoris ihen^seiyes in the tipihion of 
thb: 20(ih-Fd3c preside Kent ihdi"- 
CBted,.: however, that . 20th-Foy Vvas 
against double features and againsi 
noiiTitheatricai exhibitions. He stated , 
ihat .26th. Will hot license a oicture 
0 any rtheatricai. acpount ■ w^^ 
there is sybn a remote pbsiii ity of 
uiihiiir compiptitibni. 

■■ '■ , Scoiri- ■CBarge-j 
Kent did nbt bbitimit ; "imsejf pn 
>soow ' ;charge6, ' Which the MPTQA 
wants reniovbd, . holding that this is 
a mattet. ot Individual poiicy and 
nyiU, (:QqtihU€{ tb ,bb*^6 as far as 2bth«' 
Ft x is dbnicernedi Twentieth, also, 
WiU not pledge itself not to demand 
prbferred playing time on percent- 
age, pictures but. . agrees, that it will 
not be obnoxious , about it, basing 
demands^ for preferred dates on .the 
quality bjC .ih'e product \ 
Ke.nj^ stated t^iat it has liever been 
the pracilce of his' cbmpahy to: force 
shorts .with, features L but feels tiiat 
20th is jjiistified: in ihgisting upon ih^ 
same petiiehtage of .ishorts playing 
time as received on features. 
The' SSQth-Fpx cbmi>ahy doubts that 
iiniforin , cqhtria ; • cbuld be ob- 
tained, largel}^' because of court der 
cisiohs, biit' wontd he in favor of any 
cbntract. that wi^^^ be clear, not am- 
blgiibus, and as j^ort as the agree- 
mehts woi4^ 

'As far as pur pAV^h contract is ton-: 
cerned,V Kent wrote,' 'we are willing 
to malce' as shprt contract "with 
any ^exhibitor as \ r practical, laut ';wt . 
questipn the! iprsicticability of havihl 
an ^^xhibitbt ;'i$ign^ 'a 
which ';iQCpii>j5ra^^ b^ '. reference iSi 
entirely different ' )ntract of greater 
length.* 



Admisk Scales 



(Continued f roni page. 5 ) 



.Times Sqiiate'' 'It was in thji 

district ^at the effort .fell dpwh Qbmi. 
pteteiyv ; ■. 

'This ..campaign . against, early bir^ 
matinees attained, greatest success in 
neighborhood, sectors" where in. nu*; 
meirous instahcbis' the low minimum 
was eliminated "and the afternoon 
scale installed with the' 'bpehing of 
the house; .Desire of . those backing 
the move was. especially ■ directed at 
the grind. theatres starting the day 
below 25c. And it was this typb of 
hbu§e that refused flatly to fall ih 
line. " " ■ I 

. In some sections of New Vork and 
in many other communities, the grosif 
intake has . been helped by . shifting 
the :time when, night, scales became: 
effective; and through some juggling 
of matinee prices.' 

The banrier set .iip by; the federal 
tax is an old story; >yheh larger 
flrst-nm houses will hot , go aboyf 
40c because of the tax line of resis- 
tance, this naturally keeps subsc- 
quent .runs .dbwn in the lower price: 
brackets;: 



Xtownmghi* 



(Continued from Page 1 ) 



of the stuff is iairesehted jh satiriial 
vein. 'Preview ;snatches of some pf ' 
the Mot's new works fpir this season 
niayberunplli 

Opera Guild has garnered ^ 
$25,000; this year for 'the hew' season. 
Which opens directly. Membership 
totals close to 2,000, Membershi 
titles prie to choice spats, private ses* 
sions and other favorjs. i 

Edward Johhspii will m.c. the at 
home night Management likes the 
informal clowning. 



TITLE CHANGES 

Hollywood,. ' ^ 
'Help . Wanted: Female' now 'More 
Than a Secretary^ and 'The Depths 
Below* • tehandled 'Deyirs Play- 
ground' at Columbia. 

'Oft to the Races' new tag for 2pth- 
Fox's 'At the Goiinty Fair;' ,. 

•Murder on the Mississippi' wjll hit 
Uriiversal's release sheet ; as 'Mys<^ 
terious Crossing.' ^ 
Columbia added Doris Schroeoer 
i to writing staff for y&JiU 



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VAmiv 



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(Continued from; page 30>) 

Uebesronuiit fan Haiue Haptbnri; (Ger) (Casino). Istorlcat item. Dir. WUIt 
- ^ Volffv 81 iiilMv Rel^ Sept. V 

Ued G«M Vett (Ger) (Toibls).^^ M Joseph Schmidt, 

Mfd.Oswaii. 60 ininB. Rel Slept. 15. Rev. Sept. 30. 

IJf«^ of ,D9« 9oMO (It) (Nuovo Mondo). tUe of the. saint . AUesandrl. 

Lttd' Stonbaerse (It) (Nuovo Mondo). Raffles lives again. Ir. Adelqul Millar. 
72' iiiUita. Rel. June is; Re 

Madrei del Mnndo (Sp). Romance, made in Mexico. Dir. Rlnaldo Ajsui 80 

. , mlns. ReL Auf . 18. 
Harla pentayotlfsa (Gre^k). i^ubbed lUlent^ historical hackground. Ir. Jbseph 

Mjitre. 85 mins. Rel, M»y U Rev, May 13. 
Mater l^oftra (Sp) (Mexican drama). Dir. Ga^ 

Meln I4ebster lit; EUl: Jaecehnan^ (Casliiid). Old-fashioned farce. Leo 

Slezak. Dir. Walter Kolnu 85 mlns. Rel. Sept, 1. Rev; Sept. 16. 

Mtteiler Thepior, Per (GerV. Backstage f^rce. Weiss Ferdi; Dir. Yon V. H«r- 
lan. r mlns, Rel. Oct. 15. JRev. Oct: 28. : ; 

. Mujer del Pnerto, Uit (Sp)Xife in Mexico. Dir. Arcady Boytler. 70 mlns. Rel. 
'■ ■Aug. W;^ • 

Kews' of U,S.8Jt^ (Russ) (Amkinb). Just whai the title denotes. 60 niins. 
June '15.' ■■ 

.bberwachtinefste^^chweiitte (Ger) (Casino). Detective mystery. Gustav Froeh- 
llch. Dir. Carl FroelUlch. 70 ihins. ReL May 1. 

■9tk. flibliidan (Sw) (Scandinavian)/ Romance: Lars Hanson, . Gustaf Mo- 
landet. 00 mlns^ ReL Aug. 15. Rtiv. Sept. 16. 

rappi (Ger), Circus cotoedy. Viktor De Kowa. Dlr, Arthur Rabenalt, 85 

fl(iins. Rel. May !■ Rev. May 27. . 
rauapprto R9Sio>(It) - (New Wori^). It's a hard life. Xsa Mlrahda. . Guide 
. .: Brignone. M mlns.. ReK Aug. 15. Rev. Sept. 9. ^ 

Pension .Mimosa (Fr) (franco)'.' Gambling ahd mother love. Dir. Jaqubs Feyder. 

80. inins. Ret May . 1. 
Portense, de Pain, La (Fr) (Lenauer). Weepy meller. Dlrv Rene Sti. 74 mlns. 

ReL July 1. Rev. July. 8. 
Baf cen (Sw) (Scandinavian). Musical . cpmedy. Bauman. 85' mlns. 

• Rel/ May 15. Rev. May . 27. 
Bakocxl March (Hung) (Danubia)., Military drama. teven Szekely. 82 

mlns. Rel. Oct. 15. Rev. Oct. 28. ■ 
■carpb A] Sole, La (It) (Niiovo Mondo). War propaganda:; Dir. Marco Etter. 

95 mlns. Rel. Jime'l.' Rev. JUne 10, . 
Schluaaakkord (Ger) , (Ufa). Drama, LU Dagover. lOO mlns. 1. 

' :iRev.' Sept, 16. . .. ■.<. ; :.• 

■eVnesterne CaMnovat Der' (Get-). (Casino). Romantic comedy; Carl 

'Laihac. '60 mins. Rel.v«Au^. 15: 
ierpente a SonagU (It) (NuoVb Mondo). Murder in a girl's school. : Rafaelo 

. MatarazsTOv 85 mins. ReL Aug. is: Rev. Aug. 19. 
■even Brave Men (RVBS) (Amklno). Adventure in the Arctics, ir. S. Gerai- 

mov. SI mlns, : Ret Jiine 1. Rev. June 24. . 
fhe-Pevll Island (Sp) (FD): Mexican-made drama. . Raphael SevlUa. 65 

mln$. Rel. Augi 15, Rev. Aug. 16. . 
'■$0 laada Ines de Croii (Sp). Mexican semi-historical yarn. Dir. Ramon 

. - Peon, 70 mins. Rel. June l. 
iloldaten Karemaden (Ger) (Zwicker); Teutonic propaganda. . Turn Hup^ 

twrtz, 90 mins, Rel.' Oct. 1. Rev, Oct. 7, ' 
■titnmo der Llebc, Die (Ger) (Casino). Operatic comedy, • Dir. Victor iTainson. 

'60'.mlns, Reli May 15.' ^ ' . V 
Tanmniuik (Austr) (Lenauer). Jazz vs. Beethoven. Liane Haid. Dir.^ A. 

HUebler-ICahla. 80 mlns, Rel. May 15. Rev, May 27. 
Tranmnlns (Ger)' (Tobis). Hea^ drama: Emil Jannings,- Dir. Carl Froehlich. 

105 Aiins, Rel. Sept. IS. Rev. Sept.. 23. . 
Vngdom Av I Oag (Sw) (Plir). : Domestic comedy, ;.Anhe-Marie Bninius. Dir. 

' P.- A. Branner. 83 mins. . -ReL June 15. Rev.' July 1. 
V.B,S.B, Newsreel (RuiBs) (AmklnO),' Late news events spiced into feature. 87 

mins Rel. June 15. Rev. Jtdy 8. 
Varan. Pojke (Sw) (Scuidlnaviany. . Romance. Edvard Person. Ame 

BorhebusOh. 93 mins^- Rel. Oiet. 1. Rev. Oct, 21. 
, Terlorene Tal, Dai (Ger) (Casino). ' .Love in the mountains. . . Edrmmd Heii-. 

, berger. 100. mini: Rel. May 15. ReV. July 1. 
Wackere Sehnstennelater .(Ger) <Germania). Farce. Dir. Carl Heinz Wolffs' 90 

. mlns, "ReL' July.. 1,-' Rev. July 16.' ' ■ : r'-^y:.: 

Walter fuer Dieh; Eln (Ger) (Casino). Musical fantasy.- Louis Gravetire. Ca- 
milla Horn. ' Dir. Georg Zooh. 90 mins, RcL Sept. 15. Rev. ' Oct. 7. . 
We ^Are from Kronstadt (Russ) (Amklno). The sailors fight the revolution, 

Dir...£: Dzlgan. 93 mlns, Rel April 15. Rev. May 6. " . . . > 
Welberreglment :(Ger). (Ufa). Military comedy. Dir. Karl Rnter. 00 mins.. 

ReL Sept, 16, Rev. Sept 16. 



Key to Address, 
Harold Auten» 1540 Brbadwiay. 
Amkine, 723 Seventh Ave^ 
Bavaria: Film. 480 Fifth Ave. 
Casino.. 240 E; 86th St . 
Danubia, 729 Seventh Ave. 
DuWorld. 720 Seventh Ave, 
European. 154 W. 65th St 
Garrison Films, .729- Seventh. Ave, 
Franco-American, 66 Fifth Ave. f 



General Foreign Sales. 729 7th Ave, 
Germahla, 22-33 19th St., Astoria, L.' I. 
J. H. Hoffberg, 729 Seventh Ave. 
Inter-Continent, 50 E. 42nd St 
Kihematrade, 723 Seventh Ave. 
Jean Lenauer. 202 W. 58th St . 
Martin Nosseck. 326 Audubon Ave. 
Metropolis. 260 -Fifth Ave. 
Scandiiuvlan Films, 220 W- 42d St 
John Tapemoux, 126 W. 46th St 
Ufa. 729 Seventh Ave. 



ExplmttUion 



(Continued, i^rpm page 22) 



for this he .gave them space. on mez- 
zanine floor -where they spotted a 
display of the 'Queea Mary* sup- 

SDsedly jgoing : down Trafalgar 
qiiare., Display was' attractive and 
stopped 'em. Flanldng it Was a meS' 
senige^ boy from the CN Telegraphs 
giving Out information ahout the 
services ' 

'Charge of the Light Btigade' took 
a different' angle. Using the usual 
truck with twenty-ifour- sheets he: 
supplemented it with three inen on 
horses dressed as menibers of the 
iambus . brigade^ 

Best angle here were the two milir 
tary nights. AlWayi 'surc of goiod 
mention these go over with a bang 
in this town. itJbeing a military cen- 
ter. Special invites are mailed out 
to all exrServic6 men's. OTganizationS; 
Following theatre parties made up 
by the valrious groups he gets riienr 
lion in the dailies the neixt morning 
. and eV.enihg. . Long time since this 
was . pulled around .here and so 
"takes.-^ 



Talker Trailer 

Just after gristduation last spring 
a girl dropped ia On a ihaihageir in sl 
60,000 town to . sell him the idea of 
putting her oh the radio for a daily 
period. Openings seemed hard to 
get, she vtras a pictiire enthusiast 
and she was the possessor of a low^ 
pleasant voice she was ablO to -infuse' 
With ehthtisiasm: She sold the man- 
ager so completely: that she has a 
regular job, not only on the ait but 
at the theatire, , and she is a great 
deal more.; than earning her salary. 

She goes on the air at 11 in the 
tnornihg, and at 5:30 in the evening 
With a flve-minute talk about the 
current show. She tells all about it, 
instead of confining herself to the 
Teature, and sells the idea of enter- 
tamment value more strongly than 
any single item. 

In addition . she is cut into thie 
house system each , show for a five- 
nunute talk abbut the coming at- 
tractions, speaking against the trail- 



er and pausing when the talked 
scenes are shswht. the sales talk for 
the rest l^eing faded out. After the 
trailer ends: she' keeps on speaking. 
She is . far nibre pei'&uasive . and per- 
sonal that the average trailer nar- 
rator, and the audience seems to look 
forward to her brief , interlude. . 

■In the evening she sits in an office 
off the foyer, .where she cannot in- 
terfere Witih the projection of the 
picture, and talks Witli any. One who 
desires, cutting short the wOuld-be 
male flirts, and patching her voice 
to reach thbse who may pause to 
listen. 

She can even bubble Svith enthu- 
siasm about a western, but' she does 
not make the fatal mistake, of try- 
ing to sell everything to everybody. 
She. frankly tells the, girls when a 
cOming feature is strictly of mascU-^ 
line appeal, but adds that it really is 
a very interesting picturd, and the 
girls come, and like it, becauser they 
IcnOW what to expect. . ' , 

She keeps read Up brt the . latest 
heiws and mixes gossip: with her 
plugs.: Manager flgUres that she is 
worth more than any othe.i: single 
advertising feature ahd all that wor- 
ries Kirri is that she may want to 
get married and retire.. 



CIlMHiNSlNAJAM 



WQmen'i Herald 

Manager who iargues that about four 
times out of five it is the women who 
decide which ^^ictures shall bb seen, 
and caters to them, has invented a 
new style herald which he has been 
lising with considerable success. It 
is printed on a good, grade stock arid 
the usual heavy type has been dis- 
carded in favoir of lighter arid more 
graceful faces. As, one woman puts 
it, 'it looks nice,' 

Instead of the usUal isplay ads 
there is a tunning coriirtient on the 
current shows, set in twelve point 
and easy to read, ; and usually it , is 
printed in a colored ink; Two pages 
are given the show, and the other 
two., are devoted to recipes, both 
cookery and household. House pays 
$2 for each Used, and escapes the 
usual formula stuff,- seeking novelty 
in foods and ideas. Manager's wife, 
a famous housekeeper, edits this 
stuff, and has proven a good picker. 
Result is that women appreciate the 
service arid are ardent readers,, .with 



>v Baitiniiore^ Dec. 1; 
ix months* battle 'tWeeh lilary- 
land state ceiisor board arid Sam 
Cummins, owiier of U; S. rights to 
'Ecstasy,' ovbr Xvhether fiim may be 
shown here advanced to arbther de- 
velopinent. last week when Judge 
JOiSeph yiman of City . CqUrt ordered 
that showings of pic be halted , at 
Europa, downtown sure-seater op' 
erated by. .Moe Cohen,' becausb' 'iri- 
diecent window , cards were being 
used to plug pic. 

. iTudge yiman cited Cummins for 
contempt of courV ordering sheriff 
to ' fllra^pwner if he should 
come Within this: jurisdiction, Juri-. 
ist further ordered Cummins.tb have 
cause showii by Thursday (3) why he 
should : not be held Jin court's Con- 
tempt 

.. Window card showing a girl float- 
ing, nude 4>n a pond was: one that 
Judge 'Ulman himself had deleted 
when he revelled, the xensorinj; six 
months ago. Gehsor Board, which 
for last couple of ; years has been 
gunning for Ciuhmins. went to Herb 
O'Conot, Attorney-General of State, 
who . in turn went tpT. City Court arii 
asked that Gunimins, ais owner, and 
Cohen, as exhibitor of film, be haled 
into, court and cited for contempt 
It is chariied that both Cumniins 
and .Coheh -Wera hotifledt but did hot 
rbmove. all the 'objectioriahie' post- 
ers... . 

Cummins, was last .yreek. showing 
at ttxe; Palace 'GirlS: for Sale,' Ger- 
man importation, . The jpic was. orig- 
inally banned by censors, but Judge 
Ulnian several -weeks ago reversed 
the ruling, which penriitted Cum- 
mins, through an agent, to -rent: tiie 
theatre and grind thb film. Biz/ in- 
cidentally^ was terrible, Oh the :bill 
was a se}(-spielier whose discourses, 
were constantly Checked by spotters 
from censors looking for titterings 
W:hich niight Jtave. been reported to, 
cops ^^n diecency grounds; None 
were foimd. 





LeMaire Win Produce 2 
lorll^iliiiiible^Brs^ 



Hollywood, Dec. 1, 
. Bufus Le .Maire has drawn.'a prb 
diicer's berth at Universal In addi« 
tion to his duties as executive as 
sistant to Charles R. Hogers. 

Hell make tWo flickers on the hew 
season's program, the first , being 'Be 
It Ever So Humble/ , Eleanor Griffin 
and William Rankin wrote the 
original, . 



Uniooize 16 nun. Lensers? 



Situation -Which finds the pierfec- 
tion of equipment for use in. mak- 
ing 16 'millimeter more practicable 
on commercial jobs is being watched 
carefully by cameramen's union and 
LA. 

While both have held in the past 
that siich work Should be done by 
union Ibnsemeri, recent strides which 
have prompted- the more ' extensive 
use of 16 jnm. equipment is expected 
to produce ai widespread .campaign 
againist emplpying of cameramen 
and Operators with the smallet^auge 
film unless unionized. 



this* appreciatibn translated into 
terms of possible patroriage when 
they come to pick thfe family amuse- 
ment, Many of the receipes have 
hit the readers hard because, of their 
novelty, and nb namb ever slips off 
the mailing list. 

Manager argues that Women get 
down town infrequently, are , blind to 
street perambulators arid even Win- 
dow displays, but. that if he Can give, 
them real helps they'll i;ead th& other 
iside of the sheet since there ..is so 
little to read. 

Might- riot : do so Wiell in the big 
cities; where ; hoiisekeepirig' is less 
stressed, but .where they still' eat off 
the kitchen stoVe arid not out of the 
deliicatesseri, the stuff is appreciated: 



Sharply in 1935; 44% Gain Over '33 



FlesK Act 



Hollywbodi Dec. 1. 

Republic's crooni < coAvbby,' 
Gene; Autry, has .pulled out for. 
a southern p.a. tour in a trailer. 

Escbriced in a following truck 
are twb Of his f ave nags. 



PMHE NOT TRYING TO 

iOY^MOREOFDW^^^W 



Report that Pathe Film Corp. was 
attempting to acquire a larger in- 
terest * Du iPoht Film Mfg. Co,, 
which gained sbme credence iri Wall 
Street last week. Was officially de- 
nied by Pathe officials. Other report 
that Du P'ont parent corporation or 
interests werb willing to dispose oif 
stock in Du Pbrit Filrii at a price also 
Wefro; discounted both .in- the,: street 
and . in ^ industry circles .by those 
familiar with. the set-up. . . ,; 

Entire control of Du Pont Filn> 
Mfg.^ via stock holdings, is viested in 
the parent Du Pont corporation and 
its bfficials arid in fathe Film; Lat- 
ter holds, about 35% interest, Biit 
Pathe has neither the iriclination nor 
the cash at . present to buy any ad- 
ditipnal interest pf any'considerabJie 
size. 

Stock of Du Pont Film Mfg, Is not 
listed nor actively traded in, being 
closely held by these two interests.. 
Nominal pirice per shiire about 18 
months ago was $1^200 . which is the" 
figure obtained by Pathe when it 
disposed of a small fractional, part 
of its interest in Du Pont in order, to 
round out its hew re-financing ajiid 
redcap program. 

It is probable that ahiy acceptable 
bid for shares would be considerably 
above this ^gure. Which would 
make large, scale buying virtually 
prohibitive except by the largest of 
interests;. 



Pigjslcin and Taips 

Seattle. 

To help put over 'Born to Dance' 
xurrent at 5th avenue, Andrew Saso* 
theatre mgr.,. sent . coupla hundred 
personal letters .to local darice. school 
teachers. . He invited therii to see the 
show, enclosing two ducats and then 
asked them to see him in person 
after -they saw the show, for cbm'- 
ment and reaction- Letter points out 
that.! watch Eleanor Powejl. the 
'Melody* girl, jA her work, was a 
darice lesson in itself. 

Hamrick-Evergreen pub^ staff 
.pulled a: 'Hose Bowl' preview at the 
Paramount night before the Turkey 
day game between Washington U 
and Washington State, the two Coast 
conference leaders, and both Rose 
Bowl bossibilities to rep the west. 
Pix, 'Rose Bowl' was shown, team 
and studes present, giving Collegiate 
atriiosphere. 



DUNNING COLOR LABS 
HERE ANDJ ENGLAND 

Holly wood; Dec/ 1 
Randall Terraheau, one of the 
heads of the Gebrge Humphries CO. 
of England is eri route, here for cori- 
fabs with Garrbll^ H,' Dunning on 
equalizing the labs cooperatively 
operated . here aiiid in London, for 
processing the new Dunning color. 
He plans to rbmain 'here several 
months. 

Dunning Up a lab in London 
in association with Humphries iabout 
a year ago. By. operating both labs, 
English prints may be imported tp 
Hollywood for color processing and 
development duty free On the tint- 
ing, at a. saying, on each trahsaetion 
Of 2C a foot . 



Washingtbri, Dec. 1. 

; Proribunced increase in bbth. em- 
ployment and output in film prudUc- 
tiori were shown in 1935; the, Census 
Bureau arinoUhced today, ,.;Fiigures. 
reflected sharp ri$es above 1929 - even 
though a number : Of istudiqs were . be- 
low pre-depression level. !' . 

Reflecting a rapid recoYery in HOl- 
lyWood\. the. biennial oensus of man-: 
ilfacturers. revealedi a 44% emplby- 
meht gain over 1933, white the value 
of product zooriied 57.9 % . With pay- 
roll. bquncirig 42% above 1933 and 
19.7% Over 1929, the report showed 
that 27,417 persons were engaged i 
the production end; Salaried workers 
numbered . 12,.5pp, -while, annual aver- 
age of .Syage-earners was $14,917,^ 

Total llaibOr expenses was $101,- 
754,426, With $77,068,021 going to 
white collarites and $24,686,021 
unskilled hands. TWo years., 
piayrolls aggregated $71.343,i94i; 
1929 flgure was $85,027*612.; 

Studio, .product represented an i 
vestment of $188,469,660, with cen-^ 
sus ' biirctati making no attempt 'to. : , 
guess actual wOrth' On. bok office 
basis.' This was 2;.4% ahead,: of li929 
When the production costs were 
$184,102)419,; arid far . ahead of the . 
$119,342t869 figure reported in 1$|33,. 

Breakdbwh of prodiuctiOEC costs 
i^oWed an; outlay of $137,842,815 for v 
negative dUn, $22,848i60S for unfiii^ 
ished films, and $6,316,630: for ' 
tive prints^ 

Theatrical production: accounted; 
for $129,836,134 of negative expenses, 
with news and advertising ireel out- 
lay at $5,Q01|321. Employment peak 
pccurred •. ' August; when , 16,149 
workers were epgaged, 10^1 of 
them :in Califorhid. Maximum of 
emplbymerit in east was in Novem- 
ber when s^dios hired 1,274. . 



DUNLAP'S SCRIPT 
BUYS FOR STERLING 



HoljtJ'Wobd;; Dec. 1. 
vAis , thb hew prbductipn head 
W. Ra^- JTohrison'ft /Sterling iPicts, 
Scott ■ R. , Dunlap's first deal was 
closed Satui:dair <2$) ; when . ^ he 
bbpight fllip flBhU to 'The Belled 
Palm,' Allah Vaughn Elstbn yarii 
in Cosmo mag,, j*ictpi|f'e; wilt be re» 
leased as 'Paradise - Isle^' with' pro-., 
ductibn unit going to Tahiti for. film- 

ing' . ' ~ . . 

Other story purchase$ included; 
Frecklet Viboines^ novel by 

Jeaiinette Stratton-jPorter, and: '^^f 
: father's Daughter,' . novel by Geiie 
Strattbri-Porter. Latter will be ■je^' 
eased as ^A Romance of the Limber- 
ost' ■ •;,. ,.' V ..• ■ 

Dunlap announci^s a production 
budget of $2,300,000. This will pro-,, 
vide for production of i36 ifeatures 
and eight -westerns for the 1957-38 
Reason.' 



G,T,E,'S EXTRA 90c DlVYY 

deneral Theatres Equipriient Corp, 
came in for share of extra melon 
slicing last week when direbtors de- 
clared 96c per share on the capital 
stbck. Coming right on the heels 
of the initial dividend payment of 
$1.10 only a few weeks ago. this is 
regarded as a cash extra. 

The additional distribution is pay- 
able Dec. 15. maki a total of $2 
that stockholders will ive this 
month. Capital stock Oeneral 
Theatres is only listed on ex- 

changes, the bonds having been - ex- 
chariged for stbck and withdrawn 
from the list 



CONTRACTS 

Holly wood, 
sealed Barnett 



to 



ich- 
term 



: Metro 
termer. 

James Home, irector, and 
ard Flournoy, writer, handed 
ducats at Roach. 

20th-Fox signed Loi-etta Young to 
new stretch pact 

Option on Gene Lewis irectmg 
pact lifted at Warriers. 

.Paramount signed Cecil 
ham to termer. 

New one-year writing deal given 
Frederick Hazlett Brennan at Para 
mount i 

Jo Milward, Eugene Solow< and 
Owen Francis signed to writirig cov- 
eriante at Columbia. ' 
; George Harmon Coxe and Patter 
son; Mc'Nutt, Writers, sealed to new 
deals at Metro. 

Cecilia Parker and George Murphy 
drew new termers at Metro. 

Ruth Hilliard and Peggy: Shannon 
added to Columbia stock company. 

Option . on Joseph K. Watson's 
writing pact lifted at. Warners 



Accoaiitlnf Suit Dlsnilssed 

St John. N. B., Dec. 1. 
ismissal has been made Of. the 
application of J. P. Lynch. G. f!.. 
Fisher and W. L. Harding, minorit.v 
stockhblders in' the Opera Hou?<*. 
Co., owning the local Opera House 
(combo), for an accounting 
morieys received and paid out since 
1913. The plaintiifs alleged illega' 
arid unauthorized 'payments by the 
majority stockholders and T. ' P. 
Regan. The latter is executor of tlie 
Dockrill estate, majority stockhold- 
ers, and the action was directed spe- 
cifically at him.. .He is. a local at- 
torney, who has been handling all 
the affairs of the old theatre and air 
filiated offices and stored building, 
for the past 10 years. 

The presi ing judge said any ir- 
regularities had been removed by 
the confirmation of the stpckhblder.** 
in annual meeting, He claimed the 
plaintiffs, had not brought themselves 
within the rule of the law demand- 
ing an accounting. , 




Conductor 
Violinist 



Shea's Buiffato Theatre 

35TH WEEK 

"Arno** wirfc if •! tha ilynamU kind 
far Mbtya the staple,"— Bun«l« Timet. 



VARIETY 



Wednesday, December 2, 19:J6 




MAY ROBSON 



Directed by Kurt Newman, Adapted from Mrs. C. V. Jamison's Novel, 'Tolnette's Philip" ^ 



BENITA HUME ^ ALAN MOWBRAY ★ LOUISE BEAVERS 

HENRY O'NEILL ★ MARILYN KNOWLDEN...and the 

FAMOUS HALL JOHNSON CHOIR...Fioduced by 
SOL LESSER PRINCIPAL PRODUCTIONS 



llJiiiBBIiliiiliiH^ 

boyr on the Eivkt'' ancf . Wmtm 
Tot The SutC^ and mony of iho$e 
mver-oM $onffj$ thai echo forever 
in the gotrden of yout memories! 



Wedneisilayt jDecie^mber 2> 19^6 



VARiETY 



3S 



iHollywood^ Dec. If. 
' C. Monttigue Shaw, R6ger Williamd, 
^Avenging: iVngt^lg/ Harlimah. 

Kerihit -.Maynard, . Arlaine Alleh, 
Pave'ShaiPr John Mertoh; .John 
W(Nfd,"R<hSer^ Wiliiaiiis;> Stanley* Bry? 
stone, Francis Walker, Early Dwyier, 
Allen Greer; Harry Fraser directing; 
♦Dawii Rider,' CoQn. " 

jfTehry Roquemore; of 
Greed,V|Qrescent. ■ • ; 

. tiUclllds (jfleason, Roger Imhof; Ro« 
land Re^' directing/, *Redlights 
Ahead/ Chesleraeldv . 

CiaUde King, Herbe)^ Evans, Marli( 
Shelton, Ferdinand 1k4(unier, Kay &ntri 
ton, Luana Walters, Arthur Raykhond 
Hill, 'A Star Is Born/ S-I. : 

• Everett - Rhodes* .Castle^ scripting 
•The World's OUr Oyster/ S-I. : . 

Harry Harvey, ; ^Headline Crasher/. 
Conn.-'- . ' 

V Tohy Wing, .Pinky Tomlin; Les 
Goodwiins directing, 'Sing While 
Voii're Able/ Conn. ■. ^ 

• Williain Rbyie; : *The Open Gate/ 
Chadwick. ' ■ '■' " 

• : Bobby McClelland, Si. Jenk^, How- 

Brooks, 'Pick « Star,' RoacK. 
■Rany Norton; '^ Maude - I^nibert, 
Barlow Borland, ^Histdfy Is lAade at 
Mght/ Wanger. 
V WilUwn H. Grifflthi Curtis Karpe, 

• June .Johhson,- William P. Mftthell, 

• Jiistin A. Way»i<^. Bill O'Brien, Wil- 
liam^ -AtqnMdi''.Jack>^.I^ 

Dixon, Frahk Austin, Monte Mbnta- 
iSme^ 'JUilCeny on the Air/ Rep. * 

George .Chan, John. Holland, Dutch 
Hendriari, Duke York, Val plwan; 
Lan^er^ Stevens,: Ed -Itandolph, Rlch- 

" ard 3eACh,;.: Jobn vDeerlhg. . Cairletoii 
TQung, Frank Du- Frane, 'Joih' the' 
.-Manh^V-'-Re^V \- - t: 

v_ Kay^ Hughes, .Lee Van. . Atta, > Jpjiti 
PiCOirri, Ge6;i^e De Ndrmand, John 
Holland, Siniley ^urhette^ , Fred 
Hainiltbn, Richard wach;' Ray Tay- 
lor Alan James direetihg,' fDick 
Ti*^cy,^ Rep. serial. • >' 

; ^ Leonid Snegoff, 'Secret Agent X-V 

..■U serial;-:-- ■ X" v-'^^ 
Kliiurie Douglas. Alphonse Martei; 

■ Twttof the Tdwn,';u. 
o John McCulley,-scre»i plaiy^ lih- 
titled oriigiriail. Rep, j V; ?/ . 
^rjRalph Mbrgah, Bien : Alexander, 
K9y' Linaniaker, Eddie Actiff, 'The 
.Gplden-Gate/,ON;';;' " U-.;:;^^<" r,-: -u:'-- 

■^^.Jpe Reilly.fBruce Mitchell, Frank 
OtCo'nnor, Virginia* Cairirblli 'Great 
Guy,'-GN. ■ . ' . .. 

■^.Harry , DAVeiwort, ^ Eric '.Mayne, 
Theodor Voil : te, 7effle Tilbuiy, 
Dorothy Peterson; ?Under Cover of 

,Night/.-:MG:^-'-;:.:r ■ ^ v^^ -s. > - ■ ■. - , ■ 

' ?2 Jessie Ralph/ ^T*ife ;iist Mrs, 

. .Chieyhey/MG. ■ 
■ Charles Grapewin, Wiade Boteler, 
Htutry Haman, 'Sinner Take All,^ 
■MG.. . -. • .: ■■ 

. ^ Fred Perry, Pete Smith -short, MG. 

: ; John Hamilton; 'Criihe' Does Not 
Pay/ shoyt, Ma . f ■ ' 

' ! Eiigene Sblow, . adapting 'The 

. Leajg^e Ol' Frighitened Men/ Cbl.:^ r 
Oweil-. Fi^neiii,? s'citen- play, 'Fre^^ 

"4om-ft)t:SaleiVCbli -'^^ 
. Manuel " Seff, screen play, untitled 
'wrigihdi; Cbl.-^-;^^ ■ ■■'■^ 
•y Lavery, screen : .'liife 

Begins With Love/ Col; . 

• \Gebrge' Humbert/ Jack Byrbh^ 
Sterling Camipibell, Dick French^ Paiil 
)>Erjs^ley, Ray John^n, VLl Jenisen^; 
.Charles.; Tahnen, Sidjiey ^Fields, Ar- 
tbiiir Rankihi Muggsy'' Meyers, 7ack 
IBwaey. 'Lovtf Is News/ iZO-F. 

' li^ahk Contoy-f George Taylor, Vic- 
tot McLaglen^ .Waltei^ Cohnplfy, Junie 
liaiig;, Robert;KehV DeWitt, Jennings, 
Paul McVeyr' John Harringtbld,' Ar- 
thur HohV 'Naiicy Steele Is Misfei / 

20*f;", ' , , ' 

Lynrie 'Berkeley, .Eddie Waller; 
Harry .C. Bradley, Wilbur Mack, Ivan 
Miller, Frank Shannon,' 'Off to the 
Racies/20-F. 

Stjepin Fetchit, George Du .Count, 
Frank Darienv Bruce, Wairfeh.'Robef-t 
Seiter, Ricardo Mandia, 'Oh the Ave- 
nue/ 20rP. ., - 

John Harrinfiiion, 'Private Enemy,' 
■.•2(KF;. -. ~ / -V •■ ■.; ■■■ > 

^ Warner . Baxter, Spencer Tracy; 
Tay Garhett diriectUig, 'The Last 
Slaver/ 20-F. 

Bill Roberts, 'Peach Fditiori/ 2a-F. 

Frances Dee, Giror g e Zucco, 
George Lloyd, G. Pat Collins, 
Mathew Betz,. Francis Ford, Rollo 
Lloyd, Wilson Benge, Colin Kenny, 
'Souls at Sea,' Par, 

Harry Semels, Ricardo' Mandia, 
Enrique de ; Rosas; Chrid Marti , 
Charles SStevehs, Dorothy* >Lambur, 
.Ralph Remly; 'Swing High, ^wihg 
■■■ Low.^Par; ...V'-'" 
. . Murray Kinhell,^ Jonathan Hale, 
Virginia Gale, .Howard . Hickman, 
Harry Tuler, Clarence Wilson» Harry 
Woods; Guy" Usher; Ruth Robinson, 
Estelle Etterrej-^rJohn Wray, 'Happi^ 
hess Preferred/ Par. , * . 
. Clifford /Jbries, Jonathan Hale, 
Harry Stubbs, 'A Doctor's j)iary/ 
Par.-,: '■ ■ ■■■ 
. iFay -Holden. Barry > MacoUum, 
Bulldog Druttimond's Romaiice/ Par. 

Inez Courtney, 'Clarence/ Par. 

Nora Lane", Harrisbn 'Jacobs scrlpt- 
ing. 'Briiig Me His* Ears,' Par^ 

Maurice Geraghty, screen play, 
•Hustler's Valley/ Pari 
_ Al Martin, screen 'The 
Roundup.' Par. ' ' 

Doris Anderson, . scteen play, .Un4 
titled DFiginal,. Par. ; 
^ Bess Metedyth scripting, 'Drums 
Along the Mohawk/ 20-F; 
• Mary Roland, . Charles Ruggles; 
Jack Mihtz scripting. Too Young to 
,Die.' Par." 

Fernand Schumartn-Heink. Adrian 
Rosely, Don Weldbn, Georgette* 






HoUyibood, Dec, 

Dtlspite the pr'et-holiday season, prodtustim activitv oti the Coast for 
the past week continued at normdi mth zi f^^ befoi^e the cameras, 
1^ in the cutting roQins and 82^ various stages of prodiicUan, 



Sevtn new features wfintpefore the cameras jast weeJg while three weri 
■mihdraiim fromip^ cubing room^. a Around '25^ features 

are slated to get urider toay -^^^ and a/Hmila.r number • 

sphedmed to get iinder way during January. 



CoioAibia 

. Tw» lii wwk, seven. editlnc, nine prefwNf ; I».w«rk: 

'INTERLVpE/ fepOrted VABUTy' bct. 14 and *I FBOMISE TO PAY; - 
ported< Nov,' 11. Nb pictures started la§t week: / . , . . ; 

: Readied t(^'starV nekt:arei 'RAIDING GtJN$.? 4VEEQ0M FpB, SAtE.\ 
•LOVERS ON- PAROLE,'^ 'G0LLEG£ IfERO/ 'WOMEN AbE TROVBLES' 
'and"WEATHER'OB'NO.' ' ' 



, I } ■ ■„ : 



Elchi.jtia';w«>rk^>even edl^^^^^ \ 
•MAYTiSiE/ Vep^^^^ .'A'. DAY . At the' RACES/ -re- 



ported .Sept:. 16; •CAPTAINS' GOIIRAGEOUS/ repoi^ed Oct. 7l 'SINNER 
TAKE ALL,* Reported Nov. 11; 'PA^NELL/ reported Nov: 18. Started- 

'last. wfeekr . . " '••:, ■■> , ■• v ■ ■ ■ ■ 

. 'UimERTCbVER AT NIGHT/ •produced by Luclen Hubbard and: Ned 
Marin, ^directed by George BT^ Seitz, screen ^play ' by Bertram Milhaiiser. 
Cast:v£dmudd Lowe, Florence >^Rice, "Henry Daniell, Frank Reichers 
Theodore; Von ^Eltz, . Sarah Haden,. Dorothy Peterson, Zeflle /Tilbury, 

Robert McWade, Nat Pendleton, "Eric Wiltpn,.v ' / ' 

Story' ;is murder mystfeify yarn centered arbuhd collegia laboratory. Two 
prQlessoi?s are candidates for presidehcy' of ?the 'faculty» "'One 'resorts: 'to 
ydausiilig the death of his wife kiid his/eontestant to win the seat; Befbire 
he eleicted, a new type of detective comes into the picture;" nhtfoveVs 
the cyime and ebnvicts the murderer. '-^' " ' ^ ^, ..-At< ' ■ * 

'LAST ^-^ OF > MRS. CHEYNEY/ produced ^ by Lawrence Weiiigarten, 
directed by Ricl>ar<l, Bbleslawsk'i;' frbm Frederick Ldhsdale. play, sifcreen' 
play by- Mbi^cktohrHofl^aml^L^n Gordoht- Cast: Jbah' Cr^wfoiftii WiUiani 
PoweU;';R6j)ert M<>ntgome]^^>-;i.!^ ..f • ^-.^ - .- -v;., 

.* :St#iry -concerns woman, social, climber whb 'leiaves Australia 'lor London. 
JHei'e '^he',;iy<(>rks. her'way into the higher social stratarand' while attending 
sm .exclusive parly istdistoV%red to -be :w^ for a ting of high-class 
.crooks, JShe. is befriended by one' of the guests and with' the jp>romise to 
;go straight is' exonerated. ; ' 

Paranidimt 

' Four in work, 11 editing,- 8 preparluf. b 

f SOULS ^T SEA/ 'BULLDOG DRUMBfONDrS COMEBACK,' 'SWING 
high; SWING LOW', and 'A DOCTOR'S DlARYf aU repoirted. NoV^ 18. 
Na/.i]iew J)ictures staled Ifis^^^^ 

■/Readiea.tb start this week is 'CLARENCE' , to be produced by general 
■office, directed by'Georgei^Afchaihbaud. Others to follow are 'INTERNES 
CAN'T TAKE MONEY.' 'fHIGH; WU>E ANp-HANDSOME/ >Y00 YOUNG, 
TO DIE/. 'YEARS ARE SO ' LONG,'- *WAIKIKI WEDDING/ 
GOES'TO (COLLEGE' andv'SATUltDAY^NlGHT'S^SntBE.' 



'MURDER 



Four '.ih work, 12 editing, li prcparlnr. In .work: 
•COAST Patrol/ reported Variety Oct 28;. 'WE, THE JURY' re- 
ported Nov. 13, 'MICHAEL STB0GOFF/'rei:^rted N<>v> 25* -Started last 

. t^NOE'^OlXR . ij<G^LY/ being produced by Rbbert Sisk,:. Christy 
Cabanrie directing/ a'dapted;;ir-om the George Holland jtlay by Nat Perrin. 
Ca$t:<-Guy~ Kibbee, Uob MerkeV Lynne Overman, irhufston Hall, William 
:Demarest,..Guii^h^Wi.lliaBs^^ Tyler/ Lucille Ball, Frank M. Thomas, 

G6org6'TrviAg;''Alari<*Cuttis,:'Har^ ■;■ 

Story is: centered- arbu'nd- likeable .young , con man and stockr promoter 
whose wife has saved", enough money-to^'buy a" famr and* settle-down.-^ She* 
previails upon him to give tip the racket .:and when<he . is about' to reconcile 
himself to do this, two of ,|iis old pals sho^y up bh the scehe, after domg 
a stretch in the - pen for nefarious ^tock^maiiipulations. 'While injailf'the 
pals have cooked up a ^^greiat prbject that' looks: like a natural for floating 
a big stock isstie. ' Knowing they cannot use their ibwn iiai^e in the :pro- 
mibtion,. they, use Guy Kibbee, respected citizen of - the city,' as the front.; 
Kibbee-.gets wind that he is tied up with a - trio of sbarpshopters. « He 
starts to investigate i^nd finds it is true, but to save his own <f ace, he 
sets about to make the phoney propo^^ition a real thing. " Shai^sters". are 
cbnyjerted. ^ ' - j:. • v \ ..." '■ 

' Being readied to start next are .lESCADRILLE/ 'CONVENTION IN 



CUBA/ f SATISFACTION GUARANTEED/ 'ROBBER BARONS/ 'WINGS 
OF ' MERC Y,' .^AKE It EASY/ 'OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT/ 



One in- work, four, edltiifiiff, 10 preparing.. In:, work: ; ■. 

'JOIN THE MARINES/ reported VARiETY Nov. 25/ ^0 pictures 
ststrted Idst wciclc* ■' ^ 

Readied to start this: week are •BAR-SS BAD MEN' to be produced by 
A; ^^. Hackel, Roy Luby directing;, and 'Hit THE SADDLE/. Sol Siegel 
pl'oducing, ho director assigned. Others to follow within ^the month are: 
'ROMANCE ON THE RUN,' 'SPECIAL ORDERS/ 'STEABIBOAT MARY,' 
'AFFAIRS OF CAFF Y RICKS/ 'GANGS OF NEW YORK/ and 'EVER 
SINCE ADAM.' 



20tli-Fox 



: Six In work, 7 editing, 8 preparing. In. work: 

MSTOWA WAY/ reported VARiiiTy Sept, 30; 'LOVE IS NEWS/ 'ON THE 
AVENUE' and 'OFF TO THE RACES/ reported aS^THE JONES FAMILY 
A* THE COUNTY FAIR' all reported Nov, 18;. Started last week: 

'IdEath in Paradise canyon/ produced by SoV m, Wurtzei, 

Norman Foster directing; no writing ^credits. Cast: John HowardT^ayne; 
Betty Furness, J. Edward Bromberg, Victor Kilian, Ivan Lebedeff, Gloria 
Roy, /Gavin Muir, Andrew Tombes;' John Eldredge, Juli Tannen, Paul 
McVeigh, Lelah Taylor,' Lydia Knott, Harry Strang. 
• Story is 'murder mystery backgr6unded against a swanky winter resort 



Rhodes, Leo White, Jacques Lory; 
Michael Mark; Bobbyy CorihoUy, 
directing dances, 'The King and the 
Chbi?us Girl,^ WB. ' 

Barton McLane, 'The rlnce and 
the Paiiper/ WB; . 

Clara Blahdick, 'Her Husband's 
Secretary/ WB. 

Guihn Williams, Lucille Rail; 
Frank M. Thomas, George . Irving, 
Mary Gordon, Harry Jans, Guy Kib- 
bee,-^ Una /Merkel, 'Lynne OVermari, 
Thurston t Hall; . Christy . Cabanne 
direbftng; ''Once Over Lightly,' RKO. 

John Huettneri Cliff Lyons, Inez 
Palahge, Mary McLaren. Tenny Hart, 
Charles Prince, 'Coast Patrol,' RKO. 

Gertrude Purcell scripting, 'Take 
it Easy,' RKO. 

William F^eife, Al Burke, Floyd 



Cr i swell, William Semmuels, 
Beatrice Maud, /We, the Jury,' RKO. 

Dtike Lee, Frank Ley va, 'Michael 
StrbgofI/ RKO. 

Fred Astaire; George Stevens 
directing, *A Damsel , in Distress,' 
RKO; 

Frances Farmer, Edward Arnold, 
Cary Grant, 'Robber- Barons,' RKO, 

Sam Mintz scripting,. 'Radio City 
Revels,' RKO, ' . > v 

Horace Jacksoh, screen play, 
hold the Bridegroom,' RKO." 

Dbhald Barry, Lee Phelps, Vlvjan 
Oakland, Ben Taggart, Hans Joby, 
Arthur - Hammond, Harry Bo^en, 
Frank Jenks, 'When's Your Birth- 
day.' RKO, , ^ 
/Anthony Veiller, Ethel Bordon, 
screen play, 'EscadriUe/ RKO^ 



in Death Valley. Wealthy .man is. found murdered near the resort. . With 
the sheriff b(it -of town, ..his- chief; deputy, who is supposed to be dumb, 
takes the ^situation in' hand and- with the aid bf a little boy. stopping ,at 
the resort, they .uncover /the crinie, whieh involves a number bf the 
weailthy rguests. including the sheriff. ,, / . 

■ 'NANCY. STEELE IS MISSING,r being produced by Ntinnally Johnson, 
.directed by.Ottb Ludwig Pri^n»|ng€ir, story by. Charles Francis Coe. sbceen 
play by -Gene' Fowler and Hal Lorfg^ Cast: Victor McLaglen, Sip. &uy 
Stahditagi, W'alter Connolly;' Jtuie Lang; Robert Kent; and Shirley Deanie. 

: Sto^y-f depicts ^Victbr McLagleh, radical paiciflst; who kidnaps the 
daMghter off am munition mahpfacturer ' to :ishoW'. him what , it means to 
IpseVone sdjdear :'.to him. vWhile is. in is possession; McLagieil 

is arrested for ^beating Up ia "cpp 'aipd, in* .prison, incites a jail bre&k. He: 
is found guilty . apd given ,a furjther. sentence of ?ft years. After serving; 
.this, time, he is release/l.^n.d sets about to ...claim .th^ $100;(N>Q for the 
missing 'daughter. He ^eets up with thie father of the girl who tecbg'j. 
niies-him ^s a ,^former. servant.^' The: ilepresised father . offers McLaglen 
a :job as'tgavdher, : he accepts ^;^nd While. Jn~liis\empldy he learns others 
are aboulto >ress down and demand the- reward when McI^Slen softens 
and co^ifesseJ^ that the missing -girl;' sup|K>sed to be his daughter, is the 
real' daughter of his employer.: \ . ^ 
. Readied; to start next are: 'SEVENTH HEAVEN/ 'LIVING DANGER^ 
PUSL.Y' .a'hd ''THE LAST.'SLAVER/ 



^Uitd Artists 



.liiree 1n. w6rl^, i..>1iUfiig,'.l :In werict' 



'YOU MYE ONLY^ ONCE/' report JVariexy^ ^'HISTORY IS 

Mil^DE 'AT NIGQT,' reported Nov.' 11, and ^A STAli IS BORN/ reported 

Novs:-i8/„: ..l ,' ; -r'.. v.; ;^ . 

-:Beiiii£.readied to; stact ,are ^ADVENTURES OF TOM .SAWYER,' 'SUM<t 
MEi^LIGHTNIN^i'^ 'and 'THE WOMAN'S TOtfCH.' ' 



Two iifc/wWk>/M -edltibg^^ 'wiiki-'-^^J};.' 

f tOP^bF TBE; TOWN;' xejiorte^^ yA«fnanF Oct; i4; Started last .week! 

.1 HATE ij^ORSBS/ prdduced^by. Edibund G^i^(er,,iurec^d by H, Bruce 
Humberstone, briglhal by' philli Dunne .iatndVFinley Peter Dunne, Jr:^ 
screen iMay by .Chaii'lfis Graysbiti. Cast: Wiliiani GaTgain;' Wendy Barrie^ 
Binnie^' Barnes," RajOToftd.i: Walbliirn. .^'^'Jv -v-^-^;-' :•.;:•.:.■"<•■■ ;;■ 

Slpry/is backgirbtihcled against racetrack,: leading to the xplorful. Santa 
Anita handicap. <jn Calffoniia, Head/^bi internatioi^l bbbk^qg ring move? 
into L..' A.^iid /teams uPvWith a nighti.'clt|b ehterlab]^t. Whom, he >uses' 
as pawn to; covei*' up huge'.loah advanced to bwneV of jcUam{>ion race-* 
horce: Bookie^Wants the 'chariipioh .tb,:lbde,' but th<ef ,gal,| through >: her 
ideals for the sik>rt,' :p:irevents;the.fratneup. ;Ownes- of" wei horse. appre|; 
elates the sacrifice sHe has' made and Jeopardises' hi*: life see that no 
harm cbmes to her. Episode i^ expose cif what goes op be^eten bocMonaker 
dud the trsclc* *' • ^- •"^* ■ ^ 

; Readied to .'start this , week aire: 'LOST >Bb]PnKCr//|tobert;P 
prodiicing, Hal Mbhr directing; ^iLEfT HANDED'LAW/.^uck JOnes prb^ 
dudihg. and Les: Selander direiptihg.> >: Qtfiiers ■ib't<dlttw: 4^ HAD 
OUR MOMENTS/v'SERVICE OE LUXE/ 'Qdk>l»OCT<ll|^ >SH<^ 
'DELAY IN THE SUN,' 'WINGS OVEK/HONOLULW. 



.v<.r.f. •;■>•,< 



Wafiieri 



Seven In Work, 18 .#d[iinf, In^woVk: ^ 

'RflADY, mLLING ^ND ABLE/: reported Variety Sept; SOU^LOVE 
BB6INS,A reported Nov. /;18; 'SLIM/ 'THE KING AND THE CHOBVS 
GIRL/ 'CALL It A DA YV and 'HER HUSBAND'S SECREtARY^ all re- 
ported 'N<irr.-25irStarti9d' last' weekr ' V 
'THE CHEROKEE.'STRtP/ pi'odticed by Bryan Foy, directed byjNod 
Smith, briginal by Edward Eatl Riepp, screen play by Joseph K. Watson 
ikhd Lu'ci -Ward.' ^Gasrti Dick Fdrart, 'Jane Bryari/ Helen Valkis; David 
CarlyJe'ahd' Craii^ R6yn61diji';.:V..-.:.:'r' . •' V''.-. 

Story is historical Western- based oh )and rush of Oklahoma when it was 
a territory and the government ihc^w! it open. {9 the whites; -It builds up 
to the'fhardships^ of the^rwhtteis:-, getting^ to- the/^taurting^ the. bi(t 

race,. ; which was timed tO; give iall'. an. equal chance ' to claim their staked 
Reined ireadied to statt this week are: ::the CASE OF STUTTERING 




assignmient , since :hi^ **etvflfn." tb.'* thte .fold; : Qth^ii tb^ ' Idllow will 'be ; 
WANTON,' ;'TBE4>RSBRT SONG/: *TdE'l>^ASTA»Al».MANAf^^ 
liO XEARN iSQMCTIME/ IITHE <TRl}ttf is* ON .THE HjfABCB/ ;'TflB 
PRINCE AND THE FAUFEB' and fTHE GO GETTER,' \\ 



m 



PROpilGTION TABLE 

(Shows number 'of pkture^^^ ihe poitoii^ major prd4uc-- 

mg^comptflriies for. the /fi3'6r^7 program and nund!!er,M pictures yet 
to be produced for the J935-;36 program.) 



■ Prpdiicer fin4 
contrJbutintr 
coinpinleit. , 

COLUSIBIA 

Larry, Darmour.^, 

■METRO:- ■.;..:,..:;■;■,,,/,,,; 

■' ■ Hal;' Roach , , v;'. V'. 
PARAMOUNT .v. . 

. ,>B, Vjt- Schvlberff, i*;^,. 

Emanael. Caiieii : . v » ;/« 
' R. % m9iirUna: V'// i„. W 

Har'y, Sherman ;.,;»,» 

Frank Lloyd:. 

RKO-RAIilO , 
David Locw.; 

. . ..Geo: BIrllinan 
' Sol Lesser.''./. 

REPUBLIC 
A. W. Hackel 

SiTH-FOX . ; . 
■Sbl'.'Letiser. .■; , 

UNITED ARnSTS' 
Samael Galdwyn. .v.v 
Walter' Wange^. . . . ;> : 
Selcnlck-Iateriiattonikl ; 
PIckford-Lasky ...;,;« 
' Reliance 4.. * f • . •>;*.«'f 
'E. • Berger., , .. ; . . « « 
Crlterioii , , , : . < . « t • •! • 
' KerdarLondoh . .': ;■'»».» 

UNIVERSAL 
Bock Jones. #.•«.«•• 

WARNERS 



Number 
ofplx- 

prom- Pix already Fix 
iafed for completed , Fix now lii 
193«-31 iot heyf inoW in cntUnir 
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35 



Qho^o Better Bnsiness Bvean 
Beps b, Attadoi^ 




Chicago^; Dec 1. 

jSaiQwdoFii on twiiko giveaways, 
etc., in iltis t<>wa is arriving quidc^ 
with the Chicago Better Business 
Bureaii last we^ entering the^ battle 
Avlth a double-hartiellied letter to bot^ 
Ihe KcbflMitors Anociatibn, repre- 
aentiDiT the circuit llieatres*- astd the 
Allied Theatres of lUiiDois, represent- 
iiig the indie hpuseir, yarning them 
to cut out the drawing of their own 
accord :or thai the BBB will demand 
that the police step in. 
^ Bureau's letter states that legal 
opinion finds these- giveaways to be 
lotteries in yiolatipri of state laws^ 
aik^ that the BBjB has received an 
increasbig number of complaints 
trcm the public. . : n 

Only recoiurse tte thciatres Ini ChU 
ca9» would bavcir litould the police 
step in with fMfseni ppcratidns of the 
tiaDk nighty would, be to reViert to 
the first (Iterating princijl^e of the 
giveaway: iwfaich was to allow every- 
body to participate, whether or hot 
tbcy bought a ticket. But exhibs 
aftelr a few we«ks chaibged the pro- 
cedure so tluit oidy those who 
bought tickets were eligible to win 
the pot. ' 

MARION C HOWARD 
FATALLY DUURED 

Atlanta, De(^ 1. 

Marion C. HtMWd, fS, veteran bmh 
tion picture executive anil at one 
time comjptrdller for Sdini^ Pic- 
ture% Ihc.^ in New York; wii ihtal- 
tf infured early lloii SunMjli^ iii^en 
stnick by an nutoiBaiiilc In frbriit of 
lua home. Howard dkid Shortly after 
be was atdmittcd to n'lipqiitBl, where 
bis body liy uHidetiitilled for aievend 
hours. Hie driver ot the death cmt 
•aid Howard walked into the path 
<rf the ihacbbiiie. : ^ 

Howard had beoa ah exhibitcHr 
since severing his Selznidc connecr 
tion and. also operated the Amity 
Exchtuige liere. 




c«ii*f^;;>Mi>to bmmW iii*/iirX;t. 

tan: MoklMc *t»mer for . aGtwiv etc.; 
capttBl .toek, 2Mj|k|kT«a, im» p«r Tald*. 

enijjriy; Bjrlvla IIIIIot, all ttf 151 WmI 
4ff(h;^Mtre«t. New Tork Clly; 

.gNf* g " ^ «P>ii , aic. Manhattan; the- 
atricnl^bn^MMi; capital MMk. IM aharn. 
n» .par. valiw. lacmrptoratsrp: IjovetU 
'2?I??*' Dwrothr W«l»i 
-r».aU oC m WMt 41th atreet, New 



TorV (Dlt^^ 

. Twil wi i i a —. Manhat'. 

tan; cenerail (heatrleal haafness; capital 

, ■t^k, f t ahare^ |i» par value. Int;6rpo< 
Jatow Samael JU Ct^a. 170 Broadwiy, 
"•w York CItr; IrVtsr Klein, 306 Broad- 
*V.J*ew York City; Irvine: B-J Levlne. 
I'»_5w2aw»y. New Tork City. 
.^■w-nH Aai — eawat ■ - Corp., ' Kings. : 
theatrical haelneu; capital stock, ,60 
mare% 91Sb par TAlne. Incorporator^: 
Jerome Adier. lit Weei 4Stlv etreet, New 
York City; Harold Baymoivd, 126 East 
iStk atreet, Brooklyiit Leonard Ray- 
mond, lUt Ocean avenoe, Brooklyn. 
..»•»■ Tlu m tn Cmtpn Kings; iseneral 
theatrical and amaaenient bustiiesa; 
capital atoek; 2M abarei^ no par value. 
Inoorporatora:' Joseph DeMeo. 4D99 
Kinga Mchway, BrMklyn; Jamea F. Foye, 
;|.U Fifth avenae, Bi^klyn; Kathryne 
Gerhauuer, 4t Xiawreae* avenue, Brooklyn. 

Herbert Wacas Hetaiw C6rp.» Man? 
nattaii; motion itlctare ba«theas; capital 

' Btocfr, 100 aharea; no par value. Incor- 
porators: Herbert Wilcox, Plnewood 
Studlpg,: Iver Heath, Backs. England; 
Martha . .Harriai -IW Beat 65th street 
Brooklyn;. Eleanof Brook, 10«» Sterllnir 
place. . Brpoklyn. 

. Oct Alunir JJHie Ikacle,^ ]ae.> &Ian^ 
nAttan; itenefal theatrical business: 
capital stock, 100 shares, no par valne^ 
In corporators r Marjorte L. Soper, Kllsa- 
Sydney U. Specter., all ot 
Cj»;Plfth avenue. ,NeW York City, 

Clnelux €6rjp>;, Manhattan: motion pic- 
ture business; : .capital etock, .26,769 
s!iiire.s; 26,000, $6 preterred; 76ft. com- 
mon, no par va,lue. Incorporators: Davtd. 
£'..;: DeZorett, , Herman Brothers, Sidney 
SpleKel,, all of 233 Broadway, New York 

.British National of Aiherlcn, Ltd., 

Aianhattan;. motion picture bUMinesiH. In- 
crtrp„rat(»rs: Max Whitman, Henry 
l'h(nftii.>4, iriam Glazer, all of. 18 Kast 
llst. street. New York. City. . 

Statement and Designation 

•.nJ*^?. May* and Pirtnrea Corp.,^ 

m AVest loth street, Wilmington, Del.; 
theatrical busiqeas. Capital stock, 1,000 
Sv?""??: "® par value. New York office, 
^14 ;'Wfest 42nd street^ New York City. 
Aiax Oprdoh, president. Filed hy Abra- 
il*"; ?/■ Bermah, 661 Fifth avenue. New 
i ork. City. 



CALIFOBNIA 

, ^ Sacramento. ' 

iMlon Theatre*. Inc.; capita! ntock 
.■>0» ahares, ho par. Olrectora: Ben- 
inin_ Bronstein, Ijeha Bronstein, Jesiiie 
Scliein man, Elsie K. Scheinman. 

OHIO 

fir...* * _ Columbus; 

•JL^..**?*'^ Theatres, lae.; to man- 
25?.n..r^*I'" **""«»»^ theatres, has been 
l2r!Z?*''1 P«»»«mbne.: capilal stock, 
J^rMVOl). In corporator!.: Robert. Her- 

Ru'ase'' »u»3felV . Meivlu W. 



Mfitt, Goes 1st ftn 



Pittsburgh, Dec. 1. 

To take . care of sloUgh prbdubt and 
house, profitable flickers unable to 
play more than at single week at the 
Alyin on aiccount of bobkihg jam, 
Harris Amua; C6. has converted 600- 
seat Palace on >piamond street into 
a firrt-runner. Spot of late has beeii 
& subsequent: run dualler with four 
and five program changes weekly, 

Palace, which went to Warners in 
diiiposition .. of :Harris chai sbme 
years, ago, : reverted back to Harris 
control last Spring under terms of 
sale, and policy :has been flexible 
ever since; First attracti .' 'Theb- 
odora Goes Wild,* moved there after 
excellent fortnight at Alvih and with 
and 40. 



Banko Rqjistration 

■ 

I Hales Fonr Doiver 
Maiasers bto Cotnri 



■Denver,.. Ded. 

Matinee courier registraticn, re* 
quiring purchase of a ticket before 
a card is given, is going under the 
scrutiny ot the courts here. Plan 
calls for matinee ticket purcfaue^ 
Patrbn gets card to fill out with name 
and address; and without being pres- 
ient at drawing can participate in 
bank night cadi dlstributimi. 

Managers of four theatres were or- 
dered into police court on charges 
of running a jgambling gaine in con- 
nectiim with the matter. The case 
was taken undet-. advisement by Po- 
lice Judge PhUip B. Oilliam and at- 
torneys .for the city, rand the de- 
fendants were aAed to Hie briefs in 
the matter. "The judge Indicated he 
would Study thematter fa* at least 
a week before banding down a ded- 
sion.. 

Manaigers hield before the judge 
were Dave Cm^in ci the Denham; 
Ifony Goodridgcv'Ogden; Lou Wil- 
liams, Mayan, and Roy ifothei^ 
Webber. 

Detective Sam Finnte testified he 
went to the Denham and tried to 
get a inuitinee; registratiim ivithout 
buyinga ticket Hesaid the doormaja 
said he would have to buy a ticket 
iVriiccman Mrs. Anna Bunnell re- 
peated the process at . the other 
houses; with thie same riesults, ac- 
cording to .witnesses. 

Cockrill testified that it wM iH>t 
necessary to purchase a ticket to 
participate in the bank night draw- 
ing, and that the matinee , courtesy 
registrat|<m Cards were for the bene- 
fits of those who did.' not Want tO' be 
present at the theatre at the time of 
the drawing. 

No matter Which, side wins an ap- 
peal is looked for» 



THEATKE DESTROYED 
Df $100,000 BLAZE 



Philadelphia, Dec 1. 

Darby theatre, at Darby, just out- 
side this city> was destroyed by fire 
early yesterday (Monday) morning. 
Blaze for time thre;atencd entire 
business section of Darby, destroyed 
four stores and . did estiinat^ $iQOr 
,000 damage. ."Fivev iremen were in- 
jured and conipaniies froln seven 
surrounding ^ towns. ' were called in 
general alarm. „ " 

Darby., formerly called G.arbo the- 
atre,- ;Was owned by Carl Muiizer and 
operated oh lease - by Melyin Kbpf 
as indie house; Wliile^Owher is re- 
ported to have flre insurance, Kbpf. 
is believed' hot to have carried : 'Use. 
and , occupancy' policy. Understood 
Warner Bros, was dickering and had 
deial^^ almost set to take Qver~lCci^f's 
lease and close house: to. remove com^ 
petition frortii some of their theatres 
in. heighbbrhood. 



The HHrobil Shm^ 



Hollywood* Dec. 

Mack Seniiett, now farming 
in Canada; hlas. written friend^ 
that the *wheat is terrific, baits 
-gigantic and rye colossal.' ''■ 

Claim.s his experiences in pic- 
tures, put hiiBL ill fine fettle 
tradfe hones and cows. 




NEI, UMiMi 



Total income of -Paramount Pic-^ 
iures, Inc., rOse $2,4^19,764 in the third 
quarter ending Sept, 28, according to 

figures, released last week, as com-, 
pared with previous quarter. Com- 
pany shcfwed consolidated earnings 
of: ,$2,013 j64 .as against estimated 
consolidated loss, of $476;000 in the 
preceding quarter. $howing was 
even inore favorable; thaii appears 
on the surface because in .'the second, 
quarter Paramount applied |MW,ObO 
of the $2,500,000 reserve fund in 
order ' to. show the above net Ibss. 
figure whereas ohly ^00,000 of this 
inventory reserve was ap^ed in the 
third quarter. 

Operating earnings^ before pro- 
:Viding for undistributed earnings biit 
after provision for estiihated inboihe 
tax and after applying $200,000. Of 
th^ reserve fUnd set up out of elarn- 
Ings of 1931^ totaled $1,609,224. Divi- 
dends from hoh-consolidatied subside 
iaries, presiimably niost theatre oper- 
ating companies, increased this fig- 
ure by $695,787 While foreign ex- 
change adjustments - added $l^i5Q3 
more. 

Company paid out $357,725 as in- 
terest bh Paxamoiint Pictures bonds 
in this .quarter and showed a profit 
of $51,975. the purchase of the 
company debentures. After these 
deductions and additional sums were 
added, the company's balance trans- 
ferred to' surplus amounted to 
$2,013,764. 

Results^ of Olympic Theatres, 
and subsidiaries' opieratioris were 
not incliided in the totals. Explana- 
tion is- niade that, since they Were In 
recei vershii> throughout the period, 
their", operations did hot affect cur- 
rent earnings of Paramount Pictures. 
Note also is made that operations 
of partially owned companies not 
consolidated are included only to the 
extent that dividend income has 
been received fromi them. Par's net 
interest as a stockholder in the com- 
bined undistributed earnings of such 
partially owned cbmpanies,. when 
and if available throu^ the niedium 
of dividend payments, amiounted to 
approximately $247,000 ' for the 
quarter. 

Sainudson Tm \damt 

Although Nate Yami I*ew 
England exhibitor leader, was re- 
elected president of the Allied States 
Association at its convention in 
Cleveland last summer, may 
withdraw fr<Hn this oflice. 
■ Sidney Saniuclson of New Jersey, 
previous president may go back in 
the' eyeht Yamins bows out. 



Newsreels Poain^ for IWs 

Tour Revives AJl Meat 





20 Yrs. for Theatre Xeg 



Tacbma, Dec. . 
In one exciting hour^ a 30-r year-old, 
Seattle baiidit Sunday, night stole an 
auto, held Up the cashier bf the Sun- 
set theatre^ wrecked two cars, beat 
a man , oyer the head with ; his 
revolver and was put in the city 
jail .where lie later .confessed, to 
holding up the K : St. theatre, just a 
Wecik previous. He gaye his naime as 
William, Pearl Van .Houyrh,, parole: 
violator. 

.La^r he confessed to a.large hiirh- 
ber of other hbldups. He pleaded 
guilty before Superior, judge and 
wais sentenced to 2p , years in the 
penitentiaryy The mbney' from the 
Sunset theatre holdup was recovered 
while the K St. theatre receipts were 
cqveji"ed ;by 



Rochester Exhibs 
Argue Schools' Dime 
Opposition Hurts 



Rochester, N. Y., Dec. . 
of school aiuthorities to 
erase opposition bf theatre-, to show- 
ing of class films in Monrbe High 
auditorium got nowhere ■ in a , con- 
ference Vcallied by Superintendent 
Spinning, . Representing the theatres 
were: Pa^ Feiinyyessy, Whose Mon- 
roe theatre is bniy a short distance 
from the school; Mrs; Florence Belr 
ihsbn of the Little, and I^ Pol- 
lock of Loew's Rochester 

. Spinning argued school showings 
tehded to increase interest in illms 
and so would react, to benefit thea- 
tres in the long run. He also point- 
ed out the: theatres ask for co-oper- 
ation of schools in boosting classical 
and historical pictures. 

Exhibitors .objected to dime price 
for commercial product, : held schbol 
showings should be liihited to travel 
and educational subjects, declared 
the . kids have only so many dimes 
and those spent in school shows are 
subtracted frOhn amount likely to go 
to theatres, and expressed fear that 
success of ;fllms in one school would 
mean spread . to . all schools in city. 

The PehyViessys :,have been ' work- 
ing oh distributors in effort to pre- 
vent sale of cMnmeraa! films to the 
school and indicated there- would be 
no change from this attitude.' Mra. 
Belinson recently refused to play a 
picture already bookcid because it 
played at Monroe High Unt at a 
dime top. Pollock, wbfle nCft speak- 
ing officially for his house;, indicated 
the dime iMlce cheapened legitimate 
commercial possibilities and particu- 
larly the two-bit Saturday iisominj^ 
Aow* nnining occissionally .'at the 
Rochester. 



STORY BUYS 

Hollywood. Dec. 1. 
Stephen Vincent Benet s 'Every- 
body Was Very Nice/ taken by 

p. G. Wbdehou.se's *A Damsel in 
Distress' bought by Pahdro Bernwh. 



B&K Contiiiaiiig Its Face<^yftiiig 




on Ct States 



No ThanksgiTing for Hiin 



Spartansburg, S. .C:> Dec, 1. 

Thanksgiving Day to; J. W. Griffi , 
owner of the Holly wood, York,'S. C;, 
was a bust. 

His theatre caught fire . and he 
helped battle the flaihes While others 
went to football games and ate tur- 
key dinners. I^mage was .$2,000 to 
house, and equipment. House was 
empty when fiie broke put 



Giveaway Game Suit 

San raihcisoo, Dec-. 
iBlumenfeld Theatre Circuit ..and 
the Rolled Amus, Co., both of San: 
Francisco, have been named in a suit 
filed in the Federal Court last week 
by Ten- -Win Amus. GO. of this city; 
Suit claiitis that the use by theise 
coliihpahies Of .a similar wheel garne 
called 'RoUbo*. is'a breach of plaih^ 
tiff's copyright as well as unfair 
competitibn. 



FBISCp UA HUDDLE 

. San Fnmcisco,. Dec. 1. 
McNerney. manager of the. 
JUitiited Artists exchange here, left 
for Hollywood. Sunday tb. <*onieT 
with Lbu Anger of the UA studios 
regarding the local bboking situa- 
tion.. ' 

Botb wi^i retuirrt to San Fr^hpiscO' 
today to discuss product and t.crms 
with Hei*man Gbhen, operator of 
the UA theati' 



With Paramount' newsreel, com* 
pletely reversi its preyibus posi<« 
tion and fpr .the firit' time ente-ring 
into a definite pact with other news- 
reels on coverage of Preident Rioose-* 
velt's tri tb South America, 
'Assbciated Press' of newsreels- 
is beihg revived with renewed yi 
In some industry, quairters, this 
parture of Par from its usually alOof 
attitude is taken to mean that 
newsreel cotiipany will conti 
join with the . 

coverage of outstanding news •events, ! 
If so, it .will mean that the . sole obr; 
structionist. to the A-Pr idea of joint ; 
coverage will, have . beien converted 
to the logical ecphomy of the set'^up. 
: In the . past Paramount has pre-i 
ferred to go. it alpne. But with the 
new administration., in command: 
making .^ idespread ieconbn^y niovies^ 
industry observers think that in fu- 
ture allUve newsreels will agree tp 
joint coyerage. It Will be ' recalled 
that Par newsreels began its current 
econbmy campai^ by materlally- 
trimmihg its ice and field per- 
sonnel several inonths. ago. 

The five, newsreel outfits agreed, to 
permit Fbx newsreel to cover itho 
president's visit to ibe liatin-Ameri-. 
can couhtries. No attcithpt to- coyer 
his trip abbard a liavtf ship south 
was made, the Navy depai'tment 
handling this phase by means of its 
own crew of cain.eramen.. 

Down to $1>M Far itcei 

Newsreejers were confronted Muth 
the . enormous cost ffif this, .poace^ 
missioii jaunt it bdng figured' that 
instead of $7,5()0 per reel this cost 
cbUld be cut tb $1,5011 a' re^l for each 
company. Shipping,!^ plane coooti* 
tuted this major ' expenditure. Tho 
five cbmpaniies now share in the out- 
lay of sending the Itox erew to South 
America,'^ This, amountft tp $S^OOO;<or 
transportation of tfiro camera grind- 
iers and equipment down there and 
back. 

• "The news weekly i^^cials agreed 
on a. common release date for; pcints. 
First .test of this .camie last week 
when Universal reported it hiad 
'gotie to press' about an hour before 
the. latest films from South Ameslca 
were available.. As a . result, ;Eqx . 
withheld all negatives until Mon- 
day (30). 

Attitude pf the Internatipnal Pho- 
tographers Union on any .extended 
joint, coverage perhaps : was . best 
illustrated by the protests m.ade - to 
Navy officials regarding, their use. ot. 
departmental leh^nen . aboard the 
battleshi . While tbie union has taken 
no official definite stand- on the 
'AJP;' idea, it is understood that they 
may seek some readjustment in their 
present contract with newsreel cem- 
panieSi 

The cameramen's union officials 
laid doWn a steAdy barrage of cpm- 
pbiints to the adtarUnistration in gen- 
eral and the Navy department i 
particular ot the. use of naval Officials, 
in miking shots of the president oh 
his trip south: They contended that 
the sea trip should .have bsen cbv-- 
ered by one :union cameraman or 
more. Squawks had no effect, even 
the: FOx crew being, forced to make 
the trip by regular plane service. 



icago,.D^c. 1. 

Balaban Sc Katz is winding Up its 
extensive rehabilitation campaign for 
1936 and is iparticularly concentrat- 
ing in r e n p y a ting, its hpldings 
throughput the Great States hpuses 
in downstate nil where the cir- 
cuit- has, poured a sum bl more than 
$300,000; for various redecprations and 
reconstruction, especially in lobbi^, 
marquees and Soats. 

In many Spoi the coist almost 
amounts to ,havjng ' new theatres. 
Talte.s in such Ipcatiohs. as Peoria. 
LaSalle, Waulce^ari, rang^ and 
Aurora, Hpu.se " was. re- 

opened last wcelc after being closed 
for nearly five months, with most' of 
the B. & K, execs iourheylng down- 
state for the Occasion. 

b; & K, expects to spend ai'ovind 
$250,000 next year to Cohtiniue its 
sprtice-up campaign in othcir situa- 
tions. Many of the theatres have had 
;nV-iiVO¥k dQ4fte on thiem for several 
yeflirs; with 16W year.s; 6t the de- 
pre.ssibn chillinr; any de.sire: tb spend 
inoney on; those houses. 



iiOYTS REPORT SHOWS 
20^ GAIN ON YEAR 



Melbourne. Nov. 

Fihancial reports show that an , im- 
proyemeht of 20% oh net profit; was 
gamed by Hbyts Theatres for the ' 
year; ■ Year's, profit, to chd of June, 
iampuhted . to $305,44&.^. ati impiove^ 
ment oi $51,320 over W 

Report states, however, that unieiss 
the recovery is greater, there is little 
likelihood of early reduction in ar- 
rears of prefcrehcc dividends; Ile- 
port mentiohs - that under the 1934 
scheme prpvisiph .tvas made tlial the 
■A' preference shares, bo; entitled to 
a cumulative 6% 'dividenol, and the 
' ' shares a .cumulative 5%. 

: Arrcars'of 'A' preference dividends 
are reported as totaUing , $480,000, 
iand figure on 'B* amounts to $63O,0Op, 
All these flgurc.s are at par rates. 

Report goes on to state that, 
fore isrrears may be met. the.current 
dividends of 6% and 5'^(r muil be 
met. together with 2V2 % oh nbh- 
cumulative 'C prefCrerice shares. 
And although 'A and ^B* dividends 
are being paid. 'G' dividends are not 
j being paid yet 



Wednesday, ^»»*ifi**iiM>^ 2, 




VARIETY 





f€UOI/l/S «/ 





"Cecil B. deMille here delivers a $uper-western that 
has had few if any equals in the history of piclures. tt 
coiidenses a whole period of our most romantic history 
into two hours of glamorous entertainment, superbly 
.presented, excitingly realized. There is not the least 
doubt that it will take the boxoffices of the world by 
storm and roll up a magnificent record. 

"To the magic pf the deMille name is added that of 
Gary Cooper in a role to which he brings all the 
best qualities of his recent work and which gives him 
one splendidly realized opportunity after another; 
And teamed with him for a gorgeously effective 
portrait of the famous frontier woman, Calamity Jane, 
is Jean Arthur, doing the most characterful work of 
her career and winning high acclaim. 

— The Hollywood Reporter 



TO PLAT h PHRAMOUNT PICTURE! 






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VAKIBTt 



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■ t V I E W t 



REUNION 

(Cpntinued fromi page 18) 

many of these babiies sis possibie. 
The list includes » Governor, a pic- 
ture actress, a pickpocket who 
makes rich pickings^ but. is forced 
to make re$titution, and miahy otheris 
of more or . less note. The-: doctor's 
nephew has been landed by a mar- 
fled vamp and doesn't know how to 
get rid of her until Luke shows the 
way. Actress, li trifle passe accord- 
ing to the story^ but hot looking it, 
. lets her fading career slide for a 
childhood love. Governor adopts a 
son, which inferentialiiy. is his own 
natural child. Thafs all the story 
there is. 

Remainder is the lovable old doc-r 
tor doing his quiet, deeds of kihdii- 
_iiess. It has been knit into a fairly 
coheisive progression of action, rather 
ihan: a stbry, with the dialog job 
belping . in that it does not over- 
Streiss. The talk is natural and con- 
sistent for the most part and doles 
not annoy. The twio episodes of the 
cfitldren aire intrusive, but appar- 
. ently^^^^^ arid there is plenty 

of bu$tle in the latter part of the 
story; the picnic, which; marks thie 
> end: of the reunioii^ ' 

Most of the horiie-town characters 
k ;^ are holdovers iroiii 'The Country 
.Doctor* with HershOlt contributing: 
I a/ further chapter of the kindly old 
physician arid holding the action 
:WeIl in hand. Rbchelle Hudson is a 
i^ther' pallid love, interest, playing 
- opposite Robert Kent, who is clean- 
.cut but.never gets much of a charicie. 
i Helen Vinsoh is; an admirable vamp. 
: ; All of the rather full casf contribute 
w tO *he general effect with l^iini Suin- 
; ' vipierville and John Qualen, in for the 
of .the comedy; with a 
v: spots for Geiwge Chandler, 

■i: pickpocket. Suinmerville is but for 
:>^.^a .lecord-breaking six, two fortune 
. teller*. have assured him of his suc- 
: 1^ but the bij? latigta comes when 
vvitq^Qves to be the fiunily dog. 'Com- 
: :ed6^ 

An elaborate production has been 
: 'inade^ with' the pioiic crowds han- 

: - '^dled^^^^^^m not acting 

^^ilce eitt^^ under' direction,, Chfc; 

viMU ^ el Ranclio Grai^de 

p ^'^TlMre' oni, ;the' iSrieai itiMicki 
;r.(Mi:xtCAN'»Ai>k> 

f^-'^'^VToe^iciAim^ Jfty BaataiiMnte y 4e 
.Fuentw. Stars Tito Guixar. FeatnrM 
/<-aSP''J4*^f Esther reiiti»a4ni..l4>renao 
?" &***^'*** * Dlrectfea. by ■ Fernando de 
, Rentes. , Stdry. Lua O. M Arellano, Chia 
ARtiHa; adaptation and dlaTog. Fecnmido de 
efv£{ietiteti Xuz Abulia: camera; Gabriel 
• '■;WvV^^iy^<>nen MA miiBlo,.' Eioreiiso- Bar- 

' Cervantea.. N, T., Nov. 2», '3* 
: ..:Siinalnr .tlme, DO mlns^: 

5 -'^^ • > • • • • • • • .Tit(» Giilzair 

'•■'■*'ir * * ' * ' ' ' * • • •> ♦•.'• • • ' i..Eatllier. Feniandes 
? «>>♦••♦ •>■»•• . • ... .Rene Carrtona, 

■' "'S ■ »• • • * ' ■• • • •' •• • il^wwzo- Barcislnt'a-, 

A"* *• • • ♦ • • • i . ...Eiama BMdstt' 

Florentino . . ... . . ; ,■. .-. .-. , .Carloa.. Lopez 



Mc- 



(In Siponish) 
> From a yiewpoi hampered ^ by 
: iHe language difficulties df^ ihis 
vM^xicaii ;pic, 'Great Ranch' Is still 
V Impriressively credit , the new 
liaitivvkniefiC ^liii^ cmi^^^ 
' J^et^ed^ V^^^ Fueiitcii 
:::anjd^^ ; Bustammte. It is 

stardiy^ if»6^^ PMe fld^vs glibly; 
,an£iieeds no shearing: whatsoever to 
suirunef in the U. S. (Some 15 mia- 
lltca apparently were lonicd beCiHre 
shipping the film up here.) Acting 
matdbes up with, the other depart- 
inents, -and dKiWs a mariicd lack of 
stylizations ttiat frd|Uently appear 
...in.the jUms of foreign countries con- 
sidered far ahead of Meicico in the 
celluloid trade. P^r Lathi-American 
patrons this opus ihoiild readily sell 
ifaelf. With English titles it could 
sttod a whirl at the class trade in 
selected cities. 

Tito Guizar has the Starring, role, 
but ^whether his U. & radio and 
.yau^^ work wiU be remembered 
enough 4a help at the b.o. is a ques- 
vtion. At any late;^ ; once the cus- 

IS?*^ '^'? J^r*^ *»» pews, a 
Glimpse of Gunzar wiU probably re- 
JMS , persbhal . anijearance and 
i show that 

: «> this^fllm he's working in high 
jgeaiy . He is easy on the camera; arid 
; 2'^**^^ a: gangly, tuneful.ranch 
:: Jtomeo js a perfect fit for him. More 
;^i;^ngs should ^laye been allotted. 
' kT^'^ sings a good bit as is. 
; r^^^^^ work iri 

the U, S. starring serise. This is th« 
" only V real drawback to the pic.; 
: : ,|«at>»re players likewise size up as 
niftar, with Esther Fernandez con- 
ducting herself as an iiripresslve eye- 
J"l^ in _,trie . vis-a-vis assijsnment; 
A Under de Fuentes' direction the 
:'yam s threads: are well plaited. It's 
: - :av triangle affair tha> motivates the 
WW. : with a Jiarsh step-mother 
, wsed m, but the plot itself gets rio 
>N .:^ore- Weight than is necessary to 
. hold things Arm foundation. 

Ranch scenes, preliminaries of a 
cock fight, and the trivia of daily life 
. . gist, careful aittentiori from end to 
end, imd these lend the appearance 
of dead workiriariship and solidarity. 
Impression is. that the whole thing 
> stands diametrically opposed to 
quickie, work. 

Film is not a musieai in any sense 
of the word, ^d Uie songs enter iri 
Only in r^ie same 1>ackground way 
as the. dancing; riding, etc. In the 
daricinc; chores, incidentally. Falcon 
and Fernandex uncork a routine 



that sparkles 
€oy. 

A' real credit to t^j. production Is 
Figiieroa's camera work ' Mexican 
sunshine is paradise-' for a camera- 
man handy with filter photography, 
and Figueroa's outdoor scenes have 
grayed out the sltv with / clever 
touches that, bring .up the forcr 
grounds. Indoor wOrk shows ditto 
clarity,: and good knowledge of 
angles/ 

In keiepin J with ~ its / basically nori^ : 
inUsical character, the pic does not 
abound iri tunes that will be carried 
away by the; audience, , though a 
nuriiber Of special ditties are in the 
score. One of these is catchy, biit 
alt of .:them should ! ave been built 
up better as long as they classify as 
^cial work and the proiser warbler 
is on hand to render 'em. In this 
respect the de . Fuentes-Bustairisirite 
combo might aptly iscan IT* S. prod- 
ucts for a more thorough, lesson* On 
practically all other fronts, their 
knowledge of . filmization would sip- 
pear to be on pretty decent stalnd- 
ards, Edga, ; 



JLove Letters of a Sttkr 

. Universal, release Qt E, - Ash'er ' pr^> 
^diiRtlon.. Directed by. jje'wJq- R. Foster and 
Milton vCarnith.: :atory by Rufus King; 
adaptation, Lewis ;R, Foster, Milton Ckr- 
ruth . and Jahies:. MUlhaustr; camera, ' Milton 
Kresner, lAt AlbVe, B'klyn, week Nov. 27, 
'an. .Running ti 06 miner. 
John/Aldrlohi, . .. V. . , .', ■; t .'. . .Henry Hunter 
Lydia Todd;.:.;....., .Vi. ....Polly Ro\vles 

Lieut.' Valcotir.,,....: . Henry. Gordon 

Charley W.arren..'., . . .Walter Goy 

Chester BIbdgett..i..;..H6bart Cavahnufith 
Jenny Aldrlch. ...Mary Alice Rice 

Meredith r:Andera.i...;.. ....Ralph Forbes 

yei;onlca^ Todd.^....,. Alma iCruger. 

Artetn^s Todd. . .......... .Samuel S. 'Hinds, 

Sigurd Repellen RollO' Lloyd 



Wanted: J«n« Turner 

RkO i«leiaiM of Cli« Reld production. 
Features Lee Tracy. QlMla Stuart, pirected 
by Kdw«rd Kllly, Screen play, . Jpnn 
TvrlBt; trom atory by Edmwnd L; Hartman 
and Julius Klein; pamera; Jlobert De 
Grasse.' At the Globe, ;N. y„ : Nov. 27, 30. 
Running time, t(4'.mlne, " . 
MWlory. . , . . . , . ............ . . .Lee Tracy 

Dorisi . , . . , ; „ .. . , i, . . ; . ... .Gloria Siu»Xt 

June,, .Judlthr B'*** 

Jerry i , , i . . . . , . . , > . , . * .... John McUulre 

Banl<B,i... ;.Frank M. ^J}?n\»B 
Babe. . : . ......... .Patricia Wilder 

Marge. . . . .. . . . .Barbara Pe(>per 

Daviee, i « . ; . .i . , . . . . Willard RoUertflOn 

Rttbrn .-. f . . ..... .:. i .' ...Irene KranHUn 

e^o^wle* . ;,.«.... • GuHtoyle 



;. Xovc Letters of a ^tar*. has no brie 
in its lineup who riieahs box Office 
but picture is compeiently produced 
miirder mystery that should please 

if riot attract customers. If is vgoiod 
family entertairiment. The murder 
mystery^ fans. Who may have read 
the Rufus King novcd; originally 
published in the Cosmopolitan maga- 
une, may be drawn if Janowing thai, 
this is - The Case Of the Constant 
God.' Substitute titte is obviously 
iiitended for glariioUr puipbses. 

E. M. Asher, is 'the pri^uccr and 
two of the adaptors of - the s^iy, 
Lewis It Fostor and Milton Carruth, 
are the djrectM^. With a brace of 
directors and a trio of adaipttos; a 
total of five hands were i<rfned in 
writing and direetlng 'liove Letters.' 
In both departriients, the coiribiried 
talents qf the five rinen has brought 
forth a finished product that is 
notable for its production superiorly 
over the average, run-of-the-mill 
murder mysteries; In addition to 
Foster airid Carruth, James Mul- 
hauser Wais on the writing :,Ssign- 
merit... 

. - Story includes roriiantic flavor arid 
a little comedy. TwO murders occur, 
the first accideritally from, all indica- 
tioris. the other intentionally. Open- 
inejwith .the 'pbisoto suicide of .Msvy 
Alice Rice, daughter <itf rich parents 
who ; confesses she has been black- 
yriailed through letters she had writ- 
ten tol l stage star, the action begms 
to move swiftly Ihrough a series of 
circumstances which .deepen . thie 
mystery. ; ,. 

Henry Hunter iriays the husband 
of the wife who Idlled herself over 
letters to the star stege playen He 
renders sriiooth. weH balanced 
performance, while C; Henry 
Gordoiv as a detective^ turns in sliCk 
Job, This is oiier picture in which the 
police work is intelligently wri'.:ton 
amd directed. A. very go6d account 
of himself is given by Samuel S. 
Hirids ais the .wealthy Artenius Todd 
who is afraid: he is responsible for 
: the accidental murder, later proved 
riot accidental, of an agent for the 
blackmailing Cavanaueh. • 

X^>lly Rewles and Walter Coy, do- 
ine the juvenile love interest, are 
satisfactory but fall to show what 
ottiers in the large cast do. Coy 
hardly suggests a lawyer type. 
Warren Hymet has a clevely done 
scene with police. It's the onlv pcene 
in which he appears. Char. 

EMBER A HIE) ALATT 

('The Man Under the Bridse') 
(HUNGARIAN MADE) 
iWITH MUSIC) 

. X>RnVbii) release, ..; Directed by Lnszlo 
Vnjda. From Btory by Otto Indlg; scehav- 
Ists. Otto Indig hnd LitsKln Vajda; At 
Modern, ,N. T.. week Nov. 28, '30, Run- 
ning time; 70 inlnai 

Mrs. Soltes!! . . i , . .. . ; . . .Mnria T-nzn r 

Proti,. SoUeaz. . . . .•. ........ . .Gyulit Csroi'tos 

.^^mireli. , . . ; . ; . . . . . . .' i ..... . ...Vort^c. tcis3 

Dr.; Andrew ' .......... ZoUmi Sisakata 



(iri Hungarian) 

This straight Hurigarian film 
(without English titles); is orie which 
will be appreciated for the greatest 
part only by those who understand 
Hungarian. Regardless of dramatic 
.quality, thie film has a Very narrow 
appeal for the U. S, ^ 

If the literal translation of the 
title holds, it is not a very apt orieV 
because from the siriiple photo- 
graphic outlines bf the plot two 6f 
the cast might safely clairii to be the 
character of the title. One is the 
burplar and the other is the medico 
graduate whoiri the underworld 
Character befriends. 

Photographically, the film has 
touches of interest, in the. outdoor 
.shots only, Zbltari Szakata, as the 
grad, overacts top obviously. ShniL 



Cliff Reid has needled a wheezy 
c<4>s-^Rd-robbers theme- With iust 
erimigh mounting and production to 
make it acceptable as a prograiri pic 
on the duals. There are irioirients in 
'Wantiedr Jane Turner' when the 
^venerable vfheelhorse' of. a story.; is 
submerged under sidelights that 
look incipiently bright. This is 
what spells the difference between 
sluffo and a slightly better fate. 

Film is held togetJier chiefly by the 
experience of X<ee Tracy and Glorisi 
Stuart, plus pretty decent mariage- 
ment at the hands of Director. Kiily^ 
Feature, duo is in the postal service 
tracing down crooks who . killed li 
lhailtruck; driver duririg robbery; 
Froiri there on the plot is as old ias 
Robbiris' barn, but in sparing bver- 
strenuous blasts of gurif ire, etc.^ in 
favor of an overlay of mild gagging, 
mixed with legitimate situatilms, a 
few new twists are acquired. .Camera 
work arid actual settings arie washed 
of ordinary quickie tinges, jSrid that's 
a helpi 

Lee: Tracy and Miss Stuart withal 
conduct theriiselves as well as their 
roles call for, with possibly » couple 
of shades in their f avon v Support is 
adequate. ' Coriiiedy. situations don't 
tate the long shot of strainirig fOr 
laiijehs, but play it safe in wbeedlirig 
sniiles^ .Sdga. 

Der Jaeg«r Von Fall 

('The Huter of Fall') 

(GEBltfAN 'MADK) 

iBeirliri, Nov. 23. 
.Ufa. production and' release, -Directed by 
Peter Oetentiayr.'.. Featuried Paul Rlchter,' 
tieors'a Hall, Hans A. SchlettoW. Prom 
Ludwig Qanghbfer's book of earhe name;; 
adaptation,. .Josef Datrti'an; .music,' Albert 
FlMbmr. . At UFA Kurfuerstehdamm, Ber- 
lin, Nov, 17, ^80. Runping time 75 mirta. 
fVlf dl .V ..... . . Paul Rfcbter 

Mother .............. i . . .Marie Snt 

Burgl >,.;. Georgia Hon 

LenB ...Rolt Plnegger 

Hulaen Blapl -.. ; . . ... .. . .Hans A. Schlettow 

Birkbofbauer ^ . . : . . ... .Willi Roeaher. 

Lohl ;.. i ..... ... , ... . . .Betty Sedlayer 

Budrbertn .l.i. , , ..':Thea .'Atchblchler 

Foerster - Donhart , ..>....,. Haiis Hanauer 

Therese . .' i i'.-... . . . ..V. . .Helena Robert 

TonI, .". . ; . ; . Stark-Gstettenbaoer 
■Dir. Rauch' .'.•.;.i'iPhlllpp Velt 

]Ua«. :.'..., , , ..... .Franz '.Loskarn 

Brnndtner'Mlchl ..Josef Etcbbeltn 

Tjelclitl Sepp Hans. Hennlnger 

Obermater Mar'tt. ; ......'.....;( .'Fritz Boelke 

His Mother ...... . , . . . . i Fanny Schreck 



(In Germdn) 

A would-be thriller tuirned liikie- 
Warm by the producer sticking too 
close to Ganghofer's book. Fails 
to arouse: excitemeri,t, except at 'the 
erid. .Lack of. rnafquee' .riames is 
partly made good by excellent 
I^tography, good types and fine 
acting. Will appeal to the family 
trade here, however. 

^tangUng love: story has .Burgl, 
who has a boy; of five from the 
poacher Hulseri, riieeting Friedl. a 
vice; boy ' who knows aill about her 
past, but doesn't mind - and deter-, 
mines to track Hulseri. He finally, 
captures /the latter and, during a 
mad encourtter on a -swaying bridge 
drowns the rascalv ' 



MAD HOLIDAY 

MetrorGoIdwyn-Msyer release ot; Hnrry 
Rapf production. Features Cdihund Lo%ve, 
Bllsnt . Landi, ZoSu Pitts',. Ted Healy, Kd.- 
mund Gwenn, Edgar Kennedy and Herbert 
. Rawllnaon. Directed by George B. Seltz. 
Suggested:; by Btory,. 'Murder in a. Chinese 
Theatre;' by JFoeeph' 'Snhtley;- adaptation, 
. Florence /Ryerdpn' and Edgar Allan WpoK; 
film editor, . George 'Vernier: camera. 
Joseph Ruttenberg.. At ttlalto, N. T.;.week 
Nov. '30. Running tiiiie, 72 mins. 
I'hillp Trent. ..;....'.;....; . .iEdmund Lowe 

Peter: TOean . . . i ; ; .-. , . . ; Elt8sa - Landl 

Mrs.. Kinney.,.........;.... ,, .'.ZaSii Pitts 

Mert Morgan .'. . .4,. , . . .•■ . , • . -Ted.' Hw)y 
Wllliaiine. . . , . . . . , . :l?tl ward Gwenn' 

IXifioVah/. ...... ; .;..;. .. < . .. .iCdgar Kennedy 

Lf Tal. . . V . . ; . . .-. . . ;^ . i . . .\ .Soo 'loiig' 

■Ren- Kelvlntv..... ,^..'..>"Wnller KIngsford 
Captain. Bromley; . . .1, . .Herbert Rawlliison 
%;okey ,j6e' Ferris. . . .Raymond. Hatton 

''Mad Holiday' offers a very draggy 
72 rhiriuites which iricludies faked 
arid genuine ; murders, .a dash; ; of 
coriiedy arid .love interest.. The in- 
gredients mix together clumsily and 
the result largely is a .bore. Chances 
at the ticket windows are .slender. 

Opens, with decision of ai film star, 
to go away . on a . cruise and not 
come back until the studip is ; will- 
ing to take him out of murder mys- 
tery stories. .He gets on the bo.3t in 
time to become involved in the theft 
of a diamond and a murder^ latter 
committed in his cabin. Together 
with the authoress,, who has been 
supplying the film star's studio .with 
detective material for him, it be- 
comes. :one long line of suspicious 
circumstances; dubious Characters, 
furtive actions, etc. On sever ■jj oc- 
casions :rie<)nle are supposed to have 
l>een killed and disanpear. In the 
end a butler is caught with the/^ur- 
Ipined diamorid. 

Edmund Lowe and Elissa Landi 
are paired, former as the Hollywood 
star. Miss Landi as .the novelist 
.Their lov^^ scero.'f ate no more re- 
freshing than the detection work^ 



biit ted Healy as the star's press 
agent manage* to make the comedy 
moments count fairly well. ZaSu 
Pitts also supplies some comedy, the 
laughs from *Mad Holiday' bcjng 
about' the only featur<| of. the pic- 
ture which lessens a big ;yawn. 
Edgar Kennedy, from two-real cwn- 
medies, is cast as a detective, but he 
plays it straight rather than for 
comedy... 

Edmund Gwenn, Herbert Rawliri- 
son and Raymond Hatton are Jn 
minor parts which are J^venly 
handled. . 



CALL OF ^fc PRAIRIt 

' Paramount release of-..Hcrry ..SKerroan, 
production, featurlrir William Boyd anci 
Jimmy Eillson. Directed by Jloward 
Bretherton; adapted from Clfttence E. -Mul- 
ford's , !Hopa long Cassldy'p Protege/ by 
DorlH. Schroeder and Vernon ,Smltb; muaio; 
by Tot Seyitiio.ur and Vee LdwhHurftt; art, 
Lewis Rachmli;- film editor, Edward 
Schroeder; photography by Archie Stout.- 
At the. Sttrand. Brooklyn; week starting 
Nov. ;2T, .'SO.- Running: time, M ihliis. 
Hbpalong Crissidy.,,...,..., ; William Boyd 
Johnny Nelson. .Jimmy Ellisoq. 
Linda McHehry. , .... ^« ... * /.Muriel. Evunn 

Slmnghai.^v . . ..; . .. ..«.v;. . . ...George Hnyen 

Sandy Mc ...... i.... .Chester Conkiln 

Sam Porter. » . .. AI -Bridge: 
Tom. . . . . ... , . , i ; i'..'i . • • . < • . .Hank Mnnn 

Woflff. . . . . . .....v..^ ... . . : Willie. Fung- 
Buck Peters ........>. w ... . ... . . Howard Lang 

Slade* ^ ^. ... .AV' Hijl 

ArlSttna, . , .-';,^'.i.^ John Merton- 
Hoekins ; . . . . . . . ; i . . ; ,'i . . , . Jim; Mason 



. New Hopalong Qassidy yarn with 
William Boyd in the teading ■ role; 
Strictly fill-in. Westehi chariMster 
has been handled ; better before on 
story trefltriaent Current -prpduC' 
tiosi a tame affair. Some cowboy 
riiusic varies the plot, but is only 
heard in bUnkhouse snatehes. 

Boyd'.s escapades this time has hiiri 
cleaiurig lip a band of outlaws with 
a flourish. , Advancing on ■ hidden 
gang, he comes , through steadjr gun 
Hre safely and then proceeds to do 
away with Ihe desperados ; in one 
sWieep. Story is not clearly, defined, 
getting muddled along the way With 
too much self-aacriflcing cowboy 
heroics..; Muriel Evans has little to 
do as th«. prairie sweetheart . 

Cast utilizes Chester ConkUn arid 
Hank Manta in niirior rolei, arid thiey 
stand out Both get laughs. Tot 
Seymour and Vce Lawidiivst are tc- 

SDhsible for the alight masic.di^nes. 
osirig sceriies: have « thunderous 
overture accomi>anyiBg Ihe' dorible- 
time climax. MosQr for Juvenile ap- 
petites. 

; Photography Is excellent Brol. 

Standtclraetzc|: Bi^ 

CSharpshaateir Briicgler') 
(GEBMANMADE) 

ii . Berlta.N6vvlS. 

UFA prodnctloB und retoaM; Directed by 
Peter qatmamyr. FktMti Anton Gimf &o«bI 
Fedrtgottl'a book «C aMM name; ndfapted 
w J??**!* T>«lman: mueic^ Herbert Windt. 

^'J! »™ «*»o> Berlin, Nov. 10, 

l^sa. Rlinnlns time 80 mina. ■ 
S"Il Bniggler. ; . . . . ... . . . Ludwig Kerscher 

l?'*'''?! v.... FriknxlBka Kliiii 

Orandratlier . . , . „ . ... ; . . . , . .Roll pinegSer 

»"S'.*I15. • • • • • • • R<*«>*rd Koeck 

BartI Tli«t8Sbac)ier...G. SterkwCstettenbauer 
Fr«u Hella von Teuft. .... . . , . ,.LoU, Chlud 

Hai^nes ISaumgnrtner. . . . . Wllhelm Scholtes 

Teauher^ Waldner . . , Victor Gehring 
Hana Obvreyer; . ..... . ; , . . .Friedrleb Mnief 

Jftergl . Trimml ... .......... .Beppo Brem 

SetMatlan Mutschlechner. . . .Fritz Hotbauer 

Frledl_Summerer , .Franz Llchtei»Bauer 

Sepp Thaler, i ; . . . , . ;HanB Hanauer 



(in Cfcmdn) 
Belated ^ya^ filiri and thrill pic«> 
ture. Absence of any nanies for 
marquee value is riiade good by a 
magnificent production and some 
exceptionally good types. 
' Dramatic defence of the last re- 
serve of Austro-Tyrolean peasants 
against the Italian onrush in 1915 is 
the highlight and skilfully exploited. 
A roriiantic love affair adds enter- 
tainment value. 

i 5*°^ Count Bossi Fedrigotti 
tells of the age-old law that obliges 
ajl Tyrolean males, miere boys and 
old men, to be called to defend the 
country after all the eligibles have 
been drafted. When Italy, in 1915, 
decided to desert Austria-Germany 
and^ join France, England and Russia, 
all the peasants of the Tyrol have al- 
ready been called arid are fighting 
against Russia. What is left at home 
are the young boys under 17 arid the 
men over 55. To them falls the duty 
of . protecting their homes, and Tdni 
Bruggler is one of 'em. 

The boy was ; intended by is 
mother to becoirie a priest and, as -sr 
student of theology he would be 
exempt, but he wori't stay at home. 
He joins the others, badly 
wounded, arid, after riionths in hos- 
pital, is sent to a convalescence- 
home.: There he meets a young 
widow, Hella von Teuff, whose, hus- 
band was killed in action. She falls 
m love, with the boy arid, much 
against the wish of her mother, he 
decides to remain in the army. 

All the -fighting taking place in the 
Tyrolean mountains, producer has 
woven in plenty of thrills, ith a 
tepdericy to glorify war, however. 
Toni Bruggler is sympathetically 
portrayed by Lildwig Kerscher. Outi 
standing amorig the othei^ is Fran- 
ziska Kinz as his mother. Lola 
Chlud Goritribrites good acting as 
Hella von Teuff. Principal comedy 
relief is supplied by Bebpo Breni as 
Joergl Trimml. 

. Remarkable outdoor shots were 
taken by Karl Atteriberger and . Sepp 
Allgeier; Musical backgroiind plays 
a significant part, maestroed by Her^ 
bert Windt 



BURG THEATRE 
(AVsnuAK MAbv) 

BerIin»Nov. . 

ToblB-Euroil^ releaoe.' of Foret Fliin t^-o^ 
ductlon. Star«'W*tner JCnwBB, Features 
Hortense Raky, Ohn: Tacbechowu, Hans 
Moser, JoMflne JDora:, . VTlliy :ElclilierBer, 
Directed ' by . Willy Vornt. Book, Jocben 
flutb, Willy Forat; mu«lo, Peter Kreuder. 
At OlorlA PWfce, BerllDt Nov. X$, 'Sfc 
Runnlns tlm«-I80 mina. ■ 
Friedrlcli MItterer.. ... . ... Wefner; Krtfuia 

Josef , Ralber.'.'. • . . . ... • • . . .Willy Elchberger 

Lent Siofalndler.i. ........... HtMrtebae Raky 

Baronetw Seebach. . , ^Olgai Techecbowa;- 
Sedlmayer. piwwipter Hans Moser" 
Baron, aeeba'ch. < , . . , . VCarl Giientlier - 
Sohlndler' , .< .. . < . ,,.«'«:;'. ...... .Karl Skraup.. 

Mrs, Scblndler, ;y ; . . . . . . . .:. i'Josellne- Dotsi, ' 

Director iff Burg. Theater. .Frnnz.. Her(erlc>U 

Mrs. .vion S Camilla Ger/.hpfer 

Toung Acloir..'.....'.'.^ Karl Puryla, 

Young Actor, , . . ... • > •« . ..Fred Stelnlmcher 

Two . Actora of ^urif Theater, . . . 
. .Erie Frey, O; W: Fischer 

FIrat; Actresa. .... , < . . ; * > , .HnrietU' Welter 

The Crltlb ... i'..-. .Otto v. -LeHse.i^ 

Opera Singer . ..... . . . . . , .. . Qeorg < Schmleter 

.IStiaheaa .«..' ReinHold-DeV)<lent 

Majorditmos- '. . . .. . . , . . .Rudolf TeiiMer 

Maid • .-i ,;.«. <-.. .-'..'^, t ,',' ..Irma Kckert 
Actor -. .'. <..-.....> .4..:. . . , , .'Qtto'Hart'niainn 

Gretchen , . , •'• . . > > . . .v. . ...'.Mai'la '-Lehdln 

Servant . • • '. ..... . ... . . . , ; . ..August. Kellholz . 

Frlt«r . . , . , , . . .,, . ; i . . i i , , r. .,. .Maria Hoist 

(In GferrrioTi) 
Ariother triumph for Willy Forst 
'Biirg Theater'- is a sock drariia; 
heavily laden with emotional appeal 
and utilizing the telents of an A-1 
:caSt 

Wemer^'Kraiiss is perhaps at his 
best here. .His portraying, of Mit- 
terer, aged arid famous iactor, is a 
gripping perforiinance hardly to be 
'equalled. Picture ranks as 
of the highest ctOlbre; 

/Burg Theater* gives the public all 
the entertainment value possible.. 
It's djrariiatic iingle hinges on Mit- 
ierer'S liassionate meeting with Lerii 
Schiri^dler/ Brilliant actor,; who only 
lived for his art, falls in love With 
her arid decides to quit the stage. At 
his advanced age he Jilmoat goes 
cuckoo Over . Lent, who, , pretends 
friendship for the salce of her real 
Sweetheart, jpaeph . Rainer; a young 
actor unable to get ii start. Ifitterer's 
rough awakening nearly drives him 
crazy, biit he overcomes it and aaiveii 
the life bi JoMtli, . who wants to 
conunii suicide wheh all goes wrdiig 
for him and he is discharged froin 
the Burg TheateT;^ . 
. It's both Willy Font and Werner 
Kraiiss that iriake this lUm a revela- 
tion,, as well as a riiliestone in the 
development, of German, films. It 
likewise hits the bull's>eye as re- 
gards b.o. potentiaUties. 

Hortense Raky . as Leril Is very 
natural and sweet Willy Eichberger 
makes, a Inrilliant Joi^jili Rainer. 
Fine;, acting is- coatributcd by ;<Mga 
Tschcchoivi as Baroness SedUich, 
Hans Hfoser ris the proriipter Sedl- 
mayer and Joseilne Dora aS Mrs. 
Schiridier; All the minor roles .aria, 
competently cast 

Music, photography and sound are 
of high quality. 

WHITE HUNTER 

SOtlh : Century-Fox^ release of ban'yl F. 
.Zanttck produetiOD. Features Warner Biiix- 
ter, June Lang. Directed by Irving Cqm- 
ntlBgB. .Screen play, Sam Duncan and Ken- 
neth rairl; baaed on story by Gene Markey; 
camera; .Ctaesler Lyons; music, Arthur 
Lange. At Criterion, N. ., Nov. 25. 'SSl 
Running time; ft> mine. 

Captv^Clark Rutledge. v. . ^ , . .Warner Baxter^ 
Tom V4rek. ...i........ ..,fuB» Lanir 

Helen Varek. ;.aall Fatrlclc 

Aunt Fi-ederlka ........... Allaoh Skipworlh 

Michael Varek; ; . ... . .-. . . ,. Wilfrid Lawaoa 

Valentine Ponsonby-Smlth. ; .George. HasaeU 
Abdl . .>....;...;>.;. .. ... . . . JBrnest Whltmian 

^mt>'W>ke .'.»,-..■.;-.■. , . ; , , .Forrester Harvey 
Wong, i ... 4 Will Is ■ fVing; 

Barton ^. . • . :Ql|if Hyttoa 

'Ali .\ .. . ... ....«•..'... .-..i". ... .'Ralph Cooper 

H^rry i . . . .> , , . ; . . ; Will Staatoa: 



•White Hunter' is one of those films 
which, after unspooling a few 
glimpses of the cast and the South 
African veldt, leaves nothing to the 
audience's anticipation; To this, is 
added the imabashed frankness Of 
the title, which more than calls a 
spade a shovel. Names of Warrier 
Baxter and June Lang don't niake 
bad marquee decorations, but unfor- 
tunately the celluloid doesn't back up 
the mazda strength. 

Story is just one of those things, 
and the cast >ivorks as though it had 
a pretty clear idea of this situation; 
with the exception of Baxter, who 
turns in a steady chojre somewhat 
superior to his assignmerit. A riiuni- 
tions maker, Wilfrid Lawson, appears 
to have dorie Baxter Wrorig a lorig 
while: back. Both meet iri the desert, 
and it's a cinch that Ba:xter will shun 
the tycoon's wife, Gail Patrick for 
his diaughter, Jurie Lang. It's also 
a ciiich that Lawson will try to shoot 
Baxter and that the latter is fated to 
be. clawiBd by a leopard which Unex- 
pectedly jiimps on hirii from a jpierch 
that a blind -man. could have espied. 
Everything turns out as pier expecta- 
tions, and that*s what will confine the 
pic to the dualers. 

There is orie excellent camera shot 
of a lioness carrying off her' cub iri 
her mouth, even: if the mania looks a 
bit like the California vintage of 
lions. Rest of the aninial back- 
grounds have been outstripped 
other. pix. 

Liries are stereotype, especially in 
the loye clinches, and the femme end 
bf the cast dusts /erii off without 
punchk Lawson is a pretty good physi- 
cal take-off on Sir Basil Zaharoff, . i 
the; take-off was intended, but hi 
part, too, is stock. Alison Skipworth 
and George Hassell get a meager bit 
of footage as comical Eriglish upper- 
class. Their parts don't jell, wjfiich 
isn't their fault Direction is one of 
the angles .that can't clearly be sized 
up because the yarn blocks a view of 
it Edoa, 







CONSTANCE CUMMINGS«HUGH SINCLAIR 

STRANGERS on a HONEYMOON 

NOAH BEERY • BEATRIX LEHMANN 

Based pn tkf n$vel» "Tki Nprthing TramPi ' ' by Edgar Waltaee 

Director, Albert de Courville 



CLIVE BROOK • HELEN VINSON 

LOVE IN EXILEt 

with MARY CARLISLE 

Author, Gene Markey • Director, Alfred L, Werker 



BUDDY ROGERS MARY BRIAN 

WEEK END MILLIONAIRE 

Director, Arthur Woods 



OnO KRUGER • LEdNORA CORBEn 

LIVING DANGEROUSLY'^ 

.Fftn play by Reginald Simpson and Frank Gregory 

Director, Herbert Brenon 



2 Aw" AiWww^ <» ctln 
t A C«»it«l FUm 




IN 

IN JAN 





JESSIE MAHHEWS 
HEAD OVER HEELS IN LOVE 

Song hits by Gordon and Revel 
'Author, Francois de Croisset • Director, Sonnie Hale 



SYLVIA SIDNEY 
THE HIDDEN POWER 

OSCAR HOMOLKA • DESMOND TESTER • JOHN LODER 

Adapted from the -novel by Joseph Conrad 
Director, A Ifred Hitchcock 



GEORGE ARLISS 
MAN OF AFFAIRS 

Frpm tki play, * 'The Nelson Touch, " by Neil Grant 

Director, Herbert Mason 



TOPS 




JOHN LODGE • JOHN LODER 

RIVER OF UNRESr 

ANTOINETTE CELLIER 

Frpm the play, "The Tnuble," by Dudley Sturrofh and Noel Seo$t 

Director, Briain Desmond Hurst 



Catuida Distributors 
EMPlliB FILMS, Ltd^ 



AU 



Wednesday, Beeeinbe^ 2, 1936 




ropdsed second New -England net' 
work, tentatively sHedded to start 
first 6t the year,' will |i(B operated as 
" divisioiv of CBS ithdejb the lal>el 
We'w Eiigland Division Of CflS.' 
W£EI»^ Boston (under lease to Co-^ 
liimbia), will be key station. Affili- 
. ates are WPRO,. Prbvidencer WORC, 
Worcester;, yi^ Hartford, aiid 
•WliBZ,, Bangor (tiid<»ss. Bangor 
' changes to NBG statuis and contih'iiiBs; 
with rival (iTohh iShepard :3rd's New 
:EhgIahd. web); V 

in- setting up this conipetUor to 
Shepard's all-NfliG xieglonal web, Co- 
liimbia will . itsfelf do . ttie selling,^ 
c€ithei: ttirbugh its ^owii salesmen- of 
through Radio Sales. CBS lines ; will 
be u^ied, and tixe jirogranis will bis 
-khown" CBS shtjwai;^ , briginatioh^ 
point can^ be eithev in New Vork . or 
Boistoh. ;Rati^ oiot^zuoii^ ^si yet 



ALLAN CAMPBELL TO COAST 



Trips 



Wes^ tor F»ciflc 
WXTZ Frof ramii 



on 



i , ^RCA r Wasn't, , deeideq v Vhether its 
;^bnsbrshi' /:bf itne Meiropolitan 
JOperA bi^oiadQasts wiil be )iandied 
diriect 6^ through Lpnl &; iTSlib^niais, 
vii^ch! 9ge^c^ Ifli other advcr-' 
jisi^g; bu^iniess J^^^ BCJL and/£tubsjdir 
|^es;,?i^^ 

RfcA; hias ' iinerbly ifiiiderwrU^^ an 
i^ligatipn thati ; pne of its subsids, 
NSC,.;fniready'h^ 

-N^etwork was undei* contract to the 
^et4o subsidize the. iia^ for the 
cui^ient sedspn oh-a jsusia^ 
(fSid ■ thi6^ tdiiime^cial ; ' involveineht 
means V pay i^^^ added fee ior- the 
lijtusician^ in the ibpibra hoiise^is > pit. 
!niis WiU cbiitiie to aroMnid^'$i,5(X) a 
veiik oyer th[e;lumi> sim ior, 
itbn ;gudrahtee<i\ bjir^^ • which'; is 
'rf|pprt^;ib: 'Jbie ;(ii-bund'iMO,d^^^ ' ' 
^AiJ copy V^bven teto the bi>eria 
Iw^f^dcBsts J^il^^ strictly/: iinistitii-^ 
'tjibni;^!. , VThiis ,v tieup will "iiiot t aiflect 
RCA''s:Silinday iilfterxibbii show bn the 
NBC blue (WJZ). 



Detroit, Dep; 
Allan Ga'mpi>ell,man^ 
I)etroif,. on his way^ west' 
coast, whete he will close final deal 
on; the station's ' ■ showr 

for Pacific Coast sponsorship^ , While 
sponsor .'not ,yct set, understood ' that 
there are. three advertisers hegoti - 
ing for .the iprogram for the Coast, 
With 'ihe' show slated .to start oh the 
'Don. Lee chsun 'on janl 
, Program wUl continue to originate! 
in Detroit, and will" hit on Monday- 
Wednesday^Friday, .being ' broadcast 
ih. Detrbit at IV Pf ni.. Eastern time,' 
which, would make it ' 8 p. m; oii the 
siinshlhe slope. ^'This, of course, would 
be in ' . addition to . regular 'Lone 
Ranger' broadcasts oh Mutual system 
fbr Silver Cup Bread, 
v Campbell also readying to platter- 
ij?e' the 'Ranger* program fbr .sjEMJt 
sponsbrship in ihe soiith, starting 
some tiine: in' February; next. 

N. Ayer has- chipi>ed off a piece 
of the Golgate-Palmolive-Peet alc» 
count, selling the . laitelp, on a 'live 
$p6t broadc^ting C on Kii:lE-, 

mail Sosip. ;]ifjtblrn|ng' quartei^-hbur 
las. alre^ be^ii bought* oh WAiBC/ 
New. Jtotk,' "^M' flve^times-a'Wei^lc 
.sferies iwith;^^ Jack ahdT^L o r e i t r 
CXemei)!is.i>iritb Jan.ri; tt^^ 
date. v'. Qther stations ah^' shows are- 
i^ihg.lined 

C-PrP • biisiness has' hithertofore 
. >een cohtrptled :b^^ by Ben- 

ton & BowWs. 



Washinigtpn, Dec, 1. 
Thiey're telling this oiie: 
, While seated in executive ses- 
sion 'cit the Supreme Cburt .in 
Washingtbn, C h i e f Justice 
Hughes ; leaned . pver tb Justice 
Brahdeis and\ whispered: 

•Congratulate me. J'm getting, 
a shot oh the Good Will Court 
program Sundiay.' 








KELLY-SMrtH, 

REI*, INVADES RADIO 

■ V ':''->'"*k '' '* r*^ 

ltd of the : llrstline newspaper 
i^ejPS tb jthnp into the radio seiling! 
Itiz vjs Kelly^Smith v^^^ is - 
reritiy Pp0ning "ether :: bwnches(,'. in 
^ijeV/ Ybrk >ihd', Ci^C<^^^ ' a«i^;; clalm^ 
■ing^hifee dfeKtV'bh ^its rbster,' Trio 
Is WSGN. Birb 250 ^nd lOOr 

''^att''indUe"heretbfo^ no rep; 

,"?p[pjC» Rbc^ctbrd^ : .,5d0-watter " tied 
: inj jvith ii^f iliated drbadcasti^^^ 
,:|(eretpf brb .tepresented ' :ih :Dgtr6ii 




JSaleih, a' iOO-watt liiidie h«retPfbre 
;imre|^re^enti^d.'v' All ■ statib^is ' ■ are 

iiwne'd by papers handled by Kelly 
.':SmUh. ■ ., . ' 
; ::;/Ilranlc Headley is . In charge' ; oi; 
^^'d(ip ' doings -in Ne^r ybi;^, ,while 
"jCwigbt- Reed holds a similar., pbsi- 
v' tioii: in Chicago. Lester B.iumenthal 

titeviously with jbseph I^cGiUvrai 
/has been hired to help with the sell 

inji -in INTahhattaiiV ^l*^ 
:^ycAice Detroit ' first of next 
; v;j«ar,v.; . 

he^iiiatier:^^ : jE>rec(sd 
{:ii^E; Kelly-Smith in a' rt»dio ^mais 
were' tbe 1:1 Kati Spe^^^^^^ 
' .iAgettcy and the Brianhaih Col 



Boston, Dec. 
Shepard, , has beert. at- 
tacked by group of io6al lawybrs 
fpi' broadcasting; 'Good Will Cburt^ 
and 'Court of Humaii Relations' and 
a petition ^has^bMrir iftled'; in Massa-' 
chiusetts Supreme Court tp eriiPiii 
the 'Shepard stations frpni airing 
either of these programs^ 

Basis lor thb 'plea fbr ihjunctibn is 
Chapter 346, Section i', ; bf the; Mas^ 
sachusetts law, whicby reads, '^in 
part: *Nb cSbrpbriatibn shall practice! 
pr appear as an attorney for any 
person other tban itself in any court 
& the Gbiminonwealth, or before any 
judicial body— or give legiai; advice in 
matters not relating to its own law- 
ful biisiness.'' ; ' '. 



Diplomatic Cbr|>» All Exeited Af NBC Lines 

Up Stunt Show 



CHASE CONTENTED COWS 

Age^les After Carnatlpii Acctr afs 
Erwin-Wasby Gbes East 

Chicago, Dec; 1. 

With the Erwin-Wasey office here 
fplding on Jan. 1 there is :a major 
scriamble going bn aimbng; the other 
advertising agencies to snap Up local 
E-W abcpunts, especialy the. Cairna- 
tibn MilK accouht whibh .is. the prize 
peach of the lot. AgiSncies have betn 
beating a trek to Milwaukee with 
various presentations,; and' it appbars 
likely that the Carnation account 
will be handed tb a Chicago agency 
despite rfepbrts accPiiiit might go to 
New York: Recent devielopments, 
however, indicate that the Carnatipn; 
execs want ah agency in close com- 
muting distahce of the homebffice. 

Among the agehcies j reported in 
the lead for the accpunt are Blackett- 
Sample^Hununert,'A Schwimmei: „ & 
Scott, J. Walter Thompson; , Walter 
Wade, Leo Burnett, dnd Charles 
;bahiel Frey. 



Edith.; JToIspn/.; jppp" sbngstress 'who 
Wbnt .'oft- air 'sohie ihphths ago to :at- 
tehd to matrimbriy, due 'back next 
month at WICC, Bridg;epbrt. 



BartlMc^ 



: . Biirt McMurtrie, who.. ;: wis •; . - 
c^ded. '.two weeks; ■ ago 7 by - Carlos 
DeAngelb 'as 'radio oUrector bf Len- 
■hen'^Se Mitcheli,- has quit/tbe agency 
altogethbri ^Resighatibh becomes ef ' 
febtive at the end of next week. : 

.McMiirtrie's major prbductioh in- 
teirest in the. agency yras the Paul 
Whiteman program Woodbury 
Soap.'.. 

• McMurtri is leaving Wednesday 
for "Tacqma holiday with hiS 
family. He is expbcted; to have a 
spot in, Los Angeles radio aftei: the 
first of yeaTi, 



MARGAREr 



Ahnouncemeiit by MpCann-Erick- 
sbh that' Frank Conrad,- now with 
NBC; Is conning into the ajgency's 
New York office riec. t to seliye as 
time buyer, has - started, speculatibn 
in 'the trade ks to what disposal will 
be' ma«i|e 'of Margaret ^ Jesshp, who 
has handled that phas6.:bjE the. busi- 
ness tor years, ■ Miss JesSup; is. now 
oh: ; EiiTopeah . vacjitibhir ^-^A*^eri^Qr•s 
radio depiairtment has been headed by 
I^orbtb^. Bairslow for' six years. 

Coiirad's eiitry was at the recom- 
mendafibn^ of Don -Shaw,-< who left 
iJBC earlier the year to join 
McCaiin^Ericksbn m .a special, execiu 
tivie. capacity, which included going 
after iteW 'accbuntis:' 



Bob Street, commercial manager 
of WCAU, Phijly, going rustic; Has 
bought a farm: ait New Hope, Pa., 
and will inove 4>ut; in spring. 



Mcp^ 

LoS AngeleS; Dec. 
Jose Mojiba: goes to .South Amer- 
ica jitfer flist; hf the ybpr star;t 
; his .brbadcastihfir;;cm^^ 
^..ppmbo ;deal;,fbr sihger;^ gives im 
'47,500 weekly radib work: and 
per£^hals.'<'' 

c^tan Hubbitrd JGeb^ 

St Paul; Dec. 1; 
- . Stanley Hubbard, ' V'et nbrth- 
w'est tidio mogul;^ iis hov/ president 
a^d 'general manager of .KSTP, be- 
ing -nained 'at; a' boiird<pf:^ directors' 
meeting Tuesday. (24) tp the position 
yacatbd by the riecent death bf 
.iiyttoa'.J, Slublds, Prior to Shields' 
; fieath, Hubbard was yiC0 pT,ei and 

'•ifflv ...^ 

Kei^etK Mt'Hance; erstwhile asst. 
g,hi!^ ' ^jis :i ap)gK>ihie^ 
;ahd treasure pf the Nl^C affil^«ate. 

:!8p(;hn!tann\yj[as nim secre-, 
i5irj|';'>r'the;.<!pi]p^ 






Nearly a third of a century^ has passed since the jnib- 
lie^tiohroj^' the first Variety 

. i^Uittqiae and the show world, its pages 
week by w^ek: record the growth, transitions and accom- 
plishments in every field of amusement endeavor. 

Because it reports the passing events with clarity and 
iiflderstahdin'g, Variety is the authentic publication of mo^ 
tiori pictureis, radio, vaudeville, the legitimate theatre, floor 
shows and the musical trades. 

Because Variety is read by fiearly everyone, it is the 
most potent medium for advertising in the respective 
leres of its international ; circulation. 



Tiie. 31st Anniversary Edition, containing exclusive 
and interesting editorial tex!t, will be published late in De- 
cieniber. It offers special advantages, for exploitation. 

Reservations and copy may be sent to any Variety 



NEW YORK 
154 West 46th St. 



LOS ANGELES 
1708 No. Vine St. 



CHICAGO 
54 W. Randolph St. 



LONDON 
8 St. Martins PI. 



. , Washington, Dec; 

iV>reign dipibmats, residing in 
Washington's swank embassy belt, 
are grooming their oflspring tor 
radiP appearances over a world- 
wide hoohup, Dec, 21, National 
Broadcasting <^o. revealed last week. 

Smashing success Pf NBC's Inter- 
national Children's Christmas party, 
at which fbr three years diplomatic 
youngsters have piped. Xmas greet- 
ings to kids throughput the world, 
has; whipped embassies and legations 
into a frenzy of preparation ready- 
ing their infants for the big day. 

Speaking flrsi in English and then 
in the language of. their native 
coUnti^, diplomats* darlings- will: ai 
Merry Ghristmases over the Red net- 
work pf NBC; t<^ be short-wayed to 
Europe, South America and the. Far 
East. Program, arranged by the 
Greater Capitol Committee bf the 
Washington Board of Trade, will be 
^ut on at- 4:30-5:00 p. in., Saturday, 
before Christmas. Kids, including 
offspring- . of. Japanese Ambassador 
Saito; will be coached by Ted Kim- 
ball,: versatile NBC 



fottEiigUriFXX.News 
r: Coptrary to Nature/ 
Experieii|ce Indicates 



Washington^ Dec 1. 
Recent attempts to plug premature 
annPuncement o| F.C.G. broadcast 
division actions h^ve proved, futile 
with leaks from weekly closed-door 
sessions continuing in. the face .of 
hew rule intended tb give everybody, 
clients included, an even break. Sev- 
eral weeks, ago Commish put the li 
on division minutes . until its . press 
staff could mimeograph the official 
handout. Two daily release' hours 
were established and custom of> let- 
ting early-comers look at the flimsies 
was abolished. 
. Formal announcement 
delayed until Wednesday morni 
most cases lately, although occasion- 
ally the handout is ready the day of 
the iheetihgv Despite rthe endeavor 
tP put attbrneys, ' applicants, and 
newshounds on equal footing, news 
;bf. important .decisions ,has leaked 
Virtually every week within a few 
hours after the session VrPke up. 



GOVERNMENT WORKERS' 
RADIO PROPAGANDA 



Workers of the Emergency R,elief 
Bureau .have cbntr'acted • for •■ 100 
quarter-hour periods -on WNEW, 
New York, tp; explain their side-pf 
the fight to obtain civil service rat- 
ing withbut the usual exams. First 
instance reported in which employes 
on a government project . have 
.bought air time. Workers on E.R.B, 
set aside a certai amount ieach 
month out of their, pay for the radio 
activity. 

Third speaker appear, on this 
set-Up- was'Ben«-How; who used 'The 
Human ..Side of, the E.R.B. Fight ior 
Civil Service' as his topic, yesterday 
(Tues.). 



GKLW Ups Du Mahaut 

Detroit, Dec.^ 1. 

Jerry- Du , Mahaut, senior ; nteihber 
of sales staff at CKLW, has beien ap- 
pointed that station's commercial 
manager.-' Succeeds Arch- . Sliawd^ 
who recently accepted similar posi- 
tion with WXYZ.; 

Du Mahaut;- who for ■ several years 
was on .the advertising staff .of the 
old Detroit Mirror, has tieen on 
CKLW's staff for about four years.; 
Station > last week named Arthur 
Sutton, radio agency exjecutive,' 
l>roduction manager post. 



Phil Baker's Writers 

Two new writers set with Phil 
Baker to work on the Gulf program. 
They are" Lee Sands and Robert 
Marcb. 

Herman Bemie agented. 



Long Gets WjSV Post 

Washington, Dec. 
Frederick; A. Long, formerly 
CBS productioh dept.' in N. Y.', now 
prograih director of WJSV, - local 
CBS station. 

• Post has been empty si 
Church vacated last summer. 



Wednesday, iWeiikber 2, 1936 



VARIETY 



4t 





San Francisco; ' 

Some 2,000 radip stations, operating on high friequehcies' in exclq- 
sive "wav^ ,i»jinds -?iod~ devotecl, eritiirely to educational; putp^ w^^re. 
predicted, by Ui Si Comini$sipner of Edycatipii John W, Stud 
in .ti talk -last :Wediiesday ■ (25) • it the 25th anhual convention of the 
*i|ey Section' pf the: California- Te lit: the Ciyic. 

Auditorium; here: 'Statipns^.he Mid,; jllhe i fiew 

•years... . ^: ' '. 

He 4^clared . that tHe Federal 'goVethrtent needs/a division 
"perfe tibjs'ludy the techni«iue of edycaUonar^^b^ v . ■ 




SWift I^l^eft Actors to Baltiniore for 1^ 
jtir^rRadio Elxploitatioii Stunt 



Baltimore, j>ec; 1. - 
, . iSwift & Co., ■ -an :^xpl6itation; 
rsiurit' i6r'itS: 'guhbn . Juriio? NUVsVs 
.traiiscdjitiPhs^ is- prlepafed, to/deafl> 
■head thii three leads in the cast for 
Saturday, ihofnin filirn 
.itbeaires jQf -Ikrg^ ne^r 
fhe - to>vii8 : Irpm j^vhic.h discs ai-e 
. t)|r(g|adcQSt Fii-st'experimehtal theatre 
deal.jon^the cuft^^as.'at^-the Hijspp- 
drpjaie here. Results ' cpiisideFed good; 

Lef(<ls come; to B^^iniore. frp|mi 
Cbicfgo by ac^rbplane. All expenses 
^di»y s^Qh^oicv ,0[nCiE! ai we^ek is't^je 
XVlf Uiv'iiie stuht-ais Satujrday 4s the 
i^HflXidiiiy ^wift wahte under its .drive 

.: rf<eads .l^ave an- i^htertttinment rbii^: 
■ 'tlnie^fiir ihe^stag^ which pbints, 'up/ 
; leads .:infb and 'baUyhoos; the radio 
-prpgri^nfi. „ Theatr^: inen. present ; >the 
. •ttractibn/as'an addled induceineht at 

their '^teg'ulai^' box '.office. scale< 

. 'Biackett^ 
.agency. 



PEGGY STONE GETS RAISE 



Aide 



Stjition- 
tJBS 



'BelailODS 



Peggy Stone has been naihied ofCice 
assistant to Herbert Akerberg, CllS 
y.p. in charige, of statlbn 'xelaiiong^ ' It 
makes her fltst ,full-fledgiB<i' feriime. 
station, reiationeeir' with e^ 
.work. ' ^ . ' j-. 

lyiiss; $tone has been. With Colum.': 
bia: for. 5ey'en lyears;^ r. 
retiiry ^ succesisiyely^ -to Sam. Piickardv 
ifbrhier itations riplrti©ns'' head," ahd 
Akerberg. . 



TubKc Kndiirs . Oiily:, Rstdip 
Talent ; But Bripadcasting 
BiiiE Has. Seen Many In- 

\;diyiduals . Athieye Tradie 
jPrestige |ind Rewards 



the 



Marschalk & j^tt in 
rifc^k Cheeky 
Id: Chariotte Iqr^^ 



Charlotte^ N. C, Dec. • 
. . C hief Engineer ' JihXr^ Belouijgy of ; 

SWBT had the opportunity of Msiiig 
device' that', he"' Included' in ..the 
iocW'-mrBT cbhtfol. board when it .-was 
'built several '-Ttibiiths ago;, for the 
new, studios. ' ilarschalk. & Pratt, in 
New., York wanted to clieck the 
Esso program Its it goes on ' tliie' air 
frbmWBT.. ; 'j 

Inslei^d 'of rnaking a transcrijptibh,: 
Engineer . Belouhgy got th^ - ageniily. 
on, iQng; ' distance telephpne/'as the; 

:'fix6gmR: ■ws^i siaxiing, plugged the 
iSn^^otie connection into, the con- 
trol bpiard, and let them listen to 
the luroiram; direct. It . was neW; 
arrangeihent that he built intp the' 
bo^rd for- that specific purpose. 



" '•'.iDetroit, Dec, 
rbf. ,,E.; A. : McFauVs „'Prbhouhce 
It': program • Over : jGKLW has" be^n 
signed for 26,wePks byjthW Indust^ieijl' 
Mbrris Plan Bank, ' petrbit branch-. 
Runs halfrhour ■ Sunday " af t'errioqns; 

•Sustainer for-; si ' nipnthSf'^Profc 
McFiaurs . pxpgram giyes. ., English 
jLtsage an4^ pronpunciatjibii - a, unique 
J f wist JV-Ife^: employs.,.; ^ 
clx^ding i -iiunbt- • / Show • pe,oplc llcre- 
abpiits, ' .t6-.iliti3trafe various phases, 
Hfe ; inyy)k(es ...'coniedy; ind. Cxplaiijis; 
bri' in- of •haines, • etc. 



AMARILLO, LinLE ROCK 
STATIONS JOIN NBC 



/NBC has picked up a . couple of 
outlets within the past Week to. add 
tb'lts Sbuthwest hookup on, of short- 
ly after, Jan. iV Duo is KiGNC, 
Amarillo (Tex.), and KARK, Little 
Rbck. " 

;K(i3NC. operates. -^watts.day' 
arid IjOOO-Watts .night, ari.d- is owned 
by . the Plains Radi roaidcastliig 
Co. Same group owns iKFYO, Lub-, 
/iwck; as well as the newspapers , in 
these towns— the Amarillo Globe 
News, and Lubbock Avalanche 
JotJi-fial. \Vhen hooked ontb NBC, 
thb Amariilo^airer; will be .bptibhal 
tp the Red or Blue web^^ 
, KARK wiil likjBwise be' Optional 
to. either: of the cplbred linksi New 
antenna :.arid-grquiid system no\v be-, 
ing ihstalled, arid Av^hen these, begiii 
fuhctiohing, KAiRK gets a power 
tsoost to LOOOc-watts day, 500 night. 



Oi)^nger*B titlt at MBS 

Adplph. .; Opfinger been 
nariied as ptogrami co-ordini»tor of 
Mutual Broadcastiiig System. Effec- 
tive Dei;. 14.- 

l^evlouSiy Opfinger was assistant 
progrtni director of WOR, New- 
York, and at one time was CBS pro- 
cluctipii, manager. 



Radio lawyers' Mi^ 



"WiashHigton, • 
Washihgtbii ijid^b' .lawyers will go 
literait;y;, Jph';...-Ji -with ' of 

; a 'monthly '5burn.a^ will be cirr 

culat(^d- simbnlg'' brpadicast attorneys 
belonging to the'- Fedbral' .Conitirhurii- 
catibns Bar Assbciatibn'. . , - ; - 

Dope of interest to briefsters. prac- 
tising before the Fedej^al Gpmmuni- 
cation Commisision arid accounts of 
Association activities . ,iU be . ishcd: 
out .the' first bf each month, at a 
isubscriptibn .price..' of five' bucks. 

pecisibn to go into the publishing 
biz'; was. madb. at the Bar Associa- 
tion's dinner riieeting, Nov. 18^ when 
Clyde B. : ' , Iriterstate Cbrii- 

merce /Corii.missioner, addressed the 
.group arid 'aire'd' the success of a 
^imUftr publication put out by' the 
Assbciatiori. of I'C.C. Practitionersi 
Ne\V' . mag will be . patterned afler 
Aitchisbn's, meinbers disclosed;. 



lose Beyiial SiELils Dec^ 5 

Jose .]\^aria Reynalj anhoUricer of 
Radio Belgranb (LR3), Buenos Aires, 
sails for hbmte Dec; 5 after a iQ-week 
visit in New York and Hollywood. 

While here iannouncer, fairiiiliarized 
himself with American radio methbds; 
and. arranged a couple of interna- 
tional broadcasts from Hollywood to 
Radio Belgrano. Fireside chats with 
Leo CarriUo and Gloria Swanson ber 
irig staridolits;. 



Sarnpff Chlcaga 



icago, 

David: Sarnoll. ■ in town this Week, 
primarily to attend .special banquet 
of the' 4-H* Club, and to become an 
•honprary me.riiber of ' iza- 
tion to.day. (Tuesday). 
.. 'President of Radib Corporation of 
Ariterica- spiendi /.several, days in. 
tbwn, however,, oh" other business; 
particularly fpr an b.oi of local NBC 
i operations. 



EXAMPLES 



:-Brpadcasting Ix^ien y ereat; 

fanje apd^ ^fo^^^^^ the 
farine. part is largeiy .l^ 
as regards the puiiiic.; Others such 
as, net\ybrk ^bfficialsi advertising 
agencj?' radio flashes, sfatToh! pwT«^ 
arid 'mariagers-r^whb'rhaye achieved 
promiriehcerare very' little knoWzt to ' 
the bublife. . Irispfar as their incomes 
are based . bn^ , their feputatibris arid, 
pirestige .; the ; latter factors relate^ 
spleiy tb ^the -irade ' estimates of .in-i 
dividuall wprthi 

A- sidelight -on r^dib's ility tp 
elevate previously' obscure or sbmi-: 
bbscure jpersO gbbd diMiV 

of " tirade j prbriii " , arid it's: cus- 
tpniafy ^scai ; jacicompahiriiierits is re- 
vealed' a survey of the faidi. - 
Veyors.. .ji 
■ Broadjsasting'is credited \vith- hay-., 
ing ' done, much tbwaird boosting -11^6. 
consumer' end .of ■tesearch- /a 
recbgnize'd . prof essibriv Also with 
givi ' ■ " weightj ; imipbrtarice.v^ 
aisbve alii lots of .. coiri.; Iri the driye 
durfrig thclast several years to proye 
its- value as a -medium to 'adyertisefs» 
radio 'has/ taken riiany a ;sif|tistics 
'prober but pf- bhsduf ity and (created 
reiiutatipris which; hay.e -serVed to. ad- 
vance these' men arid' : wbmeri ;'to high 
•ratin& iri the ■ of 
^search;;. ::. 

brie ■ of the most signiftcarit . t 
yelbpm'eritsi ariisi ' .from the Woifk 
dpne. by the ibnebrs in radio * 
searich has been the establisliihent of 
advettiset-feianced: t e'se .a r c h and 
checking organizations;. ;This work 
stir^red ,up so mUclt interest that ^ ad": 
yertiSer grobps got tpgbther, aud eiri'; 
ploywl- these iresfeatch people fpr 
jointly; owned endeavors. " Two cases 
in poirit'is tsike oyer" Archibald 
M; Crbssley and hrs Co-ppbrative 
Analysis' of , Broadcastiiig by the 
Ariierican Assbciatibn of 'Advertising 
Agencies and the Association of Nar 
tional; Advertisers and the alliance 
of. these same two organizations with 
brbadcastfers iri the station measure- 
tnent bureau khbwn as the J.pint, 
Gpriiriiittee. on Radip Research. ■ 

The Roster 

Among, those . Who cited 
especial interest by their research 
work in radio- have been: 

r. Daniel Starct, first to 

survey listening habits arid set owri- 
ership. It was in l92iB, and the job 
was for N^C.: This Harvard prbf 
garnered wide publicity as a result 
of studies, though -well knpwji 
pirevibusly in the i'esearch field, ith 
the result that he hiiis since dbrie 
most bf the work along these lines 
fpr Columbia. .fliSi set ownership 
surveys are still used as. a basis for 
year-tb-year compilations, 

Pauline, .ArjDold. Tiirouigh the Mar- 
ket ReseairCh Corp.. she did the first 
coincidental listener check, basing it 
for the most part; on twp. hours of 
hroadcastirig each night.; The survey 
.Was done on spec, which/necessitated 
her hiwking the restilts to whatever 
broadcasting br ad agency prganiza- 
tibn that would buy thVrii. 

Gepree GaUup* Fbllowing'-a survey 
on the readership of newspaper ads^ 
which, won hirii some fame, 'this ex- ^ 
Northwe^terin Uriivei'sity professor 
took ier into the probing of lis- 
tener habits^ The findings* got.him a 
job as research director for YOilrig;. ie' 
Rubicam in New .Yotk, and' it was- 
Gallup Who sold- the agency on insti- 
tuting the first : privately-conducted- 
coincidehtai survey ais regular, 
thing. Gallup recently gained him-- 
iielf distinbt and national fattentipi\ 
thrbugh his; peir^ibnally bpei^atcil' Inr 
stitute of PufoUc Affairs, which 
tagged Preil»dent RObsevelt'i re-^elec- 



New Orleans Raids Stop Statipii 



on 






Greta Garbo^On Wax 



Hollywood,, b^^^ 
/Greta Garbo bias , finally turii- ■ 
bled .to radios But nbt.>pf ..her j 
,pwn volitibni Metrp'is putting ;. 
her on the air in' 1.5-miriute piib- ' 
■ licity transcriptions plug i 
'Camille/ ^ 

'platter will cafy ., be- 1 
tweeri the; wanha-go-hbnie gal r 
and Robert Taylpr.; 



WOR^S CHICAGO OFFICE : 

To Set Up Rep on Sij^larV ; Around, 



- . , 'Chicago, iJec; _ 
with station WX)R, ^Ne>i»t?rk - Ne^ 
York, -iite cjiyrerit repre- 

seri'i^tibii' deal ' witfc the Willi^irt CV. 
Rambea'u orgaiiizatibri as .of j^ri. 1, 
statlbn will" establish: its own* isaleis 
Offlbe i 

'erit- plaris. , !■ ^ 
WO'R" iiriderstopd' ' negbtiating; 
with one or two ' ip >gency 'time 
buyeris in ^*iiCag^b^^.j^^ 
especially radio buyers that have had 
plenty- of SIS9%: ejcperieiiCe.- 

MCMRSUFT 
r TO mm: NEXT WEEK 



- bayi reedman-Eddie . Czxiiot 
trial goes bat ^'irie vti^ie -next 
week; David jL, PbdeU wiir rjeprje- 
. sent the .. corixedi arid - Sariiubl p. 
Liebbwitz * the . attorney ' for ex- 
radio author /to pantorJ 'v ' ' 
Phil Rapp ' arid btrier.; of Cantor's 
radio' scripters have-, been in .Ne'w 
York.- giving ^deppsitipps MMi . the^.Tel^- 
tioiis of- Writeris: to^air ^^hpws^^~j^ 
has had to gb bsKk tb Paliri Spiririf^^^^^ 
Calif,, because of his I'ridispbsitioit.' 
. ' MeanUme\Cantpr,. ait the.^M^ 
ton, guaranteed $ll5,000-;fpir.' hiis'^'e^^ 
tire: radio- show for six-.daysi; iyilir 
come away -with pveir !i;2|>,(H)(> as his 
end, closirig- thev engagbn^eh^ tqnigtit 
(Wedriesday). ,4 -v' 



tlpn, thpiigh away 'off bri the extent 
of the electpral majority. i 

Arcbibaild. M; Crossley/ Befpre Uri- 
.der taking the GAB pi'b ject, y he d id" 
small survey ■ assignments, for drug 
and cosmetic manufacturers;:. cl)ieck- 
Ing UP on,who bought the, ariicle^'a^^ 
the: stores and .why. -His CAB, of 
better known as; the CrossleyjSurvey, 
remains the No. 1 and official en terr 
■prise the program popularity 
checking field. 

Robert F, Elder. Hails frbm the 
teachirig staff bf the MaissachUsetts 
Institute of Technolbgy' arid has been 
largely assbciated with the develop-, 
ment of the listening-habit autbmatic 
checkirig machine. This device, 
which is-attachcd to .home, radio .sets, 
has been tested, in Boston. «jnd New 
York, with :w6r doing the urider- 
writing iri the flatter ca.^e. H. C. Niel- 
sori is lising -the- device in' .Chicago, 
under a franchise ainrari^emeht With 
Elder, to break' intb riadib research; , 
n Henry d Ltiik. As hcad-of the 
Psycholbgical.^ Gorp,; a private - 
'.seai-ch outfit , made .tip of some 40 col- 
lege' lirpfessb^isV .has- done media 
preference. Rirbbes aniong gasblihe 
stations, drug .store and grocery store 
bperatbrs for NpC' 

Xlpyd Clark-CIaUde, ; Pair 

formerly wprked fpr , Starch 
Couple .. .,agb' soW sbnife- 

national; niags on the idea of check- 
ing the listening habits of radio. Re-, 
suits proved so mtich in favo^ ..bf 
radio.the mags dropped the: ifiriailciriig-' 
of the projects, but the twbsbnnae hdyie 
gpne on with ihit coinddentateheck' 
irig project as a service_for ad agea- 
cies: and air advertisers; ' Ifs th)B 
Grb^ley. - Reports' Only competitor 
riatibnally. ' , • 

.. Walter . -Mann. . , i coincidental 
checking for the Vankee Network ' in 
the late '26s and early ,' '30s, .wUlii Co- 
lumbia Using ^bme findings,. 
>iann later. swltche4 tb . the building 
goods field, but is reported as laying 
filans lor return to radio research* 



'New Orleans, Dec., 
Races; Were underway here -Thursi'; 
day (26X-rwhen ^ .detectives raided - 
two- houses bprderingr; -the: ^ait_^ 
Grounds oval Tartd: arrested two melP*. 
and booked Ih^irn with .disseiniriation • 
of. racing ' iriforhiatibn' over' station 
WJBOr " *nibse .nabbed "were jack; 
HaHiday,;; spbrts announcer, and 
Cirio Orlando, who Viras said by pP- , 
lice to have leased the "house tp Hal- ■ . 
liday,. under a. cbritract- airrangeriient . 
with, bperators. bf the station/ ^ 

Leased house was .usedf 'asVa'Iook-. 
out poiri^ coiinmafndin^g^ a yieW; . ty 
biripculafs of ^the track^ airid peripitr:' 
ting imriiediate^ broadcasting of - 
.sults^of each rao^.. .' 

Lateir. in:- the diy police arrested 
J. e;^; ;;iichards, presi^eni of WJBO^ 
anid ' bbbkjgdi rhim ' iilMer a sini0ar 
charge. - . He ,was [ allejSed to hiavi^S 
pigiied iCQntrjict ^jb-^^iiense i;adrtg: ■ i^^* 
.jnfbinrnAtiQri// which ' . agairilst lawi vi^ 
in' State;' / ' '' ' '^^'f/^m 



Jes$ica Driii^^ 



; Jessica.' pragone'tfe qui iiies . 
jSer<-ice at the etid of Januarpr toj 
ori : the' ^Cplgate-PjiBlriibiive-Pe pay- 
rpli at jreiu)f ted .$2>0Q0. a brpadcast,. ; 
or twice . the -salary: she ..had. been^ 
recei>^rig :f rprii' the* jfa^blirie distrttak 
Switch' •: ; '.■ .involves netwbi!K&. 
Palmoiiye^prograitf 
bnette WiH Jbe dn< CBS, .ipakirig. her ; 
•first departure frbiri^OTC in oy^'' 10 
years'bf radib.'^''""';'"'^/,. '' 
Z Misis. pragonettei who has been on 
the .Cities Service i.^hbw for iteVeri 
years, wiU be replaicld. by ^Lucille 
Manneris. ..; ■.'.■»•■ . 



i;:,pi^.M^^6hni^ of ilj^B"; 

l^arisariierican broadcasting & T'cltlr; ' 
yjsibh7GJprp.',> l^^v^ tod^t XWediies- 
^iay) f pip HollyVbbd. ; Immediate in* ; 
terest 'of the. .ptair* will he the li^ven. . 
ajacQuarrie prOgram,<^'Do You Want 
to Be an Actbr?^ :bri JKT 
WBf owns 'anif Transamericari repre-i 

iientsriri the Tif^ibrii^ ' 3^4 

.l^/l^ds for .natibnal-: sj^orisiorshi ^of ■ • 
the.l'.^rbgrani-. haW been' received 
fr<af}iii[..i$eyerarad:agc^^^^ with $5,if)0O ■ 
per ' week: .-being ' the' ; asking |)rice, 
and Clark wants to get a; closer 'line 
on the prbdUctiori possibilities :of ^oi^- 
shbw before entering irito any negb-'- 
tiations with a Ijuyer- - ' ? 

Fred Weter^ m 

Fred Weber, general riianager ; of! •, 
Mutual Brbadcastirig Systenjr yiester^^^i; 
day Cruesday) was in confab With., f 
Pbwel Croslby,, in. CinciiiftBti '-^^ 
aneii^ 1M(5S riiattefs, jCrosley^bi&lied ! " 
Tor ' the powrwpW,' but .did, not state , 
its ;na;ture beybrid; intirnjEtting that' i^, " 
waS: ;for purppses *of.: frJbndlly reia-. /• ' 
tibns With Mutual. \ ' ' V^'v 



Celebf'iit'on rigged ; up betwce.n- 
Mutual arid Don Leb", -iri conjurictJbnr 
With the; latter's afliliatiori o.n DeC, 
29, will consuriie two everiiri^s. , ^ 
cbpgiratulatory. stanza will hbil from 
the east, iand the other from tjbe 
Cbast.i' i ' ' ' . , \ 

Currerit: eistimates by Mutu^il are 
that about 25% of itsr biz will append; 
'Dpn. Lee by- spring, 

BUI Forbes' Trip 

. Bill Forbes, Dpn' Lee . salesriian* 
who has been 'scouring the east for 
new . biz,' leaves for ; Los Angeles 
either today (Wednesday) or tomor- . 
row. -Has been on a tour that lasljed 
three monthis and covered 12,000 
miles back^ and fbrth ,• between 
Kansas City arid Boston. f 

Forbes has lately been in New 
York conferring w.ith Mutual arid 
getting acquainted with agencies,' 




WediK^s^ity, D^cemlier 2, 1936 




HARRi: RIC 

witu wrtm 

. Gaesis' ..-i 

.DIMS v 

FLdBIDA ^ITIItlS ipOMMlSSIOX 
wax, SchVttcotady 

(Kuthrauff lie Rijdn) 
■ Fioriaa citrus, fruit (growers, 
through their trade organization, 
serve xip a tasty seasonal program pxi 
these RCA platters. Dialog could 
tie improved perUapii, but such radio 
staples as Richman, The Revelers, 
CJonhie Boswell, Judy Starr* East and 
Dumke m^ke ifor a pleasant result. 

'One' name or team guest on. each 
record', dbing a bit of dialog with 
the mx./ in addition to Specialty, 
stuff, ehitter verges now and then 
to the puerile, but lends a personal 
touch that for 4:30 afternoons is 
probably bkay. Richman blends the 
I whole into a siinobth show with . his 
potent emcieeing and Wa^^ 
• : Announcer rat-tats at rather' ex- 
'iiberainti length. -Japp, 

XldHTS ON .' ' . 
; 'With a; K. Kowswenjt Bernfe Arm- 
itrbhr^ Helen Bell Bush and Ani^^ 

''-'iniiln.'Bodyiebmlie.'' 

;^;jM>KAKPitmi»irt^^ ........ ■ 

v: Nic^;; half-hour period of 

Music, -and sunshine philosophy^ 
.IJothing pw just apo2y> fire-; 

4ide S9rt,ot:thihgr with Be'rnie Arm-, 
strong Mtting the .■'iitinbsphere ,with 
hia -flralriM^ organ v; playingV_ani, 
; ^^osy' Rovj*$weU, ill the ?T6nJ' vWb^s 

v^tlBiHie^lli^^ i»»*?.the 
. : >rooni': ytah- ' inbcuous little 

-p6em&: ba»Bd| on the jpreinis^ !that 
r.Iife*3 ro^ {m$ sweet|, and that ho*. 
:'^bQ($y':l'bi9.. .reaiSbm to «bmplaih. 

pkSf,v tob;'bh top a nice dfiiner; 

%||^cbi$3ttet^:tiinel^ Qii rolls 
i^in;"' .' J:^' '^i . • 
■■;v:^o?iiif3M«&iI^:ri the rd, Ci 

.■'! nir ;the,00CiaItied> Amstrohg teani$ 

tip with' Auveoin: Bfl^ in a 

«na.«a4;h is on his.own for A couple 
: iME^btber sl^tK , Kd libtcha Selections 

at ai> ^ of theifl fctaf of the Victor 
X.B!^rbiei1;^Eth^bert -Nevln school; to 
V keep jh thb "qi^i^ jHiiti^ul..g^^ : 

vJ3n^ jHfpie%^:^^ 'Helen Bell 
^Btoll Catherine 

Ii(^fi8fr6y; »v3»^^ aAd 
^ . t?vei))ling M Mdti idieflsing contralto 
.iVDice jn;.twb iMni^^ 8j$I«lctldn^ 
!Kttt^irt^(limi<ndi^ t^^^ dOminer. 

«itb 'X^^^ and no fire- 

. ^^^^^ljte;r^^t/^,■/ : ;;..-.rigoh<m.. 

t«Mli^fltS^^itta'vBay ' - .Sinatra's; ' oiv- 

X«i|e« ^Slnpnir; Coiiineiilbtor 

l(lip|r-';-:-^^<--?c'-.-:' "■ ' '■ '^ 

'''lihc^e^^t^r^un 
:^ n«<>!^n «^ 

- ;;eti{)tea.?|iaftern f programs of this 
Vf^bti'^^t d^j^^ frbm the usual only 

: in ,{ir^ cominentator with 

. ".^ M vi ion screen personalities. 

^ .O^^ tenor solos, some 

.fuiiieft^^ 

' ..bt^. i'fenune. singer and the usual 
. : %>ni%erciai;interruptions. 

- W is the even 

; : .pach}{t/hice. sense of variety and the 
;K Mjish, .with which everything is 
;)?; «i%e; Probably' could be tightened 
1:^ Wi ilising nibte distinctive announc- 
'='; '=ing:;yOiCe.v 

Wlible thing is constructed with 
:;v|e^V::ti< catching the housewife's ear, 
jjbgjMdribi^ -Bowe went to toivn^ith his 
^^jSiese - Foolish things.': Ray Sina- 
'tra's'- bunch prove versatile. Meri 
Bell okay. Bill. Johnstone supplies 
, ^ HbUx^^ chatter of film celebs 
; -ihrbugll tieiup with a fan n»ag. 
■ . ' Wear. 



IWAKt'aivQlBrlen 
^^nstsiniiiir . 

vfE^Br HMlyWood. , 

- fNijnblfc'" wit of ; joe Cunningham 
';rwaS: brou^t into the' L'.i.A. . £xaTri-^ 
InSr's^ parade as an : added 

jstaittlit. It turned out tb be the piece 
:. .rde-;- rieslstahce ' and established the 
; former Philly toastmaster aS a radio 
; : AartiClc^ that has too. long languished 
.! ^ntt : the . shell ■ : For any enitceeing 
.i/.^chpre . .that.' needs brightening - by. 
'^''.'' iparkliiig perS^^ Cunningham Is 
/::.-'% iMitural.;. 

, .: £!br this turn he had Pat O'Brien 
/iaR his "vis-f TViis arid the gass rblled 
dflllthose Irish tongues at a fast clip. 
' 'Naturally . the subject: centered on 
;i^|l|lDi^tiSaU sin the picture player had 
.-'':'l>een^^bnducting a ohe^^man crusade 
. to bx^n'g; Marquette to the Rose) Bowl, 
. ' 'Pat iised - to' play, at the iWIilwaukee 
/Jesuit .college. . What made it all the 
::;>A^we!eter for Cunningham .- was that 
> ;■t^^^aVdayS : previous Marquette was 

. .Injoc^ ofi by Ouquesne. 
^r .ii'^Junnfrig^ has a crisp- delivery 
: ^d:^th<6re heed be no worry about 
ihi'script* It's his own and not col- 
'laidriied; Only fault to be f oUnd 
jWjijlKjilhft: Cuhnihgham continuity 
ntight^ be ttat .'h^ gags- will cut ihe 
, oiltsidft Sii^i^c^C. Skt the whistle atopS.- 

; ;^XV)±ihi^jtrbpolitdn^'^c It's jight down 
tte rjSiblliQr sector. Selnt. 



leli' Hhd Har^^Mwrence; 
H, L. Hoffliei^ The Hillbillies, 
Barbershop Qoartettc, Sue Hath- 
atvay, A. C. Bannister . 
^^OGEWOBfll TOBACCO 
MbndayrlM*:3« p.hi. 
WRYA. Btchmcnd . , 

Xocal show, four seasons. Network 
four. • Now local again. But. only for 
overhauling, purposes, so to speak. 
Story is that as a' networker show 
was gradu.ally but surely getting 
cosmopolitan " losing its ' origmal 
earthy .flavor tlnd .appeal and hence 
its socko jsales punch, - Good chance 
next season, hot this, of going web 
again if they recapture the bn inal 
iortnula. L , . j 

Show caught; second in series, had 
most of the Avihing ingredients, in- 
cluding some; above-ordinary m.c.'ing 
by Pat Bihford, a stand-by of nme 
years ratihg,;'aiid a cast that seeftied 
to. "enjoy pSrticipiting. j 

it's a' corny, eaSy-gomgi mformal 
{Program 7 that, appeals^;: in its 
simplicity. Hbwya. Cy. Gpsh, ain't 
seen the Squire. . Run off per script 
plus some ingratiating ad libbing, 
smoothly in alt; Binford's ehatter 

ideaK ; . -pvm 

- Cross Roads .Symphony . and Hill- 
billies high-spotted, as usuaJ.v and 
deliver. Novelty notes added by 
Silas Corn, dancing tronibbhist, and 
H. J. Hughes playing ah oil can, a 
saw, and a toy flUte; The Barber- 
shbp. -^QUartette:'. enthusiastic in one. 
number and th^ IvorydustersV a 
piano diio CW^^A'eld and Lawrence) 
thump one huhiber loudly, if not. 
artistically, .-i) ^ ■ ■> 

' A standont bit turned in by Lar^ 
t>rinard : and SteWart 1. Brauer^ 
icomedy team frbrii vaudfe. In-Sambo 
character, they get every laugh <and 
line) but: bf Joe Millar., Boys 8i:e 
radio , vets, smooth, riatural readers. 

Commercfals are three-' ih ntimber 
and «U :oke* Opener: cpnyehtional, 
but other two cued in. and . conveyed 
via folksy conversation. ' 'Prograp» 
spotted later than- usual ' i<i bit 
farther. v iUkfiy tnail reegponse said to. 
be gratifyihff..SaJne Bpon^oHtl^^^ 
Marschalk .t; Pratt). i|rtsO Mhmd^a 
different t3ripe;30-jmtotrtetransc^ 
sho^ir (Moments Youll Never For- 
get) now spotted .oyer number, of 
'stations.-:-: . Km., ' 

■pEEWdtN*.- 

Wttlfc Jee. Kearns^ Berathy Warren, 

; JtWe iCenrtn.ey/: Altena Borniiii : 
Biraiha''' 'J .. 

Snataitttnc 

3t:'MlnK-'. .,v. 
Tne8t, -9 p.r.ih. 

'BXCA/.Ler' Angeles' .. .. . • 

Red ihwt lor th^ <lbsen fans and 
class inob but unlikely -there's 
enbugh of them to warrant the. pro- 
duction outlay. "Wbll enbugh done 
'but tob heavy and.nbisy: for the aver- 
age dia,let ivho; hnght stxmible across 
it while cruising. , .' *. . '.. 
V First -of thift" four episodes had ;a 
.narrjfetor bxplctin tjh6 : different, pas-^ 
vtages as^ttrjlude to the dramatic 
aelwn.' Opening sally was that .tile 
.'station ^iK^oul^ present, it- as itv was 
intfehdfed^ 'gay, IresK and, exuber- 
ant.' .It didn't exactly "tt that gay 
.moocl.: ' JOe Kearhs, as the vagabond 
Peer, gave it a briee^y charaCtenz^- 
tibn but all too often he was sub^ 
merged by the crowd noises. Others 
-were, equal .io their parts. 
, Ray Barrihgton, Glan Heisch and 
iF'orest Barnes had a hand in the 
productibh^ Itll hardly start a beat 
ing of drums for more Ibsen plays. 
Just ain't for the mob. Helm. 

MILT BERTH 
Organist 
ISMlns. 

FREIBVSS FURNITURE CO. 
Dally, 12;15 p. m. 
inND, Chicago-Gary 

Herth has kicked out the old-fash 
ioned,: staid arid ■churchy effects of 
the organ and has, somehow, mas 
tered the trick of ragging it and 
swinging, it on the- pump-or^an 
sound like guy niust have 16 hands 
and 2Z >feet. 

! : Takes tunes such as^ 'Bye, Bye 
Baby/ Tiger Rag,' -Bugle Gall Rag, 
'Darktown Strutters Ball,' 'St. Louis 
Blues' and really plays *em. Should 
attract attention in the trade as With 
the public. Has a style that'*; dis 
tinctly individual. Gold> 

DORIS RICiHAiECDSON 
With. Geraldine Thompson, ;Cllffbrd 

Shaw, Harold Edelin 
Ybcal, Instrumental 
15 Mins. 

GEIGER .& AMENT. 
WAVE, Lonlsviile 

•Nice little 15 minute stanzaV With 
a low voiced songstress, Doris 
RichardsOh;, backed up by an instru 
mental ''cohibination of two pianos 
and guitar. As local programs go« 
this, one sounds as , smooth as any 
and in addition is free from any, 
-indication of amateurishness, 
' VbcJiJist -imi^ressed as: having 
.'splendid set bf pipes, and sings with 
a naturalness and ease which makies 
for unstrained ..listening. Musical 
accpmpaniment bf ; -the' duo pianqs, 
and ; guitar " gives jiist the j^rOper 
balance and support for the voice.,' 
Numbers are. all pops, and were, we'l 
selected. \ ' 

■ Plugs' were dignified and in good 
tasted Sponsor is one of the leading'. 
jeWelerS of the towji,' and , to all- 
indications has- found .ah: attractive 
vehicle , tb ,keep • the. .'name . bf the, 
firm before the public iit .a verv Vnod . 
SundEiy afternoon time.' Hold. 



DoMlas Gilbert, dramatic critic 
of the New York World Telegram 
proved to be a better speaker than 
many of the names guesting ^n the 
Heinz Magazine of the Air, despite 
an opening statement depreciating 
his fitness for a radio date. Gilbert s 
voice was pleasing. and his^dehvcr-r 
was clear, if not polished. Coul^ 
hold listeners for more than three 
n^inutes. ■ : . ■_ . i 

. Carl Carmen author of 'Listen^or 
a Lonesome DrumV and 'Stars Fell 
pn Alabama,', guested pn. same pro- 
gram, with some of the tall tales 
which he has^ transcribed for the 
printed page. Carmer'S; material was 
Setter th^ his delivery,, but the 
latter had the suggestion^of a homey 
perspnality. 

John Alexander, Jbe taurle, jr., 
and Hope Emerson gave early- 
mbrning listeners bn Thanksgiving a 
taste of the laugh dish served up in 
•Swing Your Lady,' <m the^^epart- 
ment store broadcast over WOR and 
affiliated stations; .>ameS Hall, emcee 
of program, assisted^ by ■questions,_ to 
bringing to listeners an idea Pf the 
play^ story. Although it is an opus 
which would ■ require \elevision for 
complete enjoyment, Alexander dW 
succeed in projecting the- picture M 
a big, slow-witted . wrestler, . artd 
LSuril bf his^ little, wise-guy maii^ 

^^Siiss* Emerson made" V^e\,^p.7^^ 
Mbiiritain gal a : character, although 
het ,Vbic^ did not have'the volume 
one! would, expect frbm a Jemale 
giant. Hall lent a strong helping 
band,' Z 

jcn^ L»j*y; speaking iroin 
RKO's Hollywobd lot for the motion 
picture business on NBC's' hour-long 
•Forward- Industry* "salvo, d}d not 
sbUnd like the average dialets con- 
ception of a flltti prpducer. jle w*? 
not dyhaipLC. domineering dialectic 
or' slangy, voice was rather . light, 
accent cultured, manner j^ihyrr-sugr 
gesthig more a . <bUege. professor. Al- 
hough one of the biggest names pre- 
sented -dui:ihg..NB(?s cros^-country 
rbying,'Lasky talked only two min- 
:utes., • . ■' 

Coini*la^ Works hep Saturds^ 
night staged ohe of its hest in .the 
Series,- a tribute in honor of the u. 5. 
Patent -Office's centennial celebra- 
tion. Irving Reese authored and pro- 
duced but not the lei»st of it was the 
First. Patents Commissioner .Macfc- 
lin's nifty address tromiy^ashington, 
D. C„ siictintly but vividly picturing 
the scientific world of the future In 
the fields - of aerial . ;transportation, 
modern living comforts, conunnnica- 
tioha and all kmdred; advancements. 

As part of the patents ..Centennial 
ib'lmpress the vision of the. signers 
of the American Constitution, pror 
tecting authors and inventors, -^the 
idevelopmentT of Alexander Graham 
BeU's telephone; Edison's xtalkmg 
machine: the .Wright brothers' flying 
machine, etc.," , segued into con 
tehiporaneotts plugs, for the Aiaiw 
oceanic communications systems; the 
China; CTiPpbir -.in^^the field ^of 
a^lbn. ;e^^^^^ a bad free ad for 
«tl^AT&# arid the air hne. bUt 
aptly dovetailing, into thi? evolution, 

Kay ICyser, EdK^orgesbn^ 
werb nicely, attuned wi^i t^^eir Elgin 
time Saturday: in presenting Lou 
Little in view Of one of the days 
maibr gridiron upsets with Columbia 
conouering Stanford. That lent un: 
expectedly .extra values, to the 
Thorgeson sports stuff whilst from 
Chi the KysCfr dansapation blended 
nicely. ; Bill Stoker^ Arthur Wnght 
and Virginia Sims with vocal inter- 
ludes rang-the bell while. the unique 
Kyser style of singing the titles, as 
prelude to" the rendition, instead of 
the < conventional . announcements, 
^ave it a touch; of novelty. 

Cbmmercial plug was nifty, citine 
an alleged; survey of the 102.000 at- 
tendants ait the Arrny-NavSr game in 
Philadelphia, disclosing ;that . 32.000 
in that group - wore Elgin Watches, 
Then the statistics: the usual 'time 
by the stars' from the Elgin bbser -ir 
tpry, etc; The college songs Of the 
day's respective grid winners was 
another nice touchy while the chbral 
ensemble doing .'Violets,' 'Theta Lips' 
and the inevitable 'Sigma Chi' Was 
a nifty gliee club special, 



EICHARD CZEiE^WONKY OBCHii 
Wiffc'BntltXybiiB* Floriiinfe> Nenoan 
-'Bbfs ■ '"'• • ■■>•-'.-■ 
itvle Md 8«Df s 

M Hlns. 

lUJNOIS CENTRAL 
Saiiday, 6:31 p.nt. CT 
WBBM, Chicago^ 

(Caplcs) 

To plug Florida travel through its 
own territory the Illinois Central 
rattier System has taken a midwest 
group of . the Columbia web for, a 
Once weeldy shot of . music and 
melody, plus, j>t course', some .well- 
wprded plugs for sunshine ih Janu- 

Good musical show that will get 
listeners, and ap]E»eal particularly to 
the element which cah ifford to pack 
Up with the arrival of ear-muff 
weather and chug off for southern 
ultra-violet rays. : .. 

Czerwonky. has .done an excellent 
job arranging the concert . orchestra 
which comes through . with some 
higl^y listenable' nelody, not tbp 
highbrow and yet not Cottpn- 
Clubby; Gets great effects Out of 
his strings and lighter instruments. 
Oh his own Czerwonky tickles the 
violin strings, for a couple of splen- 
did solos. 

Over from NBC come Norman 
Ross as the. announcer and Ruth 
Lyon as.'vbcalist Miss Lybn is ia 
standard midwest soprano and can 
always be counted On to deliver sture- . 
footed tonsiling of the 'better' sort. 
Floridans quartet sbundf like .the 
run-of-the-mill quartets, with tioth- 
in?* to * astound the eardrunur, either 
ohe way ; or "the. other* .V v. . • 

;l[n. allii .a, neatly ;arranged and as- 
sembled half-hour, that should, ac- 
compUsh its purposie. ^ .Goldi 
K , ■ : ; ; 

JIMMtr; JAMES 
Mntle, Songs 
19 Mlns. 
Snttalnlnc ' .\ 
Tacfl.,- 10 -p.m.: 
WLW» .CPInclnnall . . 
' Head man: oi this new nbn- 
commersh series on- Crosley^ 800,000 
wetter is an ex-member . of Henry 
Busse'is band 'Who does ihihgs "With 
a clarinet. So much so that he's 
billed: - -Jiihmie , James and bis 
Clarinet.* , ^ 

Explanatory blast claims: 'sophisti- 
cated arid" distmctive rhythms-*-a 
colorful tone picture- in melody re- 
flecthig the eff^rvescenfi resurging 
emotions of .life— newest. Of new hi 
ultra modeim music/ 

That's a tough assignment to 'care 
for. . Nevertheless Jimmie James arid 
his cohorts turn iri a creditable 
answer. Stanza bows With jungle 
tom-toms, giving way to strings, arid 
then Clarineting by the line-up's 
stellar performer. Rex Griffith, soft 
tenor. Solbed 'Easy to Love' and 'So 
Do 1. Was best .in the second nmn 
ber. A femme^ alternate should prove 
advantagebiis.' •.' 

Varied tempo of selected pieces is 
all to ^e good, and James.ls wise in 
letting^ the pianist, arid the boy ori 
the trombone take the spotlight now 
and then. : Combo did a nHty swing 
bn 'Great Little Word,' wherein 
James went to tpWri on his instru 
•riierit.-- . ;:•. '' '.■ , 

All in all, the program should be 
a welcomed newcomer.- - Kolh 




Bneeaneer 
€. Flippen, 
andeera ' ' 



<AiR miiMs: 

w»tii;~ 

Xt^ . , 

S« BUbs. 
Snitolning 
WHN, New York 

First crop Of 'aJr-flnds,' gathered 
together by CBS Artist Bureau and 
showcased over WHN, New York, 
Thanksgiving night (26f) made a 
good impression. Initial program 
displayed nice pacing, showmanly 
build-Ul>s and talent which is not 
dull to listen to. Oniy three acts 
presented, with Jay C, Flippen 
m.c,!ingfbr the Lpew. outlet. ; Irving 
Aarpnspn's Commandeers 'handle the 
music end . 

idea behind.this CQ-operative stunt 
Is to develop a local station farm for 
the nursing of prpmising talent and 
ideais. Louis Sidney's station 
makes a syriipathetic and :&n experi- 
enced bush leagufe'for the network. 
It's a step ahead and anticipates the 
future... ■'; . ' . 

ranees Cbmstock, first of the sus- 
.si ing artists to air, is not altogether 
new to r4dib audiences. She aired 
lor a stretch over WINS and also 
figured Ih various Shows .on other; 
stations. •;. Shb's Versatile and can 
handle lines as easily as a song. She 
only sang this time. Assurance is 
evident in; Ijer deliveryr ; 

Buccaneer, Octet harmbnizes in 
standard iashion; :. Renditions -have 
sonxe^ punchy. • arrangements which 
stand blit. Vic KaUriei glib talker, 
oh for comedy^ chores, most of it in 
dialect. .He .also twists a popular 
song around' to : fit this somewhat 
garbled lingo. Patter iaetween Lauri 
and Flippen came .through jauntily. 

Inteiligeiitiy produced by WHN. 

Brol. 



McPherson's Highland Swing or- 
cheistra is a natural, as a billing, for 
a dance combo with a McPherson at 
the helm'. Appropriately enough the 
jam stuff is. preluded by a snatch of 
Scotch music but It's nbne the l^ss 
swirigb. Goriibo eriianates via WOR 
from MeadowbrOok, Cedar Grove, 
N. j. Bob Crooks^ does the vocals 
;effecfti-vely|^: 

tONYiBtriSSELL' 

With:' 4erry 'Sears' rchestra 

Stfi»rff..';Mus<t''''^'> •■-''!' 

Susiainlriff ;.- 
T.ue>.,V7:1l5' P.m.. 
WJZ, New- York 

Ne^ vbiCe from Boston: N3C is 
grbbrifiing . for build-up purpbses/ 
Soft ; niodiUated; tbri«i with a slight 
hilsk pleasantly prominent , 
. Jerry. Sears orchestra: : frames the 
.. 15 ■ minuies. ■ Micrbphbrie ease of the. 
vocalist is of the -vP^ which, isuatiy 
draws women listeners. Bral. 



ELISEO GRENET and ORCHESTRA 
Musiii,^ SIncinr 
7 Mlns. ' 

BOTAL GELATIN 
TharS., 8' p.;ni. 
WEAF, New York 

i Ji Walter Thompson) 
, Up f i^m Havana less than a year 
ago, the :£liseo }Grenet Cuban band 
is now at the; Yumari Club in New' 
.York.. The Orchestra went into this 
nite spot only recently, dispensing its 
^ical Cuban: riiusi and songs. 

Greriet appeared midway on the 
Rudy Vallee hour^ -, .'He, is", a' cbmppiser 
arid bpened cpriducting as well as 
vocalizing orie bf his own sorigs, a 
Swingy ' Cuban piece. Other number 
dorie, also native to his .Cuba in 
rhythmic swing, , Was; , soloed-, by a: 
member of his' band; 
; Band listens well on the air and 
should build- up some popularity for 
itself if continued on it. ' Chor, 



JAMES j. HART 
'Between Editions? 
Local Chatter 
'5 Mins.' ■ 

PALLS CITY BREWING CO, 
Mon. throngh Frlv.6:25 p.ni. 

Wave, Louisville 

Since the folding bf Heraid-Post, 
evening newspaper, soriie weeks ago, 
several ex-staff members have found 
other berths. At time of the windup, 
James J. Hart was- enjoying an in- 
creasing following for- his coluriin 
'Between Editions,' a gossip effusion. 
No\v he's, transplanted it to the ether;, 
and judging from .program taught, 
he should catch on. 
- .; Hart's, miiteriall. Includes several 
^bcal dtertis, among- them an account 
of a visit in "the Tealrly days of John 
Li Sullivan to this tbwnV and a plug 
is. . deftly iriserted anent ^ohn L's 
fondness for Falls City beer. Several 
oddities are .described, .and Where- 
ever Ipgical a menti made of, 
the sponsfSrs prbducti 

Spieler's vbiice was noticeably 
light, and lacked authority, but the 
material is there, and no doubt when 
Hart becomes, more accustomed: to; 
the teel 'Of the > microphone and be- 
gins to -develop a style of his own, 
delivery virill improve/ Hold. 



STBANBS OF BBAUXY 

With Willlain ' Stbesji orchestra, 
Balph NyM; VIckl Chase, 
OeVbre: Sisters, :Peter Grant 

1$ 'Minsi •;■;■• V;; ^- ■ 

DOBGE BBOTHEBS 
Sunday^ ii3$'i>M» ..." 
WLWi ^U(olnnatl , ' 

:<Rut^rau#' 
Over-blur^.ing'. -leaves brown; 
taste on, t^n owerwise; nice Sunday 
evening . quarter 'hour at the radio. 
Advertising ariygle is severely toa 
trtuchij 

' I'here's IS-jpiece ork of all-strings 
and, under Stbesift direction, it's aa 
okay foundationiv On* stanza caught 
Ralph Nyland >tenored , 'One Alone* 
in. pleasing, fashion^' He and Vicid 
Ch^ksb arb alternating soloists. De- 
Vore Sisters, close harmony trio, 
supply 'a: novel tduChV In this 'Series 
their piping is restricted to .hum- 
ming,. . foi* >^ background highlight. 
They bo-bed #ith the orchestra on 
'Rendezvous With - a ' Dresim' and 
♦Wonderful Onei' - 

Peter Grant lis assigned to the m.c. 
job, which- he's' bjceri doirig satis-* 
factbrily for this sponsor via WLW 
for quite a spell.. His plugs for 
Dodge and Plymouth cars and Dodge 
trucks Were lorig: and frequent, and 
as gbod as; their verbosity permits^ 
' ... KoU. 

♦Bome-makebs EXCHANCE' 
WHb Eleanor Howe 
15 Minn. ' - 

NATIONAL ICE INDUSTRIES 
T.-Th., lQ:4$: a. m. 
WBBM, Chicago ' 

(Dpnahue. .<Jr Coe ) 
. Gather: round, .- girls, .and learn tb 
bake a layer, cake out of some old 
xubber-bbots' arid .-a b^kg of ;sawdust, 
or even how to hiake frosting while 
driving dowhtowri to ' sneak into a 
matinee. ; 

These suggestions ooze over the 
morning ethe? as the result of the- 
sponsor's .offer to ^ve. bucks for such 
letters of advice from the femmes of 
the nation.- -Miss Howe dulcets them 
ibr.the^breathless ears of the waiting 
World, .in . the' interests; bf the ice 
industry. . 

In sliort, pifogram is the same old 
femme hints that have been done 
over and over and over agairi since 
radio was in diapers. There isn't a 
new thought or twist, to lighten it up 
br to make it stand oUt f rom dozens 
o£ similar prpgrains thrbughout the 
country both on network and on lit- 
erally hundreds; Of individual sta- 
tions. , 

. It is riPt ,a surerflre prpgrani on 
Content or eniertainmerit and must 
gather its- listeners from the few 
wbmen angling to snatch off .a five 
note for a letter writing essay.: 

"; ■, ■ ■; Gold. 



HOUR OF CHEIBB 

With Gcorre BbWc, Leonard Fatrl-. 
ccUi's Four Boyal - Waiters, Doris 
Peck, Newt; Moss'- swing: quartet 

7 ; and transcribed orchestra - 

MUsiiB and .SbnffS 

30 Mins. . 

HULL'S CBti AM ALB 
Sat.,'7:3<l p;in. 
WICC, Brldgepbri 

While aPPreci^tLye of the power of 
the : air-mediurii, - the ljusinessmeri of 
Coririecticut seldbm splurge. Even in 
this case of a much more elaborate 
production' thari ' usual the brewer- 
sponsors haye used orchestral trans- 
Criptioris to augment the live talenti 

It's, outstanding locally-emanated 
fare fbr; southern New; England, how- 
ever, and' the, weekly haU-hpur 
bright to make a dent from lower 
Massiachusetts ta Long Island Sound. 
(Continued on page 60) 



Wednesday, December 2, 1936 



VARIETY 






mam 




1936 HEADLINERS 



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'IS'"'"' 



13 NETWORK BROADCASTS 

■jAr THE MARCH OF TIME (WABC and M Statione) 
for" Time Inc. 

■y^ CAVALCADE OF AMERICA (WABC and 49 Su- 
tione) for E. L du Pont de Nemoure and Co., Inc. 

-Ar RENFREW OF THE MOUNTED (WABC and 48 
Stations .5 times a week) for Continental Baking 
Company. 

ilC JACK PEARL— BARON MUENCHAUSEN AND 
CO., with CliflF Hall, Morton Bowe, Tommy Dorsey'e 
Orchestra, Edythe Wright (WJZ and 42 Stations) 
for Brown & Williamson Tohacco Corporation. 

* GUY LOMBARDO AND HIS ORCHESTRA 
(WABC nnd 27 Stations) for General Baking Co. 

ii( PITTSBURGH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND 
GUEST ARTISTS (WABC and 51 Stations) for 
Pillshiirgh Plate Glass (x>mpany. 

■y^ VEE LAWNHURST, THE CHARIOTEERS, 
PAUL DOUGLAS (WABC and 30 Stations) for 
Wildroot Co., Inc- 

^ IRENE BEASLEY AND THE JESTERS (WABC 
and WCAU) E. I. du Pont dc Nemours & Co., Inc. 

^ CARBORUNDUM BAND (WABC and 17 Stations) 
for The Carborundum Company. 

.... And 408 local broadcasia using 523 Stations. 



BBDO 



BA'ITEN, BARTON, DURSTINE & OSBORN, Inc. 
Adverlising 

303 MADISON AVENUE NEW YOKK CITY 
Clii BoDlon Buffulo Piltoburgh 



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ITednesdaj, December 2, 1936 





WW 

On Snigk Charter Hour Period 




LOCK 0 



Cincinnsltir 
Procter & Gamble inaugurated a 
new combination adiverUsing stunt 
this week on WLW, blurbing Crisco 
and its White Naphtha laundry 'soap 
on separate programs in a quarter- 
hour spot 

First ci mi Crisco 
blurbs, has Arthur Chandler, Jt„ or- 



ganist, and giiest vocalists. Then 
seven minutes qX hews . flashes, by 
James Alderman, minced with plugis 
for P. is G. White Naphtha. 

All talent Xrom the Crosley staff. 

For initial week combo idea is 
aired Monday, Wednesday and Fri- 
day at 1:30 p^ m. Starting next week 
the schedule will be those three days 
at 12:15 p. m. and Tuesday and 
Thursday atrl0:45 a. iik 



M.S 



Cmiltor, Barns and JfRn, Paswrnack, 
Thlbaoli Tlpked Op 



Several reneWals under present 
sponsorships came through last w^H 
for radio names represented by the 
William Morris office. Extensions 
included:: 

Eddie Cantor, Texaco, weeks 
commencing Dec, 26. 

Burns and Allen, Campbell's, 13 
weeks/ Jan. I-April 30. (After that 
the team switches to General Foods.) 

Josef Paistemack^ Viqk's 13 Weeks 
fcommehcing Dec. 27. 

Conrad Pacltafd, 13 

weeks coinmencing Dec 8: 




Looks Like Hockey Clair F^i 
Right on Broadcast B.O. 




Philly Spieler* Ga-Ga 

: Philadelphia, bee. J. 

Wiinted: 10 radio announcers, 
salary $225 iiiohth. 

So read classifieil ad in local 
daily last Sunday (29) iand 
niike toilers of this town, most 
of whom w'ork for fan mail and 
carfare; are scrambling all over 
each to land, proffered 

jobs. 

Investigation: reveals adve^j 
tiser is promoter sleeking lads 
handle amplifying system 
at flock of bingo game eitipoH^ 
urns, Nothing dauntedi radio's 
personality boys are still liot 
on the chase. 



Johii Karri 

(tf Set-Check Gadget 

Atlantic City, Dec. 1. 
John Karoi, ' director o£ market re- 
search of thie Columbia Broadcasting 
System, described to members of the 
American Marketing Society in ses- 
sion at the Hotel Claridge here Sat- 
urday (28) an automatic recorder lor 
measuring radio audiences. 

When the radio is turned on, Karoi 
explained, a tape Is placed ih motion 
upon which rests a stylus that re- 
ceives its lateral position through a 
connection, with the tuning dial. The 
period of operation, Karoi said, ia 
accurate to ^ithin 30 iseconds and is 
determined by measurlnif the stylus 
line longitudinally. Station selections 
are determined by the lateral po- 
sition of the line. 

Advantages of this device,-~Karol 
told his listeners,, are that failings 
of human inemory are eliminated; 
records of set opieration.ihay be had 
for consecutive periods; specific por- 
tions of a program can jiow be. meas- 
ured, 'and that reliabilib' of results is 
insured by having comparable data 
for a long i>eriod of time in each 
home. 

. KarOl said that recorders are too 
costly at present to make wide dis- 
tribution possible jiist now and that 
radio-owners must be indubed to 
permit installation. 

Society voted to atflliate with the 
National Association of Marketing 
Teachers, the new organization to be 
known as the American Marketing 
Association. :Frank R. Coiitant, of 
New York, . was ^elected president. . 

WHKC Local Aiiditions 
For National Accotints 

Columbus, Dec. 1. 

Two WHKC shows were tran- 
scribed last week for auditions tor 
niatiohal sponsors. Montgomery Ward 
Co.. will consider 'One ©'Clock at 
Huttoh Corners' skit for national 
transcription series. Outfit is now 
using show locally. 

Other 'program is kid show which 
will be auditioned for national break- 
fast food sponsor. 

Cast of -Hutton Corners' show 
changed again with Carlton Mdfflt in 
and Larry Lawrence : out. 



Reps Woo W9XBY 

Kansas City, Dec. ; 
W9XBY will probably haVe a na- 
tional representative within the jipxt 
te,w weeks. Several repS have been 
tailing this station recently. Among 
them are' .Vestpri, Frykman & AUeii, 
Ferguson ft Aston and ConoVer-Ser- 
yiss. Scramble looks to unwind in 
favor of latter. 

Prediction based on fact that Coh- 
over-Serviss has impressed nicely 
by biz they have turned to station 
in the. . past..: Station, however, is 
very silent '.le whole matter. 

Good Spielers Scarce 

Los Angeles, Dec. 
, Unjess the new crop of announcers 
shows 'better promise, .,;Los Angeles 
stations may have to import spielers 
for staff replacernients) Last week 
three spots auditioned two 
dozen barkers and only was 
hired. 

At least two triansinitters are Iran- 
tic for mike help and it looks like 
they'll have to go out of town to get 
what they want 



Detroit, . X, 
. Recent ban on broadcasting of 
local National loop hockey games 
has upped attendance ighe$t 
peak in several years, according to 
officials 6t Olympia, .where contests 
are played. Figures on first two 
games played here seem to substan- 
tiate claim^ but it's too early to fore- 
casit Hie effect on rest of season. 

Airing^ were banned, this year 
after WJBK had broadcast games 
for past several seasons .because 
piick , moguls; ; believed they ■ iiiter- 
f^red considerably with attehda 
Officials i^eaSohed that, since hockey 
action is so fast it almost precludes 
an interesting .program for any but 
dyed-iif-the^ti^ool f ans,> the airings 
Were k^ping regular patrons at the 
radio sets, especially: in bad weather 
in wlntei when hockey holds forth. 

Ban catised a rush by local sta- 
tions, for resumes imniediately fbl- 
Idwibg games, luractically all 11 Ing 
Vip commercials. Bah proved some- 
what of setback for WJBK, whose 
forte is siiiorts^ and which has had 
backer for hockey broadcasts past 
few seasons. 



Giie$t List 



AMEBICAN CAN 

fTtt. 9— WJZ) 

: . Dec. 9h— Kate Smith. 

Dec. 15— Sheila Barrett. 

Dec. 22.— Patsy Kelly. 

Pec. 29— Gertrude Nieseiu 

Jan. 5— Herman Bing, Henry 
rhetta. 

GENEBAL MOTOB9 

(Sii. lih-WEAF) 

Dec. 6— iiily POhs; 

Dec. 13— Moriz Rosehthat 

Dec. 20— Rose BamptOn. 

KOLTNOS 

(T^. «— WABC) 

Dec. 8-^Ray Middletoh, Ruby Mer^ 
cer. Elizabieth Murray; , f.-. 

De(^ .15— Phil Regan, Florence 
Reed. v 

Dec. 22— Fritzi Scheff, Jiiiimy Far- 
relU Yvomici lyahtzott. 

PITTSBUBGH PLATE GLASS 

Dee. 6U-Re<ed Kennedy^ 
Dec 13— Reed Kennedy. 

FiBESTQNE 

(Mori. 9:30—WEAF) 
ic. T-rrBichard Crooks, 
c. 14^H'ladys Swartho^it; 
' Dec. 21 — ^Richard Crooks. 
Dec. .28— Richard Crooks. 
Jan. 4— Laiiritz Melchior^ 

HEINZ 

(M-W'F.;41a^^-^ABt^^^ 

. Dec. 0— Greta Palmer, vW. Esty 
Albig. 

Dec. 11— Princess Kropotki 
George SOkolsky. 
Dec. 14— William Lyon Phelps. 
KBAFT 
(Th. 10—}^EAF) 

Dec. 3— Alice Paye, GregOr Pi 
gorsky. Gene Rayinond. 
Dec. 24— Jose Iturbi. 
Jan. 7— Greta Stueckgold. 
JarL 14r— Guiomar Novaes. 
Jan. 21— Rose Bampton. 

NASH 
(Sat. 9--WABC) 
Dec, 12— Conrad Mayo. 
Dec. 26— Ruth Breton. 
Jan. 2— Julius Huehn. 
Jan. 9— Josephine Antoihe. 
BOYAL GELATINE 
YTh. 8—WEAF) 
I Dec. 3— Noel (toward, Gertrude 
Lawrence, Ed Wyhn,, Don Cossack 
Choir, Doris Hare, Eddie Pea body. 
SHELL 
(Sat.9:3(h-WEAF) 
Dec. 5— Bunny Dryden, 
Hammer. 

LUX 

(Moii. 9— WABC) 
pec, 7— Robert Montgomery, Ellssa 
Landi. 

BAbio GtlDE 

(Fri. 10~WJZ) 
4— Beriay Venuta. 

BCA 

(Su. 2—WJZ) 
. 6— Morton Downey, Rugger i 
Ricci, Hannah Klein, Pauline 
bert, Argentine Orchestra. 

FORD 

(Su. 9— WABC) 
, ft— Marjorie Lawrence. 

SEARS 
(Th. lO^WABC) 
Dec. 3— WaUace Beery, 
Huston; 

CAMPBELL 

(Fri. 9— WABC) 
Dec. 4— Claudette Colbert, Fred 
MacMurray. 



WedneB(3ayt December 2, 1936 



R 4 II I « 



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45 







MerhphiSj Dae. . 
: All alert move ,oa the part of Bob 
Aiburty; manager of 100-watt-^^W^ 
at Memphis, prpvi station 
with protcQtion against the influx of 
suits nbw being filed in various 
parts of. the qbuntry by. riecprding 
artiists. Aft6r diking with -Several 
bartdsmeri, Alburty cbnceiyiBd ■ the 
idea ■ of putting . the question up^ to: 
leading b'anijs, anent . releasing his 
station, from any liability ai-ising 
from broadcasting their r^cordinps. 

Albiirty circulated release .agree- 
ments among recording artists, - 
ticularly among orchestras^ ' ing 
.their signatures. 

Agreement, calls for . station., 
gling name of artist when recor is 
.played . iahd providing a souirce of 
. publicity for es»ch artist, Among those 
■ wh6 have signed are Tbmmy pbrsey,^ 
Gus Arnheim, . Ben Ppllack, Xayieri 
Cuigati ' Jimmy Luhceford, Clyde 
McCoy, Isham . Jones (for his Junior^) 
:and Pth^rs, This protects WHBQ on 
hundreds of recorded numbers' and. 
.ieiiables Alburty to withdri^w- records 
;.of artists who oppose bt-baidca'stihg pf 
:their rficordings. ' 



Bowes May MX. Saliite 



Columbia is considering splitting' 
t up the m.c. assignment of its KNX 
..dedicatory program' Jan', . . anipng 

several, names, including Majbrj Edr. 
;,ward BbwesV' .- Show wjU'; riJin 
; two hours, half originati ,? f rom 

New Yprk .and the other firoim Hplr 
jlyw'ood. 

Hookup will be a late 'Sat,urday 
ing one^ 



KYDL's Ringers Win 



, Salt Lake; City, Dec, 1. 

KDYL, bowling team last 
week declared .city; ch^rhplofns. 

However, te&m sponsored by' 
the -NBG-af filiate hasn't . ' 
single emplPyb of. the station 
Pn the team. 



WARING IN DETROIT 
ON N0 FORD DEAL 



Ford Motors has submitted a new 
cbritfact tp Fred Waring which limits 
his air connection with that: firxiv tP 
a half hour a "wePk. Wari' and his 
manager, . , Jbhnn'y .\ O'Cbijnbr, sire 
visiti Detroit tpdjiy . (Wednesday) 
to . disciiss the renewal, with. Fprd 
oflfioials. 

Present Waiiring-For d . brp6dcJast al- 
liance is. spread over- I?BC arid Cp- 
lumbi with the band doing a .half 
hour on either network. 



Ed Byi^oh oh Own 

:'Ed .'Byron has ' resigned from the 
Cleveland ^. Chase Co. jprpgram prb^ 
diicers,; to iaiinch a- ventiiire of his 

.pwn..' ' . ' ' ',. ■ ' 

. : Before , teamin/g: .with ChasCi 
BjrrPn wj^s.- radio iriectpr of the 
William Esty, ;.£tgency/ 



r Milton Fi . Hull,' : cbnTedifih, ' will 
double' between WlCC;/ Bridg^pPrt, 
and' regUlat* Satiijrda^ gti^sti ' ' Mth 
Ejd; Fitzgerald's .ivariety; troupe 
VVORr -v ■■■■■ ■ -'r 




Forma.Moh of Six -.Sta|,tion 
Ne^vrprk; Calif otn Is 
First of Allied Newspaper 
Membership r-^ Each of 
Half Dozen Holds A. P; 
Franchise R e c a 1 1 s 
Damm, Kay Confab 



IMPLI<:AtIpNS 



in broadcast 
circles over Wjeekend at 

NBC: havi consented.. ' .for-' 
miatipn of ia ^Net^prki 

which has." as . its nucleus . , fotir 
McClatchy statipjns ihat ace sl^ici ttf: 
jbi thp crflss-cpiintry ..web .D^c* 29.- 
Same bbservprs fpreseie' thiS; angle 
going a Step further. AssUining'thaf 
I^BC would . im.^inlain its benign atti-r 
tude, there would be hothmg 'tb ' pre- 
vent, newsflaiier. owncd^ st&tions • get- 
tiii\g . together . extended 'hookups 
of .their pWn.'^- '.. 

Each one. of the si the 
Galifbrnia?Netwdrk is a niember of 
the. Asspciated press. Some :qt thfe 
J,j:end anticipatots "in the trade s6e 
alh pmen and a possibility 4h thct 
tioint of unanimity. TheS'' Conjure Up; 
something that has Pfteh .bc^ch pre)^ 
'dieted, that is,- newspapers holding 
AP f rahphises settinjg up a broadcast 
frbnt which woulid. entail hot bnly a 
network 'ialliarice. but co-.pperatibh; °m 
sales' methods and meirchandisih'g.: ' 

At the cpnventipn of the . iTatibhal 



Not on 







Coyer ing for Basket 



i5partanbur& S. Pec. I. 

' Local: clailies with . rigid press 
ban oh station WSPA have de- 
cided pn' news: policy anent 
Junior ind Senior Chambers of 
Commerce discusisions on plans 
for. new radio station, 'opijosi- 
tibn Soy V^SPA. ; 

: Sapers' will lay •pff stories in 
print but win coyer the nieet- 
ings jvist the keep posted^ 



Asspcia,tion' p^ Broadcasters, in Cblp- 
raido 'Springis two years agp , Waltfer 
Damm^. WTMj, Milwaukee, arid 
tambdi^ Kay, WSB, Atlanta,; 
brought tpgether a humhiir of the 
newspaper ^oWnPd statiohs fpr a .dis- 
cjussiph. of tbf latter .prpble 
xire?e.;]nfia<fe fbr'^^^ ,ibut 
4>y the time thii^ 

place the mbvemeht had pe;te|;ed but* 
With- the!, ihtiei-u newspaper- 
pwhed" outlets as a.i-spur, this move- 
ment, it is believed^ cpuld bp -brpught 
back to life and made an important 
factpr ;in:. national broadcasting^ 
.;?PJBC has igpne so fail with :Mcr 
Clqtchy 3sf tp gssure the hewsp.appr 
chain that it wiU not . have tp . ,clear 
a regibnal , pbmmeroiat ^ff pn.p pf its 
statlonis i ordiij^ tp ni9kp robin fpir 
an NBC^ program: The California 
•BTetwprk propose tp uise this angle as 
;a mjti|pr: selling pioint in > approaching 
Clientsi,' 



/ Ifanies 'Wilkinsoiiti^ . adci^d to 

'Wife' SaVet* jptpgicam pn NB0 red 
for. Miii^h^ttah Spab Gp. ^OsWald^' 
;the • ■ shb.tv's;' heretofore -unidentified^ 
pianist, is: li^vin^ Milfejr.; 



Of: the IQO ing ' 
(i. thbsfq that invested more mpney 
in media than any pther)^ during tiie , 
first il months is^^ yeai:) 344^ 
nbt use any pt the, three major neji- 
works, althbuigh nine of; thosse 
could very likely not makis the web 
grade because their products wpuld- '■ 
be ^debarred, igures pn this ' p'pint : 
ar.p : indirectly cbntained; ^ , / 6r$-' 
chure now bWhg isihieij^i^by CB^^ 
^ annual coniputatipni'pt,.^^^^ pt 
netvynrks(l)y leading spen^ -y -. 

Thpsp who idn't v^e j\yeb^ f^^^ 
are: P. Lprillard (Old 0pldi,>l^^ 
tionski pistillers, Lambert- j^^^ 

SPhentey bistillera, l5ea|irain. Oistil- 
lers; Hudisbn Mptor, Wittppolitan 
Ijife : Insu^Ance, ■'EiiAmkh^--Kafi^^ : 
It . S^tilbb, AmbuI^j^jGood)^^^^ 
ber,; /■ Fraiikf'prt ? 

^Dry^ Bqr'deh,: Keltrinator; ^,l?ar^ain° ' 

U. S,^ Rubber^ Qeri^^ diiji^^JW*: ^ ' 
& TiUord Inipbrt ; Oo4;v Jojiw^^tf^ Sfc ^ : 
JohnsPn/Ex-Lax/Groye Lat)b|6Ei^'i^ 
Congpleutti Nairn,; ^brgi^. jCdniB'il^6- = .. 
tfll Distilling, B<rti ;Ami, -dbtsri 
Paper, Hiram W^pr, ty^IfrB. mk* ' 
harii, Continental ;rpiIi Jtfiitro»^lii)^ < 
•wyn-Mayeri plough*; 'lilR^; JE!ore^bl4j( ' 
ranking is in the oitdeij pt it^iM 
V?;,'Ming m^iJiy.C^Mifila JJiifilv i : 
did not include ItfUtiia^;!^ only th(» > 
three older websk >&<^ii\^il^otih i^^ 
rived at by the. CBS pir0Mbtjpj| *' 
pai^ment is that 22 v9|ipn)»|>ra(,v, 
CBS exclusively, :. 7 ,>i(ise<l{ tjfipt ;1 
similarly; and ft the^Ufci f C^jfi^]^^ 
n4 total , pjf;i*| apcoun^ frbite^^^ ; 
'9pend^', ithe Rejd had' Mraiiid~ ]th*; ^ 



Blue had -^e.' 



;#iiir;t!?i • 





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46 



VARiETV. 



Wednesday, Deceniber 2^ 1936 




Washington, Dec. 



DEaSIONS 



California: KDB, Santa Barbara, daytirrie 
power boost from 100 to 250 watts; Acceptance 
- Coi'p., San Diego, deniied petition aslci commlsh 
'limit and define ipsues' at further hearing on . applica'^': 
tion for new station to be operated on 1200 kc with: 
100 watts, days only. 

Florida: WLAK, Lalceland, ■ graftt'ed license extension 
lot- ai temporary, period .0 three months from Dec/ 1; 
subject to , commish action pn. regular renewal appli- 
cation^ WTAUTallahaMee,. grants one month, exten- 
sion of license from Dec. 1, pendinjg; action on renewail' 
application; Bay County ; Publishers, .Inc.; Panama' City, 
denied petition asking commish to reconsider and 
grant; without hearing ' application for hew station 
• :ilie«roperated.on I420^^ kc with 100. watts, days oniy. 

■ Haiio: KTFIy Twin Falls, granted; authority to install 

■ li&yr automatic f requehcy- control equipntent; on' eon- 
' itioti it shall not be. consti'ued as at finding on KTFrs 
:pehdii)g application for renewal, nor that commish 
'has found that^ siattoh is:Or will be i 
the public, interest' beyond the express ..terms of. the- 

; . authority r.KIDb, . Bo 
license for 'one month;; starting. Dec.: 1, jpendihg acti 
on'' renewal application. 

. ' Indiiiiiia: WIRE< Indianapolis, granted , renewal of 
';^f:ceiase:. to May 1, 1937; -Hanunpnd Calumet Broadcasting 
.. Coip.r H&minoh|ii; suspendjed order of Sept. 22 (Chair- 
;V.inan . Prall issentingV. igprahting: apjplication. for" new 
; station to' be Oper^atedjM 1480 kc- with 1 kw- daytimes,. 
Q^ becausje of protest of WKBW^ Buffialp. Apjplicatiph 
^•■Idl^ hearing.. •;■:;; "■' 

: : |»w«r KSCJ; Si^ City; J^purtat iSipux City, granted 
:' :li/i!ehfie Renewal for auxiliary, puiposes only to- May i; 

' .KaoMs: Erne^^ Ruehlen, Great Eiendj Tecon- , 

iidered and granted application for new station to be" 

'iiinitjUaiia^^ temporary' 
/i teiision .6f ;:pires^ to ' Jan. 1937, >. pending; 

:i^«onuhish.,abtion'^ ; WBNO, 

' "^.(Cpli^um Jpiace Bb New, Orleans, granted 

.. t<imik)nHT license Renewal ■ only' /subj^^ to whatever 
f '^riattion may be .taki^n i»yl c6)cn.inish . nn' pehdihi^ aippli- 
l>';CB^ttpn ;fpt - rt^ ^hd : on; applications' of Southern 

- / A^ Corp;, and C3iarles C. . Carlson. 

: i 'iVtoklsaBi liena Adrian,, granted 

; ■ te|iiieat^ piostpone hearing ^ on application for new 
y Istation ip he operated, days on 1440> kc with 250 watts, 
;':>lrQin";I)ee during Izist week ih January. 

}lp<diester,; granted teniporary 
^,ii^Ulre(^-j^a6n from Dec; I, 6ubie(M;46 action 

/pn^regii^ Fergus 
.y'Fati^vgr^nt'iH^ on: temporary- basis only 

v '^ubject ;1id^^ action may be; t^tkM by xsbmrnish 

' Visglilar renew^X/api>Iica.tion now pending. v- 
; ; /Mi)wiwj^ liOiiis,; 

>jgratiit€d renew^ ti license . tein^raiy basis f Pr a 
^pieripd .of'thrre^ r^^^ 

New ierSey:' W ied petitibn 

vjVfpr; retjonsideratioh imd'^or grant Pf its application, fir 
: vjnxPdillication pf ' license , (as . to. dayiime only ), so 'as tp 

■ authpjciifr Tise of 1 kw instead of 500 wattst WNfJW, 
;s :3Nrewark,, returned under ..authority of .Rule 107.1,. apf. ; 
:.;plicatipn- for increase .in day.-ipiP.weij-ir6m. 2'/i kc- to.'. 

• 'New.- M^ A.'iW. Mills; Gallup, Rrarited hew sta- 
; ■ tipn to be^pperaled on 1500 kc with lOO^ watts. 



New York: WMBO, Auburn, granted authority to 
transfer control of corporation froni George L. Steyens 
to Boy Albertsoh (1310 kc With 100 watts unlimited), 
Aisp granted; renewal of iiciehse to June 1, 1937. Also 
granted permit to move;' .transmitter, install, vertical 
radiator and ne-w eiquipnleht and boost day power from 
100 to '250 watts. 

WFAB, New York,, granted regular licensie. renewal; 
WBBll, , Brooklyn, granted regular license renewal; 
WJTN, A; ^. Newtadn, Jamestown, granted extension 
of present license to Jahi l . pending: action, on .'regular, 
renewal applicatibn; IH^MF^.-Piattsburg, grantedi(exten- 
present license to' Jan. .ptbhding. action, on 
regular renewal application. . . 

Texas: KRBC, Abilene,- ■granted day power jump: 
from 100. to. 250 watts; KGNCj Amarillo, present^lir 
cense further extisnded .for a period .-pf three .months: 
from Dec. 1,. pn a teniiwl:a|f:y: h^ 

Vtah: KIj6,' KaysViile, denied peiTnit make 
-changes in .equipnient, install . directional ahtenha ; and 
boost {>ower from 500/Watts to;i kw niights, 5 kw days, 
1400 kc (Exaniiner it. L. Wklker s^^^ 

Vcrawnt: .WGA'X,. Buriington Daily News, Inc., Bur- 
lington, granted; day pbWer jump from IpO to 250 watts. 



NEW mmm 



Arkansas: .KLRA, liittie Rtfck; install vertical 
antenna, boost day power from 2% to 5 kw. 
^ Caiifcrnia: KMJ, ; McClatchy > Broadcasting ., 
Fresno, boost nj^ilit power frorri. 500 watts to 1 kw, 

CMsrado:; Continental ' Radio Co;, Denver, new; sta- 
tion to be operated pn 880 kc with 500 watts nights,-! 
kw days, sharing with KPOi', Dehyeh (epntihgent on 
KFKA, Qreely, being; -granted; ahPtter frequency ).^; 

MiehiffaB:; William .Wv- Ottaway, ' Poirt 'iHUron,' -hew 
' Station to -be :ppet:ate>d on 1370 kp with 250 watts ' days. 
. 'Missoni^i: ©pn .M. Lidenton and ' McCarthy (do-' 
ii^ business as Fields McCarthy- Gp. X Poplar luff, heW 
station tp he operated on 1310 kc with ilOO Watts 
times.-'' ■' 

New YorH: WBNX, New. York ; install hew, 
^ii^smitttf/new direiitiQh^l antenna .for day and .night 
liise and boost power from 1 •to'S.'kw. - > '-. 

Phip:;' WSMK> Dayton, install hew trainsmitter and 
jump poweir froni 200 to 500; Wat ; SprihgOeld News- 
papers« Inc., Springfilerd, new daytime -station rtp be 
operated oh ,1120 kc with 25Q watts; t'ppd Terniinal 
Biroadcasting Co^ Cleveland,, hew daytime: -station to 
be operated on tiSOO ke with 100 watts; Valley iBroad- 
casting. CP., Ypuhg^town, ' hew stjttibn to be ; pperated. 
on 1350 kc with 1 kw; Frank O. Klap^j, Zariesvillej new 
station to be operated on 121Q kii With' 100 watti (re-' 
quests facilities of WAtiR, Zanesvill^^^^^ 
' Oklalrama: Record. :Pub}lshing: Go.,. . QkmUlgee, neW 
dasftinie station to be ppei^ted on 1210:, kc. with 100 
;watts.;:- 

Teanessee:. 'WMC,^ ;C3ommercial, i^)peal, 

Memphis, hobst- hi^t -pw to. 5 kw, using 

directional' afitenha nights. ^ :. - :. ' 

Teacas: West Texas Broadca^tingr. Wiohitai Falls, 
,_ne,vi/ -station to be-operated on 1380 kc with 1 liw^ using 
irectional antenna nishts; KRtlV, Red River "Valley 
roadca&ting. 'tlorp:, Sheirrhan,.. jump power from lOQ 
to 250 watts^^Maieolm H; Clack (Clack Radio Service), 
Amarillo, hew statibn. to be pperated on 1500 kc with 
...lOO'-watts. ■ . ■ *■ 

' Wie^it yirffini W^LK, .. ^ .Co., . Clark-sburg. 

hew transmitter, change hoursV\)f 'bperatibn frbm -days 
to unlimited and power from, . 100 watts ' to 100 -v^ratts 
ights, 250 watts days. 





MICHIGAN 
Radio Network 
is Operated bi| i935 
WXYZ, Detroit, with 
the Identical Mechanical 
as are used by 
to Coast Networks 

OPIgRATING ON FULL TIME SCHEDULE^ 



WCBM> Battimpre, Jumps 
Rates— And Promises More 

Baltimore, Dec. 1. 

WC:BM, local lOO-watt indie station 
that's member of the Inter-City Sys- 
tenii has upped its card fate^ and 
separated ^ts national and local ac- 
counts' rates which had been equated 
for over ai year» 

Upping * froni $85 to $100 per 
hour for local accbunt, night time. 
National account, :$120. Other hikes 
for smaller periods proportionate. 
' WCBiyi is building new transmitter 
which will be in operation by Janu- 
ary. At that tone statipn wilt jump 
rates, again, it is promised^ 

Pacific Coast Notes 

Rabert Mbnlf umery set by Lyx for 
airing Dee. 7 of 'Grand Duchjess find 
the Waitress.' 



Bittffh Cowhan; Biil Lewis and 
Larry White of ColumbiaJs home of- 
fice in Hbllywdod to set KNX for 
switch to chain Dec; 23.- • 



Jay Slmins added to KFWB (Hollyi 
wobd> annouhcihg' staff; Swings over 
from KEHE (Los Angeles'). 



Laurance Ii. .Cross marked sevehth 
anniversary of his program, -Cross- 
cuts frbmth^ Log o' the Day/ ov.^r 
NBG nietworks frbm San Francisco 
la^t week," Southern Harmphy Fputf 
cplbred warblers, alsp. on series from 
start. 



Shirley Flshman; ight, : added to 
the National .Players at NBC. San- 
Frahciscp studibs. 



Dohaid Diidiey Will , replace Itpw- 
ard McNear "as.: reader on the Golden 
State Menu Flash byeir; KPQ, San 
Francisco, beginning Disci T;^ McNear' 
has resigned to inpve tb-Los Angeles. 



Dave Stretch,; formerly Pf Chi.cagb, 
is now. .piahis't^ahd arrahger-.fbr' the 
Fpur Pages, male quartet iheard on 
the Woman's. Magaisine of ' the Air 
over the NBC web fiohi San Frah- 
cisco; 



Helen CfvelU olT the San FranciscP 
NeWsV department isl back on 

the job after time out to fight illness. 



Caslr awards tPtalihg^ $133 were 
split last week anxong staff employ- 
ees at NBC's San Francisco .studios 
who. tobk part,in :a tenth ahniversary 
show recentiy,., IVIoney was distrib- 
uted; in same ratilp, as fan mail was 
rieceived ^ Frahl^ Bar tohi; . anhoiincer, 
took iop- -prtre,, :.fbllbwed • ,by RUth 
Chapel, .■. male ' qUartet comprising 
Jennings ' Pierce, Euefene. JBOwes. By- 
ron Mills and Abbott TPssman. Van 
Flemihg, David McKay, Amelia -Ken- 
nedy and Jessie Woods. 



, . -l^e.iB Biihep a^d bride, of Medford, 
O je:; where. Bishopt' nrianages station 
KMED, honeymooned ih Sah Fran- 
cisco-c^nd Holly woodj 

KFRG,, San ^FranciSco.- has- added 
Mai*y Ann -Harris, -vocalist, to the 
cast ;pf Tom; Breneman's Feitii ine 
Fanciest: programs oij .Wednesdays. 



Don Forbes, KNX (Hollywood) 
anhouncer, will be in. a cast for three 
months following autO crash which 
killed Bi.ilv-Kuser,; ;Klij . .(Los An- 
geles) chief , announcer. 



Jdhnny Murray- emiCeeine 'Curtain 
Galls* - (Jin.. .KBtWB; (Hollywood). 
Owen Crump swings over to anothei" 
sho-vy, 



. Driiry lane, forj^er , KNX ( - 
wood).' production manager, 
ilarly occupied with :NayIor Rogers 
at KOV (Phoenix). 



Geite' Raymond 
giiesti with Bi 



Fay 
• 3. 



George Irwin heading continuity 
department- at KEiiE (Los Angeles). 
AI Poska frbpv Omaha' .added to an- 
npuricing stair. ' ' 



Clarence y.Juii'e^tl.'. will Uhveil, his 
new S.OOO-vv^^tiftrahsm liter at ^^^k 
(Los Angeles^;^/ 8^ 

Garlsdiii from Hammer 
Agency, Hai-tford, in Hollywood, 
:Viforkin serisflf 



V.Fred - ' jones yih^ed ,Coast from 
N. Y. y by Hearst org * publicize 
KEHE (Lbs Angeles). 



, Hal Styles, roving reporter for 
KMT$ (Hplofwood). floored by flu. 



El?a Schalierl copped a march on 
Hollywood's hest-pictuie-of-the^year 
. picke.rs= an gave .out' her se- 
• lections last week; 




Mpntreaij> Ijec, 
ladstpne - Murray;, ..new -general 
manager of G6C is in Montreal, Wiu 
make ihiis his- headquarters i 
prehenisiye toUr of (Quebec, to ba foU 
loiyed by a swing. through the east'- 
ern wraritimes. Early next year, he 
will, make a tour pf Western Canada, 
and the Coast. 

. F'r.elude to these, ti'av.ells. was ai cbn-.. 
ference ,last; week between Murrjiy 
and station officials :lrom\Halifax to 
Vancouver. Associated with; private 
a3 well as'CBC broadcasting, statioh 
repre^ntatiyes were invited to, bffec. 
sugg^ibn^- and assist in carrying Out 
the new GBC policy of building Up 
a basi'ic-struet'urer' bi distinctly Cana- 
dian. ■ radio entertainment... 

" In addition to studying techhicat, 
prpblems diiring, :his .Quebec, tour 
JVIurray will, also surVey available 
Canadian talent, this will be in the . 
nature bf a gehiral stock-taking bf 
the: mUsic, drama, vocal arid instru- 
mental, categories. He is also hopeful 
of .extendihg daily CBC brpad^asti.ng 
time irbm the present six-hbur eve- 
ning .schedule; tO' 12 .hoiOrs. 

Gadsd^it Statioh's Ide^^ 
Mulfeid f or Luc^^^^ 

. Gadsden, Ala.,; Dec.;, . 

WJBY here has been trying, tp in- 
terest Lucky Strike ciggies and Lord 
it Thomas in a musical stahz;^ 
worked up: by Allen BroWh* mike« 
man and sales rep^ Program la- 
beled 'Predicting Next Week's it 
Songs' and. involves playing of 10 
pieces, from the preceding liucky 
Strike 'Hit Parade* with jpredictiona 
as to which Will be rated qne, two 
and three oh the coming week's pa- 
rade. Show here is used as. a Ipcal 
half-hbUr sustainei' on Sundays. 

WJEY wrptie George Washington. 
Hill anent its idea and the latter 
turned the matter over to Jess Welch 
of Lord . a? ITiomas Who requested a 
recbrding of the show. Subsequently 
ihese has been some correspondence, 
but Lord .& Tliomas hasn't committed 
itself to any barg ■ 

HUGH ERW^T BANKRUPT 



F.srnier NSC Official Lists $3 
Liablii 



Hugh C. Erhst, daissified as a sales- 
man, of 227 West 45th street, filed a 
voluntkry ijetltion in, ,; bankruptcy 
Saturday- (28) in NeW .York Federal 
Court, He listed his liabilities 
$39^624.30 and assets at $75. Among 
the:, creditors named . Were John 
Wartamaker ' on ia note for $6,750 
which, plus interest; totals about 
$10,000, and the Natiphal Broadc^ist- 
ing Co., $1,550. 

Some years ago Hugh Einst was 
a -power in radio talent matters. He 
belonged to the AyleSworthiMcClel- 
iand-Scheuing epoch at NBC. He 
was moved to Chicagb in 1930 
NBC took up its headquarters in 
Merchandise. Mart. Further back 
Erhst pre-dated Jimmy Gillespie and 
Jack :'Lavrin -rthe, management of 
Paui Whiteinan. '■ 

■;jle handled the. music and phono- 
graph department -Wafiaiftaker'g 
at one time. 



Weill ' Ageiicy *s Scripts 

Buffalo, 

, 'Two honorable mentioners the 
recent NBCJ childrehs* script don test 
have. been , signed ' up by Armand S 
Weill, local ad agency, tiii-bugh Rob- 
ert Weill; radi department head. 

Weill is peddling 'Jungle Jamt)o'i-ee' 
by Frank Novak and three Thornton 
W. Burgess .Scripts along the lines of 
the Burgess syndicated: bedti 
stories. 




Iisr MLtlMCKtf/ IT'S 



WedBesdayi Decemlier 2, 1936 



R A BIO 



VAKIBTt 



4T 







B^ger Reps Cordial to Low-Watters? 

Trade Pf ophets See ChanigredAtiitudeT-- Also 
Soiiie Rep Mergers Al^ead 



A, drive by the bigger sidtibii reps 
fdr idwr wattage clients liooks ijke a' 
possibility for the near future. This 
'nroulti . mark a considerable depar- 
ture from previous standards of big 
station->irpping« ' when the, flrst- 
iine reps insisted that if they mixed 
igh and low->wattage stations, the 
high-wattage crowd would object 
Quintet of new factors is now in the 
situation, hpwever, and might occa- 
sion a possible about-face. Thiese 
new factors. itrieJ 

; (1) Bigger stations are so plugged 
with Idcal^ ; national and web ac- 
countsi'that th^re is very littlfe A-l 
timie leftlfor sale. This tends to 
mean that, the big reps are. anxious 
to annex .1^ soil to their 

rihdldings,;1ind it likewise means that 
the . bij^Xer stisttipns wouldn't . be so 
apt tO/ ohiect since their ptlates ate 
filled /to overflowing. 

(2) Since CBS . and NiBC have 
started thieir toxirnament . over sta-. 
tions^ a number of small-wattage 
airers have turned into /web aflili-; 
ateis from their previous indie status. 
This would make them suitable 
meat for the big reps; despite coin- 
i>aratively low , >yattage. 

(3) In some sections of the coun- 
try, notably : the midwest, sponsors 
and, agencies have developed Ja lik- 
ing for loy^twatters. This feeling re- 
sults^ to some extent froni the type 
of ' product . sold (usually, one' where 
there is ihtense dealer rivalry); 
from the company's financial status; 
|rom :^e peculiarities of market sit 
uations; and from the fact that mi 



west, agencies: have more time to" 
spend pii spot than theiir brethren 
.in; the 'eastv'-- 

(4) Big Teps are now miriting. 
enough.. coin to stand the gaff of 
building up little stations Vrithbut 
an immediate return oh invest* 
inent. 

(5) Very few big stations haye 
changed reps this year, meaning that 
90% .of the tophotch creW is for the 
moment not available for. corhpeti- 
tiye siVipi 

Reps.-LobkinK; Ahead 

. While. it is not' expected that nily 
big rep Will suddenly turn on the 
heat' it. is. fully : anticipated that oxie- 
by-one additibhs of the smaller fry 
may bie in the offing. There is : talk 
to that effect making the rounds 
now, much of it on the part of the; 
bigger reps; themiselves. . ■, 

Like most of the-'; recent .develop- 
ments, in; the spot biz, the conjem- 
plated new rep triend bespeaks 
radio's adviancing age. "Tendency 
(perfect example of textbook ecb- 
.nomics) is toward, irealizing, more 
prbflt'bn giyeh investments, both by. 
squeezing more mbney oiit of the 
existing isetup as Well as by expan- 
sion into" hitherto negiected fields. 

Smaller reps, for: their; part, will 
probably: try .to. prp'tect themselves 
against invasion by the bigger boys 
via .a series of mergers. Many of the 
littler boys how have only regional 
setups' and partialV representation. 
Mergers wbuld i put them , into the 
national class and better , fortify 
thein against inroads. Several com- 
bines along these lines are how in 
tlTe* cards. v 




State Broadcasters, Assii; 
Takes Hand in Precedent'^ 
Establishing Litigatibn'r- 
Mbtibn for New Trial Du^ 



^SERVICE' ANGLE 



By HABBT T. SMITH 

.. Taconria; Pec./l. 

A .decision conside^i^'ed of possible 
national importsince - as a precedent 
was handed jdpivn .[ here, last week 
when a jury . of six . men , and six 
wPmen a^yarded ..$500 to Hstrold P. 
Porter, disbhaurged' salesman of . Sta- 
tipn KMO. Latter- had sUed to col- 
lect $880.92 in cpmnl'i&sions which he 
claimed accrued, to him after his 
discharge on lonig-term contracts . he 
had priginally sold. . 

Washington. Broadbasters Assn. 
stepped-ihto. casb as 'friehd Of the 
court' ■ because of ithie' iadmitted' sig- 
nificance .of -the litii^ation as appli-, 
cable : to W situatibii .. common in alt 
stations — the financial rights 'ot dis- 
charged . salesineh. , KMO's^ defense 
was that; the . several 'accounts: were 
nbt jiist sales of time. biit. called for 
•the performance of siervicb, includ-- 
ing copy-writing, 'and. general qon-, 
tacting of the clients , as well as col- 
lection of the sums due. 

Local' Accounts 

intiff ' admitted he did not serv- 
ice, accounts after fired but '.claims 
that he .was Entitled to: full cbinrnis- 

. (Continued ;bn page 4?)'. ' ■" 



WIOD, Miami, Asks Agency Execs to 
Name 'Best Sides fiep for Dayton 



Not Positiveiy 



Baltimore,^ Nov. 31. 
WCBM js doing a sit-tight- 
ahd-don't?yeli>. biirnuj^ because 
WGAO is airing a twice-weekly 
*Santia Claus' program for a de- 
partment store .and, ' billi 
its Kris Kr ingle 
Santa GlaUs/ 

WCBM also has a similar pe- 
riod, fbr a rival depairtment; em- 
; porium, but its giveaway-giiy is 
just plain 'Santa Claus.' Not 
alleviating the _ WCBM feeling 
is fact .'.its prograni hit bzpn.e; 
before WCAO's' by three days, 
getting- ~ " Tuesday. (24) 
night. 



COLIMBIA DROPS 17 
DUBIOUS KNX SHOWS 



Hollywood, Dec. !• 
Columbia has kicked 17 more 
cbmmercials oft KNX prior to chain 
take-pyer of station on Dec. 29. 6f 
these- 12 are chiiirch. progriims and 
five nbstrums. It's the last pf thi^ 
station' cleanup, . which . previously 
saw 25 sponsored shows tbssed over- 
board. 

There was a mad scramble among 
the local smallies for the' biz: when 
the word went out, 



Charles Cutler, former 'Philosoph- 
ical '.Rambler! ait several .Connecticut 
studio's, auditibning at WOR. 



Chicago, Diec. I. 

Bad^.o . department heads of the 
various, advertising '-agencies' last 
week . received letters from station 
\mOD, Miami, asking them to indi-^ 
bate their prefweneeis iunong. the en- 
tire list of- station' representatives. 
Most oiC the radio execs took a squint 
'at the letter and . then tossed . U into; 
tite tyastebasket, refusing, to be put' 
on the sppt by such; a stunt 

Letter froni WIOD to the radl 
execs stated that they' Wer« Ipbk- 
ing for :a . repiresehtative ' .for ''he 
WIOD sister statiPn, WHIO, payibn, 
O.; aiid . that, they; Ayanted to get"^^ ' 
sl^t' from the^ radio tinie' buyers as ~ 
tb whom they think 'are the best 
representfktivesV "so~that WHlO qpuld , 
make a mpre :^tisfactory choice of - 
rep. ' ' ''c ' '" 

Second; page of the letter, carried 
a Ust of eyer^, knoyvh and estSbj? 
lishe^ station representative' outflit. 
vdth the radio buyer asked to check 
bit Jiiis preferences (I) (2) (3). - . 

While the letfer^aid that the pref- 
erences, : cpuld be -checked bfl 
anpiiytpipiisly, 'ihe radio execs gen- 
erally. Wuidn't gpr for even the hidr 
den-bail irick. 



Myrbn KitJk: to i.A. 

..Myrbh- kirl^'" . in cherge 'of 
Riithrautf & Ryan's radio de|)art- 
ment left for. the. Coast ThiirjBday 
(26) ;tP be in oiie of .the debuts pf Ll 
J'ol^ft for Rinsb-Life Buoy oyer 
CBS. His other interest while Jn 
HoUy wpod Will be the Joe PeniiSr' 

show ■ : . ' 

Kirk figures on returning to New 
York the middle of February. 






WCAU's Womein's Club df the 
Air, will bioadcast Chlisima^ 
DinneF and Poiiy Hizits to 














ieli her faiihful list 



lif 

"'WW 

5 O , 6 O 0 W Jl T T S 

J^kilatleliakla. 

BOBEBT STBEEt; Coaunercioi 



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Wedaesday, Pcccihbcr 2, 1936 




Ferry.Mos9 Seed Co^ tif Philadel- 
phia/ is flguirinjg on using, about 20 
st:ation$,this spring for a spot cam- 
paign - tbnn *h Ni W.- Ayer; Recprds 
are on the verge of being: cut for 
th0 series. 



Delv Cold 'Creani is testing a^ 15- 
minute transcripiti on WDRC, 
Hartford. May use ^Rochester Or 
Syracuse the liext. ifyotit spot. 
A.ibuht, which ha^ previouisly con- 
fined iteelf to department store dis- 
tributibti, is goi in for small sized 
jars and drugstore distribution. Er- 
win, Wasey & Go. is the agency* , 



Cecil Uiiderwood opening offices 
In Hollywood for Ruthrauif & Ryan, 
He will producla Al. Jolson show for 
inso-Lif€bu6y while Natp Tufts 
continues helm Of J6e Penher 
broadcast. 



Veidciber^ rewlnf . Cincin- 
nati, hits contracted for biggest orig- 
ihating show on . WSAI, Grosley 
smallie; ' Series of Thursday piilht 
30-minute shows, starting this wee^, 
with , William Stoess orchestra in 
salutes oh m}i;hical visits to towns 



Kirkmaii's throiigh , JT. W- 

Ayeip, will Beigiri a radio stanza over 
WABG, New York, shortly after first 
of the yean Series is to run Mon- 
days ihroiigh Fridays oh~(^aSrtiine, 
with Jack and Loretta Glemehs in 
; ispngs and chiaitter. 



.Mankihal'k'''' 
E$so oews :report$.' 



the 



Mother's Home Life Maffaiine is 

btiyihg: 52 five-iininute $pots to pro- 



mote 

Kircher, agency 
dli ■ 



Albert 
han- 



Jaines O'Shauffhnessy elected prez 
Of the An>ericah Marketing vSociety. 
of New York. 



Harry F: O'Brien; CBS art director; 
leaves first of next, yeair to " . J. 
Gilbert . Sullivan as partner in ah ad- 
vertising art consultant yetiture. 



Wiieatena, through Rohrabaiieh & 
Oribsbh,' I*hiladelphia, renewing the 
■Popeye' platters for 23 additiohai 
times.. 



Hanford Airlines about. tO take to 
the air . . with, sniall appirOpriatioh.. 
Beaumont ^ Hbhmaiij kansas City, 
will .do the placing. 



- Off remedy , Using ■ radio 
throu^ the General Advertising 
Agency, LOs Aiigeles. 



Weiffht ~ Controls (reducing cap- 
sules) appoihtiiig; the Arthtir H. Ful' 
toh sgehcyi ' New York, jRadio on th6 
media list./: ' . 



Sleeiex (windshibld defroster wiper 
blade) aippointing Huibbeiit ic Jones« 
New York« and Will use radio. 



B. Wl i« MUinl 

i|ncmnati»: Dec. . 

L,;:. Wilson, left yesterday for 
Miami, where he will v^cash through 
themoiith. 

Wife! of the WGICY: prexy •wrill join 
him there befojre' the holidays. 



; John StiliWell,; WIRE, Indianapolis, 
honeymooning In 'Tollsrwood. 



COT 



oo Successful 



Philadelphia, Dec. 1. 

As stiiht for her daily 'Morn- 
ing Highlights' show tor femnies 
over WFiL, Helen Hughes, on 
Dec, 16, will hold What's be- 
lieved to be radio's first flower 
show« In.cobperatioh with .vari- 
bur flower an4 horticultural 
groups and leaders, show is 
skedded for Fleisher Audi- 
torium, with 25; prisfes up and 
already more than 500 entries 
in from La Hughes' listener^. 

There'll be ehteriainment by 
studio. band and artists. Whole 
thing has : grown , to surprising 
. (and embarrassing) size fot La 
.Hughes, ~ who wanted.: * ice . 
little affair/ but has a .major 
responsibility to handle with a 
rniiiimuni of preparation^ 



Canadian Bee 



, 'London, Can., 
■ iSupertest jPetroleum Corp, is using 
the Lbew theatre to qri inate a 
weekly community sing program 
over.GFPL. Show runs for an hour 
iand is; slated to ' go 13 week3 if the 
first foiir broadcasts- cUck; Initial 
program had 2,000 persons caroling 
from, sbhgsheets supplied by the 
sponsor. 

Tom Yiill. is the vpbal jpepper-up- 
P0r, While Hartley McVicar, regular 
CFPL aiinouhcer, and Mack McTag- 
gart, formerly of WJBK, Detroit, 
sharied the nLc. assignment. 



til.. .'E. Theleiir, technician, for 
KGFW* Kearney (Neb.), resigning to 
teiam with KMA, Shenandoah 
(la.). J Tostenson fills his shoes. 








f 





I ccrn^l find Stan big enough to award to Mdfton Could> ''M^^ for. Today*' 
programs WOR. Jo Ranson, Brooklyn daily eagle 



Undortho musicbl direction of Alfred 
Wallenstei , WOR is leading the way 
in the presentation of good stiidio- 
mdde music* Through intelligence, 
taste arid musicianship WOR brings 
to radio the idea that iriusic can be 
adult entertainment. 

Aairon Siting Y. POST 

In all WOR*s years of development, 
seldom if ever has its cammerciol 
offerings, transcended in quality or 
appeal the high standard of shows 
created by its own stdf^-^shows that 
accurate ly i nte rpret the 0 veiru sod 
word, "sustaining/' 
Mi J. Porter, 

A handful of twihiclers to Cescire 
Sbdero (WdR, 9:30 p.m.). jri the field 
of heavier music there wds. nothih|ii 
filler on the air. 

0en Gross; Y. DAILY NEWS 



Whenever i think of WOR I remember 
two of the grandest programs that 
ever set a radio fan's heart aglow— 
''Moonbeams" and "Main Street 
Sketches." How the staff of WQR can 
keep creating programs like thdso is 
beyond me, but they're doing it with 
"Jazz . Nocturne," Behay -Venuta's 
program, ond ** Alt Wefii.'^ 
N/cfr Kenny, 



Probably there's no other station in 
the country that thinks enough of its 
prestige to ds vote so niuch time to 
serious music. 

A /toh Coofc; . WOitLD-tELEORAM 

WOR's sustaining shows rank high in: 
listeners' estimates and iHe station 
sdnely stresses daytime programs., 
WOR is often the first dialing choice. 

bitify Doylt, N. Y. AMERICAN 



It takes a good station to get theati raves from hard-hpiled critics. But 
what about its ability to sell? Day after day increases for more than 170 
sponsors during 1936 is the answer. 




THORNLEY OPTION CASE 

N. W. ^Ayer Ask» Court to Dismiss 
. P.^f Aotion 



PhUadelphi , Dec. L 
Motion for dismissal of equity suit 
brought by George H, Thornley, for- 
mer vicci-president, was madte last 
week in court by of fleets and direcr 
tors , of n; W. Ayer & Son and ex- 
ecutors of estate of late president, 
Wilfred W. Fry. 

thOrnley's suit claims he is en- 
titled to exercisie option on voting 
trust certificates representing 234,000 
shares of the agency stock oymed by 
Fry estate. He asserts he gave notice 
of intention, .but that directora re- 
solved to have corporation buy the 
Fry shares and allocate them as fol- 
lows: "40,356 shates to Harry A. Batr 
ten, president; 75,766 shares to Clarr 
^nce L. Jordan, irector, and 1 17,878 
;o ebrporation. , 
Directors say Thorhley had full 
krtoWledge of what was going on and 
participated i directors' meetings, 
and i§ therefore without . remedy in 
coiir . Declare Tliorhley's resign.a- 
;ion as vice-president >yas demanded 
after he was- lone; yotbr against pro- 
ceedings. 








NBC NEW PBOGEATHS 
T«stye»st: >My Battle WiUi Life,' 
dramatic script show with Jaihes J. 
Braddock; Tuesdays, Wednesdays, 
Thursdays, 7:15 to 7:30 pjn. EST. be- 
ginning Dee. I; for 52 weeks. Basic 
Blue, WSAI, WABY. 
Hnmi^hreys Homeopathlo Medicine 

Co. (remedifes and witch haiel oint- 
ment): 'Sweethearts of the Air.' with 
May Sihghi Breen, Peter De Rose, 
Andy Saneila, Tuesdays and Thurs- 
days, 5:45 to 6 p.m. EST, beginning 
Dec. 1; for 13 -weeks. WJZ, WBZ-A, 
WFIL; WBAL, WSYR, WHAM. 

Jergeins-Woodbw'y Sales Corp. (lo- 
tion, soap and cosmetic): pair of ad- 
jacent jprograms, first 15-minUte PC' 
riod of which will be Walter Witt 
chell, and the following 30 minutes 
are undecided, Sundays, 9 to 9:45 
p.m. EST (repeat llrlS to xnidnight), 
beginning, Jan. 3; for 52 weeks. Basic 
Blue, WICG, WEAN, WLW, KVOD, 
KLO, Pacific Blue, KTAR< NOrth 
Mountain, (KGU 9:15 to 9:30) (SC, 
WDJX, SW, KTHS, KTBSi 11:15 to 
12) KFBK, KWGi KMJ, KERN 9 to 
9:45. 

'National Ice Advertising, Inc. (Ice 
and refrigerators): unnamed show 
with Gladys Swarthout, Daly's or- 
chtsstra, guest stars, Wednesdays, 
10:30 to 11 p.m. EST, beginning Feb. 
10; for 26 weeks. Basic Biedi WIRE, 
WLW, SE, WSOC, WWNC. SG; 
WJDX, SW. KTBS, NW, Red Moun- 
tain, Red Pacific. 

\ Best Foods (mayonnaise): r. 
kate> drarnatic show, Thursdays, 8 
to 8:30 p.rh. PST, beginning Dec. 10; 
for 52 weeks. Blue Pacific, KTAR 
(KPBk. KWG, KMJ, kern to start 
Tan 7, '37). 

NBC RENEWALS 

American. Tabaccd Co. -.(Lucky 
Strike): 'Your Hit Parade and Lucky 
istrike Sweepstakes.' (10 to 10:3() p.m. 
EST Wednesdays) beginning Dec. 9\ 
foir 13 weeks. Basic Rtsd, WLW. SE, 
WCSG, SC, SW, NW, Red Mountain, 
WGL, Red Pacific, KTAR, ^North 
Mountain, KGU. . : . 

General: Motors: 'General Motors 
Concerts.' beginning Deci 13; for 13 
weeks, Basic Red, WOOD,- WIRE, 
WCOL. Canadian, SE; SC, SW. NW, 
WCKY, WJIM, WbCM, WFbF, 
Mountain Red.OPacific . Red, KTAR, 
North Mountain; 

RENEWALS 

Ward Baking: 'News of Youth.' be- 
ginning Ji&t. 14; for 13 weeks (note: 
with this renewal the stanza switches 
to Mondays, Wednesdayis, Fridays, 
6:15 to 6:30 p.m. EST). V.i vAlfeaiiy, 
Baltimore, Boston, C^hicago, Cieye-^ 
land, . Detroit/ Hartford, New; YOrk 
City, Pliiladelpliia, Proyidence, . ' St.^ 
Louis, Syracuse, Akron', Golumbiis, 
Worcester,' Bangoi^ South. Bend, 
Springfield,. Utica; Wheeling,. Yotings- 
tbwn.';, 

MUTUAL NEW PROGRAMS 

Pure Milk Cheese (Gold-N-Rich): 
Isabelle Manning Hewsoh 'Petti-, 
coat ' Philosophy,* Tuesdays anid 
Thursdays, 11:45 to noon EST, begin- 
ning Dec. 1; for 52 weeks. WPIL, 
PhUadelphia, WOR^ New York, WGN, 
Chicago, CKLW, Detroit, WAAB, 
Boston. 

(iVoie; new? programs or tMewdls 
for more than IZ weeks are gener- 
ally cancellable in cycles of 13 weeks 
on 30 days' notice.) 



Slow i)rogr^ss made by the Joint 
committee on Radio Research , to- i 
ward devising a definite formula for 
determining home radio ownership 
Ih .this country has the major net- 
works worried. NBC and Columbia 
iare anxious tO have these figures, . as 
affiecting the start of 1937, available' 
for ^distribution to thie trade by the 
second month the year. Webs 
have taken the position that if the 
joint committee i^n't prepared to do 
the job soOn they themselves lyiU 
undertake it.. 

Set ownership information. foir 1936 
wasn't distributed Until midyear. As 
it developed the. fibres were largely: 
based on estimate, Wiih the data 
jgathered f rpm set manufacturiers and- 
dealers and amalgamated , with pre-, 
Vious findings of Dr, Daniel Starch. 

As things looK now the joint com'-, 
mittee ,will haVe to decide oxi what 
course, the: set. ;sui^iey is to take be- 
fore the i^group has had a chance to 
study , its technical committee's re- 
port the -TOcommendatidns for. 
radio res6arctv stilbmitted by Paul F. 
Peter, the bureau's managing , direc- 
tor. Peter's reyifew of ^ his. studies on 
the subject were turned oyer to the 
technical committee last w0ek. It 
will be Tiecessaty lor, the latter to 
hold, several meetings before a full 
report of Peter's -.report eart be 
drawn Up for the joint committee, 
lyhlch consists of five reps each from 
the Association of National / Adver- 
tisers, the American Association Of 
Advertising Agencies and the Na- 
tional Association of Broadcasters. 

It will alsb be up to the joint com- 
mittee to decid^ on whether Peter 
continues with, the assignment. 

Court Cases Gets CluD 

Cleveland,. DeCi i. 
- Dramatic series reviving famous 
court room cases which. wais to: have 
been produced by Mrs. Jennie K. 
Zwick for Weinberger Drug Co. over 
WGAR here and calling for the apv 
pearances of local judgies has been 
caceUed. 

Objections by member of the ..bar 
halted the series.. 



/Homemafcers Club* of WIP, Phila 
delphi hitherto airing 30 minutes 
daily, expandsf 45 minutes this 
.Week. Result of . increased business; 
Conducted by Carolyn Ann Cross. 



Gonsolidated's Lingo ShoW 

Consolidated EdisOn company has 
sighed. Erno Kiraly, Hungarian 
singer; . Gigi Mattioli, Italian opera 
singer; Robert de Moya, CUban gui- 
tarist, arid Bella Bellarine, monologr 
ist, for , its new foreign language 
series oyer WBNX, New York. All 
are spotted during; the numerous for- 
eign hours throughout the week ph. 
the Bronx outlet. 

tatioh recently added a Portu- 
guese program to its .foreign shows, 
bringing the total of varied: tongues 
up . to 12; New program is. labeled 
Atlantida, with announcements in the 
native jargon.^ 




CERTIFIED 
SUCCESS StCRY 

Nat* 

FROM THI FILES OF 



$38,000 

Refrigerator Sales 
in 2 Weeks! 

Tappins CPhiladelphia ; jewel- 
ers) started selling refrigerators 
laist November. Radio wise, 
they bought 3 "strips" on WIP 
Kesults: $3 S.ppOsalesin 2 weeks 
bef oreGiir istmas. Monthly sa Ics 
in I93(5:never below ^35,000. 
4 new branch stoi*es opened to 
care for demand. Sales surging. 



4B I 



VARiETY 



49 




Columbia's new rate card, Which 
takes effect Jan. 1, has gone the re- 
vised /NBC structure any where from 
$5 to $50 better in the three major 
oHginating sources, New York, Chi- 
cago and Los Angelesi Under the 
latest rate setup the cost of an hour 
in the 90 cities involved is $19,920, 
while the previous rate card had 
CBS asking $15,235 for a hookup of 
93 cities.. Differience between, these 
two figures comes to around :3p%ii . 

New asking price for WABC, New 
Yorki is $1,250. NBC has tagged its 
New Yoirk keys, WJZ and WeAF, at 
$1,200 each. In Chicago CBS tilted 
WBBM to $725- while NBC's price 
for WMAQ, WJ65NR, or WLS is $720, 
The most costly outlet in Los Angeles 
will be KNX, with CBS setting the 
tariff at $500. NBC's 50,000-watter in 
the isdnie town, is down for $480 a 
night hour, : 

, Columbia's hew shows a 

jacking-up for all supplementaries 
except the basic supp, the Florida 
ieind the Canadian groups, The basic 
supp used to have 1.7 cities for which 
$2,425 wa^ asked, while the revamped 
<»rd asks $1,975 for 14 citi^s^^ 

. Of th<e 21 mandatdri^ stations in 
the Coluipbi basic group iall but 
four baye received a boost in rates. 
The exceptions are CleVelahJ, In- 
dianapoli^' Omaha-IancoIn and Prov- 
idence. Starting Jan. 1; the minimum 
24 cities will call for $8,475 per night 
taoiir. Formerly it was $7,275 tor the 
mininium of 23 cities. 

-In a letter which was sent outr 
along with the new rate C!ard CBS 
(explained that the overall jumi> came 
to 9%. Wheh NBC did th6 same 
thing severar weeks ago the tilt for 
a crosscountry hbpkup was described 
as amounting to 10%. 



Hearst Shifts AccoTuitant 
Baltimore,- Dec; 1. 
Harold Higgins, chief laccountant 
at WBAL since -Hearst acquired 
broadcaster in Feb.; '35, has beai 
shifted to publisher's Texas :grOup to 
handle sfime duties on Kn6w, Aus- 
tin, KTSE, San Antonio, and WACO, 
Waco. 

Replaced .here by Joseph W. 
Gopde, who "has come . ' from 
Hearst-owned WCAE, Pittsburgh. 



DEAN FITZER WON'T TALK 

Beport That ksnsas City Star' Is 
After WREN 



Editor, Variety: 
.. No jponsummation or connrma- 
tion; no ' coinmehtatibn ^ regards. 



Above gem from the mianager of 
Station W5APj Kansas City, repre- 
sents a 'reply' to /an inquiry con- 
cerning a story that WDAF was cast-: 
ing romantic .glances ait Station 
WRENi Lawrence, Kansas; "Radio 
gossips in that Sector have beeh try- 
ing to . make something out ol the 
flirtation. Vernon Smitli of WREN 
preserves ai complete dead pan on 
the subject and; won't peep. , 

but in Kansas.City where the Stall 
is like the London Times only more 
so, the butsiders think they have ttie 
inside dope; 'They think^again^ 
that the Star: is at last taking a new 
slant on radio. Up to now .radio, has 
b^cn an evil neciessity to the iStar 
which has h(^ld the idea right along 
that any business based on six 
months' license must be huts tb start 
with. 

Although iii another state WREN is 
classed as a Kansas City outlet. 



Quaker State R^onaii 
Gets Oa Go.'s Special 

Philadelphia, Dec. 1. 

Atlahtic Refining, already ethering 
Dec. 5 Temple-St: Marjr's grid tilt 
from. San Francisco, for local dialfers, 
has added 10 s tations of Quaker 
State web. WFEL, normally key stu- 
dio of network, is taking it from 
WliP, which was already set to air 
it locally. WFIL not airing it locally. 

N. W. Ayer is handling deal, which 
calls for direct line from Coast for 
two ana three-quarter hours. Quaker 
State stations , include WCBA, Allen- 
town; WRAW, Readiiig; WESI?, East- 
Qh; WGBI, Scrahtoh; WBRE, Wilk^s- 
Barre," WAZL, Hazleton; WGAL,. 
Lanciaster; WHP, Harrisburg; WRAK, 
Williamsport, and WORK, York. 

'Dr. Kate' Cast is ISit 

San Francisco, bee. 1. i 
itle role in Best Foods' new script 
show, *Dr; Kate,* will be played by 
Cornelia Burdicki wife of aiuthor Hal 
Burdick. Djecisioh was reached last 
Weiek by tlie sponsor and Benton ji: 
Bowles after several auditions. . 

Others set for the serial, which 
gets a half-hour spot on the Coast 
NBC-Blue web at 8:00 p. m. PiST 
Thursdays str ting Dec 10,. include 
Helen Kleeb, Charles MacAlister^ 
Earl Lee, Ted; MaT^well and Bert 
Horton. Twd roie^ remain to be Cjast, 
with Helbn Musselmain. likely , pros- 
pect for one of them. 




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k^x' ^^^^ 




ItGO» Key Station of the Pacific Coasit Blut J^etvi^o*ki 
provides; a golden market for; it advertises. 

Customers in tiiis wealthy ai^a spqid more per petson 
than those in any other community in the country. 
Let us help you '^stake your claim'-, in this rich region. 




7,500 WATTS 

NBC Pacific Cemt $lu* N«lwerl( 

SAN FRANCISCO 

Comj^Ietei^^ |>rbgramme4 by NBC 




Klt^ Yaloina, Gets Nod on 
Basis of Weather Reports 
To Fruit Tree Owners 



Waishihgton, Dec. 1. 
Extension of the service of KITj 
Yakima, Wash., by switch from a 
local .ia regional frequency and 
additional juice: I'boked likely last 
wieek, whien a Federal Commiiriica- 
tions . ComimiKiph examiner .recom- 
mended Gommish; • okay the 
transaction. 

Fiaivorable report of Examiner 
Robert L. Irwin stipulated, however, 
that in the event of a. nod on the 
KUJ, Walla Walla, TSriash.i appJica- 
tion for the; s$me frequency^now 
pending before the Commish— KIT 
should be turned down. 

Station, located in prosperous 
farming territory in the region of 
the Cascade! MoUhtainis, is the only 
local transmitter iri the vicinity. 
Licensee, Carl, E. Hammond, owns 
KmO at Tacoma,. • Waishington; and 
has a net- wbrtti of $12,200, in addi^ 
tidn to the Tacoma .property which 
is valued at $25,000. 

Weather Info 
Now operating on 1310 kc With 
100 watts nights aind 250 Watts daiys, 
KIT is angling for the 1250 . kc rib- 
bon with an incriease to 250 watts 
hiights and 500 wiitts days. Change 
would greatly benefit growers of 
apples, pears and- soft fruits who 
heretofore have ha^d no means, 
cept the telephone, pf receiving imr 
portant weather forecast^ to warn 
them against frost iand other dan- 
gerous temperature changes, accord- 
ing, to testimony givesn before Ex- 
aminer Irwin. 

High attenuation of the area and 
fact that it is smroimded by moun- 
tains minimizes the possibilities of 
interference with KOL, . Selattle, and 
KFOX, Long Beach, Calif ., win 
Tound, tho^h KIT Would bie limited 
to its 1.1 miliivolt per mettr contour 
at night by simultaneous operiation 
with KFOXv Interference with KUJ 
would result, however, if KVJ's 
pending application for a chaiiige to 
1,250 kilocycles with 250 watts 
should be granted previous tb the 
KIT request v 

Irwin acCbrdinglj; specified that 
his recommendation for granting of 
the application should be denied if 
KUJ's request brings an okay. 



Sponsoring Music Mostly Afraid bf Coniedy — 
Forced to Answer Radio Attacks with Radio 
Rebuttals rr-r^ A Delicate Showmanship jPrbblem 



Banking and utilities are both . ra- 
dio-minded. Several network pro- 
grams and even more local prograiiis 
new to the ir. point the way, In 
some (Cases both; the groups do not; 
emphasize specific .companies as 



WALTER O'KEEFE QUITS 
IN HUFF ON SCRIPTS 



Walter OTCeefe is out of the Sealr 
test show starting this Saturday (5). 
Comic will be . replaced by guester 
comics for the 8 p.m. WEAF (Red) 
slot. N. W, Ayer, agency on the ac- 
count, hasn't picked the first one as 
yet. 

O'Keefe has had sponsor trouble, 
in particulair expressed himself as 
dis^tjsfied with the scripts handed 
him, this leading to the current 
break. Jean Paul K;irig has been 
acting as ringmaster for several 
weeks. O'Keefe in the eighth week 
of contract asked aiid got release. 
Was willing to go on this Saturday 
if wanted. 



Biscuitiiig Mrs. Hardihg 

. 1. 

New sponsor in prospect for the 
NBC sustaining show, 'Dan Harding's 
Wife,' is r^atiohal. Biscuit. Now in a 
huddle with local network execs, 
and if the deal goes through, will 
probably start as Chicago spotter on 
WMAQ as an. initial test before 
ispreadihg to cross-country coverage. 

Serial was formerly sponsored by 
Staley's products. 



much as institutional . 

service. 

Both banks and power have tired 
of playing the villain roles of the: der 
pressidn and are anxious to counter- 
attack. Utilities is by far the more 
jittery problem in. radio showman- 
ship and the ^pursuit of public good 
will to offset the peevish temper of 
the populace . has been' the subject of 
many a serious conference in walhut- 
panelled offices. : 

There is a background of politics 
in the receptive attitude toward ra- 
dio. In former years both business 
categories have shied away from 
radio as 'not dignified.' Utilities, have 
reversed their tactics in public rela- 
tions which previously favored! 
working through politicians, college 
presidents, editors and other key in- 
dividuals but not dire ;tly going to 
the public . except when public ' 
bwhiership agitation grew so strong 
in different neighborhoods that the 
issue was a challenge. Full pages 
in the ilies was the customary 
techni the utiliti press 

StUr Black-and-Blue 

■Banks still haye black and blue 
shins from the .1932 irout and are 
anxious to rehabilitate their prestige. 
Repeated io attaicks on 
money changers' , and: the power trust ; 
decided the boys to go for flb little 
down-to-taclts rebuttal. 

Both the coimting houses and the 
kildwatters remain conservative, 
however, in' . their ■ choice of radio 
programs. It's dignified music, cau- 
tiously-worded copy. Comedy is 
out for fear the public might not 
think it was ;so funny., . 
! Biis comt^nies are a third .^oup 
contemplating radio build-up insti- 
tutionally. 



Fired Salesmen 



(Continued from page 47) 



sions for duration of contracts, -• 
counts involved Wiere local. Station 
contended when Porter was fired, rip 
commissions/ unless accumulated 
previous to ., discharge, should be 
paid. Some 17 stations composing 
state trade association watched trial 
closely. 

Motion for new trial comes up 
Dec.ll. Leo Teats, as attorney for 
Carl Hayman, Put of city, issued this 
statement: "This action is one for 
commissions after the discharge of 
the employee. The contract of em- 
ployment provided that the em- 
ployee was to receive 20% commis- 
sion on. new business obtained and 
to service the customers' account, 
includinig, copy writing where neces- 
sary, good will calls, collections 
where pecessary, to keep the cus- 
tomers satisfleid. 

'Porter was ischarged Jan. 25,' 
1935. Seven or eight accounts that 
he had obtained Were continued for 
something oyer a year. Porter's 
tipn was for commissions to the end 
of Dec, 1935. It was bur contention 
that because of other duties to be. 
performed, which necessarily were 
not performed after his discharge, 
he was entitled nothing. Trial 
couft took the view that: if the pi '. - 
tiff was wrongfully discharged he 
would be entitled to receive^a com- 
mission for a reasonable length of 
time after the discharge. Jury in 
arriving at what waS a reasonable 
length of time were take into 
consideration all the facts and ' - 
cumstances surrounding the case. 

'We believe we have shown that 
Porter discharged for cause. 

These two matters having been hot 
disputed, we believe that the court 
will grant our new motion. In any 
event we think under the facts of 
thiis case that one, and. not- to ex- 
ceed two months would be a reason- 
able length of time for which he 
could recover.' 




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Variety 



R A • I • 



Wcdnesdajf December 2, 1936 



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MCSICAX UIBKCTOK 

ROXy THEATRE,. N. i 




^uniSf NoviBlUes, Tie^Ups 




N6WHEADUNING 
LOEWS STATE, NEW YORK 

HERMAN BERNI 
1619; Broaiciwa/' N*w York 



Outstanding Stuntis : 



ORGANIZED HEGKLING 
WGAR, GLEVEtAND 



of Gurreiit 
WBT, Chartbtt? 



Call Letter Gbritest 
W9XBY, Kansas Glty 



S. Ki KUfiiHNER 
Prtiwiits r 




NOW 

NORM ANJ>I E. BALLROOM 
BOSTON . : ' 



''BARON MUNCHAUSEN*' 




KQiai^ ClCAR^TtES V 




And His ORCHESTRA 



'TrlVBOBi Room 

Hotel 'AmbasBadoT, New York 



Cleyeland's! Towni Mee^^^ 

• I.. . ', Ciiey^lahc). 
Station WGAR has cooked up a 
•Town Meieting' idea of its own. Mrs. 
ijeiinie Zwick is doing the' stunt 
whichvis oii the log for Dec. 19 
launching. ^ - . 

Idea is to bring the citizens and 
tl)eir municipal governihent face to 
fac6.' Caindid discussions of current 
civic prbbleihs,' free from political 
angles,' is to have' officials, available 
fpr questioningV from the floor by 
citizens, :Orderly 'heckling' ' the 
old New England town ineeting 
tradition is the ideia. ' 
' Mayor Harold Burton will, lead 
off. 

Headline Memory Test 

Charlotte, N. C. ; , 
Station WBT , is receiving - a 
promising response to a twistidn.th^ 
.spelling' bee; .technique. ; Idea:.r •h/iiw 
^much do -you^Iuipw of wjiat's . going 
oil? Titl&-bl show is 'Court oif Giir- 
^i-erit .Events.' ":..\ ' ■ " ' \:' 

To int|i;o'duce the needed .-competi? 
''Uv6 .element- teams are 'drigahized i^. 
.'tiri^dfr and'prdfessibnal classifltatiohs, 
Thus fli-emen versus . policemen, 
barbers ^versus . hairdriessers, lawyers 
versus preachers, ^tc, are quizzed 
do\fvh ori ifamiliArity.. with news. 

Dailies ; hdt hoi^tile as to other 
radio . itunts as,'this one is biksed on 
readershi of headlines .land .rie'ws: 
stories." . > , . ' 

WBT dffers participants nothing 
but thie fuii of ikhe game. . 

ExploUinr Name Chan(:e 

Kansas City. 
With . P; C. C. .authorization, to 
change call letters .from W9XBY to 
a ■. combination , beg^iiiihg . 'With the 
letter I'K''- the. station has annotmced. 
a contest for its' listeners' to' select 
the letters. ■ iSag Is to get listeners 
conscious of the alphabetical shift 
As of Sept^ :J5, W9XBY and alL 
ojhet high-fldeli^ stations w«re 
changed ' f roni - experimental itd* 
^special' broidcastihg stations due to 
official' extension 'of broadcasting 
band id 1600 instead .bf old ISOO, kc. 
JStatibn as a . /specialV retains -its 
doublcf Width chanhel of 20 kc to. ac- 
(Mmm'odate high , fldielify, . 

Chjristmai' Stunts 

. ; Cincinnati. 
Following listener tegrets that 
SchummattrHeink^s .: • famed 'Stjlle 
NachtV CiSilipnt Night) won't be heard 
over the «ether this Christmas Ijve 
L. B., Wifsony. WPKY pJ*exy,^ is ar- 
ranging, to have a. Schiunnian-Hemk 
reoordi|ie*bf thfe hytnh Played. ' 
. WithJt Wiirbe^a. program of tr 
bute to the. late contralt^^^^ 

.... WinnipiBg. 
Both, of Winnipeg*? large depart' 
ment stores are radio-minded, this 
Xmas . season. Eaton's is buying 
a series bf .half-hoiirs over CKY to 
etherize messages from Santa Glaus 
amidst an am contest for juves. 
Votes come via the phone roiite, anc 
the government telephone system has 
been forced to add 30 hello gals to 
handle the biz. Show blows off with 



a grand parade, winners of the . am 
contest to bei toted along in a pri- 
.-vate charibt. . " 
Hudson's Bay Co. is broadcaStmg 
Christn^as carols over CJRC direct 
from the store where the p.a. sys- 
tem also carries the warbling, At- 
tracting gdodly crowds to: the store 
to jbi in the. singing^ with newsr 
paper ads calling .attention to the 
:program. 

Indianapolis. 
G. M. Davis, adVbrtising ' manager 
of L. Sv Ayfes & Co.y Ibcal depart- 
ment store, is script-writer for ■ Ad- 
ventures of Betty and. Jimmy in 
Santa-Land,': which ' started Thanks- 
giving (26), to run Monday through 
Friday^ 6:30 p. m., CST, over WIRE. 
Series is ' }ust< a^bbut what nan>e im-. 
plies.' Matguerite and Billy Mar- 
shall, 12 and 14 years old, respec.- 
tively, play the roles, Programi is 
getting plenty of plugs in niewspaper 
ads bf the storeVand is getting much 
nvore than usual newspaper pubV 
liclty. 

^ Columbus, : 
, In a Christmas gesture WBNS will 
give, away new toys. to. more than. 
1,000 needy kids at the. Palace the;- 
atre. Dec. 24. Par^ ' of : ciost wiU be 
raised thrbugh . a : show at the Pal- 
ace on S{(turday:;; mbrning,. Dec. 19. 
TJ'nc^e Ezra Martin and his Pleasant 
Valley Folks, heard daily on WBNS, 
will headline; supported, hy a ballet 
■frorn one bf the local dance schobls,- 
a 3d-voice choir- arid " 10-piece" pit 

hand. 7 * '■. 

. Paliace^ theatre' will be donated for. 
the perfbrmahce. iilbhg. with, ushjsrs; 
etc.,' aiii^ Cusjiins &; Fearn, spbnsbrs, 
will contribute ' the radio talent. 



by three vacant seats all around. 

Stunt Was introduced from studio 
with announcer, backstage taking 
over to describe set-up. Actua^ 
broadcast was: on air in two flve^f 
minute intervals, with one minute In 
between for plug on show. ' Pic wa^ 
screened previously to pick portion 
that would be complete without 
hearers having, to ^ee action. Not 
bniy came over adequately, < bu^ 
stirred up plenty space in papers as 
stun^ broadcast. ' ' 



Twist for Bellrlous Frojtram 
Rochester, N. Y. 

Federation of Churches 'Kindly 
Thoughts' program^ practically un- 
changed in seven .years' run ;' on 
WHAM, does a right about face with 
switch- frbm religious tallcs and 
hymns - tb r weekly dissertation on" 
t-eligibus news from- all over ' the 
world. Local activities. alSb; j^et' 
prominent place in broadcast', : . ; 

Material gathered by Rev. ;Fredr 
erick £. Reissig includes such iteinjs 
as parade bf English farmers against 
church taxes, work m Negro mis-; 
sions, discussion, of . Oxford group, 
peace poem; appeal for less crime 
news in' newspapiers. ' ' 

WHAM also: broadcasts prbgramis 
of Unity School of Christianity, 
Baptist, -Presbyterian anid' Episcopal 
churches. Christian Science lectures 
and $unday forum . of Ci^tholic 
Church. 



: , Cincinnati^ 
'Santa Claiis and Flo,' jtor long an 
annual pre-Xmas .program of WLW,: 
is back .on the $00,000: watter, at 5 

to- 5:15 p. m;.^:/ ' ^-^ : ' 

Flo is a steriog from the Crbsley 
offlce. Music^ background .by Toy 
Band, directed by Joe. Lugar. 01' 
Saint Nldk 'repliea- to letters from 
juve fans read, by Flo. 

Saclai SeeWUy Infbrmatlon 

^'■v--.-:- -NeW.'Ybrk Citjr:-.,. 
Social Security Board informa^pn 
service; headed by Louis Resni'ck, ,is 
asking/ radio stations to broadcast, 
infa on the government's annuity 
act.: Resnick suites that this may be 
done: in /iour "ways: (l) by asking 
fegtonal: administrators ta spiel;. (2) 
by cbnducting queStion-ano-answei* 
turns for which the Board, will sup- 
ply material; (3 ) by annbuncements, 
.copy .to be written- -by ":the Board; 
and ' (4) via' e.t.'s which the Board 
will ishortly issue: 

Somi^ 26,000,000 employes are eli- 
gible ,for the.beneflt payments and 
.will' ^le application' between Nov. 
24 and Dec. :5. , 




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iJCTCiJ TWICE DAILY 

" NBC Brui Network, Men. to ri. 11 a.m. EST 

III N BC Red Network, Mon^ to Fri. 3:45 p.m. EST 
■ - • • COAST TO G0AST 

MGT., EO WOLf^RKO BLDG.; NEW YORK CftV 
J>lr.. BliACKMAN APVEKTISIN 



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.• WEVDy New York, is etherizing a 

§uestion-and-answer turn, anent the 
ecurity '}aw on IS^ininpte eve spots 
daily. .Letters-:at the start pf the 
series averaged -125 daily* , hjit, are 
ex{:«cted to go. ^iip sharply during 
registration time.. 

Meantime WOR is putting on half 
a dozen flve-mihute spots with spiels 
by regional Security execs. ' 

ispiaya . for Pedestrians . 

; Indianapolis. 
NBC-ried. outlet, WIRE; is using^ a 
show-window on ground flobr of 
building in which studios located, for 
iisplay of sponsor's products: mak'tig 
a change of displays' weekly. No 
window time is set for any partic- 
ular sponsor, . and no. tie-in with time 
contracts: but displays are rotated 
so that ' each sponsor gets a crack 
■at\the window to plug his products. 
, Althoueh WIRE not strictly down- 
town in Indianaiiolis, the- lboatibn is 
right oh the way to and from work 
fbr large .jniuiifibers ;- . who live -^in 
walking distance of the doWn-town 
section. 



/Listen Closely Nbw' Stunt 

Buffalo. 

' "WBEN topk advantage of Thanks-r 
givinj?' holiday (26) to acquaint lis- 
teners with recent technical, develop- 
ments. During 15' minute n^usicai 
prbigram, 4:15 tb'/5. p; ,m., listeners 
were , shown difference * in dipytin^e 
pQwer of , :statibn, ,9 kw.V and night 
strength^ ' 1 - kwV - Station 6as been 
shitting from 5 to 1 daily at: $ p.'ii^., 
but this was'Afst tiihe ahybbdy tailed 
it to ' attention of' listeners. . ' ; i , " 
' Demonstration also was given: ^tf 
the new 300-foot verticial stijeV jra- 
diator as cbrhpared to th(^.6ld T^type 
antenna. Transmission was i$wltched 
from bne to the other ;tb show com 
parative signal atrength. ^ ' 

New 'flve-kllowatt RCA high fidel- 
ity ti'ansmitter now Used perma* 
nehtly with Old T^type remaining.' 
simply, as an emergency unit. 



Bus .Cempany^s Conteat- 

San- Francisco. 
An .essay .cbhtest "among high 
school students is in progress 'in con- 
htction with Pacific: : Grfeyhound's 
new series"of 'Romance of the High- 
.way's' programs, conducted \ijr Com- 
mander A. : W. Scott.- Weekly quar- 
ter-hoUr .airers,- upped. from- flVe- 
miriute spotSr , began Sunday (29) 
over KFRG, at 10:45 a.mi. PST. Sec- 
ond program, also on Sunday, starts 
Dec. 6 at. 9: 15 a.m. over KGO^ 
,^ Prize . for beSt^ e^say concerning 
' tiie history, industries; scenic' attrac- 
-tionsi etc.; ' of the students' home 
city, is trip - to: San -'Francisco yia 
Greyhound . bus, hotel expenses, free 
admish to a . doWntown theatre, and 
tour of the radio 'studios where, the 
prbgram originates. Broadcasts are 
dedicated to a different city each 
week, with local chambers.\of cOni' 
merce and. high schools giveii plenty 
:bf' advance nbtice ,for the., eissay* 
writing. 

Greyhound alsb is > using transcrip 
,tions on KOOS, Marshfield^ <Ore.),, 
and KMJ, Fresno .' . (Gal.) . . Agency 
is Beauniont ;& Hohman, San. Fran- 
cisco. 



;Musle From Store 'i^indow 

Cbiunibus, O. 
. Organ programs bn WHKC are 
now distinctly, in- the. public eye. 
With the installation of a new twor 
manual. Kimball ipe organ in - the 
windbw of Williams' Music Store 
here, a daily, organlogue is broadcast 
in full view of Broad street passers- 
by^ , 

John Kenward A.gnew, musical di-: 
rector of WHKC, is at the console^ 



Theatre Dlalbir Pick-lJp 

Washihgtbn, D^ . 
roadcast of sound and dialogue of 
picture during actual showing in 
theatre made novel bally for U, S. 
premiere of 'Broken Blbssbms' at 
Belasco. WOL,. which did pick-up, 
placed mike in reserved seait, isolated 



Suffarcoated Classified . 

• I. Kalamazoo. 

WKZO here is adding another 
variation to the ways and means of 
sugar-coating classiiled ads for ether 
Use, Spots are liniited tO 20 WOrdS 
apiece, and are introduced' by. a town 
ci ier clanging ah Old dinner bell. 

Stunt said to be working oui-okay. 




STABBING IN 

"THE SHOW IS ON" 

KOW PLAYING FOBBEST, PIIII., 
VirB. TS, NEW YOKK SOON 

JBiflL Mat. HEBMAN BEBNIE. 
Ul» UrMdwtfy, Now York 





THE 
OBEAT 
AMEBIC AN 
B P J T- O B 



• QULF REFINING § 
COMPANY W 



C OMPAN Y 

SUNDAYS . 
1:30-R P.M.. EST 
WABO 

CBS , 



CHERNIAV/KY 




Presented 



ROGERS BROS. 



very Sunday' 
at 4:30 p.m., EST 

COAST-TO- 
Red Network - NBC 





Pfiitl^nil Hoffa 

in '7own Hall Tomghr 

SAL HEPATICA-lPANA 
WEAIVWediiMdayi arie.. "^EST 
Ir.i WALTEB BATCHEl.oiR 



Are yoit halving, difficulty 

Mcorinir Badlo 'ragakcnifjftaY iVhy 
nofc telipeav oa -oar proKratna and be 
poMioletdT . Our iitaff .of ▼ocal — dm- 
matle apd ' radio tcchulolajiv^alded 
kT rehearcMtlt on profeRtldii'at- broad- 
l eavtlar ' eqalpmeiit-^wlll qal«l(ly per- 
fect y.onr:.n|«<rQpbon« delivery, ..Studio 
and oir-the-alr. reeOrdUiKA Vrlll provide 
as aeenrate cheek on your work; Ad- 
yiaatf and audltfoa nervtce for man- 
aser^, pn>ducere, aathbrK, eompoiter*; 
Tune la "Mldnlsht Serenade" beR|n- 
nlBK necembet 7: Monday thronfb 
Satnrday WHN1il;M-lli4ff. . „^ 
Craiff Campbell. Tenor, Oneiit StAr 

AMBBICAN ACADEMY OF 
^ BBOADCASTING . „ 

%Vi ,W. 5nh St., N. Y. C. Circle 7-5»«l 





AND 




ARTHUR 



appearing with 

RUB IN OF F 




over 400 stations 

NBC and COLUMBIA 



JACK ARTHUR 



Second Year on Qood Gulf Program,'^ CBS 
with Pi^il Baker, every Sunday 7:30 p.m., EST. 
Thartks to YOUNG RUBICAM, 1(40. 



ED SMALLE 

And His SEVEN 'GV 



Playing Metropolitan Theatre i 
Boston, Week of Dec. 4th to 11th. 

745 Seventh Ave., N.Y., Circle 7-1971 



ASIA 



51 




'i. , Qiicago, Dec. L 

With everybody .ln the radio broadcasting trade^ >vell as those i 
' isa the . Washington rkn^ that certain issues must ulti- 

mately be ipet and decided there is cohisiderable conversation among 
broadcastei's again about the need for a Idng-term license. This, of 
course^ is an bid theine with station men. But given new. impetus 
at this time the part radio played in the recent elections. 

While radio gained presti as against the unhappy restilts for the 
preiss the radio entrepreneurs are more than ever jittery about * the 
precarious franchise, under -Which' their: existence and prosperity are 
'.conistiantly threate;ied/^^ T^^ think that a determined fight should 
-^reissiwi for. a.; live-year j^^^ 

I'iv«! years is faypred.Sa t^^^ the renewals in all caises would over- ; 
Jiip presidential terms an^ the dangers of stations becoining footballs 
tor politici^uis or of reprisa^^ a parti^n cbafacter beings carrjed 
through w<>u|d be reduced. Broadcasters have long favored this, pro- 
tection but: haver. " not ; f the' Washington pbliticians enthusiastic. . 
letter liaye ho bb^ tq keepi station men permanently 

nervous. 




judder .newspaper interests in New 
York, describe the . suspension of the 
'. . C. .^ant to Station WTCN; 
duinne^ as a^ybutine .delsiy man^ 
i 'djitojy undei:' the; law when '"a^^ 
is filed against any decision.* Joseph 
idder characterizes; 'nonsense'. 
• the <*ai-jges: fii^ by^ idward Hofif* 
inan,,rqperiatoi' of WMIN,:'St. Paul, 
tititef bbf ectedHb - the 
ip YiTTCN which, was ihad<s possible 

W Wo . college '^ait^ii§, . shifting 
'V)ravelehgths. and accep^jp^ dayiCirhe 
alignment instead of." previously 
aiuithbi:i2ed staggered schedule. 

C8ise,'Wblch has St..Paul .and WasK- 
Inifeton. ramiftcatibns is an, echo to the 

.■ intense ' rtdib-newspaper rivalry in 
the;Twli3L Citie9 , atea; Interpretation 
placed upon the: Jncidents_pre^atihg 
the WTCN grant, by iuie .protest- 
filers casts Irinuendbes in the direc- 
tion of .the managemehtjs' of the 'St. 
X%iuL newspapers. I^ittet do not list 

: thfe programs bit WMINT 

Station 'WTCN has been expected 

■.as a future member of the. Mutual, 
hetwprk ^lyhen that sprea^ds 

f. west\yMv.;; „ '-'..-.■-.^v 

B^t. S[tore Buys KIR 

!News Periads 100% 

. , '$eattle, pec.' . 
KJR's four 'liaiiy <^Uarter-hpu'r 

news broadcasts <(re now: undCT^ 
, wing of one :spphsor, the Bon Marche, 
; local department store. Biggest com-; 
■ mercial deal; bf kind ever put oyer 
'• iQ'.the^-'PBrts. ' ' V '■ 

Hi6ierto 'lS^pot^iinfioiah|6e:tft^ht time 
^ bifi the ney^rs series had been pa|rceled 
vOiit 'W'^dvert^ catch ' as cat<ih can, 

ai higher-than^rdinairy' rates. Now, 

howdvWil it all. belongs to the ,Bon^ 

for 13 weeks ahyway. , 

- ' ,I^nit^ Pres^ dispaltches handled by 
;fibbrA-ikerley, Whp alsia deliyers it 

three - out ot the four times [ daily. 
jlPai^blitie Coftnian of the^ KJR news 
' staff '"nioved to an oltice in .the Bon 
,lirbm' Where she writes the cbmrrter- 

>ci ', in'a newsy style, and shoots 

them ^iii tb . the -station. 



4- 



WHK-WJAY Revamps 
Stafif Under IB^h 

Cleveland, Dec. 

WHK-WjAY music staff has been 
..revamped with Louis ^ich named 
-music director for both stiations. 
Staff now, numbers 15 musicians in- 
: eluding rank Emde, Haiis 'Kolbel, 
., Edward Rider, -and -Nell ' , .whb. 
.are .recent . additions. New -group 
niade .its bow oyer WH^C .-Sunday 
night the Mbjdeirh Symphonic 
■ Orchestral;. . '>'■■ ^ :.. 

. With.; this augmented group Rich- 
plans upon byilding sieveral smaller, 
groups which . will include classic'; 
strings and a i'hythm.unit L. Nazar 
Kurkd j ie, former , W J A Y music 
director,, will not be. retained. 

Another "personnei change for 
WJAY-WHK this past; week iis the 
naming of Beverly Pean as publicity 
chief replying. Ralph W^brden. 



William Aikmann's Job 

. . Buenbs Aires, Nov. 12. 

William Aikmann, formerly radio 
head of J. Walter* Thompson's local 
Office, has resigned to take charge of 
foreign advertising and publicity for 

ime YahkelevichV radio interests 
in S. A. 

Aikmann will headquarter at Radio 
Belgraho (LR3), chief station! of the 
Pi-imera. Cadena Radio de Broadcast- 
ing chain.' • i 



Mew Cleydaiid loc^ 



. Cleveland, BeCi 
Duke Lidyard starts a . daily series 
at .8:15 aim. for Schulte United (de- 
partmeht ktore) titled 'The Bi^ Toy 
Parade.' Lidyard will bring the toys 
tOvUfe..: .... ■' • 

Viola Schbulin School bf Dancing 
set for 13 .weeks , with .amateiir 
juvenile talent oyer WjAY istarti'ng 
Saturday, Dec. 5, at~ 16:30 a.m. 

E.' iGi Latimer, . auto dealer, will 
preset nationality choruses over 
WJtAY on:' Sunclays ; * • 2:45 p.m. 
spot 

vYurgovan's Tanibouritza Orchestra, 
under . the ^irectibn bf Elji { ^is- 
kbvic, begins a Serbian series oyer 
WJAY Sundays in a 10:30 a.m. sjpot 



36 FOOTBALL CAMES 

BlfLOi(:A£SMK.t. 



Kansas City, Dlec, . 
Excluding chain: broadcasts, 36 
football games wcrte ethered this sesi- 
son ;by local stations,, Gibss hit close 
to $5,700 With WHB accounting for 
:$3^oyO of that ambunt And W9XBV 
!an<l kCMO splitting the difference. 
WDAF^ aithbugh' broadcasting six 
games; idn'tcdtch a-sponsor; KMBC 
was the .bniy.. local statibn ' that did 
not originate fbotball. broadcasts, 
sticking ;ex(cliisiyiely to chain fare. 
VWRBiithe only statibn contracting 
i'.s plarcel ' i; games to a single cus- 
tomer. General i'Oods, ethered a total 
of eight , games! Seven, sponsored. 
Of the total brbadcast, three were 
taken from telegraphic reports. 



Armco Over WSAI, Giiicy:, 
Unta WLW Time Cleared 

Cincinnati, Diec. 1. 
rentiss Wihcheil of the N. W. 
Ayer iigency was in •from N. Y- C. 
fbr th<! start Sunday (29) bf the new 
Armco series of weekly shbWs orig- 
inating at Crosley's WSAI and 
spreading to the NBC red Web. On 
Sundays from 8 to 8:30 p, m., EST, 
for 2© weeks. 

Frank Sinibh continues ais director 
of the SOripiece American: Rolling 
MiU Company band arid Ben Chapr 
pie, president and- advertising 
manager of 'the coricerh, resumes the 
role bf Ironmaster, Ne\y stunt is a 
five-ininute dramatiziatibn' ;bf a his- 
torical . Americari , event, invblvirig 
iron, - james Alderman is .announcer 
and John Prbsser the producer bf the 
shbw. - 

' Former Armco series brigipated on 
WLWj arid current string will teyert 
to the Crbsley super Tueisday 
nights, if time clearance is .made. . ; 

Hughes Out, Oakie In 

libUyWbod, Dep. 
Oakie sighed as the .riiic. of 
Carnel Garayan on the air, replacing 
Rupert Hughes. .Deal -is for 13 
'nreeks . starting Dec,, 29. 
Oaki ■ teported getting $2,000. 



ixph's Proinotion 

• Sart Francisco, Dec.. . 
Sydney Dixon becomes assistant 
sales manager of NBC's Western Di- 
vision under Harry F. Anderson. 
Dixon, Whose headquarters are in 
Hollywood, wcis fbrmerly in chargie 
of local sales in the network's San 
Fraricisco officies before his transfer 
South. . 




Can. Ekction Air Rules 



\Vinnipeg, 
io stations CKY ' ejRC, 
Winnipeg,, bbth lost some electiori 
Cash due to their forgetting one -of 
the Canadian gbvernmerit'sV 
tiohs regarding the acceptance of po- 
litical speiakers. 

, ..Regulations .stiiNjIate^:^ no -. ,-: 
litical time shall be sold within. 48 
hours prior to election day. Both, 
local itati , in connection with the 
recent civic elections here, had time, 
bobked Until the . last nunute of the 
day before election^ (Friday). When 
reminded of the fact program direcr 
toirs had to do . some faist werkj with 
a result that, sbjne of the itime . buyers 
were willing take other times 
while bthers pulled. 

Repoi-ted that CKY wjas- able to 
move. most, bf ; its pblitical spots 
for Wednesday and Thursday 'back 
but . the opposition . statibn, 'CjRC, 
lost about eight :. cash prb- 

gramis^ . 

Broadcasting regulatibris also stite 
that draiiiatized pblities ■. out . iri 
connection with '. elfectiOn caml^aigns 
conducted 'oyer the air, : TOjis regular 
tion;eame into force after, the blow- 
up that followed the use -of the 
■JAr. iSage' scripts over the Dominion 
network last year * the Ted- 
eral elections. 




Washington, Dec. 1. 

Sale Of WbV, New York, to Arde 
Bulova, owner of WNEW and cred- 
itor of several other .statioris^ was lap" 
proved by Federal Cpnununications 
Cbinmiission. last week, hut broadcast 
divisibriites ticfd .. a : string to their 
grant: of . authority , raftei* wranglinig 
oyer: desirability of holding public 
heaririig on'the deal. 

Cancelling' previous brderis for 
.exariiiner's scrutiny 'of the cbhtFabt, 
division gave consent .for. transfer of 
cohtrol of Iritemational Broiadcasting 
Corp. from .JohnVlraiu to'£ul6va; 'but 
stipulated. 'that the action did not 
cbni^titute approval of ^a writteri 
agreement which gives Icaci a con- 
ditional right tbv buy into Wodaam 
Cbrp.i which holds the , WNEW 
license, ... 

In this fashion, Cbmnriish ratified 
the \yOV sale but took steps to see 
it did not authbrize anj^^iesd which 
might constitute trafficking in 
licenses, ^e sideline dicker invi>lvr 
ing Iraci's ' chance to pet into WNEW 
had embarrassed the. brbadeast divi- 
sion, at one time threatbning to jeop- 
ardize the Whole transaction. 

Quick back-tracking, on .WOV 
transfer was not 'accomplished with- 
out ppppsition.. Judge E. . Sykes, 
chairman . of the division, 'held Out 
until the end for public airirig of 
the Bulova-Iraci tie-up and Anally 
dissented from the action. 

Implying that he is not pleased by 
the WOV bargain, Judge Sykes-split 
With Coriimisslbriers Case and :Prall 
on the qucstibn of procedure and 
publicly id he had reached no 
conclujsiori relative tb the desirability 
bf the isale or the merits of the appli- 
ciatibn. Hi$ pbsitipn was that the 
price paid, $300,000, . appeared to be 
cbrisiderably ' ' excess of, the true 
iwbrth of the proper-ty and in siich 
bases ari operi inquiry .ii? .desirable" 
to bring to light all: factors i ing 
terms. 

Iraci- comes put of the transactiori 
with a. three-year job as Wpy 
..ager. 



He^s Also A^^mst 3uper^Po¥rer-^Sdme Senlim at 
Capital to For<» F, C.^ C^^^ Thorny 
Problems 



WJBK's (Gqiftmunity Sihg 

Dec^ 

sponsoring a 

commu si program ice 

weekly over WJBK. Stuff originates 

from. nabe arid is. led,: by 

Nick Nichols, who . 'Uncle Nick' 
cohducls a regular kid show oyer 
station. . 

WJBK also has bought a Trans- 
radio service, , news flashes . being 
aired five minutes each ten times 



Washington^ Dec.; 
Amendriient .. Gominunica- 

tibns ,Act' tb curb newspaper owner- 
shi ib stations, prevent chain 

domination bf . channel^, , and 

otherwise check develbpmerit of 
threatened . potential, monopolies' 
in the' broadcast business Was.Jiinted 
last > week by Senator urton Kv 
Wheeler of Montana. 

Admittinjg'-he.has no concrete ideas 
wbrkeid out yet. Senator Wheeler, 
chainhan bf the Intbi'state Cominerce 
Committee arid cp-sponsbr of- the 
preisent statute, told VARiBrx Friday 
(27) that he is casting. 'abbut for 
practicable mearis t>f increasing com- 
petitibri in the broadcasting field and 
bf ..cbriipelling the Federal Gommurii-' 
cations Commis^fbri 'to tackle these 
problenisv.. .. 

With a dig.at the F.C.C/s -failure to 
act on its own initiative, the Mon-^ 
tana Denibcrat exilressed the opinion 
that .steps niust bb ^tiaken wtihout 
delay tb protect independent, 
operators : and the Iistenjirig public. 
Be indicated a : readiness to. put fbr- 
Ward any wbrkable legislation which 
can be-., conceived. , if the. Commish 
ducks the .prObleiri for any length. Of 
time. 

on Press. 

-While admitting hie has.nbt-drafted 
any bills oh: the. subject, the Inter- 
state; Commerce chairman, took a 
ftnri.ctahd in favor of restrictions on 
both broadcasting chairiS; and news-, 
papers. - Without naming names, he 
said the gove.rnnlent 'bught ' to: pire- 
yeni' the press, from, gobbling, up the 
Industry's .chpice' assighmients.: arid 
most rirbfitabie fields, arid, declared 
mbves. shbuld be. niade to 'outlaw' 
donriinatibh of the limited; number of 
exclusiye frequencies, by powerful 
networks. At the sariie .tiirie he went' 
on record: as strongly against super- 
power, even on a limited basis,, fearr 
ing web outlets :evehtuaily will 
drown out and divert business' from 
regional arid iridic transmi 

Possibility of an investigation into 
the Commission's failure to squelch 
the webs arid the press was suggested 
iri Senatbr Wheeler's remarks. Al-. 
though he expects to be- too occupied. 
'With other .matters, particulalrly a 
istudy of railroad flhanciesi , he said 
there lias been considerable tatk in 
legislative and adtrii istration circles 
aibout the need for a comprehensiye 
probe, of. the Comniission dnd indi-. 
cated he "wbuld; support , any movf to 
scrutinize the policies and conduct 
of the ageh<^ administering the 1934 
act^ 

Question , of chain and plress <;on- 
trbl. of brbadcastinjg has been a hot 
i^ue oih several Occasions during re- 
cent years,' while the Commish has 
sparred with the matter bf adopting 
a definite jpolicy during the past few 
months.. Several members of Conr 
gress, including' the late Senator 
James Cbuzbns of Michigan; and 
Congressnien Wright Pattnari bf 
Texas arid William P. Gbilriery bf 
Massachusetts have .flayed the Com-' 
ihish for not, drafting regulations oh 
network and newsbaper i.ssues, .'virhile 
the .American Federation , of . Labbr. 
instigated . largely*; by .Interhatibnai 
Typbgraphical Union/ bias give]j:i sup-: 
port to the idea :bf restrafnirig both 
groups. 

Question of chai riibnopolizanbn 
of dear channels was brought- up 
more than a"' year ago by .Cbmmis- 
sionfer Irving Stewart, but; although 
the Broadcast Division was called 
on for a report and suggestions, 
nothing ever' has been dbhe to lay 
down either a basic policy, br. specific 
regulations.. Stewart's request for a 
study was referred, to the Broadcast 
trio Nov. 6. .1935. with instructions 
for a definite statement about . the 
need for special, regulations, but has 
E[one unanswered. 

Matter bf checking newsoaber in- 
vasion of broadcasting . field' ha'^ 
cropped up repeatedly /in individual 
cases; but. aithbugh some. pres.<5 ap- 
plicants have been turned down 
arbitrarily, nothing resembling a 
general principle has been > worked 
out Commissioner Norman S. Case 
on several . occasions has . suggested 
\rough formula ought to. be adopted, 
such as . rule .prphLb'iting multiple 
ownership of stations within single 
n»eb^raiSIifcSr¥rVa *deflhlt<g limita- 



tion on number of rag-owned tr 
mitters in a single city, 
blfllciiK Casbs 
rooklyn Eagler Cleyelarid Plai 
Dealer, St Loiiis Star-Times^ Hearst, 
and Scripps-Howard cases . have- 
brought this matter to. the fore* 
while the raft of application^ frorii 
small-town publishers . wanting 100- 
watters; has eaiised embarrassment 
Since .F.C.C. ■ was created Well oyer 
two. spore • of country dailies and 
weeklies have been granted con-" 
structibn permits, , while virtually 
every important metropolitan sheet 
has tried either to build or purchase 
a transmitter, . 

Current CBS expansion, program 
is. .expected 'to have repercussions i 
Congress and -Wheelers blast is re- 
garded , as merely a fore-runner of 
what can be .lobked for. Clear- 
channel, • : sUper-fpower^? and educa- 
tional issues also fit into the picture, 
with the pedagbgs,. reli ious gfpups, 
labbr forces, and oth^er non-commer- 
cial factioris . seeking opportuni * 
build, a fire under the Commish. 

Stiff scrap between WKBB, East 
Dub'uQue, ni., transmitter, ,and the 
Dubuque Telegraph \ Herald, leading 
daily Of Dubuque, la,, resulted in a 
black «ye for, the rag when Federal 
Communicattons Conunissibn .Ex- 
aminer John P;. Bramhali recom- 
mended tossing 'but . the Telegraph 
Herald's i>lea^, and granting the 
^tTKBB application. ' 
. Acrimoniowi' loeal feud was aii^cd,' 
with WKBB squawking that the 
paper had 'refiised .to list its prb- 
grams on the ctdT as 'a news matter 
of public interest to Dubuque ajMl- 
yiqlnity,' Transmitter also sought 'to 
proyC.that the "Tfilf g^h Hwfald had 
brol^eri tlie laws, et. the jState of !lowa 
by running -ads 'of alcoholic \liquors. 

Telegraph Herald fought back 
with chargeS'that.^BB had .ifailed 
to' give - proper'^service .to -numerous - 
adja(^ent couidSe's in Wisconsin, 
Illinois 'and: Iowa ^a^d proposed ' to 
erect a rievf daytiriie station to' fur- 
nish wide -rural coverage. 'Rag, also 
Claimed that agricuttural agents 
were unable' to use the facilities of 
WKBB because their people were 
unable, -to l^ear the- programs,, and 
trotted out agents as witnesses, who;, 
testified that- they were unable to 
get ^.''desirable hOui^ to -give . farm 
ittrodcifetS. "'^^ •«?^--:,';;':ir 
. .: In seeking .daytime;bji>eratibh .with 
500 watts oh -the 1340)^ kilbi^cle fre- 
queitqr, Telegiraph- H^ald showed, a 
net worth of- f840«000 as a backing 
for the radio enterprise. , Equipment 
costing $2S;(^ wiu -jsroposed for the 
new .trarisnii1t<ir and . tWb studios 
would be constructed. ' Tbe station 
would be .operated separaii^ly .froni 
the newspaper, except for sharing 
the finances. 

In commenting on the. row . over 
the rag's refusal to print WkB?V 
programs free of charge, Bramhall's 
report stated that whether -the policy 
of the Telegraph Herald, in refusing 
to publish in the columns of its 
-daily, papers. news bf interest to 
,the\.pubUc the prograriis of station 
WKBB without charge was actuated 
.by selfish riiotlves, is not an issue i 
this .proceeding;, but if ' this policy- 
were established for the purpose ,of 
4mpaii'ing or destroying the useful- 
ness of Statibn WKBB to . the .> ti- 
zens of Dubuque Jind the area it 
serves in arder to enhance its possi- 
bility of obtaining a permit to con- 
struct -a .radio station in the same., 
community as that' now served by 
WKBB, entirely different situa- 
tion obtai 



The Rey. Mr. Swing 

Spartanburg, S. .1. 

Church bf God congregation, 
brbadcasting services oyer WFBC, 
shoots the works to drum up ."fet- 
tendance. 

Broadcast last Sunday m, 
eluded string band, .Hawaii itar, 
selections, quartet . and ; an- 
nouncements as: 

'Ybung iTian^ come down here and 
next morning you won't need Alka- 
Seltzer or an aspiri ighlen 
you up.' 

■■'Don't fool around with grand 
opera where the high notes get you- 
Come down here and hear some good 
singing.' 

Some of the riiusic is winf 
time;:"' 



52 



Wednesday, Dccieinber 2, 1936 




erf^ 




Sidtoey; Ailieiti has joined the Mu- 
-tuial sales -staff. He comes irptn the 
Pell, Pul>lishing Co.. : All6n was in 
the CBS : sales diepartment three 
years ago. 



. Fur belonging, to Betty 

Mariiip, : yiplinist, and an overcoat 
owned by Charles J'acobs^trumpeter, 
were stolen backstage at the Com 
muriity Playhouse, Sah Francisco, 
while the N^C ai'tists were doiii^ting 
their services, in a . Gpmmuniiy Chest 
'broadcast^./ ' ; 



I^eslle. Edsely, former Chitfagp free 
lahc^, npw with the .Chicago >IBC 
'continuity; jep.artiirient;" 



Wilison, forineriy iahriouncer 
.WI^BC, Jj;uricie, Md., . how 

JVKBBi East Riijbutiue, 



. Ted'^'lfiidalnv'T 
'Coriri.', Adybo^te, dpi^blin'g' as^; n^anag- 
•irig^-ed' b;f . Gf ee'riwich 1^(?W 

John ' Buckley, Iprtnier keyboarder 
lor Gyp$y Ni TEditJi Murray and 
'Joe ; Frisco, - hdw accbihpiahying 
v^Caryli Kelly, ^bWes singer, at WIGC, 
^ridgepbrtiNeW Haven. ' ' ' 



Qatiffhtejr ;pfv.jpale ^parrill; head .of 
^ihe:: Ghieagb ' "^^^ & llyan 

•agency's ^^radi ' dispartimeh^'' on' the 
■'fecoujp- i&fter bp; ' ~; 

Jaejeer's new , Transamerican^^ 
votEice lopkk' like a madame's dreain: 



' IJidyersity bt yermd^^^^ 
ketball ' gabes will tte broBdCast for 
: 4iie flMt time thid^^ , oyer ;^CAX;. 

:::*BwJin|^^ / '^/vvv; 

^^HbWard'^ v/as heard for .seveirai yejfr^ 
pVer CiCLW; jJetroit; ;is. .cbiiduc^^ 

- ^*Ha^piiiess' Hpiise, daily hoWehbId 
'hints pr^bgranS/bver WXYi2,;'&^ 

'r c^^CluiH . ;Haa«er and Gilbert. 
4TB6yek hew!' ahhouitieers': at WATRi 

•r^Mraitett^urs^.^G ."^'^^.^ 

Cirl ;l4wre^^ an.d \J.H® a het t e 
' r'Giys^e/ piaiiists^ added tp^ roster at 
• WXCC, tBri<Iigepi)rt. ; • -^ - ' 



.Chrl^tnias for two week?. Broad 
cast priginatiph will chahge so pair 
can visit,, and discjjss forthcpming 
heW program and legit show. 

Qavld Cobb jpi WiMCi 

Memphis, as announcer, succeedllng 
Howard . Carra Way, who has' joiiied 
the staff: of VysiX, Nashville. Cobb' 
has announced for KSD, St. Louis; 
WIL, St, Louis, and KXYZ, Hpuston. 



iLouise Carson bf the WABI, Ban- 
gor, dramatic group ..takes over\the 
femme; stanza : , 'For . - Ladies.' .^in 
placey.ot TOlen Psgoodi 'who's : ? 
sighed to ^o to Hirtf brd.' ; Marshail 
Etter added to the engi' ' ' r 
partrhent. 



WCBA-WSAK AUentpwn (Pa.); 
going ■ ...for pro basketbalj broa(J- 
casts on Sunday, p.mf.' *■ ' > 



T. crane Murphy, in bharge of 
WTAQ's (Green 'Bay, Wise.) new 
mercharidising ~dei»ai^ihent;r ' ^ 



Hazel McGinleyV tbritiei: W-TAM: 
and .WHK^ Cleveland, contralto,' who 
attracted- attentibn ' by iher singing 
during' ihe . , Republijc^h ' Cbnventipni 
will: trjr' - for opera' pn the- - 
Willlaiinis : Metrbpbjiian . Auditions 
oyer. NBC, Sunday, Dec. 6; . 

Miss ■ M^cGinley ' • ■ .prptegee of 
M^ry Garden. 



Walyne Welch*, secretary tb Craig 
Lawreinbe/ cbjnnierciial . manager; 
XbVa ' Broadcaisting;,:System,^^^^r^ " ; 
married on Dec: 26 tp Jainet Wri^V 
p£ Harbbr Springs; Mich^' r 

The 'IVHO, - Ipwa. Barn Dancb^ 
Frolic has. beieh honored • by the 
judges :4n 'a' 'cpiVtest to name a neW 
.^chboil bUildih^g .ih Concord- tpwhshi j 
near;Radcliffe. ; 



Dorothy ;.Kcmpe' has resigned as 
program' ~ director of - WINS, New 
York; ^tias gone to Bermuda 'fbr 
yacdtibit' ' •• •■v"- 



Washingtoii, Dec. 1. 

Federal Communications Commisr. 
sion refused to speej up transfer rl 
Station WOAI, San Antonio, which 
CBS wants to take over Dec. 28. 
Comniish did just wb-' CBS die' 't. 
want— referred matter to. ian ex- 
aihii^er. Few ekaihihers . report " - 
'side. 30 days. " . . 

CBS got one cpncessi . Conimish 
set date for public hearin.g fpr Pec, 

instead of leayiiig the time to the; 

docket>lerk; , ■■ v 
William S: P.aley hurried liefe last 
week iii ian effort tb get a break; 

WlNDy Indiana Sfetioiv 
Remotes JVoin Cailifoiima^ 

■■. .Chicagp; D«C. 1. .V 
Lpngest sophsbrsbip . haul Xo}\ a 
show on WIND, the Ralph Atlass sta- 
tion! hits • this ; Saturday (5) when 
the' station will carry the -Notre 
Pame-Southern Califoirnia football 

game'fbr Ohib Oil.' i a 

V Statipn is' sending man to LoS; An^ 
geles tp coyer the game play-by-play. 

Shifts at Allentown, Pa. 

Allentownr Pai, Dec. 
Numerous staff switches and . r 
alignments in . progress at- WCBAr- 
WSAN. here. Jack Hunchey leaves 
the sales department to go to KY.W, 
Philly. Meantime, Charles ..Speback, 
KYW miketnah, mpVes to Allentown. 

Another new mikeniah is Harold 
Lampel froih th: Civic theatre. 
Claude Haruig, erstwhile WGBA;- 
WSAN .spieier but now emplbyed hy: 
WCAIJ; Philly, • cpmcs back home to 
broadcast fpo^ball^ dnd. BaisketbaU. 
Charles Petrie 'mbvlhg^ cpnti . - 
ity editorship tb'.salte prpmbtlfi^^^^ 

Wiiliani Sissoh, whp / to , the 
-Little ,Rocfc bureau b. the Comnieir- 
cial Appeal. 7 



Major Bowes* private press sigent is 
Wahda^Ellis. 



:',V;'^tjarry;i|JW.ey»^ ^pinler^Yau4er,.'\'npW: 
'aimo'iuiiblAg ' ViillOM, Jersey 



|.,..:WMFp/:.'-^I>eei(iit«rj,--.'. jvinkihg'' its 
phonograph t«bras, in favor of a 
' urtriEiight e.t.; 

^ ; George. . Burns . and Gracle Allen 
. j^ill come ; east iminediately af ter 



Perry * Jnlon; ' forrneriy of KMOX, 
has joined: sales istaff ' W9XBY, 
Kansas Ciiy. 



.Weed; statiph; / and Jerry 
Lyotis, his ^alegmaii^ 'par ticipatihg in 
the New Ifbrk Athl,etic Club hand^; 
ball tourney. ' 



, Paul Green, fprnJerly WNOX, 
Knpxyille, has ijoined WfiBR, 
Memi>his, salegi|irin, succeeding 



Jack Arthur^ who;ls currently on 
Chevrolet's CBS program .and 'Echoes 
of New Vork Town,' WEAF, ^ New 
Vork, joins the Vint Stores show oyer 
WOR, Newark, 'next Simd^^ (6>. 

Jied bandy, "vet ■ viude act writer, 
signed to , script shows for Pick and 
Pat. 



Audrey . Warner .is .now- si ing oh 
a W JBiC, 33etrpit, siistai 

■ George Boiline^ ie£^..biC jphn 
Blair's Detroit office,, Spending a ievi 
days in' NeW Yprk. Object 61 the 
visit is to get better acquainted with 
the Manhattan agencies handling 
auto accounts as an aid to th6 rep 
wbrk but oif Detrbit. 







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CBS. NBC and JRiutuai webs, biily carrled.'Army-^Navy game from Philly 
lasi sit, ;(28), Flpck bf regional netwoi-ks ai)pjie4 to both military schools, 
-but yreVe turiied 'doWn, Most of the. appiicahts did hot present them- 
selves until less than week, before ganie-t^^^ 

According tb lhe NaVal , Academy Athletic Association, the two .institu- 
tions agreed before season ^ to limit broadcasting ri 
ip networks commanding cOas't-to-coS^^ That automatically 
icluded the regib.nals. The schools believed, that the Big Three 
blanketed, the ' ' .country ■ and also reneyed'^b^^^^ 
casting booth. 

NBC has begun' to issue . circun)spe6t little notices aliotit the spot, revenue 
tallibd ^j^i'ts" bperatei s^ Latest figures show that' these stations got 

$373,986 in Gctpiieii of which $231,042 irom natlbnal sources and the 
resVtel biz^^^ ambuht is. stated tb be -22%. ahead bf a year ago. 
"Few weeks" agb the webv prepared an t^ccpuhting ^showing the operated^^^ 
station^'v spot reveiiue on a comparative mbn^h-by-mohth basis, but for 
some rbasbh the piece was doused-and never vpflicially issued., AU NBG 
says hpw about cumulative tbtals is that the. lO mpn^hii of 1936 are up 57% , 
oyer the saiAe period ^^^^^^ , ' 

Wisdorn cit taking formail notice .. recent cracks, by . Mayor LaCuar, ia 
about . restrictions on tebroadciasting' was debated by P. C. C. broadcast 
division last week with flhal agreement tb shoot the New Yprk municipal 
eietV' Althbugh pm&tely iriembeb were charge 
that the rule is designed . io beneat/,;the . telephone system, they decided 
after caucusing that no gbod*purp9se would be served' by getting into a 
mimepgraph\ war> FU^^ defense had been ired 

iriformaliy. v 

'Coniic "scriiit shbw irom the Gba?i is havi its difficulties due tp' 
man feud..: Writer,' "bl the highest paid in the biz, jUst cant seem, 
make his'gags click with the tbp kick. Short time ago a script was ash- 
canried ight beJbre the broadcast, and both burned almost to the point 
of csillihg: the whole thing off. Hard ieeiiiigs hetween the pair were, fur- 
thei- salted when, new talent wa$ dragged in to bolster the show without, 
a line of aSyahce f^^ i : 

Metro is xreditiiig^radio :with tl>e;heavy grosses :being pUed up by 'Born 
-to Dance;< ^tatibiis^have beeh giving the ^pte PortCT^ 
and' exhib^ are 'avai^ihg . themselves! 0^ eveipr^pportunity to If 3^^J^<^,,«J« 
line for air .time; using speciar^ran^mptibns being fuirnished-by the 
fS ^ libmii^al V.^j^hce splash hy }^^ broadcast also 

prpyed a bi ; .i, 

Pollbwing the appearance ot CarijCahsoh, natlbnal. cbri^ hu^^ 
bh the V^HCT Iowa .Bai-ri t)ahce' FrWrc program, it was .bxpu|[ht out ; that 
Joe Maland,:the station boss, once won a corn.rhusking c^^^^ 
township, Frost,. Minn. This adds; another pastoraj leather to Maland s 
cap since he is\lso known as a top-nbtch ropster crower, when h? was 
ferm editor >r W£A^ MC Cq,; yea rs ago.._ 

Federal f adio ^oject wiiibh 4|s [fpur prbgraxxis;" over ifBC 
cSSc^^^ctors i I^ew Ypr^ ahd 46 script writers. in^^shmgton, 
'Jamfe -D.-lStrong travels between !both Cities as project manager. 




Tucson, Dec. I. \ 
KVOA is breaking grpurid for a 
new 188 ft. vertical radiator- 'an- 
tenna. While hew transmitting and 
speech input is being installed; 

Station goe$ OH early this month 
with' a carrier output of 1,000 watts. 

kalaniazoo, Dec. 1. 
WKZO is erecting a 300 ft; tubular 
antenna, claimed to be the largest 
of kind. Outfit has alsb pur- 
chased a new transmitter, and high 
fidelity Amplifying input,: lans now 
afoot for new studios. 

Ba'ngbr. Me., Dec. . 

WABI is installing a new antenna 
tower 265 It high, and Ipeated in 
Brewer. Rest.'of, the station rneari- 
time hais been rebAiilt. 

Airer gets ^a power jump to 250 
wattsj lull time, ■ ' 

."Kearney," Neb.i , 
KGFW has rebuilt its entire equip- 
ment. Did not go off the ir on 
.weekdays while' construction' Was. 
under way, but shut down on Sun- 
days to let the' plumbers i ' . 

Seattle, . .1. 

Work oh new 5i00d-watt t'ranshiit- 
ter's and new 570-f bot self-suppprting 
tower 'for Totem Brbadcaisters' sta- 
; tibhs " k6m6 and KJR Was corh- 
oleted last week. Both major staT 
tiphs* outlets for NBC's red and. blue 
net .works'., how sending put their 
separate signals within 50 kilocycles 
of each other, over same tower. 

New equipment is tabbed tp , ive 
K0M<3.-KJR a 25 per cent increase 
i > coverage in Western Washingtbh. 
and 'British Cplumbi 




Indianapolis, 
WIRE; local NBCrr.ed outlet, ex- 
pects. tp, be on" the air with its.hew! 
5;00d«watt transmitter by Pec. i5th.| 
Plant entirely designed by 25-yearr 
old Odes E.- ; Robihsoh,\ anid coh- 
structed by. him, with aid pf rest of 
operating staff, 

Two half twayi? 322.fopt yertical 
radiators are used for new antenna 
isystemr- 



Jplm 

libuncer:; 



roll«jr». Jr., former an- 
at : .WOBA-WSAN, Alleh- 



, ,*<iwh, ?/i,v|t^s joined .staff ot WiGBI, . f 




Playing Conneetiout .State Collega^ 
Lawrenceville Prep thia Week. 

Per.' B^p.— AniiiuR T. MICHAl'U 
' 111S ' BroBdmiy, M. Y,. 
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Wednesday, DeMmBer 2, 1936 



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ASCAP May Call Special Meeting 

Availability System Under Fire Final 
Quarter Diyvy Meeting Due Next Week 



American . Socie:ty Comppsei's, 
Aiithprs and Publishers may call ai 
general meeting of the membership 
to discuss the: matter of overhauling 
the present method of deterhii ing 



I) THt BEST IN MUSIC 



A galaxy 



Dill You Mean It? 

Fron Coast 
To Coast- 

ilver Moon 

On The Golden 



Trcm RKO'fl . "BrnktUU 

Will Yoii 

There's Frost 

On The Moon 

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Vm With 

Right or Wrong 



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<0<>I«1 VIggrcTN I^uiliib);) '■' 

With Pleiity o£ 
iit^ey and Yqu 

All's Fair in Love and War 
Lefls Put Our Heads 
Together 
$peakinq of the Weather 

Fiytm "Gold DlRRcrfl of 1937" 

From "Wlilte Hor 
BLUE EYES 
WHITE HORSE INN 

I CANNOT LivE WITHOUT 
YOUR WOVE 



HARMS, Ineu 



BOCCO YOGCO, Gen. Mgr. 



the availability value of a publish- 
er's catalog, the general meeting 
idea was suggested ait a gathei-ing of 
the ASCAP board of directors Mon- 
day aifternbdn (30). 

Strong pressure /has been . brought 
to. devise definite formula for 
.measuring availability ratings and 
Monday's meeting was inclined to 
th(B oipi ion that it would be best to 
pass .up acting r « protests re- 
ceived recently from .pubs regarding 
'.heir individual, standings uiitil the 
defects of the whole system had been 
aired at a : general meeting.. This 
same membership- get-together will 
also .debate the proposal that the So-i 
ciety expend its statistical setup as 
applied to Checkihg on pliigs, so' that 
a moi^e comprehensive survey would 
be available ' determining per- 
formance points. Small pubs, par-, 
ticularly, feel that the plug datd 
gathered now by ASCAP is not truly 
representative of the daily and 
weekly situation, since the smallles 
come in foi* the inajor portion of 
their performances on local and re- 
gional stations. 

ASCAP' board is due to mtet again 
next week : to set the . amount for disr 
tributioii as royalties for the: final 
qiiarter - of! 1936. .Availability ques- 
tion will come tip , at . still another 
meeting the latter part of this month. 




Performance Rating; System 
Throttling Sheet ^iz, i>ubs 
Claim ^ Maestros Giving 
Pops Once-Over-Lightly, 
Failiifg to Impress Li^t^h-r 
ers— Wanjt Rettirn to Vo- 
csil Rieiiditidn Means of 
Appraisihjg Royalties 



RAP PIXrPUBS 



Roblrins' Deal for 
Miller Music Hits 
A Tefflpbrary Snag 



Negotiations for the purchase of 
Miller Music,. InCi, by Jack Robbins 
have struck a. snag.- After Charles 
Miller and Robbins agreed on the 
price, how holding up the deal are 
demands from two of the partners 
in Miller Music that th^y be given 
written assurance about remaining 
bn the payroll of the : firniv Miller 
would like to stay, on as an arranger 
and. Will Rockwell as professional 
man. 

Financial angle of the. contract i - 
yoives the payment in cash of $5,000 
to each of the three partners and the 
takeover of .$16,000 in debts out- 
standing. Robbins' main objective 
in the Miller catalog is the score of 
'Great Day,*^ which Metro has slated 
for production. Amoiig the. numbers 
that a buy would bring him are 
'Without Song/- 'Through the 
Years,' rums, in My Heart' and 
"Tirive. on My Hands,' aill Vincent 
Youmans works. Miller also has 
'Who Cut Down the Old Pine Tree?" 

Among others in recent months 
manifesting interest: in acquiring 
Miller's catalog have been Chappell 
Co. of America and Warner Bros. 



Contimiiiie: the most amazing hit record of all time, we offer 

"SOMEONE TO CARE FOR ME" 
"RAINBOW ON THE RIVER" 

From Sol Lcsser's . RKO Picture, /'Riainbow Oii The River" 



TO MARY-WITH LOVE" 

l<>uin UalverMl'fl "3 Smart Girls" 



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"I STUMBLED OVER laVE 

LEO FEII^T. Inc. 1629 BROADWAY N^W YORK 



Agitation for a return to the old 
method of membership classification 
by the American Society of Com-, 
posers. Authors and Publishers has 
broken out among independent pub- 
lishers. They claim that the Socie- 
ty's present system, which makes 
performances the major yardstick for 
royalty allocation, is tending to help 
put the finishing touches to the sheet 
music business. < 

In paying off largely by perforntr 
ance points, the Society, say these 
indies/ has encouraged an evil which 
is getting rapidly worse. All the 
average publisher now seeks is some 
sort of performance of his tunes oh 
the air, even if it's only a few bars, 
with the result that the essential 
angle about sheet music exploitation, 
the vocal chorus, has become highly. 
Jgnored. 

Orchestra leaders know that the 
pubs are being paid off according to 
plug points, and they have cdme to 
feel that they are doing well by the 
publisher when they give the tune 
the once-over-lightly or include it in 
a medley. It's got so now, complain 
the indie pubs, that as many as eight 
pop compositions . are jammed into 
fiVe-miriu,te band interludes. Before 
a listener's attention can be fetched 
by the melody of a tune coming over 
the radio, the playing of that tune lis 
ended and another has taken its 
place. 

Raps Film-Owned Pubs 

The indies charge that- this has re- 
ceived strong support from the atti- 
tude and methods commonly found 
in publishing houses! : owned' by or 
affiliated with motion picture pro- 
ducers. All that such latter firms are 
interested in, say the indies, is get- 
ting renditions of their current num- 
bers on the air, regardless of the ex- 
tent of the plug, so long as they can 
show large performance totals, to 
their Hollywood connections, "rhe 
sale of sheet music with the latter 
publiishing element, contend the in- 
di , has become a minor considera- 
tion, with their two main outlooks 
being studio prestige as air go-getters 
and the money garnered from 
ASCAP. 

The i ie pubs believe that the in- 
dustry :can go a long way toward re- 
building the sale of sheet music by 
eliminating the performance point 
system entirely and returning to the 
old practice of making the vocal ren- 
dition the major objective in the 
business of music exploitation. 



Joe Sanders' band opened a three- 
week engagement in the Hotel Clar- 
idge, Memphis, last we^k. Broadcast- 
ing daily and nightly over WHBQ 
during engagement. 



Warner Heymann and Ted 

Koehler cleffed 'For You* and 'On 
the Rue de la Paix' 'The King 
and the Chorus Girl' Warners. 



Robbins-Feist Look Forward 
To Television in Music Deals 
With Film Cos./^ 



Television rights loom importantly 
in Ihe . extensive miisic copyright 
deals which the Metro and 20th Cen- 
tury-Fox companies have been mak- 
ing with the Robbins an<j Feist 
music cohnpanies ^and in > aill their 
subsequent acquisitions. That takes 
in also this past week's deal with 
.Universal Pictures, and the organ- 
ization of Universal Music Corp. An- 
other possible deal " reported 
whereby Feist-Robbins may also 
acquire the Miller Music Cp, (which 
published much of Vincent You- 
mans' works). There's still another 
deal whereby Jack Robbins, the 
fulcrum pf; the firm bearing his 
name as well as the Leo Feist, Inc., 
orjganization, will make a: similar 
arrangement with RKO Radio Pic- 
tures. Julian T. Abeles is. legal rep 
f pr the Robbins-Feist-Metrb interests. 

The Universal-Robbihs deal is foi: 
20 years. It calls for no considera- 
tion. Robbins acquires U filmiisic 
publishing exclusivity in exchange 
for a highly valuable catalog of 
music from Feist and Robbins made 
available to the studio; also, the 
many song writers .under contract to 
Robbins. 

Already Robbins, in his Coast 
studio dealings with Charles R. 
Hogers, executive v.p. and produc- 
tion head, has been of value in con- 
tributing musical thematics. He also 
has spotted * arranger, Frank 
Skinner, his vocal arranger, Charlie 
Henderson, as well as a team of 
songwriters, Jinimiy McHugh and 
Harold Adamson, oh the U lot for 
threie current f ilmusicals. U's pot^- 
tial filmusicalrmindedness is further 
attested by the recent signaturing 
of B. G. D.eSylva as an associate 
producer. 

The U deal was almost stymied 
through Warner Bros, having simi- 
lar interest. WB's Edwin H. (Buddy) 
Morris made a flying tri to the 
Coast for that purpose. 

As regards Miller Music, 'Great 
Day' by Vincent Youmans is a forthr 
coming Metro musical production. 
Hence Metro-Robbi ' interest in 
clearing all rights. With that came 
about the idea of -a.piossible buy-out 
Of the Charlie Miller firm in which 
Will Rockwell recently also, ac- 
quired an interest. Miller Music, 
Inc., is the tirni in which the late 
Secretary of the Treasury William 
H. Woodiri invested some $400,000. 
Miller publishes the late Secretary 
Wbodin's musical works. 

RKO Anrle 

As regards RKO Radio, this studio, 
siftce Irving Berlin and Jerome Kern 
last wrote the firm's most important 
Astaire-Rogers Imusicals, has been 
(Continued on page 54) 



UEBHAN'S UBEBTTS 

thel Merman, who last waxed 
with Leo Reisman's orchestra, for 
Brunswick, has - made two exclusive 
recordings for Liberty Music \Shops. . 
These are the $l-a-copy lO-inchers 
sold exclusively via this . N. Y. outfit. 
Miss Merman's tunes are four ex- 
cerpts from 'Red, Hot and Blue,' with 
Fairchild and Carroll ajtid their 
chestra accompanying her. 

, Ebb Wright and Chet Forrest have 
their numbei*, *I Stumbled OVei,' acr 
cepted by Feist for publication. 



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FOX TROTS 



lonesome Guitar 
Running a Temperature 

Who Said There 
Ain't No Santa Glaus? 
Poinciana (Bolero) 
Oh, Say, Can You 

Swing? 
In Your Embrace 

tiVMBAS 

Spic and Spanish 
Say "Si Si" ^ | 
My Sombrero 
Last of the Rumbas 

6Pe MiT-Any : 6 for $2.25 
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Organ (liiider's $wiiig 

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Mr.GlipstjGoestoTowii 
Merry Go Ronnd 

4V«t RliLRASED Nil 

Big Job's Spedai 




It's always an occasion when SIGMUNO ROMBERG 'and 
OTTO HARBACH write a song. Thi ifii^ they've topped 
all previous efforts with 

YOU ARE ALL I'VE WftNTEl^ 

From the musical production, *Torbld<len Melody/' 
Watch It Grow ! 

ROBBINS MUSIC CORP. 799 7th AVE. NEW YORK 



BILLY HILL'S SENSATIONAL HIT NOW THE NUMBER ONE SONG OF THE NATION 

"IN THE CHAPEL IN THE MOONLIGHT 

SHAPIRO. BERNSTEIN & CO , Sno. MUSIC PUBLISHERS 

NOW IN THEIR NEW QUARTERS = RKO Radio City Music Hall BLDG. 127e SiXTII m.„ Mm 



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Wediielday, Peberolier 2* 1936 



Fees in Cm; Wants 70G from Radio 



Montreal, Dec. 
W{ith the appointment of- the new 
Copyright Appeal Board and the an- 
nouncement, that this, tiederal hody 
'Will, on Dec. 1, hear any. complaints 
about fees, an increase in the 1937 
schedule governing .use of music m 
this country . wiU Jmmediately be 
sought by the Canadian Peifformiiig 
Rights Society, collection, ageridy in 
Canada for. the American Society of 
Goqiposers, Authors and Publishers 
and the British. Perlontii ' ight 
Society, 

The first phase of the cohtroversy 
wtn be the demand of jpra ' -^t 
611 raidio broadcasting in Canada 




- • A iTew High Song Sales 




'r '.'FcAnleB from H<iav^n"< ' 

flMIElfrailltEMrElt 

l YtiUR SHOE 
iif S CALL i HEART 
A HURl 
THE SKELETON 
111 tHE CLOSET 





. "Patettls 



, Thfi BmmhIIiIuI Hallaa 

WheR My treaii Boat 
Cbaios Hdpi 

ftoin "Mara CovNeli' Carter*? 

*a*ru the Courtesy of Love 
YiDfu on My Mind 

Wa^ltiing with an Ang<^i 
[^^ingdonri for a Kiss 

Bermuda Buggy ride 

. WltMARK SONS; 
im 8Uth Av«na« 
KCA OMk„ M. V. 



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Candidates for the 
"Click" Parade 

"THE WORLD 
IS MINE 

(TOMdHX)" 
Froin- :*'Tlie <!i»y l>««i>*riMl»" ' 

"LOST IN MY 
DREAMS " 3 



during 1937 be covered by . a pay 
ment of ; $70,006 into the tPRS cof 
fers; the amount payable b>y each 
riadio .station to be allocated by. the 
Canadian Association of Broiadcast- 
eirs. and the Canaclian Broadcasting 
Corporation jointly. 

Later, CPUS Will take up the mat- 
ter of .music tariffs ih connectibn 
With theatres, concert hallsj ^hotels, 
nite-spots, restaurants, race tracks 
and exhi itidns, as set by the recent 
..ahiendrhents ;to .the Copyright Act 
and .passed by the Federal goveirn 
ineht. _ ^ ^ 

personneV of . the Copyright 
Appeal Board, as appointed by Hpni 
Fernand Rinfret.- iSecretary . of State, 
consists of Justice. A. K;.MacLean ; of 
thi Exchequer Court, chairmanj/E 
Hi" Coleman, , Undei'-Secretary; of 
State; Paul Fontaine,. King's "Counisel 
of the: DenaHmeht ol Ju^^^ ,Thii^ 
bbar'd ; will' Hear ' any .. complaints 
about tlie iJ937 ifees; the. mainner, . Dt 
Cpyecting i or. alleged: excessivfr 
charges.-" -^^v ' 



Rdbbins-Feist: 



(Cbrttiriued trpm-jpage 53) 
tommittedrvto^ the;!»^ sporadic*-; song^ 
writing . jdeai- .The jGershwins are 
iibW slated for two ■ ftKO picture 
i^cores. That . brings iirstill-^rfpther 
set -of publislieTS ■ (ChiappelV^ in this 
ipasej/ ah^L.RKO accordingly has <elt 
that. ,* J'vshpppjin'g: Jarouhd for . .Qoii- 
tcabtual deals ;w,lth -^a^ 
for /the ;imp0^t^ni , scores, it ., diidh't 
■ivaint .tp. be .tiedi ^^ How'ejferj i 
ni»( 'Jack ;n6w;; ppints- RKP's ir^tesest 
fh\. direction . of . Ro^bbihs ^because of 
the. .valuable . ,.synshrohiz and 
other ' rights ' which . the * Rbbbins- 
Feist^ catalogs will n>ake ayailable 
: Next 'August, of course, y^hen'Sain 
Fpx.'s publishiftg deal with 20tK Gen? 
,tury-Fpx .expires.' ,Ilobb\ns^l?eist,'§; 
tij^yir" ejfdlusiye . d^^ . ■ A 2pth 

jberitiiry Music Corp. . wilt be Xot 
for 'that putpose; , . T . : 
' jiiv tliip . U-|tobl^|n^^ ideal, Umversail 
Music/. Cofp , ^ " wa s . f brined ; " . repre ^ 
sent'; thle, ipiieiu^ company; .^R. " llii,; 
CoclirSnevwiil 1^^^ Pfesidcht' of Vnii 
v'ersiii 'Music; " J. ' Chieeveif '(-Pwdiin 
v.p:; Willard S. McKay, and 
Chartes Br-^ . 
' 'U's fortKcbmihg 'Top bit the Town,' 
^^3 Smart Girls' and 'Hitting the 
'Hijgh Spfots' already'^ have songs 
«rritteh 'by ■ Adainson-Mcl^ugh for 
Robbins publicatti 

Through a tie-up with Girtepihofiic 
Music Corp,,: GaUmort- ritish's 
subsidiary, tl^e ■ Robbins-Feist fiifms 
al^b ihav.e international cinematic- 
abpg .publishing affiliations; 




From' " Hfa nnii Mnltel" ' ' 

mSINGYOUATHOU- 
SiWD LOVE SOliCil 

• Coney Island ^ 

$wihg for Sale 

An<1 Now n Kew, .T«rrlfl«t Si»ii 

GEE! BUT 
YOU'RE SWELL 

REMICK MUSIC CORP. 

12(id iSlxth. Av«niif> 
KCA Blilir.. N. V. 

CIIAKI.IJH WAKKK.N. i'ruf. 



Every Tune a 
in "Pijjski 



.''YouDoTheDarn'dest 

Things, Baby" 
*Mrs Love I'm After" 

"You're Slightly Terrific" 
"The Balboa" 



r MOVIETONE 
MUSIC CORPORATION 

Sam FOX PDBIISHINO CO SnlfA^^^M 

1150 SIXTH AVENUE 



Mimmiy^ ^dn Air 



To familiarize the trade with 
tiines most on the hir 
around tfew Yo.ffc, the /olioio- 
ing songs were most played on 
the networks last- week^ Com- 
bined pliigs on WEAF. WJZ 
and W ABC are computed for 
the week from, iSwiday through 
Saturday night (Nov. 15-21).' 
I'll Songs. 
It's be- 

There's Love In Your. Eye.. 

Ton Tarned %h9 Tables On Me. 

Chapel In the Moonlight. 

When Did ¥ou Leave Heaven? 

Who Loves You? . 

I've Got YoiuUnder My Skin. 

Did You Mean It? 

Organ Grinder'si "lowing. 

Way You Look Tonight; 

I'mi In a Dancing Mood. 
, To Mary— With LOve. 

Close to Me. 

Talking Thru My Heart. 

Night Is Young. 

With Plenty of Money. 
-'A Fine' Romance; ' 

Button Your . SbQ'e. 

Love, What Are ^Ou Doing? 

Thru Courtesy-of Love; 

Pennies Froni Heavien. 

Yon Do Darndest , Things. 

Easy to-'. Love..:'. 

When My bjxam Comes , Home. 



Canavaiti fto. Join Weber 
A$ -Ass't. at APM Jaiiii 1 

Edward R CariaVan^ current pjji's^ 
j^ejpt; ■ Qt ^ the.; l^^w sYo^^ 
Union Lpcal 8()2;:is 'slated to joia^^ 
New .'York: ^headquarters , ' ' the 
American:: ^'edefatidn 61 xWtisibians 
J?ui, .asi liSsjstant. to . Joseph ""i^^ 
Weber. «e yril taHe the place 'ipacle 
yacant.by -the shift; bt Hred W.-Bim- 
liach to the secretai?yShi ' ' s 

terhatiohaI.-v' ■i;':/:^- ; " 

Canayan received ' the ' Local 802 
appoiiitndent >from 'Web^r; ■ His s 
cessor .will.;be,^oserl by the local 
membership at,, the Election;' :be 
held Dec. 17; 



John G.. Pame, irman of the 
iVIusic PubiishersrProtective Associ 
tipn,v was advised by the Federal 

; Trade ;Commission during a viisit to 
Washington Monday' (30) that a 
trade conference for the music in- 
dustry -v^oiild be held in New, York 
either the last- week of Deijember or 
the first- week„ January. Gather- 
ing would ' be preliminary to ' the 

, adoption, of a trade practice code 
which would bring the music indus- 
try under • tlie authority of the Fed- 
eral Trade Commission Act. 

MPPA has yet to approve the 
articles in the code, which was 
drafted several Weeks ago by. 'the 
FfG's fegal department. At ia con- 
ference yesterday ■ (Tuesday), Jo- 
seph V. McKee, MPPA general coun- 
sel, told Pai .; that he would require 
time to study the; provisions the 
FTC which applies to the 

iRobinson-Pa tiiian anti - chain, - store 
act; McKee stated .that he \yas leary 

; about acting hastily, beeause adop- 
tion 0' the provisions' might mean 
complete ■ agreement with the inter- 

; ^Jretationsf: of the R-P law ad. made 
by.: the FTC's lawyers. ;• ; Latter are 
insisting that the Roblnsbn-Pittman 



Fishmftii Qut: of t^bCi ' 

Ed ishnian- is. out' biE- the "Radio 
.Qrphestra Corp^y v. with-^^rthe^-llrt^t 
cleandut "mafci ' " ' ' ' ' " ' • " >that 
Orgiinizatidn. ' %ithinV si"*- '^imbhths; 
Fislnnah .has hot .a^^ yet tied ujp' else* 
where; ' 

Personnel now with . the ' band 
booking office ihcludeis; -Fred Robi 
Bins, George Silver, Robert Calvert; 
C^i^lton Hqaglr.^ I and Bob N6lan. 

UOBBIS TO COAST 

Edwi H. (Buddy) Morris has 
brought for>vai'd-the date for! is de- 
parture for jHoJlywood, Jtb tomorrow 
(ITiiursday). Head v - the Warner 
Bros., publishing ?ihterest3 ■ had ■ Orig- 
ihaHy been :set:to leave Dec, 6 (Sun- 
day). 

He will spend two weeks around 
the Warner studios. 



.Schwartz, Vet song writer, 
signed by Famous Music to -write. for 
Paramount. . 

He leaves New York Jan. 1 for the 
Par lot. . 



Pubs to Meet lift FTC ©n iiSfe im^i 
Code in N. Y.; HcKee Studying Pact 



Music Notes 



;.' Dudley Fpjid^ok, trombonist , with 
jpruy Ttombardq^^ 

ventW^ a' riew= musical lioistrumeht 
tenapqrariiy cail^ 

eiit; .application / beeh filed at 
Washiriigtoh.'' 

■ Bon Perry''s band hobkedt hiy MCA> 
gdes": i l^I*^^'* ' BdtiinfiM^ 
Balto, Dec. .' replacing Johnhy John- 

son./'- ' ' 



. Penthouse,, .. Balto, brings ■ in .the 
Etzi Covato band to replace Frank 
Britton Dcc^ 8. ,,v r"- 



PajPPJ? Feltiinrs band followed Dick 
JFidler intoi th^ ioniah Room of . 
peshler-WalUck Hotel^r eolumbus. 

• Mort Keene orchestra replaces 
Maximilian Berger's at Stork club, 
,N. %. tqmqrrow night (3 ). Meyer 
Davis office bodked. 



Weissman Claims WPA 



•• Louis Weissman, who is the yellow 
ticket candidate for presidency of 
the New . York Musicians local, 
claimed yesterday (Tuiesday) that he 
.has received the endorsement^ of 
Local 802 m e m b e r 's who ate 
iiresehtly the WPA payroll. 

Bringcr-inners of the supposed back- 
ing are "Warcel Honore aiid Moe 
Freedman, the former. candidate 
for secretary on the same ticket. 

Honore estimated that the WPA 
musicians, constitute 1,700 of the 
Local 802^ niembershi 



provisions be included in the music 
industry code. McKee wants to peer: 
iriore thoroughly into the practices 
of the music business before giving 
the question his "stamp of approval. 

'The - code, as proposed by 
FTC, wpuld be entirely admi istered 
outside ,the qiusic industry. The 
trade practices prohi ited would be 
phrased in the broadest of 
guage,' with the FTC conducti 
investigations and., 
violations, in so far as cease and' de- 
sist orders and injunction procedings 
are concerned. 



AMONG THE LEADERS 

ME AND 





Thm Song Hit iFrom Hawai 



SA.NTIY BROS JOY l-jc 



From Mao West's Ricturo 
. "G.q W»st Youno Mah" 

I WAS SAYINe 

ON A TYPICAL 
TROPICAL 
NIGHT 

-.1*. 

So WNt Yonng Ma* 



i: '} fisOAPVv'Ar' "Sj C 







NationaLbast sellers in sheet music this past weeJc will be a regu- 
lar chart m Variety every week.' the trade ill be interested ^in 
comparing the selling relativity to the most-played-on-the-air tabu- 
lations, .shown elsewhere on this page. Song title and publisher of 

S^l^lirSS^ ^^'^ ^'^^ of the sort^is rSS 
*Sing- You 1,000 Love Songs. . . , . , Remick 

S^t5^<'7T'^^°^''l^°"'^^*• • • .. .Chappell 

Soutli Sea Islancl Magic .v;. ..-Select 

^!!^'^^^T^^^ • •■ • • • ' • • • • • • V .Select 

^ ^ Heaven? . . . . ........... .. . . . .Robbi 

nSP^^V^*"^ ^1?^^^ ''^ ............. ....... .Mbvietone 

nS^. -^vT " l,^"^' ' ■ ' ' • •••• • — • • •••••• • • • . .Exclusive- 

Did You Mean It?.. Berli 

tMidiiight Blue. ......V...,.- .............. ..:Robbins 

Who Loves You^ ,. . . . . . ; . . . . , , . . : Joe. Morris 

^21? 7°"r • • • • ........ ..... . ..... ...Famous 

•Talking Thru My Heart. .Famous 

Oone .......... 4. 

V,, 4. i» ■ ■.'•••..•............».••»•»••... .roist 

mTL^ !^! lir- • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • T. B Harms 

Me^nd the Moon, , . . .......... .;Sahtly 

?f 5P"^ce ...Famous 

^You Do the^Darndest Things. . ; . . .Movietone 

*One, Two, Button My Shoe. .v. .Select 
^Sing, Baby. Smg ; . . ..... ... . . . . . ... . .Movietone 

2r ^ ^ My^Rescue. . . . ........... .Famous 

Sjyeetheart Let's Grow. Old Together. Robbins 

,Mipkey Mouse's Birthday Party, . ........ .,. . . . .... .Berli 

tEmpty Saddles ; ; . ..... . . ... .... . . . .Shapiro 



icates filrnusical 



t Indicates stage 



\J(S^rFrom . The New 
■MS^fT COTTON CLVB 
Ww PARADE 

fM Four ,Bi HitsL. 



Copjier Colored Gal 

That's What You 
Mean to Itii 

Alahama Barbecue 

Doin' the Suzl-Q 



'Presents 

r 

I CLOSE TO ME 

(Definitely 

the Bi Waltjc Hit): 

LOVE— WHAT ARE YOU 
DOING TO MY HEART 

T. B. 

l2no sixth 

EOCCO VOCCO, Gen. Mffr. 



SAM 



FOX 

COW PAN Y 



S r X T r< A V F N U t. 



'-■^ WsWy** ' TIP'S 



^ednesda^t December 2, 1936 



VARiEtV 



55 




g Vaudevile^s All-Time 
MonBostonDate 



{getting a house record at the RKO, 
Bostbn, this week, Eddie Garitojr will 
leave that city toiiight <yjrednesday ) 
with the biggest S9lai7 any actor has 
ever received on a viariety ehgage* 
ment With two days to go, the 
gross lip to Monday (30) was $32,300, 
and indications were for $48,000 totial 
or betteri It means Cantor will draw 
close to $25,000 for himself and imit. 

The figures are more remarkable; 
In that they cover six days instead of 
a full week. Cantor didn't work in 
Boston, Sunday (29), due his 
radio broadcast in New York. 
House opened Thanksgiving Day oh 
9 flve-shp\y schedule at 65p; top, but 
decidied to go to six shows before the 
day ^wd8> over. . Opening dky hit 
$9,100;! Ilriday's gross. Was $7i800, 
Saturday's ' $8,5QQ iahd Monday's 
$7,i90fl», 

Cantor's deal In Boston, arrangied 
by the Morris office, is /i$l5,000 
guarafiitee against a 50-90 split of 
ttie gro&s. r Ckanies are his per- 
centage extra will exceed; the 
. guariuitee by->t least $10,000. This 
Would give him $2$,000, $5,000 
more :^ than the jsrevious record 
variety salary, drawn by Al Jplsoh 
»nd iEd Wynn on different occasions 
*t Loew's Catiltol, New York, and 
both in| full weeks. 

The: Cantor show, in personnel, is 
0ne pif the smallest, ever to give a 
full performahce in & major picture 
house. ' There are only, six peopie^in 
the whble troupe. Besides Cantor/ 
they are,I»Juj^kysli^kas,;J)opnna^^b 
bin, James Waillngton and Jacques 
llenard 'Irbnri Ui^ radio cast; and 
Betty- Jane Coopfeip. But the stage in 
Boston is veil filled, because the 
house built 250 'bleacher' seats on 
the stage to handle the overflow. 

Picture is 'Smartest iGrirl in Town' 
(RKO). 



MSION RESERVii 
ON HOLM INJUNCTION 



leknor Holm Jarrett and Art 
Jarrbtt,, appeared Wed (25) in N^, Y. 
Supreme Court to protest the claims 
of the National Professional Swim- 
ming Tours, Inc,/that Mrs. . Jarrett-is 
under ' Contract to appear .exclusively 
under its auspiceis. Af ter 'hearing at- 
torhieys for. both sidies* Justice Louis 
A. Valente. reserved decision bii the 
request of the plaintiff for a tem- 
porary- , injunction, ."^to pre^veiit the 
swimmer frqm^ . a^jjiearing in ^vaude 
next month at LoeWs State, N: Y.T 
With, her husband's orchestra: 

The plaintiff through Samuel 
Snyder and Fred Waible, claims Mrs. 
Jarrett through a third party made 
an oral agreement to join, its troupe 
of swimmers in a tour of the country 
feeginniiig pec. 8. Mrs. Jarrett was 
to receive a gui^irantee of $li250 a 
week with a perbentage option. 

'It is ridiculous,' said the swimmer, 
^I. do not intend , to jeopardize my 
amateur standing by appeari in 
such an exhibtion.' 



Colored Dancer Killed 
In Pittsburgh Crash 

Pittsburgh^ Dec. 1. 

Auto craick-up early Friday (27) 
morning killed ;Williani Norvell, 
colored dancer at -the Bachelors 
; Club, and seriously injiu?ed William 
Joy, white, pianist with Al TiuTier's 
band at same spot* Xatte wias re- 
moved to Mercy hospital with irac- 
tured skull, 

Noi^ell was driving , Joy home 
from thie club aiid rammed into back 
of trolley that stopped in front of 
them:.. . Nprv^ell was killed instantly. 
Joy was . istill unconscious 24 hours 
after the accidient. 



Complaint iii, $100,000 action 
for alleged plagiarism brought by 
Harry: Rqss and Eddie Edwards 
against Milton Berle and the Loew 
office Was dismissed in New York 
last wieek by Federal judge Lester 

. J. Patterson, without costs to either 
ide, . 

Plaintiffs claimed that Berlej when 
.appearing at LoeW's State, N. Y, in 
lv33, used some material they :al- 
iegedly originated; 

Similar action, in the N. Y. Su- 
preme Court was dismissed Several 
weeks ago. 



Playing It Safe 



Berlin, Nbv. 18. 

W. k. London valude agent 
informs his acts when booked, 
for Germany to send the com- 
mission direct to him, not 
through the management. . These 
letters are sent from London 
proinptiy, to reach the acts on: 
tKeir opening day in (Sermany 
and give them isufficient time. 

Agent is aware that it iiakes, 
weekfi to put a transfer demand < 
through and that the manage- 
ment wouldn't be granted' 'such 
a thing as paying commission 
abroaid. 




Jack Bienny wants $20,000 weekly 
this season for any unit he tisikes 
Into a theatre. - According, to Sam 
Lyons, his aigent, Benhy haisn't mad6: 
any definite plans about stage dates, 
but the $20,000 iigure has been the 
resibonse to inquiring bookers. 
: Lyons computes the salary on the 
basis that Benny is the No. 1 
comiedian and radio program oii th^ 
air currently, and, as such deserves 
morie than Eddie Cantor, who isi sev- 
eral notches below in the Crossley 
survey and is currently getting a 
$15,000 guarantee against a 50-50 
split of the gross from RKO at 
.^eith's, Bostbii. 

> Last season; Benny and Mary Liv- 
ingston ^ (Mf^i' Benny), with a unit, 
got $12,500- in the vaiide houses. 



PALM BEACH ACTS 

V Cardini and Milton Douglas will 
top the acts' opening at the Colony 
Club, Palm Beach, Jan. 27. 
^. Morris office is booking the, show. 



Yascha 



Bunchuk has added the 



.Yascha 

Weillace Sisters trio and the Rhythm 
Boys to his 'swiiig sympliony' band. 
Band is now auditioning for radio 
tinie.: 

Band comprises 34 men. and will 
have a 16 voice chorus. 



Yaude Acts Pot on 
2j Hour 'Emergency' 
Bill Wben Sdund Fa3s 



. Baltimoril, Dec. 1. 
, The three-act vaude bill that played 
the last half at the eastside State last 
week put - on 'emergency' show 
Thanksgiying afternbpni that, ran : a 
spUd two and half hpiirsi 
' i^piise opened, at 1 p.m. with , the 
Vaude for 35: minutes, :and shortly 
after the start of the film, 'Big Broad- 
casf .(Par), the sound . equipnient 
went on the fritz.- That necessitated 
the acts ' returning to bridge the 
lapse. 

..On the, bill were the Three Jacks,' 
Lewis, and Ames^ . O'Donnell and 
Blair. 

Sound, was muted for an hour; and 
25 minutes,: ^nd dicing most of that 
time Artie Lewis worked solo. He 
did liist about Vl the biislness he has 
had in vt^ious acts baek through the 
years and before he wound up he 
hiad exhumed some stuff he used here 
When playirig the old Gardeii in 1918. 
Peggy -Ames worked ^SJS ; his relief 
wlien : Lewis ducked into . the ; iwings 
for. a breather, and a drink, of water. 

Shortly before . the sound: was finial- 
ly restored- by a Western Electric 
trouble-shooting crew that had been 
summoned by the State, ihe three 
.iacts decided to give the second regU" ' 
lar performance of the afternoon and 
did. so. ' ■■■ ... 

Though manager Len Cammarate 
of: the theatre announced that re-: 
funds' cpiild be had when it became 
appareht that the soimd delay would 
be liengthy, few in audience made re- 
quests. 



Fifi De-Minked 

Chicago, Dec. 1. 
. Backstage bandits, who had beeii 
in hidinjg -for some time, .went back 
to work around town last week and 
made off with Fifi D'Orsay's mink 
coat . froni the Stiate-Lake dressing 
roonri, according io ' report, to the 
police, 

Coat was valued at $3,500. : 




Izzy Let's 'Em In 



Baltimpre, 'Nov. 31. 
i'Cirque de Piaree'^ unit Will, 
play' the Hipp here next week^ 
starting Friday (4). For lobal 
engageiheht show wiU be billed 
'Cirtus Dc: Paree.' , 
Izzy Rappaport, Hipp's opera- 
tor, anglicized the word to 'Cir- 
ciiV because he felt .this non- 
' French-cohsciPus , bUrg would 
: be mys.tified by 'Cirque.' 




N.Y. Negro Show 





iitm, Lphdoh, . is .hegptiating 
with the .Wniianv Morris Office for 
importation of the current CottPn 
Club, N. Y., floor' show fot an 
gagemeht diiring the Coronation. 

Deal takes in the entire show, ex^ 
cept Bill Rpbins.pn and Cab Callo- 
way's band. 

Palladium figures on using the 
colored troupe as the second half of 
the billr following a regular variety 
first part. 

Cotton Club, New York, £s dicker- 
ing for Paul Robeson lor its new 
show. Duke Ellington is also under 
consideration. ' 



TOBBMCES Dl^^ ilUSCO 

San Frahciscp, Dec> 1. 
. John and Edna. Torrence follow 
Lorraine Sanchi and Josephine 
Buckley into the Mural Room Of the 
Hotel St. Francis here Dec. 4. 




Nearly a third of a cehtury has passed since the pub-^ 
lication of the first Variety; 

Unique arid distiriGtive in the show \yorl<j, its p»ages 
^yeek by week record the growth, transitions and accom^ 
plishments in every field of amusement endeavor^ 

Because it reports the passing events with clarity and 
understandings Variety is the authehtic publiqatiori of mo- 
tion pictures, radio, vaudeville, the legitiniate theatre, fjoor 
shows and the musical trades. 

Because Variety is read by nearly everyone, it is the 
most potent medium for advertising in the respective 
spheres of its international circiilation. 

The 31st Anniversary Edition, containing exclusive 
and interesting editorial text, will be published late in De- 
cember. It offers special advantages for exploitation. 

Reservations and copy may be sent to any ; Variety 
office. 



NEW YORK 
154We8t4€thSt. 



LOS ANGELES 
1708 No. Vine St. 



CHICACO 
54 W. Randolph St. 



LONDON 
8 St. Martins PL 



Further 

club booking field,' where the major 
booki atnd production firms are 
concerned, occurs this week with 
consummation of a deal between the 
French Casino syndicate and Con-' 
solidated Orchestras for band book- 
ings. Consolidated, headed by 
Charlie Greeny t>ecomes band booker 
for the French Casinos in New York, . 
Chicago and Miami. 



Deal does hot', ihyolye. Fanchpti & 
Marco, since the latter's deal with 
Consolidated is co-operative rather 
than a partnership. With F. & M. <r- 
handling the floor show end and 
Consolidated the orchestra depart- 
ment, both reserve the right 
negotiate independently, and Cbn- 
solidated's deal with the F. ,Ci com- 
pany comes under this heading; 
While buying its bands through Con- 
solidated, the F. C. firm will, con- 
tinue to book and . produce its' own 
floor shows.. . 

Consolidated is aliso t^^iNBC band 
booking representative, sb between , 
its network, F, & M. and F.C. cpnr 
nections. Consolidated becbrnes the 
second largest outfit in the orchestra 
field, ranking next to Music Corp. 
of America. 

New F.C., New York, show is slated 
for Xmas night. The preisent show. 
'Folies d'Ambur,' closes Decr 12, and 
as a usual procedure before the n^W 
show ■ '; d^ted, the Casino;. ^lj?o. 
shutters for the fortnight. In meah- 
time Fischer lis rehearsing <h'e hew 
outfit, which will (lost about $75,000 - 
to bow iui The hut i*;^brt^^ 
each unit^. from revehties derived > 
after it's toured into the«Lbhdon and 
Miami French.. Casinos; 'also when; 
going out into the vaudfllmers. ' The . 
recent addition of the Chi Mprrisort*' ' 
hotel's Terrace Room will further 
help reduce the' overhead; 

*f!oUefl. Bergerc^^ Agalii 

Although the Tolies'Bergeres' title 
is being advertised as the tag of the 
next French Casino <N. Y.) show^ 
the rights to that title are AtUt not 
yet in the. dear. It will probably ^ 
necessitate a consideration- for, the / 
Folies Bergeres Producing Co,, Inc., 
of which J. C. Stein (Music Corp. of 
America) is. president,- before the 
French Casino .may. use it/ Latter ; 
meantime has a suit pending to en- 
join ainy interference with the usage 
of the :F.B. tag, but'the' preliminary 
injunction : was: denied, with': pfovlso ' 
for a show cause order< . ; - 

Steiin-French Casino tiff dates baclt " 
ito when both were partnered in the 
original Tolies Bergeres' at the first 
French Casino in America^ i Chi- 
cago over two years ago, jSiiice then 
the Clifl Fischer-Shaiplro-Blumen- 
thal combine split with Stein and. 
MCA, although on occasion MCA ha» 
booked some bands through it. The 
Folies Bergeres Prbd. ' .Co., 'lnc.» ' 
claims exclusivity to the TB' title, 
it was for the same reason that 20th 
Century-Fox had to make a deal wtthV* • 
this outfit before .. the Maurice 
Cheyalier filmiusical of that name 
could be released two years ago. 

Title case comes to bat some time 
next week. Julian T. Abeles for the 
F.B. Prod. Co. and House, Grossman 
Sc. : Vorhaus for. the French Casi 
management. 

Meanwhile the prospective French 
Casino cafe circuit is being reduced 
by two spots, with chilling of its deal 
for the Mayfair Cdsino, Cleveland, 
and loss of .the Pierre hotel. New 
York. 

Oirl-show experiment at the , 
Pierre folds/ the middle of this' 
month; the Fifth avenue hotel drop- 
ping its nitery ideas. Best features 
of this production and the current; 
show at the Crystal Room of the"'' 
Ritz-Carltoh hotel will be merged 
for the opening F. C. show in Chi-' 
cago, Dec; 28. Ritz will get a new: 
show at the same time, the Pi 
folds. 

Current show at the F. C; In N. Y,' 
'Folies D'Amour/ folds Dec. 15 and 
sails for the Iiohdon F. C., where it 
opens Dec. 2ff. New show in New 
York opens Dec. 25, while 'Folies 
Parisienne,' F. C. unit currently 
touring, pictiire houses, debuts 
Miami, Jan. 15. 

N. Y. Pierre's Iprgriette trade 
didn't take to the Broiadway type 
shows. Hotel itself made every ef- 
fort in advertising tc keep its nilery 
trade in the 'class' bracket. Ritz- 
Carlton, on the other hand, has. beeilr 
exploiting, jis niteiry end in all thii 
N. Y. ddlir 



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VAmETY 



\AM!mt^HW9W. CLUBS 



Wednesday, Deeembec 2, 193$ 




SHOW BOAT 

(PITTSBURtiH) 

Pittsburgh, Nov. 27. 

Show Boat's trying it again.. 31nce 
spot's Jiey-day, . when second floor 
gambling used to pay for the name 
floor shows, the aiichori^d ship tiitery 
has. seen lean days. Aside from a 
slight flurry right before repeal, 
when the .-rniahagemeilit couldn't pay 
for big attractions because of dice 
and roulette buster, the boatls been 
more or less of a hoiiky-t<Jnk, dperr 
ating under whatever policy seemed 
t6 be ripe at the moment. 

A.year agd Frieda Popiej -then 



'SPKE' HARRISON 



Here's what ''Abel" in Variety 
Saiye:"- 

"Spike Harrison Is a raucous 
pianolpgist who ; looks like a 
.refugee from- the original 
SoWery; but hi» physdg ljs his 
personality and he whips thij, 
keys m6ah." 



GAY 90^^, NEW YORK 



Snd SEASON 




ABC 

PARIS 




She^ Pceple AU the World Over- I 
B« Intenmtctf t* Kaow: That 
FHEiR 

rAIUOR 

. ( V^iierly at t». Wardoor iBtraetV 
.ta: Ndn^.'L6CKted ;at More CoimiQqiliout 
■ ■, .FfemiBde .at ' .■. 
75/77, Shaftaibury Avehu* 
. V riCCAOILLT. LONDON. ENO; 





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Now Appearing 

CHtZ l*ArtEE 

bktvbn' bn.oageuent 



operating, Icf^t her boozc^^ license and 
spot/closed ishortly. after that. .Now, 
with hew blood and money iii it, 
boat's been rejuvenated. . 
; 'Furey Ross, new; operator, flgures 
his best chance is through flash 
floor show to. get. the eye; He's 
booked : in a vaude unit, 'Revelatjoiis 
of 1937/ and. while it might be just 
so-so . in a theatre, in a nitery; where 
the lights are lOw and the . iritis 
are flowing, the layout Jooks lik0 
th^ money. 

Chief asset is flashy and that's im- 
portant, Choruses of 12. girls aren't 
the usual: custom in, niteries here, 
and when they're cplbrf ully \ cos- 
tumed to boot four or.; five times in 
a variety of. production numbers 
they^ire even more; effective. 

Acts aren't- particularly exciting 
and some, of the chatter, which 
might be all right for the stage, 
should be dispensed with in a nite 
club. Danc^ team of Rbsita and 
Perez carries; most of the specialty 
load, the fresh charm of the girl get- 
^ng- them over a few . rough terp 
st>ots.: Herman Ulis. m.c.'s and vdcal' 
izes . ~ introductions - to ' production 
numbers, also bi'inging on: his ■jpart- 
ner, Minerva Clark,, f Or crOssfire. in 
front of a trtike, lyiiss Gllirk hais an 
infectious laugh she uses to advan- 
tage, but it's tough to deliver a talk- 
ing act in such ah atmosphere, and 
they'd be wise in cutting it down. 
. Four'Sailors. three men and a girl, 
havei a conc^etent knockabout act of 
tumbling ::ai!)d tlancjng. . Three Dia-; 
monds hoof moderately well, and 
Evelyn Lee, vigorous .blOnde; leads 
the choruis in a couple of numbers.' 

For- music, theri'^ Billy Yates and 
his- orcheistra. Hie's Don Bestor's 
former .yocaliist who returned to 
.town several months ago tO recruit 
his own conibo aiid has since de- 
veloped it into a cracker jack dance 
Outfit. Handles the show hic-ely, too. 

Menu and wine list priced modi 
erately, and coyer .Is scaled within, 
mass reach, 50c. on week-days and 
75c. Satui-days. ' Cohen. 

PERSIAN ROOM 

<HOTEL PI< AZA, N. T.) . 

BeMarcos are doing the class 
supper biz of the town at the Plaza's 
Persian Rbom with Eddy Duchin's 
usually brilliant , dahsapatioh an 
equally distinguished draw., 
. Renaissance :6f the old Rose Room 
into the Persian decor seemed to re- 
flect itsfelt pronto : and the otherwise 
staid; Hotel. Plaza has teen a hot 
spot for . the hOofing addicts: iever 
«ihce. ' ^- \ "' ' ' 
■ With.; that, " 'Antohio and /Renee 
DeMarcO' are eveii more finished 
:than ever : ?: in their terpsichorean 
artistry^ running the gamut of the 
terp' steps; but doing it in a rather 
different manner. Their rhumiba, 
fox, 'Love ia Bloom,' the fast whirl- 
ing .'I Know That You Know' are 
done.: with studied unconcern. Abel 



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LAST 10 DAYS I, ^ 

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rOJLIEH d'AMOUR 

^ -2 Sliows NlglUly- 

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ediNtlNENTAl- ROOM 

(STEVENS HOTEL, CHI.) 

Chicagd, Nov. 28. 

This is one of the most dignified 
;and pl^asaint rooms in;, this part of 
the country. Xt has nothing of the 
blare of other nitery spots in Chi^ 
cago and offers the finest in food, 
service and atmosphere, plus an ex- 
cellent listenable and dahcieable Or^ 
chestrai added to a smart, floor show. 
Appeal ' to a more settled and 
imature laudi^hce iather :than to. th*^ 
hot-steppers. \ ' 

VW|jile the : room itself is hanidii 
caipped somewhat ^: by a ntuhber of 
posts,.v the decorators have done , a 
.lieat job Of . disguise to make them 
a part of the decor. * They are cov- 
ered with mitTors^ which gives the 
effect .Oif added expanse. 

Most'of the niew items; in the toom 
are- the work of Ed Bieck, chief of 
the spot, who through his long ex- 
perience * show business has 
bro'ught . in many . innovations and 
advancements in the booking and 
playing of the show, the handling of 
the room and :generaliy brightchinig 
up the place.' 

With the hotel's 3^,000 rooms regu- 
larly playing to 4,500 people or betr 
ter eviery day, this room has enough 
potential trade in its own hotel to 
fill its 450 seats. But not only does 
the place get the hotel draw, but 
has also develojiied a general patron- 
age from the entire city; 

New show * headed by the 
Frankie Masters oi-dhestra. Masters 
remains a' juyenile .with plenty of 
appearance, a good , voice and a 
kn^ck of handling any Audience due 
to his years on the Balaban & Kati 
theatre stages as presentation m.C; 
From that background, he acquired 
the knack , of playing an orchestra 
number as part of the- show itself, 
so that it looks : and wbrks like an 
individuial tict.. He has also the ex- 
periehce to play the floor shoW, 
which is a trick not many nite club 
bands; have been iable to master. 
These two items besides the genuine 
music .dispensed for dancing . htake 
this a bangrup orchestra for- a nitery 
of taste, and: especially so in Chi- 
cago, where Masters, is; a n&me. 

vMasters breaks up the ight 
musical numbers with " some glee 
club and' quartet work which is good 
stuff, especially the quartet fronted 
by the ferhme- singer. Donna Dae, 

Heading the floor show is the ball- 
room dance teahi of Maurine and 
Norva. They have a douple of new 
angles- in straight ballroom routines, 
principally the lightening up of the 
Usual pattern with quicker steps and 
faster tempo, plus an increased tise 
of hand movements. They also use 
the regulation rhumba and ^romance' 
routines,, with the . latter based , on 
thi_ topical 'Royalty Rhythm.' 

Specialty diancer is Florence Kope, 
a looker and excellent oh her fOo.t- 
work, especially her whirlwind 
*Mrns,. Gold. ' 

Hotel new yorker 

(NEW YORK) 

Ljmian is . attracting plenty of 
the;no9fologists to the New Yorker, 
which was the main idea : ' hoOking 

2*^ ,P5U?°'"i* bandmah into this 
Ralph Hitz hotel. Splitting the Stel- 
lar billing with Connie BOswell (san? 
her two^ sisters) it . makes for 
an effective divertissement in the 
Terrace restaurant (grillroom) at a 
75c weekdays and $1.50 weekend 
couvert after 10 p.m., with no cover 
for the table d'hote dinners. 
. iyman paces the show nicely and 
It s a^ brisk enough sequence not to 
interfere too much with the major 
dance proceedings. .Tiny' Wolf 
pyerstuffed adolescent, is hotcha op- 
posite Rose Blane. vocalist with the 
band, both combining for a song- 
and-dance specialty. Then Wesley 
Pierce and Hazel Harris in their 
effective, ballroomoiogy /hokum, 
satirizing the terpers with broad 
business that jhakes 'em a nice sool- 
ting in a cafe. Connie Bbswell (New 
Acts) rounds if Out. with the Ly^ 
man terp music filling the major 
• •• , Ahel. 

YERSAILLES, N. Y. 

This sma^ eeist si itery con- 
tinues clicking "^uftder the astute di- 
rectton of Nick Prounis and Arnold 
Rqssfield, with . Jphn Bogiano's 
financing. New attractions fortnight- 
ly, oi: longer if sturdy enough, is the 
idea^ and again it brings up the age- 
less Worry to entrepreneurs of all 
,kmds—^new faces? • 

With the William MOrris agency 
for .collaboration, the gamut ranges 
from divas to ingenues and the cur- 
rent debut sees Mitzi Green (New 
Acts), having reached 16, bebbming 
eligible for nitery and; stage work 
. in N. y. • She brings a freshness and 
generally- clever " Showmanshi p into 
the VersaiUes that augurs well for 
the gross. 

Gome? and Winona, ballroom 
team, register extraordinarily well 
here; doing tWo extra ' sessions. 
Team is progressing fast, their suc- 
cession of ehgagemehts reacting 
favorably for that polish arid finish 
which makes or bi'eaks a terp team. 
Gali-Gali, holdover, is another who 
IS not just coasting. His legedcr- 
main is extraordinary ^ind he's: pol- 
ished up on some amazing ; new 
tricks,. Dance music continues via 
the Meadowbrook Boysv ' Abel. 




MiTZI GREEN 
Comedienne 
11 Mini. 
yersalUes, N. Y. 

The former ehild prodigy of stage 
and : screen has how attained her 
technically legal (stage) majority; 
She's 16; That means she can do 
more than the bowons-and-offs and 
the restricted chotes :when her tal- 
ented parents, Rosie Green- and Joe 
Keno, first introdttced her to ti pub- 
lic audience and, of course, it also, 
.makes her available for nitery and 
other full-fledged stage and iiirper-; 
' son assignments. 

At the Versailles, young Miss 
Green, at 16, brings something of a 
vetefah reputation to the couvert- 
charge trade, for all her tender years, 
arid more than fulfills the promise of 
her adolescent training. 

That Mitzi Green achieves this de- 
spitie . en unhappy choice ^ of .special 
material is the more to'her credit, for 
it's the type of special lyricizing 
which somebbdy must have sold her 
ever-watchful mama, Rosie Green; on 
the theory that it's smart. It's so 
'smart' that its dull jn its attempt to 
be clever. 

She operis with a rhythrii song; 
then; an Irdon't-iWarit-to-do-impres- 
siOns number, ^Sing, You Sinners', and 
another special ditty. Fact remairis 
her negative of the impressioiis is 
the best, as she does Arliss, Mae 
West, Luise Rainer as Ahria Held in 
•Great Ziegf eld,' etc; ; . 

Mitzi Green^ It should be o|)served 
in laassing, has likewise .been en- 
dowed with comely graces iff her 
graduation from the pigtails stage. 
She is attractive and piacks a pbsi-o 
tive unction which many a miaturer 
songstress might Well envy. She 
clicked at the VersaiUes, but should 
have wowed 'em if her. author hadn't 
done her dirt. AheV 



ROGER STEARNS 

Pianist 

15 Mins. 

Hotel St. Morlti, N. Y. 

Pianist haiU from Cleveland. He 
appeared iii the first edition iof 'New 
Faces' on- Broadway a few seasons 
ago, arid has also done some- records 
ings. ; '■ 

Style is of the sophisticated school. 
Break-in fbllowlng orchestra's, main 
chores is casual enough, but. attracts 
plenty of attention. He specializes 
iri'tJole Porter medleys as the main 
dish, but is also adept at Berlin and 
others.. Appiears in informal garb 
during the cocktail hour./ BriBil. 



CONNIE BQSWELL 
Sonfs •• 
8 Mins. 

Hotel New Torker; N. Y. 

One-third, but ever the keystOne, 
of the, eminent Bbswell Sisters, Is 
now on her own, ; solo, as shie has 
been before in her. radio and record- 
ing chdres. With the other two cap' 
tured by the domestic idea. Miss Bos- 
well, likewise a recent bride, has 
wisely elected to cariTr <in, arid that 
she's effective is well-atjtested at the 
Hotel- New Yorker's Terrace room,, 
where she splits the billing with Abe 
Lyman's band. 

Perhaps the most remarkable of 
the present-day entertainers in thC: 
public eye is the fact that Miss Bos- 
well is unabashed by the fact she 
must be wheeled out and up to the 
rinike;' that she mUst rinake a graceful 
pirouette froiri ber omnibus to a 
specially constructed side-seat chair 
in front of the mike; must take her 
bows with wheel-bn and wheel-off 
effect— an ostentation which, how- 
ever, brooks no 'audience Sympathy' 
fOl-de-fol. She .clicks resoundingly 
on her own — and how!-^as a Vocal 
stylist, just as she has done time 
and again before on the air, on the 
wax and from the screen. 

The previous visible presentations, 
of course, were carefully staged, with 
the audience discovering the three- 
sbnie . already grouped arourid the 
Steinway, Miss Conriie usually ac- 
companying at the ivories, but al 



Wys the vocal fulcrum of the trio 
This is a departure from previous 
picture house and fllmiisical present 
tations, since no' such artifices are 

fiossible on a cafe floor. None the 
ess, she's as eiffective ias ever; ,. 

The comely Connie is the victim of 
a paralysis from a; fall when theV 
were kids in New Orleans. Happened 
when she was arourid 12 and ii*s not 
an infantile physical haridicap. Nor 
is It any handicap for .professional 
vocalizing» judging by her resound- 
ing click ft this spot. Abel. 

HALLIPAY AND^ CLARk : 
Ballroom' Dancers'. 
10 Mins. 

Chatterbox^ JPltts. ^ 

Gbod-lboking terp team has class 
arid quality. Male half is Herbert 
Clark, at one time juvenile On Broad- 
way. He has an attractive femme 
partrier. 

' Couple specialize in grace o{ 
miovementi keeping clear of the 
adaigio fireworks. Nothing par tic- 
iilarly unusual about. their ntimbers,. 
but they manage to make the most 
simple things look significant. Cofeen. 



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A PapOttt o( Old yaiideville 



By Joe Laurie, Jr. 



THE SCHOOL ACT 
Scenei---$Choblroom Nvith dpsks 
andv^eats. Teacher's, desk stage left. 
Blackboard oh walisi with lunny 
itstdr^s' of 't6acher it, tick-tack-. 

ipasti-r^percy ^, H {.Jesse 
JainWs, Tbiigh; Tony, Italiah; Gladys 
Umpahj Xispih^ Girl; Skinny Jones, 
iPat Boy} Abey : Malpney Goldptei > 
Jewish Boy;. RdstUs Johnson, ,C 

At Rise:— Teacher,; whb is a 
dutchman with chin-pijece, Prince. 
Albert coat, /small brown derby, eri-r 
ters with books under his arm. Mu- 
sic plays 'Schooldays ■ until he picks 
up large bell.bn hig desk and rings 
:Theh music ■ fades oiit as Percy 
Harold ehters. , 

Percy (singing):-7-Iia . la la la. 

Teacher:— Dot must be, wbn <)f^ d^^^ 
jgiris; 

Pefcy:T-Oh, > 

. Teacher;— rjn , nbvyr , tfeacher, 
Vots 'dp !ifneani this' ia la laVla 
'business? .', 

Percy.:— IVsv none of your business. 

Teacher:— <)h, ist , dot , so? . I am 
going, tb make it sptne. of my busj-^ 
n^ssi Where ; the ' rest; of my 

impels? ' ... 

'Perby:,-^!pc>wnstaiys a 
gaxne of . pihbchie, teache^^^ 
■ .Teach6r:.^^Pig|iuckles, eh? . , JVhat 
a.flne buncti. dis i^just .be. ^Tll. bring 
the rest of . dem • here. (Rihgis . bell, ) 
(Pupils- rush iii like .a f optball team, 
grab ^teacher's hat and throws it 
aroliiid'' as if it ; was a football, 
teacher gets ill excited; chasing 
tbeni, ;etc.) Say; wat ; you' thiiik dis 
ist,': . 'fe.e'tbali. game?^^ '.'^ " " ' X 
.,T6ughr— iKey^mu^^ K 

,T<?acher:-^rm glat of dot". Where 
vbss-ybu? 

r. Tpugh : -r^. D.bwnstairs . ^ a 
game of puig pong. : > 

TbachersTrSticfc aud your hand. 
(Toiigh does so and.tieacher hits him 
toVer head with umbrella. ) Zit *dQ,wn> 
The p^imples will .please' be seated. 
We will^ bpea iip rtKe" clans' with 
everybody C „singing,'; / the. national 
antem; (Eyerybpdy sing;s 'IJpw Pry 
I Am^') Dot yai^s piccf;. . Now I vill 
open the sphboLby calling the rplL 
• Percy:— ph, teacher. 

.Teacher:^Vos ist the madder mit 
you, you" sick? . 

?ercy:— We had theifn this niiomlng 
■fpr breakfast. J f, . ■ 

TeachPr:.^ypt hiayr 
•.bteakfi^ast? ■, '-jT'' 
'^: Percv;'^Nice Vienna rolls. 

Tiegcher:^ — Whb" sai injr 
- about, Vienna rolls? I mean : rolls, 
the; names, of. the .'pimpels. vot ist 
here in the school. The fiirst name 
ist Percy Harold. 

. Percy:^Here^ . -teach'er. • 

Teacheri— Tbny / fiaccicblupo. 

. '^n^r'—Here. I. ania . boss. ■ 

Toarheri-^Gladys; Umpah. 
•. Gladys (lispiing): —/ I'm/ hierie 
tenfhpr. , 

Tr;.'icher:-^kinhy JpnP.s; 

.^kinnytTHCan't you ' see I'm here. 
H ^T'e^cberir-Ri^stus Johnsoni 
-Rastus:— Here, too, here, top, 

'^<^r\chet: — Abey Malpney; Gold- 

..Abey:— I'mi in the place. 
.. Teacher: — ^What's the idea ot Ma- 
Ibn^'v-i the middle of ypur rftme? 

Abey:— I ustt: it for prbtection. 

. Teacher:— ^Jesse James. 

ToUPh:-THCouldn*t cbthe tod p v. 

Teacher:— -Don't say you crit'ldn't 
come when you are sittiiip >iere. 
And face abou^'' vot ypu t>i)Ti^'' I- 
ran talk to . .the iront of . ijr f ace 
bphind your back? Veil;. I .p'^ "^''^ 
. fill .the nimples are present. We will 
stprt- with the first lesson this moriri- 
in'» in Geo^raphyj 
/ Kyerybody:— -Oh. 
;.T'*7cher:-M^ut 5V piidi i«:t /r>nf 
in tV-e lessons. .'WHat ist aVi i^.'^iid? 
':^An island is a pimple oh 

thp^ 

Cir^Np. .. it's no . t)Tmol° bW 
t>)e Pcean. ' Stick out your hand, 
(Hif.s Tony oyer the head with Urh: 
.:brftnai,); 

Pier cv:^L know,, teacher, 
•Teacher:— You're-. smart, what 
isiigihd'? 

i- — An island is a ke*' of 
bCet surrounded by (local) pplice- 

' Teacher:— Hold y yqvr 
(Hits him on head with, umbrella:!:) 
.Say^ tough mug,- jjarne :me spme of 
the. priricipal oceans, 

Tough:— Atliantic,.an4 Paci 

TeacherV-^Dems not 09eanis, that's: 
a tea cpmijany. 

'Tough:.^Oh,~' you ipean oceans. 
Ail ri^ht, M:ontteai; New, Hampshire 
and Siie]i*el .Si Cooper's, 

Teachet:-^Dems nPt pceans, dems 
mountains. 

Tony:— You mean oceans? I got an 
.wieaii in my head. 



Teacher:-;-(Hittirig Tbhey on head 
with, umbrella,) :NPw ypu got water 
on the brai i fpr. dpt, Tony, 

you; gotta sing a soiig.. (Tony sings 
song.) (After isong by Toiiy.) Dot 
was very nice. Tony, Now Skirtiiy, 
.wot: ist a cow? 

Skinny:-r-My niother. 

Teacher;---Vot: ist dot fpplishneiss, 
vot makes: ypu say ypur mother's *a 

.cow?;.'- 

Ski :^i; heard my. daddy s^y to 
her this- mprnihg, 'Ypu're as -big : as- 
a .cow.- ; 

.Teacher:-^A : cow ist an animal 
with four' legs, one. pn ' each cPrriei'. 
Now;, Gladys, can .you tell me the use 
pf..C!pwhide? . " 

Gladys:— Sure I can. "the 
cow together. 

: ' •Teacher:— Now, imples, can - 
one tell mb the greatest invention in. 
the World? • • 

Skinny:— "The telephone.' 

"GiaHys'r— This automobile/ 
' T<my:r:-The radib. : 

Percy:^The. airjplane; :.i 

Teaipher:— You 'are right, ppys and 
girlis, they vwfere 'great - inveiitions. ; . 

■ Abey:TTSayi .teaclier,' .the feilpw 
dot jhyented interest .was n^^^ 

TeacKer:7rJust: .dot :will 
have' , " \_dance , ' Rastus- jphnsbiii 
.( Johhsbit ' « does dance. . After : 
dartce^ X Dot yoss- very gobt. Now 
f bir: ■ the ipeU-iiik lessbh. . ' ^ 
'--.'ilyerybo,dy:^rtNiK.'-. 
- Teacheri-^I-;;' i^ speil, ink,', 

I !ipx\'i ;mea'ii.. iiik' ypts here iii ; • the . 
inkwell, . I .'mean spellii^fc ..;.... ; ist 
here, in the book.' Jesse Jamies, hpw 
dp ybu .spelV'giraff 
r Tpui^:-^-I-H''ArrrK 
" ■; .'Teacjhitsr:— In; .the.;: dictipnary they 
spell it with; two 'F's. • ' 
■ Tbugh:-^"W'eilj .ybii ast me how. did 
1 speir it: ' •: ^ V\ .:;■■' .„ 

Teacherir^Put your' hand out. 
(Hits' him head with, umbrella;) 
Tony • make fbf _ tlie teacher a sen- 
tence; mit the" Word deljght on the 
inside. :\ " . - ; 

Tbny:r-T-'rhe wind blew so • it 
blew"^ out de-light. : 
' TeachenT^Yes; ;and I'll blow, put 
ypur light. Cut pud dese fibhsense.. 
Ah, there's a gPot vort— libnsense. 
Skintty; give ihe an example of non- 
sense. ' ' ■■ ' 

Skinny: —'An . elephant hanging 
over a . cliff , with his tail tied tp a 
daisy: '' ., 

Teacher:— Just fbr dot ybu ..vill 
have tb sing a sphg, - XSkinny. sings. 
After sbhg.) Dot . yoss' .very gopt. 
What.ist the great Ajrherican desert? 

Evetybpdy:r^Pruhes. 
/ Teacher:— ^Abey, can. y.bu tell me 
where Pittsburgh ist?. . .. 

Abey:— They are playing in Chi- 
..cagb. •,. 

' Teacher:- Percy, when was. Rome 
built? 

Percy:— At'night;; 

Teacher;-^Whp told you 

Percyi-T^You said! Rpnie wasii't 
built in a day. 

Te^cher:-^Put but yopr hand. 
(Hits him on head, with umbrella".)- 
(Sees Rastus laisihg his hand.) Vot 
yau want, Rastus? 

Rastus:— I Wanna leave the room. 

Teacher :-^Np.' VbU stay here . and 
fill up the ink wells. Gladys, ybt ist 
the oppbsite of misery? 

Gladys:— Happiness. 

Teacher :.^Dot's right. Nbw. Abey, 
tell me yot ist the opppsite of woe? 

Abey:-rGiddap. (Puts head out to 
get hit. ith umbrella.) 

Teacher:— ;Has, anypne else got any 
questions? 

Tough:— Yeh, vbt time is it? 

Teacher:-:^!'!! show you. ybt time 
is, it!. (Goes after, himi pupils all go 
after teacherv free-for-all fight.) 
Veil, if you dpn't let me be th^! 
teacher I niay .ais well be one of the 
gang. School . over, boys and 
.girls, now let's sing and dance. 

(Finish ith everybody ittping 
and; danci as curtajn descends,) 



essionT vi 



DepressioiiT 

A i'.y. :* v.ix'x ) 

Johhni'e . . Blue a.nid . Murray 
Garun, :niusiGal act, are tripling 
on ; Broiaidway this week. 

They'rie a Roxy . theatre IPbby 
act during the afternoon and 
evening, at the. Versailles 
the. cocktail hPur and at / 
D'empsey's at night. 



Acts R^lace Name Bamds^ 
With Orchs. Secondary, 
III 5L Paul Casino Club 



.... . Paul, Dec. 1. 

Up ib recently "using nanle iBandsj 
Club Casi of Hptei St, Pa,ul is novir 
bbokihg floor . shoW5, with the 
bands, smallei: than .heretbfore and 
Secondary to the variety acts. 

Currently booked . are Lois Ravel; 
Alene and EVans, Roy. Rita . and, 
Roule; thb Harriet Sinith Girls :($), 
and Billy;. . Hudson, ni.c. . 



LewBrppio^S^ 



$9,000 W'kly for Talent 



With Le.w Brown- as ptpilucer. Bill 
Dwyer will spend $9,000 « week for 
14 weeks on his !Palni Island Casi. i 
Miami, flpoT show, :which opens Jan, 
lOi Deal 'was arrang^ "by the Wil- 
liam Mbjfris - office, which ' • also 
booking the. acts.. 

:Eigure ihciudes.BrpWh's salary, al-. 
locatipn of pirbduction costs ahd tal- 
ent. ,' ■ . 

Earl . GarrpU " .prbductipn 
jpb lasi winter. 



AMBROSE AND HARRIS 
1W CIRO'S, LOM 

Lphdpnj " JNoy. 24. 

Beirt..Ambrpse anid Jack~Harris, ace 
.band Ifeaders here, are negotiating 
for a, lease of :Ciro.'s with a view tP 
repperiing, -the club. Which has been; 
closed fpr more; than' t^yb years. 
Idea is. to reopen in January, 

.Figured • that . with, the ; enormous 
crpwd of .visitors; during ;Cbronatipn,. 
the pnce popular, and always bxclu-: 
sive, club- shbuid do well. ' 



Kelly's Annual Show 

>. icago, 

Mayor Edward J. Kelliy's annual 
stage show tP" provide clothing for 
needy children will be held at . the 
Stadium, Dec. 

Frank ■ B. 'Smith, iiiahager., pt the 
RKO Palace here,, will' repeat as 
director, with Charley Niggemeyer 
running the stage, Jamies C. Petrillo. 
head of the local musicians union, 
will conduct the massed 'prchestras. 

Last year's sale for Stadium show 
was $101,117, with $75,000 more in 
ads in the program. 



ila Barrett Set 

sheila Barrett opens.at the Holly- 
wood .Yacht Club, Hollywood, 
Jan. 22 for four weeks. ;Her engage- 
ment at the Drake Hotel, icagp, 
has been extended io Dec. . ter 
which she leaves for southern site. 

In the interim Miss Barrett does 
a guest spot on the RCA-Victor, pro- 
gram oyer NBC from Chicago on 
Dec. 6 and Ben Bernie's American 
4Uan," show on Deo. 15 from St. Louis; 
Mo. 



BENWAT ON HENB 

Saranac Lake, Dec 

Happy. Ben way, local. Variety cor- 
respondent, recuperating from 
pneumonia at the General, hospital 
herei 



$partaiiburg Goes Pure . 

Spartanburg, S. C, Dec. I. 

Larger unit^s playing • one-nite 
stands were, ' getting; by with "strip 
until now. Grand jury, in its ahniial 
report, Wrote in a threatening para- 
graph' anent the shows, dealihc 'with 
specific caseSj and warned exhibitors. 

Strips caught by local new.smen 
were classified by them as mild, but 
some of the' natives joined the. grand 
.jurors i squawk. 



pave Brpudy Pbubles 

Pittsburgh, Dec. 1, 
Daye Brpudy, director of; tanley: 
pit orchestra, is doubling liver 
restaurant ' dinner mui'ic Jth' 
four-piece ensernble,. • • 

Eatery ' approached roudy while 
theatre rhusicians were Put demand- 
ing more pay. He signed for three 
months and the same day , the union 
and theatres reached an agreement. 

Brpudy ill stick, it Put through 
January .and then Jmake " -film 
hbuSe .wbrk exclusiye. ' 




Morton Downey Set for 
'Npther Tour of England 

Morton Downey, returns to Engr^ 
land next: April for; eight; weeks of 
Vaudeville.; 

with General The-, 
atres, starti uth :a fprthight, at 
the Palladium, London. 



Kate Cornell's Phiz 
On Nite Club Mural 
Brings on a Squawk 



Squawks are . reported to have 
caused caricature ; of Katharine 
Cornell to be removed; froni' side 
walls of Tony's, West 52nd street, 
N. Yi nitery.: Pai executed by 
Zito, muralist, 'stone age! 

depicted the actress presiding 
oyer a pre-historic crap game, in 
Which Paul Whitemani Jack Qakie, 
Edward Gf. Rbbinson, Hey Wood 
Brpun, Mauricie. Chevalier aind Ward 
Morehouse are included. * 

All characters are ;ih abbrbyiated 
garb of the period. Following inside 
yelp;, in which the maijagennibnt re- 
ceived notice that certain patrbpa^iK 
would stay away. 'Tony's' -wife Was 
substituted in place of the; actress, 
Hardly any one knows the new face; 
though. 

Murals are all done in a Broadway 
vei . bwight Deere W»>Tf>ari did not 
like his Visage, as done, so sent, oyer- 
a photograph with a ree^uest that it 
be brought up to date.; Artist worked 
all one morning to change the .head. 

Besides 'stone age,* celebrities airb 
grouped : under 'iron : age' and 'golden 
age.' Tallulah Bankhead, holding a 
cave-man's wiar hatchet, . starts the. 
series bff. Lily Pons' management; 
went in -to see the work after hearing 
that thb diva was included, but her 
face was okayed; 



ANN CORIO HAY STRIP 
AT N. Y. FRENCH CASINO 



Ann Cori burlesq's No. .1 strip- 
per and name, may head the fbippie 
division of . the hew .French ; Casino, 
N.' Y., floor show, :Deai is on bptweeii 
Cliff Fischer and Miss Cofcio's matt- 
ager, Ehimett CallahahV but it's still 
a matter of price; ■ 

Miss Corio is burlesq's h ighest sal- 
aried player. 



DETROIT DOWNTOWN 
OFF ITS 



Chicago, 1. 

All acts on the final: show at the 
Downtown, Detrbit, which - folded 
suddenly, were paid off. illy Dia^ 
mond agency here, which booked the 
house, saw to it that the acts received 
their money. 

Acts were Hubert Dyer Co., Kirby 
and Duval, .. Chaf lie . Masters, Dick 
Mayo and' the Cress Troupe. ' ' ' 



Philadelphiia, Dec... 
Music union strike, against Wai'ner 
Bros, theatres here apparently .will 
have to cpntinue at;least until afi . 
union's .. annual election late this 
week, W^th both ^sii^es making c^n- 
cessions last Week, it looked for a 
timeVjike "an.; early, settlement, iit- 
negotiatipns have since broken d ; ' 
and war is again, in. full prbgress;, 

Tj^nibn .tnean'wW 
ihg all • WB dOwntpWn houses, re- . 
gardless of whethei: they're normally 
yaudfilm or straight film. . Pickets 
are being; paid aiid it's estimated 
costing union.; about $1,200 a week to' 
keep it up, 

Ihrce of Philly's mayors, two 
*em of the fPrmer-maypi- variety, 
figured in picketing. ^activities... last, 
week... -.One^ Maybr; S.. DavisT .Wilsorij 
said to have prdered, WB to discon- 
tinue picketing its own houses with 
signs reading 'We employ union 
stage haiids and operators.' . Withi 
few ■ mii^utes - i of each \other, 
Mayors W. Freelahd Kendrick and ' 
Harry . A." Mackey .appeared at same 
house to sSe piCf ' Maickey weirit^pn 
; but ■ : ex-Mayor Kendrick. . after 
jpurbhasthg .ticket, . saw .pickets and 
demanded ii .:x;efund. 

W;onH Xet 'fni, : roadcaist 
Oh " ahoih^r front, uhioii ' barred , 
touring gals of 'Gold Di ,P£ 
1937' tipupe oft iPcal radio programs. : 
Femme$ w^re set tp .ether twice oyer ; 
WIP* Onejshow was called pfl when 
it : was disbovered Pbwers GPuraud 
and Bplb Street of WCAU inst 
which ^iiiibn is- oi» strike ) were 
ent. Other , fihally flopped 
hi^ctjc scrambles between union. Flia- - 
iioni iiiid WB. -By first demanding 
istajiidby pianist, then irtiling no musiic 
ia^i all, aind finally brderihg hp broad* 
Cast' 'Without ipebial uhibn .permK^ 
sibn,*' union kept gals frpih ethering. 
While fecal . point: :of entre. 
squabble between, iin^bn, and WiB * 
over working hours for bands jjij 
nabe.vaudflUn houses, matter has be- 
cpme a battle on a wide front WB, 
execs Say they " spent about i$145,n0ff 
on music last year and thatl they've . 
bfIerbd \ilnioh increase of ipprox; 
mately $20,000 for next year.; with 
union holdi^^ out for* twice; that 
amount. With downtown Earle as 
sole bouse actually needing mi'r; 
WB official^ say it's better *io take 
outright Ipsis on Earle than to pay 
ah 'exbi:bitdrtt latb' :fbr all hpuses. 
They claihi uhibn demand is unrba- 
sPnable> 

Union, on other hand, sees every- , 
one conspiring against it— including" ; 
(present conditions of shoW business* 
Vntb decreased bniployment fpr mu- 
sicians. \ Claims WB can afford 
higher figure, accuses newspapers of 
su0if>ressing . news of strike" to: favor 
WB's advertising accbunts, makes 
blunt assertibns; ;bf ; plots . bodily 
harm to union officials and even h?»s 
issued instiructipns tp . tnembers 
case ybu'fb pf|ered; bribes;' f 

Iti union's annual poll this week, 
A. A. Tomei is running. for re-el^*Sett> 
iibh ais. president After that some 
<;ettlemen.i of stti dgainst the-i" 
atres; radio artd' hiteries 'may be 
pected. ■ ' 



BOGASH BBEAKS lEG 

ittsburgh, Dec. 1. 

Sweeney Ham id of Hamid Arabs 
ru.shed here over weekend to re-. 
place Paul Bogash with Four Sailors 
in the 'Revelations of 1937' unit 

Show came hete to . opert fort- 
night's stay at Show Boat nitei^f 
froni Philadelphi where Bogash 
broke his leg in a fall during final 
performance at Fay's. 



Jane Jones has recovered frorri ill- 
ness and resumed charge' of her Lit- 
tle Club. HoUvwood. 



Gourfain Quits Boston 
Met to Prod. Own Units 



•Boston., Dec. 1. 
Harry Gourfain, stage $hPw pro- 
ducer at th.e Met for past fbUr years, 
has resigned to concentrate on pro- 
ducing units for himself, ith office 
in New York; 

Leo Morganstern, his assistant for 
past few months, ill take oyer at 
the Met. ■ ' 



$20 fiOllNCER PUTS 
EDItAk^ENINJADI 



Sally Winston, singer, last ; v/eek 
swprb.out a warrapt against Edfiar : 
Allen in - Magistrates' Court, New 
York. Rap is over; an alleged I $20 
bouncer. ; .t t' ."^ -V 
, Mi.ss . Winston .charges- A .wit 
giving her his personal. ;check .for • 
sala'ry check, received for a .ciyii^ o;iie: 
on which Allen booked; hor; 



' Mangah WhK F.; C. 

ranci.s A. Mangan from 
London last week to go ; the 
French Casino production staffs in; 
association with Cliff Fischer. ' 

Mangan, American, has been 
producing, shows . in Lpndpii for the 
past 10 years. He'll return to the 
other side for the F., G. firm after 
openings of the new Casino shows in 
Chicago and Miami. 



. Will and Gladys Ahearn opened 
.for fpur weeks', engagement at the 
Biltmpre Bow), L. A., Thanksgiving 
night. 



Betty ;Jiin6?« Repeat 

Betty Jane ■"Cooper, , goes 
into the . Parainount, N. Y .; week of: 
Dec. fl! as ati jldded starter with Art 
Shaw's band. She was the first 
dancer ' the Broadway deluxer 
since it started its pit jshow . policy, 
and is the first to repeat the 
house. 

Deal ifet by Milton Berger. 



'Crazy Show* Set 

. New 'Crazy Show* unit ' built 
around Eddie. Conrad opens at the 
Holly wood, Atlantic City, for three 
days starting Dec, 12; 

in additioh to Cpiirad, unit iii* 
eludes Elaine Arden> Funny bbnerv 
Henry Burbig. Madalyn KiUeen, J<p 
SodJa» Richard Mack, Lebn- VA* 
Gelder and 16 gb:l«. 



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Wedneadfiy, December 2r 1936 




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Bert He] 
To MimM li>^^j^ 
Oat Union, Nite (Ms 

Montreal/ 
Berit Henderson; Internaticfnal vlce« 
president of ihe. American Fede;ra- 
Musiciaiis, arrived in town 
ttoTti New York to tty to iron put 
the hite club. in this city. 

Orchestras at Chez Maurke, Club 
. idp, Krausraann's and En>l>assy,; tbe 
'our leading nite spots . in Montreal, 
have , b«en under .notice tor ' a fbrl- 
night aiDid iyill be out tomorrow 



"Tuesday (2) it an agr*ement Isn't 

Trouble i arps6.-over, claim of ' loo&l 
irhion that the orchestras were be- 
ing paid at non-union rates in view 
of extra work on radio being giv6n 
them riecently4 

Oh Nov, 2!8 members of the local 
union met and demanded resignation 
of Stewart Dunlop, president; of 
Local 406, as a direct consequence 
of the nite club dispute, Dunlop re- 
fused to resign and this constitutes 
ianother snag in the general mix-up 
which Henderson will be . callied 
upon to clean up. ^ 

The nite club operators have asked 
the union to sanction a contract for 
a year, from November, last, but the 
unions are holding, out for six 



Yallee'S^ Five Days in 
^^^m^^Mm^. witti^Show 

Montreal, Dea 1. 
with ah 18-piece band and eight 
variety krtists, Rudy Vallee goes into 
the Mount Royel hotel here for Ave 
days commencing Dec, Vallee's 
chore will include the tea dance, 
dinner dance and supper dance, 
Montreal engagement will be sand- 
wiched in between his regular broad- 
casts. 



months' contract The latter, the 
clubs fligure, would place them in 
a possible hole in May, just when 
the tourist season is ' bieginhing. . 



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ICE FOLLIES OF 1$36 

(ARENA, NEW HAVEN) „. 
New Haven, Nov. 24v 

A new kiiid of entertainment hit 
this town when a unit billed ^as tiie 
•Ice Follies' played a twp-mght stand 
at the Arena sans pictures.. Atyari^ 
ciis times, big calibre ice acts have 
appeared at this spot as singles or 
parts W ifee carnivals, but this is the 
first record of a troupe travelinip as 
a complete unit and operating suni- 
lar to a vaude show, . ^ ^ 

Unit is. not built along standard 
ice carnival lines but is routined 
more on the order of a musical 
revue.. Run in two acts, unit has 
flash openings and finales for both 
halves of program and spots comedy, 
novelty and biallet numbers in be- 
tween. Tailent has been driawn from 
College Inn, Chicago, and Hotel New 
Yorker ice revues, as well as the 
Black Forest VUlage of Texas Cen- 
tennial, arid features Laverne Bushert 
Naome I»roctorj Norris Wold, Helnie 
Brock, Bess Ehrhardt, Four Nelson 
Sisters, Jack Smalley, Eddie Ship- 
stad, Oscar Johnson, Roy SWpstad, 
Ldis Dworshak^ Valerie Fink arid an 
ensemble of six girls. 

Outfit plains moistly on*- and two- 
night stands, with thcf usual Ibriger 
runs' in - major :spots like Philly> 
Boston. Pittsburgh and Detroit. Top 
single acta rate $500 weekly, which 
riieans a fairly heavy nut in view 
of costuming,- etc. tJnit Is^ pro- 
duced, backed and staged by Edward 
A.' Mahlke, Edward Shipstad, Oscar 
Johnson and Roy - . Shipstad and 
operates on a guarantee basis. Busi- 
ness here, at $1,65 top, was okay. 

Flash is added to the production 
by; a process: of painting ice surface 
with a blue diamond design* theri 
freezing it over with a spray. Win- 
terland setting houses orchestra, 
with boytf Playing in skating caps. 
Bill opens with eritire troupe in a 
masquerade number and is fol- 
lowed by Laveme Busher In a solo 
and Proctor and Wold in a classical 
Russian dance. :Heinie Brock is next 
with some ' coriiedy batrel jumping 
and he gives way to the unit's 
classiest ballet number, a scarf 
dance by B6ss Ehrhardt and the 
Four Nelsons. Number is taken 
from a stage ballet; but offers more 
scope and grace than could possibly 
be inieo^rated-HDn any stage. Jack 
Smalley's. Argentine: gaucho * is fol 
lowed by a 10-pebple airplane num' 
ber cSlled. V'Wings.' Shipstad and 
Johnson r work in comedy with a 
X?rey Mare* turn and Bess Ehr- 
hirdt's solo "is next.. First half 
closes with ain ensemble caUed 
'Poetir of Motion.' 

Act two features a. group opening 
strut nuriiber, a ballet burlesque 
by : Brock, rhythrii number by Lois 
Dworshak, an aero turn by the Nel' 
sons, duet skating , by Valerie and 
La- erne, spinriing specialty by Roy 
Shipstad, a comedy-acf o ^nurinber by 
Shipstad and Jphnson arid : a flash 
finale./ Show niris two hours, Sviith 
single 10-minute intenriission. 



SIRENS IN SILK 

(ORPHEU>f, LINCOLN) 

' Lincoln, Nov. 29. : 
A pleasant girly show is 'Sirens in 
Silk/ a sequel to last season's 'Sirens 
in Satin.' This is the first, and at the 
present time, the only Ed Gardiner 
show on the Cushman circuit, al- 
though, he's scheduled for at least 
two more as the time expands. With 
emphasis on jgals; 'Sirens^ doesn't lose 
sight of novelty needs arid shapes up 
with the proper amounts of every- 
thing adding up to audience satis- 
faction. 

Only fault, and . it's minor, is the 
spotting of the last two iacts, the Mu- 
sical: Fredericks and Phil Bernard. 
On this show, Bernard, an imperson- 
ator, was closing, but would prob- 
ably work better next-to-shut^ where 
the Fredericks, a novelty musical 
turn, now are. , As is, there's a bell- 
ringing finale, ivith everybody put 
in the jingle, necessitating a lot of 
excess table and prop moving. 

Girls are everywhere as the show 
starts, a six gal line; a femme band 
conductor, and two dolls in the danc- 
mg trio (Chan Knoll), it's a parade 
number at . the beginning and hot 
wiggle for the finish. Jimmy Yoiiia-. 
toma, foot juggler and hand-stander, 
puts over his dumb act in good order. 
Has a buildup, finish. 

•rhe band number by Mickey Rey- 
nolds crew features three: Ruth 
Terry, hot ori the clarinet; Nick Nich- 
olas, on the bass, and Dave Workman, 
first with trumpet arid then with 
bugle. Joan Brandon, assisted by Jier 
hrother. Jack, makes femme magic 
with a nice line of accompanying 
chatter. Although riiost of her tricks 
are ffuniliar and simple, her sex puts 
'he,routine across in riice fashion. 

Virginia Perkins, toe dancer, makes 
good oh a struts and is followed by 
the girls in line for a snappy session. 
Ghan Knoll's adagio act, novelty 
being that one guy juggles tw<y girls, 
isa chck. . 

Musical Fredericks, primarily a 
bell-nngmg act, riiakes a good ap- 
pearance. First set of tunes Comes 
oil water glasses stroked by finger 
tips.^ The femme portion then works 
a bunch of bells with her feet and 
accompanies with her accordiati. 
Finish is with Swiss coAvbells. Rated 
welL Barii.>, 



CASA M ANANA REV. 

(OBPHEUM, LlNCOLNj 

. Lincoln, Nov, -27. 

Billed like a colosisal girl show, 
'Casa Manana,' owned by Sid Page 
came to town short on dolls as 
viewed from the rostrum. It's ex- 
hibiting plenty of rough edges here, 
although somewhat yanked out of 
shape by hacikirig. Page has had the 
show out a total of 8 days at the c6h- 
elusion Of thla date and after he gets 
the material set and some dates, 
hopes to add a flock of gals and live 
Up to the paper. 

Laughs are the asset of the pres- 
eritation, bulk of them being passed 
around by Paige himself, who acts as 
the m.c. He works when doing his 
specialty with two femnne stoogies. 
This is a break-in job, too. His 
wife, unable to make the jaurit be- 
cause of illness, is replaced by Hazel 
Kennedy^ a kid who tries but can't 
put the sock in like the other mem- 
ber of the Page family." Betty Robin, 
thfc other^ stooge, holds up in good 
shape. 

Openers are Mary and Bob Milairi, 
a pair ' of Arkansas youngsters, who 
diance. Mary returns later to warble 
•When Did You Leave . Heaven.' 
She's cUte and makes a dainty try 
Which satisfied here. Betty Robin, in 
a tap number, makes as much ec* . 
ceritricity out of it as possible, for a 
few laughs. A bit by Page ani Del- 
ano Dell, slightly rube comic, is the 
first real fun. 

. Brbwn Bftia., although extremely 
young and getting away slow, riianr 
age with buildup music and pusl> 
from all quarters to finish in a 
tumbiin , flurry which gets them 
across. Hazel Kennedy makes her 
first appesirance, apologizes to Fanny 
Brice, doing the spring dance which 
jelled but slightly. Gal gives it 
plenty of goofy business, hut no go. 

Princess Yeva, nearest to a niide 
in the show^ cavorts through two 
minutes of. torso twisting and gives, 
the male section an eyefuU.. There's 
al lot of here and there to: her figure. 
Tung Pin Sue, Orient^, deceiver, 
class rinagic hiandyritlan, goes through 
the cigaret routine, tosses somie 
cards oiit of nowhere, and does one 
disappearini; stunt vtrith . an abused 
looking rooster. A fine stage work* 
Irian, his contribution held the audi* 
ence in good shape. 

Delano Dell, back . for, a specially 
on his own, tells a few Jokes which 
indicated he'd been re-reading Joe 
Miller. He makes a dive In the 
house .to kiss one woman, a plant, 
which got a laugh. After this, a 
dance in humorous vein, iand he 
scrams. Page brings his stooge bit in 
next and then it's the Four Warn- 
ers, pa, mai brother and sister. 
(Continued on page 60) 

♦ ♦ ♦ > ♦ ♦ » ♦ M Mi »»♦♦♦♦ H 



• 15 YEARS AGO • 

f (From Vaioett and Clipper) '. 



Six of the eight acts at the River- 
side, n; Y., used piano^. Sophi 
Tucker headed 'em. 



Joe Cook at the 81st St. doing 30 
minutes on his own and 15' minutes 
in Alexander Bros, and Eyelyn's 
act. Good both times. 



Roscoe Ails at Palace,' N. Y., in a 
40 minute sketch, which would have 
been better in 25. 



Keith office switchinj? from $2,000 
flash acts with jifst girls to a six or 
.seven person trick with, a ndme at 
around $2,500. 

Eva Tanguay had five weeks at 
the Follies Bergere restaurant, N. Y., 
and was doubli into the Shubert 
houses. ' 



Keith office fighting the custom of 
song pubs sending 40 or 50 to the 
Monday mats at the Palace. Made 
nuisances of themselves applauding 
acts using their songs. Told to hush 
or get bounced. 



Irene Castle signed for Keith tim 
at $3,000 a week. 



Five- old stage hits booked for 
revival on B'way. New plays not so 
hot. 



George M. Cohan in a production 
deal with Charles. Cochran. All 
English actors to be used, and British 
production only. Still sore at Equity. 

, E. H. Sothern and Virginia Mar- 
lowe doing Shakespeare at the 
Century, N. Y., to around $24,000. 
Business growing. Three previous 
weeks were $14j000, $17,000 t\d 
$19,000. 



Only about 30 shows 
Previous year in excess of 250. 



Equity provl ing dinner tickets for 
needy members. Only three made 
. application the 4^5t ,w(2ek. 



Wedn<66da^y Deceitaber 2, 1936 



vauicty lioiisE reviews 



VARIETY 



59 



House 'iis nfinoS^* overrun svith chil 
dren at the matinee. «hows of 'Re 
.union' (20th-Fox), the newest pic^ 
.tiirev-of the Pipnnes, and the bill it 
a dip to them in the inclusion of a 
troupe of. trained daschunds, which 
da better than their elongated build 
.would suggest Night business in> 
eludes plenty of men and. they gbt 
dancing for their share. BilUhas fair 
variety, hut is a little overboard oh 
ia dance number with three sets of 
ballroom dancers. 

Opens with Ben Yost's Radio ii'n- 
eembie with the dozen men in hussar 
uniforms backgroutided. by the Gae 
■ Foster girls in black and gold, with 
coj^s caps, which sets the scene as 
Heidelberg, fjirls iare in long iskirts, 
edged with bliack, and msike an ef- 
fective picture, though they do not 
do ihueh. The chorus gives a med- 
ley of rather ancient songs. With ges- 
tures. Tliey gesture, all over the 

glace, feolo; and. iu : ensemblie.. Oveir- 
one,. but' they have good voices, 
"though they should not heed the 
mike. Encore is a group of college 
songs. 

Dog act, Miss Wolford's Pets, on 
second with some capital stuff, 
.though they cannbt .work as rapidly 
IBS the usual, terriers.: F(>Ilowed by 
th^ dance act, With Beryl and Mar- 
tinez/ Jeanette and Kalan and Mar- 
tin and Virginia taking turns trying 
to be - different . and not succeedihg 
veiy; well; Each womaii wears a dif- 
fetent color, and the Fosters are split 
into three seetiohs with m&tching 
colors. : Each team- does three nuip- 
V bers and :ninevballrb6m dances in a 
swing is top miich. ! . 

Edgar Bergen, who has been night- 
clubbing it lately, wpirks only the 
surgical part 'bf the. act, disregard- 
ing the old opening, but not missing 
much. GQt a big hand, but no en- 
eipre demand. . 

Closer is the Foster girl? on the 
ruionmg globes, a showy, act, but get- 
ting a. bit stale through : repeats. 
Fake falls by one of the girls are ac- 
cepted as real by most of the audi- 
ence, ■ 

. {Supporting film includes a Popeisre 
cartoon, . the neWsreel and a listed 
West-Patricbla short, repliaced at the 
show caught by a Lowell Thomas 
'Gomg Places;' set of Colorado 

\ scenics all in blue tin^ which- grows 
tiresome.. Ford Bond, in his news- 
cast,, is listed biut did not show at 
the session under obiservdtibn. Eddie 

■Patil holds the orchestra up well, 
particularly in the dancing numbers, 
whole show runs rather short of the 
usual/three hbUrs. Business good. 

-y^'--'- ' '' Cftic, ;, , 

AMBASSADOR, ST. U 

St- Louis, Nov. 27*' 

One bad spot, cause of which must 
be laid on; doorstep of .front office, 
keeps current 'Hit Parade' pit show, 
at .Fanchon . & Miarco's Ambasisador 
from being 100% successful. - Bad 
break comes right , at beginning of 
show, when George Byron, singer 
and .newstator, reads 'latest' news 
bulletins obtained by theatre from 
radio station KMOXw 

At night show . .caught, nearly , all 
news it^ems read by Byron undoubt- 
edly were lifted bodily from a. m. 
rags, a matter of :12 hours previous, 
and fell far below an up-to-the-minr> 
ute flash dissertation. After Byron's 
ancient history, comes Paul Ash, 
back for another week, at F&M's 
request, to break in Al Dietzel, for- 
merly baton wielder for tooters of 
radio station KWK, as his successor 
With' stick. 

As Ash Daces band through. ' ihg 
M;e. a .Swing Song/ with; Hstrold 
Stone, guitarist ahd newest member 
of b.and, singing ditty in' acceptable 
style, Larry ■ Collins plays.- trombone 
solos for good results. Byron, slated 
for m.c. post starting Thursdiay *(3), 
vocalizes 'Way You Look Tonight,' 
with Ash tickling ivories and Dietzel 
swinging stick. 

The Pour Albee Sisters,, pianist, 
violinist, cellist and . saxophonist, 
score with instruments and Geral- 
dine cuts, some ; comic capers that 
customers ' , liked,: . particularly her 
Mae West" takeoff. Gals also sing 
and dance. 
. Jackie Green, with manner, similar 
to Jackie , Heller here several Weeks 
ago, is pi de resistance of show 
with his sihging and impersonations. 
; 'Go West, Young Man' (Pf»r> on 
screen. Biz gdod. Sahii. 

TOWER, K. G. 

Kansas City, Nov. 27, 
Moire iattehtion'to production cur- 
rently, with inriproved staging, but 
lighting could Still be bettered. Stage 
set, while , extreniely - simple in de- 
sigh, is,; effective* ■ visiting acts are 
average, with a male dance team; 
Perry Twins, coming through i 
click fashion, 

Lester' Hardi . who has been 
here a number of times, is back 
handling the m.c, role,. His patter 
runs tob much to superlatives. How- ^ 
ever/ his warbling Of two pop tunes 
■ is passable enough. 

The Perry Twins are on for 10 
minutes of sock tap routines. They 
work smoothly and/ without apparent 
effort.. They take -whirl at some 
comic stufl^ with ai 'boxing lesson' 
iind an 'evolution of the dance;' The 
boxing routine, could be worked into 
.something good; but at it stands the 
boys fail to get all they .should from 
it The evblutioji gdggi' i!? pice and 



is'presente^. straight without any at- 
tempt at burlesq. 

Mimi Rollins is just another girl 
sihging pop tunes. Chas. RobixoUx 
and Co. (his Wife) do some ele- 
mentary rope twirling and vwhip 
cracking. Harding gives them , a 
terrific buildup, vifhich i$n't War- 
'xanted; 

Anitnal act this Week is Carlton 
Emmy'i piirps, Nothing but of the 
ordinary,' but the grbwn-ups: were 
apace with the kids on the chucklies. 

A: mixed dance team . fills the 
.amateur spot. Youngsters attempt a 
ballrbom; routine which is out of, line 
with their, appeiarance and. ability. 
On again in. the flash .finale doing a 
rhumbai, they. are . iceiy costUined 
with their work shbwing a degree of 
polish; '.; ' -' '■• 

Thie line <lb) is bn three times, 
getting bj^ nicely each trip. 

Pic is 'The Big Game' (RKO ) with 
Fox news. House comfortably full 



first .-Shbw Friday 



Hoyti 



STANLEY, PITTS. 

Pittsburgh, Nov. 27; 

Keynote of the Stanliey's hbliday 
prbgt-finqi is laughs, with ' Joe E. 
Brown on the screen in 'Polo Jbe* 
(WB) and . Leon Erjrol on the stage 
in 'Hollywood Follies <)f 1937.'. There 
m$y not be a lot .of |emme draw; in 
this' combo, -but Brown's pulling the 
sch(oolj-free: kiddies, and the Regulars 
are . bringing 'em because they re- 
member Errbl. 

CJuriously . enbiigh, " the irubber- 
legged comic returns. here - during 
the' same -week he always' used to be 
On hsind in the legit Nixon with, the 
Old .'Folliies.' Gives, the layout somer 
thing of the old Ziegfejd toiiich and 
there's an added attraction with the 
unit in Suinnie O'Dea, . a native 
daughter. < Since' leavinjg here ^ 
gangling amateur five' years iago, 
she's done thihgs in . Lbndbn, Holly- 
wood and on Broadway and comes, 
back here somiething 'bf a genuine 
name. Proof enough of this, in fact 
that management's giving her equal 
billing virith Erroli ; 

/Hollywood Follies* .is the mi ia-^; 
tiire revue Fahchon and Marco sent 
out frbm thie cbast early in Seiptem- 
ber: and. it's a crackerjiack show, 
with "Efrol providing plenty of com-r 
edy punch :ahd getting .sbme ..first- 
rate' assistance from pbtent . support- 
ing cast. On prbduction, it's the. best 
thing Stanley has seen in several 
mbnths and talient backs up the 
flash solidly.. 

Hoofing; Miss . O'Dea is. oii early 
with her single' spot' and reveals an 
expert, pair of feet and. a loose body- 
niovement- that's urtusu al to' say the 
least.' Remainder of, cast, above 
usual par. for film house units. .T?^<' 
Gb'od, . hoofer who started out with 
them , from . the coast, has been re- 
placed by Jimmy Hadreas, with 
more than enough on the ball; and 
Yola Galli prima donnas it in a 
swell voice that taKes. pops and lifht 
operatic selections in . equal stride. 
Comedy team of Gresham and Blake 
.fltets by • despite material that's seen 
better days chiefly because bf gal. a 
vigorous comedienne . Who suggests 
Helen Kane vocally , and makes the 
•most of it. 

Lou Ashe m.c,' serviceably and- 
handles the song introductinns,; .to 
the production nurnbers while Ar- 
thuir . Norris. and Kraft: and: Gau* 
.^formerly bf team of Rom?; . and 
Gaut) are on early for bits.. Chorus 
of 12 is well-trained and gond-look- 
ing iand three months on the road 
haven't dimmed their vigor, Unif. 
runs, about ah hour and < lust abbut 
as good as anything the Stanley has 
had in the last year..' IntrbdiictoV'-i'^ 
trailer, with generous . plucs ior 
American Airlines, is. a hanoy in- 
soiration and carries th*» Hollvwobd 
atmosphere, always surefire with the; 
Iprvokels. '. I 

iz first show this afternbpn ca- 
nacitv with a- line waiting; , f t . the 
break.. Cohen, 



EMBASSY, N Y. 

...;(NEWSREELS). 

An aggressive Woirld is reflected in 
this week's newsreels. First there's 
Spain. Then there's a ibt of arhateur 
boxers socking some" other fellows 
jUst for the fun of it. Aijd Vincent 
Bendix has trouble with the help. 
Fihally there's - Notre;; Pame tearing 
up Nbrthwesterh; DuqUesne maul- 
ing. Marijuette,:- and.; Pennpummel- 
irig Cornell... 

In between there's little-r-hot, very 
mueh^-bf the bther side, of humanity. 
An Ihdianapblis: school especially fpr 
crippled" children . (PariaiTiount); ski- 
ing in Gplorado (Movietone): Jimmy 
Durante making a. very unconvinc- 
ing. Santa Claus (Par); and Lbiiise 
"Vance d.escribihg furs. 

But . mbstly it's pmi \ stuff. 
Edited, too, in the be'gi ing to 
stress that si ister angle', Movieip.ne 
presents, .the .shelling of ; Madrid- 
Paramount revieals the .massed iriight 
of the Red Army parading in Mbs- 
cpw> 'Universal iritrbdu.ces . Mus-, 
soli ■ spn-in-liiw- aclinp like II 
Duce. Pathe romps in .with Barce- 
lona, the. .ppWder keg of E.urope, 
and XT shows -the Fi;erich Veterans- , 

Best .stunt of : the; week, frorti the 
Staridppint of new.sf eel showmanship,- 
is Movietone's All-American football 
team. This is smartly; given on the 
reel's own authority and using clips 
of players in action to. substantiate 
the soundneiss of sieleclions regard- 
less of agreement with sport.s scribes 
or rcputation& Land* > 



STATE, liiiY. 

• TOerei/iq^-ej-rse*^ why 
units are preferred above vaudeville 
bills composed of individual acts. 
One is that units make it eaisier for 
the bookers, and another is that 
units make it easier for; the cus- 
tomers. But this week, after several 
sessions, with imit shows, the: State 
reverts, to rugged individualism,- 
along with ' ig Broadcast' (Par ) bn 
the; screen. 

Dorothy Crobker Revue starts 
thingis off, and very icely; in flash 
;act fashion. Flashes ,aren't seen very 
often in good theaitres.hoWadays, be- 
cause there aren't enoiigh gobd the'a- 
tres tO' make producing them profit-: 
able.; So here is .the rare sight of a 
good flash .act , i a ' good theatre, 
with .(and this is another oddity ) the 
act's nominal ..star the actual- reason 
for its exceUehce. Miss Crooker is a 
control dancer, a bre^d that's 
speedily vanishing in a dancing 
world th^t; thinks only in terms of 
taps, double, triple and up. But let's 
hbpe there will ailways remain a few 
dancers; of the control type, and es- 
pecially ones like M^ss Crooker.. who 
is cbmely .and a. blonde besidissi 

Crooker $ct was; apparently sliced 
fbr turnover's sake, as-were most bf 
the other ."icts, with; the ; hbuse de- 
ciding; to add a fifth show out of . 
riespect to the ..b.o. when Friday 
.opened up big. Hoofing, bby member 
of the troupe is down ,to. ji "pair of 
offs in the <>pehing ahd . flhale;; and 
the^ suppbrting- it^mme threesome, 
buck d\ncers, have only one chance.; 
But- thie..aci, with Mijss Crooker's two 
numbersi .one lierfor'med entirely on 
one fobt, for about five minutes and 
withbut relief, shows enough here in 
abbreviated- form to -iridicEte it's 
very 'okay. . . ; 

• After ..the opehei^ .'conies . rank 
Cpnvillei ■with his cbinedy stepping, 
cross-talk with^the.'girl foil and the 
Chaplin imitation which has . been 
serving Frankie for quite a: few 
years.' He :sfin does well With it, 
despite that dtirin*?- the shbw caught 
a . .lady in the' -State; Ibge had to 
explain to the littler girl beside her 
just who: Carlie Chaplin, is; and what, 
business he's in. " 

•;^Estelle Taylor takes to the mike 
for her,, singing . turn with iari - un-^ 
billed man at the piano in support. 
Miss Taylor remains a. name through 
.the years ..and continues to' do a .good 
job on the ststge, with her- gbod looks, 
always in her favor,, but her current 
turn suffers from - an unfortunate 
selection of songs. Nothing , in^ her . 
repertoire less than a couple of 
years old,, and Miss. Taylor laiids. in 
.ispite of the numbers rather than be- 
cause of them., 

Chic York and Rose King giVe 
them the usual jConiedy works; ih the 
next- to-shut, ; with ' this act alsb 
trirtinied down; considerably at the 
catching. The ; new boy with: the 
family is Bill Steele, ■ba.ritbne, ' whb 
shbws a corking voice in his 
specialty spbt,- He looks like a 
pianist also, named Bill Steele, a!nd if 
the . same one, ■ Bill has. certiainly; 
learned to sing. He . doesn't go near 
a piano in this one'. The fourth mem- 
ber of the act is True York, the 
daughter of the house, . Who isn't do- 
ing very much in the way of labor 
this week. But. ma and pa take care 
of themselves and the aUdience, as 
usual. •• 

Closer is Salici Puppets, one of the 
best 'dbll,-ori-the-string turns, and 
much superior in . appearaince .and 
production values to the avieragei. ;in 
addition to technique. It's a good 
selection; for the currient week. ;with 
plenty of kids expected. Bipe. 

MlNNESOtA MPLS. 

Minneapolis, Nov. 

Confining itself mainly to playing 
the shbw— a. collection of vaudeville 
acts, with whibh it's surrounded and 
which are interspersed, with several 
Specialties by band members and by 
three barid numbers— rTed Weems' 
orchestra does - a workmanlike job 
at this big ace PuWix- house cur- 
rently. . , Agreeable entertainmerit, 
comprising music, song, dancing and 
comedy, is dished up. There's no 
big wallop to the .proceedings arid 
the; orchestra itself lacks' color and 
flashj but the.' customers seemed very 
well satisfied fpr the good reason 
that the . sweiBt swing miusid ba^ a. 
pobular .appeal and. is- i)layed com- 
petently,; aiid the acts, though lack- 
ing in any great amount of novelty 
or preteritiousnessj. nevertheless pos- 
$ess ;considerable merit; . - 

All the acts work in front of the 
band on the; simply dressed ° stage. 
Kay Greene iis a tiny femi ine, acro- 
batic dancer whose haridsprihgs and 
standing someirsults piit her over. 
Al Bottorff, 17-year^old; xylophpn ist,; 
performs ;. semi-classical numbers 
skilfully, but With no attempt at 
showmanship. Ames and Arnp,: man 
arid woman, do\.. comedy adagio, 
turn that is different from the corh- 
nion run and: registers . plenty of; 
laughs.- Another darice . team, the 
youthful Abbott and Tanner,' girl and 
boy, feature eccentric stepiiinji .and 
tapping: and give a good account of 
themselves. . , 

The orchestra's, specialt,/ perform- 
ers are Perry Conio, a good . looking 
baritone, whose singing bt pop num- 
bers is excellent; Parker Gibbs, also 
a sin.eer, but of only ordinary , abil- 
ity;: Elmo Tanner, whose whistling 
lands solidly, and lied Eriglcs, coirrie- 
dian, Whose antics with a vi,olih 
and comic vbcalizi rig hi akc for much 
merriment. The band, itself has a 
corking novelty number; playing arid 



singing 'J'he Miartin^; and the Mc 
Coys' .behind a scrim: on w^hich .a film; 
depicts the song's stoiy.'" tt also of- 
fers . several • Other- ''polp numbers, 
which, . bif ■ cburse, ^are^ cleverly iW'- 
ranged .and; capably pliayed. Weems 
is ni.c;,. but. bis announcing leaves 
plenty to be desired - in the Way of 
clarity ■ and shoWrhanship.. Anbther 
fault to be found, is the apparent' dis- 
interest on the part of' some of the 
band nriembers. However, show runs 
55 rninutes and has few dull mp- 
ments. 

.Screen has .'Pigskin Parade' (20th), 
Paramount News and ; (irantland 
Rice Spbrtlight; : AU ih all,, a genf 
erous amount of high-grade enter- 
tainment for 60e top. / House well 
filled, at the Friday^ night last chp.w, 
considering . that - it ' followed the 
Thanksgiving holi Rises.' 



PALOMAR, SEATTLE 

Seattle^ Nov. . 
. .Palomar's.- stage .show, this yfeek 
bi-ought thie, jernt a hice siibfe of the 
town's theatre cbin,: with Ted Cliaire 
hieading a good ishow:. Five acts, 
plus Jules Buff ano's: orchestra stint, 
whiz an hour away. ' 

Claire is the hit, and he takes the 
hard , way . in going about it, Cpines 
on. next, to last in a very Tprdinary 
\v.a(y, advances to the mike and starts 
mbnbloging in ;ah. informal manner. 
High spot of his act-is his 'show- 
bird' skit. . Itching and twitching 
and singing 'It All Depends on You,' 
he portrays a character ' that imparts 
humor and pathos. 

AssiStirig. Claire in .a pbrtibn^„of 
his turn- are the Two Rhythm Red- 
heads, Bonnie and Nell Ree;d, pf the 
previous act.-; -In .their' oWrt; act^ tl>e 
titian twihs: sing twp . numbers ;'and 
an encor.e • in symphonic swing . ar- 
rangement.' Gals are harmonious 
eveh- tb the gestures. 

Buffano's eight-minute, opener de-; 
serveis mention.' Impersonatibhs Of 
lea'dihg orchestras is... nothing new, 
but the way Buffano's bunch handle 
them take. it; but bf the riit I^om- 
bardo, Ellington, Ted Lewis, Benny 
Goodman: 'and "Whiteman are imi- 
tated ''in' sdcbession. .■ : 

Dick and- Leota Nish lead off. 
Billed as -the 'Broadway Cowboys' 
.iind dressed; in flashy costumes, they- 
db . some clever -rOpeV spinning and; 
tapping. ; Dick's efforti to do a 
Rogers jiist so-so; largely becauise 
his jokes are sour.; Mardoni and 
Louise, "on: fn^xt, have the audience 
guessing with some stunts in magic 
and mind ; reading. Mardbni pulls 
some 'escape' stuff, and Louise, calls 
the answers -. wjbten Mardpni iheahr' 
ders among the mob^ firing (questions 
atvher. .:..■' > ' i ' 

Fritz and Jean: Hubert, finalists, 
put bn. 'their. drunk act, /Standard 
here, but^. always; 'bringing .laughs." 

Alore shows ojf this type Will niake 
.Seattle bnce more is .vaude-cohscioiis. 
tbwn. Ttepp^ 



CAPITOL, WASH. 

Washinigtbh, Nov. 2$ 
Regular four acts are worked into 
another; smooth revue this week, 
with Johnny Perkins and' Elida B^l-: 
let fillihg in nicely tb keejp speeiijili- 
ties from ^ stumbling over each other. 
Perkins is in his third week as m.c. 
iand lookfi as though he could stiek 
around, indefinitely, . Manages . to 
abide , by adage thiat Washington 
Waiits its gags .hot only fresh bUt. 
laundered. 

. Organist Art Brown and Perkins 
launch festivities-; again ;with com- 
munity sing, Uiiing. Pierkins': portable' 
mike, coUple. of plants .and talent 
from house staff to pep up proceed- 
ings.: New twist this week is 
Perkins' stunt, of. giving pair of 
ducats of eadh volunteer soloiist, with 
explanation: that an entertainer 
shouldn't, have to pay to get in. 
Word has gotten around and plenty 
ams.in hand every shoVi)'. 

Organlog winds up with 'Souzy 
Q,' Words thrown bn scrim and gala 
scampering out onto ranip to swell 
the vocalizing. Pit band is on stage 
and; as serim goes up, line Wbrks 
back behind footlights for tap rou- 
tine that leads neatly into regular 
part., of . show. ' 

Dibk, Don and Dinah get first .spot 
with icomic acrobiatics. Trip stays 
away from stock-laugh-getters, and 
pulls enpUgh fake falls to keep aud- 
ience amused but never 'bored. Girl 
is;;pretty. Jabk- Guilford is next bn, 
with routine bf impersonations, and 
sco.res.- :•,.,' 
.' Sylvi Fr.pbs .follows, . Working 
center rnike on darkened . stage 
through: 'Gonna Dance :M.y . Wav. tp 
HeiiVen' and 'International Lbve; 
Sprig,' which giVe.s chjance tP 'Sp:eak; 
to Me of Love' in French; .-Dark. 
Eyes'; in Russian and' a swing finish 
of 'Here's Love in Your Eyes/ En- 
cores with ;!You Do the Darndest 
Things;' 

Perkins and Elida Dancers takc; 
over next for 10 m'riutes, in. .which 
Perkins aims; to show . the. worjd that 
gals.have talent, individUaliv as well 
as collectively. . With Perkins' Rend- 
off, a vionriistt a so-so tapper, a betf 
ter acrobatic " hoof et arid ti nit- wit 
poetess get nice recedtipn. . although 
it would be brutal, if. they came on 
cold. '' , , 

V Don Curnmings, whose chatter is 
StdeqUate tp lengtheh his smboth 
liarj'at wprkbUt^ and Gloria Gilbert, 
the 'human top' whose twirling has 
'em .amajjcd as ever, solo in. order 
named and all h^ds return: for 
finale: '" > 

'White Hunter'. (20tb ) bh «!creen, 

Craig. 



r Suc^;^ fQjmild/S^ for this (capacity) 
.week he^e 'itf^p^a: of a tbip-flight pic- 
ture and radio name, with ; an ace 
company doing bits typical of thieiij 
ether shows. Eddie Cantor bias not 
been seen in this.; tbwn fbr several 
years, arid the trelmehdous: radio 
buildup; since - theriL dragged in' cus- 
tomers from . as- far away as Ver- 
mont, ' Not . all cbriiers: got by the 
gate, because the , 3,200 '^eats were 
far too scant to handle thie mob, ; A 
set of bleachers, seating 120 on the 
stage: every perfbrmarice,. made rib 
dent in the bverflbw. . 

Cantor gives 'em three numbers,. 
alL.dynatmite: irinitatibn of an imita- 
tion ,; of >; himself singing .^SUsy'; a , 
Shirley Temple^ hoke vocal in ,;girly 
cost.ume, arid ah anti-^-Wiar flag-wav- 
irig special,. 'Let Theril Keep It Over 
There,' Sandwiched between these 
are devious ;4oirigs by other mem- 
bers 6f the unit's castV ; The most 
trite' gag or smitic. whariis. For ,ex^ 
ample, Cantor leaping intb the armis 
bf Jimmy. Wallingtori.' ; ; 

Waliingtbn is smartly 'handled, not 
overstepping his boUhds; ,but kindly ^ 
leading with his chin for a gag bom- 
bardment from CantbrV Mrs. Wel- 
lington (Betty Jane Cooper) rather 
gets the edge in the spbt. with a gen- 
erous seissibh of bright taps. Miss 
Cooper's offering and Cantor's Shir^ 
ley Temple , costume, are the oifly 
diversion iroin radio > tech n ique, and 
they siave it from the fate of so 
niany other' ether units that jiist 
hang around the mike. 

Parkyakarkus, local boy. gets an. 
ovation at the mere suggestion bf his 
existenctil by. .Cahtbti and a brief 
Greek chit-chat .with his harassed 
pairtner wins him a howli for more; 
The unl^s half hour does hot pennif 
him to encore generou.sly. 
: Deanna Durbin makes her first: 
stage .appescariice herie; arid to siay 
she was royally received would be 
uhderistateinent The 13-year-old 
riiiss. midce^ 'eni like '11 Bacib,': and 
that's soniethiiig. for . a vaude audi-., 
encie. Xet's Make Believe' serves as . 
a swell foUowupH-^but they wantied 
mpre and; more. Cantor stepped -in 
to Riove theishbw along and siyniied 
the persistent demand; Miiss Dur&in: 
has a genuinely sweet; unstjbilied 



personality thiat wins ;audii^nce^c-' 
claim spontahciously, and;:it sippelra , 
that XTmversal's contract is^ Choice ' 
piece of ; property. 'Three Sriiart 
Girls' is her first film. 

JAciqueis Reriaird, anpthei^locM ^r- 
soh^Uty, conducts from the pit sind 
steps;6n stage for a pleasing, fiddle 
solo of T^e pie- in Your .Arms.* ; 
When not butoning he's on the re- 
celving ;ehd of a flock of cracks about 
his corpulence. Renard can take' it, 
and they lovie it! - ' " 

Cantor works in -and biit all 
through thi u^it with finesse and 
gives them not too much of his tal- ' 
erits. It wbidd irate as a perfect unit 
in every reispect,. except for brie viery 
crude, disutsteful excerition; two . 
gasoline puipps^ stage, (Cantor ; 
broadcasts for Texaco.) At" 65c.' 
copy, that's nbt ;quite cricket. . ^ 
'Screen: ^Smartest Girl ' Town* 
;(RKO), ,-|fO«. 

Hipp, BALTIMORE 

Baitimpre. Nov.: 28/ 
: Opening' day.; was acclaimed by 
Izzy Rappapbrt the biRt'est Friday, 
house ever hogged, tooning by |87 
the Opieriing day of 'Roberta^ year* 
and-half ? b^ck.: 'Theodora ' Goei 
Wild* (Col) is the turri.stile-whirler* 
and, since, pic betters 97 rilins; 
the spools, hbuse staff started sav- 
ing directly.. after opening. perfbrm*' 
ance to '. Vrhittle down, running tim« 
of the fbur^act Vaude layout. At the 
second show, on Saturday -bill had. 
been boned down to scant 37 mins., 
with niore cutting; to come. 

Shbw- is flrst vaiide lineup seen for ' 
^veral weeks, arid last for ^several 
more, since units preceded and t<WO 
are definitely down to follow. Not .-. 
only is show a Welcome v.iriation, it 
is elegant entertainnient and richly , 
deserved the rewarcis. a; standee, as^ 
sembl^ heaipied on it. ; , 

Opener, Harris, .Ciairie arid; $han>< 
non, are as elaborate. s1icl<.arid full- 
bodied a flafih as ea^es a- bpokier's , 
lot todaiy, Billed trip, riiari arid two . 
nialds, -work. as thrce.sonie : in .full- 
dress for ; pair; of prances, first; in 
three-quarter arid ttext in tango 
tempo. ; , .Routines ^and ; work very 
flriished, and the two Tithe lassie* 
are. espebii^lly attractive, :Btilwark-. 
-ing the - trio arc. Housteri and Har- 
den, mixed tearn of youthfuls whb 
vbcally' backgrburicl first 'ri.uriab^ of 
trio, then scbre resoundingly .on own 
with d boy-aihd-belle .<; arid d,. roU- ; 
tine enhanced by special; material.' . 

Opening flash Was cut a bit, and 
the knockiabout turn of Garier and 
Holmes, . in the .deuce .slot, is 
.squeezed; dbwri' t.b almost essentials. 
Left the lads with no linrie to stall, 
arid at' . speedy pace they sprint 
through their strori*?e.st stuff. Boys 
are furthbr benefiting this week 
through virtue bf soriie new iriai'^ 
teriiil, much of AV^hich ..still; has the 
stbre glbss bn it. 

Molly Picpn bowled 'em, of course, 
and had to ehcpre rega.rdlie.ss of 
pressure of time. cr cbncludei?, 
•Working Girl,' whicli is rapid -re- 
sume Of expeirienceS of .a shop girU 
is only piece Miss Plobn. is doingT 
that She; uncprkjed;here hithert<^jlier 
(Continued age' 



VARIETY 



Wednesday; Pccemikr 2, 1936 




NEXT WEEK (DEC, 4) 
THI§^ WEEK (NQV; 27) 

connection with bills bolow 4nclicat« opening day of 
•hoMr, Whether full or split week 





Bf'offUi' 

ogiil''-'-. 

, i cmcAfio. 

F«l«c* . (4) y 
e ^katloff MarVela 
Cookie'' Bowers . 

■ Chuclt *: CKucKlfeiv. 

'..• ■'..■(2G),v ■ .;. 
lorlfleil F611(ejRv*3S 
ViCINCINIf ATI 

F»l«c«>(4)... 
'wood Hotel Key 

,. vv ■■- ■■(27>-;\- 

...'Manb't'n Scan's 



Fetch ^0;. Oeauvl.lle 
Carl Freed Bd 
Frank Oal^y. 
Bay ft Trent . 
OLEVIUiANIIf 
Palace («> : 
Mitchell ft 'Purahi. 

'. ;<2«> ■■ 

H'nrbod Hdtel ey 
Lairibertt . . ' 
MENNIiiMUS - 

Olatiii' A Johnson 
r BOOHBS'TRB 
. . ;P«l»e*, (*) 
Rlaaldo . ; 
SClIKNKCTADir 
- Ketth'».<S«8). 
3 - ReddlQStona . . . 
Sue Byan . ,' 
Stafford .ft I^ouiM' . 
Ken Murray ft O , 
Orlff, Dixie- Jazz Bd 




l^lftlnU Bacoil R^V, 
Oallraall 3: 
Stone' ft ;I<ee ' 
Harry .Btchinan 
■ Hoftey Fam . 

. .:./.jMs»ler.:<*)T, ■■ 



'^^■f^A8III^^^»tQw:.■.•■;■ 

'Ethel' 'Waters :■'■■ 
Lticiiji^.- " '\ .''-Or 
Cbuclc' Icliafils". 
Otiiiiway';*,'**rks ■ ■ r' 
.lVstep..Birt» 




V ; FsnnMant ' (2K 
Al . POttahUe Bd ^ 
: : Wttifle 'liaw^y Co : 
Jack: Po!n>61l . 

i>toill:;Baker C»" 
..-A»h#*Morehead ; 

■JFrt* Feachea * J> •. 

B^Atatd: 'Sli; 4b p - 

:^«&I*ri^^•H;^■ .;j?^'.:. • 

■ v'^ -caiCAWv/ 

Born^s' 

^ .'.,-Ga«tleril\^op. a- 
;■; TPBdi' Powle.':.'ft :P:,, :• 
Be«lie» ft . RuIiyatte 
•^'''ffOBBlCAlTA ■•--••■' 
^FanniMSt' (Cvonly) 
'■■'■'Weaye r Bro s & B'C*, 
;/;.■■;';' ;-/wbtboit; >i 

. Iteyel: Baitter ft B 
■', N«lla . GcHtdelle , 
To* ft 'Vfaltiars 



H^TtMrt Ifundtn 

.Mprcao 'Cc ,■;.■.'■•,•■■ 
jQtan.'BolM 

. .^vjLrawrtf'.-. 

VsiaiaoMI (S Mily) 
Weaver Bros ft B Co : 
' ' llOinFBEA1<< . ^' 

Carroirs Mardl Oras 

'rarsmast -.{Ai-.-y: 
NTO-U'.' ■■._^:_'^ 

:^niakMU|t' ^«.»> , 
weaver Broa ft E C9 
:9AK AMTONIO 

Batly-LRsnd Co- . . 

Malor BpWSB .Co . 
WICHITA lA'L'LB 
ViiasM«nt 

,.Mr«av<ir Bn»0 ft B Go 



pn!TSBijB«n 

^B(anl«y (SI) 
-JFollea Farlfllenne 
■ ITASHINOTON 

-:'? :iMnWUla^ a.-' 



Roy Siheck 
yirelnta Bacon 
Eddie Qarr 

.my 

Buater Sbavef Co 
Clyde'^ littcas Of<^ 



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. , CHMJAOO .. 
' .,eiUi^''iahe' ;<SS) 
^.Ivla & Clemence! 
'wittier • Jennfer*ft' B 
Falj;h Bacon 
Butns Morlarlty ft^ D 
AValle* ft tee 
.Vlltal ' Rolllntf^ . 



inobpeddBnt 

-.. ladlanapeUa. 

Maj BoWes Bd 
■Ted. Mack _ 
KAMSA9 CIVX. Mo, 

. Tiower <4) 
Ted ft Al Waldmaii 
'vCTwp to nil) 



IllVVliiy IW'ft 



' Jerry WhUe 
■ pawl Dtivln 
Fred Bishop 
Oiia !Wioke 
Rudy' Madiaon 
Wni ward ; 
Bjrnle Orover . 
':';' Joa6pti:'-'E, J*rtiv»tra 

.Spike Harrison - 
■.■■;.Ja(<k Weat, 
'.-.XiBa Barbery-. 
Bthel Unbert. 
Inr.k.Cnt 
Itten Kofiie 

Al ft Tjonl Cortez 
Blondle'^cott . 
r ' B^elyii .Oliver, 
V-l'^i^andn' lluh(lo1ph . 
' ' ' Jlfhrrty.. T.'tomflB . 
.Maiii6 ' Ar; notrons- ' 
-Amy Spe loor 
.' Billy. .Diit Ibia 
,'Lpnny 5lflirno'nB Ore 

•:.';■.■'.> . ■■Urum Riill' 

' Sea' 'Kalthua 
.;.,:;BftMe LcoijHrd 
'■ Johnny Hauser Ore 

Ii Betancoui't Ore . 

Cfhat^nu ' arnile'rue 

. Virfflnia Valley 
■Maryon DkIb ' 

Trlpl.Plnza 

F McF&rlane Qrc 

Chesnpeulkfl Honae 

Tomniy I..y«)an 
Oene Archer;. 
'Maryland' Siylngera 
. Cbeagipeake Co. 
Al Iiiina ore . 

•' <?lover Cliib 
.' J'aolcsbh' Irv .in R 
Bldrtle Don 
.0onl :Sha^v-- 
.-.la^y i.a ' Vdw- 
.■ wAl. Xi'ee... /.•.•; j- .,■ .j 



CloV Oancho 

Carlotta "Morite* 
Nanette Vaiton 
Ute ft MenRol 
MarsnerltarCueto 
Olorla 'Alroff. 
'Ramon Carrn A 
Oauchos' 
- ; Club Yumurl 

Roaita Ortega . 
Bllaett Orenet pre. 

VCoffea-'Unn^s 
Af Qiiodbach 
Praak .Shaw 
John Fogarty 
Henry Bertnan '' 
Chaa..; Bouianger ■ Or 

, Coq RouK«> 
irvrin Gilbert ' 
Tlsdale. S 

Cotton Club 

Bill Robinson 
A via. Andrevya 
Berry . .Bros ' 
Kaloah ... 
Henri Wesppla ; 
.Kntherlne Perry 
Anne .i,<e'\vl3 
Dyna'rnlte- Hooker. " 

Traitip U(1 

Whyte's Mahlaca - 
Broadway Jones .. 
Wen Talbert'a Ohihir 
Pahanxi Danriera 
Arthur Pnvjr Ore 
Gab Calloway Oro 
Jack brinpilii'f > 
Pbli Romano Ore 
Bd4Ie Elklna Ore- 

I Clifco. 
Delflna Vera 
Moha Moritea 
Dftfo.reA.ft Caildl 

Bjptjiua-j'J^ibiit: ;.'.- ; .1 



Los Havaneroa 
Don Alberts Ore 
Ai8C Trio 

I Morocco: 
Ernie Hplat Ordi 

I Toreadoi " 
'Loa Ojedaa; 
UoD GUbsrio Ora. 

'■' .fV«nch':'Ca*lao'..-.'' 
'FolleS O' Amour' ' 
Anne Llae' 
Blly Ardelty. . . - 
Ballet Bodenwlaet '. 
Bairry ft' Beatric* 
Jbolyka Zlliser 
Drenai . ' 
Gibson Co 
Oenda Glenn 

.Koub^k ■ • 
Menorcaa •. 
Roha RIcoardo 
Maria Tamara. 
Tahiel ,. 
FJaccomla 
Tyber, -'• . . ■■''•' 
Frartcea. HUrit '• 
Vincent' Tr5a.vera -Ore. 
Bddle South Oro 
C4OU. Bring. Oro 
I|udy Vsllee; pro 

'. c;r|!WB Wich. .VU|ai« 

■. .' Caaliio.'-^- 
Bill Dureya - 
Frank HaU 
Wiliina Novak 
S]g Rambn . 
Jeanne Carroll . 
Sob ft F Gilbert ' 
Waliiace ; Milan ReV, 
Roiger. .Allen Oro- 

fiicik^rr <in«# 

Jack T«aii(arden.:Oro : 
Frank Tt-untbaaer 
CbaS .Teagarden 
U'lywru. HeMii«r«iai 
Hal'IiieRoy 
Harrison Sla 
Eleanor Knight, 
Vaneissa'' 
Jean Ryatt 
t BUona ,. ' 
Joan Abbott .: 
Ceisar &< Maclovl^' 
Jack W^ldrohr 
Edna Stedgew(ck 
Readlfag«r 3 1. 
Lydo. Si^e 
Jean Candia ' * 
Marlon Martlii ' 
Grace Johnaton. . 
Dawn ft) Pa'rrbw 
Pel 'Caalno 
Archie Bleyer Ore 
Arthur Warrlin Ore 

Hsicl AibftMMiilBr. 
Traubman ft AdiWr 
Ramon 'Rnnna Ore 
Darlo ft . Diane 

Ilutel Aatsr 
Vincent: Lopes Ore ■ 
Fred LbWiary 
Beth WItoon 
Bntlly Van 'Loeiiea 
Chaa .Hoffman 
Stanley Worth 

Robert Lytell- 
-FloreiiaW '' "' 

;Hoiel V lllmnrip 
Rbra.ce Heid't Orb 
Hstel fTsfbiiMMlSrs 

Mai Hallett 
Jerry Pbrkiha ' 
Virginia McKa'ght'h 
De Mar ft: P' Andre 
' Hibtcl BiIImhi 

Bobby Hayea' Orb 
Gypay Lee ' 
Muriel Bytd 
Rob . B«!rry ' 
llQliel KMaex Hmm 

N 'Brandewynna Or 
Maxin^ Tappirt ^ 
Hotel nrtb AvS 

Roy Strom . 
Chaa , Murphy 
Billy Hunter. 
Howard- Lally Oro 

etel (Sovrrii 
Clinton 
H McPanlel'a Ofp . 
Hotel LexIniitbB 

Oz'zle Nelson Oro 
Shirley Lloyd ' 

otel LlnculB:: 
Adele GI(''ard 
Dtck StBblla Ore 
Hotel MfAlpis 

Enoch' Light Orb 
Reth Wilson . 
A Oon^alpa Bna 
Hotel Mnntclair 

Corai Islaridbni 
Ann Courtney; 
iCIay- Sryaon 
Hapi»y PowertV 
NIck'Flaher 
John Zellner. 
Blectrohic 3 
Hat. Hope Ord 
Hotel . New tbrker 

will Hollancjier brc 
Abe Lyman Orb 
.Co'nnte: Boawell 
Rbise ^Blane 
Phir Neeley , 

Hotel Park Ceniral 

Tlo Toe Glrla 
Ruthanla:& Malc'lm 
Jerry Blaine Ore 
Henry Young.maii 
•Johnny & George . 
Hotel Park Xane 
P/inch.o Orn' 
Junior .Raphael Ore 
ilolfl . IViina.vlviiniM 
B.^ nn y .Good r>i n n • Bd . 
Bernhhr<J & 'Grab'm 
.Helen. Ward 

Hotel rierre 

Mario Srapftlottl r 
Cobind Wright 
i'BUI .Draper 

flolfi) i'luza 

Eddy Duohin Ore 
Oe Mnrcofl 
Will MeCune 
Hal Atkinson 

llot.el Kuoitevelt 

Guy lyib' Ore, 

of el kll«-(;ArUoD 

Eileen O'Cortnor 
ISartyn Wallace 
Cai'men Romero 
Katharine Kane 
Olen-.r.tjpe,: 



Park ft Cll 

A'frlque 

Baall Fomeen Oro^ 
Hugo Marian! Oro 
ArmsB Vscaey pro 
. Hotsi . Savoy •Fliias. 

Dwicbt Flake 
Bmllo. Petti Ore 
HabsBsraS Oro; 

Bstsl .iBhelteii ' 
Bart . Darcy. Orb 
Hotel' Skerry- 
■stherteBd 
.G^n. LbdUenaky. 
-Raphael 
LuboT Dbubiago 
Nlcholaa 2orln 
Serge Sergey 
Catherine Grey 
Alex Buncbuk Orb 

^ ' .B^etei'Si.' M'sHts.;^^ 

.Roger Stearna 
MIrlani. Verite 
A'lek Rotkln Ena 
.Qeprgs. Stbrney : Ore 
''' .'Hotfli ':8t. 'Begta 
(MalsoBetta Bsaae) 

bigs Vadlna 
Charlls 

BorlB Belbatosky 
Gebrga Orda 
Taaba Nasarenko- 
Agnei Boy . 
sultan Meaaako 
Peter UaoheBko 
0 Codplb^D Orb 

' ..fbldlaaa Boobi) ' 
BbiII- Colftian' Or . 
Hartmann 0.ft,:P . 
Miriam Orahame 

Aetei^Xaft 

abb. Hall Orb 
Dolly DawB . 

Hotel Tanrferbllt 
Bddla liSiib: Oro 
Jean Farrles 
Dean Obodelle 
Dbo liUrga 

Heisl wiMdort. 
'Astoria . 

Velbs ft Tolaiida 
Bye Symington 
Dr. Sydney Roaa ; 
Bddle X<«Baron Bd 
jtoorga Hamilton Or. 
Michael Zatln' Ore 

Viotel WeyHB 
Charlie Writht 
ZfOtctoiik " .. 

Simeon Karayaett. 
Dbria BIraa 
TUena- Qabrlellb ■ 
Michael Mtcboa 
Madia: 

A atoyanovak/. 
Mlacha 

S Bartnovaky. 
Nlcholaa Mattley Or 
Bllsba Tuttle Orb , 

: 'MrSe 
Francea: Maddux 
Betty -Bryant -, 
Joaeph Zatouir Oro 
Bid < Tuaohbr 
Hugo Pedullo 
Bddle Davla Oro r 
4 Pandiea 

'Xeo»"'3l 'Bdil.le.> "' 
Bddle. bavia - . 
Vivian Ray 
Caryl rGoiild 
Zee-Zee r"^- 
Jal-Leta 

Browning, -F;'& C 
Wui Farmbr'a Or« 
Manuny's . Chlekea 



IjOuIs Kovao 

Roislka Ore, 
Aahman Oi 
iTooy's 

Ubangl 

Gladys Bentiey Re« 

Brootn'fleld ft O 
Avon L'^ng 
E.velyn . RoblnaoB 
Edna Holly . 
Kal r Willlame Or 

. Vemallles 

Mlt2l Green 
Pe Rose 

Gontez ft Winona 




MeadoWbrnob Bojra 
lemiPte Rd 
VImre Bara - 

rywcMatioB ^ 
It Mann Oro 
Serrannoa 
Helene Miller 
Ruakln ft Norman 
Wayne Kennpn 
Zeb Carver Cb 

Vacht Club 

Francea Faye 
S Peppera .. 
Jack , Wallace Oro 
piatay Ogden 



Tempo. King Oro 
Pearl Kaye 
Milt .Ijealle 
Maiide;. Sell.'. 
-Jlifon IParia 

Dlana"VVard 
Versatile 3 

Qe'ne Fosdick' Oro 
Laurence - White 
John Booth 

. Onyx Club 
Avon Johnson 
'Don Lambert • 
6 -Splrlta of Rhythm 
Stuff Smith Bd 

paradlM 

Bert' FTohman 
Virginia Verrlll . 
Pauisydell 
Julie Jenner 
Estelle. ft LeRoy\ 
Jimmy Richards 
J ft Nora Bell 
Marie HoUia 
Joyce. Duahin 
Janle Andre 
' Edna Mae 
Glenn HUtton Ore 
Jay. Freeman 0^o 

Place Bleguiite 

Bill Farrell . 
Leo Lazalro Ore 
Ralnbotr OrlM 

Johnhy Hathp Ore 
:Evalyn, I'yper . 
4 PeauvlUe Bbya 
pr Sydney Ro.ss ' 

' Bnlnbbw Room: 
'Ray Noble. Ore 
Mtlly Monti 
Enrlca-ft Novello. 
Edgec Bergen 
Al Bow.lly . 
Sydney Ross 
Bvalyn Tyner 
Nano Rbdrlgb Bd ' 

Royal 

Joe Zelll 
Rachel Carlay . 
{Mickey - Braatz.'- 
Bryan. ' Winsome 

'Snppiiire' 

Jean' Sargent . 
Nick Vouzen Btl 
Barry; Wlntpn Ore 

■Club 

Max Berger Ore. 
Oua.Martei Ore'.' 
Arthur Pahn Ore 

Tpkn'f;. 
Mme Ilona .Thur'y 
Johnny Carter' ' 
Maria Karolyla 
Porbthy Perry 
Lou Hegedus 
Bela Zaiga 
Merrill &.2ona' 



Brus Fletbher . 
Chariea Lawr.ejnce 
Itaverly Wllehire 

Ruth ; Rpbin . 
barr*' Lee Ot« 
iMltnHifie-Boffrl 

W ft dladya Ahcarii 

Orane 2 
RUtb Pnrrell 
Billy ft B. Bemla 
Red Harper" 
Joy H0(TKe8 
3 RhythmL Raacale 
Enrico Rh'ba Oro 
iiinrivv Orfer Oro 

Blab RooiB 

Fanchpn .& M Rev 
Kearhy WMtpn Oro 
Scata ppwell 

rn.re-'Camiiova 

Galante A .Leon'rdn' 
B Grey ft J Bblrgen 
Irprte Taylor ,. 
Hal. -Phanaior. Oro • 
Aiti^e Miller .' 

' iCmtit. 'Ia. Bfaie,'.. ' 
Park .Ave Boys 

Stan f.Mt Ore 
Cioiref Clot) 
Bob Grant Ore 
Rtiumba .Bd-. 

'.i^iafei'de Ca'ree. 
Jack ciawabB' O'O. 

C-bceiiaBt .CrovO'- . 

Virginia, tibe 
Jan Garber Ore 
Lattarop. Bros. 

(loUiige) 
LeS ' Parked' . 
Rill Roberts 
Sanchi ft Buckley. 

Ca^Boia 

katelllta 
GilbertP < 



Edith Pavla . 
GIffo'rd'ft Pearl • 
Garwood Van Ore 
Waltei: Wing pro 

FiimoBe Dear 

Wfngta Maiinone 
New Orleans S 
Jaae Jeaea*' 
Little, Clak 

Jane Jonea. 



la 



lo 



,«lady8 Bagwell 
Helen Warner 
Jeanne .Keller . 

Helody OrtU 
Art Tatiim 
. Omar^a name 
Tvonne St Clair 
Dorothy Roberta 
Oagnbn ft Br'ught'n 
George Redman Oro 
Bobby Blxler 

racUo 'Soaset Club 

,deAe St«>ckwell ■ V ; 
IHobard. Hedgea 
.Carmen Felt 
Tonimy Jpnea 
Ray;. HaU Orp 

■ rnibsaav 

Darby ft Rudelle 
Judy Jania . 
Sam Samaroff 
HudBon Metxger 
Pbll Harria Orb 

."Pkr '.ian' 
■Malrgartta ft Del 
Heniy- Monnet . 
Hiigo Marchettt 
TbOra Maitbalaon . . 
Domlnto Cnlbnibb 
Jjk Vaieaca 
Boalta.ft. J- Moreno 
Pete Contrelll . Oro 

. PlrrMi^a 

Murray Peck > 
Lolldn ft Xrdo 
Glen .Bdmun4a Oro 

:'Sey(BB -.Seas,- 

Lily. GIbaon 
Ray KInhey ■ 
LOBnle. Hclntlre Or 

SoB^eraet Claii 
WllUani Zerker. 
.To'lMjr^S 

Pat O'Shea 
BPrhlce Farrlihltpn 
Mab Saundera 
Bee La Molnb 
Leona Rice 
Aches JohnaoQ 
Al Eldredge Oro 
JoahXieb' 
Joy WIIIiiEtmq '. 

.Trocadera. .. 
Pbll Ohman Ore 

"•■ U-Oeae's 
Barbara Back 
Frank Gallagher '■' 
Paul Randall 



CHICAGO 



Mildred Bailey 
Red ;Norvp ' Orb 

' lliex Pareo 

Benny Flel'da : 
Nick Long, Jr! 
Buhlee Healy 
.Rnrto Maiin ' 
Jbseplif he Houatoti 
'Henrjlr Busae Ore 

. Cliib AbtMa 

Virginlit ' Jaines 
Blhe ' BiirtOB ' .. 
Bernard- ft ^Hb'nry 
Mllllcent PeWttt 
Art lytlllarhn Ore 

Inset 

Buddy -^Lester 
Howe ft Perrln- 
Virginia Audrey 
Raiiiotia Hugbea 
Ruth DeaUlli 
Jerry Gl|dden Oro 

^ .ukiay Clab 

jesale Reed • 
Pat Kelinedy 
Trutlye Pavidaob 
Lewlfi Sis 
Etta Reed 
Ruth Howrlch - 
PMiiletie l<aPl«rrb 
Jack Klachman Ore 

.Colp!dino|i 

Ada .Leonaird .. 
Tracy,, Gale ft. L 
U'na Cooper 
Lea Hunt . 
Muriel Love 
Rankoir ft Cannon. 
Eileen George.' 



Boy Fby 

UeauvlUe ft Toya 
Vera Vern 
Hay Hunt 
Jose; Cortcz ' . 
iJasH Loma Oro 

(iiiy IM>*a 

Ht^hrl Iveala Oro 
JVttih, .Cla'rk :' 
ijklpiiy ft Marie 
t'olleHii 

(.; i> 1>0 Costa" 
h King 

. . (i^iihil Terrace. 

I'Me' I e: r Hend'son .Or 



Tox Morrlssey. 
'HiinU the Mule' 
Vxelle 
Etiilie I'^rey 
Jfu.-k . Irving' 
poi.'o'l liy .Johnston 
.Stii'nie.v. ' Ogle ' 
Ul|iy Meyera 
.,MHirf-en.f 
Af VVnuner 
A'ri , iVucklcy 
AuHiln ' Mack.; 

Mi-Hut 

Wllilo "Shore 
IMielLs 2 
'rrAnlv.. Llbuse 
Sfl Idled t'olle. 
M;iiil 'Rolllna 

liotel liiani 
OVitlniit Ko 

Geo Nelldbff 
McNallle >Sia 
Gi'fitchen: Lee 
I'lill . LeVaht Orp . 

Hiitel' Brevobrt 

Jaroa.. SlH 
JImnile Chrlatle 
Whitey Neuniicin 

Dnike Hotel 



phuabelpbia 



ABeborage . Ina ; 

Milton Keliem Orb 
Mario Vlllaht 
Clifford ft ^Vayne 

'Arcadia Inti 

Hal Kemp Oro 
Baron ft Blair 
Illlana . 
Mbxine Gray 
Skinny . Ennls 
Chariea Hoffman 
Helene Wynn 

BeUev«e-StfAtr«rd 
(Planet Boom) . 
Meyer Payie Oi-p 

Bea. VVanklla Hotel 
(GevrglaB.Baiam) ' 
Moe Jaffa Ore 

Benny the 

4- Qondbliers 
Olive Toung 
Jay King . 
Warren Thohiaa.; . 
Pprpthy Mollinaon.; 

bhes NIchaud 
Jbniiy, Graff Orp 

' Colony Clab 
Harry Adar OcP. 
Sherr Walker ft S 
Marjprle Lane 
Melba Beoudreaux 
Frai»cbB Scott ^ 

DeGorgue'S 

Jewel Bllo 
William* 81a , 
Phyllia iSterllhK 
Joe Heinaley ' 
Billy; MoKee 
Melody Men 

Embaaar^ 

BlUy Vine- 
Billy Richmond. 
Burke Sir 
Dorotby Jamea 
Marie 'Auatin 
Arlatocrats ' ;- 

ISSS I<ecilst 
» Kinga 

Bubblea \Shelby 
Grace Manners 
Florence HallmaO' 
Farrar SIS 
Uttle Ernie 
Beth Miller 
Joan Mears 
Lynda Raj^ . 

naak Valarobo'e 
Jeaa Altmiller Orb 
Bobby Bernard , 
Florencb. ShevUn 
Mllea ft' Nova 1 
Armdnd ft Juliana- 
4 Rhythm ' Queena 
Downey ft Durrell 

Hotel Adelphia 
<Cafe JfeCnery ) 

Vincent Riszo Oro 

Harold Knight Orb 

Roab MacLean 

Capbrt'n ft Col'nib'a 

Betty Kean! 

Artbur Boran . 

Joe Kelao ' 

Pearl 2 

Terry Lawler 

Bvan B Fontaine 

Agnea ToUe 

Hotel Pklladelphlan 



(Mirror Boom) 
Joe Fraaettb Orb- : 
Mickey Alport 
Kaiihryn Rand 
Ann Leater 
R ft R Lyte 
Lee- ft Borde . 
Byrna A Bwanaon. 
Pebiitantea 

rierie's . 
Pat Shevlln Oro 
Bill Burcaw 
Alma ft Roland 
Ediao'n' ft Loulae ' 
FriFtncea Blac<i 
Nlla Taylor 

BHs-CarUea . 
(Crystal Boom) 
Van Levia Orp 

Sanaom.Hooae 

Irwin . Leonard Orb 

Sliver Lake inn 
(Clemeaton) 

Mickey Familant Or 
Beth Chains 
Clara' . : 
Mildred Benapn 
Laurfitte, Keller . 
Armand & Diana 

4914 Sprnce 

Jalcic Oatbrmah 
Nan Hlackatpne 
Alice RIdhor 
Alice Arnold 
Jane Mpas 
iiMh Centl^ Tavern 
Barney Zeemian .Oro 
Dave Fox 
Natalie Wynn' 
Edith Brbndell 
Natalie Gilbert . 
Chariea ft Barbara 
Shirley 'Halet v. • ' 
I Eaqulrba 

«1 CIlBb 
Brandt ft Fowler 
Sally lAMarr . 
Porothy Alllnaon 
Ann Ruah 
Mary Lee 
Rtbhard Bach 
4 Ambasaadora 

Wattea Boot 

Rene Barclay 
Mltal Von -Janba . 
Jackie Beekman 
Long Sla 

Leo Zollo Oro 
Blg'.4- 

' tVelier'o HofbiraB 
^ (Casoden) 

LouiO: Cbalkln Orb 
Bidoradlana - 
Walea ft Brady 
Llta Moya 
Roae Kirk 
Bob Allen,. . 
Gregory ^Qulnn' 
Blaa Hart 
carmen d'Antonto 
Joe Romionp 
' ;.1orkto»B' TaTbra" 
Bill Bllger Oro 
Fll Oaktord 
Barbleri' ft Carllta 
Haiel Harmon 
Jimmy O'Leary 
-Henry NattaaB 



Ethel Dixon 
Paul Florenz Glrla 
Pat O'Maliey 
Oower:-&' Gene.' 
pick Jurgens Oro 

Hotel-. Rdgewatar 

.Beaclr 
(niartoe Kopia) 

Oe» QIaen Orb : 
Bdtth Caldwell 
Leighton.. Noble , 
Rodrlgb A Prahclne 
(Thaa Carrer .•. ' ., 
Harriett-Smith's Oli 

otel . roiMlie ° ' 
loe Foiibtala 

:Room) 

Bob 

Hotel Mon^aoa . 
(Xefrace Boom) 

,jr- jf^E 'Forrence •:" 
Ted;Flo-Rit6' 
Janis Wllllama 
Muzzy Maroelllno. 
Stanley Hickman 
.3 PebiitRiit . 
.•El tan 3 

Hotel I'almer Hooae 
(Kmitirr KiMiin't 

Little. Jack Little 
Raoul.ft Bva Reyea 
Ruth . Anrona ' ' 
Sandor Glancz 
Leater. Co-le 
Paul Roslnl 
Pale Wlnthrop 
Abbott; Danc'era 

bibl Hhcrmn 
(College Inn) 

Gertr'«id«.'"tlofrihan 
Calgary Bros 
The Nagyfys 
Harriett DeGoff 
Roger Pipyor Oro 
RUfe Dsivls 
4 Rhythm Glrla 
Speck & Spick 

Hotel Stevena 
(Continental Rppm) 
Mauri ne ft Norva 
Carman Castillo.. 
Lorraine: filsk 
Ina Scott 

Frankie..Master8 Or 

•urody 

Phil 'Kaje- 
Mplly. Man([)rs: 
Marsha Benhett V 
Hobble Clark 
. Henry. Slrnnio 
'Freddy Jonia ■ 

Bw:Kale ' Fnilica. 
Polly Kay 
Sid TOihai'k 
Frail CPS Wood 
Billy Bfny .. 
Marilyn Marlowe 
.ftarbara P.e I mora 
Henri' Llshon '.Oro 
Cha'a' ;E:ngola Ovq 

.. Vaiiil.v '"iiir 
Edith Mufrdv 

"Viii l.lign 

Jaickle Uamltn 
Pick HuKheu 
Sally .Keith 
Wallaro & Ijailsha 
Stati :.C Vier 

Jerry ft 'iSirk 
Nino' Rlhnldo Ore 
Edith Grimth, 
Ted ft Al Waldman 
Bddle White 
Rex Weber 



Radio Aeports 




Tnnran'^aiiiirer :^*^ siibi 



Mr* Club 

CnrrPU ft Gormnn 

. (l«ilVi>r Pnrrcat) PauI : K«(tblnr Qrd 



(Qontiniied from page 42) 

WTIC. the' travelers' ■ 90.000-waiter 
in Hartford, originates and WICC, 
the Bridgeport-New Haven Shepard 
outlet, ^oins to. give the program 
iadded coverage. . . > , . 

Xieonaird Patricelli. longtime WTIC : 
productibn and -choral - expert, has 
assembled a decidely effective musi- 
cal oflerihg. ; With brew tradie in 
mind, selected numbers : ar6 poi>. and 
light standards, made- to order for 
the Saturday-night at-homes. 

George Bo.we, WTIC announcer 
who used to work at WICC, emsees 
and -keeps . things moving: Bowe has 
the chummy manned essential to Uie- 
sticceiss of a ihow of this type. Four 
Royal Waiters. sb-caUipd to tie in 
with Royal Waiter advertising of 
spionsbr,' are Ptitricelii-direioted 
qiiartet that can do right by such 
varied fare as 'Winter Song,' "Yuba 
Plays the Tuba' and a college medley. 

Other vocal item iis 'Hull's Dis- 
covery. Girl,' a Songstress picked 
from~ a different city through the 
WTIC-WICC listening radius to in- 
ject a first^time note each week. 
Initial debutante was Poris Peck, 
NOW Brita:in blues singer, Who has 
been on her home city's WNBC, Miss 
Peck, made the most of 'Sing, Sing, 
Sing' and 'PeteiF P'iper/ 
- . Live : . swing f bursbme — g u i t a r, 
piano, tenor ;sax and bass— that sup- 
pbrted Miss Peck, was unbilled, .pos- 
sibly, biecause of use of E. T's of Gene 
Harvey and orchestra. Latter's Waxes 
included ^Vou,' 'You Started Me 
Preaming,' 'Sing Bef orie . Breakfast' 
and 'Lady, of Madrid.' • Ahhbuncer 
gracefully skated through transcri - 
tion explanations, but it is too bad 
that the program's .budgeteers - were 
compelled to solve the musical ques- 
tion by such frequent use, of the 
platters. Some istress oh the swing 
quartet Obviously' wouldriH liuri. 

CABL FENTON'S oiaGHESTRA 

Music, Songs 

60 Mlns. 

JHEBBEBT'S 

Sunday, 1 P: 

WMCA, New York 

Hour music .program under the 
label of; 'Swing Time and Waltz 
Time/ Garl Feriton'S orchestra mixes 
the swing stanzas equally with the 
slower tempos. Five specialties ein 
bellish with vocal spots. Dick Por 
ter, song and piano stylist, most 
prornihertt:bf. the soloists. 

Sponsor is Herbert's j ewelry house, 
which plugs its blue' white diiamonds 
for the ether- listener. New airing 
time for this series at 1 p.m., Sun- 
dayis. Production credited to Jack 
Coombs.. Mostly a miatter of seeing 
that the tunes played are either 
strictl; ' - - 



(dontinued from page 58) 

They dance. Dark spot of the . session 
is the old lady's chatter which wbuld 
be better ovt Turn, however, is a 
good wihclup and runs into the finale. 
Nice trick used for the walkofl, let- 
ting the screen down while Page 
"tilks and starting the picttire tight 
in the middle of a gag. 

A few iTiorip days': work and Page 
wlU havie the uhit ; ih good shape. 
I4ned up to satisfy the dates which 
cant afford, heavy money, it's still a 
great deal longer' on actual talent 
than the usual sh>w^ with the same 
number (22) of pieople. A girl line 
and a few production numbers 
wiould e<luip the opiis for any time. 
It runs 55 .minuted. Ad;yaHcing is 
Claude Long. Bani. 



FQLIES P'AMOUR 

(ORIENTAL. CHIOAgO) , 

. . Chicago,' Nov. 28. 
Good unit that Sam Roberts anid 
Nick Bbila have assembled here, 
with plenty of colpr^ line wardrobe 
and competent actsy backed' by a fine 
femme brchestra.:, Only weakness 
is in the 12-gii'i chblrus, .but a couple 
of replacements would strengthen 
it. 

Rest of the show is eiccellent. 
Standard acts include Wilfred Dii- 
bois, iNovelle Bros, and Joe and Jane 
McKenna. NoVelles work in French 
officer uniforms for the violin play- 
ing and tumbling bits, and then re- 
turn later \in the show for. their 
'bird' rotitihe in tuxes. McKenhas 
do their act in ; one . piece towards 
the finish of the unit and make -good 
with their roughhouse coihedy; Du- 
bois has his . juggling, sequence tb 
himself in tiie beginning of the show 
fits in nicely. 

Girl band plays the show effi- 
ciently and steps out for an orchestra 
sequence. They heed a hew finish, 
isihce the present one is disappoint- 
ing after a gireat start. The femme 
leader coiild dispense with the sing- 
■ih«*' • " 

Real singing on the show is done 
by Betrice Hagen as a jsingle. She 
has a neat pair of pipes and good 
delivery but wurdrobe was bad on 
show caught. Sihgle femme dancer 
is LorrSkine Damon; who tries hard. 
And the ballroom team of Curry And 
Gl0nn fits in okay here. Make, a 
neat appearance and contribute a 
couple of numbers well suited to 
unit, V Cold. 




NOTHINC; $Ut DAMES 

(CAmpt; ATLANTA) , 
;AtlWai Gi., Nov. 20^ 

Billing out front t>f Cpip says this 
unit in by Variety. Guild of New 
Yoii^k and boosts .Maureen Rib, sup- 
posed to have 'been iat one time in 
Earl Carroll's 'Sketch Book,' as star, 
but It's the Udell Triplets who steal 
the shdw. These kids sing in a man- 
ner that pleases and use the p.a. 
sysitem to gobd advantage, indicatmig 
they've had plenty of experience in 
Itont of mikes; Also, they're easy 
on the ^yes and obviously triplets. 

The Rio gal manages to get her 
stuff iifcrbss. and her one big num- 
ber a fast aero routine, got her a 
good reception. The rest of the time 
she. merely stays in front Of the 
band, waves the stick and intro- 
duces -a couple of the numbers. 

. Jordan and- Grace pint on a high 
caliber nbvelty act that clicks. The 
man in the act^ Jordan, had a good 
buildup, since he was once featured 
in . a 'Believe It Or Not' Ripley car- 
toon. He jiimps rope while balanc- 
ing ah 85-pbuhd Wagbn wheel On his 
dome . and ' makes the wheel spi 
while doing the stuht. He is also 
clever when it eoines to handling a 
bandsman's batoaii: and twirling - an 
army rifle. His partner, Grace, is 
only so-so with her accordion play- 
ing. 

' Comedy part of the show is offered 
by Tom (Crroucho) Rollo and Jack 
(Harpo) Kane, two really funny boys 
who are off and on all during the 
40 minutes of the show. Their lines 
aire mixed' in with plenty of effective 
pantomimic. Their impersonations qf . 
the . Marx Bros;, .whose - nickniames 
they use, is the punch, iii their main 
.act./ ...:' 

Musicians with the , unit iare girls, 
but( for a change, here's a girl band 
that can play music. They are 
augmented With Cap's regular stands 
by musicians and the bandstand 
made a nice showing, the gals in 
evening gowns and the boys in 
tuxedos; Music, for the. whole show 
classed -as better than avei-age. .; ■ 

Juliian Bills, ybung singer with 
personality, closes the show. After 
respohding to; numerous ehcores> he 
joins the Udell trio in several hamr ^ 
•bers. ' . 

. While the unit has only 15 people, 
-which is belOw: :iisual number, 
what they lack quaritity they 
make up in quality,' since entire per- 
sonnel has evidently been selected 
with an eye to the talent angle. 
While unit is strictly a; musical re-» 
vue; it is not tOprheavy with, danc- 
ing,, which has been main complaint 
With Cap's flesh Offerings during past 
few months; 

Pic is 'Star for a Night' (20th) ansj 
hizis 6kay.' 



Wediiesdayf Pisceiiiber 2, 1936 



L C C I Tl M A f C 





Colum jmd^ % Togedter 




, ' Aftet k lapse of 17 years Qeorge 
M. Cohan aiid Sam H. Harris . 
cp-produqie agai ' Deal, goes for one 
pilay ;at this . time, but others may, 
foUOWi despite the fact that each 
has done" v^ry well . manager 
since the split. 

Cohan,^ who was undecided about 
appealing on the stage -this season, 
vwlli star in -^.u^^^ of Oak Fsdls.' 
preisehtatiort tO be; made by , Cohan 
^nd Harris, with Sam Forrest directs 
ing. Latter was the stager for the 
producing;; duo and acted similarly 
when Cobah went on his own. Hay 
has to, dp With a small^toAyri banker. 
-Cohan and Harris form<ed their 
partnership ih 1904 and teamed until 
1919, separating: sOmOtime after the 
Equity strike: was settled. Cohan 
was^ bitterly opposed- to Equity^ de-' 
elating it; had no right to rule the 
actpr^,, arid refused . to, , recognize 
.peab^ terms, .He insisted that Equity 
' want<^ 'a closed; shop' in the; tfcektrc 
iand. he, and. Otheri, including, the. 

, Paiyid . Belaspo, threiatened "to 
f etirfe : f rbm ■ show business. 
.^Hpwjever,, soon . af ter«;ards, Cohan 
set up ciMqes of his own .and stariied 
■producing, gienerally appealing .in 
, th^ shows presented under his name: 
He- flrstr went under .other manager 
j irient r -Eugene, p'JJeill's *Ah, 
Wilderness.^ produced jiy . the Thea-t 
,tre. Guild to pucqeiss iri 1933. Last 
. .seasipiv he starred in 'Pear. Old IJarl- 
inS,. whiph ibe ; wrote. Play drfew: 
very well out of toWn .but was' let 
.down tjy the, press in. New York 
and- he yanked, it after the second 
week.; It -grossed labout ^14,00^0 and 
;^eeWy stay- 
. ifig- out" nine weeks beforie" coming 
to SrbadWiSy;^ 'Busih'ejis.af the Alvin 
bettered break, ' but 'the 

* actbt-manager was disappointed. 

. It was'.in the! offices of Cohan and 
. Harris that- the: managers held dp,ily 
; sessions dUHKg.",'.the • actors* strikfe. 
Cohan and . several • otheir stars 
formed the Actors*., idiellty League 
to oppose. Equity. Leagiie never iy/as 
able to develop -but, during th-J fight, 
Coha,ri .condiiqied one^l^ot .meeting 
during which he donated ^100,000 
' for a proposed club. " Cheek was 
turned oy<jr to the Actors' i'und.f'' 

Urnderstood; thaf ' rteithier Harris! 
nor the Producing - Managers Asso- 
ciation, participated in that gift and 
that; ijt was one of the things that 
probably, led tq tbe. partners g9itig 
Jheir separate ways. .j ; 
.. ' About iwo years; aigo the- ish 
Theatrical Guild held a dinnei* in 
the honor of Cohan and Harris ahd 
,the pals were brought itogether. 
■>'' — ^ — — — — 

Litde Theatres to Rub 
Elbows witb Coin Shows 



Hollywood, Dec, 
Modern Stage Association, purpose 
Of which:, is to unite the purely 

-^artistic movement of the little^ the- 
itrfe preyaient on the Coast with the 

? p^ofessibnai jquality of the coi^mer- 

.^dial^ stage, has been brganizied. by 
Edward Gering, director.- Geri j 
directed and; produced 'Miracle at 
Verdun' at the Experimental theatre; 

•for the WP A Feder^ theatre project. 
First production of the niew organir 
zatiOn will ; 'Napoleon of Bi-oad- 
,way,^ bir; Charles Bruce Millholland. 
' Sponsors of the movement include 
Zoe -Atkins, J. P. McEvoy, Ernst 
•Vadja, Joseph Schildkraut, (irace 
Mabie,- Hommer Ciirran and Gertr 
rude Ross. 



Poqr 'Dummy' 




Monday's mail, brought 
moui ing cards- from a new 
piroducei--c01iimhist whose iflrst 
venture flopped oiit Broad- 
way's list after three, weeks. 
Black-edged message read: 

. 'Mirk Hellinger, ior the family 
of the late 'Doiible Dummy* 

.deeply appreciiates your kind 
expression of sympathy.* 

Play,, which closed Saturday 
(28), Was presented i assobi 
tibh with. 'Jaines R. Ullmahi 
Critics,; leanied backwards be- 

■ cause of . Helling^r's popularity, 
but .it id. no good. 

Harold Lloiyd bought 'Diimmy' 
for .$25,000 as his next Par pic-; 



WIMAN DOING 

FILM 



. Comedy from the Vi 'MaVr 
ried - an Angel,', .which Moss Hart 
adapted for Metro, will first be .^dohe 
in stage . form, by .Dwight, Deere" 
Wimah. Rodgers and Hart are to do 
the^ score.. 

Through the Metro hoOkup Jack 
Robbins'will publish, the score, either' 
via the Feisf . Robins ;;corhpanies, 
and a . condition -to pejrpetuate. the 
ioftgevity of the; Score wiU be XOO.% 
radio restriction .of : the tunes. 

Band's ih cafes,- hotels, etc.rwiil be 
able , to play;*em; tis beffote' the radio 
outlets, but when : they - go . on the 
air, the tunes will be- I'estricted^ Ex- 
press purpose. of,. that i^j. to prevent 
any kUling off of the songs. 



Be«^Hc<>iip Turiiaways at the 
Hit Shoyrs — ^ Enough .Biz 
Around for 120 Clicks, 
:Mahagers Say 



Ibgel^ Wife Waiits Part in Shoii^ 




SEASON NOT BEHIND 



" Volume Of 



during the 



month, of November on Broadway 
has spurred producers to further ef- 
forts in the hunt fqr 'worthwhile 
piays. pbs0ryers. state that, indica- 
tions are fayOrable for enough legit 
patronage to support 20 hi They: 
point but that theiatregqers are mill- 
ing betwieen the -limited number of 
new:,sucqesses. and. the' tUrhaways; 
last we.iek heightened th0' enthusiaism. • 

There are a fair; number of new 
hits, -abouty. the :;same. as' last season 
iE^t this time; ight irt, number.. . That 
group were the unquestioned big. 
grosstrs then, ■ not the in-betweens, 
Then, as.npw, IreSh isuccessies 
ak^rived slower.;, than .the previous; 
season,: when seven- sn^ashes opened 
almost in •succession. 

:Diffet=ence' is that this season's fall 
period has ;exhibited i .iiriuch stronger 
bqx-pffice ^tohe,• doubU^^ the'. - 
abtion to rapidly , mounting business 
generally: which .was evident last 
summer aind' which steadily climbed 
during September , sand October 
despite this~ being presidential year. 
That y^as a phenomenon which v^as 
unexplairiabie to thpse • .who; ojp- 
posed th€(, re-election of Trariklih D. 
Rbbseyelt, biit. it remained the truth 
regardless." • ' 

Managers, bla.me.'/the . iauthors for 
(Continued- on page 63) 



X)r Is There? 



immy Durante has what he 
thinks is a number one dbu- . 
ble-A alibi for reciently going 
oh at .a Brpbklyn bienefit which 
was: not sanctioned; ; by the , 
Theatre: Authority and getting 
imself : brought up on charges 
Equity of ;; isobeying the-, 
riilies. Schhozz says he; was a 
guest arid P^ud $100 for two 
tickets for the : aiffair. 

He addi; ''i was just sit^ , 
around ;with a lot of judges and . 
jpoliticians and th^y asked me 
to tell some , gags. SO I did. 
Nothing wrong about , that^^ is 
there?'- ' 



POLITK^ MIXED UP 
WpSfiOf IN!^ 

. . Louis, . Diet. L - . 

Opening /performance of 'Nighf of 
Jan. 16' - Sunday (29) at the 
American had Mrs. Charles Pass-, 
more, civic leader/ demarijiihg selecv 
tion of women for jury service in 
the melodrama." ;Request wag. dehi?d 
as the state law women, from 
actual jury duty. 

Box contsii Lawrence Mc- 
Daniel, f Of meif circuit attorhey and 
A. B. Fryei'fbritier circuit Judge.re- 
turned a hot guilty, verdiqt, which 
met, approval irbm the ..house. Man-? 
iager Paul Beismanr, however, said 
that women will be permittjed to 
serve oh the jUry during the re- 
mainder of the current, engagement. 







Woods Biiys ^hispere^ 

. . , iLos Angeles/ Dec, 

Williani Hurlburt has sold his play 
'Something to be Whispered' to Al 
H. Woods, It will be given a l^in 
Frahcispb tfybut and later done here. 

Ifi it stacks ;up, Woods Will then 
Jtake it into New York. 



!Cuff' for Broadway 

Hoilywoodj. Dec. .. 

Rogers Gray is going to New York 
soon to arrange for" production' of 
his play 'On the Cuff,' jvhich ., wds 
tried .put here at the Mtisic .Bp:.''.. . 

Gray currently is ^yOrkinig^ln 
'Captains Courageous' at Metro. 



a tnim of a century has passed since the pub^ 
lication of the first Variety. 

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week by week record the growth, transitions and accom- 
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Because it reports the passing events with clarity and 
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Because Variety is read by nearly everyone, it is the 
most potent medium ifox advertising in the respective 
spheres qf its iriternatiohal circulation. 

The 31st Anniversary Edition, containing exclusive 
and i nteresting editorial text, will be published late in De- 
cember. It offers special advantages for exploitation. 

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NEW YORK 
154 West 46th St. 



LOS ANGELES 
1708 No. Vine St. 



CHICACO 
54 W. Randolph St. 



LONDON 
8 St. Martins PI. 



When the soclate-wife of Julian . 
Louis Reynolds, backer of 
Pretty World,* wanted femme 
lead, it resulted in 15 players being ^ 
out of engagements. Show was called 
off last Saturday (28) Johnny 
Walker, who recently entered- (he^x, 
managerial field: 

the tobacco heirs, demanded his wife 
be given the leading part, according, 
to Walker, and when he refused,' 
Reynolds : decided not back \h& 
show, although he had a contract 
with the manager to '. provide $10,000. 
All the coin that Reynolds provided 
was $3,400, most of which was posted , 
with Equity to guarantee salaries. 

Mrs, Reynolds, ' who has no stage 
.experience oth^r than . a course in a 
dramatic school^ is the: forttier ' 
Ilelehe Portesque, who tecently.got 
into the -papery by driving off with 
a : butchet's. truck bn Long Island. 
Ste is a sister of the nava]l Ueu* 
jd&nt'S wife, who figured ' in .the 
llohqlulti - scandal of several ye.ars ; 
back. Reynolds is a cousin of the 
late/ Smith Z. Reynolds, who was 
married to Libby Holman, 

Mrs. ■ Reynolds had. applied -to 
Equity for a jt'unior membership 
under the name of "Helene Bell and 
had been offered a small part', in «; 
World,' yrhlch she refused. Walker 
states the rights to' the play have 
reverted to him and he plans V to 
sue Reynolds for $6,600, the .balance' 
of the money the backer was sup'v 
pose^.to put up. :. 
■ Play rehearsed abbut three weeks, 
company being paid .two weeks' sal-r. . 
ary and two weeks' reh(earsal. ,pay. 
Rights to produce -'World^ werrortgi- 
hally optioned by Walker and WiK 
liam IC Howard, the' film director, 
and It may yet reach presentation 
Under that set- ^ 



1 • - f » 



s 




There was Ice in the _. 
everything was bke yJ;'Oh%^.,,_ 
treasurers at their inductioh''«esf icfii 
and repast at the New Yorker, Sat- 
urday (23). Allen Schnebb«.:'*ri*s 
elected president unanimouslyv^'with 
Saul Abraham similarly named Vice 
prez. ■ 

ix hew .members of the.fi^ra 
Elected from a slatc-bt )i2,jVii%ljr^ 
Clarence Jacobson, Lyle D. Andjfews;.: 
Arthur Block; ri-Jncy (Dog: House)- 
Harris, • Leon Spachn^r and John ; 
(Barney ) Bowman. ? t 

One board candidate^^ asked fbF; .. 
recount' lafter being defeated by twff , 
..votes. ■••'■', 



WPA ms wmm 

SEVERAL W. K. PROS 



Chicago,: Dec/; . 
Several well known . professionals 
have key roles in the new WPA mu- 
sical, '0 Say.iCan Yoii Sing?' which 
opens tpnight (Tuesday) at the Great 

Among . them - are JOe Whitehead, 
Grade Herbert," William Joy, Dan 
Seymour, .^ffrihces, X)iiver,.. . Phyili ;^ 
Dale, Sandra > 'Karyl. SanUpy. Dytr ' 
directed thj^'chPtUA XOWtlries. 



Willie Howard's Play 

icago, Dec.l; 
Likely that a new play by Willi 
Howard and iFritz Bloclci, called 
.'Sweepstakes,' will produced*- 
locally. 

Now negotiating a deal with .the- 
Erlanger, which is dark. If deal 
goes through it will be the first liiit- 
oortant local production ih se\^eral 

•years. ' 




Doc Moskowitz HI 

Henry Moskowitz, executive 
secretary of; the League of New. York 
Theatres,, is receiving X-ray treat- 
ments for a throat ailment. - t^.. 

He has lost iderable weight 
but visits his office daily. 



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VAltlETY 



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Wc;diiesday, Pecemli^r 2, i.936 




Los Angeles, 
Convening what was supposed 
to be a star chaitiber session, some 
200 of the 1,500 local JFederaj Theatre 
Project wprkersi on; a niight . when 
thejr houses were/ dark, met at the 
Mayai> to - organize ii union. Scenes 
that loilpwed, after the opening of 
the : siesta, by jChaiirihah Louis Lyt- 
to'n, were.reminisicent of the halcyon 
■days. 

•These workers, most of - whom 
were o»^ State .Emergency Belief 
Assn. rolls and other governmental, 
projects before, bei continued- oil- 
the FTPi jumped, upon chairf to 
shout: their.; exultations, in.;vfac(tj- 
there was a great din. ; Chfo-ges of 
*E?^sci[sm,^ *PoWii^ w^^^ -Equity', and 
!Leit^s org4nize,f were hurli^ .yehe- 
irieiitly. Maiiy times a idozen or. so 
persons- were oh their feet .ait,.ottce 
'.tidying, to edge a -word in .snywise.v ■ 
V Aftei: : hours .of hiigglihg^; .the >conr 
.fab hro^e iip With the ^>ppihtn;tent 
^of . a j^rovisiohal: .council. /ciOmpos^ 
- 'of ;30. Wprlcers>. tp .dirjift a constitutiqh 
'and hy-^ihi^s/.. i^other m.)^ meeting 
v.: win :be called !wheh ^ .this dpcument 
lai ready for 

$eenii^ ais if ia minbrity^ gtoup of 
the 1,50&. workers istai^ted. out:- 
ieh$ibly to brg[iamize ah 'sissociation' 
to, fost er a> better :iuiderstahd be- 
•.tjireeii F wofkera^ 
imit.; T^ntati cbiiihuttiee was' com-. 
. j^b^ll b| actors,>^ teciini-; 
pians, ^^^^ pirr 
gartize , t?^spcia:tipn| iq:^^^^«^ 
• 'artistic ahd: ecpttpmtc prbblems' b£. 
;WPr|cers;ihd; to :pr0sent demiands - io 
/FTP i5uperyis6rs/^^ siiper- 
; yi|ioii^l Were ti»e - 

. 'Ak the: -secrel* 'session^ : s^ie akigrs 
topt the iSopr and- .stated that iFTP 
ex(fkh$ were said :ip>,be wi favor ^b^^^ 
the- (UvgA^ to 
forge: cbricrefe; ttlanis to' fbnnUlate 
^^flieliodjr^"-: VXC' '-' ' " 

Actbri' did mbst ; of "tifie ' talking 
;^-;i^ut ,v Tteten^ : ; tiectmiciaA,^ 

"^ligiciim . .:■ stage ■ hand would 



bpiinc^ up to : 

marks. It was quite a happy thrPng 
of wprd wranglers iintil I.; B. Korn- 
bluh), coast attorney Actors* 
Equity, ; gained the floor and hur- 
riedly advisied his constituents tp he 
wary of jblhirig any. .organization 
Which might infringe, npoh . their 
rights in Equity, 

This really started things popping, 
•in; fact he almost stole, the show. ' 
. From then on the speakers, . bodies 
of , thenij wereiilt walk-ohs.' .".They 
began, climbing chairs. '^They byer-, 
rode v' . .inxian's ' parlijame 
rulings and said what they pleased' 
And in no uncertain ternis;.^ 
Ih . Dedance of Equity ': 
. 'What does Equity want.?' p]ped 
one individuial. 'It. sbems to me that 
they only Want that $2.50! every once, 
i -a : while; I'm tired . of hearing 
abbut Equity. /Let's organize libw. 
,;^hy/wait?* ..i ; ;;y' 

Joan Storm,- prSante^iforiicia, i^^ 
pprary chaiEihari; of the committee 
appointed to foriii. ' organizatipn: 
plan's, .answered 'KoritiblutiT with the 
state ment thait less'than ^50^' of the 
FTP Wprfcers are menibeFS: of ' Equity.^ 

'This is .ah ,.. organizatipn being' 
fprmed to'/cboperate ," ;'every way. 
fqr' the betiermenti pf :j)ebple in the 
projei^t/ shtf said. /E may exist 
ismd we want to' be in. k . position, to 
right theim. :It i$ .a peaceful brganir 
zatiph which wants, things to be set- 
tiieid. by .arbitraition. ' It is .not.pblitir 
cai, .but it is rnon-p^rtisan. - ' 
, kohibluiri "said he wouldn't inter- 
fere with the body's plans ; 'until I 
learn the. - purposes ' ' of . the neW. 



Memphis, 

Somebody changed the copy 
of Harry Miartin; Commercial 
Appeal critic, oh • George 
White's 'Sckhdalst,' in Memphis 
laist week, !. tP jread 'mighty 
pleasant' iristead of 'mildly 
■pleasant.-' .,, 

Martin blew up anj^^corrected 
the correction his. daily 
column next day, adding a. Ibt 
of even tougher language. |I; 
cbiiid- never -have strained tiie 
quali^ea' of mercy :§p far as to 
. cainit ^tmighty'^ hfe sai .^^Thiat; 



group.' 
f.AS- 
ifiieeti 
atop 



.workers ^ lip the 

, ''with onb 'wprniain standing 
chiiir trying tb gjain Kbrn- 
bliim.'s attentibn, a. i^mingly very 
sensible fellow pipiwi Up: 

'Mr. Ghairntan: "All ;bf us'are .on 
rielief. Most of us were on the SERA. 
uhtil. we Werfe luck y enough to be 
transferred to FTP. Sbrne of oui? 
faJnilies are eating.^^ --\Mine- is hungry 
y^t, sometimes. Gb . ahead and bir- 
g^mtizbi if' ypu wjuat .to'.^ 




There Is even: a" stjggestipn bf cpn- 
vehtibhal romance Vjn Faith, the girl 
Nathaniel left 'bbhind him and finds 
appealing on his return. But every- 
thing is bent tb the central theme 
for which Andersbh sees ho end. but 
tragedy. And the play, for all its 
poetic ' beauty, i-eaches . the heights , 
as ia stirring; indictment of racial and 
^Igipus prejudice—bitter, shpcking 
and uhahsWerable.. 
, Cornell doihinates eveiy scene as 
the dark-skihhed beauty who gave 
up .a sa-v^ge kingdom and . her tribal 
gbcls for a 'soft new dynasty of Gods 
that were: not mine;' Her evolutibn 
icom a humble, isoft-sppken stranget 
TWho seeks only tb lift hersett tb the 
levfel ■ of a nevir life, ittto the proud, 
hbt-blodded 'lehiers daughter whp 
drawis. frbm jher. jpagah ancestry a 
fury tp' mock- disillusionment, had 
'brii alt but cH^eriiig frpirn the .ishidi- 
^nce;'. V- 

Walter Abel dees a JSatlsfactorily 
effective job:.as' Nathaniel, whose 
light-hearted in di vi-do al ls m is 
crushed by jthe .WQi?ld he is strying to 
xeniake to; his own likings . Kent 
Sitiitli; £flie Shannphi .R.uth Matte- 
isbn.' BiiiTy Kelly , and, ^articularlyj 
Myron McCbrmtGic, head, a Supportr 
ihg: cast that is capable thrpughbut. 

Costumes,: which iticlude Miss Cor-, 
hell in a strip of multi-colored dpth, 
bare legs ai^d shoulders and "a flpwer 
in her hair, -are adequate, biit not 
especially . iippressive.- . - Same goes 
fb twb sets>,,th^^McQuestion. parlbr 
and; the ship's ciabi ; latter occupy- 
ing bnly half the stage, neither : of 
which drew. the. usual acclaim, ac- 
corded new. sets .here^ Oraiff. 

.Boston; Nov. 30i 
. torania by Wllltam Sh'hlttflpeare. JE^o- 
duced ahrt . tllreotctf • by . 'RftJjert • Kdrtnond 
Jonea .and preaentedi by ]Mnx Gordon at 



; . ; ^ Washington^ Nov.. 25. 

, tfrairt*. in. lliree acts .(four scenes) In 
tiree;' liy -M^ijtweU AndernQn: .Rceswled . by 
aiid' atarrlng:.^ Katharine . .CavnaU; staited 'by 
..Outhrl9>' MbCliiitlo;' -setthtss and 4:o9tufnea 
'br Joi Hielzlner: ;o(>«n^d at Natlouat, Wneh< 
InRton. Nov, . 2*,. 'SO: " ■ : 
.Th«. Girl. ; . .... > . ; . , , . . .Mnry MtcHael 

HeV. Ptiineas v cQucatloA. .i/. :K(«it-, Smith 
JaVed MUiigb. , , . , . . . . . . ; Arlhuf •Cb^ttei'Coh: 

' Wlnatbn^ Urquhiirt. . . . .... ... John . Wlnthrop 

.Nra, ' MicQii?9(i6rt-v';t •'>'• < . • • • . > • 9<f.I« fibahnon 

Riiel . -.McQUifstiori'l My mji . - McCdrrnick; 

yieirittite . '. . ... ... .'. ; . ..... . .tola .Jameson 

Sa^tJbii 'Ihgtrjllfr. .... .-. . , ,^ . . , . ,:Ruth Matteuon 

I^ai>py 'Pmrti''. .•. . , . . ; 5 . . . . Baii'ry Kelly 

Letty ..Theodona Pleadwell 

Nathaniel. . . Walter -Abel 

Opafre • ...... v . , ..... ... . . ...KatlMiEine OnrncU 

I'oalft . . .'. ; . . i:. ;'. i i > .'-. . . Hel*n SSellnsItnya 

Durlan -rClalre. Hbward . 

liaiirijy.' ^ ; . JolVn . Wliithf op 

Van Ztthdt: . . . . ... .Victor ■ CcjHrtn 



.•...•.■» W i 



Lonfeshore'man ' 



ra^iktln Davis 



WtmU:£SS nor^the briiuance of the treatment, 

w. si^^H4b»j4r T M in fect, because Anderson had to de- 

pend, more upon the telling than the 
story, .TTie Wingless Victory' is, per:- 
hapsi his finest assemblage bf- words 
to date, using verse for, all but the 
incidental lines. 

The tale is laid in Salem, Mass.. in 
1800. The McQiiestipn household— 
the grey-haired wiother. Phineas. the 
son, who is a stiff-necked minister of 
the gospel, and Ruel, the son Avho is 
a happywgp-lucky. spendthr if t — await 
the arrival of Nathaniel, black sheep 
of the famUVi who went to sea- seven 
years ago. thi-eatenirig never to re- 
turn until he could 'biiy the town for 
cash.' 

:Along with his flve-masted 
schooner, laden with Enough Oriiental 
spires .'to ransom the , devil out bf 
hbll and keep the Xibrd CSod in 
occket hiphey,' however, Nathaniel 
brings a wife; and .£amily--a;. Malay 
nrincessrahd two -cnflree-cblbFed chii- 
dren, Throufrh the obwer bf his 
wealth, he forces the town to acc'iot 
them on the surface ' but. as the 
months' go by, the rexehtmei^tv held 
m check by patience, begins to fl -me 
up.- ,",•.-■■'■■ 

Driven to desberation by the cold- 
tters and ridicule of; the oeopie he 
had rb-rrossed a hemisphere to be 
•with. Nathaniel flnsllv forces a 
show.dpwn. Bui his dbeisibn - to re- 
call the loans: he hf»s irode to piir^ 
chp.se acceptance of his family is mbt 
with charges thiat he carhe by his 
sh unlawtully. , Unable tt disorove 
the chargies, he is faced with hnldinir 
onto his wealth and sehdirig his wife 
anc' fs^milY.away or glvingnb eve^ - 
thing . and accbmpanyihg them.; He 
chooses to • disbwn. the woman he 
'.oves and ^^'hb bijce saved his life in 
the Sbuth 'Seas 'rather ' thah ieo else- 
where with; a problem 'which he 
couldn't solve With: ri/Shes. and 
Conldh't hpipie to sblvie broke. 

The story reaches this climax ih 
the fiisf two acts. The third,' Whifch 
takes place ■vvrth Oparre. her nurse, 
.a.nd. bei' two children ih the Jcabih of 
'The Wineilessvyictory;' tends tO: be 
ah .anti-clirhax. Cornell's perform- 
ance, however. Which finds her 
ppispnihg the children and, herself 
refusing overturies from both 
her husband and her brjother-in^law. 
.stives, the' final two sdenes a' wallop 
that left , the- opening night's. :audir 
ence limp. 

. Anderson : has in iected a tpuCh bf 
comedy both in the ; swashbucklin.? 
manner of. Nathaniel and the mat- 
t^i'-of-f act ' seaman, Bapipy ' Penhy< 



iRoBtnn Opert3i;.Hou3ei 
Othello...'... 
'DpfliTpmona 
iSmHIn'. ...■, i.'i., 

TattAi , . i . . ;.. 
Ca«9<6. . i . , '. . .'. '.' 
.RbderlKQ.-.. .-i 
Brabantto.-..-. ... .' 

Dukfe. ot: Venice 
T>odovlc'o... ..... 

.Orattano... , . . : . . 
Paijlo. J WllUanv E. Morris 
Montanoi'...... .. . .T.^o ..(?hn1,i!«fl 

■A HewiM.,..;'. vCeiTT*^ RomilrtinR 
Mefi.sw^er.'. . . ; , . . >. A , . i-; .TtftiSti. Fo8»or 
A Cfe.n*.I«»m>>n . : ; ^ i . ."Rlllof t. C. Rvown.. ,Tr. 
Seri"^oir: Ooorfre "U^ Masters. AV .BAyn<»l(1, 
. . -rj.'^.Bi ICInTSton^ .NJ^Wii'- Sac!;. :Arthyr 
Lfpison, Ed^Vnrd ..T.irnos, ; 



k:'N6v. 30,; 
. , . Walter rrtustoh 
.Nan Stunderlan'd- 
..'...., >:ptaire Hall 

Robert Keith 
,Pi Huntley. Jr. 
. . r.-.Arthiir, Plerson. 
. ..Edwfti-d FleMlnft 
. j... ...A. V. Kaye 

...... .Walter neck 

Joaenh. Rorder 




'5- 

TTtie Wingless Victpry/katharme Cbrne^ hew^^iay hy 
son, calls fpr 4 seveniyear-^ld girl and that 3Ji?ie$ehted. ^.problem ih book- 
ing the shbw but pf tbwn. " Some cities wiU not permit children under 16 
pri the stage; Wa^hingtpn, D. C^, is brte of these sppts, but it was decided 
tP take a chance Wheh the play opbhed there last week. Miss Cornell's 
supporting cbmpanjr included a rnidget, iii case of ihterferehce, and Steve 
Cochran, housb opetatpr, expiscted to be arrested.. 

Nothing happened end the kid wbht on regularly, the midget being 
merely a prop. When wbmeh frohi the board bf bducaitioh called baick- 
stage they were ihti'bduced to thb midget. Understopd they, were 
thatthe child was actually beuig used, but registered hp complaint. 

Local papei^ alsp w:ere wlsb to thb situation: and evaded the story, That; 
Was regarded a gesture towards Miss Cornell, and who made the: 

request that the matter- be called, to the attention of the .authorities. 

Buflfalb has a similar law against stage children and the star decided 
tb pass up that stand, althbugh it is her home town^ 'Victory' opened in 
Pittsburgh Monday (30y. and goes ; into G> * the first half of 
week, date bti ihaily slated fbr iBUffalb. 

New York has riibre or less stringent rul6S, about stage children but, it 
given schoplingk they may appear. K »s reqiiiired, however, that: a' peirmit 
be issued Weekly and such permits niUst. h personal si 

nature*; 

Most tihusual hbtbl sitiiatibh in j^hHadelphii. last wetf^ 
pbople out of their' rooms because bf advance hobkings to accprnmodate the 
throng whiatattehde4 the Nivy-Army fobtbalTgame therb. Anbther oddity 
was :the*situaUon of * You Can't Tike It WitJi'Ybu,' which ppehed Saturday 
(28)- night in Princeton^ ■ e&ijjahj^; was booked Ijack tb NeW York after the 
perfbrmahcb; althbugh booked Ih M^ week; because -no hPtel 

accpnimod|rtib% cipuW, be .'Tak^ It* went . ^ to the^ Quaker tbwrt ; 

Siinday^'-a^terndbn;. f V ^ 'X'-^- . /■• '.-.:;:■■ »■ '",:,"■'■- ■■■•.. .■. „ 
■ Piscbmmbding,ot ap^brs and actresses presbnted .a problem, : especially 
with'the librge huml»r in' ^ Shaw Is '0r>r (Fbrresp, :Spm lodg- 
ings for seyci:ai:dayj'f,i? 1*^^**^*^^ othets slept 
on Wti-,:place4'ln-'dr^^ "■■ '. ' *' ■.".••;•>■- ' 

I^sU^HbwjirdVifrh^ usuallje. leans; to Ward m^fs^i^ When in^ New 

York, either on the stage or radio, is uhbendihg diirin^ engage- 
ment of ?Hartlet' at the lmt>erial. Actor is bkiiring brief atf ^in^,.pi'iyate 
interviews and bthei* stunts, aU: with an eye to e?|>li4ining;his patticular 

interpretatibn ot ^Hanilet,? . • \ ; ; ^ . 

luast Sunday (29> .a<itbr , appeared oh Bide Dudlfey's pr,ogram oyer WOR, 
Ni Y , at nboh^ a iim6 when he generaUy iS; still asleepi >He only talked 
lihout eightr minutes of the AiuaW^ ; \l x * ■ 

This Friday (4), HbWard is down to ,tf|lk ^tv the Ambassador hotel under 
patronage pf Skm i?iza; Who runs a cohcert series there. Again .he is slated 
tb speaic pn his ftbti<«»a 



Hollywbbd,'Nbv: 2i; ■ ^ 

Utiama -In three acts by iRowJand Brown 
and Harry Bohn, presented at Ben Bard 
PlayhoaBe Noy. 24,.'.'ae. . ' ' . 

Atholphe. .... . . iV» .V. . .. ..... ..Gijsnio . Sard6 

Pi-lnce Bertran-. . .Ed.ward . N; Qnalen 

M, Paul. . i ... .-. . . . i • > .Allan ,L«dd 

Roaur de Neuvllte; . .... . , Waillade Orefeory 

Ijb, Fougere. . . . ..... ..i.-...; . Velnia.' 'wayne 

Baccus^';'V> • « . • . . ..i*..**.. • • • • Jftclt Carapn 

Annette;; .... . . .,Marjorle - Hi*ht 

Beatrice Bonfort... ......... ..v.Rlna .Revel 

Jean. i ... . .'. . ...vJuiian .Maidiaon 

•Photbiicraph^r* ; . . . . . ::. ... .Huntley Robertsoh 

Actor... ;;...'.;..; William Conselman, Jr. 
Papa Jo. : . . . . ."; . .V. ."; WUll'ami LoverldKti 

Airchitect , v . . . : . ; .... Jamea "W. McNftUy 



Combination of first .Katharine 
Cornell premiere . -ever- /staged - in 
Washington and debut; of J^aKwell 
Anderson's . latest draiiia;' ppehed to 
SRO. audience'' that .gaVe bombb -' ah 

., bv^itiph .seldom tbuched" in 'Capital. 

; /Neither Cornell nor Andersbh< rb-^ 

' Spbhded;tb. calls foir ciirtaih speeches, 
both, sticking to the theory that the 
play's the thing;: And; .thanks large- 
ly, to the actress who. is playing it, 
it is. ■ ■ 
Plenty .first-hlghters were bbaerv- 

■; In^ ; that 'Miss -Cbiiiell - wai^ carrying 
the: play - over many scenes that 
inight V' ubiherwise. '' have ^dragged.. 
Cliim is justified, to seme exteht, but 
it is aisb reported: that Ahdersbh 
Wrote drama with Cornell in mind 
and that placing I'esixonsibility on 
her shoulllers was dohe intentionally. 
And- it is tne-;playwright.. Iwhp; prbr 
vided the )qitheji; icehes .through 
which she.reaches the maghtficent.. - 
Some criticisu also ,^;,will come 
from fact .that plot,' w.hich ':cbhc.erhs 
A^als^y. prinbess. trans^^ 
|M>;^oih .of a 'Sti'ict, New Eheland fam> 
ily. ' cbihcides top perfectly.' With ' a; 
.pi'evibUfi :pop.Uliar . s.ucicess. Joseph 
Hergesheimer's 'Java- ; Head.' But 
Anderson hriakes ho claim that ' his 
idea is, original. His own exolana- 

.tich. 'traces :'it'. back Vto; the, -Medea 
legehd bf Jason and the Golden 

Heece: As in !."llzabeth the Oueen,' 
•Mary of Sisbtlahd' and 'Valley Foi-ge' 

he.ig not ti-ying tb write sortiething 

n:ew;biit to Write, it better. . 
;A- sbiindef regi'et. perhaps, is-, that 

the autbbr of *Bbth Your Houses' 

and,-Winterset' has turned his genius 




Walter Huston . , added sbrhe^ 
;4;hing to his prestige 'as^.i' character 
actbt* ih the Rphert I^t^phd Jones 
■ prbductibn pf 'Othello.' but that he 
has established himself as .great 
Shakespiarean artist. douhtful. 
Neither has he developed . a bbx- 
nff ice fortune. Even his jmf>re -loyal 
followers Will keenly anticioate ills 
reaopearance'in'rhodern drama after 
seeing this. 

In a ^curtain ,soee«h. .;HMston ad- 
mitted.that'goinj?.fram mnidern Dlaiy;s 
to Sh'tke.speare is a big sten. hope,' 
h*» Added, 'that we .hav« T",»Mje some 
of the text clear tb .vpu,' •Jle.:anrt an 
n.denuate oombany, Clearlv suceee<*pd 
in. that obiectiye, and Roberi-; Ed-' 
niohd "Jones stirnissed himselt at 
times ih the mattei- of scenes and 
Go«!.tuiries. ■ •::'-•■■■'.''■., 

Physically forceful and exf.r<»nnftlv 
articulate- , " pchtbmiipe;,. I^fuston 
■mis-ses a cog f requ<?ntlv in the, softer 
scene*:.' Inl his J)hra6>nj.., h!P^'...occ»;- 
^:^ohally ,:falis .^(irt- of breath', and. 
there .are. Iniainy Ibw.-itoned >yords that 
dp ,hbt .proibct to - tl^e. etttrerncs of 
the cavewious poeta ,h.oii,5e. tboYe. 
ir»tiiT»ite p^yhorise shblii'l prove- de- 
fjdedJyV enhancing, to the .produc- 
tion; ' , V ; ' ;;. '■- 

.'.In (airo*=!iss to Hjuston l(»t it be e»riV 
nhaKized th»f he? reads Kis lihe.s iri- 
telli>»ei{tlvi does not bvecblBy. ,«tid Ls 
suppi-fe^ ■ his impassioned; jealous. 
ria»>tinf's. 

vRbbert.K^^^^^ has tlie iuicy role of 
Iai»o.:#»nd •." 'well cast. ; ij(is voice is 
ideal'v ' suited to. ";Slialcesp'=i{»''eah 
.ppbach and to thif: talent he. faptRns 
a" cbnsist'ihtl'y' 'Rustslinin'» 'interiS'-eta- 
tion nf 'the lef'Heroits Vilpih. Even 
in ; di icult sbliladuiesl , K^'th . main- 
t^ias intense inWest. When w'th 
Huston he rnatches the star'. ; his- 
Ir'^^nics without RtefllihJJ .sce^e.?;. 

VNj^n Siipderlahd is" entirely p;dp- 
qiiate, as Di^sidenifnhaf . N-'.talie Hall 
r»«'*trays a nlausible Emilio./firid G; 
p. imtlyj Jr., is quite satisfactory as 

Ca.SSiO,- i-^ir ■■; .V 

. Trjf>ni!ition3t action i one, before a 
traveller '.maiintai.ns. a fast mi'ivih'* 
enisodic cbnt'hutf V behvepn ^'?'?'?"'»,s 
+HrAiiE;hbut. Another bow f"/; Hi\ 



Authors < Rowland, Brbwh and. 
Harry Behh have;,turned.oUt a play 
Which has def mite possibilities. 
Even When presrated. with a trbupe 
of student playei's, it . stands out be? 
cause of story strength and sheer 
ehtertiaihmeht Valiie. 

Ben Bard players, with feW .ex* 
cbptions, turn in good, perf ormahces. 
and the scenic. attainments are far- 
better than those usually found ih 
little, theatre prbductiohs. . Opening 
night audience ihcluded. several mo- 
tion picture irectbrs and ptherS 
who hb doubt had ah. eye trained 
bh the- play's scifeeh potentialities. . 
. -In Praise ,bf Love* .has aiU : .the 
fundamentals of a successful play- 
Story cbhstrii^tioh is logical, "there.'is 
suspense, -plenty of drarfia'tic sitUay 
iions,.lbve interest. and enough well-- 
spotted Comedy to" keep it out bf 'the 
morbid class. 

Main character is La Foue^ere, a 
Parisian chorus gitl catapulted to 
stardom and' wealth through the in- 
terest of ;a. wealthy admii:er. Not 
satisfied With this- succes^,^^he steals 
her former chorus vpal's. boy friend, " 
In the ecstacy of love, .La Fbugere 
gives up her career to live in an attic, 
with her neW.; husband, starvirip; 
young composer. ; 

' She. wbair ies' of that and succumbs 
to the urge to return to the Stage. 
Again, fihe finds' -loVer; this time 
the authbr of her' new play. < O.n the 
bpehing. night she is 'a' success.s - As 
slie Wialks off the; stage, apd ihtj) .the 
dressing room . to iheet hei" cpm-! 
opsefl-lover, the despairing, ypuhg 
husband wanders into the dressihjf 
i'pbm. He discpvers that-the actress 
.'s lost . hini bnd 'wanders out oh 
the stage: to,. shpot him;seIf. .. , 

.Manhei^ in which the authors have 
softened the. grimness of the suicide 
is a • distinctive accbmplishmeht 
Velma Wayne gives ah excellent 
presentatibh of the .role ,of La . Fou- 
f=|er.e. Jack Carsoh is .fine in the 
part of Baccus, wealthy backer. 
Other .^ood. .performances' ire ; those 
of Wallace' Gregbrv- ais Itoaul. de 
Neuville. writer; EdWai?d N. jQiiaien 
a.s Prince Bertran, .wealthy ; admirer 
of La ^Fougere, iaiid Julian MJ*dis6n 
as Jean, composer-husband,' Murf . 

^ARK EENDAIL RECUPiNG 

. San Francisco, pec; •; 
.. Park Kendall is recbyerihg at Fbrt 
Miley hpspital here follpwihg ah 
Qperatioh last week for acute appen; 
diciti^; * ' ^ ' 

Kendall is on WPA payroll, 
having appeared rat the Columbia 
theatre in 'Arhericana,' 'Chalk l3ust' 
and 'If CtiQ't' inri^p<»i Hei-eiV'i. 



Gatt^T^ You 

Philadeiphji K iSTPv." 

Comedy .In tKriee acts by- MoeS Hart and 
Qeorge Si ICautmaii;. staged by Kaufman; 
a«tf ■ Donald ■. Oenalaeer. Pre6eht,«d by Sam 
H. Harris at Chestnut Street Opiera Housd. 
PhlladeljiWa, Nov. «0, '86.. . . . 

Peiiieloite sycftihore.v,.......i.T.o86phlne JiuH 

GHQle. ;., . . ... .. , V^ulA TrUeman 

Rfieba..'." . 'i .'i ,:. . . . v.. ; . .RulH Altaway 

Paul • sycainor*. . , i . i* . .» . . .Frank Wilcox 
Mp.. pe . Pinna. ^ ^ c i . r • Fmnk ConTah 
Bd. . /. « i: ..... .-. . . . .Oedi-Re ' Heller 

ponald.' ..1 . . . . .Qscnr poUc 

Martin , ....^.^.i,.; enry Travera 

Alice.. . . ... ii.: t . , . ,>. ..; .T.qulse.: Piatt 

HendeiSion..'...-. 1 1 . ...Robert. 'Ober 

Tony Klrby ; . . . ..v. . . . Jeaa Barker 

Rnria Kolenkhov. 6i?prRe Tobias 
Gay ;Weiitheton;. . . . .Mitr.r tiai 

Mr. KirK*;..^ ... . . .William T. Kelly 

Mrs; KIrby. i,,',.-.VIrtrlnia Haaiinond 
_^ . , • . fOeortro Tj'>noh . 

Three Men i . -i Ralph . Holmeii 
. ; I Franklin . Helle;' 

.Olga; <4. , ... . . . ; , ; iAnna., Liibowt- 

i?i»s' is bne of those utterly crazy, 
pattet-hless cbiinedies that defy all 
the riileE; .and beopme eithec seh'sa- 
tibhal hits br complete fiascos. 

Kaufman and Hartareexjperiehced 
playwrights they Undoubtedly' 
l-ealize the di iculties they are fac- 
ing-^iflicultteB:.that, . s^^^ as * 
may isieem at fli:st.rTeaUv^^^^^e 
those of 'MerrUy We Roll Along* 
and their m'ore serious, more- coh-^ 
vehtional pieceis. ; 
1 There . is one thing thst ishould be 
staled about -Yoii Can't Take It with 
yo.ii? .which may . soiind . contradic- 
tbry. It is a shame that it had to be 
opened put of town. Bursting pn 
Broadway, it did here, with only 
the . vaguest reobrts to describe it, 
it would nrobablv stand a far better 
rhance. Last hifht's audience at the 
Chestnut went ifitb . soasms for at 
least two-thirds of the time but, 
when word of the. nutty isituations; 
the. screwy characters, and? the com- 
nletely. balmy ideas get around 
N^vr York, much of the surprls 
fectiveness; Will be lost. 
^^Of .Coursei Harris. iCsiufman and 
Hart, will say, and riphtlv. that this 
kind , of play heeds all kinds of re- 
hearsinfr for la uHh-timih«t. tempo and 
pbint-shar.r'^''j , ;but the far>t rer 
gretfuliy : * ••iin.s that any kind bf 
a'review must, of necessity, dull the 
ed'Te pf the f^bmedV'.s nbveltv: 
:,Ben' Hecht;.s 'Man Eiitirig Tiger' is 
a fair parallel.; although hot per- 
iecti- .Geo. M. Cohan's .'Tavc-n.' be- 
cause, bf its poetical interludes and 
jjecause.'. tbo>, it was admittedly 
mad,' does hot Ouite cqme in: the 
.same; category. Noel Coward's 'Hiiy 
Fever'' concerned a comoletely nutty ; 
fanTiily;'but.did;not j^o so far off the 
deen end^bn plausibility. 
.. .Characters are all' amusing .and 
an, atterript-. to de^crib.e them shows 
up the .screwine<;s of the Play as woU 
as anythihg. Paul Sycarhore, the 
father." makes f?reworks in. the ciel- 
lar; ,and plays with m-chapp pets; 
Penelope Sycamore, the mbthef, 
used to paiht but how writes pl.'jys 
because a typewriter was- delit'e'rRd 
at the house eijiht years an!b ahd .sKe 
djdri't knPW what else to do, wiih it: 
Marti .-.the grandnbp; rai ' s aUcs 
on the side and, attends circuses a pd 
schbPl cpmraencemehts because. 3.) 
years ar*b' " he b'^d ' 1" 
.".office /^iwptor ir\.- cbrnc 
" ' • , (Cpntihued i page 6C|) 



Wednesday, Deeeinber 2, 1936 



LEG I r I hi A M E 



VARIETY 



69 



iect Goes Throuehout 





Works AdTfii istration's 

„ theatre, project ; in ! New York and 
eiscwheffe; w^^^ 

by 20% by the fi^^^^ the year. Ip-. 
(^caUdns are that actors will be less 
fleeted thsm other groups. Although 
it was' steted.'that^ with a . th(e- 
.atrical^bacHgrOimd wQuld b? , ^ated 
pr'e^ei^ntially, people in all. depart- 
ments will be on the lei-out list. ' _ 
'^ During- last suminer there . was 
^me doubt as to how long the Fed- 
eral relief show project woiUd' cQh- 
tteuCi It .thill ;believed that tlie 
'would fuhctipn ; until (Election 
But; - With the recent 'orider irom 
Waishiiigton^ to ^.reduce the /.thfeatre 
project budget, it is now- evident that 
it tvi'ir gd along indefinitely. 

First of; the^|et-outs . Will be those 
ngit with^lipme relief registration^ 
il^at takes in ji^ople who have beeii 
getting $33 -and $24 we^kiyV U;nder 
:'j the wPA r^ules the project wa> pe^"- 
., twitted' to; : us% nortire^^ P^ple \ip 
Jft it%: ot thevtbtal bii the Payroll.: 
. tC^t .percentage has ..|jeen exceeded 
iathough ; the adiAiniistrators never 
okayed increasing it to 25^;; 

., , • Mjjt^ eiRorts were made- to ise. 
Mtp percentage when it was sHbwn: 
. that^t^ayers. who; held out from rie- 
lief-'a's. long -9s possible -.w^ in .need 
•ijjt, jobs bt any vkind.'; . Mioie recently; 
;thie; tulte v^ias changedt so . th^t. thos^l 

. ,in^C«i^ress ■ coH^d'.'b?. taken . . For 
purposes of cutting dowh^ however; 
thie hb'me relief aln^le is being Used; 

i^'iagai, '.'y- . ■;■ ' . . 
Ihose who.- :.are .: dropped will -be,; 
gjven' two . weeks' notice.: ; At 701- 
Seyentlti aVenue; N. . Y., , there are', 
r^any JAvestigatPrs: checking; up on; 
tfte home telief people and listing^ 
, t|iose.'.^h6 are notr ; 
* William' .P. Farnisworth,. who acts 
fbr flajlie Flanagan' in Washington, 
..CTittie; in f rom - the 'Coas| for confer- 
eiices.v, his; ^ehiS,.'- hoMfcyer, ...beinfe. 'to 
;}iaake the .reductiohs in other citieis. 
J^hilip Bart^er and the project sujier- 
visors are in < charge of. the job for 

,' 'IJew- York. }■/ 
Cutting in the fqur>;white collar' 
projects in ^ew York hasi. been; re- 
duced to' figures. Theatre project 
will, drop 992 persons. . JThere are 
:^;,548 on the", piayroll and; 4,556 .will;be 
retainedi There . are 2^216 iii , the; "att 
I^oject, which will retain ,1,719; 
Music project will be cut from .1.9,04 
tBf 1,543, :;y)thile the writers proj iect 
will be pared down froni 5^3 to;,,46d.; 



Lucy Beauihoni's $10,000 
Suit Oyet Use of Photo 

John Cloiden, Inc., through its as-; 
sistant^ treasurer, will ask the N. Y. 
supreme court today. (Wed!) fpr an 
order tb cdnipei the appearance be- 
fbre trial of- officials of the^ Ridg- 
ways, Inc., to be examined in con^ 
nection with the $10,000 action 
j brbUght . by Lucy Beaumont, English 
stage and film actress. 
■-Miss Be?iu^ filed suit several 
months ago, naming RidgWays as de- 
fendant and the Grolden company . as 
a third iparty.. She claims that while 
ill .the; cast of 'The Bishop -Misbe^ 
haves' hei: piicture was used in ads 
without heir consent. 







J. J, ShnbenVR^ Idea 



J. J. Shubert goes oft on another 
World . cruiise • soori. He iis slated to 
sail shortly after the opening 6f "The 
Rising Sun,' re-rtitled to Trederika^' 
an operetta which he is sta:gi 
■ While thei; showman is not reported 
talking about retiririg' from show 
business, iagain, he has made, up his 
mind: to devote more, time to recre- 
ation. 







(■•■• 




. (Continued from page. 61) 

the shprtage. of plays, aiid the authjoys 
hayen^t. much to . say. Some; pro- 
dyqers^ however,, have managed to 
gUess right. ' Or they' . / .been 
lyckjer than others wfip haVe previ- 
ous: recoi;;d$ of putting on successes.' 
• ;Sevi^i"i*»i; niovements; have been in 
operation . for, some months . * aii 
eHbrt to develop new dramatists and 
.; encourage authors, but^.their " results 
have not b'eeh determined yet. 

Season, while behind last fall in 
the number of productions,- exhi its 
h,oldbver.s which ' are , grossiiig 
approximately as much as any of: the 
new clicks ". - arid ; sometimes more. 
ISese are 'Jdiot's Delifeht' and yic- 
toria > Regina,' both: of Nv.hich, -sus- 
pended during the summer and re- 
:stimed at virtually the, same pi^ce as 
when they shut shop. Thiat they are 
able to conimand 'constant support is, 
in itself j: indicative of the times. 

Third hpldoyerlr musical j is the 
■PQllies,'^ / . ; getting impp^^n.t .coin, 
.^llhat means ..there .'. , .11 money, 
shows on tbe list iSew hit musicals 
are ^White Horse Inii' and 'Red,'; Hot 
and , Blue,' . a.liso .the l?'.Oyly Cartes 
With Gilbert and .Sullivan presentar 
tipns. .Straight Show hits are: 'To- 
night at 8.30' (arrived /last weelc); 
-^'Tovatich^ 'Stage Door,' 'Hamlet' 
(Gielgud) and 'Reflected lory.- 
Other ■ holdover shows might . be 
added, such as 'Dead End,' 'Boy 
Meets Qirl' and the long-staying 
'Tobacco Road,' all operating to 
■ profit, although" on modiierate grosses, 
Also some of the more recent ar- 
rivals may turn in profitable en- 
gagements, while there ' sure to 
be some: hits among; the incomers 
slated fpr the next month or so. 

Draw of 'White Horse Ihh' is 
BJgnjficant. Spotted at io' City's 
Centesr theatre, the operetta turned 
ay^ay thousands Of customers last 
"weelyend. Last three perfbrmances 
of last week were sold biit soli in 
advance and the gross was" around 
$52,000. 



of 'Tonight at ,' 
.iNTbel Gb^yar^ playlets,, after the lim- 
ited; engagement Natipnal, 
U. 'Y.^ where/they opened labt we^^ 
is being consider^ Jphn.;C; VlTi}- 
•isort, wlib is niaking tlie pr^ 
It has b€«n definitely by 
Cowai^d that he will riot appear aitei 
the Broadway date is completed. Of-; 
fers for the Juse _Pf tHe playlets haVe 
been made, but it: is expected .that 
Coward will not release them except 
junder which will 

liiainei ..;;./"..... 

That will have. tp . : with casting 
:and the manner of presentation; Not 
known yet: Wjhether Gertrude LaW;- 
rence* would . consi ./playing oppo-. 
Site ranbther ica4 putside- New York; 
Cliftpn .Webb, who clps^d in. 'And 
Stars . Remai ' ' last Nweeki ^ is • meii- 
tipheid as. a i pbssi ility, although he 
has not yet been prbpositipned. 

That 'Tonight' cahnot be toured 
aS .is to profit \yas shpw.n- the* 
playlets were presented in BoistPn 
ihid Washington .. big money. It 
is a four'^car show and 19 musiGians 
jyere carried. Since all three* ills 
were' plfiyed,. the stagehands in each 
spot' had to 'rehearse handling the, 
settings .all week, w;hich rah up the 
operation cbsti there being 35 rnen 
in the creW. V 

, Understood that Cpward dislikes 
the idea of choosing three pr four 
playlets and touring them as a single 
.unit. Possible, however, thalt three 
different companies may, be formed 
fbr the road,, all under the 'Tonight' 
billing.^, 

FOUR DROP OUT 



rainciiscP,. Dep. 
irst I steps towards establSsh- 
"ment of what may become a per- 
manent tiieatre project Vsubsidized 
s by the government are. beiiig taken 
here by th^^^Unitedl Staites; Employ- 
merit Administratipn, w^ is busy 
wepdinig but many of the 270 iactors 
on the local FTP payroll who can- 
riot lay cli^im tb; being prpfessionals. 
. . All WPA employees ar(e being 
eailled in fpr indiyidual intei'viewis 
arifl their original > applications are 
getting a careful . . Thbse who 
cannot qualify ras' pros will be 
dropped from the payroliand trans- 
f ei^red to sbme other prbject. Where 
there is a (loubt as to the most suit- 
able-work for thp individual, he br 
she will be shifted to the Rehabili- 
tatipri Prpject.' 

i - Housecleaning is preliminary to 
the consolidatibn of the Oakland 
^nd San Francisco WPA theatre 
branches.. Starting tod^y (1) tiie 
250 : Oakland niiemberis , will make- 
tlaily trips tb San Franieiscb, where 
all rehearsals will be hel^. Govern- 
ment ■ iprovidirig ; transportatiori 
costs. . 



Four ^attractibris went off The 
Brbidway boards last . Saturday. In- 
clud^ed ■ . , . Helena,' Which was 
twice exterided at the. Lyceum after 
definitely announced to close. It 
pilayed eight; weeks ii. all. 
= 'And Stars Remain' Clpsed at the 
Guild^ where it had pilayed seVeri 
weeks to f rir bu^i 
, 'Double Duriimy,^' presented at the 
Gblderi, *Was takeri' off aft' r three 
rtiild weeks^ Sale' picture rights 
niaiy have gbtten shbv/ out of the red. 
• 'Forliidden MelPdy'. stopped at the 
NTeW Anisterdam after four Jbsiirig 
weieks. Musical's average, gross was 
arbiirid $9;500. 



'braculft* Again 

Baltimore, Dec. 1. 
Wee, who, five years ago, 
tPiufed a ^Dracula* company: thrPugh 
a onei-nite route of whistle-stops that 
lasted several seasons, is, contemplat- 
ing reViyirig the chiller. Still has a 
serviceable production jh the ware- 
house which he figures .can be used. 

Has written letters to flock of 
managers of ihdi asking 
What the bpys think. 

0.11116 Stranger,* ,coniec1y by 
Katherine Ililliker and: H, .ifi. Caldr 
weli, acquired by Bonflis & Somnes, 
new firm. Rehearsals to start soon. 



Current Road Shows 



• ' 'BibssoiAilirime,' Hanha, Cleve-i 
land. 

'Boy .Meets Girl,' Grand, TP- 
ppka, 29; Arcadia, Wichita, 30: 
travel, 1; Auditorium, Cplorado 
Spri 2; roadway, Denver, 

.^5,- ■•" 
■Boy Meets iGiri,^ Cumi 
itchburg,: Masg;, 30; New Pai-ai-. 
mountv Newport, 1 : Metropolitan^ 
Proyidenre, 2-3; Worcester, Wor- 
cester; 

'Call it .a .Vy/ rand, Chicago; 
'iChiiaren's Hoar/ Cass, De- 
it. 

,.*.<3 s-rcsprnderit. ■ 
..Shiiber':, 'Ncwai'k,, 

'Dead End,' Colpnial, Bpstbn. 
'End of,:Strinriicr' (Ina Claire). 
English, Iridianapplis, 30-1; Vic- 
; Dayt , .Cincinriatii 

'ii-st Li:dy' CTane ;'Cowl)i 
Hartmon; Cplumbvis, 50-2; Eng- 
lish.- Indiahiapplis. 3-5; . 

'Great Wa:Kz/ Auditorium. 
Memph.s, 50-1; High School, 
Little Rock. 2; Warners, Okla- 
homa Cil ', 5^4; Convention Hall, 
Tulsa, ' " ' ' 

'Lady Pcccious. Streairi/ 
mouth, Boston. , , 

•Lean I rig. on Letty' (Post 
Rpad), 'Selwyn, Chicago. 
.Monte Carlo altet. 
Opera House, Boston. 

^Mbon 'Over. Miilberry Sti^eet/ 
Locust, PhilR . 

'Mulatto/ Curran-, 




WiD Cost Nearly 




•Na;ughty 
Washi 



.Marietta,^ 



, Boston. 
•American, . 



;iglewPodj 



Huston), 



.tWalter 
0 use, Boston. 

i-ejudicf ,' •Para^ 
, 30; travel, 1; Or- 
bs: City;';., 
'..Piiai Quebec, 



mount, 
pheum, 

Ruth: 

2-3. 

•Scarid.'-.is,' Temple, irmi 
ham, ,30; Tivoli, Chattanooga, 
Ryman Aude.; Nashyille, 
Lyric, . Knoxville, 3; Memorial 
Aiide;, LoUisyille, 4-5.,' 

'Sbow ls On' (Beatrice Lillj 
Forrest, Philadelphi, 

•Tobaecp Boad/ 
more, 

'Waiting for Lefty,' 

rightbn Beach. 

'Windless Victory' (K, Cor- 
neli)i Nixon, Pittsburgh. 

'You Can't Take It With You/ 
Chestnut, Philadelphi 



Nobody Wants to Act 
.Benedict Arnold Role 

;Casting fbr the niale lead role of 
Benedict Arnold in 'Point of Honbr' 
has proven, so difficult that Casey & 
Little have!, (irppped the play. It was 
immediately picked up by Luther 
Greene.' 

Role is Allegedly a di icult orte to 
■portray and Casey .& Little Were urir 
able to interest any name ;actors in 
the Ji O.; Eiseriger-^Stephen Gluck 
opus.. .' Luther .Greenb: has cabled 
Basil isidney to take . the spy assi 
ment., .,;:'•; 

' During its stay with the former 
holders, Herbert Marshall, Maurice 
Eyans, Frank; Vospei: arid Lipriel At- 
will all tiirned it dpwn. 








■'4, 



jQuestipn of establishing a nii i-, 
HiUm. pfVjpip Weekly ; for. legit iactors 
and :eiiri)inating the $25 rate for 
juriiprsj or' drppping the miniriiuriis 
altogether, is still .a very live issue 
within Equity, proposal to .drpp^the 
lower minimuni Was tabled by the 
council twicei: but ' reported ybte to 
make .such, disposition ,; the plan 
was giyen/iricbrrectedly. 
:vlt is;, nbW coriceded by Equity execs 
that the ybte 'was virtually 50-5Q, 
alsp. th^t :tlie issue is. liable to be 
discussed by the council at any time.' 
If not, the minimurii 'riiatter .looks 
sure, of cr'bppirigiUp'at: the quarterly 
meeting dated ; pec. .I8^at the Astpri 
N, Y. . While some of the ipurilcil 
has yeered away fi-pm.' changing th^ 
mi imuros, • the . jgeneral- membership 
appears tb have .a' jdistirict aritipathy 
for the $25 ri^inimurii;. . . • ■ 

Some of . the' elder Equityites ^tiaye 
introduced . a .different , sfa^^ ;bn the 
jssucj. . They • pPirit out- that, iri . the 
good times of the legit theatre there 
.were plerity.'of players- who accepted 
rji i pa'rts • which . paile<jl Jfpr, $30. and 
.t35 weekly^: ; It would , seerii, there- 
f6r(i;" that th^ -;seriior.' m'embers who 
."Tct bit 'parts are getting rixbrp fthart 
formerly. , 

. That is -the principal- rea.sbri Wliy 
tH(B • courici t (decid ed -ib; give : full , ' - 
sideratiPri ,tb' the . issue, indications, 
are that; because -. some .managers 
would be expected, .tp engage aptbirs 
for lesir than $40 that level will be 
retained arid; if any change, lis iriade, 
the.' $25 : niiriimum bhly WiU be 
dro;p'-^d'." .• Some of the. council / was 
in favor rof adpptipn; along such .liipes/ 
^ffectiye Jjari. 1, while bthers airgUed 
that if the change is made it should 
not be dated until ;next season. . , 



h^ld 



Rite,' 



' went into re- 
hearsal for the. second time Monday 
•(30), . riiore thari; the 
time it was bri inally " started at the 
Marihattan Operi iHpUsie, , Y. All 
mariner of vcbncessions : 
but the mi^nag<?merit was 
strictly t»-the tules by; E<iuity 
result of last, seaspn's, fizzle;: 

ynderstppd the*;S;c6ttish 
which owns -the hpuse;vgaye up a; 
eiairii for rerital .losses about 
$75,000, under the ■ diiat prpmbtiori 
of Meyer W- Wei^siaX. iwrip . was as- 
sociated withr.'Fanchon : Marco in,' 
Jhe original deali ;;ari.d; Crosby piai 
around $170,000 has been raised: from, 
a' Itirge number : qf peippre, amounts/ 
runriing.;:frbirL $50^ 
: . Coi Was riot; actually ' p^ up 
the new backers,Y;but V the- 1 j»tter 
sigried V nbtes, .arid.^"^^ .'mbney yrsa- 
borrowed; from- ..a /p.rivate . banlc* 
Uridler 'tlie' .iiew . arrMgement the. 
fresh bacKersi of the loan 
through theni, ^rie^tb ibe 'pai , 
'Road's' earriings ;.be^pi;e the prigi . . 
backers are. takei* care ;bf " ,'if. and; 
When ail the riibnex is r'eftJnded^bbth^^^^ 
jgroUpis-^wiU; ^ 
equal lootirig.. , •;: 

>:;'.:Co|a Seiiip^ 
; *Rbad' : 'v^^ rifearlyl 
$500,000 wben it bpena, '.prerijie're ; 
being due shbrtly?;]?ejtbre Nw Year'i 
eve. Oirigiirijai investment was $270^-' 
06o, much of "It beinfe; spent iri re-.*, 
modeling thie theatre: arid installirig ' 
ri^w eMctriea Veqtiipirierit^ .Play .i« - 
bf a biblicsa q,ature, Max;jRe{n]iardt* 
again to .do the: staging;, being ;du* v 
b^clc -front tb^ Oc^ 
ment. ... '^'.-J. :•'• -V ' 

Weisgal post|ediai;salafy bond with:. 
Equity; but it iiiraS hPt accejpted until;'' 
he paid' bfl half a dozen'^'^ctprs pf , 
the original coriipariy ^ who, were not * 
]^Ui^ iriel*»b^rs at.thp time., .Spnie-.' - 
thing Pver $2,bOO W|^ involved. Wtari-^ 
agef p6id-$M50;Ta^ 
releases . f olf • the x balance due. . He'^ 
was also, tequired to pay off .on in- ' 
itiatibri- dues w; advance. Last sea-; 
spn i:o;;u^si wCTe 'iiiven to Equity .but , 
'riisver .paSi 

Last Wasbri,^ vW^ 
was paid'off, mbre than; $20,009 went/ 
to actors, in salaries arid reKesffsalr 
pay; There was^ nbf e^uigh, hbwi^ 
;eyerj:;tb;^t?ik^.:;Mi^ -V^-^^l^^^; 
.in fulL;- ^r. VS. 

Settings- ;bave..'.;been./ - and ,no„: ,. 
f resh^ delays>ri ^pad' are expecte^r 
now.. ■ 



Shows in Reliearsal 



and 



'Jane Eyr'e'— ^Theatre . CJUild, 

'The :|iternal Road'HCiaige 
Weissal,;' . ... 

* Aire ie'-'Richard AldricH. 
••Frcdcrica' (Rising Star') rr Shu- 
bDr ^ ;;■'. .;■ 

'bays, ,to Cpme*---Hcrrnan Shumliri. 

^The Women'-rrMax GPrdon. 
' 'TWO Mi-is; Csrrolls'— B. A; Mieyer . 
, /Hdlmeiies of Baker Street'— rEliza-^ 
beth Miele. ' 

'In tlie Bag'r^Mack Hilliard; 
it iAlong Little. bogle'r^Hammer^ 
stein and Dufor. v 

•Brother-IUi'-^eorge Abibott, 



Stern Gives Up 

Albany; pec;^ 

h , who i installed a stPck 

compahy :.i the Capitol Theatre in 
September, bias returned the lease 
to W. W, Farley, : owner, and the 
house is diarki Stern's policy was a 
weekly change of bill' o" recent New 
York., plays, principally comedies, 
with $1 tops. J 

Waller Huston is 
booked here pn' Dec. 
night: fetand befbre New 
iiig. 



I 



'Wallc-Up,' drama, by Martin ilpnes. 
Will be done by aulhor-prpducer 
Jones and Hepry Olmsted iri Jan- 
liai' 



Eflinljlaid Fully: 



, Management, ^ ^Forbidden lijel- ^ 
bdy'; debUrea thpire was-lrip. delay ' 
laying? the 8ala^r3rv^)f Carl- Brisson, ' 
DaiUiih player, who was in th*} leiad: r 
Being an alien, a percentage o* bia 
salary was 'deducted and- -paid'. t«r 
£quity as required tinder the rules^ ; 
Brisson got 1(1% oi the gross but ari 
oddity in the contract stipulated a; 
minimum . gijararitpe of $40 weekly; 
Percentage playei's:;: usually 
much larger guarantee. .. 

'Melody* closed at, the. New Ariis- 
terdam last Saturday (28). 



*Ali' Postpoiried 

Philip Dunnirig; has agai post- 
poned 'Bedtime for All 'Baba,'.. Date 
at the Lyceum;. where it was. slated 
to operi; this week, has,, been part* 
celled and the production placed i 
storage. Cbnsiderablie sctipt revislpri 
is regarded as nebe's^t^ry before 
BrQadway presfijita^lOQ* Heavy pro-, 
duction is ^estimated haying" 
about $50,000. 

'All Baba' ppened in New Haven, 
was brought back to.N. ;Y> for fuf-i 
ther rehearsal and sent to Wilming- 
ton late, last week, where it was de^ 
cided to fold. 



SCHANBERGER'S FLAY 

iBaltimore, Dec. 1. 
. Fred Schanberger, .Jr.; of a local 
family lorig identified ith theatre 
operation, has optioned a legit play 
'Color Blind' for proposed produc- 
tion in .N. Y. in- February. 

Piece wias penned" by Hen^r 
Rosendahl, author of couple ©C-; 
floppos Pf recent seasons, ' trip Girf 
arid 'Yesterday's Orchids.' 



64 



Wednesdayr Pecn^mber 2, 1936 




TONIGHT AT 8:30 

(FIRST SEBiES) 

Three pli^ylctq presented at National; 
N. y , Nov. 21. 30, by John C. Wllsoii: 
written by; Noel Coward; who is corstarred 
with Gertrude :La.wrence; stased- by Biithor; 
H.ia. top; topi ilrst night; second and 
Ihtrd series' pi-eirilered at (S.SO top; rcg> 
ular scal^. ^4.40. 

'Handis Across the Sea' 

Walters. . . , . . , . . . . . . , i .Moya Nngent 

Lady '. Maureen GUpIh . . . ^Qertrude- Lawrence 
Coiit, Peter Gilpin,. R.N.. . . . . ; .Noel Coward 

Lleiit. Com. Alastalr Corbett; It. N,. 

Edward UriderdoWn 
Mrs. ' Wadhurst; . . . Joyce .Carey 
Mr. Wadhurat, , . . . . .'AlaA .Webb 

iHn Burnham'. . . .-.> ..'. .Kenneth .C&rten 

Hon. Cialrc* Wedderbum.'...J6an Swlns'tead 
Major. Gosllngi....>. ...:^.Ahthbn}r peiiBsler 

^he Astoiiialijed Heart* 

Barbara Paber . ......... ; . . ; . Joyce- Cafey 

8u«tn SIrch; . ... ^ ..... . . . . , .Joan Swlhsteiad 

■Tim Verniey. ... . ii . ... * . 4; ; Anthony ... Peltssler 

'Ernest. : . ; . . . . ........ Edward. Underdowh 

Sir Reginald ili^'nchv... .. . . ,, .Alan'Webb 

Leonora Vail. , . . . ,■. . .'Gertrude Lawrence' 
.Christian' Faber. . . ,;. .; , .1;. . . . .Noel Coward 



;.*Be'd::^elipe.rs'' 
Lily Pepper; .Qertrnde Lawrence 
George Pepper, . . . , > ; . 4 , , . , . . . .NOiftl Coward. 

AK« . .'..;..'.;......'••.••«'• . ..Kenneth Carteh 

^rt Behtley , . .... , . . Anthoiiy Pellssler 

Mr.. Edwards, r I .......... . . ... vAlan Webb 

Afat>el Grace. . . . . . ... . .'.'.Jojrce Carey 



:Noel Coward, with his flock of hine: 
.. 1>layliets; ' deliviering what will 
probably be rated the -season's most 
uhiqtie dlvetsioii.' In three different 
bills^ eabh going on three diayS iand 
rbtatiiig, the shows should clean up 
during the 12 weeks of the bookied 
time» which will, probably, be ex- 
t^ended;..: 

^England's No. 1 actor-author-di- 
tector has ^sortly modUlatecl the 
pace- of all three bills-'-^mecly, 
drath4 and^ a daiah of song and dance 
.in the r^ective playlets. For the 
:^lngle purpose of supplyihg;.ace per- 
formances, he has 19 men in the 
orchestra pit, with comparatively 

^.little to do» and backstage there is a 
host of decjkhands. 
' To top the laiyout there Is Ger- 
trude Xawrence^ his co-star arid al- 
ti^ys a delight ; Combo stands but in< 
all playlets, regiardless of < the excel- 
lence of the supporting people. She 
i$ billed over him, a gesture that is 

jgniceftfl. Which term id iapplicable to 
theslim liondoner, 
./ Gdward wants; to leave 'em laiigh- 

; ing, one: of the . Tightest anjgles iii 

'iihow i^uisiiiesE^ 'a does.'- 
. . ^ands AiCFoss the Sea' is typical of . 

/ the- author's humor^ itnd it has a dash/ 
.of *Hay Feverr' oae of Coward's plays 
which never got over id the U. S. . It 
twits the t^etter cla^ English for 
their propensity to. snub be i^r 

, polite to those beneath their station. 
.■iJxi this skit Miss Lawrencii: is head 
woman;: She is a giddy titled persdh 
whom her friends call Piggie, a gad- 
about pronie to . go .strange places by 
p^rie^ A forced landiqg somewhat 
in the Far East broughT her hospi- 
tality: from two different resident 
Englisdi couples of the yokel type. 
When 0fte calls lipon her in London, 

-she forgets which pair it is, with 

. f»)mic results; 

♦Hands' is gay, wit^^ enjoyable 
nearly all thfe way. About , a third 
of the interlude is taken up in one- 

V jiided telephone chatter, mostly chtt- 
chit,. which, however; evokes many 
giggles.' OiiUy faiilt appears, to be 
that, while the pbotie talks are on, 
most of the cast jiist standi; about. 
Joyce Carey arid Allah Webb as the 
colonists and the angular Joan Wirir 

v.stead as Ihe principal iiisulter, are 
ehiel aids^ It is the best part the 
latter lias in the first series. 
. ' The Astoriished Heart.' based on a 
biblical expression, is the. dramatic 



portion of the, biU. In six par , but 
the same setting, the love affair of a 
noted psychiatrist with the once 
school chum of his wife-is portrayed; 
Barbara Faber knows -what is 'going 
on,, and suggests Chris go away with 
Leonora, the temptress, for a few 
months. He does, otit insists he loves 
Babbie better than , anyone in the 
world. 

They are iov^rS. for neiurly a year. 
His passion for Leonora is inordinate. 
He is jealous of her first husband and 
anyone else she had smiled upon. 
StUl he declares that, the basis of 
what he has learned is. QOt-. to be 
sure of anything ot anyone. So, 
while the wife is 'treading water iri- 
deflnitely,' thie lovers, come to the 
parting of the ways. 

She. is weary of His questiohs, and 
in a heated scene she admits she no 
longer' loves the riian. Of his sor- 
rows he feels most keenly the> fact 
that he no longer .knows how to 
laugh. Drama is effective.. Chief 
support: credit is : accorded Joyce 
Carey as Barbara^ 

Final skit has the two stars at the 
farthest extriemity of stage perfbrin- 
ahce; appearing as the two 'Red Pep- 
pers,' a third-riate British song aind 
danc^ team.:. On first in one as tWo 
gobs singing 'Has Anybody Seen Our 
Ship?' plus ; some hoofing, the lot^le 
being a provincial music hall. There 
are gags between the .Verses, such as 
•Who was that lady I saw you with 
last riight?' . 

Into full stage,; and there is a dress- 
ing room scene witti .the Peppers, 
wed about a dbzeri years and quar- 
reling over a little cxrdr on Lily's 
part Dialog is funny and so is the 
stripping bif especially on Miss 
Lawrence's part - Orchestra leader 
comes in and the cti]uple unite to 
bawl him but Then the manager 
enters, and they tell hini off, too; 
Having chaiiged to white ties arid 
tails, they just manage ^tb nuUce the 
entrance for the second number, 
*Men About Town.' Leader gets huink 
by balling: up the tempo So much 
that the team's routine goes haywire 
and' they. Call for. the curtairi... 

Skit is a: bit of fooUng by smart 
players: in fact, the whole, evening is 
oiie of smartness.' Ibee. 



(SECOND SEBIES) 

*We Were Dancini^ 

Comedy t in two acenes and aong . 6t saime 
name.. ■•, \ .■ 

Ippaga .|Cennetfa Catten 

George DaYlea:.,.^.., .. ^Edward Underdowh 
Cva Blake. ^ ........ . . . . ..Moya^ Nugent 

Louise Chatteris . .Gertrude Lawrence 
Karl Sandys; , ... .; .... . . i . ... .Noel Cowalrd 

Clara Bethel . ; , . i. . .. ., Joyce . Carey 

Hubert Chj»rt ,..;.i.4....;;^. Alan Webb. 

Major, lakei.. .....,;.... Anthony Pellssler 



Turned Oak' 

.'Unplcaaant comedy*' In two scenes. 
Dbcls Gow......<.l.;i.'...6erlrilde' Lawrence 

Mrs. .Rockett' (her mother) •.;..JoyQe Carey 

rGIsIe ;v. . .:: , .'. .Moya .Nugent. 

•,-(dBU.utU<»r of . Doris and Henry GoW) ■ • ■:■ 
Henry :Gow...',. Noel Coward 



'Shadow Play' 

Eplso.ilc 'Playlet with music (three sonio,'. 
'Then, '.' /You Wert -There' and 'Plsiy,. Or-^ 
chestra, Play*); iluslqal director, ;Jdlui' 
McMan.us..:- 

Lisna. V i . ^ . .Moya . Nugint 
Victoria Gay forth..... '..Gertrude Lawrence 
Martha Cunningham; . . .Joyce Carey 
Simoti Gnyforth. Noel Coward 
Hoago (Drcpaor).,. Kenneth Carten 
A;Toung Alan. . . . . , , . ; . . . Anthony Pellssler 

Georee GunJiinBham. .. ...Alan W«bb 

Sybil Heaton; .Joan Swlnstead 
Michael Doyle. ... ; . . , , .Edward .Underdown 



Second sei;es ot three Noel Cow- 
ard playlets with Gertrude: Lawrence 
splitting 'marquee honors, is the bet- 
ter of the first two; At this writing 



1 




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OUR 




will sciye you money / 




another Vaiuety reviewer has yet tb 
.catch .tli^ third «e)quience of playlets. 

Succession of V'We Wfete Dancing,' 
'Fumed Oak' and 'Shadow Play' cer- 
tainly evidences the group's arid the 
stars' versatility tO the utmost 

Just to prove that alTs riot fair in 
Mayf air, best of the second three- 
soriie is a drab> English Version of 
Caspar Milquetoast set in a prole- 
tarian south Loridon household, with 
Coward as the bespectacled, droop- 
moustached head Of a family which 
has been browbeating him for 15 
years. All this 'time h.e has been 
nursing a bitter {^dge against the 
drudgery of life, made so through his 
having been tricked into marriage in 
the first place. He jftnally turns on 
his shrewish wife; : the brat of a 
child who is no mutual light bf love 
to either of 'em; and his mother-in- 
law, a biting, complaining , wench, 
utterly lacking in sympathy. 

In this, Miss Lawrence, frorii the 
elfin, firie songstress and daricer of 
:the first and third se^iuences, is a; 
drab monotone who virtually steals 
the. show from her co-star. But so 
it Was intended apparency, althoii^ 
Coward has his 'unpleasant, cbritedy' 
moments in his crisp, short, biting 
aipcusation^ against; 

'Shadow Play/ flioale: (third) playi 
le* of :the evening, is a macabre fan-, 
tasy of IMiss Lawrenee's paist I.ove- 
,li(e with a, Mayf air husband .she. 
adores but. wh6m she visualizes on 
the: verge of throwiiiif her over. 
Having .taken one too many Mor- 
pheus tablets, she sees in dream the 
caval(;ade of her meeting-in-ther 
moonlight their south-of-Italy 
hbriieyriioon, their pleasant existience 
thereafter uritU two somebodyelsies 
supposedly cotne into ^both their 
lives. With her, it's . a- dtfense 
mechahisrii; .with hirii, she;imagines, 
it's the real thiiig; Arid a$ their past 
is. re-eriacted in> sequence of some^ 
what mad, maciibre, episodic, :slight- 
ly fantastic shifts of scene, with 
placid arid exaggerated musical aic- 
companiment it makes tor: ah ar- 
restirij^ sequerice. Its sole shortcom- . 
ihg is that the episodic piarade migliL: 
have been ciirtailed .without di^- 
pating its values arid, if anythiiig, 
enhancing it via brevity* 

In this there's 'cdrking theme 
sorig, ^Youv Were : There,' which 
should catch On, with 'Then' and 
I'lay. Orcliestra, ■Play' asl two other 
coritribiitory musical ihterludes. Iri 
this also the .general versatility of 
the . Lawrence-^Coward .twain arid, 
troupe ritarirlest themselves to the 
fullest iri; a. range of arresting emo- 
tions.' Captiousness anerit Coward's, 
minor tenor may- be voiced, but it's 
more than offSet-by the general ef- 
fectiveness of his' writings arid his- 
trionics, So much so that he per- 
sonally almost achieves the ideal ^ro- 
mantic' illusion which he must know 
he's riot quite up tb. ■ 

As for the flirst 'We Were Daric- 
irig,' it, too, is well set :oy a theriie 
song, although, it's a tropical frag- 
ment set in a Samolo country club 
wheire . Miss Lawrence, married, to 
iariother, thinks she's, smitteri with 
hbr dancing partrier, Coward. Both 
so annbiirice it to her husband: :'E(ut 
when dawn bi-eaks ihey discover it's 
one of ..those moonstruck amorous at- 
tacks that fades fast with the sun- 
rise,- and so it ends; 

It shouldn't be forgotten that Moya 
Nugerit and Joyce Carey ^are prom- 
inerit. iri. support. Latter is otherwise 
known as Jay Mallory, whose play, 
.♦Sweet Aloes,'^ was • seeri briefly on . 
this side last season with F,veiyn 
Laye. •; Abet. 



(THIRD SEBIES) 

'Ways and Means' 

Comply In two scenes, 
Stella CartwrlRht. ; . . . . .Gertrude Lawrence 
Toby Cartwrlght. V. . .... . .Ndel Cow-tM 

Gaatori .-. .Kenneth - Cnvten 

Lord Chapworth...... Alan Webh 

Olive Moy^l-ltansome .Joan SwlrtsteaO 

Prlnce.s,M Klena Kra3slloff....Moyd Nugent 

Murdoch Antttonv PellssJer 

Nahny JAyce Cnirey 

Stevens .Edward Underdown 



'Siill Life' 



Play In v(>' scenes. 
liBUi-n - Jfsi.won. 
Myrtle TJa.irot........ 

Beryl Witei- ....v... 

Yciung Man.. 
Stanley. . .. . , 

Albert (iodUy... . 

Alec Hnrvey; . 
Bill 

Johiin'lp , 

Mildred- ,;.:...... 

Dolly e,s,<lt er. . . 



.Gertrude' Lawrenofi 
. '.\ ; i'. . . Joyce Ciirev 
. ... .'.Moya . Nui.ijent 
.Charles Peters 
. ; . '.Kenneth Corien 
1. Alan Webh 
,.'..'.■..-, Noel ebwni'd 
Edward t'nderdo.vn 
...Anthony Pollsjiler 
Betty Hriro 
,. ...Joan Swlnstead 



'Family 

Comedy, of mt^nners 
Jiisner ■ : Teot her ways. . 
Jane (his wiCc) » . . .\. . . 
Lfivlnia If.eatherwayis. 
RIchnn .Fen.t her ways. 
Hrtrrlet Winter....... 

Chnrlea \Vlh(er. ...;.; 

Hmlly V:0;ince; . 
Kdwanl Valiihgc. -. .. . . 

Burrows . . 



Album' 

to music, 

. ... . . . .Noiel ; Coward 

; ^Gertrude :Lawrenc.e 
. . . . ; , . . . Joyce' Cnroy 

; ward Underdown. 
. .-. . Joan: Swin.ttead 
.Anthoiiy I'ellsHier 
. . . . ... . . Moya' Nu.ifent 

...... Kenneth Cxrteii 

....;i...Alan Webb 



,. the third series of Coward 
ohe-acters, is the weakiest trio Of the 
threesome, although Britain's one- 
mari show business convindes again, 
iri these three playlets, that he is a 
versatile gerit His dialog is more 
precious thah Witty arid more , bril- 
liant thr;» intelligent but there is a 
godd sense of theatire most , of the 
way. He also acts arid sings arid, if 
his acting ■ only fair, arid if his 
singing voice is rather pipey, that, 
top, ; doesn't matter. After all,; the 
audience seems to fej^l; Mr. Coward 
IS pririiarily.an author and the rest 
— risn't 't just toQj too ducky of him 
to try .it, 

^Ways ^ Means,' first iteiri in 



this trib, is a fluffy comedy about 
iwr broken-down dilettan' ^ on tiie 
Rivibra. ' They're smant but they're 
penniless; and they don't know what 
to do about it FinaUy they catch a 
burglai in their bedroom at mght 
arrange a split of the profits with 
hum arid all is welL Some of Jhe 
best gags were tiised bn the old Gus 
Sim circuit but not quite aS tortU'r 
ously as here. . Gertrude Lawrence 
and Coward do mbstv of theb acting,;: 
and do it quite well. The roles suit 
them perfeetly; 

Second item is 'Still Life,' It's ari 
ambitious piece: in five scenes laid in 
a railroad station, tellirig of the love 
affair of a man and 4 vtrqman, .botn 
marrieJ, but not to each other. They 
meet in the waiting rbom eveiy 
Thursday arid tear' tb^mselves to 
pieces. It's highly "seritufleriitalized 
clap-trapi land perhaps the \«feakest 
playlet in th^ whole, ninfei For- 
tunately there is some^food troupirig 
in the background by Joyce Carey 
and Alan Webb. 

Third playlet, 'Family Albtun,* best 
of the everiing,.. is a - fia^er ; charming 
improvisation along ancient , lines.. 
Called a 'bomedy of hiariners,' it's a 
dress-up affair in the} style Of . the 
1860s; and tells about a large family 
gathered to split- the wealth of a 
just-died bid ty riant; . They celebrate 
by playing games arid flii^Kmit sbngs 
and looking Vreprbaehfal^;fat .each 
other in between each nip at the 
whisky bottle. . It's been done be- 
fbrci of course; this : story, i| hUh;- 
dted times, but it'js:. cleverly and 
charminglv told here With,: again, 
Miss Carey standing Out in the sup- 
porting cast. Miss Carey here; in 
fact takes: the whole play away 
from the two stars, mthough Go^rd 
does all the singing. There; are 
four or five nimibers here, all slight, 
with the be^t seeming to be lief^ 
Play a Tune on the Music Box* and 
'Princes and Pirlncesses.' Neither Is 
fated for popular appe^t The sets: 
by G. E. Calthrop are,^ as usual, 
attractive. Kou/; 

PREIAJDE tO^^^^^^ 

Comedy in three aicta (foiir . acenes) by 
wnuiani . McNalley, produced : 1)7 .Theatre. 
Gaild. Inc.. by arrangement with Cbnrles 
L. Wagner, at Guild theatre, .N,: T;,'. Nov. 
30, 'Sa. Staged by Phin> Moeller: Betting* 
and costumes^ Lee. Slmonson; ,93.80: top., ' 
CouhtesB Marie D'AeouIt. > , .Luclle Watson 

Adolph. • ..i ..-.'.''; ..... .Roland Uogue 

Coslma Liszt .vbh- Bulow. ...Miriam Battlsla 

Hans von Bulow .Mnitilel Bernard 
Richard Wagner. . .Wilfrid Lawson 
t&fathllde Wesenilonclc. , i . va Le' Oalllenne 
■Otto. Wesendbnck... .Leo Q. ' Carroll: 

Ma iwlna. £7chn6rr; .Beat Bober 
Ludwls Sehnorr;..;......,,.i .Arthi^r Gerry 

Minna Wrigner. . . .i.-... Evelyn Vnrden 

Gottfried. ... .;. , . . . . .. . . , „Henry Levin 

Puiported .to bie amorous .eDijsbde 
from the life of Richard Wagner 
during the period when he Viras. cre- 
ating 'Tristan und Isolde,' ariother 
play bt the biographical cycle, is of- 
fered as the second productiori oii 
the Theatre Guild's subscription 
season.'. 

. Handsoriieiy presented and expert- 
ly acted, play was rather coolly re- 
ceived by first nighters for the rja- 
sbn that the plot is insuffinierit in 
theatrical interest. Valiant efforts by 
the cast tb create intimate under- 
standing arid syrtipathy iri the char- 
acters, as drawn by the author, 
prove rather futile. It riiisses fire. 

Wagner is portrayed, as a petutarit 
childrlike and selfish artist, given to 
occasioniail uricQritrolled iits of anger, 
arid whose iemperament demands 
constant adula1;if>rii He is . h5<ras.sed 
by a iealbus and nagging, Wife dur- 
i the period . wheri every fiber of: 
his' genius is being exoended on his 
masterpiece. Inspiration for his 
work is derived frorii Mathilde 
' Wesendpnck. wife of his bsriefactor, 
who has established the composer's 
household: in. comfortable quarters 
pri his estate, in Swit?erland. 

That Wagner's . infatuation is se- 
verely platphic, and his attachriient 
to Mathilde quite above reproach, is 
emphasized, in the early scenes. 
Mme. Wagrier is . suspicious of riiisr 
conduct between the counle and her 
subsequent interferences ' iri their 
musical coUaboratibris and tempestu- 
ous baitirigs coristitute the greater 
Dprtion of the play's action. Since 
her convictions are unwarrarited; her 
constant carping Ori Wa.£tner's alleged 
infidelity finally eicaisberates the com- 
ooser, who escapes frbrii the torture 
by the simple, ejcnef^ient of walking 
out and leaving his Xaritippe behind. 

He should have left earlier. 

Not . even some. cleVerly arranged 
arid delightfully presented scerieis, 
during which excerpts from the Wag- 
neriah operas are played and sung 
both on and pff stai^e, aire adequate 
to lift the play out of its tedious 
bickering.- 

Cast o£ capable pliayers Was select- 
ed for the presentation. Wilfrid 
Lawson, who appeared here last, sea- 
son in 'Libel.' does hi<; utmost with 
the priricipal role. Eva Le Gal- 
lierine, back With the Theatre Guild 
after some years, looks, chamiing as 
thB: insDirational Mathilde, biit the 
part pff ers : her few PppPi,*tunities: 
Lucille. Watspn . contributes . orie . bf 
her usual excellent charjacterlzatiOns. 

Evelyn Varden as Minna Wagner, 
and Leo: G. Carroll as Otto Weseri- 
donck, make their parts stand Out. 
Although the role calls for rinost un- 
isympathetic response. Miss Varden 
plays the -shrew with proper and 
effective bitterness. 

Stage, settings and costuriiing by 
Lee Simonson are perfectly expoiited, 

FXxii, , 



mtSABROiU) 

Coinpkx^i^^irlu Docio 

(•Complex of Hfrs. Dodo^) 

Vienna, Nov. 20; 

Comedy In three acta by Alexander l^PKei 
■ aiid Alfred Gnienwald, preBented by kxk,- 

J^eutschds VolKetheater, Wov. 13, lao. 

directed by IDnUl O^yer, . ' 

Krs, 'DQdb Idlndrot. . .'. ; . . .Chrlntl Mard^yn 
■tjer-: liujd>Anil< • <> . •.<> . • • Jooet Rehberger 

iStatii ittttfrney*. . . > , • »^ .Gtfon yon jfordaq^ 
" Judge.* • • • ,:i V «« . '» .« ..'**» .Kurt : yon . Lessen 
; Walter. . . .;. . . . ; ......... , . ; ^ .Karl Ghmainii 



Thbugb not very new in plot, play 
i» -properly presented : and- well- 
played by; the members of the 
Deutsche • Volkstheater under the 
mauaeeri^ient bf pirektbr Beef. 
. Mrs. 1>odo, misunderstood married 
woman, writes herself Ibve letters 
andx senids.. herself flowers-^all in 
make-believe, that a man is . in Ipve 
rwith her. She travels With hei- hjus- 
:baiid to: the . Riviera. There Hans 
Olden dritins her rribm by mistake, 
Ser husband comes but Olden is jsi 
'gentleman.' He fakes a robbery 
and is sent 40: jail in order to Ssiye 
the hbnor of ;Dodo. 

Trial; the third act, lis hilarious at 
times. .Afooss;- 



LE 

('Pie Beddier') 

Parlsi Nov. 16. 

' Comedy In . four actn presented at L'Atelter 
theatre, -.Parldi, by Rog0r Vltrac;' directed 
by Cbarles Dullln; mualc, ' Georges ; AUrio; 
oostumesi SclUapajreUl. . . 
Loals-Toussatnt Lat^ssa^iie, . . ."M. Gorgltis 
FMncols LaoasBhgnff. ; . . . . . .M. Marthea 

Alice .LacasMicne.: ; .Hnio. VGabrlelle f^onlan. 
Ltaii.^ • . , I*. . . . k .-.'.-.llllei;;' Jeniiy .Burriay 

DeAli^ JourdjiH....,.UlK. Elieabeth: Gould 

J«Mi-fau| Jourdan. -ii ; Roger- Maklmo 
Xiamre' JoUrdan .;,v; Philippe Richard 
Oiarlotie Jotirdaii. .. . Nadlne llar«lano 

JAktbta* Parrliud ; . , i . i . . .;. .Lucien Arha'ud 
Henri Dupoht;»i;«. ....Regis Outln 

IC. ;BmUe...«..t't.,..>.<>.i..w'.. Henri Pons 
Tatave. . .;« . r. »Bdmond Beauchamp 

H. Poumel;..i^t. Jacques Roiiaael 
U, Cbarbonnieir..;, . .Alfred Abohdaiice 
Brhest. . .\\\ ..«..'>. •'• • • • ■ '.« .Paul HIgonend 

Although amusing enough; with Its 
satirical slashes at the impbteht 
aspects of the French political Astern 
iand humarii nature in general, *Le 
Cariielot' Ibses riiuch of its own 
potericy and punch by dbvotirig the 
dialog tb a hear riioriblog by 
Georgius. \, ' :' 

Well-liked and respected as he Is 
for his 'ability, to animate . his audi- 
ence through a long music-hall 
icareer, Georgius has tob many lines 
tb carry .his listeriers . with "him; . . 

Virtually the entiire action bf this 
saitiric' comedy is hiSl;- Frorii his .first 
eritrarice as a peddler, thrbugh hi 
sicheming, slippery actioris tb becoriie ■ 
(Continued on page 66) 



Frisco 'Happen' Folds 

' Sari Francisco, Diec. i. 

^It Can*f Happen Here' clbsed at 
the Columbiiai Theatre on Saturday 
(28);. after a run of five weeks of 
the best biz this WPA house has 
had under the gbverriment regime; 

Sinclair Lewis drama . could have 
bpritiriued fbr severall mpre starizeis 
if it weren't ipr other hopkings. 

Two New WPi. Flays in SI. I*. 

San ,D!ec. i. : 

, The Devil Passes,' by Beriri Levy; 
will open at tlie Columbia theatre, 
WPA house .here, on' Dec. 22.. 
Everett Glass will direct 
"Take Ypur Choice,' an original 
iriiisical satire co-aiithbred by Ernst 
Bacbri, Phil Mathias . and Raisch. 
Stbll, operis at the Columbia tbriibf- 
rbw (2). 



ENGAGEMENTS 

.Cyril Scott, Helen Chandler, 
Cecilia Loftiis,. Conway Wingfleld. 
Don Dillaway. Stuart Casey, Ray- 
mond Bramley, . Bea . Graham, 
Hblmses of Baker Street* 

Ruth Lee, Reed'McGlelland* Toni 
Lee. Charles Latorre, Heriry Antrim, 
Starr Jones, Aritonio Rossito^ 'In the 
Bag.' ' • ■ 

John Hoysiradt, Lebriore Harris, 
Marjorie Mitchell, Frarices. Starr, 
*Two Mrs. Carrols,' 

Robert Harris, ^Aged 26.' 

Florence Meyer, Anthony Blair, 
Eric Wollencbtt, John tJpman; John 
EUot Alexander Frank, 'Lternal 
Road.' 

Louis Sori Catheri Proctor, 
Mary H, Harrison, Haris Roberts, 
Marion Willis, Arthur Sachs, Walter 
Weeks, Francetta MaUoy, 'Git Along 
' Dogie.^ 




'■WW 



Jtt^tB^j,, Jiteeaher i, 1936 



LEC I Y I MATE 



VARIETY 



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Fhiladeljahi , Dec; . 

Rousinfi; business marked Thanks 
giving -week in Philly's few re'main- 
fiig legit bouses. With th6 Army- 
Wavy game jtist two days alter the 
holiday, there was hardly a break, in 
: ttie streak of improved box-offliee 
activity.' . y-- 

Leader wias 'The Show Is On,' hig 
new revue at the Forrest. With a 
regular f3«50 top boosted to $4 on 
Tluuiksgivihg' and again Saturday, it 
eoared to a rousing $34,500. Only 
the opening night biz disappointed ai 
little, with Tuejsday also displaying 
a few downstairs vacancies. After 
that, it was capacity. 

. Another show to dick solidly was 
This Mad Whirl,' Mask and Wig 
Club show Which played the week at 
tiie New Locust theatre. First time 
jn U. of P. Club's history that one df 
Its shows play^ Thanksgiving week. 
' Easter has always been the tradi- 
tional date. . Also first time at the 
Locust, w)iich seats almost 1,500. Biz 
was tremeixddus, with capacity the 
rule at a $3 top, boosted for the holi-> 
day and' Saturday. Gross On the 
week reported at $25,000. ..Extended 
tour i£ plaimed by the Wiggefs dur- 
ing the Christmas holidays. 
'. Tirelude io- Exile,' Theatre Guild: 
tryout, wasn't the type of play to ap- 
.peal to holiday mobs, but tbe Fotum 
bad the Chestnut bought out Mon- 
day and Tuesday^ and the wedc's 
gross went to $15,500^ks74 cbn- 
tfdering, 

. ^baccd 'Itoad,V pla3n^ its second 
and flnu week of a return engage- 
ment at the Eriahger, also beheflted 
atroiiglyi ,with $8,500 reported at a 
'-'$li60' cCalc. ' 

' . Erluiier.is dark this week and has 
no 4)iQW in 'sight Loctist returns to 
popHpnced policy with 'Moon Over 
Mulberry Street* curriently. . 

Week's important opening ia 'You 
Can't Take It With You,' new Kauf-> 
man-Hart comedy being tried out 
for two weeks af the Chestnut. 
Eatlmaieii for tmsi Week 

rretade to Exile' (Chestnut. 2nd 
week). Guild's play about Richard 
Wagner was a little heavy for holi- 
day celebratbrs but gained its share 
at nice $15,900 on second Aireek. *You 
Can't Take It With You* this week. 

The Show b On* (Forrest, 1st 
VoekV First real wallojp of the sea- 
iiOn. "Fryout revue hit $34^500 witl\ a 
$3JS0 top and boosted scale Thursday 
and Saturday. Another week, then 
fThe Women,' he'w Max Gordon try- 
out. 

This Mad Whirl' (Locust), Mask 
and Wig Club show benefited greatly 
by 'Switdi from Easter to Thanks- 
giving. Midweek matinee only weak- 
ness; $25,000 was plenl^ good. 'Moon 
Oyer. Mulberry Street* this week 
marks return of pop-price- policy. 

Tobaeeo Boad' (Erlanger, 2nd 
week). Ended return engagement 
very well with $8,500 at a $1^0 top. 
■House goes dark. 



IniUTTO' EASES 
IX LEGIT TO FEDS 



Los Angeles, Dec. 1. 
' ,'Midatto* wound up two and a half 
weeks' .stay at the Biltmore last Sat- 
j»^y (28) and headed for San 
Francisco, where it is current at the 
Curran. Only one new Federal The- 
atre Project legit coming to town 
currently, 'East Is West* replacing 
'Old Aiitumh* at the MasOn.- 
Estlmate Last Week 
'Mvlatto,' Biltmori (D-1,656; $3.00) 
(3d-final week). Locals didn't evince 
much interest in this one and final 
stanza lucky to hit $3,500. House 
reopens Jan. 10 with 'Boy Meets 
Girl;' coming on from the east. 
WPA 

•EaiBt Is West,' Mason. New ar- 
rival debutted (1) for Customary 
xwo wcdcs 

'Purple b as Parple Does,* Hollyf^ 
wood Playhouse. Continuing to gar- 
ner little ;abOve average attendance 
and sticks untU (19 ). 

'It , Can't Blappen ,» Mayan, 
Propaganda opus is entering its final 
week unles strade durihg; next few 
days prompts another hOldovfer. 

'Class of t9,* Muisart.. Engagement, 
extended for another week, clos- 
ing (6). 



$16,000 Cii# 

,_. Cincinnati, Dec. 1. 

First Lady,* starring Jane CoWl, 

8 lied up approximately $16,000 at 
le Cox last week. 
Figure is the season's for 
touring legits here. 

ha $15,500, SlL 

_ St. Louis, Dec. 

End of Summer,' with Ina Claire, 
ended six nights at the American 
With; take of approximately $15,500, 
swell biz. >Night of Jan, 16' began 
wetek stand Sunday (29). 



SNOW HOLDS 'HOUR' 
TO 58,500, CINCY 

vClevelahd, Dec, 1. . 

'Children's. Hour' had to be satis- 
fled with $8,500 for six days: at the 
Hanna, -due to a . record, snow-fall 
and impassable streets. 

Just tci see whether localites were 
kicking about high legit tariffs, Man- 
ager Bill, Blair sliced ; them to $1.65 
top for matinees. Evening tax also 
was cut from $2.75 to $2.20. Policy 
seemedv to draw many who hadn't 
been patronizing, drama, but play 
was a bit too heavy for a holiday 
week. 

Katharine Cornell, who premiered 
her 'Wingless Victory' in Washinie- 
ton, is bringing it to the Hanna Dec. 
10. Advance sales Joir the three-day 
run are exceptioniffly high. 

Estimate for Ckst Week , 

'CUMreh's Honr.' Hanna (1,435; 
50c-$2.2(^); Did well at $8,500. de- 
spite weathier handicaps and weighty 
theme. v 





Pittsburgh; Dec. . 

Even holiday week; With special 
Turkey Day mat, couldn't pidl 'Night 
of Jan. 16' above $8,000 at Nixon. 
Hard to explain apatiiy of ,burg to 
courtroom, ineller. Novelty of pick- 
ing jury frbmi audience got plenty 
4Jf attention everywhere, notices 
without excepition were excellent 
and favorable word-of -mouth seemed 
to be; widespread... 

Kath Cornell is In currently with 
'Wingless Victory,* advance sale hav- 
ing been tremendous. Nixon gets 
'Call It a Day' Monday <7) as sixth 
and last subscription play, with Shu- 
berts bringing in 'Show Is Oh* fol- 
lowing week before Xmas week 
shutdown. Itll be house's first dark 
week since seasoh got under way. 
Estimate far Last Week 

<Nlglit of Jan. 16/ Nixon (2,100; 
$2415). Burg's been aiccustomed to a 
musical for its Thanksgiving week 
menu and gave cbiutroom meller go- 
by despite notices and good word- 
of-mouti>. About $8,000; Pretty bad. 

OP OPPOSISH HOLDS 
fM: TO 9G, DETROIT 

Detroit; Dec!" 1. 
With th$ San Carlo Opera Co. here 
for its annual, locals couldn't get 
steamed up oveir 'Pride and preju- 
dice' at the Cass last week. 

San Carlo's 10 days at the Wilson 
got plenty of patronage at $1.65 top. 

Currently at Cass is 'Children's 
Hour,' which opened week stand 
Sunday (29) at $2.20 top. 

Estimate for Last Week 
' "Pride and Prejodice,' Cass (1,400; 
$2.75 tep). JySt fair ^,000. 



'Scandals' l OG, Mempliis 
Wants Some More Sfews 



Memphis, Dec. 1.. 
George White's 'Scandals' grossed 
approximately $10,000 in two nights 
and .One matinee performance at the 
Orpheuhi last .week. M. A. Xiightman, 
of MaIco 'Fheatres, Inc., brought the 
show to Memphis. ' 

; A veteran .pictiiire theatre operator^ 
Lightman is dickering, for other road 
shows. 



'BOY-GIRL' $12,000, K. C. 

legit Season Starts Well, But Week 
Seems Too Long, a Stand 

Kansas City, Dec. 1. . 

'Boy Meets Girl' ushered in the 
legit season here, with a. seven-day 
stay , at the 2,i'5d^seat Orpheum, 
grossing approximately $12,000. Scale 
$2,20 top. 

While the start Was better than 
any season intro for several years« 
a , three-day enigagemerit seems the 
best policy here for legit. Play had 
plenty of stiff competish bucking the 
autiD show and two nights of Phil- 
hisirmonic concerts. Newspapers gave 
/it plenty of space and are trying 
hard to aid legit's success; 

Next In is 'Pride arid Prejudice,' 
starting a three-day run Thursday 
(3). with advance sale over that of 
*Boy Meets Girl/ .'Night of January 
16' gets a Week beginnirig DecJ 6 and 
^iFirst Lady^ three days starting 
Dec. 14. 



IbiieHa' $11,200 Balto 

Baltimorei,' Dee. . 

^Naughty Marietta' took , a good 
$11,200 at $222 top at Ford's last 
week. Opening night was poorest, 
with biz cascading right through 
the stanza on strength Of good no-^ 
,tices, and word of. mouth. 
: This - week house has . 'Tobacco 
noad' (Taylor Holmes) at $1;67 top. 
Piece played two weeks here last 
winter, getting $18,000 and $11,000 
on the sessions: Those weeks may 
have milked . the burg, because ad- 
vance is Slender for ti^e current en- 
gagement. 

EstlflUife for Last Week 

'Nanghty Marietta,' Ford's (1,988; 
$2.22). Harvested a happy $11,200. 
This week third- Visit of Tobacco 
Road' at cut-rate top of $1,67, 




Boston, Dec. .1. 

'Dead End' easily took the lead in 
its first wecik at the. Colonial and is 
booked for two. ot three more. 'New 
Faces' and 'Bby Meets Girl' both 
way off. Latter nnoved out of Piy- 
niouth Saturday (28) for one-night 
stands. 'Faiees' will Stay one niore: 
stands. 'Faces' will fold. Saturday (5 ) 
With no more touring. 
, 'Othello,' starrinjg Walter Huston; 
opened Opera House Monday (30) at 
$3.30 for' one /week. -Lady preciouis 
Streaitn' into the Plymouth for two 
weeks at $2.75. 

CojpIeV will hot open this season 
under John Craig's direction. Mary 
Young and Crali; in New York with 
hew plays 'tried out here and at their 
summer ^ theatre- in CenlervHle. 
Latter will open next summer, ac- 
cording to cui^reht plans. 

Gielgud's *Hamler due here for 
one week somietime after Christmas; 
'Blossom Time' booked for ShUbert 
Dec. 7; and 'Rising Star,? hew 
operetta, starring Dennis King 
scheduled for early January. 
Estimates for Last Week 

<Dead End' (Colonial; $2.75, 1st 
week). Hitting good pace and looks 
good for at least two more; $11,000 
for opoiing stanza. 

'Boy Meieta GlrF (Plymouth; $2.75, 
8th week). Dropped badly d^ite 
cut rates. Final week, $5,500. Ori i- 
hally booked for 14 weeks. 

'New Faces' (Shiibert; $3:30, 1st 
week): Sad $7,000; calls it a season 
on Saturday night. 

WPA 

It Can't Happer Here' (Repertory; 
55c, 5th week). Holding its own at 
$1,000. 





$2711111; WASH. 



Washington, Dec. 1. 

First Katharine Cornell premiere 
in Wiashingtbn ran up approximately 
$27,000 for eight performances in six 
days at $3.'30 top last week at 
National. Fact that .Cornell opened 
on Tuesday (24), instead of usual 
Monday, conceded to be only reason 
she di(hii't . bust house record of 
$31,000 set by Jeanne Eagles in 
'Rain.' S.R.O. sign was up every 
show, and plenty stood. 

Shubert revival of 'Naughty 
Marietta' is current week's occupant, 
with Beatrice Lille and Bert Lahr 
in 'The Show Is Oh' arriving Mon- 
day (7). 




,000 on First Seven 



'Tonight at 8;30' was rated a smash 
in Broadway ticket circles, despite 
the fact, that the bress 'was not (en- 
thusiastic over the first of this , triple 
bills. Although all of the Noel 
Coward' shows.- were figured by the: 
author to be evenly balanced, jt was 
indicated; that the.,se.cbnd trio, of 
playlets is tops. 

Coward bills topped $24i060 In the 
first seven performances, despite the 
fact that a goodly number of tick- 
ets went to the press. There .Were 
two: first and two .secOnd nights, arid 
a total of 408 tickets went to review- ' 
ers. First ni^ht list was 112 ducats, 
the third: premiere, being oh Monday 
(30).. "Tonight* drew capacity frOm 
the. start.': 

Last half of last weiek^ starting 
with Thanksgiving eve/ provied one 
of the :most ' prosperous theatre in- 
terludes in years. Mariagers^ and 
agency .people expressied satisfaction 
without reservation, except . that 
Broadway - could handle more new 
hits. 

'White Horse Inn' went to $32,000 
agairi and, because Of the Centeir's 
capacity, stands alone in point of 
gross. Regulair musical leader, 'Red, 
Hot and Blue/ had its best week 
with $32,000. It was capacity for the 
standouts, all drawing standees f r i 
the holiday^ on. 

'Three Men on a Horse' was not 
affected by the film's release, al- 
though, the two versions were op- 
posed for part Of the week. The holi- 
day rush .was on, however. ' . 

Two Hamlets still find Gielgud 
showing a distinctly better diraw. It 
went . over capacity. Leslie Howard 
announced < the final weeks for his 
'Hamlet.? 

D'Oyly Cartes have again extend- 
ed their engagement, which defi- 
nitely terminates Jan. 2. 

Only one show is diie next week, 
it being 'The Holmeses of Baker 
Street,' -booked into the Masquej 
However, 'Black Rhythm,' a colored 
revue, is slated for ttie Comedy. 
Following week (Dec., 12) the in-r 
comers are: 'You Can't Take It with 
YoUj' Lyceum' . (probable ); •' 'Brother^ 
Rat.' Biltmore; 'Days to Come,' Vari- 
derbilt, and 'In the Bag,* Belmont. 

Withdrawn last Saturday: 'St. 
Helena* (after two exterisions). Ly- 
ceum; And Stars Remain^,' Guild; 
'Double Dummy/ Giolden, and 'For- 
bidden Melody.* New Amsterdam. 

'And Stars Remain/ Guild. Closed 
Satui*day after Seven weeks; sub- 
scription coin and party patronage 
principally. 

'Black^imellght,' Mansfield :(4th 
week) (D-1,097; $3.30). Modest 
money, but getting class patronage; 
up somewhat last week, when gross 
was estimated at over $6,000. 

'Boy, Jfeeta Girl,' Cort (54th 
week) (C-1,059; $3.30). Figured good 
into, spring; long; run laugh show 
has been getting moderate grosses 
but operating to profit continuously; 
arOund $10,000 (Estimated last week. 

'Dead End/ Bielasco (58th week) 
(C-1,000; $3.30). Another of last sea- 
son's smashes . also aimed - throygh 
winter; likewise getting moderate 
business to profit; $9,000 last week. 

'Doable Dammy/ Golden. With- 
drawn Saturday after' playing three 
weeks for picture rights. 

'FelllcB,' Winter Garden (resumed 
eng.) (27th week) (R-1 .493; $3.85). 
Slated to move when 'Show Is On' 
arrives; , profitable business on re- 
sumed engagement, . with recent 
grosses $25,000 and more. 

'Forbidden Melody/ New Amster- 
dam. Closed Saturday after four 
red weeks; following attraction will 
be 'Othello/ starring Walter Hustori: 

'Hamlet/ Empire (8th week) (D 
1.096: $3.30). smash business, with 
the limit in standees late last week^ 
limit of engagement helping; two 




C!hicago, Dec. 

Only two shows in town, and. both 
doing whirlwind trade. New entry, 
'Leaning on Letty/ with Charlotte 
Greenwood, at the Selwyrt, got away 
to enthusiastic reaction apd a great 
build-up fi:om the reviewers. 

Other is 'Call It a Day' at the 
Grand as the fourth show, on the 
American' theatre Society season. 
Last week (its third in Chicago) was 
withbut ATS auspices. 

Nothing else slated for toWn until. 
.'First Lady' oh Christmas Night for 
the .Harris, and the possibility of 
'Ziegfeld Follies' for the Grand; also 
around the holidays. 

WPA has its musical entry, 'O^ 
Say, Can You Sing?' slated for to- 
night (Tuesday) at the Great North- 



ern was set back, although in ire 
hearsal since June. 

Estimates for Last Week 

'Call It a Day/ Grand (1,300; $2.75) 
(4th and final week)v Goes into a 
fourth; having done Well last week 
at around $15,000. 

'Leaning on Letty/ Selwyn (1,000; 
$2.75) (2d week). Charlotte Greeri- 
wood show, known last year as Tost 
Road,* looks' like a catch-Oni getting 
away on its opening' stanza to big 
$14,000. 

WPA 

It Can't Happen Here/ lackstonc. 
Sinclair Lewis show has caught on 
and is getting plierity of customers. 

'O, Say, Can You Sing?' Great 
Northern, First musical try for the 
WPA' theatre here postponed until 
next week. 



more weeks after this; 
for gross of $19,141. 

'Hamlet/ Ihiperial- (4th week) (D- 
1,463; $3.30). .Last weeks announced;, 
somewhat imjprovedi but not up to' 
expectations; around $14,000; ith 
Saturday matinee of $2,500. ' 

'Idiot's Delight/ Shubert (resumed 
eng.) (29th week) (G-1,387;. $3.30). 
Newer hits have not materially af- 
fected this one arid up over $22,000 
last week; bould stay all season. 

'johnny Johnson/ 44th St (3d 
week) (M-1,323;. $3.30); Grot around 
$8,000 oh first full . week; claimed 
satisfactory at pace. / 

'Matrimony Ffd/ Playhbuse (4th 
week) (D-878; $3.30). Did well last 
wieek, with takings of $9,000, but ad- 
vance sale indicates higher gross 
this weeki . i. ; , 

•On Your Toes/ , Majestic (34th 
week) ; (M-1,'717; $3 30). All musi- 
cals reaped: holiday trade and run 
musical went up over. $2O;0()O; should 
go through winter, as anticipated.. 

'Pre-Honeymoon,' Little (32d . 
week) (C-1,375; $3.30). House will 

Erobably get ainother attraction : soon;^ 
usiness .okay last week at better 
than $4,000, however. 

'Prelude To Exile/- Guild (Ist 
week) (D-914; $3.30). Pfesented by 
Theatre Guild; written, by: William . 
J. McNally; with well-kriowris 
cast, opened Monday. 

'Red, Hot and Bine/ Alvin (6th 
Week) (M-1.355; $4«40). Musical 
smash cleaning up; standees at most 
performances; , takings last week 
went to $32,000, 

*Bctlected Glory /^ Mbrosco (1 1th 
week) (CD-i,355; $3.30). Has ' set- 
tied down for a tiin; whUe not with 
leaders, dping sturdiisr business: last 
week estimated over $14,000. 

'Stage Door/ Music Box (7th 
week) (C-1,013; $3.30); Comedy hit 
looks good for . season;' capacity 
nearly all performances. ' with the 
gross close to $19,500 last week..: 

'St. Helena/: Lyceum. Finally, 
withdrawn Saturday after engage*' 
ment was extended twice; played 
eight weeks; couldn't make the 
grade. 

'Swing Tear Lady/ Booth (7th 
week) (C-704; $3.30)v Best money 
SO: far indicated last week, when 
gross was eistimated over ^,000; 
ture rights angled for. 

''2M Were Chosen/ 4801 St. (3d 
week). (D-969; ^.30). . New prdpa* 
ganda play drew light business: first 
full week estimated around $4,00^: 

Tonight at t:39/ National (2d 
week) (C-1.132; $4.40). Newest 
smash; Noel Coward playlets to>>','<ed 
$24,000 in seven peiiormances; slated 
for 12 wieeks.and looks a cinch for 
that period, .or longen 

The Caantry Wife/ MiUer (1st 
week) (C-944; $3.30). Presented by 
Gilbert Miller; revival of William 
Wycherly comedy, Which was re* 
cently shown in London; opened 
Tuesday. 

Three Men On a Horse/ Fulton 
(97th week) (Cr9l3; ;$2.20). Picture 
did not affect stage show up to Sat-, 
nrday and- gross of holdover quoted 
at $6,900. 

Tobacco Road/ Forrest (l.Wh 
week) (D-1,017; $1.65). Run dcama 
was rated oyer $6;500 last week and. 
continues to dean up, . 

'Tovarfch,' Plymouth (8th week) 
(CD-1.036; $3.30), Another smj":»i 
comedy; getting all the house . vMll 
hold and top agency demand; better 
than $21,500. . 

'Victoria' Bcgiaa/ roadhurst (re* 
.sumed ens.) (40th week) ID-^ti/i- 
$3.30). Went to «21.000 mark and 
still one of the be.<!t thin«?s on .the 
1^: should run into the spring 
period. 

'White Horse Dm.' GenW (tofh 
week) (Mr3.321: t'^M). Played to 
tumaway businesis Thahks'^i irttr 
thereafter Ipst week!s went 
close to. $52,000. 

BeVlvaii 
'Oyly: Carte Opera Co., Beck; 
another clean-up; Gilbert and Sulli- 
van group is bettering $20.'i'>0 
weekly right along: will stay till 
Jain. 2. with 'High Thbr' to follow. 

'Hedda ' Gabler/ Lorigacre: slated 
for road after next .weekt •moderate, 
busiriess here, but fi«»ured better on 
tour; $7,000 estirnated. . 

'■•WPA 

It Can't HaioDen Here/ Adeinhl 
and Majestic, Brooklyn: lobk.s like 
best draw of the. relief shows so far; 
55e top. 

'Horse Eats Hat/ 
this week. 

•Noah/ Lafayette,. Harlem; closed 
last Saturday. 



'MaiitleM2,000, Newark 

Newark, Dec. 1. 

Newark did not want Lynn Rigg's 
'Russet Mantle/ Title meant little 
and the play less. Shubert did the 
poorest week of the ■ season, just 
under $2,000. Curreht attraction is 
'Co-Respondent Unknown.'. 

Est'mate for Last Week 

'Russet Mantle/ Shubert (1,970; 
50-$1.50 ). Indifferently received by 
critips and poorly attended. NeMf 
low for the season, less than $2,0001 



VARiHTY 



WednesdAj, Diecember 2, 1936 



San FrancistQ Opera Ddcit> $25M 

lanon 





•■liOUgH estimates plaice. ejflcit 
■ ilittK^ annual SaiTFWnt^^ 
pper% " " , which ciosed.^ h^^ 
. Sjinday,. Nov. 22, betWeien !p20,00p 
and $25,p00. . This, loss, is libty oqlyJ 
less than was expected- but. . , is; 
h^rdiy^niWe, than half of last yeai;*s 
^ ^ilossl,' ' '^■^■■> ^ 

-wis. the:? hesV artiqtic^iliy; 
and flhahbially iih'tKe compariys hisf . 
torj^ accoi^liiil to ^P^^ -D. -Gpiiley, 
iz manager, , ; ! ,. 
With 17 perlorm^hces, a hew high; 
box office take for, the $ea^n 
was $220,000, which .wa$ 13 grand 
better than laist year* the best up to 

: - ^Hit tiitve-: 13^ pf !the 17 ip^rftfiTOancfes 
lver^ .si;bsoiute.siBlLr0uts/NT^ of the' 
repeafes,' 'Pie Wilkurfe^^ ;*Tristah 
jand Isolde,' were practically isold 

: 'out, (inly fe>^^,rbf the most expen- 
sive seats being iinoccujpied^ 'Carr 
ineh,' Which Was repeated at 'pop' 
prices; Nov*' 15 jin, honor of the bridge 
celebration^ drew an jkudiehbe ocr 

V ciii^yang 85%. of the seat?. ' ; ' 

'.Fifist • of- the -Ring' operas, . 'Dps; 

. Rheingpld/^^ ; ivett yliai^t; ; (21)*. 

, which jpffrhaps: account^: ib^ .the -f ac| , 
thiit; ;it did not Vtare'^'isbi ^tU ai 
Otheirs^; At :tl^ 

.liotiise' waS: eipf^ " l"'"":':'^''''"-'-?" 

■ ; • iplrft .CHief f Ph^les . Breniian rt-' 

: 

;sitiiitde<» , fo^^ opeirsis : by ^iKakiiig^ 

opera V-ii)ss0cmtO^^^ setlr'."2pp. 
robiA tickets^^. : certain, 
' ittarkl^ are&s;^ jthl$^ Was only; 

half the 't^^ ttiinnaiber < of- standees 
.thexuistom^ry: jptl^e of If! was boost-; 

■:eA;to-$i:9pi.''; •■ 



Salpaggi jfi^^ 

Alfredo Salmaggl winds up his - 
Weelf 'season ait the » Hippodromei 
N.. Y., after^ this y:week|s program, 
prpductions' haye^-'o^^^^ 
week-ehds,^ generaiiy four ^ five 
perforxnances/, though some tiities aini 
extra- shQV?Vy?as 'l.ps^^^ in for good' 
■irneasUte^^iVv:^' ■ . 

Average; \^eekiy gate!, has ^^h-M" 
around . $9^p00v All- productions - have 
jbeen presented, at 



ConVedK . three Actsr by . Mary ;,^C:oyIe 
(,'haHe; aireated Michhol AriOrew Slane; 
sceiiery and coB^umei : Pancljb Ontes! « 
XJaker Feflernl Jphefltrc; Denver, Colo., Nov. 
27, 'M, tot 18 juertorumncefl. • • - 

Hftilon ms!lett.;r....... V.Albert Stet)n?M; 

Ktta Hrvzlelt... ii,....A,i?ele Bi^adroyd 

Janet .Gleoson'..,. iOlsa CosKrtfT 
Stella MaaJett, ,V.. . ; ; . . . . . ; . , Isabel Corbett 

Grace DoSher . i i .S . . , ^ . Beiiln h Quacltenbusji . 
CJrfrlce Eckley . . . ; , . . ' IJoro.tliy: Th{>r^e 
Orletta GleoBon . .-^.^ . i . .". . toretta Sanchez. 
HaiTy Gleaeonv.V;; • . . . .Bftrl Cooper. 

MuggBliB . . : ..... . . ...... i 1 . Kd ward. Sanchez 

Joe .LloyA . rookinyer 

lM(r», Me Duffy ; ; . .... ... . . , ;Kobcrta; LeMon 

•BUI l^ekley . . . . . . * . . . .'.Ernest . Roblneon 

"Cfqinmlsslonet ot'Safety . . ^ . . . .DIcK .Traoy ■ 

Sam ,. , . ... V. ... . . , j". . . .. ... . . . WlUIam Burt 

E. J.;. . i ; . . ;■. . . . . . .Arthur.. Foster. 

'Skeets-C/VVi.V".;' v.. Jerry Tmnerv 
McCafferty . . , .-..i.. . . . . . . ... . Al Bauer 

I*aVier Bey . .' Manley Lambert 

JfbHcemnn-.'".V;. ; .Delton Flambert 
■Chief of Police............ Tommy Mullftly 

--'li'aaies at Party:': Inhh GIlfTton^ .Graioei' 
; cCiimber^ D^nd Peggy Flemmlng. 






>''''-:li(M^ Alleles,: -De 

;U ;Leiiying^ est^ <>f ,;^000^ 'Hi 
ipist offaer fiy^ living childfent Mn^et' 

;l^i(:H(^ne^Sihum 
j^dJAtlyi' I^uieiEk^Ked;^ 

ilibi^^ ^ebUeige 
,»hiaU use it to j . worthy studeiits 
■ of WiJubisciV ■ Stipulated Heniy 
Sbhrnnaij^Helnk; ■liyirtg., ; HbUy- 
wobjdj .s^^^^ not .pMtticjpsiiUi inirthe 
est^W inasiiiuch a weti'pvp-' 

\:- vlded ' f or'threyibUsly; '■■'^ ['^^-^ ^''^ ■ 
^^.'Shi^Ileft'hejc^ 

j^t^s i^nd othi^r' like posSe^siofiS to 
ttfeiSihilhsbmari^In^ 

; '; ^epirge S(*;umianh;,<>l,thls; cl^^ 
:4i-to%TOT^ $54)0QU:>|tesldue is to: 
. b^ ^divided : aix^qini^^^^^^^ 
■:;..;Gyi\s;Qt4^eip2d[giveiirm^^ 

, ifchUmanh^Heitifc .; 

, MicKa- ^^hiiwn Has ^giied . with 
Hiaen^i^i'^^ Jones diy|sibn:o»f Cblum 
Contierts' ^exfeliteiye manage 
•ment beginning in JTuiie; 1937; , He, 
cpihpletes.-his cuijirent.' iXJ, . tour-lin' 
Minneapoiis. on' Die'Ct ianid 20," and 
::^-tl^n-':gbes-f6^the:--(Coas^^ ' , 
: ^i:, tie .em)bat'ks.:for: Japan, fthenj his 
■.flif«j\vjsit.>^ ;15 years' 

,, liulu ,Qn .Ded 

■■"iit ;hai1ier~;i^^^ ' '':^it^;. e?astjwai,rd 

. * V^He^-^wIt ;giy« 30 ep^^ 
V Japan; :stai;tin 

■|;-,: Vipli ist:^pianS.jtp '^^ n^'xt 

;^S!ummerv ^ 

1, Europ^ for ^eiigagerrtents ' in Scandir 
> havia,* f aneie, : Bnglaind , arid Nbrth 
^ Africau '"Hi^ hfeJtlj^. ISt'tPtir otjehiis on 
Jan. 1938, , / ■ 



0. 1 mmMi 



Philadelphia,: Dec. . 1.'; 
Paul "MThiteman. guest-batpnii>g 
Philadelphi Orchestra ; l^st Week? 
end (27-28), Waft yirtual sellout^ 
g^ossinig' about :|ll,0pa ' J ' Friday 
afteriibph' a^ mght coh- 

'c(titS4 ■ J!ha,Vs high tor season thiis 
-ttr^-. Orche^ra piKci . ^refused to 
.idis^lose iJeipibUnt ■ oi .M^liemM's 'fjs^ 

matid uhoflicial|y;he W^^^^ 

' 'Audieiices' al bp^ : conieiiS ''Wer^^^^ 

iioV only l«gest' of 'yoimg - seasibn, 

thUsiasm than in many mopns...Hefty 
^phtuse :fpUpwed ' lliihter' 'classical 
ttUmberSi' but Wheii V^Htemah gaVip 
*eini' 'Bhapsody . lii Blue'-; ihey lapped, 
' and 'tlaipped^fop^ iA^ 
! 'King's .MeiCi' , Elvjqng . pUt^ With 
beaucpup vpcalizing. ' i: ;whitemari .ba- 
tbhs. sympti grbup^ time tbr 

night in Hij>p, New.YPik, ^: 1^^ hid 
alsp • gU!Mtfi4 vy^ith • *eni. bef pte. but 
piily : in siuniifiet' concerts^ 

pa^ .^itemah's conceH nigh^ 
at the/HipifKidirome,. N. Y.;^ 'merged 
With ..the> Philadelphia .JSymphohy, 
WSs |or tie, beheflt. of Viiliam$ Cpi^ 
le^e, ;.y^h'eire- the 
of • cbhtempbiritheous musib ■ * 
doWed; ^'--ly -- ''' .."r 

:; New York ibcialite avis^ 
^hitemsa\esgUe.:'i(oUow plus the 
usUail. radio/ jaihdjiin-^^^ 
flirbs turned put en mass^ " 

10t AUtode PDeanbDia 
i^s the Bsdi^1)ancer 



WPA REVIEW 



ill « 



Periyer, Nbv. 28. 



>"'Pullihg the -besfgirbsses of any of 
the PWA pliays put on here to date, 
.?Me Third*^^ started bff with two sell- 
; puts and, as sppri as Wprd-bfrmouth 
•gets busy, ; seats are expected to be 
•„>at, a preniium. ■ i 
Based bri th^ preitiise 'that no man 
waints his away-frbitt^home:- sex life 
revealed, play; deals With the politi- 
cal and social arnbitions' of a middle^ 
class American family, with the .hus- 
band^' a lawyer running for pourity ' 
attbrhey; a socially ambitious sifter 
and mother^ With ■ hia . Wife dpmg 
^ost- of the hou^work, and; accord-- 
ing to the in-laiySl' lbVing it. i: r ; , , ; 
• Starts 'with huhby- announcing, to 
his family his, county attorney-ambi-f 
tiohs. Married Tsister, determineis' %o. 
stay; and help renltertaiii - to aidy l)is; 
icqmiyiiign ^.wad'^ 

As ner part she seciires "a mam frcn(n 
•the -state- fefbnriatoryk' M^id, . pre- 
vious to the sb joiirh at .the institiji,- 
tipiij-^ was.'^ca^br - in ;. bf/ithjp^ 
tpwn's^ hotels specializing ' in niaih-. 
iaihmg .women who sold- iiiforihiil 



i%na X(mipaiiie$ Take Rap 



Aftermath bf that broken-down piOno flascb inflicted upon Robert 
Gasadesys in si Louis a Week ago, is that Columbia Concerts, which 
- .itiainages the artist, is cbmpilihg all press stprieg on thp muif arid mail, 
in'g. thiem tp i^^ a Watnirig. NPthirig like it hais hap- 

peried iA' years, they claim.^^ ; 

On top^of this, most bf the class pianists under, pact are jittery now 
abput Using Strarige music boxes while touring. First it; appeared 
laughable, but then the serious angle CT^^ 
' Cassidesus has'alWays used a Steinway on the platfprm. 



Adanta bint!^ 0m ue Bumpsi 

%But Getting ^Eiii Ironed Out 



fbrmarice .and .spbaks in impeccable: 
Frerichi -f ■">,■, i' o -.r ' 
. . Henri Pons gets plenty of hilirity 
out of the part'of a* drunken bwrii in 
a bat arid more fun 'later as: a friend 
of Georgius. - Jenny Burnay turns, 
easily and eflicCtiveiy from softness 
to hardness as is the wont of a mis- 
tress arid, in the end, escapes , with 
Gebrglus-just .when he 4s about to 
be arrested for swindlingi Marthes 
make's an; lriipresslve/ :pot 
Whb'^t^rises to belleye Ws spu is a 
crPoki-:i^A-^r .. .r-'v -i'-.^: ^ - • 
; Hay :is ^smartly Stagedr Hugo.. 



Utsti)] 




.iSWcii^but Itinentry V 

' ' !i> ' ■■■■■ 
Itinbrary •; ' Glidys" SWarthout's 
cPncei-t tour, .which ;Pipens jn Duluthi 
Jan. 8, occupies the attentiPn of the 
,^filnitCOncert^ siriger • until early in 
'Apiril. ' MiSsl,$wiarthouti who 'is now 
in Washington, will yisit, Chicago bcr 
fore^ returnirig to . N, Y,, to spend 
Christhtias With her. husband, Frank 
Chapman.' 

List of her appearances fbllpwing 
the Ouluth engagement includes: 

Detrpit, Jari. 11; SPuth Bend; Jan. 
13; AtlantaV Jan. 16; Sayarinah^ Jan. 
18;: AsheVille, Jan. 20; Meriiphi^, Jan. 
23; Chicago, Jan. 26; Gary, Ind., Feb. 
28; Jamestown, N.. Y., iWarch 2; To- 
rprito, .March 4; Vp'ashirigtpri, D. C.. 
IWarch ;7i Boston, Marcfi 14^ Harris- 
tiitrg, April 5; ;arid Akron, AprU 6. i 



u.-.'r ■-' .:-,;rV ■>:-c»fektcb.;Ci;^.,:Ip^ . . 
v: Seribra 'Seled^d: JS^e;yiU^ "de Mariti- 
nizi 88; Wife pi t^\Spanisl^ '^^^ 
^uaii Martinez,' Is deaid. hc/« Pn^^^^^ 
riibnia! 6ariii,ng in!,the'.h]^ ^altitude 
<7,450. feet) irid' iagf^irist: thb> d^ 
orders when her hearV.was' y'.eak, she 
died; ifririiediately alt^r a. peiff orm- 
ance ait the TeatoT-Cine Alariiedd. .' 

TWp hours after the deaih the' qbm- 
pany.-iiad to ipa^^ an,' ^"igh't JjUs 
tiip ;.tp. Taniipicp to ' fllt-Merigilgerii'erit 
Whiib his Wife • lay In; , riipTtUaiy 
awaiting^furieral' arrarigieriients Mar 
-tine'z. carried: ion'.' Buriai' is to be iat 
Mpriterey near the American border. 
! .fcbriip'any 'isi due Into Guild theatre. 
New Ypiffc; diiring Christmas holi- 



: Jt&pli^neie Peer- to Direct 

■ ■ .|*hiladeli?hia,^D^ 
• • Viscp^rit Hidemaro Koribye,r jem- 
ber.. bf House , bf ' Peers- of impei^ial 
Diet , J^pan, Will ' baton pair - ot 
nuriiliers: at Beethoyen program for 
Philadelphia Orchestra cpricerts Jan.. 
22, 23. Concert will be secpiid in 
cycle pf six all-BeethPven programs 
arid ■ihcoi'pbratedSin gi-oup's regular 
symph 'seasp'k 

Kprioye ■ Coriductpr Tokyo 
Symphony Orches.tra ahd'""n'6fed 
cpmposer, one of. his Works* arratrige- 
ment ' of 'Etenraku* > having ijeeii 
played ' by Philiadelphia Orchestra; 
v.'ith Leopold Stokowski ^conducting, 
•last l5easbn.v ' / • • 



«ritertainriiept; to men. 
up When the - maid, - seeing 
■ husband,- exclaims 'Iriiiagirie. .^irig 
you ^ hete». Mr, Snilth.' Only his 
nariie is'-Hazlett..'.-. ',■ . r-' "■ 

; Maid phbhes- the hotel and Is told 
her boy /friend Wants, a hid^ut f^r 
a . chap 'who < is dodging the p^^ 
By reason of her club over Hazlett 
she has him t^en. on as -bouseraiaQ. 
He tiums out laiter to, be a mil- 
lionaire hiding' out: until, after elec- 
tion l^eeause'^hls mother insisted pin 
his -running for Mayor . St .Louis.-- 
. Hazlett almbst' iloses . the -nbritiriii^ 
tion ias /coUri^ attorney- but, at .;a 
party in his hotii$e, the riiaid recbg< 
riizes. the pari^ leaders as patrojp.s 
of hef former employer, and the riieh 
decide tb^ack-\ Hazlett iari^ kick ih' 
fbr. the 'Campaign, fund. . Maid der.^ 
:m'ands a 'cu'tr' • .-. 

Third ;aict: brings the various ele->. 
mentis tp; ji head^ Hard-working Wife 
is , .persiiaded to : go to |terib by the 
millionaire, the lawyer discovers I^e. 
has light' chance ,bt bein^ elected, 
arid{ the. niald : gees back to the irir 
stitutipri to cori)plete h'ei' tef brma- 
■tiPri.. -- ._' -V. , ' y"':- . 

Situatibris: de'mairidirig laughs, f rpiri 
the 'audience:- are: numerous," Al- 
though bpsbd pn acttiaV happenings 
in J>eriyer : sonie tiriie. ago,, the play 
is exicelleht stage: :materiai :for : any- 
^Sj^here; Humor is .based riot on|y. 
bri*^ 'philari'd'eririg. of . mirii • but bn the 
social amlb^itions .of the Hazlett. farp-. 
ily. r With a few cfiariges it Would 
be riiaterlal for -fllriiisr ; 

•Several of .the.^st. turn : in credit- 
able performances. Beulah Quackeri- 
bysh'.is. fr(fe":ari^;'eaSy:,as the ' ri>aid 
and' f phner :cashier.0f the Madame's 
hpteU Stella . Hazlett: is. pathetic- . as^ 
.the;,6verw6rked...Wife:.whb must run 
'the' house : on charge ^ accounts which 
are never .piaid up; Adele' Bradford 
is. hilarious as the socially .ambitious 
motherriri-laW; Lloyd . Brookriiyer 
convinces, as a crihiinal'dodgirig the 
law, and- is iust* as ' good When he 
turns: put to- be a wealthy heir; Ed* 
Ward and Loi;etta Sanchez, give prp- 
fessipnal performances, he as Brook- 
.meyer's^ pal, - arid she as the only 
yoiirigster, in the cast.: 

Play -has received, riiore publipity 
than any of the' Ipcal WPA efforts 
to date, being ;,written by a foriner 
newspaper --wbriian,- ..Mary- . Coyle 
Chase, whb used to work: on the 
' now def urict Times. Rose. ■ 



Melton on Home Grbuiids 

Atlanta, Dec. . ... 

Deep South has folloWed Jiames 
Melton's singing Career and his ap- 
pearance here toriight (Tuesday) in 
concert under the auspices of the 
Atlanta Womari's Club is expected to 
be a sjsUout. 

Melton is frbrii Mbuitrie, Ga.; and 
atterided the Uniyersity bf:. Georgia, 
where he was a member of the Glee 
Clid> and tootled his sax in a dance; 
band.. 



historrcal 
r ; Which' 

■ ariy 

■ '(.- 



Plays, A brdad 



JUE CiAMELOT 

(Contiriued fro-n pioige 64) 

the editor. pf a successful weekly ^alnd 
then a * Deputy— arid through all of 
that to make great riionetary galns^ 
Georgius is. the show. 

Seemingly the other members of 
:the cast are only introduced to fur- 
riish answers, : and . riot tbo many of 
them, tb; this, pop . coriiic's amusing 
discourses and; fUrriish background 
for his antics and pranks. These are 
fpllbwed with pleasure for a time, 
but four :: acts of'. mpnolbg becomes 
tireisome despite Vitraic's- pungent arid 
Witty; lines. 

;First among outstanding support 
performances Comes Elizalbeth Gould, 
young American actiress whp studied 
at the Conservatory here. As the 
secretary of Georgius when He is 
ruhning his . paper, and his Wife 
when he becbriies a deputy, she pre- 
isents' a chariningly balanced per- 



London, Kbv. 23. . ; 
laj^lh -three acta by Jbhathilii; 
... _ . - - - ,0^- charHis: 
Art* Ttiea- 

^ J6 ;pec(arE(i- 

anc^8^ i ettageii' 't>y' itiotaael lif^rtln-Hai;Y.<>^* 
Aphtdh ■ .\ .■:r; . . , . .''r.v. . . .fillzaMtU Maude. 

':X<Qrd Robe;t : i.v^p^..'. .Utohael Oaler^ 

Kdward.^' ... . . . i'." , .' ^ .'. i ; . '. . ,;T.bny :Wicfi:lMiin . 

.'Qu1<9 'of ' Soiiiejc^et;. .\,£, i . .Qedrge SklllaiC' 
Archblshoit ' Cra:nm«r. '.. .Earle Gtpy. 
Marquis :of cWlncb^sler, ^ ;-PaurFaiTen 
.Lord. Fe'inbroke. . .. ,'..'.'.'..' iBaalK qunard' 

Otike ot- Nbrthun>l?er)and.' .Fred 0'X>ion»v|iii 

Young author of this 'elB'brlhias a 
niiat . gift 'of character driawirigS; ' bvit 
has' failed: to 'inject' sufficient actiPn 
for a full blpoded play. 

$tb,ry is .based on the life of the 
orily -soil Pf Henry V^I,^. who . sue-; 
ceeded,^ii|tri tb the throne 
dt.the^age.bf 12-and 'died ft few years 
iat^r,. PiCcC; opens shbWing him;' as la^ 
bjright/bpy;, interested^: iri Tarisacking 
birdsv.riests, arid suddenly ccnftPrited 
by . the riilnifiterfi bl state witli' the 
anribuncem,ent that -jnis f aithCr U dead 
'and he. is now kiri^I He is Imtriedji-' 
iateiy; and ■ persisteritly: harassed by 
the mac|iinatioris .bf the ministers; 
arid , this coritinues throughout the 
three .'acts, lintil "the 'hifehiy-strung 
youth has hi$d his riCrves jangled tb 
a p^rit where it is .certairi :bis.c!nd is, 
Inuninent, ; 

It's just mbre 
biographical period' . 
dbepn't sipem likely t? - have 
'cbmriiercial appeal.' 
, While,. the "players seem to have 
Carried out the author's interitiori to 
a considerable r degree, the b.utstapd- 
ing -pert oi-mairifie-is' that of the: vourig' 
kin,i; • portrayed by Tbny, 
a H-year7Pld-\:b!py^ Wn.P'.pbssesses all 
the assiiriance'^airid aplomb b^'a stage 
veteran. :Despite thisc he never oricC. 
gives the 'iriipjressibri he iiT. anvthing 
:;but 'a- child^■;;;■;^■^■■; '-' J " Joto. 

(Cpritiriued from ,page 62) ; 
r|gb|t down, a^ain tb:decide bri it. life 
of leisure ; . Mr; De Pinria, who helped 
Pa'-Avith ,'the flrew.Prks, 'Wais Pnce the 
iceman 'at the hoiisie bUt: decided to. 
stay;' Essie, .thfe" daughter, studies! 
ballet daricirig;' Ed, ' her hUsbarid, 
likes the . xylophone and - ailsb has 'a 
printing-press iri the living roprii; I 
'. Take these characters,, plus a Col- 
ored: hired: man- whb is ' 'on .relieif,' 
and; can't taike a side job for nioriey 
because , .'the ^government WoUldri't 
like it,' plus a-Riissiari daricirig mas- 
ter . whose pet: f eriiark .is couched :• in 
typical American vernacular, plus a 
very : drunken actress : who: stumbles' 
iritb the plot for no- particular rea- 
sPn, plus .a^Hussian vGrand' Duchess 
working at Child's-r-Welli, that gives 
a rough idea of the faritastical • 
.sense of this Kaiifriian-Hart playl 

Iri anything bf this kind, the 
trouble is to malnta:in the pace of 
the. mad actipri. 'YPu Can't Take It 
with You' doesn't riiairitain. that pace 
: as it perhaois sliould biit, thanlts ]tP 
a swiell castvand Kaufrii.ari's ..shrewd 
sense of . stage values, -it succeeds 
better than most ' . 

A'uthPrs have only two really norr 
mal charactei;s, one daugliter pf the 
crazy Sycamore fariiily arid thp sbri 
pf the boss. Their love affair sup^ 
pliea whatever is serious in the plot. 
When the ybuhg mari brings his 
mbther and father intb the hurly- 
burly of the Sycamore household, 
trouble is bound to ensue— and does. 

Hart and Kaufriiari . have : been, 
wise eriough. in the third iaict-rthat 
danger point of all Wild farces like 
this-^to - insert a number of Sober 
and. serious touches. A Cbritinu- 
ance of the niitty stuff Would have 
been fatal. ' ; 
. Thev are aided by a corking per- 
fprmance by Henry Traverg :-as 



^ Atlanta, pec, 1; 

Ai!ter . being: tossed about on the 
horns - 0? , ; dilen)m.a some 
riibriths, Marvin; .McDoriald is about . . 
tb get put bf the Woods arid has 
Wbrked out a scheriie. whereby -he 
can " his AU-Star Concert , 
Series. Slatied tb bpCn . in fall, 
sCriies: was delayed' ; by failure ; bf 
city to icbmplete ireiniqidelirig of At-; 
lanta ' Auditprium,. a WPA ^nariCed 
piWjeCtv' ■ ■ ' ■ . 
V bij be^ng ?advis(Bd plaCe. Wpuld:be 
r^ady ' Jan. T; iSlcDoriipiid: shook 'up 
hla 'ScWdule, • ihade' few siibstir 
^^eris in alttiractipnii-'i^rid prepared 
to gei uridc^C: wi»y Jan, 16 With Nino 
Martini and Gladys" Swarthout , 
ibintv, recital, • Biit • if» [. audltpriuiri 
Work has mpyed, along at the pro^ 
verbisA inaiVi.'paCe arid McDonald 
.realized he didri't hay*.' * Chi 
manV Chance; tP . get. in , there, so 
m has .)iad to riiake -bther isrrarige- 
merits tb 'set his first three attracr 
tioris beiibre th? public, > 
. First he made a' deal with Lucas 
& Jenkins for their Cieorgla the- 
atre, which has brily 2,882 seats as 
compared < to' StOQO iat /auditorium. 
Then he contacted his artists and 
secured their: agteement to perform 
tWb successive -riigihts in Atlanta 
instead of . the ' appearance they 
had Tcbntfactedr; Lawrence. Tib- 
bett i^heduled for March 19, won^t 
be' able to stay; long enough to sing 
twice, sb;;Jphtt Charles fhprtias will 
pertbrni - the second night hi 
.stead. 

V rV'-'' obverfloW^'-PerforteattCM- 
.^In . betsyebri the:: opener arid Tib- 
feett i>e Basil . Ballet 

Russe . (sribstituting for La Argert- 
.tiria*s Hspanish -Ballet), Feb, 25?2ef. 
" The serie^'lnas always been , 
sellput ^andV^ adv^nice reiservati 
indicate it Will- be pgain this year, 
althbugh,.McE»5pna^^^^ 
tb Advance , hijs briglrial top a biick 
tp i^iai other'" sfeasori- ducats g^^^ 
for- $5 and |8 iristead of $4 apd. $7 
originallyv • to "view of .-heavy ad- 
vance siales, ftlcDbnald just hqid to 
do sbniething and belibyes he has 
fouridr the. aolutibri:: Artists he had 
tp deal' With'Tpiayed baill. with him 
arid didn't dbiible the' ; . on^ him 
for.. twb%'appearahce.sj .bu^^ accepted 
a reasbriable. increase fpfc the. extra 
woijk- invblv(Bdl,,'> ^ •, ''H: , ,. 
%Mcfibnald- -liixpects mpre head- 
aches- before "he gets thrpugh with 
this particular ^ series; but feielis that 
he Will be able to take 'em in stride 
after going thrpugh with what- 
already happened : to him. 
' Other attractions to be offered 
at' the .'auditor iurn iri the . ' 

■St. " Louis Symphony rchestf a, 
Vladimar Gbisclirijanri, . conductor; 
Albert SpaldinjS, violi ist-soloist, 
March 31. .•. . - . -. 

Philadelphia Symphony prchestra, 
Eugerie Ofriiaridy;: conducfbr (substi:^ 
tuting for ^erge. Rachmaniripff), 

April 21.. 

. Kirsten Fiagstad, May 1. 

Huniphrey-'Weidniani at Hipp .. 

. Doris Htirtiiphrey and .' Charles : 
Weidriiari plus an aiigmented group 
of 4^5 .'dancers will .i appeair at the 
Hippodrome: Jan. 15 iri" two new 
works - •With . .My Red - " ' and 
'Quest.' will bb: , given .their first N. 
Y. showing at this time, 
A $2.50 top for thisi prograni^ 



GrandpPp arid adpnirabie support by 
Jpsephine Hull as the mPthCr, Oscar 
Polk as the seirvarit and George To- 
bias as the mad Russiam. Mitzi Hajoz 
in. a bit is excellent Loiiise Piatt 
is' most attriactive,; but soriietimes 

artificial, as the heroine. 

If advance reports do not .take all 
the edge off 'You Can't Take It with 
You,' it stands as ^ood a chance as 
most coriipletely daffy plays— ^really, 
better becaiuse it's above the avev- 
age. It. rerixainsvpne of those thin.t^s 
that some people will howl over and. 
others will walk ut Pni Gonefal 
chances seeiri dubious. Waters, 



Wednesday, Deeember 2, 1936 



VARIICtY 



67 



Best Setters 



Best Sellers ter the week endinr Ney. 28, as reported py the 
Amieriom News C6^ Inc. 

'Gwe With the WindV;($3.00). ...By Margaret Mitchell 

•Drums Along the Mohawk' ($2.50) M, .... .By W. D. Ednionds 

^White Banners' <$2,50) . ..... ... . , ..... . . . ; , . .By Lloyd C. Douglas 

-'Yang and YJn' ($2.50) ..,.........,.i.........By Alice T. Hobari 

•APrayer for My Son' ($2.50) . i.... .......... .....By Hugh Walpole 

•Qr^ Mughter* :^$2.50) .. . .;, .v. .By iFarinie Hurst 

-Flctlea .'y' 

'An Anberieaii Doctor's Odyssey* ($3.50) Eiy Doctor Victor Cr; Heiser 
•Live Alone aiid. Like if ($1.50). ........ , , . . ^v. . . .By Marjorie Hillis 

'HiWB -Old Men' ($2.59... . .By Drew Pearson and Robett B. Allen 

*Wak* Up.«ihd Uve' ($^1.75):.. ....By Dorothea Brande 

*JI«n the Unknown' (^JSO) . ... .. . . . . . .By Alexis Carrell 

'The Wble' ;($3.75) mest Sutherland Bates 



BMttiifer Wlth'^ Hnr ; /Strike ISnds 
Newspaper Guiki strike at the 
Seattle Fost-Intelligencer was set 
tied Noy^ 26 by a signed: agreement 
reeotgnizing. the Guild and imme- 
diately'iollowed by the appointment 
of John BoetUger»:. son-ih>law of 
Presideiit Rcfoseyelt, tis ; publisher; 
Efforts on ith^ piarixtf Hearst to have 
Bc^ttiger, accept 1];ierpublis^^ 
prior to the |»ttlement. of the 15 

■'. week strike wire flatly ref use^i 
l%e strike of 36 editoi-ial em 
ploy^es, which was the in 
AihericaA journalistic history, was' 
called, oil Aug. . 13 fpUp^ing the dis- 
diarge of Eyerhirdt: A'^'^strong, 
drama. cHtic, an4. Frank Lynch, 
.photographer.. All demands tiave 

. heenygranted' and all • eiinployees : w:ill 
return ,to theif jobs Ayith thie excep- 
tion of, Xynch; and Annstrong, who 
have, agree^ have their cases 
settled- by the decision of the Na- 

: tipnal I^abor Relations Board; 

Agreement establishes a five-day, 
40^hour week, iand grantis substan 
tial increases to ialfnost every strikei', 
' Boettiger, the new publisher of the 
Seattle P-I, is 37- and hais Ibeeii as 
sisitant to Will Hays, head of the 

-Motion Picture Producers and Dis 
tributors since 1934. He was formerly 

~asst r chief the Chicago Tribts 
Wasiiihgtbn bureau, and began his 
career as' & .police reporter in ^Ghi 
cago. His wift, the former Anna 
Roosevelt - Dalli aiccompahies him- to 
Se^ttle^ and may write for the paper. 
Should she dp so, three members of 
the President's inomiediiaite f amily w^ 
be en . the Hearst payroll^ the thirds 
beiEig Elliott illoosevelt. Their 
mother, Mrs. Elinpr Roosevelt,' does 
her; 'My toay' cplumn lor the. IJ.I*. 
Qmdicate. ' 

' In .San Francisco, : Hearst's! .Ex* 
ahiiiier recognized the Guild's de- 
mands, las did the indepehdeiitly ipub- 
iished Chronicle. In New Yprki the 
mainagement .of the Journal has 
agreed to accept the Guild's demands 
by- Jdn. .1, guaranteeing a minimum 
of :^5.for reportleirs Of three years'^^ 
exper^ience.. The International New& 
Service went on a flve-d6y week, 
and the N. Y. American is exjpected 
to duplicate conditions at th^ Jour- 
Other. Hearst outfits ; in New 
York, sUich ias the Daily Mirror and 
Uhiyersal Service, are ipreparipg ne- 
gOtiatiOBS. Iii other shops improve- 
ments were noted. Many sidaries at 
the N. Y. Herald Tribinie "were 
raised, and the Chicago Times went 
oh a fivte-day. week N6v. 30. ' 

Tlie .Guild also worked out a con- 
tract with the N. Y. Daily News and 
with J, David Stern's Camden, 
N. J., Courier-Post. Ncigotiations 
were being' continued iii Pittsburgh 
at Hearst's SuniTeiegraph, with the 
Guild rejecting the oflfer made by 
the management ; as unsatisfactofy> 
Conferences afje being planned or 
OHltinued in Boston, Brockton, Mass., 
Detroit, Akron, East St.. Lduis, Oak- 
land, :Cal.i and Washington. 

Watson Saes « P for $25,000 

A libel suit for $25,000 damages 
has been st.:rted against Editor & 
Publisher by Morris VWatsdnj, vice-* 
. president :for wire service -group pf 
the American Newspaper Giiiid. 
Watson charges that the paper- 
printed 'a malicious libel' i i its is- 
sue of Oct. 31, which has (caused him 
to; be 'damaged in his reputation and 
is good name and credit as. a ni^ws- 
ipaper .'reporter .and in his business 
as such.' 

Following receipt of a letter from 
Morris Ernst, Watspri's attprhey, the 
mag .publisbed a correction.; in its 
issue of Nov. 14. 



AP'S Younecst Scribe 

Youngest accredited Associated 
Press correspondent -is Tim Keavy, 
age si soil pf Hubbard Keavy, 
Hpllywpod coverer the wire 

service. Lad. interviewed Shirley 
Ternplie ind reaped banher-lines 
and art spreads throughput the 
country, netting himself a fin.; Now 
he's writing copy oh Fred Barth- 
olomew, Jane Witherl and other 
Child thesps.. 



Autlrors^ Itlshts In France 

V.-,., ..V -Paris, Nov.- '25. - 
Authpr's rights and rpyalties stilt 
cause much bitter disbiissipn here. 
;; About fptir months ago; Jean Zay, 
Minister of National Education, gave 
biit the general lines of his reform 
bill on the subject. This new bill, 
which bring^! greater freedom and 
security .both to wrifers: tind editoirs, 
caused^ia chorus of howls ^nd coun- 
ter-howls. M^in rub was that Zay 
considered writing, whether litera- 
ture, music, or any other sort, a very 
special kihd of wbrk, which was 
being paid for in a Tery special way, 
tiiat way being royalties. In no case 
wei-e rpyalties to be interpreted ais 
a payment for sold .property. 

2^yvWa$ instantly' accused- Of put- 
ting intellectual and day laborers on: 
an ec[iial basis. Newspapers set iip 
inquiries,, the best being conducted 
by the Intransigeaiit. Ziiy's . answer 
to the stPrrn of criticism bias just 
been j&sued. 

First Zay reminds that He had 'the 
ppwjer to present the Chambers with 
a prpject of law conceived iafter the 
present manner of goVerhment. That 
id by establishing principles, to , ob- 
tain the y.Oto pf the Chambers, leav^ 
ihg Up. to; the minister the initiat^e 
of setting' up whatever decrees riec-- 
essary;' But he did not dP so. 

Then Zay Insists that everything 
has been carefully studied before 
being ^t up. 'The governing idea,' 
he stiates, 'was to. increase social se- 
curity^. There , was no intention of 
getting 'i^itors and writers to fight 
agaiiist each other. What I wanted 
to .establish was closer; collabdration 
of these two bodies.' * 

Summing, lip, Zay adds, 'I am glad: 
to see that inost . of the regulations 
contained in my project have been 
accepted almost unanimously, even 
by fhe .editors, especially where stage 
and screen adaptations' and transla^ 
tions are concerned. I don't think 
anybody had seriously questioned 
the juridical basis of my piroject;. 
that which defined' the nature -of au- 
thors* rights, considered as personal 
rights, the notion- of concession' su- : 
perseding that of personal property.' 
- Which is just- another way say- 
ing that the bill will bO'Pasi^d iyith- 
put many changes, if ■any« 

20th-Fox Bays 'Siiiiannali' 
'Suzannah,' which has the sub-title, 
of 'The Little Girl with the Mpuntie,' 
has been purchased by 2(Kh-Fox for 
Shirley Temple usage; It is a .first 
novel by Muriel Denison and at- 
tracted attention In literati circles. 
Repprted figure for the rights is 
$15,()00, deal having been sirranged 
by Nellie Stone. 

Story is published by Dodd, Mead 
and is in its third printing. Mrs. 
Denison. and her husband, Merrill, 
who has been commissioned tp write 
three bpoks by the same publishing 
house, . turned to writing about six 
months ago. They, are Canadians. 

N. T; Woman's . Idea* Quest 

Repprted that the New York 
Woman has appealed to city eds pf 
two of N. Y/s leading dailies for 
idea, icontribtitions by staff members. 
Mag is o£F^rihg a bounty of $5 for. 
any thought submitted.; 

Uhderstpod that the World-Tele t 
gram, one pf the reci ients, of the 
request, Wickered the appeal not 
wanting to, have staff pperations 
jskmmied by top much outride think- 
ing. 



Ibinaean's' Ltfe' {Spread 

No .such , spreaii wais ever • ^c- 
corded;'6Eipt£s Jiilfiit as that for 
Steven Jerome Hanagan (better 
knoy/h as Steve) in the ciirrent edi- 
tion, of Life, the second issue under 
the new layout. Three double 
trucks, . principally of pictures, in- 
diicate hp\V Hanagan has publicized 
Miami Beach. 



Lalts' Siesta West 

Jack Laiit, editpr of the New York 
Mirror, and his family are on the 
Coast for their annual reunion.. Witii 
him «ire Mrs. Lait, tiieir daughter; 
Mrs. Lois McCorniick; and George 
Lait, son, who is news ieditor of Uni- 
versal service. Jack, Jr.., works at 
20th-Fox studip. 

They'll return east around Jan. 1. 



Opt jh Toronto Merger 

ConsolidatiPn . 'if the Toronto Mail 
& Empire; Jiargest morning paper in 
Canada, With the Torbntp Globe 6n 
Nov. 21 has resulted in discard, of 
about 350 employees. Only a hand-: 
ful vpie taken cri by the Glbbe after 
the niergp;', The rest 'Ven 
one month's pay. . 

Result of the folding of the Mail 
&i Empire deprives the conseEvatives 
of a mornihg paper. ' GlPbe Is liberal 
iri its editbriial attitude. . 

Repoirts are 'hat a iiew morning 
daily may hi- started iii Tprpntp 
shortly. 



., New' .Gents'.'Max. ' 

Fahchon DevPe - Will bring biit' a 
mag titled. The . Bachielor, in Febru- 
ary. It , will aim for strictly, mas- 
culfne appeal,, slightly larger in f on- 
mat than The ITev Yorken, ' 

Editorial offices are in CircleVille, 
Ohio. 



■^R/ AV-N. t. GnUfle 
N Y. Central R. R, will publish a 
mpnthly pocket size ,Qng in timer 
table format beginning jaii l which 
will.be distributed free to aill pur- 
chasers, of tickets to N. Y. from 
points west of Albany. ■ I 

Mag vill; be titled The Guide. 
Editor 'is Louise Bascpm Barratt, 



To Write Abont Nit^rles 

Nils t; Granliind (NTG) Will db 
ai bppk .'for / Sinibn'^^ & Schtister on 
Broadway night life. 

A coUabprator wiU be assigned to. 
travel witii him for next few weeks, 
starting in Mohtreat 



Coronet's 3«0ifi|» Sale 

First isisue of Cprbhet, new David 
A. Smart publication, sold out its 
entire edition of 300,000 copies^ 

pint-sized miag will print 500;e00 
copies: in December. 



CHATTER 

Life mag will pay $5 a picture. 
Hesketh: Pearson has written a bio 
of Toih; Paine. 

. Hamish Hamilton in N. Y. from 
England iintil Xmas. 

Tom Compere; day city ed of N. Y. 
Herald^Trib, ogling^udlos. 

John Mason; Brown's -'hew book 
titled "The Art of . Playgoing.' 

Mary Hastings Bradley has sold 
her new novel, *Three ToiB;ether,' to 
Redbopk. , 

Sylvia Smith, dram ed of the 
Newark Ledger, dping ^ries 
articles, in Hblly wobd. 

Red N;ichbls, band leader, collab- 
ing with Mary Lyttbn, Britisher, bh 
a book on swing, music. 

Geoffrey Homes' , neW mystery 
novel, THe Body . Vfjks. Sm , Warm,!: 
will be jpublished by William Mor- 
row Co. ; 

Ken Stewart^ of the Lit, Digest 
staff, win leave there this month to 
jbin the News bf the Week dept. of 
the >. y. Time*^ ; 

Simon "& Schuster will, issue 'Aii 
Almanac lor New Yorkers In 1937,' 
first publication of the local Fed- ^ 
eral Writeris piroject. 

Frahklin P; Adams elected chair- 
mart of the Guild's Committee for 
Federal Writer's Publications, Inc. 
Mori-is- Ernest is treas. 

George Fort MiKon, owner of the 
ChattanPogia News, sailed forRuenps 
Aires as special adviser appointed by 

Secretary of State Hull< 

Ruth W, Dsyey, of Los Angeles, 
winner of joint contest conducted -by 
Junior Leiague and Story Mag. Story 
is titled 'End of the Day,' 

December issue of Esiquire banned; 
in England because of ia :piece about 
fictitious character named Simpson 
by George B,- Anderson. Article 
titled 'Populiar Young Matron.' 

Cornelius VanderbiU Jr.'s piece bh 
'ijiack; ights' in the class niteries, 
frPntpaged in a' recent. Variety, has 
■fetched him a commission frbm ''Lib- 
erty to expand it a bit for a ..;aig 
feature. 

Decision by . Wisconsin Supreme 
Court, ' which: heard Appeal. ' the 
Nieman ill contest,- expectbd short- 
ly. Nieman was fPiinder of Mil-wau- 
kee Journal. His will left $5,000,000 
to Harvard. 

'. Authors'. . League Bulleti which 
has' not been pub] ished si J uhe, 
1932, ■ resumed; publication., "a 
monthly with the Npverhber isisue; 
Luise Siiicpx. sec'y and ti'eas. of the 
League; is editor. 

rew Pearsbn, now- on a European, 
tour, yriU send back articles from 
abroad for u.se in .the. Washington 
cplumn; \V;hich is jointly written by 
ihim and Bob,, Allen for the N. Y. 
Mirror. Pearson recently married 
Luvie Mbpre and is on , his honey- 
moon. 







ilies 



. This dep^fimieni contain^ r^|^t|^ft^p^c«U'4i^»^ cs; pt^O^ 
Itshed during the tueek in the daily -papers (levai York, Chtcagp, 
San Ffaricisco, HoUyviood and London. - Variety takes tip credit for 
these ne\ios iieiiis; ea,ch has:ybeen Teivritten from a daily popevi 



: Lucille Malih|' widow of the late 
Jean Mialin, femme imp,, pleaded 
-guilty to . conducting a prostitution 
system.' Held; in;l^,50O bail to await 
sehteiibe; .which may run to. 30 yeiars, 

Mrsi. Bbhyan kur-Zh^he suing her 
husband, Massard Kur-Zhene, : fpr 
divorce, claiining he likes his wPmen 
ypung and wild: He leads an Arab 
band which has played the niteries 
■hei-e.. " '■ ■ ■ 

. Vina. Ypussey .si^ht back, home to 
OkiahPitia City last Week. ..after 'a 
Sulli*&an law . charge against her had 
beeii -quashed. Came-on. tb be a tap 
dancer and brought the guii aloiig^: 
for protection.; 

: ZaSii Fitts headed for Europe aiid 
a ' three'^icture engagement : -liast 
week. Her sables amazed the other 
women passengers. Got on the 
thiird-cabiri gangway, but they 
shoved her up.to her first-class suite.. 
- iClaire Liuce,.; dancer, held up the 
sailing of' the Normandie . ;last 
Wednesday .while she searched fpr 
some lost trunk keys. Fbiind them 
in her handbag, so .they -shoved' the 
ship oft 'Ibr PariSi 

Tabu on pics of - the Dionne quints 
thrown off in Canada by ;Ontarip 
Welfare %MihistryJ .; -Promised that 
U. Si newspapers cin lise photos- 
without restriction , in 1938 if the 
Canadian experiment succeeds. 
: . Rowland Stebbins has appealed to 
the Board of Taix Appeals to permit 
him to deduct 69,226 from his ih- 
cbme tax returns for '32, 33. Says 
that's what 'Red Planet' cbst>him. ; 

Ray Hendersbh. ;and Lew Brown 
get together s^ain to produce 'Yokel 
Boy Makeis Good.' .But someone, 
possibly Russell Crouse, will have to 
fix- the book firist. 

With -200 . Were Chbsen' pirPperly 
launched, its author E. P. Cohkle 
has gone back to his job at the Uni- 
versity of Ibwa. 

Virginia: Jones, strip tease dance^. 
in a local buirley show, arrested .with 
two men on a nai^cotics chairge by 
federal agents. Picked up in Jersf^ 
City on their way to Baltimore last 

Max Reinhacdt planning to inject 
John Barrymore into 'The Eternal 
Roiad^' with a small pari; for Elaine 
■Barrie. . ' . ' 

; Fire panic in a .CoialdaIe,..Pa., .picr 
tiire theatre seiit seven children -to 
me ho^ital Thanksgiving DaV. 
About 20 others niore pr less badly 
hurt . 

. Calling the case 'ia web of sicandal; 
■and blackmail,' a Toronto judge 
threiv out of court last week a plea 
to -prevent payment of ihbst of the 
$2,000,000 estate bf the last Ambrose 
Small to various cliarities: Plea was 
based oh an alleged' confession ias- 
sertedly written' by his' ividbw be- 
fore her death ' acknowledging she 
had killed, her husband. Justice' 
declared this to. be an unquestioned, 
forgery' in spite of handwriting 
experts. Small 'walked out of * is 
Grand Opera House, Toronto, in 191B 
and was neVer seen again. . : 

While ; the Maey parade tied up 
traffic in Broadway, Hearn's iRtore 
circUs gave> performances in Central 
and Prosppct parks. Show will run in 
the store until Christinas. 

Hazel. Ariel,, dancer, nearly cufio- 
cated during a performance at Dan- 
ville; V»M last week. . Seven-foot 
pyttion she wias .using in a snr.*-e; 
<Hince got.a grU> around her neck. 

Sonia Greenova, nite club singer, 
in court tb battle for her widow's 
share in; the estate: of the late Edgar 
S. Appleby. Two stepsons declare 
she was never' married to their far 
thcr. 

Actors' .Kitehen . ana Lounge, ah-, 
nounces it did hot clPse with the 
Actors' Dinner- Club. Still serving 
mealis at 229 West .48th Street, 

Application niade to N. Y. state de- 
partment tb iricorpprate the ..Will 
Rogers Memorial Fund..; '^o operate 
N. V. A. :n and exercise control 
over certain icemeterv proneriies in 
vicinity of N. Y;. Hearing Dec. .15. 

Dinner tp John Gipli^ud ' at the 
Players Sunday brought out some 
300 eiiests.; Speakers were Georgie 
Middleton. Walter Hampden, Otis 
Skinner, Sir Gerald Campljell, Brit- 
ish (Consul Generial, and the guest of 
honPr hirrjself. 

MbVement on foot to erect a statue- 
of MmCi Schumann-Hcink i one of 
the N. Y. parks. 

Gypsy. Rose Lee broke the Sunday, 
papers with the report she had been 
robbied of $25,000 worth of jewelry. 
Prefers to dP her own stripping. 

Mrs. Frankli D. Rbdsevelt saw 
'Wingless Victory' in Washington 
Friday night (27) and went back- 
stage tb cbngratUlate Miss Cornbll. 

Lotos club entertained the D'0,vly 
Carte troupe Sunday, nieh.t in: cele- 
bratibn of the W. S, Gilbert center 
nary. Two ybars ago they were 
similarly dined to cbmniemorate the 
55th anniversary of the club's dinnei'; 
to G. 8c S. 

Wbrthington Miner and not Gebtge 
Cukbr-will .stage 'Jane Eyre' for the 
Theatre Gu^ild. 

David Gibbrman. cbmmercial pho- 
tographer, in St. Vincent's hospital 



with a fractured skull. Fell 15 fei^t 
to the stage of' the Manhattan opera' 
house while taking pictures. ' 

Theresa Helbum disappointed, at 
the; small prbportion of comedies tti 
her Bureau of New Plays centest. 
Most are-either social or. historical.; 
, New Yflrfc Women's- Symphony 
oirch. gave tile' firist concert Of the 
seasjpn last night (Tuesday). Had 
to: ring in 10 men: -for. replacements. 

Models . of the " Art Students' 
League, N. Y., on strike for warm 
rooms in which to posie in the nude. : 
Say ttiey are frozen. And just ias a 
side line they want a raise to^l an 
hoiir. They're pieketihg, but not in 
tiieir -working clbthes: 

Road Co. of 'Boy Meets Girl* 
ivork but of Boston through a series 
of pne-nii^ters, mostly ' . towns 
that ihaVe liot seen, a . shbw' since 
'Uncle -rbm^s Clabi ' folded; 

Americiih Women's Association to i- 
hold: a dinner Sunday (5) at whicb 
representatavies from the theatre 
prize givers, can tell: what , each 
award is supposed to mean; John 
Mason Brown will' be to^istmastei-; 

'N.' Y. abo adds Some .monlceys- to 
its c^es.; Full grown but less th^d 
four inches Ibi^. 

Norman Bel Geddes frothy over . 
the report -he'll do interior decora^ 
tibn for the Blinskyis. 

Mrs. .^ Francis .J> Hplmes, grand- 
mother of Joan Pairiiia. ]piamond, 
three-year-old <ihild of Tom Dia- 
mond,, vaude actor, now in London, 
denied custody of ehild until the 
"fother can -retttm. Mb^Kr is fonner 
Frances 'de Uacy, curing at Saranac^ 
Child Temains with a friend bf the . 
father. "■■ , 

Pblice- campaign ' on <iar watehiers 
in theatre): area .after, motorist was. 
beaten ui> after contributing only a 
dime.: ■ " ,- ■;, ' 

tHansel and Gi<etel' first Met,, 
broadcast Aired Dec.' 24 as prelude 
to first Saturday sfab^ two day» later. 

'Napoleon the Fiisi^ shelved in- , 
definitely and Peter Lorree back to 
Coast.. 

Tobacco Road' topped 4hd,l<ight- 
nin" riecord Meiiiiday - ni|^t Only 
'Abie's Irish' Rose' remaiits^ to be 
-licked, ** 



Coast 



iBilly Paphe, former middleweight 
champion, shot liis e'st^ged wife to 
death and &tally wounded . himself 
Nov. 20 at Balbofr Islsndi, Cal.. after 
she had spumed his overtures for 
reeonciliatiwi. . F^)|«e^^a8 working 
as a beuneer in a -downtown L.- A. 
cafe.-. 

Ralph Dunn, screen actor, was 
badly iMaten 'Vilien he- accused three 
men vfiOk whom he :was playing 
cards of having marked deck. L. A. 
police nabbed «ne. 

June Lang and; Victor Orsattl, 
Hollywood agent, aniiouhced their 
engagement 

To tquare himself with PaisadenaL. 
audience, MsBc .Rabinbff, director of . 
Federal . Musir project announced 
that he will stage ^La T^aviata' for 
any charity . organization .'in . that 
town^^ -Opera: was called Oft two 
weeks age when .principals refused: 
to :go -on because, they bad 'not re- 
hearsed tpjcether. 

PelitioD IBed in, L: A. by Louis 
Freidlaiider, screen "director, askings 
name change to Lew Landers. 

Petition of guai^dianship of her 
16-year-oId daughter granted Gloria 
Swansdn in L. A. Girl, Issue of her 
marriage to H. K Sombom, latti 
owner of Brown Derby cafes, Is 
wesilthy in o-wh right and, according 
to actress* attorney, needs adult .aid 
in preserving her estate. 

Separation of Elizabeth Yoiing,, 
fbmter screen actress, and Joseph 
Mankiewicz, producer, announced in 
L. A. 

Rube Wolf, band leader, brdeired 
by L. A. court to pay Mrs. Gener 
vieve Schenck $309 for damage to 
hoiise she leased to him. 

Theory of murd<>r evblved by L. A* 
pblice in death of Reid RUssel, whp 
reportedly committed suicide Sept. 
23 on estate bf . GoUverneur - Mbrriif, 
Screen land ;inar writer, blew np. 

Suit fbir divorce filed , in L. A. by 
Bessie Love against William B. 
Hawks, brokef. Actress seeks CUS- : 
tody of two-year-old daughter. 

Raymond E.- Johnson cbnfessed td' 
murder of Midi Takbaka. Jajpanese 
hitery entertainer, according to L. A. 
pblice. 

. , Fbreman George Rochester of L. 
A. Grand : Jury was accused of shak- 
ing down dance hall owhei-s by Mrs. 
Clara Shelly, owner , of Tbwer Cafe, 
Hollywood. Her license was revoked 
as V result bf conviction for selling, 
liquor to minor.; 

• Mexicb City court upheld fine 
against Agua Calicnte iresort pf 700;- 
OOO pesos, fbr possession, of contra- 
band liaUoirs.. Public ; sale of resort 
will be ordered if fine isn't paid. 

Differencies betwebn Lili Damila 
and. Errol Flyh have been patchied 
up and coiiple will not go to divorce 
court. ^- 

Gecilia, daughter of Cecil De 
Mille, granted divorce, in L. Ai. Irpea 
Francis E. Calvin. 



VARIETY 



Wedilcsdayt: 0<5ocinber 2, 1936 




Mi . !rpd<i in^trom Chi. 

Pat Gasey returris tp the Cbast this 
■'weekv.^'- 

BUly Wblfsoh, the taUot^^ 
' nac' Ijake,. ^ 

Jial Horne in and put of town on 

i'uickie/cast. 
. Cheever Cowidi back 
from the Coast; - , 

•Harry (Republic Pictures) Giey's 

appehdiGitIs ©p.. ; 

W. Ray Johnston due back from 
-Hollywood next week. 

Anne Nichols pla^xing Coast 

- today, due back next week. 

V Duke : WeUington's^, fathier-in-law 
out of Germany and, oye;i: herie. 
^ Glga 'Kemphier ih - .Chieago for a 
fcouple of weeks aiid then to Canada. 

• Maurice Bergmian to Kansas City- 
^ on liiewS of his ttipther^ suddtip 
'' death.' ."!... 

r-.) ^uiius (BlutchX Std^i^/^^^ as- 
'vsistant ';hanager and:>" b.P. at ' 

- Hippodroinei: ' ■ J"')'-. 
-1^^ badielpr ^gain 

till- affter Christmas; libr^itta having- 
^1ipri^;tp;<3irialia^ , X. ■'.J-^'^-!';^ r i. 

'^wdieid,-'thi4;wMk;;.^v'!^v'"^ 

: ,r^ArthUr Lubbin: Universal (JirectPr,: 
i liere firoih vthe^ Cpasjfcifpf a shprt ya- 

• ca'tlph' and tp Ipbfc it plays. ; . 

•':r^v^ltfy KeUey, ;^pfy the mite 
i Hprde -Inn' ■ tiirje^s > departfttent, Ipst 

; ifether^ wl]iP fi'psid^sd in .Dela^ 

' Ptj^ Marctis ia and- oMt'fpr his ah- 
riii^l l»al»?c^3givihg get-tpgether with 
:his iaitffly ; in the 6astv Back to the 

;r : Sk^e*b£iU Imalc^ mphey for 

' jsome ,b!ars than- ;the bppze. As: high 
< 1% $^ per day in ' ibkeis^ h^f gPihg 
7:'ifi:mt^\a^^^ ,:■/;•■> v^- r-' - 
' '^imms v DMtante . phones . Jearme, 
lilis^ WeV; under 
■ tteatmeAt In the Hollywodil hospi- . 
;':'ialii,H6Uywood.."'::' . . ■ 

Hariidy • K^Uy . maneuvired ; a, Wrthi- 
'.: day ^ siMP*^ patty;, fpt Maurice: 
- "tenjjl^;- ilsb pf the Hayis office, 
^.qpfiday;;<2r)..\::r> 
'Chick £nd6r anci wiie have taken 
si^ Jt;*Mii?y^5<}iiit,;^ 
lte,*Fla,; for 6;,yacash ;befpre 

WItfix eoiitraictee; 
yesterday before 
vacation at 
. lter:f or)aii$f ^{W^ . 
:;>^iSjWWer llt^ideU;; st^ for 



canjiera, 



recpveritig froni 



fromi 



Paris 



ing 



' act with 
Jlrps. dpublin^ at 'the 
'Ypiing ; at' thi 






. Mwk: HeiJiinger 

i' :iiiiaih»in tu'iatge inanner- wiqi 

iny' " . took -the veil Saturday 

ti^^Wimiimd,^^^ 

itoati&riali :in • New:^> Y^^ 
,^.»g >toith<€oast^"M^ 
»s;;i3imm*i^*! ibtt t» prpppsitipn 

SiitdQs 'jGrlieaBon,'. .V- V ; i- 

. Jeronie .Zerbe;, photographer, gets 
eciuaV billihg with (Roger Steams, 
pianistj at ,St Moritz. ; Idea is to en- 
courage <$ast9idev^tronage.. Zerbe 
^ap$' (ielebs/for El Mp.rocftp rfegu 
' larly* •■• ' 

;Nick 'ip^g <vet headwaitet anid 
greeter aii the ttptel AstprVHunting 
^ Roooi). has a son, - Wendell, in his 
,flnja year; it; St. Jpha's law. fichoipl 
, Whp*s : ^0 quite; a sortgwriter> ?<3 
his stuff published ? • eveirthing. 



Siizaniie Solidor.-.ill, 
Harry Feifit to Berli 
J. W. Shillan in town. 
Irene Hilda to Brussels. 
Swift Bros, at the Alhambra. 
Myrna Loy and hubby arPund 
town... ., -'. 

Cm. Colleano. ripv 
Frencli-V : .-- V^ ' •••'I'" ' 
Dolly- At^eii planning 
her sister. 
Doi^nrionde 

Alhambra<: 
Bi-yant;' 
Paraniount.y. „ 
i Ddrothy Of istbul; doubling iat the 
fiaf • -taharim: ' • :V 

JijAv .Wil^eried- iris Itpr 

Monte. Cai^P^ ^V; ."' i' 

' libtii^'-^^ . and . Madeleine . .Oze^ 
ray ,at' Hatiy;is:^Bar. V v-:. ;,i;;.f 
;■ • MirfeUle . learninis tap at 
the Jack; Sec stfidid. . 
■ tydia- Vilfars and Paul Armaiid 
back from Madagasca5r.= , 

Sporting Club . d'HiVver at Mpnte 
Carlo opehinig. Dec. 22. ; 

Bernstein's Ti'Espbir' ('Hope*) re-- 
vived agairi at the Gyihnase. , j 
Ahdre^Marty -to. ap the stage set; 
tings fbir Mus$eV§ ♦Gharidelier/ i } 
Spanish baritone Celestiab Sarob? 
sang, at mass :fbr. La Argentina; . ; , 
Pierre •Sa'iidrini setting the show 
for the International Casi * N. 
: Riviera hbtcls, ^^bblish tippihj^, but 
have a 15% service chiirg^; instead 

of 10%. \ ^■:-:;;;:i ; " , tri;-'^: ::/-; 

' Josephine Baker Recording !Mian)i/ 
•Doudoii* and 'JfuitiS; d'Algier* fpr Cbf 
lumbSa. 

^ Jean Casspii, Jean. Cqicteau, Marl? 
anhe Oswald ^ihd Serg«f..'Li|ar telej". 
visioning. > .■^•y^K;i•i^-"V 

Jean-Pierre; ..Aum^Pnt -Jo Jbave .the 
ttiaW l^ad ill ^QUartier'N^fgre' C'N^gro 
,^uarte^^), • \:^i^:iMi-^^'^'''-t'^^^---'^ 
. Seriatbr Laurent'OSynae' ;npminated; 
Chief Aerbliaiitical I?^>^iate;^^p the 

1537:expo.^- , . 

> Rairhu. going'M ; tbhdon - for - thes 
male lead^^ ihr^'LavOhaste : Suzanne,' 
megged by. Berthpmi^u.,; . . V- 

JacqueS'< -.J^Pwau': supbivi^irtg s ^ ,r 
hi^arst^^ Pjt #(fliete?si .'Misahtbrppc^* 
at thie Gbimedie'Francaise. . ■]. 

' Jiuieh ifertheiau-.^kenr by Bourde;|i 
as .Assqciatev^' Gbrio^ Francaise; 
toi stiar. • i;<Tbe-jCh^h4;elier»': . | 

Delia, arid' ^BiUjr; Mack (Marqu^ 
aiid ''Mai?qijte<;te)> returning -to U. S. 
Dec^v 3i5::;j#Br successful.. F^ 



tons. Falls, Reading, and Royce, Rich i 
and Adair, and Gardner and Kane, j 
Biz has taken a nosedive a;round 
the dance halls in Sydney. * Troca- 
derb; once a highUghtt" is suffering 
now that its newness ha^Wprn off. 

Following on; the : very sudden J 
death of the Governor of New South 
Wales, theatrfe mankgements w^re 
informed officially that' they 
not close th^ir houses; 



burg. 

: .; l)usolina. Gianni 
Vr, *;Hans >I5fathan,: Be^li ; liiusic 

■critic, tb.N.;Y;, ..' ■.::;.'^r;;%:v 

H l^o. imore-jsijc^day bi grinds • iipL ] 
ttievFatherlarid;. ..•';'■ •...■;.,:;■ 
Elizabeth. Nikblska, Russian terppi?, 
at. the Beethoven.;" • T_'■.^: 
?CiBav«' !l3uaftfette: , here' from Pans 

GiaifbrnSan hoiiie fof »nS^. ^ ^ ^^""^ ^ 

little. -if 



Negro acts* have little. - if any, i 
chance of getting datfes 'here.- ; v 
Circus AJthoff: 'nPW?>playing in 
Bluniehf eld'^ building, Magdeburg. 
Fritz Kiotzsch, production chief of- 
'obis^Magna, iswitched to Bavaria; 
Lula ■ Mysii^Gmelrier celebrating 
her^4pthVimniv.ex^^ on the cpnfjert 

■ 'Ginai Cigna, over' frbrii Milahb to 
iing ait the Deutsche :Opera House in 
''Tosca/'" r ';"■-'■■''''■ ;■• 
- vMbzark operas Vti*ten by Lbrenzp 
da^Fbnte are td be rewritten by; an 
Aryan 'author.''' " 

Chaiiaie/ Hart, here from n; ?5P, pn 
a ?hunt -for ' attractions for; the 
Pier,s Atlantic City. , 
; Gifo&er Eahrt* (Oh the High 
HiWt); niusical by RaimOnd. passed 
the 100 mark at the Metropple.;.• 
'LaBt. Gigli film, vDu Bist Mein 
Glueck' (You . Are My Jby) (Ba- 
Varia)' current 60 lofal houses; 

Eiglity sppcial trains to the Doiii, 
iambUrg's carny^ with "the ..city 



ring ' Nils .Aslher - and June Clyde. 

AUred::5&lsi;ei?Jiir!B<pa^:;:c"^ ^..! 
iiithefs cbtleetirig^$36,000 fn lot taxes. I ;Lb»re,r Bernpfl imd" We^^ 
; Wolfgang ^be Bagger- ar^^ 

Soil Ufteif'thfeir^^ 



Ray -Veijiura . to. M>e ieaiin^ed vin 
'Les Gardiens: de : But'* ^(^0 
GoaUes'),.rto be megjgea by P*erre 

Coloiniibier.-^!;':Vi.;;\-"--:--^^:' r 
JaeqUes Rbuche has taken oh Mtne' 

Cbudivoiu^-DUval to sing as soeh as 

the Opera' js settled at the Champs 

Elysees: -theatre,";- r.!.;.;o>-\' 
Olive Ahdree,' of Aridree Trib, and 

At Samuel, of Samuel Bros./ setting 

Up a ismart panto; burlesque on mod'' 

erh Bolero dances.. ' 



Edwi , sird has tossed off a short 
vnitb' clUbsw;- V ' ' .."-v ' ' 
Art. Goldie -exhi iting liis . Wbod 
carvings at 'Brudno's galleries, 
'Lbuise Pitch is the only femme oii 

;;,-the entire Wrigley brbadcast sched- 

•■ ui^. - . \' 

" Marie Agnes Foley's Jack .and Jill 
layers doing' a prbdUtttiOn of .'Alad- 
in/; : 

Williaih Rosse p.a.'ing the annual 
I22d F.; A.^ Lancers' horse ;Show at the 
'.artaibryil. 

' Gairdner WilsPh in tbwn, while 
^: ,Dave Apollpn ducVs into; New Yprk 
fpr a Wai'neriBrPs. short. 
WPA show. 'O Sior.Can YpU Sing?' 
i which oi>ens Tuesday (Dec-. 1) at the 
I GreiEit Northern, has a c^st of 233. 
i V ■ Plaiy Wrights theatre considering a 
I ' couple " of, new plays: 'DetoUr,' by 
i Jbe 'Siivbrman, and 'ClaytPh Manpr,* 

Jack KearhS gbt tangled AUp. in 
that *L* wreck here last Week and 
came pjiit With a broken nbse and a 
cbuple of cuts bh the lips. ' 
. »^ill McAdams, former eity ed of 
v"^ :5foledb NewsrBee, has joined .Tom 
"S-^lzdale's p.a. office to specialize on 
Excelsior Springs, Mo., copy. 
' "; Harold Lee;, is music row's most 
Violent objector to the word 'song 
plugger'; he thinks they; should be 
0aUed. 'music representatives.' 
r^^Chariie DaiWn, nite* life; - com- 
mentator for the ; Hearst evening 
American; celebrated his 10th year 
as hot spot reviewer for-ithe paper- 
last week.^ Sheet tossed full 
double-truck; spread for the bcca-. 

Local theatre boys are dbing okay 

- as Writers, two of 'em having iold 
Stories tb Esquire: 'Bunny' Bryan, 

•' manager : ipf • the Balaban & Katz 

- -T^^ has a story in the current 
issue on the finding of the Lusitania 
tmdi»r/his full tag of F. MacDonald 
Bty w, while agent Dianny Graham 

**hiS sold 'em a yarn on 'Straight Men 
and Stooges,' 



By Eric Gorrick.. 

. Jack . Goldie playing Frank 
Neil. V " 

Police are ."carrying on 
Sydney, night clubs. 

Very. -little rain in, Sydney means 
much, coin fbr the putdoors units; 

Sir Ben Fuller is still trying ;to get 
a, central, spot -'fbr. a legit theatre ih 
Sydney^'' ; 

.Charles Munrb isi ih Melbourne for 
the- annual meeting b:^ Hoy ts' share 
holders. . > ■ 

'Picadilly Jim* (MG) has broken 
all records at the Prince Ed Ware 
Sydney,-" 

'George .Dean of iSnidier-Dean is 
slqwly reebvering . froni i major op 
leratioh. :■;.;'"• ' 

, MarjEtaret, IJare has beenV rei,easbd 
from her, contract with Niattional 
She had, requested it* , 

i Gilbert-jsuiiivian revivals gbt away 
to a ;good,lstart in Siydney ^Urlrig the 
week for WiiliartisonTTait. 

Melbourne ' filled with; visitPrs 
for the .'Melbourne Cup horsb race 
All shows are doing great trade. 

No further ipix have been listed for 
;pr6duction in Australia with the ex 
ception of Cinespund's 'It Isn't Dpne 

La Meri. Spanish dancer, has con 
eluded a two Weeks' season in Syd 
nejr in association With Williamson 
:Tait.:. 

. Jack Musgrove,. Hoyts; is in New 
Zealand piloting Jean Batten.'femme 
air bird, around the Fox-Hoy ts 
Moodabe: circuit. 

Reported that: a try Is again being 
made to secure the Melbourne City 
Hall for an aniusemeht centre, by big 
flnanci|il interests. 

5 John Kenhebeck, . ,. has re. 
covered f ronji a ,minbr operation ahc 
is . agai taking . charge of the Par 
activities in Australia, 

Warner's 'Anthony Adverse' opens 
at Stater Sydney, ih two , weeks and 
Will be given a big radio and press 
boost prior to premiere. 

New acts , booked fpr Frank Nei 
include; Three- Cr^ssps^ Billy Shen 



need 



Fpreigh Pres^ ballot the Adloh, 



my-- 

jisil op. '. 
Jean Yarbrpugh 
op^i^atiph. 

Fannie Hurst in to start writi 
chpre .at Par, 

, . Harvey Stephens has a gli 
.tpry in Montebellb; . . ? 

Ann Rutherfprd has her picture i 
Sears-Roebuck catalog. 

Slim SummervUle bedded feyir 
'ays last week AVith cold. 
:tDoris Dudley is shopping for a nag 
tdTfill,>^a^ldle given .h^^^^^ . 
•-Ma0 West bought ftnother !0-acre 
iru— V ... - ■■- , patch 3n-^;:^FeTOairido^^ 

\^^--^ ^■^^■i'K -i^^-'i'-yK i^' -r'" Jack SmSlley,- fbri)nerly;pf :gFawcett 

' Alan Keith a^ast.m 
tu^e tot De>i?r JW^arren in^^^^^^^^^ *^ ^ - 



Ann TOdd^s infant arrived— a boy; 
Hartiey PbWer baicik ' froni •Russia: 
James Mulvby here to " look 'for 
talent for UA. 

^Come and Get It' hooked for th^ 
Entire Ganmoh*-Britis;i ;<5i]rcuW ^. 

JbnyiVW^i^hwe 
the vatid^viUe Unit pf. his . b^^^^ 



I -Hb^wes" .bt,pa<^cast..'';i!.,'; ■ 



; Three Coss^pks to the.UFiV, Jlata^ . |^«Sdoii ^e^'«:Et»i<^^^ 



..Jack jbrester. here Jq ,4b hjiUngUftlJ 
films lor Po*i20th ; Century Films ' 
'lihdbi^ Rdbert^ltan^^ f ? ' 

Aiih'" Harming /tb/ jappe^i^ in' 
revival' bf Bernard Sh^iw's 'Ctodiil 
^r^^^n&kt' January;- -i- ' C 

v'iChtistbiiKer Mtfnri' inwr fed; Greta 
Gyhtr Norwegian -atttess;- «rt East 



George. Banyai back '^ith the , 
Robitchek orgsuiizatioh raftei? hemg 
but lor a cpuple v !^^ y \ 

Rbbihsbn* aiid 'Martin back frprfi 
the cpntineht tp bpen at' the Troca-^ 

^H^^^f?^^^^ \,;,,|gifted'»de*mh^ y 
June C;yd<J,fell from trapeze while, ? l. L', Ma^er tbssed'va luncheon for 
fllnrun^ xircw at j gyecs > fltet da*> William Koeni 

Spund City, Shepperton, Nov. 23. 

Elisabeth W^chl^ 

mKlsA^ -H^AnB C44>~M«* . . ^ 



usby . Berkeley ' willibe ;f eted I>bc. 
17^w ;Hollywbod ;D;anb*; Directors 
As^ni^ -; ' • '\ " '.■^■..^ :y-'-'^'... ; '■• 
" 'GbV^r and Mrs. Herbert. Lehm^ih 
iguidiid ■ -arbund W*irners * by J. L. 
Wftrh^ir and'Hal Walils.* - r 
, >M?itie,-iKraemer, formerly; of . Na- 
tional Screen in N!. y;j joined Re- 
ipUbUbvfliS icUler ediforr ' i, ; 

j^itarWs Morrison.', ^irith^rew. from 
the ."PeldriiiMi^Bluitv ajgency and ' 
arig3lO%eify*<JnhiS 
A#iuS*» iCleih,' fbrin^rlj^ associated 
with John rSSartft"' iff the; agency busi- 
B©^, fbritnine bwri I0%ifryi 
. Emanuel H' Goldsteii^ ai\d; M. J^ 
Siegel pulled In frbni N. -Y. for con- 
fabs on. Republic pr(Mluctipn., 

Jphn-LeRpy Johnstpn,- pne of the 
founders-of the ^Universal City Club,. 



yictoii'ia Palace Tshqw tb star in 
picture for British Inter^ 
, vi^ankife MkJsithy, bi the , E^^ 
Slyihgettes . Sisters, married- BrUce 
CampbeU of theVJack Harris liand; 

^d " 



execs first , daji'^ v Wflliam; Koeni 
shbw# U)b, for ;WbrH )0n Metro lot, . 
Wa^at^'iproat^ lomerly in MG'si 



readin'i. dep^rtraentf luppieid As assist- 
ant tb' Edwin Knopt seenarip heiid: 

iSorifdo:; J Herbierti^ flyero^earrold 
grandson o£ Victor Heirbert, injUrfed 
: ill an : autO^ccident; in Santa Monica^ 

CaSihO,^ N, O^ftinif arpiuj4;J!lM^^ .^t*-. 

Arren and VBrodericH .l?av»nR ,th.e ^ ik*a^ liiiii ■ been niaced i 
Vifctbria Palace^ shqw^ »«X^Ws 

f^tandai^-lr%it^^ 
C9mm«3v<?edvjvork onia?.^^^ 

^.^Sohiilbifeirfi. Comon now handling 

und:.Haben.^V.. " '• ^'--^ .. -.^ -.v i 

- Leipzi . Mendelssohn monument.- Glamorous;,^ 
erected -in W92.^at the GewaiidhJIus^. m l?a^«j 

hais Jbeen yanked down. . He's ; np She; ,is, to p _ _ . - 

longer -a. hero.,-,/ ^■y^:::.-''r'''-,y'-i'-:'M^ ■■^Xr'lL:i.:^ .;Li;aWtectbr--Llpyd-'Bacbn^ his. 

skivah's bpcJ-ett^ ^pve- PirVtes pf Adpnce,.b9ok ng? for.the C^^^ p^^oh, for' spot 

....^_.^^H,:t^.^i;.^:-.-..i ^- ^ ^«» |.fs«v> T'*H««^^*^ ' " "ij^rJceS WomaS^^^^a^^^ Warners; 

..„ WbUld be first pic spot for girl, 

^ , i - . . , , , » designer in the fashlbtt department. 

Werner Bochmann; German com- .aiMunt. .j .i. - *' i.-^*^ James Baserio handled the earth- 

Wiiham Wyier couidn t g^t past .l^.-v?;i^^^ 



Loe 'doin^"a film script of ja Gefcrtiah I nieht, 




poser who wrote iseveral scores for 
Rbta ahd Terra fllnis. tb Londpn by 
invitatibn pf ' GarrettTKlefnertt. 

GjrpSy Nina returning to London 
after six weeks at the Scalar and two 
weeks at the Alhambra. Paris, for 
return bookings with the British 
Broadcasting Co: : ' ' 

Paula Wessely. in from Vienna for 
preliminaries of her - new Carl 
Frbelich - fllni 'Die Ganz GrbSsen 
Tbrheiten' (St;r)reme Indiscretions) 
(Tbbias-Europa). - 

' Eive port brchestraSi Georges ou- 
lahger, Hans Buricl. Barnabais von 
Gezy, Adalbert Luttbr. Otto Stenzel 
furhlshihg swing stuff at a .Theater 
des Volkes matinee. 

G. P. Vallar% for years chief of the 
local Paramount office, resigned anji 
leaving for N. Y.,: With PaUU Triefcis. 
his successoi^, aiidr.Leb J. Horster in 
charge Pf distribution. <■ 

CzechbrSlbvaldah film confabs With 
German bf ftcials, bn fbr a- consider"-, 
able time now' arid declared broken 
off aft6r hp agreement could be 
reached about casts, bf pix rifiade in 
Czecho-Slovakia. 

German. vaUde, . agents who haye 
turned over less «bjobkihas thap 
amoiintir^. tp $4 000 in iribrithlv srl- 
ariW will haVe tp! steo lip if. riot 
; wishing t«i be iricbroorate'^ With the 
;City relief emblbymerit^pffic?. ' 



By tGlehh C. PuUien 



quake scehw in 'Sah Frahciscp,y^'and 
is how dPing the' typhppn wprk m 
'Hurricane.' Cbnsequently, Jpck 
Lawrence; Sam GPldwyh's plugger, 
has tagged him 'Calami^ Janies.' 

Pes Mqines 

By IL itfobrhea 

. Ibwa Fair Manager's*. asSPbiation 
icohventiPn tP be held here, Dec. 7-9. 

Autpmbbile shpw attendahte hit 
.50,000r-the bbst tfbm^ attbndance and 
sales Btandppint." * ^ .1029. ., 

'Pride ,ahd 'Prejudice* and Jarie 
Cbwl in 'First Lady* scheduled for 
Dec, 7- and "18, respectively, at 
■Shrine. :-:>;.\>:.. , :■ 

• Abe Frankle, • pictuire theatre , op 

, ind owner bf Pla-Lan. dance hall, 

ization goes befoi-e the cameras im- won't sell beer , at the dancehall, he 
mediately.; To. be^ titled 'Make-Up.,* | says, arid wins cbriim^ndatibn from 
' " ' local ministerial assbeiation. 

Ina Claire was so mad at this town 
she couldn't even remember the 
name of 'that place we jplayed last 
night'; when she. reached Omaha. 
She did $2,600 F.t the Shrine here 
in 'End > . iSUmmer.' ; , 

.Local friends surprisfed at Muriel 
Window Hahford's suit ' for $10,000 . 
•from Howard Turnley, since they 
didn't know they had been married 
for about three years. She asks the 
ariibunt as her share pf the prpfits 
from joint Operation of cbncessipns 
ih Arnolds Park the last twb seasons. 



the Piccadilly theatre doorman When' 
he tried to. sneak in on ai-trade show- 
ing of 'Come and Get It,' which he 
directed. . . 

Dave Bums sacrificing two .broad 
casts as' he was compelled to leave 
the counti^ to ;get a permit to ac- 
cept dates fbr Grdsvenbf House and 
Victbri?! Palace. <• • • 

AUredbr going ..to Australia under 
auspibes of . the Australian ^bvern 
ment to "broadcaist iri^ place of How 
ard Jacbbs, returriihg after an 18- 
mbrith en^iagemerit^:; ;■■ A 
.'Triangle Fihris' is hew film bpmr 
pariy being fPrmfed here,'.:headed by 
Bernard' (^eenhill^arid Geprge King 
Liitter ^ill be ; in ;charge of prbduc- 
tiohs, ; with' Betty Davies castin'g 
.dirbctprl;.::::;:,T \- '^■ ■■!. 

.Standard • Knternatiohal , ^rpduc- 
tibhs, Ltd., ' announces its' first filni 



directed by Alfred Zeisler, co-starring 
Nils Asther. and June Clyde. ' 



. By :Hal Cohen 



his 



Mi Speciale 
♦Folies de Nuit.' 

' Val Emaline putting an prgan intb 
her latest mtery. 

Richard Marsh, manager of Hoi* 
lenderi, is part Indian. 

GeorE!e Landesman trying out for- 
eign, pix at Gotdor Square. 

Emerson. Gill getting' toupee and 
testing it secretly for bow in film 
shorts. ; 

Variety Club holding first /Wihter 
dance'-banqUet :ait Mayfair Casino 
Dec. 11, 

Newspapermen's Ciuild getting ;riew: 
headquarters at Charliq Reiriholdt's 
Allertoh, 

Ray Hendersori here ballyhooing 
Katharine Cornell's 'Wingless Vic? 
tpry' at Hanna Dee; .10. 

Harlarid- Fend, ex-film crick now 
managing WB, house, in ChillicOthe, 
raising chickens for ai hobby, 
. Federal Theati'e, now being reor- 
^anized by " WPA directors', to be 
d&rk until probably atter .'holidays. 



Steve Trilling; in scouting ;talent, 
with' Harry Leedy tagging along. 

Bill; Pbwelsons are expecting the 
. stork practiciaUy - a.ny niinute. ixoWi 

Freddy Myers' auto injuries 
patched up and he's working [again 
Mrs. Joe , ■ Feidman hbme again 
after a month's isiege in the fapspital 
Paul Pendarvis quitting Chatter- 
bpx Dec. 10 for Cock of bne-nighters. 

Jack Bernhard. bit for Hollywood 
to join. Mervyn LeRoy's production- 
Unit, • ■*■ 

Karl Krug Jiow running a nitery 
column twice weekly ih Hearst's 
Sun-Tele. 

George Seibei; ousted Sun-Tele 
crick, intends to do nblhing f or next 
six months. 

Acting duties have f breed Freeman 
•Hammbnd to abandon" his Experi- 
mental \theatre. 

Bert Stearn inviting flock of locals 
to Cleveland for Variety Club's 
cabaret party Dec. 14, 

Elmer Keriyon back . the 
stampirig^grpunds shouti the 
tUes pf 'Call It a Day.' 

Miltbri Susman, editbr of weekly- 
Jewish -Criterion, dbrirtjhjt greaSe- 
' paint in 'Y' Playhbuse '^ilky Way/ 



old 
vir- 



H. 
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J. Allen in f rom N. Y; 
W. Perry through town. 
Stan Wood brch to NassaU. 
Jim O'Loghlin in from Toironto. 
: Art McKenna transferred to 
tawa. 

George Gantakos back from. To- 
ronto; 

E. H. Rheaume appointed manager 
bf Imperial theatre. 

Frances Lopez frorii Chez Maurice, 
Montreal^ to HPllywPPd hotel; Cleve- 
land^ . . ' .\ 

Clarence^ Rpbson passed through 
f rphi Maritimes to ,Baltimorei where 
his. daughter. MrS; C, , Spencer, is 
gravely ill ftorit, tbxic poisoning. 
' Fire at Rialto. theatre Sunday <22). 
B, M. ; Garfield, manager, stoi^ped the 
show and spoke to the audience. 
Which remained', ;in ' seats until the 
|ii« was put -out. V . ^ • • V 



"WedntfsdAy; Deoember 2, 1936 



TIMES S^/^RE^ »r«llffS 



Football Winners 
Propar OiUs 

Pecember 5, 1936 



By Pick FisMl 

(Inter-Ci^y Netw.prk Sports Cdrnmeniator) 



GAMES WINNERS ObDS 

ITi^ of So. Callf.-Notre Dame . ^ . . ,. . .Notre Dame 7/5 
' At^kMUas-Tcsu " •"••'•>•>, . .>Arka9sa9 - .... ... i/t 

Florlda-Mlissiulppl State ;...y.v.^.».Miss^ State 9/5 
MaphaitanoTexas A.&IW. . ..... . VTexas A^&M. . . , ; , . i . ; . . . . . .V^/1 

■TelBiple-St. Mary^-^V. .V^^^^ .Z/l 

S^cmtentee-Miss. y\ . . . . . . .i^ . . ; '.Tennessee 8/5 

Rlce-So.. Methodist Rice ..... 

IHbryland'-t"^. illaryla^ . , . .W. Maryland \ 

(Pr(ediction.<i based tin. fair weathier) 
COPTklGHT, 1936. BIT VARlEtT. INC. 



PEDAUNG PREVIEW 
BY ROSS-JANNAZZO 



By JACK PULASKI 

The six-day bike grind started 
Sunday <29) Madison Square 
(Garden buit I^zy J«^hnazz& gave a 
preview Fridaiy (27) by babk-rpedal- 
ling nearly all the Ayay through the 
IS-round championship distancet 
whUe running away from Barney 
Bo^ whose belter crown was pever 
In danger. Thie regularity with which 
/. Barney copped round by toimd was 
indicated ,by the referee's .conduct 
He didnft, even keep fabs after the 
10th tound. 

The layets made it 7 to i iii favor 
of Ros(3, .bat the chiamp'a handlers 
were not so confident because Izzy is 
awkward boxer, long and laiiky, 
who keeps away firom opponents and 
qpear^ at . )bhg range. Most fighters 
appear at a disadvantage against 
hinu Jannaz may have shaded Ross 
in a round or two, but that's a mat- 
ter of opi ipn, and he never seemeid 
better than even during any specific 
three minutest 

was a bloomer , show for the 
Gairden, fewer fans being in than for 
the disappointing McLarnin^Ambers 
niatch the previous week. Thfr net 
takings werie less than $iO,000, while 
it was reported that the champ was 
guaranteed $37,500, witii Izzy get' 
ting i2^A % of. the net. All of which 



spelled heavy, red for the proihotibh. 

This time theire was, a better 
reason for caling the house at $11.50 
top. Yet ; the customers were 
apathetic and refused the go lor $14 
per' ticloet from . the specs whose 
overajge was not exorbitant. .Perhaps 
they guessed it would be a dull af- 
fair. . Jannuzo caiinot hit hard 
enough^ but had the Garcia lad been 
Roiss' opponent it might have been 
different 

Garcia is . the socker who nearly 
kayoed Bairhey in Fdsco, sending 
him down in the first round nine 
seconds before the bell» which was 
lucky, for they dragged the champ to 
his, corner. Ross ; managed to wiii 
but it was a close calL Recently 
Garcia and Jannazzo fought a draw,, 
but be^iise^the latter's eyes were 
cut the boxing conunission ordered 
Bainey to fight Izzy, 

There were plenty of sqtiawks 
from the, addicts, who Started 
booing about half way through. 
They thought Ross was coasting and 
tljey knew Izzy was taking it on the 
lam. Once In awhile the latter vtrould 
land a long right to Barney's face 
but nothing happened and his kisser 
was ' Unmarked. 

Left kidney region . the champ, 
however, was almost I'aw from club- 
bing rights- and. slaps which; were 
about Izzy's best. In . second 
roiind Jannazzo 'talent down from; an 
off balance left hook but ^jumped up. 
Again later tie. was on the canvas 
briefly, apparently tripping over his 
own feet. 



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ON THE STAGE; 
Ai Peha hue Orc>>Paul Draper 

"Mm. yen hw**'"" tin iWiiiJ"— »l«wt 

"3 Men oil a Hbr«e" 




BRODI HOOKS Sms 



Broadway specs tpok it on the chin 
with iinsold tickets tot the Armyp 
Navy football contest, held in Phila- 
delphiia Saturday (28). Some days 
before the service game the as);dng 
price for tickets was $30 each. On 
Friday and Sditurday the ticket men 
were trying to dispose of the ducats 
for $3 and ^glad to get 

Department of Justice ^igents were 
said to have been on the job at the 
railroad stations in ;New Ybrjlc and 
Philly, also on the trains, It appears 
the Feds had the Indian sign on' the 
specis. Latter were required to 
;ktami> tickets sold at a premium 
and such tickets, were suiltposed to 
be turned down at the field! on the 
general i>remise that all Army-Navy 
game pasteboards : were sui^posed to 
have been sold to individuals, and 
not to .agencies. 




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A?erage on I# Grid 
Tilts; .765 ifith ties Out 



Dick Fisiheli and th« gri iron 
pastiine wound up their respective 
seas his simultaneously Saturday 
(28). VAiuKTif'a prognosticatbf, who 
next yeat goes in for mitt 
reading with gloves oii, cbini)iled ^a 
batting average of .677 for 149' selec- 
tions. 

Fishell picked the \vfinher on 101 
occasiohs, picked . lenion 31 times 
and in 17 other instdnces ; the con- 
tests resulted in ties. The .677 is 
his total under reguUtioh newspaper 
decisioii rules. Under the han4^ 
book systdm, which omits. tie games 
from the count; Fishell's average 
would be .765. Not tremeiidous; but 
not bad either, to othei* Words, 
Fishell. as a grid expert went the 
way of .all flesh, but exactly idn't 
wind up a meatball, 

Lnduded among the 101 correct 
guesses by Fishell Were several 
short-end : selections whieh, if fol- 
lowed, would have |>aid bfl! plen^. 
These included silch picks St. 
Mary's oyer California, l«[ich|iga» 
^ver CJolumbia and Navy over Notre 
Dame, Temple over Hoiy Cross, Co- 
lumbia over Stdmford, Nortiiwestem 
over Ohio. State. 

When not picking football winners 
for Variety, Fishell is sports cbm- 
mentator for WMCA, New York, or 
vice verisa. He'll be on the air all 
winter, except in spare motni^nts 
when, on his grid record, , h^ expects 
to build up a good trade advising 
mind reading acts where they go 
next week. • 



n'HV A 47th. fillet 

i)«oif ,op«a em 



Stiike Dampens Spirii^ 



i Hollywood, Dec. 

rink and giggle boy^ around these 
parts are going to hiivp some elbow- 
liftmg troubles during the Yultide 
because of the maritime strike. 
Swank jernts already are running 
but of imported ales and whi^ies. 
Scotch has gone up $3 per case. 

Attaches of the Brown Derby fig- 
ure it will be four months after set- 
tlement of the strike t)ef ore thi ri 
will be right again'. 

MARRIA<>ES 

Alice Schaiub to John Allen, engi- 
neer at WXYZ, Detroit, 'in Detroit, 
Nov., 26. 

Kay Hughes, film actress, to Dur- 
ward Graybill, Metro cameraman, 
Nov. 28, in Los Aingeles. 

Louise Stuart, fllm itctres^ to Jack 
Moss, biz managet for Gary Cooper, 
N^v. 26, in Riverside, Cal. 

Vera Van to George E. Ward< in 
Riversi * CaL, Nov. 26; Ward is 
agent in Hollywood; io 
singerv 

Helen . Gilbert, concert 'cieliisti to 
MiscJiiav Bakeleinikoff , assistant' head 
of Columbia Pictiires music depart- 
ment,' Nov. 29 in Yumia, Ariz. 

Dorothy Jean to Jack Stilwill, 'in 
Indicnrnplis, Nov. 26, 1036, ride 
i? singer at Station WIRE; gtOpm is 
production mah-ier o.f. same station^ 



BIRTHS 

Mr. and Mrs., Melvin Thorscnj son, 
Nov. 30, in Hollywood. Father is 
(Columbia film editor. 

Mr. and Mrs,. Aupert Hunt> sdh, 
Noy. 30, in Santa Monii^, Father 
i a Metro studio, jpublitist 
\ Mr. and Mrs. Edward ' Johnston, 
son, Nov; i24, In iPhiladelphia. 
Father is technical .supervisor at 
WCAU, Philly. . . 



By Pick Fishell 



A weak heart certainly \ya£ not an 
advantage to .iany follower of the 
pigski game during this 1936 sea- 
son, which now practically in 
niothbiaiis.' More sp than any other 
year since the game iias been played; 
the form/chart has meabt practically 
little or nothing. "The reason, if We 
don't get too theoretical; nii 'be 
summed up in this fashion. 

ias most any coaich ill 
tell yoii, is 75 per cent material. In 
former years about 10 iiistitutions 
drew the cream of Anrierica's prep 
schpoi talent. Today with ine out 
of i(j colleges making the grid sport 
a bjusi , they air have sound w^^^ 
gahizations to scout influence 
youngsters tp matriculate at their 
respective seiats of learning. Thus, 
miaterial now fairly well dis- 
tributed. 

Old Man Psychology iii this parr 
ticular sport confronts or. 
five individuals, but usually some 20 
or more on a sqiiad. how they react 
as a -group toward other groups i^ 



gridder seen this season. i He, too, is 
a top $traite6istr--thrpws strikes iit 
.50 yards^as fine a carrier of the 
mail as there is in college raiiks to- 
day and a deadly tackier on defense. 
His running mate, Ingram, was con- 
sistently a heavy ground, gainer 
against all opposition. In the safety 
jbb ruiuiing Wck piints,. hs was al- 
wayis , ^reat and blocked as^ 
yiciousiy. as The ran; 

John Hahdrahan, at the fullback, 
is one of tlK finest liiiiJI handlers an^ 
line erackers in the gamel His half 
spinners, full spinners and lightning 
stiatts, gave him the edge on . every 
line he ■met. Three-quarters . of tWt 
Dartmouth ,p I a y e r s were built 
around .this stocky lOQ-pound Mass- 
achusetts lad. .' 

, At left'.' end, Brad ; Holland, CJof-; 
nell's colored sophonlore' boy who . il 
a converted back and whose: speed 
gives him the edge in every depart* 
ment of play. He. knifes on defense 
and has- seldom been dtcled; His 
talents - ninhinj: the apple gave ; 
Cornell a flye-inah l^ackfield, as he 
scored fM^e[Ueij[tly ' •around 
plays..-;' 

The other end position, is a peciiV 
liar one to pick. We have^selected 
Lai^y Kelly bt Yale and Irwi Fike 



^•rStars 



position 
Left* End . « . ...... . . 

Left Taclile , ...... ^ . 

Left Guard . ...... 

Center. k •» f • t •»••*• f 

Right Guard ....... ^ 

Right Tackle , . . . , . * 

Right 

.Quarterback . , . ; . : 
Left ^Halfback . . , , .... 
Right Halfbadc . . . . ; 
Fullback . i. , 



Player . School 

. ;Brad Hbliand . iv>'^V. . ; . . . . ^Cprneill 
.;v. > .. .'Ed /^Franco . .-.> . . f •* V.. • .S .FOrdham 
. . , . , . John: Lauter. • • **> .Notre Dame 
; Alex; Wo|i^howiCf , V, . . . , ^ , . >Fordham >9, 
-and.,.-' 

Robert Beckwith »i ....... . rVale 

Rivers Mqrrell, Jr. , i , . * .Navy 

. . ; . . .Charles Toll . , . . , i , . . i ^Princeton, ^, 

■■■■■;Larry -Kelly .i.Vt.V.U.»..,.v-..'.^'?iie 
I arid;-. 

irwin Fike ■ . . V . ; . V i>. , V.i , . J , , . .Nav^ 
, , i . ^iKenrteth Sandback . . . . • • » • rPrincetort 
. .i./.dlinton Frank' . . . .i ^Yale. ' * 
. i w V.i WiUiaih T. Ingi-aha 

• . . . . , John Handrahiah . w , . . . . , , . ,^ > , .partmo'ntli 



beyond the vision of proghosticatlhg 
ability of any one igreat authority or 
grOu^ of authorities. . 
reminiscinjg' 
upsets, the first occurred 
when St. Mary's bumped oflf Ga)i- 
forhia in the first week . play. 
Tliereiafter, throughout the year v it. 
came fast and furious. Northwest- 
em's setback over -the highly-favr 
ored Minnesota eleven; Temple's 
ekeing Out a 3 to 0 upset .Over unde- 
feated Holy Cross. - Navy, In- 
gram's talented toe, attaining a 3-0 
advai^tage over Notre Dame. The 
Bamblers iii'' turn swamping the 
recognized No. 1 team of the nation 
—Northwestern. The climax of, this 
dizzv anc unpredictable year came 
with NYU's.7 to/6 triumph over un- 
beaten-. Fonlham. - 

'Princeton-Tale Tops 

..The outstanding encounter of .the 
year, by far, was that hair-'raising 
•Princeton-Yale shindig: at Palmer 
Stadium. It was tops for thrills per 
minute. Second to that tifiight be 
the Columbia- Army encounter at the 
Yaiikee Stadium, with the lead 
changing hands so often thsLt the 
players were unable , to turn their 
heads for f ear another score might 
be chalked up. The Northwestem- 
phib State 14-13 game, which the 
Wildcats won in ibe dyinig moments, 
was anbtiier ^ctison finish ihat 
riiid-Weistern fans will never forget 

For the past 10 w<eeks burliiusiness 
:in this coluihn ha^ been to pick 'em; 
. Broadcasting assignments thiS: fall 
carried us: to a -great many chalk- 
striped; tun^, where was witnessed 
mar.y ii brilliant afternoon of tac- 
tical and (xturageous play. The 
teams seen ih .actioh cbntaih many, a 
star, some of whom Will, of : already 
have gained national acclaim. 

No. 1 choice of ian AU-Star Elev^en, 
taken only from those, squads seen 
at work, is: The quarterback. Ken 
iSahdback of Princeton, one of the 
. cleverest. afield generals in the coun- 
try. He'3 an outstanding blocker^ ^ 
passing foolt with: the uncanny knack 
of booting the oval through the up- 
rights after touchdowns. 

The two halfback^ would be Clint 
Frank o^ YalfB and Bill Ingrs^m of 
Navy. :The Eivahston (HI.) redhead 
waa ihe most: dynaniic oU^xDuiid 



of Nayyt. Kelly, .capitalist where 
touchdowns are concerned; would be 
at «nd position only when we Were ■ 
on the offense. As a pass tatchei*, 
the man is phenomenal. Ah bppor« - 
tunlst and ^quick Oiinker With the 
pigskin, he cannot be omitted here. 
However, when the opposition . Has. 
the ball ahd We are forced on th|» ' 
defense, we'd only - be playing- with! 
10 men, ' / kelly has to cortie out 
and IrWini Flke; a 200^1b; man. among \ 
men, goes into the poist. 

The tackles cpnslst of Ciiarles 'Itoll 
of Princeton ahdf: Ed jPr^incb of Ford- 1 
ham;. Toll, 225 lbs.„ 6 feet, 5 inches- 
in hiis irtoclMng feet^ graceful and, 
swift, the Princetbr.ian captain-elect ' 
is a forward wall in himself. A" 66r ' 
minute miiiin, with little yardage be- 
ing gained through his sector. . Hin - 
mate would' . be the chunky Ed , 
Franco, iieadstone. of the tUans s^Veii/. 
granites. TirelesS;. hard-charging: and:- : 
immovable, he's the answer io ! 
toach's prayer. These positions, the 
key of a team's defeniie, could not be 
imrrpved upon by any two individ- 
uals in the land. 

Rivers (Bulldog) Mprrell (Cap^^ 
this year) of Navy aiid John Laufer - 
of Notre Dame are. the ruflLoing and . 
aggressive: ipiards. Both tip fltte 
beam at 185 pounds, block with 
reckless abairidpn, and diagno^e8^ef* 
fectively; on defense. 
, The pivot position is a 'toss^-up. '' 
There aif^ two ineh who are outsibii^r 
1 : X from' pur observations. One wilt . 
receive, naiib|if£il recognition. One 
will hot "We T«ei .that ^ey ai-e pn a 
par. Alex Wojiechowtcz of FoFdhlbn 
is the more prominently nientionied, 
but B<^ ^ckwith of Yale certainly 
staBds but, in menioty as Yale's most 
important cog in defensive .play< ' It~ 
wpMld not be exaggerating to gay 
Beckwith made half the ; tackles in 
piracticaliy every game thiis fall. He 
hits sayaj^y and always: gets lus 
man, diagnoses plays jlke a veteran • 
medico, and -ttiu^ Wojie and this boy 
came closest .to being the perfect 
centers^ 

There is our dream team; from 
What weVe seen with our. own eye*. . 
It's got power, fineness, j^iree real 
pitcher^, a talented kicker in IngraiaBr 
a souhd defense and, niore; Jin*< 
portant. each individual hds i^ei*^ ' 
essary poise. 



70 



VARIETy 



Wedneailtr^r December 2; 1936 




MRS; ImOMAS WHIFFEN 

Mrs, Thomas^Whift^rii W, one of 
putstahdirig; players on the 
Atnerlcan stage ior rtidny years, died 
&t her home ':in Montvalie, Va., 
Nov. 26. 

Born in London as lanche Galton, 
slie made her debut, there, iat the 
age of 20 and.ispTfent her first 
years on the Ehglish stagie. She 
. married : Thbmas Whijien and came 
to this ' jnaily:- playing 

luider Her 'miSideh n^ine, but pres- 
ently .becoming known as W[rs,'Whif- 
fen. They,: mad^i their Amefricah 
debut at . Wood's, museum; later to 
be known as jDaly's. She played 
foiir . weeks there arid- then went ' dn 



band, parents, son born Tuesday 
: (24)j three brothers And a sister.' 

BERT SHADOW 

Bert ShadoWj 46, of Shadow and 
McNeill vaiude, * Ndvi; 12 in 
Hollywood of a.heart ailnient. 
. Ptiivi&us to going, to the.. Coast to 
work . in pictures I h^ -. a'ppe'ared - for 
many years in yaude" with his wife^ 
Lillian McNeill, ^Besides -yaude they 
were in many productions and ; also 
with George M; .Cohan's: .'!Mary' and 
the , first ' 'edition of Carroll's 
fya'nities/ Shadow was. thei first. ac 
tor 'to enlist, in the World . War,, join- 
ing the old 69th in New; York. 
Body was . brought East by his 



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6w ihlekiy la -thjr life's short apan - . 
V i All /atronc iwMft:Y^ and! grew, ,: 

'':.MM<il/:M' 'leiid«v:Wd an .liian. 

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, .;:;Vninpire^^^ 6t Jtubune or tfralfte,. . 

•Potr^M ihr' tow aViiS siilde." 



JOHN J. M0KEON 



Hioiiff ^^iipfi^ mifivari^ .first 

i?;f^$fe :ptesfently:: t to tiie dra^ 
vipS&li| :sta^^^ was to win' 

l^l&er ^:f£tSB^- f aine. She qsedtiiized 
vm iviotber, ;r^^ when slie Wais only 
' 'Jali'l^ilif^hag. in 'Esnier^da' lor the 
iJ^binnaAs, ihen . the Miidison Si. 
tbeati^ ; : She s iwas^ identified = with 
.Frohman^^ througfa 
^ I^ceum^^^^^^^ as much 

■^ r; ^tar as Georgia Cayyan, the 
%aidi Sl^e had ^}ayed with many 
pl'^tfi^ giSeat^^^^ dayj a day 

iiwiiicb^' ' cov^^ soioae 60 years. In 
;I9;!8 illness ckuae^^^^^ to quit the 
>;^t{<i: and ; reti^ :her; Virginia 
: fairing but: She caA^e bick in 19.33 
ior a benefit perfotinance of "Tre- 
. l^wney the Wells.' All told she 
, 1^^ in ' morie than 400 

^.Viplkya- ■• 

' Shfe: is survived by her son Thomas 
. iind her. datighter.'iPeggy. Following 
cremation in Washintgon, the ashes 
^^ijifilf* be taken to England for inter-' 
ilieht. 



LEOPOLDO FBEGOLI 

V' Lepppldo Fregoli,- 6f8, protean actor^ 
, ■ ^iesd^ in Viai^ggiOr , Nov. 26, of 
••vC^hejOrt'i^ ■ / ' 

' 'Jisihg: only the^Fiiegoli for a stage 
tiame., he £iippe New York/ it 

flaitnmers^^ Oljmiiiiia about 1898 
.t in ki seriies^^^^^^ <(uick; Cbahge plays in 
^ii(rt»ich he assumed all of the charr 
i^lSEteii^ ;neyer xequlririg %ore than 
;^jSiJi; - ; seconds fbr ia: change, 
i^ifand. often reappearing from, the oji>- 
^ "posite side of the stage from, which 
, :fce, had made his exit. .He Was hot 
.;niuch better than an ihdiiTerent 
"4:ha^kcter actor^ but his changes 
IStaaized ;N^ York by their raipi ity; 
j^iid established virtually a i»ew type 
of - entertainment. He Wias a versa- 
; 'tile, perform oh musical /iristrii- 
.;tiiehts.'and used this ability to. vaify 
Ilis performance. He retired in 1922. 

' . '■ . • .1 - ■■ . . 

DOILT KISSNER STEPHANS 
Mrs. Dolly Steinlage Siephans, 28, 
for three years, from 1927* a fea- 
tured dancer in Ziegfeid'^ : 'FoUi ' 
died of pneumonia at St. Miary's Hos-i 
.pitai iri' St. Louis, Friday (27)* 

Beginn ing in chorus, Mrs. Stephans, 
Iknown on Stage as polly Kissner, 
jgraduated to prominent part in Zi - 
ifeId:'producl;ions. After leavihg New 
:Vprk . sbe retumed here, conducted 
'dancing academy and . later becam^ 
4^iU!itiS instructor for city Riecre- 
litioa Department. Survived by hus- 



wife and interment in. ../family 
plot at BOstpn. 



MINA BViDOtPH 

Mina Rudolph, '55, since : 
tirement from the operatic - istagie 
Idiown Mrs; Miha Rudolph 
Graves, leaped to her death Nov. 27 
from het ^ seventh:, floor rOom .'of 
Beverly Wilshire Wtel Beverly- 
HillSi Making her . stage , debiit in 
Denver, she later joined the Sstn Toi 
Opera troupe in San FrahciscO. . She 
was divorced from Jei^erson Graves, 
wealthy San FrahCisco industrialist. 



WALTER B. FLANNERT 

Walter R. Flannery, 44, autbmo 
tive manager for RCA and former 
vice-president of McManus, Inc., De- 
troit ad agency, died Nov. 23 in New 
York while here on business.' . 

Born ■ Pittsburgh, he went to 
Detroit to join McManus, following 
which he was associated .Virith"" Ma- 
jestic Radio before going to RCA. 
Survived by widow and five chil- 
dren. Burial in Pittsburgh. 

SOLEQAD SEViLLA DE MARTINlBZ 
Soledad SeVilla de Martine?, 38, a 
lead of.; the Juan Martinez Ballet 
Espagnol and a noted dancer, died in 
Mexico City Nov. 20 of pheuinonia 
aggravated by heart trouble. She 
was a mative of Spai . 

Surviving are husband, Juan Mar- 
tinez; -a .nephe\y ahd a grari'dniece. 
Burial, was ih Mohteirrey, Mexico. 

LUCILLE JDESMOND 
Lucille Desinond, 42, screen ac- 
tress, and sistei* of William Des- 
mond, died in Los Ahgeies, Nov. 20. 
Other sUrvivprs include two sisters, 
Roslhi? Desmprid and Mrs. A^- Noble 
of New Yor - 

Body was shi - 
meht. 




icago, • ' 
subjects \and 
problems being around the 

corridors and rooriis of the outdoors 
Convention at the Sherman hotel here 
this^eek is the inviasion of fair op- 
eration field by thie fair Ulent 
agencies.. 

Plenty: discussion such 
agencies as the George Hamid pffice, 
.besides bopking' and selling acts and 
attractions to state, courity and city 
fairs, actually taki seyerai 
fairs oh their own. , Jirrahge- 

ihieht is becoming more airid more a 
part of, fairs in'Operation, "and si nunri^ 
ber of the fair secretaries; and even 
fair agencies are cOmplai. ing about 
this situation, Thci basis pi the 
squaWk is that the same agency 
shbuld. hot be a buyer and seller of 
acts; in that ah agency which is sup-, 
posed to sell iacts f or the best prices 
obtainable shoiild not b|^ also in 'a 
position to buy the: same ; acts fpr 
some fairs which it is operati on 
its.'OWn; ■. ;■■ , . 

This objectioh. is th^ same squawk 
which the American Fedetation of 
Musicians put up aigainst ■ net- 
works and stations ; bpth buying ahd 
seUing musicians «nd 'orchestras,' so 
that , fiinally the radio station^ and- net- 
work operators had .to disband their 
musical and orchestra agencies. - 




(Continued' frbih- Page 1 ) ' 
deals aihd other 'costly variiangifihents 
as tb space and cohcesslbu^' is' tb let 
.^em Ttih wide opih;r;$p,V father' ^ 
give up a little: revenue;- the ' fiairs 
would rather hayie . Xhe ^ca^^vals gim" 
inick their public for the last sucker's-' 



' '.v-T-..Fairs* Excesslye Demaiidii / 

Fairs .have, increased:. their: de- 
mand^ on the ^rhivals, to almbst 
prohibitive . pricgsl ; sp Vthat "in many, 
cisises tlie carniyals ''find .-they 'can.' 
make : more, actual •. prp^t' • on still 
.dates; The' fairs have hugeiy ..iix- 
.cfeased their demands ba 
rbf^ thel'take/ pfusrextra .,dema^ 
special space.^and cphcessjoos. Fairs 
thelnisetves . have conijiv^] j,with,>thp 
caf^vikls f 

a ^eay.rtiany !new gimmick dfevices>- 
fiat- joints and f Oll-dbwhs. : They are 
insi^ing that thb . shows; especially 
the girl shows, go. this limit on blow- 
offs. .They figure they can .always 
square any putilib yelp, " if there is. 
aiiy, and that eye^ il. there^ / a 
squawk, it's worth it; for the! extra 
thpiiey that t^: unregulated opera- 
tion will bring ' in for the , fair's 
coffers. .. 

Twoi of the outstanding fairs— the 
Minnesota and thie Mississippi' State 
fairs, which haye rnevei' :' before al- 
Ibwed .cpncbssipiiSrTthis :' yeair. went 
over to ' the cbncessipns in . a big. Way. 



Those Mihsky Wirfe$ 



Report that Nprman Bel 
GeddeS, producer of 'Dead End,' 
will design the sets for the 
Mihsky burlesque shoW at the 
Oriental, ;N. Y., is described by 
Geddies' Office as, ?inaccurate.' 

Seems -the Minskys got the 
'idea pf wiring Geddes an offer, 
and the offer just laid there.: 

Next week the Minskys may 
cable George: Bernard. ShaW, , 
asking whether he'd , care to 
write 'the - dialog for thi love 
pipppy bit; :• • • : • ■ • ■ • • • 




CHET LYON 

Chet Lyoti, 51, cameraman at .20th 
Centyry-Fox studio, died of a .heart 
attack.Nov. 27 in Hollywood.' ., 

He was: stricken while grinding a 
camera 'Death in . Paradise Can- 
ypa' at the studi He leaves a. wife. 



ROBERT RITZLER 

Robert Ritzier, 44, died in Dayton 
Nov. 27 of . a heart attack. , He was 
co-rauthor; Wihthrbp' Ames of 

'Alloy,' prodaced in '26, and had been 
an actor. More recently he had given 



Sawdust 'Hams' 

■ New. Orlearis, Dec; 
.Police stole the "show at'the-Alcc 
Hansen carnival here Saturday night 
(28), when they arrested 20 employes 
after .a' complaint by a ttUihber of 
persons that they had been swindled 
out of . cashr totaling oyer $1250 in a 
'spindle' ganie trying TO win a ham. 
The .2d were booked with being fugi- 
tives from justice in Chicago,, and 
with larceny by trickery., 

Accprdirig to the /pplice, hams 
turned: Out to be bnly a wrapping 
stuffed with sawdust.: 

A number of spindle and ball 
games were seized and destroyed, by . 
the , raiding squad, who claiitned the 
devices were,' -fixedi"' 

Detective dressed like a * . ' ob- 
tained the evidence which led to the 
raid folibwinig the C9i^plai . . 

Show's owner was not in- town, and 
police said , the concessions are leased 
to private indiyiduais. The show had 
been o'pei'ating here a few days, com- 
ing from Gulfporti Miss. 



his time tp soil cbriservatiph work. 
In the latter field he had achieved 
a hatipnal reputatibri. 



Charles Forrester, 80, in vaude for 
23 years with' his late wife, Jane 
COiirthppe, died in Qmiahai Nov. 2.3. 
Boss Forrester, son, radio actor in 
Hpllywopd, survives. 



Inez Tucker, 21, wife of Tommy 
Tucker, orchestra leader , died Nov. 
30 at Santa Monica, California, after 
appendicitis opera tion. . Remains \yere 
taken to Savannah fpr interment. , 



Charles Gain, 31, io technician, 
ehded .his life by mpnoxide poisPnihg 
Nov, 27 in Lbs Ahgeies. 



icago,. 

NOW: ■ that • American • Society of 
CbmpOsers, : Authors and Piihlishers 
has clean^ up its trouble With rsidib, 
niore.br less, it is understood ASCAP 
is planhing ' .cover Carnivals, 
.circuses and . to protect their 
members... '\ 

'■\ ASCAP started to makb a driVe on 
carnivals flvje.' or ax Vyears ago^ arid 
{attached seve.ral carnivals for sums 
ranging : 'from:' $^00. t '^as' high: as 
$l,t)00, and. these; clauni^: were settled; 
tllierc came .:the jdcpreSsiba. and th^ 
fact that many df the carnival 'shows 
Wver.' went . out;; ;sp vASGAP didn't 
foUbw"- ' i. But this demaridvia^ be- 
cbfhihg: ihsistent : from 'theatres : aind 
^ofes res^ardiiig, the ilcompetitioii 
they're* getting Mm these .outdoibr 
shows and;, jtairs, arid, they,,' a^e^ in-, 
isistihg that they be tireated the same 

as ;th^ theatres and' •■ ' 

It - is • pointedV that these 
carnivals arid fairs Wpuid be^ yery 
dullK -affairs withbut- iriUsic, vitte- 
tha|iical;.and . otherwisW . F^ *the 
jrigi,erryrgp-rouhd to/the various bally?, 
hoosi ..iricludihg the igirljshbws which; 
?eat from 200 "to' SCfO; customers, 
Hawaiian , villages, ihinstrel . shpws, 
Wild w<^st and so fortht all use.miislci 
ASCAh figiuce^ that there's ,a .royalty, 
therie: of abb^f $5Mi000 ahnitdlly^^ jusi 
Irbiri ' carniviails. "'; Th^ - state/ county'' 
Srid vcity iaiM" haVe*^ be*fn 'bbiidirisf 
jstahds aiiid XstadivyM -,tfigger , . and 
bigger, until "sbme'of them nm to a 
capacity . of 10,000-15,900,., arid riipre 
and riiore bf these fairs depending 
on their open .air shows both as a 
jgate and a: draw. As a rule these 
fairs have a double entrance fee; 
ihieir regular jgate amd a special adr 
mission tb their ishows. 



A.F.(IFLWipS 
STATE Cllf AS 




icagb. Pec. 1. 

American Federatiori of fLiibpr 
execs have indicated that they wilt: 
nis^ almost lmmediate plans for the. 
obtaihirig : of legislative action from 
the . various state assemblies tp^ en- 
force . the . hiring of strictly uhipn 
labpr/fpr.,:.fairs; receiving any help - 
from .the state treasuries. Labor pf- 
ficials. are. going to their: legislatures 
to insist that these groups pass regu- 
lations vufhich would withhpld state 
appropriations from the .various 
courity and city : fairs, and f rbni the 
state fair itself, unless , these fairs 
e m ploy recpgriiited xihibn' help 
wherever: needed,' especially. the, 
show busiriejss trades. 

'Uriipn. men. ieel that they have a 
distinct right to ask for such a riit- 
:lng pri the pairt Of the legislature^ 
'since the yatibus unions themselves 
have done riiuch f 91? the'' election' Of 
nearly all members of the assemblies,. 

. Fairs" arid their secretaries them- i 
selye$ i[d'mit' that they: would have' 
ta fbide: by ariy such ruling on the; 
part , of the: state legislatUfes, . since 
-practically every fair, ^ma}l or.large/- 
-depends: iii. some measure .bri an ap< 
propriktipn ;f rom the state' treiastiry.' 
This flgtures '. a seriptts' fthi'eat to ' 
carm^als/: sirice every" carnival;- big ' 
Qt; islriall, iiriust play fair dates to '. 
linage, their Wiay :,arid get a crack at 
fsbme rieal money. 



MMSm GOTHAM, N.Y., 
SUES FOR UCENSE OK 



Claiming that the N. Y. district 
attorney has been negligent in prose-. 
Cutirig its case againist Minsky's 
pptham Theatre on 125th street, 
Nr Y., for iridebent exhibitioris, the 
Burley. AmuSi Corp., operators of the 
theatre, will ask the N. Y. supreme 
court today (Wednesday) for an 
order compelling ...the issuance;, pf a 
license to open the .house; 
4 The theatre and its manager, 
Sariitiel Kraus,': iwCre suriiriioned io 
Magistraite's' court foUoWing .a per- 
formance,, on a charge of givirig ari, 
indecent exhibition. After a. two- 
day hearing. Magistrate Aiurelio held 
the defendants for . trial in Special 
Sesfsipns. Meanwhile the theatre's 
certificate was withdrawn. The BUr- 
ley Company nOw seeks to press the 
d. to proceed with the triat' 



Bankers Now Fam 

Carney Inyesbneiits 



icago, 

inal outpost Show business is 
comuig under the domination of the 
bankers, with the riioney-lendbrS, 
who have crept intp: 'every Other 
show business angle, now getting a 
stroiig foothold in: the carnival busi- 
■ ness. . 

. While .the bankers have In 
the .yaudevillej pictiiires, CircuS; io 
and legitimate sections of business, 
they have only recently been willing 
; to lend, or invest cash in the Icarney 
racket.. But this change of heart fol^ 
lows a. long list of financial state- 
merits froni the leading Carnivals, all 
of which. Show interestingly large- 
profits, f 61: the past operating ^seaSbn.' 

Among, the majpi; carnivals which 
repbrtedly/ have bankers . interested 
are such shows as Rubi ' Griiberg, 
Beckmahn ik Gerrity, Heririies Bros.; 
formerly Morris fie Castle sho\vs. 



; .The . Pebple's down on the 
,Bbwery-: arid the ^ condition' of. th«' 
house bekrs oiit the generfiil iriipres-. 
.siori that^'the worst is yet to cbriie*' 
but that ' thought is speedily , dis- 
^pjati^vLVla the show. . It's not a" 
.i>ad one, by present burlesque stand- 
ards. „>■ 

Located centrally, between China- 
tbvm^ 'thb: Ghettb arid , Little . Italy/ 
liQuse draws , ialriibst. exclusively local' 
trade; TFrarisibnts are limited to the 
.derelicts .Who. forego.*, a . quota of 
sitok<6 in order to Refresh their emor. 
jtioris; Remairider, mostly reg^ars, • 
Require the presence of three botinc- . 
ers* what with puttirig' on tKelr own 
little show of whistlirig, ciat calling' 
;the ariiateur? on Friday nights , and 
yoicirig their Opi ioris. 

Eydiyn . Ramsey, responsible tor 
the production, put plenty of effort 
irito the work Of elevating the show 
above its surroundings. Couple of 
the principals, especially the juve, 
Jinuny Calvo, are a little stiff, but 
that, can be : straightened out; Aa 
undersea ballet, veil Waving number 
and a mild strip tease by the. entire 
chorus, which required little peeling, 
were niC61y . executed. Cued by the 
Ipcale, .'Bower/ .chorus dance, se- 
qiierice had the gals dressed iri typical 
fashion, with heftier ones jgatbed as 
boys. ; Best bf ithe eVeriing, 

Stripping' isi kept ori a par with 
that iencountered (elsewhere, with the 
exception rif two gal$ who. are good 
looking. COrinection; with the Irving 
Place for doubling purposes- pre- 
sumably;a<dj in.get^ng Gladys Clark 
and Babe Curiimings. The others, 
Betty Lowderi, Fay Toby and Glori 
Knight, do Uttle, 

Coriiedy bf . Jack Sobel takes the 
cake^ leaving Billy Lewis out iri the 
cold. Lewis is from Dixie garrieiring 
most of his laughs with asides in the 
Latin lingo^ appreciated only by 
few. Sobel relies on his funny phi? 
and droll delivery. ^ Material is 
enough to. satisfy' the yen for dirt. 
Andy Anderson helps as good 
:istraight. 

RaStus. iirid Cecil, colored mixed 
tap teani, come on during the riiiddle 
of prbceedingS. 

. Policy bf : flliris and burley, aug- 
mented .by. tyros on opening night, is 
similair to many others arpurid town. ' 
The show here-. is the - difference, at 
John .MicCip's well peopled People's. 

Indqiendient Burlesque 

, Week of :B!ec: 6 

'Bozo: flnvdor's Onrn Show'^-r-Gtiyety, 
Utntl^upoli.<4: .. 

.'.Bobc.M of B'way'— Rlalto; 

■Too Hot for Paris'— Casino, 

'Gayety Glrls'r^Operi. :. 

•Red - Hot!— Gayety, Bu flfalo. 

'SDeod . & Sparkle— Lyric, Allentownv 
Mon.-Tu^g.;. MaJeatlc, 'Harrlsl>urjf. Wed.;' 
.Cdpltol, -Beedlnij, Thur.-Fri.; .;M«Jeall 
Wllllamspbrt, . Sat;. 

•Vahlteasers'— Troe,, PIvlIadalpUla. 

'DIzz^JDames' — Hudson, , Union City. 

IScan-JSWjn?)"— Jacciues, Waterbury. ( 

'GardcnV of Girls* — Howard, Bostohi . ' 

•Modes ~ & Models'— Empirsi New:nrlCi J- 

'Ha-GUa-'-^Gay-oty, Washlnffton. . 

•Steppln', Stars'— OiLVety. BaltlmoTO. 

'Ballyhoo'r-^Roitj', Cleveland,- : 

.'Wine, Woman, and Sons' ^—Capitol, 
Toledo. . 

*Hl-.Flyors'...G.-vyoty. Detroit. 

'Hindu Belle.t'— Prinoesa, Younestownf 
Mon.»Tu6S.^We<l,.-Tliur, ' ■ . : 
• 'Beatify Parflda'—GarrlcK, St-.Tjouls- 

•Red Rliythm'^PreSUlfiht, Dea Moines. 
:.; 'Scan-tees* — Casino, 'P I t t a b u. r g 1>, 

■Dec, Ti .': 

-'SIcah-teRH'— Prln.cpws, 
<iay«)^ , i'rl.-Sat.-Suu; 



TTedlitesday, December '% 1936 



• • R f 



VARIETY 



71 




McCAFFERf 





Miiitt . Battle .Pi^ejudice, Leg- 
islation, Tfaeair€^s^Legioii 
of I>ecien«^ Pbssible Fac- 
toi*— Gov't Too ^ 



CASE OP bo OR DIE 



Chicago/ 



1. 



Unopposed; lot the position, J. C. 
McCaflery; general agent for the 
Rubin • & . Gherry Shows, becomes 
president of the Sh6wmen*s League 
. of America this "weeisV In order to 
make the McCaftery election utiahi- 
motis iat least two top^ men in the 
outdoor^ show ranks stepped aside. 

The election of McCaflery to the 
chief position in the League h^s been 
soiight for many yeiars, but with 
Mt^affery always declining the 
presidency bh various grounds. This 
year, however, the insistence :bn the 
part of. the leaders in the outdoors 
field was so great on McCaifery that 
he was finally pirevailed upon to 
accej^t the nomination. He will be 
pttclally elected and inducted into 
office tomorrow night, (Wednesday) 
at the annual bahquet of this Show- 
mcin's League. 

Leaders in the outdoors field have 
sought the electibb of McCaffery to 
this .post since they believe that the 
Showmen's: League should be more 
than just a fraternal and charitable 
or(;anization, with its chief concern 
the buHal of members -who die broke 
or to take dare of the indigent. 
While the fraterhalism and the 
chatity are all very, welj, they feel 
that the League can be and should 
be much more an important factor 
in thb shaping thie destinies, , and in 
working, out the problems of the 
outdoors: field. 

Will Tackle Problems 

McCaffery himself openly and 
without equivocation states that the 
time for ishilly-shallying and piussyi- 
footing has passed; and that imder 
his admi istration the Showmen's 
League will be in the game aU the 
time, pitching, and making every ef- 
fort to straighten out several im- 
portaiil;;. , probleins' which are now 
being (discussed behind closed doors 
by the mien in the business; 
McCaffery states that he is not going 
to' i^low the ShbWmen's League tb; 
adopt :any ostrich tactics which in 
the past Used to face its problems by 
butyin^ its head in the sand and re- 
fused to recognize them as problems; 
Under the new adi:ninistratioh the 
League will openly confront its most 
vexing questions and will try 
battle them out instead of running 
away from them^ 

•There are several vital questions 
which now : face the carnival busi- 
ness, and McCaffery plans to take 
these, up one by one and endeavor 
to straighten them out for the bene- 
fit of the general outdoors business. 

Besides the great problem of i im- 
minent unibnization of the carnivals 
and outdoors . industry by such or- 
ganizations ais the International Al- 
liance : of .Theatrical . Stage Ehi- 
ployees, the American Feideration of 
Musicians, the Ihtematiohal Brother- 
hood of Electrical Workers, and the 
"Teamsters Unions; there is the ques- 
tion of the daily rising tide of legis- 
lation designed to hamstring car- 

ivals throughout the nation, with 
sprne' 31. , states uiideristobd- to • have. 
aiiti-Kiarniival legislation ready fbr 

iscussipn 'at the coming assem-. 
blies. These: include such impprtaht 
. states~ Wisconsin^ ; Califpirnia, 

Washington, Missouri, .Illinois, Ipwa; 
MiiiTieisbta; Michi , Indiana, Ohio, 
Pehpsylvania, Alabamia, North Caro- 

Seek City Control 

Most of this islation yrWl be 
alnied at the carnivals so as tp force 
them to come within the actual 
jurisdictiph of the various ,city, 
pouHcils, The legislation most conr 
^sidered is a law which would prp- 
hi ivals from Showihg otitside 

the cPrpprate limits of a Pity. This 
uieans that the carnies Will haVe to 



show within the limits of some city 
in -the state j so that permi ' will 
have to be obtained from the city 
. councils .. in each town, and Would 
make these ivals , closely 

watched by the icials and police of 
each town, = coming u^ 

against the antagphisni of such conir. 
peting industries as the theatres and 
ballropms, and even the merchants 
'.of: town wlio -resent .the carnivals 
givinig away blankiets, foodstuffs and 
other merchandise which the. city's 
stores regularly sell to the/public. 

Theatres throughbut ' country 
tbprese^t a growing prpblem of 
antagonism to McCaftery and hiis ad- 
ihinistratioh wiU at^ tb find 
some meains 'of straightening this 
situation out satisfactorily. Because 
the theatres of the country are or- 
ganizing^ protective leaigiie against 
the carniv,als, and they ^ have several 
aiiigles bh which they Tyill put, their 
concentrated pressure,. : One. partic- 
uliar item which the theatres afe 
working oh is an appeal to the In" 
terstate: Commerce Commission 
against the carhivals .for ■ trianispprt- 
ing gamblihj^ devices and para- 
phernalia frbrti; state to state, with 
the theatres insisting that it's illegal 
to tratiiiport^acrdss state boundaries 
,d e V i c e s for c o r n ganies* roll-, 
down^, itch - till you - win gantes^ 
paddle wheels, etc. Should the 
theatres obtain any fbderal action oh 
this ppint, the carniyals admit it 
would be a terrific Wow to the but-j 
doors industry, since It : Would neces^ 
sitate the carnivals either bootle^;- 
ging their games acroiss the st^te 
lines or ' to make deals in each state 
tb giet or rent new gimblin^ para- 
phernalia in each; state. 

Fingerprints, Top 

Anpthec gravie prbblem is the re-: 
ported mbve tb get . the 'gbvemment 
iittd the bureau: of identiflcatioh tb 
insist bn the . .fibgerprihtihg ^ of all 
carnival- and circus empioyetis, since 
these .workers: are strictly transient 
employees. . There are' many people 
outside- of the outdoors business who 
cl{iim: that the traVeling show;;; and 
bspecialiy - the carmvalsj ^ are: the 
natural places <that certain, criminal 
elements find haven and refuge, 
since they are Always 'ph the movb. 
lihere are some >reports that a 
morals prbbe will also be demanded 
oii the carnivals in the matter of 
transpor tatipn of women; 
: And still another important prob- 
lem is the reported growing antago- 
nism on the part' of .the. American 
LiEigiPn iagainst the ivals. For 
the past: number bf .years the Ameri- 
can Legion, has beien the greatest 
source c.P sponsbi . for 'the car-: 
nivals. Which have been making 
Iplenty bf coin playing dates under 
the auspices . of the various Posts 
throughout the country. It is nbw 
understood, however, that the" na- 
tional heads - of ' the Legion are 
readying a letter and order to their 
subordinate Posts that none of . the 
individiJal branches: may allow any 
carnival tb play under its auspices. 
This fbllows plenty of squawks and 
yelps, not only from the Posts them- 
selves, but from the public, that they 
have been connived ahd gimmicked 
by the carnies. 

At first the Legion groups tried to 
save the' carnival ' Sponsorship struc- 
: tiire merely by banning the spphsor- 
ship of a few of the carnivals Which 
have;, been : .^particularly bad bbys 
With their gaffs and bheating; but 
the number of cheaters continues tb 
increase;: that th^ Legion is .now 
readying to throw up. its hands comr 
pletely rather than run the risk of 
:ge.tting- some, of the tar and: mud bn 
itself, fbllbwing the cpntihUed re- 
sentment bn the part of the suckered>: 
public; Carniva:ls are okay when, 
thi are rolling and there's plenty 
of coin spreading, but when things 
get a little tight on any .one date 
they revert to type immediately and 
start the squeezes going, with the re- 
sult that cphfidence in the shoWs has 

-been completely undermined. 

With the Legion going out, It 
Ibaves little .hope of general sponsor^ 
ship for the carnivals, which -have 
already lost, the .poissibility of play- 
ing Under the auspices of the Moose, 
Elks or ' Modern Woodmen, aU of 
these; organizations having, turned 
their backs bh such sponsorship. 

Appeals are also .,being made by 
the theatre men to the Cathplic 
Church to get the various parishes; 
and die ceses to battle the carnivals, 
in their individual localities. Theatre 
men State that: they worked with the 



Sari Francisbo, Dec* 

An aggressive campaign to isecure 
foreign representatibn at the ld39 
iSOlden Gate Internatipnal Exposition 
got undbr way laist week, when 
George Creel of the expo's executive 
committee left for Paitis. 

State i>epartment is. prepairing for- 
mal invitations for President Rpose^ 
yelt to rielay to other nations; invit- 
ing them to take part in the fair. 

Frank G^ Belcher^ expbsition dirbc 
tor, is attending the PainrAinerican 
Peacp Cbbference, 'Which bpehs to- 
day in Buenos Aires, for the same 
piiirpose. 





BIZ SINCE 1929 



Chicago, Dec, 
Finest outdoors season in the his- 
tbry the /baniiyal hmi in 
America has.' jiist. ; and on. 

money and, business the Reason of 
1936 has topped even the fbrnier hiigh: 
mark set in boom irejir, 1929. Every 
shbW: bn the road- ma<ib.. money, and 
some of the bigger tricks ran their 
profits well; into the six-figure mark* 
It is estimated that the net prbfit Of 
the; carnival business ran well over 
$2,000,000 in aggregate. And of this 
Slim nearly half Was garnered by the 
10 large carnivals in the east and 
midwest 

Royal American iShows led the 
country on profit-^paking, turning in 
ia net of ain estimated $2Q0,0Qp pn its 
really bang-up .season. The ]H^ennies 
Bros., show was one bf the largest 
truck carnies and cleared around 
$150,000. 

Rubin & Cherry shows cleared 
better than $100,000 on the season 
which included sbme of the finest 
dates in this cbimtiy ahd in. Canadia; 
Beckmann & Gerrity shows and the 
World of Mirth ^ick also turned in 
a net profit of nearly $100,000 apiece 
on the season. 

Hovering in the, vicinity of the 
$50,000 net profit were.; siich ishows 
as Johiihy J, Jones, United American^ 
Great Shpesley, and the Foley :8c 
Burke and the Kraft carnivals on 
the Pacific Coast.' 





to 

iM Rice fiecals twins IMis 



RUBIN & CHERRY SHOW 
MstORONTOMTE 



the confusion ot the bpen- 
ing of the annual convention 
here , the fairs and carnivals 
comes bne dominant . note, and that 
is the rising star bf the Beckmann &; 
Gerrity Shows which have suddenly 
sprung to .top importance. Even be- 
fore; the meeting the ,B. & G. car- 
niyal. has been awarded the plum 
Illinois date, the State Fair at $prihg- 
fleld; Arid indications aTje that ^^is 
camey^ll snap up other juicy dates. 
:before the meeting, is over. ' . 

On the other side of the fence is 
the ilubin & dhetry , Shows which 
is fighting ,tb preserve i^ standing 
in 'the .field and to retain its; pirize 
daiteSr R. 4Sc C. iire on . the hot seat, 
however, , with indications that it has 
lost; the greiat Toronto Fair. For. the 
first time , in yeiurs' the IL Jk C^ boy$ 
are;:' attending the nneeting without 
having p'bcketed the Tbrbntp deal; 
since this is the first year in 10 that 
ihe Tprorito contract h^st not already 
been awarded to the R. & C, shbw 
even beforp the meeting got started. 
And it* also appears that thie Rubin 
& Cherry camivar will be pusbbd 
out pf : other prize dbtei before the 
riieeting finishes, 



Bamett iii Fla> 

Greenville, S. Ci,;X>ec. 

Barnett ;Bros.> circus Will tbur 
Florida with abbreviated putflt untiU 
Jan., when it exjpects - to; ■drop can- 
vass fbr rest of winter at York, S. C. 



DATE FOR QOLE-BEAirr 

Columbus, t)ec. 

'R. Phillips has been re-elected 
president; bf the Pepper Cliib here 
for the coming year. Club 'annually 
sponsors an indoor circus at the; 
Coliseum and plans ,, already have 
been made to bring th^ Cole -Bros.r 
Clyde Bebtly indopr editibn here in 
March for a . week. ' 

Organization, also i5i>onsors the an- 
nual Buckeye State Jubilee^ 




Executives of DaUas expo nieet tP- 
day (1) or tpmorro^y to eye reports 
on '36 edition. Which closed oh: Sun- 
day, ahd consider setup fbr encore 
next year. Final attendance figures 
for -fair were reported, as. 6,354,385. 

Group is diefinitely coriimitted tb 
repetition of fair, and is concerned 
currently with - chbice Of nahie, 
designation of adnii istratiVe : heads 
and decision bri theme for '37 ybr- 
sibn. irectors also must: salve 
breditors: and take up pbssibility 
autb firms .AyiU not bte among exhi- 
bitors next year. 

Many naimes; have bben chewed 
over in poridering front man for; '37 
show, among them Jimmy Walker. 
It is likely that Ray Fbley, currently 
assistant .dirbctpr general, ill be of- 



Legibn tf Decency in eliriiinatirig the 
objfccticnabie matter from the fllmsi 
and that now the Church should also 
battle 'the carnivals, which have: 
shows even more objectionable, than 
any thi .'filmed for the general 
public. 

In the city of Chicragp oVer 50 
chU'Tches .use car ni Vats to help their 
various cr* i ities, an^ tinber the pro- 
tectiori bf the church's wing, gam- 
bling apd give-aways -pf \'" have 
become;' mpre pronouricbd than ever 
befi rp. Most pf the mbney has been 
found to comb from minors; City 
and police o/fjcjals look the other 
way because it is' church affair. 



fered step up. John Murray Ander- 
son is another whose name has been 
linked with forthcoriting expo. Dave 
French, manager of Chrysler exhibit 
during '36 session, is; still, another 
whbse. name has been {associated in 
various capacities. 

First department rwhich will get 
approval for hbldbyer work / Will be 
exploitation under Phil ' Fox' and; 
Frank Watson. Skeletori staff: is^ 4; 
pected back Dec. 15. On this pay- 
rpU will be ;jan Fortune, whose 
principal work Will be drafting new 
yersibn of 'Cavalcade,'v putdp.br. hiis-: 
tprical spedtaclb; > 

This show been " outstanding 
feature pf fair. In 498 perfonriances, 
a gate of /approximately 1,200,000'. 
was achieved. During the poor at- 
tendance months of fair, incbme 
from this show alone made it pos- 
sible for expbsition tb meet daily 
nut. It; did riot open until June 20,: 
14 days after fair opened. .LaW- 
suitsi strikes and cast trouble bpth- 
ered prddUctionv thrpughput, but A. 
L. y.ollman kept show- igoing, per- 
formances being Vcancelled on . . bnly : 
three vdays. 

The new 'Cavalcade' ahd some sort 
of attraction, s i m i la r , tp Fort 
Worth's Casa Manana,; will be main 
lure bf 1937 stretch. : As previbUsly 
determined, .the next installment 
will emphasize Pan-Americah rela-. 
tioris. Efforts. Will be madb to en- 
tice Mexico and Central American 
countries- into active tooperatiori. 
Officials also expect to 'land the Na 
tional Dairy Show for anbther yfar. 



, Los . Arigblbs, Nov,- , 

John R.. Castle and his .wife „ 
arriyed in the city. He: has sold his ■ 
show, the United Shbws of Amei'ica,,. 
to: the Heririies.Brbs. and hopes thai-;. 
he wiU not have tb take it back. ;; 
Mrs. Castle bperated one of the mbsit 'r 
successful shbws at the . Great Lakes . 
Exposition'' last season' and will re-* 
turn there for the 1937 show. 

Red. Hilderbr^d' will •: haye the 
^eatest numbbr of free ' acts season^ , 
of 1937 ever preserited;by any 
val. He bi&eyes. . in paid gate^ . 
somethirig very few Coast carniyals; 
have.. ' :' ":: 

.M. ..Morley.vbnb of the deans-ot 
the . c^rriivai .. busiqess ; now in the. 
printing businiss. , Mbrley was pari 
owner of; the Mbrley, Monday Sc 
Mbnk Showd, that operated in 1898; 
Ilis wife, Helen, : died in Phoenia^/ 
Ariz.; last months 

William J. HiUibrJ who passed 
riypr last weeki. Was a friend bf mine 
for . many years.v . I^^^^ i was; , 
ahead of the daidclll $hbw^^^^ in At* 
isuita, ^and had . received a wire tb 
bobk two girls fbi*' the dariPing shbV*: 
It was Sunday; afternoon when I- 
drlplye rily^ biiggy; down to an aptor^ f 
boarding hbiise. ; ISfb bn^ was in, but -; 
a sad Ibbkfiiiig' yburig; nian on thb;C 
porch. It wia&; BiU fiiUierv who had' 
two weeks before; arriybd iri Ne^r 
York and joined a variety show as ,, 
a magician^; It had stranded thb day ( 
before. I took Ibfm to dinner and: I 
secured him ;9 ballyhbo job fbr. the 
Siamese MidgetSv 

Playfiii -; Twin 

'This reminds nxe; of the Philippiind 
Siairiese Twriris pnbr^lvWhbm j9)[bdv 
last' weefi. First saw" them "bn bx»? 
hibition linder th6 managembnt bf v 
Bill Punlevby In .1914; They wete- 
afterwards f^ken' awa^ Irbm. Don* , 
levey while showing ait Coney; island 
by the Childl^en's . Welfare Assn./' 
and rehturned^tb Mariiia where they ;' 
were adopted by ; a Wealthy planter^; 
whb* gaye them pverything that 
mphey. could btiy. 

When I played ly^anila .' in 1923 
with: my Water ' CircUjS, tbe Twins 
Aveie in hot Water all the time, bui 
always; escapied punishment by puw 
ting the.-blan>e on orie bf the othen; 
It. Was ' iriipo^isiible ^ to disciplt 
one without the ■ othPr; Their favorf 
ite stunt was to break all traffi 
rules with their automobile.;; Ohlsr 
brie could drive, but the' police 
stopped that by taking, their autoriib* ; 
bile away. They then i>roceeded tb 
beat the street :Cbrs, ppny carts and., 
taxi cabs. One .Would pay and the 
other . refuse. Finally no passenger 
conveyance, wbiild let therii ride un- 
less they paid before they gbt. 
aboard. 

Tbm Mi and Chas. Sjparkaf 
Dowriie Bros, circuis said to be go* 
ing on the rails. The many added 
State tbxes m'iaklng It cheaper tO ' 
railroad; 50% of the carnivals will 
bb vback on thb cars for the same 
reaisbn, 

Tex Kissinger and Howard Shaw's.' 
big three-master, the 'Queen of the 
Pacific,' nbw at the -dock of the Lb» 
Angeles Shlpi Buildtng Cb:, Sari 
Pedro, where Parambuht is usini 
ihe : ship in conriection With fbur 
other old sailing ships, 

: Chas. Hugo, of ;Shanghai, China, 
will spend the month bf Jan^ in: Lo« 
Angeles securing ^^ttractions for ; the 
Japanese Exposition to be. held lit 
Tokyo; starting in Mbrch. His at^., 
tractibns Will sail Feb. 17 in charge 
of John Pollit and, in addjition, the 
Marcus Show .will sail at the same 
time for an extended theatre eh* 
gagenient in the Orient. 



HIPP BALTIMORE 

(Coritinued from pagp;59) 

'People on F'arade' ^ives her the 
chaince to lampobri .half<rscore oi 
types, but tbps is the saga of 'Grand« 
ma Shawl,' :half-laughable, half-laPh*' 
rymose long chant that really digf 
deep and, in iti^elf , is a wistful fiashr 
back to the era when. va:ude sported 
single-singers who - worked up spe* 
cial material and just didn't rattl#; 
oft the pops. 

Closing^ Mangini Bros.,, an ac« 
brace of hand-tb-hand equilibrista*' 
I Berfc 



Oil tini}^ tp Qur^tud^ of ncW 

l^k^^ While lisak:'t^^ i^^p^^ 

Onie p£ the |>]x>d|i^tbii^ of season^ 

pidiure bdEoic 

dandi^ :bta^m^ ajrid happy Missii^ folk* Tfiis 

tells sd^dut^^tlidiav^ d^it spells bigties^. 

; . . , . '-^ 

The story :hj^'^ a)l^: d^ cf -lphiacai Ro^'* and 

the^^n^^ -*Sfeimboa^^ with a <|ual% of its 

owiiJi^ refteshU^^^ Adcled 

to theu:,a^ ati^ <ibtia $iithful^ iteflectv 

fives of tiic tw^t peo^^ 

Darryl E; Zaniujc dtid everybody elsic collected in any lyay with 
Banjo On Koee'^ can 1^ proud of an e^cd^tiicmal 

I nipst sttongly urge eidubitors v/ho play th& picture to handle 
^3^0 On iAy Ktiee!^ with the enthusiasm it so rich^ wanants^ 




Corp. 



STAGE 




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.rabtfblied , \V<^9lfly' at 154/W SE,' "New' ?6rk, ' N. ' by ' Variety. -Inc. Aniuiiai iubgcrlptlon, $t;. Single coplea, 15 centa, 

BiiteriBdl se<M>.n<l-clas4 . nial («r December 22. 1906. at r Po^t Qfrice' ar.NeV York, N.. y., iJmler tUe .act ol Mai yb 3. 1B79; 



COI'VRIGHT. 



ux vAkiei'v. inc. ALL^RIUHTS RESEKVEU 



NEW YORK, \\*:PNESPAY, DECEMBER 9, 1936 



56 PAGES 








[Enormous 'advance; r dertiand ■ lor 

•c« apid eH^i^W ^ , V If^vvr . r^^ 
^irlJiVi'air causing even vet^irin 
' ^sitiii^ . official?, iccustein.ed; to 
ilin|?:'yast'detSils'wr:app 
it show of lliis. nature, to rub 
l|ji:;;eyes'. ' ""' 
yiifiHe ..other irs, when the 
pjQrit/ ojE preliminary J>usiness,had 
''■ l^e VQbtaineil rhy . .drUmmin^ up 
ide. jfleld,,^spiiie^ ejcecutlyes 

charge . of such: ffl;r . the 

;?., 'shdw' * X; - y* : h*^^^ been 
toun'ded;^; , ^. requests which 
Jea&y iiavie'poufed in. ..Prospective 
Irips .seeking^ spacej in some in- 
iiricps.-yirtuaiiy.h^ in; line 

^tside the, iiair offices^ ih, the Eni- 
f6. State building- to 'make applica- 



I^IOiie^rpftipiai Js ' reported to have 
'ran^phed thought of leaving New 
irfc;_tp ■ s^^ . industriair fl^ entries 
■»ply , hecause^/rnalfiy. 'of .those he 
jected ^to visit already are 'elamor- 
for. preferred position right ,at 
dQprstep'.. 
the $27,829,500 /bond , sale cam- 
j&'gri gpt i4ndc^r way ; Grover.Whaler» 
^natiJired dontract for architeqts to 
0\e,n _the Arst, T?ia jpf, structui'e of 
fr^ - exposition.' This js^ the . Theme 
i^flding; 'to ,,he.' ere^ -a. cost of 
teul' $l40O,p&0, ; \yrith presient plans 
a|ing^fpr its . cpmpletiph: tiefoie the 
ISse ^Df ^hejct 'yea^^ 1'.; . ' .. 

«Marth|tttan's i'g fair' ehters the, 
\XCf>ntinued on. ps^ffe -SOV 



WantS: tO' Be .. 
^Ili^ificed to ISuii^ God' 
SheHlust Goytr Up 

. ^Detrpit,.-Dec. - . 

;Roiice. -censors here have iven 
i>rine Yvonne Stacy^ nudist dancer, 
ie . aUematlve . Of ing more 

Othes or stop heirig sacrificed tp 

,>Buh God.' ". 
jOfficets gasped. t)le pftier' night ' as 
-.watched an 'ape? bearihg M!iss 
Eacy in the nude ' afo'ufid ' patrons' 
bies . at the o^Villa. D ' itery here. 
Jterl.warni" "-M^a 'S^ikcy, Cthe - cen-' 
ts 'flung a .little ■M : ;to hef 
«nmel' assistahls.; ■ 
ljudist has stirred tip .gobs' of eon- 
6yersy,' but the only' outcome has 
ieri." ' of the gross. ^ ' 

Actors as Sales 

^roe legit actors, ichard Bond, 
I^Kander C^^^mpbell, and Jpseph 
utti will make a fpur-wpeks toiir 
? JohnsrManville sales cbhve'ntibns; 
re.sejattng three skits and six black- 
its writteh aroUnd and emphasizing 
'les prpblerhs of Company. New 
ork, Cle velartd, New' Orleans , and 
"'cago'are the>towhs: ' 
.Gompiete technical' ."staff an a 
^table stage 'wiirbe shipped also., 
industrial film made by - Iteed- 
<nons,,lnc., is part of the -JTohtis- 
anyille sales showmanship. Bond 
w.plajre'dvlea'd' in'this."* -I 



Hearst's Oakleys 



, . W.' Hearst [attended the 
..preihiere of The Goiintry. Wile' 

at Henry Milleir^g theatre, N. Y., 
'last wMkv after i inaking Up, his^ 
.mind 'at' the last minute. . Puh-f , 

iisher^ had five 'guests, and used' 
;the.^tick$ts. of the .first string ; 

reviewers on . his three roetro- 
' politan papet?— Journal, . Aiperir 

can. a"d Mirror. : . , . 

. Critic's were, assiighed to other 
' locations, not as advantageous, 
.-but .they didn't squawk;' 




■i 1 



Casper B. .Kuhn, . youthful pro- 
rami manager;'^ of ' iStatiph .WSIX, 
nows . ho.w . to kill two bjirds with; 
;oine stpne and- dpes. - A sppho;hor.e 
student at- .• Vanderbilt --University, 
liLuhn sometimes, finds it a §tiff job 
tji) do the study>ing his .ptOfessors ex- 
pect of him and hold down a- full- 
time radip jobi- 

■ He goes on as annpUncer in 
current events brpadcaistiS; reading 
to the public the Cl^rigtian Science 
lyiPhitpr and also manages- get 
credit on .this radio recital as col- 
lateral reading in' a poUtical science 
cours^.^ 

; WSIX listeners rtiay expect' a pro- 
gram, of mathematics, or Latin or 
Freribh any day now. 



ONE Mm STAFF flAS 
$100,000 CROSS ¥11 



Baltimpre, 

John .Elmef is : nPt Pnly prez of 
WCBM here and . v,p. of National 
Ass'n of ferPadcasters, but he is sole 
.member. ' station's sales staff. . 

WCBM Ipcal ' lOb-watter, on 

fuUTtime, is membej; of Iriter- 
.Gity system. This year it is uhpffiV 
.dally - estimated tliat station's grPss 
will top $100,000 On : night time top 
rate of $100, .,; 

Thoiigh.Ei.tfier is 'sPJe - 
tact for his " , he has several 
secretaries doing- the,. detail 
worf^. And manager, 
George 'Rpeder, . smopths oyt 

vv^rinkles in buisi.hess end when: he 
diih slip . away. ■■ 



Christnias Carbl 

itie of the openihg..show at the 
new Mihsky's' Oriehtal, -New York, 
Will be 'Red, .Hot ahd/Nucie.' 
' pejtis Christtiias -night (25).- 




London's Mayf Airites Driven 
■ to p ir i n k, 'So i t e r i e* 
Bi>bin yiTorld?* Jileiw*^ 
reels Bullish 7. One De^ 
- . troit' Indie Making SHort, 
^ y 'Another— GB's Reissue 
Mri|; Simpson's Native 
jBalto Manse as .Palisades 
Atnus. Park SiideslidiMr 



RADIO THEME SONGS 



That .World- rpmahce 
is having its box-office reactions iall 
over the world, - according tp week- 
end dispatches. The public teactiPii, 
as interpreted Via the ' heWsreels, 
press and radio, also runs the gamut. 
It ranges froin fevie'rish drinking by 
worried Mayfairites . Lpiidon's 
West End. iteries, which are doihg 
:a buUish biz, to a bid froth the. Paiir 
sades Amusement -Park Y.) to 
purchase Mrs, Wallis .Warifteld Simp-^ 
sonV home in (Baltimore^ 

•The World press stimulated, in- 
. .(Cphtihued on' page 27) 



Dix^ Saliite to His Boss 



ichard Dix is laying plans fPr the 
construction^ of a model village on 
his New Jersey tract, 77 acres at 
west terminus of George Washing- 
ton, ridge, not far frprh old Fprt 
Lee studios. Subdividers are plan- 
ning and making ready the building 
of^ homes and selling of lots. 

Town will, carry, the name of CP- 
lumbia, a beau gieste -On Dix's part 
toward his present emplo'yer.s, ' ' 



Liicky Panties 



■ • Detroit, 
'lucky panties' 
Palrymple,' secretary' 
Iturbi, cau.sed- a lot . of commo- ■ 
tion , last week, £ind police 
failure to locate 'em cost local' 
sheets the prize art of the year, 
iMiSs Dalrymple, here with 
pianist; while he conducted the 
Detrpit Symph in several conr . 
certSi reported, theft of the 
panties) .along; with •$160. a hat; 
.some perfume ; stocki ngs, 
, from ■ The 
.secretary prized 
the titi ^he was 

wearing 'cth st April when 
and Iturbl escaped death i 
wrecked Pan-American Gli 
,^;per off port of Spain, Tri 

Although "Victoria Siwiec, 17, 
' hotel maid, adrriitted taking the 
stuff, Miss Dalrymple -left for 
: Rochester, N. "Y., ijefore; filing 
;.chargeSi and Circuit court freed 
the maid because .siie is a jtive- 
lie. 




That's 6n6 Way 



^ . Paris, bee. i. 

Noel Coward's pic 'Scpundrer 
,(Par) . has - ptuzzled Frenchthen 
so mueh'.thty are golrig toi have' 
,a publie dehate. on it. 

Tilm will, ve shown'. 
Champs-EIysees h'ousie here, af- 
ter which spectators will tell 
other- spectators what it is all - 
about. 



MEMPHIS NO 





Memphis, 
.Memphis is apparently ' po . longer 
the -wprld's Worst show town. 

iiy Pons will take it on the nose,' 
the wise guys. predicted, because she: 
into: Memphis, the George 

White 'Scandals,':. Wh^^^h grossed 
around- $10,000 at ' the prpheum 
theatre ' the previpuS .Week 'in. three 
perforxnances, andv^thd Great Walti:;' 
which grossed a like amount in three 
perlormahees at the Atiditorium 
Monday and Tuesday of last' week, 

Not so, Lily. thousand 
customers turned out at $3.50 top tp 
hear her Friday C4). Bad weather 
canceled a big. irpbr't receptibn 
planned for her and she trained to 
Memphis from St. .Louis. Asked to 
visit the Memphis Academy, of Arts; 
Which sponsored her concert^ shC: 
said 'Nd;' -; Wanted to rest; She was ■ 
given $3,000 .biitright^ by the/acad- 
emy. Last year .academy Jjrbught 
Grace Moore here on a small guar 



'. - Whiie.agaih expecting the biggest, 
and best; etc.ySvhich has been a sea* 
sonal, enthusiashi ■ for ^. New ''Year's, 
eves • .these paist '/fe^w • posjk-repeat 
years, the , niterles, cafes and hotels 
see a hew :high in holiday' girosses 
With the dawn' of . 1937, but it will be: 
achieved '/ only, ./through sagacious' ' 
handling and proper attaick. ) 

Last year— when , conditions .. like- > 
.Wise .'were on the-upbeat — ^the bbni- 
faces' knocked themSelyes off by be-> 
coming . . greedy. . The tariffs' were 
scaled: too high; Now the liitery ^ 
ho^ts are cpihmitt^d to'the ideii of * 
ifioJre tnpdest . fixed charge, 'including 
supper, couvert, : favors, mineral 
Wateiis, e.tc., and relying in the uppedl: 
ihibjhing potentialities . to more -thaiii 
equalize the, 'sittiatioh. '' ' 
1 All the, high-scaled spots of last 
sieasoh. which Went in for those j^lO", 
$12.50 and $1$ per head , ratie» are ■. 
qropping c"owri to an average of $20: 
a cOuple. ' 
' None of ' the hbteis" lapt winter, 
despite the bally, sold out* at the $15 ^ 
top s.c'ale.^ And; even as reiieht' ai^ 
this. ..past Election eve. With evary-i- 
body expecting a bbh'ahza, it was a 
washout, although, in' this instahce,' 
the > p: m. stopgap -for" selling iikker 
Had .tnuch' ttf dp jwith Iti ; 

M^^s appeal ^ptaces Will be scaled 
at-,$7,50; a'.persfori, ntany at'$ip 
<!touple,' and the .,cla?s. hostelries, per 
usual,-: -wijir staggOr: their;; rates -- ac-: 
(Cohti htied On page 60) 



Formei^ Stri^pei of 
Power, Dallas' Cevsor 
Now Anti-Stripping 



antee' with percentage, 
off With $.5,000. 



She walked' 



During Cehtennialt" city council ': 
stripped Ethel Randall, welfare di- - 
i,-cctor,<,and ; censor, of all authority, 
and delegated axe to' police: chief 
who did use it,; -Miss Randall smoul-" ' 
d<ired"ali ' through -fair bacause she 
Was. unable to crack down on nyde 
dunjcers. .'around town. .Now that'* 
censor's; toga is back on her- own 
shpiilders," she. "vows imihediate 
action. .. " ; ' 

GOIM YEN FROM REIELS.^ '^^^S^ » ^iic"'^ ' 

• fair,' and she ho longer ' 

- — .stri power, ithere can be no 

. istrip dah<;er.s prancing about. 



IffiAGMRIWm^'SflC 



t^ahz VSarga, Hungary's m.arathon 
duelist, shoots it oiit or switigs a 
mean saber when, arid if. the mohey 
is placed on. the line. That is Vkrhat 
U; S,;nevvsi-eel executives have beati 
told by. their European represenla- 
tiyes. demand big coin to 

have newsreel shots taken is 
diiel.'j; but Ariiericaii film people have 
given the JHungarlan, supposedly 
dueling in defense of -the honor of 
my. ,i£e an 
polite go- 



Pays $118 for One Biicat 
To Keep Prop? Working 

. . Pasadena, Cal., Dee. 
Performahce. of 'Rigbletto' at .the 
.- ivjc, Auditoriurn here. '.'javed 
unborn baby,' the ■ when M. A* Frcarnqn, New. York 
! broker, kicked in witii. $11(1: tP pay 
The challenger, Sarga, has escaped stage hands who threatehcd to walk 



uninjured- to date in' three, du.eis; He 
shot it out vvith tWp adversarie.<5. arid 
then tackled Eime't* : Lospnczy, re- 
.serve army pffi , with ."»3ber.s as 
the weapo.ns, The reservist -was cut 
by Sarga's saber before the duel wa-si 
halted. 



at .secoiid curtain , unless" paid off. 

to audience- for fin 
ai . rought .qtiick response-' ..^ 
Freeman -who said it. Was first, tim'S ''_ 
iri'-lohg .while he had' enjoyed him- - 
:• , so he didn't propose to le.t 
mere $116 spoil hls eVeni^ig's ttui. - 



■ *1 



PIC T ■ ■ E i 




The /Paramount production pow 
Wow, i now to be held ' January, 
will be one !bf the. most representa 
■tivie ever, by this or any other com- 
pany, ith all toiP: executives of Par 
to. attend, under plans; . With Adolph 
Zuicbriv'chairmian of the bo.ard, per 
mamently . on the Cppst .in charge! of 
prbductibh, the eastern Contingent 
fromi' the hprne, is., expectecl to - 
elude Barney; Balabain,; Neil F. Ag- 
hewr Russell Holmari, John W, Hicks, 
Jr!!; Bob illham, John Balaban, Y, 
Frank Freeman,' Lou Diamond aiid 
. Stantbh L. Griffis. 

Pn conclusion of the conference 
to consider production and policies 
not oidy for the balance of this sea- 
sbri fbr another hew season, 
Zukor wiU come east and lii all probr 
ability remQlii long enough to ' in 
at one board meeting; While eaist 
this trii), the second sinte he took 
command of the studio, he will also 
have a more adequate joppoftuhity 
to Confer with home office depart- 
ment^,, dii'ectors and allied^^i^ 

.The large and repr^sentiaitive group 
Which will sit in on the 'Jjknuary 
production discu^^ons' lettves for the 
Coiast imhiediately afte^^ 'lf(^vlr. Year's 
to attend the dinner - to 1&6 given 
Zukor Jan. 7* his birthdayi i in cele- 
bratipn ' . 25 years iiii ^the; picivire 
business. Production meeting Im- 
inediately f oUov^s juid inay. 1^ two 
weeks. Remainder of .this season's 
iprpgraiift^ yrill be set up imd teV piOr 
tures discussed ior the beginning, of 
the 1937-38. fllni yAar,^ tojgether Swith 
^possible approval of stories ihat are 
under consideration. fot^purclia$f», 

priginalijr the ' stuUb ^conference 
ilia to bave been -held this week. 
:^6linan suggesjtied it be put off untU 
itfter the Zukor dinner 'Mnce- eastern 
: 0xe<>s would be out lor that , 



■'wi^ ^ Hollsrw^ . 

That meeting beitween Pat studio 
e>cecs, aiiid those Irbin tifie home of -> 
flee which was to biavie been held 
this week has been, postponed until 
Rafter the . . Adolph Zukoii- Silver 
J^iibil^e. dixmer Jan; 7i ^ 

, , Visiting .contingent . will . get to- 
gethier^ with this studio icrowd at the 
Ambasssidor here- insteat}' of La 
Quinta on the desert as heretofore, 
to mull general production setup and 
• persOiuiel. Business powwows to be 

Jan. 8-10. 



1diot,'#StaiTer 

. Holly Wbbdi Dec. 8. 
will be the spng-and 
dance: man in , /Idiot's Delight,' at 
MetrovV^': 

Studio Is^ ing art aii-stir cast 
for the -filing 



HereV What Happens 
Vl%en Sclinoz Ki^^^^^ 
in Pittsburgh 

, ittsburgh, Dec. 8. 
Determined to defend $5,000 suit 
:pr damages brought against him 
lere by a local woman year and a 
lalf ago, Jimmy Durante sent Lou 
Clayton to tbWn over week-end to 
rienew his bond for; ah appearance 
late next, spring. A proposed $2,000 
settlement ptit Of court was turned 
down by the Schnbzzola, who insists 
Upon seeing charges through. . 

Suit resulted dui-ing Durahte's last 
p.a, here at penn. vrhen, during his 
act in which he went down into the 
audience and excliahged crossfire 
with patrons, he kissed plaintiff and 
she charges action in public held her 
yip to ridicule. 

. Schnbzzolai has had case postponed 
wice now, oinbe; while he was play- 
ng vaude in^Englahd ind this time 
jecause of cVrrent engagement in 

'Red, Hot and Blue' " Broadway. 
!:iayton assuried^ court and Durante's 
wal attorniey^ Frank R. S. Kaplan, 
hat the comic would come on to 

Pittsburgh , immediately after his 

musical hit closest. 



FOR CAM HUDWI 

. ivHollywobd, Deci^ 8. ■.. 

David Butler; who directs Eddie 
Cantor i 'Saratoga Chips' at 20th- 
Fox, Associate Produciar. Lfturence 
Schwab and Leonard Prask'ins, script- 
er, will go to New York; this week 
to confer with the actor the 
flicker. 

, Damon Runyon and .Irving Caesar 
wrote the unprodUCe^L play,;: 

. ^Hollywood, Dec, 8. 

Paramount has optioned four ad- 
itiptf^ Bidldpg Drummond stories, 
aH j)y H. C, (Sapper) McNeile and 
Gerard Fairlie. Titles are ^The Re- 
tuiW of Bulldog Drummbnd,' *The 
^al Count,' 'The Third Round' and 
^e Female of the Species.' 
i^.'At ;same time Pair has changed 
; title Of its current Drummond yarn 
from ^Bulldog. Drummond Gomes 
Back, to 'Bulldog Drummond 
Escapes.' Ray Milland Will probably 
continue to play the name.ii'ole in 
the new series, 

Don Gordon at Rep^ 

: Holly wbod, Deci 8. 
Don Gordon has replaced Harry 
.jSalpeter as story editor ;at Republic. 
Formerly was i 5Parambunt'is read- 
ing department. Salpeter resigned 
recently. 

. Terry Kellum has been upped to 
bead the Republic sound depart- 
ment. Succe^ids Harry Tories who 
probably will join Radio Corp; of 
America. 



OABBO'S PUBIIC HIDEAWAY 

Holly wood. 
Greta, inhaling and exhaling after 
the ordeal Of 'Camille,' has found a 
new hideaway to get. away from it 
lilt ■ 

|>a]in Spr mgib . . . . ; 



Met Riisse's $^ 
Idea ai ^ture Money 

; Asking price for ' DeBsksil Ballet 
Russe for picture wort is $150,000 
covering the entire troupe of over 
100 dancers.\ S. HUrok, who man- 
ages on. this side, planes to the Coast 
in two w.eeks . to ' dicker with film 
executives on a; deal. Time element 
enters into a qontract prominently 
a^ the attraction is booked sb -heav- 
ily, this seaisbh, and" 'any ; shobting 
would have to. be done Within an 
allotted time. or else. DeBasil him- 
self is againit any extended stay in 
Holly wood/' < .', 

Sam .Golden .is ireported 
ested, especialljr: fpr his fbrthcom- 
jng„ •Goldwyn^ .FQUies' for which 
George and Ira GeFshwl J will do 
the music. Of the classic reper- 
toire which the. Ruissians have on 
tap, 'Beau Danube' is the ihbst dis- 
cussed as a likely picture . flash. 

Ballet opens Jiin: 14 ifi L, A. 



e'T-rAnd He's Gone 



KEN MUHRAY and OSWALD 

"The Ken Myrriay and OdWald 
.shorts have played \miore return 
dates than any comedies turned out 
by this studio In the last ' Ave years/', 
said Sam Sax, tVarner Bros. Vita- 
Phone Studio, Starting the fourth 
of series Dec. 9. •. 

Broadcasting "I^augh With Ken 
Murray" fop RlnsorLifebuoy, Coast-. 
to-Cbast Tuesdays, 8:30 vP.M. EST 
CBS-^38th week. . 







The Warner policy Wi ^continue 
to veer to the production of so-called 
headline ictures,. with future pro- 
ducing lahs taking ih as many 
stories inspired . hy , matters of . ciir-* 
rent public ^terest jais can be found. 
On one headline production, based 
oh Black Legion 'revel ation s In. De- 
troit, Coluqnbia beat W9 to ^ the 
piuich, bu^ latter 'S 'Legion of /Terror' 
dbes not have Warnelrs rcOnGferhed. 
WB brings out its 'Black Legioik' for 
general release Jah.: 30. ;; 

' Other;' so-called page .1 pictures to 
be released in 1937 include 'Marked 
VTomeh,' on vice triials in New. York; 
'Midnight douxt,' 'Mountain Justice;' 
.'Lordis of. the I^hd,'. dealing with 
siouthern sharecroppeirs; 'Fly Away, 
Baby,^ based on Dorothy Kilgallen's 
world flight, and the 'The Un- 
crowhed King,' which . has the late 
Sir. Basil .Ziaharof f as its inspiration. 



Hollywood, bee. 
Parrying . tentative script of 
'Goodbye, Mr. ips,' R. \ '.Sheriff 
left Dec, 4 for London. He'll do the 
.chore for Metro and return here 
later.- 

Author washed up his writing as- 
signment on; 'The Road Sack' at Uni- 
versal last week. 



Potter Wlifts 'Wings' 

Hblly Wood, Dec. ; 
Henry ; C. ; Potter, on loahout tb 
Universal from Samuel . Goldwyn, 
Wilt direct 'Wings Over Honolulu,' 
ah E. M. Asher productibn. 

Isabel Dawn and Boyce De 6aW 
are scripting, with productibn start 
in two weeksi 



MABEL STARK WITH CAT 
ACT IN mCUS QUEEN' 



■ Hbllywopd, Dec. 81 

Mabel 'Stark wiU. play title role in 
' Ircus (Jueen' for General Pictures^ 
and wilt handle a 16-tiger act under 
the ig top. Production starts in 
January. 

General has tickiBted. Ray- Doyle, 
for many years with the Irving Thai- 
berg, unit at Metro, to script 'Night 
Edition.' 

Col. Tini McCoy is back in Holly 
wpbd, his duties With the Ringling 
Barnum -& .Bailey , circus ended for 
the seabn.' He rejoins outfit April 1 
for Madison Square G/arden opening 
ih New ?York; While on Coast. Mc 
Coy will make a series of eight west 
erns .for Imperial PietureS. 



MG Sets Writers 

Hollywood, Dec. , 
Waldo Salt and Catherine Turney, 
recently signed to Metro writer con- 
tracts, have been assigned to the Joe 
Mankiewicz unit as collaborators! 

Pair turned in screenplay on 'The 
Girl From Trieste* last week. 



U BOEROWS BRUCE 

Hollywood, Dec. 8. 
Virgihi ruce has been borrowed 
frbm Metro by Universal fot lead 
opposite Kent Taylor in 'Class 
Prophecy,' Robert Presnell produc- 
tion. 

Production starts tomorrow (Wed.) 



SAILINGS 

. pec. 26 (New York tb: Cherbourg) 
Sol Lesser (Nbrmandie). 

Dec. 12 (New York to Genoa) 
Ann Pritchard, jack Lord ((Rex). . 

Dec. 12 (London to ^ew York) 
Lowe, Bernbff and Wemsley (Cham- 
plain). 

Dec. 9 (New York to London) 
Cookie Fay, Natalie Wynn, Mr. and 
Mrs. - Andre Geraud, Fred Bate, 
Fred Wilcox (Normandie). 

Dec. 9 (London to New York) 
Richard Crbmwell (Queen Mary). 

Dec. 5 (New York to Naples) Mr. 
and Mrs. Ken Roberts (Saturnia). 

Dec, 4 (New York to Londbn) 
Fred T. Birchall, Viscount Castlerosse 
(Europa). 

Nov. 27 (London to Capetown) Sir 
Alfred Butt (Athlone Castle ). 



ARRIVALS 

JanetRiescnfeid, Mistinguett, Henri 
Rust, N, Napoli, Evelyn Laye, Rob- 
ert Harris, Ludwig Satz, Harriet 
Burke, Magda Sonja, Hans Fehef, 
Mr. and Mrs. Will H. Hays, David 
Spuhami,. Julius Stegger, A. : Algazy, 
Karl Laufkoetter, Molly Arden, 
Ethel Shutta, Raquel Rojas, Brachah 
<Z(irah, Nachum'Nardi, Dr. Herbert 
J Graf. ' 




18 Mare Chani$ 



Hollywood, 8. 

tinder, his new three-year cbhtract 
ait 20th-Fox Warner Oland will do 
10 more Charlie Chan whodUnits. 

Initialer will be 'Charlie Chan at 
the djympic Games.' 



uaho's %\mm 

Winter I^yiroimd 
With Eye to H'wood 

Holly wo.bd will soon have a new 
winter playground, quite a change 
of locale from Pain Springs am 
Caiiente. It is Sun Valley, Idaho, 
where a modern Alpine hotpl repre 
sents the expenditure of ^1,000,000. 
On one side of the hotel there is an 
ice rink. On the other an i open-air 
swimming pool With warm firater, the 
pool being protected from the wind 
by glass. 

Sun Valley opens Dec. 21 and re 
ports reservations . from .socialites 
resident in all sections of the coun- 
try. While the resort leans towards 
ejxclusiveness' it is. open to- all holi 
day seekers who can afford , the 
riff. Number of HoUywoor' well- 
kiiowns are among those making 
early bookings. . I 

Sun Valley's .■ backer is • the Union 
Pacific,., the idea being th^t. of W. 
Averell Harriman, chairman of the 
board of both the railroad and the 
resort's ski club, which has A. D. 
CAl) Lindley, Minneapolis sports 
man,- . as president. Cpuht . Felix 
S<;haf(gotsch, whp scouted I the snot, 
and .^phn E. P. Morgan a: other 
officers. Board . consists "of Ilobert F|. 
Pabst, . Milwaukee; Alexander H. 
Bright, Boston; John W. Haneis, New 
York; Richard Gale, Minneapolis; 
Roland Pahnedo, New York; John K. 
Howard, Boston; Earl D, Osborn, 
New York; Glenn Lloyd, Chicago; 
Charles N. Proctor, Boston. 



Olympe Bradna; Rstft 
Teamed inParV'SonIs' 



Hollywood, Dec. 8. 

Olympe radna, French come 
dienne, has been spotted opposite 
George Raft * 'Souls . at Sea* , at 
Paramount. 

Origihaliiy signed for her dancing 
ability, actress has had but two small 
parts previously in U. S. She 
is third genera ti of uropean 
show folks.' 



L. A, to N. Y 

Muriel Babcock. 

Wallace Beery.. 

S. N./Behrman. i 

Melvyn Douglas. < 

Kay English. 

Ed Gardner. 

Lou Colder. 

William Hawks. 

W. Ray Johnston. 

Walter Kane. 

Jack .Lait. 

Abe Lastfogel. 

Marc Lawrence. 

Sol Lesser. 

Joe and Herman Mankiewicz. 

Robert Mcintyre. 

Frank Nugent.' 

Ed Price. 

Wesley Ruggles. 

Lester Santly, 

R. C. Sherriff. 

■ Spyros Skouras. 
John Sloan. 
Jess Smith. 
Gloria Swanson. 
Spencer Tracy. 
John Tyrell. 
Richard Wallace. 
Fred Wilcox. 

■ John J. Wildberg. 



N. Y. to L; A. 

Herman Berni 
Sam Briski . 
Gertrude Michael. 
Stephen Pallos. 
Nat Perrin. 
H. C. Potter. 
Pat Powers. 
J, Robert Rubi 
Henri Rust. 
Gradwell Sears. 
Nicholas M. Schenck, 
Maj. Harry M. Warner. 
Maj. John Zanft 



. Hollywood, 8. 

Warners, claiming to be first in the 
field with a Zaharofl. pic, are beii^g. 
deluged with data on the mystery, 
man of the munitions racket, Pres- 
ently production is being held 
pehding okay from Hays 
which has passed the thing on to 
State Department, figuring that the 
foreign angles should be cleared be. 
fore item goes on the floor. 

Most 'of persbnalities involved are 
dead, Lloyd George being only im- 
portant figure still in a position to 
make trouble. 

Pic, to be made understandable to 
American audiences, has to treat 
Zaharoff as smoothest super-jangster 
of all time, If America had given 
Al Capone a Congressional Medal of 
Honor instead of a one-way pass to 
Alcatraz, this cbuntry would have a 
parallel to what Ehgland did. In 
knighting Sir Basil and France in 
making him a dighitary of the Le- 
gion of Honor. Such a point of view, 
while oke tpv selling pie in " Amer- 
ica, makes it a, toughi for selling 
abroad. Way put may eventually be 
to get Lloyd GeOrge to. Hollywood as 
technical adviser, as mere promise 
not to make trouble wouldn't Jiold 
with him. 

Meanwhile studio is marking, time 
till assured State Department will, go 
to bat for pic if foreign diplomats 
put the finger oh it, 



WIND' IN DIXIE BELT 



Hollywood, Dec. 8. 
■ Katharine Brown, eastern xep for 
Selznick;:Ihternational. has j so far 
selected two Baltimore and two 
Washington girls as possibilities fo^ 
personality rotes in 'Gone with the 
Wind,* which Davifd O. Selznick will 
produce. George Cukor, wha will 
-direct, leaves soon . ior • Atlanta to 
confer with Margaret Mitchell, 
author of the tOme. 



Macon, Ga., Dec. 8. 

Katherine Brown of Selznick-In* . 
temational. Pictures held auditions 
here today for the principal charac- 
ters in Margaret Mitchell's 'Gone 
with the Wind.^ 

Several hours were given to 
conferences at the Macon Little thea-^ 
tre . with the assistance of the staff of 
the group. 



Spartanburg, S. 

Twenty-five persons were 
viewed ih Charleston, S. C,; and' area' 
in _ try-out series for ^Gbne: With the 
Wind, on Selznick schedule for pro- 
duction soon.. Katherine Brown; 
eastern Sel^ick representative, her 
secretary, Harriett Flagg, and Anton 
Brundsmann, New York stage direc- 
tor, handled Charleston tryouts, con- 
ducted at a local hotel. 

From South Carolina party, went to . 
Atlanta for conference with author-, 
ess Margatet Mitchell. 

Deanna Durbin Talked 
For Thantom Opera ' M 

Hollywood, Dec. 8. 
. 'Phantom pi the Opera' has been 
taken off the shelf again at Uni- 
versal and Deanna Durbin probably 
Will get the role of the Operatic sing- 
er. Casting problems heretofore held 
up talker version the ^property 
which was one of ies in si- 

lent days. 

Studio considers picture a natural- 
for the singing ingenue who is be- 
ing, hoisted to stardom following her 
work i 'Three Smart Girls.' 



Conway Vice Wellman 

On 'Star/ Latter 111 

, Hollywood, Dec. 8. 
.Jack Conway is taking over th« 
direction of Selzhick-Interriational'f 
'A Star Is Born,* while William 
Wellman battles the flu.; 

Company loafed yesterday (Moh* 
day). 



Rogers, Bojrer Combo 

Hollywood, . 
Ginger Rogers and Charles 
will be co-starred in 'Perfect 
mony' at RKd. 
Philip Epstein is writing the script 



PiC T « R E S 



VARIETY 










, London,- Dec, . 

• . Television on a screen eight, feet high and; six feet six inches wide 
. WM-demons^r^ SundJiy. W at the Dominion theatji'e. It coh- 

rvtjriists with the customary: liome television iixta^^ of inches by 
■ eight inches (even smalier in thfe United States at present). ' 

Inveotoir Jphn Baird talked .to iiewspaperniiin se^ in the bal-» 
; cony , of : the theatre^ from, a television iii the 'buildi He 

iiiswere^, questions put to ^^^ W , 
:p.e0mtion of the expanded image: is maslced .by vertical lines; 




Manner in whiich the Mrs. Simp** 
iioh story btojke last week eaught 
-lifiosi tJi S. inewr$ra^ bereft of timely 
'-inatdri English representatives or 
-vag«ihtA in England for the ihost part 
-tiotifled theiJr n; Y. bfti6e$ that there 
f Wbs' ho 'Siihpsbn? ihaterial iii theit 
• li'i/rSirieis because 6jE a deflhlte under- 
' fftahcling thiat ajl reels wefe not to 
'cover "in tha paist,: Hbw^ever, tvlth 
cZitindon newspapers giVing 'th.aaffair 
>^promlhence nieai^ "the close, of last 
rweeir; ^heyirsreelers indicated they 
^^woiild sbbn have sonib fresh footage. 

Minority of the. news • yreeklies 
lierb gave it ihakieshift coverage al- 
'ttibugb Fox Movietone located some 
vViews 'ftf; Prihce fidWard and Mrs, 
. 'Siinpsdh, falee^' iioihe nliie. inbhths 
. or -mbre agb ivhile vacationing to-' 
eir at a seashora reisbrt; 



SET BACK HURiaCANE' 



Hpliyv^rood, Deb; 8. 
' ^Samuel Goldwyh , is facing post- 
^pbhement for a year' j>i . his; long- 
'plartned *Hurricart6/ ; With tiSdhni- 
'c^ns in South 3ea Islluids having 
jniade ail preparatibhS for coming of 
locatibn crew» it ii^. hbw irnjpfbssible 
"f or Gpi^wyh to flnid c^^btwr and wbrH- 
*ers .' .. his ;,shi , due to Jharitime 
atrike. 

^. Eveti if . scab crew were to be" en- 
gaged, it "v^ould not ' bb possible to 
load . cpjhfiplete . f4b&ting laboratory' 
;liyhi9h bompany ; is sappib^ed tb. hdye 
;;.hah,di, as . Ipngshbreihbh wbh't 
"saih^ .any bf, it. iEnd bf .January is 
'idbadline for departi^e, if .'HurHcaine' 
tpmpanir is . tb get Sanipa weather 
balled for in " script. 

English Phy, Then Pic 

Hollywood, Dec. 8. 
, .Ebllowirig retakes ' ' *John 
Meade!s Woimah/ her d.ei>uting pic- 
Jturb. for B; P. Schulberg, 'Francine. 
.liarriniore departs for England to do 
a stage play,. 

, She'll: return hera doi another 
picture for iSchuibeibg in late springf. 

GlimaSwanslmV Legit 

Hollywood, Dec; 
Glori SWanson traihed for New 
■York over weekend to. confer with 
ttheron Bambergei: 6n the lead in 
/?Lbvbrs Meetmg.'o 

Play, by .Gladys Hurlbut, Is being 
readied for early Broadway^ prpduc- 



fCaghey's 2d % 

Holly-wood, Dec. . ^ 
'Oreat Guy,' Simtcif Gagney's first 
indie Completed, Grand NatiOhal, his 
prpduciers, has. decided' tb make a 
.jcoiAplete switch, for his second, it 
are; scofti^ihg the town f Or a cbmedy 
and, allbpst went for 'Little Johnny 
Jones/ name-part of which Gbprgb 
M^; Cphah made famous. 

^xecs finally decided that 'Jones' 
was too dated and no end of studio 
patching ■bbtild' bring it up to dag-* 
ney,, TSiat threw the thing iiitp the 
open . again,; with studio . begging 
namb-writers for a. * at what 
they have; ■ 



Scene Shot in^^ I^ 



Suprenie Court- Justice Louis A; 
Valettte was: asked Saturday (5): to 
decid^: si' point oi law whiph will have 
cbfisider'able bearing uppn the rights 
ef fllrii • ebhipanies to exhiljit iift- 
proihptU shots pf crowds without thb 
individual permission of those pho- 
tographed. 

The case involved is that of Haiiry 
Cook> 18, wlio is suing 2pth -Cehtury- 
Fbx for 4^5b,000 and alsb seeks ah in- 
juntibh tp stop, the showing of 20th's 
fflm, 'lis Maiden. Lane.' The icene 
objected; to was taken on the street 
outside of 15 Maiden ; laiie'. Cook is 
bne of a crowd: of pedestrians watch- 
.Jng the tajhdng , b* the ;seqU^flce, 
Through " father, ' as guardian, 
the boy complains that the showing 
of him in the film Was aone without 
his permiissipn .and withput prpiier 
cbmpensiattibn.' ' , ' 
• states that "he^ 

was uh'vviliingly macle ah actor in the' 
film' and that he was included 'to 
add tryth and thereby to enhance the 
value bit the prodiictiph.* His attbr- 
ney stated that while Cook only ap- 
pears in five feet of film; he Was an 
integral part Of the picture. 



MEINS QUITS ROACH 
AFTER 



'Sky Bridge' for Kath 

t ■■ ■■ . 

; . Hollywood, Dec. 8. 

ridge in .the Sky," original by 
ice; Hbrtbn, has beeii purchased 
by'RKO. 

Studio is consi it as si Hep- 

burn starrer; 



Xee Kohlmars' 35tli Anni 

Hollywood^ Dec. 8. 
J^ee Kohlmars celebrated their 
35th wedding anniversary yest»?iday 
(Monday). 

2, Son, Fi-ed, Sam 
Goldwyn,? feted the.n. 



Hbiiywbbd, Dec. 

Foliowibg a clash on production, 
policies, Gus Meihs resigned , as a' 
director at Hal Roach, job he has 
filled for nearly five years. 

Meins, while at Roach, directed 
number of Our Gang; Comedies as; 
well as two features starring iaurei 
and Hardy. 

Wanier Baxter Set As 
fB lanlrom )^ 

ifiplly wood. Dec. 
V Warners borrpwed Warner. Baxter 
from 20th-Fox. for the title spot in 
'The Man From Kimberly,' fiction 
narrative the South African 
diamond mi 

pjkUl Muni and , Ronald Colman 
previpusly- wers mentioned for the> 
rble but ^oth sidestepped., 



Gert Mi 



Finally released -frohi Doctor's 
hospital,' - N, Y., on Monday ■ (7), 
Gertrude Michael expects to leave 
for the Coast by the.end of the \ye0k. 

She has 'been laid Up for more 
than a lonth, taking ill. in New 
York while oil a brief vacation ber 
tween jpictiircs for RKO, to whom 
under contract. She was to have, 
sailed but never anade the tri 




Pix Gave -^Shakeatpeie^fe thc^ 
Guiii ; ]^ut No Dice at f he 
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THE FILM RECORD 



3y .JOHN C. FLINN 

. Holly wpPd has passed up; its option 
oh . William Shakespeare. ;,. 

Twp m'ajbr. affpirts enrolled the best 
prbducfip^ and acting -talent which 
the film' capital 'ppi$sesseV but' .n^ 
Shakespearp . is - his own again^ 
He'll continue tp do all figh"^ no 
doubt, with . his. job in . the. legit and 
in p'^^lic library, circidat^^^^^ but bs a 
ttoUj^bbd IVriter he just didn't' click. 
.: And whataver hesitbncy' there, has 
beeii about lopkihg the facts (which 
mean bp^offica returns) sqiiarely in 
the face after the publib's repepfion 
of 'Midsiimnier .Night's Dream', and 
'Romeo and Juliet,' the lack, pf in-, 
teresf in 'As Ypu Like .It,' British- 
made aihd recently released; in this 
countryy has resulted in cancellation- 
bf any- plans for ;;futiire.. Shakespeare 
an adaptatipns. . .' ; 

The Shakespeare cycle is pV.er at-, 
most before it igot arouhd the first 
curve. . What ;star ted out to be the 
beginning of a; hew era of . enlighten- 
ment: at: the studibs;and .the propul-, 
sien that was tp fill the theatres with 
new audiences has ended on b note 
bf ; disapppintmentli .From the film 
'exbhanifes ' in ' the key citi r cohie 
smbthered.spbs'of publicity "boys who 
havb talked: themselves hoarse before 
women's clubs, , high ischqol teachers 
and- college alumni associatibns. .The 
inah who ; wrote 'now is the ; wihter 
_of ;our discontent', had; the cpld days. 
;ahd . empty, seats of 1936 in mind 
whbh'he. penned the immortal wprds. 

' ;$l,dbO,O0b Productions 
; .Shakespearean adherent^ .cannot 
take the ppsitibn that the .films have 
scartely giyen their^favbrite; a good 
break. NeVer wbs effprt expended 
moreearnbstly^rnpre ehthusu^ 
v^ith. more generous, financial, back- 
ing. 'Romeo and Juliet'' cost more- 
than:: $1,000,000; 'A Midsummer 
Night's Dream' nearly, reached that 
figure, and 'As You: Like It' repre- 
sents negative -investment of 
$759,000.; ^ v 

"In silent a>>d sonhd, . . Shake- 
:spearean plays have been made into 
47 individual productions. Some of 
-them .were rather pUnko, no . doubt, 
but each was probably representative 
of the general average standard of 
production: in the period in which it 
was made. 

The record, Recently compiled by 
thb Federal Writer^' P.roject of the 
WPA, follows: 

-Romeo and Juliet,', made seven 
times between 1908 and 1936; 'A Mid- 
summer Night's Dream,' four times 
between 1909 and 1935; 'As You Like 
It,' twice, 1910 and 1936; 'Hainlet,' six 
times between 1900 and 1915; 'Mer- 
chant of Venice,' ;five times between 
1901 and 1921; 'Macbeth,' four times 
between 1903 and 1916; !King Lear^' 
three times between 1910 and 1915; 
'The Tempest,' three times between 
1910 and 1915; 'Taming of. the shrew.' 
three times between 1910 and 1929; 
'Othello,' three tinties between 1910 
and 1923;, 'Antony and, Gleppatra,' 
three times between 1910 and J914; 
'Julius Caesar,' twice, 1903, 1909,* and 
'Merry Wives, .of Windsor' and 
'Twelfth Night,' each once. 1910. 
Probably the first Shakespearean 
production .was the one-reel *King 
Lear,' made by Vitagraph about 
1906. 

It was three years ago when the 
Hollywood Festival Association .. in- 
vited Max Reinhar produce 'A 
Midsummer Night's ream' in the 
Bowl' in his most, elaborate al fresco 
manner, Thei production was a no- 
table one, replete with innovatl , 
including a lovely ballet of the fairies 
and a startling performance by a boy 
actor: naitied Mickey. Rodney in the 
role of Puck, yeryone in southern 
California flocked tp the Bowl, .yvhich 
(idohtlnued on piige 125) 




GROSBY, BURNS, PIGS 

Arkansas Gov. Sends Hillbiily 
Chaperon With Gifts tb Stars 



. Hollywood, Dec. IB. . 
;Govempr of Arkansas forgot >vhat 
the Governor of North Carolina said 
to the Governor of South Carolina, 
consequently he sent' twb ; razorback 
pigs to Bob Burns and Bing Crosby 
under the chaperbriage' 'o^ one Jim 
Rose, a real hillbilly." 

Whole contingent was dead-headed 
oh an airline, as the Governor of 
Arkansas wanted speed. 

When Rose and the .pprkies. arrived 
at the paramount Ipt, Rose scratched 
his head and his pbrkies just 
scratched when a bevy of chptus 
beauts .waltzed ■ by. ; Rpse has a 
round-trip ticket,' but dbesn't. want 
tp'; go home. .. ob Bums, tossed a 
dinner . for him just; to ' show off a 
real hillbilly." 



Metro's New Fitties, 
7I^ar^ii( A(:b'ess 
And 3 Ingenues 

Dame May "Whitty has been si n 
tured by . Metro and three others 
have been optioned by the same 
company. Mrs. Whitty, character 
actress, 71, will not report for . work 
at Metro/tmtil next niorith, after she 
returns from, a visit to her home in 
London. Deal . was made via 
Al^tmaii, Eastern; talent executive, 
after Hollywood okayed the screen 
test. 

Dean Jarmey; N. Y. mOdel> h^s 
been placed Under option' bv Metro 
and now M being gropnried for . a 
screen test. Adele Girardr. a night 
club balladiist f rom Philadelphi , also 
has " won" "a". Metro' pptibh,;., Hsrman 
Bernib representing the singer. Same 
action was taken pn Marsha Randow, 
ingenue; who was represented in 
fibn-negotiatlom^' b# MiyAdi* Morris'. 

Hildegarde, radio songstress,, also, 
has been, optioned .by Metro, and 
will, be iiven immediate, t^sis. . Rsp» 
i-esented by NBC and Walter 
Batchelor. 



'COLDEN WEST' FOR 
MacDONALD AND EPDY 

. , . 1 ' . , i i • > > . • ' 

Hollywood, Dec. 8. 
Next at Metro for Jeahnetta Mac- 
Donald . and . Nelson. Eddy, .v/ill .be 
'The Girl bf the Golden West.' 
; Producer Wm. Anthony McGuire 
is doing the adaptation, Sigmund 
Romberg writi 



(dl Gabriel's Quiche 
West on Par Pic Chore 



Gilbert Gabriel planed to. Holly- 
wood last week; and is due back to- 
day (Wednesday). N. Y. American 
critic is Working ,bn 'The Life and 
Melodies of Victor Herbert,' which 
Benjamin Glazer will . roduce . for 
Paramount, and they conferred on 
the matter. 

Gabriel had an opportunity to 
make the trip because of the let- 
down i ■ the* number ' oi B.oadway 
prern.i He is doing hi. v/riting 

in N. 



Holly woodr Dec. 8. 

Due' to Nicholas M. Schenck bei 
held; New York, further con- 
ferences on the proposed alliance bf 
Gaumont-British, 20th Century-Fox 
and Metro will not begin until to- . 
morrow- "(Wed.). Al Lichtniah, 
sistant to Schenck, will join his boss 
in Chicago and coihe on to the Coast. 

Maurice Ostrerj delayed in his 
transcontinental plane trip, was 
scheduled to -join his brother^ Isi-- 
dore, andv Joseph M; Schenck * 
Palm; Springs. Isidore Was in tbwn 
last Week but he only discussed pre- 
liminaries' with Joe Schenck and 
Sidney R. Kent. Discussion consisted 
of an outline of the John Maxwell 
deal made by the Ostrers, in- which 
the Qstrers sold Maxwell d,000,5eQ 
shares of G-B nbn-vbting stock. N'o'' 
suggestipn was made by Osfrer as to 
fitting Maxwell into the picture. 

Joe Schenck said he was in the 
dark as to what proposition the 
frers would.r'make to reOpen the 
original deal of last sumn\er- He 
also . professed no . knowledge bf the 
reports ;froin. ; LondPh that Lbrd 
Beaverbrpok and' Maxwell' wbutd 
cpihe into the proposition s6 as to 
oyercotne any British gbveriuhent ■ 
oppbsish with respect tb home con- 
trol pf the tpnipany.. 

Chicago, Dec. 8. 

Several picture firm execs in town 
over the weekend, Al Lichtmah ; of . 
Metro came into town after a stop* 
over in Columbus to diseuss exhibi-* 
.tor-exchange problemii . there and 
jpined Nidc Schenck here .for 
jaunt to the Coast. 

Leo Spitz, president' pf RItOi went 
back to New Yark yesterday (Mpb- 
day) after a special visit tP ChicagOr 
where he talked .over the Orpheum 
stockholders situation with attorney^;. 
Aarons & Aarons. 



London Seej* Peal Set: 

London,, Dec 
It look^ .^ptn here .as. thpugh- tbs 
Gaumojit deal , is now set to go, ytlih 
both the American faction, cpnsistuig^ 
(Continued on page .27]! 




Oh ! To Be a Cossacl^ Now 
That •Mayt^^ue's^ Shooting 

Metro has booked the Don Cossack 
choir from the concert Jield 1.) record 
the vocal backgrounds for its 'May- 
time* musical; Waxing, wiil be done 
in New; York on a deal set by the 
Morris office. 

Herbert Stothart,* studio mu.sical 
director, will come ea.st. to handle the 
reeprdlrig, which is set f(?r Dec, 



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INDEX 

Advance Productibtl Chart 10 \ 

• Burlesque . . . . <• • 54' " 

Chatter 52 

... 

; Concert. • . •:«:.• •••'.•••« <!• •« 
. Explbitatiori ..>«...• Itf ■ 

' ■■42 : ', 

ilm Reviews.. ...... . ..12-13 

House Reviews ; .. .17 

; Inside— Legit 46 
Insi de— Pictures 6 
International News. . , . .. 11 
itimate ........ .46-49 

50 

Music ,. .... . . . . . .... . ...40-41 

New Acts , ., . i . . . . . . .. .. ., . f 44 

News from the Dailies. .. .. 53 

'^Tite dlubs,' . . . . . . ... ...... 

.54 

Outdoors I • • . . V . » i . . . . . . . • 

Pictures 2-29 
Radio 

Radio — Reports . .> . . . .... 32 

Radio — Showmansb i 34 
imes Square ......... . V . . 53 

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VARIETY 



Wednesdays Decenpber 9, 1936 





Fix bto Itiily But in HeaBtnne 
Ainencan Filmers Still Stay Oot 



Will H. Hays; liiead of \the Motion 
Picture Prod ucers & JDistributoi's ol 
America, Ine., returned from Europe 
Monday (7)j. igWy opUntUstic /abqiut 
a Jpeace' he haid negotiated with the 
Italian government for recprnnjehce-^ 
m.ent of busiriess betv,r<»en the two 
cdiiiitries/ Prom ". oifficial solircfes be- 
hind the scenes, however, it- is 
learned that injjch remainis tbv be 
settled and that ; thiere inaiy be 
more trotible jii jtalyy 

Wlien the icial^ stiiteinent by 
Italy will be made (iand it is about 
two: w^eks overdue npW) it will istate 
that the Aihericans. wlU be permitted 
to export 24,0(yd,060 lire per, year 
(appx'oximately $l,20i9,0O()),, , ; which 
meaiis an . increase of :30Q% . over the 
terrris Ijuij down by Italy . wW^ 
caused the wittidrawal of all U, 3. 
btcsiniesk from that country. B]ut how 
the money is^ tp be: divided ornong 
the viripus • U; S. companies Is hot 
divvUged iii: the aniiounceinent to be 
ionade. instead; .the official govem- 
meiital statement will tnereiy state 
that, the matter ^ of ^div^on or sub- 
diyisioii is tp be I^t in^the hands of 
the Italian gpveriiiinent How this 
«in possibly mean anything, except 
pplitifis an4 manipiiiation iiti favor of 
:bne coihpatiy agamst another.' is the 



^^^tthpvigh Hays w^ tbid the sub- 
stSoce bf . :tiie «greeiiient , reached 
when, ih Rbmie he has daid hothiiiig 
abbut the terras, iniisjitng that it is 
not :in his province biit that 61 the 



Itaii : goverhment to make the an- 
hbiincemeht. Meantime . American 
film firms are still staying out of the 
market and making ho attempts to 
go in; Metrp, as a matter of fact, 
has gPne even farther;: In spite of 
the fact of thC': alleged igreemeht 
Metro last Weiek closed its dubbing 
plant in Rome as well as its offites 
and droppied sortie 3Q-odd people 
from its jpayToll in the territory. 
Metro's Worry 

Metro's attitude is taken from pre- 
Vibiis items in the contrbversy. When 
the iflrst 8,000,0(k) lire annpuncenlent 
was. madb, which started the trouble, 
Metro was ibid, it could import six 
pictures into Italy but Coluhibia.was 
permitted 11. lUetro thus ^figures that 
how, :With the. figure tripled and the: 
division in the. hands of Italian of- 
fibials who consider Golumbia a more 
important company, it (Metro) can't 
possibly get the benefit of doubt and 
probably will; have tp face a constant 
stream of arguments and:diSibulties. 
Whichj the company figures, isn't 
Wbrth it.'. , ' . \ . 

Another pbiht tp be miade in the 
bfTicial anhbuhc^ment /to be issued 
by Italy ^hen that • ■ cpuntry gets 
arpund to it' is that tiiere is to be 
no lindit on the niidber' of Anierican 
impbitatibns^ But there is a catch 
in it, in t|iat Ltilgi; l^i^di is in cbm- 
plete charge of cihienias aind tiie reg 
Illations for exhibitors are consid 
erab^ tightened.^ In other words 
(Continued on page 21) 



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Hpllywbod, Dec^ 
With an agreement covering a 
seven-yeiar, period on- the. .basic f oi:m 
of a contract to be entered into by 
the Mbtibn Picture Producers Assp- 
ciation and the Screen Playwrights, 
Inc., Edwin lioeb, attorney for the 
former body, iis preparing the dpcu- 
meht which will be ready for signa? 
tiire this week. 

Pact will take the place of the cutt 
rent Academy of Motion Jpicture 
Arts andi Sciences' document for 
those whb are not members of that 
organization and who ehte.r . into em- 
plpyment cpntraipts yi^th n^^^ prb'- 
ducers. 

When completed, the .contract v/ill 
be submitted to respective commit- 
tees of thb prbcluceris and SP f pr .an 
okay. Following that it will be sent 
to €tach member; for ratification, .It 
is expected that ratificatibri will be 
received by Jan, 1; 

About lOb writers will be covered 
by the agreemerit with aibpiit 10 pro- 
ducing companies "accepting it as 
their official contract ' . 



Walter R^ade's Saratoga 
Theatre for Television 

Saratov :i5prings, N. Y., I)e)c; 8. 
A ^lOOjOdO fireproof theatre, 
equipped for television, will be 
erected in Saratoga Springs by the. 
American Community Theatre Corp. 
if the City Council grants its petition 
for rezbhing of property at Broad- 
way and Eusticc street, 

Walter Reade, presidfent of the corr 
ppration, and Attorney David ^iurkiB, 
last week asked the CPuhcil tp place 
the propbity, adjacent to the. Masonic 
Temple, in ZPne D instead of Zone 
C, Reade said that wprk on the new 
playhouse would start two .weeks 
after the: rezoning: was effected. 

Public hearing on the petition was 
sfet for Dec. 17. 



Obio Coisors Hold 
U's (rMaii Sbrt; 
Sjbrimg ^ In CU 



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Cleveland, Dec. 8: 
♦You C:ah*t Get Away With H,\ 
Universal short subjePt booked into 
■Warner's Hipp Dec. 5, had to, be 
pulled at last minute when Qliip 
censors held up their, okay ph it.:. 

polhi . shpWing inside scenes of De- 
parthieht':b|[ Justice has had no cen- 
sorship trouble .previously./ Board 
would hot give any pfliciai reaspn 
■for tempoj^ry ..ban, bht ia :politicail' 
angle :is 'bfeiiey^ to be reSppnisible. 

HoUse ballyhboed it in advahce .'bn 
lobby ppster^V stressing the fact that 
J". Edgar Hpover 'was its chief actPr. 
G-mieh's head, as a matter pf riecord, 
appears only in the prology making a 
brief talk» . 



Hollywood, pec 
Production peak for , year is 
reached this week at Warners with 
11 picthres ; in work. Nbw featufies 
starting- are •Prince' and the Paupet,' 
•Thb Go-Getter,': 'Marked Woman' 
and *Marry the Girl.' 

Continuing : in production ' are 
'Lbve Begins,' 'Her Husbandls Sec- 
retary/ -The Stuttering Bishbp,' 
•Slim,' .'Call It a Day,' 'King and the 
CHprus Girl' ;and 'dherokee Strip.' 

Studio has recalled Rosalind Mar 
quis from the 'Gold Diggers* tour* to 
go in 'Marked Woman,' Bette Davis 
starrer. Mildred Law. dancer on 
studio's Stock list, has been sent tb 
Indianapbiis to replace MiM Marquis 
in the 'Diggers' unit 



Chicago, Dec. 8. 

Special item, 'You Can't Get Away 
With It* (U), vUniversars G-man 
three-reeler, has- caught on around 
here not only in the loop but also 
in the nabes. 

iBroke money .' refcprds .at the indie 
StaterLake last week, getting almost 
$20,000 with-^Hbuse $ecrets,' an indie 
(Cap) feature, and is now beihg 
bqolced solidly by Balaban & Katz, 
Essahess and other circuits in town 



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DE SYLVA LEADS OFF 
WITfl m BROADWAY 



Hollywood, Dec. 8, 
irst prbducei* assignment at Uni- 
versal fpy^.' G. DeSylva will be •Mr 
Brbadwiay,* original - filmusical by 
iMSaxWell Shane, Bill Thomas . ahd 
Warren Wiisbri. 

DeSyiva has al^o been assigned to 
prodhce iviera' 'Hippodrome.' 



Pre-Ba 
leek fas Thea^ 
LdWK^ Now Better 



The week before Thanksgiving this 
year^ accbrding to theatre operating 
figures, was the worst in 10 years 
for the picture business, one circuit 
alone taking a drop of as high as 
80% as compared with last year. 
. In spite bf the fact that the stand-' 
ard of picture product - had been on 
a par or better than in former years, 
all the, Wy from election up. to tbe 
Thanksgiving holiday, business was 
away ' under hprmal expectations 
brie circuit, of ; importance Went off 
$60,000 in the three days imme 
diately precedihg Turkey pay, but 



E4 Ddbinsky^s New Tag 

Kansas CJity, Dec. 8. . 

EdWarc B. Dublnskyi manager of 
a 12-link chai of pic houses and a: 
K- C. resident for many years, asked 
the Jackson county c.vrcuit fiourt ifor 
a new tag and got it. . IVi now Ed- 
ward B, Durwppd. 

Asked why the hew he 
said that people in show biz would 
uhderstand,. ahd besides; he had the 
children to think, about. 



Brown'si 'Mtttinter* 

Holiywood, Dec. 8. 
Harry Joe Brpwn is to prbduce 
*The Mutineer' as one , of the year's 
biggest pictures for Warners; .' 
' An all-star qiistAa being rouniled 
up for the sea story.' ' '• 



with arrival t>f latter there has been 
a very -definite upturn and believe(3 
in .both' operating -and distributing 
quarters . that the prb-Christmas 
shppping period this year, hPtably 
the Week before Xmas,,Will be much 
better than last year. 

(Dperators note, that already there 
is. much .spending in stpres. This 
together with the feeling that there 
is a definite: sWihg from neighbor 
hoods back to the , fiist runs, is likely 
.to rebound importantly to the bene 
tit of the houses needing business the 
most between now and the Christmas 
holidays. 

The circuit that went off $60;pOO ih 
business the first three . / day? • be- 
iore .Thanksgiving has jmrnediately 
jiimped ahead bf last year's level at 
this time. 



Loew employees, earning $5o 
weekly br under and who have , been 
in the employ bf the company Vf or at 
least one yiear, rare tb receive two 
weeks' stflaiy ais a . Christmas bonus 
from th^ firm. This Was ahnoynccd 
by David Bernstein, y.p^ and treas- 
urer of the con«)fehy, at the annual 
hieeting of shareholders Tuesday (8>, 
at the I^ew home offices. 
'■ The shareholders - approved the 
proposed 5-year general emplpyment 
cbhtract ending iJec.. 31, 1941, with 
JJichoias M.. Schenck, company .presi- 
dent, by ah overwhelming vote of 
970,414 shares agaihst 4,248. This 
contract stipulateis that Schehck's 
salary rihall be $2,500 Weekly, addi- 
; ional to..a cbhditional bonus bf 2% % 
bf the net, and thai hp shall receive 
ah bptioh on 48,4j92 shares of Lpew 
cbhunon at $40 per sharie, / 

This optioned, stock- is the .residua 
pf the Irvini; -Thalbe^rg^^^^^c^^^ 
which latter cbntract was terminated ,. 
by Thalberg's death. Under the op- 
tion rights, iSchehck ntayl purchase 
at the stlptdated option : price, 9,998 
shares of Loew stock , ybarly beginV 
nihg as of Dec. 31^ 1937. He ipahnbt 
dispose of such shareis he: pufchasef 
under tiie optlpA uhder .$55 per 
share. 

The percentage of net : which ac- 
crues to. Schejick at 2Mr% is calcu* 
lated from 'excess after company'! 
earnings reach $2,i242,728. • The bp. 
1 iohed shares are thosb which ar« 
]»bw escrbwed in the company'a 
xeasury and part i of the 201,000 
shares . formerly r optipned by th« 
company in 1932, to certain dfficerg 
of the cbmpany. At that time flichb- 
las Schenck, ; although urgbd tb ac* 
cept pafticipatlbn ih that trahsactipi^ 
turned it down. 

* His: First Contract 
This new 5-year .cPntract Is th« 
first written contract which Nick 
Schenck has ever had with the pbm» 
pahy. 

The ineeting, by unanimous yote, 
endorsed a resolutlbh of sympathy 
and regret to the family and widow 
(Norma Shearer) of the late Irving 
Thalb'erg, . ait his untimely passing. 
This- . resplutibn was .proposed and 
read by J. Robert Riibi , vice-preslr 
deiit pf the company, who presided, 
at the. session.. " " 

Leopold .Friednianj secretary .' of 
the cbmpany; read the -propbsed con^ 
tracts with Nicholas M. Schenck* 
submitting same tb the shareholders. 
Probably n^ore than 10<): 'sharehold- 
ers attended, in person. / 

Indepiehd^nt .t^arehblders bulo- 
gized Nibic. Schenck. He was de- 
scribed as ,'uniqUely conservative: 
and capable' and the 'butstand- 
ing man -of the jniiustry.' Among, 
those who ad^i^essed the, meeting 
from the ' floor were Walter Reade^ 
theatre *> mah;. " . W. ^*ake; 

downtown lawyer and former trus-. 
tee bf Film SbcUrlties and also of 
Paramount; . and Hugo Sonnenscbiert, 
attprney from .Ghicafgo. 

All present mbmbers of the board 
were reelected. These are: George. 
N. Armsdby, David Bemsteih, Isidor 
Frey, Leppbld .Friedman^ Jphn R« 
Hazel, Charles C. Moskowitz, Will- 
iam . Parker, Thomas . Nelson 
Perkins, William A, Phillips, j. 
Robert Rubin, Nicholas M. Schenck 
and David Warfield. 

Tlie ohly other cbnjpanies which so . 
far are certain of making any . disr 
tribution tb employees are 20th Geh** 
tury-Fox, which will "pass put a 
$5()0,OOQ bonus, 'smd HkO,. which 
giving Week's saiary; all em- 
ployees at $40 weekly br underi 



CHi OK> 'Reiinipn' 

Dec. 8. 

After some hesitation local 
censor board has finally cleared 
•Reunion' (20th), the Dionne quih- 
tuplet •flicker^ . With a white permit. 
Had . bri inally pinked thP picture 
for adults "©niyy . 

Adults only rati had been 
figured at. first because of : the amouht 
of . childbirth scenes and references. 



Light it Ujp^ Boys 

•Holiy^yood,.. De.c. 8. 
parryl Zahhck has okayed 'The 
Chicago ■ / briginal NeVi^ 
Busch; foir early production at 20thi 
Fox., 

Writer has -been assi 
screen play. 



C<^'s Regional Sales Meet 

Chicagp, Dec. 8. : 
Regional meeting of Columbia Pic- 
tures here is headed by Abe Monta- 
gue, Joe McCpnville, Rube J^ackter. 
and Lpii Weinberg. . 

Nexf.Coljjmbia regibn?il will be. iri. 
New Orleans: next week*' 



Educational Re»unie$ 

Hollywood, 
Educational is resuinihg 
with two Buster i Keaton 
after a long shutdown. 

. Hi Allen is putting the bid istafl 
back on the payroll. 



BaTrymbre's 'Skidding' 

Hpllywopd, Dec, . 

Lionel Barrymore will top cast of 
'Skidding' at Metro.., .Hub- 
bard and Sam Marx wHl cb-produce: 
the Aurahia Roiiveral play. 

Kay Van ; Riper and Hugo Butler 
are doing the screen play. 



Wednesday* December 9, .1936 



I § 



VARIETY 







tinpo|rM 
bgal OK to C(mt^ 

Prices, Duals; But Individual^ 



Washington, 
Freedom for iiidividual iaim, - 
•; i^ibutors to refusb to lease product^ 
houses riiniiihg doiibici bills; or 
adhering , to lottery policies, was seen 
'tipday (Tuesday ) in reasonih^ of the 
'XS, Supreme Court ih,. two tiest. 
■cases involving the, validity of laws 
■banning price-cutting. 
. , ,As'' the court payeiq^ the way for 
^nactinent of a hatibnal bah on /loss- 
leader sales, the philosophy .ex- 
' 'pressed ill decisions ^ sustainihg Cali- 
•f ornia: and Illinois, fair ; trade practice 
mcts was regarded as indicating the 
film industry, can proceed, ihdividu- 
'iBlly> 'biit not coUiectively, to put 
pressure oh exhibS' who . persist ; in 
'fihowihg double features, bperating 
'£ift enterprise^, or refusing, to 'raise 
: admission iscales, The decision also 
suggiested the court niaiy be expected 
jlo outlaw any measUires attempting 
to pToiiibit block booking. . 
; Although the precedent in the 
California and Illinois cases has no 
-tpplicatidn' beyohd ithe legality of 
:contfacts .fixing, . resale prices, on 
sppyrighted . and trademarked com,-^ 
. jnodities, the yiewppiht takeh by the 
eight justices inspired speculation 
.'of; much 'more -sweeping Federal 
laws on such , t.i'ade practices, as have 
been troubling the film industry for 
inany years. But the tribunal did 
ii,ot give the. right.'to groups in any 
industry- to take concerted dction, 
nor did the decision imply^ahy loosr 
'>$liin^ of the anti-trust statutes. 

Good Will Element 

The principal point established by 
iUia price maintenahce rulings is that 
:prjiducers: of any protected article 
..fbldibn thie basis pf the maker's, good 
. wUV have, complete power to dictate 
the ' hianner in Which, those com- 
lodities shall, be repeddled to the 
Ultiniate consuiher,' This w;as estab- 
lished in casesf, irivdiyipg ' ptice|-cUt- 
iing on liquor, pil products and cos- 
tnetics. : 

; Declaring that the r.etailer is not 
compelled to buy a tradetnarked 
roduct from any mahufactuifer or 
wholesaler, Justice Sutherland said 
:ln the iinahitnous decisioh that the 
state acts prphibiting price-cutting 
do npt violate the due-process clause 
of the Federal Constitution or ih- 
volve an unlawful, delegation of 
legislative power. 

' -We are here dealing not with a 
ijiommiidity . alone, but .w:ith a com- 
modity plus the brand or trademark 
which it bears as evidence pf itis 
origin and, pi the. quality of the com- 
modity for . which the, brand or 
trademark . stands,' Justice Suther- 
land asserted. 'Appellants bwh. the, 
commodity; they do > not ■ own the 
mark or thie igood Will that the' mairk 
symbolizes.' 

c Besides nbtihg tliat the retailers 
bought , the , products knowing that 
the .manufacturer stipulated piricies, 
the court; suggested a loophole for 
individuals desiring, to persist in 
price-cutting. These, persons can re- 
move the particular triade name or 
emblem Which is , ihvolyied, if they 
caii peddle the product, without Using 
the maker's name* Justice Suther- 
iand' remarked. 

Ahtl- 

. The court tpok a liberal view of 
the need f or anti>-price-cutting steps. 
While he . id there was ho reason 
to : decide the hotly-debated point, 
Justice Sutherland observed that 
evijjence shows the public aS well as 

rodu6ers suffer from, unrestrained 
competition. The final consumer is 
liot benefited by unchecked attempts 
ish out bargains, he sai , and' the 
public interest is partial justification 
for laws such as the California and 
Ilhnpis statutes. 

Tlie relationship between the price 
case rulings and the perenhially-dis- 
cUssed law banning block booking 
Vi^as hot as direct as the tie-up con- 
cerning admissioh scales and double 
i^atures, but the unusually symp^^ 
thetic tenor of the ^decision amounted 
to a. hint that the court rhight not 
•ee eye-to-eye with film industry 



Charnas' Chailehge 



Harry Charnas, • the Cri- 
terion; N. 'Y., puUied a fjsist: phe 
last week when the N. Y, idaily 
NeWs; tpbk a. .heavy pan . at : 
Tundra*' Instead of beefing to 
the- iz pffice,' -he •^publed. :^ 
space in V that ; sheet. Display 
■ yy'as headed ISur^ly .all these 
critics can't be , wrong .about 
'Tuhdra,! and ;f pllowed ' .with 
hand-picked iterhs ■ ; . from , .the 
other reyiev'si . He i ollow'ed this 
withi,.' 

' The review .excerpts quoted 
above are typicial of the showers^ 
of . praise re(;,eived ^ by Tundra' 
with the exceptipn of the Diily 

. News'. , ;. As we do not Wish the 
News readers , .niiss seeing 

'Tundra,' we are m^^i thi 
Spprtihg- proposition: The hian- 

. agemfeht ' will ';gladly refund the 
admissioii price to ^hy patron 
who does not feel that Tundra' 

"is worth ."better rating thah .that 
iven by^ the News. 
Just an adaptation, pf an old 
Idea^ but it had New, , York talk- 
ing, and lifted the curse. 




Hollywood, 

Low budgeted pictures >t Metrp, 
numbering 22 this season, formerly 
hahdled by Lucien Hubbardrwill be 
taken over by Jpe J. Cohh. .He will 
haye five producer' associates ai>d an 
editorial assistant. Of the producers, 
three iare heW in the fi,eld. They are 
LPui ' .'OstroWf Sam .Zambalist, and 
Michael Fessier. thers are Samuel 
Marx, and N^ed Marin. Carey Wilson 
will iae editorial assistant on the unit. 

First him tb be produced is 'Ypu'll 
iBe Married by Noon,' from a story 
by Harry Ruskin, which Ziambalist 
will produce. Next 'Skiddihg/ 
from a yarn, by Aurarii Rouyer'ol, 
which Marx will produce. Qstrpw 
has a yam in prepiaration while the 
other two producers ill be ready to 
start by Jan. 1. 



BERMAN^S NEW 3 YEARS 
AT RKO; 6RISKIN ALSO 



Hollywpod, 'Dec. 8. . 

; RkO's prpppsitipn Pandi:b S. 
Bierman is fbr three' years, with five 
tpj six pictures a year iii the Glass A 
group,.; Berman will discuss it. fully 
with Leo Spitz -on . latter !s arrival 
here.. .J 

Berihah, however, .insists that he 
get a three-month; vacation abroad 
before starting the termer. 



Indications are. that as soon as cer-, 
tain legal quirks .within RKiO get 
straightened that Sam Briskin will 
start , on Ws additiohai three-year 
termer. ith. RKO,. as head of 'that 
cbmpany's studio. Probability is that 
the deal will; becpm!? effective as 
of January, next; 

Bfiskih after /more than ;a week 
in New -York and af the^home office 
left for the Coast, Sunday (6). 



foes Who want to prdhibit: the stand- 
ard leasinig practice. This idea, was 
suggested in Justice Sutherland's 
emphatic declaration : that the prir 
msiry purpose of such laws is to pro-, 
tect the 'good will of the producer, 
which he still owns' and his state- 
ment that' price restriction js ah 'ap- 
propriate mt'ans to ^at legitimate 
end.' 




OFsra 




Hiarry M. Wltmer - Meryyii 
LeRojr - Joseph Bernhiaird 

One Hand -rr John 
Otterson - R. Sheehah 
Another .•-^Ahglp- Am 
Group a Third 



COHNS to STAY ON 



. Control of Columbia- ipictures. Corp. 
is, being sought for cash by various 
parties, according to W^ll Street ac- 
counts. possible deals .are 

mentioned. . Offers, range from an 
estimated $3,000,000 to $4,000,000 for 
half of ^ the .stock equities in. the cpm^ 
pany owned by Harry and. Jack 
Cbhn, to an estimated $5,000,000 and 
$6,60O,bob for 100 % of the brothers' 
interest, 

' Harry and . Jack Cohn, president 
,and vice-president^ Pf the.,x6mpanyi 
together' control ah estimated 40% of 
the apprPximately 270,000 shares of 
.commph stock' of Columbia, which is 
outstanding. 

Based oh. the reputed pffers,; 100% 
control of .Columbia Could run from 
$13,000,000 to around $20,000,000. 

Ma jbrity of the company's stock is 
said tb be. held in a voting trust of 
which the. twp Cohn brothers and Dr. 
A.-H- Giannini -are the trustees. ; 

"Thosei Who are mentioned as cur- 
rent 'bidders fbr the Cohh brothers' 
stock interest in; Columbia include 
Harry M. Warh'er, Johh F, Ottersbn, 
besides a third par-ty, "figured , tP, be a 
combihatioh of British, and American 
interests. ' 

LeKoy aiiiid Bernliard 
. Harry Warner's, bid is' said . tb. be 
at the rate of $50 per share for, all- 
of the stock held by 'the Cbhn boys. 
Hie. Warner bid is held; to be for 
Meryyn LeRoy, his son-in-law. and 
Joe Berhhard,' theatre chieitain of 
the Warner , company. Berrihard's; 
son is ah associate of 'Meryyn Le- 
Roy's, at the Warner stiidio. 
■ There is no indicatibn Whb Otter- 
son's financial backer cpuld be in 
such .a situation. Trade presUmptioh; 
^yPuld link Winfipld % Sheehan with 
Otterson. . Ottersbn' and Sheehan. are 
known ;' staunch friends. ;lt is held 
that pttbrsbn's prospective financial 
b.ickers>may be priyaite individuals 
rather than any inyestment or banker 
firm. 

• Otterspn is said tp be prospecting; 
for the- purchase of half of • the Cohn 
brothers' stock at around $70 pet- 
share. 

Jiist what the Cohns may be think- 
ing', about thie whole matter isn't 
known; .They are known, however, 
to have cPhsidered the situation rnpre 
or less over a. period of weeks, rade 
feeling is despite the,-bids.the .-whole 
thing is open and pretty far away 
frpm any actual deal; with any. of the 
prospective bidders. that any 

deal which might be made would 
provide for the continuance of the 
Cohn brbthers in Columbia. Retire- 
ment is known to be very far from 
Harry Cohn's mind, anyway. 



H.M.WARNER AND SEARS 
WEST ON SALES CONFAB 



Harry M, Warner , and ■ radwell 
Sears, 'Warhers' general sales- tnanr, 
ager, leave today .(Wednesday); for 
.Coast product confabs, W;arner gding 
frpm- New /York by ' ,- ..while. 
Sears,' Who has beeh; , a. tour of 
southern exchanges, flies from Chat- 
'lotte,^N,:;;C.. ' j 

Although he had originally .jpilanned 
accpmpianyihg 'Warner out today,. 
Charlie; Eirif eld .Will delay his depar- 
ture west until between Xmas : and 
New Year's, , Sears will;; east 
for the. Christmas hpli while: 
Warner will remain Coast 
until after the first , year 
checking product for the spirihg ahd 
disCuSsirig .plans fpr the Sears sales 
drive which starts Deci SO and - 
tends into April, 



Par May Refund Over 




Oil It& % Bonl Issuer See Up 
To $3,1 




ihancial rejuvenation ; is in store 
for paramount and . financial circles 
hear that the company may refund, 
upward bf $10,000,000 of * .6% 
cumulative, convertible 20Tyeiaii: sink- 
inig fund idebentures. It is uhder- 
stood thit ■ this matter ' is under 
discussion presently between Par and 
dertai ,New York banks who would 
extend to Par a loan of $12,000,000 
for this;purpose at arbund 3%.; 
• In 'this way the company stands to 



PK EXECS PAY 
IWTETO 




Hollywood, 
First of two ;testimPnials in honor 
pf Adplph Zukpr's 25 yeare^ in the 
picturie biz was held last Thursday 
under auspices of the Academy of 
M. P. Arts and Sciences. Executives 
and directors f rom. eyery studio were 
amohg the 600 who turned out to pay 
tribute to one of . the industry's" 
leaders. 

As chairman, Diarryl. Zanuck 
brought on Gborge Jesscl, who was 
inrare f prm as toastmaster. He held 
'time ;bh the speakers and had tb cau- 
tion "Jesse Lasky irig 
pvier. .Others who mpuhted the dais, 
were Frank Lloyd,, ;Joseph Mv 
Schenck and Louis B. Mayer, 

Zukbr acknowledged the' tribute in 
his usual shy -manner and .called pn 
twb of his early stars; Mary Pickford , 
iand Marguerite Cljirk, to take a bow." ; 

Paramount>«,v:ll toss a testimbnial 
banoiuet for its founder Jan. 7 at, the 
studio. Expected that around 3,000 
will attend. ; 




irst play financing deal by a pic-, 
tiire company openly made this sea- 
son • involves prPductipn pf 'Her 
Rbyal Highn,ess' by Auriol Lee ph a 
.Wariier bankroll. Piece, will star 
Ruth ; Chattertbn . and goes;: into re- 
hearsal, prphto. 

.- It's hptactUailly a breakaway frpni 
the filni . companies' ,. agreement npt 
tb finance legits biecause it is of for- 
eigh;brigi0. Was written by Felix- 
Salten,, Austriah, and adapted by 
Miss , Lee, who will also stagCi 



Myers at Msman 



Holly wobd, Dec, 8; 
. Zipn Myers, , now ' producing fpr 
Grand National, has bpened .offices 
at Talisman studi headc|uartering 
with jHiarold Lewis, GN production 
manager., .He is lining up stories for, 
h|s six . ix for GN release^ 

Berime F.' Zeldman and Boris 
Petiroff , I- also ;GN prpducers, a;re lo- 
ica ted at 'Talisman; ' 

$10,000 FEE TO PAR EEF 

Federal Judge Coxe on Saturday 
.(5) signed an order irectlng that 
Referee John E. Joyce be pai an 
additional $10,000 as an. interim fee 
for his services as special master in 
Paramount - P u b 1 i x reorganization 
'proceedings.' 



save 
charges. 

Also there seems' to isti 
possi ility now that Paramount may 
make a full interest payoff its; 
6%' first preferred, shares, 
would, mean a; dividend declaration 
of $12 per share;,Pn this stbck. 

It • is estimated that Paramount 
presently has outstanding , approxi- 
mately $22,000,000 in debentures, 
since a substantial portiPn of the' 
original issue has been taken up al- 
ready. '■■ 

contemplated re- 
funding aim gbes through this 
sue will be further reduced, possi 
to arpund $10,r 00,000. 

In the meantime Coast advices arc 
that Paramount has closed fpr th 
refunding of arpund $2,500,000 in uiir 
derlying obligations on its Coast stu- 
dio prPperties, cutting the interest 
on this amount dbwn by this process 
to 3%, through the ,First National 
Bank of Chicago. 

The company is engaeted presently ■ 
additiohally in negotiation for re- 
funding at reduced ; interest rates 
cPnsiderable of its;-uhderlyin^ fiked 
obligations on mahy of its prPperties, 
throughout the coiihtry, some of 
which it is understood have been alt 
ready obtained. 

.With nearly $2,000,000 net esti- 
mated for Paramo jnt for the months 
of. October and November, this year, 
the ,, company' "is operatihg on; its 
fourth quarter at an estimated gait 
of around $3,000,000 for. the period, 
which would bring the firm's annual 
net to an estimated $4,500,000 or 
thereabouts. Such a .figure', would 
mean that Par, which is rapidly, 
reaching the fullest . recovery pace, 
wpuld . earn approximately . 50c, on 
its common shares this year. 

The figures are . estimates; , of 
cpurse, unofficial, but much' of the 
progress which Par is showing is due 
the present admi istration of the 
company, under Barhey Balaban,' be- 
sides conditions generally. 

Paramount shpuld ride . a'long ;the 
crest of the amusement wave for' the 
coming year at its present pace. Indi- 
cations are the pace will be main- 
tained. The studio is .operating in 
the black, now, under. Adolph Zukor, 
and the company's; theatres 
pacing big returns. 

Par's theatres, responsible also 
large measure fpr the company's re- 
covery, are turning in large divi- 
dends tb the firm. 

■ The Par board Thursday (2) ex- 
plained its failure in naming the 
amount of the div on the first pre- 
ferred which it intends declaring 
thusly: ^On account of. the number, 
of subsi iary ' companies controlled 
by Paramount and -the ramifications 
of various , tax prpblems, .the board 
of directors have found it imppssible 
to determine the amount of the divi- ,, 
dend until the latest possible earn- ' 
ings statements and- dividend dec- 
larations have been reported by ' 
subsi iaries, .;arid received 
Paramount company.' 

Unusual 'action of" the. Pair board'' 
Was to pass a resolutiPn that 'it is- 
the purpose and Intentipn of the 
board of directors to declare at its 
meeting on Dec. 10, a ividend on 
the issued and outstanding shares of; 
the first preferred stock of the dor-, 
poration payable on Dec; 20. 1936. to 
stockholders of record at the close 
of business on Dec. .15, 1936,' Par's 
earning, statement for the third quar-' 
ter ended Sept, .30 was withheld for; 
nine weeks . after that date, only 
explanation for the lengthy delay 
being that figures were npt * 



. i s * ^ .* * « ■ 



's $1-5 bivvy 

Chicago, Dec, 8. 

Balaban & Katz Corp., owhed 97%, 
by Paramount, will shortly declare « 
dividend of between $4 and $5 oh its 
250,000 shares of commoq stock. This 
will mean a take of aroupc( $1,000,000 
for Paramount^ 



VARlEtY 



PIC r wnes 



Wednesday, December* 9, 1^36r 




Schaefer Fk# Against Caii<»llatio]ii Privilege 
—-Score Charges OKr but Freferfed Flaydaites 
Not bile to Goiripany 



United Artists has , rnade its jposi- 
tibn clear to the Motidn Picture 
Theatre Owners of America its 
prdppsals for, trade practice reforms,' 
informing Ed Kuykendali what 
that cpmpahy jviil do,^^ V^ 
today (Wed.) or tomprrpw (ll>urs.) 
Paramotiiit. will issue, its 'final deci- 
sioni By iiici end of the week RKO 
aay ■ the fifth jtnajor to state its 
pb^ition on, cancellatibhs^ conciliation 
boards 'and btheir matters. 

\UA Is the first; major to declare 
flatly agaihst. granting a 10% ;ciahcci- 
iation privilege, : stand tak?n by 
George J. Schaefer being that it has 
been a Jong standing, policy of his 

• company to sell ptbduct on an indi- 
vidual picture or i^roduqer - basfe 
Schaefer explainis tuifther that there 
is no business relation or - common 
jntei'(est between thifs Various: jprbduc-- 
el's who bhly use tJA isiis. a comiidon 
medium for distribution. 

While tJA categbrifeaily agrees to 
abolish ' score charges with the; 
1937-3* product starting next iB»jm^ 
mer and supports the cbncesrn of the 
IMI^TQA various trade prac- 

ticed, it goes on. record opposed to 
demand for preferring playdaltes. Ih 
his cortimunicatibtt to Kuykendali, 
Schaefer writer as f ollows;-r- ' 

. 'It . will be hnjpiossible toibrego thb 
practice of negotiation for preferred 
playing tiine due; to. the faict that so 
iniich of our product is played on a 
percentagb basis. Theatres : do theii?' 

;best business 'on Satiirdiiy, Sunday 

: imid hblidays^,^^^^^^ feel wfe ar* 
rightfully entitlied . to reaisonable 
share of that tijtte. We do nbt be- 
lieve XbAi the exhibitor should bi^ 
required to iplay .pictures thai are 
■wiiiuitable for Saturdays and Sun- 
days: anid -We will be reasonable: In 
that itespeet.' The TilPtOA hot only 

: 'ieels that exhibitors shbUld be ien- 
titled to a 10^ cancellatibn privi- 
legie;, Vithbut strings, .but that he, 
also, should have the right to de- 
termine Oh What -days he will play 
'ibtures.i' 

par, AKO to 0.K; ;iO%- 

. When Paramount and BKO deci- 
sions are rendered, it is Expected 
they will include lCi% cah6ellaUon 
privileges, under certain conditions, 

"and iavb* ' cbncillatloh . boards 
through practical tmdL leg^tlly-safe 
machihery. Neil f. Agnew, Who has 
been in Canada, was scheduled to 
tieturn yesterday (TUes;) to finally 
go. oyer.. Par's trade, practice ieonces 
sloins with the legal, departinenti 
Some delay has also been occasioned 
by illness; of Austin: C. Keough, legal 
head, who was hit by grippe last 
Week and may not be back until ia 
day (Wedv). RkO's iales head^ Jules 
Levy, has also been awiay, bUt is ex; 
pected back before the end of the 

• ■;Week.' ■ 

Ituykendall; whb Wias in New Vbrk 
■ few > days, left Sunday night (6) 
:for Charlotte to attend a two-day eX' 
hibltbr vphvehtibh. He go^s from 
heriD to St; Lbuis for a meeting FrI 
day and Saturday (1I>12). and thence 
to Oklahoma. Cit; for a loc^il cbn- 
ventlbn of ^thieatre owners Dec. 1$, 
14 and 15. He will b^ in Dallas at 
imother meeting Dec. 16 and 17, re- 
fuieiiin^ 'to Columbus, Miss., but riot 
in New Vork until after the; holi- 
days.. 



W 1)Iil%ERS' AIMS 
AT 200 DAY-DATERS 



Warner Bros, is shooting for ia total 
of .200 or more day-and*date book- 
ings, to start Christmas morning (25), 
for 'dold Diggeris of 193$.' v Wpt^*"* 
is dated for the Strand, N. Y./ for 
th*^, holiday moihing. 

Elaborate plahe-toUring/ i with 
girls from the picture and three WB 
featured players, Rosalind Marquis, 
Fred Lawrence and Jean Madderii 
ends in San. Francisi^^^ F^^ (U), 
troupe returning .to Hollywobd fol- 
lowing day. Oh Monday (7) Miss 
Mairquis quit thie tout, bieinS called 
back to the studi Mildred Law Re- 
placing her for the rest of the week. 
Miss Marquis was wanted imme- 
diately for 'Marked Wbmen.*> 

Op Feim^ tebs^^^^ 

Harrisbiirg, pec. 
Governor George H. Eai-le has aiP- 
Pointe4 Mrs. A. Mitchell Palnier, 
widow of the former U. SI - Attorney 
General in President Wilson's second 
eabinet, as a .member of the Penii- 
tsylvania Board of Motion Picture 
Censors. MrSr Palmer succeeds L. 
Howell Davis, Whb . has 'been chair- 
man; The board Will select its own 
chairman at its niext meeting. 

The Govembr made public a letr 
ter accepiting .the resignation .of 
Davis as of Dec. 31 and. in this rcr 
ferred to .his realization of *'hbw 
hecessary It Is for you to return to 
your business interests.'* . 



ESTIMATE DA THEATRE 
NET AT AROUND 



stiinated that the United Artists 
Theatre Circuit Will show a net of 
around $185,000 for the year. This 
is an upward revision of apprbxir 
mately;; $25,Opo Vfrbm the prior esti- 
mate of arbuhd a month ; ago. It 
means, ttiat the company will earn 
ah estimated $6 ot xAoie on its pre- 
ferred .stocki^ 

No earnings from /Metro 
Theatres, whibh^ is controlled by 
U.A. Theatre Circuit, are reflected 
these estimates. Metrppolitah 
comprises tiie Skourais Theatres and 
the Randforce Circuit 



Lesser last to Set 

Hollywobd, bac; 
Plains fbr exploitation and r 
rniere bf; 'Rainbow Oh the River,' 
: :of which a national: day-date open- 
ing on Christmas eve is planned, Will 
>e set-by Sol Lesser in. Nelv York 
ihis Week. , 

Lesser, who trained east last Fri- 
day, took withv>him prints :0f the 
Bobby Breen film; in addition to a 
print bf 'Sejcret Valley,' Richa!rd A* 
en .'starrer .. . 

Aiter Winding up Ws- New ; York 
}iz, Lesser may tail firom there |3eQ, 
2$ fbi: a European vacash. 



Bud Pol|brd 

Bud Pollard, former .film comedian 
and .ihdle picture diirector, filed 
voluntary petitioii in bankruptcy In 
N. Y. fiederal.court Saturday (5), list- 
ing his liabilities at $13,950 and as 
sets at $45. 

Amon^ the . creditors named are 
RCA, Rockefeller Center, National 
Picture Service Co., Tobias A. Kepp 
ler, Malcolm Xabbratories, Inc., Em- 
pire Film Laboriatorles, Inc., National 
Studios; Inc., Film Service Labora< 
tories, Incn Photobolor :Go.^ and the 
Atlas $bund Film Studios. 



Seats R^ce 



Addyi Wash., Dec. S. 

Attendaiiice at the Methodist 
church, has. Ihcse&sed remarkably 
since the Rei^^wlght Bennett had 
th^a.tre seats uteta^ ta. replace the 
old, hara wboden piews destroyed 
by fire.. ' ' 

'The ^theatre seats are liat^st tjrpe 
upholstered. The ReV. Bennett 
stated that the cbngregatloh seems 
miuch mbre quiet and : does less 
squirm! during servkes, especially 
sermon. 



AKt TBACT WOBKDia: 
London, Dec. 1. 
Arthur Tracy: got to - work this 
week Ori. his second British picture, 
'InteryiaJl for .Romance/ being maide 
at Pinewbod for British National. 

Film cdso .features RaWicz and 
I^ahdauer, Continental piano diiet 
tists. 






Profits Front Non-profit Res^ 
^--Bookkeeping Passei On to Consumer $ 



*3-ofi-H6rseM>io Again 
Set for Warner Picture 

Hollywood, Dec. 8. 
Warners: will use same tri of 
players featured in 'Three Men On 
a. Horse' in its forthcoming produc- 
tion, 'Marry the Girl.' They are 
Frank MbHugh, teddy Hart and Al- 
len Jenkins. 

/Hugh Herbert and Jahe Wyman 
were previoiii^y cast. 



IfankieWiczeti' Poii a, Ittot. 

Hollywood, bee. 8. 

.•Elevation of their father to a pro- 
fessorship at the College of the City 
bjt New York;is taking joe and Hei-- 
•mah Mahkiewicz' east for the cere- 
thoiiiali . Di*. MankieWlcz tutored 
Gwman at StuyVesant High School, 
W. Y. ■ ., ■ . 

Fete to take place, bt the fark 
Central hotel 



:Washington, Dec. 
Huge profits made by American 
Telephone & telegraph Co. out of 
dell laboratories at' the expense of 
te.lephbne .users, and radio: and thear 
tre purchasers and 
projection equijpmentV Were revealed 
•today (8) as Federal Communications 
Commission resumed into 
telephone business. Showing intricate 
accounting methods Which raises costs 
to ultimate Consumers and netted 
steady profit tb Western jElectric and 
the, parent company^ Commish at- 
torneys and accountants released 
lengthy volume dealing with vixiie- 
ups, operating charges, and hprrbw- 
ings between the closely cbnnected- 
Cbrpbrations. 

Write-up bf $2,112,604 in value of 
property sold by Western Electric to 
the lab in 1925 caiiie to light. Net 
cost to W. E. was |l,832,S25j but 
property was listed on lab books at 
net worth of $3^945,129/ Cost bf 
equipment sold to subsidiary opierat-' 
iing CompanieiS and either re-sold or 
leased to idtimate consumers was 
inflated through involved accounting 
methods. Inquiry disclbsed. This 
resulted froih high interest rate ex- 
actedXljtjf. .Wester Mini : Akneetdh' t>h' 
loans to finance lab activities and on 
notes to cover purchase of plant, 



hsiile Stplf-RetuEes 



Something bf 'Qiieei- People' crept back into Hollywood last week. 
Script surgeon, finding; his middle weak and stuck for an end of story 
assignment^ finally took it out in a prolonged bender. Producer not want- 
ing him to hit out for wide-open spaces b^ore flnishihg the script locked 
him iip; in .a hotel rooni. 

Cb-scripter searched aU over toWn for drinking doctor and was getting 
frantic as script was diie at producer's office in tWo days. Night before 
deadlihe he got a phoiie call from sobering -script-surgeon. 'I can't come- 
out,' said the hangover's master, 'somebody stole my pants.* Cp-worker ! 
sent. a.'^eburier to .designated hotel With a pair oi pant$, telling him to 
bring the wiiter b^ 

Next day, when they turned in their script, the producer fired them 
both, 'I took those pants axVay from him,* he said, 'to keep him sober'. 
If you're in cahoot^ with that drtmh^ I don't want, either of you.' 

Margaret Tallichet, appearing in role in Selzniclc's *A Star Is prp/ is 
not studio' secretory at last gettinie^^ b^^ it. Fact is 

gal Was reporter on Dallas daily some mbhths ago When Ben Piazza came 
through town. She interviewed him and h? found, her attractive 

'If you ever come tb Hollywobd, drop in and see me. I'll get you a con- 
tract at Paramount,' said: toient scout. 

Gal saved pennies, hied herself HoUyw.bodwardi only to. find iazza no 
Ibhger at Pan Howevier, studio tOblc pity^ spotted her 8iS^g^ec in publicity 
departihent. After six months .She Anally gets hack to her first 
ariibish--over at Selzhick's. 



Hal Hbrne, who switched .to the Walter^Wanger unit at United Artists 
after six months With Sam Brisfcih, was aillkO-Radio without; ever start- 
ing a. picture. He was associated in silent film prbductioQ in former years 
before becoming the UA pub-ad head. 

With Wanfeer, Home will develop a penchant: for 'news headline' fea- 
tures, EOinething along thii lines of the old Zanuck-Warner idea qif ciilUng ^ 
frbm the newa ^Veniji for fUm feature . ideas. At the moment Hbrhe' is 
pencilled In for tV^gttes^o^ cblor with: Bella' 

and $ani SpeWack::sa1pt^ 

While thejrihave laid five Oif ers fbr tlie Crlt^on, N.; Y., Harry Gharhaa 
and B. S. Mbss dedare -they Will continue to bperate the hbuse^ entertein*. 
ing hone of Uie projpositibns made. Included in offers were proposals for 
partnership inteirests. Although Warner Biros, nilght eventually be inter- 
ested in the Criterion, Charnas says the Warners have ho, connection at 
aU with the theatre, his 50% toterest behig soleOy h^^ 

Atten^ting a double feature, policy in the twinninit of two first runs, 
the results ol( this dueling will be^ ^6^^ for detenninatibn of whether it 
may be better than singleis. ;During the past week the tbj) admission has 
varied ii'om; 59 to 65c;. 

Merchandise md cash amounting to ajpproximately ;$IpO,0()0 will be dis- 
tributied by theatres in- the Los Angeles area, during the holidays. <JiVe* 
aways include autos, stoVes, furniture, men's and women's wear, etc, 
Aroimd $20.00d in cash Will be. distributed through bank night, ten-o-Win, 
screeho and other forms. Fox-West Coast is spen'dixig afoiuid $50,0Q0 f or 
merchandise, iii additibii to thousands of dollars in cash. Most t>f iner- 
chandise :is being pureha^^^ frbm neighborhood stores With liatter getting 
explbitatibn in lobbies. 

Although all mention of W* it Hearst hisis been removed frbm the neWs- 
reel, 'Tojpics of Today,' Which Metro releases, it still remains his reel and 
he is putting up the coin for .its production' as in the past.' A recent check 
reveals that the bid Hearst Metrotone newsreel is -hot being booed 
heavily now that it is shbWn under the hew titie.,: 

Of 72 stories purchased by RKO since S. J. Briskln took over production 
charge a year ago; 41.haVe been unpublished^ imprpduced originals. Re- 
maining 31 were gleaned from novels, majg stories, plays and other forms 
of previously used stories. During jpast two months Briskin has upped 
the RKO contract list from 43 tb 69. 



Needing French lyrics ' for Fernand Gravet to sing In 'The King and 
the Chorus Girl/ Warner BrbS. hired "Harold J. Salemson, French mag 
cbrrespbiident, to pen them. Ohe bf tunes was titled, in English, 'For 
You.' In French, it became il»our Vouis.' Pour Vous is titlie of leading 
French fan mag. Which Salemson represents. 

. Mag writer Went to the Coast recently to beeome story editbr, of an 
Indie studib. He figured job should be jUst thaV but those who thought 
differently gave him the air. When he departed he explained that what 
they Wanted wasn't an ed who bought storie;^ .but the kind who wrote 
ail they heeded. 



■ Fox-Moyietone. this year spent, much more than ever before by; widen- 
ing coverage on pigskin contests, coVerlng every big game with, supjple- 
mental special fobtege for the territories in which the games held highest 
interest. On each game covered, F-M exposed an average bf 5,000 feet of 
raw- film. 



eqUipni^nt, and other assets of re- 
search organization. 

During 11 years, lab has paid 
Western $3,1^2,266 Ih interest , on 
orieiinal notes and $3,9i9,dll on Ibanis 
for pperatibns.^ 

V Additional .$i,485;i87 was paid A 
T. & T- for money to finance xe 
search. , 

Charges to parent companies by 
lab, cropped oiit in study bf operating 
accounts. With ihcbme of $i77,9i2l,56i9 
from 1925 thi-Qugh : last year, lab 
collected $119,171,159, or nearly 67%, 
from W.E.; $52,634,681, or neariy 30^, 
from A T, & T. and $6,115,729, or 
more than 3%, from electrical re- 
search prbd.ucis. " Virtually all bf 
these costs were passed oh tb tele- 
phone sufascribers and equipment 
purchasers in n»di , film, and other 
lines.. In three year period, lab 
billed W. E. ever $2,300,000 for tube 
research and fabrication. 
; Virtually all money received by 
Bell lab came from W. E. and A. T. 
& T. With only small amount beiiAg 
borrowed from banks. Research 
subsid supposedly a non-profit ven- 
ture, but has been able to build up 
surplus of $2,547,687. 

Commish Will not get around to 
direct studies of radio of theatre 
aspects of tielephbne . business for 
stjmo . time', altho^h^, inquiry may 
take up radio line chafges in lew 
days. 



Being unable to get a technicolor short, 'Christmas Comes iBut Once a 
Year,' through to Aiiistralia holiday release because of the: marine 
strike; Paramount had the prints toted to England, thence down under. 
Planes helped sjpeed the shipment. 



' ';Florida . winter resort spots, expecting lQie largest trade since before the 
1029 Crash, thie; newsreel companies in. !to.uch with, the situation are . plan-i; 
hing to give the .winter season full coverage. Each cbmpany will assign 
pnie cameraman to Miami for the Winter months. 



Like Fred McMuriray, out of the California Collegians Jiand, Tony (now 
beitig billed as Anthpny) . Marti is an: ex-bandmah. . He's nee Al; Morris 
with Tom Geruh's orchestra at the Bal T^bairm Sah Firartcisco. Like Mc* 
Murray; Martin is a saxophonist-and also a warbler* ' 



Warrters has a new administration building' but can't occupy it because 
all rugs: are tied up at the L,A. harbor by the imaritime and trucking 
strike. . Currently, the WB white-cbllarites are piled three, de^ ' - tem- 
porary quarter's.-, 



Harry Lachman, co-director of Columbia's 'Interlude,' photographed all 
the elaborate scene rehearsals with; a Leica caniera: to determine best 
angles when Leon LepnidolT, creator , and producer Of the ballet, put the 
100 dancers through , their paces. 



Lloyd Pantages resiimed his, Hearstian gossip column on condition that 
he visit the Coast studios .personially instead of dependi on his legmen 
for copy. In con.sequence, chatterer let Churchill Ross, is top aide, 



Universal, since the William Koenig bpw-oUt, is experimenting with' 
the prpductioh idea of giving the U directors as much tiriie and latitude 
as Is reasonably possible for the proper preparation o^ tiieir assignments. 



Vajoi;'$ Italian jSongitresB 

Mllly Monti, Jtalian import: cUr^ 
rentiy iappearing at the Rainbow. 
Kbom, N. Y.} exits this week to join 
Emanuel Cohen's Mgjor Pictures on 
the Coast Film deal covers a five- 



year pact. inger has appeared i 
pictures^ in her native land. She haa 
only been over Here a little more 
than a month. She leaves Dec. 9. 

Handled through Harry Leedy ot 
Rbckwell-O'Keefe agency. 



i^edoeadiy, D^j^jofiber % 1936 



p I c r 



E i 



VAltlEfY 









ippeal to Reopnlbx^^ Coast 
Bankruptcy Argued by Impo 




, SanT'^cisco, Dec. 
.After hesiring three hours pf argu^ 
iheni fbr dni) agt^nst th^ rebpiening 
of the Fox-West Coast bankruptcy 
Case last . Wp^nesday (2 ), Senior 
^udlge Cuirtis D. Wilbur and Judges 
l^rances 'Ar Garrecht aud Bert E, 
IQuiey Itbok the; caise under- advise- 

; xneht T. L. Tiplliy and thei Cdrbair 
Corp.* former lease-holders of the 
1;>anktu{>t Fox-West Coast Theatres 
Crprt>: seek reopening of the case on 
ihegiations of fraud. No decision is 
•:iEpected for about 40 days. 
.Col; William H. Neblett, law part- 

. per. of Sehfk^br William G. McAdoo» 
fepresenting the pliEdntifls, named as 
(BOnspiratbrs . in the bankruptcy pro- 
eetidings Judge William 1». James; 

>Sanitiel. W, McNabb, Alfred Wright, 
Aibert W, IjeedS/ Loeb;, Walker & 
b!Melveny» Tuller & Myers, 
Reuben G. Hunt, Lawter & Degnan, 
Charles Buckley, Charles Bertero, 
Charles . P. Skotiras, Williarrt H. 
Mobri^, jr.. Charles C. Irwin, Bailie,; 
!tunfer 8c Lakci Ralph Harris, Bertr^ 
tarn ShipiTian, Earl E, lyloss, Fox 
ITilro, Wesco dorp., 20th Century-Fox, 
NatibQai liieatres Corp. and thie 
baiikrupt. 

Judge James is accused of failing 
to disqualify himiSelf in the bank- 

'. rut)tcy proceedings at . the tirhe' of 

' tilt' adjudication, thbugh his son-in- 
law^ Albert W, Leeds, was secretary- 
tre(|isur(er and a director bf thie Fox 
concern., 

H6Nabb is chargedVwith consent- 
|hg to cut .the bankruptcy fees from 
tl54,433 to $75,00Qi under threats of 
the .;'(:onspiratQrs' that a purported 
^trask sale' of Fpx assets would not 
tra put through and the estate wipund 
lip.' Other charges are that McNabb 
permitted the fictitious sale of the 
Fox assets to Wesco for an eqiually 
fictitious . bid of $}5,443,d00; that $B,- 
000,000 of the purchase iprice was a 
(Continued on page 23) 



That Perccihtage 



libs Angeles, Dec. 8. 

Fox-West Coast sold its the-^ 
atre iii Salinas, Cal., for $1. 

Circuit thereby saved $3^000. 
demand by contractor to de- 
mplish the structure, long 
abandoned. 



STERLING PIX SETS UP 
SEVEN KEY EXCHANGES 



FOX'S BOOKEEPER'S 
CONTEMPT ARGUED 



Atlantic City, Dec. 
That the question inyblved in con- 
tempt, proceedings' against Herbert 
.tieitstein, forber bookkeeper for 
WiUiatn Fox, w^s the propriety of a 
ruling by Robert E. Steedle, referee 
In bainkruptcy for; the Fox estate, 
was the.argument presented by Mur- 
ray Becker, counsel for Leitstein, . in 
Federal Court at Camden, N. J., last 
week.' 

^itsteiii had : refused to allow cer- 
tain liages of the cash book of the 
AH-Contineht Corp. to be marked 
for evidence^ on advice of counsel 
diiring "hearings last October bef orb 
Steedle; The Referee ordered the 
pages marked and began contempt 
proceedings after Leitstein refused. 
The AlK^ohtinent is the corpbration 
created by Fox as a trust fund lor 
his. wife. 

JEleCker argued that Leitstein only 
complied ; With, previbus brders , of 
the Referee majdei tO prevent iall of 
the . All-Cohtineiat book^^^^ from being 
offered as evidence, at the' hearing. 
Otily entries relating to Fox should 
have been admitted^ he said. As the 
hearings progreissed and the AU- 
Contineht cash book was admitted 
evidence pagb-by-page was 
making the company's business' a 
matter of public record, Becker 
added. 

Becker moved dismissal Of 

the action on thb grounds that there 
,was more orderly procedure for 
testing the ruling of the Referee 
than contempt proceedings; but 
Judge John Boyd Avis denied the 
motion; 

Walter Haristein, counsel for the 
trustee, submitted a transcript of 
testimony at the referee's hearing 
and declared it showed Leitstein re- 
jysed to comply with the order of 
the Rbferee and was In contempt 
of court. Judge Avis asked both 
counsel to submit briefs. 



Hollywood, Dec. 8. 

Before depiartihg for New York, 
Wi Ray Johnston, president of Ster- 
lings Pictures CorPr, announced tiie 
organization will operate exchanges 
in New York, Boston, New Haven, 
Philadelphia, Waishington, Buffalo 
and Albany. They'll be Operated by 
ia subsidia,ry. Sterling Exchanges; 
Inc. Expansion to other keys is 
contemplated.,. 

While On the Coast, Johnston met 
with Howard Stubbins and Ray 
Olmstead, R, N. Judell of Chicago 
and Sam Decker of Detroit on state 
rights. Nb franchise deals will be 
signed until af ter Jan, 1. 

Johnston will make a swihg 
through the mid- West states, arriv- 
ing in Manhattan. Dec. 18 to preside 
at a special, meeting of ! Monogram 
Pictures stockholders.. 



Md. Famines Organize to 
Back Up Pix Censors 



Baltimore, . . 

Flock, of potent femme Organizar 
tions have linked fight for 

'pinked' pix in Maryland. Laidies 
will have a large-scale lobby operat- 
ing in Annapolis when state legisla^^ 
ture convenes there next month foi' 
annual session, Lobby will endeavor 
to. amend Maryland law governing 
power of state censor board so that 
it will empower shearers to desig- 
nate pix: as 'adult' or 'family;' 

The women's groups banded un- 
der the single banner include state 
chapter of D.A.R., Balto Federation 
of Women's Clubs, Parent--Teachers, 
and Citizens' League. 

Another demand fenimeS are go- 
ing to make Of legislature is change 
in present law which permits a film 
company, in event one of its flickers 
is banned by censor board, to appeal 
decision iii court and get case finally 
decided by a judge. Through recent 
years, about half the films banned 
•by censors have been given bill of 
health by courts. The femmes Want 
the final word on censoring matters 
to rest with ' the censors. 





However, This Week's Pow- 
wow in Wa8hingt;<>n Is 
Preliminary Indies Sus- 
pect the MPTQA Concili- 
ation Plan* but an Off icial 
U. S. Body Would Solve 
Everything 



s. Jiidge Opes Its Not 
Prmce of a Court to Rule on 
metheralinlsl^^ 



EXHIBS— biSTRIBS 



Most major fllni companies are 
expected to ignore the Washing- 
ion gathering .called ' by Biajor 
George L. Berry through the 
simple expedient bt aot setiding 
representatiyes. This was done, 
on oUier Berry meetinss. Will 
Hays expressed; no opinion on 
the session when he ^ arrived 
from .Eorope Monday (7). bat It 
was general Imowledfe .among 
th^ indiistry ajid With .Haysiains 
tliat the Dec. 11. meefing was 
neither Administration-inspired 
nor requested. This was taken to 
mea.n that the oHieial Admlnjbi- 
tration move will come later.. 
.'Howeyier, the industry, sees »: 
cryinir need for some fbrm of 

nRa. 



While the feeling persists that 
there is a need for a board, .com- 
mission or committee, patterned 
along the lines of the old NRA code 
adrhinistration, conferences in Wash- 
ington this week under the auspices 
of the Council of .Industrial Recov- 
ery are expected, to accomplish little 
other than the ' crystallization of 
seiitiment. 

Understanding in the film, business 
is that the principal objective of the 
confabs called by Major George, L. 
Berry M^ill be to feel, but . various 
groups m . representative industries. 
Expect to learn exactly how far dif-. 
ferent business men are willing to go 
on any revived Blue. Eagle align- 
ment. From the information ob- 
tainedi it is hoped that more concise 
facts will be secured for use in 
drawing up any legislative program 
at the iorthcoming Congressional 
session in January. All of .'hich 
indicates an effort to resstabfish 
some modified NRA Code arrange- 
ment. 

.Although every major company 
did hot receive "a formal invitation, 
the . major interests undoubtedly will 
be represented by the Hays organ- 
ization if they deem it necessary to 
attend. the Washington parleys, in- 
dependent groups and many typical 
leaders have been asked to attend. 

There is a distinct and not at all 
bashful faction in the industry which 
feels that some type of NRA would 
(Continued oh page 26) 



2 Out of i 



; Hbllywobd, Dec. 8. 

George ;Hirlimati: purchased: 
•Love Takes Flight,' authored 
by. Anne Morrison Chapin, to be 
used as 'the basis for two indies. 

One he'll make in Hirlicolor 
for Regal Productions, and the 
Other a Metropolitan Frbduc- 
tions pic in Spanish. 



Kuykendatt Waiiis 
Of HMi Ai^^ 
legislatioii % 



To. all miembers of the Motion Pic- 
ture Theatre , Owners of America, 
Ed L. Kuykendall /yrarns; of the great 
deal of . 'legislation this' winter; . He 
asserts that if the film industry ever 
needed . an Organized, tinited ' and 
alert defense against imf air and dis- 
criminatory taxation, it certdinly will 
diiring the next few months. Kuy- 
kendall is. concerned, at the outset, 
with the fact that most taxation hits 
tlie small theatres hardest because 
of lower admission scales, lack of 
financial resources and the narrow 
margin on which they operate; 

In January the legislatures of 42 
states , gio into regular, isession, while 
two have later sessions scheduled 
and four Others: may haye special 
sessions. Early in January, also. 
Congress convenes in Washington 
and together with states, in the opin- 
ion ' of /Kuykendall, is obviously go- 
ing to attempt laws for minimum 
wages, maximum hours and jcoliec- 
tive bargaining. .: 

When the legislative mills; begin 
to grind, it- means proppsalis to tax 
theatres and admissions, Kuykendiall 
warns. 'A. "v^ry serious , Situation is. 
upon us that should, call for some 
realistic thinking: and imbiased; 
analysis by every responsible inde- 
pendent exhibitor,' . he . declares. 

Miinicipal censorship laws . and 
ordinances, statutes to require two 
or .more licensed operators; in. all^ 
booths and regulation of exhibition 
are serious threats of the coming 
law-making sessions. 



General-s Sales PoiwwoW 

Hollywood, Dec. 8. 
Fehn Kimball, president Of re- 
cently organized General Pictures, 
arrived here from, the east for a 
brief Coast, sojourn. 
. He" announced first sales conven- 
tion of the. new company to be held 
in Chicago in late January. Hbnri 
Ellman, Chicago franchise holder 
for General will bost the gathering. 





To Be Published Late in December 



Reservations May Be Sent to Any Variety Office 



NEW YORK 
154 We$t 46th St. 



LOS ANGELES 
1708 No. Vine St. 



CHICAGO 
54W.RandolphSt. 



LONDON 
8 St. Martin's PI. 



Minneapolis, Dec. 8. 

Marking the first time in north- 
west scrieen history that a law court 
has ruled on the'^questipn of a mo.- 
tion picture's decency, judge. Vince 
A. Day in; municipal court dismissed 
local clubwomen's , charge . against 
Bennie Berger, independent it 
Operator, of showing an obscene and 
indecent picture, -Marihuana.^ dope-^>. 
sex v filrn, at thp Time, loop sure- 
seater. Bbrger . was , defended by 
S. P. flalpern, local film attorney. 

Judge Day held that a spade may 
be called a spade oh the sci-eeh 
without offending decency, even 
though modesty is shocked by the 
portrayaL : in a decision :which 
established a precedent here, he alsb 
expressed the opinion 'that the; fact 
that some Of the Scepes and lati- 
guage of the picture- are cbarse and . 
that the.-.plot is cheap , and sensa- 
tional,' and that the ;film uses the' 
language of the street irather than 
that of a scholar, does not . in. itself; 
make it obscene within .the. law.' 

The charges were brought against 
Berger after Mayor Thomas Lfttir 
mer had . refused to heed protests 
and stop: ihe showing of the picturb. 
At the trial more thaii a month ago; 
the mayor was subpoenaed as 
witness- and' testified that, i ,.hi 
opi ion, -the picture Was 'disgust-, 
ing.' Mrs. Blanche Jones, police- 
woman^ characterized certain scenes 
as Vulgar and disgUsti .' 

In his written decision, hand^ 
down after lengthy consideration^^ 
Judge Day : also pointed out that 
'the court is not a censor and. has 
no. authority- to regulate manners.' 
He alsb .quoted, as applicable to this 
case. Judge Hand's, federal court de- 
cision in the case of the U. S. against 
James Joyce's. 'Ulysse.<$,' holding the 
book not to be obscene. 'That it is 
indecent from every cphsideration 
of . propriety iis entirely clear, biit 
that is not the indecency condemned 
by this section of the code,' the; 
Hand . decisi said, 



$5,000 FUND VOTED BY 
PHILA. UMPTQ BOYCOTT 



Philadelphi Dec. 8. 

War chest of $5,000 was Voted yes* 
terday by board of managers of 
United Motion Picture Theatre Own- 
ers of Eastern Pennsylvani , South- 
ern New Jersey, iand , Delaware, to 
push exhib group's boycott fight - 
against Metro over alleged high 
rentals. Boycott, voted by UMPTQ 
last week (30), is skedded to begin . 
Jan. 2. General meeting of orgahiza- 
tioh is set for next Tuesday or 
Wednesday (15-18) to approve 
boai-d's $5,()00 fund action. 

Understood plan is to collect $5,000 
by assessment based on seating ca- 
pacity of i ividual exhib Thembera. 
Still not known definitely how War- 
ner Bros, will stand on question, bi|t 
Lewen Pizor;? UMPTO prez. says he 
bxpects WB to co-operate fully. 



ftKOiyiie 2 Baited 
For Hmplayed ndares 



. Baltimore. Dec. . 
BKO DistriH Corp. has filed claim 
in Superior nurt here for $2,000 
aftainst . Joe rodie, former nabe ^x-^ 
hib. rodie has until Dec. 14 to . 
answer sumrnpns. or settle account 
out of court. Claim . is made for 45 
shorts iarid one RKO feature ('Jtecky 
Sharp') for which Brbdie personally 
contracted and did noti it is alleeed, 
pay when hb operated southside 
nabe Casi Sold house year-and- 
half ago". 

Also pending,. clai by RKO 
against ndrthside nabe Aurora , for 
$2,5pO, on a fill in Superior Cbtart. 

Understood operator of house. 
Art Price, has huddled, with RKO; 
and case will be settled out of court. ' 



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Wednesday, Deeenilier % 1936 



Skppers Overrun LA, Sty at Fix, 




Los Angeles, Dec. 9. 
Spotty trade curreiitly, "with only 
four spots showing, iniproyeinent 
pVer previous w6ek. Hplidiay shop- 
pers are crowcilng the downtown and 
'Hollywood stores day and night and 
sidesteppihig the 'cihfema, vith the 
result that there won't be .much to 
distribute ih the way of profits. 

Town topper is 'Go West, Young 
Man/ at- the Paramoxint. , 'Three 
Smart Girls' (U) is headed for satis- 
factoty takes at Vantages and RKO 
and holds a second wgek. 'Lloyds of 
London' tdok a nosedive oh second 
stanza at the two-a-day CarthaS' 
■Circle and second week of 'Anthony 
Adv^irse' at .the day^dat^ Warner 
•houses isrt't . si)einng profit. 

Estimates for this Week 
Carthay (Circle (Pox) (1,518,^ 55- 
,83-|tl0-$i:65) — 'Lloyds' (20th) (2d 
ivi^k). rHeayy riiioriey trade sagged 

vpriecipitately ahd , $7^500 <m second 
week, is discouraging/ First week, ih- 

rclUding '$5 i>reem, tbppied $14,300, 

J: . Chlmese <Gr aumah ) (2,028; 30r4Q- 
55)^'Borri tb Dance* (MG) and '15 
Maiden Laiie' (20th) dual (2d .week). 
;After second best week iihdfer day-; 

■ date policy tyith State, biz receded 
: substahtiialljr currentlj^ , and, $8,500 

best . i sighti if'irst week, nifty 

:^$i5,200i.-v.::^-^ , ; 

; .DowiitiNm, (WB) (i.800; 30^40-55^ 
e5)r--«Anthbhy Adverse' \WB) (2d 
week); .Holdover week not so hot at 
$?,20p. Last Week .(1st), :yery good 

'Ms; IWii Like ItV (2dth)i Shakes- 
rpeareah'opvs came iii' without inuch^ 
.bally und will 'be - saddening ait only 
>$2iJ00,; -^Latst V wfeeic; ; 2ndrManal: 
?twi2a > of 'Devil a Sissy ■ (MG)^ 
«6jsq $2)900; not^ very .praiatable. ; v. 

:HoUywobd (WB) ;(2,756; a(J-40-55- 
65>7^'Ahthony^ Adverse' XWB) (2d 
jlVCek).. Bottoni dropped out on sec- 
: phd :st9n7a : aind t<rt» ifr $7,500; - First 
^ iweefc very B*>ind • 
^ ;Ori*enili XBdwy>v(2i280t 25-30-35- 
.^V^'Couhtry GentlemehV^C 
■and 'Garter' ; (PIir),: dual, and vaude. 
;D:uai:iQok$' to. about $7,500, .«ke. Last 
' Jye«k; .•DlxieV^^^( . and 'Accusing 
Finger* y^par); bettered $9,000^ which, 
.migh^^totr' y :''y'^ 
. i iPajrtiifiBiii (Pan) (2,700; 30-40-55)— 

'Sfceps' (6N)i .dual. -Word of rtiouth 
advertising helping : to nf $U,000, 

, Which is sweet;; Holds, . Last : week, 

. ^Winterset' (RKQ) ind 'Slyine Host- 
ess' iU). beloW. expejctations at $9,300 
' o.rParaiiiintani (Partmar ) (3;595; . 30- 

:.40?55)-i:'Grt WfeSf MPar ) ahd ' stage 
ishQW; ; Nifty $21,500 On. eight- days; 

^taat week (2d> :<>^^^ (Col); 

V wbiind Ut> to vc^y satisfactory $18,000. 
r'BIta' (2.950: 30-*n.55) -r^-^Sm at t 

^ -^Girls' (U) arid 'In Hist tel?s' (GNX 

V jduel.^ Downtown Xtr a?? . shoppirig 
k^eping jhats.down so Jll 0.600. best in 

' vsli(ht. b^t okay- and hoTris. Last week 
\:*Winterset' <RKd); and 'pivjhg Hostr 
'^ (U), Drofltf»ble. at '^8.700. 
State (Loew-Fox) (2 024: 30-40-5R-. 
, 75)-^'Born to Dance' (|WtCT) arid '15 

■ .Maiden LianV, (20th) • (2d -Week)* 
,, ;:• H^ shonnin^ trade is cutting in, 

sa only $12;0004 vwbich 'ol|te for hold- 

» flyer. . . ■.Initial ' week garnered - sweet 
. $20,400. ■ .„■■ , , 

.United Artists (Fox-tlAS- (2.100 
,30-;40.55)— 'We e keri d MiJlion*>iri;' 
; ^<GB) and 'DevU W Sisftv' f MG). d"^!. 
/!)/:?3vlkX:Bo*^ !^i: $3,000: Last "reeV 5R'e- 
; ^^^^guijiOhV' (20tKX Vj^nd yjy\n i.?ved 
i: ■fAgain^ '(G*B\- o r^'^veover from 
" ' dway off at' $2.50p. 

a^WAM SO-SO 



Bowes Ams Beat Zero 
Tempifor IIIG Indpls. 

iahapioliis,: Dec. 8. 
Zero weather put a crimp in busi- 
ness -aii;; downtown spots, with ex- 
ception of the vaiudfllm t,y ric - which 
managed to zoomt while the rtier- 
iury dipped, with . Major Bowes' 
dance , band unit with Tied Mack, 
lihkied With 'Fugitive in the SkyvV 
Estimates for This Week 
Apollo (Fourth Ave.) (1,100; 25- 
40)-r'Bahio on Knee' (20th). Mod- 
erate at .$4,300i Last week 'Thriee 
Men on HOrse' (WB). $6,800, stmng. 
. Circle (MOnarch) (2,800; 25-40)— 
Smartest Girl' (RKO) arid 'Jungle 
Princess' (Par); dual. Mild at $4,200. 
Last week . 'Hideawaiyv-^Giil' . (Par) 
and 'Gay Desperado' .(UA). fairly 
good at $5,560. - 'r; 

LoeW's (Lbew's) (2,600; 25-40)— 
Pennies' <C6l) arid 'Leeibn of ;Terr 
ror' (Col). All right flfct riothing 
extra at $7*000. - Last, w(6«k dual of 
'Theodora' (Col) arid 'Mad HoUday' 
(Col), good at $8,200; 

Lyric (Olson)- (2,000; 25-30-40)^ 
'Fugitive in Sky' (WB)- arid Bpwes^ 
dance band . uriit:. Swell .at $11,500: 
Last week ^Country C?6nt' (Rep) and 
'Cuban Follies' tmit t»lenty okay at 

$9,400;: 




/Ist Runs on $roadway 

(Siibjeist to! Chanire) 



Weelc of Pec, 

Asior— 'Lloyds tondon' 
(20th) (3d wk). 

CapitoI^'Born 
(MG) (2d AVk). 

Music HiallT^'Mbre Thari 
Secretary' (Col) (10). 

l^arambnnt-r'P'ennies from 
Heaven* (Col) (9). 

Rialto— 'Plot Thickens' (RKO) 

(8).;^ ■ . . 

Rivoli— 'RenibraridtV (UA ) (2d 
wk). '• 

Roxy-^'Banjo oh -My. KnefeV 
(20th). 

Strand—Three Men 
Horse' (WB) '(3d wk)i 
Week oif JDfcc. 

Astbr-T'Lloyds London' 
(20th) (4th wk).' 

Capitol— 'Born 
(MG) (3d wk). 

Music Hall— 'Rainbow on the 

iVer* (RKO) (17). 

Paramoriht-^'Pe'nn ie s frorh 
Heaveri' (Col) (2d wk). 

Rialto — 'Man Who Lived 
Again' (GB) (16)^ : : . 

RIvoli^'Rembfandt' (UA) (3d 
wk). 

Rbxy— 'Stowaway* (20th ). 
> Strahd-^'Three Men 
Horse' (WB) (4th wk). 



^Go Wes(' Gpcjs to Town 

in 



Mpls. Gets a Blizz and It Hurts; 




'Rembrandt'-'Jane' 
'Horse' $8,000 in Prov; 

Providence, Dec. 8. - 

Picture houses doing rather well 
despite Opposish' from legits . and 
three-day Opera stand. Biz is piretty 
well distributed, with 'Theodora' arid 
"Three Men bh Horse' the standouts. 
All double bills here, 
■ Estlrii»tes\f^^^ 

Albee (RKO) (2,2d(); 15-25-40)— 
'Rembrandt' (UA) and 'Jane Turner' 
(U). Around $6,800, bke. Last week 
'Winterset'. . (RKO) arid 'Daniel 
Boone' (RKO ), $9,800, good. - 

Fay's (2,000; 15-25-40 )-T-'Luckieist 
Girl' (U) 'and.-vtiude, Gbing good 
here, but once ,more.;it'S the stage 
show that's bringing them in; $7,000; 
nice. V Last Week 'Dixie' (20th) - was 
ahother top'notcher at $7,800. . 

Loew's State (3,200; 15r25-40)— 
'Theodora* (Col) and 'Mad Holiday' 
(MG). Brisk week at $13,000, good. 
Last week 'Love on Run^ (MG) (2d 
week) peteried dbWrt to $6,90(). 

Majestib (Fay) (2,200; 16-25-40)— 
'Three Men oh Horse' (WB); and 
'Fugitive from Sky* (WB). Oke at 
$8,0Q0. Last Week 'Light Brigade' 
(WB) caime through with $8,300, 



. .. jBaltimoVe,- Det^ 
it. would seerii the pr^-Xinas crimp 
has set in already. •There, ' >hg 
else to explaii the •general: bo^-dowri 

■ai?-^trie:>r ' _ " 

Only bright beacon . 

.'Theodbrai' at the '.yaVidfiliri ■ iili>p, 

>yherei with new stage-show, ('Giifcus 

de Pa^ree^ unit) -this wefel?,' -. 
irig toward 's^^rell $14,000.. 

■ Ceritiary (i.bew.aJA). . ; rl5:.25i 
35i40-55)-r'Borri to DariceV ' (MG j. 
Good at $9,500,; pUt .hOpeV 'werfr' 
higher. ^Laist webk; second bt -Love 



^nn' f8,30(l-^'TakeV with Unit $2,200 
■In-. Three -Pays ' 

irrriirighani, pec. 
.W^tli. . , ^ of one . holdover,- 

S ;iBrid orie new^ nothin^^ 

Busl- 

! Jiess. is jftist^^M - 
bama, Where 'Lbvb on thev Rurt', i5 
the town 's^ toi>. 

>itliriatie8 for This Week 

Aiabairia (Wilby-lflhcev) (2.800; 
30-35-40)— 'Love bn Riin' (MG). Good 
, for; around $8,300. r List week 'Light 
: gBrifiafle'-(WB) $7,600, to^^ 
y^^^^&tt^t (Acme); (1.100; 25).— 'They 
Were Married,' Moderate at $2,500; 
Last Week 'Coiild Only Cook' (Col), 
ice at $3,000. 

Rltz .(WilbyrKincey) (1.600; 25)— 
*Word for Carrie ■ (Par Not much 
for this one at $2,200; Last Week 
^Seneral Died' (Par), moderate, 
$2,700. 

Stra;nd,. (Wilby-Kincey ) (800; 25)-- 
JDr. . Forbes* (20th). Light ^1,500. 
Last, week, 'Magnificent Brute' (U), 

eiow. $1,600. 

^^JPanta^res (WilbyirKincey) (2,300; 
fi6r35)— ^Easy to Take* (Par) and 
'Hit Parade' unit. House open only 
three days a Week but crowds .are 
iBocklhg; $2,200. , Last week .'Murder 
With Pix' (Par); ind vaude,- $2,500. 



on Run* . (MG), n.s.g;; $6,000 

Hippodrbiqb • (Rappainort) (2,300^ 
lS-'25-35-40-55p66)^'The^dbra' . (Col )J 
(2d;week) and 'Circus db Paree' \iriit. 
Swell. $14,000: Last week samv 'filrii 
With vaude, wow. $19,O0OV 

.Kielth's . (Schanber-ter ) (2;500; 15- 
25-30r35r40-55) ;^ 'Everytbirle:: Thuni 
der': CU). Bowed, lastnii^ht iMonday ) 
at , supper show. Out after, poor 
$2,000 in five days Werit 'Givl on 
Front Page' (U). 

; New ^Mechanic) (1,400; 15-25-35- 
^0-55)— 'Banjo on Knee' (20th). At 
$3^800, good enouf^h. Last - Week 
•White Htinter' (2Qth). found no game 
at $2,800. ; -^ rv' ? . 

Stanley (WB) (3,450: lf)-?ri435-40- 
55)— 'One Way Pasi;a«e' (WB) ; (tca 
issue). Doing o. k, at $4,C00; • Last 
week 'Three Men x)n Horse' (WB), 
crackerjack, $12,000. 



i « S|eattie, Dibc. 

, r^heum with 'Go^ 
Man' and Fij(th^ye< w^ 
Light . Brigade* are Adding jplerity of 
new siigar to the town's liipldpyers, 
Estlniiitcs f«i> .'TlUii-'Week: - - 

\ Blue- Mouse (HariVrick) (900; 27-37-. 
42)-i^'Bom to Dancb' (Metro) (2d 
yun). Okay at $3^300. Last week 
^leunion* (20th) and 'Carter* (FN), 
dual, $2,400, slow. 

: Coliseum (Evergreen) (1.800; 21- 
32)— 'Gorgeous ., Hussy* (MG) ari!d- 
•Back^ tb : Nature* (20th); dual. Fair 
$3,200. Last, week 'Ramona' (20th > 
and 'Star iEor Night'. (20th), dual, $3;e 
400. okay. ' ' ^ , 

Fifth Ave. (Everg)i*eri') (2 400: 27- 
37-42)— 'Light Brigade* (WB). Nice 
cariipaign helning for . gbod> $6..'>00. 
Last Week 'Born toi Dance* (MG) 
!!ill.20p. great. 

' i-Vbcrty (J-vH)- (1.900; 16-27-37-42) 
-^'Theodora* (€bl) (2d week). Steady 
at\$7,O0Or^La£it week.:$8,306, great. 

: MuVic «6x .\H«mr|ck) irftOO: 27-37 
42 )— 'LiboTefl . ! Lady* rMG) . (4th 
wfee'i). .till okay v Jut $2,800. Last 
'yt.^ft- i/»',!%4.200. : ' . . . * V':-. . 

^^iliifut-fC? HiaiU :^^¥[ami^5ck;)l (2 3()b;" 27- 
,?.TV^'(?lir: Rblatibns' ' '(MG): arid 
•Blaek Cat'; ;( WB) dual.; .v/itU >avfdb; 
Fp't"r \<;4;R00:- L&st week 'S-^a- iSpoi^ 
(UTi prid 'Murder with Pjx'- (Par), 
dual, $4,000,- fair.' 

- , ' t-n»Veurii ^(Halbirick) ■ ,(2;700: 27-37=- 
42)V-'Go West* (Par) arid. 'Chumn* 
/.'>f.G>, duali Bij* $7.0d0. Lr'St v>?!ek 
'Woman. Rebels' ;(feKO) and''?.Tr. C) 
fTcrella* (MG). dual, pulled after , six 
davs with $3,800; ietriWe. ■ 

Palbmar (SterlingX- .(iV : 16-27 
''7)— .Down to Sea*. (Rep) and vaude. 
Okay . ?t . $4,500. Last week 'Bi? 
Show' (Riep ) and vaude, $6,000 „ "rbat. 

Parariinnnt (Evergreen) (3,106: 27 
37-42 r-r'Three Men bri Hov,r;e' (FN) 
i?nd 'Rose Bowl* (Par) (2d week) 
Still Kiood for $3,9dO. . iLaiSt'WeEjk, $7,- 
800; bj!*: { • • • ■ 

- 1 Rbb!^evelt (Sterling,) (800:, 21-32)-=- 
'Genercl Died? . (Pa^) larid 'Big Game' 
(RKO). dual. Mild at $2,800. Last 
Week 'Godfrey' (U) and 'C? ig's 
Wife' (Col), (2d week), $2,300, big. 



Strand (Indie) (2,200; 15-25-40)— 
'Hideaway Girl- (Par) arid 'North of 
Nome* (Col);-, Opening one day ahead 
of other stands gives this spot edge; 
$6,900, nbt biid>. Last week -Pennies* 
(Cpl) and 'Bulldog Edition' 
biggest in town at $11,600.' 







i§i(|ne 23G 



Pittsbi',r$h, 
No. sigiis here yet oi', pveTe.r.-iiitnias 
liili, arid . everybody's hopeful that, 
this year may find it; confined to fe-vv 
days /immediately prbiedia'; hpllda.v. 
' , Stanley; is setting •toe. paca ,Y/;th 
plenty to s^aro, coir*: of 'FoTcc 
Parisienrie,' ' it and ''3^ tv'i C. 'rV 
in Town' adirig hour.. i'ty 
session. Albo getting a .s'zr< i :Tt take 
is 'Born to Dance,' i end ran 
Warners. • ' -. 

timates for This V.' 

. Alvin (Harris) (2,003; :5rS,:r45>— 
'Man V/ho Lived Agiai ' (GB) and 
'Luckiest Girl' (U), Back t-) duals 
agiain after rnonth of singles arid 
hitting pretty close to rock bottom. 
Doubtful of ► cracking $5,00'^. Last 
week 'Reunion* (20th) got big open- 
ing four days and then hit the skids; 
$10.500,. just okay, . . , , . , 
i Fuiton (Shea-Hyde )'» (1,750: 25f40) ' 
^'Gay Desperado* (jUJi:) ',(;2^ .\y^ek).- 



Around $1, ,. Last 
week bip 03.500: , 

Pcnii (Losw's-UA) (3,300; 25^35- 
50)— 'Go West'; . (Par). Lucky to 
knock Qi1..:$ll',000, .mediocre... Last 
week 'Eol'n to Dance' (MG) rolled 
up new hoia.se. record, getting $29,0()0 
in cir-ht days. - . .\: 

Stanley (V/B) /.1.600; 2'i-'10-60>— 
.'.Smrrlest Girl' (RKO) arid Frerich 
'Folie PErisienne- ..liriit It's the fiesh. 
ihat's brin.fjiri.^ 'erii in for big $?.3,000. 
.'Pph Joe' . (WB) and Leon Et-rbl- 
Suririie O'De^ unit. tHoHyv>;bod Fo]-> 
lies of 1937,' pot $22,000, Okay; last 
weei:.in eie^i^t days, 

Warner (WB>- (2.000:' 2S-35-50)— 
'Born to Dance' ' (MG) (2d riin). 
Scale upped, as per custom, v/hen 
Fifth averiue site absorbs h. b..from 
Penn under Ldew-WB popliri'* deal. 
Mus'cel .^tili showing great stiemijth 
for $0,000, Lfist week, in .nine day.'> 
.!Our Relations' (MG) and 'Rose BoWl' 
.(Par), -well at $7^0001 / 



..>;;":Cinci .-8.- 
..Yule approiach,. city-wide rash of 
bingo parties ■• churches and fra-" 
.ternalr clubhouses,; arid • roller : skating . 
derby at. MusicvHall are b, o, divert- 
brs. -.. . .. 

' Birigb gariies, With adniish as^high 
as $L35 per persori^ for night's play,: 
are .a particular bbbve " to nabe ex- 
hibs, .who are .prohibited frojn using 

;bankoi;;scr.eeno. and otheir vgive-away 

-lures/-':- '..;V ■ ' 
. .Dozen., .flyine a.chorines 'Gold 
Dlgis;ers of ". 1937^vdropped'"* ' . bver 

^We'ekend and ' pjeT*sbnjale'd- at- Tal'a^. 

'Saturd&y \(5)''at- ' .• mJ .to stand-iip" 

stinia'tes for This ' Week 

AibC? v (RkO)-^ C3,3()0i; '35-42)-^'Gb 
•West? ^Patf). .^ Ducky atf-$13;0i00:'. Last 
week -'Oarderi of Allah' (UA ) •$13i500, 

gbod. ■' •' ■ ' 

■•. Capitol :(RKd) ;-(2.000; 35-42)-^ 
'Wiritersef (RKO) (2d run).;; Taridb, 
$3.500. , Last v/eek ;. I'Lbve , on . Run' 
; (MG), (2d .run^V .■?5,Q00..ffiir. 
"Family (RKO) (1.000;. 15-25)— 
:'Ride 'eiri; Cp>v,b'^y' (U), arid 'Murder 
with Pictures' (Par), seoarate. Aver- 
a.2!e. $2..^00;. La.st ' Week 'Mummy^s 
■Boys'- . (RKd). arid 'Isle of Fury' 
(WB).. dividedj $.^.J.00. s6asoh's high. 
• Gi;ana>(RKO) ,(1.200f.25-40)-^,'LoVe 
on Run^ ' (MG)- .{3ii run), .■ NicCf '$3,-. 
«00, L5st:^wei2k 'Theodora' (Cbl) (3d 
run). -HdOO, pwell, 

Keith's- (Libson) (1.500; 30-40)^ 
'Garderi of Allah'; (UA) ;(2d^ run). 
Mild. .$4,000; La.st week 'Word for 
Carrie' (PrrV S-l-.SOOi fair. 

Lyric (RJC ( 1,400: ',^5-42.)r-'R6se 
,Bowl' (P?v.\ ir, S4.000. • Ditto last 
w-.^c on 'W-{i?-n.t Oi'o'ev.'?' (HKO), 

Palac« ( V (2.600: 35-42)-^ 
'Three Men on HbVse' (WB). Hot; 
."$1.3.5flO. Last ■ Week *Wiritef sdt* 
v(PK S9;'cor». . okay. , . 

:Sli vt f.T^KO) '9-200; 40-60)— 
'Ptarrf-sT: a Nfftht* (20tlT); s^nd 'HOllV-' 
wood Hotel Rev.ue* unit. At $10,000 
•n.s.h, La.st week 'Luckiest Girl' (U) 
.P rid 'Marihattan Scandals'" unit, $11,- 
000. faM-. . 

■Sfirnd CJrid). (1.300: 15-25)— 'Big 
G.-^me' (PKQ) apcl. 'Stage Struck' 
(WB). I'bsifs. .sinjjlv,... At . $1,500; 
rve'TSe. Lafi. Wec^.': reat Ziegfeld' 
(MG) ?.n>i 'Your Heart' (WB), en- 
cores, $1,600, 



)MiinneapolIs, Dec, 8; 
Sub-zero we«^ther; blizzards and 
cy streets aire helping the usual , pre- 
Christnias depressinig infiuences slaim 
grosses downward. It's tough sled- 
dhig all along the line. 

Olsen .and Johnson's unit. Tun 
Marchbs On,' gives the Orpiheum an 
edge on competitors. 'Bom to Dance,' 
at the Minnesota, indicates that un- 
der normial clrcurinstarices it would 
give a gpbd account of itself . 'Ecstasy' 
remains <or a third week at the 
World. 

, 'Estlinates ifor This Week : 

Aster (Publix) (OOO; 15-25)^' Wives 
Never Kriow' (Pair) and 'Last Of Mo- 
hicans* (UA) (2d runs) and ^Kirig of 
Mounted' (20th) : (1st run), split 
Fair, $650. Last week 'State Fair* 
(20th), rbissiie, and 'Straight frOrii 
Shoulder!* (Par) (Ist run), split, $800, 

<?eiitary (Publix) :(l.e00; 15-25)— 
'Cain and Mabel' (WB) (2d run). 
Fair, $2,500. Last week 'Ramona* 
(WB) (2d run)^ $3,000, fair. . 

Lyrlb (Publix) (1,300; 20-25)^'bur 
Relations* (MG). Pretty good $2,200. 
Last week ^Magnificent Brute' (U), 
$2,000j okay. . 

Minnesota (Publix) (4,200; 25-35- 
55>— 'Bbm to Dance' IMG). Not ' 
strong enough at 55c top without 
stage .help, and, in face of weather j 
and seasonal handicaps; fair $8,000. ; 
Last Week 'Pigskin Parade' (20th) 
and Ted Weenis orchestra, $16,000, 
disappointing. 

- Orplienrii (Shiger) (2,890; 35-40-55) 
^'Smartest Gii-r (RKO) arid Olsen 
iand Johnson' unit. Snow and cold 
holding 'em down to light $12,000. i 
Last week 'Pennies from Heaven* 
(Col). $7,500^ fair for eight daysV, 

State (Publix) (2.300;° 25:35-40);-. 
.'Banjo On Knee' (20th)- . Conditioria. ; 
hurthig i>Jenfer; fair $5,000. Last 
Week 'Reunion' (20th)v $6,000; good; ,. 

Time (Berger) (290; 15-25)T^'With. : 
out Orderis* (RKG)* Fair $900. Las)k 
week 'Alibi for Muider*; .(Col), $700, v 

light. 

uptown (Publix) (1,200; 25-35) — 
'Dimples' (20th); First nabe shbW- v 
ing, good $3,500. Last weeU 'Bijg 
Broadcast^ .(Par), $3,000. okay. 

world (Stelles) (350; 25-35-40-55> 
— 'Ecstaat* .(3d; week).- Going limit 
on advertising arid cashing 4ri; $2,000, 
goo<i^ liist week $2,500,; good. 




BABE . RUTH'S WB SHORT 

.-vUih will bs bfl'ered for box 
plYicb p,urpo.«;.es .iie.\t spri with the 
optsnirig of the basebali season .when 
V/pv .ro."?!- nvill re.Iease . ai shoi't, 
jit-st cornpleted,. in whieh the Babe 
arid Zez Corifrey f'^pear together. It 
is. called 'Home, airi on the Keys' 
and btjilt around a song number Of 
this: title coniposed by Confrey and 
.Rixth. One-reelei- was ttirhed out at 
WB's Brooklyn Istudlp a week ago. 

fwo summers back WB made a 
•short with Djzzy and Daffy Dean, St, 
toui .' - 



:• Lot of town's coin curreritly went 
into Gopdf ellow ; Fund for whoise , 
benefit both the' Fox : and Michigan 
staged big ;jariibbrees;.iSat4rda'y ;. ight 
(5) at $1 top: Jbint midnight frolici 
iri. which rpracjicl^Iy .all shows in 
town took. p^;rt,-' . snagged . around 
$8,00(1. 

Besidbs . ' this, .hole in . .the [. v 
ppcketbboki " cojaple. of ^holdovers are 
also crimping tot^l.talce. , Hbriors go 
to -Theodora Goesi' Wild* at the fox 
and 'GO West'- the Mich, 
Estimaiiis for thiis Wee^ 

Adams (Balabari). (1^700; 25-40).^- 
'Lady from Nowhere' iCo\) and 'Fly- 
ing Hostess' \ iXjy. Normal, at $4,^00, 
liiast wefek nice $4|500 bri 'East Meets 
West' (GB"). plus - '15 Maiden Lane.' 

^ Fox (Indie > (5.000; . 30-40^65 )— 
'Theodbra* ,(Col) with' Ben Berni • 
stage. . Bernie always a draw here; 
.gobd $22,000.. 'White RUnter,'> plus 
Xayier Ciigat ...harid,- oke last week at 
$19,000. V- ..• 

Madison .'(Uriited Detr it). (2,000; 
30-4pi65)-^'CoriMi and Get ItV (UA ) 
' (2d Wefek); Mild at $6,0D(),' but moved 
out Thursday (10) for 'Woman. 
Rebels,* Gobd first session at $16,500. 

. MicWjjftn (United Detroit) (4;000; 
30^0^65 )r-'Gb: -Wbst*;: (Par^, ■ with; 
Herbert ,,. M^ridin : topping ; vaude. 
Landirig: iokay. $21,000. Last .«itarizi 
'Without Orders* (RKO) arid Bowes 
all-girl unit, $21,700. 

State (United Detroit) (3 000; 25- 
40)— 'Orie Way Passage* ( WB ) (re- 
vival) plus "Murder with Pictures' 

(Par), dual. Back to riormalcy here 
nt; nice' $9,000.- New hou^e : vec'ird 
last week ori second Tun of 'Libeled 
Lady' (MG) and 'Wives Never Know* 

(Par); $11,800. 
United Artists (Uriited Detroit) 

(2,000; 30-40-65)— 'Love ori Ilim* 

(MG) (2d week). Still doinq oke 
at $8,500, . Fine; first, sessiori at $15,- 
000; Will pirpbably hold for thiid; 

SOLOMON aUITS PURITAN 

Louis . ; Sblpriion, presi nt. 
Puritan Pictures Corp., has resigned 
and-estaijiished ' ice as ani 

.independerit . distributor. He will 
cbritiriue in the Sc(me buildi where 
Puritan has been Operati 

SolPriion may form new indi 
distributing, compariy; at a later dat 



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Chicago; Dec.' 3. 

t,oop'$ box office pace, slowed up 
somewhat on Friday's dpeiiings due 
to the siuddett shift of the weather^ to 
^-fpeeiing for the flist teal cold 
siiati of the season, and to begUining 
Of u»e prB-h0liday. buying spree. 

'Garden of AJlah' holds oyer for a 
second, week' at the^Chicago, follow* 
;jijg its zoom ovfer . a set stoprfigure 
during the flrist three dayis of its 
Initial weekv Agreement between 
Balab'ah & Katz and United' Artj^ts 
stated that if picture hit bettet than 
$20,00Q over the: first Weekend, house 
.woudd hoid'HlQlcer a second, sessioh. 
• EJcti'a'-lenjjth Short subjects with 
box trf fiee angles are beinff played 
up fbr money around the Loop. Liist 
week the State-Lake- cracked : its. 
ffrbss with 'You ■ Can't Get ; Away 
With it' (U), three-reeler, and cur- 
rently the Oriental is going to town 
with two Teels ^n the Spanish civil 

" . Ottly hew entty of any distinction 
U 'Charge of OLight; Brigade,' which 
' Started Well at the. Boosevelt. 

EsllBMia^ f6r. This Week 

Apoli* (BScK) (1,200: 35-45-55-75) 
WCoihe and Get.It' (tJA) (2d tun), 

■ Ini here after, -two bang-up . weel^ at 
the Roosevelt and- getting' lii^ly 

: plea^ht $8,500. Last week 'Go West' 
XI^r> nifty enough at $7,900. . ' 

Oiieasb (B&IO (4,0i00; 35-55-75) 
#-5jardteh of Allah' (UA) (2d week), 
fiit flhe $36,000 last week and hold-^ 
Injt ' oyer • eurreritly' ' fpr '. tiossible 
ISO^OOO, fairish. ;;?rhr66^ ' Men on 
|lOrae' (WB ) next. 

.Garrick (B&K) . (900: 35^45-55-65- 
t5)-^'One- Way Passage' (WB). Re- 
yival Okay at $7,000. satisfactory. 
Lasi> week *Pjg«kijti Parade' (20th) 
WaS vhiirt by prior opehinjg in nstb^is; 
.$5,900, so-rso.:..: 

Oriental (B&K ) (3,200; ,-45-55)— 
*W6dding Present' (Par ) iEuid vaude, 

J lua two-reel Spanish war subject. 
UUding to $2e;OeO big profits. Last 
week 'Legidn of Terror' (Col) niade 



good^ j30;800. 

Jtalace (RKO) (2.500: 35-55-65^75) 
-i-'Smartest Girl* (RKO ) and Fats 
waller band. Around $16,090, s6-sb. 
lAdt week 'Winterset' (RKO) wasn't 
so hot at $21,200 for tight days.- 

BMwewli (B&K) (1.500: 35-55-65- 
75)— Ijght Brigade* (WR). Opened 
Saturday (5) and aiming . at ^ood' 
<$2h000. "Last .week 'Cojaie Get It' 
(UA) concluded two excellent :pie-< 
riodS With $n.200. " ' 
: State jli«lw : ( Jones) (2,700: 25-35- 
40)-?'Love Letters' (Cap) arid vaude. 
Nearly' $tO.W)0 currently; hig. Laot; 
weeir 'ttou3ti:Si(fcrifets' (Cap) tremsi;)- 
dous at 1$19.{>00; nioBtly oii thre&^reel 
•Can't Get Away With It' (U): 

Uaiied Asttste (B8fcK-MG) a.70ft' 
95^55-75 )— 'Bi»rh io Dance' (MO ) nd 
wedc). . Holding io good $i{j.000 cui'- 
rently, following swell $23,400 on 
Initial seven days. 'Love on - Run' 
(MG)'neXt; 



Louisville, t)ec. 8, 
Christmas slump >has started earlier 
this yeari and the boys are begini- 
ning to dust ,of¥ the old alibis. Com- 
munity Chest and drives by' various 
lucheon clubs, all throwing, free af- 
fairs to stimulate interest, plus usual 
distractions, .look- to make theatre 
men plenty blue until after Xmas. 

'Pennies From Heaven' Will tak 
top mpney this week. 

Estimates for Thlii Week 
. Brown (4th Ave.-LOew'd) (1,500; 

15- 25-40)— 'Flyihi; Hostess' (U) and 
Tove Letters' (U), dual. i»f6 better 
than $2,000, light. Last week 'Love 
on Run' (MG) (2d run) took medium 
$2200 

^Kentucky (Switow) (900; 15-25)-^ 
•Ramona' (20th) and .^WiVes Never 
Know' (Par); dual. Just fair at $1.- 
.600. Last week 'Stage Struck' (FN) 
«ind 'China Clipper' (FN)/ dual, solit- 
tmg with 'Mai*y of Scotland' (RKO) 
and Two in a Crowd' (U), dual, nice, 
$1,800. ' 
^Loew's .State (3,000;. 15-25-40)— 
Pennies' (Col) and 'Legion of Ter- 
ror' (Col), dual. Nice week at $8.- 
pop. Last week 'Theodora' (Col) and 
Mad Holiday' (MG), dual, above av- 
erage, $5,800. 

.Mary Anderson (Libsori) (1,000; 

16- 25-40).— 'Three Men Horse' 
(FN) (2d week ). Holding up wel I 
at $3,700; following, smash $7,500 on 
.nrst week. 

.. Ohio: (Settos) (900; i5)-r'Irish in 
Us (WB) and 'Happened- in New 
York' ,(U), dilal, splitting with 'Mou- 
lin Rou!?e' , (Par) and 'Music Is 
Mi^gic' (20tH), dual. Some holiday 
'^s^P' but. won't better weak 
$700. Last week 'Pro Soldier' (20th ) 
and 'Always Tomorrow* CU). dual; 
spl'ttmg with 'Baildoj?; brummond* 
yOth). and 'Country Doctor' (20th), 
dual, n.s.h. at ISBOO. 
inv (Fourth Ave.) (S.OOO; 15- 5- 
•0)-r'Jun le Princess* (Par), 



'Jane Turner' (RKO), dual. Not: so 
foi^e double bill at $4,200, below av- 
erage. Last week .'Hideaway Girl' 
(Par) and 'Rose Bowl' (Par), dual, 
just fair at $4,1()0. 

St»iid:> (Fouirth Ave.) (l,50fli; 15-25- 
40)-rr-']^nip on Knee' (20th) and 
'March of Time.' ''Banjo' received 
some gcibd exploitation and . is head- 
ing for good $4,500. Last week 'White 
Huiiter' .(20th) and 'Laughing at 
Trouble' (20th ), dual, light, $3,100. 




Cleveland, Dec. 8; 
iggejSt dhristtnas-shopping crowds 
seen in six years are- trafficr jamniing. 
the downtQwn sector, aiid theatres 
are feeli it ih.forrri.of paclied 'mat- 
inees. . ■ it, i?ut 
no, complaints along 

Two . that are going vver the $20,- 
000 mairk are 'Go West; young. Man^' 
at , and. Palace's 'Banjo on My- 
Knee'- With yaiide. 

Estimates f*r This Week 

Allen (RKO) (3;000; 25-40 >—tMiss- 
ini Girls' (Chest)., At least $6,500, 
excellent considering . how cricksi 
used sledge-hammers jon- it. 'Wanted: 
Jane Turner' (RKO) took $5,500 in 
five days, all .,right.>' . 'Here Comes. 
Carter* (WB) skidded to ,$1,2Q0 in 
two' days.' 

Circle (Marmorstem) (i,900;15.^) 
— '1 Stand- Condemned' (UA) and 
'Three Married Men' iPkr). Dual 
first-runners satisfactory for nabe 
trade, $3,200, Last Week: 'Lady Be 
Careful' (Par) and 'Give My Life' 
(Par) (dual), $3,000. 

Hipp (Warners) (3,700; 36-40)-^ 
'Pennies. from Heaven' (ColK Much 
better, thari Crosby's last '.musicaL:; 
!tI8;500, .due t6 brace of hit songs. 
'Three Men on Horse' (WB) last 
week pranced in With neat $16,500. 

'.Palace (RKO) (3,200; 30-60)^ 
'Banjo oh My Knee*. (WB) plus 
Mitchell and 'Durant in- 'Laff Parade' 
vaude unit. One, of - season^s . best 
bills, but .pix most ihstniihental for 
handsome .$20,000. Last week i'Re- 
union* (20th > and 'Hollywood Hotel 
Reyue*^ unit above average,- $17,600. 

State (LiDew's) (3;45e; 35^55)— 
'Go West, Young Man' (Par ). Swell 
JS21,;50O. with Thursday ooanin". Last- 
wc6k 'Love on the Run' (MG) on 
h'.o., Only the second one for housie 
this year, collected $16,5(M), fine. 

StUlnan (Loew's) (1;872: 25-3S)— 
'Love. on Run* (MG). Shifted from 
State for a third .Week; $7,500, swell. 
'Hideaway Girl* (Par) last week 
caught $5;800, good. 



ON^K.C INIAL 
mm 'MO' $t2;50a 

Kansaa City, 
teady biz. this. week,, with 'Theo- 
dora' topping on; Midland's dual bill. 
*Bari}0 On My Knee'; dualling at 
Mainstreet, also coming in for nice 

runs With exception of 
Mi ' in a single car give- 

away, one ,, each week three 
weeks. Should have, desired effect biy 
building, late* weiek grosses, but may 
give, b, o.'s a. jerky tempo 'by sagging 
:early in the week. 

Estimates for is Weelc 

Mainstreet (RKO) (3,200; 25-40)— 
'Banjo on Kn^e' (20th) and 'Easy to 
Take' (Par), dual. Showing strength 
at $10,000. Laisf weIek 'Reunion' 
(20th) and 'One Way Passage' ( WB) 
(reissue) on first week of dual polr 
, okay, $9,500. 

Midland . (Loew) (4:000; 25-40).-. 
'Theodora' fCol) arid 'Mad Holiday' 
(MG). Best in town at $12,500. Last 
week 'Love 6ri Run* (MG) turned in 
nifty $19;500. 

Newman (Par) C1.900; 25-40)— 
'Woman Rebels'. (RKO> arid '.March 
Of Time.' Low $5,500. Last week 
'Go West' (Par) (2d run) compara- 
tively better here, than , On -first run 
at Mairistreiet; $7,000,r good,, 

T-ovftr (Rewot-Fox) (2.200; ~;25)— 
'Luckiest Girl*. (U) and vaiide. 
Prolitable at $7.2Q0. Last weeU 'Big 
Game' (RKO) bagged sWeli $».100. 

tJptown (Fox ) (2.030; 25-40) - 'Fly- 
ing Hostess' (U) and 'Dowri Stretch' 
(FN). Average .$3,800. Last v/eek 
'Dijji f20th) and 'Black Cat- (WB), 
I :?y,GOO, fall', for eight days. 



EVERYTHING BUT PIX 



Bank Nite to Basketball in B'klyn-r- 
fRun* Gets $18,00» 



8. 



rookiyn. 

Downtown sector buzzing With aH 
sorts of extra attractions iri addi- 
tion to those, dual .flickers on screeris. 
BiEuik nites still going strong, ama- 
teur shindigs holding up well at 
Fabian's Fox, and RKO Albee; Com-; 
muhity sings continue clicking at 
Fabian Strand; basketball game on 
stage of Fabian's. Par Friday nights, 
doing sock.o . biz with 30% ' increase 
over last year's . attendance. 

Estimates for^ Tikis Week 

Albee (25-35-55)— 'Reunion' (20th) 
and: 'White Hunter* ,(20th).' Opens 
today- (Tuesday)'. Last W€«k 'As 
You Like It' (RKO) and 'Chan at 
Opera^ (RKO), $14;000, okay. 

Fox (4-00O: 25-35-55)— 'Theodora': 
(Col) and 'Career Woman' (20th). 
Excellent at $19,000. Last week 'Our 
Relations' (MGM) and 'In His . Steps' 
(GN), $ll;000, weakish. 

. Loew's Met— 'Love on Run* 
(MGM). Splendid $18,000. Last 
week 'Tarzan Escapes' (MGM) and. 
'Magnificent Brute' (U), $15,000; 
passable. 

Parameiint (4,000; 25-35-55 )-^'Go 
w:est' (Par) Snd 'Wedding Prcssent' 
(Par). Opened yesterday (Monday). 
Last Week 'Light Brigade' (WB) and 
'Polo Joe' (WB) (2d weiek), $21,000, 
big.^ 

strand (2,000; 25-35^50)— 'Accus- 
ing Finger' (Par) and -Briain Kent' 
(20th). , Doing $9,500, ..fine. Last 
week 'Legion of Terror* (Col) and 
'Call of Prairie' (Par), excellent, 
$12,000; 





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. Louis, . Dec. 8i 
Ambassador, with. .'Pennies From 
Heaven' and pit band show, ' Fox 
with . Three Min- On a Horse' arid 
'Flying Hostess' are fighting, it out 
.currently. LdeW's has another h.6. 
in 'Loyie On the Run,' which , is adding 
more kopecs tp wo\y first week. 

Estiiaiites. for. This Week 
Aibl>assador (F&M) (3^018; 25^40- 
5i5)— 'Pennies'. (Col) and stage show. 
Pointing to .tl8,000, swell biz. Last 
week 'Go West* (Par) arid stage 
show, okay, $16,500. * 

F<»x (F&M) CSl038: 25-3.i!-55)-^ 
'Three Men C;n Horse' (FN) and 
Tlying Hostess' (U). Getting $17.!>00. 
fine. Last week 'Reunion' (20th) 
and 'In His. Steps* (GN), $13,500, 
good. 

L««w*<s (Loew) (3,162; 25.^35-55)— 
•Love On Run* (MG) (2d week). 
Tikcking on nice $11,5()0 to sock 
$20,500 opener. • ^ 

Missouri (F&M) (3.214; 25-40)— 
'One Way Passage' (WB) and 'Fugi- 
tive In Sky' (WB). Only $6,500, be- 
low average. Last week 'Black C.it' 
(FN) and 'Isle of Fuir' (WB), fair, 
$7,500. 

Orpheum (F&M) (1,950; 25-35-55) 
—'Qo West' (Par) (2d fun). Getting 
$8,000; blcay, Laisi week 'Word For 
Carrie' (Par), disaopointing, S5,20O. 

Shttberi-9latt:» (F&M) (1,725; 20- 
'25) — 'Arizona Raiders' (Par) and 
.'Devil On Horseback', (GN ). Light 
$3,5Q0 for this dualer. Last week 
'Daniel Boone' (RKO) and 'Country 
Gent' (Rep), $3,300, below aver.-jge. 

St. Lowls (F^M) (4,000; 25-40 )— 
'Cain and Mabel' (WB) (2d rUn) and 
stage show. Nice at .t8.200; Last 
week 'Dimples' (20th) (2d run) and 
stage- show, $7,800, average: 





Dance Sock 




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With riStmaS; shopping Sea- 

son, the quarters; 'are get- 

ting fewer and. ,ictures, 
only those .with . outstariding Seduc- 
tibh powers being able to withistarid; 
the lure of Santa Glaus. The cost of 
preparing to fill XmaS stockings isn't 
all that's got riiosl of. the cashiers 
leaning on their elbows. A. coh> 
tinual rain brit Sunday (6) arid =ari 
rival bf a cold snap on top of it has 
the . giirls. d^PwSy at: spnie of the 
ticket wiridows. 

Iri spite of the fact a .severe drop 
is normally expected every year be- 
fore Christmas,, with conditions 
vastly improved and the department 
stores jammed With people; , down- 
town . theatres are pfedictirig 'a pre- 
XmaS sessiori: this December that 
Will be much the best since 1929. 

'Born to . Dance' is the week's but- 
standeh With Eleanor- Powell and 
Major Bowies making a piersbnal ap-, 
jpearance bpening day (Friday), it' 
got off to a flying start and on the 
flrist seven days will hit an easy 
$53,000. , Plan is to hold picture 
through to Xmas. . Of the other new 
pictures, 'Rembrandt,' aft^ the: Rivoli, 
is second best and at $3O,0O0''flrst 
week- ending last night .(Tues.) turri,s 
in a: nice profit. It goes at least twb 
iriore wieeks th'roiigh the prer>Christr 
mas lull. 'Rembrandt' is getting a 
miich larger play at ight thari on 
matiriees.' 

Two . major ' first-run- disappointers 
are 'Winterset,' hb.used at the &<(]Lisic 
Hall. ' and 'Luckiest Girl in the 
World,' Roxy's poorest pick in 
months. In spite, of good notices, 
'Winterset' probiably will riot get. 
over $72,000,. while ^Luckiest Girl' is-' 
so unlucky it. is unlikely to reach 
$30,000, perilously clbsei^.tp.- red. 
. The first full week of 'Lloyds; of 
London,' assaying a $2 twice-daily 
riin at the Astbr at a crucial time, 
produced $15,100, not. smash, but 
satisfactory. First five' days on the 
second week, at hand is- $8,300, a 
somewhat ..sloWer.' pace, bbt okay. 
This picture, together with 'Rem- 
brandt' arid possibly 'Winterset,' afa 
less baitftil for the masses tb^r\ 
othiers, .which may; explain the 
slower gait 

Two holdovers, .both profitable,, 
though not outstanding, are 'Thro 
Men .on a Horse- at the Strand and: 
'Go West. Young Man.* latter endirr;* 
its third (final) . week at the Par las'^ 
night (Tues.), Three Men* knocheH 
down a, smashy - $43t000 on its fi-rst 
Week, but is being. slowed- up on. the 
inecond turn, slackened speed indrc?'-- 
ihg. no. more . than about $25,000, It 
Zoes through to Christmas, however. 1 
with 'Gold Diggers' operiing on the 
hoii.d?v morn. 

Arthur Mayer . . fattened h is b»pU ^ 
account a little with 'Rose. B^WJ.' 
which went out ot his Rialto Mw-: 
day riight (7) after getting .^.200. 
House brought in 'Plot:' Thick.«"w;' 
yesterday mprni (Tuesday). E«i- 
pieriment. of the. Criterion with 
double bills of first runs is. far from 
being the- ticket on the first week of 
thie pelic^r, but it may build and ;the 
riiarinistement -Will contiriiie it tt "tudv 
riossiHilltieis. Initial twin bill »f 
'Tundra' and 'King; of Hockey.' only 
^..^.OOO. The new pair is 'Life of Kir-* 
Edward VIII' (GB) and 'Lov^ in 
Exile' (GB). While B. S. Mos-^ 
-•nd Harry Charnas [ have b---*n 
'»9.vip'» somewhat bt a struggle with 
the Crit, not the least of which i- 
f!ett:in»* nroduct, they are determined 
to. battle their Way along and are 
hot entertaining^ various, prpposi.- 



iibnvay wkk nd Baler on 




Tepid trade all over town, with 
two holdovers and rinediocre product. 

Met is standout \vith Phil > Baker 
on stage .and 'Hideaway Girl.' 
Estimates for This Week 

Boston (RKO) (3,000; 35-50-6^).-r. 
'Without Orders' (RKO) and 'Shoot- 
ing High' unit. Shootirig for medium 
$18,500. Last week $49,600 for six 
days of Eddie Cantor on stage and 
'Smartest Girl' (RKO). arid one day 
(Sunday) of 'Smartest Girl' and 
'Mummy's Boy"' (RKO),. dual. .Gan- 
tor-'s gross alone was $43,800.' . 

Fenway (M & P) (1.400: 25-.^5-40- 
50 >-r.^ 'Dixie' (20th) and 'Murder with 
Pictures'. (Par), dual. Okay,-$6,P00: 
Last wieisk very good $9,000; with 
'White Hiinter* (20th) arid 'Lady Be 
Careful* (Par). 

Keitli Memorial (RKO) (2,900;. 25- 
35-50 )--' Win ter.'set' (RKO ) ( 2d Week ) . 
Around $1,3,000. 'Opening week, ight 
days, good. .S20,0()!).. 

Metrppilitan <4,300; 35^50-65)— 
' ideaway Giii' <Par>" -and. Phil 



Baker on stage. Good night biz; . but 
light matiniee draw over weekend. 
Medium $28,000. , 'Reunion*; (20th ) 
and Horace Heidt band sagged last 
week to $23,500, 

Orpheum (Lb^w) (3,000; 25-35-40- 
50 )— 'Love on Run' (MG > (2d week ) . 
slipping to around $13,000, biit satis- 
factory. Gbod $19,400 last week. 

Fararaoorit (ill & P) (1,800; 25-3i>- 
50)— 'Di ie' (20th-Foi!c) and 'Murder 
with Pix' (Par), double.. Okay at 
$8,000, Last Week $15,000, crowdln'^ 
house record,, for; 'White Hunter* 
(20th) and 'Lady Be Careful' (Par), 
dual. 

Scollay (M ik P) (2,700; 2.5-35-40- 
50)— 'White Hunter' (20lh) and 
Three Men bri Horse' (WB). .(2d 
runs), diiai. : Average $7,200, 'Word 
fPr Carrie' (Par) and 'Pigskin Pa- 
rade* (20th) (2d runs),. double, good 
$8,500 last week. 

State (Loew) (3.500; 25-35-40-50)— 
'Love Oh Run' (MG) , (2d week). 
Heading for - $10,000, okay. First 
week dandy; $16,300; 



:tibns' pffered therii'^ on deals for the 
house. Management believes that if 
it can squeeze thrcugh to Christmas, 
witJi Jimmy Cagriey's 'Great Guy* 
end other,, pictures bbught, the Grit 
riiay start "to .gather .mdnieritum. 

E>a:ept for this Criterion's, dub, 
•day's only bpenep is .'Penriies -|rbni 
Heaven' at the Par. Art Shaw, or^ 
chestra, with Peg La. Centra, ■ Al 
Bsrnie and .Jane Coaper are in the nit 
with it. Par's -most serious bpppsi- v 
tioiri,. the .'State, this week is cori-^ 
siderpbly^ uiider , its recent ^verage,^ 
only about $22,00;) bsihg iri pros- 
ract for .'Valiant is the WOrd fbr 
Carrie^ and, on the, stage, Hairry 
Richman. 

Estimates' fcr Tiiis Week . 

Astoir (1,012; 55r$L10T$l,65-$2,20)^ 
'Lloyds of London' (20th ) (2d week)*; 
On first week $15,100, pretty good, 
but off a . bit so far bri second sUhza, 
first five days take being $8,300. 

Capitol (4,620; 25-35-55-85-$l,25)— 
■Bom to Dance* (MG). , Musical may- 
be held, back a bit by shopping and 
weather but at $53,000 on fii'st week, 
it: is stin a banguivftrst in this.week's 
N. Y. Handicap. , Plans holdover un^^ 
til Christmas (25); 'Love , on Run' 
(MG), held over Jor ieight days^ 
around $35^060,; good. 

Criterion (1,662; 25-40-55r65)— • 
Tundra' (Syndi) ahd\ 'King of 
Hockey' (WB),- both Ist run. Initial 
braice of first runs does- not give 
policy ari .aus|>icious start, undeir 
S5;000. 'White Himter' (20th>, pfe- 
dccessor. suigly, around $9,000. Ne^^ 
dusl bill today 'Li.^e of Kin? Ed- 
wrrd Vlir (GB) and 'Love in Exile^ 
(GB');., . 

Palace (1,700; 25-35^-55)— 'Light 
Btij^ade' (WB) (2d run) and 'Chan 
at O^pera* (20th) (1st nm), doubled^ 
Comb< . doing' prietty' we^l, possibly 
.<%lO,000: Last Week*s pair, fLadles iii 
Love* (20th) (2d run) end .'Sriiartest 
Girl in ToWn' (RKO) (lit run), 
j ust under $9^500, okay . 

FacananBt (3.464; 25-35-5&-85) 

•Go West, Young Man* (Par) and Al 
Donahue ba^id UBdt'(2d v/eek). Final 
(3fd) week for Mae Weist picture; 
exbiririir last night (T5u<»s.), good at 
S22,900 in spite of bsixu; held down 
by uri-boxonice icrinditions. Second 
v/eek, $33,800, which nuUses it nettirly 
$104,000 for the 21-day run, a flock, 
*:f cartwheels: 'Pennies trom Heaven* 
(Col) ooeins today (V7ed.), pit hbldi 
in^ Arf Shaw band and specialty 
aiiHsts.- . . ' ; ■ 

r. C; Music Ba3l (5,989i 40-60-85« 
9»-$1.65)— 'Winterset' (RKO) arid 
stele show. Advance hoDe$ were 
far ;much better than the nrild 
$72,000 indicated, smalleir than averr 
a"8 profit. Last wc*!;^ bn holdover 
of "Cterdfen of AKah' /UA) the 
Wheels ., turned . lan-ilv.- $90*000* 
beating first wee!:?.s .'^SS.OOO. 

iSalto (750; 25-40-rr5 )— ='Plot Thick- 
ens' (RKO). U*heried in here yester-' 
c-ay (Tues.) ttUHc a seven days^l 
?;7,200, okay, for 'Res'? Bowl' (Par)il 
Previous pi<jture, 'VM Holiday': 
(MG ), managed to >it up to $7,500. 

£ivo» (2,0«; 25-5r).75i'S5-99)-7 
'Rembrandt' (UA). Laughtpn forr 
ci.'m-made wotil4 be rnace exc^ for 
cUTjrant b'. o. drrAvbadcs but,, goiod 
.^30,000 on first week up to -last 
night CTuies.). fipes at leafit three 
wciks. TWrd-flerl w<?2k of 'Coine 
and Get It* (UA> ^va-; f.14.000, oke» 

K9XV (5^: 25-<:5-.'»5-75)— 'Lucki- 
e*;t Girl in . World' (U) and stage 
show.- The manar'anent. aint talkr 
in <♦ this week. pr^br».bly this side o£ 
•"SO.OOO and that ,'ne?*i.s getting the 
toes close to the s'iOx-^s ot red. 'Rei- 
*inion' (20th). on ei-'ht days, finished 
-fp.st in, stretch trt n'^rdc- as much ai 
M6;300; 'Banjo on My Knee* (20th) 
tries its luck Friday (11). 

Strana (2.767^ ^tr-'J--:!?-'^)— Three 
Men on Horse* (W ) (2d weelO. 
Romped home a Hir: v/imer oti iH 
first seveh. days. *f'!?i,000. but slowed 
uo a little, ias It ^ie v-xnactedi oil 
fi-jcond lap, arburi ^25.000. Stays 
thvou'^h to 2* maus. nlans, .- 

State (3,450; S5-r7^>-7r))— 'Carrie* 
(Par) (2d run) ari'\ '^'t ?>tage. Harry 

fchman. Going a i';.'le under re-^ 
rent avera^ea. nr^siiably' riot : more 
than S22,000. bu+ ^'"^y. Last week 
' i". Broadcast' (Pnr) ^2d run) arid 
v4u''B headed bv IT-'^.U^ Toyloiv arid 
York and King, cloee tb $23,000, 
.tiood. 



FLYING STUDIO 



Gtorgi O'Brien Swaps Off librse to 
Make Calif. liDcation Spoi*--« 



HsUywopd, Dec. 8. 

George O'Brien, featured iri George 
Ai Hirliman's 'Pairlt Avenue Logger,' 
U32d a flying in to grab off . foot-, 
age; Coriipany chartered an airli 
to. make the hops. . ■ 

Unit, which included David How- 
ard, irectpr^ Beatrice Rbberts, lead- 
ing femme, aind Frank Good,; cam- 
eraman; hopped to Eureka^ Calif., 
t|i<»nce - to: Grant's Pass in Oregoi^ 
arid to Bellingham. Wash., on , a six* 
day schedule. od also rabbet 
some air shots -for 'the film. 



Oik 



VARIETV 



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to Ke Good to Get Biz 
lnMQ:Me(:o^ 





Sari Frairiciisco, Dec. 8. 

Maritime^ strike whiicH . is now in its 
second mbpth, and which has already 
set the town back over $100,000,000, 
is having a bad effect on some Of th0 
theatres. With the ' exception Of 
•houses, with oustandirig attractions, 
\iiz is: bretty sad. ; '•■ '^^ ,^ ; 

•Love oh the Run* will. do okay by 
the Warfieid this week. , Fox looks 
set foi- better returns >yith 'Banjo on 
My Knee,' Paramount is angling for 
repeat trade on the second week of 
JBorri to Dance* by changing the sec- 
ond picture on the holdover,' replac- 
ing 'Longest Night* with ^Rose Bowl.- 

' Estiioates lor This Week 

EinMssy (RKb-Cohen) (1,512; 30- 
35.40 Wiiit^rset' (RKO ) . (2d run ) 

-arid 'Southern Maid' (All^Star) (2d 
week). After healthy first week at 
the Goldfeii Gate, 'Winterset' .was 

. moved her6, English-made Bebe 
Daniels pic was brotight in to offset 
the Ibis^ Of the Mijor . Bowes unit, 
which did riot, figure in .the moye- 
ovei^.. Geared for okay |5;600.. Last 
week (4th) 'Gambling with {Souls 
XIFD) and 'Caesarian Opetation^' 
(IFD), good, $$,000. . ■. 

Fox (FrWC) (5.000; 25-35-40)- 
•Banjo on Kniee' (20th ) ■ and 'Hide- 
tiway Girl' (Par). Good $18,000. Last 
we6k 'White Hunter^ (20th); and 'Mr. 
Ginderella' (MGM) ieWible ait less 
than $12,000. : 

Golden Gate (RKO) (2;850; 30-35- 
40 )-:-'Jane Turner' (RKO); . Average. 

.'at $14,500., Last week fijeate tipped . 
I5c oh ^iritejr{«f (RK0);ahd Bowes 

fMhit, nicie^ $20,000. ^ v • v 

OrpKenni (I?&M) (2.440; 30^35^0)^ 
-^'Theodora* (Col) and 'laying Host- 
ess' (U). (2d Aveek). Clickihg at $10,- 

: 000i Last week great $15,000.. 

^ ^ Faiaimonrit (F-WC) (2i740; 30-35- 
40)-^'Bom to Dance* • (MGM): and 
JRose Bowl* (Par) (2d week); Ex- 
cellent $14,000. Last weelpbig $21,000. 
. St. Francis (F-WC) i (l<470; 30-35- 

v40)r^'Polo joe* (WB) and 'Dixie' 

>(2()th) (2d ; run). Very poor $4,000; 

,Had nothing else^ to. brinig in, iso 

. tnbved this pair over froni the War- 

Jjaeld after floppo we6)if at that house, 
tast week 'Go West' (2d week) (Par) 

; :aQd^!Btilldog Edition'^^r;^^^ 

j^than average at $6,000;^ . V 

; : tJriltta Artists (UA'-Cohen) (1,200; 
25^0)^'eome arid Get If. - (4th 
iveek), SmaU' nut at this, house 
iniakes $4,000 profitable. Last week 

^ pkay at $5,200. / ; . 

^ l.vmrfieldjXF-WC)^(2.6fiO? 35-40)-- 
^Love bri^^^ (Mt3M)- and 'Black 

. Cat* (WB>. Runnirig ijstb higK terrir 
tory at $20;000. Last weifek 'Polo Joe* 
^WB)-and ^Dixle"^^ (20th) sad $11,500 



DENVER GIVES THEO' 
$10,500, #0* $2,000 



, Denver, Dec. ■ .. . 
'Theodora* at /the Denver is- doing 
right well.: ;^Go West, Young Man,^ 
ai the Denham, is^ill ; okay in its 
second week; 

stinUites-fbr. Tilts Week 
Aladdin (Hvftirian) ;(li500; 25-40- 
50)^^Urider Yoiir Spell* (20th). Fair 
$2,000. Last week 'East Meets West' 
(GB), big, $5,000. 

Broadway (Huffman ) (1,500; 25-40 ) 
—-'East Meets West- • (GB) (2d. ruri). 
Good $2,500. Last week 'Come iand 
Get It' (UA) (2d run), good, $2,500. 

•Center (Allan) (1,500; vi5-20-25)^ 
'Down , to Sea' (Rep ) , and- -Two in a 
Crowd* (U)v plus stage show. Fair 
at $2,000. Last Week 'Boss Rider* 
(U); 'My Man Godfrey* (U), and 
stage show, nice, $3,000. 

Denham- (CockriU) (1,500; 25-35r 
40)— 'Go. West* (Par) (2d. week). 
Holding up for> $6;5D0. L^ist week 
itood theril up. for $10.000i . 

Denver (Huffman) , (2.500; 25-40- 
50>^-r"rhe6dora'v (Col) aind, stage 
band^ Very good $10,500. Last week 
'Reunion* , (20th) failed to click;, only 
.$5,000;- ■■ ■• •'" ■ 



jnr 6E^ 

WDNBiilUieSOFF 




, , , , Getting 

t)y with $4,000;. Last week big $11,500. 

Farambnnt (Huffihan) (2,000; 25- 
40;)-^'Carter* ( WB)" arid.'Isle of Fury* 
(FN). Fair $3,000, Last week 'Craig's 
Wife* (Col) and ?Lady flrorti' Nowhere* 
' fine, $4,000. 




■ Sydney, Nov.. 16.; 
. 'Piccadilly Jifn* XM-Gy is gt^^^ 
^bout the biggest coin in town; 'Show 
HoiV, (U) is noiy regarded as ah - 
stitution and will remain bvjer Xriias, 
■at: least. • Biz.; is easing everywhere, 
however, arid is riot exp^cted.to take- 
.hiuch of . lift until just prior to the 
commencement; Of the fbstiye Season. 

'Great ZiegiEeld' (M-(i ) . moves out 
after sevieri .weelts, with 'His.. ^iroth- 
: -er's Wif e* CMr(i ) replacing, 'Sweet 
: Aloeis* (Wti): didn^t do much and is 
iput/ with >^orii^ bf •Freed9itt' (G59 ) 
::y,.ti)&xt_;' ' Great Barrier's .'White, 
.^v'- Death'' opened during the week, but 
.(>' j^iisari-tjhbpe tor much,. 'Fury' (M-G) 
tCj.werit into the hit class and stayed 
ihree^ \ Weeks- ^^t^^ trade, .'Stage 
" " Struck' (WB)" is good for bniy ?ibout 
^fwo,;'weeha:^ 'JRam (Fox) swting 
f Vfa^fo a thit4 "*vill be buted 

'■ ' 'Anthony Adven^^ 

Present crop, of British pix v^iir^ 
- much; to the b.p., with low 

trade in vogiie. They include; 'Three 
^axirtis* (At)), -Ourselves Alone' 
jCAiji), ^Aniazirig Quest Ernest' 
>Bliss' (AD), 'Fariie' (AD), .'Crimson 
tircle'- (AD). 



Washin^ri, Dec. 8. 
. Bad' weather and approaching pre- 
holidayVslump taking' toll, at the b.o. 
this week..; No complete, flops, but 
eVei^thiftg belbw' exnectations. • 
\ 'Rembrandt' at Keith's, .oteried so- 
so btit . is building .steadily. Earle 
is leading tov(rn with 'Go West, 
Young .Man.^ - 

Estimatci^ for This Week , 
Belascp (Radiri) .(1,100; 25-35-^50) 
■Gypsies* (Amkirib). Russian film 
sold as ^iriside' on real gypsies and 
netting passable • $2,000. Last week 
'Broken .Blossoms' (Ittip.), gbbd 
$3,500. . ■ 

Capitol (Loew) (3.424; 25-35-60)-^ 
'Our Relations' (MG) and, vaude 
With Ethel Waters and Lucky Mil- 
Under, band. Light $18,000; Last 
week White Huntier* (20th), floppo 
$15,000. . 

Columbia (Loew) (1,583; 25-40)— 
'Tarzan Escapes' (MG)' (2d run). 
Heading for oke $4,300. Last week 
•Libeled Lady' (MG) (2d run), big 
$7,000. eiPht days. 

Earle (WB) (2;424t 25-35-40-60-.70 ) 
— Go West' (Par) arid vaude with 
Cfcrde -Lu^as band. Good $18,000 
Last week. -Theodora'' (Col), nice 
$21.000. . . ^ ;- • 

Keitli's (iRKO) (1,830; . 25^35-60)— 
.'Rentibvpn t' .CUA). BuiWir'^ towarc- 
(Cdhiinued on .page 27) 



Melbbuiine, Nbv. 16. . 
Witfi the end of. the racing carnir 
val> biz has commenced to slip, here 
arid will probably rennairi low for a 
. .^couple of weeks.. However,.,tliie riian- 
agers can't growl. 

Cui*rerit. lineup includes 'Great 
iZiegfeld' (M-G). 'Street iriget's 
Serenade' (AD), '■''■*uiy (M-G), ?Man 
Who Jiroke Bank' (Fox), 'Petrified 
Forest' (WB), IThree Maxinis* (AD), 
'Beloved Vagabond' (AD), 'Marriage 
of CbrbaV (AD) and '13 Hours by 
Air' (Par). 



vniVersal 

'Conflict,' ftitz, Albany, 10; 
Ofph, Salt L, Iff; State, Daytbn, 
18; State, Chat'rio'gai 31;' Lan- 
sing, Lansing, Jan. 1; Bijou; Sa- 
vannah, 11; Orph, Topeka, Feb. 

10. ■■ ■■ 

'Three Smart Girls,' - Grand, . 
Col'm'bs, Beacori, . VaiT- 

couver, 25; Lafayette, Buff, 
25; Crown, Mobile, > 31; Alvin, 
Pitt, 31; Orph, S. F, i I; 
, Roxy» N. Y, 8; Ambass,; .. L, 8. ^ 

•Flying Hostess,* Eckeli Sy'- 
cuse, 11; Shubert, Cincy, 11| 
Branford, Newark, 11; Fulton, 
Pitt, 16;, Orph, Salt L, 17; Albee* 
ProV, ; Proctor's, Troy, 18; ; 
Princess, Nashv'le, Sltrand^ 
Stamf'd, 31. 

WARNER BROS. 
•Kinff Hockey, Payk, 

Ybungst'n, ; State, Jbhnst'n, 

16. ■ ' •■ ■■• ' 

. 'Come and Get, It,' .Foxj Spo- 
kane, 10; Alabama, Bliam, 11; 
Pair, (jedar R, 11; Strand, Scran- 
tori, 11; Proctor's, Troy, U; Emr 
pire, Fall .R, 12; Worth, Ft. 
Worth, 12; Fliiri , Jacksonv'le, ; 
.19; ;Queen, Wilm-ngt'n, 25; Tenh, 
Knoxville, 29. 

'Garden of Allah,' Warner, 
•il'waukee, ; Cap, Wash, 24; 
Grand, Atldnta^ 25; Cerit, Balto, 
25; State, Bos, .25; Gt Lakes, 
Buff, 25; Loew's; Dayt'n. 25; Ar-. 
cade, Jacksonv*le. . 25; State, 
LVill«; 25;v State, N. O*, 25; Col, 
' Reading, 25; Loew's) ichmi'nd, 
25; Loew^s, 'Wilm*rigt'n, 25; TiV- 

011, CKat'ixb'ga, ; JDeilver, Den- 
yeir, 3il;.Maaisbn, Det;,3l; Cjueen, 

(5alv<^t'n, Jan. 1. 

/Gay Desperado,* Plaza, , El 
Paso, 9; Ritz, Albany,.!!; Gap,. 
Scrant'n^ 11; Loew's, Toronto, 
18; Midwest, Oklahoma C, 18; 
Loew's, Carit'n, 18; Plaza, Little 
B,20. 

. .^Rembrandt,* State, Houston, 
11; State, >Iemphis,*. 11; Col, 
Reading, 11; Pal, ROc)i'st*r, 11; 
Linlcbln, TJrent'n, 11; Loew's, 
Wilri\'rigt'ri, il; Warner, M'wa:u- 
kee, 17; Grand, Atlanta, 18; Cent, 
Balto, 18; Pal. Cincy, 18; Pal, 
Irid'apolis. 18; Midland, K- Cl, 18; 
State. L'vjlle, 18; State, Norfolk; 
'18; Tampa, Tampa, ' 19; 
Star, L. A,; 25. 

;pABAMOUNT = 

'Hideaway Girl,' Par, Seattle, 
10; State, Mpls, 10; Mich, Det, 
11; NeSvmari, K.G., 11; Ambass, 
St. L., 18; Orient'l, Chi, Jan. 15. 

'College Holiday,' Denham, 
. Deriver,.22; Chi, Chi, 25; Mich, 
Det, 25; Newman, K. C, 25 and 
Jan. 1; Ambass, St L, 25; Minn, 
Mpls, 25. 

tPlalpsman,' Chi, Chi, Jan. 1 
and 8; Denhami Denver, ! and 8; 
Minn, Mpls. Jan. 1. 

•Jungle. . Princess,' ,. N. 
Haven, . 11; Newnian, K. C, .18; 
Missouri, St. L, Jan.. 1. 



Total estimated grosses durln'i^Nov.ember for towns and houses listid 
previously reported weekly; 1?ate» aiven are the closing days of thi : 
week. ■ ■ 

NEW YORK 





■ Nov. 6 ; 


Nov. 12 


Nov. 19 


Nov. 26 . 


MUSIC 

\HALL .•• 
(0,080; 49-00-8)i- 
00-$l.»k\> . 
High. $134,800 
IMW. : 44,000 


:; A Woman * 
Iteb'els ■ 
$66,000 

.(Stage' Show) 


•.•; Aa YoiiL 
Like It' 
$61,000 


t%ebdor>i 
Odes WXld 
. $79,000 


. GaiiJeii efT- 
Allah 

$88,ooo: 

■ . U r -- 


; FABA- 
MOUNT 

(S.flW; 25-3IS-60- 

89) " ■ 
High. $103,800 
Low: . 8,000 


Bic Broadrast 

$45,000 
(Clyde Lucas 
- •Ojrch.) 
(2d week) 


Broadcast 

Ann nnfi 

$30,000 

(Lucas Orch.) 
3d, week) 


Broadcast 

(Lucas Orch.) 
(4th week) 


Go West . : 
xoung Man' 
$49,000 
(Al Donahue 
Orch.) 


BOXT 

(5,860; iW-^S-Op- 
■».'.. 75) 
High. $173,650 
Low . -. 5.200 


East '-Meets.'; 
■ • West 
$30,000 
(Stage Show) 


Girl oh Front' 
Face 

$33,000 


Fiffskin 
Parade 

$43,600 


Parade -'.-•••' 
$33,000. ; 
(6 days) 
(2d week) 


CAFITOL 
(4,620; 26-35-66. 

85) J. 
High. $110,400 
Low. . 7*000 


Libeled 

■ •■ Lady...: 
;$55,0Q0 


Lady 

$30,000 : 
(2d week) 


Lady 
S18.000 

(8 days) 
(3d week) 


Tarxan 

Escapes;. 

$20,000 

. ■ * ■ ' * 


STRAND 

(2,767; 40-«5-0p) 

Hirh. $81,210 
Low.. 5.000 


Chairge Light 

' Biigade 
. : $42,700 


Brigade 

$25;000 , 
(2d week) 


Brigade . 

■$20,000 
(3d week) 


Brigade - 

$9,000 

...(4 days) 
(4th week).'. 


CHICAGO 




Nnv. 5 '; 


Nov. B 


Nov. 19 • ' 


Nov. 26 


CHICAGO 

(4,000; 36-56-76) 

Hlfh. $75,000 
Low.. 18*500 


Adventure In 
Mahliattaii 

$23.600 . . 
(Stage Show) 


Biff 

Broadcast . . 
$39,900 


Broadcast 

$26,100 
. (2d week) 


Go West 
Toung Man, 

$30,000 


FALACE 

(2.500; .36-0Gr75) 

High. $35,200 
Low.... 7,000 


Dqi^'t Turn 
'Em Lbose 

$18,000 
(Folic 
Parisierine. . 
Unit) 
<Stage -Show) 


■ Gay ■ 
Diesperadoi 
$19,200 


Werium.'' ■'■ 

•Bebels 

$19,400 


Luckiest Girl 
In World ■ 

; $11,600 , 

(Harry 
Richman) 


UNITED 
ABtlSTS . 

(1,700; 85-65-75) 

High. $43,500 
Low. 4 3.300 


Dbdsworth 

$21,300 


|).oaswor](h 

$17,100 . 
|[Sd weejc); 


0W Hutch 

;.. V •$8.0Q0 


Hutch 

$7,200 . 
(10 days) - 
(2d week) r 



hO$ ANGELES 



JAK'S POSTAL TELLY CHECK 

Paramount the first major to 
conclude .arrangements for the 
checking:,©^ percentage ertgageriients 
on its. ictures the Interstate 
Checking Service. 

This company, a subisi iary of Pos- 
tal Telegraph, Was recently formed 
as a competitor to Ross Federal Bu- 
reau. ' ':'■/ 



andl dhm 




BretKerton's 'Haur 

. Hollywood, Dec. . 
Howard Bretherton will direot the 
Wayne starrer, !Short Hatili' 



for Trem Garr at UniverjsaL Brother 
ton was loaned by Sol Lesser. 
JPictUre. if .due for start this <weeki 



Philadelphia, Dec. 8; 
. Natur,"! reaction after the'bifthbli- 
. diy .rush is ;eyident downtpv/ for 
the current week. Holdovers will 
help; hold , down the ; average, air 
though mpst of them are doing very 

well. ; .. 

Fri . only .had two openings, 
'Devil on Horseback* at the Karl ton 
and 'Polo Jie' ^at the Earle. Even 
the SiFnton has a revival— r'One Way 
Passage'.'" ■ ' " . 

'Rembrandt' was skedded for to- 
rnorrow (Wednesday) at the Aldine 
but ha.«! been put off another week. 

stimatea for This -Week 
Aldinc (1.300; 40-55-65 )— 'Garden 
of Allah' (UA) (2d week). Good 
$10,000 after first week's sensational 
$19.500; : 

Arcadia (600: 25-40-50)— 'Presi- 
dent's Mystery- (Rep). One of this 
little theatre'.sf^are first runs. Opened 
today (Tuesday). Laist week 'Word 
for Carrie' (Pai*)! subiseguenl^ Okay, 
$2,200. < :.• -v-" 

Bdyd. (2.400: ,40-55 )r^'Advehture iri 
Manhattan* (Col). Mild $0,500. Last 



week, 'Love on Run' (MG) (2d 
week), swell. $17,500. 
. Earle (2,000; 25-40-55)— iPolo Joe' 
(WB); Fairish $12,500.. Last week, 
'Theodora' (Col) (2d run), good, 
$16,000. 

Fox (3,000: 40-55-65)— 'Three Men 
on Horse' (WB) (2d week). Good 
$18,000 and may stay a third. Last 
week $30,000. big, 

Karlton (1.000: 25-3.5.-40)— 'Devil on 
Horseback' (GN),, Not over $2,000, 
Last week. 'Light Brigade' (WB) (2d 
run); rousirig $4,800. 

Keith's (2.000; 30-40-50)— 'Every- 
thing Thunder* (GB). , First run, 
unusual here. Teoid. $2,100. Last 
week. ^Reunion' (20th) (2d run), 
$3,000, not up to most holiday week 
bi;t here, 

Stanley (3.700: 40-55)— 'Born to 
Dance' (MG) (2d week), Doing 
nicely; $17,000, and may hold. . Last 
week, hot, $34,500. 

Stanton (1.700; .10-40-50)— 'One 
Way Pasjage' (WB) -CrcvlVfll)/ Fair 
at $5.000/ Last week, 'Hideaway Girl' 
(Par) didn't get much Thanksgivin|{ 
gravy; $5,800. 





• • Nov. 5 


Nov. 12 


Nov. 19 


Nov. 26 ' 


DOWN- 
TOWN 

(1,800; aO.^40-85- . 

'•'•'06)' ;■'. 

High. $38,800 
Low. . 1,700 


Folio Tour 
Heart and 
Here Conies 
Carter. -••. 
$3,700 


Cain wnd 
Mabel and 
Black Cat 

• $15,700 
' (9 days) 


Come : and 
Get It and 
Captain's Kid 

$10,800 


Get It ' 
and. 
Captain's Kii 

$6,700 
2d week) 


HOLLT- 
WOOD 

(2,750; 25-85-40- 
.' ■■ 66) . ■ ■ 
High. $37,800 
Low.. 2.400 


Folio Tour 
Heart and 
Here Comes 
Cartcir . 
$4,160 


Cain' arid 
Mabel and 
Black Cat 

$13,900 
(9 days) 


Come and . 
Get It and 
Captain's Kid 
$12,600 


Get It 

arid : > 
Captain's Kfd 
$7,900 
(2d week ) 


PARA- 
MOUNT 

(8,596; 30-40-53) 

High. $57^200 
Low. . 5,600 


Wedding 
Present and 

Man Who 
Lived Twice 

$13,500 


■ Gay ; 
Despierado : 
$18,000 


Hideaway 
Girl 

$22;900 
(Martha 
Raye) 


Theodora 
Goes Wild- 
$21,500 


STATE 

(2.024; .80-40-65). 

V- 


Dimples 

and Mr. ., 
Cinderella 
$10,500 


Great "■ 
Ztegfeld 

$18^400 


Pigskin 
Parade and 
Bbd Holiday 

$12,200 


Reunion 

and I 
Onr Relations 

$21,500 . 


BOSTON 




[. Nov. 5 


Nov. 12 


Nov. 19 


Nov. 26 


KEITH- 
MEMORIAL 

(2,C01);: 25-:«>-50) 

Higfi. $43,000 
Low, . 4,000 


Ladies In 
.Love 
$17,200 


A Woman 
Rebels 

$17,500 


Wonian 

$5,000 
(5 days) 
(2d week) 


East Meets' 
West 
$7,900 
(4 days) . 


STATE .... 
(3,300 ; 2.--:i5-40. 
50) 

High. $29,000 
Low.. 2,000, 


Libeled > 
' Lady 
$13,000 


" Lady ■ 
$11,500 
(2d week) 


Theodora 
Goes Wild 

arid 
Craig's Wife 
$15,000 


Coriie and 
Get It and 
Legion Of 
Terror 

$15,000 _ 


METRO- 
POLITAN 

«,2oir; an-'^o-cs) 

High. $67i000 
Low. . li.500 


Valiant Word 
for Carrie 

* $20,000 
' (Blackstone, 
Ned . NJclvols 

Orch.) ■ 
(Stasre^Show) 


Pigskin 
Parade 

$28,000 


3 Men on a . 
Horse 
$24,000 


Go West •'. 
Young Man. 

$25,000 •: 
(Clyde Lucas 
Orch.) 


PORTLAND, ORE. 




Nov. 5 


Nov. 12 


Nov. 19 


Nov. 26 


BROADWAY 

• (2,000; 1)0-40) . '. 

High. $21,000 
Low. , 2i500 


Libeled Lady 

. and 
Black. Cat 
$11,500 


Lady and 
Cat • 
$7,400 
(2d week) 


■ ' Lady and 

"-.Cat 
.• $5,200 
(3d Week) 


Tarzan . . 
Escapes and 
bur Relations 

$6,700 


UNITED 
ARTISTS 

• O.OOf), StMO) 
High. $13,200 
Low. . 1,200 


Gay ' ■ 
espcrado 
$4,400 .:'• 


. Come aiid . 
. Get It 

$6,600 
(Frances 
Farmer 3 
days) 


Get lit 

$3,900 
(2d week) 


3 Men on a 
Horse ' 

$6,000, 


PARA- 
MOUNT 

(3,000; .<10-10)' 

High. $10,000 
Xow.. 3,000 


Big 

roadcast 
■ and, 
ig* Game 
$5,000 
(2d week) 


Gay 
DespeL'adO 
$18,000 


Cain^ and 
. Mabel and 
. Rose Bowl 
$5,300 


Go West 
.Yburig Man. 
and Star for 

a Night " 

$5,500 


BUFFALO 




■ Nov. 5 ■ :■ 


' . Nov. 12 '-; 


Nov. 19 


• Nov. 26 . 


BUFFALO 

High; $42,000 
Low. . 8,300 


: Dimples 
$13,500 


Ladies In 
Love. 
$25,000 
(Ted Lewis 
Orch.) 


Pigskin 
Parade 

$13,000 


Reunion 

$8,300 
(6 days) 


CENTURY 

(3/100; 'J!v-;tr») 

High. $21,000 
Low, . 3,200 

""^ifipiT 

.Y2.4r>0;^.!.%'<0). 

High, mfio^ 

Low, , 3,600 


Straitrht from 
.Shoulder iand 
Case Velvet 
Claws 

$7,700 


Sworn Enemy 
arid 
ot Money 

$7,500 


Daniel Boone 
and Women 
Are Trouble 

$6,000 


Rbse Bowl: 
arid 
High Tension 

, $7,400 -• 


Wedding 
. Present and 
M'Liss 

$7,500 


Gay -.- 
Desperado 
arid 
Our Relations 

. .._.$8,700 


Stage Struck 

' and; 
8 Marr.ied, 
Men 

^_$7,700 


Woman . 
Rebels' and. 
LohfTcSt Night 

. $5,700 
. (5 days) _ 



.^Continued on pkgo H) 



.4j.UHJ(lJUjil 



r.7fSS7UrSSl^?. INYEBNATI«NAL NEWS 



CMbTe MdraM} VAWnv, LONDON 



ii 






REPORT 



m 







Sydney, Dec. 8. 

Joe Hummel, .of .the Warner for- 
eign- . department,: here iioyc, an- 
nounced, last week that Jack' Warner 
and Sam Morris, head: of . the cori\- 
pahy.'s foreign: department^ will 
conle here in a couple itionthst or so. 
Didn't My why or whiat fot but it 
has started' talk that Warners is 'go-, 
tog into the exhibiting field in this 
territory. It . ;>vould be the first at- 
tempt' of the sort' for Warners in the 
foreign field. 

Hummel and Ralph Clark, War- 
ner local .chief, have :becin fiying' 
.'voynd the variojus states and tak- 
ing in a lot . of territoiT:, There is 
.h<> logical reason,', it., is. contiended 
here, for.' Hummel to 'make, so de-. 
,iail6d and careful a survey. 
'. ; Metro, :. 20th-Fpx .and; Paramount 
already have their '!6wn showcases 
hiere. ' 



HUTCHINSON EN ROUTE 
flOME;<^DEALUN^ 



Sydney, Nov. , 18. 
Walter Hutchinson, 20th foreign 
department head, leaves here' in a 
few days for Brisbane, from where 
he will journey to Singapore for a 
look- before Returning to N. Y.' via 
England, 

. Hutchinspii . says that a proposal 
ha^.'been drawn up for presehtation 
to- Stuart F. Doyle, covering the Gen- 
_jetal Theatre's situation. Whether the 
^e-up will cbntlhue. between Hoy.ts 
and Greater Union Theatres is how. 
up to the parties 'interested, provid- 
ing the terms are agreeable: Hutch- 
inson, says he cannot forecast what 
the. r«ult.:;^ill be, and that it- will 
be some time before .<any. decision pn 
the subject can be;|[iyen;' 

Hutchinson points' oui that the ^ox 
buy. into the Moodabe's New. Zealand 
Amalgamated Circuit doeis . not- inr 
elude Hoyts in the deal. This despite 
the fact that Fox holds a large finan- 
cial interest in Hoyts.. 

Hutchinson states, however, that 
Hoyts may .be offered the opportu- 
ity pf .takihg the Fox interests at. 
some future date. . 



Sloan Baek in Enghrid 
After Warners Schooling 



Hollywood, Dec. 8. 

After term Pf schooling methods 
in production under tutor Jack War- 
ner, John Sloan, sent here from 
Warner's Pettingham. studio in Eng- 
land, has returned home. 

He'll become an. assistant to Irving 
Asher, WB British chief. 



IVfexicb Bails Three 

Euroi»ean FUms 

Mexico City, Dec. 8. 
, Nixing three European pics signal- 
ized the start pf functions of Mexico's 
first natipnal film ceiisprship board. ^ 
Banned pics are *Foiu: of Espionage,' 
made in the Ukraine, y/hich got the 
gong pn the ground that its chief 
bad man is cast as a Mexican and 
it is 'Catholic propaganda'; 'Polish 
Bipod' and 'Alasptsa,' both pf which^ 
censors held to be; pplitically oifif 
color. , 

Local civic government has paved 
the way to harmohy between its film 
pruhers. and the iiatibnal group by 
ordering Its board - not to pass 
<in - any pics that have not already 
been viewed by the federal Viewers. 



UFA Gross Vp^^,006 
On Year but Net Oidy 
$5,100 and No DmdeDd 



. Berli , Dec. 1. ; 

Annual UFA statement records 
$2,400,OiOO better gross receipts than 
in 1935 and . almost 1,000,600 visitors 
in its ill houses, yet the net profit 
is only $5,100 and too small to allow 
a.dividend. 

Stress; is laid on the increasing 
high production cost and thie dimin- 
ishing foreign trade> also oh the 
Ibsises .derived from the deyialuation 
of foreign excharlges, such as. the 
French arid the Swiss franc and the 
Italian lira. 
; UFA^s acquisition 6f the Tolirag 
chain C13) is reported to have been 
a satisfactory move. •'Fbur' other 
cinemas bought during ISiSO now 
give UFA a total of 111 houses, with 
a total seating capacity ; pf 120,735. 
These houses are located in 49 cities. 
Slight: improvement is ..said, to be. 
noticeable ' UFA's music publish- 
ing branch. 

During the past business year UF'A 
made 26 features, 16 foreign-language 
films, 28 shorts, 17 educationals, 20 
foreign-laniguage edUcationals, 156 
newsreels and 139 advertising shorts. 



King's pK Proinpts Wilcox 
1^0 Beghi on Victoria Pie 

London, DeCi 
ifting . pf King: iEkl^yard's ' ban on 
stage or screen p'roductiohs depict- 
ing the life. of. Queen Victor-ia of 
England was followed, by announce- 
ment by Herbert Wilcox, GB pro- 
ducer, of plans to film picture ;based 
on life of England's famous Queen. 

Negotiations are now under way. 
for a star for titlb role and an Eng- 
lish director now oh the Coast. . Re- 
lease set for June, 1937, when can- 
ceUatiPn of embairgo becomes effec- 
tive. T 



PFaza, Berlin; Reopening 

.. Berlin, Dec, 
Berlin's largest pop vaUd^i .house; 
the- Plaza, will reopen next inqhth. 
Swiss vaude fnanagefr who ' wanted 
to . take the. spot pyer ; was nixed ori 
u ■^^^^^'^ question. In consequence, 
the Plaza V^ill rebpen under miinifci- 
Pality ruie, before, and agai ith 
ppp- operetta and legit. 

House, a foriner raiilway depot, is 
pvyned by the Reich and recently 
• ^ent under the hammer with ho re- 
suits. 



6A0NONT SETS 12 
ON NEXT YEAR'S SKED 



London, Dec. 1. 

Gaumont-British production ..pro- 
gram for 1937 Will consist of 12 pic- 
tures. Schedule will include three 
Jessie Matthews,, one George Arliss, 
one Nova Pilbeam and three Jack 
Hulbert-Cicely Cpurtneidge vehicles. 

First for Miss Matthews will be 
'Sparkle,' with two laVish musicals 
after that Miss Pilbeam will top in 
a screen version of .-Lady of La Paz,' 
West End stage hit in which she had 
marquee illing. Hulbert-Court- 
neidge, is tirrie making Take 

My Tip,' will appear: together or 
separately: 

Program will all be :made at Lime 
Grove studios, Shepherd's Bush. 



Warsaw, Deb. 1; 

With the president of the Reichs 
Filni Ghamber, Professor Dr. Xehr 
nich, currently in Warsa>v for con- 
fabs with the Polish film- industry, 
"rbbis .is going ahead here, polish 
branch pf the Company was opened 
.some inphths. ago^ in Warsaw, the 
Tobis-Poiskij. and a film will shprtly 
be made here , in the two lahguages, 
'Every Worhan Plays a Little Com- 
.edy.' ' .\ 

New studip.was built and equipped. 
•Georg Jacoby will direct the. picture, 




After .Sitting A 11 Slimmer, 
Qparci of Trade Silbnutt 
FindingiH-I^rabably Break 
for Diitrib^ biit Not for 
Biz detteraUy--Woi|t Ap- 
.pl3r Before 1938 



3CHENCK-QStRER ANGLE 



London, Dec. 

That the Government should main' 
tai close watch on transfers of 
interests in British producing, rent- 
ing and exhibiting . Units, with a view 
to taking such steps as mfaiy be prac- 
ticable to prevent control ■ passing 
abroad, is the first re<ionunehdation 
in a report of the Board of Trade 
Committee on the Films Act; 
• ' Proposal is' an;, obvipiis sock a^ the 
bstrer-SchiBnck talks; and . is rein- 
forced by a secphd recomniendatioh 
urging the British government to 
take steps to encourage the forma- 
tipti Pf financial organizations to 
back Britisb: film productiph on rea- 
sbnable terms; ' ! 

Committee sat through the sunir 
mer,. hearing, evidence frpm all sec- 
ti " pf motion picture . interest, ■ to-. 





(hi lU Heavier Sc^ Dsid 



'Theatrical Saturilays' 

Start Again ill Rome 

BPme^ NoV. 

Oh Dec, 5 the Theatrical 
days' will :start again here. 

Idea,; .which was designed' to bring 
Italy V wprki masses to 
aire ' at nomi - admission prices, 
Was a great success last year. IJur- 
ing the 103 perforniances given' in 
Italy's large <:ities, 133,932 spectators 
attended, all drawn from that part 
Of the populatioii which ordinarily 
cannot afford to go to the theatre. . 



BecVs Sudden Hop 



Ldndpn, Dec. 
■ James: ,. Hays > office rep . 
in LOndpni sails for .New York 
oh . a sudden booking: tbrnorroW 

Will report to American pro- 
ducers the current status of 
ritish quPta and discuss 
ways and means. Vfiil H. Hays,/ 
here a week ago, got a prelim-" 
inary sketch, of the situation 
which Beck 'Will amplify. , 



3 NEW ONES IN 





Attempts to Ban 

BIP^s Sinn Fein Pic 

Belfast, I^eC' 
Attempts have been made to ban j 
showing, pf BIP's 'Ourselves Alone" 
in Northern Ireland on- grounds thav 
as Sinn Fein 'piropagandai it .might 
incite trouble among citizens of the 
loyal northern province. 

Extremists demanded its banning 
in the Northern Ireland Parliament j 
and offers: were- subsequently rnade : 
to rriembiers; of the Government to j 
see the pictuie privately befPre re- j 
lease. 



gether . 'With cultural , bodies and 
Government . ihtervehtrs,. Findings 
of the Commission are published in 
a Blue Book, principal findings be- 
1 as follow: 

KecommendattpAs 
Quota .for. both distribs. and ex- 
ibs to bei cohtinUed a further 10 
years after .expiry of the existing 
' Act in 1938; 

Distribs should acquire 20% and 
.exhibs 15% British pictures at 
opening of new period, with .ulti- 
mate aim of neW legislatiPn being 
50%: quota obligation.' Quota for 
British shorts should be 15% for 
distribs and 10% for exhibs, how- 
§vei:. 

Quality test should be applied to 
all films offered as distribs' quota 
but may be eligible for eixhibs' 
quota eVen if rejected; 

On first conviction fpr failing to 
comply 'With the Act, a. distribu- 
tor's license may be liable to with- 
dra'wal if the pffenSe is held as de- 
libeirate; 

. Pictures made anywhere in the 
British Empire- niayr be eligible, 
subject to satisfying the quality 
test, the Dominions -With their own 
quota laws being asked to recipro- 
cate;; 

Ban.-on blind bdokihg should be 
lifted as far as exhi itor is ^con 
y cerned but not where distribs are 
cohcerned, pehaUy b<lihg raised to 
$1,250 for each offense, , and re- 
strictions on .advance boPkings 
should )>s cPmpletely withdrawin; 

Consideration shpuld be. taken 
to the. questibh of an annual ceh 
: sus of the production industry ih 
■ U. K.; 
A Film .Commission should be 
appointed -by- ■ . Government to 
control any "new legislation, con? 
sistihg of a Ghairmah and two to 
four members with no interest in 
the motion picture industry. 

Elaborations 

Body of the report elaborates that 
the purpose of the initial recom- 
mendation is to prevent control by 
outside interests and is governed by 
thcatves and what shown on 
(Continued on page 23) 



London, Dec. 

'Julia' - opened at Cbvent Garden 
Thursday (3). It is a light operetta 
in w hi c h . Margaret Bahhetrnan 
makes her debut as a pritha donna! 
Unsuitable for the big opera house 
but might have pleased in a smaller 
auditorium! 

'Oh, Mistress Mi * opened at the 
St. James the same night. Romantic 
farce featuring Yvonne Printemps 
was piOlitely received, but doesn't 
look; li b. o. Written by Ben 
"Travers, cast also includes Pierre 
Fresnay, Helen Haye, Frederick 
Lloyd, Derek, Williams. . 
. 'Honor Thy . Father' opened at the 
Arts theatre Sunday (6 ) for one 
night only. Itis a drama of brutality, 
unoriginal and unsatisfactory in 
story content, although ith some 
good ialo'g. 



AUSSIE CENSOR AXE 
FOR 'GREEN PASTURES' 



Sydney, 

Appeal Censor has granted per- 
mission for ■ the . screening of 'Ten 
Days That Shook the World,' Russian 
pic, in N., Wales. Wheh the State 
Censor gave thumbs-down ict, 
the film's sponsors took the case to 
appeal, 

•Warner's 'Green Pastures' failed to 
get an bkay f rbni either censor and 
this means outs for the pic insofar 
as Australia is concerned. 

'False Shame,' a sex , fs still 
playing in Sydney at a Small indie 
house. Separate sessions are held for 
men and women during d^y and 
night at .25c. top. 



London, 

Activities legit production 

during the month of December will 
be on a larger scale than usual this 
year. 

Most notable one will be Sir. James 
M. Barrie's 'The Boy David,' post- 
poned for more than a year owi 
to- the illness of Elisabeth Bergner, 
who is to be starred irt -it by Charles 
Cochran. In the cast will be Sir John 
Martin-Harvey, Godfrey Tearle, Jean 
Cadell, Lepn Quartermaine. Ion ■ 
Swinley. Kpmisarjevsky is produc- 
ing, ahd Augustus John has designed 
the scenery. Before the show opened 
in Edinbiirgh; the , libraries made a 
big deal with Cochran for the Lon- 
doh ruh at His Majesty's theatre. 

Gilbert Miller wiU produce a play 
based on the life of Charlotte Cor* 
day, written by; Helen Jerome,' 
Cpchran^s Newr BcvUe 

Cochran will produce his Cdrbna-* 
tion. reviie in Manchester during! the 
Christmas holidays. After the break- 
in it comes to, London. Written by 
Av . Herbert, with the company' 
headed by Nelson Keys, Bi ie Hale 
and Gitta Alpar. 

. Leon M. Lion will present 'Dumas* 
by Eleanor Farjeoh. He also plans to^ 
present "The Love Story of George* 
Eliot,' by Major Chapnian-Huston. 

Hipppdrome, Coliseum and Ly* 
ceum theatres are- doing big panto* 
mimes. 

• Eric Maschwitz's new musical, 
'Balalaika,' comes to the West End 
early in December, to be staged by 
Leontine Sagan with music by 
George I*osfdrd and Bemhard Grun. 
Cliffprd Mollisbn, ' Muriel Angelus 
and Roger Treville will be featuired. 

New t>oi Sayerf JPiafy' 
Anmer Hall is endeavoring to 
make arrangements with a West End 
house to present Dorothy Sayers' 
and St. Clare Byrne's play, 'A Bus* 
nian's Honeymoon,* and will also re- , 
Vive Granville Barker's 'Waste' at 
the Westminster. 

Kurt Robitchek's next, production 
at the Victoria Palace, mainly Vaude- 
ville, is scheduled for Dec. 7, titled 
'Laughter Over London/ 

H. M. Tennent, Ltd., will preseht 
a new play by Chetham Strpde titled 
'Peaceful RiVer,' starring Diana 
Wynyard and Louis Borell. 

• There will • be the usual Ohristmas 
revivals like 'Peter Pah/ 'Where the 
Rainbow Ends.' In the former, 
Charles Laughton will play Captain 
Hook and his wife, Elsa Lanchester, 
will enact Peter. Pah. 'Alice Througli 
the Lppking Glass* opens, atjhe Lit- 
tlr theatre Dec. 21, and 'Buckie's 
Bears' will also be staged. These re- 
vivals are for matinees only. 



Italian State Theatre Off 

Rome, 3d, 
Plans for the building of a State 
Theatre at Rome have, for the time 
being, been abandoned. But it is 
hoped that before the International 
Exposition, ' 1941, such a theatre 
will haVe been completed. 

Rome's theatres, are small, and 
though several of them have .sen 
••ecently renovated, none of them 
meets the requirements pf a mpderh 
audience. ■ 



New Capetown Municipal Theatre 

Capetown, Nov, 22, .. 
Cape Town City Council has de- 
cided to build a $250,000 municipal 
theatre. It's part of the coronation 
! celebrati ' 



Australian Chain Grows 

, Sydney, Nov. 18, 

Western Suburbs Cinemas, con 
tinues to increase its nabe chain in 
N, S, Wiles with the recent opening 
of a ,new .tfteaire at Burwood. . 

Goprge Mooney has been placed in 
charge of publicity covering the new 
Astoi- and has already sold the twO- 
a-day. idea to the nabe publi 



BRIT. EXHIBS SQUAWK 
ON 'MCFEUr TERMS 



London, Dec.: . 
inematograph Exhi itors Ass'n 
is squawking against high rental im- 
posed for super films, quoting The 
Great Ziegfeld' (MG) as a specific 
example, one speaker also complaih-' 
ing the subject is mo long it can't be 
screened at twice-nightly stands. . 

With overseating, quotas and taxar 
tion headaches, exhibs haye not had 
time ior squawking on film costs, for 
many months, though three years 
back they ran a semi-successful boy- 
cott to bring charges down to a 40%. 

maximum* ' 

Metro asked 50% up to a break 
figure for *Zi ' and 60% over. 



Cosily Touring 

erlin, Dec. 

Current gusist appearance of 
Dresden State Opera troupe in Lon- 
don, has baen a headache for many 
months to the Dresden directors. 

All the costumes, scenery and stage 
paraphernalia for 'Der Rosenkava- 
lier,' 'Tristan and Isolde,' 'Figaro's 
Marriage,' 'Don Juan' and 'Ariadne' 
were shifted for the first time ' the 
history of Geman grand opera. It 
took 32 typed pages just to ' It 
complete in England. 



12 



VARIETy 



ffixM RE Views 



W«ii^efld*yf ' Becexnbeir 9, 1936 



BORN TO DANCE 

(MUSICAL) 

Metio-GoUwynVMnycr release of : .ift.ck 
CiimmLnKB jno<iu«;tIon, StsiiB JCleamir Pow- 
nil;' feulureis .tames Stewnrti VlvKlnW 
Hiure. I)liePle<V by Roy Del lUUh, .Story. 
.Tuck MrGoxVnn, Sra .Silverfl, B. U. Dehylya, 
nduiitiilloii, Mcaowiin <in(l Slivers; - .soiibb, 
Cole I'orlei;; muHlcul iHreclor, Al'reO Now- 
hism; arVanKonienls, Ho'eor Kilensi onnceB, 
Dave Goulil; fiiUtor, Blandie ^e.>vell, 
.camera, Ray .Tune, At </'P''<Ji\rt^- , 
■w^-rt- TJf^p A, '30. .nnnnlnfi lime, 105 nilna. 

Morn Valge. • • • • • •^'i'*^''""^ -fVv^^^^^ 

Tert Bark? r. , • • . . vJ;""?'',„^^?;^,'}'l 

Jrn.»iy .SakN. . . ^- »?'| . ^^f;^.*!': 
'Gunny . S:. .-. , . . i .v. . • • 

" raritniri DinKl'y......i...It"yf!i'>'?<l \Vftlb.urn. 

McKay . . . ., , ........ • Aluri - 

-Mush- Tracy. ^ 

Sully Siik.f. . . ; . . . .luanll.n .Q\iiKle.y' 

Gco V-es ami Jiilnn... ......... Hy /J'liemfi* vvs 

Pollr-crnan .,. . ; . . . , ., .Ret nnl<l Gn.r.l ner 

Floorwalker. . ......... v. . . , . Burrolt VaiKcr 

The Foiirsonl? 



*Borri to Dnce' is coyking enter-, 
tainrnent, more nearJy approaching 
the fevue typie than most musical 
fllins, despite the presence of a. 
*bobk.' it is out of the ordinary both, 
in that respect .and because of ite 
exceptional production m^rit. Ang 
it's box office. : 

Cast is youthful, sight, stiiff is 
lavish, the specialties $re meritori- 
ojusi and 3S ifor songs, the picture is. 
positively, filthy with them, Cole 
Porter included at least two hits, 
among the iseven numbers delivered, 
Stbry is a rehash" of about every- 
thing that's been done before in 
screen musicals, but Roy Del Ruth s 
isagaciouis direction holds it down to. 
iiccesisary: mi imurh and •never per-? , 
hiit^ it to interfere with the pace 
and. the specialties.; He had a gen- 
erous : supply . of additional material 
to work with and wisely selected tp 
l^t the talent speak for itself. ' 
Eleanor iPowell through 'Borii tjo 
■ pance' becomes a star in her .second 
picture, which may or niay -^iot^be 
a premature move "by the studio. .But 
the improvenierit .jn Wiss Powell's 
^brk in. this one as over bier ^rst 
ifllm is, grieat enough to warrant a 
big stretch in the billing, and the. 
fact i$ that Miss POweU has hot been 
broiight along ainy faster than she 
herself has .come along , as a picture 
player; She looks better" this time 
and she is given :an opportifnity to 
, -Bhbw that she's not. just a good buck 
dancer^; but an exceptionally ver- 
satiiie girl. As ; actress she still 
. has hot atrived, ias indicated in, the 
few occasions when this plot, calls : 
for acting! 

Miss Powell is called upon to ac- 
complish the di icult feat of recbn- 
xilifti a istofy eharactei: bVerbrim- 
mihg with jsweet ifieihinihity with a 
:;^yle of dancing that's tdtra'^ophisti- 
ciated ihd not always completely 
; "lemiplne; "Buck dancipg; JVhiQh A? 
Miss Powell's ff6rte, jis basically lack- 
>ihg in grace and anyone Whp tries it 
is apt to very xOf ten appeair awkward. 
- -Miss Powell manages tb, overcome 
, that by the inclusion of b&llet work 
ih: her ;talp roiitinea, and thus .offers 
^ the' most versatile display of solo 
hoofng that motion pictures have yet 
produced. ' - As yet >she lacks the 
%ea(s* that background Fred 
Astaiire's Avork and: that all. great 
dahciers must havb go beyond the 
.; Strictly dancing class, but the 'ideas' 
will come, because the ability is 
there' iti ..abundance. As .a dancci; 
,aild in plirely musical mornents, Miss 
Powell is now far and away the 
No. 1 hoof girl in pictures.! As for 
charact'erizatioh in the. fiiture, the 
studio should arid ought to be able 
to^take carie of that. 
^Musical pottions of 'Boril to 
Dance,' Whicli are in the majority 
are well done despite the fact that 
the cast largely non-musical. 
There .: are . no Galli-Curcis " iri the. 
troupe," and the -only first rate voice 
oh the sound tr ack is that of . Frances. 
Xahgford, unless Sid Silvers' stage 
tjQx baritone can also count; Yet 
Cole : Porter's songs receive flatter- 
ing treatment j ust. the same; That's' 
because the staiging is brilliant, and 
r ;6ht>f'al .1 undertones and " bfchest'ral 
^ *rtm»gements'^slickf 'ahd'*ffeverythifig 
.j$ treiated .with an air: of; uhders^hd- 
ing. • t^s ^to - how . musical number 
should i be i)resehted. Thanks to 
• those-, handy ' bverhead mikesr^ the 
Mi.sseSi.:iPoWell, Brucb- .and-Merkeli 
and ^.such male..' cast members as: 
Jam^s Stciwitirt/ and .Buddy Ebsen, 
.dbn't. have tb' sing loud, .an<^ by care- 
ful crdoiiinig; they matiage to get 
^ the Jyrics on .record. . . ' 

:Spik:isllties are worked - in; revue 
fashion; and by; virtue of' these:, items 
the ei^tertainrneht ' ^succeeds ' in 
periodically^ fSthping lipreddm Whe^^ 
the stoity . starts 'to' islip. A few of: 
them are. tossied in rather: .hluntly, 
but. val.lie overcomes,' the fact that 
they.^don't alwayis . fit. TOere is no 
^lot reason' for the . introduction of 
a ;departrmeht store ihteriorvdecoraV 
tibn spiel by a iBritish-accehted flbbr-^ 
ywalkeri- but - Barrett' Parker shakes 
•the brief mohblog . so. amusing it's 
itnore- welcome ■ than the . story it: iri- 
•terru^tts.: Same: ap|>lies to Reginald 
idrardner's. dynamic ' maestro takeoff,^ 
•\VHich:at the Capitol drew prolonged 
applause. 

Of the sohgsl .*I*vie Got You Under 
My Skin' isounds : best, yet it re- 
ceives less flash 'treatment than any 
of the; btheis. . It's a : torcher in 
boierb tempo, 'and 'used by Virginia 
Bruce in 'a romance scene, opposite 
Stewart, It's a fine number and it 
..fits, .the- situation, 'so it doesn't . need 
• the trimhiings. . .-MisSi Bruce also 
' I^ahdles *tove Me,- Love My Peki- 
'tiese,'^ with 'finesse, and gives another 



resembles her temperainental actress 
in 'Great Ziegfeld.' ^, ' 

Stewart's assignment calls for a 
shy youth,: and that's his specialty. 
His singing and dancing are rather 
painful on their own, but he s sur- 
rounded by good people, and it!s all 
done , in ; a spirit of fun. Frances 
Langford has a running part, but 
ler big responsibility is the singing 
build-up to Miss Powell's finale 
daiice and- the pteteritions produc- 
tion topper of . the picture. She does' 
'S-wihging the Jinx' Away' and 'Easy 
tb Lbve' expertly^ with no vpcal 
corhpetition for her from, the rest, of 
the cast. A male quartet, The Four- : 
soniie, and: a vocal chorus give her 
strong support.: 

Buddy Ebsen ;has:a c6up.le.,Pf SpPts 
for his eccentric dancing and .tacliles, 
the comedy, along with Silvers, Una 
Merkel and Raymond Walburn, 
Silvers did the story and adaptation, 
■with "cbllaboratbrs, ; besides stepping, 
into the picture. He does okay on 
performance. Miss Merkel adds 
plenty to every line, as : usual, and 
Walburn is tip top as an absent 
miiided naval officer. Alan Dinehart 
i& capable enough to look good as a 
silly producer who .worries more 
about a publicity stunt than his 
$100,000 show. 

It's a combination havy-backstage 
story, with the sailors,, as usual) look- 
ing fOr their old girl friends while 
bn le9ve! in the big tbwn, and the 
understudy follows the rules by step-, 
piiig into the; iildisppsed: star's part 
at the last hibment. 

.Dance direction by Dave Gould is ; 
big time, ih company with the pro-, 
duction items, all of which are lavish 
and ih the best of taste. The budget 
provided for plenty of \ girls rand 
scenery, without overdoing it.. • 

Remainihg Porter songs in the 
score are 'Hey, Babe/, "Rapi-Tap : bh 
Wood' (perfect fbr a dancing num- 
ber) and ♦RoUih' Home,' latter by 
JSilvers^ With ai; sailor chorus aiding.; 
The importance of the^Pbrter lyricS 
were hot disiregarded by the direc- 
;6r, who saw to it that everything 
hat's suiig is heard. , 



Radio release: of paitdVo : ..German 
production. Peaturea B.ur'gesa .'Meredith,. 
Milrgo, Edua;fdo" GJannellli John : Calf i-adlne, 
Edward Elllis. ..Directed; by .Alfred Saiitell. 
From play of Baifho rinmi .by. .Maxwell . An- 
denaon;- ;8<!reen. .'play,'.' Anthpny . .VelUer;: 
camera, Peverell Marley; speclaV- effects, 
Vernon Walfcer; niUBlc," Roy Webb; ar- 
rangements, Maurice de Packh; editor, 
■Wni. Hamilton. 'At Hadlo City Music HaJU 
N. •y.. M/eek Dec. 3, '3C, RuhninK .time, 
78. mlna. .•- 

Mlo :,'...-.;;..v:.,i:.. "....;> eredlth 

Mlrlamiie ....:.'^.:....',i......ii.'.';..;. .Margo 

:Tiock. ..." ;;.;...Ediiiardo.;Clanneni 

'Roinagna ' ■. . . .■.'. i'.: ...r.. . . iJohn . Cairradlne 

Judge Giaunt ■ . . . ■, ^ . Edward EHIb 
Garth ...Paul GulUoyle 

£sdra'a:'.v. .Maurice Mbscovttch 
Shado w:-.--. ; * . . : . . . .'.: . . . . \ ; Ktenley r-Rldgea 

jPolicemah ..^.i.ii V.i . . .Wlllard Robertson 
Radical ..;v.i..«.»....»....Mlscha AUer 

Care' . . . .. ......iiii..-.; ..Myron McGorrhlck 

Mis. ...ii...; Helen Jerome Eddy 

Girl; Barbara. Pepper 

Hobo i'; i. . ; . . i , . . ...^ . .•■. . . . ;'. Ale<; • Ovaig 

Piny .>.«... :......^ .Pernanda EIIbcu 

Lrucia •.•; r.. « .V. . .'. .Georpe Humbert 

Murray Alper 



Miniature Reyiews 



•Born to Dance' (Metro>, Big 
time miisical for ehteriaihment 
and the b.o. 

•Wlnterset', (RKO)i A critic's 
picture, which may favor the 
b.o. reaciioh. . Burgess Mere- 
dith and Margo in' top yples but 
no rnarquec names, 

'Rembrandt' (Korda - U A). 
Charlbs Laughtoni in one of his 
forceful chiaracterizations With- ; 
biit benefit of a good istbry. 
' Xuckiest Girl Ih The: Wbrld' ' 
(UK Likeable newcomier, Jane 
Wyatt and Louis Hayward, 
farce that has stJced and gags 
to offset sto^y absurdity; ' 

'Ring of Hockey' (WB). 
:H;bckey game yarh . that, lacks 
piinch: and is devoi bit names;: 
designed for do^Jble-program-. 
mers. 

•Rose Bowl* (Par). liputirie 
football cbmedy of moderate 
quality. 

.'Old Hntch^ (Metro), : Wallace 
Beery haiidicapped by weakly; 
constructed plot but plicki 
because of story's humoir, 

^Tiindra' (Buriioughs-Tarzari ) ". 
Adventures juniong wild 
mais of Alaska lacking plot or 
name people; tbb prolonged for 

" most diiialers. 

^Career Woman* ; (i;2pth-Fbx). 

■ Passable courtroom tale, but' no 
marquee vnamesi . " ' 

^ild Brian Kcnt^; (2dth). 
Fair dualer by Harbld ^ Bell 
Wright. . " 
: 'Once In a Blue Moon*, (Par). 
Jimmy Savo ih a diid by Hecht 
and MacArthur. , 
; '(pharlie Chan at .the ; Opera* 
.(20th ), ^Cp-feature role for Kar- 
IbiBF, and mutder -^ith . miisic, 

. liieeps the Chah saga upi to isnuff . 



Louie 
Joe: ' i 



• I • « ••»•*• 
) k'a-tB^***** * •••• 



.Paul Fix 



'\yinterseV is not ig box-office 
It's a critic's picture, and, as. . 
the o. rbactioh will be faVpred 
through the kindly , press is RKO 
filniizatioh -Maxwell Anderson's 
Play; of last season is bound to ; re 
ceive. For the rank and file ''Win- 
terset' will .be hit 'n' miss. In cer-' 
tain Ipcaies they may even wonder 
W^at it's 'all about As an . artistic 
piroductibn it's tops. 

'Winterset,' if nothing else, •will, 
be noteworthy in having launched 
Biirgess Meredith cinematically, al- 
though this highly capable legit juve 
has yet .to 'asseirt hisvfullest film po-' 
tentjjalities. His next picture, or the 
one after, that, will do the trick, be-r 
caiise .Meredith is - definitely b. o. 
timber. 

He's a new. face. He brings to the 
screen an arrestingi *trtiiy ^expert 
histrionism which, too pbigriant in a 
theme Of this sort, should interpret 
itself for wider, general /.appeal in. 
some other vehicle. 'Very .nature 
of this drab^elluloid interpre;tation 
of an ethereal stage theihe— which 
even in; legit atmosphere confused 
and iconfounded some patrohs--is not 
cohducive * to ' the best picture • fart 
Requirements. 

Shoddy, shabby and drab to its 
core and stripped of its impressioh-' 
ism, it's just another version .' of : a . 
gangster filrh Ibcaled '' u'ffdlEi'i:'^ New ' 
.York's Brooklyn Bridge. Symbolized 
•With its sociologicar- cross-!5ectibns, 
the intelligentsia will perceive the 
'obviousness Of .the SacdorVahzetti 
sitiiatibn and' indict the: sobial sy.s- 
t^im which, can. send^ an innocent man 
.to the . chair .strictly' " flimsy, cir- 
cumstantial evidence. But funda- 
mentally • it's., a wearisoine mptiva- 
tion .of a love-starved waif of New 
.York and: an idyllic' youth seieking 
bublic vindication for the •grievpiis^ 
puhishmeht inflicted in eri'br upon 
.his f other. 

: And that's why Eduardo CJiannelli, 
the menace, is, cinematographic?l)y 
the riipst vivid char.'icter; He's 
cringing; and ruthlefe.'! in -turn, im- 
piessive a.s- the cowardly yet- des-. 
berate hoodlunri: who seeks to silence 
all!' who might one clViv talk and 
inrtpticate him in the nayroll mijrder 
which Gortdemried : Buri»e.<s Mere- 
dith's father to death ih the. clcciric 



things, for the mugg^• fans, lacks 
lustre and appeaL- Ragged Mio 
(Meredith) commahds bnly mixed 
embtibns with his ^ aimless wander- 
ings and lofty prattle, ho matter* 
how hbble his purpose hiay be. Flat- 
faced Margo, best" seen' in 'Crime 
Without Passiohi' her first cineniatic 
venture (fbr HeCht-MacArthur-Par- 
amount) isn't • as . impressive here 
photbgraphically for all her wide 
eyed appeal. ' .; -' 

Of the rest of the cast, John Garra- 
dine, as the victim' of circUnvstanciBs; 
Stands but; likewiise . Edward Ellis, 
who makes the difficult assighment. 
of the maudlih Jiidgie Gaunt stand 
up and out. Paul Guilfbyle, uncan- 
nily well cast aa>Margo's brother, 
in' that the resemblarice .cbuld almost 
be of family proportions, does wel 
by lihderplaying his role; His, along 
with Maurice Moscovitch's chores 
might easily ha-ve; been bverdrawn 
Biit were wisely restraihed. Latter 
is an English legit, this presumably 
beinj^ his Hollywood debut. He has 
ah arresting character' face that's 
wbrthy of being further developed 
iri pix.. ' . . . ' 

Stanley Ridges as Shadow almost 
steals CiahneUi's. thunder because of 
the bravado character— contrasted to 
Cianhelli's Trbck, cringing and .caii 
tibuls— plus the fact that Ridges 
gives the Shadow a dominating vl 
braUcy; Willard Robertson is suf 
ficiently thick-witted to make the 
du.mb-cop. assignniem sbuhd half 
way believable^ Rest are bits but 
good, notably Helen ■ Jerome Eddy 
as . Romagna's;. wife, Myron McCor 
mick and Alec Craig. 
. Directorially *Winterset!.is confus 
Ihg. Prolog, set in the sthall town 
16' years ago is disjointed. General 
screen purpose ' is~ vaguely lininec 
Conceivably* it's- an obscurity which 
may. be censorially necessa^ry. but 
lackine that definition, ♦Winterset' 
is a'' bit muddled. The camera work 



chair. 

Spp(ti4iecbuhtjpf ^^^^ role that^ BasicaUy- the /w^ .scheme bf' 



embellishments -from Marlev arid 
Walker's lensirig, Vah-IJest Polglase' 
decor to the ;corking; musical ar 
raheements by ! Maurice de Packh, 
batoned: by Roy Webb. AbeL 



play length, probably on the theory 
hat the public will get its money's 
worth just watching Charles I^ughj 
ton's conception of the 'great Duteh 
painter. Rembrahdt Van Rijn, 

Of course, there is no gobd reason 
why the screen bibgraphy of Rem- 
brandt shouldn't , be done m tms 
manner, if Alexander Kbrda wants 
to db it contrail to the geherally ac- 
cepted method, but neither. Kprda, 
who directed, nbr Laughtpn, who 
acted, should be' top disappointed if 
the reception of their joint effort is 
something less than ehthusiastic. 

Assuming, thetetore, that what phe 
sees. bh'. the screen -..is what 'Rem- 
brahdt' started but to be; a viftiibso 
performance by the ; film's leading 
character actor, then must it be 
judged wholly, by what it is, and not 
>y what it might have been. 

It's a rather disjointed, somewhat 
dull; undraniatic and hurixorless por- 
trait of , a very ill-tempered, imprbvi- 
dent and irustrated individual whb 
las a complex for. quoting scripture, 
t is never exciting, and only, partly 
>elieveable; 

To ;the , credit of Korda, who per- 
sonally directed , (his first , since 
•Henry VIII') it can be said to be a 
beautifully produced film, excellently 
photographed; : well staged; with in- 
i*resting settings of Amsterdarti in 
the 1600s, but the fans will leave the 
theatre -confused and isomewhat dis- 
appointed,; ^ 

Theire is fib lost motioh in getting 
under way. An introductpry /title 
ells that Rembrandt, at the peak of 
lis success, is the leading citizen Pf 
lis city»' Alsb, that no living mil- 
ibhaire is rich enbugh tb possess thb, 
priceless .p^iritirigs bf ian. artist whb 
died iri poverty. - 

Opening with the incidents suf- 
rburidihg the death of the artist's 
first wife, Saskia (v;^ho is hever.^seeri 
on the screen), the film: hurriedly 
unreels the account of Rembrandt's, 
conttov.ersy bver his: painting- of; the 
civic guard group. These Protest- 
ants, who had paid sb much per 
lead for their sitti ,■ view a finished 
6anvas bh which soriie bt their like- 
nesses are lost ih the deep shadbws 
bf' i tlie background. What they 
Wanted was a photograph: what they 
got was the immortal The Night 
Watch.* 

In; this and; the subsequeht scenes 
jaughton Characterizes a mah whb 
meets ctiticismi with' insult. He Is 
intoierant (Of the: cbmihon ignorance 
of his time. He desires a woman to 
tajce. the placie of Saskia «nd providife 
the irispiration fbr his. geriius; He 
tui-ns to Geertje, his. housekeeper, 
and thereafter his fortunes turh 
dowri'wafds. Harassed by creditbrs, 
his home and propierty are sold to 
pay his bills. Geertje deserts him 
when he falls in love with his houses 
maid, Hehdrickje, who strives to 
help, but dies. before Rembrandt :can 
reclaim himself. In the erid, hope- 
lessly struggling 'against poverty and 
ridicule, he is shown painting. a self- 
portrait, while muttering verses from 
Ecclesiaistes. 

In this /transition over a period of 
-years Laughtbri presents a masterful 
job of makeup;and facial and physi 
cal change. 

Although he is real and cbnvincing, 
except in the scenes of . his return to 
his • father's home, • the incidents ; of 
the narrative ; are distinctly . Unirh- 
pressive in showing him either ia 
very great artist. ;or a great main in 
prbcess of disihtegratiort. Too much 
streSis is placed on the domestic .diffi- 
culties;, little: is provided to . show 
the impulses ,ot his genius. The' in- 
cident of- a street beggar, brought 
tb his studio as a. model, to whom 
tiaughtbn tells .the story of Saul arid 
David, including a recitation bf the 
23d Psalm, ' theatrically effective, 
but" fails, emotionally, for the reasori 
that the scene is discbnnected from 
any jprecedirig incident, arid is merely 
an' interpolatibn Withbut benefit of 
, drama. , 

. Prieserice of Gertrude Lawrence iri 
the role of -Geertje lends iriterest to 
the supporting cast. She has a 



LuckkstGirlinthfsW 

VnlveraBl reletiae of . tJharten R.. Bo**- 
prdauctloQ. Features Jane Wyatt, rSuZ 
Hayward. Nat Pendletoti, Directed s5 
Qddle BuiNcell. . Stofy* Anne Jortfoi,' 
Adftpted by Herbert Flelda, Henry Myis! 
camera, Merrltt Oertitad. At Iloxy, 
weeK Peo. 4, '30,. Bu.nnlnir ttine; 75 niin»| 
F^t .Dunican' •••••«•••«;••.••••. .^Jiine Wyatt 

Anthony McCl<»liai]i<><><«.lK)UlG HaywM^ 
Cugaii .Nat Pendleton 

Campbell Duncan .Eugene PallettS ■ 

Mrs. .Rosalie .Duncan, .•vCatlierine DoQc«t 
Percy . .Mayh«w ..«, t ••••••••> P>)llllp : 

vBlrs. Qlsoii • , < •••«•• i < .Vlola;^ Callahan 

Incredible sibry, whipped out orig. 
inally lor the: Ladies Horne Journal 
by Anhe jTordari, has been rigjged up 
with old vaudeville gags and, directed 
•iyith a certaih amount of zippiness« 
Result is ia iarcical cream puff thaV 
will please.: where they please easiljf, 
£lsewher(^, and for duaisi, it will bt 
not tob hard to accept. ^/ 

Jiane Wyatt Is the ingeriue. And 
whenever .people, mention Jane 
Wyatt they m^ntipn- the Social Reg- 
ister. It ;a'stbhish^s 'em both ways— 
that an actress in a Social Register 
could ;act. Miss -Wyatt can. Very 
niCely. . She skips, along neatly un^ 
der the burden . of a r basic sit« 
iiational Improbability. She photon 
graphs well and possesses a pert 
sort of good looks. There is, 
however, no memoirable. . scene, act? 
ing trick br. trait that: could -be used 
as ia peg to hang predictionis as to 
her fllhi future on. It will have .to 
shf flee that the society girl handles 
herself intelligently airid makes ah 
attractive half ot boy-meets-giri 
combo. 

Also from legit is Louis Hayward.. 
And okay, too. On the boyish side,: 
but possessing ^enough sincerity 
when, for a lew feet of celluloid;- a 
little seirioushess is called . for. ' r; > 

Nat Pendleton as a " gobf body- 
guard cops ihany ol the giggles. Re* 
curririg bit of a Babe Ginsberg| 
hrize-flghter who ' always kayped 
In the fiist round is dieyelbped wbll 
for coniedy. I 

Story is- fragile . enough ,. to float 
away ih a good gust of wind; Rich 
girl has a bet with her father that 
she ctfn Uve in New, York lor 
mohth on $150. Hundreds of thou- 
sands do it; aU the time. But stiH 
that's the : stbry; Ltind. 

iqNd OlF HOGKIEY 

Wari>er Bros, production and- releane.. 
Fetturfeij Dick Purcell. Cireoted hy Noel 
Smith. Story and screen play by . George 
Brlclcwr: dialer director, Gus Shy; c&mera, , 
Xiu O'Conriell. At Criterion, N. T;, •week 
Dec; 3. '30;. double bill. 

Gubhy X)Ugan,...^.../.i Dick Putcell 

Kathlefia O'Rourke. ...v.; Annti. Niucel 

Eluie. . .. . . ... ...... .....~.;.V. .Marie Wiison 

Jumbo Mull Way ne Morris 

Nick:TbfKa ..>..V...;;,.^kGeoi'«:e B.. Stone 
Miko Trotter Joseph Crehan 

D^. Nobie: ....... ..'.^.«4V..';.Goi:ilon Hart 

Ve^Uy O'Kourke Ann GlUes 

Mrt. O'R'ourke: ii. Dora Clcniimt 
Mr. O'Roiirke ...,,;..i...;.....^Guy Us.iier 

Jitters- McCarthy I ^ .Garry Owen 

Torthy Myers .i Max Hofrman.n, .Tr. 
Uvuns .Andre. Bersinicer 

Swede. . .Frank Fuylen 

Xk)ok<«' .... v. . .>■.:. . . . . ... . .-. .Frank Bi'.uno 

Toni . i Harry XJaVeriport 



is uttra-^tgTgreHhe i! tf H CTal * tiiUliiiici b 'th!ankless^i<aii not clearly deflried 

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REMBRANPT 

4 (BBII^ldi MADE) 

-' Untte<V:'Arti9tn /release 'bf Xiondon~ Film 
CKordii) Production.: Stars: CharleM I>au*;h 
ton; feature!! Gertrude liawrehce.''Elfia'''Ifan 
'fi^p^it'r ^ Wriwiitv.i ."Phapmnii: ' , Directed .vhy 
Alexander. -Kprda. .. 'Story, .by" Carl /{uck 
matiet iiriA.'MaJos Biro; -dlalbgr hy^-' Iro and 
Arthur Wiinperls., Art direotlon l)y Vln 
cent Kordia; ;carnera.. OeorBle.5 I'erlnal; 'cqh' 
:iumeft ' by.: -John .'Armstrong; ■ At', ^fllvoll, 
N. .;y,V bexliinlhg Dec. 2, ' ' Running 
-lime. 81 mlriH. 

Remb'rnnt -y»in RIJn..i , ;Charle« T..<iu(flifbn 
Geertjo Olrx.; . . ', , ; , .Gcttrufl*- l.»tw>'>.nce 
Mendrlokje ,Stor(elB.«..'....,ISlHi T;a)fiche.<<flT 
FiibrlzlijH. .-. , , -, , , , , KdWard ... Oh'Fpmn'n 
■HixfH .vim. -R IJn ..; . . . , v . ; .John JiryninK ■ 
rrjiUH.:faH :chll(l). .,,,.;,.'....', . .Illohaf J Clofp 

Ornla. ; .- , . ....... ^,,.',Mclnl)nrt Miiur 

PuhniriK- Cocri. ..,,.•,';,.;,..,.•, . Wdlffit- .Itiid-! . 

f.iovivei t l>Mlnk .'..;»... ;.Jo<Ui ■Clprnentyv 

:.Tan .Six, ..'Henry MftWiM 

<:iiur('h U'arden. ..ii,.,;.i..Geoi'Ke Mcirllt 
.MJ.nlStf r . .' . v . ,:; , ; , , , ... . i,. John TM.fhbi) 11 

AU):!Hon('(>r..: . ,..'.,..».,, , . ... ..Snm '.Ijlvincy 

I l.i>i'tH)jt'»'l4 .'..,. , -.i', , , , , , .Lawronfii;- H 11 nrry 
l)r.... -.MrnoHMf- . , . Abn'ihiirti ,int>U.fv 

Biii'KfirnnHtoi-',. . . , .'...i.i', . , . ; Wllllarn TTriKiin 
T;ud V Ik r ' ; . ........ I . t",-i tlay nirtnd J I u li il«y 

aiiMklf.'tr Hry)l,)i''r.«<. . ... j IvCwIh iirouKhUn 

li'VOdorick lluilwfjll 



There i.s something i-adically origi- 
rial in this' latest Briti.^h importation 
•— a feature illni . Sviihoiit a story plot, 
a not tod (fucccdsful effort to (expand 
9 characterization into< iull ; photor 



part, . unsympathetic, as a scblding 
and shrewish , partner. There is rio 
evidence bf any affection; between 
Gbertje and Rembrandt 

Elsa Lanchester/.as the housemaid 
:Hendnckje; is charming and delight- 
ful,, and the latttr scenes ' between 
her and Laugh ton in the country cot- 
tage are the best iri the entire, film. 
Edward Chapiriari ariid John Biirynirig 
Contribute -good perforri)ances. 

Exhibitors Will exploit 'Rembrandt' 
strictly on the :tjaiightori charabter- 
iZatibn, another' portrait in thcj gal- 
lery -which includes Henry, Nero. 
Captai Bligh, and Javert. , Lack of 
story interest and drairiatic situaitibris 
pla;ce the .film in a niche, below the 
best • biographical ictures of the 
past, Fiiri. 



HAND MAKES PRINCE 



Boliby . Manch Draws iSpot 
ilniT^He: Can: Fence 



WB 



'Hbljywoodi DeCi 8. 

Revelati that one of the juve 
Maiich twin.s, Biliji;. is left-handed 
ha.s finally determined who shall 
play the Prince and Ayhp the Pauper 
Jn Warner's production of Ih.e Mark 
Twain satire.. 

Twin, who has role bf Prince, has 
cbnsiderablb sword play in diiels; so 
Bobby gets that .spot because fencer 
must be right-handetL 



; Produced . ostensibly to fill dbuble- 
pfogram house needs, this ■ so-called 
rbrbance of ice . hockey will have to. 
depend bri sedohd spot, in dual setups 
for its. revenue;..; It hasn'.t a.: single 
name: that will brighten : the mar- 
quee;, only player that the average 
patron will recognize by name • is 
Gebrge E. Storie and he's in a minor 
role, Most • iriteresting rrioments and 
the bnly thihg to ^distinguish 'King of 
Hockey* from-irinumerable other pic- 
tures 'are- the hockey., contest 
ssquerice^.: These are weH conceived, 
nicely staged . and captured by the 
camera. , ^ 

It's rim-o'-the^mill yarn of the ath- 
lete unjustly accused' of ci-ooked 
work; with a tear-jerker attempt 
through the medium of a wallop on 
the skull that causes blindness and 
his ultiihate restoration to popularityi 
tntire story is told oh ari exag- 
gerated scale. . For instance, the idea 
of an athlete, after being warned, 
that his fractured skull might cause 
total loss of sight, .ignoring expert 
advice and going blind, is the height 
Of something or other. Another in- 
stance is the closmg sequence-, wheri 
a team iri the vflnal play-offs .romps 
through tb a .9-tb-ft. victory. Average 
hockey fan will l^ugh at.this. 

The angle of the Star player de- 
liberately fbulin;; to, get into the 
pehalty box to see his, sweetie is also, 
overplayed^ . As. is the way the giamf 
bier's bribing attemjpt is handledr''' 
. Picture: abpears to have uncovered 
a- cu<e little juveinile . miss inv the 
■perisbn bf Anri Gilles. With prbper 
euidahce, the child .may develop. 
Purceil, obtained by the • Warners 
frpm the stage, shows prpriiise;in his 
first. Plm: try 'despite the; riianiy- out- 
landish! things he is giveri to do^ 
Boastful herb ' role he plays " not 
calculated win much syrhpathy. 
Stone' turns in" his ciistoriiary neat 
gangster characterization as;the:bet- 
tin??: boss. .Joseph Crehan; also does 
well as the hockey, team manager. 

Ar^pe Nagel .furnishes a. pai"ticu- 
lairly inanimate pierformarice as the 
big Star's rich sweetheart. 'W.ayne 
Morris is too . effervescent as the 
hero's rbbihmate and pal. Mari Wil-. 
son, cast as his big moment, provides 
some- invigorating humor. 

IDialOg is head arid shpiriders above 
the plot coristrUctiori. It has been 
f»iven intelligent , direciibn . by Gus 
^.v»'- T^'Tectibn arid camerain":;<'ail to 
J impress. Weflf. 



LH HEV IE WS 



VARIETY 



1^ 



ROSE BOWL 

Paramount release of A. it. Botgford 
hrttflwctjon, Dltet'tcd by Charles Itartpn. 
Story l>y Francis WaUace; adaptation, 
Waruuerlte Roberta; citmera, Henry Sltarp. 
At -KlHl N. y.. week Dec. 3; 'SO. Run^ 
nirig time, l'< mini. 

Cheers KeynpJjB. ,,,,,»;,, leanor Whltnejr 
iPadity 0'Klleyr....»..»i»i....-Toin Brown 
Os»le .MerrlU,...».«..*.»..'..Lftity . Crabbe 
' iBoany . Moreland, . Willlnnt Frawley 
Diltch Sclmltz.. ■ . . '.Benny Baker 
Bugle Reynolda... Nydin Aycstniah 
Florcfrice Taylor. ; >>••••>•. I^rlscUlii liawbon. 



\ 

i The celluloid it's .i)rinted bn is 
aHfoUt the newest thing to 'Rose 
p5wl,' a routine football-collegiate 
romahce picture that's just fairly 
ehtertaining. But oh its own it isn't 
box office, nor. is the cast likely to 
help it along much on the business 
end.' ■ '"' .•; 

Tom Brown and Benny Baker do 
a double Frank Merriwell, first as 
high school kids and then as college 
grid stars, and all the while getting 
nowhere . with, the gals .. because 
Latry . Crabbei the seihi-heavy, 
monopolizes the femmfe fiihcies. But 
they take good care of Larry <for- 
nierly Buster), at the finish and get 
the- 'glrls; .yet ' it remains a question 
whether Crabbe isn't the real 
winner. ' 

There's! no. rhuslc and ho chalide 
to dance, which: Mquires' Eleanor 
llrhitney to play it straight. On her 
work thus far, including ^Rose Bowl,' 
idie seems at het best iti musical at- 
ihosphiere, iind. the studio might do 
better to save hier for the iTiusic9ls 
rather, than tos% her iiito pictitres 
like thi^ one, 

Benny Baker grabs the. laurels 
because he's gbt the cpihedy part, 
mid that happens to be the most 
appealing piarc in the script. Tom 
Broytrn is all right as the other boy, 
and he's supierior to the others iii 
the eiairly high school sequences be- 
cause he's the only member of the 
male contingent who looks the part; 
It's n6t cliear, in : the early moments, 
.whether Crabbe is A student or the 
coach..- .• , 

Friscilla. Lawsoii shows an inter- 
esting hew face in, a brief assigii^ 
ment and Tfydla: Westman passes as. 
a $ympathetic poniedienne. William 
Frawley is a sWiell deadpiaih grid 
master mind. 

' . On pacing, Charleis Barton's direc- 
tion looks gobiL: but the material 
supplied by Producer Botsf6rd didn't 
give hint much leeway. ^ Bige, 



OLD HUTCH 

Metro release of Harir RapiP. production. 
iStarti Wnllaoe Beery. Featurea^ Elizabeth 
Patterson/ Erlo Xilnden. Cecilia Parker, 
■Robert Wc Wade. Directed by .J. TV^nlter 
JRiibeht Screen play,. Oeorge Kellv; from 
=lltory by . Oarret Smith; mualcal. Dr; Wll- 
"Uaih .Axl; camera. .Clyde. Oe Vlnna.^ At: 
Globe. N. T;. weekvDec. 6, '30. Running 
time. 78 jhlna. 

HMtch. . i ^ ; i .... i ...... . . . , . .Wallace Beery 

Dave. .'. . .. . ..... >,.^. ..... .FJrlc T^lnden; 

Irene. ........... ^ . . .'. , .Cecilia Parker. 

Mrs. ' Hut(;hlns..;.<^,.«. Itiinheth Patterson 
' Jolly.. : .'. . ; . ... . ........ Robert!' McWade. 

Sally... ;i ; . . . . . .... . . .Caroline Perklna 

Florrle. . . , i . .Julia; Perkln> 
Allle ... ,','.'« . i ; .Delmar Watson 
Freddie.:. . .v. . . . ; ..... ... .Harry. . Wnf son 

Teller ..i . . .'. ......... James Burke 

Otrll . . ............... .VlrKlnra Orev 

Owutiison i ; i ........ ;. .Donald Meek 



the Importance of the part , was of 
lier own making. 

Robert McWade aliso does a nice 
bit as the banker whose road project 
blasts Beery 's dream b£ wealth; Re- 
maihdier of the C'ast, particularly 
the youngsters, aire well cast. 

DeSpite apparent story fiawis, the 
fllriv has its quota of comical hokum, 
deft, dialbg^^ arnd contrasty pathetic 
mdments. J. Walter Ruben kicks in 
with - an evenly tempered directorial 
job. Producer Harry Rapf has staged 
it in good taste. Lens work of Clyde 
De Vinha iSj a bit uneven. . 

The picture will not disappoint 
Beery fains if only for the reason 
that it is fluffy .and laughable. ' 

Wear, 

Priyat-Seloretarih Heiritet 

('Private Secretary Ma;rrle^s') 

■■•::(CiiERMAN MADEi -': . , 

. Z wicker release, of Bavkria' production^ 
Features . Dolly Haau, ;. Max. Hansen, O. 
WallbMrg. Directed by. Hermann Koster- 
lltz; music, Schnlldt-Genther. Cast fn- 
Cludes Genla NlkolaJeWa, .Julius Fnlken- 
Btdln, Brick Keatln. ; At- Garden; N. Y.. 
week Dec. 4^ '30. Running time, ft m|n». 



tt look£( as though somebody was 
dozing when they put this, feature 
through the hopper because obvi- 
ously the filmi hasn't the backbone 
usutilly associated with Wallace 
Bfeery starrltig vehicles. 'Old. Hutch' 
makes > a nice, V light comedy which 
doubtles.sly , will garner^ fair box 
office, but. the secondary interest to^ 
this maiin chiaracter is not decisive 
enough hoie- carding the sympathy 
or contrast' to make the production 
measure up to Beery's recent effbrts. 
This accbunts for the film having 
been kept out . of New York for so 
long *aft0r hftving been but on re- 
. lease' in the hinterland. 

Whether or not the. Satevepost 
yarn by Garret Smith , developed a 
Virile or vivid character, out bf the 
wife,, daughter or one of the young- 
sters is hot important. Most cer-, 
' tainly one of them should have been 
given ia .better play in transferring 
the .story to the screen by George 
Kelly. As isi this daughter arid wife 
are equally stressed and the young- 
sters' treated as' a group. This leaves 
.'Qld. Hutch,' described as the laziest 
man in town, almost* alone - to hold 
interest; Unfortunaitely, the char- 
actier is not the sort to carry through 
Without some' letddwn. ^> 
. Beery is ideally fitted for the title 
role, the borh-lazy father ■with ■ a 
Wife aihd brood of : children. FrOm 
the perpcitually fishing town loafer^, 
his. transformation into a hard- Work- 
ing tiller of the soil and^kelf -respect- 
ing citizen through finding a cache 
of $100,000 is a skillful and thorr 
oughly humorous bit of Beeryesque 
acting. In his, disappointment over 
the disappearance of th6 vast wealth, 
his. cowering attitude in. the hands 
of . the bank .robbers and in his dumb 
boastfulness as the: ' .accidentally 
brings about the criminal's , capture, 
Beery is in his element. 

The light romance between. Eric 
Ltndeh arid Cecilia Parker has been 
well knit into the main tale but the 
daughter role never has been ac- 
corded the importance it might read- 
ily have been. Rather, the producers 
nave is^ectcd to. divide secondary iri- 
^rest between the ybung couple and 
wie hard- working, complaisant wife. 
Both Linden: and Miss Parker make 
neat contributions to the story' with- 
out . overdoing ' .the love interest. 
Probably secondary laurels are de- 
■ served by Elizabeth Pattersoa as the 
•bused spouse, though it looks like 



, Libera! application of the $hears 
might hav<e made this. One a good 
session of entertainment. It has. 
some funny situations and Max Han- 
sen is a competent comic, but after 
40 minutes the material runs thin 
and .what had been good farce be;- 
coriieS poor straight romance.- 

Compiications which keep thfl> 
fable moving at a jerky pace are of 
four-cornered proportions^ .. Young 
uncomely dariie is hired : as secretary 
so that the male clerks in the' office 
will -, cohcentrate on their work; 
Hansibii is delegated to frame the 
girl out of the job. HeVepents and 
horhswoggles the boss into rehiring 
her. Girl insists on showing her 
gratitude and, while avoiding her, 
Hansen gets involved with the boss's 
flame. Most of the cbinedy' fanfare 
revolves around ' ,the . simultaheous 
visit of the; two dames to Hansen's 
apartment, the disputed ownership 
of a leopai;d-skin coat: and tht 
efforts of the boss's sweetheart to 
retrieve, the coat duiring a' costume 

As the . purich-drunk secretary 
PpUy Haas is a capable foil for 
Hansen's katzehjamhiers,\ While OttO 
WallbUrg fits in amply as the blus- 
tering boss With amorous inclina- 
tions. All three are persona nOn 
grata in the 'new Germany,' giving 
an indication of the film's age. Miss 
Haas is. now in : Hollywood, after a 
couple of years in England. 

Title is an attempt to bash in bri 
"Privaetsecreaterin,' strong German 
dick film of six or seven years ago. 

Od(?c. 

TUNDRA 

BurroughS'Tarzan . release bf Dearholt ^ 
Stout prodiictio.iii. ..Fe&lur^ Del Cambre. 
Directed .by Norman Dai^vn.'.. Story ' by' 
Dawn; adaptation and dialog. Norton . S. 
Parker: '^aniera^ Dawn .''and Jacob Kiill. 
At. Criterion, N. Y.. week. Dec. 8, '36, 
double bill. Running time, 76 mlns. 

.; . . . .i:',Del Cambre 

^rrlll McCorRilck 
i.....;Wally Howe 

..'.ISarl': Dwlre 
..... .Jack' Santos 

. . V. .Ffa'acr Acosta 
. .Mrs. dale Duran 
.Bertha Maldanado 



Flying Doctor 
Trapper , . .:. . . . . . , W?ii. 

Trapper .... ; 

Storekeeper . ; . : . . 
Half Breed 
Eskliho '. Father . . 
Bskimo Woman . . 
Ksklmo Olrl '. . . , 



MEN ARE NOT CODS 

(BRITISH MAPEI 

Lbndon, Nov, 27. 

yhlted Artists releaise of Tendon flint prc)>. 
duction, Stars Miriam Hopkins. Produced 
by Alexander. Korda. . Written and directed 
by Walter itelsch; scenario and dialog,' .G. 
B. Stem, iris Wright; camera, Robert 
Krasker. At Piccadilly, theatre, London, 
Nov. 2*i, 'm: liuhnlng tln»e 00 mins. 
Ann . . . . .. .... .'i'.v-.'. . . . : .Miriam.' Hopkins 

}}arbartt .Gertrud.«> lyiivvrVn.l'e 

Kdmond Dave/ i . ; . .Sebastian Shaw 

Tommy . ...... . . ....... . i/illejc . Harrison 

Skea tes . .' . < . . . i . , .. . . ; . . ; . Mit 1 1 hews 

Producer , , ...i.. . . , . . ; ; . ,yal CHelgud 

Kathei'lne •..,■.,',,• Laura .Smlthson 

Stanley . ; . . .'. . . ; . •. ... . .Laurehtfe' Grossmlth. 

Painter . , . ; . , ; j .'...^ . .Sybil drove 

Mrs), William Inlfred Willard 

Gallery Attendant, . . ; . . ..... . Waily Patch 



As a pictorial exposition, 'Tundra,' 
an opus of the Alaskan frozen coun- 
try, has plenty to offer, but as enter- 
tainmeht it proves : little except that 
the aforementioned territory is bad 
land to pick but for hitch-hi ihg. 
May help oh a dual bill in a pinch, 
though the almost total absence of 
pl«2t and its liength are handicaps. 

The filni will go into that general 
classification . wild: animal-native 
actor . grbup. But the main, actor 
here speaks With a southern' accent/ 
is given miserable lines and seldom 
gets the., opportunity to .prove, any- 
thing. He is .i)el Camp, Who takes 
more chances rthan a "Tarzan in his 
escapades with b^ars, ;; mountain 
lions. Wild oxen and -"Other dumb 
beasts of the Wild Alaskan spaces. 

Biggest trouble is that.: it fails to 
measure up to precedihjg epics of 
this type. It l^cks sustained' action; 
the itiost dramatic and thrilling epir 
sodes are ' lei!t hanging in . midrair. 
Thd picture is chockful of highly im- 
possible feats: and escapes, even the 
splendid 'phbtpgraphy' and.: intimate 
shots of wild animals fail to ofifset it. 

Starts out with a zest, as a 'flying 
doctor', sets... forth in . his. plane to 
carry vaccinei to- ai flu-riddeh,; iso- 
lated village. Engine goes dead and 
his ' shi crashes . into ah iceberg; 
This episode is' thrilling as the air- 
plane bursts ; into flames, toppling 
the giant berg down on the doctor's 
head. After that the vehicle ber 
comes a: plain recital of hiis aimless 
Wanderings through, the Alaskan 
Wastelands, lightened by some amus- 
ing tricks by two bear cubs he has 
adopted. 

Production has been poorly edited 
and badly cut. Scenes , where he 
stumbles onto . . the epidemic-swept 
■village, with only skeletons perched 
in the various huts, is ghastly .and 
unessential, As is the phoney flght 
With a. band of dogs. , 

Dialog is largely of one-syllable 
words and forced, Del Cambre does 
well , enough in the action moments 
but fails to impress as ah actor. 
Story^ plot and dialog may have been 
partly at fault. Supporting feast is 
ordinary. Cameramen Norman Dawn 
and Jacob KuU ar£ tons with their 
photography aiid intimate an'mal 
work, mf tm Meat. 



A hearer approximation to. boxr 
office . quality than, soiiie . recent Lon- 
don productions. It has . a . lively , 
cinematic story with a triangle . basis, 
and an excellent performance from 
Miriam Hopkins in a .part, which 
calls for a delicate blend of broad 
comedy and high drama. . 

Miss Hopkins is all the film has 
for marquee strength, save for ,what 
exploitation play can be made frbm 
the direction of Walter Reisch, but it 
shbidd give thorough satisfaction in- 
side the theatre. Its sophisticated 
plot, and freshness of treatment are 
recommehdationSt. parti(;ularly, for 
smart audiences. . . 

: There, are faiults Which may call 
attention .to its. British origin, not- 
ably so in the: extravagant diction 
of supporting players and in the con- 
trast between the incisive playing of 
the star and th^ less alert acting bf 
others in the cast. On the credit 
side are- reiharkably good '. photog- 
raphy and natural LondOh settings! 
betterTthan-usual r e c o r d i n g and: 
clever use. of -musical baCkgroiinds. 

That says nothing , of Miriam Hop- 
kins, who doiiiinates thb scene, .both 
in lighter seiquencies and moments of 
dramatic suspensie. Thus this British 
studio has done right by her, having, 
if anythihg,.-assisted. in adding a- little 
fresh lustre to her reputation. ^ 

'Story clever^ adapts the 'Othello'- 
theine, but w;ith. the .diifferehce that 
it is the' wife who is jealoUs. Miss 
Hopkins, secretary/ to a drama critic,' 
comes ihtb.'. contact 'with Sebastian 
Sha-w. actor^ who has. made an oVer-. 
night hit as Shakespeare's Moor, and 
his.: wife, Gertrude Lawrence. EtCr-r 
nal triangle evolves, S)iaw seeking 
refuge frbni' the jealous solicitude, 
of his -wife in the arms of Miss Hop- 
kins. 

Suspenseful clirna:. is reached 
when, Hopkins having thrown him 
over, in deference to the Wife (Who is 
to have, a child),. Shaw .is tempted to 
turn the death .scene .Of Desdemona' 
(played by his wife) to tragic reality, 
only an agonized outburst from Miss 
Hopkins in the auditorium when she 
senses the: truth preventing murder, 

.Tense melodrama - exists in this 
climax, built up with fihci dramatic 
suspense, and the. hand, of Director 
Reisch, /plainly evident hiere, is 
shown ^sewhere in' the picture in 
: touches which a . less original megger 
Would not conceive. From his star 
he has gotten the best the part can 
offer, but supporting players are only 
variable; Miss Lawrence . has her 
best moments as Desdemona, and 
Sebastian Shaw is more effective as 
Othello than as the bff -Stage, actor. 
He has presience and f good voice; 
there might be something worth de- 
veloping in himi A. E. Matthews, 
seasoned legit player, does a pip. of 
a burlesque as the; drama critic. 



ist Mein Mann Nicht 



evolviSis aroUnd -the cpmic complicar 
tions that set in When his young wife 
through a misunderstanding tells 
neighbors • he is the shop's director. 
All. the aspiring; neighborhood sing- 
ers trek to the store for. recordings 
of their voices. ' Finished: product is 
that of; real singers with the label 
lettering altered .. to;' fit the embryo 
yodelers.. Alexander even dubs his 
own voice for that of Vesperrtianh 
when he drops record meant for lat- 
ter. Same recording nets .Vesper- 
mann a contract which he will never 
be . abl^ to fill. Alexander through 
trickery gets ,tb the theatre before 
the urikriowihg VesRermanh. and 
cinqhes . the .deal that was really 
meant fdr his voice, : 

■ The home life of the fiewlyweds i.s. 
comically comparable, to the; hurtipr- 
Qus complications of th^ disc . plant, 
with the actjoh split between both 
places, .iFinding no faiiltf Lien Deyers 
affords plenty of : hearty laughs. With 
her. incessant gab regarding the Wonr 
derful qualities of hubby, . - - : 

Story looks' like a. good pb-f-'Snity 
for Hollywood remake. Hitfl. 



WHITE DEATH 

( AUSTR ALIAN-M AdE) 
■ Sydney, . Nov. 

British .Kmplr'e Film : releaRe; 6t 
Harrier FllniH,-.'. Ltd., • production, 
zone ' Grey ; features : Nola Wnrron 
Weston. Directed by Kdward : Bowiwi. 
Script. Frank Harvey; camera. Arthur IJIff- 
glns, H. Ahder At Mayfalr thpntrK 
Sydney, Nov. 7,. unnlng. time, 78 

mlns. ■ 



11. 

Great 
Stars. 
.Tolih • 



Pretty weak eflfort, all around and 
not likely to make Very much in 
either the .ace spots or overseas, Zahe; 
Gi:ey's name may mean sOmethih?, 
but word-of -mouth will do much to 
lower big b.o. take. ; 

Zane Grey is, no doubt, . still a 
good writer of horse operas, but he 
will not set the world afire in this, 
his first acting assignment. Scrib- 
bler appears to take the whole afr 
fair in the nature of a vacation and 
does hot attempt any . emoting— not 
■that the story calls for any real act- 
ing ability. . 

Grey's r biz manager, Edward- 
Bowen, handled the direction, and 
fails to set even j^n average .'stand- 
ard, with the .result that the whole 
production stays in the semi-amateur 
claiss. Would have been better for 
everybody, . including the ' financial 
backeris; had Bowen been content to 
make a short covering ;the Australian 
fishing activities of his boss. 

Comedy is supplied by Alfred 
Frith, one, time legit favorite, but it 
is comedy of the type that died when 
the Old Keystone ■ tradeniark slipped 
into; th6 Great Beyond. 

The one 'highlight of the producr 
tion is the magnificent photography 
in the Great Barrier Reef territory. 
If perchance the pic hits the screens 
overseas these sequences will do 
much to induce tourists from abroad 
to this haven. _.;;.- • 

Of the artists playing In, 'White 
Death' only one stands a chance Of 
making the grade in future pix. That 
is the j live lead, John Weston, Who 
has a pleasing personality. Nola 
Warren, Grey's protege, is. a likeable 
young femme, but no actress; Rest of 
the cast means even less; Rtofc. 



WILD BRIAN KENT 

20th Ceijfury-Fox reJea.se of- Sol Lesser 
production. Stara Ralph Bellamy, feature* 
Mne Clarke. Directed by Howard Bretber- 
ton. Adapted from novel. 'The Re-rrealloa 
PC Brian ICent,' by Harold: Bell WrI.cht; 
sofeenjilay. by Karle .Snell .ahd Don .'^^Ift;- 
'odaptatlon, . James Griiph;'. Cariiern, Hiirryr- 
Newman..- .At. Strand, B'Klyn, week Dec. 
':Ut. . double; bill 
Brian t Kent . . 
Betty Prentice 
.Sue Prentice .. 
.Tony Knxter ... 
Bill Harris 

Jed 

Phil Hiiinaon 
Old. Timer .... 



Bunnlhi; time. .'i7 min!», 
, ....;'.. .Ralph olli.itiiy , 

... . . . . . . . . . -. . Mhe I'larke 

'. . .;, .Helen. Lnvvell' 
...... ... . Stn nley . A hd re <v. 

'. . .... .., .-. . , . . ..Lew ..Kelly 

;..; ...T. ..Kddie :Chari(lier 
Ichard. Alexander 
. . . . . .- . .;. ,,. . . . Jack Dutty 



Fabelhaft? 



(^isn't My Husband Wonderful?') 
(GiBBMAN MADE) 

. . . Indie IT. 3. releaae of Terra - production. 
Stars. Oeorgr .Alexandier.. Directed by- Gcorg- 
JB<:oby. Music. The'odor Knobel and Walter 
Klesow'. At .Casiho, N. Y., duals, Dec'. 0, 
'30.; Running: time, ;7lt niln.s. 
victor Brandt .iUeorj^ Alexander 

Lui seine Fraii' .Lien Deyen 

Tbea '...;,....'.. .....Ursula Grabley 

Der DlrektOr des. Concordia- Verlagea ' 

. ..^1;-. ; - .-i' Hans Junkermi'inn 

Adalbert Wlndlsch, ,. 
Frau Wlndlsch 
FrliBdrlch ZIrbelschuh 
Mathllde, aelne Fraa 
Maeds(ihch be| Wlridl 
Insplzlent 

.Sekretaer.ln' ; .'. . , ... 
t)er Milcbmann' ... . . 



Hai-old Bell: Wright story has lit- 
tle .. to commend, other than that it 
may make a fair dualer. Ralph Bell- 
amy -and. Mae- Clarke both arc mi.s- 
■cast. CMiss Clarke is hardly fetching 
as a country lass and Bellamy is ; ofl!- 
side trying to' bd funny.- or social. 

;the did. gaslight drama school, . 
it- Unwinds slowly. Film operia. 
aboard a train bound west Bellamy - 
is identified as a polo player at this - 
point.; Thereafter, however, the film 
takes many: curibus twists, not alto- 
gether logical, and most of ■Which are 
pnly indifferently amUsing, 

^ing broke, Bellamy trudges 15 
mil^s to a hotel -and comes up clean- 
shaven, neat and Untouched, although 
wearing whites. Which gives ian idea 
of the production values in this film. 
It . couldn't have cost much; 

From that point, Bellamy Is sho<vn 
as a chiselei: whd'not only talks his 
way into a free meal at the town's 
cafe, but winds up eventually bei 
cared for by' an old lady and her 
mece on a farm. In trying to help 
the pair retain their farm Bellamy 
gets mixed up T>retty much, but 
finally manages to help the women 
escape the. clutches of ■ the town 
.<ilicker, who was trying to grab oifif 
the homestead. ' 
. Included ainoiig the action Is a 
horse, race such ;as the stereo - Wiest- 
erhs often offer, and Bellamy wins 
the race to get $500 with which to 
purchase a. threshing machine.. That 
sets the villain to start a flr^ on the 
farm in :drder to destroy, it, and here 
Bellamy shows his supposed polo 
playing experience by driving back 
an old .fire house pumper and put* 
ting but the fire. That wins him the 
gal and presumably redemption. ' 

Photography is on same undistin' 
l^iished parity with the proH-^rti 
and; cast; < :■■ Shari. 



Once ill / ft Blue Moon 

' Parainourtt relettse. of Heeht and Mac- 
Arthur production.: ; Featurea Jlnimy fJavbr 
Niklta: Balleff. Cecilia TiOftuB. Bdwina 
Annetrongr^ Written 'and directed by Ben 
Hectit: aiid CtinrleH HacArthur; asiiociate 
director and photditrapher. . Lee Ganhen; 
muBlcAl iicort, GeorSrS Ahthell. At World. 
N, T,; ;6n double feature, week Dec. 1,. '30. 
Runnlntr time. ° IKS mine, 
Oab^o the Great. , /, , >', Jl y Snvo 
.General Onyeglo,,,.../, .Niklta Ballett 
ITuchesa. ,^ . .i , ..i . , , . . . ; . . ,CfcMia Loftim 
Nina... . i , ; , ; . ;., , ."Whitney Bouriie. . 
Prlitc ,-...;.',«.;, Ed winh -Arnmtron.if 

.Ivan;; . -, ,,-,'. ; . ..^ , . . . , ; . . ; , .fiandor Sssiho , 
Captain , . J. , Charlea Gilbert ' 
Count. Bulba, . . ;...<;. ^ . .nnna SIoIdXa 
Kolla, , , , i , .'.,,..,,,,, . .,..Oeor>?e Anflra . 
'The General?:, .,.<.;.. ».'; . .Jackie Borene 
Niklta . . . . . . . ..... i ... . .Michael Dn Imatoff 



SPORTING LOVE 

(BRITISH MADE) 
(WITH MUSIC) 

London, Nov. 25, 

British Lion-Hammer ProduiStlon. Stara 
Stanley Lupino, Laddie ODff. . DlrecUi'd by 
J. Klder "WlllH, Adapted by; Fenn Sherlfe, 
Thi^ram D'Abbeafl: from play by. Stanley 
Liiplno; camera. .Eric Crona. At Plwadllly 
" Nov. . 24, '30. Running 



.Paul HeJdemann 
. ...Tnide He-iterberg 

...Curt Vespermann 
. . . ...Krlka GiaeaHner 

, . . .Martha; Ziet;ler 
Ernut Behmer' 
. . .- . : . .Maria Hornt 
.;Gerliard I>animann 



(lii Gernuin) 

Lacking the usUal lethargic treat- 
ment and heft this delightful 
German comedy stands; alone, among 
any dozen other fllnis; of similar ori- 
gin. .German -film makers; seem to 
have: a fetish lor wasted talk and 
superfluous detail even in comedies 
but, fbrtunatiely, in this instance the 
stbryvis too swift for technicians to 
meddle.. Filih is a natural for 
Deutsch. lovers of;, the .ludicrouis and, 
despite the ' lack of English tltlies, 
easily understood; and appreciated 
by. the- uninitiated. '. 
. Commendation is due ;Gebrg 
jacoby, - director, who, although the 
job was not; difficult, kept things 
racing. . Acting hohbrs ^o to Georg 
Alexander, Lien Deyers, Paul Heide- 
niahh and Curt Vespermann. The 
thr^e men are^ equally adept in 
comic, situations. Miss Deyers playing 
a silly. ypUng frau to perfection.; Mu- 
sic, essential to all Teutonic films, is 
also found here. . Difference, is that 
songs : really please the ear, another 
step, away from the customary 
heavier stuff. Pantomime's ;Utter 
simplicity makes dialog almost un- 
necessary to. follow tftory. 

Backgrounded - in a honeymoon 
love neist and the ^groom's place of 
employment, a victrola factory, yam' 



theatre, London, 
time, 70 mine. -. 
Percy Brace- 
Peter Brace.,,. 
T.rfird plmndole. 
IVIaud Dane 
Gerald ' Dane ' . 
Aunty . Fanny. . 
Nellie. Gray . . . . 
Wilfred' Wl 



.,.....*. 



- jStahley Lunlno' 
Laddie Cliff 
J. .ijchry Carllfile 
;..BdH; Peel 
,,. Bobble <'omber 
.ClHi'laHa Selwvn<» 
.Lu Ann M<'v'"dl1h 
... .;Wyn Weaver 



Reasonably close reproduction pf 
the' musical produced at the , Gaiety 
two years ago,; with the same stairs, 
Stanley Lupino and Laddie; ■ Clif!'. 
Additional scenes hatUrally 
a.dded,^ including a newsreel cut-in 
of the iEhgiish Derby at Epsom. .It 
Was, and is, more. musicaL.; farce 
than a musical cortiedyi and t^^ .s't- 
uations : ialog. are very laugh- 
able. It was ; success on the stage, 
and should; be equally, fortunate- in 
celluloid fbrm. ^V 

Two sporting young men own a 
racing , stable and are . broke, with 
everything mortgaged,' including an 
entry for the big; race. Which has 
been attached by the mortgagee ph 
th^ day it is to run. They attempt 
to kidnap the animal and pretend to 
their -wealthy aunt .that they :have 
been married so she will give thehl 
a handsome Check, they mortgai*in$ 
their yacht after it has been .sold to 
someone else. Kindred lUdicrOua. 
situations of this sort, replete with 
wisecracking,, singing and dancing, 
keep the 'Whole thing going, at the 
reauisite tempo. 

Stanley Lupiho and Laddie Cliff. 
;are representative English ;comics 
and; they are surrounded by a com- 
petent, bUt iiot over-brilliaht, cast. 
Production, directihg, lighting' and 
other mechanical essbntialif are ade 
Quately supplied, and the 'whole 
thing makes a ielicitbtis poD-prlced 
f eaiture here. Good enough to be 
accepted .' in America .> as * a < ^b 
Krammer* , JoUt, 



- In legit iwhen: a^ turkey is produced 
the producer calls up Cain's and 
says please come and cart it away. 
That's the end of that. In; pictures 
a turkey is sometimes expensive. 30, 
as in the case of this picture, a 
coUple of years after it's made it 
shows up on double feature bills in 
hideaways to try and get back six 
Or seVlen cents. And the few exhibs 
who'll be kidded into playing this 
one won't be very happy about it 
afterward. 

Hecht and . MacArthur are the 
white-haif'ed bbys from Hollywood 
who came to New York sand, set up 
hop oh their own,. But the.y didn't 
make. many pictures. They're back 
in . Hollywood now Wbrking for 
people at . so much 'a week and doing 
okay. , . 

Thbre's ■no. sense ki ing about' 
'Once i ./a iBlue Moon,' or mincing 
language, or beihi^ cute about it. It's, 
a bad picture. Jirrtmy Savo is fea-. 
tiired and is- Very ; uhfUnny in What; 
was intended to; be" a heW Chaolin 
oerfprmance. Late Nikita Balieil la 
featured and it. i.s impossible to un-^ 
dersiand a word he;says. '"Thjere; are 
a half dozen other people in the., cast 
iincludihg Wh'tney BdUrhe aiid 
Cecelia ., Lof tus, who . deserve . better 
breaks), and of them mean 

anything, • . There is a sort of a story 
that is .intehded to be satire on llfei- 
in; Russia— it's a blotch. There's art 
interesting: ;nvUsical Score and it's 
mari-ed by: bad; sounds Lee Garnnes 
is an ace photographer, but he's 
credited hCre as dt.^o being associate 
director and possibly he got- so ex-, 
cited about . this that it explai the 
bad phPtography, 

As;. for . Jimmy SaVo— he is either . 
the champ tough luck guy in the; 
'.wbrld or there is. just plain sbme- 
thing wrong Somewhere in spite of 
his. legion of intielligentsia - support- 
ers. He made one film befbre this; 
it was made by an independent who- 
had th'^ courage to shelve it; for an 
independent- that's courage com- 
mensurate with the 'Message to 
Garcia* saga; His almost clicks ott 
Broadway in fegit . are , history 
('Parade,' 'White Horse Ihn,' 'All 
Baba- ). Maybe he's another Chap- 
lin. But if he doesn't click in some- 
thing Outside of vaudeville pretty, 
koon he's gonna have tb be ChapKik' 
with a long white beard. Kau/. 



Wednesday,- December 9, 1936 



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By Epes W Sargent 



Winning Campe^ign 

Johnny Barcroft, of the iRKO Pal^ 
ace, Columbus, Ohio, s6nds in the 
complete details of the .campiaign 
which won for him the Packard Gph- 
test oh 'Swing Time.' It is too lengthy 
to be giv6n in detail, ;but in its en- 
tirety jt repreisents one of the : best 
: pilanned campaigns ever to pull 
fiowri a contest prize. 

His basic idea was the selection 
bf a Columbus girl looking most 
like Ginger Rogers, to. front his cain- 
paign. Selection was made : by phci- 
tograiph and there, were aidditionflV 
prizes, for the two runhers-up. This 
gave hiin eight .press mentionis, in- 
cluding a back page of pictures, and 
also gav^ him' a pivot for. his other 
efforts. The "girl visited stores, nite- 
ries, hotels, a professional football 
.game, two running race sessions 
Cwith a prize ciip for the winner, of 
a carded .evenit each day), the State 
fair. Grand Circuit trotting races, re- 
ceived the filni Cans, which arrived 
by plane, toxu-ed tjiie city in a Paclc- 
art car with an impersonator of 
Fred Astaire and with him starred 
in the Hollywood opening, and was 
hostesis to Gov. Divey> who made ^ 
spedal trip to bje -present. ; 

News stories were .■^Used plenti- 
fully, 'backed by local and national 
. advertiseinents, and one on Bojah- 
; illes i)roke,ah eight-coIUinnin streamer 
Head- with a three-column opiening 
< bank dhd a flve-cbjiuitin. fitory. In-^ 
eluded Was a three-column art break. 
• ■ On th^ air field the, girl was posed 
' :tietweeh the plane and a Pdckdrd 
car, \vrith the litter mentioned;.^ the 
fbrst time the Ohio State Journal had 
.. /ever , 'permitted autb publicity on its 
' front paige.. Art wits, a three-column 
-•'cut. , . • . 

All liife spots^ used the musio- 
from; the films' and the radio .w^s 
invaded from every angles The bpeii- 
. , ing: Was .covered, by;' the local ' CQS 
, ; dutlet iand both' dii^ect periods and 
■ . tide^ins on commerdial. periods were 
plentiful. Packard^ W^nt overboard 
oti its cooperation and' Purol joined 
In with full force. There were in- 
numerable store idispliiys, a , hook, to 
: 3P)ibtoplay magazine through hews 
'; - dealers, ahd a - special' plane at the 
!; iwrfield 'Was kept at h6r disposal the 
(entire week, . serving • chiefly as a 
banner location,' but getting plenty 
:q{ attention. The Mayoi; proclaimed 
ai'- special week. 

These are just the highlights, but 
they suffice to show that Barcroft 
. ' the grade with , good reason; 

Fighting 

■i:- . Detroit. 
' .. Ldcal theatjres have cut oiii. for 
- themselves a big slice 61 goodwill, 
tb):b.ugh. co-operation with Detroit 
Bojard of Health's current drive 
flgaihst tuberculosis. , Battle against 
disease already had Kelp' to radio 
st»tibiiis and newspapers,' so. theatres 
.jumped into civic , Spirit with ^.all 
'"'liahas. ■• .-..■..■•'.i „■ 

. George W. Trehdle, op of the 15- 
house United Detroit chain, 'and 
.;H. M. Richey, sec^fetary of Allied of 
V- Michigan, hdtH pledged their full as- 
s^tance, . aiid other Indie spots, are 
flocking , to get on thie bahidwagon. 
Oiie. of the displays to be flashed, oh 
the screens reads: 

Public Enemy No. 1 
, At this season of the. year is the 
; . jpublic, coughef. Handkerchiefs 
aren't to be sneezed at. They are 
to be sneezed into, and are a grea; 
proteetibn to others. . 

Detroit Department of Health. 

More Aerial Pennieii 

Omaha. 

This time of the year title 'i'eri 
Dies from Heaven' lends itself 
; handily to. thie niahy Christmas sea 
son funds and .charUy 'organizations, 
Plan was worked out hiere by Louise 
; - Cotter of the Brandeis theatre in 
! with the Omaha showing 

■whereby Bee News free shoe fund 
jSOt the benefit; Large department 
, stores gladly gave laifge space to dis-^ 
play barrels into which passers-by 
' eoUld deposit their loose coins as 

S»nhies Troni heaven fbir the poor 
ds. Reaped a nice little sum for 
the charitjr, - and got - generous notice 
, ,for the ictui^e in the daily^ 

As a novelty stunt in connection 
-With the Crosby film. Miss Cotter 
; arranged to have; pennies actually 
: .drop ftbm heaven by attaching en^ 
yelopes containing the coins (the 
shiny new kind) to gas-inflated toy 
balloons. The balloons rise, float for 
a. short time, and then are dragged 
: bpcfc to earth by the weight of the 
coin;, some, .were dropped from 
medium height buildings, which plan 
proved more , effectiv^; Stunt was 
heightened by a bit .of adVande olug- 
.gihg , and the inclusion of sevieral 
: 'pairs of passes ill coi . envelopes. 

AlWays Qood 

. Atlanta, Ga. 
For the third year in. a row, Lucas 
&. Jenkins' theatre employees are 
jtNMidling Christmas gift theatre 
b60ks. . CoUpohs in these books total 
97.50 and «e1I for $2. Th^se cou-^ 
.r-poitf ^re good at any X. <(e J; house, 
' «fjvhich there a^e 80 in. the state, 
^s^nse to i^ale tbiATeat indicates 
e.in getting! over •in. a higger 
sitter way. 



The joys Havfe It 



Los Angeles, Dec.' 

Lou Metzger, operator of a.n: 
indi chai in SoUthei'ji Cali- 
fornia, . observed National Joy 
^Week in ali his hotises, in ap>;.. 
pfeciatibn of considerably in- 
creased grbsses. 

Patroiis Were invited .to si 
the. national anthemr 



Goodwill 

. Spartanburg,, S. ;C. 

Manager Bob Talbert of four local 
Wilby^Kincey houses figures, local 
good will among top assets of his 
set'UP. and collected a large share 
of that commodity at. little expense 
as the Christmas season began.: 

Local dailies, merdhants,' civic 
leaders and Chamber of Commerce 
were working ' day .and . night on 
plans for ah. elaboratcf system of 
lights and other decorations, plus .^a 
huge .Santa Claus parade. Therie was 
plenty -of dough oh the line;, but 
problem developed . when the rush 
for. 'work on.' many floats, etc., ex- 
hausted - small supply of available 
technicians. Talbert plugged the gap 
by offering services / of his artists' 
istaff gratis in emergency. He made 
the offer, in. a smart way-^by tele- 
phoning the newspapers. Sheets 
gave him- a nice complimentary plug 
and his generosity became town tstlk. 
Talbert .0 had' to revamp his own 
schedules to Piermit the men time 
to work on the. civic projpbsititfn— 
but at the moinent he has' the local, 
folks all grate/uU Which he figures 
is a nice way for .th,em to feel since 
the WrK houses are just launghihg 
their big. winter programs,;^ .." 

Carolina (W-K hoiise) tied in with 
local . morning paper to irun' 'Re-^ 
uhioii,' serial based upon sdript' for 
Diohne quintuplets opus at theatre 
first of the month; Papers used a 
page one art and topy bUild-up for 
sierial. plugging, film and theatre 
thereby. 



Binmming lip 'Dreamt 

r Concentrating oh. the schools, got 
80% of the busihess from students 
and still miade ' double the usual take 
for 'Midsummer Nighfs Dream' for 
the Green theatre, Wilmington, Del. 
Arthi^r Cohn contacted 30 schools in 
and near Wilmington, offering a two 
bit admission; . agairist the regular 
30c. before 4:30 p.m. 

In addition, h6 contacted' the wo 
men's clubs and got contact with the 
Bette^^ Films Council'^ which sent 
recommendation to some -'60 . sub- 
sidiary clubs." Four other important 
dubs, not connected ■with the better 
films movement, were ^.separately 
contacted^" 

Everything was done with, thor 
oughness.. but with an absence bi: 
the . usual ballyhoo, 'which Cohn f ielt 
might cheai>eh the appeal. He .seehis 
to have had the right idea. > 



Gaga for N. H. 

New Haveh. 
Ben Cohen breaking out a new 
stuht bi' two from week to week at 
the College. On 'Reunion,' he used 
a number of plugs along the quint 
angle and topped off with a heap of 
quint^ehdorsed milk cahs in a wih- 
dbw, with prizes for nearest guesses 
on number of. cans. Also. contacted 
doctors and nurses on medical angle 
with a letter that was mailed with- 
out: cost of envelopes by simply f bid- 
ing and sealing with priB-cahcelled 
stamp.-.:..: . 

* For 'Desperado,' Cohen Is getting 
some swell graltis advance plUgs 
through Italian music teachers, cOm- 
pbsers, etc., who were given a -pre- 
view. Guests -are passing the word 
along through speeches to organiza- 
tibns, etc. 

Bob Russell, at PoU's, used Thanks- 
giving for a stUnt oh 'Love on Run.* 
A still of Joan Crawford carving a 
turkey was used to boost contest 
for the best Thanksgiving nienu sUb- 
miitfed^ Oakley prizes. .. 

For 'Theodora,' Russell's best gag 
was a synopsis of the picture^ printed, 
to resemble a Liberty short Short,: 
and. inserted in that mag. ^ , 

Charlotte, il.C. 
it was an old one but it Worked 
like a clbck here. ■ The directors of 
the Rbberson. County Fair announced 
that a White . baby, cbmplete with 
adoption papers,' would be given 
away free as the climax; of the fair, 
o the winner of .^ . dirawiiiig, despite 
the $tate laSv against . drawing by 
"ots for. a child. .. . 
.The:, curiosity, generally iinged 
with a° sharp; indignation^' which the 
announcement aroused, wais 'ended 
>efore the largest: crovrd in the 22- 
year, history of the county fair wheh 
Cutlar : Moore, one-time state deihor 
cratic.secretaryr wbn the dra'vyr* 

To Moore was given a white baby 
pig, . which squealed with alarm as 
the crowd roared. . with delight. 
Mobre accepted the baby, the adbp-. 
tion papers, and the 'congratulations 
of the crowd. . .. 



dakleya With Eats 

Charlotte, 1^. C. 

The Carolina is giving the works 
to the Mae West fihn, 'Go West 
Young. Man,' beca:use her leading 
man is Randy Scott, Charlottean. 
Manager Eugene Street has plastered 
the town far better than tisual, upT- 
iped the. newspaper budget some, and 
to that is adding a raft of free stuff 
thet-he^gets in a build-up because 
bf the 'local boy ' makes gobd (or 
West) connection.* 

Over at Asheville Creighton's^ eat 
ing house, is now presenting theatre, 
tickets to any of three local: hoUses 
to all evening diners on: Thursday; 
They corhe as a . bbnus . when : the 
check is paid. . Diners state their 
chbice of theatres. .This is bbbstihg 
attendance fbr that -night. 



Cpmparativfi Gfosses for Ndyember 



(Continued fr^ pajge 10) 

SEAlTLE 





the KEYS 



: Omaha. 
Omaha - United Artists exchange 
working on new basis of sales terri- 
tory assignments following the resig 
nation, of the Frankel: boys, Milt and 
Harry. Brothers left the U. A. em 
ploy couple of weeks ago to take up 
air-conditioning biz in Illinois. . 
. Danny McCarthy, formerly booker, 
steps up tP sales post and other 
Vacancy filled by Harry Lefholtz, 
formerly connected with Universal 
and midwest Republic ' Oipaha. 
McCarthy's , deslc is taken over by 
Qegirge McCool Who served as 
bboker years 'ago, but recently .had 
charge of poster and shipping room 
iSouth Platte; Nebraska,~territory and 
.Iowa areia. left. Vacant, by departure 
of Frankels, but assignments, for 
McCarthy and LefhOltz have hot yet 
been made definite,... 

Manager, D. Y. M[acLucas ah 
noUnced that. Ed Rostermundt-. would 
stick to his regular Nebraska aiid 
South Dakota, territory. Sid McAirdle, 
new face in the shipping, departirient. 

GalVestoh, 
Negro playhouse in Houston will 
be built at 905 W. Dallas, according 
to -Albert Ferb, in making public 
plans for.his new theatrt which is to 
cost around $30,000. 

Ten thousand dollar moving ipie- 
ture theatre under construction at 
GoOse Creek, near here^ H. E. Broh- 
son,. Goose Creek manager for :East 
Texas' Amusement COij. anhbu'nced 
plans. 



Des. Moines. 
A. k. FarreU, former Tri-Stateis 
heatre manager in Des Moines, has 
)een named resident manager of the 
Lyon theatre. Rock Rapids, Iowa. Re 
also will have' charge of construe^, 
lion of another house in' Itbck Rapids 
» , by the Pioneer Theatre CprpV, which 
J has leased the Rock Rapids theatric. 



Cantbn, Ohio. 

iElalph H. Shaffer, now manager of 
the 'Garden, Portsmouth. 

Harry Walters,, assistant manager 
at the Kenyon; Pittsburgh, is the 
hew manager of the Prince, Ani- 
bridge. Pa. '/ 

. Norwalk Loyal Order of ittloose 
, has sold the Moose theatre at Nbr- 
walk,, owned and operated by the 
Ibdge since 1922, to the Schine The 
atre Company: 

riarry Steinberg bf Youiigstown 
has taken over the Fountain theatre; 
Cleveland, from William Weiss and 
plans, to install a combinatibh stage 
and film policy.. •/ 



, Grene'; Baker, chief of service of 
Ambassador, upped to treasurer, re- 
placing Paul Buck, named asst. mgr. 
of house. Baker's place filled by 
Donald Norling. Baker turned dbwn 
an offer, to becbmie aissbciated in New 
York with Paul Ash, who directed 
pit band at Ambassador and who 
will . open office in New- York to 
develop talent fbr F&M's circuit. 
Ash left St. Louis Friday (4). 

.Ittsburgh, 
Bob: Senft, fbrmer assistant . at 
LoeW's Pe.nn and Warner manager in 
Johnstown, Pa., ,has left indie Barry 
here • to . become . assistant to John 
Goring at Shea-Hyde. Fulton. 

Ed (Hippo) Segal, who qiiit man- 
agership of WB Etna few months ago 
to join Schine circuit in New York 
states has left thiat organizatibn, and 
is now at Lido in thb Bronx. 



.New Haven. 
Bob Carney Jri from Bridgeport 
Majeistic as asst: mgr. a^ College. Post 
Wfi^ formerly held by. £ddie. Dblan. 
who hopped to like: position i^ Poli,r 
WaterhiW. 





Nov. 5 


Nov. 12 


Nov. 19 


Nov. 26 


FIFTH AVE. 

(J},400j 'SS7-S7-42) 

High. f26,0M 
Low,, 2,500 


Great 
Zicgfeld 

$5,900 
(2d week) 


JDodswortb 
$6,200 


Libeled Lady 
$11,000 


Lady. 
$Cv900' 
(2d week) 


PARA- 
MOUNT 

(3,100; 16-21.32) 

nigh. $57,8Q0 
Low.. 3,400 


Big 

roadoasi 

and 
Sworn 
Enemy 
$11,000 


Old Hatch, 
and • 
Girl 6n Front 
'Page 

$7,100 


IHagnifloent 
Brute 
ahd . 
Maldch 
Lanie 
$3,800 


Tarxan 
Escapes 

. and 
Wedding 
Present 

$5,200 


LIBERTY 

(1,000; .mi27-3t) 

HIrh. $12,600 

Low.; i,?op 


Legion of 
Terror 

and 
Comie Closer, 
Folks 

: :$3i400 


Come and 
Get It 

$9,300 


Get It - 
, $6,300 
(2d weekX 


•Get It 

$3i600 
(3d week, | 
days) 


MUSIC BOX 

(900; 27r37.42) 

Hirh. 117,000 

Low.* 1*700 


Midsummer 
i>(kte's Drieam 
$2,700 


Great 
iegfcld 

$3,700 ••• ... 


Ztegteld 

$2,700 
(2d week) 


Pigskin 
Parade 
arid . 
Don't Tdrii 
'Em Loose 
$2,900 


PlTTSiBirRGH 




Nov.B 


■■. Nov. 12 X 


Nov. 19 ... 


Nov. 26 


■ ■ .PENN ■■■ 
(3,800; 25-39^49) 
High. |41,i|«0 
Low.. 3,800 


Old Hatch 
$8,700 


.'t^rsan. 
Esc^ves 
$11,500 


Come and 
Get It 
$8,000 


Lbv^ onVthC 
Ran . 
$16,000 


WARNER 
(2.000; 26.40) . 
High. 129,000: 
Low.. 2.0M 


^WiviBs Never 
. Know 
, : and 
Black Cat 
$4,000 


Wedding 
: Prieseni 
and 
Wliihoiit 

Ordelhr 
$7,000 
(8 days) . • 


Charge Light 
Brigade . 

$5,500 
(6. days) 


Murder witll 

'".Plctares 

.. • and 
Captain's Kit 

$4,000 
(6 days) 


STANLEY 

(3,600; 26-40-60) 

Hich. Uii3j»0 
Low.;. 3.200 


Midsummer 
Nite's Dream 

$10,000. 


Chargl Light 
Brigade 

$20,000 


' WoBiaB 

Bebela 

$14,500 
(Major Bowes 

Ams) 


Valiant Wori 

, tor Carrie 
; $17,500 
(Ben Bernl 
Orch.) 


Ml^mEAPOLIS 

•I -, ■ '■ ■■ . 




1 Nov. S 


Nov. 12 


. Nov. J9 


Nov. 26 


MINNE- 
SOTA 

(4,200; 35-40-60) 

High. 845,000 
Low.. 5,000 


Valiani Word 
tot Carrie 

$8,000 


Libeled Lady 
$18,000 

■■ 1 .. . .. :• 


Dbdsworth . 
$8,000 


Gp . West, 
Yonng Mas 

$5,000 
(6 days) 


QRPHEUM 

(2,890; 26.^5-40), 

High. 125.000 
Low.# : 2,000 


Case Velvet 
Claws 

$2,500 


Walldng Oh ' 
Air ■ 
$20,000 

(Foiies 
Parisienne 
Unit) 


Woman ' : 
'Rebels 
$5,000 


3. Men. on .» 
Horse 

$9,000 
(6 days) 


LYRIC ; 

(1,300; 20-26) 

High. $28,000 
Low. . 2,500 


Anthony 
'Adverse 
$2,200 


Sworn Enemy 

$1,800 . 


Libeled Lady 

$6,000 


Lady 
$4,000 
<2d week) 


.STATE .. .i 
(2,300; 25-55ri-40) 

High. 817,000 
Low.. 900 


Dimples 

$5,200 

': 


Wedding . 
Present 

. $3,000 
• (5 days) 


Ladies in' 
Love 
$4,500 


Old Hutch 

$4,000 
(6 days) 


INDIANAFPLIS 




. .Nov. 5: ,. ..■ 


Nov. 1* 


Nov. 19 


Nov. 26 ^' 


APOLLO 

(l.lOO; 23-40) 

High. 815,400 
Low;. 1,200 


Dimples 

$2,500 


Cain: and 
Mabel 

$5,500 


Charge Light 
Brigade 

$4,500 


. .-Reunion 
$4,500 


= LYRIC 

(2,000; 29-30-40) 

High. 815,500 
Low. • 1,800 


Pigskin 
Parade 

$lpi700 
(Glorified 
Follies Unit) 
(Stage Show) 


Captain's Kid 

$9,700 
(Mardi Gras 
Unit) 


Under Your 
.Spell 
$10,000 
(Dave 
ApoUon 
Bevue) . 


Luckiest Girl 
in World ' 

$9,800 


CIRCLE 
(2,800; 25-40) 
High. 828,000 
Lo.w^» lr700 


Valiant W6r.d 
for Carrie 

and^ 
• Wives Never 
Know 
$4,200 


Wedding 
Present 
and . ; 
Don't Turn 
'ISth Loose 
$3,400 


Woman 
Bebela 

and . 
Rose Bowl 

$5;ooo 


Go West, 
Young Mas 
and 
ig Game 

$7,5()0 


LOEW'$ 

(2,000; 25-40) 

High. 819,000 
Low.. 2,000 


Old Hatch 

and . 
Craig's Wife 
$4,30(> 


;. Tariah 
' Escapes' 

. and 
' Adventure 
in Manbattah 
$5,700 


Come and 
Get It 

and 
Longest Night 

$5,400 


Love en th^ 

'■ Rah .-. 
$10,000 ' 


MONTREAL 




Nov. 5 


Nov. 12 


Nov. 19 


Nov. 26 . 


PALACE 

(2,700 ; 60) . 
High. 818,000 
Low . . 4,50.0 


Ladies, in 
Love and : 
15 Maiden 
Lane 

$7,500 


Great 

Ziegfeid : 

$10,000 


Charge Light 
Brigade 

$10,000 


Libeled 

Lady 
$10,000 


CAPITOL 

(2.700 ; 60) 

High. 830,000 
LoW.. 5,100 


Big / 
Broadcast 
and Final 
Hour 

. $6,000 


Devil. Is a 
Sissy and 
Women are ' 
Trouble 

$6,500 , 


Pigskin 
Parade and . 
Panic on the 
Air 

$7,000 


3 Men . on a ^ 
Horse and 
Isle of Fury 

$6,500 


PRINCESS 

(2,300; .50)- 

High. 825,000 
Low.. 3,500 


Wedding 
Present and 
Valiant Word 
for Carrie 

$6,000 
(2d week) 


Magnificent 
Brute and 
Girl on Front 
Page 

$7,000 


Onr Relations 
and Murder 
With Pictures 
$6,500 


: . ■ ■ Gay ;■ ■ ■■■■ 
'Desperado 
and All 
American 
Chump 
$6,000 


LOEW'S 

(3,200 ; 50) 

High. 820,000 
Low., 3,000 


Bengal Tiger 

, $14,000 
(Holly wood 
Hotel Unit) 
'Stage {^how) 


Adventarc:; in 
MahhaClan 

$10,000 
. (Ina Ray 
Huttbn) 


Star for Night 
$11,000 
(Hit Parade 
Unit): 


■ President's * 

■' Mystery 
$11,000 
(NTG Unit) 



(Continued (din page 21) 



Wednesda^jT, pecember 9» 1936 



HOIIf E IIE^IlWf 



VAHIETY 



17 



MUSIC HAI.L, N Y. 

It's a duU . we0k lit Radio City 
jrfusii6 Hall this stanza. 'Winterset' 
<ilSkQ>; on ?cre&fivis:^dtai!> In theme 
and Jltiasell Mwicer^^ 
stage presentatioft lik^wiaj lacks 
justrg for all its attempts aji^rtificial 
iridesiiehce in costumes ;4hd decor. 

This 'subterranean ia|^tasy;' de- 
signed: by ' Nat : Kturspn, is a hodge- 
podge despltfe its nOV<elty in concept. 
A special 'Dianxond Mine' song by 
Maurice Baron-Albert Stillman is 
opener, Robert Weede at the helm 
of the rtiale choir in what looks 
Uke a cpal mine until it isegues into 
^diamonds/ With the ballet iii 
sptogles and rhihestohes impressing 
terpsnchorically. However, the cos- 
tuming in this one session isn't 
.happy, with the . white bodices un-. 
derneath the black gowns giving an 
unflattering heft to the gals' midriffs 
that's hot canslsteht with their actual 
iiyelie proportions. 

'Chez Green Cellar' a subter- 
iiaiieari hiteiry, liirther in line with 
this fantasy, wherein Beatrice Joyce 
vocalizes 'Serenade, in the 'Night,' but 
• her . palpable Viojin-faking I5 so ob- 
vious it spoils . the illusion. The 
Apache atmosphere leads into Sylvia 
Manoiji and her three stalwarts,, one 
of the better adagio . Combos with 
their aerial heaves and catapults-— 
ijtandardiin this style of terps^ 

'Pixie PaWce' combines everything 
Into a medley, but /per lisiial the 
Markert Rockettes sliV^ .the day-- 
well, ^ riot • quite In betwieen the 
Piehiaiihi Troupe do three-high ris- 
leys from ;teeter-bbards, tossing the 
topmoutfters in that wise irom the 
seesaws. A bit of a, flash, but hot 
flashy enough. 

, . 'March of Time,* the usual news- 
reel, :Dick Liebert and! Erno Rappe's 
symphpni^s with PonchielU's 'Dance 
, 6f the Hours' from' *La 6ibcohda' 
constitute the Jiors d'ottvres. 

Biz h,S.iJ.x operiinst' (Thursday) 
night, final show, with :th,e logesr- 
expected to be bullish'rfor the ■■ class 
pix~not 5Q9i\cap$iCity. ; Abel. 

Harry .Richmah: has evidently 
faken heed of the criticisms aimed 
at rhis manner of exploiting his 
trans-Atlantic flight with pick Mer- 
rill, . He ha4 .^ien accused ^of bad 
^Ste; so now he.iiias eliminated eveh 
Uie slightest mention Of the incident, 
with the result that he's again a 
solid singing click. 

This is his second appearance on 
Broadway cilice the ocean nop. First 
date was .at the Hollywood Restau- 
rant, V^hefe biz wais disappointing. 
Here he is coupled on the marquee 
with 'Valiant IS the Word for Car- 
rie'' (Par), and the wicket was not 
.jammed Friday everiihg, nor was the 
inside of the theatre more than 
.thi-eerquarteris . filled. Appairently 
that uiuavbr^ble publicity on the re- 
.t]um hop had even , more disastrous 
effect thah was at first realized. 
RUinors. of ;a battle With Merrill, the 
pilot, arid: the subsequent scrap 
Richrii^n had with a N.; Y. riews^ 
pBpermain seeriii to have taken their 
.•toll.. ■■ ■ 

As a . straight singer . Richman is 
, still a strong entertainer. He's also 
going in for coriiedy, even tickling 
. the Ivories, a bit, something he has 
seldom: done since he played the 
piano for Mae West, way back when. 
He had to beg off at this catching, 
after three- encores. . 

Rest of the State's show is straight, 
though imdistirigiiished, variety. 
Opener is the Virgiriia Bacon, Falla 
.jSiisteirs flash. With Blanche liewis, a 
snappy hoofer, assisting, Miss Bacon 
goes in for toe work, while the Falla 
Sisters seriously blCnd . irtbdernistic 
With acrobatic diancirig and barely 
get. away with it.- Act is well draped 
and costumed. 

Gali Gall, sleight-of-hand: artisti is 
in New »ACt's; . He is this, show's 
deucer. ahd okay. Third come Stone 
and Lee," standard mixied comedy 
tearii, whose hiurior is.>toO standard 
for modem consumption. Most of 
their jgags are toO Oldi though the 
femme!s interview is still good for 
some ■ laughs. She gives the mob a 
peep at a ; swell pair of gariis for a 
dancing blow-off, which affords ah 
applause exit.., 

Honey Troupe is in the Closing 
slot behirid Richmari . with thieir 
tumbling and teeterboard- Work. 
Mixed sextet " is yourig and works 
fast arid jsnioothiy to good results. 

$crio. 

MET, BOSTON 

Boston, 

Phil Baker tops the current show, 
and,, although he is drawing fair 
trade .on strength of his ether build- 
.up, he. will add few followers on the 
strength of his offering here. Baker 
js pretty vy^eU known around these 
parts and so are most of hiis gags by 
Mow, ■'' ■■. ■ ■ .. 



Tij -.-^ , McNaughton and Agnes 
Mporhead assist him. The whole 
JW" would be hardly more informal 
" the trio mouthed their lines while 
sipping lemonade in a lawn swing, 
uaker and Beetle are two smart 
™Pers (not to mentiQn Bottle) 
*2rK^^?« they put their heads to- 
f,fi ^"1.?^" *"^'ri out some smart stuff 
^^'^'O' They should do the same 
xor a live audience in Bo.ston. 
bevea Gil, from the G\x\i Radio 1 



company, suppqrt the bill with pleas- 
ant harmOriizing" of pops. Pete, 
Peaches and Duke add needed zip 
to a slow-paced unit With their su- 
perb precision taps and challeriges. 
TTie Berriards arid -^hi^ I)uv$ls get 
plenty laughs; iri a-'gObfy sessiori of 
hoke modern dancing; 

Line girls . open with a top hiat 
number that is just an opener, but 
later offer a beautiful b&llet ori 
'Tales from the Vlenna^Woods* that 
registers heaivily. ... 
^_Lightihg is Outstanding all through 
the show, and scenic woTk rates a 
hod,- 

Scrieen has 'Hideaway Girl* (Par). 

..Fox* 

MICHIGAN^ DETROIT 

Detroit, Dec., 4. 
After coupla weeks with: unitS: arid 
bands, Michigan C6ri\es through cur- 
rently with another Howard Pierce- 
built show and it has plenty of merit/ 
Headii Herbert Muridi Im 
cockney Character who's making his 
first p.a. 'J' more thari five years; 
and backed up with Neila Goodelle^ 
a plenty ifty warbler from the 
ether; the Stewart Morgan adagio 
dancers, Who click here often; Vox 
and ■ Waltei-s, ventriloiquists, and 
Revel; Baxter : and "Dean, knock- 
abouts. 

Nicely staged,, and With more than 
the usual emphasis On settings, show 
runs about 50 minutes, plus a p6p 
overturie under Ediiard Worrier's 
baton and featuring Bobby Verhon> 
singer. M.c. duties handled, by Mede 
Clark, organist. 

. Show is olf to a hangup start, with ' 
Revel; Baxter and Dean, trio oif petr 
sonable males, contributing roUrid of 
nonsense, miri»icry :and ' instrument-, 
playing that sets well. Miss GOodelle. 
deUCe. proves to be both eyeful and 
earfui; Her charige of pitch for vari- 
ous tunes gets out of line on at least 
one' of her riiimbers, biit, on the 
whole she'd be Welcome, on any bill. 
She pi-oves her Versatility with three 
diversified ntimbers, first 'De^Lovely,' 
then .'Way You Look Tonight' (while 
.^he' also . pounds the ivofies)j arid 
finally -Mr. Paginirii.' The second 
type is her best bet 

Vox and Walters, male and femme 
ventriloquist, , pull a wide variety of 
stunts with their 'boy' and 'girl' 
dummies, including singing. Whis- 
tling, dancing and cryinjg. But why 
Miss Walters should spoil an othei"- 
Wise fine' act With some silly hbofirig 
at the; wrong time is a big question. 
. ; Preceding Mundin^ house runs a 
big puff -up ori screeri concerning his 
par.ts . in various flickers, topped- off 
With a scehe frorti 'Mutiny ori the 
Bounty* and 'Tarzan Escapes,* in 
both of - which Mundin app9are(l re-" 
cently. Mundin rionchalantly hip- 
pity-hops on stage and proceeds to 
tell coupla jokes, following which he 
te-Cnacts bit from 'Cavalcade,' iri 
which he had ., role of 'Bridges,* a 
butler, Short scerie, aided by a nice 
settingj is okay.. Mundin's wife, an- 
other woman and a child, also take 
part. Mundin then' renders, a nifty 
bit, tagged, 'a cockney impression of 
what took place before Waterloo.' 

Closirig cog is allotted the Stewart 
Morgan^ dancers, three brawny riiiailes 
and a petite girl, who perform 
numerous adagiO. bits that click 
plehty: A huge fountain and. riicely 
.set .garden aid lustre. 

Show backed up by 'Go West; 
Young Man* (Par). House well filled 
early Friday, evening. ' Pete. 

GAPltOL, WASH. 

Washington, Dec. 5. 
irst all-colored, revue to play 
mainsterii in six rnonths is providing 
fpotlight. fare this wCek, Show W^s 
thrown together especiially for this . 
engageriient, the headii the! 
Waters; quitting her regular imit to 
fulfill local booking. 

Phil Lampkiri,' house maestro, 
opens stage ; PP'>ion with Irish over- 
ture, first pit .riusiCal effort, in three 
weeks, due t series , of orgarilpg:s and : 
community, sings. 

Lucky Millinder's ..band, -; WhiCh 
works upstage throughout ... show, 
.ipperis 'with hot' introduction arid, fol-' 
lows With siriooth iarrarigement . ,pf 
'Stardust;' using Chiick Richards, 
vocalist. -.Conway arid iParks next on; 
with flash strutti . trucking arid 
pantomime that wi two encores.; 

Band takes over With 'Algiers' 
Stomp,' .^resent^d as composed , by 
band's third trumpeter, iand straight 
version of 'Caroline,^ sung in glee 
club, fashion with entire band, .down- 
stage arid no, accoriipaniment. Ar- 
rangement; is hoked at. finish with 
few 'yeah-man's' which don't. help ;it 
any. 

Band sbcks.^Ride, Red, Ri ,' which 
gives simple introduction • . EthVl 
Waters hy Millinder a contrast that 
Is effdctive. Scrim goes dpWn be- 
tween band and Waters, a? she goes 
into polished yeVsiori of 'Dinah.' 
Dolled up in evening gown and work- 
ing front inike with .baby spot, 
Waters 'rtiris through 'Ain't Gonna 
Sin No More,' 'It Takes a Good 
Womati'. to .KC.ep a Man at Home* 
(which had. to be cleianed, up. plenty ), 
'Stor Weather' and 'Am I Blue?' 

Four tep Brothers are on for lhs 
fi ish with whirlwind of : taps. 
■- 'Our Relations' (MG). 

Cra'i 



ROXY, N,Y, 

Usual" 190 miniites flat Without^ a 
stop watch iri the dark. Performance 
includes tTniverisal's iest ;GirI 
in the Wbrld,' a Sli-riiinute short 
about the -G'l^sn, a colored cartoon 
and' the doings oil the stage. Any- 
how, if seems like 180 minutes, r 
more. 

; Bob Hall is the headii With 
the aid of .the Ipiidspeaker syatem 
he manages, to .make his . convcr.ia- 
tlonal rhyines about people in' the 
audience' carr-y through the big 
house. Where talk- is always' toiigh. 
Hall has been doinct this routirie for 
as many.- years as the. Roxy has had 
ushers,: And" the customary irony 
ocCurs^it's .new again. \ Audierice 
reaction wias of .never-saw-such- 
a-thing-before variety. But he 
couldn^t -make .i them' laugh, eriough 
to get much applause. He wa§ ac- 
cepted as • a freak. ' Hall needs bet- 
ter .riiaterial. 

Paul Rariios and his Midigets are 
the applause-getters of : the bill, . . 

Prodiictibn numbers fail - to stir 
enthusiasm. Chorines are - just .do- 
ing a walk-through. They walk 
through . waltzes, tangoes and what- 
nots. Three -sets' of ballroom dancers, 
all .routi , ■ work " this- layout,. 
Chorus coriies back in and walks 
through a fia* drill.' . , . 

Ben Yost and Cbllegians glee-crub 
a hit and the basso of the outfit 
holds .ia note for 45. seconds. ■ That's 
a' stunt foi' you. 

After the^ niewsi-eel Ford Bond 
comments on the riews. Mi's,: Siriip- 
ison, fjf course. Bob Hall also .gives 
the royal romance due' ttent.ioh. 

Land, 



PALACE, CHICAGO 

Chicago, Dec. 4. 
- Curreritly there's another show on 
this stage which doesn't . add up. to 
ariything; It - lacks : finish, exparise 
and bulk. It, like most of the shows 
in this house, doesn't raite for prCsen- 
tatiori with such second-rate hoiises- 
as the State-Lake ariil Oriental. The 
Palace is supposed to be the flag-, 
ship Of RKO in the midwCst; the 
showcase . of . the circuit in this enr 
tire .territory ; yet it's booked like a . 
two-bit ink-^pOt. 

They, stick twO acts in a vaude 
line-up and then • switch to a. band 
show for., the Waller oxchestra 
shindig:. Opening is another one . of 
those femme skatirig acts,, the Six 
Marvels, such as -are turned put lilce 
sausages from .that town in Indiana. 
Six girls spinning in regulation 
whirls on- roller-skates. Okay for 
the smaller houses, but not for the 
Palace. Cookie Bowers is a life- 
saver in the deuce with his standard 
^mimicking routine. But that is all 
.there is to the vaude; Then comes 
the Waller, act and so to the audience 
it is jiist three acts. .I'he public 
doesn't know running time and spie- 
cialty acts. 

Waller himself is an. example . Of 
how one gesture can ruin an act.. 
Waller' opened to: a receptibn arid 
he looked a Cinch with the audience 
ready to- ,^at out of his, hand. But 
at the conclusion of his first rium- 
ber,^ Waller did something that was 
inexcusable ^and the audience iced 
up immediately.: He' took his hand- 
kerchief and wiped himself under, 
his arms and topped, it off .by iriakr 
ing a pass at another part of his. 
anatomy. It. Was. an ill-considered 
gesture and it took this entire length 
of the reriiainder of the act to get 
the audience loosened up again. 

Three acts work in front of band; 
a' trio of pretty fair hoofers in the 
Lang Sisters, a : whirlwind hotcha 
singer, Myra Johnson, w.ho;^ets mofe 
out of her bumps and gi'inds than 
from her pipes, and Chuck and 
t hUckles for some cross-fire talk and. 
eccentric dancing. In . between the 
Waller orchestra swing-times satis- 
f ictorily. . ' 

..Entire act is hurt by the careless- 
ness of the settings arid the .presen- 
tation.., A cheap drop in the back- 
ground is all there ' to dress uP 
the' .stage. Hardly suitiable :for a 
hoxise that gets 75c arid .which tries 
to ' catei* to the' smartest; , crowd , in, 
'towni- " 

Picture is 'Smartest Girl in Town' 
(RKO). Business fair last show Fri- 
;d^y. Gold. 

AMBASSADOR, ST L. 

.■ Louis, Dec. 4. 

A new baton wielder and a hew 
rii.c. perform .creditably at Am- 
bassador cui-rently, but pit show 
lacks sustained zip : to keep it on 
■standard of •previous/Offerihgs, -For 
second consecutive week, show offers 
an impersonator, 

Al Dietzel, former band leafier at 
radio station KWK, .billed by -m'an-; 
agenient as' Al Dee, for no apparent 
reaspD, has replaced . Paul Ash' as 
baton wielder and does a nice ,iol) 
keeping the tooters in harmony. 
Ash's mantle p£ m..c. has descended 
on shoulders of George Byron, who 
now is theatre's hewstator. sonesler 
and m.c., ahd he doiss all three, thincts 
in okay f ashi , News flashes with 
which Byron Ppens 45-min, show 
are ,really late news in conti^ast to 
stale stun palmed off bh . cur;tomers 
opening night last week. After By- 
ron's effort up comss band and 
singer gives waV: to Nclson'.s Mariori- 
ette.";. From director's ti ncy . plait- 
fof m." sittess are c(l"en an open view 
of how dummie<! ..are m.iriinulated. 

jRuby Kane, theatre check room 



girl, is.givCn Chance iri next slot and 
sings . 'You Turned Tables' Ori*Me.' 
CuStoriiets called her. back for an en- 
core, Thi'ee Randall Sisters, late .'of 
'Vanities,' do some close> harmony 
that scoreis. Bill Ansbft, impersona-, 
torj roundls oiit . the show. Ben Ber- 
nie, Amos 'n Andy, et al., but makes 
mistakes When responding to ericore 
does a Joe Penner impersonation 
with Byron aidiiig and .abetting. 
This ' effort was less effective ; than 
that , done by Jackie Green the . pre- 
vious week. Screen holds 'Pennies 
from :Hea:veri' (Col). Biz- good. 

Sahu. 



TOWER, KX. 

Kansas City, 

Last week the Tower, having hit 
on the sought for cpmb'inatipn of 
good pic and good vaiide, pulled up 
With best gross in many months. 
B, 0. looks for a tumble currently 
from last week's high,' but will still 
manage, an average take. Pic is 
'Luckiest Girl' t(U) with FOx newis. 
Flesh section is undistinguished,- b,ut 
it adds up to 45 minutes of pleasant 
entertainment and moves fast enough 
to give the illusion that things are 
better than they: really are. ',- 

Two local lads, Ted. and Al Wald- 
man, who strayed from these pas- 
tures some time., ago, are headlining 
with their blackface routine. Their 
patter is inclined to lag. They use 
a jew.'s harp and a harmonica 'with 
fair results. \' 

Buck Ward goes pretty^ whimsical 
With his barnyard imitations and 
hardly has, enough . for -a single. He 
works fast, however, and scrams 
early, which is to his credit, 

TheKeene Twins, gal a'cro-hoofefs, 
with Vic and LaMarr; male dittoes, 
are ori early setting a bris}c pace. 
The turn goes' at top: speed, all the 
way. Nothing riew in their 'flips, 
leaps and somerslaults,.%brit nicely 
done. Payees doled this-tuni the best, 
mitt at show caught. .. - 
. The tyros, ten-year-old riiale-twi , 
do some rhythm tapping .arid pipe a 
pop tune. Costuming of the pa}r 'is 
brutal. ' : . ■ ' ' 

Lester Harding, m.c, gesticulate!! 
a couple of songs garnering nice re- 
tutes. The line, (10) is seen iri three 
routines. Last .appeararice finds two 
of the youngsters, Mary Minor and 
Gloria Fox, out in front .with sOme 
splendid high kickirig. ' Hoyt. 

STANLEY, PITTS. 

Pittsburgh,^ Dec, 4. . 
. Emphasiize the French billing, sti'ck 
blowups of -a Coiiple of good.!looking 
nudes iri the lobby . and the . lokyokes 
are practically a pushover. /They've 
been burned a. couple ,6f ' tijnes by. 
turks capitalizing on the Parisian in- 
fluence, ..but they always cori^e back 
for more. This tinie their patience 
and confidence' are ..rewarded, for 
Clifford C. Fischer's 'French' Casino 
revue; 'Folies . Parisieririe* " the 
goods. 

This is the. unit th#t clqsed on 
Broadway last of August arid -opens 
Jan.* 15 at Miami's' French' 'Casino, 
and it had *em all fighting for front 
seats this afternoon, which is/ the 
tip-off., Nudity, however, has been 
curtailed a bit for the road^ biit 
there's still enough, of it present': to 
serid the mob'away talkirig, arid , that 
should 'pt'oduce. *. 

Show's the best Of this type to play 
here since first 'Folies Bergere'- unit 
'Hello, Paris,' almost two years ago. 
That was also a Fischer show and 
probably topped currCrit reVue by a 
slight riiargin in both production arid 
talent. Even so, 'Folies Parisierine' 
is. a luscious, good-looking and nOvel 
entertairiment that smacks consist- 
ently of the Continent and they're 
growirig to like it in these diggings. 

Consumes exactly an hour and . it's 
slap-bang all the way through, with 
only an Occasional Soft spot, These 
Were technical faults, however., With, 
some of the lighting, chiefly iri the 
undraped numbers, ' faltering and 
leaving thbse well at the back in the 
dark literally , and figuratively,. Ariy- 
way, Why a cloudy dark blue spot 
for a near-nude? It's • hurley cue's 'old 
strip-tease system on an artistic 
plane;, and payees, can't be blamed if 
they partially resent it. . 

Production numbers all high class, 
with stand-outs . the League of . Na- 
tions-mask ballet,- the Montniartre 
scene and the accordion - ensemble, 
Specialists, with exception of next- 
torclosirig Four Craddocksi are 
cloaked in anpnymity. although 
there's a femme who serves as sori 
of an m.c. " HoWeVer, she down't 
bother to. announce the acts biit 
merely identifies the big splashes. 

Unidentified: pantomimist •who tOys 
with a balloon and then dPes sonrie 
high-class hoke with a sawdust 
Apache gets early section off to brisk 
start and' there's very little let-do.wn 
after that. Satirical adagio trio.' of 
Gene. DeQuincey and Lewis, scores 
at end Of League : of Nations routine 
and classy ballroom dance team of 
Roselean and Seville gets attention 
in their two ajppearancCs. 

Out-and-out sockos. however, were 
the dog. Red Dust, who had a tough 
time getting away, ahd Craddocks. 
comedy acrobats and tumbler.^, who 
even had to. break into befjinning of 
finale for another bow. Scarcely a 
line of dialo«j in- the entire hour, 
f Jiving the Stanley stirictly an .. eye 
treat for a change, and mob ate it 
up. 

. Screen has 'Smartest GirJ ih Town' 
(RKO). Downstairs .just abotit ca* 
pacity at getav/ay,- with ..balcpriy 
oom^ortablv fill'^d. Best open in site 
has, had in months, Cohen. 



HIPP, BALTIMORE 

Baltimore, Dec, 

•T'neodora Goes Wild' (Col ) is stayr 
ing for a second stanza on ibc.,spPol9. 
this week, but new stage, exhibit has 
come in, having been booked be- 
fore film's. h.o. was decided u 

The unit; 'Circus de Paree' is the 
first show of. sort to touch town this 
season. Unit" is the ^Jumbo' idea 
patternisd to the pocketbook of the 
vaude. theatre. Show has flash arid 
solid entertaiririieht right across the 
board. Turns are , so spotted, and 
staging so snappy that there isn't a 
moment lost in the 54 mins. One 
definite lack is isiniging, of Which, 
there is none, but when caught au- 
dience did not seem to miss it much. 

Verh Correau and his tWP yOung 
sons do tumbling and teeterboard- 
ing: Six Saxonettes are, as many 
lassies puffing saxes; Larimer and 
Hudson, Vet turn of cyclists, swam 
over strongly as always here. Flor- 
ence Hin'Low on performarice is an 
excellent acrO -contortion dancer, 
and her Chinese nationality Is a nov- 
elty that swells her effectiveness. ' 

Robert Du Pont fits in neatly with 
his juggling; ditto Vioietta Rooks* 
headstands ori a revolving triapeze 
bar. The big-billed feature of unit 
is MUe^ Mazone!s: veil dance in cagfif 
where seven liops perch. 

Line of 16 ataittS: off show with a 
particularly lively drill, and several 
other routiries romped off at inter- 
vals down the. show are each rather - 
well wi-ought, BiUie Carr rih<»mjjst- 
ers in the accepted istyle. ' Befl. 



EMBASSY^ N. Y. 

(NEWSBEELS) 

King Edward of England arid'. 
Mrs. SimpspDt or his throne? That's 
the burning questi the nCwsreels 
speculate this week. Pathe 

asks: ,:Wally jpir a throne?, Fox- 
Movietone blares forth about the ~ 
crisis in' Britain. Between the tWO 
reels it's the facts as closely as cam- : ' 
eras can record ' therii' and, more to ■ 
the point, perhaps, it's box^fllce.- 

Both Pathe and its contempor- 
ary. Movietone, dig up recent pic- 
tures of the headline ' King. Former 
gets a fociis on the>Dt(ke and Duch- 
ess of York, riossibli!" successors, ipi 
the throne, while Fox digs into the - ' 
files for copy, on the riionarch when' 
he' was the Prince of Wales arid,; 
in compdny of Mrs, . Sirimson, was ori 
a vacation iri the Mediterranean. 
Several stills of the American . di- 
vorcee are cut in. . 

Much on China and: its riiore ag- 
gressive Nipponese rival is at the, 
front of this . .week's, 'irjcither enter- 
taining show. Why it. is necessary 
to screen both the tliiiVersal and 
News of the Day mates-ial bp China's 
preparation of youth for war is ■ 
sbthething the reels theraseives will ; 
never . know. Nor. . why, farther 
down,, pictures ori "the return of 
Russian fliers to . Moscow, after" . 
5,400-mile flight over airctic wastes, 
must be used twice. Both Par and 
Fox sent in material on this and 
both are used. Embassy repeats this 
way much too often.;. . ■ ; 

On ton - of the Chinese War striit 
arid the Russian, air tests, also smell- 
ing Of guh'-powder ianticioatioriiit, the 
Emb .points to Japan, where forces 
aye marshalled for war ftaineti and, 
in Tokyo, a gorgeous riew cani^l is 
ooehed. Pleasant relief is the "ar- 
rival of skating and skiing fashions, 
iri which a skating act does the 
modelirig. This might almost call 
for a New Act notice. - 

As per usual, considerable in the . 
field of - sports, helps .to fill the biU. 
There is a - three^ilshion billiard 
tournament in Chicago; diviri*? at 
Palm Springs, Cal.; fwo wi^estlingf 
matches, one Which gets lauphs as 
a 02i>-pounder engages in a battle 
royaj: a feeing classic in far-off. : 
Austvaliai; Jimmy Braddpck training, 
for hiis bou^ with Joe LOui':; opaning 
of six-d.av bike races fri New York; 
basketball gam^ announced by Clem 
McCarthy: and three football games, 
best of which, as to coverage, is the 
Armv-Navy contest. Pathe filmed 
t.'J<! 'un in pbnsiderabte detail. 
. Dionne <iuins, .fllriiedrit 'color -for 
the first time, are on the Pathe list 
again; this tiriie in two nilnutes of 
footarte: While the color job is none .. 
too good, being slightly misty, the 
kif^<! and Doc Dafoe aire okay, , ? 

Forost fire but in j the northwest 
is, well filmed by U while, from ,F-M»^ 
comes a Clever compilation under 
the he?d of . Names in the News. 
Briefly the cameras rest uPon vari-: 
pus individuals, ishot silently, who 
have figured i current or recent 
neV/s. . siich as John R'n«lirig and 
Zaharoff who died, Lord and Lady 
Astoiv Gov; Hoffmin. F.'J»»ar Hoover 
and. John Boettiff'^r.s. ^Ipci- 
dentpV*/. ah :iridir«ition of- what poi- 
son the : nariiie; Hearst ir. to some , 
.nev/rrr-ei fans was reflected Friday 
night in the «»entle hissing that mere 
mention of thft publ'-'he- hmf^ht in 
eo"".';ntion with -the TJnCt.ti'Ten rlio,' . 

Thfih Fiction' (TTV fills 
out the hour's show. Char, 

Iran- y Bums Back In N. Y/ 

1-ry Burns, the I-ti w-you-tbuch 
standard vaude act, is in New York 
from the Coast for the first time ill, 
nearly a year, Italian dialectician re- 
m(^\ns sst until over tho holidays,-. 

Burns has -been working in pix. m 
Hollywood* 



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EUGENE PALIETTE 

HIliN WESTUY ARTHUR TRMCHfR 
J. EDWARD BRaMBEItG • ASTRID AUWYN 

Directed by WUIiom A. Seiter 
Associate producers: B. G. DeSylva, Earl Carroll, 
Harold Wilson • Screen play by William Conselman, 
Arthur Sheekman, Nat Perrin • Story by Sam Engel 

Dorryl F. Zanuck, In Charge of Production 



"LLOYDS" COMPLETE SELL-OUT 1st 2 WEEKS ASTOR & CARTHAy CIRCLE! 



Wednesday, December 9, 1936 



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VARIETY 



19 



Syia Placements 

,, Hollyv>''ood, Pec. 8. : 

Paul Hatvey>: Ai -Wag^^^^ 
Bly^ne directing, 'M Hours 

^oby Wing, Herman firix, Trixie 
^riKanza^Bob McLuhgt Basil Dickey 
gipiig, ^Sllks and Saddles/ Vic- 

^*^lter McGraili Muriel vans, 
i)unciin Behialdo, Incase; Imer 
Clifton directing,' Laps to G0|! 

^iSS^^iSdi^ 'Pick a Sit^ 

Stymie .Beard, Our Gang short, 

^wliiai^d Robertson, Bejrt Banlbn, 
G«tt'gfe O'Brien, Watd Bond, Robert 
Eihtnett O'Conhor, 'Park Aye^ Log- 
ger,' Hirllmah. 

■Kenneth Howell, Grace Hale, 
Teddy ; Silva, Paul Stantbn, Maiiriy 
Harmon, Jules Molnar, David New 
ell, Robert Eminett 0'C6nnor, Wade 
BoteleiTj- Ted Oliver, Ferdinand 
Munier, Eddie Kane, Claude King, 
Edward Hearn, Maxine. Elliott Hickis, 
*A iStar Is Born/ S-1, 
. RoUo Llbydv. Joe Bernard, 'History 
Is Made at Night,' Wahger, 

Kafl Brown. Hiiitbh Smith scri - 
ing, *Tw6 VShlall Meet,' Zeldman. 

George Eldredge, . Lloyd Hughes; 
'Saddle Your Blues,' Burr, 
, Raphael Bennett, ^Battle of Greed/ 
* Crcscciitr*'' 

Paula Stoiie, Andy Clyde, Pranfc 
Coghlan, Roland Reid directing, 'Red 
tights Ahead/ Chesterfield. 

Harlan Briggs, Clarence ■ Wilson, 
iGeoi^ge Davis, Guy Bates Post; Henry 
Rdijuemorie. Robert C. Fisher, Don 
Cossack Chorus,: Frank , Sheldon, 
Harry Davenport, Howard Hickman, 
iHarry Haydeh, . Charles Halton, 
' Ephgenie Gostigliana, Edgar Norton, 
Slghiund Rumann, Gararo Stagholi, 
Belle Mitchell, Jans Jovy, 'Maytime,' 

Nieil Fitzgerald, Brandon Tynan, 
Ctauford l^ent, 'Parnell,' MG. 

.Nigiel Brucct. JPrahk Mayo, Benita 
Hume, Aileen Prihele, Ralph Forbies, 
7h6 Last ot Mrsii Cheney/ MG. 

Nat. Pendleton; Bob Perry, Larry 
jlcGrath. Henry Kblker, "Under 
. Cover of Night.' MG. 
. I^prman Willis. Muririay Alper, Ed- 
win Msbtwell, 'Tpirture Money/ MG 
short. ' . 

Tim Henni 'Dangerous Corner/ 
MG. 

• William Royle, Ilddy Wallet^^Max 
Hbffman, Jr., ^Siecret Agent X-9/ U. 

(Dusty) Ivan Mnier, iJlisha Cook, 
Jr., 'I Hate. Horses.' U. 

Robet't ^^razeir, 'Left-Handed Law,' 

V,.:. . . . •■ 

starling Holloway, Millard ym 
cent, Jay Eaton. Bill Durea, Ralph 
McCulIough, Arthui" Hoyt, Jack 
Kemiy. Charles . Regan, Edgar Alan, 
De Wolf Hopper, Beh Taggart, James 
. Moiton. Jack Daley, Walter Clinton, 
Frank Meredith, Bud Weisser, Harry 
Ahtiersbh; LiidWig Lowe, Jack Eagan^ 
Irving Pichel, Jack Smith, Dean 
Benton. . Jack " Mii^ton, 'Joi the 
Marines/ ■ Rep. 

"Louis Morrelli EdwiO . Stanley, 
Nicholas Nelson^ Herbert Weber, 
John Dilson, Roger Williams, Walter 
Clinton. Henry Hale, De Wolf Hop- 

ESr, Eva McKenzie, Frank Brown, 
[aroid and Harry Degaro, A. R. 
Haysel; Harrison Greene. . 'Dick 
Tracy,' Rep. 

Hal Yates, untitled 
original. Rep. 

V radley .Page, Aggie Herring.. Bar- 
ney Furey, 'Once Over Lightly,' 
RK0. 

Tom Lehnon. ladys , 
^Woirien Are Poison/ RKO. 
. Phillip Morris, Pete Rasch. Harry 
Smeels, Bifd Fine; 'Michael Strogoff,' 
RKO. 

_. Jphn Hiestahd,; JRex King, Fetn 
Emm atti 'Coast Patrol/ RKO. 

Walter Coy, Diana Gibson, Gordbn 
Jpniss. Vinton Hawbrth, George . Irv- 
ing;' Frank. - M: Thomas, Constance 
Waith; EdVvard Killy directing, 'Miss 
Customs Agent,' RKP- 

Charles King, Biflr Montana, Ed- 
die Kan^,- Jaiy Eaton, Don Rowan, 
Grace Hale,- Charles Judels; Nick 
Copeland. dialog diriectbr, 'When's 
Your : Birthday,' Lbew. ■ 

Harold KUSeU. screien play, 'Take 
a Number,' RKO. 

Arthur Sheekman script! 'Super 

leuth.' RKO. 

Nick. Copelahdi . 
titled brigihal,,Loew. 

Maidel Turner; Jack Clark, .Evelyn 
MulhiiU. Clara Sherman, Stuart 
Hall, Major McBride, James Ford, 
Vincent Romain, George Humbert. 
A. iS;, Byron, Edwin Maxwell, 'Love 
Is News/ 20-F; 

Harvy Stiibbs, E.. , Charles 

WiUiiim, . George 'Mr. 
Jericho,' 20rFi 

Gtibrgle Cooper. Harry radley, 
'Off to the Races,' 20^F. , 

Chick Chandiier, Benny Bartlett, 
"Time Out for Romance.' 20.F. 
. -John Harrington,^ Sinione Imph, 
James Stuart, Brian Dbnlevy. Gale 
Sonder.gaaird, ictor.. Killian, Edward 
Brbmberij. regoiry > Ratoff , John 
Qualen, Thbinas Beck, Mady Chrisr 
tianj; HenriiT King directing, 'Seventh 
Heaven/ '20-F. 

Alan Dinehai t, Gebrge Givot, J ohn 
Harrinrjtoh, Helen Flint, Arthur 
Treacher; Eugene Ford directing, 
*Steij Lively, Jeeves/ 20-F. 
- John -Harrington, 'Nancy Steele Is 
Missing/- 20-F. 

_ J^mes Tinling directing; Kubec 
Gla^man - scripting, ^Midnight Taxi,' 

Tr.^vbr ring Me His 

ai's/ Par, 

■ Jost'pH Schildkraut, Tully Miar- 
•hall. Monte Blue, Coli Kenny, i 




vance 





; . Hollywood. Dec. 8. 

Despite the fact that only five new features were jjlaced TiefQre the 
,0aineras l<ist week/ protlutiion activittf hotered ' around not jnal, with a 
slight increase of one picture in. work over thel preceding week. Pictures 
taketh out of the cutting room and previewed totaled 10, leaving a balance 
0/ 71 in that departnient dwditing final clipping to be shipped eastward 



for release. . 

Although Bl pictures driB being readied to go before the cameras, pres* 
eht starting schedules indicate a mil^ slowing up of activity until after 
the holidays. This curtailment will continue until the middle of January 
when alt majors arie expected to re-start heavy produdiion. 



work: 
PROMISE TO PAY,' 



re- 



Three ipi work, live editing, five preparing. In 

'INTERLUDE,' reported VARiEty, Oct. 14; 'I; I 
ported Nov. 11; Started , last week:> 

•RAIDING GUNS/ produ<jed by Harry Deckeri directed by Leon 
Barchai no writing credits. Cast: Ghalrles Starrett, Peggy Stratford, 
Charles Middletbh. Edk LeSaint,.Ted Oliver^ Lou Meehan, Alan Sears, Jack 
Rockwell, James DeLeong; Ed Peil, Sr., Art Mix, Mastbn Williams, Eddie 
Hearn. .. 

Story depicts Charles Starrett, college chap, visitihg his brother iri th<5 
west. He finds brother dying from stab WQunds. Starrett sets out tb 
locate ;"murderer."' ,. Visits neighboring ranch, owned . and operated by a 
cripple in a wheel chair. Suspicion points to him biit Starrett finds the 
cripple is using the wheel chair as a subterfuge to Cover up his bperatibns 
as leader fo^; band ol' rustlers. . 

Readied to start; 'LOVERS ON PAROLE/ ' ."WHETHER 
OR NO/ apd 'WOMEN ARE TROUBLE.' 



Eight in work/ six editirigj 12 preparing. In work: 

'MAYTIME,* reiported Variety, Sept. 2; 'A DAY AT: THE RACES/ re- 
ported Sept. 16; 'CAPTAINS CpURAiGEOUS/ reported Oct..?; 'SINNER 
TAKE ALL/ reported Nov. 11; TARNELL/ reported Nov. 18; 'FICk A 
STAR/ reported Nov. 25; 'LAST OF MRS. CHEYNEY/ : and ^UNDER 
COVER OF NIGdT,^ reported Dec. 2. Np new pictures started last week^ 

Readied to start: 'THEY GAVE HIM A GUN/ 'MAIDEN VOYAGE/ and 
•MAN OF THE PEOPLE.' 



Paramount 



Five in work,' 11 editing, eight preparing:; Ih work: . . 

'SOULS AT SEA,' 'BULLDOGG DRUMMOND'S ROMANCE/ 'SWING 
HIGH. SWI»G LOW/ and ^A DOCTOR'S DIARY/ reported Variety, 
Nov. IS, Started last week: 

'CLARENCE/ produced by general office, directed by George . Archain- 
baUd from Booth .Tarkingtoh stage play. Screen .play, Ed Lowe. Cast: 
Roscoe Karns, Charlotte WyJ^ters, Eugene. Paulette, Eleanpre Whitney, 
Johnny Downs. 

Story, from Tarkingtoh play, depicts Karns as poor sap type who, after 
being discharged from the ai:my, returns and becomes- involved in em- 
barrassing and awkward isituations until the right gal- comes along. With, 
her: advice and aid he is able to shake off his inferiority coinplex . and -re- 
claim himself. .' . ' 

Readied to start: INTERNE'S CAN'T TAKE MONEY,* 'HIGH, WIDE 
AND HANDSOME/ 'WAIKIKI WEDDING.' 'MURDER GOES TO COL- 
LEGE,^ ^TIGHTWAD/ and 'DANGER: MEN WORKING.^ 



RKO-Radio 



Three in work, 11 editing, 12 preparing. In work: 

'WE, THE JURY,' repbrted Nov. 18; 'MICHAEL STROGOFF/ reported 
Nov. 25, and 'ONCE OVER LIGHTLY/ reported Dec. 2. No hew pictures 
stfinrtGd Isst ' week ■' 

Readied to start: 'R6bBER BARONS/ 'ESC ADRILLE.r 'MISS CiUStOMS 
AGENT/ ^CONVENTION IN CUBA,' ^SATISFACTION OUABNTEED,' 



Herbert Cliftbn, Stanley Andrews, 
Harry Carey, Olympe Bradha, Paul 
Fix, 'Souls at Sea/ Par, 

Ruth Warren, Billy Mahah, 'A 
Dbctpr'$ Diary,' Par. ^ 

Cbiin Kenny, Ernie Stanton, Henry 
Mowbray; 'Bulldog Drummohd's Ro- 
mance/ Par. 

Harvey^ Stephens, George Barbier, 
'Swing Highr Swing Low/ Par, 

Inez Courtney, Charlotte Wynters, 
Johnny Downs, Eugene Pallette, 
Spring Byington; George Atchin-^ 
baud directing, 'Clarence,' Par. 

Edward Mc Wade, Ann Dvorak, 
Donald Woods, Linda. Perry, Anne 
Nagel, Gordbn Olivei-, Tom Ken- 
nedy; Helen McKeJlarv Johnny Her- 
ron, Craig Reynolds, Miria McKinney, 
George LlOyd. 'Case of the Stutter- 
ing Bishop,*^ WB. 

Harlan Tucker, Walter Miller, 
•Slini;' WB. 

Bob Murphy, 'Love Begins,' WB. 

Armahd Kaliz, Cai*los San. Martin. 
•The King and the Chorus Girl/ WB. 

Ricardo Cbrtez, Anita ' Louise, 
Henry O'Neill. 'The Go-iGetter,' WB. 

Jimmy Aubrey. Colin Kenny. Ivan 
iSimpson, Will. Stanton, 'The Prince 
and the Pauper,' WB; 

Jane Wymah, Hugh Herbert. Frank 
McHugh. 'Mijrry the Girl,' WB. 
: Lillie. Hayward, screen play; 'She 
Hired a Husband.' WB. '■ ^ ^ 

Michael Curtiz . directing, : 'The 
Gentleman from Kimberley/, WB. 

William Dieterle directi 'Truth 
Is on, the March,' WB. . 

A/anda 'Tuchbck scriptihg 'Artists 
and Models,' Par. ' " 

Malcblm .'Stiiart Boylan scripting 
'the Tightwad/ Par. ; ■ 

Francis Sayles. , Ben Hendricks, 
Estelle Ettaire. Jack Cliffbrd. J^m- 
mett Vegan. Phillip Trent; Gladys.. 
Gale. Homer Dickenson, Ray Stew- 
art, George French, Captain Mpffetl, 
Jim Cohnors; Beatirice Curtis, Mar- 
tha Tibbetti, NeH Ray; 'I Promise to 
Pav.'. Col. ■ - \ 

Charles Starrett, .Peggy Stratford. 
Chaiies Middletori, Ed Le Saint; Ted 
Oliver.' L^h Meeban, . Alari r Sears. 
Jack Rockwellv James B. Lbohe* Ed 
Peil. Sr.,: Art Mix. Miaston Williaitis,- 
Ethan Laidlaw. Eddie. Hearh, E. L. 
Dalei 'Raiding Guns,' Col. ■ 
; Harvey Lesch. Otto Frei , Adblph 
Millar, Nadine Dore, Mildred Clare, 
Day^ O'Brien, Robert Linden, Ed-- 
Ward Keane, Beaudine Anderson, 
Bill Williams. Ed Mull; Bert Young, 
Jerry ■ UhUch, Charles Hamilton; 
Gene Morcari. Ruth Hilliard, Dick 
Buck, Frank Van, 'Interlude/ Col. 



Rbbierts Two-Reeling 

Hollywood, ; 8. 

Charles Roberts has been set by 
RKO. to direct next sWries of Superba 
shorts, two-reel cbmedies.tb be made 
under supefvisibn oi. J|t^rt Gilrby. 

Production on- first of series starts 
this week, with Billy Gilbert, playing 
lead part. 



STUDIO CONTRACTS 

Hollywood, Dec. 8. 

George Sanders linked to. termer 
at 20tH-Fbx. 

Marc Lawrence pacted by Coluni-.' 
• bia; 

Catherine Tiirhey sailCd to new 
writing deal at, Metro. 

•Jack Haley handed new termer at 
20th-Fbx. ; 

Roach sighed June Ray for stretch. 
. Termer given Raymond Hatfcon at 
Warners. 

Walter Wanger on 
Pat Paterson, 

Columibia handed lake 
writing bact. 

Ferdinand Rehyer bound to Para- 
mount on writing deal. 

Ternier banded Frank Faylen at 
Warners.. - 

Warners handed Johnny Harroh a, 
termer,. 

20th-FQX ;tied to 
year. Writing deal. 

Metro sealed Jeff .Moffitt ; to, term 
writing deal. ■ 

Finishing contract at Metro, Jean 
Hershblt moves over'tb 20th-^I'px oh 
year deal.: : . 

Dorothy McNulty termed at Metro, 

Option on Hugh Cummings, direc- 
tor, lifted at •Warners. 
/ . Emanuel Cohen tied Robert 
. win to.' ternier, 

Metro picked - 
" ehce Rice. 

3T0RY BUYS 

'Hollywood, Dec. 

Buck Jones bought Arthur Henry 
Gooden's novel, 'Smoke Tree. Range,' 

Marcia Davenport's *0f Lena 
Geyer*^ purchased by Columbi . 

Jed Buell took option On original, 
'Cabellero/ written by Fred Scott, 
.western, abtbr; 

'Atbuse and Beware/ by MacKr - 
lay Kahtbri;sbld. t<y .'M0tr.Q., . , , 

Radio purchased 'A- Bridge i the 
Sky/ original by Grace Norton. 



•WINGS OF MERCY/ 'OUTCASTS OF POKER, FLAT/ 'STEPPING TOES,^ 
^SHE STAYED FOR HER SUPPER.' 'WOMEN ARE POISON/ and 'EASY 
GOING/ 




Two in work, four editing.. 10 preparing. In work: 
' 'JOIN THE MARINES/ reported Variety, Nov. 25. Started last week:' 

'BABt-^Z bad men/ produced by a. W^Hackel. Directed by Sam 
Neufield. Original, Jaiie Olsen; screen play, Rbyv Luby; Cast: Johnny 
Mack Brown.. Lbis January, Tbm London; Frank LaRue, Ernib Adams, Dick 
Curtis, Milt Morartte, Jack .Rbckwell, 

. Story concerns prpsperbus ranch ' bwner ' attempting to track dbwn 
rustlers 'who cbhtinually raid his land. In playing a lone hand, he is 
found: by his ranch hands apparently- murdered and search is on for: the. 
killer. They find the ranch.owner's horse, miles away from scene of crime 
and take; up trail frbin there bm This bi'ings thern tb a lonely cabi 
Occupied by girl who refuses to. talk. Finger of suspicion is pointed, to her " 
until 'herb rides into the picture, and Clears her pf . the chirge. 

Readied to start: 'HIT THE SADDLE.' 'EVER SINCE ADAM/ ^O- 
ndANCE ON The run/ 'special orders/ 'steamboat MARY' and 
'LEGION . OF, THE DAMNED.' 



20tlhF6x 



Six in Work, .five editing/ eight preparing. In work: - 

'LOVE IS NEWS/ 'ON THE AVENUE/ and 'OFF TO THE RACES/ re« 
ported Variety. Nov. 18; fDEATH IN PARADISE CANYON' and 
'NANCY STEELE IS MISSING/ reported Dec. 2. Started last week: . 

'SEVENTH HEAVEN/ produced by Raymond Griffith, directed by Henry. 
King, stage play by Austin Strong; screen play, Melville. Baker.- Cast; 
Simohe Simon, James Stewart, J. Edward Bromberg, Gregory Ratbff, Jbhii . 
Qualen, >Vic.tor: Kilian, Gale Sondergaard. 

Story . is remake of silent .versibn prbduCed hy Fok with Jaihet Gaynor 
and Charles Farrell. .'Story Will. remain practically thfe sanie, but foir new 
dialog, ' . . ■■ • . 

Readied to start: 'STEP LIVELY, MR. 'THE LAST SLAVER;if 

and 'TIME OVT FOR ROMANCE/ 



United Artists 



Two in Work, two editing, six preparing. In work: 

'HISTORY IS MADE AT NIGHT/ reported Variety, I^Tpv. 11, and 'A. 
STAR lis BORN,' reported Nov. 18. No new.pictures started last week. 

Readied to start are: 'SUMMER LIGHTNING/ 'ADVENTURES OF. TOAf 
SAWYER/ 'STELLA DALLAS' and 'HURRICANE/ 



DmVersal 



Two in work, nine editing, eight preiMirlng. b Work:;. 

'TOP^OF THE TOWN/ repor-ted Variety, Oct 1*. and 1 HATE HORSES,* 
reported Dec. 2. No new pictures itarted last. week. ■ ■■ - 

Readied to start: 'CLASS PROPHECY,' 'WETE HAD . OUR MOMENTS,* 
'WINGS OVER HONOLULU/ '.SERVICE DE LUXE/ >LEFT-HANDED 
LAW,' 'SHORT HAUL' and 'OH, DOCTOR/ 



Warners 



Se.Ven in work, 18 editing, 12 preinring. In work: . 

'LOVE BEGINS/ reported Variety, Nov. 18; fSLIM,* 'THE KING AND 
THE CHORUS GIRL,' 'CALL IT,- A DAY/ and 'HER HUSBAND'S SECBE-/ 
TARY/. reported Nov.- 25; THE CHEROKEE STRIP/ repbrted Dec. 2. 

'CASE OF the' STUTTERING BISHOP/: produced .by Bryan Foy, Wil^ 
liam Cleinens directing, novel by Earl Stanley Gardner, screen play by 
Kenneth Gamet and Don Ryan. Cast: Donald Woods, Ann Dvorak, Anne, 
Nagel, Linda Perry. Vida Ann Bbrg, Gordon Oliver. John Halloran, Joseph 
Crehan, Edward McWade, Myra McKinney, George Lloyd. 

Story, another in series Of Gardner's mystery stories. 

Readied to start: 'THE PRINCE AND THE PAUPER,' 'THE MARKED 
WOMAN/ 'THE GO-GETTER/ 'MARRY THE GIRL/ 'THE LAST BAD 
MAN/ 'YOU HAVE TO LEARN SOMETIME/ *THE TRUTH IS ON THE 
MARCH/ 'THE DESERT SONG^ and 'DANTON.' 



PRODUCTION TABll 

(Shiqws number of pictures promised by the Various majqr produce 
mg tompames for Oie 1936-37 program and number of pictures yet 
to be produced for the 1935^36 program.) 

Number. 
otplx 

prom- Plx already FIX; Bal. to 

Produ'(cer and Ised for completed Pljt howlil^ be pat 

contributing 193$-37 XprneW' now<n cuttlhc 

.cbmpknies. season, .season.: wotk, 

'.'COLUMBIA ..;>.,,,• ■ 



.room. 



before, 
cameras. 



Darniour. 



*•»•#■« 



Larry 
METRO .. 

Hal Roach.i^i 
PARAMOUNT 
B. P. Schuiberg, . . .v. . 
Emanuel, Cohen.,. 
R. A. Rowland. 
Harry. Sherntan 
Frank Lloydi . . ;:. ; . i 
RKO-RADIO . .:'.> . .... . . 

David Loew . . . . . .' . . . . 

Geo. Hirllman: 
. Sol' Lesser 
■ REPUBLIC • . .'•...,«••• 
. A. W. Hackel . ~. .... . . 

26tH^FOX \ . 
; Sol Lesser. .\ . . . 
UNITED ARTISTS 
$u.muel Goldwyh , ; . « 
Walter Winger . ; , , , , . 
» Selznick-Ihternational. 
Pickfprd-'Lasky 
Reliance 

£, Berger., » 

Criterion . . . , ;.. . ; i . . .:. 

KordarLopdoA 
UNIVERSAL 

Buck Jones 
WARNERS 



• .f • • « •, 



50 
8 

48: 
'4v 
48 

8; 

8 

2- 
.6 

1 
39 

Z 



T 
1 
4 



30 

6 
21 

20 
6 
6 



24 

2 

5:; 
. 2 
-44 

^:-ia- 

23 

'4. 



pixl» 
P'«P", 

tlon. 

4 
1 
11 
1 

1- 
1 



9 
1 
1 
1 
9 
•1 
7 
1 



1 
1 



i^: 0 it ••'« .*'•* 4.'*. 



Totals 



>5iji"r>;-v*ii* 



38 



31 

" 7. 

^28^ 



20 



VARIETY 



Wednesday, Deceiaber 9, 




It RUMS THl BlGGlR IT GITS. 
THE lOHGBR n HUMS, 1 

CoHousW ''BAN^O ON ^^^^^ U . • 

u «reat box-office pre«» . wonder 
the greoi v/ord-of-»«o 

ond P'0^'"« KANSAS CVIY ^JoUS 
of the yeor'- In INDIANAPOU 

j^" and J the opener by 

parade ««« ^^pped the op^ 

Ortd and aro »"i Leading 

-.•.»«rv" in ALB AW ^ ' . , J f^o dayS' 
Dormitory ,he 1st i 

edch were 3 b^aaing «»«^^*^!,oRE 
K. HOUSTON* steady " BM^lNVORt 

«rW doobVe the opener, n 
day nearly do ^.^g , 2na 

tt's ahead of Smg, ^^^^ oP««*%«5, 

VOUISVllU >«'«/°°' 3,a days were 50% 
'^IDGEPORT 2nd ana 3 







LLOYDS OF LONDON' SWINGS INTO ITS 3"^^ SMASH 
WEEK AT THE ASTOR AND CARTHAY CIRCLE! 



^ediiedday, December % 1936 



Pi c r 



E s 



Variety 



21 



Coniparafoe bosses for November 



(Continued from page 16) 

WASHINiOTON 



EABUE 

■■. .70> 

|,aiv.v 6,000 
'CAPITOL 

towi 11,000 



KEITH'$ 
<|,680; M-nr.MlO), 
ilth. 935,500 
W. ; 3,000 
PALACE 

mtliV $33,000 
IjW. 6.OU0 



COLUMBIA 

(1,083; 2,'!-40) • 

|,o#.. lyOH; 



N*T,5 



CaiK and ' 
Mkbel 

$18,500 
(VaudiB) 
(Doni Bestdi 
Qrch.) 
Piffskln 
. Parade 
$22,500 
(Johny . 
Perkins) 
(Vaude) ■ 

A Woman 
Bebels 

$9,000 

\. Bir 

Broadcast 

$3,000 
(2d week) 



Dimples 

$4,000 



Nov. 18 



Cbarge Lisht 
Brlsade 

$10,000 . 



Ladies Ip 
Love 

$25,000 
(Vic Qliver- 

Sara 
Churchill) 



President's 
Mystery 

. $3,500 
(3 days) 



Libeled 
Lady 

.$28,000 



Devil Is 
Sissy 
$5,^00 



N«v. 19 



Adventure in 
Manliattan 

$16,500 
(Ted Lie wis 
Orich.) 



Tarzan 

Escapes. 

$22,000 



Smartest Girl 
in World 

$7,500 



. ^Lady ' 
$16,500 
(2d week) 



Biff 
roadcast 

$5,000 



Nov; 26 



3 . Men on. a 
ETorsc. 

$19,500 



■Reunion 

$20,000 , 



Lnckiiest Girl 
in World. 

$6;000 
(i6 days) , 



Cbnoie and 
Get It 
$14,000 



Piffskin 
Parade 

$14,000 



BIRMINGHAM 





Nev;5 


. Nor. 12 


Nov^ 1$ 


Nov. 26 


^juUABAMA 

Hftii; $29,000 

|<0W> .■ . 3,500 


Biff 
Broadcast : 

$7,900 


Libeled 
Lady 

$7,700 


Ramona 

$8,300 


Dodsworth 

$8,000 


STRAND 

(WW; -SS) 

lUtli.: u$5^100 


Postal 
Inspector 
$1,700 


■ v.Rosie ■' 
Bowl 
$2,200 


'Ambassador 
Bill 

: $li500 


Wild Brian 
Kent 

$1,400 


EMPIRE 

: (1,100; AT) 

lUfli. $1230« 
Lew. . / 809 


Kinr Slops 
Out 

$2,800 


Devil's 
Sqnaiiron 

$2,600 

,- 


Craiff's 
Wife 

$3,200 


She Couldn't 
Take It 

$2,500 


GINCINNATI 




Nov. 5 


Nov; 12 


: Nov; 19 


Nov. 26 


^ ALBEE 

(»,3(K): 35-42) 
Hiffll. 13^500 
|ie#i . V. 5JJ00 


VLlbeled 

■■■■■Lady.-. 

$12,000 
(2d week) 


A Woman 
Rcbelis 
$11,000 


Come and ' 
Get It 

$10,500 


Reunion 

$7,500 : 

(6 days) 


PAI^ACE 

. (2,i)0Q; ;Kir42) 

^ih. $28,000 
fidw. . ' .4,500' 


Maffnlflcent 
Brute 
$9,000 


Charffe Light 
'Brifade 

$12,000 


Theodora 
Goes Wild 

$12,500 


Love: on the 
Run' . 
$15,500 


:ii*Ric 

(1,4(H); .i3-42) 
iliffbX $28,900 

|iOW. ; 1.800 


Ambassador 
BlU 

$3.00() 
(Revival) 


X>aniel 
Boone 

$4,800 


Our 
Relations 

$4,500 ' 


Can This be 
Dixie 

$5,000 


KEITH'S 

(J(BtH); aOJlO) 

Htffh. $22,100 
Loinr.. 3.000 


Black 
Ciit 
$4,200 


Tarzan- 
Escapes. 
$6,500 


Gay 
Desperado 

$4,000 


Polo 
Joe 

$6,000 


PENVER 




r. ., Nov^ S 


NeV. 12 


Nov. 19 


Nov.. 26 


DENBAM 

Hlffii. $1C.0M 
liOW.. MOO 


Valiant 
WerA for 
Carrie 

$6,000 


In Bis 

Steps 
$6,000 


Hideaway 
Girl 

$6;500 


Rose Bowl 

$10,500 
(Olsen- 
Johnson 
Unit) 


DENVER 
(S,K60; 2.-,-:*„--50) 
Hlffli. $27,900 
lew.. 3.00O 


TeUew Tour 
Heart 

$9,000 


Cain and 
Mabel 

$9,000: : 


Come and 
Get It 

$10,000 


Ckarffe Llffht 
Briffade 

$15,500 
(5 days) 


ORPHEVM 

(2.(t00; 2{V-:»-40) 

Hlfk. $20,000 
liOW:. ' 2300: 


Old Bntdi 

and 
Blf Game. 

19.000 


A.Weuian 
Rebels, and 
Alt American 
Champ 

$6,000 


Tarxan 
Escapes and 
Way tor a 

' Lady:-' 
$4,000 


Love i»h the' 
Run and 
WMhent 
Orders 

$9,500 


PARA- 
MOUNT 

Biffh.. $22,000 
Lew.. 1.200 


Piffskin 
Parade 
and Back tct 
Natiire 
$6,000 


Advcatnre in 

Manhatten ' 
and Lefion of . 
Terror 

$4,000 . 


Man Who 
Lived Twice 
and Tesboat 
Princess 

$2,500 


Maffnlflcent 
Br ale and 
Man I Marry 

$3,000 


KANSAS CITY 




Nev.S 


Nov> 12 


Nov. 19 


Nov. 26 


MIDLANO 

■ (4,000; IS-iO) 

Biffh. $354H 
Lew.. S,100 


Old Bnteh 
and Man Who 
Lived Twice 
$10,400 


'Tarxan: 
Eseaees and 
Onr Belatieas 

$15,000 


Come and 
Gei It and 
Lej^ion of 

Terror. 

$11,700 


Gay 
Desperado 

and 
Sworn Enemy 
$».900 


MAIN- 
STREET 

(S^ZOO; 2&-40) 

Biffb. $35»0O0 

Low.. 3^0 


pinkin 

Parade 

$7,500 


Chjaree Liffttt 
BrlKade 
$7,000 


3 Men. on a 
Horse' 
$11,000 


Go West 
Younf Man 

$8,()00 


NEWMAN 

(:1,}H)0;.2,V40) . 

Biffh. $33,000 
Low . . ^.3M 


Valiant 
Wor* f Or 
Carrie - 
$8,000 


Pifskih . 
Parade 

$6,000 


'• ..Manl"' • 
Marry 
$4,600 


3 Men on a 

Uorsie 
. $5,900 


UPTOWN 

(2,040; 2i}.40) . 

BlKh. $11.000 
Lew.. 1,500 


Wcddinf 
Present and. 
Case Velvet 
Cfatws 

$3,500 


Dniiiel: Boone 

arid . 
President's : 

Mystery 
^ $4,000 


Piffskin 
Parade 

$3,500 


Under Yonr 
Spell and . 
Mnminy's 

■Boy'-v 
$3,600 



SAN FRANCISGO 





Nov. 5 


Nov. 12 


Nov, 19 


" -PARA- v.. 
, MOUNT 
C*,T40; itflh3S-40> 

Biffh. $37,sbo 
Lew.. 5,000 


Anthony 
Adverse 

$12,000 


Tartan .- 
Esieapes and 

Man Who 
Lived Twice 

$9i000 
(6 days) 


Devil Is a 

Sissy and 
Under Yoiir 
Spell 
$14,000 


GOLDEN ' 
^^/GATE- 
(*,850; -30-35-40) 
Biffh. $26,00* 
tow.. 5.400 


Daniel 
Boone 
$13,500 
(Vaude) 


A Woman . 
Rebels 

$13,500 


In His 
Steps 
$15,500 


-OBPHEUM 

(2.440; 3O.a.V40) 

Biffh. $27,000 
Lew. . 2,100 


Maffnlflcent 
Brnte an& 
Girl on FjrOht 
PaffO 
$10,000 


Leffion of 
Terror and 
Man 1 Marry 

$5,900 


Adventure in 

Manhattan 
and Man Who 
Lived Twice 
$9,200 
(8 days) 


warfielF~ 

(2.C80; aSrtO) 
Uffh< $57,400 
Lew. . 8,200 


Libeled Lady 
and Sittlnf 
on Moon 

$13,000 
(2d week) 


Lady and 
Moon 
$13,000 

(3d week) 


Lady and 
' Moon 
$9,000 
(4th week) 



Nov. 26 



Sissy and 
Spril 

$8,000 
(6 days) 
(2d week) 



Smartest Girl 
in World 

$15,500 



Lady from 
Nowhere and 
Luckiest Girl 

in World 

$5,000 



Reunion and 
Lauffhinff at 
Trouble 

$14,000 



15 U. S . TWO BRITISH 
PICS IN S. AFRICA 



, Nov. 

American films are stiU tops here. 
Current crop shows them 15-2 in the 
three important citie? South 
Africa. . 

Locally 

most entirely to American pix, with 
'Miss (WB) the 

Palladium (ACT);, 'White ' 
(WB), Colosseum (ACT); ♦Payment 
Deferred' (MG), ijou, (UT); ' - 
tai lood^ (WB), Plaza (ACT); and 
■Lost Squadron' (RKO), Prince's 
(Inde). 'Mail Who Could Work 
Miracles' (London) the Metro 
(MG) is the single Britisher. 

In Durban, the film attractions are 
all Yank. 'King Steps Out' (Col) 
at the Playhouse (ACT); 'San Fran- 
cisco' (MG), Prince's (UT); 'Stars 
Over Broadway' (WB), Criterion 
(ACT) and . 'Mine With the Iron 
Door' (Col), Cameo (Inde). 

Out of five pics in Capetown four 
are Aniericari. V 'Thanks a Million' 
(20th), at the Alhambra (ACT), will 
be followed by 'Hands Across Table' 
(Par). 'Devil DoU' (MG) at Plaza 
(UT), is to be succeeded by 'Pic- 
cadilly Jiih' (MG). 'Petticoat Fever' 
(MG), Royal (UT); 'Grand Canary' 
(Fox),, Elstree (ACT)^ and 'Man of 
Mayfair' (Ritz), (Inde) are the 
others. 



(Continued from page 4) 



Americans can bring in as many pic- 
tures as they' wish— but as to play-, 
itig them, that is a different matter. 

As It Now Stands 

Under the reguliatipns governing 
the entrance of American films in 
Italy at present in effect, an annual 
total of only 48 pictures is permitted 
to enter, and all annual earnings of 
American distributors in excess of 
8,000,000 lire (about $400,000) are im- 
pounded in Italy ostensibly for the 
purposes of financing the Itailian filih 
industry. Since the rules went into 
operation on Oct. 27 last, American 
distributors have suspended further 
exportation of pictures to Italy. 

One of the most unsatisfactory 
features of the current regulations 
was the allocation of thie total of 
48 pictures among the American 
companies, which some of the firms 
have protested. The apportionment 
was Columbia 11; 20th Century-Fox 
and United Artists, 9 . each; Warner 
Bros., 8; Metro, 6; and Paramount 5. 

Continffent Cbaajret 

. Certain limitations in the number 
of American pictures which could 
be distributed in Italy. have been en- 
forced for a number of years. In 
February, 1935, a general contingent 
decree limited the number of im- 
portations to the extent of about 
25% of the previous 12 months. This 
radical restriction later Was changed 
further when the Italian government 
classified films with a number of 
other articles which were removed 
from any percentage basis and regu- 




lated by ministerial import licenses, 
On .Aug. 7, 1936, the Italian Mo- 
tion Picture Federation (Federaziorie 
Nazionaie Fascista degll Industriali 
dello Spettacolo), which is . a quasi- 
gOvernment body with' wide powers, 
informed all distributors iiV Rome 
that the licensing method would be 
changed, begiiinihg July 1, 1936 (a 
month prior to the order), whereby 
hot' more than a total of 10,000,000 
lire could be transferred froin Italy 
to all countries; including America. 
Whatever balance remained over the 
figure was to be invested iii motion 
picture activities in Italy, v 

. There was a further limitation, put 
into force when it was stated that 
2,000,000 lire of the total would be 
set aside to. provide f of 50 pictures 
allotted to casual importers (mainly 
Italian producers). 

The conditional terms which pre- 
cipitated the, piresent impasse be- 
tween American distributors and the 
Italian federation . became effective 
on pet. 27 last, and provided that 
any monies- over and above the 
limited amount designated, being 
held ; the credit of foreign film 
companies, must remain in Italy for 
investment in that . country in build- 
ing .or pUrchasi theatres. • authors' 
rights, or production of pictuires in 
foreign languages, but subject to the 
approval of Italian authorities as to 
what should done with it.. 



.Hays Assured New Deal.. 

Itome. Nov. 
When Will- Hays left here 



for 



Paris, it looked as though American 
filth distributors were : set .to get . a 
'new deal' from the Italian govern- 
ment. Hays, with the aid . of Am- 
bassador William Phillips.' who had 
instructions from ' Washington to in- 
tervene in' the matter, . went to thie 
mat with Mussolini, Coiint Cianp, 
Foreign Minister, and Dino Alfieri, 
Mi ister of Press and Propaganda 
(in charge of films) and it appears 
the Americans came off victorious. 

Hays convinced Mussolini, Ciano 
and Alfieri. they heeded American 
films in . Italy, - especially if they 
wished to give a favorable impres- 
sion just at a time when the Ameri- 
can government intends to start he- 
gotiaiohs for trade trea^. with 
Italy. Mussolini saw the point and 
new regulations are now being 
drafted to satisfy the Americans, if 
not entirely at least in part. 

While Hays was here discussing 
the fate of Americah pix in Italy. 
Italy's infant film industry continued 
on its way toward growing up. Of, 
the 2,100,000 square fcfet of ground 
that«re the site of the Roman Hol- 
lywood, about a sixth are already 
covered with buildings in construc- 
tion. The rest of the lot will have 
no permanent building's, but will be 
used for. the construction of exterior 
sets— has, in fact, already been used 
in the faking of 'Squadrone Bianco' 
and 'Sci io the African.' 



PHILADELPHIA 



ALDINE 

(1..<hK>: 40-6&-«?y 

Uiffh. $16^30 
Lew.. 2.700 



EARLE 
(2.O00: lS''-40-.- ) 
Biffh. $33,000 
Lew. 1»JM0 



FOX 

(3,000; 4A-rnVG.%) 
Biffh. $41,000 
Low. . lOJMO 



STANLEY 

(3,700 ; 40.-55): 

Biffh. $48,M0 
Low. . 3,800 



HUCHIGAN 

(4.000; ao-4o-«»:> 
Hiffh. $58,100 
LoW;.' 6,600 



FOX 

^r^,o^yi>\ ao-w-fi.') 

Hiffh. $50,000 
Low. . 4,000 



UNITED 
ARTISTS 

(2,000; 30-40-05) 

Biffh. $27,000 
Lew. . 2.600 



Nov. 5 


Nov. 12 


Nov. 19 


Nov. 26 


East Meets 
.West 

$7,500 


Under Your 
Speir 
$4,600 
(5 days) 


Come ahd 
Get it 

$12,500 


Get It 

$6,200 
(6 days) 


Libeled 
Lady 
$13,000 


. Weddln? 
'Present- 
$10,500 


Tarzan 
Escanss 
$11,500 


Our 
Rations 

$9,500 
(ft days) 


Piffskhi 
Parade 

$16,500 


Parade 

$12,000 
(2d week) 


Theodora .. 
Goe» Wild^ 
$20,000 


Theodora 

$17,000 

(6 days) 
(2d w6ek) 


' Cain and 
Mabel 

$14,000 


Charffe Liffht 
Briffade 

$17,000 


Liffht Briffade 

$12,000 
(6 days) 
(2d week) 


Rcnhlon 

$10,000 


DETROIT 


Nov. 5 1 Nov. 12 


Nov. 19 : 


Nov. 26 


WeNlnff 
Present 

$15,000 
(Dave 
Apolloh 
Unit) 
(Stage Show) 


Charge Liffht 
Briffade 

$27,000 
..(Patricia 
.Ellis) 


Tarzan 

Esieapes 
$19,000 
; (Hollywood 
Models 
Unit) 


3 , Men on a 

Horse 

$27,000 
(Folies Paris- 
ienne Unit) 


Piffskin 
Parade 

$19,000 
vMordi Gras 

Unit) ' 
(Stage Show) 


.'Maffnificeht 
Brute 

$20,000 
.fMortori" 
Downey) 


Under Your 
Spell 

$16,000 
(Hollywood 
Hotel 
Unit) 


Reunion. 
$21,000 
(Fats Waller 
Orch.) 


Libeled Lady 
$15,000 


• Lady " 
$15,000 
: (2d week) 


Lady 

$7,500 
(3d week) 


Old Hutch 

$8,000 



8. 

Theatre building boom, which has 
centered in the midwest during the 
past couple of months, how is focus- 
ing ih the loop itself. With two the- 
atres proposed for the rn'ain stem 
within coming yean . Of special 
importance is the proposal of a 3,200- 
seat house on !Randolph street direct- 
ly across from the Balaban &. Katz 
Oriental and next dpo^ to the United 
Artists. This house, would be a part ; 
of a 41-st6ry office building, planned 
for the spot. ' 

This office, building has been under 
discussion for , some time, but now- 
,1 ie plans, have been revised. in- 
clude a theatre^ This comles as a re- 
sult of the jxuhp in grosses not only 
in the loop, but throughout the ter* 
ritbry. and partipularly^ S^^ . i K. , ■ 
decided to do away with the Roose-* ' 
veit . around the coriier when 
circuit takes over the State-Lake i 
May. With the Roosevelt torn down 
or converted into commercial prop- 
erty the; new building - owners fe^l 
hat there would be no danger of 
over-seating the loop. Thompson- 
Starrett is set to do the actual con- 
struction work on the ifice. which 
is reported will run to $10,000,000. 

Theatre building will be - 
tirely independent venture, with i 
operation setup yet figured; Several 
possibilities are open for the hpu.'; 
There, is, of course,. Balabah & Katz, 
which would consider the house tei-^ 
rifle competition if operated by 
somebody else. Also Jones, Linick & 
Schaefer, seeking a house to replasa 
the State-I4ke .wheh it passes out of 
their hands in May. and especially, if 
the J. L. & S. hope of getti 
yicVickers fails t6 materialize. 

Still another operating possibj 
_ United Artists, which Is beint 
>U8hed around considerably now that ''• 
heir house has been taken over ex- 
plusively by the Loew crowd, whi-rh 
gives that house over to Metro pic- 
ures for; rst call. UA -wants 
showcase flrst-TunrtiBr town, 
only for the box , but ps . 
W:edge into the territory generall/' 
on exploitation and prestige. 

Still another house for 
is one . planred on Madison street 
across from the Mwrisbn hotel. B 
will be a l.OOO-seater arid desi^n-^'i 
: or Bribsequeht run. flickers at 25c.: or 
so; playih»» the strictly tran^i 
and casual patrooage of that thor- 
oughfare. 



. Dae," 

Cwtinuini its ffr.tsriSive exoptr'" 
program Houstori. Tntecstafe 

Amus. Co, tftvt Week called for bi-^s 
on ,$1POOOO commnnity cen1'»r 
buildinr^ adiacent to its Tower, neifih- 
borh^d hoW in heart of Houston's 
swj»»»kv s-inth' end rasldcnti?! dJsr 
;ricL B"ildjns .v'ni ocjupy half r>f'a. 
square block which Interstate hns 
h«»en usin** a<f a.free hark'n** l'>^ 
•Tower cstomers, ther half of tha. 
jlock will remn'n 5»s a narki l'»t, 
servinT bnth the theatre and the 
coTT^-^'rnitv center. 

Within the last two Inter- 
state has built thrc! new nei«hbor- 
tvtnH houses here, fillir*^ a l'>nf;-fplt 
need, acottired two others, bought 
nropsrty for another ?ncl holds op- 
tion on property for still another.. 



Goose Cree'-. Ttx.; Dec. 8. 
Plans for a $100^0 t^-Jatre build- 
ing here for the East Texas Thea-i 
tres. Ihc.. have been announced fol- 
lowing purchase of four downtown 
lots for $12,000. Actual construct! 
is expected to start as sOon as pre- 
liminary arrangements can be com- 
pleted. 

East Texas Theatres operates four 
houses in East Harris county, includ- 
ihg Arcadi at Baytown, Texan and 
De Luxe in Goose Creek, 
Port at La Porte. H, Ei BrunsOn i 
Tri-Cities manager for the firm. 



SHERMAN'S ANTI-WAE PIC 

Harry Sherman* former labor 
executive, has obtained control of 
IThe Dead March/ an anti-war pic- 
ture built around authentic wartimf 
and other materiaU Narration fov. 
picture has been done by Boake Car- 
ter, -with special musical score bf 
Erno Rapee. 



22 



VARIETY 



This Is Positively NOT Another Rave for Gold Diggers'! 




^tdneedmyf December 9/1936 



PIC T ■B ES 



VAHIETY 



2S 



fe-«i»««:^fiow a«l Prize 
|bii^ttvyy;Bilto F.^ Louis 



■'.'Milywiikee;: Dec.; 
v iHe thirid. ,aiint*ai convention, of 
/FoiK'Wiscoiksin ' state theatre: :man- 
H^erSt iit seasibn for .two days .at 
jGreeil Bay/ came to close with 
tienerat >fahager H. Pitzg«»rald 
^nouhcei(n0nt a $15,000 bonus 
pl^ and ipdze inortey totalling $19,- 
(pfDfli payable each quarter rnoPi- 
g^er^, dsisistahts and supervisbrs, 

Distrib^JtiO** <>^^ t?^'*^^""^ ^hcl prize 
njioney /will be baw^ - 
creases over a certain; expectfincy . in 
each theiitre situation. 
■• At -the convention was; 
BQiiiinced that theatre cashiers will 
voluntiirily l>e given a pay increase 
from $10 a ,^eek. minimi^ and :$t5\ 
i wetsk maximum to,$12.W> and $18^ 
respectively. The girls wiU; be pr- 
gaiMzed, Mrith' one 6t their Ig^oi^) $e.- 
iMted tftV represent: them in execu- 

/'tive -tnatteri, •.. 

llie . circWt wh now controls, 
either by; p^ or directiy/:49 ojperjit- 
Ing theatres Wisconsin and Up- 

; per : Michigan recently a6q[uired the 
Brauihart' .. and Colonial ViA Iron 
Mduntai . Mich., in cbnjii,ncti6n with 
Mdi-tin ThomasV , 



Pr#t|uf!t Shortage, House 
jShiits; L. & X's Bonuses 

. tlanta, k, Dec, 
: Shortage of 'product was .giVen. as 
reason! by m.anagernejnt . when ' Lucas 
8e Jenkihs shuttered its GrCbrgia the- 
atre Monday (7) for. an ..'indefinite 
period,' . 

Si' radbury, manager ; of 
the Georgi , has :moved out^ \tb the 
iFox, where he ; ' helping E, E. 
Whitaker, L & . J'S city - manager. 
. L & J operate four . A .JlQuseS in 
Atlanta and six habe ^ shows and 70 
Others in the! state. Havi had a 
good yeiBir, they; . are playing :Santa 
Claus to their Atlanta .employeeis in 
the form Oi a bonus,, ushers to get 
two weeks* pay as a Christmas pires- 
ent, .with the! top gift for any ein^ 
ployee set at $40. . 



FffiirlA ^liowdown 



,. ,. St .liouis^ • i)eCi" 8, 
AbOitt . |i3,diGi0 a ; year hatt bc^^h 
added .to. ]MiyT<^Ils^. o 
ft; Marco houses hete. Fox. JAissOuri 
and Anibaissador. ~as 'coiiisequence of 

, raises granted employees during past 
few ,.weeksr. tJrtder .hew arrangement 
ahnpunced by .Harry C. Arthur, .Jr., 

.. ,y*p. of P :-&.r M interestSi ■ cashiers 
and' d^'o*^ are started ^ at . $16:50 
.iper let^eive aii increase 

.every six hionttiisL As most Of cashiers 
ttid .doormen have been in employ- 
ineni of houses for more. <than two. 
years they now receive $22.50. 

Ushers- and cleaners, starting at 
$il5 jper.week,' also areiMibject to six-' 

' ineiith ra.ises aitd a niajbrity of them 
ate eaf Ding $18 per' weekV A.rthur 
ha» not -deternuned Avhether. faises 
will be cKtended to eniployes Of St. 
Louis Amiis. Co^ operation pf which, 
was formally ' taken oyer by F & M. 

•..■^On■!^^OV.■■i29. .. 

■F;. 3e Mi has .abandoned.' plan for 
cohvertihg! spa[ce over restaurant 
next- to Fox: 5^ .on Grand blvd. 
foi: jgeneral Offices .and have com- 
jplete^ 'ttiovihg ;ihto AmbasGador The- 
' atre Bldg. downtown. .In addition to 
Offices for .execs. Of " F &. M, Officers 
of St. Louis Ainus. COi also arC' quav- 
.tered there a& SvOll .as auditing divi- 
sioiii and the KUrtzmah Agency, 
.faeiaded by CJharles Fir KUrtzmah,^ 
which, handles /air advertising^^^ for 
F & .M . and St/" Louis Amus; Go* ' 



(Continued from page il) 

ir screens, Second proposal, 
regarding finahcing. of British pro- 
ductioh, was dictated by an in- 

. flux of sucker .money from frenzied, 
investor^, it is stated.. . . 

, Amendinent is' proposed in deflni- 
.ti(»n of British films, by permrtting 
10% of the footage to be of foreign 
origin^ or 20% of . studio scenes; 
Whichever , is: the lesser, but the for- 
eign should not be^ com- 
putedr iiv the registerable footaife 
under the Act; also by withdrawmp 
the dause, which - comjpiels the author 
of the scenairio to be a British sub- 

■j'ect. 

As regards shor 1ms ' other 

than . hewsreels. Or commercial ad- 
vertisihg isubjetts ^ shbUiil be: in- 
cluded. : 

TRradc ; circles have 'b«e 
Impatiently for the .reports, bi.it it can 
be anticipated,; apart from exhibitor 
circles, hiany .of whose suggestions 
are incorporated, that some mjsgiv- 
ing will vbe leU as. to the .applica- 
tion of imahy of the proposed recoim- 
xnehdations, which will increase the. 
distributors' obligation British 
product, and .correspohdingiy.minim- 
.ize the market for his own foreign 
program.. ; 

: Fstablishmeht, Of a' Government 
.Gommisfsioh— Which the tradcj! inci- 
dentally, will be expected to^ subsi- 
dize by viewing fees and a proposed 
increase in. import dutiesr-rWilV cause 
concern i a .trade, already under 
the thum.b. of government and local 
authorities to a strong, degree. 

^Proposals of the Committee, . now 
Vfill , go before Parliament fpi; dis- 
cussion, j>Ossible amendment a.rtd 
final passage, and will not, iii any 
case/apply before the end of 1033. 



; Louis, . , • 
Unless there 45 a decided adjust- 
meht of lATSE employees " the 
Orpheum, Harry C: Arthur; . Jr.; y.p. 
of Fifnchph & Marco interest here, 
inte'hds to close house. Pi-eise^t per- 
sonhei of . lATSE members consists 
of four-; prbjectiOnists and five 
stage hatiids drawing - a ' collective 
Weekly wage of $779^^77. . The ..over- 
all weekljr jpayroU pf house' is $1,- 
17I.'7i3i, Arthuip id that while no 
stage shows were preserited . at Qr- 
oheum, ruli of lATSE compelled 
theatre to accept stage-: hands, and 
this has- put house i disadvan- 
tagepUs posiition inasmuch as other 
independently; operatjEKl lipiises are 
not required to cwry similar huni- 
ber of stage hands; 

"Showdown on ' situation .prbbably 
.will oceUr currentlv or -when Arthur 
is able to meet with John 'Nick. v.o. 
of lATSE here. Orpheum. a 2,000 
seater* Ayas taken! over b.v. FatM to, 
»»etiier with Shubert- iaitO and! Hi 
Poipte as one of detaiis in £«»ttlcment 
nf differences between F&ftl and 
y/arner Bros. . last spring. 



No Shooting G^lery 



Loew's Lincoln Square, N; Y., 
a picture house 
shooting gallery.; 

Tliis was. bffici decided 
by^ License Comniissibnor! Moss 
after his piflice ,had informed 
the LOew legal department it 
had. ^leard of the new . 'iiuil's- 
eye' ^ game which " ws»s intro- 
duced a week ago at the- Lin- 
coln Square and- that , a shoot- 
ing gallery license wis . neces- 
sary. \ ' 

The game .simple ;me- 
chanical contrivance with which! 
a pei-sori in the audience' can 
press tlie trigger of a -wqoden 
pistol, causing numbers .to flash 
on a target on. the stage.; ■ Com- 
missioner Mpss'. concern was 
that if they were shooting at a- 
target, a shOoting gallery license, 
may be required. 




FiinhNdnig Up AsaiD; Enweiff 




"With .retiirh from the, Tampa, !Fla!,, 
cphverition of. the Ainerican Federa'^ 
tion ;,bf LabOry 'of . George E, Browrte 
and !others,. a meeting, "was held Monr 
day: aftierhoon.,(7), to further consider 
Various. conditiphs;tO be- worked out 
in with absorption, of 

Aliied ppetatprs by Lpcal 306, of the- 
A. P. Mayor F. H. LaGuirdia's 

!committee oh the union boothmieri 
situation : iti N. Y. is also discussing 
the questioh pf tfiie Empire union iij 
Brooklyn. ; 

Np decisiph;hak as yet been reached 
as . to. whether Empire will also be 
drawn into 306; but another meeting 
Will be held before "thfiL, end of the 



week for 
:an!5le. ■ 
Pendi 
absorption 
group, the 



isbuSsion Of this 



FJSH (OYSTER) STORY 

Circle^ Cleve;; lifrci Kiiid». $648 P 
lii.;Biv!»lire 




, Cleveland. ZSec. 8. 

BQ:6'mi' ph. half-sheii oysters .has 
ban. started by> George Stevens, fly- 
ing theatre manager for. Circle, who 
fished: a !large-sized pearl out of;; a 
mess; of bivalves during a ,qUick 
lunch. After being (4<iahed and pcA- 
ished. he . discovered P<sarl ' w.a.s^ a 
>»enUine . whita- brientaL . .Twetghing 
nipe 'grains and worth $G48.. 

Owner Of . \refitaurant : where, it was 
found: is ndw- gunning for theatre 
man. who didn't give htrii credit._ 
Watitinij to nlUg some -othier friends. 
Steven?? told ! reporters he ordered 
oystet lunch in .another cafe. Latter 
eatei-y is .now pn the . -spot, for it 
never has had' half -;5heil oysters on 
its menu. 



Detroit Reqcs OiC'd 

Detroit^ Dec. 
Allowing the corporation to. con-, 
tinue ui;ider the mana^einent of 
!Ben and LoU Cohen, Federal Judge 
Ernest A. O-'Brien last, week oked re- 
prgahization. plan for Detroit Thea- 
tre Enterprises. Ihc;, whidi. Operates 
-the Hollywood and Grand /.Victory 
houses here, and also two apartmient 
houses. 

.With 87%;! pi the stockholders ap- 
pifpving, the ■ pliui'. permits exten- 
sion, of the. maturit!y date pn old 
!bohds for sey!iBtrai ^ears and cuts 
interest ratie to 3%'. In "this way, 
corporation hopes to ' With 

its $1 ,000,000 indebtedness. 



.details in 
of the Allied 

^ papers under this deal: 

have not yet been signed iior a date 
set livhen the two! unions will begin 
to function ias oiie. The agreement, 
basically, has been fully agreed upon 
by the -various; interests involved ' and 
.the committee, but; several details 
.remain to be Worked out. it is stated, 
}>et6re it can go ihtovoperation. 



Cleveland Variety Club 
Expects 900 at Shindig 

Cleveland, Dec. 
Turh-oUt of 900 bai-kers and .visit- 
ing: showmien is expected at local 
Varriety Club'is annual banquet-ball 
bei - held at MaytiaiT Casino oii: 
Dec. ;11. . Entire casino has been 
taken Over by clUb and. 6P0 reserva- 
tions.; are already .signed, 
;! All the -. Vaude houses, niteries arid 
radio stations ate dpnaiting talent fpi; 
What looks like a two-hour show 
with 50 acts. Nat Holt of RKQ is 
chairrnan , of :entertaimTient eommit- 
teCj consisting of Cpli Harry E. Lpng 
of Loew'Sj Frank A. , Drew of Metro, 
Fred Meier of Cleveland News and 
Glehn G> Pullen of 'Piaiii Dealer.^ 
M. B; Horwitr is general chairman, 
in chairge Of tickets. 




:(Continued froni page! 7). 



J^PXY, SAIT t4KE, StiCKUP 

Salt Lake City, Dec! 8. 
An armed robber held up Ward 
!Ki,ser, .. treasurer of; Roxy Sunday 
night; bound him. thireatened his !life 
and escaped with $183 of wekend's 
receipts. 

G-IWea Baliy 

Li , Dec; . 

G-men interfered iiK Columb!ia'.s: 
tripfc ' exploitation gag for 'Pehnies 
from! Heaven' is territory: Ex- 
change was ' circuiati the. paper 
coppers Which' \yere almost exact 
replicas! of a penny arid Which bore 
the tagline 'Penriies From Heaven.' 

G-boys 'di like the idea anci 
totd the excHatige: to stop putting 'em 
ouL 



fictitious Wesco divi that was 
never paid: that 27 companies w;ere- 
hastily Organized the. day; befoire the 
bankrUbtcy to take over Fpi prprier- 
ties .and keep them put pf itors' 
harids. an!d that Leeds, alt -■ 
fiumably no lonaer .wtth tbe, 
fit still ooerated in th«! saine cjtpAc- 
ity and at the same salary-^is iri the 
past.' , . 

I^cfense's Arffiunents: 

Oscair Lawler. spokestnari for the; 
attorneys repre.senting the appelleeij, 
in; answering these chairgeS stated 
anii'»n£l other things: 

That the action of the court i is- 
missin:?. the petition for want of ju- 
risdiction Was proper: that the order 
of adjvdicatiori; was valid;: that the 
estate in bankruptcy was . cVpsed by 
a vailid order and thereafter the 
court was Without jurisdiction to;va- 
cate the order pf . adiudication: th^t 
even if the court had iwrisdictibn, the 
original petition and amendmeat- 
thereto, together with the record, 
which was made a part: there!!)f» ,es-' 
tablish that; appellants axe hot en- 
titled to any relief; that; the petition 
arid amendment should be! diKmisK'id 
because (a ) they ;fdil to shp\y that the 
j lidgmerit sought to be set aside is .in- 
equitable ■UrijuSrt pr that appel- 
lants 'have a good d^ehse ori the 
merits; V the record effectively 
coritroveris the allegatictns of the pe- 
titiW V.and ameridmerit, ! many . of 
which ■ are; Wholly immaterial; ^ and 
(c ) the or!der,: of ad judicati Wav$. a 
firiai judgment arid can be set aside 
only for extrinsic fi-aud; which is 
not: charged in the petitiori or amend- 
ment. 

! Entire Fox-West Coast le.3al staff, 
augmented by several attorneys from 
the laW fli-m pf HU'?hes. Schurmait 
it Dwight, NieW York, attended the 
hearing of appbaL Solicitors fpr ap^ 
pieilces include Walter' K; Tulier. 
Pierce Works. Homer I. Mitchell. 
W. B, Carman.: Jr.. johri B. Bertei- * 
P. N, McCipskey, Geor-^e! .?;, Farraridi. 
LOonaM B: losson. Oscar; LaWler.. 
Alfred Sutro arid .Alfred Wrirjht. 

.\ViUiam H. Mi?oi e. .Jr;, arid Charles 
IrWi two of the F-WC bankruptcy 
trustees, and T. L. Tally aisp attend- 
ed the heari " 



A prpposal to set up a miniatili'e. 
Motion picture Producers Distri ^ 
utors organization; in the 16-rnillir 
meteic.. field has been submitted to 
executiyes identified with ,thiS ! por-. 
tion of the filrii! industry; The teri- 
tatiye title suggested ' , the 16 
Bilillimeter Motion Pictuire ■institute, 

..Outliried to varipus. 
coriipanies operating, in the 16-ifim. 
division follows . ritiahy of the. purr 
poses and objectives now being fol- 
lowed by the Hays organization. In 
his plan, Frederick H. Elliott not 
orily presents \yays and! means but 
igiyes ari estimated budget for the- 
first year with his own bid for the 
position . pf managing .director.. 
Claims that tlie total; cost for . the 
i itial i2-mo^th period- would be 
$10,086 With the executive manager 
■receivirig . $51200. 

There is a.!'deflriite need for ."some 
such association ahiOrig; . 16 mm., pro-; 
dUcers, , mariiif acturers; distributprs 
and exhi itors, a consensus- Of e^^PU- 
tives app'roach shows, ing to 

Elliott. 

Nirie. maipr ■objectives of the 16- 
mrii. association are Outli Wpuid 
prOmpte; /develop and extend the n^ 
of; the ! smalt rgaiige. pictures and 
equipnierit besides establishing bet- 
ter, trade relations among various 
flrriiS land individuals engaged in! this 
field, of; : picture .WprlCi Another 
point Would be to set' ; up propel' 
trade standards and practices for 
the. betterment pf all opeTating eon-: 
ditiotis. 

it follows the general. Outline of! 
the ilays organization: * that the 
proposed associatipn wOUld serve as 
n cleari for inquiries and i ^ 

formation regarding the use pf i6-mm. 
film, cquipmerit, etc. A number of 
indiyidtinl bureaus; depiartmehts 
also would be estabiished ta carry on 
educational . welfare -work. 

Would maintain 'active and friendly 
relations With the Hays office, alsO; 



Washington, IJec, 8. 

Ceritrsilization of federal filrifi-mak« 
irig' activities is bei discussed i! 
f Oirmally in . connection . With contein- • 
plated reorganization of ! the goverri- 
merit for economy purposes. The tallc 
has not: reached .the point, however, 
Whetie concrete . steps /are 
prospect and the iikelihopd of broad* 
scale government entry ;into. prpduc- 
tiori is i>elieved sIM; 

The matter has: coine up in conriec-' 
tion with survey of federal 

propaganda costs being . made for thet 
Byrd -committ'ee of ^ ^t^^ Senate by 
|irP:okirigs ~ Institute. . Heiarings 
particular prpposais to! increase the 
efficiency Of' the federal organiza- 
tidri arid prune; annual expend!itures 
.will' be hel^J soon after the frrst of 
next .yeair after" the Brookings study- 
has /bseri.coriipleted. 

!Whiie'the idea Of a siiigie govern- 
meiit ;ifllm studio : has interesting arid 
intrigUinji;' poterittalities. it is ; not be-r 
lieved likely ariibitipus . . mpve'. 
Will be made iri is directipn: The 
most sigriiftcant dbjectiori; Would be. 
that: centralized agency takiag 
charge Pf all pictuf e-makirig activity 
would be., likely to goi)b]ie up, much 
mor^! wjoney than the :numerous! bu- 
reaiis arid departirierits require ciirr 
rentiy. The aggregate oUtlay at pres- 
erit by a half-dozen branches does 
not i-un much oyer six; figures. 

Ther a ppssibilii^'. however, 
that the present contract ■method of 
obtaining filrtis—Used by a nuiriber 
of smaller federal outfits^will he re-: 
viscid. While the matter has been 
.dropped; there . was considerable 
criticisrii^' most of it pOliticaL Of the 
contriact between Works Progress 
Admi istfation! and Piaihe last sum- 
riier which required the successful 
bidder to include shots Of federal re^* 
lief projects in a recpgnized newsreel 
ias well as in the propaganda shorts 
made for. the government Most 
probably: step of this kind wpuld^ be 
to reqt||tre>ll departDierits to pbtaiin 
bids thrpiugh a centralized purchas- 
ing agency; with the Procurenoent 
Division of this Treasut^ i>epartmenit 
a iogieal eentralized buyer. 



l^kUiMiii 
f«r fes t&tttEiliiis 



Bad PUm^ Weather Makes 
G:ul iMi^i^tefdir A. 

Atlanta,, ^.-Dec;. 

Her plane groUndeji . by bad 
Weather. ! Gail Patrick's pOr-spnal ap- 
pearance: ft Lucas & Jenkins- Fox 
theatre Was ppstooned' f irorn; 'Wednes- 
day !everijn-^. to; Tlnursday (3) after- 
noori. T^is, Birriiingham ; girl 
crashed, tlolly Wood via the 'Pahther! 
Woriiari' contest. LocaLs turned !6ut 
fv goodly'nuriibiers to see her despite 
the ba!d weather. 

Mis.s! PatriclvS soiitherri is in 
the interest of Paramount's ' Silver 
Jubilee celebration. She is accom 
,nariicd by her. riibther an:d Osca. , 
Mdrcian, sputhern division manager 
for Par. 



Rsjectipnist tiriiOns ebtakked aik 
apenlng wedge in .jibe IftHniUimeter 
field recently by taking a stand dur- 
ing iriiipbrtaDt autmnebile. shows 
throughout the ria!ti9n. Started with 
the :{mto-siioW in New'-York^ wheri 
LOeal SM! insisted; that union opera- 
tors be ; employed durin«! trade* 
rbswings of, industrial films by 
Chrysler in the: cocpotation's little 
theAtre' on West 42n4 Street. 

Thou''*h ' arrangemeitts had' been 
made to employ: customary, ivion* 
union) 16-iriini projectionis , the 
corporation did not hesitate in plac- 
ing; .union onerafors in the booth at 
the little 25P:-seater because of no 
desiire: to have^ picketing while auto- 
ratAive cscposition Was in .nragress. 
Chryrler snent 'about $300^000 raalc- 
ing -thi.s an "ideail spot for shpwins in- 
dustrial 16-mm. films te! salesmen 
•:arid visitors. 

TItis sttuati 'Was duplicated i 
ChicacQ Wh a large m^tor car 
com^Eny desired -to show lO-mm'. 
industrial subjects. Full union crew 
was installed, ais tn I*. Y. Reports 
have nit been received fvori) other 
cities, but it is understood, that the 
unions took advamta*e <rf the riires- 
encs ;of t^ioas biij autgrtiobile shows 
to open thsir drive tor fUSi; union 
,crc.vv!s tqi " . lO-mm. inclustrial 
show.s. 



Holly Wood, Dec, 

Hollywood Hotel' brpadciast origi^^ 

h^"moth^'"and"<)sck^^-^ stage on the 20th-Fox 

lot Dec, .18 in conjunction with a 
pi-cviev/ of 'One i : a .Million.* ^ 

Sirija lieinle, Ritz ., and other 
cast nierilbiers Will dp a mike tur 



Par's: Luciah9: Script 



•Holly WriOd,- Dec. 
Parariiount joined the Luciana 
cycle by starting productioh on 'fCid 
Froriv Paradise.' Subject riiatter is 

■ th;e: 
yarns, 



Salkow Directs Terson' 



Hollywood, Dec. 
Sidney Salkow, will divet^t 'Person 
other' studio 1 to Pcrspri . a Robert Pfesneli: 
[picture at iversal. 
Doris Anderson is doirig the .start has been set .for _ 
screeriplay from ari original by Ben- 'Night. Key, aijothe^ rosnell ple^ 
HecUt arid Charles MacArthur. | has lieen set l)ack until Janu ry. 



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iWednesday, December 9, 



WORLD PREMIER 
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LIONEL STANDER 

RUfM DONNELlt * !UCItKMl> l>ENNY DOROTHEA KENT 



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COLUMBIJI'S NEW EZTRA-BIG ONE! 



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1jre«fo«9^*T» Pecembcr" % 19^6 



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VARIETY 



i Chi, Despite the BBB Squawks, 




Chicago,. Dec. 6. 

Pespite the yelps of the Better 
:Su9^iies?' Bureau and . considerable 
puiilic squawking over the bank 
nite aitiiatioh, the Chicago and mid- 
'■■■^'eh\ ' exhibitors going right 

' ah^ad with the giveaways, and if 
iiecessary, VfiU flght anjr attenipt to 
interfere with, the Coin gift stunt, 
•nils takes in both the independent 
and the circuit exhibitors, all of 
whom feel that they should have 
the flnal say ih the, iriatter,. eyien 
though few of the exhibs have 
been killi the racket ~ by crude 
chiseling. : , 

Bulk of -the exhibs feel that: they 
have plenty pf rights on their' side, 
and even a number of legal de- 
cisions which" okay the iveaways. 
Not only do they an NRA 

precedent decision, but they also 
"fiiive several, court rulings that okay 
. iveawiays if a ticket >^f admis- 
sion is not required tb \yin the prize. 
However, this ; of operation 

usually ■ means the streets 

around the theatre are jammed solid 
with humanity waiting fot the draw- 
ixxg. This jamrup has brought the 
police into, the Ipicture ailsp, since 
they ■ now • .want to iscourage . this 
type of' operation- because it means 
too much work and worry in . handr 
ling the mobs.- 

Increasing 'numher of bankbi law- 
suits on. the part of the patrons havie 
left ani exceedingly bad taite. liesult 
.is that^ the public is chilling bn the 
stunjfc %ith ;many :bf the custoiners 
biitsi>oken in their dehunciatioh of 
ttie lottery as being, both illegal s«id 
iiillegedly unfair. 

, These claims of unfairness hare 
led tp . several lawsuits in this secr 
ton Anothier hit the dockets: last 
week when a Mrs.- Helen Pe trick 
filed suit . for plus 6 % interest 
against the Roxy, BerWyn, because 
the theatre, allegedly refuged to 
give up the prize when her number 
was drawn. 



Need of NRA 



.(Contihued .from page 7) 



go far towards iettllng Current ex- 
hibitor-distributor disijutes. and 
eliminating the expei;isive .anti-trust 
iitigatibn. Not only dp certain lead- 
ers .feel that such court actions . are: 
costly but they consider the attend- 
ant publicity as something that gives 
the business as a whole a black eye. 
Cite the long procession of lawsuits 
in which leadmjg picture firms most 
bften have been made: defendant, 
with the subsequent unfavorable re- 
action in the public mind. 

Indies' AttUade 

The conciliation plan for settling 
Industry disputes- advanced by the 
Motion Picture Theatre OMvners of 
America now is being viewed with 
considerable skepticism by ihd.ivid- 
.vUal indie grpups. They believe 
that while it might help as a stop- 
the conciliatory method ad- 
vocated soon would :bog down as art. 
instrumQpta.lity in handling eschibi- 
tpr-distributpr and pther cpmplaints 
in the industry,:. It; is felt that. Allied 
and Pther groups of . Jndependentis 
would enter such a conciliation ar- 
rahgemenf with skepticism because 
of a nersistent - .suspicion anent 
MPTO A'S close ^ Cbntact^ with majbr 
interests, . ^ 

Neyerthelessl evCn thls group of 
exhi itoi-s adinit that there is .some 
chance for the plan's success if ad- 
ministered by men which .the 
• MPTOA, Allied and other indie 
,groups have .full confidence. But 
they, feel that a.ny conciliation board 
.or Cprnmissipn :would npt amount to 
much unless it. had the iinited sup- 
port of all interests. Believing that 
this, is not possible - under present 
circumstances,' they . are ibokihg to 
Washington to provide a new NBA 
Pr code enforcement plan tp 
stt-aighteh but industry, problems. 



WaShingtoii :. Qptliiiistic 

Washington, Dec, , 
Hevival of the / film cbde Will be 
debated by industry representatives 
under: Federal auspices tomorrow 
C WedHesday ) in c^nection with 
second Gbvernnjeht-staged 
conference . on' industrial progress, . 

Wi'th.the Roosevelt Admi istration 
ahxiouis to revive its outlawed Re- 
cover Program, Major -George L.; 

, .coordinator for industrial co- 
operation, has scheduiled a 'separate 
group meeting for film people for 
the express purpose of talkin.ij about 
.jmeaps of splvihg the block bbokihg 
problem ahi jrejg both labor- 1 



and trade practicesi Although lip 
names have" been .giveiii out, Berry 
organizatipn expects at least a score 
of picture leaders to take part, in the 
cbnfab.': 

Despite, repeated signs the industry 
as a whole iis lukewarrti toward the 
Berry conference, Federal efxecs dei 
Clare the Conference has, the support 
■pf . .all faCtipns, particularly' the 
MPtipn Picture Producers &. Disr 
tributbrs of America. Lbcsil Hays 
Office, however, was all in the dark 
abput the plan as late as Saturday 
. (5),' with Ibcal reps. inclined to sCoff 
at reports a large industry conti -. 
geht will attend the scissions. (Will 
Says, got into .New York 'Monday 
af ternbph: t»nd . stated . he'd give this 
his immediate attention, .as Regards 
aii official.MPPDA rCpresentatiPn .in 
Washington.) 

The.A^niinistratio^^ apparently .has' 
'lifigh hopes the film ^industry will 
lead the. drive tor. revival of at least 
some features of the extinct' N,R.A. 
In .fact, considerable pressure has 
been -exerted by Federal legmen tp 
get picture peoplb to sit in on the. 
talks and dress up the meeting. With 
many of the largest •industries „in- 
clined to remain aloof. Berry; group, 
looks to the film reps \ to counteract; 
general inertia^ which threatens to 
make the cbiinCil sessipn a mere 
formality. 

So anxibUs is the Government tp 
revive , the Code idea in the \film ih- 
diisti-y, that missibriaries, from 
-Berry's staff made personal contact 
With picture leaders in, Ne,w York.; 
Face tp', face ,cohversatipns f ollb^y,ed 
up general, . ihvitatibns tp corne to 
Washirigton, iOi' friendly gabfesti;' , 
'■ The Admi istratioh figures the; in- 
dustry will be willing to string aibhg 
more enthusiaistically /than many 
bther lines' of business solely because, 
of 'the thi'eat to dUtlaw blbck bobkr 
ihg. In the build -^up talks, Berry 
aides have spread the idea that the 
council, offers a fine opportunity to 
head off legislation and tackle the 
block booking problem through co-< 
operative means. - The big selling 
point of the Federal forces is that 
film lieaders can safeguard them- 
selves , against Congressional action 
by taking voluntary, steps tb handle 
the: trade practice prbblemis and. win 
the support of labon 
, The Berry organization is running 
into internal opposition within the 
Administration, however," and there 
is widespread, skepticism about: the 
results of the conference. The Com- 
merce Dept. is lukewarrn toward the 
whple scheme, with Secretary Rojper 
turning dpwii a bid to speak and an 
interdepartmental: committee rush- 
ing work on a special repOrt touch- 
ing the identical subjects which the 
Berry council will consider. 

The film grOUp session, scheduled 
for the Mayflower hotel, will be 
directed by an impartial chairman 
picked from the Berry staff. To 
avbid any semblance, of partisanship 
and iron out factional jealousies be* 
fore they sabotage the meeting, the 
Federal coordinator has picked Sulli- 
van W. Jones, his assistant, who 
represents rtliuiagement, as presiding 
bff icer. 



Bard Not B. 



(Continued fronx page 3) 



seats 18,000, and the engagement 
ended up on the black side of the 
ledged. Shake^eare had niade good 
in Hollywood! He was grabbed off 
for the studios along with Herr Rei - 
hardt and the production staff « 
But No $i{.t9*,fM Orosfses 
In duie course, ^the film version 
reached the theatres, .preceded by a 
publicity and exploitaition plug of the 
highest order and gea^bd for a $2,- 
000,000 gross. MPhths before the pre-" 
mieres in New York^ Chicaigo and 
Hollywood, the prbpagahda was let 
loose On the public; Popular and low- 
priced editions of 'Dream' were pub- 
lished arid widely diistributedtbrov^ 
schools, literary societies and other 
Channels of cultural interest. , StoriCs 
and -photpgraphs of the principals 
engaged in the making and acting of 
the film, appeared in hundreds Of 
magazines , and newspapers. The 
Mendelssohn music was played On a 
million radios. P'rof. Henry ,W. 
Simon,; Ph,D.j of NeVir College. Co- 
lumbia University. lprepared and the 
Mptipn Picture ■ Committee; of the 
pepairtmerit of Secondary Education 
of the Natiohai HdUcatioh. Asso- 
ciation distributed thousands Of 
study guides tp help the public enjoy 
the show. • Billboards flashed the 
message in pi'incipal cities and 
across the rural; landscape* Nothing 
was left undone, to sharpen the de- 
sire tp Shakespeare ..the 
'screehi. 

All. the r'eturns have nbt yet been 
cpunted, reasbh that *Dream' 

is still playing. ; It has been the most 
sustained . explbitation effort any 
company has piit forth. Campaigns 
in the larger cities haye beeii dupli- 
cated in the . smaller toyirns. Not a 
schoolchild lives in America today 
who hasn't he^rd about the picture, 
written assays about it. .and then 
ducked seeing it, if iMSsible. It has 
had a few quite profitable engage- 
ments where the exploitation drove 
'em; irtj but .the Warners sades fOrce 
wiU be gliad wheii the last exhibition 
contract is. played and 'Drearn* is a 
thing of the past. 

Even before, the Warner project 
was under way, Irving G. Thalberg 
had visioned a superlative../film :Ver.T 
sipn Of 'RomeP and Juliet.' It was a 
coincidence that the Metro studio 
wais. , preparing its script while 
'Dream' was being made at Warners. 
No picture ; ever made, ih Hblly wood 
had more careful attention than was 
given to 'Rbmeb/ The cast contamed 
the yeiT top niame^ . in picturesr- 
Nbrma Shearer, Leslie Howard, John 
Barrympre, Baisil Rathbpne,; Edna 
May Oliver. (Sebrge Cukor directed 
from a ^crijpt by Talbot Jennings. In 
elaboi-ateness Of settings, in research 
for Costume and property designs, in 
eloquent delivery of. the; lineis, 
'Romeo'' was .iflawless. But it never 
sparked into the smash boxof^ce hit 
its' sponsors had aimed for. Here, 
again, as with 'Dream,' its draw was 
in proportion, to the effectiveness of; 
its exploitation. - Metro discovered 
what "Warners, already knew (having 
released ' their film a year earlier), 
that the public had to be led by the 
hand to the boxpf fice. 

Pencilled In— and Oiit 

Meanwhile other studios have side- 
tracked plans for future Shake- 
spearean plays. Nearly every large 



Wisconsin AnthMies Serious 

In Qntlawing AI Giveaways 



plant intention to 

make; one. or niore of .;the Bard's 
works. Twelfth Night,' with Maripn 
Davies as Viola, has been .called off 
at Warners; Paramount has forgotten 
about' an all-star riesentation of 
'Julius Cae^r'; John Barrymbre in 
tHamlef is pft the future list, and 
word -comes from England that 
George Arliss will not plair ShylpCk 
in a. screen version of "The Merchant 
of "Venice.- . 

Holly Wood has definitely broken, 
with Shakespeare, notwithstanding 
the fact that the two legit produc- 
tions of 'Hamlet' on Broad\yay this 
season have revived cbntrpversiai ihr 
terest in his plays. Walter Huston's 
recent; production of 'pthellO* may 
prosper at the legit scale of prices, 
but Holly.wbod is determined not 
soon againi to bb misled that Shake- 
speare can be sold for 40c. - 

Asked for a reason why such com- 
mendable efforts haye been unfruit- 
ful,; a Holly wood /producer epitomizes 
the . situation by stating that Shake- 
speare wrote his plays for the thea- 
tre, where scenic vestiture wais . sug- 
gested by simple symbols, whereas 
the more elaborate the sceen vesti- 
tUre the. less; effective the Shake- 
spearean text' becomes. This may be 
only, partly trUe^ Shakespeare In tills 
daskand age is strictly a. class; draw, 
identified with the schoolroom' and 
the literary circle, . The emphasis is 
on the uplift > 

' , Thus the .'introductory, paragraph 
of the national contiest guide pre- 
pared by Metro aind. published by the 
Educational and Recreation Guides, 
Inc., of Newark, N. J.: ■ 

.'As a .contribution to the visual- 
education movement> one of the aims; 
of which, is to raise the level of pub- 
lic taste in photoplays through edu- 
cation, one pf the.'maibr^ prOducihg 
organizations, Metrp-Gpldwyn-May- 
er, announces an ideal type pf coni- 
petitive project. Teachers, students,- 
clubwomeh and intelligent movie^ 
goers everywhere, will enjoy taking 
part in the project, either as parr 
ticipants: 'in the competitipn, or as 
sponsors of Ibcal Competitions.. Lbcal 
theatre managers will lend their aid> 
Public libraries Will cooperate gen- 
erously by ai'ranging -suitable diS'^- 
plays pf pictures and bobkis/ 
. Sometime next summer the •■tw;b 
Metro cbhtest winners, sele<5ted from 
thousands of entrants, will board the 
Nbrmandie to visit tratfbrd-bn- 
Avon. As the steamship 'passes the 
Narrows and pointsi eastward toward 
the rising, sunr the Shakespear^e cycle 
will have been completed. 



iDy's Sun. Scale T3t 



iladelphi Dec. 8. 
ilm exhibs in South .Philadelphia 
last week voted price lift to raise 
Sunday admish to: level of weekday 
evening rate.. ' Similar, action is . ex- 
pected by West Philiy exhibs at 
meeting skedded for Friday (11). Has; 
beeii tried and found successful in 
other ^sections pf town. 
"Legal .opehing hour for Sunday pix 
in this state is 2 p. m. ' 




A decision, sustained, ex- 
pected to: not only prove, to be a 
knock-out bank, 
night* ; the,, matter is pressed, 

is expected, to throw that scheme 
and others; in -Which giveaways are 
used out pf all theatres. 
\The opinibn, handed down by the 
iOth U. S. Circuit court pf, appe3ls,' 
declares that Affiliated Enterprises,-: 
Inc., bank night Owners, are not en- 
titled to a copyright oh the plan, . 
and even if entitled to it could pre- 
vent no one frorii using the Iplan, 

Opi ' ions expressed say the decir 
sioh; paves the way for; over; 5^000 
theaters to ' cease payments to the 
company. Emmett Thuirmpn, bank 
night attorney, -warns, however^ 
that anyone caught using the plan 
illegally^ will find imself haled 
into court. 

The judg.es branded the scheme as 
'tbo'.clpsely akin to a lottery to' have 
the protection ; and assistance .of a 
court of equity;' declared that the 
elaborate .rCgi^tratibh ' system; nly i'J 



'subterfuge to. escape the stigma .pf 
a ^lottery,' 

The cise came, before the IT. S. 
court as result of a decision against 
the bank night ;compsihy in the';U. S. 
diistrict cburt' Of nprtherh Oklahoma. 
That court refused;, to grant ah ih-. 
juhctioh restrai ing ^Fred Gahtz: of 
the Star theatre, .Sand Springs, bkla,, 
frorti the ; plan without a 

license;. upholding the lower 

court, the bpi ' ioo, Wfitjen by Senior 
Circuit Judge Robert E< Eewis; id 
the; plan .was too .near a iottery, to 
y/arcant an in juhctioh, .-The- petition 
for an .ihj unction.' against (irantz had 
iirevipusly been thrown' out the 
district - court at TuLsa. Altiliated 
then.: -took- the iT!,att.ec ititp U; , S, 
courts. 



Bank liight priginated a fevv 
years ago by Chatles U. Yaegcr, the- 
atre manager, bobker, etC;; for Fox 
theatres. The .plan' caught on. more 
than 5;000 theatres using the. plan 
at present, and together with Rick 
Ricketson, Fox theatre . executive, 
^AftiUMed .Ehte^pri ,Ii^6:>^wa5- br^' 



Milwaukee, Dec. . 
A fight to the finish fbr the elimi- 
nation of bank highti^ Hbllywbpd 
nights, screenb and other giveaway 
stunts has beeii begun by Police Chief 
Joseph T. Klutchesky and A^st, City 
Attorney Carl Zeidler of Milwaukee^ 

., :At a special .conference . last. Week 
when the chief attacked the premium; 
nights as being a form of gambling 
jand a Ipttery, he stated aii airtight ; 
ordihahce is now being drafted and 
win be .presented tb the, Milwaukee 
cpmihoh cPimcil tb be enaicted 
city ordinance. 

. Already managers in the small town 
of Janesville, neair the 'ihetrbpolis bf 
Milwaukee, have been nbtified by . the . 
district attorney that 'bank nights 
ihust be discontinued after this week- ' 
br; criminal prosecution will fplIoW/ 

Similar warnings, it has been 
learned, been : meted put in 

other cities , Wisconsin, an : . af ter-; 
math; it is Claimed, of Milw.aukee's 
driye f or the exterminatiph of 'money 
nights' at theatres;. In the college 
city of Beloit, students were reported 
missing classes to iegliiter undcr. the 
proxjT system to become eligible for 
bank night prizes;. . 

It is complaints "such as the aboye, 
city officials aver, that has caused . 
the fight against bank nights. Chiefs; 
bf police ' in various cities thrPiigh- 
out the ^state are cooperating with 
each other in the drive; 




St. Louis, Dec. 8. 

Bank .itight, one Pf heaviest driaw«;; 
ing cards of Illinois theatre, was de*' 
clared by Attbrney General C)ttp 
Kemer at $pringfield. 111,, a lottery 
and participants were subject to fine 
up to $2,000.; Kerher's declaratiPn 
came after Tequest;,for opinion v/as. 
made by Bernard E. Wall, State's 
attorney-elejCt of .fllobmihgton (Mc» 
Lean' County). Amplifying his state- 
ment Kerner said gifts of autoirip-^ 
biles,;, etc.; come under -lottery head 
and brPad irlterpretatibn of opi ion 
rnakes anypne who had anything to 
do ith . bank night, etc., liable • to 
prosecution, 

'Wall asked .opinion -after, learning 
that' Blopmington iherChahts were 
planning contest at 'which automobile 
was to be capital piriw. ' For several 
years almost every theatre in state 
has been bolstering receipts with 
banic and giveaway nights. 



GA. LEGALLY K. 0.'S 
BANKO AS LOTTERY 



sell the startinig 
in two small office rbbms, i , at. down- 
town , ice buildi the ,Company 
nbW- ie."5 its own tworstPry 

building on film row, and since bank: 
night has bpeh, gpihg so siti:bnig,;yaeT 
■ger has bought s.pme. half ■ a ■ dbzeri 
theatres,, added ..a printing office Ip 
his . hpidings, and is president bf ^ 
tr iler company. His saliary was 
listed at $25,000 ss sident of Affi- 
liated alone; amounts 
were made publi . . S; 'sbme 

time back, A riatiohal brganizatibri- 
has beteri set- up ta market the plan, 
and reports are comrif)Pn in Denver 
Pf '^alcsiticn in the better, locations 
making large sum.s ;ih commissions^ 
For two years Affiliated has beenr 
licensing the plan and ;cbllecting 
from $5 ..to; $50 a weak, from theatres, 

Thurmoh; sai the •decision! was 
partially; due to an pyersi.ght by the; 
bank night ;iattPrhey; who handled the 
case in Oklahorha, he failing to heed 
'alt instructioiiis ,«;ent'bim as , to how. 
to handie the case. 

Vaeger, bank hi;?ht:*pre.si , id 
he felt confident ot Winning ia fgypr- 
abie^ decision"^ on '^efi6Ar^rtg>V^.; x^^^^ V 



Atlanta, Dec. 8, 
! Death knell fot- bank nights ' in 
Georgia was sounded Thursday (3) 
when State Court. . of Aippeals af- 
firmed cPnvictipn of Joe Jahtian,. 
LaGr'ahge, Ga> icture show opera- 
tor, on a misdemeanor charge grow- 
ing but of cash awards .ait his the- 
atre. 

Jarmah had been sentenced i 
LaGrange City Cpurt to pay a fine 
of $250 or serve six months. The 
appellate court's ruli held that 
bank nights, were a vi . of the 
state's anti-lottery ..liaws; '; 

TTie . court held .that 'mutuality 
risk is not necessary to cbiistitute a 
lottery.. :. The purchaser -of a. ticket 
may get value received and: the 
Svhol^ risk-, may be assiimed by the 
bjpieratOr,. , When the general scheme 
of such draWihg is that only those 
who have.piirchased tlcketi/m^y par- 
ticipate therei , and ai*e entitled tO ' 
win the prize, .^uch scheme does not 
lose its identity as ja Ipttary because 
some may participate in the driawi 
who have: not bc^n.t. - .•jckels,,• 
DiesDite■ this;ruiing there ,h«v fiJen 
very little rush to cover Pn the f.a'^-4 
of Atlanta theatres using bank nigl'.^ 
or similar, schemes; So far. authoriv, 
ties , here have made no move to 
crack down, but there's no telling 
what wiir happen after Jan; 1,.. When 
Maybr-eiect WiUiiatn B. Hartsficld , 
will replace MaypP James L. Key. 
The new mayor was elected on a 
'clean up the town' platform, whil 
Key. an arflent liberal, was reiSbon- 
sible for Sunday films and- baseball, 
operated for charity to beat {he Blu» 
'Sunday liw/-' 



26 



VARIETY 



VARIETY 



"Wednesday,^ December 9, 193(i 







THE MAGICIAN OF 
THE BOX-OFFICE! 

He's got plenty more up his sleeveT 
For Fnsfance "AFTER THE THIN 
MAN"and"CAMILLE. 




Royal Romance 



(Cpntinued from P9ge 1 ) 
Merest in. King Edward VIII and Mrs. 
Slmpso" no single newi stbry has 
captured the imagination of the pub-, 
lie in many years. 

IVom Hollywood comes one 
t(rriter's sudcinct observation,' 'Jiist 
put it to mUsic and you've got a; 
perfect screen story,' 

Radios ail over the land are the- 
jnaiically etlierizing old disk plat- 
ters ot 'I- Don't Want to Make His- 
t()ry>" I Jvist Want to Make Love.' 
Arthur Ainsworth on WCKV, Gin- 
iinnatii was the flrsf tp herald: this 
last Pridsy C4) with the bbseryatibri 
that 'this is the probable theme song 
of present day royalty.' 

John Gunthei', the atitliibr^ is an- 
other who observes thajt, the King 
jldWard rornance has everythihg a 
good story should iiave— love, mar- 
riage, politics, /war, xeligioti, royalty. 
It even has animals. Mrs. impson 
'is a dog fancier. • 

First, feature film Broad- 
Way trying to cash in on the 
royal irbmance , of .'Englar^d, 'Life 
of King Edward Vlli,*^ bfiens today 
XWedhesday) at the Criterion. It's 
a'six-reeler diistributed by Gaumont- 
British consisting of newsrieel com* 
pilation of the Prlnc^'of Wailes' life 
and history, Cpmpilied by British 
tntematipnal and orlginaily sent but 
jibout a yeaj: ago. . 

Criterion will al$p have another 
G-B feature on .the bill, 'Love in 
Ekilcf ■ . ^ 

Petrpiti Dec. ,8. : 
. jPioneer. hereabouis with a flint, 
based pn King Edward VIII and Mrs. 
Wally Simpson is B> C> Fassib, local 
i^die producer. FassiP already has 
beigiih wprk ph a twp-reeler, tagged 
^he BbmaAce Of the Century,' and 
i^pectS rtp. have it ready .fpi: release 
Itrpuiid flrst of yeat. . 

Unive^'sal, also, yesterday ('Tues.) 
completed a ^hprt, . 'King' Edward the 
Eightii/ under: Charles Ford's superb 
vision^ LoweU * Thomas spielinjg. 
tetter traveled with the king oh 
fhree-month tbur of South Atnerica 
while he was prince. It is a 
compilation of highlights in ruler's 
life. 



London's Bluest 

London, Dec. .8. 
" Mrs, Walli$ Simpsoa affair has had 
lome peculi . reactions ,on show: biz! 
There has been a slight drop in legit 
.Teceipts, but not enough, to cause 
''alarrh. .'r/ 

Normal pahtbmime bopki 'for 
Christmais suddenly ceased irectly 
the situation ntahifested itself last 
week. Cinemas report ' a drop on 
high-priced seatis.. but the ciieap ones 
have been unaffected. This may^ 
however, be , du6 momentary 
paucity of bife. attiractipng. 

From the niteries comes the most 
unusual reaction. Attendance, it 
seems, is^ above normal the^ hectic 
days with custoimers. feverishly 
ihg above ttbrmal bUt eating 
nbthing. Eveii • iii' siiots Where the 
meal is :thrOwn: ' with, the cover, 
it is notipedj .the food is being: passed 

Gaumont-British .i^ewsreel an- 
nouhded that it would not comment 
on the situation in any way uintil a 
decision is off icialiy reached. . 



Hollywood^ Dec. 8. 

Hays office n.g. ph' filming that 
Mrs. Simpson 'fine romance' .Jcnbcks 
studio boys! pet idea into cocked hat, 
nd particularly pains p.a. -Bob Burk- 
hardt who's been going: around say-, 
ing, 'Just put. it to music, and you've 
.got the greatest story of all time/ 

On the Warner; lot, however, 
scribes to be very circumspect about 
any reference to the king's laidy. A 
chance Word Of satire about 'Wallis,' 
if. bverheard, might seem to apply 
tO: studio productiph .; bosis. Hal 
Wallis is very touchy on the subject. 

As Was to be eipected, Holly- 
wood's Britons have been taking it 
most seriously, with colony divided 
Into camps of damh-that-wbmaners 
■ahd dbn't-care-Whom-he-fharryets. 
Staunch among fprmer clan , is iBill 
Mooringj correspondent for London 
Daily MaU. . At cocktail, party he 
threw last Vireek for Sidney Mosely, 
of London Hbrald, and Rpy .Sim- 
monds, British publicity boss for 
20th Century-Fox, Mooring' started 
put in belligerent mood, but mel'- 
lowed to point: of alrhost indifference, 
When he finally blurted,' 'Oh> I wish 
h6'd do as he darn well pleases,' 
even hired barihah knew host had 
had. his last swallow for the day. 



that Mrs. Wallis Simpson iii 
when, a Baltp; resident. Nevins says 
he Wants to buy the house, transport 
it^b the, aniusement park and put it 
oh" display there, next summer; . 

It may just be. a publicity stiint, 
as Nevins is p.a. for the. Palisades, 
ijut the present owner of property. 
Alien Weisheit, says the 'Baltimore 
boardinjg-hpuse' , is . definiitely. 'on the 
market,' and would be wiliing to 
peddle ho.USe to Nevins if tl^e . price 
is rigiit.: According to Weisheit, sev- 
eral persons \ have made ids for 
propbrty since L'Aff aire Simpson has 
been spraddled the world's 

press. " 

Ihcidentally, pebpie . now living ih 
the house are constantly plagued by 
curious who ivarit . to prowl through 
the: property and bspecially desire a 
gander at the rbom in which Mrs. 
Simpson uised tb sleep when she 
lived there. About just which rbpm 
;it ' is not many . BaUimoreans really 
knbw> arid . thosb Whp dP .aren*t re^ 
vealing. 

' The one American newspaper pub- 
lisher who could probably carry the 
best stufi on Mrs, Wallis Warfleld 
Sinlpsbn. i$ ' hahdlihg' the story .in 
matter-of-fact . manner, printing in 
his paper only official latest develojii- 
ments and no sidelights at all. 

itiiblisher is fiidwi Warfleld, Jr., 
cousin , of Mrs. ' Simpson and youth- 
ful boss of the Baltlmpre Daily Rec-: 
ord, sheet chiefly 'devoted: to : legale 
financial and realty hews. ]^is rag 
carries U. P. service, and hence, gen- 
eral sum-up bf rbuhd - the.ryrprld 
daily happenings, Warfleld has-been 
approached by other newspapers and 
Wire services for .■ comment ph 
L'Aff iaire Simpson, biit he refuses to 
talk on subjiect 



DR. KALMUS til N. Y. FOR 
TECHNICOLOR'S DIWY 



Sydney, Dec. . 
Pictures of King Edward are being, 
.shown in -theatres here With singing 
of the National Anthem and miiiph 
cheering, for : the monarch. . No doubt 
about how public . sentiment dPwh 
here stands. 



And Back in Baltp 

■ iBaltimore, Dec. 8. 
Acting for Palisades Park, amuse- 
ment lot at Fort Lee, N. J; Bert 
Nevins proifesses to be interested in 
P>urchasing the old three-story town 
house the near-northside here 



.Dies Moines' IVally' Broadcasts 

Des Moines, Dec. 8. . 

KRNT yesterday (Monday ) started 
a series bf IS-nriiriute - broadcasts 
called 'Who Is Wally?' based .on the 
bobici 'Her Name Wiais Wallace War- 
field,* by Edwina H. Wilson, Lpndpn 
Tights have been s'^ld by- tiie .Des 
Moines Regi^ter-Trijune tp the Lon- 
don Evening Swindard^. 

the. daily 11; a. m. broadciist: Opens 
with nbws flashy 0 ' the latest re- 
port oh the English situation, fol- 
lowed by excerpts frohi the bbbk, 
which starts serially in the Des 
Mpin.es Register'^Tribune this week. 

Newsreels Booed 

,. . Thi.e booing and cheering reaction: 
of newsreel audiences, which first 
appeared this yeair on a big scale 
during the presidential campaign, 
was resumed' With vigor over -the. 
weekend'in Broadway houses on the 
King Edward controversy. . Cheers 
w;ere. for King Edward while most 
addiehces were 90% against Baldwin 
as expressed by the boos. \ 
. Sehtihient i favbr of King 
Edward and his; desire, to follow iiis 
own marital intentions probably was 
strongest With younger generation 
attending Saturday matinees. 

Fox-Movietone, which has some 
exclusive shots bJE King Edward VlII 
and Mrs. Walliis Simpson, taken some 
time ago when both, were vacation - 
,ing in the Bbsphoriis but Withheld 
until now;,, is being btombarded with 
offers from newspapers, syndicates 
and photographic services; for stills 
frbni this f bbtagb, : While previously 
EM had cbhsidered it gobd. policy not 
to release action pictures bf the King 
and Mrs. Simp>sbii .enjoying a swim, 
how that tiie British monarch '5 ro- 
mance has ijroken everywhere, FM 
released these shots . Oyer the week-;; 
end. 

/Although some of. the. offers made 
the Fox newsreeL for the exclusive 
pictures, have been big •Truman 
Tallby; editDr-in-chl has decided 
riot to sell any footage at all. is is 
cbntrary tb the policy of .some; news- 
reels in the past which, have obr 
tained ihtirnate shots on which offers 
have been- made.. 



Directors of Technicblbr, Inc.; will 
meet in special session in N. Y. io- 
mbrrbw . (Thurs.) to consider pay- 
ment' of a dividend bn. the capital- 
stock. H; T, Kalmus, president, came 
in from the Coast the. first of the 
week fbr the session. While actual 
earnings of the cp;^qration will not 
be known vmtil after the close of 
193i5, they are repoVted tb show .a 
profit of sufficient size to justify a 
divvy declaration of. 10c to :25c., The 
former ..declaration would require an 
outlay of less than $61^000, which is 
:said to be ;uhder net profit thus far 
this year. 

"Technicolpr showed, only a': small, 
het loss qn last year's pperatibhs, 
but since that time, the, amount of 
color work done by tiie company has 
more than doubled, according tp re- 
cent estiinates. Current net earnings^ 
.are said to be nearly 100% above 
showing made last year. 

Kalmus is expected- tP . call the' atr 
tention of the directbrate to . the re- 
.cehtly enabted. cbhtract -with East- 
man Kbdakf Virhich brought the tw;P 
companies byen closer tpgether in 
research ; an<i devblpihent. of ; color,- 
New pact . ..which .was .signatured 
abput twp rnont'.. ; s^gi is regarded as^ 
a furtlier step in the cross-licehsing 
agreements already held by ^stmah 
and .Technicolbr as regsirds color for 
motion picture fllmu 



IMOl^NWfdol&f 



John riedl and>;L. J. I^iidwig, 
who were called to New York by Y.' 
Frafik Freeman,, returned tb Mih-. 
heapolis Sunday. X6):.;iif ter discussing, 
plans for turhing bver .b^ 
RKO's two .'MinhbapoUs houses, 
Orpheum and Henhepih> to par. 
Mart Singer, Orpheum bperiatbr, 
who alsb came, -ori^ left yesterday 
(MoniX 



Cbslo.w'^ Matthews Tunes 

H9ily;i8rp,od;.: i)ec. 8. 

Sam CpsloW goes to London to 
Write the tunes lor a Jessib. Matthews 
picture (G-B) if he can get leave 
from Paramount" . ' 

He did the muisic for her. last pic- 
ture, 'It's Love Agai '' ' 



GERMAN TOBiS' 4% ^ 

Berli , Dec* 1, 
Net proflt amounting to $92,80d! 
for the past business year bias been 
announced. ' '.^ 

Dividend bf 4% will he paid stock- 
holders. 



XrA-O's $7 Divvy on Pfcl. 

irectbrs of KeithrAlbee-Orpheum 
■Corp. tbok action last .week to clear 
up dividend arrears by ; declaring an 
accumulated divvy of $7 per share bn 
the 7% preferred stobk. The decla- 
ration .was to cbv2r th?'?fpur quarieris 
ended June 30. 

It is payable Dec. 21 to stoclchold- 
ers on record Dec. 14. 

TITLE CHANQES 

Holly wood, Dec. 8. 

'Woman Wise' is hew hiahdie for 
'Peach Edition' at 20th-Fpx. . 

'Blonde Dynamite'' Will hit Univer- 
sal's release sheet as 'She's Danger- 
ous.' 



H'WOOI), ST,X., FIRE; {|{200 

i Louis, Dec. 8;. , 
Herman :iGr.oldnian, manager Hoily- 
wood theatre, .downtown second run 
house, directed orderly exodus .of 
loo patrbns into 10 above zero weath- 
er Sunday afternoon.: (6) when' fire 
hrpke out in the projecti room, 
Twp operators on duty escaped un^ 
injured through; skylight; 

Blaze, caused by film igniting! Was 
confined to ' one roorh and did $200 
damage. HPUse is. owned by Charles 
Goldman^ Ij^rother pf manager. 



Ostrers 



(Continued frohi page 3 ) 

pf Metro and 20th-Fox, and the local 
f action j consisting, of John Maxwell', 
in. What is hbw trying to be ■worked 
put is .,a .deal which Will be mutually ; 
satisfactory to both isides because the 
gbvernhient is definitely opposed to 
forbigri control, and Maxwell's pur- 
chase of non-voting stock includes an 
agreement that th&: Ostrers eahnbt 
sell for fi!ve years . itho.ut his (Max-, 
■well's) consent. 

Thus the Qistrers aire hemmed in 
on both ■ isi , since their deal with 
2pth-Fox has the same kind of clause 
-forbidding sale without its (20th's) 
permi.ssion: , • 

Lord Beaverbrook, It now turns 
out, is: interested with Schenck in. the 
deal to secure; Gaumorit control,, 
which should materially ' help the 
20th-Metro angle. He talked th ings 
over Wjith Isidore Ostrer '' New 
York before' Ostrer. went; the 

Cpast.. it is understood. :: 
Arthur Loew suddenly abandoned 

iiis provincial survey over the~ week- 
endi .'tie had been liunting, sites for 
a proposed .Metro British chain, 
but returned to .the cohtinent. 
Giving it up is taken tb. indicate the 
likelihood of a <le.al heing set, since 
if it. goes through Metro, won't need 
any houses. herCi 



^ WASHINGTON 

(Continued from page 10) 

good $10,000. Last week 'Winterset' 
(RKO) ^ot by with $9.0()0. 

Met. (WB) (1,853; 25-40)— 'Three 
Men oh Horse' (WB) (2d ruh). Oke. 
:$4,00d. Last week, 'Light Brigade' 
(WB) (2d run), big. $5,500. 

Palace (Loew) (2,363; 25-35-60)— 
'Love oh Run' (MG) (2d week). Oke 
$9,500. Last week big $19,000. 

Rialto (Indie) (1;100; 25-30-40-55) 
—'Mutiny on Bounty' (MG) (re- 
vival ). Satisfactory $2,500. : La^t 
week ^Roberta' (RKO) (rbvivai), 
fairr $2,000. , 

TeimiesVand IVonian' 
$6,000, 'RuB'-Xrowd^ 
^jm in Portland 

Portland, JOre., Dec. 8. 

'Pennies from Heaven' and 'Weni-^. 
an Rebels' are a nice dup, with each 
exploited equally. ' at - the Orphe.umi^ 
Parambimt held Light Brigade' for 
a. second and is doing 'well, ' . 
: 'Lo^ve . on th^ Run' ahd 'Two .in a 
Crowd' , are a: strong tWi' at the 
Broadway. 

Est|mates\fpr This Week: 

BrbadWay (Parked) 2,000; (36-4()) 
— -'LPve . oh Run' (MG) and 'Two in 
Crowd' (U). Big $8,000. Last week 
'Devil Is Sissy' (MG) and 'Mag- 
niilcehtBruteVdl), okay, $5*400. 

Mayfair (Parker-Eyergreen) (1,- 
400; 30-40 )^'Libeled Lady' (MG) and 
'Girl on Front Page^ (2Qth) (6th 
week). Still gettuig fair play at |2.- 
300. Last week gPbd. enPugh at 
'$2,600. •■ ' . ' •■ 

; . Orplh'eiiDi (Ha](arick-Evergreen) 
(2.000; 30.40)-^l»enriies' (Cbl) : and 
^WPman Rebels* (RKO). Abpve 
siirerage at $6,0Q0. Last week 'Rer 
imioh' (Fox) and 'Without Orders' 
(RKO), good, $6,-500, 

Paramount (Evergreen) (3.000; 
30-40 )-^'LiRht. Brigade'; (WB) and 
•Lady Be Careful' (I^r) (2d Wreek), 
Okay 44,000 for holdover. Last week 
$7,500, big. : / . 
• United Artists (Parker) (1,000; 30- 
40)^'Born to Dance' (MG) . <2d 
week). Still gPing.etrpng at $5,000. 
First weelc registered heavy $7,300. 

T«inies'$t>800 in Linciiii, 
liwre $1,800 Is Oltay 

incoln, Dec', . . 

■'Great .2iegfeld' is . mohPPolizing 
the spot .:this week and going, well, 
although the Xmas slump.- is under 
Way."' 'Pennies* at the Varsity is go.- 
ihg for a neat figure at present. 
Estimates for This Week 

Liberty (LTO (1,200; 10-15)-^ 
'Long Ride' (Rep) plus 'Speed' (MG), 
split with ^Conflict' (U) plus -Lady 
Luck^ (Ches). - PrerXmas season al- 
ready being felt in this, low ' pricer; 
$900, fairly good. Last week 'Bengal 
Tiger' ( WB) plus 'Moohlight MUrder' 
(MG), split With 'Count of Monte 
Cristo' (UA) plus 'Man Holiday' 
(MG), gbod enough at $1,000. 

Lincoln (LTC) (1,600; 10-20-25) - 
'Go West' (Par). Fairly good at $2.- 
600. Last week 'Love On Rim' (MG), 
$3,()()0, okay. 

Orpheum (LTC) (1,350; 10-15-20- 
25)— 'Mr. Cinderella* (MG) plus Glen 
Dale's 'Midnight Revels' unit. Last 
four days is dual, 'Smartest Girl' 
(RKO) and 'Man I Marry* CU). 
Combo looking to $2,500, ; not bad. 
Last week 'Longest NIpht' (MG) plus 
'Sirens in Silk' unit, split with 
•Mummy's Boyis' (RKO) plus 'Alone 
Came Love* (Par), very substantial 
at $3,350, 

Stuart (LTC) (1,900; 10-25-40)— 
'Ziegfeld' (MG), Nearly $4,300, 
heavy, considering the: season. Last 
week 'Big Broadcast' (Par) ih the 
money with $3,700. 

Varsity (Westland) (1,100; 10-25- 
35)— 'Pennies' (Col), Bucking strong 
opposition, but week .worth $1;800, 
Okay. Last week, second fbr 'Theo- 
dora' (Col), went otit With $2,100, 
Okay. 

20th-Fox Directors $et 

Hollywood, pec. 8. .. 

.Sidney Lanfield has been assigned 
to diriBct 'Wake Up and Live' at 2pth- 
Fox; Harry ReVel and Mack Gordon, 
are writing the, tunbs. .Bernie-Wiri^ 
chell team wiU be in this one, ' with 
Jack Haley and Patsy Kelly for top 
comedy. Harry Tugend and »|fack 
Yellen did the script; Kehheth Macr 
Gbwan as iassociate ptbducer. 

John Ford wilt ! direct Shirley 
Temple ' 'Wee Willie Winkle' on 
same lot. 



lORSr $im 

w moot 



Trevoirj r Whaleh Telimed 

HoliyWobd, Dec. 8, 
Claire Trevor and Michael Whalen 
\vill top 'Time Out for Romance;' 
which 20th-Fox will istart Dec. 14, 
William Demarest and Beniiy Bart- 
iett also cast, 

: Mai iSt. Clair will irect from a 
,script;by Lou' Breslow and . John .Pat- 
rick from an original ;by Eleanor 
Gri in and WUliam; Rahki 




Buffalo, Dec.: 8. 
- .-Takings are , ruhningf t*b excellent 
heights here . ith 'Three . Men on" a 
Horse' : and 'BOrn . to pahce' neck and 
heck ih the top bracketsi and 'Theb- 
dora' in ;its -second week at the 
Lafayette still shoWing to fine busi* 
.nesSi 

Estimates for "Ellis Week 

BiiCralo (Shea ) (3,600; 30-40-55)-- 
'Three Men. bn a Horse' (WB). Good 
$13,500. Last week, 'Love on Riin* 
(MG ), fine, $17,500, 

Century (Shea) (3,400; 25-35)— 
'Murder with Pix' [(Par) and 'Big 
Game' (RKO). Back to duals for 
average $7,500. Last. Week, 'Tarzan 
Escapes' (MG); $10,000, excellent. 

Great Lakes (Shea ) (3.400; 30-50 )-* 
'Born to Dance' (MG). Fine at 
ono. Last week. 'Come ahd Get- 
It' (UA), very good,. $12,200. » 

Hipp (Shea ) (2,400: 25-40)-^'White 
Hunter' (20th ) and :?Back to Nature' 
(20th); Average at $7,000. Lasit week. 
'Polo JTbe' (WB) and ^Easy tb Tak^ 
(Par), fair, $7,000: 

Lafayette (Ind) (3i400; 25r35)— 
'Theodora' (Col) (2d -week): StiU 
good for $9,000. Last Week^ clbse t» 
hpuse record at $14;000. 

'Reunioii'-'Star' $10,000 

'Kuijo' Off iM> 

At,|^,300 in Ol^)al^^ 

. ^ .. Omaha, Dec. 8; 

Paramoimt Is slashing; to . 41c. 
nights and two-bits matihees^-brinig- 
Ing' it down to same scale as other 
first runs. r . .' 

Orpheuni is the week's leader, « 
with 'Reunion,' -/ Parampuht holds its 
single feature policy intact with. 
'Love Oh. the Run' for nice rnonby, . 
Estimates for Ttali Week ' 

Branded ^CSinger-RKG) (1,250; 25- 
35-^) — 'Winterset' <RKO) and 
'Mummy's Boys' (RKO). First fea- 
ture responsible ■ for' $4,700, week 
okay. Last- week 'Pennies From 
Heaven' (Col) and 'Lady Frpm No- 
where' (Col), diialled, $.6,000, big. 

Omaha (Blank) (2,100; 25-40)^ 
'Banjo on Knee' (20th) and ♦Three 
Married Men' (Par), dual. Opening 
day moved -back tb Friday, Good, 
for $6,300. Last Week .'Polo Joe^ 
(WB) and 'Rose Bowl' (Par) with 
Jay Clarke on vthe stage, nlayed 
seven ahd a half days to $6,600, 

' Orpheuirn (Blank) (2;076; 25-40)— 
'Reunibn' (20th) and 'Star foi^ Night' 
(20th). twin bill. Quint film stroniir 
at $10,000 for eight days, «Last week 
'Wedding Present* (Par) and Olsen 
and Johnson unit.' $17;00Q,- great. 

Paramount (2^765: 25-40 ) — 'Love 
on Run' (MG). ■ New set of prices 
after five weeks at; 55c. top. This 
bhe. well up at . $9,100. -Last week. 
'Born to Dance' (MG) received 
strong iattention at $8,800. 

MAE WEST LEADS IN 
IMNTREAL AT $8,000 

Mont Dee, 7. 
Pre-Xmas slump is . hiz. 

Palace will again be tops oh West 
pic for straight flickers, . . 
. EstfmateK for This Week 
His Majesty's (CT) (1,600: 50)— 
^As You Like It' (Brit) and 'Jack of 
All Trades' (Brit). Grossing $5,090, 
good. 

Palace (CT) (2.700; ,50)— 'Go West» 
(Par) and 'Rb.se Bowl' (Par). Points 
to $8,000, verv nood. Last weak re- 
neat of * ibeled.Lady' (MG). $6:500, 
gond. 

Canitol (CT) (2.700: 50)— 'Come 
and .Get: It.' (UA) and 'Man I M''.rrv;' 
<'Co1).., Showinf? imorovenieht at 
S7.000, .good. Last week ' 'Reunion* 
^^Oth) 3nrt 'Alop'^ ■C-'^e Love' (20th) 
d'^^ono'ntin" ft .'"fi.flOO. 

L'oew'B Ypyr.tiC") (.Ti200; ■60)-^- 
'Under You- Snell' (20th) and C^r- 
rpll's -Mardi. Gr?-?' onit.; Anotb^iT 
"bod sta'^e show. ^M.OOO, verv p'bjM.- 
T.ast wek. 'Ca^'te'"' ''^r'''' and: Marcus 
sb'^W alS'i^g^''r^ f»t O10; 

Pr?n''«?~s*» (CTV (2.300: ,RO)—"rHe'>- 
^nrfi' (Col V nnd "»'''»v B'' Nex*' (C^n 
(2nd weelrii; Th'. ' went hip. Intt 
week for Sd.on" . '^«ry. good, and i' 
ren«*at.'h>* fo'* $'' 000. 

C'nem<» d« Par's CFranc'?- il-^") 
((SCO- SOV^^'i^TichAl Strp^Ofl' (-^""d 
wei»ir>; Getting $1,800. Last week; 
52*^00. 

St. enis (Fr>nc:J*-Film) (^..SnO: ?4> 
^•Tv»«; T-'>uns Fnt'-'eux' r»rA,*P''MPi- 
mo\ la FemmPi' Okav .<14.5W) . L^st 
'veek. "»feverl»P*?' and 'L'Ecole des 
Jburnalistes.' fair. $3,500, 

Monroe Boctrine .Short 

Hollywood, Dec. 8, 
vl" wo-rcel short. baSed on . the Mon- - 
roe i)octrine, \i(rill be one of series of 
educational historicals being pro- 
duced by Jack Chertok at Metro.; 

Story is being prepared by RiclH 
ard Gbldstbne. 



VARIETY 



Wednesday* December 9, 1935 



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here is your sales 
analysis on Paramount's 




1 . . 

• All the facts you need to know to Put This Big 
Paramount Holiday Special in the top grosser claiss 



STAR POWlt .ud.e 

first aiid most important, sales angle 
oh "College Holiday''. Paramount 
gives you Jack Benny, George Burns 
^ aiid' Griipie Allen, and Martha Raye^ 

right while the public is hot for theni after their 
smashing success in "The Big Broadcast of 1937". 
In addition to their popularity with picture fans 
...do not forget that right now is the height. of the 
radio season, and all of them are now r^dio head- 
liners! In addition to . these "Big Broadcast" stars, 
"College Holiday" presents that tried and true box- 
office favorite, Mary Boland with Etienne Girardot, 
Ben Blue, and a whole lineup of those Paramount 
youngsters we have been building in recent hit 
j)ictureft. 



TIMELINESS ..is the next 

important sales angle on "Colljegc 
Holiday". Realizing that holiday busi- 
ness depends for the most part on 
youth appeal. Paramount has for .the 
past, few years given exhibitors a big-time college 
musical for the holiday season. Last year's VCol- 
legiate" was one of the big grosisers of the year- 
"College Holiday" has the same appeal plus. 
J, P. McEvoy, Walter De Leon, Harlan Ware, 
Frederii^k Hazletl Br:ennan, Henry Meyers, ;Jay 
Gorney, Arthiir Sheekman, Nat Perrin, James 
Seymour, Bobby Vernon and Edward Welch ; . • 
the pick of Hollywood's gag naen . . . have com- 
bined to turn out a college musical not "just as 
good as 'Collegiate'," but about twenty times faster 
and funnier. Frank Tuttle, who directed the first 
"Big Bi-oadcast," is in charge of "College Holiday"* 



Wednesday, December 9, 1936 VARIETY 





HIT TUNES . these days 

I are one of the most important sales 
angles on any picture. College Holi- 
day" has actually more potential radio 
hits than "Rhythm on the Range", 
Paramount's outstanding tune show for 1936. Ralph 
Rainger and Leo Rohin have knocked out another 
of their wow numhers^^I Adore Yqu", also "A Rhyme 
for Love" and "So What?". Burton Lane and Ralph 
Freed give you "Sweetheart Waltz", "Who's That 
Knockin' at My Heart". And, in addition to these, 
plus a Minstrel Number siihg by none other than 
Martha Raye, "College Holiday" contains the Alma 
Mater songs of seven leading American universities. 





y\ PRODUCTION 

. . means plenty in box- 
r 'i^^^RSIr pfficexeturns. A fan can smell a weak 

production a mile away. College 
Holiday" is one of those big- lime 
productions which Paramount has been turning out 
these past few months inimpressive succession. Here 
are a few facts to hack up this statement: Sets include 
a huge Greek temple, covered entirely in white saiin, 
with living models; an acre of the studio's back 
lot was transfoxnied into the rotunda of a girl's 
school, jutting but over a real lake; an hotel lobby, 
one of the largest sets ever constructed at Paramount, 
is made even more impressive by a mural painted 
by a noted artist especially for the picture. 



EXPLOITATION o>. 

"College Holiday" already has been 
jenough to promote it right into the 
hit class. Jack Benny has plugged 
the picture on his hit program Sun- 
day nights. And General Foods have begun another 
campaign similar to their successful dealer tie-up 
with Paramount for "Big Broadcast". Burns and 
Alleii have plugged the show on their popular weekly 
program. Martha Raye, joining the ranks of radio 
stars December 22nd oyer the Columbia network, 
begins then to exploit the picture for you (check 
your local station for tie-in). In addition to. this 
the tunes from the picture have alrfead'y been fea- 
tured by Camel Caravan, and Shell Chateau. Readers 
of Esquire Magazine will read a large advertisement 
by Gantner Bathing Suits, advertising "College Holi- 
day" and showing a picture of two of the stars* 
Marsha Hunt and Leif Erikson. These are only a few 
of the major tie-ups. See Press Book or query your 
exchange for information on local tie-ins. 




Press Has Edge Over Radio 
InSimpsoitCase; 
Leads with 21 





For the second time withinrtwo 
years one. those, answer-toran- 
editor's-prayer stories has brokeii 
which radio, tty as it will; can- 1 turn 
io its advantage as well as the diily 
priess cah. "This is the JWrs. Simpson, 
yarn— a tidbit whose entire juidihess 
won't quite dpyetail into the ♦public 
conveniehte, interest, and .necessity* 
iingW of radio. Bieforie.ihat it was 
tl^ Hauptmian case, many of whdse 
dants bettei*: befltted the .eye, than 
the ear, especially since the. broad- 
casters couldn't get. into ^he court- 
-room. 

.Simpson opus, so far as the ether 
Is concerned, was being soft-pedaled 
as hard as possible by th^ radio 
' when the Sii'ess alrtady had scream- 
^ itig. banners on iL Not until last 
^ Thiirsdiy (3) di the major chains 
really focus their guns it, and by 
thisit .time it was public property eyen 
ih England^ Less than ia month ajgo^ 
; steti . eniploye who suggested 
gding .to Bailtimore to hunt up hews 
aheht vMr& Simpsoh was promptly, 
told to eool off by his employer, > 
: EVeii how that I'affairie ; SinipSOh 
Is on the ether, the coursie steered by 
tiie broadcasters is larigiely away 
from , the Ghurch of England *e-. 
ligioiis' implications^ and towatd the 
political . sideC though of bourse it's 
vhayoidable to ring in the two Simp- 
ion diyorcies occasionally. Press in 
this respect 'h^^ edge, as 

Veil ks. the advantage of being able 
to bedeck cyeirthing : with pix^ 

ciiBS Bemotea ^ 
v; % To date CBiS jeadLs in efforts to^get - 
as much of the; ciise before the . pub- 
lic ais possible. Since Thursday 
tbere have been 21 ireihotes froni 
l^gdon, arranged by Cesar Saerch- 
.iiiger, CBS European rep; TTiese in^ 
..elude spiiels by Lord Pohsonbyy Har- 
- did I^ki> Ellen- C. Wilkinson, Mar^ 
(iuis of Dbheigal, Wickham' Steed, 
rstepheh King-Hall, Frederick Voight^ 
derald Barry, Sir Frederick Whyte, 
Tranic Biarhalli: Vernon Bartiett, and 
• J^oseph priscbll. FJrpm Toron^^^ 
. ;:1ias: piped; in . the opinion of John 
"Gbllihgwopd lleade, and in New 
.Tor S, K. Ratcliffe, rep for the 
' liOindoh Times,, gave a spiel, <. CBS, 
i^^alsq interrupting any and all pro- 
•'grams wheneveir a new flash comes 
: ' in,' and', on Saturday and Monday 
^ bpened at 6 a.m.- for special brpad- 
easts. ' 
C :Nj3iC refusies to cut into its pro- 
. .'grains, with ' flashes,- but has. opened 
' twice at 6; a.m! ihste^d. bf . the' cus- 
tomaiy 7:30. . Has alsb had its share 
. of . Lbndbn ^piielers,? ampng , them 
Aliastair Cboke, who goes on tv^ce 
:daily; Laidy Rhonda, and Sir Andrew 
Macfadyean, formerly Stanley Bald- 
win's secretary. 

Mutual Broadcasting uses flashes 
as fast as they come, but hasn't had 
any specials so far.; One now tenta; 
tively. in xhind is a ihan-ih-the-street 



Harum-ScarUm 



Tbps in harum-scarum meth- 
ods as applying , to commercial 
broadcasting Was reached • last 
week in the case of an hour's 
variety: show on GBSi. 

After .$600 had been spent for 
arrangements' and the band had., 
rehearsed foiir hoiirs, the time 
actually allptted the unit on the 
broadcast for music by itself 
was four and a half mihutes. 




London; Dec. 
Some 76 dance band leaders ihet. 
at the Mayfaii: llptel Suhday (6) uh^ 
der the chairmanship of Jack Hyltpn 
apid rejected thi revised terms pro^ 
posed by British Broadcasting Cbrp;, 
commencing Dec. 20. It .wa$ agreed 
that band leaders woxild. accept no 
further.; broadcasting contracts in 
England until 'better pay' agreed 
upon.;'' 

Emergency plans have been secret- 
ly prepared by .BBC; . Gbnipany ex- 
pected ia strike to be started at the 
Sunday night meet of the maestr ps 
and was ready for such a move, but 
nothing . happened. 

There is. a reasonable likelihood 
now of a cpmprbmise being Kached. 
Bandleaders, . . however,, -are ■ deterr 
mined tb stick together, while iail- 
ihg settlement, BBC says it. will; 
organize . two. more stiidib bands and 
play more light orchestral music and 
jhpnogr aph records. 

TIME TABLE FOR REPS 
AT BENTON & BOWLES 



badppist frpm-Lohdon. 



Philadelphia, Dec. 
Since King Edward-Wally Simp 
story has crowded nearly al 
subjects out bf dailies and 
br^inary conversati Doc Le\'y; 
. WCAU prez, has yanked, previous 
order barring: mentioh of ; Mrs. iSimp'i 
son over his mi 

Gpmmentators and anho'iincers 
may now 'give straight reports of 
case. ■But no scandal; only -wh^t 
would interest listeners;' explains 
studio, apparently seeing no para- 
dox in that. First Simpson tabu Was 
in interests of 'good taste,'' Doc said 
at time. T 

As network :cohimentatPr sppn* 
sored by iico, Boake Garter has 
never, been affected by Levy ruliri, 
even though WCAU is his home sta- 
"tipn and his offices are in same 
building.. Has been ' mentioning s*ory 
and expressing opinions on it freely 
from begi ing. 
■ V . \ . . 

^pl. Pailmer Gives Boniis 

. Cedar Bapids, » Dec. iB. 
Gol. B. J. Palmer, presi of 
the. Central rdadcasting Co., which 
includies station WHO in Des Moines, 
tkfts announced a bonus of 10% for 
aU the. 75 regular employees of the 
company. 

. Pay checks will be upi^ed Dec. 23 
, In time to put the extra kale into 
Chjc'jsthrias spending. Officers and di- 
rectors and casual talent are not in-, 
feuded in the deaL .. 



AMERiCAN CAN 

(Tu: 

15-^heila Barrett. 
-. Dec. 22-^Patsy Kelly. 

Dec. 29— Gertrude Niesen. 

Jan. S—Herman Bing,' Henry Ar- 
metta. 

CADILLAC 

(Th. 4—WEAF) 
, 10— Not booked. 
AXTON-riSHER 
(Spnds) 
(Sa. S—VitJZ) 
Dec. 12-r-Not booked. 

GENERAL MOTORS 
(Su. Kh-WEAF) 
Dec: 13— Morlz Rosenthal. 
Dec. 26-^Rose Bampton. 
Jan. 3— Marion Anderson, 
Jan. 10— Grace Moorei 
KOLTNOS 
(Tu. 8—WABC) 
Eiec. 15— Phil Regan, Fl o r e n e e 
Reed. , 

Dec. 22— Fritzi Scheffrf immy Far- 
rell, Yvonne IvantzofT. 

PITTSBURGH PLAtE GLASS 

(Su. 2—WABC) 
Dec. 13— Reed Kennedy.. 
FIRESTONE 
(Man. 8:3(h-WEAF) 
Dec. 14— Gladys Swarthout.' 
Dec. 21-r-Richard Crooks. 
Dec. 28— Richard Crooks. 
Jan. 4— Lauritz Melchior. 

HEINZ 

(M-W'F. n a,m.-^WABC) 
DiMJi 14— William Lyon Phelps, 

'araft' 

(Th. l(^^WEAF) 
Dec. 12— Suzanne Fisher, ru c ie 
Cabot, Anita Louise. 
Dec. 24— Jose Iturbi. 
Jan. 7— Greta Stueckgpld. 
Jan. 14— <Juiomar Novaes, 
Jan. 21— Rbse Bampton. ' 

. NASH 
(Sat 9— W ABC) 
Dec. 12— Gonrad Mayo, Ef rem Zim- 
balist 
Dec. 26 — ^Ruth Breton.. 
Jan. 2— Julius Huehn. 
Jan. 9— Josephine Ahtbihe. 

ROTAL GELATINE 
(Th. $—WEAF) 
Dec. 10 — Joe Cook, Spencer 
John H. Ayers, Doris Hare. . 

SHELL. . 
"(Sot. 9:30— WEAF) 
Dec. 12-^Bertha Matlock, Bill Mac- 
Dowell. 

LUX 

(Mon.9—\VABC) 
Dec. 14— Jean Harlow, R 0 b e rt 
Taylor, Claude Rains. • 

RADIO GUIDE 
(Fri.lO—WJZ) 
11— Ann Sothern, Gene Ray- 



Bentoh & Bowles has mimeo- 
graphed a batch of schedules; resem 
bling time-tables, and put them in 
the hands ol the station teps; Idea 
is that the. reps are supposed to make 
calls on' spot' buyers only at the hours 
indicated on the schedule. 

Resultantly the., boys have been 
dizzy with visits to B & B. For all 
the buyers have virtually differen 
office hours, which means that 
rep ' can't, on one visit, make his 
rounds completely. 



Ratner Looks Over ZNZ 

Vic Ratner, sales promotion man 
ager of CBS, leaves for Coast Thurs 
day (10) in connection with the 
KNX switchover. 

His- second >Califprnia tri six 
months. . 



Dec. 
ihohd; 



Dec. 



Emi 
Jane 



RCA 

(Su: 2—WJZ) 
IS^Yale Glee Club, 
Coleman pre, James Barton, 
Froman, Percy Graingen 
fObd 

fSu,9r-1VABC> 
Dec. 13— Galli-Curci. 
i Dec. 20^ascha Heifetz. 
Dec. 27— Lauritz Melchior.. 
Jan. Lily Pons.' 
Jan. 10— John C. ITibmas. 
SEARS 
(Th. 10—WABC) 
Dec. 10— Rosa F'bnselle. 

CAMPBELL 
(Fri: 9—WABC) 
Dec. 11— F. Bartholomew, Made 
leine Carroll, Tyrone Power. 



Flare-Dp As Sizemore Quits WHO 

Station Feels Badly Treated — WSM Iriho- 
cent Party — Hillbilly Explains 



A! Goodman takes over the baton 
pf Lucky Strike's 'Hit Parade' to- 
night (Wednesday) on NBC, making 
it the .foxirth series has done for 
the account. 




erence 



Those know 
WSPA-local newspaper feuds are 
still laughing about the recent Santa 
Glaus incident. It concerns the fail- 
ure of kids to know one Nick 
from another. 

Santa Glaus parade was. scheduled 
with J ohh L. Pool, promotion thi - 
er-upper of morning and evening pa-- 
pers, , sleet 

and ice caused the event to be put off 
twb days. Papers announced and ex- 
plained delay. io stati that 
sariie p. m. put on a Santa Glaus 
broadcast with a. heavy-voiced Santa 
tyhb laughed at the cold weather and 
said Tm sorry I couldn't he in the 
parade this afternpon-Hdldn't want 
all ':^oU' ktddlb» >9tadd»hg • but 'iftV' the', 



Maland's Wire 



Informed of statements made 
in Nashville by Sizemore, Jo- 
seph O. Maland wired late Mon- 
day (9) follows: 
Editor Variety: 

Have legar contract fbr Asher 
and Little Jimml act until 
May 1, 1937, covering song book 
receipts through WHO and 
pei^ohal appearances in Iowa 
and adjacent territory which 
was renounced by Sizemore 
with iour days' notice to star 
tion when was out of town 
and by non-perf brmahce when 
he left town hurriedly, 

.Separate contract covering 
talent cost for drug trade prod- 
tucts schedule was exchange • of 
telegrams and letters. If station 
had broken contract we would 
be liable for damages and 
therefore believe contraict 
works both wayS. , Action for 
damages depends on advice of 
attorneys and further, investi- 
gation of Sizemore's financial 
respoi)sibility. Naturally we re- 
fuse to sell time to anyone not 
fulfilling contract with us until 
settiemient. 

(Signed) /. O. Maland 






in 






Des Moines, Dec. 8. 
StationWHO is peeved at the. hill- 
bi act bf Asher Sizemore and Lit- 
tle Jimmy which has moved back to 
station' WSM, Nashville. Des Moi 

station does not feel Sizemore 
treated it nioely. His departure 
on Nov. 28 as the act was grpwing in . 
popularity and 'mail was coming in 
is awkward for the station. 

Sizemore, who has appeared over 
WCKY, Covington, and other lead- 
ing western and southern stations 
besides WHO, does a father-and-son 
rbutine with hiS small pff spring. He 
has done substantial business, 
mostly with song books and theatre 
dates. Sizemores own, a 2,000-acre 
farm in Indiana. 



cold-rbut what's a. little cold weather 
to me? Ha! ha! ha: ' 

Station's Sianta got no publicity in 
papers, as latter press 
gag on station. 

Montgomery Ward . sponsored 
WSPA's Santa feUd and became un- 
intentionally when this 
Santa read a hi request for gilts 
letter from— ^f ': all youngsters— 
Grier Hudson, Jr., after suggesting 
all the kiddies take their parents and 
go shopping at Ward's. 

Little Grier's father Is manager of 
Belk-Hudson Dept. store, prime coiri- 
petitpi' of Montgomery Ward in 
Spartanburg— and just the 
street! 

Kiddies here, like everjrwhere else» 
only recognize one Santa Glaus— so 
they assume WSPA's radio Santa was 



David Freedman, most prpliflc and 
perhaps the best known bf radio 
script writers, died bf heart disease 
in his sleep at his honie in New York 
yesterday (8). Trial pf his $250,000 
breach of contract suit against Eddie 
Cantor had begun in N. Y. Supreme 
Court the day before; He was 39. 

Specializing in gags, Freedman was 
resppnsible for. radio's entry into the 
big money class' for writers, and 
himself recorded larger earnings 
than any other member of the pro- 
fession; He had done other, literary 
work before, but first came to -major 
attention in show business as the 
author of the Cantor radio scripts 
for several seasons. 

. Son of a New York Yiddish lan- 
guage newspaperman, ~ Freedman 
matriculated at the College of the 
City of Ni paying his way by 
outside editorial work on industrial 
trade papers. After leaving school 
ahd before clicking as a writer, he 
worked on the N. Y. Evening Mail as 
a reporter. He then created 'Men- 
del Marantz,' East Side philosopher, 
as a character for magazine storiesi 
which he sold to Pictorial Review, 
and subsequent publication of these 
articles in book form led to his 
theatrical .writing cohnecti 

Freedman commenced to write for 
Cantor in 1931 and continued as the 
comedian's author until they dis- 
agreed and split three years later. 
Meanwhile Freedman progressed 
rapidly as a . writer, in pther direc- 
tions, .doing a legit coihefly, 'Mendel, 
Inc.,' for. Srtiith and Dale| col- 
laborating with Cantor dh. litter's 
biography, 'My Life is in Your 
Hands;' magazine stories, comedy 
scenes for legit revues and 
grams numerous other io 

comedians, besides Cantor; 

Freedman attributed his capacity 
for wholesale writing to the develop- 
ment of a system by which jokes and 
'situations' were turned out to order 
in the niearest approach to the 'fac- 
tory' method that can be made in a 
creative business. . He was the f ore- 
most file specialist, , conVpilin^, in 
several years of intensive and expen- 
sive research, the largest known file 
of comedy material, culled from pubr 
llcatibns printed in every language 
and from all over the world. He was 
one of the best, if the best, 
switcher in the 

To handle his riiiany writirtg assign- 
ments, Freedman had employed a 
staff of assistants for the past several 
years. Jle usually had, more orders 
than he could fill and was always the 
first to be called in when an adver- 



Nashville, pec. 8. 
Station IWSM is entirely an, inno- 
cent party in the disagreement be- 
tween Asher Sizemore, the hillbilly 
entertainer, and station WHO, ac- 
cording to Harry Stone, manager of 
WSM. Sizemore approached WSM 
first on Oct. 23 and purchased five 
liS-minute spots at card rates for his 
own account, izembre moved into 
town last week and started broad- 
casting. 

Stone, when he became aware of 
the Des Moines angle, immediately 
long distanced Joe Maland at WHO 
ahd asked what he could do to help 
Straighten out the matter. 

In explanation of his side of the 
case Sizemore told Variety reipre- 
sehtatlve'here"1;hat he had no formal 
contract with WHO but did have an 
'understanding' under which he was 
to stay the season. Station was tb re- 
ceive 25% of the song . book revenues 
and 33 1/3% on persohal appear* 
ahces booked through the WHO art- 
ists' bureau. 

WHO sold Sizemore to Peruna, pat- 
ent . rhedicine, isix shows weekly at 
$200 a week with extra show Satur- 
day. Because bf election Sizemore 
avers he gpt no spot of his own to 
sell books from Oct. 19 to Nov, 5. He 
claims that cut his income $400 
weekly. He also claims a verbal un- 
derstandinjg to do: .Peruna Saturday 
night show without salary in return 
for ahnouhcemnt . about sbng books. 
About riiiddle of November station 
asked for cut on Saturday night book 
sales. Sizemore bucked oh grounds 
station had been selling out its 4,500 
capacity auditorium Satuirday ights 
and paying him nothing, for personal 
appearance. 

. .Sizemore says he offered to buy 
time at regular card rate on WHO 
and sponsor pwn program with Lit- • 
tie Jimmy to sell song books, Thi 
offer he says was refused, where- 
upon he gave notice Nov. 22 and left 
Nov. 29. 

Sizemore charges Mrvin Grossman, 
manager of WHO Artists' Bureau, 
told him he (Grossman) had con- 
tacted WSM and that he woyld. hot 
be allpwed to return here. Siiemor 
phoned WSM and found that he 
would be, allowed tb go as his own 
sponsor. He opened last Monday.- 

Sizemore further says he mailed 
every song he got orders for' bbf ore 
leaving Des Moines. Since' he has 
come here he had letters from which 
25 cent pieces had been removed, he 
says. Declares that every letter thus 
received will be. acknowledged with 
song book just the same. 



Jessel With Oakie 



the Me lin^ utf lor the heV3P?per tising ^^icy neede* : .Syri^^ 
paradtt.'.. .vr. -. Vc.ww. -v ^^*.,.... sricdntliltied^bii.pafee'-it) .'; 



Hollywood, .8. 
Geoirge Jessel has been signed for 
two guest shots, on the. revamped 
Camel Caravan show. He will be the 
visitirig professor Jack Oaki^'s 
collegiate extravaganza. O th e r s 
being negotiated are Eddie ,Cajtitpr, 
Jack Benny, Fred Allen, Al Jolson 
and Burns and "Allen. 
■ New setup debuts Dec. for 
a 13- week stretch vi^ith Bob ' Redd 
continuing as producer. Rupjpert 
Hughes bowis out of radio to devote 
his time to writi 



Bill Lewis' Comedy Shows 

Hollywood, Dec, 8. 

Three sponsors are reported inter- 
ested in the comedy air show topped 
by George Jessel and Patsy Kelly, 
being whipped into shape here by 
Bill Lewis, CBS program director. 
Raymond Paige's band is in the mu- 
sic spot. : . 

Lewis is also auditioning shows 
headed by the Marx Bros, and 
Lionel Bari-ymbrflu ' ' ' ' 



^e^^vf, J^ieemikif % 1936 



VAK/ETV 



St 






mils 




Mm Ire Jof Jolin Shepard in flub 



Boston, pec. 8/; 
. peiJision of WOR, Newark, last 
week to hand its ernployes a year- 
end boiius, cauised a coniTn'otibn 
; anxohg the hirejings of John Shepard 
3d, whiereupon Shejpard has reput-. 
ediy asked his Newark affiliate that 
no more staiff -disturbing information 
of this type be sent to Boston. 

Inasmuch as Shepard's Golohiai 
.--web ties in With' Mutual, the boys at 
■'. WAAB got hold ^ of . some Mutual 
'Broadcasting 'piibiicity amid which 
was a release from WOR Ipwdly and 
proudly . hailing the bonus. Qang 
forthwith ^ot hot and bbtheted, and 
word of it got: to Shepard, Who 
• burned up^ 

' MBS is sai to. have countered 
•with .the explaniation that the -send- 
ing of the bonus news was com- 
mitted in iall inhocphce. WOR riot 
Oiily publicized it^ bonus decision on 
■pipbTr/ but. also had a .broadcast 
about it, Wherefore Mutual evidently 
thought the whole thing wais public 
'•property? 

tacoma Station's View 
Of Kc-SalesDian Damageis 
Hinges on the Amount 

Tacoma, Dec. 8, 
Should Judge . Remanh of th^. local . 
Superior Court find the jury in 
granting judgment of $500 to the 
plaintiff in the conunission suit of 
Porter vs. KMQ .was not in keep- 
ing with thei facts and thiat recpve.ry 
of or lesser sum was sufficient, 
and so enter, judgment against , the 
radio station; it will be paid and, the 
case -will go no furthier . as far as 
KMO is concerned, according' to Leo 
Teats, attorney, for the air outlet. 

Should this .17 other stations Who 
are appearing, in the case as friends 
of the coUrt, however, deeni the 
precedent darigerbus and desire re- 
dress, .by .appeal .to .higher courts, 
and assist financially, case Will be 
carried up.- 

'Teats sai 'It will cost us over 
$150 to get but our transcription and 
file the appeal suit and it woUld hot 
be good business for to spend 
that ambiint ourselves when we pah 
settle for $100 or less.' Should the 
judge readjust the ict to $200 
or more, appeal Will; be taken, • i t / is 
certain, Teats said* Whether the rest 
of the stations cohcUr or - not. 



S^k Golden Theatre 

For Columbia Radio 

, Columbia, is negotiating with the 
Shuberts to take over the Golden 
theatre for broadcast studio purposes 
when the network's lease on. the 
Hudson,, another former Times 
Square legit spot, Feb. 1, 

1937. ' 

Other original legit houses now oc? 
cupied by CBS are the Mahhattan, 
Broadway and 53rd street, and the 
Avon, located opposite the Golden in 
West 45th street. 

Hudson was the network' first 
outside studio, this leased becoming 
pff6ctive in February, 1934. 



and Glen look Set 



Des Mbines, t)ec. . 
Gene and Glen's, contriact With 
Kellogg is virtually certain to be 
signatured for anjdther year of ether- 
izing via thie Cornbelt hookup. N^ W; 
Ayer, hasn't fiHed the dotted line as 
. but every indication is that they 
.soon will. 

Gerie. ahd Glen diip on six-a- 
Week for the' cereal spbnsbr, part of 
th^ time from Pes Moi , and part 
of the time from Minneapblis, de- 
ing on G. & G.'s 'meahderings. 

Arnold Hartley 111 

Hartley, former program: 
Slatibn , .KY W, Ph iladel- 
f that with stations 

icagb is in a sanitarium at Mbn- 
rovi. , Calif. ^;/., 

Will be laiti up some time, riends 
inay write him at Box A» Monrovia; 



Mutual's JFigures 



Mutual Broadcasting System 
garnered a tbtal of $227,543.25 : 
in Novembei, up 39% over the 
:$163,697v29 totalled ' the pre- 
vious November; is brings 
the. cumulative 11 months' total: 
to $1,794,076.34^ 

Breakdown bf .the current fig- , 
ure gives $178,441.65 to the bar 
sic MBS web, and $49,101^60 to' 
the subsids. 







mm 



irectbrsmiejets io- 
mbrroNy (Thursday ) to decide -what 
thC: dividend paybiS will be fbr the 
fi^nal quarter of 1936 and the 
amount pt the bonUs to go ,tO net- 
.Work. officials and the general per- 
sonnel; .. Impression prevailing 
■stock brokerage' circles is that the 
board will vbte some Sort of divi- 
dend this time, despite the heavy 
expenditures that Columbia has been 
making in s^!^i<)i^ acquisitipris. Divi- 
dend was passed up for the previous 
quarter. ,. 

- .. Over-thercounter divisibn of Wall 
Street has during the past Week cir- 
culated the , report .that the web -was 
again considering splitting.; up the 
stock, but CBS authorities described 
this as baseless. Special bonus for 
CBS officials for last year was re- 
ported to have been $100,000, Those 
cohcerhed figure that it Will be sub- 
stantially more this year. 

NBC yrili not delegate the ghost 
to db a special walk this .Christmas,. 
Instead , of distributing bonuses, the 
network will continue its . policy of 
last year and that is, hand out sal- 
ary increases during the fbrthcoming 
year tb those it regards as meriting 
thenS,. 

Two New York stations last week 
annpunbed the proposed splitting of 
a Christmas bonus among employees! 
WOR will make it a -weekls salary 
for those Who had been on the pay- 
roll previpus to July 31 and a half 
day's pay for each month between 
AUgust and December for those -who 
had since joined the station, with 
the /. bonus payable Dec. 10.. For 
WM(CA employees the bonus -will 
come to half of their \yeek's salary! 




All Blackett r Sanaple - Hum- 
mert Shows to New Bbbk- 
ing pffieet Called Apr 
Featuiresi . Inc. 



BOR GOLDSTEIN OUT 




Sues the Magazine 'BrdadcastiV 



Arthur King, is new announcej: 
over Wt[N,'New Ydrfc^ coming' from 
WHDH, Boston. 



purpose of eventually con- : 
centra ti its . radia - 
tivity' ice, .the 

BlackettrSample-Hummert advertis- 
ing agency ih New York is breaking 
away from its . established policy of 
patronizing .stagers, ir 

Features, :i With James Sauter as 
priesident, has been set up with this 

i view.; 

At the start, ight of B-S-H's ciir- 
rent 25 prOgirains on - NBC»: GBS and: 
Mutual are being transferred the 
he;w outfit for production and" mah^: 
ageineht.. These aire the four Ameri- 
can Home Prodiicts script sho\vs— 
;Easy Aces' (Anabin), 'Mrs. Wiggs- 
(LoUis Phillippe), 'John's Other 
Wife' (Bi-SoTDbl) and 'Just Plain 
Bill' (Kolynbs)— on - NBC, and 
Sterling Products' , Ethel Barrympre 
and Fannie Brice programs and. Bab- 
bitt's 'Davitl Harum' jon the same 
netwoirk; also Affiliated Products' 
•Rich Man's Darling' on CBS. These 
are mostly daytime New York shows. 
The BrS-H 'Chicaj^o - programis.: and 
the. rest of those .,noW produced in 
the ;east will not be 'affected for the 
time.beihgi: . > 

Bob Gbldstein . who; along With 
World Brbadcasting . and Hiram 
Brown, had been one of the agency's, 
principal outside producer-agents, is 
but altogether through . a repbrted 
lieheral misuhderstanding w:ith 
B-S-H oyeir terms' ;and commissions. 
Gpldstein's' Barry mbre and Brice 
programs are both . .-included : among 
those, immediately shifting over tb 
Air Featyres, Inc^ World Broadcast- 
ing will shortly lose its 'Broadway 
Varieties' show on CBS. to Air Fea- 
tures, With this program to be jointly ^ 
hiandied by the. two producers until 
then. 

Sauter is an accountant . and Wall 
street statistician, by profession 
a. C.P.A. As for previous radio (ex- 
perience, he has produced the Phila- . 
delphia Orchestra show,, bahker- 
sponsored, for Wessel" (Chicago). .He 
says Air Features, Inc., is 'riot a sub- 
sidiary' of nor controlled by B-S-H, 
even though the agency seems to have 
niagnanimously elected it as bene- 
ficiary of all future B-S-H radio 
commission In addition to 

its. own offices at .630 Fifth aVenue, 
^the out,fit w^ill mairitai "^.quajr^ersjn; 
the B-S-H home ' offibe on Park 
avenue.. 



Not for Mae 



.liollywbbd, Dec: 8. 

As a plug for the Robert Ripi^. 
ley brbadcast, J< Walter 'Thbmp- 
sori publicists took Robert .Roy . 
Smith, 'never, never man,' Up . 
to see Mae; West in her apartf 
ment to catch his reaction ■ (fOr 
space reasons) to a £rst kiss. 

La West took one look at the ■ 
guy and :blurted, ^^I'd hafe to 
have you on my 





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Holly Wood, 

Latest siaht; ori Dick PbweH radio 
status is that he wiU biaye show 
built around him by Transiamericari 
for sale . Csimpbell toV repla^^^ 
Burns & Allen' next April. His con- 
tract ' ith Campbell'is, 'Hollywood 
Hotel' ires Dec. 18, owes 
them two shows pri ■ tim^ 
taken out when he lost vbice* 

Recent tWp-yiElar pact signed by 
Powell with WalliS Armstrong ad- 
Vertisingl agency attacked by Warn- 
ers as illegal as. his picture covenant 
prevents hini from maki radip 
deals ithout ' Warner permissipri 
and sighed latter pact without; 
consulting studio ekecs, 

Another possibility Warhers iU 
keep Powell off air until they can 
get theii: price for hirii. . , 

Herman: tatr, radio topper for 
Warners, is reticent case and 
awaiting arrival, next ^yeek of John. 
L. .Clark, Transaniericah prexy. 

Buddy Rogers, Broderick 
May Join National Biscuit 

, Hollywood,: Dec. 8. 
National Bisciiit Co. is dickering 
to have Buddy Rogers with a band 
and Helen Broderick step* into ac- 
counts, riday ight half hour oh 
NBC blue when contracts of present 
talent" expire." . „ , 

: Rosemari Brancato arid Helen 
Ciaire rvo w present a combo si ing- 
dramatic session. 

Blafne Butcher to L» A- 

laine Butcher of. Lennen & l\iit- 
chell goes to Lbs Angeles Dec. 15 by. 
plane to service the Jergen program. 
.WAlteXvWin 
by trai < 
Both will be gone seven weeks. 



Washington, Dec . 
for . $100,000 was . 
filed against roa|dcasting Magazi 
W^shington-piublished 'trade- piapenj 
by Gommisisone'r Geoirge .•Henry-- 
.Payne of /the/ Federal. Gpmmunica- 
tions Cbmmissibri Morid.iay (7) as re^ 
suit of publicatipri pf a - Series : of 
critical editorials and news articles. 

Claiming (he had been : maliciously 
and Wilfully injured, JPayrie asked 
Fedei-al. District. Court' for. the Dis-.;. 
trict of ' GblUmbia to award . $50,000 
actual and $50,000 punitive \ciamages 
to corripensate for the harrh. done by 
the mag.: Named as cb-defendants. 
are Sbl. T^iishoff and Martin Codel, 
two fprrner Washington Tepbrtefs, 
-whb : are . editor and publisher, 
spectively. 

Princi incident mehtiPned 
the papers Was an editorial published 
-Oct. 15 denouncing Payne, for aski 
a series of embaitassing questions of 
Powell Crpsley, I owner bf :WI'W». 
Cincinnati, at the recent- reallocatipii 
hearings, 

Declaring he is a 'la-vy-abi/ing, rep- 
utable and hpnest citizen' arid enjoys, 
'a good )repuiatiori for- hpriesty, integ- 
rity .arid character,' Payne- said he 
did not conimit 'Wrprigful* corrupt, 
fratidiilent . ' illegal acts', and at 
leged the publication ihjured .him by. 
.printing ;*a.' false, maiic.ioiisj scaad?!- 
pus, dpfamatpiT arid libelous' article. 
Code! and Taishbff circiilated ihe 
article 'for the- express; purpose 61 
■Wilfully, wrongfully, miaiicibusly awi - 
unlawfully attacking, impugning and 
defaming, the character arid reputa- 
tion of the plaintiff and; bringing him. 
in^o pUbile : and ^private: icontempt 
ri icule and isrepute,* ' the suit 
charges. ." 

Assails Ra'dio Lobby 
, ASsailirig the 'i-adib lobby* which 
tried to blpck his reappoinment last 
.year, Payne . amplified his grievances 
in. a lengthy stateriient citirig/inPre 
than a' half-dozen examples of 
magazine's alleged carinpaign 
; malign hlrii. He accuses Taishoff and 
Codel Of atteriipting tb 'dictate to a 
government pfficial,' declared they 
took an active part iii the campaign 
to prevent his ; .renoriiinatipn, arr 
ranged for a, 'celebration' to mark 
the expiration of his term, arid tpld 
him editorially that radio is none of 
his concern. 



Asked by Vabiety, to make any, 
comment he cared to the sUit 
Sol Taishoff Wiired Tuesday (8): 
have riot been served With papers, 
corisequeritly .rio comment; 




to Be Published Late in December 



Reservatibhs May Be Sent to Any Variety Off ice 



(XS Declindi to CoBtiiiiie 
Show as Sustainer (of 
Eels Naptha FuturdDse . 

Columbia roadcastirig Sy.stem 
Won't keep the 'Centerville Sketches' , 
going pn KNX, Lps Angeles, .until 
Fels Naptha * feady to tesume 
backing the serial in Februarys When 
the sPap maker's ..^bntract fbr the 
prograrii expired' last Thursday (3^ 
the liatter suggested that the show 
be cbntiriued meanwhile a sus- 
lai ing basis. 

' Web replied that it was clearii 
house anyway as far as the slatipn'fi ' 
schedule was concerned* arid that if 
Fels was interested in the serial It 
Would have to put it. Pn the 15 im- 
medi It had been the 

mixer's to lay off ... for 

weeks. 



NEW YORK 
154 West 46th St. 



LOS ANGELES 
17()8 No. Vine St. 



CHIGAGO LONDON 
54 W-Rantiplph St. | $ St. Wartin's P|. 




Air ActQr Screen-Tested 

San Fraricisco, t)ec. 8. 
Warner Bros, has summoned John 
iJesbitt,.^ t?ommcntator heard over. 
NBC. stations in Tassing Parade' arid 
'Hbiise of Melody' programs, to Hol- 
lywood ioT film tests. Ne.s Ut flew 
south Sunday 16); for -day 
stay. 

;if the film deal goes lhrou^;h. 
rarigenientS Will be-; made with 
sponsors, DiJart Sales Co, 
Bank of America, to continue both 
Weekly broadcasts. 




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GERTRUDE LAWRENCE, NOEL 

COIVARD 
•Tlie Red Pepiier»» 
KOTAL GELATIN 
Thuvs., ft p.ni. 
WEAF, New Tork 

(J. Welter Thoihpson) 

On6 b£ the Broadway stage ^kits 
being qurrehtly presented in groups 
of three by Noel Goward, this item 
proved well adapted to radio. It had 
speed , and tempo, and characterizar 
tion and it offered, the ear a lot. 

Diction 6f both performers excel-i- 
lent. Cockney stuff was broad and 
on the slapstick side. So nobody 
could chiarge that it was for sophistt 
cates only. Couple of the linies, in 
eluding, 'you know ivhiat you can dp 
^ith : that~^ were qih the ihdigp 
shading, but possibly not enough to 
stir up the censors and in. iny event 
the Standard Briand hour has the rep 
with some of the latitude of being 
the worldly program par excellence 
of the aih 

A couble : .of small time English 
vaiudeville people lay ah egg in a 
^orth En^nd musiq hall and 
Quarrel, together and with the'^ or- 
chestra leader. With sevieral musicial 
moments, the skit : held ' together 
brightly and w;as steadily interesting 
as a novelty' to American listeners 
mot familiar with the British tang. 

Ldixd. 



IVEDDIiE MARTIN ORCH. 
With Dorothy HaihlltOD 

3t MIns. 

MATBELLINE 

Sunday, : 4 p. 

WEAF, New York, , 

(Kirtland-^Hngle) 
Nice music, but not-so-nice com- 
' tnerciieil copyL Dorbthy Hamilton 

seems intent oh but'^dy Esthering 
' .thsit other . . Chicago cosmetic account 

iii'. th6 : matter 'of prissy-swe^t ; style. 

Which is no complimeht, although 

aisency psychology will possibly 

take it that way; 

.. It may or .may not be important 
Wayne King has consistently risen 
:abbve his sales bopy. Ma;^b.e' Martin 
.WUI do likewise. And it, may- or 
'^may .not matter that the menfolks 
..^hang„ aroiind ' the house , bn Sunday : 
: afternoon and have. $ome veto power 
- .over the dials. Men won't care for. 

"^at phbny-genteel ■.delivery,,: They 
; :'might stand the long-winded and 
. . overrinsistent words but thb' vibriant; 
;):gjaih is pretty^ tbugh;: bn masculinity, 
■ A^^d deemed to be tbo much un- 
; necessary sceiie-sietting.. tor the 
r Ipenthbuse^mb of the t>rojTamr So 
' what? It . could be • thb - patio, the 
. backyard, the . attic, Dingleberry's 
.i^eterla or the Garden of Allah. It's 
;th<r, musie^nbt. the literary imagina- 
; tibii bf the tohtinuity-r-that counts. 
i'V', Martin, gived out handsomely. So 
; 'Mkybelline needs only to tone down 
the'blurbsv.- Ldni.. 



ISABEL BEWSON 

TUk:; ' 

tifOLDEN RiCli CHEESE 

^T^Th.; iO|{45:-Ct; ■ 
WON* CQICAGQ. 

Xtid'aff^tAetzger) 
From ;Hiiladelphia each Tuesday 
and :7hur;sday inorning Miss Hewsbn 
;Unlbad$ : a session of serious chin-, 
fest iindei" /the label of 'Petticoat 

. Philosophy.' With quite a rep in 
Philly, evidently deserved; Miss 

, H^wspn indicates that she should 
follow that. up. With a. wider name on 
tile plug^ng she's going to receive 
b^rer ati eight-station Mutual cbiinec 

'.'tioh. 

. Miss Hewsbn discusses the. hews . bif 

- the day from ^ the f emme angle^ and 
dbesh't' hesitate to get. either goS 
Sipy or controviersial. : She's take a 
(case; for instance, the Wally Simp- 
sen case, and: discusses the question 
coldly and bluntly, f rbm both sides 
of the picture. She does; this with 
other items in the news which are 
of j)atticular ^appeal, to the skirted 

.;;w©rti6h of >the ;Iibpulation. 
-P^"Good delivery; quick appreciation 
of the. f emme news values, and an 

: uateresting style, bf presentjktion 
makes Mis^ HeWson's talks bn the 
ether: full di solid interest, and in- 
mcates a cinch to go places an. the 

: morning air parade. Gold. 



>ACiE ARtHUR 

Elfaibr Skerry, Har»ld Siem 
'/:Orchestr» 
rICusical 

yiM RADIO 
-./Monday, 8:3* p.m., 
: WOR, New T»irk 

(Stetnfield-Godiey) 
-. yimi a chain of local stores selling 
radios and elebtrical appliances, is 
an old WOR piatron. Currently (7) 
has moved its shbw tb a new spot; 
and made slight revamps. In toto 
the stanza impresses as passable, 
W»th a contest offering four radios 
lib help thinjgs along. 

Jade Arthur is a self-effacing m;c. 
W^sn.t say much; and his chief 
^ntnbution appears to be a couple 
o*''songs. rendered in a husky tenor. 
.; A^hur might well unlimber himself 
more. While it's safer to: say 
Jjothmg and avoid getting into hot 
would add some distinction 
to; the show tb , have it properly- 
salted with smart chatter. 

Elinor Sherry, songstress, does 
uur. but Stern's orchestra should 
apply J;.-ir tonic . thicken out the 
thin spots. , Use of stbck arrange- 
ments fbr the most part . has prob- 
ably convinced the boys that they 
neednt bother rehearsing. Flaw in 
wis philbsophy was evident on the 
program. Vim's contest . consists of 
Siving a quartet of radio sets to four 
aames drawii out . of the derby. 

Edna, 



JAMES BRADDOCK 
With Gsbrlell HtUp Bpbby Jordan, 
. Josephine Victor, Ckarlei Ken- 
nedy, Edward B; Latimer 
15 Mbu^ 
'TASTTCAST 

Tae«^ Wed., ThnrS,,. 7:15 p.m. 
WJZ, New York 

(J. P. Miiller) 

tike the jnan from whom he took 
the hbavy weight title (Max Baer), 
Jimmy Braddock is turning ether 
actor, garnering $1,200 per broadcast 
or $3,600 per weeki For this rather 
.decent compbnsatibn Braddock on 
his first broadcast (1 ) spoke about 
200 words, tense as a drumhead, 
while a capable cast, drawn mostly 
from New York legit, did the rest. 
Stella . Unger, coliminist, and Jack 
Kofbed, sports writer, scripted, turn- 
ing out an opus tliat, can be classi- 
fied as fair, .especially for kids. . What 
things win be like when . Braddock 
himself . igoes dramatic, is ' another 
matter., . Right now he's in the: back," 
grbiind while a cast that £nows how 
does the . broadcast, 

Braddock isn't the most colorful 
.champ that has cbme down the pike, 
and . compared tb Sbmebody like Baer 
he's a grass-roots suburbanite, tin- 
ger-Kofbed combb cbnsequehtly are 
doing Braddock and their sponsor a 
favor in building the pug up along 
morality lines. When an incident in 
his life comes' up that's got a bit of 
'color, it's ifflthe vein of -Huck Finn. 
So the': tack is. and cbrrectly ishould 
be, strict .adherence to the , hbmey 
Stuff. raddock can't tapdaince, but 
perhaps he can be built up as a 
YMCA mbdel herb fbr the'yotmger 
generation.. 

♦My Battlil With Life' (which, in^ 
cidentally, sbimds like a good Eng- 
lish translation Of Hitler's . famous 
autobiography) is supposed to carry 
Braddock oiit of flell's Kitpheh into 
the prize ring; Stanza launches 
against a fanfare of prizefight noises, 
and thbn. Braddock vtakes the mike. 
He'd obviously been rehearsed until 
blue in the fac^ tor the optoer, arid 
although the teniseness was notice- 
able, he didn't stammer or blow his 
cues. Referring briefiy to his start 
in the Irish-Catholic slums of New 
York; he faded Into^ a drariiatization 
fbr. which Gabriel Dell and Bobby 
Jfbtdan (both from 'Dead. End' legit) 
ban .. take plenty bows.! . 

Tastyeast rings in plugs galore, 
which is typiical 'bf juVb fart 
They're also offering a Biraddock 
photo for three wrappers, another 
standard item/ 

At the close of the debute Brad- 
dock publicly announced that he can 
whip Joe .iiOuis if the tWo ever are 
matched, and briefly explained how 
the trick will be turned./ A pair of 
phoney telegfams Were ttieh -ex- 
changed/: betwbbn Braddock : and 
Louis. Lbuis' wit-e was Virtually in- 
audible through the loudspeaker, 
whUe' Braddock's had a giag in , it 
that he couldn't have thought up 
naturally in a thousand years. Gag- 
ging might better be omitted. 

Stanza; to judge by the first effort, 
impresses aS/ better than expected, 
but raises dbubts as to how long this 
calibre will last. 'Hard work and 
plenty of rehearsing are evident and 
contribute : to a gbod outcome. 
Newspaper spotlight ads might help 
pull in an adult audience along with 
the j.uves. Ed^o. 



AMOS %' ANDT MINSTREL SHOW 
Witti Freemsn GMden; Chsrtet Cor« 

rell. Bin H»y^ Frank Parker 
15 Mltts^ 
PEPSODENT 
FrW » P^nin JEST 
WEAf. New Tork„ 

(Lord & Thomas} ^ ^ . 

Newest stunt for Amos 'n Andy is 
a Friday night minstrel show with 
the long-run comics backed up by a 
chorus, qiiartetv bah<il and guest, star, 
It's a novelty and, while remaining 
a novelty is excellent. And it's only 
15 minutes which means /it's faist. 
Both sihK in , fheir^best -J^d-ttme 
Elks Club minstrel style with Andy 
-felling but bf chariacter how and 

^This )a only fbr t'riday nights. 
Monday to Thursday^brbadcasts wiH 
stick to iserial form. Bill Hay presides 
as interlocutor, with: Amos n Andy 
presented as end rneh. Their im- 
personations of ; KingiQsh/ Liighthin, 
etc., and in front of studio audience 
(Chicago) adds to the novelty angle. 
Also using guest stars. / Bral. 



'HOVSE ON THE HILL' 
With Jennie Moscbwiti, Roth Baiz- 
ell, Luclllb Lortcll, Baymond iiotf 
■ don.. 
Drauatlc Serial 

15 Mins. -r^ 
HOVSE OF JACOB- 
Tu., 8:15 p,in. EST. 
WHNi;New.:irork" 

Sobby serial yarh with the poor- 
house lingering in the backgroundi 
Not a very happy subject matter to 
start with, and drab to average dial- 
ers when aired over the ether waves. 
Program is staged by the House of 
Jacob, which takes care of elderly 
folk. - ■ ' ^ 

Talking Is all in dialect and Vbry 
much down-to-earth in its iappeal, 
Series, of cburse,^ bids for, attention 
to swell its operatmg fund; and may 
succeed on this angle. Jennie Mbs- 
coWitz is most prominently cast of 
the players. She's experienced arid 
knbws hbw to deliver her lines. Act- 
ing throughout is sustained well. 

AUen Gordon scripts the story. 
Brbadcasts ohc,e a week, \nrith inter?- 
est Carried over in. hanging suspense 
fashion. Heart tugs and other sym- 
pathetic trimmings ate handed out 
regularly to reflect the welfare mes- 
sage.. Station is donating the time. 
Actors said to be paid. Making it . a 
semi-commercial for charity. 

rat. 



MAT SINGHI BREEN^ PET^ BE 

ROSE . „ . 
With ABdy Sannella oreh«. 
Sindnr. iDstrpmentatlon 

SfinHPHRET'S FAMILY MEDICINE 
Tuink-Tliars., 5:45 p.nu 
WBAL, ItelUinore 

(Biou») 

These thrice-Weeftly rides (also 
Sunday at 10:15 a-m.) are fair-tb- 
middling lightweights. Impressien 
gairied after listening a cbuple- .pf 
times is that program will retain fair 
loUowing, among: the 'horiiebodiiBS,' 

Miss Breen and de Rose plait their 
pIpiBs for the harmony vocals, Which 
are salted in with former's slick uke 
strumiriinig, and latter, (the- sorigj; 
writer) bn the ivory-box, Mild and 
sentimental sbrtr of syncopatibn is 
used, and nunibers were well- 
selected. Sannella does some b.k.— 
but no more— soloing bn ari electric 
euitar, but though he is billed as 
having an ore backgrounding much 
of the vbcalizing, the only instru- 
riient ever, discernible is a sax. Im-. 
pression is that the three on pro- 
gram double with instruments. 

On each lap Miss Breen reads off 
brie of those shbrt and drippingly 
sentiriiental psalniiS of the sort Eddie 
Guest got rich on. Motif, fbr the 
sweet stuff is the 'Secret bf Hap- 
piness.' -Nice exploitatibn idea is tb 
infer that listeners, may forward 
their •: brain-children and, if they 
qualify, they will be read . over 
ozone with author .credits. No prizes. 

Plugs are . concise and imannoying. 
On first two peribds caught bver 
WBAL, ,Balto, . statibn was guilty of 
bad faux pas. Directly after the 
Humphrey's periods fadbd, WBAL 
bolted l>ack^ with spot blurbs for 
Father John's Medicine. Both ^ ac- 
counts sell patented, :):elief ' for head 
and throait colds, and their messages 
more or less, cbiricide. Bert. : 



RAY SAUNDERS 
Pro Basketball Commentator 
Sostalning 
Sunday, 9 p. m. 
WHNi New York 

If Ray Saiinders' and WHlSf's ex- 
periment in ethercasting a deScrijpT 
tion' of a basketball game Is' any cri- 
terion; this looks like one sport that's 
too fast tor the mike. That's beeri 
the experience mbstly in jmidwest 
spots, where . basketball has been 
broadcast. ' 

Anyway,' Saunders dbesn't quite 
click as a basketball spieler, as 
gleaned from his Sunday night stint 
with the N.; .Y. Whirlwinds and the 
Washington Breweris, both pro aggre- 
gations cbtriposed bf ex-coUegiate 
pagers. 

Fbr instance, Saunders' over-usage 
of the cbnjiinctibh 'and' to bridge the 
■gaps in his verbal descrlptlbn per- 
:haps as/ the answer to .eve^hing. 
Seeking / to maintain tempo and 
cement Interest it was difficult, be- 
cause it ultimately resolves itself 
dpwri to a repetition of the fact that 
the boys are. either dribbling or pass- 
ing or trying for .the cage, with 
minor interruptions anent the free 
tries through fouls. 
„WHN has a blanket deal with the 
N. Y. Hippodrome for these sports" 
broadcasts; and, • while basketball is 
catching on a pro indoor sport 
during the Wmter—frbm the b. . o., 
sight aspect— it doesn'i ri the liell 
for etherizing purposes. Abel. 



CLOWN COUBT 

With Polly Shedlbv, Men of Notes, 

Ivan Flanery, John Wald 
30 Mins. 

GREAT NORTHERN COAL CO. 

Sntaday, 5 pjin. 

KSTP, Minneapolis-St. Pan! 

Packed to the gunwales with horse- 
Play, guffaws, goofy goings-on, this 
half-hoUr: . session . clicks solidly. 
Every Sunday afternoon. Studio, 
audience crams the place to capacity. 
Station alternates the show every 
Sunday between its Minneapolis and 
St. Paul studios./ 

Listeners are urged to ' send in 
anything funny: story, quip, song, 
jokeH<:lipped pj original-^-^and if . the 
sound meter says yoUr /contrib is 
tops for applause,, you win a ton of 
Coal from the sponsor. Three such 
prizes are /given every week; byt 
wait— if you're on the 'coriipany's 
books : as a - customer, you win two 
ton.s! Non-cbal winners get, .$1 for 
their contribs used; , stuff not Used 
gets 50c. ' ' ■ 

John Waldv KSTP senior 
nouncer, handles ' the straight com- 
mercials; While Ivan Flanery, an- 
other: announcer^ pairs with Polly: 
both in kidding the biz spiels arid m 
acting put the jokes. Flanery keeps 
the studio audience wreathed - in 
.^ood humbr by his riiugging and 
clowning, and it .all builds to beaU' 
coup applause when , he signals for 
it. Men/bf Nbtes a nifty singing trio 
with p.ianb acCompanient. 
How does it sbund bver/the air? 

Rash. 



VIRGINIA MURDOCK 
Sengs " 

Sustaining 
15 Mins. 

WGY, Schenectady 

Newcomer helps to buttress a once- . 
weak list of trained vbcalists heard 
"^^yti SUStainers; Miss 
Murdbck i-S a soprano, with a faiiiy 
good range arid a sweet tone, if nbt 
a great - volume. Sings 'carefully, 
perhaps a bit too much so; 

Probably will; work more freely as 
She ; ga;,ins microphbhe- experience. 
Numbers are mainly standards and 
better-grade pops, with, dips into 
the classics. Did a coloratura on one 
tirogram caught, i/aco, 



Malcolm i a prAde 

With Lew White 
Travel Talks, Organ 
15 Mins... ; 
THOMAS COOK 
SiindiKy, 2:45 1»Jii. 
WABC, New York 

(L, D. Wertheimer) 
Xa Prade, as travel spieler and 
salesman for Cook's; is a venerable 
web fixture duri)ng the cruise season. 
This time he's on CBS, with the same 
format as always, .excet>tvthat Lew: 
White gets a piece pf the billing 
(previous organists didn't). Cook's 
patter is generally suave as to voice 
and timing,! .though •;he Opener (6) 
had . a . few mirior istumbles, one bf 
which- was: that the mUsic should 
haye been integrated better. . White's 
experience with the Wurlitzer, how-; 
ever, should get this point naturally 
straightened but in short order. 

Probably : the suayest an^e to La 
Prade's. chatter is not in what he 
says, but iri what he conscientiously 
omits. First stahsia was devoted to 
the cruise of : the Roma (Italian) in 
the .Mediterranean;.. whereupon La 
Prade ' assiduously never mentioned 
the ports in/ Gibraltar, Spain, MalOrr 
ca, ;or any of ; the other places 
bristling •\vith cannon. Instead he 
talked largely of Madeira. island 
which ordinarily is about the, equiva- 
lent of : Gallup, New Mexico, on the 
way to Californi Wheri the Med- 
iterranean was rung in at all, it was 
simply as the 'birthplace of Civiliza- 
tion.' 

La Prade's phraseology, arid selec- 
tion of . material, is on the whole in- 
teresting, and embellished - .enough 
with historical snatches to keen down 
to eiarth. Edgd. 



ABC JVNIORSf . 
■With ^l^ernard Newman, m.c- 
Sangs; and. Comedy 
38. "Mins. 
Sustaining . 
Sunday; 5:i30 p.m. CT; 
WIND^ Chlcago-Gaiy 

Weekly siistairier -produced by Af- 
filiated region network. It's a 30- 
minute period usirig younilsters tb do 
comedy and song^' which kids usually 
don't vget away with. 

Newmari is a clever m.c. with 
plenty of , power land delivery in is 
bines for the special ybcalizatiori. 
His ability to hit the high ones is 
outstanding. Alsb in.the show. an bcr 
casional xylophbnist or accordionist 
plush a trio or iquartet. All good on 
thfr iristrumentalizing and the vo- 
.c^lizing; with - the kids getting by on 
their ability rather than their age. 

Sarne goes for the. Coiriedv cracks, 
which are isimple and to the , point. 
Gives the iprogram good light touch 
wmch hits the proper tempo arid 
mood for the show. 

All in all, good program. 

WALTER EVANS' 
Amateur Singers 
l!v Mins. 

AMERICAN Academy 

Niffhtly, 11:30 p. m. 
WHN, New York 

: (Scott) 

.American ! Academy; roadCast- 
ing collects tuitiori from people who 
think they Can sing. . , , 

'Ihey.f^nX .Land. 



GEOltGE GIVOT 
Comedy Announcement 
1 Min. 

Transcriotlon 
LEA & PERRINS 
Daily; 8 p.rii. CT. 
WCFL, Chicago 

(5chU>immcr & Scott) 
This is a . one-minute announce- 
ment series - iri comedy dialect that 
shows initiative and' ideas. 

A simple one-minute -station break 
plug, dressed up with a well known 
name , which is imrhediately recOg-: 
hizable and which stamps immediate 
;prestige on the arinbuncementi 
Cleverly; worded comedy sequerice of 
words ; allows Givot a gag in Greek 
dialect arid ties in smoothly with 
the satice plug. Annouricements are 
on four times; dally and rairige from 
30 seconds to one minute in .length. 
But each has a gag-line bf sorile isort; 
about marriage, cooking; the day's 
events, snorts, etc., for the humbr 
twist and then right into the sales. 

Gold. 



GLADYS LYIJe 
Oir/raniist, Amateurs. 
30 Mins. 

NEWPORT NiaWS LAUNDRY 

Sunday. 6 p.m. 

WGH, Newport News, Vi. 

Pop songs of the day are pumped 
out b.v. Gladys Xyie from her Barton 
console in -the Paramount theatre 
through WGH. Newport News, in a 
flourishing style/ Preceded by 
short plug: as strains', of organ grad- 
ually increase, 30-miriute offering is 
speeded up by iise of carefully se- 
lected amateurs, mostly in their 
teens. 

Vocialists .giyien brief iritrodubtibn 
arid with organ accompanying pror 
ceed. Especial care is taken to keep 
Voices in normal register. Dignity 
and, ease of presentation mark whole 
pipgram rather ifty . fpr a. small 
town local .proposishi .^Sand. 



BDBR CANTOR a)n« LESLIE 

HOWARD 
0«ne4jr 
TItXACO 

Bmivf,' 8}3f-9 m. 
WABC, New Twk- 

(Hanff-Metzaer) 

There was no wast(9 of time, ef- 
fort name or money in this gUest 
star booking/ With Leslie Howard 
pullirig^a* thespianic Switch by turn« 
in£(. comic for Texaco, EJddle Cantor 
put toigether the- best program he's 
done this Reason; .. 

After being, frequently billed ver^ 
bally diirihjg the first .20 minutes of 
the broadcast, which followed the 
regulation Cantor show formula, but 
in abbreviated • form, Howard 
showed up for the topper. With 
Cantor^ the legit player doubled in 

Jokes. The jokes themselves per- 
laps were, not sb. funny, but the fact 
that Howard Was telling thehi, ith 
Cantor's super-showriianly help al- 
ways counting,: made them a sus- 
ta^ined,: scream to the New York stu- 
dio ..audie^ice, and alsb to . the radio 

For a running iag they tised 
Threie ' Pairs ot Rubbers/ which, 
with Howard's British accent;- made 
the contrasting twosome sound like 
Val and Ernie Stanton. 'Hariilet' was 
kidded; but not rendered, and this 
also was biiilt up for many laughs. 

This effort in a lighter vein doubt- 
less placed Howard in closer con- 
tact with a section of the public 
that previously could not be~counted 
as part of his follbwirigi Nor did 
his presence do the Cantor shbw any 
harm.- For both Cantor and Howard 
the stiint was wisely plariried and 
neatly executed,: and it can. stand a 
repeat in the future. , Bigc. 

ncHENis sisters; 

Songs^ Muslo 
IS Mins. 

CYCLE TRADES QT AMERICA 
Friday, 7:15 pjn; 
WJZ, New York 

Pickefns Sisters with their bWh 
band; "this tiirie, .are doing a local 
buildup for bicycles. Girls are, Ot 
course^ ;:«;ii:perienced and entertain* 
ing harmonists.^. Musically,/ a pretty 
fair pirbgram but commercially, the 
thing would seem to lack what it 
: takes to sell bicycles in the . Wiriter 
time oyer a New York outlet, As a. 
Christniias special, hbwbver, prob* 
ably n.s.b. Accbunt has no agency .i 

Pickens girls do their part excel* 
lently, hopipiing f rom the ballad sym» 
.posium to the negro spirituals /with a; 
dash ot colbratiira classical. Milton 
.Cross is the annbuncer and his voice, 
which fits symphonies and big shows, 
seems: incongi"uous when si>ieling oa 
bikes.-: ■ 

Moreover,, In .'zera weather any 
lengthy harangue on the 'beauty aid* 
pf bicycling; (on' icy sidewalks!! 
sourids bizarre to.Marmattari ears. 

SFiari. 



MURIEL DICKSON 

With Morton Bowe, Cavaliers Quar* 

tet, Victor .Arden. Orcheistra 
Music, Songs 
30 Mins.: 
SMITH BROS, 
Sun. 1:30 p.m.' Est. 
WEAF, N^ Ybrk. 

(Brown & Torcher) 

Seasonal: show stressing vitamin A 
qualities of Smith Bros; cough drops 
has well-stocked , cast of singers and 
riiusickers. It's all staged in a daric- 
ing moo'd.. 

Muriel Dicksbri, ;fbrmer D'Oyle 
Carte headliner, and now With the. 
Metropolitan Oprea, N. Y., tops the 
Siriging contingent. Soprano's voice 
denotes the operatic tirige foremost, 
though she is called /upon to handle ' 
lighter -numbers as welL She has a 
vocal individuality which the ether 
relays easily, arid shbiild build . via 
the airways. Morton Bo we i^ also 
heard in duets with her, /. 

Victbr Arden's dariceable music 
delivers pleasantly. Piano gets con- 
siderable attention for varibus . ripp- 
ling stanzas. Cavaliers quartet, 
also heard on the ybcal renditions. 
Clbsing has the entire company sing- 
ing a. medley, this time, from 'Good 
News,' in which Miss Dickson dis- 
played, her versatility by chajnting a 
campus love ditty with gustb., 
■ - Twelfth year for this commerciai. 
'Two birands. of cOugh drops plugged 
in the.. ad copy. Sunday matinee- 
time at 1:30 p.m.,. catchers the heavy 
mid-day diners, in the^ right riiood. 

' ' ■ /Brol. 



"ONE GIRL IN A MILLION' 

With J*aii Kay,: B9b Bailey, Art Pe* 
iersbn, Ethel: Owen, Louise Lintoiw' 
Rath Bailey, Betty Kane, EUnor 
iHarriot,. Henry Saxe,- Geiie Mor- 
gan,. Bob Blakely, Audrey McG rath 

Transcription 

15 Mins. 

INDEPENDENT GROCERS A^S'N. 
T.r-Th.-Sa.; 12:45 p.m. 
WBBMi Chicago 

(Charles Daniel Ffey) 
Fbr, years now the .patient 'an,d 
credulbus radio femrile listener has 
kept , her ears tuned tor the ..loud- 
speaker every morning and after- 
noon to follow the various serial, 
script prograriis. 

She has gone on . irig that 
each show she heard, was a diffiererit 
and new yarn, and serial She be- 
lieved that the show she hearr at, 
say, 9:45 a; m^ .was different from the 
ope at 10:15 or 11:30 or 12:45. 'Taint 
so. They aren't different shows, any 
at them] They are all the siame and 
identical program'. Only the title 
and names; of the character.s 
chariged; the sh6\vs themselves, ar 
alj, all the same. The leading char- 
(Contit^ued on page 39) 



Wed]ie6d^f> Decen^icr 9f ^936 



« 4 » la 



vAmTY 






0pef a Fiasco Followed hy Date on Ford 
Prc^mifoir $3^50^ 



ookirtg of Amielita Galli Curci on: 
Ford hour this Stinday , /(l3) over 
CBS has caused talK Iri" 'coricert- 
io trade circles/ iSinger staged a 
come-back in Chicago two weeks .ago '. 
drawing a stiff panning frorn the 
press. However in . spite: of this the 
, sponsor okaiyed her appeara'nce, tak- 
ing as evidiehce S series oif ' record-- 
ings recently inade; which reveated 
the diy^i as still in top form voca^ 

Both the Chicago Opera manage- 
inent -arid singer blames her opening 
■ ight iftasco as a case of severe 
nerves land jitters. This was ail ex- 
plained to i^. W; Ayer agency when 
submitting thie singer for radio 
d6tes. She's getting $3,500 for the 
broadcast ■ • 

Chicago press was also called iintd 
to hear the waxings and most re- 
verised, their judgment of Galli 
Curci's talent. Eyans & Sailter ; di- 
viaion of Columbia , Concerts was 
steamed over the opera company hot 
using their singer in i second pro- 
duction when she was relaxed.. But 
•how they consider the ether date ; a 
bietter waV around for re-establish-, 
ing her before the general public. 

Galli .Curci hersielf has only sung 
:three times dver'the air, the last one 
being in 1934. A throat- ppeiration. 
threatened, .her voice and laid her 
up for a Ifengthy period. 

She. replaces Grace Moore on the 
Ford "hour, who. is still held up on 
the Coast with Columbia studto 
chores. . 



ACES 'MISSING' FROM 
SCRIPT FOR VACASH 



Goodman and Jane Ace will get a 
vacation, in. Miami J.Beach starting 
this weekend. ,To accomplish this 
relaxaition i mid-season. Ace has 
/Written -the. Anaicin script so that 
others may carry, it on with refer- 
ences to the 'missing' Aces. 

".'Plot calls for Ace and the wife to 
chtse one another about the coun- 
try,, always missing because of dumb, 
rnistakes. Telegrams s id messages 
from them will be. read dyer the. air 
by the cast. 

Don johhsori has been written into 
script to carry on during the three 
or four weeks the.; Aces will be 'away. 



Jessup Status Clarified 



Margaret Jessup upon her return 
from Europe will be designated a 
producer at McCahn-Ericicson, New 
Yorfc. Her fornrter job as time buyer 
goes to Frank Gonrad newly with 
the agency uhd6j>Donald Shaw from 
NBC. 

iVTiss Jessup bias been with agency 
severhl years. 



Cliff GHck to CRA 

. Clifford Glicic has resigned from 
NBC's tinie sales depiartmenl • to Join 
Cohspli ; Radio Artists, inc., 
with the switch ,bf connection taiting 
place pec. 15, He will ' work with 
James Po^t on the sale df bands, and 
other talent to ad agencies. 
Glick has . beeri witli the netvi?ork 

ighi years.' 

iMargaret Flynn for the last seven 
years ■ department Ot NBC 

has joi Consolidated Badio Art- 
ist?, as assistant ;tp James B. Postj 
head of the radid department, 

William A. Burnham forrherly of 
MCJA is also new, assisting: Milton 
Roemer, hotel bookings. Gordon 
. Kibbler, sales, is currently , i^t the 
south dri deials. 



Pool Hall Bridge team 



Cdlleagues at the station , are 
sending. Bert " Lebhar, . ., ' sales 
dfrectdr ■ of , WMCA, New York, 

ieces 'of chalk and maki 
piins about .missing his ' 
'Lebhar entered himself and 
three . pals * - the . . Vanderbilt 
bridge . tourney, but" lost to a 
team, frdm J)oyle's ;biliiard par- 

iefore the, upset the Lebhar 
contingent had wdn enough 
matches' to get into the quarter-? 
finals.. 



H«^es to WLW; 




Fred Palmer at WLS 

:Chicago, 

..Fired Palmer, formerly station 
manager pf WBNS and of WAlU, 
Columbus, has joined the: production 
staff of WLS, the Prairi Farmer 
iBtatidn here. 

Charles Acree shifts from WJBC, 
Bloomington (111.) to the WLS con- 
tinuity department. 



iricinhati, Dec ^ ■ 
Willi Hedges leaves. Dec. 31 

his post ais mainager df NBC. owned 
Und managed 'Station to become v. p. 
and general nianager of WLW and 
'WSA,I, ,Ci . Hedges*^ forth- 

oon:ing alliance h^s stirred cdnsid.er-^ 
able speculation in the trade on the 
subject of whiat effect i ; will have cn 
the tug-of-war between NBC and 
Mutual of Powel 

Crdsley, .'s, . radio interests. Move 
does ndt affect- Frank ■ Sniith as gen- 
eral manager the two stations 
and'Bob kennett as prodiictioh mgr. 

Mutual is confident that the 
friendly , relationship ^yill, if any- 
thing, become strengthened in Cin- 
cinnati. ., In visit to that city 
last week Fi'dd Weber, Mutual gen. 
mgr;, .entered into, an agreement 
with Crosley which makes WSAI 
available to Mutual, clidnts the 
event time cannot . be obtained on 
WLW. 

Hedges, who rates as one. of the 
pioneers, in station operation, joined 
the NBC payroll over five years ago 
^yhen that network took ; over 
WMAQ. Chicago, from the Chicago 
Daily News. Hedges at the time was 
.•the. outlet's general manager, a post 
which he had held from WMAQ's inr 
ceptipn. NBC brought him into New 
York about, three: years ago and ai- 
siffned him to his present post, 

Lewis M,. Crosley, whom Hedges 
relieves, ^yill deypte full time to 
gieneral direction of Crosley's manu-r 
facturing division, producing radio 
receiving ' Shelyador refrifr- 
eriators an electrical appli- 

ances. •: 

..Appointment , df ■ Hedges brings to- 
gether two of the founders of the 
National Asspciation of Broadcast- 
ers which,. was established in 1923. 
At the ' original meeting of NAB, 
Powfel Crosley. Jr. represented 
WLW and Hedges represented 
WMAQ. ■■ 

Indications yesterday (Tuesday) 
were that 'Doc* Alfred H. Morton 
would he transferred, to . Hedges* post 
from the. prog/am dept., ere he is 
the business mgr. 




Waddill Catchings From 
Utility Field Believes 
There Are Coin Possibili- 
ties ih New Method ciif Re- 
ccrding JE.T.' 



CHRYSLER, too? 



Radio Career Oil ha? 

ended for the time ing. Account 
had . bieen , dicker!' through . the 
Federal Agency show, to re- 

place the minstrel idea on NBC'Mon- 
day ights, but last week the refiner 
declined to pick up its, renewar op-- 
tion on the spot. 

Sinclair Minstrels have been, on 
the same payroll for over five years. 
Program had originally been tagged 
the WENR . ' Minstrels, ori inating 
over WENR, Chicago, when that 
wavelength was controlled by Sam- 
uel InsuiL 



Waddill Catchihgs, utility financier 
and a director of Warner has 
entered io field .with the or-: 

ganization company which will, 
speci in the recording of com- 
mercial programs on film. As a pre- 
liminiary move Catchings' ' new com- 
pany .has contracted to take dyer the 
Associated Music re- 
corded program . from the 
latter 's parent corporation, the North 
American ; utilities combine. 
Catchi have 

until April td iron out details of the 
deal. , ■:■ 

Among those who will likely be al-: 
lied with Catchings in the new. ven- 
ture are Frank; Hummer t, head of 
the Blackett - Sample - Hummert . 
agency; the latter's wife, who is bet- 
ter known to the. broadcast trade, as 
Anne Ashenhurst; Walter P. Chrys- 
ler, a close friend pf Catchings', and 
Harbison Williams, president pf the . 
North American Co.. Catchings also 
expects - to get Harry and Jack 
Warner interested financially in the 
prdject. 

Basic mdtivd Catchin'gs' new 
operation is the development of de- 
vices for recording and reproducing 
radio, programs by the film route: 
These devices, known ias Miller 
Photptone, . were invented by H. 
Miller, a Hollander. Takeover of 
AMP'S recorded library for broad- 
casting stations, rates. as a secondary 
consideration. Catchings has sold 
the North Ahierican board on the 
idea of turning this library over to 
the! newly created enterprise^ Asso- 
ciated Music Publishers,' Inc„ is a 
North American suhsid, as is Muzak, 
Inc., the outfit devoted td feeding 
recorded entertainment by tielephohe 
lines to hotels, cafes, cocktail 
lounges, etc. Under the revised setup 
the AMP and Muzak would remain 
under; N. A. control and retain their 
present separate identities. 

Equipment 

ings' pliah to make no 
charge to stations for equipment 
used to convert the recorded film 
into sound. The film recordings 
would be confined to commercial 
programs. Recording of radi pro- 
grams on film is notliing new to the 
radio industry. Not only has RCA 
and the .Bell Laboratories been try- 
ing to perfect such a device, but Con- 
quest Alliance Co. has bsen financin.g 
a method of its own for sdnie time. 
. Frank A, Vandei'lipi! also has been 
backing a. system pf film .;iord- 
iriig. ; Problem in -this field of re- 
saairch has been principally to con- 
i ive a. method which would not only, 
contain the best, in hlghvfidelity re-: 
cording but prove economical from 
ther angle Of . transcri ' hu::*e. 
volume of sound trabk cri' a small' 
amount of film. Gne/inventor. has b?en 
work) ng toward a system of record- 
ing that would incorporate a half 
hpur of prdgramming on- less than 10 
feet of film^ Backers of these various 
devices have advanced , as their sales 
arguments the savings that would 
derive npt only from actual 
process pf recording but frpmi breakr' 
age and shi ing costs. 

Blackett-Sample-Hummert agen cy 
dpfes. more recording than any other 
agency in broadcasting. Practically 
all pf it is done in the World Broad- 
casting System's studios. Percy 
Deutsche WBS . prez, has not, .it is, 
understood, been invited into the 
Catchings venture. 
-Those who have.^ regarded the ad- 
vent of radio film recdrdi lib 



Flainm Advertises m Dailies TkX 




Squarer for Classiics 



Memphis, . Diec. ; 8. \ ^ 
Storm that broke wheii Hoyt' 
Wooten, of WREC, cut out the 
New York Philharmonic brdad- 
. casts ; in favor of Sunday 
noon commercials has • partly 
subsi ^ . 

Commercials wiir continue, 
but WREC arranged with 
Frank Schutt, manager df Hotel 
Peabody, to wire the! broadcast 
direct to a radio in. the ballroom 
each Sunday, and all whose 
radios were, hot strong- enough 
to bring in the Concert from 
out-of-:tdwn stations are - wel-., 
coiiiei 








Washington, 

Construction of hew station for 
Black River yalley Broadcasters df 
Watertown, N. Y., was suspended 
last Wednesday (2) when Federal 
Communications Cortmission. in un- 
. usual- fashion suspended authoriza- 
tion for local . transmitter, operating 
on 1420 kc; 

Caught in a pdlitcal fight df major 
importande,' Commish, on its dwn 
motion, ordered reconsideration : of 
three : apjplications from Watertown 
and called for hew hearings, on pleas 
of Black Rivdr "Valley group, TJ^atdr- 
tpwn Times (applying under name 
of Brockway Co.), and WatertoWh 
Broadcasting Co. Whether cases will 
start frdm scratch before an exam- 
iner dr be heard by either the broad- 
cast divisidn or the .entire Commish 
is a procedural matter still tmsettl^d. 

Passion resulted froih discovery 
that the Black River Valley outfit 
included power interests : which have 
been waging bitter war. agdinst the 
Roosevelt-Lehman ' seaway develop- 
ment plan. Gov. Lehman personally 
brdught the. matter to the President's 
attention and Democratic big- wigs, 
infuriated by lack of foresight on the 
part of Democratic Commish mem- 
bers, ordered, steps to unscramble the 
mess. 

Flip-flop put the F. C. C. law de- 
partment on the spot. To justify can- 
cellation of the Black River Valley 
..•rrant, Commish had legal ^advisers 
submit, a memoraridam reopening on 
the: grdurid the original :actioh hiad 
been defective frorn a .legal stand- 
point. 



Threats of. legit producers to bar. 
Martin Starr, critic for WMCA, New: 
York, from their productions follow-- . 
ing unfavorable 'revie>vs, has caused' 
Donald Flamm, prexy df the'-sts^ii;- 
to go to bat for Starr. In: an ad' ini 
Monday's (7) New York Timesi- 
Flamm inserted a repUca: of a sup- 
posed inter-office communication to 
Stairr which Stated: 

'In .ydur midnight theatre reviews, 
over the WMCA Inter-City Broad- 
casti System, I- want you to .say^^ 
what you think. Don't: 'p]ull your- 
punches. ' Give listehdrs your - honest' 
opinion, even if you differ with dth'er, 
critics. If you think a show is good/ 
say so. If not,, t^ll the public why,; 
in your opinion^ the play failed. But 
above all-7fgiye ' honest verdict,!' 
. Flamm is now. having the ad blown; 
up and sent as a mailing piece/td all- 
legit producers in New York. 

Threats against. Starr are under*. ' 
stood^ to have stairted ais a result of 
his Tdvidw of some the Noel 
Coward playlets. Starr gavd : thesis 
items twd bells (his method 6t rating 
Involves gdng-strokes io indicate 
good bad) whereuijoh the 

squawks started up. Flamin, in; de* 
fending his reviewer, orally went :0n 
record as thinking most radio crii 
whitewash bad shows* and is taking 
the current opportunity for a bit 61 
showmanship)., lit WMCA^s behalf. 



Rcc? well-0*Keefe Set 
Weeklv AuditJpns Idea 

Rockwell-Q'keefe. has intro- 
duced a weekly auditidns idea. It's 
a Tufesday: night event 'and for. the 
discovery of talent unkho.Wh to radio. 

A recording studio has been en- 
gaged for . the aiiditions, which will 
have R-O'k'. .staff on the listen- 
icking end. . 



; Cohen Moves, t-i KARK 
Little Rock. Dec. 

Louis Cohen, iadyertisini} salesman 
for KLRAi Little Rock, for the past 
five years resi.i?ned ori December 5 
arid tw;o , days later, assumed a sim- 
ilar position with KARK, Little Rdck. 

Cohcri wcs succeeded at KLRA by 
Jack Shackelett;. formerly of WSB, 
Atlanla. 



wari cite the disadvantages' pf 
broken sprocket .holes, the need of. 
traveling ^ mechanics, to service the 
reproducing devices in broadcasting 
stations and the probable entry of 
the motion picture operators, uniph 
iri'td the .situation by way of a -de- 
mand that the reproducing devices 
be manned by members of ihi 
gani/ation. 



WAKING'S SUCCESSOR 
PROBLEM FOR M 



Ford Mdtor is due to decidip todskf 
(Wednesday) what it's going to re. j 
place Fre.d - Waring with . at thd ^ii^ 
of this month in the half hour q;idi^ 
it has been occupying on NBC and 
Columbia. .If* W. Ayer, agency pn 
the account, is suggesting. ,k swing 
orchestra for one of these innings, 
and a musical setup similar to that . 
which Andre - Kostelanetz tiais en 
CBS for Chesterfield to fiiU the QtherV' 
Among those contacted by itA 
agency ard Casa Loma, Paul Whiten 
man and B, A. . Rdlfe. Waring r^' 
Jected Ford's offer to renew hfiii 
for a single weekly half hour and iat 
considerably, less than he had been 
receiving. 



Don Wilson to Call 'Em 



Hollywood, Decv 8. •; : 
Washington-Pittsburgh game in 
the Pasadena Rose Bowl New Year's 
day will be- aired- over National 
Broadcasting fed network with Ddn 
Wilson calling off the play,s,^ tdm 
Hanlon and Kenneth Carpenfttr will 
be oh hand for relief work: 

Thre2 pre*gaine broadcasts 
scheduled: as buildup for the game, 
It's. part of the deal which gives NBd 
exclusive broadcasting rights. 

Picture mob did a burn when 
Pittsburgh was . arindunced . as the 
eastern team, The;^ figured Lpuislr 
ana State or Alabama entitled to the 
nod. . Sport eds also criticized V/a.^h- . 
ingtpn's sslection. One .scribe called 
it 'art insult to the South.' 



Don Fl^iiiin to London 

Donald Flariim, head of WMCA* 
New Ydrk, -and the Inter-City lifet^. 
work, sail.s for the Riviera this Saturr 
day (12). He will later go to Paris, 
and then on to London, ' While iti 
Loridon he will; stage a New Year's 
Eve party at- the Savdy and shorty 
wave, an hour of holiday greetings 
by American stage and .screen 
nariies, wit the program jrebrpad- 
cait by the Intercity statidris?*' 

Flamm plans to get back Jan, 

Meiiiert Finally Okay 

Little Rock, Dec , 8. 
Larry Melnert, KARK. Little Rock, 
manager, has been the hardest luck 
gUy in Little Rock radi circles..-. 
Hardly had h-: arisen from a sick bed 
arid went back to work when his , 
automobile figured in a collision with 
a truck. Result: Larry stayed home 
several Weeks with a broken arm 
.and dther irijufiesv 
• He was back at his desk last week* ' 



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mm SHOWMANSDP 

StunUr Novelties, Tie^Ups 



Outstanding Stunts : 



XMAS FOPQ AIUMISSIQNS 
STUDIO AUDI15PrciES 
WNOX, KNOXVILLE 



niake's Guests Pay 

KnoiEville. 
WNOX Avill Charge groceries, not 
dimes, for its stage broadcasts the 
week before Ghristmas* All pro- 
ceeds win be turned pver. tb the Salr 
ration Army for distribution to the 
needy. 

Close check will be made to . see 
that>!each person; has 10c. worth of 
food, in any non-perishable ' forni, 
before he receives ticket for, show. 



ister' Gathers Toys 

New York, 
. CBS stations ciarryihg Lever Bros,* 
fBig Sister' serial have been asked to 
cbopei-ate With the account in a toy 
collecting stunt. Toys will- be re- 
paired and distributed to nieedy chil- 
dren for Chrlstiriais; In some towns 
it is expected that Boy Scouts will do 
the collecting from thier public, while 
iii New York arrangenients hajre al- 
Aready been, made with . Western 
"Union. 

: Each commimity "will, : as now 
lilanned, have its own toy rehabili- 
tation agency. 

' Tnletide Ankile 

i Baltimore; 
.- WBAL ired on: Monday (7) a 
. quartiet-hour spiel by F- W. Besley, 
State Forester of Maryland, on topic, 
. DHolly for- Xmas,' 

He adnionished . listeners to make 
Intelligent- use of holly and all other 
3|[ma& greens _growing: wild in Mary- 
land rural areas; Explained stens 
being taken by State Pbrestry forces 
■ to conserve such yines and trees, and 
: sounded plea for public not to nu^ke 
^^X£ur3iQns. out in- countryside for 
ir^uthless raid on vegetation. 

; KSTP's Many-sided Bxolbltatloii 

St Paul.; 

- V- 'Bailed by then heaviest and niast 
::«xteAsive' promotion caBipaign in it*; 
etght-vear history. KSTiP. went on 
.the air Monday (30). with its niew 
$3QO;000 transmitter. -. 
V In addition to the promotion drive 
to acquaint the entire, northwest .with 
thfr opemnc of the new instaUatiicm.; 

.. sweeping, follow-up , camnai^n. 
-which. wiU run far. ^intP I937«. has. 
been planned bv Ra" Jenkins. ?»en- 
eral &ales manai^er. . Included' wilt be 
;« new type of listener, survey der 
' veloped by Jenkins issUiahce of a 
-. rnew standard^ market data bonk f n>r. 
-thr northwest area, a 10-diaiy bro«dT 
sidfr of 'Sales Tales.' featUriniT the 
HtW'- transmitter, and placing , in 



stores of hew listen-in posters, alsO 
featuring the new installation. 

Among the Singles of the campaign 
to acquaint listeneris yith the riew 
transmitter was capping of all milk 
bottles in the Twin (Minneapolis-St. 
Paul) Cities area on the day of the 
transmitter opening. Bottle hangers, 
carrying a special tier in with one of 
the station's clients. Chocolate Prod- 
uces Co, (Stillicious) not only in- 
formed listeners of the transmitter 
bperiing, but darried a tie-in with 
th-i firm's 'Buddy And Ginger' broaid^ 

On Thursday, three dayis after 
transriiitter opertirig, 1,330 carriers of 
Liberty niag hooked every dodrknbb 
ir Minneapolis iarid St, Paul with 
100,000 special 'Stop' tags; Thursday 
was - chosfen beca-ise of the 'True 
Story Court' broadcast on KSTP 
same evening. Again tags carried 
dual message of broadcast, and trans- 
mitter opening. For their work in 
decorating the knobs, kids were 
Riven a special theatre party f cllow- 
ing Saturday ayerri, 

Aiibther angle wis planting week- 
long series, of 'leaser', ads in local 
rags. Measuired 2x8 inches, .with a 
full-page splash ad on Sunday; tied 
in directly with the Christmas idea: 
KSTP's gift to the northwest. AlsO^ 
featured in pre-opening canijpaign 
Was distribution to clients of an elab- 
orate bronze paperweight, carrying 
a . picture of the transmitter brt its; 
face. ■ V 

Campaign also was backed up with 
the distribution of 22 x 28 replicas of 
Western Union telegraph blank 
which ciarried . congratulatory niesv 
sages to the station from NBC stars, 



tried showmanship stunt. Instead of 
listener writing in and securing P»x 
of radio talent, 'Chuck Wagon' is 
airing -rieiquest. toi: listener's photos, 
and- over"300 received to date, which 
are being prepared in album, ana 
may find space in sponsor's ^show- 
case. Come-on is a pair of theatre 
passes for best snapshot received 

e .ch day. .... j 

. Next issue of the magazine, titled 
'The Clarion,' now being readied by 
Leonard Solomon, prez. of furniture 
oufit, who ghost-writes the ittag un- 
der name Editor Parinalee, apd wiU 

run eight pages, STrJi?^/ 
including one of ill Kiley, WPBM 
writer, who scripts, the Show for each 
morning (except Sunday) half hour. 

J>anoe Celebrates Anniversary 

' Philadelphia. 

To celebrate 2,50bth broadcast, 
'S. S. Fun-fbr-All,' variety par- 
ticipating show .over WI>AS, tomor-: 
row night Will heave shindig, at Mer- 
cantile Hall, for listeners. By plunk- 
ing down. 50 cents or 75 cents for 
admish, dialeris can see revue and 
minstrel show and prance afterward 
to umpah by WDAS house band. 

There'll be no broadcast of party, 
since 'S. S. Furtrfor-Air ethers in 
morning, but 2,500th: airing wiH tal^e 
place tomorrow morning before 
rUclsus. Program is about eight years 
old. 




eneies 




omors 



: ;R^ston Prodocts pliannipg A morn-< 
ing script show to hit at 7;15 to plug 
its Piirinai product. Through the 
Gaifdner agenc^r, St. Louis, 



'Klsslnft StrlkeVGaff 

' ..NeW York. 

Capitalizing oh the comedy 'kissing 
strike,' which" has been sweeping the 
colleges of the country^ WNEW, New 
York; broadcast an .interview with 
editors ; of Cdlumbia University's 
•Spectator' and N. Y. U ' 'Washing- 
ton Square Bulletin' last week. 

In addition to the- air interview, 
Richard Hrobks,. the- station's news 
commentator who announced the 
program; gave the . results of polls 
conducted in the tWo ischools with 
the -co-operatioh of the. ' college 
s itors: 



Poetic. Stations \ 

Buffalo: 

WEBR. has now truly become, a 
sister station of WBEN (both Buffalo 
Evening News-owned) with - the ac- 
quisition of a signrbff poem. WBEN 
fbr years has 'bieen' shutting up for: 

;the night w't*^ 

.. ,. . .(and the cores t^at infiest the day 
May they 4.old their tents lilcc ,th« 

Aiid OS .silently: stccfl dii«^^^ 

Now Albert H. Zipk. WEBR drama 
director i has composed ■ a. 'Goodnight' 
as follows: " 

Goodnight! , ^ 

May sweet sleep dwell upon your 

. eyes^ 
Peace ;in.,i/our heart. 
Goodmgtft! Goodnightt . . 
The be»t o/ -/mc»ids .Tnttst port. . 
Loo^ to the brightness of the coining 
mom 

TO bring fulfillment of your hopes 

nembarn, ' 
Goodnight! " 



Sponsor SeversM Koatlne . 

Indianaipbiisr 
_ At 6:30 a.m. it's hard time to try 
and secure listeners to a sponsored 
program, but WFBM, local CBS out- 
let, with its 'Chuck Wagon' feature 
lures them front the hay, iaUd has 
1^000. active. members' who. receive 
a monthly magazine as issUcd by 
Victor Furniture Co., who under- 
write the program. 

Most novel stunt on the program 
haS ' bben the rever^l: of a much- 



ly; 



Bank of America Will switch its 
House of Melody jprogram from KPO 
and KFI to the iCJaliforhia statiphs of 
the NBC-Blue Network Monday^ Jan. 
4. Transmitters will include KGO, 
San Frainciscb; KECA, Lbs Angeles; 
KFSD, San Diego, and the four 
McClatchy stations— KERN, Bak^rs- 
fleld; KMJ, Fresno; KWGj Stockton, 
ahd KFBK, Sacramfento, which be- 
come affiliated with NBC Dec; 29. 
Program talent: is Meredith Willson's 
all-string ork and John Nesbitt, com- 
mehtatof. Account is ■ handled by 
Chiurles; Stuart agency, 



iCardinet Candy Co, Oakland 
(Cal.), through Tontaschk^-Ellibtt; 
has renewed its 'Night Editor' 
grahis with Hal Biirdick over the 
NBC-Red web on 'the Coast for an- 
other IS^wieek Sunday night series. 



Albers ros. MilUns Co. re- 
newed its weekly half-hour prqgrahi, 
'Good Morhihg Tonite,' for a second 
l3-week stanza over : western 
NBC-Red in. Musicals, aired 
from the Web's San Francisco stu- 
dibs, are being partially, recast.; to 
strengthen the vocal end. Shows are 
produced by Erwin Wasey agency.^ 
Alhers; is alsq_extendih6 its tWlce- 
wreekly disc' . program, . 'Invisible 
Trails,' oVerv KGO^ San Francisco, 
through March, 193T. 



signatured for 
Brown & Tarcher, 



weeks. rpugii 



Eveready (flashlights)" is mapping 
a spot campaign, to start next Febv 
ruary, through J, M.. Mathes. 



Watch Tower iue Sooiety, of 

Brooklyn, ,xs aftai the mi^rk^t for 
iive'minute; spots. Biiys ^ittier 
local or naitiopal rates, dependi 
Which are tehdeied. Mr. Goux; 
charge for the sponsox-, whb opersites 
a large printing setup for religious 
literatiire. 



Baby Ruth confectioners is 
sidering the Use of hewis flashes on 
stations, in arouhd 15 leadiiiig rhark-^ 
ets, E; • W. Hellwig is the 



'Tracy-Lqeke-Dawson iiningjup sta-> 
tioh. list for Continental Oil's pro- 
posed 39- W«ek campaign using quar- 
ter-hbur tran^cri * on eveni 
schedule..'^ 



Occidental Life Insurance of dali- 
fornia, has renewed tWough; Charles 
R. Stuart, its 'Winhihg the West' 
serial on the Pacific Coast !NBC-Red 
network Wednesday nights. 



Katii Sniith Tte-tJp 

' Khoxvilte, Tehn. 

WNOX gave a week's play to 
seveh-year-old." KnoxvUIe . hiftroine- 
who Won Kate . Smith's $600 dislin-, 
/juished : bravery av/ardf. On girl'p 
return from 'commahd ati?»<:ar"'nc'*'-; 
at C^S :brba<?cr<tt in New Ynrlz. 
WI^S si.nned hsr„ ui> lor daily' 
matinee nrbgr'—n. with the- show 
^aU'in.t! for a lO'-cent Rate. Statio" 
'niacked" ■ the rMst^irisv^. ;f»n s-^veral 
da-r*; han-^'nT out SF'^ nx'^n. 

Girl, Mai'V Lbuif-^ r'^cGrosfcey. 
res-5i.ied h^r baby brbtbfer from, burn- 
ing home.^ 7 

Inter.vlelws Br^'-"*.h!»ii TWajH*!. 

NaW York Cit.v,, 

With .th<! rhgio" b'^n mo'!Hls' staf''r 
.'n't a confj^h £vt th? Wal 
diirin'* :v/l'>^'»*i r^^-i i'r /\{ trad'""' is 
oxnected, ^WMGA y<v3te''dav (|Tufis- 
*'j»v) ran la H""*? to -Ihs h-^steh for 
interviews; with the. -hbc.«v'>-trpdcB'pi 
■^St'flttion. Is plenty s'30'^''wr>ipf»'2cl and 
this 'V20f psi^^^'^-a^' -third nljvrie in 
iho G-^'?'»r"i J*n''^ h.H. contest, rt-- 
iwi+ri. the iact ■.■ti*rt th« w YVark, 
-hnH t3aT«».s v/?»';(> on acc'usinS 

it ■JW'"*'*^' :^*''. T)!'^'^'.. iT>l3v, 

Di^i.c Fishsll in i:2e of the- In- 
terviews. 



l»«aH Sales Co,^ Ltd^ adds KFBK, 
Sacfamentof K^WG, StocktofW and 
KMJ, fVesno (Cal.) to the NBC-Red 
network r e I e a s i n g its 'Passing- 
Parade' progranis Sunday nights, <^f- 
fective- Jan. 3. CosihetiC. makers 
added K;OA,;IlienVer,. ahd KDYI^ Salt 
Lake City,, to; the 'Parade' wieb Dec. 
6. 'Program .previously Was heard in 
Denver via platters and in Salt. Lake- 
Via-CBiSt.' ' 



Ciolsate<P»linolive-Peet has bought 
the hour following Major Edward 
iflowes oh CBS Thursday night for 
the soap and dentifrice, maker's neW 
musical ishpWi , 

Blaokman agency has been making 
inquiries as to how much spot time 
and in are being, consumed by 
Spry (Lever Bros., handled by 
iRuthrauff & Ryan). This is assumed 
to- be the possible forerunner of a 
cbmpetitive campaign \by 'Criscoi 
Which is handled by Blackman (in 
behialf of Prbcter A; Gainble). 



Benton . Bo:wl^ Ibr General 
Fboids' Logj Caibih iMaple Syrup, ia 
issiii 38-niinute discs of the web 
'Dude ilahch'. show (NBC Blue). 
Platters are being spotted in Dixi 
fbr isupplementai:y coverage. ; 



Smith Bros. Ccough drbp$) are 
tMiying: .chain hreaks ovei: a raft p€ 
stations starting Dec.. 13; Contracts 



HETTIMGER R£SliGaS 



w 



tapifl rise to 12th rank in the list of great 
metropoikan centers means: a bigger^BuMer liiark 
with more money in eilXJiilatlon. Stations WMAL: iand 
WRG ate jgeared to expanidsales total* for local atid spot 
r SKlvertisers -—those who direct their campaigns t !> 
capital and the rich suburbs in! MaVyland and Vir^ 





500^250 WATTS 

NKBIuaNvtwor 



1000-500 WATTS 

- NBC R«d Network 



WASHINQTON, p. C 

Completely programmed hy NBC 



ff-^Add-'i. A*>.ra«ti'»n 

■>' . -Ne^v Y'^rk Ci ... 

Added attraiction for Ida B^^l^v 
AUen'T morn'T>t broadcast ov?r WHN 
from .'^'e.'^M T-h^/^jtro sta"** ^Vedn^s- 
i^^iy < .f.<5 a f "-»^ih« exhi itioh, Hy 
Jo'"»nh V'nce. Ol.vmnic coac^. He- 
wi'V f»ls'> h'? interviewed on the ai". 

One f»^'',>i's star :<-»om":».n nunils Will 
fericf! wit'i .hitpl is to ji^fit rrove 

Wbmeri 'nt.'sv<«;ted in ;th'> .sport,' play- 
ing up the reducing angle. 



rem a ' Bioy Inij Ar^lial!*?*?* 

. , Nfew Ybi»k. 
■ A.«i onrt of'tj*" owrrent ''.r'".'for 
United -wgcpft.? I. Fu"d; WOR l?.st 
Thur.sfJay a b^6a(^'rast fe- 

volvin> afpuM rin imaTir!?*ry etp?r- 
'*cnry "ase. FrOrn *« :<;n'^';dip^t pt*».V>u-, 
i^r»~3 the bri'^in vf th3>v8nt shiift'^ci 
t.'-'o o'»e-.:at'n'< rno*n 'p^ the PloW'^'- 
yifih Aye. h'>'5'>'.-''i1i Pro:*rpmi in- 
nlur'.'"d- a ^^r,-^^i '"n of a hretentp'^ 
T';'iif*'Snt \M''ti tin" aflmttt'"ri +-> 
-'Vi'i >i->o-»itaI. examined and finally 
: X-rayed. 

There, was ?»lso a mi'-e tour arpMnd 
tha hosnitol ro?TTi5! and an interview 
of :th<; hos'^itr^l'p. sur>erintend?Tit on 
the v'^.i-'? Qf th* 7?)rrid, •T'^wy t)pit,z\", 
and l?ava riaco''; '^f ths sfitionV, 



University Statistician Loiig 
ciate* WItIi Badio 



Abs«-< 



Washingtbn, 
£.. Herman S. Hettinger, ecoriom 
iics expert of University Of Pentisyl- 
vani resigned this week. . statis' 
tical consultant for .'National AssO' 
ciatibn of Brbadcastersl 

For several - yearsj ;Dr. Hettinger, 
has directed tnonthly survey of time- 
sales and pirogram and. sponsor 
trends; while during code days he 
compiled mass of data about eco- 
nomic phases- of the. business. Month- 
ly report on estimated expenditures 
by advertisers Will be continued; but 
no new <Eonsultant will hi? engaged 
for the present tb supervise . the" 
chore. 



Musterble, through Er.win-Wakey, 
mulling a si>ot campaign for release 
n^xt'Week. 

-■ — : 

Jr. c. Eno actount has shifted to 

!Behtbn & Bowlbs. WaiS previously ia 
the liahds of N, W. Ayer, who staged 
the -Enb Grime Clues' shpw, discon- 
tinued middle of this year. 



Mtx WooHcott Back 



nt'.b'ic: 
mi-'ies 



.IS 



ma tilled the 



or- 



cw for. Lux 



. oUywood. Dae. 
' Lux is teaming Robart Taylor and 
.lean Harlow ' ; n ait- version of 
.'Devil; May Gai-e.' De^ 14. Made- 
leine Carloll arid Hevbart Marshall 
are set for Dse.; 2a show. 

.Joel McCrea. and Bait's Davis ro 
oa Camel Caraviui. . 1.5 in scene 
from There's Always Juliet.' 



Liggett 8c, Myers has signed With 
CBS for two quarter-hours per. week 
of Alexander' WboUcott;. who will re- 
vive liis 'Town Crier'. . ,.' 3sries 
begins Jan.!, 7, andl runs .Tuesdays and 
Thursdays, 7:30 to 7:45 pirn.. With te- 
broadcafst at 12:30 Granger 
pipe - tobacco is behaliciai-T. \v:ith 
NeweUi-Emmett agency hahdli 

New :additibii ives ,8c 
MyerS four stanzas on GBF per Week. 
Other two. ar*» half hours. -plugging 
ChesLprfield ciggies via Andre Kos- 
tolanetz's,.prch6si,ia. Thest- were, re- 
signed for 52 weeks last: September. 




Maimjf Marget's NeW Job 

Kansas City, Dec. 8. 
Mahhy; Margfet, sports announcer 
and program director at KXBY, 
1 i-I WSXBY, leaves his present 
post V 20. After a vacation Marget 
will tciUe up his hew duties as gen- 
ctai manager of Kv6x, Mporhead, 
Minn., which Will take the air in 
April. 

He . been at KXBY about a 
y6ar arid a; half and has accbuhted 
£f)i- many of the- stations' better iiov- 
eliy pvogi-aini'v 




Kissiji;rs7 

Let us acquaint you 
with our work 




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KTedmesdiay, Deceinlier 9* 1936 



R 4 II I 



YARIETy 



35 





y Ickesy Studebakery Sariioif Amoiig 
Speakers^Webs Send SGbut^ 



Washington, Pec. 
Another oratorical .field day on 
l educatlohal' broadcasting takes place 
the ieiid of this week under spipnsor- 
ship of , Federal Conrimuhications 
commission and Federal diflice of 
Education. Gabfest is dubbed first 
natiotiiai cohf erience on educational 
broadcasti , regardleiss of succes- 
sion of similar conferences during 
past thriee or four years. 

With agenda covering yiituJiliy 
every- phase of the pediagog issue, 
promoters have lined up a host of 
bjgwi^s to headline the program and 
have fixed up seriies. of 20 group 
meetings to ventilate rniscellaheous 
subdivisions -of the . entire subjebt 
Group of 18 national organizations, 
including networks, are sending ^eps 
and Watchers. 

Principal speeches oh tap are by 
Chairman Ahnlng: S. Prall of F.C.C., 
Secretary of ihe Ihte^rior Ickes, Com- 
.missiphec .of Fducatipn Studebaker, 
Hendrik Willem Yah Loon, author: 
and David. SarnolT, . president of 
II.G.A, Altogether, , 40 spielers are 
carded, with windup coming 
mial bahciuet Friday, night. 

Subjects 

Individual discussion groups ^ill 
mull educational' radio in other, coun- 
ties, importance of broadcasting, in 
school work, f Orums, rural education, 
polling audience reaction,' influence 
pf radio on speech, state planning, 
labor, questions, ' ious progrctms; 
musical education, ::Cbnferenc6. 
chalrnien are: 

Kirtley F.' Mather, Harvard Uni- 
yei:sity; Levering "tysOnj National 
Advisory Council on Radio . in Edu- 



cation; Mrs. B. F. Langworthy, 
Parent-Teacher Congress; William D. 
Boutwell, U. S. Office of Education; 
George Fi Zook, American Council 
on EduqatiOh; Edward . RobinsOn, 
Yale": University; Kathryn McHale, 
American Association of University 
Women; Henry C. Link, Psychologi- 
cal Corporation; Arthur G. Crane, 
National Commiittee on Education by 
Radio; Edward R. Miirrowi Columbia 
Broadcasting System; Spencer Miller,' 
Jr,< Workers Education/Bureau; 
Morse Salisbury, Agriculture De- 
partment; . George V. Dehhy, Jr., 
Tbwn l^eeting; Carl H. Milan, Amer- 
ican Library Association; L; V. Cole- 
man, American Assbciiatipn of Mu- 
seums; piga Samdroff ^ Juilliard Foun- 
daition; George Wi. Johnsont National 
Catholic Educational Association; 
W. W. Charters, Institute, for Educa- 
tion by Radio; E, H. Lihdley, Urtir 
yersity of Kansas; and; Lyman Bron-; 
son,. Colmnbia Uhiveirsity. 



Toimny Smith Produces 
^ddy Airer pit 

Holly wood. liec: 8. 
-Nelson Eddy's Vicks broadcast 
chanjges producers ^vhen the concert; 
warbler starts his 11- week tour riext 
month. Thomas I'reebairn . Smith, 
KNX ahnouhcer, draws the assign- 
ment." 

Ashmead Scott: Wessel 
agency handled the local ' produc- 
tion.' 




CBS Protests Union Action; 
Hearst KEHE Has Westphal 



WJAY, Long Identified with 
Clevelands Foreiign Popu- 
lation, Runs , Into Resent- 
ment Trying to Introduce 
' Modern Ideas and En glish: 
Announcements 



MdVE TO WGAR 



Ufary Wltte, fishwoman-sihger/ will 
guest on the Hamnierstei Music 
Hall program Dec. 



Several nationality groups io.ng ac- 
customed to broadcasti their 
own language and, ' ing to their 
own i ha^e adojpted an attitude 

of resentment toward the showman- 
ship policies adopted at W JAY now. 
that the. latter is managed by WHK. 
As a first, result . fiye of these m.od- 
erhization-resisting fpireigh language 
shows have moved i body to 
WGAR, which . has previously not 
been identified with foreign lan- 
guage broadcasting. .They will . r 
cupy the 8:30-11 a.mv Sunday morn- 
ing section. On WJAy they were 
afternoon: programs. For years 
WJA"V. has been identified, with im-,. 
rhigraht entertainment. 

Several peculiarities of the foreign 
language program are underlined by 
the affair. WGAR will follow the old 
WJAY policy of non-interference 
and' iyill not insist upon English an- 
nouncements or American showman-; 
ship.-, it, remains to be. seen ' thc| 
morni is as desirable as SUiiday 
afternoon due tp the' large Catholic, 
(Continued on pai^e 36) 







Ldi Angeles, Dec. 8. . 
Musical, circles are quite per- 
turbed oyer . a ruling. ; by Local 47 
permitting Frank Westphal to come 
in from Chicago to take bvei" the 
musical^ directorship of the Hearst 
station, KEHE. Provisional arrange- 
ment holds Westphal to a three 
months' commitment ' whereby he 
agrees to use only local men land not 
to bring any Of his fbriner tooters 
in from the east. 

Failing, in efforts to bring Lud 
Gliiskin to the Coast to. he^d its 
music, Golumbi Broadcastings let 
out a; yelp When news got around of 
Westphal's radio job; Dohalcl : W. 
Thbrnburgh, Coast topper for CBS* 
aiid Charles Vanda,, program direc- 
tor. Will, make another plea for Gliis- 
ki lit the regular meeting today 
(Tues.) .o' the Musiciians upion. They 
stated, they would be .prepared to 
fulfill the same Conditions imjppsed^ 
on Westphal. 

Liopal Members Spre 

Local maestros claim they aren't 
being dpne right by and that their 
earning capacities aire being, jeopar- 
dized by outsiders coming in to dip 
into the ridio gi-avy. A formal pro- 
test' is being framed. 

It is pjjihted OuV that Westphal** 
case is dissimilar to that jpresented 
by CBS, for Gluskin. Fprmer came 
to town, unattached, surrendered his 
card and while here was 'approached' 
by.Ford Billings, KEHE general man- 
ager, for the batoning spot. Gluskin 
would ' be broiight here specifically 
With a job in niind. 

Dpniestics feel that if Gluskin Is 



allowed to. come , in under a van 
tiOn of the guest ' conductor rtilmgi 
which, was exercised in the Westphal 
matter, it wotild mean that the' bars 
are down and the eaisterners can 
come in and help 'themselves to the 
radio coin lying iaround for . name 
band leader's. 







Iowa ]3roadcasting System has sig* 
riatured.;^ new five-year ' contract 
with NBC Which affects the affilia- 
tion of KSO, Des Moines, , and WMT; 
Cedar Rapids. Stations ol 
the basic blue network. 

New agreement . with NBC does 
hot bar the IBS from carrying piio* 
grams of the Mutual Networks L$it« 
ter will offer KSQ and WMT as tWo 
of the stopping off points in MutM«d's' ' 
jump to the Coast when , the Eton; 
Lee group joins it . Pec. 29. ISSO 
will take part ini the Miitual^LeS, 
dedicatory brpadiqasts.' ' 

flfoffsrdi Bi; E. of Her-irrlb. 

John Bogard named radio edjfer of 
the. New "York Herald-Trib. 'Was |: 
fonner de^Hman.' -j 

Meantime 'Evierett Walker,, y^hO^ 
previously faa«l , charge pf>j(he' 
department^ is jsrOihoted tp' assistsnt 
Sunday editor. I ' 




who use 




lay moN than 



merely radio time or estimated ooverage 
they huy regular^ enthusiastic listeners . . . 





-users 



SALES! 



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EarnsworA Expects Expenmental 
Television in Philadelpliia, Area 

5x7 






.Dec. 

Construction permit Fams- 
worth Television G6]^p». has been ap-r 

:ptqy,ed by Federal Comniuaications 
Cqmniission, with broadcast ' grabt 
.for operation on, 1 kw. power with 

' tre<iuehcies of ftom 42,000 to 36;000 
kc. and fjroth 60,000 kc. to 86,000 Jcc. 
it's l6th television license, issued by 
FCG. Although actual ltcen$e nioti- 

. ficatioii hasn't ;yet bieen: ^ceiycid, 
'cCaipany expe<^ts it soon and will 

..broadcast sp6n thereafter. tudios 
and. trahsmitter have been iercicted 
for several inonths, in reaidiness for 
permit' approval* 

Farnswprihi studio and transmit- 
ter, Idqated just acro^ ' Philadelphia 
county lih?, . hear Wyndmoor, iii 
Springfield . tbwTishlp^ Mbritgomery 
county; are abpiit 10 miles .fromi cen- 
ter of Philadelphia^ and transmitter 
tip is 774 feet above city and Cam- 
den,. N. J. That msiwes station's sig- 
nal, which will be directed prin- 
: apall)r in that directiOh» will cover 
entire urban Philadelphia and Canir 
den urban areas. 

Skits and Playlet 

- Broadcast time, when it starts, wilt 
probably total about tltfee hours 

; daily, : on frequencies of ^,756 kc. 
for pix, 6di000 kc^ for sound, with 

, programs considerably shorter than 
radio's, to maintain intereist, which 
Is admittedly more difficult to hold 
for both visual and auditoipy media 

vtiian for duditbry aloihe. iPrograms 

-V'Wdl include skits and playlets, as 
well as regular song and dance ma- 
t^ial used by radio. Planit also in-' 

.dude' Use of films sind animated 

.:-cartoons.. 

For some time at least receivers 
will be issued only to Farnsworth 

. officialsand few strategically4ocated 
jni^iduals, since sole purppise Df 
broadcasts i6 for experiment.' In aiiy 
case, Farnsworth doedn't , contem- 
plate -.commercial manufacture of 
television broadcast or receiving 

^ equipment experuneht and patent 
license bemg principal concern. 
i^Wcvr expetmsDi receivers firm 
gansv. building will cost estimated 
f250 each and will, be Uttle more 

> difficult to operate than iisu^ : radio 
receivers. They will be plUg-in; sets 
and will be tuned fpr both picture 
and sound. It's planhedl to have 5x7-. 

vinch image shown bn end of cathode 
: tube. Although larger tubes have al- 
ready been perfected^ some to size of 




ih NeW York 

J. W. Mclver, WWNC, Asheville. 
E. J, Gliick, WSbC, Charlotte. 
Harry Trenner, WNBF, inghim- 

toh. 

John Shepard HI, Yankee Net- 
work. '. 

, Bob Kaufrhan, KMA, Shenandoah, 
Iowa, 

Richard Voynpw, WEAN, rovi- 
dence, .R. I. 

Torn Taylor, KGNC, Amarilib. 

Don Searle, WIBW, Topeka. 

Fred Weber. Mutual, New York. 

Wi iam Gellatly. WOR, Newark. 
Washington 

KGNC, Amarillp, 
Tex.' — 

a! L. Chilton, WGST,' Atlanta, Ga. 

C. W. CorkhiU, KSCJ* Sioux City, 
la. 

Joseph idder, WTGN, St. Paul, 
Minn. 

Charles' Horn; NBC, New York.. 
KeithTtiggihs, NBC, New York. 
Fraiiklyn Dunham, NBC, New 
York. 

Judith Waller, NBC, New Yprfc 



Hillbillies Hibernate 

Winters at Oolumbiis 

Columbus^ Dec. 9, . 

It seems there'^ always a market 
for hillbillies here. 

Hank arid Slim Newman, ^ttie 
Georgia . Crackers,, have .itchy .feet, 
so. every spring they take the road 
to the" far places bi the country. But 
every Winter: finds them back at 
WMfCC-Haiid they've never failed to 
find' a ^onsor waiting; for them. 

Already bieen grabbed up by the 
Federal Cbin Exchange for two half - 
hoUr. periods a day. 



l&-inch diameter, allowing 12x12* 
inch image; smaller ones are cbn- 
sidered . more practical; 

Philo T; Farnsworth, vice prez of 
corripany in charge of research, is 
meanwhile, in Europe on vacation, 
having gone there some weeks ago. 
Firm has reciprocal agreements with 
English and Gefmari te;le vision 
companies. 




Leyeliier of ^otmtsUns eiraser of boundaries —KPO ia 
(Qsqiully elective three states outeide Northern Gali- 
fornia. its influendal voice goes 6Wr the ranges to great 
coininuhijddi;iii Idahb, Oregon atid Nevada. Let us show 
you;j^6w KPO boosts sales figures in this vast rejg^on. 

KPO 

50,000 WATTS 

N9C PacHic. Coait R«d Nttwerfc 

SAN FRANCISCO 

(^ontpUtely prpgrdmnxed by NBC 



Class Up WJAY 



(ContinueiJ from page 35) 

and therefore- church-gbihg, ratio 
ambiig Cleveland's, polyglot popula- 
tion, but meanwhile WGAR agrees 
with the foreign promoters that they, 
better than American station em- 
ployes, accustomed to regular adver- 
tising and program standards, knoW 
best how to silicii service and pro- 
gram for old world ears. 

WHK-WJAY in seeking to arigU- 
bize and class Ui> their several for- 
eign programs also wanted to. con- 
trol and produce them. Foreigners, 
or some of them, felt that Louis 
Rich's studio orchestra Was too up- 
to-date; for polkas and native music, 
but mcstly, it seeinsj that the for- 
eign lahguage audience and its ex- 
ploiters demand the authentic idiom, 
as they themselves envisage it* and 
are lukewarm to the Yanlcee touch. 

^^Holds Several; 

WHK-WJAY will continue, how- 
ever, to broadcast quite a number of 
linguistics despite^ the desertions: to 
WGAR. Meanwhile they have taken 
annouiiceinents in. the .local foreign 
press to cool oiS some of the misun- 
derstandings that their efforts to 
modernize arid elevate the foreign 
programs have . started; 

About 54^ of Cleveland's popula- 
tion^is first br; second, generation iriir 
migrant and about 20% still speaks 
or imderstands mother tongues, v 

New rule's on the. niatter bf foreign: 
program prdoUction- here by the 
United Bfoadcasting. Co.; (WHK and 
WJAY) has led to the .formation by 
lineinbers of five racial groups of 
the. Natibnality. Broadcasting Assn., 
which transfers. Croatian, Slivenian, 
Slovak^ Boheriiian and Pblish broad- 
casts to WiGAll Sunday mornings. 
Three Cleveland stations' in aU-^ 
WHK, . WJAY and WGAR— nbw 

cahy foreign language fare. ; 

Officers of the newly formed: • 
ciation are. John .Lewiandowski pres- 
ident; . Charles Zorman,^ vicb-presi- 
dent; Frederick .Wolf, secretary, an'l 
Marian /Mihaljevic,. treasurer. All 
were formerly connected with WJAY 
lingual programs. Wayhe Mack will 
emcee the new WGAR natibnality 
broadcasts. 

«. Remai ing Sunday nationality 
groups Over WHK-WJAY now in- 
clude Italian, two Polish periods, two 
Bphemian.periods, Bohemian, Slovak, 
Crpatian, ' Irish and one;, called 
'Choraj Meibdibs,' which .. presents 
choirs of all ^na.tions, one each Sun- 
day. 

WJAY has set.James^ j.7iiata]czak, 
V; p. of the Bank of Cleveland, as its 
new Polish emcee, and Attorney Fred 
Jirsa as its new Bohemian emcee; 
. ; WHKl-WJAY insist .announce^ 
ments of musical riiUmbers be in both 
the foreign tongue and in. English, 
for the benefit of the stations* dialers. 
Stations' desire for less commercial 
chatter, and more entertainriient also 
a factor. 

WJAY has closed a deal ith Be- 
ne^ch, Federnian & Co. here (furni- 
ture) to do 52 weeks bf BbheMiain 
haU hours on Sundays in a 12:30 p:m. 
spot. Series Will present Louis Rich, 
WHK-WJAY music director, and his 
15-piece orchsstrai This will include 
the latest Bohemian compositions^ 
which Rich will receive diirectlY from 
Bohemia. Ludwig Keller will air 
nounce the series. There; will -be 
guest stars. 

Following, letter, written by Fra - 
erick. Wolf, secretary of the Na- 
tionality roadcasting Association, 
gives the slant of (the foreigri lan- 
guage grpun in the WJAY fracas: 

'When Station , WJAY was moved 
to. the Terminal Tower of WHK, Mr. 
Stanley AlischtUer; foreign procram 
director , of WJAY, called a mestins 
of all directors arid announcers; 
which we s held in the Polish Viltaie 
on Broadway in^ Cleveland. This 
meeting was cayed for the purposs 
Of meetinT ith Mr. Rubin, the f ir- 
rher bwncr of WJAY, to discuss the 
circulatlris of petitions arid the rais- 
ing of money tb bp.en a hew station, 
of which Mr. AltichUler was to be 
manager. 

•Mr. Altschuler (however) was re- 
tained by the old station and made 
foreign program director of both 
WJAY and WHK. 

'The first official, abt of the hew 
management was a .memonifidum in 
which y;j vrsre told that all cpni- 
mercipl ariripuricbmehts. bn bur par- 
ticipatin-r prpfiranrts were to.be given 
Only in Englis drily musical intro- 
ductions could be , given in both lari- 
guages.. As- this was cbritrary to our 
contractfi with pur sponsors, We 
vigorously protested, but only a 
istrorig attack in the Cleveland Press 
by Nprhian Segai; radio , commen- 
tator, caused them to temporarily 
abaridpri thi.s action. 

'Ne jjt, they cancelled our contracts 
which we h;«d with the station and 
propcstd tc Us that, we; becbrine their 
saiesfncn. Of we cc-, :d nc - 

js .*-i >'*7 <f .1 f * 

/ « M • ' .' r • ' - 



PuUk Safe of Notes to finance WIRE 







Freedman Dies 



(Continued from page 30) 

new. program. At one tiine or an- 
other Freedlniari had prbvided m^ate- 
rial for practically every: tbphbtch 
coinedian : comedienne ' tiie 
■air, 

reedhiah's most recent radio job 
was the ken Murray show. He did 
the sketches for the 'Ziegf eld Fol- 
lies,' current' at the Winter Garden, 
N. Y., and also for The Show is On,^ 
which follows the •FbUies^ ;into that 
hpusb.; 

Freedriian Was scheduled to ap- 
peal pri: the stand yesterday (Tues- 
day) in the Cantor suit, whichrhad 
opened^ day before with Mrs;; 
Freedrnan and hiinself testifyii^. 
The writer was. found dead in bed 
a few Hours after retiriiiig for the 
night in iiis triplex apartment ai {til 
(Central park West 

Survivirig are his mother. Ills wife, 
three sons; knd a daughter. 

Word of Frebdman's death was re- 
ceived in court after the trial had 
opened its second day. 

When court Opened for . the second 
day pf trial yesterday/ Samuel S. 
Liebowitz; attorney fbr Freedman, 
advised presiding' Justice Ferdinand 
PecPra oi^ hia client's death and ap- 
plied withdrawal. The cpurt 
dbclared : a mistrial and disi^issed 
the jury^ Without saying ; whether 
it 'twill not, Llebowitz declared 
thb case can be reopened by Frebd- 
man's estate. 

, Cantor ' was deeply grieved over 
thei news of Freedrrtah's death. *It 
is the most distressing thing I have 
ever heard of,' he saidr 'Despite this 
case, he must have known in .hii^ 
heart that I was his friend.' 

On Monday, Freedman . had ap- 
peared . in supreme court as. plain- 
tiff agairist: Cantor in a suit fbr $250,^ 

000 for alleged breach .of contrabt. 
He had followed his wife, Beatrice, 
to the stand in testifying, that Cantor 
had .breached an' oral agreement to 
pay him 10% of the. .star's radio earn- 
ings;. The alleged contract was inade 
in ,1931 when (jantor entered his 
first contract at $2,000 a week fbr 
Chase & Sariborn. ' Later, Freedman 
claimed Cantpr ' ignored the . oral 
agreement arid when Cantor, came 
into ihe biig money, $10,000 a week, 
he is .alleged to have 'eased Freed; 
man out bf his. Corinmission/ 

accept these 'Ilipns after hav ■ 
buitt T ^j-' thf^'.Th oit'^ 
own efforts and th'-Tiugh the. coop? 
. era tibn of our people. 
.. 'Here are the coiiditions proposed 
to us .by the statipn riianageriient: 

'The prbgrams. would bspome the 
property of the station. We should, 
solicit advertising for ...prpgrams, 
write the cpntiriuity for the pro- 
grams, collect money from business 
men arid be resnonsible for each 
nayment, personally., to the station. 
.We should aririounce the. programs 
arid iriake translations of every fbr- 
eign Word intp English to be ifiled 
with the station., Of the total 
amount which we would collect, 
every week we wpuld have to pay 
for our . own talent, \yhich rneans 
musicians arid. singerSj . and from the 
balance the station , would pay us 
1.5% commissipri. Therefore in a case 
where ; would collect ; $100 in a 
week, after paying my sharb for 
talent, which would amount to $40, 

1 would have commission on . $60— 
the sum of $9 for a week's work; 

'Therefore- the members of the 
biggest. hatioriality . grPups iri Cl^ve-; 
larid. arid Cuy'ahpga County which 
are Czecho-Slovak, Polish, Jugoslav, 
formed an association ' and began- 
negotiatioris ; with Mr. John Patt, 
niahager- of WGAR, an made it 
possible for us to" bring bur pro- 
grams to his station. Eyery prie pf 
oUr radio sporisors went with lis. 

'i : have in riiy possession dpcu- 
nieritary evidence , and witnesses tb 
prove stateriient that I/Jiave 

rnade;' 



Ironic Reporter Renewed 

Joe Wesp; only comrnercial per- 
maneritly .conquer the Buff alp 
late-at-night jipx, has had his con- 
tract renewed for another year by 
Household^ Finance. 

Wesp does a sti 11:07 nightly 
over WBEN as 'the ironic reporter/ 
He .satirizes the day's ri^ews and he 



ianapolis, Dec. 
Much mystery in Hoosierdprn Pver 
finance deal regarding prbposed sale 
oto WIRE, iocal NBC-red outlet, 
Eugehe PuUiam, newspaper chai 
owner of Iiebariori (Ind.), Whosb ap« 
plication to buy ; WIRE, now awaits 
FCC approval; through a' local 
brbkerage firm, came out With large!, 
ispace ads |ni . the three Indianapolis 
dailies, announcing tKe issue of 
$375,0d() in notes for financing the 
purchase of the station, if FCC 
prbyed sale. 'Nbtes were in serie^ bit 
$37,5iD0, to be redeemed each six- 
mbnths v>ntii 1942, wheri last set 
would be retired. Int rest ranged up 
to 5% % on hbtes, aiccbrding to date 
of inaturity. Assets pf all news- 
papers and prpperties owned by. Pui- 
liam and associates were put up as 
security* anibunting tb about $900,- 
000, per the , ads. . 

; Believed flirst time io station 
purchase was to be flnancbd by ^ri 
instead P^ stbcks or bonds.: Mystery 
is this: Late ' last' week, entire 
was Withdrawii from the market, 
all; prders received to date were can-r: 
celled by brokerage firm ^ with np 
explariation -given, except that ? piir-, 
chaise deal was tp go on as scheduled; 
Present execs bf WIRE .refuse 
cbinnierit ' arid pass the biick to Pul- 
liam. With words to effect that 'it's 

his baby : now,' , 

Prospective purchaser was 
cpntactedi due tp being out of town, 
so lib word - available from Pulliam.- 
iSurniise along the iradib frbrit 
Indianapblis.'is that either , one man 
or One compiany hals agreed ..to un-* 
derwrite .-the prpppsed purchase.- in. 
full; and so. all others squeezed out; 
as a result Who. he, br they are, is 
the:questipn. 




CERTIFIED 
SUtCESS STORY 

-..Hat7-:- 
FiOM THE FILES OP 



FIRRIER MAXES 
FiRfUri 

2 years agp^Grawfords' Furriers 
decided tb try radio ais a-suppie-' 
ment to their newspaper adv. 
By querying all customers, they 
soon discovered that their WIP 
advei-tising was out-jpulling all 
other media. Today, they are 
fphcbntra ting 90% of their 
adv. budget on WIP. Their « 
evening pirpgrams a' week arc 
literally making fur fly! 



wso c 

eHARLOTTE. N. C. 

Located in the heart of the Caro- 
liriiis and of the 

richest, "responsive, and— 

in shdrt— one pf the best mar- 
kett; in 

An. NBC Affiliate 




Wednesday, December 9, 193€ 



4 B I 



VARIETY 



37 




CANADIAN AK 



Yfide discr^epancy between license 
ftes collected frQin Canadian radio 
pyrhets, and the humber of sets ac- 
in the hands of listehers, is 
jioted in a statistical piece issued on* 
the Cahadiaq market by NBG. Tab- 
l4ati6ii is the first of its kiiid sent 
ovt by a y, S. web to plug th^ 
Ppipinion market. 

In 1930-31/ says KfBGj the goverh- 
ment collected 522, 953 fees, but the 
Census flgqres of 1931 showed 770,- 
436 sets (a variation of 47.3% ). In 
ld35-'36, licenses totalled 829,229 sets, 
but reliable estimates arc that 1,471,- 

UOQ sets are in existence. Iratter 
flfture, good as! of Jan. 1, 1936, was 

'compiled by the trade journal, 
•Radio Trade-Buiider,' with^ the Bu- 

' reaU of Statistics and Radio Manu- 
facturers^ Association Reports. 

Overall conclusions, are thiat the 
Canadian market at the first of this 
year numbered 10,985,000 in total: 
population; with 2,408,600 . families, 
0^ which 1,471,800 Owned sets. 
Owiiership resultahtly figures out to 
61.1%. Five years ago it was 33.9%. 

'While 1MB has ionly two stotibns 
actually in Canada (CRCT, Toronto, 
aiid GFCP, Montreal), this web im- 
plies that this diib, along with its 

"U» S. stations along the border, 
cover a big piroportion of the mar- 
ket. 



WHB Goes Mntoal 



Kansas City, Dec; 

Don Davis, WHB prexy. confirmed 
Friday (4) that when Mutual ex- 
pands to ttie Coast Dec. 29 WHB will 
be Kahsas City outlet.^ Persistent 
rumors that WHB would j^o Mutual 
were tomewhat scotched when sta- 
tion was turned down by Federal 
Communications commish' on its 
plea for unliinited tiine liceiise.^ 
But deal was definitely set lakit week. 

Mutual, hot for a K.G. outlet, is 
khbwn to. have huddled in past 
months with WDAF and Arthtir 
Church of KMBC and KXBY, for- 
merly W9XBY. 



Tops in Something 



KnoxvilliB, bee. 8. 

WNOX has gone in for 
brotherly lovie in a bi|g way. 
When WROL, rival station here, 
landed broadcast rights for Ten- 
nessee-Misisissippi football game 
at liiemphis, WNOX inade hour- 
ly plujg urging listeners , with a 
yen for the gridirbh to tiuie in 
on opposish station. 

Plug was to the effect that 
WNOX had been unable to 
make arraiigemients for broad- 
casting the game/ but was glad 
football faiis would bf able to 
follow the game through rival 
broadcast 



HARRY CONN OUT 



|1,3M Writer to Be Replaeed By 
One at f2S0 for Penner 



Harry W.' Gorin, ighest salaried 
scripter in radio, is beih^ dropped 
from the Joe Penner broadcast after 
13 weeks. Buthrauff & Ryan agency 
is letting the option lapse and is ne- 
gotiating with Don! Prindle; Coast 
writer. , 

Conn - is drawing $1,300 weekly, 
with the deal for Prindle calling for 
$250. ■•■ 



2,000 at Cleveland Sing 
In lliM^ifvery Sunday 

Cleveland, Dec. 8, 
Burt's Iric; (jewelers) has renewed 
with WJ AY its combination amateur- 
community sing series currently be- 
ing broadcast Sunday afternoons 
frbm the Hahna theatre stage here. 
Shows, have been drawing we.ekly a 
capacity atidience of 2,000. Program 
has already auditioned some 1,200 
hopefuls, and li25 of these have made 
broadcast appearances. 

Christmas afternoon Burt's will 
broadcast , a two-hour amateur-coih- 
munity sing show , over WJAY, and 
will include professional acts in the 
entertainment. The sponsor wamted 
to make this a . three-hour broadcast, 
but time was not javailable. Three 
top amateurs of each of the current 
13-week run of shows will make a 
second appearancie on Chriistmas 
Day. 




Further Hearings Contradict Speedy Wash - Up 
Guesises-^— Chief Engineer Reported at Odds with 
Andreiv Ring 



Washington, 
Decisions reallocation, supers 
power, clear 'channels, and jiew tech- 
nical policies are, still far .. in the 
future with the Federal Communica- 
tions Commission unlikely to issuie 
revised principles and regulatlons- 
until late in the spring. 
vGounteractin^. reports, that' the en- 
gineering division has virtually made 
up; i .mind oni tbel fundamental 
questions raised last Octobei:, a call 
for . another informal conference on 
ai vital point— revision of standards 
for protedtibh Of stations against 
blariketing-^went put Friday (6). 
Broadcasters were requested to as- 
semble all available , data on the is- 
sue of rules covering maihtenance of 
good service areas and to sit down 
for a roiiiid-table discussion Jan. 18.; 
Notice said that insufficient data was 
cpllebted durinig the October gabfest 
to. justify any final conclusion about 
reyisioii of present technical rules. 

Nature of the invitation* indicates 
that practically every important issue 
raised at the fall hearing is still tin- 
settled in the minds of Conunish en- 
gineers. As a consequence, it is ob- 
vious that no broad-scale report can 
be aiiticipated in the immiediate fu- 
ture, since the blanketing standaii'ds 
have at direct bearing bh ' the qiies-:- 
tions of supeipower, mileage and 
frequency separations, maintenance 
of exclusive- channels^ abd power 
boosts for regional and local trans- 
mitters. 

Dissension? 

: This development would seem to 
put. the lid on.tumors that the ehgi- 
neering staff is on the point of writ- 
ing up its. reconunendations. Besides, 
the outlook for considerably more 
delay was sirengthened by signs of 
deep differences of opinioh within 
the ranks of Coiomish exper Al- 



though Chief Engi T: A. M. 
Craven probably will be able to. \yin 
appi-oval of whatever he . recpiri.- 
mehds, Commish soiirces are reveal- 
ing dissension between Craven and 
his principal assistaint .pn broadcast 
matters, Aiidrew '. Ring. 

While Craven is still looking for 
data before reaching any conclusions, 
his talks with individual commission- 
ers indicate he has about decided on 
a'fevv of, the essential issues. He has 
shown a disposition, to favor creation 
of a limited number of additional 
500 kw ti-ansiiiitters but oil a purely 
experimental basis and to, urge the 
Commish to reduce, possibly to as 
Ipw as 25,. the number of actual 
cleared frequencies; ikewise, he 
has indicated a. feeling that local 
transmitters should be allowed to go 
to 250 watts but only after intensive 
investigation ; of each specific case> 

Idea of estiablishi economic 
yardstick to measure applications 
for new stations, additional poWer, 
and m;6re time is being discussed in- 
formally but /still is' essentially a 
onermah thought This proposition 
has not been brought up ia Craven's 
chats withVindividual members of the 
Broadcast Division, although it has 
been aired in personal conversations 
with industry representatives. Wheth- 
er Craven: wiU recommend establish- 
meint of a new septipn to look into 
the economics of every majpr appli- 
cation and to function on a parity 
with the legal and .engineering 
branches is still a guess. 

Exactly how soon decisions will be 
made is conjectural. iEIspeciially since 
Senator Burton K.. Wheeler has is- 
sued a vague threat to; block superr 
power by legislative means if neces- 
sary, the Broadcast Division is not 
disposed to act too hastily and Cra- 
ven appears determined to spend 



several more, weeks stiidyirig all as- 
pects of the question before drafting 
his report. TTiere ' is cpnsidierable 
prejudicial feeling among at least si 
of the seven commissioners for and 
ajgalnst different suggested p«jlicies, 
and Craven's recommendation^ prob- 
ably will be discussed at length be- 
fore final action is taken. . 



Sealtest's New Agency 
After Talent hm^ 



Seailtest end of the, National Dairy 
account has- moved from N. W. Ayer 
to- J. Walter Thompson^ . is ma-; 
heuv.ier fqllpws ' a rtCfent stumbling 
block in the Sealtest ether show 
which occasioned the resignation of 
Waiter Q'keefe arid jean Paiul King 
and the substitution Of Ray Knight, 
and the Howard-Sheltoii combo. 

Plans p!^ Thompson yestsrday 
(Tuesday), tentatively were to keep 
the program as is imtil the contract 
expires. Has five more stanzas to go 
On this rim; New cairipaign taic-t 
tics meanwhile will be foritiulated. 



Barton's 'Open House' 

Little Roick, Dec. 8i 
. John H. Barton will toss an 
'open houise' party Jan» ' to cele- 
brate KARK goiing :NBC. Fete will 
be at transmitter plant, two miles 
outside tbwn. 

Meanwhile local dailies have: not 
wised John jPublic to the KARit 
shift. Lcicid ,radioites read it in: 
Variety. 

Status of KTHS, Hot Springs, still 
in doubt 



Martha Deanie's Book 

*Martha Depne Presented by Marj. 
IMiargarei McBridf^ :is title of booM 
under virhich the la^r relates her 
radio career, Iteubleday-Dorah pub* 
lishing. 

Just out 



MToULDN'T life be a cincfa 
fbr merchandisers if all markets were as 
great as Philadelphia^ and had a radio 
station as powerful and popular as . * . 

WG AU . . . 50,000 WATTS 

ROBERI* A. STREET, Comiaercial Mtmagfer 



^ednesdayt D^ceiiiber 9, 1936 




Pacific Coast Radio Notes 



il^Ughter, TTataiie, 
learning the radi biz as a .script 
writer at KNX (Hollywood ). 

immy Dooglas, manager of 
Omaha's WAAW. getting: the Holly- 
wood lowdowtt from Maestrb FranB 
Hodek. 

Tay Garneit's world cruise will be 
v^matized serially oyer KHJ (Lps 
■Angeles). 

Clarence Wr^jecued the 

i:adio eds St the tinveilinig of KEHE 
(Los Angeles), r,000 watter in Bald- 
Hills. ^ 

Jess Wartln. of WHN artists 
bureau, handling radio dept. for 
.Bachmann-Herzbruri agency in Hpl- 

Vok Case handling speci events 
and public relations for Columbia in 
.. Hoilywbod: Swi ' from the 

At Year Club, 



Nagel; will einc^^ 'KHJ 
^ (tibs; Angeies)vtwb^ou^ salute pro- 
;^tam ;to B^tual Dec. 30.^ 

S;;- ;j;^ck pakie, Bing Crpsby and Bcib 
IBurrts will do a Santa: CJlatis skit on 
vKraft music hall Dec. 17i 



. C6nniess pig* Albahl Set fbr two: 
;Vpcal jshots bn Camel Carayan from 
Hoiiywood.; 

: Chairlie 'Hamp signed; as producer 




And His ORCHESTRA 



rlanbu Room 



Itotel AqibasBt^doT, New Tork 



of show being framed in Hollywood 
for United Drug Products. 

Tommy Harris starts his own com- 
mercial (Mbpn Olow) on Coast 
NBC-red Dec. 

Bol> Mack goes ihtb announcing 
spot at kXA, Seattle, formerly with 
KVI, Tacoma. 

Dick Sharp rkurns to the Seattle 
Post-Intelligericer after- serving on 
the KOMO-KJR news staff during 
the paper's three-month ti - 

up. Will continue 
KJR flight broadcasts. 



the 




Fred Warwick, KOMO-KJR politi- 
cal manager^ retired to his plot-of- 
grourid near Seattle for a little peace 
and qiiiet .before the next election 
canipai 



Not Enough Biz to Go 
Around, Declares KTSM; 
Readying Battle 



I Paso, Tex., Dec. 
a hot scrap to per- 
suade . C. against licensing a 
rival station, KTSJVI is prepa[ring to 
meet the cottijpetition due io come. 
KTSM is installing a new 158-fopt 
steel radiator tower atop downtown 
office building. Tower eliminates old 
'le . wire antenna. Station will 
change transmitter so. that it will 
lave 200-watt power during daytime. 
Studios Will be left oii Hotel Paso 
del Nprte. 

Tri-Stat^ Broadcasting ,, which 
operates KTSM, only El Paso broad- 
caster fought the application of Dor- 
rance D. Roderick. KTSM says there 
is not enough business for two..' 
Roderick . aniswers busi surface 
has not been scratched.' . 

Rpderick is publisher of El Paso 
Times, Democratic paper, which is 
now - hbpked :up.. ' joint • pfiixting 
a r r an k e hi e; n t with Herald-Post 
(Scripps-Howard), also Roosevelt 
sheet. 



Free Meal as Come-On 

Buffalo, Dec. 8. 
• Man on the street is no longer 
ah amateur— he is at least , get- • 
ting coffee and cakes. 

New series of 'Mi Inter- 
views,' M-W-F oyer WBEN, 
being conducted along Vox Pop 
■ lines in various restaurants, 
cafeterias downtown, Comeon 
is that all who are Interviewed 
get hot only a package of Minit 
Rub but also a free rrieal. 

Ed Obrist and Hervey Carter 
do the questioning, Ed Reimers 
handles commercials. Young. & 
Rubicam is the agency. 



WJR'S EXTRA DIVIDEND 



75c Per 



Share Follows 
Pay- 



30 



Dresden Signs 4 



. Hollywood, 8. 
California small- watters 
swing oyer tp Don Lee-Mjutual Dec. 
29, giving web eight transhiitters in 
state. Those signed to ' five-year con- 
trapt by Qwens Dresden, KHJ man- 
ager, are KPXM, San Bernardino; 
KPMC, Bakersfield; KDON; Monte- 
rey; KGDM, Stockton. 

Mutual now claiming 40 stations on 
hational spread. Columbia was. also 
after four spots. 



Detroit, 

Joi ing the current divvy parade, 
WJR last week declared an extra 
dividend of 75 cents, payable Dec. 19 
to stock of record Dec* 10. 

Just a month ago station, which 
was first in U. S. to off;er its stock 
to public over year ago, voted its 
regular quarterly ivvy pf 37% 
cents, payable Oct. 30. At that time 
WJR reported $322,438 earnihgis for 
the first ninie months of ^1936. com- 
pared to $225,038 in sanie period last 
year., 

Figuries, which represent $2; per 
share as comjpared with. $1.73 same 
period last year, before Federal 
taxes.-- 

K. C. Star Buys WREN 

Kansas City, Dec. 8. 

As anticipated Kansas City 
Star, owner ..bf Station WDAF htire, 
is buying WREN, Lawrence, Kans. 
Application fpr the right to transfer 
ownership has b$en filed with the 
Federal Communications Commission 
in Washington. '•■ . 

Star is expected to. give greater 
heed to broadcasting henceforth. 

Understood Star will pay $375,000 
for the Lawrence station. Future of 
Vernon Smith, manager of -station, 
nbt disclosed. 

It was news even to the Star. They 
said all along that they knew noth: 
ing about it; To prove it they ran the 
aniiouricement of. radio station 
WREN'S application to F. C. G. un- 
der a Washington dateli 



ARGENTINE OWNERSHIP 



Newspapers, as In V. S. A., Anxl®"? 
to CoptrPl TranitUltters 

Buenos Aires, Nov. 
Following example of U. S., 
S. /i/s newspapers are getting their 
claws into radio station pperati . 
South America's . largest 
ti , ■ ibcatedl in Buenos Aires,. Rio 
di Janeiro and' Santiago, are now 
directly controlled by papers or news 

services. ■■■ 

In Buenos Aires Radio El Munda 
(LRl) is operated by the newsoaper. 
El Mundo .and the Universal News 
Syndicate, which covers all of S. A. 
Radio Mitre (LR4), although oper- 
ated by Jaime Yankelevitch, is 
owned by La Nacion newspaper. 
Station El Mercurio, Santiago, Chile, 
is owned by the paper of the sahie 
name. Radi Tupi, Rip de .Janeirp, 
is owned jointly by 12 newspapers 
and magazines as will be a new one 
now under construction. 

Others are known to have indirect 
connections with newspapers isihd 
still .more associated with sheets, but 
still unpublicized.. 

Rio de Janeiro, Nov. is. 
Owners of Radio Tupi (PRG3), 
Brazil's most powerful station, are 
now working Pn anpther to be situ- 
ated in Sao Paulo, Brazil's siecond 
argest city. New station, designated 
as a .25-kilpwatt outlet, is expected 
to be ready for operation around 
Feb. 1, 1937. New will be 15 
fc.w.' stronger than the Rio station. 

Tupi is jointly owned by 12 , news- 
papers and. magazines in. Rip, ampng 
which are p Jornal and Diario Da 
Noite,. country's largest rags. Fally 
Markiis^ also repping Radio Bel- 
grahp in Buenos Aireis, has been apr 
pointed New York rep for Tupi and 
the neWer station. 



RADIO OUT OF 





Chris Cross at WSM 

, Dec. 8. 

Chris Cross Christienson, billed as 
Chris Cross, the One-Man Show, is 
doing three a week on WSM, Tues- 
days, THtirSdays and Saturdays at 
6:15 p.m. 

Possessor of a nice, singiri^ voice, 
he can call forth twelve characters 
without putting anybody but' himself 
on the pay roll. He has introduced 
four of his characters already and 
has good response. Program is 
something like Gene and Glenn. 

He is booked for six weeks, .but 
^yill stay longer if the prpgram goes 
commercial. 

Christiensoiivvwas last heard over 
WFAA7 Dallas. ' 



Spokane, Dec. 8. 

Police Judge Frank Yuse, noted for 
his freak punishments pf traffic vi 
lators and habitual /^drunkards, this 
week eliminated broadpasting police 
court proceedings oyer KGA every 
morning. He took action at the re- 
qitest of Spokane County Bar Asso- 
ciation, which unanimously voted 
down the broadcasting as 'being 
against the best interest of justice.'. .. 

Yuse said he iPoked upon broadcasts 
as 'educational.' He had sentenced 
bad drivers to see safety films, listen 
to 'And Sudden Death' broadcasts, 
and this week started givinjg habitual 
offenders of liquor laws choice be- 
tween 15-day jail term or drinking 
half pint of castor pil. 

Dept Store Gives In 

Memphis, Dec; 8. 

Department stojres, long cold to 
radio in'Memphis,~<;vacked by WHBQ 
when long-time 'contracts were , sig- 
natured by J. Goldsmith & Sons, one 
of city's .largest stores, by Bob Al« 
birty, station manager, this week. 
Schedule calls for daily half -hour 
exploiting store's budget basement. 

A'si from: spasmodic ainnbuhce- 
ments or few-tirpe program shots, 
local department stores have used 
little radio time. Only other time a 
Merhphis department store used sub- 
stantial radio time was i midst pt 
the depression, when Bry's broadbast 
over WHBQ. ' 



Spnice Up for WTAM 



Cleveliand, Dec. 8. 
,NBC is considering making exten- 
sive alterations in the ' studios of 
WTAM, the 50,000r-watter which the 
network owns and operates. Im- 
provements would include a general 
overhauling pf the engineering 
equipment plus the installation of 
aiir cbnditibning devices. No change^ 
will be, made until the Web's .engi- 
neering department has submittfed 
its report. 

, It is likely that WTAM will shift 
its broadcasting'' activities- ; . ^the; 
former - WJAY studios in 'Cariiegie' 
hall while the alterations are ;beihg 
made. 





AND 



JACK ARTHUR 



appearing with 

RUBIN OFF 




over 400 stations 

NBC and COLUMBIA 



Management 



ARTHUR 



1 



Reorg WWNC Corp. 

Asheville,^ N. ., Dec. 8. 
and properties of WWNC 
have been acquired by the Asheville 
Citizen-Times Co. from the Citizen 
Broadcasting Co.^ '■■ which has gone 
into dissolution. Former has owned 
all the stock of ^fie CBC since 1928 
and the transfer eliminates the -hold- 
ing, company relationship. 

Station's sale^^ staff and other per- 
sonnel remains as is and operations 
will continue from the old. stand i 
the Flat Iron building. 



Ft C Raps Birconjel 



, , Washington, 

Federal Tradb Commission .last 
week cracked down on Birconjel 
Corp., Inc., of New York City, with a 
complaint . against advertising and 
radio broadcasts of its product, ah 
asserted 'hygienic product fbr use by 
women.' 

."Stuft' is not. a scientific prophylactic 
for women, FTC charged; has not 
received the apprbyal of the Ameri- 
cail medical prbfession and is not 
prescribed by thousands of physi- 
cians, as claim,ed in bally hoOi Harm- 
lessness of product also was ques- 
tioned by government agency, and 
formula for the itfeparatipn wiis de- 
clared to be not 'open,' ingre- 
dients are kept secret by the. manu- 
facturers. 

ircohjel* prpgrams have caused 
numerous headaches to .the Federal 
Gbinmunications Commission as .yell 
as annoying FTC. Commish mem- 
bers have tut-tutted among them- 
selves over the problem, but consid- 
;,ered subject a delicate one. 

N^w Chicago Programs 

Chic'a^b. Dec. 8. 
''. IJptre Dame. Glee . Club, Wolfert 
Englerrian,' aihd Marioi) Truitt: have 
been set as the guest variety talent 
on the new Bbwman program which 
starts' out of Chicago tomorrow 
(Wednesday X 

Next week's show will be a two- 
act playlet by Arch Oboler, tagged 
'The . Other Man,' given' by the Good- 
man theatre players. Louis Adrian, 
regularly conductor of the pit or- 
chestra at the Balaban & Katz, Chi- 
cago, will wield the baton on this 
show. Local J. Walter Thompson 
agency handling the prpgranj. 




RETURNS 
Conduct the 



HIT PARADE 

For 7 Weeks Beginning 
Saturday/ Dec. 12th 

Over CBS 

10-10:30 E S T. 



"BARON MUNCHAUSEN" 





RALEIGH and 
KOOL CIGARETTES 

WJZt9:30 p. »i. KS.T.— Muhdiiya 
KBC Network 




WBNX Names Sales Rep 

. WBNX. new York, has. appointed 
Roesler Howard agency 
tional representatives for foreign 
language programs. Conoyer-Serviss 
Co., Chicago, has been appointed to 
represent: the Bronx putlet on Eng- 
lish hours. V 

Particular territory covers i- 
cago,, Milwaukee and Detroit. 



Turner In Mathes Radio Dept. 

N. Turner has been 

named assistant to Wilfred S. King, 
radi director of the J. M. Mathes 
agency. Turner is skedded to handle 
both spot and web biz. 

Before the present appointment he 
was a member of the produttibh de- 
partrtient ' ' ' , 



WE 0 miLL S ' 



•Si i'OPULAH 



(■ n f d b V U o r y S o CI (5 • 9 9 '■ ' . • : o u ^ <j 



LISTEN i^AK-Y 

NBC Blue Network, Men. 
|M NBC Red Network, 

• • COAST TO 

WOLF— RKO BLDG., NEW YORK CITY 
., UL.\CKAIAN AUVKKllSIKG. 



ri. 11 a.m. EST 
• :45 p.m. EST 



tTcdnesday, Deeenibcr 9j 1936 



VARIETY 



39 

I ■ 



(Continued from p.1ge 32) 
icter itiay be nameSl 'Sally' or 'Hope' 
or 'Petty' or.".; ill' or /•Mary' or 
'Bteieii' or 'Molly* or Kitty'; but, folks, 
that*^ only to misieid the unwitting 
Itetener into believing that it's a dif-. 
toeflt Show. Do you know that the 
Sencies all £et together in a de- 
serted graveyard art midnight arid 
Irame radio programs , so that they 
Qfiii all use the identical show and 
thiis save time «nd effort? 

They decided that it would be, silly 
t«>^ use their braiTu; to think of new 
^ twists and ideas or even plots ' for 
programs; so they all use' the saihe. 
ploC over arid over again. From 
early morning to - late afternoon -all 
the programs are the saine, >and< '£>ne- 
Girl in a MiHioh' i$. a pcurtiorirOf this 
huge scheme to foi^t ,a .siiigle .xadio 
plOT on all listeners. , , \ 

■ Here'is • evidence: -This , show . has, ;a 
isilently stifferin' heroine who bites 
h^r handkerchief arid keeps a, stiff 
uplt>eif lip despite ^knocks and kick's, 
JuCT as the heiroiries :do ih* all the 
other radio . script!' shows;- There -is 
~the siren villainess -who is trying, to 
t)reak up the love, between: the hero 
arid heroine. This JS; a. §t^ict regiijar 
tion in the'natioriw\de raidio adver- 
tisers' secret treaty "oh script shows. ■ 
if a radio ■ show dofesn't have a ^Iren 
that radio ;&dvertlser, ■ as punishriient; 
'is forced. tb listen to succession of- 
radio programs from\ 9 a jn. ta 3 p.m. 
..One dose of -this is usually sufficient 
to: make ithe advertiser toe ' the;- line 
in the future. 
•And the babies. "Dori^t forget the 
babies. Every^ program must have 
-a baby jiist about to be born. Some- 
times the baby is just about to be 
born for months and months! This is 
a great angle for riiail-puU. Arid 
finally, the backstage twist. All rai- 
dio programs in the motning must 
have some connection with 'the glam- 
oiir ol backstage and Hollywood.' 
Every radio program in gobd stands 
ing must have soriie backstage colors 
It's In the bookrof -rules for a.m. ra- 
'/dio programs. 

This particular program was an- 
nounced as . being sponsored by the 
Independent Grocers Association; biit 
'li coiild also have been for soap^ 
.tbothpowder, cosmetics^ cooking 
/Utensils,, hair , tonic or any other 
' pi'oducit'-aimied at woriien. Gold. 




Playing Penn State College 
This Week 

Per. Rep.— ARTHUR 1'. MirllAVD 
1776 BKVAinVAV, N. V. C. 
Mftt.— SI.C.A. 





HERMAN 
1^19 Broadway 



York 




Alleii 





in nown Hall tonight" 

SAL HEPAtlCA IPANA 

tVRAF— xvcdDcifldayfl 9rl0 T.M. B8V 
WALTER BATCH£l:OR 



THE 

THREE MARSNftLiS 

KVKRY Till) 
WEAF — 4: 

Exclusive Mitniiffomont 
o« ^^^'M^^ ARTIST SKBVICB 
30 rockefeller: plaza, 



'ROMANCE OF. ifctlBBEE' 

With Oliver Thompson, Ellen. G. 
Hutton, Harry Creecy, Robert 
Piper, Dr. Alex. Kaufman 

Dramattzatlons 

30 Mins. 

RICHMOND RUBBER 
Wed. 9 P, M. 
WRVA, Richmond 

An original, live-talent, half-hour 
weekly script shoW heads and. shoul- 
ders above anything produced here- 
aboutsi in subject matter on per- 
sonalities- who have cdntributed 
yitaily to the rubber industry, it's 
a. logical vehicle for the sponsor's 
iterii: . . (Plug is fbr Gillette 
tires, On time bought by Richmond 
Rubber, (Co., istribiitots/) 

■ Stanza caught pegged on eiarly 
struggles of Charles Goodyear. Caime 
6V'ei' ririging as , factual stuff, eispe- 
'cially in . descriptions Of Gobdyear's 
experiments with chemicials. Indi- 
cated- extensive rbsearch work ba 
part of Bob Burdette, laiithor, ; to 
Iceep facts in line. 
. Burdette, also on station's prdduc- 
tion: staff, falls down in spots oh 
scripl's dialogue.-. Needs polishing; 
Soriie coriieidy-relief momerits to off- 
set' sad: story wouldn't have hurt, 
either. Otherwise a good idea nicely 
■executed, and sure to build as the 
series advances. 

■ Piayeris include" Olive 'Thompson, 
from legit; EUeri Graves Hutton, a 
leading Woman. in Little Theatre ac- 
tivities here;. Dr* (dentist) Alex, 
Kaufman, and Robert Piper, local 
busiriess man. 

Comnlercials, written by Burdette, 
soriiiewhat lengthy, but excusable be- 
cause they stress safety if-ather than 
the sponsor's iproduct directly. Three 
of 'em and well-spotted. Read by 
the head of the sponsoring com- 
pany^ Kiss. 



'LOVE SONG^ 

With Brent Morrison, Catherine 

Wltineir, Anne Seynioar, : Vincent 

Pelietier 
Mnsfc. and Serial 
IS Miiis.- « 
SOFT-AS-SILK (GEN. MILLS) 
M.-to-F.; iO:30 a.iri., CiST 
WGN, Chicago 

(Blackctt-Samplc-HuTnTncrt) 

This comes forth on a five-a-week 
Mutual ride as one of the poorest 
periods ever turned out for the Gen- 
e^'al. Mills air parade. It lacks all 
the qualities thai haye clicked with 
other ' General Mills seirials, even 
though the programi . itself ha£ the 
sanle basic ingredients. 

There is the same story ot 
romance,- of forged checks, and a vil- 
lainous, plot to get the hero in a 
jam.' In other programs these simple 
situations woirk out into a solid radio 
show for femme appeal, but this oar-, 
ticular show fails to jell. Gold. 



BENNT KYTE'S ORCHESTRA 

With Jack Baker 

MuMc, Sonrs 

15 Mfns.. 

Fridays, 7 pjn. 

MIDWEST RADIO CORP. 

WXYZ, Detroit 

But foi: excessive blurbin*!;, this; 
weekly program would be. -another 
winner.: with the popular Benny 
Kyte orch as the headliner. As it is, 
Kyfe's. fetching rhythm hiardly gets 
started before there's another tire'- 
some plug for Midwest radio sets. 

On show caught, soloist Was Ja;k 
Baker,, tenor, who last year' bobbed 
up as a BoWes 'amateur' -while still 
on station's payroll. Since that t'nic 
he's been warbling in pit at the 
Michican theatre in .addition to 
WXYZ chores. Got over nicely with 
a range .tune and a ballad. Pete. 




Royal Gelatin unlimbered an 
ceptiorially well cpritrived hour ' Of 
entertainriient last Thursday night 
(3) over NBG and were it not for 
the fadeout item the program would 
rate a loving cup. This left-handed 
touch derived from closing the show 
with V it of : Russian liturgy by . the 

Don Cossacks. 

.John .Guhther, European corre- 
spondent and author .of the: best- 
seller, "Inside Europe,' made the 
opening spot of 'the Royal Gelatin 
session one of especially timely in- 
terest, arid, without stepipirig on. any 
diplomatic, toes. After Expatiating 
on the whimsical sidelines of such 
disputed worthies as Hitler, Musso-^ 
lini and.'Staliri, Gurither gave it as 
his opinion that the Spanish Loyal- 
ists had a chance to win and. that, 
hope! of world peace resides only in 
democracies. 

For sheer smartness, :tang '^nd 
finesse . ;the next . iact proved one of 
those rare things in workaday radio. 
It was Noel Coward and Giertriide 
Lawrence :in 'The' IJed. Pep|>ers'., 
sketch, one of the group they're cur- 
rently doing at the National theatre, 

N. Y. ■ 

Producers of the program might 
have had. Eddie Peabody strum off 
something . other than 'Poet and 
Peasant^' Peabody's' repertoire is . 
Wide enough to have made ; it un- 
necessary '^io include, this stand- 
ardized gimgack, but appiarently the 
J. Walter Thompson staff knew that 
the listeners would- have no difficulty 
in , recognizing 'Poet and Peasant' 
and *Pbet arid Peasant* it had to be, 
regardless of the. fact that this vir- 
tuoso of the banjo could strike a 
more exciting' response With some- 
thing else. Peabody nevertheless 
provided a neat interlude between 
Coward-Lawrence anTd the tomfool- 
ery of Ed . Wynn which followed. 
Latter developed into a three-way 
crossfire^ with Rudy Vallee , arid 
Graham McNamee adding to the 
laugh fanfare with what' impressed 
as unplotted fumbling of their lines. 
Vallee had appeared the Saturday 
before on: Wynn's program.. . 

Ca.ss Adams (N. Y. Herald 
Tribune) did his best spieling of the 
pro-lootball: season during: the last 
broadcast /Over WOR, New York. 
Tilt was undoubtedly the hardest of 
the lot to- describe , isirice it was 
played' in anklerdeep mUd,' but 
Adamis. turned this drawback into 
crack ; background material. Series 
is spbhspred by Dodge dealers, and 
calls for all. games of the New York 
Giants. Joe Tobin assisted. Pre- 
vious broadcasts haye Occasionally 
been marred by lackadaisical han- 
dling, and far too much comrinercial 
chatter. 



Seymnur and Lester . Ti:e- 
rifiayrie from Chicago almost make an 
incredible bit of literary junk sound 
convincing for the Campagna 'Grand 
Hotel' session over the NBC red. 

Two suitors for a girl are handed 
three tough accounts each to collect 
ias a test, of their ability. Father 
stacks the cards aK&inst one of. the 
suitor.s who is . accoriipariied. on his 
dunning calls by his. platpnic girl 
accomplice. It all winds up with the 
Platonic thin£< turriing serious and 
the other girl -handed oyer to the 
unsyriipathetic guy— which is about 
what she rate V 

O-verdrawn characterizations of a 
Scotchman, cn Englishman and two 
Chinese give the program a chance 
for the kind o! porky histrionics 
often: favored by. radio writers and 



ARMCO BRASS BAND 

With. Frank SirapD; Bennett Chaple 

Music, Dramatization, 

AMERICAN ROLLING MII'I'S 

Sunday, 8 p.rin. 

WJZ, New York 

(N. W. Ayer) 
" This is a return of . ari old-tiriiier. 
With a couple of minutes of drama- 
tized industrial hero-glorifying now 
added. In. tohe and philosophy the 
sales copy is partly institutional and 
partly trade mark. Not uriljke 
Duporit's 'Cavalcade,'- stress is placed 
upon, the jcontributions to modern 
comfort; and life pf . the inventions 
and accomplishments of the business 
man. ' .. 

Origiriatirig in Cincinnati, (and due 
for a tirile change Dec. l5.to Tuesdaiy 
nights) the program is brie of two 
now oh "the. networks devbted tb the 
old-fashibried' charms of br^tss band 
inusic. Other follower, bf the Sousa 
trjaditiori is Carbprundurii.. 
:l Of its entertainriient, class— and its 
class is a limited one, which; should 
be an asset^the Armco half hbiir is 
heavy .on light zippy .music. People 
in general and the nohrsophisticates 
in\ particular will probably like it. 
PrbdUctibri. is handled nicely. Dra- 
matic portion is speeded and- doesn't 
hamper. Nor is the cbrinmercial copy 
obtrusive. ' Ldnd. . 



directors. It destroyed: the illusion 
of the story quite nicely; 

Miss Seymour handles herself very 
welL Her voice is likeable arid her 
diction excellent. Tremay ne makes 
an bitay foil. - 

Theresa Helburn, executive secre- 
tairy of . the Theatre Guild, said, much 
and said it well, in . the pe^e allotted . 
to hei' -ori the 'Heinz Magazine , of 
the AiTj* Miss HelbUirri sketched her 
career- from pre-war .'college days 
'when I wais the best Shakespearean 
college clown bf the decade/ Dis- 
played a clear voice, a cultured ac- 
cent.'. ''.'■' 

The De Marcbs,; Broadway's other 
representatives on Heinz ride, came 
.through better than expected. Tony 
voiced surprisingly well . for a 
dancer and tapped a bit. Rehee made 
a point about following the music ^ 
and elimiriatinf! conversation while: 
stepping— this to wives who com- 
plain that .husbands ho longer 'lead', 
with the skill bf courtshi days. 

Alistair Cooke, London motion pic- 
turie critic, who does: a Sunday 
morning :transatlantic over the NBC 
bliie, was amPng many speakers 
pressed into service for NBC's cover- 
age, of the crisis involving King 
Edward: He .gave a: gpod. and, of 
course, impartial survey of the situa- 
tion in a broadcast originating in 
London at. 1:30 a.m.,' Sunday, and 
hitting the blue band at 8:30 p.rii^, 
Arinerican time, Satiirdayf 

: Amateur songfwriters* stunt oyer 
WMCA. New York, now has Miltori. 
Weil. Chicago and N. Y. publishier, 
offering, to .print the -works of, the 
'winniers.' Latter refers ta the con- 
tributors whpse songs get the most: 
votes from listeners oyer .an indef- 
inite period of time. Complaint 
voiced during last Sunday night's 
(6) half hour Was that the ballots- 
via postcards weren't piling in thic^t- 
ly. enoujgh.- 

Most of the amateur aitiembts. 
which had Jack Berry, Meryl Lee_ 
and Dot and Jack Reed as their vo-r. 
cal iriterpreters, were of the slow 
ballad type, which the jayerage pub- 
lislwr shies away frpm as he dPes 
from five-piece tyro band that comes 
seeking a gratis arrangement be- 
cause it's going to Play a club date 
in Brooklyn. So few of the tunes 
aired on this program have an easy 
ring of reminiscence. 



F.C.C.'S WASHWGTON DOCKET 



DEcms 



denying applicatipn . to increase day power . from 100 
to .250 w'-atts and grant same. 



Washington, 

Arizona: Southwest Broadcasting Cpmpany, Prescbtt. 
granted new station to be operated on 150O kc with 
lOO Watts nights, 250 Watts days,: cpmmish siistai ing 
Examirier P. W, Seward; W. P. Stuiart, Prescott, denii^d 
request for new station to be operated bri 1500 kc with. 
100 watts nights, 250 watts days, sustaining Exariiiner 
Seward. 

Caiiforhia;: ICNX, • Columbia . Broadcasting, System of 
.Cialifprni , Lps Arigeles, granted yoluntary assignment 
of license to Columbia Broadcasting Systerii, Inci, on 
. ICiM kc With; 50 ky^^^ 

regoni li. i Studebaker, La Grande,- appjicati 
new station to be operated on 1420 kc with 100 watts 
nights, watts days, ismissed at' request of ap^; 
plicants.',' ' •' : 

Rhode , Island: Bay State Broadcjasting Corp., rovi- 
d#nce, reinstated ipri hearing docket .and a . new.'hear- 
ing date set in request fpr riew daytime stati 
be operated on 720 kc with 1 kW, limited time. 

Tennessee: Ted R. Woodward; Kfngspprt, denied per 
titipn to cancel and declare a defaiult in iipplicalibn of 
Lincoln Memprial' University for new statipn at Mid- 
dlesborp, Ky., tp be operated on 1210 kc with 100 watts. 

Texas: Doi-ranbe t). Roderick, El Paso,, granted new 
station to be operated on 1500 kb with 100 watts, cpm- 
mish, sustaining Exariiiner CSeorge H. Hrl]: 

Utah: ,.KDYL,; Salt Lake City, jump power from 1. kw 
to l .kw' nights. 5 kw days, on 1290 kc, cpmmiSh up- 
holding Examiner Seward. " 

West Virginia! WPAR, Parkefsbul-g, denied petiti, 
asking cqrhmish to recbrisider action after heari 



SET FOR HEARING 



ROB'T MONTGOMERY, ELISSA 
LANDI 

With Gene.Lockiiart, Alma Kreuser 
'Grand t>nchess uid The Waiter' 
LUX. 

Monday, 9 .p.m. 
WABC, New York 

(J. Walter . Thbnipsbii) 

A: lucky break, presumably — since 
it must have been scheduled weeks 
iahead-^was the choice bf script, 
'Grand Duchess arid the; Waiter,* 
\vhich is a fluffy cbmedy that has 
references to class distirictioris:w'hen « 
royalty, fallis for commoneirS. It was 
a theme that was hotter than the 
Archbishop of Canterbury. 

,Thin story movied along? with 
enough zip to hold. TWo film per- 
sonalities, did nicely by their li 
and : support was able. : ; 

Vince . Barnett -at ehtre'acte . 
sei'ious about his hoaxing avbcation. 

Land. 



'WHITE FIRES' 

With ^Thomas Frcchairii Sac^- 

Arthur Delat(«re, Linda Carr«ll 
iSustafaiinc 
15 Mihs. 

Wed., 8:15' pjn. . 
KNX, HellyWood 

Irispirati^bn: that burns high, ill the , 
soiilS; of poets is the basis of this, 
dramatic quarter hbiir iand others of. 
a sirinilar strain to' follo^v. Idea' is 
to ;single out one of . the. rinoderns and' 
highlight the struggles and .travaU. 
that ; burned:, bim . into Writing the 
■particular opus that is . selected. 

Rupert Brookd, English poet and 
conscientious objeetof who died in 
the trenches, was a happy choice for 
the . opener, breaking, as it did, oH. 
Armistice J3ay. Dramatics wer^ 
built around his 'The Soldier' and 
■The Dead,', Production was. top*' 
notch and. 'considerably heightened 
by expert sound effects.. 

Thbnias Free^bdirn Smith, one Of 
the Coast's first string corimnnentatprs, 
was capital as . Brooke. Being an 
Englishman he used- his accent to - 
good effect. Atthur DeLattore .a« 
hiS'buddy -was. alsb first rate; 

Charles Vanda, CB$ program di« 
rectpr, fostered the. idea and )ent hiii^ 
eixpert hari^ to the production. Joa :^ 
Slott did- tfag (Script. - Other npets tor 
have theli' works dramatized in the :• 
series- are Ern^: I^awson,' John- 
Ma^fleld, Williiam Butler Yeatg^ : 
Joyce Kilmer and George Santiayaniu 
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California: KYOS, Merced Star Publishing Co.; 
Mercedi change frequency from 1040 kc' to 1280. kc and 
change power frorii 250 watts days; to 250 all 
;.tinies;. 

Colorado: , • H. Denver, new special 

broadcast station bn an .experimental basis, tb be bper- 
ated on 1570 kc With 1 kw^ Mile High Radio CoiPr. 
Denver, new. station to be bperated on :i2lO kc itb 
IQO wat nights, 250 watts days. 

FJbri WbAE, Tamp^ "Tirriiss : ., Tampa, night 
juice-jump from l^ to 5 kw (tp be heard by Broadcast: 
Division). 

Illinois: WSBC, Chicago, boost day power frbm lOO 
to 250 watts. 

Iowa: Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, new statiori 
be bperated ori 1420 kc with lOO wattSi 

Oregoa.' Bend Bulletin, Bend, new station tb be oper- 
ated on 1310 kc with lOp watts nights, 250 watts days, 

Pennsylvania: Berks roadcasting: Co., Pottsyille; 
new station to be operated on 580 kc with 250 wattst 
daytime oriiy; Fayette Brbadcasting Corp., "Uriipritown, 
new daytime station tp- be bperated on 1420 kc with 
250 watts. 

Tennessee: WREC, Memphis, night power bbcst from 
1 to 5 kw; WAPO, W. A- Patterson, Chattanooga, in- 
stall new equipriient and increase power arid, time bf 
pperatibn from 100 watts days to 100 watts nights arid 
250 wa,tts, days. 

Washington: Centrailia Broadcasting Cbrjp., Centralia. 
new station to b^ operated on 1440 kc with ! kw. 




Week pec. 11 

NIXON-GRAND, PHILA. 




CHERNIAV/KV 



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ROGERS BROS^ 



Every Sunday 
at 4;30 p.fnMi EST 

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WedhesdAy, Depember 9, 1936 



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GermpSuiwe 

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Berli 

GistDrtan . State-ovvfted radibi siiifr 
fered a dpfeat in the shupc of a juclg- 
meht by the high supreme court in 
X^ipzig tUtnhig cio\vn the verdict as 
regards sending gramophohe records 
tree of charge through th<j elher. 
.Case has been gbhig on for a con- 
sidevable ;time, brought- up by the 
German . grambphone coinpanies 
agiainst the (Germah radi / In di^ 
rect contrast to thie civil coiu ts which 

, nixed these claims and allowed the 
radio tp: use records fr6e of bharge 
(BJii^f speeches Snd lectures,, the 

: hiigh court; has reversed in favbripf 
the gramophohe compianles, Addi^ 

. tiohally the GenhiBux radio mtilst pay 



THE BEST IN MUSIC 




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$11 the costs of the case and is also 
obliged to cQiripensate the. firms as 
far back, lis Apyii,. 1935. 

;Damiages qiiCislipn' the 
supreme court as ampuhtihg to 
$400,000. This excludes thb costs. 

EDDIE VAN, VET MUSIC 
MAN, IN VETS' HOSPITAL 

ipaio Alto; ,, Nov. 
Editor Variety: 

Am writing to you in regards 
about my husbaw^, Eddi Vani, who 
for niaiiy years wi?s cohniected with; 
the different music publishers in 
New York Gityi Chicago, Los, Angeles 
aricl San Francisco. 

He wiasi formerly w^^ Joe Morris, 
Kalmer Si Puck, T. B. Harms, Rem- 
icks, Waterson, Bertin & Snyder, and 
for 11 years mahaget '.of Sherman 
Clay offices in New York 
cpt^pV^ He Sang pver radip and w^^^ 
'bands."' ^A.'''' 

puring the wiar he had > shock, 
v^hich caused im *<> be nervous. -He 
wpuld recover awhile, ... but 

worked hard in jspite of his; nervous-, 
iess; finally, Ih 1933, he -went com- 
pletely insane, and has been Iri, the 
Veiefans' . HPs^itill over-ttireiB years; 
here in Califoirhiai^- -: - r, 

>rhe! -music' and theatrical Wprld 
inay • hot- haye lorgotten -^dji* 
. many, linay r w^^ may have 

^b^6mebf'hiiidi.. 

•It -Would probably snat> hiih put of 
a-lot he is^gpihg^irpugh and, cheer 
him if ^ he finds the theatricial. worjd 
^s hot •forgotten hiiii i^ address 
is. Eddie Vati, ^Veterans, Hpipital, 
Ward 16, iPalo; Alto, Califc; , , : ; 
" Arlhlir. :Vah Pj(eq^:_whP V d>ed ;:in 
1932,- his^ . iipn- 

nected AVitii /many ytear^. . 



W Squawks Filed 

Against CPRS Fees 

.lUoiiitrea]!, Pec. , . 

Arpund 10 Complaints have beeh 
lodged against tile '1937 schedule of 
fees 'filed by the Gana'diaiii I'ci'fprm- 
ing Rights Society. CPRS is the cpl- 
lectipn' agency . ih Canada for the 
American Society of Cpmposers, Au- 
thors and Publishers and the British 
Performing Rights Society, ; 

The tiiriff embodies what CPRS 
clainxs should be paid for public per-, 
fbrmance of the .gttat volume of 
music on which it holds copyright. 
Copyright appeal board m^et Decern* 
bet 2 for organization, hut dates 
when hearihigs ill he held were not 
announced. 

lylpst. df the complaints against the 
CPRS tariffs are : individual 
counts, but one, Jrpm , the .Musical 
Protective Society of Canada, takes 
exception to / yirtually all- of the 
items in the tariff. 








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BED SdlkViD^S 

BUeslDlflat 



. libs Angeles,, DeC; 
. , Local . 47, u jiierican Federation pf 
Musicians, has set , up new regula- 
tions fcoyeripg . engagements in . film 
^•^UdipS and .."* .v W©' m^^ing of;.'eiec- 
|;mcal transcriptions and records'^ 
;•;> Union" ihusicians playihg both pic- 
ture studios and tran^contmehtal ta.r 
;<jyip .broadcasts : prohibited ; . fr'pnii; 
.piayihg' studibs ^ ph' the day ' Pf svich^ 
broadcast or rehearsal for ;same.. and 
shall cohs'tirtie ' . apply eaCh" prp-. 
gram the same as birie. picture' studi > 
i'. Under -new setup, -members' may 
.playlpne studio and phe brbadcast in. 
iany week, exceptirig thdy ajbe prp^ 
hibited. f rom playing the 'se'cbnd ea- 
jgagemeiit,: whichever it may lae, '.after 
earning $77.50 on the first. 
■ Phpnograph recording does not ap- 
ply pn member -qUPtas; llie;:atmouht 
tearned oh ' 'trariscrlptibhs '\ ahd \ side' 
line shall ..apply against l^uota p^^^ 
$77'50,. ; but- sucliv 6ngag6nients. are 
hereaftet. to be Vconstt'liWd as' a 
|.' separate, id engagemeht'.' 



. Philadelphia; . Dec. . 
Fbr second ^ successive year, the 
miUtarit faction sppred bvferwhelm- 
ing sweep in annual velectipn pf bf- 
flcers: of .tocal; 77,; iAwA^ican ' Ped- 
CTation , of .MusiciahSi. $etterihg last 
year.'s" sweep, aggressive; group 
placed every one . of ;.its vcandidates 
inlp office. TlWee ;pr' louif; niinpr bfr 
flee$ went to cbn^eirvative faction 
.last . year, •„ 
. Headed by Amertcb A. Tomei, whp 
was re-elected president by vpte ot 
10.92 to 367 over Hpnieb Cella, 
former pr esidentf' .victorious slate 
indudies : . Qeorge Gr.eehhalge, . . re 
elected; Vice>prefeidfent|' A. Rex Ricr 
cirdi. re-electedv secretary; Charles 
Sajctbh, ' ^re-elected; . assistant jsecre- 
tary; s Joseph Bbssle,; Sr., , -felectec 
treasuref ; John B.. Pinnellii . elected 
sergeant-at-arms over -Michael Stas' 
sieri, whoni milit?ihts supported last 
year biut,;cut this year, and Oscar 
Moidawier,^ rerclectcd . counsellor 
With above officers, fpllowihg were 
named :!.to . exjBcUtive ' committee 
Elmer Ziegler (re-elected) and 
JPsfeph Levy '(new). 

Meanwhile, although both Warner 
Brps.^and ttther'thfeat'rb, radio aric 
■ nitery nien- .expected Tpm^ 
.elfectipn, there is nb.; doubt result- is 
bitter inedicine tp them Chances of 
jcpncessioiis by imiou in its various 
strikes AXrith^^^^ t , now much 
more reiiripte; AW .. sicies lare ' s^^^^ 
holding , firm, strikes and picketirig 
corttihUihg against "WB, niteries ; an'c 
(it is being threatened) WCAU. 




ichar d Mills, f Prmerly in Chicago 
for .153<clu5ive Publications, is , 'now 
1 headqiiartermg in N. Y. oifiaicC. 



3hif ley Teirifile and aiCordon and Revel Scorei 

'.ThatV What i» offired i the forthcoming 20th Cehtury-Fox prb- 
iidjueii . .'*ST0WAWAY.'';; H feature* these . positive song hitsi 




MY LOVE 

other songs that ^re destined 

ROBBINS MUSIC CORP. 799 7th AVE. « NEW YORK 



MUSIC l^OTES 

ilack Mill's 'has .bo.ught the Amerl' 
can rights to . 'MafiheH'a' from Fran- 
cois" - Salabert, Paris publisher, . and 
iSleepy Riveri' from ' .Ascherberg, 
Hbpwood •-& ' Carp'vy, Ltd., London 
Latter tune, is included ih!the British 
Lion ;film; 'SPng of Frecdbrii;' 



Norman E. Camp1»ell nariied gen: 
eral man'aigier of Radlb- Orchestra 
Corp., to replace Ed feshmaji, by 
Ralph S; Peer,, prezT Gebrge Silyer, 
Robert Calvert iand Mairian. Mayon 
now compipise the staff; 

ilaroid . Adanis6|i ' and. Jlminy Mc 
Hugh .assigned, to tune '■ Class - !PrPph 
Ccy' at. 'Universal. ' 



Migratory Wa^ne King 

IhdianapPlis,. Dec. 8. 

Wayne King dpihg, a dance date 
Here • Sunday reveaied that band 'wi 
take a three-week lay-off and then 
go into ah extensive tpUring cam- 
paign to let America see ■the orches 
tra. For ' many ■• yeats he has been 
anchored to Chicagp ballrooms anc 
Lady Esther radio programi Latter 
runs to Oct., 1937. ' 

Only three men are missing from 
the original roster of ;Kingmeh as 
originally organized. 




lifatipnal best sellers in^6heet mt^s^d this jpast w^^^ will be a regu- 
lar, chart in .VARWxy eveity' week. The trade will be interested ih 
cpmparirig the selling - relativity to the mostrplayed-oh-the-air tabu- 
latipns, shown else\vhere on this page.. Spng title and publisher of 
the best selling 25 are hicluded; only the title of the song is recorded 
iiii the air plugv 

Chapei in the Mponlight: . . . ... . . . . .Shapiro 



.Select 



*Pehhies Fr phi Heaven « • 

'^^ll Sing .1,000. Love' Songs. .;. ..... ■ .;..^« •••••• • . • • • . .Ramick 

*Way'» Y.pu -ItOok- Tonight y ..■.■t.v;..V-...V.;... .'.i^'.S^^ .■Ghappell 

South Sea '^Island- Magic.; . •«' • . > V • "• • i • • ♦ • .• » * • • • • * * • • • Select 

,*When Did Vou Leave Heavjen?. ....v.. ♦>V.Robb^ 

tit's De-Iiovely . . ....»:...«•••,•« • • ♦ • • »• »:•.•:« • • • « . • . .Chappell 

• Organ 'Grinder's S'wihg .... •,•••»• •• • v • • • • • •>>«•• .Exclusive 

♦I've Got' You' Under My Ski > , . • • • • ♦'• • «• • • «.. ,»,.*Chappell 

♦Here's Love In 'Your Eye. . . V . . ••••••> • ♦ • • • • .• • » • • • • • . .Famous 

'^ibne, Twoi Button , Your Shoe. . • .• • • ^ • * •> • • • • • •Select 

♦A' Fine Romance . .'. i.i . . . . .....>..«...... t»» »•>,••••,••• •• .Chappell 

Did YpU;^ean It,?. ■ • . ..^ i • • » • • • • • •V.« ♦'>.•,* •'••••♦>• ••»♦• .Berlin 

♦You Turned the. Tables.bn Me..i>«i»«»r««»?«»«''«»»««.«**'^'^^^^ 
ClosC to I^e: ,', . . ..... .. • • • • • «.♦« • ♦> •• • . • • v,T. B. Harms-* 

Who Lbves You? , ; ; ; . . . •• .>.• • •,«^>. • • « • .• ♦ • • • ♦.•Joe- Morris 
♦Talking Th'r'ii My '.Heart iyi.>.i,.y. «.'.»••..• •••••«• •'•Famous 

■■:_Gi>ne,. -^v....^'.. -^.^ <:■^Yv''/•'v■^*^•f■^*'^'*V 

to Love . . . . . . . i . • .' • • • • • » • • • . • > ♦ • • • « i i •«•••••• r Chappell 



^So Do..'I. <. . . . , t. ••••••> v««'«r •••••*•!' * '-^^^^fV 

: ♦Sing, ■ iBaby, Ihg . . .... . . . . ...» . . . . . . • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • ♦ • *J?y 

' Wiert My'Dre'am Boat Cpmes in; < . , . . . ; . . , ».;..*•»> , * .. .Witmark 
• twith Plenty of Money and You. Harms, Inc. 
i Want tht Whol^ World to Lovfe You. . . i ..... • . .Donaldson . 

.Me and the .Mpbn ; .'. . . . ; > - i fv • •'• • • • * • • • ' ' * • • • • • • • * • • • 'S^ntly 

• /nd|cafcs;j«?mttsicai sonigr, t Indif^aiei stage^p 
other 9 are pops, 



$21 PER UNION TOOTER 
IN BjttlM^ MS 



Baltiinorei Dec, 
tipcal No. 40 has in effect an all- 
time Ibw scale for some of its; miisi- 
kers of $21 'Weekly per linan. That 
sc,aie has been sfet by Union ibr iiiiem- 
jers in , small- bands" playihg habe 
beerstubes and .obscure jbints of sim- 
ilar sort. Breaks down tb a. wag^ 
scale bf,7,5c per .hour for the . men 
thus.^ employed, ' . 'siince they work 
every day irbiii 9 .1 a.m. 

Union slashed the scale tb that $21 
level to bflfjet .competition on ; price 
from niiisicians .nbt liiembefed in 
Locar 40. These jion-unipnists have 
alyrays wprked .cheaply- and 
imipn in pM ignoried -em. 

Incidentally, Local 40 has varied 
scales fPr all the. grades bf night 
nooks, with rates predicated in : aboUt 
same manner as ASC At' \ licenses are 
scaled ih price. Top union scale for 
hiteries is $63 per man for local 
hand; and $10 mbre per mu^lkers 
minimum fbr out-bf -town cv&vir at t\ie, 
class A downtown' hotels. .:; 



L.A. Musieians Biz Rep 
To Be Selected Dec. 21 

Los Angeles, bee.' 

New husihess. rep Local .47, 
American, Federation Pf' Musicians, 
to succeed Cliff .Webster, who re- 
signed • to • join Consolidated Radio 
Artists here, will be named Dec. 21. 

Candidates seeking the job are Ed 
Ij. Smith, . George Teasdale, H, C. 
Green, Eddie Siillivan, Dr. Leonard 
Stallcup and Herbert' Wilkings. J. A. 
Spencer, acting busihess rep, prpb- 
ably will be . appointed to his former 
spot as assistant to the new rep. 



IrVlnr Berlin has completed a nov 
elty tune, 'He Ain't Got Rhythm.' 
Ritz Bros, will warble it in 'On the 
Avenue* at 20th-I'ox. 



rOX TROTS 

^ Lonesome Guitar 
fliurining a Temperature 

Who Said There 
Ain't No Santa Claus? 
Poiriclana (Bolero) 
dlii Savr Can You 

Swing? 
In Your Embrace 

RUMBAS 

Spic and Spanish 
Say "Si Si" 
My Sombrero 
Last of tho Rumbas 

Me ea-r-Any 6 for $2.25 
Join our eroHeatra club 
12 numliera a year, $3.00 



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qotroN CLUB 

>ur Big HiU! 

''Copper 'ColOt*e(l Gal'' 

"That's What Yoii Mean 

. to Me" 
"Alabama Barbecue" 
"Coin' the Suzl-Q" 

Wm HndMB't latest 

"The Moon Is Grinning 
' at Me" 



Continuing' tH^ most amazing hit record of all time, we offer 



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IN THE NEW UNIVERSAL PICTURE 
"3 SMART GIRLS" 

LEO FEIST, Inc. 1(629 BROADWAY NEW YORK 



BILLY HILL'S SENSATIONAL KIT NOW THE NUMBER ONE SONG OF THE NATION 

'IN THE CHAPEL IN THE MOONLIGHT" 

SHAPIRO, BERNSTEIN & CO., Inc., MUSIC PUBLISHERS, louis bernstein. p.es. 

f!OW m THEIR NEW QUARTERS - RKO IRadio City Music Hall] BLDG. ~ 1270 SIXTH AVE., NEW YORK 



m/ednesdKy, December 9, 193<1S 



MUSI c 



VAKtEtr 



41 



ikl^it Him $11)0 m 





lAadei of a it currently 

playing a i^imes Square hotel was 
Quizzed liast week by John G. jPaiiie, 
: ^bairmah ot the \:Musid ..Pu^^ 
Protective Association, about a re- 
pott : that htt had. recently obtained 
a ItSOO loan from la major pijblisher. 
Inquiiy ivas motivated by a fellow 
pub's charge that the; alleged loan 
coostituted a violation tif the pledge 



OfiiYict Song leggef 



Newark, Dec. 
Carmillo. Lapinto,^ alias Eddie 
Burke, received a sientence- of nine 
months, and a fine of 11,000 frbm 
Judge Fake in the Federal court last 
; week follbwlpg trial on' a . charge ^ of 
disttibuting bootleg song sheets; The 
prbsecutibh ..described . liapinto as 
one bf the biggest promoters of thie 
f|cket in. this sectibn qf the coUnti'y. 
. : Lapinto's arrest was the 3equel to 
L A raid cbhducted lay Arthur lioflE- 
fiiiBn and aides^ of Vthe Mu^ic Pubr 
Ushers Prbiectioh Association, on a 
printing plant in New Brunswick 
Iti&t. summer^ . l[taid netted' several 
hundreds of thousands of cbntra- 
.band songsheets and allegedly 
i^owed through confiscated ledgers 
' .ihat' Lapintb: had ~ them printed and 
distributed by ihe millions. 




Candld«t*t for the 
"Click" Parad* 

"THE WORLD 
IS MINE 

, (TONIGHT)" m 
IMm "The Gay Desperado** mi 

'•LOST IH IWY ^ 
DREAMS" 

IVom '"jSIttloK oa the Hdon" 



SAM FOX 



*Presenn 

CLOSE 




ME 

Defih!tely> the Bi Waltx it 

LOVE— WHAT ARE YOU 
DOING TO MY HEART 

T. K Harmn Co.. ISSO Sixth Ave. 
: BCA Bid'ff.,: Si T. 

EOCCO VOCCO, Gen. Mgr. 



last 



lishihg; 
August 

. Questioned, leader denied that he 
had obtained any siich loan. He de* 
clared that he had made several lip- 
proaches in publishing; circles :but 
found no. lenders; The maestro com- 
plained, that as a result bf the rer 
strictiohs imposed by the , inilustry 
pledge, he had during his present 
hotel engagement gone $i;9pp in the 
red. He had figured tb pay for his 
netwoi'k line and; the $3 broadciast 
tax. iasked by ; the ' musiciahis union 
from the rnoney received from pub-' 
lishers for plugging their songs. The 
leiader said that he was ready to take 
iainything from $5 upj but that he 
.couldn't .find any bidders^ 

Toward the end of their talk, the 
leader told Paine that he appreci- 
ated wbat the industry was trying to 
,5lo and that hb was ready to co- 
opei-ate. But going honest, he added, 
still didn't relieve him of the prob- 
lem of getting that $1,900 with which 
to pay off the xmion and the network 
for chairges long .due. H^ explained 
that he had contracted' for hisi pres- 
ent, job jiisf tWo weeks before the 
antirbribery . code went . into effect. 
Psine's Squelcher 

In a circular letter to the trade 
last week, Paine described, as absurd 
the reports that the Fedeiral iSrade 
Commission had returned unsigned 
the code of the music publishing in- 
dustry. The actual fact was, wrote 
Paine, that the FTC had submitted 
a . code for .the indiistry,. but had 
'inserted so miany stringent and rigid 
provisions in the code that the 
MPPA board turned the document 
over to Joseph V. McKee, general 
MPPA counsel, for study and report 
before agreeing to submit .it' to the 
industry for. consideration.' ■ 

Paine asked the' publishers to ad- 
viise thbir ..professiorial nien 'that the 
FTC code, when it becomes effective, 
will be .far -more severe than the 
antirbribery pledge now in effect and 
that thb FTC code Will go ihtq activi- 
ties of . the publishing business which 
arb; beyond 'miere matter of exploitaf 
tion.' 




GreateNt Gold p.l|i«erB Srolre., 
<0«ia DlggeiTA Lullnity) 

With Plenty o£ 
Mottey and You 

Airs Fair in Love and War 

Let's Put Our Heads 
Together 

Speaking of the Weather 

From "Gold DiRKers of 1937" 

Prom " 
BLUE 

WHITE HORSE INN 
• CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT 
YOUR LOVE 

^OfiCO. . VOCCO, Qeii^.Hgr. 

~~ 1 1 ' ? t • — ■ ■ i . • I , i . '1 I ... ; — I 



Music Goes 'Road, 
But Riley and Farley 
Going Separate Ways 



Dance band partnership of Mike. 
Riley and Ed. Farley blew up last 
week as a result of personal differ- 
ences which have been accumulating 
for a long time. Pair remain indi- 
vidually under contract to Cbnsolir 
dated Radio Artists^ Inc., with Riley 
slated to open for Chick Goldman 
at Caliehte, West 52nd street 
spot, N. Y., tomorrow (Thursday). 
'Music-Goes-Roiind' co-writers, had 
been playing the Hickory House 
prior to the split. 

Farley is mustering, men for his 
own dance unit As a duo Riley and 
Farley have an obligation to Deccal 
but Jack Kapp, the recording com- 
pany's preZi isn't decided on how he 
will treat the situation. Before join- 
ing Consolidated, Riley-Farley booked 
through the Rockwell-'O'Keefe bffice. 



Dec. 

Out-of-court settlement was made 
'last week on the 'Music GOes Round' 
suits which were pending locally, 
with the sum of $8,400 being paid to 
'Red' Hodgson and Ernie Palmquist 
in full payment for all rights on 
royalties for the song. 

Among the defendants listed by 
Hodgson and Palmquist were Rbck- 
well-O'Keefe. Inc., Select Publishing, 
Riley and Farley, Victor Records, 
American Record Cb.; Rec-i 
Columbi Pictures. 



Charlie Sherman Hurt 
Seriously ; Auto Crash 

Charlie Shi-ibman, who controls 
and books orchestras, is in the Mor- 
risania hospital, N/Y., in a serious 
condition as result of injuries re- 
ceived i an automobile a>adent 
early Mbnday morning (7). He has 
been unconscious for 24 hours. 

Smashup occurred .when a truck 
hit the car in which Shribman was 
•ridir^, on . a return, trip from -New 

%V*n^ .' •, 

' He is Ivial'Mailett's persona^repj''' ' 



Most Piayed on/ Air 

To lamilwHze the trade voith 
'the tunbs-. .f/nost pn thi . pir 
around New York, the joUow- 
tng songs were most ployed on 
the networks liast week. Com-' 
hined plugs on WEAF, WJZ 
and WABC are computed for 
the week from Sunday through 
Saturday night (Nov. 29- 
Dcc; 5). 

dlupel in the Mobiklight. 
I'll Sing 1,M0 Love Sengs, 
I've Got Yon Under My Skin. . 
You Tulrned the Tables «n>Mc. 
It's De-Lovely. 
There's J'jrest on the Moolk. 
Way You Look Tonight. 
Did You Mean It? 
I'm In a Dancing Mood. 
Teiiiiies From. Heaven. 
.Who Loves You?. 
South Sea Island Magic. 
For Senlimentai fieasoiis,; > 
There's Love In Your Eye. 
When Did You Leave Heaven? 
Night Is Young. 
Talking Thrn My Heart. 
Plenty of Money and Yon. 
vEasytO'Lbve. 
To Ma,ry With Love. 
Someone to Care. 
Midnight Blues. 
Let's Grow .Old Together. 
. Drcaln Boat 'Conies Home. 
There'fi Soni^hfiBg In the Air. 



P 0. m Barring 
U. From Mails 



Washington, Dec. . 
Government's first case in bontem-. 
plated drive to outlaw song sharks 
was supported by the judiciary last 
week, when Federal District Court 
here refused to prevent barring of 
Universal Song. Service from the 
mails. 

Holding that the fraud order was 
warranted on the evidence. Justice 
Oscar R. Luhrihg dismissed a suit 
brought, by Henry Ijt. Cohen, of Hol- 
lywood, entrepreneur bf the .song 
service, to restrain the Post .Office 
Department from - returning to send- 
ers mail addressed to the company. 
This gives the P. . permission to 
send back all mail impounded dur- 
ing the paist. three mionths while the 
case Was pending in court. 
.Although the matter may still be 
carried to the higher courts, the gov- 
ernment's . victory in the initial 
roUnd ericouf aged the department to 
continue its efforts to drive song 
sharks but of business. The Univer- 
sal case, was a forerunner of bthers 
which have been in preparation for 
some months and which probably 
will come to a head in the near fu- 
turei now that the department's 
right to ban such outfits has re- 
ceived judicial sanction. 

The test case was based on mat- 
ters of procedure, with Cohen's 
counsel attacking the ex parte char- 
acter of the departmental trial and 
alleging the record provided no evi- 
dence of fraud or deception! The 
government contended that Cohen 
duped amateur lyricists by mislead- 
ing advertising about the tune n^ar- 
ket .in Hollywood and mulcted gul- 
lible scribblers through his criti- 
cisms of their efforts. Hearing dis- 
closed that Cohen's standard fee for 
servicing jingles was $50 and that in 
almost every instance Universal 
praised the poems in glowing terms. 



Jap Rep. of BIEH in 
N. Y. Linoig Up Clients 



r. W. Plage, Japanese represent- 
ative of the Bureau Irtternacibnale 
Editions Mechahigue, service for 
collecting royalties on phonograph 
records, is currently i . New York 
lining up new clients among Amer- 
ican' publishers. Large, number of 
the latter have already agreed to 
join the bureau and Jbhin G. Paine, 
chairman of the ' Music Publishers 
Protective Assotiati , preparing 
a foi-m of authorization coiJering the: 
agency arrangement. 

BIEM alliance , is nothing new to 
several major music pilbliishors in 
this country. It has been collecting 
for them in Japan as well" . other 
countries for years. 
' Dr. Plage recently . visited. IBM's 
central office i Pari and is due 
back in- Japan Dec. 



MPPA Nixes Limitation of Film 
Cos. on Synchronizaition Rights 
At 1st Annual Meetii^; New 




irited debate, the 
membership of the Music Publishers 
Prbtective last week 

turned down a proposal that the pic- 
ture producers be allowed but 60 
days in which to accept or reject a 
proposition oh the synchronization 

rights to a musical number. Another 
measure which' was defeated at the 
same meeting, the first annual one 
held by the reorganized MPPA, in- 
volved the election of the associ - 
tion's officers by the membership in- 
stead of by the board bf directbrs as 
is provided by the by-laws. 

Gathering also elected, the board 
of directors to serve' through 1937. 
The new board consists of Jack 
Bregman, Ben Bornstein, Walter 
Douglas, Sam Fox, Edward B. Marks, 
Jack Mills, Lester; Santly, Elliott 
Shapiro aiid Johnny O'Connor. 
Board nowi includes two, DoUglas 
and Mills, who are also on the board 
of the American Society of Com- 
posers, Authors and Publishers... It 
had originally been agreed to avoid 
any interlocking of officers or ^direc- 
tors of the two organizations, biit it 
was found during the past year that 
the ruling was too broad. It banhed 
the representation of firms whose 
heads wanted to speak for them- 
selves when it came to the bonduct 
of the MPPA, 

Proposal on the 60-day idea had 
been submitted in resolution form by 



WB DIVVIES UP 





Nat Freeli 



assigned to 



handle the general sales of the 
Remick catalog. Move was pari of 
last week's reorganization of the 

selling operations among Warners' 
various music publishing firms. 

Under' the previous setup Sam 
Serwer had charge of the sheet sales, 
production and promotion of the' 
various WB catalogs. His revised 
function; confine him to Harms, Inc., 
and T. B. Harms Co. catalogs. Freelr 
ing's concern will be both the cur- 
rent* a^d the standard phases of the 
Remick catalog. . 

Direction of - Witmark production 
and . sales has been allocated to Rich- 
ard Kountz. Witmark firm may go 
strictly standard after the exploita- 
tion of certain current tunes has 
been terminated. Policy .on this 
score won't be determined until Ed- 
win H. Morris, v.p. in charge of the 
group, returns from Hollywood in 
two Weeks. 



Special ASCAP Board 

Meeting to Hear WBV 
Squawks on Ratings 



Special meeting of the entire mem- 
bership of the board bf directors of 
the- American Society of Composers,' 
Authors and Publishers has been 
called for Jan. 5 to consider the 
grievances of the Warner Bros, pub- 
lishing firms on the matter of avail- 
ability ratings;; 

Warner contends that Harms, Inc., 
is desefving of top and exclusive po- 
i^ition when' it comes to, determining 
the value of: each publisher's catS- 
log, and that the Witmark's rating in 
the availabilfty division is much be- 
low what it shb.uld be. . 

Coiinsel for ASCAP and the War- 
ners have had several huddles on 
the ' controversy and it was decided 
■by the latter to present its case iat 
; a '.board meeting devoted exclusively 
; to that purpose. 



the MPPA's board. Under thie terms 
of the measute . producer would 
have tb decide within 60 days 
whether he wants tb use:a designated . 
number and pay the price agreed 
upon with the copyriight owner. 
Once the deal is okayed and the. 
license issued, the producer would 
have to pay the full fee, regiardless 
of whether the composition weiqpji. 
incorporated into the film. . Atti-. 
tude of the majority of publishers 
on this issue was each publisher 
should be left to apply his own 
business policies. - Particularly* 
strenuous opposition . to the proposal 
came from the firms owned or af- 
filiated with Hollywood studio ..inter- 
ests.. 

Code" which the Federal Trade 
Commission .has submitted to the. 
music industry .was also discussed at 
the meeting. In addition .to approv- 
Inj^ the directorate's report on the 
FTC's code, the membership voted 
^e industry continue to give its con- 
solidated support to administration 
and support of the pledge' against 
plug bribery which Went into effect 
last August. Resolution: ' wbich 
this sentiment was embbdied also, 
expressed appreciatibn for the v/ay 
the pledge' has so far . been aidmin- 
istered and asserted that isuch ad- 
ministratibn had developed a de- 
rided bhange ior . the good in the 
general atmosphere of the . popular 
music business. 



Every Tune ■ Touehdewq^^ 
in "Piflskin Parade" / 



YouDoThftDarii'dest 
Things, Bahy" 
ir» Love I'm Aftir'f 



4i 



you're Slightly Terriflc" 



r' MOVSETONE 




TOPS AGAIN 

I'LLSINfiYOUATHOU- 
SAIDLOVESONfiS . 

Coney Island 

Swing for Safe 

Aad. N«w • K«w, TwMIe S<tnf 1 

GEE! BUT 
YOU'RE SWELL 

REMICK MUSIC CORP. 
ItM BiMth Av«m* 
BCA BUt» M' v. 
CUAUUU WABBKN. tnt. Mgr., 




. .-^ri^'^y^^f^^g ]^:or|ii*|d is .scoring 
.'AhbthW t)6Wrt^ aft"Wameffl. 



Wolfe Gilbert and Jay. Gorney 
are-rushing their 'Mio Rio de Janeiro' 
to cash in on publicity given Presi- 
dent Rooiie veil's peacfe mission. Gil- 
bert also Anglicizing French score of 
' 'Esciadrille' for Radio.' 



'Presents 

I The S«BMtl«Mil Ballit«l 

: Wken My Breai Boat 
Coan H owe 

rrami "Here Come* Carter" 

Thru the Courtesy of 
Love 



Waltzing with Angel 
My Kingcfom for a Kiss 
Papa Tree Top Tall 
Bermuda Buggyride 

, WITMARK & SONS 
Vittii sixth Avciiutt, 
KCA Bl<lK.„ N. V. 
Gil ARI.UC r WABK£>'. trvf. VW. 



42 



VASIETY 





Kite dok Reri^s 



YACHT CLUB 



ljrjtiAan..J>ec.Zf. 
*Lsi?i^Jn.^/:T (y/fic l&tidffn' opened at 
iVtst Victoria Paface last fght (7>, 
i« Kurt liointsffYi(ik.'s second shoy/ 
at tba hosjf comfomia^ ya«idtvil|ei ^NEW .TOKK> 

and rwoe and, iioe, :»eadei byli VachS Cjub, directly opposite Leon 
I>»tt Holtr^ japporlcd i>7 George 

Eob^, the Dxami^nd' nk, Walter h ***^^ ^^^^"^^ ^'^^ ^"^^ **»^ 

Da^e Wahl/ Carolyn. Qy^fe^^^ J"!^/'^^^^ 

, V ,v V* j ^ » _, _^ «>ne block. Catapulted info attention 
HagCT, Jack Woltand and JuiU! Hart j tiy Jacfawn, Irving and Reeve, who 
Billy Benmitt, Lolita Cordona and a held forth here for 19 weieks until 



|j* (fTom VAMcrr «ikI Clipper) T 

I * ♦ f » f > f t » f » » » t»»» » »»» » # r 

^ First pcbErc mentkxi of Will Hays 
I to head a pcodmxr brganizatiion. 
•|Soc:ething' to replace tbe- JSiaL Asso,; 
io£ the Motfoa Picture lodusiry.; 
I Herbert Hoover alsa> ' mentioned a* a 
I posstbility. 



Stops Swim Troupe at Qeve. And. 



f^msM Wmgs Wit 



Seaitlev Dec 8. 
S^rpshopters can miss. 



DaicMl Burns. 



I Willie Weber took over Boni'ta's fur- 



K:, ♦r»«. x-^^* attr..* «f tnl^^^ ^ tfic 5fr€«t, cofi veTtcd it into 

13 the b6»t enojt til^ sort to Glover Club and installed this 
dateandamire click, ^rtoverh^ | trio^ the Yacht auta is still hitting 
in figured at around VJOOO, which fiigh with two strong features in 
maJses it a resilly remarlcable talent Henny i'Go West') Youngrtian and 
fMiy; Btg^e^ In'ii the sihow^^^^ 

B>>ltz, with Burns and the Diaiiid Youngman is the type of a long, 

following n that order, latter big I lean, fa^t-talking, crisp cpmedianu^ad 
despite th^ ^ ttyey bzste been and jn«jueiant as - 



Cleveland; Dec. 
Thirty city firemen stopped My. 
I ton Boss* touring swimjming troupe 
, Paramount announced it >rould cut» Sharpshooters can miss. | and iindoi*tedly saverf^ th^ 

production costs to J634Wp a fea- Capt, George Wilkinson, currrat at seat civic auditoraum from a mi 
■tiire. Evea de MiUe specials were ; Stat^ <Stek-ling> • with' his wife,, l;: lure Jotwistown Floods 
^ being J/:ept to $B^fiQO, Down pa ^ dido't aim .. strajght du rin g • a nightv^,^j^^' fj, r yin itM» tiail, 
stories, tfio/with Valerntino's big Ti'-"' 'L ' '' '\^t ' 4u <t ^ •■ 

l-Tbe She: / acquired for prily ?7,m ^ th^ waS' Two Bours neiore me first per. 

i ■ ■■• ^ dressed and the sliuiw- went oh.: ^fonhaiice, a' superintendent disco\r« 

I Planned to call the new theatre in — — — ^ ' - jered a bulge in the 76x31 foot port. 

; the Buoh: building .th£ P^via and- 4 • /h;« «« « | able taiik made of .wood and canvas 

f chargfe hM4 for b^^ 



I pictures. Called it. the Cameo and) 
J cut priceis. 



To AFA's V-P Roster 



Alice Br^y made a contract with 
Famous Players <I*ar) Voiding a. 



around for two yeari. 

Looks a^cinch for 12 weeks or as 
miJdi lofiger as Holtz iiraDts to stay, 

TBlook of show Js credited, as being 
by \ S&nny, B4^iIlCT,, with -music by 
ttichard Creart,. 



CoBese b<$ fig 

fr^XiiDas Skw Cot 



Chicago, Dec. 8. 

College Inn ; of the ttaitl Sherman 
fs ^ttfog dowit .on Jff iloor show: 
HfVtjth^ for the few: weeks precedr 
fiig'ihe Christmas holiday^ replacing 
Jerry and Turk with fKe Mangims, 
fnd letting out toward Ni^ 

Spot tifiTures oh $1,000 cut in 
.Iwdget^ froth the presdit |S;000 show 
cost, 

MCA Js planning to organize the 
current College Inn riiow into' a 
yautfi tinit' Krj>wa aT the 'College 
Inn. CircwF^ ahoW has bi^ getthig 
eiMtsidetable hui over the ether 
:with the ;i{6ger P^or orchestra' top^ 
pttig^ ;., ,. .-L . ■. .. ^ ■ 
VMpA is setting a, price of around 
k|»;aOO for the unit 



a Milton 

Bet\e^v/Ho can handle a jam-packed 
bunch of customers such as at the 
Yacht Club, Frances Faye is the 
hard'Working, pianO'thuihping, sing 
swinger /whose ivoiV tickling is 
somethih', and has lOng t>e<ra re- 
nowned for her Steinwayplogy. only 
if^s not a Sfeinway but some de^ 
crimit music box which she puonmels 
imul it says Benny Goodntiait, 

Johnny and George are holdovers, 
dusky 'vocal combo, at the piano; 
Johnny McClaren is the 'Baby-Face' 
Of the Paris and Cannes hiteries of 
some years back, big &ves in the 
French jemts until the * depresb 
chased everybody back to the ^tates. 
Ibrlem warbling pair have been 
here for months. Pat^. Ogden: is a 
dance specialist ind the Three Pep- 
pei:5 give but Svith rhy thmology < but 
they're hors d'Ouvres for Youhg- 
man-Faye, 'AbeL 



HICKORY HOUSE, N. Y. 

Hickory House has snagged, in The 
Three T*, Jack Teagarden, tr<nnr 
bone, Frank Trumbauei', sax, Charles 
Teagarden^ trumpet, a first .flieht 
swing groiip culled from Paul White- 
man's orchestra and iiresented by 
the king of jazz hiinsetf. Long in. 
dividtial heroes, by viriue of their 
style and 'technique, to the seriotis 
swing enthusiasts, as a <!bmbo they 
(Continued oii page 44) 



{ Dorothy Poyntpn Hill, Alf Phillip 
! and other. Olympic champs were. tak. 
i ing practice dives, at the time. If 
'-r-^ — r, I the show had gone on, fire chief said 

American Federation of Actors'i that 303,000 pounds of ^aier woi^^^^^^^ 
prior contract with Realart, Par icoundl has appointed Ben Bernie as It, ^.. -^^t^ i,- 
subsid: Realarf had sought to oreach | sedond v^p to -iWl the unexpired term | wall, perhaps k. 

the contract oh the grounds she was I of Victor Moore. -Latter resigned J tt»e high divers 
getting too thin, .nearly ivecipitating | when moi'ing to Hollywood. Another \ adjoining Piiblic Music Hail, 
3""^ _ . fill-in appointment is ttot of Chic I Fritz 

■• ' York as fourth v-p, si»cceeding duy I i\vo performances had been slated 

West Coast pix workers jittCirT Mejgley^ who is in Chicago as AFA|i„ ^jgys. but both were hopeless- 



over the report all studios woiild 
diut down for thi^ee months: Biz 
in the dumps. 



office manager. 



Mrs. Sidney Drew (Gladys Raii. 
kin), doing a dramatic sketch. I(o 
knOcker-outer. 



Fritzi Schefl dbihg another come- 
back. At the Palace, N. Y., this 
time. 



Winnie Lightner was the ' act 
saver of the Lightnier Girls and 
Alexander Bevue at the Palace, N.Y, 



Jimmie Hussey and Frances White 
split the honors at the Winter G*ar> 
den, N. Y., with Charles T. Aldrich 
as runner'Upper. 



Move to establish a Negro grand 
opera troupe in N. Y. under discus- 
sion> but got. nowhere. 



Belle . Baker has been added tO the 

of 

femme office holders to three. Others 
are Sophie Tucker and Sally Rand. ; 



1 ly jinxed. First was^cahcelled lie., 



demaind froin . . road 



_ .. . ^ ,j cause of ' low advance sales through 

council, increasmg the number of ^ j^^j^ ^, ^^uy^ob. S^ 

by wortied'hail officiaJs, put a coiii.'^- 
plete damper on' Ross ^ and Im Nar 
tional Prbfessipnal Swimming 'Tours 
company, ' whfch'left- for a date toda^* y 
i9) in Providence, R.' I. 

All money wsis refunded .while firer ' 
men s^nt , .Nearly sut tough , hours , 
pumping but ' the' 303,66o pounds of 
water. ' Krieisler next door was mora 
burned, as sound of jpifmpers ,dis> . 
turbed, his audience all through con* 
cert. 



and -redubed 

shows. 



Y. . censors cut Xadies Must 
Live* so severely that Keith can- 
celled ' Had booked it before cuts. 



Al H. Woods quit the Producing 
Manageirs' Assn. in . a peeve .over 
their attitude toward his 'Demi Vir- 
gi ,' which had been closed by po- 
lice. 



Vakiety Offered concrete fig;ures to 
support its contention that 12,000 
vaude acts were forced to lay off 
through' smaller bills, closed houses 



Shovirfolk playing 'Missouri had. to 
be vateinated. Smallpox scare and 
everyone, got scratehed. 



Burley 'show sighed up a human 
fly for the season. Carried hitn 
along for outside baUyhoo. 



WTERY NOTES 



\ Billy and Beycriy .Bemis c|ose at ^ 
the Biltnaofe. Bowl, L; A., .Dec. IV^; 
and move, into the Chez Paree,. Chi«^t 
cago, .Christmas Day, for a rua: 



Dake Elliniclbn goes into the Cot- i 

, Was also I ton Glub, (Culver City, Col,- Dec. 25, I 

a safe cracker' and handcuff worker. 'for three weeks* minimum. 





C O M P '( 



THE FOLLOWING H^ii<> 




Wcdncedayf December 9, 1936 



VARIETY 



43 



Leon & Eddie's Matinees with ( Acts 




Leon & Eddie's West ' 52d strieet 
hitery; <N< Y.) biddi tor day- 
time biz with six acts of vaudeville 
with $^ <>£ the six 

• acte I conies $200-$225. They're 
charged fortnightly and constitute 

■ inbstly eluh acts or those play ihg .the 

■ hinterland vaude nabes. The date, is; 
jrepresented as; ia 'showing' • oppbrtu- 

ity.' 

. When the 'yellow peril' ruled 
;fird.ad1ivay during the depresh, the 
■ • chownieineiries gave jnore or less ifuil 
.. . fihbws with their table d'hote ,65c and 
f85c luhcheons, w^ thie ight 

' vjactS: during , the iunch session- also, 
f icon 8i Eddife's regular nighit show 
:. differs entirely in . personnel arid 
qu^li.% 

Former'. ,$1 luncheon .dansants— 
,the niusic Vas . always thei;e-r:av|er- 
il. aged .60. -to, 90 luncheons week-days 
i and arpuiid 20d-'225 S^tutday?, On- 
VUie first week's shoyir ti-y the lunch- 
-' eons have ranged 120-135 week-days 
and hit 380: luncheon': checks Satur- 

• ■■•(5>A, ■ r 



PEYTON APPLIES FOR 
PARWffl AFTERS 



. Pittiburgh^D.ec. . 

Eddi'e "Pey torii band leader and nite 
rtub- oSvirijfer here, has begun a heW 

" <raint>aigri to get out of ' the work- 

.•Jipuise,'. to which he -Wras sentenced to 
a Qne-tpithree-year term last; March 
Htor i slugging ai . customer :during ah 

; prgijnient. His. application -for a 
pardon has . been listed for hearing 
by the; Boatd of Pardons in Harris- 
burg pec. 17, at which tinie; he will 
have, served nine rnonths. 

' Less than two montiis' ago Peyton's 
plea* for parole on the grounds that 
tie had jtist . become,; a father, was 
ti^Vned down here by two judgc^' : , 

^ Si his jmprisonmerit, Peyton's 
riitery on thei Stubenyille Pike, has 
been idle except for a brief and un- 
prpfliable ^iirry this ^ sumriier by 
owners ,pf ;do>yntow.n Plaza cafe. 



fritdiai^ and Lord Mt 



if Ann PifitthardVand Jack Loi-d salt 
Saturday (12) for Monte Carlo for 
ibfljr .weekis. at .t^^^^ de Piaris 

e, ojperijng Dec. 22. .Oh; coriclii- 
Lof :,this >dat^, the team goes to 
the Sayby hbtel^ L^^ 
^ Fffink Belnibnt' i^^^^^ 



Jqhahnesbtirg, Nov 
''theatre ■ continues 



with 
arid 



Empire 

vilidevlile.'.'Seriatbr' Murphy 
• Dave Seedi' assisted by Jackr ' Jahis 
gnd Lillian- White, are U. S. vauders 
on the -bill. v 

bthers'bh the bill are Rudy Starita 
and. his iriarimba 'orchestra and the 
PburOrtons. . 



SNAKE STORY 



'iPish.This^ ime — Hazel Ariel 
Rescutd 'Firbm' Python's Grip 



Charlotte, n: C., Dec. . 
r- Hazel Ariel; playing the Virginia, 
Danville, in ft vaudfeville act, last 
week found out how it js to feel the 
coils ot a; python . ar bund" her throat. 

. , The jgirj appeared \yith the severi- 
fppt reptile > .to .do ; a dance: Tl)e 

■ snakei :^as; muzzled becaiise,: ■While' 
not poisonous, its fangs 'ban-Haceraie 
the flesh. It had been purehastid 
two week's ' ' wais, still 

^trange.. 

;The heavy coil shuffled, suddenly 
and v/^^as around her nec^^ in a trice. 
The audi ' hear .^.the girl gasp, 
'He's got me.' ;Sh6 m'otibned; to the 
■^yings and tlie curtai came down. 

Stage haridis. and bth^r performers, 
iddeh from . the aUd ience^ engaged 
in a rbugh" and tumble" iight with 
the lathing python. They firially uhr 
Coilecl it. ' • - 



HEATER STARTS FIRE 

t. Louis, .'Dec. ft.- 
Heating "ievjce in Grieen Lantern 
Inn, St.,': Louis County nitery, started 
firie Jaist week ^hat caused $2,000 Ibss. 

Fire started ^ at time when no 
patrons were in- place. Ernest Schu- 
pnajtiri, owners resided in the build- 
. iiMi with his paienti. 



WEEK AT A TIME 



ThaVs All Cherry Sis. Can Play- 
Too Busy jDoiiis Guard Duty 



Cedar ids, Dec. 8. 

About; every sb of ten when news is 
scarce, the Cherry Sisters are good 
for a wheeze. Last week they broke 
into print again when they canie to 
town frbmi their iarm home, near 
Marion to report that vandals bave 
been stealing;wood from their place 
and that th^ are guartHng their 40 
acres .vrith a shot gun,. 

Addie. and Effie, when asked if 
they had any yaude engagements in 
sight, rbpUed they Could only get 
away from tlieir il .for a Week 
at 'a time; 




.Veloz- and yblanda jgo into the 
Balaban-.iS;: Katz' .Chicago for two 
weeks starting Deq. 29. to fulfill ^ 
cbnttact ' which was signatured last 
year. . ; . ' 

Deal calls for $8,6oO a v/eek net, 
highest , salary, evier . p;aid to a .dance 
team in any ' theatre. . . Book! set 
by M.C.A.- 

: Following^ the B.&K. d^te team 
returns, to Palmer HbUse. 
; ■ 'Jack Dferiny orchestra ' follows thb 
current Little Jack Little band ori 
the rostrum. 



HENDERSON SEHLES 

liNlONTIFF 



High Finance 



A twoVman act is listed on the 
Federal Theatre Project roles 
Nevf YoxH at $23.95 each 
per week, but the inside on the 
distribution of the salary . evi- 
dences a new high in business 
adumen. " 

Senior rnember of the team, 
has his .partner under contract 
at $15 p.er week. Hp • pockets 
.the difference besides his- own 
relief check. 




S H O W S FOR 




No Special New Year's Eve Shows 
By RKO# toew's This Yearj Too 




DE MARCOS WOULD VACASH 

Dancers Feel They Need Rest After 
Four /Shears at Plaza 



• Montreal, . Dec; 
- Bert- Henderson, international vice- 
president of the Atne'rican Fed.era-' 
tipn of Musicians, New York 

Saturday^ (5) after havihg settled tlie 
disputeVhere bietween Orchestras, at 
Chez Maurice,. Kraus- 
■manns^; .. . En^bassy' cabaret^ 

All orcheStrias' are retained and cbur 
tracts are : Signed ' monthsii as 

from ■ October L protects the 

hiteries_ from unidn trouble during 
the. tourist seasbn, which opens here 
^hbvt May. 

, ' Attempt' to . resigi) iatidn 

of .Stewart Du .president of Lo- 
cal 406, 'was "dropped. ' 



Casino's 4 Bands 



Chicago, -Dec. 
Bros. the' first act set 
■foi" .hew Intiernational Casino, 
opening, in New York sometime in 
Pebruary. 

.. Casino, will, top all orchestra setups 
^wi^h four bands; one at the Pntrance 
heill," one- in the cocktail robin and 
tw'a i the Casi ' proper. ' Music 
Corp.' of America is booking. 



ittsbur^h. 

Inability to get suitable attractipriis 
at the. right price may force Stanley, 
Warners' deluxer, into policy Of only 
occasional shows. House went back 
to presentati ' 13," after three 

mbnths of bickering, with, m 
but has been ' trouble 

lining up names. ■ 

Harry Kalmine, WB zone manager,, 
and his assistant, C. , w Latta, spent 
several days iri New "York last week,: 
but fact that WB hais only a couple 
of weeks of time to offer is making 
it tough oh' the. local .situation. 

It wasn't until over the weekend 
that a show was set to open Friday 
(11). It's- Rudy Vallee's 'Varieties,' 
which will have 'Jungle Princess' for 
screen accompaniment. After , that 
Ethel Waters brings i her al^cpir 
ored unit Dec. .:but hothi is set 
to'fbilbw.' ., 

'Scandals' -is being off;ered at $10;- 
000, but house figures that's too stiff. 
Norman Carroll's 'Mardi Gras' unit 
.also a possibility. , 

'Nuir Back in Cleve. 

For Theatre Week 

Cleveland, Dec. 8. 

After 10 weeks oh the road, for 
*Foli©s de Nuit,? Mike- Speciale -is 
bringing back his vaude -tirilt Dec. 31 
to Dave .Marmof stein's Circle for its 
theatre bow in town, where it started, 
a Girl show . produced fpr. Great 
Lakes Expo ran at old French Casino 
herfe threje months . .before . going on- 
the road, but the ^ ori inal has been 
revamped en. route: Donaldson Four- 
sbme . and ,Toto are. the only veterans 
left in company of ^0 carrying its 
own stage iband. .Additions consist of 
Johnny Lee sind Th.ree Lees, Andrini 
Bros.', Four Cam^rohs and Arbutus.; 

Speciale is in New York ,iining;!up 
ahother ihow. for June Carr ' and' 
tagged. /Mexi.caWa;*^^^ 

U. Y. Par*8 Bands 

With Glenn Gray's Casa Loma or- 
chestra booked for a repeat engage- 
ment at the Paramount, N; Y., 'the 
house may also bring back ..Louis 
Armstrong and Guy Lombardo bands 
after the first of the year. 

iThe' Casa Lpm'a band, Which in- 
augurated it shows at the. N.^ Y. 
Par 'last Xmas day, comes in to| this 
Christmas and' New "Year -s with 'Col- 



lege Hoi i • (Par). 



. and Rence peMarcb are cie-; 
sifbus of bowing out of the Persian 
Room of the Hotel laza, N. Y., 
where they've been for four years 
almost AVithqut interruption, save for 
the lapses, first with Emil 

Cbleman's music, latterly with Eddy 
Diichin's orchestra. 

Tbny DeMarco says needs a 
rest. When insisting: upon- workihg 
only once; nightly, ' for supper, the 
act. was cut frbmi around $1,700 to 
$1,300. ^ Plaza management now 
wants to reinstate the pld figure, but 
the dancers prefer the vacash i 



CANTOR'S 24G IN 




Cantor drew $23,900. for; 
himself and his six<-person unit for 
six days at the RKO, Boston, last 
week.' jt was the .highest salary ever 
paid for a variety stage engagement. 

Cantpr ; ;exceeded litiis • guarantee 
figure ($15,000) by nearly $9,000 in 
splitting 56-56 with the house on the. 
gross. 

Swim Tours Loses 
h junction Suit Vs. 
Eleanor Holm Jarrett 



, .Temporary injurictipn 
ElearioV Holm Jarrett from appear- 
ing': professionally,, except under 
their management,^ was denied . Sam 
Snyder and Fred Waible of- National 
Professional' Swimming ^TPurs, . Inc., 
last vfeek by N. Supreme Court 
Justice Louis A^ Valente. Court held 
that evidence showing .that Mrs.' Jar- 
rett entered into ap. pral agreement 
to. join their outfit . ..was 'insiifticient 
to warrant a stop-order 'pending trial 
of suit for permanent injunction and 
(damages to be fixed by the. court. 

Plaintiffs are suing on the ground 
that: the swim star last October, 
through '^hfer -personal agent-, Mark 
iianha; agreed orally to join Up Vith 
sevPral- other blymp4c\ stars. ; . I an 
eight weeks' tour of thp itntiry 
b'egihnirig iD.ec. 1.' 'I'he only stipula- 
tion Mrs. Jijrriett -rnkde, - the -p^ 
trffs claimed, was- that ohly-. the best 
swimmefsj'^male and female, in the 
country wbuid ' be sighed' tip by the 
plaintiffs.' Under the', agreemeW, Mrs 
Jarirett-was to recbiVe $1,250 a weekj 
or "12% of the profits. 

Opposing the injunction motion, 
Mrs. Jarriett dehiGd. entering info any 
agreement, written or oralJy. with 
the plainti and declared Hanna 
had no authority to sign without her 
consent, which ?he- says she never 
^gaVe. She plans a yatide tour with 
her husband. Art Jarrett. ■ 



There'll be few special New 
Year's Eye jbbs for; acts in. the New 
Ybrk theatres this year, RKO ; and 
Loew's being determined not to spot 
stage shows for the one night in thp 
pijCture;. hoifses. Both circuits claim 
it is too much/., bother for the 
small profit possi 

In the. past RKO booked .special 
shows .for 'nearly; a dozen scattered 
houses in the Metropolitan area. 
Loew's confined its shows to' three 
or four of the outlying: spbts., 

ilsual. b;p; scale for the special 
stage shows was. $1-^50 top, though 
few of the acts .got more than- $50; 
for thb nigh t*s work. 

Current picketing .campaign by the 
American F<?deratiori bf Musicians' 
and American Federation of Abtors . 
may ha.ve; something to- do with the 
nix oh the New Year's shows. Doubt- 
ful whether the musicians Local 802 
in ' N. Y." would grant permission for 
.the use 'bf pit-' crpws for, just the* one 
night when" it ;is making a deter- 
mined fight ''fbr • the return of . per- 
manent stage ;php>ys. . Fgr^ cn.p, thing, 
the ;sf>eciar st'age per f brmances-wbuld 
necessarily mean the temporary >halt 
of picketing of some of the-fbrmer 
vaude filmers .-in the city. ..• 



W0tl^N GOES m 
AS EUROPEAN REP 



Chicago, Dec. :8. 

Lbii Wolf son of the; William Mor- 
ris , agency has severed' his . contiec- 
tions to join Music' Cdrp. of America.-^; 
He will; work with the MCA offices : ; 
i_ this country lor couple p£. • 
months and .then go. to. Lbndbn to. 
co-head the European- activitieis' for , 
luICA with Earl Bailey. t ,- ; 

Wblfson will spend, a mpnth in the ■ 
New Yprk Pffice, "and then ' s[ month •. 
apiece in' Chicago ahd Los A'hgeleSt 
and vfill sail - for Europe sometime.'; 
next : March ; with Jiites C. Stein. 

Wolf son was due to go abroad; for 
^he Morris office shortly 'but couldn't 
get . together with Harry Foster' on 

terihs: ; " ;:• 

''Wb^soiv had been grobmedbij? wU-i. 
liii}0, j)/lg^t)s',::3r». and; Abe'CastiEpi^el 
for. ah .Important 'spdt .in; the Mdrris , 
drgah'ization, . havi been '=.. ^nt 
around ' the country "and abroad -.ai . 
a biiil4up> That ^^olfsoh . had j hjs: 



pwn idea$;~on booking fprcjigh ta^pni 
out of the Poster agency ;cjcipatedj the 
schi$.m, \yitb .the Mo.r.rig . office's Lpn-' 
donf.'iaffiliate,; and prompted 4he. 

MGA, - atfter . iome opposition; - in ■ 
I^ndpri* CteceStly ats'vlBritish 
booking'.- license. • Earl . A;.;Bail^ .;. 
■in Charge and: Wolf sbw 'W'.ill 'be'asso-. ' 
■ciatjed- 'With' 'him •but'' ph ."^a- Toyihg;.;- 
coinniissip^., all- oyer .-.Europe; 'ahd-^v.: 
Americji, ;•.-;. .. ■■ y' " • 

' pick Henry . 'remai 
Morrlis. foreign 'bookings. 




Chicago, Dei*. 

Faith -Bacon fell into/a ffjass pedes- 
tal on the . ppehlhfj shoy/ Saturday 
(5) at the Stati2-Jjak<» her0 and cut 
her leg severely. 

She is but of the,: shbw, Ada Leon- 
ard replacing. 



To Be Published Late in Decemhei 



Reservatiohs May Be Sent to Any Variety Of f ice 



NEW YORK 
1 54 West 46th St. 



LOS ANGELES 
1708 No. Vine St. 



CHICAGO 
54 W.Randolph St. 



LONDON 
8 St. Martin's PI. 




Wm; Jpy 2a Fatality 
Of Pite 5^aita 

Pittsburgh^. ;; . 
Williani:. Joy, 24, piano pjayer. with 
Al Turner's' orchestra ;it Bachelors 
CJub," died last week 'of Jn.iUi'ics r«0?- 
ccivcd in an auto, c.raslv in which an- 
other man was l?illed .the mbrnihg.; 
after: ThanksL'ivingi. Joy huhi; bn for 
72 hours at Mercy hcspital, but never - 
I'cgaincd cbn'3cioUshess. 'He had 
fractured si: * . 
. Other yictim waS^^^W Norve , 

colored dancer at same .spot, who- 
.was dead when bystanders reached 
Ihe sedrie of the collision. Norvell 
was driving Joy home early in the 
rhorning after the close, of busihe.S8 
at the Bachelors Club and ran into 
the. back bf a. street car. 



Columbus, Dec. 8, 
: Bobby Fergusen and Charles Gish, 
female impersonators, playing at th« 
Ballyhoo, local nite club, were aerji^ 
pusly injured Wednesday., (i) in «|^.; 
auto crash ~east; of here. 



WedmeHdmyr D^cciiiber 9, 193(6 





on Pay Indef 



Baltimore, Dec, 8. 
scar Appei, prez pf ;40, 
went to New York lasit week arid, 
after huddling, with the 
American Pedi^ration of Musicians, 
returned to announce thait the, 12 
nien who used to play in the pit at 
the erstwhile vaudeiDilm Lbew's 
pehtuify will continue to draw 
*stri salaries (half scale): 'indeft- 

itely/ Musicians, Who have been 
-of Century trerich . since the 
iioew hoiise. went straight tiltos on 
Sep^ 4, have:, since that date, been 
drawing half their former scales of 
$75 per man, with Local 40. paying 
off. The men liavej however, been 
restrained by the union frdm taking 
jobs.el§ewhere. 

Though Appel says he cannot pre- 
dict how long •indeflnitely' will be, 
it may continue till next Labor Day, 
unless the; union end Lpew's can be- 
come reconciled. Already Local ,40, 
With the approval bf the hatiqnal 
body, has paid the former Century 
pitmen 'strike' wages longer thaa 
any '.musical union; ih country has 
ever paid members put of a theatre 
. And booked by the, union oh ., similar 
status. 

Though the Century gaye due tio^ 



WSE' HARRISON 




GAY 90*5, NEW YORK 



tice to' its musicians before dropping 
vaude;, arid in no way broke its con- 
tract, the union contlhues to classify 
house . 'unfair/ On one occasion 
at leaist overture was madi to bpoth 
operators iaind stagehands that these 
employees walk out, but both groups 
nixed. 

. As /matters $tand, the Loew Spot 
does not seem particularly inter- 
ested in getting together with the 
union. Theatre made several offers, 
best of which was proffered about 
a month ago, when house was willing 
to guarantee pitmen 20 weeks of 
Work on; oCcaBlonal stageshbw 
policy before next September. Uinibh 
declined to negotiate on that' basis. 

CleVe.May^ 
At Bkptcy. Sale 





CHEZ PAREE 

CHICAQQ 



Thsnte to MCK «tl.TOM 

arm ApriT uiv 




jN«w XMk Sep.— UtW WtOM; 



CHAISTMAS CARD AGENTS 

I^rgo,:' prailto ; eMity. santed nelllhg 
Mipr 21-pQiaer Anortment. Sells on 
•iBtii ior IV<>0. Writ* for pairtlcuUrii. 

DOllOTHEA ANTEIi 
We«t Itmd St., . V. 



Mayfair Gasi reputed to have 
cost $250,000 onginaUyi went through 
a bankruptcy court sale ^-M^ (7) 
aiild came out of it sold to a new 
cpmbiiiie for the surprisingly low 
amount of $6,500. : 

Buyer Was the Euclid Casino, -Jhc, 
whibh. suppbisedly cpnsists of most, of 
the: old Mayfair's stockholders. Chief 
one is said to be Nate WeissCnberg, 
whose $50,000 interest in the venture 
was protected by ai chattel mortgage. 

Order of sale draWn up by Harry 
H. Itose, receiver, included secured 
liens totaling $75,CQ0 arid general 
claims ariiouriting; to $202,000. Fix 
ttJireSii]nerchandise, .gbb.d WiU and ac 
ieourits receivable came to $23,175. 
Only free assets sold for benefit^ of 
general' creditors were food and 
liquors valued at $4,499< 

Sale cbnflrriied by. Cart D. Frie- 
boliri, referee : in bankruptcy, wipes 
nut approximaitely $235,000 in . gen- 
eral claimis, but new oWners will 
have to assume $75,000 in valid Uens 
agairist the theatre-cabarei MCA's 
.40-week cbntract to supply-' name 
bands Was automatically cancelled 
by bankruptcy action. . 

Opened by Harry Propper, who 
resigned three weeks ago, the Casino 
is riot making any definite, change bf 
policy until after holidays. Xavier 
Cugat's orchestra is in for |^he cyr- 
rent week; With revue, consisting of 
Jackie Green, Olive . V|[hitb,sKarre 
I^^arbri . Trio and Francis Allis 
Dancers, 

Benny Rubin and George Hamil- 
^n's band are opening Friday (11 )» 
doubling in revue for Variety Cliib, 
which has taken over entii-e house 
tor itsi, annual bariquet-ball. 

:Proik>sed deal with French Casino, 
Inc., of New York, went cold two 
weifeks ago. 



OSmNS and LfiSSY 
Comedy. Piario 

Club Callente, N. T. 

Julie Oshins and Benny ;L«;ssy ap- 
parently have been around. Their 
ahtecedents include the CatskiU M^^^ 
Ufe-of-the-party jjernts the 
bPrscht circuit, miribr hiteries, et al. 
It evidences fulsomely that, appar- 
eritly, there's a substrata of show 
business where talent in the embryo 
is still being ..nurtured, but, urifortU- 
riatelyi it's a bit of a pii-oblCrii to un- 
earth 'em frorifi their cultivatmg 
grounds. That's due to a number, of 
pjrabtical show biz reaisons, the inost 
Important being the obvious neces- 
sity for any and all acts of this type 
to keep working, regardless. 

When finally they hit a West 52d 
street showcase, it's still a hazard if 
somebodyll go for 'em. Oshins and 
LessTi with their strong sense of 
<omedy values, merit that isort of 
attention. But what theit immediate 
future may be is in the lap of the 
jsods* 

Their flair, for exaggerated Busso- 
American comedy hoke with: limey 
fol-de-rol is wor&y of top aittention. 
Denatured a bit, edited down to side- 
siep the unnecessary iridigp catiph- 
linesr spruced up in a . smarter set of 
dinner; jackets and props, they would 
have Ibts on the baU for almost any 
nitecy. The. s^ge limitations are ob- 
vious, but that will come. 

Their intinie and Well-developed 
manlier of clowning corimiends them 
highly. Abel, 

GAU GALI 
Mairle: ^-'-r'- 
12 tHa^ One 
State, N. T. 

i;gyptian . sleight-of-hand Worker 
presents a Very entertaining turri. 
Doesn't do many tricks, but all bf 
them expertly. Especially the gag 
akin \b the shell-game, working with 
three cups .arid producing chicks 
irorin tbrl^, and vice versa, ' 

Also has a nice card trick and a 
different money-changing stunt, 
drawing them out to fill the 12 min 
utes' running time; but never allow 
ing himself to lag; Dressed as an 
Egyptian, lor. all anybody kiitfws 
who has never been to Egypt, but 
ispeaks with little trace bf an accent, 
and therefore easily 'imderstandable. 
in his slight efforts at coniedy. 

In the deuce at the State on 
Broadway and over easily. A ciiich 
for the niteries front Whence he hails 
in the first place. He's been at the 
Club Versailles, N. Y., lor months. 



he THEATRE of the STARS 



atNEHAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES 

LOEW BLDG. ANNEX 

160 WEST 46T« ST. NEW YORK 



Night Cliib Reviews 



HICKORY HOUSE, N.Y 



I H L U B I N 

GE N ER A I MANAGE* 

SIDNEY H. PIERMONT 

BO OX IN O MANAGE* 



(Continued from page 42) 

opened . With their music racks in 
front of them; 

Miisic racks . don't look good in 
front of a small swings combo. 
"Whether or no the boys actually 
refer to the orchestrations on them 
they destroy the illusion of spon 
taneity and exteriiporaneous lettings 
go thaf s supjMsed to be the gist of 
sWing. But no doubt those racks 
are therp ; only iiritil ;The Three T's 
(arid their piario,. bass and traps 
augmentation) get used to each other 
and themselves as a unit. In the 
meanwhile, ' the. solo .stuff is mighty 
Dretty, and' the ensemble beginning 
lo take shape. The Three T's col- 
lege boys draw listen prpperly idol- 
atrous and shining-eyed, their car- 
riage trade bewildered but yearning 
to ' understand, while the Hickory 
House's own home- folks are good 
and happy because it's good, and 
loud. / Ager, 

GALIENTE 

(NEW YORK) 

ick Goldman's Club Caliente on 
the south side of West 52d street is 
one of the hotcha ispots in 'America's 
Montmartre.'> It's a throwback . to 
the l)re-repeal hot .boxes, but the 
moderate tariffs and the zippy pace 
.make it obviously good stuff even 
now. 

The tempo is sizzling, drinks 
low, no couvert, no mi imum, lots 
of value for the money* and as re- 
sult the clientele is steady. 

That joints bf this type can only 
get talent on the principal they're 
'showing' explains the economic 
\yhyfore of the overhead. The lesser 
ispecialties don't matter; a tapster or 
a coon-shouter is worth 50 bucks 
average for the weekly grind. 

But teams like Julie Oshins and 
Benny Lessy (New Acts) can't stay 
in this groove forever. Somebody 
will 'discover' them one day, for irii- 
iportant company. Irving Ross is a 
tenor-m.Ci who, with time and polish, 
should graduate into faster tracks. 

Gail Lee is a tapster fresh out of 
the dancing academy who clicks iand 
Elsie Gilbert trucks and susie-Q's in 
accepted manner, while cbon-fehout- 
ing and Wqes-siijging Johnny Powelh 
who toots a tnean horn, gets off in 
swing style that apparently sends the 
custbmer. Mike. (Riley and) Farley 
(The Music Goes 'Round and 
Around,', remember?) opens this 
week his owa combo. Abel» 



FUN MARCHES ON 

(Olsen A Jehrisen) 
(ORPHEUM, M'PLIS) 

Minneapolis, Dee. 5. 
•Fun Marches on' is typical Olsen- 
Johnson enter tainmerit— insane, noisy 

arid rough. In its third week, it still 
needs coinslderable polishing and irit- 
provement before it Will measure UP. 
: n talent, spontaneity and all-around 
worth to soriie of the riiadcap comics 
previous contributions. But it pos- 
sesses most of the component ele- 
ments that Olsen-Johnspn fans de- 
mand ' and undoubtedly will be 
whipped into better shape. ' . ■ 
• Of course, there's no dearth 6f 
boisterous belly laughs and, it's 
needless to say, the show wouldrt t 
be any candidate for any Nobel re- 
finement prize if there were ariy 
such animal. The fun lunatics work 
as hard and as effectively as ever 
arid again dominate the stage aCtivi* 
ties. Their antics, capers and slap- 
stick comedy business and their gags 
are largely familiar, which, no doubt> 
is how the audience would have it: 
A number of ideas from the pair's 
other shows have been incorporated 
into this revelry, but the line of 18 
girls and their dalnce numbers, sev 
eral specialty perforipers arid other 
principals, and sbme of the skits and 
patter, are new. There is one flash 
productibn number. 

The feminine contirigent, labeled 
Olechics and recruited in Hollywood 
alorig with the rest of the shbw, are 
passable lookers arid fairly good 
dancers. Their tap and other rou- 
tines are pretty much alorig conven 
tional lines, but reflect good drllFrng. 

Those figuring in the merrimerit 
arid singing, and dancing, in addition 
to the stars, are the veterap .comic, 
Roy Cummings, who is given piti- 
fully little to do; Ole Olsen, Jr^* and 
Greorge Sidney, tried'and-true 
stooges and ; accompliceS. ln 'lunacy, 
without Which na Olsen^Johnison 
show would be Complete; Jack 
Cavanaugh, who spins ropes with 
startling skill during a pretentious 
flash western nUriiber that has the 
girls twirlirig ribbons arid bedecked 
as; cbwboys and Indiaris; Noliim 
Willis, a youthful, personable singer; 
Hector and. his Pals, always pleasing 
dog act; the Pierce Sisters, four 
dusky and hefty singers and dancers 
who land high In the applause 
column; the six Hollywood Co-Eds, 
whose acrobatic^ and contortionistic 
dancing and stunts rate above par, 
arid Ruth Faber, good-looking lead- 
ing lady. . . 

A screen trailer agam introduces 
the show with flashes of Hitler and 
Mussolini acclaiming the merits of 
the entertainment ih, dubb.ed-in Yid- 
dish and Negro dialect, respectively. 
Then the girls parade acrosit the- 
stage >rith zany banners, whereupon 
Olsen & Johnsbn themselves start 
theiir round of i iridelicacies and.iiot- 
bus nonsecalities in the desert with 
an auto-trailer. 

There's the old returning soldier 
bit, with the other fellow in the 
Woman's bed and then Olsen gets 
into his strong ni.c. stride,- introduc- 
Ihg the specialty acts. ' "The" Hector 
pups work with a large prop tree as 
stage decoration — a typical Olsen- 
. Johnson touch that cops rlaughs. The 
cowboy-Indiairi number follows and 
then more familiar comedy. Un- 
orthodox Moments in History, with a 
few new touches such as Johnson 
heard behind the curtain shouting, 
'Open that . door,' and the curtain 
parting to reveal him butside one of 
those backyard buildings that the 
late Chic iSale helped to make 
famous. ' 

, A new comedy scerie has 'costumes, 
from General Electric' and 'the per- 
formers bedecked 'with kitchen 
CQuipmerit and Johnsbn making 
wisecracks from a stage bbx.- The 
Six Hbllywbbd Cp-Eds do their act 
featured by somersaults and ' hand- 
springs. "The four Pierce sisters' 
singing and truckih' precede .• a sWell 



dance number by the line, 'Poet arid 
Peasant' in rhythm, with the gitls in 
black silk pajamas and wearing ton 
hats. The show winds up with last 
seaison's burlesque of a Major Bowes' ' 
amateur broadcast, some of the busi- 
ness being new. 

The feature is 'Smartest Git\ ii 
Town' and the screen also offers 
Pathe News, a Dionne color short 
and an RKO comedy. Lots of enter- 
tainment for . 55c. ,top.' Rees. 

MIDNIGHT REVELS 

(ORPHEVM, L! ~ ) 

. -.Li:. c. 6. 

Two better thj^n a, jmedy 
acts, for the Cushmaii type 
imits, riiake Glen . Dale .; Midnight 
Revels' a pleaser. Fun backbone is 
comprised of the dUo, Morosco and 
Hayderi, and the foursome. The 
Grandt Family. !Dale has relegated 
himself to the. role, of m.c. except for 
on^ short interlude, where he refers 
to his past in the B' way show, 'Rose- 
Marie' and comes forth with Tailing 
in Love With Someone.' 

Production is, of course, on small 
scale, but the one drop is in. good 
taste and all costuming is smart, 
dean, and h^at in appearance— even< 
to the rube act, minus the smartness. 
Augmented band put in good Ucks. 
although not being allowed to stand 
Pn its own except in the opening for 
a few moments. 

Beginning with dancing by Bob 
ShUtta, flanked on either side by 
Mary Guinn and Shirley Kent, the 
opus igets : away cleanly with a nice 
flash. , Hard on the heels of a good 
hobf ing session, George LaTour, jug- 
gler, uses Indiari clubs, billiard cues; 
andS a rickety assembly which in- 
cludes a glass of water to add to tha 
suspense. LaTour is okay, the typical 
ppenei* for a vatide show of the old 
school. 

First portiPn of the Grant rube* 
ology is inserted here. Consists ot 
' (Continued, bri page 46) - 




HELD OYER 
ABC, PARIS 



fliww FM»1« All Old Worid qv«r WIU 
■« laUinsted to Kb.ow Th«t 

THEIR 

TAILOR 

(ViaraMflr aft t», Wardoar StrMty 
ii Now Located at Hon Connmodloui 
Premises at . 
75/77, Shaftesbury Avenue 
.MCCADILU. LONDON, ENG. 



SIDNEY FISHER 



NICK LONG, Jr. 

Now Appenrlnr 

CHEZ PAREE 

CHICAOO 
BKttlRN KNOAGKAUSNT 



WALTER "DARE 

WAHL 

NQW 

VICTORIA P.4LACE, LONDON, ENG. 

Dir.: niCK IIRNltY - CY SHAPIRO 
WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY 





Special Material hy MILT FRANCIS' 



Bill Farnswbrth, N. T.. Eye 
Journal said: — 'You can haVe 
your Vallees, iDowneys, Crosbys, 
give us' Tommy Lyman.' 



Ed Sullivan, N.. Y. Dally NeW.s 
said: — :Tommy Lyman who can 
slngr sonier better than any of 
•em.' 



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NEXT WEEK (DEC, 11) 
^ THIS WEEK (DEC 4) 

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BOSTON 
l^ton (10) 
-Jffarctip Show' - 

High' 



(Hi 

Palace ai) 

leen & Johneon ' 

■■■-V- ■ <*) . 

.f Sfcating Marvele. 
cookie Bowera 

/Chuck A Chuckle.B 
rata Waller Ore 
CINCINNATI' 

•tarn & Abner 

• ■■■■■ (4) 

B'wood/Hotel Rev 
.r CIiBVJXANP' 

rahuw (ti) 
Fats Waller Ore 



Chuck & - Chuckles 
Ford ' Marshall & J. 
8 Xang Sis; 

• . : (*) - . ; 
•Ijaff Parade* 
Itfltchell. & Purartt 
Hal 61ierJ][ian 
Cdl^V^QBIIS. 

■rate«i» aty. 

Bthel Waters Co - 
Teddy Hale 

DAlCTON 
Colonial (llV 
H'wood. Hotel. Rev 

minnIbApous 

. O^heuin (4) ; 
OlSen & Johnson 

BOCHBSTBB 
Palace (11) 
Rlhaldo 

(4) 

Rlnaldo 
gOHlQNECXAD^ 
Keith's (10^1%) 

Shooting High 




VlBW T9BK CITV 
■ , / )9iate (liy 

i. paveya'.;.; ■ • 
'Mo^re & Revel 
Xteanor Holni 



Art Jarrett • 
Marty , May 
Sohgwrltera Parade 
WASHINGTON 
Capitql (11) . '. ' 
ipaVe Apollon Rev. 




Kkw tork citt 

. p«Mrainioiuit (8) 
Art Shaw Bd 
Jane Coo|ier 
Vodernalres 
Al Befnle >. 
Peg XiaCentra- .. 

ALtoVQlIBBQIIIB 
Paramoont - (10^16) 
Sally Raiid Co ■' 
AMTARli;!^ 
Panimeant (UrW 
8ally Rand Co 
. . BOSTON - 
Metiepolltan (11) 
Prancis I^ederer . 
King's Scandals U 
BrVFAT.0 
' ^Buffalo (in ,> 
.Xfajor Bo^es Co 

• cmoAOo 

- Chleago 01) ^ 

Harold Barnes , 
Howard Nichols 



ReJi; Wiftber 
Ames & Arno 
DBTBOIT 
Mtehlgan (11) 

Brltton Ore 
Dufflns . ■ 
3 A J Blair 
Manning .& Mitzl ., 

Paramount (12-13) 

Sally Rand . Co 
. AIONTRB/n. 
Xoew'8 (12) 
Count Bernlvlcl Co 

; spRiNtiPiEin 

ParamoDht (11) 

.'Mar'dt Gras' Rev 
. .TORONTO 

Shea's Hlpii (11) 
aiorined Follies 
■ .1 ■ ■ TyUBB. •'■ ■ 
Paramotiiit (11-12) 
Weitver Bros & B Co 



0Uli KBNT BOAD 
Astoria 

Anton Bd. 
•Wilbur, Hall . 

PBCKHAM 
Pitlace 
Galllard i 
Oeddes . Bros .. 
Marlon ' Navarre . 
SHBPH'BD'S BUSH 

. Pavilion. 
8 Piano Symi). 
STAMFOBD IQIAj 

Biegent; '" 
BeHaven. & Page- 
Lorannft- 
Vedras 

STBATPOBD 
Broadway 
Antta Chas . Jack , . 
Jewell' & Warrlss 
Alec Halls & Page 
• STHBATHAM 

Palace. 
Sarmora Ballet 
Jan Zalskl 
Serge Krish. 



TOOTING 
Graiiada 

Darmora Ballet 
Serge KriHh Bd 
Jan .'ZaiRld 

TOTTICNHAM 
'.Palace 
2 Lindners 
Stewart' ^ : Olive 
Alec piiebn^ 

■TOTTKNHAM 
COURT BOAD 
Paramount ' - 
Harry Freyer Rd 
Normiin ' Eiyahs 
Cy'ijne^ ';■' 
rWAI^THAMSTOW 

Granada..' 
Connor & . Drake 
Kafka • 
Stanley Gray SJs 
Harvard Boys ... 
bakotae 
Savoha 
Vainn .& Kent 
Tapps . & Tempo 
Jan Ralflii) Bd. 




Week of Be<i. 7 



ABBBDHBN ~ 
Tlvoll 

Chris • Charlton Co - 
Mslroelle & Sills; 
Bob-Howard 
Gene U.orelle , , - 
Klenyon & Fewlng' 
Xydla Diaz & 'Ptnr 
. BRABFORB 
New . Tletnrla 
6 Clevette OIs '. 
Harry. Holmes 
Yardell 4 : 

CARDIFF 
. Capitol 
'Song Hits of Shows* 
n9[arle Burke 
TrjsVor Watklns 
Xtlllwyn Thomas 
Masterslrigers , 
£DINBURG|I 
Regent ^ 
. Ist. half (7-9) 
liOralne *; Ptnr: 
2d half (10-12X 
Joe ' Boys' 

Boyal . 
Frank Randle . 
Bruce Merryl 
W C Bariis 
Donald Stuart 




PlT^rSAVRGH 
:6tanley . (II) 
RUdy Vallee's: 



WASHINGTON 
Burle (11) 

Leoii Erroll'i; CO 
(i) 

Andressens . 
Buster Shaver Co 
Clyde .'Lucaa Ore 




CHICAG 
. State T^ibe 

Paul •Mali 
McDonald & Ross 
Whitey Roberts 
Hayes Hrtlg & !h 
Rider. Sis 

Royal Swedish Co 
INDIANAPOLIS 
. XyHo (11) 
Bell's Hawallans 



'flSamueln 
Harriet; -Hayes' 
SUl Marlon 
Olive Sibley 
Walter Nilsson ., 
Cofflnfr sis 
KANSAS CITY. Mo. 

■ Tower (11) 
.1 Pearsons 
Gbss & Barrows 
Floyd Christy Co 




Week oif Dec. 7 



. Astoria D. H. 

' Boloroa Barry. 
Canterbury M. JH. 
.•'Jst half (7-9) 
Jbneh & Thon^as 
2 Prfrcellye 
2d half . 
Phllco^4 
., Beco &; May 
Dominion 
4 . Franks . 
; New Victoria 
' Arnaut BrOs 
' Oracle .Schenok Co ' 
Tfocadero Bebt; 
Billy Bennett V 
Hgtch 
■OlKO.-.'. 

6 Svettanows' 
ItfaUrlue :. ', 

'BRIXTON 
Aster lu'- 
Anlon Bd,- 
Wilbiir Hair . 

BROMLBir 
^ J'aluce ■ 
• ■Xee Don 

fUHAinVErT. IH'TH. 
Puliice 

Geo Betton 
..Penhls -Boye; ' ' 

'Dccca- Broisi 

CHErSRA 
. ; .. Palnii'e 
EmerHon. iSmlth d 
.4 ni<-hleyM 
Drury fk- Haymond! 
.. Jlcnnett^ AVUlliiDia 

Borniiiul Hunter 
CLAPTON 
Rink : 

2; LIndnei'B' 

fitewai-.t & 
.Alec .PIp.oij . 

'■-..BAST: HAM.. .... 

. .^ .. ■ GraniMlii .. 

Patfe I'owell & N 

Wright & Waiion 
.KHiiina-.-. " 

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PRK.MIBR: 

(Geo Bettoh . 
Dennis Boys & 
Decca Bros 

KDGAVARR ROAli 
'Grnnil; 

TrolSe Mundbliefs 

kdMonton 

Bmiiire 

Van & Kent 
Savona' 
fla'rvard 
Rrilflul 

VIMSUDRY PARK 

■ Astorln • 

Hnrry Freyer 
Renarn ■■ 

ham:«ikrsmith 

■ Piilace : ■ 
8 Piano SyiMji. 

Hoi.row. 

llinrlboron 

■DeHiiv'p.ri ' • 
Tjo'rntina. 
Vedi'H.s ■ 

ILFOKD 
SdiitT 

A'nii.X: ('lu.iH . ..Tji'ok ' 
Jf'wel) .Wiirr.iNS 
Aie'.c H)i.Il(i. & J'ajje 

lS'IJN<^iTON 
Ithif Hull 

iHt lliilf. (7- 
Plilloti -4 . 
iteci) & May 

2d half (10'- 
JorieB /t ThOinii 
2 I'eroelly.4 

. xiMti; 

.tiriinite 

TrolHB-. MhiKl oilers 

LKWISIIAM 

•'■ Piilacc ': . 
RcIiar'Cor'.M' MliVfircts 

NKU' ritoss 

• KInvma ■ '■ 

G:llI.iilU'.l 4 . 

MumoiK Navari»>< • 

■f "* .* I • ' I" * ft.. 



.'Maudie. BdwitirdS 
Moysbn Sis ..' 

GLASGOW, 
Pavilion ■ . 
'Sihdbad the Sailor* 
Dave >Wlllis 
Clllt Harley 
Peggy Stamula , . 
Edna. Thompson'' ' 
Dick Tubb 

'i.EITil: 
Capitol 

l^t half (7- 
Joe: Bbys 

2d half (10-12) 
Xoralne & Ptiir ' 

LIYERl^QOL. 
Sbnkspeare:. 
Benny XiCven • ' 
Hope & Lah^ 
Aristocrats .. 
Hilda Heath 
Nicol & > Martin 
Cleefe, Berg & C 
Ted Joyce Bd ' 
MANCHESIVSR 
I'alaiie 
Turner : Lay ton 
T^ieon & Lucette 
MUo 3 



Cabret BiDs 



--KEW YOKK CITY 



Blira Gay W)'a 

Jerry White. 
Paul Davin' 
Fred Bishop " 
Gua Wloke 
Rudy Madison 
Will Ward 
Bornle Grove'r 
Joseph B, Howard 
Spike. Karrjsoh 
Jack West- ' 
Lea Barbery- 
Bthel Gilbert 

Black Cat 
Kitten Korus 
A] & Ton! Cbrtez 
Blbndle Scott 
BV^lyn Oliver .' 
Amanda llahdolpb 
Jlmitiy T7voTnas; 
' Maxle ' Arln'.strong 
Aitiy Spe:icer 
Billy Dariels. 
Loiiny Sin »monS Ore 

. RriasH Rail 

Bea. KalmUB 
Billle Leonard 
Johriiiy Hauser Or<i 
L Betancourt Ore.: 
' Chateau. Moderne 

Virginia Valley 
Maryon Dale 
Trlnl Pla'za 
F McFarlane. Oro 

■ . Clover Club 
'.Tackson Irv &■ R 
BIddie Doh' 
Son I Shaw; 
'Betty La Von 
Gall Lee 
Al Stuart Ore 
Glubi Gauche 

blmitrl & Virgil 
Gy psky ;..MarkofI 
Ana Bstaseh 
.La- Dolores 
Ranioh Carrosco A- 
. ' Gauclibs' 

Club Yumurl 

Rosita brtepa. 
Blisieo Greriet Oro^ 

Coq Rouge . 

Irwin Glitiert' Oro 
tisdale a 

Cotton blub 

Blil Robinson 
.'Ayle Andrews 
Berry Bros 

Kutoah 

Flcnrl Wessels . 
Katherine Perry 
Anne Lewis 
DynaniH!c Hook 
Tr'aiiip d '. ■.. • 
■Whyte's MahlacB 
B road way .Tones' 
,Wen Talhert's Cliolr 
B.ahama Dance.rS". 
.Artliii.r 'toavy Ore . 
Cab:Callbiyny pro' • 

r. Juck Dem'pse>>^ 

Pliil' ■ Rbmniio Ore 
Bddre iS|l<lha. Ore " 

: belflri.Ti' Vera . 

Moh.i' Rlbntea ' 
..Dblor.<>s Yui Cnndl 

RoHita Rio.sf 

l.ba Hrivarieros 
Don . Alberto Ore 

ABC Trio 

El, )Mo'ro<:<:' 
• Einib rigliilt pn.e 
151 ToririMlor 

t,.o."» O.lodn!" .,• 



French.. 
•Folles D'AmoUr' 
Anne' Lise . 
Bliy. Ardelly • 
Biitlet Boden wiser 
Barry & Bpa trice 
Ibblyka Zilzer .. 
Drena. 
Gibson Co 
Cenda Glenn 
Kbubek 
MenoroSa' . 
ROha Ricoardo; 
Maria Tamara 
Tanlel ;. 
Flaccomta 
Tyber 

Frances Hunt 
Vincent Tra vers Ore 
Eddie- South Ore 
Lou Bring 'Ore 

Greenwich Village 
Cnslii 

1)111 Dureya 
Frank Hall 
Wllina Novak 
SIg" Ramon- . 
.Teanhe Carroll 
Bob ft F Gilbert 
.Wallace.: Milan Rev 
Roger Allen Ore 

Hickory House 

Jack. Teagarden Ore- 
Frank 'Trumbauer 
Chas Teagar<len 

H'lyw'd Hestaur^nl 

Hal LeRoy ' 
Harrison Sis . 
Eleanor Knjght; 
Vanessa '• •. 

Jean R};an ... 
3 :.Eltbns 
;Toan Abbott 
Cesar & Mticlb.Yla 
•Tack Waldron .■ 
.Edria SedgewlcH 
Readihger... 2 
•Lydo Sue ' • 
Jean Landls' 
Marlon Martin 
Grace JoluiB.t.On . 
Dawn, ft :Dari ow 
Del. Casino 
Archie Bieyer. Ore 
Arthur Warren Ore 

Hotel Ambassndor . 

Traubmah ft Adler 
Rarrton napoa. Ore. 
Wllkins ft. Walters 

ot(M " 
Vincent Lope^s. Ore, ' 
Fred I.'bwtfry 
Heth Wilson 
E^i'iily Van Loesen . 
.CliaH"Hbfirm.nn 
Stflniey .Worlh 
Robert Lytcll 
Fibren/OH-.. 

iloiek nilfmnre' 

Hbnife Hi'ldt Ore 
LyMbelir Hughes ' 

'itiiiiiMMlore'- 

.'M.ii l Ha Vliilt rif.i; ' ' 
CIlil-lo." .Ai ' Min-.(-lrij 
KlC.'iMor. Bij<M if:. . 

liolcl RdtsOn 
Bcibby. ifjiyes Ore 
(jyiisy Lee. • 
AfurM Hyrd 
H()b'..-.X-!«rry ..; 

li'oti^.i' '.i<:)«Nes;.''no . 

. N 'rira.nde.w vnne ■ Or 
Aiiixliio Tii.F» 111)1 

■iioter fn» 

lloy SIriDh 



Hbw(tr|£l Lblly Oro 

Hotel tSbvernor 
* Clinton 

Rita Rio Oro 

Hotel LexlngtoB 

Oais'ie Neiisoii' Ore 
Shirley Lloyd 

■otel Lincoln 

Dick Stabile Oro 

Hotel cAlpIn 

Enoch .Light 
A Gonzales 

Hoiel 

Cofal: Island'era ... 

Ann Courtney '■' 

Clay Brysbn 

Happy' . Po'\verfl s. 

Nick. Fisher 

John. Zellner' 

Ele'ctrbhic. 3 
Hal Hope Orp 
Hotel. New' Yorker' 

Abe Lyrrtart'.-brc 

Wm Hollander Ore 

Connie Boswell 

Rose Blane' ' 

Phil. Neeley 

ilotel Far k Central 

Tib, Too' Girls . 
Ruthania.: & Malc'lni 
.Terry RUine Ore- ' 
Heriry .Youngman.. 
Johnny ft . George..-. 

Hotel Park Lnne 
.Ph.nchb'!Orc 
■ Juh lor Rap hael Ore 
Hotei Pennsylvania 
Benny Goodiiian Bd 
Berhhard ft Grah'in 
Helen Ward ' ' 

H^tel Pierre 

Mario Bragglottt r 
Paul. Draper • 

Otel rinxo: 
Eddy Duchln .Oro 
De Marcos .' 
WiU.McCUne Oro 
: Hal' Atkinson .. - 

. Hotel 'Roosevelt 
Guy. If iba'r'do' Ore 

Hotel AltK-CarltoD 
Eileen O'Connor' 
.'EUirlyn' Wallace 
Carmen .'Romero 
Katharine Kane' 
Glen PopB- 
. Wm R.ussell 
Park ft: Clifford 
Grace & .Nlc.a' '>' , 
Afrlque. 

Basil Fbme'en Oro' 
Hugo Marlanl Oro' 
Arman Vecsey pro 
Hotel Sayoj'-Plaui 

Dwlght FIske 
■'Bmile Petti Ore ; ■ 
Habai)eras Oro 

Hetjel .fiheiton 
Bert, barcy Ore 

Hotel Slierryr , - 
netherland ' 

Gen Lodljensky 
Raphael '- 
. Lubov Dbublago 
Nicholas Zbrin 
iSerge Sergey 
Catherine Grey - 
Alex .Bunchuk. Ore 

Hotel St. .Morlts 

.Roger Steiarns • 
Jerorne' Zerbe. 
Miriam Verne . 
•A lex Bbtkin Ens . 
(SeOrge .Sterney Oro 

: ' Hotel fit. . Regi* 
(STaisonette Russe); 

Oiga Vcidliia '■ 
Charlie 

Boris Belostozky 
George O'rda .- 
Tasha Nai'.arenkQ 
Agnes .Rby... 
Sultan Messako-: 
Peter Liachenkb 
C GodoIban. Orc 

( Idlum. Room) 

Emil Coleman Or 
Hartmann G ft P 
Bltea BCakle'y 

Hotel Taft 

Geo. Hall Orb 
Dolly. Dawn 

Hotel Vnnderliilt 
Eddie Lane Ore 
Jean Fariies 
Dean.Goodelle. 
Dee. Lurga. 

otel Watdorl- 
Astoria 

Vtloz ft. Yolanda 
Eve Symington 
Eddie LeBaron Bd 
Leo Reisman 'Orc 
Michael Zarln Oro 

otel Wcylin 
Charlie Wright 
retch mn. 

Slmebn Karnvneft 
Pbria- BlrfiO 
Yllena Galnlelle 
Michiiel 'Allchon 



NadJa':. . . 

A ' Stoyanovsky 

Mlscha 

5 Barlribvsky. 
Nicholas Mattley Or 
EUSha Tuttle Ore 

LarUe . 

Frances Maddxix 
Betty B'ryant 
Joseph .Zntour Ore- 
Sid Tuscherv 
Hugo Pediillo 
Eddie Davis Oro 
4 Dandies 

Leon A Eddie's 

Eddie Davis . 
Vivian Ray. 
Ca:ryl. Gould. 
Zee-^ee 
Jai-Lcta 

Brbwnlngi i. G ... 
. Wm l''ariner'ii- Or<i " 

' Afamriiy's Chicken ' 

:■ 'Farm. .' '■ 
Tempo King 
Peiirl Kaye 
Milt Leslie 
Maude Bell , 
Mon; Paris 

Diana Ward 
Versatile . 3- 
Gene. ,Posdl£k Ore 
Laurence- White 
John -.Booth' 
Qnyk . -Clab 

Avon Johhsbrt' ' 
Don .'Lambert 

6 Splrlts:of Rhythm 
Stuff ith Bd 

PariidlBe 

Bert Frbhman . 
Virginia . VerrlU 
.Paul :SydeU\ 
Julie Jenher 
Estelle. ft LeRoy' . 
Jlmmiy Richards 
J. ft Nora Bell 
Marie HoUls 
Joyce.: Duskin 
Jani's Andre 
Edna Mae 
Glenn Hutton. Ore ; 
Jay ' Freeman Or o . '■ ; 

Plac* Elegante 

Blli Farrell . 
Leo .Laz.aro. Ore 

Rainbow Grill 

.Tbhnny Hamp Ore' 
Evallyn .Tyner:. " 
4 Deaavllle Bbys 
-Dr. Sydney Robb;. 

iUInbojif Boon .. 

Ray Noble Oro 
Peggy Fears 
Estelle ft Lerby 
Edger Bergen- 
Al BowUy. 
Sydney Ross . 
Bvalyn Tyner- 
Nano Rodrlgo Bd 
Bpy^il Box 

Joe Zelli 
Rachel. 'Carlay 
Mickey Braatz. .. 
Bryan ft Winsbiite 
Sapplilriit 

jean Sargent . ' 
Nick Vbuzen Bd; 
Barry Wlnton QrO • . 
Stork Clu^ 

Sully Ke'ndls Ore 
•Gua Martel Ore. 
Arthur Daiih Ofo - .. 

-.Tokay'' 
Mme Ilbna Tliuiry 
Johnny . Carter 
Maria Karolyla 
Dbrothy Perry. 
Lou Hegedus 
Bela Zslga 
Merrill ft Zona 
Lillian Kahnis 
Louis Koyac. 
Gypsy Roslka- Ore ' 
Eddie' Ashman Ore 

Tony *>..-- 

Splvy 

Trocadero' 

Fraiik Shaw. 
John Fbgarty; 

Ubungi 
dladys^Bentley. Re* 
Brbomfleld &'. G- - 
Avon . Long 
Evelyn' Robinson 
;Edna Holly .- 
Kal r WlUianjs. Or 

Versflllie^ 

Mitzl Green ~ 
De Rose 

Gomez ft Winona 
.MeadowbrooK boys ' 
CTemehte Bd.. 
'.Village Barn 

Larry McMahoh 
Milt: Mann Oro 
Serrannos 
Helene Miller 
Ruskin ft Norriiu 
Wayne' Keiinoh 
Zeb Carver .Co 

Vaciit Club 
.Tohnny ft George 
Frances Faye ' 
PatHy Ogden 
3. Peppers 



LOiS ANGELES 



Ball 

Bruz Fletcher 
Cliairles Lawrence 
Ueiferrj ivilshlre 
Ruth Robih , 
Larry Lee Ore 

Blltinore Uowl 
W ft: Gladys. Ahear.n 
Crane .2 ' 

Billy & B BemlB. 

Red :Uurper 

.Toy- HOdges 

3 nhythin Rascals- 

Eni ltio KhIDa Ore; : 

JInj'my CJrier i>r<). 

riie Room^. 
Fanrhon & M. Ile.V 
kefirny Wallbn -Ore 
Seals' Pbweli ..- 
jCafe, rUMuiiov 

Uniglit: Sis . ~ 
B Grey ft J Bergen 

Hoi-ton Si)ur.r 
Mai ('haUHlor rc 

CaKol Donn: 

!-Kcjc'. D«j')iny. 

. ■ . 

Park Ave Buys 
Sian Clajr <»t<j 
Clover Club 

Boh (franf <>re. 
.n)M)'niU«. EJil 

jacit,; 

.Cticoi . 

VlrKini.a L . 
Jan (Jiirbnr Ore 
Lirtlri o)>' liro.s, 
floiin^V', 

Hill Roberts 
San.ol)l.. '- J'.uc.Mi-y. 

Ek 



Lolldo A Ardo . . 
Glen Edmunds. Ore 
Dorothy Roberts 

Seven Seal' 

Lily Gibson 
Lonnib Mclntire Or 

So lerset.Clnb 
William Zerker 
'Top(iy*» 

Pat b'SUea 
Beinjce Farrlnglori 



Bee La Motne 
Le'ODa RiCe 
Afenes Johnson 
Al EUlredge Ore 
Joan Leift 
Joy Wllliains 

Trocadero 
Phil bhman Pro. 

U-Gen^'s 
Barh.^ira Back 
Frank Gnllaghier 
Paul Randall 



CHICAGO 



InckhnxVk 

Mlldied Bailey 
Red Nbrvo pro. 

. Clies Pd^ee 

Bonny Fields 
Nrfk Long* 'Jr,..r.. 
Kunioe '-Ileal y ; ' 
Biirl'o,-]^lii,n,n.;. 
,los*>phjne TlquHton.. 
..Henry' Busse. Ore 

Club Alabam 
V'lr Inla Jamea 
Eltie Burton 
Hernard ft- Henry - - 
iVillMcerit ..DeWitt 
Art .AViUlariiB Ore 

• Club InUet ■ ~ 
' Buddy, tester' 
Howe ft I'efrin 
yirghiia .'Audrey 
TiiLitioiia Hughes.' 
Ktilli D.eSha 
■Jerry. Glldden Oro 
Colony Cinb 

J.essib : Reed 
•Pat Kennedy . \<: 
Triidye Davidsbn 
Lewl.s. Sis 
EtI a; Reed 
Ruth.Howrich , 
Piiulette LaPierre. 
Jack Fiechihan Oro 

Cul«|Hf 

Ada. Leonard ; . 
Tracy; Gale ft. Xi 
Una- Oo'bper 
Les Hunt 
Muriel Love. .. 
I^arikoft ft Cannon 
Eileen Ge'o.rge 

. . Congress Hotel 
(Casino) 

Boy Poy . 
Beauville. : 
Vera Fern- 
Ray Hunit 
Juse Cortex . 
Ca sa XiOiasL. Ore 

_ Car.' .ara. 

Henri . Keafa. Oro . 
JoaR .Clark ; 
Sklppy ft Marie 
Colleen 

Geo, De Costa 
■'Lew .Ring. ' ' 

Orana Terriaco 

Fie't'e'r Hend'son Or 

. ' HanrirV'. N. X..- 

' ■ '■ 'Cabaret'. ~ 
'Tex' Morrlssey'. 
.'Hank the Mule' 
Yvetfe ■ 
Eddie Frey 
Jack Irving - 
Dorothy -Johnston 
Stanley 'Ogle 
Billy. Meyera 
Mllllcent- .- 
Al Wagner 
Art BUckJey 
Austin Mack . 
Hl-Hat 

willle' Siiore 

Phelps 2 

Frank Libuse 

Mildred Telle - 

M)mi Rollins 
Hotel Bismarck 
(Walnut Room) 

Geo Nelldolf' 
McNallle SIsV 
Grbtchen. Lee-. 
Phil Levant Oro 

Ifotel .Brevoort 

.Taros Sis 
.Timniie CbrlBtie' 
Whitey' Neuman .. 

' Drake Hotel 
. (Sliver Forrest) 

Sheila Barrett 



Et)i.ei DIxoh . 
Paul Florenz 'GU'ls 
Pat: O'MaJley 
Gower. ft Gene 
Dick Jurgens. Ore 

Hotel ' Edgewater 
. ' ; Beach ' : 
(Marine Room) 

Geo.'Olsen' Ore-' 
KO ith . Caldwell.. 
Leighton. .Noble 
Rodrlgo ft 'Fra'n,.clhe 
Chas; Carrer . ' 
Harriett Smith's GIs 

otel. ; -liishlle 
lub Fo'uiVtaIn 
Room) 

Bo.b '- M.cGrew. .brc- 
'Jiotei Morrison ' 
(Terrace 'R<K>ni) 
JAB Torrence 
Ted Fio-Rlto 
Janis Williams 
Muzzy. :'.MS:rcelllno 
Stanley Hlcknian 

3 DebutantCB 
Titans 

Hotel Palmer. Onse 

(Einpire Rbnmt 
Little Jack Little 
Kabul. & Eva Reyes' 
Ruth"-Aarons 
Sandbr Glancz 
Lester Cole: 
Paul, Rosihi 
Dale Winthrbp .:: 
Afibott Dancers 

. Hotel Sliei'man 
(College inn) 

Gertrude Hoiffman 
Calgary Bros. 
The Nagyfys ... 
Harriett DeGoff 
Roger Prybr Oro 
Rufe Davis . 

4 . Rhythm Girls 
Speck ft Spick. 

Hotel. Stevens . 
(Continental Hmv ) 

Maurine A Norva 
Carman Castillo . 
Lorraine Sis 
Ina Scott . . 

Frahkie Masters Or 
P4rody Club 

Fhli Kiiye 
Mblly Manors 
Mafsha Bennett 
Bobbie Clark. 
Henry SimnlohB . 
Freddy Janis pro 
Royale Frollea 

Dblly Kay 
Sid Tomack 
Frances Wood 
Billy Bray 
Marilyn. Marlowe. 
Barbara Belmbre ; 
Hehrl Lishbn Ore 
Chas . Engels Ore 

Vanity Fair 
Edith Murray Ore 

Via i.ngo 
jTacklr Hnmllh 
Dick Hughes 
Sally. Keith 
Wallace ft l:.atisha 
Stan Carter 

Yacht, Club 

Jerry ft Turk 
Nino RInnido Orb 
Edith Grifhtn , 
Ted ft Al Waldnian 
Eddie White 
Rex Weber 

Cliih 

Carroll ft Gorman 
Paul Keebler Ore 
Belva White 



SHIIASELPHIA 



Gilberlo. 
Alberto Sergb 
Bl Miradqf 

Edith Davis . ' 
Glfford.A Pearl 
QarWbod. Van Ore. 

Famous Ditnr 

WIn.gIb • Mannbne'.Or.. 
' Jkne- Jones*' " 
Little Cliib 

Jane" .Tones 
Paul Kend.all 
Ahearn'^ .Sin' ' 
Helen .Warner: 
-Jean'ne-..Keil«!r. . 

Melody <>rill 
Art 'raiuin 

mar'o «nrir'- 
' Yvonne jSt. Cl:ilr 
. Dorothy .-ltob*:i:ts 
'Gaiffnon-ft Tir'iiKht'n 
Vjeorge Red 'ari^'Orc 
Bobby UixTci- 

Pacific- Sunset Club 

.Gene. StoHtwelf 
Richard JlrOges 
Canhen Fell ., 
Tbrhniy. .Too^h.' 

Nloholii s : 2 

Judy .luiilH. 
T)on"Tiay' "• . 
iJ udsnti ' .\l<'i yMux ' " !h 

Phil II.Trrl»'Oro 
•.. , (arlM- III 

MarBurUa Drl<illb 

Metiry : AlonnV't.'-: 

Hugo Alitr<Hoiil. 
.Tlibra . Al«lt hiil»«'n 
. Do'iiynlc' t;<tloiiiii(< 

r*a Viilc'sr;! 
. UosUrt ft . Miii-*'ii. 

I'eie. Cohtri^in .orr 
•F Clallct .ft' •«'• OIh 
I'lrr.tint-'Jt' 

Alu.rrii 



Anciiam'Kb Inn' 

Mil ton- Kellem ' Ore 
Mario Vlllani 
Clifford ft. Waynis 
Contlhb .ft Lola 
I'aul. HofTman ■ 
Thelma' Shleron 
r..ee Bartell. > 
BniJly Weymann 

Arcadia Int'l 

Hal Kemp Ore 
Skinny .Ennis 
Saxy Dowell 
jVlaxIne Gray 
Charles Hoffman 
hilnna 
Helen Wynn 
Emily Van Losen 
Baron & Blalir 

Bellevnr-Stratford 
(I'lanet B4i«ni> 

.Meyer Davis Ore . 

Ben Franklin Hotel 
. X<aeorglHh. Room) 

Moe Jaffe, Ore.; ' ■'.' ■,• 

. Il*>nny tiie Bum's 

1 : (><)'n.<Io1i«ri» 
.l«y King 
OlJve Young 
DbM.y Molllnson 
Arinllk. RiBnall : 
CTrVoT Lyiine 
WallyT Kheido 
f.'liez Ailfli 
Jonny G.raff' 

Colony Cilub : 
SU«rr. VV«ill<«-r :ft. S 
.Mur.lorie l-ane 
Al elhtt. Beaud i tfi ux 
'l''ran.<!eS Scott 
liutiy Adai- 4: 

.T>f G«rKne-S 

.Tof^ -.>i>in.tl«'.v 
Ulliy WcK'-e . 
.Jewel .J<!ir«'. 
Iie.f)*: De H.diirna. 
AleJodV Al'iiiri 
.KmliiiHMy 
,T!|lly- Vln'«:. 
Ailjii* .' 

ijri'.oiii'i; ; 

,\lilly : ^V^^^wi<• 
K;il)y W'surtn 
AilttlOf'tnl'.s:. 

I r.!{3 iX»VllHt 

'.X IflriK.M 
- 1,111 li; H);f(l<- 
M.{t\i\>\vit sin-jiiy.;. 

i\<j: ,\!a ""♦■I'H.; 
l>:ior»'ncH. Jliiilm 
Itclli. MIlliT. 
.Iran; K^f.rrai' 
Uyri'lii. Itiiy 
Ji/Jiin AUiiirS. 
. j;'r>uik. li'Mlniiilio's 
.ipH.^..AH.rji'llU-r. 
iJOUby CJiiar IV 



Unit Reviews 



.(Continued frorn page -.44) 

one kid, the iather &nd the. jnother,. 
Aftier , some barnyard stOnipin^f to 
music: of: the same calibre, the .par- 
ents make theniselves ! f uhriy in an 
adagio burlesque, which is still gootf. 
The Two Burzaids, Assyrian pianists, 
offer a number and Dale follows with 
his piping. • 

Morosco .iand Hayden, the latter .a 
istrikirig redhead, rough it up Vi 
stooge-ih-box. (Jags are hot new, : 
but they're fast enough to cover each: 
other . up , and this line of chatttr 
finally '; gets to clicking regularlyi 

Dorothy LaRue, acrb dancer with 
plenty; on the. ball, is. saved just 
ahead of the,- finale^ She works on 
stairs and does a good job of selling 
some smooth muscling. . A jRgur^ and 
a face count pleilty in heir favor. The 
Grants, lead off in the ; finale with 
ahother kid, whose uppei: jawfits in 
the lower; like a cup in a saucer. -Be 
sings into : his no§e and through it 
•: Show runs 50 miniitejs and every- 
thing moves Sfast. v. Barn,. 

CENTENNIAL kEVUE 

(MEt, HOUSTOlsi) 

lloviston, Deci 
Mile. Corraihe!^: Centennial Revue, 
opened at the Mcitropdlitain .here . 
Thursdiay (3) to a house fuirof cus-' 
torhers.' 

Unit Jgets its, name • fromi the fabt 
that it-is biiilt .aroiind Mile.. Corrine, 
who created the 'Apple Dance' at 
the Texas Centennial's Streets of AH 
!!<i;ation^ in i)alla^ last summer^ and 
i ncludes other talent garnered froifh 
both the Dallas and Fort Worth 
shows, producer is R. G, Bigjgs, 
Grahame,. Tex., oil tiieAu All - cos-, 
tumes and scenery are new aiid 
ritzyi. fShbw has plenty, of zing;aiid 
flash, cairries 53 people .and is staged 
in It) Scenes. .' 

Corrine's 'Apple Dance,' -ih. which 
the. 'apple —about the size o^L a medi- 
cine' ball,:; is her sole costuihe, is en-., 
tirely IhbffenMye, aUtioug|i the 'Cav- 
alcade *ofNud^&' th^t guilds up to 
hei: entrance is-hiirdly; entertainment 
for the Thur'sday Afternoon . I<adies 
Club. " Coriihe^s eohtribtltion also in^ 
cliides an orieiital number. 

Earl LaVere and cute Helen. "Ware 
went over big at the :6penihg; show 
with a routine of .coihiekly and\Sohgs 
by Miss Ware.- -Other, comedy relief 
is furnished by the Three Byrohs 'i 
ah acrobatic turn. ; 

A cowboy, and Indian gifl number 
by the- chorus would be a -eredit tb. 
any .revue, although the itirn. could, 
do without . quite so rnuch . shootitiig,^- 
Sydni' Dee$: 'and Paul Bachelor, pre- 
sent vocal nuihbers; ErVa Bays ban 
a smooth danbe specialty, and Emer- 
son Frome rips off a soft shbe routine: 
that pleases. 



Laval & Lombardl 

Ba'rr ' .Sis . 

3 Hicks- 

joiorehc'e 

Pahlo' 

2 Jays 

Hotel Adeipiiia 
. (Cafe Marsuery). 
Harold KnlKht Ore 
Vincent Rlz'/,o Ore 
Ross- NacLean' ' 
I'earl a ' 
-Terry Lawler . 
DeJtfar & DeAndre 
:A.rthur Boran 

3 Kanes ' 
Emilee. Andrf-on- 
Evan B Fonlalne 
Agnes 'jolle 

Hotel Fhllttdelpiiiah 
(Mirror Roonii 

Joe Fraiseito Ore 
Mickey Alpert 
^Katbryn .Rand 
Ann Tiester 

Fenwlt^I<-'..& ('<"' 
ByrnH & Swanso 
R & H Lytfi 
.X.enora'H- -Debs 
.:rierre's'. 
ipat- ShSvlln 6rc 
Bin: Burc'aw 
;Alma & Rioland 
EdlHo'n & T.iOUlii:e 
.Francos Black 
Nila ..Taylor 

. Hi(z.C;Hri(nn 
>(CryHtHl RtKiiii) 

Van Licvis Ore 

Silver Liike In 
.' «;ieihen(<in> 

^1(:i<ev K»fnll«nl 
ne'th t'liiiliiH 
Uarb;ira *,..<;porKe 
I.riiirc.tie KelU-r 
-.Mildred .HoiiHOii 

. :T2i4 Kiinrce. 

nadio.' "iiiiiiipii'i-ij 

Jdl'iA (Srirrlly 
Bflly' .Arnold 
Jli;ir'ii)y . .Hhilte . . 

2(llli Oiitiiry 'ruvern 

l-ljirjicy - Z»'(-m!Ui-.Ci-c 
N'atfilif! Wy.iHV . 
.Siilrli'y ll!flt' ■ 
.kli.iiilif '-Vt'lez 
H - jSi noM: 
a :E«iiUli'en -. 

ii ('lull- 

A (iiTiJK-.H'fi'lorK 
l<r;i n<ll.. .V i>'<M\ )cf 
'SJiIly l/iiMsirr: 
|i(|rurli> ' Alri."!) 
:/Srm ' Kii.*- )'! 
AlJiiy -l.fcc 
I.lii'liHTd . liai-li - ; 

. IVuHoti Koo 

1^0 Zollo.Oic 



ratiofls 



NKW YORK 

' . Albany.- 
Roy Campbell KnterprI . Inc., Man* 

hatt'an;- theatrical business;- Cfvjiltal stocUw 
100 shures. no -par value. IncorTioratovs; 
Benjamin RotHe'nberr, M(I6 Bro^^dwar* 
New York Glty ;. Harold . ;Ep8teln; 50» 
Miidlson avenue. New York' City i Alfred 
Rice, leff Broadway. New York OUy,' 
. . Manhattan Cfntult, Iiic. MftnhatfAh;. 
theatrical .bu"lness; capital stock, l.OCf 
shares/. .$.1 par value. Incorporators: 
Hcrinft»> :PoUne,.:J7 West 32nd street; Ne»f 
Tork; City; ' Alice . G; Brady.. «023 7CtTi 
Htreet,. Woodhaven. N,: Y,; Hymaia 
BorodinNky, '61-5 .Teromc' Hlrc<'t, Brooklyn. 

Msiitnet IMctnres, Inc., New York; the- 
atrical business; capital stock, 200 shares, 
no . p'ar .- value. . .Incorporators; 'Melvln 
HIrsh. CIO Ninth avenue. New Yorlc City; 
Gooi-fc'e Elkln, 14<0 Brij dw*y, New York 
City; Harold A. Lei'man/ 3 East AMi. 
street; New . York City. 
' BiMich riays. Inc., Kings; Keneraj' the* 
Htrical and rjadio^businexs; . capital -Htock,. 
lOO.Nhares, no par value. Incorpprators: 
Mina Kkolniki Harry Auerbach, Harold 
KrieKcr,. . ail of Ittti.. Jciraleiiion. street; 
Broolilyn. ' 

Anitro-Ainerlesii Fictpres -Co^^, Nevr 
York; motion plci.ure •bUHineBSi-.'Cftpft'al 
stock, .- 60 shares, ITOO' par v/Ouis.;: '-int'or- 
poi-ators: ' A. Townscntl .Kaplan, damirel' 
Kaplan, Max ^iiminermaii. all ot -6^ PiUth 
avenue. New York. City; 

Air Features, Inc., >liinhatian; general 
radio broadcastinK hiiMlneHH; i!a|*ftHl 
stock. 100 shares^ no pac value... Inc.orri 
porators: Albert JarwUy, 375 RIveri.lde 
drive. New York ; City; Nicholas Ales- 
Mahdro,. 751 Bast l.«8th street, rnnji:; 
Bertha A i ,Baeh luann, 6835 BHbs terriie 
Urooktyn. . ' 

Ciislilnir : rldi(e.,^(ndlo, Ine... Mnnhai- 
tan;: theatrlcat btislness; :«'ai)llal stock;. 
200 sharcH, nO par-valMeV- IncorporHlors:: 
Jack L, Gushinif, 336- West S-ltli street; 
New YorkMJlty; WlHlatii,. LIptoh, J0». 
Karit Clark place, .Wonx; • S^niuel 
i)Vorklir, -<C7 Central X't(rk West, -Nevr. 
.'York' CiCy. --. .. . . 

ITuctoirrupIr 'Film Corp., New York; mo. 
tlori, plcturw busihess; capliiil Ktock, -aoo 
shares; 100 preferred, .<lOO: var valuef 
200 comrtion, ho' par value. . Incorpora* .. 
lots; HerhaVd BcownHi«i|n. 225 Broad- 
w<ij\. N«w York (!ity; Jacoli; Slein; 1403 
vNX'lt ro.'id; Brooklyn; Albert . BIoit:(en^ 
:i^l«li, 'i25 Uroadway,. New York City. 

chine .llamlHwii Corp., <iloVerflvllIe{ 
iriVdlon pirlure , th.oHlreK...' etc,;: • cai'ital 
Htoolc, 10" shares, no 'iiHr value; Incor- 
iioiaioiBi F, 1). Thonipson. Mi Gl<J(fkr 
fif.r, Y. iln rier, ' all . of 40 Nortlk Main 
Hdvcl; Oloversvillo; N,. Y. . ^ . 

.Mn^'hiflceiit I'ictiirlPN C<irp;. New Yorkr 
rnotlon picdire. inachHies, , oi<'. ; capital 
K(<K'l;, ■ io .sIuirOH, nor 1)ur viiloe: lt»<for- 
i*f)i-;i:lor«r ' JVarJ ; l'orln«iy. 1.-15Q - Btond- 
wii Vi Xc w Yorlc CltV KIorenCA M I ll*r, 
i!:t« Xinlh .'iv«!riii«\ York' iMly; 

llcnrlciifi . KohWiii iz, . Broadwayi 

N/-W York' (:ity, , . . 



.(o.v H:i 

MJlSi'l 

Weii^r^'s Ilorhrao. 
((;)inMlci>) ' 

LotilH. (iholUin Ore 

l<;Uloi(iVll(iiiH 

HI ivy- '/i-'AVcavei".. 

Mf'l l y . Lane 

liaddie. Luino' 

llgb • AK-rrlll 



none Kirk 
(Jre^ftry.. O.uliin 
i lSB 1 1 art ^ 
(larinen d'AntoniO!.. 
,\4tp. Jlorrioiio 
. Verkt»iW»» Tiivera 
niH juliKt'r Ore 
l^liil Oiikfind 
fia/i'l. Haiinon . 
narlVlerl & <'.'(rHI«i 
Jljiiiny 0'Lea<lr 
.lleiii'^;«ifilheB 



YARiETy 




V t C ■ T 1 M ATE 




im^ Bnilt on Easteiini Seaboanl 




Jules Ley^hthal; Lpuis; W and 
inder are; planning the: formar 
20-the9tre legit circuit in 
many eastenqt towns near New 
Yorki iphidtn Will Ipilpw doisbiy the 
one-time Stairs & . Kavlin; ;time with 
its low nut iaiid equally low admish 
of |l top. Trio ar^ workihg towarid 
ciomipletipn. M their organization by 
mid- January,': : 

'iNUcIetis. : of . the chain is alreiady 
set, with the feighton , theatre, 
Brighton, Ni Y.r Plaza, Englewodd, 
N. J.; Locust, Fhiladelphiat; Boule- 
Vftrd, Jacksbn Heights, I., ahd 
. Shulljerl^ Newiark. To . these will be 
added hbiise^ in Brooklyn, Stamford, 
Conii.^ I^ovidience, R. I.; Atlantic 
City, Dr. J^ etc. Intention is to con- 
centrate in. the east and not m'ush- 
Topm ixfo far afield* Possible that 
' more distant, stands' will -be. Ridded 
. lirteirir howev 

Ppll«q|f will be to produce inexpeh- 
: aiyely .: mounted -^p^yS, New ; plays 
' ^Vrhieh are cheap to produce will be 
' liis^ of these giiarah- 

^teed $100 Weekly foir a possible 20 
' Weeks, and then, if th^ play merits, 
ia Brp&dwa:ir ; shpw;ing by ; either the 
1 .lieyenthal g^oiipi 6r ;other. interested 
prpducers. Siandarct Authors* League 
i cdntracts^ W^ 

Xi(iex{iensively .recast BrpadWay 
suc^S$es yriU be used In the main, 
iipii(^vef;>.-v:'. 

;A^pii^. wUl, ih bpth cases, iget the 
'SflUity mihimum*^ l^oUgli .the use 
. of ix^jphyie aut^hprs. and cheap casts 
Viproditcers see: Chance to . get bijr 
With^; whai. ed^st sheets/ estimate, wlU 
l>e ah average nut of $500 : to $000 

: : Re<?en^^^ reported pleasant attitude 
^ i^^^^ Associiition as re- 

: train far^s for actors 

.: .:and reduced line rates for tour- 
ViDlgVrompante^ iipdh as^ ad* 

4:3!iiti6n^/ai 



ACTOR LEFT OUT IN 
PAY-OFF ON 'WORLD' 



When Equity paid oS, salaries dnd 
rehearsal pay to the cast of *This 
Pretty World,' which <Jphiinie iWalker 
yanked .because, his Wealthy backer, 
Juiiah Louis Reynolds' wife, kiiown 
prdfessiphally as Helene Bell, wanted 
to play the lead, Bert. West, Pne ojf 
the players^, wits' not recompensed 
in full; Salary guarantee did not 
include West because he had ceased 
to be a member bf Equity. 

Actor' has started suit against This 
Pretty WorH Inc.,. with Reynolds 
namied .sis. cp-defehdant/ claiming: 
$305. West would have been re- 
quired to rejoin. Equity before the 
show «penedi He conceded the fact 
th^it he , owed .thie ! assPciintipn iback 
dues« but it is:^imderstp<>d he has 
not been member fpr abput 10' 
years. ' . 

*Wbiid*{ is. expected' to go pn with 
other backing within tWp weeks. 





IN2D 





ic(iDrAC HA$ LEM 
TMLEMIOR' 



V Mhiwigh ; •jHU^ Tor' is in re- 
hearsal, Guthrie McClintic, ite pro- 

,^^ducer; M jammed • over finding a 
'ptoper leading: woman for Mab 

' ^MayiPard, , wife pf Maxwell Ander- 
.$pn,.ipila^^ been reading 

' iiie part iempo^arily. , Margo has 

■■:^::i&sii^ been mentioned, but the part 

' has .h^ definitely filled./ 

, Burgess Meredith will be 

•rvtnted: ' 'Tpr.^ He refused to te 
statiireld. in it, although . the producer 
\ offered i him that billing. Meredith 

-''wias.;starred ih .the same producer's 
'Winterset' last>season. 



Film /Kileiit Set 

Abm Flay 

Holly wpod, Dec. $> 
Anne Nichols,, who came here last 
week seeking talent for' BSrlet Cor- 
mfltric's ey. Diddle Diddle,' which 
she will prbduce' pn Broadway ih 
. asf^iation with- IWorris Green; has 
.iijilned four players, including Con- 
Way Tedrie, Adele Rowland and 
Alice: White. 

Miss Nichols and Green will leaye 
;fpr the East late this week. Show is 
slated^ to start rehearsals next . Tues- 
day (15-). ^Diddle' . satire on 
Hollywood. 



Chicago's Enigma 



Chicago, Dec. , 
Heartbreaking situation eX' 
Ists in Chicago for 'ithe legiti- 
inate theatre: oqe^ entirely 
without precedent During the 
past few years;, there were, 
plenty of shpws around biiit 
there was xio market for 'em, . 
with the public holding on tp 
its bucks;, This' season thie 
n)oney is con^g out of hiding 
in a big . way, and- the public 
is ready and willing to plank 
down^ But there ^Vt no shows. 
Earlier this 'season' the nian- 
.agers were yelling about an.im'' 
pending., shor;tage of housesr 
now the houses are dark. With 
only one ^pw,:- .'Leaning 
Letty'. in the entire , lopp. 



Second meetihis between Equity 
and the Theatrtt League to discuss 
Wiays and means tp improve the legit 
th^tre was: held lai^ week; Drahia- 
tist^ .Guild: was jhot Tep^ the 
authbrs' group :. sending wprd that 
last-ihihute piressure 'regretfully pre- 
vented attendance.' 'y Managers^ ac- 
tors arid authors prppp^e formulating 
a prograih of procedure having the 
objective, purpose of finding out 
whist's wrong with the theatre; Idea 
originated with' Equity, and, when 
plans ate adbipted, stagehands and 
musici ' ion heads will , be in- 
vited in.; 

At last week's gathering the man- 
agers put forth two paraihpuht prob- 
lems. One is the scarcity pf . wprth- 
while play scripts. Qther is the dis- 
parity in ticket prices, particularly 
as existing between New Ybtk. j|nd 
the ; road. Managers • were asked to 
submit corrective ideas on both mkt- 
ters Within two weeks." After that 
fequity and the Dramatists* Guild will 
digest the >ideas and submit ideas 
from, their viewpoints; 

Devieloping of new playwrights is 
regarded as the most, serious problem 
this season. There are several Com- 
petitions designed to, at least par- 
tially, fill the void, and the results 
will be announced shortly. . Matter 
of . prices of admission appears to 
pertain principally to the'road. Idea 
of re-establishing $2.20 top on Broad- 
tvay for straight Plays was, broached 
last year. but the top jgenerally con- 
tinues at $3.30, nevertheless. 



Bhunepty Dislies Out 
duirsandHaBs]^ 
Bipg of Ha^^ 

Geprge iBlumerithal, former gen- 
eral manager for Oscar Hammer- 
stein, is back froin ^e Cpast after a 
three-mPhth spjp^urn.in behalf of his 
autobiography, *My 60 Years.' While 
in Hollywood, Blumenthal eiicpuh* 
tered sttidip ihterest in his book for 
Aim piirposes; 20th Century-Fox and 

Warner rps,, . ampng others, . are 
mulling the idea.; 

Last week . marked . the 30th annlr 
versaiy of the opening of the pres- 
ent (second) ' , Manhattan opera 
house, buUt by Hammerstein in West 
34th street Event wais informally 
marked by BltiihienthaU Ijrving Levey 
and Janies Kenhey, emplpyied at the 
opening, and 'a lew friends. ;Spuver 
nirs of the' occasion Werei bpera 
chaiii^, which cost $45 each and were 
regarded three decades :agp as the: 
last -word in auditoritun luxury;. 

Coincident with the recphstruction 
of .the interior for the presentation 
of 'The Eternal Road' thb stage' and 
proscenium .were entirely rebuilt. It 
was decided at the: same, time .to; re-' 
seat the house With npi^nal width 
chairs ' tP gain , added .capacity, 
moyal of the .old seats was begun on; 
tlie anniversary, aoid old friends of 
Oscar Hammersteiri w ll be giveh the 
historic chairs. 
.First pne was spoken for by James 
Walker, who- wanted it, for his mu- 
seum, of old, New York. William A. 
Brady,\ George M. Cohan, ^iam Har- 
ris, Daniel Frohnian^ George Gersh- 
wi , Lawrence Gilntan, Olin Downes, 
Moti^is. Gest . and Theodore Hammer- 
steih, a grandson, put in similar re- 
quests; and Blumenthal decided to 
present others to.bld-time friends: of 
hi. former employer. He * now 
making out a list of those to. whpm 
chairs are to be sent. 



con 



'Pre-Honeympon' arid Leslie How- 
ard's ^Hamlet' are closing; on Broadr 
Way this week. There are notices up 
for several other shows, iriciuding 
'Swing Your Lady;' Bopth. 'Honejy^ 
mbon'. is.in its 33ridl week. „ It. opened 
last sprmij: at tti'e Lyceum and Was 
■aipcorded tepi' if not adyerse, 
tices;' 

Comedy weathered summer 
and moved to the Little about two 
months ago. It made- money, on. 
operation and . is due to tbur. 



Allan Kind's Conneback 

Allan King, formerly in legit, who 
lias been but of iprofesh for three 
years, is^taking the radio route babk. 

Siiigs, twice weeldy on WG3S, 
'Freepprt,.jL,:i. 



of Oak Falis'— Cohan and 

Harris.-: ;• 

♦Fromlse'T-Gilbert Miner. 

Tiri'-^uthrie McClintic. 

'Good Old Sninmei- Time'— Lode- 
wick Vrooiri. 

•All , Eiitipns' (re-cast )-sJuliana 
Morgan. \ 

'Frederlcka'—Shtiberts. 
•Jane Eyre'— Theatre Guild; 
'Days to Cfcnie'— -Herman Shumlih. 
The Eternal Road'^ai and 
Weisgal. 
■ 'Affe 26'— •Riehard Aldrich. , 
•Two Mrs. Carrolls'-^B. A. Meyer. 
'Gift Aionc Little Dogle'-rHammer- 
stein .and Du For. 



SqI De Vries ni 

Sol De Vries of the. Ni Y. Wiriter 
Garden box-office and treasurer of 
the Treasurers' Club, is in ' Poly- 
clinic hospital, N. Y.. under observa- 
tipn and treatment. Corriplicatiort 
caused by high' blood, presstire was 
the diagnosis. 

Although visitors were not per- 
mitted for. several days, he " re- 
ported in favorable conditioa.. 



BENEFTTS TQ AID 
REPERTORY START 



Series, of benefit shows is being 
scheduled for the purpose of . raising 
funds to- be used for the establish- 
ment of jrepertory compahies^ in key 
cities other tiian New Yoirk. Shows 
will be sponsored by the American 
Theiatre of Boston . and that organ- 
ization's subscjription plan will be 
adopted in other towns! Benefit per- 
formances, pkayed by the Theatre 
Authority, which wiU participate in 
the : proceieds, will- be spread over a 
period of two years. , 

; irst -benefit is dated iot the>Bos- 
tbn Opera House Jan. 17. General 
plan for the rep ; organizations cails 
for a subscription list of at least 5,000 
in each key city.> 



PKt Piaylioiise Offs 
IHiii^ in Cadiedral' 



ittsburgh, Dec. 8. 

After anrioiincing T. S. Eliot's 
'Murder ' the Cathedral' as the 
third production of the season,, the 
Pittsburgh Playhouse was forced to 
call it off when rights for presenta- 
tion by professional groups in key 
cities Were denied by the copyright 
owners. Piete was to have bperied a> 
thi-ee-week run here Dec. ,29. 

Instead the Playhouse has booked 
in Marion Stockton's dramatization 
of Hawthorne's 'Scarlet Letter,' 
which was. done .6y . a Manhattan 
group 13 years ago under Richard 
Bpleslawski's , direction. Playhouse 
director, Herbert V. Gellendre; was 
formerly Bpleslawski's assistant. 




Civil suit filed by Henry Aosenblatt, «)n of the late; Yiddish cantor 
against Actors Equity, has been called off. ..Rpseriblatt, who was in the ' 
cast of 'The .Eternal Ro^d* when it flwt went Into production last season, 
claimed he received only a hon-member's share of the bond when the pro* ' 
ductiph folded, although he had been entered as an Equity member. 
I. Robert iSrdder was cpunsel fpr Rpsenblatt in the auit. 

Before the Show wis permitted by Equity to reopen rehearsals two 
weeks ago, ttct. Actors Ass'n inisisted on all salary debts to actors, whether 
Equity membCTs or not, bei^^ 

One-hiighter tour of 'Boy Meets Girl' is being ac^prded, attention ih the 
New England press. NCws-Tiribuiie, Providence, in a lead editorial, com- 
mentied Pn the engagement in Ne^vport, R; I.; first time the tpwn has been 
visited by a road show 'for more years thaiil we" like to think.' 

•Boy' fared well in Providprice; getting approxiihately $4,500 i three 
peilormaiices. It :played Concord, N. S., .on a Sunday, which was front 
page news in thsit town. Clergy protested, but there was nothing in tl>e 
ordinance^ jprphibiting shp>ys.pn t^^ Sabbjath^ . 

; Mrs; Thomas Whi , who died recently, was the first' feniale member 
of Eqiiity.; When the association was formed in 1913 it was decided that 
a'ctresises riot be admitted because it was felt at. the : time that members 
would bi^ discriminated against by managers, arid that the women should 
riPt be asked to take a chance. " 

Mrsi Whiflen,. however, . led a delegatipn of actresses who deritanded 
admittance/ whether risl^ or riot. She signed the first /womari's appli- 
catiori. 



Recount of the vote^ f or the board of the; Treasurers' . 
the sariie ;si being elected as priginally, difference being a change 
in the tally of several .winning candidates. 

There vvCre 13 ballots, discarded at the arinual electi , liZ because only 
four men were voted for. They Were allbwed at the fecoUrit, but the i3th 
was Voided iiecaus^ si 

John Hay (Jock) Whitney IriVestted in tWp jpiropagarida plays \vhlch 
recently opened Pn Broadway. He ^backed '2()0 yfex^ Chosen/ at the 48th 
Street; and •jfohnny JTohhson,' . 44th Street. 

Understopd that he put up $30,000, about evenly diyided ariiorig both 
shdws. Whitney came in" pn •Johnson* duririg rehearsals, when the Group 
ran .shy pf funds, 



EQUITY GRAKIS DAY' 
TROUPE 2-WK. LAYOFF 



Equity has made a lay-off cpnces- 
sipn to ttie 'Call It A Day* cpmpany. 
Which is returning tP Brbadway at 
holiday time for a repeat date of at 
least two weeks. Show, will lay off 
two Weeks prior to relighting here, 
with Philip Merivade ; and; Gladys 
Cooper still starred*. ■ . 

iPointed: out that Equity's rtiUs 
permit shows to lay off tjie week 
prior to. Christmasi' so that the con- 
cessipri. is for one week: only. Under- 
stood the riianageriient intended: 
foldirig 'Day' Dec. 19 jmless getting 
the Equity nod. 



Current Road Shows 



(Week of Dec. 1) 
lossorii Time,* ' Shiibert, 

•Boy Meets Girl,' Auditorium, 
Pueblo, Colo., .6; Liricoln, Cheyr 
ene; ; travel, 8; Paramount, Salt 
Lake City,- 9rl(); travel, II; High 
Schopl^ Sacramento, Cal., 12/ 

•Boy Meets Girl,'. Auditorium, 
Concord, ..N. H., 6; Colonial,.. 
Keene, ; Latchis, Clairriibnt, 8; 
Lawler, ' Greenfield, Mass., : 
Auditorium, Brattleboro, Vt;, 
Playhouse, Wilriiirigton, Del., 
12. 

^ rbther Riat,^ Maryland, Bal- 
timore.. 

•Call It a Day/ Ni 
burgh. 

. •Children'^ H 'o itt r , ' Hartrrian, 
Coluriibus, 7-9; English, Indian- 
apolis, 10-12, 

'Dead Eni,'" ial, Boston. 
'End- of Summer' (Ina. Claire). 
Cass, Detroit. 

•First 

Amei-ican, 

•Great Waltz,' Majestic, 
7-9; Metrppblitan, Houston, 

•Lady Precious Stream,^ 

rinoutH, Boston. 

'Leanlhjr Ori Letty' ( Post 
Road'.), Selwyn, .Chicago. 

Moiite . Carlo Ballet 

Opera House, Boston. 

^Moon Over Mulberry Street,' 

Locust, Philadelphia. 

•Miilatti,' 



•Nanghty Marietta;' 

Newark. 

•Night Hawk,' 

righton Beach. 

'Nlglit rpheiim; 
Kansas City. 

•Othello' (.Walter H u s to n ), 
Metropolitan, Providence, 7; 
Court Square, ^ ringfleld.^jj^ass,'' 



(Jane Cowl), 







Ari' attempt to iswitch bookings of _ 
the Kaufm'an-Hart coriiedy, 'Yon 
Can't Take It With You,' from the 
Booth, where it premieres next Mori«,. 
day (14),, resultied iri a rourid-robin 
<»f :. notes. ' It . was IPirst proposed to 
^t 'Can't . Take It' at the Mlorbsco, 
switching 'Reflected Glory' to an- 
other' house, and keeping 'Swing 
Your liadyr at the Booth. Tal}ulah 
iSandhead, who stars in 'Glory,' hpw- 
ever, firmly rejected , the idea. Then 
the Cptt yiras suggested, that bringing, 
a refusal from George Abbott, who 
is presenting 'Boy Meets Girl* there, 
: iSani H. Harris theri. advised the 
Shuberts that he would like to spo« 
'Can't Take It^ in the Lyceum, oper- , 
ated:by.his treasurer, Sperice Settle-: 
heini. That gaye the Shubert , office 
a charice to decline,, which it did. 

, situation' Was eased When it was 
decided to riipve. 'Swing Your Lady' 
into the Golden. Instead, notice of 
closing was. posted Monday (7) and 
at the same time .it was istated there 
was a deal On to lease the . Gplden t6 
CBS for two years. Radio, people 
would drop the Hudson at termina- 
tion of -lease in February> Lyceum 
then contracted for 'Age 26,' due late 
this mphth. 



ENGAGEMENTS 

Jean Forbes-Robertson, •Promise/ . 
,Ca theri Cari-lngton,, 'Eternal 
Road.' 

Lucille Manners, 'Frederica.' 

Charles eoburri; Martha Sleeper, 
'CJoPd CMd Summer Time.' 

Dennis Hoey... 'Jane.- Eyre,' 

RusS' Browri, Rudolf Brooks, 
Stout, 'Gii Along Little Dogie.' 

Robert Harris, Kenneth MacKenna, 
Linda WatkinSj Leona: Powers, 
Matthew Bbulton, Williarii White- 
head, A. G. Andrews. Lloyd Gough, 
Fred Leslie, 'Aged 26.' 

Mitzi iHaynesi Mary Morris, 
hind the Red Lights.' 



8-9; (ilapitoi; Albany, ; Masonic 
Aude., Rodiester, llril 
. •Pride and Prejdcllce,* Shrine 
AudC., Pe&.Mpinesi, 7; ParkWayj; 
Madison, Wis., Diavidson; Mil- 
waukee, 9-12J 

'Soandals,' , CiriCirinati. 
^SLpw Is On' (Bejitrice Lillje), 
National, Washington. 

'Winrless Yictory* (K. 
nell). Cox, Cincinnati, 7-9; 
i; Cleveland, : 10-12. 
•Tobacco. Road,' Plaza, - 
Wood. Ni J. 

rWomen, The/ 
delphia. 

•toi; Can't Take Jt With You/ 
J' Chestnut, Philadelphia. 



"^ednesdnyf Pecember 9* 1936 



I. E € I Y I M 4 f C 



V/tHttiTV 




m^m Finv Netting lli 




By JACK PVL ASkr 

Ldmbs . . New Yotk set a Hew 
high in the elub's; public bambpls at 
thie Waldorf-Astprta, Saturday (5) 
night Gomparatlvely and 
eitective throughout, the turnis 
(plicked isuccessiy.ely. It. was always 
knpwi^ that the actors' club could 
'deliver: class entertairiment, but in 
the past, Gaimbols have frequently 
been clutteried up wti not<sb-hoi 
' Sketches, , 

• Siniiart (iirection of Shepherd Wil- 
liam Gaxton boreiruit in the manner 
the till was; presented. He • istarted 
; off by ruling out sketches. Two skits' 
wei'e includeid, however, and both 
landed because they Were sholft and 
■funny. EnthUsiaistic m.c.'ing of Fred 
Waring, Boy bf the club, heljp. 
too.' •■■'■■.- 

Preceding' the Gambol, .R6|}ert L. 
HagueV: husband of Mary Lewis and 
v.p. '6f Standard Shipping CO., hosted 
at a soiree;, also at another after the 
|hbw« It wa§, quite the sidn event of 
.^he large evening. Hague^ vlready 
jcnowh for his generosity to the club 
and its members, was chiefly instrU- 
niehtal in securing prbgraihi adver- 
ising, principally 'marine in char- 
acter.. 

Show was given a strong start by 
- Paul Whlteman and his troupe of 
bandnaeh. Performance, itself ,was 
tinged with kidding 'Hamlet.' Roy 
Atwell, togged out in the Dane's cos- 
tume, was highly laughable. There 
are twb 'Hamlets on ^Broadway at 
jsreseht, but the Lambs gave, 'em a 
whole flock in 'The Hamlets of All 
. 'Ages,' a 'Gaxtbn ideai Then Novak 
■ and Fay, 'comedy acrobats, were cos- 
'iumed in the Shakespearean manherv 
. Edgar Bergen, ventriloquist; near- 
I;^. stOppe'd the i5how> His mani£>ular 
tiori of thie dummy is the factor that 
>inakes his act stand out. Rudy Vallee 
was aroiind but, instead of going on 
he introduced Garl Curtis, ll-year- 
pld tap-dancer. tJhderstppd the lad 
•is in line for a Hollywood assi - 
.ment. ... 

, Jack fowell andi the closing musi- 
cal fantasy, -One April Day,' Were 
standouts, while 'Hitting, the Bottle,' 
ski^ drew giggles via the funny 
business of Jack Tyler. 

Number of proitiinehts were in- 
ti-oduced, Waring using a Stage spot- 
light, in addition to others in the 
balconies. Biggest hand yrent to 
.Jimmy Walker, New York's former 
Mayor. He was urged to say somer 
thing and finally put in a few words; 

Event netted the club more than 
$20,000. 



TOVARICH' FOR COAST 
WITH lEONTOViCH 



Homer Gurrah ha? closed a ideal 
for a west coast production of 
■Tovarich.' Marks the pliay's second 
production in this country, first . be- 
inR curreiit in N. Y. 
/ Immediate production is planned 
in Los Angeles and: San Franciisco, 
with. Eugenie; Lebntovich in the 
femme lead. She created, the same 
role in the London, production . last 
year and is now in HblJywood.. 



Hbllywobd, Dec. 8. 
Claudette Colbert will do the 
femme lead.in 'Tovarich,' when War^ 
neir Bros- makes it Shb has fore- 
gbne 'joah bf Arc.' 



Dean III Pittsburgh 

For His *Mary- Staffing 

Pittsburgh, Dec.. 8; 

Alexander- Dean, plaiywi'ight and 
irector, ' in ittsburgh fbr . a 
couple of weeks to supervise; the 
Carnegie Tech drama school's prb- 
duction of his adaptation Of 'Mary 
Tudor,' It opens a week's engage- 
ment at Tech's, little theatre Friday 
(11) Under Chester Wallace's direc- 
tion, with whom Dean is workini^. 

Dean is oh & sabbatical leave of 
absence: from. Yale aiid sails shortly 
for China and- Japan, .where he will 
spend si months studying ' the 
Oriental theatre and its methbds. 



; , Heaviest attended meeting of 
the Equity Council, combined , 
with that of Chorus Equity 
yesterdst^, (8), resolVfed that; 
' member of either associ 
iibn playing iii' the WPA shoWs 
or prbjects shall either strike, 
or picket without , being ordered 
by their associations to db so.' 
• It- 'was a long, enervating 
session; having xhpstly, to db 
with. :the present, crisis i the 
■governnieht's relief ^How prbj" 
. ect. There were over 25 Equity 
■leaders,: on hand to hear about- 
1 what went oi> wheh Monday's 
dembnstratibns led to instant 
, dismissals. 

When It: was learned V that, 20^ 
aqtors were let Out without 
nptice asithe result bf picketing 
arid ' other ; protesting activities, 
the; rule was adopte l uriant- 
mously as the best iprptectivei 
measure for' members at this 
time.^ 








Actors BliBiihing Equity Of- 
ficers for 'Doing Nothing 
About It* — - bemonstra- 
tions at WPA Headquar- 
ters Fbllow^l 25 Prompt-! 
ly Dismissed ^ — Ait Least 
Score olF Actors jdet Pink 
Slip 



SIT-DOWN STRIKE 



Margaret Smith has been r 
pointed by Equity's, .council to 
place E. J.; its contact 

with the WPA executives New 
York. Because of the slated dis- 
missals in'cutting the relief show 
project's budget it was figured that 
Equity should, have a representative 
present at WPA sessions. 

After differences with Hallie Flan-' 
agan and bthiers, Blunkall remained 
away fi-bin the WPA offices. Equity, 
however, refused , Mrs. Flanagah's 
request that he- be replaced arid he 
has been acting whenever delega- 
tions call Upon. Equity frorii the re- 
lief show outfit,- which is; nbt infre- 
quent. Comri»itt.ee! Ibbked into the 
status of Blunkall- and- then • it Was 
decided to name .Miss Smith. 

Incident which caused the hard 
feeling betweeri Mrs. Flanagan and 
Blunkall was the latter's letter- 
writing to a U, S. sfenator, actor say- 
ing in the letter that, in hiis opinion, 
she. didn't know what it was all 
about. 

: Miss Smith was In charge origi- 
nally, when relief shbws Were first 
started with, funds ; from city^ 
state and nation. 



Wildest gathering of members 
ever assembled "si ity was 

f ornieid marked the _ discussion meet- 
ing at the Astbr. hotel, N., Y., last 
Friday (4). the associa- 

tion expected excitement, bv^t were 
unprepared fbr the turnbut, there, 
being 357 . present, Which 'made ad'^ 
ditibn^l. rbom necessary. Fights bcr 
tweeri angry WPA actors and Equity 
office people were narrowi^ averted. 

Sessibn proceeded in orderly fash- 
ion for a time. Suddenly somebne 
jumped to his feet and yelled, 'What 
has Equity dOne for us in the. WPA 
arid. What does it intend to do in this 
crisiis?'^ 

Bedlam resulted, excited relief ac- 
tors mixing all manner of remarks, 
while, some women shrieked. Frank 
Gillmore, prbz,, Who appciars to haye 
won. the ire of players on. the WPA 
payrolls, was ^not given the bird 
when he arose, but it was :just on the 
borderli 

Protests 

Protests frbm the floor concerned 
the government's order to cut the 
budget on ;WPA jprpjects; 992 are 
slatied to; be let out. How .many pf 
this number 'will be actors is yet npt 
definite, those to be dropped iriclud- 
ihg all department^ of the relief 
show outfit. Only one person was 
known , to have received a pink slip 
signiftring dismissii up to Monday, 
she i. being a Russian who cannot, 
speak English. It develpped Tues- 
day, iiowever, that a score of actors 
were included, the let-outs fbllbw- 
ing picketi of the WPA head- 
quarters. 

After 'the meetijig Quieted dbwn,, 
Paul N. "iurner, Eqiiity's attorney, 
spoke. He renjirided the members 
that it was Equity which priginally 
secured relief for actors ifrom the 
"Civil Works Admi istration and 
later the WPA. Turner also called 
attention to the early days pf relief 
shows, whep . there, were no funds 
for props, settings,, costumes nor 
trarisportation. He explained that 
officers' had; gone into their own 
pockets to help out and that theatre 
patrons were asked to contribute to 
thb emergency fund; , It is known 
that among those, who subscribed 
. (Cbntinued on page 51.) 



THOSE SHD6ERTS 
ARE AT IT AGAIN 



Chorus Equity is. keeping tabs, 
on its member^ ■ appearing in 
/the Shuberts '2:iegfeld - Follies,' 
Winter iGrarderi,. N..V;',,' after. the 
management -broke -the rule^ on 
coritihubus . ; . eriiplbym^nt for. 
chorines. 

Dancers in th6' ensemble were 
not disturbed^ but- -ari- economy, 
order called ;f or the show girls 
being laid .Off , fbr. . one weiek, 
s^ns pay> There are 12 show 
girls, two heing; .taken off the 
payroll at. a -timei in rptafiori. 

Th,ere had. '.b^en . 10 girls af- 
fected at the- time Chorus 
Equity found out abput it and : 
began asking qUesiions> When 
a representative of .the iuniori 
asiked for diies Irpm .two others 
they replied they couldn't pay, 
having beeii oft', .the. previous 
week. Equity- -insisted, that all 
girls affected b^. paid in full, 





FROM FTP 
IN LA. 



Dec. 

Though :cpme bafck 

strong; tbrbujghout - the midwiest for > 
traveli companies, out of New 
Ybrk, stock and re^ hjasri't stirred. 
With the seaspn at itsf heijght and : • 
road shbws pn the trail througHbiit 
the territbry reporting «xceUeiit' 
business, there is still less than a 
half-dozen stock companies through- 
out the section, and there < isn't: ^vieh 
a single rep outfit, 

Only stock around .is the 
Flora DeVbss company^ which. Is 
operating a small circle stock out of, . 
Richmond;: Dl., through sbme^ halfr 
dozen towns in Bprthern Illiriois and 
sbuthern Wisconsin. . " ; ;;^' ; -" 

Out of Kansas City there 
number of ^smail . circle \$tpck9^ too;. - , 
They forge out into .the sUicks lind ■ 
Jilay -two weeks «f oiie«nighter& 
Fbrm^rly^ the same ; sprt :pf buitflitit 
played the idehtical, stands, rbut istay* 
ihg a full week with repertoiry, > ; 
' Far iri: the; south there are a cbiipie . , 
of extr^mel;^ small rep shows tb^ing '''' 
to make a go: of 11; under cai^y^^,b,ut 
there's nothing in this line arpund 
the, midwest;:.which used to be" the . • 
hot-spot for these rep grbupsi . A- 

These stpiyk and rep conapianil^ are. ;. - 
tiding to attract customers with; adf 
mission prices bf 25c or spy but- it'js a ,. 
tbugh grind. . .They are finding . 
that the public would rather wait ior 
a sho^v with a New York rbptltatioBt' 
and pay $2.50' than . squint at-a SiKialt 
stbck company .at two-bits a thrbwi ; . 



Lps Angeles, Dec. 8.: 

As a result of slashing throughout 
the nation, arpund 3QD people wilt- 
be dropped from the Federal Theatre 
Project roll here, according J. 
Howard Miller, western regional di- 
rector; Abbut $7,000 i>ayroll will be 
dipped oft. Unde.: the new setup- 
there will be a maximum non-relief 
employment of 10%, compared wi^h 

25% maximum, as at present. ' 

Of the 20% reduction, 15% ^11 \)e 
agjiinst non-relief workeirs, and 5% 
of . persons ori relief rolls. These 
will, of course, be switched to other 
WPA Work. Slash will become ef- 
fective Jan. 1. { 

FTP locally has a current weekly 
payroll of $35,000, distributed among 
some 1,500. relief arid non-relief 
workers. 



KED^WYNNSA&S^ 
AND SACK MENtt 



Vacation in BrIde:eporc 
^ Bridgeport, Dec, 8. 

WPiflL'unit at the Park closed Sat- 
urday (5) for a month's lay-off. 
Last attraction was 'Streets of New 
York,' old meller. 

^ 'Cellini,' original by Joseph Walsh, 
is' expected to- reopen the Federal 
house in January. 




Mrs. Ed. Wyriui (Hilda Keeharil reii 
turned suddenly from o Italy ; liirt r 
Tfhursday (3) aboard the. Vulcaiii«^ 
She had sailed from. New Vork 
the Rex."* En, route she was irt ;«., , 
highly nervous state. When the line]^. 
reached Naples she wfeht to a hb«pl» 
tal and on the following .day waB^ 
booked aboard the Vulcania, j^ack tbi 
the U, & 

Still indispbsftd^ was debide^ . 
that Mrs. WyM/have "the freedbm of ' V 
the ship' bn the return voyage .with 
an aitteridant. A passenger , who 
speaks English was jnVited frPin 
third class tp be Mrs. Wynn's com- " - 
pariipn, and they shared the stai^'" 
room. • ^ j 

Star's wife wias in; a Sanitarium for '. 
an, extended period. Recently Wyhni.. 
iriserted a notice the dailiejs 1j» 
the: eltect that he would hot be re* 
sponsible for Mrs.. Wynn's debts. H*'" 
explained that she -was getting- a lij9<>. 
eral aJlbv/ance, Which' "^he. denied;'!; " 

EEP m COLtJMBUS 

.Coiurobusj;o-, Dee. 
' Melodrama .'and 'farce Wili be re- 
vived here with the opening of .the- ? 
Pittc'jiirg piayej*i8, reb cixnpr I'at.-.. 
the " Hotel Virginia ' hbri; ' Normart 
Porter will return to play char.icter 
_parts and abt as. mina^tins prTducbr^, 
associated v/ith Jarifies. Macf arlane .af ^ 
dircjot .. ■ . :.: v-"^ 

. . : O^ieriinc; blU -will hi? 'Mcria MnrtjA*-.., 
or j.'MUrder in ' the ;pld Red Barn.' . . 
Rayriiond Neyhart wjlf b$ the Isgdi; ;., 
ing man and • Eiib - Tayiqr leading v 
Worna'n. There wiJl ; be four olhers.;. . 
in the basic, cast, . .t'b which extra 
players will be added v/hen needed." 



To Be Published Late in Decemhef 



Reservations May Be Sent to Any Variety Office 



NEW YORK 
164 West 46th St. 



LOS ANGELES 
1708 No. Vine St. 



CHICAGO 
54 W.Randolph St. 



LONDON 
8 St. Marti ' PI. 



"'1 



iStricld^nd.Out of St. lom 

St, li-oujs/ Cec, 8. 
F; '^owles .Sftrickland; for thc;.past. 
four, >■ j'.'ivs \ irector' of the Little 
Thentt-e o;; St. top will not return , 
to job at the exoiration pf the 
present contract, Strickland's , 
dcavor ioi ' semi-professionalism 
agiyin$t the growing tendency fbi 
amateurism caused a parting of the 
ways, ■', 

William G, B, Carson; English 
prof of Washington U and prez of 
the Board of Directors of the' Little 
Theatre, said Strickland's plans 
called for compensating persons ap* 
pearitig in plays and the board 
in no position to finance suek: 
methods. 



48 



VAHinny 



L ft € 1 f I N >4 r E 



Wedttesdajr, Decemiicr 9, 1936 




BROTHER 



Baltinribre, . 

Thieo-act comedy iii seven scenes by 
Johfi Monica^ Jr., ., and Frert FlnkMvofro: 
Btaued by George Abbott; seta, Clilcer nnu 
IColiblns; presented by Abbott tit Mftvylnnd 
thCHtre, Bnltlniore.; *2;20 t6p. 

Mrs. Brooker .Cuitls Burnley nnlUnK 

Joyce Wlnftee , » Wy n Gdhoon 

Jenny Anna FranlcUn 

Claire Rainm... .Mnry. Mason 

Harlejr Harrington.. ...Wchflnl .Clnrlv 

Blngf Kdwards, . , ... -i •, . iEddJe Albert 

Billy Kttndolnh............ rank Albertspn 

Kate Rice. : . . .:• .Kafhlecn; J'ltTs 

Dan Crawford. -^Tose Ffrrer 

A. Furman Townsend, Jr Robert FoulK 

•Newereel' Scott . . ; Ooi'n rd;^! .e"'Is 

•Tripod' Andrews. . . ... . . , . . .Uobert Grimth 

Grant Bottome 'Ks'.rrt Stone 

Slim, i ..David Holtman 

Lieut. RoRers. .. . . .Vincent: Yorjc 

, Col. Ramm, ....Cftrroll Ashbtjrn 

'■ Members of the- guard: James, Monks, 
Walter WaBner and Rpbert O'ponovon. 



Eljirli is season a pair of entries 

on Proadway had ' military school 

ibcities;. both w?*? bitter ripqrinirna- 
:^pns pf liiiB iti ,» 

bbih after their first weeks. 

Pljjys with such locales, would seem 
:tb be this y^ar'is cycle, fbi* along. 

comes, this third- entry, ^ irfectly stat- 
■ Ihil that its action takes" place; at Vir- 

jginia Military"; Institute. ; •Brbther 
'.3RaV tftwiever, has a. brdiad slaps^ 
;:)pitEq^Uied to' it^^ contehts and, pdssibls^ 

^liiicai^se i| is isb gay. ,iap)i>?ars to have 
; fiigh^ibptes for 

" $bript is by a! jpajr of V.M j: class- 
rimJbii^: pt thie '32 class. Bd^rs are bow- 
ii;^ ii\.a$ tjlayw^ seem to 

riltpow their Way aroito 
:;^^.'it:^isi.j^^ha■ps^^ one' of . ; jslickest- 
Kcbi)*6dies/eveir, tiiurn^ With a c6l-r 
leite ba^kKroutidi ILaids axie hot bn^. 
' cbUegiax)^ m the ;Si^e, but : cadets to 

tiv^ ahd. fcuify founts ot humpT., Bits 
; i&f biz. -About' :lcaydet^^ 
- :)fe6mmi^hlcable ahd-u^ to 
' ;bi3r aindiehccs who have~ii£ver'Peered 

ti^tb eyieii^ so mutfi as a catalog: that 

iMia£ie,;pIuk tibeivhatui^al cblleii^ stuff. 

puiiichiesviip:^^ of lihate' 



i?b^^jC^ral.-U!hajacters'^^ -a; triumvt».- 
&'riifi^: of Fissiu^.C^^ aiid their 

iielif^dii^lbmivs: ace to fern tp 

l^^itijE^f ' lMifp|:e v 
! i^;yvei<«fia*tiara iit* ^sta^daw^.^ ljut wen 

i^lofldjLoi^;^^^ to whom 

r^^«Uei-'-:c^^ v-lwird-' imd'' the .: hreakis- 
; jhatdet; >fhe~jUsbM<;iaii^ debirnMj^r. jsav 
i;j3KirkvM^wlib*^ 

KBftW^^eyr (itaj^^ Whb^ can liiye 
: it >F take* iirrbul:^^ . 
liA^^^Ghiuiac^ra ihVolve 
3^:ihieil>,ij;irls, :i»Mta3(ih^:out' afte^ 

f #!r«jpes:and jiear-debacle^ off i- 
%:t<ix»M. th^ ;schdbl kjA supeHbr-rahlc- 



that surprises and, when the Coast 
scouts sight his performance, they 
will probably rush him right back to 
flickers. Eddie Albiert lerids much to 
hiff sympathetic part. v. ...I 

Abbott staging is the slick job .he 
can always manage bn a comedy; 
there are three different setsi all fine. 
Trib of revolving stages are used to 
expedite scene-switching. Uniforms 
the boys wear are authentic 

Warners bankrolled the produc- 
tibn, arid seem to haye a nice prop- 
erty for Alms.; Bert. 

iladelphia. • • 
Play by Clwe • Boothe In. thiree -acts 02 
aeeneaV presented by Hp.x Oordpn at For- 
rest, Phllndelphlo, De<v 7, '30. Staged; by 
Itxibert B. Sinclair; sietUntrs, . Jo Mlelzlnerj 
cojjtunies,. John Hnmbleton. . .. 

.tn lie. Anne -Teeman 

?Jrincy Blftke, . . i . . V. ; i .. . .JVnncy Hnmiltoii 

Peffgy . ; . . .... • • • , . . » . . . Aditlenne Marden 

«ylvlii, ; , . : vt. ........ .i ... . . -.• . . illka Chase 

15(1 Ith , . » . . ; . Phy H is Povah 

Mary, . .... .-. ....... ^lianrnlo GlUmore 

yiva. WaRstart....,..'i-.-- F"'*'' 

Olga. . . . - . ; . ; • . . . .I3dna Hlbbnrd 

First JlBlr»lr<ia«er , ... . ... . . .Mnry Stunrt 

Second HalrAresser.;; ...i. •;. . » Jane Moore 
Pedlcurt. .... i.i.. .Ann .Watson 

Hluphle. ; . ; . . ; . ;EJoIh© Bennett 
Irtgrld . ........ . . . » .. ..... Marlorie- Dajton 

MIss.iFordyce, . ....... . . .Elliren Burns 

IjltUe Mary . . . j . . i .. . . . ..... .Charlta Bauer 

Mrs. . Moi-ehood i . . . . ; . . ; i . . ; . Jessie Busley 

MUHner,; Jean Rodney 
First saleswonian. : . . . . . . ,.. .Doris pay 

Widow. . i ... .Barbiara Adams 

Second ^SklesNvoman.- .Mnrtlna Thomas 
(Crystal Allen . ; , . . . . . ,-. . ': .Bcttv IinwfQrd 

Third Sale3\vomeiri..i...v...I/UCllIe Feriton 
Vltter . . , . .... ...... ..v.. ....Joy Hathaway 

First Model'.. i...BeryJ Wallace 
•Siecoiiil Model. ; . . . .... ; .,«'. : i .TBeafrlce Cole 

Ptlncejis Tamora. ... . .Arlehe. Francis 

Gxerctsa . Instructress.'. ..... .-Ann Hunter 

Mag grte ; . '; ... . .'. . . Mary Cecil 

Misa Wntt8...,..v,v,.ii-.V.-.VIrgllla Che^ 
MLss TrlmmeVbacl<;..i'..^.....:Mary Murray 

Nurse, ... v. V, . . i .. ., . 1 ... .Jjticine Fenton. 

T^ucy ... . . .■ ... , i ; . . ..Ma^Jorle - Meilh 

Couitt^sa d» ' 'I<age...:V. . .'M4.rRaret ' pougldss, 
Miriam Anroris. .-. . . Atidrey '.Christie' 

liady < Oribblesdale.'. ...Mnry Howen. 
Tielene; .l.y. . ; »'.,>,. .. . lArlitne -Prancia 
Sadie; jr'i..; , .4. . . . . , . ..MnrJorie Wood 
Cigarette Girl. ... . . . i r> .Lillian Norton 




writ- 



;^ViitfriK: fe k^h imd crisQ. K^ri-, 
;;wly^a}l tl^e Atunpt: upplie.'t to,,?fliPd fe, 
;:.l»orn ;bf,'Lthe-^tuations ahd"l<Kale: a: 
iv:jBl«>.h«olt"bni^^^ lu^iled la. t<» 

.Piut MvsV $i:etfe^ ilk < tlte fl-rst 



y^act mbves a bit ti^yitihg)^^ 
.^etibft itates; Wilbrtft to ;teally; get 
r^.i^ihgfv^ui btfce'^t. dbe^ .there is' no 
:/Iame,miBamAnt;' A^ct twb:j:urtatiii .cpuld: 
<:be.fortifi<Hl.vb«,it, aside from that! the 
v:lE»iece - can w<^l staind as Is- in - New 



I 



Cast is unifbrm^ly fine. Of rtbt^* is 
[fhe^falct thai^niDk Albertsori, film 
Vjuve.ueoies Istdi fbr the .ilt«t times in 
vbne;Pf -the Jfeads; , it*-s the fat com - 
.isdjr; irbi^, but Xlbertsoa adds< much 
' tbritr BBSlly trots out -Soit)6 trbuping 



Here- is an ihteresting novelty. It 
far firom being-.a ftne.play. ' Authpr*s 
chairacterizatioiis ' and her dialog are 
tar better than her subiect itiatter, 
which: is- .filled with . familiar . cliches: 
Reason for, that is very likely the 
:.uncbhv<(ntional. -angle of tiie piece, 
'Which calls for an ^alUfemme'cast;'. 

•TChe Women' is riot the; first all- 
.feminine cast' play .te teceive produce 
. tiori in reberit years, but, it is . the 
best of those.' that have; been done; 
■superiori' for -example, to *Prorii..Wine 
;to SiX.^ Shiibert importation that 
never hit .Broadway/ and 'Dr. Mon- 
.ica.! which fiopoed in both legit arid 
film. Nevertheless, there is in Clare 
Boothe's new play the surie deflriite 
•sense of 'stcainirif*' ■ 'ivhich is to be 
■found both in ;plays ' wherein the 
xhaxaeters are all of the same sex 
C Journey 's Bnd'- heirig the > kind that 
must be., excepted ) arid in thoee em 
iployihg a . minimum , of - characters 
(two being a: good example) and. iri' 
.which telephones, doorway corivei*- 
sations, etc., are. used to'>suggest un- 
-seen characters. 

Masculine' characters of 'tnte Vom; 
en' are not even allows to^ come as 
near a^ the outer dooirslll; only twice 
<do they'^call-by telephone the many 
Women characters -irttFoducedr - They- 
<the men) are panned frbm hell to 
breakfast thrpushout three ticts, -and 
.soine of those imder tTisCiission sound 
:fio interesting" that thoae >out front 
wbuld'like-'tb meet'therii. . In- a w«y 
that Hs to the ; credit of 'Miss Bbothe: 
who has achieved , so ..much by the- 
use of expository, dialog but. by the 
same token, it: exposes the nlav-'s 
weakness. It is' a stunt-Hileverly 



contrived and often sparki 
ten/ but still a stunt. 

Result is a play that is inclined to 
grow tiresome ias it proceeds. It has 
soriie bright and amusing scenes and 
others that are painfully hackneyed 
arid uninteresting. In toto. it im- 
presses more by its frequently clever 
lines (often of indigo, order) th&n 
by its dramatic develppriieftt.. 

As for story, there is aU but nohe; 
Playwrjght her woinen 

(the- important ones being of v the 
sleek* well-fed, pampei'ed type)^m 
soots where a mere riian wouldn t, 
be able to intrude. They include a 
hair-dresster's, a fitting, room, bbu- 
dpir, a rbbrii iri a lying-in hospital, 
a wbmen's hptel . rPbni iri Reno., a 
ladies*: iPun^'e at a riight cltib, and 
everi a bathroom. j^ppear: 
iri yjaribus states of; undress and 
soend much of their time in scah- 
dalous.. scuiTilpus ;■ and ■ impure cpn- 
.versaiibn.. - 

Central characters, Mary Haines 
(played by Margalo-Gillriibre) is the 
victim of both a -cheating .husband 
and catty, scaridal-raorigeririg friends. 
Latter are by far the worse. 
■ Hubby steps' but; there is no ques- 
tibrt. about that, but withbut the adr 
vice bf her. girl frierids, it's Unlikely 
that Mary would have decided on 
.divprce/ At the last riibmerit X.iri 
Rerio) she .deeply regrets it but, 
afterwards, she decides to .forget him 
arid become .ari iriterior decorator. 
Iri the end; she- grabs hubby back 
frbm- his second wife by using a. few 
deen-dyed feminine 'wiles bf her 
owiv. Her riise, : by ;the way, is al- 
mbst . the . brily. natural, completely 
human iaction pt the play; The rest 
are all -'made to oixler' and. the vari- 
ous characters are . just ,a^ the . audi- 
ence figures they are- going tb.,be. > 
, These other characters include one 
. young riiatrbn who is separated frbrit' 
her mate because of sbrrie petty 
arguriierit oyei^ firiarices arid Who jjust 
riiisses - the. Reno finale by telUng 
hubby over' the phone that she ..is 
going, ffo have a baby; include one 
cbn^letely. rio:<good gal. Sylvia, who 
/does her best 'to break - up all .her 
friends' marriages;' one. comriiorii lit- 
tle.blbnde who .takbs: Mary^s husband 
Away frorii-her; inai:iicures,,>riiodeIiS, 
hairdressers, pedicures,., exercise : in* 
structtiesses,; - Cigarette .^girls, ladies' 
rbbm matirpris. .Mbst of 'therii are bf 
an unrileasarit breed; /. 

.Staging by Rbbert Sinclair is eqc- 
cellerit Syithiri the. -play's limitations 
and 'Miel^iner's sets (12 in all) ftt the 
personalities of the ^people' and the 
mbder n streariiline^ arid cocktail spirit 
of the story, perfectly. .... 

Miss Oillmore iS' .a - trifle colorless, 
as Maty btit :the part li,ardly ellows 
fbr' iriore; IlktLChase Is satisfactorily 
pestiferoiis as Sylvia; 'Audrey Chrisr 
tie is ^caoital. : in -a coiriparatively 
Small role; Betty Lawiford- shPws 
hbw « eirl can talce a hath, on the 
stage arid. sMll not get ..the show 
raided/ and 'Kiyllis -Prtvab is^equally 
cbnvincii^' . in her bbstetcical mo 
ments i ^ -hospital. :sequen<^^/ .. 

Waters. 





HELL FOR LEATHER 

Londbn, Nov. 27. 

' Play, In prolog and three nctSr ' by Bnrre 
I/ynU(Mi, . Prqducei by Claud Ourney at 
,Plioenl5^ theatre, London, N6V. at, . 
I2ve Knight .i. .Kothlee.n Kelly 
Hotel Porter ........i,..,;...iViutor" Rlettl 

Dicky Beyiiolds v;.ii;.....GeQrtrey . SyMiea 

Skid .. i.. Sam. WUHnaiott' 
' jihi ■ Lee ' . . i , ; . , vi', . . . , .'i ; , i i . . Ale<; t 'Juneiv 
Haininoni). lit *....../;. Bbbert Reridoll 

Joe "i-.,.. /.' v. ,'.»,.. .'. /. , . i .'V '.Ronald .Shiner 
Dal Morgan- .. .Kdgar Norfolk 



.curt Bellamy . 
Hilda;. 'Morgan 
Oharley i . i. 
B,ert- ;v. 
JuUe Roqh.e 
Ilosallo .. .y...>..;i^.../v 
iXi .Slinone ',>.....v...i 
Timekeeper 
AnhoMhcor 
Uoctor 



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« • « • t » • «. • 



"■ V •.• • # • V ^ • •S t • • • 



.Berjiu»rtt.-N(*tlell 
.Olive . Klaken'sy 
Kdgnr MoRweh 
.'.Pftvld . Ha Ham- 
; . /. ./ ; , Helene Lor4 
IlnnA Ferftnce 
. i.v. . ; iCot - P'Ordari. 
BJi-nest' Hnlnes 
,' Cot D'Ordan 
.Victor : iVtetfl 



ofteri beeii usedr but, handled by 
such ari expert as Georg Kaiser, is 
able to prove that, at times, the stage 
may be used to 'giVe the populace' 
lesson,^ as Schiller once said. 
Roebbeling, riiariager of the Burg- 
heatre, quoted this at the press re- 
eeptibn preceding the first shbwing 
of Kaiser's latest, Arid Kaiser's 
dialog is always extraordinary.-: ' 

Occasionally it's a thriller, 
sibrially it weakens; but Kaiser 
fee story iripvirig. 

'niie end--Ossian learns his lessonft, 
He . goes back tp letter caffryirig. , 

' Aitia'ss, 



'.'6" ••• .: p'':W -^ -^'- --'^^^^ 




mmmm 



.. Revival . of William WyciierlyU comedy 
Iti'. tw'o lacts, presented l?ec. ' 1 nt Hehi^ 
Miller's. N. v.. by ("jilbeit lller anil 
-staged by him; Rutli iOordon -ietairel; If^.'M 

top. -: ■ " , 

Mr. Horner. . . . . ... , . . .Posrf^rMvp.ney 

Quack ..... . ; .............. a<(or;?e Ca rr 

B«y. . , . .,.. ..■'..' i«ymnnd.' .Toh'-son 

S»T Jasper ; Fl ......... -Geiw.-je ' Ovaltam 

Lfidy Fidget. . , . , .Ireiie - Browne 
Mrs. Paliity FIdgetv. :. Edith At\Vi\ter 



Mr,- Harcourt 
^r. Dortiant . . . 
Mt. SoArlrlsh ; . 
Mr. PJnchvvJr*....,.... 

Mrs. PinchwITe ........ 

Alithea . i . , . . . . .: . . . 

Mrs. ,SfiueiimI«h: . . , . . /. 
Lucy' (Alitlwa's Muld). 
Old J.»ldy .Squeamish'^ . .:. 
Parsohv. ' ' :. , 



. ... .' Ant^m'ny ■.Quriylo 

Stephen Ker 'Annleby 
...... . . t(OUl9 . Hector 

, .... .'. .IVrcy W.nr.im 

. .... . I'tut h .Gordon 

... . . el^n TrRTiholmo 

.Ciena JMcl.-ard 
.JSine. Vsiigh.Tn 
'. .'N^lolet Bo!4.Mnn 
..Louis Puytbn 



. Author ii^ a specialist: for a Lon- 
don' newspaper on motoririgi arid is, 
therefore, .thoroughly, familiar with 
the technical jargon and procedure. 
In this'-respecl^ the details are obvi- 
busly . correct. J tidged . as, a plaiy, it 
is rather cpriventibnal. With the ip- 
gredierits of old - fashioned melo-^ 
drama; It will probably be a suc- 
cesjs because of the depiction pf the 
French Grand Prix annual riiotor 
race, which is staged with a realism 
that makes fbr thrills. 

Story begiriiss' with a prolbg/sKow- 
irig a villainous driver: losing his 
way while driving tb.toiigh Italy, ac- 
coriipanied by the daughter of a 
large motbrcar. manufacturer. Thiey 
are compelled tp stay at a. hotel 
Over night. Another drunkeri rac- 
ing driyer enters theip room arid the: 
villain mtrbduces the^. girl as his 
wife..'.. •, ■■;•■'.' 

.i^Jien ;the: first: ^^ct opens*, the 
liquor-imblbing driVer nrrives" to 
drive, for the father of the.Eirl and 
recognizes her/ She is in love with 
another of her. father's drivers and 
the pvroer of the secret endeavbrs 
tP. protect her. Becoriiing tanked 
once mote^he spills th^ beans and 
the girl's fiance -goes, into: the race 
seeing red^and hent on kUling the 
inan wI^p^|d^d his : girl wrong. > 

In *e final scene, Where the ^'boy 
wms the race, daishiriff first over the 
line,- but crashing , through the fill^ 
observation pit, there is. a 
thrill of sufficient merit to put over 
a play Pf^muclr lesser calibre. No 
small .credit is- due to the prpducer 
who handled this scene, masterfullv^ 
on. av smalt ^stage.. - Stoiy is a 
natural for pictures. 
..Bernard jyedell is well^fltted fbr 
^U'J® inteniperate driver, 
fkf « seen here for 

TPino^i sympathetic role. 

Fine piece of repressed actirig coriies 
frem Edgar ..Nprfblk as a veteran 
who^nters the race with an over 
whelming . premonition he will be 
.lulled. .Ronald Shiner admirably 
contributes « line of comedy as 
cockney mechanic. 
.^Whor of The Amazing Br. ciit- 
terhouse,' who wrote thi.s one, seems 
tp have clicked once more;'. 

"LoA des Oisiiiii IBklvesen. 

(Tate 6rOs9lan.BUiivi^«ri') 

yierinia, Nov. 27. 

Comedy In 'flye acts by Qeorg Ktilser 
.prciiientcd . by :;Barff Theater; Novf 2« /.W- 
j!lr^ by Epobb^lHg; s^ttlng^. JSenilglim 

OJ|Sh<n:Baly4sen. ,,, . .T3w«M: Bnfaer 
Sv-^o •'«•>....;.... . . . . iBose Albaeh - Betty 

•ir«"''"»»- .'...v....... 

Glynn.... 



ALL W0m 

Lpridbri, Nov. 25/ 

^.yue pres^nteil .by .Archie do BeAr ani 
John-F. MacQregbf.; d^ivlsed and. edited by 
de .pwr; : additional sltetcheji land lyrics,-. 
Erie ilasph-Wltz, : Qreatrek. Naxvjnnn, 
Strabhey; ]mU3lc,,S.t cliey.. 
ley. HollOTWay^ • ..Cochrane, , Radii 

Thrte, Nauntbn Wayne,'. Carl Bernard; 
Jenny Pean,; Hoi'ace'Kennftjr; Luanne Shnv/; 
Jack Train, WllUhni. .Stephens, : Peicival 
Mftshey and his Bond/ At Duke of York's, 
Lpndon, Nov. 2*, '30. 



ICranwir 
Uirlch '. Molt'/c 
. . . . '. TresJiIer 



A ^ktter carrier wins the first prize 
1 the lottery— almost. ^»lot has 



If this bawdy Wjrcherly play gets 
across it WiU/;b9 because ; p£ : Ruth 
•Gordon. She lifts the performance 
out' of its . a.k. doldrums, especially 
in' the second 'of ' the too lonf/ two 
acts. Impressibri, is that 'The Coun- 
try 'Wife' will b^ a class draw fbr a 
moderate erisageriieh'f.^ 
. Revival was done at Westoort sum- 
mer before last With . Miss Gordon in 
the lead. Gilbert Miller and Helen 
Hayes • became^ interested. They are 
said to be .50il5d on the presentation,: 
as they tvere iri^.the recent -London 
showing at. the old Vic, where Miss/ 
Gordon arid most of . ths supporiins* 
cast appeared. Produfctibn and >os- 
tutries- were made over thercj where 
such things, are less' costly. 
. London knows the ' Wycherly play 
.ind others which are rewived:at odd 
times. On this side *Goiintry Wife* 
has but rarely bean seen- last: show- 
ing hayirig been, about 3.5 years ago, 
althbugh a .group. of amateUrs staged 
it for two rii.ghts .several years back; 
It- was first, showri.in London's Driiry 
Lane 'in 1073, arid is indicative of the 
time, during -the rei^n of Charles II, 
known as the Merry Mbtiardh, 

One drop pictures a building upon 
which is irtscHbed . 'School tos-Cxick-. 
Olds,' . ich tips off the thetihe, that 
of: Wi-yes hayml affairs without, th3 
knowledge b£ thair iiusfaands. Word- 
age of the play is ofteri titiged with 
lecherous comment, whicli would 
hardly pass in a modern comedy. It 
is all dolled , up i production and. 
colorful cbsturries. but only bcca- 
.■sionally is the^ arfDrmaticre really 
diyei'ti .. . 

Stbry- itself would pever pass cen^^ 
sorship thesfe >days, having to do 



with a fellow who. having visited 
France, returns with the story 'he's 
become physically handicapped be- 
cause -of an escapade. Actually this 
pssudoreunuch, Mr/ Horner is 
hahdsome gallant who, because of 
-tL* it?^*^ condition, makes free 
with the ives of unsuspecting 
■sppuses. is eye falls on the 
country wife. Which makes her 
Oldish husband wild with jeal- 
ousy^; Mr. Pinchwife had made the 
rounds of the. bawdy houses top often 
with . Mr. Horner not . to know the 
fellow. 

When he dresses his country wife 
in boy s clothes, Miv Horner is not 
fooled, judging front the way . h 
kissej and kisses the 'lad.' Mbst 
amusing bit comes when the husband 
compels the little .brie to. wiite Mr 
Horner a letter denouncing his at 
-tehtions. Letter writing bit has 
Miss GordPn at the top of her artful 
impression, of the country wife 
thirsting for the favors of Mr. HOr 
ner, the gallant. 

Asides, soliloquies, beciirled wigs 
of the men who are dolled up in the 
flossy costumes bf the period, those 
of the women and the constant ref- 
ei-erice to .sexy things go . to make the 
play unusual. It is easy to siee why 
the manager and :1;he actress took a 
fling at reviving the: play. After the 
preiTiiere one .scene went out and 
the show tightened. 

Rbgei- Livesey as- the decorative 
Mr: Horner heads the supporting 
cast, it being his first appeararice 
civer heire. Helen Trenholme, Percy 
Waram, George Graharh, Irene 
Browne arid Helena Pickar (Lady 
Kavdwicke) are ariiong the sizable 
cast which endeavors to ma'-'* the 
play as gay as pbssiblft ' Jbci 



A,fter being out of the West End 
imelighit for a couple of seasons, 
Archie deBear attempts a comeback 
at the Duke of York's with a revue 
designed as' a travesty on broadcast- 
rig. It is riot a bad effort; . but not 
quite; good enoiigh to cpiripete With 
modern productions. 

There is ribt a sufficierit riumber 
bf dominant personalities. . Skits and 
riumbers are irisufficiently pointed 
and lack inventiveness; As a :Conse* 
qiierice the items all seem drawn-out 
There are ripe pr twb uretty num-, 
liersi sbme .of. the comedy ideas, arft 
good, arid vpebple like Stanley Hoi* ; 
loway, the -Radio Three ; and- Peggy 
Cochrane would, haive pleased . con* 
.siderably if thby did half as much 
and: others of ebual nieirit had been 
conimandeered: for the other' h^li/ 
.I»roductibn- iind stfli»!intt are. npt up 
to West End staridards of the pi:<>:!«ent 
day. jblo. 

TO Fm 

f ; ■ iiohdoHn, ;iNov.' 'i"?,. . 
. Revw« JWf two • na'i>t«. ■. BooK and ' lyricii. 
Edgar : Bla^t^ / Slnwn /'C^'neB: . t4ddltl6nal 
B«i!9ne8, ' H.erbert Fttrj*nii; Osbert ait'well. 
vAwbr«y .Enadr; music; .Nat Ayer, Jr. Pro* 
d.uced . by E*me Percy; presented b.v Peter 
Fdr.(iub'arBon:; '<I<inc«S'.'. nhd':'^nsemblca fno^- 
ducnd i>y Bm^y Trantef: featured player, 
Viola Tr*.e, Hwnf>lon« Bnddeley. Koe-Winn, 
Cyril RUchflFd -«nd: Ennjia Ptircy. , \At 
Comedy "l^heatre, Londpn, November 2<l,. ^30, 

With sb> Much cbUabOratibn 
riiuch better/ shoW/ishbiild have been 
the results Seems like, collaborators 
got; i together aft^r a Very hectic 
pight, feeling sore with 'the world 
arid ever.vthing in it. 
. it is all very, well to - id femou's, 
perisorialities. the houses bf Parlia- 
mept. the-British/Rrbadcastirig Corp., 
and the film producing, colony^-^jut 
it riiust-:be dbnR'Obvibusly enoiieh to 
be understood, bv the masses. That's 
Where triost of the scenes here fail. 
. Spriie of the cameos are under- 
stood/ to ' have encbuntered censor 
trouble;, but the . astoriishing part is 

that bthers gbt by, 

Show is not inttsrided tb .be a pre- 
teritious affair, . being built for the 
twoTfor-one Customers. As such it 
has its uses. Best Part >1.<^ the- music, 
by Nat A-/er. jr., who looks- like -get- 
ting some pla.'*e in time,-. 

Newcomer, " Winn. "Canadian 
girl, has a riice personality, which 
is revealed even with thb ba:d mate- 
rial, while, Viola Tree will ope day 
be discovered hy sbriie' Hollywood 
producer, be V;»iven sCime lessons in 
makeuri. pnd ' elicit big. . ■ ^ 




Miericaii Aaaiteniy 
of Dramatic Arts 

rMi««t IMV FfMilla If, Ivtaat 

THE first iind forenibi^t lri« 
stltutlon fpr Driimiitln and 
Expresalonnl TrnlnlriR. The (n- 
Btructlnri f urni.shfl.<< thn emiep' : 
tlal prepnrdtlo for; .Direct inK 
•n.d TeachinR'' wirii for.. 
Acting. 

Winter Tormi Begins 1^ 

CirfalM •» all CaitrtM »Nr« ifc* »mt»t*ri 

.Kobm ii47/ CHrn«!Si«- llnll..N. «. 




L E i: I TIM A t E 



VARiETY 



1 



low Is On Capacity at $29,000. 
With take f£oiiig%P^^ 



.4- 



. iPhiladelphi . " Dec/ 8". ' 
■Mitti the Erlahffet dark aKainv*-9ri<i 
diie to stay so until Christmas nij;ht 
—Philly's legit went back to a three- 
house basis, one. of the trio being 
the pop-pticed l*Ocust, 

■ 'Show is On* was very big again; 
in its second and last week at the 
Forrest} Without the two nights of 
fKWsted setae that helped tilt the 

' first week's biz, the rievae neverthe- 
less managed to hook a rousing $29,- 

-iWO with capacity at nearly every 
performance. . First sock grosser of 
Hie~1836-'3,7 season liere, although 
biz has, been generally good. 
" •You Gan't Take It With You' 
Rawing all rave notices but one, 
built rapidly by Saturday but gross 
of $7,500 wasn't anything to rave 
about. Expected to get $12,000 this 

"week;'. 

'Mooii Over Mulberry Street' took 
sbme' critical pannings at th<> Locust 
and, although it's holding a second 
w'^k, attendance isn't promising any 
profit. 

'One opening this weiek is 'The 
Women,' Max Gbirdon try-oUt at the 
Forrest for a two weeks' stay. 
' Estimates for Last Week 

'Show is. Oji' (Forrest, 2hd week); 
Over $29,000. . Very big ind repre- 
senting virtual capacity but no tilted 
jiqale, as wa£ .the case on the first 
«reek. 'The Women' opened last 
bight with 'ah all-femnie cast. 

•yon Can't Take It With Tou' 
(Chestnut, l«t week). All riave no-, 
tlces but one. 'BUilt slowly; but 
could' only get; $7,500. Got $1,200 
, Frida^r aind nearly $2,000 Saturday 
njight. ■ "'■ 

/MoDh Over Mulberry Street' (Lb- 
cuist, 1st week). Pop-briced Show 
not doing very much. Mebee $5,000. 



mr cm show, 




i Chicago, ,8. 

^Here's a town of 3,000,000, with a 
driiWiiig population o!f nearly 2,000|r 
000 ■ moTii, and > only . legit; Of 
"course, show is excel- 

lently, grosses running well over 
, $13,000 for the, 'Leaning on Letty' 
V Ismall hiit hbok-up; Town's other 
..Show 'Call It a Day,' called it a run 
on .Saturday (5) after, rqur okay 
weeks at the Grand; First two weeks; 
imder the Anierican Theatre So- 
dety auspices gave it pl'ehty of mo- 
m^ntuni and comtneriti whith car- 
ried the show through for the addi- 
tibnal- fortnight 

vNothing due. now until Christmas 
night, when -First Lady* with Jane 
Cowl comes into, the Harris. 
. *WPA musical, *Q. Say Can You 
Smg, which has been in rehearsal 
jsihce last June, is now scheduled 
for a get-away tomorrow (Wednes- 
day ) at the Great Northern. But you 
never can t^ll.. . 

.Estimaties for Last Week , 
^ 'Call It a Pay,'. Grand (1,300; $2.75). 
Closed its . four-week irun here on 
Sunday . (5) to good $13,000. 

^'Leaning on Letty ,^ Selwyn (1,000; 
$2.75) (3d wieek). Charlotte Green- 
• W'ood sTibw hcis- caught on excel- 
lently» Last week's $13,000 on nine 
pierformahces showed stronger pace 
:, than first week. Indications for suc- 
cessful run -well into new yean 

_1t Gaii't Happen Here,' Blackstone. 
Harry Minturn . direction' and opera- 
tion sending this Show along to good 
pace. ■ "'• - 

^.♦O,. Say- Can Yoii Sing?' Great 
rNprthern.' . Slated, to get away to- 
inprrow.. (Wedneisday) as Ijrst mu- 
sical venture by the. local. WPA. • 



. Louis. Dec.: . 

Although receiving 100% ifavor 
from local crix, 'Night of Jan.. 16* 
closed a Week's stand at the Arneri- 
can theatre Saturday (5) with a take 
pf-_approximitely $8;O00, fair. 

Lack of ah outistanding star, in the 
cast and tricky title are held respon- 
SiWe for slowing lip the b.o. activity. 
*>areh. Aridreai beat the rap three 
tjines and was convicted nine times 
during the run here. 

Jane Cowl in 'First Lady^ began a 
week's stapd Monday. (7). 

Cowl $8,500, Ind., 4 Shows 

IndiaiiapoliSi Dec. 8. 
Jane Cowl in 'First Lady,' at the 
..•t-nglish theati-e for four perform- 
ances (Dec. 3-5), enqoura.tied the 
i^cal gentry to deposit rp.proximately 
♦8,500 at the box bltice, which is 



'SCANDALS' IN SOUTH 



$5,000 On Two Nights; In Louisville 
-^$2,300 1 Show in Nashville 

^ Louisville, Dec. 8. 
George y?hite's 'Scandals' did a 
gross of approximately $5,000 fbr two 
night performances and a matinee 
(4-5) at the Memorial Auditorium, 
tor usher in the legit seasbii. Of the 
tbtal, $1,000 will gb for State aind 
Federal tak, which explains .why 
road shows are ducking, this town. 
At $3 4op, total tax amounts to 67 
cents,: a handicap, which has put the 
ban oh flesh shows playing this town. 

Nashville, .8. 
Georg^e White's 'Scandals' pulled 
only approximately $2,300 iii a one- 
riight stand at' the Ryman Audi- 
torium last: Wednesday (2) night. 
Aiidiencflj ' and critics were ehthusi- 
Astic. ■■■■ ■■ 




Pittsburgh, Dec. 8. 

Katharine Cbrnell demonstrated 
her b.o; potieincy here again last Week 
by grabbing off nearly $26;000 with 
'Wingless Victbry,' to run Up a rie.w 
high for the year. She's always been 
dynamite locally but more so this 
year, since it's "the first full week 
she's played locally since 'Barrett^.' 
Her 'Romep and Juliet' Was booked 
for only a split- week and- last sea- 
son in 'St. Joan,' laryngitis tool^ ' her 
down near the close of the .engage^ 
ment and she jcnocked off the final 
three performances. ' 

Sale of $3.30 mitigated agkinst ca- 
pacity on the lower flobr but, for 
the rest of the hbuse, it was prac- 
tically ai sellr-oiit at every perfbrm- 
ance. Both inatihees' saw abbut 50 
standees.. ■■■ 

Nixon has 'Call It. A Day' current 
to wind up the AT& series of Six 
Plays, with ^Show Is; On' coming in 
next Week {jhifead of its Broadway 
opening. Hbuse gibes' dark Christ- 
mas weefcV(21)." 

Estlmttte for. iiast Weelt 

Winrles<<! Victory': (Nixbri; •2,100: 
$3v30). Cornell rolling Up a . great 
$26,000 in new MaxWell Anderson 
play. Stiff scale hurt lower floor 
somewhat, eveniinigis but- rest of the 
hbUse practically clean. — 



WPA HAS LA. LEGIT 

IN 



Los Angel^s^ Decv 8. 

Federal Thedtre. Project, shows 
have the tbwn entirely to themselves 
currently,; with both the Biltmbre 
(downtown) and El Capitan in 
Hollywood stilL. shuttbred, iawaiting 
cbmmercial attractions. 

.Project is. biringing in , one new 
play this week, 'Uncle Vahya,' at the 
Musart Thursday (10). Others are 
holdovers. 

WPA 

'It Can't Happen Here,' Mayrin, 
winds up Sunday (13) after a profit-: 
abl^:run. 

f]fur)ple Is as Purple: Dbes,^ Holly-; 
wood. Playhouse.. .Oiie more week to 
go, folding on Dec." 19. 
'■■ 'Uncle Vanya,'' Musart. Makes its 
debut Thursday (10) for the cus- 
tomary, two we6ks. 

?East-,Is West,' MaSbn; winding lip 
a second -so week; Sunday (13). 



; Washingtbn, Dec. .8i 
. .Shiibert revival of ;. 'Naughty Mari- 
etta' got dway with approximately 
$10,000 at the National last week^ 
Manager Steve Cochran admitted the 
shbw was lightweight in comparison 
to the rest of this season's product 
and sold the drama eds oh givi it 
a helping hand. 

Capital's only legit stage is booked 
solid .through the holidays for the 
ftrjst time in years; Current is 'Show 
Is- On.' Next in is Walter Huston's 
*Othello:' 



Hooray for Dixie 



Memphis,. Dec. 8. 

There's plenty of money 
- down in Di ie for good Shows; 

Within Mveek <5eorige 
White's 'Scandais' in a twQ-day 
engagement got approximately 
$8,200 at the Orpheum, and 'The 
Great Waltz' $10,400 fbr thr^e 
performances at the City Audir 
tprium. 




■Cincinnatii:Dec. i" 
Cox doing capacity biiZ with 
Katharine Cbrnell in 'Wingless Vic- 
tbry' .the first half of this week at 
$3.30 tbp. Advance sale , up tb Satur- 
day (5) was $10,000. It's severe op- 
posish for George White's ■ 'Scandals' 
at the indie Taift all week With a 
$2.83, top. Latter is the first revue 
here this season : :and the only road 
show comiietish, for the Shubert 
house. 

'End of Summer* with Iha Claire 
and Osgood Perkins grossed approxi- 
ni.ately $7,500 and near capacity at: 
tlie Cox oh the last half last week. 



■Ihdiahapblis, Dec. - 
-Ina Claire and Osgbod Perkins, at 
the English, theatre for two perform- 
ances, Nov. 30 and Dc!C. 1, in 'End of 
Summer,*' played to near capacity 
hbuses ' both nights, 
; Gross approximated . $5,500. . . 

'BLOSSOM TIME' FAIR ) 
$7,600 IN CLEVELAND 

Cleveland, Dec. 8. 

Fair $7,600 was collected by 'Blos- 
som Time' at a $2.20 top, although 
the .Hanna's balcony : seafl^ Went fast 
and Saturday matinee, was a s<ell-out. 
Mild .rieviews: and a .slow start were 
the primary handicaps. ' 

Landslide' advance sale for. Katha- 
rine Cbrhell's ^Wingless. Victory^' 
opening a three-day date Thursday 
(10), augurs ■. over-capacity^ crowds 
for- the entire run. Nearly all . the. 
Ibw-pric^, seats are already gone. 

Elmer .Rice's 'Not for Children' is 
being . current)y. :done by the Cleve- 
land Play House. Federal theatre is 
still dark. . 

Estimate fnr Last Week; 

^Blossom .Time,' Henna (1,435; .50c- 
$2.20). Should have done, at, least 
$10,000, but town is ?,oparentiy tired 
of revivals; oniy f'.7,600. - ; 

'tobacea' $5,600; Ballp 

Baltimore, Dec; . 
.'Tobacco Roaci' (Taylor Holmes) 
at $3:67 top.^ did well last, week at 
Fbi'd's, sna.!?ging $5^600, which meant 
some profit for both . the attraction 
and Jiibuse. Was the third stand 
'Road' has . matic here and, after the 
wow *biz" the. piece did on its first 
two visits^ thiere was some appre- 
hension about last week's engagie- 
mcnt. 

This week, the indie Maryland, re- 
opened for the ti'yoiit o.f George 
Abbott's productiQn, 'Brother Rat.' 
comedy -b.r'd by AVarncris." At $2.20 
top. It got; off to a gbbd tart last 
(Monday) nirht, . 

Ford's, ' dai'k this session, relights: 
next week with 'Boy Meets .Girl^ 
Estimate for Last -Week 

'Tobacco Road,' Fold's (1,988; 
$1,67). Tliird . trip thrpiigh for the. 
piece and. ?t popr-price top, biz was 
good at S5.60D. ' 




ist 





, Tovaricli,' Door Capacity 



There were sorne iexceptions, . but 
for the most piart Broadway's list 
sagged last wi^ek from the high gross 
levels bf Thanksgiving week. Sea- 
sonal drop preceding the Christmas- 
New Year's peribd Was discounted 
by most managers.. 'White Horse Inn' 
got about $10,QOO less than the holi- 
day week but made plenty of operat- 
ing profit. Its. advance : sale coyei-ing 
the iend of the year holidays is ex:- 
ceptionally strong. 

Among thb standouts not affected 
was .Tonight at 8:30,' which- gbt $27,'- 
000 bn its first full week at the Na-: 
tioriial. 'Toviarich' . and ,'St^ge,. Door' 
were: not affected : and v ir tua 1 
capacity :bii;siness, ;plus standees, was 
generail, for the standouts. Musical 
hit, 'Red Hot and Blue' grabbed an 
excellent gross of $29,506, 

Anibhg the latest /arrivals. The 
Country . Wife', .appears to have a 
good'' chance .at Henry Miller's, iget- 
ting' over $11,500 in seven perform- 
ances; 'Prelude to Exile' was rated 
over $12,000 at . the Guild, mbstly 
Subscription, monpy. . 

'Hamlet' situation is nbW definite, 
Leslie Howard's show going tb the 
road after this week (plays Sunday 
night as a benefit), while Gielgud's 
has ; been extended. It will move 
from, the Empire to the St. Janies oh 
Dec/ 21; 'where , it will remain thre6 
weeks (until . Jisui. 9). That attracr 
tion was among those which held to 
form last week, tbpping $18,000/ 

'Three. Men on ia Horse' eased to 
slightly under $5,000, but the; natural 
slumpv. after Thanksgiving was be-r 
lieved to have beeh;a factor as much 
as the opposed film . .version. Show 
reports having sold most -of its ..tick- 
ets for New Year's eve. 

Notice is UP 'for .'Swing Ybur Lady,* 
Bboth, but it may stay.. ,'Pre-ttoney 
moon' announces its last weeks at 
the Little but m&y bow out, top, this 
week. 

Next week's, incbmlng card holds 
several shbwis of prbniise: 'You Can't 
Take it With You,' Booth ('Lady' 
orobably moving- to the Golden); 
'Days to Come,' Vanderbilt} 'Brother 
Rat.' iltmbre, and a colored revue, 
agaiii slated for the Coniedy. 

Estimate/s loir Last -Week 

'Black Limeliffht/ Mahsfleid (5th 
week). (D-1.097-$3.30).: Doing fair 
business> and, if >laisting; until hoU-: 
daysi mdy 'make the grade; $5,500 
eistiniated.. 

'Boy Meets Giri;' Cort (56th week) 
(G-l,0.59-$3'.30). . vRu'n cbmedy / off 
with field last weeki as anticipated; 
dr-.xv around $8,000, which is profit- 
able.^' ■■ ■ 

'beail End.' . Bolasco (59th week) 
(C;-J,0b0-.<;3.30). Run drama dipped, 
too, and, approximate gross wag 
.^7,000; however, that betterst'an. even, 
brcrlw •" .... . 

'j7--nics.' Winter Garden (resiqhed 
^r.) (2tith ;wbek) ; •(«a,493-$3.85). 
Goes to road after another' week,^ 
plan to move 'being V cancelled; due 
in Chicago- and later on Coast; esti-. 
mated . under .^20.000 last week;- 
'The Show, Is on' Christmas evie. ,; 
• 'Eamlet,^ Empire ("Oth. week^ (D.- 
I,09f5-f3.30). En.5agein.ent' again ex- 
tended and Will be moved to the. 
St. Jame.s; cleaning' up. ,with last 
week^s takings over-$18.000^ > 

'Ilamlcf,' Imperial. (5th week) (D-^^ 
l,463.f3.r, ). .Dipped, under $12,000 
last weekj but had an excellent Sat-, 
urday; final week anribunced. 

'Holmes of B^ker St.,' Masque (1st 
week) (D-7{;§-^3.30). . Pre.-^ented by 
Elizabeth Mi adapted froni Eng- 
lish by William Jordan Rapp from, 
original of Basil Mitchell; opens to- 
night. . ^ . : .V .. 

'Idiot's fJell^ht,' Shubert (resumed 
eng.) (30th week) (C-l,387^$3.30).- 
Slipped more than expected, with 
.groivS , under $18,000: lowest figure 
sincQ ppenirig; still big. 

•In tUc Bit',' Belmont rC-524-$3.30X 
PrcE.entcdby Miack HiUiaid; .Wxitten 



by Don Carle Gillette; light 
Saturday (12). :^ 

'Johnny Johnson,' 44th St. (4th 
week) (M-l,323-$3:30). Propaganda " 
play bff to moderate .^tart; last week 
just under $8,500. - 

'Matrimony Pfd.,' Playhouse (5th 
week) (D-878-$3.30), Mov^d up- 
ward as indicated and -gross was 
quoted at $10,200; looks set foi' iiU- 
winter stay. ' 

. /On Your Toes,' Majestic (35th 
week) (M-l,7l7-$3.30). Dropped 
plenty, is' did bthers last " week;; 
paced around $i6,00O, which was 
Ibwest money < of engagement. 

'Pre'-Honeymoon,* Littlb. (3l3rd.. 
week); (C-l,375-$3;50): Final week* 
business having dropped oinder 
$3,000; next attraction will .be 
'Promise,' now in rehearsal. ^ 

^Prelude To Exile/ Guild (2d 
week). (D-914-$3.30); Drew , mild 
press, but expected to play beyond 
subscription period; first week e'sti-v 
mated bver $12,006. . '. 

'Red, Hot and Blue,' Alvi (7th 
week (M-l,355-$4.40): Conimiahds 
corking draw and lobks like cinch 
through season; last Week bit under 
Thanksgiving going; but $29;500. 

'Reflec'ted Glery,? Moroscb (12th v 
week) (CD-l>35S-$3.30). Still mak-. 
ing : money but alsb off, with last 
week's gross approximating $10,000; . 
another low. . 

'Stage Door,' Music Box (8th Week) 
(C-l,013-$3.30). Newer hit hardly ; 
affected and :standees late lfist Wieek, : 
With takings well over $19,000. 

'Swing Your Laiay,' Booth (8th 
week) (C-704-$3.30). Notice up 
Monday btit may ihbve to Gplden, 
'You Can't Takie it With You' com- 
ing here; around $6,000 last week; 
some profit. •. 

'209 "Wer^ Choaen,' 48th St. (4th ^ 
week) • (Dr9jB9:$3i30)i Very jgood 
late last week; but Uttie on / earlier 
nights;, around $$,000.. .. ... . 

. 'Tonlglii at . 8>ao/ NatjonaV (3d 
week) (C-l,132-$4.40). Difficult to 
secure tickets for CbWdrd' playlets, 
tirhich vie ' With 'T<>varich' in agency 
demand:' got $27,000 last week; com- 
plete sell-out. 

The Ceuntry Wife/ Mijlgr (2d 
Week)„ <C^944-$3.dQ>r^ Drew .iairly - 
good press and, with aid of piarties, 
went to over $11,500 in^ first seven 
performances; has a g^ood chance, -;.v 

'Three Men On ,» iBiorse,'. Fulton - 
(98th week), (e-9l3-$2.20>. Dropped, : 
with picture version thei possible^* 
aniswer; bit under $5,000. last week. . 

'Tobacco: Read,' Forrest (157th' 
week) r (D-l,017.$1.65); N;bw '/' 
fourth ye&r;. run drama still making ; 
some coin; last Week off, but okay &t 
airound $5,500, 

'TovarleH,' Plymouth (9th week) 
(CD-l,036-$3.3Q)i Just a matter- of 
the number of standees: otherwise . ; 
gross .(bnisistently bver $21.000. . ' '^-f. 
, 'Victoria' Befina,' Broadhurst (re- 
sumed eng.-) •(41st week) fD-i;ilO- ' ■ 
$3.30 ): Ifatural .reactiph af tier Thapfts* ^ 
givihg, eased . pace, but gross last : 
week topped $19,000; big at this tiVhe. 

'White: Horse Inn,^ Center (11th" 
week>^ (M4fl2t*%SM). Off plenty^ 
but that w)fis;expected; advance s^les: 
will ^how ^up around the holidays; 
over ;$41,000 last week, however, ' 

• ,: Bevivals. 

D'liyly Carte ■ Opiera Co., Beck; , 
Gilbert and> SUlUvian e^tponcnts who 
have. beeh^. cleaning up since sumr 
mer due-put'iaiter three mbre iweeks> 

'Hedda Gableir/ Longacre; fourth 
and final Week. ;t 

WPA 

.'You Can't Take With Von/ 
Adelphi. 

'BasEa^M^ona/.^ Lafayette; . African 
drama with music; opeiied last xiight;.r' 

'Jiergcrs 9t .JiKStoiihB,! ' princess - 
(Labor Stage); opens Thursdity (11). 



'Cb-Respondent' $2»00d 

Newark, Dec. 8. 
Slump is still on at the Shubfert 
Theatre and 'Cb-Respondent Un- 
known': with James iRehnie and 
Josephine Dunn meant little to local 
theatregoers, though the play and 
stars got fair reviews. Current 
traction is 'Naughty :Marietta.' 

Estimate for Last Week- 
. 'Co-Respondent Unknown' Shubert 
(1,970; 50-$1.50). Probably suffered 
from prc?Chr.i.stmas slump, amon.i? 
other ithincfs, B.o. mpdc a very poor 
.i^tyount-oJt itself $2,000. 



1)ead M S«c| $13|i, Boston^ 
But ImtohV ' 




week 

her pcd its bpcnj'ns si , and 
stood sol idly among, other cur- 
rent shows, .waiter Huston's 
'Othello' added 1 roof to. the theory, 
that this Bard li-a.''.c;dy is; one of 
the least poRulsr.v R ^vpn is a big 
draw here cvclJnar; .. but many of 
liis. regulars vsecm tp: have forsaken 
him .in the;role ol the Moor. Twc- 
ior-dhe ducats were dusted bff early 
in the week and pnce-oyer-lightly 
reviews did not help. 

'Precious tream,' in on the The- 
atre Guild subscrijjtion list, is- doing 
all ri<?ht with that aid. 'New Faces' 
folded for the season Saturday (5) 
af tier a dull .second franie. 

.'Dead End* stays for two more 
Weeks,, and then Katharine Hcppurh 
is skeddcd. to bpen -Jane Eyrfe' at 
the ColoniaL ' lossomi Time', opened 



at tli hubert Mohda .$2.20; 
top- i"' t; .-o weeks. 

Estimates for Last Week 

'Djer a ;n<r (Cploriial; Uz/i^): .2nd 
we^.z), . oCu pppular. play .in town; 
buijd::i\c,' ^7 lictjp.y 'Sir/jOQ after gbbd 
onencr. Two more, weeks, 

tiiclJia' (Opera -House: S2.75).. 
DJ,snop3;'-:; ,$3,000 for Waller 
Huslon :. y/r .:/er,. 

^Lady i*rccio.us Stream!. (Plymouth: 
C, .'ii>, 1st \Tek), . Just , sp-so draw 
but,: j'tlv-ald of 'subscription list, it 
bkav fiiO:000; 

-'New Faces' (Shubert: $3,30, nd 
week). Never pot to first base and 
final. week it around $7,000. 
WPA 

'It C;in*t Happen ilerc* ^Repertory; 
55c. ()t'h week). Be.st Federal play 
yet thii?- season.' closnifi with about 
fi500 take. New :bne. 'Life's a Vil- 
lain.' .sl?ted for opening Wednesday 
night (9). 



mmktwm IN 



Detroit, Dec. 8. , 
Film vefeion of 'Chiidreri's Hom^.' 
.sieenxs to' have takeii pler|ty oUcUi' 
tbmevs away from the original locali- 
ly, or else it's the heavy p.terXma«- ' 
buying. Play didn't do over $9,000 . 
for nine performances at the "Ca!5S ' 
here liast week, dieSplte lowering of 
prices from $2.75 tb $2,20. 

'End of Summer' is current at the 
Ciaiss ait $2,75 top. Adviahcc .sale Is 
heavy for Katharitie Cornbll's 'Wing'- 
less Victory,' which irhove? Jnto^the^ ; 
Cass for a week tartirig next Spnr 
day (13). 

Estimate for Last Week 
'Children's Hour,' Cass (1,400; $2,20 ; 
top)i Too many evidently; had seen 
the film .- verision; even. loiwered- ad- 
mish couldn't snag more than fair 
08,000. 

Tride* Fair 6G^s, K. C. 

Kansas City. Dec. 8. 

'Pride arid Prejudice,' in fbur days 
and seven performances at the 2,150-- 
:Heater Orpheum approximated la fai 
$6;000; Tbp $2,20. 

'Night bf January 16' is here CUT- 
rently for a weelc 



V 
i 



1 



Wednesdfiyf Dceemlier % 1936 




Lnoe CoFrects New Tbrker 

Henry R, Luce, editor of Time, 
didn't think so much of the 'Profile' 
of him primted in the New Yorker 
last week and was very, decisive 
about it. Called at the office of the 
latter weekly v^ith the idea pf talk^ 
ing it over with WoicottGibbs, whose 
signature was appended to the piece:. 
Gibbs was! absent, so Luce had it out 
with Harold Ross, editor of the New 
Yorkerj with; it is understood, the 
proce^diniks getting considerably 
heate<L 

Later Luce sat dowii with a copy 
of the piece and CQpy-Teaid - it con 
sidbrably lii red-ink, changing a 
number of *facts' and ifems. The 
annotated version he sent' to then 
office of the United Press, explaihihg 
tiiat he wantisd the; service t<? have 
it 'coirect* in its Ale? foif future use, 
if 'any; U. P. services Time in Wash- 
ingtoh. 

Back of the wlible thing is a lohg- 
.tirne p^ve^ aind back of the scenes, 
thbugh hot, flgurihg i» the argiinientv 
is Ralph' McA. IhgersoU, former iedi 



( 



Deconber Books 

ignificance to Show Business) 



'liieatre tiuild Anthology/ 

Complete text of 14 plays pro-- 
duced by the Guild; Random 
House; $3,50. 

<Foar-Star Scripts.' Actual 
shooting scripts of four click 
films coUated and edited by Lqr-. 
raine Noble; Doubleday-Doran; 
■■♦2,50. 

' 'Blfrth of . the iBal^ei-Klisses,^ 
by Prince Peter Lieven. Illus- 
trated istbry of the early days; 
: HouiSiton-Mifflin; $4, 

'Stare Door,' play by Edna 
Ferber and George S. Kaufman; 
Doubleday-rDoran, $2. 

Kaiinar ^'■.^Soniff :,I|!»ok; 
Eleven sohg paradies by Bert 
Kalniar and Harry Ruby; Rartr 
doiii HbUs^; $2, 



Gnild's New Deals 



* xT«» v^-w „,u« thof I Newspaper Guild concluded agree- 

torofth^llew Yorker, who 1^^ with four more papers last 

magi to take over WUh ratification/^ of the 

.tiine, another mag oivtt^ between Hearst's Sail 

A^tbr he was with Fortune while ^.^.^^13^^^ Gail-Bulletiri and the 
that monthly printed « lohgish and Guilds eVery daily paper in that city 
iactiial airticle about the New Yorker kj^^ ^ Guild unit. The Hearst 
a^t-upr finances, background^ Inquirer -in Oakland, Cal., alsa con^ 
NeW Vorket didn't like it and waited ci^^ ah agreement,, Iii Boston^ 
; a ioqg tiiitte ftp jget ; eVen,' the Luce the Herald-Traveller signed an 
iece beiiig 1h<? paypfl; : | agreement effectiyei for one year, 

thfr first Guild agijeemerit with any 
FMkk PlicIarlsuL j New England pajter. An agreement 

S^llmeHcaS^ftgaiS^ * wlSe^a 

- «»w.*^iic< i-n»TiiAtnir i0Hof« tn an Joumal-Xranscript, where a 

:©nip»^ Wch. auth;)r, «rah alleged Hhe^^^^ 5 • 5 i. 

ilagiarikn charge, desjpite the fact Th0 contract signed last week by 

that a story in the Americsin mag of the Daily News in N. Y. ;?nd tlje 

June; W36i srgned by Rich, is ad- Newspaper G»uld^ effective tot 19 

mittediy Magia^ize<i months, seta the highest muumum 

:G{^ 4 a |reiac«ii<e. Magxiceived wages yet established in any Ginld 

a(;tepted a manuscript; entitled contract to date and the highest for 

"^eco^ Jimi^,* by a Thbmpkon Rich; any daily newspaper in the country. 

ii«^itlk>a Bufir^^^ just before It will bring raises to 175 of; the 

ttiatf ^as tb appear in -American staff, with estimated increased cost 
member tliought J^ tetogniied [ to the News pf $100,000 for the first 

l^^a^ bf it imd started aiJ ih^^ . ; - 

'lo^u. , 1>irn«d out that it was ii word- Some of the mimmums estabhshed 

bj^^oria liit , ^ . „ 

6tickley» 'Gbld-Mptrnted Guns,r which Rewrite men (mduding reporters 
*ad appeared in Red Book in Octo- used interchangeably as rewrite 
^1m»; 1922; AroeTfcaiv^i^ men); copyreaders,. make-up editors, 

on ihi standi at this time; and, ri^^^^ 

to* 'could iMS done about it except three yearsV experience, $50; photo- 
?ihal: tlibMl«^«aiedinthc printers,^er four years 

! iBOrbaU ol investigatiW and started experience, $80; photpgraphers, after 
" tb, *aied^ up; turned a three years' experience, $65; artists, 

W iri Bufftflabyrthehame of M^^^ three years* e?cperience, $60; 
Wlliiani K^tkbwski 1^ tw^o years' experi. 

Stew; srtit it iii, cashed the check ence. $20. Other departmental eitl- 
ind^as.t^^ to admit it Also he ] Ployees are covered varying 

■waSv?t«^^ . , ^ ^. 

the 1>y^line ftojt some other mags The agreement mdudes a freedom 
Kid was arrested of the press clause designed to air 
a- charge- :M^vi<^ the cbpy- lay any misconceptions regarding 
iMt law^and on Siptember^ pt uniomzation of edi- 

iabaericed tb ene yiJaiv >writh ^ntehce^ torial ; workers. ' Executives are ex- 
5itisi)«idftd.' ;■ " ^ ^empted from joining, as. are present 

• Okay that iafi *ut^^a Thon«)Son [ staff menders; who^ to*. 
.iilch,r- wtb peddlfeS considerable stuff [ hers and do not wish to join. 
io*^i»ags, is out In thie cold and not . Commenting on 
111 any way cbvered: l Ybimg Kwiat- Joseph Patterson, 
•kbwsTd returned the coin to Ameri-^ , , , 

cati Mag/tiut the rtory wisis around 'The contract is in accord with the 
ttublishing , circles that Rich had pia- Spirit of the times. If I were a rer 
giarized a stoiy with details of the Pprter, as I used tb be, I Would apply 
finding not yet kno\m every where: 1 fo'" xnembership in the Guild,' 

. Four Los Angles, papers on Dec. 
Coronation Press I 7 posted a new scale of minimum 

London; | Wages and worki - hours. Sheets 



Authors' LeaffPe's WFA Peeve 

Dissatisfaction with the' Federal 
Writers' Project resulted a re^ 
fusal last week by the Authors' 
League Of co-bperatipn in forming 
a sponsoring, committee for publica- 
tion of the New York. City Guide 
until the reasons for the abuses com- 
plained of were cbrrected. Grounds 
for the refusal were outlinied in a 
letter to Henry Alsberg, director of 
the Federal Writers' Project, from 
Marcf Gonhielly, president of the 
League, who indicated that the 
League did not consider Alsberg per- 
sonally responsil^le for the iiUeged 
disuses* 

The League accuses the WPA of 
breaking faith by having refused to 
employ, oh the WPA projects needy 
writers who had been Teceiying iaid 
from privaite institutions,; such as 
the Authors' League Fund; after .ex- 
pressly urging' the - League tP con- 
ti its private, aid until the gov- 
ernment could set up a project for 
writers. 

It states further that a mopth. has 
elapsed Since confbirence was 
promised with the head of the 
Emergency Rielief Bureau to devise 
a satisfactory test . lor applicants, 
whp must nbw be certified by pubr 
lie relief ageiiciies. .The conference, 
has hot yet taken place. 



^hmcr Xoses Suit 

Decision in Oivhich Sa^ 

Rohmer started: early vin ; 1935 
against a Dutch publisher, who re- 
printed one of his storied which ap- 
peared in Collier's without author's 
permission, .haS been rendered 
against the writer. Rohmer's suit 
was baSPd bh the claim that simul- 
taneous publication in . the U. $. and 
Canada gi»ve. copyright prptpctipn 
under the Beme Convention* ; 

Article IV,.. paragraph 3, of this 
convention st«es , that when ^orks 
are published simultaneously , in a 
non-member country and a member 
country the iiatter is; to be consid- 
erPd the country bf origin ^nd se- 
cures protectipiit. Rohmer contended 
that although Collier's is printed in 
Springfield, Ohio, simultaneous dis- 
tribution in Canada, which is a couh-^ 
try belonging A to' the International 
Copyright nnipn^ secured, protection 
Lower' IJutch . court ' denied that 
CoUier's could be considered a Can- 
adian .publication and decision was 
sustained :pn appeal. 



Best Sellers 



Best Seller* for the week epfling Dec. S^ as reparted by the 
American NeWs Co^ In«» 
Fiction 

'Gone With the Wind' ($3,0p)vV. . . . . . i By Margaret Mit&h^n 

'Drums Along the Mohawk' <$2.50).,v.....i.y^. ..By Wi D.. Edmonds 

♦White Banners' ($2.50) .....v. v.i.ii.... By Ubyd C. Douglas 

•Yang ind Yin* ($2.50) . . ; . • . • • . • - • • • • • • i AU^e T. Hottart 

'Great Laughter* (^.50) . . i • • • » • • • • • • • V » . . i -By Fannie Hurst 

•A Prayer for M^y Son' ($250 ) ... . ... ^. ... .By Hugh Walpole 

Non-Fleiimi 

•An American Doctor^ Odyissiy' <$3io) By PbdoF Victor G Heiser 
•Live Alone and Like It* (f tSO). . ... . ; . , , .... i • -By Marjprie Hillia 

♦Nine Old Men' ($2.50) By Drew Pearson and: Robert S. Allen 
•Wake Up and Live' ($L75)»;.i.............-).-By Dorothea Brands 

/The Bible' ($3.75) .By Ernest Sutherland Bates 

'Around the World in it Years' ($2.Ci0) 

By patience, Richard and John Abbe 



M[»y JMIedt C«t-rate Sales 

becisioii by the iSupreme cpurt up' 
holding the CalifbriUa and lUinpis 
♦fair tradp' laws is expected to put an 
end tP the practise by depl»rtment 
stoireS of using books as loss Ipaelers. 

N; Y. State Court Appeals, 
which declared that^ the FPld-Qraw- 
fprd trade act ; was ■ unconstitutional 
in November, 1935, in the ppublc- 
day- Vs. R. Ii. Macy depart- 
tnent i stoi-e cas«(, : will be aske4 to re-^ 
yieW 1 ih View of thenew: 

interpflretation placed on the law by 
the Supreme court's decision. Morris 
ilrnst, N> Y; attorney for poubleday, 
is asking fbr i»ermission. to reargue 
the case. '. 



Gastav Seide pies 

GustaV A. Sei , publishier pf 
The jersey Obsbrver, Hphoken, N. j.. 
died Dec. 7 aif ter an iilhess of three 
weeks. He had biwn III poor health 
for : some time. 

Seide ijfegan his career as a copy- 
bpy for Horace Greeley, wbrked on 
several N. Y, papers as a repprter 
and at 29 bought the Hobbken NeWs. 



Sir Thomas McAra,. who recently ! are two .owned by Hears* and two in three weeks. 
■ resigned the post bf Secretary of th 

.Newspaper Proprietors Association Reporters and rewrite: men with 
tei'e, has been elected Chairmah of fl^ experience draw $45 

i' thb . ^ess jbbron^tioh Committee; weekly .minimum, with other, salaries^ 
<.:which was forined tb look after the graduating downward cotbmensu- 1 
interest of tiie newspapers foif the^^ ^^^^^^ Setup calls fot a 40-hour | 
• Coronation, ■■■■■■■ week. Newsmen 'see a joker in the 

Included in those ^presented on deal, as the mininiuni applies only 
the committee ,are the Newspaper Lyhere workers have gained their five 
PJ5oprietPrirArisn;i Newspai^ years ekperience it the L. A. area 



N. T* Woman and Life 

TTie New yprk^ .W^ weekly 
mag,, is :undenstbbd to be contemplat- 
ing stiU, more, alterations- in size- and 
printing prdets. . pec: 23 the 
magazine- will drop it*" print order to 
'M>Q00,. tod is! h'^*. +-> <»V'*"»- >*«5 ''-'7'».. 
to 40 paiges. itst issue; Sent. 9, the 
circulation was 130 '000: Mag also 
went from •;fitst issue, of 56 pages to 
current 48.: ... 

.: Advent; bf new Life magazine Of- 
fers a sharp contrast. "Within the 
fi 'st three issues, cirioulation is now 
sl:.*rhtly over 500.0(M), jum Ding from 
first' of 300,000 to current nUhiber. 
Time Mag, owne:^' of . the new Life, 
while .proud '.bf its new- child, is 
iilightiy ashamed of its- own position. 
Time'required ftye. years to build uP 
to its 600,000 circulation, while new- 
ccmer spanned the half million ; gap 



Newspaper: Conference, Periodical, 

Trade Rress and WeeMy Newspap^ 
7i Proprietors Assn., ^ Fpreigni J*reM 

jAssn., Assn., of American dorriespPnd 
, ;bhts in Lbndpn, ]^pire Press Unipn, 

Phbtbgraphic News AgPncies, Ltd, 

and: . . British' foternational Photo 

graphic Prbss Agencies. 
Bernard Altbn, secretary of the 
. .New^aper Proprietors AsSn.,. be 

bupies a isimilar pbst on. the com 

tnittee. 



L. • Newspaper Guild . chapter 
construes the scale' a* a move to 
thwart tHeir activity, which they say 
Will only spur them on the harder 
and they wjll carry their fight to the 
I papers subscribing :to the new scale, 
as Well ais. the others,. 

fotire editbriai Staff of the. North 
Shbre Daily Journal, jpublished in 
Flushingi N. Y;, declined to gb to 
work Monday (T). refusing to pass 



Berlin Evicts EnsUsh 

Karl Robson, Berlin correspondent 
of the Xibndpn Morn^lng Post, -was 
served ;with an exoulsion order in 
Germany lasf'^ week iven 72 

hbiirs tp leave the country. He is 
the third British correspondent to .be 
expelled frorn Germany since: Hitler 
came into power .^^ 

Rbbsbh 'Avas. considered 
tive,. but , offended . the government 
with hiS' repbrtihg of the Stickling 
Case, the- story of , a dermah en- 
gineer sente^ed to die by the Sbv- 
=ets, with the sentence later changed 
to a jail term. 



Einp im Ncwsstandg - 

Cpmmencing With the December 
issue* ^li M> Orowitz placed his 
Movie Fan: pn .the, newsstands, . ..the 
first fan club publicatibn to. try for 
general distrihutibn. it is a tabrsized 
sheet, smartly edited :and dievbid of 
the usual press agent stuff. The flrs^t 
.newsstand edition was 100,000 copies, 
supjplembnting the |i5,()po, mailed di- 
rect to. membbrS of the Emo Movie 
Cltib, which wbs developed from the 
Emp broadcasts, These originally 
startbd as, a local stunt in Philadel- 
jphia, but Orpwiti!; extended his field 

' tmtil his 'casts practically cover all 

-.Vitt»«J. -ce'nters-. ' 

. Spme are personals with the others 
on 'disiv^ r the . vbrbai . trans- 

loissibit. 



Fawceti: Coast Chkngfes 
changes made by .Harry 
through a picket line set up by strik- ! ^i?""^-"** T^?"^?' itor of 
ing members ; bf the International . the 

TypoeraphicalUnion. E^^*' ^'^^^"^ 

Guild unit in Flushing has been l^^f* .o*^ Stvreen^o^ 

wgahized for two and Aalf years, l^ff ^ supervises he^ Holly, 
but has not yet been recognized by which he has edited for a 

the daUy. I.' William K. Gi former 

n ^Wspaperman, ; has ash set as exec 



N. Y. JExpo 



phi Tribes Promotipns 

Changes in the Chicago /tribune's 
editorial staff miakes Robert Lee, 
former . assistant managing editor 
and city editbr, full managing ed« 
itpir, replacing Edward Beck, who is 
slated tP hecome assistant publisher 
fpllawing a thrieeimbnth yacash. 

Adyancenibnts down the line make 
W. D., Maxwell aSsi^nt managing 
editPr; ; J.. L. MalohPy city editor, 
and Frsuik ^Sturdy day bity editor. 



ed of . Holly wood. 



New . Sunday Sheet? 

. El .Manchester. Bpddy, publisher of 
L. Ai ' Illustrated Daily News and 
Evoiing News, is ipstalling new 
pressbs as a reisuit of increased cir- 
culation. 

It is reported Boddy Is readying 
plans to start a Sunday edition in 
cbmpetish with the L; A, Times and 
JBxaminer, to sell: at Sd. 



CHATTISR 

Carl Hubbell to write a bobk^on 
basebair. 

: . Miller, Pulitzer riie 
no'velist,,wins diyprce; 

lierek Pa-tmore hM returned to 
LondPn after a trip tio Italy). 

Llewellyn Miller will jbin . tlie Faw- 
cett staff as editbr of Screen Play. 

Thomson Burtis sold is 

novelette, 'Wild Town,' to Adybnture 
mag. ' ' ■ , ' . 

jpse Schorr, pubilcist pf Columbia 
Pictures, has sold a series of satirical 
articles to New Ybrker. 

Zelma Brandt wiU joi William 
Rapp as . a radip .script agent on her 
return from Europe next, month. 

Delps LoVelace,' of the N. Y. Siin 
and his wife, .Maude> have coiiabo 
rbted on 'Gentleman from England.' 

George SeldeS. has. finished his .book 
■on civil liberties and is leaving fbr 
Europe to do a series for Harper's 
mag. 

Frank Cunningham, associate, ed 
iter of . Screen : Digest, is reppihg Fbr' 
eigh iPress.Representatiyes in' HpllyT 
wood. ■-' ' ■ " 

McClure's Syni has: bought 

'Thupder. in the tahds,' inside 
storjr on the tennis racket by Vincent 
Ricliards. 

George Pa vis. has takeh over 'Beat- 
rice Kaufman's job as fiction editbr 
at Harper's Bazaar.: She is, now With 
Sam Goldwyn in N. Y. ; 

Ernst Toller's ibibg, 'I Was a 
GetriTian,' has been translated aiid 
will be published under the title 
Frpm My Youth.' 

Title bf Caroli Gordon's hew 
novel changed frbni 'The Cup of 
Fury' to .'None Shall Lobk Back.' 
It ill .be but next spring. 

Frank Lpiiis Kliickhbln, former 
Washington correspohdent bf New 
York 'Timeis, who, .was 'in Spain fbr 
Several months, en roiite to Mexico; 

Louis . Fischer, Europea'n CbrrC'^ 
spondent of T^tt Nation, stationed in 
Madrid, has not been heard frpm for 
three week , , Was cbntracted to send 
a wbekly cable to the mag. ^ 
Joe Blair, forhieriy western rep- 
resentative of Showman's Trade Re- 
view in Holly wobdi has started his 
bwri trade publication^ called Holly 
Wopd; Motion Picture Reyiewi 

Mark Barron, city iter of thfe 
Associated IPress in N, Y, nriarried 
Erin O'jBrien Mobre, legit and screen 
actress, pec. 6, in Tarrytown. :Cere 
raony took plaice at the home of J, M. 
Kendrlck, executiye editor bf the 
A.P. 



(Continued f ronti page 1) 

lists having, the added advahtagef 
over other recent expositions in that 
it is being planned in good times 
and prpbabiy wiUvPpen its gates at 
the peak pf a prosperous era. Other 
big shows, ihcludhig Chicago's and 
San Diegb'st wbre started in dbpres- 
slop years. 

Maybe 7$e. Admlsh 
Fair . officials, are ' said ' tp be seri.. 
pusly cPhsiderihg a 75c. gate admish 
as against 50c. charged at Chicago* 
Biggest fight confrpnting high ex* 
ectitives fight now is to rpstraih cur* v 
rent expenditures so that the Man* 
haittan^bW can open .hi the black. 

Housing situation for Wprld's Fair ; 
Visitors already lopms as *he big^ 
ge^ headache. With numerbus New 
York hostelries hard pressed at tht 
present time to fill rbom demands, 
even with tilts iii .rates, and dis* 
cppraging bf : tPiiriSt and resident 
trader., an uhder-hpusing problem^^, 
seems imminent two years, hence. 

One Pf choice assignments . and one 
that pays plenty, of sugar, that of 
superintendent of guards, and guides, 
remains to be filled. His task not' 
only includes policing of grounds 
and . guarding of plants aind struc- 
tures, but also that :bf censoring and. - 
controlling all midway shows; Man. 
picked probably will haye 5,000 mea: '. 
under his commandy 
-'Midway sapolio abgle recalls the 
tough time the Chicago fair's police 
chief had in keeping iome. of his 
dancing shows , cleanv Despite: all 
rules arid ; regulations, he constantly 
had to ' crack down on femms, 
dancers Whb favored the complete: 
strip-tease. 

Nicholas M.' Schenck, president pt 
Loew'S, Inc., was apppinted chbirman 
of the mptipn picture committee as« ' 
sisting ' in the campaign to Sell 
$27,829,500 ih bohds to finance the 
-Fair. 

Grpver Whailen, president of N. Yi 
World's Fair, .last .week disclosed, 
that Manhattan's big shPw. in 1939 
would have more international color: 
and .greater foreign .participation^'' 
than shy previous expPsition^ Tli* 
International ' Convention Bureati,^' 
cbmposed of 17 European and four 
other nations, has allocated- the yea? 
1939 to the New York Fair, making • 
ihis expo rank as the No. 1 inter- 
national show of 1939. 



(Continued from page 1). 
cording tp the sundry ballrooms, i 
timate: rooms, grills, roofs, 
ohdary restaurants, accprdi 
type of libtel. 

Public Still Prlce^Mihded 
The public is j^yil price-cbnscibus, 
despite the m(irj||t boom, bonuses, 
etcij and whilb' tli6 cafe men really 
are of the impressibn that it should 
be' recoird biz this' year, of all years, 
since 1929, they're' not gpihg to take 
any chancbs by scaring 'em off iwith 
fancy fixed charges^ phce they're 
on the premises, attracted by a mod- 
est $10 to $20 per cOupile charge* it's 
much easier for the checks to; 
age up hi : through the wi 

and' liquors cpnsuihed... 

: With that percentage in yiew,"^ 

talient budgets generally Wiil 
more elaborate,' alsP, as part of . the ' 
scheme of things to kePp the ctis- 
tpmers amused and -lirigering. 

Some of the claiss hotels; notably 
the Ritz-Carlton and Waldorf, will 
persist in a ^12.50-per-each lap. for 
policy reasons, i-egardless of sellout, 
and the French Casino^ as last year, 
will be another exception to adhere 
to a graduating scalevbf $15, $12,50 
and $10 each, acdprdihg to Ibcatipp, 
befeause- pf thb overhead. This was 
among the spots which counted Up 
a $25,000 take last New Year's 




Wednesday, December % 1936 



C« N C E 



YARfETY 



51 



NKHas20% 





In ffi Towns, Many Quite Small 



elver 20% of sorhe 225 cities and 
\^Wiis Operating N^^ Civic Concert's 
15 series , are sellouts this year^ Fall 
fcife has been steiidily increasing with 
21 BHisJi towns newly joined to the 
Tostier of places taking touring cpn^ 
tertS artists. .. Average population 
ior thQ newcoiners is 25,000, and 
,: iftxtehds into scattered areas hereto- 
toxe dependent on nearlay key cities 
illor platform ehtertiainnient, Upgr^id^ 
turn is expected to make coming fis- 
c^d year a record, one. 

Newest ones started within past 
ieyr y/iieks include:^ Coffey Ville, Kas.; 
tiubbock, Texas; Amarillo, Texas; 
Sheboygan, Wis,; Logan, Utah; Mon- 
roe, La.; Fond du LaCj- Wis.; Ander- 
«9n, Ihd,; Baker, Ore., and Gaines- 
ville, Fla. Gross-couhtry average 
flgiire for concert series is iset at 
16,000 this year, also an ihcre^ase. 

Fort : Wortii has doubled its niem- 
fcershii^l, how^^ totaling 3,600 subscrip- 
tions, and is spendihil $6,500 on its 
eeries. Worcester, Mass., however, is 
IVHi ace. standout on concert biz rigH 
oiow, and is Sjpending $17,000. Series, 
otie of the: mOst imposing pacted, In- 
cludes Nelson Eddy, Rosa Ponselle, 
DeBasil Ballet Russe, Doh Cossack 
thOir, Giniette Neveu, Poldi. Mildner^ 
trarbarousoya ajid Boston Syniphony. 



WiUlest Meeting 



(Continued from page 47) 

was thie late Otto H. Kahh who, 
;threO, days before , his death; sent a 
check f Or $100. 

' Strain of communism, which not 
infrequently has been charged 
ligainst a percentiage of people in the 
WPA, was in evidence during the 
torrid xheeting. Those in tfao prp- 
testing .group of /the combined prOjA 
ccts in New- York are identified ais 
being in the City Projects Councils 
Although Priday's session wag oiSi- 
ielal, it was decided that a committee 
be name d by l^uity to act with One 
from the- WPA and/wrestle with the 
dismissal :situatioh; 



At the . WPA theatre headquarters, 
701 Eighth avenue, N. Y„ it is re- 
pprted that there is plienty of aiixiety 
over the let-out Order. 

Only three out of 25 superyisbrs in 
the WPA theatre project in New 
York turned in lists of workers not 
With home relief rating and liable 
for dismissal under the' let-out Order 
to reduce the budget. Determined 
protest agaliist cutting the comple- 
nieht came to a head Monday <7) 
night, when a demonstration was 
staged outside and within the relief 
theatre/s headquarters, 701 Eighth 
avenue* 

As a result, more than 125 pink 
slips calling tOr .instant dismissal 
were issued Tuesday morning (6). 
Slips were issued Under a rule stipu- 
lating that any person found on the 
premises of a Federal office after 
houris shall be let Out. Those tb be 
regularly dismissed will be given 
two weeks' notice. No actors Were 
included in the ' Tuesday dismissals, 
only people in the operating and pro- 
motional departnients being involved. 
That included some of the publicity 
fitaflr. 

Around 125 remained ion the third 
floor of 1h«' headquarters building all 
night, some sleeping On the floor. Oil 
the pavement, pickets milled about 
lor hours and raised , so much com- 
motion that the Lincoln hOtel manh 
agemeht protbstied to the polibe. Lat- 
ter shunted the crpwdinto 44th street, 
hut Tuesday the protestors continued 
to picket the building. 

Understood that the police refused 
to oust thOse objectors who were in 
the building, and that explained the 
presence of federal men th6re and in 
other WPA offices,, Wherie similar 
' demonstratiohis ; were made. 

Earlier in Friday's -meeting, there 
"Was ia discussion of old-age security, 
thft goyernment's hew social pro- 
gram which > spOn. starts to. function. 
Question \yas brought up as to just 
who employs actors.; It was con- 
tended that agents are in the em- 
plpy of actors, since actors instruct 
agents to seek work for thiehi. No 
ruling appears to have: .be6n niade, 
but if that contention is upheld, it 
would tie up to actors to hold out 
1% of agents' commissi . 

General ideaVhpwever, is that; thie 
manager is the employer of the ac- 
tor and it is the former who wiU be 
held- responsible for the - nibneys 



75 FROM SALZBURG 
TOUR U.SJI IN 1937 



S. Hurok next season brings to the 
U. . . Ar the Salzburg Opera Guild 
Of 79, which bows.in pii thij side in 
Octpber. Troupe was founded sev- 
eral years ago ,by Paul Csonka. 

-A 36-piece orchestra thii 
side, will alsQ be a part of the at- 
traction. Alberto Erede is musiipal 
direotor; Eugeil Schulz-Brei i- 
rector and CsOnka, general manager. 
: It will be premiered at a: Broad- 
way iegit 



or 

Aonoimc^ Symphony -s 
Policy; It's Snirnse 

Philadelphia, Dec; 

; One Of • best little publicity grah- 
bers since Lepppld StPkowski first 
begahi releasing anhpuncements durr 
ing Sunday news luUis, Mayor & 
Dayis Wilson last week used Stoki's 
own Philadelphi brchestra. to ' pbp 
frbht pages agdi A series of Sun? 
day afternopn: pop. concerts for adr 
mish iPw Of 10 cents would be given 
this winter In Cbnvention . Hall by 
Philadelphia Orchestra, with Eugene 
punahdy conducting, said the 
papers. 

But, then inquiries began pouring 
1 from those supposedly ^ in the 
knOW on orchestra; affairs. Orchestra 
President /nipmas S. Gates, Univer- 
sity pf Pennsylvania prez and former 
jr. P. Morgan partner, piped 'how 
come?' Eugene Oritnahdy, expressling 
bewilderment, "obseryed Philly Was 
beginning to remind him of his Min- 
neapolis cpnducting days, where he 
used to find out what he. 'was going 
tp dp by reading the paipers.' Finally 
turned Out that Maypr Wilson had 
releas^ announcements after' pre- 
liminary. . negotiatiphs .concert 
series wiUi Alfred .Reginiald Alleri, 
orchestra manager. 

A Gbod Idea, Anyhow 

According, .to Wilson's .say-so,; 
which may very well come .'to pass; 
ais released^ full orchestra member- 
ship would appOar every Sunday af-. 
temoon during this 'winter for pbp 
concerts in City-owned Convention 
Hall, for admish of 10, 25, SO cents 
and $1. After salaries for niusicians, 
fee to., prchestra association and ex" 
penses kre paid, profit woUld gb to 
Mayor's Milk Fund and other chari* 
ties. Plan calls ior 6,000 of iOrcent 
seats out of . capacity of 15,000 seats. 
Another phase of project, by. which 
Leopold Stokpwski Would design 
$6,000 orchestra shell, on Convention 
Hall stage, lopks imprpbable as Stoki 
h^s left .town, . presumably until 
haton duties recall him in April. ;But 
while it all may be worked but, 
nothing is set at present 



Concert Review 



FOWLER & TAMARA 

Team of Fow-ler & Tamara, 
merly of class hosteliries and niteries, 
has been touring Europe for some 
time. Now working as a concert 
attraction. First New Ybrk appear- 
ance since returning was- last Sat- 
urday (28) at Washington Irving 
high school, which has an entire 
flock of terp events schedule.d for. 
the student body this winter. 

Pair dance tp mechanical music 
accbmpanihient mostly, . which is in- 
stalled off-stage. It is hohe too ef- 
fective. Stelio Oliverb, pianist, pl^ys 
fbr some of the other numbers. 
Dances smack of practically every-: 
thing. One offering welds; 'Temp- 
tation,^ 'Night and Day* and 'Bolerb* 
all in one. 

Spanish dances on the second half 
Of the program are best from the 
audience standpoint Closing hit 
hops back to the present day, with 
a satire on the .debutantes! West- 
cester dance and other casual rou- 
tines. Program is given agaiast a 
black drop. 

Miss Tamara's wardrobe is eye- 
filling for the housc» Novelty con- 
tracts the numerous modernists 
flooding the concert platforhis noy/- 
Most teams hanker to do this, but 
nifiTip halve *>vi»r attembted a IbnEthv 



Airt Frustrated 



Some ': very earnest and 
artistic. Negi'b hoofers camphor- 
balled their rhythm and their 
Harlem, hi-di'-hb tb imitate the 
modern style of iMtartha Gra- 
ham. Results as exposed . at . 
Carnegie Hall, Dec. 2, under the 
direction of Von Grona and for 
the: ihispiection largely of NBC 
and CBS .concert management,' 
1, drew, a nix from the bopkers. 

'Stick to your truckih' was 
the advice. 




Flock. lOryear-old terpers is 
b^ing rehearsed to. appeiar in 'Aida' 
this season at the Metropolitan 
Opera, N. Y. Tots will be used in 
place bf the older American Ballet 
ensemble for this .particular pirodiic- 
tipn. 

Last year the older ones were cpn- 
sidered tob big to cayort . as slaves 
in the temple scene, so managemeilt 
Pkayed the departure. Youngsters 
have beeii picked frOm leading 
dancing schools. Special working 
permit has ; been obtaihed for the 
group. First jprodiiction Of the yerdi 
work conies off withi:i two. weeks of 
the. opening on Dec, 21, 

kids, about 12 in number, will be 
in blackfacb.^ George Bialaiichine is 
drilli 



SOVIET COMPOSER TO 
LEARN YANKEE SVING 



Shostakovich, young Soviet Rus- 
sian comppser, is due Jii . the U.; S. 
next spring on his . first o.o. He 
is at . work on a new comppsitiori 
which it is reported hie will finish 
>fter absorbing -some., of the sights 
and tempo of lifci pver here. 

There is still talk; of an original 
opera by Shastakovich for Marian 
Anderson, colored diva, who is a 
heavy draw in U.S.S.R. .This matter 
Will probably be decided during his 
stay. 



Pint-Sizd tonor Dae^^ 



Josef Schmidt European, tenor. Is 
due over early next yeaTi Ismd. will 
bow in Oh radio before embarking 
oh a . conceit tpur. NBC lias him 
down for airings in March. S. Hurok 
is handling: 

Newcpmer is only four feet, nine 
inches tall. He has also appeared 
in foreign films. 



Herbert Graf at W6rk 

Dr. Herbert Graf , newly appointed 
stage director for French and Italian 
operas at the Metropolitan Opera, 
N. Y., arrived last week to begin 
rehearsals. He's, not going in for 
anything ultra-modem or fancy, but 
asserts he will bring about , opera- 
modeirhizatipn in a casual manner* 

He hails frbm Vienna* 




By BOB LANDBY 

. The Hippodrome' Was an unhiappy 
choice , for the - Paul Whi,ternan con- 
cert and the idea— how apparentiy a 
hahit-TTHoiE cbrnbi ing Whiteman's oWh 
brigade with .niemiDers pf a 

symphony outfit has littlb tp. 
ommend it .except the advertiising 
and situational noyelty^ • Whiteiihan 
alone— or augmented by 10 or 20 
dance musiciahs as on former Con- 
certs—and performing in a hall with 
better seating facilities: and acoustics 
for an affair of ttiiis character can 
bie iahd has been .ia wow; can and 
did advance popular music. But the 
Hipp affair: while okay and at 
moments . touching the brilliance of 
f brmer cpncerts was handicapped, by 
the. dead Weight of the seripus music 
bbyis and the environment , : The 
Philadelphia orchestra, in this in- 
stance cdllaborated. Whiteman con-' 
ducting throughout, save Charles L. 
Safford with the Williams College 
Glee Club, 

To start; with, when the holders of 
down front seats poured, in they 
found that lobse chairs on la flat 
wooden : floor used ,pn' Other nights 
fbr .sporting events constituted an; 
uncomfortable parking space. ^ Uhr 
comfortable, and, also dangerous, be- 
cause of . narrow spiace between 
rows, and the fact chairs: werei nPt 
screwed to the floor but moved unr 
der Sri^eight when standing Up tp let 
people, get by. ; Concert alerted at 
8:50 and; a full h^ hour later soup- 
and-flshed;fblk!i were scuffing down 
those wooden planks' aind into thOse 
undulating rows Of chairs. The 
static during -the first four or. five 
numbers was plenty. 

Equipment of the Hippodrome aisp 
fell down in proyiding a,, suitable, 
setting for the orchestra of 137 men. 
It was a sorry, eyespre scenicaUy. 
There was an., aqua-marine blUe. 
back-drbp - that .'was filled! out by- 
clashing royal-ahd-mottled blue sid« 
pieces.' Arrangement of chairs for 
the musicians allowed no path for 
the appearance, of soloist Ray Mid- 
dleton who was obliged^ to e4ge and 
squirm through the heart pf the 
string section. Physical, side of 
whole ;affair was' pretty awkward. 

Deenis Taylor, doing a cuffo . for 
charity, was a great help to the eve- 
ning. His ifacetious comment joshed 
the affair and kept the . audience 
smiling. Dean of Williams CpUege, 
cb-beneficiary Of abput<$4,000 which 
the event netted with the Philadel- 
phia orcheistra.; pension fund, man- 
aged not to talk too long and the 
glee club from the sanie establish- 
ment was bright, enough not to 
chose iPng selections for its offering.- 

APPlause of the evening was 
earned by Ray Middleton, baritone, 
and Casper Reardon, swing harpist 
Middleton is from ^Roberta,' but now 
singing top roles with the Chicago 
Civic Opera. Ife ;stepped ' into latter 
org Oh. a substitution and got a rav^ 
press in the breezy burg. To this re- 
cent accbmplishnient his perform- 
ance at the Hipp is certain to add 
artistic stature for he stopd up stal- 
Warily and rtesourcefully to the Rbd- 
rers-Hart oddity, 'All Points West,' 
that showed him ah. actor as well as 
a singer. This lengthy opus is a 
mixture of recitation, soliloquy, 
spng, and dramatic action. And Mid- 
dle:^n: /as. authoritative in all de- 
partrh^nts. It's si ci ^ for reprises 
as a stage presentation, say iat Radio 





ins fw die 




Brooklyn, Boston, Pliilly, Cleveland Diates 
in This Year's Push for a Stahd-Off 



Advance sale for Metrbpolitan 
bpera, N, Y., . ich opens . Dec, 21 
with 'Die Walkure,' is reported good. 
Subscriptions aire up, as well as sin- 
gle price admissions. Management 
hopes tb get the organizatiph out of 
the red foi: certain this season. 

Management favors a 20-week sea- 
son, but. only 14 weeks arp listed, i^t 
present. Spring se.ries. as instituted 
last yfear is almost certain arid Would 
account for additional six weeks. . 

Company will appear in Brooklyn 
for several performances; at least six 
in Philadelphi , seven in Boston 
(maybe 10 this year) and an engage- 
ment in Cleveland. Other dates are 



ing the spring coronation is also. feU 
at ;the Met If the ceremony goes 
thrbiigh as planned; practically all 
of the .Met.'s headliners will be sing- 
ing jnCovent Garden, during the 
springi -This heavy expdus would 
shag iiny ci:oss-cbuntry. tour \pf. the 
U. S." which is still hazily nriehtibhed. 

ickihg Walkure' for an 

opener is. causing talk, Wagner lead- 
off has not : been ' done at the Met 
since 1901. kirstin Thbrburg, new 
comer, makes her .U. S. .debut in this 
production. 

Same- top subscription pre 
vails: Fbr 14 perfprmafices, orches- 
tra (week nights), $91 and for I2 per- 



City Music Hall, arid already White- 
man has been proppsitiohed to re* 
.cord it as a film short That's a very 
good idea; , ' 

I Reardpn .electrified the ;house: with ; 
iwhat he makes his haip do tp '.The 
St. Louis Blues' as arranged by Fred; . 
Van' Eps, it. This .is . a sockerbo 
nbyelty. .'Reardon presumably could 
make a pip. attractioh .for a concert, 
tour if teamed with, an /alternating 
artiste, and of cPurse his. swing-pan*, 
alley renown is already a standard. 

Adolph D(^Utsch was the cpinposer- 
arranger personality^ of the evening, 
his handiwork being observed in the ; 
bpener, 'Winteirgreen .fpr President* 
Middleton'is stuht, 'Ah , Essay on 
Waltzes,' and in an origin^ Scottish 
suite that .concluded thie . first ..half 
(and used four kiltpd .bagpipers, 
as an additiPnal: touch of .showman-, 
ship)*. 

Ferde Grofe arrangements' were^ . 
recalled with his *Tahlbi4' and for 
the sign-off 'RhapsOdy in Blue.' FPr 
spontaneous musical iggles> Russell 
Case's arrahgeiinent of 'WiUiarn Tell* 
and , Van Phillip's sWingy paraphrase 
of Bach were standouts. Brne^ Wat- 
son cOhvert^wJ Reginald PpresythO'* 
'The Duke Insists' into the next-tp- 
closer. 

Concert was well attended and enr 
thusiasticaUy. r<pceived. It displaiyed 
anew Whiteman's mUsical shpwman- 
ship. The faults pf the evening were 
f avdts of thq environnieni. The late 
audience, the nervous seats, the un- 
scenic scenery, were : drawbacks... 
They could not prevent, But they did 
cvurtail the customary Whiteman con- 
cert sensationalism; It wpuld seem 
that the exploitation tie-^ui)s with a 
college and with a. symphony or» 
chestra takieis a"<yay more than it adds 
to Whiteman,; ^ 

Latter Donated Qb l^rylecs 

There is. no longer much news 
value to ia jazz-philh^rmonlc merger 
for a couple pf hOiirs, ian4 the overr 
size aggrei^tipn iis hair;d to handler 
and orbhestrate, '^iteih^^ own 
bunch— plus strengthehihg of the 
strings or winds if heeded— has been 
f sir more pliable in the past, it .would 
seeiti .future concerts could use .at 
smaller : number Of ^musicians, a 
smaller number of tidcets aiid still 
proyide a bigger result for White- 
man.- 

Furthermore^ ynidtemah unneces- 
sarily subjugates his own personal-* 
ity when he jpermitM the I*hlll3r 
symphohists the formal white tie and 
tails, cOhtrastiiig his own, >y. far 
the more colorful! cOinbO^ by putUng 
them into mlnstrel^^sque white tails: 
with dinky white ljfbw' ties on z bltick 
shirt. It imparts a lack of 'dignity 
inconmiensurate witii Whiteman** 
now e^blished prowess in his own 
field. The concerty auspices shouldn't 
call for any mountebank decor or 
apology. 

jTust as Casbor Reardon's swing 
virtuosi^ On the harp needn't taker 
any apologetic back seat jjUst because 
he's giving put his cliords in the ac- , 
cepted West 52d street manner. 

Whiteinan and the Philly organisa- 
tions swapped expenses, each pay-* 
ing for the other's visit to Philly pir 
N. y. Which means that Whiteman 
lost en the deal considering tht 
larger .Philly orchestra. There Were 
137 musicians in all, pf which White- 
man's numbered only 24 apiart Irpm 
the King's Men, the four bagpipers; 
and the. Williams College glee cliU> 
Of •78. 

Whiteman recogniz^ the ftipp's 
(deficiencies from last season's exiJerl- 
ehce in 'Jumbo' when Acoustical bal- 
ance was. a grave problem and onlir . 
accomplished after pfptracted and 
painstakihg experimentation. White- 
man had ho benefit of a rehearsal at 
the Hipp, even pn the day of the 
concert j and directed hy instinct, 
inore orMe^s^ through being unable 
tp properiy gauge the pitch of hi|ii|. 
combined orchestra, . under the . cir- 
cumstances, .i 

Fapt remains Whiteman, when and 
if he's ready for it, can take this sort 
of program out on tour and mop up 
i the concert field. 



T^saihmi Returns 

Paris, Dec. 

Tbscanini will direct two concerts 
in Paris this week. And these two 
concerts are . not announced as the 
last ones to be performed by th» 
maestro in PairiSi 

Last year, Tpscaininl directed whrt 



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52 



VARIETY 



Wednesday, Dejcember 9, 1^36 



Broadwajr 




Lew Brown and B6n in off -lor 
Florida,. . 

JToey Deutsch, ticket broker, Iei 
papa agaiii. , 
■ R'Ush to Florida 6n with first real 
cold weather. , ' 
. Austin C. Keough getting over an 
attack of grijHje; 

Irving Winqis<ih is -furnishing' him- 
seif a new aiJartment. , 

• Nordacs will hold a boxing show 
M the J^^iSinore .P6c. 17. . 

Lee Shiibei't stiU at home last 
.^eek; but much better, 
t ^i6veh G.'^ spotted in Warner short 
.with the Preisser Sisters. 
. mrarher Bros/ holds . it annual 
banquetrball at the Waldorf, Feb. 20. 

• Mother of Billy Rose reported in 
serious eondition iat the Lennox Hill 
hospitals' \ 

Ezrath israel, the 'actors tenipie/ 
^ill hoid a benefit shipiw at. the Alvin 
next Sunday (13). 

Bob Hope, in -Red/. Hot aiiid Blue/ 
lost father; Latter pkssed . away in 
JGteveiand last Week.: 
., ■ Columbia Pictures' tJlub has 
;: skedded its annual dance, for Wal- 
;:i':4orf-AstDriai Feb;^13v 
V'l George Double Smith has he>y 
calendar , <diecorated with , nanies of 
■ •people he dbiesiti't Vke. 

vl^: John J; j^ie^^ 3- l^udwifi/ 

f or Piar, were 
yyvoi Ne^y York last week. , 
: " ! Al Jones, formerly . teaimed with 
';;<'ma:fX)^-^ ; Gi-eeri ih:. producing legit 

.CslibMrs^ 

• f ; Cbhn, (CMtiuiibia; pix vice- 

pi-esi ; back in town after mid- 

rjimm^^Dawsbhi - ttCNiie re- 
^r'^il^cted chairtriah of N; ; Y. chapter 
vibf Paaetoll 

^^^^^^^^ A^^ 

Vi wi'estli cards Moilda3rs^ thah; any- 
r shbw/s in tpw^ . 
? , Efeaiibr >t»oiyeU : has. ^ been made 
; aiid Grind Tf ouoer 

" of the panic^^^^^^T^ America, 
^ . ' I^^^ ilbssing a party to 

: Bill Robinsbri' Sunday t (13) ' tb cele- 
. btate his vgblderi anniversary; ais a 
.'■^vaanCer;';';;-:''';'' i^- ■ 

' Wheh Jack White rested at home 
? ; test Friday, (4!), thi Rooneys Weilt on 
St;«t hist 18 Club. Jeriry ; Blanchard 
v,?^n,c^^d:; ■ : .. 

ViK^%G6brge Lbwther^^^^ is iahblher of 
thb; sodialite p.ai'^ specializing in. 
. ? ballyhobing the swank Park avienUe 
v{;lfiijberi^s./;.' ; 
^■■'■-■i^^txa Ni^ttfet back frbm Charlottci 
.: , Vlfhfere he attended the bbard of di-^ 
■::^i^iiie\xiit^:= sneeting of thev local .Kincey- 

;'t#t N. 'Y. since /Wiyhe King is con- 
y'vCbfatratiBg; bh his liady- Esther radio 
/;;-lBhqrwf: 4n:'Ch , : ■■' . ^ ^< ' ■ 

^■^1 i/iJbJhii Fbgat^*^ suppfer cii^ 

; as Dehnonicb's laist season ' and re- 
".c^^ called Gbffee - Dan's, on West 
j^;i;;^lst sttieet, how; called the T)^<;adei^9ii 

- ; iWiitdlS'^ ;A;ileis^^ -aridi ■. •■: rtlitry: 
:v?;.:l!)iayi|ss,'^'<'pres$. -J^gents^ ^;:h^a*iB -gone 

;'^;jCoi^btiLpi^bft thc^r Britijilv-*epsi 
y'v'v'^iGebrgie' ]Price^r'M)lib; 'bWri^ifl. seat^bri! . 
i, ; tR6 ,vExchang6; :ah^^ 
: i bjf^ketage, is gbihg bapk.-iritb show 
Biz Via -ia pbvelty radididealie's beien 
J:-,;dSVel&pin|^ -s-ir^,^' 

''" ' ^^;iii;"(ife-'.A^iesw*th 

G.uild' 'of • Bradkett Lteturers at 
Princeton U; last night oh 'Education 
by Radio, "Motion Pictures and Tele 
•Vision.'- . ■:. ' 

Kt-.Harold Stein, formerty a ' studio 
director .w^^^ National Studibs, how 
, same post at Cosmbpolitah studios 
Ex-iofficial phbtog for NBC now dit 
;o.^^Ktping for; WOR-MutuiU 
;: iif ' New 33-story building bh 4fith and 
i^; 49th'streets between Fifth and Sixth/ 
Which: Will be latest addition to Radio 
l ^ be ready 

• X|;l^r first of February. 

■ 5^^^^ taiicing^ ai . Broad- 

. cblUmh; ' has been considering 
Levenci lib^ Gardner; (Brooklyn 
. ^ _:le) ' and possibly Leonard Lyons 
? . (Post); latter rag perhaps ducking 
the Broadway column idea alto^ 
.gather;; 

: i.1C!laShing in on the 'who-isrthe-best* 
publicity surro.undihg two current 

- • . ;^Haihlet' plays* the Woirld theatre is 
featuring films bf both subjects of 
: the arguinentsr John Gielgud's 

5 ;:*Se?jret, A^ent' and Leslie^. Hbward's 
'Blerkeley Sqiia're.' 
that the physically tijaihed girl 

, ; makes the more efficient and ihbntaN 

V ly alert; oitice worker, Coiuntbja haS 
siighed a . contract: with Philadelphia 
Jack O'Brien to physically condition 
the ,50 girls on the office staff in the 
;lionte office, bn each Thursday eve- 




A T T E 




Paris 



Marie Glbry off to London 
Rene ROcher in f rOm Nice; 
Sylvia Dorian off to Milan. 
" Maurice Chevalier to Egypt; 
Gebrges Simeon in Brussels. 
Albert Tavel gbing to Berlin. 
Reihe Paulet signed by VFAi 
Trio -Ryder at the Alhambra, . 
GeoiJges Milton bapk in town* 
Lucienne Boyer at the Trianon. 
Moussia set for; the hew Pigalle 
show. •' • *' ' ■•.••■;.. ' 

Edward G.: Robinson off to Copen- 
hagen:.' •.' 

Henry, - Garat rehearsing at the 
A. B, C. ■ ■ 

'Doc'.T. Jay Quincy in from. Scahr; 
dinavia, 

..Laurence Riyoire; -Noc- 
tambules.* 

Richard ichberig the 
bouleyairds. ' 

Three Codpnas and the iegals . at 
the Medrano; v. 

Veitchek to set a Chat- 
let's 'Yahna,' 

. Annabella Mui-at back 

frbm-Fgypti •. 

' Harry Salzmari a member the 
Hatless Brigade.' 

Rehearsals of Henry Bernstein's 
'Le Vbyai^e' started. 

George . DoUey pv6rthrowh by a 
passing automobile. - . ; 

Jean Trahcbant the lead 

in *Adieu, Moh Paris.* 

'To Mary— With Lbve* (Par) at the 
Cinema EdoUard Vn. 

Chatlotte . Arreii ^ and- Johii rbd- 
erick atthe Alhatnbra; , 

Julieh .Duvivier - -working on 'Les 
NUits Blanches' (^White Nights'). 

Jose Squinquel hired by Rtocher 
bf the Vieux-Cblombiier theatre." 

Opera- Opening' at Chaihps-EIysees 
theatrie with Wagner's %ohengrih.' 

Piei?re Sandrinl setting the' show 
fbr the International Casi New 
Ybrfc-.': -•••■.';■,..;• -.-v:- 

Piihce Bertjil • laying the comef- 
stohe Of the Swedish Pavillioh at 
the '37 Expo. ' 

Felix. Gandera to. meg 'Dpublie 
■I ^tixne bn;MaginOt liiiie,' with.Victbr. 
Francen starring, 

French pic critids: dissatisfied: be-^ 
cause Laughton not shown painting 
in. 'Rembrandt' (UA): 

Leon Volterra Opening Jean de 
Letraz ■ ,?La Fessee' ('The Spanking*) 
Dec. 11 at thcrTheatre de Paris^ 

Gaby Mbrlay, just back from Mo> 
rocco, to • have the femnie lead in 
Les Nuits de Feu' ('Nights:of Fire'), 
Jean Zay, Minister . of National 
Education, at thel premiere of 'Un 
Homme Gohime les Autres'-^CA Man 
Xik^^Otljeirs') at the Oeuvtb. 



Cari -Dudley, American, handled the 

script. , w ;J 

. Fast work .was shown by .both 
CinesoUnd and Movietone in process^ 
iiig the Melbourne Cup reel. Pic 
;was • screening in Melbburnjfc .on the 
night Of the race and in Sydney the 
next morning. Movietbpe dropped 
copies to country eJchibs froni air- 
planes betweeh Melbourne and Syd- 
ney. •■* ■-■■ ■■' 

Acts playing for Frank Neil , in 
Sydney and Melbbuthe include Roy 
Rene, Jim Gerald, Gardner and Kane, 
FaUs, Reading and Joyce, Gressos, 
Jack Gbldie. Shfentons, Rich and 
Adair, Frank O'Brian, Chappelle and 
Carlton, Three Whirlwinds, Clayton 
and Jackie, Brookins and Van, Mor- 
gan -ahdHadley: Biz keeping up 
nicely in both cehtres. 



Berfin 



> The Sid SkOlskys (including wrife 
. and blder. of the twb children) back 
tp Hollywood the middle of next 
Week, n; Y. Daily News' film col* 
hnnnist hasn't been bast in twi^o years, 
and, hbted ; fbjr ^ his - ielf -confessed 
hypochondria, decided tb bfave the 
jielements by ; puiposely coming east 
; .irt the ;virinter^^^s^ 

Arnbliii Van Leer staged a nifty on 
behiMf of his Dlctbgraphtsilent radios 
W tying in with Maybl: LaGuai'dia 
at/ a formal pres^htatibn yesterday 
to Hizzoner and the Committee on 
. XfoijK Abateihent. Broke the natibnal 
;|(iQ^lt with a: team -of- whit6 hosses 
«n|d Fitljer . Knick pulUnK up with 



. ,^l^ ^ieri(tf:i6Qiirl$!k" 

Charles CKativel tb"' Hbllywbod. ' 
Clem : Whiteleyj Warhers,^^ married. 
Joe > Hummel ■ to "Adelaide • with 
Ralph Clark. : v , . - . . ' 

; ; Luiia .Park, SyiJhey, ing> plenty 
a#rain" ,liolds oi^. . - ' . 

i .Sljfj Pfeh:,5FuUer .planning another 
trip;tp New Zfeatand. ' . 

Stuart Doyle takes to the sea again 
in his private yacht; ' 

Walter Hutchinson spends his 
mornings galloping around the parks 
on a hprsie. 

Monte Carlo Ballet moves into the 
smash class for Williamsoh-Tait ih 
vMelbPurne. . 

National tiidios reaayirTg to start 
another pic' . X^^t one Was 'ftaiigle 
Rjver' for Columbi \ 

CinesoUnd previb wed 'Orphan of 
the Wilderness' for the press. Will 
be a Yuletide attraction in Sydniey . 

Pre-Yuletide slump is setting in 
and managers are, trying to hold biff 
their specials Until the slump, lifts; 

Joe;"*Jpel, ,Coli has postponed his 
American visit Until February, Will 
take copies , of 'Rarigle River' with 
him, . ■ 

With cricket season in full 
swing here, matinee' biz is dr-opping 
all around town, especially oix Sat- 
urdays;; 

George Dean, ider-Deah, Is 
slowly . recovering frohi several 
operations and will shortly resume 
office agaih; 

'Great Ziegfeld? (-M-G) moves but 
after seven weeks in iSydney. Next 
one in is ^His Brother's Wife' (M-G)* 
also on long run. 

. Williamson-Tait is reviVirig 'A 
Southern Maid' i Melboumb, with 
Gladys Moncreiff and ClaUde Flem- 
ming in the leads. 

'Clara :Gibbings' <Efftee). is at 
Comedy, Melbourne. Pic was made 
some time ago, but failed to get a 
booking in New South Wales, 

Broadcasting units aire still 
anxiously 'awaiting the. result ol 
judgment: coyering court hearing on 
the right tb air horse races in actibn 
direct^frbm the track, 

British Empire Films releasing six 
pi in Sydney this week-— 'White 
Death,' 'Ctimsort Circle,': 'Amazing 
Quest rnest Bli$S/ 'Three Maxiriis,'; 
•Fame,' aiid 'Ourselves Alone;' 

Work is proceeding, apace on Cine- 
sound's 'It Isn't Done' tmder the dir 
rection of .Ken Hall. £ric Thompson, 
Jate ol Par, designed the sets; and 



iielos Chappell in town. 
ilUbert'Gri 'ih'Mbscow. 
Guy Bplton recovering from flu;, 
ist. John Elaine sti in a nursing 
hpmbi . 

Sir Alfred; Butt off to Africa for 
■the wihteir. 

Lpthar Mendes on the continent 
■fbr'a'few.diays.^-: 

Vilma Banky ihd Michael Bartlett 
press-entertaining. 

' Fiances Day . on lookout fbr suit- 
iable studio dwelling,- ^ • 

Metro bought 'The Composite 
Man,* play, for |25,000. 

J. C. Williamson to; stage "The Two 
Bouqubts' ih Australia. . 

Violet: ; Vanbtugh celebrating her 
56th stage ahniversary. 

Earl St. John.cpnfihed to hishome 
for a few days with flu. 

Al Aronson ih froin New York 
with a film proposition^ 

Margaret . McDbnell translating 
'Devil in Disguise- for Hatrap. 

Marcel Varhel has gone to; Paris 
to undergo a slight operation. 

Ba^U Rathbone and' the missus 
off tb Paris; frbm there to thie U, S. 

Albert teWin, ; recently sighbd on 
a piroducer ticket by' Paraimbuht, in 
town, . . -.' . '•. 

-• Mrs. , Cecil. Ghesteron adapting 
AlexeL- Tolstoi's drama, 'Peter the 
First,'. . • , v 

Miles Mallesoh wants to produce a 
hew play „by Max Catto, author of 
'Green Waters.' 

'Bedtime Story' by Walter Ellis, 
sold for- nroductipn at State : Burg 
Theatre,., viehna. , 

■ Hei:bert . • Farjeoh writing a new 
revue, 'Hbhi Sbit,' scheduled for pro- 
duction, in April. 

Edna Best having a brief . hbliday 
ir .; Madeira . befbre ^ rehearsi the 
Coliseum pantomime, 
/^ir . James- rMr-'Barrle a . victim- of 
lumbago; precluded his presence at 
'The, Boy David- premiere. 

Gaston,. Ipcal xylophonist, dbing a 
copy bf Ffed. Sanborn's act under 
the name of Vic Rowland. 

■Tr- Lageard,;- former publicity man 
for Toeplitz Filmis. how in. a similar 
canacity for British National, •. . 

Erich '.Pommer's first', production 
here, 'Fire • Oyer Lbndon,' completed. 
His next' will be ,'Trbppship,' ' 

£dv/ard G. Robinson to the con- 
tinent for a,.shoi:t. stay; ■will sail. from 
hes.re ".shortly, before Christmas, tb 
Hbllywbbd; .. . . . 

After four weeks at the Tivblii 
•Dodswprth'- (UA) transferred to the 
Marble' Arch Pavilion ibr a sCcpnd 
West find run, *- 

^Bedtime Story' by Walter Ellis 
opened at 'Richmond , theatre, Nov. 16. 
Play already successfully produced 
in Copenhagen. 

. George Rbbey has riot paid for 
grease'.paihtin the last year. Always 
spins a coin with Max Bermart— 
and always wins, 

• An usherette , at the Haymarket 
theatre has written a play, 'Where is 
Bohemia?' It will have a week's tiry- 
. out at Stockport. 

Brian, Desmpnd' Hurst will direct 
the filming bf 'Glamorous Ni^ht,' 
which will feature Mary Ellis; in het 
original Drury Lane role, 

Dorbthy. Mabkaill and Claud Allis- 
ter will appear m support of John 
Lodge in : the filming of 'Bulldog 
Drummohd At Bay,' fo? B IJP 

Michael Bartlett being dressed at 
Max Berman's for his lead in 'Lilac 
Time,' which Grafton Films, a sub- 
sidiary of Capitol, is doing, ' 
V .'Hbnor Thy Father,' hew play be- 
ing presented at the Arts Theatre 
Club, Sunday, .Dec, ; 6, written by 
Diana Hamilton, sister of Patrick 
Hamiltoh, 

• Fred Duprez packed tb go to Newr 
York, but cancelled :at last minute 
to take the leading part: in 'Okay 
For Sound,'; filmizatxon of the Lon- 
don Palladium show. 

.'Mayerling,' with Charles Boyer 
and Danielle Darrieux in leading 
-roles, has broken all boxoffice rec- 
ords iat the Gurzon. Film now in 
fifth week and being held. 

Clifford Fischer has taken over the 
lease of Friancis A, Mangan's offices 
here. Mahgan is joining thb Fi.scher 
organization and sails for New York 
immediately. He expects to be back 
in London at the Casino early next 
year.. 



Olga Tschechowa ing ahpther 
spouse. 

World Atlas published, In 

Berlin. 

New cinemia opened, the , Kurmark 
Bbr$igwalde, ;r; 
■ Victor de; Sabata maesiroing the 
philharmonic prchestra. ■ ; 

Adolf Engile resighihg f rbm TbblS 
.ori.„accbunt oi ill-health... • 

^Return of Sophi Lang' (Pat) 
premiered at . the> Marmprhaus. ' 

Priedriclv Gauss< actor, excluded 
from the^ Beichs Film Chamber, 
'unreliable,' 

Franz Lehai" over frbm ienna^to 
conduct his 'Czbrewitch' at the 
Volksbuehne (People's Stage): 

Alexander .vbn : Swalne 'and Alice 
Uhleh to Stockholm for an extended 
tbur in the Scandinayiah countries, 

Gustaf Gruehdgehs tb play a man^ 
aging editor in the hew. Minerva- 
Tpbis newshaper flicker now in the 
making. 

'Dr. Richard Strauss tP cphduct a 
series ; of .cbncerts at . the • Munich 
Academ.y of Music, for its ;135th an- 
niversary, : >. i . 

Harald Kreutzberg at the State 
Opera in Manuel de Falla's terp 
play, 'Der . Dreispitz'., <'Three-Cor- 
nered Hat'). ., 

Milloecker's bperetta 'Der. B6ttel- 
student' CThe " Beggar ^ Studeht'). 
turned ihto a talker for the 'second 
time by UFA. ■ - . 

" Johann Strauss' "Night in Venice' 
revived at the Theatre des Volkes, 
former Max Reihhardt's Grpsse 
SchauspielhaUs. . 

?Ein: Mann Kaenipft mit Seinem 
Traum' ('A Man .Battles with; His 
Dream'), Swedish radio play by Ovje 
.Ekelund; done here. ' 

Werner Krauss to .Munich for a 
guest play at the Bavarian State 
Play House, will do the title role in 
Shakespeare's 'King Lear.' 

What is termed , 'Gireta Garbb re- 
ceipts' Is the* bally for Tobis-Europa 
film. *A Woman of Importance/ now 
in its fifth week at the Capitol. 

First Gei-mahrHungariah cp<^opera 
tive .film. 'Die Weisse Schwester' 
(The White e Sister') (Bavaria), now 
in the makinls : in Budapest, with 
Camilla Horn in the title role and 
Rudolf vah, 'der Ross: diirecti 



Hollywood 



. .Mother bf Ernie. Hill passed aiway. 

Wife of Eph Rosen. ;in .XIhiversity 
hospital fbr, an bperation. ; \- . 
. W, A. Steffes' auto stblen and de- 
molished in accident that Cost two 
lives. • -;■■.; ■ . " - 

Ben ASh, Behhie Berger's right- 
hand man, back -on handball courts- 
after long layoff, ; .. , . 
, First below : zerb weather, coming 
directly before^ Christmas hblidays, 
raising havoc with- gijosses. 

John '.Schultz,- from New York,, and; 
Jim Christy, from Chicago, 'here to 
look, over 'the new. OlsenTJohnson 
shp-w at the Orpheum* - 



Cecil . DeMille and p.a. Bill Pine 
in' town. 

Charley to Florida for 

the. season.- 

Paul Sanders in ahead of 'Palais 
Royal*, unit. 

Jack Kapp in .town .for, couple 
of- days on Dfecca biz. ' 

CoUeeh Mbbre's dolL hoUse at the 
Fair ,agairi;getting big crowds. 

Alice Veit off to her homb 
Montana for a couple of .weeks, 

Dick Voynbw dropped in from the 
east to spend the holidays; with his 

-family. ■ 

Dick Bergeh and Al Borde tossed 
a. house-warming party for their 
new offices,- 

, Balaban & Katz-Great Staites mahi 
agers held a two-day confab at the 
Palmer House last week, 
. Local theattes will once again give 
a. canned-goods matinetf ' to collect 
Christmas baskets for the needy. 

Hockey, college and .pro fbbtball 
upsets cost the. chalk gamblers; 
plenty, of coin these past few •weeks. 

J. C. Stein, Les Atlassi and Pete 
Jaeger in a three-cbrnered riaice for 
the swankiest office of ; IpCal • show 
;bizv, •■. • 

■ • Sbnotbhe theatre- conducting sur- 
vey among its patrbns tb find oiit 
which paper influenced purchase of 
ticlccts > 

. Playwrights';; theati^e . doing 'Dead 
Man's , Supper,' by Harlow Wells, 
next, with Virginia Hirowne Faire 
and Rollon Parker: directed by Jay 
Romnev. 

• Ted Weber; former amusement ad- 
vertising manager, for ' the - Daily 
Times, becomes prcsst agent for ■ the 
Chez^Paree, Replaces Harold E.ssex, 
who becomes p.a, for the two Andrew 
Karzas ballrpoms, Aragpn and Tri- 
anon, Lou Gowari, formerly in 
charge bf publi it.y for Karzas, has 
resigned to dcVote himself to his 
publicity and exploitation offices. 



. Homer CrOy on Coast, 
Wallace Beery. in Manhattan, 
liou Colder planed to New York 

Buddy Ebsens mbtoring in Mexico 
. Lew Goldberg open? an agency 
here.' '- • 

Noel Westley is,p,a,'ing in Mexico 
City.' . ■:■ ^ ■ ■ : 

Abe Lastfogel to New York for a 
month. ' 

Mary Gairdea musical advising at 
Metro,- . . r'./ ■ ■ , 

Isabel Jewell |>ack from Ensenada 
re^tup. ' ; 

Evalyn Knapp has purchased 
motorbbat, , 

Gene Markey building in West 
tiOs Ahgeles* 

Sol Dolgin has feSi 
plPitatioh job; r 

Eddie Cantor and .troupe arriving, 
on Coast (20). / 

Claude BinyPh is building a Palni 
Springs home,. 

' Cliff McDougall resigned from ITs 
publicity staff.' . / \( 

Noah Beery back from London to 
spend the holidays, 

GraAtland Rice and Virife in to visit 
daughter; Flbrence.- ;. 
. Marguerite CJlark making her first - 
Holly wood visit in years.; 

Graham Baker in serious cohditibh 
at Good Samaritan hospital. 

Warren Stokes named western ea 
fbr Jay Emanuel publlcatibns. 
>. . Marjorie Gage, Commutes weekly 
tb Palm Springs via her plane. 

Ralph Morgan squiring his daugh- 
ter,. Claudia, around the spots". 

Morily Abrahams in New York; oh 
a story hunt fbr Mitchell Gertz, ; 

John" Mock hbre to ogle product 
ptior to going to London for Par, 

Goirdon' Taylor, pic critic on the 
London Morning Post, ogling stur 
dio^i. ' ■" . 

■ J. Carroll Naish recovering from 
operation at; Good Samaritan hps<* 
pital. 

Pat West got himself one of those 
station wagonis f pr his Sierra Madre 
'estate,' 

Charles Bigelow* Jackie Copper'g : 
stepfather,; joins the Small-Landau ; 
■agency-: . . 

Louis (Pop) Korson, yet Philly 
ihdie bxchange ogluif 
prbduct. 

- Gebrge Givbt:: ih Cedars; bf Le- 
banon tp have his remodeled nose 
gone over. 

^eing spotted in a Metro picture, f 
Frank Morgan had to call off , Euro*, 
peah vacash. -. 

- New writer-producer buildinj?, 
costing. $45,000, is being erected on 
the BKO-Radio lot. 

. Freeman^ Lang took the China. 
•Clipper to Honolulu ahd from ther*^ 
Will ship to Australia, 

Flu .struck Boris Mbrros, Ralph 
Rainger ahd Leo Robin in Par's mu- 
sic department last Week. ■ ' 
' Michael Levisqn and Davi . Mil- 
gram, operators of. theatre chain- in ' 
Philly, ogling product herfe.- 
. Laryngitis, bedded June Tt^avi 
coupla days, forcing, her frpm 'Joi 
the Marines'^ set at Republic. 

.Sydney A.: Moseley of LondOQ, 
former prez of piird Television_^ 
Cbrp,, is here to -work. bn a novel. .. "' 

Mai-sha Hunt making persbnal, ap- 
pearance tour. in. connection' ; -with- 
Adblph Zukor, silver jubilee drive. 
' Bette Davis' headed -behefit party 
at .Gpcoanut Girpve, with proceeds. 
going tb the. Jewish .Orphan's home. 

Kenneth Hodkihson on Coast talk-; 
ing ■ Gaumont-Bfitish product with 
Paul de Oiito; Will visit 'Frisco 
next, i, . ., •;•■' 

Maj, Joseph Donovan back from, 
N. Y; ■ J> J, Murdock is due before 
Christmas, with Pat. Casey scheduled, 
in. too. ' .' ,'. 'I 

Duke Kahahamokh in from Ha-, 
Waii to. visit" his fbster brother, Wil-. 
liam Henry, and latter's wife, Grace. 
Durkih: 

-Margaret Tallichet; secretary 
the priess dep'artnient at Par.- re-/ 
ceived ^ her first icture; spot . * 'A, 
Star Is Born.' 

• ■ Jbhn Balderstoh • - came ; in frbm ■ 
London, Where he wrote 'Farj^well* 
Peffbrmahce.' a -play," and two ' 
scripts for BIP, ,' 
Leo G.' Nicoll, medalist from ;the. 
National Photographic - Society 
England, hired by ^ Selzhick-Interna-^, 
tionail ; to.; shoot color stills, ,. ; 

■ Studio publicity ' exec committee ' 
.cave a desk ahd chair ; to John Le- 
Roy • Johnston;; who quit ■ recently " 
afteip iserving three years as Chair-: 
man of .'the group, 

Lieut. Comm, Luci Greenj ; 
US.N.. and Richard Day. art di- • 
rector, back from Samba where they,, 
made; preparations foi: location work. . 
oh Samuel 'Gbldwyri's 'Hurricane-' 



• Ted Thompson oh Coast. 

- Harry "Koch to" Shelby ville, 
for funeral, of his father, ' 

; Beh Atwell around getting: the* 
Citizenry excited about 'Show Is On. ' 
. ' Hetzie ShUlmah penning lytic im- 
pressiohs of regulars' at Continental ■ 
Bar. 

'Call It a Day- goes from here to. 
Charleston, Wi Va., Monday (14) for 
one-night stand. 

Leon EiTol plans to lay Off Xmas 
week arid ..go pn a show-shopping 
spree alorig; Broadway. 

Duquesne Drama School producing; 
an original play, -Starring Gladys 
DeVere,' by a freshihah, FianK'. 
Lewi 



*'^il[edneBiay.yPeeem 9, 1936 



YIMES SIHI4RE - BHRLESimE 



VARJETY 



53 



i M^ews From the Dailies 

TJiis dej^ftrricnt. conidiris reiurittcn (hgatricui news item as pitt>> 
lijh^d durine the week in the daily papers of New York, Chicago, 
^..'^^i. Ffanc^sco, Hollywood and Uondon. Variety takes no credit for 
0ii$e Jieips items; each has been rewritten from a daily paper. 



East 



.Evelyn Neville Boweh, former 
Aowfiirl. willing to withdraw her 
* biflimy charge against Eugeiie 
nSoWen, former Village restaurant 
flwner. Withdrawal requires court 
which may hot be forthcom- 

■''■■'iiPK* 

Nila Cram Cook refused to testify 
^Il a N. 'Y, court with ^reporters 
' DWMent in her suit ; to annul . her 
-marriage to Albert Hiitchins, whom 
mBrried after her return from 
India and Mahatma Gandhi. . Whis<- 
."^pered her reaedns to the judge. Pe- 

■ cision "reserved. 

. Beginnin* next Saturday '(12) the 
McMiUin tneatre of Columbia uni- 
versity will give children's fllm pro- 
/iQram& 9t Carnegie Hall oh alternate 
^fiiiturdays. First will be '39 Steps.' 

Sylvester T- Walkeri former circus 
pitbhman, took 20 years in general 
.sessions last week for partiiBlpation 
in a crooked poker game in the 
•Broadway Central last April.' His 
two confederates have so; far avoided 
"iirresti-.;-- 

Lunt- ' a^ Pohtahne have : aban- 
' ;' dished the idea of that London eh- 
. .gagemerit for 'Idiot's Delight.' Busi- 
'ness too good over here. 
. . Siamuel Rubehstein, who "ivas sen- 
tenced by a Broolclyn judge to take 
his wife to a pictiire show on Pec. 2, 
complied with the court order, ^and 
iruie domestic charg[es against him 
-were; dismissed. 

♦But for the Grace of God' picked 
for the third Theatre Guild produc- 
tion. By Leopold: P.- Atlas, who 
wrote 'Wednesday's; Child.' To come 
. In cold; 

. Columbia Yacht Club to build, a 
house and landing stage, at. City 
Island to serve as an annex -to the 
N. Y. . quarters on the Hudson; ' 

Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, former tat- 
tioed woman in. side shows, arrested 
in Buffalo on a theft charge. Cops 
quit when it came to entering her 
Idehtificatibn marks on the Bertillion 
cards. ; Her ' art gallery was too ex 
'tensive. She had the. Pionhe quints 
around her neck and Col. Lindbergh 
on her (ihestv not to - mention her 
other illustrations. 

Peggy Fears goes hite club, Rai 
bow. room tonight (Wednesday). 

Ubangi club nicked $50. for failure 
to observe 4\p:. m. closing law last 
weejc. ' ■ 

Leslie Howard, speaking, at Ambas 
sador hotel, : hints that maybe ' the 
drama critics don't know their 'Ham 
let' after all. 

Sen Mar den declared she'll have a 

■ .new Riviera on the old site by May. 

knabe Piano concern falls for the 
trailer., Will tour five of its boxes in 
a Viitcb-op. 

World' theatre, formerly the Punch 
and Judy, going back to that title 
for two weeks for , Tony Sarg's 
Christmas marionette show. 'Mikado' 
included on the bill. 
.'Stage Relief Fund will complete 
its fourth year next Sunday. 

Riot in Mexico City last Sunday 
when bulls proved too tame at the 
first fight of the season 

Clayton Hamilton, drama critic 
and for 16. years on the board award 
ing the Pulitzer prize, tells the 
American Women's Association that 
the award has become an empty 
•honor,- due to monkeying with .the 
r.uleis. 

Fire started in a glue pot in the 
.poster , room of the Momarte the- 
atre, Brooklyn. . Saturday. Suction 
of the air conditioning' systefm drew 
■the smoke into the auditorium, but 
..;Frahcis Dressell, ,^the manager, 
checked an incipient panic. Fire eX' 
tineuished v^ith small damage. 

Washington warns that liquor is 
hot mailable ieven as. Christmas gifts 
Will be cohflscated: and senders fined 
rank E. Chizzini, of NBG tran- 
scription dept. regains an 100-year 
old. violin, stolen , three weeks 'ago 
from his home. Police found it. 
among, other things, in the room bf 
Stanley Weinroth after a pinch. ' 
: Beethoven Association feted Zini- 
balist; at its clubhouse last Sunday 
to celebrate his 25th anniversary in 
this: country. A 20-scen^e skit ' was 
the. outstander. . .. 

William Gillette in a Hartford hbs 
pita! with a bad cold. Not regarded 
as serious 

. bbby Jones asking a refund of 
$53,338, income tax paid for his film 
work for Warner Bros. Said he die 
not .get all of the money paid on the 
contract. 

Joseph W. Wickham. 68. of Mattl 
tuck, L: L, died in Radio City Music 
Hall Saturday while attending a pet 
formarice. Pue to a heart attack, 

Lucille Malih, widow of the late 
Jean Malin, got one year and a $2,000 
fine oh a white slavery charge in 
N. Y. ■ . • • 

Two art shows in -N. Y. relating to 
trie theatre; French museum is 
gio,wing Dec6rative Art in the 
French Theatre. Donald Oreslager. 
scenic designer, showing sets at the 
Marie Sterner, 



Coast 



Stan Laurel ordered by L* A. 
court to pay , attorney's' fees plus 
$9,000 already granted wife for that 
purpose , in pleading divorce action. 
She will be allowed to draw $5,000 
from community fund as advance. 

Back in. Hollywood, Johnny Weiss-, 
muller denied story that he took, 
part in New York nitery brawl. 

Notice of - intention , to wed filed 
m L. A. by,' Jack Singer,. Jr., sports 
writer for L. A. Times, iand Hermine 
Alma Sierks, writer. 

Pauline Rossman, ■ iscreen . actress, 
filed suit in Long. Beach against 
Michiael Mills, furniture dealer, ask- 
ing $50,000 for alleged breach of 
promise. 

Suit filed, against Shirley 'Tem- 
ple, her parents and i20th-Fox for 
$500,000 by Jack Hays was taken un- 
der siit^ihission in L.A. after defense 
filed hiotibn to dismiss' case on 
ground moppet's parehts bought her 
contract from H?ys at auction. Hays' 
alleged star was under contract, to 
him and he neVer collected oh her 
salary. 

Suit for divorce filed in L.A. by 
Walter Lohmah, broker, against Jean 
Carmen, Wampas star^ . 

Gloria SWanson granted court per- 
mission to drop Farmer from her 
name.. 

Wife of Laurence Stallings granted 
divorce in Reno. V 

General denial filled by attorneys 
for Edith Felldwes, screen .moppet, 
in L.A. answering suit 'brought 
against her by professional, school 
asking $228 for tuition ahd ihciden 
tals. 

Grand theft charges have been 
brought against Jean Cliristman, 
nitery dancer, in L, A. for" driving 
away with . taxi: Thanksgiving nigliti 
At preliminary hearihg, girl told 
court she had beeh feeling depressed 
and just wanted to take a ride. 

Edmund Lowe and Sonja Heine 
were fined $5 each for speeding in 
Beverly Hills.. 

Hollywood police arrested Corleen 
Cummihgs, Indian actress, :ahd her 
mother on suspicion' of shoplifting. 

Suit brought in 1923 by Charles 
Ray Productions to prevent; county 
from collectins taxes on 'Courtshin 
of Miles Standish' was . disrnissed in 
L. A. because company had- failed to 
bring action wi t h i n .reasonable 
period of time. 

William H. W. Evans, English 
actor-writer, held by L; A. police on 
chairge of divorced wife that he kid 
hap»»H their child: 

Michael Brooke, seventh Earl.' of 
Warwick, now a screen actor, an- 
nounced' in Hollywood that he . will 
aSk. divorce from Rose Bingham. 



Imkpeiident BiiFlesque 



Week of Dec. 13 

'n»b<>.«i of B'wiiy' — Gayety, Minneapolis. 

'Goyety Girl.s'-r-Rlalto, Chicago. 

'Rctl . Hot' — Cattlno, Toronto. 

'Too- Hot for Parlfl*— Open. 

.'Speed an<3 Sparkle'— Qayetyi. Buffalo. 

'Vanlteaners'-^Lyrlc; Allentown, .Mori.- 
Tues". ; MaJentiCi Harrlsburg, Wed 
Cabitol. Readinff, ThurBZ-Frl, ; Majestic 
Wllllamaport, Sat, 

'Dizzy Dames'^Troc, Philadelphia, 

'Ha-Cha'^ — Htidnon, Union City. 

.'Garden of Girls' — .TactiueB,- AVaterbury 

"Jlodf s and . ModelB' — Howard. Boston 

'Sonn-Dolls' — ^Empire, Newark. 

'Steppin', Stars': — Gaj'iety, Washlnpton. 

'Sc'anrDoUs'r-^Gayety. Baltimore. 

'Wine, ■Woman and Song'— rRoxy, C)eve-< 
Jarid. 

'Hi-Plyerfi'— Capitol, Toledo, 
'H)n<lu Belles' — Gayety, Detroit. 
.'Beauty Parade' — Grand, Canton; 
'Red Rhythm, Gtlri;lck, St. Louis. 
'Bozo Snyder'— -President, Des Moines. 
•Ballyhoo'r— Casino, Pittsburgh, Dec. 14. 
'JJallyhoo'— rPrlncess, Toungstown (three" 
days), Prl. -Sat. -Sun. 



Models E()Luity Organizer 
Gets Salary Judgment 

§01 Jacobs, .one of the organizers 
of Models Equity, has obtained a 
judgment for $525 " against Daniel 
Wolheim, actor and the organization's 
former president , 

Jacobs: claimed, he was not paid' 
for his .assistance " ing 

Models Equity.. He had a persbhal 
contract with Wolheim, whb is -now 
on the west coast." 



HKSSMAN 




Des Moines BiHrles([iie Starts 
&afld JiNf Inquiry of 'Shakedown' 



By BILL BtALLIGAN 

Listen, , we can take the 

Penhsy. Miami and be there to- 
morrow night, . ,1 know, my Love. .. 
but, ..oh,, you'd rather fly down, .. 
Call up- , the^ Eastern Airlines, Otto, 
and get hie two to Miami oh the 5:10 
.yeah,.. ask them if Dick MerriU 
is 'takinjg her out. , .yeah; . .and, Otto 
.get me 2,000 in cash. 
If Dot calls up tell her I've gone 
to : oh that Merman deal l . . 

hp. . .don't argue with her. • .just tell 
her . . i look. Honey . ...you meet me at 
the airport. ait 5: sharp, ., get the air-, 
port bus at the Biltmore. . .So long 
for an'hoiir, my sweet:!'. ,heh, Otto . . . 
wire, the Roney and reserve nie a 
suite and a single, facing the h.each 
.get me a drink, Ottto. . .what time 
is' it, . ,Geez, I'll never .make it. Otto. 

Where the ; heck did you put my 
stud book. , ;and Qtij, , , wire Mitzi 
at the Breaikers I'll meet her ih Palm 
Beach Sunday iaifternoon. . ,and tell 
her to stay put of Bradley s; . .Okay, 
send her.: another 500, ..say,, listen 
.whose . money it?. . ;Well, I 
DON'T WANT your advice, . .didn't 
yoii hear me say I wanted a drink 
.. .turn' .off that dahged radio. 

Now, OTTO, pay attention. . .and 
don't mess this up. . .jtist as I'm get- 
ting into the plane. . .rush up and 
tell me that STONE just caUed long 
distanbe. and .wants me to meet him 
Sunday in Palm Beach or' the deal 
is off. . .get it????. , .Okay. . .that's 
set,., .and listen. Otto;!., the minute 
you get my wire telling you to for- 
ward all mail.,., wire me. at the 
Roney to come right back . . . 
URGENT, , .market falling; . .Okay, 
Otto. . :here's $100 for you .,, where 
the heck diH you put that stud t^ook 
. ,., ..see yoii ; in Newark, Otto^ 



MARRIAGES 

Marie Deeri former dan- 
cer with the to Tommy' 
Martin, itzerland, ..Nov. 
Groom > is sleight-of-hand, worker^ 
■ Zoe Farmar to Sidney Bernstei , 
hianagi Bernsteih 
"Theatres,, .London. Bri is 
faShi, of London Daily Ex- 
press.- 

Ruth Frahklih; to Sain.Ehgel, asso- 
ciate producer, at 20th Century.-FpXi 
Dec. 5 in Jackson, Mich. 

.• . Doris Dudley, stage actress, to 
Jack Jenkins, Dec, 5, in Yuma, Ariz, 
Bfide is daughter, of Bide ; Dudley, 
N. Y. drariia critic. Grpprn ih the 
restaurant bizv 

Frances, Paxton^. to Daye 

Gould, Metro dance director, Dec 5, 
in Yuma, An?". 

Leah Clampitt Seweil to ipharley 
Kaley, radio and nitery singer, Dec. 
6, in Las Vegas. Secohd try for 
groom. 

Mrs. race Palmer to,. Lew 
Palmer, Palm , Spriiigs, DNec. 6. 
Both hitei-y and' radio ..singers, re- 
married after iyorce .last ApriL 
Groom is with Garber :band>. 

Beatrice Rickard 'to Colby Dries- 
sehs, in Harrison, N. Y., Dec. 6. 
Grooni is radio ed of . the NeW HaVen 
Register. 



Time Marcheii Oil 

Atlanta/ .Dec; 
Thai^sgiving came, and went and 
the Easterh Burlesque Association 
did not put its shows back in the 
Atlanta theati-e as scheduled. 

Wheel has given up ^s lease bh 
the house, which is now being used 
as a wrestling arena. 



Des Moines, lowa^ 
Hal ronson, manager of the; Pres- 
i playi , Indejpendent wheel 
shows oh week'-ehds, is resporisi 
for a grand jury ihvestigatibn how 
imder way of payoffs being made to 
city oflici There : 
that investigation yrill ejcppse 
beer and gambling rackets;. 

went , to: Hehry Albert 
chief of pblice, With the statement 
that- an emptoyee in the city 
safety- depMtiheht had >warried hird 
he would have to contribute to the 
campaigh his theatre would" be 
closed. The Iowa Jaw permits the 
collection of campaign contributions 
at any time; the only reflihirement 
being that the, amounts collected 
and the nsime bf the donor be posted 
Withih 30 days :by the county audii. 
tor. If ' the story :toW by, Brphson 
is "substantiated by' the grand jurir 
investigation a charge of 'ihalicious 
threats to extort,' carrying a maxi- 
mum penalty bf flvfe yesocs' imprison- 
ment, may result. , 
- Bronson t'aimed he iained the imi» 
pressibn from the sjif ety dejpartment . 
emplbyee Who , apprbached hiia that 
there wicis a cpnhectibn bejlween the 
continued pbHce vigUi^Ce pt his the- 
atre and his iailufe' tb contribute 
campaign fOnds. ■ .^e employee is 
{dleged to have iolia'Brohisph^ /It cost .. 
Henry Hasbrouck (safe^ commis- 
sioner) $5,000 to elected, and 
this is the bnly wayi«Wfi can get it 
back.* Brphson said he 'PariHied with 
the stateiheht that he! wiasn't making 
enough money yet ;for a paybff, hut 
if one was necessar!y he would jn~'^® 
it. He asked for mpte time .Jtrod^^ 
the employee agreiBd: tb! wait ; l^o 
definite figure was hiaihed as a piay- 
off, he said. 



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BIRTHS 

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur* P, Barry, son, 
Noy. 15,. in Macon, Ga, Father man- 
ages Lucas. & Jenkins theatres in 
Macon. 

Mr. and Mrs,. McLaughlin, 
daughter, NbV! , New York. 
Father is former actor now member 
bf executive board Catholic Actors' 
Guild. Mother is former Mary 
Haughey, Irish: poetess. 

Mr. and. Mrs. Dave Gordon, soii, in 
Los Angeles, Dec. 3. Father is with 
Shapiro-Bernstein Music Co., and 
mother formerly was Ruth Layne, 
singer with Abe Lyman's band. 

Mr. and !Mrs. Pat Moriartyj son, 
Dec. 6, in Culver City.- Father is 
film actor. 

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Gould, son; 
in New York, Dec.. 5, Father is 
exec, in United Artists foreign de- 
partment. 




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''BANJO ON 
MYKI*EE'' 

^-ON THE STAGf>— 
Cha.'ioteers 
Wences 
Cappi Barra Band 



J^Columbia BrdadCaisti 
Golden theatre as a; 
theatre,; 



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Minneapolis,: Dec.S.; 

Whether guilty knowledge of an 
offense against a nianager by fellow 
company membiers makes them 
liable to punishment under the rules 
of the Burlesque ArtistsV Association, 
is ah issue that will be decided as; the 
result of!a demand by vHarry Hirsch, 
operator of the Gayety here,, that 
Hirst, head of the independent 
Burlesque wheel; bring a blanket 
complaint iagairist the entire chorus 
personnel of the 'iRed Rhythm' show. 

Four <?f the 'Red Rhythm' company 
jumped the show .here just before 
it departed for its next ista.nd; Des 
Moines, la., last Thursday' (3) mid- 
night. The girls didn't ive. the 
company manager or. Hl'rsdh, whip 
has the Des Moines franchise,', any 
notice of theii' . intehlipri. . . irsch 
claim.'? her has evidence showing that 
the other 12 chorUs girls knew, and 



he cpntenids that their failure to re- 
port this knowledge makes them 
eiqually guilty. All are rnembeirs of 
the B. A. A. 

Not on Train 

The girls were first missed when 
the train carry] the company, was 
about to. pull but! When Hirsch first: 
was apiifised of the .situation he 
said . he would cancel the Des! Moines, 
engagehneht and throw the entire 
company out of a week!s emplpy- 
rrient, But . reconsidered and 
George Van Allen, representing 
Hirsch, . ibked up seyerdl girls in 
Des Moines while three nipre were 
recruited here, and sent .by bus to 
Des Mbiric.s next day,^ missing 
the afternoon performance but ar- 
riving . ti the ing 
shew Fri 

Hirsch poi that burlesque 



aft'" MUSIC HALL 

"MORE THAN A 
SeGRETARY" 

Stagq Productions 



GHAS. LAUCHTON 

IN 




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4911) St.. 



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'Teniues from Heaven'' 



AfitS SHAW -r JANE 

COQPEf — PEG LA CENTRA 




STATE 



"VftLWillT Is the 
Woi^ for CARRIP' 



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Hany. Bichman 



CAPITOL 




A 20th CENTO RY- FOX IfipTVlrtt 
ACTnn Dally 2;45i ij:4.6. Sun,; , 

B'w»» A/.Wh tt. Evea. 6ec to »Z. (jOlU* U»>f ' 



chorus girls' thi.^: season 

have been bobsted to $26,50, includ- 
ing all wardrobe, arid he resents 'the 
lack of protection giyeh to the man- 
ager and the lack 6t cooperation 
from the girls and iKe B.A.A.,' the 
u Which set the minimum scale. 



i FIKST BWX IIITH 

i)ougla8 Fairbanks, Jr., JJplottt 
i)el Rio ill >*AectrSEB" 

Also "CA*»tAIN CALAMITY" 

NEW CRITERION - 25c.„,p.m: 

Opent 8 A.M„ B'wiy A 45th. MldnlU 8h«rt 



"K««p» yeu burttlBt at th« *^i^^"r-2fX!S,' 
"A bert htt Fait »nd funayP'— AmtrUta 

Men on a Horse'* 

HEWftORR 




W\iV3 & 47lh Birei4 
Doon Open 9:3» 



Wednesd^yt Decemier 9? 1936 




Chicago; 

J, G. McCaffeiyr. newly elected 
pt'esidciiit <^t the Shoynnen'iS: Lea 
bt Amei'ic^; Jli ii ijpdcial/'stat^ent 
to . VARiBtV oh . the probieihs 61 the 
outdoors and carniViM busi 
^gi^eed ^:.yritb leadersr: in 

• L ihtf^ $iisi]|i?ss. thbt the "outdoors; shpvr 
; ^^^^^ ^d clivals dre appro^chr 

h;J. jng '■■ a'^iffttiiihe irisJs in the matter 

itax-fand the;' squeeze tabetics, of fair 
.1;ecretarie$ and state, officialdom. 
' Ahd^stated that he" "^^ is 
'« crying heed ih" the outdoors busi- 
; ibess for a new; jind, separate orgam-: 
' zatibh lor : the protection and pres- 
eiry^tioh and' but- 

y.^ .'^8bbi;s,'o|E^at(w^ ''^ ' . 
■H^i'^t^MeC^f^^ istatecL 'that' ^ the; iShow- 
^:-^^^!^^^m^s. i<eag\i'e*4)f ; Apnienca is sirictly 
^"'■J ^f't^nevy^ ^'welfare '• ijssQpia- 

;^?c;;'t^^fcj8^isi^^ !j[iirlsdictibn bver^thie 
. jfe^sines^^ : eif the; outdoors 

iM;^§6tin-i: it ihust: keep^ its'hahds bff the 

of vthe 

?;j;'i^:l|ii|us^ "recbghizes 
4f V ijithtit' si^^^ must 
'?'^;{^lbbher;;w'l?itei;;^^ 
i:J>>/;to:ithe; 'li^ v'' 
;;;v'V^:;i]^e^ilrt|iri'^tt thie business. 

^!:>^4fleE!affery;:^^^ is,- a ^itd ■ 

^i^^^baetlahesid tb^^ aind out- 

ii;^ai^4;''b\ji$irteS^ aiil(^;>that ^drgahte^ 

■iiblii;.j^^e5fl<^nti becaiisevthe 
S^i).?^'-1buwitfe# ol^^hid-. 

f^fa^iji biebome 1^^^ 
ija^JIrUiirt ;,^du9t^^ iiiid • Shbw busi- 
iKi;r;:'ifieiik:;:^di!tihif -■• bnljf^'^-thrbMgh ' '-spe-^- 
A v^:iMaiy31ltidus^^ •; bi^i^nizatibii ^ t;an; 
yii^#te '^iSdbbrjsf ~-v 
i^'? <^i9mEi0,i ^f^ctlbns ■■ ;'in' ; -th^ : ' ll!iIg^l^ess^ 

^S'':^'i^ah:( ite.ovgiiiiilMiy thb -stagehahds 

'^t V fMe<^eW^^ sbn^ ielnd mu- 

i^^piacvptiwishfers;^;^^^ bther 
iVvv;;-'1!aeflb|W vltt^ .bii<sij5b*r^; or-, 
"■.^::*riiip5jft^ V'ljbTi^ui '^fy'tbrnpact 

ji^'5-jk^?!?i^ refused; 
;:-:i;V!?|b',l:i6Jfir^^ thijt. lie w'b.uid 

';-i:Sv|i^H|jrbjbfe^^ 

J ^^=^:*PC '■ streh^theivv 

;-5;^^i-p^;jBf;:^^birtd that-he 

•>.v|:-^0ia*'lie^/ttia^^ ■ ■■ 

vVM#^^E;;::bflrt6i^^^ hiwe;^';^arefirtly^ 
'^S!v^J&^*tffi ':-checfc?uiEr pt.;the-,butdbws^ 
^l^ft-^^itfittrtibilj;^^ *^ii6ve>;iij$t^ 'bi' the 



New York will have; two circuses 
he^t spring, the RingllngrBai^um $c 
Bailey butflt playiiig Madisbn sijuare 
Garden ;as: Usual»^ Bros.- 

Ciy4«* *>litfi*^^^ ihtb the 

Hippodrome, The Beiatty show will 
bpeti titdt, being sUted to: get t^ider 
way Inarch i,'for a fbitf'?w6efc iJate. 
The RinifUhg' shbW is ddted lor late 
that rtpntib.,. ..V; l.''/;^^..,v ' 

Beaiti^ will have W prbdacti^ "with- 
A tgl^ e'zisbiAbie; which 
\yS^^A31^K.^^p9iier,^^ t^i^t similarly 
handie'd ; the ^abri^^^ 
on, 'Jtwiiibb: ;l^st ;!5ea{lbh^:^^ 

Currehtly^ Be^ti^^^^^ Africa tb se- 
carie.; a hew^ type V>f^^^ it 
is " a tSross^ betweieii : tiger anji lion 
and-iscal^^ 

ione and -bhe'>hal£ -the; size of a iully 
grown libh. Trainer 'figures on put 
ting, the ;tyron thrbug^^^ paces of 
the^ibthfers^^i^ such 
hedst is' saidlto be iii the Xiondon zob» 
.l^e; tlr^diiiig * deported to haVe 
bi^eh' ; accb^ along; scientiflb 




■and 
least 

]ivtb^9iOOb>^;faiV 

.iJvv->-*»B«f*:'-ilnfl^-'iWhus^ 
•i/i^|;iJ(Snitb;the-^ :t&fc. 

.^InlgVfire rof another. .$t,50ftV;-vy v.;- . 
i;!^^if;;.:;;^tt^t^B'^^ 

^v;•^ J ;:<*(i^«*li^t(-;S(ne^^ ipwrtibipatr 
:^:0Jmt': ^'^iij^Wobyet.. wWch^e , iAT3E 

v; t . 'i ^^'M'-H!^P0nii'id jurisdiction; ; Al 
■i-!:y:Ta6fi<(^etfy cs^ey has li^fl ; shbw, 
. iit^^^ith one j^ejt-f^ 
: ; / ii^^ jspbts as the nMying shows, 
■p.'-thjev^ ;^ribus' 
;-^ifiiB: |rnol c^peciu^^attr^ 
i ; . 4*^n>^4 skilled electrical . wbrker^f . - 
.Beeatise of ■ the 'latter "Item^ ;;the 
f M:'V^l^ive^toun^bri these barnivals will 
V i ■ ;i,i«';'aohe to close associatibriL jvith the 
.l^tetnatibhajL BMb^erh^ of Blec 
JjrorketSj, i^ipe, every shpw to 
■\})5?;eithef .tiap 



;^.^j|«^jrtusrbbtsto j eithef .tape 

;;i%i^^B$Si|;.tfie-'|^^ : lines 

^electrie?a- 

^ -.''^ohei by the lATSE' t^ 

•^vC|ui(idtt-"liaS''the the. Aiheribah 

; i^^ j?^ .Ittusiciahsi . isnd even 

■.';.;.;• ■^.■■tj]ie/teiMhs^^ .Wioh' /ate' c.bnvergi,ng 

i r i tfie <Siihninatibrt; b^ 
; yealifs ;tif seribtis' i(u»^ 

^stujcfy pi -the ■ butdbbrs jQeld^ ty the 
;1 : 'j, '-.lAlIS'E officials iandt bperatiVes. 

Mijsiciansi vunibns^ leel; highly, in 
accbrii' with thb' I^^ since they, 
: ; too, are Ibokini for aew outlets of 
■ V eniplbsTment f or their rrien since the 
theatres hayb neirly all iclosed their 
: inusical ensembles. Musicians' unions 
. Bgure .that the^:^^c^^ must . use 
between si and . 15 musicians not 
, briiy fbr the bally but .for the. girl 
. shows, Hawaiian . show, minstrel 
^ -iehbW ; Teahist«^^^^ hias been 

^Tr 'seeking " the .'cboperatibn . of these 
'show business^ unions, to obtain 
.., litiiohization for the job of Ipaiding 
• .1 ajd unloadibg the shows from truck$ 
pnci- carSk : 

; All carnival men here admit i th- 
iput. hesitation that Garnivals playing 
either iairs or - still dates cannot af- 
^^bcd to ; break with ^ t^ unions, es- 
pecially since the;-barhiyals;are ti-y- 
itog to play mbirb; and inbre under 



vdribus auspices, .SP as to bbtain ah 
entry ' Into the cities. . The barney 
nrteh . realize that - they, will . have a 
pretty h^rdVtiin^.bracicin& iritb towns 
\yrhere the iiniphs such.as the lATSiB, 
Musicians^ and . Teainsters. line up 
soliolly against,',, such perrtiissipn , or 
griaiitink of shbwingllicenlse. ■ 

It*s a load: on the ininds of the 
outdobts men ani thbse who are 
more candid .admit they have one 
of the biggest "flghtis in the history 
of the butdoors business on tlieir 
hands.' ' 







p;^ec. 8. 
.Questlpn of -'moj-al ty?pitUde in th^ 
Pi>eration .of ' carnival catised a 
humber of fist-fights and much bit- 
terness at the outdoors meeting here 
iiast week when the JOeei^ang Shbw^^^ 
a truck trick'^froin S^^ pbsted 
a big canvas, sign advertising the 
quality , bt their shbyrs^^^^^^ .ll^PP®'^ 
tlie sigh bit >^ "' •No 

-iiackets.'-. 

This, incensed' tbe other barnfyal 
b^ers who fell that thb Sign hinted 
that they used rafekets. That finally led 
a cpuple of tl^e, more daring carny 
bbys to cross piit t^e negative *h6' 
leaving only the ;■ "vVbrd 'rackets* 
all by itself. Besultant squabbles 
meant a couple bf black eyes arbimd 
the, Sherman hbtel iobby and several 
bitter argunients.^ y 
. DeeLang * shbw hey did go in 
ifbr. money -wheels br gimmicks; and 
gisiffs on their stpres.: a^nd ; games. 
But, they .have always been famous 
in. the oiitdobrs husihess for the 
sek-stnff in fairies-ih--the-well, blo\y- 
bffs'and nudity* 





Dallas, Dec. . 
Local' neWspapfers' let^. f prahi" 
tiye . ybyirisf wheni exebutives - 
nbuniMd; the .naprtev|fbr.the e^ 
tiprt 'bi .Texas -eeh^^ 

Iriie fair wiH;'bfe -Icnowh as ,.T!he 
Greater Teixa^ 'and Pan-Aniericah' 
Bkpbsitibn. ■ Copy ' desks ^ claimed' 
iinpossibili:ty to- ge* W head type, If 
name is reduced ta' initials' it will; 
sound.like a tailrbad br a hew. fed 
ei^rt biireau^ i they Say* / 

Ctirbstbhe wits alsb^ found irbnib 
hvmor in fact that first sessibn .bf 
fair ■ Celebrated ' .revolution' Which 
^beri^tted Texas "^^ft^^ Mexico while 
the officials' Ihbpe .'tb. '.entice ^Mekibb 
rintb .cbbperation. bh last jhalf of expb. 




JOBN SINGLING 

vtr John Ringling, circus tycoons died; 
in Nevir York Dec. 2, of pneumpnia., 
Extended story In the butdooi:,. op-; 
partment, 

John W. Gentry, 65, one of the 
three brbthers who owned > . the 
Gentry dog and pony circuses, died 
in Miami Dec, 3 tollbwi ^bn^^ 

illness. v. ! .. ^-i'..' ■ 

Back in the ♦flO's, James . Genti^y,. 
with his two brothers, Henty .B. and 
Praink Gentry, put>but his first dog 
and pony circus, having served. his 
apprenUceship With the Morris anir 
mal show. Since . then the Gentry; 
show has playedVpracfically every 
show spot between the two . cpasts 
and the Gentrys pceupied the same 
position in '"the. dbg and PPny^ show 
business that Ringling .^occupied- in 
tlie larger field, Qlten they had half 
a dozen or nibre , btitflts on tlie rbadr 
each scaled to the., route it wps.: tpi 
play, and riangihg . from 20. to 30' 
■ears,' accprdihg to the equipinent. i 
The setup yas prbfltable with most- 
of the entertainment supplied by'tl)e; 
aniniafe, and the Gentry- name be- 
came as stahdto-d in the 'hinterland' 
as was the Barhum tag in, the larger 
cities. The latter ^tirere also played,, 
chiefly rieigliborhood daites, , iand thie, 
Shews ' Have several times- played 
New York 'City for sevetal Weeks; 
at ^ iintiej ' changing Ibts, Ijut ; nbt: 
leaving the city limits- The Gentry 
outfit was ' practically ;the pioneer, 
in spite of the iapt the dog khd Pony 




^C'X ^■;Cieyeiahd,^^peci/^^^ ^ 

Getting the' junip . ph Didlas; and 
Fort Worth; wMfch' haven't yet ; de-i^ 
cided .iyhether Hp .hold pver theit 
centennial shows,; Cleveland's Great 
Lakes Exposition is breaking the 
1937 ice by setting- May 29 as opening 
4ate of 'its secbnd; season to r un 101 
■^ays,-'" '■';:'•,- ' 

Calling, an extra eariy meeting tb 
speed itp the new edition, board of 
directbrs picked W. T. HoUiday as 
its tycpon fbr •37: 'Hblliday, ^ prez 
of Standard Oil bf, Ohio, is steppmg 
into boots of Eben G. Crawford 'im^ 
der, whbse helm the '36 centennial 
dxibw .$jO,pOO,OD0, into .the Forest City 
onXake^Eriet-,' rl.^ ■; 

Lintblh G. Dickey Will carry bh as 
general liian^jger; Aimbn R. Shaffbr 
to be iii charge of concessions' and 
aihtisements, while Peg Humphrey 
;will handle . ;.exhi it space. Maybr 
Harbld H; fiurtbii is aigaih ; honorary 
chairnian, ;With Dudley S. Blossom; as 
general • chairjman.; "jKrorking under 
Hblliday aSi Vice-prez^ are Hi G, Dal* 
ton; C Ernst, I. F. Freiiierger find 
L. Williams; H. J. Raiymond as 
secretary, ' jbhn C. McHannan as 
treasurer.:' ,. :{' • 

; Taki .some pointers . firbm . the 
iirst sesgibh' wliich 110 days, but 
wasn't publicized; enough^ they are 
tripling the advertising budget. Only 
40^0 of . the 4,000,000 opening at- 
tendance came from Cleveland ter^ 
ritory. If history of Chicago's fair 
is repeated and ballyhoo, machines 
geared up hi , local trade is bx- 
pected to be doubled. ■ 

That $1,100,000 

ing costs went $800,d60 over 
originar budget, mostiy due to work 
in landscaping a former lakefront 
dumping grounds in 80 shprt :days. 
Everybody, was paid off in '36 but 
underwriters, who put up $1,100,000. 
Latter at start weren't so hot about 
hbld-bver until business men be- 
gan putting on pressure, agreeing 



to raise $500,000. for; next year's 
operating expense|; ' Tb date .$300,000 
has. been sub^icribed' and test .is on 
the wayy Go-gette^^^^^ j^re oiit to again 
rnaice' it ah - expo ' ahd cbhvehtibn 
tbwn thttt will gross $30,000,000 oh 
centennial's h.o. ' Figure is possible 
(Considering that majority of con- 
struction; costs are 'paid; off. • 

Lakefrbnt grpUhds' jnay .be: gireatly 
revamped to avbid-.previbUs trpUbles 
or to'bobit business. . Cleveland, Or- 
chestra, is having , a symphony shell 
built bn the main drag, instead of at 
entr«mce where it w^^ passed lip by 
initial rubbemeckers. Billy Rose 
reported to be interested in huge 
outdoor theatre in which Ed Hunger- 
fbrd ' couidn't 'make a go With his 
spectacular Tarade bf Years."^ Der 
spite vrisk of rain, Rose , is talking 
abPut another 'super-spectacle' here, 
biit says it won't< be a -Jumbo' if he 
sign^. up. ^ 

Henry Ford also rumored ias be- 
ing ready to buy space fbr. an auto 
■exhibit , of his ; own in main expb 
grPunds. Floating Showboat may be 
eitiier 'abandoned by ,Tlieo De'Witt, 
whose stiff prices scared off last 
Sbn's .- visiting firemen, or given a 
hew Ipw-tiariffed pPlioy. Set-up ort 
Midway will be changed to bring in 
more variety; 'Streets of Nati ,' 
which suffered from too many vil- 
lage-c£(fes peddling only knick- 
knacks, planning to haive , more name 
acts to lure yokels through the 25- 
cent gate.: 

Operiing date was advanced to May 
29 ior two purposes. When it 
started initi stanza June 29, cen- 
tennial missed a month bf Warm 
weather and; ran into cold autumn 
nights; ; Earli campaign is giving 
AlmPn . Shaffer tinrie to line' Up 
stronger amu-sement concVsions and 
industrial exhibits. Ballyhoo for the 
lOi-day run has been already; started 
by Rodney Sutton and Hariild 
Miskell. who or ized '30 publicity 
department 



De^?Blf.eif .. ^itdii - WSS V'. 

1 tMloT«A. .hnsband itt. :K*ilierln(i una 
I fether of Huit And Mntx, of State 
of., 'Vtetorln. : Aaistinilla.' ! OrliclMatqr 
1 Auiktnillaii Wood .Cltapiien 'Act;' In- 
I te'irtftnt' Gate 6t Vtwtn, Cemste.rjr. 



show, was nbt a hew. .its 

success .was^ largely responsible fbr 
a flock'.bf iinitatbrs, npne of Whbnii: 
approjached the, ^entny' outfits in sizb: 
br receipts. 

' He; is; survived. by his Widow, Olga, 
his brothers anid three; sisteris.' The 
body Was taken tp Bloomihgtpn fbr 
interment. • . 



HENBY E; jACiCSON 

. Henry E* Jaekson, 69, died" Dec. % 
In ;New York and . was butied Mpn- 
diay.; • He was bne of the Jacksons 
who appeared in the, bid timers ; 
tibh bl Vuinabp* last season.: 

Act- or iginated in Austraii 
specialty being whip-craclcing arid 
wbodchbpping, Jacksons were sched- 
uled,' to go^ abroad this Winter^ 

LIONELt STiiAIJSS 

liiohell Stratiss, (K!, .pne of three 
.trustees -b^ the Emplire theatre, N. Y;* 
died Dec. 8, He was ih; Wall Street 
ahd hot directly cbnthecteid with show 
business' previously, although mar- 
tied ^ ^helr bf the, late AV Hs^ 
man, 

WILUAM Wi SWEETLAND 
WiUiani.Warren Sweetland,-75, fpr 

many 'seasbns with - the Spusai and ! 

bther bands, died in Lonis; Beachi ' 

Calif., Nov, 26. 
He had been ia, member of the mu- 

hlcipat band thete. for the past 18 

years*- 

t^ABluilL FORMI^GIl^l 
, Gabriel Formiggim, 57, italia'a. 
iband leader, died in. Berlin frbri 
heart , disease. Since last year he 
lias l^een .^ running aii Italian jces* 
taiiran^ on Kurf uerstendamm; 

DAVIB IffABCtTS 
IJjavld Marcus, 42, pianist for Ralph 
feinsburg's^rchestira at the Paime* 
House, died suddenly In Chicago ,01 
Dec, 2: He collapsed on the street. 
Burial in Chicago, 



. V DAVID FREEPMAN e 
David Ffe^edmah, 39, most pirplific 
of the radio~cbmiedy - Writers, died;, ih 
his sleep' Dec. . 8^ 1936, iat. his hprile 
in New York on the of the sec-, 
ond day 'bt trial in ' $250,i000 
breach of cphtraict suit against Eddie 
Cantor. " Freedman was' Cantoris 
radib author f rbif. • 1931 to 1934," also 
a., play Wright, 'book, magazine land 
cbmedy sketch Writer. " 

Mother, V wife, three and, a 

daughter survive. . 
. Further details will be found. \ 
the, radio' section bf this issue. 



CHARLES 'FOBRESIER . 

Charlies. Forrester, 70, driihajtic. 
and . yaud^iville . actor of bygone' 
geheratiort, died in Omaiia, Nov, 24. 
He was .bn his Wiaiy to. New Yprk 
With a cpntract from NRG tp prP- 
duce ai script on the life of George 
'Washington. .He: stopped oVer in 
Omaha ' to visit 'with the George 
Hirshprhs, old'-f f ieiids' bf ■ his Vaude^ 
yille. days, and Was unable tb . con- 
tinue his journey. His -death is par- 
tially ascribed to his grief over the 
death of his wife, Jane Courthope, 
about a year ago. >/ 

With Miss 'CoUrth'bpe he played 
with; the Charles FrPhman prbduc* 
tipns and he supported her in'* her 
vaudeyilje tour in 'Our Farnily* for 
several years, He; had npt been ac- 
tive in recent years. ' :; ; 

He. is survived: by his sob, Roiss 
Forrester. Interment Was in Omaha, 

His real name Was Ross r Q'Neii, 



FULLER MELLiSH 

Fiiller Meriish, 71, international 
actor, died iii New York. bee. 7 p£, a 
heart attack. His last appearances 
had been with the F,T.P. Living 
Newsreel. 

He was. aided ih his stage debut 
by W. S. Gilbert, who later gave 
him the role of Pygmalion irt his 
'Pygmalion and .Galatea.' He had 
appeared with Sir Henry Irving 
Beerbphm TreCi Mary Anderson and 
many other leaders, bf the American 
and English stage's. Hie was the 
father of the late -Fuller Mellish, Jr., 
who died in 1930. 

He is survived by his widow- and 
a daughter, Vera Fuller. Mellish, now 
playi in Tride and Prejudiced 



professionally as,, nde Goprjie-* 
Wells, died Nov.' 27 i liospitalTat 



Masslllbn, 0;, irfter' a lingering 
iw^ssi He vis; credited : with having 
heen one of . the first to commercial 
oh the mechanical .man idea and for 
years appeaired. With ciamivals iand in 
leading department .stpr6s through* 
oiit the country^ ' ' - 



THOMAS BEECH 

OlYbntas Beech, 57, Paramount tai-., 
expert, shot himself, Hollywopd, ,; 

Nbv^ 3i . _ V 

He left note saying he butlived 

usefuljaibsis. 

EBlfVABD PETRQ 

Edward Petro, 73, lorraeriy associ> 
ated with Carl Laemmle in Chicage 
theatre operation, died Dec. 3 in Lot 



, J. H. Al^DBEWS 
j. H. . Andrews, 65, shipper in tbe 
L: A. Columbia 'Pictures exchange,; 
died there Nov. 28.' He had been a 
fahjiliar figure along Film Row for 
the past .25 years. 



:.dana.steVens.- 

Dana' Stevens, .. 55^ actor in, the 
'Horse iEats Hat* federal project, 
died irt NeW York Dec. 7 of acute 
ihdigestiph. 

. IVILLIAM M.BALY. 

; Williarti IVIerrigan Daly, 49, radio 
.maestro, died in New York Dec. % 
of heart failure. . 
: Details in the radib section. 



GEORGE Ai CRAGli 

: Gebrge A. Cragg, 85, at time 
head arranger for Shaipiro, B6rnr 
stei Ac Co., died in the Maitthattan 
State Hospital, Dec. 3. ~ 



:;Mothei^ .of JiEick LaVin, .Mrs. John 
^^avin, St., 72, died in St Lpuis, MoV 
Dec, 8. Ill for some time, it is bCf 
lieyed to have brought bn the pneu*' 
nion'ia condition from which she diedL 
Her son, Jbhn; jr. (Jack), is Paul 
Whiteman's manaiger, 

.I... 1 
_^Mt9. Louise Cropiker; mother of 
Herb Grobker, publicity . representa- 
tiye at Warners' hbme bff ice, died 
in New Yprk Dec, 2. Funeral; ser- 
vices were held at the Presbyterian 
Chapel, Middle Village, N. Y., Pec. 
3; ■ '■ 



Mother of Victor Heerman; picture 
writer-direbtor, died in Hbliywpod, 
Dec. She formerly was cqstume 
designer for Davi Belasco, Two 
other;spris, .F. W. Heerman. and Thom- 
as Heernian, survive. 



Flo Earl, widow of Lou 
former abtbt; and agent, died in: Chi- 
cago on £)(ec. 1. Had been 
performer; ' 

Buri ■ Muskegon, Michigan, 



.Mrs. Bpbbie Braun; . wife. of .;iVIoi'i'i 
Brauhi ;f}rst vtoli ist in iiouse . ban 
at 'WIP, . t'hiladfslphi ied Mbhday 
(7) after long illness. . 



Wednesdaiy, Deceinber 9, 1936 



VA9iETY 



5$ 













iiingling, last of the seven 
brothers who: had much to do >vith 
the writrbg of modern American cirr 
cus history^, dted in N^w York Deb. 
2, of pneiim6hia. After i^uheral . ser- 
' the remains were ternporarily 
pladed in a vault at Englewod, N. J., 
later to be removed tb hiis home -aX; 
Sarasota, Fla., winter quarters of the 

Rlngling-Barnum & Bail(^y ^bW. 

Ringlihg^ in his latier year^/'^ 
chief figure in outdoor show tiusinesii^ 
and for a. time Owner of practically 
every teiit show inipdrtance in the 
United Stiates. ^^Chance dett^rmined 
the careers of the. seven RitigUng 
brothers, John, Henry, Gus, Al, Al- 
fred, Charles smd QttOi They were 
sons of iin Hungarian harness-maker, 
borii Ruengling. A typographical er- 
ror changed the name to' the: present 
spelli A small show winterihg in 
the town, Barabob, Wis,/ ordered 20 
sets of faarnesis from the father, and. 
two of the boys were seht put with 
the show to collecit the mone^y due. 
They camb back witti the idea that 
there was more money io be made in 
show business than in any occupation 
available in Rarabibb. 

During the winter layoff the Ri - 
ling boys had beeii frequenters of 
the show bariiSi partly by virtue of 
the harness job, and had picked up a 
ifew of the simpler triclcs. -Five of. 
the boys, Henry and Gus staying out, 
gathered together the then important 
sum of $5 to finance their first date, 
$3.50 of which went to pay for sho-wr 
bills announcing the appearance of 
'Ringling Brothers moral| elevating, 
instructive and fascinating .concert' 
for one night only in the adjoining 
town of Abelman. They made a little 
money on this first date, which drbw 
an bttendance of oiily 40 persons, but 
sufficient to put the show in thb 
black. They joined .up with a cph- 
cert party and came; home with; $200 
as the net result of their first sea- 
son, .most of which went for new 
clbtheis with which to piit'tip a 'front.' 

The following year they organized 
their own threerwagon show* getting 
the , wagons on a isharerthe-prpfits 
. basis. It was what was then known 
as a 'cbncert party,* using the wagons 
for traiisportatibh. John was clowii 
and Al ^did a juggling act. The others 
served as the band. The show cams' 
,to the fhd of the season with a profit 
and the follbwing year they added a 
trick horse, a bear and, later on^ a 
contortionist. ; Johh^ who acted : as 
business manalgbri noticed, that the 
contortionist drew more money to 
the box office than did. the less ac- 
complished brbthers,'>iO'ith thbir sim- 
pler offprings. It decidbd him ta stick 
to the business end, hiring perform- 
ers. . 

Building^ Up the Show 
Season by season they added to 
their stock Of animals, the first being 
a. hyeiiia, latbr k lipn ^ind a kiangarpo. 
All Avere jpulling cards in those days 
jn a section not often * ited: by 
shows. They : had long $i gone 
under cahvais. ■ 

In^ 1888 tlie show went on ,the rails- 
and John, who had pioneered, the 
wagon show and had: coipe^^o knbw 
the i-oute, how had tp take in alarger^ 
territory and a iffererit motor 
pbw'eri He rose to the jsituatibn. Tlie 
show did welt, though the Ringlings 
were regarded as upstarts by the 
larger shbws, such as Barnum. & 
Bailey arid the Foirepaugli outfit. 
They played day and datb with the 
JBarnum show and managed to miake 
things suffieiehtly unpleasant for the. 
larger outfit to lead. James A. Bailey 
in 1895 to . propose a territorial i- 
Visibn of the. country. The Barrium. 
shpw opened in N6w York while: the 
Ringlings shoved: off irbm Chicago.. 
Thereafter they alternated on , "thie 
tbur, brie trick playing north and the 
other south, chahgirig the fbllowirig 
Season. 

. Ringling appreciated the adyan- 
tiage of a New York opening, but 
not until the death of; Bailey, when 
the Ri lings bought Mi'sl alley's 



share for ai sum reputed to be $410,- 
000, he . The Ringlirig 

show made the first New York open-, 
ing^ in 1909, merging the tWo titles. 
The purchase included the Fbre- 
paugh-Sells shbw and the Buffalo 
Bill Wild West; which always Ibl- 
Ibwed the Barnum show into the 
Garden. 

The show prospered, under ,the 
new setup though pld-timers ^hook 
their Heads over ^hat they regarded 

as' a departure from bid latidmarl^s. 
John Ringling droppied many bf the 
niceties Of Bailey's inyentlori, for 
example thie opening, Under the 
Bailey regime the rings had been 
covered with .green medallioris. . As . 
the spec started, the razorbacks, 
smartly uniformed, jurhped to:'rblI 
up the carpets and remove, them 
fr,(D»m .the ring.;: Ringling discarded 
this prbctice. It was a small mat- 
ter, but in its way indicative of tlie 
gbnieral change in mbtho'ds. Disci- 
pline was tightened rather than re- 
laxbd, but the show lostin ^he smart- 
.niess of thpse. little touches which 
Bailey had considered imppftarit. 

There were, of course, changejs In 
the executive personnel, Henry and 
Giis finally being drafted. Some of 
the impbrtant. Barnunl people werie 
dropped; McCaddoh took a :shbw to 
Europe and many of thb people iare 
stiU over there, the show crashing 
th^ first season. Dexteir Fellows 
was retained, but Harvey Watkiris 
Syeht over, to mptipri-pictiires^ , 
: Always influenced by the rigorous 
reli ious trai ing. of their bbyhbpd 
days, the Riiaglin^s discarded .wild 
animal acts and in, 1929 John .Ring- 
ling. refused to shiit the show ait .the 
Garden on Friday nights to permit 
thie' Usual pu&iiistic card to be given. 
.This seemed- to give aii. int to 
the; American Circus Corp., brgahized 
by Mugivian and Bowers and coh- 
trbllirig the iSellSrFlbfo, Hagenbeck, 
John Robinson, Spiarlcs and- Al. G. 
Barnes ishows. The butftt ipiight to 
take the Garden dates. Within 10 
days Ringling had purchased, control 
of the Americari Circus Corp.; using 
largely his own funds. Wild animal 
acts were put back; and the Circus 
went on to greater success with 
Ringling entirely in cpxitrol of the 
major ^tuatibn. 

But,.- c^me.. the depression. , It id 
not pay to keep all of the shows on 
the. road and those which did tour 
had to support the idle outfitis from 
ai"; decreased intake^ Other ventures; 
were organized and, whether or ■not. 
they were successful, they did hot 
help the Ringling; outfit. 

Gumpertz at Helm 

Recently the shows made . a come- 
back, with the Ringling show gross- 
ing larger takes on New York and: 
the key ppints than ever before. In 

^recint years, Sam Gumpertz; had 
taken over a large share of Ring- 
lihg's work and for th.e past two 
years has been the Virtual executive 
head. ; He' "now stands the No. 1 
showman. 

Some ;years igp; John RingUh^ 
inoved the show from Bridgeport, 
Cohn.i winter' quarters thie 
merger, tb Sarasota, Fla.; .where: he 
built himself a palatial home and 
went in for the collection ; of art 

: under the guidance of his fiirsl; wife, 
iftiary Benton, establishing .the John 
and Mabel inglihg museum^ in a 
marble palace of Mrs. Ringling's de- 
sign. Hb . accumulated a collection 
valued at mbre than $2,000,000. ..M;rs, 
R;ingling died in 1929 and ;a :year; 
later he married M;rSi Emily Haag 
6uck, whom he 'dlvorced last July.- 
The marriage was far f rorii a happy 
one,; bringing; in: its. train :an ex- 

■tended litigation over:; prdperty 
rights as well ,in the divorce 
court; It was. partly the strain . oi 
this campaiign which led him vir- 
tually tb turn\ show to 
Gumpertz.: 

John Ringling , ill go down in 
show history is one of the ail-time 
leaders, though much ;pf his siiccess 
should be ascribed ;'to the 'teamwork 
of his brothers, who helped hiin to 
run a three-wagon :mud. show irito a 
gigantic brganizati outcla.ssing 
any similar enterprise anywhere, He 
Was not the na,turai showrh^ri Jarnes 
A. Bailey was, but he replaced the 
Bailey finesse with a dogged deter- 
minatibn that fought ' .down all ob- 
stacles;;Few met so m^ny hindrances 
at outset; None conquered so 
definitely and triumphantly. There 
survive a number Of relatives tp 
carry oh the- work aiid the tradition, 
but John-lixiiti;-. •■ 'ittv.tthitdre-sJ 




Med Sliows of AoKrica Bri«s 



Force Ruinous Terms by Pit- 
ting Outfits Agaiiist Each 
Otiker itching: Paims -^ 
Trick Deals 



WANT ALL THE GAIN 






Chicago, Dec. 

Increasing riesentmeht . on the :Piart 
bf all carnival men against the grbVir- 
ing squeezing and pressure from the 
fairs was. the. major undertonie at the 
annual .convention . of . the butdobrs 
field last week at tlie Sherman hotel 
hiere. While not one, in the ^entire 
assembly ■Would ; . cbme • but openly 
with a blaist against wha^ they deein 
tb'be unfair practices, bn the part of 
the fair secretaries, this undercurreht 
of talk r6n;;thirpugboVit the cbnyen- 
tiohi. ' ;■ ' •:.:/ ■:•', 

But'th.ie- carnival -men 'wbuld talk; if 
they- were assuteid that it waia 'ofl- 
the-recbrd* .and that /their ; naities 
would npt be used. iSome 2i differ- 
eht carnival owners' were inter-; 
viewed, and they" all agrieed. bitterly 
that' the time , has come to do spm^' 
thing about the teirrific squeezing the 
cairnies are jgetting frbni the fairs, on 
the tough percentage deals the fairs 
are exacting from the carnivals, and 
the other types of unfair pressure. 

Most of. the Owners spoke :yristf ully 
of the earlier days. *of the business, 
when they paid a fiat rental fee to 
put the show on a fair's midway. 
But" in recent years the; fee has 
climbed from a straight sum to a 
percentage arrangement against 
guarantees, so: that it is almost im- 
ppssible fbr a : Caj:niyal tp exist bh 
just its rides and 'shbws. 

Admit [Sbine Blame 
" Owners 'admit readily .that some 
of the blame for these practices falls 
on. the shoulders of the ' carniyaljs 
themsoives, since some of the more 
' greedy shows kept boosting their 
bids : and got, the entire industry in 
a spot with their fairs through their 
own chiseling and dpuMe-crbssiiig. 
, Thfe. result is that the state fairs 
have pitted the carnivals against 
each other and are ptitting the 
isque'eze on to iuch an extent that the 
outstainding. carnivals of ; the cbuntry 
that have never before chelated or 
allQ\yed any money wheels have 
been forced to resort to these meth- . 
ods in order to pay off. 

In fact, in some instances the fair 
secretaries themselves go the limit, 
since they arb under the protec- 
tion Of the respective state , govern- 
ments and state prbperty; the 
state police are the/supervisbrs; and, 
finally, air complaints still must come 
to the state secretary's office; and, as 
far as the secretary's, office is cpn*« 
cerned, the li is off and the isky's 
the limit on the gimmick Vhd gaffing. 

Not only arie.'the fairs conniving on 
the fake, but: they are putting the 
carnivals under a ..terrific disadvan- 
tage by the taking of costly presents 
f rbm the cbncessionaires; These pres- 
ents, are groceries by the basketful, 
blankets -by the dozens— -all of which 
run into big mbhey : representing 
thousandis of dollars oyer the season, 
"Hiese 'presents' are allegedly takeh 
by the varipu^ state fair officials and 
state police pfficers. , 

What's worse iji the money liiie is 
that some State fairs have, gone even 
more greedy and have put in their, 
own merry-go-rounds and ferris, 
wheels; in the choice spots, and .usur 
ally m^ake . ival distribute 

itself in . such a rnahnei- that the.se 
two Jides get the center of attention. 
Cohlrol Own Outfit 
thcr: fairs insist on absolute con- 
trol and ownership of all cpnces-sioiis, 
and force the carnival to buy .or rent 
the.se conc.bs.s.ibhs rather thah bring 
any of them in ith their regular 
eoiiMpmcnt.- Some fair.s' iopcrate their 
own -fuh houisesi..- and- thii.s prohibit, 
the. carnivals f.roi Qpcratfrig any- 
thing ..apprbvimaling thi.^ type of 
attraction or...sho.w. 

Q.uesti of- placing and spotting 
the carnival in the fair, grounds Is 
another headache, with thie answer 
to il .-ill:- how rr'^" rr. •■-f^.ri-.nr 



Menke ti<ss Up 

Nashville, Dec. 

Capt; . W. Menke's Golden Rod 
Show Boat docked, here .week before 
last and will wi at Nashville on 
the Cumbei-land Riyer if business is 
good enough.. 

Floating theatre opened bri 
Thanksgiving Day with 'The 
Dreamei".' '^ ill this week, is favorite 
bid melodrama, ^Leha Rivers.' 

It was on pne. of Captbih Menke's 
boats that Edna Ferbei: spent a wieek 
befbre she wrote the hovel that made 
the Ziegfeld operetta. Ihe; yellowed 
telegraim from the author asking to 
come aboard is framed and bne of 
the cherished souvenirs of the cap- 
tain's office. 







: Chicagb, Dec. 8. 
Understood that the Bureau bf Inir 
ternal Reyehue had several investi- 
gators at. the Sherman hotel, last 
week at the meeting of .the National 
Psirks Associations and the Aiheri- 
can Carnival Assoiciation. 
. Obtained complete list of all regisr 
;trations at the meeting in order tb 
get names, addresses, and cphiiec- 
tioiis of the leaders bf the putdoprs 
field. Ihis data has been rather dif- 
ficult to get because of the transient 
hature of the carnival business; and 
the agents felt th'at through the - 
tendance at the cbnyention a gopd 
line-up on the inen 'in the business 
could be gotten,' especially if ;, any 
.income tax irivestigatipn ' shpuld be 
niade.in the near future. ' 

Reported that the Bureau bias been 
waiting for' a general look-see in the 
carnival and outdpbrs business, and 
has felt that there hasn't been 
enpugh check-off oh the business and 
money operations of the carnivals, 
especially .folIo>yi the reports of 
the bang-up busi the show did 
this past: Seaison. 



By BELL RICE 

libs Angeles, tc.- *. . 
It is reported that ^loited 
Shows of Ainbrlea, a -t^is', putijl;- 
was sold tp. the Heh«y*3 BroiSi, af 
Shreveport, La,, for 185,000— $35,(KK» 
cash and the balimee of $!K),Opo''to 
be paid in two years. This is very 
cheap considering the iCfqiuipmient 
and the ^f act it wa3. sold to , Morris 
& Castle in 1920 for $4$,000 as a :20- 
car show by Ric,e & Dorman. The 
show could not Ibe duplicated fof ja ■ 
quarter of a' million dollarj^. Tlie 
show was sbld by the bank in :1932 
for $Q,0Q0, which bid. it in. In turn 
sold it to Castle, Lphmar . anid Hirschl 
bn notes, Hirscli' 'put in ; $20,000, 
Castle $15,000 and Lohmar $7;000 tO> 
rebuild the show. li is understbiod 
that the bank takeis the first $50,000 
and . the operators thb last $ii35,000. 

Chas; :Cook, formerly manager of 
the Al G. Barnes Cireus for 10 
years, now libit nisioager for Fara- 
mbunt Studios. Thrbiigh Cook many 
outdbor showmen are placed in cir^ 
cus anid carnival pictures for an 
istudibs.. 



For Denver Shrihers 

Denver, 

Eight perfpirmances will : be giyen. 
by the El Jebel Shrine circus at the 
mTmicipal auditorium starting Jan. 4. 
Mere than lOO performers will be In 
the show, which Will be staged by 
Orrin Daveripbrt. Oria O. Parks, Cole 
Brbs,-Clyde Beatty press agent, will 
dp the publicity. Lew S. Parsons bf 
El Jebel Teniple will again be gen- 
eral manager fpir the fifth cbrisecU- 
tive year. 



it cost? 'When the cariiival cpme.i on 
the ground it is .shown a patch of Ibw 
land far away irpm the center of thie 
fair, in a place where It wouldi bc; 
rui fbr the- cartiey io set ' up. 
Aftier a proper exchange and new set 
of payments are made to the .right, 
parties, the .c^irnival ' iveri .a better' 
iocatiori. 

All carniyal men wcre^ ^ imbus 
in their complaints against the unfair 
tactics of the state fair, secretari , 
but all admitted that since; they were 
completely' unorg;?inized they were 
hot in a position to. fight it, or even 
allow their n^iniies to ;be: mentioned 
as haying made .the comiplajnt. That's 
how tough thinfis arc. 

It's becomei axiomatic that no car- 
nival or outdoor show can cheat-on 
a Wheel,, blow-bff or other nefarious 
dealing without the sanction of the 
state-fair officials , or official O.K. 
It's simply like . a. policeman 'nbt 
kiioWirig' that a gamblitig house is 
or> .!iti,ng on his beat, 



LeRby Pfihtzis secretary^ RoMilla 
Klei , is k dead; ringer for ^^^E^ 
Jainis 16 yeairs ago . . , Edna Stein- 
berg, secretary for Ham Beall; can 
give you Offhand the name; aiid ad- 
dress of any one in the picbtre or 
radio: btisiness in HollyWbbd , . 
Harry Sebers ditto -aby strip, tease 
or cooch dancer. » i. Red< Hilder>!> 
briand, owner , of the Hilderbrgftd 
Shows, no.w the proiid fathiei;> bf -ii 
baby girl . . , Chas. 'DbceH Jb^^b'ring 
his freak animajl show tb Xos An»> 
geles ... J. Edward Brojral, assistant- 
director of the Texaft^ehtfehrtfai, to,; 
New York Ibr iho 1939 Exposition., 
. . , Jphn^M. Shee^Jy! reported'bring- 
ing his Show to the ^Pacific Coast tor 
1937 , . v Jirt jhftineijlt and Frank 
Downs- of: the W^^tefift ,$tate Shb,'jys 
promoting fratettiikl ''Refits i> , 
Steve .Connors 'i$Xi^'^-m^^ 
prombti Auto JPIrigb, iBaili|^ : 
Texas , , .'Al Fishtr, ?yir.brl4'» .W^s^^ 
pibn talker, rtbw, general agent of 
Archie Clprk's slibw^, .lomibt^* wajr . 
dn .endurance cigar smoker v . . 
Alyce Mae Brbwn. now prodUj!:fng 
amateur shows for the cpncert. with. 
Polack, Brothers Indbor Circus .... 
Rpy Ludihgtbn, niabbger: 0; .Crai^t 
shows/ just bought: his bWn aero- 
plane to -- Contact-., the .three Craft. 
Shows . . . Ddc Westlake, one of the 
best openers in the outdoor business, 
to the Grea;t Lakes Expositibn in 
1937 . . . Stanley Dawsbti,' the cbani'^ 
pion ticket Seller '.with:'circUses^h6w 
living in Los> . : Ed JNTagel, the legal 
adjuster: fori ' Inany shows, in the 
apartment house business hei^e. 



. ;Moffet and Harvey,, owners of the 
United Tent and Awning Co.; were 
$00,000 iii the red in 1933. Now paid 
out and to . the good. They fiirr 
nished the canvas for the Lbs An- 
geles Automobile iSliow, which, by 
the way, was the greatest slibw ever 
in this biirg, in point of ;^exhibit 
space sbld and paid attendance: . Fat 
Rising, who ..had .the. eatin aQ4 
drinking concessions With this show*' 
for the: pbst' 12 yeairs, had .his tojp 
gross; $11,507,20. Rising has the Rose \ 
Bowl football gamb agai this year. 



rank Burk is buildirig a ciathiyal 
show, sp we now have: 11; * thie 
m;iki '. in this yiUage. 



Dyiiig Hard in N. G. 

Charlotte, N, C.,. Dec. .0. 

Some pf the last , bf the butdppr- 
bbbki in this area; how that winter 
is falli fast, has Kay Broi'. 
Circus, a small motor o.utfit featuring 
Captai ; Picfeard's performing seels*' 
Miary Ellen's elephants, and the Saif 
jiro Kitchie Japariese troupe. 

A ickled whale has just 
through, , with Capt. Davi 
nett in cliarge. 



BOGERS' TOUGH BREAK 

Chicago,. Dec. 

Joe Rogers of DufoUr itnd Rogers 
to have 'his arm rebrbken and reset 
last week. 

Rogers brbke his arm. in Dallal 
last, summer and has bbeh' havlBjB 
trouble with it ever since. 



VARIETY 



Wetloesd«7, December 9, VUi» 




" 'RiEMBftANDr is a photoplay io put fhe old legrtimafa 
sham^^^ I wduidn'f trade Mr. Laughtoh's doughty 
C^tchman for lialf a do^^ . * Charles 

Uughtoij^ci^t^atips 1^ Rembrandt |n classic screen 

i^rapihy . . . Charles Laughton, adniiraUe actor,' presen^^ 
J^^i^i^ if painter in^ 

l^^t^^iifi^^ pidiire at 4he Ri>«>l|. Here Is a datwc 

i^^^^l^^i^i. ;,#^/^1^Mhf irioniethirfg'jfo^ -wfiiijcfc'^ 



--^hievement. that 
iUH»ii^ inin^^ ^^mft ii^erhidec wHh power 

ijlp toii?^^ entire photoplay 

^ifciiwfi^^ • . . A-- 

^^SFgreif visual 

'^VSm^^^S^ ^iMBRAN# tv» perfection . , . Rich i 
^^^^q^rp^fit|?i^bf^ pf an ^rtist is a handtofhe ecqulsiKoil 
; l^^^^^ij^ (;«^^ His foltowen will 

:^ ^y4t^i^ d^4l^ If is a handsome, eb^ 

IRROR 



^^fiiiiSfei^,. ptoyocative _ — Joh«Mion, 



^ ^ diiKjn^ |>rodiiced and directed by Kbrda. 

I \/!tin^iri^^ as profected on the screen 

:;by>!^|^igtitonVBsa Lanchester: gives a firte and sensitive i»er< 
, _ jlolf^^ iitHe' iinaid who^ni Rernbrandt loved through 

r ' iaf!^;^ to the role 

of^eertie.y^ 



'"Charles laught^n does;his:mo$t brHRant^^a^ 
A disHnguished irid beautiful film tliyrt bears the unmi^tak^ 
able sf^mp x>f his geni Adjectiyes like: 'b;reath^|(ing;' 
^haunting' and •startling' are o^ small use: |nIo matter 
admirabiy they niay have served their purppi«-iii d^M^nbihg 
the grandeurs of other Outstanding films that have coriie hli 
^ay^ they soun<l hacbeyed whenapplied to 'REMBRAN^f^^ 
f^fibe beauty of iK« fiM^ iiV ih i^ie^f li^lht and darjc/^ 
'nothing the fcre^Jiai eyer^fo^^ 
fkeuft to describe in words aithese'q^^^^ dne, of Renv?;- 
brandt's painjKngt or etchingi." 

. — William Bqehnef. y. VyOftLD-TELeGR^M 

**We«aini qinly recomm^ A <groei^; 

and richj end glowing motion- picture, a picture signed 
over witK distinctimli, (Ike one of the master's ovm canvase^^ 
'REMBRANtyr* U as^nucK l^i^ 

to date., as it is. at once.' ttie noblest subjecf and the l^st 
likeness — so far, at any rate -^ift Mr. Uughton's ips^ 
gallery of historical portrtfts/' -41 C 6i$ief; N. y: timES ^ 

"When news first came that Laughton was to do ■R;EM- . 
BRANDT* for Alexaiider Korda, you began anticipating an 
honest, historically faithful picture i which 'Laughton wOmM 
turn out another brilRaiiitperforrnence. Cheek. 'REM 
how at the Rivbli, lives up to expect^i . . . Magnificently 

produced." -T^riherVyt •..•'OST 



m 



Courtesy n; Gkmes 



A j^l X A K Q R D A p r e s a n f s 



as 



Direc/ed by ALEXANDER KORDA 
iwriih^0^rtructe. Lawrence Elt a Lcihchetter EdWarcl Chapman 



RELEASED THRU UNITED ARTISTS 



J^ iMMmd m WEEK KEim WASHINGTON! 




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.*ftCtr the-WliKsrtfe lives of 
^ iior commoners, the 
^.jper Proprietors Ass'n here 
' i(l*voted a self-imposed censorship 
':ie King Edward VIII -Mrs. Wallis 
tti Simpson romance. Fully 
tware of the situation ri^ht along, 
British newspaper publishers took 
^« position of not precipitating mat- 
.1 embarrassing either king or 
.overnment. 

It's for this reason that, when the 
i^ritish press within the past fort- 
iiight Anally brought the matter into 
the Open, it Jearpe as quite a shock to 

" pubJic. This appited siiiTtlarIy-4o- ^ 
the British colonial press which, in 
its farthest-flung possessions, had 
likewise laid off. 

In addition to this- meticulous re- 
gard for the proprieties of the royal 
family and their private lives, it is 
techicaliy contempt of court in 
BHtain to comment during divorce 
proceedings. It is permissible to do 
JSt> only to record the news of the 
decree or otherwise. 

Biggest news story since the war, 
; hi>wever, now that recent events 
' ha- a tianspired^^ad its economical' ' 
opLiinistic reactions. Never before 
has s/i -imuch money been put into 
r:#itif£ulation. Bank of England has 
f had to place $35,000,000 more iu notes 
into circulation during the past foit- 
ni^lit. I 
Naturally, apart from the feverish [ 
public drinking, amusements took a ' 
sliijht jolt until the ascei\sioii last 
(Continued on page 21 • 



Columbus, Ind.. Dec. 15. 
Units playing the Crump 
theatre in this town are warned 
to prepare for anything. 

Recently the local volunteer 
fire department bell clanged in 
the midst of the hanging of a 
tiew show. The whole .stage 
crew, all members, ran out to 
answer the aldtm. 



MOR'S NEW % 
OF PROFITS' 
DEAL 



Represents Extra Melon 
Cuttings by Xmas — Radio, 
Picture and Other Branch- 
es of the Amusement 
Biz Make Disbursements 
— Does Not Include 
$50,000,000 Appreciation 
in Stock Issues 



LOEW AND W.E. TOPS 



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TIOGA, m., TO BECOME 
(SENE) AUTRY SPRINGS 



Dallas, Dec. 15. 
lie farming community of Tioga 
j.icated about 40 miles north of 
alias and its 500-odd inhabitants 
■tV'f not much nearer to cowboy ter- 
ritory than a motion picture theatre, 
roiie Autry, singing cowboy wa.n 
l)oiii llicre and his lather still lives 
^here. so city councilmen ntoved last 
' «k to change name of village to 
Autry Springs. 

Jjson Hodges, editor of town's 
sheel. differed with city faUiers. as- 
stM liiii; hamlet had been ca^ed Tio'.,'a 
•n; .35 yearj jat^re-tt^.Krttirtli^v- - to 
*^'i'>ijje it at this late date. 



Hollywood, Dec. 15. 

Adolph Zukor soon will signature 
a pact now being readied, with Par- 
amount, under which agreement he 
will participate in the profits of the 
studio, additional to drawing a week- 
ly stipend. Understanding is that 
the deal will start on a one-year 
basis. Terms of the deal aren't de- 
tailed as yet. 

The new contract is in the nature 
of bestowal by the company upon 
the man who has been life firm's 
leader for so many years and whose 
25th anniversary of association with 
the film business is now being ob- 
served by Paramount. 

Zukor, in addition to heading pro- 
duction, is also chairman of the com- 
pany board. Expectations are that 
the deal will be signatured and will 
begin the first of the year. 

Zukor will pay a personal call on 
all Paramount cxchange.s. starting 
i mid-January, on occasion of the 
i silver jubilee. Will al.so vi%it as 
I many other spots as time permits. 

Itinerary and those going alon>> not 
' set. 



By MIKE WEAR 

Extra melon cuttings, recent ini 
tial dividends and bonus payments 
for employes, bulk of which will 6e 
received before Dec. 25, represents 
a distribution of more than $24,000,- 
000 on the part of amusement com 
panics this year. 

It is by far the largest sum to be 
handed out by radio, picture and 
other amusement affiliated corpora 
tions in more than six years. And it 
is doubtful if the figure was topped 
even by the hey-days of 1929 in 
actual cash distribution. This large 
sum does not include any regular or 
increased dividend payments on 
(Continued on page 11) 



That's Realism 



Minneapolis, Dec; .15. /: 
Large prop - tree -^ -was ••taken 
out of Olsen and. Johnson unit,. 
Tun Marches .<5n/'at Orpheun\ 
here last week; after; siecbnd 
day. - - 

Tree was so .realistic' ' Was 
fooling the . dogs with .ehfibarr 
rassing. ^results for Hector 
His Pals. 







NOTONnX 



A^i(|ery Bull Market for 

Confidential Crooners 

and for cocktail l()un!»e units 
•tiing trios, two-piece musical 
•jos and wandering trouoadors 
hotel bars and cocktail corners, 
used during band intermis- 
has become so ijreat as to 
ually constitute a new tield for 
,)liers of musical talent, 
i.i; came about with re|>o;»l ^wl 
slow to catch on. beiiiij u.sod 
;lly in the hotel cubby -holos and 
Loo many of those. , 



$15 Per for Strippers 
And They're ?n Hourly 
In Kans. City's Joints 



Kansas City, Dec. 15. 

This town is estimated being 
about .'JO acts short for the beer- 
stub ;s and mushroom niteries. Book- 
ers have little trouble in placing 
everything on their lists. 

Town Is overboard on joints which 
are mostly cuffo. Their average for 
a three-act show and an m.c. is $60 
per week with the band (four to five 
pieces) eyeing the \ i^ y. Hostesses 
are plentiful and find it tough at 5c 
and 10c a drink to make more than 
$1.50 a night. In many instances 
they get nothing for the charge on 
their own .short beers and soda 
(Continued on page 10) 



Zacchini Claims Home 
Life Impaired Trigger 
Finger— Gels Divorce 

Tampa. Dec. 15. 
Bruno Zacchini, trigger man for 
the brothers who come zooming out 
of the cannon as tl ; climax of the 
Ringling Bros, circu.s, got a divorce 
here Monday (14) on testimony 
that his home life so upset him 
that the safety of his brothers was 
jeopardized. He chai-ged his wife, 
Gertrude, whom he married in Sara- 
sota, Fla.. in 1930, with extreme 
cruelty. She nagged him, he said. 
I accu.sed him falsely and sometimes 
j refused to speak to him for weeks. 
' (Continued on page 10) 



Tokyo, DeCi 
Film censorship, which has ne.vei: 
been unbearable in Japan, is tighten- 
ing up considerably'. Customs censor 
board is following the police fules 
because it has lost considerable face, 
recently in admitting certai ictures 
t customs which were Ijiter nixed, by 
the cops. 

Metro's 'Mutiny on the Bduhty' 
hasn't been given a cleian bill .yet, al- 
hough it was submitted' to the censor 
office several months ago. Likelihood 
is it will be banned. Police ruling 
is that no film showing mutiny, revo- 
lution or subversive activities of- the 
downtrodden, may be shown. Also 
the cops are thumbs do\yri on kissing 
scenes and prolonged embrace.s, 

Paramount's " 'Genieral Died' at 
Dawn,' which played to capacity oh 
first run. was yanked from the sec- 
ond runs today (3) on complaiht of 
the Chinese Embaissy. Policy hereto-' 
fore has been that anything: showing 
Chinese to disadvantage Was wel- 
come. 

As things now stand, importers can 
expect a very high percentage of 
their pix coming under the ban. If 
not shut out they will be so badly 
mutilated they will be unsaleable: - 



New York's World'sr fair*' which 
will cost $125,000,000, and. Which is ' 
dated to open, Aptil 30, 1939, will . 
heed $27;829,500 working capital or 
'froht money/ and show business h^s 
been asked to particripate in raising 
that coin. Such liiphey is not to. be 
donations^ the fair tc; sell 4% bonds^ 
reiieeiAable during' oie at the terijnii- 
liatiph of the yeiaTrlon^ eve^^^ 

. At a meeting Which Was attended 
by 'm$nager5,.:.4.ramaiists and the 
theatrical uoioh's fast ilhtii^sday (iQ)>. 
the. general plan for bond subscripr 
tipns vras set; forth, ■I'ixst response , 
came Irom; John Golden, Who seni- 
Word he Would invest -$25,O06 in ' 
World's Fair debentures^ /Chat li 
10%' of . the. quota set- f olr the legit 
field,: .Which ; the fair committee 
placed at $250i,000. The picture inW 
diistry. is ext)ecti3d to take $l;5p0,000'- 
worth of bonds, but the exact ^uota- 
awQitS the report ot' a feele.i' In the 
fUm fields 

A suggest! :favorabiy . accept64.- 
was that not phiy individuals, but 
organizations and unions .buy. bbnds 
on the grOiihd. of the. common good 
to all of the buainesse? Of thei 
metropolis. League Of IStsW ' York 
Theatres will conslcj^r. .the matter^ 
but the . mianagers ' settarat^ly will 
probably buy. As fei" Equity, it was 
indicated that the actors' .association 
would invest up to $5,000. Likely 
that the san^e. figure will apply . to 
the stage hands, rilusiciatns and 
scenic artists' union. 

It is a form; of investment 'easy to 
handle. ' itiequireroents that 20% 
i)e paid around the first of January 
and similar amounts Whein called 
for. Fact that Chii:sigo*s Gentiii-y of 
Progress was also Ahanced. with 

(Continued on page .CS.) 



Theme Songster 



A.sbury Park.^N. J.. Dec. 1.5. 

Local department store owner 
has the songwriting bug .so bad- 
ly that he forces all his em- 
ployees to sing his compositions 
daily, ostensibly as a morning 
pepper-upper. 

'Compo.ser' groups his help 
around the grand staircase of the 
store every a.m. so as to lend the 
right touch for his 'entrance.' 
Clerks memorize the boss' rep- 
ertoire and burst into song 
when he names the tune. Latest 
is sung to melody of 'My Bonnie 
Lies Over the Ocean' wjth lyrics 
built around the bo.ss <plus 
names), the store and its loca- 
tion down by the sea. 



Pets Given Obits, 
Burial in Own Lot 
By HVdod BereaYed 



Hollywood, Dec. 1.5. 

Affection for pets is probably no- 
where demonstrated to the extent 
that it is here in the cinema colony. 
So much so that pet obituaries are 
quite the thing, with little or ho at- 
tempt made to conceal grief at. the 
passing of a favorite dog, cat or 
canary. 

Hollywood has long beeii- recogr 
nizcd as a hiaven for members of 
the canine and feline tribes. Pets 
range from the dimitiutlye Pekeis and 
Chihuahuas to oyergroWn breat 
(Continued on * »; 70) 



FRIARS CLUB'S SHORT 
SERIES IDEA FOR WB 



Membership of the new tiE^rs 
Club is attempting; to get together 
with Sam Sax, Wafrier . Bros., short 
subject production head, on a deal 
for a sOries of tworreeler.i employing 
club members in the casfs. Two or 
three name.s y/Ouid be included 
each picture, 

: Club wants a flat figui;e per 
for delivering the talent. Proposal 
is to pay off the lesser actors and 
ask the' names on th lembershiip 
rolls to cohtribute their services for 
I the club's benefit. 



Par's $2,700,000 Deposit 

he of the largest Ibank deposits 
for any single day lor a majOr pic- 
ture Concern Is credited to. Para- 
mount last Wednesday (9), when ai 
reported total of , $2,700,000 was 
passed under tellers' windows. 

The .arnbunt, accumulated for de- 
positing on the one day, was osteti* 
.sibly, laid, away in, banks to ineel; 
the preferred stock dividend of $i7 
decla.ted the following day, "Thurs- 
day (10). 




■ RES 



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A Federal CouH decision handed 
down Monday (H) not only estab- 
lished a precedent effecting the mo-, 
tion picture industry in A Y. state, 
but strengthened the censorship con-, 
trol of the state authorities as to the 
exhibition of .foreign fihns, .The rul- 
ing was made jn connection with the 
Czechbslovaikian film' 'Ecstasy.' A 
statutory court composed of Judges 
Mantbn, Patterson and Mandelbaum 
denied 'the request of the Eureka 
Productions Corp. (£am Cummins) 
for. an Injunction to restrain Gover- 
nor Herbert H. Lehman and others 
from interfering with the showing of 
the film in the state. The court's 
decision said in part: 

'In regard to state control of 
rights as to permittmg the showing 
of certain picture, there must be 
some time when pictures are subject 
to the law df the state and neces- 
sarily when they arc in the hands of 
the exchanges ready to be rentfed out 
to exhibitors or have passed to the 
latter. 

'The judgment of the federal offi- 
cers in iadmitting the film into the 
country did not prevent state offi- 
cers from arriving at an independent 
and diffefeht judgment when it Came 
to the Exhibition of the .film and the 
granting of ai Ucensie thereof 

The objectionable film has been 
the subject of controversy since it 
■was brought to ,this country three 
years ago.' It succeeded in passing 
the Customs Office,- but it was later 
.seized by federal agents. Th& origi-. 
nal was viewed!, by a iederal judge, 
who ruled that jjarts of it be deleted. 
This Was done and. a subsequent ruL-. 
ing of the "court o.k.'d it. However, 
oply a few states have $ince per- 
mitted its showihg. 

The. present, action was directed 
against Gov, 'Lehman, Attorney-Gen- 
eraV John J. Bennett j Prank P. 
Graves^ State Commissioner of Edu- 
cationi . and Irwin Esmond, director 
of the Motion Picture Division of 
Education.- 

'Ecstasy' ('Extase') is the now no- 
torious .Czech filrh In which the wife 
of Eritz Mandel, Austrian mxmitions 
■fercoon, starred. Latter , sought to 
suppress it by biuying up the nega- 
tive. 



; 'Ecstasy' Again 

Mickey Neilan a Scribe 



Hollywood, Dec. 15. 
Marshall Neilan has joined Selz- 
nick-International on a writer con- 
tract. ' 

Neilan also may draw the direc- 
torial assignment on 'The World's 
Our Oyster,' next S-I production go- 
ing into work. Title of latter will be 
changed before release. 



BICPORD GOES TO PAR 
AFTER MOPPING €N JOB 



.HollyMvood, bed. 15. 

After abandoning his producer- 
director-actor deal with Grand Na- 
tional, Charles Eiqkford sigged a 
term acting deal at Paramount. First 
period is a straight 52-weefc deal. 

Initial assignment under the pact 
will be 'High, Wide and Handsome,', 
which Roxiben Mamoulian will di- 
rect; with Irene Dunne, Randolph 
Scott, Dorothy JLamour, William 
Frawley and Ben Blue in' the cast. 



SAILINGS 

Dec. 26 (New York to London), 
■ Sol Lesser (Normandie),' 

Dec. 18 (London to New York), 
Tony Russell, ferniex Marconi, Marie 
Glory (Normandie). 

Dec. 18 (West Indies cruise), Mr. 
and Mrs. Harold M. Green (Staten- 
dam). 

Dec, 16 (New York to London), 
Maurice and Isidore Ostrer, Hugh 
Walpole, Channing Pollock, Mari- 
anne Davis, Lorraine Crawford 
(Queen Mary). 

Dec. 15 (New York to London), 
Mrs.' Joshua Lowe (Manhattan). 

Dec. 12 (New York to Genoa), 
Donald Flamm (Rex). 

Dec. 10 (New York to London), 
Cosmo Hamilton (Aurania). 

Dec. 9 (New York to Hamburg), 
Gertrude Kappel, Sime Vukas (New 
York). 



ARRIVALS 

Mr. and Mrs. Edmund D. Cohlentz, 
Max Schmeling, H. B. Warner, Mr, 
.and Mrs. Karl Bickel, Peggy Ash- 
croft, James Mulvey, William Wyler, 
JVime. Rautawaara, Richard Crom" 
v^rell, Mrs. Dwight D. Wiman, George 
Beatty. 



PAR TRAILER TRACES 
ZUKOR'S MILESTONES 



Hollywood, Dec. 15. 

Special 20-minute trailer concocted 
by Paramount for the Adolph Zukor 
Silver Jubilee was- given a regular 
press review last week. 

Epoch from 1912 to. present time, 
marking rise of Zukor as one of the 
outstanding figures of industry and 
progress of Paramount, is depicted in 
a fast melange of hews events inter- 
spersed with brief excerpts from pic- 
tureis, both silent and sound, showing 
parade of past and present stars. 

Forthcoming "product also is indi- 
cated, including thumbnails on 'Souls 
at Sea,' 'The Plainsmah,' 'Swing High, 
Swing Low,-' 'Maid of Salem,' and 
'Champagne Waltz.* 



Thomas Scripting 'Soak' 

J. Walter Ruben, Metro director, 
who will pilot 'The Old Soak' at 
Metro, Wallace Beery starrer, is in 
New York working with A., E. 
Thomas on the screen play. He'll 
be east two weeks. 

Playwright found It impossible to 
go to the Coast. 



COSLOW HISTORY 



Tin-Panist Starts tlighth Session 
as 1929 Pioneer In Fix 

Hollywood, Dec. 15. 

With the plucking 0f his option by 
20th-Fox, Sam Coslow goes into his 
eighth, year at the studio, being the 
only remaining vet of crew brought 
out from Tin Part Alley in the tune 
rush Of ;i929. , 

Studio is considering Coslow's bid 
from Jessie Matthews to go to Lon- 
don to do tunes for her next pic. 



Savo's London Nitery 
Date and Maybe Pic 

Jimmy Savo sails for London early 
in January for an,. engagement at the 
Cafe d6 Paris. Opens Jan. 18 for 
four weeks, with options. 

Deal set by Sam Lyons, who is 
also dickering with Gaumont-British 
for a film for comic while he is over 
there. 



2 Endings for 'Star* 

Hollywood, Dec. 15. 
Selznick^Ihternational is shooting 
two endings to 'A Star Is Bom,' new 
Fredric Match-Janet Gaynor star- 
rer. In one version Fredric March 
dies; in other, he and Miss Gaynor 
come together for a happy ending. 

There is strong possibility mOre 
natural unhappy ending will be 
used, as Selznick did the same thing 
in 'Garden of Allah.' 



Army Aid Sought 

Hollywood, Dec. 15. 
Colbert Clark, Republic associate 
producer, is in New York and Wash- 
ington obtaining a final okay on the 
script of 'Army Girl' and permission 
to use Ft. Bliss and Ft. Clark as 
locations for the picture. 

Clark will take the company to 
Tejtas some time in January, 



WB'S RADIO COMEDIENNE 

Elaine Arden, from radio, who has 
been signed for a series of Warner 
shorts, is being groomed for possible 
feature player ranks in WB. 

Miss Arden, a comedienne, is get- 
ting her. training in the Ken Mur- 
ray-Oswald shorts series for the 
company. 




Hash andj Reka^h 

' By JOE B]^QE|.OW 



KEN MURRAY 

Concluding 39 weeks of broadcast- 
ing for Rinso-Llfebuoy via CBS. 
Many thanks to Lever Bros., Ruth- 
rauf & Ryan, Myron Kirk; C. J. 
McCarthy and the many others who 
have assisted in making this a very 
pleasant engagement. 
Opening New Year's week at the 
RKO Keith's Boston. 
'OOh Yeaah, Oswald will be with 
me.' 



Amateur Songwriter 
Radio Program as U's 
$750,000 Filmusical 

XJniversal has consummated a deal 
with Pat Ballard whereby that stu- 
dio will produce a musical based on 
Ballard's amateur song writers' pro- 
gram, 'Melody Treasure. Hunt', asus- 
tainer on station WOR, N. Y. Deal 
calls for a budget of $750;000 on the 
picture with options for an annual 
duplicate a la 'Big Broadcast' type; 

Radio listeners select the -best 
qongs as submitted for airing by 
amateur composers. This same pro- 
cedure will hold with the musical 
score for the film by having listeners 
vote on tunes to be published and 
to go into the film. Universal is co- 
operating with national publicity 
and its talent lineup. 

Understood that station now has 
some sponsors dickering for the pro- 
gram on' a network basis seeing a 
good tieup in the national selection 
of songs and accompanying picture 
bally. 



$11 Preem for XamiUe' 



Hollywood, Dec. 15. 

Snooty $11 preem of Metro's 'Ca 
mille,' Garbo-Taylor starrer, was 
tossed in Palm Springs last Satur 
day (12) at opening of new Plaza 
theatre. May Robson dedicated spot, 
seating 800. 

Director George Cukor rushed 
final takes on the film in order to 
meet the premiere deadline. 



L. A. to N. Y. 

Jules AlbertL 
Fay Bainter.. 
Lucille Ball. 
Sam N. Behrman. 
Alan Campbell. 
Colbert Clark, 
Frank Dolan. 
Chris Dunphy. 
Clark Gable. 
William Grady. 
Hal Horne. 
Walter Kane. ^ 
Sidney R. Kfint. 
Leon Leonidoff. 
Al Lichtman. 
Norman McLeod. 
Horace McMahon, 
Anne Nichols. 
Isidore Ostrer. 
Maurice Ostrer. 
Dorothy Parker. 
Mary Pickford. 
Dick PritcEard. 
Max Reinhardt, 
Buqldy Rogers. 
Adele Rowland. 
Nicholas M. Schenck. 
B. P. Schulberg. 
John M. Stahl. 
Donald Ogden Stewart. 
Conway Tearle. 
Herbert Yates. 
Roland Young. 

N. Y. to L. A. 

Ferdinand Bruckner. 
Sam Engel. 
William Hawks. 
George JesseL 
Earl Keate. 
George D. Lo^tman. 
Joe Mankiewicz. 
Phil Regan. 
Maurice Richmond. 
Jack Robbins. 



10 m 



•ft- 

second 



When the ground hog Comes up from his ujnderground retreat, it's spring," 
When the first sacrificial frankfurtier peekk coyly tbrougX.the nrtistard 
at Coney Island, it's summer. When the hou$€ manager .«sks; the opening 
act to help him take the covers off the orciiestr^i seats, it's a^itumri. And 
when Hadji All Ginsberg walks in with his crys^tal ball under one arm 
and his agent under the other— you can tell that ifia. nigh onto the Ap^*.^^ 
the year. , ''\ ..^,:;>-r-^" "^"'^ 

'. It's an annual custom with Hadji to spe;ak his mind (flf i^ftiTY^K^^ ^« calx 
locate it) at this time. No promiscuous prognosticator, "this Hadji All 
Ginsberg. He saves his "punches for one tremendous effort prior to get- 
tmg stewed all over iagatn' on New Year's Eve, and remaining so. Jtor the 
balance of the year. Meanwhile he makes. > soft living helpiPE Voice 
of EJcperience out of his own dilemmas. He aliso used to do all right 
helping people out of taxicabs, but the police department put a stop to . that, 

This pharsighted phrenologist "reaches his cohclusioriS by feeling th<fc: 
bumps on the withered brow of Sho^ff Busiliess, ' His prediction' of eWenti 
to come in 1937 follow: ' 

More Bealism , , -.^-.^t^ 

V^n Sternberg and other topflight directors will go in for mpy«-'^r<!^isni--; 
in ld37 than before.- Leading inen will have to sprinkle dandr\&^ on ttiejf ^ 
toupees. •'- V ^ \ 

Hollywood scenarists wilt reverse the pld procedure by fcciiiaring.^r;.^ 
writer getting over $2,500 a week a Communist. 

'Birth of^ Nation' will be remade with the new versioi 
Interstate tirSe ais the cause Of the Civil War. 

New Year's ttieme song for the Hollywood British set: 'Alas 
wick, I Knew When.' 'j 

Film names, o\\t of respect to exhibitors,; will refrain fromiT 
on nights when ^xhibs refrain from breathing.. 

) Less Swinr Stuff . {| 

There will be l^s swing stuff, due to mOre mtjsicians lcarr 
music. ' V ' 

Nite clubs will uSe^mJTfe vaudevHlMalj^^ than in the 
the adagio act ringsiders will find in their''sofl^'T^"*--^*-~i^ , . . 

An enterprising vaude booker will build up a nice route of spm 
stands in revolving doors. ■ \ , . . 

Wilbur Cushman's 1937 billing line: 'Two's Comply, 'Three a 

The next time Will Hays goes over to see Mussolini he Wm stay nonit; 
and send Vince Barnett instead. ' 

Stratford-on-Avon Will be redii?*sJiSSilB««»^^ 
with Hollywood rejection slips.*'»^'^ , • i ' 

Putzy Hanfstaengel will go on tour a^, Molly Picons piano player, 

If television arrives in 1937, radio wil|^need new faces. So wUl some oi 

From the Bottom 

NBC will discontinue policy of bringing in outside help, and in the 
future will promote from the ranks. All new employes will have tb start 
from the bottom as vice-presidents. 

Radio will have another big financial year, unless Joe Miller's descen- 
dants start suing for royalties. 

Theatre Guild will appeal to the class trade with 'Dr. Dippy's Sani- 
tarium,' by George Bernard Shaw. Max Gordon will give the Guild some 
competition with a revival of 'Schultz the Butcher,' in mufti. 

If Braddock gets by Schmeling, a dark man will enter his life. 'But 
unless Braddock starts fighting soon, he will Idse his title to the first female 
impersonator that comes along. 

In her next for Par, Mae West will play a Hot femme menace who spli 
up a pair of Siamese twins. 

To set the stage and create the proper atmosphere for that American- 
British film, merger, the boys will mate Metro's lion wittiGT^^^aj|^^ 
and the result will be something wearingajj>^iHjftM|<**^^ 

Tempting Romeo 

New version of 'Romeo and Juliet' will be produced, With the 'Woman 
Haters' bit inserted just ahead of the balcony scene as an experiment to 
determine how long they can keep Romeo away from the balcony. 

In nite clubs there'll be a cover for everything but the chorus gajs: 

Picketing by vaude acts and musicians of the straight film theatres will 
spread to epidemic proportions during the year. Agents will picket the 
bookers for non-support; bookers will picket the theatre operators for 
non-theatres; theatre operators will picket the film producers for too much 
celluloid and not enough pictures; picture producers will picket their 
relatives for making too many touches. 

Nazi party will select the Marx Bros, as its favorite comedians. 

As usual, there will be foreign quotas on everything but U. S. quarters. 

The control man will remain the most important radio figure. He's the 
guy who can make Lily Pons sound like the Pathe rooster, ""-—v. 

•The blood pressure will continue to go up as the Crossley rating ..goes 
down. '^'^ 

Bathroom Interviews 

Those vox pop radio interviewers will penetrate further into the home, 
in search of microphone victims and a citizen won't be able to take a solo 
shower any more. 

As a follow-up for 'It Happened One Night,' Harry Cohn will be on the 
lookout for something called 'It Happened All Season.' 

Joan Crawford's leading men, tired of being maimed by her treacherous 
eye lashes, will try a counter-attack by eating onions befpre each clinch. 

Latest twist on 'bank nite' will be 'bounce nite,' with the theatre paying 
off by check and the winner being the first customer to catch it on the 
bounce. As a prize he gets the check, and if he succeeds in cashing it 
the theatre will get him a job as the lead in 'The Miracle Man." 

Song pluggers will develop eczema after six choruses of 'I've Got You 
Under My Skin.' 

Several well known Hollywood agents will write to their mothers as 
soon as they can afford stenographers. 

Returning the Compliment 

In reciprocation for Shapiro's complimentary publication of 'Chapel In 
the Moonlight,' Chappell will publish 'Shapiro in the Dawning.' 

Several upholstered sewers on Broadway will have to drop their floor 
shows due to rumbling of the subway overhead. 

Scientific research will be continued to determine how 'to keep control 
dancers from kicking. 

Unless the Orpheum timC reopens, 1937 will be another poor year for 
manufacturers of grouch bags. 

Theme song of the year for flash act producers: 'You Can't Escape From 
the Sheriff Through a Center Door Fancy.' 

The only sponsors whose progiams will not be influenced by the opin- 
ions of their relatives will be orphanbachelors. 

Powell Crosley, Jr., will land Dizzy Dean for the^eds Jf^he includes 
WLW in the transaction. ' ~^>...,.^.,.^ 

Legit producers will continue to pan Hollywood for 'hijacking' merito- 
rious stage material, but they won't produce any shows lacking picturo 
possibilities. j 

An absent-minded exhib will start a new vogue in entertainment by' 
handing each patron a can of film and running a set of dishes through 
the projection machine. 

Try and get a cup of coffee at Coffee Dan's. 

Sophie Tucker will continue to do her share' collecting the European 
war debt. 

*u^^V^^^ ^^^^ suspend the old rule, by which the one who gels down to 
the office first gets the money orders. In 1937, agents will call for ihth- 
mail direct at the post office. 

Times Square spots will continue the policy of ordering waiters and 
bartenders not to count the drinks, placing customers on the honor system. 

Li'envol 

And as his final gesture on his way out, Hadji issues the follow] 
friendly warning to Santa Claus: bring a bodyguard. 



"^ednesdayf December 16, 1936 



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Norma Shearer 
BactSbme Urge 
Further Vacash 



Hollywood, Dec. 15.. 

Norma Shearer's return to the 
Coast, after a month of convalescing 
irom, pneumonia at Phoenix, was the 
signal t6T two camps to go into a 
gah battle again about what she 
should do in the future. 

.Certain Metro execs who have 
been close to her from the beginning 
of. her, career think she would be 
better oft If.she went back to work, 
and think those who are treating her 
like an invalid are keeping her an. 
Inyalid. \ 

Others argue that, however 
healthy Miss Shearer has always 
been, the proof of her present con- 
dition is in the fact that she went 
down a month after her husband 
died. Because of this she needs a 
much longer rest, they urge, and 
shouldn't go back to the studio be- 
fore next May at the earliest. Sev- 
eral stories ai'e re£»dy for her. 



ACTORS ORDERED TO 
CARRY GUILD CARDS 



Hollywood, Dec. 15. 
Screen Actors' Guild has made a 
direct move to force its union affili- 
ation upon producers by ordering all 
members to carry Guild cards at all 
times and especially on location 
trips. 

With the support of all organized 
labpr groups affiliated with the 
American Federation of Labor, an 
actor cpuld delay production through 
failure to have His card with him. 



Metro's 15-Yeor Old Diva 



Chicago, Dec. 15. 
Probate Court here last week ap- 
proved a contract- between Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer and 15-year-old 
Betty Jaynes (Schultz), soprano who 
scored in her operatic debut with the 
Chicago Opera' company. Girl also 
Signatured for concert tour by Evans 
& Salter. 

Goes to New York this week for 
final screen testing. Still, however, 
signatui-ed with the Chi Opera for 
the 1937 season. 



Universal has 13-year-old Deanna 
Durbm under film contract. Edward 
Johnson of the Metropolitan Opera, 

|has been talking to her when she 

^comes of age at 16. 

^Carroll Promotes Charity 
Affair on La. Vacash 

New Orleans, Dec. 15. 
Carroll, RKO contract player 
..^enchng the holidays with relatives 
m I'ow ^ ^® promoted a two-day 
h„' I ^^^^ MandeviUe, La., near 
^^,^^ise funds to buy clothing 
f^/J*^^^f or needy of the parish for 

f,»i?^*"°"' '^'^'^ known to the home 
hif Jf ''ol^^" Lafays, is here with 
J^s wife, Steffi Dunaa, also of the 
Stwk ^""^'""e the arrival o/. the 



AUister *Algy' Again 

Claiirt^. A,... London, Dec. 6. 
BulK r.^"'^*^'' to be Algy to 

the tH-L^^ -^^^^ who has 

S Bav' f'V? DrLimmond 
Pla^ fh?^. Mackaill 
Wmlam AT .^"""^^ menace, and Roy 
--Mi^ Ne^l nieggs. 

> WeirPAs Go^d As' 

f Edr?,« -D Hollywood, Dec. 15. 
•^4 MaPr-^?'f ^ ^''^^^ 'As Good 
^^!h \ at Universal. 
Hwbfe^t n ^ith F. Hugh 
on the screen play. 



Storm Scout 



Hollywood, Dec. 15. 

Metro sent Jay Marchand, 
unit manager on 'Captains Cou- 
rageous,' to the Gulf of Mexico 
to find some storms." 

Weather in Southern Cal. 
stymied the pic because big 
.blows are far out iu the ocean. 



Reserve Decision 
In $1,000,000 Tobacco 
Road' Vs. 'Banjo' Suit 



N. Y. Supreme Court Justice 
Philip J. McCook on Monday (14) 
reserved decision on a motion for a 
temporary injunction' to restrain 
20th-Fox Film Corp, from referring 
to 'Tobacco Road' in advertising its 
'Banjo on My Knee' which opened at 
the Roxy, Friday (11). Tobacco Road, 
Inc., producers, of the stage hit, 
through Jack Kirkland, president 
and author of the play, is complain- 
ant. The injunction" was requested 
pending the outcome of a damage 
suit for $1,000,000 also instituted by 
the plaintiff. 

In his complaint, Kirkland claims 
the defendant corp. 'deliberately and 
intentionally' makes reference in ad- 
vertising 'Banjo on My Knee' to 
'Tobacco Road,' thereby giving the 
public the impression that the film 
is the picture version of the stage 
play. .It is alleged this reference is' 
tending to reduce the attendance at 
the' play and will depreciate the 
play's future picture value. Kirkland 
estimated that during the .play's 
three years • existence on Broadway 
it has attracted more than 3,000,000 
people, many of whom havei wit- 
nessed the play repeatedly. 

On behalf of 20th-Fox; Charles E. 
McCarthy, advertising and publicity 
director for the corporation, entered 
a general, denial of the plaintiff's 
charges. He specifically disputes 
Kirkland's contention that the use of 
the phrase 'tobacco road' in the ad- 
vertisements,was intentional or that 
it gave the public the impression that 
it was related in any way to the 
stage play. There is no similarity in 
the stories, McCarthy pointed out, 
and the only reference made to 'to- 
bacco road' was that its locale and 
that of the film were similar. 

McCarthy, through counsel, pointed 
out to the court that it has been the 
custom of. years in the picture in- 
dastry for producers to compare 
their film productions with stage 
plays in order to show the public 
that they were of the same type, but 
not necessarily the same or even 
similar stories. 



McGUIRE'S MG 'ROSALIE' 
READIED FOR CAMERAS 



Hollywood, Dec. 15. 

With Eleanor Powell and Ray Bol- 
ger set as cast toppers, William An- 
thony McGuire is preparing to start 

•o-i'"-!-!!! on "Rosalie," his initial job 
as a Metro producer. 

p. G. Wodehouse is adapting the 
play for the screen and Cole Porter 
is doing the ditties. 



Brady, Kibbee on Loan 
To Beat Drum for Metro 



Hollywood, Dec. 15, 
Alice Brady and GUy Kibbee, bor- 
rowed from Universal and Warners, 
respectively, go into comedy spots in 
'Ada Beats the Drum' at Metro, Bet- 
ty Furness and Stanley Morner have 
the romantic leads. 

George Seit' will direct picture, 
based on a play by John Fit/.patrick. 



Vidor's 'Stella Dallas' 



Hollywood. Dec. 15. 

King Vidor will direct 'Stella Dal- 
las' for Samuel Goldwyn on his 
producer-director pact at Paramount, 
which permits hini to take on outside 
work. 

Tests are ujider 



RGII AND PHIICO 
JT MJfiKET 




Don't Favor Theatre or Stu- 
dio Audiences — Visualize 
Television's Major Field 
in the Homes of the Peo- 
ple — More for Research 
in 1937 



FOREIGN STANCE 



With Radio Corp, of America com- 
mitted to a program of television re- 
search, $1,000,000 or more will be 
expended by the company in 1937 
in furthering its test and laboratory 
experiments in the N. Y. city and 
Camden-Philadelphia areas. PhiJco 
already has outlined its intention of 
carrying on an extensive test cam- 
paign in and about Philadelphia in 
the coming year. With these two 
leading interests, on television in the 
United States going after the sight- 
sound broadcasting, exteiided strides 
towards perfection of commercial 
television are looked for in the next 
12 months. 

The trend towards making tele- 
vision available solely for home, con- 
sumption recently received two 
boosts. One, was the action of the 
Radio ' Manufacturers Association's 
television committee in fixing a new 
set of standards for televistic use. 
This requires that television pic- 
tures should consist of 441-lines in- 
stead of 343, which generally was 
followed by RCA and others in pre- 
vious tests. 

Both RCA arfd Philco are realign- 
ing their test meghanism in order to 
carry on with this ^improved image 
(Continued on page 66) 



Television-Telephone 
Demonstration in H wood 



Hollywood, Dec. 15. 
World Wide Television, holding 
back its full-screen tele until liti- 
gation on Lee de Forrest's bank- 
ruptcy petition is cleared up, is 
meanwhile going ahead on several 
sidesho\ys, most popular of which is 
likely to be television-telephone. 

Tops for entertainment at their 
hideaway Hollywood lab were two 
deaf-mutes talking over a telephone 
for the first time. They wiggled 
their fingers' in front of the screen, 
laughed, mugged and otherwise had 
the time of their lives. 

Up to now deaf-mutes have been 
able to get something out of talkers 
by lip-reading, but a telephone has 
been a dead battery to them from 
the start. Any time they wanted to 
talk to a pal they had to hop some 
form of transportation and go to see 
him personally. 

Images on the new television teller 
are about the size Of an old Coney. 
Island tintype, but much clearer. 
■Movements are perfectly synchro- 
nized with the sender's gab. 

A' Variety mugg talked with Com- 
modore J. Stuart Blackton who was 
in another booth in the same build- 
ing; Blackton did a Ben Turpin 
routine while talking and his eyes 
came over with their cockeyed pre- 
cision intact. At end of conversation 
Blackton blew a ring of tigar smoke 
and so lap-dissolved himself into 
darkness. 

Images are in red with fine lines 
running across the screen. A, white 
light flickers about a foot p.bove the 
screen, but inventors say this can 
be removed by a revolving shadow- 
wiper which is the vital invention 
of the wide screen television setup. 

U. A. Snabaria o£ Chicago controls 
patents on the television telephone 
used by World Wide, and set in Hol- 
lywood was built by K. Blakeslee, 
E. Lillywhite and J, J. Varney. asso- 
ciate engineers, tied irv'^vith Dr. Le 
Mert, head of WorWAvide. 

Engineers sayy:7ilh pre.seiit tele- 
photie fadJiiitfKfit's pos.sible to carry 
Oliiid»il?visioti telephone conver.sa- 
up to four miles. 



Garbo Gets Hot 



Hollywood, Dec. Ify. 
Press agent's dream came true 
last week when, day before 
swank preview of 'Camille,' 
George Cukor was setting new 
record by shooting added love 
scene less than 24 hours before 
schuduled projection. At height 
of sizzling scene between Garbo 
and Robert Taylor, smoke sud- 
denly began to rise, between 
pair! 

Turned out to be only star's 
dress, which had caught fire 
from cigaret stub. But for a 
minute it looked like Howard 
Strickling had the story of the 
yeai\ 



O'NeH'Gowan's 
Q. T. Huddle Has 
H'wood Wondering 



Hollywood, Dec. 15. 
Question running through higher 
brows of filmdam is: What did Ken- 
neth MacGowan and Nobel Prize 
Winner Eugene O'Neill talk about 
week-end before last, when the 20th 
Century-Fox producer planed to 
Seattle for a sneak huddle with the 
playwright whom he was instru- 
mental in launching 16 years ago? 

MacGowan denies trip had any 
business significance, whichn rivals 
figure means they talked about noth- 
ing but terms. While there is no 
chance that O'Neill will take on ja 
studio grind regardless of price, at 
one time turning down $5,000 a week 
for 40 weeks, he has several prop- 
erties which are in the clear. 

Among these are 'The Hairy Ape,' 
'Desire Under the Elms,' 'Marco Mil- 
lions' and 'Beyond the' Horizon.' 
These have been oke draws as legits, 
and of three which have been 
screened, while 'Strange Interlude' 
was n.s.g., 'Ah Wilderness' and 
'Anna Christie' were money, as well 
as prestige pix. 

Zanuck is anxious to add prestige 
to Westwood product. At Warners 
he did af least *6ri^ ■pr'e'sfifefe ' pic a 
year, while at 20.th he hasn't done 
much in this direction. Boys are 
saying he sent MacGowan to get 
O'Neill ds -ifisurantfe* X^Agy /a'^alriSl 
'Lloyds of London,' special which 
MacGowan had a hand in. 

MacGowan. and <0'iNeiU' have been 
close friends for 20 years. . 



TRY TO ADJUST H'WOOD 
PREVIEW CONGEiSTION 



• Hollywood; Dec; -15: 
Every now and then the avalanche 
of previews in the Hollywood area 
do not insure the studips the. t^U 
coverage from the many correspond- 
ents stationed here to review new 
pictures, hence the Producers' Assn, 
will, in future, function as a clear- 
ing house for these bookings, 

Studo members will check into^the 
Hays office their intention- to - pre- 
view and thus try to eliminate thi^ 
congestion and enable them to. get a 
complete turnout. This', hbWeVer. 
will not affect non-members, such as 
Goldwyn, David Selznick, indies and 
the quickies. 



Jean Harlow, Beery Top 
Cast of Metro Toundry' 

Hollywood, Dec. 15. 

•lean Harlow. wMU bavo the Joad in 
Metro's 'The Foundry.' Other cast 
toppers are Wallace Beery, Sponcer 
Tracy and Jame.s Stewart. 

Bartlett Cp;'(naclc,is.ncripj.ltWi from 
Albert Halper's orig. Hunt Strom- 
berg will produce. 



Taylor, Tracy, Stewart 



I{ollywo()d, iic. 15. 

Robert Taylor, Sjvjucer •fic-y and 
James Stejyiirt/'iXnTl top 'Throe Com- 
rades' aJ/Metro. 

R^^'Cr Shorriir, cuirontlv In Eng- 
laofl, will do the script. 



LEGION PAN ON 
DIONNES IRES 
CAN. GOV'T 



Toronto, Dec, 5, 

The guardians of Canada's only 
native film stars, the Dionne Quin* 
tuplets, today hit back at the censor- 
ship activities of the Legion of De- 
cency and branded the legion as 'un- 
fair' and 'inconsistent' The Ontario 
government, through chief film cen- 
sor O. J. Silverthorne, squawked be- 
cause the legion had listed 'The 
Country Doct ' as unfit for general . 
ejihibition 'because of its innuen- 
does.' 

The government, c behalf of the 
quints who got $50,000 from that 
film, said, in effect, the legion was 
cockeyed and in future they (the 
government) would issue their own 
list. 

They scofTed at_ the legion for 
turning down 'Voice of Bugle Ann' 
and 'Showboat,' listing both as first- 
class pictures. 

They showed that the legion had 
passed 'And Sudden Death,' but they, 
the censors, figured this to be toe* 
gruesome to serve any decent pur- 
pose. 

They showed that ,'TJiree God- 
fathers' had been okayed by tha . 
legion, but- two similar picture^^, 
'Texas 'Rangers' and 'Born to Battle,^ » 
had been given the old heave-ho. 

Altogether, the government- iS'*. 
pretty mad about things and decides 
it can do without .the legion, espe- 
cially when the quints are rulecH 
against. 



Huston's 'Dodsy' Tops 



Hollywood, Dec. 15. 

Walter Huston's performance i 
'Dodsworth' was voted the best -iri^i 
Ogtobei; by . JS^reen .Actors' Guild, 

Best' supporting performance ac- 
colade to Eric Blore for *Piqcadily 
Jim.' 




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INDEX 

Advance Production Chart 19 

Bills 59 

Burlesque ................ 70 

Chatter 68 

Concert 67 

Exploitation 25 

15 Years Ago, 58 

Film Reviews. 14-15 

House Reviews.. 18 

Inside— Legit 60 
Inside — Music 53 
Inside — Pictures 11 
Inside— Radio .... 41 
International News.. ...... 12-13 

Legitimate . . . .Vv ,_ 60- C!?. 

Literati ■ ' ' qq 

Music 50-.'53 

New Acts 58 

News from thj ' ' ' 69 

Nite Clubs 58 

Obituary 70 
Outdoors 71 

Pictures -2-37 

Radio 38-49 

Radio— Report- 40 
Radij — Showniais 43 

Times Square 69 

Short Subjects 14 

Units 58 

Va uric vi lie 51-58 
Women 1 1 



VARIETY 




W«dn«8dftyt Dccemlier 14, 1936 




While Universai's annual ftnancial'; 
statement for the. fiscal yeay iending 
November,. Id36, is expected- to 
compare favorably with recent earn- 
ings reports of the: company, t*^® 
tual net results for the 12-month op-; 
eration are exi?ected tb show tl in 
the red alsoUt $i,dOb,ob6. , Despite; this 
liet losis ; anticipated for linivfer'sal, 
about flv6;moniths of which wei^e un- 
der^ 4he heW regime, nieith^r oiff (ciials 
lior stockholders: familiar Avith the 
situation are exactly disappointed. 

Rieason for this attitude ) is that 
Universal undoubtedly will come 
throtigh the iar^t . quarter of the 1937 

. fiscal yeat (ending in Febriiair Vw 
a neat net P^Pftt This i^ 
tb:..be. w :as the " . ..pro- 

gresses : becatis^ company icials;. 

• Jiaye written oiff . evetjf cohcieiyiable 
doubtful operation and picture. 

It's estimate, in Wain Street that 
approxiniately $600,000 in v wirite-olfs 
will be shown in the 1936 arinual 
: statcirient : lihis/leaves Universal in , 

^ fine $hape to go ahead and show a 

.V<aui<!lc.,ptofit' on future 

In; addition, it is kenenOIy known 
In the strieet .that, the various steps 
Uhlyiet^^to cotoblne and 

^^bsorh hmneix>us sUbisidiaries Will 

r W^ovk ior sw^ and say- 

ink in tajtestw;*?^^ 
, This ; Attitude toWaird Universal 

,Vij*rtait>s; wias. fc^ illustrated in wali 
Sbri^et about a month ago when the 

; report i showei « net 

losp. ojt aroUnd. 1^00,000, ^et both the 

;ii>rief6rred ad- 

>i^c^ fojUowing issuance the 

^ ^tatsment , 



Col. J. H. Cooper's Burn 



Toronto, DeO.: 15. 
John H. Cobpeir, head of the 
Canadian film board of trade, is 
burhing agai . Says Canada with 
10,6qO,<HK) Or. jriore . p.eoi)le rolls up 
smaller film . ;. totals than Aus- 
trjalia with 6,500,000 and something 
must be done. 

Says this • dominion., imports , 500 
features a year but only 100 are i»ny 
j^MMl. So it mxist lall be the fault 
of Holly woodi , 



SAM MARX LEAVES M-G; 
GOLDWYN'S STORY AIDE 



^iloUywood, Det. ; , 
Sam Marx has joined SamUel 
XSoldwyn's: production staff as ah «Xr 
ecutiye.^ Goes over from Metro Jani. 
1 as an editorial aide to tybrk: With 
:Writers. 

Taken to ' iWetto; by .Irving Thal- 
berg, with whom he waS: associated 
at Universal, Marx has been, in turn, 
ill chatge of v^riters,' story editor and 
niore recentty iui associate, producer. 



HOSNE'S IDEA SAFAEI 

.; Holijwood, Dec. 15, 
In search of talent and . ideas for 
'Vogues of 1937,' which he produces 
for Walter Wanger, Hal Hoi^e flew 
to New Ybtk last Saturday <12)., 
. Pictui^ hits cameras arOund Jan. 
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Sydney, Nov. 27 
"Show Boat' (U) stiU contin- 
ues tb smash all existing 
records in this territory "by 
swinging into its 23rd week and 
still capacity. 

According to planis, pic will 
run well, into 1937. Reported 
that, oyer 100 people have al- 
ready seeh the pic more thah 
10 tinies, it; is on fepeat 
visits ' builds still 

higher':: 



PHIL SELZNICK SET 
FOR H'WOOD INVASION 



... Cleveland, 

Phil jSelznick, itery' owner and 
bhb-time film salesman ■ is motoring 
his family and backers Of his .pro- 
posed film prbclucing company out tb 
Hollywood. He is leaying Jan. 4, to 
buy studio, space for his Phil Selz- 
nick Motion Pictures, Inc., Two other 
nephews are his -chief angels: One 
is Max .Young, pperatbr Of an Ohio 
chskih of nabes and brewery in Can- 
ton, O,, and Saul Meltzer of Jersey 
City, ..v^ho. is in gas and oil bpsiness. 
Latter used, to be intercisted in pix 
prbductibn, putting up .some Of .the 
money for 'Vanishing Frontier* and 
series "bf Mickey McGUirei :cbmedie&;. 

SeUnick-daims^ he has' an option 
on all- the western -^best-sellers writ- 
ten by Charles Alden Seller, Cleve- 
land novelist, - which' hie'; plans- ftp 
either produce himself .br sell :to 
other studios..' Also .'claims a con- 
tract wiht Ted Fib Ritb to or- 
chestrate and ! Write songs .-for his 
initial piictui'es. ■ 



For ^ccaneer' Fficker 



; :Hbliywb(od, DeC' 15.;. 
Dropping pians to produce 'Sam- 
son and Delilah' temporaitily, C; B. 
i)^ille ' jprep^aring to make 'The 
Bucbaneeri* starting April 1, as his 
hjext for Paramount. Biblical story 
may follow the pi^te yarii. 

, 'The Buccaneei?* is the story of 
Jban Lafltte, outlaw of the seas, who 
allied himsblf: with Andrew Jacksoii 
and held Louisiana' against the Brit- 
ish at ; the bkttle of New Orleans^ 
iParamount owns a play of the same 
name, authored by Maxwell ^Ander-; 
son, dealing with the life, of Sir 
Henry Morgsri. Only the title will 
be used by DeMille. ' 



Botsford Back at Work 



Hollywood, Dec. 15. 
Following a two-month yacatipn, 
A: M, Botsford has returned to Para- 
mount studio to resume post of ex- 
ecutives assistant to William Le 
Baron, which Ghandler Sprague re- 
cently vacated. 

Botsford has relinquished actual 
production and is , devoting his time 
to exec details, working with assor 
date producers. 



BenchleyV ^How' Briefs 

Hollywood, pec;, 15. 
- Robert Behchley's new deal i with 
Metro. Calls for two shorts be 
made in Neiw Ybrk*^^ Titles will be 
'How to Read' and '.How to Piy Your 
Income Tax.* 

Benchley is scriptihjg the numbers 
which will be'^ directed by Felix E. 
Feist. 



Gable for 'Wind*— Maybe 

Hollywood, Dec. 15. 
payid Selznick may ihake a deal 
this week to get eWrfc G^ble to play 
the part Of Rhett Butler in 'GOne 
with the Wind.V 

Selznick had cbnferences with 

Gable ovei: the weekehid and latter 

iis willing to ' play the his 
studio. okiays it: 



CLARKE'S 'WAIIINGFORD' 

Donald Henderson Clarke has 
closed up his home in Florida tem- 
poratily to write an adaptation in 
Hollywood of 'Get Rich Quick Wal- 
lingford' for Seknick-InternationaL 
Picture will j have Edward Arnold 
and Adolphe Menjou in the cast. Re« 
lease title will' lie 'The World Is an 
Oyster.' 

Clarke has been doirg his writ- 
ing in Florida for several' ytirs be- 
cause of his health. 



RKO Slww-:C»fse Or^er . 
Dec 21 on Assets' iSales 



An order signed hy Federal Judge 
Wiliiam Bondy Thursday (10) di- 
rected: theicreditors of RKO to show 
cause on Dec. 21 why the Irving 
Trust Co.i as trustee, should hot take 
the following steps ' . . connection 
with the reorganization proceedings; 

Tb cause the Stadium Theatre 
Corp. to offer to purchase from the 
trustee of Orjpheum; Circuit, Inc., all 
assets, including collateral on loans, 
now held by Stadium. This will be 
done in return for the payment by 
Stadium to the Orpheum trustee oL 
$700,000 i cash and the. cancellation 
of notes made by Orphcwm> amount*! 
ing io $2,680,686 ; now in Stadium's 
possession. William J. Donovan, 
counsel for Irving, Trust, submitted 
the proposal to the court. 



FOR CHI CHARITIES 



Chicago; Dec. 15. 

Eddie Cantor arrives in Chicago 
tomorrow (Wednesday) as the guest 
of .Benjamin Lahdis, attorney, Harris 
Perlstei , head of ]^abst Brewing, 
aiid L. L. Cohen, president of Union 
Asbestos. Cantor is combining three 
big charity drives in "ontEs on this 
visits and is booked solid for Wednes- 
daiy and Thursday. 

Coining in the Century tomorr 
row he will have breakfast with the 
Jewish Welfare Relief; at noon, 
lunch at the Standard Club with: the 
three men .jnentioried above. This 
lunch, an invitation affaiir, is the re- 
sult of their ple^e'tp bring over 100 
Jewish children' from Germany. ^ 'Thiis 
is known as the Youth Alyiah Move-, 
rneht. /' 

Wednesday night he has dinner and 
banquet at Glencoe for the same 
Alyiah Movement, at which dinnejr 
the cost will be $360 per plate, With 
25 sold. At. 10 p.m.:he is guest Of 
honor , at Chicago's biggest charity 
show and ' the ^personal . guest of 
Mayor Edward Kelly and Barhett 
HOdes. • ; . 

'Thursday morning, breakfast at the 
Shoreland Hotel on the Alyiah drive; 
Thursday lunch, at the Standard Club 
with 1,500 people of the Community 
Committee of J e wl sh: Charities. 
Thursday night, dinner with the Jew- 
ish War Veterans, and Friday morn- 
ing a date- with the Union Pacific 
streamliner for California.* ' 



Joe Laurie, Jr/s, M-G Test 



Metro is testing Joe Laurie, Jr;, 
for films in New York this "week, 
^tudio is endeavoring to work; out an 
abtinis deal for the comedian-writer 
through the Morris; office. 

Laurie is current in 'Swing Your 
Lady* 



Fahcfaoh's Par 'Moph* 

Hollywood, Dec. 15. 
. Fanchoh (ex-F&M) will produce 
and supervise jhusic on 'Turn Off the 
Moon' at Paramount. Musical com- 
edy is based on Mildred Harring- 
ton's Satevepost yarn, with much of 
the; aiction taking place in a departs 
ment store's model cottage. 

Eleanbre : Whitney and Johnny 
Downs will be featured. Marguerite 
Roberts doing the screen play. 



Rolaiicl Ypung East 

Hollywood, Dec. 15. 
Young washed up his 
scenes in 'Call It a Day' at Warners* 
and planed out for New York. 

He'll start rehearsals for ah un- 
titled show which is mother-in- 
law, Clare Kummer, will produce on 
Broadway. 



ITQA's New P.A. 

The Independent Theatre Owners 
Association week appointed 

Lionel Toll, film and radio publicist, 
as, publicity irectbr for the' organi- 
zation. 

House organ, called The IndepeUr 
dent, will be edited by Toll. 



GmaER'S MOTHER STAGING 

Baltimore, Dec. 15. 
Ginger Rogers' mother, Mrs: Lela 
Rogers, will stage next production 
at, Vagabonds, little theatre group 
here* Piece will be S. N. Behi man's 
'Rain from Heayen.' 
. Arriving late this month, Mrs. Rog- 
ers will call rehearsal drills after 
New Year'f Day. j 



0 WITS COAST 




Hollywood, Dec. 15. 

Universal studio , has definitely 
withdrawn trbm all activities of the 
Motion icture Producers' Assoc] 
tion here; although the actual resi gr 
nation has not yet been tendered tb 
the directorate. ^Representatives of 
Universal wfll not attend any future 
meetings of the association or feel 
influenced by any future resolutions 
of the body. * ; 

the position, taken at the studi 
has the approval and support of the 
New York home office but the deci* 
sion tb withdraw was Jiiade by studio 
execs here as a result of events 
which led up to the I'esignatlbn of 
William Koenig as executive general 
manager last ^ month and his place- 
ment as studio manager at Metro. 

Although the producers associ 
tion here is a branch of the Hays 
office, the severance of relations be* 
tween Universal studio and the iocal 
organization will not atfect the mem» 
bership of Universal in the Motion 
Picture Producer^ & Distributors of 
America, Inc., which headquarters 
and operates in New York. 

Iflt to Act In MPTOA lasae 

Univeirsal has beeh active recently 
In all matters affecting the distribu- 
tors organization and was the first 
company accede to ^ requests 
the Motion Picture Theatre Oy^hers 
of Aifterica for revision of certai 
distribution trade, practices. 

While Universal does not • regard 
the Koenig resignation as a serious 
disturbance" of its organization,: be- 
cause his duties were immediately 
absorbed by James P. Norm'anly and 
Val Paul, investigation of the 
; circumstances which preceded Koe-^ 
nig's departure is said tb have 
yinced Universal there was no put- 
poise to be igained- in any further par « 

,ticipatiOh'in affairs of the local asso- 
ciation.. 



SOME 



London; Deb. 15. 

John Maxwell is going tb the.pu 
lie for a further $10,000,000 with an 
issue of 4^4% first hibrtgajge d.ebeh- 
turip stock of a new company called 
Associated British ^Properties, Ltd. 
Company has been registered with 
ordinary capital of $5,000,000, which 
Will be held entirely by Associated 
British Picture Corp., Maxwell's 
main holding unit. 

New company takes bver^e leases 
of 53 theatres from Associated Cin- 
ema Properties, , Ltd. at ft price of 
$15,000,000, and will rent them to 
A.BJ>.C. for a term of 35' y?ai:s 
an annual rental of $900,000;. " ; 

London Film Productions- ' (Alex, 
Korda) is holding its annual meeting 
Dec. 21i at which time the board will 
ask the sanction of the shareholders 
to borrbw anoth^er hunk of coin. 

What the company wants now 
another $8,750,003. 



Hollywood,. Dec. 15., 
Clarence Bi*0wh has been set to' 
direct 'Idiot's Delight' at Metro, 
which for a. titne seemed a producr' 
tion doubtful because of censor an- 
gles and protests from the consul of 
at least one foreign government. 
Clark Gable will play the. Alfred 
Lunt rble." 

Robert . Sherwood, author of the 
play, will adapt tor the screen. 



20th Signs A. L. tiolden 

ittsburgh, . 15. 

Alfred L. Golden, playwright and 
director of PlayhoUses here, 
planed out for Hollywood over the 
week-end at call from 20th Cen- 
tury-Fox tb joi studio's scenari 
staff. It's a six-month, contract with 
options. ; 

Golden, a local investigator for the 
probatioii Office ' the Allegheny 
County courts, authored 'Mimi 
Scheller,' the' prison melodrama Ned 
Jakobs did on Broadway eariier this 
season, and has a new one, ; 'It's a 
Cinch,' being touted for production 
by same sponsor. His wife will join 
him in Hollywood shortly after the 
first, of the year. 



iy^ediicBJ>y» Pecemher 16, 1936 



PICT 



VARIETY 










Hollywood; jOec. 15. 
^iSiniSt^S TMi GauniontrBritish, 20th 
gejiiutyiFox', Metro alliance. The. 
Woi^feefc trip to Amierica of Isadore 
ind Maurice" O Ava$ a washout., 
' *rhey ^alffe 0^^ a deal jvtst 

bnfr way arid V that way only; Joe 
tthenck, Sid Kent, Nicholas M, 
icfeenck arid Louis B. Mayer, who 
were factors • in the >viari6us ' conf er- 
•nces that occurred, kttew that. They 
: let the Ostt^r boys talk. The local 
wyfi" were 'gdod" listerters, , All they 
fcOiUd glean Irom the conversation: 
was that the Ostr^ri had made a 
, eorijnutriient itP. John, JlaxweU when 
L'Sey s6ld him 750,000 . shares of non^ 
voting MetrbpbUsrBraaford .'B* stock 
^ hbldirig company, foi' 

GiB) for $3,000,000; -that they wdiild 
1^ arid get . the i^riiericari cpriipanies 
tb rcl'n<l"'sh their holdings iri thi 
setup' to Miaiiw^^ to get the 
ij^iwicaii^^ to. permit them to sell 

5,100 sharw^ 
Jipck which thfey held in M-B. - 
. ; " W the Schencks, Mayer and 
^^ent had r^ifferisrit idea, They 
:^eere not gpirig to bow to" Maxw^ell, 
ivlwKo,'. they felt, figured ./with such a 
; ilfove' that ' hfe wQUld control the 
^1^^^ in iJrigiand and 

/ ffieli^indon areia and that probably 
Wth Cieiritiury-Fox .. and Metro . pic- 
•^^^re? wovild as good ternis 

ff playingr-ttiriei;'' 
: pietefot^^ after Silaurice Ostrer 
Iwd btieri her^ four days ; dividing 
liia time between. Palm Springs and 
. jBtitverly HlUs, awaifirig the arrival 
/ 6£'hi$ btotheii Maurice; who was de- 
riiyed. a couple of days en route by 
pi^ conditions, the tWo Lori- 
'Jdorierp^'g^^^ together 'arid held * one 
In^ion with the Scheht:ks, Kerit a^nd 
, ilaxeiV the Ostrers did the talking. 
: They stated that to their way of 
•eeirig the isituation it might be best 
list the. Airierica^ withdraw from 
V li pbsitipii where they .held the lever- 
v- fge arid :let that go to Maxwell. 
.jp»ere .was plisnt^ of heavy talk in 
• tt^ They tpld how they 

; pad made a contract with Maxwell 
% tirherehy. they could' not sell or dis- 
; .|K>Se 6f any of their interests in the 
r^tiip for a five-year period Without 
Jiis consent. The Schencks and Kent 
-ireminded them that they had such 
...■i' deal with therii top, and it was 
;i,idot i50ing tp change. 

just Talkln' 

^It did hpt deter the Ostrer bpys^ 
Irpm trying, ihey kept on talking. 
But nothing happeriied after four 
hours Of talk la;st Thursday ' (10) so 
the Ostrers decided to call it a pleas- 
jat voyage arid pulled out for New 
York next night (11) to sail for 
liOridon Wednesday (16);. 

Thereafter both the Ostrer boys, 
the Schencks, Kent arid Mayer were 
lion-conimittaL 

, Howevet, on iSaturday (12 ) Sidney 
p. Kent, who : f pllowirig night 
lor New Vbrk, issued a statement to 
the following effect: 
;i I'The Status; of Gaumont-British 
deal wmains precisely as it was be- 
fore the arrival in Hollywood of the 
pstrer brothers. Our discussions with 
F?"^. were frieridly and they de- 
I>arted without any conclusion being 
reached.. We still hold our stock 
in the. company, arid it is not for 
■ale.. Further than this there is ab- 
iPlutely npthing to state.' 

Jt is understood that the Ostrers 
yill report to Maxvtrell on the attl- 
' of the 20th.Metro groiiii on the 
arid that probably within an- 
J>ther 60 days they will have another 
.proposal to make with respect to a 
three-cornered alliance of the com- 
panies besides letting Maxwell figure 
r^^some way, This proposition, it 
will have to keep 
JJ?xweii In the background and off 
YS-«,i'^u"™P.^y^^°ard and must be 
n^'^.jyjhe British authorities be- 
«ore ,j||g^^20th Century-Metro crowd 
jscuss it again. Then the Os- 
will be, expected to come to 
Ulrica and submit it, this possibly 
|er Sid Kent might take a trip tP 
^don and examine it before advis- 
^ them there is a possibility of a 
M beiiig consummated. 
y:hd after thie thing; is. all washed 
Holly wood is still speculating as 




More ZukiNT flypa 



Holjywood, ; 15. 

Sir Guy Standing, William Fraw- 
iey, Ray Miiland ,and Christopher . J. 
Dunphy . have departed tp drum up' 
bijj fpr;ParariiPimt's silver" jubilee, for 
Adplph Zukor. Standing went into 
Ganada for three y/eeks. Frawley 
.arid Dunphy into the. middle. .w'Cst, 
Chicago, Milwaukee, Indi;iriapolis 
land Detrpit. 

, Miiland left ;f or > bston pa.'s. He 
and Uuri^phy will present 1,500 stills, 
which were niade during the last 25 
yiears, to the Harvard Universi^ li- 
brary* 



First Week Peceniber, 
N^ionaliy, Is 6^8% Better 
Th A n Corresponding Pe- 
riod a Year Aso.— THanks- 
giving^iii Pace; Likewise^ 
' Oyer PrevioiSis Year 




MCOLBID 
AS IS 



Wall Street intimations are that 
John E. Ottersbn's bid for half pf the 
stqck hpidings pf Harry and Jack 
Cphn, ill Gpjumbia Pictures, still 
stands tops, but whether a deal bf 
that kind, as arPund $70. per share; 
has a chance pf being concluded de- 
pends cdmpst: wholly ori the Cphn 
bpys.' 

. Financial bbservers whp shbuld 
knpw thiiik that, the Cphn bbysi -may 
not be inclined tp take up the Otter- 
sPn bid because that bid is f pf half of 
the Cohns' hbldiiigs pniy. 
^ The Warner possibility Is that 
t!olumbia situation cairie about 
through Jack Cohri and Joie Bern-r 
hard, but seemingly that idea didn't 
progress yefy far and may. have 
started and ended in one cPnference 
or twb, and spirie weeks agp at that. 

Otterspn's attpfney was pn the 
Coast npt so long a^o looking into 
the Coliiriibia possibility; but. as yeit 
there Is riPthirig pfficial to indicatie 
how iriuch further the matter has 
gone. 

There Is nothing forthcoming sO 
far on any Pther possible bids for 
the Gohn bpys' stpck, and likely 
nbthiiig much can be figured tP hap- 
pen untii, the Cohris themselves start 
speeding the situation; 

Except that a British-American 
grbup was meritioned as a third pos- 
sible bidder in the situatibn, np. fur- 
ther infbrmatipri, pn this ppint has 
been gathered^ 

SCHDLBERG PROBABLY 
PARTING WITH PAR 



FREE SPENDING 



U. S. Antesador 





;HQliy woody Dec. 13., 
Whether B. P. Schulberg will cPh- 
tinue with Paramount at the con-, 
elusion of his present 'pne-year pact 
'is now under considefatiori,. Chances 
at this date are that a friendly sepa- 
ratipn is in prpspept.. 

Bialph A. Kohn, ibrmet Par 
tiye, is iSchulberg's associate. 

Zanuck a Legionjiaire 



Horiywood, Dec, 15. 

jpseph M. Scherick feted Darryl 
Zanuck Sunday (13) on occasion pf 
the producer receiving the cross of 
a Chevalief of the French Legion 
of Honbf. ' 

Presentation was made by the 
iPrerich consul here. 

to who will take care of A. C. Blu- 
merithal who declared ^ he wag . the 
broker iri the proposition, and caitie 
here from. England AVith Isidore 
Ostrer; But' latter denied for some 
time that Biummcy was the broker 
as did Joseph M. Schehck, for the 
American 



.With grosses the first two .weeks in 
Dieceiriber riirinirig well ahead of last 
year and iriiportahtly oflfsettirig the 
usual preTChristrhas.' famine for the- 
atres, the fourth quarter of the year, 
taking in , November arid 

Decembei; -thrbugh .to ■ Jarii Ij shbuld 
show an increase of 10% over the 
sariie pbribd .in 1935. . This, showing 
ript .anticipates the; strongest. 

Christriias^we^k iri seven years but 
makes allowarice ; hine Xriias 
^shopping ' days \ go as: well .as> for 
two. 'bad •weeks pripr_ to ThanksgiVr 
ing. 

■ Although shopping started . earlier 
this year, v5:ith leading department 
stores packed prior to Dec. 1 and 
larger cro.wdsf noted in downtowri 
areas, fi-Om 
Santa 'Claiis has i?eeri much lesis se- 
vere /than in former, years. While 
people. 2u:e spending. for 
Christmas this year, they are appar- 
ently * ictiures 
as riitich as formerly." The first week 
in Deceriiber. reveals a bPPst bf frpm 
6-8% in busi pver the same 
week last year, a healthy upturn. 
The second week of the mpnth, with 
shppping getting hpttet', alsp finds the 
theatres ahead pf the cOrrespphding 
week a year back, accprding tp ten 
iative compairaitive figures. 

Considering that the final week of 
■the rifionth is likely to bie big, it is 
believed in operating circles that this 
December may . be better - than the 
same mbnth in 1935 by as rtiuch. as 
1()%. It may even exceed that m 
creasO; The fact that Thanksgiving 
day was considerably better than last 
year after a pbst-electipn lull at the 
bbx pffice, leads tO the cbnclusiori 
that this Xmas will also be the best 
since '29. 

In some cases key pictures are be- 
ing obtained for, the vjveek ahead, of 
Xmais, but With operators looking for 
a killing Christmas and New Year 
weeks, in most instances the stronger 
pictures are beirig held for bperiirig. 
Christmas day or thereabouts. 



He Fouhd Out 



.Loridon, . . iS. 
Herbert Wilcoii): , admitted he 
had learned something ,dUririg / 
his. tri to ' the .United States, . 
making a statement on hlS; re-; 
turn; 

He' went over- with 
tptalirig $250,000 • star 
tracts virtually closbd, but .dis,- 
covered when he got there the 
.agents were trying to unload on 
Ihimi material 'that was' washed 

. 'up. airid thrpWn; into the djsca 

went put,' he stated, -to 
finalize' the signing . "of .certai 
artists, but found that. 75% 
therii Sypuld have kept '.my pic-, 
.tares out of the theatreSi Britr 
ish producers^ire bbing induced " 
to sign stars who , not only are 

' pf rio ppsitive yaluev but are a 
negative value a^the box office. 
Prices iqUoled .a^ that 

, we think ^oyer here they must r 
be valuable.i' 

His advice , ritish . 
ducers before -signing, stars Was 
to make .^inyestigatipns in New 
.York to ascertai "their box 
office Value, 







tos Angeles,' Dec. 15. 

Picture house grosses are off 10- 
20% in the three weeks since 
ThanksgiVirig Day, with bpth circuit 
and exhibs iobking for further drops 
between npw. and Xmas. Hardest hit 
are the subsequent run arid neigh- 
borhpo^ houses, with trade still hold- 
iiig jsatisfattor^y iriv Glass A first- 
run situations. 

Survey of grosses currently with 
similar peribd .in 1929, just preceding 
depression, lead exhibs here to be- 
lieve thait prosperity this year, as 
then, will: spell mpre spending for 
Yule gifts and less , attention, tb film 
eritertainment, excepting in the case 
bf butstanding pictures; 



HAYS HOOSIERING FOR 
XMAS, THEN TO COAST 



Will Hays leaves early next ^yeek 
for his home SulUvan, Ind,, 
where he ;will spend the holidays 
with his fimily: He piaris to leave, 
there, early in Januai- Holly- 
wood, without returni . New 
York City.' 

The head of Motion Picture 
Producers &. Disti'i utors Assocjatlori 
expects to remain on the Coast for 
several months this winter. 



London, Dec. 

Michael Balcop has secured a re- 
lease from Gaumbrit-British as pror 
duction director arid is leaving Jan. 
1 to join Metro here. Will inake pic- 
tures with Ben Goetz general 
manager; ' .' 

Contract is for seven years and not 
less than fbur films annually. Idea 
is . not to inake. ordinary quotas but 
to bring over directors, technicians, 
and stars f rorii Hollywood." 

Balcon was getting $50,000 annu- 
ally from Gaumont and it is under- 
stood he is getting $75,000 from M-G. 

First 'productions will' probably 
be at Elstree. 



Rome. .15. - 
rbm Unpff ici but authoritative 
sources it is learned that the Amer- 
ican-Italian film negotiations have 
agai . reached ' an impasse. Despite 
the fact that the government dis- 
tinctly promised both U. S. Ambas- 
sador Phillips and Will Hays, repre- 
sentative of the. U; S. fllrii industry, 
that riiatters would be straightened 
out pronto, there seems now to be 
nothing .but trouble ahead— at 
for a while.. the first time si 
the negotiations started the govern- 
ment put its 'new' and 'compromised',, 
terms on papier and, when this docu- 
ment /reached the . desk of the Am-,' 
bassador Saturday, he isent it Tight, 
back labelled 'unsatisfactory/ not 
even stopping tb consult the State 
Department in Washington. ^ , 

When Hays was here and went into. " 
conference with the various officials,, 
one of .the promises made him by." 
both Mussolini directly and by Count 
Ciaho', 'hiV Foreign Minfster,^^v^^ that 
the amount of money . American film . 
firms would be permitted tp expprt 
would be; lifted to 24.000,000 lires 
($1,200,000). Last Monday (7;) the 
Federaziorie Nazioriale.Fascistai degli 
industriali dellb Spettacolo (Italian 
film iridustry) met, howeveh and 
limited this iigure to,' 19,b00,00ft 
($80.0,000). That's orjly * twice the 
original stopgap figure. . 

When Ciano told Ambassador Phil- 
lips this, it is learned, the Ambas- 
sador asked h'bw come and said it ' 
had been a -misunderstanding; that 
the original 24,000,000 figure included 
aU exporters and that the 16;000;000 
figure was the Ariierican share of 
that. . '■ ' 

There Were several pther ppints. in-; 
vplved, however, such as whlimitedl : 
import, which the' Italians chianged 
about ori. Anyway, the Ambassador 
simply turne;d the whble matter 
down as 'unsatisfactory/ 



fflORONEY, WHH£ IN N.Y., 
TO DISCUSS RKO REORG 



Attorney John Morpney of Dallas, 
member of the coriimittee for unse- 
cured creditors of RKO, in New 
York presently, Is expected to - 
fer with Carlos Israels of the down- 
town law firm of _White: St Case, atr^ 
torneys for the . committee, regard- 
ing RKO's reorgariization plan. , 

This; committee . recently notified 
creditors of RKO concerning the 
committee's objection of • the pro- 
posed reorganization plan of RKO. 
However, prior to such notification, 
the unsecured ' creditors' committee 
was invited tO discuss the. situatipn 
with the proponents of the plan. It 
is believed, therefore, that such dis- 
cussions may be held soon while 
Moroney is in New York. 

The next hearing on the plan is 
Dec. 23, but pending such discussions 
as mentioned, the court hearings 
and any possible amendments to the 
plan which may be made from tirrie 
to. time, the comrnittee in its notice 
to creditors indicated it will 'withr 
hold its recommendations. 



McDoiipugh'^ Yen 

, . R. McDoripugh, erstwhile RKO- 
Radio studio head, has a yen to re- 
turn to picture production. 
. He's mulling the^taa^of financing 
his own in ieurjjt^^IilcDoiWugh had 
rio film bjsjSeriertce pi i i" . tp goiri^ 
with Rjfltioi 



Washington Backs . Him. Vp 

Washington, Dec. 15. 
State Department, after digesting 
reports from. Ambassador Phillips- in; 
Rome on the film matter, , consulted 
with Will H. Hays of the Motion Pic-' 
ture Prpducers & Distributors of 
America, Inc., and tried to figure a 
way put pf • the- current impasse. Sent 
wprd, finally, tP the Ambassador, nbt' 
tb ease up on demands arid to in- 
sist pn goin^ through with; the deal as 
arranged between the Ambassador,' 
Hays and Italian authorities several . 
weeks ago in Rome. Also to get this 
in writing. 



Trade Knbws the Ailf les 

While the official, channels of the 
government and Hay^ office seem 
surprised at the recurring difficulties 
in Italy, the trade proper expected 
little else. Ever since, the trpuble 
started, abPut twp mbnths iagp, and 
American film companies made ^ 
united stand by walking out of the- 
market, the film cpnipaniCs have in- 
sisted that only a distinct and im- 
ppssible-tb>-misunder>tand legal pub- 
lication , of;; a new. ..and easier law 
wbUld make them ireturn. 

When Hays, after rushing to Italy 
and personally taking the matter i 
hand by conferring with the Italian 
officials^ tPld the iridustry that he 
was 'cpnfident everything wpuld be 
arranged satisfactorily " the very 
near future,' the American film com- 
panies' export managers still insisted 
on waiting and finding out. While 
they respected Hays arid his- ^rl*, 
they figured they knew the European,, 
governments and their tactics alsbti' 
Thus, the only reaction in this 'quar- 
ter in face of the new tangents is 
shrug of the shoulders, 



Hubbard May Go DA 



Hollywood, Dec. 15. 
liUcien Hubbard, who leaves Metro 
Jan. 1, is'negotiating a producer deal 
with United Artists, as. well as with 
other studios. 

Former looks hot currently, UA tp 
finance his product. 



I 



Wf^esdiiy* nieccinilier 16; 1936 





DIDITT SEEM TO CARE 




Even the iiidies Didn't 
Be Pursuecl 



Show Up -T- Others There 
>^ RevM I<le« Will 



WashirigtonV i5iec.; 15. 
Joint maneuvers by New I>eal re- 
Ibi^eirs ; and indejiehdent cxhibifers 
to resuscitate tfie. film code; flopped- 
week when major industry' 
grpiips bbycottid • the second annual' 
Fed^rial cbuiidl 'for; industrial 
prbgress.. 

\^ith. the ^abfest,* shunned by al- 
most ievety tending industry and 
important - trade association, ^o|ected 
iiitormal meejfing of tiactibns in -fllm 
Itiiiiness was c»Ued - off Wednesday 
, <9) ibr - Jacic bit patronage and no 
speeial cohsid^ratioh was giv«n the 
insctter: bl regulating either labor- 
conditions or trade >practices in Qie 
picture field. The council sessions 
were pretty much a iarce, with i»bor 
leaders dominating the j^roceedings, 
'obserwrs' iar butnUinbering 
delegfktes, and management repre- 
sentation ctNnfined primarily to: sniall 
lines and distributing 
.'trade.' ' ■ ' " .. 

.•^ according 
to advance ballj^hbb, was to draw 
■ - sieVeral .. dozen - sjpokesmeh for - all 
■branches aiid ^oupsii wais canceUed 
huwriedly' w^ beciame apparent 
tbere wbidd pot be bnbugh partici- 
.|tants tb iH!t: up a bridge game. With 
; :;thiB coUaiiSef of this sly ihove to force 
: '-\TBtti3br ..interests intb a corner,' all 
; " iiteres^ in film matters died pronto. 
^^^^^ ■■; i^^ j^rbiided in mystery, 

- fiii^ -ipropos^ film ihdustry .conftafo 
'>'\vlBts rbvealed eventually to be 

iesseht&liy the; idea of the Inde- 
j(»ebdent exhibitor faction.. Front 

• ^ho, as 
■;ibiinsel' fbr the^ $hbrt-Uved, Darroiw 
Board 'in i93f, slaihmed the pictMre 
code, ^ assailed major producers, and 

' iroais^ed j:)eputy Administratbr iSbl A. 
: . Rbsenbla^^ Mason participated in 
' Va»: industrial ^ itrogress sessions in 

- diitfil capacii^i first as administration 
spol^man' for managemeht itfith 
crbclentj^b trom Major Gebirge L. 
Bc^^ Fedjerai coordinator for in' 
idustirial cbbperation, and second as 

. isrexy for the Independent Theatre 
. i Owners -rAssbcia^tion.. 

tittle yBicrest 
.The abortive attempt to revive 
, liiterest ife a niw N. IL A. for films 
, . appeared to have the suppbrt bf -'biily 
; - a handful of individuals, altliough 
jBbrty; aides originally clainied the 
'iiI^,;^prjgfUQizatibn and most lar;ge 
producers in th«ir individtul 

• capacities; were bi favor of a peace- 
ful f^t-tbgetfacr^ As far as could be 
discovered, Abram P. MyerSt igeneral 
counsel of Allied States. Association; 
Hatty Brandt, New . York chain 
eichlbitOr, and. a few I.T.OjAl. lesser- 
lights we^ the only individuals who 
desiiH^ to hold the meeting. 

^Forced to cancel the session be- 
cause -no 'conferees ishbwed . up, th6 
Berry brganization tried uhsuccess- 
f uliy tb cover -up identity of the film 
mebting sponsor^. Thb Cobrdinator's 
officie was " reluctant to give: iany 
detailed Explanation why the sched- 
uled tete-a-tete was called off and ; 
tried vainly, tp conceal the fact thiat 
l^e idea., wa^' I'eceived coldly when 
fli*St brbached. l^veh after -the plan 
' cpllaypsed, Beriyites . insisted . platboii 
. bi v^nii . rbps WouW . attend the gen- 
'eral meeting and still cbntended the 
idea of reviyinj^ ' self-regulation had 
widespread 'backing; 

'The individuals^ interested in t^ ^ 
cbnference got together and decided 
it would be unwise to go iiitb the 
couhcil with any- preconceived ideas' 
was the ' only fbrmal alibi from 
Berry -circles for cancelling the 
meeting. ' When pressed for names of 
thb individuals who got together^ 
Cbordinatoi''s ides admitted the 
only persons really interested Were. 
j^Iason and Abram F. Myers, chaiir- 
of Allied States. . The host of 
S, Whpm Berry staff pre- 
Hbtcd would attend th(e' entire cpun- 
<iil proceedings never materialized, . 

Even the indie: fa'ctibn failed to 
niake . an official .appearance at the 
Berry gabfest' .Myers was hot pn the 
list of delegates or observers, nor 
was Brahdt or; Nathan . Yamiiis, 
Allied prez. The oiily major pro- 
ducer e)cec carded to appear, Merlin 
H. AylesWprth of HKOt did not show 
up. None of the local Hays , crowd 
paid any particular .attehtion tb the 
procieedi 



trade law cbhtaining many' basic 
principles of the National Recovery 
Act >vill be presented ^to Presi4ent 
(Oohtlnued on .page li> 



WB Lawyers' New Firih 

With , reisignation of Abel 
Carey Thomas from the-firm because 
of illnbss, ,tiie name of the Warner 
]Bfos. law. office 'affiliation has; been 
clianged . from Thomas Jlp Friedman 
to IVlbdman, Bareford & Hazen. 
Stanleigh P. Friedman, Harold S. 
Bareford and Joseph Hazen com- 
prise the; firm, 

Thomas was formerly secretary 
and 4:enerai counsel, as well as a 
member of the bbard , of directors, 
of the producing company. These 
titles are now held by Robert ! W, 
Perkins. 



See $4(H)j(MM) T^hiucolor 
Net with 50c Cash Diwy 

Action , of directors last week 
declaring a cash diyidend,^ of 50c on 
the capital stock gave TechnicPlpV 

stbbkholders .their initial divyy dis- 
tributipn. The dividend is payable 
Bec^ : 26 to stpbkholders to reepM 
Dec. 18. Directors also voted a bonus 
of one to . two Weiks? sialaty to aU 
ethployies with the compainy for 
three months or longer. This action 
was taken on the recommendation bf , 
Dr, Berbert T; Kalmiis, president. 

. It was /revealed ^t there; now are 
about: 725,000 shares of Technicolor 
outstanding. While tht earbings of 
the corporation for the current year 
were hot revealed, the dividend and 
bbiius actions indicate that officials 
exjpect.the annual.repbrt for 1936 to 
shbw net profit In excess of |400,000. 
Only a ^mall loss waa shown last 
year. 



Ite JjqiiBCtkHi 

Trial 



Temjporary injunctibh afiiiJ'^st the 
showing of , 20th CentUry-Fox's film, 
*15 Maiden I^ane,' was denied by N. 
Y. Su|»reme Court Justice I*6uis yal- 
ente Monday (14). Court' held that 
although the circumstanees did not 
-warrant .such drastic aeti . ttiere 
was some cause for calling ah ihn- 
medioite trial. Judge set Jan. 5 -las 
ti» date for the hearing of the issues 
of the case. 

Acti involves , a point of law 
which afiFects the rights of picture 
eompanies to show impromptu shots 
of crowds without obtai ing indi- 
vidual permission of the persons pho- 
tbgraphedv Case before Justice . Val- 
ente stems :^om a |90,000 -damage 
siiit brought by Harry Cook, 16, who 
Was one of-a er^wd filmed outside of 
15 Maiden lane. ; The' boy ; c 
that the picture was taken of him 
without his permission and withbut 
cpmpensation, and contends "that he 
was unwillingly made an 'actor! in 
-the production. His attorney argued 
that although the stbck seciuence 
showed Cook in less than five feet 
of films he was an inipbrtant part bf 
the prpductipn* , 

Justice Valente in his decisipn pn 
thb irtjuhction appeal held that .'al- 
though the acts of the defendant may 
constitute a literal violation of the 
civil rights law,, it is seriously ques- 
tionable whether they violate the 
spirit and purpose of the statute.* 



Porter Play-Bound 

Hollywood, Cec. 
Cble Pbrter will wendi his '^ay 
east ' sboii . to , pound, out a play '.for. 
Majt Gordon, 

Chore depenclart on his Washup 
treiatment on 'Rosalie* at liSetro. 



NEW TOBK 

: < B«nnl^t«r-Bynic, uw.. Kew York : the- 
atrical bUBinens; ckinltol stock, tft ahafeB. 
no par i'«lue.< .^ Ini^orporatora: . J. 
mund Byrne, ISO . Broadview avenue, 
'New Rochelle. K. T.; Albet't Bunnlater.' 
8J3 Went .Slat -streot; New 'York City.: 
Tbomaa H. Wataon, Jr., 110 Central 
Park, south, New. T«rk City. 

HuKO-lfavtIrt OMlieetva, |ne.', Itanhat- 
tan; aRonoy for xnualolarta, etc. { ..capital 
atook. 209 ataar«a, no par value. .Incer- 
poratora: Jaool»^ 0. liCafkowIta., Jacob J. 
SteeOI. Nettemlah Poller, all of 164 Naa- 
aau fltreet. . NeW Tork GItjr. 

Harrjr Il4iwMrd. . Kate., ^fanbattan: the- 
atrical bualneaa; capital ptock, 70 aharea. 
,$M0^ par vat«Mi Incbrporatora: jSarry: 
.Howard, Irvlac ^tarliH Max Stark, all of 
WO "Woat 47th Titr«et, New Tork City. . 

A 'Houae 4« th« Coaatry, Inc., New 
York; theatrical bunlneiia;. capital atock. 
10 ataarea. tMD par valMe. Incorporatprn: 
Aiin Leltman; Roae -^own, ' Suceno V, 
Wetaaman; aU Of lO Eiaat 40th .atreet, 
New.; .Tork CUy, 

"NotthiChAaa. Aaa u Bei w e w t Covp. of 
Aaaeilcat, Manhattan: leeneral theatrical 
and amuaament. buslaesa-; .capital stock, 
100 Bharea. no par value. IntcorporatorB: 
John J^ Ityan, 1802. Dant Slat atreet, 
Brooklyn, N. T.; JBllnor Vellowa, lU Weat 
A8th street, Ne^.Toik City; .Margaret 
M.. Jackson, 1721 . -Ridge boulevard, 
Brooklyn, N. T. 

Amewfii ■Conawan l e a Wa M /Corpi, Man- 
hattani {ceneral ^radlo .1>aaln««a: capital 
Rtock. . 20.600 aharea, $1 par valuer , In- 
cqrporaiOra;' BeHei' Stelner, 5 Pfoapect. 
place(_New TOrk'Ctty; Ethel 'Htrahraan, 
nitl : Riverside drive. New 'TOrk City; 
Dorothy It. Shereff, 316. Eaat 68th atreet, 
New- Trtt^c City. 

. Sounds productloBii Corp.. New .Tork ; 
'general radio: broadcantlng. bualnesa; 
bapltal atock, jOO^ -ahareiri no pat valuo. 
Incorporatora:. Kt A. PAncoaat, Jr„' ft? 
Weaterveit .avenue. Tenrtfly/ N, ''.T. ; Jaimea 
r>. Balllgan, Hotel Montolalr. New York 
City; J. JPhllio :Pancoa8t, 87 WeaterVelt 
avenue, Tenafly. N. J. 

Bnaenon TMvTca Carp., New York;, 
motion picture bualneas; capital, atock, 
10 sharea.: no.par: valite. .Incorporatora: 
Betty Kaahare, - 030 Ninth avenue. New 
T«riPk City ; Henrietta ScTiwarts! and Pearl, 
Portaoy^ 'both vt 1460 Broadway, New 
TTork City. ->r 

Who!B JPletarea, Ine.* Manhattan; . 
motion picture . business; capital atock, 
198 shares, no par value. Incorporators: 
Harry O. ' Konch, Harriet Margulles, 
.Toaeph SchwartZi all of 383 Madison, 
avenUe. New Tork City. 

ITnlveratty :¥laCe Theaire Corp., MaA- 
hattaii; theatrical buatneaa; capital atock, 
100 shnrcB. :no par value. Jncorporatorn; 
Herma Bogdish, Helen Haupt. Lionel 
Mann, all of 331 Madison .aVenue;. New 
York City. .' 

Mattydnle Amasenicnt .Corp., Syrn-. 
nupe; theatrical .bunlnesa;.. cifvpltal stock, 
200 shiiTes, no par. value. Incornorators.:-' 
^ose Byer.' 324 Bruce street, Syracuse, 
'N. .T,; Alice T:.evey. 406 Kills street. 
Syracuse, N. . Y.;- Fredn Kllman, 3?4 
Bruce, street, .'Syracuse, N; ' T. - 

. Statement' .and Designation. 

■X«on Pirodnctlon Co., bover, iDel. : the-r 
atrlcail'bUalneaB;' canlt'al stock, 000 Bharea, 
$26 par value. R. .Martin, vice-president: 
New York 'Office. .66 Cedar streets Filed 
by. Chiapman .A Cutl«r, 111 West Monroe 
street, Chl<«ago. 111. 

Cunge .tn Capital 

Audio Color Motion Pieioro Corp.,' New 
York; .|9SD.Q«0; 62,000 shares, 12,000 pre- 
ferred, |35 par valued . 60;b00 common, 
no par value, changed to 12,000 pre- 
ferred, |26 par; value; -1.000 common, no 
par value. Filed by Thomas B. Murray, 
Jr.< 22 Baati 40th atreet. New Toxk City; 




Wilmington, Dec, Is. 
Pividend policy .o< 'WanaH^r Bros; 
JPictuMs, Jnc.f iis beirtg kept =«n the 
shelf .f^hdioe negbtiatlOM which are 
under way: for a refinancing pro- 
gcaih. Ivan Culbertspn, Wllmitigtpn 
attorney, thus-answered stpckhplder 
queries . at the annual meetihg here 
yesterday (Bftonday). Culbertsor^ 
presided in the absence of Harry M, 
Warner, president, currently ■ pn the 
Coast. ■ 

. Meeting was quiet and quick, tak- 
ing plaoe in the offices ef the Cor- ' 
pbrstipn Trust; Co. of America, resi- 
dent Delaware agents, under , thf 
charter: laws, f<Jr Warner Briqs; Cul- 
bertson Js of local counsel. Of-, 
flcials^v cleared -for/New Ypric-imme-. 
diately .after the mjeetirig, dodgihg- 
questibns the - reflnanci 
.grani.:; ■■' 

Five directbrs reelected for two- 
year tiemris each: Samuel Carlisle, 
Stanleigh P^ Friedman; Charles S. 
Guggenheimeri Sbin E. Morris and 
Morris Wolf. ? 

Culbertspn. annp'uricbd cpnsplidated ° 
profit >of the coiihpany and subsicri- 
ariesjtor the quarter eiMh^d- No^. .2S 
as estimated to exceed, $2,diO<),OOOf 
after allpWaiice fbr regular taxes, 
but before allowance for Undiisturbed' 
profits; taxes. Profits for the corre- 
sponding 1935 quarter were $1.«31,- 
315.96. Prbflts for the year -ended 
Auig. 29, I936i were $^,177,312.73 after 
all charges 
. Proxy committee conisisted of Cul* 
bertspn*. Carlisle, and Joseph Hi 
Hazen.. Abel Klaw itmd John 
Krauss: Were tellers. Holdover board 
members are Harry M. Warner, pres- 
ident; 'Albert M. Warner and Jack 
L. Warner, vlcerpresidents; " Robert 
W; Pafkinsi secretary vWid general 
cbuhsel; Wadi.ll Catchings and 
Joseph Bernhard. 




Lcgislatioit 

A legiislative progiram calling ..for 
enactment of a new Federal faiijr 







III 



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show ^^orld. 

Impartial and accurate in reporting news, expert in 
its reviews of all form^ of entertainment, /Variety*, because 
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Directbrs of Warner Bros, met in 
New York yesterday (Tues.) and re- 
elected the saine officers for the 
comii)g year. No action was taken 
on dividends and none is' expected 
this year. 



SEE ROSENBERG IN 
AS NEW AFMPREZ 



Jacoh ^ Rbsenberg, secretary of Lo- 
cal 802, American Federation of Mu- 
sicians, who has had supervision of 
the drive for restoration of stage 
entertainment in picture houses, if 
strongly favored for the presidency 
of the Union at tbe election tomor- 
row (Thurs.) over his opponents. 

The Rosenberg ticket Idcludes 
Dick McCann for v.p., Willie Fein- 
berg as secretary, and J^ry' Suber, 
treasurer. This is the so-baUed blue 
ticket, others teing the yellow ^nd 
fusion tickets. 



SeGg and MargoKes 
Vice Waunan at &B 

Al Margolies has. resigned, from 
United Artists, >yhere he headed the 
publicity division, under Monroe 
Greenthal, effective Jan. 2, to go 
with Gaumont-British, iii New York, 
in a similar capacity. 

GB advertising and publicity end' 
will be split by Arthur Lee into two 
V^rts, with Al Selig handling adver- 
tUsmg, after A> P. Waxman^ present 
divisional chief of the whole, leaves 
the GB outfit, at the close bf the year, 

COLUMBIA'S 214% DIWY 
Columbia Pictures Corp. this week 
declared a semi-annual stbck divi- 
dend of 2'/4% on common shares. 
This is payable Fpb.^ to stock 
record Feb. The dividend is pay- 
able in common shares 'to common 
stockholders " voting trust 

certificates, to holders of the certifi- 
cates for the comnion stock. 

Six mohths ago a similar stock 
dividend declared by ColUH*ia« 

CdK Pacts Jean Farker i 

Hollywood, Dec. 15. 
Columbia has put Jean Parker un- 
der contract 

Studio is hbw huntinjg a vehicle fpr 
her. • "r 



iTedneBday, Dcceinbcr 16; -1936 



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VAltlETY 







WB Explains Why 




Philadelphia, Dec. lis. 
. Warner middij^ on 

the United Motion Picture ; Theatre 
Owners boycott against Metro, will 
■go along , with ejchibs on . the 
bpc>kinff date strike, it had been de- 
cided, 

Ted Schlanger, WB zOne managei-, 
"explained compiiny^s stand, 'We have 
deflrii^e commitments with M-G-M 
■ and can't legally get out thfem.' 
Bef using booking dates Metro 
would cohistitute violation 6t fran- 

' , he declaried. Schlanger and 
other loc^^l WB officials had preyi- 
"ously refused to commit themsielves 
on flrm's policy, but latest inpye was 
.^ot unexpected. 
. AlthoUgh/as operator of mdre thiari 
100 local film houses ' WB virtually 
supports ' UMPtd,; it wasf thought 
hardly likely that company would 
'joi ; any overt move against- Metro. 
That move, voted by UMPTO mem- 
bership several Weeks; ago, is. iron- 
clad agreement against booking any 
Metro pix and boycotting of any ex- 
hibs who do make such bookings. 

At last week's board of managers 
meetihg, $5,000 was vbted ; as camr 
paigh fund in pressing boycott. 
'Gh^|^ies Segall, chairman of boards 
deciared more money would be 
voted if needed. But in raising that 
money, which is proposed to be done 
py assessment of members according 
to seating capacity of their houses, 
jWB would be tailed oii to cqiitribute 
-major share' in fund for campaign in; 
which ihejr take ho. part and' which 
inay ultimately be used against tiiem. 

■According, to Leweri Pizpr, 
liMPTO! pirez, six national exhib 
ecoups will cooperate in the anti- 
>Metro boycott, but doesn't reveal 
their names. Claiming that. i95% of 
local exhibs are; 'already! signed for 
'/^etro pix, distrib dompany says it's 
-uhworri^d by whole affair. UMPT'O 
'execs, however, claim that figure Is 
yray out of li 



BinER LEGAL BArrLE 
OVER FOX, DEL, REORG 



Detroit, bee. 15. 
. , piister the Union Guardian 
Trust Co. and Manager Daye Wzal 
•s co-trustees of the Colwood Corp., 
owners and operators tlie Fox 
iheatr.e here, is asked iii a petition 
filed last week in federal court, be 
for^ which is pending a reorgarjiiza 
tion plan for the Fox. Hearing on 
the plan starts Saturday (19). 

The motion, 'filed by Harris W 
■Weinher, attorney for a bondholders 
protective committee, charges that 
the Colwood Corp.. knowingly sold 
bonds on the Fox theatre building 
which amounted to virtually 100% 
'Of the building's cost; that in order 
to float . a bond isisue of $6,460,000 to 
be secured by a trust mortgage and 
*old and Unwritten by Halsey^ Stuart 
& Co., the trust conipany and brok 
erage firm misreipresented to the 
Michigan securities commish and the 
public through circulars th^ value 
Of the real estate by $4,000,000; and 
that Halsisy, . Stuart obtained about 
$700,000 in fees for handling the is- 
sue. 

W e i n n e r , whose bondholders 
group is fighting the reorganization 
plan now pending, cited as the main 
reason for seeking removal, of Idzal 
and the Union Guardian Trust" as 
trustees, so as to have disin- 
terested perisohs appointed for the 
admi istrationi of the property, So 
that a true picture could be pre 
sented the public. Idzal and the 
ymon Giiardi were appointed 
trustees of the company last June. 

Reotganizatioh plan lirovides for 
leasing of the theatre lb National 
iheatres (Skoiiras), and ejcchange of 
each $1,000 bond for 10 shares of pre 
fevred stock iand 10 shares of com 



Hollywobd, Dec. 15. 
:Mack Brown goes to Uni 



Roxy^s Last Rei^^^ 



According to the report filed by 
HoMrard S. Cullmain, trustee for Roxy 
theatre, N. in U- $. District Court 
last week, covering the period of 
from Opt. 30 to Nov. 25, .the cash re- 
ceipts of the .'theatre amounted to 
$ri50,916 "and disbursements, $198,144. 

The excess of $47,228 of the dis- 
bursements oyer receipts is due, .ac- 
cording to the trustee, to: the payr 
meht.of real'.estate taxes for the sec- 
ond half of 1936 and $7,500 for liegal 
eixpehses allowed by the Court, 



Philippine Restraint 
Suit May Reacli Law 
Makers ' Next Session 



Manila, 

Action started in local courts here 
against a group of subsidiairies of 
American, major producers-distribu'- 
tors by the Arcb Amus. Co., IncVinr ' 
dependent, 'operating several film 
theatres in. the Philippines how 
promises to wind up' with a fight in 
the Commonwealth Assembly next 
$ession over nfew legislation that 
would curb sucH alleged unf air treat- 
ment. Spokesman : for !Arc6 Amiis. 
claims that' the introductory part of 
the draft to this measure, which the 
company ; expects, to foster in the 
coming legislia^tive assembly', already 
is drawn up and that the full draft 
will be ready shortly. 

Suit bfoiight by Arcp Amus. is 
viewed here' «s seeking to. destroy 
an alleged' mpnop,oiy in the film ex- 
hibition business within the Philip- 
pytffii. In additioh .to 'local exchahges 
iand 'distributors^ Wai-her ros.-First 
National Pictures (Philippines), Ihc,V 
United Artists Corp., FOx Films Ex- 
port Co., Inc., and local ihahiagers are 
named as defendaiits. 

Plaintiff charges that the agree- 
ments,, contracts^ combinations^ con-, 
spiracles and., unders^ndings of the 
defendants are all in violation of the 
act of the Philippine legisliaturie 
which was designed to prohibit mon- 
opolies and combinations in restraint 
of trside.. Petition also, alleges that 
these were directed against the plai - 
tiff so tbat it damaged his business 
and benefited the biz of the several 
defendants.^ Further charged that the 
defendants have unlawfully restrict- 
ed the supply of films suitable for 
exhibition. 

In his introduction ^to contemplated 
reform legislation, A. B. Collette* 
'manager of rco Amus.., suggests 
placing films. the category pf a 
^public utility. is a'fti'fiide* is that 
U. S. film distributors exert, such a 
powelrful influence that they, damage 
local circuit .operatipns> 




initeritaite $et, and Probably 
. Alsp wilh Blank in Mid- 
west— rTiexais CHain Totals 
116 TKeatres 



OTHER PARTNERSHIPS 



LAURA ALBEFS $287,500 
CLAIM ON RKO NOTE 



Laura F. Albee (Mrs. Reed Albee) 
of Larchmoht, N. Y., Thursday 
<10) filed a petition in Federal dis- 
trict, , N. Yi»: for leave to enter 
a formal claim against RKO .for 
$287^500, plus interest since March, 
1933, The trustee for RKO has agreed 
to pay the cliaimant $187i500 in settle- 
ment,; but as the time for filing of 
claims has. expired, claimant 
must make the formal petition : which 
i view of the settlement •Will most 
likely be granted by the Coiirt. 

Mrs. Alb.ee^^^^ ph an 

agreement made in November, 1929, 
between RKO, the Proyiderice The- 
atre ep., and the Westminster Unipn 
CorpzTunder which RKO guaranteed 
payment, of $474,000 by RKO-Rhode 
Island Goi'p,, a subsidiary; 

The .note isti ' the transaction 
was covered by . mortgage on lease- 
holds, fixtures, personal property 
and equipment of RKO-Rhpde Island. 



Para- 

mount . under theatre partnei:ships, 
effected pribi^ to reojrganizatioii of 
the company, been ..^ removed 

under a hew with Karl Ho- 

blitzelle and rtiay, also, , be : stricken^ 
from the partnership which thie com- 
pany has with a!: H. lanic in the 
Midwest. With taken 
oyer the lank chain, Parambuiit's 
piartnerships wpuld be placed- 'on a 
permanent basis^ w both . Hoblitzi' 
eile iapd Blank cpntrolli W% 
i which they could!. be 

forced to sell... 

is understood that part Pf the 
.agreement pf . the hew deal which 
Paramount ihakes With the Hoblit- 
^elle-6'Dohnell interests on Texas 
calls for payment to 'Paramount of 
$600,000,' as consideration for the 
company teleasing its optipn-to-Te<- 
purchase clause for ihe- 10-year pev 
riod of the deal. 

John Morpney, attorney for Hpblitr 
zelle, who came iip on the deal for a 
permaneht Hoblitzelle ihterest in 
Pat's .TexasrNey^ Mexico group, is 
still in N. Y. Hoblitzelle has returned 
to. Dallas. 

Under/ the, arrangement' with' Ho- 
blitzelle, Pai:an\ounthenicefPrth'own$ 
a standing interest pf 5Q% ' in Inter- 
state Circuit, inc;, and Texad Con- 
solidated Theatres, Inc.^ While Ho- 
blizelle- has' .the other . 50% perma- 
nently for himself and his assPciates, 
which include Robert J. O'Dbnnell. 
In granting to Hoblitzelle a fixed 
50% interest in .the approxiinate 110. 
theatres of the Interstate-Texas Con-* 
sblidated . chains, this branch of. 
Parampuni theatres is ' placed on a 
basis similar to Saenger, Kincey- 
Wilby, United Detroit Theatres and 
other , chains in which others are 
jointly interested > With Par but saris' 
options tp' latter to buy them out. ". 

The. Blaink pjartnershi , embracing^ 
around 30. houses in 'Iowa,' Nebraska 
and niinpis, was. t^ecently extended 
until March, 1937, at ..which time a 
ne;Y agreement may be entered into 
eliminating the option held by Par 
to biiy out Blank's present '50% in- 
terest. The Blank, partnership is 
krioWn as Tri-States Theatres Cprp. 
and "was set: up; by the Par trustees 
in advance of reor^anizati 
Northwest Pool 

In the Northwest, Alinhespta The- 
atres Corp,, which is cpntrblled 100% 
by Paramouht, is being Ppierated by 
JPhn Fried! and L. J. LudWig 
under ..salaried , operating contracts. 
."There is hO contemplatied change 
with respect .to the Northwestierh 
Par group, while in ^ New Englahd 
completion of reorganization of 
Olympia Theatres ■ anticipated as 
the last move removing all 
branches of Par from the! rieceiver 
shi ypke. : Many things, have come 
up to delay the teorganizatiPn of 
Olympia" but good progiress ' 
dicated. 

. Paramount will fortify its po.<iitioh 
in, the former Finkelsteih iSc Rubin 
Northwestern theatres through agree- 
ment on a. pooling ..deal with RKO 
to .cOyer ' Minrteapplis. Under this 
deal, agreed upon by both parties 
but liot effectiye as yet, Parampunt 
.wjll assume the operation of RKO*s 
Orpheum and 7th St Hennepin the- 
atres in that key, Sometime pre- 
viously, under a pool, Par took over 
operation of RKO's two houses in 
: St Paul. The! Minneapolis pool will 
probably go into effect Christmas 
day (25). ' " , 

Martin J. Mullin and Sam Pinanski 
are operating Par's New England 
theatres much in the same manner 



MPTOA Sees the Skids to Anti-Pix 
Legislation if the Majors Make 
Better Concessions on 10-Pomt Plan 



Lambert to New Mexico 
For Private Law Practice 

Major I. E. Lambert, RKO counsel 
who resigned to align With the Lan- 
don campaign, is going to Sante Fe 
to engage in private ls(W practice. 
Illness of Mrs. Lambert necessitates 
a New Mexico residence. 

Lambert is shifti Santie Fe 

with a . number national utilities 
on a retained basis for representation 
in that territory, iiicluding. a client 
in' local power and light. 



Sale of Fox, B'idyn 
For Not Less Than 

$5,650,000 to Court 



The sale , the lO-story^, office 
building at Flatbush ave. and Nevins 
St., Brooklyn^ which houses the. Fox 
Brooklyn theatre,, is proposed- in .a 
plan submitted Federal Judge 
William Bondy by a grohp .b!f bond- 
holders of . the Flatbush Avenue- 
Neyins Street Corp., a .subsidiary of 
the former Fox C6rp.- The proposal 
is made in a plan ip organize a. new 
corppr£(tion to take over the theatre 
and other properties in liquidation 
proceedings. 

. It is proposed that the nevf 'pr- 
ganizatipn will offer the office build- 
ing to the highest bidder for a price 
npt lower than $5,650,000, the amount 
of the outstanding 6% bonds, plus in- 
terest from the date of the first 
fault, Sept. 1; 1931. 

.Taxes diie Pn real jestate up to and 
including Oct. 31 last amounts tp 
$786,431 plus interest, and- the pro- 
posal ; is that the. new corporation 
raise $850,000 by, real estate mort- 
gages in 'order to liquidate the taxes 
and expenses.' 

It is also planned to issue $2,825^000 
in new bonds at 6% ihterest to the 
present bondholders on a 50% basis 
and to give the latter group a share 
of voting stock in the new corpor^i- 
tion, for each $10Q bond held. 



CAROUNAS' EXHIBS 
VOTE TO NIX DUALS 



Charlotte, N. C, Dec. 15. 

Carolinas theatre owners, at their 
24th annual convention here, went 
on record opposing the double fea- 
ture policy and asking exhibitors not 
to adopt the practice. The exhibitors 
expressed alarm at the spead of the 
double feature practice. Speakers 
said' the picture industry will be 
cheapened and ruined if it continued 
to spread. 

M. S. HilV. of Greensboro, chair- 
man of the resolutions committee,, 
also Pffered a resolution condemning 
sales practices of Metro, with par- 
ticular respect, tp increases in film 
rentals. This was adopted. 

Charles W. Piquet, of Pinehurst, 
reelected to serve his 14th consecu- 
tive year as president of the Theatre 
Owners of North and South Caro- 
lina, Inc. Other officers elected: 
H. , Buchanan, Albert Sottile, 
Charleston, v.p.'s; Mrs. Walter Grif- 
fith, secretary-treasurer; and W. H. 
Hendrix, H. R. Btrry, Robert, . E. 
. Bryant, Friank Beddingfield, R. L. 
Hearne, H. F. Kincey, John F. Mil- 
ler, S. S. Stevenson, Lyle W. Wilson, 
directors. 

The oyirners decided to 

■ meet in Charlotte again next Decem- 
ber. , 

A principal address was made by 
Ed Kuykendall, . pf Columbia, Miss., 
president of the national organizar 
tion of theatre owners, who dis- 
cussed the 10-point prpgram of co- 
ordinating film exhibitors, distribu- 
tors and producers, and for effecting 
" cooperation between them. The Caro- 
linas organization voted its approval 



If the Motion Picture Theatre Own* 
ers! of America ^n get the various 
major . istribtitors to make better 
concessions toward exhibitors. - tha'n 
already indicated lay 20th Cehttiry.- . . 
Fpx, United Artists and Universal, 
leaders . believe the skids may be - 
automatically placed under a lot . of ; 
the usual anti-film legisIatioA which 
crops iip yearly in Washington as 
well as in various states. > The cod- 
tention' ' that the distributors 
themseiyes Will grant theatre owners 
a reasonable aonount of relief, giving . 
the impression that ihtra-industry. 
troubles are being ironed out firom 
withi , much less force will be given 
to legislatiPn of one kind and another ' 
from block booking up to Federal 
control. *' '■'' '' .' "v 

Ed L. Kuydendail and ojthe^ leaders 
in the MPTOA who have; been assid- 
uously trying to effect trade pi^e- 
tice reforms and set up suital^lie ma-' 
chinery.; lor: the settleijient of is-; 
; tributor-exhibitor ; . dispiites, have 
clearly indicated that they felt fluiclt!- 
action .rather than unnecessary de- 
lays would redoimd to the. b^hefl!t of 
both sides from a legislative point of.' 
view. It is secret- 'that leaders 
have fondly hoped that the MPTOA 
lO-poiht trade practice program 
could be . placed into ef^eci ot at 
least fully agreed upon, .before .Con- 
gress goes into session. Because of 
the fact that inauguration : .of the' 
Pi>esidertt is moved to Jan. ;2ft 
Cpngress this > year convenes ' 
Jani 3. ..^ 

Meantime, while, disirjbutors are 
stalling on trade . practices and, in 
cases where . initial decisions 
been reached, grahting. 
minor relief, fodder for the legisla- 
tive mills is being gathered ' on wid* 
and dangerous fronts. Efforts of ex- 
hibitor leaders to .impress distrib- : 
utors with this fact haive. been none 
too successful, but! they^ the Hn*t6A 
spokiesmen^ have no hesitancy in i>re« 
dieting plenty of legislation this! sea- 
son unless V heed is . .taken. The 
MPTOA itseU will not put any leg-v 
islatlon in niotionr but that it ^ilt 
come froni other sources is seriously 
threatened, ' 

MPTOA's rival national, exhi itor 
organization. Allied States Associ V: 
tion, promises to be as active ih In- 
spiring or pushing legislation vas. ' 
the past. Allied In recent years has 
steamed itp many organizatiPns, siXc% 
as the , . Parent-Teachers, women's 
clubs, the W. C; T; U; cHurch organi«. 
zations and others, .ipto being cohV 
cerned over trade practices and other 
problems of a strictly interriiidustry 
nature. Concessions . under the 
MPTOA . 10-point program which 
would substantially reduce com- 
plaints of many years and would at 
the same time lessen ihH incentive of 
not only Allied but many hoh-fllm 
organizations from t>uumg the .pres- 
sure on at Washinjgfon or (elsewhere/ 

Not satisfied with what U, UA an* 
20ih-Fpx have indicated they 
willing to grant under the 10-pPint 
program, the MPTOA is pressing, 
these companies to reconsider the 
initial decisipns- they reached. 



HOWEVER YOU CSIP IT 

Hpilyiyood, Dec. IS. 
redestination in name makes its 
appearance once again in cast Of 
Metro studio's cehsor. 
Censor's monicker is Al 



'silver jubilee' program . psrj^- 'xip: 
year, when the organization will '" 
celebrating i 25th birthday. 



Boston, Dec. 

At the annual meeting'of. the AI-. 
lied Theatres of Mass., Inc., the foK 
Ipwing wei^; elected; 

Samuel Pinanski, pres.; John H. 
Devlin, V. p.; Stanley Summer, treas.; 
Joseph H. Brennah, sec, and the 
fPllowing directors," Charles Wj 
Koerner, Max Melincoff, M. J. Mul- 
lin, E. A. Cuddy, H. Mi. Addison, 
V. J. Morris, B, E. Hoffman. Geoi'fTe 




VARIETY 



ricYimc CHESSES 



W«ilBeMlaj« December 1936 




%s.Justl)|iffig;ParV»?M^M 

llZC.'I—'Ill 




'it's.' 



Los AngeleSi Dec, 15. 

Only twd. houses in the local sec- 
tor, P&tairioUht find State; ivill hit 
five flSUfUs on the tiurreilt y^eek, &hd 
grosses here WOft t be anything to 
rave about; Christmas shbpping,has 
hit its ^ride, ^0 iiian6i^<eiirs are satis- 
fied ttt db best they eah between new 
Aiid the Yule holidiiy. 

I»aVamount, Awith big $17,600, at- 
tributed mostly to Dtike Ellington 
bskhd oh stage* is topping downtown; 

Locw^^ State rimfiihi it fair 
leebhd. Chihese took dhothei; drop 
MrA two Warner house* -wilt. Just 
. iboUi hold; their . bWn* ^Lloyda pi 
Xibhddh' slipping badly at the Car-; 
thay Cifde atid leaves in touikie of 
-iyeeks; ; 

'''''E«tijiiiaicB''l«y.tUs 1^^ 

CJiifthiy Circle <Pbit) (1,518} 88-83* 
ilO*l.fl»)-^^*iabydi Of LbndoA' (20th) 
cad week). - Just didn't catch t«i $nd 
<ttiifd week disth&l at orouhd $6,500. 
Last week flhished trifle above 
t»i2(Kli, Which wafi diS6^jpbihtih|f. 
Shiiiiiie ^(Clr^timati) <2)6% ' 
(20th) ahd *L6Ve 

- dual. ttbUywoad 

. -bd$jr ?Xhiat) ; Shbpj)ihg» 
Jj«0O bfert. littit iWeek ^Bbifi* tb 
>mt^ mG) 6tid Mdideii £>jne' 

■ (20t^): fair:.ai $8i500. 

i8)^j»bl* Joe' (WB) and Tundta' 
: XfiuvtbughH)^ dual. Joe fi. Bfown 
i& bbk office itt doWtitowii sector .^b 

hbUse^ ^n garrieif. tooUrtd $5,500 
• :1jS^lthbttt mf buteide hi^jp-i«, ^,5t 

Week) ekeeUent &t $6,400. 

mti dM^tii)^ hit bit |4,800. 

; talt ¥^fe«k 'Ail You tiller It" (20ih) 

viJldiii libs#dlvfe:f6i^ |ij»00. 

«6)^t»oto ■ Jofe'v (Wflr wd TPuMdi-s' 
Cfiiuirj^u#ha),:dUiiU Th»«e ipjfevlewtf 
brt Atf^ 

^<|ttin6l dftpearihcev bf ioujfto^ . l5o^ 
, JDiggef* WUlv-S^ take ib iB.OOp, 

^£a6t^^6fek:(id-fi»fii §i6rtjk^ jdTjAii- 

tHbhr ^dvei'Se,' iUSt f Air ttt *4,|W., 
?; vOOrtihenm : (Bdwy) (2,280: 25-'3D>;39« 

mm-^mi!ti^:cdx^^^ imi »nd 

F^Ghuini?' <Mijl)f duMf aftd valid** 
Vbk#: liifeklbB? io< thli br«e ol filths^ 

■ and with Atagb shbW an diraw Iboluf 
^ iStP); JLflst Weelt 'Countt^^ CSetrtle- 
/#6tf tfep) ahd/'dtofet' (ItT) bkay 

«ai?l Glris^ (U) ah^l *lk llte^Sl^ps^ 
? W),:idual (2d week); ^HWdbvyt 
^vade^ holding flifhi and idoks like 
' ;|t,&QP. Last we)ek« flrst^; finished at 

■ ' ao 

, , ahd 

ftwntf cbtbired fehoW: Xiatteif,.>f6Sbdft- 

Xast week 'Gb Wesf (Par> bfelbW e** 

H ' «eeiiatibHjt!> bm at $20,400. 

«KO ■ *<2,e80; 30»40r»8)^*Smai't 
: Girls'; (JX) : ahdr:ln His $tet>s' :XGN)» 
•;. idual (2d: week). Trade' bff about 
28% bh sebbhd Week, but good for 
: $!ti500, i>r6fltabl6V firtl Week, $10»- 
200. ptenly good. . . ^ ^ , 
■ State (LoeW-Pox) (i,024: 30-40 
• 6845)*-*ft6ttjb^ (20th) and "Love ift 
J^Exllfe' (Cabi, diiBL Holding its owtt 
w -btit win have to be utisfied with 
'. attiund lilCsoo. tiist week 'Boifn to 
l)an(ie' (MG) and '16 Maiden liahe 
(20th) $12,000 as expected. ' ' , 
trnlted Attists (Fox-tJA) (2,l00: 
S0-40«^55)^'Borri to Datice* (MG) aft( 
•15 Maldeft tane' (40th), dual, (2d 
; - tun). Moveo^ef bf this Eleanor 
: Powell starrer ifbm Siate-Chinefie 
for continued ton clicking fo^ neat 
^ $4,500. Last Week 'Devil Is Sissy* 
-^^MG> and 'Weekend Millionaire^ 
<GB) satisfactory at $3,250 



40)— 'Word for Carrie' (Par) and 
'Hideaway Girl' (Par)/ Okay at 
$5,000. Last week 'Light Brigade' 
(WB) and 'Lady Be Cafeful' (Par), 
n days, good, $10,200. . 

United Artists (Parker ) (l^OOQ; 30- 
40)-^'Rorh to Dance' (MG) (3d 

Week). Still going niwiy. for 

$3,700. Second week gObd, $5,000. 



. ParattiaaDt , (Partmai^ ) <3,808; 
40.65)^aiingle^PrincesB' (Patl 

aiage. touke temngtbn's ^ band 



on IX 




bnly big . b. 



Baitimbire> pec. 18. 
o. this Week is at the 



Ist RttiM on BrpAcjway 

(Subject to Change) 

Week of Dei!, li 

Astor-^'Lloydt of Lo ttd o *l* 
(20th) (4th wk). . . 

Capltel — *B o t rt to Dance* 
(MG) (3d Wk). 

MubIo Hall— 'Rainbow on the 
River' (RKO) (17), 

Paramoiini 'Pennies f iroqi 
Heaven' (Col) (2d Wk). 

Blafto 'Mart Who Lived 
Again' (GB) . (14). 

Elven — 'Rembrandt^ fUA) 
(3d Wk). 

Rexy^'Stowaway*; (20th). 

Strand — 'Three; Men 
Horse' (WB> (4th wkT. 
Week of Dee^25 

Asier ^ 'Lloyds of London' 
(20th) (5th wk). . 

Capitol — 'After, the, Thin 
Man' (MG). ' / 

Music Hall — 'Rainbow Oil 
River' (RKO) (2d Wk). 
. ParaiHount^'College Hbli 
(Par) (23). . .... .. , .: - 

Malto — 'J ubg 1 e Princess' 
(Par) (23). , 

Elvoll 'Beloved E n e m y* 
(UA). " 

Roky T- 'Stowaway' (20th) 
(2d Wk). 

SiUttd-^'dbld Diggers of '37» 
(WB) (28). 



lme'$iaW 




'Crime >of Dr, iPorbes* <(f6*), atso 

"lf«S!iJfV(Wilby:is^ 
25'35)^18 Maiden Lahe^ (2Qth> and 
vaude. House olbsed three dayd «aeh 
Week; but does as much buslheiis 
thesa three days as did last year tty^ 
Ing^ to ritn seven days a week. This 
waeh^ $2400. Last waek 'Xa»y to 
liake ■ (Par) and vaUde. $2,300. 




Hipp,' with 'Pennies fi-ohi .Heaven' 
and'vaude. ' ,^ \ 

Rest of town ^Mted out weakl^s, 
reissues o* h. o.%i and sb the indle 
vaudfllmer Js hogging the bi^. 

• fititluates ier This Week 

Centtlry (Ld*W-UA V (3.600: 15-25- 
a3'IO-85)'^'BOHi tb Dancb' (MG) (2d 
week). Light $4,400. First flihg, 
while good at $0,800, idn't warrant 
holdbVe*. ' ■• 

litKiiiodirbnie ^ (Ra^apb^tV (2J00. 
18«28-38-40>B8<j96)^'FennifeSV (Col) 
and vaude.. Splendid |n.oOO. Last 
waek Thenddta' (Cbl) (2d week) 
and !Ch*cus de Paree' unit gond at 
$13,000. 

lselth*s . (Schanbetgev) (2^800: 18» 
^t-id* 3^ •> 40 « 50).^ 'Hbrsefeathert^' 
(Paf) (reissue). Thteeiyeaif-oldie 
istaffing Mai^kes headad fbr full week 

ahd isatsifac^y . Last week 
♦Everything ^undeif' (qB) yanked 
iii five, days at woeful $1,800. 
Jtm (M^fchaftle) <UO(j; 18-25-30 
38i40ri58)^'dhafi at Opeta* (20th)v 
Mlldish UjfiOO. Laist week 10 days of 
'fiahjb' <20th) Mbbd at |4;000. 
$i«iiiey (WB) (3;480i lii^28-36^d:> 



mmMm 
ui 





Washlhgionr Dee. Vi, 

total take pretty evehtly iplit thiis 
week and slightly abbvo Hint wctk'r. 
Latter had theatres, f eating pre" 
holiday slump was going to set in, 
but blame lor last Week now aoenu 
to be more bn weaih#r and product 
than On shopping eai^ly f or Chrlatmaiit. 

Two. Vaude housifes: are rutitalng 
iiebk and nit^ck, eaeh with, a unit 
show that equals if not surpasses the 
filcltbr m interest. they*ire Dave 
ApbUon at Capital and Leon Errors 
'Hbllywpbd Follies' at Earle,. 

JMlniajMBi ibr This Week 

Jkbialeo (Badih) ti;i00;^8«8(j^80^r^ 
'Edward ,VIU' (GB> and 'Lbvi in 
)Bxlle'«§B). Dub shoved in i90ld 
Saturday (12) to capitallza on head'^ 
line^i gbibg big at mats and sb^sb 
after dark: for nice $4,000. Last we^k 
'Oypsieiit' (Amklnby yanked to make 
way tor above and bowed with 
patriMbie $1,000 for thrMi dayn. 



Cincinnati, Dec. IS. . 

SWefet prbduijt spread (eurrently 
and trade is bdn^iderabiy improved, 

lij the tnain, over last week. ■ - ^ m^i, . >im «a\ 

^orn to feaiieena Btepping^^^A^^^ ^^S^'^^l^Sf^'^^^ 

pbrtatit coiner for the Paiai^df 



. Lum ahd Abner, radio rustics, are i 
turning in a healthy b. . account at 
the ShUbei^. 

rfistliiMteii fbr Thll^, Week 

Alkee (Ak6) t3,300r 38^42MBbrn I 

-TO- 1 to Dance' (MG). SoefcOf -llOjOOO. 1 

96)-^^Hideaway OlW* Ct'Si')' ttiilet Last week 'Go West* (Par). $12,000, 



$5,200;: Last Week VOfllli Way l^aaSage* 
(WB) (rei^suo) in dpldrums at 
$4.()0o. 



'State Stmck'-IIeart' 
loTe on Ran' $7,400,SeaL 



all rightir 

C^apltol' (RI^O) (2,000} 38^42)- 
Tliree Mih on Horse' (WB) (2d 
run). Strong, $6,600., Last waek 
Winterset' (RkO) (2d run),^ $3,000, 



, ,^ J*oriiand, Ore.j Dec. 15; 
'I^oib. Joe' is >geuirig aii okay play 
it ttife Drghetihi Snd tbj^ping.n'ew pix 
this week : GehirS^ the bur& 

reveSiS "tlie ferealfest fibliBSy bujfibg 
seakon since 1929; Pic grosses are 
JKJ^eejbinfi a: high level iri spite of it 

■^tiiaates fbf This 

*roiliMy OPajrfeei-) ^^(2;b66V Sb^iioi 
*Love bh Run' (MG) and 'Two- in 
Crbwd', (trj. (2d ^eek). Holding up 
nicely for $5,500, . First week topped 
the^burg with $8,lQCh ; , .. ..• , 

Mayfkir . (Parker- vergregP) 
(1,400: 30-40)„ 'Libeled. Lady' (MG) 
^hd 'Girl oil rent Pagfe' (Fox ) (7th 
w'eek). '■ Av/eragb feSult^ . for , tfii^ 
Bbuse it $2,000. . Sixth wetft $2,200. 
. Or^ne>in (fiafhrick-Evergreish) 
<2,00b; 30-40)^'P6io.Joe' (WB) and 
.fISle :;t)f Fury' (WB). Getting good 
break as. one bf ihe few n'ew pix thife 
.wefelc; okt,V "at $5;500-. Last . Week 
/l^i^nnie^? (Col) and. 'W^onian Rebels' 
1lRK:0),"nine days, fair $6,300. , . 

Paramount (Evergreen)' (3,000; 30- 



^ jJiftattle, Dec. IS 
Mbi^ine strike! and Chriithnas shop>' 
ping are both eutting into grosfees; 
Three bbldovers itiU holding interest 
are 'Born to Dance,' .'Libeled Lady^ 
and Theodora,' but this looks like 
last Week for thehi, With maipr eur 
rent inteteist in 'LOV$ On RUh' at 
Fifth Ave. . 

istimatea fer Tbli Week 

Blue Monse (Hamrick) (900; 27- 
37-42)— 'Born to Dance' (MG) (3d 
week). Fair $2,200. Last week, $3,-! 
100, good. > 

Cblls^nnk (Evergreen) (1,800; 21 
32)— 'GirlB^ Dormitory* (20th) and 
'Ameriean Wife* (Par), dukl. Fair 
$3,300. Last Week 'Gorgeous Hussy* 
(MG) and 'Baek to NatureV <20th), 
dual, $3i000. aloWi 

rif th Ave* (Evergreen ) : (2,400; 27'> 
37m42>u^<LoV^ on Run' (Md). Good 
enough tb hold Over at^7i400j 
week ^Light Brigade' 
mild, 

, iiberly , (1,900) 27 
dor^' (Gol) (8a WebWi 
$5j500i ' VLasl wiEiek $7ilEiOO; 

Music Sb3? (Hamrlek) (900; 27-37 
42)-T-'Liii61ed JiadJ'* (MGM). t8th 
week)i Fait $2;200; Last wfeek; $2;700i 

^plc Mali (Hamrick) (2,i 

.iide; Slow 



unit. Latter helping plenty; not big 
but oke $10,000. Last webk 'Our Re- 
lations* (MO) and Ethel Wateri, 
light, $10,000. 

-Ceittttibla (Loew) (1,883: 26*40)' 
*eome and Get,lt» (XrX)v<4d run). 
Oke $4,000. Lait week ^tarsan Es-' 
^apes'^ (MGT (2d ruri)i good^ $4,800 

Jarto (LoaW) (2,424{ 29-36-40»80. 
70wpehnie8* xCol) and Leon Jlr« 
rora 'Hoiiywobd Fouita* unit.' t:oi> 
leetmg good^^ $16,000^ Last week -Go 
WeaV (Par ); same. 

klitk'i (RKO): (1830; 2b*38*«0)^ 
^mbrandt* (1;a) (2d week). Pasi 
able $8,800. Good $10,000. 

Met iWB) <l>853r 25-40)^ jlieo 
dora* (Col) (2d run). Nice |5,BQ0. 
Last week -'Three Meti on Horse' 
WB) (2d run), bke, $4,000. 
^ Paiaee (Lbew) (Me3;"2S*3S-e0)-- 
*Borfi to Dance* (Mfr). Bitf $18,000 
La§t week 'Love on Riim' (MG) (2d 
week), bke, |0,800. 

ftiaito (Indie) (i,WO; 25-30-40-88) 
•—••Always Tomorrow' j[M6) Jre» 
vival). Being sold as Robert Tay- 
lor's 'first big pie* for oke $2,800. 
Last week 'Mutiny* (MG) (revival), 
satisfactory, $2,300, 



mlly (RKO) <1,000; /ISi , 

in . Kent* (20th) and fAccusini 

Finger* (Par ), split , NormaU nm 
Ditto la^t Week on 'Ride /em. Cow-- 
bay* (U) and 'Murder With Pictures* 
(Par)^ Ibtties. 

Onrnd (BitO) (l,20O{ 28-^40)^ 
•TheodbraV (GoV). Brought Mek for 
fourth week on main wie. Hefty, 
$2,300. Last week 'Lbve on Run* 
(MG) (3d run), $3,000, nice. 

Kelth^s (Llbson) (1.800; 30*40)' 
•smartest Girl' (RKO). Poor, $3»500. 
Last week 'Garden of Allah* (UA) 
(2d run), $3,000, limp. 

ym^^^^\ VSl TO TAKT WTTB 

Last week 'Rose Bowl* (Par), $4, ' «»»■»*• fi«p«« 

000, fair. 

iPaWe (RKO) (2,eoO;3842)r-'J*en 
nleS from Heaven' JCol). Okay, 
$11,000. Last/ week "ttree Men oh 
Horse* (WB),' put oh speed in last 
half for a great $18,000. 

iShvbert (BKO) (2,200i 40-60)-^ 
'Plying Hostesi' (tT) and Lum and 
Abner, . plus four acts bn stage, 
'Dandy $15,000. Last week 'Star for 
- ^^-^ - ' 'HollyWbod Hfttel. 



Pittsburgh, Dec. 
What pre-Cbrlstmas slump? 
Biz sailing along toriskiy with nb 
sign of an impending holiday. Sun- 
day trade getting better, too, with 
this week's (18), up more than 25% 
oyer preceding se«Mlon, 

Ustlmaies ITtr 'fhis Week 

Aivln (Harris) (2,000; 25.35r40)— 
Tennies* (Col); Rolling up close to 
$10,000. Last week 'Man Who Lived 
Again* (GB> ahd 'Lueklest Girl' (U) 
yanked after six days With barely 
$4,800. 

Faiten (Shea^Hyde) (1,780: 28^40) 
--'Tundra* (indie) and 'Two in 
Crowd* (U). Liicky to break $4.0oo. 
which It under tha loss ledger. Last 
Weelc, second of 'Gto^ Desperado* 
(UA), very neat at $4,800. ^ . 

Pcm (Loew's^UiU (3,300' 28-35- 
80)-^'Three Men on Horse' (WB). 
Galloping right along tmder iihpetus 
of swell eampalgn for $14,000. Last 
week '(30 west* cpar), Ught, $0,800. 

Btamer CWB) (3,000; aB.4(^«0)— 
'Jungle Princess' (Par) and VaUee 
^Varnsties' unit Ju$t another Week 
at $15,000. Last Week ;a diflbrent 
story, with >Folle Parlsienne* r unit 
bolstering 'Smartest Glrr (RKOj^to 
elegant $23,000. 

Warner (WB) (a,o00; 28-40%'One 
Way Passage* (WB) .(reissue), and 
•Mr. Cinderella' (MO). . Well, over 
|7i«00; great here. ^ Last weeV;?* 
higher 5;aie,-«Bortt to Dance* (MG) 
(2d run), took Worthy $8i800. 




benver, Dee. 10. 

•Three Men on a Horse* is big at 
the Denver and goes to Aladdib for 
a second week. 'Easy to Take' and 
a . stage show are packing the ;^Den*. 
bam.' 

This Week 




iVfeffigfe r^LSst W^^K 'Bi. 
(RKG) ahd 'Stage: StirliCk' ( 
cdrfisj jseparate, ,$l5600j 



Gaiifie' 
B)ibtt- 




^ _,Relatiofis' 

tMb) and 'BM leaf (WB), dUal, 
ahd Vaiidfe; $4,^0, lait. , , . . 
, Of JlHfejifc . (Hamrick) (2,700;. ^7^37^ 
42)— 'Poio SW (WB1 aiid 'Witftbu 
Of ttery (itKO,); dtiai; Slbw $4,fitiO. 
Last Wefek .'Gb Webt' (Pair) ahd 
'Americiari Chump' (MG ), $7,200; 
good. ... .. 

.. Palomar . (Sterjing), (1,430; 16-27 
37)— 'iGrahff Ju'ry^ (RKO) and vaude. 
Good $4,800. . Last week 'Dpwri to 
Sfea' (Itfep) and V'au'de, $4,400, mod- 
erat'e ' 

WBfeftuht (JEVfergfeien) I3.i08; 27f 
37-42 )^* White Hunt'efV t2oth) and 
'Hideaway Giirl* (Pat); dual. , Light 
$5,700. ■Last week 'Three Mi&H oh 
Horse* (FN) iattd 'Hore Bowl' (Par) 
(2d Week),; $3,600, lair. 

Roosevelt (Sjterling) (800; 21-32)-^ 
'Stage Struck' (WB) and .'Your 
tiearV (WB), "dual. . Fair .at $2,^ 
Last week 'Gehieral Died! (Par) and 
'Big Game' (RKO), $2,600, mild, 



f i^l I Saiife Not Mdiiiiig 



feroaflway (Huffman) (1,500; 25-40) 
I — 'Dixie?^ (20tH). F&ir $1,500. Last 
Week .'East Meets West' (GB), thfee 
diSKs fpllowjng,Week Jit. the Aladdin, 
•eraig*fe Wife* (C.bl), four days 

)Wihe wfebk at the Bfdaaway-, 

,^feeniet (Aiiahl (i,Soo-. 15-26^28)^- 
i&rl brt Front Pagb^ (U) aftd 'Vfel- 

ibwstbne' (u)j with .stage- shew. 
m4.w.?ri«\\aHi r»^P. 1 1 I llfifcb at $2,300. Last Wbek "l^Vb ih 
« - - li^ -TiuL ?fS. -Sis, Crowd' (U)and 'Dowft tp Sea* (RfeP); 

DeparlhiehV Stores thjte W6tek .WVfe | ^ith stage show, ekay^ $2i000. 

^^benlmm (Gqickriii)-, (li500; , 28^^^ 
fiO)— Easy to Take' (Par)„and stage 
shbW.^. FiAe at $lDiO00. Last Week 



therWg aftractibha ^§ Ght-islHiliS 
Shopping get^ UHder Way strong. 

t:stittiiit«% idF fhis W«%k ^ 
AiabaiBi xWiiby-Kineey) (2,600; 
90-35-40 )~--'Cbme and Get It' (UA) 
One big night With Gail Patrick's 
p. a., but rest is, blah-blahj $7-,50O. 
Last week. 'Love oh Rim' (MG) got 
$3,100, good. . , - 

Eififtirg (Acme) (1,100; 25)^:Aa 
venture ih MatihaVtan' (CdD.^ iFair 
at $2,000. Lafet wefek 'And s6 Thby 
Were Married' $2,500, pretty goiodi 
. Rit* (Wilby-Kitt^ey) .Xl,600> 25) 
'Devil Is a Sissy' (MG ). Looks like 
best bet this.wefek. .$2i700-.. 'Veliarit 
Is Word f oi: Carrie'. (Par ) $2,200-, f aift 
• Strand (Wilby-Kincey) ■ (800;^ 25) 
— %ithout Ordefs' (llK(5). Will get^ 
arouhd $1,600, light. Lafel " 



'Go ^ Wfesv ' . (t'&rr\'Sd week), hies' 

$0,500.. 

ilenviitr (HuM&rt) (2i5db] 215-3B- 
50)— 'Thi-bb Meft oh Hbtse'UFJ^r) and 
fetagfe bana. Good $0,SOOi Last Week 
'Thfeodora' (Gbl), big, $10*500. 

orpneum (rkox (2»boo; 26t35-40) 
— 'Winterset' (RKO) and 'Smartest 
Girr (RKO). Okay 1^6,500. , Last 
.Wm: jBorn to D'ancfe* (MG) and 
♦Our ftfeiatiDhs' KMG) (2d we^k), 
avbi^ie, $4,000..^ ; - 

Parabittttht XHuffiftan) (2,000; 25^^ 
35^40)— 'Come Closer' ,(coi) and 

.'North of Nome' (CoD^^. Fair $3^000. 
Last week 'Garter' (WB) and 'Isle of 
Fury* (FN), average, $3,000. 



St, Louis, Deci 18. 

With downtown setitor erowded 
with 'Xmas shoppers^ delUxersy arie 

Grabbing 7niee coin. Loew*8 with 
Born to Dance' and AmbasMdor 
with 'Make Way for a Lady/ and 
Ben Bernie, are running, neck and 
neck for the biggest bit. 

Estlmaiei for Tfili Weel^ 

Ambatsador (F«tM) /iU)i8-v2S>40r 
88)— 'Way fo*^ A Lady*^(HKO) and 
Ben BenUe unit.^ Soek 120,800; .l^st 
week 'Pennies* (Col) and stage show. 
$I7,800» okay. 

Fo« (F&M) :(6,038i SO^SB-M)-* 
•Polo ^oe* (WB) and 'Luckiest Oirr 
<U> and King Edward VIIX piz« Dis- 
appointing with $9^00, . below aver- 
age. Last week 'Three Men on a 
Hone* (FN) and 'Hying Hbatesa^ 
(U); aatiiifled witn |i3i800. : , 
. Loew'a (Loew) (3.162;^2S-35-55)-^- 
*Born to Danee* (MG). Me $20,0oo. 
Last %eek 'Love on Run* <MQ) <2d 

week ), $9,500, okay. 

Missouri (F&M) (3,214; 25-40)-^ 
'Love in Exile* <GB) and 'Easy to 
Take' (Par). Headed for $11,500. 
best in weeks. Last week 'One way 
Passage^ -(WB) and 'Fugitive in 
Sky' (WB)i only average, $7;500. 

Orpheum (F&M) (1,950; 28-38»85) 
r--'Three Men on Horise* (WB) and 
'Pennies* (Col) (2d runs) $8,500, 
good. Last week 'Go West* (Par), 
$6,eoO, below -average. 

Shuhert-BUito <F&M) (1,725; 20- 
25)^'Easy Money* (Rep) and 'Night 
of Love' (Col). Not more than 
$2,600. Last Week 'Arizona Raiders* 
(Par) and 'Devil On HorSebapV 
(GN), only $3aoO;;beloW avitirage.' 

St. Louis (F&M) j4,000; 25-40)— 
'Murder With Pix' (Par) and 'Light 
Brigade^ (WB) and stage show. Quan- 
tity here, but only $8,000, beloW 
aVerafe. Last Week ^Cain and 
Mabel' (2d run) and stage show* 
$6,200, good. 

*Joe' Cops Smart $8,500 in 
ypl$.;1)ixie^ 

Indianapolis, Dec, 18. 
^Bbrtt to Dahie,' aided by a very 
good exoioiiatidh campaign leeally, 
is iiDihg socko bii|ine(sB at lA)ew's in 
spite of . the pre-Xmas Slump. 'Polo 
Jocv* at the vaudfilm Lyrict ailso is 
faicihfe nldeiy, but the other first runs 
arfe ln the rut. • 

£slMate^ for This Week 
. ApoUb XFbUrth Ave.) dilOO: 2S- 
40)^^Dixie?' t20th). Weak at $^,000. 
Last week 'Banjo' (SOth) Just fair at 

$4,400. 

. Circle (Monarch) (2,800; 25-40)— 
'East Meets West* (GB) ana 'Without 
Orders': (RKO )^ dual. Mild at $4,500. 
Last Week ^Smartest Girl? (RKO) 
ana "Jungle Pi-incess' (Par) light- 
weight with $4,200. 

.Loew's (Loew^s) (2,600; -40) 
'Born to Dance" <MG). Sh*owing lots 
of power at $10;BOO» Last Week 'Pen- 
nies' (Col), and 'Legion of. Terror* 
(Cbl), dual. Okay , at $7,200. 

LVKb (Olsbtt) X2.000; 25-30-40)r- 
'Pbio Job* (W6) awd vauae. Dandy 
at. $8;500.: Last vreek 'FURitive ftom 
Skv' (WB) and Bowes d&nce bsnd 
unit swell at $10,8,00, due to ams. 



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iWhat with kings quitting^ tor love 
imd telling aboUt it oyer the radiOi, 
and iuchj jhe world is- turoed tbpsy 
' tunry and the expected never, hap- 
p^iis; Here it js lO dayis before 
Ciiristinag an<i the Chicago is doing 
|S1,(M)0 With ♦^^^ Men on a Hbrsfr.' 
I Vo i^^ it's pre-Xmas. Such 

i goings /on, And the Rpoieyelt with 
flight Brigade,* ApoHo with ^Re- 
^iscdph/ Palace with plseh and Jbhn- 
. :«6h »re iaU runliing into profit figures 
ythi^^^W ii^tead .of slidirig into the 
'iUiAial 1 

iSsUinates for This ll^eelc 
Apen* (B & Ky (1,200; 45-55-7&)— 
'lleunion' (20to). Alm^^ ' by 

♦ the . censors, but tliat trduble wa^ 
'cleared upv Around $9,000, okay. iLast 
week 'Corne and Get It' (UA) fin- 
ished third week in Loop with fine 

ijlUdaif* (bI & If) (4,000; 35-55-7^)-:- 
Tiiree Men Horse;, X and 
' ttage shoWit SSmacking session at 
$31,000. lia^ week 'Garden of Allah' 
(UA) (2d Week), $i9^Q()b, weakish. 
Garrick (B & K) (900; 35-55-75)— 
; ^Ur Relations' (MG); Good play at 
$7,90i9. JUist iMreek 'One Way Passage 
. (WB) (reissue), so-so, $6,700. 

Orlentol (B & |C) (3,200; 35-45-55) 
^'Bilad Holiday' (MG) and vaude. 
Money-maker at $18,000. Xast week 
'Wedding Present' (Par), strong, 

■ $19 100 ■ 

' Falaee (RKO) (2,500: 35r55-75)— 
♦Night Waitress' (RKO) and Olsen 
and Johnson wiit .All right, with 
$18,000 in the offing. Last week 
'smartest Girl' (RKO) fiabby 
$14,200. 

Beosevelt (B it K) (1,500; 35-55-75) 
>i^*Light Brigade' (WB) (2d week). 
Holding to ^12,000, bke„ after fine 
$18,300 last week. 'Gold Diggers' 
(WB) next 

SUte^ke (Jones) (2,700; 25-35 
40)T^'Jahe Turner' (RKO) and vaude. 
powerful trade again, this session at 
$16,000, La^t week 'Love Letters' (U) 
another bi^ one at $17,000. 

United Artists (B & K-MG) (1,700, 

■ J^55-75)— 'Born to Dance' (MG) (3d 
"week). Out tomorro^tr (Wed) with 
. $U,5(M) for final seven days. Nifty 
;.f)5.200 last week. 



B'KLYN GOES MILD 




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ScramUed Policy 




"Sah' Francisco. Dec. 15 
Christmas shopping is nicking 
"I business' plenty here, which accounts 
for so inany houses holding over 
pictures instead of . bringing in neW 
■ones.' 

. One excieptlon is 'Theodora,' which 
,1s doing amazingly good at the Or- 
pheum. -Rembrandt' is a . disap 
ppintihent at United Artists. 

Eirfinutes for This Week 
>;Eiabtesy (RKO-Cohen) (1.512; 30 
35-40)— 'MummyX Boys? (RKO) and 
'Sea Spoilersr (U). Okay at $3,200. 
Last week 'Wiritersef (RKO) arid 
•Southern Girl' (All tar); : very 
sour, $2,100. 

JPox (F-WC) (5,000; 30-35-40)— 
Tliree Men bh Horse' (WB) and 
*Bflad Holiday' (MGM). Good at 
$17,000. Last week 'Banjo' (20th) 

•and^ideaway Girl' (Par)i: light, 

, $13,000. 

Golden Gate (RKO) (2.850: 30-35- 
*Q)—'Way for Lady' (RKO): and 
vaude. For good measure threw in 
Quints in technicolor short 
V and ; Spain in. Revolt.' Average re- 
sults at $13;000. Last week 'Jane 
Turner' (RKO). $14,500, fair. ; 
Orpheom (F&M) (2,440; 30-35-40) 
Theodora' (Col) and 'Flying Hostr 
,ess (U) (3d week). Excellent $8,000 
Last week hotsy at $10,000. 
..faramoiint (F-WC) (2,740J 30-35- 
■w)— 'Born to Dance' (MGM) and 
Rose Bowl' (Par) (3rd week): Less 
than_ $8,000, Last week slipped off 
considerably to $10,000, 



* " • i'^tlL runs^. Holding this 
f^S^h $5,000. Last week 'Polo Joe 
W> and 'Di^cie;' weak, $4,000. 

J^"^"*** (UA-Cohen), (1.200 
>25-40)— 'Rembrandt'. (UA). Disap- 
pointing $6,000, but will stay one 
>week. Last week 'Get It 
1 wli^l^ ^^^K^' 'lice. $4,000. 
.1 Warfleld (F-WC) C2.680: 35-40)- 
FilV*^/i?/J* v^"" (MGM) and 'Black 
WB) (2d week).. Strike and 
, E'i^^stnias seasbn holding take to 
siz.ooo. Last week swell $17,000. 



Theatres. Bow. to Abraham A Strauss 
HGet it^-'Clnderellai' C $16,000 



robklyn, Dec. 
It's Christmas shopping tim£ in 
dowhtowri' area -with ' pedestrians 
package-ridden, and in slight frame 
of mind for fllmis. Biz is mild. 
/ Estimates for This Week . 
Albee (3,500; 25-35-55)— 'Winter- 
set' (RKO) and "Luckiest Girl' (U). 
Opens tomorrow (Wednesday). Last 
week, 'Reunion' (20th) and •White 
Hunter* (20th), $14,000, okay. 

Fox (4,000; 25-35-55)— 'One Way 
Paissage' ( WB ) and 'King of Hockey' 
(WB). Opened today (Tuesday). 
Last week Theodora' (Cbl) and 
•Career Woman' (20th) (2d week), 
$13,500, excellent. 

Loew' Miet, (2,400; 25-35-55)— 
'Conie and Get If (UA) and 'Mr 
Cinderella' (MGM). Shairing satis- 
factoiir $18,000. Last Week 'Love On 
Run' (MGM). $18,Q()0, good. 

Par (4,000; 25-35-55)— iGo West' 
(Par) arid 'Wedding Present' - (Par) 
(2d week). Okay- $16,000. Last 
Week $18,000, fine. 

Strand (2^000; - 25-35-50)— 'Murder 
with Pix' (Par ). ; and 'Mummy's Boys' 
(RKO); At $10,500, bright. Last 
weeik, 'AccUsine Finger' , (Par), and 
•Brian Kent' (2Qth), $9,500, good* 



'Mr, Cinderella' (MG) plus Glen 
Dale's 'Midnight Revels? unit, split 
with' dual, 'Smartest Girl' (RKO) 
plus 'Man I Marry* (U), slightly bet- 
ter than avierage, $2,500, 

Stuart (LTC) (1,900; 10-25-40)— 
'Three Men, oh Horse' (FN), Big 
ballyhoo for $3,300. fair. Last week 
'Ziegfeld' (MG) Kit like blazies on 
the mats and got .out with ,$4,50(), 
nice, considering the orevious road- 
ishow engagement in. J'une. 

Varsity (Westland) (1,100; 10-25- 
35)— Tennies' (Col) (2d week); not 
so good. $800, after fair $1,800 on first 
istretch. 



Santa No B'way Bugaboo; Teiuiies' 




JaiMs^'Get it' Get It at 





TOPICAL 'EXILE' WITH 
'GET IT' $7,000, OMAHA 



Omaha, Dec, 15. 

shopping , season emphasizes the 
slackened pace in theatre attendance. 
BiUs better than average all around, 
but biz only sorso. . 

Orpheum. moved quickly to bring 
in 'Love in Exile' : as a dual partner 
with 'Come and Get It,' to cash in 
on the timely angle. 

This week sees inauguration of 
bank night (16) with 28 houses co- 
operatin^ on a $l,-00<) giveaway. 

Estimates for This Week 
Brahdels XSinger-RKO) (1,250; 25- 
35w40)— 'Theodora' (Col) and 'Alibi 
for Murder' (Col), dual. 'Theodora' 
responsible for steady $4,700. Last 
week 'Winterset' . (RKO) and 
'Mummy's Boys' (RKO), satisfactory; 
$4,500. 

bmaha (Blank) (2,100; 25-40)— 
'Love on Run' (MG) (2d run), and 
'Bengal Tiger' (WB), doubled. Draw- 
ing $5,200. not bad considering first 
week of 'run' at the Paramount was 
only a little better; Last week 'Banlo' 
(20th) and Three Married Men 
(Par), twin billed, $6,000, not bad. 

Orpheum (Blank) <2,976; 25-40 )-r 
'Come and Get It' (UA) and 'LOve 
in Exile' (GB), doubled. Second half 
of the bill booked hurriedly and 
will aid. Bank night Wed. shoum 
prove a good thrust at the shopping 
season stall, here as at other houses. 
Reaching $7,000, Last week^ Re- 
union' : (20th) and 'Star for Night 
(20th) were okay at $9,000, 

Paramount (Blank) (2,765; 25-40) 
—'Garden of Allah' (UA). single. 
Low at $6,200, Last week 'Loye on 
Run' (MG) brought a new scale of 
prices to this house with a cut from 
the former 55c, top to a 40c, Slack- 
ening brought gross down to $7,000, 
under expectations. 

Lincoln No Heaven for 
Tennies'; $800 on H O. 

Lincoln. Dec, 15," 

Duals going into the Lincoln are 
boosting the spot, even ith sluff 
prints, arid doing damage to the Var- 
sity's recent try for a price advance. 
Both were , priced at two bits until 
the Varsity four weeks ago ascended 
to 35c. Lincoln has now forsaken the 
single feature plan arid is doing dual 
splits, . , . . >_ 

Outside of the holdover of 'Pen- 
nies.' 'Three Men' is getting better 
than average attejj^ich at the Stuart. 
Estimates "his Week 

Liberty (LTC) (1,200; 10-15)— 
'Fatal Lady' (Par) plus 'Oh, Susan- 
nah' (Rep), split with 'Mandarin 
Mystery' (Rep) plus 'Easy Money' 
(Invincible). Getting it in the neck; 
$800j not so good. Last week 'Law 
Rides' (Sup): plus .'Speed' (MG), 
split with 'Conflict'. (U) plus 'Lady 
Luck' (Ches), fair, $850. 

Lincoln (LTC) (l.GOO; 10-20-25 )— 
'General Died' (Par) plus 'American 
Wife' (Par), split ith 'Magnificent 
Brute' (U) phis. 'Luckiest Girl' (U). 
First week for duals and going very 
good at $2.f)00. Last Week 'Giv West' 
(Par) pulled after six days \y ith $2,- 
300. so-so. " . ^ 

Orpheum (LTC ) ( 1.350; :10-15-20- 
25)— 'Wedding Present' (Par) plus 
Bert Smith's 'Giiiy-Go-Round' unit, 
last half 'Woman Rebels' (RKO) plus 
'Jane Turner' (RKO). Whole session 
rating $2,400, not bad. Last wtek 



Buffalo, Dec! 
Despite public's pre-Christmais pre- 
occupation, show business is doing 
nicely in Buffalo. 'Carrie,' backed 
by Bowes' femme unit, is holding 
takings up at the Buffalo. 'Dance' 
goes into its second week at the 
Lakes to high takings and Lafayette 
is moving along against the tide of 
Christmas shopping. 

..Estimates for This Week 

Baffslo (Shea) (3,600; 30-40-55)-^ 
'Word for Carrie* (Par) and Bowes 
all-girl . unit Above good $14,000. 
Last , week, 'Three Men on Horse' 
(WB), held on nicely for $13,300. 

Century (Shea) (3,400; 25-35)— 
'Dixie* (20th) and 'Mr. Cinderella' 
(MG). Average $7,000. Last week, 
'Murder with Pix', (Par) and 'Big 
Game' (RKO), satisfactory, $7,200. 

Grieat Lakes (Shea) (3,400; 30-50) 
—'Born to Dance^ (MGM) (2d week). 
Still excellent at $10,000. Last week 
phenomenal^ $15,700. 

Hipp (Shea) (2,400; 25-40)— 'One 
Ws»y Passage' (WB) (reissue), and 
•In His Steps' (GN). Poor $5,000. 
Last Week ! White Hunter' (20th) and 
'Back to Nature' (20th), bad, $5,400. 

Lafayette (Ind.) (3,400; 25-35 )-r- 
'East Meets West' (GB), and 'Luck- 
iest Girl' (U). Going along nicely 
for $7,500. Last Week "Theodora' 
(Col) (2d week), fine, $9,OO0. 



'ADVERSE,' "WffE,' 'SONG' 
LIFT ANZAC PIC BIZ 



Sydney,' Nov. 

Three new pix, 'Anthony Adverse' 
(WB), 'His Brother's Wife' (M-G) 
and 'Song of Freedom' (GBD) lifted 
biz considerably following a pre 
Yuletide letdown. 'Piccadilly Jim* 
(M-G) goes into itis, fourth week anc 
will stick, and 'Show Boat' (U) hits 
its 23rd Week without stopping 
Three new ones look like securing 
solid b.o. trade and should experi- 
ence little difficulty in clicking off 
several good .weeks, despite trade 
slump elsewhere. 

British are not so strong this Um^ 
with 'Three Maxims' (AD), 'Our-' 
selves Alone* (BIP), 'Fame' (AD), 
'Amazing Quest' (AD), iand 'Crim- 
son Circle' (AD). 'White Death' 
(BEF), swings out after two poor 
weeks. 

'Stage Struck' (WB) goes into its 
second week and may get three, and 
weekly-change is so-so with 'Mum- 
my's Boys' (RKO) and 'Border 
Flight' (Par). 



Melbourne, Nov. 27. 
With the introduction of new 
tractions of high cali biz is fair-.; 
iy strong in this southern city, with 
'Fury' (M-G), 'My American Wife' 
(Par), 'Show Boat' (U), 'Man Who 
Broke the Bank' (Fox), 'One Rainy 
Afternoon'. 'Beloved Vaga- 

bond' (AD), 'Great Ziegfeld' 

(M-G). 



Auckland, N, ,, Nov. 27. 

Trade is holding up well in this 
territory, with American pi - still in 
the majority.. 

Current lirie-up has 'Dodsworth' 
(UA), 'White Angel' (WB), 'Futy' 
(M-G)| 'Case Against Mrs. Ames': 
(Par), 'San Francisco' (M-G), 'Fatal 
Lady' (Parh 'Walking . Aii" 
(RKO), 't'inal Hour' (Col), 'Girl of 
the Ozarks' (Par) and 'Suzy' (M-G). 

British include/ 'King of the 
Damned' (G-iB) and 'Rhodes of 
Africa' (G-B). 



WB Ups McGann 

Hollywood, i)ec. 15. 

William McGanri steps from, War- 
ners B production to the A direcr 
torial class with 'Marry the Girl.' 

Mary Bbland and Alan Mowbray 
will bolster cast on the lipped 
budget. 



The battle with Santa Claus is on 
in earnest, but the old gent with the 
reindeer isn't making all the Broad- 
way boxoffices a shambles. . 'Pennies 
from Heaven' doesn't even knOw 
there's a Kris Kringle, and' 'Banjo on 
My Knee,' another new. pnfe . that 
dared Xmas : shopping opposition, 
isn't getting into the man's beard, 
either. A good holdover week for 
Born to Dance' and a • fairly stui'dy 
second week for 'Rembrandt' also 
has the street belittling, the dangers 
of Xmas stocking plans at this time 
of the year. 

'Pennies,' on its first, week at the 
Par, largely on the draught of the 
Crosby name, scores a smash $47,000; 
and stay^ on until next Wednesday 
(23). The 47G countup for the Par 
with this Columbia pic is; the best 
business the house has done in the 
10 years of its existence on any cor- 
responding week in December. Art 
Shaw band is with 'Pennies.' 

'Banjo on My Knee,' well sold by 
the Roxy and 20th-Fox, is snubbing 
Santa to the tune of $35,000, while a 
second week for 'Bom to Dance' at 
the Capitol will be an easy $25,000 
or better. Although far from the 
strongest of Laughtbn's starrers. 
'Rembrandt' chalks up $22,000 on its 
second week at the Riv^ and "Three 
Men on a Horse'- holds to around 
$15,000 on its third week. Christmas 
shopping is naturally keeping grosses 
down, but in all probability this is 
occuring mpstly where the pictures 

The Music Hall booked 'More Than 
a Secretary' as a filler-inner and) 
standing to suffer more, than others, 
will be under $50,000, blah. 'Plot 
Thickens' is another that didn't have 
what it takes to contend with normal 
opposition, let alone Sainta Claius, 
and went out Monday night (14) 
with only $6,000 to its credit. The 
Rialto brought in 'Man Who Lived 
Again' yesterday (Tues.) ihd, 
proving it isn't the theatre but the 
picture that counts, got $2,000 on the 
opening iday. The palace is in the 
dumps at a miserable $7,000 with 
'Reunion' and 'Make Way foir a Lady' 
but the second-run iState is going to 
town with 'Come and Get It,' aided 
by Eleanor HOlm Jarrett and Art 
Jarrett oh the stage. The Pal may 
blame Xmas shopping; thci State 
blames nothing. After one of its 
poorest grosses in a long time' .last 
week when it got only $21,000 with 
'Valiant Is Word for Carrie' and 
Harry Richman, the State snaps back 
deeper in Xmas purchasing to do a 
good $26,000. 

'Banjo' can't be held over because 
20th-Fox wants the hoiise. to bring 
in. 'Stowaway' this Friday (18)' in- 
stead of holding it until Xmas. . New 
Temple teaser is coming in a week 
ahead of . Xmas, and plans are. to 
hold it through to Dec. 31 for a total 
of 13 days, with 'One in a Million' 
and Leon Errol on a personal open- 
ing the day before New Year's. The 
Strand is forcing 'Three Men' 
through on a fourth week, opening 
'Gold Diggers' Wednesday (23). Cap 
also holds 'Born to Dance,' -bringing 
in 'After the Thin Man' Christmas 

' hashing in on the King Edward- 
Mrs, Simpson sitiiation, the Crit last 
Wednesday (9), on very short notice, 
opened 'Life of King Edward VHI 
and 'Love iri Exile.' This duo wound 
up yesterday (Tues.) at around 
$8,000, under expectations, after a 
sock opening day. Today (Wed.) the 
Crit brings in 'Accused' and 'Captain, 
Calamity,' which had been post- 
poned. 

/ Estimates for This Week 
Astor (1,012; 55-$l,10-$1.65-$2,20J— 
'Lloyds of London' (20th) (3d week). 
Xmas budgets may . be resisting the 
admission sock here but ori. second 
week (last week) okay. $12,000, 
The first week's gross wis $.15,100, 
good. 

Capitol (4,620; 25r35-55-85-$l,25— 
'Born to Dance' (MG) (2d week). 
Musical holding up well, considering 
everything, $25,000 or over. First 
week miounted $52,000, very big. 
Goes a third week, 'After the Thin 
Man' (MG) being penciled, for 
.Christmas day (25). 

Criterion (1,662: 25-40'-55)— 'Life 
of King Edward Vlir (GB) and 'Love 
i .EJxile* (GB). coupled. Finished 
week last ■ ight (Tues.) at around 
$8,000, not good but heaps better 
than the prior diio. of 'Tundra' 
(Synd) and 'King of Hockey' (WB) 
which was under $5,000. House may 
bring in band units starting Xmas. 
New dual bill today is 'Accused' 
(UA) and 'Cant, Calamity' (GN). : 

Palace (1.700; 25-35-55)— 'Reunion' 
(20th) (2d run) and 'Make Way for 
a Lady' (RKO), dualed. No dice. 
$7,000 looking tops. bad.. Last week's 
doubleton, 'Light Brigade' (WB V (2d 
ru5) and 'Chan at the Opera' (20th) 
•(1st run). $9,000, fair. 

Paramount (3,664; 25-35-55-85)— 
'Pennies' (Col) and, in pit, Art Shaw 
orchestra. Crosby name draw, plus 
stage/Show policy of house which has 
coi^sisteritly clicked, totals to smash 



$47,000 first week ending last night 
(Tues.), picture holding. 'College 
Joliday' (Par), with Glenn Gray's 
I^asa Lbma band, ' which waj here 
ast Jilniasj . opens Wednesday ' (23). . 
Last week, third for 'Go West, Young 
Man' (Par), nfearly $20,000. 

Radio City Mdsie Hall (&,989; 40I> 
60-85-99-$1.65)— 'More Than Secre- 
tary' (Col) and ' stage show. Unable 
to stand the gaff and probably not 
more than $50,000, poorest for the 
Hall this year. Last week 'Winter- 
set' (RKO), $iS9,000, getting -house 
out. Okay.' 'Rainbow on River' 
(RKO), with Bobby Breen in per- 
son, • opens tomorrow.. ("Thurs.) and 
goes 11 days through Sunday (27), 
under plans. 

Rfalto (750; 25-40-55 )-^'Man Who 
Lived Again' (GB). Karioff thriller, 
was brought in yesterday morning 
(Tues.) and off smartly, : gettink 
$2,000 on the day. 'Plot Thickens* 
(RKO) went off Monday night (14) 
after only $6,000 on the week, dis- 
appointing. -'Rose Bowl' (Par). Ih 
ahead, got $7,200^ oke. House has 
put up a, swell fiorit for 'Man Who 
Lived Again.' 

BivoH (2;0.92: 25-55-75-85-99) 
'Rembrandt' (UA) (2d week). Got 
good $30,000 on the first ; wfeek and 
on second, ending last night (Tucis.) 
standings up well at $22,000. Goes 
nine more days, 'Beloved Enemy* 
(UA) being set for Christmas morn- 
ing (25). 

Roxy (5,836: 25^0-55-75)— "Bahib 
oh My Knee' (20th) and stage show. 
Considerable was spent selling this 
picture and thie answer is thd nice 
$35,000 it will get. Last week housa 
went under $30,000 with .'Luckiest 
Girl in World' (U). disappointing. 

Strand (2,767: 25-40-44-65-85) — 
•Three Men* (WB) (3d week). Con- 
tinued run of- Three Men on Horse* 
as a play and the fact that most New 
Yorkers have seen it on the stage 
may be keeping the picture from 
going higher, but at $15,000 on third', 
week,^^ up last night (Tues.), no 
squawks are to be heard. The sec- 
ond week $28,000. very good. Goes, 
a fourth, 'Diggers' (WB) to open for 

State (3.450: 35-55-75)— 'Cbnie and 
Get It' (UA) (2d run) and. on stage, 
Eleanor Holm Jarrett and Art Jar- 
rett. . Combihatioh of picture and 
Jarretts dragging *em in. for a $28.^ 
OOO week., good. Last week 'Carrie- 
(Par) (2d run) &nd, topping vatfdft 
bill. Harry Richman, only $21,000, 
lowest for house in many pages /on 
the ledger. 





$M Hepburn 
Cold $5M Del 



Detroit, Dec. 15. 

Stores are grabbing most of com 
here xurrentiy, but the wh^'lo' 
theatre grosses aren't near rock bot- 
tom. ._ 

Leaders are 'Banjo on My Knee' at 
the Fox and 'Hideaway Girl' the 
Mich. 

Estiinatcs for. 'This Week 
Adams (Balaban) (1.700; 25-40)-^ 

'North of Nome' (Col) and 'Luckiest 
Girl* (U), , dual. Normal at $5,000. 
Last Week good $4,700 oh 'Lady from 
Nowhere' (Col) and 'Flying Hostess* 

(U). ■■ ■ • 

Fox (Indie) (5,000; 30-40-65)— 
'Banjo' (20th) plus 'Mahhattan Scan- 
dals of 1937' unit. Oke, ip view of 
season, lit $20,000. Last week 'Theo- 
dora* (Col) plus Ben Bernie band, 
nice $26,000. ' 

Madison (United Detroit) (2,000; 
30-40-65)— 'Woman Rebels' (RKO): 
Lucky to get $5,000, pretty cold. Last 
week $6,000 on 'Come and Get It* 
(UA) (2d week). 

Michiffan (United Detroit) (4.000; 
30-40-65)— 'Hideaway Girl'; (Par)/ 
plus Milt Britton band in vaude. Do^-j 
ing oke $21,000, despite shoppitygr^ 
drag. It was $21,500 last stanz»-on 
'Go West' (Par), ith HerbeJ^Miui-. 
din heading stage show. 

State (United Detroit) (3,000; 25^- 
40)— 'Love oh RUn* (MG) (2d run) 
and 'Accusing Finger' (Par), duaU 
Gable-Crawford flicker moyed here 
after two weeks' run at UA, and 
clicking off another nice $8,000. Nice 
$9,000 last stanza on 'One Way Pas- 
sage' (WB) plus 'Murder with Pic- 
tures' (Par). 

United Artists (United Detroit) 
(2,000; 30-40-05)— 'Born to Dance' 
(MG). Off to good start, at $13,500, 
and figures to hold through holiday.?. 
Second week of 'Love on Run' (MG) 
pulled in oke $8,500 last stah<:a. 



Weclneddiity, December 16,. 193(^ 





f#Tansm in 2 Bo^^ 




Boston^ tiec. 
*T9rz9h,* doUbied with 'Adyentur^^^^ 
in Mqnhatten/ is getting a play from 
women, ids and ruptjed,. gentry at 
the Qrph sind State.. Rain, more than 
dhirigtmais . . ghpppihg^^ itilm 
' trade vFriday Saturday, although 
newspaper, ad budgets jtiave beeii 
islashed in ■ anticipation of . the slump.v 
//Reftibrandt' is Avinhing a holdoyer. 
at MemoriaL 

Estimates fbr This W^ek 
.v' Boston mko) (3;b0bi 35.50r65)— ; 
.'Man X'Mariry! (U)raiid Marfcus' show,' 
On'the skids to ^ pallid; $15,000, Last 
$16,000 on 'Without^ Orders': 
(RKO) and -Shodtirig High* unit 

■ Feaway (M&P): (1,400; 25-35-40- 
80)— 'Jiitigle Princess' (Par) and; 

: *D6wn Stretch' (WB), dual. Medium, 
$5^500; with aid of pjersonal appeatr 
■i^ ances by Ray Millaiid two shows 
Saturday (12). Last week 'Dixie' 
Xaoth) and 'Murder With Pix' (Far), 
double, $5;000, fair. 

Keith Memorial (RKO) (2.900, 
125-35-50)— 'Rembrandt' (UA)., Build- 
. ihg i te ^$i6;50Q; a^^ V^^ill hold. ; Last 
'rvrweek, second of .iWinterset' (RKO)* 

$10,000, light. . 
I:: . Metropolitan (M&P) (4,300; 35-50- 
f :65)^Light " Brigade' XWB); with 
T Frartcis. Ledeter and uftit> . Fair 
\$22;00d; - 'Hideaway Girl' (ParO. anct 
Phil Baker on stage, $24,900 last 
■'wc^ik. " ■ ^ .. 

•^ilOrpheuin (Loew) (3ib00; 25-35-40-' 
i;5Q)ri^^Tar2:dn' (MG)-and 'Adventure 
in Manhiattan* (Gol); dual. Surprise; 
^biz at $16,000..' Last Week's h. b. of 
VlibviB oil RtitC <M0) a|)paren^ 
,wai*6ntied* $8,000; ; : : , : 

■ Parainotint' (M&P) (1,800; 25-35- 
, SO)i,_'juiigie, Princess' (Par), 'and 

/ JlMiv^h Stretch^ •(WB>^ double. Fair 
A $^50(t :Last week $7^00» fair, on 

-TDixl6' (20th) ahd 'Murjier with Pix' 

■■'(Par);-.:dual^-:'- ''■ 
: Scoliav (M&P) <i.700; 25-35-40-50) 
; -^Trtsident'i Mystef y' (Rep) = (1st 

iiih) and ■ Go West' (Par): (2d run). 

Goihg irtaces at ,$8i0Q0;^ ;Last we^ 

■ very; good :$8i400 bn '\W»it)e Hunter' 
.(iOtb) arid 'Thrise Men on Horse' 

■. %(-WB): -(Ja .'eiins). ■-. 

State' (Loew) (3.300; 25-35-40-50) 
i^'Tiur26ri ;Eiscapes* (MG) . artd 'Ad- 
venture ill Mahhattan* (Col),, dual, 
sttong $13;500.' Last week $7,000 
second stanSca %oye on RUh^ (MG ). 



DANCE' MOPS UP FOR 
$16,000 IN^ 

Pfdvideniqe, Dec. 15. 
Three-day dbwnpoUt and CJhrist- 
mas ^hopping den tied most of ;;the 
bankrolls in town, but 'Born to 
Dance' at LoeW's State is mopping 
up. All other straight picture spots 
aire spprting dual bills. 

Sstiinaies for this We 

Albee (2,200; 15-25-40 )-^'Amieticari 
ehump'^(MG) and alight 'Waitress', 
(RKO); Under $6,000, fair. Last} 
wefek ^Rembrandt' (UA) and 'Jane 
Turner' (U) fair at- $5,600. 

Fay's (2,000; 15-25-10 )--^'Gaptains! 
Kid' (WB) and vaude. Pre-hbliday 
slump hurting only yariety stand in 
town; $6,000, , so-so. Last ; week 
'Luckiest Girl' . <U ) also in the lower 
brackets at $5,800. 

Loew'9 State (3,200; 15-25-40)-^ 
'Born to Dance' (MG), in the hit 
class with $16,000. Last week 'Theo- 
doi-a' (Col) and 'Mad Holiday' (MG) 
nifty at $11,000. 

MaJeBtic (Fay) (2,200^ 15-^25-40)-^ 
♦Banjo' (WB) and 'Chan at Opera 
(20th). Only: $6,000; fair. Last week 
'Thret Men On HdirseV (WB) and 
•Fugitive From Sky (WB) not bad 
at $6,400.; . 

Strand? (Indie) (2,200;: 15-25-40)-^ 
'Easy to Take' (Par) and 'Two 
Fisted* (Gol). Getting $4,000 on split 
weiek. Last week 'Alohg^.Came Love' 
(Pair) and "Down tb Siea' (Rep) , had 
tough gbiilg at $3*000 on .split, 

Sho|ipefs Give^^i^^ 
Plenty of Matinee Biz; 
to 




National 1st Runs 



Gleyielandj 

• With nearly ' every local corpora-^ 
tion declaring bonuses lor employees 
and employment figures reaching a 
new tieak, the town is on a spending 

; ■ spree. September-like weather is also 
aiding record - December sales in 
downtown stores as well as all 
: amusements. Grosses in pi houses 
have jumped up 20%.' 

'Born to Dance' is registering in 
eight days at State, followed by th6 
•Winterset'-'Fats' Waller combo at 
Palace. Loew houses shifting from 
.Thursday to .Friday openings until 
Christmas week. 

• Estimates for . This Week .. 

. Alhambra (Martin Printz) (1,200; 
20-30-35)— 'King Edward' (GB). and 
*Love in ' Exile' (GB ), dudl. Last- 
minute bookinti with Sunday opening 
'(13), but timeliest bill of week; Fihe 
$3,500 better. Last week 'Love 
Letters of Star' (U) and- 'Legion of 
'Terror* (Col) (2d week), miserable 
$800 i three- days:; < • 
>Allein (RKO). (3,P0O; 25-40)^;pehr 
ies' (20th) (2d i-un). Back to hold- 
overs shifted firoih Hipp, after" string 
of so-and-so's; . copping excellent 
$6,500, ' Last, week ^Missing Girls' 
(Ches) stole $4,500, better than it 
dieserVed. ' 

• Circle (Marmbrstein) (1,900; 15-35) 
-.'Come and Get It' (UA) (2d run). 
Cleaning up $5,500, big here. Last 
week *I Stand Condemned' (UA ) and 
■Three Married Men* (Par), 

s^/.'$2^000. . ... . 

>< > Hipp (Warners) (3.700; 30-40)— 
^ "'Theodora' (Col ); Grabbling $20,000 
way- over anything .here in last 
month. 'Pennies' (20th-Cent) last 
week was sweet, too, at $18,500. 

Palace (RKO) (3,200; 30-60)— 'Win- 
terset' (RKO) plus 'Fats* Waller unit, 
Vaude okay but it's the pix that's 
resoohsible for $22,500, grand. 'Ban j o' 
(WB) with Mitchell and Duratit unit 
last week made good at $19,500. 

• State (Loew's) (3.450: 35-40-55)— 
•Bom to Dance' (Metro). For eight 
days, dancing its way to $24,500. Last 
week 'Go West^ (Par), fair $16,500. 

■•■ Stiliman (Loew's) (1,872; .25-35)- 
fGo West' (Par) (2d. run). Clicking 
stronger, heref $8,000. Last week 
•Love on Run* (Metro) (2d week), 
tlose to $6,500, very gobd.. 



. ;Lbjiisville,,.Dec; 
^ Pre-Gjhristmias brpwds b 
stem are giving a spiirt to >matinee. 
biz. ' Evenings are off spiihewhat.'.but. 
that's to be expected, . ■ ■; , 
■ 'Born to Daiice,' at Loew's State, 
is. headed for ton • money, ' aided by 
ari Eleanor PoWell-dance contest and 
.other exploitation gagi$.J Critics were 
/strong' f of •Wihtierspt,* .but iniblld re-' 
' sponse has been . lukewarm, 

iSBtimates for. this Week 

Browii '(4th Ave.rLobw'sV (1,500; 
15^25-40)- *TKeodblfa^ (Cbl) and 
.'Mad HoUday' (MG) (2d run). Pre- 
vious stanza " for combo at Lbew'^s 
State was " profitable, and current 
$2,860 .is okay. .Last: week 'Flying 
Hostess' <!U).and 'Love .Letters' (U), 
dual^ ligb,t, $2,000- ; . ' * 

Kentucky (Switow ) (900;- 15-25)—. 
/"Mohicans' (UA) aiid 'Ladies in Lbve' 
-(20th),. dual, sblitting with 'Lady Be 
Careful' (Par) and 'Don't Turn. 'Em 
Loose? (RKO), dual. Catching, plenty 
of . drop-in trade, particularly femme 
shoppers at matinees. - Good. $2,000. 
Last . week 'Ramona* (20th)' . and 
'Wives Never Know* (Par), dual, 
fair, $1,600, 

Loew's State (3,000; 15-25-40)— 
'Born to Dance' (MG).- Best in town 
at $6,660, .Last week 'Pennies' (Cbl) 
and 'Legion of Terror' (Col), dual, 
lib better than $5,000: ' 

Mary Anderson (Libsbn) (1,000; 
15-25-40 )-r-'Polo Joe' (WB), , Not 
potent b. 0, as^ single; below nor- 
ihal at $3,200. : Last week, second of 
'Three Men Horse' (FN), okay 
at $3,700. 

Ohio (Settos) (900; 15)— 'Hands 
Across Table' (Par) and 'Dangerous' 
(WB); dual, splittinfT with 'Had to 
■ Happen' (20th) and 'Goose and Gan- 
der' (FN), dual. Headed for $1,000. 
riot biad, . Last week ' 'Irish in Us' 
(WB) arid , 'Happened in New York' 
(U), dual, splitting with 'Moulin 
Rouge' (Par) and 'Music Is .Magic' 
(20th). dual, $700, fair. . 

Rialto (Fourth Ave.) (3,000: 15- 
25-40 )^'Wintersef (RKO) and 'Plot 
Thickens! (RKO), dual. Got glowing 
reviews, but b. . only fair at $4,800. 
Last week "Jungle" Priricess' (Par) 
and 'Jane Turner' (RKO), dual, $4,- 
200, fair. - " ' : V., 

Strand (FoUrth Ave!) • (1.500; 15- 
25.40)-4-'Banjo' (20th) (2d we6k). AH 
right at $3,600. Last, w.eek • $4;500, 

good, ■ " •■■' 

BALLY GAtS IN WB PIC 

HoliyWoodi 

italizing on the n.-wide 
bally accorded the 'Gold_ Diggers' Of 
1937' troupe cross, coritirient,. Wa r ner s 
is putting; unit into '.Talent Scout,' 

George Bilson and Fred Lawrence 
wrote the' original, Ro.salind Mar- 
quis', Jean Madden arid the line gals 
win appear in the film.. 



, •Hbllywood, Dec; 15. 

Lew. Lan^ers-'will direct 'Wings of 
Mercy' at RKOr " his ;secbri plane 
melbdrama at the studib. 

Robert Bren and Edmuhd^J^iart- 
mann are screenplaying. 



WARNER BROS. . 

♦Gold Diggers of '37,' B'way, 
•tlarid, 19; B'way, Charl'te, 23. 

UNIVERSAL 
-^Three Smart Girls,* Maj. 
B'dgep't, 25; Warber, M'waukee, ■ 
25; Strand, L'ville, 25; La- 
fayette,. Biiff, 25; Alvin, Pitt, 31; 
Egypti , Ogden, 31; Ambass, 
t;L, > Orph; S.Fi • Jan. 7; 
Roxy, N.Y, 8; Apollo, Irid'apolis, 
15; Keith'Si Wash, 15. 

'Luckiest Girl in th^ World/ 
Troy, Troy, 18; Albee, B'klyn, 
18; State; Jersey. C, 18; , Keith's, 
Lowell, Jan. .8; Duluth, 
Feb. 10: 

♦Flying Hostess,' Strand, 
B'ham. 19; Park, Bangor, Jan. 1; 
Lib, Wheeling, '; Albee, Prov, 
15; ib, Oklahoma C, Feb. ; 
♦Conflict/ Rialto, Charlest'ri, 
Lyric, Diiluth, 25;: State,. 
Trent'n, 25; -limp,- Montgomery, 
-iran. ; Cap, Miami, 15; Gra- 
nada, Hamilton,- Ont.; 21; Lib, 
Oklahoma C, Feb. 10. \ 
' UNITED ARTISTS 

♦Rembrandt,' Aldine, . illy, 
16; Cent, Balto, 17; Madison, 
Det, 17; Warner, M'wauke*, 17; 
Grand,, Atlanta, 18; Pal, Cincy, , 
18;' Pal,. Ittdiariapblis^ l8; Mid- 
land, K.Ci 18; State, L'ville, 18;; 
Veridome, Nashv'le, ; Jjoew's, 
Richm-nd, 18; 4' Star,' ;A, 25; 
Tampa* Tampa, 30. ; 

'Beloved Enemy/ Rivbli, N.Y, 
25; Tariipa, Tampa, Jan. 19; Al- 
bee, Prov, 22, 

♦Garden of Allah/ Madison, 
Det, 24; Wafrier, M'waiukee, 24;: . 
State, NA 24; Col, Readirig, 24; 
Cap, Wash, 24; Cent, Balto, 24,' 
Grand, Atlanta, 25; State, Bost'Ji, 
25; Loew's, Dayt'n, 25; Strand* 
Hattf d, 25; Ellariey, El Paso, 25; 
Arcade* Jacksonv'le, 25; State, 
Norfblk, 25; Loew's, Rochest'r, 
25;,Tivbli, Chat'nbbga, 27; Den- 
ver, Denver, 31; Cap, Ottawa, 
Jan. 8. ■'• 

; 'Come and Ge.i It/ Par, Mont- 
gomery, 17; Queen, Galvest'n, 
25; Queeri^- ; ' Wilmirigl'n, 25; 
Tenn, Knoxv'le, 29. .. 
. ♦Gay Desperado/ Par, .Omaha, 
17; Loew's, Toronto, 18; Broad, 
Columb's, 18; Ritz, Tulsa, 19, 




Mpk Lethargy 

•Mm. 




Pbwellloy's 'Great love' 

Hollywood, Dec. 15. 
Metro is cb-starririg Williarii Pow- 
ell and Myrna Lby" i Ferenc , Mol- 
nar's 'Great Lbve/ 
■ Joseph Mankiewicz produces. 

CROWN SItUASH HITS 
MONTREAL PIC GROSSES 




K. C. Canters 



Montreal, Dec. 15. 
British crisis hit grosses last week 
and will to some extent still affect 
them here currently, but all the diff 
will coriie' back with the newsreels 
of the abdicatiori. Meanwhile Capitol 
with 'Banjo' on Knee' will take biest 
of what's going currently;. •:'■; 
. Nabes all Over are. having best. pre- 
Xinas season in years.' 

Estimates fojrThis Week 

His Majesty's (CT) (1.600; 50)^ 
'Song of Freedom? (Brit) arid 'Me 
and' Marlborough' (Brit). Panning 
out to $4,500. Last week 'As You 
Like It' (Brit) and 'Jack of all 
Trades' (Brit) ' id well enough at 
$4,000. 

Palace (CT) (2,700; 50)— 'Woman 
Rebels' (RKO) and 'Without Orders' 
(RKO). Showing up fairly well with 
$7,000; Last week 'Go West,' $5,500, 
light. ' ■ , 

Capitol (CT) (2,700; 50)— 'Banjo' 
(20th) and 'Come Closer* (Col). Very 
nice $7,500. Last week 'Get It'. (UA) 
and 'Man 1 Marry' (Col), fairiy. good, 

$6,500. ; , ; " J \ 

Loew's . (M.-T. Co.) (3,200; 50)— 
'Way for a Lady' (MG) and .'Spices 
bf 1937' unit." Average at $10,500. 
Last week 'Under Your Spell' (20th) 
and 'Carroll'^ .Revue,' gfood enough 
at $10,000, ., 

Princess (CT), (2,300; 50)— 'Tar zan 
Escapes' (MG) and. 'General Spanky* 
(MG), Good $7,000. Repeat last week 
of 'Theodora* (Gol) arid 'You May 
Be Next'. (Col) did well at $5,500: 

Cinema rfe .Paris (Frahce-Filni) 
(60i0; . 50)— 'Michiael Strogoff' (4th 
week). Still holding for $2,000 after 
good $2*500 last week, 

St. Denis (Frande Film) '(2,300; 34) 
-T-*L'Iricantation' and 'Tout Va Bien; 
Mme. La Marqiiise.' Good fbr $5,000. 
' Last week 'Les Loups entr'eux* anc. 
•Prete-moi Ta Femme,* good, $4;000 




.(Continued from page .1) 




, Kansas City, Dec; 15. 

: Pre-.C!hristmas letdown '. apparent 
over, the Weekend, with most of the 
boys reconciled to the fact and offer- 
ing no alibis. Philharmonic concerts 
coming every two weeks and falling 
on Thursdays and: Fridays, latter 
opening day here, draw about 8,000, 
and accounts in part for- generally 
poor getaway currently. 
Top money goes to 'Born to Dance/ 

Estimates tor This Week 

Mainstreet (RKO) (3,200; 25-40 i— 
'Winterset' (RKO) and 'Smartest 
Girl' (RKO), dual. Not doing so well 
at $8,500. I^ast week 'Banjo' : (20th) 
and 'Easy to Take' (Par),- With p;a. 
by the 'Gold Diggers'' troupe account- 
ing • for extra brisk trade one eve-, 
ning, reached $10,000. ■.'■ 

Midland (Loew) (4,000; 25-40)— 
'Born to Dance' (MG). Nice Cam- 
paign shooting this brie into , swell 
$20,000; Last week 'Theodora' (Gol) 
and 'Mad. Holiday' (MG), nice all the 
way, $13*800. 

Newman (Par) (1,900; 25-40)—. 
'Hideaway/ Girl' (Par). Low $5,500. 
Last week 'Woman Rebels' (RKO) 
pretty awful at $4,100. 
; Tower ; (Rew6t-FoX) (2,200; 25)— 
'Plot Thickens' (RKO) - arid vaude, 
B. . in doldrums at $6;000::Last week 
/Luckiest Girl' (U), $5,800, IbW. 

Uptown (Fox) (2,030; 25-40)— 'In 
His Steps' (GN) and. 'Laughing at 
Trouble*; (20th). No strength at 
^3,600. Last .week 'Flying Hostess' 
,(U ) and 'Down Stretch* (FN) dual, 
:iight $3,500. 



'Tightwad* for Ri^^sner 

Holly ^fl>opd,■. Dec. 15. 
■ Paramourit's Tightwad* will be di- 
rected iay Charles Riesner. 

icture has Lew . Ayres, Charles 
Ruggles and Mary Carlisle top 
spots. 



POTTER'S 'TOM' SHOW 

Hollywood, Dec 15. 

, David Selznick has assigned H.'.C. 
Potter to direct '.The' Adventures of 
Tom Sawyer.' , 
No starting date set 



water and Ice,; being, cut in brily on 
what the customer consumes.. 

Shows iri these spots usually con- 
sist bf a dance team,. Which splits for 
singles and a strip .teaser. Latter "aire 
required to go the .rpute for 1^15 per 
week iand go. hourly firbin. mid 
night to close;. Female imperson- 
ators, featured by at least, six spots, 
work for . around $2 per night. 



..Stripping' in midair from a trapeze 
hit Broadway this week, via La 
Belle Rica at the tJaiety, burley 
house. 

Act is first of ioreigri import Stions 
Abe Mirisky grabbed while in EiU'ppe 
last summer. 



Nagel's Meg Bow 

V Hollywood, Dec, 

Conrad Nagel will make his debut, 
as a director on'. 'Love. Tiakes 
Flight,' for George, Hirliriian-Regal 
prpductibris, released by • Grand Na- 
tional.. 

Nagel has i rector pact 

with'.Hirliman.. 



*Touch* for Wy ler 

Hollywood, Dec. 
William. Wyler will direct Miriam 
Hopkins in 'The Woman's Touch' for 
Sariiuei Goldwyn, 

; Dorothy; Parker and Alan Gariip 
pell, borrowed from Selznick--Inter 
natipnail, are scripting from Sam 'and 
Bella Spewack's prig. 



JACK BENNY— STEAIGHT 

Jack Benny's next for Paramount, 
his third; may have him playing a 
straight role in a non-musical. He 
wants such a picture and Par is liri. 
ihg up such a story. 



Burns and Allen's VacasH 

Allen a're coming 6asi; 
at the en of the month" foi; a two 
Weefcis' vacash. 

They'll do their Dec. 30 and Jan. 6 
broadcasts fi'orii New Ybrk. 



yMinrieapolis, Dec. 15. 

Current grosses affor^ little cheer. 
Pre-Christmas irifluence cbritihues its. 
strarigle hold and the weather is still 
doing its bit. > 

Orpheum with , 'Theodora Goes 
Wild' is making a gariie fight to over- 
come ' the numerous, handicaps. It 
easily will lead the town, outdis- 
tancing 'Love on the Run* at the. 
Mirinesota. 

Estimates for This /Week 
Asier (Publix) (900; 15-25)— 'Ad- 
ventures in Manhattan' . (Col) (2d 
run), and. 'Wild Brian. Kent' (20th), 
first run. Light $600. 

Century ' (Piiblix:) . (1,600; 15-25)^ 
•Devil Is Sissy' (MG) and 'Stage 
Struck' (FN) (2d runs), split. 'B$d 
$2,000. Last week 'Cain and Mabel* 
(WB) (2d run), $2,200, .light. 

Lyric (Publix) (1.300; 20-25)^^15 
Maiden Lane' (20th). Playing up 
shorts because feature lacks cast 
names. Light $1,500. Last week» 
'Ouir Relations' (MG)v $2;000,, okay. 

Minnesota (Publix) (4,200; 25-35w 
55)— 'Love .on Run' (.MQ); Mediocre 
$7,000 indicated. . Last week, 'Dance, 
Mad' (MG), $8,500, fair, v 

Orpheum (Singer) (2.890; -35-40) 
—'Theodora^ (Col). Good $12,000 
will . not be hard to take in, vieW. 
Of circumstances. Last. week 'Smart- 
est Girl' (RKO) and. Olseri- Johnson , 
on stage; $13,000; fair." . ' ■ 

StatI '(Publix) (2,300; 25-35-40)- 
'Hideaway Girl' (Par). Sledding 
pretty tough at $3,500. Last week 
,^riio' (20th), $6,000, good. . ~ 

Time (Berger) (290; 15-25)— 'Miss-« 
ing Girls' (Chest). Satisfactory $1,7 
100. Last week, 'Without Orders 
(RKO), $700. light. 

Uptown (Publix) (UOO; 25.35)^ 
♦Anthbhy. Adverse* (WB).; Good 
$3,500. Last week, 'Dimples* (20th), 

^^WotlHsteffes) (350; 25-35-40-55) 
—•Ecstasy' (4th week). St.«il okay 
at $1,200. Last week, $1,800, good. , 

laidw^ and Tried) to Op. 

Orph/ Mpis., for 6 Mps.. 

' J 

Minneapolis, Dec. 
J-, LUdwig and J. J. Friedl re- 
turned from New York, ..Where they 
consummated a deal for the takc^i 
.over of the Qrpheum-Henriepin here 
Ori a six morith .contract, ettectlyev 
Jan. , With their other holdings i 
the downtown sector this takeover 
gives the operators complete; and 
imified coritrol of the first-run sit^ 
uatibn in Minneapolis. 

No negotiations, for the Seyent 
Street, as this house is In bankruptcy 
and controlled by Orpheum 
Realty Co." • 



Beri Blue's Par Termer 

'Ben Blue's first feature for Para- 
mount, 'College Holiday,' is likely to 
lead.tb a- contract with .this company* 
Althbugh takeri On fbr just ;this:brie 
picture, a featured player agreemerii 
will be probably consummated^ 

For many years , in vaude. Blue 
made ,a series of shorts for. WarneT' 
Biros. 



DENY $1 PATHE TBADING 

Washington, Dec. 
Unlisted tradirig privileges 
Pathe Film Coirp. $1 common were 
denied last week by .Secilrities " J^e 
Exchahge Cbtnriiissiori in rejepti 
application of the Bostori Stock Ex- 
change. 

Action. was based on decision that 
the securities are riot 'substaritiially 
equivalent' to Pathe Exchange com;- 
riiQii,, .which has been given the 
privilege; 



Zdechinis 



from page 1) 



As a result he Ipst. 
testified. 

'It made me very sick,' sai 
chini. 'I dpn't feel like working an _ 
my brai does not work. I haye to 
prptect;!niy . two brothers who go into 
the cannon and I shoot th'-m piit. If 
r do riot think clearly, I am to 
kill my iDrothers^' His divorce suit 
was not contested. 
. The ini Bros, have a home 

here, where they work to perfect 
their apt while the circus is i wini 
teir vquai^ters in" Sarasota, The twJ 
bripthers 'Avho go boom out of thie 
cannon did not testify what runo'** 
marital d.i iculties did to their ner- 
vous systemsV 



l^^dnegdnj, Pcceinber 1^, 193!$ 



PIC T ■ l|£S 



VARiETY 



11 



hade Stiif^ktiires 



$2$,00d,0d0 Melon 



^il'iie exhibltpris in. eastern anii ihi4western spots are attacking per- 
cehtige it>4 rental ternfe (demanded by Metro f<kc the 193&.37 product; 
COBst theatre'rmen ai^ reported contra the compahy's product in 

^^teater niinibers ihan^ at yeuts; Credit, for -this harmony on 

• goast, particuiafrly in the Los Angeles area, Js credited io i . disposition on 
,|)^t of cbiri^ work out deals whereby 

Sbibs flgu^^^^ they are not being gouged. As a jresulir, contention is made 
^jjHat* Metro sales tci, date are tar : ahead ih Southern Calif orni than a 

^j^tagOr 

■ • AllhouSh it was. revealed that. Nicholas M; Schencky president/of Loew's, 
iric.» woul4; in salairy and bonu$ in : the present yeiar, 

^ i iiliries, an<i bonus payments • to othc|r officials and directors were liot 
I*portcd at last Week's: annual stockholders' meeting. Nor were ahjr steps 
^ : made as tb-Tealignment olthe bid contract whpjreby 

'. tjjew agrees to jpay a stipulated percentage of earnings to the Mayer Coin- 
' Wl^ Louis B. Mayer and J. 

• ■ :|i55ert RUbin^ . ot thfc death of Thalliierg; some soi^t o^^ 
: ; :| new cOiitract; be t wean Loe W arid . the Mayer conipany .. is viewed as likely. 

■1^ (^mmerc^^^ granted by ^l7a^ner ros, 

tO vliiWbin Bjradley, &M;ingfleld, Mass., which iis . getting out a 
'■■■■ggme on i^Thwe Men on put out products oh . two forth- 

pictures, 'Gold Diggeri of 1836' arid 'Boy -Meets GirU' 
U Since^N«v; 14 a total of .3S,600 racing games have Ix^en' ^pped retailors 
• ■ -i^^^ Witlv 30,000. to 40,000' to be shipped this month. AuthpEs 

. -^^T^ree Men* are being paid a royalty wliich on first two weeks of sales 
■■ii'iixi to $2iW). Desigfts on 'Three Men' and *Gold Diggers' sire bein^ included. 
; manufacture of diresses and othe^ articles of apparel. 



v^' . ft^^^ Hollywood pro(iucti6h news by newslpapiers throughout the 

f; i^iiiitiyi is . shovm in 2,200.- card.: suiyeys i*iade b^ Tom .Baily of the Metro 
i*Tirtlbliti^- department; Total of . 2,105^ papers Teplied stating^^^ 
i^; tte'"^^kty - hews ;letter ;boniinuci3. Bi^ increase ^Ya5i hoted . ahiong the 
^-'ViCidiUfSBe'.pE^^^^ with .approxirfiately 100 .publications u bilurbs. 
: agio 'abput the only ; college iasmg such - copy was the University 

'^^^^f Oilii<wnia'at 

'■i^V .'inVestifiati carried on by tihie Hays office in. an effort. to i)are 

^^^^ .i^^^ newsiAper ci^'dehtial h 30 wiir bie 

..■ iflr.O|»ped^^^i^^ now totaling, 350. Of the:350, 78^<iire rei>s of for- 

sheets,: 45° freelaiicers,^ witli the:- Iralance. hsiridiing domestic papers. 
^004- -Brtty, ipiiW I.; of tlie Hays outfit, is checking: legitimacy of 

■ I ii^ii^^^^ giving but cards lor studio recognition and adrnittance. 



iaetrb ele^^ ineers, under LOu Kplb, have- perfecte^^ new type 

i^tliight ^bich, in a combination of 150-amp light, a . Fresneal lens and 
rheostat, irons out irrejgular light variations or 'bumps' of old lamps. I^ew 
.tj^ balances flow of current and allows light to be widely spread for 
better came);« work. It is being used currently, on projjuctiori of T['he Last 
^ ofvil4rs.;Cheyn'sy.'; 

Metro is. seeking DfeanW.Durbin for a p^^ thereby hangs 

>• tale tegarding Coast studios pfassing Up talent. She was Under contract 
to MG ior six months but only appeared in (me short v^bject. When stUr 
dlM passed lijpi h^ 13-year-old aptre^ y^iit to. Universal. Three 

months latei*^ she appeared in 'jhree -Smart Girls.' 



(Cohtinued from,; 



coritract list posted last week shows the studio how has 78 
.i*^^titt<i£t lilayeM plus four inbipe. who' are under, special dealifc List ' re^ 
viti^- there are six me^ carryinig the title of producer-directot-i with .IS 
■f dftiSctors un<te^ 

^^^^ the Eniglish; ban on showing inipersonations of Queen 

yi(;tbri films; JPairambUnt has written in role of the queen for the Henry 
■ 'Souls at Sea.' Period of picture, 1841, 

, J^ill show V^^^ a yburig girl. 

^- ^^^iiaie House qf Cbrtvmohs sat ih session on the 'Parheir set at Wfetro the 
day King. Edward'^brbadcast his farewell address; Most of the players ih 
- . , the-scerie weire Englishmen, and they took time out to listen in. 



lix Reps 



(Continued i rOrn page 6) 



,1 



RopseyeU and urged on Congress as 
result r of last weelc's second annual 
couucil.for industrial progress. 

?lai>ning to create a semi-parma- 
TSent lobby, ■ nd management 

reps who <;ohyened Under auspices of 
Feddrai . -Industri . Co-ordinator 
George L. Berry, enthusiastically 
Voted- approval bf a statute whidi 
would' revive the <»de .system; ♦ 
-yaii; price-fixing, estahl ish minimum 
; Wige^ and maximum hour rules, and 
Vj)r^6liibit unfair iriethpds Of competi- 
tion. Scheme involves; the idiea oif an 
Undustrial court' to settle disputes 
^twMK membei-s of individual lines 
■ and tike hand " enforcing the 
:|>ropo5ed voluntary agreemeirits bh. 
vlabbV and trade practices. 

While no formal action was taken, 
the council also signified .desire tb 
have the anti-trust laWs modified to 
permit concerted action by, members 
bf difter<int trades on Outstahdirig 
problems. advocated 
>nost strongly G. Paine, 

chairinan of Music Publishers' Pro? 
tective, AssociaUoh and mariagbme 
representative on, Maj: Barry's staff, 
. w^ not included, howe\rer, in the 
lortnal program ratified by the con. 
Xereesi Furthermore, the idea 
meted with the administration view- 
point as expressed by Assistant At- 
♦ t]?^? General Jphn Dickirisbn. who 
tow the council thait stroiiger en- 
lorcemertt Of statutes against monop- 
IS desirable; 

the Little Fellow 

pe ne\v NRA vl^iohed by the con- 
iw ence would' be designed primarily 
ir* ^f'.^Pction of .the 'little fellow.' 
m the council did not ^ - 



tail i recommending . enactrnent . of 
sUch leg^isiation. Particular questions 
will be thrash^ out by a drafting 
.committee which hopes to have, a 
concrete forrtiula ready for submis- 
sion to Cbngress next month. Ap- 
i>arently the idea is to pave the w;ay 
once, rnoire for voluntary codes, with 
enfbrcement being primiarily in the 
hands of trade/groups the Fed- 
eral Trade Conimissioii new 
agency , serving as arbiter and super- 
visor. Government would not have 
as ^much power to: crack down as 
Gen, Hugh Jphnson possessed, but 
iieither would the industry police 
forces have a completeiy free hand. 
Whether the codes Would apply to 
: npri-iigneris is problematical in view 
of the Supreme Court's in the 

orieihal lSfRA case; 

The cbuncil took the view, that 
jjo.vernmeiit supervision of business 
is unaybidabie^ ith many speakers 
assailing . management for pa^t cbhr 
duct 'and. asisertlng business ieaders 
cannot be left, to regulate problen^s 
singie-hiahded. Paine took this slant, 
declaring question of whether gov- 
ernment or industry should do tbe 
policing " ic and expressing 

personal opinion ih favor of Federal 
regulation. Labor spokesmen like- 
wise propagahdi7.ed for revival of 
government herd-ri ; insisted 
further li itatibn of the Work WCek 
is imperative- to solve uhemployment: 
and provi better istributi Of 
wealth; 

'The rogram by ^s, 

conference * many less im- 

portant rinciples. .Arno^ig 

theseVwere idea of setting up a per- 
manent cbnbmic. council . ; advice 
the President and Congress, over- 
hauling of the tax la\\?s to , lift the 
present butden on 'sources of in- 
come,' ' .s of employ- 
ment, and ■ lesearch 
into; econpmi nd influ- 
ence. 



. commoh^ and >preterred stocks which 
will total ; close 'to, $50,000^000 fpr ttie 
amusement issues. 

Actual diwy ejitras and itial 
dsclaratiohs for 1936 \vill mean $20,- 
210,530 in stockholder pockets. B*. 
sides thbse payinent.s, .preseiit ihdi- . 

: catipris ., are / that aidditionai extras 
and first divideiids will swell the 
tpM by around $2,000,000. , 

he year-arid jiih : giving is calcu- 
lated, to mean' that more than $2,d00,r.: 
poo. will go tor picture a«d^ r 
pariy; employees in the foi'iti .of .sai- 

;ary bpnuso 

•Largest extra " melon . was Tthe: 
$1,500,000 declared by Lbewi.s. Inc.; 
oh its. qommpn stock ih the last . 30 
days. This Was. in the- form of !]>i 
cash 'dividend. lioew commpn stockT 
holders, however, will receive $2,250,^ 
000 in cash extraS: because of the 
pi-eyious. 50Ci declaration. ; Greatest 
distribuiibn to shareholders of a; 
combany On the amusement list; goes 
to' Westirighbuse Electric poriimpiv. 
stocknold.ers who Will get $7,747.!>43 
in cash as a result of the recent $3 
declaratiori. ' 

Columbia Brbadbkstinfi^ System's 
extra paymeht of $1.30 deqlared; last 

.Week: Will 'cost the compa:ny $1,103,- 

035. ^ ., .' ■ ' c;- 

. Although 20th Gentury-Fox. comi 
inpri. stockhplders already, had- -: 
cdived; $1' in clash a, short tiriie afl[o, 
an additional $1 that went out . this 
month represents : an extra ' 
This .$1 cash ex.tra means that com- 
Inpn stbckholders will receive $1 ,22i -r 
039. Gensral Theatre , Equipment's 
$1>10 exjra^" payment, is costing the 
company ■ $457,600 ' .While ' the- initial 
one for SKlc. represents an outlay, of 
$374,400. 

Technicolor's surprise - divvy deCr 
lafation bit 50ci last week means the 
distribution bf about $360;00b , East- 
man .Koditk's extra> disbursemeri^ts 
have been equally^., divided ariiOni*: 
the four, quarters this year, a total 
of $1 having bean declared in addi- 
tion to the usual $5. ori the common. 
Extra payments ^ cost, the company. 
$?;256,92i. 

■ The' stock divvy of Pathe Film, 
issued soon after Grand National 
Was . organized;, consisti . .bf GN 
stock," gave $500;000.. in., extra cpin 
tp Pathe stockholders to- dispose of 
their stock for cash shortly after 
issuance. American Seating's extra 
of $2 in cash (actually in excess bf 
that figure,, if taken out in stock biv 
one-tenth of share basis) meant that 
stoCkholdeirs were enriched by . more 
thari , $404,000. ' Thef * itial dividend 
aniounted to $101,000i 

Even .the Sc. extra declared by 
Trans-Lux handed the stockholders 
$35,800: Arid Madison : Square Gar- 
den's lOc. divvy cost ' the company 
$32.4Q0; : 

The. initial ividends announced 
for Pai-amOunt's twO jsroups of pre- 
fer ired stbckholders; gave the .first 
preferred. shsUeholders $2,976.006 and 
the secbnd preference . stockholders, 
:$385,8dO. Par declared $12 ph. the 
first preferred and 60c. on the second 
preferred; 

With 2bth Century-Fox, toew arid 
RKO outlay to company employees 
estimated at around $1,300,000, pay- 
ments expected before: Christmas by 
at least one film company and one 
radio network brganizatiori ape exr 
:pected tb swell the total beyond the 
$2,000,000 marie. , 

Wall Street was also looking for a 
small declaration on "Warner Bros, 
commori and a substantial paymerit 
on the preferred, . and an- anticipated 
^xtra on Radio Corp. America 
preferred. 



Going Pinees 



By- Cecrlia Af;<*r 



Mr. Jphrison's iPemme Psychology 

every Barl^ara Stari\yyck pictuire there's: a Big Scene in which Miss ' 
Stanwyck w,brks herself up iptb a state; tbiarS spill, he^ arid, 
sc.reachirig, she 'lets the audience, see thatv sbmething's eati " her; irice 
Miss StariWyck does this sort of thi icely, building it into a gpod 

forte finish, she's neiver: let off doi specialty^ like Blng's. 

crbbning.,, 

. 'Banjo on My' Kniee,' Miss :S^ Big. Scene is , in ;accb|rd' With 

tradition, , but' this time .Producer NUrially^ knowii for hi 

grasp bf . fsiiiime- psycholbgyi has. prbyidedi' the. to-db with \ sound mOtiva-: 
tipri, It's just nerveis, the rieih'es a kissless bride deyblops after being like- 
that for six months, .Therefbre the immediate cpntretemps that sets her off 
miiy ;be unimportant'-^the point is: she's saetliing, anyy^ay. Jn . addition, 
Miss . tariWyck .sirigs, but calnily, arid dances satisfactorily, ia scottische 
tempo. Which is sweet arid pretty .fbr her wide'Skirted mbusseline .de>sbie . 
dressi arid permits her time. to remember the routine. 

Producer Jfohnsbn has also /noticed that the first thing a girl-r-that. is; 
insincere girl unlikje ,Miss StariWyck • but like Katharine:: de Miller— thinks of : 
Wt>en a gbod man appears, is the state bf her make-up. Miss-deMille'siullr 
bipWn brunette aiipeaV gets plenty of. gilding from her bver-sized powder, 
puff, also- the sign of an insincere girl; and . this, followed by her ranriinjS 
gag bf piuliing on heir black net - stockings iii order to get her best Wwk in . 
— pUUirig:them on^ not off, as. less subtle jpsychologists than Mr. Johnson- 
Would . have her do — indicates cbnMusively the depths: of .insiricclrity to 
which she's sunk. 

Pi-oducer Johrisori's obsbryations are very prbfound: .Furthermore, he: srt' 
thoroughly fascinates the naturally ifastidious Roxy .audience with: the: 
kisstess bri suspense arid the. on^^the-whple nobility of the cast's char-^ 
acters, that sOpri they've stopped, wincing at the ligliriess of the picture^' 
slianty-b'oat baickgrourid: arid the actors' disregard: of : Water' everywhere 
but ript d . drop to WashVpir, brush thei^^ 



Coast's , Ttile Cheer 
Hollywood, Dec. 
thousands, of dbllars in 
bonuses will be iybn V emplpyees rof 
Coast studios, in most instances 
wprkers will three-day 
holidays over (Christmas arid- New 
Year's. '• 

.At Metro, around 1,500 employees 
iri the IbWer salary brackets will: 
ceive - two; ' . extra : isalavy . at 

Xmas-time; this is addition to extra 
pay checks ialrCady .ant^bunced for 
employees of LoeW'Sj and; MG 
pejrsonnel throughbut-: rid. 
Bbnus affects those emplbyees with 
the company, for more than One year : 
and who .receive less $50 
wieekly. 

Warner giving t wp week- 

end .ut ' no . boh uses have 

been announced. Par like- 
wise is giving; yacialipns. 

At 20th-Fox approxi S.rjOO 
employee.s: ill get . of the. 
bonus tp be passed put Dcic: Opiy; 
those who .have been on the payroli 
six montH^s will receive the added 
farci. Aniounts Will be based oti sal- 
ary percentapies. ' 

thcr .studios ■.. !i.scus'jing the ; 
Yule largesse and it appears that all, 



Eleaabr'." Apart 

As toi Eiearibr; Powell iri;'Bori» to IJabca,'- it's clear tbat :iM(iss Powell has-, 
powerful legS- obedienV . to her. inspired- ^ thinks Up ; impbssible 

arid bfttimes graceful things f Or: them : tb .do; which dp straightway*: 
accurately and fearlessly; that when she learned to daiiCe for. the stage, 
she was told, to make her face look brisht and animatedT^whlch expres-* 
sibri, When examined by the teleiitless cairnei^as, becbmes an agpnized-:with« 
iritsrisity, ojRen-mouthed, .and si so rigorously, held to, a inonotbribus 
smile;, that her screen personality is. pleasarit.;arid likable and destined for 
popularity, for she's the kind of nice, unaffected girl 'that makes Up her: 
natiorirwidb. audierice; and yet despite these qualities, is k .screen stkr; arid/ 
sb will make her. audience feel content and .cornfbrtable.atKHit Uibmselyes; 
that her inability to: wear/clothes With mariner and , 'dash, is :riO^ 
a rhandica^, because it increases. ' her kinship crowd; thiit' what> 

ever word may describb her diction, ^high-toried' doesn't. 

Virginia Bruce's role of a spoiled stiat^e star has eriougli mea'ii disposi-- 
tipn- written in it. to ..satisfy any pretty -and mild looking^ blonde with a yen 
,ta, play emptibrial. ixieriaces. . Miss Biiiice. aisp jgc^sk the. idpthes^ notab 
a, heavy White taffeta, suit ' with a- fl .Swirling firbni a sliih belted: 

waistU ; a costUme gbpd because^ of the hat that gobs with^ it--ra: sihalloW* 
crpwriied confection thiat^s gbt a/white veil dotted, with black. \ iUe-.tfed 
around its hrim and a velvet rose perched pri the' crown->fejminine- 
fetchi iri the sbught-for wise wayi 

Una .Merkel's a paLagainr. but .then Merkei'is^.-got a talent fbr jbeinjg 
.a little pal without it's; turnirig her into, a little dear.'^ Franees ;Iian£ford 
sings torchy while lOokirig bereft of curves too, . She/wears a sequined 
and . rhiriestbrie militai7 costume With a sweeping (9^, $ince there are - 
some sailors in the picturie^ ' 



^'She G'eto'.Her/La'uffhs. 

'More "Than a Secretary' dobsnH meai) What yoU meanV^^^^ U^^ 
brains and working oneself up to a ; better job, like, ifoV iristaricev assistant 
editbr:. It doesn't mean 'more than a secretary' at all, : and a lot of good 
respectable hatiSfraus, Who go tb see it, tp See swobniniSy wicked "carry- 
ings-ori in plUsfh penthoiises, are ioing tb cOme out Simply fUrioUs. iNfpthi 
but virtue, virtue, virtue— -Wbrfciril^f ^irls livirig iri their owri tWp<oom 
apartments' wi^b early American furniture, -qui irig their .jobs because, 
their bosses dbnH . riotice how attractive- they are instead of because .they 
dp notice, horiest intentibns eycrywhere, except fr^^ men who are: 

clucks anyway, such a sell^ indeed; that the only girl in the picture with 
a real 'feeling for opporturiity turns^ out to' be Dorothea^ Kent, the comic.'; 

It is ititeresti , therefore, that Miss KOrit steals the pibtuire. Indeed^ 
steals it frbm Jean Arthur, Who isn't used to that sort of thing, being, 
she is, so good at that sort of thing herself. It's the story that defeats 
her, taking Miss Arthur oUt of the secretarial school she's rtirihing,, which. 
WriUld have been a fascinating: new background lush with 'human interest* 
stuff, and putting her instead in a publisher's Office where nothing is 
credible, least of all publishing. Here Miss Arthur is dull with boy-scbui 
zeal for her job and db-nothirig yearning for her stodgy boss. She Ibbks, 
hovyever, very decorative in beautifUlly fitted^ dark dresse^,; with crisp 
'lingerie touches' at the high neckli 

Meanwhile, Miss .Kent, gbes zi irig about, chirrupinS inapities, 
a little, figure pulled clOse with- sati and getting her. meri even 
she's a comic Who getis-liug ' 



Sbciai Worker Crobiied . At 

Spciai Workers* get a break in 'Pennies From Heaven* becaUsb, i 'Pen- 
nies. From Heaven,' that's Whait. they caU Madge EybhS^a socia^^ 
Miss Evans is; ,flrst. social worker iri pibs Who dbe^ri't ,wbar spectacles 
nor her. hair screwed up iri-,a kriOt.. In fact, all there* is; tb- distinguish 
Miss Evdns, the social worker, from: any other picture abtrbss is her own 
hatural: reserve and austerity,, but she's got„ enough of it to make, her an 
utterly coriyiricing soci Wbrker, 

veri though her silk louriging pyjamas: are .fresh 'Oand fit her arid : she 
d.bes her- hair ; in a full,, loose bbb, ishe's still convincing. The . rest of Miss 
Evans' social' work is> carried on w'hile she wears costumes ppUr le sport, 
store-bought tallpred thirigs, young' and hairmlesis, * iher clothes for hei: 
other less precisely defined rples. 

At. that, : it's lucity f Or the ..uriderstandirig 'Petinies From HeaVeh* 
Miss Evans' coriscieritipUsnesS and singlericss bf purpose got intb the pic- 
ture, for whereas the rest of .the people tend at times; to lose; sight of just 
what kind of charactets; bther :thah pi * they're suppbssed to be;^ M 
Evans herself remembers, .straightens ^^ e arid the . story; : too, 

before, the thing is oyei:. Moreover, when Miss injg crooned at. 

She sits .still: iistenini;,. iand doesn't Wiggle around trying to attract atteu'- 
tion.just because she cari't crbort back. 



will close b.ver.'the two week-erids 
'a rid perhaps Will g ive bbn uses. 
. Film Row will be :shuttered ori /the 
Saturdays fpllo.wirig .-Christmas' arid 
New Yfcar' ' Fox-West Coast home 
oftice,. regularly operated oh a . 
day Week, ill tpss in the extra days, 
t'po. 

.Fojc.-WeHt 
-Fox-West, Cb^st psi.s.sing out 
$179,(klO. Ctiristmais boniiS Dee. 19 to 



home, bff ice arid theatre employees. 
Goi giveaway ranges - from half 
.week's salai'y tpi theatre ; workers^ 
with rm under six months, to two- 
weeks' salary fpr .those in hbme 
oftice over six months. Maximum to 
ariy one; $2,50.: 

Theati-e woo rgessb sind half 

bf pfhei-s - .their quarterly; 

shaving' ' amounti to 

$75,000. 



8941WA 




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^ABIBTT'I* LONDON Offlinqil^ . 
• "St. MMrtla'H Place. Traralgar Sqni 



INTERNA¥iON/iL NEWS 



0»|>1« AMmm: VABimng. LONPOH 



S 





Officii^t 



Berli / Dec. . 
New order issued by Drr Goiebbels;; 
l^rbkbitingV dwticipni £iil theatri- 
cals, is causing pleiity of headaches 
Ito Ipcat d^^^ theatrical jour- 

"naisi: ' , , . 

Deutsche Artistik, vaudeyille ' par 
p0r, has informed its correstiioiidents 
tb cea^e siibmitting^ reviews, 
' \Herbert Ih^ri critic on one of 
Beirlin's larger dailieis, was sacked 
.itififee ;>y<ieks ago ; for panning an 
opera perfotmance. This/Wias even 
befo^-e. the gj^neral dembbllizatioft of 
'.critics.' 

- Propagandia minister' first started 
gagging the press about a year ago 
w^ith an order that drama and ihuslc 
critics wer0, not to publish teYie\Ys, 
uhtii noon of the following day, to 
allow . midre ■ careful , .consideration^^ 
Thisi was later amiplifted to include 
all branches of the cihemaj vaude- 
Vilie,' flrt, literature and concerts. 
; New order .states that criticism is 
to be supplanted altogether by ^vhat 

' *~ caUed 'Objective analysis aind de; 
Bcription.* Gomments Will, hot be 
permitted to any referehce 

: to the quality perfomance or 
■ an opimon pro or .con.', 
,\Goebbels excusies his by 

• ctefemng to younger . who 

Ujhave passed judgment brx, old per- 
|6rmers of standing, Mi i$ter adds 
farther that artists : should hot be 
the: victims bj free .criticism from 
iptH«!» than those, qualified; in the 

oey^s 0? the state; . 



London Mystery- 



MAXWELL 
TO DISTtUB HA6EN FIX 



, ^. , . LdhdoA, Dec. 15. 

^ ^ John Maxwell is taking over entire 
.distribution of Julius Htagen'sv pro^ 

- cGiotjons; iSfrickenham Rbnting Co., 
Hagen's di$tributidh end< will be shut 

• doym and Warddut, Films, wHl han? 
(fie all the. product from now. oh. 
v Uagen expefcts td. make 1? pictures 
yearly for th6 next; five years and 
Iitaxwell Will put Up Vhalf the prb- 
duction cost. Distiribution outside 
the ' tJnited Kingdom rernains in 
HagenV hands to be hegbtiated. 

^ More Sydney Legit? 

Sydney, Nov. 27. 
'Rumoris are that indie interests in 
tend to ereict another theaitre here 
for the presehtatibin,. bt lejsit ,'and 
re^ue. Stated th?t, i^apital can be 
gotten and that a Sitb has already 
been.pickedi 

•'Somiei' time ago Sir Ben .Fuller was 
: all set to erect ia' legit house, but the 
City Pathers Upped the price bn him 
and he quit. "At present Williamson- 
Tait is \the . sole owner: and controller, 
of the only legit theatre operating in 
'•this-* ■' ■ 



Lohdon, Dec. 
Ftegistratioh of a theatre com- 
pany, with, capital of $25,000,000 
has gbt> the - trade by the '. , 
but nobpdyr knows who br; what 
'it. is.,. 

Company Ciheiha 
Ground Rents and Properties, 
Ltd., is intended to buy, build or, 
deal-; ith theatreis, ciheinas-and . 
places^ of entertainmentj and 
will make: a public issue of stock 
in $5 shares. . ; Deal is /under- 
stood tb be in iiegotiationyfor a 
major part of the finiuicei.'' 



. Dec. 3. 

Cpntriacts lUtye, been; signtid f or ^the 
Shochiki KabUkr^ftayers to to 
ropie. Da.te of departure .is. hot s^^^^ 
yet, hut .the company: wiU open first 
in Rbmie. . 'vi.."-.. •■. --V 

imiiar deal; was^ fpr the.U. S., 
biit It f elL through because the group 
wanted guai^ntees; 



ed> Author 
Sues And Collects 



Soph's $25^0 1^ 

London^ Dec. 15. 

Midnight t)erformance ipf Amerijcan 
talent in England in aid of the King 
Ceorge V Memorial Fund was ■ held 
Thursday night dO) and met . with 
splendid success at„ the Coliseum, 
Sophie Tucker stikged it, 

Thirty artists appeared and the 
show netted a^prbximately $25,000 
for iixe fund. . 




Play %ftler of 




Whei^arlp and 1^ 





Buehbs AiriBs, pec. 3. 

Suit against Eduardo Morera, i 
rector of 'Ya Tiene Comesarib 
PueblQi'>; film for Argentine Filnis 
Rio de. -Ia Plata,/ by : its author^ Ci 
Martinez. ;;Paiva,,yras^^';s^^ out of 
court. Author had sought ah in 
junctibn; against f urtheir exhibition 
^nd damages from, the director. 

Author held; thai, hjs script, origi- 
nally ' intended'' .as a ; . comedy, : was 
turned ihtp.politic^^l^ propaganda by 
the diredtbr. Liberties allegedly: 
taken with' .the dialogjpointihg out 
the illiteracy ,.ah<3L,ighpra^^ ■: preya;- 
lent inihe.ArgentiM mad(S it. a; mes- 
sage, said "the ;plaihtiff. /■ • .'' 

Attorneys ;•: fought it; butj finally 
agreeing ..that 'it. would not -hurt the 
prestige of the. Argentine or <4he pic- 
ture, tb pass a little' money around. 



MEXICAN FILM BOOM 



Ail studios Taken Till February- 
Figure '40 Pips jfejst Year , 



. Mexico City, Dec.. 15. 
jSbm^thing of a boom has developed 
ih Mexican pic prbduction. All' local 
lois are engaged uritil, late Febr 
rUary, While: the 193.6 output iis hot: 
epcpected "to fop 20 fbatureSi the New 
Year:.. Will ' ;frbm 30 tb 40 home- 
^ftiade^'flhhs..';-';. 

; ■ Lohg {strike -of -heip for higher 
,wage^ ;ahd other; ecpnbmic, conces- 
sibh^ 'that has cldsed .up Nationail. Mo- 
tion. Picture Productidh Co.; Mexico's 
pioneer talker maker, - for several- 
months; is expected .to be settled by 
the end of the year. Talk is 'that 
.-help will run. . the company as a 
^op. " 



Mex Pit Scis$or^d 

;■ Mexico City,; pec, 15. V 

, New national picl; censbrs have 
demonstrated' that they are not play-' 
;ihg favorites and that - .their rules 
/apply to Mexican-mades as well as 
foreign films. Severe ;scissorlng was 
ordered on the newest native pic, 
'El RoSal Bendito* ('The Blessed 
Rosebush').' 

Cutting was ordered because the 
pic did ; not conf brih- ' with various 
of the board's regulations, including 
that it was hot .altogether in accord 
with the government's idealology and 
infirin^ed on the rules demanding 
that pics must be . . faithful repre- 
jseniatibh ;bf thought,,, feeHhj?, hlan- 
lieVs, customs, etc., of Mexico and 
her people. 



U. ,Pix lead: in ; Hagiie 

Tlie Hague/ 

Amer^qah: And British-film product 
are about .i|li ' that couhts herei "Giain 
of the; Ainieric.an fUm ■Q've^^^^ 
in this market bf late' is remarkable, 
British 'releases .runhing a hdt-too- 
clbse second. ■"' 

. Censors -have' heen sohiewhat . less 
injurious lately 'with ohly- itwo out 
of 53 foreigri' i'ele'ases rejected last 
year. ' Frieiich film" iharket.vhere : is 
negligible,' except'^ for ' an 'occa^ional 
Henry. Baurr.br ' Charles Boyar pic. 



. .'- '.7-. 

Edouard Bdurdet, nesw Admi , - 
tfator-Gerteral bf the 'Comedie- 
Francaise, and, Henifi . , emsteih, 
dramatist, are at daggers' points. ; 

Seems th$t' a play by Bernstein 
cslUed 'judith' was accented,, by; 
Bourdet's pf edece^sb^ . Erhjle Fabre, 
and -was be prpduced this com-, 
ing spri " , Bourdet,;. hdweyer, 
pmiited" * in a recently issued list, 
of plays in preparation ;at the-Cdme'i- 

4iei-' .' . 'x 

Bernstein proposiad that Bourdet 
delay the presentation bf 'JUdith' un- 
til nex,t .October, isd that he,, fiourdet, 
would have a whole yeajr io develbp 
his own iperSonal program if hb .liad 
one. /Bburdet did not answer: Befn- 
stein then went over Bourdet's;. head, 
and: wrote directly tb Jean" Zay, Min- 

istei* of National Educatibh, wh^d has 
the last say as far as State .theatres 
are cbncerned. . In this letter, the 
Minister is ask^d to say whether a 
contract .entered into by the admih- 
istratdt bf a State theatre is binding 
to his sviccessor or Whether the lat-;. 
tei: can; ignore it. 

More than one playwright is 
anxiously awaiting the verdict, as it 
will most probably prove tb - ' a 
handy precedent' in the future, 



Enough Is Enough 

; 'i.bndb^ni'.-i)e6. 2, 
Exhibs ; listening ; . to British 
Broadcasting Corp.'s picture" 
• • . Alistair Cbokfe. talking oh 
. cuijrent releases last week, went 
; hot Under the collar- whbh th<^y 
heard him: advise the listeniriii^ 
mobs tb' givb i<^ture theatres 
a mi?s this webk and stay .Jjy 
the. fire \with book, hecaiise . 
the pictures on offer . were nbt 
worth, seeing, ;ahy of thein. 

London branch ipf the . Ci , , 
inatdgraphvExhi iters' Associar 
.iioh is accdfdingly . lodging 
protest With thie B.B.e., urging; 
• while a critic- is' entitled to pah 
individual piijttires, lie ha^^^ 
right to encourage; fblks to, stay. 
aWay from cinen>as altogethef,. , 



J More for Fdrsl 



:7. 

. Willy' Forst, Germany 's.,indst .suC: 
cessfUl.'film producer, ' staking it 
easyndw;^ 

Af t^r a vacation in Merand he. will 
go ahead on the Itost of three pix he 
intends ,;to make within .the next two 
i$rears.. ; One Will be a, fiimi^ation of 
Jocheh Huth's comedy 'Himmel aUf 
jEirden.' ('Heaven on! Earth'). Dte MaU- 
passaht's 'Bel, Ami' Will be anqither. 
. Forst will continue produci in; 
Vienna. 



BERGNER'S m DAVID' 
A SOUDIONDON CU^^ 



liondbh, Dec: 15, ■ 
'Boy ^ .starring. , Elisabeth 

Bergner, opened 'at . His Majfisty's 
Monday, night (14) and .Was the mo^t 
dignified premiere of the season. 

Barrie play was heartily ;approved 
of by the audience .and both Miss 
Bergn^r and Godfrey Tearle; oppo- 
site, scored their most distinct legit 
clicks here. 
House is solidly sold for mbnths.i 



Bennaii's Commisli Claim 
On Stoll $1,800,000 Deal 



Max Bermah, theatrical costUmer, 
has issued a writ agaihst Sir Oswald 
Stoli claiming bommissibn for haying 
promoted , the saliJ of the .Alhambra 
theatre for $l,8O0,OOOw. 

Bermah claims he introduced . Os- 
car DeUtsch; head of the Odeon Cine- 
ma Circuit; to /Stoll and that .the 
deal . eventuated via! a, lease. XJnder- 
stodd that StolPs -defence is that 
Deutsch'.did not make^a .direct pur- 
chase, buying through* other hands, 
and that hence Bermart' is not eh- 
titled; tb Commissiph. 



Berli 

Vaudeville competition, so healthy 
tb the 'i)rbfessio'n, is ais^uming grp< . 
te^que fbrms; between tlie two locat 
ace Ixiousesj.and ' badly irfitiati 
the few , yaude fans that . stili 
iefi these dayis. 
Wintergarten, handicapped by 

small capacity of only 1,850, com- 
pared to the. 2,800 :of the Seala; 
by its system^of only one VshoW per 
day against', the - Sdala's ; , twice- 
nightly policy; is limited in Jbudget.' 

Almost every month 'the public 
..jre has the unique OPPdrtunity bf 
feeing two similar acts headlining 
the two houses. When Grbck; 
played : thie: Scala last spring, the 
Wintergarten stiirred Sascha Price, 
another ' clown act: .. When the^ 
Scaia's bally went to Chefalb, Ital-- 
iah conjuror, the Wintergarten an;-: 
nounced.: Kassher, native magician,' 
ih.big type. Both, examples: are re-, , 
giarded. .a^ poor shpwmanshi 
haps, but there it is. ^ 
Things are , more . grotesque' when; 
bnb of the two .rushes a big act in* 
one ttidhth ahead of the: other, like* 
the elephant act the . current month, 
at the wintergarten,; esp.ecially' 
ijooked because the Scala has an* 
elephaht. act in. month's bill. 
It's also claimed. Wintergarten. 
sighed the Codonas, mihus AlfredOt- 
because the . Scala" booked the Ely.-' 
ihg Concelids. Biooki of the de^^ 
Basil Ballet Ruisse was answered by-' 
the Wintergarteh'S engaging the' 
Viennese ballet pf . Tphi Birkmeyer. 
Dante, ^American magiciah si 
for the Scala next year, will have a, 
similar act one month ahead 'at the^ 
other house, it ,is claimed. Secret' 
jUst. :. , however. 



Mprlay's Ita;lian Tour 

Rome, Novi 30. 
Gaby Morlay is planning an Italian 
touri 

Will put on *Le Messager,' by 
Henri Bernstein and -Le. fauteuil n. 
47 ('Seat No; 47*) by Verneuil in the 
principal Italian cities.' 



EnglUh Playk in Berliiii 

'Berli , 

'In addition to Alfred Sutrb's 'The 
Laughing Liady,' presented here* by 
the English Theater at the iBehren 
Str., St. John Ervine's 'A.nthony . and 
Anna' will be. produced arid SUtton 
yarie's 'Outward Bound' in January. 

•Other, plays tb Jbe put on will be 
A. A. Milne's 'Dover Road;' 'Emlyri 
Williams' 'Night Must Fall' and H. 
M. Harwood's '.The Man ' Posses- 
sion.' 



Split (>f Aussm Greater Theatres 




By ERia qOBRICK 

■'Nov-.; 

; Although ,. , sides are still 
shadow boxing, : the ' preserit agree- 
meht between :[G;reater Uhibh The- 
atres- and Hoy ts covering General 
Theatres' tiC-up will/ on peci 31, he 
Withdriawn. • by, mutual i c o h s e ri t. 
Neither side, hias.' admitted this yet, 
but, it is a fact. . 

. This will; leave the way open for 
thie .iormatioii . of a . heW' agreement, 
on lines entirely, difterent from the 
bid one or a decision to' allpy; both 
circuits to dperikte independently, as 
was the , ' . before ' the bankers 
forced the ;merger; , Althdugh the 
present "agreement still ^his some 
time to run,' either side, under, the 
policy, is contpblled to ariridurice be-, 
fore the end- of ^ the year its inten- 
tions regarding the future. . . 
, Due a week v'ago,' Walter Hutchin-; 
soni, head of . 20th-Fpx's foreign de- 
partment, informed ^ that a certain 
prbppsal; had : been placed befprie 
Stuart P. Dpyle in respect td the 
continu?»rice pf ;the link, and Until 
.such time as . Doyle debided dne way 
bi' another, '•he- (Hutchinsdn> could 
npt make any statement, puririg the 
week. Hutchinson called personally 
upon Doyle, but no statement Was is- 



sued /jbyering this. hUddle. If is 
learned unofficially that Fox rather 
favors the merger cdntinUing for a 
further term. Greater Union forces, 
however, are not sold on . the idea 
at all. . ' 
Hutchinson; Away 

Hutchinson left .here Nov. 20 for 
America, via the Far' East and Eng- 
land and, oh his arplviai in JTanuaryy 
will place a complete resume of the 
Australi situation before Sidney 
Kent. •■■ ' ■■; ' 

General ;'rheatres will cease tb 
functidri becauisel eaich side stands 
very solid financially now and Will 
nPt bow to any- ictation in respect 
td uneven; terms. 

Stuart Doyle's is not a personality 
to submit to minor control, . and 
Charles MUnro is similar in charac- 
ter. With them/ mainly, it's all or 
nothing. It will emphatically be on 
the qUesti; - Of terms and control 
whether . continues as an active 
unit. ... '•' 

. Arid speaking of ; terms, the' Greater 
Union men are asking . whether, in 
the event of a further merge, it is 
the intention to include the Moodabe^ 
Fox interests in New Zealand in the 
deal. Hoyts men insist that their or- 
ganization has nothing to do with 



Mdodabes, despite the fact that 
Charles. Munro, head of Hoyts, is 
assisting in the management of the 
circuit with Mike Mopdabe, and 
Stanley Crick . (Fo^) holds a 50% 
interest i the chai ith Munro. 

: Questionis.. 
: Uriipn men are asking 
some ; serious questions on this New 
Zealand -situation, . but it is firmly 
believed that the Moodabe angle will 
not be alipWed. to enter the G.T. 
terms. 

iActually, it looks, as though Stuart 
pbyle and his men; are marking time 
i order to figure out their own 
financial situation before giving o.i: 
making any decision^ Whether Doyle 
will- accept ritish. of local ^ capital 
for his circuit is a question for his 
Board to decide. NPrman Rydge ik 
currently Working on , a scheme ' to 
present to the stockholders in the 
hear future. And when Ken Asprey, 
Doyle's personal attprriey," returns 
from the V;. S., action covering the 
entire Greater 'Qnidn circuit should 
come into full play. , 

In. the meantime, MU'ni-o is igoing 
ahead on building up the HOyts po- 
sition in the nabe and country cen- 
ters, inancially, Hoyts stands ace- 
high now and fears no opposition. 



Tijuana's Pic Studio 

Holiywbod,~Pec. 
Raoul de Leon wiU direct the first 
picture to be produced at the Im- 
perial : Azteca studios . ' • Tij uana« 
Mexi, iafter the first, of the year. ' 
. Studio is being constructed and 
will turn out eight Spahishers yearly/ 
Roberto Farf ah heads the production 
outfit.- 



DARK BERLIN LEplTS 

' 40,000 Unused Seats 
Germany's Capital 



Berlin, 

ver 40,000 empty theatre seats 
are available in houses, that , have 
gone dark here. In the Case of the 
Wallner, closed early this month fol- 
lowing a fairly nice ;run of KoUo's 
'Three Old Maids,' is. some 

speculation about the sudden clos- 
ing not being entirely due to poor 
business. 

Other legit houses waltinj? for ah 
angel .are the Casino, a. pop bur- 
lesque theatre fun for years, by the 
w;k, Jewish director, H. Berg, and 
vacated via the Nurenb'erg law;.' the; 
Central, a gbld niine in forimer days 
with French farces ; the Walhalla, 
atop Carow's yaude cellar and put 
of. luck ever since it opened;' the 
Thalia, Trianon, Neues-am'-Zodi arid 
Theatre Palm Court in the Europa" 
building. 

In vaude, . the Apollo lower 
Frledrichstrasse holds the record .for. 
being closed over .10-. years how, due^ 
to its poor location ' and enormous'^ 
.back tax debt.- 



Pouble Piinto 

London,. D6c. 6. 
Wi ros. are. playing tWb. 
pantdmimes simultaneously this year 
—the .Wiinbledpn theatre and King's 
theatre, Hammersmith-^whicii has 
never been done by any ' act 
pantomime has' ;become ah English 
institution. ' • 

At the siame time they ate apiJear- 
ing at the Dorchester hotel. 



Rex Story in Japsin 

, Dec.' 

Rex Story arrives here. Dec, 24 en 
route to China with his new shbw.. 
After a brief date here at the' New 
Grand Hotel Dec. 24, he. Will proceett 
to China. '( 
Story expects to femai in ihtfi 
Orient for at least two years With hiv 
new show. \ 



INTERNATMINAL NEWS 



T«t«|^MM T«Mp1« Iter g »4l'gt*t. 
C*W* A44r«aii; rABlKrV. tONDON 



is 







Co-operation m Britain 



. London, Dec. 6. 

Trade reactions to the Quota report are focusing jhtiore deflnitely 
each day on the word 'cooperation.' 

First yoiced by the Ptesldent of the Cinemafdgraph; Exhi itbrs 
Association, it -was caught tip by the Kinematograph Renters , Society 
(distribs* organizwiion); John'Ma:xwell^ as' British producer, Used it 
the Federation of British Indust dinner to Will Hays; and the 
M.RF.P:A. presidient tame throujgh WiUi aiv ackriovriedg(>inent that 
comnion action was the b0^^^ 

Theo Fiigelstohe; president of the C^,A;, referred back to the 
question of a United front when attending an annual banquet of a 
provinciaV section of .the Association in LivCT 

Opinion of the country exhibs is beginning ito dribble in, rst comr- 
inefnt coming from thi city of Portismouth, whierifr members of a 
G.E.A. seqtipn were unable to- discover any suggestion in the recom- 
mendations y^herebyiiidiepiendeh^^^ fulfill a rising Quota exc^t 
bj^ I>laying thC: same type quickie junk they were -forced at this 
time' to put 6n their screen^. 




.Nov. -at. 

In the Arst stateiment issued since 
hi9 return from abroad, Stuart F. 
Doyie ihfom?d ' VAttiETV that is 
production Unit, dihesound, w 
'k(ti0p UP . . continuous production 
schedule during 1937.; 
; Unit has already, completed " - 
.phan of the Wilderness;' and will 
hatve a second, pic, 'It Isn't Done,' in 
the c.uttingrrobin next weiek. The 
1937. production list includes, 'Tall 
Timbers,' an original by Captain 
Franlc Hurley; 'Robbery Under 
Arms,' *P?art qf Great Price,' and 
'Yellovir Sands.' Doyle states that 
from time to time stars will be im^ 
ported from abroad to play leading 
roles, and give mat^quee worth to 
thf^ various pix>. 

Doyle states that his unit ihtends 
to produce between five and .six. fea.^ 
tares annually, for here 'and abroad, 
and it is also hoped that before very 
long aiii American market will be 
secured for the local-mades.. Market 
has already been found ini England, 
and it is the intention of the com- 
pany to expand wherever possible. 

Fifty-two .Ginesouhd ^hewsreiels 
will be gotteh out ahiiually, also. 



NEW STEREOSCOPIC 
SYSTEM IN ITALY 



Rome, Dec. 6, 

Experiments in sterebscopic films 
are being; made by LicurgO Tioli 
along 'ai^ entirely new line' here. 
Heretofore, it is claimed, all atr 
temips at making three-dimensiohal 
;films have req.Uired the projection of 
two images on the screen, Tioli's 
aim is not to reproduce nature twice, 
but to reproduce it just once in a 
way that Will give the illusion of be- 
ing plastic. 

If .perfected his system would. Jlo 
.'•way With the . hedessity of using 
special cameras, special projection 
machines or special glasses for the 
spectators, All the usual production 
material. eyeh the same kind of film, 
cpuld used for the making of 
three-dimensional films by this 
methoid. Tioli's work is still in the 
experihlental stage, but those who 
- seen the results he has bb-. 
tained to date on narrow film baWds 
and with a small projector have been 
strongly impiressed with the possibil- 
ities, 



inf Bead Rim 



Kinematogfraph Renters Society 
has put in a special outfit for jiihk. 
^^■^xhausted film stbik at the rate 
01 thousands of feet in a few sec- 
onds. All distributors, whb f brmerly 
junked their own prints after their 
booking period had; matured, now 
nand: the reels to, the Society, which 
mutilates them thoroughly and 
passes them to authorized iunk mer- 
cnants, who; reclaim the sliver con- 
tent, from the, emulsion. 
Stringent control is exercis to 
^ ^^u^^V'®''^^ slipping hi to the hands 
oi bootleg merchants. 



J99 C9iiip#ieil^ 



. Gbmpetitibn frpm the neighboring 
Toho chain theatres has fbrceid 
Sbhochiku to seek another location 
for exhibition of itis product. 

Company annbUnded last week 
that it would build -a new theatre 
larger than any other on a site near 
to its legit house, Tokyo Gekijo, 

Imost at the. same time, Tohb 
opened: a new house in Shibuya. 
New 3,000-Seater will play day and 
date with Hibiya Eiga, Tohb's ori i-. 
nal downtoWn, locaitibn. 



SEEK PERMIT FOR KID 
TALENT IN BRIT. PIX 



Legislation Is sbught by ritish 
producers to aUow child actors to 
appear in films made in the U.K. 
Under the law at this time^ chUdren 
are virtually excluded from Work- 
ing iii studios, due to Acts regulat- 
ing conditions, education, et .al. 

Speaking for producer Ineihbers of 
the Federation of British Industries, 
Capt. Richard Norton addressed a 
meeting of Members of Parliament 
at the House of Commons, but since 
only 18 turned up to hear his plea, 
the effort Was not a. conspicuous 
success; : Kbrton stressed it was in 
the, public interest for youngsters, to 
appear in films, as child portrayals 
could be made elevating, and asked 
for claUse in the . hext Factorieis 
Act permitting this. 

Labor unions were In f avoir, , he 
SaiB, as Well as the Home Office and 
bomihibns goyernrnents. 

Meeting decided to Send a deputa- 
tion to the Minister of Education 
with a draft clause for inclusion in 
the Act. 



Shorts Biz Looks Up 
lit Japan; 2 Reel Houses 



Diec. S. 
subject .which heretofore 
have been a drug on the mairket 
stand ia chance of returning; a little, 
coin to the producers, if ; the plans 
of the big chains and the railway de- 
partment materialize. efOre, the, 
only miarket ifor shorts was in . the 
larger houses and the rentals were 
iniserly. Some exchanges have 
tWown them. free to influence 
favorable booki 

Gommenci • . Tokyo 

Railway Bureau opened two. news- 
reel houses at Ueno Statibn and 
Shinjiiku iStatibn. Idea is that the 
Goverhrhent RailWays;: might pick 
up a little, loose change from patrons 
Who have some time before depart-, 
ure Who haye miisscd trai the; 
latter being • prevalent situation 
with the Japanese.- Government also 
figures using short . subjects on 
places of interest ' may be 
reached from' the station where lc>ic- 
tUre . is ehown. 

Along the same' line and following 
the success bf, the newsreel theatre 
in the basement of its Nippon Gekijb, 
the Tpho Chain plans SI rlar propo- 
sitiohs in Nagoya, Kyoto/ Osaka and 
Kobe. This will probably cause a 
similar move bii the part of Shbchiku 
because either chain almost always 
follows the other in such mal(iers. 




Eyen; Favored Distribs Not 
So .H^^ About Outlook: 
— U. S. Angle No Ginch— - 
What f he Yarious Leaclers 
Think 



KORDA LtlCES IT 



Londori;; Dec. 6.: 

potion icture industry .vbf; the 
United' kingdom^ after several days 
ih\ which to read and digest thie 
Qiibta' Repibrt,. is scared stiff 'With 
the recommendation; for a Govern- 
ment Cinema Control Board. 

First appearance, of the report last 
week, with its proposals for a' stepped 
quota ;bf exhibs and other 

suggestions revealing strong: ex- 
hibitor bias, drew applause, from the 
theatre end of the buSinessj with 
British pirbducers alsb .tagging along 
ill the chorUs bf praise for a series 
of; proposals ; considered ■ be in 
their direct interest. 
' Only section of .the trade, to 'mai 
tai a discreet silence was .the fra- 
ternity of distributors,: With general 
trade opihibn seeing, clauses in the 
report aimed directly at major Amer- 
ican interests operating here* 
; Inquiries^ 
. seriously, ' fact, leading 
renting executives' see is thing; 
tha^f during the short visit here Of 
Will H. Hays, ;.,he ,\was bombarded 
With inquiries in the hope. he . would 
giye a lead ' the , policy to be 
adopted for best interests of the 
comhiercial system involved. 

Hays : gave no si realizing the 
matter demands long cohsideraiioh 
and that many., months ihust .pass 
before . the new •Quota/setup is likely 
to jell. -If :anything,. he indicated he 
did hot Intend to become panicked, 
at thiis time. 

Mbst marked quick-change of at- 
titude has beeh . that ' qt the ibs, 
Who, welcoming the suggeisted 
measures, . are nbW afraid the .threat 
of irect gbvernment interference 
may not be so hot. Thieb Fligelstbne, 
president of the Cinematograph Ex- 
hibitbrS' Associ , speaking at a 
trade luncheon tb Hays; declared, 
amid applause of ISO association 
members: • 

*I aim wondering Whether we: rcr 
quire a States Commission to . sblye 
this and our many problems., We 
should solve our own prbbleras with- 
i the trade.' 

Rush lifeeiing: 

Hurried meeting bf C. E. 
•eral Purposes Committee .was cbri- 
vened after the Hays luncheon, but 
\yas unable to grapple with the mat- 
ter at such short notice, and de- 
ferred ^consideratibn until next Week.: 
ritish producers opened With 
praise fbr general principles of the 
report, welcoming restrictive , pto- 
posals aimed at 'destroyih ickie 
productions'. 

John Maxwell, in a. statement tb: 
a. trade paper, declared the : main 
'recbmrnendationis Were a fair at- 
tempt to cbrriprpmise Qh the con- 
flicting . yieWppints of the different 
sections of the Jhdustry; Threat of 
■a substantial rise in the Qubta, per- 
centage he held to be Very much in 
the air,' depending n what .effort 
producers made to justify 
ihg the figure. 

Alexander Kprda ahripunced hi - 
self well satisfied and pieased. re-/ 
gardihjg the prbpo.<5al.s for safeguard-' 
inc quality as excel len t in every Way 
and likely, to di.seovui-age quickie pro- 
moters from pt'ttinsf down 'mohcy in 
the face of possible rejectiph bf their 
pictures. Suggestion of a Film Corn- 
mi to, review.; films on a quality 
basis was, he thought, an, admirable i 
way )bf meeti if ficult aiid cbrii-. 

pieX prpblem.- 

'Eyen if the Quota goes Up to 50%,' 
declai'cd.Koi-da, 'it cannot and Will 
not keep a ' .'.ile gppd American 
picture .put this cbimtfy. Cer- 
tainly I see nothing •hostile to Amer- 




liftii^ 4 Ban on Queen 

Cliaracter Means at Least IBc 



linperiiftl Quota 



Canberra, Nov; 27. 
Mariy; whispers .around that 
the Federal boys are playing 
with the idea of introducing an 
imperial Quota Australia 
next . year. Npthing definite 
beyond the whiispers, but it is 
"stated unofficially that pressure 
is being brbught to. bear frpin 
British, prodiicers. on the ques- 
tion of protection " for . their 
product in a British cblohy to 
overcome rthe inroads made by 
, foreign (American > produc:erS. 
it was thought that: Premier 
iStevehs Would have isbnaething 
: tiQ .say on this subject following 
, his return from abroad and his 
chatter sessions with the Brit- 
:ish men, .However, the premier 
has kept mum> 







Local studios are busy readying 
hew-films. • 

Ciiie: Alliah'z is making *Ni ' . Offi- 
cers' from G«orge Frazer's story. 
With, Kaethe , vbn Nagy in. the' lead. 
Selenphon: Cb. is' shooting 'Enemy of 
Mankind,', with Finnl Gebhardt, Sig- 
mund Lphde and Annemarte Hege- 
ner featured. Jasp Speyer is .direct- 
ing. Gloria Co. has nearly completed 
'Premiere,' Avith Zarah. Leander and- 
Karl Martell and a cast of 300. Book 
was Written by Max ■yiTallher;. music 
by Deneg von Buday. 

Rudolf Forster, actor, and George 
Luzatto: have, also formed a new 
.company to shoot their own. films, 
German , star had been looking over 
the {local situation fbr some time, 
befbre. f bunding ,the Danube, ilm 
Co. Ida 'Wuest Will be starred in his 
first' production, still - 

selected. 



New Moyts 2,000 Seater 

Melbourne,. Nfov, 
iioyts is all set to erect a new the- 
atre in Brunswick, Victbria, at a cost 
of $100,000. House will be H 2i6pO- 
seater and Will be the forerunner 
of further erectibns for Hoytis under 
the direction of Charles Munro. 

Hoyts also plans erection in other 
country centres , around NeW South 
Wales. 



. Lbndbn, Dec. 
. Ahnbuncement by the Lord Cham* 
beriain and the i'iliti Censor that the 
ban wbiild be li 

tions of Queen : Victoria on the stajg(d 
and screen has produced imniediat^ 
reactibhi ..with three producers imme- 
diately anhouhcing films bf the . sub- 
ject, and at least one jplay li 
next summer. 

Ban comes o(f Pfficially ' June 20^ 
so Alexander ; Korda, . Herbeirt Wil- 
cox and Michael all declare 
they: are putting pictures into iinmer , 
diate production,, to. be ready for re- 
lease ii>y the end of /that 'mOi^ 

Wilcox diBclarw: h(B W^ sign. a= star 
of world' 'reputatibh. and a -f ambus 
British .director' now in . HoilyWopd,; . . 
.averring he has had such a produce 
tion, .>y hich Will ..cbver the complete 
60-year rei in cbnteniplatibn ' , 
lOhg time. 

: ' . Gaumont^British states it : : has 
bptioh on ; 'Girlhood of QUeen,* 
Continental play by Sil-Vara* ac^^^on 
of Which covers the fiirst "three years 
bf Victoria's rei . it. is antici- 
pated that ^ Nova PUbeaml will get 
the chaince to plaV . another young - 
queen role. Gilbert -'Miller has thft. 
stage rights, 

Corporation ha& .a, second choice, 
with a istbry in prepata tion covering 
the whole reign» but • whicheyer.^ 1*„ 
chosen, plan is ioi produetioh to be . 
a ,iiiaj6r release ior the^ 1937 season^ 

It is' possible a i^hdon , stage. p^o<t 
duction of the saiirie plajr may sev 
daylight next suiiuher;, but .Milleip - 
also oWns •'Victot'ia Reglna,' - current;, 
in New York, and may (>referj£9^usU 
it i ^ ■ . . 



PAR LOSES OUT IN 
HOUSESITE DICKgr 

London^ Etec. .. 

,Negptiations by A^^ $egal for' 
purchase of an extensive central sitei. 
in the city of Bradford, 'Yprkshiret' 
Where ia big-scale Paramount theatre 
Was to .be built, have been broken 
off by the civic authbrities following' 
disagreement bn terms of the pro* 
posed deal. . 
; Segal's offer was $l>550yPOO for 'the 
site. Deal fell down on conditions. 
Theatre Was to be a 4,0OO-aeater, 
With restaurant, newsreel theatre, 
ahd shops' built in. 

Now looks like Paramount Will be 
unsuccessful jn moyes to crash the 
city, as Odeon.has grabbed the next* 
best site, with Union also, dickering. 



icah producers in the recommenda-:- 
tions put forward.' 

Captain Richard Nprtoh and, Basil; 
Dean were mbtie critical, Nbrtoh 
confessing himself bewildered at the 
plan for viewihg films on a. quality 
basis. Dean thought the proposed 
Film Gomtnission a 'highly dangeroijis 
plan..' 

'Gaumoni Spot' 
.Gaumont-Br-itish, with its vital in- 
terests • in the , American market at 
stake, is saying nothing-— pn this side 
It may. in common . with other pro-^ 
ducer.s desirous of develoi^ihg an 
outlet into the America^n, /: market 
(stressed so lately essential if 
British production is to make head- 
Way), feel the need for extreme .cau- 
tion, as already the fear has been 
breathed along Watdbur street' that 
m e a s u r e s irected r.epressively 
agaihSt the mas.sive' machinery of 
American istributipn here inay 
cause: reactipn the U; and 
establishment 'pf economic: bars 
against British films. 

If this shpuld be ritish pro- 

ducers will have caiise heavily to re- 
gret the cumberspme action of their 
oWn government, which, in its pre- 
vious Quota Laws,- reached final con- 
clusions whose, re.siilts: have nbt 
proved entirely satisfactory, even to 
those in whoiie interest they Were 
framed. 

Hcrbei't Wilcox, fipm 



the U. .., told reporters, 'The Amer* 
icah market is Wide open for British 
pictures.' .But; he left before, the;- 
findings of the 'Goverhmeht Conimis^ 
sion Were khOwnr arid .may npW wish' 
his' cbmment had been more {guarded^ 
Where's the Fault? 
criticisms in discussion 
'circles of the, industry -see harsh :dis<* 
criminatibn against American 
tribs in plans for involving them in 
more, rigorous jrieg:ulations han-^: 
dling; of product of guaranteed qual- 
ity, it being pointed that, with 
one e?cception Cthe nbw defunct R, 
B. O.), distributors have faitbfuUy 
kept, within the law by offeri 
quota of ritish films which com- 
plied with the Films Act. 

If the quality of some of the films 
hafs been questionable, that, reasfon^^? 
ably, cian be laid,io the fault of those- 
who drew Up the act in leaving loop- 
holes, while the inability bf the Brit- 
ish production industry to keep step 
With the develppment of the quotk 
over a is alSO 

guiltless. 

Fprtunately any new law cannot 
apply till the autumn of 1938. ,B;e- 
pbrt hoW under debate cah' 

only form a- loose framework for ,a - 
riew Eilms Act, and trade diseyssibn 
and close examination Will assist in. 
.shaping and mpiilding it to a less 
cumbersome and - more practicable 
form. 



1* 



TIIM RC VI E W S 



Wednesday^ 0ecen«licr l<f, .19.36 



.:./ 



Ptbhniies Ftom Heaveiv 

(WITH gONGS) : 

..Columbia releaHe of Knianuei: Cohen 
<M«J«r l'l«tuie«), pioaucllon. Si*''?.. ^^"K 
•Cro«V)y.' Featuies yudge Bvtina, BOith I'eN 
'lows; r.oi|la AvmstionK. DUecled by Noi- 
niati Z., McT-eoil. Katherlne tieslle*. Mooie 
T iitbiy- iMinpteil by Jo awei-llnp. h'onKH by 
Aithui- Johnson una John Bui-lie, iiimnK<;u 
■by Jolin Soolt, Trotli»i% .CTamera,; Bobert 
Pltttifik; fiounti, GI6n . nomingei\ ■ At I'mJ^^^ 
imounf, N: benlfinlnB O^c, 0. lUJU. 

Kuiining tlmri, 80 ml»)s.- ' 



'^usan. 
Tatrty. 

•Halt..; .......... 

Bonry . . . . r.. 

■Omwlmi'.. , . .'. -t 
liiSH .Howard...', 
•WnVdfini .. . . .. 

■ Cortcejs,sloliulre,.; 
.Cui'oilohtielt.-. . 
Wi-.' .Bi lBtTH:. . . . . 

Louis . 



■ • ■ •.• • • • • • ^ V' 

« » t •"• 4,« • • »;>,♦,• 
i t • •, « 

^ . »»>'• • •.•*■• •■♦ 
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.. Ing Oro.sby' 
.JUatlfie Rvjin.s 
.Edith PeJlowK 
.v.. Donald ^.Meek 
..John Oallnudet 
I.iOula Aiin.stronK. 
Tom nugan 
,^<ana Hi'yant 
.Chailcs Wilson, 
i .>,TJavry Tylfr 
..AVlUlani .Sta<'k 
...ToitlVBlcketts 
Bund 



'Pfihtiies^FiqinMeBV^ri^ may qualify 
' fair ferosiser because .of Crbsby's 
name< ; pcically it's a iweak pi«i^ 
vwith a stbry that ih^s little 
; inijvement and bnly a scattered few 
mild gi ii*? spread prettjr, thin 

oyer: 80 mi ' ' , .iiespite a good tune- 
Vwiiich should be no handi- 

. r ^Basically the story is not only trite' 
but latcking iri situatibhs. It meanders 
ialohg. For^ exc^mplie, there's a 15- 
nilnute s^uence when Crosby, .a 13- 
t' "year'Sild ' kid ; and ' , her v;grandf ather 
' ilBidV6 into ah abandoned farm-hpyse, 
! They aiirxlve on the back 'of a liaising 
termer's; hay .wsiigori which gives 
them, chancel to • sing ; lOld-v Man 
. McDonald;' The rain aiid the wind 
toriv^iehily hold ' qft uhtiV the 
^ iriom^^^ When thie .iqries; 

■-iiMbt nattirt are Unleashed ttiid the trio 
are ' established in . itiusty. house 
, tii^t creak$ and grOan^iahd- sug^ 
' ghbists, That in turn bermlts Crosby 
c y i» iullafcj*? the ki^ \ : V 

■ ; > Stoi^y hops discdrtfeerfingly irqipn 
•■ realism :;t6 : li6ke' farce, with pauses; 

for Crosby to «ing« All of this ihight 
' hftvi^: beep 'excused if the thing had 
4 jsip^.^r <?bnipdyi. It lack both, v ;^^^ 
"it^'Pictiire-ioperis with a cohdemned 
■/jnait ' hi^.lasl; valH the electric 

■ isliiBur; A ' Igiuesonie • istairt': :foi:. .a' 
Icdihedy.' Pausing , to congratulate 
•erosbiri-ih art&thfer cell, loi- being ,a 
. jflibe: §ingfer," i,the . condemned man 

. .payj»es a letter, for p^^^^^ 

Iri carryliig jput the mijrdfer^rjs. wish 
> r^i^s; tewardtr-^the b0ro comes , into 

• - cbritact with, the kid tEWith Te\l<yy(&} 
v. .i^^ grandpa .'.(Donald Meek), 
^ - j iii; :iiicorrigibIe '; lind ■ a, 
.i:^ Jftteat problem' to the . cbunly welfare 

- ^^ehi .(Madge Evi?pas). . What skimpy 
;;pot>!t!j|iBr6,4s^i^9l^ 

- i 'Characterizations, are . npt well 
^flrawn iMiidrthere'j tittle to be said 
; dii thfe, perform jmc.fe side. 
> vidua! sciehiBS ' are 'iyntjhetlc and the 
fuitors- ihevitabiy ' share • 4he phony 
s, iihitrcssioh: : Fiim v^on't ? iadvance 

• Crosby -although iCrosby m^ oyer- 
ebme its faults to some extent . 

i . Best individuitil Impt&sion'. is . by 
liOuiis A'rihsttoril?; Negro cornetistahd 
. Jhi-de-ho expert. Not as aii eccentrip 
ri^Iiauisiiciiah' but as a -Negro-comedian 
he suggests iidssibilltieis. He toots his 
so^ horhvto a hicei individual scores 

Crosby has. a couple , of songs that 
iijviU' be reprised into fair popularity. 

Siory taKes plenty of bruising in : its 
; tfifbrts" to-, allow ,the' star to sing. 
' Funaamentally it's qu^^^ 
; ; is a very? attractive 

Iflgujfb to Ame«<!ans. ThfoUghqut the 
stdty jCrbsby sings for pennies. It is 
iribt a very -heroic or glamorous 
^flccupatlon. Character as drawn by 
the script is negative and vague 
.X^^^^ makes the one sequence 
'■ where hie shows aggression doubly 
. ihbredible. ^That .a pienniless hobo 
with a . jail record could get credit 
'-^rbm not one but a dozen business 
i lineri to convert, a, farmhouse into a 
? ' sdirie and/dancei roadhpuse is. just a 

- ".-saThple of what the story asks'audir 

(Bttcfes to beliieye. Land; 



$m0 OH m KNEE 

■ 'aftth , <jentui-y-Fox.' ' reti-aBe of. Nuonally 
: :• . JohnBoh ..urnducifon. : Stars Bflrhara; Stan- 
■ :'+'*yckv X^ leatUrts Helen Aycetley. 

'■' jBuday RbBen, AVallei' Breiinan; Walter Cat- 
.. lett.V Ahlhony • AJHvtln;- Katherlne peMllle. 
JJIrectfed by John Cromwell. . .From novel 
.. ■ 'by. arry HaftilUon j- ; 'aduptatlbh, . Nun- 
Ttittily • JobnBoVi ! • pbnKH, JJmmy MoHugh, 
V'JHavold Adjiinjion: - editor, HDiison Frlt«h; 
■<!ani6r. ' Ei'npst Palrrirr; ".At lloxy, N., If,,. 
' '• Weelv' 11, 'S«. Bunnlrig time, 1)5 roliiM. 

...V.Barbara Stanwyck 
; . . . . . . . . ..TocV McCrea 

. ; . , ; . . . . ; . Helen. West ley 

, ..Buddy Kbfien 

... t . . .Walter Bvennaiii 

.... ...Walter .Ctttlett 

. .'. ;;v. ,'Anthpny Martin 
. . .Katherlne de MlUe 
... ; . ,'v :. , iVlctor KiUiin 
^ i . .AJlnha: (idmbell 



its strongest feature, the musi . As 
paced in itg present form, it's jerky, 
there's tod* long a pause: between 
laughs and' the human interest angles 
(of which there are too many) are 
lost in the shuffle. : . 

Nunnally Johnson: -wrote the; 
screenplay from the ribvel by Harry 
Hiamiltbn. Either Johnson didn't 
catch the mood of the Mississippi 
river folk, br else he added too many 
extra ingredients, for the; pictiire 
dobsn't portray the natural appeal 
bf the subjects. Four exceUent 
5ongs by Jimmy McHugh and. Harold- 
Adamson strive hard to pull the film 
out of this rut. They, are ♦Banjo Ori 
My Knee,' 'Sippy,' 'Wherfe the fcazy 
^livfer Goes By' and There's Some- 
thing In the Air.^ Thrown in , fbr 
good meilsure is 'St. touis Blues,' 
and it is with this song that the 
' story makies a historical . blunder'. 
Story has W. C. Handy!s.classiip jazz 
tune about 20 years blder than it 
realljr is, dating it even before Ber- 
lin's 'Alexander's Ragtinie Band.' 

Oiie thing the pictures does uri- 
cover is Barbara Stanwyck as; a 
singer . and, dancer. , .It's the . one- 
time chorine's first hoof, and mputh 
effort in pictures, and her :: si ing; 
deep and throaty; is much better 
thiaQ heir dancing. Her mike voice is 
good enbugh, in fact, to- have her 
singinig |n plenty of pictures ftb «?ome. 

Potential ;;star::.material is also in> 
pluded in' Walteir.'firenriari as a char- 
actej;:; afftbr, and. . Anthony Martin as 
ai .romantic . tenbr. 'I4tter has • a 'nice 
ybice arid looks gbbd, eveii when 
Singing: He's droppbd the Tony now 
fbr ^e Anthony, or maybe it|s the 
^tiidio^ i ^ V ; 

y tBinjo'sf story ;is -a si.mplie one, 
thblugh every effort was, apparently 
mdde ,tb:. make it complicated.. . A 
fiver bby ■(McCrea> marries a town 
" ' ' '(Stanwyjpk]i, .bjit before theyv 



can sib 'libbut ftilftllihg Waltef Bren< 
nan's deet>-.robted desire for ar grand 
child, :M(^re$ becomes jnvolvwi in 
a j battle .With thb menace;, yictor Kilt 
liah; arid iscraims to; escape what he 
believes will be. a murder rap;. Kil-. 
lian lives,: but it';S six mdnths before 
McCrea' returns, only: to .battle -witlt^ 
his wife, .who/goes. to , New- Orleans 
with lady>killihg photographeir, 
Walter Catlett. She • doesn't go 
thrbugh -with this roriiance,'and getsi 
a job as .dishwasher in a Creole' cafe. 
;.Catlbtt. is 'eventually -beaten .up by 
McCrea arid Pappy Brennari,- but 
•thby dpn't, get tbgether With, the Ibst 
Wife until j|rennan:'click's in the" cafe 
as a. brie-htan band. Miss ; S.tariwyck 
joins; ,^p ..with Martin; as a singing 
duet ,i.,in ' the ^ same > flborshow and 
McCrea ,'cbmf!s ! back' from ^another 
sea 'trip;'to wreck the' joint iri a jeal- 
ous fagCi At.'.thiBvflnale.'ithe femn^e^ 
irieiiace, Katherine ' DeMiHe . tries to 
W'.reck 'a houseboat cbntaihirig Mc- 
Crba, Stanwyck .arid . Brennari in a 
river stbrm, but they larid oh' a sand 
Jbar. .. arid the lights .gb out-, as the 
cbuiple get ready to fulfill pappy 's 

^wish.-.: ' ■ ■ S ' 

.P'erformances iri the. .film are 
nio's^y, gbbdr though soriie. bf them 
are. Wasted.' Pii.iddy Ebseti's topnotch 
eccentric daricirig and singing is one 
of them; .Hall. Johnson Choir, given 
bnljr. . one . number iri' a levee ; scene, 
is. another. Minna .. Gombell dric 
Helen Westley dO okay with. , the lit- 
tle the scripit gave them, with the 
,^me going fbr Victor Killian. Spen 
cer Charters,-, With a slightly fatter 
pari as tipsy marrying judge, con- 
tributes soriie strong moments. . 

Direptiori by John Cromwell is riot 
Wholly lip: tO . his usual >higK starid- 
ard. Permitting KatheHne DeMille 
.to act much more sophisticated than 
the bther.river-fblk;' putting her in 
clothes: that Would mOre likely be 
found"^ on Broadway . than a . hoCiscT 
boat,, ate a couple of the things' he 
and.:the production staff let slip by. 

Scho. 



1 ,3Peai\l 

pinle Holley.. 
■ iSrahdni 
- Kuddy . i ii..-..: 
. Nowl HoVley. 

;W«ineld Sirtolt. 
>'ir;hl<!l^ Bean.;. 
jjCOta fxtriK., - • 
filade 

...Jftiiby 

judge 'I'bpf). . . . 
Choir . ; . . i . . . . 
...Julc'H 
>^Uii't1in; 
H.atiie 



'..i... .Spent'cr Ghavtevs 

;rhe Miiil John.son Choh- 
: .Georire Humbert 
. . ; .... ; . . Ullffii yuui,'hn: 

'. . . . . . . . . , ,Geoir WefJton 

'. i .;. ... . ..i .Louis' Alasbh 



t:'^ If thei-e was atiiythirig left but of 
r this .l^ictiife, it's!:g^ becausie, those 
' iioricerned. with the production 
CpUtidn't thirik of it. RuijJi the. ganiut 
. of • emotions, never quite settles dpWri 
With any one bf them, and .takes t$b 
;lbng a .time, telling its story. As a 
'biz getter, it" looks only moderate, 
.with the starring combo bf Barbaria 
Stanwyck and Joel McCrea probably- 
couriting iriore at •'the' Wicket. 

Where 'Banjo' mis^^s out most Is 
; ils length, 95 minute.^ A con- 
.servatiVe cut of about 20 minutes, 
■ would result in faster and morb co- 
herent- action^ and greater s-lfess on, 



Miniature Reviews 



'Peririles i^i-om heaven'; (iGol.). 
ing Crosby , , thin story 
with little comedy that- ill 
' need lots of support. 

♦BiDjQ on .My |tnee» (20th). 
Rivor-folk stbry starring Bar- 
bara Stanwyck arid Joel ^b- 
^Grea. Too coitiplicated for bet" 
ter than moderate, reception'. 

Wore Than a iSecretory' (Cbl). 
Comedy with fair , b.oi pbssi- 
ilitics.;: Stars Jean '•Arthur, 
George Brent • 

.'Flylnff ibstess' (U).; Winged 
bats opera, par foir the dUalers. 

•Make Way For Lady* 
(RKO). , Gbod { light- 
weight boiriedy. •;. . 

•Plot Thibkens' (RKO). An- 
irt' the tuart Palmer 
Whbdunit' series, bkay for . thie • 
fians. Jiriimy leason,, paired 
With ZaSu Pitts. 
, ^Abysslriia? (Airikino). Rus- 
made film slamming Fas- 
' cisrii. ' v- ..- - 

'Mister Cinderella* (M-G). Hal, 
Roach trieis .-agai 
field; okay for dualers only. 



cialfy. Miss Kbnt is a prorilising pic- 
ture, girl. : Her, linesv^such a$ 'My 
'mother ' always told me tb take; carte 
of my body; : she" ^id that'S; all I've 
gbV— are rib help,' but 'she gives them 
full 'vaJue i " the reaiding. ' 
' Miss ' A^h a routine WOrm- 

tlirris ' stterio 'asslgririierit, istartirig but 
in the' usual: iriarihet' with' tbrtpise 
shell glasses and plain outfits, and 
Windirig up, , also . : Usual* with 
plerity bf s. ' a. and the boss besides. 
She ialmost loses' the boss ' tb the 
dumbbell; and that's the essence- of 
the very"; sta^ey plot health 
taiagazine'editbrlal office setting- .anjl 
the lyricis ; manage to k^ep things 
fairly •■ bright. V 

, ionel Stander .and .. Miss . Kent, 
pliis Ruth Donnelly, play, three-cbr- 
nered .catch , with the laughs, placing 
MisV Atthur'^arid 'Brent - in second 
pb^itibri iriiich of the time. - The lal;- 
ter - are' bUrderied. With catryirig the 
simple story. Reginald Denny and 
Charles Hilton contribute /a. . cOUple 
of Well dorie le^er actirig, jobs., 
Alfred Green directed very 'heatly 
■V • ' .■ ':" ■■ -fligc. i 



LOVE IN EXlLiE 

XBBitiSH ;m^ 

Gaumoht-BrilleH releaae of Capitol Film 
production; Stars ICUye-BroOk', Helw V In-r 
)son> Jeatures .liary .iCHnIlsle. pire.cjea .by 
Alfred Werke""' ^ Based On novel by r Gene 
M«rkey, 'His 'MajeBty''8 Pyjamas'; adapta- 
tion, Erfieat-.Betts.- .HoKer^Burfotd; : dialog, 
Herman, MaheibWlt?; ' camera. Otto Kan-,, 
turek. At criterion; N. 'Y-.'; Ori double bill 
week,' pec. Si, ■ '30; - Running, time,- «3 rains, 
Regis . ; . ; .;....;. ;> . . ; v ^ ... ,. ...Cllye BtooR 

Xaiidra St. . Aurloiii ; . . , . . . . ; .i.Heleri 'yinson 

Eirilly -Stewart V. I........;, .Mary Carlisle 

Paul : ; . . . .'. . . ' Ronald. Squire 

John Weston .'. . . • .Cecil Hurnage 

Doc. Tate ........*.w..W,in Fylte 

Tanya ..... ..,>..'• TamAta'D.esnl 

Baron Zarroy .... v Edmund . Breon 

Dictator , i ; .'; .' ;. • . . - • • . • • - . Henry Oscar 



the curirent Simpson.^ affair. CUve 
Brbbk, as King Regis, starts, 6ff the 
fllrri by abdicating (With a ^mention 
that the. woman was to blame, or 
rather, his love for her, but nb ex:- 
planatiori o£ how or Why) and goes 
to' Cannes, France. . The;. woman, 
Xaridra (H^len Vinsbri), goes to Hoi-,' 
land arid into hiding, while a dic- 
tator takes over the government as 
the tool of a cbuple bf businessmen. 
Ex-king lives a life, of luxury, play- 
ing at various sports, drinking, etc., 
land pawning ,$11 his possessibhs. orie 
by orie, while the -girl, whb^ it seeriis, 
has rifioney, secretly helps out by. 
slippirig some coin to his valet. Then 
there's a plot financed by the isariie 
busiriess men who overthrew the 
gOvernnieiit to finance the King'is 
returri. Xaridra gets in touch with 
ttegis again iand helps inaugurate 
the plot: There's a double-cros§ at 
the last miriute; but. Regiis and 
Xandra cross; the crosseris. pe asks 
her tb miarry. him and-gbes out ori. 
the balcony to face, the cheering 
.populace with her at his side, 

Some- rather ' feeble , gags . are 
thrown irito the dialog and misi:ead 
hy'the actbrs. . Brook -a.rid Miss " Vin- 
spn are both .good, but neither seeiris 
to believe very riiuch in the assien-i- 
ment, haridling: their roles casually.. 
Mary Carlisle overdbeS a bit as an 
American girl with a . crush on the 
Kirig.- -Ronald Squire is excellent as 
the valet Rest, of the cast riiedibcre. 
; Phbtqgr-aphy is ^bo4, buttjhie gourid 
is waV off,- espebially,-as rega'rds sev- 
eral of the riiaie characters, who 
ban . hardly - be* heard or uriderstood.' 
Will Fyffe and Cecil : Raniage may 
.be: gbod. actbrs biit there's l[io chance 
bf judging thern here -because, they 
bump intb this difficulty. . .Maybe the 
sound" iriari- was riiad at them, . 

" '" ' .i ' Kduf. : 



Vnlv.er-etU feleitiHe of Churjea R, iiogera 

Jrodiictlori. .. . Features ' ^ William • . QBirgaA,- 
udlth Burrett; Wnihi Hall. Directed' by 
•Murray- Roth.' SieteehplHy,' BroWn Holmes.- 
Harvey Gates,' Harry Cloylf. .froijfi .story by. 
<3ct>rge SViyi-c;! '.wirnerci, •. Jamefl . van :,Tree9;-. 
music, CliHi-les Prevln. -At' Globe, Ni Ti, 
week Dec; 12,7'8». . :^unn]nK ttme,. 4X1 tnins; 
Hnl Cunhinghnni.......... William' Gargan 

Helen Brook-s. .; . , . ., : . ...... Judith Barrett. 

Guy 5d\vard.').i,.;,..'-......'....WIlllahi Hall 

PhylHa Crawford ..... . . . . ... .Ast rlrt^ AUwyp 

.Kdna Mulcah'y ... .'. .' . ; . . .'. ... .f2ltn ' f.iognn ' 

•Toe WUlliams. .:...'..'.,'»..'; . .'n Andy Dovlne 
Earl.' Spencer..'... ,.'..'...,. ddisbn. Randiall 
Mai'lOn., B<<utty°... .V. . .-. . .',.'. .' . Mnrla Shelton' 

Pilot. ; . . ... : . . . .Michael Lorlng 

Mia? .pHV^s,...,. Mary Alice Bice, 
Doctor, i . . .-. Ichavd Tucker 



Shorts 



Carol Buldwi . .-. . . 
Fi-ed Gilbert...,.., 
Ernest. V..... 

Helen Davis. ....... 

Bill .Houston...... 

Miilzle West;...... 

Mr.- Crosby . . ; . . . i-. 
Enid; . . , .- . , .> . .'. . . , 
Gladys. .'.'.;.....';,. 

Ann..-. .'..'.. 
Betty; 

Mounted Police. . ; 
Ottlce Boy........ i 



More Than a Secretary 

Columbia , release nnd.~ production, Stars 
:.reu.h' Artliur, Cieorge Brenf ; features Xlonel 
.Stiinder. Directed by. Alfred EJ Greonl 
Story,' Matt Taylor; adaptation, Ethel Hill, 
Aben' Kandel;- screenplay. Dale. Van E'vei-y, 
Ijyrin S'tavUng; editor, Al Clark; camera, 
Henry Fj-eullch. -i^t K. C. Music Hall, 
Ni Y„ . week Dec. .10, " Running time, 
SO mlns. : 

'. -. . ,-, . • .'Jea^ A rthur 

. I George- Brent: 

. . , ; ...Ijlonel Stu>ider 
.... ...Ruth .'Donnelly. 

. , . .Reginald . Denny 
. ; Dorothea': Keiit 
'. ... ...CharleH' Hultoii 

.. .' .■.^Geruldlne . Halj 
; . Josephine .McK.lm 
...... Dorothy, Short 

■ . ... . Ann ; Merrill 

. ... . . .Charles •■'Ir>Vih. 

: . .'.George '.'Hickinan. 

Meaty dialog and.' cast are 

this one's assets. The cbmbinatipn 
isn't enough to cbmpletely- s<[uare a 
story that doe.sn't belong bri the same 
block with the production; accprded 
iit, but the names arid the lines shouild 
bring it; along for better fair 
returns; 

Along With the . perfbrmarice.s by 
Jeari Arthur, George Brent, Libriel 
Stander. arid other established peo-- 
pie, there's ai standout by a hew girl 
whose possible future may more 
than justify the iriaking Of this pic- 
•ture regardless of how it fares at 
. the box bffice,: frorii the studio's point 
of view. The player is • Dorothea 
Kent, a sriiall platinum blonde with 
a. face arid, a figure, and apparently 
iripre ability than ! ordinarily goes 
with such a cutie; Jn this fl.lrii she- 
plays A dumb dora who operates 
both her typewriter arid her boy 
friends by the touch system. If d.umb-^ 
bell roles are not her exclusive speri 



Since acbiderits will ' happen, and 
picture business ' ' what , it is, GaU- 
mont-Brltish finds itself r i -a -highly 
unusual position with" this picture:- 
Quality doesri't count; mOre impor- 
tant is tha:t the main character of 
this stbry is one King Regis VI, and 
the openinig scene 'has hirii abdi- 
cating his' throne becausie of ;his lovfe 
for . a. -foreign Woman. The "press 
bopk: f eatiifes the line. 

The fact that this' film was pro- 
duced before any part of the World 
had any inkling of the royal ro- 
mance which reached . its climax, 
last week.v makes' this as near a na- 
turial break as any . film cpriipany 
could possibly tiusk fprv And the fact 
that the Criterion, on Broadway, was 
,almost empty, on the night the film, 
was caught, alsovshbuld riieari noth-' 
ing 'riipre - than that, the 'film Was ' not 
prbperly sold. Uriless,.bt"cburse, Gau-. 
mont-British is . pulling,, its %t)unches 
with spine .riotioh of loyalty .to its 
■cbiintry..\ '- 
' ■ Af^the Crit'epbri, just tb 'rii^kethis 
less subtle,- is,a co-feature tilled 'The 
Prince -bf Wales.' It is 'a .reissue of 
a film - dobunient^ry in fUU. feature 
ierigth riiade . by- GrB several years 
ago. and (Retailing' jriost of Edward's 
life just- prior lb his ascerisibn to the 
throrie. It is not touched pr cut. in 
any way here arid still-refers to. him 
as the Prince' of 'Wale^;' 'It was pro- 
duced • with 'the ■; theri Pririce's per ^ 
iriission, with -all proceeds to go to 
eharity and, undoubtedly Jt . is irii- 
ppssible to riiake any altetatiPils in 
it under the circumstarices, but it 
dbes seem as thoiiigh a title or printed 
^foreword ..cpuld ., be ' introduced to' 
make it more: ; timely. . . 

Again, of course; the thought ap- 
plies that perhaps:':G-B prefers to 
: sell the two films as a double fea- 
•ture- prpgrarii (they're ■ Of excellent 
length, each just about an hbur lbng) 
and . let the •'- oonnptations suggest 
theiriSelyes-^a^'thepr inevitably must. 

As "tb . the .Qualities bf 'Love In 
'Exile,' on ita bwji .as a filrri it wouldn't 
stand much- chance ribrriially. It's 
pretty pbon It. wa.^ -taken fromi a 
novel by : Gbne Mairkey and riiiich 
rewritteri.' It contains some Ariie.rir 
[ban names and hais .soriie Ameriban 
dialog. But it is dull arid a bit 
stupid.' -Also it shows the- ' iis of 
much cutting.. 

Story itself has ho real parallel in 



'Flying Hostesfe' is bsseritially an 
oiits bpera^ -with-- pblished hbbfs, 
dpmbed riiane, and a jpair - of Wirigs. 
Sole. neWangie to the yarn is_that. 
it;gets the Womah'^ sla'nt iripre firmly 
'into the .'vast' footage lately devpted 
to ayiatipn. ; While, the. piic is ho exr 
.pl^bsioh in the producer's face, it does 
rely, eritirelyl on stock . situations tP. 
produce its' eff bet. /Soriie of it is- 
wobbly, but the climax— -while, also 
witnessed heretpf precis ■ still ra'iri-' 
'bunctipils bjtibugh tb^ hold ''erii. 'Ex- 
ploitation tie-ins are -not lacking, and 
ithe item ori. the Whole shapes up as 
standard dUal fare. 

Williarii Gargan. pUght to.^feel at 
.horiie .-in ari airport after getting 
^through With 'Flying Hostess.' . It's 
the second tiriie he's done a role like 
this within the past coUple of months 
arid, inside the limits pf the yarn, 
he's got the part as glib as glyterin. 
He is depicted here as t'rairiing po- 
tential air hostesses and futilely fall- 
ing in love With- Judith' Barrett, tat- 
ter . gets ' the . herpic chores, • jumping 
5,000. feet iri a iparachute: orice, and 
later landing a transport 'plane after 
the. pilot; ■ has been conked, by a 
robber. " Unlike the oats opera hero- 
iries, howevbi*. Miss Barrett puts 
some elbow grease into her role, 
lending the impreissiori that she is 
worth- a; chance at spmething less 
stereotyped. 

. Williarii - Hall is herb, and 

emerges victbr,. by a fair margin, 
after a tussle With the assigriment. 
Andy . -Devine Was pateritly' inserted 
fbr -rio other; reason than .tb uncork 
some rbughrand-tumble comedy, 
while Ella Lbgari is' the female bal- 
ajtce iriy.the. nuthouse stuff. . Miss Lp- 
gan also .essays one; song. .. fBarig,- the 
Bell Rang? writteri by Irving Act- 
man and FrVri'fc Loesser.' '.Addispn 
R:andall . is the crook whbiri. Astrid 
. AUwyri marries, -thereby giving Up 
.ai-charice to be a hpstes>*i. This choice 
is. depicted as well-nigh sabrilegious 
although' the gal doesiv t kiibw at. the 
tirrie that hei mate is a robber. 
- TWA line gets aswell bit of ,iplug- 
girig, with, its name plastered over 
virtually every , plane* ' ' Edga. ■ 



'BEWARE OF BLONDES' 

With Marlyh Stuart, Acklanfl Powell 

Comedy 

16 Mine. 

eiblie;N,T. 

, 20th-Educatioiial 

There's thi air; on .each side of a 
couple bf siJecialty acts in, this one. 
It doesn't . start any Where; nbr slop 
anywhere. ' But soriiehow things are 
steered around to~a lot pf- hpbfing. 
singing : and acrobatic terpsmg 
whibh irnakes 'the actual backbone 
bf the works. Why Marlyri SUiart 
^d Acklartd Powell are in the cel- 
luioid is mystery, uriless a 
between a couple bf. juyes 
cbnstrubd as a clirriax. 

Old campus hpke is evoked for a 

starter, which leads intb prbduclio 
of a college play. Here some, urir 
knbwris do tap rbutines, warbling 
and one nifty acrobatic dance .(which 
cpuld, however, have! stood a 1 ittle 
niore, brushing Up in the fake spots). 
Comedy is dull. And the Stuart- 
Powell, combb threads through 
■yaguely, arid nonb too well. ;Ruri- 
riirig time seems longer than it ac- 
tually is bebause* there's so little 
cbriciseness. ' E<^t;o. 

'HOW TO vBECOiWE A" PETEGTIVi? 

.With Robert Berictal.ey 

.Comedy 

Itf MinH. 

Capitol; N. Y. 

. Metr«'.-:-.,.. . 

Robert Bencbley's sly is^atire^ bn 
sleuthing methods and the prerr^qui- 
site^ of a first-class Sherlock js one 
of his better laugh vehicle^i; Quiz- , 
zical. off-harid inetbod bf presenting 
Ibpic rivakes it jell. 

Benchley is^ifctUfed as resting in 
his laboratory aridt thjPtt- tiakirig his. 
audieriibe 'into a\ study of crirtiinal . 
•types.- 'Physical action /carries him 
irito '.a'. iTiwi's hbshie ;ta - thwart • 
threatening rible writerv . his^ third- 
degree riiethbds, arid finally the prp-. 
cedure to be used in' tjOcirig a prisr 
oner ' up* tb serve a ^jentencet - AU . 
three episodes are chhxaxed, by. the 
scieritiftc detective bbin'g bested by 
the- crooks or by falling for their 

.Fejix k ' has dorie a. skillful 
directbrial assigriment;- Wear. 

'PABKED IN TABEE' ; ^ * 

With Tom Patricbia and Bastcr West 
Cbritedy " ' . \ 

19 Mlns. . 

<>ibbe,^'N.'"r.' 

: 20th-Ediicat|bn^l 
Buster West and Tom PatricOla are 
developing as first-rate Comics: They 
do . their usual dahce, capers and. ec- 
centricities in this nicely geared fun 
vehicle, arid in addition reauy cash 
in with sbriie clever clowning".. What 
pibt this short pOssessbs Is'the ,;vint- 
agbd situation " anbnt * gendarmes 
chasing the American- visitors^^ who 
flirt with their sweethearts. 
• Action is built Ufr- st> as to intro- 
duce Daisy; the wortdeir horse; which 
is good fbr some bf the most infec- 
tious laughter in the pr<*dubtibn. 
Both West ; and Patricola ate giyen 
full sway when they gd into their 
terp gyrations. .The director, hit on 
thb idea bf having a femme Iboker 
sing love ballads to West while he 
devours turkey legs. Al Christie, 
.who produced, has given the picture 
plenty of jproduction value. "Wear. 



J Make , Way for a Lady 

RKO- dlo rel^Rse ot Zlon Myers pror 
ductlon.- • ■ .Stflri! ' Herbert. Marshall,- Ann' 
J!hlrlfe.v; fefttui-es GerWiiOe Mlfihael, , Margdt 
Grahame. DUeoted by David Burton. .J'rom 
the ' novel, 'Daddy, ^and I,' by Ell-,8abeHi 
Jordan; adnptatld. ; ' :GertriVde ' -Purcell; 
camera. David Abel.. . At PiilHre, N. ■y., 
week De(', I t, .'.SO. ori double bill. Run- 
ning .f (liie, 6.M mini).' 

Chi-lat(>i)hei- pi-eW. . . . ... .Herbert Marshall 

Juoe Dre.W . . . , , . ........ . ...Anne Shirley 

MIhh Emec^io .... .Gertrude Mlchiiel 

Valeric..'.'^! .'.'.,;..',* .v. . ... argot- Grahamo 



Miss Dell... 
Billy Hopkln.-,.. 
Mildred ,.Tn<'kM(i 

.Ml.ss Mo'ove 

George, Te'rr'y.. .' 
Ge.ntvleve. , . , . . 
.Townley . .'i . . 
Mr.il. .'laoWHon/. 
D'r... BHrh'f.H.'. .,'.' 
Mi'H. Ho'pklns. . 

Briggs,;;.;..;. 
Gregvi-y . .; .. . . 



• •'•*• 4 * • 



, .'.Cliira. Bla,ndlck 
rank tloghliiiU Jr., 
. ... Mai y Jo , Ellis 

•Muxlne Jennings 
. ... ..Taylor Holmes. 

; . . . i Helen : Parrlsh 
".. . .•;WJlllo Best 

. .MaUlel. Turner. 
.iMiirriiy Klhnell 
..(trace Goodall 
. ;.joh«hy Butler 
. .Aluii Edward^ 



... Probably lizabeth'vJprdan^s novel 
looked Well on paper, -but the cellu-. 
loi ■something elsb again. On 



i 



'MIXED MAGIC' 
With Buster Keaton 
15 Mins. 
Globe, N. T. 

20th-EducatIorial 

Relies chiefly on 'Unmerciful . may- 
hem which , sbrtietirites registers out 
of its sheer persistence, and spme- 
times hits snags. As assistant to a 
magician.; Keiatbri does everything 
.wrorig, thereby, riearly killing the 
employer and the shapjpy blonde. . 

Ray Kane directed With enough 
conciseriess lo'.keep'the c'ardis froiri 
coUabsirig, and the foptage unw inds: 
briskly enough" as tP situatiPris. 

■■■'■'.. '-' '- Edga. 



film it lacks su.spen.se, surprise and 
tb some ' extent- plausibility. The . 
scripting . job has nPt. helped" muc 
arid the picture Wilr need gbod sii 
port even on'the .dual billsi ' ' ■ 

It's the story bf a riibtherless git^^l 
who overhears a gossip; say that she 
is keepirig. her father front remar- 
riage. She dedicates her life ,to find- 
ing' him a riiate, but picks but the 
wrong woman. AU the story his to 
offer - is her succession, bf ' i'mpUlsi . 
and illr timed actiorist, and these de- 
y0lop.m.erits are'.: top obvious to, 'en- 
gage interest. There is riP.\questipn 
as to, the outcome, so iriterest is not 
strong, intrigued arid the main char- 
acter is perfprcb; required tp pver- 
stress: in; an effort to lend Color, with 
the result she becomes merely a sort 
of femriie . Harold. Teen. 

An effort has been riiade to jaiz it 
up with a. sthobl .play, arid yaripiis 
bits , of intended ,' smartness _Which ' 
rtibstly.' sag, and which tend to make 
Miss Shirley'.s a.ssigriment riiPre of a 
bbre than eyer. She works hai'd, 
but results, are not to . be had fi'orn 
the. material. Herbert Marshall. : 
her- father, . mostly stooges for her . 
Without adding riiuch to the general \ 
rCstilf,: Gertrude Michael, as th 
woman he really love.s, is Whble.som . 
and natural, and, with Margbt GrU- 



Wednesday, December 16, 1936 



W I LM REVIEW S 



15 



lianie. as the wroiiff woman, shares 
whatever credit accrues to the play- 
ers, deriving some Of it Irom their 
contrast to the wholly artificial hero- 
ine. Maiy Jo Ems, as the girl's 
chuiii, gets a- small chance and takes 
'every ojlening. The others are un- 
important, most of the action being 
thrown to Miss Shirley. 

iJialog i? pitched to the artificial 
. iheiii^r and, while not brilliant, is 
•probabty the best that^could be- done, 
production is lavish and the camera 
twork abbve aVieragel but it iEill dbesni't 
"-.add-up.:- ■ f^Hic. ■ 

TtKO releat^e. of tie e Marpiis .prcKlugtlon. 
Stanj. Bert- Wtweler and Robert . •\Voblaey, 
■Dli'«-ted by, Fred . .Giilol. ■. '■ A8!ioiBl«t,e . jpro- 
dut'cr, Lee . Mar<;UB; soreen playi ,jfl.ek 
TMVhWy, Philip GTi TSpHtelii Kiid, ChHilea 
. BOberta from atory by To\yiiley ahd liew 
lilpton. JWiialO, Boy Webb;- oameiw, ;ra<:k 
, MaV-Kenzle , and Veman Wnlker: edllor, 
••Johii liOCkert. At Sti«nrt. Biooklyii, N. T., 
''^:a.U8i bill, WWk Dec. 10, '36, Running tinie, 
^•-■ ■■68' irilris. i~ ■• ■ ' '■ ' 

•• "st^inlfty . i . . .«♦.>. . . ... . .Mfei:t Wheeler 

' WhUtakei- , . «i . .. .. . .. . . . .Tlobeit Woolsey 

iWry ..vBarbara. Pepper 

I'Doc" Kte^J.lnfr^...>.f.i.^.....'.M6^6lll Oiaen 

Browrilriff •* • • .. i. >• . .Frank M; Thomas 
■.Cfitflah ..v...>^ .WllUe. Beat 

■ ■ El Bey; . . . . . v. • • ... • • . . iFranols McVohald 
' ' SMrtnd OHejita^l. ... > ' ..... .Frank I.ackiieen 

Butler ........... , . .... ; . Charlelfl Coleman 

j^elk . ...... ..i . ...i.. .... . . . .Mitchell licwls' 

3tfr. Edwardfll. ; ... • . • • . • • • .Frederic Burton 

Wherever the "VVheeler-Wooisey 
' monikier stiir liteanis something their 
. latest- attemjpt Will get hy; New 

■ York premiere, at the ; Brooklyn 
^trand -is soihe . weeks behind, the 
jlational releases. 

AntediluViaii gags are given in an 
'Egyptian locale.' 'Net result, of 'the 
dialog is about four snickers; 
" As a pair of: ditch digf^ers W. and 
W. get themselves entangled with an 
'"expedition to' return anciefni treas- 
t)^eS Which' appear to have brought 
■■^with them a .curse. Ostensibly the 
-w^rkingd , of the supernatural, the 
..deiiUts of hihe 'of the originaii exca- 
vators and recurrtint mishaps are 
retd^^oihe 'ihachinaiions of a fellow-. 
Scientist' seeking sole .owiiershi of 
still imdiscovered treasures. All 
V trJinspires while en route to the 
isahdy 'country where actual work of 
restoring the tombs to. former opii- 
Ifence' uncovers the dirty Work of 
MOrbhi Olsen, the mad archeologist: 
Xatter disappears to feign a kidnap 
so he can. fulfill his! nefarious mis- 
sion. All turns but well .with the 
. IrriVal .bf> the Sudanese.' cohstabu 
, lary to; save those who have ' be 
.. -:come. entombed. ..; . 

.-Death of Olseh's associatess' is at- 
tributed to content of a needle Ke 
;t6tes, which gives appearance of a 
niltural death. Slinking Orientals 
who soon. tuVh out to be thie local 
law and a phoney sea accident are 
some of the .believe-it-br-nots to be 
eticouhtered. Actihg throughout 
never exceeds the quality of the 
icture;' 

Poorly acted; raggedly written and 
.indifferent treatment all around; film 
- ar entertainment misses. Hurl. 



NO ESCAPE 

(BEinsH nrADE) 

London, Nov. 213. 
Pathe ■ Welwyri , production; . Features 
Valerie Hobsdn, Billy Milton, LesUe Pep 
'rirts,' Robert . Cochran, Henry Oscar, 
Directed by Norman I:iee. Frbfn play 'No 
EKlt' by George CoodchI Id, Frank Witty; 
. camera, Bryan LanKley, - At Piccadilly, 



SABOTAGE 

(BRITISH MAl>E) 

, London, Dec. . 

Gaumonl- ritlsh" production and release.'- 
Stnr^ Sytv4a,..!3ydney. Oscar Homolka.. 
.Directed by Alfred Hltchcook. Screen play, 
Charles ' Bennett ; from Joseph Conrad's 
novel, ^The Secret AKcnf; dialog, Ian Hay, 
Helen b'impson, li. V. >r. Kmmett; camera. 
Bernard Knowles. At TlvoU; London, Dec. 
2, '3(1. Running tlmti, 7<i mlns.. 
Mrs. Verloc. . . , . . . . ... * ... . Sylvia Sydney 

■Mir Husband . . .:. .:. O.sCiir Homolka 
Heir Brother, . i. j, , camoiVd TesteV 
Ted . ■ . , , . . , , .k... . ... . , . i .John iibdcr 

Re'ncc . . .-, ..ibyco' Barbour 
SHperlntewrtoiit ritthew BouUoh 

Hollincrahead . . . . ^ S. .T, WarmlnKton 



Xondoh, Wov. 
mlns.- 

Ijaura-Anstey 

/Anthony Wild. 
Beeaton 
Billy West 

Cyril Anstey....,,...., 
.Scoop Martin, ; . . . i .:. 
I'unty. ^ 



• • • * • • « 



Bai>mald 
Jennei'. ; 



so; Bunnlhgr time 85 



, .Valeric Hobsori 
i: '.Ijoslle Peh'ihs 
.Robert ■ Cochran 
.....Billy MlUoh 
; . . .H6nry Oscar 
.Ronald Simpson 
..Margaret ; Yiirde, 
re 
on 



CVtmniUslirne^ of Police.; , . J. Neli Mo 
founty-; Constable. . . -. .,. . , ,> ■ ;iral Gordc 



ProfCttsor 



.WUllarn Dbyvhuffjl 



Compietent arid experienced : :hahd 
, irector is apparent^ - 
out this prpducti , Which is a , srhiart 
one -and executed in a business-like 

mahner fi-om start to hhish. 

Two stars lea:ve little to be desired 
by way .of actiiig and, keeping pace 
With theiitYj are John Loder as lead- 
ing man and Desmond Tester. Oscar 
Hbmolka's performance of the 
harassed victim, of the , sabotage 
brganizatioh into whosie clutches he 
has fallen, is a brilliant piece of 
character acting.' Sylvia Sydney 
Seems to have .been, circumscribed 
by plot deficiency^ 

WieU put-together for screening; 
photography and lighting effects of: 
a high order, and every mecheinical. 
and technidal accessory utilized. But 
the story, someli^QW, .V seems out- 
moded; Upon reflection, . it can 
readily . ,reiialized . that Conrad was 
liever a dramatist, and his novels 
were, dependent altogether upon his. 
genius for i descriptive writing; Film 
play is, therefore^, more or less ob-:. 
scure .in plot. 

It revolves arotliid. a secret organ- 
ization Which hires people to plant 
bombs, in crowded .sections of Lon- 
don, but the- reason for their - desire 
to systematically bloW up innocent 
'persons is riot: made clear. As a 
result, thie . 'audience . watches ., the 
piecre ' and its. suspensive moments 
with interest; iahd when it is . over, is 
still hazy aS to the Why ; and where^ 
fore. ; 

Agai , how miany -picturefepers 
know the .meaning, of. this word 
sabotage? Evidiintly the producers 
realized this, because they start on 
the film with page from a 
dictionary reproducing the word and 
its defiriiiion. ' 

Film thus, just misses being great 
- ■■■■■ Jolo, 



the routine in ithfer the framework 
or the telling • of .murdei: mystery 
stories, 'Plot Thickens* is, however, 
sufficiently interesting in its line to 
satisfy the fans it will attract. Aver- 
age grosses should b(B scored. 

, Gleaspn is hardly ah, inspector 
type but he wears a derby and tries 
hard to ' be. the' discerning: detective 
who can get a .bit tough now and 
then. More than anything else, it's 
.Gleasoh'S pi-esenc^ in : :the picture, 
aided by a :gpod foil in Miss Pitts, 
which makes the picture a satisfier. 

The story itself, however well 
adapted by Clarence- Upson .Youiig 
:arid Jack Towhiey, stili follows the 
lines of least rcsistaniEe, quickly get- 
ting a murderer executed arid then 
poiiiting the finger of suspici in 
divers -directioris. It isrft the kirid of 
a murder mystery that should" have 
the ordinary cop. toovrionplussed. A 
too cocksure attitude bh the part of 
Gleasbri help's -riiake it diverting. . 

At first a, rare gem, stolen 12-. years 
ago ,ih Lbndon, becomes the object 
of iriterest. This is suddehly dropped 
with the ;action., turning to a Celli i 
creation, . . Which replaced' hy a 
phbney, . K<j stolen from a . .museum 
almbst under .: the eyes., of both 
Gleasoh and' his teammate, .Miss. Pitts; 
This Job results; in arrests that lead 
to. a final sblutibnv . -. 

Owen :Davis, . . jr;, and . Louise 
Latimer are . paired for supporting 
love interest, a bit of :.romance 
figuring between Gleason and MiSs 
Pitts. Neither young Davis nor Miss 
Latiriier have mrich te. work on and 
thus show little. Arthur Aylesworth 
okay as a jealous butler . and Paul 
Fix suitable as a criminally-ihclined 
chauffeur. Richard Tucker becomes 
the corpus delicti. Chor. 

Boss Rider of Giiii Cireek 

Universal release of Buck Jones • produc- 
tion., turt Buck Jones. Directed by; Les 
Selander. Story by E; B. Mann;, screen 
play, Frances Guihaii;'. photoRrajphy, Allen 
Thompson and Hierbett K'rkpatflck^ . - At 
Arena, N, Y., Dec. :;W-lS, : '»». dual. Run- 
ning time, «0 mlns. 
■I^ary Day':..! 
Gary Elliott) Buck .Tones 

Pop Greervi. ............ ....j^Marvey Clark 

Starr JLahderson v..,;.; Muriel Evans 
Sheriff Blaine............. . om Chaitterton 

I4ife Turner . ....... ... .- .:. . . Joeef Swlckard 

Sberifl Mai-sden ........ i ;. . . . .• i . . . Lee Phelps 

Ed Randall, < • • . ......... ,-. .Ernest HHHard 

Red Vrtle. . . ;.. .... . ; . . . .Mahlon' Hamilton 

Dr. Northrup,:. . .-. . . .-, , . . Alphonse Ethler 



LE PRINCE JEAN 

(FIttNCH MADiE) 

20lh-Fox release of Fred Bacos pro 
duptioh.' Ft'Bturest Natalie Paley, Pierre 
RIchard-Wlllm. Directed by Jean :de Mar- 
guen'ot. -. From play by Charles' Mere; 
adaptation, by. Paul , SchllIfer. At Cinema 
de Patls, N. ■ T.. 'week Dec; 11, 'Z6^ Run- 
ning: time, 90 mliia 



P'rlncb Jeajv d'Axel. , » 
ClnUe; d' Arlong.'... . . . . 

Mudfime de' Glvrellea.-. 
I,lotnr.d-. ; . ; .> 
Comto do ..WAvire . . . -. i , 
Baron d' A-rnhOliii . . .. ... 

-pilhce Leopold -d'A'xel, 



Richard- Wltlm 
,^ .Natalie Paley 
......Nina Myral 

ArnaUdy 
r .Rogeir Karl 
Alnie , Clarlbnd 
, . Jean Debucourt 



llda Canipbell , RusacU: 
. . , . i , ..Kenneth,. La-»V- 



«. . Adapted from a stage; thriller, this 
Pic opens languidly, but develops in- 
terest. A crime novelist 'wagers a 
ypuhg frierid he cari conceal him for 
a certSi length frt time, and even if 
ms isaippearahce is noticed, iclaiims 
, He can hoodwink Scotland Yard by 
covering his tracks. , 
. Victim agrees^ igets packed in tb a 
trunk and is whisked dowri by car to 
the scribe's country cottage. At 
first the bpy's parents think he is on 
? **?.ee, but when he fails to riiar 
wnabze, they riotify -the police. Who 
l>Ut a. modern sleuth on the job. 

Hick newshound sees the car being 
J'"3<*aded at the. rural retreat, mis- 
jakes the drippings from a broken 
bqttle of port for blood, and the 
hunt IS on,; Boy hides in a loft, when 
necesKiry but one night, gets a bun 
onand,.whde his jailor is but shoot- 
mg rabbits, gets; a gun and fpllows 
mm. Novelist sees^ a rabbit, takes 
a pot at it, and rushes forward tn 
find IS friend crumpled up and 



Situatjpn. then to be faced is that 
np one will believe the accideiit, and 
ai.,.. "® carefully planned spiriting- 
away will, only . go against the un- 
witting murderer; 

-A^yihg whisper by the; boy leads 
h!..K - 5°"^**^"'!** of the unbalanced 
SSr"? ^ * ^ ^oved by the 
5^X?Vst. .He was jealous Pf his wife 
>^3^.»ecretly went to the cottage and 
tiivl*^ ^seizing the boy's un and 
He. dashes through the 
«tter: confessing,^ and 
Prashes oypr a cliff while riiaking a 
ffif^ay »n a car. So ihe twP are 
i^ee to unite. 

iU^'iu°^'*5^®'***'«^iy oh a gpod level, 
lIL« ■ wR''**?"<="o»» an<* hiirior details 
i**^ J^tle to -be desired. Good pro- 
Sram picture lor almost anywhere. 



:;: (In French, with English Titles) 
" Royal intrigue . with modern trim 
riiings about:, the . prince who dis 
appeared five years ago in the 
Foreign Legion, is then .discharged 
only to return' and find his throne 
.usurped by Villainbus ; relatives. 
Enemies keep him:, from his lady 
love,, and resort to holding the sWord 
over his head With, spme of his past 
escapades. But the 'prince sticks it 
out arid has sorhe fun. Frerich-ihade 
melodrama, not very thrilling in the 
telling arid- manages to . impress only 
spasmodically: Runs 90 minutes; tPO 
long, it has English sub-titles. 

Princess Niatalie Paley is the sole 
familiar name in the foreign cast, 
and she's not exactly fdmpus. She 
pliiys her role With aristocratic bear- 
ing but, is colorless as an actress. She 
never smiles. 

-Gri. prbductibni the picture is 
above the average. Cariiera work is 
intelligently handled, the wandering 
methPd 'of trailing characters; is used 
and average shots are; clear ciit; Sets 
are- tasteful, never appearing fancy 
in siny Parisian ;niariner. Sairie for 
the costuming of the wbmeii: players. 

Pierre Richard- Willm the title role 
overacts, but films . Well. Rest pf the 
cast is uniform on performance. 

■ BralJ 



is 



THE PLOT THICKENS 

BTvO reloase of Wiiliain . S'Isftom pro-^ 
dui'ilojfi. Foatiirea J.ime3 OlejtHOi), ZaSu 
Pitts, OAven Uiivisi. Jr., .LouiHe Latimer. 
Dliootea- bv Ben Holmes, tftorj',. St-uhrt 
Pnlmer: adiplnlion- Cliiinwe Upkon Yountf 
and- JuOk 'J*o\vnIcy; lllm, edllor. .John 
Lo<'kert; camera, ' Ick Mn.Murncri... At 
R(}ilto;.:N, Y., >vec 8, 'vtJ. nunnihg 

lime,: lit) rntiisi , . - .:;.,.• 

0.s<iu- Piper. ...' . . . . . James Oleason 

MUdCKardP Withers. ..... . . - . . ; . ZaSu Pltla 

Rfibert ,\V ilk i ns ; . . ;> .>.;,. Owen , Davis, Jr* 
Alice SCevtns,, . . ; . . . . . , .iVoulae I'atlmpr 

Kendall '. • .... .Arinur Aylesworth 

Joa i • I'iLul l-"!" 

JObii: ' rieri.....:.vi......ltKhai:d Tucker 

'The Plot Thickens* is the, fifth in 
the iStuart Palmer murder mystery 
cycle dealing with the detection 
exploits of Oscar Piper arid Hilde.- 
garde, Withers. .James Gleason \con- 
tiriues to, do the sleuthing Piper 
while opposite him this tlinp is; a 
new Hildegarde In the ; person bf 
ZaSu Pitts. The Gleason-Pitts . com- 
bination is a good one for storibs of 
this trim, Miss Pitts' diimb-as-a-fox 
approach as a lady dick rhatchihg 
wfll with the slightly comical flavor 
Gleason applies to JPiper, as chief 
inspector. 

Going to no great pains to escape 



ir to middling western yarn with 
fi niysteryrpn-the riange angle creep 
ing * Buck Jones for mdirquee 
lights, Which mearis Somethi iri the 
nabe .houses. Action ace has to ap 
pear in a dual role during , the open 
ing sequences; 

Mixed identity trails thfe court 
iroprn's verdict of guilty for murder, 
requiring . Jones • tb imjpersphate 
dotible' to clear his own . name.. Spec 
taciilar feats arb'cPrifined:tP;the cor 
ral When the Star turns, broricho 
buster^ Fpdder for the westeirri ad 
diets. , 

The masqueradb : comes early in 
the picture. : Real murderer is done 
away With neatly with Jbnes dori 
ning the dead /man's boots. Yippee 
stanzas aren't Very exciting during 
the closinig. roUnd-up bf sagebrush 
knaves. Girl (Muriel Evanis) on the 
ranch, hbwever, has been aware of 
the impbrsonation all the time. DU- 
bious if the juveniles will respPnd 
very niuch. Maihion Hamilton in a 
minor assignment Bral. 

_ • . ■ ■ , 

DER BETTELSTUDENT 

('The Beggar Student') 
(GERMAN MADE), 
(WITH SONGS) 

Berlin, Dec. 

tJFA production 'and . relea.se,: ' Foatiiiea 
Marlka Roekk, Ida Wuest, Carola lloehn, 
.Toha;nhea Heest^rij, Fritz. Kampers, Wei-t- 
hold Ebbecke; Directed by iGeorg Jacoby. 
Froiu Carl Ml Uoecker's operetta ot name 
name; adapted by "Walter Waa.ierman.. C. 
H. Dilbcr;' music arranged by Alois Mcli- 
<ihar;: d.TnceH, sab'ine IIc-s-s. At XTFA-ani- 
Zoo.: erlln, weeks Nov. 20r 27, '30. Run-r 
nihk tfiiie, ,7.9-,i,nln.>3 



Per Lcu:hend[e; Dritle 

("The Chuckiiog Third') 
(GERMAN MADE) 
(WITH SONGS) 

erlin, Pec, 4;. 

Bavaria release; of ABC production. From, 
stage play Of', same , name by Hans Na- 
Uerei", adapted : by .Ufiorff Zoch. . Mysic, 
Kduard - KuenneOke. Directed by G^org 
Zocii-. .- .-Production- chief. Hans Lehmahn.- 
Feaiuires •. Lucie EnEllsch,^ JCilna Fali^Heh- 
berff, Oskar. Slma, Scpp'' Klst, Joaeph 
Klchhelm; ;, At; -U. ' Kurtiier-stendamri), 
BerUn, week Nov." '30. IlunninB (Ime;: 
(i.T mins. ..- . . , 

l^le.i ; .' .-i . . . . . ; . ... ... . , . ;..T,.iio(e CnGllach 

N'liz ',';..«.;-..,. .Joseph KIchheim 

Sepp . .' . ,,.;'. .... . .. . .Sept Blst 

I.*ux'enW|ct .Oskar Sima 

Martin . ... ;'. . . . , Harald. Paulsen 

Sail ' . I- i'. . . c;arla - Rust 

Director Schoeridorf : .Carl' Ber'k^r^acha 
Vera ., .:....;..,,-....--.-.'«fna FHlrkenberK' 

Seif^rt erl)erl Wels-sbnch' 

P<»li:erer ; ... .'......;,.. 'Bcppo . Brem. 

BurKStaiVep. -. , . , ,•, ,".. i-- J.U91U.4, l?arl« 

Professor .Leni . . .-Vrnuit 'Suhfoedcr 



plot 



snappy repartee and natural 
.situations. , . 

Seems imfortunate that Betty Fiir- 
ness who, on previous o'ccasiohs'has- 
shown superb possibilities, should be 
wasted, on such as /Mr, Cinderella.' 
Haley, too, deserves a better fate. 
Treacher, Who has ' been coming 
along nicely, manages to survive 
most of the slapstick abuse and clicks 
whenever" given half a break. Ray- 
mond Walburn, Robert' McWade, 
Edward Brophy arid Monroe Owsley, 
contribute neatly polished perfbrm- 
ances in support of the riiaih trio. 

Such capable folks as Toby Wing. 
Morgan Wallace, John Kyams and 
Leila Mclntyre are buried in minor 
bits. Wear. 



(In Gerrhan) ■ 
Typical Bavarian peasiant comedy 
bf steady tempo. Completely , un- 
known producer succeeds in rallying 
sbine excellerit types here. 

Story is not exactly appetizing. It 
deals broadly with a . pit of liquid 
manure belonging to slipk.Naz; an 
old Bavarian peasant who is well 
aware what impbrtance is attached 
to the smellirig sink. For there is a 
swell tourist boarding house close by,' 
and when the wind turns, south the 
awful perf liriie plenty annpys the big 
towners. No wonder that 'Luxen- 
wirt, ow;ner of the hotel, wants to 
bust Naz and get hold, of his prop- 
erty. But Naz is no mug and he hblds 
two irons in the Are, because others, 
besides liUxenwirt, .badly want .his 
property. ' He goes on wanting more 
coin frorii both parties the riipre the 
wind turns south. 

:. Suffering from , gout, he . sends to 
town .for a big bottle of sulphur to 
take baths, and when the son pf 
Luxenwirt, iei smart alec, Who, studies 
to . become ;a -doctor; visits' his' faither, 
he tells hiiri that he will arrange the 
deal with Naz tb a satisfactory re- 
sult, , Arriving at Naz* house . and 
making love to pretty Lies, who, 
however, is engaged to Sepp, he; finds 
Naz taking one of his sulphur baths. 
The smart guy he is, he immediately 
guesses thai his sulphur stuff is iiiken 
out bf the mainure' pit, so he goes and 
tells his f cither what enormous 
wealth awaits those who will exploit 
this sulphur . spring. 

It wouldn't be a regular Bajuva- 
rian comedy were there no lace- 
slapping dances additional to yPdlers 
arid , hard fighting all around, but all 
this is done in raucous comedy. Love 
story betwieen Lies and , Sepp leads 
to helter-skelter entanglements arid 
cPmes but right in the end. After 
aU, ther<: is really sulphur In that 
smelling pit. , 

A Vfery pleasing flicker cpm^e 
tently ;made. Nice phbtpgraphy and 
a few catchy tunes nelp further. , 

Good actitig by Joseph Eichheim 
sis Naz, the best Bavarian peasant 
type seen here'.in years.. Lucie Eng 
lisch arid Sept Rist are- as good as 
ever. Oskar Sima, Harald Paulsen, 
Beppo Brem and Gina Falckeriberj^ 
all okay in their parts. Outstanding 
■as a comedy type is Carla Rust as 
Sali. '■:.-' 



'Colonel Ollendorf. . . 
Captain '.; . , , . . 
Fiu-hnTlch, , ... ... . . • . . 

Palfnatica 

'I^aura . ; . . . ; . '. 
rtronlsla.wfL ~ - . . . ; . . 
.Tan '.Ta'nl.eky : -. ■. . , . ; , , 
Sluio'n ' nymnnowicz.:, 
jf-tnterlch-;., ,. i^. 
'Hairdresaec i ■,■ ,-• ^ V. . . ■ 
KInHky . , . .v.. -. .:.. 
Stefaii ■. . . . . 
,<'oi'p(>ral- . . , • ..» t:.i> . 
Vcdpll ■. ,),, . . . . . , ,i , 



, . .-; .Frlfz Karnpors 

, ilarry llai'dt 

.-. iH. T: .•SchaufusM 
al.ska. ;Ida "WiipbI 
.Carola Iloehn 
, . . , -Marlka^ noekk 
.Bernhold JObbenkn 
Johannes Iteeaterff 
. , . . .;TOrnst Behnier 
, .'.Wllhclin Beridow 
; 7<3,crliftrdt Dronert 
Karl Platen 
. , . ."Paul :}j(;h\vech 
. ./.Rc'Inliold Bcrht 



. (In German) ' 

Carl Milloecker's; vet operetta 
polished up through efficient direc- 
tion and snappy rhythm. Has 
enough sub;stance to go places. -': 

Producer: achieves, a very colorful 
musical that combines a; fine cast 
with effective settirigs and ; good 
singing. Comedy element is not so 
fortei however. 

Fritz Kampers makes a sturdy and 
cohvihcihg Colonel OUendorf, Cairbla 
Hoehn looks charming As Laura, 
and her sister .. Bronislava; ;' bril- 
liaritiy portrayed by vivacious Ma- 
rika Roekk, fPrmer vaude: terper, 
who stands out. Ida Wuest,, as their 
mother, is a most amusing Polish 
31*18 toe rdt. 

Warbling goes tb Jbhanhes Hees-. 
ters as Simon Rymanowicz, .a good- 
looking boy and his mate Jan 
Janicky, played by Bernhold Eb- 
becke, as well as to pretty Carola 
Hoehn. Comedy is in the hands of . 
Ernst Behmer, who succeeds ' in 
pleasing. 

Ballet scenes are outstanding, as 
is photography , and sound. 



MISTER CINDERELLA 

Metro release of - Hal Roax-h production. 
Directed by -Edivard Sedgwick. .FeatureS- 
Betty Furneas, Arthur. Treacher, Ja<!k 
.Haley. -Screen play, Arlhui* Vcmort. Jone."! 
and Richard. 'Flourhoy; orlglhar, by Jack 
Jevne; camera, Milton- Khaan'cr. At Zleg- 
feld; N.yii doubl^ bill, Dec. 7-10, '36. Run- 
ning time, -76 mina.- ' 
Joe Jenkins. , , , .',. .v... .. . . . .Jack Hnlo'y 

Patricia/ Randolph. ... ...... . Botty Furnoas 

Watklns .Arthur Trea<'Hcr 

Pet.er Randolph, . ,-, , ,, . .Raymond' Wiilburn 
.ffHies) , i , . ... . . . ... . , ,; , . .Robert Mc'Wa'de. 

Maale . .RoHlna I>awrcnoft- 

•Alo'yalus Mei-riweathcr. ... . . .Monroe Owsley 

Aunt Penelope v.>Kathle'en I^oi-khntt 

Dft tPCJ.1 ve McNutt Kdward Brophy, 
Martha ... Oharlot tft Wynt era 

'Spllto Nol: .... .....Tom Dujrari 

TjII .-. , ; . , ,'. . . ... i.. .... .1y\s Adrian- 

r.ulu . . . ..... .;, . . . . 'I'oby Wins: 

I"''HW<-e(t . .:.',.i . ,. ..Morgan Wallace^. 

;.Sinip.son lihur AylftHWorth- 

Mr. Wilborforf^e, . . ; . ; , . .^ i ..Tolin' Ilyafnn 
Mrs; Wilberfoico. ; . . ,r,plJft -Mclrily're 



ABYSSINIA 

(RUSSIAN MADiE) 

Amkiho release nt SnyurM tievrk produc- 
tion. At Cameo, N. Y., Dec. '3U, Bun- 
nliig- time, ,63 mlna; ., ' 

/In Rtissian, with English Titles) 
Russia behind-the-screen. spokes-* 
man describes Abyijsinia as a coujt-: 
try of vast . mineral wealth,, haying, 
reservoirs of untapped oil and. frier 
meridous " veins ; of gold. ': Italy 
charged with starting the war . in . 
order to gain control pf this mineral 
store. Worst of the indictment 
against Italy^, and Fascism coriies 
when the cambra- shows Italian' • 
planes bombing Red ;Crbss hospitals; 
and defenseless hori-combatants. ' 

Sympathy for the Abyssinians i 
sought by showing natives hoW EU- - 
ropeans gyp the poor Ethiopians, in 
trade; The backward staite of the 
country,' however, also is shbWn in 
the methpds .which the natives em- 
ploy in tilling their, fields and the 
primitive means of manufacture u^ed 
for soap pr "weaving. 

The fthn alsosshows something of 
how the. Negus' subjects lived in the 
cities and towns. Orie particularly 
curdling scene is that of a plane! 
bombing a. straw-thatched town, "with 
the victims of the .onslaughts shown." 
after the bombardment The wouiid* 
ed ofler a gory sight. 

It is a silent offering ,With an off- ; 
screen narration in Russian, and addi-.y 
tiohal titles in English on thb screbn. 
A slow film, particularly in its scenic 
fbrepart and repetitious to si good 
extent, but scores . limitedly with 
scbnes of battlefield horrors or very 
limited circulation, rilthoUgh if prop-;, 
erly dissected it could riiake a. good 
trailer argument against war, : dis- 
counting the prPpajganda intent . 

Film alleges Italy; fought a raw, 
undisciplined, tirider-npuirished army ' 
of the Negus. Against Italy's tanks,- 
planes and poispii gas, Selassie had 
only .barefooted riflemen, in tattered 
clothing, most of' whom were tin- 
versed in the use Of ficrearms; 

Forepart, of the film is a travelog, 
slow and scenically dull, showing 
peaceful Abyssinia prior to the war* . 
The Russian cameramen travele^^ 
with an Ethiopian contingent. .-■■< ) 

Personalities in the film, incltide 
the cameramen and Emperor Haile 
Selassie. ;; Latter is close -upped at 
the capital arid at the f ront and once 
is shown handling ari {inti-aircrafi 
gun. 

: Picture has an amazing clip of the 
Negiis* soldiers looking raptly sl^- 
ward at an Italian bomber raining 
down death dealing missiles. But 
isiich action -shots as are shown/are 
not many and involve isolated Groups 
of troops, Shan. 



iftly , liglit comedy from 
the Hal Roach plant that is made 
half-way palatable by the' tjdy pcr- 

forniahces of chief featured players. 
Aside from weak liariie draw, this is 
too, cramiried with slaptrap hokum 
to ; stand alone. Looks as though 
turned out to fill double-feature re- 
quirements; that's the only place- it 
fits., •-• ■ -, •" ■ ■ 

Taking the antiquated the.sis of a 
youth who craves to crash high 
society and has hj.s dream fulfilled 
by a drunken socialite, ; all "the -trimi-'. 
mings of; a typical twb-reel cbmedy 
has been ibreibly' injected .irito ^the 
plot There's the familiar tr inning of 
society folks at a reception, the acci« 
dental, fire in a cabin oh an isblaited 
island. With . the, pretty herpine d> - 
robed to, dry her clothes, the mis- 
taken identity hokum, the dumb 
hero's mad effort to grab some 
clothes aft' he loses his swimming 
trunks, the musical comedy detective 
who acts like a hound oh the loose, 
the outraged brother who's going to 
get his man, m'ad races up and down 
the beach and madder ones inside 
the palatial home. It even has that 
ancient epic bf. having a lobster 
catch the struggling -society; aspirant 
in the seat of his trousers.: ' 

It consequently .is fuU ciredit to 
Edward Sedgwick and the , strenuous 
the.spian efforts of Betty Furness, 
Arthur Treacher, Jack. Haley and 
others that it garners some laughter. 
Best laughs are contained in the 



THE WESTERNER 

Columbia proiliirtlon aiid relea ',Star. 
Tim McCoy. Directed by David Se-lman; 
Story, Walt CoI)Ur»> Screen play. Harold 
Shumate; ioislatant director. Wilbur M<i- 
Oauffh; caTrtci-aman, (Seorge Meehnn;- 'edi- 
tor. Ray Snyder. At Atena. n; >T,; <Tual, 
Dec, .11-12. '30. Running tirtc, CO rhlnH. . 
Tim Addliton ;Tlm McCoy 

Juanita Bn.rncB. Mat-loin fihililnii; ; 

Bob Lockhart, Joaeph^ Siauera 

Wallace.:. . , . , , ... i , . ; . . . iHoopei' Atchlcy 
Senator i-ocUhiirt...r,..>....Tolin H. DllHoh 

:/«<'k AddLsoh, idwrird Le 5ft»l«t 

•tihclc: Ben. . ;.. . . ;. I...,., ,.. . ..ylfntry Todd 
Joe Allen, .. . . , ... . , , . . , . , . . .Kddle <:«l(b 
shfirlflr. .;........,.-■;,>.;.. ..\lbcft J. Smith,. 



Bearing a pretty tame sounding 
title, management o/ the Arena 
thought addition of A pugnacious 
word would help attract busines.^. 
Film got the tag . 'Fighting West- 
erner' here and maybe it's not a bad 
idea; . Scrapping , arid shooting 
throughout make the switch honest 
Pic is a goPd action- western but 
like nearly all of its brethren. WiU 
"have to be Siamesed to another film 
for business, < 

Larrupin' McCoy coriies through ds 
usUal with : a '.. good performance, 
Marion : Shilling, motivating ' the. 
mush, arid Hobper . Atchley, menace, 
get secondary honors in o, k, 
cast . Dialog and direction are pleaSr^J 
antly fresh. ...^ 

.After a rpdeP sequence story starts 
to uriwind, disclosing the supposed 
accidental death of. Tim's ■ father. 
Hero -. buys ' a . deadhead ranch with 
his legacy and then the afction stiarts. 
With, the aid of Eddie Cobb he dis- 
covers that a neighboring ranch 
foreman is rustling all the local 
ciattle not nailed down including tjiat^- 
Pf his own femme boss» Miss ShiU^^, 
ing. Culprit hides his identity 
through dn alliance with a not iob 
curious sheriff and by making things 
look bad for Tim's friend. Bob, Lock- 
hart . 

Tale has many unusual twists and 
counter-plots which impress. Schem- 
ing Wallace's frame of a ficht be-. 
(Continued on page: 21 ) 



VARIETY 



Wednesday, December 16, 1936 



I 




RKO'S BEST MU 




PANDRO SJERMAN, who pro- 
duced the record-breaking 
"Roberta", "Top Hat", 
"Follow The Fleet", 
Time", etc., rates "That Giil 
From Paris" the best musical 
he has made in three years. 

TAKt THE TIP...HERFS THE 
YEAR'S OUTSTANDING HOLI- 
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"^eduesday, December 1(S, 193<t 



VA RIETY 



ICAL IN 3 years:. 




V^IETV HMSE IIC¥IEWS 



MUSIC HALL, N. Y. , 

'Winterset^s' ^RKO) . unexpectei) 
failure to hold for a second we^k 
necessitated a last-hiinute' ciirreht, 
booking and left the stage produc- 
tion staff in a spot; The problem 
Was neatly solved by dusting off 
sdme stage items that were done be- 
fore, but: not so reciently as to look 
too familiar, and dressing therh up 
with, some standard specialty acts. 

The combination strikes .par; for 
Miisic Hall entertainment average: 
T^Fact is that only two of the quartet, 
'are repeats, since th^ other pair are 
specialties on the short stage, while, 
one of the revivals: is, made to glisten 
artew by inclusion of the. Lime Tipio. 

Title this week is 'Qity ^trieets,' 
Which is Juist as good a reaisoh as 
anjr that can be given lor the group- 
: jng of four humbejis , maty have no 
relation to each bthti" into one . pre-. 
i ' se'ntation y ith a 'thieme.' 
• : 1 is *57th street— Cbncert 
ifall,'; and that means Viola Philo 
singi Johann Strauss' 'Voices of 
Spring' ^11 by iher lonesomie in front 
of the ilrapes^ Miss Philo can thank 
Einstein's theory . relativity for her 
iaimost tiny appearance! on this big 
. ^eei arid even .those down front 
will^ b0 Svilling to pverlook the size 
,-• arigfe when Miss Philo cominences to 
sing. 'A nifty set of pijpies' may not 
- be a fitting description: for Miss 
Philo's -type of work, but 'she has 
• '? I *em just the.-satne. 

No. 2, called park Aveniuie' for no 
apparent reason,, is' th6 reflection 
> balliet dohe before by Hilda Eckler 
and tiie girl% a Ballet de Cooch in 
which brilliant lightiiig and spatkling 
cbsUime hueS' igive a striking effect. 
. ItVone of those Music ' Hall produt- 
^^^^ . ; that retain freshness in 

:--:-j^xi^iyal^:.' :■■:' 

is . 'Harlem,* persbnifted by 
: ; v'i j*Dps and Loiiiiei who have recently 
^own lip but: look like little: bbys 
■ 4>t,ee more on this massive rostrum. 
Tlheic much tod lengthy and hardly 
discernible vocal opening is a .self-; 
imposed handicap. ' and it takes 
looser than, it should for the bipwoff 
• iidncing to bring the bacon home. 
As familiar as Pops and Ijouie are 
iA the' regular variety theatres, 
they're jifst that inuch of a liiovelty. 
in this house Ayhich rarely; plays 
their type act They land both 
thMiUgh novelty and the hoofing 
I finish^ ': ' 

^ Closer ahd production flash . 61 the 

^ 'sbow'-'is.' Penn$ylvania Sta^<tn,' and 
' the set isf ho worse for its warehouse, 
tenani^,:' Gliefi Club starts it .«fl as 
•^repertory company ahoiit to catch a 
tni^, with isev«rai- excellent individ- 
^ Vial voices, particularly a contralto,^ 
^ yeVcaled via this pickout route. Their 
Mng iis- a: special, with 'some standard.; 
-ail's Worked in. ... 
Tdttie Trio^ which vas discovered 
'"all over again' in -a recent French 
Casino hitery show after inany years 
in vaudieville; fit^ quite naturally into 
the railroad ' terminal setting. Ihje 
. ^ /p rops roll iri here oh a haggage 
■^Sf-^&ack. - Exceptionally big hand for 
fte act here. ^Hockettes, as redcaps 
this*time,.tdp it.off with the weekly 
*Off to Rockefeller:* Jt's perhaps the 
best closing: act the variety field has 
ever jpirOdu^ed, and the only bne that 
never gets a walkout . 

Joharih StraUss gets another^ hod 
currently,' • His *Die Fledermaus* is 
the current pit 'Symphony Overture, 
" Along with the feature,' 'More 
Than :a Secretary' (U), there's a 
iMlckiey; 'Donald and Pluto.' oh the 
gcreen. Business light Thursday 
.i^<ening. Biflfe.: 

HIPP, BALlriMORE 

. Baltimore/beCi li. 
inal frolic Friday evening found 
'(Bin ' stranded <fn their stilts, upstairs 
aind vdbwn,. with;. ■Pennies From 
Hi?»veh' (Col.) the turnstile-twirler. 
Four-act flourish on the stage pre- 
. seBts nice, variety and smooth-ruh- 
hing ehtertiahmeht,: 
; Clocked in 59 miris., show is m.c.'d 
— by Harry Rosei who for this date 
-'leastwise is -.freshening tip his 6U 
liwring by leading ai 'conimunity stng^ 
""tfat outset. - Does: the .t:isiual jprowling 
:^<»f the aisles, with' mike soliciting 
' solos from the less-bashful bawlers, 
aiid enticing the niob to do some 
nidiss 'warbling. :Stunt fits in nicely 
: here, it for no' other reason than lo- 
cals used, to eyidence liking for that 
. , sort of public laryhxing When Loew's 
Centiiry hduised vaude and singing- 
oi^nist -Harvey Hammond held 
forth. He would be at Century yet, 
" biif XiOcal 40 decreied him out .when 
' house gave up istage-shows and, con- 
sequently, pit Ore. 

On his owh^ Rose rambles along 
with his usual stiiif. When caught, 
sevf ral of the gags were a bit gamey; 
Sititgs "Gypsy In Me.' Hokes— with 
jhjkierj(ected explanations^renditioh 
-aria 'Vesti* from Tagliacci' and 
wer pretty strongly. 
<r,eg^ flebras is a fine novelty turn 
t H Vef Ore seen here, hailing from 
..ofinS ' Opens with man shbulder- 
aiancirig I2-foot pole with: feiiime 
di^rting at top; neict iis iswell, with 
imderstander balancing a pole With 
waist-cup, with gal iri a contraption 
atop pole ^riding a small bike around 
a -coupie of headover loops.. 

DeUcing, another, act not seen 
here hitherto, Dick-, Don and Dinah. 
Two lads in ^ri' lass leg off panto 
comedy dancing of the aci'o sort, 
witl^; boys doing some straight tumb- 
lii^ !alorig the route. Swell-looking 
trio* it really warriis: ujp neat close 
wnen the three do some sockeroo 
pj^ramidiilg and lifts. Act proved 



had 




wallop of the 
'trouble existihg. 
. . Irene Vermillion, yet of many ap- 
pearances on . the . ickory at the 
Hipip, closes with iisual firm grip on 
assignment. Hoofs three routines, 
syncopated striat on: toe, acro-tumb-. 
liiig turn, and ..jazzique joust with 
some waLst- wiggles spaced in. She's 
backed up by Kermit Dart at piano, 
aind quint of girl trumpeters. Latter 
on throughout,, blistihg away through 
Miss Vermillion's numbers and play- 
ing .when h.bofer hops ' off for cos- 
tume changes. .. The' trumpeting is 
b.k;— but no mbre-^nd. 'gets a. bit 
mbnotohbiis: 

Pathe cli ilers' supple- 

meiiti Bert. 

TOWER, K. C. 

Kansas City, Dec. 11. 

With the town generally feeling, 
a tiiige of the pre-holiday slump, 
the Tower is holding itis own and 
Ibblcs to dip only slightly below 
average currently. Clientele is firmly 
intrenched and liothihg seelhs to <iis- 
courage it. this week flesh- ahd' film 
'Plot Thiekens' (iRkO) stack up. to- 
igether as only fair. House, although, 
always! cirimpy on the dough for 
visitmg acts,' has apparently tight- 
ened eVen more so on that score. 
However, they are putting more 
time, attention . arid . coin, in the en- 
semble. Result is the framework is 
very nice indeed, but the iBlling not 
so hot - ' ■ . 

, Currently, the . show . imnresseis is 
using the acts: to pad andlspace the 
line's appearances. "Which is okay 
considering freight of acts now in. 
Two of the line's three innings are 
too. similar. On all aippearances line 
is . fronted, by two girl hippers-and^^ 
torsoersr whose irbutines are pretty 
g^ved. Coming on at the half tp 
model duds worn by ply stars in re-^ 
:cent films, some, of the yotingsters 
bear siniprisihg resemblances to their 
particular star. Costuming is^gobd. 

.Lester Harding continues in his 
Jri..c. role and does a couple 6f pop 
tunes. .The Three Pearsons, two 
femmes arid a: man, are on for some 
Indian club .flipping, that isn't sb 
•forte! Gals should decide on a dif- 
ferent sort of cQstume but of courtesy 
:to the "plump , one. . 

Barr and Estes do some eccentric' 
stepping. Mill run stuff, but nicely 
received, especially the gal's soloing. 

Floyd -Christy and Co. the latter 
a gent that doesn't, rate mOre than 
the anonymous billing, take up about 
10 mihuteis Of everybody's, time. It's? 
a weak^giiy, iough-guy routine >Vhich 
never gets weak enough. ..or tough 
enough. 

Amateurs continue to haunt these 
pines. This week - two lads with 
tenor barijOs. Judy Conrad's band 
(12) turns in a better than usual job. 

Hoyt. ., 

STATeIaKE, CHI 

Chicago, Dec. 13. 

Indie State-Lake, operatirig strictly 
on its own, has worked itself up 
steadily, each ; week drawing bigger 
and bigger audiences on vaude policy 
of giving: the public theii: full 
money's worth and iriOre. 

In the past six months the house 
has really 'zoomed into powerful 
grosses, jumping, ah average • Of 
nearly |5,000. Was formerly a regii- 
lar grosser of arOqnd $ll^$12,000; 
now nifts to $16,000; arid soriietimes 
$18,000. This is a tremendous take 
for a house, which operates Oh a nut 
of $11,000, or thereabouts. 

This week's show isn't a great 
show, or even an expensivie one, but 
it's just the type of entertainment 
this audience likes. 

Opening turn is.the danpihg tearii 
of McDonald and Itoss. Man and 
woman, neat appearing and with an 
easy style who do. most Of their work 
in a stair-dance routine. Over nicely 
and start the show, off oh . the right 
foot Swiss Bell Ringers in the 
device make a good novelty session. 
While bell-ringing acts have an old- 
fashioned air, there / are so few of 
these turns in vaiide these days that 
they rate as di^inct, playable 
novelty. . : :;, ' ' ' ', -" 

Paul /Malt closes the vaiide half 
and opens the stage show half of 
the bill. First part of his blackface 
act is done in 'One,' while he Anishes 
his, act in the full stage setting of 
the show; Carries a stooge for some 
box cross-fire, but has dropped the 
/gag of havihg a double for the danc- 
ing bits. Sticking strictly to his talk- 
mg arid singing; all okay and over 
with this mob. 

Full of pep and. action, but with 
na real act are tha Ryder Sisters/ 
who make a nifty appearance and 
who toss: their hips and arikles about 
in rapid enough tempo. Every vaiide 
show, these days has an act like 
Haig, HoWe and Haig, three hoofers 
who have turned out to be knock- 
about comedians. These; boys try 
ariythmg once, and get a sufficient 
quota of laughs out of their various 
prattfalls, eye-sticki and head- 
bouricing; 

Whitby Roberts closes the liarade 
with his comiedy single; tossing the 
audience bits of juggling, dancing 
and monolog, all good. 

Word of praise must be handed to 
the Niggemeyer line at this house. 
Workmg in restricted space, this line 
comes through with- two: routines 
that have everything, finesse, style; 
novelty and workniariship. It's an 
asset to this show and house. 
^Picture is 'Jane Turner' (RKO). 
Business good at the first show Sun- 
day. CrOld. 



PALACE, CLEVE. 

Cevelaijid, Deci 13. 

With *Wiriterset' hogging all the 
ballyhoo and screen, the Palace 
allotted 'Fats' Waller 55 minutes of 
running tiriie and didn't go to any 
trouble in the way of a . buildup Or 
extra . acts. Without the . latter. 
Waller's *Harlem; Hot-Shots' get by 
better on their Own feet apparently 
than they did in Chieago's Palace 
previous: week. It's padded but by 
two too :many band numbers, - .but 
tiriit runs, smoothly and still has. a. 
plenty hot teiriiib for the slummers.; 
w1k> have a Harlem yen. 

Waller has his Offensive 

hanky- wi ihg bit. At ' iriitial '.. per- ; 
formance. however, he .again: went 
over the boundary line by .wrapping; 
himself in:' stage's siderdrapes; doing 
a, back-coochv'while Myra Johnson 
swingis . it vocally. Didn't look: so 
good, only- :a few laviighed; so 
Kenneth' Means blue-penbiled it but 
Sepia singer take!! 'em to town, but 
manager also asked her to; tame her 
lowrdoyn blimps a bit 

Podgy pianist-ihaestro has worked 
up some, new repartee to rib Ford, 
Marshall arid Jones, new team of 
cake-walkinit ta£»pers who ^are: about 
as restrained as a- Kansas 'torn^dbl 
Trio strut in hot-diggity : marooh 
suits, : which are good foif . another 
laugh in a couple specialties, 

More bluesrshbuters, might provide 
more Of 'a contrast to the battalion 
of hoofers, since three Lang Sisters 
follow the/male trio with some okay 
tai>ping. A long barid sp^ialty . on 
•lllarlem ' Shuttlie' rings in Waller's 
rippling piano work, /pliis Georgiia 
James in a 'sax solo and . Al Washings 
tori blowirig a record long .clarinet 
note; Bandleader's topper lis a 
Harlemizied version of 'Tea for Two;' 
heightened by swingy liclcs oh black 
'keys.- " C ' 

Despite over^^alotundarice of dancing. 
Chuck arid Chuck]^' eccentric stoifl. 
got a socko resporise. Tall, lanky 
dancer carries: it off 'with his rubber- 
legged footwork, •warming up in ,tth 
amusirigly slick arid accurate, teke-ofl 
ori Stepin Fetchit Act would be 
stroriger if he added : another .comedy 
impersonation like it; -. PUlfen, "' 



ROXYr N. Y, 

Roxy production staff's ability to 
make a little look like a lot— e«c9ri 
though the lot; itself doesn't look sb 
very good— -apparently meets with 
the fiavor of the theatre's audiences. 
Current show, for example, drew 
steady approbation Friday night 
from the paj^eeSj who, for a low ad- 
mish were given i;he opportunity. tO 
get but Of the rairi for three hOurs 
or so. ■'■ ' 

Heijping. most towards ihe elas- 
ticity of the short budget for out-? 
side acts is the house line of 24. girls, 
trained by Gae Foster, who this 
week are being ' split iip into trios 
and. foursOmes for . dancing special- 
ties. . :Lirie in toto works hard! and 
well, its precision being somethini^ 
that - the ' hoUse cari well be proud 
of..' Biit as specialties,^ the girls are 
something else again. . 
. Added acts this seriMlster.afe jSeri'or 
Wences, • veritriloquist-juggler who 
uses his hand to manufacture a 
duinmy; Cappy IBarra Harnioriic 
Eight, which at this catohing wias 
only seven beeause its leadei: was 
missing; Chester Fredericks, stand- 
ard knockabout dancer, arid ' the 
Charioteers (New. Acts), colored 
quartet introduced 'by the courtesy 
of National Broadcasting Co.' 

None of the acts impresses' greatly, 
with the exception , of Fredericks, 
whose one : shot whams towards .the 
dose of the show. Working against 
Sienor Wences is the size of this 
theatre. With his' , hand-made doll 
-barely discernible front': the back of 
the house. ./Cappy Barra act holds 
but one distincti9n,. the- playing Of 
'Flight of the Bumble Bee ' and sing- 
ing, by one of the boys. Charioteers, 
as a narmbriy, quartet, are only fair 
on a 'sta|!e. . .Missing fi>bm this per- 
formarice was Ford Bbnd^ liewstator. 
with result show didh't have.an m.c. 
,:Line has. two .routines that are 
resil good; first is the dance ih Whi.tie 
tie and tails at the opening of the 
show, second the can-can. at -the 
(dose. I^atter, ./though, Was . incon- 
jprUous in a Showboat scene that led 
direictiy into the Screening of 'Banjo 
on My Knee' (2dth). 
, .Biz. igbod; 

AMBASSiWO^^^ ST. L. 

St Loiiis,, Dec, 
Ben Bernie; with' all his lads and 
only orie gal;' came, saw- and con- 
quered natives at Ariib'^^sador Thea- 
tre Fridiy (11) with V.j min.-show. 
although the 'Old maestro' sub- 
merged his individual talents for 
benefit of youngsters with him. After 
newsreel and as elevator platform 
arose, riiob out front began palm- 
poundirig for Bernie even before he 
came into view.' 

Band' opens With 'Old Organ 
Grinder Swing,' with Billy Wilson 
warblihg chorus. Ne::t Ray . Hend- 
ricks sings 'Love, What Are You Do- 
ing To My Heart,' Audience liked 
his style. . Another member of out- 
fit, introduced as Col. Manhy Prae^ 
ger, delivers with French: arid . Ger- 
man dialects for 'Oh, My Goodness' 
Three California Playboys, strum- 
n.ing .iguitar, banjo and cello har-< 
monize for 'Hold That Tiger' and 
•Tl Ra Ra Boom De Ay.' Danny 



Meehah scores With 'Rose of Tralee/ 
ai^d then the only femme on bill^ 
liaMni O'Oayi a looker, does a nifty 
tap/ routine in limited space. ,-. 

Wilson comes gack to do 'fiasin 
Street Blues' in acceptable style and 
then the. band does a medley of pop 
tunes» Playboys return, for another 
close harmony bit, followed by 
Meehan, who clicks again With .Til 
Sing You a Thousand Love Songs.' 

'Make Way for a Liady' (RKO) oii 
screei>f Biz flrie. ,Sahu« 

STATE, N; Y. 

" • ili ihis week is split '.between a, 
few seasoned acts and. some people 
.whose 'major claim to fame is, that 
they have .. either done . well/, by 
fhyniing .'June, with moon or gar> 
nered newsprint publicity , by mix-: 
ing champagne with 'water. State's 
Friday night audienc^ liked the iriixi- 
ture and the. applause and laughs 
spread Over the runoff at, a con- 
sistently high leveV 

Headline attention is given Eleanor 
Hohh Jarrett and Arthur Jarrett, 
spotted midvtray in a five-act setup. 
Badly phrased ^iags are there to tie 
up the turn With the bhampiaghe^ 
drinking episode which convei^ed an 
Olympic ehamp into a : temporary 
topic :of debate, but the cape£ilities 
of -Jarrett as a: crooner easily re-^ 
mOye the stamp of freakishhess from 
the act Jariett's fraU proves , that 
she is rapidly: becoming staigewise 
and that what she lacks in voice she 
readily makes up in the torridness 
of her iriterprtetation. The girl knows 
hpW to; give oirt tl^ swingeiioo arid 
the husbarid still pae^cs the knack for 
warming all over a romantic dit^. 
The; result spells better than fair- 
some entertainment which equation 
suggests that perhaps the less / said 
in the act about 'champagne waltz' 
and 'shijp tanks^ the better.'/ ' v 

It's upl to the male Workixtg miem- 
ber of the Two Daveys to get the 
show Under way, and that he does 
ui amply fast fashion. :The sword 
balancing and the cannonball tossing 
make an interesting accompaniment 
to a'.Spituce running 4reef wisecracks, 
ttoce Diayey's line of chatter statts 
to /^ke, , the path b^cbriies well 
greased and the Iftughs build to a 
strong sehdoff. 

BUI lias Moore and. AeVel as the 
second item; but the spotting didn't" 
prevent them from plowing up the 
chuckles. Theirs is ballroom danc- 
ing burlesque skimmed of all non- 
essentials and retaining a fine sense 
of rhythm arid form. The tbutirie' 
is compact and brief, with the pratt 
bUmt>s and other comedy business 
so deftly interwoven as to make each 
bit count for :a laughi 

Following the Jarretts is the sea- 
soned/Marty Mdy and the stuff he 
feeds the customei-s is equally .Well 
seasoned, but from the broad arid 
spioy angle. May's current forte is 
his impersonatiori ' of hiike tenors, 
baritones and prima dbnnas, and the 
business he. goes through with his 
coat , pulled up and the lapels pro- 
truded proves an especially big mid- 
sector tickler for the dames. What 
really tops hds efforts at dishing out 
the lowdown in coiriedy is the belch- 
ing bit incorporated in his baritone 
takeoff. May has everything going 
his: way from start to finish. 

Lois of . recognition applause 
greeted the routine put on by the 
quintet in the closing turn, Sohg-< 
writers on Parade. The flvesome, 
consisting of Charlie Tobias, Gerald 
Marks, Al Shermian, Murry Mencher 
arwL -Walter Samuels, strUm or sing 
bits from their past hits and account 
for an ohroh holiday for the close 
fidlowers of the Tin Pan Alley mills. 

'Coriie and Get If (UA) is the fea- 
ture. Odcc. 



PARAMOUNT, L. A. 

Los Anj^eles, Dec. iU. 
Duke EHingtoh: and his band, sup- 
.pOrted by a nUmber of other colored 
performers,- are giving the Para- 
mount a stage show currently that's 
:wprtb Walking several miles to see 
It s the snappiest fastest moving 
show house has had in many months 
and is. presented with shbwmanly 
expertpess, reflecting credit on all 
'conqerned. •■ ; 

. it's Ellington's , first time here in 
about three years. Lavishly staged, 
unit clicks for sblid returns arid will 
get full credit for whatever draw 
house has for the Weekl Screen 
:feature is 'Jungle Princess' (Par). 

Opening of act has band on; dark 
stage, with only irisiru'merit bbard 
of Ellington's piano illuminated, and 
individual soloists flashed for elTec- 
tiye results. It scored for tremen- 
dous returns. 

Supporting the band are the Five 
Hot Shots, quintet of snajpipy dancers 
who romp to heavy applause; the 
Five Jones Boys, in diffeirerit har- 
miony that clicks solidly; .. Corihie 
Hiirris, torso dancer, and Ivie Ander- 
son, California torcher with a large 
following, who mopped with ai ven- 
geance. Particulariy good is a so-. 
lilOquy about other man, which 
brings some smart: asides from the 
wings. 

Cobty Williams, from the band, 
does a hot trumpet soIq that nearly 
tied , the show this p. m., "and 
band's novelty nuiriberi giving im- 
pression of a trai in motibri, also 
pariidked. ' 

Screen also has Paramount News, 
Pop-Eye cartobn and other, shorts 



PARAMOUNT^ N Y. 

Art Shaw'* orchestra (New Acts) 
takes up the pre-Yuletide watch at 
the Paramount These stage shows 
that aren't stage shows vary but 
little in form or content Orchestra 
gives out There's invariably a girl 
heatwave, a comedian, and a hbofer. 
Put 'enx all together and the enters 
tainmerit total is consistently ekay^ 
Nobody p<erhaps Will care that the 
pattern never .alters, arid that the 
wobbly tent through which specialty: 
people enter and exit is the tops in 
awkward stage devices. , 

Shaw bunch have some 
arrangements but obyibusly 
stage experience. Leader's diction is 
gobd and his appearance is natty, 
but. he does hot take eharge with the 
vigor implicit in an authoritative 
personality. Pechaps for the present 
it is well to be conservative. But for 
the future, a less self-effaciiig style 
Will be requisite. Considering . the 
fact that this band, is only a few- 
months old; it /is doing' extremely 
well. ' ' 

Vaudeville talent comes through 
solidly. Betty Jane Cooper, tall and 
slide, hoofs with that ftee^andreasy 
class . she has deriionstrated ; hereto- 
fore. She belong; in the uppermost 
tier of rhythm mistresses. Al Berni 
displ«tys a labile knack for lampoon- 
ing familiar: personalities. He hais a 
isnappy tempo, gets done: with his 
impressions quickly , .and into the 
next His encore* of Charles Laugh- 
ton as . Capt. Bligh is a guaranteed; 
socko and also evidence , of his 
vcirs3 ti 1 i ty • 

Peg LaCentra, ifrbm radio, rustles 
in a fetching /taffeta/ affair and 
scorches a paii: of . Pops in zingy' 
fashion. She^ a gal that's been due 
for some time. Her vocal, equipment; 
is excellent; her appearance an asset, 
her showmanship improving^ 

From radio also is the Mbdernaires 
(New Acts). Male quartet and very 
nice. Stage shovir was a trifle slug- 
gish Thursday . night COuple loo 
many straight orchestra numbers. 
Columbia's 'Pennies From Heaveri' 
x>tL the screen. Biz not bad; Land. 



MiCHiaAN, DEtROlT 

Detroit; I)ec. 11. 

drice inside, paitrbns here ' /this 
Week Arid plenty thatll amuse 'em; 
But the tough part is that compara- 
tively few will come : in» whiat with 
no .big name on. the s'taige, little ^r$w-; 
ing pbwier in the, flicker, 'ttideaway 
CJirl' (Par), and the current Xmas 
sjbopping splurge.^ • 

There's plenty/ of - variety on the 
program,: which runs 75 minutes 
hew, high^ here), froiu the opening 
note of Eduard Werner's overture, to 
the final. screwy bit of Mljt Brittoii's 
band, - Sandwiched: between these is , 
sOme congregational siniging Under 
Organist Merle Clark, and; in addi- 
tion to the vaUde and feature opus, 
a 'Popeye' cartoon is thrown in for 
good measure. Withal,, the show 
runs'smobthiy.. 

/Working before some nifty drops; 

Sit Orchestra i>fesents' cbupla Far 
ast melodies. In his congregatibnal 
singing, which patrons Seem to love, 
Clark includes a swell parody on 
.'Orgah Grinder's Swing,' in several 
difXerent languages. Clark also han- 
dles' the m.'c. duties well. 

To crowd in three additiorial acts 
so that there'd be time enough for 
Britton's maniacs, the first trio- of 
turns are pared down to almb.st' 
nothing. And maybe it's jiist as well, 
because none of the acts shOW nriuch, ' 
ialthough , it's also true they don't 
get a chance to: get sterted. First." 
of these is Jack and Jane ^laii'y who 
appear as just ordinary riin-of-the- 
mirte tap. dancers until their closing 
Astaire-Rogers takeoff, which sets 
bke. Manning and Mitzi, a male 
and is dbg partner, bcciipy, the 
deuce spot and get. by with a 'drunk*; 
and a balancing bit 

Final: oif the additional aots; all of 
which Wbrk in 'one,' are the Duffins, 
male and femme, who contribute a 
Smart rajg-idoll dance but areri't al- 
lotted enough; tiine. 

Twenty solid, iiiihutes Of ribtou 
comedy is provided by Britton's nit- 
wits. Opens With seven members 
of band in front of .curtain and wear- 
ing sweat shirts^ en which are letters 
spelling 'We Stink.' It's a good sCnd- 
the nonsense which f bllbws; ' 
including some nice singing, by Dava 
Van Horn and Sybil Kaye, bke a'c-; 
cordion-playing by Tito, and reams 
of laugh-prbvbking stuff by Walter 
Powell and cohorts. 

.Fair-^sized crowd on hand for final 
Show Friday evening (11). Pete. 

EMBASSY, N; Y. 

_ ... (NEWSREELS) 
L, Of the 32 clips on the current 
Emb bill, not counting the f ea- 
Uirettes-r-Educational-Fox's 'Natute's 
Songsters' and the December issue 
of March of Time— the boxscore is 
*^P^^J^oy^etope, 16 clips; Univej:sal, 
eight; Metrotone, four; Paramount 
three, and Pathe, phe But it's 
Pathe s lone contribution that's the 
l^il i^^.^^ obviously by its 

titled, 'Life of Edward VIII,' a cork- 
ing ip^minute featurette . which 
could well be sent out on its own 
and serve as a l^o. 2 sub-rattractioii 
With b;o. , proportions^ 
, And of Par's three clips, iunner- 
up in the low-scoring contributions, 
its special on 'Edward Abdicates* 
need take no backseat to anythi 
(Continued on page :19) 



^ednesday^ December 16, 199^ 



F I € ¥ 



VARIETY 



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ance 





EMBASSY, N. Y 

(Continued from page 18 ) 
from this more'mUniflcent cohtribur 
♦ions by the bther newsreels. Par 
and Pathe lead;Off one-half and give 
the current bill a sock two-ply fea- 
ture, with strong tail-ender in 
• ♦March of; Time/ ^ ' . ^ , 

Most singularly patent . m both 
hewsreels' coverage of the Romance 
of the Century is the one thing that 
Britain's monarchy, is indubitably 
the No. 1. diplomatic biallyhoo, un- 
questionably the greatest show of all 
times, and its monarchs the greatest 
showmen on ' earth-^HoUy wood and 
p. T. Sarnum to the. c.n^w.s. / 

The pomp and circumstance, the 
circumspectrshots of the rulers and 
their heirs on battlefield, at dedica- 
tions, at mixing- with-the-cbmmon- 
ers, at any and . all sorts of ceremo- 
nials;with their jprincipals ; in impecs 
cable breeches, stirrups, plumes, cos- 
tumes or whatever the. apprb^ipiate 
, garb io fltj thje occasibhs, is; all highly 
finpressive^ l , .:; . 

All of which, of course, translates 
itself into perfect newsreel - mate- 
rial iiormally, and more so now than 
ever in view of currieht history 
events. And, given such admirable 
figures as -Edward and York to carry 
off the show— backgrounded by 
George V, Edward ; yii; thei.; Queen 
Mother, et al.--it's well high a per- 
fect dramatic piersonae in this, the 
greateist show pn earth within our 
time, and probably so lot many a 

'.century. ■. '. ' .:, - 

Technically, taking it irt sequencfe, 
, Par:*s flvq-miriu^e cOversige bn .the 
abdicaitions is 'well presented with a 
Well - schooledi cultured Oxford 
sneaking voice in backgroundr That's 
always been a ; nice idea of , Par's 
when treating Siv'ith British political, 
sports or other local feyents— getting 
their Umey-brogued spieler to do the 

isoimdtrajcK* 

An incidental this, although 
really not vital in this recounting, 
excepting that how more than ever 
before the world fit large ' hews- 
minded— Svhich means it must also 
take cognizance of the neWs-gs^ther 
jng machinery— many will, undoubt 
ediy be impressed with the <iuiet 
efficiency of the British bobbies in 
coping with the Fleet street ver- 
sions of Flack Gordon, the intrepid 
reporter or cameraman.. Thus; Par 
shows that the average bobby, with- 
out any untoward roughing or osten- 
tation, .by a coincidence happens to 
be oversized, when assigned tb;. 16 
Cumberland Terrace, or 10 Downing 
street, bi: wherever the press mi^tht 
suddenly converge without bemg 
particularly welcom6d at the mo- 
ment. The behemoth bobbies merely 
stand close up to the lens of the Caihr 
eramen, and that'sra-that-a. This 
shoulder-to-shoulder stuff even 
smacks of good-humored camarad 
erie as the cops smile congenially. 
While covering the, lensefs. but it 
certainly must be rough on. the boys 

Tlie rest of the Emb's bill is rou- 
tine. Roosevelt in South America, 
Madrid, the usual Santa stuff, rang- 
ing, from Kris to Xinas trees, fash- 
. ions, golf, turf, army, maneuvers, 
etc. Lew Lehr (Fox) makes much 
of his two Opportunities with some 
bright chatter on a smart' cow and 
V an acrobatic mail-cari:ier; ' ■ 

Authentic .natural recording of 
birds is. the theme of 'Nature's Song 
^^.sters,' turned out by two Cbrhell U. 
profs,' 

Curious silence wlien 'Mrs. Sinip 
son. the abdicating monarch or 

aldwlri were- flaished— rneither 
claim nor audible approbation. 

Abel. 



Witft tfcfi CMrren:* production season about to reach the halfioay stretch 
by Jan. 1 there arii only 125 paturies completed and shipped,' yet 21 are 
now before the cameras arid 74, ifi the cutting rooms, leaving 215 of the 512 
pictures promised yet to be started. 

Fact that only six neiv ieatures teed og last ioeek indicates tlie usual 
slowing up of activity preceding the holiday season: iily-six ibere taken 



Hollywood, Dec 15.^ 
from the cutUng fooitis last weeJ<i dnd preview^ d biiUince of 74 

to be finally edited for distribuiioh^^^ , . 

According to present schedules, 14 features are tentatively stated to go 
thii^ week.. yet each siudi s dmbitipus. plans to get neio stories into wdrK 
imviedidi^ly after ^Pie first- of t^ 



Threie in work, flye editing, liye preparing. In 
'IN'TERLUDE/ reported Variety, Oct. 14; '1 ,. 
pbrted Novi li; and 'RAIDING GUNS/ reported JL»ec. 
started last -week. ' 

Readied to start: 'WEATHER OR 
'RACING LUCK' and 'SPEED MAD/ 



HOUYWOOD HAS 198 

LICENSED Agents 



, Dec. , .... 
. All time high. -for number pf 
licensed, theatrical agehcl in the 
Los Angeles area is disclosed with 
annpuricement by State Ijabor Com- 
mission that 198 are now operating 
ArO|Und i;000 ate employed ih, 177 
bfhces. 

Group doesri't include 25 classified 
as business maiiagiEsrs. 



Rapf s ' 25th Anni 

r Hbllywobdv Dec. 

TKe Harry Rapfs (Metro piroducev) 
celebrated their 25th Wedding anni 
Versary last night.; (liloriday )? the 
Ambassador hotel;. 

Th^y had 1 50 gueists; 



Schiilberg Tt'aps Gortez 

Hollywood, Dec. 
; V P. Schulberg has borrov/ed 
icardo Cortez from Wahieis ior top 

spot ill 'The Love Trap.* 
Wallace Smith screenptayed and 

iMlwaid Ludwi will irect. 



MDNDIN'S 2D WEEK 

Ilerbert Mundin gets a second p.^. 
v^aek from Paramount. Recently 
, layod Detroit. 
( H^ goes, into the Met, oston, week 
fjOf Jan. 22. • 



.ictiii'es 
MOROGCO/ 



where all are Wanted; Jeeves, innocent victirh in'the swi 
aited and permitted to remain in London. . 

Readied to st^rt: 'THE LAST iStAVER/ 'TIME Ollt. FOR ROMANCE/. 
'MIDNIGHT TAX l,"tH AT. I MAY LIVt:/ and /CHARLIE CHAN AT THE 
OLYMPICS/ 



Seven In work, six editing, 12 pr^pari In wbrk: 
♦MAYTIME/' reported Vaaiety,. Sept. 2; 'A DAY : AT THE RACES/ re- 
ported Sept ; 'CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS/ reported Oct. 7- •PARNELL/ 
reported iNbv.MS; 'PICK A STAR/ reported Nov. 25| 'LAST OF MRS. 
CHEYNEY' and SUNDER COVER OF NIGHT/ reported Dec. 2 No hew 
pictures started last week. . .. 

Readied tb start: i 'DANGEROUS NUMBERS/ /THEY 
GUN/ and 'MAN OF THE PEOPLE/ 



HIM A 



Paramount 



Four in work/ 11 editiner 8 preparing. In work: 

'SOULS AT SEA/ 'SWING HIGH, SWING TLOW/ ^'A DOCTOR'S 
1»IARY;» reported Variety, Novi 18; 'CLARENCE/ reported Dec. No 
hew pictures started last week;. 

Readied tb start: 'WAlklKI WEDDING/ iWrERNES CANT TAKll 
MONEY/ 'TIGHTWAD/ 'MURDER GOES TO COLLEGE/ and 'DANGER. 
MEN WORKING/ 



Three, in work, 11 editing, 12 preparing:. In work: 

*WE THE JTURY/ reported Variety^ Nbv. 18; 'MICHAEL STROGOFF/ 
reportied Nov, 25, and 'ONCE OVER LigHTLY/ reported Dec. 2,, No new 
DictuFcs stsirtcd Isst week • 

Readied to start: 'ROBBER BARONS/ 'ESCADRILLE/ 'MISS CUSTOMS 
AGENT/ 'CONVENTION IN CUBA/ 'SATISFACTION GUARANTEED/ 
•WINGS OF MERCY/ 'OUTCASTS OF POKER FLAT/ 'STEPPING TOES/ 
'SHE STAYED FOR HER SUPiPER/ 'WOMEN. AIRE POISON/ and 'EAST 
GOING/:' ■ 



Oiie in work, six editing, 1« preparing^ In work: ^ . 

♦HIT THE SADDLE,* produced by SOl Siegel, directed by. Mack Wright 
hovel by William Cold McDonald; screen play, Oliver : Drake; Cast: Bob 
Livingston, Max Terhune, Ray Corrigan, Yakima Canute Harry PembroOk, 
Ed Bolahd. ■»» 

Story concerns rustling bf wild horses in a protected ariea. Three. Me^^ 
ouiteers are deputized by the sheriff to track down the rUstlers; While the 
trial is on, leader of the bandits paints a trained hbrse to represent the wild 
pinto stallion thatieads the biand of wild horses. He kills^seyeral ranch- 
ers around the protected area which convinces the sherift that the wiw 
horses should all be driveni from the country. Three Mesquiteers dis^ 
cover the ruse and save the day. This is the fifth of the. 'Mesquiteers 
series to be produced by Republic in the past ibur months.^ _ ■ ; 

Readied to start: 'OLD LADY IRONSIDES/ 'EVER SINCE ADAM/ ' 
CIAL ORDERS/ 'LEGION OF THE DAMNED/ 'WITHOUT A NET' and 
'PARADISE EXPRESS/ 



Two in work, two editing, six preparing. In work: 
'HISTORY Is MADE AT NIGHT/- reported Variety, Nov. 11, and *A 
STAR Is BORN/ reported Nov; 18: No hew pictures .started last Week. 

Readied to start: 'THE WOMAN'S TOUCH/ 'SUMMtR LtGHTNINCi* 
'ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER/ 'STELLA DALLAS/ and 'IlURi;i. 
CANE.«^.. ' • 



Universal 



Three in work, nine editing; eight preparing. In work: 
'TOP. OF THE TOWN/ reported Varii!tV, Oct. 14; 'I HATE HORSIeS; 
reported Dec. 2. Started last wbek: 

'LEFT HAIi^DED LAW/ prodviced by Buck Jones, directed by Les Sbi 
lander, novel by Charles M; . Martin, screen play ■ by Fraricfes Guihan. 
Cast: Buck Johes; Noel Friahcis; Robert Frazer, George 'RigaS, : Frank 
LaRiie. ■;. 

Story is from wild west life When Wells FargO express Wagons found it 
tough sledding getting through New Mexico. Prompted.' by the wrong 
done the family of his girl. Buck Jbnes'take^ it upon himself to stop the 
outlaws from holding up the express and molesting innocent passenigers. 
. Readied to start: 'CLASS PROPHECY/ 'THE ROAD BACK.' 'PERSON 
TO PERSON CALL/ 'WINGS. OVER /HONOLULU/ 'THE STONES CRY 
OUT/ 'WE'VE HAD OUR MOMENTS/ :/SEKVICIE JD]^ LUXE/ 'SHORT 
HAUL/ artd^OH, DOCTQR/ 



Warners 



20tli-Fox 



Five in work, six editing, eight preparing. In work: -.oit^ici? 

fON THE AVENUE/ reported Variety Nov. 18; 'DEATH IN PARADISi: 
CAl^YON/ and 'NANCY STEELE IS lAlSSING/ reported Dec. 2;^SEy. 
ENTH HEAVEN/ reported Dec. 9. Started last week: , . , u 

'STEP LIVELY. JEEVES/ produced by John Stone, irected bjr tiene 
Forde; no writing credits. Cast: "Arthur Treacher, Patricia Ellis George 
GivOt, Alan Dinehart, Helen Flint, John Harnngton, Robert ^ent. 

Story is another adventure Of Jeeves created by Arthur Treacher as a 
butler in 'Thank You, Jeeves,' produced several months fgo. by 20th-FQx. 
This story concerns two American sharpshooters who go to Xondonjn 
search of hew promotion pastures. They come upon J«eves who to th?m 
if a hatural to use as the heir tb Sir Francis Drake's valuable land holdmgs 
in the center of London. In order to Ale claims to this property, money is 
necessary In their quest for this, they cOme upon an Anierican^gangster 
K wJnts tb Sreak into London; society He advances ^J^^^ 
when he finds it is alha bunto. he goes wild; In seai'ching for the sharp- 
lt£?h? Sumg ^itlv the promoters, • caught and deported to New York 



m MAE WEST'S 
TOSSED OUT OF COURT 



it of Frank Wallace, vaude 
actor, to force . Mae West tb admit 
she is his lawful spou.se pame ;tq a 
suddeh conclusion Monday (14) .wh6n 
Ni Y. Supreme Court Justibe Josieph 
M. Callahkh vacated a: former, order 
allov^ihg Wallace to serve, Miss West 
by publication. The Court in vacating 
the order and dismissing the. action 
held that Miss West is a legal resir- 
dbnt of Caiifornia aiid is put of the 
jurisdictibn.: of thb Court. In his: 
rilling Justice Callahan pointed out 
that Wallace and Miss West , had been 
separated fbr years and that he had 
rriarried and divorced another - 
man since that time. Under the cir- 
ciinistahce the rule that a wife re- 
sides: wherever her husband lives 
does not hold i Walla|ce;s case, the 
Judge decided. 

•The brder of publicatibn was bbr 
tained on the' theory that the de- 
fendant is ai resident of this state,' 
Judge Callahan sai in hi.s decision/ 
'It is clear from the facts set fortb 
by the defendant that her residence, 
as distinguished from her domicile^ 



has hot been within' this state for 
several: 

ven if the test is. domicile rather 
than residence, the same conclusion 
w0uld;^e6m- to . be proper unless t.he 
defendant's: dbmiicile ihust be deemed, 
to be that of the piaintiif because of 
the lattier's claim thiat he is the hu.^- 
bahd of the defendant.. The reply 
affidavit submitted by the plaintiff 
reveals' that the parties separated by 
mutual consent many years ago and 
that the plaintiff Went so far as to 
marry someone else from whom he 
has since : been divorced. 

'Under these circurhstancies the 
defendant was to acquire a 

domicile of her own . choosing. The 
former rule that a married woman's 
dbihicile is ;alway3 that of her hUs- 
band has been greatly modified. 
Such a rule does riot apply where 
the parties arb living separately by 
mutual consent; 

the order oiE publication bias 
been obtained on the theory that 
the defendant is a resident of this 
state and as it is shown :frotri the 
papers submitted that neither her 
residbnce nor her domicile was within 
this state at the time of motion for. 
.an order of publication, is motion 
to vacate such order is granted and 
the service set" aside/ 



Nine in work, 19 editing, IS preparing. In work: 

'SLIM/ 'THE KING AND THE CHORUS GIRL/ 'CALL IT A BAY/ 
'HER HUSBAND'S SECRETARY/ reported Nov. 25; 'THE CHEROKEE 
STRIP/ reported Dec. 2; THE CASE OF THE STUTTERING BISHOP.'^re* 

ported Dec. 9. Started last week: 

'THE GO-GETTER,' produced by Sam Bischoff^ directed by Busily 
Berkeley; novel, Peter B. Kyne; screen. play, Delmar Daves. Cast: George 
Brent, Anita Louise, . Charles Winninger, John Eldridge, Craig Reynold^ 
Carlyle Mooroj Jr., Myrtl6 Stedman. . 

Story centers arOiind George Brent who returns irom World Wat ; 
disabled man,, yet wants to go'places, He conies . in cbjitact with' thb Fet^r ; 
B. Kyne character, 'Gappy Ricks,' a rich industrialist, whose hobby fa re< . 
habilitating young men under extreme dlsciplihary measures. Cappy Bicks 
finds in Brent a person much too anxioys to respond to his orders and sets 
about giving him the impossible things to do in order to qualify for a job 
in one of his many industrial projects. Having succeeded iil carrying but 
every Order, Brent is ordered to recover a valuable vase held by a gang 
of Tong men in San Francisco's Chinatown^ In an attempt- to recover 
this, he also saves the daiighter b£ the captain who has been kidiidped by 
the Tong men. 

'PRIN.CE AND THE PAUPER/ produced by Robert Lord, directed by 
William Keighley,. from Mark, Twain classic, screen play by Laird Doyle, .. 
Casit: Errol Flynh, Phyllis Barry, Helen Valkis. Billy Mauchy Bobby MaUChK 
Barton MacLane, Montagu Love, Claude Rains, Fritz Leiber;. Donald Crisp* 
Walter Kingsford. . , i >< 

Story is laid during reign of Henry VIII, who is dying, , and much in- 
terest is focused around his son, 8, heir to the throne. The pirince, through 
oversight of the King's guard, finds his way outside the Palace grounds 
and befriends a beggar of his oWn size and. age. The boy takes him to 
his house and the prince changes clothes with him arid sends him on to the 
palace for a treat. Conspiracy within the King's guard to murdeir the 
young prince ripens and the beggar boy is about to be murdered wh^n 
the real prince cbmes along and saves the day. 

'MARKED WOMAN/ produced by Lou Edelman, irected by . Ltbyd 
Bacon, original story and screen play by Robert Rosson and Abem.Finkel. 
Cast: Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart. Rosalind Marquis, Henry O'NeilK 
May Methot, Isabel Jewell, Lola Lane, Raymond: Hatton, Eduardo Vian- 
nelli, Teddy Hart. 

Story is based around thie recent Luciano' vice ring expose in New York 
city, wherein Bette Davis, playing the night dub hostess, is drawn in On 
the racket as knowing too much. After many inelodramatie situaitibns) j^b3^ 
is saved f rOm the mfib by the militant d. a., Humphrey Bogart. Human 
interest drama and romance is woven in the workings and expose of in- 
ternational vice ring. ■.) ' V. . _ 
. Readied to start: 'MARllY THE GIRL/ fLAST BAD MAN/ VOV HAVE 
TO LEARN SOMETIME/ 'TRUTH IS ON THE MARCH/ 'DESERT SONG/' 
and 'DANTON.' 



PRODUCTION TABLE 

(Shows number of pictures promised by the Various major product 
ing companies for the 1 936-37 program and number of pictures pet 
to be produced for the ! 935-36 program.) 



> • • • 



roducer and 
contributing: 
.cdinpiiiiiies. 

COLUMBIA 
Larry Darmour. . , . . . . 

Hal Roach . • . * *.• « • • • 
PARAMOUNT 

B. P. Schulberg. 

Emanuel Cohen,. 
.;Hairry Shertnan 
. 'Frank Lloyd , i. 

;rko-radio ,:..... 

David Lbcw • . * • > « • • 

Geo, Hirlinian . .« • • 

Sol Lesser, . . .,,...«.« 
..REPUBLIC . « • • • • «.« 

A. W, Hackel. 
.20TH-FOX . . . . . . 

Sol Lesser; ......«,.. ^ 

UNITED ARTISTS 
' Samuel Goldwyii. ^ . . . 

Walter Wanger ...... . 

Selznick-Internatipnal . 

E. Bergner....; 

Criterion 

KOrda-London 
UNIVERSAL 

Buck Jones 
WARNERS 



Number 
of pix 

ptbm-Plx already -Pix Bal.t6 

ised lor completed PIx ...now in be piut 
1938-37 for new nbw'in tutting before ^ 
Measoni. ^otk., ■ ' rooith cameras. 



18 

..'■2 
9 
. 1 

ir 

•■.1.- 



3J 
6 

zr 

2 



Total 
piiLln 

prep* 

'■arat*- 
tlon. 



li 
1 



24 

i 

:5-. 
2 



1 
8 

■Z 
■l- 
-1 



r * • • • • • • » «. 



« 
44 

8 
60 



31 







■2 




5 


Z 




.-a-. 


..„» 




1 




♦ »• 






• * ■■ 


S 


■•# .. 




30 






7 


1 




1 


iz 


>f rw - 

74 


"Si 


u 



VARIETY Wednesday, December 16, 1936 



OPENS TOMORROW AT 
RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL! 

The big box-office show for all the 
world is the big Christmas attraction 
for the world's largest theatre .... 

BOOKED FOR ELEVEN GALA DAYS 
BEGINNING DECEMBER 17 .... Set 
for more first runs throughout the 

country starting with the holidays 

Ready to get the money for theatres large 
and small, everywhere— right at the 
height of the best show season in years! 



Vcdneedajrj i)*!ceiiiber 16, 1936 



F i I. M 



E V 1 tW S 



VAKlETY 



21 



. . ♦., t t . . . . . ■ . . . A.nny Ondra 

..v.. U.Huria Soehnlter 
. . . .Hana JunUcrmann 

, ^ ..... . . * . i . . . , Frli?.- Odomar 

Vi .^Qcol> Tledtke 
....... .'. . . ICavi; Plntcri 

., . . . ., i .i.Irmgard Nowak 

. . i . . ; . i .Pnul Heldeihanh 
, i . , , , . . . Jpfleph Rbllhofer 



tHe WESTERNER 

(Cpfttiuued frbm Rftge ip) 

tween Tim and his pal, after .which 
■Km is atrested for attempted, mur- 
der' the murder ot Tim's father by 
Wallace, who' makes it look like the 
%brk of an ill-tempered horse, and 
his attempted lyrichinff of Tim 
thtough- coUiisloft with the law are a 
^^iWbfsttreJ^ihters^^^ • 

* Concision IsK general roundup of 
'thieves when through trickery . Mc- 

goy and Gobb force ohie of the out-, 
laws to-' c6hfes.s, Pair lead baddies 
away one at A time to a barn where 
sound of a shot Impresses as the'end 
;• of it aU f ot the hoh-cohfessors. Lagt 
weakens) giving the hero his iron- 
boUiid proof . ' Tini gets the gal that 
ifos Bfteant for, Joseph Sauers. Hurl; 

pik iUNGE ^RAF 

('The Touhff Cpiiiit') 
(GERmAN MADE) 
• CWITH* SONGS) 

Uto-Tonflln> prOdwctlori nnd reletisc, Fen- 
tiircB Anny Ondrd and Kiirl Platen. ;D1- 
rectcd'bjf Kftil Idimac. ■ Music by Leo Leux, 
-At .dardfeh, N. Y.. weelt r>ecv 1.1. Rviirilne 
time, . iw ;mlTis, 

V •Biiiyi^'.'- v<v) 
. Flint.. 
-■Ora«.:Prl 

Jopuar. . f < . •• • 
■' N-oiar\. >>...•..:.. 

-Viter yon Billy,, . 
.'J.HotelBortl^r. 

(In German) 

Ah ingratiating performance by 
Aimy Ondra, who niimics her waiy 
through the proceedings, adds - more 
^an uisual interest to; what other- 
wise would have, been a humdrum 
German light • comedy. Pripbably 
had more brittle dialog than usual 
because it ihade the audience laugh 
■on several occasions in this foreign 
language . house, 
r Aside frdrn" first appearing as:; a 
- blonde girl in her father's circUs act; 
. then impersonating a boy; With 
brUnet ' Jialr,\ ^ss Ohdra gets a 
charice to do some acrobatics; sing a 
couple of sbngjs, imitate severall types 
of irien, act the tomboy generally; and 
finally show ability in the. more ro^ 
mantic mpments.; Looks like a direct 
bid to attract Hollywood scouts (she 
even speaks broken English in scene ) 
but it's doubtful if they Will fall. 
She is Mrs. Max Schmeling in prir 
vate life. 

• It's the old tale of the disowned 
son .who turns out as a circus^ per- 
former with his daughter as chief 
aide ahd sends heir back to the sur- 
roundings of nobility in order to give 
her.a better home.. For some inys- 
terlbus reason, plot requires her to 
make ift> as a boy in order to secure 
the. (Comforts of which her father 
was deprived. Story has the usual 
misundersiandings : between _, the 
pseudo-son arid her grandfather, her 
tutor arid a visiting girl... And it has 
the . accepted and. expected wind-up, 
with the circus man's daughter flee- 
ing back to the show business , and 
the stern grandparent, realizing he 
riiust hiave therii both with him. 

Bulk of story development drags 
along, interrujated by several bright 
pieces of comedy but most by ponr 
qerous word passages. Tempo is 
anything: but evert, veering into the 
musical comedy atmosphere about 
midways. 

Camera job is uniformly excellent. 
'/Ariny Ondra easily grabs thespian 
honors, as the child of the circus^ 
Ulins Soehnker is best in a support- 
ing cast that contains several starid- 
iird Teutonic character players. 
Picture .should please in; foreign lan- 
guage houses where they under- 
stand' German. Wear. 

RIDE 'EM CPWBOY 

^inlversal release ot Buck . Jonoa prtiduc- 
tl<»rt. Stars Jones, r Directed by lies Vc- 
, lander. Screen play, Fraiicia <3ulhan from 
Jones' original ■ story; ' camera. Allen 
Thompson ■ and Herbert. Kllpiitrlclf. At 
Arena, N.. T... dual) two^ays, Nov. 30-31, 
•aO: Running time, 'G8 rhins. 
J«38 Burns..-.....,,,..,.;'...... .;. .Buck Jones- 
Chuck Mprse i ......... . . ._. . vGeorite. . Cooper 

Sandy Adams, . .'. , . . . . 

IdlUan Ho.\yar ..k.... 

Jim H6\yard..,......;, 

Sam Parlcer. . . . , . . . 

i?m/PArkor, Jr..ii 
.Sherirt Sjtanton. . . . . 



informing the neighboring sheriff of 
Buck's hideout. 

All . ends well, however, when 
Jones nearly finishes Kirke, finishes 
the race, and wins the gal after tur- 
mounting all the odds With the aid 
of Silver the Horse in freak 56b. of 
dragging the racer to the .ttack. 
liuana . Walters looks good next to 
Jones. ;George Cooper as the loon 
mechanic, retained by Jones for his 
Universal isWing, continues hi.s good 
sidekick work. Hurl. 



TRAILS OF liHE WILD 

'.Syndicate release of -Ambassador ; product 
tlon by Slsr,, Neufeia and Maurice doinn. 
Stars KermVt May hard. Directed !by Saih; 
]S(e\vlleId. . Story,, J« ea . GlfVer Cu.rwood ; 
screen play, ..Joseph ■; 0'D(>pnell; camera-, 
Jadic Creenbdugh; editor, .Jack English'; 
asst. director; Samuel, lege. At Chaloner, 
■Ji. Y;, , dunl, two .days, Deq. 3^ .'S'j,. Kuu- 
nine time, 08, nilns; 

;McKennu . . . ... . .> , , . .Kermlt Maypard 

Jorie . . ... :■, .;. . . . V. ; . . . .BUUe Seward 

windy . . . . . ; . i , , . . , i . i.. . . vFiizzy, Knight 

Doyle . . . .... . , . ; , , . . , . . v . . . ^ . .Monte . Blue 

Klnoaild . .\...; ....l''heodor yoh Eltz 

Hunt ' . . . '. . . .*. . .... . pttliaw Beta 

Stacey tobert Fraiep 

Hardy, i Wheeler Oakihtiari 
Brent .... ... .' . , . . ■. .> . , . Charles Delaney 

Mason .... ; . . . . . . . . ,1 . . . , . , Johh Elliott 

•Missouri ..Frank Ulce 

Hammond,; P.oger . . WlUidms 

Hoper . . . , . ;. . ...... . i . ... ; ; .. .Dick ' Curtis 



: Author - Curwbbd's : tag coiribined 
with the westiSrnly famous May riard 
name , Should ' help . drag 'em ; in " for 
this celliiioid glorification of the 
Canadiari'mounties. Fear of . reaction 
forced inanagement at Chaloner to 
mis-bill film as . a western. ; Presence 
of: Maynard tag and shooting irons 
is sufficient' .attraction despite the 
fact that Kermit is ' slightly less ^er^ 
sonable thari. his -circus^minded 
br'oither Ken and, consequently, miist 
render . more riiugging. : Won't beat 
trails but should do well enough in 
the . Western' grooves. 
/ Through the death pf a pal. . May 
riard- is ushered : into the Canuck 
bloodhound 'brigade to avenge, the 
"killing. In mufti, he and Fuziy 
Knight are . assigned to clean , 'rip 
Ghost; mountain; . a deserted mining 
area, ' 'While so doing he bags the 
Ibrig-sou'ght ; ;killeri; [ 'rescues • a ' kid 
naped riiirier. snares .the. heart of the 
latter's datter and gives a good fistic 
and »six-gun account, of : himself, 
Actor's ;C0Wbb.v background is neatly 
revealed when he is f orceid to per- 
form rodeo saddle hurdling While 
riding to duck bullets: . 

Knight does his usual good job of 
drollery which fortunately, is not 
sriiart .ailecky;. or istressed as in most 
budget-made horse saigas; Film also 
affords work for old favs such as 
Charles Delaney, ?Hobert Frazer and 
Monte Blue. All do nicely with their 
assignments. Jack Greenbauph rates 
a nod for picturing the. tall pine 
country arid good ridirig. shots. Sam 
Newfleld's. direction aJiso oke. H«.rf. 

DIE UNBEKANNTE 

('The Unknown') 
(GERMAN MADE) 
(WITH SONGS) 

Berli , Nov. 28. 

Terra risleaise f^f. Wysbnr-Schmltz-H.P. 
production. Directed biy Frank Wysbar. 
Features Sybllle Schmitz, Jean Galland. 
Book, R. Ci Muschler, Frank Wysbar; 
ihuslc, Hans Otto 3orgman. Philharmonic 
Orchestra under, direction Of Professor Her- 
mann Abcndroth. At Atrium. .Berllp, Nov. 
■IT. .".0, Ruhnln tlnie 76 mlns: 

Madeleine . Sybllle Schmitz 

Thomas Bentlc . . . . .Jean Galland 

Evelyn ..Hbo Abel 

Von Altendorf'.. ....... .,.Ed>vard Jurgensen 

Gleseklng- . ... . . . . W. Schroeder-Schromm 

Gerhard . Arlbiert Mog 

Reception -lady; .'. . . .•Ijotte"'Splra 

Butler .Karl Platen 

Manager ..^Karl Stepeneck 

.Dahclnff Blrl. ...,...;..v.KaTln 'LOesebrlnk 

Radio reporter. ...... . .Herbert Spahlke 

Thief ...... . .'i . . , . . . .i . r . ... . Karl Kracker 

Police ofTlcer.^. ........ Guenther Polsensen 

Sergeant ........Ilelmuth Passarge 

Hans" Wellehkamp...... .Curt Juergftns 

Songstress ...............Lucie Mlllowltch 

Customer . . . . . . ...... ... .. . Horst Breltkopf 

AnAther •. ... .......... . . r • ,Klwltt 



.WlUlnm Lawrence 
... .Jjufiiia Walters 

. . . . J. P. McGowiin 

; . . . . i Joseph Glrnrd 

...... Doiiald Klrke 

. .Charles Leinoyne 



vv Buck Jones' switch to his own pro- 
ductions vi Universal has brovight 
With it some imorovemerit and origr 
inality, albeit still iricorigrubus. Sage- 
brush, star has been writing much 
Of his vehicles of late without vari- 
ance froni the norm. This one, al- 
though taking liberties, even with kid 
imaginations, . oifters such raoid ac- 
tion and plieasant change of back- 
groUrid from the overworked . cactus 
tQ a newer cinder path, that the lati- 
tude will be forgiven. Where Buck 
JOhes, can do rid wrone this'n should 
"well. Elsewhere it's stilt a well done 
Astern. 

.'paniera's deft work is ho mean as- 
Set For this type of film* , where a 
lag stands out like a ; red flagi the 
a;reetpr . sure kejpt things moving. 
Mpst of the film's hilarity is derived 
irom^ the hard-to-bel i eve ercenriess 
** i'^P^^^ regarding automobiles, 
wiicuons of Jones and his cowboy 
pais eveiy Payday inbt.ivates the 
lacetrack action that follows when 
xne sheriff rides Btick out of town. 
f:t?^ slmhtly bad boy for a change. 
Which shnnld be another welcome 
cnanije. Mush angle comes in via 
tne dauKhter of one of th^; race oro^ 
meters who iTrtu.st marrv tlie m'>'ia'*e. 
f'?" aid .Kit-ke; if her d-^d inmq., Kivkf 
5s the^other driver nulls r»fF;the u<=nal 
WW tricks pf nocturnal sabotage, also 



iln German) 

Gripping riielier, slowly paced but 
outstaridirig through brilliant acting 
and superb photography. "Great en- 
tertainriient fodder for sentimen- 

Sybille Schriiitz . as the attriactive 
torch Singer Who drowns herself 
after going through soihe hectic days 
may be 'described as a tragedienne of 
exquisite quality. .- 

'Story opens; with the cohveritiorial 
'Feiririie Incoririu,' -Woman pulled but 
of the river and delivered tb the 
morgue with rio trace of her identity. 
But her- face,, beautiful ;to biehold 
even in death, eases -the situation' 
Who?is the wbirian? . ; ; 

Producer has a " soul-stirring Way 
of , poirtraying the psychoanalysis of 
Madeleine, queen of niteries who 
breaks hearts by the wholesale, uh- 
tii she meets Thomas Bentick, young 
and smart explbrer. Both:f all madly 
iri love,; Madeleine, riot wishing to 
ruin him, drowns herself . 

Chiller is bound to; attract, if only 
for the unusual direction and Sybille, 
Schmitz's work. 

Frank Wysbar. who co-operated 
on the book, Would have doriie better 
to select another partner for her, 
Jean Galland; French . actor. . as 
Thomas Bentick. is a heroic looking 
arid elegant explbrer but hardly the 
type of a passionate lover; moreover; 
he is handicapped by- not speaking 
jGerman fluently. Otherwise all act- 
irifTis competent. 

V Big asset is the . concert . sceriC' with 
the coriibiete Pliilharnionrr. Otchestra 
under ProfosiiOl' Hermann . Abend - 
roth playiiiJi eethovert^s seventh, 
and Schubert' -minor symphonies. 



BOLEK AND LOLEK 

(POLISH MADE) 
(WITH- MUSIC) 

Patria production. Stars Adolf Dymsza. 
Produced by M- Wagzyriskl. Directed 1»V 
J; Rosen, At Mlitml; .N. Y., week Dee. 0, 
•30. Runnint' Hme; vS7 niihs; ( 
Lolo Charkle>ylc2 (Boleit. Oybiich) 

Adolf by 9za 

Mr. , Brauii . ... . ... . , , , . . , , ^. Antonl l^erinei- 

Krysla,.Jeso cprka ; ...Janlna WUez 

Marysla, pokojov.'ka Ki'ysl. . , ...\llna ZsUska 
OJclec . Lola . . . , , , ; . . . ; ;jozeE (.'hmurj: A-skl 
Clotka Lola. . . .. . .M.: t hmurk \vsk:i 

Morlnl, jjrofespr i . . . .Mlclval Znlcz 

Jjin, IgkoJ Lola... \Vi. GnitipwsM 
Kolepa Lola,. i .Ap.drzej BoKUcUr 
M«Js^TO>v.^ . , . .. . .'. . ; . Jt^iiina'. : Janeckn 

Janek ... . . . .Jerzy Kbbuvz 

Franek , . . . . •. ...... . Zd Islsla w Ka rc;.:e vyai>l 

Xlri Polish) 
ince an unclerscanumg of Polish 
is required to snag a square^ slant at 
the musical cbriieay v/ith a Warsaw 
trademark, it is t.p be expected that 
the film's- circulation; in the U; ,S. 
•will be very limited.. -Picture doesn't 
.fate against the Ameriban-inade 
standard, .in texture or style. 

The story concerns two muggs who 
resemble each other enough to bo 
twins and thus get; their friends ■■ arid 
eneiriies confused about their iidentir 
ties., , Old Stuff .riiixing in. a double 
rbmance. Adolf Dymsza . plays, the 
double role, a dandy and a mugg. 
.The mugg falls ; for a maid, in the 
household , where the, ,prize • femme 
falls for the ;da;ndy; Dymsza is bet- 
ter as thef .mugg and ialtbgether Jaf- 
feoted .as the niale charnier. 

Most of . "the actibri is indoors, 
against pretty fair, settinrjs arid back- 
grounds. : Women ' , the 4lm are 
good- to look at arid , possess ice 
enough speaking voiced." / 
• Dymsza sings- sriatches of orie tune 
variously through , the. -film arid at 
o,n^ poi > Caf e'' Scene, also t- 
tempts an eccentric dairice. ' 

He is a short, stocky mairi with a 
nice baritone, voice fitting , the type 
of tbrii-tonr number he. yodels here. 
His athletic riiomerits in the picture 
are presuriiptubus'. . Dyriisza is, the. 
prinicpal aritagortist in one or it-wo 
bouts during the. course of the film. 
These ; are photogfaphed, badly, but 
on , the. .whole the cimefej. vvork; is 
okay, if riot, butstandirig. . .-■ • 

To emphasize one corniedy point; 
the .film, goes slow motiori in orie bf 
the ^sequences. It's odd stuff \from 
the American viewpoint but peri- 
haps in order for. natives. Kan'.' 

Strangers on Hoiieymopn 

(smTisH iviADi;) 

London; Nov. 17. . 

. Gauniont-?rltIsh production and rclpase. 
•stars Constance CummlngK, Hugh Slncl?ilr; 
features Noah Beery.. Betrlx Lehinarin. 
Directed by Albert- de CourvUle. Soreisn 
play Sydney ■ GlUfat and Bryan Wallace 
from Edgar Wallace's novel 'The I^orthlns 
Tramp'; camera;. Mutz Greehbaum. At 
Piccadilly, . London, Nov, 10, '8$. " Running 
tlm6 on mlns. 

October . ; . , . , . i , ; . .Constance CUmmlngs 
Qulgley .....,..,,.:,,..v;;..,..Hugh Sinclair 

Bed Beard... ^.......iNolah Beery 

.Elfrlda ..■».......'.,,.,^.,;Betrl]c Liehmanh 

Lennle ..^..>,ii..•..,.-^.,,.;.;Davld Burns 

Sam • Wasser . . . , . .' . ; Sutler Hlxon 

Unple Elmer. ...... .../...Maurice Freeman 

Bridegroom .James Arnold 

Brid6 . . . .v....'....Anne Tucker McGulre 

Sir Gregory ; . ; : ; ^ . Edniond- Breon 

An outmoded Story, redeemed by 
an iabundance of . comedy arid ui^^to- 
date Wiisecracks. 

Poor orphan girl^ brought ;up by 
an aunt and uncle, ; tells a wealthy 
young man Who wants to marry, her 
she would rather wed a tramp; He 
forces an eriibrace upon\her arid she 
repulses him with disgUst; where- 
upon he stalks away. Tramp emerges 
from bushes, having overheard, and 
they exchange sympathetic, con-^ 
fldences. 

• Girl is forced to accept the imde- 
sirable suitor,^ who is a druriken 
rie'er-do-well. On the Way to the 
wedding, very much intoxicated, the 
groom arid his cronieS encounter .the 
tramp, force him to drinks and ori 
arrival at the proposed ceremony he 
gives the bride ai Choice of marriage 
With him, or the tramp she had pro-* 
claimed she Would rather wed.- She 
chooses the hobo, who turns out 
later to be an Eriglish lord with "a 
heavy, inheritance. ' ' : . ; >' V 
.. A female, cousi hires thugs .to 
bump off ' the ybunji peer so she can 
secure ithe inheritance, arid this 
makes for some bld-fashibned melo-. 
drama. ■■ 

. Admirably produced and directed 
in . American ; faishionV and " well 
played by the stars,. Constance Cum- 
mings arid Hugh -Sindlair. Noah 
Beei'y and David -Burns make a. 
cbuple of . villainous would-be , mur- 
derers,- and ' Betrix Lehmanri ' pior;-' 
trays adequatelj^ the venomoiis 
cbusin. ' , " , ' ;- 

Those : who have a fondness for 
gun-fighti , car chases and bther 
.deeds of ; violerice, 'iri preference- to 
credibility; will en.ioy the icture... It 
might do for a programmer in the 
tJ. S. Jolo. 



It's on its second run— ■wherefore the 
English titles which, incidentally^ are 
abominable— -pending a shipment of ; 
newer cielluloid. Iri Hungary, where 
the film was a standout, . Holly wood 
got a good enbiigh glimpse of it to 
acquire the yarn, .reputedly, for 
Shirley Temjple; So Holly wbod 
•knows about it, even Shirley 
Temple doesn't; 

.'Kind Stepmother', is buUt on four 
Sequences , which .' cannot help . but 
register : ; : with sbcko squarcriess.- 
There's a kids' party; , a olbWhi ta 
amuse the little orphan ; girl; vurt- 
v/itting ' meeting .- . with . her-. .step> 
mbthev; and a graduatibn;' exercise in 
ai tiriy-tots' school. .Lakner sized up 
the family audience ; with accuracy 
; when he ;dished out the; scenario (lie 
iised : to have a kids' theatrical troupe 
iri .. Hungary ),, and the - idea ■ of a 
Hollywood remake still looks good, 
even if it .flopped brice; 
: ^ . -Gizy Pecsy, .;the Hungariari Shirley 
Temple, lives up to her reputatioit 
100%.. She can^ act maturely,, sing, 
and. do " small bit of terpsiri3. 
They've given her the open throttle 
in tills ' one, . and she malces plenty 
nse ;pf it. As the icastroff stepmother, 
agairist Whom the', child's mind is 
poisoned. Maria Tasriady . i'3,decidedly 
able . and highly decorative.^ ' (She's, 
lately appearing "in: ' Germari ..pi" 
after a slenderizatibri, '. .Under - the 
riame Maria yOn .Tasnady^);: ' Julius 
Gpzbri, . as the clp\yn-gan3ener, is 
okayv and ditto Arital Pager as -the. 
father, Piroska. '"Vaszary •'has'' tlife; 
rolie .of feriime. villai , . . hard, assigri- 
ment v/hich she dpes; fairly well;.,but, 
no batter. 

/Baiogh's direction is fine alL, the 
.w:aiy through, and the filrii carries rib 
overboard fbotage ariy wliere. Camera 
vroi'k is meritorious On indbor scerie'3 
arid shoddy bri; the outdoor- - stuff. 
Not only did the lens crew work with 
tbb little . light on . many scenes* 
but they alsb subjugated the charac- 
ters to the scenery, which is urifor- 
,^»ivable. Sburid is scratchy,; pf>,ssibly 
due' to age. .'.,.•> - Edga, 



CI;^li,e Chan at ihe Opera 

SOitt;\ ^eiitufyvFox ., production . and 
lease;".;; r^ejattircs ' 'VVnrner Qland, . Etovls. . tUv 
Iqff.. . Directed ; by H; Iiruc:<(' Ifumberatone* 
'.Sci'i%h - ploy. '^c-'Slt: Darling, Chvrles S- 
Belden; n'bni story by Hess Meredyth; based 
on - character creuted by 'K.-vrl ' Derr Big- 
gers: libretto; WHUUm JCerofeil: Cirohestra- 
tlons,- Chfirles Ma-vwell;. can'icr.iv Lucien 
AhUrlct. - At I'ulace, X, . X., o;n double' bill, 
Ueci 4, 'Syi.. .JlunnJng. tliiTj; iiii mlns, 



Charlie Cha.n. 
GraveiVei - % . ; . . ... . ... . , .., 

Lee; .CliiUn' . . . . 

Mile.,, -.Kitty 

PMl Chllctew 

Mme. -Lllil Bochelle . .' . 

Enrico 'Ba;relll . .'V 

Mme. < Lucrctia B^ir^lll. 

Mr. Whlt<ily . . . . : i 

Inspector. :I^egan ...... 

Strtft. Kelly ; . . . . .". .'. . 

Mr. Arnold. . ...•'v. ; . . ; . 

-rMbrrla . v i'. , . 



,',W«rner .Qian'd 
Uorls vK;arlo(r 
, . . V. . . .Ke.ve Luke 

. . .Charlotte Henry 
. . . . .. ThomaA Beck' 

. ...'^rargaret:- Irving-:'- 

, . , ; ,<5reg6iy • <3aye. 
. ., ; Nedda: Ilarrlgan 
. . . .' .FrAtrk Conroy . 

... . j', . ; ;(jluy .Uiaher , 

aynHaiiv ■;Demarest 
. ■,,'M,iiit'ice Cas'B 
. . V . i'Tpm cGuIra 



EDES MOSTOHA 

('Kind Stepinother^) 
diUNGARIAN MADE) 

Danubia r*Ieu,se- of Hprmos prodtic-ilon. 
Stni-a Clz.v I'ecHv', DJrocttd'by- Bela' I5al6»fh.: 
Scenario. Arthur I.aUni^r; ■niuHlc,- Sniidrir 
S'/.l.-jtliia.v. At -Jern. N. ' Dec.; 10,; '«C. 
Ulinnlnf; time; !t."i inirtH. 
Kuron, Andrew HarirKtiy... . . , . ..\ntal Pflff'pr 

Maria, . ... .M'iirla 'J'a.snailj--»kot(' 

l-:r/Hlke, . . ... . . . . . ;-. . . . .-. •.fJl'/.y '.Pec-jy 

(-inrdiUT, ; . . .'■,;...;■; . . , ; ... , . i.Iullus Oozrtn 
Iboly ........ ... . . . .. . I'lroska V!iaznr.y 

(In Hiingarihn, with Engiish Titles), 
. ■ For ijurpbses of an appraisal, this 
one iis sb mudh .water over, the dam. 



CAREER ^VV^ 

?Oth Ceniury-Fox release bf .^fol M. WtiVt- 
zet p'rociuetlbn. . Stars Claire Trevor and 
.Michacl:,i\Vhalen; ..Plrected by.iLewli). Sc'H^r,, 
Sci-jjen' pljay. Liiimar Trotti, : based .,^on- a. 
Gene rowler atory. Associate . proddcisn 
Milton H. Feld. PhotoRraphy, J/nrrtes Tan 
Trees and Kobert Planck';, aast^ rtlieetpr> 
Sainuei Schneider; editors I.iouls XMemer; 
niuslc. Samuel Kaylln. . At Pok, Brooklyn., 
week Dec. '3C,,dual bill. Running tlriie,, 
75'- inlns..-' 

CnWoW Aiken v< ^i . . . . . . ..vCjajre; Trevor 

Earry. Conant ;.,:.Mkhriel Whalcn 

Gracle Clay .Isabel ..Tftwell 

:Kverett Clurlt ... ^.i,, ....... ..Krlc -Linden 

Fl fl Brown ..; : . . . , . . . . r. . .y Irplnli Field 

Uncle Kllly BurleyV,.. ..; . i r Gene XiOPkhart 

Doc Curley ward S. Brophy.- 

Chris Eric. . . '. . . ... . i i . . . ; . . . PI Bwndel 

"Bede .Sanders . .'»...'... . ; . .Gulnn WHJlAms 

George .Rogers i..,,.i...:l.pterJUiK Hollowdy 
Wtatf Clay .■. . ;-v>-;i... . . i^harleH sMlddletoh 

Milt Clark .......... :.Chflrjeo Waldron," Sr. 

Arthur HenshaiW . ; i . .'. ; . . 5 .raiil Stanton 
Mra. MIU Clark. «. .... . .Kathleen iockhart 

.Sheriff Dunctin Frank MfcGlynn, Sr; 

Kdltli Clark i . . .~. ; .June . Stjjrey 

Helen Clovk ... < < .; . nhynn^ Berlrtley 
Judge Hlte .. .i,... ........ ..i.. Bay Bro>vn 

Mr.' Smith- ... . .George Meeker 

Judge "Whitman .«..' \*ard. Hickman 

coroner cinery ... , .-,..;Si>ericer.. Cliarter$ 
Dr. Andenfoh , . . .......iiiKrvllle. AWerson 

Mls.H, Brlnkerhoft ......... i-...KIy Maty.on 

Frank Jackson .;'^.i.'..-.... .Otto . Hoffman 

Gbroedy drama which teeters 
tweeri farce and stark realism; Claire 
Trevor and Michael Whalert; teamed, 
head a smartly chosen cast which, 
thrbughbut, ' bolsters the.' uneven 
story. A passable program picture, 
but not exactly for family...trade. 

Opening depicts a: big" cij^ 'court, 
With a frbht-|>&gV' law-yer, Barry 
Cohant (Whalen) utilizing histrionic 
fireworks to Win his 'case. He is 
wheeled irito the.cburt ropm as - a 
sick, man,; Plays ori^ the jury's, sym- 
pathy and comes thrbugh-easily. He's, 
a chaser and in tho spectator's gal- 
lery spies .Claire. Trevor, herself 
graduatirig from' law school'.' 

Story then- jumps to her, small 
home-town,- and takes^ bn -the deep- 
dyed tinge. . A pobr girl is on trial 
for- her life. - . -She has killed her. 
narrbw-mirided' father. Isabel Jewell 
essays this .jdiffjcplt assignment, but 
it gets over. Girl is'-a versatile ac- 
tress and if ever/ .allotted the , cor- 
Tect i-ole she'll go places/.' , 

Of courisfe.lVhaten.as ^Cpnant. ap^ 
pears on the sberie and saves the 
day but riot Without Portia's .simple 
undiluted ajppeal which turns the 
trick. ' ' 

Eric liinderi is in a mi ; tart. 
Gene Lockhart is ariother cast in the 
supporting, line-up wha registers.. 
Filtered through ttie long roster are 
such established names as El Bren- 
del; Gui Williamsr Sterling Hol- 
loway, Virginia Field and Edward S. 
Brophy, most' all of whom; get a 
chance to - shine on the witness box: 
It's that kind of a picture.: Both, Miss 
Trevor and Whalen cafry their parts. 
With assiirarice. .Latter:has the tough- 
est- role to iJortray; . 

Xiewis Seller's- direction gets .a 
workout for . the comedy and. dra 
niatic demands. : Photography is of 
the best grade. ral. 



'.Chan's intermiriable. ^ga iri this 
instalment 'g:e';s a shot in - the arm- 
Whicii eifectively dispels arily": charicjes ; 
of rmonptony; It .is thC'Vcreatiori' bf.ii 
co-foature role, with ; Boris ■ Kiarlp.ff:' 
to play it Dairling-Belden screen 
play is concisely packaged from Bess 
Meredyth'^^ -material, 'arid Humber-. 
stone's direbtiori .is fluent." : ,.Ctha'rli . 
Chan at the. Opera' thii&, i=! a • strong' 
item for the duals', arid. ' wivh- a stws<^v 
unit, say,r could make' Uiie ^a-aae okax 
ori-'itsjowrir ■■.•.^-* x'^: .- ,;■■ 

Being ^t iri an .opera hoiise; the : 
action is mbre complicated thari in. '. 
previous Chari .stories-'arid served' 
.an additibrial befuddiement .'for- ,the. 
^tyrb isloaths iri , the . .audierice.-' ' Back-r 
rstctr- - nooks and; brarinies : further-! . 
more , provide the oroper:' si>bok atr . 

ribsphere fbt Karloff tpj dlt ^oiirid . 
iri, while .Levant's 'Carnival' is being ; ; 
.rendered-.onst.age.- : < . ., ,*."'-^- r'S V.: 
Scenario .on the.' Whole tctokjplehty .. 
of.:.cbgnlzan(ce ,bt Kairlbff arid fully ' 
warrarits." his ; presence,- aside .'frorii . 
the! riiarouee weight he may "^^^^^ v? 
As a jpross bet^eeri a • r riadwi&p and 
ah :amnesla rvictim, Karlbif; plays' « 
role.rii?ht d^wh liis allfey. And 20th 
•doein't 'Jet th'e- audience forget who 
.-'■'.a -iSi": Xri'c>"? "n?-r»,'je- there- s-sk -remarK 
• , ■"^V.ybu'tiiirik-^^ti. 

arer JH'j'nkeosteiri?^:..'-. ;^ ■ ' ' 

pland's role is w^^^ 
from his previous ..'asi^ijgnments,. '^ 

• j'.'r ■ -. --:.d ve~- ■'-. , ' ice. jCfb -again.' 
Vbif-e arid .rri^nnrierl^h^.S; are a : pretty ' 
gbbd match for Oland*^, pseudb-Ori> 
erttalisrii,-;.' -.-^--;; . ...-.-V c. 

j^uppbrting cast works well.' %ith 
Margaret .'Irvihg as. the diva who 
gets murdered, Nedda: Harrigan as 
the menace,; and .WilUam Demai^st 
as ai duipb ;cop. draWirig the iongesrt; 
foot,a«»e; ■ well <ori- 

bealeoi, except th?t thif. evil-doer is 
billed as Xiicretia; whi<ph riiay" b€f fi . 
partial give-away thbse . who cbri-, 
nect the mbnriicker with Borgiia his*. 
tOry...-' :';-';:;^-.^"';i-v.--'' - 'V 

Photo^n'arihy and tnbiiriting are vp 
tp snuff,, while - the ^ritisical ,ena, 
puij^lj^ a; sidelights - is aideiqjuat*. 

Ein Li9d^;Eln KuM^ Ein 
Maeidiel 



CONN'S SCRIBE UNEUF 

Hollywood, Dec. 15. 

Charles Condon, Stanley Lp wen- 
stein, and Charles Webb, have been 
signed to write for Maurice Conn 
productions. 

They're working CiJrrenlly under 
Sherman Lowe, story ed, on untitled 
pictures. 



, <'A Sonr^.A KiSB^ A GirlO^ 
■ ■ '(Gi^itMAN - MAtiE) ;•;:'■ 

<WITH ,SONGS^ V 

Charlea 'Unger production an^ re1ea6«. 
Feaiurea MarttisL .Eggerth, " . GustaV - Froeh- 
llch; ' ' Directed : by. Geza. voin. BolVairy. Jtfai 
file, Robert Stbl^. - At Casino, N.' T., 
'double bill,; Dec. 11-17, '2<l. ..Rtiriping time. 
(18 mlns. ' . - . : ■ 

Peter . Franke. .Giistav Froehllcb: 
Adolph Miienzer. ^i':V. . ; . >Frltz.:Oruenbawm 
Wally Somher.:. . . »i i . . . .Mattfta Eggerth 

Asti Walden . i i.<3retl: .Thtliner ' 
Paul Koch,......^......, . Iboi;' von Hdlvaky, 

Fritz 'Sturm. . . . ', . . . . Ahton jPoIntper 

Burt^ej*^ '. ^,>. >-. . • . •• i.;, .'. , . .OiBcar .Slma.- 
'iKurleander . . ..,..,'.. , .;Pau(.yMprKaB 

!^ fin Germany 

If ail unnecessai^ German fobtage 
were laid erid to end« it wbtild repre>- > 
sent a staggering waste of croduc'^^ 
tion.' This item, is a particVuar ca^ 
in point. > It riins 90 niiritites ori/a 
yam that could have been told twice 
as.^ell aiid convincingly in 15. But > 
after; thie ^apdbodle is urispuri, it 
riianages -to evolve into a typical 
Teutonic ^:bmedy of avisrage rating. 

Martha Eggerth arid GUstaV Froeh- 
lich xepriesent the little; Cinderella 
Who- wants tb be an actress arid the v 
rich lad. in disguise, jrespectively.' 
Froehlich gets hi» gal with an old 
wheeise, vi*^hich,:;iBs staged here, still 
has sbme starish left In it. Me buys 
out the .entire house on premiere 
night and thus . cbnvlrices' Mii» : Eg- 
gerth that she'ii' no actress be^cause ^ 
the ipews are ,tiJl; empty. Pjbehlich 
is by how a veteriaii''4ri this type bt 
roie» .and displays , the "ease thijit 
cdmes ^Wlth^ exiperience; ; Miss Eg-; 
gerth has. rollirig eyes^ shapely ganis 
and a fair voices ' 

Robert Stolz has .Written; somft 
catchy ditties,; which jDajos Beia and 
his, orchestra 'rerider; with corisider- . 
able gustot .-Nuriibers. are repeated 
enough to soak in. 

Iri the/supporting ca^t, Tiboi" vbn 
Halmay uncorks a pair of neat ec- 
centric 4ances that register foir-^ 
laiighsr' Fritz Gi'ueribaum. as an a.k. 
uncle, gets ; restraint and finesse into 
his part. 

Von BolVary. direction on the 
whole 'passes m uster. Much leiss can 
be said for the shearing. While the 
waste ;Celluloid. is, preserved to the., 
last inch, , the essential pbrtioris aro 
frequently clipped: in the middle to 
shift th^ action, .This trick was 
abandoried long ago by iriost bthe^ 
foreigri producers.: 

Camera woik is biad in that;; 
much background material invari- 
ably appears in the closeitps, and 
thus befuddles the eye off the esseri- 
tials. Sound deserves ' ditto "ellair 
rating. .Edga,^ 



VARiETY 



IMaffid^yt Pecember 16, 1936 



and now, GEilTLSii 






mm. w -mmm mam-mU: 





Big Cecil B lleMiUe 
lop grosser 



A picture is only as great as its stars. ''The Plains- 
man'' has one of the most powerful star teains in: 
pictures leading its huge cast ^Gary Cooper's name 
on any marquee Is pure Jbox- office gold, as /has 
]>een proved tinie and time again. Aiid it would 
take a iMghry absent^niinde<{ eschibi^^ forget 
how Gary scored^ With Jean Arthur in ''Mr. Deeds 
(Goes to Town" Here we have those two stars in 
what those who have seen the previews iiisist are 
by far their grandest roles' Gary tpps anything h^ 
has done, even "The Virginian" and "Lives of a 
Bengal Lancer". And Jean reaches heights seldom 
attained by any actress in her delineation of that 
whirlwind heroine, Calamity Jane* These two 
could make any picture successfuL They place 
this picture in a class by itself. 



lias IffttBMBilMlS 



Cacil B.~DeMille productions have always , been 
big...the biggest in the industry. "The Plaiitsman" 
is, in this sense, a typical DeMille production. It 
has a cast of thousands (ninety-three players actu- 
ally have speaking parts). Replicas of old Civil 
War St Lcuis^ of Deadw<k>d, have the accuracy in 
detail, the historical reality for which the master 
showman is noted. An<d when a yirhole tribe of 
Indians charge a whol^ re^ment of cavalrymen . , « 
they charge. The battle scenes are among the most 
spectacular ever filmed. This picture, in every 
sense, is the kind that fills the screen . « ^ that has 
people talking about a big show; It took xnonthis of 
preparation and study before DeMille started the 
ciameras grinding; And it looks it "The Plainsman" 
is in the same class as "Cimarron" and "The 
Covered Wagon, 





irei 





PeMill^ ha$ h^^ to make this story 

iBal.>.th^ Cavalry charge in v. .but they charge 
in too late > . . a ^al get$ her man . .« but she gets 
him too late .* .the hero dieis in the end, as he did 
iin history . but ^en h0 dies h^ inakes '' The 
^liunsman'' on^^ thrills the moving 

l^iciure audiences haye ever seen; Without sacriii- 
4ing.,.yes.^.in fac^ adding to the kox-office of the 
ycMm, he hi^s made the feud between Wild Bill 
^ckok and Lattimer^ gun-running self :apppinted 
iprd of iho fdains, so real you want to get lit there 
^ong side Bill and fight it qiat with Lattimer your- 
seli, they have made the love story of Wild Bill 
^nd Caiamity so real you walk put of the theatre 
feeling as if you knewtheim both. It makes the fight 
between the white settlers azid the Indians so real 
you wake up at night and see Yellow Hand's men 
Ihundering right over the bed post^ But you get 
the idea . . . IT'S SOME STORY 



trei 



oltatioii Power 



Cecil B. PeMille has recently become as great a 
name in radio as in pictures. His Lux hour broad^ 
casts have established, him as a power iii radio. 
Arid, of course, he has thus been able to sell ''The 
Plainsman" for you to millions 61 radio listeriietSv; 
Key city newspapers are carryiiig Lux ads featur- 
ing ''The Plainsman" Paraihoiint has prepared a 
cboperatiye newspaper campaign for the key 
citibs. But the grandest exploitation sturit ol a^^ 
the great ioy Scout tieup for "The Plainsman^' 
Advertisements in Boys Life, official Scout maga^ 
zine, tell the story. Simply it is this: Paramount 
has of fared 0rand prizes of two trips to Europe and 
12 inps to the National Scout Jamboree in Wcksh- 
ington to the Boy Scouts who turn iit the best 
l6o-wprd review of a character or episode in 
''i'he Plainsman''. This means 2,5()0,CK)0 Scouts 
are backing "The Plainsman" for youl 



a' 



Whai fcev^ Sxliilli0rs sriy 



jdHN HALABAN, Balaban and Kats 
Tllfaifat, Chipago^ Parampunt has 
wipttier epoch-making picture in "the 
PMnsinaii'V At a midnight preview at 
ihe Boosevelt Theatre a hoiiseiul <A 
liign and womeiv repeatedly applauded 
idiid cheered its suspenseful thrills. It 
Kas the scope of "The CoVered Wagon" 
and the dramatic intensity and romantic 
appeal of "The Virginian" and possesses 
ui absorbinig American background of 
interest to men, womert and children. 
All praise to DeMillewho has given the 
iiidustry a real-red blooded American 
drama and a positive box-office smash. 

M J.MUUmS and SAM PINANSK^^ 
M. and P. Theatres, Boston. All our 

xi^anagers, maxiagers of greater 



JBoston, and meinberipf the home pfiice 
had the pleasure of seeing "the Plains- 
maii" at the Fenway Theatre, taesday. 
They were unanimous in their opinion; 
the picture is one of the finest that ever 
came off the Paramount lot and iii the 
same class with "the Virginian" Ex* 
hibitors I talked With are of the same 
opinion, believing unanimously Para- 
mount has a great picture which should 
smash box-office records. We have 
booked "The Plairisihan" in all our ini- 
portent stations for New Year's week. 

BOB O'DONNELIi, Interstate Thea* 
Ires, Dallas. -'The Pleiinsman" sets a 
new pace for outdoor epics, Cecil B. 
DeMille has given the screeri another 
masterpiece. 




BQB WILBY, Wilby und Rincey 
Theatres; Biiminghimi. "the^ Plains- 
man" is a real money picture. I have 
had it screened for all my managers arid 
they concur with me on this statement. 

B, D. CbCKRILL, Denham theatre, 
Denver. We cannot hold our enthusi- 
asms in. check aiiy longer. Hats oft to 
Paramount and be MillO' "Plainsman" 
preview audience held spellbound, 
"The Plainsman" takes its piece at the 
head of all outdoor romances in the 
opiiiion of Denham staff and of myseli 
top grosses for 1937 is our prediction 
for "The Plainsmati" 



iUBY COOPER aiid iVC&N JIStBVR i> 

CECn B. DeMULE'S "THE PUUMSIiaN 

with •lames EUisonf Charles BicMord* Helen Burgess* Porter Hall*Pirected by Cecil B. DeMille* A Parambuiht Picture 



FICYVIIES 



WcdAesdnyt Pecemtief 16, 1936 




Show Biz in Colonies Hard Hit 
Bue to Uncertainty, but 




Although, as was to be ex] 
the abdication did stun the; popuiaice 
t^miporariiy,. biiisihess isn't beyond 
the usu^ pre-'Yuletide slump, K the 
newsireelfi are any vcriterioiir the . de- 
parted monatch is as ipopular as the; 
nevr King- Gkibirge Vi; Latteip is^b^^ 
enthusiastically acclaimed iat theatres 
iVheiiever newsreel shots are pro- 
jtctcid. and, similarly, King Edwatd 
yill is seemingly still stronig m the^ 
hearts of is countryimeii do\yil 
under. 

course, ihe greatest shock was 
the relative suddenness 6£ it all, , 
unlike the general world press—par- 
ticularly the outspoken American 
n^wspapersr-the Colonial as well as 
the native British newspapers weren't 

. prepared tor any startling schism in 

; the reigii until withi the past fort-: 
night or so. HoVir^ver, geneiPjd iee^ 

, ing, in; shOW bib? ahd othie|rwise, is one 

' Pf bptimisnu . 

SoaOi Airica ilnaiKccted 

Capetowifi, Dec. 15. 
. - Abdication of the king is not af- 
fectinig show, business in . Sbuth 
Africa. It^ alkiut the same, eotisider- 
. Jii!£ the inuninehce of XmaSi 
° However, it did cbme quite as a 
shock to the man in the street who, 
' uMike other Ijiarts/bf the world, had 
iiad no inkling of it at/all until quite: 
■•'•'suddenly*' ■■ 

W|iiniper:S|iam|)S 

Vnniiipeg« ipte 
Vv rtiaiii stem theatres 

-.in^^ general sessioia of crepe- 

. hanging since Tuesday, due ib the 
ahdieation^ Biz pretty low because 
'pt extra local pressure put on the 
biiyrCarly campaigns. Thie abdication 
I ' news ^wajj th* toa^^^^ 
V V ■ 'GiPeSsiBS ;lotwer; -at iQops: aiid" iiabes 
; death of 

/jjapjg l«gits and niteries' 

gtb^, Jdthough loW due to Christ- 
= mas, didnM; duller badly, hfteries up- 
^; ']^^ anything. 



of. Edwards No cli iricluded Mrs. 
Simpson. • 

Strangely enough, only onei flrst- 
rtjn theatre broadciaist Edwatd's fare- 
well message to his people. This last- 
minute arrangement was rushed 
through in a tie-up with Marconi by 
Gene Curtis, manager of Loew's, in 
whieh the screen schedule was 
changed so /that a short ended jUst 
before the tranisatiantic broadcast 
from the stage brought some 3,000 
people voluntarily to their feet, the 
audience remaining standing through^ 
out^the eight minutes of Edward's 
address and the playing of 'God Save 
the King' by the pit-band. Painfiil 
scene was broken by sobs from, the 
audience* Backstage, line- iris and 
actors, were openly , weeping at the 
iippbrt of the hiatorie message. 



ViMtceaTeir'B 'E|re«i 

Vancouver, B. G., 

, iheatre \grbsse are just beginning 
to ereep back 'to normal after, being 
fairly hard hit by the news of the 
abdication of Edward vni and the 
preceding i>eriod of uncertBiiity. Da!F 
of ^abdication showed theatre takings 
down voider normail, accordihg 
to.managers. 

' ^spite the iact that the ex-icing's 
broadcast was at 2 pini.. Vancouver 
ime,; radio receivers w<bre installed 
in all theatre lobbies, department 
stores, restauraiijts, etc; 

Niteries . and danbehalls were simlr 
^ly hit. 



she weds Mr, Windsoir and ever re- 
turns to her home loam. 

Bert Nevin,..pA, for Palisades 
Amusement Park, Fort Lee, J?, 
was left out in. the chill bn his an- 
nounced interest transjporting i (Continued from page 1) 
house brick by brick to *ff^J^^,*5 .^J gaturd^^ king, but re- 

on the Hudson ]J>ven^,l^nder^^^^ normal again •Saturday 

Nevi 'f, n<>W;»nterested^gett»i^l^^^^ the:4eekendi v^ith 

the small frame two-storj^house m r^^^ ^^^^ the Cbroria 

"Sr^^^ iT^TJi^^Thlt^OildU^^ dat^ t,e unchanged. 

Blue Ridge Mts. of Md, T^^^^ Christnias shopping; took a tre 

probably^ suit. Paliwdes . Park ^ urt and advance theatre 

poses better^aiv.toM^ iSve resumed a bit better 

Npt only is. the birthplace likely^to Lj^^j, ^»^,a,. Abdication and ascen- 
prove easy to fejirjove to another lo- ^.^^^ already are off thb front page 
cation^ hu^ judginjf ph^^^^^ [and the nine-day wonder is all oyen 

Sfibck prices maintained their 



World's Hottest Story 



its sjiiallness, simplicity and log 
cabin-like appearance Avbuld lend 
much to exploitation 




Moniirekl Verjr Aflecteji 

, Mbntreai, Dec. 12. 
All last week with all Mbhtre;al 
.hanging over radio to listen at '|11 
• hotttff of ; day ^and: night to the latest 
il^.^ buileti on the abdication, the 
i . v^verage theatre, and cabaret fan 
stayed hoiitve, since little ll any 
: 6f lihis materia was re-broadcast by 
the entbrtai^ to their 

|k audiences. This Undoubtedly hit 
D \grosses, biit Jibt so much as tnigbt be 
B imiagined isince, with a flock of dif 
" . ferent rumors each night, interest 
' 'slackened to *bme extent. Difference 
. > iia time also helped; 8 p. m, herb 

■ ;mbant l- a. m. the n*xt morning in 
Ijondon;- 

An instance will show the general 
effect. ;frlday ■(11), tiie niight of 
broadcast :; and re<-br6adcast of ;the 
former '.kiniK's farewell ; address to 
the Einpire,:the Junior League dance 
here at; the Windsor Hotel had an 
attendance of 800, which, is big for 
: - this city and for this fibcia} regis 
teriter function. All theatres >on main 
street were .nearly empty at five 
' b'block when; firist ;broadcafit came 
through, but filled upi later and were 
on the average half full for the last 
shbvir; Cabarets and ' iteries. >yere 
much less affected, since at 11 p. m.^ 
Mopiteal time; it was all pyer; for 
lie: night here. In all vaude ancj re 

■ view shows iri J Montreal there; was 
absolutely ho reference the abdi' 
cation at any lime si newis 
broke, Neighborhood . did 
rather better biz. than average -due 
to fact that pbopie felt they Were 
nearer hbme in. case of big news. 

Hurried assembling of library clips 
dealing with the- aqtiyities; Of former 
King Edward : and . ' * Euccessor, 
. George , VI, sent . grosses ■ rpeketing 
,^ ; /! .over the Weekendj irr.esiieb of ac 
companying Stage and sbreen fare 
inerai observation was, that, uhti 
the- final parting moment; . Edwarc 
Was still the beloved. ,Ki and 
.the Parllmentary approval of his 
brother as .successor to the , throne 
made little difference to <^ loyal ad 
inirers of Edward. 

The attendant lobby ballyhoo and 
last-minute advertising of neWsreels 
showing the former ' King and the, 
new monarch who rejpli^ced im 
brought ste.ady line-ups, the .ief 
thought being that this. Was the last 
opportunity perhaps' to see their 
popular King again on the screen 
before he. stepped down from the 
throne. Gauge of the fipplause 
showed this preponderantly in laybr 



fing Edward ^ 
Rates No^ I Newsred 



Hblly wood, Dec. 
; Tbwn is flooded With recbrdings of 

fareWU broadcast by ex-Ki 

ward. . pep^ment storesf are . selling I bthbrsV f rom 



platters $1.50 U^roughl ads in 
dailies; 

Nearly every transcrip;^ibn Jiouse 
in city waxed farewell and reported 
swampbd with orders. 

English actors in. film colony buy 
ing them for Christmas gifts. 



parity throughout, as did the rate of 
exchange. , • 

All theatres now are. ehjbying 
healthy pre-Xmas takings^ Evbii the 
'Marigold' revival at the Royalty is 
doing splendidly aind'^Ybung Madame 
Conti,' scheduled, to close Saturday,' 
took enough of a spurt so that- "Bexixi 
W. Levvy is prolbnging the run, , 

The case of Gorrihges, local news 
distributors, snipping but pages of 
Time inagazihe, cbntainihg: the early 
Mrs. Simpson reports, before distrib- 
uting is^ of course. Weir known by 
now: to XT' S. newsmen. This, too, 
was part of the circumspebt British 
news attitude towards anything 
anent the royal iamily< 

When the Chicago Tribune ran a 
Mrs. Simpsbn stbry with a London 
diatelihe-*after having run many 
presumably 100% 



American sourcfrrrthe Chi Trib. local 
biireaii was reprimanded. * 

[Anent this^ American hewSnfien 
think that this explains the N; 
Daily News' 'rouigh' editorieii attitude 
against Edward upon ; his abdlcatibn. 
Ih^ News and the Chi Trib are aflil-^ 
iates. The NeWs' editorial fetched- a. 
fpUoW-up, exjplaihinf the readers' 
many complaints, but ; a., follow-up 
editorial merely re-emphasized; some 



The Great. Britain sifuatloh? is 
deemed tke No. 1 newsreel story of 
1936 althovtgh the actual fbotage 
used by U. S. newsreels in covering 
all phases may be. surpassed by the 
national election bampaij^ spring 
floods , in the 'east, 'and the Spanish 
civil war. Miost newsreel editors had 
tabbed the presidential election and 
Spain's strife as vieihg for: top hon- 
ors imtil the Simpson-Edward affair 
cracked tiie headlines, causing a 
thorough revision of estimates. 
. Even before Edward abdicated, the 
newsreels figured' that the affair 
might, easily tbip .the Itoosevelt re 
election victory Ih interest.; 

Paramount news staff,, headed by 
A. J. Bichaird, had )ust finished, com 
piling a list of 15' most impbrtant 
world-yride screen news 'events whbn 
the . {Simpson case: jburst into such 
prbmihence/ caiising revisibn of top 
spot. Previous to < that, England as 
locale for important hews bf the year, 
ranked fourth irr Par's compilatibn 
with coverage of King George'a^death 
and ' ascen^ibhi of Edward tb the 
throhe. This newsreel ranked the 
cxeciitipn pf BrUno Richard Haupt-; 
mann as .fifth, in importance, while 
the spring floods Were rated sixth. 
. Universal newsreel, through 
Charles !E. Ford, editor-in-chief, 
picked -ihe Johhston flood ebverage 
as the ace pictures of 1936. It was 
explained that U's iselectioh were 
based on the amount of appeal to 
the audience. The tabbed: flood 
scenei! virere the -riiost drahidtic and 
hence the most appealing bf the. year, 
Though too early to really judge, 
Uhiversal's newsreel chief flguriEld 
that the King's abdication and ' the 
Siinipson affair might erowd the flbod 
scenes fbr laurels. ^ 



and Prime Minister Baldwin to ar« 
rive at some happy compromise 
without stirring up the fuss of thi 
week. 

Indications that the press Was .be- 
ginning to regret :its silence 'were 
shown after the iabdication. Beaver^ 
brook's 'papers condemned it; A Low 
cartoon captioned 'Public Oiiinion* 
shoWed a man reading a 
paper< 

The entir^ handling of the Simpson 
case by the British press provides a 
direct analogy to . the recent election 
campaign here in which most bf the 
newspapers Which Were owned by 
eonaervative pUblisheris distptted the 
news to suit their oWn ends. The dif- 
fereneb yf^a that the President had 
the eonstitutional privilege of the. 
radib. something, fbrbidden to' King 
Edwiard, 

Cable and wireless comp^es i 
America reported that the abdicatibn 
hews gave them ;thb busiest days 
since the War, and the iactual date 
of the abdication Iparred the news bf 
the armistice signing , ini 1918. In 
addition, transatlantic telephone 
communication was extreniely heavy. 



'Of Thee I 
see . What. 



Mrs. Simpson^s EiltA 
Home to Be 'Museunf 



Texa$* Canned Speecli 

Houston, Dec, 15. ^ 

Majestic scored a scoop here this I of the points. ^Yester^'y^^^^ 
week by running a recording of the the iNT. Y. tab devoted its entire rpic 
king*s abdication^ speech. Recording pbp space to 100% indignation let 
Was ; made from the broadcast by I ters i^om readers, including an eii^- 
Steele Advertising Agency, Inc., and [ dorsement of Boake Carter's CBS 
peddled to Interstate Amus, Cb., for broadcast pan on tije,. tabloid. The 
Use as a stunt. Ray Jones, Majestic daily made no defensive comment to 
miEuiager, spliced together recent | these tirades.] 
newsreel shots ' of . the king,. Mrs. 

Simpson, and the :buke Of York ahd I Ute American Stance 

lis running them silent; accompianied I , The British pressV .behavior .like 
by^e speech that was he^d 'rbund the jiroyei-bial ostrich, wais explained 
the World/ in America that 'supreme ; irnperial 

The record is unusually clear and ihterestsf were involved.' To this, 
distinct and' sounds better than the Joseph bf the N. Y. Herald 

actual broadcast, . .Tribune .fepiied in a copyrighted 

Shots of Wally ; that preceded th< cable thai 'this sounds very well in 
recording drew hoos froid^ the first- deed^ except ,fot~the fact that Fleet 
showing crowd Satitrdiay (12), while Street,, no less than the American 
Edward's pix brought down the press, realized months ago that su 
house. York received only mild ag- preme imperial interests were in- 
plause. volved, and. that King Edward was 

involved in mbrb than a mere leve 
affair — in .sdnieihihg that could 
phake the - world's sOiindest mon" 
l archy to its core and perhaps im- 

HAS ME HAfiUE AGOCt^nS:' " 

Further, briscoU observed: 'The 
British pri<ie theinselves. oji pos 
sessing a free press. That is perfectly 
true. The fact is, howeveri that the 
views of any government in any 
Ziir Lippe-Biesterfeld on Jan. 1,1937, crisis above party politics find ready 
is. expected. tb draw 1,000,000 people acceptance among the press: lords, 
to The Hague, Figure aUgurs a ter- who impose censorship of their own 
rific Session for theatricals and cortr Which is dOiibly effective for being 
cessiohaires. 'voluntary'/" 

imilar to plans In Britain for the Indications are that there were 
coronation, : local prbmoters are busy many; who^^felt the iCirig was too 
selling seats along the route to be liberal for them and made Use bf 
traveled by the T/egal twain. News- the Simpson case , to ' railroad a King 
reelers iare also among those anxious | JJ*e Was altogether tod democratic, 
fbr space, as are the Dutch radio "sta- ?*is was stated by Charles Seldin 
tions, lining up for bne co-bperative the N. Y. Times, who said that 
broadcast, many members of Parliament felt 

Cbuple will lake a three-mile drive t*^?*' even if he gave Up Mrs. Simp- 
from the Royal Palace to St James' '^^ would still be single and 
church. tretcft will be • well cov- r and contemptuous of the 
ered by pews for the curious; Prices ["any traditions of kingship, which 
range from $4Cr to $100, latter for they consider vital to the continued 
particularly advantageous , spots. 1^"*^*=^^^ °^ "constitutional 



Baltimore, Dec. 19L ; 

;Three-story ; .hoiise. hear-north- 
side in Wiiich Mrs. inlpsoh. was 
raised changed ownership twice last 
Week. :NoW cbntrblled by corpora- 
tion, with holders' ;idehtitieS. veiled 
behind realty firm fronting ipr 'em. 

Just what' will be dispQsition of 
property undecided as yet. Owners* 
speaking from behind niask of 
reaity off ice, admit property' may be 
turned onto 'museum.' Admission 
would be; :charged curious who want 
to peek at the interior, .Rooms, it 
is understopd, would be: redecorated 
prerwar style of spot when- was 
Mrs. Simpson's home. 

.0 wri'ers further say . if the. 'museum' 
idea is not adopted, site may be held 
vacant for jpossi eventual occu,- 
pancy by Mrs. impson if and When 



DUTCH ROYAL WEDDING 



The Hague, Dec. 
Wedding Of Grown Princess Juli 
ana to the German Prince Berhhard 



'Of Thee I Sfng' Up Again 

Hoiiywobd, pee.is' 
Figuri that: the . 'romance of .the 
century* can't .bie touched for 100 
years, and that it Would be a shame 
to let all that Winidspr-SlmpSoA pub- 
licity as dead 1<^, sent all 
piar ties interested i 
Sing' ' a huddlb 
chance there Was to throw the bid ; 
Pulitaier prize-winner into 
tioii'- again. 

Reports of bpbbies in Lpndbh giv- 
ing mobs the bum's rush on the ^God 
Save " The: King---Prom . Baldwin* 
thi and then standing at atten- ; 
tioh as sbpn as . mpbs be^an singing . 
the natipnaKahthenii has deadly par- 
allels in the wrestling scene in 'Sihg.* 
Piece that campaigned to put love 
in the "White House has never shown 
in .Londoni having been cPhsidered[ 
too screwy for overseas audiences, 
Also figured; too fast fbr pix. 

But with recent buildup from 
Downihg Street and Fort- iBelvedere; 
Messrs. Morrie , Ryskihd, George S. 
Kaufman, Gebrge and Ira GershWi , 
and Sani H- . Harris figure they wont' 
have to hand out glossaries with the 
programs. 

^Gnly trouble,' said Morrie Ryskin, 
now a writer-prpducer at Univbrsal, 
Ms that .it looks as if present regsA 
setup has topped all our gags.' 

Others interested argue that since 
present parties and their materibl. 
can't be used because; bf ;Britidi*cbn- ' 
sorial nig, of any royalty this side 
of iiQ^ueen "Victoria, 'Of Thee I Sing's* 
deadly piarallel^ wbuld be a cleanup^ 



Newsreel . companies are being; 
soaked plenty, paying the highest 
prices for a location right next to 
the bhurch door. Press attendance is 
being limited and camera ci-ews : are 
strictly verboten from the church 
proper* 

Qniy one spPt- adjacent to the 



monarphial system,' 

Publicity buildup for the Duke bf 
York was begun as soon ' as- the 
Simpson news was published by the 
British press. Both Ferdinand Kuhh 
of the N. y. Times and iiriscoll of 
the N. Y. Herald Trib regarded the 
censorship as bad' Kuhn said: 
'To millions upon millibhs In 



church is^available,fc^ will 

be more ; staggering because they 



sb the boys are getting together all 
along the route and letting ; one han 
die it frpm the church stieps in a co 
operative, broadcasti; 



Five Days a King 



erli 

New play about Otto Witte, bus' 
seldorf legit actor who reigned as. 
King of Albania for five days jn 1913, 
will. be prodtlced tb.e Municipal 
Theater, Erfurt, shortly. 

Witte became a strolling player be- 
fore the war arid; wandered through 
Europe, Asia and Africa as. a conr 
jurer and entertai 



haye been so. unprepared for it. They 
have, heard nbthihg of Mrs. Simpson 
until the. last few days; The vbluh 
tary censorship which the; Times to 
night called ' Jse,' but. which ' re- 
garded elsewhere as: foblish and 
futile, kept all mention of the 
situatibh from, newspapers,* 

riscoirs yiew was, 'Had the British 
press beien "permitted all along to 
fulfill its natural .duty of ke.epirig 
the public informed on important 
current events, the shock of the 
Plihg's ronianbe With the American-- 
born commoner' and double divorcee 
might have been eased /considerably, 
and an informed public opinion 
might have assisted both the King 



CANADIAN CAPITAL 
SHOCKED; MCOVERS 



Ottawa, Dec. 

As the capital of one of the ig 
Dbminions of the British Empire, 
Ottawa was mprc intensely interest- 
ed in the constitutional crisis ;revoly- 
ing aroimd the continued occupation 
of the throne by King Edward or 
ptherwise. One of the businesses to 
be hard hit Ibcally by the qiiestibn 
Was the amusement trade, already i 
the doldrums because b£ Christmas 
Shopping. The frequent radio broad- 
casts prior to actual abdication had 
the effect of keeping the. theatres al- 
mbst empty and several 
amusement houses; hit new low : 
Friday afternoon aiid night because 
of .king's farewell .. message 
other radio messages. . 

With the air: cleared 'and the ;prps- 
pect of political diisturbance removed, 
Ibcal theatres came back with A bang 
on Saturday to register much better 
than; average business in the pre- 
Xmas. season, .patrons werc: gay; biiid 
lighthearted following the evidently^ 
satisfactpry solution of, the ; show- 
down. . 

•ITie slump in. patiroriage Was even 
more apparent than on the occasion 
last winter when alihost constant 
broadcasts gave hews of . the ^rescvie; 
efforts, for the; miners imprisoned, for 
well over a: Week in old mine shaft 
in Nova Scotia and kept people frpin 
both Work . and play fbr days. 
Fri :riight: last, When the Ki 
farewell Was re-broadcast, grosses at; 
Ottawa theatres slumped;to less than 
half of. normal. 

, Ottawa exhibitors received a break, ; 
howevei*, when anhpuricement canrib 
that, under the: statutes of the Do- 
minion, Monday, Dec. 14, would be 
a Government holiday in observance 
of thb birthday of the new ; King; 
George VI. This meant that the man 

(Continued on page. 25;i 

i ^ 



PIC t ■ lie i 



VARiEnr 



25 




es 




qjihg Edward vni' coritlnu0d„ to 
«ae up a suriprisingly iargiB: nuihber 
ait playdates last week. Original 
order of prints had to be trebled in 
Mize With more than 80 prints actual- 
ly itt circulatlbh this w^k. 
■ tiniversal officials figure its un- 
iiriihished popularity probably is 
due td the fact that the the whole 
'reel stresses that Edward 'a 

F^ialo's Short 

•■■ ChicafifO; Dec. 
Hal P'Hallbrah of WLS, the 
jprairie. Farmer statiipn, will do the 
vMielihg in the; Hbmance of a Ceri- 
tUry^ short being jprddUced by B. G. 
Fassio; indie Detroit producer. 'Ro- 
mance' i& an Edward yill-iMrs. Wally 
■Simpson 



Newman's !9eoop 

liondon. Pec..' 
. !Widgey Newmah, indie producer 
^^pt a big scobp when King Edward 
gaVe him permlssibn to shoot the 
interior of Westminster- Abbey and 
the Gorohatibh throne for a film 
tailed 'Our Royal Heritage;' profits 
bf^ which are going to the King 
George Memorial Fund. Maybe that's 
.•■why he', gbt; a permit, because .it's 
hevier heeh done b^^ 

ISfeWsireel^ : ire hoping this will 
establish a precedent for their hopes 
fihning the CorOhatlon ceremony, 
filial decision nbt yet hayi been 
.mt|de.'. ' 



]f WOOD GOING FOR: 
CQRONAPN ANYWAt 



.Hollywood^ Dea 
Abdication of King Edward will 
have some jnhali eflfect on the plans 
;of Hollyw6od.fblk planning to be in 
England for the coronation of King 
George Vt With the . studios plani 
fining heavy production, only a small 
jiiiinber of British players are figur- 
ing on eliminating the trip; wanting 
the ; Poih. ^tead. The Ameiricahs 
Wahha go reg^dless, 

Willie Wyler; who inteoded 
mainihg In London: for the Corona- 
tlph, was called back by Sam Gbldr 
wyn. Merle Oberoh will remain ior 
it with Miriam Hopkin? wanting tb 
go if possible. Hai Wallis will be 
the only Wiunier Bros, exec visitor 
to: the ceremonies thus far. 

Others currently dePi|iite on going 
are Eric Blore, -Edward Everett Hor- 
ton, Vi<5tOr ' McLaglen, Madeleine 
Carroll may over, as probably 
also Elizabeth Allen, Benita Hiimb, 
the Earl. of . Warwick (Michae: 
Brooke) and probably Margoi Gra- 
hame. 

However, ihe Anierican mob who 
had ail been speaking about going 
.are putting a damper oh thejr plans, 
nbw figuring the event will riot be as 
colorful as it would have been with 
the coronation of King Edward;, 



Ottawa Recovers 



Tied to the King 



Anticipating abdication of Edward 
ym as King of England, Fanchoh 
lie Marco. booked in 'King in Exile' 
I'or .Missouri theatre Wednesday (9) 
for opening two dayS later and then 
set but ; tb . give it one of best radib 
exploitation campaigns any pix has 
lad. in this burg in: many moons. 
As radio was quickest way to inform 
public of screen attraction Kurtztnan 
Agency, Inc., headed by Charles E. 
Curtzman, was asked to direct job, 
and total of . 256 spot announcements 
were arranged; 45 day prior to. open-. 
ihg, 72 oh opening day; 53 second 
day and 86 oh third day, all over 
;ocal stations XMOX, KSE>, WIL and 
KWK. ... 

^st part came When; after King's 
farewell message; local announcers 
came oh with 'What will the exrKing 
do how? What does the future hold 
for Britain and the ex-King? See 
the prediction in ?Love ih Exile' at 
thie Missouri theatre tbday and- all 
week, for the feature opens with :;the 
King's abdication.' 

In addition .to the .almost contihu- 
0U3 radio plugging, Geoi-ge Byron, 
pop newstatbr, singer and nt. c. at 
Aip.bassadbr theati:e,' another F&M 
house, idle: currently because of 
presence of . Ben Berhie and his stage 
show, was .-pressed into service. .He 
visited each of seven F^M houses 
three : times daily, and made a 'two^- 
minute ahhouncement .' on the pik. 

Seven, local radio annouhcers also 
appeared in ' the . 22 nabes bperated 
by F&M .makihg similar plugs. Ih-: 
creased newspajper; space Was bought 
for intimate copy about ex-Kihg and 
Wally ihbluding teaser text abbut 
what future may hold ; for former 
monarch and his lady love.;; 

Success of canipaign Syas reflected 
by opening at Missouri^; best house 
has experienced in eight ; months.. 

But no one seems to have .used 
Col's 'The King Steps Out.' 

Tenniei* and Pliotg 

Pittsburgh. 
Joe Feldmian,- Warners' advertiS 
ihg directbir, pulled a borker in cbn 
nectiPn with 'Three Men on a Horse' 
at Penn. Twisted Joe Flyhn's old 
Chi stunt for legit versibh by cop 
railing flicker cricks of three dailies, 
Karl Krug of Sun-Tel«graph. Kas- 
par Monahan of PreM and : Harold 
W. Cohen, of Post-Gazette, and hav- 
ing the trio bulbed atbp ft teamster'i 

plug. . 

Photograph broke In all the papers 
day . of filhvs opening and then Feld- 
man used it again in follow-up the-, 
atrlcal ad quotlnit ravei from the 
journalistic lada. 

Harry Bernstein, of Columbia* le 
flock of haturar tie-ups for 'penttiea 
from Heaven' for date at Alvln. Had 
practically eveiry' business establish- 
ment in downtown sector ttlugglnr 
the comedy along the line /you get 
pennies from heaven when yoU buy 
at so-ahd-so's,' had GE distribujting 
herald handouts in this vein week 
before picture opened and got spe- 
cial programs on eveiy radio station 
in town devoted exclusively to film's 
score.- 

Spreading 

Loew's Moviegoer, fah mag.;for 
theatre ' distribution, Is spreading. 
The December issue reached 250,001 1 
circulation in 36 theatres, Vi^ith Id 
houses added in January with an 
additiohal 75,000 copies. This wil' 
include Newark. . . 

. February will see the sheet - in 
Washington; Baltimore and a number 
of New England spots with an up to 
500,000 copies with "the "eventual aim 
some 40 cities and 2.000,000: ies. : 
Sheet hbw has a mail subscription. 



(Continued' from page 24);, 



Grovernnient offices, sbhools, banks 

and fliiancial offices would close fbr 

the day. The: oirly fly in the vaseline 

Jas that the 24-hour notice caugh 

the theatire managers Uhpreparec 

an^ there was no. time in which t< 

biuld up the customary holiday i>ro 

gram. Box office returns on the sud 

den holiday heli>ed' to make up for 

fome of the slump of the previous 

week, hoWever. 

__Another interesting angle 

Ottawa situation. >as the fact that 

the Government took no official ac^ 

in the way of censoring hews 

Clips of ex-King Edward br Mrs 

aimpsori; The latter had not been 

f in newsreels, but Fox iWovi - 

t% - *° ^sh but exciusives 

Of Edward, and Wally filmed during 

weir holiday tirip to the Mediter 

ranean last summer. These had evi 

qently been held back by the com 

pan jr but were released withotlt re 

strictions In Canada for the week 
' ■Pec. .14;, 

. The reactioh of audiences was in 

V^i • ■'^"'^^"B^^^e crisis the heWs 
reels showed Edward visiting the un- 
employed in Wales and these wei'e 



of 



Added Riches 



Spokane, 

Height of something was' 
reaclied the' other night ;.when 
: referee silenced packed audi- 
tprium before mai event Of 
wrestling card:; give 'im-i;; 
pprtant announcement' 

.'The winner . the hext boiit 
wi hot only get the; winner's 
purse,' he yelled, 'He will also 
he given by Orpheum theatre', 
■^pause— 'one free .reserved seat 
to see 'Tarzsin Escapes,' 



Something Iffcw 

. San Francisco, 
Ghrohicle, morning daily,; Tiked the: 
oils of 'Rembrandt'^ which frame the 
bbby of the United Artists Theatre 
lere,- so much that a staff photog- 
rapher took, pictures of them and of 
James Buck; ' of the . theatre's art de 
partihentV 

.paper used a .,:three-cplumri . art 
layout and a feature story. ;oh Buck 
and his work. This. is . believed to be 
the first' time a theatre artist ever 
had. his picture, in ; a ,^ paper here. 
Mike Moloney, theatre . flack, ; gbt 
plenty of salvos On the spread."; 



The last Word 

Just abdut the final; Word in press 
books is the vblumeVissued by the 
heads of the projected vNew/ York 
fair;: Designed . chiefly for forward- 
ing to those 'in foreign cpuntrie 
whose interest is desired arid c; 
copy is persohaily:-autbgraphed ..by 
drover Whalen, It i^ so large that it 
takes two. men and a boy to read it; 
but it is the last word in typography, 
color printihg and half tone work. 
Sumptuous is. the only word that 
fits." ■• 

Clearly costly production, . but 
worth the expense in the impression 
it win make on the recipients. And 
the text is as' good as the. press- 
workr ;; It's' restrained; but optimis- 
tic, hitting just the right note; 



Zukor Mannal 

- Paramount, through .Herb Roth!s 
publicity department, . ihas issued 
what is probably the . first : explpita- 
tion manual for ah in ividual. • It is 
an ; eiabbrate but stri^itly business 
text -on- getting publicity locally for 
Par's natiohal drive ph. the. Zukor 
ahhiversaryj -with stunts ; suggested, 
copy supplied and suggestions ! tox 
tying in the local hPusC., 

.It's hot .only, a careful "job, but a 
highly presentable one,: with red and 
silver cover and. red ■ and black ori 
the. lnsi.*"e pages. It .looks: Ihippr- 
taht, and it is important., 



Ba^ooked 

. it; Hardwicke w^ent the big way 
on iBPb Burns' bazooka when^ he 
played The Big Broadcast of 1937r at 
Ills Lyceum theatre, Cloyis, N. M. He 
arrahged with the high schbol' to or- . 
gahize a i2-piece 'bazooka band, . f or- : 
tifled with bass and snare driiins. 
ThiS: played: at all the grade schpolis, 
with ;annpunceinent of the picttirep . 
did a? street parade ahd supplied .the ' 
nucletis: for; a' hazopka contest; which 
was run: during the picture's engage- 
meht. There were 30 cbntestahtis en- 
tered, half playing each of the first 
two nights, with six from those two* 
groups participatihg in the finals the 
third hight. 

He also ran a general .newspaper; 
contest in.: which, copy . read .-The" 
rooster whinnies, the- sheep howls, 
:he dohkey. grunts,' -etc. prizes' to . 
the; cleverest corrected., list connect- 
ing the; 14 sounds named. ..with Bob . 
Burns and his: bazooka added as the ; 
Idth; It made a pbpulai: and prpfltr^. 
able contest and helped to clean .up:, 




;1:jOS 'Angeles, • 
.Dozen managerial ; changes were; 
ahnouhced by Fox- West Coast. Fred; 
Rapport transferred from; the Para- 
mount,^ Hollywbbd,: . to the United 
Artists, Long Beach, where he re- 
placed Charles^ Bowser, resigned. 
F. J. Meinneiley got the Parambunt 
berth. William Roberts replaced 
Robert C RPthafel s|t the Carlton, 
with latter going to the Western* 
to replace R. W. Pelcher, resigned. 
Maurice S. Amsell went to the Em-, 
basi^ to fill Roberts' spot. 

In the San Frahciscb area, . J, 
Sullivan Is managing: the circuit's 
Peninsula theatre at , Burlingame, 
succeeding J; D. Marpiol, resigned. 
C* J. Cosiprave goes to the Var- 
sity, Palo Alto; replacing Hal Honore, 
who shifts to the Baywobd^ San 
Mateo, tb replace Sullivan. 

Denver. 

Recent managerial changes in J. li. 
Cooper Enterprises (Publix) in; Colo- 
rado; Mancel Lof gren is now manage 
ing the Park theatre at Greeley; M 
Lrwin, assistant manager at the- Mis- 
sion in Grand Junction, prbnibted to 
piajuiger, succeeding R. W. Huffman, 
who now manages , the Uptown at 
Pueblo; Edwaird Vaiighn was moved 
from the Uptown to the manager- 
ship of the Sterling at Greeley.. 

The Officers for the . coming year 
were elected at the labt meetihg bf 
the local Yellow Dog chdpter. Harry 
Golub will be chief mongrel; Bill 
Williams, worthy mongrel; RoSs 
■Bluck, keeper of the bones; J. J. 
Morgan, keeper bf the fleas, and Ed 
die Loy, Joe Dekker and Ross Bluck, 
trustees. The chapter decided ; to in- 
corporate, and in making plans for 
clubrooms and for its annual party 
which will be held Dec; 29. 



Nevtr Angle 

With most of the world talkihg: 
about it, Ed SiegaU . of the Lido, 
Bronx house, tied the Simpson inci- 
dent to 'Nine Days a Queen* with 
the query 'Will Wally Simpspp ever 
become a aueen?' 

This was before the answer was 
known, and a lot of people -were at- 
tracted to the . Pilbean pittiire Who 
might otherwise have passed it up; 

Toys for Admish 

; Portland, Ore. 
All: major doWritoWh spot"? gave 
free adriiisti on Saturday (12) to any 
child bringing , a doll or other toy, 
new or oldi to the boxof flee. Toys 
are given to the city firemen for re- 
pair arid redistribution. Stunt builds 
gpbd will and also helps to :seU a 
number of tickets to adulLs. 

received in complete silence. althPugh 
normally the appearance pf the mon- 
arch on the screen is: the signal for 
applayse in i Imperialistic Ottawa. 
Following the news of his abdication; 
however, audiences- . Saturday 
gave him a salvo. Film exchanges 
missed a bet when they did , not. im- 
mediately shoot out even, old shots 
of the previPius Duke of York .who 
suddenly became KUig. 



Atlanta, 

Lucas & Jehki signed 20-year 
lease oh the Fox with Mosque, Inc, 
at $30,000 annual rental. Mosque, 
Inc., retains: right tb sell building at 
any time and stipulates that theatre 
must be used^bnly for motion , pic^ 
ture house; L. & ^J; now operate 
house, 

.GPlurnbus. 
Independent Theatre Owner.s of 
Ohio elected Martin G. Smithy 
Toie4i>, preisident at. two-day con 
verition here; Sam E. Lihd, Zane.^ 
ville, and Chairies . Weigel; Cincin- 
nati, v.p.s; M, B. HorwitZi Cleveland, 
treas.; p, J. Wood, Columbius, sec. 

Chariotte, Vt. C. 
A- crowd of approximately : 3,000 
persons was present, for the fPrmal 
opening of the new $79,000 theatre 
and playhouse named in honoir of 
and dedicated to the late Will 
Rogers, at Shelby, N. C. 

. Greenwood, Miss. 
Petitions urgiiig the city council 
io repeal Suhiday blue law.s are being 
circiilated and will- be presented to 
the city couhcil at the, next .meeting, 

Chiciago. 

Charles Stern p u t tin £{ a $25;Q0O ad 
ditipn tp the, Cinema,. northside .spPt, 
which :Will boost capacity ariother 
150 



. Greenville, S. C, 
Bi were asked " here for con 
.«;truction of the nevy . $50,000 theatre 
last week. To be built and operated 
by GreeriviUe Enterprises, Inc. 



Milwaukee. 
H. J. Fitzgerald, general manager 
of Fox- Wisconsin theatres, ah^ 
hounced the following: Ben J, Mar 
shall succeeds Forrest Freeiand as 
artist in the advertising department. 
Jack Jaster succeeds Gilbert Naps as 
special publicity department. Charles 
Lowenberg promoted to manager of 
personnel department. Robert Died 
rich promoted from, assistant man 
ager to manager of Kosciuszko. thea 
tre. Al Eckstroni f rom doorman of 
Miller theatre to manager Sherman 
theatre. Fred Alexander from usher 
Wisconsin theatre to assistant man 
ager Sherman theatre. 

Detroit. 

Mianagerlal changes at United De 
troit theatres shift Morgan Creedon, 
former manager at the Madisbn; to 
helm, of theWlger nabe; Joe Biijtic, 
ex of the Alger» has been na^xet 
manager of the Varsity. Russell 
Chapman^ a vet with United Detroit, 
has resigned to go into business: 

New to Kihg'Trendle . chain is 
Myron Van Bureh, formerly with 
the Bu^' vfleld circuit in Michigan, 
upped tw. manager of the Madison 
Previously assistant under Creedon 
Don Kuhn, ex^pilot of the Nor- 
west nabe, moves downtown to aid 
William Elliott/ managei: of the State, 
While Fred Perry, recently on Mad- 
ison staff, replaces Kuhn at the Nor- 

west. 

Atlanta, Ga;: 

Jolly Club, film row social organi- 
zation, met last week . and elected 
the following officers: H. R, Rhodes, 
president; Sid Reanis, Vice-president; 
R, H. Conway, secretary, and R. H. 
Lehman, treasurer. 

Gaston Brothers, local film firm, 
have purchased the Forsyth, FOr- 
.syth, Ga. -. v. ' 

Oliver Humphries Will take over 
management of the Vienna (Ga.), 
vice A. F. A vcy , who is TeXas-bourid, 

Pal Theati^e, Inc., operators bf a 
chain in South Georgia, preparing 
to open their Pal No, 2 in Vidalia. 
j. T. Douglas Ipcal. manager for the 
Pal -interests; 



Uses: 50,000 

Francis Lang, editor of the Movie 
Guide, the house organ of the Shea 
theatres, Buffalo, went from small 
magazine size, flat: press . job to. 'a 
tabloid-style rotary press rur. to per- 
mit him to distribute the sheet to 
ail of - the' theatres and hot merely 
the mote important houses. 

He had the usual troubles with the 
first issue, but the second , comes; 
through nicely, and probably will be 
further improved.- He is no\ issiiing 
50,000, which is a piretty sizable cir*. 
culatlon. The sheet is 11x17, but is 
folded again once, which gives him 
an additional 'front' page Pn the; 
back, but only halt that size. He 
kesps it readable, keeps his contests 
going (.With. 51 prizes), and carries 
rather better than double the adver- 
tising, " 

Xmai llail 

' Seattle. 

Temporary post office substation 
has'beeh established in the foyer of. : 
Fifth Avenue theatre for Xmas 
package mailing. Billed by house 
as exitra-spOcial exclusive service 
for patrons, and provides late mail- 
ing privilege, being open from 11:30 
a.m, to 11 p.nr. dally, Dec. 10-23. 
Woman is in charge as regular p.o. 
employee. PackiySies can be jnsured^^ 
too. ■ 

To avoid -standing for the 
mailing service. Manager Andrew 
Saso has arranged checking system^ 
With his own staff attending to this 
angle. Parcels. can be checked, with 
info as to where and what. Then, 
while piatroh waftches show, the mail- 
ing routine is handled by staff. 
Usherette having • spotted patron's 
s^at location, it's a simple matter to 
hand over the receipt. And all is 
hunky dory. This is first time for 
Northwest. 



Ernest Grundman . r 
of. the Cook, Cook, Neb., 

U, A. Brown, of Arnold, Neb., has 
sold the Rialtb to Glen Van Wey. 
Van Wey also owns the Gothern- 
burg, Neb,, Sun. 

Lincoln Theatres Corp. is selling 
Xmas cards again which are good 
for admission to th^ theatres. Em- 
ployes > are given 20% of the money 
they rhake arid have an opportunity 
of making 30% over a certain figure. 



Pittsburgh. 

After only a month as assistant 
manager of WB'S , Strand, • Walte 
(Gus) Davis, formerly of contact of- 
fice, .has been upped to . Bill Clark's 
assistant in shorts booking depart 
ment. He fills post left vacant by 
departure of Jack fiernhard for 
Coast to joi Mervyn LeRoy's pro 
duction unit. ; 

. With appointment of Charlie Eagle 
as manager of Stanley, Lou Gilbert 
is devoting time exclusively again 
to management bf Warner. 

Seattle, 

Herbert Rosener of L. A, and S. F. 
has taken over the Montlake nabe 
and Will operate foreign pictures 
policy. Ted Champion is manager 



For 16mm Fans - 

With an estimated 750,(M)0 i6mm 
cameras in the hands of amateur 
owners, Metro is announcing a- tie- 
in With Liberty on a contest- for the 
sub-caliber pix. Commencing with 
the issue of Dec. 26, Liberty will, 
urge its readers to see 'Wanted—a 
Master,' dialoged by Pete Smith, and 
blown up from a minnie as a sam- 
ple of what is wanted. 

Metro will pay $500 each for shorts 
capable.of being enlarged, arid in the 
event of nO acceptances :'will pay 
$1,000 in prizes for the best films 
submitted. 

Films will be watched for possible 
directorial, acting and scripting tal* 
ent,. making' a three-way ^side ; issue. 

The contest will be plugged in 
other Macfadden publications, and is 
pretty certain to be taken up en- 
thusiastically by photo dealers in all 
parts Of the country. . 

Lnclcy ladies 

• Greenville, . C. 
red Curdts, Rltz,. stepped out this 
week with, clever exploitation angle 
on 'Luckiest Girl in . the World.* 
Curdts had number of men planted; 
in stores catering to women's Wants 
with flsts full of Ritz passes. 

Men were carefully selected with 
regard to personality, neatness , and 
politeness. When a group of fem- 
inine shoppers entered, the plant ap- 
proached one of. them and presented 
courteously a pass with a ; little 
speech such as: 'You are the luckiest ^ 
girl in the world to be able to see'" 
the picture at the Ritz!' 

Incky Dollars 

Louis . E. Ramm. U. A. exploiteer, 
sat in with' Bill Grpll. Jr., Of War^ 
ners' State, Memphis, on 'Come and 
Get It.' and iriade the town sit up 
and take notice.; 

A lead stunt Was co-operation with 
stores running mention bf the pic- 
ture in their newspaper ads and con- 
tributing • window" displays. Each- 
.store gave the theatre the numbers 
.on a prescribed allotment of 'dollar 
bills, which: Were given out by the 
(Continued on page 29) 



26 

m. 



VARIETY 



1 




. . THE BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT YOU 
COULD GIVE YOUR THEATRE! 



V: 



There n^ver has been onythlhg to approach q Shirley Tompie 
picture for smash Christmas business/ And here's, the 
greatest Shirley Temple show to date d$ full of surprises 
sleigh-load of gift packages. Shirley, herself^ talks 
sings Chinese! The name-brilliant cast is the best 
of any Temple picture yet I A different kind of story 
too adventure, romance, thrills^ suspense 
mysterious, far-off China I And the songs I six bits 
that are hitsi Perfect entertainment for EVERYBODY 1^ 



as a 
and 




S 




.v-v.v.wjo;'.-;-:.;.:-;.; 

....ISSiilSSSi*^ 







Shirley and 
Alice sing THESE 
GORDON & REVEL HITS: 

"Good Nighl My Love" "I Wanna Go 
to the Zoo" "A Dreamland Choo Chool 
to Lullaby Town" "Yoo Gotta S-m-i-l-e 
to be H-a-Dpoble-p-y" "One Never 
Knows, Does One?"— and— "That * 
What I Want for Christmas' 
by Irving Caetar 



Wed«ciMlax? PgcgPtfe ^g l^* 3L93 6 



VARIETY 



21 






The conttnuance of standing, unv 
•^mpl^yed army 61 bisipth operators 
'v^hlch has Jjeen Readily sprawlnR and 
ii^crs the clap^^^ 

e^t union dilficttUj6s:4n ^he Greater 
|f(i^iir Viwic: area^ i» 'sipriou^ly feared 

• tesult of a c^^^ tch 
'^ehibits re-examination. For some- 
timi^ JLpcat 306, Which ; is ofliiiat^ 

ith Americian Fed;eiration of 
Labor, has been ti-ying toi convince 
.' Jlayor F. H; LaGuardia that all oper- 
ators presently licensed should un- 
•dergo re-iexainination on the 9;roDind 
'tliat mariy are-jjotv quaUfled to main' 
boaiths. 

, While ! was; Indicated that the 
v Maywr Wa^ syro^ 

"far ; te-exaihinatioirts, , recent iteci- 
Uiotk concerhing i)lumhers set a 
: tiedeiit that will probably inake it 
jiniK>iSsible to force, <H»ei«tors ito 
jHTdiVe why they should rhaiiitain 
their' )i«hses; duly issued by, Niew 
i'Ywt city rather taree nuih- 

bera , of recent years. A law which 
yrisTpassi^ii iK^^. Y, refluinhg the re- 
^^xaminaitioh of plumbers as a means 
of weeding Wt incompetents aa Well 
as those who obtained licenses 11- 
l^ally, has>b<i^^ i*y the N. Y- 

guprdne coyrt 

This decisioii is a great shock to 
booth Union leaders since re-exam- 
ination of projectionists w«uld aid 
consid^rabiy in thinning out . the 
ratiks. For ai tiniie::the ji. Y. License 
J)ept wis hot issuing licenses to 
■iqiperators, scores ot which come put 
6t prelection schpolis ind for .a nom- 
inal fee- ate, iven licenses , to run 
picture machines, , but 
ci^IK of ops hiive l»c« their 
permits. The mayor has been in- 
fortiied of ihei ri^umptioa of licehs- 
<iitj( and the danger of too many bper- 
atora in 1^. Y; has been (explained to 
him. Whether or not the city will 
suspend rath^ than refuse licehsiHg, 
Ipitter probably bei unconstitur 
:ti6ha1^ iti: order to k<ep the ranks of 
'uheftiployed : operators at a , mini- 
murn, is yet to be officially knbwHi 

' .is ■ 

Over Jurisdictional THf 

St Louis, Dec. 15. 

Jurisdictional fight hetween.IATSE 
, .and IBEW . here that bau^edr Fanchon 
& Marco troubles at St. ; Louis and 
Missouri- Theatres several weeks ago 
and ended by settlement between 
organizaVons after F AcM had gone 
into court and. obtaiiieil iniumction' 
against: IBEW picketing houses, 
flared up again Siaturday (12) when 
,rATSE employees failed to report 
for opening of drpheuin and Am- 
bassador theatres.. 
: Both organ declarw-d they 

would Walk put if either was. per 
mitted to man houses and while dif 
ferences >yere under;' corisideratibii 
.theatres remainedl dark for .30 min 
iites. Itipshot of yrhole thil^g was 
•that ■ members of both prganizatipns 
remained pn jpb and bpth localis arc 
expepted to bring about settlement 
of difficulties as in -r.ecent case; > as 
F&Mrare thie innocent victims. 

.It is anticipated that conference 
will, be' lidd shortly between Harry 
C. Arthur,, Jr;, v.p. of F&M's in 
t6rests here, and John Nick, inter 
national vp. of IATSE at which 
Arthur hopes to obtain concessions 
fram union ih Ayay of reduction of 

mnber of: workers at Orpheuim 
ioh Will reduce losses sufficiently 
to permit PiM t6, cointihue opera- 
tion o£ that hoiis;. 



Just a : L^SrHeuiKl 



Philadelphia, Diec. 
Mayor S. Davis Wilsdii; 
whom . therie's nevCT been 
whomer- lassoing': 
publicity, Was tossed sp^cl 
screening at Fox Exchange yesr- 
terday of. all Aews|Feels in" which 
he .apif)eared. But Hizzoner 
never showed up. 
' Explanation: . he was posing 
with; visiting firemen cam- 
eraiti^. 



Detrditts Marqueeft 

_ -IJetroi 15.' 

Test of the city ordinance, restrict 
I»g iriiarquees from wider Woodward 
,avenue, will bie heard in circuit court 
here Dec. 26. Ordinance, it' upheld, 
would force two downtown houses, 
the Fox and State, a^ well as hunier- 
ous nabes to tear down huge, costly 
Warquees. ... " 

Test case, was started hy the Gray- 
stone ballroom, which charged the 
.jaw discri iii&tory. Jydee Homer 
*ergusjoti Ordered the city to show 
cause why It should not hi rc- 
strained. ••' 





I^ze Conieats, wHk Ohkleys 
Rewariis — ^ Educaitect 
Many to Somethins-ifor- 
Nothihg^ Idc^ Cuffo Le^- 

: : islatffrs AniyUier Probl<ein 



AND THE PHONIES: 



Balttmcxre, Dec. 

Irving Yates flgures oh extensive 
feature Aim prdduction with coliored 
casts. Current at: the Harlem, Negro 
hbusOj is: 'The- yicious" Girciei,' which 
Yates under . tkig of Grarnercy Picts, 
inc., made with all-colored, cast re* 
cruited. in Phila. iRuhning 70 mins 
(one* minute less here d\ie to censor 
excisions), feature Is currently being 
shown in Negro houses in .se^'e^ 
towr>s.: 

Another .fllnri planhedi with 
shooting to t;ake -place here ih- Balto, 
with local . cast of colored, little ther 
atre thespiahs and any pros that can 
be-, raked up, It's the- Yates idea to 
make series .Of -such features in key 
towns, and ' eventually the former 
vaude agent figuries he'll' have 
rounded . up. a pretty 'able grbitp - p£ 
Negro actors. Will then use asisem- 
hly for another series of flUns. ' 

Yates still making -those Dromp- 
tipnal tieup shprts .with 'lqcat ama<* 
teur casts fpr theatre^!^' Has, a. man 
npw in Bfaltp seeking hookup on idea 
with (Hie of loop, white theatres. 
PuUied stunt . last February here, with 
Loew'^s Century in on .deal; 



Los Angeles; Dec: 15. 
Cooper & Randol, hew picture pro- 
duction company, ' is planning Ave 
pix for the Negro tr^ide. Initialer, 
*Dark Manhattan,' will be given a |5 
pr^m at the Lincplh theatre in the 
Negro section next, month. Leslie 
Gpodwips will direct the first ; ic 
with Ralph Cpppefj vaudevillian, 
starred. 

Officers are Gebrge Randol, presi-' 
dent; .epoper, vice-prez, and Ben Ri- 
naldo, secretary-treasurer and asso- 
ciate producer. .. 



lACK KiMG IN JAIL 



II«llyW*Ml .Police "Dng frainer In 



Memphis, Dec; 15.. 

When Jack Ki 42,vof Lps An- 
Jieles, crashed his autompbile into a 
telephone, pole in Memphi Vlast 
weiek; injuring his. head, his , 1 15- 
pound GeFman police dpg which has 
aippeared oii the screen " tlirilliers,. 
stood guard, keieping off police till 
an ambulance arrived. .vThe dog, 
Kazan, rode the ambulance the; 
hospital,, then aGCPmpanied his .mas- 
ter to jail. 

Kazan was permitted to sleep in 
city jail but Chibf Deputy Sheriff 
Oliver Perry refMsed King-permis-, 
,sioh to take hirh into county .' il 
when; his was fined. $50 and held to 
the state . di-iving while intoxi- 
cated charges Friday (11 >. 

Jailing forced King to cartcel an 
engagement oyer. WMC riday for 
the Memphis Humane Society. 



EAST AND pUMKE'S SHORTS 

East and umke, also known to 
radi Sisters of the- Skiilct and 
Eddie and .Ralph, are iug film 
shoiis for Educational. 

Called 'Practically Perfect,* script 
develops siaime type of cojnedy and 
Ca-ga household hints boys use on 
radio. .'TeiWm is cuVreivtly. sponsored 
by Krtpx gelatine. 










AI 




Htgil Voifttge 



Hollywood,. Dec. 15,,. 

Wairners " 10' new 

transformers . studio 

eQuipmen^ with total new 
voltaige of 35,0001 

Studio plant now,: deydops 
more juice than is. required for 
a city pf 50,000 populatiprt; 



Handlrhg pf picture thieatre passes^: 
Ipng 4 thorn tb circuit and house 
«tecutives, has become aggravated 
in reeent months, according to- a. slir^ 
vey'. Spokesmen (or exhi itors in; 
the , East, blame : prize contests , and 
giveaways on thie radio as. the biCgest 
single .'factor contributing . to . the 
spread of free .ticket: chiselihg. Oth- 
ers are ihclhied^ to think the large 
numbter giveaways in the the- 
atres theiiiselves perhaps haver gone 
a Iqn^ ways in making the . public 
som.ethin4*'*''^~'^°'t'''^hS-' ebnsci^^ . 
' Varipus and- sundry methbds have 
beep inaugurated by individual cir- 
cuits in eyeiy section of the country 
but seldom without repercusisions in 
lOiCial political and newspaper circleis 
every tinie a new pass system is ih- 
stalled. ' And toi date no sweeping 
plan has t>eeh hit unon to haedle 
Annie Oakleys satisfactorily, both 
to exhibitors and to those regarded 
as being entitled to f ree ducatSi 

There are many diplomatic . angles 
to be consid^ed in tirimming pass 
lists. ; Passes when issiied by a film 
house, pririiarny are- intended as a 
courtesy and as a ineans of. making 
the holder feel he is at guest pf the 
managientrent . That is with the ex 
ception of critic ducats to working 
newspapermeh. 

New - York City and Washington 
feel the brunt of the demand for 
free coupon^; the fcrmer; because of 
its vast, drawing: populatibfiranid the 
large number 'of de luxe film- hoiiSes, 
and Washington because the pb 
liticK> complexion «t the capitol city 
md the droves of federal . ernplpyes. 
Same goes; fpr theatres ' all state 
capitals. 

Manhattan's theatre ntahagers re 
porta hugepick-up in demand. The 
means resorted to- in order to grab 
passes are .fantastic in the extreme. 
Recently - overworked method was 
that of employing newspaper iahd 
coluinimists letterheads. Check ihade 
revealed that this phoney stationery 
was made up by . some pass seekers 
in quantities of 100 to 500 in their 
carhpaign to cov6r the ace down- 
town houses. Some attempt, to. fake' 
known hewsfiaper pieopte's names in 
applying for tickets, but that's been 
regulated. 

Another source ^of annoyance is 
the so-called lecturer group. Jviem- 
bers of this pass-grabbing aggrega- 
tion claim they addressed women's 
clubs. Sorne , demand passes' andv 
when refused, threaten pans instead 
of plugs. In one recently reported 
instance; the lecturer was revealed 
as iain instructor in » corset-modeiing 
class. A recent headache iaire 
the high school an college ; pa per 
editors; 

.' Various Clubs, women's orgahiza- 
tipns iEind . .societies also nia.ke their 
bid. fpr a • certain number iijf free 
ducats. Mpst of these requests 'wind 
up at the Hays office, where they 
are diplohriaticilly tui-ned down. . AtV 
titude of roadway de luxe man- 
agers -iasVwell as Haysians is that only 
in the rarest of exceptions will these 

;requests be hoinored because of the 
precedent is iestablishes. Once the 
bars are let down for one prgah i^-a- 
tioh; others will employ this as an 
opening wedge to receive the isarne 
treatmeht. 

Touchiness of the Washingticin sit- 
uatiop. was demonstrated a year or- 
so ago when one legislator telt that 
he was shabbily treated by the fnan- 
agement of a circuit house.. Matter 

i went, so, far that thia particular Offi- 
cial threatened to introduce some 

} stringent regulatiy»v tjoplyirig to the 

I Dislrict\of Golutnbi' .wrhlch would 

■ have hit aU exhibs; 






h 42it St ihrea 



Fresh idemic of - - 
iceptive . icture titte usage has . hit 
continuous ruh, iPWier scaleid film 
houses in imes Square district last 
weefc Niew putbreak resulting^ f rpm 
attiempts certain tp 
build additipiiai patrbhage by making 
public think they have new features 
has prpduced plenty isquawks 
frptn riyal cpmpetitiprs Who thus far 
hiave been cbntent play their 
dpuble features tinder pri inal and 
registered titles. - 

In instances where there Piily is a 
take-oir; oh the bri ihal title, and 
ttfinsUvtcd into the peculiar .42nd 
Street lingp Nprth Hpbpken 
language, it; generally . ppssible 
for a . patrpti after . diligent search 
to learn what subjects he . actually 
will see in^e. 

But bf late, the pictures have been 
explPited under entirely new garb; 
the ohly way bit telling the pro- 
ducer's first title being to uncover 
prihied matter pn Ibbby cards. At 
somie theatres, the small printed mat- 
ter • on these cards ; has been ;care- 
fully hidden in arranging lobby dis- 
plays 

A recent exanrtplie pf this variety 
of switching was the .-manner in 
which 'Desert Gold* Was baliyhooed 
as *Lpve Strangled with GpW/ 'Gay 
Bride,' an oldie,, Was heralded In 
banners and lights as 'Racketeer 
Bride' als6 as* 'Racketeer's 

Bride.^ 

The mpst cbmmoh practice, how- 
ever, is that pf emplpying the pic- 
ture's priginal title in spme advier- 
tising and then supplying an alter- 
native title eisewhiere in explpita- 
tibii matter. Thus, 'I'll Name the 
Murderer' is knowri as 'The; 

Finger on Killer.' In many 

respects, thfs method is douhly de- 
ceptive, in the dpi ; ion of many ex- 
hibitor leaders, because it leads proi^- 
p<^ttve patrons to believe there are 
twp separate pictures insliead of just 
one. . 

A majority of Bi-oadway houses in 
the imes Square area, hbVvever, 
have reformed along these lines only 
Occasional ittstances: bobbing, , up 
Where titles have been altered or an 
alte»-pative phe has been .used. Mo.st 
of it how is cbncehtrated ; With -the 
West 42nd .. Street theaitres— snnt^ 
Where the admission i.s 15c and 20c, 



Minneapolis, Dec. 15/ 

double features for this tierri- 
tiory at last; For the' first-time- in il : 
history Publix will gP' in for ^h(j 
dual bills:, launching them at its S^tat * 
Mere shortly after the first ^of 
yew. Hie State is one of Itis 
loop first-run houses. 

In Ipcal. film circles this is taken t'^ 
mean that the policy generally Wi^ l 
be adopted throughoiit the territary, 
ilftdependept exhibitprs 'hiaviiig indi- 
cated they Will npt t^e Icng tpVfpl- 
ipw the Publix lead here. At ihc? 
same , time, .there; is 4 m<>ve amoD', 
independeht ekhibitprs to-push a-bilV 
thrpugh the State; :i*fl[bliarturc cpn- 
vehinjg shortly after thie first of tho 
year which; in effect, might ovitlav/ 
the dual bills T>y providing that, in 
the public health's inteVeaifts, ehilAren , 
would b^ prohibited from aMendinr 
any show of more than: tw» houit* 
duratipri. It is said that l^iislative 
suppprt fpr the, measure already has.: 
been, assured. ;^ 



81ST STREE! SBIT 



The thriseryear-pld suit hriought by 
Cearge P. Skouras, head the 
Skourias .chaini of. theatres; Ut com- 
peL 20th Gentury-Fox to carry ; put 
an; old franchise . cohtrabt' ' "under 
Which tW Skburaii BriaadWay and 
deth St theatre would receivie ftrst-: 
run pictures instead of idG€i^s-V91st 
St.- theatre, was disctmUnued'. in N. 
Y. Supreme Court Mondsiy (14 ), At- 
torneys; for both sides signed a stipr 
ulation announcing thei .: matter^ had 
been adjusted but of court 

Sfkpelras, together With tl^ Bri>ad«^ 
way and 96th, Street Readty Coip.* 
the Brbadvi^ay. VarjeUes Co.. and the 
Broadway Realty Co.-^ eontteDided l^iaty/' 
the Fox Corp., the -8ist St thea- 
tre Cbrp.,< L<slie E; ThoiQpBOn, 
president , of RKO iand #lM|>^ad^ of 
RKO 81st St Coip.. Isaacs ]t;. JMim 
apd Leon Goldihg, had' coa^^ to 
induce ZOthr'Fox to keep Skoura;; 
from obtaihing first-runs for his the-: 
atre in the upper-Broadway .sector, 
which he claimed . he was ^entitled- to 
under a former agr(>emi£|nt;'cip)ef^d-* 
ants clainied; this Bgreenien't yrais only 
good for one year. Details ' of the 
settlement were not ma^ pvblic; 



Philadelphia, 
Philadelphia Vonety Clp.b uhnuat 
i barljquet Was held Suridiiy ( li) ) .jni.tjhl 



in BellR.vue-Striatford hotel ballroom, 
nnjorii than 1,000 shbWmen ^ and 
erai score jfufests attendi Of thft 
ordceeds, $1,000 went Dr. Sy 
Nortnan Henry, former director of 
Health of ijty of Philadelphia, tor 
care of youhfi! paralytic victiins 
'adopted* by club last year, with bal 
ance slated for other chariti . ^ 

Toastma.<iter was George ■ Jess^l 
and notipd cuests included Gov 
Georpe tt. Earle, ot Pennsylvani 
Gov. Harold Hoffman, of .New Jer- 
sey; Attorney ,Ge;neral Charles .T 
Margiotti. of Pennsylvania: Atfoi-ney 
General. David T. WilentT:. . of New 
.TTeriiey: Mayor S. David Wilson, of 
Phllaclelbhi and ' numerous politi- 
cal atid civic leaders. 

Beh Arnsterdam. new Variety 
ores, and Jim Cl»rk. his predccessoi; 
were among speakers. 



To Examine the Gcoiire 
jessels in Insu i^laini 

N. Y. Supreme Court JTudge Edgar 
J. Lau^r on Saturday Xi2) sighied an 
order directing the taking of teisti- 
mony of George Jessel and hi^ wife. 
Norma Talmadge, before .G, A. Jack- 
son, an attorney,: at Los Angeles on 
Dec. 20!. 

The order was made on behalf of 
the Lumbermen's Mutuat.. Castialty v 
Co.,. which is siiing^ Jessel 

and his \vife for $1,750 in cbiinection 
With an accident which occurred in 
1932 at . the Jdastbauni thea<»re, Phil- 
adelphia, where '' couple were 
personal-appearihgv One of their 
contpany's performers, Anne LoWenr 
wirlh, Was injured in a fiall oft the 
stage. She subsequently obtaihed a 
judgihent of $1,200 fronhi the Lum-; 
Wrmen's Cp., and the latter cprpora- 
tipri is trying to cpilect frbm Mr. 
Mrs. Jessel Under alleged con- 
tract. 

George Jessel came east to 
ciate at the Philadcipliia" Vaflety 
Club shindig over the weekend and 
flew back yesterday (Tuesday) to 
resume his ITniversal chores.: Jessel 
huddled all Mopday afternoon with 
Jimmy Walker, an old friend], impnis 
other social contacts; east 



'AGENT' LEADS SET 

Holly Wood, DeCr 15. 
Leslie Fentoh arid Joyce Cornpton 
will top 'Riiss Customs Ag6iit' at 
Radio vi'hich. will be prodticed by 
Cliff Reid with Edward Hilly direct* 
i»rt.' 

Phillip Ahn also has been qasL 



28 VARIETY Wednesday, December 1( 




^tAnesitiff December 16; 1936 



F I CTH 



n E S 



VARIETY 



29 




(Contwwcd 'rom page; 25) 

-tore in change. Those who cared 
could compare t*»e Bills - with num- 
bers posted iH the State lobby. If 
their number 'was listed a pair o( 
tickets were iinaed and the numiber 
cros^ ^tt. It'a not a new idea, 
but seems to have beCh the first 
time it was lised as a payoff Ipr co- 
on spaces<' 

Soihewhat similar was a deal with 
a local h<rtel, which posted 30 num- 
bers. Diners whose checks matched 
were given a> pair of seats. Passes 
pud for ads in all. the school papers 
and passes goV a flock of air stuff 
-ranginjg from three 15-minute tran- 
gcrio^ipnS' to ihentlons .in cbmmer- 
oial programs from the stores in Oh 
the co-op ads. 

Christmas parade was tagaied 
by two ushers giving out novelties; 
- atid-'^^ock jitf small stuff .was used, 
no^ tp ignore a lavish local national 
ad'^campaign. 

Bidio Attention 

' Seeking to cinch listeners for thie 
iheifttre's n^tly broadcast, one 
house, ' ihg on a local onie-lungei: 
is working a reply stunt that for the 
Cmdinent at least, has them alL hahg? 
ing pver the set. 

TTstuht is aired at each - 
hinic except ' Sunday and runs 10 
m^iUtes. . The prepared radio con- 
<tinuities are not iisedr but i^he man- 
ager writes his own ctescription of 
the night's bill; Atbhe or two spots 
■ the chat is broken with. 'If Jfei 
James G. Smith- will telephone her 
address within 10 minutes, she will 
receive two iichiets for tomorrow 
night's performance.' Thafs Mrs; 
Smitii*s cue to hustle to the phone 
and supply the requis^e informa- 
tion; 

Seems to be holding them around 
the receiving set and it's figured 
that while they're listening.ihey may 
be. sold the idea of 'coming around 
. that evening, the col>y all being 
imed at that end. Good only where 
someone , can write real sales copy. 
..Name's are not :oilly. obtained from 
^ th(^ telephone book, but from trades- 
men, idea being to get some names 
of hon-tielephone owners to get their 
interest. 

In another town there is, a stand- 
ing offer of' a seat to the first per- 
vtson^ who. ^ppints put an : IncPrrect 
statenieht over "the" wire, with the 
deadline her^ set at a quarter hour. 
AnixOuncer wiU ive the name of 
. some player hot in the cast, the in- 
correct locale or make some similar 
misstatement. HOre the idea is to 
encourage llsteners-ih to study the 
house announcements to be ready to 

ick up thes^ openings. V 
., Gab has increased the mailing list 
more than 20%. 

IhungrWell 

More: to dress his lobby than to 
ftress a picture a manager built back 
of .his box. office, an old-fashioned 
Well house, achievihg a rustic effect 
With cedar poles for uprights arid 
dressing it with artificial vines. 
-There was the regulation pulley and 
.chain With an old oaken bucket, 
rented. Iroin a ; farmer who had a 
. spiare. They' can be hired from 
country hardware stores in a pinch. 
The bucket Was stood beside the 
well, since the bottom, of the well 
house was a shallow tank, a metal 
shell into Which a large sheet of 
glass had been cemented. For i 
short use the cement can be ma 
rine putty, one part of white lead 
in oil to two parts putty, well 
kneaded together with a hammer 
Below the glass was a poster of a 
star with 'her best picture' lettered 
above the head and- the.- title arid 
date below; workirig in with the 
legend, "Truth at the .bottom of 
well;' isplayed . on the outside , of 
well house,: The poster; was illumi- 
tiated: from the side. The water was 
not deep enough ^to obscure the- let- 
tering, arid the wnole made a very 
effective, sign. 

The chief advantage of the iigri 
was the comment, it-caiised arid the 
people it drew into the lobby. Once 
they were in they took in the re 
mainder of the display^ It was good 
for a . tWo-Week run and can be 
repeated after a time. 

^This particular theiatre goes iri 
.strong for- novelty set pieces, f6el 
lijg that any break in the monotony 
of the lobby is boiind to get atteri 
tion for the entire layout. One re 
cent knockout was a disappearing 
fish. globe, displayed in a well some- 
what similar, but with one sidie cut 
away to hoiise a -bowl of gold fish 
set into a shadow box. When a slow 



flasher light was on, the globe was 
reflteted into a sheet of glass placed 
at an angle of 4S degrees. The fish 
could not be seen when the light 
was Off, ;. 



Better iPrlntiiig 

. brie Of the unrealized results of 
the growth oif the chain idea and the 
betterment pf standard; i»ccessOries is 
the almost total disappearance Of the 
type of manager who took a real 
pride in his printed matter and went 
into ai huddle with the printer over 
everything from a throwaway to his 
we^ly program. It has been 10 
years, at least, since managers gave 
real thought to the appearance of 
their advertising product, It is easier 
.to, OKder stock- heralds or buy acces- 
sories ' jthan to labor oyer a . paHic- 
.ularty neat card announcement or to 
produce sOme.. special advertising 

piece. 

In the Old ' days the ..manager and 
the \ printing foreman would go over 
a. layout, discuss stock; . type and 
color, and:tum out a really fine piece 
of printing. The 'manager learned 
ihe elements of typpgraphy and the 
printer leairned to. evaluate ; display 
lines. In some insta»nces theatres 
even split thc^ cost of new fonts Of 
type with the printing office in Order 
to get.'somethingparticularly wanted. 

Today the manager doesn't care a 
Whoop, appairentljr; He sends the 
copy to the prihter, reads; the proof 
iloughVy for sipelling and appends his 
approval. It means riPthirig to him 
that'-'iWo large lines are top close 
together or that a sales line has been 
buried.in six-point type, it's got .the 
name of the house and the title of 
the feature. The rest for 
Sweeney. 

Maybe it's the right idea for chain 
operatiori, 'iM^ere a house ^manager 
is more or less the robot of the home 
office, but in the old days gopd print: 
ihg apparently did : possess a cash 
value and' to a certain definite ex 
teri't did . influence sales. It is. doubt 
fill whether the manager ever sees 
the; compositor who sete the job. In 
the old days he and the comp called 
each other by their first names — and 
got results. 

Plftntins ^Acts 

. Looking for a hew radio gag, one 
house has developed a weekly pic 
ture quiz in which prizes are of- 
fered for the best . answers . to 10' 
queries given out in the course of a 
15-minute spread. Gag is that two 
questions concern coming , 'attrac 
tioris at the house running the^ se 
Ties. The others are made up of 
more general information such as 
'What was Greta Garbo's first pic- 
ture?' or. 'What company brought 
Gary Cooper to: stardorii?' For a 
change in pace one question usually 
refers to more ancient history and 
the series is nOt made too . easy. 

On the broadcast the . annouricer 
first propounds the questions, then 
answers those asked the previous 
Week, naming the winners in that 
series. If there is time left, and he 
sees ' to it that there is, he runs on 
to chat of the comirig features at 
the theatre or may slip over some 
more or less inside iriformatiori; A;; 
least two of the. questions refer to 
recent, pictures' at the theatre am 
this keeps interest alive. 

No. stipulation as to hoW . the en 
trants 'obtain their inforriiation, W: 
understood that the theatre will no'; 
hand out the information in response 
to persorial inquiries. There is one 
cash prize of $5 arid from five to 10 
tickets for the runners up,, the: num 
ber beirig determined: by the excel 
le'nce of the" replies. . Ah effort is 
.made to give Out the fiill 10, hut 
often hot that many qualify. 
■ Object ■ primarily to get over 
the comirig attractions, but the house 
finds that . it makes for a healthful 
interest in pictures in general, whic i 
reacts in favor of the theatre^ 
has made .so many listeners that 
local merchant .wants, to sponsor the 
period,: which is perhaps the best 
answer. 



Conductor 
Violihist 




Hi^ Album 



Hollywood, Dec., 15.. 

Edward Sedgwick, : director- 
prpducer of ♦Pick a Star' at Hal 
Koach, was perusing an old . 
casting directory being used as 
a ' propi. 

He fpund himself listed as a 
Dutch comic. That 10 
years ago. 



he check is again held by the jaws, 
f outer garriients also ■ are checked 
it means plenty more trouble,, but 
it rriay influence business in stormy 
weather. . , 

Hot coffee, ort.' cold hights Will be 
appreciated. Either d'emitasses should 
be Used' or small , paper cups. Either 
should be not ihoi-e than half full 
and the temperature of the beverage 
should be such that it can be drimk 
without waiting. . Paper, cups are 
tiest since many spots have" involved 
laWs about washing cups and glasses 



New Financing (or Kelle^Dilrian 
Paves Way for S Pix in K-D Color 



VARIETY CLUBS' GROSSES 



Blr Shows in Philiy aiid Cleveland 
Net' Mwcb for Local Auspices 



Information 

What was started merely as some- 
thing to: talk about has broiight a 
theatre;' . a moderately large t'oWn 
a busihes^ maker for' an . off night 
The house calls ' 'Things You Ought 
to Knew,' - and features it every 
Thursday night. It has ' built into a 
real ticket seller.and in addition it is 
creating good wilU , 

Comes at . the break on the first 
night show ahd\;some. local man tells 
pf his business, and how it is run 
It was, started off— for .obvious, rea- 
sons— by the local paper, , the . bust 
hess manager first describing the 
general set-iip of a newspaper office. 
He -Was b^ck the following Week, to 
tell abOut-the wire service and other 
out-of-town sources, the Siinddy sup- 
plement and the like; The third week 
the circulation manager told how the 
cairrier; routes were handled and ga'Ve 
other details of his department, yrith 
the. city editof following in to. teU 
how; local news Was obtained.. Then- 
a reporter told of how the leg^men 
operated arid finally the press fore- 
man spoke of the mechanical details. 
Each of these talks was briefed- in 
the paper the- following morning ahd 
served to attract attention. 

Switching to the Maypr^ he gave a 
general sketch pf the city administra- 
ti with, subsequent chats; by. .the 
tax collector,, the police arid fire .offi- 
cials/ Now the house is runnirig. on 
various, occupations. The. grocer tells 
ho'w he gets his goods, how he han- 
dles them and how he sells themi^ a 
local dairy 'Will describe how milk 
is collected, a real estate man will 
give some inside ' facts, and so do'wn 
through the trades. ' 

The manager goes over the intend- 
ed spiel to keep them as light as pos- 
sible^ and no speaker consUrines more 
than 15 minutes^ .with most keeping 
inside of 10.. Sounds, a bit draggy, 
but . it isn't. 



Cleveland, Dec. 15. 
Five-hour show with 35 guest acts 
highlighted the local Variety Club's 
aijnual winter ishindig; last ; Friday 
((12), during which 750 barkers and 
Out-pfrtpwn guests jammed the M^yr. 
fair Casino. Bleginriing at 9:30, the 
marathon revile ran oh the theatre- 
cabaret's . stage until 3 .ia.n}.,. with 
half-hour dance sessions thrown in. 
Benny .Rubi , here for two-day date 
with George Hamilton's ork and show 
of his oWn, m.c'd^ Guest talent rairiged 
from Kirby and Degsige unit front 
Lotus Gardens to .Fats Waller from 
RHO i^alace; Herman' Pirchner's Al- 
pine Ciiibbers, Dick Marsh's Vogue 
Room revue and .talent from' Cedair 
Garderis and Cocpanut Grove. 

Acts yere lined -up by -Nat Holt of 
RKp: as Chairman of eniertainmeht 
committee, assisted by Col. Harry E. 
Long of Xoew's, Frank A-; DreW and 
Fred Meier. ' Ante Was $12 a couple, 
without causing one kick, and .dub 
made a juicy profit Ph. party. : , 

Out-of-town barkers present, who 
also investigated . newly forriied Va 
riety Poist of - American Legion, first 
of its kind formed, included Sidney 
. Sam.son . f rom Buffalo, James.' Grady 
roni Cihcinnati, Henry Steichelmaier 
rpm Toiedp; Lpiiis and Meyer Schihe 
of the- Schine :circuit, . Jack Flynn of 
Metro, Mort Goldniari^ froiri Pitts- 
burgh, -William Sussfhan and; George 
■'85'eeks from;' .New Yorlc. Another 
guest pf honor was Mayor Burton of 
Cleveland. 



Winter Stuff 

Now that, the show flying, it 
will pay to dig out the time-tried 
stunts; One ot the simplest and- best 
is to: station a couple of boys at .the 
entrance on snowy days. One has 
a large whisk broom with which 
to brush snow from the. clothing, 
while the other operates a floor 
brpoih to brush off snow on shoes. 
Patrons will appreciate this service 
which will permit them ^to sit 
through the show with a minimum 
of discomfort. It's sriiaU town stuff, 
but ori a snowy night it is just as 
good, in the- cities, and perhaps more 
appreciated because less seldom 
used. 

" Another service, which wiU cause 
more trouble, is an overshoe chieck-- 
irig system. Best idea for this is to 
obtain the snaps used by window 
dressers and not unlike snap clothes 
pins, but with rather more -powerful 
springs. The patron's checlc is 
snapped into the jaws, to be. handed 
out when the rubbers are turned in. 
the two being snapped together and 
either- Strung upon lines pv placed 
on plahk. shelves. The matching 
number is riiarked on the sriap and 
the shoes should be placed in nu- 
merical order. When the check is 
turned in and the slices delivered. 



Eailroadini: 

Idea is a bit late for; this Christ- 
mas but it's something to be remem- 
bered next year. It capitalizes- the 
inherent masculine interest in toy 
trairts with a super-extra display, of 
a toy railrOad system. And it has 
been installed and is beirig operated 
at no cost tO the theatre in. the be- 
lief it Will make, a hefty; increase in 
the sale of toy trains. 

A departmerit store has installed 
iii the rest room a table about 30 feet 
long and about three feet wide, run- 
ning the length of one side of the 
room. On this the largest depart- 
ment store, in .the city, has built a 
network of tracks for a miniature 
.electric railway system, all on the 
remote control idea, with a dozen 
trains, each of. a different type, sta- 
tioris, switch towers„ semaphores, 
power houses, bridges, tunriels, un 
derpasses and aU of the other extras 
which can run a private railroad well 
into three 'figures. . 

Trairis are; opehited aill afternoon 
and at the. breaks in the everiing, 
the store supplying a youth to oper 
ate the system and a girl to give 
literature and information. Orders 
cari be given the girl, if desired, but 
no effort is made to force a sale, thie 
idea being that the kids will give the 
family ;the ..works, and cprhplete • the 
transaction. 

The store is doing plenty of .ad 
vertising ■ its daily space, has 
worked up> extensively iUustratied 
stories in all of the newspapers . and 
has widely circularized the. suburban 
spots. On Saturday mornings . the 
display is open on cards obtained 
from the store, before the matinee, 
with, many of the visitors stopping 
to see the afternoon performance as 
paying guests. ~ , 

Idea of the , store is to promote 
basement permanent setups, possible 
now with oil heaters, and much ot 
the sales talk is. Shared by a firm 
haking such installations, which con 
tributes to the cost, 



Mpls. Variety Cinb Eieois 

Minneapolis, .Dec. 

Variety club .elected > Elson 
(Seventh St theatre) chief barker 
to succeed W. H. Workman (MGM 
exchange maniagei:). A. Kaplan 
(Rubenstein & Kkplah theatres) 
chosen dough guy; Tom Surge (Na- 
tional Screen), assistant chief bark- 



Active interest the Keller-' 
Dorian color process was; taken along 
two fronts in the last ^''^ d^ays; first 
with annOunCeriient that'^ a new 
group plans to; take coptrOl early 
next year and secondly; wi^^' ^^1^ 
statement , that .fiye feature prOduc- 
tipris are to be niade With this tint- 
ing systerifi. 

The Keller-Doriain Colprfilm Corp., 
which dates frOni 1930 in the U. S.; 
and 'is an' outgrowth of the French;, 
company formed i 1923, , is expected 
to. be controlled by a group . of 
foreign capitalists, largely English- 
men, by. January. This new capitalist 
group has agreed to pick up 350,000 
shares of stock in the KrD corpora-, 
tiori, buying the stock nPw held, by 
Henry Colgate, reported^ related . to 
the . Colgate soap, family, and Wil-' 
liatn Selistan.; 

Under the new leadership^' cpni- 
nierCial exploitation pf the Keller- 
Doriari.; process is being .undertaken 
hy .GeOrge Quigley, who helped 
pioneer talking pictures with West-- 
ern Electric and Awhile: he' 'Was ori 
the le^al staff at Warner Bros. Th^ 
airinoiinced deal whereby ah' tinre- 
vealed but .large prodiuction outfit 
will- undertake tO^ mitfte fiyexfeatures 
with the K-D system is said- to be 
the first of several which the foreign 
group hopes to riegotiatie vtrith major 
and .minor producers. Lawrencie 
Brown, secretary pf keller-borian^ 
stated this weeic that We first pi:o- 
duictlon line-iip •wili nOt be done by 
Paramount, which at phe> time had 
ah interest in the syaitennt.' 

Paramount and Eastiiian Kodak 
have cooperated in recent miphthi? in 
labipratpry Work On this color 
process. Eastman holds a; contract 
for handling. filin stock Which is re^ 
ported as expiring in. abOUt two. 
months. 



er; D^ Kane. (Northw;est , Allied 
'States), wagph rriah and. worltinan;'; 
Eddie Ruban, George Grranstrbrii, 
Bejti Friedman, W. A; Steffes and 
MOe Levy, members of the executiva 
committee. 









Ar iane- Artane ? 

Hoilv Wood; P0C. .. 
; Next foreign dam.sel to be tossed 
to stardom by studi ' French 
actres.Sj Ariane Bbi'g, under contract 
to Metro. . ' , , 

Word is. that gal will get a Simorie 
Simon build-Up. 



WWEEK 
DE<:. nth 

LOCW'S STATE 
NEW YORK 



A TOUR OF LdEW, RKO AND PARAMOUNT THEATRES 

TO FOLLOW 

niRlliCTtOK 
WM. MORRIS AGENCY 





THAT COUNTS! 

Let critics roar, let adjectives soar— but the one way to tell a hit is by 
the dough you send to the bank! Only a linerup that can be counted 
on for a dependable, steady succession of money -shows can keep that 
bank account and keep it growing! Remember that! And renxember that 

• GREEN PASTURED followed 'LOUIS PASTEUR ' 
• ANTHONY ADVERSE' followed 'THE GREEN PASTURES ' 
• CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE' followed 'ANTHONY ADVERSE' 
•THREE MEN ON A HORSE' followed 'CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE' 



And these will be followed by 'GOLD DIGGERS OF 1937' for a very merry 
Xttias, and 'SING ME A LOVE SONG' for a very happy New Year! 

So Follow the Leader 




f '^JSW-' ' " '"""■!' 7"?'. 



P I C T 



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VARIETY 



SI 







Chesterfield 



IS 



ivadv Luck. Story of a sweepstake: Vrlriher. Patricia Farr,' Wm. Bakewell. Ir. 

- Chas/ liamont. 62 mins. Rel. Jiijy 8. 
MUsine Olrli. Martin, Mooney's story, Roger Pryor, Muriel EvanSi ?hll; 
*^ • Bosen. 65 mtos. Rel. Sept. 10. Rev, Oct 7. 



;Gower'a<^ Sunset; 
Hollywood* 



Columbia 



i 729 Seventh Ave., 
New, York, N. 



Adventure in Manhattan. . Joel . McCrea, Jean Arthur, ftesinald bwen, Herman 
-Aav«« Dir. Edw, Ludwlg. 73 mins* Rel, Sept. 20, Rev. Oct. 28. 
Aiihi for Murdclr, Mystery. Wm. Gargan, Marguerite Churchill.. Dir. D, .Ross 
^ Lederman. 61:taltis, R^^^ Rev.,Oct.,Jl. 
lackn^ttei** Eifii^t persons face suspicldn of murder, of a blackmailer: Win. 
Gargatti Florence Rice, U. B. Warner.. Dir. Gordon Wile$, 69 minsi Rel. 
^■^Juiy.-i0: Bey.- Juiy':29-..-;. 
rnirtir.Gloseri Folks.. Outdoor' show story. James Dunn; Marian Marsh; Wynne 
*'^^G«>sonl 61 mtas. Rel. NOV; 7. Rev. Nov. 25. 
' -£nic'S'' Wlfe. John Boles, Rosalind Russell, BilUe Biirke, Raymond Walburtt. 
• ■ - Dir. Dorothy Arzner. 73 mlns. Rel.' Sept. 30. Rev. Oct. 7. 
^^Hna'of -the Trail. Jack. Holt, Douglas Dumbrille, .Louise Heiiry. 
*■ Bel. Sept. 19. Rev. Nov. 4. " .. 

- viiiai Hour, The. Innocent girl escapes the gallows through the efforts ot the 
men she had befriended. Ralph Bellamy, Marguerhe Churchill. Dir. D 
Ross I*derman. 57 mlhs. Rel July 7, Rev. Aug; S. , 

'Forbidden TralL . Western. Buckr Jones, Barbara Weeks. . Lambert. Hilly er. 

■ ■ - 65' 'inln8; 'Rey;--. Noy. . . 

' A'ucitive SheHlt The.. Westism. John Wayne, Beth Marlon.. Nate Gatzert, 
: ■ ' 58 mlnS. jaei; Jime 1 Rev. Oct. 21: ^ .f- 

Klllir at Lairge.' Dept. store mystery. Mary Dayld 
vf^v silman; M nuns/: Rel. Oct. 1. 

^ =Lady from Nowhere^ Mary Aistor. Charles Quigley. Rel. Nov. 21, . 
Seeion of Terror. Bruce Cabot, Marguerite Churchill* Crawford Weaver. 

■ C C. Coleman. Jr. 62 mins. Rel. Nov. 21. Rev. Nov. 4. 

Man who Lived Twice. Ralph BeVlartiy. MarJiari Marsh, < ir. 

Harry Liichman; 72 mins, Rel. Sept. 20.: Rev: Oct. 
eet Nero wolf e.. £dw. Arnold, Jean< Perryk Lionel. Stander: Herb;er1 

Bibei-man.' .72 nUns. Rel Aug; 1.; Rev. July^22i 
North.of Nome. Jwk Holt. Bvelyh ^^^^ . ; 

Pennies from Heaven. Bing Crosby. Madge-Evans, |:dith Fellows Rfl. Nov , 5. 
Prescott Kidl- McGOy western,- Tim McCoy, ^hella Manners. Dir. David Sllmau. 

55 ittins.' Rev; Oct.'21..' • . ;;r 

Kaneer Courage; Boh AUisn.. Martha Tibbfetts.. Reli-Dct. 30. 
lihakedown. Fake Iddnap turm to real; tragedy. Lew Ayresi 
V David . Selmah. 55 mtns. Rel. Juiy/17. Rev. Aug. 19. 
sundown Rider. Western. ' Biick j[ones. Dir. Lambert iUycr, 

■Nov. 18.- 

TheodOra Goea Wild, Country girl goes Broadway. .Irene 

. ' Douglas. Dir. Robt. Boleslawski. 94 mins: Rel. Nov, 12. 
Th'ey Mei in a Taxi. Cheater Mortis, Pay Wray, Lionel Stander. 

bum. 70 mlns. Rel. Sept. 1. Rev. Sent. 16. 
Tueboat PrinceM. Walter C. Kelly; Edith Fellows. Valerie Hobson. Rel.: Oct, 15. 
Two Fisted Gentleman, Fight story with a girl mianager. James Dui^n* ,^une 

Clayworth. iJir. Gordon Wilies. 63 mlns. Rei: Aug. 15. Rev. Aug. 26. 
Unknown Binger. The. Bob Allen, Martha Tlbbetts. Rel. Sept. 15, 



65.: mlns. .Rel- 

, Melvyn 
Nov. 18. 
.liiondi Wal- 



Burbank. 
Calif* 



First Nafiohal 



321 W. 44th St., 
N*w ^•'i'' N; Yi 



Captain's Kid, The. Id reprobate hunts pirate treasure and gets mixed .Up, 
with gangsters In comedy "drama. Sybil Ja^on, Giiy Kibbee, May Robson. 
. Dick PurceU, Dir. Nick, Grlnde. 72 mins. Rel. Nov. 14. 
Case of the Black Cat, Mystery thriller from the story by Earl Stanley Gard- 
-'ner. Rlcatdo Cortez, June Travis,. Crai$ Reynolds, Dir. William McGann. 
60 mlhs,'. -Rel. Oct, 31. 

df the Vemt Claws; Warren William. Claire Doddy Winifred Shaw, Dick 
FOran; Joseph King. . Eddie Acuff. Dir.' William Clemens, 60 liiins. : Rel. 
V. Aiigr;^' 15. : ■Jtev:- -Sept.,: ' ■ ' . . „ ^ " * • 

. China CUppejr. A drama Of the- traps-Pacific airways. Pat OHirlen, Beverly 
Roberts; Ross Alexander, Humphrey Bogart; Marie Wilsbri, Henry B- 
Walthiall. Dir. Raymond Enrlght. 70 mins. Rel. Aug. 22. Rev. Aug: 19, 

Down the Stretcll. A thrilling meltWrama of the sport of kings; Patricia Ellis. 
Mickey Rooney, Dennis Moore, William Best. Dir. William Clemiehs. 65 
mini. ReL Sept. 19. Rev. Nov. II. 

Ear^^ivojcm Tractors Tlie hilaribu^ adventures of Alexander Botts, super trac- 
tor salesman. Joe E. Brown,- June Travis,' Guy Kibbee, Dick Foranv Carol 
Hughes, Gene Lockhart; Dir. Raymond Enrlght, 69 mins, Rel. July 18. 
Rev.-'July 29. 

earts Divided. Marion Davles; Dick Powell, Charges Ruggles, Edward Everett 
Hortbn, Arthur Treacher, Dir. Frank Borzage, Rel. May 30, Rev. June 17. 
ere Comes Carter. Fast moving comedy romance about a radio commentator. 
Ross Alexander, Glehda Farrell, Anne Nagel, Craig Reynolds. Dir. Wil- 
liam' Clemens. . 60 mins. Rel, Oct. 24. Rev. Nov. 18. . : , 

Love BeglQs it Twenty. Comedy of young love, Hugh Herbert, Patricia. Ellis, 
Warren Hull; Hobart Cavaiiaugh,, Dlr: Frank McDonjald. 58 mins. Rel. 
Au^, 22; Rev. Sept: 23., . ^ - . - 

•tage Struck. Musical comedy of backstage . Dick -Powell, Joan Blondell. 
Frank McHugh. The Yacht ClUb BOys, ir. Busby Berkeley. 91 mlns, 
Rel, Sept. 12. . Rev. Sept; 30.. .• , 

Three Men on a Horse. Comedy smash based on the stage succesS; Frank 
McHugh. Joari Blondell, Guy Kibbee^ Carol Hughes, Allen Jenkins, Sam 
Levene, Teddy Hart. Dlr; Mervyn Le Roy. 85 mins. Rel, Nov. 21. Rev. 
Dec. 2. ■ _ 

TraiUn' West. Swift-paced western with music. Dick vForan, Paula Stone, Gor- 
don Elliott. Addison Richards", Robert Barrat. Dir. Noel Smith. 56 mlns. 
Rel. Sept. 5. ReV. Oct. 21. ^ ^ . . . , 

Two Aealnst the World: A drama based on ia .large radio st|atlon's>dlgglng uP 
and expiloitihg the past of a woman who paid for her crime years before: 
Humphrey Bogart, Claire Dodd, Beverly Roberts, Henry O'Neill, pir. 
William McGann. 57 mins. Rel. July 11. Rev, July 15. 

White Angel, The. A drarnatizatioh of the life of Florence Nl.ifhtlngale. Kay 
Francis, Donald Woods, Ian Hunter, Henry O'Neill; Dlr; William Dieterle. 
91 mins. Rel; July 4. . Rev, July 1. 

Grand National 

Releases Also. Allied; Ghestei^lield and. Liberty 

In Calamity ( irliman). Natural Geo. Houston, Marian Nixon. 

Rel. Oct. 20. ■ 

.Dark Hour, The (Chesterfield); A fast-moving mystery, presenting a baflfllng 
problem in crime detection. Irene Ware; Riay Walker, Burton Churchill. 
, Dir. Charles Lamont,- Rel. Jan. 15. Rev. Aug. 5. 
Devil on Horseback, The: (Hirliman). Natural color picture. Del 
_ ;. Ciampo, Fred. Keating. Rel. Sept. 29. 

Dizzy Dames CLiberty). Musical: Marjorie RambeaU; Florlhe Mc 
rence Gray. Dir. Win; Nigh. eS.itiJns. Rev. July 22. 

is Steps (Zeldlhnah). Parental trouble that followed ah elopemcht. rlc 
Linden, Cecilia Parker. 77 mins. Rel. Sept. .22. Rev. Nov. 4. 

Song of the Grihgo/(Flnney). Tex Ritter, JoauiWoodbury. Rel. Oct. 27; 

We're In the Legion Now ( irliman). Natural color. . Reginald Denny. Vince 
Bamett, Esthier Ralston. Claudia Cell, Rel. Nov. 4. 

White Legion, The, (Zeldman): Ian Keith. Tala Bireil. Rel. Oct: 6. 

Yellow Cargo (Hirliman). . Chinese smuggling yarn. .Cohrad Nagel, leaner 
Hunt.: Rei; Oct. 13. Rev. Nov. 18. ■ 



G-B 



: 1600 Broadway, 
New Tbrk, 

tast Meits West. rama of Oriental politics in which rllss j>liay.s a wily Rajah. 
George ArliSs, Lucie Mannheim, Roinney Brent: Ir. Herbert Mason- 74 
mms. Rel, Oct. 15; Rev. Nov, 4. 
ve'ybody Dance. Comedy with music. 

Dir. Chuck Reisner. Rel. Dec. 1; 
'•'ything Is Thunder. Romantic melodrama of .war-time Europe. Constance 
Bennett, Douglass Montgomery. OSca): Homolka. Dir.. Milton Rosmer. 73 
,., ,.mins. Rel. Sept; 1, ReV; Nov. 25. , • 

n s Cove Again. Musical comedy with* dailces and song. Jessie Matthews; Rob- 
?''* J'"<>"ng. Dir. Victor Saville; 83 mins. Rel. May 30. Rev. May 23. 

liOve m Exile. iRomantlc drama; King abdicates his throne for the lo.ve of a 
commoner. Clive Brook, Helen Vinson, Mai-y Carlisle. Dir. Alfred Worker. 

M,- «,l'^^- Rel. Nov. 15. • 

wan Who; Lived Again, Thie. The story of a scientist who h^akes strange cxperlr 
Wents with minds; Boris Karloff; Anna Lee, John Lbde'r. Dir. Robert 
Stevenson. Rel. Sept. 15. 
me Days a Qncen. The story of Lady Jahe Grisy Who ruled the British Em- 
pire for nine days.' ■ Cedrlc Hardwicke, Nova Pllbeam, John . Mills: Des- 
■»« ''^®s*e'f' Dir. Robert Stevenson. 80 minis. Rei: Sept. 1. Rev, Oct. 7. 

. Sinners. Comed.v mystery; Edmund Lowe, Constance Cummings. Dir. 
^® Cbtlrville. 70 mlns. Rel , Aug. ^1^^ 
Birangers On a Honeymoon; Mystery comedy based bh Edgar Wallace's novel, 
:^J}e J^orthing Tramp,' Constance Cummings; Hugh Sinclair, Noah Beery.; 
..Rel. -Dec. 15, ■)■ ' 



r Culver city, Ma*-« : 1540 Broadway, . 

Calif. iVieirP New York; N; Y 

All American Chiimp. Title; tells the story, Stuart rwin, obt. Armstrong. 
ar« Furness. Dir. Edwin L. Marin, 63 mins, *^el.: Oct. 16. Rev. Nov, 4. 

Dance. Musical .eomedy of the stage. Eleanor Powell, Jan>es Stewart, 
i'^Slnia Bruce, Una Merkel, Sid Silver. Dir. Roy Del Ruth. 105 mins, 
Rel. NoV; 27. Rev. Dec. ». 



tabiilaUohs are; conaplled 
from inforBnaiipn supplied ,, by ine 
various production companies' and 
checked up as soon as possible ^»r|er 
rcl^se. Listing is. given when 're- 
lease dates are definitiely set. Titles 
are retained for six. months,' Man- 
agers who. .reeeive ^ Service 
quent.to that period should, prcslerye 
:a .^opy of the calendar . for reference. 

^ The . running tiine as jsiveh; here 
is prifcsumiably tbat of the projcctioii 
robm showings and can only avprox-. 
imate the: sictual releas.e length: ii|} 
th»se .'States .or commiinities where 
l»cal or state censorship may r esnlt 
in deietfonsi Bunning' time in the 
reylcws is given In •Variety' carry 
the actual tiine,. clocked .in the the- 
atre after passage by the New YoriL 
state ceiisbrship, since pictures are 
reviewed only: : in actual . theatre 
showings. 

While every eirort ls.made to hold 
this list accurate, thie Information 
supplied may hot aiwalys be corrtel. 
even/ thoiigli: official. To' obt^if tht 
fiilleist degree of accuracy, •'Variety' 
;witl appreciate the cb-bperation of 
all managers who may hbte discrep- 
'ahcies, ;- 



SLOilt LEAVES WB to 
OPERATE OWN WES 



» Dec. 

Max , for. the past. 11 years 
With the midwest Warner;; ros/ thb- 
atre department aiid most recently, 
a district ihahager lor the circuit 
with nine, theatres under ' ,sui>er.- 
visioh, h^s resigned to go into, the 
exhibition field on his ovvn.' Is tak'^ 
itjg bveir the southiside Gratld Ter- 
race spot on:Febi 1 and ■\yiU remodel 
at an a^pprokiniate cost of ' ^25,000 
for an opening date in . the spring. 
Will name the. rievir house, the. Park; 
; James Gbstoit, head of • Warners .' in 
thblit midwest, led off .with a gesnerai 
party for; Ibtt with all execs and 
managei'S in. attendance. Sent hirti 
Off with a present of ; a desk, chair 
and outfit. ■ 

"With Slott leaving,: Herbert Wheel- 
er, present mandger of the Strait-, 
ford, Ijecomes district • manager. 
Johnny Field moves from, the High- 
land tovthe Stratford* : Bill d'Gonneil 
from;: the (D'akland to the Highland 
Park while Bob Bush stops the rihg- 
Srbuhd-a'-rpsy; by ■iumping .from.: as- 
sistant: manager ; of . th& Jeftety to 
manager of the Oakland; 



Devil Doll, The. Horror story: of human owarfcd to doll size. Lionel Barry- 
more,. Maureen O'SuIllvan, Frank Lawtoh. Dir. Tod Browning. 70: mins.. 

Rel. July 10, Rev. Aug. 12; 
Devil .Is a; Sissy. The.. Fi-eddie Barrholomew, Jackie Cooper. Mickey 

Dir. W. S. Van Dyke. 131 mins. Rei; Sept. 18. Rev Oct. 21. 
Gorgeous Hussy, The. Based on Saniiiel Hopkins Adams's historical nbVel of : 

the Jacksonian era Joan Crawford in the title role; Robert li'aylbr, Lionel 

Barrymore; . Melvyn Douglas. Dir: Clarence Brown; 105 mins; Rel. Aug:: 28. 

•Rev 'Sept. " ; „ ' ':•.■■ ;:•'■ ■;■ - •' 

Great Ziegfeld,. The. Suggested . by the life of the late great Impresario. ' 

Ham Pbwell;. Louise Rainer, Myrha Loy,. Dir. R. Z, ' Leonard. 180 itti 

Rei, Sept 4. Rev. April 15 : 
His Brother's Wife. Domestic triangle. Barbara Stanwyck, Robert 

W. S . Van Dyke... 91 mihs. Rel. Aug. 7. Rev. Aug; ''19. ■ 
Kelly the Seebnid. ' : Rbughouse comedy; Patsy Kelly,: cha$. 

; Me'rln. 70 mins. Rel.. Aug. 2. Rev, Oct. ::T. 
Libeled Lady. Park Ave. and newspajp«r row mix ft up. Jean Harlow, Wmi ■ 

Powell, Myrna Lby. Spencer Tracy. Dir. Jack ^Conway; 85 miiis. Rel.. 

.Qct.',9. . Rev. Nov.-- ^. 
Longest Night, The. Murder in a: department store. Robt. Young, Florence Rice. 

:Ted:Healy. Dir. Errol Window; 50 mins. Rel. Oct 2. Rev. Oct 21, 
Love on the Ruh, -Farcical romance. . Joan Crawford, Clark Gable. Franchot 

Tone Dir; ,W. S; Van Dyke, 70 mins. Rel Nov. 20. Rev. Dec. 2. 
Mad- Holiday. Murder mystery aboard ship with , picture playier involved. Ed» : 

mund Lowe, Elissa Landi, ZaSu Pitts, Ted Healey.; Dir.' Geo, B. Seitz. 

72. mlns.. Rel. Nbv. 13.; Rev, Dec. 2. 
Old Hutch. Wallace Beery as the town tramp who comes Into , a fortune.- . Erie 

Linden, ' Cecilia Parker, Dir. . J. Walter Ruben. 78 Tnin$. Rel. Sept; 25. 

Rev, Dec. 9.' . ' ' ■'.;. 

Oiiir Relations. Laurel; -and Hardy ,ih a full length; Harry Lactiman. 

rainsv .Rel. Oct. 30. Rbv. Nov.' 18. 

Piccadilly Jim. Based on a P. G. Wodehouse sto'ry.- Eric Btore, Roliert Mont- 
gomery/ Madge EvanstBUUe BUrke. Dii-. Robt. Z. . Leonard. 98 mins; ReL 
Aug.. 14. Rey.'Sept-2. .-. ' 

Roiheo and Juliet. ' Shakespeare. Norma Shearer; PredriC March. Geo, 
Cukor., 130. mihs. .,6a State rights release. .Riev.. Aug;i-26. ' ' 

Sqzy. Herbert Gorman's hover of the girl who helped capture Mata HarL Jean 
Harlow. Franchbt .Tone^ Caii-y Grant Dir. George Fl^maurice. -95 mlnsk 
.. Rel; July 3. Rev.. July 29 

Sworn Enemy^ Smashing the rackets of a big city; Robert YoUng, Florence 
Rice, Joseph Calleia.' Dlr^ E. Marin: 78 mlns. ReL Sept; li; .:ReA^. Sept 10.. 

. Tanum .Escapes. Another, adventure in the: Jungle.. Johnnie WeismuUer. Mau- 
reen O'Sullivan. Dir. Richard. Thbr^.' 90. mlns.;,Rel. Nov. 6, Rev. Nby. 25. 

Women ■ Are . Trohbler Newspaper yarn^. Stiiart Erwln, . Florence Ripe. Irv 
Errol Taggart 60 . mlns, Rel. Ju^.^1. Rev. Sept 



I^uraittoUiiif: 



1501 

•New 



SOCIALITES' CpIOR JUNGLES 

Rochester,. N.; Y.y 
. Goi:don, Yale grad, dnd 
his coUsihv George C. Gordon 3d/ 
sail for Cairo, to take colored: motion 
pictUr^es -in jungle around Nairobi. ' 

Aim at film shots in country never 
before seeiri by white ihen and spec- 
ulating on commercial yalue of jtheir 
product. {" 



CONTRAGTS 

Holly wood, Dec, 15. 
Mitchell Lewis drew acting pact 
at Metro. ' 

John Garraditie had option lilted 
at 20th-F6x. 

Charles Hendersbn, -arranger; 
given five-year covenant at Uniyeri 
.sal. 

Edward: Price; former RKO con-, 
tract player, tied at WarnerS; 

Helen Troy' ticketed at Metra; 

Warners te-pacted Eddie. Ac.uifT. 

Lebha. Roberits, mother of Jbse- 
phihe Hutchinson,, pactied at RKO. 

M; M, Mussfelmian; N; "y. play w>ight 
and radib dirarriatist,; Iveh 20thrFpx 
writer contract.. 

, V Option , on J, , Edward: Bromherg 
lifted .for another: year at. 2pth-Fox, 
Stephen Morehouse Avery given 
writerrdireGtor-pfoduCer :pact at Co:- 
lumhl 

STORY BUYS 

Hollywood, Dec 15. .. 

Pararnbunt , optioned four new 
Drummond :s;tbries by H. C. McNeile 
and Gerard FairliC, including 'The 
RetilrrL of Bulldog Drummbrid,' ;'The 
Final Count,' 'The Third Round,' and 
'The Female of the: Species.' 

'Grand Gesture— Ten ^Grand,' shbrt 
story by Alec Rackowe, takeh by 
Columbia. 

Hamilton Ba.s^o's novel. ■Gpurt*. 
house Square.' acqu ired . by Metro. . 

Twentieth-Fox purchased . 'Dis- 
cipline,' by Lebn. Gordon .and 
Charles Vidor,. and ; 'Headcjuarterg/ 
by Arthur Arthur.' 'BolH' are un- 
published novels, 

Warners purchased th6 published 
story,- 'Peril Range,' by Austin Cor- 
cbran and Myrtle Corey. 



St4<|^bi! '5851 Marathoh St., 
iBpllyWood, Caillf, 

Accusing . Finger^ .. The. .iGirl . controverts '.circtiihstantlal' evidence to . save heir : 

employer^, convicted Of milirder.. Paul Kelly Marsha. Himt; Kent Taylor. . 

Dif. Jas, Hogan. 61 mins. Rel. Oct 23, Rev. Nov. 18.. 
Along Came. Love. .; Salesgirl frills for a picture theatre dootrrtan. 

, vey, Chas. Starrett Dir; ,Bert Lyteu., -Rei; Nov, 6. 
Big Broadcast . of 1936. : Comedy ^in a., broadcasting station. Jaclc Benny, Hurns 

and Allen^ Bob Burits and'rnany^othe^ known nameis. Dii^ Michael . Lelseh. .' 

. 100 mins. Rel. . Oct 9; Rev.- Oct 28. . ' 
Champagne Waltz. Musical -with a Strauss babkgrouhd. Gladys', Swarihbut, 

. Fred. MacMUrray, Jack Oakie. Dir. A. Edw. Sutherli^d, Rel. Sept.V23. 
Drift Fence'. .'Frbni a Zahe Grey novel. Larry-Crabbe, Kilth'erihe . De Mille, 

Tom Kieehe. Dir. Otho Lovering. 57 mlns, Rel; Feb: 14. Rev. .March 11. 
Easy to . Take. Trouble for .a radio 'Unidei' Marsha Hunt. John Howard*. Eu- 
gene PaUette. Dir. Fritz Fold. Rel. Nov. 6, 
General .Died at" Dawn, The, Clifford Odets' story of .a fighting irishman- In 

fighting China, Gary Cooper, Madeline Carroll, Dir. Lewis Milestone. 

08 mins. Rel. Sept 4. Rev. Sept, 9. . • : 
Go Wiest. Young-Man, Fromi a stag*e hit, "Personal Appearance,' though Hays 

-oCEice does not permit^ hiehtioh:: Rewritten l>y - Mae West. Miss . ^«st. 

Warren. 'William. Dir. Henry Hathaway;. / BO v niinsi: Rel. 13.: 'llev.. 

Nov.'. 25.. ■ • ■ ■■•■^: V 

Heiart of the West. Western. WlUiqm Jimmy. . Ellison, 

- Bretherton. Rel. July la. 
Hideaway Girl. Rbmantic comedy with a crime background. Robt^ CUmmings* 

.:■ Shirley Ross, Martha. Raye. Dir. David Garth; Rel.- Nov. 20. 
Hollywood Boulevard. Hollywood , story by Faith Thomas, but not the usual 

thing.-. Melodramiatic. Jbhn Halliday, . Marisha' Huht Dir. . Robt;, Flbrey. 

.7.0 .mins, Rel; Aug, 2L itev. Sept ;23. .; > 

I'd Give My Life. Remake of 'The Noose.' . ir Guy Standing, ^ Frances Drake, 

Tom Brown. Dir. Edwin L. Marin; . 82 mins: Rel; .Aiig. 14; Rev, A:ug, 19. 
-Jungle Princess; The. 'Girl Tarzan in Slam is saved 'from death. Vy her monkinr 

subjects. Dbrbthy Lamour, Ray Milholland. Dir. WiTi. Thiele. Rel. Nov/ .27, 
Lady. Be Careful. Deodorized version of 'Sailor Beware.' J^ew Ayres. Mary 

Carlisle, Larry Crabbe. Dir. J. T. Reed.. 71 mins. Rel. Sept. .4. Rev. Oct. 14. 
Murder with Pictures, From a stoi^r by Geo. Harmon Coxe of af news ohotog/ 

Lew Ayres,. Gail Patrick. Dir. Chas. Barton. Rel. Sept, 18. Rev, Ndv, 25. 
My American Wife. Royaly gpes cowboy^ Francis Lederet, Ann Sothern, Fred 

Stone.; i)ir. Harold Young. 75 min*. Rel. Aug, 7. Rev, Aug, 26, ' 
Return of Sophie Langi The. New; story based on aioi bid favbi-ite. Gertrude 

Michael, Sir Guy Standing, Ray Mllland, Dir. Geo. Archaiitbaud; 93 mihs, 

Rel. JUly 3. Rev. July 29. 
Rhythm . on the Range. Western, With .song. Blng CrOsby, FraticeS Farmer. 

Dlr Norman Taurog. 85 mins:. Rel. July 31. Rev; Aug. 5; 
Rose Bowl. College stbry With football background; Eleanbre Whitney, Tom 

Brown, Larry Crabbe. Dir. Chas. Barton. 75 mins, Rel. Oct ,30, Rev^ 

Dec, 9. ■■ ■ _^ 

Son Conies Home, A. Mary Bolahd in' her first dramatic rble on the screen.. 

Mary Boland. Donald Woods, Julie Haydon. iJir. E. A. Dupont, 74 .mins.; 

Rel. July 31. Rev. Sept 9.. 
Spendthrifts. Penniless . sportsman stages cbmeback an radio . commeotatori . 

Henry Fonda, Pat Paterson, Mary Brian. Dir. Rabyl Wailsh. SO^mins. -ReL. 
: July 17, Rev, July 29, 
Straight from the .Shoulder/ From Luclan Carey's story, 'Johnny Gets His Gun,' 

Kid frustrates gangsters, but not a gangster yarn; : Ralph Bellamy.. Kath- 

erine Locke,. David Holt -Dir. Stuart Helsler. 66 mihS; Rel. Sept 28. 

Rev. Nov. 18; 

Texar^ Rangers/ The. Epic of the men. who founded and made the state of 

Texas; Fred MaCMurriay, Jack Oakie; Jean Parker. Dir. IClng Vidor. 

97 mins. Rel. Aug; 28. .Rev. Sept; 30. 
Three Married Men. Martial story of niafltal llfC; Lynhe Overman, Wm. F»'aw-. 

lcy,, Roscbe Kams, Mary Brian. Dir. Edw; Buzzell. 61 mlns.. Rel.. Sept/ 

11. Rev. Sept. 30. 

Valiant Is the Word for Carrie. Recent best seller story with a new twi.st. 

Gladys George, Arline ,Tudge, John HbwardL: ir, JVcsley RugglCs. 109 

mlns.. Rel. Oct 2. Rev. Oct 1*. 
We.ddlhg :-Pre.sent. Slightly lUnatlc, story, about a defeated Ibver Who calls out 

the fire and police debaitment'^-to taM his faithless sweetheart's wedding, 

Joan Bennett, Cary Grant. Geo. Bancroft. ,Dir;; Rich. Wallace. 80 mihs. 

Rei; Sept. 25- Rev. Nbv. 25. 
Wives Never Know. Pseudo psychologist stlr.< up trouble for 

friend. Chas. Riiggles; Mary Bbland, Adolphc Menjou. Dir. 

73 riiins. ReK Sept. 18. 'Rev;:NoV.;4. . 
Your* .for the Asking.. New York gamblers in a Florldk locale. Geo. . Raft, 

Dolores Costello/ jda Luplno, James Gleason. Dir. Alex, Hall. iB8 mlns. 

Rel. July 24. Rev. Aug, 26; 



Stu 



R;K.O. Radio 



R,K.d. 
Radio 



All Scarlet (tentative). :Racing melodrama. Anh Dvorak, Harry Carey, Smith 

BalleWi Frank M; Thomas, Berton Churchill. Ray Mayer, Dir..: Wallace 

Fox. Rel. Jan; 29.; - - 

Big Game, The;. Exposing, the evils of fobtball gamblers;. Philip Huston/ Jame< 

Giea.son, June Travis, Bruce Cabot, Andy Devine; Dir;:Giebrge Nichbll^i,. 

Jr. 75 mins. Re!.- Oct' 9.. Rev. Oct 28. 
Bride Walks Out, .The. Matrimonial . adventure of a man who Insists that 

two can live on $35 a week and his fiancee who dbesn't think so but lit 

willing to try. Barbai-a Stanwyck, . Gene Raymond, Robert Young; Ned 

Sparks/Helen Broderlck, Dir. Leigh jasbu, 80 mins. Rel, July 10. Rev. 

July 15 ":. 
Daniel Bbone; Historical adventure of great frbntiersman in expedition acro.<ui 

Cumberland Mountains and settlement, of Kentucky Valley;. George 
'O'Brien, Heather Angel. Jbhh Carradlher- Ralph: Forbes. 77 hiins; Rel.' 

Oct .16. Rev. Oct. .28. , ■ 

Don't. Turn 'Em Loose. Inspired by the lax functioning of State parole board*. 

Lewis Stone, James Glca>son, Betty Grable. Frank M, Thomas. Dir. Ben 

Stoloff. 68 mins, . Rel. Sept. 18. Rev. Se|it. 30. 
Grand Jury. A stirring indictment of the average American's tendency to .ihlrk.- 

his duties on the jury stand. Fred Stone, Louise Latimer, Owen Davis, Jr. 

Dir. Al Rogell. 60 mlns. Rel. July 24. Rev. Aug. 5. 
Make' Way for a Lady. Romantically imaginative high-school girl tries to nick 
■a wife for her. .widowed father; Anne Shirley. Herbert Marshall, Ger- 
trude Michacli Margot Grahame/ Dir. David Burtoii. Rel. Nov; 13. 
Mary of Scotland. Historical. > Katharine Hepburn, Fredrlc March. Dir. Jbhn 

Ford. 129 mlns, Rel. AUg. 28. Rev; Aug. 5. 
M'Llss. The famous' old play. Anne Shirley, Jotu^ Beat. Guv Kibbee. Moroni ' 

Olsen. Dir. George Nicholls, Jr. 66 mins. - Rel. . July 17. Rev. Aug. 12. 
Mother Carey'.i Chickens. Fatherless /family's efforts to preserve Its idehtitv 

and happiness. Ginger : Rogers. Fred Stone. . Dir. Dorothy Anther. Rel. 

Jan. I. '. 
MUmmy'v Boys. -Wheelei* and Woolsey on an. archaeological: expedition to Eg.vpt. 

Bert Wheeler, Robert ;Woolsey, Barbara Pepper. Dir. Fred Guibl. Rel, 

Oct. 2, :• 

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VARIETY 



Wednesday, December 16, 193 ft 




SMASH! 

"BORN TO DANCE" 

HAPPY HOLD-OVERS! 

3rd WEEK at Capitol, N. Y. 
3rd WEEK: Pittsburgh 
3rd WEEK: Seattle 
3rd WEEK: San Francisco 
3rd WEEK: Chicago 

2nd WEEK: Baltimore, Richmond, 
Albany, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Mil- 
waukee,Denver,Lo$Angeles,Portland, 
iSan Diego, Atlanta,NewOrleans,Day- 
ton, Harrisburg, Reading, Wilmington, 
New Haven, Cleveland, Cincinnati. 



t it lovely to get HITS when you 
need 'em most! You'd think Leo 
would let up after delivering "Great 
Ziegfeld", "Gorgeous Hussy", "Libeled 
Lady", "Love On The Run", "Tarzan 
Escapes" and other early season hits. 
But he's practically put Santa Glaus 
out of business by bringing out 
"BORN TO DA NCE" right nowi 



NOBODY CAN TOP THIS! 



Pre-Holiday: "BORN TO DANCE 
Xmas: "AFTER THE THIN MAN 
New Year's: "CAMILLE" 

"You ain't see^n fiothin' yet! 




Vcdnesdaj, tiec<Jinlier 16, 193(5 



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VARIETY 



S3 




(Cohtiiiued. from page, 31) 



Waitress/ Night waitress exposes llteeai actlvltiies of gang of hig^jabkers 
posing as detectives. Margot.Grahame, Gordon Joiies.. Dir; Lew Landei-s 

(One Mim Cgitte wick. How an innocent man ean be arrested, irled aiid een- 
tenee4 tff.tlhfe:^ galldws through a ;'frarne-up' and circumstantial evidence, 
■preston. Foatei?^ Ann Dvorak, John, Beal. -Dir., Christy, Gabanrie. Bel.. Aug. 28: 
Idttfh land Oie Stars; The. The saga qf the struggle for Irish freedom and the 
blstorjc Irlsh BebelUon of 1916. Barbara Stanwyck,^riesfoh Foster' Barry 
Fltzelerald^Uenhle O'Dea,' Eileen Crow^^ ' Dir. Jbhn Ford. ' Rel. Sept. 2S. 

•Rainbow on the: 'Btvjer.: Orphan boy goes througti many trials before learning 
his .Identify .and station. Bobby Breen, May Robson, Louise Beaver. 

I - -Charles-19«ttierworth... Dir. Kurt NeWmann,. Bel; Dec. 25. 

'lUdiUe. of the DaneliQK Pearl (tentative): School teacher Hlldeg^rde Withers 
Aid taspector" Oscar Piper again , solve mystery. JameiS Gleason, Zasti 

A' .;-} Mtts; L^ Dlr; Ben Hblmes.. Bel. Dec. 11, 

'Sii»#4 Wtfe. .The problems, arising from a second- marriage. Walter Abel^ Ger- 

x^S^^ude^ Michael,- Eric Rhodes. Dir. Edward Kelly, Bel. Ayg. 3i: • 

/8niwt«1t' <S|»'>'*h ReyeallAg the activities pf those intichWpictured adver- 
tislttg^ photographers' models Ann Sothem. Gene-Bavmond, Helen Brod- 
erlck. Plr.cJeseph'.Santley. .58 inins. . Bel. Nov. 27. Bev. Nov. 25. \ 
Swing time-. Amem^ a gay. musical romancie . with music 

J by /J^rorrtfe jKern. ' Fred Astalre, Ghiger Bbgers, Victor Moore, Heleh 
Broderlck, (Eric: Blore, Georges MetaXa; Betty Furness. Dir, George Stev- 
ens; 103,'mltis." Bel. Sept. . 4, Bey.. Sept. 2; ; 
Walking on. Aln.' l^adio crooner ma°kes .his own ^ broadcaist. G^he Bnymbnd, 
Anh Sothern. .;Dlr. Jos. Santley PO^ mlhs. Bel. Sept.- U. BeiV; Sept. 16: , 

"Wanted! Jane Turner.-^ Post oftlce' inspector runs 'dbwn gahg. who. rbb niail- 
truck. Gloria Stuart, Lee Tracy, Frank M. Thomas. Dir. Edward: Kllly. 
■ Bel. Dec 4: 

.We Who Are About to .Die. , Politics and- a frame-up almost send : an Innocent 
man to the gallows. Preston Foster, Ann Dvorak, John Beal, Bussel Hop- 
. . tOni-J. Carroll Nalsh, Bay Mayer. Ir. Christy. Cabanhe. Bel. Jan. 8. 
Wiii»terset.. • A sonr fets. out to clear the memory . of his father who died ih 
electric' chalir only to And himself Involved in poignant romance among 
New Y.ork's ; tenements; .Burgess^ Meredith, ' Margb; Eduardo Ciannelli. 
Dir. Alfred Santell. :78 mlns. Bel. Nov. 20. Bev. Dec. 9. ; 
iWIthout 'Of ders. ' ShoWS respbhslblllty bf alHlne pilots for :safety bf their pas- 
sengers,:': Bobert Armstrong. ::Sally, Ellers. Frances Sage, Vinton Haworth, 
Charley. Qrapewln. Dir. Lou Landers. 8i mhis, Be|. Oct. 23. Bev. Nov; 11. 
Woman Rebels. The valiant efforts of a woman to 'make tlie world realiz^e the 
real significance of womieh and their rights; Katharine Hepburn, .Herbert 
. Marshall^ Donald Crisp. • Dlr: Mark Sandrlch. 9» mlns. Bel. Nov. c: Bev. 
■■Nov;. 4.- -■ ' - - ■ ■ 



Republic 



jItKd BidK,, 



New: 



Charles 



Bulldog .'Edition. Bayr Walker; Evalyn 'Khapp,- ttegts I'oomiey 
■ V Lamont. 57mlhs. . Bel; sept. 21). Rev.. Oct. l4. : . 
•Follow Your- Hisart.- Musical. Marlon Talley, Michael: Aubrey 

Scbttb. 82 mlns. Bel. Sept. ;5; . Bev. Oct; 28. 
Forbidden Heaven. - English workman adopts.a waif. Chas.: , Charlotte 

Henry. ' Dir., Beglnnld Barker. -68 mlns. Bev. Sept, 9." 
dtihtlenum. from JLottlstana, The. Eddie Qulllah, Charlotte Henry, Chic 
• . Dir. irvlng PlcheL. 69 mlns, Belj Aug; 25. Bev. Sept: 16; 
hearts In Bondage. ^Dlramatlc' story bf five, characters whbs^^ llVes are entangled 

in the bUUdlng btthe:Monltor..ana in. the. climax of- the battle 

Monttbjr and'Merrimac. James Duhh, Ma'^ Clarke, Charlotte Henry,. David 
i Manners. -Dir. lifew Ayres. Bejl, Aug.- 15. • . Rev. Oct. 21* ^ 
Oh, Susannah,. Gene Autry.: Frances Grant, Bel; Aug.- 20.: ' 
rresldeht's 'Mystery,- The, Based ot! a. suggestion by F. D 

Wllcoxo&z Betty FUrhess.. Dir. Phil Boseh. 81 mlns. 

dct;/2L .■■ 

River . Valley. Western. Gene h: 

Bel. March'.2. Bev. Nov. 11.- 
Sagebrusli Tronbadour. Western. 

. .5ept. ».: ■ 3. ^ 
Bitting on the Moon. Grace 'Bradley, Roger Pryor, Ralph 

Staub. 66' ihlns. Bel. Sept. 25^, vRev. Sept. 3[0..^ . ; 
Tliree Me'squiCeers. .° Bay Corrfgah.- Bob Livingston. Syd .Saylor.- Bel. Sept. 20. 
Ticket |o Paradise. - Roger Pryor, Wendy' Bari-le. Dir. : Aubrey Scotto. 70 mini. 

Bel; July 10. ' Bev; Jtily 15; . , - ^ \ 
Winds bt the 'Wa^telaqdi- Western. - John Wayne, 



. Henry 
8. Bev. 

fiO mlns. 

57 mlns. Bev.. 



2tKli Ceiitury-Fox 



Offlcea:. 444 West t«Hh St, 
New York, N. . 
ruce Humberstbhe, 



Dir. 



Czlhher. 95 
Dixie Dunbar, 
. Jbhh Cromwell. 



Studio: Fox? Hills, 
. . Hollywood, Cal; 

Across the Alsle.^ .Brian Donlevy, - 

Bel. July 24, 
As: You Like It. Elisabeth Bergner, 'Laurence 

mlns. Bel. Sept; 18. Bev. Sept. 11. 
Bacl^ . to Nature (Jone$; Family); Jed jProUty. Shirley 

Dir. Jas. Tinllng. 56 niins: Bel. Oct. 9. BeV. Sept. 
ftamjo OA My Knee. Barbara Stanwyck, Jbel McCrea, 
..' . 'Bel.:'Dec. 11,.' 

Border Patrolman, tieb: O'Brien western. 58 mlns. Bel. Jiily.S. Rey. July-1, 
Can This Be Dixie? Jane Withers. iSliiil Summer vllle, Helen Wood.. Dir.. Geo. 

Marshall, Rel. Dec. 4. 
ClUFley Chan at the Race Track. Warner land, Helen Wood; Alan Dlnehart. 

Dir. H. . Bruce Humberstohe. 70 mlns. Rel. Aug.: 7. Bev. Aug. 19. 
Dimples. Shirley Temple, Frank Morgan. Dir. Wm. A. Selter.; 78 mihs. Bel. 
, Oct, 16. Rev. Oct. 14. 

15 Maiden Lane. Jewelry racket belbw the old crooks' deadline. Claire Trevbr, 
Cesar Romero: "Dix. Allan Dwah. 64 inins. Rel. Oct. 30. Rev. Oct. 14. 
' Dormitory, Herbert Marshall, iEtuth Chattei-ton, Simone Simoh. D! . 
Irving .Cummlhgs. 65 mlns. Rel. Aug, 14; Rev. Sept. 2. 
Glory,. Jane D.arwelli Delma Byron. Dir. Frank Strayer. , Rel. 
Blgh Tension. Glenda Farrell, Brian Donlevy; Dir. Allan/ 63 mihfl. 

. Bel. July 17. Bev. July 15. 
oly Lie, Tbe. Jane Dawell, Claire trevor, romberg. . Lewis 

- Seller. Bel. Aug. 28; 

King of the Boyal Mounted. Zahe Grey western. Rjobert Ir. Howard 

\ Bretherton. 58 mihs. Bel. Sept. 11. Bey. Sept. 30. 

Ladles in , Love. Jahet Gayhoir, Constance . Bennett. Loretta Young, Slmbne 
Simon. Don Ameche, Paul Lukas. Dir. Edw. H. Griffith. 97 mine. .Rel.* 
Sept, 28. Rev. Nov. 4. . '. _ 

Lloyds of London. Historical, Madeleine Carroll, ir Guy Standing. Freddie 

: Barthblomew. Dir. Henry King. 112 mlns. Rel. Dec. Rev. Dec. 2. 

One. lit a Million. Debut of Sbnja Hehie, champ figure skater. Adolph Men- 

^ Jou, Jean Hersholt Rltz Bros. , Dir. Gieo. Marshall. -Rel. Oct. 27. 

Pepper.. Story of a waif. Jane Withers; .Irvih Cobb, Slim Summervllle 
Jas, Tinllng. 61 mlns. Rel. Sept 11. Rev. Aug. 12. 

Pigskin Parade. Stuart Erwln, Johnnie Downs, Arllne Judge, 

- Dir. David Butler. 90 mins. Bel: Nov. 18. 
Poor Little Rich Oirl, The. Shirley Temple, Alice Faye. 
^ , Haley. Dir. Irving Curptrilngs. , 79 mins. Bei: July 24. 
Rampna. In technicolor. ' Loretta Young, Don Ameche; : Dir.. 

mins. Bel. Oct 23. Bev. Oct. 14; 
eunfon Dlbnne Quintuplets. Jean Hersholt. Bbchelle Hudson. Norman 

Taurog. 03 mins. Bel; Nov. 13. Bev. Dec. 2. 
oad to Glory, The. War story from Wm. Faulkner, Bemake, of a PatherNatati 

French version. Frederic March, Warner Baxter, Lionel Barrymore, June 

Lang, Dir. Howard HaiWks, 103 mins. Bel. Sept. 4; Bev. Aug. 12. : 
Blng, Baby, Sing. Adolphe Menjou; AUce Faye. Patsy Kelly. Dlr, Sidney Lan- 
. field; 90 mlns. Bel. Aiig. 21, Rev. Sept. 16 

Bong and. Dance Man. Claire Trevor, Paul Kelly. Dir. Ins. 
^ Rei. March. 13, Rev, March 18; 

Star for va Night. Claire TTrevor, Jane Darwell. Ariiiie Judge. Evelyn Vehable. 

J.; Edw. Bromberg.: Dlr; Lewis Seller; 76 mlns. Rel, Aug; 28. . Rev. Aug, 26, 
Stowaway, The. Shirley Terhple story: Robert Young; lice Faye. Bel. Dec, 25. 
Ihanl^ YoM. Jeeves. Comedy. Arthur Din 55 inins. 

Bel. Sept. 25. Bey. Sept. 23. : 
.^Six HburH to kill. Backet story. rlan Donlevy. 
Eugene Forde. 65 mlns, ; Rel. July 24. Bev. Aug- 19.. 
Mary—With Love. Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy. Dir. John Cromwell. 87 
M^s. Rel. Aug. 1. Bev. Sept. 
wader Ybiir Speii. With songs: Lawrence Tibbett. Wiendy Harrle, rcgory 
. . «atoff. Dir. Otto •L. ;preminger.V63, mins. :Rel.: 0 Revi Noy.,18. 

Jang (20th). Dbg story from Curwood's novel: Mkhael Whalen. ^eah 
Muir, Brian Donlevy. Dir. David Butler. 70 mins. Rci; July 3. Rev. July 22, 
white ; Hunter. African stbr.v. Warner Baxter, June Laiig. ir, Irving . Cuin- 

'X^VVgs. 65 mins. B^^ 
wild Brian Kent, Outdodr picture. Ralph Bellamy. Mae oward 
liretherton. 57 ininsv Bel. Nov. 7, Bev, Dec, 9. 



Ir. 



Jack 
84 



Bandolph. Scott, 91 mins. 



Rev. 



Rev; 



ir. Harry Beau- 



Last ^bf the Mbhicatas ( 
Sept. 9. 

Man Who Cbiild Work Miracles. Based on an original by H; G. Wells, oland 
Young; Joan Gardner and Ralph Richardson Dir. Lbtliar Mendes. ' '' 

Rembrandt (London Fil s): , Story of the artist. Chas. Liaughton/ Gertrude 
Lawrence; . Dir. Alex. Korda; 81 mins.^ Bel. Dec. 4. Bev; Dec.. 

. Univewil -'^i 

Boss Rider' of Gun Cree'k. 
C.rash' Ubhbvan.' Jack Holt. 

; Aug.'.12.- ■■ ^ . . ' 
Kmpty Saddles. Buck Jones. Rfelv; Dec. 20 
Flyln^l^ Hostess. Judith Barrett, Wm; Hajl. Dir. jWurray Rbth. 
Pout Days' WbAder. Jeanne Dante, Kenneth Howell. Dir. 

■. Rel. Dec; -20;'. 
Girl on the Front Page, The, Edmund LDwe- Gloria Stuart. 
, ^ i^^^^ ; - , 

Lpye Letters of a Star. . Murder mystery f rot 'The Case bf the Constant God." 
Henry Hunter,: Polly Rowles, Dir; Lois Foster; MUtOn Carruth, 66 mihs. 
, Rel, Nov. 8. Rev.. Dec, 2. 
:Lucklest Girl in the World; From the; Ladies Home J^>urhal story.' Jaiie Wyatt, 
^ Hayward. Dir. Edw. Buzzell. 75 mlns; Bel. Nov. 8. Bev. Deci 9. 

Magniflcent Brute, The;; Drama, Victor McLaglen. Blnhle Barnes. .. Dir.. John 
ki, ,^:,Blystone, ::77 mlns. Rel, Sept , 20 Bev. Oct. 28. 

Man IJtfarry, The. Sbdiety girl whb khbws her theatre piits the best boy over, 
- ' Doris .Nolan, Michael Whalen. Dir. Ralph Murphy. - 79 mms, el. Novv 1. 

. Rev,- -Nov. 4. •!' -. .i- — ' ■-' :.■ 

My Man Godfrey, Comedy-drama; Wm. Powell: Carole Lombard 
1; ory LaCat-a. 93V2 mins. Rel. Sept. .6. Rev. Sept. 23. ' 
Miirder on the Mississippi, James Dunn, Andy Devine. Dlr„ 
-. ■ '• Dec 13. 

Parole! Ann t>restbn, enry Hunter. 

June 14.., Rev July. I.-" 
Postal Ihspectbr. Drama. Rlcardo Cortez. 

. . mihs ReL Aug. 2. Rev; Sept; 9; 
Rich and 'Reckless, Edmund Lowe,' Gloria 

Oct. 4. ■ 
Sea ■ Spoilers. ., John Wayne, 
. . Sept. 27: Rev; Oct; 2B: , 

Top; of ■ the Town, . Doris Nolan; George Murphy, 

Nles^n: Ella Logan; Jack- Smart, Peggy Ryan, 

Dir. Walter Lang. .Rel, Dec;. 27; ' : 
TWO in a Crowd. Joan Bennett, Joel McCrea. . 

Rel. Sept. 13: Rev. Oct. 7. 
VeltoWstohe. Drima. Henry Hunter,:; Judith Barrett. R:alph Morgan;' Andy'De 

vine. Ir; ATthUv Lublh. 60 mlnS. Rel, Aug. 16. Rey,. Sept."; 23. ; 



reg- 
Bel. 



;67 iHlhs.. Bel.' 

98 



. mlns. Bel, 

erbert, ' Gfertriide 
Gregory BatofT, 



'^ Umted Artists 

f, Vniiea AFUSis New York, n. \, 



^ 1041 No. lyd 

Hollywood, Calif; . - 

come:and dfet It. doldwyn'.s production of Edna Ferber's novel about north 
West^ lumber strife; Edward Atuold,. FraiiciS Farmer; Dirv Howard 
Dod«Ji*M^'^^®'*, ReK Nov. 

vQasworth. ■_^Goldwyn's production ' 'iiincrair Lewis'- novel. Walter Huston,. 

ituth Ghattertoh, . Mary stbr. jr. William Wylcr, 90 mins, Rel. Sept. 
Carl *tev. Sj^t. 30 ' : 
yaraen of AUah. Romance In the Safiara. Marlchb Dietrich. Chiirle.s Boycr 

i'coauced. by DaVlU O Selzrilclc in techuicblor. Dir. Richard Bbleslawbkl 

n^c!!''"^^*-*'' Oct. 14. R^^^ : ' 

uc.stierado; Mexican musical roin-JiVce: Niub Martini. Ida Lu . Leo 
i5ai icitford-Laskv production. Dir.- Roiibcri Mamoullan. mins. 

«ei. Oct. Rev. Oct. i4; 



Studios; , Warner Brother* : 321 W. 

caiii; vv arner prpmers New York. . v. 

. Anthony Adverse. Based bn the Interhatibnal best seller by Hervey Allen: 
Fredric March, Olivia de Haviliand, Anita Louise, Claude Rains, Donald 
..Woods, Edmund Gwenh, Louis Hayward; Gale Sondergaard, Steffi Diina, 
Billy Mauch. Dir. Mervyn. Le Roy. 139 inihsr Rei; Augv 29. Rev. Sept; 2. 
Bengal Tiger. -Circus locale, Bartbn MacLanei Jiine Travis. Dlr...<L6ul»-King.- 

' 62 mius Rel, Sept. 5. Rev. Aug; .5. ^ : 
Big- Noise, Tiic;. A small fbwn business man outwits a gang of racketeers: Guy 
..Kibbee. Warren JiuU, Ahna Llqyd. Dick" Fbranu-, Dir. Frank- McDonald. ;9tt 
inins. Bel. June 27 Rev July 8. . •. '. . - i' -. ,> 

.Cain and Mabel; A musical ex^trayagahza about the prUefighter .and the. 'lady.- 
ironi H G; WitWer story, ;Marion Davies; Clark Gable; Dir. Lloyd. Bacbii; 
,90 mlns. Rel. Oct.tl7. BeVi Oct. 21. 
.California MaiL A western thVill'er. Dick Foran, Llndia Perry. Milton Kibbee, 
• Dir. Noel Smith. 56 minSf . Bel, Nov. 14. 

Charge of thie Light Brigade,- Thie." Based 'on "Tennysdn's. Immortal pbem, rrol 
'. Flynn. .piivla de' Haviliand; Patric KnoWIes, Henry Stephensoh.' Ir. 
. - Michael Gurtlz. 115 :mlns.' . Rel. Nov, 11; : Bev.- Nov.^^4^^^^ 
Give Me , Your. Heart. ;Based - bn 'tiie fnterhatioDiai stage success, .'Sweet' Aloes.' 

:Kay :TranQis, George Brent; Boland Young; Patric Knowle's, Frieda Ines- 

court. Dir. Archie Mayo. 88 mitts;' Bel. Sept. 26.r Bev. Sept. 16. 
Green Pastures, The, , Frbm the Piilitzer' Prize play by Marc Connelly; All-^tar 
"cast. Dirs, Marc Connelly aiid William Kelghley, 93 nilhs. BeL Aug, 1. 

Bev. July 22. . , } 

: Rot Money. Fast moving comedy-romahbe. Boss Alexander, everiy Roberts; 

Joseph Cawthorn, Paul' Graetz. blr, William McGann. 68-:mlnsi Rel. 

July 18. Bev. July 29. - . ; , 

Isle .of Fury. Melodrama of wanted nieii , on a -South Sea: Island;-: Dbnald 

.Woods, Margaret lilndsay; Humphrey Bojgart, Paul Graetic Dlr;' Frank 

McDonald. 60 mins. Bel. Oct. .10. Bev; Nov. 18, 
iatlbreak. Shiashing.melodrama:- Craig Beynolds.' June TravIs; Bartbn MacI^aneF. 

Dir. Nick Grlnde; 60. mlns. ' Bel, Aug, 8. .Bev. Aug. 12. , , - 
Kihg of Hotkey. Story of the ice rink; Dick Purieell, . Anna. Nagel. ' Dir. Nbbl' 

.Smith. 56' mihs; Bel. Dec: 10, -Bey". -Dec; -9r- - " • - ,. 

.Midsummer Night's Dream, A. Spectacular production of the Shakespeare 

comedy. Extenislve cast of : stars, ':Dlr, Max 'Beitdtardt, Wm; Dieferle,' ,133 

mlns, (Boadshow.) Release peiidihg. Rev; Oct. 16,. ., : , , 

Polo Joe. Joe .E. Brbwn piays the game, Carol Hughes, Skeets. Gal 

Wm.' McGann. 65 mins. :^Bey, NbV; 11. 
Pnblic Enemy's Wife. A thrilling tale of the trials of an Innocent girl married 

to a killer. Pat O'Brien, Margaret Lindsay, Bobert Armstrong, Cesara Rp- 

mero. Dir. Nick Grlnde. 69 mlns. Bel. July 25, Bey. July 15. 
Satan Met » Lady. Bette Davis, Warren William. Alison Sklpworth, Wlhltred 
vShaw. Marie Wilson, Dir. William Dleterle, 74 tnlhs. Bel, Aug: Bey^: 

.July -r^. ■ ■ ■ ;-. •' 

Miscellaneous Releases 

Aces and Eights (Syndicate), :Tlm McCoy, as a bettlgn gambler. Im : McCoy, 

Luana Walters. Dir. Sam Newfield. 62 . nilhs; Bev: Aug. 12. 
Caryl of the Mountains '(Marcy). Westemi. : F, X, : Bushman. Jr., : Lota Wild, 

Blh-Tlh-Tln. Dir; Bernard B; Bay. 61 mins. Bev. Sept. 30, 
Cavalcade of the West (Diversion). Western, Hoot Gibson. . Dlr, Harry Frazer.- 

70 mins.' Bev. Sept. 30, .. 
Ghost Patrol' (Puritan), G men in chaps. Tim McCoy, , Sam Newfleld, ,58 

mlns, Bel. Aug. 3. Bev, Sept 16, > . 

Last of. the Warrens. Western, ; Bbb Steele. Dir. It. ins. 

Bel. May 10. Bev. July 8.' 
Lion's Den, The (Puritan). East-West story. - Tim McCoy; Jean Woodbury. Dlr; 

Sam NeWtleld. €0 mlns. Bel. July 6. Bey; Sept. 2. 
Men of the Plains (Colony). ■. Western; Bex Bell, Joan Barclay^, lit. 

. 65 mins. Bey. Sept, 30. - 
Prboh Shadows (Puritan). Prize ring story. 

Bob Hill. 67 mins. Bey, Sept. 2. 
Riding Avenger (Division). -Western.. Ruth MIX; Harry 

Fraser: 60 mins:; Rev. Jul.v 15. 
Sbng'of China, The (McLean). All Chinese cast and production. Dir. Lo Ming- 

Yau. 60 mins. Rev, Nov. 11.. 
Traitor, The (Puritan), Modern day western. Tim McCoy, 

Dir. Sy Neufeld. 60 mihs. Bel. Aug. 29. Bev. Nov. 4. 



Studio Placements 



Foreigh iLanguage Films 

(Most 0/ these availahVe xaith English, titles') 



Fernando 



Mario :Mat- 
80 
00 



70 



rlc 



Alia en Ranchb Grande (Sp). Mexican in'u.slcal. : Titb 

de Fuentes. 90 mins. ReL Nov. 15. Rev. Dec. 2. 
Amb Te Sola (It). (Nuovo Mbndo).. Love under handicap. 

tlbtl, 75 mlns Rel. July 15. Rey. July 22, 
Amour de Tohi; -Les (Fr) (Metropolis), Heavy drai 

mins. Rel.. Nov. J. Rev. Nov. 18. 
Anna (Buss) (Amklnb). LPvc and intrigiie on the stefipes. 
. . mins. Rel; July 1. RevV July 22,' 
Anna und Elisabeth (Ger) (Caslnb)., Heavy drama. Hertha Thiele, Dorothea 

Wiecke. Dlr- Frank Wysban 70 mlns. Rei; June: i: . Rey. July I; .- . 
Asl Es La Mujer (Sp). Frothy romance; Dir. Jose Bohr. 70 mihs,.: Re}. Oct. 13. 
Az. UJ Fbelde.ser (Hung). Semi-historical drama. Dlr, Bela Gaal, ' 90 mins; 

■-Rel, -Sept,' 15. ■ ' 
Baratsagos Arcot Kerel^ 

■mlns, Rel, Oct; 1: 
Barbier de Seville", Le r) ( ranco) Rosslhi's 

Jean Kemni; 80 mlns. Rel. Sept; 15.. 
Barcarole (Ufa) (Ger). Oflenbath-s opera. Gdfitav 
■ . Neusf>er; 83 tnini, Rel. Oct. l.'j; Rev. Oct; 2t, .;„ 
Befehl ist Biefehl (Ger) (Casino), Arriiy farce. -Weiss Ferdl/ 

70 mihs. Rcl; . Nov. 1.5; 
B;irobldJian: (Russ) (Amkinb). if e in : Soylet's Jewish colony. - 

SabUu.: ,84 mihs-. Rcl. Oct. 1. Rev. , Oct, 21.— • / "; < 

Calahdrla, La (Sp).. Romance of a singer. Dix-. Fernando, de Fiierfes. . 60 mihs; 

Rel. Oct. 1. • ... ■::■;•,-■. 

Calvarib de Una Rspo.sa, Kl ( Mexican schtli roi. 

70 mins. Hei; S(}pt. 15. 
Qahipb Pl Mae(;io (It) (New World); Story by ;MussoIinl about 

g; Forzano 100. miri«.' Rtl. Sept; 1. Bev., Sept. 16. 
Capellb a Tre Punte, ir (It) (New World)., Farce; ' Mario Camcrlnl;- 76 

mlns; Rcl , Sept; 1.5. ReV. SejJt- iO.^ . ' * ' 

Cjh-ulette (Fr) (Franco'). Operetta. Dir. Claude Lara, 60. mins, Rel; Siept; 15. 
Cieca dl. Sorrento', La (It) (Nuovb Mondb); From Mastrianl's /classic, Ir. 

Nunzlo.Malasomitia: 72 mi " Rcl, Aug, Rev; Aug. 5. 
Clellto Llndo (Sp). Mexican ;in romaiice, " -. R. O'QUi 

Nov, -1; . ■ ■ 

Desparccldo,- Kl (Sp). Melodrama Dir. R. Mcyler; 80 mlns; 
Kin Aiito.und Kelrt Geld (Ger) (Gcrihania)<; Musical farce. 85 

mins; Rel. Aiig. 1. Rev Aug. J2. ;. , ■ 
RIne Ftau die Wclst Was- Sie Will (Ger) (Casino). From Os6ar .Strau.ss' operetta; 

Lil .Dafiovei-. Dir. Viktor Jansen, 82. mini?. Rel, July 1.5. Rev. Jul.v. 22; 
Kmber' a Hid /Vlutt (Hiihg) (Daniibia). Heavy drama. "Dir. Laszlb Vajda, 75 

mlns. Rcl.: Np.V; Is. Rev. Dec, 2, 

(Continued oit; i).Ts« 



. Hollywood, Disc, 15/; 

Pat O'iVralley, Blackie WhitesforcT, 
Clem Hortbh, Black Jack Wood, Slim. 
Haysel, Dick BotiUer, Bert Diltaird, 
Art Dillard. 'ilaiding- Guns,' Cbl. 

Wilfred Lucas: Herbert Hey wood,. 
Walter Downing, 'William Gould,. 
Stanley Mack, 'I Promise to Pay,' Col, 

Paul . Kelly, Leona ■■ Maricle, -G'ein'e 
Morgan, Thurstbri Hall, John Spacey/ 
Al JUill,: AtthUr Loft, Lsora ihatcher. 
Gene G'Donovah, : Jack Daley, Ray-, 
mond Brown;: Howard Hickman; Ed-; 
ward Earle, £dwa!rd Le Saint, Llpyd • 
'Whitlock, Richard Terry, Nick Cope- 
land, Harry Depp, Budd Fine, Eddi ' 
Haft, John Roy, Biciirt young, Hafiy 
iSernels, Ralph - McCuUough^ Frank. 
:Milli, 'Budd Flarinigatik Ethan Laid-^' 
law; Charles -Hamilton, iLairry. Fisher, 
James Baker, 'Freedom lof ■" Sale,'* 

; Ida tiuipino;: 'Weather or jjo;* Col.:. 

Elaine Shepa!rd, Bob AUeh; 'Law oC 
;the Ranget;' Col, 

\ ■ ; Bob. ■ Lee, . Bradley ■. Page. Donald 
Keirr, y^Sj Jenks, Haittie 'McDianiels,^ 
Gary O^ven, Statiley King, Bradley 
Pagel, Bill Jackie,- Donald Kef r, Vess^ 
Pegg> Wesley^ Giraud, ' Af thii.r Ate-^ 
:phen, Jacl^; Gardner;- Jimiyiy -Gasisy-- 
James Biirtis, ,'Qhce Over Lightly * 
BK9..",: .. ..;V/^-.:-^ ■; 

Loiiis' Hiay Ward, Elizabeth Risdbiv 
Alec Craig; 'Eseadfilte,? RKO. . 

Theima ': Leeds, 'Rwbei: : Baf bns/, ~ 

■]'. ' Jo^^n .'.Twist, scteeriplay, 'Outcasts 
pf'Pbkef Fla[t,?,RKO. Y 
' Bert,' Gf ahet, scte&nplayi ; ■ Art Apple 
a;Daiy,' RKO.- ''y.-'-'^. ' 
; . Marcia . Mae Johes!^ Hope Maniiing^ 
Jaii;kiie Seaclie/. :^01d^/^ 
;Jlip^.,-: -r..:'-^^^v;v .■■■■^?^v^ 
i- Karen JDeWo«, scri]f>tittg'?Pafa[dise 
Express,' Rfep;;;.r' . 

- Rita; CaiVsjrib,- ; Ray> Cdffigaii, Max ' 
Terhune, Abbef^ Smith, EdwibfiitcCas- 
sidy» Jtf(}k ■Kifk;^MacH;'iWrigM^ di- 
feeling; *ttitjtlj«?Saddle,^]5i€l»,J ; 
Claudia Dell,; 'A Star #Bbrti,' S-h 

; Matty; Faii i No.el Francis, r 'Lefti- 
Handed Law,' XT,. 

;:' Seimaf' Jackson, ierfe. Watfclnj 
Janice Jaffatt, '1 Hate Horses,' 

Gloria Stuart, Walti&f , Pidgeon; " 
Billy Burrud^, H'^baf t : Ca-yan&uglv: 
Sidney Blackmer, Tristram Tuppjeor, 
sbreenplay; Sidney . SsiUbw, ~directi]ag> 
'Person to Person Call/ tj. 

- Carl McBride, staging dance niiin.-', 
bers, 'Class 'Prophecy,*. U. ' 

Tristrairi Tupper/ screen plaft 
^'NightKey;',U/.. "• ' ; .-' 

Joe Gijhhirtghamr-' 'WedgeWbbd*;, 
Noweli, Jbhil Eldredge; Craig Reyn- 
olds, Ma» ii^offraan; Jr;,v RiaLlph Dunn^ 
■tGo.<ilettgr5>^WB,-.'-' y:"-:-, 

' Raymioimi Hattbn; 'Marked Woman,* 

........ .. .... ..^ . 

- Gaston Glass, Jacques Lory* 
George Renavent, 'The Kim; and the 
Ghpf us Gif Ij* WB. ; 
-:;Lidhel ':Braham, Ivan , ;Simpson, 
Leoiiard WiHy, Libn6l; Pape, Walter 
Kingsford, Alec JHarford, Connie 
I<ebn, Douglas Gordon, 'Prince and. 
the Pauper , - WB, \, 
; .yik-ginia Sale, 'Going Plaici?/ WB, 

*' Roy Chan$lor» John Pearisoh, col- 
labing script, 'Public Wedding,' V/B, 

^ Helen McKellar, 'Case of the Stiit- 
teririg Bishop/ WB. 

:- Hugh O'Conrtell, 'Marry the GifV 

^WB. . . 

Harlan Briggs,: Harry Davenport, 
Frank Sheridan, Rbbeft C. Fisheiv 
Hafry - Harden, Walter Kingsford, :; 
Frank Piiglia, Henfy Roquemore, 
Douglas Wiiod, Mitchell Ingfahanv 
Bernard SusS, Howard Hickman,, 
'Maytime,' MG. 

■ Frank. Da Wsoii, Max Liickie, Doug- 
las Dumbrille; ■ Jpe . Ruttenbur^ :lensr 
irig, 'A Day at the. Races,' MG, 

. Gus Kahn, Bfonislau: Kaper, Wal-' 
ter, Gurmann, tunes, 'Maiden Voyage,* 
^MG..;., 

Joseph Callei 'To. the Victor,' MG. 
'.'Charles Er-wi ;. Btu-toii Churchill,' 
Neill Fitzgerald, ;Geofge !^ucc6, 'Par-' 
nelVMG. 

Robert. Emmett Keane, William 
RicCardi, 'Men of the People,* MG. 

Reginald Owen, Cora Witherspoon^ 
Bafnctt Parker, Jeanhie Roberts, Tim. - 
Henning, Jean Coogan, Bob Murphy, 
Charles Tro\yforidge, 'Dangerous Cor-. 
ner,* MG. ;■ 

Paul Stanton, 'Man Of the People,* . 
MG.^'- , V 

Junev Martel. Torn Bfbwii, Frances 
Drake^ Riciaf do Cortez, Edward Liid-? 
wig, directing, :Lieoh Shamf by, lensr 
irig 'The toye Trap,' Schulberg-Par. 
' Grady Sutton, Waikiki Weddi / 
.Par, ' 

: Clyde Cobk, CtaufOrd Kent Rob- 
ert Warwick; John Elliott, ,T; M. Sul- 
livan, Lionel Braham; Gloria Wil- 
liams, Phyllis Godfrey, Frank Ben- 
son, David Clyde, : Mafy Cordon, 
Herbert Clifton, Carlyle O'jRourke; 
Paul Walton, Ralph Sedan, Etigen^ 
Borden, Geotge Atidre Berahger; 
'Souls at Sea,' Par. 

Charles Arnti 'Swing Hi 
■LOW.V . ■. ■ ■ ,..-.='. 

Errie.st Staiiton, Pat Somersetv Rob- ; 
eft Adair, Bobbi ; Hale,' GuriW.y*:^ 
Davis, John Po.Wefs, Henry Mow- 
bray, /BulfiiogDrummbnd: Escapes,' 
;Par... 

' Charles tluggles, ^Tightwad,' iPaf. . 

Billy Bevan, 'The I^st Slaver,* 
20th.F. 

Jean Hersholt, Evielyn Selhie. Sig-^ 
fried , Rumanh, 'Seventh' Heaven,*, 
20th-F. 

Leiah Tyler. > ic Charidler, Wal-- 
tet< Griffith, 'TirVie Qut for Romance,*' 
20th-F/ 

Dutch Hendi ian, Hu White, 
Hbly Terror,' 2Qth-Fi 

Bobbie Dumi,. 'Love Is * News,' 
20th-F, 



Sf VARlET r , .. 

'Courtesy Registration L^aDy 
Kayoed in Denver; line. 4 Mgrs. $50 



WednMvft December 16, 1936 

Attack Carney lliroogli Utilities; 
Seeling to Cot M L^it, Power 



behyer,^ pec. . 

Courtesy registration, as connected 
iwith the 'Bank Night' of Denver's 
Lucky Seven theatres, . received a' 
knockout blow in police coiirt hi^re. : 
Police Judge Philip Gilliamliield that 
the piractice . of chargihg^ aidmissions 
iii corihectioh with the Courtesy reg^ • 
istrations , cohstituted a violation of 
the city ordinance bearing on lottery 
and. chance gift distiribution. 

The original' charge agaihist .four 
Lucky iSeyeh -theatre, managers,. B,.D. 
Ckickrill, IDenharnr H. A. Goodridge, 
Ogden; Lou Williams, Mayan,; and 
IU)y Notheisi Webber, was that they 
were running a-, gambling game. But 
the city. attorney substituted a charge 
pf Violation of the section of the city 
6;rdinance which reads: 

••it shaU be uidawful' for . any .per- 
son or persons to get up, maihtaih 
or ca.riy ,6n ih s[ny.: place ; occupied by 
him or them, or untder his or their 
(K)htrOi, any lottery or chance gift 

istribution.' 

. Several IpcM ; manager^ expressefi 
the opinion .thai, through this ordi-; 
nancie , iveaway ischemie could* 
■be"'at6pp»3/'>'-;'.^^^ 

The fouir managers wer6 eslch fih^- 
^1>7 Judge GilUs^ However, the 
' fiiiesi wiU bo^^^.s^^ fl the city 
' -'^iiliOnaeyvagree?.'' ' 

The coiui'$ TU^^ only to do 
- v^ith tihe QO^ 'c6urte$y j:egistra- 
tioA^.yiuch the, Luck^r Seven the- 
atres wlBre Usiii^. In ttus . plan any 
:i«rson by l*uesdaiy or 

v7hur£dtiy niatb^e cpuld be regis-< 
teited i;or . thiat evening's' :drihving, 
registration being effeeUve. as 
G fhe presence of tbe registrant at the 
dx«Vrini;;> Uni^ regis- 
tratton; it ivas neeessary to purchase 
-ii: tie|i«t io^ the ni&tinee to obtain the 
oouii^: ire|(istRit^^ 

Fcank Hickey, attorney for the de- 
ieifaants, held that admission was 
: |M^d to see a motfbn picture and not 
>:;t6 objUiin 431 courtb^ Registration. In 
' 4ak|uig ^is^ wi the ai'^unient 
v Jiidge 'tillliinn: /The 'theaires 
^ y^^^ for the adniis- 

;'8ibn pric<6 at the; n^ in qiles-. 
tion.. :6dth ire (it value. One is to 



see the motion picture, the . other the 
courtesy card eiititling the person 
to a courtesy registration. 

in view of the fact that, two priv- . 
ileges are given, and payment is 
made for the same, a considieratioh 
is given, ifbr both. The consideration : 
canhbt be divided — it; attachieis to 
both privileges^ A consideration 
pai indirectly, violates the law as 
well as consideration paid directly/ 

Judge Gilliam went further in his 
written report to point out that the 
Bank Nigh;t plan itself was not be- 
fore the court, but that , his ruling 
was based oniy on the courtesy reg- 
isiration. Of the attraction. 

The. practice Of chiarging admis- 
isiohs .in (Kinnectioh' with the eouf-. 
tesy :registratiohs Will be discon- 
tiniied^ : the managers announced. ; 
Instead, a' sepsirate drawing at the 
Tuesday and Thursday, drawings wiU , 
be 'Started, to begin at $500. 

. Rnlcii It Diegal 

Chicago, Dec. 15. 
Illinois State Siiprenie Court found, 
bank nite insurani:e not only illegal, 
but also . against state insuriahce law 
in a unanimous dcctsion. ' 

MineapoUs. Dec. 15, 
Northwest Allied definitely will 
test in. the Oourts the alleged 'bank 
nighi* copyright and contract S, D; 
Kane, executive secretary^ in 9, bul- 
letin just Issued, advises independ- 
ent exhi itOrs in tb? terfitory that 
the recent 'bank night* decision of 
:the Federal Circuit Cou^t of Ap- 
peajls at. Denver sustains the North- 
west Allied position that 'any the- 
atre owner is free to employ in his 
theatre a. system similar to or iden- 
tical with 'bank nicht' without pay- 
ing a royalty or license fee thetefor.' 



SdBSON WITH B-O'K 

Ned Dobson, former talent scout 
for Republic. Fictu^es, hasi joined the 
Hollywood oSic* of Rockwell- 
CKeefe, Ino. 

He Will contact the picture studios. 



Getting Set oil 41-Stoi7 
Theate 61^. in 0^ 

, Dec. 15, 
progress has been 
made on the new building and the- 
atre planned for Randolph street 
during the past week. This 41-story 
building and theatre, to be erectbd at 
a cost of apprOScimately $10,000,000, 
is being pushed through by Attorney 
Henry A. Kalcheim, who personally 
is negoti ting for the syndicate be- 
hind the enterprisci 

Kalcheim is handling settle-, 
ments fot thV acquisition of the nec- 
essary property, the obtai ing Of the 
proper clea.rlng of all. eissential. titles . 
besides conducting an investigation 
of other nearby property deals 
which might conceivably affeot this 
deal, which rates as one of the big- 
gest real estate and theatre nego- 
tiations in the past:nuirnber of years. 

Kalclieim is also going to Wash- 
ington next week to polish Off pos- 
sible federal co.-operation * the 
buildi enterprise since will 
mean employritent for thousands on 
the structure itself besides influenc- 
ing the employment of additional 
rheii in contributing industries. 



BJlNKa ILLEGAL, mi 
COLLECT PRIZE, RULED 

New Orleans, I?ec. 15. 

'Bank . Nights' here are illegal, 
according to a decision handed down 
liioonday ,(14) by Judge W. Wr Wes- 
terfield of the state court of aippieals 
and- concurred in by the other two 
members of the cojirt. Decision is 
result of a siiit by 'C. G. Shanchell 
on behalf of hiis minor son, Joseph^ 
against the .Lewis Amus. Co., oper^ 
atoris of the FiOrito theatre. 

Suit charged vthe boy was refused 
admittance to the house on bank 
night and that his name was draWn 
as winnier.bf the $165 pri^e, but be- 
ing absent, couldn't collect. 

In deci ing against the boy's 
claim; the court ruled bank night; 
based on a gambling contract, is 
unenforceable by law. 



Aster's GP in N. 1 



; Mack D."Weinbergert general sales 
manager Of Generial Pictures Corp., 
has closed with Harry Asher, vet 
^ston exchange man, who has 
bought the GP franchise for the: en- 
tire New England territory. 

Asher, original franchise-holders 
of Fiamous Players •and for 11 years 
the owner Of ..the Universal PiQS 
franchise! in New England, has 
formed Popular Pictures, Inc., to 
handle the Gl» product; Franchise 
runs.for a -period Of five years. 

STAGE BAND POLICY 
MAYBE INTO mrr., N.Y. 

A stage band policy to replace 
double bills, now being played^ is 
under consideration f o^^ the Criterion, 
N. Y.^ to start Xmas day* NO posi-^ 
tive plans have been laid .to book 
any' orchestras pending negotiations 
with the musician and stage hand 
unions. 

: Ho^e went into one of its " few 
profit weeks so far with ' ife of 
King Edward Vm'' and 'LOve in 
Exile' .last week, grossing $12,800. 

Present plans are to spot 'SinggMe 
a liOve Song' (WB) for Xmas week^ 
with 'Great Giiy' (GN), Cagney 
Starrer, to follow. 



. JBdofhmen'i. Officers 
Los Angeles, Dec. 15. 

E« C. Hamilton was reelected presi- 
dent of ■ projectionists* local 150, In- 
ternational Alliance ;of Theatrical 
Stage Employes, Dec. 8. 

Other officers include: J. B. Ken- 
toio, vice-president; M. J. Sands, 
secretary-treasurer; R. L. Hay wood, 
business manager; T, W. .' Arihen? 
troui assistant biz tni^i:.; W. G; 
.Crowley, W, H.. Fife, J. Mayhard, 
Im. D. Mitchell, E. L. Robbins, exec 
board, and H, Wariier* sergeant-at- 
'arms. ' 



^ Chicago, 

f^i iters throughout the country 
are going in pierson iand through thei 
various exhib associations to the 
public utilities in their individual' 
communities tb.' sciek some sort of 
redness which wOuild elbnihate what 
they consider the unfair competiti 
of the ciurnivais. The exhi 
their associations are inking the pd 
lie Utilities to refuse to allow, 
carnivals to hook up to the utiliti 
lines for either light or I>ower. 

Utilities are generally 
disposed to the exhibs' plea that the 
Uieatres are. a ^eit source of revew 
nue, using about the greatest si 
supply Of poWeri oi any industry i 
their commtinity. and that for that 

reason they should nbt be subjected 
to thl^ coihpetition Of an outfit which 
hops into town for a one-time shot 
and then .iddps right out. 

What's more, the utilities are 
plenty sore at the carnivals generally 
because they have discovered that 
often tiiese carnles don't bother to 
make any deal for power, btit just 
sneak over and hbbk onto the utili* 
iiesf lines and just steal the power. 
Haying caught a ntimbbr of the car- 
nivials at this thievery the utilities 
are becoming wiiligonlstic to the car- 
nivals completely and are beginning 
to figure that they'd be better off not 
doing business with 'em at all. 

Other companit^s, while sti ready, 
to iujpiply power .to the carnivals^ 
have been burned so often in the 
past by having the tricks nm but and 
leave the company With an Unpaid 
bill on their handa^ are How starting 
to insist that the carnivals post a 
considerable sum in caish in escrow, 
so as to insure that the biil for power 
.mU be paid, and that: the carriey will 
not just Skip out <i»t the state and 
then thumb its tchnosszle at the 
power and lijght company. 



The KeUeT'DwrUm Calorf ilnt Corp. 
is pleased t& annmmee that Its 

. # ■■■■ 

KELLER-DORIAN COLOR PROCESS 

Endorsed by All Leading technicians 

IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR USE BY PRODUCERS 
Otttstiin^ing udvuntages gf the systen are: 

Substantidl savings in producition costs. 
Speedy availability of prints. 

Print$ can also be used for black and white prd|ection. 

Only addition to projection equipment is filter at a nominal cost. 

No special players' makeup required. 

Other information concerning the merits of the Keller-Dorian system may be obtaihed at the offices of the 

KELLER.DORIAN COLORFILM CORPORATION 

522 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK CITY 

Telephone: MUrray Hill 2-2681 



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Carl Bdese. tO 



JSvgehl Schneider. M. 



Geprjg 



80 mlns: 

riaveure, 
Iv Bev. 



r»hrt In die JuKCttd. Die (Ger) (Casino). Farce comedy. 

■ , iriins. Kel. Se^rt, ^ 
riat Volimtus Del (It); JNuova Mohdo).. Talky comedy. Angelo Musco^ Dir. 

Amleto Paleml. BO-mins. Rel. . July 1. Hev. July. 15. v 
riesennot (Ger). Nazi propaeanda. Dir. Werner Kortwlch.: ld2 mins. 

Oct. 16, Rev. Oct. 28. 
Ganze Welt Dteht Slch um Webe, Die (Ger), Mystery-roniance. Charlotte 

Stisa. 80 tnlns. Hel. Nov. 15. 
Gesiiztca La Sposa Garlbaldina (It). Ital ,75 

nilns. Bel. Oct. 15, Rev. Nov." 18. 
lueckspilze (Ger) (Casino). Drama of adolescence. . temirile, 

30 ihlns. . .Rel, Oct, 15. ' 
CTpsle» (Russ) (Ainkino); Saga- of collective farms. 

Goldblatt, 85 mins. Rel. Jqly 15. Rev. Aug, 5. 
tteisses Blut (Ger) (Ufa). Romaintic drama. Marlkka Roekk 

Jacoby. 60 mins. Rel. Sept 15. 
itey Comlenza Xa VIda (Sp). Domestic drama. 

■ '■■Ref Jtuie 15.^ 

Wth SAoe Mich Nach Dlr (Ger) (Casino). Backstage operatics. 
CamHla Horn; 90 mins. Dir. Johannes Rieinann. ; 
, Sept. 16. 

Irinat La MaU (Sp)» Marital mixups. 80 irilns. 

Oct. 1* '• 
Jaan (^Ger) (C»slii6). Farmind in Bohemia. Synek; Rel. 

June .95. Bev- Juner.2i:,.. 
Bakes DramMt 41 (Gr). Heavy drama. 77 miiis. Rel. Oct. 15. Rev. Oct. 28. 
KaaipC. Bet (Run) (Amldiip). German-language .story of Hitler cruelties. Ir. 

GUtttav INtaiCtiilielin. 18 mins. Rel. Sept. 1. Rev. Sept. 16. 
■eroiecse Her^qM, X* (Fr) (Tobls). Comedy spec. Dir. Jacques 05 

. mins. ReL Sept.^$i /Rev. Sept 30- 
Keeafgwdser (Ger). (U^). : Opiereita. Willi HeVbert Maisch. 80 

mins. BeL Oetr lS, Rev. Nov. 11. 
Xa Palema (Ger) (Casino). MusicaL Glias. Kullman, Leo Slezak. Karl 

Heinz liKrUn. 85 mlns. ReL Oct 15. Rev. Oct. 28 
Xagy Jo WHnJUalallc (Huag) (Damibia). Ufe. In a children's school. . IstVan 

Szekely. 73 mins. ReL Oct 15, Bev. Oct, 28. 
ft«tBte Rose. (Ger) (Casino). Operetta based on 'Martha.' 

flO .mlns. Rcl.-Oct L Befv. Oct. 21. 
Uebeileiite' (GcrV (T6bis)._^Orama . of . moderji. life. Renate Mueller, Gustav 

ProeWl<^L Dir. Brie wasidmecfc. i>5 mins. Rel. Oct 1. Rev. Oct -7. 
tJelMscAiiiaia Im Baiue flapribmrc (Ger) (Casino). Istorlcal item. Dir. Willi 

Wolff. Si mlas. Bel, Sept. 1. Rev. Oct 21. 
Ued' Cteht wia Dl* W«tt (Ger): (TAbls). Musical Joseph Schmidt ichr 

«rd Oswald. dO mins. Bel Sept IS Bev; Sept.. 30.- 
life of Dea Bosc* (It) (Nuovo Mimdo). Life of the saint lleskndrl. 

. M ihlBS. Bel Mky .15. Rev. Junie 24. 
|i«d- SoHmen*. (It) (Nuovo iMondo). Baffles lives, again. Dih Adelqui Millar; 

72 mlha. Bd. Xune 15. Bev. July 1. 
Ibirea del Monio (Sb>V Bomianoe. inade la. Mexico. ir. Binaldo Agiiilar. 80 
■■: tains. Bd.. . ■ ^' ^. 

tiamewry MUesM (Polish). Operetta. Dir. . Nowlna-Przybylski, 70 ihlns. Rel 
:..:y Nov. .1; Bev; Mov. .18. - 

Eter Nostn (Sp) (Mexican drama). Dir. Gabriel Sora. 70 mins. Rel. Sept. 1 
In Ucbster ist Bla ^ecermaim (Ger) (Casino). Old-fashioueid farce. Leo 
Sletalc Dir. Walter Kolm.. 85 mins. Reli Sept 1. Rev. Sept 16.- 
Mescauto (Huhc) (Dantibla). Cinderella in Budapest; : Bela Gaal. . 90 litins. 

Ret Not. 1^ Bev. Nov. I8i 
MlacraUeSj Xes (Fr) '(Franco^ American). Hugo's - classic, .Harry. ir, 

Raymond Bernard. 182 mlns. Rel. Oct 15,; Rev. Nov. : 4. 
ifueder Tkeddbr. Der (Ger). Badcstage farce. Weiss Ferdt Dir. Yon V, Har- 

. . Ian, mms. .Bel.. Oct 15, Rev. Oct. 28. 
JIaJec del Puerto, Xa (Sp)Xitfe in Mexico. Dir. Arcady Boytler. 70. mins,. Rel, 
Aug, 15. 

Mutleer Secfahrer, Der (Ger) (Casino). Heavy - farce. . Hans Deppe, 90 

mlns. Bel. KOVM5. Bev. Nov. 25. . 
Mysteries of Netre Dame ATt) (DuWorld), Probably .best described as a 

travelogue. 65 minsi Bel, Oct 15. Rev. Nov; 4. 
.|fe SIrJ Edesaawam (Hung) (Danubla). Faith-healing at the Lourdes Shrine 

Dir.. BeU Btiogh. 60 mins. BeL Nov. 15. Bevw Nov. 25. 
Kewtf ^f U.8.8JL (Buss) (Amklno)i Jtist what the title denotes. 60 mips; Rel 

June 15.' 

frigbtlqeale iRuat) '(Atnkliio). First: Moscow color-film. Ikolal Ekk. 95 

mlns. BeL Nov. l. Bev. Nov. U. 
Ihi 8obMa» (Sw) (Scandinavian). Boiiiance. . Lars Hanson. Dir. Gustaf Mo« 

lander. 90 mins. BeL Aug. IS. Bev. Sept 16. 
Vassaporto Bosm (II) (NeW World). It's a hard life. Isa Miranda. Dlr: Guide 
. • Brleune. SO mlns. . BeL .Aug. 15. Bev. Sept. 9< , . . : 

Viirtense de PiiiB» Idi' (Fr) (Lenauer). Weepy meller/ Dir.. Bene SU. 74 mlns, 

BeL July 1. Bev. July 81 \ 
BakecKl Mareli (Hung) (Danubla). ll/Iilitary drama. Szekely. 82 

mins.' BeL Oct. 15. Bev. Oct, 28. . . 
Icarpo Al Sole, La fdi) (Nuovo Mondo). War propaganda. Dir. lAarcd Etter. 

95'mlns. BeL June 1. Bev, June 10. 
feUaBsakkord (Ger) (Ufa). Drama. XU DagoVer. 100 , mins. ReL . Sept .1 

..Rev, Sept' 16.;' 

■ehuesteme Casanova, Der (Ger) (Casino).- Romantic comedy, Carl 

Lamac, 60 mlns. Rel. Aug, 15. 
•erpente a.SonagU (It) (Nuovo Mondo). Murder in a girl's $cK6ol. ir. Rafaelo 

.Matarazzo. 85 mins.: Rel. Aug, IS. Rev. Aug.- 19. 
Beyeii Brave Men (Russ) (Amkino), Adventure in. the Arctics. Gersl- 

■ mo'v. 91 mlns, Rel, June. 1. Rev. June 24. 
■hie-Devil Island (Sp) (FD). Mexican-made drama. 05 

mins. Rel. Aug, 15. Rev. Aug. 1,6; 
f o Juana tnes die la Cruz (Sp). Mexican semi-historical yam< Dir, Ramon 

Peon. 70 mlns, ReL June 1 
lold&ten Karemaden. (Ger) (Zwlcker): Teutonic propaganda. Dir.. Turn Hup- 
- pertz. 90 mins. Rel. Oct 1. Rev. Oct 7. 

Bong of .China (Chin^) <MacLean). Drama in the , . Lo Ming-Yau. 

60 mins. Riel. Nov. 1. Rev. Nov. 11. 
Son of Mongolia (Buss) (Amkino). Propaganda of the Mongolian sector. ir. 
.. I; Trauberg. 105 riftins. Rel; Nov. 15. Rev. Nov. 25; 
Btutzen der Gesellschaft <Ger) (Ufa). Ibsen's oldie in a new . 
Detlef.Sierck. 80 mlns. Rel, Nov. 1. Rev. Nov. 18. 
raumulus (Ger) (Tobis). Heavy drama. Emil Jannings; 
■ 105 mins. Ret Sept 15. Rev. Sept 23. 

Ilagdom Av I Dag (Sw) (Par). Domesitic comedy. -Anne-Marie Brunlus. ir. 
_ „ , P- A. Branrier. 83 mlns. Ret June 15. Rev. July 1. ; 
V.B.SJt Newsreel (Russ) (AmJcino). Late news events spiced into feature. 87 
^ . mins Ret June 15. Rev. July 8. 

varan Ppjke (Sw) (Scandinavian). Romance. Edvard Person; Ame 

Bornebusch. 93 mlns. Rel. Oct 1. Rev. Oct 21. 
Terlorcne Tal, Das (Ger) (Casino). Love In the mountains. Dir; imd Heu- 

berger. 100 mlns; Ret May 15. Revl July . l. 
Wackere Schastermelster (Ger) (Germiania). Farce. Carl Heinz Wolff. 90 

mins; Ret July 1. Rev. July is; : 
WaWwinter (Ger) (Ufa). Love in the Silesian 90 
-. mins. Ret Nov. 1. Rev. Nov. 18. 

waizer fwer Oich. Eln (Ger) (Casino)i Musical fantasy; Louis Griiveure, - 

mtllaHorn; Dir. GeOrg Zbch; 90 mins. Rel, Sept 15;, Rev. Oct 7. 
Welberredment (Ger) (Ufa). MiUtary comedy^ Dir. Karl Hitter. 90 mins. 
_ Ret Sept; 15.: Rev. Sept. .16. 
- Wenn Per Hahn Kraeht (Ger) (Casino),. - 
« ^ n»*ns. Ret Nov. 15. 

veuow Cruise (Pr) (Taoernoux). Leon 
Poiner. 90 mins. Ret Nov. 

.Key, ..Addr()R8ei 
Harold Autett, 1540 Broadway. 
Amkino. 723 Seventh Ave. 
Bavaris Film. 489 Fifth Ave. 
Casino, 240 E. 86th St 
Danubia. 729 Seventh Ave; 
OuWorld, 729 Seventh Ave. 
European, 154 W. 55th St. 
Garrison Flims. 729 Seventh Ave. 
rranco-Amerlcan, 66 Fifth Ave. 



BAN ON BINGO GAMES 



General : Forelcn Sales. 729 7th Ave. 
C^ermania< :22-33 19th St,* Astoria, L. 1. 
J; H; Hoff berg, 729 Seventh Ave, 
Inter-Contlhent :50 E, 42nd St. 
Kihematrade;' 723 Seventh Ave. 
Jean Lenauer. 202 W, 58th St. ^ 
Martin Nossieck, 326 Audubon 
Metropolis, 260 Fifth Ave. 
Scandinavian Films, 220 W. 
John Tapernoux, 126 W. 
Ufa, 729 Seventh Ave. • 



INJUNCTION ACTION VS. 
OVER GIVEAWAYS 



Chicago, 

^ irst injunction suit in ing 
battle against coin ights is 
town was sought last week against 
5Jj«,^alabah & Katz Corp, Suit asks 
that B. & K, be restrained from run- 
fng 'prize nights' in the WiU Rogers, 
hew northwest house. 
_Plea was entered by Attorney 
iflomas McCohnick, who states that 
^he prize nights are against state and 
jocal .statutes, and besides are harm- 
ful to the attorney's four chUdren. 



Fuller Files Additidnal 
Data in Conspiracy Suit 

New Qrlesins, . 15. 

Attorneys for Fuller, 

Pensa.cola theatre Operator, filed a 

supplemental bill, (3gairi5t 

i20th Century-Fox, RKQ; Paramount, 
Metro, Harold Wilkes, Gaston Du-, 
reau, United Artists , and Universal 
asking ah injunction issued against 
Vitagrajph compelling: . it to 'live 
up ' to. its contract to furnish his 
piayhoiises with films. Fuller al- 
leges an effort to deprive hini of 

f'ederal judges are expcKted to act 
on tlie; case this week. 




New S. C. Iiw Would Hit 



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: JSpartariburg; S; 

Bill to give South Carolihia tight 
labor law to limit ernploytnent of 
persons under 18 will have v>ide ef- 
fect on theatr^es in state; and if en- 
acted—as appears very probable- 
will knock put ^ lot of ushers and 
doormen below the ages of 16 and 
18 years. 

■Would bar thOsie under work- 
ing after 6 p.m., and those under 18 
working after 10 p.m; at any kind of 
job, as 75% mpre of ushers are 
yoiiths .under (many , under lis ) 
who work'^in theatres at night ahd 
attend school ok- college, during day- 
time. Theatres have cppperated 
with many schools and parents in 
providing much needed employrhfeht 
for a lot of youngsters. Bill skedded 
for action- in state General Asseiitibly 
early ■ January. Passagie virtually 
aissiired. 



$46»00p Was Average Bingo Lottery Taice-^n Albany 
—-Reached Real Gambling Proportions, ^^.H 
Church Action— Similar Warnings Elsewhere 



THEATRE FIRES IN 2 
SPOTS; NO MISHAPS 

Albany, N. Y.; Dec. 
Fire bri inating *in the basement^ 
sending, flkmes to the stage, routed 
an pudience of 1,000 in the Para- 
inotint, indie habe, Sunday (13), near 
the close of the afternoon showing. 
The audience^ mostly: ildren, filed 
out: * orderly fashion without 
mishap. 

When the fire was discovered, it 
Hellmain, son of Harry Hellman, 
manager of the theatre, went on the 
stage apd told the crowd to file piit 
Without stampede. Jahies McMahon 
and Frank Servis, o(»erators, 
tinued the picture with .a music aic- 
compatiiihent, alUying any sign of 
panic. 

; Firemen quickly brought the blaze 
under contrpL The was placed 
at $2,500. 



f 20.000 Blaze 

• Lincoln, I)ec. 15. 

Suffering a $20,000 loss by fire, 
Harry SchUier's NeW Grand theatre, 
Grand^ Island, Neb., will be delayed 
on the ing by about three 

months.' was originally' planned 
for Xrhas. Fire started in early 
morning and gutted the half finished 
house which, completed is, to repre- 
sent ia cash outlay oif $85,000. 

Fully covered by insurance, the 
loss means more in time wasted 'than 
in financial cirimping. ^estern Thea- 
tre Supply ., Omaha, which had 
the equipment contract, had by 
stroke of luck delayed in shippi in 
the material and it was saved. 

Fire practically destroyed a half 
block of the Grand Island business 
section, " ■' 



Par, Cedar Rapids, la., 
Sold at Public Auction 

Cedar R^ipi , ta.; Dec. 15, , 
To satisfy a foreclosure, judgment 
totaling $761,216:42, the Paramount 
theatre, built here in 1927 was sold 
at public sale for $71,500 to the Geh- 
^erai Theatre; Corp. of Cedar Rapids; 
Deputy Sheriff Boy RadCbaugh han- 
dled the sale, .Harry M. Weinberg 
and J. W. iDehman, both . of . Des 
Mpi , represented the successful 
bidder. The property has been , in 
litigati for several, years. 

Officers of ' the General Theatre 
Cprpl loia Lehjnan, . pre 
Ralph Neuman,. secretary-treasurer, 
arid Merle Nortoni v-P^ of Des 
Moines. 

The Paramount is leased by the 
Tri-States Corp. (A. tt, Blank). " 

Legal action wa.s commenced by 
Herman S. Strauss as trustee for 
bondholders under a $506,000 issue 
made early in 1928 against the Cen- 
tury Building Co., which built, the 
combination theatre and. office biiild- 
ing, one of the finest in this city. 



Albany, Dec. 
Theatre managers, in 'Albany ..and 
other cities and towns, in the Cath- 
olic iocese of Albany IppW for 
greatly improved, business aifter. Jan. 
1 aS a result of a ban placisd; on 
Birigo gaihes in the diocese|5unday 
(13 ) by Bishop Edmund Gibboinis, 
Bishop Gibbons on Friday issued, a : 
piastoral decree which was published 
i .all tbe- churches of • the iocese 
Sunday. 

With the exceptipriS of ;Saturdiays 
and Sundays, .wheri bingo .^^games 
were hot .held; theatre attendance , for 
several months has been. slim. ,A. 
quiet undercover check the 
games, cphducited in . mosf .i>art by 
church brganization.r. and affiliated 
societies, shoWed that the average 
take in Albany County alone wa^ 
$46,000 weekly, Theaitre managers 
looked longingly at long > queues of 
people lined up before the Knights 
Of' Coliimbus -hall across the street 
fromi the , Fabian Palace and Warner 
Strand iii North Pearl street each 
Thursday night, when , the Albany 
lodge conducted its bingo party. At- 
tendance was so " great, that, loud- 
speakers carried the called numbers 
to the customers ^yhich . packed ; the 
four floors of the building. 

The game of bingo lias ceased to, 
be a riarmless pastime,' Bishop Gi r 
bbns* pastoral decree said. *lt is 
growing daily, spreading from club 
to club, fraternity to fraternity, par- 
ish to parish. The stakes ftre mpiint- 
ihg; higher and the gambling fever is 
rising With them. 

. *ACcprdirigiy we hereby iorbid the 
game in these pirts usually called 
•bingo' In all lauildings and all 
grouchds that are church property.' 

For a little more than $1 the bingo 
player , could participate is two ; or 
thrfee. hours of excitement as .nuin- 
bers were drawn. The bingo games, 
rivaled each bther in Ahe magnitude 
of the stakes, especially the sweepr 
stake prizie at the conclusion of .the 
evening's play. The grahd award 
sometimes > ran as high as $500 In 
cash.' 

• Suites bf,furniture,'baskets of food,, 
.iickets for football games, all-ex- 
pense tpiirs, and pdds and ends of 
household equipment numbered 
among all prizes.. 

So popular and successful were the 
games that the idea was .taken up 
to raise money toward parish debts; 
Half a dozen parishes in Albany have 
been . conducting . games^ the sched- 
ules being arranged so that players, 
cbu'ld find a bingo game in town al- 
most every night except Saturdays 
and Sunday. The decree is expected 
to returh the patronage the theatres- 
have lost. 



TITLE CHANGES 

Hollywood, Dec. 15. 
ring Me. His Ears,' Paramount's 
Hopalong Cassidy western, will be 
released as . 'Boderland.' 

Final tag oh Warners The Trial 
Horse,' is 'Don't Pull Your Punches.' 

Maurice Conn's 'Dawn Rider' be- 
comes 'Galloping Dynamite.* 

Columbia has changed *A Slug for 
Cleopatra' to 'Find the Witness.' 



would be entering wedge for further 
regulation , and- jhterfererice. He 
stated that Ipcal boards of concilir 
atipn, composed of equal number of 
representatives of; distributors and 
iexhibito.rs could settle all difficulties. 

Wehrehberg cpniplaired of 'bar- 
gain hour" practice by which patrons 
are admitted in early evening at 
nabes iat reduced. This prac- 

tice, he asserted, created a false 
public iinpression of. prosperity of 
picture theatres and led to unwar- 
ranted building of neMf houses. ■ 

Officers re-elected are' Wehren- 
berg; pres.; S. E. Pirtle, Jerseyville^ 
III , I. W. Rogers, Cairo, 111.; J. C. 
Hewitt, Robir son, IlL, and A. M. 
Beare, Chester, lU., .'s; Louis C. 
Hehl, St. Louis, sec-treas., and W. H. 
Kieseihorst, Claytc-,. Mo., sgt.-at- 
arms* Two changes board are 
Harry C. Arthur, Jr., and Clarence 
Katman, replacing: J. C. Hewitt, Rob- 
inson, 111,, and Oscar C. St. 
Louis,.. 



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Exhibs Cautioned 
St. Louis, Dec. 
.Addressing more than 100 mem- 
bers of MPTOA of St. Louis, Eastern 
Missouri and Southern lUi is at an- 
nual meeting held here riday (11) 
Charles J. Pettijphn, counsel for or- 
ganization, advised theatre py/ners 
who use bank night and similar audi-, 
ence attracting schemes to drop them 
•like a. hot potato,' Pettijohn said 
situatipn here is not near as bad as 
in the east and warned members not 
to start anything /they cpaidn't fin- 
ish, stating that lodges and churches 
will take up lottery games and 
empty theatres as they have succeed- 
ed in doing in the east. 

After this warning Fred Wehren- 
bergi pres. of local body, replied that 
operators, under present booking 
system, mUst take poor pix, as Well 
as standouts and that a stimulant 
was needec' to attract patrons to 
houses. Pettijohn replied that gen- 
eral practice o.! showing dual pro- 
grams had forced producers to make 
'cheap, poor movies' and he asserted 
he knew .of no business where it is; 
as easy to make a livi in film, 
exhibiti-r^i field.. 

L, Kuykendall, pres. of national 
organization, urged exhibitors to op- 
pose passage of national legislation 
which would regulate *ales policy 
of the organization. Kuykendall 
»a d there must be a san *. and sen- 
sible way ot buying and selling in 
picture biz but gov«rnment control 



mm 



's Anti-Bingo. "Too; 

Cincinnati, Dec. 
Initial step to halt Operation of 
bingo games by local churches, 
lodges arid fraternal clubs was taken 
last week. Safety pirector John H. 
Ames and Police Chief Eugene- T. 
Weatherly asked for an appoint- 
ment with Mayor Russell Wilson 
Who, they said, wiU be asked to ap- 
proach Archbishop John T. Mcl>irich- 
olas, a founder and director of the 
League of Decency, oh matter of dis- 
continuing bingo games at Catholic 
churches and schools in his diocese. 
Artihbishpp McNlcholas is due to re- 
turn here this week jCrom a western 
trip. 

In explaining their action against 
bingo games, the safety directoi' and 
jpolice chief claimed that other forms 
Of : gambling iare under control, but 
that bingo games are running almost 
nightly and have groWn unbe- 
lievable proportions. 

A city ordinance prohibits the 
playing of games of chance, under > 
which heading bingo falls, yet ChieT 
Weatheriy said that permits had 
been iven churches of iall faiths,^ 
lodges and clubs to stage bingo - 
games under a proclamation Issued 
more than 20 years ago by former 
Mayor Henry T. Hunt. 

Knoxville Xixes Banko 

Knoxvillc, Dec. 15. ' 

Bank nights at film houses got the 
thumbs-down from bigwig church 
Officials at district meeting here of 
the Methodist Episcopal church. 
Churchmen tagged bank nights gam- 
bling, and squawk grew louder when 
bishops and pastprs said lure of free 
coin kept many fron^ midweek pray- 
er meetings,. 

'Raffling off money is really a 
gamble,' said Bishop Wallace Brown^ 
presiding. 

Church attendance at Knoxville 
Wednesday prayer meetings is way 
off because date conflicts with bank 
night at one. of the town's leadi 
film houses. 



PinSBURGH DECKHANDS 
GET 51 SALARY BOOST 



ittsburgh, Dec, 15. 

New deal just signed between 
stagehands and theatres after series 
of conferences lasting for couple of 
weeks is for two years and calls for 
a 5% increase, ing scale to $68 
a man. weekly. 

Old contract expired last August 
and backstage help has been work- 
ing since .then under retroactive 
agreement. They haven't been atfk 
day despite fact that musicians di 
a Walkout for three months Until 
managers came through with .10% 
tilt about a . month ; ago. ■ 

tagehands wanted same raise lor 
two-year pact, originally asking for 
one-year agreement with a 5% in- 
crease on that basis. 

That sets theatres with both 
branches of unions until Aug. 31, 
W38, first time her« that at least 
one August will go by without tHe 
usual bickering. UnderMood that 
managers' asfocimtlon U determined 
that there'll be no tmxft ohe-year 
deals^ 



VARIETY 



Wednesday, December 16, 1936 



"MOST THRILLING LOVE STORY EVER T 
A SURE-FIRE BOX-OFFICE SUCCESS! 



says Sheilo 




the Samuel Gold>¥yn organization clicking regularly with out- 
standing box office pictures • • . Comes through with another in 
BELOVED ENEMY. Film has all the earmarks for success all the 

way from first runs down. —Hollywood Reporter 

A stjrring love story. Supported by class production and high 

7 

calibre acting and direction, the picture has a potent appeal. 
A worthy addition to the list of Goldwyn productions. 

• — Motion Picture Daily 

So shrewdly invested with showmanship could scarcely fail of 
smash box ofRce. The quality of Samuel Goldwyn production 
spells mass support and prosperous runs. — D% Variety 

Again Samuel Goldwyn scores with that type of film in which he 
excels ... An outstanding picture of intense emotional dramatic 
action artistically produced . . . SuperbJy performed. 

—Ralph Willc. Film Daily 



Samuel Goldwyn produces season's greatest love stor 
played by Merle Oberon and Brian Aherne. 

—Elizabeth Wilsd 

Samuel Goldwyn continues pace set in "Dodsworth" ai 
and Get It" . . . Delivers third feature with every reco< 

ment for box-office success. ^Ivan Spear. Associate 

Distinguished by superb Goldwyn production . . 
matically appealing . . . Aherne gives one of sea^ 

performances. — Ctark Wales. Screen and 

"Beloved Enemy" will undoubtedly please majority of 
This Samuel Goldwyn production is a creation of disti 

r 

— Edwin Schallert, Los t\ 

Samuel Goldwyn is no ordinary producer . . . Quality a 
have been his cinematic air with entertainment alwJ 
foreground . . . With "Beloved Enemy" Goldwyn hai 

much beauty to screen. —Jimmy Starr. Los Angeles H 



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Wednesday, December 16, 1936 



VARIETY 



OLD ON THE SCREEN... 



Graham, bee writer for North American Newspaper Alii 




y superbly 

n, Screenland 

id "Come 
inized e|e- 

i Publicetlons 

eron dra- 
on's best 

adio Weekly 

)ublic . * ^ 
iction^ 

ngeles T«mes 

)d culture 
/s in the 
brought 

irald Express 



SAMUEL GOLDWYN presents 

MERLE OBERON 

BRIAN AHERNE 




WITH 

HENRY STEPHENSON • JEROME COWAN 
DAVID NIVEN • KAREN MORLEY 

Dix«ct*d hj H. C. POTTER 



YOUR BOX-OFFICE 



ere 



UNITED ARTISTS 




VARIETY 



■ A • I • 



. Wcdnefliday, December 16, 1936 




WS LEE STAFF ,,. . . _ 

LOSES TRIO TO CBSlll American Radio and bnglis 




; San Frahcisco, Dec. 15. 

1 Tom Breneman^ program inanager; 
ilina Latta Hackett, home economics 
expert, arid Alaii I^. Cormack, iech- 
iical directbr at KFRC, local Don 
uefr outlet, have designed to join new 
pBS staff here. Brenemtiin will prp- 
ttice sho^vs for Coaist arid transcpnti- 
Un'tal teiease, : iricluding his Durkee 
Meyoririaise prograrii, which switches 
(0 riew' CBS Coast network. He and 
Racket^ step Iiitd C:^ jobs in 
fariviary. 

1 Cotmack became CBS traffic rtian- 
i^cr for Coast network at once. CBS 
vitt jnove western pre^s di^artmerit 
from present Don Lee offices to Russ 
jiililding, where suite, of 10 rooms 
|as been taken for sales and exec 
>f&ces. Buss building studios of. 
iCSFO, which affiliates with CBS 
, wiii be used for network 
■)roductipris/ 
1 Jtewis A. Weiss, of WJR, Detroit, 
jlunored ^or mariaeerial spot at 



CPRG, which 
>ec. 29. 



jotris Mutual web 



iKDonald Gives Eddf 
liflWIiile SiDser So^ 



Hollywood, Dec. 15. 
^eanette MacDonald will do one 
1 iiqtt&rri wi^th Nel$6h Eddy tor Vicks 
.:^Viiilfe producers scout around for 
Ipiii^er to replace Francia White, now 
■>n the Packard show. Witt tkidy, 
will duet niuttberii from ^Naughtjr 
3f!*ietta' on Dec. 20 Jairing. 
y puueiters lined up for Bing Cros 
v (Sf's Biaft miisi hall are Maiy 
;^\st6r, Jack Oakie» Nadihe Connor, 
^(vcalist, Pat O'Brien and Jos^ Iturbi, 
'/ ioncerf pianist, making his third ap^ 
v^ tf^lii^Ce on the program. 
? - Everett; Horton engages 

-vj^ iA spelling du^^ Nov. 10 on Shell 
rjl^teau with Jackie Heitm^, four* 
i.^^f-6ld -St.. Louis prodigy, ,who 
' iiQJws- 28rletter words; 



Prkicr Edward's Speech 

Seven-niiriute ictory ex-King Edward VIII 
last Friday (11) is considered as having garnered the 
all-time high in world-wide audiences, , ind certainly 
created the biggest fu^ ainy broadcast ever occasioned. 
In the li. S;, 46% of the set owners in the eastern time 
zorie had their, sets in operation, arid 45% reported 
hearing the message, according to Crpssley's Coopera- 
tive Ariiaiysis of Broadcasting; This sets a new daytime 
record.'" 

Speech came at 5 p; m. EST, an hour chpseri by the 
ex-monarch so that all the dbminioris could hear hiri». 
British Brbadcasting Corp. relayed the message by 
shortwave on ia world-wide basisv with NBC and CBS 
catching it frorii. Lbndon. Mutpal Broadcasting, wired 
in the Canadian Radio Commission, which picked up 
by shortwave from England. NBC and CBS in turn 
reissued the speech by shortwave for secondary pick- 
ups throughout the Western Hemisphere, and Ni3C 
additionally had mikemen and comriientators (one of 
them being EdSwiri C. Hill) read the speech another 
four times on Friday eve. 

Mutual stations cut records, 6f; the speech; but 
Canada refused permission to play these at a later 
hour 6ri the grounds that the monarch's brMdcast was 
primarily for his subjects, and not for U. S. .consurap- 
tipnu ; Canada, however, .unreeled its own discs at 8:30 
p. m. so that Canadiaris who didn't hear the king at 5 
p. m. could get the real McCJoy via wax at a better 
hour. 

Cooperative Analysis of Broadcasting statement^ is- 
sued yesterday (15), reports that:. 

'The King Edward yill valedictory broadcast estab- 
lish^ an all-time recoi-d for daytime programs in the 
Eastern time; zone. During the past year thie pro- 
gram which attained the largest &udienC6 was the 
Schnieling-^Louis fight last June wbich ^as hieard by 
approximately 58% of the set pwheris. Edward . VIII 
had pne-third more listeners last Firiday than Presi" 
dent Ropsevielt attracted by l^is Jackson Day dinner 
address, which was the largest audience repprted to 
have heard the President during the. past year. 

'Currently the JaCk Benny program is jthe most pop- 
ular coriimercidl on . the networks.. His latest rating, 
(Sunday evening) is i^lmpst 75% 6t ^e ex-monarch's. 



|^gS,KOKM)eat$Ra|» 

i :. Pittsburgh, Dec. 

iGleriii Riggs, No. 1 announcer at 
iB^, was acquitted here;yester- 
irji^r. <14) Of a , charge of violating 
# i&titious names act He was ordered 
l^^'r^ed by bench after his Co-defend- 
jSjriti' D. E. Laird, had switched to a| 
^^ieis pf- g^ Latter was fined $50 

i Higgs" was listed as presiderit and 1 
V «aiil:d a director of th!^ 'Square 
Club,' which, by a | 
; Mdf chairi^ letter system, purported 
.^ake, a mCmbeir's original $5 and 
Itipiy it into a sum big enpugh 
^uy a car. They were a'rrestpd 
tsummer after several members 
. — ' . yiained tP, authorities arid have: 
' .; leen f riee under borid since then.; 



I Gramophone Shop; Liberty Music Shops and Macy's 
department store in New York are blurbing in ttie 
daily papers that phonograph records of the Edward 
VHI broadcast are for sale, ' Elsevt^here in U. S. A. sim- 
ilar cases are reported; 

Philiadelphia, Dec: 15. 
Recording of King Edward radio address last Friday 
(11) was ethered later same night by WCAU^ local 
I CBS outlet, and created interise interest among Philly 
1 broadcasters , as well as dialers. All local stations: were 
reported to have made recordings of ^iel, but (even 
after several announced that it - would be repeated by 
wax. version) did not air it when word went out that 
British Broadcasting Co, frowned on it. 



Those Engfish Annonncers 

Way the announcers for the British Broadcasting Co. 
ttandled their tasks during the repent throne disturb? 
ance gained for them lpts of admiration among their 
Ameirican confrieres. Soriie of ikhe' Americian mike 
spielers contacted thought the British style and tech- 
.wheri compared with Ajnericsin 
methrids, but niajority opinion on this side held that 
the BBC's corp of annpunCeris maneuvered a bi job 
in a manner that coiildn't help but win them plenty 
respect, arotmd the world. . 

Howai^d Petrie^ NBC stafii announcer, fathered the 
impression that thie BBC boys soiind pretty much ali .. 
There seemed to be an iriipersonal air aboiit every thiiig 
they did, as though they themselves weren't the least 
interested pr irivplved in whait was going on. In con- 
trast with the American announcer** tendency to cplpr 
and build up his stuff, the British mikester, remarked 
Petrie, seems to strain at making himself spund cori- 
ventibnaily didactic and almost totally , wittibut . per- 
sonality. Dead intervals on the aii: as the British ah-^ 
nouncer tpok hU time abottt gathedrig and presenting 
his rinaterial frequently gave Petrie the willies. . 

David Ross, CBS' No, announcer pn the sisrlous 
side, bore down heavy on his , rave. Rbss adniired 
the dignity, the restrairit and the clear, concise delivery 
of the British announcers. They, opined Ross, had to 
treat with a subject of tremendous dramatic power 
and any overemphasis and attempt at emotional hypbr 
ing would have blown the whole thing tp ridiculous 
tatters. Ross liked the rich cuitute and cpmmand of 
pure. English diction that siiich staff men as Sir Fred- 
erick MOiite and Virnori Bartlett, particularly, showed 
in their mike routines. 

What iriipressed Milton Cross, of NBC, was the 
briefriess,. coriciseness arid directness . of the British 
verbalists. He thought the Jhtroductiori of the former 
king a perfect example Pf the good ^taiste that BBC men 
exercised throughout the throne vs^ pabiriet hurly- 
burly. Joe Bier, of WOR, Newark, and Mutual, , was 
of : the :i opinion that the. reason that the BBC an- 
nouncers acquitted theniselves SP cptriimehdably during 
this situation was because the thing was ri^t lip their 
alley. British anrioiincers, said Bier, shines when he 
has to deal with serious matters, unlike his attemptis 
at lighter prbgranis, such as variety setups. Thesie 
•are so sad that they're freiquently funny. ' Men -that 
BB<3 had handling Uie kingly controversy, averred 
Bier, showed plenty of cultural and literary back'- 
ground. He liked their style arid the dignity they 
put into their work. 

Also quizzed was an annoimcer on a small New: York 
station whose specialty is filling in the patter between 
phbriograph dance records. Said he: 'They're «li right; 
but whyv. don't they talk English? That heavy accent 
and patter must be tough its a reguliaf diet bn the 
ordinary run of listeners over there.' 



LABOR TROUBLE ECHO 
CANCELS HANIIE LAMP 



Chicago,; Dec. 15. 

Mantle Lamp conipany has sent 
out an order leancielling all radio 
programs.; This follows a labor riiix« 
up at the Mantle factory. 

Two-week nptice will be effective 
on Dec. 25, .prwba, Fellers and- 
Presba agency here handles ; the ac- 
cbunt, one of the biggest spot users 
in the coiuitry. 



Guest List 



: Foi* Frogram Sponsors 

'lM[yrt > and . iVfarge, foi'merly ' with 
irrigley's for several years, have 
een auditioned, by .:several com- 
. aerciais in the last couple of weeks. 
': jMeanwhile doing some guest;- dates,: 




f In New York 

t b; (Ted) Taylor, KbNG, ;Ama- 

iuo;.. 

I Cli SamuelsOn, Kribx, Reeves, 
■ kirineapplis. 

yfiarl <3ammonSj \yGCO, Mi 
.ps,,' 'k . , , 
J'firad Robinson, Knox Rieeves, Mi - 

^ fArthur Church, KMBC, Kansas 

.1; In Wasninfftoii 

I.Jphn Sherriian, WTCN, Mi - 

..•;k>piis.' 

fT'ruman Ward, WiiAC, Nashville. 
|/W. W. Behrman; WBOW, Terre 
•■'laute;- 

■^^vJ^Jm^etizger, WKZO, Kalariiazpp. 

F'DbnTB^l?,. WIBW, Tojpeka. 

i WiUlam West, WTMV, East St: 
"■ferilsi- 

|Harpld A. LaFount, WCOP, 

; James F. Hopkins, WJBik, Detroit. 
j4Warren Williamson, WKBN, 
urigstpwn, 

Virgil Evans, WSPA, Spartanburg, 

.{%. C. Page, engineer, Chicago. 
) Riphard N.. Castro, applicant, John- 
i>n City, Teriri. 

^Illtt'old Hough, WBAP. Fort Worth, 
tlcihard Davis, WNBG, ' New 
ill. 







Ill 



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AMBUCSAN CAN 

(Tn. 9—WJZ) 
Dec. 22— Patsy Kelly.: 
Dec. 29-^ertrude Niesen. 
Jan. S— Herman Bing, Henry Ar- 
metta. 

. i P. 
fTh. J— WABC) 
Dec. i7-rMyrt and Maxge. 
Dec. 24— Paulist Chorus. 

AXTON-FISIHEB 
(5ia«s) 

(Sa, «— WJZ) 
Dec. 19— Ruth fitting. 

CADltLAO 

(Th. Ar-WEAF) 
•Dec, 17— Not booked. 

CAMPBEtL 

(Fri. 9HWABC) 
Dec. 18— Sonja Heine, Ritz Bro3« 
Alice Faye. 

FIltkiSTdNE 
(Man. 8:30— WE AF) 
Dec. 21— Richard Crboks. 
DeCk 2ft— Richard Crooks. 
Jan. 4— Lauritz Melchior. 

FOBb 

fSu. 9— WABC) 
Dec. 20-r^ascha Heifetz^ 
. Dec. 27— -Lauritz Melchior. 
Jan. 3— Lily Pbns. 
Jan. lOr-nJohn Ci Thomas. > 

GfiNEltAIi MOTORS 

(Su,l(h-WEAF} 
Dec. 20— Rose Bampto>n. 
Jan. 3— Marion Anderson. 
Jan. 10-^race Moore. 

HEINZ 

(MrW'F. 11 o.ih.— WABO) 
Dec. 21-23-25— John Mason Brown, 
yiTehdy Marshall, Laurence Siallingat 
Mrs. S. Cook, Gretta Palmer. 

KRAFT 

(Th. 10—WEAF) 
Dec. 24— Jose Iturbi. 
Jan. 7r-Greta Stueckgold. 
Jan. 14— Guiomar Novaes. 
Jan. 21— Rose Bampton. 

KOLTNOS 

(Tu. S—WABC) 
Dec. 22— Fritzi Scheff, Jimmy Far* 
rell, Yvonne Ivantzolf. 

' LOCAL DEPZT STORE 

(Th. 9 a.m —WOR) , 
Dec. 17 — Shep Fields, Bienay Ve« 
nuta, Eye Symington, Claire Whitney; 
.'■ LUX 
(Moiu 9—WABC) 
Dec. 21— Dick Powell, Joan Blon- 
dell. 

NAT'L DAIRY 

(Sat 8--WEAF) 
19 — ^Maj. Bowes. 

NASH 

(Sat. 9—WABC) 
Dec. 19— John McCorrhack. 
Dec. 26— Ruth Breton. 
Jan. 2— Julius Huehn. 
Jan. 9 — Josephine Antdi 

ROYAL GELATINE 
. (Th. 8—WEAF) 
. 17— Not booked. 

RCA 

(S^.2—WJZ) 
Dec. 20— Gertrude Wettergren, Ed- 
ward Johnson, Marci Davenport^ 
Robert Bettchley, Robinson, 
Bobby Green. 

RADIO GUIDE 

. ... (Fri.lO—WJZ) 
Dec>, IS-^Lucillie Manners, Casper 
Reardon, ith Deck. 

SHELL 

(Sat. :36—WEAF) 
Dec. 19— Fred Perry, Jack Heit- 
man. 

STUDEBAKfiR 

(M. 9:30— WE AF) 
Dec. 21— Ruth Etting. 

vick'S 

(Su: 8-^WABC) 
Dec; 20— Jeanhette McDonald. 



ill Lapp Gets New Tag 
Detroit, Dec. 

Third major appointment at 
CKLW in a month this week by 
Frank Ryan, mahaging directior, with 
upping of Bill Lapp to managership 
of station's Detroit offices. Lapp has 
been oh staff for several years. 

CKLW brought in Arthur R Sut- 
ton from Charles A. Mason ad agency 
here, .to take over production post. 
Two weeks later Jerry DuMahaut, 
former ad man with the Detroit Free 
Press and the Times, was upped to 
commercial manager. 



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^eSn^mjr December 1^^ 193d 



VAttiETY 



89 








Ahead of 1935 



Washington, 

Fall : pickup in broadcasting buisi boosted industry revenue 
32.7% ahead of . 1935 and, raised the hi -month indome figure to 
nearly $75*000,000. Looks like 1936 take will be around '$20,d6o;oOO 
ahead of last year when books are closed. 

Revealihg that improyement has gained speed each month, National 
Assoqiatioh of Brbadcasters* third -rqiiarter report showed revenues of 
$22,768,118 during the July-September period, a ' of $5,612,768 over 
*hei same spread in 1935, For; the nine months, were run- 

ning 18.2%: bettet: than last year-, with noticeable gain, in the per- 
centage: improyen](ent during the third qu 
■Following are figures for each quarter: 

1936 1935 
jan.'^arch $25^509,364 $22,880,710 

April- June 25,292,815 17,19S;262 

July-Sept. 22,768,118 17,155,350 



Totalij , . . ... i . . . . .. $73,570,297 



$57,231,322 



A. P. 




AUDITIOII ON FILM 





Wax failed to Cllnph -Priced 
NoTcIty Frogram 



m 





Washington, Dec; 
roadcastei's were iven freedom 
to lift news stories from papers with,- 
put Federal restraint Monday (14) 
Wben iji . . Supreme Court reversed 
tiie Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals 
and riiled the Associated press Is not 
entitled to an injunction preventing 
KVOS, BeUingham, Wash., from pi 
rating' its repdris.:'''f 
, News.piracy stiit Wjas not, however, 
ii^ecided upon the merits, as 'the :court 
threw out. the case on techiiical 

Sounds. Dismissal was based upon 
e istatioh's contention that AiP. 
failed to demonstrate the value of 
the ivews allegedly stolen for broad 
^sting exceeded $3,000. Undeir Fed 
eral istatutes, jproperty for which ptp- 
tection . is sought hnist be valued at 
more than this figure. Consequently, 
ihe highest bench did not rule on 
the fairness of the practice of 
lifting copy without first gaining conr 
sent of the originator Or publisher. 

: Alternatives 

Although: rebuffed in the first test 
at proprietary rights in news stories, 
the press association still has three 
courses which may be follbwed In 
the effort to ban piracy^ by: broad- 

Sisters. These steps are a new petl- 
on accompanied by proof that dam- 
age exceeded $3,000;: action in state 
(iouTts; and. action under copyright 
laws charging infringement. Whether 
the A.P. will resort to any other 
method Was hot known here after 
the court dismissed the injunction 
Buit. 

Although the final court did not 
'express iany oi>inion on the fairness 
Of the practice, Justice .Roberts, who 
delivered the unanimous decision, 
restated most of . the A.P/s conten- 
tions without passing .judgment on 
their merits. Justice Roberts held, 
however, that the A.P. failed to dis- 
charge the responsibility of showing 
tiiat the. case Came within the juris- 
diction of the Federal courts and 
'ordered the ptbceedings sent baCk 
to the initial cpiirt with 'instructions 
to dismiss the coniplaint. 

Scrappy Lambert Seripus 

Harold ($crapjpy) .Lambert, the 
entejtainer^ is teaming up with 
James L. Saphier in the latter's 
ether production and talent dispens- 
ing firm. Lambert is to be billed as 
associate. 

Songster meantime continues his 
ether engagements. Is a mernber of 
the 'Songsmith's Quartet' oh the two 
Lucky Strike stanzas, arid the 'Town 
Hall Quartet,' oh the Fred Allen 
Show. 



Los Angeles, Dec, ; 
. Transamerican last ^ week made 
several spool^ of Hayeh MaCQUar- 
rie's 'Do You Want to Be an Actor?' 
to ship east, for lopk-see by. agency 
reti's, interested in air : shOw. Waxed 
:audition of, MacQuarrie's :ethet act 
was previously isent east but the ' i'e- 
action failed .to stir up sufficient en- 
thusiasm at the; dendand price Of 
$4,000. 

Iton Becker, Trahsamericari- - 
ducer on the Coast, lias been re- 
yamping the show ' landed 

here a inonth ago. 



VOX POP BY PHONE 
WORRIES UTILITY 



Dayton, O., Dec. 
Ohio Bell Telephone Co^ protested 
a stunt being broadcast locailly by 
both WHIO and WSMK. A twist on 
Vox Pop had station announcers piii 
ting through phone, calls to' persons 
picked at random from phone book 
and. broadcasting the replies as given 
over phone to current events ques 
tions. 

Phone, company feared that ik hpt- 
tempered subscriber or one of un 
certain sense of cotnedy . might ex: 
plode or say something embarrassing 
and the': phone Compahy : would be; a 
jpos^iUe party to bad reaction or liti- 
gation. 

WHIO was able to get around ob 
Jection by doing the stunt in. the aft' 
ernooh for a .special transcription. 
That assured, the station and the util- 
ity that nothing objectipnable got on 
the air in the evening. 



Gag Writers Engaged 

Hollywood, Dep. 15> 
Four gag writers .were signed laSt 
"Week for transcorttinentals. 

John P. Medbury and H. S. Kraft 
. in build comedy situations for Vic^ 
tor Moore and Helen Broderick on 
the National Biscuit show, and El 
Kelso: teaitns with IJori Piindle on 
the Peiiner cbntinully. 



Henry Klan to BBDfiO 

Chicago^ Dec. 15. 

Henry Klei , present ether head 
of the Charles paniel Frey agenc7i 
hiovCs over to the local Batten, Bar- 
ton, Dursti ■& psborn office on 
Jan. 1 to become chief of the radio 
department. 

Klein'^ move to the BBD&O office 
is siniultaheous: with the switch of 
the' Household Finance account 
which was Klein's special duty and 
babjr at the Frey agehcy. A. E. 
Aveyard, formei-iy with the Frey 
agency, is the guiding hand on the 
account's chaihge 6t agericies. 

BBD&O office in Chicago expected 
to increase its radio activity and 
billing considerably Under the Klein 
direction. Agency locally has neVer 
done a great deal with radip in the 
past, biit leih's background in ra- 
dio through the Household Finance 
shows, and, his former connections 
with the Columbia broadcasting net- 
work are figured a cihch to giye a 
powerful impetus to ' the BBD&O 
radi operations. 



Lux Does a Revue 




No More Exdusives oft (Nficial 



AdvertisiiifiT Agencies Wpn^ 
PiiLy Biff Fees \6 Musu: 
End Not a Show in Itself 



AVERAGE* $1,200 



Ad agency buyers of network, til- 
ent in New York are of the ppi ion 
that there are about a dozen 



name 
capable i 

aiudience oh their 



the business 
. sizable air 
These same 



Hollywood, Dec. J5, 
Warners* three years pf 'Gold Dig- 
gers' will be brpadcast in a musical 
cavalcade on LUx theatre of the air 
Dec. 21. In the Cast will be Dick 
Poweli, Joan Blondell, Ginger Rog- 
ers, Ruby keeler and Pther comics 
.•singers. 
Jack Warner is on for 



atgency spurce:s predict that unless 
the organized .upper 
•strata hit oh new ideas bf . presenta- 
iiOn and style the commercial assign- 
ments will go, with, but rare excep-. 
tions,. . ■"■ ■ tniits jodestly 
priced 'naime orchestras. 

Day, Of the . big money bands, say 
the agehcy meri, is last f adi if ■ the 
band doesn't rate as. .a real • attrac- ■ 
tion^ It's nothing that the bahd busi- 
ness has dPne.,' It's strictly' a case of 
the parade passing it by^ Whereas a 
name band used to fill a haLE-hour 
spot and thiPugh straight dance 
music, with an pccasiohal vocal in- 
terlude, produce huge followings, all 
that many hiave come to mean is just 
support for a comedy or variety show.. 
Few. aggregatiphs that went in for 
(Cdahorate . instrumental ahd vopal 
presentations have long since run but 
of ideas in the latter direction and 
have found; themselves faced with 
accepting one of three alternatives: 
(1) taking ai substantial reduction in 
salary, (2) inciuding a comedy act 
, pr other elements in the prograrii^ or 
(3) bein^ forced out of the commer- 
cial pictiiire altogether. , 

Booking agents have of laite con- 
tended that ' stiff competition and 
price cutting among themselves have 
larigely been responsible for.; the de- 
pressed band market as far {is Com- 
mercial radio, was concerned; Agency 
btiyers tag this as self ^'kidding. Val- 
uies, they; aissert, have followed the 
Ime of demand. The name bknds, 
with biit handful of exceptions, 
aren't able any lonffer to jfiull them 
to 4he loudspeakers In Wbrthwile 
numbers, and It has become inCUm- 
bent Uppn the advertiser tp spend 
lots of additional mphey for other 
talent, if he wants to maike sure of 
a steady, sizable audience). Strong 
pash which once was showered on 
band leaders, has been alienated by 
coimics and the recruits from the 
screen. 

Six organized musical , units which 
the agency men rate as still surefire 
mike, attractions on. their : own are. 
Ben Bernie, Paul Whiteinan, Giiy 
Lottibardoi Wayhe King^ Phil Spi- 
talny, Di?ve Rubinoff; This list could 
be' reduced if the selector wanted to 
become technical, aver the ligenCy 
ttien./ ie, they' point dut, not 
only uses naine giiestees from other 
phases oh show business; on. his pro- 
gram but accovmts for the draw by 
virtue riot Of his music but his per- 
sonality. Persphality angle is also 
applied in the case of Rudy Vallee:- 

Of cpurse, there are , others ; like 
Andre KpStalanetZi Al Gbpdmain; et 
ali, whp rate as lirtusical CQntractpirs, 
rathei; than .band leaders, of set cpm- 
bos, ■ assernble units to 

fit certai 

$1,200 Average 

Average salary now being received 
by name hands : on variety and cpm- 
edy shows is $1,200. Hal Kemp, as 
part of the Pliil Baker prbjgranl 
for Gulf Oil, is carried on the pay- 
roll for $1,500. With Fred Waring 
going: off Ford and: Whiteman . still 
withput a sponsor to succeed Wood- 
bury after Dec. 27, it looks as though 
.puy JLibmbardp .will tiake .No. 1 po- 
sition as the top money band ori the 
air. Lombardp's salary for the band, 
and riothi , from Bond Breiad 

is $5,000 a broadcast. 

Rated by, agehcy men jjmohg 
the top . coirirhercial dance bands in 
suiipprting roles Criot in order of im- 
portance) are th i.rig; 

Dick Himber 

Ozzie Nelson 



Suicide's Vox Pop 



.Kansas City, Dec. 15;- 
An unsigned note, in a woipr 
handwriting, threatening 
suicide was received., by the. 
WHB . ma -in - the-street show. 
Anonymous' suicide - elect said 
she. would )oe listeni fpr a 
pro and con dj of ; her 

intended action. 
. Station believed the note to. 
be authentic: arid shot the works 
.bn.the street show appealing to 
the niorbid listener to recon-; 
sider. Had suicide giyen her. 
niame and . address she ■wPuld 
haVe - won, .pair of silk hose 
and a chance on a diamiond. 



BROKAW 
INCUFFO 



MODE 



Summit, N. J., Dec. 
red Brokiaw, y. p. of Paul JRay- 
mer & Co., station reps, tUhied actor 

over the week-end, ., id a pne- 
hight stand (12) with la local torch-: 
beaiibi .group, the Summit Players. 
Play was 'Dulcy' and Brpkaw's; role 
was that of Mr. Smith. 

Amohg those who Came over to 
see how Brpka'w fared in grease paint 
were Elizabeth Black, sppt time 
bppker for Ruthrauff & Ryan; Peg- 
gy Stone, of CBS statipn relatiphs 
depiartment; Mark Woods, of NBCv 
and Murray (GrtabhOrri, pf John Blair 
& Co. . 

Brokaw's performance passed nius- 
ter and everything else wpuld have 
been okay but for a sartorial slip- 
up. The secphd act had him tbgged 
put in full-dress and every item in 
the getup) but the shoes was strictly 
up ' to the Esquire pattern. In the 
excitement, he overlooked changing 
from bright tan to patent-leather. 

Sajntes Booked Solid 

Next series of towns for salutes 
on the Major Bowes program are 
Buffalo, Minneapolis, New Orleans, 
Washington, incinnati, Kansas City 
and Seattle. 

Arthur Brillant jumping aihead on 
the dates to set up the proper ma- 
chinery for the voting, publicity and 
merchandising.. 



Yiddish Community Sing 

Add new refinements to the com- 
munity sing program trend: Horo- 
witz and Margareten, makers of 
matzoths; start a ish sing oVer 
WMCA, New York, next Tuesday 
(22) under the title 'Songs of Israel.* 

Booklets with the words to be dis- 
tributed to those requesting. 



Hal Kemp 
Abe Lyman 
Casa Loma 
Benny Goodrriari 
Eddie Duchi 
Russ Morgan 
Ted Weems 
ilimmy Dorsey 
1 Tommy Dbrsey 
Phil Harris 
Johnny; recn 
kay Kyser 
George plsen 
Ilenry King 
Heniy Busse 
Hprace Hei . 
Vincent' Lopez 
Leo Reisihan 
Shep Fields 
Hdrry Sosriik. 

Here's how these same agency tal- 
ent buyers rate the vocalists: 

1. Bing Crosby 

2. Lanny Ross 
3; Dick Powell : 
4, Kate Smith 

;5. Jessica iDragonette 
. 'Kenny Bilker 

7. Connie Bpsweli 

8. Nino Marti 

. James Meiidn 
. Lucille Manners 



Buenbs Aires, I)ec, . lS. 
iice of. Arfientinai,. .which . 
cpntrpls radio, and cbmmunications, 
hais issued a 'tegulation prphi itihg 
any more - hahdlihg of public events^ 
by one stition exclusively. Hereafter'^^^^^ 
all. statipns. hiaye the right tb; hook in 
;on naitional : and international eVents 
Of political and ecbnPmic; interest, to. 
the pUbliCi 

Squa-wks by ipcal istatipns on Radio 
Belgranb's grab of President. Rooset 
yelt's; arrival and departore 'insti- 
gated the measure, Other, statibns 
'were permitted tip broadcast all' ad' 
dresseis' during the Peace Conference 
but . Belgraino got .the edge ph; the 
coming and going of the conference^ ' 
star j^ittraction. " 

Belgirahp's engineers went but to 
meet the incomiiMS cruiser on a yacht 
equipped with short 'wave apparatus. 
iSfUne held with departure of the U; 
Sl Pfez.^: Other statibhs had aslced 
permission, biit found that ; Belgraho 
had beeh granted the privilegb ,to: 
preclude any chance of eliittering iip v 
the two eyehts. Li future such, will, 
still be haqdled by ione outfit, but 
all will share in k Cb-pperativ« 
brbadcast 



imitouT 




Steve Rintbul, In charge bf sta- 
tions relations for 'World EiroadcaLStfi; 
ing, is leaving mat Outfit first of the 
year to set , up a|biz p.* his oyi.n. Exact 
nature . of thie latter still pending, but 
it will probably, be something in the 
way of a firm to do station promor 
tion. Project has been talked up hf 
Rintpul for several months. 

Hintoul has been with World ipi^^ 
six years, ° aind worked but mpst' bt 
the manifold and cemt>Iicated dickers 
^whereby World not only cut platters^ 
but also plalced them either' on ; fre« 
time taken in exchange for Its li« 
braryr or on li commish basis. B,in« 
toul likewise iicted. as buffer in the 
set-to's World Has had; with reps over 
who get's ^ what split in the feseS. j 
• Successor hot yet designated. — 



CONTINUITY JOBBED OUT 
BY THOMPSON 



J. Walter Thompson has evolved a 
new policy for its regular contihuity..jgj|^_^^ 
material. Instead of loading up with^^ 
staff writers, the agency will for the 
most part farm the stuff out to free- 
lancers. This has always been the 
practice in the case, of the scriptii 
used on the I^ux theatre. 

Agency recently isihiftedi Ed Rice, 
of -the Hollywood writing staff, to 
New York. Another of the Thomp- 
son Coast scriptists that is due to 
move east is Hex Frasbr. 



Hariow Rdkerte" New Job 



Chicago, Dec. 15. - 
HarloMV Roberts, fbrnier advertis- 
ing manager for pepsodeht, has been 
pppointed director of advertising for 
the Purity Baking ebmpany here. 
Replaces John Sickle, whb is out 
R b b e r t s • readying considerable 
radio and newspaper spread, with 
the ether cihnpaign to be spotted pii C 
platters in a script show. This show-., 
has been set up by; Henry Selingier^ 
Purity accburtt exec at; the BliacketU 
Sample-Hummert agency.. 



10th ifl CaL for Mutual 



Los Angeles, Dec. 19. 
Tenth station to join DOn Lee* 
Mutual state network is ,KXO, El 
Centro. 

Five-year contract was signed by 
Owens Dresden, KHJ manager, who 
also forralled the others. 



46 



VARIETY 



B A D I O B E P O B T S 



; PKINC£ EDWARD iPAREWELt 
Froini iVindsor Gastle. 
9Mins. 
AU Stations 

• I^rince Edward's seven minutes on 
the air was a dramatic socK. After 
' listeninig to that vbice and that state- 
,' jnent it^must haVe "been okaiy with 
' ;niiiilions. Arid especialiy the .women; 
V What is perhaps pertinent ;here-^arid. 
■> '^or the record— is that .on^ more sen- 
, sation 'has' b'e^n chalked up by radio, , 
the i6^year-old .social phenorhehpn 
that has already: revolutionized, 
politics, advertising and propaganda. 

A jfirst.aind obvious comparison for 
^itiericahs iis . the . dratha jof the ex- 
Icing's . broadcast . as: against the 
hiemorabl? *flre^ide chait' of Presi- 
deht:Ropsevelt, alter the bank mora^ 
Tiurn. of 1933. Both events partook 
pf^e.^ nttuife of history in the mak- 
ing; \iB^tK,.-:irbcked - the im£[gination 
with the iritimpcy ,of authority made; 
' alrtici^likte in ; tnie pai'lors . of ' the com^ 
'jiii'ori iteople..'.' ; 
,. Sir John' Iteith's-: intrbductipn .was 
the. '^pitonie of pithiriess. First therfe 
'^'^a's Big. Ben striking . ten^the usual 
theme dpehier ^foi: Empiri^ broadcasts. 
Then ''This Is Windsor CastIe-^Hi$ 
• BdyaV Highness; Prince Jklward.' 
, Itj cariiie: through exceptionally: 
yireir iri .New Vork.. Every station in 
town was hobked-up. Hour, 6f 
course, was .awkward, coinciding 
with the end ..bf. the - business day/ 
tThsit reduced the ftiidience. Nearly; 
100 stations on CBS, a. like number 
on NBG, - the scattering of regionitls, 
. locals, Mutual ind others that were 
Vtiedv * , . means that probably 400 of 
Amei-ica's :667 st&tibhs were hearirigi 
the ; Duke of Windsor, Time dif- 
fetential, of cburse, made it 2 o'clock 
pri; the Pacific Cpast, 
< ^ vPppularJ/sehtiihent;-in America— as 
inb, MoUbt ; jthrou^^ 
tended to liicTtuate'betw 
^romance ' duting the ; hectic eight 
dayis, . but; the. scales tippisd very np- 
titeiibiy for the princ^ alter the 
prince had. been he&rd; Indeed the 
Wh&Ie ' aifttiir seemed to licquire more 
:4neamri'g' to Americans theireafteri 

pf the hea^-tug and— for ordinary 
iplksr^the c6mplete sincerity of what 
.'wais said and how it was said there 
cari- be rip question; It combined 
|lignity with feeling. ; It iiniay in the 
end <i6 royalty a lot df goPd by tak- 
ing Cthehl, out of the stuffed shirt 
■■■clstssi' " ■ ■ ■ , Land\ 



'"fWtli, fiiepB Brbwh, Florence Knope, 

,;;'Vv*V^*iiiry; Free)bii»ii, Geiie ' Zacker :ahd: 
;;liarry-'Ev»n9 

^<i^Btai«iinr 

V . Thn taday, iiKiK i/l. 

^ii^ JfTttAM, Bo^^estel: ' ; 

V . • ISmart : inm^^ arrangements iini' 
: ;;fluely interjpreted ' miaikb , 'JBidih* My 
-.Time.', a :l6tvjnpre than . just another 
'^■\' : liniusical shbW< Interest ceritiers on 
■Vc Glen Brow marimba stylist, whose 
: is^^ Qiit as he ham- 

, ■ ; ihers interpi:eti^tioifv5. of such breezy 
'.j^^ *Cf0ssSPatch,^ •Nobody/ 

fSweethe&orts Now/ and 'Diiiah/ f 
Other' ^riiuisieians oh this prograiri 
''•iii''e i'ot' miieh .morb ttiaiv ordinary 
jiBiUty arid- the iehsemble numbers 
have i)lerity: of . what it takes for 
■ light • popular melodies Which make 
^ .VP t^e;;t>rp 
'.li'aiTy Evabs has a pleasing, tenor 
iroice ahd provides delightful va- 
'.fiety , frPm th6 straight: ibusical 
.jpiecbs. Progrbm Is, a high spot lo- 

■■■ Cor ■■ 




'^nrpl^KLE CLINIC 
W^th 'Doctorf Pratt, Dorothy Bushey, 
Irene ~ CowaH, ■ t»al . Gannon and 
, Pabl Diimbht's rk. 
, Coibedy, S^usio 
..ao'-'Mftns.."^ . 

RIEOK-McJUNKIN DAIRT CO. 
I Wednesday^ 7:30 p. m. 
[ KDK4, Pittsburgh 

, ?;^l>6b• Pratf s , oldrtimer of .the 
i*ether. He's a good choice to guide 
this breezy halfrhouif variety ses- 
;sion. - Pratt's a conibiried m. c. arid! 
coniic, with a voice and siylb' not 
Unmindful of Phil Cook, and he 
lyreWs a rapid-fire 30 Minutes. 

Goeis in foy nUt interviews, short 
craclcbrained : mysteries .and with a 
• glib, sharp delivery riiariages to riiake 
• • the sessiprt jfell neatly. He might 
. parcel but; a bit bf the ;,chatter to 
semiB of his stooges, impression be- 
ing that he's at the nuke just a bit 
tbp constantiyii ' 
{iprothy Bushey,: personality gal 
. of the Heleri. Kane . typfe, boops thie 
theme snatcher, 'My Very Good 
-Friend the Milkman/ arid corixes iri 
also for a couple, of speciialty. times. 
Okay on her own but. teaming ? her 
Up with Paul. Gannon, a. sock tenor,, 
was a mistake. They're tob f^r 
apart in style, bnd nuriiber they did 
tpgether was weakest spot pn half- 
' .nbur.' Gannon alone made every 
pbte count and sient hdmb tvyo (iork- 
iijfig; ballads With' room, to spare, 
;■ rVPra.tt's No.. 1 fenime .. stopge Is 
Ijtjrib :!Powan, Weil: knoWh" in stock 
[^ijaround here, arid gal has , variety 
Qf dialects that fits neatly' intb this 
w^pew Of show. Music . first-rate 
throughout , with top commercial 
cbiriing in the middle via the fariiiliar 
drainatizatiori of a scene: at home. 
.Pratt, also read a telegr«ril f roni Wal-: 
ter'O'Keefe, who does thb Saturday. 
■ night network show for Ricck- 
McTunkin, but reiriovied .the burse 
, ' when he cracked that next time 
'^^-t^eefe shouldn't send it collect, 
T)nly second tinie for Chuckle 
CliniiC and sounds like It should 
niiEkke the grade without much 
ttouble, Caheii. 



NB€*S PROFESSIONAL PARADE 
With Fred N|blo, Leopold Spltalny 

Orchi ; — < 
Sustaining 
60 Mliis. 

Wednesday* 9 P.mi 
WJZ» New Yorli 

• Anriounced purpose of program is 
to bring back stage shows, living 
aictors and musicians^ riow un- 
employed or workirig only a portipn 
of the ^^eaSon, due to shrinkage . Of 
playing time in vaudeville bnd Other 
fields pi show business, NBC is cb- 
bpeiating with the Federal WPA 
•Theatre in shoWrcasing ' available 
talerit bri • a weekly hour-program 
over the blue band. Listeners are 
asked to mail in name of artist they 
Would like to see fpotlight in their 
cpniriiuriities;. • 

•Casting atbund for nariie to emcee 
the . broadcasts,; NBC .finally , landed 
Fred; Niblo; bne-time vaudeyjlle- 
stage- star - and- a director Of: Silerit 
filriis. : Leopold Spiltahy's NBC house 
orchestra:: handles the acconipaninient 
chblres.:;. 

Spbtted at an hour which invites 
conkparisbri;' and riiust compete foir 
dial-attention, with., the . best - that 
comriiercial .tadip bflEers. Opposite it, 
on the red band^. is. Fred. AUen'is 
Town Hall,, the - last, word iri firesh 
material, :smobth ■ coritlnuity,.' a- 
popular name arid a crack supp.ort-^ 
inff . cast.- ■ On the : Coluritbia chain, 
during! the sariie 'peiribd, is -Nino 
Martirii and /Andre Kostelanetz's or- 
chestra, which in turn foUpws Burns 
and AUen half-hbur. 

■it is hardly fair, to cpriipili'e pro-: 
fessional Pa:rade for the purpose of 
the. .prbductiorii is radicially different 
arid -the troupers change weekly i 
Niblo furnishes the program's orily 
.cbntinuity.^/Oth*rWise, it, is a series 
of specialties, the rlinning tiriie for 
lea.ch of "which js liriiited in order tp 
•give iais many .performers as possible 
an bpporturiity.- to face the micrb- 
phorie^ ' T . 

Singers, ' coriiedians, riiusicians and 
inritatofs form the bulk of the turns.' 
The ■^arblers range from night club 
to opera-cbnce'rt-;- . talkers nave a 
-vaudeville of cabaret background. A 
: Federal Theatre chorus is. used, for 
'sortie, backups; it might be employed 
more frequeritiy., 

'Oshins and Lessy^ ctirf ently . at a 
52hd. street 'spot. Was orie: turri bri 
last week's ride which gave promise 
of living up to Niblb's 'strong' intro- 
ductions about youthful talent on 
the Upgrade. Boys, with- their 
Russian- American and broad EnjgHsh 
hoke,' garnered • a flock • of - laughs 
frohx the studioites. Noticeable Was 
their verve, confidence and sense pf 
timing;; pbvipusly . t\iey are working 
regularly b.efoi:e audiences. Act 
tubed, with sufficient strength to SUg-^ 
gest, someday, a trial spotting : on a 
vbriiety commercial.' 

HanTy Henderson, who, Niblo said, 
werit to AU^trali a vaUde en- 
gagement- arid ireipained five years, 
.was another icoriiedy entry. He did 
fairly! welt witH two stories. An 
iftnt^tbf - caught the fancy of the 
stiidio - cloWd : with his mimicry 
Three Blue Chips, niiked okay in 
sOnigs. 'Trained. :Voqa4ists were good, 
if not remarkable. : A kid brbther- 
sister trumpet -act. did . ript .mean 
much Via loudspeaker. A comedian 
Who aired on first two shows flashed 
a rather fresh style, and might have 
possibilities: . . .. , . 

Niblo took tiriie out at the half wiay 
mark for a Holly Wood yarn* one of 
the best things, for ioopular con- 
sumption, -bfliered during the hour. 
It- was a little: long and lachryriipsal 
— musicaV accompaniment" toward 
the flnish-^iut undbubtedly appealed 
to iriipressioriable film' fans, es- 
pecially followers of Joan Crawford. 
Niblo said that ^Miss Crawford did 
riot ' know he planried to tell the 
yarri-r-it- portrayed het- as a warrii- 
heaf ted girl. He might do more of 
the Hollywood close-tips stuff, if • it 
does not bonflict with purpose of 
p'roerarii.'.. 

. Niblo is. a poised,, friendly, rather 
fatherly emcee, would be wise to 
word his iritroductiOns rriOre con- 
servatively, so that dialers will not 
expect too much. Another thing 
which Niblo shoul<| watch is the 
holding back, fbf tob long a time, of 
perf prrtier's names; sometimes music 
drowns it in a crescendo. 

Spiltariy's unit turns. * a good, 
Wprkriianlike :jbb.. Jaco. 

KER:RY CONWAY 

Talk.- 

15 Mins. 

Su^talninf; 

Mon., Fri;,. 9 . p,in. . ^ 

KECA, LoS Angeles 

That tadio cry of 'lend me your 
ears' seldorii gets much bf a; tuirible 
along these sUnny; slopes when 
there's kn educatlorial program to be 
hbrked to. But here's spmething in 
that, category just enough' different 
from the. riiill run of -, such staff 
as to build: the appro jcimation pf 
a following. Out there .'.they're hpt 
on: one subject, .arid ,.that, : :hpw- to; 
properly, use the kingis English; This 
chap, Conway, sees to- that. 

•His delivery " is crisp and easily 
understandable. > He uses a feeder to 
give thb' lessori a conversational 
touch and it feels: off nicely. : 

Norma. Shearer,. Robert Mont- 
gomery and Herbert Marshall were 
hield up as ; exemplars ' of better 
speech. Ina Claire has the best stage 
voice and diction. : He. commehted 
On those, throiaty, husky ' voices but 
passed.:Over their lack of finesse' by^ 
saylnjLi; they haye box office appeaK 

Helm. 



Foliow-Up Comment 



Phil Baker 'last Sunday wise- 
cracked about the editors Pf the Lit- 
erafv. Digest. Which makes the 
score in gags at the expense pf the 
pollrtakers so overwhelming /that 
sportsriianship might sujggest that the 
mag has been spanked enough, 
. It was a' slick half hour , again for 
Baker. Shbws plenty of bafefCil re- 
hearsalis and the thfow-awby dje- 
livery squanders ^nbre, cpriiedy ma- 
terial thaa soriie • bbmedy 1 ptoglrams 
have all told. ' Worthy, top, is the 
Hal I^emp music arid the snappy 
mpderne vbcblizing Of the Seven G's 
Choral effbrts' are iexcelleut. 



Joisef Cheriiiaysky's. riiusic Sunday, 
matinees remains consistently rich in 
melody and variation. Willie Mor- 
ris, 'The 1'847 Gifl,'- makes a nice 
soprano cbuntet'-balance, ' But the 
literary Style sheet about. 'the mu- 
siciaV camerb- .is ' getting in. the way. 
A fprcedi analbgy, since it uses the 
eye as .'a piaittem for the ear, . the 
tri-mriiings . should' not be .ihore thaji 
just embroidery; 

Fbrd Madldbx Ford. English novelr 
ist, ori: an NBC matinee, discussed 
the Kink EdwardrMts, Simpsori 
cause . celebre. with a more personal 
touch ori. the moriai'eh ' than the run 
of Englishmen heard . in -comment, 
but he had perhaps the most British 
and most bdffiing deliveify of, anyone 
recently b'fbadcasting, Fprd's ob- 
servations^ of. the present Kirigj at his 
father's bororiatiori and on the.West^ 
ern/frorit during the" world: war— the; 
Writer :serVe.d. an officer— were 
:rather .interesting, if they could be 
uriderstood; against ; the background 
of -a clipped/muffled speech^ a mbno- 
tbne and a ' rapid tempo, plus an 
annoying 'iritonatiob' at the end ■ bf 
sentences: Strangely, the cUltufed 
author u^ed several ■ 'damns':: and 
'hells'.iri'talkinj^ on the war angle. 

.British royalty gags have gotteri 
on the ait-' after a conservative pplicy 
Was feveirsed by the force of events, 
Ben. Bernie prbgrarii. on. NBC. had 
one about British 'poker in which the 
king has. .rib queen, and. plays., the 
deuce, :. Bernie theteupon followed 
up with 'Purich-Dr link Bertie' with 
a cpckney delivery. Bernie - had 
much to dp with popularizing 'The 
■King's.: Hors<Eiinen' , in the U-S^A. some 
.years -ago. ' ' ' 

Kate smith Was . the sariie pro- 
gram. Sttidib audierice. whistled bnd. 
stbmped and.yelled. Aild Kate; made 
the enthusiasm plausible. 'Over the 
air she was zowie. She smashes iritp 
a popi with hurricane force. 

' iPackard is stiressing a social arigle. 
Mentioned last week the snooty subr 
urb of Philadelphia, Describing the 
fox-hunting- crowd !' and the ., flossy 
shacks, in which they live, the copy 
cue^ easily into; the 'keeping up with 
Mrs. Jones! reason for buying a 
Packard. Probably as. good a slant 
as any since it is furtheir' integrated 
with a. budget eriiphasis that you cain 
be hoity-toity painlessly, 
' Now that' the contest is out bf the 
way, the coriimercial. coritinuity is 
b lot slicker all the way. But the 
real improvement is in' the show 
itself. 'Compared tO: the first and 
second broadcasts as reviewed by 
Variety, it's 'npt the .same entertain- 
ment. Butterwprth " has becOme a 
tbwer of strength! :But the. blending 
of the various elemients is.now hem:- 
stitched With prof essipnal eclat.' 

Rudy Vallee, . hosting on Sealtest's 
Saturday Night Party over the NBC 
red rim. handleji introductions in his 
usual crisp, friendly style. He. did a 
smdothlyrworded bit of retrbspebtion 
on' his first visit to New' York In 
1921, tyirig in Ferde Grofe, brchesr 
tra leader, on the Party and then, 
with Paul. Whiteman (whom Vallee 
tried to ; visit in the Palais. Royal 
date ),: Then warbled a Yale song for 
a group : gathered at Montclair, N. J,, 
and bf Which he had expected to be 
a^ meriiber. 

Tom Howard and Gebrge Sheltbn 
turned in 10 minutes of comedy with 
material the .best recently handled 
by them. Major Bowes, will host for 
Sealtest this, week, , 

It's all, part of the make-^over of 
program, which, recently shifted 
agencies after plerity pf talent and 
other troubles.' 



VIOLET MOSS 
Beauty Gossip 
Snsiaining: 
15 Mins. 

Monday, 8:45 a.ni. 
KFAC, Lbs Ang:eles , 

Making b bid for femme listeners 
at an hour when they have riot given 
mtich -' thbught to their . personal 
charm fpr; the djiy;, Violet; Moss, un-. 
der the pirbgrafn title of 'Lessons in 
iioyeliness,':': ■ offering ..a quarter 
hour of ; makeiip and beauty hirits 
that is a iradical diepartui'e from the 
usual broadcasts' of this type.: Sus- 
tainer, by reason of :absence of plugs 
of any sort, is bound to appeal to 
the feminine ..audience. 
. Miss Moss conveys her hints arid 
suggestions such fashion . as to, 
strike hOme, Her. ;bnuriciation- is 
cleal', her' istyle of delivery frtee and 
easy, arid hei- recommendations 
siriipile, though practical,; Looks like 
a, good bet, for. SOI :! cosmetician 
wanting to drive honie its riiesisage, 

Edwa. ' J 



UNCLE NED 

With Crosley Sins«r4» Wclla. Ghin, 

Elli» Frskcs, f»mi» Leonard 
3f 'Mlns.. ' 

OSlBKOSH OVERALL CO. 
SuflUi 5:30 F^ M„ EST 
WLW, Cincinnati 

(Ruthrauff ' & Ryan) 
Maderto'^measure commercial for 
overalls, rthis one. • • Time, structure 
and talent all t>brfectiy fitting. Titled 
character portrayed by- Wells- Ginn, 
Whose baiss- voice-, and, honie^spun 
philpsbphy have a smadk of ^iricerit; 
that should. reach intended rural aria 
city bverall" wearers. 

Uncle Ned is . depicted as the choir 
master and action i^ laid in^ a-tburi- 
try , home, late . Sunday , afternoon. 
Atmosphere built up realistically by 
presence -"of crowd of young" folks, 
i - singing, mood before eating -sup- 
pter.. Mingled cohversatiori is hari-. 
died .smartly, with homey, ■.expres- 
sions, highrgrass lingo, by .'Uncle Ned 
arid iriodefri tone in cliatter of yourig- 
:st^s;' ' ,. ■'-'.. ^ ^ ■' .' ": 

Highlight is ,chO,ral singing , under 
direction pf .Grace; ClaUve Rairie, 
vocal 'head pf Crosley Staff. Instru- 
merital : backgrourid Supplied by 'an 
pkay ork. With organ and steel .guitar 
taking leads at opportune intervals. 
Some 10 well-selebted staindard fa- 
vorites and hymns, with, special ai^- 
rangements, were used- on stariza 
xaught. Ellis Frakes, baritone,' . only 
sblbist, v is 'properly 'attuned. < ' " 
, Blurbs :'f Or spbnSbr'S 'denim' trou- 
sers are iri tiaste' arid smartly, ^potted. 
What!s mdre,' they're noteworthy in 
point of distinctive' :elaims for 'Osh- 
kosh B'Gbsh Overalls' and also for. 
clever, mariner in ■which, rtsimes of 
dealers in scattered, parts of the na-: 
ti6n::arb brpught.out Kolli 



FRONT PAGE HEROES 

With' Rbcky Clark; joseph 

Interviews 

is Mins. 

Sustaining: 

Thursday, 7:30 p. in. 
"WICC, Bridgeport 

Here is : a newspapermain's idea pf 
a topical radio.' program. .What: star 
tibri special events departments try 
intermittently Rpcky Clark, , radio 
ed of - the Bridgeport Post, afternoon 
.d^ilyv has -plotted as 'a steady istint. 
■It's a tpugh.assigririient, but. the pre- 
miere presentation mbre than rinade 
the grade,. Little dbiibt about- the 
immediate click of the offering with 
listeners . accustoriied to ' standard 
local-station output. , 

■ Advance publici^ promised mike 
appeararibe bf i principals ■ bf . front- 
paged, everi.ts occurring in vicinity, 
and Clark dame through with three 
representative -people. One was a 
irriother Who had saved her three- 
year-old in : a fire earlier , in - the 
week; second, a high; school girl Whb 
was' victim of aiv " acid-spraying 
mariiac,' bnd. clos'er' -b survivor of a 
Bridgeport submarine ' siriking 15 
years -ago.\ , ■ v. ' ' ■ ■ 
. Joe Lopez, head , man of WICC, 
leads off, each sequence by reading a 
headlirie.' ClbTki regular riewsfiasher 
some years, ago; picks uip with geri 
eral backgrourid explanation and in 
troduces guest. Front-pagers ade? 
quately drilled to answer iriter- 
viewer without loss . of ,time. Clark 
tries: for .the .'herb' angle in each 
caise, and With the. sacrificial mother 
appealed to audiencot-fbr old clothes 
and; such to make .up foi: fire loss. 
Maternal episode was best of, three 
in- both timeliness bnd.timirig.V.Ques- 
tionable whether acid victim is suiti 
able faire, for radio. Submarine hero, 
commemorating anniversary, ' inter- 
esting but: stayed , too lorig. 

What distinguishes this chiefly 
from rovirig mike 'and pop guest pro- 
grams so frequently heard today is 
the tie-up with Page 1.. It's a sen- 
sible postscript to stories carried -by 
<ne newspaper,, gives the latter a 
plug and brings some life, to the sta- 
tion. Elem. 



KALEIDOSCOPE 

With -Gordle Randail's . Orchestra, 
' Annette McCullougb, Three Shades 

ofBlUe 
39 Miiis. 
Sustainiiif 
Saturday. 7 p.m. . v 
W<GY, Schenectady 

This new :iprogram .marks the re^ 
turn by WGY to sustaining-produc- 
tion on something like the scale ex-- 
: pected f rbni a 5.0,000-watter. Coriies 
.as a "welcome charige from the long 
line of singles and duos. Not 'unusual 
in: .cpriception ■ or presentatipri, .biit 
nevertheless abbve average -for a .7 
p.rii! ,shpt. With some . tightenirig 
during :r6hearsals, polishing of ar-^ 
I'angements; arid accelerating over 
the entire 30-minute period 'Kaleldor 
scope' woidd .have commercial pur- 
ppses',. , . 

Raridall, . veteran cbriductor on the 
air and in night niches, has, a. unit 
for this broadcast .which^ includes 
two WG'Y standbys, a pair with 
Schenectady theatre pit experience, 
several former;- nieriibers . of Joe 
Veriuti's arid Geprgb Hall's uriits, and 
others. A. five-piece swing combo is 
in the lineup. Orchestra pours oiit 
lively music; Miss McCullough sings 
effectively; the Three Shades (Roger 
Sweet, John Dandurarid . bnd James 
.Mack) close-harriiony smoothly.: , 
^ 'While good, the threesome . do not 
produce . aS distinctive a blend, as 
they did the days when David 
Buttplpht piariistrarranger and then 
WGY rrii^sical 'directofi introduced 
them to NBG listeners. Might be 
,well for Miss McCUllOUgh to do more 
than one riurtiber with: the trio. 

Toco. 



DOROTHr SPnCA: 
IWarkei Informattoir 
t( Mlns. 

CENTRAL 'MARKETS 
WGY; Schenectady 

(Leightian ^i NeUon). 
This prbgram brings to WGY afr 
ternoori listeners new and, promise 
ing voice. It is;that of Dorothy 
Spirarari elocution teacher, with the 
modulbted tone and the clear dic- 
tion of the trained Speaker. : She 
asses out marketing inforriiatiori, sug- 
gestions, and other detta of interest 
tb wpmeri, including advertising of 
productsvsold by Central Markets, a 
Capital. District chain headquartered 
in Schenectady. • 

Mrs. Spira's radio technique is hot 
peirfect— her , approach might be a 
bit warriier and the hebd tones hani 
died mbre. carefully— but she. pos- 
sesses better ybcal equipment ttian 
the average air householder., ■ 
, Galled 'The Voice of Central Mar-i 
kets,' is signed off , by niikemari with 
price tabbings. ^ Jocb. 

HANK KEENE RADIO iBANG 
Hillbilly 
30 Mlns. 
Sustaining . 
WHAS, Louisville 

Another aggregation of guitair 
tWarigerb,' -arid orie .Which hardly 
comes .up- tp- -previous : Outfits heard 
over :this statiOn. This group airs 
twibe . ribijy, . the. first a 30 minute 
session at 6 o'clock in the morning^ 
to bpeft the station^ and later atH;^ 
for IS minutes of fiddliri', yodeling, 
and siiCh, : ., 

. Lads burst , ori the ether with a 
yippee arid plenty of whooping it up. 
Hank Keene acts as spbkesman, and 
he steers clear , of any assumed 
drawling and 'Haints' arid niispro- 
nunciatibris which; characterized 
previpus spielers Vith the hillbilly 
'units.' This chap has a pleasant arid 
intimate line of chatter, arid register 
as a very modest and likeable 
sonality. ^ ^ ' 

Conventional tunes and harmoniz- 
in« throuwhout, with the exception 
of a i-iibe character Who has gathered 
spme. mighty meaty material which 
he sells under the title 'Elriier's 
News Flashes.' It!s supposed to I ^ 
small town, renbrter Who • gathers 
local iteins. for the 'Center JUnctiori 
News,' I and at airing caught lad gave 
evidentb of havirig the knack of pUtr 
ting a real punch into the delivery of 
his pith.v coriiments. 

Keerie'S Radio Gang are On strictly 
/ds a isustairier . at.preserit, but should 
build after a short, tiriie into a gbod' 
bet for sponsorship, and in any event 
an act which can . play the school 
audes, Coriimunity hoUses, and tho 
like, in this/ section.. Hold. 

*SWmG SESSION' 

Eddie, Dunstedter, Stewart Johnson 

FORD DEALERS OF ST LOUIS 

M.-W.-F., 9:30 p.ni, 

KMOX; St. Lbnis 

^ Here is 9 cpmbo prbgi'arii of elec- 
tric organ, clarinet. Violin, guitar^ 
bass fiddle and tenor that, would b» 
greatly enhanced Were warbler re- 
placed or elimiriated entirely arid 
cpmmeircials slashed: drastically. 
Dunstedter. starts program off with 
plenty of zip with his theme music 
'Open Your Eyes,* Iirimediately an^ 
nounCer chimes :in to ask every one 
to fulfill a New Year resblittiori by 
purchasing brie of Mr. Ford's new 
models. Had this coriiriiercial been, 
liriiited to .a few choice, words all 
would nayp been, well but 'twas 
much too long. 

: Stewart Johnson, member bf brk, 
falls short of standard of most 
KMOX . tenors. ■ Secorid plug also 
much too' lengthy. Sdhu. 

^rotrii HjOST IS buffalo' 

With MaVy Lou Moore, ,^:Norcros9 

Sisters, Tune Tossers, Erwin 

GIncksman's Orchestra 
Musical 
30 Mins. 
Sustaining 
Saturday, 2: p.ni. 
WBEN, Buffalo 

An ordinary pfbgiram, extraordi- 
narily well ; done;, WBEN Was 
parading the . best pf . ' its musical 
■ talent in first of a weekly series of 
NBC sustainers. 

Talerit trotting but all tricks be- 
cause there's always that chance that 
somebody important in the web may 
be - listening, , , Norcross Sisters, 
Boswell-type harmonists, especially 
sockb iri. 'Lady Meets Gentleman 
Down South.' Glucksman's 'Chapel in 
the Mpprilighf arrarigement showed 
jmaginatipn arid originality .with 
[^midway qrgan interlude. 

A ,pleasarit half-hpiu-. Reed. 

D. C. CARR ■ 
'Santa Claus' 
15 Mins. ; 
SEARS-ftOEBUCk 
MiW-P; 6 p.m. 
WTAR, Norrolk 

Typical seasonal stuff. It's sup- 
posed tb be St. Nick broadcasting 
from Radio Station SrN^O-W> It's 
a pre-Christmas Toylarid opener for 
local Sears-Rbebuck. 

D, C. Carr tells kids what is going 
on in the land- of snow and puts it 
on thick about the care bf reindeers, 
stating that he will miss them when 
he goes aviation for id transit 
purpbses. , . . 

Sound: effects i'elled upon larceiy 
with the inevitable 'Jingle Bells* as; 
starter bnd flnishe'rV Plug.s are brief. 
Added attraction tatlk angle 
Carr's ability to breiak it up with 
yocdl wot-k., A cute offering, for the 
tots. Sand. 



R A B I 9 








Inside Stuf-RaAo 



Appiears that thie: Kansas ■ City Star,. purchasihg ■ wkEl^ for $37S,006, 
hot move the station's main p^nt^ liawi-ence into K. C. as \vas 

^expected Ihere.. Paper has now .leased the ground on which: equipment - is 
located tor five years from the Bpwersock Miils and Power former 
owners, jSetgp of this plant is largeiy in tawrence, Taithough a remote 
istudio was lately openied, in K. C, to ori inate some pi the progiram th^re. 

Dickier betV;een the StVr -and. the original owners of the stations was ho 
sudden maneVvetr- but has been pe^ for nearly a year. For this rea- 
-sbn WREN hais not issued much coverage data within 

nor inade; many attem^^^ attathied '-to Kansas City,: al- 

though the station vehemently objected "to • ' '^^^ 
titlet»,-- ' ' 

Hecrlminations and epii , . ifed last week in an 

exairnination before trial of ^Johnny, Hauser!g suit fo^^ against Paul 

Whit^inan iii-city couijtv-:lVlanhattan. Hauser' is dtmaniJing an iaccbuntihg. 
of -nionies alleged to nav« beeri collected by Whit^itian on eogagemehts 
outside the band, while ill Snjrderi an agent, is suing Hauser for. walk- 
ing i>ut of a contract" which he charges; Hauiser ma.de with himi 
■': ,Whiteman's , Julian T; AbeleSi Hauseir on the defense's 

.tiUegatiohs tha!t the .niusician-.vpcalist f^ to- show , up foir Ayprk at va- 
ripu.T-.'Occasioris.' v HiausM should have^bden paid , extra fbr 

ttie ^ommereial Ipiroadcaste^^. whith' hie participSted' with !Whiteman..' ' ' 

^Bblumbi^ . Artists' Bureau, Inc., and Geftrudie Niesen, / singfer, are 
deferidiaints inCa suit for $160,000 damages against each brought by Miss 
Nieaen's former agent, Henry bagand, for/alleged; breach of contract on 
Safe (12) in N. Y. Supreme; Court. Columbia asked t<> compel 

Ij^igiand to be niore spw^ 

•pajsi^ his complaint .^ Alleges .that,^he ent.ered agreement, with 
GolUmbii to putliciz*, prpmotie^^ Miss P^eisen's services. Uifider the 

wrahgeinent entered into in 1932 Dagand was td -receive 5% ; of the monies 
darned by. Columbia through Miss' Nieseri/. Snd' tha^ was also tp i;et h 
i»rceritafee of the salarieis iif .the singer.- 'r'.-.' '•' 
bagand isays' both? defendants breached their . contracts i 

Itate Emperor Francis Joseph I. of the former dual imonarchy pit Austria- 
Hungary 'spoke' oyer the radi pec. 2 to thei inhabitants of the counti-y 
appealing for generous help in winter time .for the poor and needy. Only 
existing phonpgraph record, of Francis Jojseph, \ijho;died in. l916, was made 
•fievei^l yeats before the Outbreak of the World Wa^',. Emperor -spoke a 
lew words at the time for a sirhila'r' purpose. V^This old phonograph recprd 
Pi 'ltnmerise historical value lies in' a vault .6f ,the-'N&ti6hal Museum , and' 
Was'lenir foif a.brPadM to* the' Aius'trian Itedio; C Thoug'h the. record is 
now more than 20 years old, the voice was 'Clear ^^ o^ , - 

Discovery of midget radio. Waves,, which it's believed ^will simplify broad-: 
casting by individuals^ has* been inade by two University .'of "-Michigan 
i>hysicists, C. E. Cleeton jhnd N. H/ WlUiams; Waves; desCTibed by ATner- 
iciin Physical .Society, have a length of six' miliinieters, less than one-foiirth 
of an inch; yet the waves ate produced continueudy ahd regi^ ' 

Discovery, marking a devij^lopment in the iiew"mierorradi6 . waves science 
and art started lay Guglielmp Marconi, is declared to be .;the kind of ultra' 
iiihort waves that some day' 'WiU be used by e*ch person for radio sending 
...and re^eiying.' 

!Ehe llOOiOOO slander suit of bbnald 'Don' Jackipn, University of North 
Carolina student; ihst Columbia Broadciasting System, Remihgton-lland 
•nd-^Time, Inc., now ipendihg in the N. Y. state supreme court. Promises ;to 
jwt kgal .precedeht as to broadcasting responsi ility when eventually de- 
cided.^ All three defendants, have, filed their answers noWi with none ad- 
.mitting.they are at fault. 

Time, Inc., contended that no malice was intended and that the prpgram 
was used just on a basis of hews jhterest, time also claimed that it went 
to the usual sources pf information, citing that the datai for this particular 
broadcast was obtained from a; New York daily. 

Parks Johnson and Wallace Butterworth, l^BC vox poppers, it the ceil- 
ing on their last broadcast Dec. 8 because of meddling of standby ari- 
toouncer who put the damper on use of royal romance talk for the program. 

Pair had dieared the topic through the program department at the last 
minutie and started queri when the headquartiers man rushed through the 
hix forcing boys to switch the gab elsewhere. Before the argument could 
be straightened out time was short and pair lost out on live comment for 
show. 




Entertaininfir Broadcasters 
■ Ft" 6 m Provinces Costs 
/ Plenty^-Tastes Vary But 

Majbrity of Visitors ''Arfe 

Hot Spot-Minded 




Chicago, . > 15i 

DeispitfeVniiahy: reports, rumors and ; gossip of . splitup i .Blackett- 
Sample-Humniert brgahitation with Fraink Hummert gossiped 
'ing p^t on own -in p^^^ . 
Behtpni & Bbwlesi iid Glenn; Sample eVen repPrled gpi " Geifr- 
^eral Mills; there is no authenticity to any; of the^ rumors. It is istated 
three men .iiire tied/tdgether, in phe brgahiziation on longrterm .cp,ij;^- 
tract. Actual cash Ipss^that fprfesit if breaking , 

away would , '^un^ into six figure^^ 

fiummert's. outside deals are strictly Humihert's personal money 
aind 'personial investments and have', no ' bearing , on Blajckett-Sample^ 
Hummert agency itself. 



OTHERS CbiStS 



NBC win handle most of the details of the Metropolitan Opera broad- 
casts which RCA starts ^underwriting the day after Christmas. Lord_ & 
•Thomas, regular agency oh the RCA account, is slated to; get in on the 
entre-actfr entertaihmeint, Agency has already suggested that the inter-, 
missions be devoted to dramatizations of the composei-s' liyes. 

RCA last Week renewed for another 13-week cycle of the Sunday mati- 
nee hour. 



Several changes readying ih the local sales staff , at WBBM, the Colum- 
bia' station in Chicago, when the, rates ^nd system pf riemuneEation is re- 
vised ' Jan. Salesmen are all being put on a straight salary basis, 
with.a cut in on talent sales. Previously the salesmen were pn a coin-, 
missibn arrangement. Si , is h^ms in the revemie for most ;pf the 
salesmen* sevPral of them re Ipoki f()r:new cpnnections. 

Whien Alfred H. Morton moves Jah. into the post, of manager of NBC 
managed and .operated statibhSi^ which William S, Hodges is vacating^ fpt- 
ahotVer job, the network ill make Morton^s department an mdividual 
unit. Formerly it was tied up ' with station relations and : local spot sales. 

For Morton it's a shift from the program, department where he^ has been 
business martiager i^i : Hedges i^ joining WtW. Cinc.mrta as v.p. 

Irfeene Wicker (Kellogg's ingi Lady) now. hias at N. W. 

. .spbnsorV ageiicy, and is doing ill her work from there. . 

Boys got a surprise when, instead of mPying in with a brief case, she 
had a van haul up a whole library of juve books. Kellogg show on_Xmas 
day starts a policy of hklf-hPur ;^laylets .and operettas for the tnday 
stanza. 

Joe Weed has garnered KGLO, Mason ily (la.), and will" add it to. his 
list as soon as the statiPn is finished. When construction js completedi _it 
will operate on 250 and 100 watts under ownerssbip of the Mason C;iy 
Globe Gazette: This paper is part of the Lee Syndicate, numbewnr 10 
dailies, and hayi financial interests ih KFAB, KFOR, KOIL and WIBA. 

Present facilities oiE National roadcasting studib in HollyWOpd will be 
doubled to meet the increased production schedule. Engineers are now 
Working on ah addition in the rear. Of the plant as the , present .structure 
yas not bulii fo take on , an adided load. 

«• » - > ri V 



tion 'bosses the ■ 

station . becbmi r. 

creasingly^ rnoriB ) ' ; Clients 

visiting fromi the^'sticks ■w'ant.tp 

confetti, the ' hiteries-i . Anywhere 
frohi 1% .to. 3,% of the rep's igrbss 
revenue • annually .. : ' ' chalked up 
toward' ■ helpingf'- visitors; - foirget 
Keokuk. .Aiibther 1^?, 3% :pf thi? 
|rbss for, lunches -and. .confabs 
with 't'ime buyers" from agencies-^^h 
uniavbidable ■ ahd^ istrategic [irive^t-. 
merit, /since most Itiiirie^^^^^ 
haras'Sed-' during office hburs to be 
ea.sily accessible. .-. - • - ' 
'This 2% to 6%; depending on the 
size bf^ the ,7 dSesn't* iriclude the 
p^itibdic^ costs bit. hew pflti.ces,.. better 
furniture, etc. .Mbst bf -the reps had 
tp.make some physical improvemehts 
this year; and 'aj couple '^^^ 
£(er 'ohes went beau^mpnde with lay' 
pute''. designed' by ^^^.a^ 
ratoF. - These" atOheirevlOb^^ *9 . 
press . station ^visitorS.^ . Agency '"^ 
pile rarely' see 'tijeih.' - ' 

Brings Out the Gypsy 

. iReaspn.. for this ■year'^s exbeptional 
gilding, of the : iily is hot so V much 
that the .reps heed .to .niiaike a.grand- 
stehd jplay in front of the agencies; 
iis jthat their clients., for the first time 
.have-nibugli' coin- generally to ^travel 
aiid ibbk 'over the-New York plant, 
Couple " of years back a rep could 
have done a good biz but of a tWo- 
by-foiir cubbyhole, and still kept his 
standing . with the ag^ncies,^^ But cur 
.r^htly the boohi in profits- is giving 
the station people wanderlust, so the 
rep takes oh the subsjdi duties of 
gigolo. 

, Entertainment for visiting stajtipn 
pepple i? dbwn tp Va .fprmula npw. 
Boys from the ijigger towns get 
drinks, and a legit show-— preferably 
a . revue or musical— ^-with a nitery to 
top it off. Crowd from the. smaller 
tpwhs is herded straight intp a 
Broadway hotspot where the ,flopr 
show: has lots of color and fleShV and 
hard likker is seryed with every- 
course. There arie .exceptipns tp. the 
formidai if the boss, has his better 
half in tbw; 

Some pf the reps try tb omit liquor 
wherever possible y/ith the. bigger 
people, but this takes real art. Rea-, 
son for trying, to -lay off the alcohpl 
is that the brpadcaster might get tpb 
bonAdential in ah off moment; and 
spill secrets, he*s liater sorry for. 
Shrewd reps know this reacts against 
'enri when the. victim's conscience 
comes to. 

Christmas Gifts 

Money spent on agencj^ time 
buyers, on the other hand, is 95% of 
the time " straight biz matter 
(barring conventions and ^tatipn 
parties ). Many tiine iauyers refuse 
lunches unless, they know the: rep 
very wellj or. pay dutch- treat. Oth- 
ers chopse immkcUlaite cafeSj and sel-^ 
dom taice a, ■drink unless it's after 
hours. Tinrie buyers Will accept Xm.as 
gifts, ' they're strictly on 
the if not, the gifts^ 

bopmerein^. 

currently trying tb 

maneuver' their expenditure^ sb that 
the b\]jlk goes down the legitimate 
agency channel. Time buyers are 
figured as being a much-pestered Jot, 
and the only tinie they- can talk 
with any leisure is duririg lurtch. itat^ 
ter form of catering to 'em , 
seiquently is on the ujpbeat. Cock- 
tail parties and such for agency peb- 
jple, hqweyerr-rbarring special oc- 
casions— are generally , a bad diet. 
Invites to homes are. hot cphsidered 
entertainment, and agency iieo|>Ie 
Wouldn't cpine in most., cases uhleiset 




Mixup in 



ihg and' 



prbductibn departmeht of the Black- 
•eit. Sample & Hummert' .agency, en- 
titled' 'Who's the Bbss?' had, at pres^ 
time; the libint^ where the 

only ilbgicai answer was ? ^ •* 
list week's declaration 
was* that the agency's ratdio shows 
arid ^aleht-wiil be handled exclusiverv 
ly by - and thifbugii a hew ' if?e' 
office called Air Features,, Inc.", and 
that: all "the boys now scaring in the 
b!,'&;. & H.- radio pie, -through com- 
misii and btherwisef will get a polite 
rFde'but the gate;'; 
those 'pietting the air ' WoOld be Bob 
^idstei who prodiic tfs ' seyeral of 
tli^ agency's radio shows and places 
talent bh a tipck- of them; ^ • 
■ Since" then Frank ^^Hummert, .phe 
of the three agency execs importent 
enough to rate persbrial billing in t^^ 
firm hame, spread the Wprd ai'pund 
jthat Goldstein not pnly isn't going; 
out, biit will reroai i much if 
npt more so than ever. Goldstein 
himself thinks, likewise.; To prove it, 
Hummert and Goldstein are gbin» to 
the Coast on a tdent hunt in Janu- 
ary— together,. 

It npw appears that Goldstein will, 
deispite previpus annpuncements to 
the contrary, retain prpductibh; 
pbrvisibn over the Fannie ;Bricfe; 
Ethel Barrymore and 'Easy Aces' 
programs and a substantial talent 
f epresentation interest, in 'Broadway 
■Varieties,' 'Manhattian Merry -Go- 
Rpuhd' and other shows. 

No Cpmniish!,. 
But the mystery behind the state- 
ment that Air Featuries, Ihc:, is a 
■'strictly ihdependeht' office, hot 
fihahcially connected with nor Cbn- 
ti^olled by B. S, & H>, has yet to be 
blearied up,. Although ^ ir .E*eatures 
will seirve as the clearing house for 
all S. & H. radio shows and tal- 
ent, it proposeis to exact np cpmhiis- 
sibns from the talent salaries, 
dhances are that sbmebbdy is paying 
for. Air Feiitures' Upkeep, unless the 
office is jiving on ibVe, which is un- 
likely because there doesn't seem to 
be any love by anybody foi: anybpdy 
else in the present situatibn. -And if. 
Aiir Features is getting paid outright 
by . & H. for handling its- radio 
shfows; ith. the iagency having ho 
mbnetary interest in the office, and 
for. no given reasbn, then B. S. H. 
caii be nobody but Santa Claus 
dressed .liKe aidvertising 
agency; 

Air Featuires' homihal and iactiye 
heaci is ' . comparative -, .new- 
vcbmer, James Sauter, statistician and 
C.PfA.. Hi previpus. r^dib ex- 



perifin^ie !yi)s putting over -the tran- 
scribed. . . bc^kierr^pbn^bred; -PhiJL^elii^ ' 
Rhi^ ■,dI;chest^a^ prpgrams >>lpr , Wes*. 
sel CChicagp). V A C.P.A. ,cbmi ' 
and . taking; an. .advertijiihg y , 

agency's ".complete", and: .quite : exten-; 
siye: radio affairs; fpHoWing ?i Ipit pf ^, 
previo^us,. trade -comment bri -the cpmi^f ' 
miish angle,:\was' whiat, maide - every i!^:^! 
body ^ dp plenty p£ wond6ringj ♦Npf* 'J 
bqdy seemed ; to ; know Whether 
Sauter . was ,engageidl Ijo . heail . the > S 
ByS.^H> .pffiei«l.\b!CK>kihg;bf^ ihrth^;^ 
guise of .3; bboker br^^: biojpJjkeei^er^^^^ 

Ampng^ tijose involved in ^tiji^i^n- 
bral . confusioni and. still iinViOjye^: 
are the -acts; Tho^. .;wor]|d|ig rfbr. 
B.S.&H. v^hrbugh GQldstei ,. didh'i 
Juiow whethifr. ithey :were -woifkjhif 
through .Goldstein^'any-_ihote oi: iib^ ; 
or even for; BiS*&H.y^^ matter*^ 
thibse ' -wjip' ^ wanted ^ io ;. wjbrk 'foif ] 
firsitfri. d knoMT whether seek*^ , 
ihg ■ such work- , ihroiigii Goli^jtei 
Would:. b«^ar'f|ttile. . 

.Regiurdless of how it's all straight*' ;:; 
ened 'out,.>^it Iboks 'like B;Si:&:H. ' WiU-v 
have more n^oijths to.feed,, direetl$^' 
by running its -ciwn. booking of fic«v., 
than thrpugh the: bid cateh-as-batcH*. 
can system of its^ radio, departnie^ 
The staiK is; already .-being increaiiedii,. 
Among additions' ,^re . Larry Haih* .. 
m.ond. Who ;used '.to be wii;h WHN": ,' 
and T/NEW, and Maiirie Jficbbs, fbrw 
merly : ith Beiitbn & /Bowles, ahd : 
mpie recently with the Democfati 
Natipirial Cpmmittbe. Saiiter aljki 
sPmething io ; db with the Dents idur- 
ing the last campaign. 



there .; was a friendship thai was 
strictly abbve biz miatters. 
. Ahbther rep expense— traveling- 
is this yeai: in .abbut the s^ime state 
a^ .always. Thete's lots of • it, Al- 
thbugh fewer bi stations have 
changed, hands thah ever befoire, the 
reps are, currently looking iQt 
sriiaUet clients, ;and bf course have 
to mend old fences alihosi . cbnti 
ualiy. Add that tb the 2% to 6% for 
wining and dining: in Nbw York, and 
it makes one reason why niost sta- 
tion reps still wear laist year's oye^ 



Brace JBeeitier Off WXYZ 



Detroit .. Dec. 15. 
Bruce ..Beemer,; ipt iseVeh, yeaVa?' 
prbduc.tioh and studio jnanager. tor 
WXYZ and the Michigan Web, has 
rbsigned, effective Jan. 30, FoUbw- 
ing a brief vacation in Florida, he'll 
feturh tP I>etrbit to accept another: 
proposition, as yet.uhdisclbsed. 

No. successpr has been hamed^ ahd 
it's unlikeiy. choice will he made un- 
til Hi Allen Campbell, general man- 
ager, returns from trip tb Coast; 
where: he's arranging final details :on- 
WXYZ's 'Lpnb Ranger* serial for Paf ^ 
eific :Cbast spphsprship.. * '' 



If rank Smirk's Aide 

ihcinnati, p^ic, \5. . 

Bob Jennihgs moved up . in the 
Crbsley organization thi^ week, be- 
coming, assistant ' sales manager of 
WLW^ .iihder Frahk Ml Smith. Of" 
late he was assistant sales manager 
bf WSAl. 

His successpr in that 'i>7*;t h^is?^."^ 
been selected as yeti ' - x-^ 



WiP SUiir Gets Bonus 

Philadelphi , Dec. 15. 
Entire jpersonhel pf Pennsi^lvania 
Broadcasting . Company:, (statioii- 
WIP) get Christmas bonus i-^S^ 
of iinnual wages. 

Action is in line With similar hlbyb 
by management of Gimbel Brofherif^ 
store, which ialsb controls statibn/^ ' 



Boeckcr (he's Ray Powers 
over WlP/Pliftl3j>.wUlj!ue8t on>Pi(^ 



42 



VARIETY 



R A m I • 



Wedneb^my; December 1^, I935 




300 PAGES IN 
EXPOSE A.T. & T. FAVORITISM TO NBC 



History of Phone Coinpap/s Radio Activities Em- 
phasizes Discrimiflatory ; and Mc^ndpolistic Aspects 
—Coierced Stations, imi>eded Progrress, Charged 



Summarizing a. 30d-ipage report 
led Tii^day (15), Feiieiral CpmmUr 
ications Comrhtsh ,iirol>ers said, 
These facts indicate that the Bell 
-jSystem, has a virtuar monopoly in' 
Uie provision wire channels to 
io stations, and chains. V It fpl- 
iows, therrfdre, the genei-al 

principles, and policies discussisd in 
this report haiVe influericed or con- 
tinue to influence the industry as a 
whole.' - Report shows the methods 
by which the Bisll System has fic- 
quired almost complete control df 
'iT^dio program ..transmission and the 
•'discriminatory' practices thaf.haye 
been perpetrated lihder . a; ' conditioin 
. of monopoly. 

... Tracing -development of monopoly, 
■ jGommidbc- . ifound. Tiumerous secret 
vlicense agreements :gave Bell Syistem 
access to patents of eleetrical T[ianur. 
;faetur«^s, exclusive right to, furnish 
circuits and. nonexclusive mabufac-. 
Sturing privileges; Telephohe com- 
pany ^^Id Station WEAF. in 1926 
•iiindeF jprdmise to keep but of broad-, 
icastifig j>usiness for ' 10, years in re- 
'iuirh' ioi>; exclusive right td; use elec- 
: triCaI(v. maiiUf actiirers' patents apr 
;plyuig 'to ;;.program ti'ansmission. 
^*ii(ie for liew York key station was 
; $1,006,000; with |800,000 Yeptesehtiiig 
(■iil^bdd Nwill; and due to be -returned if 
itelepbone c o- ni pan y re-entered 
; )t>)roadcastibg: field before 1936, By 
' yatipus a!greemeints, telephone cpm- 
'^piuiy got exclusive right to make 
vei^iiiipm for program transmission, 
v>|hu!it;. preyi^ting ..any competition, 
^^il^rvice contract forced R.CiA. to 
-ifikin^^^ iieases tirith Western Union 
ktid Poistal^ siibstittiting Bell faCili* 
V^es.; Siib^uent 'agreements' parr 
tialiy thwarted consent .-.dec^re ob- 
t^ed . by; government - in radio 



patent further 
charged. _ . , 

Until A. f. & T. began filing tariffs 
under Communications Act, Nationial 
Broadcasting Company enjoyed bet 
ter. terms than iCiolunibia . Broadcast- 
ing ..System and other competitors, 
evidence , iiidicated. Bell System was 
obligated to furnish, certain facili- 
ties to NBC which were not provided 
other broadcasters. : Telephonic com- 
pany reserves Tight to cancel Colum- 
.bia contract on short notice but can- 
not break NBC contract; right to 
use ;prpgram[ wfires for pictiire trans- 
mission and other purposes given 
NBC but denied CBS; .arbitration of 
prices ' i:a$e of dispute assured 
NBC «but withheld from CBS; and 
RCA given freedom to inter cdniiiect 
Bell and other .facilities but .no jsiich 
privilege grai>t^ fcfi^^ 

■-^'TB»<Sk:-to-1925: 

Discussing Bell . System ori ihal 
aim to controVbroadcasting, Comrhish 
brougiit' to light refusal to furnish 
wire- services, in early 20's fOr corn- 
mercial radi.d use . and revealed 1923 
scheme by. which felepHone company 
would erect numerous ' srtatiOns Ipr 
Cpmm.unity gtoupis and , would retain 
right to dp business for hire. Cohfi 
dential memorandum referred to. in- 
tention to 'monopolize; broadcasting.' 
For . ' long ' period, report . showed, 
service was rendered Only ;Bell- 
OAVned stations and stations using 
Western Electric apparatus^ 

Licensing policies were discussed 
at lehifth,. report showing telephone 
cpmpahy fOrced stations to; obtain 
franchises before providing lahd 
lines but restrictions - were with- 
drav^. after • patent rights -wece ex- 
changed between RCA and A. T. & 
T. Licenses brought from>|75,000; to 
$100,000 annually. Network develop- 



Gruesotne Sugt^estioh 



Greenville, S C., Dec. iS. 

Beverly Whitmire,- manager 
WFBC, Greenville, S. C, this 
week^ queried NBC. if the latter 
• was interested -. .in exclusive 
brpa'dCastihg ^.rights to the elec- 
trocution; of two white .men, 
scheduled to die in the electric 
chair . .Dec. 11. Hitting a new 
high in ghastly biz ideai was to. 

ir gdings-oh , from death room 
of South Cairolina State ' pen. 

NBC declined With a shudder. 



meht,was retarded by telepHohe pol- 
icies, Comihish r^yealed, with Bell 
System refusing hook-up; to ihde 
pendent stations while simultaneously 
building , own network- around WEAF. 
Restrictions were eased only after 
sale Of WEAF. 

Instances of itraiy refusal to 
permit interconnection t>etween Bell 
lines and wires ^of other Companies, 
such as local telephone services and 
'telegram .companies; were ' brought 
but • Handicapped by this policy were 
WOL, Washington, and Southwest 
broadcasting chai but other 'sta 
tiohs have been, jpermitted to make 
such hook-ups. ^i'- 

Stations forced -to obtain Bell 
tern licenses^, although not using 
Western Electric' apparatus, include 
WDRC, Hartford; WIBS, Elizabeth; 
WDBK, AkrOn; , WLTH, Brooklyn; 
WDGY, Minneapolis; KSTP, St Paul; 



NBC Stations Upped 

Two ^C stations last week got 
boosts in their . daytime power from 
the ' Fcderial ConununiCations Com- 
mission.: 

Under the grants WBEN, Buffalo, 
will go from liOOO tO 5,000 wiatts and 
KSO, Des Moines> frbjn IK to 2,500 
Wattau 



Network Chart 



NBC NEW PROGRAMS 
enjamiin Moore & CO. (paints): 
'Betty Moore Tri&ngte ,.Club' with 
Betty Moore spiels on. interior dec- 
orating and Lew White organ music, 
Thursdays, 11:30 to IL-jS a. m., start- 
ing Jan. 7, 1937; for 21 weeks. JBasic 
Red (e^tcept WTIC, WTAG, WCStt, 
WBEN, kSD ), WTAR, WIS, WJAX, 
WfLA, WIOD, WKY, WFAA, WQAI, 
KTHS. WTMJ, KStP, WEBG, 
WDAY, KFYR. 

JelTSert Co^ (Maple-Mix Dessert): 
•woman's Magazine of the Air,' 
Thursdays, 3:15, to 3:30 p. m. PST, 
beginning Dec. 10; for eight weeks. 
Mountain Red and Basic Pacific Red. 

NBC RENEWALS 

Menareli Food Precesi Cp. (Thrivo 
dog food): 'Dog Heroes,' beginning 
Jan. 12, 1937; for 13 weeks. WJZ, 
WBZ- , WBAL, WMAL, WSYH, 
WHAM, WEBR, WABY. 

Standard Brands (ROyal Gelatin 
and Aspic): -•Royal Gelatin Hpur' 
(Rudy Vallec), beginning Jan. 7, 
1937; for 52 weeks: Basic Red, WLW, 
SE, WSOC, WWNC, SC, WJDX, SW, 
KTHS, KTBS, NW, Red Mountain, 
Pacific iLed^ KTAR; 

Standard Brands (Tender Leaf Tea 
^Pacific Coaist division): •Oiie ^an's 
Family" beginning Jan. 3, 1937; for 
52 ,weekis; Basic . Pacific Red, KTAR; 

CBS .NEW PROGRAMS 
AMCiflam Telephone * Teleirrapli: 

>7Special Xmas eve jbrOiadcast with 
Edwin C. Hill arid Leopold Stokow- 
ski, Thursday,' 10 to 10:30 p. m. EST; 
Dec. 24 only. Station list npt set, 
but will include every available oUt-. 

CI^S; Renewals 

Sfewari-Warner (Alemite, radio 
sets, refrigeratPrs): 'Horace Heidt 
and His brigadiers,' beginning Dec. 
28; for 52 weeks^ . Basic 21. (less 
PrPvidence), Atlanta, Birminghamt 
Charlotte, .Dallas, Houston, Jackson- 
ville, .Little Rock, Memphiis, Minne-^ 
apolis, Nashville. New .Orleans, Ok- 
lahoma City) $ari AjritoniO, Wichita, 
Yankton, , Denver, SaiU Xiake City^ 
and Paci]^'^ Coast 

Note: tfeyj progravis or renewals 
for more- ttidn 13 weeks are general- 
ly cancellable in cycles of 13 weeks 
on ;3p days* -notice. 




Chicago, Dec. 
Radio men's round table luncheoh 
and gabfest. bCing .instituted 
towni with the; Jads scheduled to get 
together every Tuesday afternoon for 
some lunch and kibitzing'. 

Will be held eVery Tuesday at the 
Sportsman's C:lub in the 360 building. 
Ra^ Linton, station repper, suddenly 
becomes , a ^sponsor,, knd it's under hi 
d%im-'beating that the meetingr- 
luncheons are being started. Gen- 
eral, consensus, amohg men in agen- 
cies, statipris.. .and accounts is 
that therb is a real place, for sUch 
a get-together in the; radio field. 
Boys ' generally have been getting 
into a rUt, with little contact With 
the others in- the busness, eScept for 
the few people they deal With every 
day. ... 

.Has been talk in the past of getting 
around the tables once week for 
some 'real exchanging of ideas aind 
personalities, and now looks as.' if 
it's really going through successfully^ 



Dragonetie to Head 

Ne)y pijUifioUv Show 

Benton & Bowles is reviving,, in 
essence,, its former, Palmolive Beauty 
Box Theatre. But it win be under a 
new program title. Jessica, Dragon- 
ette instead of Gladys Swarth'out 
will be. star. She is now, reading 
lines for first time. 

Each .Wieek a different male singer 
will play opposite Miss Dragonette. 
First prograiri Jan.. 13. Jean Paul 
King will announce, with Tiny Ruff- 
ner reversing by taking over King's 
assignment with Palmplive's yCjan 
Busters.' 



Gambrlllto Calif or hia. 

Holly wood, Il|ec. . 
H. W. Gambrill hasi 'been named 
program d i rector, of the ne\V 
McClatchy-Heafst Californi net- 
work. 

He comes from San Antonio. 



1 



l^ednesJay, December 16, 1936 



A II I 



VARIETY 



43 









Washington, Dec, 15. 
National conferente on 
iioiial broadcasting did a'flopperoo 
here last Aveek. liistead 6f spanH^ 
in^ commercial radio the peda- 
gbgs were themselves spanked by 
govc'rhment spokesman, who ac- 
cused the (educational, cohorts of 
biei impractical and, theoretical 
about |j|:b^d.casting. ,arid making., 
absurdly' exaggerated demands, 
fof^" facilities and lor' the" imppsi- 
tioii of their own ideas on the or- 
ganized radio industiry^ 
1 Although most talks were plati- 
tudinous generalities,' trio 
government mouthpieces, together 
•wil;h David 'Sarfloffi the^ sole'.in- 
diistry sppkesmsn, .made a. va- 
riety of .- cohcrete-; recommenda- 
tion:^ and. '- suggestilons. ' Sarnolf 
t6bk<.the istand that the responsi- 
bilittes:^of - .the,-. two- factions- have ; 
bieii^n ihisutiderstOQdvand^^;^^ is 
l^bldinp- / its jend pt* ihe barr ' 
giaiini; Ickes and Studebaker 
ppinted to the Federal efforts 
clear "ihe path - for private 
cational ■groupis;-' anid -Anni 
PraU. definitely opposed, the idea 
of setting . a fixed pprt of the spec- 
trum , aside -for educatipnal pro- 
grams. 

. Conference, ; by 18. na- 

tional groups i financed, by 

fuilds from 'i)rivate sources, 
showed deep jealousy between 
factions and 'a' desire" to steal ' 
credit :f on. whatever, has been -done 
. dir. rfiay . be accomplished. IJntry . 
' pj "government ihffuences , into . the 
radi icture was resented by 





many of the educational forces, 
lie at least two of the govern- 
ment reps, Ickes and Studebaker, 
displayed' ai "feeling that the pri- 
vate groups are trying to deprive 
Federal agencies of credit due. ' 

This feeling was jeflected in the 
fact that the sponsors of the gab- 
fest emphasized repeatedly the 
managemeht .solely in the 
hands of, private organiza- 
tion's .rallied arpund - the. National 
AdvisPry. Council on. Radio 
Education and. American Council. 
Pii' Edu.catipn: . The . h igh-spundin'g 
naiiie of 'first national' ibonferehce 
pn educational -brpadcasting' also 
stressed this feeling,, since Federal; 
agencies have held a succession 
of similar vocal nriarathpns during 
recent years and; .a ' Federally-, 
.'sponsored cbihmittee . ' been 
studying , questipnis detail 
more than 12 mpnths;-: 

While the tT: S. Office of Edu- 
cation, and 'ifederal Comnriunica- 
tipns Cpmmi^sion were/ listed as 
cooperati in the cpnference, 'the. 
actual promoters id; not; include ' 
either thci gpvernmenf the in- 
dustry. National 'Association of 
Broadcasters, ^ for strategic rea- 
sons, tppk np partras a groups and 
the principal chains likewise 
maintained a hahds-off attitude,, 
although individuals .connected 
with the' commercial forces both' 
attended and^participated. "Source 
of; funds was kept' a- mystery; al- 
though trade circles understood 
Ca'rnegie and' Rockefeller money 
was' useid to pay bills for three- 
day meeti 





TO BE 




Government Execs at Edu- 
cational Conference and 
Federal Trade Commis- 
sion Separa^tely But With- 
in Single W^ek Compli- 
ment Broadcasters 



FLUSTERED 



■Washi 

industry , found itself last 
;week* ;the unusual situaltioh — 
for - Washingtori-^f being compli- 
mented instead 6f lambasted. . "Uhac- 
.cu^tpined a^ thcbrbadcasteirs are tb 
cordial and favorable femarksV'oh 
their conduct, eharacter and tnotiyes, 
the biz .blushed prettily and .didn't 
know what tp say. • .i 

'Atta boy' stuff came frpih! two di- 
rections—at the educational broad- 
casters conference,- when • gbvern- 
ment offlcialis expressed, satisfaction, 
iand frpni the Federal Trade Com- 
Inisfiioh, which declared majority of 
stations are behaving . beautif idly and. 
ire trying to keep the fibbers and- 
other' imw'elcome" advertisers off the 
air. 

Compliments for cooperation of 
commercial .brPadcasters in trying- tP 
build • up educational value of radio, 
were dished by Secretary of the In- 
terior' 'Ickes! and Cbmrhissioner pf 
Educatiph Studebaker in speeches at 
(Continued on page 44) 



RADIO SHOWMANSHIP 

Stunts, Novelties, Tie»Ups 



KYW's Souvenir Clocks 

Philadelphi 
; KYW is: sending put desk clocks as 
souvenirs of the Philadelphia sta- 
tion's second ahhiversary in . that 
bailiwick. Frosted across the crystal 
Pt the timepiece are the wPtds, 'Buy 
KYW Time.? 

.Card . attached to the clock, ex-- 
plains that outlet, as far as PhiUy is 
concerned, became two; years old. 
Dec. 3 . and includes caichline, 'He 
certainly gets around for his ag"e,' 



Swift 4{ Co., threw ia luncheon 
here last ; Week, When the players' pn 
the. . Junior .Nutse .Corips program 
made a personal . visit here and ap- 
peiared <.cuffp) at Uptown "and .Va- 
riety; theatres.* Lucy" Gillmaii, ' Helena 
Ray and- William ; Amsdell were in-' 
troduced to feminine civic leaders at- 
the luncheon, including ;the.: wife'.bt 
the ■ town's - mayor, Mrs.' Harold H. 
Burtoni. .. - 
' After luncheon guests ' were in- 
yited to WflK-WJAY stu<iibs to, wit- 
ness ' a broade'asf'^ by' the- visitbrs.' 
Bess (Lady 'Esther)^ Johnson,, who 
directs the:.; shows, made the trip 
from. .Chicago for the Cleveland 
party. . 

Experiment With SUce Delivery 

•New Ybrk City. 

Edwin -Wolf, one ;bf ' NBC's . prd- 
ducers, ti;ied" . . 'new technique* for 
dramatic- radio' "playlets last week 
over WJZ, New. York. In offering 
what is generally ..kno)vn as stage 
technique^ Wolf combined it in a. 
skit in which the early , pqrtioh of 
the' sketch followed, .^the ' accepted 
radio sketch methods. 

.One -portiPn of .playlet had. ca$t 
vising subdued'and normal tones, not 
.unlike those employed; in legit prb- 



ductiPns, while in the other half, the 
Usual sound effects and abnormal 
reading rnethod 'w;ere eiriplby.ed." 



iniT Ahead Precautio|i,<;<g 
Charlotte, N. C. 

Sales Manager . Dewey Lbng, . 
^yBT, has devised a schenie jCor the 
statibn that provides an extra pre- 
caution ag'aihst • ibcal -'power failure 
in. the building .where., the studios are 
housed, rendering useless , the : turn-' 
tables that - carry trartiscriptioris. 

He .has .had each 'aAnouncer -prer' 
pare a script, in his own style, for . 
artytime immediate use in' casf^; th'ie' 
mechanical 'devices .caii'it,.functibh ^or 
lack of power. , - - T 

These are lh,the file s^d whatever;, 
announcer is!^ ba.jduty ' i(:iih"£rab his . 
out and go ahead, With ■scrmBthiri;^ (o 
kill . time rtfendirig testoratfoh ' of. 
power. : Thuis ' the ' station - has - a^surr 
aricier against a period", of dead 'air^ ■ 
such. 'as; bride, "resulted when the :; 
pbwet did faiL ■ 



CoVerinir a Striker's Biot- 

. Houston. 

Boys at KTRH, pulled a good one 
here when they TUsheci a crew to the" 
waterfront- and- staged"-^ hot neWi 
broadcast of a strike riot, with par- 
ticipahts':ahd- cops airing their sjtilt 
breathless versions of the trouble. 

When 'Houston ' Chronicle,' whicji; 
bWns the. radio station,, flashed word . 
of the riot tp the ;^udio. there .Was 
hb time to assemble a technical crew 
and equipment, «SQ an prdina^' tele? 
phone mouthpiece was' isubstituted 
fot a. mike. ' 

, Studio' bfficials made . airranjee* 
merits ' With the telephone comiibriy 
while Chi f Studio Engineer 'King 
Rpbinson and Announcer Ted' Ndbors 
sirensd through fivo liules bf heivy - 
traffic to reach" the riot scene. .. 



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WeAneadkj, December 16, 19^6 




Net 



Columhia Rscal 

Ificome ifor 1936 Estimated Over 
la ,750,000 Extrai Dividend 



Report Card 



GBS boaridl of directors last week 
declared a regular dividend of 50c 
share plus a special $1.30 cash 
dividend as the payment for the last 
quarter of li936. Dividends fbir the 
past year totaled $3130. Final '36 
dividend is payable Dec.. 21 to stock-, 
holders of record l)ec. 15, Piyr 
bS each of the preceding quarters 
was 50c -pet share. 
It is estimated that ;the compaTiy's 

;het ihcome ior 1936 will be con- 
siderably over the $3,750,000 mark, 
the stock' divVy itself is but 

; .^6c betted than i hiad been in 1935. 

-Earnings per :shBre''in 1935 were |2.60 
;bn a het income of $2,810,000; In 
^4 it ivas ^;67 on $2,274,120, with 
the sti^teiholders iii the .latter year 
also gettiig a stock dividend of 50%; 

; It was ia February, 193V thai the 
Gblui|>bia^ stock, was split, flve-fbrr 

y.-:' Net incomeiand earnings per share 
in the previous years were: 
-XiBAB. ■■■■ IIETJNC, , ?ER SHABE 
y l933 . $923i794 - $8.22 

: 1932 . . ; i ;i,623,4S2 14v44 
^ ^31 ;;2^48,766 20.89 

:ll93tt * . «18>352 7.26 

; j JIBCJ ia figured toiri^dw a net in 
tome, of dose io $3,40(^,000 for 1936, 
about $1,000,000 more than ob- 
tained f oi the pnsyiou^ year, V 
' ^^Network'i eqrnihgs. will not be 
ini^iV public, as bias beto : the pracr 
V ttte of prftviouis years, since the stock 
is held eifclusiwl^ by RC^^^ 



Add: Radio 



Greenville, S. Pec. 

One of WFBC's iavorite pro- 
grams beari; the titlb 'The Arisi 
tocratic Pigs.' 

Prentiss Davis, Leo Schipperb; 
and Bernard : Janssen, how in 
^d, Hot and Blue' roadr 
way, are graduates of the ; 
graihk l>renti$s ; payis 
Greehville boy, while the oth-. 
irs comie Irbm Rotterdam, Hol- 
land* 



I 



FOR 



FRED RIPLEY MADE V. P. 

F.^bmoiloii Piiirt «| Ceremonies »t 
WSypt,, Syracuse 



(Continued from pa»f> 43) 

first national conference on educa- 
tional broadcasting.. Although two 
goivemment executives did not hand 
out uhqualifled- praise; the tone of 
their speeches indicated Federal 
peoplo aire satisfled the commerciai 
industry is making a sincere/attempt 
to play ball and -showed they do not 
favor movement to bludgeon the 
broa(lcaister$ into giving more time 
or releasing present : facilities to 
ipedagogs,. At th^ . same tinie, how- 
ever^ Ickes and his subordinate ex!- 
pres^ hope that further progress 
will be- recqrdBd through joint ef- 
forts of teachers and convmerciai: 
operators. 

As evidtoce of the : cooperative ' In- 
diistry spiriV Stttdebaker ■ pointed 
but NBC and CBS are donating time 
for five periods weekly for educa 
tibnal feaitures. under govemnient 
supervision.; ' Studebaker remarked 
the value of these spots^ V^hich could 
be isold to iwminercial sponsors, is 
'several 'faUndred thousand dollars.' 



R(^nal on Wair' Li$jt 



Musicinns Crack Dawn When^ABG Tries to 
Duck Chicago Jurisdiction 



Fashion Note 



Hollywood, Dec. 15: 
Cincinnati would never know 
Don Becker, fornjer WI*W Pro- 
gram producer., tie's gettihg- 
tliat Hollywood style complex 

';alread3%^ 

Last week iseen on the Boule- 
vard under a beret. Very cut*. 



GLAMOUft VS. TRUTH 

Chldkenpox' Somiids Pretty: Mystcri^ 
bu«j(it WAVE 

: LbiiiSville, Dtc. 15^ 
Georige Patterson, prbfiram direc- 

MSSSS^aHzTlKiteKl^ iP^?'^^- SS5 

on educational use of radio faciU- "Man on the Street' broadcasts, had 
tie^ Studebaker said. Speci^cal^ Usteners here worried over the con- 
he pbinted out dull brieitors \(rhb inay ditibn of Burton Bladcw^, his;, as- 
be good teachets in classrooms niUst sistaht, whb -has been absent from 



Syracuse, Dec; tS>. 

Uiedicatihg its naws transmitter __ ^ 

and celebrating an increase ii power I be repljicbd . by engaging talkers so I the proigfam for saveral daiys;: Pat 

from 250 watiB tb 1,000 wat^ station ' — - - -- - — v • . 

WSXR broadcast more than three 



hoiurs bt 'Bntertainhieht from its stu 
dios and from a dinner at the Hotel 
Syracuse Saturday (12). Over 375 
dinars. 

Network artists who participated 
In the programi included East and 
Duttike, ' Dbnidd' Novis, Sandra 
Birbwiii Bill Slater, all from NBC, 
New York; the Tuna Tosscrs* Bufi 
falo; Charles t*wls, dean of Syra- 
cuse announcers, loaned for the pc 
casibn WBEN, Buffalb; Inez 
QUiiin, . isihger, and Irene Gedhey; 



this moveinent . can arouse real in- 1 terson inf brined listeners - that his 
terest and; enthusiasm aihohg listen- 1 partner was suffi^ring from a strange 
eb. Problem, lie ^explained* is tb I tropiciBl maiaidy, contracted while on 



stand the test of ; uncoerced selec- 
tion.' wiUch.i^reqUireS not only isit- 
tractive fare, but. stimulating method { 
of presentation. 

Giving spieci instances of the 
trilEii land error method, Studebaker { 
said the government's initial ven- 
tures under the reliief program have 
been liighiy 'pleasing. As evidence 
of success,.- he said nearly ioO.OOO 
pieces of' unsolicited fan mail have | 
been rieceiyed, ' which he; interpreted 
to mean that 'educational' programs 



'■ ■^l^iOiltf Jstsisy City, shutters cbm- 
: ;> . J^etb^y :Christmai5 D?y so all em 
liflJjMfcsi^tain c^ Com 
^ ' '^:^rbials wilt b 
^ ^Ued for, tliat day. • Paiut F. jlarroh 
station' prez, jannbuhced the gesture 
Tuesday (15)* 
Staff nuthbers 25. 



MlM Sinlth ;<|nits Mntaal 

■.;^Ciuc^b,;Dec,.'i5.. 
'yir#*i Smith, ;;for tlie past six. 
montljf .: head; pJ . the MiitUal wfeb'S 
Ideal cbhtract department. , atid prie.r 
vlously, western traffic supervisor for ' 
-the cliaiin, loias handed^ in her - resigna 

vtion, 

Eff^ctiva on Jait 1. 



pianist, from WHAM,. Rochester, and L^j^.gmjggggiuUy compete for the at 
a large group of Syracuse entertai - 
ers. Norman Crane,, formerly of 
Cleveland, acted as M. C. 

Announcement wa;. made by Harry 
G. Wilder, president of WSYR, of 
the election of: Fred Ripley, who lias 
acted as pirbgram'.director of the sta^ 
tion sine 1933, as a vice-president 
of the company. Other V. P. is Mark 
S. Wilder. 



a voyage, in the: South Sea Islands, 
land gave day-to-iclay bulletins as to 
the cbnditioh bf the patient 

A check of the story revealed that 
Blackwell is conflned with a' mild 
case of chickehpox. thought to. have 
been cbntracted from a child who 
appeared on one of tbe station's am- 
ateur programs. . 

Miethusdahs-to-Be? 



Ken Robinson Joins .NBO 
» 

• •^Ken Robinsoa becomes assistant 
contului^ editor Of • NBC Ofticb 
here next week. 

.RiobihSoni who has been with the; 
Chicago :' American, evening Hearst 
jag, has ijcen writing the 'Dan Hard 
inig's Wife' script " 



tention and mterest of raidio' listen 
ers.'; Likewise, it shows that listen 
ers want stimulating and well-pre 
sented'radio fare, he opined. 

Increasing willingness of broad 
casters tb .pliy patty-cake with iPed- 
eral . mbp-wielders was evidenced 
Monday (14), when Federal Trade 
Commission, in its . annual report, 
praised industry for its codperatioh 
in 'cleanup of program .continuities. 

Nearly . 600 transmitters we r e 
lauded for their 'helpful coopera 
tipn' . in . supplying Gbyerhment 
agency .with copies of commercial 
continuities during the year, and 
only 6%' of all broadcasts inspected 



New Orleans, Dec. 15. 
Joe and Amal Koory. brothers 
from Omaha, took a pledge here 
not to shave Several months ago 
until they'd sung oyer:; a liatibnal 
radio nCtwbrk. From the way it 
looks they'll be wallci ; 'eni be 
lore they land a spot 

They did land ain ehgagement at 
Pete Herman's 'Club Plantation.^ 
Thursday (iO), where they're billed 
as the Arabian TroUbadoi's. 



Chi<;ago, Dec, 15, 
Affiliated Broadcasting regional 
network has been placed on the na- 
tional unfair list by the American 
Federation of Musicians and the., 
midwest Unions : have L withdrawn 
their men from *he lietwprk studios, 
leaving the ibnat without musi;. 
cians.. 

AFM reached thia decision-folibw't 
ing, its bum^up over what they claim 
to be Affiliated^ attempt to pUll a 
fast one on the Musiciahs Union by 
switching the origination studio for 
niusical programs irom Chicago tb 
Hammond, Iiidi 

1140 to fSS Weekly 
This latest jam-Up Ph the stormy , 
rbad bit ABC Was based on a matter 
of scale wltich the network wuiited 
to pasr f or mtisicians. Under the Chi- 
cago regulations the netwbrk had 12 
men on a five hours but of eight 
basis for a six-day week at $140 a 
man.^ When ABC switched its musi- 
cal origination inbint tb Hanmu^nd 
they: got their .meik iher« .aV <^^ a 
w^ek for seven hours out bt nine, 
aUd the. Chicagb union ais6 states 
that ABC also .enticed several of ttie 
Chi. m^^*'^^*'^ to take but transfer, 
■cards; 

Through the complaint ot James C. 
Petrillb, chief bl the* Chicago union; 
•the American Pederattbii stepped 
intoi the picture and rendered a de- 
cision tiiat the Aililiated was bei 
linfaii: to the labor unions, by maki 
them .compete against each ' other, 
and ruled that ABC was unfair. Af^ 
filiated now arranging its schedules 
to operate without inusicians ih Chi- 
cago. 



Hat Scher :to Oklahoma 

Hal Scher leives New York this 
by^ComrnislTage^ foUnd'to I "^^eJ^ joih^WKY, Oklahoma City, 




contain ; false and misleading data. 

Special bpai'd set up by the F.T.C. 
received copiieis of 299,334 continu 
itieS fro.m individual . radio .stations 
and . 38,109 from webs: and chains. 
Of thesCi 19,572 received Commish 
warning to .<Qiuit making exaggerated 
claims for. the product advertised' 
Questionable broadcasts; boiled down 
tp 1,314 prospective causes, with 
manufacturers slated ibr the dbg- 
house until Commish can further re- 
view their ad copy. 

. Report expressed satisfaction with 
methods used < in surveying commer- 
cial programs, through issuing quar- 
terly jcaUs to individual transmitters 
accordmg. to their power and loca- 
tion in the five zones established by 
the Federal.: Communicatibiis Com- 
mission. National and regional webs, 
report explained, : have been re- 
sponding on - a ; cOntihubus weekly 
basis iand turning in cbpies of all 
cbntinUities involved in hookups of 
twb or inore affiliated or member 
stations; Disc, manufacturers also co- 
operate vwith: iF.T.C. by checking in 
With ■ all -recordings prepared ' hy- 
them fbr. broadcasters." report noted. 



Has been with Station-: GB63. Val- 
pariso, Chile ior several yearsi ' • 

Brother is George Scher With Len- 
nen & Mitchell. 



Ia Cnu, Zig-Zagi to N. T; 

En route to New York, Charles La 
Cruz,^ itinerant representative bf 
Radib'Beigrano (Lll3), BUenos Aires, 
stopped oft' in Havana, CUba,. tiiis 
Weejk tb sign up a couple of Cubaiv 
artists for, Jaime Yankbleyitelii, 
tibii's owner. . 

imperio Argentina, femme singer 
and dancer, ahd the Matamorous 
Trio were cbritracted for before h« 
left for Mexico City Via. Miami, by; 
plahe., He leaves Mexico City DecJ 
28 fpiT; New York, Where . lie wiii 
headquarter at the offices ot Pally 
Markus on arrivihg Jan. 2. 



Gash riegisters i)roduce sw^et pl:6j& 

use the facilities of WTAM. Here is the only high power, clear 
channel station serving the tiremehdous Cleveland Ch 
^DpjtiiTtt^qe Re^^^^ cam- 
iti5^^igii irt tune w the putchasing povyret of this wealthy area. 




50, 

NBC R«d NttWorfc 

G LEVEL AND 

CampUtely^ programrned Ify NBC 



For^the Record. 

: Memphis, Dec. . 
: WHBQ*s claim that Memphis - 
partment stores are using, substah-. 
tiaii radio time for the first; time with 
inauguration of niaw program is 
challenged by IMEallory Chamberlain.! 
commercial manager of WMC and 
WNBR...' 

Chamberlain cites Lb wenstein's 26 
qUarter-hbur shoWs in 1935 and 1936, 
plus s^t announcements, bn WNBR; 
Gbldsmith'is 15b-time contract on 
WNBR, and Bry's . $aturday hOUr- 
long prbgrams, on WMC for last 
three years. 



Martiti Block Kruerer 

Krueger Brewing Company has 
borrowed Martin Block from 
WNEW^ NeW York, to erricee the 
'Music^:T6astV;prpgram dyer NBC 
red oh Monday^: lock is scheduled 
to employ the Same technique.: - 
cept for ad-libbing that has marked 
his: 'Make-Belieye Balli^oom' pro 
gramis via WNEW for the last two 
years. 

Krueger program otherwise stays 
as is,, .with Ray Block orchestra^ 
Jerry Cooper and other singers. 



mm 




If you have a sales message fpr the iriil- 
Ubhs of people ih the great Chicago market 
—you can tell it to them and BE SURE 
that they will lieat it if you use WENR or 
WMAQvQutstendiiig middlc'W 

WENR WMAQ 



50,000 WATTS 



50,000 WATTS 

NBC Rad Network 

CHICAGO, ILL 

Completely programmed Jby NBC 




Ij^ecliicsclay, December 16, 1936 



A D 1 



45 



MARYLANd-REGIONAL 
HAS WCBM, WJEJ, WTBO 



Baltimore, Dec. , 
A Maryland network of three in- 
die local stations hasrbeen formed 
by .WCBM, Balto; WJEJ, Hag^rstown, 
and . WTBO, Gumberland, It's: first 
"it" allegiance: ever formed by any 
b£ the stations in Maryland. 
' No starting date yet set, nor raties 
figured out; but when state web does 
jump at the gun sales will bei han- 
dled by John Ebner; pi*ez of WCBM 
h(6re; bther officers , of three-way 
hookup aire Roger Clipp and H. B. 
McNaiightph from WTBO, and, Wal- 
ter Baker and Glover erilley firbni 
WJEJ. 

j When forming such a 

network ori inated a: bid was made 
io WFMD, Frederick, SOO-watter 
that has been lunctioninig since last 
. Located , near the Hagersr 
town bjroadcaster, the Frederick 
bunch had been carrying on a large- 
jfize tiff with feelings 'tween two. sta- 
tidris mutual. Finally, hb\vever, 
breach wais believed, heialed when 
|(VFMD and WJEJ lads shbbk hands 
and, sat in on cbnferences. Then at 
last liiinute WFMD dropped out;^^^ 

Radio Singer Dies 

New Orleans,. Dec. 15. 
A youth who was in Charity Hos"- 
jtal here unidentified arid imeon- 
isbipiis for 104 hours died Dec. 10, a 
■• short - time after Assistant Chief bf 
Police G. A. Traham of Lafayette, 
La., telephoned local aul^iorities that 
?i local girl had identified a' picture 
of the boy ias the one with whohi 
ihe had her photograph snapped at 
j^he Golden Meadows carniyal some- 
time ago..^ She said he was James 
Watsbh, young radio singer of Okla- 
homa City, Understood he had Vain- 
ly sought, to obtain an . audition on 
New Orleans stations, 
h Watson was taken to the hospital 
after being picked up a mile from 
Kenner, La,, near here, the 
ground between the highWay and 
the railroad tracks. He was believed 
tb. have fallen off a freight, 

WItGA> Rome (Ga.), alloting all 
staff menribers a week's salary as 
Xiinas bbnuis; 



FC.C.'S 






Washi 

Colorado: . ie/ Trini , denied new 

station to be operated 6n ' 13101" kc with 100 watts 
(deriied aiis in cases of default). 

Idaho: KIDO, Bbise, granted renewal of license for 
period ending Miay 1, 1937. 

Kentucky: WHAS, Courier Jburhal Co.. & Louisville 
Times. Co., LouisVill^i granted voluntary assignmeht 
license to the Louisville Times Co. (820 kc with 50 kw). 

New York: WOfTN, . N:ewton, . Jamestown, 

granted^ voluntary assignment /6f construction perinit 
from A. E- Newton to James Broadcasting Co., Inc. 

North Carolina: William A^era , Wynne, ^ W 
denied (as in cases of default) hew station to be oper- 
ated oh 1310 kc. with 100 watts daytimes. 

Pennsylvania: WBAX, John H. Stehgei-;: ., Wilkes- 
Biarre^ . granted . renewal of license for period endi 
June: 1, 1937. 

SET FOR HEARING 

Caltforiiia: ib & Television Research ., 
Angeles, new sjpecial broadcast, station bn an experi- 
mental basis to be operated on 1570 kc with 1 kw. 

istrllct of .Columbia: Wasliingtph Post, Washi , 
new statibn to be operated on 1310 kc with 100 watts 
nights, 250 Watts days. 

Florida:. Metropolis Co:, Jacksonville, . new station, 
to he bpierated on 1290 kc with 250 >vatts; 

Iowa: Waterlob Times-Tribune . Publishi 
Wateirlpo, new; ■station to be operated on 1370 kc 
100 watts, days only. ' 

Massachusetts: Cbnheciicut Valley Broadcastirig Cb^, 
-Springfield, chiange assignment for bperation oh .114(3: 
kc With .500 watts, limited time with KVOO; Tulsa, 
dkla., and WAPI, irmirighain, Ala.j to 250 Watts 
nights, 500 watts days, saniie frequency (hearing before 
Broadcast pivision). 

.Micbig:am, WKZOj .Kalaniazbpf special .eixperimerital 
authority to operate with 250 wStts nights, 1 kw days 
from date of approval tb March 1, 1937. 

Minhesbia: WMIN, Edward iHoffmari, St, v , 
change from 1370 kc to regional channel 1360 kc, bbbst 
power from 100 watts nights, .250 watts dsfys, tp 250, 
.watts all times; Northwest Publicatiphs, Inc., Duluth, 
new station tp b.e operated on 920 kc with. 250 watts, 
days only. 

Missouri: , fcWK, Thomas Patrick, 
bopst .hight:Power frbm .i to .5 kw. 

Nebraska:: Service ife In.surance Co., Oniaha, new 
station tb be . operated on 1500 kc with 100 v/atts. 

New Tork: Paul J. Gollhofer, Brooklyn, hew star 
tion.to be operated on 1500 kc.'v^ith 100 watts, specified 
hours (hours of WMBQ^ rooklyn); Hearst Radio, 



, nevf station to be operated on 1240 kc! 

, Wichita rbadcastirig Go,, Wichita Falls, 
new station^ to be operated on 620 kc with 25.6 watts 
nights, 1 kw days; West Texas- Birbadcasting Co., 
Wichita Falls, new station to be operated on 1380 kc 

kw. ■ ' ■•- ' ■ V- 



KXBY AS NIGHT-TIME 
MUTUAL LINK IN K.C 



NEl^ PETITldNS 

California: KROW, Gakland. increase power frbm 1 
: to 5 kw, install, liew transmitter and move, transmitter; 
Salinas Newspapers, Inc., Salinas, permit for new sta- 
tion on 1390 kc ith 250 watts days; Radibtel Corp., 
San Diego, permit for new station oh 920 kc with 500 
watts. ■ ■ 

Colorado: KVQD, Denver, change frequency from 
920 tp 630 kc, increase power from 500 watts to 1 kw, 
change hours from sharing with . Kl'EL to unlimited, 
and install directibnal ahtennaV ; 

Florida: Tribune Co., Tampa, permit for new statibn 
dn 940 kp With 5 kw days and i kw nights.'; 
Idaho.: KIDO, Boise, increase pbwer from I kw 
ight-2i^ kw days to 5 kw. 

. Kansas: WREN, . Lawrence, control (6,000 

shares of stock in WREN Broadcasting .Co.), firom R. R. 
Jackman, Jean Jackman Carter. C. Jackman, F. C. 
Jackman, O, E. Jaickman, Katherine Jackman Smith 
and Vernpn H. Smith to Kansas City Star: 

Montana:. KGHL, Billings, increase power from 1 kvir 
night-5 kw day to .5. kw; Roberts-MacNab Hotel- Co.; 
Bozeman, peritiit for new station. Pn 1420 kc 100 
watts night-250 watts day. 

New Tork: WSAY,; Rochester, increase power frpm 
100 wa:tts to 100 wiatts night, and 250 watts day; , and 
. change hours from daytime to: uiilimited; WmBO, Au- 
burn, transfer cbntr-ol of corppration frbm itoy L. 
Albertson to Auburn Publishing Cb. (180 shares cbm^ 
mon stock in WMBO, Inc.). 

Oklahoima: KADA, Ada*, increase hotir? f^-om daytime 
to unlimited usihg 100 watts. 

Pennsylvania: KQV, Pittsburgh, change pbwer frbm 
500 watts: tp 1 kw, increase hours from day and speci-; 
fled pight to unlimited, with directional aritenna; 

Texasr Faith Brbadcasting Co., Wichita' Falls, hew 
station on 1380 kc with 1 kw; El Paso Broadcasting Co., 
El Paso, new station on 940 kc with:i kw; KFPL, Dub- 
lin, voluntary assignment of license from C. C. Baxter 
to WFTX, Inc.; KFPL, Wichita Falls, change frequency 
from 1310 to 1500. kc, install new transmitter j arid move 
v trahsmitter; Wichita Falls "Broadcasting Co., Wichita 
Falls, permit for new station on 620 kc with 250 watts 
night-l k\y day; Frank N. Adeock, inview, Tex., 
hew station on 1500 kc with 100 watts. , 

Virginia: Staunton Broadcasting Co., Staunton, new 
statibn on 1500 kc with 250 watts days, 



Ciiicago, 

'That Mutual \yill have two outletis 
in Kansas City: becbmes a growing 
possi ility With , the Mutual web 
showis hitting over WHB in the day- 
time and KXBY duri the evening 
hours. ? , 

•Mutu^il always been intei*- 

ested in Arthur : Church, star 
tibn but disliked .the ' igh, fidelity,* 
classificatioili. ■ of the call-;letter§ 
W9XBY. But Ayith the Cbmrniuhica- 
tion Comnii^siori okaying the new: 
station setup and the. straight stand- 
aird form of call letters Mutual 
renewing riegptiations tp use . 
station for the . night progriams,: iriQe 
It looks as if WHB will not be able 
to hit the ir during. th6 ingi 
Three bther stations are tied up .With 
other rietwprks: ' WDAF. with the. 
NBC Ted. WREN with ISfBG bliie ahd 
Arthur Church's KMBC with Cplum- 
bia. -v"- 



Wined and Dined 



Tpkyo, Dec. 3. 
- Monroe 'HeUinger, fbrnierly witli 
radio station WHN, N. Y., and 
brpther of Mark Helli ♦ was here; ' 
last week. 

Hellinger was: wined and .dined, by 
the :lbcal icidls .a^nd took a. lbPk at 
the Central station bf the Japaii 
Broadcalsting Co. before leaving'' 



KF¥R'$Sale&Rer 



KFYR, Bismarck (N. Dak;), lias 
appointed Furigasbn & Aston re^, 
effective Jan. i. Station listed 
seller heretofore. : 

Outlet is owned by P. J; Mey*r, 
and operates oh 5,000 watts days, 
1,000 nights as a basic station oh ;^he 
NBG Northwest loop. F. & A. cbnr 
tract calls for representiation inJ^ii- 
sas City, Detroit, Chicago anoTSew 
York. 

illy Morell, previoiisfy a mem- 
ber bf .the Slbane-and iyiorell combb« 
now. production and publicity .chief 
at WJBK^ DctrHti . 




WCHU 

50,000 WATTS 

T^A ila deifiA la 

BOBERT A. STREET, Commercial Manaffet 




1^ Ckahp Discs Come Of 



Hollywood, Dec. 

Intensive campfHign fdir a local in- 
dependent station challenging lespder^^ 
of heftwork aftiilates is going 
fot-ward at KFWB. Stiearti-up tor. 
local irai^iiirtitter is reswlt . of recent 
survey by Martin' Gpsch,. ispiafched 
to the Coast by Heriinan Starr^ War- 
ner exec aiid overlord of radi 
■ Hairing recently uhyeiled i 
000^ wait radiiator^ 'stafttion is upjpiiig 
its?ieiyroll ardiind |3,000 weekly to 
achieve its: goal of top Tanking, indie 
on the we^ >k^. 

EreetiOn' of . firt^e broad^ 

now well along with the layout to- 
ih^ude the first cpntbiDatiOn' stiidio^ 
theatre auditorhini in the;: cooRtry> 
■Scientiilcally constructed organ lirft 
and seats for 600 ar& included. S^truc- 
ture can be used> for broadcasting, 
rehears£^ or auditions on fiTin; 

Studio . band iimter ~ direction of 
; Lebn ' Leohardi. his been increased 
from 14 to 22 men working a 
weekly basis of 30" hoUrs as agi^inst 
the fiwiner sehfi^hile of 19' hours. 
B)ert Ifiske^ studio pianist^ (Nip and. 
Tuck); has bee.h. ■•elevated to iaisststBttit 
cpuductpr^ wi^i .aiMther to h^ nam^ 
later. Music departtnent now ' has 
'iv^ro^ jUTaxiig^s and two -copyists, , ' 

' Produciien departinttent ajtso under:^ 
gb^ a (Change: with Bifevtoly Latham^ 
brou^ here from Chicago as pro- 
gram' dirtctbr^. relittquishinlg;, the post 
tOvBiU Ray, with the transmitter for 
psist. It yearis in V^bus cap^eities^.' 
JdtterlQr ks .w rep M Trans- 

:;aihesicaib. liditbain nuyves.-, oyer to- 
tlK^ ll/Farnb^^^^ ieis a Writer' 

"With tiie Bryan' Fbgr unit. 

- I>raiiiatic sta^ with a starter of 
t% stbeli ik^yers^. a, coaeb and pro- 
dukCtioiL m is beini; formed. 

Wi0t'..e}qpandi(Mi> in live iprograons. all' 
sustjiiiadng watxers are bein^ taken 
bl?. Ray personally supeWises tl^ 
•tiditipns and' will devote' one id^y » 
yr^^. to sizing, up talent, nio^ly from; 
the picti^ ' studio. From six . to 10 
•^i^ivfiws. yri^ built abrotutd- Warner 
irtayerff ^; Weekly features. Three 
.hew. announcers- .have sdso .been 
ittdded to . augment the present - staff 
with Cliff nbwcil in charge. 

MalElEali Tak^s H«M| 

Harry Mai'ztisih, station manager, 
and^ Chet BCttendorf, e<Miunerci9l 
head, win dictate subsequent 
changes i . Operation. Gpsch has 
.tfipved his Quarters from the stiidio 
toVthe. Warper lot in' Burbank Where 



After Poice Jain hks 
New Orleans Baptists 

New Orleans, Dec; 
Edward' Musso took , over the 
management of WB^NQ here Thursr 
day. folibwing ther resignation 
of J. idhards as general mana- 
ger. ichai'ds.Was arrested recently 
after he attempted to broadcast rbr 
suits. of races at the. Fair Grounds; 

oval and this is said to have :irke<i 
bfficials of thb C.otisetim Place Bap^ 
tist church, holders of the station's 
licbnise. * 

lavy' wa^ pisissed during, the 
regixne of the late Senator Long, 
making the broadcasting of racing 
resutts a Riajw offense, punishable 
by jail sentence and fine at from 

Richards^ easels expected to. come- 
up it an eajiy date: 

(i*^. typographical, errqt. • in last, 
weith^s. VAniETY gifvf tirrong call Ut- 
ters 6t 9tdti I iTtyolt>ed ' abowe 
case. WBlfO i* correct;) 



4 



Bieliey "Bm at KOL 

Seattle, Dec, 
Rickey Bras replaces Norman 'F.. 
Stch?m^ Who died last mOnth follow- 
ing ,an operation, as comihercial man-' 
agef KOLy Seattle. 
- Bras comes from KG-Y, Olympia, 
where; he wa3. manager for four 
years. WiIIis»n Taft takes over ROY, 



A Surprise 



One of the bigger station reps 
last week paged through the 
latest station iisting, and . dis- 
covered that a 9maU outfit had; 
him listed .aS exclusive sales- 
man. 

/ Rep never, heard of -the sta- 
tioni has no .contract with it, 
and had to get map- to see 
Wheire it wa^ located. But noW 
that he's listed, he'll probably 




No decision > had - been . made by 
Ford Motor . upr . to late yesterday 
(Tuesday) on what programs they. 
proi>osed lising to replace Fred .War- 
ing When thie. latter exits ;frbm his. 
NBC and: Columbia spots at . the end 
of this month. It is undbrstbod that 
W. W. Ayer, present agency on the 
account, has gathered' 15 prbgratns 
f^ subitiiiB^on and had . up to Mon- 
day; aMdition«d five of theita. 

Arnong the other agencies making 
a bid for Fbrd's nctwiMic business is 
McCann-Eridcsbn; 'Odin Shaw, McCr 
£ V. p., hurried;; to Detroit .last 
week to^- -offer a program including 
Rosemarie^ Brahcatb, Helen Claire 
and Joseph Bpninev (conductor. Same 
IJireesome is now. ' ahi; the Nahonbl 
Biscuit show by^r the NBC-bltie. 

Here dnd Tk^re 



he, with; Dbh Becker, producer for 
T^aiosanierican, will Ibok after pro^ 
gjrain! acid material. All n^ shows 
tb'be built for Transamericain will 
jget their air baptism over KFWB., 

John L. Clark, Tk-ahsamefican 
proxy, is.dlie liere today (Tues.) for 
conversations .with. Herman Stan* on 
policy matters, ft is. expected that 
the status of Dick Ppwell will be 
iEoaed oitt. ais^gards hisi ftitttre On 
Hollywood Hotel broatest, Under- 
s^d that. Powell wilf" be allowed 
another 13 weeks on the Campbell 
souper and- then restricttid to further 
radio , work on Transamerkan shoWs. 
: KFWB*s new ratee card,, out .after 
ftrst of the: year, will :show up to ;a 
33%% increase. 



'•^fc' M^M-rtm f '^mr iff ~iTfr I i'' 




i 

■i 



7, ^ 4^^"" 




The inqentiye to buy starts in th^ home— center 
olT human rieeds^ Philadelphia, third largest mar- 
ket^ h^s the greatest iiumhier; bf single fs^ 
honaes in the UiBted States. Ixio^ 
KYW gets in an4 sells where selltng coiints most. 



KYW 



10.00a WATTS 



Kit £ltUftt, WBT tenor; has rbtired 
froni^^ radio, and; opened; a health. fOod 
store- at Charlotte." ; 



SUtiMi New York's high 

fidelity , station, will be; known as 
WQ3ER, I)i^»t)fflcatiOn of okay was re- 
ceived frbm FCt? this we^; 
swcr . to station's application lor - the 
^witch^ 



Estelle Fields* Wiiinei* on Jay C. 
Fiippen's amateur hour on WHN, 
New York, is; now. singing . with Lou 
Kibtzman's. orchestra on WINS, . New 
York. 



Bill Karreni and Harold Metz- stce 
hew announcers at NBC, N. Y. Far- 
ren Was bnc^:;' chief announcer at 
WNEW, N. Y., and was [later ith 
WN AC, Boston. 



Earl Harper has notified WJI^TS, 
New York; he's casing in bis chips 
Jan. I.. He^ has been with station 
three years as. sports specialist.. 



% Yeah;' Says Porftmi Qreg0ii, 
AfNTQixis That Im Bntizqd^^^^^ 



Pac^^CoUstNates 

Ben Faleye cousin of the Columbia 
prez, jKMned the netvi^orks produc- 
tion staff iriHdlljrwood. 



iivhi Cobb's Oldsmpbile shbW 
now open to audiences in Holty- 
wood National Broadcasting stu^iol 



Williams (Broadway Bill) 
starts his racing- period on KFAC 
(lios Angeles) be!fbre the; bangtails 
tine up at Santa A^nita. 



Harrisen IMNway. KFI^KECA 
(Los Angeles) managiirr put on » 
midnight program so that Neyir Zea- 
landers stranded- in. LJ^*. by 'the- ship 
strike could talk to the; folks b^ck 
home. >• 



Walt;lllcKfaiaey, tenor, has gwieto 
kOIN, Portland, Ore.,< after several 
years on the KHQ staff. KHQ an-- 
nbuncers' Who' are npW on -the-!staff 
Of KGW, Portland; include BiU 
Ross, Bbb Tbmtinsoh and Chet Hart- 
ley. ■■ 



Victor lUtnen; CBS ;sales prbmo- 
motion topper, laying.out Hollywood; 
and Frisco camjpaigh - to, acqiuaint 
dialers with 'neit network outlet^ 



Geae Hantooker liow at KEHE. 
Angeles) as' hews ed, moving 
over from KFI-KECA, 



: Jack Detpli in Hotly wood for sales 
confabs With Don Thornburgh, CBS 
Coast headi. 



J«sc Redriffjie*. KFI-KECA (Los 
Angeles) press chief, doing a; series 
of symphony talks on KECA. 



' Jules Albenil ducked back eiast 
after 'setting Bfenay • Venuta for four 
guest- shots On Hollywood air shows. 



Gail- GreeiMireei made press aid 
to Eddie: Fortman, at J. Walter 
Thompson Hollywood office- 



Ken OnAakfm, KNX (Hollyyreod) 
technician,, carlled north to straighten 
out the line at kSFO (Frisco). 



Glenhall Taylor joined Colum'bia's 
Holly Wood production staff. . He was 
one time head man .of the KHJ pro- 
ducers. 



Boh WjsMi 

WNEW, N. Y. 



Ray Frazer dishing Out the blurbs 
and logs at KMTR (HollyWood). 



Pbrtland, Orie., pec. is.. 

Hot retorts against that the- Faiciflc 
Coast is_ the lost, horizon of radio 
come f rom st<ition execs in this burg. 

'Some of those essteirn stations that 
think they^e the big cheese; in radio 
are still; spelling showmanship With 
a lower case ' declared Carey jfen- 
itings, manager of XGW-KEX. 'They 
talk about remote -control when they 
mean a rii^t club in the next block. 
KGW recently had. a mike oh a 250« 
mile remote wirfe to give tingside 
report^ of the huge forest fire which 
decoyed Bandbn.' 

(Seacoast town. Bandon was- 
Wiped out in 5(1 
square miles : of . timber. ) 

KG)y sent an orchestra up tO the 
li.OOO-fbot summit ot Mt. Hood to 
publibize Winter sports there, said 
Jennings: *They had to hack foot- 
hblds Vout of the ice- and haul up 
their in^ruments oyer the. glacial 
precil^iceiS. Bttt the program Wasn't 
a second late,' 

Charleys Coueh|? of KOIN alsb fell 
to champion the West Coast stations. 
'Maybe - they never heard .of KOIN 
back east,' quoth Cottche "with Irony. 
'Maybe they never heard <rf NAB. 
You write and tell them/ he said to 
VABiETy*s local mugg, 'that the presi- 
dent's name is C. W. Myers, v^hoi is 
abo President of KOIN pitt' he^e in 
the Pbrtlsnnd jungle.' 

Couche miTht have added the point 
that Louiis S. Bookwalter, ;technical 
director of KOIN, ha^ just been ap- 
pointed to the engineer's; committee 
of NAB, He is> the- only Westerner; 
serving, on that body/ 

Ab AildicBce 

'Some of those guys back east still 
think few hundried people is a 
crowd when it comes to- playing to 
a; ible audienc«j/ said-KGW's 
Carey jenhings.; *We hauled mike 
aihd a cast of. actors for IS miles to 
.Oregoni: ity and had a crowd 
22,000 people gather fbr the broad- 
cast. 

'KGW 9^ broadcast the hatitm- 
ally f amouii; Pendleton Roundup, JS32 
miles, away from, the station, f or. ; 
which We chartered a special Pull* 
man car to take tho cast to Pendletcm 
for the program. Besides which, any 
number of programs are ; * inating 
hepe^ for the-; network.' . 

Apparently out in" these parts they 
don't -like being told that the West 
Coast isn't on the map; 



Albert A. Cormier of WIP, Philly, 
'XMAS vacationing in Bermuda. 



WFBC, Greenville, has two 

new sponsors for newscasts. Ideal 
Laundry, .banlcrolls BiU Gainas, and 
Dan Grpsland gets check from' 
Maytag, 



Frank t^rowtheir, 20&-pound sales 
manager at WMAZ, MacoHj Ga,, 
plays the part of an elf in, the sta- 
tion's current &inta Clalis program. 
Seertis to be getting away with it. 

Creorsria »f tke Air Will 

wind up its aU itjons for middle 
and south .Geor.i?ia .'at .WB AZ 
Ga., nfext; week. The. stunt brigi- 
hated at local station but after three 
years went .to ,WSiaii Atlanta, thbu?^^ 
.cqntlnui -under Louis T. Rogd-91 
director. : He /always returns to. 
WMAZ for corilpetitions, ahmong mid^ 
die and South Georgia students. 



Mrs. EliKkbeth Bates, fbrmerly in 
^opyrighidepaTtment of WiP, Philjy, 
heads station's new conti • 
-jartment 



Nan pbrland Is rsew femme; com- 
mentator .placed AhelsDn's 
Jewelry proj^ram- WNEW, N; 

Y,r ni.;»htly; at 10:ilO: excepv^ 
ihg Mondays.. She-s forrner .stock 
company actre.ss. 



. SKelton yisnnhaler . has' asked 
F. C. G. .for authority tr> move trans- 
mitter of KGill, ittle Rock irorn 
i>ne downtoiyh" bldn. to another^. 



NBC RM N*»w9rk 

PHILADELPHIA 

Completely progtammed by NBC 



Freddie BartholMtew; juvenile film; 
stqr, w:ill recite Dr. Clement Clarke 
Moorti's Christnuas poem, *A Visit 
from St. Nicholas,* on Christmas ve 
(24 ) from the garden of London Ter- 
race over NBC's Red network at 
4:30 P.M. EST. Occasion is a tnem- 
orial Celebration in honor of the poet, 
who wrote ths, piei ' one of the 
houses in the block, is spa»n.sbred 
((Tontinut^ on. i) 2) 




Vy> R. LAPP, 

anager 



L. DuMAHAUT. 
Commerciar Manager 




Oil CKUTs St^jff 

tnad Trust cprhpanies^ stoBl 
and machi , ized up radio as soon to- lead; 
thv. pakrada . .* . decided to get oh the bartd wagon. 
Today 19 in charge of Detroit office or CKLW. 
Fayorito flOwerr-Gbld Medal in; hot biscuft fqrm> 
.smothe^'ed in' chicken firavy. Business hobby-r^ 
collecting eurrenpy for. the company. Personal- 
buttonholing fjpiends J^r bid ins he's ;* 
collector; 

L, Jaromia DuMahaut (Jerry to you), born in N'*^ 
York, soori saw the possibtrities of the "4th" 
nriarket. L^ter saw radio's future. Today is 
ping the sates (curve at CKLWi and dJihg it 
. markably. wej. 

Jerry's all set to tell you why CKLW 
value ptfr dollar ' i|i America's mbst rispcinsive 
market. Write or call CKLW, Union. Guardian 
Building, Detroit, ichigah. 



^ednesdaf, Dedemb^r 16^ 1936 



AD i O 



VAHmTY 



47 



MuiTi^ Caught in Regional PoKtics 



On Good WiU Tour 





, St. John, N. B., Dec. 15, 
ladstbne Murray^ Briton, neWiy 
viMtalled a§ general manager of the 
Ganadiiin gbvernrnent's radio sys- 
tenii waliced into a sizzling political- 
religious controversy in this prov- 
ince. Murray was makirig a godd 
y^ill tour, but the incident is one of 

^digtirict ill will, in ,this section. . 

^ Thoroughly eihbarrassed by the 
six Baptist njiinisters and two mem- 
bers of the new . Ertjglish Spieaking 
Iicague who corhered him in the: stu- 
,di6s of CKCW^ Mpncton, New 
Brunswick, the firiton soUjsht tP pass 
the hUck pf onto 'and wash. his hands 
of the whole affair by saying tha\ 
he had no intentipn ot investigating 
conditions that came about "prior to 
his taking office. 

Blrht; a Wronr 

Demand made by the cbmniittee 
wias that Murray lift the ban against 
the brbadcaisting' of Rey. Henry 
Lanctin, Baptist Vpreacher bf Grande 
Ligne, New Brunswick, who had 
talked over CKCW for some, time 
until a judge, a physician and a 
]priest filed a complaint that Lanc- 
tin's talks were , 'liighly insulting tb 
Cathblics at times by thinly veiled 
rihsinuatibns;' " , 
■ Ban oh Lanctin for one year to be; 
lollpwied by, ai 'probiti ona ry ' per ibd 
thereafter :, has ■ incited deiibiniha- 
tibhal bitterness! in thi^ section. I^art 
. population 7 claims that the de<-: 
cikioh was capiricious and Unfair and 
that the :charges Were never proved. 
Pblitical:mbtivatibns are implied, . 
Clergymen and their allies, who; 
. refused io let Murray escape an uni- 
jplea.sant .ihterview, want the .gen- 
eral mahager. tb remove the unwar- 
ranted .stigma on the Baptist pastor. 

Montreal, Dec. 15. 

Cahadiah Broadcasting Cbrp. will 
divide Cisiii&da into five broad|casting 
areas» .Gladstone Murray, stated on 
completion of his tbur of the Mairi-: 
time Prbvincesi^Pririce Edward 
Island, New . Brunswick' and Nova 
Scotia. These zones would be the 
Slaritimes, Quebec, Ontario, the 
Prairie Provinces and British Co- 



Tirade Angle 



As: an ejcample of the head- 
.s^ches the booming network bi 
is bccasioning agency Spot time 
buyers who have: tb look for 
suitable niches,; one sUbh " exec- 
last Aveek 'advised'- a 'stdtion 
being sougihit by both NBC and 
CBS to go NBa 

Reason adyahcied for the ad- 
vice is thii^itSNBG .allb\ys its af- 
.flli'atcs. more priority than CBS« , 
Latter web hais first whack at 
station time throughb.ut the en^. 
tiriB day, while NBC's affiliates 
have priority before 9 a.m., 
from. .12 noon tb 2 p.m.,,5..tb 6 
p.in-. 6:30 to 7 p.m.r and f rbm 10: 
p.m. ■ 



Agencies— SpoHsors 



Aefa-Ansco (cameras, film) is 
buying a series of newscasts over 
WNBF, Binghiamton, as an ether, test. 
Biz placed direct- inasmuch this 
is the sponsor' iioine toNvn .(Ybung' 
'& Rubicam is agency ). , .OrdiBr.marks 
;bne of the first , times that (either bf 
the U. S. photography giantsf-East- 
matn is Uhfr other-r-has made bver- 
tures to iradi 



Lawyer Squawk Shuts 
WCPO from Courtroom 



.WCPb has speciial: Wire . into: cburt 
hbiise at firookviile, Ind., twice 
daily reports of inurder trial pf 
Harry R« Miller, retired Cincinnati 
fire department captiai Airings 
done by Charles Renthrbp and Bpb^ 
Richards, repprters. of the station's: 
iaflfiliated: ■ Scripps - Howard Ginby 
Post. " ' ' 

is a local sensatiph,; ing 
first, pages bf daili 

WCpb, inaking' only radio cpyerr 
age, was denied permi' X6 broad- 
caist direct , from ihe coitrt rooip, 
upPn complaint Pf cbiinsel of- oiie ot 
the defendants. Quarter^hbur .morn- 
ing and afternoon progriams. present 
some of the witnesses, already 
through Pn the stand, fpr interviews 
bf their testimony; and accounts of' 
proceedings by tlie twp scribes.' 



lumbia with certai hours devoted to 
liatipn'al hook-yps- ' 

Murray ' was accompani is 
touir by J; Wilfred Godfrey, Halifax, 
tl goverhbr.."of the"cp]rp6rati 



' Fletcher ' & Ellis ; agency, has beferi 
niamed to handle the. Mutual rpad- 
casting System accpunt.l 



iCbniiiiipnivcaUK Baking:,: thrbugh. 
Cramer-kfasselt,. Milwaukee, iis buyr 
ing lOOrWbrd announcements. 



Niicoa, (Best Foods), is being liried 
up by Benton & Bowles foir: a- spot 
campai 



Westinghimsii} May Operate Own (; 



Hudson Motors, . > 

rphtly, m^kking up a spot list; 



C.ur- 



. Waltier-. rulin' on the Coiast fpr 
McCann-Brickson tP 'W'ork with Jack 
Hastey on the hew Natibnai Biscuit 
show. 



W. 

Ryan, 
ficesi. 



i . pf Ruthrauff & 
new HQllywPbd Pfr 



K*llogg has renewed for Gene ;^nd 
Glenn- orx the. Corn Beit . Wireless 
Network^ but their daily -peri ' . will 
after.. the first part pf janiiary be re- 
ducied frpm a half hour,- to 15 min- 
.'utes.- ■ 



- Sirles of 25 fiye-rnlniite tsilks on 
winter spbrtS, sponsored by the Ne\y 
Yprk State Bureau of Publicity, hai^ 
been: set . oyer . WGY. ' ' ing Dec. 
21, by B.B.D.&<>. Bureau ol Pub- 
licity has annual apprbpriiation of 
$100,006:;. \_ 

■.Atlantic eifiiiih? terminates: its 
Ted Husing; sportscasts oyer C3BS 
late this month, and pn Deb. 29 siib- 
stitutes. a . 'Ma . and Pa* ianiily serial-, 
^instead. Gpys .preyiPusly was a CBS 
sustainer. Charles Burton dpes ' the 
scripting, while Parker Fehhelly, 
Margaret; Dee, Riith Russell ' and 
Harry Humphreys are in the cast. 

New lineup- hits the, same stations 
as the Husi o stuff, oh .-Tuesdayis", 
Thursdays and Saturdays, 7:15'^ to 
7:30. p.m.' N. W Ayer is in charge. 




Enibarrassiirig 



. Memphis;, Dec; 15; 
Dr; W, H. Rafferty, ! Memphis 
chiropractor, cbntrabted With 
WnBR for a ily fiyerminute 
program, ,*flbw ,t,o Keep Well,' 
beginning last weeky 

First program was cancelled, 
because Dr. jElafferty , was ill. 
He went on , the a.ir , the second 
day. Third day, he was unable 
to go.' . 'and series wa^^^^ held 
iteiy. Doctor- in 
itai with an interhal hem- 



house 

the : station 
soon 

contracts with 



the Westi 
will be back i 
busi 

management^ 
NBC With 



of Chicago will 
sponsor 15-mihute electrically tran- 
scribed musicial rogram from Jan, 
4 . resba. Tellers 

and Presba, , handling the 

account. 



erm.ingham, Castleman 4; P 
of ; New York .has placed ; 23 
one-minute announcennents for Bene- 
ficial Management Corporation (per- 
sonal. loans) of Newark, N. 



.Xeig'htoii .Nelson spbtted 
one-minute . announbemehts over 
WGYi, startmg Dec .16, for Union 
Book Company ot Schenectady. 
Same agency placed: orie-minuters 
on WGY for Jay Jewelry Company 
of Schenectady. 7 



American Telepho,iiie & Telegrapli 

Co.; ■ splurging • ith ;a spot. , an- 
nouhcement campaign for Christmas 
Eve oaly. Placements call fpr three 
anhpun^cments that night explaining 
that phone calls can be niade . Christ 
mas Day . and New Years for the 
same, lower rate that prevails for 
Sundays. B.B.p. & O. is booking for 
the New York Telephone Co. and 
also . Southern New England, while 
the bther local branches will do their 
own placing. 



spot broadcasting j>rbspering as it has 
the ; past three years, the 
cpmpany. figures that it can coih con-.' 
si ' \more frPm. 'its :broadcastiJig 
investments by again setting up itS: 
own time celling and itation op»e«at« 
.ing organization. 

Outlete now pwned by .Westi 
house are WBZ, WBZA, 

Springfield, Mass!; KDKA, Pitts- 
burgh; KYW, Philadelphi , and 
WpWO and WGL, Port Wayne. Last : 
two are recent acqyisitiohs. It is re- 
ported that WbWp, a 10,000-watter; 
is on the way to going to full time,, 
and" that the same privileges will, 
likely- be accorded WWVA, Wheels 
ing, .W. "Va,, with which WOWO noW 
shiares time. ; KDKA has already ap- 
plied for a bbost ifroih 50,0(K) watts to 
200 kilo\vatts, while tthere is a move 
bni to jseyer WBZA from WBZ com- 
pletely and making them separate 
broadcast entities;. Westinghbuse 
plans alsb include bettering KDKA's • 
cbverage in, the Pitltisburigh area by 
transmitter changes an d also dbing- 
the same thing for WBZ as affecting 
the Hub. 



Sutherland Off WfilEN 

Buffalo, Dec. ; 

Sports Commentator- George -.Suth- 
erland is but at WBEN after, three 
years and a half. Frank iSilva has 
been shifted from WEBR to handle^ 
two sportcasts nightly ;• . Silva,- on-' 
sustaining, is introduced 'plnch^. 
hitting at the micrbphpne.V -iit^ . r ; 

Sutherland Was sponsored first by 
Sunbcp, more recently by Kellogg. , 
'Pinch-hitting' tag on Silva taken to 
niean he will return to WEBB .short- 
ly When and if a- new announcer- 
is assigned to the WBEN job. WEBft 
sports been droi^ped temporarily. ; 



V, 








^ To WLW's tremendous audience of regular listeners, 





s 





oonsi 




entertainment. Then add the proved buying- 
response of WlVTs listeiierSi Total— a substantial 
sales increase for wise advertisers who use 




4a 



VARIETY 



4 0 I 



Wednesday, December 16^ 1936 




fli. 

fiooDmn 







;._,^»^^1S■ 'W. KBW'-.'lfpBK-- -BODN"- - 
fiivl. Met. HEBHAN BEHNIK, 



Sl iC KUSHNER 
Presents 




This Week Dec. 11 
NIXON rCRANb^ 





XHE 
OBEAT 
AMEBICAN 
E D IT O B •« 

QU LF REFI N I NG S 

c oMrAy if 

Sf7NI>AY8 
7:30^8 P.m.. EST 
WABC 
CBS 



THE 

THREE MARSHALLS 

. EVERY THVBSbAY ' 
WEAF — 4:30 »»,M. 

IliXcJualve ''Managernent 
MBO ABTIST SERVICE 
3fr JtbCKEPEtiLER PLAZA, N, 





Milk' Baseball Deals Give 
nsor 






, Dec. 

Complete cpntrol and rights of the 
minor league baseball radio play-by- 
play broadcast privileges is now be- 
ing arranged by and for General 
M'"'ls. Already thie Avprld's greatest 
i <» 3pr of baseball play-by-play 
G«;nerai Mills is seeking to extehd 
its. influence and control' of the 
source, of the ball game broadcast^ 
by hegotiatihg with the le^igue own- 
ers themselves rather than with the 
indiyidtial ball clubs, 
' First link- in a chain which Gen- 
era;! Mills expects to ring around 
baseball was forged last week When 
General Mills, signatured for .com- 
plete and sole rights to; the broad- 
cast privileges of all games in the 
entire American Asspci flat, 
sum of $50,000. This sum was cut up 
equally' among the eight clubs, which 
includes the towns of, Milwaukee, 
Louisville; Toledo, Cplurnbus, Min- 
heapolis, t. Paul, Kahsais Gity, In- 
dianapolis, all liot . spots of radio, 
play-by-play possi ilities. ,. 
. . Ge;heral Mills now negotiating With 
all of the other minot leiaguies, and 
is pcirticularly interested in the Pai- 
ciflc Coast League, the vlnterhaliphal 
League, the Three-I League, ' the 
Southern Association, the Piedihont 
League.^ SPtithWest . League, the 
Western League. And , is seeking to 
pay one flat 'sum to each, league fdr 
absolute. ajithOrity and: rights to all 
br'^adcast rights, 

With the,. American Association, 
which, with the International League 
in the. east and the Pacific Leiague in 
the West, rates as thie kingpins of the, 
minor league , baseball, industry; 
swinging over to the General . Mills 
plant it looks a cincK that the other 
minors will follow suit. 

pro Rata 
There; Mvete- a number , of individual 
clubs which, ohjected to. the General 
Mills , plan :. the :.cbmplaiht ■ that 
their pro rata of the- eight- way sjilit 
won't equal the; money they'imade by 
selling the play-by-play ihdivlduaUy 
to the stations in their home towns.;. 
But these clubs, were overruled by 
thoise which will get mor# . money 'oh 
the 0ro rata split thani thiey got in 
their individual deals at-home* 
. . "Vljliait the General Millg dealm^eans 
is' that the flour company now con- 
trols the baseball broadcasts in .those 
towns, and that if they want to, the 
flour conipany can refuse to permit 
station^ to broadcast the games. If 
the games are in great demand by 
the stations; because of build-up dur- 
ing the past five or six years of con- 
tinupus summer .sieason broadcasting, 
the flour company cah actually ask 
the. stations to pay Generial Mills foir 
the privilege of picking up the 
games. /In short,, it completely re- 
yerses the- baseball status, of neigoti- 
ations which have existed in the. past, 
betvireen stations and General Mills. 

FlOur company particularly has 
the whip hand in towns whei'e the 
statiohs have been carrying the 
games for a. sponsor other than Gen. 
era! Mills. Foi- instance, in MilwaU 
kee the Wadham's service stations 
have had baseball on WTMJ, the 
Journal 'station, for several years. 
Next sjpring, if WTMJ wants, to con 
tinue, this arrangement, a deal must 
be first made with General Mills for 
the rights to the games. 

However, it is reipprted ;t.hat Gen*- 
era! Mills has decided oh a co-pper 
ative policy ,i the matter pf ;the 
haseball play-by-play, and will Use 
the rights it has purchased only 
to obtain a better break on actual 
time cost. It figures that by mak- 
ing a sweeping deal with the .leagues 



it has eliminated the cost of in- 
dividual negotiations with each club 
owner : and .With the; rights iii its 
pockets can insist oh a better' time 
riaai from the outlets, On.the basis of 
these , two angles Geherai Mill," fig- 
ures it will save the cost of ,, .he hlan- 
ket arrangements even if in many 
towns in which they have right$ they 
don't use the broadcasts. ' 
Deals are ing negojtiated by 
Henry Bellows, and it is understood 
General : Mills will spend around 
$250,000 on the total blanket con- 
tracts with the minor leagiies ^n 
theise deals. 

These deals, of cOurse, have noth- 
ing to with the gaai6s . of the 
American and National Leagues, 
with the individual deals continuing 
to b0 made in those localities, .Gen- 
eratl Mills; Will, spend around '$1,0{)0,- 
000^ it is expected, , in baseball in 
1937, exclusive of , the $250,000 for 
the, nilnbr .leas lie blanket privileges 

Clifford Samuelsoh, of the I^nOx- 
Reeves agency, WhiOh .handl'?i» the 
Geherai Mills spprts broadcast; last 
Week closed . for*, the' : rights' to the 
games played by the Newark ■base- 
ball team at home . Or out-of-town, 
Newark is. in: the International 
League.' Samuelson was also on hand 
at tiie annual.meeting; in New; York 
of ther major' league : team owners, 
* General Mills has been able to're^ 
new contracts for the forthccniihg 
seasph in all spots where baiscball 
broadcasting had been permitted in 
previous years. Two towns where 
the .milling company has failed to 
make any headway so' far are. New 
York and Washington, The owners 
of the big league teams in these cities 
have an. agreethent biniding them 
against any broadcast affiliations. 
Samuelson attempted to unravel this 
knot during a visit to Washington 
over the past weekend. 

Socony'wiil coiiitinue tOvshare with 
General Mills' the airing of baseball 
games in the . spots where the oil ac- 
count can Operate advantageoiisly. 
Under this arrangement the conimer' 
jcials take, alternate games and split 
all costs. ; 

General Mills contiends. that in all 
markets where it has bankrolled 
baseball broadcasts it has been able 
to show that the airings have built 
attendance at the parks. 



DUtUTfi, YOUNGSTOWN 
THROWN FOR LOSS 




THC O'NEILLS' 



\\ WES- 



NO W MOST ropULAi: 

;-AM!Lv HRINGS YClJ MORS! 

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r-' 1 s t- n t (:■ d by Ivory Scop ■ 99"'' ;.A - pure 



U^JEfl TWICE DAILY 

NBC Blue NetWork, , to Fi-i. 11 
IM N BC Red Nbtwork, Mbn. to Fri. 3: 
* • COAST TO COAST 

J>lr.. nrACKMAN ADVKKTisiNrj,"1rxr. 
MGT, ED WOLF^RKO BLDG;, NEW YORK CITY 



a.m. EST 
.EST 



Washi Dec. 

New station hopes for ' Duliith, 
Minn., and Ypiingstown, „' were, 
jrushed; laist week when Federal 
I^ommynications Cpmmissioh. e^tam 
iners recommehded denial of the ap^ 
plications for' failure to appear and 
failure to submit evidence. 

Asking for 1 kiloWatt power on the 
890 kilocycle ribbon, WJRBC, Inc., of 
Youngstown, forgot , to seind .fepre 
sentatives to a- hearing , called by Ex 
aminer R. H. Hyde. 

Walker Jamar, . p£ Duluth, seeking 
a smallie ori 1200 kc, Was unable to 
produce j^equired evidence in 

support of. his application. Attpr 
neys George G. Sutton ;and James L. 
Proffitt asked leave, to withdraw the 
application without prejudice;, but 
Examiner: Robert L, Irwin nixed, the 
request. 



10,000^oices on KSL 



Salt Lake City, Dec. 15. 
World's largest Christmas, com- 
munity song festival is skedded for 
the L. D. S. tabernacle Christmas 
eve. Salt Lake chamber of com- 
merce and Mormon church ^officials 
have voted their full support of the 
holy chant workout. 

Earl j. Glade, general manager of 
KSL, is dir-ecting the show.. A massed 
choir of more than 10,000 voices will 
broadcast from 8 to 8:30 p. m. bed, 
24 arid be relayed via short wave 
to Europe. . 



Mary Yoanjr for WLW 

Indi ,; 15. 

Mary Paxton Young, style; singeii: 
on WFBM:; local GBiS outlet, guested 
on WLW Crosley Follies with sus- 
taining Contract offer following. 

First offer was for three a week, 
which Miss Young refused because 
of travel expense between hefe and 
Cncirinati. Then Wt-W offered her 
another id which will necessitate 
her mpyirig . to Cincinnati, which 
she'll take. 



Spring Training: 



In approaching baseball teams 
ifor the air rights to the ganies, 
< General Mills is reputed to 
make the cost of spring training 
a major point in the selling 
argument. GM cbntactee tells 
the team owner that the . air 
client is t>repared to give the 
.former enough money to pay 
'the costs of , spring "training, in-* 
eluding the transportation. 
' Bill lor spring training aver- 
ages. $20,000 fOr the mtijor 
teaims. 








ieagOt Dec, 15. 
. Radi statiohs and baseball clubs 
iri Chicago have Just about settled 
on a decision which will .bring the 
clubs a • revenue from the baseball 
play-by-play broadcasts starting this 
spring. P. K. Wrigley has won is 
wrangle with the White. Sox team 
(American League) and the radio 
stations will pay according tb classi- 
flc.ation. Sox team wanted, a 4at 
sum . all arouhd, writh the stations to 
pay an ^qual share. 

Under the Wrigley (Chicago Ciibs) 
pl&n the stations are ' divided . Into 
three classifications. Too payment 
will be $7,500 lor the 50,000 watt 
stations, WGN; WBBM, WMAQ. 
WENR-WLS;^ $3,000 'from the class 
*W stations sucb as WdFL and 
WIND, while the class 'C station^ 
such as.WAAiP and WJ'TiJ will pay 
$2,000 for each' season's broadcast 
privileges. 

Of,, more importance generally Is 
a new clause in the baseball con- 
tracts which Will, prohibit th# brpad- 
castihg of the big league games over- 
stations located minor league 
towns. Minors - squawked loud and 
long about this practice, claiming 
that it hurt the Standing and. boxr 
Office of the liesser leagues. . 

This figures as. a tough blow tp 
baseball reveniie qf niany stations 
scattered throughout the midwest; 
which ha've been broadcasting play- 
by-play of CJhicago, St. Louis, De- 
troit, Cincinnati and Cleveland 
.^ames thoueh not located in those 
to-virnis. And most of 'em can*t re- 
place with play-by-play of the minor 
league games in their own to^wns, 
since these games are all ' at lilght 
and the transmitters , are tied up with 
network commercial shoWs cominE! 
through in the evening hours; The 
big league gamed were a great set- 
up since they came during the slack 
period of the afternoon hours. 



Spec'^^ ^^nin?»5o"n for 

Winter Mob in Dixie 

Chicago, Dec. 15. 
Lord & Thomas agency buying 
special spots in the sputh for Pep- 
sodent, on the basis that the vaca- 
tionists in ]the south give advertisers 
an extra potential. Starting on 
WIOD, Miami, and planning to add 
more outlets. ' 

. Using is-mi 
program. 



as 



WIOD, Miami, Sets 

Chicago, 
- Craig & Holllngberry 
tured to rep WIQD. Miami. 

Owned by ex-Gov. Jarhes M. Cox 
of Oliio who also Owns WHIO, Day- 
ton. ' '■ 



KOOL-.RALCIGH 
Moa. 




Par. Rep^ARTHUR T. MlCHAUD 
1779 BROAPWAY, N. Y. C. 
MOt.<^M.C.,A. 



MUNCHAUSEN" 





RALEIGH knd 
KOpL CiGARETTES 

NBC Notwork 



Fred Allen 
Portland Hof fa 

in "Town Hall tonigbr 

SAL HePATICA'IPANA 
WALTRR BATClHELOB 




RAMOS 



And His ORCHESTRA 

Trlnnoo Room 

Hotel Ambassador, New York 



HARRY 
SALTER 

THE LUCKY STRIKE 
HIT PARADE 

EVERY SATU RDAY OVER 
COLUMBIA NETWORK 
10-10:30 P.M. EST 





AND 



JACK ARTHUR 

appearing with 

RU B I N OFF 

CHEVROLETMUSICALMOMENTS 

400 statiohs 

NBC and COLUMBIA 

Management JACK ARTHUR 



^ctln^sday* December 1$, 1936 



Ad I o 



VARlETIf 



49 




For Supplementary Local Service 



A 



Milwaukee, Dec. 15, 
i;(ll\vaijkee -Journal is making a 
terrific cfrive. to build up its short 
Save experimental station; W9XAZ, 
irt the public acceptance so that the 
transmitter will be able to carry 
vrogramy which WMTJ, the regula- 
tion Journal fttatiori, cannot brbad- 
cdst because of other schedules. 

To this- end the short wave sta- 
tion has started pioneering by brbad- 
casUiig programA by demote control. 
I^t week it started, oft with the 
short-waiver broadcasting the testi- 
monial dinner for University of Wis- 
yi;ph6in coach Harry Stuhldreher; and 
will in the near future pick up the 
lifarquette university, home , basket- 
))«U , games, the flints at the Eagles 
Club and other special events. Russ 
Winnie, xegfulat WTMJ announcer, 
wii handle the special broadcasts 
on-W9XAZ. 

Contest 

order to :make this station 
known to all radio ownera and to 
inake it available to owners of. the 
iegulation receivers^: a special 



test will shoi'tly ^be started both on 
the short-waver viand in- the columns 
of the Milwaukee Journal to get sug- 
gestions .from the general public as 
'. ;o how ah inexpensive converter can 
be arranged to fit on the ; regular 
ongrwave radio set to make it bring 
in short; wiflive stations also. 

Other regular .stations which; have 
experimental outlets are ogling this 
setup, and .see in the experimental 
transmitter an opportunity to get a; 
full second outlet They particu-' 
larly refer to the Arthur .Church 
enterprise in Kansas City, where the 
experimental W9XBY station has 
become the regular KXBY outlet and 
now rates as standard outlet with 
church's other station, KMBC. 




CERTIFIED 
SUCCESS STORY 



NO. 2* 



Clothier Doubles 



P: B. White ^ Cp. skie4 off radio 
for yearsvif earing it-would not 
nec returns comparable to their 
newspaper advertising. Finally ' 
In February* \9Hi they de« 
cided to try WIP. Two montKs 
later they discovered that radio 
was selling twice as many suits . 
(dollar for dollar) as other 
media.I Increased business— due 
to radior^soon compelled them 
to double their jfloor space!^ 



lOiEF CHERNIAV/KY 



P'resehted by 




I 



1847 
ROGERS BROS. 



very Sunday 
at 4:3d p.nt'i EST. 

c6aST-TO-COA8T 
Red Network NBC 



Fiddieirs Do S. R. 0. 



A Legal Paradox 



Louisville, 

Raidi :jaimboree and fiddlers' con- 
test, promoted by Larry . Sunbrbck of 
Cincinnati, was held . at the National, 
Sunday (13). The 2i400-seat house 
was so filled for matinee and night 
performances that it was necessary 
to accommodate patrons on the 
iJtage,^ where they stood throughout 
the show. There was barely room 
enough for performers to park be- 
fore the mike for the fiddle scraping. 

WSM, Nashville, sent tJhcle Dave 
Macon, Pelmore Brothers, and Slim 
Smith. Other participants were 
Natchee's Indians, Curly Fox, Mon- 
tana Kid, and many other string 
bands and fiddlers. Contests were 
held for yodelers, string bands, fid- 
dlers and hog calling. 



Washington, Dec. 15- 
Problem of what to .do -when 
an applicant applies for a. re- 
newal of license which he never 
had held njay come before .the 
■ Federal Communications;. Cpni- 
miSsion within the next 15 days. 
Meanwhile, Ejiaminer P. W. 
Seward has recornmended Gom- 
rhish ismissal of whole 
puzzling probiem.. 

Indignation - of the F.. 
was expressed in Seward's re- 
port, which said that the appli- 
■caiit, KFPM, Voice of Green- 
ville, Tex^* 'does hoi^ and never 
has held the liceiise tP operate 
radio station^ KFPM for which 
renewal is requested.' 

Commish list of S. broad- 
Cast, stations shows . KFPM 
owned by Dave Ablowich, trad- 
ing as the New JF'urniture Comr 
pany. Footnote explains Ablor 
Wich's license for the 15-wiatt 
transmitter on 1310 kw as 'surf 
rendered pending . hearing for 
reinstatement.' 





Nebraska U. Eases Up 

Lincoln, Dec. 15. 
ing radio-minded for the first 
time in liearly six years, the Univer- 
sity of Nebraska is allowing KFOR 
hfcre to air iall the eight home basket- 
bair games. Deal was set by Dana 
X. Bible, : ireetor of athletics, and 
Reginald B. Martin, station manager 
of KFAB-KFOR. revious to this 
year's football season, Bible and the 
athletic depiartment were clammed 
on any radioing for either football 
or basketball. 

This year, however,, all but two 
football games were aiired and now 
the BB schedule is okayed. Martin, 
selected by the University to talk 
the pigskin games, ' also planted 
for the cage rjashes. 



Hpipe History Repeals 

Regina, Sask., Dec. 1S». 

' Because President Rposevelt land 
slided back into office despite heavy 
press opppsitioh, Saskatchewan's' Lib- 
eral government party will soon go 
on the air with a series of F.D.R. 
fireside ehats on the glory of their 
administration to allay growing dis- 
content. Party decided radio offers 
best vote-Iurihg possibilities. Sta- 
tion CJRM, Regina, likely be 
used; 

One result of use of CJRM ill be 
that North Dakota, South Dakota 
and .Montana will 'enjoy' Canadian 
electioneering as much as . Canadians 
enjoyed the U.S.A. ballot-fight. 



Knoxville to L Katr, 
Ends Possibility of 
Smnis' Own Org 



Knoxvilie, 

WNOX, knoxvilie,. appointed 
the e; katz Special Agency as rep 
after Jan. 15 of next year. Previous 
seller was Free, .Johns & Field. 

In acquiring this outlet, Katz cur 
rently hais a monopoly of {Scripps- 
Howard stations in Tennessee.: Irt 
the fold is also WMC, Memphis, 
which Scripps-Howafd bought along 
with the Comhlercial Appeal (pend- 
ing FCC approval); WNBR, Mem- 
phis, also owned by the Commercial 
Appeal, presently lists no rep. 
. WNOX operates on 2.000 and 1,000 
watts, and is a CBS affiliate. Shift 
to Katz is allaying scattered rumors 
the Scripps-Howard might, despite 
a limited list of stations, try to set 
up -a private, rep outfit comparabie 
to Hearst Radio at an early date. 



WXYZ's Xmas Eve Show 

Detroit, Dec. 15. 

Entire cast of 60 of the 'Children's 
Theatre of the Air,^ weekly visual 
show over WXYZ, Will give a spe- 
cial performance Christmas eve on 
stage of the Michigan.. 

Kids, '. under directioh of James 
Jewell, dramatic manager of WXYZ, 
have been broadcasting for past year 
from . various stages "of United De- 
troit theatres. Have hypoed b.p. at 
every house and have wprked up big 
following. 



Atteitipti exercise 
ofoptl W. 
Ayeir stock, George H. thomley, 
mer vice-president . of agency, last 
week testified he wa.s ready and. iable 
to make purchase. He was. witness 
in trial of his own suit against offi- 
cers arid directors. Pf agency and 
executors of estate of Wilfred ^y, 
Fry, former presidenti in Common 
Pleas Court NP; here, before 
judge Albert S; C; Millar. 

Suit, involving cointrol of ageiicy, 
concerns stock wPtth about $1,500,- 
000, ith par value of $6.34 per 
share. Thomley alleges right under 
voting trust agreement to purchase 
the 234,000 shares p-wned by Fry es- 
tate. He holds 71,356 shares and, 
should he succeed in -buying Fry es- 
tate holdings, would control cor- 
poration. 

According to. Thornley's testimony, 
he is worth approximately $500,000, 
6i. which he intends putting $300,000 
into transaction. Wall' St. .fiirm of 
Herirpti Moss Lewis, Iric., have 
agreed to furnish balahce. of money 
for purchase, he said. 

Testifyirig; for defense; Harry' A. 
Batten, , Ayer president, .declared al- 
lotmeiit- of stock among himself, 
Clarence J: .Joi-dan ahd Gerold M. 
Iiauck was brought Up at a meeting 
of the management committee 
forrned after Fry's death. He ex 
plai.hed that Thomley, Jordan and 
Lauck' . were vice-presldehts of 
agency at time of meeting and. re 
ceived approximately sanie salary. It 
was explained at that time, and in 
•rhomiey's presence; he testified, that 
nianner of stock allotment was to 
equalize holdings , of vice-presidents. 
Batten Denies 

' Batten denied that Thornley . stated 
at that meeting last August, between 
the four, vice-presidents arid Adam 
Kessler, an executor Of Fry . estate 
and ti:ustee of voting trust, that he 
did not understand: the, jsuggcstion 
made at the meeting as -to -the 'Stock 
allotment of equalization^ 

Batten declared there had been an 
understanding for two -years that his, 
Jordan's and Lauck's' interests were 
to be equalized with . those of Thorn, 
ley. Asked if wiaiver had not been 
requested, of Tiiornley at subsequent 
meeting last. September, he denied, it. 
On redirect exiarriiii'ation,, he ""sale 
that arrangenient was.final and. tha: : 
Thornley had agreed -to -it. Testified 
that at rip time between the two 
meetings did . Thornley - give any in 
dicatiOn that he was ndt in agree- 
ment with uhderstandi 



The NBC 



HILDEGARDE 



sert room 
Waldorf Astoria Hotel 



NEW YORK 

FOR A LlM ItED ENGA6E- 
MENT OF ONLY ONE WEEK 
START! NQ DECEMBER 21 

WILLIAM WIRGES 

Conduptor and Arranger 

.Columbia Recording Artist 
R«p.:— WAMEB nATCllEI.OB 
l*ui»llclly— SIDjiBV SriEH 



Third Station for Indianapolis Looins 

Tom Taggart, Typographical Union Among; 
Those Who Previously Tried 



Indiariapolis, Dec. 15. 
Glenn Van AUken, .local atto^'ney 
and Democratic political leader, on 
his request for permit to construct a 
$25,000 station here, received a fa« 
vorable report from. P. W. Seward, 
FCQ examiner, whP submitted his 
report to Federal CPinmunications' 
Gommissidn ^Thurs. (10). Permit ap-* 
plication calls . for. a , l,060r>vatter, 
daytime Pperation only, on 1050 kilo- 
cycles. 

Petitipn states the proposed: station 
wpuld 'broadcast programs . to schools 
and prograriis from business, civic, 
and other like organizations. Evi- 
dence disclpsed. Van Auken bias 
sets in real estate, notes^ bonds, ^ 
curities, Pther iriyestments, matured 
insurance policies, and Cash, ith a 
net wPrth of around $90,000, with 
listed liabilities of $1,000. ; 

Seward' agreed that requirements 
of necessity and convenience had 
iMicn fulfilled by Van Auken's. re- 
quest; recommended th at th e FCC 
grant the application, and .stated that 
tiie propose^ station Would not in- 
terfere , with the two existing In^ 
dianapolis ' stations . (WFBM, ; CBS 
outlet, and WIRE, NBC red station ) 
or with KFBI, . KMOX, KNX. 

Van Auken ' oxrt of town on a 
hunting tri 

kadioites in Indiia'napplis see ;Van- 
Auken's bid as another att^rript Of 
local DemoGratic leaders to gain a 
radio, station. They, recall Toni 
Tagg'art wanted to bxly WFBM, 
owned by Indianapolis Power and 
Light Co., about a year or two ago 
for a price of around $200,000. Deal 



was just about set, when newspaper 
reporters here. in Chicago got 
wind of the deal, iand .gaye it front 
page space. Deal. never went thf Pugh. 
Van Auken is former lawyer for In- 
diana F'ublic Servi^ge Commission. 

WIRE'S Protest 

WFBM -execs state they won't prOW 
test the new station's petition, since 
the wavcrlength won't interfere, as. 
asked for in the peiinit. But WIRE 
will protest ori grouiids that new sta- 
tiori .will be an ecpnomic handicap 
to the two existing broadcasters, arid 
that Van Auliien. falls .shprt in his 
statemerit pf purpose of station. One 
of the points to be cPvered is that 
Van Aiiken wants to Use the station 
to brpadcast basketball games froni. 
the local high schopls, .but L. L. 
JaqUier,- commercial ;manager of 
WIRE, who was in Washington, D. 
G.j to protest before 41ie FEC exam- 
iner- turned his report/ pointed 
put that games lake place at night, 
and Van Auken is applying for day- 
time Pperation only. 

A third stetipn has been , proposed 
rtumei-ous timeS before fpr local lis- 
teneris, arid by various interests. Not 
so long . ago, . the .Iriterndtioniil Typp- 
graphical tiniPn sought. Pne, with no 
success. . Of course, seVetal have 
even gotten by the examinei: before, 
but final action ruled them out. In 
the Van. Auken case, due to the per- 
sistent undercurrent of tsolitical ' - 
up runiors fioaiing. around, the opin- 
ion is that .the permit will be grants 
cd, de.spite: the possible . protests as 
mentioned. 



ADVERTISEMENT 




PRODIGY 

Beverly Anne Welcli, age <, has, 
made' big hit with ^Baltiihbre 
listeners with, her trap drum per- 
formance on WFBR's"TomPrrow'a 
Stars.*' 



WFBR'S "FUTURE 
STAR" SHOW REAL 



Available for sponsorship on 
WFBR, Baltimore's N. B. G. Red : 
network outlet j ' "Tomorrow's 
StarR*'— a.show with powerful lis- 
tener pull plus unusual merchan- 
dising tie-up. 

The sboiiir is conducted by George 
Schaefer and .features local talent 
—both ^kiddiev and aidult. Three 
15 minute periods per week are 
sold for sponsorship. There is 
alsp an hour's broadcast on Satur- 
day morning from the;stiEig:e 4>f 
the New Theatre \^bic1i is niDt sold 
commercially, but, of course, adds 
tremendPusly io the, appeal of ^the; 
shoW. Costs for time and talent 
run about $225 weekly. '. Full de- 
tails, are available from WFBR or^ 
their national represeirtatives, 
Edward Petry & <3o.' . 




pIRtetORI 

George Schaefer, wbo directs "To- 
morrow's Stars" for WFBR,; bas 
already to his credit the deyelop- 
ment of a major network stm:— 
Mary Small, 




SUCCESS! 

Elaine : Pfeifer, who appears on 
WPBR's "Tomorro\f's Stars," has 
also EUrig Pvei* the big-time net- 
work. 




VAKIETY 



M II 1 1 C 



Wednesday, December 16, 1936 




ASCAP^MPI^ SPA to|^^ 
Proposed Copyright 




n 



from the Music Pub-, 
lishers* Protective Association, the 
American Coinposers, 
AuthoFis Publishers the 

• Pi'ptective Association 
yrili mert today (Wednesday ) to dis- 
tuss the liT^e oi action the music in-, 
dusiry iprbpoges to take on copyright 
legislation the foirthcbmi 
sion of Congress. Latter is. Plaited to 
open 

Senator has stated that hfe 

ii^hds to introduce hjs bill 
amiending the present copyright 
liaws. Music ihdustiry fought the 
meiasure at the last Congressional 
session, iwith the bill dying in House 
committee aftef .beirjg passed by the 
Senate. It is understood that Con- 
gi-essmah Daly, of I»ennsylvania, will 
again Submit his own amendment to 
the cQpyright act. The Daly bill 
i strpngiy favored the copyright own 
while the Duffy measure sought 



to deprive the. latter of some of the 
most effective armament in. the copy- 
right law.! 

Gene Buck will head the ASCAP 
delegation at today's conference, 
while the MPPA group will consist 
of John G. Paincj Jack Bregman, 
Walter Douglas and Joseph V, Mc- 
kee, geneiral cbiiiisel. 



Ih This Corner 



Last week Paul Whiteman staged 
his 'experinient in American rtusic* 
concert in the Hippbdrome which, 
how under Mike Jacobs* ; manage-; 
nient; is the scene of sports events. 
Whiteihan's audible program com- 
nientatori on this occasion, was 
Deems Taylor. 

AH of which is prelude ' to the ob- 
servation by Eiasfwpod Lane, himself 
an American composer, that Taylor 
-is the Joe Hiimphriea of music.' 




OF THE 25 





f|>om ''l^irMiC)^^ Ism $) 








IfA^pi^iii^lMt Mllcrt' ih «)icct music this past week wiU bt k 
ircittiilur chart in VAaiWY every week. The trade . wlH be interi 
««t«d in compiriiig thct selling relativity to the mostoplayad-on- 
th»4tr tabidations. shawh elsewhere on this page. Song titlit 
.•n4 IliliUi^cr of ih^ biMt Selling SS.are indiidcid; only the title of 
iKa MM iji racordcd in the air plugs. 
Clwpel'in the MoonliBbi. • . • • 
*P#piflkli^ /From . Htavsn . . . 

^J'll (SitiB. ;9N Love Songii ....«..,«....*.«.• 4 . 
*Wa3^ - :T<^vi Lobk Tonight . . • . • •••«.:.««••>• • • 

Sta Island Magic* • •>> * - • • - • • 

^When Did Tou l>ave.v Heaven ?...iv.i.., 

f It'fl DorLoVeiy . • • • • • • • • •••••• • • • • • Cha^ppell 

Orfatiii Clrlnder** ISwIng..^. . . , . . .««^ • .i^,. • < . •* *•*••• Bxcluslve 
•rveV Got iTou lender VLy - • »-«••• ••«••«. . Chapp»ll 

•Here'* lioy* In .Your Ey e . . . ^ . ^ ...«••«• w * ^ * « • • JbMS^^ 

*0n«, TvtfPf Button your Shot. ^ . ^ . . . iSj!*^^ 

•A Fine ' Romance. • •, • • • ;...»'.. »•■♦■••••■••••••»• ♦ci^^^^wi. . 

Did Ton Mctiik'itt.;.'. . • .'. > r« . • (ii *> •'• (t* ««•.•'<«»•*• Berlin . 
.fYpii Turned the Tables on Me.. »»..>>,.. »..«»«i»vv Movietone. 
-CloistD '%o Me ......■»«.';'»■•••♦• > •..-«♦ ♦ '•'» ••»•.•».•••• •'♦ • • ♦> • T. B. Harms 

Who Lovea You?;-. <.•••««.•••••♦»•••♦»♦•'••••••♦»»•"'*'• Morris 

*Talklni: Thru'My Heart ... . . . . . . . . . > »♦* ♦. FainoUB 

0on#. if »»...■; .i'i.'ii *•«■». • • . • • •'• • • » • • ♦.•^ 

•TEaay ''tO' X*ovei • • • • • • • • • f.» • » -^f^^^^^^^^ . ■ 

--^80 -Do -J • • ik • • *• a «'••'* f^SSaft^^^' 

*81ii8V' Baby^ flihg. .i i ••.«•»>••• • <.ik«y'4««.*.« M*^ffitona 

When; My Dreani Boat Comes .In ... ... .... . ^ ...;«> > Wltmark- 

'With Plenty of Mokiey and , You ;.....»<««.«♦>'»... y Harms. In c. 

i Wiint the Whole World to Love YOu » .^PiM^" 

Ma alid thf Moon. • ... « • ; .f^fitl 

> liadicAtM /Itmusical tong. t rndicotes atoge produc 
Thf Others ore POP*. 




song. 




1619 BROADWAY 

NEW YORK CITY 



Most Requested 



(Reported by 
CBS mdestro} 

MIdniffbt lue 

Chapel in the Mo6n11§:ht 

Did Tou Mean It? 

Wbo Loves You? 

I Can't Escape from You. 

I'll Sihr You l.OQO Love Sonrs 

Sing, Biftby, Sihr 

Mood Indigo 

For Sentimental 

Me slnd the Moon 

(Reported by PaidWhileman, 
NBC director) 
The Nigiit Was Young 
Yoii Turned the Tables ori M^ 
When pid You Leave HeaVen? 
A Fine Romance 
I'm an Old. Cowhand 
The Way You Look Tohight 
Basin Street 
Valencia 

Organ Grinder's Swing 

A Star Fell Out of Heaven 

(Submitted by Mario Brdg- 
ioiti, Hotel I^efre^ N. Y.) 
rgah Grinder's Swing 

It's De-LOyely 

Make-Believe Ballropm 

"When bid . You Leave Heaven? 

The Way You Look Tonight > 

Me and the MOoh 

Ypii Turned the Tables On Me 

Easy to LOve 

Champagne Waltz 

The King Says Swing 

iBdrry \Winioni 
Room, N. Y.) 

I've Got YoU Under My Skib 
Did You Mean It? 
Talking. Through My Heart 
Wlien Did You Leave HeaA'eh? 
TO Mary With Love 
. South Sea Is^iid Magic 
The Way You Look Tonight 
I Can't Escape ; Fr om; You 
It's,' De-Lovely 

You Turned the Tables. On Me 



Berfin's *Alex' for Fix 



ftoUywopd, Dec. 15* 

Terming it. an American cavalcade 
of miisic, ioth-fox has assigned 
^Alexander's Ragtime Band! td Irving 
Berlin for production. It will include 
author's originals up to previous 
swing music, thence to x»P-to-date 
swingerics. 

*On the Avenue* erlln's first 
musical for .the studio. 



EDWIN WELTE'S NEW 
ntMINUM INVENTION 



Stanford to Fob D.'$ 
Siiow Songs Itsetf as 
Try for 




CDiitiniung/tlic .iiiost amazing Mirecoid of all tiide,' we offei 



it 



ON THE RIVER" 

From th« RKO 'So| Letsef iver" 

LEO FEisTf inc. 1 629 BROADWAY NEW YORK 



|»alp Alto, 
East, is east a'rid west is west-^at 
least., in the music publishing bust' 
ness,—r Stanford University song 
Writiers found put last week when 
they attempted to. find some Way to 
guarantee popular - success; for 
student-written numbers first Intro 
duced in the campus' 'Big Game 
Gaieties;' annual fall niusical show. 

Principal bulkhead in their way 
Was distance from New York (3,000 
miles). When it was argued that 
Princetpn's Triangle Club gets itai 
spngs published each year^-with sub 
sequent . national popularity— it was 
(explained by . campus 'authorities' 
that eastern colleges have the tre 
mehdous advantage of being able to 
deal, with New York- music houses 
directly, while midwestern and Cpasi: 
colleges must deal by mail. 

Ram's Head (campus music society 
similar to the Triangle Club),, 'which 
sponsored the Gaieties, finally ar 
gued a small grant from the student 
legislative committee for printing 
and distributing rough cppies to 
prominent orchestras. Songs wiir be 
printed; as cheaply as pbssiblie, by 
photolitlibgraphy on the University* 
own presses. The band will play 
them. Ram's .Head hopes, and. the 
pieces will gain nationwide publicity. 
Upon this last; point the. finance comr 
mittee! was not so optimistic, but 
marked up the expense to. 'advertis- 
ing Stianford.'. 

Of this 'Gaietiies' five principal 
songs, only tWo are considered of 
popular apjpesal^patter songs en- 
titled *Hig Excellency Cannot Be 
'Disturbed' and 'Picnic in the Parlor.' 
These are the '.be 
printed.: 



2ND FIRE IN 6 MOS. 



ALL 



Buffalo, Dec. 15. 

Fire on Thursday (10) swept the 
Sagarhore ballroom, destroying WGR, 
Microphones, and technical Cquip- 
nieht, as well as iaU the instruments 
and. arrangements the Allan 
Brooks orchestra. 

Second tinie within the yiear that 
Brooks outflt^as been wiped but 
by ia blaze. (During the summer a 
fire razed the Gleni Park ballrobiu 
where they were playing. 



Berli Dec, 
Welte-Lumi-Toher^Organ has beeii 
constructed for recording film mUslC. 
After a.lbnjg series; of experiments, 
this organ was recently used for the 
first tinie. Played with light, it's de- 
scribed as an organ Whose powerful 
volume' of .sound possesses not a 
single organ-pipe. Its inventor and 
constructor, ; Edwin Welte, Comes 
from an bid family of organ builders. 

Sound-strips are sirrahged on a 
transparent disc; like the grooves of 
a gramophone record. Of these discs 
12 revolve continuously at same speed 
in front of the rtiahy little lamps 
which, during the play ing? of the- 
organ, project their narrow light 
slits through the corresponding sound 
tacks of : each disc into tl>e . electric 
cell. This cell regulates the souhd of 
the loud-speaker. As there are seven 
octaves and perhiaps 20 spund-reg- 
isters (diflereht ' tirnb.res) necessary, 
three, four or six sound discs are' 
required for eSch. .one of the 12' tones, 
so: . that in . large organs this nieans 
that more than 1,000- lamps are 
needed, . 

Keyboard of organist looks exactly 
the sajne as thie one to which he is 
accustomed. The riegister is worked 
with exactly the same 'stops, all 
couplings,' pe<)als and- combinations 
acting in the same way as in any 
pther. organ. Only .one thin^ imi- 
presses the player, he finds he can 
nianipulate eyery register, . frbhi the 
softest to. the .Iptidest, with an. ease 
never knpwh before. In this electrical 
organ,' the volume bf . sound can be 
adjusted as easily as with i^i radio 
set Organ can also be adjusted with.- 
ixi five rhinutes to any desired pitch. 
Organ, can fill the largest stadium in 
the wbrld with a vpiunie of . sound. 



M.C,A,'& NEW P.A. 

Chicago, pec. 15. 

Nate .Wasserman of Cleveland 
Cbmes in as head, of the Music Cor 
of America; press department. 

Replaces Nate Krevitis; who is join- 
ing the Baiaban & Katz bboking of- 
fice to handle press relations. 



Revive Yankee' Six 



Yankee Six, one of the prominent 
jazz Combinations of a decade .ago, is 
being revived; by Jules PiUer, one of 
the charter: menibers who, until re- 
cently, played sax in the pit at Sliea's 
BuffalOi. v'I'wo other original Yankee 
Sixers, Hank Krbmpart, trumpet, arid 
Marve Burwell; trombone, will- be 
nucleus. 

Band will be expanded to 11 men, 
unit using same arrangements as or- 
chestra of Harold Austinr Dellwood 
ballroom maestro and WBEN broadr 
Caster. Austin is In with Piller on a 
50-50 basis. 



THE BEST IN MUSIC 



Did YouMeaii It? 

' - • 

There *s Frdst 
On ThcyMeon 

I Love You from 

Ceast To Cbaet 

There 'a a j Silver Mbpn 

On the fiQlden date 



(NEW) 
Vni With You 



Of Wrong 



(NfeW) 

, Will You ? 

iroi?! -''SkBijirteit' Olrl' la TtmA* 



Naclb Herb rpwn and Arthur 
Freed completed six. ditties for 
Metro's 'Broadway Melbdy of 1937.' 
They are: 'A New Pair of Shoes;' 
Teeli ^ Li Million,' 'Yours and 
Mine/ -Sun Showers,' ■'Your Brbad 
way and Mi ' and 'Words and 
Music' ■ 



ARNHEIM AT CONGRESS 

icago, Dec. 

Gus. Arnheim's orchestra Coities 
into the Cbhgress. Hbtel Casino., on 
Friday (18), replacing Glen Gray's 
Casa Loma baiid which opened the 
new nitery. 

Arnheim slated fpir four Sveeks; 
with .Ray Nbble probably fbllowing. 




Mr. Ghost 
Goes to Town 



Two New Songs of Unusual Promise 

A THOUSAHD DREAMS OF YOU 

By Lbiiis Alter and Paul' W.ebiter— the sonti feature of the Walter ' 
Wahger film production — "You Only Live Once'' 

SMOKE DREAMS 



a muti 



Mayer prod licti 

ROBBINS MUSIC CORP. 



reed and Nacio Her roWn haVe 
luecest frohi the et.ro-(ao|dwyn- 
in Man.'^ 

799 7th AVE. • NEW YORK 



BILLY 

SENSAflON^P„ 

SHAPIRO, BERNSTEIN g m 

NOW IN THEIR NEW QUARTERS 








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MUSIC PUBLISHERS, 

City Music Hali] BLDG. 1270 



I iERNSTEIH. Pr«$. 

AVE., NEW YORK 



Wti^^^i Pe«eiiibeir 16, 1936 



VARtETV 



SI 



Qiil^fliai^ Owner; 




.. Chicagol Dec. 
: -Ail««atk)B5 o£ p t-e s s y r-e^ being 
iiilHUKht iigainst i!|[|usic publbhers j»y 
a io<tal «ale man have been made in 
«4(ttt«r by a irpuhid-robiii. of Chicis^ 
jfivait inkn io 'E, C. Mills, e.m. of the 

j^rioM SmM^ Composerit, Au- 
AwM^and -JPublishfers. 'Oyer the sie- 
nkfuire of MUion Weil and 20 other 
intuMc tnen. -ooinpl^jnt was s^t ib 
Kills that thie Chappell Music 
Ce. >iperiBitte(l Ed Fbit, of the Qtand 
Terrace Cafe .hAve, to insist that the 
.inusie oonipany hlM Fox's own son 
Cfi the tfaoeat that, if not, W would 
mrt permit any bf the Chappell songs 

:i« be plwred on the £arl HiiM>s br-^ 
iphesttia^ chain programs. An^l that 
tM Chappell Drmi, in order 46 make 

'ti>Qtti for fV>x^s son, flired Si-Spirp, 
had - iven up a job with an« 
0tber miii^ie firm (o go with Chap- 

"|f>eM. 

the rbynd-robih letter,, the 
ihu$iC ;i'^^ heire claimed that this is 
"ttie, groflsest kmd of discrimination 
Oh ttie part of >F<)x, in that he- told 
'mei- reps gienetaUy that he would 
.^rmit only the sohgis of tJi^ Chap- 
pi^ and Famous compahies the 
tunes played by tti the 
NBC chain rides. 
A Ask Revocation 61 License. 
Petition ' letter ftated thiat it 
deemed the Fox action of such a ha-' 
tiire that it warranted the reVoca- 
: ;tibh of the ASCAP license so that 
tlie Fox cafe.would not be permitted 
'tb iise music of the Society, 
ri^U.letter of the miite 
to. Mills follows: 
: Dear Mr. Mais: 
;,>j/Lfter setting forth facts .to 
luiilte thc.letter reads in part: 
I;^; ,, 'We honestly believe that there' 
-:V;C^n' be ' no doubt in ahyone'i^ mind 
v^ tb thei fact that Mr. Ed. Pox his . 
,^been guilty of the groiMest kind of • 
'I*''<U8cdminati6n.: .We could go on' 
■V:;]liMleflnitely and viell you Of the 
V'.jvhfairness of , JM. - Fok, but: h^ is 
^|raly one person.- What we havb' 
combat and what 'we want to : 
.^.^mbat' is this practice, boycott 
^^Qg: iscrimination unfair 
business, -pir$ctiiceS' land" putting 
iiel^Ves: and pbofiie with poUtical 
' ihfltience- in' *our biisiiiess instead 
of allowing biiil: business to' pick 
our men oh sheer ability. We 
.ineh here feel that this: ah open 
wedge for. Fox, ^nd if allowed to ; 
iwiafihue or to::ge through, as is, it 
■ will ivork ..tremendous hardships 
oiBi all bur fellbws in the future. 
What Mr. i*ox cian do, any .cafe 
br hotel man will feel thai he 
can do, and the worst part bf the 
entire affair is that Fox went 
around and told the publishers 
what he did. Now is the time to 
nip this kind of business i the 
bud and we must staind shoulder 
to shouldei: and jmake an example 
that we are hot in ; a nefarious 
business; ours ia a legitimate busii- 
ness. We must keep it that way> 
I think it- goeii ^bove just we men 
in . Chicago .and the -only wiy that 
it can be stof)ped and we can make 
ourselves recognized as business 
people is by concentrated action 
With you owners and publishers 
standing with lis. I think it is not 
oidy the !publish'ers^ business but 
ASCAP.'s business. In fiact every- 
body's business tiiat make. ;a liv- 
ing out of music. We feel that 
these charges are sufficient to war^ 
rant the tevbcatioh of his license. 

*All of the statements abbve nriade 
.can be corroborated by positive 
evidence. I am herewith ehcloisr 
mg authoirizatibn signed by the 
Tepresentatives , bf our prominent 
Chicago publishers. 

'Thanking you for ah immediate 
reply and also, immediate action 
from your Worthy association, we 
beg to remain, 

'Sincerely yours, 

'Milton Weii:' 
,^f' the undersigned, hereby au- 
thoirae and empower Milton Weil 
to act i our behalf ih the filing 
or prosecution of charges 
against Mr. Ed. 

. Crawford Music ., Militbn 
SamuelsMlobbins Music Co:, Willie 
Horwitz; Mairlo Music Corp., Jack 

^erri Santley Music Company; 

. Jimmte Cairns; ,Ager» V-ellen & 
«<>rnstein, Jack Perry; Witmark 
JJos|c Co., Harold Lee; Remick 
Mnsic^o., Harold Lee; Harms; Inci 
Joey Stool: Forster Music Co., Ray 
^aher; Will Rbssiter Music Co., 
«at Present; Roy Music. Co., Mar- 
vm Leej Superior Music Co., Lew 



Butler; Words & Music, illy 

Lund; pohaldson; DouglsiB . tit 

Gumble, Jesse ''Stool; Berlin Music 

Co., Frbd -Krameir; Leo Feist, Inc.i 

NedrMUier; Mills Music, Inc;; 

Maurice Staub; Sherman Clay, ^Joe 

Dracca: Fox Music Co., Jack Gpad- 

wtn; .Shapiro Bcfrnstein;, . Gborge 
Pi 



Henry iSpitzerv general inanager of 
Chappell/ ^declared yesterday- (Tues- 
day) that E,: C. Mills has disCiissed 
the rouhd-robi letter with - im. 

but that he. (SpiUer) saw in 
the incident that reflected unfavor-, 
ably -on his fl,i'm, The^fact, said Spit- 
zer, that the Chicago music nien had 
gaijged Up on hii woul<l make 
hiih (Spitzer ) stand by him all tl^. 
'n>ore.""''. 

Spitzet*, said that his concern was 
out to get best men available 
and, that , if worthy timber were to 
be foUnd. aniipng sons of hotel or 
band managers, ,he Wouldn't hesitate 
about hiring it.. All that he > was in- 
terested in was; the employee's abil- 
ity .or prbmlse' in his particular field. 
Spitzet added th^t the fact .ah bm^. 
ployee was related to a plug should, 
not -be useid as, bat to his entry in 
the publishing business, and that if 
connjpetitiVe firms wanted to make a 
hullabaloo over such relationshi it 
wajs. their privilege, but he would 
stand behind his Chicajgo mahaiger's 
judgment in the matter. 
' Mills ' could hot be reached ;;yes- 
terday for Coniment. 



BandmenV Music 






Johnir O'Connor . was v last week 
elected president of the Music^Pubr 
lishers Prbtectiyie Associatio^n.: . Ap- 
pointhient'cam^ from, the aboard bf 
directors. Edward B, Marks was 
nambd y^ 'p. and Elliott' Shapiro,' of 
Shapiro, ' Benfusteih & Co., treasurer, 

O'Connor's selection caused a gen- 
eral raising,; of eyebrows in the; 
ranks of the publishing industry. 
Words & Music, inc., of 'which he is 
president, has as- its major, stock- 
hblders such .band leaders as. Fred 
Waring, Paul Whitemari,' Abe Lyman, 
Jack'Denhy and Guy Lpmbardo, Cer- 
tain pubs feel that the MPPA board 
by its action has. placed the- industry 
in the dubious: position of giving its 
blessing to any like .competitive 
ventured composed' of orchestral lead- 
ers.- . 

O'Connor declared that his elec- 
tibh showed that; the jpublishing ih- 
dustry appreciated the part .that 'the 
interpretive artist' has played and 
can .play: in- the development of the 
sheet music business. 



Charlie Sliribiiian Still 
Critical From Auto Spill 

; , Charlie Shribman; ballroom opera- 
tor. and b^ndniaQager^ is still' in a 
critical . -condition in Morrisiana hos-- 
jtital, Y., ias result aiito 
eraCkUp :on the Boston Ppist road, Cn 
route to N. Y. from his ballroOmi 
propetties aroUnd Salehi, Mass. His 
siister is in :cbhstant attehdance, and 
hurses still hold im incommuni- 
cado. 

. Long identified, with Mai .Hitllett's 
band tburs .and inanagemeht, both 
were partners in sundry dance spots; 
and aliso in genei^al band.; and ball- 
room operations. 



MUMi CASINd'S BAIVDS 

Jolly Cbburn's . orchestra Will opeh 
the new Miami, Fla., French Casino 
Jah 15 as dance band. Dave Miller*s 
band will be uised' as alternate and 
for the show, iltmpre Hoys, string 
trio will play the cocktail lounge. 

Bookings .arranged through nbw 
tieup between French GasinO Corp. 
and Cbhsolictated Radio Artists. 



Too Easy 



Tokyo, 

Weirilvaub's 'SynCopators, or 
cunenlly playing at the Nippon 
Gekijb, was bothered sb hiuch 
by the police slopping them- to 
ask questions about theit nar 
tibnalities, ages and what nbt, 
they decided to save time by 
hayini^ cards printed in Ehg-. 

, French , and Germin, ivr 
ing tlKir ; past, bistbry , : . 

irst cop it was tried on 
couldh't read any ef the lan- 
guages used, so an inteiipreter 
had to ' b^ tilled in anway. . 
. . No one Ihoiight ; bf havi 
'em pi;inted in Japanese. 




'aong 

Attack ftoia M Sife; 'RiealEe^ 
Baib, Mol^ lit, bter 




Sam Coslow will provide the jnu- 
sic for 'Turn Off the Mooh^ a1 Para- 
mount. ' 






iladelphia,.. Dec. IS. 

. .Unable to .-make, .any progr^ss^ 
toward 'settlement , theiir ,' strike, 
local ipnusic ubion officials and War- 
ner "Brpsi local execs Thursday^ (17) 
will go. to New "York -*0 lay the dis-^ 
put .before Joseph Weber,' national 
unioh.Vhead.; That; was about .the 
only point on which Conferees could, 
agree after , a five-hour huddle yes^ 
terday (Monday ), 

. Union , is pidtieting all WB houses 
here. Spending $1,200 weekly On 
pickets; ;ihe treasury/ is . rumored 
runnihg iow. on. funds and the uhion 
is now .paying pickets' with vouchbrs, 
supposedly payable: when and if.' 

Ameriee A; 'Tewinei, whose re-elec-. 
tion as president two weeks ;agb in- 
dicated no WayeFihg in union morale, 
has been bedded almost all Week 
with a heavy cold,, but '.got up yes- 
terday to attend the rheeting with 
WB;ex€cS;. 

Dispute' continues:- to center Oyer 
wages and hours Of musicians in pit 
bands at -both downtown and habe 
houses. ' -drigiiially it.; centered on 
terms for nabe houses, '^but . split is 
how "figuied covering virtually all 
iaspecrts question. 
' Proposal, entered . at . union meet- 
ing la^ -week;' that music union form 
Working agreement with' Waiters' 
unions Was voted .down. It may 
come up agai 



Siui%'$ 5 Times R'O^^ 
'231 Hrs/; Cohen's, Toa 



. Hollywood^ Dec. 

While oh 'the Coast, Lester Santly 
of Santly . Bros.- Joy, Inc^* grabbed 
publishing rights tp five songs writ- 
ten by Ted Koehler and Sammy 
Stept for ?23% Hours Leave, pro^ 
duced by Douglas MacLean< 

Santly also closed for rights to all 
hnusic used in forthcoming produc- 
tions by iSmanuel Cohen. 



Most Played pn Air 

To familiarize ike trade with 
trines: rnqst on the 
arounidr New -Yprk, the /plloio.- 
irig . spnigs were mo9t played on 
the networks last iveek. Com- 

ined pings on WEAF, WJZ 
and WABC bre computed for 
the week from Sunday through 
Saturday ' iHJoi). 29- ; 
pec. 5),. . 

Saturddy idghi (Dec. 6'12). 

I've Got Tea Under My 
I'm In a bancinr Mood 
Penhlcs From Heaven 
I'll Sing l,t«0 Lpye SonfTi? 
.It's D.e-Iibvely ' . .-^ 
Ciiapel in the iMoohlifliit 
Night is Young ' 
Tallilng Thru My" Heari 
Plenty bf Money ana. Tod 

id You Mean it? ' 
Organ Grinder's Swing 
Ypii Qo tlie barBde^t'lliln'jrs.^ ^ 
- You Turned the' TibiW Me / ^ 
"Tain't G.pp.d... 
Here's ttoyt- In Your 
Way Ybu Lbpii Toirii 
.Easy ■ to , Love . . . _ 
Sbmeohe to Cire' '/^ 
When My. Dreaniboat po^iefj 
There^s .Somcthihgfin' the Ah 
There's Frost bn th|C Moon 
'Tesi. bn the'.'TerraC.ie'' ' ' 
Let's Grow Old Tbgetber 
Who Loves You? 
. South Sea islan'd Magle 



Montreal, Dec. 
Newly /government a i> pb i n terd . 
Copyright Appeal Board appears to 
be .in for a hot session when it ineet^ 
tor the first time this Friday (18) to 
listen, to the objections - of music 
users to, the tariff ;schedulie which has 
,li>eeh propes;ed^by the Gahsidian Per-^ 
forming .Rights. Society. The, com4 
plainants Will represent the theatre, 
broadcasting,, hpiel and>allied .amuse- 
ment, industries, which; have already 
grouped themselves for , Ibgislatiiie. 
purposes .into an^ organization labeled . 
the Musical Prbtbttiye Society pf 
Canada. 

As collection, agency for the - rit- 
ish Performing Rights Socie^ and 
the American Society pf Composers, 
Authors and Publishers, the CPRS is 
demanding that the. present perform- 
ing rights tariff be til tod, while the 
Musical Protective Society is intent 
upon . gaihihg further :reducttons in 
the .cUrr'eirt;rateis,: 'Letter. »^ was 
drawn up by Judge Parlier and ; 
adopted by. the goyerhment foUowihg; 
the Royal Cbmhiission probe of two 
years ago iiitb the . Dbmi ' - 
forming rights situation. ,: 

The stipulatibh that CPRS would 
dematnd a luhip ahhUail fiee ot ^lQMO 
from the broadcasting industry, this 
'to be allocated among all , stations by 
the Canadian A^sociatibn - road- 
casters and the Cahadian .Brbad[cast- 
injg Corp., jointly, has been accedbd 
tp by the MPS in a cohferehce pribr 
to the appearance hefoie the Cbpy- 
rijght Appeal Board. It Will be point- 
ed but, however, by the MPS that 
agreement to the -$70,000 ipayment is 
based on the assumption' that the 
CPRS represents that it owns br/con- 
trois i^rforming rights . .to 
substantially>all the Curreht supply 
bf niusic. Should the. eventuality 
arise, the -liO^SC will point out, that 
any other; performing right society 
or person establishes s. substantial 
claim to ': any " music rights wiihih 
Cahada, a downward revision Of the 
present tariff schedule will be 
sought 

Radlb Angle 

Reduction in broadcasting fees 
Will also be.askedi should CPRS ioise 
any. substantial j>ortiOn oit its preseiit 
repertoire. Station, representatives 
will also Claim that the CPRS provi- 
sion .for an increase pf 25% where 
iees are not ^payable in advainCe'. an- 
nually is inCpnsistent and shpuld be 
deleted. rbadcastors; will ^alsb in- 
sist; befpre the Copyright .Appeal ' 
Board that thb: tariff for performance 
bf individual.. Works should specifi- 
cally exciude broadcasting on. the 
ground ttiat the present tariff classi- 
fication covering radio Use of ' music, 
completely covers all paymehts to be 
made by stations. 

Because of the bookkeeping prob- 
lem and the more serious ppssibiiiiy 
of internal friction in ailoCating in- 
dividUial station payments toward the 
$70,000 annual radio fee to CPRS, 
representatives; Of the Canadian As- 
sociation of Broadcasters and the Ca- 
nadian Broadcasting Corporiatioh wiU; 
suggest that CPRS allocate the sta- 
tion amounts; If the Appeal ^l^*^^ 
complies with this request, CPRS 
wiii. be shoulderied' with the respoh- 
si ii.ity, and the attendant intricacies 
of area suryeys, eto., of collecting 
the $70,000 annual fee. 
■ While in. . accord ith the presr 
bht .tariff of MOc per seat jper' an- 
num, certain representatives of the 
theatre industry will submit to the 
Appeal Board that consideration be 
' iven in cases where a theiatre is 
closed for aiiy reason during a pari: 
of the year. While "this would apply 
- i renovation periods, the chief ben-, 
eficiaries. would be the owners br op- 
eiatoi's of theatres in certain areas, of 
iseiasonai activity, i. lumbering and 
fishing. 

Officials of the Canadi Natlbhal. 
Exhibition, who claim, that this ah-; 
hual two .weeks' fair is exempt .from 
paying fees under the; :. (Copyright 
.Amendment; act bf 1936, will alio 
.wage a battle oyer the CPRS iChied- 
ule.for outdoor attractionis. The prbs- 
eht.tate is 4c per pei'sbn fpr the first 
.10,000; . for the next 15,000; 
2c.for the next 25,000, Ic for the next 
50,000; %c for the next 300,000; %c 
fpr. iadditipnal attendjance. Tptal at- 
tendance at the C.N.Ei; is always over 
the 1,500,000 mark, and;' has topped 
2,000,000; the battle. 



Representatives of the'- Hotel As^- 
ciatioh of Canada will abo ' appear 
before the Cbpyrlght Appeal Board 
to protest agaihst the fee-on rcceiv-/ 
ing. sets .in guest rooms, now based 
on hooni capacity. Hotel >pQkean^ 
Will claim that 'there axe. mahiy hotels 
in Which the niunber bf receiving 
sets i guest ;irooms is smaD in 
tipn to the total riKm»ycapacr^.-<^^ . 
^uestiph of thb . seasonal : slackehi ng 
bf hotel busintess, piartibularly iir the. 
vacation areas, will also be presented 
ip the Appeal Board. 

Protest against radib tariff as .ap- 
plied tp public conveyances will -be 
recprded on b^ialf of the . railways, 
bus lines and .taxicab comjpaniei. 
CPRS will also ;be attaMdied regard" 
ing the tariff levy imposed 
bands which give free public con- 
certs thrpughOut thb, siimmer in city 
parks. While the hands are willing 
to pay CPRS the annual license fee 
it levies, the^urther payiheht for Use ' 
of certain ;.'hiusic is claimed 
pyerlapping and unfair. . Race irack 
<^rators also plan to sid^istep all 
music fees, and Will fall m .line with 
the- C.N.E. .'Steamship comjpiahy, whose 
officials' will be present to compibln 
that the $2.5<) per . 50 passengers ' 
ekcess.ive.:-' - ■ 



Rdyfflisfia(& 
Westiinier 





yiftually • set oh a takeover 
Miller Music, Iiic., his s^ohd im- , 
portahV music >ublish,ihg' jlb^ dUr-/ 
ing his twp-month spjpiirii east,. Jack 
Robbing went ba4k;.tp thb iCoast thi 
past weekend. He took ^ong as ia 
house guest Maurice RIdiniohd, his 
uncle, who 25 years ago look Bob- 
bins put of a'Boston . schobl and put 
him into, his - niusic hbuse. -Even- ,,: 
tiiiaUy the firm' becanie known a» 
Richmond-Robbins, late|r ']^bbih6- 
Engel (Harry ) anci theh Robbindi 
Music Corp., until Metrb-Gbldwyn-- 
Mayer bought 51% contrbl of 'the 
firm, retaini its head to run thb 
Wbiks.- 

Richmond, who was bngaged 'by 
the music industrys to run ^Ote Musi 
Dealers Service,' Inc.,,. its ; iself-oper- 
aited jobbing business, later lent hi 
name to the Richmond MDS ser- 
vice, wh>n the music pubs decided 
it wasn't such a good thing to be 
worried about jobbing its mCTChan- 
dise through a, common outlet. 

Richmond's 20-year-bld son, ^ Larry, 
has been runhing the biz while' ^e 
yet music pub aiid .jobber has bebn 
taking ; it easy. Current Coa^ so- 
journ is for. recuperative health pur- 
poses. 

When and if liii Music, Inc.; is 
technically consummated as a Rob- 
binsrMetro subsidiary^ Will Rbck- 
well, present professional iand, execu- 
tive head, will carry on -as the :Operr 
atoir of the firm. Charlie lililier, vet 
music editor of Harms, Inc., hefone 
starting his own Orgahitatioh; will 
probably wind up on^the Coast un- 
der RobbihsVstudibauspicesi, 

The Universal Fibh deal with* 
RpbbihS-Feist was the major Of the 
twb deals Robbins and his attorney, 
julian T' Abeles, closed a iortnijght 
ago. Still another deal^ now pend- 
ing, i^. with RKO-Raclip studios, fdr 
similar music publishing cooperbr 
tions. 



K. Ci Uniim'a New ft^^jf^ 
Kansais (lity, .15. 
For first time in eight years A. W. 
Luyben was not reeli^ted; president 
of Lpcal 34, American Fc|dcration of 
Musicians* Floyd Zpok swei^t into 
the proxy rOost by a large majority^ 
Other* officers elected last we6k Were: 
JSriicie Thomds, Vice-iire|5ideht; JFrank 
Lott« ahd tied Joste, sec- 

retary,, 

A neW: board of directors also in i 
comprised bf Mark Conwaj^, Jambs 
Holsman^Sam Lighter, William Kintz 
and Frank Thompsbn; 



52 



VARIETY 



M ■ $ I € 



Wednesday* becemlicr 16* 1936 



Pubs MiKt Buy 
h S-and-Dime 





► Publishers were cautidned in a 
circular letter from the Music Pub- 
lishers' Protective 'Association last 
we^k that they yrbuld have to- exer- 
cise discrfetion about the Christmas 
gilts they ive band leaders and 



Ui OH wmtK 



GAZING AT A BUA2I 



LQNgS QiyiE G UITAR 

WHO SA l b THERE A I N'T 
NO SANTA CLAUSr 



INCIANA; (BlOLERp) 
IGHT 



OH, SAY, CAN YOU 

IN YOUR E^l BRACE 

; KUMBAS , 
8PIC 'SPANISH 



SAY "SI SI" 



50* -iii^Any & , for $2.25 



RADIO C STY, N. V. 



Summer Night 

ftte Little House 
That Liive Built 

Your Eyes Have 
toidMe^So 

Suns by JAMES MELTON in 

''sir^G ME A Loye; SONG" 

A Cosmoiwlltoh ffitii^aetiion 
B«l«aMd b7 First; National 

REM ICk M ilSIC CORP^ 

Sixth AT«iiia«, Mm,, t> 

tHARi.lK vr&aXSiSti rrot Hit, 




I'LL sme you 

1 IHOUSAHD 



GEE! BUT 
YOU'RE SWELL 

REMiCk MUSIC CORP. 

1250 Blxth At«., Idr., K. 

CBABUK WABREN; Prof. 




Gr«at«9t Oold DlMeim Score 
(Gold plsgers Lnllhby) 

Willi Plenty dfi 
Moiiey and You 

AJJ's Fair in tove and War 

Let's Put Our Heads 
Together 

Speaking of tlie Weather 

From ."Gold DlKicers of 1937" 

Front "White Horise 

BLUE EYES 

WH ITE HORSE IN N 

, I CANf^OT LIVE WITHOUT 
YOUR LOVE 

n^lRMS. Inc. ttCA BIdgr.. 

BOCCO VOCCO, Gen. Mgr. 



mike vocalists if they don't want to 
come in eonflict..with; the;ymuslc * " 
dustry's code on' unfair tirade prac- 
tices. Any expensive gift would be 
regarded as a violation of the code; 
according to the circular, 

John G, Paine, MPPA chairman, 
who signatured the letter, explained 
that the gift would have to be 'in 
fact' a seasonal greeting, and that 
anything which carried the possi- 
bility of putting the recipiefat .under, 
obligation to the publisher would be 
treated as a bribe. Fact thit the gif t 
was addressed to a member of t' > 
band leader's family would make no 
differehce;; , ' 

• Among pubs, the Paine letter was 
interpreted jas restricting their 
aways to remembrance cards. 

Music Notes 



Here and There 



Harry Squires, former indie agent, 
has i o i n e d Consolidated - Radio 
Artists. 



Irvinff Berlin, ., through; David 
O. Selzhick,. has publishing rights 
for. any 'Gone With ihi Wind' music. 



Richard Whitine and Johnny 
Mercer are writiiig song numbers 
for Rudy Vallee's forthcoming War- 
ner pic, 'Mr. Melody • Tunesters re- 
cently turned in dittiies for 'Ready, 
Willing aiid Able,' at WB. 



Charles Henderson, . signed : to a 
new Universal contract; has been 
loaned, to" 20th-Fox to : work oh the 
Irving Berlin pile, 'On the Avenue.' 



• . Jack Scholi, Who CoUabed. on tunes 
;£pr 'Cherokee. Strip' at Warners, also 
isr playing - a; bit in the lin." , iScholl 
previo.ugly was'an actor. 



(Continued from page, 
by Chelsea's Neediest Families Com- 
mittee. Othets to participate in the 
program are Vincent Lopez, Thelma 
Votipka, George , Standing, Sigurd 
Nilssen, Sidney Smith, and the choir 
from Old St. Peter's. 



WFBM, Indianapolis, got the call 
on the 'Gold Diggers of 1937' air- 
tour prepared script. • Was put on 15 
minutes, Monday -(7 ) with ; the ten 
pix beauties and Fred Lawrence, 
who arrived on the special plane in 
IndianapoMs SatV (4) a.m. and 
left today (8) for Kansas City. Made 
personal appearance at Lyric, vaude- 
fllm house, Monday eve. (7 ), 

Harry MoTigrue, former WIRE, In- 
difinapolis, sports announcer, now 
managing the Drug Trade Products 
air-show on , WGN, Chicago, received 
one of the six engraved gold time- 
pieces given by General Mills to 
sport announcers. 

; kXBT, Kansas last -week 

took up their option On Wait Loch- 
man's yearly ■ contract. Lochman is 
station's ace sports announcer and 
last fall tied for first prize in Gen- 
eral Mills' baseball-announcer's con- 
test. .[■ 



broadcasts iplus inspirational articles. 
Steel Corp, ordered 10,000. 

Joe Weed named; national sales 
representative for Station 'WNEW, 
New York, last week. , 

France Laax, announcer, 
KMOX, . recovering from appendec- 
tomy operation at St John's hospital, 
St. Louis. ■' • " 



; ken Ellloston, WFBM, Indianap- 
olis, newscaster, guest speaker for 
Indiana University extension class, in 
'Radio Script Writing.! Blanche 
Young, who regularly teaches this 
class, en route to Washington, D. C., 
to attend first national conference on 
educational . broadcasting for three 
days. 



Teddy Pedersen, Danish band 
leader, visiting New Ifork for a 
couple weeks. Petersen's regular 
stand is the Wivex restaurant, Co- 
penhagen. 



Lou . Holder, Joe Goodwin - and 
Jjarry Shea cOUabed 'Ranch in 
the Sky/ Published by Milton WeiL 



Jan Garber has penned a new or- 
chestration entitled 'Rhythm o'Clock.' 



/Lovable,* new song of George 
Bugbee, sports editot of The Press-? 
Scimitar and former Texas orches- 
tra leader, had its radio premiere 
over WREC/ Memphis, Saturday, 
Played by . Leonard Keller's Hotel 
Peabody Orchestra. ■ 



Meyer Davis orchestras in Florida 
and Berhiuda. during the month in- 
clude Roy Goihfort, Winoy Park 
hotel,. St. Petersburg, Fla.,; Dec. 
.12; Walter MiUer, . Breakers hotel, 
Palm Beach, on Dec. 15; Earl Fox, 
TMncess hotel, Bermuda, Dec. "21; 
Alien Subei,' Carlouel Yacht Club, 
Clearwater, Fla., Dec. 31; Al Davles, 
Clarendon,. Daytona Beach, Fla., Dec. 
31; Lon Chassy,. Hollywood Beach 
hotel, Hollywoodj_ Fla.; Dec. 31; 
Bernie Dolen, McFaddeh. Deauville, 
Miami Beach, Dec; 31; Bill Marshall, 
Ponce de Leon, St. Augusti , Fla., 
Jan. 9, and Cy Delman Kehtuckians, 
Whitehall, Palm Beach, on Jaii. 15. 



Tex Fletcher, 'Lonely Cowboy' on 
WOR, New York, getting a part in 
the 'Git Along Little Dogi ' legit 
show. 



Willy . Schubert, director of St. 
iuovdi German theatre, has inaugu^ 
rated a new "German; program, on 
KMOX three tiiniies 'weekly for Kelly 
Clothing Co. ■' 

Edgar Kobak home several days 
'from Lord & Thomas with ilu, 

Bess Winburn, formerly with jMax 
Factor's cosiiietics, now doin^ ijfidio 
dramatics on Philip Morris, program. 

Joe Ryan, manager WFAB, 
N. Y., laid low with the flu. 



Niles, Field & Associates, station 
reps, has added station WABI, Bian- 
gor, '^e., toMts list. 1 



Bob Steel, from west coast, new, 
announcer at WTIC, Hartford. 



Laura with World 

Broadcasting i New York. Previ- 
ously .Staff Pianist on WTIC, Hart- 
ford. ■■ 



Frlm Sisters, who been on 

Shell Chateau and Luckies, are sing- 
ing for KWK, St. Louis. 



Woody Woods, p.. a. for WHO, Des 
Moines, to Washington _for confer- 
ence oh education in radio. ' ■ 



WIP, Philadelphia, will sign off 
hour early Satiurday (19) liight. so 
entire staff, including announcers, 
operators and engineers, : attend 
Prexy Ben Gimbel's ristmas 
shindig at Penn A* G. 



Marx Loeb is new assistant pro- 
grarh director aV WlP, Philly< teaih' 
ing with Margaret Hanley as lieu- 
tenant to Jimmy Allan. 



Chester Lattck and Norri^ GofI 
(Liim and Abher) while in Louis 
ville to. fill ah engagement at. the 
Ben Aii theatre, talked business with 
C. R. Valentine, a licensed horse 
trainer who . was cpmihissioned to 
cast about for a likely coming three 
year-old prospect that .had Derby 
possi ilitiesi. 



Glen Parker exiting as mikeman 
for WMCA, New York, to join an- 
nouncing staff of CB$. Meantime 
Joseph Boley comes in as ieler 
from KQV, Pittsburgh. 



WHO Iowa. Barn Dance FroUc f ear 

tured the famous Cherry Sisters on 
their Dec. 12 * broadcast from^ the 
Shrine auditorium. -They sliared 
honors; with Phillip Morris' 'Little 
Johnnie,' who appeared in the same 
show* 



Iowa web's contribution to the 
Mutual, cpast-to-coast celebration 
will be Orville Foster orcheslra, 
Dick Teela and Gwynie Neil as High 
Qhd ' Low, Aileen Grennell, Dale 
Morgan as mi.c. and Bill Spargrove 
as narrator. 



Prlsclila Wayne, Des Moines Reg- 
ister and Tribune colunmist, heading 
the Iowa network's show in Christ- 
mas Road charity drive. 



Gabriel Heattcr, WOR-Mutual 
.Broadcasting c o m tti e n t a t o r, has 
scripted a book c£dled: 'Faith,' ^hich 
is to he issued day before Xmas by 
Haddon Craftsmen, at $2i50 a throw. 
Contains reprints of some of his 



Last Week's 




National best sellers in sheet music this past week will be a regu- 
lar chart ' in Varbety- (every week. The trade will be interested in 
comparing the -selling 'relativity to the inost-^)layed-oh-:the-air tabii- 
lations, shown elsewhere oh this page. Song title and publisher of 
the best selling 25 are included; only the title of the song is recorded 
in the air plugs. / 

Chapel in the Moonlight. .... . . , ; i , . . . ..Shapiro 

•Pennies From Heaven .Select 

.tit's De-Lovely , . . . . . ...... . . ... . . . ... . . .Chappell , 

•Way You Look Tonight ......... . . ... . . . .. . ^ . . . . ; . . Chappell 

South Sea Island Magi > . . . . . .. ... ..... .Select 

•I'll Sing 1,000 Love Songs. ... . . . . . . i . . . . . , . . ........ .Remick 

•I've Got You Under My Ski , . , . . . . ; . ... . . . . . . i . . . .Chappell 

Organ Grinder's Swing .... . . .Exclusive 

•When Did You Leave ileaven? . ... ; . . . . ........ ....... .Robbins 

•You Turned the Tables on Me. ^Movietone 
Who Loves You?.. . i . . . , ; , . ...... . ... .... . . i i , , . . . ... ..Morri 

Santa Claus is Coming to Town . . ; . . ... ... . , . ... ... , . . . . 

♦Talking Thru My Heart .:. ... . . . ... . ... ... ... , . , . . .... .Famous 

Did You Mean It? • ..... • . : . . . . . .... . . . . . . .Berliii 

•One,, Two, Button Your Shoe. . . . . ; . . ...... ... . .. ... . .Select 

When My Dream Boat Gomes ... . . i ..... ... ..... . . . . .Witmark 

.Close to Me . . . .. . ., .T.B. Harms 

Love, What Are ,v. . ; . .T. B. Harms 

JNight. is Youn ........ ... .. .......... .. Words & Music 

,;. So. Do I , i ,. i i ,., . . , »....:. . Select 

♦You Do the Darndest Thi ..... . . ... . , . . . . ... .... ..Movietone 

•Easy to Love ......... . . ........ .... . . . . . . . . .... Chappell 

tMidnight Blue ; . v .... ... . ; .Robbins 

♦Here's Love In Your Eye; .... . , Famous 

♦With Plenty of Monej! and You . . ; . , . , • '..;...,.>... .HarmS. Inc. 
* Indicates filmusical song, i Indicates stage production son The 
others are pops. 



Pepper beverage .on. special 
Dixi network- each Sunday, after- 
noon from Dallas has taken WSGN, 
replacing WAPI, Birmingham. 



Clyde Penny joins WTAR Norfolk 
from WBIG, Greensboro, N. C. 

Harriet Hllllardi returns to Robert 
Ripley's Baker's program Dec. 27. 
She will remai with Ozzie Nelson 
and Ripley until recalled to Holly- 
wood by RKO additional film 
chores. 



Berhander, production man- 
ager of WNBR, Memphis, and 
Katheryn Williams, staff pianist of 
WMC, slated for marriage Dec. 19. 



. Warner Bowden, commercial 
agent for WMC, has been elected 
a director, of the Memphis Junior 
Chamber of Commerce. . 



ernlce Welch of Utica new staff 
vocalist at station WSYR, Syracuse. 



Eddie Lambert Set as 

Pro Mgr. of Marks 

Eddie Lambert has become profes- 
sional manager' of the Edward : . 
Marks Music ' Co. 

He was formerly with Harms, Inc., 
aiid Witmai-k. ' ^ 



MHIS' ANNUAL CONFAB 

Jack Mills has called in the dis- 
trict managers of Mills ]^usic. Inc., 
for their annual h.o. conference this 
week. ' 

Out-of-town huddlers will include 
Maurice Staub of Chicago, Leonard 
Wilson of Cleveland, /Jack Levinson 
of Boston, and Jack Ecoff of Phila- 
delphia. 

CRAWFOBD'S SHEET DEAL 

: Hollywood, Dec. 15. 
Crawford Music Co. will handle 
sheet music oh seven tunes in the 
Pinky Tomlin-Toby Wing picture, 
'With Love and Kisses,' for Maurice 
Conn. 

Producer closed previously with 
Bruns^Tck for discs. 





.Defini 



ME 

Big Walt* Hit 



LQVEM/VHAT ARE YOU 
DOING TO MY HEART 



BOCCO VdCCO, C^en. Mgr. 




Tmtnts 



Tbe. Sensational Bnlind 



When My 







] '.. Thru the Courtesy of Love 

M. WITMARK & dONS 
ji ISBO Sixth Ave., RCA JBIdr., N. T. 
G^BLIE WABREN, Prof. 



PLASHES 



tH RILLING THE 
WORLD 

(TONIGHT) 

THE NEW BALLAD 
SENSATION! 



SAM FOX 

I ] ' C S X T ( 1 A V I f 



The New 
Schwartz and Di 



4k 



UHDER 



SPEW 

Featured by Headli 
of the Airt 



MOVIETONE 
MUSSC CORPORATION 

I 2 5 0 SIXTH AVENUE. 



N t W Y O a. K 



udspp's 

The Moor 

Grinning At Me 



5 



.froiit the .Cotion t'lub Punide 

That's What You 
Mean To Me 

COPPER COLORED GAL 

ALABAMA 

DOIN' THE SUZI-Q 



i .yiCTOK--ijr«rT 



^cfliiesdiif* December 16, 1936 

' *" — • • .. ' — '-■ — • -- ■ — ^ 



hi U S I c 



VARfETY 



53 






YHlSTABLrSHOWSTHE LEADING SIX SELLERS IN SHEET MUSIC AND PHONOGRAP^ RECORDS GATHERED FROM ThIE 
SALES MADE DURING NOVEMBEB. BY tHE LEADING MUSIC jpBBERS AND DISC DISTRIBUTORS IN THE TEIRR 

6 Best Sellers in Sheet Music as Reported by Leading Jobbers 



REPORTS 
EiRRlTORIES 





mmw 



Bom— No. 1 



So ar— No. f 



'fiOBI-^NO. » 
flp«t«— No. t 



NEW YORK 



'The Way You Look Tonleht' 



'When Did You Leavie Heaven?^ 



g'H Sine You 1»000 Love Songs^ 



'South Sea ftland Magic* 



'Chapel in the Moonlight 



'A Fine Eomance' 



GHICAGO 



;The; Way You Look Tonight' 



'When Did You Leave Heaven^ 



•South Sea Island Blagic' 



'Chapel in the Moonlight* 



'A Fine Romahipe' 



fMe and the Moon* 



LOS ANGELES 



!The Way Yoii Look Tonight* 



'South Sea Island Magic* 



'When Did You Leave ■ Heaven?* 
TU Sing You LflQO LOve Songs* 
'A Fine \Boinance* . . . .. 
Tm an Old Cowhand* 



5 Leading Phonograph Labels Re 
I Sid« responsible for the major 'Ales only is re^^ Where It is impossible to determine the side respohuble jF<>r 

the sales, both sides are mentioned : 



RECORDS RETAIJJNG AT jSc 



BBt)NSWICK-*l4r««, 1 
■■ BBUNSWICK^N*. i 



^BVNSWICK^N*. 3 



BBVNSWICK-^N*. 4 



lBiJNSincS-rN*r* 



'My M*Ian«hd|y Baby' >I dried for Yon* 

(Teddyl Wilson Orch.) 


'Who Loves Yon?* (Ted Wolfson Orch.) 


'Who Loves You?* .'With Thee I Swingf 

(Teddy Wilson Orch.) ; ; 


'Who Love* You7"With Thee I Swings 

(Teddy Wilson Orch.) 


<Way Yon Look Tonight' (Ted Wolfson 
Orchi) >. 


'Way You Look Tonight' (Teddy Wilson 
Orch.) : . ■■■ , 


'Way Yon Look Tonight,"Easy to Love' 

(Teddy Wilson Orch.) 


'It*s De-Lovely' (Xjeo .B;eisman Orch.) 


'Better Get Off Your High Horse/ 'Sum- 
mer Night* (Russ Morgan Orch. ) 


'Way Yon Look Tonight.* ^Piek Yourself 
Up*^ (Fred Aistaire, Johnny Green 

■ ''Orch.). ••■ -. I- - 


'Pennies: From Heaven* (Hal Kemp 
0rch;) 


'A Fine Bdmancc' (Fred Astaire, Johnny 
Green Orch.) 


Tiae Bomaaee/ 'WaHi in Swinr 'I^™*' 
(Johnny Green Orch.) < . 


'Chapel in Uie Moonlight* (Nat Brand- 
wyhncOrch.) . 


'Organ Grlndcrrs Swing' (Hudson-De- 
; iLange Orch,) 


'It*s De-Lovely/ 'You've Got Something' 

(Leo Biei^an Orch.) 


'Metoncholy Baby* (Ted Wolfson Orch.) 


It Happened, In Chicaigo/ 'Scared* 

(Freddy Martin Orch.) 



(CdLin|IBIA-rN<»4 



. GOLUMBIAr-No* 
COLUMBlA-rNo. 3^ 
COLUMBIA— -No. 4 



CQLVMBI/t— Now S 



C0L1IMBIA-r:N(«, t 



'BallAOBScy/ 'BwrreHiouse' (Mills Blue 
Rhythm Orch.) 



'Moon ris CMwrinff, at Ble/ ^Showboat 
Shuine* (Mills Bhie Rhythm Orch:) 



'Whateha Gonna Po?' 'It AH Begins and 
^nds^ (Frank Froeba Orch.) 



'Bide, Bed, BMe«' 'Congo Caravan* (Mills 
Blue Rhythm Orch^) 



'When My Baby Smiles at Me/ 'Keep 
a Little Sunshine in Your Heart (Ted 
Lewis Orch.) 



'Some of These Days/ 'Bugle Call Bag^ 

(Ted liewis Orch.) 



'Barrelhouse' (Mills lue Rhythm 
(OrchJ 



'Showboat Shuffle' (Mills Blue Rhythm 
Orch.) 



'Organ. Grinder's Swing* (Frank. Froeba 
■ 'Orch.) 



'It AH Begins and Ends With You* 
(Frank Froeba Orch.) 



'Mcrry^Go-Bound' (Mills Blue Rhythm 
Orch.) 



'Ih a Sentimental Mood' (Mills Blue 
Rhythm Orch.) 



'South Sea Island Magic/ The Palm 
Treeis Sing Alioha* .(Andy Ibna. OtcIl) 



'Organ Grinder's Swing' (Frank Froeba 
Orch.) 



'Moon Is Grinning at Me/ 'Showboat 
Shuffle' (Mills Blue Rhythm Orch.) 



'Ride, Bed, Bide/ 'Congo Caravan' (Mills 
Blue Rhythm Orch.) 



'Rhythm of the; Waves/ 'My Hawaii' 

(Danny Stewart Orichj) 



'Ev'ryone Is Singing Hawaiian/ 'Fare- 
well, My Honolulii Sweetheart' (Dan- 
ny Stewart Orch.) 



VICtOB— N*. 1 



VICTpK-No; S 

vicioB— N»nr 
yioTOB^Norr 



VlCTOB-^NiiTr 



'Yon Turned the Tables/ 'There's Love 
: in Yotr Eye* (Benny Goodman Orch;) 

'Love Me. or Leave Me/ 'Exactly Like 
You' (Benny Goodman Orch.) 



'Way Yon Look Tonight^' 'Fine Ro- 
.manee* (Guy Lombardo) 



'It's De-Lovely/ 'You've Got Something' 

(Eddy Duchin Otch.) 



'South Sea Ishrnd Maglo/ TU Sing 1,000 
Lbve -Songs' .(Eddy Etuchin Orch. ) 



'Will You Remember/ 'Boad to Par- 
adiise' (Wayne King Oi'ch.) 



'Exactly Like You' (Benny Goodman 
Orch.) . 



'Chapel in the Moonlight' (Richard 
Himber Orch.) 



'Bldlnir High' (Guy Lombardo Orch.) 



'Organ^ Grinder'^ Swing* (Benny Good- 

man Orch.) ; ... 

It's De-Lovely' (Shep Fiields Orchu) 



'Got. You Under My Skin* (Ray Noble 
Orch.) ' 



'Way You : L<»ok Tonight* (Guy : Ldm 
bardo Oi-ch. ) 



'PH Sing Ybu 1.099 L«y« Songs' (Eddie 
. Duchin Orch.) 



'Chapel in the MoonUght' (Richard 
Himber Orch.) 



'When Did You Leave Heaven?' (Guy 
Lombardo Orch.) 



'You Turned the: Tables en Me' (Benny 
Goodman Orch.) . , 



'Organ Grinder's Swiik^' (Benny Good 
mail. Orch,) 



RE:C0RDS RETAILING At 3Sc 



kliViS BIBDHtNo. 1 


'Chapel in; the Moonlight/ 'You're 
Everything Sweet' (Shejp Fields 
Orch.) ; , 


'Chapel in the Moonlight' (Shep ields 
Orch.) 


'Way You Look Tonight' (Shep Fields 
Orch.) 


iSLUE BDUKi^NO. % 


'It's De-Lovely/ Wintertime . Dreams' 
(Ship Fields Orch.) 


'It*s De-rLovely' (Shep Fields Orch.) 


'I'll Sing You 1,000 Love Songs' (Tempo 
King Orch.) 


ilLVE BIRD— No. 3 


'Yen Stole My Heart/ 1 Hate MyselT 
(Tampa Red Orch.) 


'You Do the Darndest Things' (CHiarlie 
iBarnet Orch.) :' 


'Chapel in the Moonlight' (Shep Fields 
Orch.) 


bLUE BIBD-^No. 4 


'Old Yoi» Mean It?' 'Floatln' Down to 
Cotton Town* (Charlie Bar net Orch.) 


'Let's Put Our Heads Together' (Frank 
Daily Orch.) « 


'When Did YOU Leave Heaven?* (Charlie 
Barnet Orch.) . 


bLVE Bntpr-Ko. S 


'Let Me ;CaU You Switetheart/ 'Easy 
. Like' (Wingy Mannone Orch.> ■ 


'When My Dreain Boat Comes Home' 
(Shep Fields Orch.) 


'You Turned the Tables on Me' (Tempo 
King Orch). 


llLUE Bmp^No. • 


'I Was Saying to the Moon/ 'Swlngin' 
the Jinx A Way' (Tempo King Orch.) 


'To Maryr-With Love' (Tempo King 
Orch.) 


'Organ Grinder's Swing' (Tempo King 
Orch.) 


bBCCA— N(ti 1 


'Organ Grinder's Swing/ 'Sleepy Time 
Gal' (Jimmie Luncefofd Orch.) 


'Chapel in the Mronllght' (Mai Hallett 
Orch.) 


'South Sea Island Magle' (Bing Ci'osby ) 


bECCA— No. t 


'Let's Call a Heart a Heart/ 'Pennies 
From Heaven' (Bing Crosby ) 


'Pennies From Heaven* (Bing Crosby) 


'Way You Look Tonight' (Henry King 
Orch.) , 


bECCA— No. 3 


'I'm an Old Cowhand/ 1 Can't Escape 
From You* (Bing Crosby) 


'Who Loves You?* (Reggie Childs Orch. ) 


'Organ Grinder's Swing' (Jimmy Lunce- 
ford Orch.) 


bECCA~N«. 4 


'So Do 1/ 'One/Two, Button Your Shoe' 

(Bing Crosby) 


'Easy to Love* (Henry King Orch.) 


'I'll Sing You 1,000 Lbve Songs' (Henry 
King Orch.) 


bliCCAr^Nfli. S 


'St. Louis Blues/ |Sweet Sue' (Joe Dan- 
iels Orch.) . ' 


'You Do the Darndest Thiiigs' (Joe 
Sanders Orch. ) . 


'You Turned the Tables pn Me' XJan 
Garber Orch.) 


WcCA~N«. f 


'On a Cocoanut Island/ 'Toi You, Sweet- 
heart Aloha' (Louis Armstrong Orch.) 


'You'll Have to Swing It* (Chick Webb 
Orch.) r 


'St. Louis Blues' (Joe Daniels Qrch.) 






Death of Del Lyon, 51-year-oid radio salesman; in Lbs Angeles Nov; 25, 
naa an ironic twist. Lyon's sideline for years had been that of a sohg- 
rSrf^ r^^ it wasn't until recently that one of his tunes, 'The One Rose 
jAnat s Lett in My. Heiart,' started to show signs of becoming a hit. Shapiro, 
jJernst^in fie Co. acquired the publishing rights to the number ifter band 
leaders, who had hieard Decca's recording! of ihH nuliiiber, made inquiries 
lor copies; Lyon, with the tune's co-author, Lani Mclntire, had; printed 
we song .th^miseiyes several years ago,, but got nowhere with it. 



irt?^^' ^y^"^y» Australia, is tising Variety's Most Played tabulations to 
T^-p" performance popularity, of the latest releases from 

' th -^^^^y 3""^ the HollSrwood studios. Anzac station has arranged 
"•^ ^J^tail shipper of phonograph records lft New York to keep QSM 
tab 1 +• recorded versions of the tunes contained in these weekly 

«Duiations. Station will carry a weekly progtam billed as containing 
we numbers most peirformied in the U. s; A. and interpreted by the lead-r 
wg American dance bands. 




f """V f wiusner s swuncn worK in \ 

^wns. conti'ibute for th^ holiday time fund. 



cipal 



tuh»f 1??*" ' Americian sohgwiriter now living i , has hiad three 

sti^rv^ * I'l?***^ Francis-Day and has two others coming out v/ith the 
«mp of the Henry Leinoinc Music Co. Trio \vith Francis-Day* which 



credit Maurice .Mag as collaborator, 
Moon' anid 'Lost at Sea/ 



'No Wonder I Smile/ 'September 




New York; bee. 
Sheet; music; business brightened, 
somewhat in .November, but the go-, 
ing' didn't iget:^ sharp until toward 
ihe of ; the;.mdnthi when such 
tiines as 'In the Chapel in the Moon- 
light' (Shapiro) and Til , iSing You 
1,000 Lovie Songs' (Remick) proved 
to b^ the right hypos, iv Phonograph^ 
record field maintained. pai-titu-' 
larly strong stride. > 

Among the bi^st seller sextet, 
film tunes in November still held the 
balance favor. Of the ' , the 
npnrfllmers were .'Chapel' ind 'South 
Sea Island Magic' (Select). Rur> 
nei-SrUp for the month 1 included 
•Until the Real Thing Come^ Along' 
(Ghappell); 'A Star FeU Out of 
Heaven* (Robbihs)/ ^Tennies irom 
Heaven* (Select), 'Met and the Moon* 
(Berlin), 'Talking Thrbugh My 
Heart' (Famous) and 'Organ Grind- 
*r^ Swing' (Exclusive).; 

'Chapel' toot the saJes lead witli 
the turn into December iahd gives 
indication of toppii^ all others , in 
total turnover on the montlu Other 
numbeirs that show signs of promise 
aire 'Here's Lov(t: in Youir Eyes' (Fa- 
mous), 'Close to Me' (T, B, Harms), 
Through the Courtesy of Lpye* 
(WitrtiarkX; rMickey^ Mouse's Birth- 
day PattyV V (l^lin)- My 
Dreamboat Comes Homer (Witmark) 
and the * ight Is Voung' (Words & 
Music). 

Benny Gobdmah accoimted for 
Victor's first two best during No- 
vember, ^frhile Shep Fields did the 
isame in the case of the same' com- 
pany*$ cheaper, label. Blue Bird. 
Teddy Wilson went one better for 
Bruiiswick and - garnered tW iBrst *' ^ 
three places. In the c^s(^ of Detca, 
Jimmy Luncefotd ieased Bing C;rbsby 
out of. the ace pQsitipii. 



Chicago, Dec 15. 
Busi throiighoMt the musie 
field perked considerably during No- 
vember and is still on its clitnb, 
with the peak b( the seison expected 
in January, which noxmally the 

best music montii 

Plenty running iii the 

sheet with 'Me and 

Moon' just nosing but such songs a3 
•I'll Sing Ybii i;000 Love Songs,' 
'Pennies from Heaven' and 'Midnight 
Blue.' Of course, 'Ch^l in the 
Moonlight,' which nibbed the fourth 
spot in the November list, wiai; head ; 
ttie December runhing by ; a wide 
margin. Looks like about the 1>ig- 
gest seller of the yeiat on pace al- 
ready . Also . , coming sjtronig> but 
which^Jdidn't hit the blue ribbon lirt, 
was 'It's De-Lovely/ 

With the standout exception 
•Chapel,' most Of the tunes in the 
platter section were swing and Wah- 
wah; numbers; Mills Blue Rhythm 
Band ran away with the Columbia 
list, which is having a pretty tough . 
time lately diie to infrequent re- 
leases: Ted Wolfson snatohed three 
in the . Brunswick parade; : Benny 
Goodman rated three winners in the 
Victor list, while Shep Fields cor- 
ralled thriee for Bluebird. 



Francis Craig's makes oil a remote pickup >vhiqh 

NBC has brought out. of the south . ^regular schedule.- Craig, Vl^ho is 
spotted at the Heritage; hotel, Nashviile, gets over the ried (WEAF) link 
through WSM for a half hoiir Monday ni^h^. / 

James , Melton and Kenny iSargent, i>o\v with Casa Loma, got their air 
debut While with Craig's organization,, and Phil the drums 

in the same: outfit. : 



Harry and Jeff Clarkson, father and isbn, writers of 'Hortie,* smash seller 
pf , 10 years ago, are . back on Ti Alley with a tuine, 'No SUn,' . which 

Jack Mills is - publishing. Lou Leamah,:. .who . arranged for MiUs, id the 
melody. 



Homer Ciapehart Whose Capehart automatic phonographs are first reailly 
catching : oh, improved economic conditiohs, has been out of the firrii 
f Or" several years, :He's now with Wurlitzer in N. Y. iritere-sted in: 
£|nOth^r type of automatic phonograph. 



. Victor Young is bieing cbngratted by his Hollywood coniemps for turn- 
ing put what is believed to be a redord : score • for 'Maid of Salem' , at 
Param<>uri.t., .Within a week's -time he compos^, arranged and irectcd 
632 pages oir music. 



, Johnny Johnson's b&nd opened at 
Radisson .hotel, Minneapolis, /this 
week, to stay ovier the holiday seii- 
fibn. Returns to New Kenmore 
hoteli Albiany, in mid- January, 



AI Dubin and Harry Warren haye 
finished 'Mr., and Mrs. Doakes,' a 
torcher, and 'My Silver Dollar Man,' 
for the Bette Dayls starrer, /Marked 
Woman,' at Warners. . 



Smash put West 

Los An^ele^, Diec; 
Booming year for music biz looks 
to be topped by sma^h Christmas 
season. ;PickUi> has idready been: 
felt in both, records and sheet music. 
All disk companies report heavy sai|b^ 
in 35c and 75c fields., 

Honors for past month go to 
Jerome Kern's 'The Way YoU Look 
'Tonight.' Tune from Radio's 'Swing 
Time' copped No. 1 /ispot in sheet 
mtisic as well as iwo firsts in record 
listings. 'Organ Grihder'is Swi ' is 
holding Up v,rell. Although not listed 
in paper sales. Will Hudson's num- 
ber sold strongly in this bracket, 

'Chapel in the Moonlight' looks 
like the comer in sheet music hete. 
Sales very heavy in last few, days 
of November, but '.Chapel' hasn't 
been on boards- long enough to cop 
spot among first six. 

Among bands, Guy Lombardo 
came back on periodical spurt for 
Victor. Teddy Wilson carried 
Brunswick banner,, while Fred As- 
taire- Johnhy Green, combo' could 
hold Only one place, this with 'A 
Fine Romance.' Benny (Goodman' 
came back after a lapse, taking last 
two Victor spots. 



54 



VARIETY 



yAUDE^NIf C CLUBS 



Wednesday, December 16, 1935 




bi Bidto; jMy Puts Ban on Lions 



Baltimore^^ Dec. 
lady s Cote; 22, dancer, died at 
University hospital Friday (1 J ) after 
havihs been hiauled by a lion oh the 
stafce. of thb Hippodrothe in the ^Cit- 
cU? de Pairee' priit three -pre- 

Accident ofturr^d at the sujjper 
shgiw Tuesday (8). Miss Cote, billed 
Mile. iUahzbfte, did a specialty 
dance ' .^he clig*? with seven lions;; 
At cbntiiuSiori of he)r tbuiihe she was 
itecustomed to emittihg ■.. a small 
shriek and waving a lace, veil >h .face 
of one oiE animals, while the traiher, 
koble Hamite^t^ 

At /cohciiision of act, as tike cur"- 
tains Whipped l&ack, . ex 
erice yieWr one of the, beasts pounced 
dn her* Before >ianiiteif could reach 
; sidle bf ^Miss Cote : and drsig off the 

Uoii : W th?- Iftar^^ 
badly claiwed. ^ 
V Hainiteir had, apparehtly; no cart- 
ridges oh hand, having: exploded the 
te^nainihg ' in | the . revolver ; 

lyheii the lion iflrst attacjked. When 
thaV did niOt ivail; he attacked tlie 
' ; imal ■ with (hi^; hands ^o a 

reSctoe^!.r .. . ■■•^'-.j^' . - r 

. Tr»iisfosl0ji iJoesnH H^^ 
At the ihbspital Miss Clote's.condi^ 

' tioh iiras at tost report^^ p.k„ and. 
she exiprtssed t^^ visiting: reporters 
the hope thai she .would, he back in 
^Ct within a pionth,. Late Thiirsday 
ievenihg^ gahgren^ set , * tier 

. VoundSi "A .blood transfusion; w^^ 
igii^eh 'by. ; prpfessiohal donor after 
the ilipp's m^nagfet; BerM^^ Seaman, 
thi*<Be Ushers attd stage d Pus 
ilBtown't9*ere' tested and tiirhcd tiowh.; 

*Circusj!de Paree' is- current 'at 
I'fliy's,: 5PhlUyi but the Itbh act is not 

ibein]^ 'Used,, due to ban Established by 
the Pitte Department iSanhihg 
act was teported prompted by acci- 

"Tdpnt :toere; 'although turn; 'was hot 
inibn^ a girVdaricer i.tt cage,; 

iiiit just. Hamiti^ir pacing cats 
jHjUgli stunts,: ia.s he;^ did through 

: jast ds!ys of engagement ti 
, Managenieht of the Hipip^ on Fri- 
day (tl) did some self >^!en.soring. oh 
iSlm .cwrent, ;Tennies from Heaiven' 
. (Gbl)/ iliei'jei's v footage in, 

Vvhich Edith ^'ifiibwa is Jtold,* M you're 
not catfefUi -;|he wiil get yOu.* 
^jn^ie^-s^QlUbhiie Hvasi deleted fbi feiar 
it -WOiU^^ a^udiences this 

■weekv!'' Vi.V:- 

. Coroner's 

Yesterday (filonday) the coroner's 
ict held: that Miss Cote's death 
was 'an tm|ivoidabl«j. accidajt;due tO 
her b-yirh negUgencfe.' .Verdict was 
4Teaichedl^iaftet; 27 vQieinbers .of tiie 
•^CirOUs de Pm^ unit came down 
.■from PhUly to testij^i After hOat> 
ihg thfe testlmbhy the police coroner' 
said thi?;.dancbr had eVidiehtly failed 
to 'take^tbpbr I caution ;whei\ Workr. 
ing ih ctage with cats because, of 
■^ersohiirlambitioh and pique due to 
.,:netvs4>a^er critics/ 
■;: - Members of the -uiiit testified that 
.lyiiss: <^bte .had resentied ^lnfavorable 
piress .COmmOnt on he which 
•tbmed heir .tUT^^ in the .cage 'tame 
, ^tuff Acts jciaim^d she Vas: always 
attempting to Work!o'ut devioi^-W^^ 
of . maki -'.the turn ' ' ' ';,i,'dan.^ 



Qri>h, Meiriphis, Majr 

Ajg^^iii Go Vaudfiliii 

Memphis, Dec. 15; 
rpheum,- of the two largest 
Memphis theatres, is on the open 
rental market, , with prospects re- 
ported good for its reopen ing with a 
vaudefllm,.policy« W. flavry Johnson^ 
Shreveport, La., italist, con-, 
sidering ' the :deali: 

Except for the ' recent showing of 
.George White's .'Scandals,' :':.prpheum 
has beien closed\for a year. 



DEIROIT'AYMAW 
RIUtSKO)SM 



. ipetroit, Dec. 15. 
Ful^le Attempts, to"- prosecute under 
resent state:ljawiia 
officials" to! . # city" inance 

prbhibitihg .i>rof essiOniil .appearahces 
Of minors in theaitresi Iffew law, now 
being prepared by Nathaniel H. 
Goldstick, assistant corporatiOh coun- 
, i^ due for hearing bef ore , com- 
mon council next week. , \ 
; .A committee, fOriried after humer- 
ous\ cbmi^I^ints f rbm parents, and the- 
atre-igoers; . charged that: theatres 
evade present state law by disguising 
thb minori as 'jimateurs,' competing 
f ioit prizes. /The: nfew .brdihartce is be- 
■ .ing drafted 'with . teeth' : .tb . jirevent 
kids undbr 15 frpm making appearr 
ahces WhatsoVer theatres and 
iteries. 



litke 



emvay 



This correspohdeht knockied 'Kid: 
I^^umonia' for the count. Many 
thanks for the wires and good wishes. 

■Brian Tracy,; out bf the hbspital, 
doiiig wfell, and bafck the NVA 
lodge. , / i.: 

." Alicb Carman, .who saw something 
like IQ years Of this Adirondack 
bzohing, takes the Chief for "Califor- 
nia, where she Will try that kind of 
air , for a- mess bf sinus trouble. 

fiill Jaiiney, who Was operated on 
last w€H?k, is back at the lodge, bet- 
tier .iahd stronger. ,. 

i>Olph Singer, who it NVA lodging. 
Shot iti aind out of the big town for 
a week of Ibok^ ^ Between cure 
periods he's squi ing funny sayings 
fOr the air.: . 

Alexander WooUcott, ogling this 
main^s tbSVn Via dog slied while Week- 
ending at the Glenwood estate. Mr. 
arid Mrs. Gprald Murphy doing the 
host thinig; ^ 

John Louden, NVA-ite and veteran 
ozoner, producing a legit ^how for a 
Ipcal organizatibn. 

; Write to those that you know in 
Sarainac and elsewhere that are sick. 

p (aoes HpllywoocI 

Hollywood, Dec. 

Joe Friscb .will make his Hbliy- 
wood debut aia an ,,m.c, for the floOr 
show at tho Club Esquire. 

Cbmic Coming here frorh. Ft. 
Wbrth. 



^iiae«ard« itt AValdoif 

f Hildegarde, NBd sustai ing singer, 
will open a week's engagement at 
the Sert Roonri of the Waldorf-As- 
toria N.Y., ^3ec, 2i; 

She replaces Eve Symington, who 
returns after the weelc's layoff. Hi!-, 
degarde also Will play a return 
sometime in Jantiary. Leo Reismah's 
orchestra has sUcceedOd G6orge Ham- 
ilton. Veloz arid Yolandaj dancers^ 
stay on. 



SIANliY'S OWN XMAS^ 
SHOW AFTER 5 UNITS 



Pittsburgh, Dec. 15. 
After five straight Uriits, Warriers' 
Stanley will build its own show for 
Christmas ' week around ' Herbert 
Miindin, flicker comic, arid Johnny 
Perkms; With latter will be Made-, 
lyri. Killeeri arid three acts 
and -possiblyv chorus li 

Perkins was coming to town /any- 
way for annual .Variety Club^Kt^; 
burgh Press-KDK A Christmas milk 
fund campaign and date fits in .with 
his. .plans. 
^Stanley contlriuing: tb ferid suitable 
stage .attractions few and . far- be- 
tween and possi ilities of full seasori 
Withbut .occasional week bf straight 
'ftims looks more airid more remote. . 



GnsiunaD Cracks Int'state 



Dallas, pec. 15, 
. WUbur; Cushnian has.;maintairied 
headquarters; in bne of the Iriterstate 
theatreiS here for 18 months but 
Until last wbek he had been unable 
to book . a shOw . on . Hobiitzelle- 
Q'DOrirteU time. 

His first IriterstWte ; date - will: be 
the Majestic, Fort Worth, ;Jari.. 7r9; 
by a sho^y headed by Karyl Norman. 

Through the local Music Corp. of 
Ariierica office^ ' Interstate also got 
Jan-Garber arid his orchestrai for the 
iMetropoUtan,- Houston; starting Jan. 
.15:. ■■ • ■ 



BAX£B-HUBSO]!I'S NEW 

Dallas, Dec. 15. , 
Fenton Baker and Hayden Hudson 
.aire , building ai new spOt in their 
Baker hotel here. Opened . Disc. 26 
with Ted tiQ Rito'a band. 



A Page Out of 

By. Joe LAiirie^ Jr. 





THE AFTER-PIECE 



■V 



iThe Af'TEA-yiECE vDas plaUed at 
the end of nearly all old variety-, stifnos, 
and. was participated in by the entire 
company. IRISH JUStlCB was one of 
the outstanding of all the after-pieces 
and has been written and. re-written 
hundreds.: of times with as many dif- 
ferent versions. If the. Judge was 
played' by ah Irish comedian it was: 
called 'IRISH JUSTICE': if a Dutch 
comic played the lead it , uiaa called 
'DUTCH JUSTICE,' arid, if a blackface 
comedian played the Judge, it. was 
called 'COLORED JUSTICE.' This is 
the author's version of IRISH JUSr. 
TICK.] 



, .Scener-T^purtroom- Judge's desk 
Up C. Prisoner's Box; L. Jury boJt 
It; Desk in front of Judge's stand. 
Chair R- and L for lawyer and diS'?; 
trict. attorney. ' 

|bast:-r-M} .P'Malley, th6 neW 
judge; Con, district attbrney; 
Guggenheim. attorney; Makbem; 
Welcome,' court officer^' HoOligan, 
victim of . hard luck; risoners, Virit- 
ness, jury, cops, etc. 
:. At operiingii^Everybocly. in 
douirt except the Judge. 
, Cbrt:— (TPo Ouggenheim) So ; now 
you're a laAvyer, ' OHow di it hap- 
pen?. 

• Guggr-^The Judgb.flxed'it for me: 
He wanted someone with liihi Who 
knew law j^o .I went through the col" 
lege, and the Judge met me outside; 
riow i'm a lawyer. 

Cop:-rHere comes the neW Judge. 
(Music jplays 'Wearing of the Green* 
as Judge enters L, while eVeryTbody 
looks R. He has large book under 
his ' arm and is .dressed with blabk 
robe and a battered hljgh hat They 
all. cheer as he gets up on stand and 
does funriy busiriess with his hat, 
flrially throwing it down). 

Judge:— barn that hat what's the 
matter with it? 

Gugg: — Yoii got a swell head this 
morning. , . 

- . judge: — ^There's nothing , -wrong 
with my head. It's been raining. 
This is orie of those hats that shrink 
ih the night, ^ 

don:-MDh, you got wet ■ did you?. 

Judge:— I did, INSIDE. Now you 
cops dO; a run and chase up soriie 
business. (ChorUs exits) Begorra, 
this is a grfeat. business. I'm the 
Judge, he's the District Attorney and 



New Boss' Ghaiifi^es 

Canton, Dec. 15.. 
Dick Edwards, exploitation man, is 
the new promotional director, of the 
Little Hofbrati, aCe night club here. 
He will charige the policy to three 
itlstead of two floor shovy^s nightly, 
arid also change the riariie o£ the 
Club. 

Oeorge .Williams' is in its 

10th Week at the club, ' 




in 





m 




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service it performs as the leading newspaper of the entire 
show world. 

Impartial and accurate in reporting news, expert in 
its reviews of all forms of entertainment, * Variety', because 
of its usef ulness, is an indispensable aid to the artist and the 
manager. • 

For nearly a third of a century ^Variety* has chroni- 
cled events of all fields of amusements. It has mirrored the 
changes and transitions. Its own news gathering organiza- 
tion hias steadily expanded until it encircles the globe. 

Not years alone account for its unique place in 
journalism ; but years of service, of independence and of 
vision are the reasons. 




3 1 sf Anniversary Edition 
To Be Published Late in December 



Reservatibhs JViay Be Sent to Any Variety Office 



NEW YORK 
154 West 46Ui St. 



LOS ANGELES 
1708 No. Vine St, 



CHICAGO 
54, W. Randolph St. 



LONDON 
8 St. Martin's PI. 



Who's that. 



now. open. 



you're ai liar— a lawyer, 
bum sleeping there? 

Qugg:— He's the. coiirt crier. 

Judge: r- (Judge hits p6l iceri\an 
with bladder on head,. who awakeiis.) 
Get a can opener and open this 
here court. 

■ Cop:— "This court 
Hear ye; Hear ye. 

Judge:-^We hear >ye,- 
blind'. What's the flrst case . 
docket? 

Con ;— The flrst cose your honor 
is a case Of bigamy. 

Judge:— Bring in Big Annie. (jPo- 
liceman executes a grotesque dance 
arid exits. The Judge just barely 
misses him with the bladder,) ' Say 
.what JS this? A dance hall? (Enter 
policOman with bigamist who goes 
'to ' stand.) Who's he /been murder- 
ing? .; .; ' 

:— Your honor,, is mai\ is not . 
a mui'derer, he has TWO wives arid 
the people demand he be punished. 

Judgo: — Oh, the people are Non- 
Competusrmentus. I'm the court- 
house. (Raps desk with large bung 
starter, which frightens Gugg' who 
jumps into policeman's arms-rafter 
laiigh, policeman drops him.) Have 
you anything to' put before this court 
bef 01^^ the case goes to the jury? 

Bigamist: -- Would $10,000 . be 
enough? (Takes oOt roll of bills:) 
(Everybody makes a grab for the 
bills, but Hooligan enters grabs 
money and exits.) 
, Judge: — Are you • 
guilty? • ,v 

igamist:r^YoU guess first Judge. . . 

Judge:— Officer, remove the rub- 
bish. He's discharged. (Cop takes 
bigamist off.) , 

Con: — demand to know on what 
grounds y;ou discharged the pris- 
oner? 

Judge: r-- On 
.giroUndS. , . ' 

Gugg:— But what kind "of justicft 
is this? 

Judge:— This is (local town) jus- 
tice. That man has TWO WIVES— 
I have ONE, He is punished 
enough. (Raps with mallet; Gugg 
and cop start a fl.ght, ) Order in fhia 
butcher sKop, What's the next case 
on the docket? 

Con:— The next case- your honor 
is a case of assault and battery. 

Judge:— Bring them both in. (Po* 
liceman exits with another furiny 
dance and Judge again Ijarely misses 
hfm; withibladder.) That cop is full 
of , tydia Pinkham's ' medici ' (Cop 
brings man in.) 

Con:— -This man ' is charged with 
hitting a cop. 

Judge:— That will cost you lliSO 
for hitting a cop. 

Man:— That's cheap (hands oyer 
money). 

Judge: — Say. that 11.50 means $11 
and 50 years in jail. 

Man:— But my doctor sez I won't 
live over 20 years. 

.Tudge:— Well, do all you can of it. 
Take' hirii away. (Policeman has 
fallen asleep and Judge hits him 
with bladder— cpp runs . off,)' Next 
case, (Cop brings irian in, icfi 
Hooligan,) 

Con:— This prisoner is: 
stealing a nanny goat, 

G«gg;-^I'll take this case. (Goes 
to Hooligan.) I'll get you out of 
this arid all it will cost you is. the 
mere . sum of $10. (Hooligan shakes 
his. head yes.) Now, when anyone 
says anything to ;■. don't 
word, just make a- sound li ,a 
nannygoat, (Both imitate goat.) 
I'm ready for the case, Jud^e; ; 

.Iudige:^Go ahead.- I.-w^^ listen, 
:— This dislrepii table specimen ^6^^ 
humanity is guilty, Your Honor, be- 
yond the shadow of a doubt, 
with my own eyes I saw him i 
company of the aforesaid goat, 

Gugg: — You never saw him 
a goat. 

Con:— T di . too, hi . with a 
goat. (They both wrangle like two 
kids.) 

Judge:— ( itting them both with 
bladder.) \'\\ buy you kids a ciandy-. 
horse and il you don't like it yoii can 
lick it, ■ • 

Gugg:— Well, Judge,- 
guilty and .1 am here to prove it. 
. judge:— Well, proVo if artd I vvon't 
believe you, 

Gugg:— You see. Happy was going 
horne one bright afternoon in the 
mi of t^e iaht- arid he 
lying the road long 
rope; 

Judge:— Tin or wood? 

Gugg:— Glass. He took it 
and I when he got there he found |h 
goat playing on the otiv d 
the rope, 

Judge:— To this terrible rhaVge dc» 
(Continued on page 59) 



found 
of 



Wednesday, December 16, 1936 



yAWE— N1¥E CI-VBS 



VARIETY 



55 





9 





hos Angeles, Dec. . 
lliferies and eating joints made 
B^rior Jthe big! New Year's eve kill 
irt ibojcing Iprward tp plenty, spend- 
jni,^Wll^at with^^ro workers draw^ 
w^bnuses And th^ir jobs sale, they 
iJe, iiQ*in$ ahead but wide open 

jditfy possibly damper on the ex- 
Meted high carnxvail wiU be the lack 
S^botUed cheer or the high tariff 
thereof due to the ship strike. Ware- 
^iises and ship holda are bulging 
Vtth the conviviality inducer but it 
oih't be moved. That sends the price 
irt oil good stuff which won't make 
iniiiih diff. Gang around the wassail 
cup ftever ask the,, age 6i what's 
■poured down the gullet. The smart 
boys know they're getting no bar> 
'gaiw on the night ot the bij^ jfyp. ■ 

ikiWntown . spots report a heavy 
riini bh the reservation list iahd cer- 
tain sellout Coveir charge is airoartd 
last •year's figure ^ith Ambassador's 
Cotoanut Grove getting the tOP nick; 
$15 a head. Biltmbre's Bowl has 
pekc^d its price at $16 and the rest 
of them hit ^iround : $5 and $7.50. 
Some of the smalUes are oiuoting 
fripni $3 to $5. 

Hollywood ,crowd, . the most 
part, will make f6r out of town. 
Palni Springs will get the heaviest 
play. The El Sohador, just out of 
Las Vegas^. Nev., and witlvh the 
shadow >^bf Boulder Dam, is throwing 
opeh the hostelty-gambliiig casino 
on the big night and expecting ruii 
of ^fllm pc|ople. Arrowhead Springs 
and Santa' Barb^rii won't be lacking 
lor /celebs from the studios.^ House 
parties on the hilltops overlooking 
j^e village WiU go fidl blast 

Oldi '36 is sure o£ a jolly sendoff 
la these di ' ' 



N. O. 

New Oirleans, Dec. 15. 
With the town . alrieady crowded 
,5rii^/Visltors here for the races, and 
thC Sugar Bowl crowds still to come, 
New Year's Eve this year may be the 
biggest and most hectic eyeir. 

./•How to handle 'em will be the 
problem that Irbrii now on will har- 
rass cafes. With the Roosevelt 
hotel's three, rooms able to accom- 
modate about: 2,000, that will only 
be a drop in the bucjcet 
^ New Year's Eve has always been 
big here, but the Sugar Bowl gaine 
has doubled thie demand for hotel 
.rooms and every other service. 



. . Louisville's New Shows 

Louisville, Dec. 15. 
Nitery biz is oh the upbeat here; 
W»th spots getting set for Christmas 
Md New Year's. New bands and 
floor shows ^ive evidence that the 
hest business since the depresh is 
anaticipated. 

Kientucky hotel opens its Georgian 
room Dec. 18, with Johnny Bi - 
*arths band, Nedra Gordiniier, Larry 
Downing and Milton -Blakely. 
.r New floor show at Club ■' Grey- 
hound, across Ohio -Riv^r In- 
oiana, consists of J^ob Roltner, Bliss- 
ifyris and Ash,: Betty Bliss and Or- 
«n. Tucker band. Casa Madrid has 
Barrie combo, assisted by 
Anita Boyer and Three Sheiks. Blue- 
grass Room of Brown hotel ushered 
in new floor show with John Jeri- 
V ?^ef, and patrici Murray, Alfred 
/ c.?'^'^^°"^°^'^d Connie Robiris. 
i ^5 and . wields the ba- 

1 band, as well, as han^ 

' S^^i ■ program over WAVE. 
« ^"^ Louisville hotel, also 
iw. entertainment -including 
«mme impersonators. 



TTo« , Louis, Dbc. 15; 

r«S«^^- New Year's Eve 

£5v«,-.°"' *. ^^^^^s- unusually 
^riy this year, indicate local records 
lor this celebration will be topptid. 
Uhtn i'tl^' 'i^servations are not made 

to ho S ""^^^ a"'* hotels expect 
^o^be sold out long before Jan; 1. 

enfoJfii^^- ^^''^^ Pf celebrators' 
wm rS.."' ^^'^^ hotel tariffs 
IniSf ' ^^"^•■^"y. from $4.50 (tax 
nciuded) per; person for five-course 



Latihs from Sto^jkholm 



Valhalla, Swedish restaurant . 
on West 54th street, N. Y.; is 
entering the nitery club field 
for the first time. ' 

Opening show corhpris&s 
I^ancho and Dolores, -La yallita, 
Berta Donn and l*eter and his 
'Continentals. Atostly all Lati 



Niterjr jobs 

lip New Year's lye 
Slack for Vaude Acts 



Chicago, Dec. 15. 

Many' theatres . which for years 
have brought in special vaude sh(>ws 
for New .Year's evie, even though 
they . don't regularly plaiy vaude, ai:e 
passing ,them: up this year. 
' Instead they will pad put for 
'extra' show- by giving 'em plenty of 
short sub jiects; labelling the addition 
as 'screen vaudevilliei' 

While the theatres hi ihg 

viaude for. New Year's,- iteries, 
dance halls and hotels are really 
spreading out Small hotels 'are 
moving some of the tables out of 
their dinihg rooms and converting 
Uicmi into 'nite cliibs.' 

There's such a deniand" already for 
acts in. niter ies that tbe Vaude dateis 
won't be missed. Many turns yfUl 
play from three to six spots during 
the night. 

Detroit Dec. 15, 
Advance salbs for special New 
Year's eve shows at Detroit's down- 
town first-run houses indicate com- 
plete sellouts almost t^yb w6eks be- 
fore dateT Seats, all regeryed, range 
from 5pc top at the smaller sppts to 
$1. per at the Iwp VaUdfilmers, 
Fox and Michigan. 

Twb major houses have lined -up 
strong shows. The Michigan will 
bring in a special preview of 'Gold 
Diggers of 1937' (WB), alpng with 
Clyde Lucas ore .and extra Vaude 
acts., vibe Fox will line up with 
Harry Richman on the stage and 
either latest Shirley Temple opus Or 
'One in a MiUion' (20th) the 
screen. 



Aithough RKO and Loew's doesn't 
plan to put on special stage bills 
New Year's eve, in anticipation of 
the biggest holiday business since 
1929, other" chaifis are going in 
stronger than ever for midnight 
shows on the eve of Jan. 1. 

While Par and Warner Bros, may 
hot schedule ispecial live talent shows 
for . New , Y^air's eve alone due to 
union difficulties and cOsts, both will 
play midnight shows wherever pos- 
sible at boosted' admiissions. RKO 
and Loew's are expectbd to grind 
through the midnight hour, also, in 
most of their straight icture houses. 



NAZARRO'S FEUD OVER; 
SR. BOOKS JR. AGAIN 



Pittsburgh, Dec. 15. 
Ending a feud Pf inore: than four 
years, .Nat .Nazarro and his dancing 
son have kissed and made up, with 
result that Nazarro, Sr., has booked 
Nat Jr.,. into new Shubert 

operetta, 'Frederi Off Broadway 
since 1930, Nazarro, Jr.; has been in 
P'iltsburgh . and erivirohs doing club 
work. 

It was a hurry call for 'Frederi ,' 
with Nazarro getting the dancing 
lead. He left for New York last 
night (14) to jump into rehearsals. 



.dinher, dahcihg. and noise, makers, to 
$5.56 per . person (tax not ihcluded) 
for same thing with floor Shows 
tpssed in, at , city's tergest hotels, 
slightly lower than laist year. One 
downtown hcstelry, "with 300 feser- 
vations already in^ expects -capacity 
crowd Of 1,200. 





Swear-ih of F. jt). R. .for Sec- 
ond Term lEIxpected to Be 
Biggest Ev<ent ojp Kinid in 
History — Niterieis, Thea 
tres Upping Sbow Bu4g<^ts 
to Catch Visitors 



HOTELS SOLD OUT 



, - Washington, Dec* 15, 
'' England's. Coronation, skedded. for 
May: 12, may have been slightly 
dulled by .King Edward'^ . abdicatipii, 
but the^ inauguration of : President 
Roosevelt Jan. 20, for his .second 
term, i§ something else agai . Plans 
are\ going ahead, to make this ihe, 
biggest event of its. kin^ in the his- 
tory of the rouAtry, with all stage 
show houses and niteries in Wash- 
ington augmenting.: their ^htertaiii- 
tnents to cjatch the mobs expected for 
the event which, including parades, 
balls, ..etc., usually starts about ; a 
week before the actual swearing-iii 
?md speech. frOm ' the steps of the 
Capitol. 

Terrific plurality e:aihed by " iF.D.R. 
in both popular and' electoral vote 
in the last . election is going a long 
way towards boosting the inaugura- 
tion. With .still a month to go, every 
first-grade ' hotel iii this, area is al- 
ready 'sold out,' it being imppssible 
now to get a reservatioh in the 
Shoreham,: Mayflower and Carletoh 
hostelries. 

Actually,, there's a shortage of tbp- 
flighf hiteries here, but thOse in ex- 
istence, will put it on heayy for the 
visiting firemen. Shoreham and May- 
flower hotels both operate dance- 
and-dine rooms and are expected to 
.jaugmeht their bands with specialty 
talent The Patio,* lOO-seat nitery in 
the darletpn hotel,; where a .blood- 
test is/alniost necessary to gain ad- 
mittance, is now operating with just 
an orchestra. A floor show gores in, 
however, after Jan. 1. Hi-^Ho Cliib, 
town'S; swankiest 'Open' joint is . also 
repOTtcfd planning to augment its 
show for the inauguration. 

Stasre BBild-Up 

D'Oyly Carte Opera Co. has been 
booked to open at. the Naitional, capi- 
tal's only legit house, Jan. 18 and will 
stay, for two weeks.! Loew's Capitol 
and Warners' Earle, the, two vaud- 
fllmers, are both making an eifort.^o 
get special stage attractions for the 
week beginning Jan. .which will 
include Inaugurati Jan. ' 20 

(Wednesday), 

Inaugtiral eyents leading up to the 
topper, the acjtual swearing-in* of and 
speech by the President are chiefly 
military and naval parades, always 
a surefire draw for the yokels, and 
social ftihctions by government offi- 
cials and foreign ; ambassadors. Lead- 
ing social event is the Inaugural . Ball 
itself, the night of Jian 20, and the 
Democratic' chieftains are expected to 
outdo themselves in making this, the 
all-time topper of its kind in a town 
noteworthy for. its fotm.al: functions. 

A, nuinber of: .add^d. furbelows 
planned by . his party leadeirs' for the 
inauguriation ceremonies - and ball 
await :the okay of the President,: Vhb 
returned here, from his Slouth Amer- 
ican- peace yesterday; 
(Tuesday). 





Pays to Be Pure 



Kansas City, Dec. 15. 
high locally for amai: 
teur talent in a contest an^ 
noiinced by Silver Slipper 
nitery has the professionals ih 
town donning aliases and' a 
wooden manner to impi-esis, nit- 
ery officials thiat they're tyros. 

Rate set by club for winner 
•is ^ Week's engageinent at flOO. 



Casino MnfintWott^^ 
omisi^ on 

Tide/^ Deal's Cold 



At the last, minute rench Ca- 
sino management, wouldn't go 
thrbughvWith a compromise for;, the 
iise. ; of the 'Folies Bergeres' title 
ownied by the . B; ,' Pfodncihg Co., 
Inc., ' of which • Stei , president 
of Music Corp. of America, is Iprez, 
and as' ire^ult the new .F. C. show, 
when it opens Xmas night under 
Clifford C. Fischer's production aegis, 
will be known as the 'Frehch Ca- 
sino Revile,' ... , 

Fischer iahd Stein had agfeedy' 
through counsel, on a settli^ment 'for 
the use of the. 'Folies. 'Bergeres' title, 
in exchanger for. a fixed consideration 
plus the payment of some $6,000 . arr 
rears diie MCA under a previous 
deal. At 'the last minute I<ouis; F. 
Blumehthal, Jules Shapiro, et al„ of 
the theatre mahagement, wouldn't 
go through with it although Fischer 
was amenable. 

- Advent- of ', the International Ca- 
sino'is heiw show to be produced • by- 
Jacques Charlesi staiger. of the. origi-. 
nal Fplies Bergeres . (Paris) revues, 
and Pierre Sandrini,' impresario , at 
the Bal: Tabarin, PariSj inspired 
Fischer to the idei of reviving, the 
'Folies Bergeres"' tag for; his new 
show. Idea Was to make, it an ain- 
nual show title, jf possible. The 
'FB' moniker had been used when 
Fischer and Stein were partnered in 
the first of the French cabaret-the- 
atre shows i America three winters 
ago, until they came to a parting of 
the ways. 

Julian T. Abeles, counsiel for Stein 
and Music Corp. America, had the 
papers foir settlement drawn, but 
Blumenthal-Shapiro backed out, with 
the result that a pending suit goes 
to trial this week, unless accoird. -is 
reached out. of court. 



Suds Cool Off New 

Orleans* Hottest Block 

New Orleans, Dec. 15, 
Hottest block in this town is beiiif 
Cooled off. The Spotlight pn one 
corner has gone . under the auc- 
tioneer's hammer. Joe Cplumbb has 
been ■sei?ved notice to vacate the 
Vanity club Vat the end- of the month. 

A number of snialler night spots 
for the stay-up-lates rhust vacaite, 
too, because the American Brewery, 
owners of all the property, heeds. the 
space f pif plant -improvements. 



If Vaude Acts Play 
They Must Join Mr. 




icago, 

James C. Petrillo of* the local Mu- 
sicians Union is tightening his juris* 
diction pver acts in vaudeville and 

nite clubs using musical ihstriiments 
either as the basis of their routines 
or as specialties. Union has always 
kept an eye on these, acts and every 
now and then has- taken some ae'tiori 
to enforce its regulations. Now it 



is on to see 
full union 



looks like a 
that all 
cards. 

Last week the union, prevented the 
opening pf Albee Sisters at the 
Congress . because the iris 

didn't hold union cards. 

. Albee Sisters, standard act several 
years, use several instruments in a 
Specialty, but do a singing and piano 
act mostly. " •' 



Minneapolis, Dec. 
Inability obtain stage ' , shows 
may bring about double • features 
here and throughout the territory. 
Both Paramount^s' Minneisota and 
Mort H. Singer's Orpheum weire i 
the market for stage entertainment 
for New Year's week, and neither, 
was able to land anything. 

Minnesota almost . got Lpu\ Arm- 
strong's band, but lost .oiit Burhs, 
aind Allen, who ' grossed, more ,than 
$30,000 at the Minnesota last New 
Year's week, informed . John J. ... 
Priedl, circuit's general; manager, 
they weren't interested , jn any .stage 
appearances this year. Jack . Benny 
named $20,000 as his price for the 
week, and. Friedl nearly fainted. 

Dearth of stage fare is regarded as' 
phe" of the reasons for the partner- 
ship ararngement between Mort H. 
Singer aiid : Publi circuit covering 
the Orpheum' and five Publix loop 
houses — the Minnesota, State, Lyric, 
Century and; Aster.; Singer ahd three 
members ; of his staff, Morgan Ames, 
Max Fellerman and' Joe Bernie, 
.were here this week to coniplete* the 
deal. iSinger has been Selected chair- 
man Of an operating company under, 
whose supervision th> theatres-affect-, 
ed will be operated, according . to .ahrt>h 
houncement by Friiedl. , Operating , 
partnership becomes effective Dec^ 
.25. 

c'Ciit-Throai' Com||etlti<>n 

Interests are merged in such a way' 
as to bring about numerous eeono- . 
..mies and to eliminate present 'cut- 
throat competition' in the bidding for 
stage attractions, etc., and to aVoi 
any price-cutting war, etc. .No change 
is expected in the theatres' policies. 
First-run opposition now will be a 
thing of . the past in Minneapolis and 
St Paul; except for three sure-seater 
houses, the Minneapolis and St Paul 
Worlds and Minneapor? Time.' Bill . 
Elson will*- continue . to operate his 
subsequent-run Seven Ih St., an RKO: 
property, his lease having two mor6 
years to run. 

Some sort of new record has 
been established this winter by the 
fact that the Twin Cities haven't 
been visited by a single legit road at- 
traction, pther thah a two^day stand 
b"- the San Carlo Qp^ra Company at 
tthe. Orpheum and . a one-day fiat 
rental engaigement of the Ted Shawn 
male dancers at the Metropolitan;, 
i only time that house has been, 
lighted all winter. Moreovi&r, nothing' 
is announced as underlined and the 
St Paul Metropolitan, traveling 
shows' home there. Is being torn 
down to permit the property's us6 as 
a parking' . lot. "There isn't .any 
dramatic stock and hasn't been ejveh 
a WPA show. 



F. & M. REVIVING SMALL 
UNITS FOR NORTHWEST 



HoUywOod, Dec. 

Fanchon ti Marco is resuming 
smaller theatre unit rotations in the 
western territory with 'Swing It 
Hollywood,' opening at the Lyri 
Vancouver, Dec. 26. Eda Edson will 
produce and handle the baton. 

E. M. radford went ta Seattle and 
Vancouver to arrange bookings. 

Show includes Ernie Stanton, Joe 
Bennett, Jack Dale, Pat Moran, Beth 
Clifford, Don Eddy, Lillian tours, 
Chiquita and 12 chorines. 



ONE-SHOW HOIDOVER 

Shortest holdover on record will 
go to the Yacht Club Boys, who will 
remain for just one show at the Met, 
Boston, midnight of Dec. 31 (New 
Year's), doing new routine with 
a new stage show comi in at that 
time. 

Yachters open there Dec, 
scram out after the one 



56 



VARIETY 



Y/UIDE - N I I E € 1. 11 BS 



Wednesday, December 1^, 1935 



{oiddnt Get Union Okay for Benefit 








Washlngtort, Dec. 15, 
More than 500' members and guests 
the; TpuchdQwn Club, including 
several local showmen, are burning 
' misunderstanding with !, local 
musicians' iinion,. which . prevented 
appeiirance at .. a n n:u a 1 ' banimei 
lytdnesiiay (6). of taleiit from 
two' vflude' ' hoiises, • Audience - 
ciud^dv jPjrt^dtsnt William ] Gr^en of 
.th^:';A.;:\ "' 7" . ■ 

Carter: / i*pew*s,; division 

ihanager: ex-Georgia Tech pig- 

^Sfcin ^ was : jjhaiirni^n, of enter- 
tainment' cbinmitte had.', ar.- 
rainge4 '; Ts^yfei*al, acts -through his_ 
hous^, ;. . Gapitol, to do turns at 

jjtixes dinnerV-^ Ford, house itian- 

"agiiri tirielt to reach , local mMsioians' 
o^ibe an;hQW^or so brf^ the show,. 
sM ; . f oi:': |0. jiij. ' to ascertain what 
iitiind-by ,charjgps,^^i*^ would- , be 
heciessaiy tpv^use ■ out-pfrtown, 
pilanists "Ipr Jne^^^^^^ ing A; ip, 

- Ilaydenr p^^^ was ihi bed with 

. sliglit, heart fiitaick, H'e'was referred 
to' Secretarjr *Jbi)ri Birdsell,: it inaii 
at'-; ;';^tfi*lit«>^;: ''J- v' ■'^■^ ■' 

: j^irdisell staiM^hie pianists cpuldn*! 
pn; at ^llF'l^lj&putl specif peri 

. "niissibh' ftprh we uiiiioni aftd- that 'lio 

' biie could give ^the o.kr ' but Hayden, 
Birds^li insisted that he xpuldn't 
dd-a^thing abput it even when told 
.ihat Green; Ivho Jiad be.en.ropjed ihtp 
tl^e arguni(ent- -at the . banquet hall 
,eq.d of . the 'trpuble, declared . there 

: ought to, be .sqme way , of straii^^^ 
' ;^it-.but,' ' ■ 

: • ^eantijrncl;. actsj^ ■ which included 

-vilq^iin .iBarnes, whb: needed: . Dave 
'^ii^ppliqn's pianist, and . CpriWay. "and 
•^sitks,- anid thb' Four ;;Step.^Brotli^rS, 
%iiq; ,' nieieded; ,'. •' Lucky..- Millender's 

^,ivbry*tickleri 'gave up waiting and 
'''scrammed; ^i'rantic telephpning ' to 
lopal NBC studios, Where acts frbm 
. Earte wrere" appearing, in benefit air; 



i|iig,,|(rpught oyer Gebfge and pliv6 
isfasnb, vtrlth Buster Shaver, whb' got 
' pnvme piano as 9n actor. 



, Aiint; jemima follows Cpnnie. Bos 
welt intd tiie New Yorker hbtel, 
NewJVbrk^ tpmoirrpw (17). 



New Mexidd Show-^Stafved, 
Biaiids .G<et Big Grosses 

Alt>uqu^rque> ' Dec< * • 
Nicik John Matsouka^, ex-neW3P?i- 
pernriah, who , iiialiy came here 
rbr his healthy ; into ' the 

sbbkihg business. Using local gyms 
and community playhouse, Matsbuir 
kas brings in name bands, (concert 
artists, et al., passi through, for 
one-night st^nd^ here, . ' .San% Fe 
and ' Gallupi N. M. ■ , * . . : / 
Tomniy ; Tuckei^'s . ]b?^ recently, 
on " a one-nighterl . pia;y:ed to ; 1,100, 
pteopie aV $i per head:; "Duk^ Elling- 
tbn, oh Dec. 2, had la^^grbss take pf 
$^,900. . Matsouk^s v/bs -9s;siste4 by 
he#: Mills Artists btdnch in^ Dallas. 

Thi$, area of sand- and ' cactus vis 
sliow" starvfed. Money seemtf- to be 
plentiful bvit there ■ is nbthing .ph 
whicK4p spend. Work ;qf the WPA 
in buil<^ing a new Civic Auditoriiim 
At] cost ' of ^ $50pj000. " and . new State 
Pair • prounds jheri i^Vlopked . lipbrt 
as^augurmg .tetter iheiatriQal ;condi 

^^^^ ' -ti^^&^ih^^- ■ 



VAUDE AFTER 9 



Leon Errors Fanchph & Maircp 
unit jplays the Roxy, NeW York, wieelc 
Dec. 31. Show h&s been on the road 
from .the Coast, lor byer a' mpnth. 
. Appearance .mirks; EiFrpl's^ ft 
: New York; y^iude stage in^ ine 
years.'- 



Aussie Troupe Set 

lips Angeles, Dec. 
. Sam , Kramer is routing his,' nexi ; 
yaiide shbw.'tb' Australia yi Vari" 
cbuVei:, ' lieaving Dec. ' 30. ■ 

Outfit to. play thie Tiyoli circuit in* 
eludes 'Jed DoPley , Cbi^ ^Rayhor 
Lehr Co., Rube,, Demiarestj pel Ohrel, 
Healy . and Mack,. .pin Smith tarn 
Rayhoir. Twins.; 



Sidewalk Dpulbling 



Baltimore, Dec. 15, 
Bra^s^Riail; is a nabb. liobk 
dPwn near the southeifn hem 
of Balto, featuring jitney beers 
i and a three-piece cplored/ 
chestra. Trip pf , musikers pot 
' bhly grind ih-the sppt 'ifevenings, 
, but during afternppns work Pn 
, baliiyhoo. 

" They! hauled around tpwn 
in a large truck with pianb, , 
drums, and. sax, and 
banners: "tb plug the 
Trio swirl put swing inusic 
.attract: attention, , and pccasip'n- 
ally' the tr ijck sidles into the , 
- curb bri a f avbrable jsorner iand' 
• the boys Vent some .vocal har-.. 

: r - :J v: - . ,l,■-■- 

l lUOny*, 



tE^6Nr1X)MPLETED 
INSOitYlBOSWEUS 



New . 
i TbstimbnyT'in the .$7,300 breacli of 
cpiitt-act suit against the Bbswell Sis- 
ters, which Was institujed here near: 
ly itwb yeaips' iigo ;by JpsiEtph J. pi- 
Viila,' ;5bhg": -Ivriter, was rcompieted 
Jbiefbr(Sv; judgr^iWiili6m['^ WirByrhei;; 
Ji*4^1tt;rCivir'Distrjct C^urt- ThUrsday" 
^<^-''- .,.-.?:>^:.;.. ,.^:^^P:j.ir: ■ 
• ifuies Pieard,. divorced :husban<i pf 
Mairtha' iBbsw^^^ on'tlie s^aMd 

that there existed a verbal - con'ttacV 
betwbeh the sisters and 'DayUliat., Lat* 
ter ' ciaiins the 'sister's a'gi'eM to "ap- 
pear in several theatrbS' ih^cbhnbb- 
tioh with a motiph ipiicture they had 
made^and a spng written by DaviUa. 

Pavilla, the last witness, alleged 
the Rbswelis failed, tb cbmplbte. ai 
vbirbal cbntract by kccpmpanying the 
film (silehtjj- ffepictihg: them isiiigihg. 
. Bos wells cpntehded in 4ei5tinibny 
last , sumtner that . they ■ had no CQ?*"; 
tract and' were bniy, dpiiig DaviUa ai 
:faypr. by, making personal appear- 
anc'es. They did hot appeat in c6urt 
for the ' res^mptipn bt ;the hearing, 
k-eiWaining' in New York, 

Judge Byrnes took the icasie under 
advisement. 



New Talent in Germany Via Index 




'FolieV Act Replaceifnenb 
tor Miaro^ 

ittsbiif gh, Dec, 15, 
rehch Casino sKp'yr, 'Fblie Parisir 
enne,' closed here Thxursday night 
(10) following engagement at Stanley 
fpr fortnight's lajroff to rehearse hew 
set of principals "^f or Miami bpeniihg 
janv^5. Current acts, a^^^^ 
dpcks, Red, iQ>usl arid' GeprgerCa^^ 
aU ptwhom, plfyed French Casino at 
winter resbrt last 'seasphi . . y^.- 
Shpw; jgoes ^ack'^to New^.York ior 
two ' weeks anil then , tebiJjehs in 
Washington: Dec. 25 fbi:. ^illht, days. 
Ffbni ihfere, troUjae Will gp..<ljre^ct to 
ftjliamii Unit ^also laid dtt for' w 
befofft'cbjming-intb S.tanley^^^ - 
^ Acts, fepiating .are Boy Foy, cQau: 
ti,bW ■Pbnles and PaiUl LaVarre , and 
Brothers.' " ' 

v». ■■ ■ 

»•<.■' >•'».. : >-• '. 

. . ; |»hiladelphia/<Peci 15. , 
Bertny:. the''Bum:s,7pne pT phiily!^^ 
mbst: .active hotspots,~moyes Christ-' 
rnas igTit ;tp' renovate^dC^ Piccadilly 
Ciub,-pnce a leading bale In tbwn biit 
dark ' since TO^^^ thrPUgh -prbHibi";? 
tipn; ,New locale^ oh .two flbbrs,: has 
large ' shbwrbpin , upstairs . seating 
aiboUt 4p0, and infimate cocktail room 
belpw decks. .\ . ;, 

iabPrate alteratipUs and , tedecor a- 
tions, including "air-conditioning lay- 
out, .hayecpst plenty. Benny plans 
a. pplicy of iarge shpws ■ hejaided ' by 
hahies,' openijig with Cross , anji 
Diinh.'' rice for bpehing is $25 per 
plate^ inner and likker included. 



/Milly Monti goe^ into the Plaza 
Cinebar, Holly\yood, . . .fPllpwing 
Avalbn Boys/ >rho open Pec 



HARRISV 'YACHT CLTIB EEV.» 

Oliicd£{Of Dec* 
^ill J. Harris' JteVue^ 

opens,;in Des Moines, nei^t week' on 

the .start of a midwest tri 
Headihg,,. the- .show ' ie 

Green, Mills, ahd Cappy. 



~ - ' Berlin, Peci 6. 

. Official Film Emplpyment Office 
besides registering 3,800 legit actora 
and extras, has a department fbr the . 
discpvering pf new ialehf by, way 
of a . talker index, : 
- P, Alberti, manager in charge of 
^e . State ( , Organized ; Film Employ* 
^eht ' Office, ;^ihakes -periodic trips 
iiitb the provinces to attend; legit 
performances lit the sticks. !When- 
feyet hejseeS a prbmisiiig fabe oi: jis 
Istruck by acting of outstanding merit 
he brings this actpi: to Rerlin tb take 
ai"short fot his card itidex; . Starting 
..with this systemi of unearthing talent' 
last year, h$ now has 7()0 of these 
shbrte, 'ready play off to any 
buyer;,-,. ,/ , . ' ,, 

Expanses pf thes6, trips and films 
'are' mbt by Charging half of one % 
of .■,jthe daily' salary* 'of ' every' actor 
wbrking.'. as' loiig afs^ his wages' are 
abbve $20. weekly. 

'-" Alberti has an arrahgement with ■ 
all prpductibn cbmpariiM sehc^",' 
him. requirements of. eyery film 
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Chicago, Dec. IB. 

.Benny Fields hPlds Pver again at , 
the Chiez Patfee. It's the secpnd time 
his stay has been extended. . Origl- 
haljiy in lor four weeks, he will make 
it, 10 before withdrawing. ' ' 

Stlbks until .Christmas Day and 
then goes into the RKO Palace. 



; Waring^ Loinbarclo^ Par 

Fted Waring's orchestra goes; into 
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On Tour— 

Plaza Theatre, Et Paso, Texas (Dec. 12'13) ^ 
Kimo Theatre, Albuquerque, New (Dec. 1^16) 

Paramount Theatre, Anmrillo, Texas (Dec. 17^1S) 
Warner Theatre, Oklahoma City, Okla. (Dec. 31 to Jan. 4) 

(JUST COMPLETING INTERSTATE TOUR) 

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V 4 U B E - NITE CLSBS 




Wednesday;, December 16, 1936 



yALLEE'S VARIETIES 

(STANLET, iPITTSBUliGH) 

ittsburgh, pec. 11. 
For one thini Rudy Vallee's 
•Varieties* (NBC produced) runs 
arouhd 20 minutes tpo long. An hour 
would be plenty, rest is excess 
baggage, Three socks in.a/ow come 
. near the enji. but by that time the 
lads and. lassies down front have be* 
cornea little restless and it takes ^lU 
Boy Atweli; Judy Starr^and a 
youngister > riamed lack Gumord 
have tb' relax them again. 

A show bearing Vallee^s ^ name, 
even: though he's not around himself 
save ior aVvoeally recorded iiitro- 
ductory message, is taking a long 
chance givihg the m.c. burden to 
Fred Lightnet. He's *>ever ,been 
noted for his gag purity and hej go- 
ing back to the files and theilesh- 
pots more than ever for his material. 
Remainder of unit is cleaner than a 
rfbeii's tck)th, but Lightneri^ with his 
^Ifengthy introductions prefaced and 
suffixed by overabundance of, stories, 
' succeeds in tiiinting the w^iole pro- 
ceedings, 'liii turn: With his. partner, 
Roscella, she hands him one back 
and he admits 'I had a topper for 
that but the manager made me cut 
it out.' TiPduble is manager didnt 
make him cut ehotigh of them but ^ 
Fir^t 30 minutes pretty uneventful, 
with Fordt Bowie and' BaUey, 



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HICK LONG, Jr. 

NowAppearlnc 

CHEZ PAREE 

: CmfPAGO 
BETVRN ENOAOEBfENT 



colored threesome, offering nothing 
particularly new in the hoofing line; 
Stewart Sisters, another trio, de- 
livering some fair-to-middling har- 
mony and youngster billed merely 
as Masiter Michael caressing an 
accordion fairly effectively an(i| then 
breaking, intb a tap session merely to 
demonstrate a bit of versatility. First 
excitement arrives with Variety 
Gambols, foiir men and three gals in 
spasm bf Russian hock spins and 
tumbling, act getting the first 
bonijfidie sendoff of the afternoon. 

Lighther then gets in . his bluish 
specialty' inning and, after that, its 
8' succession of socks, coming almost 
too late. Some bf 'em should , get up 
front just to pep uP the earlier 
sections, which needs it plenty. .. 

Atwell'is grammatically bewildered 
mohblbg had them hbwlihg straight 
through his 10 minutes and little 
Miss ^ Starr; Whamm.ed across two 
swell numbers and could have done 
that iiiany more, biit had to beg off 
because show waS rUnning way over- 
board on time. Unit could stand 
more of galj too, since she has 
eviery thing vocally, and physically. 
Added fbrtification is young Guil- 
fordj lad who contributes swell, 
pantbmimlic' mimicry. .Has a mobile 
face and delivers facial likenesses 
with amazing; accuracy, starting off 
with la. wow Harry Langdon and 
continuing through Laurel and 
Hardy, Henry Armetta,v Charles 
Butterworth - iaiid flock . of' ^others. 
Funny -ibiart of it is , that aitwh- his 
entrance^ en natural, he looks like 
a dead-ringer for a Jimmy Durante 
and crosses 'em by passing up the 
Schnozzola entirely. ^ 

Finale's supposed to be one of 
thoM get-togethers of the entire 
assemb^i coming on for a bit of 
trucking, but whole thing went hay- 
wire first show today arid the 
Gambols were left striinded on the 
stage wondering when sUqcor was 
coming. It finally airrived, but not 
before a long; state of ^embairassmg 
confu3ibh. . ; , », 

First time since Stanley went 
back to stage shows month ago that 
Dave Brbudy and his hbuse crew 
are on the stage, and Broudy cele- 
brates the occasion by servmg briefly 
as a stooge for Lightner.^No pro- 
duction at all; and a cheap drop with 
a couple of big prop vases at each 
end of ba^ndstand dbesn't help show 
any. Picture "Jungle -Princess'- (Par) 
and bit way off, with barely a half 
count dbwnstairs and balcony 
screapniing with emptiness. Cohen,. 



SWING, BABY, SWING 

(CAPITOL, ATLANTA) 

Atlanta, Ga., Dec. 14. 
, Standaird vaude- acts packing plenty 
lof sbcko right oh down the line mark 
this as One of the best units that 
I lias hit Cap. boards in some time- 
Show has' balance and .finesse and 
performers are topnotch. 

Ming and toy, two really clever 
Chinese, scored plaf ticularly strong. 
(Continued on page 69) 



NEW ACTS 



Music Box and Globe announced 
in per seat for New Year's, eye. 
General „biz was bad, but the hits 
copped the coin. 



Alex Wobllcott booked for 1? lec- 
tures at N. Y. University, school of 
journalism. To teach the studea to 
be critics. 



East End. Cameraphohe,^ itts- 
burgh, got daring. , Tried out a mind 
reader instead of usual' singer 
to bolster the film. tandard stuff 
ribw. 



Famous Players (Par) 
79%; 



•up to 



Francis . Renault lost $100 by a 
dressing room theft: Had a century 
smd a dollar bill. Thieves left him 
the latter for carfare. 



Adblph Zukor shocked film biz by 
wiping out his Realart subsld. > In 
such a rush he used the telegraph 
to shut, the exchanges. 



FRANCIS LEDEREB 
br»iiiaUe Sketcli 
12 Mint.; Fall 
Mctroiiollton, Boitoii 

Making his lirst personal appear- 
ance here, Francis - Lederer ap-^ 
proached the assignment with mbre 
careful planning than most film stars 
manifest in similar 'situations. Not 
only does! Lederer. give his fans a 
quick flash in a white spot for a 
warni giceieting, but he then oflets a 
sample of his trade, acting. . 
In a specially- prepared one-act 

«laylet, the fllmster, aided by Joan 
Woodbury, develops a scene in a 
theatrical producer's office in which 
the producer confesses to the girl 
seeking a job that he -is ;not the 
Lothario the. tabloids depict. The 
girl fakes a. love scene to convince 
him she' can act; then, in disgust, 
he shoots a pistol, in her direction 
and she again fakes by playing pos* 
sum. Catch line on the end reveals 
that the producer was faking all the 
time and that he out--acted the 

Unfortuhately, this little vehicle 
is far. from ideal for the occasion, 
but Lederer dieserves ' much credit 
for projecting his personality through 
it. ' Fox. 



Chicago theatre men talking big 
profits to se\l stocky the musi 
cians: demanded more pay. 

' Fiilm. roadshbws bumping, and be 
ing called Partly the 

Christmas slump. 



Will H, Hays 'definitely, decided' 
not be the picture' head, He 
changed, his mind. 



Will Rogers bpened the show at 
Loew's State arid had the audience 
laughed out before the others go" 
chance at them. 



Bert Enroll, femme impersonator, 
shocked Chicagb. Before making a 
change he bared one side bf his 
I body almost to the 'waist ..to show 
he really was a man. Spoiled his 
I hit. ■ 



THEATRE of the STARS 



Sunnie O'Day Out of 
XJnit with Foot Injurj^ 

Akron', P.ec. 1.5. 
Sunnie O'Day, featured with Leon 
Errol in the "Hollywood .Follies of 
1937'' unit, injured an arch in her 
right foot at the Palace and W§s ou ; 
of the show the entire four days 
here. 

Physicians said she would not be 
able.to resume, her dance;routine for 
some time. 



Ity. Until developing a ipersohality 
and a more commanding manner aa 
an individual, he must be rated a tail 
chap in tails with a red carnation 
and a bla^k musical it^trument into 
wbich he blows in the 52d street 
manner. 

Arrangements and general jam-* 
ming are slick, but over a, lohg 
stretch the Orchestra in its present 
state of development and maturi^ 
lacks change of pace and versatility 
fbr stage work. For dance work, it's 
probably something- else again. 

' ' Land. 

iPeter Biggins Topping 
Miami Frolics Show 

Frolics Club, Miami, opens I)ec. 29 
under the manaffement of Ed McKay, 
Noel .Sherman and Billie Arnold are 
s-ipply ing the show. 

Company, ' booked from New York, 
includes Peter Higgins, Three Raysj 
line of 20 girlSf Etzi Covato's and a 
local marimba crew. Walter's, Gold 
and Sidney follow. 



THE CHARIOTEERS (5) 
Harmony Quartet 

.8 'Mlti8.ii One 

Rosy, N. T. , 

Act is given a radio buildup on 
its entrance as 'presented through 
the courtesy of National Broadcast- 
ing Co.,' but the colored, quartet, 
with a fifth boy playins the piano, 
didn't register ' very strongly at this 
Roxy viewing. They have a distinc- 
tive swing style, which has afforded 
them some measure of popularity on 
the air, but pbssess little showman- 
ship to project' them across the foots. 
7 Did three numbers at this showing, 
two of them in swing with plenty, bf 
vocal nuances, . and one sorig in 
rather straight harmony. Maybe it 
was the latter which hurt the im« 
pressioh, the audience letting .'dbWn 
after, fair fespblise for the hotter de- 
liveries. Scho, 



Jeanette Dickson arid Laura Lane^ 
sister act, into the Yacht Club, N. Y., 
Dec. 17. ' ■* 



MObERNAIRES (4) 

Vocal 

4 Mlna. 

Paramount, N. ' T. 

Four male voices from radio. They 
are in the 1937 idiom and. discharge 
themselves- to the popular, taste. 
Given greater stage experience tbey: 
would no doubt flower even more 
Impressively. 

Have -picked up— and . could profit- 
ably extend— some, of 'the hotcha 
mannerisms. A little more, of this 
'business' could add visual appeal to 
the vocal' entertainment. Land., 




DdWd-Gerson Nuptials 

, Johnny Dowd and : Muriel Gersoii 
will culminate a Broad^vay romance 
with a wedding in January. 

Dowd is the RKO circuit publicity 
head. Bride-to-be is the daughter of 
Mr. and Mrs. Meyer .Gerson/ the 
restaurateurs. 

Nite Club Reviews 



COLLEGE INN 

(CHICAGO) 

Chicago, Dec. 11. 
College Irirt of the Sherman hotel 
has seen 'em come and go, and even 
though the cafe .has had its tips and 
downs with bands and floor shows, 
the patronage has ' remained loyal, 
due' to its . service. 

■ This fine service; is the work of 
one man. Braun, who has been the 
maitre d'hotel here for more than 
25 years. 

Place has hit upon the word 'cir- 
cus' as the label and theme of its 
floor show, and the current bill, 
while laid , out as a, vaude perform- 
ance, is handled as. much as possible 
along the tent show plan. Show is 
announced by bandleader i Roger 
Prybr, who does m. as a' barker. 
Pryor has assembled an excellent, br- 
chestra, which plays both the show 
and the dancing in bang-up fashion. 
Pryor has a rep from pictures and 
exhibits plenty of personality and 
ability in his m. c. work. 

Band stand slides to one. side fOr 
the floor show; acts work in front of 
a huge covered mirror. 

Gertrude Hoffman line girls work 
(Continued on page 70) 



ED SMALLE'S iSEVEN G'S 
Mixed Choriu 
10 Mins. 

Metropolitan,. B|ostbn 

Briefly the Seven G'§ are a better 
radib team .than a vaude troupe^ 
Avoiding comedy, pantomime and 
action, their turn still reriiains an 
ace vocal act, that should be heard, 
but not necessarily seen. . Although 
fresh and youthful in appearance 
they have ■ nothing else to offer a 
vaudeville audience. 

■Feel a Song Coming On' and 'Mid- 
night Blue', are two of their best of- 
ferings. Fox,. 



ART SHAW ORCHESTRA (14) 
Swinr Music 
30 Miris. 

Paramount, . Y. 

• Recently, come to metropolitan 
prominerice on the crest of the swing 
thing, Art Shaw's orchestra h3s been 
organized only a few months. In 
consequence of that fact, it is not 
surprising that Shaw himself is more 
at home with his clarinet than his 
m.c. duties. He does the latter well 
enough, but without any individual- 



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Bel t • Walton : 
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Isen. A. Johngpn , 

Biiwbert (Id) : 

^ -(11) 
Lum '& Abner , > 
CU5VJBXAXD 
raloiw (18) 
Holiday BeveiB. ; 
A 'Bobbins - 
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Fats WkUer Ore 
<MiWOK & <nin<;kl«is 
Fora Altirehall &' J 
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£:ih«l AVaters Co 
Teddy "Hale 

; DAVtOX 
: Colonial (11) 
H' wood Hotel Rev 
KOCHE8TEH 
K«ltli'8 (11) 
Rinaldo : 

;irrpct«r'M (17-lV) 

Tjlszeed Arabs 
ISABton. & Odette 
Joan MarRh. 
Hevnlan • Hyde 
Dorothy. Cr^i'oKer Co 
SXKACUfctJB •^ 
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;^IaJor Bo>vei) Co 




YOKK OIXV 
Statin (W) 
Stiddy .: Bosers^ Ofc 
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, l>Ja;ije *DanJpe' 
Edna SedKWlck. ' ^ 
'Cbtia Carrier .; : ; 

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KVASHIKCrTON 



I^umlna; Lattitinz 
'George Beatty 
lAloipfe. » 




f insm TOBK city 

■ "Patraniouit (16) 

Art Shaw Bd ■■ 

J.^ne ' Coop«r 
'-. Mbd'^rhatre^ 
' AI 'Bernte ' 

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Camillas Birds . 
Xilghtnlng. Flashes 
Mabel Todd Co * 
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Plcltlapna. Tr - .v 

MOmtri:ai< 

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Josephine Huston' 
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(6 day»() 

• Denjay Moore . & M 
' Walter Nilsson. 
'. Edison ALoutu'e 
- Jackie Gr^en . 

INDIANAPOLIS 
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irska 

finer Gieve Co 



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GaUtler's! . Co 
Dorothy - By ton GJs 
(One to nil) • 

KANSAS Ci.TY,- Mo. 

lower (18) 

Howard Nichols 
Bio & West , 
Efllth . Grinith 
Torke & Tifacy 




Week of Dec. 14 



. Afltoria I>. 

lyan^j'it^. 

CHnterbnVy M. 
'^ Iflt half (14-1 6y 
.,pe«ca Bros 
; Daimler & Eiadie 
^ 2d half <17-U») 
^Bluiii & BliiM 
..ICelth ft Wilbur; ' 

; Potnhilo 

'South China' , 

New VIclorlli 

Xee Dbnn 
> . Tro4!ii«Wo 

Max Miller.' 
Llnga' & Singh: ' 
B Svetlanows-" 
Tessle O'Khea'. 
.Paddy. Drew 

■ 'jVf.aUrlce ... 

" BRIX'tON 
. ^ . 'ANtorlii . 
.,Pre«l Bamlierger 
.LaPaUette 

BRO.MLEV 

' . PhIh4:« 

t ElllftUs . 

, CHADWELt H'TH 
. .. PhIrl-m 
■:Taylor & MkVee 

Walter NIblo 
V 8 torters . • 

■ ' CJitULfiisA 
; .PalHt 
Ivanott 

Morpr« & Cowley 

• CLArrpK ■ 

WUn-ea- GiTenp S 
EAST MAM 
CirwnadH, 

CoTftrix 

Alec H alia & fftge 
. ' . . reihler ' 
Taylor. & Al.-iree 
y^aUerNlblo 

«»tiWARE BOAtt 

Povia Poofe 

EDMONTON 
r f, *"'«nHda 
V t-itveue Gis 



Anna. BoRern;. 
8 Piano SymD 

EINSK'rBT PK 
; ■. AKtoVIa ■ 
Anton Bd 
■4 BobH ... . 
HA/M.>rEKSMITH 
, PiilHare .' 
easte^l^s Brt;^ 

Hor.r.owAT 

Marlbbrouirh' 

HMIbiUlos 
Andre & Gurtiij 
Huntings . 

ILrORD 
Sliver 
Phiifio .4 . 
Gm'« Elton 
Brent .t' T^iiyne-- 
ISMNfiTOX 
»lim: Hall 
Jb^ hail'. (H^l«) 
BUun & Blum 
Keith WlibUr - 

.2d half 1174S) 
Pecca. BrOH - 
DHlinlfr Sr. Eadle 
1LIH:BN ; 
(iriiiiKe 
Earle. Av I^Hb'elte 
.-Diive Poole 

.LEU'lSHAM 
' ..Pulnc* 
7 EllloitH. 
JiEViON STONE 
hlltp 

•:i . Afataa . . 
Alex Hiills A Pnge 

NEW CROSS 

: Kliieniii 
Jack Tione 
.Manltty *■, Aiin(Jn. 
Stewart & Olive 
OIJ> KENT ROAU 

.'Ahtoria ^ 
.Horry. Froyer Bd 
Billy Rfy . 

pk<;kh<\m 

. l'ulii<-e ' 
Jaok.J.^)io 
AJaoley & AijsHn 
Sl.tiwsirt Ai Olive 
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STAilFORD HILL 

. , 'Regent'.' 
HillbiilteB ^ - 
Andre it Curtis.. 
Huntings- 

STRATFORD 

:■ Broadway- 
Phllco 4 
Gun Elton 
ii,rent _& Layne' . 

STREATriAM 

AHtoriu " 

Harry Freyer 
Billy Bey 

Palace . 
'TounkniHn'u fid 



TOOtlNiGi 
.. UrMii'adit. 
Tbunkma'n'H Bd 
TOTTENHAM 
... Palace' .' 
Wilfred Greene ' 6 . 
TOTTENHAM 
COIIRT ROAD 
' . Paramo.iint - ' 
Anton Bd 
4- Bobs : 

\valthamstow 

Utanada': 
6 Clevette Gla 
'Anna RoKeriK 
8 Piano. Syihp 




Week of Dec/ 14 



ABERDEEN 

"'TlioU.'- 
SbbBky's^ Dogs' 
If'rahk Handle 
:Ntivarre . . 
De Wolf Mefcalf & F 
lE^piNBUIUiH 
Regent . .-. 
. Iflt halt (14-16) 
Flndlay & Ford 

2d halt flTriS) 
Brodito & Steele,, 



GLASGOW^ 
.Para'moMut 

Benaru'. • 
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Cnpltol 
. Jst baif-CK-'l*). 
Biddie & Steele . 
. 2d 'half (17-10) 
Flndlay' & Ford • 
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. : .'.Parameunt ; ^ 
Schaelter'^.B. Midgets 




SEW tOBK €ITt^ 



Jerry .White 
Paul Diivi . 
Fred- Bishop 
.Giis Wtcke / 
Rudy "Madisoh' 
Will ;^ard : . 
Beriile Grover ' . 
Josepti rB. ' Howard 
Spike Harrison 
tracK;' WeHt '. . 
■.Lea : Barbery ' 
Ethel? 'Hb'ert 

lack Cat 

Kitten KOrus 1 
Al He Toni ;Cortez 
Blondle ^doCi 
Evelyn Oliver ,• 
Amanda .n'andolp^ 
'JJmfny.'. T^'toina'N ■ 
Maxle A.rriistrong 
Aniy SpeMcei? ' 
Billy Datiels 
Eionny'-Sinibions Ore 

Brafw'ltall 

Bea KaimuB 
Blllle Leonard 
Johnny . Hituser ' re 
Betancotu't: .' 
Cnlleiite 
Mike . B I ley . pre 

Ciiateuu 3lodcrne ,' 

Sally Evans' 
Anne Stuai;t . .. . 
0, McFarliine. OrO; 

-Clover ■;■ 
Jackson Ii;v, 
Bid di e Do n 
Sohl Shaw 
Betty La Von 
Gail Lee 
Al Stuart Ore 

Club Guucli 

bliiniirl ,& VIrgll 
Gypiiky. >ratkofI 
Ana. Eslaseh' ' 
La 'Dolores. ; 
Ramon ' .Cur roso'O A 
Gauchoa ' 
Club Ym 
Roslta. Ortega .. 
Ellsco Grenet Ore 
Coq .'Rniige 

Irwin Gil 
Tisdale 3 

Cotton Cliib 

Bill 'R.obin«on. 
Avis Andrews 
Berry Bros 
Kaloah 

' Heni'i Wessels 
IvatheL-lhe Perry 
Anne Lewla 
Dynamite . Hooker 
Tramp. Bd 
Whyte's Alanlacs 
B'road way Jones 
Wen TalUevfB Chipir 
Bahama Dancers 
Arthur Da'yy Ore. 
Cab Cailoway Ore 
. Jack penipBey'si 

rivii 

Eddie 



Delfin'a Vera. 
Aloha XlbiiteB .' 
Dolores & Candldo . 
Roalti Ribs-'.. 
LOS' Havanerbs 
Don Alberto Ore '. 
ABC Trio 

El !ilbror<-b 
Erni Hbliit Or 

El Tbrehdvr 
t.os '. O.lP.dns .:. '■ 
'I^edro .y iu Bd 

FreiiCli Caiilno. 
•Fblles D'Amour' V 
Anne Llse 
'Kl'ly Artielty 
Ballet .Bitnenwlsier. 
Barry & Real rice 
Iboiyka Zilzer 
'Dre'na 

Gibson Co . „ 
'Cenda Glenn 
Kbubek- ■ 
.M.cnor<!iifl. •- 
Boita lliccfirrip 
Maria TamaVa 
Tjlnlel 
Flaccomla 
Tybe.r . 
Jfrrinoes Hunt- -. 
Viticeii t Trlivurs Ore 
Eddie South Ore 
Lop Bring . Ore 
• GreenwUJi villtr 
CiimIiio: 

A nili . w i Vue' 

Allfen KoOl 
I' .viole'ii'/o Bro 
' Bili i>Mif ya" 



Frank Hall , 
Wilina Novalc.' 
Sig Rambn 
Jeanti;e .'CarroU • 
Bob &: F GUbeut 
Wiallace IVIIInn. Rev 
Roger. Allen -Ore - ■ - 

Hickory iri|ii«# 

Jack. Teagarilen Ore 
Frahk- Tryinbaiuet ' 
Chas Teagavdeh 
.il'lyW'd ReslRurHnl 

■Hal LeRby 
Harrisoil-'Sis 
Eleaiibr Khi 
'VanesHa 
Jean rRyan. 
3 Eltonfl . 
Joan Abbott 
Cesar & Alaclov'la. 
Jack' Wnldrbn . . ' 
Edna Sedgewibk 
Readinger 2^ 
Ly.<io. ' Sue 
Jean Landia 
Marlon Martin 
Grace Johnston ' 
Dawn & Darr.ow 
Del Caisino.: '• 
Artfhte. Bieyer'' Ore- 
Arthur .Warren Ore 
Rudy . 'Vallee Ore 

Hotel AmliRwn 

Traiibm.ah ^& .Adi^r 
Ramon: Banbs .Ore. . 
otel Astor^. 

^Vincent Lbpesj'Qro' • 
Fred' Lowe ry. 
Beth Wilson . 
Emily :Vu'n ■ Loesen. 
ChuN Hofiman 
Stanley Worth 
Robert. Lytell 
Fiorenzos 

Hotel : lltmore 

.Horace Heldt Ore'. 
Lysbeth Hiighes 

. Hotel Cginiiivdoro 

Mai Hallett.;Orc. 
Caldos &..Bollna 
Eleanor Eberle 

: Hotel;:1^«ilf|<»ii 
Bobby Hayes Ore 

Gypsy .Lee 
Aturlel Byr 
Bob .Berry 

; ilol el : ^Nse s H^ba He . 

N ' Bfandewynn«i Or 
Maxine Tam^ln ' 
. Hoter Ftrth ' Ave. 

lioy Strum' 
Chtts Al'iirphy.. 
Billy Hunter 
.Howard L)tlly Ore 

. 'Gbverhor .. 
:iintb 

■Rita;. 

. Hotel- Lexlii 

Ozzle Nefsoh* 
Slilrley Lloyd 

btel LIdcwIo.'. , 

Dick • Stjibllo ore 

r llotei. McAlpIn 

Enpc|» 'Llg Wf Ore ■: 
. A Gonza'res Ens . 

. , Ubtiel . Aloiitt-iiilr 

, Coral Isianders 

■ Ann . Courtney • 

■ Clay Bry son, ■ 

Ifap.py, I'oAvt r 
Nick .-Fislier 
.lo.liii 'iiellner.' 

lial . ilbpe Gro 

> ilbtei ' New ^^Yorker 

A Ije LynVdn: Ore—: 
AVI Ivui'.- it.avf'l Ore . 
l ess G' rdcH ' 
Marlon Wllliins 
Ja<k:AValterij 

llot^el I'Hrk Venirni 

Tlc^ Toe GIris 
Ruthailia..'!; AlMli'liifi 
.lorry Hluliie Ore ' 
Lebiinr<i 'Klliolt 
ftoblji 2 
Dell Xrden 

bti-l riirk 1^1) 
'Paricli .. Ore 
.Tuni'jr ' .i'.pli rc 

llolel l'«>MnN>IVUM*N. 

iVy ■ t»oo<l iitd.ri M'd. 
U e i' li li a r ( I .* G ru h ■ i) ) 
.Helen ■•'NVa.'d ' 

Hbtcl 

,S|iir= -B.r.' 'Tntii 6r 
<;"iiljei'i»)it ■ j-l'.inU'ji 

•Kd<Jy-~ iioh! 
f >« -,M;i rco.s 
Win cCuu 



Ha) Atkinson 
Hotel Roosevelt 

Guy . I'Ornbardp~ Ore 
Hotel Rltz-CarltOB 

Eileen O'Connor 
Ba,rlyn Wallace 
Oarineii Romero 
Katharine Kane 
Glen pope • 
Wm BuBsell . 
Park & CiUTor 
Grace & Mica 
Afrique 

Basil. Foiideen Oi; 
Hugo MarlaTil .. Ore 
•ATman 'Vecaey Oro. 
Hotel Savo> .-i'luca' 
fiwight Fjffke 
Emllo Petti Orq 
Habaneras :.Orb 

Hioiel SheltoB v 
Bert Darcy\ 

otel- Sherry-'. 
netlierlan«l 

'.Gen- LodlJcnsUy -.: . 
Raphael ; ■ 
Lubov DbUbiagO. 
Nicholas' Zorin 
Serge • Sergey 
Cath^rln.a Gi'ey 
Alex Buhchuk- Oro 

. ■'■ Hotel- atj: 

Roger Stearns ... 
Jerouie Zer'be. . .. .-. 
Allriain Verne .. 
Alex Botkin Eng. . 
Geotge Sterney. .Ore 
: ' Hotel . St. . Rtici*' ' 
(MalRonette RuNse) 

Oiga.Vadina 
Charlie • 

Boris" Belostbiky ' - 
George Orda .;' 
Ta?tha,^Na2irenU 
Agnes Boy . 
..SuJ^ii '.Messakp; 
'Peter Liaclienkb. 
C CpdoIbah- Oi o . 

; (Iridldjm Room). . 

EInll .Coleman Or 
.Ha'rtmanri G & P 
Sei-ge Flash 
Biasbh. Ballet. . 

Hotel Tatt 

Geo; Hall '6rc 
Dolly ' Da wn . 
Hotel VniMlprldit 

Eddie " Lah^': .(>rs 
'Jea:n Farrles-.- 
Dealt; Gobdelle 
Dee LUrga-^' 

■ oiel'iVnliiilirtrt- 
Astoria. 

Mtirio & Flor'la 
Eve Symington'' 
Eddie LeBaron ^Bd . 
'Leo 'Reisnian Orc-/- 
. Michael .'ZoiVin Of c 

Hotel Weyllit 

Alex . Fbgarty •;. 
OhHrllO; Wrlifht ..V 
. dlntmy'Kel ' 
Santos Elvina' 
.Grace Hriscombe 
Elena' McCoy ' ••• ;* 
CortezV*! Scnaub 
Mary'.;f.iahe.: ' . .' 
Joe ' Capp'elio Orb 
Xreteiinria: 

' Simebn Karavaeff' 
.fJorla Birso. . • • 
Yliena. Gabrlelle 
Michael Mlchbn 

:Na>ila ''..', 
A Stoyanovsk 
Atls'clva. . . ; , ','... 
S Bar'tnovaky ' '■, 
Nlchbltfa'Mattlev .Or 
Ellsha nettle Oro 

■. ..-"■liBruo 

Frances;, Maddux '.- 

Betty Bryant 
.Joseph Zatbur- Orb 

Sid - Tuscher ' : 
.Hugo, PeduUo .. 

Bdd(e .Davis Orb 

4 -paiidles' 

'"l.eoa.';.. 

Eddie Davia 
Vivlain Ray 
Caryl Goul 
Zee-Zee- 
Jal-Leta . '. 
-Browning, P 
Wm fai'inor'; 

Slirave 

.ConBiieio .Flower ton 



Peggy ^Strickland 
EllBha _Tuttle Ore 

luy^B Chicken . 
'Farm 

Tempo icing Orb 
Pearl Kay© 
Milt Lesili^i 
Maude .Bell 
';.Mo.n]'I*'iirls 

■Grace,'. Morgan' 
Versatile- -3 - 
Gene (•'osdiolc. Ore- . 
Laurence White 
Oiiys Club, 
.•VVOn, Johnson 
D,« ■'Laujbert 
6 SpUli!) or Rhythm 
stuff Smith Bd 

urnnllse 

Beirt roiiman 
Virginia Verrill - 
Paiil: .Sydfill- 
Julie Jeniie'r 
Jimmy Richards 
J; .&. Nora Bell" : 
Marie, Hoills;.' 
Jbyce.'DusUln- 
Jan Is .'Andre ' 
Edna .Mne 
G lenn' Iliii tbn' Ore. .' 
Jay Freeman^ Ore 

i'lnce Klegunie 

'Bl|l: Farrell-; • 
Leo Lnzarb Ore .' ' 
; Ralnbtiw Grill 

Johnny Ha.m.p' Ore . 
Evalyn Tyhe'r- 
.4. -DeauvfHe Boys 
•D r • Sy d n ey. Ross • 

;-Rninbo>v/ 

Ray iVohlb' Orb 
Pflggy Fears 
Es^elle;^ & .I..eroy ' 
Edger 'Ijiergen-^' 
Al :.Uo\v.lly 
Sydney. Rosa. 
Bvalyn Tyner 
Naho'; Rndrigo.:; 

-'■Ro'y.al ..Box '' 

Joe :Zelli- • . ■; 

■Rachel Car)ay , 
'Atii'ke'y ^Bra'atz' 
Brya'n.'&' Winspmb'- 

•:Si|Pi»lilre I.; 

Jean: Sartfent' •,' ■ - 
.Nick iVousieh Bd '. , 
Ba rry ■ ' W In jcfn .Ore' .' '■ 

■-Stork'.; ciufci;' ■' 

Giis- iVla_stel Ore 

Mmev Thury. 

-.Ibhnny'O 'ter.'. - -' 
•Maria ^Citroly la ; 

Do'rpthy Perry 

Kbii -HegeduB- 

Belii Zsiga 
..Alel-rlll ';& Zona- 

Lllllai) Kkhnes'. 

r.K)'Ulkv'.K'pva« 

Gypsy Rbslka Oro.. 

Eddie A.shman' Ore 

Spivy 

Trfl«Hdero 

Frank.' .Shaw. 
John-Fogarty' 
' ' Ubiiiigi 
-Gladys Bentiey' Re>v 
dt'opmfleld & ; 6 : 
Avon Long.. 
Ev'elyri ' Boblnsop. ... 
Edna Holly ■ 
.Kallser xviuiams Or 

palilalia . 
Fanbhb-. . Dolbrea 
La.Valllta . ' 
B^er.ta- Dpiin 
Peter &• Cbnf I's 
- • Vrranlllce 
Tamara 
D.u-Val 

Jullb, ■& Jehevleve' 
. MpadowbroOk Boyi 
Cleinenle Bd 

' 'VlYlag^^'^Barii. 

Larry jlcMahbn" 
Milt -Mann Orb 

.Serrannbs' 
Helene jvilller. 
Riiskln & N.brman'^ 
Wayiie Ke'nn'bn 
Zeb. Carver Co 
. Vaolit Cinb 

jbbnny ■'& George 

FriihceH Faye ■'. 

Patsy Ogden 

3 '.Peppei-B. 



CHICAGO 



Inckbawk 

Mildred Bailey ; 
Red Norv'p ■ Ore, 

Cliee Tarce : 

Benny Fields . ' 
Nick Long, Jr 
Eunice; llenly 
Barto.Mnlin 
.roflophhie.:-IIoiist^i»' ' 
Henry'' Busse .Ore 
' C.lut> Alabnin 

.'Virginia jamea 
Eltle Burton ' 
Herhai-d & Henry 
Mlillceht DeWlit 
ArtV,William.i Vr« ; , 
>Clu Sllniivt . 

Buddy- Lepter ' 
How.e.. &' Fefrl.n ■ 
'.Virginia Audrey.' . 
Ramona: Hughes 
R.uth Desha 
jerry Glldden^- 

Coiony Ciub~, 

JCSSib '' . . .".'; ... . 

.Pat;'Kenriedy ■ .' , , J; 
Tr.udye . Davidson 
L'ewla Sjs ■ 
Etta Reed ■.■ 
Ruth Howrkih - 
Pauletle- I'^PlPrre 
Jack' ' F.lscli.man Oro 

Cblo'slmpfl'. 
Ada .Leonard - 
Tracy; [Gale & L 
Una Cooper' 
Les Hunt ,' 
Muriel Love.' . 
BankbfI-&-. Cannon > 
Eileen George 
Conitre^n Hotel '. 

..(CuKihb:) 
Bpy. Poy V 
Bea;uvnie ;&. ToVa 
Vera t'ern. • 
Ray.jH.nnt. 
JOse Cbi'lez 
'Gasa .^Lbrna.' Oro 

Gay i»0> , 

Henri Ice'ata Ore '- 

Joan Clark"' 

SklppV * Marie > 

Co'llee'n",. 

Geo 'i)p :Co£t« . 

Lew kin tr." 

Giranfi 'Terrace- 
Plo'te'r end'sOn Or 

' ■■ruitty'n ' ii.-: 
■-;■;, Cabaret 

Tex Mbrrlsfiey' 
'HanU'.th'e.-MuIer ' 
.Yvet^bi.':' ",'.•■ ■•' 
Eddie Frey ' 
Jacjc : Iiiyl n g.' ' • 
Doro'thy: Johnstpn; 
StHhley Ogle 
;'B|lly Mbyera 
Mllliceht .; ' 
A I . Wagner 
Art Buckley, 
: Austin ,>lack Or.c; 

'. ..Mi- 
Willie Shore 
Phelps 2 . • 
Fran k. Llbiise 
'Mildred tbilfl 
Mimi. Rollins : ./ 

Hotel' ftifimafclc 

(Walpqt Room) 

Ge.b' NelidbfT • ' 
MoNallle ':sia 
Grctchen Lee' 
Plvl I Levant Ore 

btel revoort, 

-Jarbs" Is; . ' 
'Ji'mmie Christie 
W;h'ltey' Neuman.' 

.. Drake Hotei 
, ; (Silver l^oirreiit) > 
Shelia Barrett. 



LOS ANGEUS 



Ball 

Briiz Fletcher . 
-Charles : Lawrence 

Beverly Wllaliire 

Ru^h Rttblii 
Larry Lee . Urb 

.. Bllimore. 

W'&.GIadys Ahefun 
C'rane;.2 
-The .'jPheodores: 
fted HarpKr 
.rby HodKCH . . 
3 '.Rhythm Rascals 
Enrico Hh'ba Oic 
Jimiuy Grlpr Ore 

Blue Room 

Fanchon'- A M' Rev 
Keiimy •' Wal ton Ore 
Scats Po\Veli 

lilTe raMiibya 

Knlglit Sis . 

.B' Oi'ejr : *: .f- Bergen 

H'ortbn Spurr 

:H;il Chau.slor rc 

'Cfirol Dean 

Rex Denny 

Cafe i>. Lit .-lifaM'-;' '' 
Park. Ave Boy • 
Stan .Cla'f '^•'o 



B b^ Gr 
BhiiiiiU 

cafe de i'aree 

Ruf<.<5 Oaiitof 
Jack Cl.ayv'tioh Ore : 
a'hiit. GroVe.' 

Virginia: Lee ' 
Jan. Garbt^r Ore. 
Lathr;up 'Bros. 

.(lounge) '. 
r.HM. Parker 
Kill Roberta 
Saoch I ..•..'i B ii.ck ley 

Esielllla 
<':iib<!r'ro 
Alberto' 

. K ' \ _ 
The' LeoTlfti'dc's 
Edllh DhvLh 
«;iir<)rd /i; Pearl 
<jaj-.wv.«)'l Vail .<.»rq 

■ Club KM^jiiire 

YlcWl ■ Jbyoe 'f 
ASIf'niia' JWii-rlB 
B» n LIgnt : 
xJeiie Arlrn. 
3,. E-vtulre-i ' 

'itMiiMiH Door 
Wlngie Maii'none Or 



'Jane- Joiieii* 
Little Cliib 

'.Tane Jone.M 
Paul J^eridall 
Aliearn' .Sis 
Helen Wariier 
Jeanne Keller 



Art Tatui 

.nVitr'a . Dome 

:Tvo«irie St Clair 
Dorothy Robe.rts 
Gagn.on & Br'ught'n 
(leorge lledi'nan Ore: 
Bobby Bi.sler 

PaclHc SunoeV Club 

Billy Joy 
D'an. JJovv'niii 
Burrlell 

'^ 'iilbmav - ;> 

NlchoJaHf 2 . 
'.Ijidy Jania ,. 
iSdith vD.aVls 
Hudson . Mflt/.Ker GIs 
Phil, Hari-fs Ore 

ra'rls inn 

.Margarita .Si.Pei lo 
Heriry .'Moiine.t . ' ': 
Hugo Marehei tl . . 
Thora .Maltha l.spn 
Domrnlb Colombo' 
fA-.Viiie.sca;. 
ab.slta & .,1. Moreno 
Pete" Conti'elir Or> 
t Gallet ;& ' GIs 



^lurray 'Peck 
LolUlo /k Ai'do. 
Glen ^IJ<ln'i.ti'n(l.s' . Ore 
poroliiy .Roberts 

;Sevei,i Seaa 

jVRa-y JKinnfJy 

1 l-.tly:'Gib.voii .. .. 

! .L<)nn.ie AlMTnllre .Or 

f ' i . . nn«!r«.f.t JloiiMS- 

' ivi'lIliiiVl. 

. PjU 0'.'vh>a .. 
■H«i:rii<:e -J-'iirririglpri 

■Bi't)..r,'' ;m<»im 
; i..-«oMji 

■ Aifn^S' . 
•Al Hil.lr.r 
Jiiflfl I'/fp 

J<iy-"\ViiiI{nnH 

'I'rbi'lMlero ■■ 
Piiil OfUDiin Ore; 
V'Uene'n 

Rifrlirira .Hack 
10 link t!.'>IJ;i,gh*: 
Pttiil llandnU 



Ethel Dlxbn 
Pa;iil Florenz iris 
Pat O'Malicy 
Gowbr Si .Gene 
Dick Jurgens Ore. 



(Maf 

Gf>o' Oiseii Ore 
Edith Caldwell . . 
lielghtoh Noble' .. . 
Rodrigo & Franclne- 
Chas Carrer . 
Harriett Smith;8 Gia 

lUisnlle ■'■ 

iue Fbuhtaih-' 
Rubui) 

Bipb' MCGrew; Orp 
Hotel M'orrliiflh 
(Tern^ Room) 
J &' B Tbrrehce 
Ted Fib-Rlto : 
Janlfl Williams 
A(u2zy ' 3rl arcel lino 
Stanley Hipkman , 
'i - •P'ebutan't'es 
Titan, 3 

Hotel Palmer floose 
'- (Empire Rnoiiiir 

LHtle . Jacit ' Littlo 
Ra;pul '&■ Eva Reyee 
Riith Aarons 
SaiidbT - Glancz 
'r..c.st.er''Cole; 
PaurRoslnl , 
bale WInthrbp 
Abbott Dancers 

otel Sherman 
.; (College Inn) 

Gertrude liblTi 
Calgary Brba.^."^ ,•' 
The Nagyfysr 
Harriett DeGpft .. 
Roger Pr'y.qr Ore' 
Rufe Davla. ' 
4 Rl\ythm iris 
Speck &; SploH 

' ; Hote^ Sfevent;- 
'(ContlpeBtal. Roo ' > 

Maiirine A Nofva 
.Carmffh;Ga.titinb , 
'Lorraine' SIb. - : 

l!na' s'ebtt''". ..,,'.. 

Frankle; MaiBte;rs ' Or 
. ^'..PKOdj^'.'Cbib •' 

Pliil. kaye. .' 
Molly Manbrs :• 
Marsha Befiiiett 
BobBi* Clartc : V : 
.Henry Simnibna 
Freddy^ JanIa- Orip • 
- - Royale Fkulica 

boliy Kay .. 
Sid ' Tbmabk . . 
"Frances Wood.^ 
-Billy Bi'iiy * '- 
Miarily n . M'arlpw© 
Barbara Bel'morA ', 
Henri Ll,?ihp»)' <)rc; 
Chas, Sng^ia Ore / 

. Vanltsf -Fair' " 
BdltH Murray,;©!"©' 

Via I'a'RA 
Jackie 'Hamlin > 
Pick.. Hughba ' 
Sally Keith 
WallafeVA L 
Stan' Carter ■ 

Ya'^h't; Clnb 
Jerry & Turk 
Nido- Rinaldo Orb., 
Edlth.Grimth 
Ted & "AKWaldman 
Eddie White • 
Rex Weber 
■■^ 2 •f>85..:Clnb.--:- 
CatroU <& Gorman 
Paiil Keebler Ore 
Belva White. 



PAHADlilPHiA 



AnehbraKe Inn 

Mliton. Kellem ro 
Mario Villanl 
ClIfTord, &.- 'Wayne; 
-Emily Weyinann: 
Lee Barteii--.. 
CansUib '.& Sol 
Lew Hurt' nlan 

Arcaidla Intl 

Hal Kemp ;Orc .' 
Skinny Ennis 
Saxy Dowell 
MaxlnpGray 
Baron & Blair 
Chat-lea HofflnAn 
■Illlana' 

. Bellevoe-Rtratford 
(Planet Room) '-' 

Meyer'Davla: Ore 

Ben Etriinklln Hotel 

(Georgian- Room) 
Moe JalTe Ore 
Benny:, tlie Qpih'a 
4 Gondoliers . ' 
•lay King. 
Oliver Young 
D.otly Molllnson 
Ahelia Reriati 
Carol Lynne" 
Wally Sheldon 

. 'Cliez MIcliuVid 
Jbnny 'GValt Ore 
Coloiiy Criib. 
Sherr Walker .& S 
Marjbrle .Lane .' 
Melba - Beaud i ea ux 
Frances Scbtt 
Harry Adar 4 

;■ DeGorgVie'a. 
.loe ileinfile.y 
Billy McKee 
Je\vel- llo.'" 
■>Ielody. Aiferi -■ 

EihbaNMy Club'..' 
Billy' Virie. i 
Sue - Ausi In 
DeBoid :.s 
.Sally Warren 
Cliff Hall ..- 
Mllly AVnrwlck 
:'Arl,.slpcratti 

3' Klng«; . . 
Llttie Ernie 
BUbbieK K|it>lby' 
Grace; MantieiiB 
.re'an ' Farrar ." 
PlbrcnCB-' Kiillmsi 
Beth Miller " 
Lynda, Hay'' 
Frank iL'HiiiiMbb'a 

Jess Altmili^f Orc: 
Ted I'llfb •' 
'Flbreii<'.e Shevlln 
Huey. «e. Mfcin 
3 Ju<:kH 
MartfiieVll . . 
.Dlni«>,>) Si Afilta 
Paul' Rk'h . 

.Holfl AdKliVbIa 
(t.'iife Margufry) 

Harold avnlKrhi^Orjs 
Vincent .'Uiz^^'i Otv 

Terry. La''>\;I.er- 
Pe.ii{.-"<i 

D.c.Uar »:'Andre 
-Arihur- 
3 . KaneW 
:lTeR<.).«.e . 
Agntia- Tiille . 
Evan B: Fontaine 



Hotel PblladelpKlan' 
' (Mirror . Room ) 

J Frasetto Ores i2) 
Mickey Alpert 
'Kalhryh Rand' ' 
B ;& F Gilbert 
Irene Maii'seth' . 
Betty O'Grady 
;R- A'-H -Lyte "■ -i ■-. 
Fonwick & Cook 
Debiitantes-: 

Kit Kat Club 
.Tiny- BradshaAV Ore. 
Pauline Bryant 
Marcia jVIerqiiez . 
5 ' Bon .Torts. ■ ■ 
Nobd 1« & : Nock u in 
Fats Smith: 
Aleatbia Ptirdle 

. RltairCarltbrt 
(CryatuI Ro4im) 
Vian Levlb Ore, 

Sliver i>aike Inn 
. (Olenienton) 

Mickey Famila.ht Or 
Charles & Barbara 
-Mildred Benaoti 
Clayton Romier- 
.Barbara Da're 
Jack -King 

1214 Spruce 

iiilla.Garrlty 
'.Tlirnmy . Blake 
20th century Tave'ro 
Barnjey Zeemiin 'Ore 
Shirley Hale 
Klpple Velez 
Zarbn .& Gray 
Johnny Leary 
3. Esquirbs ' 

' 21 Clni> 
Brandt A Fowler • 
.Sfl;ily. LaMarr 
Mary Lee^ ' i-'- 
Rlchard::Biich 
Dorothy Alllsbn 
rAnn Rn«h v 
r ' "illiangt filub. 
Marguerite WllltlnS 
Little. Us • 
'Yo Yo , 

Lillian Fitzgerald : ., 
Bubby Evan's- 
Jphriny . Hudjflna"; 
Norton & Margot • 
Victoria Vigal 
Reds & Curley 
Milton Muidock . 
Fraiik Falrfaxv pre 

Walton . Rbof 
Leo iJolio Or<: 
AVden & Rem 
Bay.' .PIcard 

«V«i»erV ttofbraii 
(Camdeii) ' 

Louis Chalkin Ore 
EtdoradIi;ii).<i - • ■ 
Slroy & Weaver 
Bctly Lahe. 
Laddie Ltimpnt 
Bob Areirlll 
no.se Jf Irk 
Gregory Quihn 
llffe Hart, 
, <-^armen. d'-'Anlonin 
Joe Komono 

Vorktbw.n TnTerii 
BiH.Bllgcr ore 
t'hll .Onkford 
J tazel Harmon 
'Barbleri .& (Jarllln 
Jli.nmy O'Tjeary 
Henry Nathan 



JPtigeOuio/OldVaude 



(Continued tvqm ;pae'e .54) 



you plead guilty? (HoQligan imi- 
tates n^nny goat.) i isay, do . 3>^^6u 
plead, guilty or ;nqt giiilty? (Hoolii 
gah . repeats lianny goat .iiBitatioh.X. 
Officer riemoye him, he's a iiut. . 

Giiigg:-- (does ^tp; Hooligan/) I got 
ydu out aU. right- . V^here's my $JOi 
(Hppli : ;irhitates-..goait and exits; 
.Gugg itppeals- tp pplicienia^^^^^^^ Goni and 
Jiudge and .they all imitate nariny ' 
goat— ENTER Hopli With ai; lad- 
dei%)' - ."vV ' ' 

Judge:-^Where are you going With 
that ladder?" ■;■ ; 

Hooligan:-r-rm goin^L^p. take 'iny 
case to a higher • <!pufHt:; ■ (Exits.)' 

Cipn^— The nekt casi9 -is. a mah: 
cused of inUrdering ;his. family^ 

Judge:-r-(As cop brings in itiaii,). 
Giet the Bible and swear iii the mur- 
derer. 

C6p;T-^Your Hbnoii', the buU\ 
has chewed up the Bil>le. 

Judge:-^Make the witness ici$s; the 
dog. ; We. can't adjourn i to get a: new 
•Bible. . . iSd ' -ypu murdered, ybur 
whpie family? ' ' 

;>Man:— yeis," ..YouE Honor; 

JUdge:-^Thirty days. . . .. 

Manr^bpn'i,'. so . hard dn me, 
^Judge: it ;,was oijly a SMALL ''fan\- 

t '4\X 

; jrudge:7~rake . im away. There 
«i 't;gping tqrjbeVnp'miii'djfe'rers in' my ' 
court. (Enteri5.H6dHgah and:.w^ 
around, ) " What, . doing iit 

^this. cpUrt?-:;:'..:;-''^ v, 

;Hooli^n:'-^rm , afWitneiss. 
^:''''Jud^e?7^What^tt^al?^''\ ^.::",' 
. ' H&ngfin;-^I' idoii't^^ But ybii . 
never cau' tell what caseis :cbme 

:(Exits^;V ' ■ '^; 
. Judgei-r^WHatt's t^^^ next cas^t , 
. Gon:-rjflL- ihaii a^^ oi steaiingt 
a jug pi whiskey: ' - . '. 

. JUdae;-^Bf ij)g Itiie - wbis^es^ 
islealer> V (Pplicemiaii • does - ^uni^ 
daiic^ ianii exits ; and reenters with 
whiskey^ " stealer, ^^hb has 'jug.' cjoi» 
trie? ib drink but of 'iit^^ Otigg.taftes. 
it away from' him 

JiidgCi ) , ;Hb>v daH^ y^^ ij:^;;tqidrJto)c 
before - the Judge?, ; 'CTj^^s .dripk, 
.makie^ f acei)^^ Whsit's that^^^^ t^BJi 

Gugg:-f Yoiii: '■■ Hbnpr; ■ =-thi» 
nbf guilty. He' is simply Subject to 
,fits,^ -While. .liieaiidipriA^ dbwn ' 
bpiilevard^e -toblir ; Aii " . 

Judge:-;a^r 'SP6K tmf^ .'that.: 

;iPuiKgi-r-while ,tinder ihe . ihfliience r 
of ihife , his^ihand jpY<*?i*Wtarily 
):ea\<Aed , i|jtb I ,vy/ihdp 
jugs of .whiskey: His ^^fincl^ cluit^^ 
a jug,; hb tpok it home and it bUred 
,;him' of-iBtsv^ '.>■•-•-"' -r yrr '-'-y.^ ■ 

Judge-r^You say "whiskey ia gdPd • 
-for. fits?;.. .;■ -i^Y-'v ■ 

Goh:-i-But I sa:^ whiskey is NOT 
good for fits; i Vpbp is seized with at 
FiT— Judj^e brijiigk dOWti 'jug «nd 
givies,, h^m . a- driiil^. > H0<di$aii comes 
on and has a FtTr is givehva driplsr- 
then' the; JUD(3E haS a»flt;-^Hopijgan 

turning ^ug upside .downi) / 

■Hpoligahr^Judge, there's; w more 
whiskey.^ ., 

r(<Jfoming , .fit 
ilien iherift's, lib mptc pts. 
vblows^ • 'bell iriiiii^si Jviry- 
go but.) 



• Herey wheirp are; 



go but 
some Ipnchi^ 



rrid' 
.We 



Judge:- 
cjuickly.) 
(Whistle 
starts io 
ybu going? ; 
iijury:--^hy, rt^^ luncV ti^e. We 

pur'lunch. " 
Judge :^Say,; 
brliig in. the Jury 
have a ibt of casbs bejoirp Us.r. 
here's a dime and <tell Bill, the bir- 
tender at Schmidt's, to ifliU it up; 
it's for the Judge; (Hands himcf lal 
scuttle and a dinie.) jfudige' ii£ Hts 
a cigar ot* a pipe. ■ . , 

Gbni—YbiLir Honor, theire 
smoking allowed in Court: Y . 
JUdgei-^Say, ,rm : the . Judge, Jn't 

Kv- ' ■■■■■■ \, \y 

Coni^Yes, Ybur Honor. 

J.udgb:^We11,;the Jiidi^b can ismb 
a; little.: (O.fiicer ehtbrs With a pile 
fork f uit pf' hfty Van;d ib^ it i 
jury'bojt artd'ejcitsr comes 
in With coal.scuttle iull pl beer rnd 
hands it tb Judged Judge drlnk.s it . 
all up, as cverybbdy watcheis himj^ 
with their mouths watering.) (LbUd" 
iN'pil^ES heard off stajge. Everybody 
ipbks; as officer e^teir^ with bho'.' 
girls alt dressed in loilg caj^s. What 
is -the matter ; Jiere? Ortfcer:-— Vpur 
Honori they, .all wete .: dpi ;;thp. 
hpotchie-dcbbtchie dance ) 
bathiitg suits< 

: Judge;t-^(Raps niallet; on hbneh— : 
putir on' h(iii and yells). Court's ad- 
ijbUrned;^-: ;' ^'v 

Gon:-^V Sept ng . Jiidge go dbwn to 
the girls,) What are'yOu going to do 
with them, Your Honor?. • 

Judge:~(Flirting with girls a«4 
holding a couple 'round the . vyai-st). , 
. I. am going, to hold tbeni all for. fur-' 
ther iSjaiminati . (HooJirtaiv hits 
j udge 'oh Jiead . . With bJadd^er f r nm 
.Jbehind— ;and lakes HJs pW^e Vrth 
.girl^ey'erybpdy- sings as rliii 
descends.) 



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VARIETY 



V E C I T I M A T E 



Wednesday, Decemlyeir 16, 1936 



Plays on 




Can't lake It With You 

FatT^' In three siotdi preseiritea.' at Booth, 
N. y., Dec. 14i .'»«, Uy Sam H,, HarrjM; 
written by Mobs Hiirt and Oeorjje S. Kauf- 
niun; $taged by latter; $a,W top. 
Pcneilope Sycamore.,,.. 
E.isle; . 

Khcba'. .... ; 

Paiil Sycnmore. .' 
Mr. De Pliiha.. 
E4. .v..;..., 
T>onnid, ... . , ,-. , , . , , v. .v. 

MAr(.ln. Vanderhof 

Alice. . . , . . . ........ . . . 

Tlcnderson . .........,..>• 

Tony Klrby . . . ; 

Bocls Kolehkhov 



Gfty W«IIington . 
Mr. Klrby....... 

Mrs. Kirby...... 



.Josephine Hull' 
. . .Pituln 'Trueihan' 
. ii.iiuth Attaway 
. ►.i.Krflntc "WUvox 
. . , . ; Prank: Conlan 
, , .i . Ueorce Hcl)er 
. ..Oncnr Polk- 
Henry Travera 
. MiirKot : Steveiisoh 
, i.^V.Hiigh B$nnle 
....... Jeaa Barker 

.. . . .OeorKe Tobias. 



MItci . Hajns 
..VWJlllttrii J. Kelly 
Vlrirlnla Haiiirhond 
.' fft^rBfr liench^ 
---iKallph Holmes 
IFranklln Heller 
. . .;Anna'. Lubowe 



Holmei^es of Baker St. 

Comedy, drama in ttiree. acta prenented at 
MaiHjue,. N, y., Dec* », '»e, by. KlIxabRtb 
MIelei by ftrrangeihent with . Ijion - M, liion;- 
adapted from Basil. Mrtohelt'ii orlKinul by 
WtUlam' Jourdon Rapp' and Leonardo Bcr- 
cQvlci; . staged by KeKltVnld Ba(-h; Cyril 
Scott/ Helen Chandler aiid CIsale Lortus 
featured:.'99:SO top. 
Shirley HblifieM 
Wtniams 



pr; Whtabn.,........', i. 

Inspector' Withers. 
MV. Hotoies . . . . . . . . . . ,\, 

Mr.. CahnliiK. .... 

Mra .Watson , . , .., . . , 
Inlipector' leaker, .. ... ; 

Maid . ; .:, . k •• • i-i'.t . ■ 
Joei Murray-. 

Tom BraRKH. V . ..... ; • . . . 

Arthur itlnser 



, . . elen Chandler 
•, ..; . .'Johh' Pai'rish 
X.lonwny ' W'nsW^W; 
, Stuart Casey ^ 
.... ....Cyril .Scoit 

.....Don l>lllHway. 

, ; . . .Cecilia TA)ftU3 
Uayhiond Bramley 
.. Bealrloe (Jrnham 
■. Arthur MHrlowe 
... . L.'i'. , .Jaclc' Lee 

fsfjUurray: Btepheba, 



Brbadway's newest laugh shoinr Is 
Sam Hi Harris' siecond comedy con- 
tribution ttib season, ft should land 
in the big money, as did *Stage Door,' 
current at the same manager's Music 
Bijx. . .. ' ■ ■: 

George S. Kaufman figures strongr 
ly in . both; He collaborated with 
Edna Ferber in 'Door' and with Mosis 
Hart on this on6; also he staged 
both plays. This is the* show that 
ih£^ cooked up togethei' in Cali- 
fornia last .springy but there is no 
tracie of Hplly^ood iii the t>roceed- 
ings. ■ ♦.■ . ... 

General idea is: tiiat of a family, 
each member of Which has ah ecr 
centric hoppy or outlook. There is, 
perhapS) nothing, unusual in that, but 
in 'Can't T»ke It' is alir comic and 
riQgs with laughter. 

Grandpa quit business : 35- yean 
ago . and. , spends ' his tifme coltectinig. 
sniakes and stamps arid attieriding 
coinmeneemerits. Mother Sycamore 
has. beeh. trying to write for eight 
yearsf just, because a typewriter was 
'delivered at the house cnce by inis- 
-:take;.. . 
. Father of two^ daughters invjents 
fltieworlc^ in the cellar,, his ai^sistant 
vbeing a ! former ice man who be- 
catrie .at^hed' to .^he family. One 
daughter, Essie, iriarrled to a' nnug0 
Who ihiiiks he: plays thief " •lYlPDhone, 
has- been tiding toe' dance ]iF!.ss6ns 
fromva vchenient 'Rtissiah. Ed, the 
husbahdj makesr music: Whi^in, thff 
practices, and does :hand-printihg:.:bn 
the side, while 9he . has built up - a 
homemade caiidy : tr side. ; 

■There- is. another daughter, Alice, 
who is pretty and competent in her 
iWall: Street job; She knows all the 
sCreWy ' things, her family does, but 
-she loves- them: When love comes 
;ahd the iiian is Tdny Kirby. son of 
her boss. , there is a' grave doubt in 
hc^r rriind: whether' the' marriage 
could Vfork but. 

. , Hilarious : second act, which, turns, 
put ihost Of the laUjghs, ends by Alice 
icalling. oft hier engiagemeht. -Tony'$ 
toriy parents are present when lots 
bf things happen and . all hands go 
to the,,cool«'. .They are turned out 
the;, next morning, but . Alice Is - dcr 
. terrhihed to go off; by herself. It is 
the philosophy of srandpa that 
. sihbothehs: air the diificulties and 
Wilis the admiration of the elder 
Kirby; AH sit dbWn to blintzes 
cooked: 1}y a one-tiihe Russian duch- 
es^l -WhOi-is now a. waitress in Childs 
Charactei's include a . colored niaid^ 
and: her man; who are funny, also 
. 'itwo: kittens .; named , droucho and 
Harpo.;. 

There is niore story than noticed 
during the performance, biit the play 
is paced so. welt that no plot idea 
Was; apparent. Then too . the cast is 
so well selected, that there; Were no 
acting: weaknesses noticed during the 
perf orrtiahee. - 

Henl^ T^aver^ as the kindly 
= grandpa, with his own ideas of 
leisure; hopes he'll live to be 150 
1>ecause things in the household are 
so laughable. Josephine Hull as 
moNther '.of the two girls is a nUtty 
womaii« amusing^ too. . George. To- 
bias, Who is plenty comedian, ii? the 
Russian whose -one Word ratine of 
things he doesn't like wins Ibud 
laiighter. -He has groWrt a luxiiriaiit 
chin sltee and mustache, which 'took 
months. Paidai Trueman as the near 
dancer is .-^as good a choice as ihy, 

Margot. Stevenson as Alice is' the 

Sretty girl of the play, and sweet, 
[iss Stevenson was switched irtto 
the cast froih 'Stage Door,' George 
Heller is the xylophone-playin? 
printer, Adding: to the wacky atmos- 
phere. Mitzi Hajbs: iplays :an. actress 
stew who folds up when she. sees 
two snakes in a cage. Other good 
selectioniB arie William J. Kelly, Virr 
ginia Hammond and Jess Barker, as 
the Kiirbys. I»resent. too, arie Frahk 
Conlori arid . Anna Xubowe, while Os- 
car Polk and "Ruth Attaway ate the 
coloi*ed-.team. 
Definitiely 



it was. an English idea to -bring 
back Sherlock Holmes and treat it 
cdmicaliyt but the 'Holmeses of Baker 
Street is a minor mystery play and 
'quite elementary,' 

Nbr does bid Doc Watson help any. 
There is a 'Quick, Watson, the 
needle,' scene when soniething . is 
supposed to be injected into a homing 
pigeon, a p^ilpable prop. At times 
the first-nighters weris inclined to 
razz the show because of its phoney 
melodramaties. Wheth^ the basic 
£iiult is in the play itself or due to 
ti>e American adaptation, is a ques- 
tion. 

Senile Holmes ..arid the equally 
aged Dr.. arid Mrs. Watson present a 
set Of leads in the a.k. class. There- 
is some sunshine, hoWever, via the 
presence of Sherlock's daughter, 
Shirley, who, through.her siipjMsedly 
ifkherited poweris of deduction, wins 
the honor of heihg appointed the 
first Woman detective in Scotliand 
Yard. In th^ original Holmes istbries 
thene. Was no indication that he was 
or would be married, so the inven- 
tipii . of a daughter is that of the 
present author's.: 

; Holmes is suppbsed to have re- 
tired, having turned his attention to 
bee culture. Queen bee is received 
from ah unknown, and; in the small 
b07j:like cage is a apiece of candy 
which conceals a pearl of great price. 
Mobsters known as the White gang 
are aware of the pearl's hiding place, 
and, so is Scotland Yard. . 

Detective discovers that his daiigh- 
ter has taken the cage as a prank 
to keep him in London a bit longer, 
and he retrieves the bee. Girl is 
kidnaped; but escapes by burning 
through her bonds with a cigarette, 
having part of the gang pinched. . 

Play brings back white-haired 
Cyril Scott, who has been oh the 
stage ior 50 years. He unfortunately 
stumbled oh the lines, as did several 



others oh the opening night, Helen 
Chandler as the daughter is the 
bright spot of the evening. She is 
fieatured v/ith Scot; and Cissle 
Loftus, who plays a jittery old 
woman. Play was written, a^ a com- 
edy, but there are ohly soihe feeble 
giggles, 

Title of 'Sherlock Holmes' is con- 
trolled by William Gillette, who 
originated the stage character. That 
explains the^ rather clumsy label of 
the present play. Ibee. 



dot of Town 



by 



MARY tUDGlR 

Pittsburgh, Dec. 11 

. Three>act . drama 'fieely. adapted' 
Aleiicahder Deart from Victor:. Hu«o'a .play. 
Directed bj^ Chester Wallace' and preifented 
by Drama Deportment ':of Carnesle Tecb tit 
College thMtre^ weiek Dep. It, '80i 

Mary Tudttr ...;.Janar Mitchell 

Edward Courtney . .u . . . . . ■, , .Qurge Uoyd 

SlnMQ It|Bii«rd....r..^.i>,. Uton Ooldbloom 

I^oTil Gardlaer.... Stiff BRcde 

Iiord Chandos i . > WUllatn Here 
Puk«-pf MMolk..... Mavirell Lick 

Karl oC. Anindel..,.i....RdWard Rosenthal 

Iiocd PBfet, i . ,«••••,',....;. . .Gtiio Cdnto 

Lord Rocbester. .... . . . . ; WilUam. HbmpMll , 

Tbonufs Parry. ';....Viv,....;Norbert Kelly 

Dame- Aataley. .Mbursot Pee 
PrIhceQs KUzobfeth.......... .Margaret Herd 

.Royal Sxieattttoner...^...,.,. Simon Oeraon 
Sir Xunea Carew./;. Coe Norton 
Sir TiMnaae Wyatt ........ Charles Pblltaoiir 



Written ori jnally by Victor Hugo, 
'Mary Tiidpf* Was first firesented in 
Paris more than a century ago, but 
Yale's Alexander l^an ^ adhiits his 
Adaptation bears little reisemblimce 
to the original.. He has substituted 
history for Hugo'3, fiction, .insistinjg: 
that the faicts are considerably more 
interesting a Ad exciting. .In fact, so 
far has the adapter gone afield that, 
When.published soon, the work will 
be called 'The Spanish Marriagey' 
With bare acknowledgement to Hugo 
for the inspiration. 

As it now stands, 'Mary Tudor' 
should have definite commercial 
possibilities with a bit more careful 
editing and clarity. First act is too 
long and too talky, arid a couple' of 
speeches need scissoring} particu- 
larly one by the scheming Spahish 
ambassador. That's really the crUx 
of the drama and it's too Windy and: 
complex to foUow. Second stanza, is 
a corker and the third needs only a 
slight bit of tightening; 

Drama is unusually timely , as well, 
since it bears a striking parallel to 
current events in England. Deals 
With events leading up to the mar- 
i'iage of Queen Mary , and Phillip of 
Spain, a match the sbverign was 
forced into by intrigue between 
Spain and- several of her privy 
councillors.. Mary's ' heart, according 
td this. Was . with handsome young 
Edward Courtney, whose suit had 




Just before Noel Coward and Gertrude Lawrence' walked on for fRed 
Peppers,' final act of 'Tonight at (1:30/ given at the National, N,. Y,, Friday 
(U) midnight, for the; benefit of the Actors' Fund arid Stage Relief Tuni 
Alexander Woollcott, sitting iii the first rbw center,' donned one of Harpo 
Marx's red wigs. Sters use the same colored wigs in the act. They Were 
sutprifred arid smiled, but the Wobllcbtt gag did not perturb them. 

Benefit drew stand'^es, some : jprbfessiphals failing to ; 
wail close to $2,500. 



ross 



With the booking of 'Promise' ihto the: ittle, N. Y., Gilbei't. Miller, ite 
producer, and Anne Nichols^ who is operating the theatre, entered iato 
an arrangement whereby each will have first call for bookings in the the-* 
atres cohtroiled by them. Oth^ip house is Pejiry Miller' . 

•Promise,' "which will give Miller four attractions oh Broadway list 
is a six-character play. : 

When Clara Luce's play, 'The: Women,' due into the iBarrymbre. N. Y., 
next week, opened in Pbiiadelphia, there was a line in it referring to 
j, J. Shubert Milton and Lawrence Shubiei:^ wh.oi wiere but front, imme- 
diately protested. At first Miss Liice decUniol ib cut the line but later it 
was deleted foUowin^ certain telegrams from New York, 

Max Gordon, Who produced 'Women/ says it wasn't funny anyhow. 



Ori inally Charles Washburn was the sole author of 'All Editions,' which 
is again in rehearjwl. After the Baltinibre try-bUt some weeks ago, Wash- 
burn called in Clyde Kbrth as coUabotator iand thb latter is ribw: staging 
the revised ediiibn. 

North is a radio writer/ having done 'The Crying Bliies^ 

. George Tobias, in the bast of ^You Can't Take It With You,' yrhicK 
opened at^ the Booth, New York, Monday (14> is of a Yiddish stage iamily. 
His brother is Seldoh Benuetti a legit produce^^^^^^ 
Tbbias' early stage assignment/was in 'What Fribe Glory? 



strong backing but Who. w'as 
weakliuiE unable to bi4e His tiirie 
Informed by the plotting Spanish 
envoy that Mary had agreed to ac 
cept Phillip aAd that Princiess Eliza 
beth was being touted for the throne 
through a rebellion instigated by Sir 
Thipmas Wyatt. Edward goes rushing 
off to Elizabeth, tb get in on the 
ground floor* 

Character of Courtney is. one pt 
the play's glaring weaknesses.: Never 
clearly defined. He's wafted with 
indecision ori cohflicting. ' Cross- 
currents and it is impossible ever to 
tell whether his professed love for 
Mkry is real or not, . 

When Mary gets Wind of the. meet 
ings betWeeri Courtney and Eliza' 
beth, who doesn't know his: real 
identity, she hauls . both of them into 
court. Since she can't cbnvict. one 
Without the other and wants to free 
her half-sister; she cooks up a 
scheme With., lizabeth's faithful 
servant, Thoriias Parry, to accUse 
Courtney of ha-ving hired him to 
take the queen's life. In return for 
this. Parry makes her promise to 



'Daticinr Cb- mUsical cbthedy 
with book, lyrics and music by Ed- 
ward Ji Lanribert, announced by 
Jules Leventhal for arbuhd "Dec. 28. 

'Good 01d Sttmiiier Tline,' by Mar- 
tin Flavin, taken lipdeWick 
Vrpom for Imniedi productibh. 
Now casting, -for preriiiere :I>ec. /2$.' 
Bertram Harrison directing: Play 
was formerly known as 'Sunday.' 

'Hoiiorabie Men/ by Oliver White 
and. George F. Marion, set for early 
February production b'y- American- 
Play Association, hew flii-fn,. 




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make his iriistrei^s Princesi 
Boyal. 

In the last act, laid in the Tower 
of London, Mary hears Sir Thomas 
Wyatt, bbfore his execution, clear 
Courtney and . Elizabeth of all 
complicity in his rebellion, still loves 
the dashing young nobleman and is 
determined to set him free. Privy 
council is against her, however, and 
ther howling of the London mobs for 
vengeance weakens the .queen's 
resisitance. When the others have 
left, she plots With the keeper of the 
tower to substitute the innocent 
Parry for Courtney on the Scaffold, 
but the Spanish ambassador over- 
hears her vplan4 . works a double 
switch and sends Courtney to the 
gallows to inSUrfr Mary's hand for 
his prince, 

There's a fine seeue in the tower, 
between Mary and Elizabeth whien 
the former learns of her half-sister's 
love for parry and neither; is certain 
which man is matching to his death. 
Curtain.has Elizabeth going back to 
Hatfield to await her faithful Parry 
and Mary tragically bt prayer as she 
tells the villainous Renard that she 
will await his country's offer within 
the hour. 

Carnegie Tech, with one of the 
outstandinj; college dramatic schools 
ih the country, has given 'Mary of 
Tudor' a fine physical productibn. 
but ciisting doesn't entirely brin^ out 
the play's pbssibiliti^s. Professional 
company would give it the emotional 
wallop that is iherely suggested here, 
and if Dean can firid time on his 
current six-month sabbatical leave 
in the Orient tb jump , up the first 
act and a couple ,of the characters, 
he may have a strong Broadway 
entry on his hands for next iall. 
Piece would be a natural for either 
Helen Hayes, if she hasn't tired of: 
regal robes, or Katharine Cornell. 

Direction by Chester Wallace, who 
had Dean sit in With him here for a 
few days, is excellent considering 
the difficulties of working with a 
student company, while Lloyd Wen- 
ninger's sets bre Striking in their 
sombre 16th . centUry coldness. 

Cohen. 



Jonah and the Whale 

Boston, Dec, 12. 

..Comedy In three .'acta ' (six scienes) anl 
prolog by Jiainea Birdie; presented by. Har^ 
vard Dramatic' Club, with asalMaiice. pi 
RadcUrrp Idlers, at Peabody Playlioufle; 
Boston, Dee. 10. '3(1. Staffed by Carllon 
Miles; aetB Jphn Van Horhe. 

Cast; Rlchafd Seymer. De.slree Rogef.i, 
R6bert Eoklee, Richmond Holder, Bettlha 
Gray. Stephen Greene, Paul. KllllntVi, John 
Weld, Wlltard Whitman, Guy Clemepts, 
.John :. Barnard; David ■. S. Bpstetn. Ij. Jrthn 
Ploflt, Peifgy Bn«tell, Evelyn. Stern, Joanne 
.Stern. Polly iJong; Edward. Alford. Richard 
Bjirrett', Roger Sheppard, Agnea X-ove. 



Harvard Dramatic Club, 
senting the American premiere- of 
James Birdi , whimsical, comical 
semi-religious - piece, indicates the . 
play might appeal to a much greater 
audience .than the scattering of 
friends and alumhl who so :eh« 
joyed ; it in this small playhouse. 
Presumably it would, ehtertai 
Many who raved, aboiit and en- 
thusiiastically supported 'Green 
Pastures'— and that counts up to a 
sizeable number. It would not be 
surprising if some American enter- 
preneur of ■ the legit major league ; 
tooks^this/Qne,: already seen in Lon- 
don, urraet Wing. 

And if these earnest play-iexperir 
menters have not uncovered a hit, 
they have attracted, at least, the very 
abli services: of . a director, Carlton 
Miles, Who gave their present season 
the most auspicious opening in years. 

This free-and-easy version o£ the 
tribulations of ' Jonah (just skirting 
the established Biblical story) is in- 
troduced in a prolog by characters 
(Continued oh page 70) 



^ednesday^ Decemlier 16, 1936 



L EC1 Tl M A ¥ E 



VARtEtV 




Rpme, Dec. 15. 
> Luigi PiraiMjelld, 69, Nobel Prize 
playwright, dted suddently Thursday 
(10) in his sleep; Death was be- 
li^yed: due Ito enlargement of the 
heart and was unexjpected; 

. Death bf PiratidellQ puts to an end 
. .& ■ hightly unusual" and sebret deal 
wliich was just about set for him to 
'ijecome a ' fllm actor in , HQllywood. 
Details had. beeii practically worked 
but for Warner Bro?. to- produce -Six 
Characters in Search of ah Author* 
and Pirandeilo' 'was, corning to the 
U. Si in January to play the part of 
4he '-author in the Blni himself, 
V^ethier VlTarnets, will now go 
thrbugh. with the filmiiatibn, sans 
piarandello, is uncertain. Max Reih- 
hardt was to direct and "bi, Saul Co-' 
lini Pirandello's personal rep. in the 
\11J. had s.et the deal but was com- 
mifted npt.to say anything, about it 
xinjtil details Were ^rked, out, . 
. Pir^iidieUp was., perhaps the. hard- 
est- working' w.k. writer in the world.. 
At death he was working on his au- 
. tbbipgi^apliiy i He had completed apd 
had produced 40 plays (the 41st is 
scheduled fo.r production iii; Florenbb, 
Italy), 12 novels, 24 ^Vplumes. of short 
stories (about 400i in number X, three 
' volumes of poetry', and four volumes 
pf essays. When, he .had finished his 
bipgraphy, he wanted to make a sei- 
lection 'of 365 short .istorieis a 
jpund-the-year, jiiant.. volumie. 

i of 3 Nobel Dramatists 

He was pne bf the only three play- 
wrights who ever won the; , Nobel 
priz^, other two being George Berr 
hard Shaw and Eugehe O'Neill. Be^t 
known of his plays are 'Six- Charac- 
ters* and 'As .You Desire Me>' Latter 
was'fllmed by/. Metro (Garb 

He was ixi America, last lyear woirk^ 
ing* on a film 'deal whjen the Ethio- 
pian business got /hot and he. rushed 
baQk: to Italy. 'Paradoxicany, he was 

. ardent Fascist and wanted tb bb 
bn,the sppt; 

. is three children, one is Ste- 
fano' Landi, a, writer who preferred 
tp Write without any mention of the 
Pirandello name, figfurihg on being 
oh his "pwH. liis writings, twp years 
ago, brought him the Mussoliiii 
prize. ' Ahdther , Fausto Piran- 
dello, is a painter with a rep 'ailsp. - 
. One of. his .lays, 'Trovarsj,' is on 
Gilbert Miller's schedule for this. sea> 
; but . may be deferred until next 

. irandellQ vs..Shuberts 

Sudden death of Liiigi^ irandellb 
set back two' suits which w^ abput 
tp be. filed against the Shuberts pn 
behalf of the Italian playWright. 
Principal iactioh seeks an order re- 
strai inig the Shuberts from inter- 
fen with the plain by Gilbert 
Milleir . to produce 'Trovasi,' one of 
the last dramas written by Piran- 
dello. 

Shuberts, contend they hace the 
rights tp ail Pirandello plays in this 
coUritr: in, light of a contract which 
they entered into >yith him in 1932: 
.That was -prior .tb the. Shubert re- 
ceivership. Managers further .state 
that the Italiati. agrieed to deliver two 
. inpre plays. in 'additbn tp those they 
. claim' having the . stage, i-'ight's tb. 

Cohtentipn of Sidney R. . Flelsher, 
attorney fpi* Pirandello over, here, 
and - his resident representative. : Dr. 
Saul Coli , is that the 1932 deal was 
V(ii;ded thrbugh the bankruptcy of the 
.Shubert Theatrical Corp., now de-. 
funct. Managers are now bperaiting 
under the name of the Select The- 

.. . . had prepared the papers 
m .the injunctive proceedi there 
being 25 pages of tybsv/ritten iscript, 
■.Which were, about to be filed last 
Thursday (10) when he received 
V/prd of the ; dramatist's passing from 
Dr. Colin. 

_ Another also readied for 

niing ,\vas declaratory judg- 

jnent. This . proceedinc is designed 
to, clarify the. issues on hbth sides, 
specifying the rights of the play- 
wright and the manairers. The legal 
hiatters have been postponed until 
an .executbr is appointed for the Pir- 
«>ndellp estate. The controversy has 
peen gping pn for. three years; 

_ . Rpnie, Nov. 30. 

^Uigi irandellp ha." fihished writ- 



A Citich 



Well krioWn.;performer Who is 
ai student pf the racing, fprm 
has beehv nicking a tipokniaker 
with regularity. , irst day of: 
recent , cold .snap the bbbkie 
called him up ahd said: .'If • ypu 
go but today be sure and wear, 
a. muffler.' 

pbkie'Sv.idep- 
to remai well so', 
even some time.. 




Only 6 Pf the 21 'It Can't Happeft 
Here* shows, . .were put on by 

the FTP' in. various parts tW 
country, remain ppen; inclair Lewis 
Play was presented in 19 sppts simut- 
taneously before election. 

Surviving ate . in New York, 
two • ' ' New 
Jersey. Some played f bur weeks in 
towns rately getting shows, and the 
total playing time was 80 weeks, coni- 
Werably mpre than that guaranteed 
the authpr;^; 

Unit at the Adelphi, N. Y., will 
move ' where a Yiddish 

"'Can't': iis playing. ' Latter, will tbUB, 
iahd is expected tb stay on the road 
six months. Unit at the Majestic* 
Brobkiyn, win also go to the road. 
Two southern corbpanies are being 
readied, bne to ppen at Raleigh, 
N. C, aind the other at Birminghami 
Ala. ■ ' ' • •■ 



Cuts Phly for Econoiiciy of 
Admini^traiiye E!nd^ Hop-; 

, kins Says — r No Needy 
People Drdpped Firom 
PayroU--^Equity. Relieves 
A^i^atioh .Incited/ by Ad- 
ministratibns Oppbneiits 



THOSE PINK SLIPS 



Newark, Dee, 15.: 
WPA jFederal- Theaitre'^ production 
bf 'It Cin't Happen Here,' presented 
Under :^he personal supervision of 
Louis Mv Simon, state directbr, will 
play a two-weelc engagenient at the 
Locust theatre, Philadelphia, begin- 
ning. Jan. .5.. 

This is the only instance of a WPA 
prbductiph being booked in another 
state, reason being that Pennsylvania 
has a, very, limited theatre piroject. 
Play had; a successful run at the City 
theatre/ Newark, and Montclair the- 
atre, Mpntclair- 



'ABIE' REVIVAL REALIY 
COlBlNGtO BROADWAY 



: Revival of ■ ie's . Irish Rose;' which 
tried out in neighborhopd houses 
receritiy, is due .back oh Broadway 
during the holidays, • according tb 
plans of An'ne Nichols, its authpress- 
producer. . 

Miss ' ichols and Morris, reen 
planed back .'from the Coast, at; the 
week-end ahd have started readying 
•fiey,. Diddle Diddle/ Bartlett Cpr- 
mack, who wrbte the satire, is also 
due ;. from; Hollywood. 

'Abie' .needs but a few days re- 
hearsal before; 



ing a new comedy for the De Filippo 
Brothers, which' is to be produced 
in Naples in ■ two :we.eks'. ' Play is a 
three-'actej: called '11 Vestitb Nuovb'; 
( 'The . New Dress'). It is . , adapted 
to needs and. the particular: 
style-; acting of the . tWb Neapoli- 
tan cbrnedi Pirandello is 
.wbrking with them bn rehearsals so 
that he can nlbdify and ampiify the 
dialog. 

Later the ^de Filippos plan to, put 
on 'Agro di Limohe' CSolir as a 
Lemon'), also by Pirandellb; 'II Cbrr 
tile' ('The Courtyard') by F. M. 
Martini, and a hew play by Ettoi:e 
PetrolinL 



turilUlt of Equity's 
c ssipn meeting 'and its hectit. coun- 
cil agitated iactors quieted 
down, spinewhat late last week over 
thj pi ■ isrhissals froni the 
Work Administration's 
theatre pirojeict.in N.;' Y.. It was in- 
dicated that the 'WPA had moderated 
its schedule fbr;'cUttihg down on the 
relief shpw prpject, and it was stated 
that: none: pn:. the pay roll who are 
unquestionably ; in need, will be let 
but. 

Bac^ : the viblent protests,, ac- 
cusations, petitions, and heated meet-, 
ings, Equity ' perceived a political 
move; It Was figured that opponents 
of the administratibn had steamed 
up WPA people all the more when 
the; anti-pink slip demonstrations - 
Were on. Pointed out that Equity's 
annual election Oi. officers for a new 
three-year term will , be held next 
spri , . Observer Equity are 
sure that a factipn within the prgan- 
izatibn is at least partly in back bf 
the WPA £3-tation, even thbugh .it is 
a long stretch between December 
and May. 

Despite the fact that the relief 
shpw situatipn , has; eased . bff, tliere 
dre liable to" be more fireworks at 
the quarterly Equity meeting next 
Friday at the Astbr hotel. 

William P. Farnsworth. who repre- 
sents Hallie Flanagan in Washington, 
explained that . nb wholesale let-outs 
from, the ' theatre .project- were 
ordered, nor contemplated. He stated 
that the plan is tb reduce the num- 
ber of pebple not on relief to 10% 
of the total- pay roll. Fact that peo- 
ple who did not; register under hbme 
relief are liable : to dismissal i is 
move , is not strictly '.correct. 

Fa,rnsw0rih Explains 

Farnsworth said that anybne get- 
ti ink slip could, apply - to the 

Emergency Relief Bureau for a cer- 
tificate bf need iand, if that, is se-. 
cured, would be placed back on the 
pay immediately. The ERB, 

however; has been rather a thorn to 
the relief , people. Yet it was indi- 
cated that those who objected the 
most probably could not ive the 
right answers as to their heed and 
probably were not eligible to relief. 
ER^ assigned a representative to the 
theatre project Offices at 701 Eighth 
avenue to / facilitate . issuance of 
heed certificates to those who got 
pink slips. 

■ Assertions as to the hurnber of ac- 
tors who were handed slips, were ex-: 
aggerated. Actually there Were 18 
prb§ among , the let-outs ;and all are 
liliely. to be reinstated. More than 
100 received slips, mostly in the art- 
ists and writers projects. Frank Gillr 
more, Equity prez, went to the proj- 
ect's; headquarters about the dismis- 
sals and protested vigorously. .He 
was shown the record cards bf each 
: individual and. in eVery instance, the 
player was hot on reli 
, Gillmpre . spoke at ■:. a mass 
meeting held Saturday (12) at the 
Manhattan Opera House, where the 
various theatre ions gathered to 
assail the . pink slip thing. It was 
then known that the WPA had mod- 
erated its ori ihal order. 

Equity 

riday's. Equity meeting details 
of the situatipn will be given to 
members, whb will be told what to 
dp if getting a pink slip. They will 
be advised, top, that when shbWs or 
units are discontinued or clpsed, 
thpse npt ph relief will be rated as 

(Cpntinucd on page 62| 



Tonight* Ducats 



John C. Wilson; who presents 
'Tonight at 8:30' at the National,, 
N. Y.. was • advised by a patron . 
that he pai $9.90 for tickets 
from ah agency. Manager asked 
the .box-ofice whether- the show 
was for the benefit, pf the brok- 
ers or Noel Coward. 

When that was told a broker, 
the latter asked. .;hbw . many 
house tickets .were: put aside 

ightly for the 'management's 
When. told, he. said: 'Tell 

irii we'll give him $9.90 
each bf them.' 







Attorney A. L. Bernian, on behalf 
pf Vintpn Freedley, has prepared 
papers tb be filed in injunction pTO 
ceediiigs against Herbe;rt and Morton 
Mi , Seeking to in them 

fironi using! the title , Hot and 
Nude' as the title bf their, first stock 
burlesque show at the;. Oriental (for- 
merly Warners ) bn Broadway. House 
is around the corner i orni the Alvin, 
where Freedley's 'Red, Hot and Blue? 
is current. 

Legit manager contends the Mi - 
sky's are > using , unfair tactics ih 
adapting the title of his musical. He 
tinkered with other titles before 
choosing 'Hot.*; Show- waS first 
known as —but Millions,!, then tised 
a dollar ihark instead of an s in that 
phrase. That . waS iscarded, also 
'Wait for Baby.* 



SOL DE VRIES, 63, ACE 
B.O. TREASURER, DIES 



Sol Vries, 63, ace box-office 
man fpr the Shuberts, spbtted at the 
Winter Garden, N. Y„ died Satur- 
day (12). He had been recently re- 
elected treasurer the Treasurers 
Club pf America. It was ,tp have 
been his 24th. consecutive tierm in 
that office. 

De Vries was taiken ill immediate- 
ly after the annual election and, mid- 
night supper but reported at the the- 
atre for several 'days thereafter. He 
succumbed to a heart ailment and 
complications, it being reported that 
pneumonia: developed toward ;the 
end of the eight days he was -in the 
Polytechnic hospital. 

Meeti of the club's board was 
called and Jerome E. Fiynn was 
named temporary treasurer. Another 
board meeti is slated for nbxt Sat- 
urday (19); when . a successor Will 
be elected to act during 1937; 

Irving Engle was switched into the 
Winter Garden from the Morosco, 
Richard, Moon ipetuirnihg to . the lat 
ter house. 



Battle of Hamlets on Broadway is 
over but discussions as to who is the'. 
best^vMelan'choly" Dane— Leslie How- 
aird or John Gielgud— are still oh. 
Whetted by the distinction ori inally 
made by the press arid later aroused 
ampng theatt'egoers,, actors got in icd* . 
the argument. Number of them saw"- 
both 'Hamlets,' then talked it over/ 
with Gielgud having a slight edge.-, 
•for hig scholarly characterization; 

Attendance at Howard's' 'Hamlet* 
leaped wheni the.'final week was. an-^ 
nounced and. Saturday's liiatiiiee and> 
night grossed $5,200 for; a totaff ori' 
the week of better than $15,000.' 
Shuberts urged him to extend the" 
engagcmerit, but HowS.rd .decided :'tb> 
stick to; his schedule, which calls lor ' 
opening " Chicapo Christmas; 
eve. Prior to thatf Thbweyer,.-he wi 
rest in Flori He trajned for the" 
south Monday ; (14). after giving a". 
Sunday night 'benefit ibr -i the Stage? 
Relief viFurid; . That was -ririusual: for, 
ari attractiori which played only five 
weeks..- -,- ' > , . ' 

^ . Ori the inside it was kriowri : that' 
Howaird was > upset by the hpstilex 
notices that he expressed himself -as'': 
thrbugh with the stage 'after tpuring. 
tp the Cbastv Hpwever; the patlronaige- 
accorded the star- shunted that idea' 
into the discard.:' He made six. cw«. 
tain speeches during - the - final week 
at the Imperial.- 

- Sesorid viioplu '. 
. " Letters bf Tecriihiniatioh received' . 
by critics . resulted i therii v/itness- • 
ing the" 'Hpward shPw for a second 
time; All agreed it iVas a better 
performance -than he gave on- ;the > 
first night;. One Wrote a second re- 
view reversing himself, while others ' 
decided to stand by their ' ihal' 
coriimerit; riotwithstari^ling/ 

. Guthrie McClihtic ' will rilbV^ the i 
Gielgud 'Hamliet' from'' thel': Ehipire'j 
next Monday (21) to the St. James, ; 
engagement 'having been ; extended 
three weeks; ^nd will play uhtil Jan. 
9r - Engagement of 13% weeks will - 
have then been played, tot; V total 
pf 108: perfprritances. That will • 
break th§ mpdern- recprd ibr 'Ham* , 
let' bn Broadway established ' by 
John ' Barrymore who played it 101 
consecutive times: ' > 

previously •• name ■ players, wheni • 
doing • .'Hamlet,' . dtbpiped ' 'matinees, > 
Howardy when cialled pri'-to a<ddres^ 
the audiences in the evening pf siich 
days, started the speech by smilingly 
saying that, after playing 'Harijlet* ' 
fwice -in onie c|ay, he felt like lay » 
down arid dying. '. 

Hbward was permitted, by Equi^,' 
to make a' salaiy cut aftet THanksf- 
giving; provided the grbss dropped • 
under $12^000, - an unusually high 
figure. Understood the cut applied 
one week arid did riot affect extras, 
who were 'paid over the -;Ecale. 



QUARTET CALLED IN 



Two Revivals, 

•Call' Taken 



Off 



Janv 16' and 
Rbad 



GEO. ABBOTT ALREADY 
WORKING ON NO. 2 OT 



Shubert operetta revivals 
have called in, and will prob- 
ably not go to the road agai > this 
peason. One is * lossorii Time,' sent 
oiit nearly every ; season; since its 
ori irial presentation, 'Naughty 
Marietta' is the other, inally pre- 
sented by Arthur Hammcrstein. 

'Night of; January 16' was ailso 
yanked; It was presented by Ai H. 
Woods, with the Shuberts having a 
50% interest. Latter also were in on 
'Call It a Day,' which, too, was 
dra\vn over the week-end. 



' Baltirtibre,^ Dec. 15. 
cpnfident pf its Broadway suc- 
cess IS produder Gebrge Abbbtt* pf 
'Brpther Rat,*, comedy pf military-; 
school .life which opens ' tomorrow 
(Wed.) night in % Yv, that he " 
actively at wbrk assbmbllrig a Chi- 
cago cpropany for"Febriiary. Fx 
ing bri his prbduction to warm up 
atteritibri fbr a .naonth br so , beforti 
shaping a road ^ditibri, 'Abbott plans 
to duplicate his' sturit of last year 
with fBoy Meetsi .GirL' 

'Brother Rat,' " which had a pre- 
Birpadway ' stand last week here at 
the Marylarid, ' was locally, deemed 
the : likeliest tryout-piece tb unveil in 
Baltiriiore since 'Victoria Regiiia' 
last December. 



Peg Ashcroft In *Tor' 

Peggy Ashcroft, yoUng . Eriglish; 
aictress, has been assigned the femi 
lead in 'High Tor,' Maiv/cll Ander- 
son play which Guthrie McOjn'Jc i 
producing, Only pllior fciVii intf oart 
in the play has been giS'Cii to, Mat> 
Maynard, author's wife. 

Miss Ashcroft has appeared in a 
number of Shakespearean play."? irt 
London, including 'Hamlet' with 
Jbhn Gielgud. 



%2 



VARfETY 



^Wednesday, December 16,. 1936 



WPA Sh0m to Continue 



(Continiied page «l) 



pp to those, 
certiftcates, of: 
nee: 6f 



hon-essehtial. is 
actors to apply for 
need from the IJRB- i 
closings. ' 

Equity has been' . tieceipt ' of 
dozens of-pitmons; one si?nied>y 
name?. GeiieVaV purport of the pe- 
titioiis is to urge the association' to 
qontihii^ ats WPA> r^lie^ P™j- 
ScW: and soihe Want - Khow >what 
th^ oificijjis doing iahdut i)t/ 

PrdBelytors have; bieen visiting the- 
atres with the petitiohs, wbich Equity 
leaders sceht as strictly a political 
move. 



cord. Pending a survey of the local 
area, to be made this week, project 
execs are unqertain as. to what- effjectj 
if ariy, the persohnel reductiOhs will 
have.' 

X>ro^ped by . tha project are 62 
abtoTs and ■ ftctresses^^ whom 
were listed :ais/n6ri-reliet\ahd 36 re- 
lief eases. Box-offlqe- heiP ?»nd jplay 
superv lso>rs ire amphg;tho$e; drpjiped 
iii the swieepintg curtailmieint. 

J. Howard ivjiller, western regional 
I director, is retarniiig f roim Washing- 
tori Sunday (20); follbwihg. confer- 
ehces With Mrs.- /Hallie Flahri'agan, 
natioriai director i aiid other project 
execs! 



.Waslik Asaiurcs 

Washington, Dec. 15.<. 
Contlnilanra of the' Federal The 
jiJ^evI^ojeict was promised last wejek 
by Tede^ai officials . as 9 politicail 
l^peist itied atbuhd the" Wi>rks 
jPiriDWress ; Admihistraf ioii, fbllowinig! 
(Bfiterte.4<rvpiUrge 

: jdrama- viHiitiire^ .lis . to be materially 
curt^ed^ W^orics Ptogresa Admiriis 
tratoir. Hatty lu Hopkins declared 
iK'erife. is; no: thought of givin&.^^^^ the 
: ;white^cbtlalr reliel! pfogi^am and «|>e 
cifict^y ; scotched Tij^^ VOak the 
.the^e plrojects^ , W be Ikmidated. 
vMcsahWhiie, Wa^ adopted « 

;;UandisHlift! s^itUde.^fQwii the New 
. ;^oi* : strikei^ iithptigb uhtercfcw 
':- liie(^ oustini; of the 

: »tre eniplbyees who, partleipated iii 
> the vraOkout ahd ipirotest meetii;!^. 



' San Frahciscp, Dec. 15, 

taughlirt, islrict manager 
6£ the FTP, ahnouriced the'cohsdli 
datipn of the Qaklsmd iFederal The 
atre Project and:, the Sah Francisco 

Desirite repeated reports that the 1^'^^ 

•ama; ve^^. is to be materially I ^el^ tS^St'Sjy^t^Ss 

beeh. cut from 174 iu 90, and the. local 
groupi irpm 270 ,t6 21|^r James Hop 
per, state^divi^bn' director,' aki^^ 
nbunced that .140 - yirritetfs' i San 
Fxanciseo Vi^o^M lose ■ thfe^ir, jobs. ; 

FoilbSying receipt at the/ notices, 
pii^otesis were. -//bleed at -a:- iheetii Vg .at 
the Goiuhtbia 1 theatre, i(»al F^ 
hpuffe. i^ames of the- actprs drppped 
were read; by Helen Crpss, who hdd 
one of: the leading rcrfes in the , - 
^ M Mt. i_ ., cent : prdductiph of *It Can't rlHappw 

Ptuhm$^ of the *bfiatre prpgranv pp^e.^ belief i^ that there 



Xittle (?) Thcatrei 

Charlotte, N, C., Dec. 15. 

Mpre and more little theatre 
grpups and. school " i>layshbps. 
around the hinterland- *- 2 go- 
ing in for the production pf 
past ,Br6adwi»y suQcesses. 

Ah example of what is going 
on can be gleaipied Iroih curreht 
ofterin^ of groups iii the Caro- 
lihas;' Aimwiteur outfit in Wi 
stoh-^Salem, N. C, is presenting 
'tiadies of the : J»iry'; .'Three 
Cornered Meon' is, current 
Elon College; JJorlh- Gai'olina 
State College- * .6fferi|ig 'The 
Fall Guy'; Woman's Cpllege of 
the State University in Greens- 
boro, N. e., has 'Pride and 
Prejudice'; 'Autumn Crocus' ait 
GhariotteV N; 'Grahd Hotel,^ 
Cblumbi i , .; * Bound' at 
Guilford Cblle^e;^ 'Ten-Minute 
Alibi' Charlestbh; S» C.; 
'Three's a ' Crowd', at Lsas- 
McRae. College; . *the Torchr 
Iwarers* at Haleigh, N> C;; *The 
Drunkard' at State University,: 
C.;^ and •Hiayv Fbvei:' 

reeriville, $i G. 



adfti^ted to be^^^ are many still on the FTP payrtll 

ey^er..ri^ aVOMling- definite pre- K;(,i^h T„o previous theatre experience. 
1^ about Eight of the 416 dismissed from the 

the extent - the purge, Hopkins cb-atQ^ project aie members oi 
icpjal«39cd: that disiniisss^ 

V miiu$i^ and tibn-rejiel vo^Hers Collection was made to defray the 

is likely.; .Ejtplfdidng his des to ^xp^ns^ of wiri protest to the 
;:)slttugh off aS: many persons: as pes- American Federation of Government 
: siiiile who .arfe not in demonstrable Employees in Washington; Richard 
;jie<id-VHbRkte repiresentihg Equity, urged 

■ t^ill be made to to the regii- them to take the matter up with his 

I lotion, which in N. Y. His sugges 

jioh-i^iiUef ^^I^ 10% of the total- tioh is uhdaf' considbrati but hp 
"A^.,i:emvlted that:t^^^ lilnitation has action has been taken. 

liiis^^t^^ In a fbnhal statement, Laiighlih 

.1 .cgSlaJr projects. ., ' said, "The: first idea was to . com 

• : d about 1,000 non-relief pletely abahdbn the. OiUdarid proje 

..^;iflrorked. ; appeared lik^^ thej^tr^ and it ' bur- ini at ;.this time, 
' .i>toject .officials issued instructions thcpugh. p^ chahhels pf .elimina^;' 
>tO/'regioiiel: and local administrritprs 'liPii, to utilize all qualified' menibeirs 
■tp!;i^Ut d^ UiiT of -: the-, Oakland pJroject' Sah 

: ;t€*niip!braicy z:^ .of this," rule,- Fxaricisco.' 
; ajEiprbxiinK^tiil^ 2,400 persons haye 'Workers dropped will have every 
;.beciih /takbn: without : . .regard to. consideration and assistance- ih. get' 
; ^thtefi: ielief . heeds, With the bulk of , ting placed other projects, acr 
" ©jpiaifiicts e-mploying as high as 25% I wording to: their demonstrated ability 

noh-lrelfef ! emplbvees. This, waiver .TPhe Oakland project's prbductipn 
been wlthctaawn, forcing a I ot The Fppl,' npw oh tour, arid :the 



lirpad-ScaleiprUniht^ of: rolls 

l^Urg^ Will be concentrated In. 
/NeW. York,; although . Washington is 
.."ta the stcike. Which; 

' VieWing the; 

.Gbtliam problern as a loical adntitL- 
istrativiib issue, headquarters is . gLv-: 
irig, the metrbpolitah office a free: 
hiartd to .nenalize leadet*? of the dis- 
piite as it seems fit. - While tbe-fig- 
■tt^- may be- increased by dischar/!es 
foi' irisUbbtdination, iestimates are 
that f rttntl.15^ to 26o,noh-;relief Work* 
ers Win get tbe boot in New York. 
Tliis is expecied tb.. be the, largest 
group .in .any Sintjle sector. 

Iminediate steps to ttiahsfei: 
chlseiersv licking tKeatritial exberi- 
ence have been taken. Bosses in 
all . cities were ^ ordered last week' tb 
.ntakb a new check on the back- 
Eirpund bf each bf ;t i2,0£fn thbr 
atricarei^iplbyeeS. on the paVrpll Dbc; 
i and remove &li thp^ wh*! cf»t»nbt 
:dembnstrdt.« former . professiopaV. ex- 
tiferiience. . 'Theatre ibrbgram directors 
here saiy th^re has been "sbme .ch.Jsel- 
ing^ in virtually all prjierts. but lare 
unable to guess how high the niim- 
ber of, cases may;, run: 

Numerbus: ebnsolidations of nrbjr 
ects af e goin?. On as. part bf the; drive 
tb cut admiDistrative cbsts. . Fbt- 
lowing up merffervS which rharacter- 
i^iid the start of the WPA's 1936-'»7 
legit seaison. regional headquaMei^s 
have been tbld tb telbscppe proi 
.ects wherever ii)ossibie in order to 
.rediice overhead. ITiere . are ■ hb 
,, figures yet, hbweVer. on the num- 
bei' of proiects ^yhich have been 
boDsolidat^d of the number pf . ad 
ministrative ' workers Who have been 
eas^d but by these rtibVes, 



ti. a; iledaeiipn 

LPS; Ani?eles. 15. 
Federal Theatre Project's person 
nel here Was reduced 300 byer a 
thr6e-day peiiod last week, i th an- 
proximately $.7,6oo Tnonthly Ippised 
blf a previbus monthly payroll' 61 
$S5.0pO, 

^Cdrtailment of help, to compl.y 
with Washington demands for a 
20% cut, was effected With little if 
any outward nianifestatibh pf djs- 



forthcoming presentatibn : bf The 
Deyil Passes,' Which is to open here 
on. iiiec. ' , win not be aflfected,' 
'LaUghlin : refused to :til|ibne Harry 
Hopkinsi- WPA ief in Washington^ 
bh the groUndSi-that it. would take 
an act of CongtesS .to. .m funds 
available tP cbntiniie the projects 
without cuts; * .: 



sicene. It is ussd three times during 
thC/Show..' ' ' '■"■' .'. 

Eighteer^ piece orchestra in the pit 
is directed by EEacbn; 13-piece swing 
band on the stage- in the second act 
is led by Stbll. Seven credits are 
given for- the brchestratiohs; which 
are effective at times and; as :fre- 
quently. flat.. , Fact that the singers 
occasionally .seein tp: lag behind :f he^ 
bPChestra might be due to the fact 
that the orchestra pit is too. far be-; 
low. the Stage. .ihe last scene, the 
chbruBB, Which .sh'pws signs of irilen- 
sive ti-aihihg, arid thfe bvche^tsa, have 
cbrisiderable difficulty keeping to- 
.getheri..'- . - 

Cast is amateurjsb; for. the .mosr 
part/ Gbrdbri Oristad as ^ Eustacfe 
Jones and Phyllis Cole as the girl 
are- excellent in the romantic leads; 
Raymond .Keast. as the leftist, Walter 
Lorenze and Arthur Cunningham. 
Who doiible in a number of parts, and 
Marta Golden are outstanding among 
the bther: principals: . 
. ' Book has some brigihal touches, 
and miich of the satire -is clever, but 
a lot Of it.falls short of its mark. A 
thick, plot bangs the scenes to-- 
gether. With Eustace Jones, fired 
from the litcFordstbin ; company at 
thevfitart of the shoW, Wahdering be- 
Wilderedly through the entire aetioh; 
pursued by leftists^ religious fana*.tcs, 
an inebriated : dowager, and others 
whbse economic and social philbsb- 
phies lea<ve him dazed and confused. 
. ShoW.is practically, devoid of; danc- 
ing. Single, character, whb holds the 
sho^y together hardly seems suffi- 
cient ..to giVe. enbUgh sequence to. -its 
16 sceries. MHU 



tabloid buildup »ayed *Pappy»^ trom 
Atlanta is rlghtfiiUy'lrft in;tho •ir., 
- John Granfield.and-Miss MeBlaelfin 
ail the youfng Iftads give « g<H>d hc- 
cbiint of th*mselVes. despite •* over- 
dose of extraneous talk; Sar4is IxWr 
rencel as the girl's father who com- 
poses music, is faiirly convincmg; 
Joseph Wilson as the press agent and 
Frank Thomas as the banker, over- 
j»lay in spots and hold interest in 
others. Miss Hendrick wades 
through hysterical love scenes as the 
second girl cbnvincihgly. Comedy 
touch is added by jacK Byd^r ^js 
another sbn bf the -banker, in hefmit 
costume, false whiskers and hairy 
chest. He trieis to get away from it 
all, clbse to hhture/. at the shrhje of 
Thoreau.. Miss Kirtland )a's a spOiledj. 
siifferihe daughter of Wealth has one 
good scene in- which-, she- blurts- out 
her indictment of her own priedica'^ 
merit. * . . ^ 

Set e'tceptionaliy : gppd. 

O* Say Cin VoU Sm|r? 

,Ghic9)gb, Dec. 

" tt-jviie In 'two acta (ST 8(;iB»Bs), ,i»resented 
Dfec-;- tl. ♦Stt, Ht OVftat Nflirthern; ,Cbf(»ajBo, 
PeiJaral ihentre '..t^^ Book bthI 

lyrloa, . fy<l Kullev. Ray ..GWaen; .wubIc,. 
Hhll Clinrls; setUhgs-raesfened .by nive. 
RfcknbltUiUi; rt>«tuiiwu,. Kertn Barr; Ilgat.'' 
UiK. iDuAcan W.hliejiliie: balleta. ttrace nri.d 
Eui-t. .C3L'ftlt, llerto • Oifihsherl tb'p rwutliie."), 
Kuiumy Dyer, Dikyla;. produfcUon 

stuffed ^y He(i^ey Gordon. :«5r»b«ni, under 
super vlsiloiv -ot . George Kondplt. .-• 

C^tit leisids: J0d Whitehead, Oraca 4nd 
Charlie. Herbprt,- Virslrtiji Crane, ihe 
Graffa, BetlH Ochaher. WUHaim Joy; Hiuddy 
JUch, .fiobert Gay, .Tohn- Buv<lette, LUUUn 
Rosedaie, Vtvlan Holt, Dah Seyjiiour. 



Gerng Carrity Coast 



TAKE ydiaiR CHOICE 

ranciscp, .Dec. 

.'M^nical siatlVe. Iri two acts (l(t aoentis) by 
Rfn.st Bacdh.' . Ilili Matlii»!4 arid Kalsch 
Stall; direction, Phil Malhlaa: aettlhg!),' 
Petfjr Frleclrlchseri ; . c<*f)tum«;H, . ■ K-atbrlnB" 
Wagnifr; I'wcheat'ra dlrertlon,' Eriist Bncon-, 
Ralach ' Stoll. Pr ented by Onk1a;nd Frd- 
flml: Muiiic Project' :'at. ^'blumbia theati-^e, 
San Fi-nhrJsco, Dee..,2;. '30;: iKic' top. 

Cast: Gordon Onsitart,-, .Raynj6nd .Keast, 
Phylllii Gole, Arthur "Cunhirtshrt in, Walt(>i'. 
l.oi«hz,, Tiayniond Jofdan, Andrew K'obert- 
Bon, So^ejih McKennar nhnrtes Gobdwrn; 
Ainexlfto :FredliHiL 'MaHdry Aulhei'., Al- 
phoiise tlosn,- ..■Macta '(lolden, Toma. Yapod- 
ka, . Jfan D'u.vHl, GeorRe Keyrioldsi- .Ita'lph 
Stelnari,. Carlo.') Jarriulii," HerinHn; Kruithof, 
Blta-.'-Fonl, Ijeiia,-iVewell, yi.vlan Perry. 



Take Ybur Choice,' one bf the 
most eageriy-aWaited ,.: locally-pro- 
duced shows to- hit the boards; here 
in a Jong time, .turned /out to. be 
somewhat of a dud. . 

Musical satire has been . a 

modest but adequate pruduL'ti by < 
W; E. Watts, 

Rumors have 'been ; around for 
some tl that the:, authors had . a; 
Winner in this ?shbw antj, thiat they 
haye . theii' eyes on BrpadWay. HPw-: 
ever, show is strictly little theatre 
stuff With little; if any,, chance, , 
. Bacon,, ivho has achieved consider- 
able^' distinction as piiinist, hai 
turhied out sbrne priginal-, music 
which, at times, manages to be 
satiric. In his effprt to keep in the 
spirit of the book, hoWeVer, Bacon 
fails to give the; singers an oppor^ 
tunity to display, their ypcal wares, 
if any. .PrPdUctibn is. Woefully Weak 
vocally, the tWp: principals being the 
only ones with adequate .Voices. " 

Echo music . in the soda, fountain 
scene is the most unusual selection 
in the score.' Td Like lb. See. You 
Again,' the only song With jsny lin- 
gering qualities, is first heard in this 



LIFE'S A yiLLiUN 

Bostpn, Dec.- 12.. 

fbrneiiy-drama In threes .aet«. by FreV<erIc 
Huffhea. presented by Federal Theatre, Dec. 

'3U, at Repeitory TliMtre; Boston. Staped 
by Gerald Cornell; ■ sutrervlstn.ct dtreotor, 
John Hunter Booth;, set, Paul Gadorette.- 
. Ann- Baker 

irtaa^eth .Hendrtck 

,'. Kvelyn Pom 

V... Edward Dillon 
... jOuIha Ktrtlhnd 
i . .'.Tack Byder 
.TolVn Granllc-Id 
FratnU.Thoimis 
, . ; ; ;;ToHej)h :Wlls(>n 
.-. ..Wllllaru .Warren 
Pnlrirla MeMacUln 
. . .fJaMIs" Ijuwrence 
... J6hn Garley 



Hortenae , T/i.Ylor 
-Vlvlnn TayloV... 

Margaret Holjt. .. 

Phil Taylor. .... 
■ A'nn- OHbIt, . . . . 

Bfty.mond Holt. . 

Tlieoflbre Bolt... 

T. Roser. Holt^- . 

tin om Troop..., 
■Hiitwthorne 

M:«df:e. Graham. 

Victor Graham.; 

Cnrnerafman ,, . . . 



• • • A • • • * • .. . 

•'•••••A... 



Los Angeles, Elec. 15. / 
Four months after be was piiisted 
as director pf the Federal Theatre 
rbject's Experimental theatre here; 
EdWaVd L. Gering has ajpjiiealed tb; 
President RboseVelt for reinstate-', 
inent. Gering, previously, had pro- 
tested his dismissal to M^^- Halli 
ilahhagan, directot ot the FTP, 
well B,s tb Harry Hopilcins, Woi- 
Progress admiriistrator, 

liHs decision to wire ief ex- 

ecutive late last week Was pt-bmpted 
>y a -special investiaiatiQn into FTP 
activities here bbing: conducted by 
: her . Dembcratid Geritiral . County: 
qbmmittee bf Los Angeles, which has 
UbWards of 100 cbmplaiifits inst 
thb pk'Oject locally* 



It was announced by the local Fed- 
eral project that this was a contca.st 
frbm the social prbblem plays:. but, 
in teality, , it is a lightweight piece, 
sophomoric in calibre. 

In its present form illain' skids 
off the pro Held on its amateUrish 
dialog and dbes a merry-gb-rourid on 
its medioci'e plot; but it is cpnceivr 
able that it might be whipped into 
shape, played by! an ace cast arid Win 
some serious attention. Even so. it 
isn't too bad at 55c tbp; : and the 
pro.iect deseii'Veis a nod for tr.ving out: 
a nevv. one for . an: author hi ing' t>er. 
hind a. phoney name. 

Roughly the story concerns a poor 
girl (Madge Grahani) from thtf city 
whb .walks off a dock at- a surirun.er 
resort, i.s srttntehed out of the Idlce 
by a dillyrdaily lad ;of, wealth, is. 
taken into the hbusehbld as a ^^pcial 
secretary tb be lised a»- a publicity 
■ tpbr bf the bpy's father tryirig tb beat 
a. rap. for incom.e' tax violation. 
Naturally, boy falls for girl, and 
there is only slisfhtly more: subtly to 
the. plot invplving. the publicity 
stUnt. T; Roger. Holt: interrtatfbrinl 
banker, (the boy'.*? father) and his 
high-priced publicity map,. Ba.scbm 
Troop; pounce bn the girl's prediea- 
merit by . bringing her father into his 
home ■ ith her. Ruthlessly they 
feed a yarn to a • New York tablbid 
givi the bariker H buildup, as 
charit.?ible "'Pappy' Holt in the hope 
it will soften the jury of the im- 
minent trial. 

Hardihea.ded Pai>t>.y really softens 
for the firs'; time in hi^ life, and re- 
grets his opportunism. Only pure 
: love .saves the affair betWeen Madge 
and Theodore; and In the closing 
lines: she swerves from her . intention 
of packing off for the old Third 
avenue tenement. Whether the 



, . They Wbre in rbheiarsal; since last 
June bh this, the Chicago Federal 
Theatre' Project's first musical. : How 
rimch ■ hetter it Woiild have been 
With 12 months' rehearsal:it is im- 
possible tb state; but it. can be said 
that the half ry ear's rehearsal at least 
meant a smopthr.bpbning^ 

Musical: carries arbund 250 people, 
both white arid sepia^ with the. Cbl 
biNftd perfbrme.rs in . > only three 
scenes,: howeVer. Show has i>lenty 
of bulk and flash; it Iboks -and is 
big. While the qpenihg night's per- 
fbrmahce': Was 'ShiUed and clacqued 
vi :- friends and. relation^, shoW still 
has enough bn the ball tb make good 
With - the- general ru,i.^ pf -audiences; 
It gives the customer , more than his 
money's worth, especially on the 
WPA. admissipn basis... Lots :r of 
•scenery, lots of rnusic,';lots .of actipri 
and lots bf ' people. 

Arid, it's: oh the ' people in. the 
•shoW, -that this production depends 
-Shbw Steps out and goes places when 
they forget about the book and* the 
script and - go into.. Straight prbduc 
tipn and. VaUde numbers. When they 
haye to sttuggle -With, the .sorcalled 
comedy bf the :script,; shoW begins 
to-'flbundeh 

Entire show Would : be , strength 
ened considerably if they'd ■ toss, the 
hpbk biit and just let the pierfprmers 
do : their stuff: Siriiging and the 
dancing are-fine; itV'only wheri<they 
aire - forced into the dialbg that the 
shpw. Wbbblest /.. 

Bobk ties the cbmedy dbWn to such 
stuff as' 'Only Gbd can make a trio," 
for a blackout. Or ' The :cerisor.s 
Won't let hie tell you* ' as a bit of 
smart repartee 'When one feUbw asks 
another What to do -^ith a clinical 
thermometer. - Book; also has several 
instances of extremely bad. taste in 
cracks abotit Al Smith, Herbert 
Hoover and the' Republican party. 
.Such pbpr spprtsmanship .can only 
hurt Fedieiral projects. 

But the shbw ha.s sbme excellent 
performainces to its credit, with 
splendid Wbrk from. Grace and Kurt 
Graff on their {Stylized .ballet fbrm 
beiiig an outstanding item. . These 
tWo unquestibnably have sbmething, . 
and their three sock numbers hit. thie 
high mark of the prbdiiction. They 
top .the shoW by a wide margin in 
the stylized ballet number;. ■Night 
Aftei* Night,' arid alsb click in 'Gam- 
bolero.' a Spanish number^ and .'Ren- 
aissance.' They have Style, grace 
and clasi . "They figure as ah asset 
for any shoW. any Where. 

Other ballet performer in, the show 
is Berta Oschnier,! who goes ovei*- 
bbard by . trying .too hard for the 
unusual. Rut she has one excellent 
pantbmime numbei*. a rib oh a poli-: 
tician stumping it. ' Her pictui-e 
studio's story conferenee.piecej how-^ 
eVer, is Way- off. 

.From Vaiide - com.es 'the. team of 
Grace and . Charles . Herbert; ssiu-ellre 
evei:y time they're ph. Miss Herbert: 
works through. the.shbVy as the secr 
cretary to ttie SJecretary bf Enter- 
tainment, played by another vaiide- 
villiah, Joe Whitehead. 

Book is. based pn the theme- 'Uncle 
Sam Goes Intb. Shbw Business,' 
with Whitehead as an old carhey 
guy riamed . ief of the entertain- 
ment ^ipi'oject.. Story, occasionally 
men tions the figh t between the eh - 
tei'tainment head and the . Director 
of the Budget; played by Bill jpy. 
Script itself is meaningless and 
bi-pught in only how and • then. - 
- . Gracie Herbert does her best work 
when allowed, tb stroll dbwh to the 
foots and gb: into her isbng, unham- 
pered, by the book, Whitehead clicks 
ivilh his yaude moriblog arid - his 
George Mi Cohan impreissi.ori. , He 
is ,a performbr whp really kiiows his 
stuff. 

Buddy Rich stands out in a swing 
session .on his . tap rputine and his 
drumming oh chairs and stage, a la 
Jack Powelll Makes ati . excellent 
appearance and works' well, in this 
number- with Charlie Herbert. 
Rbbert Gay is a young singer near! 



(Week of ,:Dce; 14) 
IbfHMm. "liiiiet' Shubef t, Bos- 

...♦iay..- Meeis;...GU)l/ .ibeary, Sah' 

♦Bay Whets (Girl; Ford's, ■:iBaiti^. 
.moref;;. .y 

^'Ciai4ren's H a u r.' Ge^, 
cinriati..' . . ; ' 

'De^ End/ Colonial, Boston; 

Vni^ San.werV (Iha Ciaire),: 
Parambuht, TOHdb,- Hartmab; 
ColumA»as; I5r 1 6; Hahna, Clev.e-- 
land, 17-19. 

♦First; .L>«#y» .(Jane Cpwl), 
Orpheum, -Kansas. City, H-W; 
High School, Onrtrha, 17; Shrine 
Aude,: .Des Moines, Masonic 
Aude,- Davenport, la., . . , 

' real Walti/ "Texas, Sari An- 
iohib; Travel, 15; Plaza, 

El Paso, travel, .17; layoff, 
l«-24. ■. 

^Lsdy PreolouS iStr earn/ 
, Philadielphia; 

'Leaning on licUy^ ('Post 
Road'),;Selwyh, Chicago. 

Htittiatio>' Curran- $ari Frah-< 
Cisco. ' 

NazlmOva Reperibi^y, Academy 
Music, Brooklyn, .16rl« . 

'Nlsjht H*wk^' Plaza, Engle- 
wood N» «r« 

'OihellV- (Walter Huston), 
Natibnal, Washington. 

'Pride . and Prelmliee/ Hanna, 
Cleveland, 14-16; Victory,. Day- 
,tori, 17; layoff, 18-24. 

- 'Scandals,* Anterican, St. Loui 

■'Show » On* (Beatrice Lillie), 
Nixon, Pittsburgh. 

•Wingless yictbrjrf (K. 
hell ),. Cassi, Detroit. 

'Womeiii, The/ Forrest, Phila- 
-idelphi 



Sfows in 



^Hey, Diddle, idille* ^ Anne 
Nichols' and Mbrris Gjreen. 
, 'Masque klnjs:s'— "Theatre 
Guild., 

'Daiiclnjt Ca-Eds'-TT-Louis 
Werba and Jules Leverithal. 
, 'Behind Red Xlffhts*— Jack Cur- 



CGood 
tme' ). Lode wick 



'Around . 

Old Summer. 
Vroom. 

'Fnlipn of Oak Falls'T-Cohan 
and Harris. . 

'JHiffh Tor?— Guthrie McClintic. 

'Jane Eyre'-— Theatrfit Guild. 

'Prbniise'— Gilbert Millet, 

'Frederiqika'— Shuberts. • 

'The Eleirnal Road'-^aige bnd 
Wei^gali; 

'Two Mrs.: Carrbiis*— B. A. 
Meyer, 

'Aff« 26'— Bichard Aldtich. 

'Gl( Aions LitUe D««:it>r^Ham- 
merstein and, Du For. 

^All Bdttlons:--r^Juliana Mprgini 



Be Xebni's Bankruptcy 

. Aristi db Leoni, actor, ■ giving, 
his home' address as 57 W«st 58th 
street, N; Y,, filed voluntary peti- 
tion in bankruptcy yesterday (TueS' 
day). jn Federar Court. 
Lists liabilities at $1,534; Ho assets.. 

the end of the show Who has ap- 
peararice and personality. With soma 
experience under his belt^ he lobks 
'.tb -be i , 

Top singer in the shbur is colored 
John BUrdette; his haridlirig of the 
semi-spiritual 'Hebben Here on 
Earth" is a pip. This nuriiber later 
moves tb full stage with thb entire 
colored vchbrus wai'bling tb; fine ef-' 
feet, Lillian Rosedale and Viviaii 
Holt: halt the -prbbeedirigs With their, 
straight vaude vocal sessioiV. two 
fine-lobking women ith good voices. 

Some bf the vocal riumbbrs are 
Your Hat.^ 'I Want a Pretty Girl tb 
Love Me,' 'Grandma's Going ti> 
Town,' which is used as the h(>tcli;> 
finale ih the first act, arid 'i iRhf- 
After.,Night.' All pleasant etiou«li. 
\ GoloL. 



^eaiicBdayv: December. 16, 1936 



L E GIT 1 M A T E 



yARtETY 








Second 26% Ihrtallhient to Actors ih^ Arbi- 
tration Awards-^qui^ Collects Weekly 



Under art arrangenifent whereby 
, the Shuberts pay a sum weekly to 
Equity in liquidation of $20,000 of 
salary claims awarded, ;:arbitra- 
i tibn, players who were in i number 
of shoWs receiveci a iecortd 20% in- 
stallment from association last 
' weeki ■ Casts of the long tpnte^ted 
.^Alison's House,' 'Thunder in the. Air* 
1 and 'The Constant innier' were the 
» chief recipients. 

Salaries for the latter two shows 
were guaranteed by the $huberts. 
Actors in two musicals who had per- 
sonal contracts with the Shuberts 
are aliso inclutJed in the payoff, ali 
though ,they were hot in Shubert 
productions. 
'Alison's Rouse' Was taken over by 
* - the 'shuberts, and moved uptown 
from the Civic Repertory after it 
i Was Accorded the Pulitzer Prize. It 
■ was then booked for the road and 
. the cast guairanteed six weeks, ime 
• was. played and , tjie Shuberts 
" contended the . receiverp disaffirmed 
' the contracts With the players. Arbi- 
;trators ruled otherwise, ' 

When other ims were also 
awarded; Equity .agreed to bulk the 
total and accept weekly payments. 



'WMZ' CHANDELIER 
FAttS, INJURES TWO 



Dallds, Dec. 15. 
First accident during the life of 

' 'The Great Waltz* had a; near-tragic 

: resull after the final performance of 
the show .at the Majestic here 

'Wednesday (?). As the stagehandg 

'were striking the show one of the 
chandeliers in the final ballrobm 
scene, fell from ' the flies, swiping 
Earl Clator of New York' arid Bill 
Cox of Dallas. Each received emer- 
gency hospital- treatment and Glator 
was able to join the company in 

"Houston. 
•Several .persons would, hiave been 

/.killed had the chandeiier fallen dur- 

• Ing the perfbrrriance. 



■Charlotte, N." ., 

Ethel Barrymore Colt, here a^; the 
heiad ot thb Jitney, Players, rep ipom- 
pany, was asked to: answer questions, 
for students at the State University, 
ChapeiHilL 

.First questibn was, ,'If . you had , a 
chance to becomie an actress, would 
you take itr 

Questioning was at the .end of the 
performance, wl>ich, added to -Miss 
Colt's h.uffi . was straightened 

out when the youngster explained. 

Seems ishe didn't cbnisider , anyone 
suii actress who hasn't j^^^^ in filmisV 




Six Dress-up Shows Due In 
ProntoH^Four Current on' 
Broadway— Five Flopped 
; Out Pronto r-T But Plenty 
More Were Expiected and 
Won't Come in 



50% SET BACK INDEF 



LEVENTHAL $1 GROUP 
AFTER WINDSOR, BRONX 



As part of its subway circuit p^laiii 
tb bring, low priced legit back to 
cities adjacent to New .Yotk, -the 
Levehthal-Linder-Werba combine is 
making a bid for Windsor theatre, 
For'dham Road, ronx, N. Y. 

House has . been a double bill film 
theati;e for the past six years ;or sp; 
Harry. Gprt was. the last'/legiier to 
hold'thb lease. . 

Site wias a money-maker up to 
the time, of leigiVs habe decea5e.^^ W 
low hut and correspondingly low ad- 
mish of $1 . tbp planned, circuit 
minded, boys see a return, to the days 
wheii: lioiise was wbrthTwhilei .lFord- 
ham road is littered with picture 
houses, XoeW's Grand and Paradise, 
RKQ Fordham,' Skouras Valentine, 
and, thre^ indies, which, makes local 
faire pretty much stereotyped. Feel- 
ing is that the time is ripe for a 
stage show. 




Brock Pemberton Buys 
WPA Play in Denver 



Denver, Dec. 15.. 
'Me Third,' play' by Mary Coyle 
Chase, former Denver reporter, has 
been bought for Broadway by Brock 
Pemberton and Antoinette Perry, 
'Mrs. Chase will arrive in New :York 
by the weekend to confer on pi'oduc- 
.tion. 

Play has been running for three 
.weeks in Denver^ having been put on 
on hfei-e ijy the.WPA Federal Thejktre: 
Project, ■ grossed rnore than the 
previous production, 'It Can't Happen 
Here.' ' ' ' ' ' 

Rehearsals' are to New 
'York soon after Christmas, with the 
jplay to .open pronto. Michael An- 
jdrew SJane directed the local prO- 
ucti ' , ShpV had been booked for 

West Coast WPA production, but 

is. h?is .b.een cancelled. 



Those College Boys Again 



New Hayenj * 
. Yale undergrads tried to start a 
new musical organization, labelling 
"themselves the 'Lily Guilders.' Studes 
had a script, 'Bail for Yale,' and 
financial bickinig (said to include 
$li060 angeling by Lucius Beebe) 
but when the dean learned that the 
script included a character repre- 
senting PrexyAngeh in red flannels, 
he nixed the ; Whole i 

•Dean stated the boys . better leave 
collegiate show business to the more 
sedate Dramatic Association, which 
.'handles things in a more dignified 
way. 



. ist of costume or period plays 
planned for Broadway this season 
has expanded to si total of .35, but 
about 50%.. are doubtful of reaching 
production or have been set back in- 
definitely^ 

There ' such productions 

which either opened (five have been 
withdrawn), are in' rehearsal, pr are 
due iii soon, which' still thaikes this 
an unusual season fpir period plays.. 

Costume plays of the latter cate- 
gory are : 'The Eternal Road,' -The 
Wingless Victoi'y.r .^Age 26,' 'Qthellb,' 
'Jane Eyre' and: 'Frederi ' which 
are definitely " dated 'tb bpeh in New, 
York, two • arriving next week. 

Also slated, for production: 'The 
Masque of Kings,' 'Arms for Venus,' 
and possibly .'Richard II.' 

• Among the costume shows which 
have . ppened this season, current, at 
this' tinie 'White Horse Inn,' 

Center; 'Hamlet' (Gielgud ), Empire; 
'Prelude to Exile,' Guild, and .'The 
Country IVife,' Miller's. 

Thpse which exited after limited 
or sliort engagements are . 'Daugh- 
ters of Atreus,' 'Sweet River,'' 'St. 
Helena,' 'Hedda Gabler' and 'Ham- 
let' (Leslie Howard ). 

There are. 17 dated attractions on 
the fall list, but only seven ate in 
the maybe class: '10:66 iand All That,' 
'Damn Deborah,' 'A Point of Honor,' 
'Life and Death - of an American,' 
I 'Napoleon the First,' 'George Sand' 
[(also called 'The Cigar Smoker') and 
'Marie Bashkirtsef.' 

Apparently dropped, or postpbned 
indefinitely," ^Without a Crown,' 
'The Nighti ", 'Li ' ,' 'Gal- 
lows Orchard,' 'Anthony and Cleo- 
patra,' 'The Piper's Son,' 'Haunted by 
Angels,' 'The Red Swan,' 'The Queen' 
and 'The King's Breakfast,' 



Reverse TWUt 



, Baltimore, 
In adviance of the premiere 
at the . Maryia.n<i last week of 
the new corriedy- ♦Brother^Rat,' , 
ads and newspaper , readers 
plugged the piece as produci-- 
tipn sponsored staged by 
'George Abbott, , roduced 
oy Meets Girl.' 
|Rat' proved a 
this week Ford's 
*Bby Meets. Girl;", 
by George Abbott, 
'Brother Rat' 



Atlanta Erlanger 

May Go to Gi 

Atlahtev.'Ga;, Dec. 15, 
If something doesn't happen pretty 
soon, the City of Atlanta is going to- 
•find itself with a title to the Er-} 
lapger theatre. City holds a tax deed 
on -the playhouse for seven years' 
back taxes and the deed is due tb 
become effective permanently unless 
the taxes ai*e paid up within a sp.eci- 
fied period. . 

Negotiations for settlement of the 
Qlaini are under way between the 
iirturticipal, ieyehue , collector and at- 
torneys; representing the estate . of 
the late Countess Rebie Lowe Rosen- 
Kraniz, who inherited; the theatre 
from her father, William B. Lowe. 
Theatre is under lease to W. .P. 

indcoff, but'is dark mo<;t of the 
lime. ■■ ■ 



Big Tii^^ Stuff 

Beverly; Hills, Dec; 

Beverly HillsvLittle Theatre for 
Professionals is goi to try out its 
next play, .'The Shining Hour,' for 
one night ,at Palm- Springs before 
opening it in the outfit's new. houset; 

Claire Windsor will have the lead 
with Frede.riipk . .Gi'cr.mann directing. 
Others in the cast include Gerald 
Fieldi , . Gordon Wallace,. Emerson 
•Fiischer-Smith, Judith, rlen and 
Marjovie -Bennett. 

little Back to Road 

Baltimore, Dec. 
"n Little has resigned as treas- 
urer &t For ' rlanger-owned UBC) 
house here, and this week became 
company. manager oif 'Hedda Gabler' 
(Nazimbya), cuiTeiitly. on tpur^^ 

illing ' vacancy is Eddie 
Keller, shipped down by the chain 
from 'Philly,' where he .formerly 
thumbed tickets at the now-shrouded 
Garrick. 



Two Shows Out 



Shuberts' 'Zipgfeld Follies' will, 
close at the Winter Garden, N. Y., 
next Saturday, after a)i engagement 
of 24 weeks. Revue originally opened 
last winter, but laid off during the 
summer because of illness of the star 
(Fannie Brice). Current date, there- 
fpre, is a resumed bopki ..Business 



WHOLESALE SWITCHING 
OF BROADWAY P. A.'S 



press agents oi roadway 
plays were switched and re- 
placed week- Helen 

Deutsch wi thdi-ew as -publicity . head 
of the Gilbert Miller attractions, and 
Bernard Simon drew the assignment". 
Ted Goldsmith and Max Gendel went 
out as p.a.'s f or . the IVIax Gordoh 
shows, and Nat bprfmanj ^yhose as- 
sistants they formerly wiere, rejoined 
the manager's staff. 

Miss Deutsch was representing half 
a dozen . shows, includi three of 
Miller's and a fourth in rehearsal. 
Manager proposed that she enter intP 
a .'contract to handle Tiis attractions 
exclusively, wherewith Miss Deutsch 
dropped tl^e, other shows. Contract; 
however, did not appeal to Miss 
: Deutsch, and, after a dispute with 
the. prPducer, she tore it up. She 
may lay off for- the balance of the 
season, she says, 

imon has taken over Miss 
Deutsch's 'office and retained her 
three aissistants. 



Guest Star Le$it Lined 
Up for Palm Springs 



Palm Springs, Qa\:, 

Planni ;'.vsjhg', guest stars on 
opening nights, following for a v/eek 
with understudies; 'Frthk;!^^^ is 
lining- up .a .production- of - 'Tobacco 
Road' for is desert • resort," He also 
is seekingvseveriat other hits;, . r 

Several members ■ of' 'the cast of 
'Road,' including . , Donald Barry, 
Ailen Hill and Ptruline Drake, are in 
Hollywood. 



Opened Sept. Revival 
of the Shuberts' , halied 

the previous seAsoii 
. Brice's.JlIneSs, met with no di|$- 
senters amahs' the flEt-strinffers. 
Watts . (Tribune called it a 
lively and humorous entertain-, 
ment.' ■ 

Variety ('bee) sai 

•d^ inally.'' 



was excellent up to Thanksgiving. 
Will tour, aimed for the Coast. 

.Leslie Jloward'. -'Harnl^t! withdrew 
from the Imperial last Saturday 
after. playirtg leKs. than five wd 



New Subscription . 

Unit in Chicago 

Chicago, 15. 
Chicago . Theatre, which 

clicked with its non-pro prbductibn. 
of 'did Maid' at the ChicagP Wom- 
an's Club. 'earlier this year, is npw 
readying a campai ' for a regular, 
subscription season at the StUdb- 
baker. 

guidance , of T. A. 
Walker Bates the Group 

is seeking subscri. jrig members at 
the cost of $1 each, with that mem- 
bershi entitling subscribers to a 
50% iscount oh ducats. 



Although- Equity conceded an : ex- 
tr^: Week's pre-Christmas lay-off 
'Call It a .Day,* which was slated 
to come roadway for tV?o 

weeks or more, the • shoW stopped 
Monday (14) at Charlestown, W.. Va., 
where It played one night under a 
guarantee. 

Theatre Guild presented the com- 
edy, which was a. hit on BroadWay 
last season, but is sai 
broken tour because bf its 

high operating cost That included 
percentages, to Philip Merivale*. 
Gladys Cooper. 

Repeat date roadway was 

provisional, the; Guild Rsking the 
cast tP. cbnsider ^ salary cut, which 
it declined. Rdasori for the sought .. 
adjustment w'as the fact that the play - 
went into the red >vhen trying dates 
in nonrsubscriptibn .'stands ;'and it was 
figured that the same result might 
attai on ' Broadway, although 'Day* 
ran 'iPng past its or iginal. subscrip- 
tion period. > " 

Another . reason for , shelving the. 
repeat plah wais the , demand fbr first 
money by. the rhanagement of the 
theatre slated to get the show. Guild. 
' refused on the ground that it never 
had played under ' such conditions 
and didn't intend starting how. 

Geddes Pays Actor '$ 
Saiarjr to Equity as 
Contract Suit Pends 

Among' Unsettled, cases being han- 
dled by Equity is'. that , of Clem 

• Wilerichick, . whb had. a run-of-the- 
play contract for the road company 
bf 'Dead End' but 'was let out by 
Norman-Bel Geddes after he ap- 
peared eight weeks .in Cbicagb. 
Manager claims jiistificatioh on the 
ground, that the actor refused to taHe 

' direction. ' Wilenchick denies such 
refusal. . • '. 

Until the matter ' is- disposed of 
either by settlement or arbitratipn. 
Equity ' dernaiided that ' the actbr^s 
salary be turned over to. the assp- 
ciatiPn . weekly. 'That, was agreed.tb 
by Geddes, Wilerichick. played thb 
part of 'Baby Face*^ Martin, .wh^ch 
was ori inated by Joseph Downing, 
tatter was "sent into- the road show 
when it moved to Boston. ' 

Claim of' 'Beatrice De Neergaard. 
against Sam Levey, who is presen.t»« 
irig Naziinova in 'H^dda- Gabler' andt 
'Ghosts,' was arbitrated in favor bt 
the actress, who was awarded $400, 
representing two ■ weeks' salary. 
Manager's disallowed defense when, 
he dismissed the actress wias . that his" 
letter f oi-m of contract with her was 
vofd. 



Tpmdrrpw' 1st Duffy 



on 



'But for the . 

Leopold P. Atlas, 
Theatre. Guilc\ as 
for current season^ in. 
with Sydney Harmon, 
start, when play is 



by 
■by 
uc^ion 
iation 
lionvt^als' 



Learys' Play 



Helen and Leary, .'r 

vauders who cam^' to - the Coast .in 
westerh prPductipn-pf 'Three. Men bri 
a Horse.' are returning to New York. 
.;• ir are .brihgirig with tbem a play 
i they wrote based on a hovel by Alice 
Ross Colver, They recently .sold their 
screen play of book, 'The Ybars Are 
Too Long,' to Paramount, where it is 
being readied for i ' iate produc- 
tion. 



Belmont Goes Pix 

Bel , . Y.>, legit 

house since . 1 ill join , the 

ranks of the vanis ing.legiters. gone 
films aiid; radio, after the engagement 
of Mack Hilliavd's incoming (17) 
shPw 'In the Bag.' 

House has been leased to the Par- 
ad i.se ArrtuR. Corp. for a foreign film 
policy. 



Hollywood, Dec. 15. 
Inaugurating his policy. trying 
out new: plays . here before taking 
them to New York, provided they 
show prornise, Henry Duffy will pre- 
sent /Tomorrow We Live,' comedy, • 
the El Capitah, operii' Christmas 
Day; 

Mibhael Sheridan authored. Russett^ 
Fillmore will direct. 



Todd Prbducing 

Michael Todd, co-author ' Dan 
(Variety mugg ) Gpldberg, of 'Call 
Me Ziggy,' is east to launch the show 
for Broadway. 

Todd, will open New York offices 
to supervise producti 



Corners The Barrynibres 

, John Drew . Colt, is now under 
Heririart Bernie "Vnanagement, Which 
makes it an all-faimily affair. 

Ben's brother also reps 
Barryrriore herself and Ethel 
more Colt. 



NORMAN STEDi ILI 

Norman Stein. .Broadway box-of- 
fice man, was .under .treatment at. 
ist, . Vincent's hospital for five days 
last week,' He was removed from his 
apartment after falling unconscious, 
as the result of a heart strai 

He returned home Friday (11) and 
has/sinoe greatly improved. 



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Wtdne^dttjf Uecemher 16, 1936 





Young Madame Conti 

tbndpn, Nov* 27. 



loves the sia knowing the llffr^e 
leads, and wantuig to marry her 
nevertheless; It is eventually re 



original by vealed that he is the^soh of the pres 
h fid Benn ident of the court, but this is^alto 
wrrexVr fteoehted. by arrHnBement witM^^^^^ unnecessary^ coincidence. _ I 
Clifford -Whitley, by M^'tin . ■ s^i^m'?" 5 is poighantly: enacted by WiUiam 

London, Nov*, -.iw, r™* i _ 



It 



Fox. 



Savoy theatre. , , 

SnP Jwi* .c6ni»tance cutnininifB Remainder of the tast acquit theni- 
iffi, i;- selves creditaWy, and. he entire en. 

IX w"i^i8er - . . ^v-'^vVOiffa Mdwardea^ t^^^^^ is Oh a very high plan^ 

Afhold Z«mn)ermann - -William * ox. 1 ^ In 



jolo.: 



The PreBldent ot tlio Court . 

, ...,;vRaynion<l Huntley 

..... . . . . . . - .Guy liefeuvre 

... ;...vPhllJi> Leaver 

, . . , ........ Dirothy De whurst 



Pai»ab6, Vita Perduta 

('Passabo, tost Life') 



After being entertained in a thei- 



Rome, Nov. 

three acts by Oherahdo 



Pletro Cnrnabucl 
UarKtierlta Basni 



tttritS's^iiSirxmi^'lea^^^ the theatre r ^^^^X.'^aZ Kom^'i^oVr^2rA.te^- 

•at the conclusion of this play; utterly ^^j^ Theatre, Rome, by UuSBero Rugt-errfl 

"Confounded. There is so much to.be co.; directed by HuKgeri. 
said for itrr-nlot, acting, production paaaabo . .;. . .Rugg^ro RuBFeri 
aS»d avoidaiice of old. fashioned p)ietra Ma6tr»n«i 
forensic bombast, that, one .is im^ Paoia 

pressed withjts »nodernity. Ongmal . ggn^ihc 

^ust have; be?n astomshmg^ ine Stf strorfg,^^^^^^^ thai the 

spoken, but the 'dapters^have^been ^^^ebSs very forced. Happy 
skUUul in toning down much ot last-minule reform 

*^SS^i/a :S?g?town irv Austria, g^e vill^^^ is not at all satisfac- 
Pyetty 25-year-old Prpstiti^s jn ^g^^^ l»lay, Passabo, is J just 

love with ^a man ^wh^ lives on. her ^ °og in Ihe whfeels of a big 
earning& Seated in the s^cpve of a » ^^^^^ 
cafe - she overhears him boast tp .a i ^jy^^'U v»» ctnW^xrs- his life has been 
iriehd that he cfiuri get anything » _ 

wants from h6r and_ really 9^sn*.j ij^-j^^ a'brain and ideas, but he is 



cafe she overhears him hoast tp a ^j^ ^^^^ he stutters; his life has been 
friend that he cfioi get anything he .^^^ frustrations, 
wants from hir and^ really doesnt. Jj^ a brain and ideas, but he is 
teturn ^y of her affection^ ^^^i^ afraid that people / will 

She returns to her home and; after j at him, so he has never ex- 
aii agohlzihg day in bed, decides pj-^gg^ jjijosert and spent all his life 
she itnust kiU him. She purchases shadow and obscurity. Only Jiis 
revolver and, when he cialls .the ^oi- Adopted daughter Ebola, knows that 
Irtwinjs evening, ten j him' her mten- 1 tj^^ is really something to the old 
tiQii: (EiUrbin .tiescends Witii n^^^ ^ , 

pointing the revolver at him. .. . Quite the opposite ot Passabo. is 
Throughout the tFial scene, which piego; Mastrangi, who is aU glitter 
forms the middle part of the play» Und bluff, with^/ nothing inside, 
resort is had to the same theatrical jiiagtrangi aspires to beconie. director 
eflict: i?hls breaking up of , :the of the publishing house, and the.ac- 
w^nes saves lot of unhecessarv twal . director gives .lim^ an a^ 
formia tburt rbiitifie, which is left ment to write a treatise for the gov 
S^?att^en<4 tiTiinaginei ernment that he is sure will prove 

ffi 5vS*cwiSerthe prosecutor; too difficult for. the young mm s^A 
and thlTresiding^ judge all appeal show him up, ^Paola, who. loves 
to he? to^^ewn* son^^ Mastrangi. begs PaSsabo to write the 

^ntence.. Horror of it, ,as dewri^^ ^ ^. 

hj '^^^ his debv 

dawn^tod teUs the whole ?ordidta^^^ dismisses him with 

At the conclusion of the sumimng | *i;;^^»j„„^i tha* h*. is tnn nH. Vas. 

ie 

pirteveVrtii'^^"^^ ^f her pro- 1 tlT^ela'the^truth^*' Paoi^ ""who'stii 



Kt the conclusion of the jummuig excuse that he is too . old. Pas- 
UP the . curtain :descends and the ac-K^^ doesn't mind not having the 
cused is . next seen in a eoxidemnea | iji^ry. But when Mastrahgi dis 



pell, awaiting; word of a possible te- 



glory. _ 

misses him he rebels and determines 



bpsed.ftXecuUon, Reprieve isjrefused, loves the young upstart, dissuades 
and shit gfl«s forth to^meet her fatCjl 1^^^ 

.Kormally this would be the end Biit when Mastrangl betrays PaoK 
of the stOiryi but there- is a flashback too/- and starts paying court to a 
to the ftrst scene; showing the gu:l hnore wealthy girl, Paola's attitude 
with liead in her arms leaning over chani^es. It all ends well, 
the table, indicating she had im- Ruegerb Ruggeri does a flne piece 
agined the "virhole result of her con- of acting.as the old man. Heln 
iemplated irturder. Her lover enters ' 



O MISTRESS MINE 

London, pec, 

Comedy, by Bien .Travera.-" resented . by 
-- ■-■ — , theatre, 



author's earlier fUm plots will not 
improve matters. 

Pierre Freshay, in the role of the 
gallant who aids: the royal lady , in 
her flight, seems ill at ease and out 
of character, while splendid acting 
support fails to succor the produc- 
1 on as a whole. . ■. , ^ , 

Certainly not a bet for prolonged 
Occupation of this, classy ho.use. 

BIKFip T7LNAR W 

t ^(:>rrbte9Soir.\Scsperrace').' 

v; Budaipgst, Nov. 26. 

rilav In thr<»e acts by Alexander ftlaz?, 
at Magyar 'i'heRtrev/ Bud*iiost.' 
- Cast: Iloni^ TItkoB. PIrosksl Vaazary, 
Eugene Tofepiw, Theodore Bllllcal, . - 

^VITarm-hearfed, clean and' sincere 
play about the Latin maister of a 
ilgh school in a sniall Country town. 
He shocks the very foundations of 
smug provincial morals because, 
when he falls in love withVthe 
naughty lady at the till of th* local 
cafe, he intends to marry her In 
spite of her questionable reputa- 
ibn. He sticks to his decision and 
6 his own moral code, even when a 
tribunal of his colleagues . threatens 
lim with -tiie loss of his position. 
Solution is brought about by the ife- 
niinciation of the girl who loves the 
prof essor tbo ihuch. to ruin. him. . . 

Sympathetic • personality of the 
honest, middle-agied and unwbrldy 
irof essor is presented in a perfect 
mterpretatibn . of EUgerie Toerzs. 
Around, him seethe the well-drawn 
.Main Street type of small Hun- 
gatian town, of ^^hich Alexander 
vBalazs gives an amusing satire. Ilbna 
Titkos is* fine the : part of the 
piroyincial vamp. J'^cobi. 

ART A!^ GRAFT 

..London, DCc; 

Comeijy In three acta t>y Michael Egan, 
produced by author' at Umbaaiiy theatre, 
London,: Nov-. »«, '30; ; 

" ' ..Robert -Newton 

. ... , . . , '.Violet liOxley 

....... .Arthur - Sinclair 

. . ; » . , GeolTres" Siiraner 
. ... , . ^Llllnn Franeea 

Aldeen O'Connor 



Maurice. Holmcti. 
Daphne Lane. .'. 
■Tim • Rlordan . •. . 
Tony Sturges. i . 
Beryl iStannut . 
Shc>lla . ; . 



and starts in with ihe usual protesta 
tions of affection. She repulses liim 
ahd teila him she is going to kUl him. 
He grovels, confesses, then promises 
to .make, amends, pleading with her 
for his lifeV She refuses, whereupon, wiiijam Moiunon^ at st, 
in a burst of desperation, he rises, |o^don. D^^^ 8». ,. ~ a., u 

tauttts her with the fact that she still Maid. ............... 

loves him .no matter, what, and he SV^KV.V.v' V.V;.\iie?ek^ ^w^^^^^^ 

». « ^ , - -- ....Bveriey . Gregg 

.P lerre Fr esnay 

,....'...«.'•. ..i. ' J. Warmlngton. 

Adjutant. . Charles Paul 

SophJa. . . . , . . . . . . • . ..V. . .Tvorine Prlntempa 

Nelaon ..... . . ... ...»;... . .Frederick Cooper 



chaUehges Ker to deny it. Admitting MarceMe 
she has not lost her affection for Majt.... 
him, and realizing the inevitability I D'Atitn? 
of the consequences, she neverthe 
leiis jshoote'him. 

'• Students of the 'drama will prob- 1 Matterby;. 



• •'«•••• • '• » 4 



■ iFrederlck Lloyd 



^lyT^ mj>imd^^e. but 1 5g2!^tef;uv.:r.v.-u™^^^^ 

. the average pay.-gomg . patrons wiu quiu... ica tuieen Hairison 

. : bS perplexed, finding, u. difficult . to 1 soper. . . .-. . . . . .chBriua Lereaux 

determine what is intended. Last 1 The ki ng 



scene may strike as ariti-climax. For 
that reason the result, of the venture 
- is problemsitical; 

Constance Cummings in the role of 
the girl gives an intelligent. 



Attendant. 
Courier. .'. . 



B . . ... . . . 



...... ■ 



/Austin .Trevor 
.Murray Payey 
Huglv Kingston Hardy 



Story of an exiled queen, helped 
and .protected by a haridsbme young 



restrained,, but forceful portrayal, I man, this vehicle for ^Yvonne Pri - 
with ho.resbirt to embtibnal heroics, temps will not add to her reputation, 
Mbst moving part is a minor orie, and the fact that the story bears 
that of a young man who genuinely ' strong ■ resemblance to one of the 



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Christmas GiHrScile of 




Cast : of six people with: a slngle> 
simple studio set to interpret a play 
by Michael Egan, author of the suc- 
cessful 'Dominant Sex,' augmented 
by Arthur Sinclair, in a comedy 
character role, that's a pretty good 
start for a theatrical . investment. 

Piece is a first class ^narration b;f ai 
second class story, and the elasticity 
with Which this single idea has been 
stretched speiiks much for the 
author, . who has told his; story in 
good fashion with crisp dialog. 

Usual conventional Bohemian art 
iat, painting at his easel in his Chel- 
sea studio. Son of a rich man, he 
has walked out of. his. father's home 
and ivas accompanied by the family 
butler (Sinclair). Artist isn't mak- 
ing miach : money and is receiving 
ordei^ to paint portraits of society 
people through the. influence of his 
mistress. In adjoihihg studio is a 
female artist who has designs: upon 
the place occupied by the society 
, girl who brings him hir clients. Bu ; 
the artist yearns for Opportunities 
to be undisturbed aihd paint what he 
considers works of art, in which 
category he does not place portraits. 

.At this juncture enters a tiiiiy .'Peg 
o* My Heart' lassiie, seeking the but- 
ler, whom she believes . to ' be her 
father. Experienced : theatregoer 
knows immediately the ultimate . Con- 
clusion— the air tist, now harassed by 
designing females, will secure sanc- 
tuary by marrying the sweet, domes- 
tic colleeni give up drink and go. to 
work seriously. 

lip to the last few minutes this 
seems inevitable, but the girl sud- 
denly learns the butler is really not 
her father, that she is illegitimate, 
and contrives to run away With the 
intention of taking, the veil. Artist 
remains absorbed in his painting. 

This ending, designed to.be a life- 
. like, artistic one,, leaves the audience 
.dissatisfied. 

Second ..act seetns a.- bit slow in 
progression,, iand if the piece comes 
to the West End it Will probably- de- 
,mand oh. the part of . the author , a 
definitely happy ending aihd . a slight 
quickening of dialog and situation. 

Robert Newton,' who is; probably 
little known , to the .West End,: corir 
tributes a marvellously well thought-. 
out.' characterizatioh of the artist. 
Arthur Sinclair as .'the Irish servant 
is not at his best, and seems to be ill 
at ease. But the- inanner in which 
he braites is always a treit.- Aideen 
, O'Connor; ; a newcomer "to London 
from the Dublin Abbey theatre, is a 
well-s61ected . bit, of casting. She 
apparently has the .capacity to fasci- 
nate, audiences, and. should go : far. 

Jold,. 



the father of Miss £1^ who needs 
money and can only get it from a, 
money-lender who wishes to .see 
Mlu Else 'dressed a* in ttie 
Garden,' with the ensuing social 
scandal which is hushed up and endsr 
as other scandals do in life, by 
being forgotten. : 

Ernst Lothar put it in aeven scenes. 
Hl» stage experieiicc is siiflicient to 
present the book's , : characters 

Srbperly* Together with this, ^the 
bi^efstadt (Max Reinhardt) actor* 
havef done their usual expert job. 

Rose Stradner, ravishing blonde of 
this troupe, plays Miss Else as pne 
imagines Schnitzler would like to 
have seen it, ' . . Y i,. * 
It was iSchnitzler'S last wish that 
this novel be dramatized. He asked 
Lbttiar to do it, Mdes*. 

TARSASMTEK 

i'lRoandGuae'); 

Budapest, r^py, 

piaV In tKree nijts: Ijy Lftsilo ' l^'odor, at 
VIgassinliBZ, Budnpeat. ■ ■ 

-C«8t" I'lly Ilona Aqzel. Imte Ra- 

daiy, Arthur. Sjonilny. 

Fodor, one of the most prolific and 
successful - of Hungary's younger 
li>lay Wrights, simplifies his plote yieat 
by iyear 'and relies more ;and more 
bn the brilliance of his dialogue; De* 
vice wbriks. Althbtigh- Fodbi:, lacks 
Mblnar's consummate staige . crafty he 
has thorotighly learned the art of 
blending . sparkling, wit and. light 
sentiment with a few deep notes of 
real poetry, and letting Off the flre^ 
works iri settmgs that aPPeal to ttie: 
public'. ■ , 

This*yearfs is about a 

dazzling, society woman, wife of a 
busy , and wealthy business man, who 
tries to riegard hei^ love aiffair with 
a penniless and ambitious v young 
architect as a light game, but finishes 
by leaving husband, wealth and posi- 
tion, for lovb^in-a-cottage, with the 
attractive, youth. 

, There is. ho reason; why this es- 
seritiaily pleasant play should not be 
a success (everywhere else, too, es- 
pecially if interpreted by an airtist 
ais brilliant, beautiful and highly cul- 
tured as Lily Dai*vas. 
Entire prbduction is first-rate. 

Jacobi. 




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BEDTIME STORy 

London, Nov. 27. 

Comedy. In three acts by. Walter Elllai^ 
Stitged by Artliur itew; set, Martin B^k 
with; at RlcJimo d 'Hheatre, London. 

Judy ' v. . .Anna : I'lchoii 

iaobel Campbell Russell 

Uncle Tohy Arthur Reea 

I.ady . Blunilell. . . . . .. . ; . .MarigaTet Danier 

Sir .Tfihn.....;.4;.,...^..,..^'|inrle8 Stewart 

Prince Victor. ....... .. .Miclinel Ba-/algctte 



FRAULEIN ELSE 

■(•MIss- 'Elsc'V . 

; Vienna, Dec. 3. 

. t'iay in. a^ven icI.B hy .Rrn.'tt' Lothar; from, 
Arthur Si'hriUz'.er'a.vnovcl riC aame nhme; 
xllrccteri ■ by iljins .Thiirilir; .".tetH. Ottp; 
Kle.rt'prnioser; at .Jo.seCatriiit Thckirfe^ Dee. 
2...'aH-. 

Dn .T. .Albert Bnsserrnanh 
Hl9 WIte... i.. . . i ; : . . . . .... . r.iniun ' i^kalit 

Else ..v. . . . .UoHo S'lr.itinoi" 

Aunt .Kinm:» ... "Aw liassermnhn' 
Mr. Dar.silny , IC!<i.s|)!u\ Jirniiidhdler 
Dr. Paul. . . . , . . . . . , ; , ', ; .Erik Frey 



Kaspar . Brandhofer plays the 
modern Shy lock of the Arthur 
Schnitzler , book realistically enough 
to show brice more the modern trend 
of sex apip»eal in business life. 

iSchnitzler's w.k. story tells about 



This hew comedy by Walter Ellis 
met with instantaneous success at 
the Richmond theatre and will prbb 
ably be transferred to the: West End 
iri. Jianuary. 

Story is that of poor girl who pre- 
tends to be iai millionairess and. gets 
away with it. But imtil she does so 
the plot thickens plausibly and pro 
vides some tense Situations and en 
tertaiiiment All boils down to a 
modern; Cinderella subject developed 
on Edgar Wallace lines and spliced 
with some witty dialog. 

Play is. mainly a vehicle; for. an 
actress who can fUn through the 
whole gamut of emotions and Anne 
Pichoh, playing . the lead, gives ai 
quite soimd performance, though a 
Iittl0 more glamor could be used. 

Arthur Rees as Uncle Toby keeps 
thie: house roaring. Rest of the cast 
is, okay enough iot the Richmond 
but needs brightening up for the 
West* End. 



JULIA 

London, Dec. 6, 

Light operetta in three' actii'.' by. Itoger 
Quflter; . libretto, Stanley Grey, .Cuswell 
Giit'th; .lyrics. Rodney Bennett; :<;onductor,. 
Albert Co.atea ;. producer, 'Henry. Caaa ; ' pre. 
sehted by Albei-t. Ooates nnd Vladimir 
Roslnif for. Britlsit Muaic. Drama Oper^ 
.Coiiipuny .at. Roy«l Opera House,- Covent 
Oavdoii, LondoD,' Dee. 3; '80, 
npbert 

Lucy .■ i . .■: ' • • 

Cguntess.of Oiovefly 
Lady . pnizaUeth . . . . . 



Mr: Hehdei'Sp.n; 
Kate i.. . . . . 

Jane ; ; . . .v. .■ . 
David Wycombe . ; , 
Hosi.t... ; 
Mont.-t 

NanGy ....... . . . ; 

Dlck;F6rri«ater; . . .'. 
Sli: ;Jolrin -'PeDiM^rley 
Lord BiildoyW. : , , 
Boy.........:...;.. 



f • • • • 



...Harold Scott 
. .Elizabeth. French 
nVgaret Bannermnn 

Helen Ferrers 

.Harding Steerman 
.. . ..Malsle .Baxter 
.Vivien Lambelet 
. ■. . Henry ■. Wendoii 
.Franklyn Kelaey 
Ralph Roberts 
. . . Msqbel Sallceld 
. : Icharfl Wanier 
rbnvley Davenport 
Patrick Barr 
Gordon MlUer 



.'Juli ^ is labeled throughout , as 
'charming operetta' of a previous 
generation, Music is easy and igrace- 
f ill, with oiie or two very" attractive 
numb'ers, especially a waltz song, 
but the book is based upbn a plb ; 
that the modern sophisticate. Wouk 
rej^ard as childish. 
, Wealthy / ybuhig widow joins', 
troupe, of strolling players for a lark, 
La :k takes the forrri. of a; handsomie 
tenor who. When he^ finds but she 
is rich, as Well as handsome, nobly 
Tenoiinceis hier, thereby giving him 
the pppqrtunity to dash: back; ahc 
frantically embrace her once more 
■This !is. interspersed with some 
charming music, the production, cos- 
tuming and general quality of the 
acting and vocalizing being of 
■very high order. 

Interest circles aroUnd the debu 
of Margaret Bannermah as ai prima 
dbiinai While it ik true she Started 
her stage career in the chorUs, she 
attained a high, position as a legiti- 
(Coritinued 6n page 70) 



J^ittsiburgh, pec. 
i^st of si:c ATS subiscrlption t>lay3, 
•Call It a Day/ got wedged into a 
bad spot last week at the Nixon and 
finished VP disappointingly at around 
$11,500, Guild hit tif last season was 
caught between . Katharine;: Gorneli'i 
corking session with 'Wingless ViC'f ' 
tory', and the' oncbmittg (current) 
The Show Is On/ first Triusical het^a 
this season. Opening, ot 'Show' sale 
in. mid«week kicked the 'Day' win* 
dow take ihfd the eeUar and the fact 
hat the stars are only moderately 
knoWri here contributed to the gen<ii 
eral depression. 

After 'Show Is On/ Nixon- go^gf 
dark tor tour daysi reopening Xmas 
night with *Zi<e8^eld Follies,' whicli 
will remain through . New Year's 
Week. 

Esflmate for Last: Week 
'Call It a Pay' (Nixori; 2,100; $2.25); 
iririate for ATS six-play season and 
nothing to write home about on 
$11»500 session. Came at a bad time 
for class show and that flguve rep- 
rbsents some red. 

TWb SHOWS MClnNfi 

, Los Angeles^ IJec. 
i^ederals stUl have the tbwn se^wed 
up, with five theatres functioning. 
Commercial theatre . field remains \ 
dark until Christmas Day, when the 
El Capitan, closed' tor a number of ; 
weeks, relights with Henry Duffy's 
production ot *Tombrrow We Live.* 
This is; the first new play iever pro* 
diiced by Duffy at: the El Capitan 
and will be groomed for Broadway 
if clicking. 

. :Biltmbre reopens in January with 
'Boy Meets Gtrl' after being dark 
for a couple of Tn ninths. 

WPA 

'Goose Hannrs. HiKh/ Mason, De« 
buts today ;(15) after several weeks ^ 
of 'East Is West'. 

'Warrier's Husband,' Mayan.. Tried 
out first in Hollywood, , comedy re.# 
places 'It Can't Happen Here' today 
(15). ■ . . 

'Purple Is as Purple Does/ HoUyt 
wood Playhouse. Trade holding brisk 
and run has been extended to. Jan. .3, 
an extra three weeks. 

'Uncle Vahya,' Musisirt. Continues 
to attract mild '>atronage. V : 

'Captain Kidd' and 'Petronclika/ 
Marionette theatre. Puppet show« 
indefinite. 

%nMf Very Sad 

$3,000, Kansas Gtr 

— . -v 

Kansas City. Dec. 13. . 
Legit season got off to fair star^ 
here three weeks ago , with 'Boy 
Meets Girl/ then slipped inildlj^. 
with 'Pride and Prejudice/ How«» 
ever, legit took it full on the chiil 
last week when 'Night of Jan. 18/ 
which closed Saturday (12), limped 
to the tape with a poor $3^000 ba 
the week. Advance for 'Night/ 
while low, id not indicate such a 
floppo week. ' j ' 

'Night* company, Which was hejadf 
ed for Milwaukee and was ^6 have 
booked some one-nighters oUt of 
there, was ordered to N. Y. 

'First Lady' came in Monday. (14) 
for a threerday session. Advance 
okay. ' . 

Estimate tor Last Week 
'Night of Jan. 16/ Orpheum (2,150; 
$2:20 top). They go to isee name$ 
here. Without them, any plaiy is iii 
for dreairy takings, and this one Was 
no exception; $3,000i pretty .bad^ - 

ENGAGEMENTS 

I Peggy Ashcrof t, Charles D,^ rown, 
Harry Irvine, 'High Tor/ 

Conway Tearlej Alice White, Adelai 
Rowland, Lucille; Ball; 'Hey Diddle 
Diddle.? :^ 
Myron Taylor, 'Eternal Road.' 
Lbuise Piatt, Tom Murray* 
'Piponiise/ 

Lillian Emerson, Boyd Crawford, 
Dodson Mitchiell, 'Good Old Siimnier 
Time.' 

Tom Powers, 'House in . the Coun- 
try.' ; • 





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«™„8 fts If th« in«nageif6 have, 
nil^iy decided id dfr ftometHiniij ^bbtft 

m whteh had the- loop i€gtt 
«bwtt to *i single entry. Three showf 
SShi on Chriitm** (26) night: Jane 
Wkt in 'First UdyV flt^ the Harris, 
Sfultttto' with James, ltirlc>votod at 
Studebftketi and .Leslie Ifow- 
Sd'i 'HartUet' at the Grand. . 
' On DeCf 29 the Nazitnova. revival 
of liedda dabler' opens at the^^r** 
Sxn^t for a, twfl-week run, then 
iMmmihg lor the Katharine Hep- 
ISTrtiowlng in >Jafte Eyre.» sked- 
ded to open Jan, lli 
.^J^ter many lumotincementa and 

ij^s5)onementfl lL«na"y ^* ^ 
ffie 'Ziegfeld Follies' is coming 
. iSrbund, how beirtg slated fotf the 

: - tbop'i ohly sfc^vi' iit.pifesent is 

ItsfouttH week with the power still 
Looks like t genuine ruh lor 
Sis light, honsehdca; piece, A» the 
•gwttT only «how last week it felt 
SJ^ rtumpf but atiU making a big 
HDirofit on ita setup. .. 
?^Alte» a six^month^rehearsrt the 
tfrPAmuilcal 'G Say Can Vou^Sing?' 

Srareat. Nottoern. Got good com- 
ments and talk; with the mass of the 

iamii' than the bo^^andi^^^ 

<LeaBlitt en i^tttiyV, SelwVn (l,0O0i 

iiiltet Hiiise, Auditorium. ^Opens 
pn Friday (18) and a cinch for; big 

It Can't Bappcn Her e/^Biackstone. 

fteady patronage lor the Sinclair 
ewis- anti^l5«ci6t-dwnvatlwU^^^^^ 
«0 Say can Ton Slag/ Great 
-Northern: 'V Tp^wn'fi , $nly ..musical 
'should get business at $1.10 top, with 
plenty ol people and production, 







INACUIRE TALKS W 
INTO $15,000. DETROIT 

Detroit/ Pec 15; 
king Edward-Wally SimpEon 
taiigle gave Ina Claire a chance to 
crack the' lOieiil sheets with her opin- 
ions and .the result Wais a hypoed 
gross last week fbr 'End of Summer' 
at the Cass. At $2.75 top lor nine 
performances, : the $15i000 gross 
meant one of the best here this sea- 
son. ■ . "i ■ 

Preceded by a mad rush for tick- 
ets, similar to the one for the pre- 
miere of her 'St. Joan' last season, 
Katharine Cornell bjpehed her 'Wing- 
less Victory' at the Cass last night 
(14^) to a Jammed house. Entire eight 

Etrformance^ : were virtual - sell-outs 
te last we^k. If things keep up, 
'Victory' should break a record here^ 
Following Miss Cornell, the Cass 
will be dark until Christmas, When 
George White's 'Scandals' moves in 
lor a week. Leslie. Howard's 'Ham- 
let* is set for Jan. 4, followied by Na- 
zimova in 'Hedda Gablet' for a week. 
Estimate for Lttit .Week 
'End efSiunmer' (Cass; 1,4()0; $2.75 
top). Tna Claire £rabbed loads of 
ptAllclty during the King-Simpson 
affair, and grosq hypoed to fine $15,- 
000, one of the best here thii season, 
on nine performances. Current is 
•Wingless Victory/ at $3.30 top. 



KAr TRYOUT FINE 
^,000, BALTIMORE 



Baltimore, Dec. 15^ 
Tryout of. Georse. Abbott's pro- 
duction^ 'Brother Hat' rolled up a 
rollickiri,^ !!;9,000 at $2.20 top at the 
Maryland last week. Opening night 
take.was only $370, biit rave Word- 
o'-mouth 'spread and biz cascaded 
daily. By Friday, piece was 
playing to standees. . 

This week Ford's, UBO stand, has 
•Boy Meets Girl,' with a big advance 
heaped up In advance Of last (Mon- 
day) rilght'is opening at $2i2o top. 
Indie Marvland. is shuttered and has 
nothing definitely niched for the fu- 
ture. Operator Leonard Mc- 
Laughlin goes to N; Y. today (Tues- 
day) on one of his periodical prowl^ 
for bookings. 

Autumn has been excellent: for 
legit here, both from iaispect of num- 
ber of shows touching toWn and bli 
accorded 'em. Now It seems that the 
outlook is suddenly bleak. 
Estimate for LMi week 
Vrether Rat,* Maryland: (1,700; 
$2jlO). ' Tryout Of comedy copped 
cracker jack $9,000; biz built from 
opening on,, with standees at last 
mree performances. , 




Philadelphia, Dec. 15; 
Holiday lirierup in legit is now 
ipirtity well set. here. \ _ 
' Christmas night finds; Max Gordon, 
Iter a sUddien charige _of: decision, 
ringing 'Othello,' with Walter Hus- 
10, In'U) the Forrest lor an eight- 
s' stay. It takes the .p^ce^of 
aughty Marietta,' cancelled. Also 
Xmas night 'Dead End' will^re 

mjf, r» uriceiftaiM. , ^ i- 
Locust gets a tryoui ort Dec. .28_ln 
Wt Along Little Dogie,' ivhlch has 
.irank Parkeri mike star, featured. 
"AJio on that date will be 'End of 
iummer,' fifth ATS jjubscnption 
pUly, coming into the Chestnut lot 
JtWo Weeks 

! Last tRTek'g biz was hethteg to 
of, although 'YoU Can't Ta^e 
fiiwlth Y6U' jumped on Its second 
•»d fihai week at the chestnut. Al- 
though not in the sen^atioftal .ciasfe 
ind hot aided by subscription ioun. 
datlon^ it managed to hit $11,300 
Wprcl-of^'moiith helped a lot. . 
, Max Gordon's 'The Women,' got 
mixed hotleeg after its oitenlng at 
flie Forrest, although cheers pte^ 
. dominated. Names Of various femme 
Characters didn't mean much *oh the 
niarguee or at the box office and 
:$how was lucky to get $3,500. 

. Estimates lei? Last Week . 

.'Tfeu Can't take It With tot' 
<Ghe^thut, 2nd week). Ended strong, 
With word-Of^mouth helping; $11»300. 
rUi^y PirecioUfe Stream' current. 

^Mooin Over Mnlberry Street' (Lo- 
cust, 2nd >veek), Quit after two 
weeks,, although had figured .on a 
hjonth's stay; $2,500} hous* dark un- 
"1 Dec. 28. 

"The Women^ (Fori'efet, 1st week). 
Not t6 much at the b.o;, although 
notices^ tended tbwardis praise. Just 
about $3,800. ' ' 

lloar' $3,500, liid. 

^ _ tridlanapolis. Dee. 15. 

.The Children's Hour,< here for 
mree night - perfotmahces arid a 
Baturday riiatinee (10*12> did a 
Moppo at the, box oftiqe to gross Only 
-l^pproximately <^3,500 f or the engager 
nient at $2 top, 7 ; 

^kJ^;}'^ ^^^^^ of rave ilrevues by 
S^.!, an *hl^ee dailies,, and fa. 
yorable audlehce; cbmmerit, Siufrtp 
J,V+ <>h lack of niinfies in the 
Sf. . iWnortant item in this 
J«wn\ Xm6B shopping, and the film 
vemon whitih preceded the show. 

> ^«st for the Weary* by Adritiri 
Vordon^ taken by Elizabeth Miele for 
S ,. P'"o<luction. Uli MolyiefT 
Will direct. 



Broadway Expects Half a Dozen 





Boston, lOec. 

In a quiet week, 'Dead End' stood 
out in its third frame at the Colonial. 
'Blossom Time,' hypoed Via tworlof 
ones, \xame throU^ the first week 
With a light take. 'Lady Precious 
Stream' built slightly in its second, 
final week,' and ended a satisfaetOry 
stay under auspices ol the Guild. 

Katharine HepbUrh in 'Jane. Eyre' 
is slated to lollow 'Dead End^; Giel- 
gud's 'Hamlet' Is dated lor One week 
sometime in January. George M. 
Cohan is skedded to Open his new 
piece in lew weeks. 

WPA unfolded 'Life's a Vi 
last Wednesday (0)^ and the .Harvard 
Dramatic Club brought m the Amer- 
ican premiere of 'Jonah and the 
Whale.' - 
Ettlmatet for Last V^ek 

'Dead End' (Colonial; $2.75; 3d 
week). Has, held pleasing pace all 
the way and $12,000 lor third week 
Is very good. One more stanza. 

'Lady Prcolotis Stream' (Plymouth; 
$2j5i ^d week)* Ifever socko, but 
iitr,g00 lor nhar week Mtislac^^^ 

'lllessom lClme' (^hubert; $2.20; 1st 
week). Hartded swell notices, but 
tevlval did tepid $8,000. 

•Life's a VlllalB* (Repertory; .; 
let week ). Just so-so at $000. 



'Hnhtto' Poor 

And Out of Frisco 

San Francisco, Dec. 15. 

Strike and approach ol the holiday 
season hit the takes.of 'Mulatto' and 
•Take Y<\ ' Choice' at the Curran 
and Columbia respectively. Curran 
had banked heavily on getting plenty 
of business from the waterfront 
crowd, but the striking Lmarine 
workers didn't have any^ money for 
a legit. 'Mulatto' closed here Satur-. 
day, Dec. 12. Company will move 
on to Chicago, where it will ooen at 
the Studebaker theatre Christ- 
mas Dav. _ . ^ 
Estlmatetl for Last Week 

"Mulatto' (Curran) (2d^ . week) 
(1,700; $2). , Bowed .out after two 
terrible weeks at $6,000 each. 

•Take Your Choice' (Columbia) 
(?d week) (1.700; 50c,). FTP, which 
has done fairly well at the box offjce 
here, has a disapjpointment in this 
one, fairish $2,450 in its second week. 

'Naughty' $4,000, Newark 

Newark,- pec. . 

'Naughty Marietta' did quiet 
week at the Shubert, hitting a poor 
$4,000. Coming holidays,.., plus the 
fact that 'Marietta' had,, been seen 
on the screen, put, big deht.?^ into the 
b. Current attraction at the hou.sc 
is a WPA opera, 'Fra Diavolo.' 
Estimate (or Last Week 

'Nauphty Marietta' Shubert (1,970; 
50'$1.50), Had to compete With 
Christmas shopping and preyiou-s 
Hollywood click of the same musical; 
disheaiteni $4,000. 



Clevelarid. Dec. 

That old but complimentary gag 
that Katharine Cornell could read 
the telephone book ' through three 
acts and still command an attentive 
full house, seined again to be prov- 
en by the. local reception of her in 
'Wingless Victory.' 

Her Malayan prihcess role and 
Maxwell Anderson's new play 
formed an unbeatable combination 
that gave the Hahna its highest 
grOss this , winter, $14,800, in ; only 
three days. With one miatlnee. it 
she could nave played a full week 
all house records would have top- 
pled^ Show came within two shades 
of equaling her 'St, Joan,' which, 
took $15,500 here last .season on a 
split week. ' 

Eyery seat for the. lour perform- 
ances was filled and about 200 extra 
chairs, jplaced in the aisleis/ were 
snapped up at $2 per. 

lunna is breaking more prece- 
dents by getting two current split- 
weekers, 'Pride and Prejudice' open- 
ing Monday (14) for three daySj "^Ehd 
of Summer' arriving Thursday (17) 
for another trio. Maxwell Ander- 
son's new one, 'High Tor,' with Bur- 
gess Meredith, . is being world- 
premiered here Dec. 29 alter a dark 
week. Next on tap will be George 
White's 'Scandals' Jan. 4, lour days. 

jSiner Rice's 'Not , For , Children' Is 
going into its third, week at the 
Cleveland Play House* succeeded 
Dec. 22 by 'Libel.' 

Dtilmatc lor Last Week 
:■■ 'Wingless Vlctitry' (Hanha; 1,435; 
$1.10 to $3.30). Great advance sale, 
dveir-capacity business through en- 
tire run and raves lor Cornell, al- 
thotigh the cricks picked at flawa In 
thie Anderson play. For an off-sea- 
son here, her close-to-$l5,000 in lour 
performances is.' something 6f^ a 
miracle. * 



roadway expects the arrival of 
at least half a dozen hits; within the 
next two Weeks, and; they will, be 
real Christmas presients if holding: 
to the rating at out-of-town try-outs. 
Managers are optimistic and ticket 
brokers are; smiling after rubbering 
.at the' shows with, the idea of- mak- 
ing buys.- ■ 

' First new click opened .Monday 
(14 ), when 'You CahH Take It With 
You! premiered at the Booth and 
Was hailed by the press; It is a. 
laugh' show. Week has two, more 
possibilities i -Days to Come' and 
'Brother Rat.' 

Next week's incoming card, from 
which much; is expected, holds: 'The 
Wingless Victory,' Enipire; 'The 
iShow Is , On,' Winter Garden: 'The 
Women,' Barryihore; 'Aged 26,' Ly- 
ceum; 'Promise,' Little; lAll Editions,' 
Longacre, and , sevieral holiday' spe- 
cials.. JudRed; from the business 
drawn by the first two named out 
of town they, are sure things. 

'Tonight at 8.30' Jumped to the lead 
in the agenciest arid, while, its- gross 
was . sbme.what over-estimated, 
topped $25,000 " last week— all the 
sh'ow can - get. at . the National.. 'To- 
varich'. held tb form with better than 
$21,000, but nearly all other/ shows 
slumped off. An exception . was 
'Follies,' Which Went Over $25,000 
when annouinced ■ to leave. Leslie 
Howard's 'Haiiilet' also jumped af teir 
Similar news. ' ^ 
, 'The Eterhar Roiad,' representing a 
total .cost of about $500,000, is defi- 
nitely dated to open at the Manhat-, 
tart Opera House Jan. 4, and the seat 
sale is on. It will be the second pro- 
duction on which huge lortiin^ were 
invested this season, other being 
'White Horse Inn.' 

'Follies' is the only show slated to 
close this week and it will start toiir 
ing shortly: Howard's 'Hamlet' was 
withdrawn last : Saturday. 

Estimates for Last Week 

•BUbk Limelltrht,' Mansfield (8th 
week) (D-l,097-$3.30). Drawing 
agency trade with' grosses moderate 
but date indefinite; around $6,000. . 

'Black' Rhythm/ Comedy (1st 
week) (M-660-$2.75)., Presented by 
Lionel A. Hyman;.book and scofe by 
DonaAd Heywood; colored muslcial 
Opens Wednesday (16). 

'Boy Meets Gfrl,' Cort (56th week) 
(C-l,050-$3.30). Business last week 
around $7,500,- but with arrival of 
holidays should easily span winter .^^ 

'Brother Bat,' Blltmore tlst. week) 
(CD-991-$3.30). Presented by George 
Abbott; written by John Monks^ Jr. 
and Fred Fihklehoffe; opens tonight 
(Wednesday). . 

'Days to Come,* Vanderbilt (1st 
week) (D-804-$3.30). Presented by 



"Walti' lOG, Dallas 

Dallas; De<:. 15. 
Waltz' grossed approximately $10,- 
000 in four performiances here. Box 
Office clicked in waltz-time the first 
day but Increased it4 tempo before 
closing. 

Straight percentage deal prevailed. 



'SHOW mm 




Washington, Dec. 15. 

•The Show Is Oh' tolled off with 
approximately $29,000 last week at 
National. Take is top for this seav 
son, a8 also was the $3.85 top, a scale 
which lew shows attempt here. 

Capital has seen plenty of brilliant 
theatre since September, but Mih- 
nelli's revue Was the first gal-and- 
gag festival and everybody, includ- 
ing the critics, took it as a holiday. 

Switch back to tragedy comes this 
week with Walter Huston's 'Othello,' 
which has a nice advance sale due 
largely to the sock re^ Huston 
gained in 'Dodsworth.' Nekt on the 
docket is 'Boy Meets Giirl,' with !Two 
Mrs. GarroUs' to follow. 





'Victory' Sock $12,000 on Split-Week, Girl 
Show Only $7,000 on Full Wk;, Cincy 



CincinnatiVDec; 15. 
. CppositiOn offered; by Katharine 
Cornell , and the Cincinnati.' Syrh- 
' phony Orchestra proved too much 
for George White's 'Scandals' last 
Nveek. Leg show took a brodie with 
ah apprbicimate $7,000 gross 'at the 
indie Taft Auditorium on $2.83 top. 

Despite the fact that thie.; Gbx , is 
the; only other legit operating, Kathr 
arine Cornell's !Winglesis Victory' 
shamed the musical by doing a grand 
approximate $12,000 with four ca^ 
paciiy performances in the first half 
of the week at $3.30 tap. ' . 

Local Symph packed the. mammoth 
Music Hall oh Friday and Saturday 
night with the opera 'La Tosca' 
scaled at . $3 top. 

Cox hai9 dropped its top to $2 this 
week for the incumbent 'Children's 
Hour.' 



Cowl $15,000, St; I 



irst Lady,' ith GoWl In 

the star role and hp isisentibh of 
approval among the local, cri , ended 
a- -day stand at the Ahierican 
Theatre Saturday (12) ith a take 
of appi'oxiniately $15,000, . swell hit, 
.Despite .severe, cold, which threat- 
ened her withdrawal dliring the run 
here, Miss Cowl .stuck to. the stint 
and appeared, in every performance. 
Manager Paul Reisman and Mary 
Ward, p'.a. for the show, planted 
feature stories, oh Miss . Cowl in 
every local daily, garnering eight 
full columns of free space. 



Herman .Shumlin; writtieh by Lilli 
;Hellma,n; first play by producer 
season; opened Tuesday (15). 

bead End,' Belasco (60th week) 
(£>-l;000-$3.30). ISlowed up, but near 
even break ipast .two „ weeks;i run 
drama figiired, through the winter; 
around $6,500. 

'Follies,' Winter Garden (resumed 
eng.) (24th week) (C-l,671-$3.30); 
Final week; fa^ed well uo to Thanks- 
giving; juinped over $25,000 on. clos- 
ing, announcement;' goes on long 
tour; 'The Show Is: On' will lollow, 
''Hamlet,' Empire (lOth Week) 
(D-l;098-$3,30). Eased slightly, but 
another . i^xcellent . gross . .topped 
$17;300; date extended; moves to St. 
Jiaimes next week; 'The Wingless Vic? 
tory' lollowS- here. 

'Hamlet,', Imperial. Withdrawn^ 
alter play iiig five weeks le^ one 
night; attendance jumped in final. 
week, with gro^s ovi^r $15,000. 

'Holmes of Baker St.,' Masque (2nd 
week) (D.-789-$3.30). .Opened mid- 
dle of laist week and drew adverse 
notices; chances doubtful. 

'Idiot's Delight,'^ Shitbert (re^umeil 
eng.) (31st week) (C-I;387-$3.30). 
Under its early fall pace, but Still' 
drawing real . money, with gross 
around $18^000. 

tn the B»f/ Belniont (list week) 
<G-524-$3.30). Postponed from last 
Saturday ^ due to debut Thuraday 

'Joluiny jOhhsOn,' 44th St. (5th 
week) (M-l,323-$3.30). Getting mod- 
«rate money and may make the 
grade; quoted over $8,^00; not costly :^-= 
to ojperate.^ 

'Mairlpnony Pld.,^ Playhouse (5th 
week) (D-873-$3.30). Eased slightly 
biit satisfactory and . turning an 
operating profit; around $9,000 esti- 
mated last week. 

'On iredi* Toet,' Maiestie (Sdtb 
week) (M-l,717-$3.30). Off lorm, as;.., 
expected, but indefinite and will gef^ 
share ol holiday trader $16,000. 

'Frelode to Exile,' Guild (3rd 
week) (D-914-$3;30). Satisfactory as 
subseription presentation! tiaklnga., 
Quoted around $12,500 liast wieek. ; . 

'Red, Het vaad Bloe/ Alvin (BfHi 
wefeky (M-I,355.$4.40). Late 'iveek's 
perlormance^ capacity: and expected 
to Spain the season: . $27>500; bit oft. 

'Beflecied Glory,' Morosco (13th 
week) (CD-l,355-$3.30). Has been 
Off with the field, but profitable Irom 
the start; slightly under $10,000 last, 
■Week»- 

'Stage Door,' Music Box (9th 
week) (C-l,013-$3,30). . fiased ofi in 
pte-holiday jgoing; $17,500; but real 
hit and should run through season. 

'Swing : Your Lady/ 46th Street 
(9th. week) (e-l,375-$2.75). Moved 
here irom the Booth; scale reduced 
because of larget' capacity; around 
$5,500 laist week. 

Were Choten,' 48th St. (5th 
Week ) (D-969-$3.30 ). Theatre pairtieat^ 
helped last week, but staying chanceis 
still indefinite: $5.,000. /Around the 
Corner* (^Good Old Summer Time') 
slated for house. 

TOnifht at 8:39,' National (4th 
week) (C-l,132-$4.40); Tops all 
shows in agiency demand, ^ith high 
prices secured for tickets: capacity; 
all performances;, over $25,000; all 
the house can get. 

The Conntryr Wife/ Miller (3rd 
week) (C-944-$3.30). Doing very 
well and revival should make fairly 
good steij^ of it; $12,500 first lull 
week., i' - "■ A 

Three Men On a Horse/ Fulton 
(09th week) (C-9l3-$2.20). Dropoed 
las:^ Week, probably more, than 
expected: around $4,000. but en.eage-. 
ment Syill last beyond New Year's. ^ 
'Tobacco Road/ Forrest (158th 
week) (D-l,017-$1.65). War horse of 
the list mahage,<5 to Dlay to weekly 
profit; last week estimated around 
$5,000. 

'Tovarlch,' Plymouth (10th week) 
(CD-l,036-$3.30). One of the few 
shows not affected by pre-holiday 
slumo: last week's takings topped 
$21,300. -J ; 

'Victoria Reglna/ Broadhurst re- 
sumed eng.") (42nd week) (D-1,110- 
$3.30). Eased off, biit still command- 
ing excellent money, with last 
week's gross $17,500.- 

'White Hor«e Inn/ Center (12th 
week) (M-3.321-$3.85), Gross leader 
around $40,000 last week; advance 
sales indicate holiday clean-up for 
operetta. 

'You Can't Take It With Yoa/ 

Booth ( 1st week) (C-704-$3.30). Pre- 
.sented .by Sam H, Harris: written by , 
George S. Karofman and Mos."? Hart; 
well . regarded in Philadelphi ; 
opened Monday (14). 



evivals 

P'Oyly- Carte Opera Beck; 
Gilbert and Sullivan troupe in last 
three weeks of strong engagement, 
which was twice extended. 

WPA 

It Can't Happen Here.' Adelphij 
will; move to Daly'. ; 'The . Sun and 1' 
opens here. 

'Mr. Jicrgiiis of .TIgginstown/ Labor 
Stafjo (Princess); postponed; now 
listed to stiin Thursday (17). 

'Basia Mooiia,' Lafayette, HarleTrt; 
will bo follciwed next month With 
'Sweet Land.' 



66 



VARIETY 



LI r E 



At I 



j. [Wednesdaf, December I6, 1930 



iSiern Papers Quit ANPA 

Charging the Ameriqan Newspapfer 
PuWisher;?' ^Association witlv an iinr. 
fair polijiy'' toWarcl: the ' AinericSin 
>i;6wspaper Guild, the Philadelphia* 

; Record and (Samdeh Gourieir-Post 
Jast week resignied- from the ANPA. 
Action followed ANPA hoard of 
4ir6ctors' resQlutipn urging its mem- 
befs not to bargain with representa- 
tives of Guild, which is union repre- 
' sekihg teportersj photographers and 
other editorial eihlployees. 

Record, hrst paper, to sigh a con? 
tract with at recdgnized Guild, has a 
circulation 6f 328,p6() daily and em- 
ploys -atound 300; persons in all de- 
•partments^ Courier-Post, with a cir- 
culation pf about 75,000, employs ap- 
-proximately 375, Both papers are. 
•pablished by . J; David Sterh' (N. Y; 
■Po^t)V noted; for hia liberal policy to- 
.■\ivarS labor and ;gerieraily agreed to 
-haVe been largely .responsibly for 
Guild's succei^s. by h>s imlmediate co- 
operation during its early stages. 
' New York Post, with a cirtulation 

, of niiarly 30O,Ob0,. is not invplyecl in 

■''jSte.rnV resignation, aith^ it is 
.also published by^^ i^^^^ Paper wis 

- not ari ANPA; meihrtber. 

Scribes' Orgs bii Coast 
brgahizatibn bug has hit Coast 
■writers ' with yen^eance. Screen 
LJiivriters are already represented by 
ritwd outfits, Screen Playwrights, Inc., 
'.and Screen Writers' Guild of 
i Authprsv Leaigue of America. iAany 
' Coast writers also belong ,tb Drama- 
/tists' Gu)ld, or one of bther branches 
of Authprs'. League, 
'.tiig spurts have been .made 
..cently by American NeVspaper 
.'GiiUd, with sigiial yictories in; Seat 
. rtle, San Francisco and Los Angeles. 
■ ' WPA . writers^ uhiemploy^d .and free 
r-,!i4shcery;^wit^ -i- spirinkling. of . nanie^ 
' . to. add prestige,. have swbHeri' ranks 
:? oiv . Anieiricaiii VftitersV Union, Los 
;, ;AngeIe;?/ Lbcat No. JO; Pulp scrib 
Iblers are^^^pltunhing, militant actipn in: 
. ;defehse ^61 copyr 4n4 reprint 
' rights^ thrbiigh?^^ Fiction GUild^ in 
£^virhichr Erie Stanliey Gardner is strong 
"!^fighter for little fellow. 
; ,Writ<?l:s who met in San FraheiscO 
^;C6ngr0ssIlast nipnth have siet up ina; 
jj^ihinery ot; p^^ org^ization 
|^.c6vering; states,, to be 

'^(ialled. Association of Western Writ 
. f Local' committees are actively 
iuncjtioiAing , in various Centers, 
•jdefliiite ti^^ Central Labor 

X^piincil havins been achieved in 
San. Jfpse, .California. 
■ / .Qthet. organization^ istence 
. Include' SiPANCS, studio p;a.'s. and 
Fpreigh pressi Society,, hot to men- 
' tion: ^ numerous smaller . ] clubs and 
•s.iirpups. ■■ \'-' ... 



oth Vhiyi^rsal ;Senrice 'and the 
United Press are: claiming a. beat on 
; the abdifiatiph stpiry, dach iiyiidicate 
^i^ta'ting^its'^^^^j^^^^ fn Editor and Pub 
llfsheir'ads,:'; 
' Univei'sal clj^ims that it flashed the 
announcement on ' Wednesday (?) 
"iiight. at 10:40, and some subscribers 
.to the seryice ' carried the abdica- 
tion t story by^, William Hillman the 
following niorhing (10). United 
. ^Press is of ' the opinion that Uniyer- 
'vsal jumped .the gun, and. states that 
King' Edward ' did not sign until 
,Thiir:?day (10) at 1:30, and that it 
^was not a real beat. (Copyright UP 
. story ; by .Henry . '!P, Russell declared 
that 'King Edward, had decided to. 
^ abdicate, and' this stpry appeared in 
some Wednesday (9) morning papers. 



Off the Cdbb 



Hollywood, Dec. 
Radio writers found them* 
selves cpnsiderably .deflated 
after liy in S^XJpbb got' ihis pne 
off hiis chest: ' 

' • -They're literary pulietd; after 
they lay One gplden .egg' they. 

■;' curt, up their'f " iratipnal toes 

, and die/:; 



That WihiBhell Thliir ! 

Walter Windhell "went some 
length^ in his ; column yesterday: 
(Tueisday ) to trace; the changing re- 
lationship bet.^yeen himself and , Va- . 
RiEtv during the past few years. 
That change has been from '.cOrdi- 
ality/tP aniniosity,Wd as jstrpng with 
him as with VARiETVi . Winchell's 
remi iscing. .>Vas brought about, by a 
story in the current Literary .Digest 
on VahietV which included the 
statement that he had ofteti gone to 
Sime Silveman for advice, Wi -. 
jchell admits.^ this; ,-then traces 
the slip: as caused by - rtiniored asr 
persiohs- verbally vcast by him upon 

VARIETY.' 

Well, he's partly' right. The things 
he supposedly said,. ahd ;has' always 
denied, are' 'what alienated the 
VARifiTY muggs as far ais he was con- 
cerned, although this angle; had . no 
effect iipon Sime. . 

Sime^s. efrouch .. against the col- 
umnist wa^' over his sujpppsed ill- 
treatment of a Variety advertising 
solicitor when lyinohell was jplaylhg 
a date ' .at the Ne'w - .Yprk Paramount 
Sinie sizzled ; because, 'Nuts, Win-, 
cheil . was ;bhc.e . solicitoir .himself.' 
And then ;the sniping ' really com- 
menced' pn .bipth sides. . 

^This was. ail' a long time ago and 
hobbdy- kho'ws yet how. -much truth 
there is in any. part of the thing. 
A^ a matter of .^fact^ there's not mUch 
reason for .'Variety' taking, lip the 
tnatt^r because it'^ a cinch no one 
gives a damn except Wihchell and 
ourselves.^ 

But that's the way it is and nei-^ 
ther side sieems Interested in doing 
anything about, it. 'There's not much 
dPu^t that Variety, has gotten under 
Winchell's ski a cotipie; of times, 
and there's no, .4oubt at all that 
Wlnchell has made the Variety 
bunch burn : m6re : than once. : So as 
said, 50 long ago, it's ; still a staiidbff , 



Htchens Gets Jndcmeni . 

■ Defa'Ult judgment was entered in 
U. S. District Court, N. Y, lor 
.$3,312.30 in favor of Robert S- 
:Klchens, British authbr, against the 
American I^ay Co., Inc. * 

Hichens sued to collect $20;00o 
from^ the '.play, company on the 
gripunds that 'he h^d engaged, the de- 
fendant to negbtiate with Metro -for: 
the .sale to; the latter Pf certain ,pic- 
"ture ' rights. The amPuht . of . the 
. judgment is the unpaid balance due 
Hichens. 



BourJalTy Buys Judge 

Monte . Bburj^ily, editor and;, pub- 
lisher of Mid^Week Pictorial^ has 
purchased Judge,' humorpus •weekly 
founded in 1881, and acquired the 

. siibs.criptibn rights tp the satiric rhag 
Life, title of which ik;now beinig used 

•by Time, Inc., for its; new picture 

'magi- 
Editorial staff, ■will remain - 
changed, with . Jack Shuttlevrbrth: as. 
ihanagine:; editor. 



History of Baito; Siins 

J History Pf the .Siin papers of Bal- 
tirhorei the Siih, the Evening; Sun 
and the. Sunday Sun; ; has b.een 
jointly written by Gerald W. John- 
soHi Trank R. Kent, H- L. Mencken 

■ .and l^amilton Owens. 

Book will be published: May 4 tP 
celebrate the Balto Sun's centennial. 
Mencken is general editbr pf the 
book. 



Convlet Pubs fo^ Obscenity 

In Federal Cpurt in Baltimore; last 
wieek, John F. Edwards and Henry 
Marcus, editors ahd publishers of 
Breezy Rpmancei Hollywood Nights 
Ginger : and Stolen Sweets mags, 
were each fined $1,000 and sentenced 
to serve three months in jail oii 
charge of shipping obscene matter 
in interstate commerce. Both pleaded 
guilty.. 

District Jiidge W. Calvin Chestnut 
imposed the fines arid sentences be- 
cause the four "magazines were pub- 
lished, in Baltimore. EdWards and 
Marcus said they bame from New 
York tP Baltimore early this year, 
and had sinee published approxi- 
mately 700,000 -copies Pf the four 
mags in aggregate. 

Police departments in Chicago and 
Miami banned the publications sohie 
time aigo because of obscenity. As 
far as could be ^ determined by a 
'Government investigator, none of the 
niags- were ever offered for sale on 
Baltimore newsistahds.- 



Whin Was jPlrst? 

Both Universal Service and the 
Utiited Press are.claimiing a'beat on 
the abdication Story, , eaph syndicate 
stating its; cause in Editor and; Pub- 
lisher advertisements.; 

Universar claims that; it; flashed the. 
annpuncement oni Wednesday night 
(9) at 10^40, and subscribers to /their 
service carried the abdication story 
by William . Hillirrtan the; following 
mPrnin^. United Press; declares that 
Universal jumped the guh, and that 
King Edward did nbt officially abdi- 
cate until Jhjirsday (10) at 1:30/ 
Uniyier^al: states; however, that the 
abdication viras sighed at 3:30 a.m. oh 
Thursday mprnihg ajnd! brought tp 
London by couriers in a tin box, 
and that their man at Fort Belvedere; 
flashed this niewis; to Lbndon^ 



ti. OberlioUier Df a^ 

Dr. Ellis ;papcph plierholtzer^ $8, 
historian, former" editor ^hd foreign, 
correspondent' and former .^lin .cen-1 
sor, died Dec. 8 pf a. heart Attack in; 
the' Pennsylvania Hlsliprical. Spciety 
Building, Philadelphia, where he had 
gone to check propfs of the last 
volume of his six^^volume. history pf 
the ilhited States. -He iliad spent 
mpre, than 20 years on the.;'wb.rki 

Pberhpltzer .was the son of Sara 
Louisa Vi'ckers. pberhpltzer, novelist 
and poet. Shortly after his gradua- 
tion from Uniyersity bf Pennsyl- 
vania he -became associate editor of ' 
Old Philadelphia Evening Telegraph, 
later was foreign correspondent for 
the paper when he studied in^Bef- 
lin, Heidelberg, Paris, Freiburg and 
Vienna. In:i893 he wrote thesis on 
The Referehdiim in America,' later 
widely used as textbook. 

In 1806 he became editor of > The 
Manufacturer, economics ' journal 
published in Philadelphi J four 
years afterward joined old jPhiladel- 
phia Times as literary editpr and 
subsequently held same. pPst with 
Pld Philadelphia Public Ledger. Proni 
1915 to 1021 he served on Pennsyl- 
yania Board pf Motion Picture Cen- 
sors and ..subsequently- published 
The Mbi-als of the Movies,' 

As film 'censpr, .OberhPltzer was 
icenter pf long, scorching ppljltical 
battle; flhally ' culhpiihating in his dis- 
missal in 1921. i3e£an yhen exhibs 
in; state ^ repeatedly '.. squawked . over 
his tough glimming of pix. Appeal 
by then Governor Sproul th 'go 
easy' was disregarded and legislature 
then held up pberholtzer's pay, but 
he continued getting remuneration 
through special .-fund. 'When; State 
CbntrPller finally 'steppied in livith re-' 
f lisal to ,Pkay tapl>ing of speciail fund 
any longer, Oberholtzer^at laist 'was 
forced to quit. Charged then that 
State officials were cpntrolled by 
exhibs; 
Wife and brother survive 



Tiiank Lynchi photographer, and 
Eyerhardt Armstrong, drama critic, 
of the Seattle Post-Intelligehcer^ Put; 
of whose; discharges jgreiXr the 108- 
day Newspaper Guild strike, have 
both received checks equiyaient ; tP 
six months' salary. The cheeks were 
sighed by (ihristy Thomas/ secrete 
Of the Seattle Ghamber of Com- 
merce. 

Payments were made by a group 
pf Seattle business men to; flhance 
tjiie men pending a- NatiPnal Labor 
Relations Board decision in; their 
cases. 



Brooklyn Times-Union :.Sold 

'Sale of . thi&' Brppiclyn Times-IJnion 
to the Brooklyn Daily ;Eagle, which 
was rumored btit denied, fpr abput 
a year, was' cbnsummated Dec. 9. 
Each papei* will continue publication, 
but beginning jan; 1 both will be 
printed at the Eagle plant. Cost of 
the transfer "was revealed as $900iOOO, 
which does .iiPt' incliude- the ireal es- 
tate and iprintihg^ Plant of . the Times- 
TJnion. 

M. Preston oobdfellow, president 
of the Eagle, stated that the Times- 
Union will emphaisize local news,, 
while the Eagle will concentrate 
more on national and intiernatiohal 
materiaL Fremont C. Peck was the 
publisher of the Times-Union. Both 
declared that the ; transaction was 
motivated: by a 'desire for simplifica- 
tiPn . and that both paperis ;had been 
for some time accepting joint adyerr 
tising at a combination rate. 

The Brooklyn Times, was founded 
in 1848, .six years .after the . Eagle. 
In 19i2 CarlsPn C. Peck purchased 
the. stock, which was transferred on 
his death to his widow. She named 
John N. Harman as administrative 
head, of the pat>er; Latter .will join 
the .Eagle, in - an advisory capacity. 
In 1922, Fremont C. Pieck took . charge 
andi erected . ;mpdern building to 
house the plant. The paper was 
merged with the Brooklyn Standard- 
Union three years ago and' became 
thtB Brooklyn Tiihes-Uhion. 

The Eagle, except fPi: a few sbprt 
intervals^ has been in control Pf de^ 
scendant^ of /Isaac Van : Ahden, who 
founded the paper in 1841. It was 
acquired in 1932 .from the Frank 
Gannett, chain by GbodfellPW; 



new . ^ the monthly 

slick maigazi caught some of .the 
transatlantic de luxe liiiers witl\ a 
bad break due tp. recent events. 

Heralding bookings fpr the Cprb- 
nation crossings/ many Pf the adis 
read speciflcaily, ^the Coronation of 
King Edward yill.' 



Littleton's Liberty Yarn/ 

Scott Littletbh,' . fbirmer scenarist 
and .nPw a mag lyriter afflliated. with 
the L. A. district attorney's office, 
sold a yarn tp Liberty, 

Littletbh heretofore special- 
ized in- crime, exposes. 



CHATTER 

Noel Cowar ' iography out 

he'xt spring. , ■ 

. W. H. Fawcett returned to Hplly- 
wood tP spend the winter. 

(German ris[hts tu. Will Durant's 
'Story of CivilizatiPn' sPld, 

Kenneth Roberts and A. Hamilton 
Gibbs have gone to EurPpe. 

Jack Wppdford, author of 32 pub- 



BeA Seller* 



BeiK Sellers' for the ^ly'i^ek enidlnf jbeo. .i|^, ;.a> ■'W'M. bV - 
Ainerloan News Co,, Inc. : . 

■ " "" Flotipn 

•Gone With the Wind' ($3.00), li... By Wargaret Mitchell 
'Drums Along the Mohawk- ($2.50).. ^. .By W. D. Edhtondil 
*Yang and Yin* ($2,50). .^;.i....,;*..'.t.****<i*"By Alice Ti HPbart 

•White Banners* ($2.50) »; , . .-. . . .,, ... . . ; ♦ ♦By Llpyd C. Dpuglas . 

•iSreat Laughter' '($2.50) ..'...».«f».i.......3y Fannie Hiir^t 

•A Prayer fbr My Sptt' ($2.50) .. J *, , . . . i .By Hiigb Walpplt 

;Noii-Flctieii. 

•An Amertcan .DPctor's Odyssey' ($3.50). By Doctor Victor G. Heiser 
•Live. Alone and Like it' ($1.50);.. , ... i i..; ... . . . , By ;Marjorie Hillis' 

'The Bible' ($3.75) . , ... i . . . . ; ... . . . .'. . .>By Ernebt Sutherland Bates 

•Nine Pld Men* ($2.50), , . .By 'Drew Pearson and Robert Alien 
•Man the Unknown' ($3:50). ... ...... . ;> .... . . iBy Alexis Cartel! 

'Around the World in 11 Years^ ($2.00) 

; By Patience, and John Abbe 



Hbfhe Televisidn 



XCbhtinUed from page -3) 

yequireniehis. the . of 

the televised , remains the 

same, the , new standard gjyes one 
sharper and clearer in detail and 
ihore perfect for homie consiiniptiph. 
It clpsely resembles.; th<fr 16 milliT 
meteiir pictures in detail. 

Pther sMppPrt for tejlevisibn ex- 
clusive horhe use is the recpmmenda- 
tion of Dr., Alfred N. Goldsniith that 
the public be excluded f rpni attend- 
ing all rehearsals . and broadcast of 
ieventis in .th^ television studios.. In 
urging that such a policy, be adopted 
he pointed that there is 'hb 
question 'but that radio ' programs 
timing and methods of . production 
suffers When cpjhpromise between 
the hpme audience and studio au- 
dience is adoptied.' Dr. . 'Goldsmith, 
consulting industrial .engiheier long 
identified both wi]th radib Vahd tele- 
visiph, hinted that present radio 
studio audiences neither aimtise the 
advertising sponsor , nor the client's 
advertising agency. 

Nix on Studio Audiences 
' Fbreseeihg annoyance resulting 
from alleged competition with . thei- 
atres.ahd inuhicipal licehsing prob^ 
iems that accompany theatre bperair^ 



lished novels, joined Warners' Coast 
-staff.. - ' ' ■';'.." '■' 

Allen E.: ;Norhian has; been > 
pointed general inanager. pf . Fawcett 
Publications. , 

Constance W; Dbdge has 'written a 
book titled 'Grahahl.Of Claverhpuse,'! 
;yirhich 'Will be o.ut next year. 

. .George Weller, of the foreiin staff 
of the' ;N. Y. Times,, has ;' written a 
play titled 'Diplomat In Dresses.' 

Ernst Henri, author 01' 'Hitler 
Over Europe,' . will have: another 
book oilf . this 'hnbnth titled 'Hitler 
Giver Russia.' 

Edwi Siatterthwaite parry, 58, 
author, former' newspaper .man and 
.advertising executiye, died Dec. 9 in 
Riyerton, : N, Ji 

H. M. (Beeny) "talker, formerly 
spprts ed of. the L. A. Examiner now 
writing, scenarios, is dping a. series 
of historical' fight stories for the '.Ex. 

George . Lait, N. Y. ne'ws. ed of Uni- 
versal Seryice, will rCinaih in Holly- 
wood to do a couple of film columns 
weekly and help Louella p. Parsons, 
Hearst . gossiper. 

William Sarpyah, . Coast writer, 
claims combined writing-publishing 
record of . putting out edition of his 
tale, Three Times Three,' in 28 days 
from, the tee-off. 

•(jilbert Gabriel spent a few days, 
in Hollywood confabbing with 'Will- 
iam LeBarph. at Parahibunt studib on 
screen treatment of The- Life and 
Loves of Victor Herbert/ which he'll 
dp; in the: . spring. - . 

Fpurth .Estate Club currently be- 
ing formed to give newspapermen 
headquarters for 1939 World's Fair. 
Hotel Dixi^ in Y. bei r 
siderecl .fbr clubhouse ;roPms. 
poie of the club \vill be striijtly so- 
cial and membership. Will be ppen 
tP.; both active and retired news- 
paperrnen. 

ilL Carney, of the N. Y. Times,; 
Who has been in Madrid fpr fpur and 
a half mbhth^ vis noW in Paris and 
has 'been replaced by Herbert L. 
Matthews oh the Spanish fracas. 
Garney went to Paris- to get but a 
sensational stbry on Dec. 6 pn the: 
ciyil ,,War,; which. Wbuld. npt have 
passed the censprs in Spain. 

Promotion, for Fawcett Publica- 
tions will be handled by J, M. 
Mathes starting Jan. . 

bexteir. Masteris has resigned frorfi 
the . Fortune staflf, ahd with Milt S. 
Mayer considering starting a 
wieekly niag in;Ghicago; Mayer tried 
previously to revive The Chicagoan,' 
a mag[ on the New Yorker type 
which folded in 1935. 



tiohi Dr. Goldsmith claims that it is 
well knbwn in the; : entertainment 
field that ; , the illusion is spoiled 
When .the audience 'sees the wheels 
gp 'rpund.' 

He visualizes the economy in opi- 
eration and greater freedom in pro* 
cedure possible; When studio audi< 
ences are prphibited. He thought , 
that only the home audience need' 
be considered in locating television 
studios so that there would be.a savr. 
ing i rentals and . also 'in spotti 
of facilities. Dr. Goldsmith also cpnV 
tends that the ;rapid switching -from 
one studio to ahpther or the intro-- 
duction pf long or short; miotion pic* 
ture subjects into thei; prbgrahi can 
be "carried .out without worrying, 
about the supposed . rCactibh .on : 
visitprs to the studio. y 

Admitting that a .picogram 

'wOiild: involve ' ^bihe . sacrifice oi! 
vanity On ,th^ ; part pf .the client^ 
agi^ncy and brpadcastei: alike, th^ 
teliivisibn ehgiheering expett be- 
lieved that the people Whp purchase 
televisb sets want to watch the 'perj^ 
formances «nd have thent perfect. 
Dr. Gpldsndth's further contentiodi 
is ;that since the Owners. Of television 
sets give this si{;ht-ahd-sOund brbad* 
casting its life, they alone should be 
consideired. 



London's Sbhedules 

, Londpn> l>e<{. 15. 

.Television testing campaign; witH 
Baird System and. JBjMI (Electric & 
Musical Inclustries, Ltd.) cbmiieting 
by offering their individual systems, 
has progressed so far in England that 
the; weekly programs are publisheif 
reliularly; Teleyistic j^rograms ar<^ 
.broadcast six . days per- week, two 
•hour$. each day, Sunday being ex- 
cluded^'' 

The ultra-modern influence 6t 
American swing thiislc is found on 
the programsr- which nearly every 
day lists George Scott- Wood and hiif 
Six Swingers as thie performing or;* 
chestra at least once - 

The television broadcasts Consist 
largely of picture films, a commenta- 
tor, newsreel, time, weather and 
orchestra music. The most repeat 
appearances in a recent Weekly 
line-up were made; by the Scottr 
Wood swing combo; On a recent 
Baird System test week, British 
Movietone NeWs arid 'Atistrali in 
Harvest Times,' a semi-educatibrial 
reel, were included as the -talking 
pictures projected. :Programs run 
from 3 to 4 o^clock in the afternoon 
and frorii 9 to. 10 o'clock at night. 



Germany's Television 

Berlin, Dec. 
TeleVisibn in Cjermahy is strictly 
a gbvernmental affaiir. . Though pro- 
grams: are broadcast pn a regular 
schediile, receiving sets are npt sold 
the public. What are knoWn as 'pub- 
lic televiewing rpoms' provide the 
mieahs of seeing • televistic broad- 
casts. These are pperated the 
post office division. ' Twelye such 
rooms iare lpcated here while Pots- 
dam ha&^ one. Average; seating ca* 
pacity of the teievisiph rooms or a,u- 
ditPriums here is 30, which ineans 
that . about 300 itness each pro- 
gram. ' and an additipnal 100 witness; 
a brpadcast in the small public tele- 
vision theatre in ; midtown Berli 

Majority of " tile a,uditprium5 al- 
located i ' pPst Pffices or adjoining 
structures. Reception Conditions are 
ireported uhif orfnly gopd although at 
.pne auditorium . two receivers wer' 
Pl^erated siinultariepusly to give bet'' 
ter 'results. ' \ 

; Admission is. by ticket which mtis|: 
be obtained; in . advance Of the tele- 
view, broadcast. There, is no 
charged.' 

Newspapers refer televisi . 
programs phiy , casually and thea; 
:Usually pri special- occasions. Big- 
gest attention ■ to the' regular serv- 
ice is paid to televiewing prograuis 
by fan and ti'ade publications heie» 



VARIETY 




"■ Beforo a .concentrated ; cross-couh- 
iry iriemb!E*shi > drive jgots^ iinder 
Way for American Guild of Musical 
•Artists, fees will have to read-^ 
justed, according to lico Fischer, ex- 
ecutive secretary of the organization, 
just baek froni 'weeks spent 
iiiostly the . Coast. Main stop- 
overs were in Chicago, Los Angeles^ 
atid San Francisco, 

SteJlar concert talent laeing 
tralized as it is in the Past, means, 
these headiiners can meet the cur- 
rent fees a* set forth by the group, 
but in the hinterlartd and niore re-^ 
mote areas, present schedule is too 
^tiff. Discussion of this will be 
taken Up at . a series, . of sessions tc 
start Wednesday (ie) .and continuied 
intermittently for the rest of this 
inorith. tfrheri completed, those con- 
tacted in the. yjjirious key cities will 
ptoee'ed on definite drives^, it is said. 
NoW the ihcjmbership fee is $25, and 
9n. initiation fee of $15. 

■ New members recently joined on 
Fischer's trip include; EmanualList, 
Carlo Morrelli, Lbuis D'Angelo, Sp- 
. nia Shamova,, Glenn Dilliard Gunn, 
Frank Waller, Norman: Gordon, Hans 
Clemonsi Doris Kenybn, Marjgaret 
Matzenauer,' Andre de Segourola, 
Joseph Achron, Sierge Oukrainsky, 
Adolph J3|olm, William yandei;berg, 
tfanc^ McKenzie and Boris Morrbs. 

. Lawrence Tibbbtt, president of the 
Guild, , will preside at the board ses-* 
sions starting today. Meetings will 
be held in the tflficei^ in the French 
Bldg., on Fiith Avef 

SHOWMEN SEE STRAW 
fli OniRCHMAN BOSS 



Dallas, Dec 15. . 
Midway showmen eyed ■appoint- 
ment of Frank McNehy as director 
general of Texas .iair*s second edi-^ 
tion next summer and wondered: if 
it was tipofE on entertainment motif: 
•S^ection was influenced by bank- 
ers' triumvirate which has controlled 
exposition all alongv New director 
jslproniinfent realtor, building opera- 
tor aind oil financier hut is . jiist as 
.widely known regionally for churich 
alliliations. JMoot (iues.tipn was 
whether>director's background would 
inake customary strips shows of Mid- 
way taboo. . 

. Mr. McNeny . has' announced .that 
..his administrativte staff will be set 
up^^hiis week some time^ Organized 
creditors* groi^) hopes to spot a rec- 
:ognized showman .som^whbre 
lineup, to , insure boxbfTice returhs 
when expo rercpens June 12.^ 



Grof e's Own Concert 

Ferde Grpfe, who prcheStrated Paul 
Whitemah's first, now historic, cpnr 
cbrt of American, jazz music at 
Aeolian Hall, N» Y., in 1924, wiU 
baton his >owh .popular music concert 
at Carnegie Hiill, N. Y., Jan. 19. -It's 
> charitable event ; 

A feature will be a new work by 
cpmposer-cpnductor, an ode to 
Will Rogers, thus far x^ptibned (ten- 
tatively), «The Cowboy Ambiaissadbr.' 



i)eyilbisi Shifts J^bs 

Lincpin^ Dec. 

Otho K. jbeVilbiss, space grabber 
for the Nebraska Statfe Fair: for the 
•past two seasons, resigned this week 
and goes to Denver, Colo., - 
gipnal directPr of the Goii of 
State Governnieiits. 

DeVilbiss figured heavily- the 
slate show's two . profitable. y^arS in 
1935 and; 1936. 



pi; tries in tokyo 

Sydney Vi-ies, Dutch baritone, 
WTJved here Nov. ,17, after touring 
Austr^li He is, now arranging ifor 
a radio broadcast over a national 
hobkupi 

inger leaves here shortly lb fill 
wifiagements in New York: 



*Sw«iig' Pretty Sciriout 



. 'iSwtng music under ilhar- 
monic .-auapiees . was iyen its- 
flrst starehy diambefr :-piKrf«rm- 
ance last weiek at Town Hall, 
N., Y., With premiere of "^Work- 
out,* by Robert MciSrid^/ It 
was all - dene in a .serious vei ; 
with ' no atteihpt at fancy 
gestures. 

Showmanship was ; in formal 
. cotkert mannier, ihcludirig .soW ' 
emn visages, . glowering atten- 
tion to' music Standi. 

Audience, mbstly in. tailsy 
proved. 









Columbia Concerts has taken Erika 
Mann's 'PeppermiH' production to 
manage on this side. Continental 
entertainment bbws in Dec. 29 at a 
$2:75 iU)p scale at , Chariin's Audi- 
torium. Small seat spot humbers 190 
Music, skits and dances " the 
modern cpntinerital manner with 
literati flavor is the general idea. 
ThereSe . Giese is orte of the players 
added for the cast Most are from 
the other side. C. C iplans to tpui* 
it later pii as a plalforih attraction 
F* C. Gppipicus is managing; 

Miss Mann is a daughter of novel- 
ist Thomas Mann. 



NEW SALZBURG BUIIDING 



ToscsnlBra . Crliioiam Prempls ]^I«.a 
Medcniiie 



Qpitactk Guild M«aibers Are 



Afr«td to Gtccl^Mlicht 
Skftke Off Tmra-.'Feel 

More C<»nifortal>le Vytlien 
Art Is Giyeh in Straight 
Dbses---^Finishing: Sehopls 
Train<bd 'Em to Take It 



ADVERTISING STUNTS 



Vienna; Dec. . 

If Arturo Tbscanini's plans can be 
realized, visitors to the Salzburff 
festival plays in 1937 will find a new 
concert building. Tbscanini is nbt 
satisfied with the acoustics of the 
present one and has .worked , but 
with the famoiis Austrian architect 
two plans to improve it. "rhe one; to 
construct art ientire neW building, 
will cost tbo much money, the Salz- 
burg, festival committee, headed by 
President iBaron Pouthen announced. 
But the second one is being takien 
into serious cbnsideration. 

It concerns a, partial change and 
ah additional tract To assure it, an 
international music Sweepstakes is 
propoised; 

No Tol^o Date for Jooss 

Tokyo, Dec. 

After several mbnths of fruitless 
riegotiatibns, L Greahln, reprfscnta-. 
tive of the Ballets Jpbssi left here 
for the ir..S; 

Greanin had been trying to ar- 
.rahge for appearance .of the trbupe 
here, but met with di ipulty, Jurijin 
Kaikan; spot seledted for ballet, is 
controlled by the military, which ob- 
jected to a foreign attraction. 

COBET IK AGAIN 

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Dec. 15. 
i R. Coreyi bf Des/Mol . re- 
elected secretary of the Iowa State 
fairj and John Mullin of Fonda re- 
named president. 

The 1937 shpw will be held in Des 
Moines Aug. 25 to Sept. 3. Gore's 
salary is fixed by law— $5,000 a year. 



lilcChesnney Under 

V Eriiest, , McChesney, , has 

signed with H?iensel & Jones divisioh 
of Columbia Concerts fqr concerts 
and recitals. He has, appeared in 
Broadway musi in niteries. 

He 5iir)gs Dec. Worcester, 
Mass. 



.Dowagers' dead pan;; showed iaint 
signs of distress Sunday. .C13) at the 
Metrbpelitan Opera. It was the an- 
hual such-fun shindig tossed, by the 
Opera Guild,- which :is the Ladies' Aid 
Auxiliary of the looal chapeL . But 
traveisty is pretty much of art o^delal 
for the Ladiies' Ai and /While thb 
singers, were clowning, and having' a 
great old 'time;i Mi^. l^-de-pah 
didn't savez. , . With her the 

Opera' is rituaL Not. fun. Not 
:pleasure; An exquisitely gowned and 
jeweled faishibn shpw in betweert 
dinner and ight club. But not 
fun. : Heavens; neveri 

^Nevertheless : the Met's- singers 
were out to - enjoy; themselves. ; And 
they did in a series of satires on 
things and stuff. Charitably and 
tactfully the travesties Were followed 
by serious item& ; Then Mrs. Lah-de- 
Dah mprie comfortable. The 

Ladies', id Auxiliary, understands 
art and culture when it's , serious. It 
was. beaten . finto • them at finishing 
schools. 

: An innovatibrt . at the OP^ra Guild' 
event this' year was advertising spo 
sor^ip. (hot radio) of several bits; 
Old Gold,; Elizabeth ..Arden .Posmetics 
and TWA air lines were, the 'donors', 
on these terrns. It heljps take care of 
the special expeiises. 

New cyblprama purchaised this 
year .got a good workout as labels 
for the cigs,. beauty paPks aijid cbast-. 
tb-coast service were moulded into 
the classics and flashed across the 
backdrop .repeatedly. .. NBC -scripted 
the sttuit Which helped the proceed- 
ings along greatly. . 

Whioie show this .year was staged 
with a more showmanly hand. Head- 
liners . Utilized included Lawrcfnce 
Tibbbtt, . Nino Marti i. Rose Bamp- 
tort . and Lucrezia Bori. ... Edward 
Johhsbn,' ni.c.'ed but did. rtbt sing. 

NeWtSomers tp: the Met.' roster 
were drafted for clownirtg chores, 
some .apjpearihfii in abbreviated baby 
garb. Most entertaining flash was 
•Gohengri The Flying Dutchman' 
which George Balanchine satirized 
cleverly. Paul Draper (punch-bitting 
for Ray Boijger) tapped oh the 
boards with the American Ballet, in 
borrowed costumes, from the - Music 
Hall apitig the. Rockettes in ballet 
style. '■■ ■ 

New feminine stars intrpduced. all 
revealed girth 'controlj ifew being, 
actually, thi . Blbndes in the ma- 
jprity. Male singers didn't register 
with the audience at all on entrance. 
Stella Andreva, .Natalie Bpdanya, 
Vina Bbvy, Muriel bickson, Irene 
Jessner, Luci Brbwhi Anna 
Kasikas and Gastagna ; wer^ 

thei new faces on view. Liatter was 
a late Spring addition and is the solb 
heavyweight among the hew vocal-' 
ists. 

Commercials 

Opera in 2000 A.D. rah am 

McNamee the mi.crbphone ■ and: 
intrbd'ucing the sponsored skils; 
*I11 Traviata,' which Old Gold pre- 
s^ntedi was a bedroom farce, ith 
George Rasely, Miss BrbWnin^ and 
James 'Wtolfc singing snatches^ of 
Verdi's ;,. music between cigaret 
pufls. Verdi's credit was . dubbed Joe 
Green oh the prpgram, " 

Elizabeth Ardeii's tjssue blends 
were paraded on sandwich, cards for 
that .firrii's 'Lucias bf Jammermpre' 
contribution. Doris Dbe, Rene Mai- 
son, Nicholais Massue,: Julius Huehh, 
Miss Bodanya ind Jbhrt Gurney 
cavorted as the Dibnnes in this one. 
Sextet nurnber clQsed their antics. 

Wedding march from 'Lohengrin' 
was' in swing ^ia trumpet blasted 
away in the • it) for TWA's spon- 



Spekane, pec. 

Girls' federation of Lewis and 
Clairk High School pulled a new 
stiiht by nuking serioitis; effort 
to guard against loud coughing 
in audience diu-ing the cpnpert 
bf Roland Hayes, Negro tenor.. 

Had. free cough-drop samples 
:tabie With big . si , "Have 
you a cold? : Port't spoil the 
concert .Ficee cough drops.' 

Cbncert drew abbut:2,000, artd 
there was only one .bad cbiigher. 




On May 25 Lily Pbns will •sing at 
the Cplpn opera .hbUser-Buehos Aires, 
as . she id two and three-years 
ago^she skippied; this Winteir 
season (when it'is summer here, it's 
cold in the sputhem hemiisiphere) — 
and the trip in May will also be the 
occiasion fpr Andre Kostelaiietz to 
irttroduce Yankee mu»c to the 
Latins below. It's for this reason 
that Jack Robbins, the music pub- 
lisher, calledl togbther a lurtcheon, 
meeting ;of ; Ferde Grofe, Rube 
Bloom, Dana - Suesse artd ;EastWopd! 
Lane to meet Kostelanetz. 
' Each Will undertake a significant 
«yprk for that South American tour. 
And amoiig bther. things Kostelanetz' 
will, in meantime, fuest-cbndiict the 
'Mississippi Suite* /by Grbfe at the 
letter's own concert in Carhegie Hall, 
N^YiJah. 19. 



irmingham, Dec. 15, 
Birniingham Civic Symphony, with 
a. membership pf iB^ mtiisicians, iis gp^ 
ing into: its fifth seiason at th>rS,dOO- 
seat MunicipaJ A^iditorium. Org will 
give 'fp^ cbrtcerts and: thert tour 
small tbWns of state. ' May .alsb-dp a 
date or two in Mississippi, y 

^ith some 1>400 seats at 25 cents 
and more, seat^ at $1 the concerts 
are istrictly lipt for a limited high* 
brow crowds Conceirts ar^ 24-sheet- 
ed^ on billboards . and .played UP ' 
press. w;lth the appeal directed 
workers, stehogs, the lower 

classes gerterally. 

All the customajry iolderpl of hi 
brow concerts are bi atted. Maiiitjge> 
meht figures it is this isnohbish iuiigle 
that the average ; Aniericiui : detests 
and which: niakes working people 
uncomfortable at ruhH>f-th^ihiU 
clas.sicja1. music affairs. -Bixminsham 
is a laboring city, .and It is to. iiabbr* 
ers the cpncert series appeals, > 

Student; music study clubs and 
isimiiar. groups conie into jSintaing-f 
ham for- the :,symphonies in specially. .. 
chartered buses. One group ot .^ 
conies from Tuscaloosa, 54 miles 
away.' 

Orchestra derives 60% of its revc- 
iiues from .-pne-timb ,windbw i^e& 
Hpis a few donors to, series . af higher 
prices, but ihere^i^ no angel 
Mrs, Lah-de-Dah is asked to wnte a 
check to coyer the deflicit. 

■An average ^audience is djPOO per- 
sons. 



STBOK BACK HOME 

Tokyo, D€C/3. 
iStrpk, local impresario, 
turned here after a talent tour of the 
world. 

Mischa Eiman, viblinist, has beert 
set as the first to appear here early 
in 1937 under Strok's auspices. 



sored 'Gohengri Paiil Draper's 
foot tapping, sounded very strange 
on the Met's boards, Dpubtful if 
many of the: subscribers gbt 
used to it. Dancer was ushered in via 
air sbrvice instead of a swan boat 
Annabelle Lyon, Erick Hawkins and 
Leyda Ahchutiha danced in other 
assignments. .Balartchine's flair lor 
comedy then climaxed: itself as the 
linb dubbed the Metrppblinettesi 
formed straight - row across the 
stage kicking in unison a la Russell 
Markert's Music H^ll bievy. Bob 
Armbruster revamped the Wagner 
score.- 

Bpy Meets Girls 

Ensuing acts had pupils from, the 
Daltpn schbol. Friends Sbminary, 
Horace Manii schools: and Riverdale 
Country School taking a flyer at the 
classics in schoblrppm manrter. Two 
Ernests, Hutchesoii and jSchelli , 
then teamed fpr slick pianp Work of 
the concert variety. .Tibbett in neit 
to cipsihg po£|ition. Last bit pre- 
sented .Nino, Martini and Lucrezia 
Bbri in a 'Boy Meets irl' takebff 
of 'La Boheme.' iRetired diva is still 
a stunning sight on the $tage. 

"Credits for 'Opera As You Li If 
run includes: Director and general 
manager, Wilfred Pelletier; 
houncer, Graham: McN^amee; 
ductor, Robert Armbruster; lyrics; 
L. H. Tittertort and ; Williams iS, 
Rai art irectbr, Jean Chiirlot; 
chprbography, George . Halanchine 
and accompanist, Pietiro Cimerra. 
Oyer 2,000 turned out Mrs. Aiigust 
Belmont who steers the Gvjild, also 
spoke briefly from the stage; 

Met's season opens -next Monday 
(tl). 





Cleveland,' pec. 15. 
Guarantee pf .ai $150,600 iniiiiraium 
is being underwritten /by . Optra; ''pa- 
trons to bring Metropolitan Opeta 
to. Cleveland this spring for the-llrst 
time since 1932, Come-back appearv^ 
ance will 'be sponsored by the North- 
ern Chip Opera Associatibrti 17. S. 
Senator Robert J. Buikley; chairiniBn, 
is leadihg campaign for underwrite 
ing. agreement. 

Civic auditorium With a 12,000" ca- 
pacity was picked as scenie of Met's 
planned operas fPr six night per- 
formances and two maitinees, during 
week of Ajpril 12. Sharp cut in 
prices, lower than any Met had be- 
fo;re, is .being wprked out to' guar-, 
antee isell-outsi 



Horovnb, ID, Cancels 

Vladimir. Hordwitz, pijanist^ , lis canr 
celling: his! y. S: tpiir pacted on this 
^ide starting jarn due to Ulness. 
He is in Europe. 

, Arthur Judsonlbtireau of Columbi 
Concerts^ Was steering hini for a two 
mbiiiths' trek. 



Main in ^jBamlt 

irmingham, Dec. 15. 

• Walter L. Main Circus moved into 
Montgpmery recently to establish 
winter quarters 

Walter Mai , the show; 

William Newtpn, .manjager; a n d- 
Harry Fitzgei-ald, press agent, will 
spend the winter there. 



AT HOME AT LAST 

Spartanburg, 

Barnett Bros., circus in wi 
quarters at York, . . C, following. 
.Florida tour, reported very prpfit- 
aible trip. 

Eighth year show has Wintered In 
York. 



68 



VARiETV 



TIMES i QUA RE 



-Wednesday, December 16, 



Broader 



jack Lait bsttk. 



from the 



Mike Marco 

.^;,C6ast.. 

; John Gieigud has moved to the, 
Village. ■■■ 

V -Waiter Kane; of Zeppo Marie Coast 
ifgency;.in: tpy^h._ , 

%ddie Joseph smid his Guske isailed 
back;to- ^isco.' . ,. . ^ 

Sol Lesser back 1« New York aitet 

• a jaunt to 3pston. , 

. - Nick Mamula back to Pat adfter be- 
;Jng laid. up a w^^ 

.■ ; William Haiwks back td the. Coast 

• after a week ih N. V; . " r 

George. Jeissel week-ehded in Neiv 
York froiTi Hollywood. . • ^ 

' V.-Herbeirtyat^sj Jr., back from busi- 
. ness trip to the Coast.- v 

T6d . ai>d Adah: Lewis - beat -the 

■ field vfith ChriStftias cards. 

' • ' Salli^ OKvissel and mother . sailed 
.Saturday (12) for Calif otnia. 

-George I). Lottinai) to^ the Coast 
today 'joh hew p. a* . accounts.-.. . 
ilr» . and Mrp.' John JMtoroney are' 

froni Texas for a few days. . 
Tom Waller's fishing ' trip a week 
agd^ netted hiih a . total of dhe cbd; " 
Dave Herbli . formerly * stock, 
;. is cruise director for the Grace Line. 
kI. - Sumner Smith has purj^has^: a. 
V.10-acre .plot.Jup.riea^ N>Yi 
. vNew^rvehtilatioh arid cooling system 
' xihstalled at A^adison ^ Square Garden. 
! • V ' A.' MOAta^ei^'CblujtAbla sales chief; 
.^^6..New.:prljeans for regioiial sales 
confab. r '■' -v.. • ■ 

Hutfe Hbberts; showgirl i 'White 
Horse Inn,' Ibft on the stage of the 
Center;.-' 

\.;4^jj<Q(iis.. Shaw; the -Tavern's, bdni 
facey iSfstiirtryiii'to.picfc a kriditbn 
"Winner. -^-'V ' ■ ; 

lyEt:. aiid Mts. Johii Golden tossing 

E cocktail party: at the. Coffee House 
lUb today. (Wed.). ■ ; , , 

. Hal Olvfer has been made .an. ad: 
. rimiral " oi'^ .t^^^ fleet oi the 

■>^;'jl!i:mericah'- Air-':Lihtek-. "'..■'•■V' ■.' 
,f John Dowel a^dJMfuriel W» Gerson^ 
' daughter, of the. riestaurateur, ■ have 
jfet'theii: weddihg. lor . Jan.. 7. 
i, ; ;Cpl6re4 Actors ' and ; Pei:f prmers 
V ^ AsSnv iheld ' first . shindig at . Apollo 
;:;ihe^tifie last ini^ht (Tuesday)/, 
r ' l&de^ Theiatre OwhetkV As 

■■ fiociation Vrill hold its annual diiiner- 
vjaancb: JanV 16 at Waldorf-Astoria. . 
^'v:; JMrs. Al.- Goodman has 6rganized,.a 
..benefit^ card- iparty Dec; 19> at the 
; ^:Mai6^tic ;apts., for Dorothea Antel 

■ r ISeftiiria Du'ibin; who returnij to 
, .^oUi^wobd this Week, celebrated hisr 

14th biiPthday while in New Yotfe ' 
. ; Herbert J. Qichs, assistant to 'Grad 
V, Sears, -is on a iotif the Warner 

.iotidwestet^^ and southern branches. 
: v, , :George iWalsh, Par's upstate New 
wrVjotk ; operafor, was in New Ybrk 
:-l over the 'sveek end seeing the h 
,.v]^>ws,j..':'::" ■ ,.; 

: . Fr6d Bradha again ringnj^stec for. 

the Santos .^: Artigas circus in HaV 

viana. ; . Six weeks- daite started 
,-fNoy.'28.v/' , • 

, Olga.. KenOpiier, visiting rela^ves 

In Amherstbiirgf' Oiitarid, returns to 
.: diepjarting for Loft' 

":.'cU)n-:later» 

' ' ! 'Thriete Men > on a HoiJse,* at the 

■ jFultonj to be presented 'Sunday (19) 
:ior - the; frlind-^actors ddh't rhive- to 
■^thake.ijp;' r'-:*.-..^' ...V "t "' ■■ 

Saiil. Abrai|Bm $nd Arthur Nichols 
Into the /Manhattan Opera House 
o..' 'HbusiB.'wiU light With Hie 
£ternal Boad.' 
I Dr. Herbert T. KalmUs heading for 
HoUjrwobd' af tei; trip east to rattenc 
director's, session of Technicolor, of 
which he is prexyi 
76b Gillham spending New Year's 
k with his folks in Kansas City, break- 
I iilg: -the trip' West for the Adolph 
If iZukor dinner; Jan.' 7. 

J«d Flahagian, his leg 'amputated 
as result of infection, is back in the 

• cafe biz at 14 East mh, the old Villa 
Vailed, With. Joe: Pejer batoning for 
tea dahsahts. . 

. Ben Stein and Andy Gostello will 
. ^company ° and . stage manage respec 
lively for Lew Brown's shbW/going 
into the. Palmllslarid Casino, Miami; 
, Pla.i JCmais Week. / r 

■ :. Mrs. Jblb (Charlotte Parry ) back 
to I^oiidoh aftei(; :se.veral. mon stay 
in America; including a Visit to, - her 
- daiughter and -sbn-ih-law, -the gov 
eiTior-geheral of Virgin Islands, 
;■ ;Gebrgie Price to Miami Beach for 
Tiis annual winter '^ sojourn this Fri- 
day', by 'nibfor, itb open up' their 
;hOme. Mrs. .Price (Lorain .Manners ) 
iahd .baby depart next - Monday r by 
traiii.--: 

' RKOites\ gifted Hal Green with a 

crysital bar Set when hCj a member 
..o£. .the advertising staft under S. 
■ Barrett .McCbrmick, jumped Off Dec. 

13. Gbing on West Indies honey- 

ihoori cruise. 

. ,. Chris . Duriphy arrived in New Ybrk 
Saturday (12) on his first trip east 
.' 6in6^i: 'taking 'over' advertising. . and 
publicity at the Par studio in - Holly- 
wood to remain bast With his f am- 
.;jly over th^ holidays. 

Cyiitlria : . Whitb's i9th annual 
Greenwich Village ball, New Year's 
eve, will be\at Webster Hall, per 
:usual, but Miss White is headquar- 
terihs at the Hotel Lafa.vette and not 
the Brevobrt latter hostellry 

changed handsi - 

Stanton Griflfis, Paramount di- 
tectoi-, . and Col.: R; Kiloatrick, 
pre;sijdent pf Madison Square Garden; 
placed . on .advisory board of . Para- 
JirtidUnt buildine branch in the Chemi- 
acal Bank & Trust compariy. Board 
consists, of representative mfen in 
theatrical and film industries. .i 



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J ack Buchanah's mother seriously 

m, .:■ 

' Autograph hunters on- the ti'ail of 
ZaSu Pitts. 

'Muted Strings' closed ; Nbv.. 28, 
after three, weeks. 
' Satah Herman, mother: ; of .Max 
Beirman, died, aged 73; : 

Jbhnny Hines here for British In- 
terhational under a long-terhier. 

. Ihterhatiohai * Broadcasti Ag Corp. 
building hew and bigger offices. 

Jane Carr, stage and radio star, 
tb marry Major Fetherstohhaugh. 
'Oliver Wakefield broadcasting 
fortnightly on the Henry Hall . hour. 
: Will Fyffe 'now .on active prbduc- 
tion on a new film tb be titled •Well 
Done, Henry/ • 
. Aftei? convalescing ih Cornwall, 
Jessie Matthews is back and ready- to 
tesume "Work. 

Dick Crean hoW heading the: or? 
chestra at . the Victoria Palace for 
Kurt Robitschek. 

Harry Anderson quittiug the Rich- 
ard and. Marks office, with Daye 
Marks to operate alone. 
. Tracy, and Anderson . off to . ,play 
their first, date^ at the^ Alham.bra, 
Paris, for Kurt Robitschek: . „ 

Granville ' Backer's banned play, 
'WastbiV staged at the Westminster 
Dec. I, 39 years af ter .it Was Writteri; 

Warren Lassitei' (Lassister Broth- 
ers) apartment hunting for his Mrs. 
and kid, who. arrive here Dec, 14.' 

Hans Sonker^ Continental stagb atid 
film star, has accepted an offer to 
make another picture here fbr, War- 
ners* .' V- .V- ■• - . 

'Godfrey Tearle escaped seiribus ih- 
jtiry when his car Wa^ Wrecked in 
a ; collision With a lorry in i Edin- 
burgh..-: 

Archibald Patrick' Mbore to marry 
Joan White, actress* Grbbm was 
adopted by Violet, Melnotte ; just be- 
fore her death. 

Royal Carl Rosa Opera i Co. mak- 
ihjg its first journey: out of England 

X hen it sails for Sbuth ^Africa, on 
pril 16. for a. three months' toiir.^ 
. Winter seasbh of opera: begins at 
the Cbvent Garden. Dec. 26; uhd 
the auspices of :Imperial League of 
Opera; with stars vinselected as -yet. 

Dave. Bader has written a film 
script which, has been bought by 
Alexatider Film Prods.,, gbes into 
production: Jan. 10 starring Yvonne 
Arhaud. ' 

Mrs. Matk Ostrer throwing a 
Pfjirty to celebrate her . 10th. Imni- 
versary in England, •. Orlginaliyi-cahle' 
;oveir here With the .^roadway* legit, 
company, 

','Astonished Ostrich,* hew play by 
Archie Meri2ies, Australian; -noW 
toiUring the sticks; may f ollbWiArchie 
De^ Bear's revue, 'All Waves,' at the 
Duke of : York's. 

Athene ,. Seyler's daughter, Joan 
Sterhdale Bennett, tb- marry. Gebirge 
Benson, now appearing here in The 
Two Bouqufets.' Bride, is secretary 
to; Ashley Dukes. . .* . 

fMathesbn Lang Jias acquired the 
rights of Marguerite Steen's .hovel, 
'Matadoi:,' Whieh he and. the author- 
ess Will' adant for the stage, and in 
Which he. will star. ' 
: Gwen Farrar made, an , anonymous 
appearance with the.Carl Rosa Operai 
Gompany,. ^appearing at:.- Hammer-' 
smith in the role bf Prince. Orlof sky 
in 'pie Fledeirniaus,^ " 

Marie Tenipest's next : appearance 
Will be in a play , by twb . new au- 
thors, Kenneth Gould and Eileen 
Russell.. ShoW is titled 'Retreat 
From Folly* r -d will be prbduced 
by W< .Graham BroWne for H. M. 
Tehnent, Ltd.' 



rlc Gorrlck ' 

Charles Muhro .to Brisbane; 
Walter Hutchinson, bfl for the Far 
East. ~ ' 

, 'White Death' (Barrier) out after 
two low weeks. . 

Capt. Frank Hurley filming pix in 
NeWr Zealand for the gbvernmeht. 

Splendid biz continues to. follow 
the Gilbert-Sullivan revivals , in 
Sydney, . ,. 

Tbm Holt has Wed the late Frank 
Thring's daughter. Holt's son, Cliff, 
will take a bride shortly, too.. \ 

Wirth's Circus playing a successful 
season in Melbourne. Will take tb 
the road shortly for annual tour. 

Extta studio will be erected by 
Station 2 U.W. to meet the demand 
bf big biz increase. Frank Marden 
in. charge., . 

Pat Hahnai lias returned from Lon- 
don with the . intention of prbducing 
pix locally; Was once connected 
with Effteb. 

Hot weather is still hurting biz in 
many big centers around Australia. 
Adelaide is the latest city to be hit 
3y the heat wave. 

Monte CarlQ Russian Ballet is dbn 
ng tremendous biz in Melbourne for 
Williamsoh-Tait. Will toxu: alL Aus- 
tralia and New Zealand. 

Noel Monktbh anxious to get a 
start on his local, 'Typhoon Treas- 
ure,' With Joe Valli. Pic will be 
sribtjOh Great Barrier Reef. 
. WiBiamson-Tait getting good trade 
with itSVsrevival of 'A Southern 
Maid' * Melbourne; Gladys Mon- 



crieff ;aind Claude Fleinming are fea- 
tured. . 

Dog. racing lis growing tremeh-f 
dously in popularity week by week 
in Sydney and managers are feeling 
the pinch Saturday nights, with only 
so-so b.o. trade.:. 

Isador Goodman takes charge of 
the Prince EdWaird orchestra hekt 
wetk ivom Albert - CazabO:n, who^re- 
luthb to London after eight years; as 
conductoi for Dan Carroll. ^ 
. Shirley Ann Richairds is the first 
local gill to be signed up by Cine- 
sound cn a year's contract; Was dis- 
covered in the: amateur ranks and 
given the lead in 'It Isn't Done.' 

Count Patti and George. Schhee- 
vbldt have been engaged . by! the 
Aiistralian Broiadcastlng Commission 
to conduct a Series bf cbncerts next • 
"year lulder its mainagemeht. Dr. 
Malcolm -.Sairgent has also beeh en- 
gaged for a return seasbh; 



Befiin 



ec 



L. Rosenfeld in from Toronto. 
■ Mel^Lodge in from Dannville. 
P; Mayer here frbm Winnipeg. 
Jim O'Loghlin Up from Toronto. 
A. Edelmaii to N. Y^fbr -the Weeic- 
.end;- 

Dave Coplan passing through frbm 
Toronto. " 

Armand Bilodeau here f rotn Drum- 
mohdville.V 

Willie Ellmaii Oh a trip through 
the Rouyn ;district. • 
! Sir Guy Standing due in frbm Van- 
couver next week. 

. B, Rutpee opbriing the Drummond 
theatre, Vallbyfield,; Jan. 7. 

Paul Wiright subs;,*or Braham Sey- 
inour (with CQld ): Oh CFCF; 

George Wright on staff of Vah- 
couvbr News-Herald f rbm Montireal. 
1 Billy ^Cass, has booked a cbuple of 
tickets for Hohplulu bn a hbneymoon 
trip in January. ' ' 

Bill Lester putting finishing 
touches on a new theatre, the Car- 
tiei*; in Quebec City, to open Christ- 
imas. 

AH engineers, of ficerb aind staff of 
all four Montreal radio Stations held 
20 hours every , day last week :for 
King's statement; • ? 



Berlin State Play Hbuse 150 years 
■bid. 

' Lois and. Jean, Job Jackson and 
Mathea Merryfield to Paris. 
; Circus: Althoff- to the Busch 1;>uild 
ihirBreslau for the holiday season. 

."Red Cherries,' liiew Tbbis-Europa 
film, directbd by Richard Schneider 
Edenkbbeh; ' 

JJr. Wilhelm Gubisch- .^exipbsihg 
'psychic . Wonders^ and other fakirs 
in a series ot iecttires, - ' v • 

'Queen Christina' and 'A Womain 
of -No Importance' both - current in 
legit and on the. screen: ' 
. Russian Choii: ' byar,' directed by 
Eugen Swerkbff, making ..itS'Berlin 
debut at the PhilharhiojniC; Hall. 

Reichsfachschaft Airtis^ik: decrees 
that January labor : ;permits ^fbr 
foreign acts must be applied fbt nbt 
later than Dfec. 24; i - ■'■ 

: Libn Jbraih^r i^ichatd .Iliiess died 
in hbspital after being badly mai^led 
by one pf vrhis cats in ' a . Small 
inenagerie show at Johannisthal. 

Schiffbauerdamni' Theatre 'has 
changed hands and reopens With a 
niusical; *Der Blaue Heihrich' (Grub) 
by Schwairtz' &.Langbach, with mUsic 
by Victbr Corziliu^. . 

Charlotte Rissmann's ' come d y, 
•Versprich+. : Mit Nichts' CDbh't 
Promise') premiered at the State 
Theatre Little House and acquired 
by Tobis-Europa for the screen. , 



By :Barbld M. Bone 



Bill Elsbn dropped in on the Loop. 

George Dunning getting married; 

Al Marin popiped out in a derby. 

Quin Ryan and Alexander Wooll- 
cott< look like twins. 

Frank Smith back at the Palace 
after some Biloxi sun; 

Edward Beck of the Tribime .off On 
a three-mbrith vacash. 

Benny Fields has beeome the 
town's chaimp benefit prize. 

International Stock and Horse 
Shbw played to 450,000 pebple. 

Dr. George Halley trouping the 
country as KMBC show salesman. 
• Harold Stokes thinking of trading 
his boat for sound camera equip- 
ment. 

Going-away party was tbssed for 
Mike Fritzel of the Ohez Paree last 
Week. Fritzel'tf going to Palm Springs 
for a mbhth of rest; Gifts were 
given- to 'him, but he turned, the 
tables on his partner, Joey Jacbbsbn, 
by presenting him with a knockout 
platinum watch With the dial and 
numerals set in baguette diamonds. 
So it turned out to be one of those 
loving-cup aiffairs. 



lATSE annual .benefit, set for Jan. 9. 
Burleigh Mortbh has, quit actiiig to 
-seli'isuits....--, .'..'.-';:" ■/^.;-.'-'. 

Ray. Burrows -Ibst his lease, on the. 
Lincoln . Dec. .1. 

George Cosmaf,;d€iserts horn toot- 
ing for peddlinff -tires. : > ; ■ 

Hugh Walpole Jectured at Yale bh, 
'The . Novel .and the . Filni.'- 

Katharine 'Hepburn pi^emieres 
'Jane Eyre' at'Shuberf Dec. 26.. . ' 

Slate Bros, overrun i with relatives 
While playing home town here.; 

Billy -Elder: has broken ;out his 
Bijou .personnel, as- a-basketbair team. 

College may offer basketball' bnce: 
weekly in place of fbrmei: amateur 
night. ' 

Dan Cummings put his Par crew 
back in hibernation, aftbr a. single 
Week Of flesh; 



Hollywood 



MinneopoHs 

By Les Rees 

IVtanageirs of Eddie Ruben circuit 
held con-vention here. : 

Twentieth-Fox tp hold annual 
Christmas party at Nicollet. hotel- 
Dec. 19. . 

W. Ai Steffes hbst at dinner party 
for Jimmy Graihger; ^Universal gen- 
eral sales manager.- ' 

Ernie Lund, Parahibunt salesman, 
escaped injury when tire burst and 
his autb rolled'jivei' twice at 50 niiles 
an hour near Fargo. N. D. 

Local drug store paid Mickey 
Cben," Metro salesman, $75 ' to cbm- 
penSate ; hijm for lip cut sustained as 
result of drinking but of broken soda 
water glass. 



Seattle 

iSf. Dave Tr e'pp 

Al Rosenberg hblding doWh Jbb 
as one of the town's judges at the 
boxing matches: '. 

Vic Meyers, re-elected lieut.ogov. 
in the Demo landslide,, studying laW 
at the V. and eyeing higher-up po- 
liticb j0l?s, ; 

Howard Hubert, brother of. Fritz 
and Jean, polishing up his voice and 
kicks to join ' them for . vaude and 
night club turn. He's a, dbctor here. 

World fa Fair 

(Continued irpm paga 1) 

all investors.^ repaid in full during 
depression times speaks for itself. Ih 
addition, ^ the Chicago fair netted a 
profit of $250,000. The increase in 
realty values adjacent to the 
meadows of Flushing, L. I., and the 
ciyic and recreatlphal Imprbveihents 
that Will accompany and be present 
after the fair, make the bond selling 
a rather easy proposition. 

Estimated that 15,000,060 out-of- 
town visitors wiU speiid $3,.0()b,000 a 
dayi.tbrbughout the fair bperating 
period.,' Figured that 50,000,000 per- 
sons Will attend the failr, with a tbtal j 
expenditure pf more thah $1,000,000,- 
000. Expected that the fair Will, give 
employment to 50,000 persons.. Stated 
that ' Chicago's- fair (1932), Which ] 
cost $47,000,000, produced $70(),000,000 
of ihci^eased business revenue. 
The legit field figures that the fair 



- Sinus bedded Harry Brand, 
David Factors back frbrii London. 
Arthur Lubin. back frbm Manhat- 

-tan.-. 

Couch burned rigiit out from unde* 
Cesar Romerb. 

Una.Merkel tossed for coiiple of 
days with laryngitis. 

Lou Diamond add Leopold Sto- 
kpwski in.from N, 
• Clarence Bricker- joined C, ci 
Btirr as production' manager. ^ 
Republic is negotiating With Dijci* 
Xee Crosby to do a series of pix. 

BKO had to foW up 'We, the Jury.* 
because ot Victbr' Moore's face infect 
-tiOh. -> . ■■ 

Metro . tested Patricia WalthalL 
daughter Of Henry . B.„ for picture 

William . Grady t(laned tb Boston 
fbr funeral of . his father, who died 
Dec;;'ll, ' 

Rbhald Colman, bought a 75-!-foot- 
racing schooner for. the 1937 Hono^ 
lulu racbf ... ':• ' . 

V Dbrls Dudley , and husband Jack; 
Jenkins; havC; taken , a manse ' 
Brentwood. 

William Brisbane is due here sooii 
after Jan. 1 fbr 'spbt In 'Ybuhgr 
People' at RKO. 

John Mock here conferring with 
Par execs before going to London as' 
a company official. . . 

Howard Brilce in town lining up* 
exhibits, fbr the ' Dallas Centennial's 
febpening June 12. 

Paramount studio > will have a 
thrbe-day: v^cash on the Xmas ^ and 
New Year Week-ends. - 

Fourth annual ball of the Screen 
Actor's Guild penciled in for FebM3 
at 'Ambassador hbtei.- . 

Leo Carrillo kt\Ocked off some Wild 
duck^,:sb he tbssed a feed for Walter -: 
ganger cbmtoany''ex6bs. - 

H/Iarharajeih and Maharani of In- 
dbre took , over Gail Patrick's home 
while she Was p.a.'ihg east. 

Bessie Lasky, : W.ife ■ of Jesse L. 
Lasky* is exhibiting her /paintings in . 
the L. A. Stendahl galleries. . 

Glenda Parrel! ^ad to pay off 
when her, auto collided with a turkey 
en route from Palm Springs. 

Mosb Gumble tosised feed for 20 
tunesmiths at the Hollywood Deirby 
befbre I departing for Gotham. ^ 

'Jack Moss and bride back from 
Palm Springs and planning to build 
a hqme in San Fetnandp valley. 
' Vera Stedmati and Jean Acker,, 
stars of the silent era, how playing 
dress extras ih 'Top of the Town* 
atu. : s.. - 

M. G. O'Neil, head of David L. 
Loew's Wardrobe department, ' fell 
while mouhtaihrclimbing and broke 
his arm. 

Freddi : March Is planning to 
spend Christmas in. N. Y. with his 
wife,^ Flbrence Eldridge, iand theii^, 
children. - 

U tested Maxihe Conrad, drum 
majoress bf the L.A. Lbyola univer* 
sity band, fbr picture spot In 'Hi 
podrome.' . 

William Morris office. has moved to 
neW quarter!; bn the Sunset Strip< 
Radio department of Ruthraufl Se 
Ryan In the old spot; 
. Following a month's recup in. 
Phbehix, Ariz., Norma Shearer rei« 
turned here and visited with Nicho- 
las Schenck at Metro. 

Joe Keenah, erstwhile stage actor, 
and now in the sbund department at 
2Qth-Fox, is organizing a little tha« 
atre lor hbn-profs on the lot. 

Director Joseph Santley and Scen« 
arist Nat Perri , handling RKO's 
'New Faces,' back from easterh 
talent sWing^ with flock of tests ih 
the bag. 

Lloyd Crane, Who debuted' In 
'Mind Your . Own Business,* aA 
EmanUel Cbhen pic, has joined th9 , 
Santa Biarbara Community players 
to get. sonie experience. 

Best acting performance of tho 
month to Walter Huston CDods- ' 
Worth') by the Screen Actors* Guild, 
Best supporting job went to Eri 
Blore for spot in 'Piccadilly Jim.' 



By Hal Cohen 



Hairry Kalmme . short-ending Pitt 
to limit in. Rose. Bowl gaihe. 

Claire Ciipps' ankle healed and 
she's back in cast bf Playhouse show. 

Daily suh-ray making Donh .Wer« 
m^th look like half caste thesa 
days. 



„ . C. J. Latta back from week's stay 

Will stimulate production fbr the J^^^^^^^P^^'S bedside of ailing 
summer of 1939 and it is likely there ' 



Odets' 



Wemhbff 



IS flew 



Wallace Beery, in town to get hew 
plane; 

Julius . 
Booth theatre. 

Fifty writers lopped off Michigan 
WPA projects: musicians also cut. 

Thugs get $400 from Washirigton 
theatre, Royal Oak, and Avon. 
Rochester. : 

Former Oriole Terrace nitery be- 
ing readied as dance hall iinder new 
tag; Grand Terrace; 

Bert Moss backing very fewanfc 
nitery to be opened in honie of E. D. 
Stair. Publisher of Free Press; 
Ihere'U be membership fee. 



will be new theatres to gi-eet the 
flood , of visitors. Indications ^eing 
that the heated period will be the 
most prosperous since thie boom sea- 
sons. By that time it is figured most | prbduction 
bf the better legit houses will have 
modern cobling systems. 

Fbr pictures, : Nicholas M. , Schenck 
is the chairman of the bond selling 
committee; Max Gordon is chair- 
rnan for tlie legit, with Brbck Pem- 
bertbh and Marciis Heiman co^bhair- 
men. For the hotels, Frank Kridel, 
managing irector of the Lincoln 
hotel,> is chairmkh. J. R. Kilpatrick 
is head man for the. si)brts division; 

All businesses and community- 
minded citizens will be invited to 
buy the fair bonds, committees being 
formed to cover the vast field oiE the 
metrbpoli^. 



Johnny . Hams' rigid iet has. 
shaved him off 35 pounds in couple 
of months. 
*Y' playhouse has picked Clifford 
Awiake and Sing- for second 



Sammy Schwartz now calling him- 
self Edward Shefry and; has a bit i 
'Eternal Road.' 



Time . Out' cartoon twi „ Chet 
Smith and Jack Berger, both making 
cradle adoptibris. 

Alexander Dean had to leave toWn 
before: opening of his 'Mary Tudor' 
at Carnegie Tech. jj; 

.Tony • Conforti getting :'ribbed '' 
plenty because he failed to deliver 
that venison dinner. 

Polly Rowles may fly in from 
Coast for opening of her first pic, 
'Loye Letters of a Star,' 

George Lefkbs off for Coast, where 
the Mrs. will spend the winter. RKO 
manager due back first of year. 



y^ediikeeAmji Pccemlier 16, 1936 



TiMEi SQUARE 



VARIETY 



69 



Kews Brona 





Thii dep^ftit^ent contains rewritten theatrical netus' items qs pub- 
lished during the week in the daily paper* o/ Neio XorJc, ■t'hicdeo. 
Sail traricisco, Hollywood and London, Vametv takes rio credit for 
these news items; each has been rewritten irorti a daily paper, 



East 



T»hilip Mbeller picked by Guild to 
diSct 'The Masqye Pf Kings ' 

Mflfbie statue of Gatti-Gasazza and. 
;»*Stlng of MiaTcella Sembrich added 
,^^(mecUon atJWet o^^^ . 
'^Max Beinhardt an town to put the 
flhal polish on. 'Eternal Road.*^ 

■ Efit^^te of late Pave Freedman 
^jJSed at $5,900 ^.applicaVon^ for 
jg^tJJts of administration. He died in- 

**^«Hr Fears won a default judg- 
nient against her ex, A. C. Blumen- 
S^br $10;999 in the N. V. supreme 
St last week. Mpney due under 
their, separation agreement, plyis cost. 
•5uW0gi?ate has granted letters^^f 
- admlhlstratioh of the ^estate of .the 
late William M. Daly to his widow. 
Smated at $95,000. He left no will. 
r^Those four-^minute shorts on social 
Purity to be reduced to 16 mm film 
and loaned to interested private 
tt0UP& Standard size film already 
Sed to some 3,000-4,000 theatres 
through the countty. , , > 
Bast of John Glelgud on exhibition 
m vthe: jBmpirc lobly. Posed 
'Richard of Bordeaux* and modeled 
|>y Marie Apel in London- 
'poUowing the release in theatres 
of the jParamotiiit history of pictures, 
. prepared lor the Zwkor celebration, 
copies will be presented libraries 
aiid private institutions for their 
records, \ \. . . - . ^ 

Te&sie Lesser Pemstein, divorced 
wife of a Hollywood picture marti in 
stir in a Brooklyn jail for throwing 
aiid oh her sister after charging the 

■ latter with the theft of a .pair of 

Gladys Cbte, who dihced in a den 
of lions in the vaude act, was clawed 
by one. of the beasts in Baltimore l^st 
week, dying froni infection. 

N, Y.tFire Commissioner cam 
paigning tP; stop smoking in dry 
goods stores. Butt$ are a menace and 
also danget of burning the clothes 
of other customers. - 

Florence Rogge; of Radio City 
Music HaU, judge bf Mai Halletfs 
fifth, semi-finals dance contest at the 
Commodore Friday night. 

Children's Welfare Group to s^on 
Eor three plays at th^ Barbizon 
Plaza, Dec. s29, Jan. 28 and Feb. 18. 
For benefit of its relief projects. 

Helen H^es announces a mass ih- 
,;tervie>Y for ' college (iditbrs Dec; 29. 
' Borrowed the idea ..from Leislie 
Howard. 

Script for the hew Columbia var- 
sity show Myill be by Seymour Nadi 
-.•ler, . who Was collabbrator~ on last 
year's 'Off Your Marx.' 

John BarbirblU made conductor of 
. H. Y. Philharmonic-Symphony. First 
full-timer since Stransky in !21. 

Sue Hastings to show her mario 
- hettes at Plaza theatre mornings of 
Dec. 26-29-31. Different playlet each 
time. ■ 

■ V^^^^ late Percy Hammond, 
driama critic, left his entire estate 
to -his son, John T. Hammond. Net 
is $117,265. . 

Moving over to the larger 46th 
street ' theatre, 'Swing Your Lady' 
cuts to a $2.50 top. 
^ 'Angna . Enters trying to sell her 
first play, 'Love Possessed Juana." 
About the Spanish situation. 

Samuel Roth, . publisher, and his 
Wife, Pauline, found .guilty of using 
the, mails to forward obscene publi- 
cations. Fifth Conviction and they 
face a stiff sentence. 

Sarasota reports that John Ring 
ling's will leaves his art. museum in 
that town to the state of Florida. If 
the state fails to take over, the town 
gets it. Value of the collection rated 
as high as $20,000,000. 

Elmer Rice, Herbert Klein and S. 
Hurokin a symposium on the Soviet 
theatre at Washington Irving High 
school last week. 

Police guard established in N. Y. 
nite clubs to check gem thefts. Be 
heved to be the work of a single 
gang. Many cases hot reported. 
_ Gas exDlosion in the apartment of 
Hpbert Taylor, . who understudied 
Matirice Evans ih 'St. Helena,' be 
neved to have followed a suicide at- 
tempt. Actor, was killed. Apparently 
learful of having to go bh relief. 

Government starting, a drive 
agamst clubs allegedly prbmotinjg 
exchange of obscehe letters between 
members. A growing evil. . ( 

Rockefeller Center to \is6 the 
si^nkfen plaza as a skating rink dur- 
ing the winter.- Will artifically freeze 
When ihe temperature is too high; 
, J Beatrice DeNeargaard gets a de- 
cision from. American Arbitration 
inat the letter from Sam Levoy bf- 
. » >l> ' 'Ghosts' and 
Hedtfa Gabler is equivalent to an 
*^\!,ty contract. Means- $400 to her. 
_^Bni' Robirison celebrated the 50th 
anniversary df his stage debiit Sun-: 

.<,?l'"'?a'f^ Steele to stage the book 
vJerba ^^^'^^^S Co-Eds' for Ldiiis 

.*k.^^iu police probing the 

of Charles Walen, musician, 
wnose body was found beside the 
wleiT^^ near Hposick Falls last 

bii^P*L Sie^ler, stage managier for 
wuriesk, held in a Brooklyn court 



'HOSTESS SPEAKEASIES' 



They're Due in Windy City^Law 
Stops Girls ShllHns for the Bar 



on a charge of his wife, Miidt-ed, that 
he forgot to divorce her before mar- 
rying EnimaCastai 

•Theatre Guild, agents lor G. Ber- 
nard Shaw, haS;ha]f ham for him. 
] ?art of the royalty ; on onie of his 
plays used by the .Barter. Theatre, 
down in Virgi ' , last summer. 

Wilt of the la:te Joh.i Ringling 
gives $1 to his divorced ■ if e, Emily 
Haag Ringling. . Museum goes . to the 
state of Flbrida, Half the remainder 
to his sistei-i Mrs. Ida R. North. Re- 
mainder to his two nephews and.. a 
niece. 

Eddi and Ida CahtOr. appeal to 
Treasury to. ease, their 1933 taxes^ 
Each claim $15,370 .;i>vercharge 
on home and eXces^ 'profits from 
Solax; holding corp. 

Board of directors Of the Musicians' 
Emerjgency Fiind lunched the: wives 
of its members in recognition of 
their supipiort .yesterday - (Tuesday ) iat 
the. St, Regis; 

Bud Fisher, cartbonist, asks N. Y 
Supreme Court to Cut the present 
$400 a. week alimony paid his tormer 
wife; Says! iz is notVso good and 
he can't pay it. 



icago, Dec. . , 
Make wiy fpr the 'hostess speak-, 
easy,' which is about to. bloom ih this 
midwestern metropolis, following the 
passage of a city -ordinance wh'ch 
forbids the solicitation of drinks by 
femmes in the tpw.h's taverns. Ordi- 
nance also bars the girls from., serv- 
ing, drinkis places licensed, to sell 
liquor; , 

Law dbesn/t .specify that ^irls can- 
not work in the taverns as hostesses; 
it just insists, that they cannot cop 
drinks oiit of custpiners; Evidently 
it means the girls cannot openly ■ ask 
he men to spend mpney for drinks, 
jut' it doesn't say anything about 
linting at it,, such as saying 'Geie, I|m 
hirsty,' or gbi into a feint. 

But thby're willing to bet plenty 
;hat the girls will think of something. 
Thibse 10,000 femmes Ayho haVe been 
paying the rent through drink cadging 
aren't going to give up. the; fight just 
jecausb of; city hall. ' 



Career of a Gag Man 



By O 



•I- 



M. SAMUEL 

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Unit Reviews 



Swihig;; BabiTr Swing 

(Continued f rbm page 58 ) 



Bessie Love was granted divorce, 
from William B. Hawks^ agent in Los 
Angeles, iand. left immediately fbr 
London to do a picture* Property 
settlement, provides . for Miss Love to 
care for couple's foiir-year-old child, 
now in England. 

Earl^ne Heath, actre$s, announced 
in L.: A. that she would file a divoirce 
suit against Otis Garrett, film exec 
Fire caused damage of $18,00(). to a 
water chute on the Venice, .Cal., 
amusement pier. 

Mrs. Gertrude Madisoh Perry, 
former film actress, and sister of 
Toby Wing, was jgranted divorce 
from William H. Perry in Bakers- 
field. Cal. y. 

James F. Halli .y. S. ilbr, was in 
dieted by federal . grand jury for 
sending threatening letters tq Ginger 
Rogers. ■ ■ . 

Entire estate of Charles P. (Chic j 
Side was left to. hjs widow, Mrs 
Mltrie B. Sale, according to will ad- 
mitted to probate in .L: A. 

Mrs. Julia Louise Sherman, mother 
of the late Lowell Sherman, forced 
by court decree to pay $1,073 -tailor 
bill .incurred by the actor-director 

El Brendel made.: defendant in 
L.'A. in suit brought by architect to 
obtain fees for. remodeling actor'; 
West L. A. home, 
. Father ; of Joan Marsh, actress, was 
ordered by L. A; court to pay $150. 
monthly for her upkeep. Father 
showed she earned from $2,300 to 
$10,000 yearly since rt31 . 

Ritz theatre in L. A. and a winner 
of a $350 banknight prize were sued 
in L. A. by owners of a meat cbm 
p)any who claimed that theatre 
stopped payment on the check after 
it had' been cashed, asserting winner 
had failed to comply with rules of 
the bank night contest. 

Oliver Hardy ordered tO; pay his 
wife • $1,000 a month temporary - ali- 
mony, pending the fiiling of an 
amended cbmplaint asking separate 
maintenance. • 

Yeggs for second time, in a month 
carted away the La Tosca theatre: 
(L. A.) safe, this time getting $523. 
On flrit visit safe contained $300. 

Liya Joi, Spanish actress-dancer, 
t^en to Hollywood hospital follow- 
ing a nervous breakdowrt. 

Nat C|. Goldstone, agent, filed suit 
for $5,260 allegedly due for commis- 
sions, against Charles Winninger in 
Los Angeles «y)urt. ^ 

Los Angeles City Planning Com- 
mission denied application by trustee 
of the Will Rogers estate for ao- 
proval of a map calling for subdi- 
;Vision of 850 feet Of beach property, 

MARRIAGES 

Eunice Wei Harold M. 

Oreehi Dec. j3, in New York. Cltoom 
ik in RKO-Radib home office adver- 
tising dept. 

Georgette Jett, , to Rudy 

Hermann, saxophonist in Benny Me- 
roff's band, Diec. li, in New Orleans. 

Florence Felix to Lee Lbeb, filin 
writier,- at Columbia, , in Yuma, 
Ariz. ' 

June Long t6 David penn of pro- 
duction staff of WHIO, Dayton, 

Rosalee Smith to Robert H.. Moody 
of siales dept. a:t WHIG, Dayton, 0. 
; Count Andres de Segurbia, ;f brrrier 
Met bass biaritone, how a picture ac- 
tor, announced engagement in Lbs 
Angeles to Mrs. Maria Bidlake. 
widow of North Dakota state 
tor.; Marriage set for Dec. 20. . 

Annabelie Torbert Lee :tb Ed Wil- 
lis, Metro director, Dec. 11, i Tia- 
Juana. Bride is widow of Don Lee, 
L. A;' auto-radio magnate. 

Elinor Huntsberger, concert pi ist, 
to Wayne Griffi , KHJ, producer, 
Dec. 12, in ftivcrside* Calif. 



Ming, male in. act, coaxes hot tunes 
out of a ukc: and fingers sweet strains 
out bf a piano accordion, while Toy, 
a cute Celestial with plenty bf per- 
sonality, and shapely, sings tunes 
into the p; a. system in the approved 
Americian manner, with much hotcha 
stuff thrown in for good measure. 

Unit is bpened by Nolart and 
Keiiny, dancers who knbw. the mean- 
ing of precision. Carl Nixon, serv- 
ing as m. c, then brings on thie three 
Ozark Sisters, petite trib, and a 
guitar, who use the p. a. to warble 
their hill-billy songs. Weber and 
Miles, . hiahd balancers^ show Cap 
customers sbme new stunts. ahd Click. 

Sahs, Nixon's partner, ' then joined 
him for a cbmedy bit, a ventrilo- 
quism act. Nolan and Kenny then 
bounce back on for a military tap 
that won theni another round of ap- 
plause. 

Theh. the inese,. who ate folr 
lowed by Nixbn and Sans in comedy, 
songs and dancing. The finale brings 
all of the performers back,, in teams, 
each dbing a brief bit. Show, in- 
cluding a house-produced Xmas prO' 
logue, ran 71 minUes at opener Suh 
dayi 50 minutes of this time being 
devoted tb .unit,, which- is well-pdCed 
and- moves at. speedy clip. 

Pic is 'Jailbreak' (WB). Luch. 

SPICES OF 1937 

(LOEW'S, B^ONTREAL) 

Montreal, Dec. p. 
Colorful settings, nifty Costumes 
acts that; garner encores and are in 
.all cases well received^ makes tl ' 
an okay unit. 

Count Berni ici opens 'Spices for 
1937' before darkened curtain with 
harp, electric organ arid self-spot- 
lighted and balance of femme or- 
chestra on movable stage, Wally 
Brown at mike tells a few stories 
and introduces samples of show girls, 
fan dancer,", balloon girl and a 
Minsky chorine. Femme orchestra 
plays to big setting of 'Queen Mary' 
docking, ship down on backdrop 
with gal line grouped around gang- 
plank. 

Doris Dupont, brunet looker, taps 
in frbnt of line, tripping on ahd off 
boxes. Joaquin Garay sings pops in 
mike and continues with Mexican 
song in pantomime. Bobby Pinkus 
and Isabel Dwan, husky blonde, go 
through plenty of clowning, Pinkus 
mostly on floor throughout act. Socko 
turn. Orchestra turns on hot tunes 
between each act. Stage darkens for 
powder puff danCer, nudist turn. 
Taras . and- Masters gal-tossing act, 
open with femme swah-diving from 
' height into male partner's arms and 
then being tossed and twirled 
around, ending with gal spinning on 
stomach. Brown and Ames imper- 
sonate tourist, man clowning at mike 
and diminutive gal playing as ten- 
year-old. Seen here before but still 
okay. A little tapping and imper- 
sonations rounds out their act. Or- 
chestra clbses with '1812 overture,' 
with backdrop of Moscow burning 
getting strong applause. 

'Make Way for a Lady' (RKO) on 
screen. Biz. fair. Lane. 






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plenty of it, should be immediately 
prescribed for some members. They 
open ith the band in a so-so skip. 
Hess and Hess, chain dancers, go 
through a moderate routine of pre- 
cision stepping and clear out leav- 
ing the foots for Bailey arid Marr, 
hand balancers. This duo ..has one 
good stunt, a dive from a perch to 
a catch and handstand. However, 
they .hammed . it up by bein«r bow- 
conscious at what was obviously a 
surprise reception for them. 

Abe Sherr, who whistles and imir 
tates various musical instruments, 
gets by well with a Ted Lewis on 
the clarinet. His. Joe Frisco is a 
bit sedate, but he had more stage 
presence than any of the crew. Rudy 
?aul, singing m. c, could do neither. 

Lew. Fine, the comedy workhorse, 
IS a pretty' clever little fellow, al- 
though he goes way back and digs 
deep for material.. He has a certain 
appeal and gets his stuff to the audi- 
ence in likeable bits. ■ Working with- 
everybody, he's the. most familiar 
face in the opus.. Vi Shaffer, who 
tries anything, to sing, or be funny, 
or tell gags, shouldn't. 

Karyl .Norman does three bits. His 
Mae West is pretty good, but that 
strip tease thing will get howls of 
protest in some spots. Besides, he 
talks hurley to these yokels arid they 
never saw anything like what he of- 
fers outside of the carnival at the 
county fair: Finale is a ConiiC band 
idea— more strict tab formula. Show 
runs 53 minutes. 

Bert Srtiith should play 'Pennies 
From Heaven', for a theriie song, be- 
cause the; show got plenty Of bal- 
cony coin sailed at it tonight. 



Trade advertising agents (due bill- 
ers), looki ahead to the N^ew York 
World's Fair in 1939, are faced 
a feast to be followed by a fami 
Agents see a hew high in nitery, , 
taurant, hotel and theatre adverti 
ing for period before the , fair 
which, to them, represents an abun- 
dance of advertising due bills. Dur- 
ing the time the fair is operati 
there won't be a sandwich, standing 
room in a hotel lobby, or a kitchen 
seat in a nitery available for. anyone 
but; cash customers. 

All such businesses, including near- 
ly every nite spot, hotel and mid- 
town restaurant in New York, Issue; 
credit paper at one time or another 
to defray costs of advertising. Most, 
however, will not honor it over holi- 
day periods, weekends during foot- 
ball seasons and other lush periods. 
The arrival of the fair; ahd with it 
the multitudes that will crowd New 
York, will probably mean a two-year 
hibernatibri for .paper peddlers who 
are. not optimistic about ' miracles; 



BIRTHS 



Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Santley, 
daughter, " Hollywood, Dec. 10. 
Father is a character actbr and 
brother of Director Joseph Santley. 
Mother known : professionally as 
Mary Heath Cbnklin. 

Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lykes, daugh- 
ter, Dec. 9, in Cleve. Father is man.* ' 
ager of Loew's Stillman, Cieve. 

Mr. and Mrs. John Carradine, son, 
in Hollywood^ Dec, 8. Father ' 
screen actor. 

Mr, and Mrs. T. Keith Glennant 
daughter, in Lbs Angeles, Dec. 6. 
Father is Paramount studio manager. 



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GIRLY-GO-ROUND 

(ORPHEUM, LINCOLN) 

. Lincoln, Dec. 
Featurrhg Karyl Norman, -the 
femme imp, Bert Smith has sold 
himself away down the river with 
this unit. 'Girly-Go-Round' is really 
one of. the old style tabs; with one 
comic woirking him.self into ai; lather 
and appearing from all points of 
the stage compass; It's not. the usual 
Cushman circuit type, which lays 
more emphasis, as a rule, on indi- 
vidual vaude acts. 'Giiiy,' newly as- 
sembled, is still in a state of sham- 
bles and can stand considerable 
changi 

Girls, ig thing iaccordihg to 

the title, really big. Diet, and 




4th BH 



LLOYDS 
OF LONDON 



A 20th CENTURY- FOX PICTURE 

A^ThR DailV 2MS, 8:46. Sun. 3.00. 
«0 I Un 6:00, 8:45. Mats. 60c to $1. 
■'way 4 49tli tt. Eves. SOc to |2. (plua tax). 



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STATE 



"Come and Get If' 

with EDWARD ARNOLD 

, Peraon 
BliKANOK HOLM JARRBXT 
■rid AKt JTABJieTT 



CAPITOL 



BImW Than a M.M B'way tlMwi 

BORN TO DANCE 

An M-G.|)l Muii I Triumph 

' Starrl^lf 
ELEANOR POWELL 



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3 Men on a Horse" 

Willi FRANK McHUGH .. JOAN BLONDELL 
V6UY, KIBBEC 



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OR* TO 
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MATS 



SHIBUBT TBMVIAS 

"STOWAWAY"^ 

—ON THE STAGED 
OAIA HOiADAll 
STAOIS SHOW 



cfA" MUSIC HALL 



"RAINBOW ON 
THE RIVER" 

Spectacular Stag* Prbdiietioht 



- HELD OTEH 

CHAS. LAUGHTON 

IN 

"REMBRANDT 



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Doors Own f);3(» li.ni, 
Caminf Xmai Day-^TIi« H«w :"G«ltfilig|«r( of 
1937," with Dick Ptwtll, JttN BUndell m4 
VIettr Moore. 



Walter Dougltn, prez of Donald- 
son, Douglas & Gumble, figuring on 
a trip to Hollywood in January. 
Mose Gvimble already out there. 



;Mr$^ Jack Harris, wife of tlie 
British bandman^ dver here visiting 
her relatives. 



PARAMOUNT 



SfOllAKE 



HELD OVER 

Teniiies from Heaven" 

—ON THE silAGE— 
ART SHAW ORC — J A N E 
COOPER — PEG LA CENTRA 



a MRSl-IWN Hits 
Dou0. FAIRBANKS, Jr. 
Dolores DEL RIO in 

"ACCUSED'* 

"CAPT. CALAMITY'* 
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New CRITERION • 25c to 1 P.M. 

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VARIETY 



Wedne^da^t December 16, 1936 




iiViGl pmANDELl.b 

Luigi irandello, Italy's fpi-ertipst 
dramatiq aietQr, died last 

LOTTIE lE^iCKFORD 

.Lottie. Plfckfojrd, 4i; scveen Star 6E 
tl\e siient days, and sister of Maiy 

iGtifoird, led in Brentwood, Cial;> 
Biec; , frbin lieatt attack.. She re- 
tired from, ^ictiires several year^ ago, 

lid had beeh in ill health two years; 

•John-Iiock; husband, and -character 
actor, survives. 

PRINCE KOKIN 

KoKin* Japanese juggler, 
who neiver used any other flirst hamfe, 
died ■ Chester, Pa.* : Use o* a 
'^fieart trouble' of long standing, He 
- had made his home there for many 
'■'years, v : • ■ ' 

Kokin was one of th6 outstand- 
ing jugglers ini the late '90*s and the 
loi-fepart ' of - this ' century, ^notable 
principally for his work with the 
sticks atcl balls. , He was a favorite 
oti t^e vaudeville circuits and made 

numbisr <i profitable trips to, Eti- 
roi^. He- played practically,, all ot 
thte yaudey^e spots .of his day. In 
recent yearis he. has beenccionduct-. 
iiig a stage, training school i.n Ches- 
ter w'ith his daughtei:, professipnaUy 
known as Migjaonef te KoWn, a stage 

■ dancer- of ' promise, who gave ut> 
V daiici tff WPi* with;^her hysband, 

the QViV>ieit^0A j iner of .Galettrs 
jhon|?ey^>v school was closed 

ibwo yeafji"Viagi> Wh^lf heart Anade 
\it impossible iiWf him to ^p^tinue, 

■ ^ Hfr is swvived by hifr widow, Lil- 
Uani ifl^ Kokin, his second, wife, and 

, hi^ datighitert whbse m^^ EUa 
'••Mosel^y. ■ ' ' 

BANKS WINiEft 

Bank^ Winter;: 8T, Old-time inin- 
<sh^^^ died' iAv Reseda, Cal., 

D^c. |8; 'Enr|£iow>usly described as a 
'burnt -cork tbmedian, . he w^ 
Snpwii as' singer; pne of those 
•silytir-volcedi. tenprs' without whpm 
|io minstrel grand circle was consldr* 
> eted complete.. - He sang "with most 
of : leadijag: miinstilel shows in his 
day and had toured with ^Jhauncey 
\Olc0tt find for Charles FJrohman at 
' ii tihii when. Frbhman was . reigarded 
as one ol the top' minstrel men. 

AlwiUt 30 years ago he staged a 
yatidevilie cpmebiclc* largely tb in- 
troduce his daughter, Winona, bas- 
ing his appeal on the-«uthprshlp of 
VWhite Wings* : ('they never grow 
weai^*), l'0'ng' a favorite, ballad and 
still remeihbered. -He is said to have 
collected nearly $506,060 Jn royaltle* 
bh the song. . 

Miss( Witnteri, MOW J^^^ 
Sper, survives hiih. 

. JfOHN , DW^Elt 

Johh T. Dwyer, 59, character actor; 

led at . the St. ^ J^ hotel, New 
Vbvk, 6ec. 7.: 

He made hiis appearance in 
«di897 .With Richard Mansfield at 
'■'^ Boyd's bpera House in Omaha,: Neh- 

He played * several , of Frank 
Craven's plays; and with the .late 
jioibrbok Blinn; Ameli^ Bihghjatt, 
and, -Wilton likckaye. He Was with 
the Theatre Guild ih 'Saint Joan,' 
w and supiported George M. Cohan in 
.Several pf his qomedies. Mr, Dwyer 
also .played for;' 44 weeks i 'Shb 
!toves Me Not,' a had frequiehtly 
appear6d on the radio. ' ' " 

interment : in ' Catholic. Actors' 
Guild plpt in Calvary cemetery bin- 
der the Actbrs'Fuhd. 



herself With various stage-education? 
ar projects and at the. time of her 
death was. lecturer at Columbia Uni- 
versityv and draimatic.; director;' of the 
Ediicatibnal bramatic League;' 

She wais the daughter of Brigadier 
General George , Sheridan and the 
widow of Alfried Brooks Frye of the 
N. 'Y; Naval Militia. • ■ 



JDOOLITTLE 

."Ted bboiittle, known to io 
listeners as "The Village Niitsmith, '; 
died recently ini a Miamii Fla., hos- 
pital as the result of spinal injuries 
received in a fall from a jetty at 
Miami Beach. 

Formerly associated with WA-Tt. 
Atlanta, and WQAM* Miaihi, Dpolit- 
tle had niade quite a name for him- 
self with, his 'sidewalk' and 'Nut-, 
smith- broadcasts. . 

He had been ahnburicer :for 
CKLW, * Windsor, Canada;, and 
ctther eastern stations before going 
souths 



M. JLOinSE JACKSON 

Ikifrs. M. Louise .JacksOn, widow of 
George W. Jaclaonj • fpr(rte^ mah- 
ager of ihe:..Mp?ifirtCthea^ 
npw the Strand, died at her home in 

Elthira Dec. 3. 

In iarly . life Mi^.. jacksoii 
spent .ievetal^seaspA 
road companies headed by Rose Stahl 
and Nate Leifingwell. Her last stage 
ijvork was in character roles with the 
Majestip, Pliayfers; inmira; 

A , sistier, .Theresa Blackwood, of 
Brppkljhn, .survives.' 

^ ROBEfW TPATL6R^ 
Rpbert iPayipr> 53, actor who re- 
cently .iiihderstudied Maurice . Evans 
in 'St tteleha/. was killed in a gas 
explpsipn in his .apartment in New 
YPrk Dec. 9. The explpslbn is be- 
lieved to have, been' .caused by bis 
attempt to Pommii suicide by gas. 

No suieide note was left, hut it was 
understood that tHe dead man feared 
having to go on relief . He had for- 
merly. played extras in Holly wpisid 
with his wife, but came east- about 
a year ago to look for stagie ' employ^ 
ment. 



CHARLES SALISBURT 

Charles * Salisbxiry^^^ B5, veteran 
roadshow and theatre manager, died 
ill Loi^ Anieles liec. Xi, Deceased 
managed Bastablie^ Syracuse, when 
S^m .Shub'ert: D/as treasurer and Jake 
Usher. Later tpok Shubert shows 
but bn road and. 'managed such stars 
as Grace Van Studdifbrd, Walker 
Whiteside, Mclntyre and Heath, 
Faaline Frederick. On the Cobst he 
managed Fanchon^^ Marco units and 
f or pia^t two years was hianager of 
the Mayan theatre^ 

iiisf widow survives. -The. agents 
handled services Dec. 



ODETTE TYLER 

Mrs. D. Shepherd; 6.5, profes-; 
siohally Odette Tyler, former actress; 
and prpminent :in Coast inusic circles, 
died becv 8 in Holly wood follbwihg 

' a.- heart attack.. ' She; was one of thd 
organizers of thb Los Angeles Phil- 
harmonic. Orchestra, and .onertime 

' chairman Of the women's committee 
p{ the L; A. Grand Opera assbciatipn, 
Deceased went ;on the stage at the 
age' of 16 in. a Gharies Frohman prdfr- 
diictibn.' Her last public appearance 
was - w;ith William Faiyersh.am in 
Shakespearean productions in. New 
York i 1913. At the: clpge of the 
World War she migrated tb 'Hollyr 
wood with- her husband> R. D. Shep- 
herd, veteran' actor, ^i^hp survivesi 



EMMA SHERiOAN FRYE 

Emma .Siheridan Frye, ' died , in 
We^twopd, N. j.,; Dee:. an 
aotrcss she. received, her training ii» 
the Lyceum theatre stock and the 
Atnerican' Academy pf Dramatic 
^^X\Si' attached thereto; She also ap- 
peared with the Bostpn Museum 
stock and with Richard Mansfield 
in this cpuntry and England. 

Retiring from the 'stage, she busied 



GEORGE S. BRANTLEY 

Geotge S, Brantley, 59, ioneer 
South Carplina theatre operator, died 
in a Durham, N. C., hospital Dec 10 
after an illness of 30 days. 

He was proprietor of the first mo- 
tion, picture .theatre to .. open in 
Charleston. Funeral services' were 
held i South 'Carolina city 

Dec. 12. 

. His widbw, two 

twP brothers and- J sU^ 

Vive. 



months' illness. For 35 years 'before 
jibining StewartTJprdan he had 
operated own: agency. "Wife and son 
survive. 



J. A. CANTOR 

, A. Cdntbr, 70, head of the Shpw 
Printing Co., died Dec. 13 in Lbs 
•Angeles. He was a theatrical and 
mUsic iprinter in New York for many 
.years.:' ':•■.-.. 

Was the father of Dayi > 
manager of the Park theatre here; 

WILL! AiW WOLFF 

William Wolff, 78, pne- time opr^ 
eratip basso and later Owner of the: 
Boston Theatrical Supply HpUse, 
died Deb. ,13. in Los Angeles. 



ROBERT M. JACKSON ; 

Robert M. Jackson, 58, fpr more 
than 25.years active in: Carolina fair 
lissbciatibhs, ' " , at his home in 
Fayetteville, N. ., the night Pf Dec. 
9i fbllpWing a heart atjacfc. 

. BALE RILEY ; 

rof essor A. Dale ' Riley, , di- 
rector of dramatics at the T/niversity 
of Minnesota sihcb 1931, died after 
an iUness of '^three: weeks; 



CAESAR iHVOLI . 

Caesiar .Rivpli, 65, one of the lead 
ing' pirote^ii artists •vaudevilie, 
died Dec.- 4 in New York in his sleep, 
as the; result .of a heirt attack, 

iybli, after . years single, 
toured with the. late Meyer Golden's 
yaiide prpdUctlon,. 'Memories of. the 
Opera.' He worked iii the pit- dpihg 
comedy takerpflfs noted com- 
posers. He had been inactiye for the 
past si 



iDLAUi>E HANSiEN 
Claude Hansen, 46 years old, part- 
ner of H; 0. Mugridge, Of Minne: 
applis, in the ownership of a picture 
theatre at Bismarck, N. D., and the 
independent Celebrated film ex-, 
change, Minnieapblis, died from heart 
failure oh a train while en'roUte'to 
Bismarck from . Minneapolis. 

He had . been, ill here, for. several 
weeks. ■■■ 



SOL I>E VRIES 

Sol : De Vriesi, 63, long with the 
Shuberts as .box-office treasurer^, died 
of thirpmbbisi^ of , the heart and pne'u-, 
monla at the Polyclinic hospital," New 
York, Dec> 2i Details in legit; Section. 



HERBEft'7 MORRIS 

Herbert Morris,' 64, Stewart-Jpr- 
dan advertising agency executive, 
died Mpnday (7) of ilast. week at his 
hpme in Rivertpri, N. j., after ten 



PETER BIHORN 

Peter Bihorn, 68, composer sa- 
cired music, ted Dec; 13 in Los Anr 
.geies, 

F^niiie Bosenbetff, nibthei- of , illy 
Rose, died in New York last Wednes- 
day (9) from a cbmplicatibn. Rabbi 
did not appear ' on schedule and the 
funeral address was made; by the 
son; Surviving also are .the husband 
and twa' daughters, Miriam Stein and 
Polly Silyeirm.an. ; 



. Mrs. .Susan Martha: Swbir, ^87, 
mother of Jim, Bert : and Jbhh Swor, 
yfell-knpwn miiistreis at her 

home in Dallas i^ci 



WiaoW of Sir W. S; Gilbert, libret- 
tist' to Sir Arthur Sullivan, died ih 
Harrow, England, Dec^ 13; She was 
89. " 



Father of Sain BerkpwitZj, L. A:. 
Grand National branch manager, 
died there Dec. 11, the night of his 
golden wedding anhiversary. 



'Mrs. ..Hortense Galllooy wife .of 
Paolo GaUico,. pianist, and mother 
of Piul. Gallicp, died in New York, 
Dec. 10... 



. B, jr. Maland, father Of J. O. Mal- 
and; manager of, WHO, Des Moiiies, 
died at his home in Elmpre, Minn., 
on Dec. 8.^ / 



Kenneth . Bertiram Lament, . 59, 
father of MoUy Lambnt, the English 
filni actress, died Npy. 15 at Dur- 
ban (Natal). 



. Mother Jack Wise; Warner 
Brothers stbck ftliayer,' led ' Dec.' 8 in 
Pittsburgh;: 



Harry C. jScluipilr,, 6i2, member of 
the old Memphis Philharmbnic. Or- 
chestra,; died. Dec. 9, 1936; 



Play 9 Ov^t of Town 



Jonah im^ the Whale' 

(Cpritinu^d from page 60) 



representing a teacher and her two 
pupils, Who ask fpr it,, 

Jonah is ihot .always shown to best 
advantage. ; Prophet does a fair 
moral cleah-up ijob in his Own town, 
Gittah-Hepher, and rates rather 
highly there; but a. visiting traveling 
man; Bilshan^ hot from Ninevah and 
other gay spots of the bid world, 
treats him lightly, with the inference 
that this self-appointed missionary 
of Heaven is moire or less: a phoney. 
Jonah blurts, in defiance, that he: 
will shoot oyer, tb Ninevah ;directly 
and straighten out the joy spot. 

'Aside from girding your loins, just 
what do you expect to do?' taiihts the 
wise-cracking salesman; 

lU: 'a fanfare, the harrassed. 
prophet sets pff from Gitta-Hepher 
for the big town; but outside the 
town he reneges and takes a galley 
ship^ headed in the opposite direc- 
tion.; Aboard , ship he bumps into 
BUshah, his tbrmentori who calls him 
pn the play; While benipanihg, his 
weakness,.; Jpnah - is surprised by a 
loquacious whale which pbps up out 
bf the ocean arid invites, him to a 
more lengthy chat In the near: 
future.. When the galley is nearly 
swamped by a tempest, Jonah inr 
teiprets it as art omen frPm Heaven 
and iriveigeis the passengers to toss 
hihi overboard,; 

*Np harm in. trying,* Bilshan sug- 
gests nonchalently.knd assists, in the 
pushover. : 

Sea subsides and, in the next scene, 
Jonah is found in the belly of the 
whale, greatly distracted by aiany 
days: of endless chit-chat with his 
'host.? Whale asks permission to ship 
a few gallons of water, which ap^ 



parently regurgitates the undigested 
prophet. This miracle sets, him ofl^ 
determinedly tb. Ninevah, .where, at 
a woman's club tea, he predicts de- 
struction of the city in .40 days. He 
sits it out on a mountain top im 
Eupdias, a Gitta-Hepher girl who 
came to Ninevah alone when Jonah 
restrained her .from accompanying 
him. Their relatiohship is subtly 
undefined. : ' 

Prediction flops, ilshan taunts 
Jonah ohce more pn the mountain, 
and the dismiil ptpphet finally admits 
his heavenly credentials are ap- 
parently net quite the McCpy. Euo^ 
dias stands by loyally at the purtain. 

Dialog is modern, theme is^whim- 
sical,: and many situations areTiumpr- 
ous. . ' 

Captain of the galley invites Bil- 
shan to sit at his table; one of the 
clubwbmen talks like Gertrude 
Stein; and Jbnah has three yes-men 
in. sackcloth. ^ ' . 

Roles Of Jonah and: Bilshan are 
rich, and John Weld and Paul Kil- 
liam handle : theni with such finesse 
as is not always found in student 
dramatics. To Killiam, who last 
year over -mugged and bver-bgled >^n 
importtint role in a Harvard present 
tatibn of 'Wind and the Rain,' a sin- 
cere -nod > for restriiinirig himself. 
Dekiree Rogers handles the prihci^-; 
pal ferhme character nicely;; and 
Agnes LPve :as the teacher in the 
prolog and the Steihish clubwoman 
later^. gets hohprabje mention for ace 
cOmedy- Work ' Fox*. 



Plays Ahrpad 



JUUA 

(Continued, frplm; page 64) 



mate actress, in9luding such plays as 
'Our Betters,' and theatrical, circles 
!were surprised with the announce- 
ment she Would :appear at Gpyent 
Garden in an ojperatic role. 

It. is not altogether fair to .iudge 
Miss Banherman's singing from the' 
first niight at this opera hbUse. She 
wias palpably Overwhelmed by the 
responsibility. Nevertheless, she re- 
veals a well-ordered technique. It 
is a performance of Unbrbken charm, 
to be enjoyed, and remembered. She 
plays with feeling and distinctipn 
and has nb difficulty in consolidating 
the position she has already Won 
for herself in the legitimaite, field. 
It is a. robust interlude to an other- 
wise slim ehtertainmeht. Her clear; 
diction is a technical accbmplishment 
of no: small proportions. 

Henry Wendon Svlth a well-trained 
operatic teiior voice, plays . the :male 
lead acceptably.; 

Comedy : is especially feeble, vbut 
even if . it were gbbd, it would be 
lost in the vast auditPrium, J6lo, 



MegVedtem Egy Asszonyt 

(Tve Protected a WoiuaiD') . 

.) Budapest, Nov. 26. 

Coineily In three acts by Janos Bpkay,, at 
BelvaroBl Theatre, Budapest.'- . ; : 

C^st: . Maria I^azar, Maria Mezey,. Antal 
Pager, Joseiph Barotl, lickszlo Z; Molnar.. 

YoUng man accidentally sitting ber 
side a married coUple at a table in a 
restaurant can't look on at the hus- 
band bullying his wife and, when the 
hUsbahd grows obnoxious, slaps his 
face. Woman he his thus protected 
is nothing to him, he has never seen 
her before and never wants to see 
her again, but no one will believe 
that;: public opinion compels , him to 
fight a duel with the husband, to 
figure in . the ensuing . divorce, to 
comfort, the distressed divorcee, and 
finally to marry her -and live ith 
her ever after. 

This first dramatic effort of a 
young novelist— play itself: . is . ; a 
dramatization of one of his novels^ 
is clever, agreeable, showing 'skill, 
routine and' literaiy ability. ,' 

Adniirabiy.. presented: by Maria 
Lazar arid Pager^ .the somewhat 
Chevalier-esque, charming .and . vpr^ 
satile ace of Budapest aihorbsos, iplay 
scored a. distinct success, and makes 
one look forward, to morb of his 
work. ■ 



Obii^ fiur Pets 



(Cbxitirtued from page D 



paries and Shepherd: dogs. As a final 
resting place rfor these animals 
there^'s :a pet cemetery here that doiBS 
a thriving business. ■ 

: Iri a recent pet obituary cplurriri of 
: the Holly wood Citizen^News, demise 
of three cats and tw:P ppoches were 
recorded -With all of the. endearriient' 
that might be expressed for a humari. 
Here are sortie of 'the . it noticeis: 

'Spotty— beloved black and whilie 
cat pf . Mrs, Alan DWart. Iriterred in 
crypt at Los Angeles Pet. certietery,;' 

'Sherb — German s h e p.h e r d, 12 
years old, dear to Mrs. William Le 
Hfarori. Interred in crypt at Los An- 
geles Pet Certietery.' 

'Rpmbo 4- twb-year .:bl d. cocker 
spaniel ^wned by George Cukor, 
Cremated at pet certietbry.' 

'Chico— Edna Murphy's 11 -month 
old poodle. Crem.ated.' , 

'Pip Squeak—Cat, lo Vz years, old, 
belpnging tb Mr. and Mrs. Henry 
Brewer. Creniated.* 



Night Club'ikeviews 



COLLEGE^INN 

(Cpntinued f rprti page 58) 



thrpughout the bill with some work- 
ing routines. After thp usual rUn of 
one-tworthree-kick . rPutines which 
have beconie the stamp of the ruh- 
pf-.the-mill: chPrus lines in cafes, this 
line's work - on the Web and with 
foils, and general acrobatics, is n'ote- 
Wprthyi: 

in the act .iihe-up are Jerry and 
Turk, who have been wbrkihg. pretty: 
cpnsistehtly arbUrid the town's riite- 
ries; and- over well here with their 
knockabout dancing. Harriet DeCJoft 
is the femme singer with the orches- 
tra and in the shPw she does a cap- 
able vocal jbb, Marigins are a couple 
of huskies in a hand-tb-hand rou- 
tine, a little slbw but okay for this 
sort of work and young looking. 

Two outstanding clicks are the 
Calgary Brps; 'and Rufe Davis. 
Teani's. drunk and fall-down stuff is 
great, here. Davis isbcks oyer with 
his hill-billy mohblbg and comedy 
imitatipn^ There's also Alphonse 
Berg and his draping act, just right 
for a floor show. 

Show runs like a Vaude bill and 
the acts.have dbne little to rearrange 
themselves frbni their vaude to cafe 
routines. . Show. indicates rtiore than, 
anything how much the cafes of to^ 
day are approximating the old-time 
music hall and, giving .the people the 
variety bills Which (hey aren't get^ 
ting in the ^theatres* 

Final flash htimber on the show is 
an Esquire stunt . With the ihag's 
cover as a background .and., two car- 
toon characters impersonated by the 
chbi-us' girls— rthe Petty girl arid the 
Major Pop ; Eyes; Characters are 
dpne by haying, the girls wear huge 
hats;. With their bodies' made, up as 
the faces of the characters. Girls 
wear two large cbcbahuts, pointed 
blue, to serve as the eyes. Good 
flash finish'.' Gold..! 

CROSVENdR HOUSE 

Londbn, Dec. 4. 

Music Corp. pf America presents 
a $4,000 suipper-tlme show at 
.Grpsvenor HPuSe. Prpgram describes 
It as 'LPU Hbltz CWith David Burns) 
and the all stfkr revue.*: As it is a 
straight variety show, ^ plus the ni.ci 
stuff by Holtz, the word 'reViie' must 
have been - introduced to make it 
mPre difficult, It ran 70 .minytes 
when caught; and will vary withv 
each perforrtiance, depending iippii 
how many stories and gags Holt? 
will perpetrate on respective nights. 

It was an education: ih itself to 
watch, a smart night life audience's 
first eontact with Holtz. He offered 
nothing brilliant, bul his audacity 
fascinated the late diners. Each time 
he appeared he has a different 
methbd of attack, and , each time it 
culminated in a stranglehold. There 
was no' escaping hini; 

The Pther tUrns cbnsist pf . Maripn 
and Irma, pair pf neat Ippking, 
youthful acrobatic cohtortibnists 
with ^n attractive routine, whb-T'e- 
cently: appeared in a Cpchrah rbvue. 
They are followed by Florence Mayo, 
who is hilled here with 'Felix the 
Horse.' The authorities did not like 
the horse to be called Pansy, so the 
name was changed. Jackie Heller's 
.rhapsodic vocalizing' quickly endears 
him to the customers, whb finallv let 
hirri depart after about half : a dozect 
nunibers. 

Dario and Diarte, ballroom dancers,, 
billed as *dirett .frbm CocoartUt 
Grbve, Lbs Angeles,' complete the 
roster with a splendid routine which 
; could not help but please a cabaret 
audience.. 

Every act, in fact, is a hit^ even 
Felix, the Horse, follOwinnr 40 years., 
of such aii act by the Griffiths Bros.^ 
who have ' been doing, it for that 
ferigth of time over heu . . But it's 
Hbltz whb keeps the thing going at 
•a pace commensurate with that style 
pf entertainment. ' 

An; excellent cabaret shoW; 

Gbvernbr Glinton ; 

(NEW YORK) 

,. HoStielry steps orit with a flourish 
in booking a flashy girl contingent 
fpr rt\Usic chores in the grill. Ri ta 
Rib handleis the baton; Spot, located 
in Pennsy R. R. depot area, bids fbr 
transient: trade. And the Rio girl 
gives therii sohiethirig to remember. 

Girl's knowledge of clefs and tonal ^ 
finish may.hbt be so hot, but her hiji 
slinging arid .tprsb accents, are; , Shd' 
changes . her formal •:garb several 
;times ,a night; each sti-eam-rliried out- 
fit. stressing the sequin or biespangled., 
nibtif for: eye-filling, effect. ' ', 

Personnel is ' quietly: dressed ,in. ; 
black satih. .Deportnierit also 'played 
down, to contrast the leader's caper. 

Miss Rip hails from vaUde, niterles 
and; a few Hollywood pictures. She 
sings riow arid then, revealing a 
rather yolUmiribus voice for such a 
sriiall performer. But i t's thie mbve- 
rrients that put her oyer. 

Grill on: street : floor level i . inti- 
mate in layout; in . comparison With - 
the 'usual downstairs restaurant. 
Small terrace leads to the fiool-, Qi-^ 
chestra" is framed in drapes. Spit 
greens and . painted window boxes 
embellish ' the' general decorative 
scheme. Low cover assessriieiit after 
10 p. m. Btah 



Wednesday* Becembei' JU5, 193^ 



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VARIETY 



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Carney Firm 



B BftcJungf. Oil Co. and Carries aii Exr 
hibit--^Pfi<si^c: C Showmen's Ball 



By BktL RICE/ 

Ang'^les, Dec. 

i^(^W 20-ctir carnival outfit m 
jj^j^ ^o be "named th^^ Star 

-ittte^O^d Garhival. WUl feature 
SSitirfely J^eW Pjan lor the paid 
5*te?^^A ineM will be directly 

W*?* li it.V *Woi.niia» with rirlinff *»1<l>- 




Shrine Grcus Circuit 



jST will' be iised at back : enid ot lot, 
wttritoi ' icie each night at 8 and 
The lure to come early 
vSl^tfe ■ Fifteen fides and 10 shows 
^^»j)t rtUEe up the layout. sThe man- 
t^jiirttWit cliiim there Will be nothing 
concessions thit cart any- 
rSS5»;i^ *riiey to be -financed by 
i the lai«esl oil companies, 

l(urhish|hg an exhibit that 
P^'-t* ' interest ip, automobile 
■liwneri.' 

! Paikjf Conklin; the new .manager of 
iie lPbrohto Exhibition midway, W 
/fii^y^r strictly independent liriei-up; 
•^^Of shows and rides on order of 
ihe biff expoiitibns retientty held in 
vlflie U* SI Permahenl; building will 
^bfr^ulU to house th^^^y^ 
tionfli This ihnovation for, a two- 
■^irtiek sl^silhg will/^b^ watched by 
Ihe ii^ifii^^i^^^ . with cohsider- 

•Me iniejfest Very f eW of the big 
atNu^t^ns booked by fairs outside; 
the tfbgdlar carnival jiave ever been 
^ jrt)l0 tO; geijithe.n have. 
Iheim a tew notable excerptions. The 
Igotrote Village; Which liiad tviro big 
iyeats a^ter the St; Louis ExiMsitioh; 
Jtnd .the Whale are the only bnes I 
'{ean;r€«iUL- V- 

Pacific Coast Shbwineh's Ass'n ah- 
'nual'bianquet'arid baU Hotel Bilt- 
tDore might of Dec; 9 oversold their 
, reservations by' 4i. Well over 800 
; atten4^i : ^is was by (ar the big- 
' ges^ and . best affair . ever .;held by 
TCSA. 'Jack Gf imes was the do.etof 
lhat miide it' the huge success it was,: 
fnd the net was over a gratict, ahd 
that's'someihing to brig about, r 

Fat Al:^rt;ha$ closed his show for 
the 'seaiton aiiicl wiU winter in Los 
jyi^d;es. Hi^^ wlU be greaitiy 
Jenl9r]|ie<jt.!for' the sealsoni of 1937, and 
'! will mdye. most of his equijpment by 
VwiU''' 

i Voitht WinterlB^r 

\ Jiiiet Voight state Fair Shows, now 
•Wijitering. at El Paso; secured the 
^M^liiriv State Fair and the Tulsa 
IbijitraitlQ^ at the Chicago meeting. 
OBis. riifes /will. play the Sun. Dance 
Cd^bratibn at El Paso week of Jan. 
ii> ||if;; .This iiirom^^^^ to; be a great 
■daj^Viis the manager, Verne New- 
^<iomib,^1^ pay at- 

-'trittibiii^t in addition to numerous 
jfrae a^jij. will be located on the 
' and lots.ih' the downtown dis- 



rrih Davenport; general ' manager 
of a Circiiii ot Annual 'Shrine Circus, 
opens his first show at Grand Rapi ; 
Jan. 25. 

The circus , goes to Coliseum; , 
trbit for two /Weeks, then public 
Autlitoriurh,. Cieveland; for. another 
two, weeks, with other one week 
stands to follow. j[n :Mar.ch and April. 

Among a number .of hovelties he 
bias eiigaged ihis year v ' Helen 
Reynolds and her j Wcirid Champions, 
and a ■ 'iRubenistei Valse . Caprice 
JBallet of 300: . 



Job for Creel 



San Francisco, De!(fc; j5; 

Appointmient of George Creel/, na- 
tipiially known writer and a candi- 
date in the 1934 race for' governor 
of California, as publicity director 
of the 1939 Golden Gat^ Interna- 
tional Exposition is expected to be 
announced shortly. 

Reports .uholficiailly connecting 
him with, the, publicity ' post state 
that his salary Will be $15,000- 
nually. 





Des Homes 

Hepssl fer Aroiisftirs Mhery fick 



Tied te tk Bridee 



^ Babcbcfc's carhy . still playing the 
lots of ,Los Angeles to good returns; 
til other tricksihave folded. Unusu- 
ally, good weather has been the an- 

■.iwer,' ~ 

Rooky Lewis Walitathoh, the 
Ocean Park Pier, has been in opera- 
tion for «3: days to splendid business. 
Hm three couples and three solos 
.left, and will fold before Xmas week. 
Los Angeles county thought it had 
a law passed that could not be beat 
by any endurance shows, but Lewis 
only 23 hours. Closes the show 
^ta ajtnvfor ah hour* Everyone paid 
WyA the building locked. New 
^ntracts signed and at 9 p.m. they 
«art jail over. Sevetal \ others ex- 
*«it«d to open and run in this manr^ 
;tter aftpr Xmas. Harthone (Jack 
roUit, mgr.) and Bellvidere; (Eddie 
Ani^erson; mgr.) said to be the loca- 









N. Y. Supreme Court Judge Wil- 
liam H. Black on Saturday C12) de- 
nied the Burley Amusement Cbrp., 
operators of IVtiiisIiy's Gotham iil 
Harlem, a certificate to compel Dis- 
trict . Attorney, Dodge to agree to a 
trial by jury •.pf the corpbratibh and 
the theatre manager, Sam Kraus, 
who are/ accused' .of .conduct! an 

indecent show* 

In opposing the request for the 
jury order and, si speedy disposition 
of the case, the District Attorney 
declared the appellants were 'seeking 
publicity/ Abe Minsky operates the 
G'Otham. 

: Kraus and the officials of the coil>i 
were summoned to '.Magistrate's 
court last October on ihie indecency 
charge. Defendants wer«; held for 
tt-lal in Special Sesisions^ Case ha;s 
ilot been disposed of there, and the 
defendants entered their application 
for disposition of the matter by hav- 
ing the District Attorney jpresent the 
evidence to the Grand Jury 'or In- 
diictment, wMch would mean a trial 
by jury In General Sfesslons. 



Queen of the Garhival Girl Show 
1 ms^nag^rs, Elsie Calvert and her hus- 
I jand, jumped to L.A. for the Show- 
men a. blowoUt from San Antone. 
X? *'?^^® here in time to make 
to! J^u^\:'^^^^'^'<=*'s shindig at Kan- 
New Year's eve. Her.fHigh 
SnlSj ^^^^'*^^. ^ money with the 
Bwst^- °' Anierica^ this 

1^^'^^^^^^' the Showmen's 
offii-' Ruback; of Heart 

■t!^^''-?,^' **** newly elected presi- 
P iw'ii^"^ surely make things hum. 
Jnp^liT plenty of jack dur- 
fewf^l!?^^^^^^'^ What it 

gjj^w to kick most ahythirtg over the 

m h^A to. operate since 

Ji S season in the, Cana- 
hrep i:^^ yhe.past season. Will use 
^e^y^Ts m 1937. His- busihess in 
thL « <=«""t^y was, really Some^ 
gralid A Two- 
rencpc ^ were , common occur- 
fences, and that real biz for a. show 



fOM CENSOR'S SQUAWK 
BRINGS BALTO PINCH 



Baltlmof ie, Dec. 16. 
'Indecent performance' charge, 
six persons connected with the 
Clover, stock burlesque house; have 
been held, for trial by the Grand 
Jury. 

Those arrested were Bernard -and 
Benjamin Livingstoh; "operators of 
the theatre; two fiemme strippers, 
and Cohen and Fields, male comedy 
teapn. 

Grand Jury acted after reports 
were filed by Marie Pre^tman, mem- 
ber of the State Board of Picture 
Censors, 



Week of pec. 2f; 

'Gayety Qlrla'^^ayety; Inheapolls.; 

'Too Hot Wr Paris' — Rlalto, Chicago. 
; 'Speed, and Sparkle'— Caalho, . T6rohto. 

'Red Hot'-rrOpeh. 

fVahlteasera'r^Gayety, 

n^lzzy Daimefl'— liyric, , Mon.- 

Tueis.; Majestic, " Wed.; 
.Capitol; .Reading, ajestlc, 
wnilam.iport,. Sat. . 

'Scin-Dplls': — ^Troc; Philadelphia, 

'Steplpin' Stars'— Hudson, Union City. 

fPlratea ■ ot Me^ody' — Jacques, Water- 
bury. . ■ 

•Ha-Cha'— Howard, BoBtort;' 
- 'Garden of Gltla'— Empire, Newark.', 

?Scan-Teea'— Gayety, Washington. 

•Ballyhoo'— Gkyely, Baltimore. 

'HlrPlyerBi-r-Roxy. - Cleveland. . ; 

.'Hindu BelleB'-^flpltol, Tojedo. 

'Beaiity Parade'— Gjtyety, Detroit. 

'Red Rhythm* — Grand, Canton. 

■Bozo Snydcr'-^aiTlck, St.. r..OulB. 
.-'Babes, of : ' B'way'r-Presldcntj Des 
Moines. ,. v « , 

'Wine, . Womlin Song'— CagJno, 
Pltteburghi Dec. 21, 

!Wlne, Woniian and Song'^Prlncess, 
YQUngitliiwn (.1 daysl, Frl.-Sat:-Sun, 

'Modes and Modela'— X.yrlc, Bridgeport. 



With a |4Q0 they gave a 

parade. ' 

Roy Fox with tent repertory 
still picking them in Texas. AL-so 
the Billroy S^how, a one-day stand 
musical comedy tent opera, having 
many turna\yays i the Lone Star 
state. 



icago, 

, Gohcetntrated drive irist r' 
nivals which enter the' jtirisdietion of 
the local .Federation of Musicians 
will be made by President'^Jaanes C. 
Petrillo next ; season . to see to it that 
these camies live iip to every rule, 
and regulation of the. union in the 
Use Ot musicianis. 

General impression that the Musi- 
cians Unioii has been overlooking the 
carnival field and has passed it up 
as being; unwOrihy .of too. much time 
or consiiileratibh, but the . Musicians 
Union has now decided , to investigate 
this field more cloSeiy in the future, 
seeing in it a replacemi^t. in a great 
measure for the j loss of employment 
sustained by its rtiembers in .the clos- 
ing of the yaude. houses in this set 
tori:,.-; 

Petrillo himself states ihat every 
carnival playing within the jur^^ 
tibh of his; organization in the future 
and using music will be required to 
conform to the union's rules the same 
as theatres v and . other > enterprises/ 
Many exhibs have complaine.d: that 
thie carnivals have gbtten away with 
many infractions of the' rules, of 
many union organizations while the 
theatres have been pui under a dis 
advantage by fulftlli * every de- 
tail all the union reqtiirements; 

Nearly 99% of these carnivals start 
out from small towns, with the union 
scale there being from $27,IS0 to 
$37.50, but the by-laws of thie inter 
national . union is emphatic, that, for 
musicians traveling with any kind of 
show, production or touring carnival, 
the. minimum,:scale iis" $100 for a si - 
day week, plus first-class transport 
tion, which includes loweic berth on 
Pullntians. v: 



Sah Francisco, Dec. 15, 
Committee representing the ,ihter- 
natiohal Golden Gate Bridge Fiesta 
met in Mayor Ro.ssi's office here last 
week and formulated plans a 
three-day celebration in honor of 
the opening oi the Gate bridge isome 
time in' ijtaiy. ot ne-xt year. 

A tentative program fdi:'., the fiesta 
was presented. . This included elabT 
bra'te land, sea and air parades, a 
civic bail,, fire-works and other 
events.'.' 

, Supervisor Arthur M. rowVi', Jr., 
a .director i(>f thie Golden Gate Bridge 
and Highway , istrict, was elected 
permanient chairnian; 




Des Moines^ Dec. 15. 
Police barged in on the.,burlesciiie 
show at the President la]st Week,, ar- 
resting Louise Stewart, 23, jiri 
pal . stripper; James C. Alhitin, 
rector of the , and Hal Bron- 

soh, manager, charging .tiliem with 
Violating a city ordinance prohibiting 
indecent exposure in public and .giy- 
ing an obscene perforinahce. 

Matt Kolb,. of the independent ^ 
Burlesque, wheel, who has. been 
Des iWoines ;for , W days, looked- on 
the rai police reprj^ against ' 

Bronson, who recently .staried- 
.grand jury investigation of a charge.^ 
that he was- requested to^ m^ 
payoff, to police -ofliciaisl Th$! inves-. 
tigatibii is still uhder way. • 

Miss Stewart and . AHatin pleaded 
guilty to the. .eity charse .and were ■ ' 
fined $i2S . each and costs, deeming it 
'the easiest way' Wheel show 

coiild continue its itinerary^ Onlthe 
^ge charge of giving ah, obscene 
show,. Bronsqii: waived to th'^ ceuiity 
giKand jury under $500 .bond; Hiii 
hearing Will be heldLDee, 2li^ 

To complicate ma^rs, the Majes- . 
tic Coi, owner of the President^ has 
given' notice 'to ' yiacate. Afot ^^telm^ 
quehcy in rent 



Kearne/s Girls at $25 
Highest Paid in Calif. 

San Francisco, Dec. 15, . 

Weekly, raise of $1.50 Will bring 
the salaries, of the burlesque chorus 
ait the Kearny here up to $2$ a week, 
making the gals the highest pai in 
the bay region. Charles Michaels 
is manager. 

For the past four, years the Kearny 
hais been presenting burlesque, with- 
out a shutdown. It is the only houser 
in towh which gives chorus girls and 
principals one day off each week. 



Cleveland, Dec. 15. 

Boosting the 1937 edition of the 
Great Lakeis- Ekposition here through 
a ■ convention drivie : a neW sales 
angle being .put 'into, action by fair's 
officials. Tie-up with the Clevelaind 
Convention and Visitoris' Bureau was 
made as p^ of aidefinite program to 
promote town's status as a made-to^- 
order cbnvention and .expo city. 

Bureau; under Mark Egan, has al- 
ready drummed up S3 conventions 
for next year, partly oii strength of 
Centennial holdover, which ^ starts 
ipi^ay run May 29. Figures are 
used as a double wedge by Lincbln 
G, ..Dickey, expo's general mainager, 
in getting new major exhi itors: aiiid 
cohcessionnaires to bUy space. 

Argument employed >,to .put it over 
is that, according to records; last 
season's fair brought approximately 
$30,000,000 and 176 conventidns into 
country'^ sixth :.largest burg. . Of 
that amount; an estimated $12,6()6;()00 
wais grossed off the . conventioneers,^ 
who want a hot or. fairly wide-open 
. playgrotmd for their meeti . With 
a revamped new edj tibh, civic spon 
sbrs are aiming to get a convention 
a day duri its three-month run. If 
that, quota is relached, a gross of 
$40,000,000 is expected, enough to jpay 
back $l,lOO,000 owed tO underwriters 
of '36 expo. Construction of : new 
buildings , on the 150-acre lakefront 
site will, begin, in early M^arch. 

Radioland, originally plotted as a 
miniature Badio City in eivic .audi- 
torium, may be discontinued this 
year. Auditorium , Was not only too 
far away from Midway; also they 
found the natives wouldn't, go . for 
anything less than the top radio 
names. Marine theatre is to be en- 
larged. Floridii exhibit^ . of the 
biggiest. draws in .'36, be iti' 

creased 60% in size. 




Caaaihs % Far 

ill Stage and Operate 






Net Uke Cuba 



., Dec. 

Forty-b.elo\y weather and a 
blizzard prbvi id welcome 

to 'Cuban. Follies' Unit jplaying 
here last week. Banana-belt chorines 

bought wboleh flannel under-^ 
things for the rest of, their western 
tour when hbtel emplbyeesi told them 
that such 'Weather is mild on the 
Canadiail plains.. 

Natives, hungry for .the sight Of 
live taleht, were not. daunted by the 
weather and high prices. House was 
practically filled for. alV shows. 



Burly Theatre's Switch 

Philadelphia, 

Bi.iott, lisidbre Hirst bufley hoiise 
here, has clbsedj for. ialterations to 
make ' it combo buriey-flim. 

Plaiii policy of continuous ■ alter- 
nating shows. 



Tofonto,- Dec. 15. 
ian National £|xhi ition, 
Gahada's largest show, decided 
to cut but all trayeli ivais 
and bobk their own. 

Past several .years saw Rubin it 
Cherry in charge of the midway; and 
prior to that Johnny Jones - Shows 
but heW policy is to book direct from 
Europe and tJ. .Sv AV . 

Coney Island, Atlantic City, Dream- 
land City and any other spot capable 
of suipplyihg: carhy flesh is beii^g 
combed fbr acts to be spotted 'for 
the first two weeks of September. 
Name adopted is 'Playiahd.' 

Patty Conkiiri of Viricouver is 
named, manager. He owns and oper^ 
ates Conklih'.^ All-Canadian Shows 
but won't be allowed to si^ot them at 
the national exhibiti 

Eliwood Hughes remains top ;m^n 
over the ' Whole ex. 

Bill Beasley, local operator, of ; all 
games : at show, recently branched 
out in night club field spotting only 
cover charge of $20 a couple ever 
known in Catiada. Biz. good. 



Viehria, Dec. 4. 

The bid- time circus wa!? resuscitai-i 
ed by. the .Busch compahy ;ai>F«sU;i|^^^ 
here for a three months' ehgagement . 
in the Renz building. Caning' was 
opportunity for government official 
to appear .and thus sbow pppi^ac^ 
that they shouldn't forget that there. 
Was a^iihe when the. circus wais the 
real and only entertainment 

President , WiUiaih Mi^ Vice 
Chaiicellbr Huelgerth and members 
of the cabinet ciame . wd^ there was . 
a Speech by President Arteth elf the 
tmion of artists before the first nUm* , 
ber. The Rena building had iinderr 
gone certain changes and . the iBuscil 
compiany thiis able to; prbvi 
the Viennese audience with prb'i- .; 
gram they had . i5hb"iyn . the world 
over. Their Russian, Shetland and 
East Prussian horses, performed neW; 
showings with Micdeta Busch|. niece 
of the famous circiis founder.. 'F^i;anz ' 
Adatnsky With his grizzly birars and 
Adrian Singels With his elephjaints 
earned much applause. 

An excellent tobth act by Andres, 
Qiiadriga games by the foiir Helios, 
the GeOrg Wong troup and tlie 
nine Fonther riders let it^ be khoWii 
that old circus art still exists. ' Ex* 
cellent, too, Klein's fancy bicycle 
riding. Icaric games by American 
Allisons, the clowns Bario Company 
and the two Italian comedians Cava- 
hnis. 



DRURY LAN£ 

(LOUISVILLE) 

Louisville^ Dec; II. 
After four Weeks of wheel produc- 
tions from the Jack Kane 'office;/ Ih'- 
dianapoHs, Fred Hurley has returned 
stock at the Gayety; Hurley has as- 
sembled h. capable, .company, with 
the Usual, importation of a featured' ' 
strip artist and occiasional vaude 
tiu-ns. 

Line is vnow down to 10 and girls 
look youthful, but require consider- 
able rehearsing.. 

Comics Fr i n k M a le y,. Sam 
Michaels, and Dome WiUiams ali^o 
represent an improveiheht over pre- 
vious stock, comics. Michaeln and 
Williams in particular both registei. 
Harold Blodgett ., is a clean, cut 
straight who .helps to sell the spice 
without stepping bVer the line. 

Entire company aiH^ears to advan- 
tage in a 'Streets of New York' pro- 
duction number. Which has the bene- 
fit of swell lighting and . excellent 
mounting. A qlever little hobfer, 
June . Mdrtin, ; showed, plenty, .of i 
promise in a tap routine,, and looks 
capable of going places. 

Show boasts a male quartet, two 
members of which were formerly 
with the Four Hafmohizerd, singing 
combination which played this, house 
with a previous company. The boys 
snare plenty, of applause on their 
oWn account, and garner ^ some 
laughs from the antics of Dome Wil- 
liams^ beefy jcomic. Letter also pos- 
sesses a nice singing voice, and clicks 
when he teams with 'Mack Ferguson, 
in a pop ballad. 

; Strippers Kitty Swanson and 
Smiles do ; the reifulations Walkons 
and peeling, with encores, limited to. 
two. They don't approach the stage 
of undress to which the customers 
Were previously accustomed.' 



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iLds 



; ^^Bffo^ Hearst 
is\t»ig; brtjther. ot 

partially; ' to^ . by ,iradib staticfhs 
Mthfe > publisher 

antiiiurieea that iie install ra- 

.y(iip:^^ iv'e^:.i^ eyery^ sohool in the state 
^^^^^iiat^i^^ jnaay:>l\ea^.;iih6 
iifKT^denl^ifta^^ address, he ilis- 
Vjpialch^tclp his' agents; to the ^.various 
; 'i^dip^^^^^^ to buy time for 

;, s^t^ cailiiig' atterf" 

>Aiohft<)i'-hls tphila^ ; Station! 

V (^fcdwitMl ip V I^V then came the 
.iigfleimr \ ./ ■■■ ; 

; ^; ^i^That ineairst ttiied t6 put 6yer was 
yiltt^^tfie'' ikddfes^^ would; 1)^' broiiglit 
>i^th&:'olik6$rot»ms' through the cburft 
fiie^TOlltheii^He^ That 
t^i^d have been quite oltay hiaid not 
J:tiotii* networks deela^^ their inten- 

V tifiiii inontHS' ago of carrying the ad- 
■ J^^^, «- ; Hearistr stations : -would takie 
ui^fe address' ori a ieed.: Stations. Otr 
viicifered' . aJ rowicite- ol^the ^copy before 
i^i^^,woiuljkaceepti Ahbthe^^^ 

' 1^ MeiiT^ is vto vget' %n; ' approval 
of bbardsl oi ediicatioh to plaiit ' the 
Ivirets'iiv th«lscK6ols, { 



BiUing 



New: Yeai-'s week bill at Fay's, 
Phiiadelphi 

dii'the scrfeehr 'Love in Exile* 
XG^^ '■' 

Oil the "stage: 'King's Scahr 
/dais* unit, starring Molly Simp- 
sori. ; " ' [ ' 



.Hearst'i Windsor Invite 

;Saft Sinieon/ CJaU Pec. ,22i 
i !; vijReporis William Ran- 

; ,'doipE bearst' castlei ipearby are that 
ihe'DrtiKe of Windsoif and Mrs. Wal- 
lis , Simpson, whfsar married; will 
spend iBi!'i>ort^on oi their honeymoon 

vlii9 pwbli?her's rm^^^ 
: ynd%stpqdV the equerry of the 
foiroer" British king^^ being wooied 
yrlthrthe' notiori^^ idea being that the 
. Warner TUler wbuld ■ wish to absent 
hutiM?lf"firom fiw the cor- 

onation of George VC 

San : Simeon, would thus flnally 
vhaye.a gtiest wh6 AvoUld fit the fur- 
■ cniture. 




London, Bed 
- In^tead^ of perfbrmihg 'Murder in 
the Cathedral' at the Duchess' The- 
atre last night (21), the entire com- 
pany ; televised the play frpm the 
Alexaindra Palace; six miles distant,; 
fwhile the atidiehce, containing a 
score of theatrical managers, wit- 
nessed the ^effprmance the 
Duchess, 

Electrical Musical Industries sys- 
tem was utilized \and fpund to be 
completely -acceptabie. Transmission 
arrived oVer MarcOni receivers. 

Dominion Theatre here will in- 
augurate television its regular 
prograins in mid- January; with spe- 
cial broadcasts by way of the Baird 
system. 

If successful, Gaumont^Bf itish will 
immediately install the equipment in 
all its other London cinemas. 

G-B holds the controlli interest 
in Baird. 




's $2,000 Vaude 
|2;S00to$^^ 
Credited to Air Baily 



Milton Berle goes Loew's 
5kte; _N., Y., for a repeat Within 
.^e^tly six months and at bnie: of the 
biggest Ya'u^^ salary boosts ever 
a; performer in such a short 
. of time. „ Foi his last appear- 
ance at LofeW's Broadway vaudfllmer 
,Berle received $2,500 for the week. 
. Next, time he goes in it will be &t 
■a $4,500 guarantee^ plus a 50-50 split 
.oyer a $36,000 gross. 
; Eerlerg stage salary .is at- 

tributed cjiiefly to hife radio broad- 
casting under commerci sponsor- 
ship (Gillette) Sunday ights; He 
on . the air little over 
three months how. 

Deal for Berle at the State was set 
by Harry Pincus, of the Irvimr Mills 
oliice. 



Yeggs' I. Q. Screen Test 



Cincinnati, 
, Gangster and mystery plays get 
the call for periodical screen; parties 
in the (3incy workhouse. 

After, the showing of a pictiire, in- 
mates huddle in groups . and flgiire 
put how the heavies messed up the 
case and came to a sad ending. So 
rnuch so that tony Sauer, superi - 
tendent, calls for order and lets go 
with sorhfething li *It takes birds 
like you to dig up the iariswer. That's 
why the law caught up- with, you.' 

'The bad boys accept the super's 
reckoning good riaturedly - 
turn tor their cells; 



By Arthur Uiigai' 

Hollywpbdi Dec.. 

ig pictures were- the vogue dur- 
ing 1936f AWhich i3 just closing. With 
prosperity the horizon ■ the pro- 
ducers went rather heavily into the 
$1,060,060 and better class of produc- 
tion from, the start an4; turned put 
'inpre vdPstly. pictures .tl^h .tl^e exhi ; 
itPrs have eyeir receiyjs^i the 
start of the sound pictuires. This, was 
brought about mostly by the fact that 
star names , wei:e much, scarcer and 
that, their value ' Was gauged chiefly 
by the merit of the current ptoduc- 
tion and not .on' past performances. 
Cohsequently, 1936 W'as' striictly a 
quality production stanza oh the 
calendar, more so than it was a star 
yeah ' ^'v 

: But the No. l;fllm grosser, thrPugh- 
oiit the world was Charlie Chaplin's 
'Modern Times,' which will - see a 
$4,000,000 count-up ph the ' strength 
bf . itij fancy rental terms. This is, 



Ws Toil Fix Grossers 



'Modern ITimes' (U A) 
'Sain Francisco* (Metro) 
'Swinir Time' (RKO) 
'Great Zicfffeld.' (Metro) 
'Littlest Iteber (3«th^Fox) 
'Rpse-Maric* (iMetre) 
IJnder llivovt^laes* (SOth^Fox) 



Philatorium Musee 

Show place for the 152,000 .stamp 
collectbvs in New-York City will be 
the N. Y, Mu.seum of Science and In- 
dustry in Radio City, if present plans 
carry through.- Move is ndcr way 
to. f oi-m a special society cpmprising 
all stamp orf?ani7-ati6ns in Manhattan, 
with specifU au itori reserved f6r 
stamp faddi.sts. 

Would be ktiowti, as a rPhilatori 



ol course, in refutation of the qual- 
ity theorem because here's a case 
strictly of Stella r power. . 

Though there were a number of 
star prpspects whP appeared on the 
horizon diiring the year, none was 
able to displace the leaders pf the 
previous year from the ranks of No, 
1-2-3. $hirley Temple, who was 
used in four pictures, led as topper 
of the entire actirig contingent due to 
the fact her quartet of pix.is good for 
around $li>000,000 gross oil the year: 

Clark Gable, again No. 2, came 
thrpugh With three top Metro pics 
and one Warner Ipanout: Draw 
throughput wprl'd pn^ these pics will: 
prove most helpfiil to bring his value 
close to. tha t of the moppet. Fred 



i Way Oiit 



New Orleansi Dec.. 22: ■: 
''Manager ' of a miisical .show'j 
6a ..toiir' put . ,., oyer on. 
the local musiciiantf unipn when 
the troupe played the MV<^iei^al / 
auditorium here recently. Local 
musicians' union^ has,.Tule that 
all traveling shows whichjc 
their own orchestra must;. ,. 
gage a siiriibr.'numibBr of local 
'musicians, 'at the uhioii' ,scale, 
evert if they jiist sit in the pit 
arid, twiddle their ;ihumb9. ' 
- Manager ^' Lsaid okay oh . 
standbys, but' .dehianded tHat 
they be Oboe players.- Records 
; showejl .^that here aireri't 12 
oboe players, ' in the {state.; 



VIC MOORE AN 







Victor Moore, -who held the. office 
of Angel of the Lights Club when 
that jolly Freeportr Long Island, or- 
ganization of a:ctors and layoffs 
hadn't yet hit the rocks, was the 
angel of the club in fact as well 
as title. Now on the Coast hiaking 
pictures, Moore last week sent east- 
waird a persphal phetk for $15,806 to 
satisfy an old judgment obtained by 
a bank to which the club was in 
hock. 

The high cost of being Angel com- 
menced with Mppre whien , along 
with several others, endorsed a note 
for $10,000. That was in 1926. The 
extfa $5,806 paid out last week was 
the interest that had accrued since 
then. 

Note was assigned to the Citizens 
National Bank of Freepprt in return 
(C^ohtintied on pa^e 59 ' 



5 Top Money Directors 



W. Van Dyke 
Clarence Brown 

David Butler 
William Wyler 
Norman Taurog' 



Astaire.with two. 'FolloW' ' 
and -Swing ime,' held his leverage' 
■i teaming; ith G( Rogers in 
these pics. , 
The Charlie Chaplin pjc... 'Modern 
Times,' .which hit ai'pund 

$4,000,000 or be Iter . take • th roughou t 
the world, is due to facit ihat talk is; 
eliminated! Thi.s one can play any- 
where, and evei-y auditorium in 
which there is a projection 'machine.: 
Picture, therefore, looked upon as a 
(Continued on page 6). 



Filmed Drunken Drivers 
May Become Pix Shorts 

Hollywood, Dec; 
ilm companies are, dicker j rig with 
L., A- cops who are/plannirig to take 
Sourid-recbrded ftlrris drunken 
drivers, Wiiile police angle is to 
clinch evidence . inst perhaps this 
dizzl drivers iside of Paris, 
and . judges have; id they'll admit 
the pix as. evidence, distribs figure 
there shbiiid: spmie funny shorts 
which can be cut fronv the stock 
shots; 

Prbducers, are stressing 

e'duc^tiorial rather entertain- 
mient values in, dickering with dicks 
for ider release of the films. ' 

l^aturdays and Sundays , of 
course; cleanup days here as else-i 
where, and camera crew of Ray 
Pinker, Lelahd V. Jones and Lieut; 
H. A. ppyle expect to be on a grind 
policy weekends— unless it rahis. 



By -BILL:;!!!©!;/'-;''; 
J^asadena,'^ De^ 
; The passirik ol^^^lbhnr^ 
last of the famous 'brpthei^;^^ 
a ^suxpriser .but the- siffi^: numbei^^^!^^ 
showmen attendi , the xuib^ 
when you come W :th|i|lc':p^ iha» 
whp^empiioyed more shoWfolka af 
one time than any; man that eveif 
lived. Joh&'^iyas the'onty^ bnr ck^^ fhtt 
brothers who: was' evlei^^'-^pod' !^^ 
Wittf ^;he iiite Iif6>i«J^^ 
years'ago 'h& lDh^w and j^^^ 
all the celebrities 'dh ttdth tniett of 
the.,A:tlaiitic. ,•''■■■■•'■,:' \ 

Most people think' that --^e amassed 
the 'great fortiihe that ,piiC .him in 
the Literary ;t)lgest^ i9i20'^ 6t th» 
'World's 10 Richest liejaf iit ^he- cir*~ 
cus business; iliis 'was nqt ^ H# 
was a: great friend of r^Bet you <lt.. 
Milliph' . Gates r shortly c^r bi» 
(Gates') comeback, froin the great 
ttimtnlng ^givejri ];um Oh IfaU.Stceefc 
that he left: broke biit j^i'oii^ised tdi 
come 'back. : About l^ihis:", time Gatei 
Was ready to get even wlth->the Iflt*' 
mous L & N pool >)vhi<^ pa(d pff 
Gates arid .bis pals 300%. profit whea 
h^ . naaed ;WaU Stteet'a rides' 
the door. John Ringlinjg Was ^aid ta 
have had $lO0iOOQ in.the po^ .Fjrbni 
then he went to tbWn^Wjth th* 
railroads, oilvand what iuive you, 
(Continued on page 03) 

MWBUNG IN Dints 

. Evelyn and James Vernon/ ball-^ 
room team, are keeping themselves, 
well dressed and increasing their 
earnings by doubling in dbds for 
cotriniefcial houses while playing^ 
professipnal dates, 
v Pairv through sundry merciantile 
tie-upi3,-^ are; completely outfltted 
both on arid off stage and receive 
additiorialicash renumeration lor e^ 
eluding all : other wearinf^:' apparel 
froni their watdrpbes., : . 

Agreements call for thiehi ito an« 
swer all queries as to source, etc., 
When asked by ihteresled^^jiarties. It 
also includes special e^cploitation and 
PMblipity by branch offices 61 the 
firriis they represent. Commercials 
get together with hotels and niteri 
where team is emplpyed for blow- 
ups, dummies arid store and lobby 
displays. Team also get plugs ' 
special magazine advertising by theil7^ 
ripn-pro benefactbrs. 

Terpers currently at the 
hotel; Washington, D; C. 



ABBICATION THEME SOITG 

irst pop song treating with the 
British abdication : 'When a King 
Gives Up Everything . for Love' by 
Abner Silver iand Bert Douglas. Song 
will likely have: to^ depend entirely 
for its sales On the counter display 
and plugs since i,t, like othei: compo- 
sitions on the game subject, has been 
tabooed by ■. the networks and the 
larger local stattpns. 
. 'Ki ' carries the imprinf Jpf the 
Paull-Pioneer Music COrp^ which is 
owned by. Max Mayer, mu:^ jobber* 



VASIETY 



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Weditesday, December 23, 1936 <-<'''X 




Rak-Rahs Dipping Into Their 







Hdilywdod, Ded. 
With tiniyersities.'ai^^^ schools 
in SoUi^i^irri C^ilifqrriia pouring out 
thousands, of. sti>^ . 
tKe. aii^uat^ : yuletide lament of .this 
eitti mob? ixa's reappeared • in film^ 
dbm. tibfessional extras, whose rev- 
enue is entirely dependent upoh day 
>ch^cks from the studios, are kicking 
bVei; the lots hiring hundreds of the 
pupils grab 'off little pocket 
'.change. 

Irt ; somp instances students art 
..Bpottedi tempdra^^ in the technical 
' and prbductipn departments. 

On«e; ptoducln^ unit hired a large 
^rotip o/ coUege lads at iJaily checks 
Bboyfe ft^O, further' burning; the oUt^ 
<>f-^jpb»>xtras as the canipiis*pe<»pl6 
,,drew 'd6wn a hdialvler, rate than thi?- 
(i^^ would ii^der normal pay con- 
••■'idittohi •■■ 
ibj^ras further claim that -. 
jglAtf ,«spf(cialiy thps? wHo' jffti* 
their 'naifnes in pririt during the iobt- 
ball season/ get their . jbbs : thrbiigh 
influential studio 'Cbnriebtibhs. ah'd 

.thrbugh^ the " riekiUa^^ 
fehannels, although iassigmnents Were 
: covert by using ctistbrnairy rbU' 



tin« strictly as a camouflage. 



ITs Hew Deal f# 
^ Deaima DiwIw/Nqw 



'Old Soalt^ lor Beery 



Hollywood, Dec. 

Upon completion 'The Last 
Slavej:'- at. 20th-Fox, > Wallace Peery 
returris to' Metro for sfcarfirig Spot in 
'The Qid .Sdak,* play by Don Marr 
quis. Unai aierkel has been assigned 
a: prominent part. 

J. Waltet'1l<lb6h will direct, Harry 
Ra'pf produci 



George Webb^sGc libel 
Verdict Vs. FAn Fan Mag 



: Criebrge : Webb, actor and f brmier' 
hiisbahd ahid business agent of 
tlsther Ralston, picture acires^ was 
awarded nbmin?!. damages of 6c, 
Monday (21 Jf t^ a jtity before Judge 
Paitterson in thie Ni Y-. federal feoiirt. 
Webb hdd: sui»): the Dell Publishing 
Co: ^i^I,OOff,0(H)" bh"ah SUieged li- 
.bielo;us> ar^icl^. . )printe4,: ih ^ t^^^ de- 



KEN MURRAY and OSWALD 

A Merry iChrig^tinas and a Hiippy 
New Year to all our friends 



•v.Hbllywbod, Dec, 
X^niversal Is fl^in^ out a new 
deal lor Deanna DUrbin, 14-year-old 
ainiei'i' 'as a result of her ' click " in 
;*3Chree--'Sm*ijft -CrirlSi*' ' .. - ' . ' ■' .V'-.' 

She Js getting $150 ti We6k aiid 
fltiidio f^els that^ besides presentinjg 
ber WitK- a <b«r, ih^ should ' have an 
adiustmeht. oh her current - contract. 
— Mer next^^tarring stbry at;U will 
be '120 Men and One Girl.' StDryj 
conqtrjpiAg . 4n orchestra . which 
adopts ia giriijingeFt is b^ing written 
by Hians KralyJ Henry Kbster who 
directed 'Smart GirW which'debuted 
MIs^ DUrbin«. will pilot. 

FUR SAGA 

traverse' to Film of 
' Canadian ' Trapper S: ' 



fehdanVs $(|re^n: magazine, 

in March, isl34V . 
ti\ I The article , ' fcompilaihed of was 
written J^by^^Gladys Hall > and was 
J ' i^ased: bp deiails; suppUed ihe w^ 
'by Miss Ralston concerning her ihar- 
4ried life; with "VV^r ' ; ^ ' 
In ti diepositibh taken on the Coast, 
MiSs I^lstort ; testified for the de- 
fendant de<plarihg -that the atticlb 
was based\b'n truth. George Ti Delti- 
corte,. iicad of ! the publishing com-^ 
pany, and Miss; Htall were the chief 
defeiuie;(Withe85es ! in courts 




Hollywood, DeCi 22. 
Paramount .has Paul Schofleld and 
Ralph l^cbtt sbreenplaying .'The tohg 
tfriaverse,' y^rri of the s|r,ug^le,be- 
tWeeA;;^iif^appers . and t^ie HudipirBay 
tJoi .in"'*^Ganada.^= between '1783 and 

^ Thb^ ; tentatiyely lined up. ,f or .the 
cast, are ClaUdette Colbert, George 
.Raft, Gary Grant, Frances, Farmer, 
Gharles Ric^ora, Akiia 'TamixolI and 

Jr Guy Standing. 

Ai<RiyALS 

/Lupe Velez, Sophie Tucker, Basil 
Rathboiie, Philips Holthes. George 
% Stbne, Igpr Stfdvihsky, Mrs. Sin 
Clair Lewis^ Mr^ ahd Mrs. Edward 
G. Robinisoh, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel 
Dushkin, Grace Po^gi Arnold^ Marie 
(Glory, Alexander J. Steihert, Mansy 
Bbok, Vvohne d'Arle, jTean Tehriy- 
, Jesus de GaViria> Herihine £lk- 
ihah, Robert Schless, Adolf Osso, 
iUey Pjiicus, Monta Bellf Jean Gacon 
de Cavaignac, Mrs. Emma Koster- 
Uts; Eugene;' Frenke, Elsie vEdwiards, 
kbrstin Thorborg, Gustaf Bergman, 
l(fr. . «^ Mrs. Liidwig Hbfrhann; 
Fplisb-iSIavbnic Chorus, Elsa Flag- 
sted,?-James A. Fitzpatrick, Norman 
G. Lbudbn, Frederick Lphsdale, Vis- 
Count Castlerbsse, H. R. Kiiicker- 
bbcker, Mir. -and Mrs; Joseph Pulit- 
zer, Mr; and Mrs, Herbert Pulitzeir. 



SAILINGS 

.Dec,. 31 INew York to Havana) 
Mr, and Mrs. Arthur Israel (Yuca- 
t^n), ■■■■ 

: • Dec, (New York to London) 
Isidor ahd Maurice, Ostrer, Sol Les- 
ser, Otto Kruger (Normandie). 

Die. 19 (New York to Rio de 
Jaheiro) N; A. Reichlin (Pan Amer- 
ican). 

Dec. 16 (New York to London) 
Fred Thompson, Torrtmy Guinan, 
Dolores Costello Barrymoi-e, William 
X. Howard (Queen Mary). 
; Dec. 15 (New York to Bremen) 
Max Schmelihg, Poultney Bigfelow, 
Maria Mueller, Mrs. Delos CKappell, 
Cart ■ Schwedler, Muriel Draper 
<Bremen). 



Spiija; Henie's Personals 

, Sohjai lienie; champ figure skater, 
under contract 20th CeMu^ 
arrived in New York Monday (21) 
after completing 'One In a Million' 
and while in the east will play pier-: 
sonal apipiearanci . engagement - in 
three key oi^es, two of which, Pitts- 
burgh/And Boston, have already been 
larra^ed.; ^ Pitts1o\ugh date' is Jan, 
8, Boston' to follow. 

Under' a termer to 20th-Fox, Miss 
Henie will return to Hollywood later 
in the winter- for her second picture. 




... .,> Chiciigbi .;Peci . . . 

.Before levying, for- 'Gaiiforiiid V'in- 
teri , Aaron ..Jones, Sr., sent, an 
order through giving Christmas bor 
nuscs to the .entire personnel of 
Jones, Liriick: & Schaiefer circuit lo- 
cally, right down, the... * 

■Thi^^cludes cash bonus gifts to 
union help throughout the theiatres. 
This is the first time that the union 
inen have been included in tKe 
J. L. & S. bonus gesture to its em- 
ployees. 



kollywood, Dec. . 22, 
Aaron Jones, Sr., .Js here at the 
Ambassador hotel recovering 'from 
flu. ' ■ ' 



Hollywood, Dec. 22. 

Lynne Overman is one of the top- 
pers in Paramount's 'Murder Goes 
to College.' - 

Chuck- Riesner directs. 




i^'-i 



iiiiiiiil^MiiiiP 




All Major Fnm Companies Bat U 




Francine Larrimore East 
For John Popte Stager 

Hollywood, Dec. 22. 
. Having completed her first picture, 
'John Meade's Woman/ B. P. Schwl- 
betg jjpr<)daction,> Francine I^rxlmo^e 
has pulled out for Broadway to tall^ 
oyer a stage chore with John Foote. 
' Fobte- wants her for an untitled 
play which is eixpected to be pro? 
duced immediately. 

Robinson Finds Out You 
Can^ Be Too Careful 



Rome, pec, 
Edward G. Robinson did. not get a 
'too favbrable reaction in. local paper, 
'Popolo ,di Roma/ when, in a recent 
interview, he praised the Hollywood 
work of Italian director Frank Ca- 
pra. 

Robinson, me^tlojued. that.Capra re-, 
fused to direct 'gaftgster films,', arid 
gave as his own explanation for . this 
the surmise thatf lC'^ra p^bably did 
not yrant to .work oh films which 
showed his; own pebple" ;n a bad 
light. 

Instead of getting mad at Capra, 
the Italian paper got- mad at Robin- 
son. Was. very surprised to hear 
Robinson considered gangsters a dis- 
grace to the Italian people; if had 
always thought that gangsteris we're 
an American, iristitutiori. 



Jolly GilletU poie^ RKO 

Elaine Barton, iO-year-old raidip 
singer and daughter pf Benhjr .Bar- 
ton« veteran vaudeviUian, has been 
signed fbr pictures by RIJLO-Radio. 
She- was tested in New York last 
week by Arthur Willi, with deal set 
by Artists JSynidicate. 

The girl is currently in the Milton 
Berle radio show (Gillette) on CBS, 
billed as 'Jolly Gillette.' Film deal 
starts upon -conclusion of her radio 
contract the latter jpart of the- winter. 

Hoofed Out 

Hollywood, Dec. 22. 

After • dozen - or so retakes on 
20th-Fox's *On the Averiue,' in which- 
they had to walk up and down 92 
stairs^ several of the chorines be- 
came spavined. 

Just another word for chairley- 
hbrse. 



UcHUGH'S 'SWING LADr 

HoilywOTd; toec. 22. 
Frank McHUgh Will be starred by 
Warners, in "Swing Your Lady,' cur- 
'rent Broadway legiter which the 
studio recently bought. 



WILL ROGERS' MEMORIAL SHRINE 

What , probably the most pretentious; memorial to Will Rogers Is 
hieafing completion oh : the rugged si of Cheyenne Mountain, in the 
Broadmoor and Colorado Springs area. It is a majestic feudal castle, 
built by Spencer Penrose, to honor the memory of his close personal 
friend. Castle is built on a promontory 2,000 feet above the plains level. 
It is biiUt at more than 10,00() f^ 

Painting, of the inside murals, which will unfold the picture , story of 
the West, has, been started by Randall Dayey. Six months will be 're- 
quired to paint the murals. Dedication of the toWer " set for next 
summer. " 

. .The castle looks' but firbni its 'mighty position over 'the Oklahoma and 
Kansas plains area. Its back "is to the massive mountain which forms the 
first barrier of " the continental • divide. ; 



L. A. to N. Y. 

Clay Adams. 
Gracie Allen. 
Paul Asher. 
Irving Berlin. 
James Blakeley. 
A. C. Blumenthal. 
Michael Brooke. 
■ George Burns. 
James Cagney. 
Dudley Digges. 
Georges Flamant. 
Pauline Frederick, 
Mose Gumble. . 
Sonja Henie. 
David Holtzmann. 
Fanny Holtzmann. 
William K, Howard. 
Arline. Judge. 
Sidney R. Kent 
- Nbrman Krasna. 
Otto Kruger. 
Francine Larrimore. 
Fredric March. 
Claudia Morgan. 
Isidbr Ostrer. 
Maurice Ostrer; 
W. B. Ruthrauff. 
Nat Shilkret. 
Jean Snyder. 
Brandon Tynan. 

N Y. to L A. 

Tallulah Bankhead. 
Thomas Bell. 
Konrad Bercovici. 
Mr. and Mrs. Eddi 
Danny Danker. 
Nat Perber. 
George Jessel. 
Joseph Mankiewicz.. 
Mike Marco. 
, Ray Millahd. . 
Dudley Ni?hbls. 
Louis K. Sidney. 
William Wyler. 



ijjhe ojjly major producer-distribu- 
. tos 'iiot definitely declari 
this' year are' Unlveirfeai 'arid Wd^ner 
.Bros. Latter doubtful* up 
terday Included, no' extra compensa- 
tion in pay envelopes which 
to be distributed tomorrow (Thurs.) 
but were handed out Monday (21) 
instead. Bonus , . action by WB be- 
came .more expectant JfoUo wing sud- 
den decision by Paramount to hand;, 
out a week's salary Friday (18) to 
most employes (earning $40 and un- 
der-,-. ■' .. 

. United Artists is paying a bonus of 
a Week's salary to all earning up 
to $200, while Columbia is discus- 
sing bonus checks in time for Christ- 
mas day (25). Col was among few 
companies paying a bonus last Xmas. : 
These companies, together with Par- 
amount, Metro, RKO, iand 20th Cen- 
tury-Fox wiU make- a total of si 
out of the eight >majbrs in the Xmas 
cheer column. In view of a. deficit 
and tTniversal's yeomaii reorganiza- 
tion and write-blfs under the , new 
regime, U's no-bonus decision " 
Understandable. 

Both Par and 20th-Fox paid their 
Christmas bonuses Friday (18), 20t;h-> 
Fox; distributing more money than 
any of < the others, made up . two 
bonus schedules, one for employes 
with* the; company over a year, the 
other for those .ini its service less 
than a year. Thoa|e with 20th.-Fox 
more than one year and .earning up 
to $100 a week received .two weeks* 
pay or a maximum of $150. Those 
getting:$100-$200 received one-and-a- 
half weeks' pay or. a. maximum of 
$200, while salary earners of .-fcbm 
$!200-$250. received one week's pay. 
Personnel With the company less 
than one year got ohe-hdlf of these 
ambxmts. 

. ; While the 20th-Fox bonus applied 
to all persons on ^the company's pay- 
roll, the Paf handout of a week's 
salary for thbse getting uP to $40,, 
applied oiily to hom^ Office workersv 
in- all departniehtis and personnel in 
exchanges^ in the; United States and; 
Canada. 'The bontis thUs did not. 
apply to theatre employes ih the 
field nor to personnel at. the istudio. 
About 1,700 people in Paramount 
benefit from the extra week's cash 
gift. 

Only two weeks ago Barney Bala> 
ban declared there had been no dis- 
cussion concerning a bonus and that 
he knew o£ nO . likelihood that one 
would be declared but at the board 
meeting Thursday (11) directors 
brought the matter up and a major- 
ity were against any bonus at all. 
Decision to . pay it, however, 
reached late Thursday (17). 
; Year-end bonus, which affected' 
nearly every branch of RKO-Radi 
-Pictures opbrations, was based on a 
sliding scale. Home office employes 
and all branches in the U. S. and 
elsewhere throughout the world got 
one Week's salary to those receiving 
up to $40 per week and a flat $40 to 
others whose , pay is In the $40-$8() 
range. Theatre division . paynients 
practically bn same basis. Payment 
made bn the theory that total income 
from all RKO operations for the 
current year Would be in excess of 
$1,000,000 net. ^ "., 

Pathe Newsreel employes got 
on the RKO-Radio Xmas bonus dis- 
tribution. Newsreel workers recei v? 
irig $50 or less benefited. They were 
paid a week's salary if in the classi 
cation of receiving "$23 Or less and 
flat payment of $25 if in -the $25-'$50 
salary range. 



St. John's Yule Spirit 

Los Angeles, Dec. 22. 
Although Republic's two Pacific 
Coast franchise distributing offices, 
here and ih San Francisco, have been 
in operation little more than 
months, Floyd St, John is kicki 
with an extra week's salary 
Christmas bbnus for all ernployees. 
■ Extra compensation goies to every- 
body from branch managers to 
shipping clerks. 



ONE POR DWAN 

Hollywood, .22, 
'Dead Yesterday,' original hf 
Mignon . Eberhart, has been pur- 
chased 'by 20th-Fbx and placed on 
the January production sked. Allan 
Dwan will direct; ith John Stone' 
handling production ins under 
Darryl Zauuck. '\. : 

Joan Davis, comedienne, only cast- 
ing so far. 



PIC ¥ U R E S 



VARIETY 9 








Uoyd Pic, But 




Holly w60d, Bee. 
,^^^e the abdic^^ton 6f Ki - 
jL|f d .yill» numerous stories based 
J^fl corelat^d .^; «pisp(iesi haVe 
Ibruni tap at various studios. Some 
liU we in the prelim stages while 
S Jiers have been (fcopped in^deter- 
1(50 to~ the jE»ebple of the British 

[arold ,Li6yd .wis. the. first to 
jrtdbrt siich * yarn. He had been 
v^Mni iQif ;mon*hs on a Patfa- 
fiijuittt production: concerning a king- 
^jiv , Ll<>3rd sWd, no pressure had 
bMjii brought hini to, scrap the 
tntteriair and^th^t .the picture would 
j^ m martner have been associated 
' romjjnce ..ot the puke of 
i Wwiclsor iand Mri Wallis impson. 
ttts itoty really was ^the teverse of 
th0 ,English situash and;in.volyed:^ 
lifmcess and an American lad. ; ^ ' 

twisioh' to scrap . this story will 
In^eHere with Lloyd's further 
*r«iUcttOri plans, as he has another 
whlqhvh<^; is Ptep 

' lili^ "hjiWeVer,. David 6. 

SelztiiclF wiir prc>duce 'Prisoner of 
^enda? /with Ronald Colman head- 
iiiiiS .i^e 'castt, presUrftably because of 
it^ tirtiety apical in dbhnectipn with 

jC^uk^'s romantic adventure. 
' (>OlKhan wilt play a dual role— the 
kiiigr who w.as :tpppled from his 
tittQi\i^ and the man who took his 
placei ii^ the Ahthfiny Hppe npveU 
:;tBt addition, ieverai indies haye 
1Mfie& in the hopper, and it is ;;ex^- 
piBoted.ithat- several will be rushed 
thimig^ - - 

: hS^iwUck also has three writers- 
ll^il^lihg; on a .picture, tentatively 
'^he Ki4r^g'9 Messenjser,' . which 
h^fif^itres' to Release arpuhd. Cprona- 
tioii tiihe hexf iviay. "Stpi^*- pf 
f^yisei; ,is .bqsed pn the affairs 6f 
the abdicated king.' 



SCULLY SCRIPTING ON 
SEUVS tAHAI^ 



Hpllywopd, Dec. 22. 

iers* first Claim tp the con 
!tein^^^ Sehmick*fote^ is in 

field, iwith tt sir Basa Zaharoff 
'S«e,. and cia^^ priority in that it is 
iibt thinking in terms pf any flctipn- 
^i«d'^version under the billing of 
;,*M<si:chaht of Death,* 'Secret King,' 
•^'Big Cs(esaf' or 'Monarch of Murder, 
lJut ag plain 'Zaharoff.' 

Selztiick has got as far as assign- 
ing Merfan C. Cooper to handle the 
^production and has penciled in Sir 
;Guy Standing to play the role of the 
munitions super-isalesm'an who was 
^knighted for bravery under Are. 

tudio has caUed in Prank liSculIy 
to effect a deal whereby he/could act 
as technical adviser or work on the 
scri at home. At present, of all 
Scripts optioned or Pwncid. iSelznick'g 
can't see a straight story out of its 
'cavaleadei of cannons. Hope is that 
Scully can straighten out the traffic 
jam and add the personal touches 
about Zaharoff which all presently 
purchased: material licks, i 



Hollywood, 
John W. Considine, Jr., Will put 
Emperor's GandlestlCks' into 
prpductioh at Metro Jan. 18,, with 
William Powell and Myrna Loy in 
the lead spots* Richard BoleslaWski 
directs. 

Herman J. Matikiewicz and Harold 
Goldman are scripting. 

Stpkowski oh Coast 

. Hollywood, Dec. .22. 

Leopold Stokowski has irrived on 
we Coast for musical eontributions 
w forthcoming Paramount pictures. 
<!ttf V, '^^'^"'te assignment has been 
StokoWski will work closely 
fii^ Pf°<*"eers, in collaboration with 
•nons Morros, head of the Par music 
department. 



A Real V^teraii 



Hollywood, Dec. 
Iii pi for 30 .years/ J.; 
reU MacDoriald is appeari in 

is 1,000th picture, 'Slim,' 
rently in production .. ; War- 
nersi . His first was a Broitco 
Billy Anderson pic" in Chicago 
^1906, in which he played 
nine roles. 

Before entering. Ims, Mac- 
Donald wai oh thie stage, for 
years. 



if Une'S K 
Threat Against Any 
at 



For the second time, in the last six 
months newsreel cameramen .clashed 
with airplane transport ;iine officials, 
latest being over shpoting scenes of 
thci Western Aii:' missing plane .'still 
Unlocated between Los Angeles and 
Salt Lake City. Attitude, of officials 
from this airplafne company was- so 
toUg;h, as revealed in messages to 
home offices In N. Y., that one newsr 
reel editor asked his cameraman .if 
he wJinted. a bullet-j)rodf vest. Other 
clash wai,. when . transport 'airplane 
cbmpany ' officials, ; squawked ai)d 
manhandled a cameraman near St. 
Louis as hie- was ' attempting to get 
close-iip shots pf disastrous plane 
crack-Up. 

Thud far; the newsreel lens boys 
have been forced, .tp ' cdhfline their 
camera efforts: to views of .the rescue 
parties,, including .gliinpse of hazdrd; 
ous country that searching squads 
must gp through in theii: .efforts to 
locate the missing paissenger . ir 
transport. . Universal ciamera grind- 
ers claim to. have exclusive shots of 
activities by searching parties in the 
Wasatch mountains; 

Mervyn Freeman, of Xiniyerisa 
newsreel's Hollywood office, is -in. 
charge pf U, ere w with the searchers 
fpr the missing ship/ He nbtiiied the 
hpme pffice that. .the. head pf one air 
line had threatened to' shoot any one 
photographing the plane's dead when 
foiindi 



WANGER'S 'CASTLE' BY 
ODETS FOR CARROLL 



Hollywood, : 

Madeleine vCarroll's next picture 
for Walter Wangier wili be 'Castles 
in Spai scripted by Clifford Odets 
and Lewis Milestone. Miss Carrol 
recently washed Up spot in -On the 
Avenue' at 20th-Fox. / 

.Milestone, Who..' will irect, :ahc 
Odets returned last Week fforh New 
York; where they .had been working 
oh the story. <. Production is 'slatec 
for late January. 



Mary Astor in 'Oyster' 



, Hollywood, 

With productipn slated for Feb. 1 
Mary. AstoV has been, " Signed' by 
David O. Selziiick as the fetnme lead 
i ' Worid's Our Oyster,' which 

ill probably be retagged. 

.Edward Arnold andyAdblph^ Men 
iou have top spots. EUibtt 

Nugent will E,; Lloyd 

Sheldon wiiV produce. 



Kniger Bucks Stager 
F^r Film in Jjo 

Hollywood, Dec. 22 
tto Kruger has gone to Lpiidoii 
.for spot Opposite Mary Ellis in 
'iJlamorous Night' for British-Inter- 
national Pictures. He sails from 
New York Dec. 26, 

Kruger previously was slated to 
appear in a Broadway stager ith 
Gloria Swanson. 




Laughton iUid Jta Own 



Hpilyiydod's Striving: for the 
'Different' Motibn Picture 
•^The B.O. Angle Not Al- 
ways the Mitjor Factor 



FURtHERS THE BIZ 



Satisfactory of the film 

version of Maxwell Anderson's 'Wiri- 
terset' has thrown into isicUSsion 
once again the need for. constant ex- 



perimehtatioiil' ih 



material 



which for years has intriguedtpicture 
producers.' Although m' . ho' sense a 
box-office wallop, 'Winterset' is sure 
to get by with a -profit. It will jus- 
tify itself Ahahcially, perhaps 
prove . standout ' iseason 
which, so far, has prpivided a small 
but important list of films- which 
aire 'differeht';- 

Misgivings about 'Winterset' were 
expressed in nearly every Holly wood . 
studio when' plans to produce it, were 
first' announced by Pan Herman at 
RKO-Radip. Such always has been 
the histpry of similar attempts to 
tackle 'any kind of oUt-^of-the-routine 
type of story. Experience has shown 
that ioneerihg has- had - its risks; 
Some efforts; have been.- succfessfiil; 
some have ended as dull financial 
failures; others have opened neW 
story channels and technical meth- 
ods and have left their impress on 
production . for many years. 

There is a Very definite conviction 
in Hollywood that the larger studios 
find it. a necessity of organizatipn to 
try something- . new. and different 
every little while; .The entire pro- 
duction ^taffl is stimulated When it 
becomes known that the frbnt office 
has approved a script which chal- 
lenges ingenuity, 'There is scarcely 
a person oh the production side of 
any of the larger plants who does 
not look enviously on those Selected 
to tiy put something new. Nearly 
every irector on the^ Coast has one 
or more pet ideas he has been try- 
ing to persuade the management to 
let him make, as a speculation, 
which might turn out to be a smash 
hit. 

Execuiive Cantion 

Because of the substantial invests 
ment entailed in present-day film 
production, the hesitant attitude of 
studio heads in approving experi- 
mentation is quite. Understandable. 
Picture schedules in nearly all the 
plants id out exclusively with 

an eye - on the company's stars and 
featured players, and for" the most 
part material is. purchased because 
of its fitness for contract artists. Oc- 
casionally, as in the case of 'Strange 
Interlude,' Eugene O'NeiU's play 
which Irving Thalberg produced, the 
chief acting parts are assigned tp 
top stars," which mi imizes the cpm- 
niercial risks. Norma Shearer and 
Clark Gable - thus . underwrote - the 
negative cost of 'Interlude.' 

More recently, 'The Informer' lias 
been' cited as the outstanding ex- 
ample pf courageous prpductlpn, and 
the history of the film after it 
reached the theatres (and the pub- 
lic) is rather typical of similar ven- 
tures which preceded it and indica- 
tive of others to .come. 

Diecisipn by RKO-Radip to produce 
'The Informer' may be. attributed 
primarily to: John Fprd's enthusiasm 
to direct it and Bob Sisk's faith in. 
itis ultimate" box-office yalue... Ford, 
agreed, to very liberal .deduction 
frorn hiS; usual. : compensation. He 
was paid a nominal salary during 
production, plus a percentage of the 
profits when, as and if the fi I rh re- 
couped its riekatiye and distributioii; 
costs. Production charges werie , not 
high (about $260,000) and the gross 
to date has reached three times that 
amount. 

Case, of 'The Informer' 

At its initial showings 'The 
(Continued pn page 44) 




Justa Wrong Guy 



Hollywood, pec. 22. 

At ■ recent meeting .the 
Authors', Club, Harry irsch- 
field pi .this opihion-'^t .A_ 
studio , supervisor: *Man who 
asks : studio employe- a ques- 
tion, ives the answer and then 
tells im he's wirong.' 

Hirschfleld is a cartoonist. 



Crosby's Torf Club 
Gets CaL Okay for 
Hoss Meet at Fair 

Sacramento, ■ 
. Del Mar Turf Club, headed by Bing 
Crosby, franchise 
agreement .approval by the state fl- 

nahce director on - a .deal . With San 
Diego's . Agricultural district, ' which 
runs the San Diego county fair. 

Agreernent: permits Crosby's club 
to conduct race" meetings at a new 
plant being constructed with WPA 
funds by the association;' 

Turf club will pay $100,000 for a 
10-year franchise, plus rental equal 
to 12%% of the parirmutuel take. 
The club may - renew- for an addi* 
tional 10 -years on the same' basis. 
Crosby, organization- already has paid 
in $35,000 on the deal. 

MELTON'S PERSONAL 
WITH HIS WB FILM 



, Dec. ,22. , 
James Melton, in person, along 
with is latest flicker, 'Sing Me a 
Love Song,* is an added .starter fpr 
the Xmas week show Stanley is 
building. He opens Friday (25) with 
Herbert • Mundin; another cinema 
name, Johnny Perki , Madelyn Kil- 
leen and dance team pf Halliday 
and Clark, who recently closejd 
month's run here at William Penn 
hotel's Chatterbox. 

For New Year's week, WB d^luxer 
is li ise shaping its own presen- 
tation ' around Clyde Lucas and his 
ork. Only act booked so far is Buster 
Shaver's Tiny town revue with . a 
couple of others to fill. 



'Scotland Yard' Next 

20th Super-Picture 



Hollywood, Dec. 

Twentieth -Fox is preparing. Under 
cover, ;'Scotland Yard,' which it win 
make intpi a super.' 

Studio, figures on the good' will 
angle as .a result of 'Lloyds of Lon- 
don' ing;:. okayed by the British 
governnient. 



Youmans on Coast 



Hollywood, 
inc^iit Youmans is due to confer 
this week, ith seyeral^ major stu- 
dios on pictQre deals; He has beep 
in Colorado for seVerar months, 
' Composer and Paramount tried to 
work out a deal some tinie ago but 
could not get together. 



, Dec. 

Laughfon and Eric,- Pom- 
mer have joined bands in a new film 
producing company to start Whert 
Laughton finishes 'I, Claudius,- now 
in production for Alexander Korda. 
Laughtpn's cpntract with Kprda . 
pires at that time and Pommer, it is 
undierstood, has arranged for hi 
freedom! from New World, 20th-J'ox'a 
British production arm under Robert 
T..Kane. 

Laughton and Poimner figure pn 
prodiicing four films a. year, with ' 
Laughton starring in .two - of them. 
They are negotiating -with Korda ta .. 
use the latter's .Deiiham 'studios, f or ' 
the actual production, . while releasee 
Will probably be by way of United. • 

Artists. ; ■' ■ . 

Laughton was to have made, some 
more films f^r Metro but . claims it/ 
was . a persohsil deal with |rving ' 
Thalberg and that the latter's death-^; 
has released him of any f urthe> M-iGr ' 
obligations, . '' 



Al) l(XNCY iUtES 

$40,000 BIZ m 



Chicago, Dec. 22. 
Henri, Hurst & McDpnald agency] 
has zppmed into the -cPmimerciat.and' 
industrial film busine&s . " art itt-^ 
tegral part Pf the agency's activities ! 
and has s^t up a. special cpmmercialr 
film department imder the captaincy 
pf Ed Weiss. 

tinder the Weiss guidance agency 
last week began grinding Up a five* 
reel commercial fpr P^rfett Circle 
plstph-riiigs,' which . will he arpund 
$40,000 fpr complete production cost; 



BBOWK OK HIOHT MUST TAtL' 

, Hpllywopd, Dec. 22. 

Clarence 9rown directs 'Night 
Mustr Fair for .Metro. , , , 

Robcirt Montgomery and Rpsalind 
Russell have the leads. 



Phil Baker Afraid Of 
The Cutting Room Fioqr 

. Paramount' and Samuel Gold wyrt 
are both after . Phil Baker for the 
next 'Big Broadcast, 1937' and !Gold- 
wyn Fol 11 .s,' respectively. Deal 
awaits writing-in part in. picture, to 
carry Baker through the whole film. 
'.' Baker,. has refused $12,000 for, his 
.specialty as he feels that he might 
be sacrificed if not given a c-hal-ac^ 
ter role. 




I'rad.e. MarlK KegiBtered 
POUNDED BY SIME3 Sli:<V£RMA«f 
PubllHlieil Weekly by VAVIEIY, he. 

Hid SliveVrtian, FreBiaemt 
164 West 4Cth Street, Ne\v Yor)c tilly 



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INDEX 



Advance Production Chart 22 
ills 52 
Buries. 

59 

Exploitaitibii 

'■ Years ^AgO;.v. ...... ,it,>,,; 50 

ilm Revi 

House Reviews. ^. , . ... 
Inside— Legit:- 
Inside— Picture,** 
Inside— Radio ;■ 
■.International I^e ws , ; 
Legitimate 



Literati 

Music :. , 
New At'.s , 
.News from 

ite Clubs. . . . 
Obituary. 
Outdoors 
Pictures 

Radi ;......,.>.-.. 

Radio-^Repbr ts \ l ... , 
Radio— -Shpwmanshi 
Sports . . ..... . . ./-.] 

Tiines Squair 
Vaudeville , , 

Wontien 



10 
30 
11 
-57 
58 

..47-48 
50 
61 
• 50 
62 
63 

.,30,-46 
.. 42 
45 

.V 61 
61 

.49-51 
20 



Varibty 



P ICT VM Eii 




Tcceiveris of this chain. Whth 
Ol3nhi»ii(: eme^gcf$ tt6tti itto^^^ 
lUrB uadouhiedijr Will^ cpiitlntie 
operatitig <tKie ^^ritolr]r, probably in 
mueh' the, same iin«hn«r as Triedl and 
XudMvig ate tuiihing the northwest. 

Por a tini^; v^ithvejtis^ieince 'of buy- 
; baqk . priviteies, " was thought 
Paramduni mi^hi a^^v ceiitralize. 
^JPoijpq«T; li^ board in- 

«iste4 on retention ot the buy-back 
oj^^Qn^vand at midn? ..se^siphs there 
was much faeati^ fli^M^ipn oyer th0 
poinC "Jdiie present board is taking a 
. ;;diffete4frVieWi- / ' 



LAGHMANli IffillDS U 
PilB; VOKHT OUT 



. Hollywood, IJec. 22, 
, HubeH Vbight^- publicity and ad- 
. vertising 'director..; of . Universal, stu- 
t was busted; pec.M9 and iihmie 
iately' supplanted by Marc Lach 
.ihahh, Vbight/w«ht' to U under the 
William :3Ko^ regime.' 

. Lachinaiin has beeii head of the 

company's exploitation sincb last 
.1897 and prior- to/that :he had han 

died expkiitatibn for U in New York 
:imd.Lbndbnr . 
. Lachnuti^ . \^ill reprg the depart- 

nient 



Rushing Garbd'sNe^ 



Hollywood, Dec; 22. 
Breaking established, record of sev- 
eral . inohthsiV rest between .films, 
Greta Qarbo will get going on her 
next,. 'Maria Walewski' (previously 
titled 'Beloyed'^v at Metro before 
JTan, l&v Rush is; ascribed to stiidio 
liack of iemme tragedienne- -pictureis. 
witti Shearer still but of - films for 
indefinite peribd. 

Partner to Oarbb will ;^be . Charles 
Boyer, with studio ;npw' annpuncing 
him penciiiled ,in .definitely play 
Napblebh, Emd spot for John iBarry-r 
more become yery yagud. 





.MGER 



Ayith elimination of the jjuy-back 
privilege to Parambimt with the 
Karl Hoblitzelle IritferstaterT^xas 
Consolidated chains and probable 
similar actioi^ in' the spring for the 
A. H; Blank Tbr theatre 'group, 

.'decentralization Par will , be 
pilaced . on what is expected to be ,.a 
permanerit basis.. . 

,. - There, may, .be. additipnal partner- 
shi * ■ ,;tb ' ' " the : northwest .and 
XTemr England chains , but if euch ar- 
, .xangembiits ' aire- (Effected for these 
large grbups, they prbbably wiU. not 
eiUail lan: option to. t>jar- to; buy . Iback 
any partners .who are put in. 

"fhQ action taken in the Texas ter- 
ritory with the interstate^Texas Cph- 
solidated: chains, which' leaves an 
Option tb buy ptit lank the only ex- 
. isting ptirthersbli> bii that basis, re- 
: moves, the likelihood that Par will 
' back io cehtralize^^ 

At present Par is in full operating 
. control pi ' the . Minhesota Amuse': 
.rnent strlb^g in the ixoi^we 

John j. IVi^i>and; XiV J. Ludwig On 

the ground, with , headquarters .\iit 
/'Miniieapolis, in operating/ charge. 

Martiii.J. Mnllin and Sam Pinans^^^^^ ^ 
are bVer the Oiletatibn of the|iv St?ck ol outsi ;Mpnogram 

01yini>ia krbup M New ISngland ayf %hich hafi 1»een rerpurchasbd by the 

Monbgram eom|raa)y as. a means pf 

ii^tearing the way for Ray John 

atoh's new SterilOg Picture Corp. 
represents 45% of the Outstanding 
shares of the coiporatipn, Johnstbn 
himself havirig tlie contrblling inter 
est in Mono*' The maijbrity of , the 
45% of MbiiOgraoi stock hpUght back 
by the; company was owned by 
former Mono franchise hPlders who 
since have become part of the dis- 
tribution setup Pf Republic and 
wpuld naturally, have no further di- 
rect interest iii Mpno* 

Sterling Pictures COrp.« ostensibly 
breiaiiized as the producing company 
fpr Moho, is expected shortly >to be^; 
come the parent cOrporatibh through 
the acquisition,- via outright pur- 
chase, Of the good-will and assets of 
Monograni. This incluides . plan to 
use the Monocnram trademark oh new 
product put but by Sterling 
tures. 

, Such action is viewed as essential 
because the personnel bf Monogram 
and Sterling directorate is not the 
^me. Whether this he\y cbmpany 
will appear in the field as Mono- 
gram-Sterling Pictures iCprp. oar as 
Monogram Pictures Corp. of Dela- 
ware, is to be decided at a special 
meeting of Sterling directors in the 
next two or three weeks. 

The Monogram-Sterling combina- 
tion expects to have at least five fea- 
tures- completed and available foi^ 
exhibitors by the time the selling 
season is laiuiched this spring. 

'Legion of Missing Men' already is 
finished while 'The Outer Gate,' by 
Octavus Roy Cohen, is nearing com- 
pletion. Third picture, 'Ftdse Colors,* 
by Lew Lif ton, is going into produc- 
tion soon; 'Paradise Isle,! frbni the 
Cosmopolitan mag story of this 
month, win be the fourth feature, 
while the fifth is titled 'Numbered 
^omah,' by Harrison Jacpbs. 

' While W, Ray Johnston is presi- 
dent Of both Mono and Sterling, 
Scott Dunlap, y.p. : bf . Sterling, has 
no post or interest in the Mono com- 
pany. Trem Carr was v,p. of Mpno 



Hollywood, Dec, . 
Gail .Patrick has been spotted op 
iposite Ricardo. .Cbrtez. in 'No More 
Tears,' nee ..'The Love Trap^ B,. P. 
Schulberg Jprbd^ctibn for Piaira 
mpunt. 

im Tamirolf . also In picture 
Which Edward Ludwiig will direct. 



ParV 'a& S.' Play 

Paramount- ; interested in the 
Im rights to. /^Gilbert,. Meet Sulli- 
" ■ wjhich. p. A. -Dprah is . plan-. 
- nihg for; productibri this wihtbr, 
;4 Because' of the " f^bt that: Gilbert & 
,'Sallivait- music is hbt protected by 
copyright in this country, but is f ully 
coyered, ijx ,|)hglahd, both the pro- 
posed plajj and any picturization of 
' it are Out for .'Briiish territory. 



Paifptt Draws Pact 

Hbllywobd, Ijec. 
James rParrott, director of several 
Laurel and- Hai*dy two-reeiers lit Hal 
Roach studio • several years agb, has 
l)een givert ticket 
jpt the lot* 

,^ Cbntract- came- as a result of- his 
(po-authorship of- 'Wa:^ Out West,' 
L-H piotur^e 'Canned^ last week. 



Qowirdi RvBhfs Back 
To Eng/foir 'Fiiref Chore 

' Hotly wood, p^c. 22» 
postponing pr^uctibn^pf 'Summer 
Lighthing' for. another m<^nth^ Walter 
yf^rk^ex, rei?as?d Williaim HoWaifd, 
director, so he could rush tb London 
last week for final, editing pf .'Fire 
Oyer England,' picture he made by 
Alexander. -Korda. ^ 

Howard returnectjhere month ago 
to prepare 'Lightning.' 



Harlow M^^^^^ 
Mle Into W Pic; 
TalloWs Test, Too 



Hollywobdi Pec. 22. 
, Pave Selztiick has sold Jean Har- 
low idea bf playing in 'Gone with 
the Wind,' and has noW only to sell 
Metro the advantage they'd get. Put 
of the . loan. He already has wph 
Clark G&ble over^tp playing rble of 
Rhett Biitler in the Margaret Mit- 
chell opu^. 

Difficulties are not considered in- 
isurmiountable if Selznick can shoot 
around Metro's nbed f or these stars. 

Payid Selznick is testing TaUuIah 
Bankhiead for the Scarlett O'Hara 
role in 'Gone With the Wind.* George 
Cukbr, who directs, .goes abroad 
after the holidayis, >yitlt the picture, 
set' for a May I starts 



Charlotte, N. I>ec; . 

Stev^ral Charlestoniana Were se^ 
lected from « large group as possible 
prbspebts for minOr roles in the 
screen version of ^Gbne with the 
Wind,' Katiiierine BroWii, representa- 
tive' of Selznick-Intemational Pic- 
tures, said; Miss Brown and her jsec- 
retary, Harriet nigg^ and Anton 
Biindsman, N^ Y. stage directoi:, left 
for Atlanta after having interviewed 
a Aumber of local persons in their 
search for acting ability. The film 
repiresentativeis gave tryputs tO some 
25 people and approximately 20 were 
interviewed. 

:While Miss Brown jref used to give 
out the names of people selected, she 
admitted that she had secured phbto- 
grajphs bf four prflve Charlestpnians. 
The phPtographs Will 1i>e shpwn tp 
an; Official of the pictures cbrpora- 
tioil and the three representatives 
will make suggestions about each of 
them. 

. The trio has held similar try-outs 
in Washington and Baltimore. 



Hoefbrs RiKpiiald 



. . ( 'y Penver, Pep. 22. 
■ Mffft 'lMaudie <;,' P; Hoe'fler; who 
obtained an interlbcutbr;^ diybrce 
last J.uhe 1$ frpiri.?Paul Lj^^ KoeflisV, 
producer of "Africa Speaks," filed a 
petition in /the district court here 
asking that the decree be set aside. 
Her petition said ' that she and Hoef- 
ler have becpmo reconciled. > ' 

The ; interlbculbry decree • wbuld 
automatically have become iinal Pec. 
l??, but;. for;4Mrs. Hpefler's petition. 
jEioweVer,^ n;p action will be .'taken; ph 
the petitipn for ciismissal Until Hoef - 
ler is 'represented in court. , 



PRE msm 





Pittsburgh, Pec. 22. 
With first ahniversaty of Sunday 
films iust marked arpund here, 
check-Up reveals that biz all Over 
the territory on that day has. upp<ed 
around 25% since last year. Started 
disappointingly and boyis were wor- 
ried for a while, i>ut it's simply taken 
the natives time to 4get ' used to the 
fact that the shiittetis were nO longer 
up on Sunday. 

' Began to > increase shortly after 
lirst * of year: and despite big pro 
football game's, etc., here on Suhday 
during fall^ it's shown a steady rise. 
Still ' on the gp and accordhig to 
present indications should be up; sev< 
eirar additional precehtage points in 
next couple Of ; months. 

Sunday lately has be^n running 
neck-and^neck With ^Saturday's trade, 
despiite fact thiat getaWoy former day 
isn't until two O'clock. 



. Rum'blirigs bf increasing discon- 
tent, from . exhibitors against 1 the 
policy V Of alloyring ic'(ure. stars to 
appear on rietwork radio biroiadcasts 
were heard in recent Weekis through- 
out the western territory. That is 
the word brought back to New York 
by trade: organization representatives 
Who recently canVassbd that aresa. 

Heaviest objection "is frbni big the- 
atre Operators m key spots through- 
out thb agricultural rbgion. Not 
pniy do these exhibs bluntly v dei 
scribe such pix star , io airings as 
injurioiis to the flint player'^ ' box 
office potentialities biit miany com- 
plained that the use of excerpts from 
feature productions on broadcasts do 
heavy damage. 



$150^0 Talker Re^e 
Valne to S^I's 'Zenda' 



In order to obtain rigljts to 
'Prisoner ; of ■ Zfenda.V. Selznickrjhteir- 
natipnal is payihg Metr'p a repbrtkd 
$150,000.. This , is believed the high 
for talker rights to any picture pro- 
duced in the silent era. Metro made 
'Prisoncfr' in 1922; " 

S-I is planning to produce the pic- 
ture as its first for Ronald Colman. 



in charge of prpdiiction but has since 
jpined .Universal. 

Sterling's exchiange settip is def- 
inite • f br only .seven cities so far. 
With Sterling to open its own 
branches iri this many, cities. There 
are pending deals for franchises in 
DOnyer, Kansas City, Los Angeles 
and Chicago, but nothing closed as 
yet arid probably will not be closed 
up until after Jan. 1. 



Only two Set f«r U's 
ItMiiBack'; Jan. 1 Start 



HoUyWobd, Dec. 22. 

With production set to start around 
Jan. .1, XJniversars only castinjgs so 
far for 'The ROad Back/ sequel to 
'All' Quiet pn the Western Frpnt,' 
are Andy beyine and Larry Blake. 

James Whale ^viil direct from a 
script by R. C. iSherriff and Charles 
Kenyon, 



Sol Lesser Seeks Music 
From Strauss in Europe 

^oI'Lesser's mission, when sailing 
Saturday (26) for Europe, is to hud 
die with Oscar Strauss for some mu 
sic intended for the next Bobby 
Breen picture, 'Bpy Blue,* from an 
briginal which includes 'an operetta 
sequence. Lesser wants that - oper- 
etta scene tp be by a name composer; 

Producer will be gone six weeks 
with Mrs. Lesser and their daughter, 
Marjori , Whom they've taken out Pf 
Wellesley fbr the tri 



Par Tune Chores 

Hollywood, Dec. 22. 

Sam Cbslow, Burtpn^ Lane and 
Ralph Freed have drawn tune, as 
signments at PiaramOunt. 

CosloW will do; five for a romantic 
mUsicoriiedy Which Fahchon (F&M) 
wilt produced. Duo Will, write num- 
bers for 'Broadway Gallant,' which 
B. P. Schulberg Will make. 





rsary 




Otyos on Features 

A. .bprian . Otvos,. for seveh; years 
with ^Va^ne^ Byps. shorts studio in 
Brooklyn as a writer, joins Universal 
on the ^past Jan 4. 

Otyos has been one of WB*s ace 
spripters on. musical and comedy 
«horts. 



To Be Published Late m December 



ftizz M^lej^ (d?eii 
ttrp Sidute 



Hollywood, Pee. '22. 

Dance Directors' . section of the 
Academy tossed the .first Of /their . 

dinners last Thtu^sday (171 and 
singled out Busby Berkeley as the! 
honor guest. Warner choreographer 
Was presented with a plaque bearing 
the names of his contemps -after, 
beins eulogized; tot the bigger; part 
of the evening by such dais deco- 
ratbrsi as Jaick L. Warner, Mervyii 
LeRoy, Jesse liasky, Paul Geriard 
Smith and Rbubipn.Mamoulian. 

Bert Hanlon ni.c'd. Studio mob of 
15Q was on hand. 



Hollywood, Pec. 

iVIar jbri Lane and Brian Pbnlevy, 
both film ^players, left today (Mon- 
day) for ; Ensenadai, Mexico, ►With 
announced intentioa bf being miar* 
rled there, it's the secbnd trip for 
Ponlevy. 

Lloyd Bacpri, Warner Bros, direc- 
toi', will marry Nadi Coughli 
actress, Thursday (24) in Los Aii- 
geles. First: Mrs. Bacon got her final 
decree yesterday (Mohday). 



Gene Snyder East 

Hollywood; Peci 22. 
Having washed up his dance di- 
rection job at Xiriiversal, Gene Sny- 
der has returned tb his dance di- 
rectoi: post at the Radio City Musi 
HaU. 

He handled terpies i 'Top of the 
ToWh.' 



Lewis Changes Units 

HollyWbod, Pec. 22. 
Pavid Lewis has joined the Harry 
Rapf iinit at Metro as associaito 
producer. 

He formerly . Was prbductioh as- 
sistant to Irying G. Thalbcrg, 



2 '9eIoved Jlneniy' Tags 

, Hbllywobd, Pec. 22. 
.ressure frprii is V sales orgariiza- 
tibn forced Sam GoldWyn to release 
two endings for 'Beloved Ebemy.' 
Keys will get the grim 



MRS. BANDY SCOTT'S TKACK 

Spartanburg,. . C. Pec. 22. 
Mrs. Randolph, Scott arid; William 
duPont are. negotiating for property 
to contai a riiile flat track and 
schooling course for training and., 
raicirig her string of hawses at Cam- 
derij popular S,;C, resort. Mrs. Scott 
las bought a home arid stables for 
her facers at Camden, 

Scott, film player, is a sbuth^rier» 
a native of Charlotte N. C. 



rvatf ons May 6e Sent io Any Variety Office 



NEW YORK LOS ANGELES 
1 54 West 46th St. | 1 708 No^ Vine St. 



CHICAGO 
54W.Ran^pl|>hSt. 



LONDON 
8 St. Martin's PL 




STONE'S 'B'WAY CHISELEES' 

HoHywood, Pec. 22: 
Andrew Stone's first production for 

Grand National Will be 'Broadway 

Chiseiers.' 
Yarn is Stone's own. 



tr BENEWS BIBEIL 

;Holly wood, Dec. . 
Option for another six months on 
Tala Birell's contract- has been 
picked up by, .Universal. 



P I C ¥ II R C $ 

■ ■ . ■ ' • . . . I 



VAttlETy 







Wilrnirigton* pec.-22. 
'"fhtatre bperiatihiJ .aiid biiilding 
•ortipariy has bpen incotporated here 
lU^der the mme of Balaban The- 

r gtiDfe^, ittC., Svi^h A» J. Balahlan named 

' is president; bhd a numbei: of law- 
wfs listed tor the other offices. This 
tharh;s the rettirn oi A., J.. Balaban 
to^ct'ivte; show business is a theatre 

> operator and l?acfc to the field in 

: Whibh he first estal>liBhed his nariie 

- toJChicago, 

'Balaban ^heitres Co. is incor- 
porated for business outside of the 
■state df ^DeiaWare jand is authorized 
iihder its litianifpld chiVter to build 
'(^(t operate tKtsatres . Missouri; 

iTh'iV* ■ understood to .refer partic- 
iileirly' to , th^> tiity St; Iiouis in 
V/Kich A. ' J, Bala^n Js known to 

4 have been extreinely: interested for 
iii9"ny yiears| hftyi^ig often expressed: 
lii^ desire to opierate: in that tetrl- 

^^tyr ■ ,^1 • ; 

No other Balaban is in the new 

■ itotni)iany^-7neither B^^ arid 
Peivid, how with Paramount and 

^-Bajiftttan & Katz,: . Harry iand 
EUfter ; , operalte . their own in- 

■ dejj^hdeiit circuit of theatres in Ghi-, 
.■ «ago and Detroit. • 

^ Balaban Theatres Co. is 
grated idr {{11,000,000 and this eom- 
pany is reported becpihing, active in 
St. Louis immediately upon the ^re- 
turn of A. J» Baiaban from his cur- 
»e.Ot:;'tri\; i;uroiiie.'. 

, or not the organizaitioh; 

of this company headed by A. j. 
Balaban for theatre operation in Mis- 
jQuri and St. Xouis Virill stop Bala- 
'1^^ from 
invading the St. Louis territory 
ii;flot/<]cnown. ' It has heeii reported 

>rjtrok' tiine to time that B. & K.-Great 
filiates through, j. tT; iRubens were 
tnaking several surveys of the St. 
Xibuis sltueition and had planned hot 

' #nly ; to lease and biijr several prop- 
erties in that town but also to purr 
thase jground and biiild their own 
yiQUse!; in St. LdulsV 



Job Maxwell's New 
notation Bu^^^ Into 
? tity' Nervous 



London, Dec, 
Severe setback to motion picture 
flnancing came from the City with 
flotetibh of $10,0.00,000 first mortgagi; 
:deBenture stock in Associated Brit- 
ish Properties, Ltd,, by John Max- 
Well. Expected to be eagerly sought 
by the investing public, the issue 
actually went disastrously, a large 
percentage being left in the hands 
Of the underwriters. 

FaUure, though held to be mainly 
aue to the King Edward crisis (lists 
opened a day before abdication), is 
• blow to the picture, industry, as 
« was thought confidence in all 
.MaJcwell's enterpriises TVould over- 
tide City nervousness. 
.-Cf'wpany was. formed to acquire 
S3 theatres Which it will I6ase to 
.f/^ciated British. Picture Corp., 
?5,oop,ooa worth :o£ ordi stock 
being taken by the corp. 



North Moves to Par 

. Hollywood; Dec. 22. 

.Paramount has signed Robert 
JNOi'th associate producer on a 
one-flieker deal with options. 

He ' , handlis 'Danger, Men 
WOTki , from the play, by Ellery 
Queen and Lbweli Brentano. North 
recently was an a.p. at Coliimbi 

Ginsberg** UA Biz trip 

Hollywood, 
Heni'y. Ginsbei-g, general, manager 
^ ror Selznick-Internatiohai, Inc., is 
eoing to New York around Jan.. 1 
lor coriferences with United Artists 
execs. 

. He plans to be east two weeks. 
wiU be accompanied by hi wife. 



R. C Polaroid? 



Actual application of iPolar- 
oid invention. cellophane 
. stage sets, drops and scenery 
inay be tHed iat Radio City 
Music Hall. ' Enormous amipunt 
qf Polaroid material heeded, for 
the \ special transparent screen 
for this stage is how the bi 
gest drawback. ; 
\ Miniature model showing how 
brilliant cplor schemes .can . be 
worked out with this invention j 
with only cellophane as. scen- 
eryj is currently on display at 
the iw. y. Museum of Science 
a:nd 'Industry. 




London, .,13i 
Metro's British production Will go 
into Paul Sbskiri's new Amalgamated 
Studios at Elstree, it. is anticipated 
here, though final statement still 
lingers. 

Full hias Michael Balcon 

stepping oyer from Gaumont- ritish 
to head tlie prdiluction organization 
in associiation With Bfen Goetz. Ac- 
tivity is scheduled to -begin Jan, 1; 
with four pictures on the line, plan 
b^ing to speed up the schedule in 
subsequent years as the Unit de- 
velops,., 

irst four , named "Wind and 
the Rain,' legit play; *Rage in 
Heavehi* *A Yankee at Oxford' and 
'Silas Marner.' Casts remain to 
be set, with Lionel Barrymore pen- 
ciled in for 'Marner*. 

Budget for each production is set 
at $500,000, with world distribution 
inteiidedi 

Sam Eckman, Jr., heading Metro 
sales here, cites the set-up as a defi- 
nite challenge to the Quota Commis- 
sion proposal for a Gov't department 
to pass 6n quality before accepting 
pictures. 



HUBBARD'S OUTDOOR 
SPECS TEE OFF PAR 



Hollywood,. Dec. 22. 

. Two outdoor specials assigned by 
Paramount to Lucien Hubbard, "virhen 
he joins productibh staff in FebiJU- 
ary. Draws 'Beau Geste* remake, 
which Henry Hathiway directs, and 
'SpaWn of North' for William W^ll- 
man's direction. 

Both directors and two others will 
be attached tb Hubbaird's unit. 

Hubbard itches from Metro to 
Para ort a straight two-year produc- 
tion contract with options. 

He will out ictures 

bearing his own name.' is activi- 
ties will be confined entirely to A 
product. He plans to change lots 
around Feb. 1. 



GN's New Treasurer 



Timothy F. Murphy been 
named secretary and b£ 
Grand National Filins, Inc. An- 
nbunceifient/of this'has been made, 
by Edward L. Iperson, president of 
the .company. Murphy formerly was 
assistant to John R. Dillon,, partner 
in Hayden. Stone & Co., dowhtown 
banking ; hoitse. He has resigned 
from H-S tb take Up the GN post. 
Murphy succeeds James Davidson^ 
resigned, at GN. 

Murphy also has been elected . to 
the GN company board. 




Film Biz Noit Re^dy for It 
Until Cost of Color Pro- 
? diictioii Is Brought Do Wh 
j Sharply Polardid'i 3rd 
Dimension D e m o n s t r an- 
tions Augurs Much 



CHEAPER COLOR, ALSO 



Three-dimensiohal sight and sound 
in color pictures: iourid the cor? 
ner. 

. Its actiial arrival and availability to 
the industry depends largely on the 
quantity of money . arid energy put 
behind its ■developirierit. program in- 
the next six months. Sbimd. experts 
and. film .negative researchers ' take^ 
this tb tnean that three-Waiy produc- 
tions," with the latest refinements in 
sound and visual illusion, will hit the 
market .about as soon as; the business 
is ready for them.: 

^Because industry leaders repeat- 
ediy have claimed in recent mbhths 
that there will be no whblesale use 
of' color in features until, made 
cheaper, and possessing sbmethirig in 
the way of novelty other than mere 
tinting, developments behind the 
scene in various laboratories are re-, 
garded as highly significant 

And "iall of these point to irdr 
dimehsional pictures, riiade " cblbr 
for within a fraction of the cost for 
present black-and-white prints, and 
with the new thirdrdimensibnal ef- 
fects in sound incorporated. Primed 
for. comriiercial use within the next 
:12 hionths. The prily thing: that can 
stand in the way, some authoritiies 
say, would be a sudden decline in the 
present increased business being eh^ 
jbyed by the picture industry. 
^ While recent demonstrations of 
Pplaroid at the N. Y., Museum' of Sci- 
ence and Industry showed six ways 
in Which the transparent , celli^ous 
niaterial may be applied to light, 
only film expefrts , are aware that the 
key to . successful third-dimensiorial 
pictures seems to be definitely 
wrapped lip the invention. 
_ Althpugh third-dimension motion; 
pictures, developed Via the applica- 
tion of Polaroid, still require a cer- 
tain ahiount of development and re-- 
search, the speed with which it is 
perfebted generally is believed by 
technicians and lab geniuses to de- 
pend greatly on the industry demand 
for something neW.' 

Some six Uses for t?olaroid are 
denionstriated at the New York Mu- 
seum show. But, in addition, there 
are said to be sbme 2,994 other Ways 
in which Polaroid may be appilied 
with success; -Light, experts claim 
that this invention contrbis every 
phase of light arid that eventually : it 
wiU make the photo-electric cell look 
likcf a primary one. 

Nori-Costly Mechahism 

Outstanding ambrig the efforts, 
made to. find new uises for Polaroidi; 
thi"bugh laboratory experimentation 
and research, are those; being made 
to incorporate it;, into carriera work 
and actual film ^prodUctibn -w|thbut 
elaborate : riiechanism and cbstly 
negative. It is gen.ei"ally acknowl- 
edged in scientific circles that vast 
strides have been taken iri the last 
year and a half. 

Currently, three-dimensiori effects 
are obtained with . 16-millimeter filrii; 
by using a riather complicated de-, 
yicie On: the. projection machine, and 
having members bf ^'audience wear, 
special glasses. Both the. elaiborate 
mechanism and the use of glassps by 
spectators would be eliminated when 
the system ilable for 35jpm. 

negative. 

With Eastman Kodak . possessing 
dominant cbntrbi ; bf Polaroid and 
carefully safeguar irig this patent 
hold on thie irivontion, the first eco- 
noriiiCally practicial third-diTncnsion 
productions probably Will cotiie frorii 
this organization. 

Whether color will be deFmitely 
tied into this, -depth illusion, crieatjori 
vX Keller-pbrian or Koda- 

chrome process probably will not be 
known until next month or early in 




Maxwell's 7% Di% 

Lpridon, Dect 
Associated ^British Picture Corp., 
which is John Maxwell's theatre cir- 
cuit, declared an interirii dividend of 
7.%: thb half year, which is^ 2^ 
more than " ' * ■ iriterlm hand-, 
out. 

Receipt of the news caused an im- 
mediate, upward swbo^i of th(i stock 
on the. eicchange. 




Net profit to the Parariiourit, 
arid the Par distribution department 
since inaugurating band' units -last 
Christmasr day will run oyer $1,000,- 
000 on the. first : year piE! this pplicy. 
After struggling, with straight pic- 
tures and many weeks dipping un- 
der $10,OOp . in gross, the N. Y. Par 
went tO .;pit shoyfs with specialty 
talent in front of the Glen Gray 
Casa Loma orchestra last Christmas 
arid today (Wed.) bri back the 
same band. , , 

House, under the direction of Rob- 
ert M Weitman, has held nuriiier- 
pus pictures two and ihrte weeks, 
some four, during th6 past year. Only 
two Qtitside pictures haive played the 
theatre during ,the year^'Peimies 
Prom Heaven' (Col), which has just 
finished two weeks and 'To Mary-^ 
With Love' (20th). Qtherwise the 
rentals have gone entirely to Para-r 
mount. 



Sid Kent Back East 

S. R. Kent Is back froria the Coast 
after several weeks of discussion on 
the Gaumont-British . matter, as well 
as conferences at the 20th-Fox studio 
on production. 

Joe Schenck is remaini on the 
Coast. 



STUDIOS'lONG WEP^ENB 

Hollywood, t)ec. 22; 

RKO-Radio * the orily major 
studio working j$aturday, day after 
Xmas. 

Indies open as usual. - 



February. : By that time,. Eastman 
iKodak^ ' Which now has rights to sup- 
pily raw film stock for both, prpbably 
will decide whether or not to' retain 
its exblusive, manufacturing rights on 
Keller-Dbrian br to be cpritent with 
a hpn-exclusiye agreement w.ith' the 
K-D people. 

Eastman ialready is inarketing 
Kodachrbme mbtion picture' stock in, 
16mrn.\ size and recently was 
ported, to haye placed on sale some 
similar negative in-35mm^ si35e; 
but only in strips abpiit three feet, in 
length. 

From independent test labor?itorjes 
comes word.' that Eastman Kodak ac- 
tually is . prepared to hit the riiarket 
with ;35mrii. .film stock .incbrpbrating 
the same pririciple used in Its Koda- 
chrpme (lOmm.) just as soori; as, the 
oppbrtune mbrrient arrives. 

Four Major Fattors 

This will -be determined .by four or. 
more factors. The first is the desire 
to await- further deyelppments in 
three-dirhensionai picture- research. 
A! secbnd dependfeht factor i . the 
clearing away of .all coniflicting pat- 
ents arid the policy of watching Kelv 
ler-Doriari developments. Third, •nat-. 
urally, is the wish to keep, new in- 
ventions frorij the' market until jit is 
felt that the industry is fiiUy pre- 
(Continued on page 59) 



Isidbr and lifliaUrice Ostrer 
to.sail back to. Erigknd Satur- 
day, with indications that the status 
of G rB remains ;?it an impasse. .. Cori- 
ferences betweeh the British broth- 
eris with Joseph M« Schenck ahd. Sid* 
riey. R. Kent on thie Cbast during the 
past couple of weeks, it :is indicated, 
haye ariioUnted to nothing more than 
the pstrers stating their position and 
viewpoint and the America^ execs 
reriiaining aloof, Nick Schenck, for 
Loew-Metro, weli aa Louis B. 
Mayer took a similar attitudie on the 
GB-20th-^Metro p^iiayer. 

What, the next move will ' be i^ 
hard to say^ The^Ostrers are in the 
unenviable positldn of ; bcihg caught 
in the middle. Deal with 20th-Fox, 
made yea^s agb When Pox . bought; 
into G-B, provi : specifically that- 
G:B ;cannot sell withoiit Fox ap- 
provial. In recent heed for quick 
cash,^ howeyer- G-B sold a b hunk 
of •npri-vpting stock to John iVIaxweU 
with . similar . proviso, that ; the 
Qstrers would not sell coritrbl with-: 
but his (Maxwell's) approval. Now 
lit's up to Ostrers to.figure a way out 
.iand, it is indicated, for the tihie be- 
ing, they don't know what that out 
lyill be. On the Coast the Ostrera 
tried to persuade Schenck and Keiit 
to sell to Maxwell, it is understood, 
with the Americans politely, looking 
at their finger-nails and sitting pat. 



blotoiis Board Session 

London, Dec. 22. 
Riotous two-hour session of the" 
ad jburned meeting of Oaumoht-Brit- 
ish was held here Thursday . (17 ) at 
; which the consolidated accounts 
I were presented. 

Chairman Mark Qstrer moved that, 
ttie accounts be;adppted as is, ^hich 
wa;s lost ori a harid vote, whereupon 
he announced that a poll^woidd be 
taken pronto. 

Amendment was voted that the re- 
port arid accounts be not adopted 
and a cbmmittee of stockholciers was 
formed with the power to ihvestigate 
the situation thoroughly. After a 
shbw of hands oh this, the chairman: 
declared the voting, equal and de- 
manded a poll. 

Chairman Ostrer told the meeting 
that . shareholders present, repre- 
sented 80,000 shares and he held 
proxies for 127,000; in addition to 
those held by the directors. 

Among the resolutions lost on ai 
show of hands Was adoption of the 
report and accounts^ also sanctioning 
of the transfer of $1,000,000 to the 
reserve and the election of Sidney 
Kent as a director; All, however, 
carried on the poll's vote. 

C^hairnian also ,moived payment of 
dividends, wWch Viras carried^^ 

John Maxwell was elected a direc- 
tor, but refused ib take part in the - 
proceedi actively;. 



Cphsolldatcci Balance 

London, Dec. i3i 
Corisolidated balancer sheet of 
Gaum.ont-British. Picture Corp. arid. 
64 subsidiaries, published in iaccbrd- 
ance with requests of stockhblders 
at the annual meeting in October,: 
shows combined assets Of .$108,621,-! 
■875. ■;;.■' ; 

Fixed assets, comprising freehbld 
and leasehold theatre, studio, labora- 
tory ^nd pther. proper ties, Iricluding 
plant and jquipnicrit, cbriiprises over 
73% of the total of $8i,365,745^based 
on a new valuation at Octi 26 last. 

Released arid unreleased films arid 
productions iri prbgresis or scheduled, 
less a reserve for contirigenci of 
$1,000,000, is shown , at the igh 
figure of $6,894.'^' 

. Liabilities side shows outstanding 
4y2 % first mortgage debenture stock 
at $25,365,900, With debenture stock 
of a nominal amount qf $6,700,000 is- 
sued, to National Provincial Bank in 
part security ; for overdraft of the 
Corpbrati The actual oveirdraf t 
(secured) is glVen aV $7,887,155. 



VAXMBtr 



l^dbmda^r DcccBiber ,23, 1936 







(Continued from page 1) 

ihiid ChipUii entry in AmericdV is 
' lat in . the lead sot . the other six top- 
notch pics, of the year listed i the 
Imx bi) this ipagei 

'San Francisco' smashed to leading 
.boxoffice returns in the American 
' liiarket^ rpllinlg .ujj a domestic ^gross 
which has- bein exceeded only by 
^Big Parade' and 'Ben Hur.' 

Each of these seven jpix-^hip- 
lln*s silent .and .the six talkers-r-will 
. hit oyer the,$3V0O0,00O «rp^ing mark, 
treihendoiis >aimoUnt :«f coin in a 
. conipetitive field which. 4Ans year, 
'iias had an abundance ^f $1,000^000 
production^. In . ciklcul?ting the top 
i position of theise pictures, their Value 
. iii th^^ niarket putside ^t America is 
icdceh into conkideraiirai.: 
; inies,^ 'Bose-Maris' and 

. : Wnder .Twoi Flags^* for exaihtJle, got 
' their ixi'timini rno^tly fioih the fbrr 
■ eifn. mtbrket; exceeding 
that %Iiich th^' icturiesi gtoieied. in 
Aiilerica and in the English-speak-^ 
•■ t. ii)^''cp'ubtries.': . ' ' .' 

Ctaiiplib^S more is 

jprcdicated on tiie^basis -of a split 
' tkom 1^6: first 

office. iEIis pereehieitfes iii America 
were 50-50, while in South American 
countries it «i Wie- isaine scale* 
and in some 'ihstartce$ he took 40% 
of the intiilce. In -Eia^^d ^ere .«re' 

' flome d^l^' Vhfereby) he knocked off 
' 70'^. Natiirilly, with a Ghaplin ^ie 
' : in the field' 'the 'rest of- a year's outf 
p^t ha^ had leather b hard struggle 

...runhihg ihto^^^ (clOse to it, espe- 

" <cial]|y Ghaplin' m^es only one 

V' yerisioh, iises -no 'dialojg (save for the 
-fewr lines in' the American release 

: .]^rlAt) jpjod dnly'fiotmd efle^ 

irhis Cheijptin: g|cb$s is not the great 
suijnristi it '#((>uld'b)^ be, as 

every ^ exieii^^^ vf the'" other film com- 

. paoies con£edj|!s : the tremendous 
Ghaplin drdw, •Hh i 'Workl'is basis. 
•'Thc»re afti seyerdi '^icture$ which 
came through <p^ in the 

yeair which cdnhot. be figured as top/ 
1036 grbssers; btit which Will have 

, an intake dtirihg 193T to equal that 

iof the 193.0 tbpnioiintei^. Year of 
1$35 had' 'Muting' on ':. the Bounty,'; 
Which 'came- but . duriidg the last 
quarter but . Which "carnered a 
greater percentage! <>r its gross dur'^ 
ing 1939, .but:;had beati listed as a 
1939. leader 'coid theiw^^ not re- 
classifli*^ for the ciurent year. 
' -'llie ;^f|i!' plreietora 

Qualiflcatidni . of. iopiiottch directors 
foir '36 is !ai tbiigh^^ l»roblem;: With 
dirie<6tors getting .s;ubstahtial reim-^ 
burseniehts^ ori each opus made, out- 
side of - WjV.Sk Van I)yk(B, the iace 
dijrectoj^ have Ahadi i. much smaller 
number of ictures ,io make durinjg 
the past ye|iiv^ .Those who did g^t 
the topnqtch mohey pictures -of the 
yeiir wercr fortuhate^ mostly through 
.^name casting; ^The names in these 
pies, even-^When the "^flhns were able 

' tO" stand ' ph their jovmy helped 
greatly .iowvrd btini^ng ihiem into: 
the seven figure gtossiiijK categoi^l*; 

-'Therefore^ , in li^ thfi boys who 
made the top^. money pics of the 

;* year, . inaBy vdo not appear in the 
grpiip' below due to^f^ct of limita-i 
tion i pf product '-which puts others, 
thfpiigh ^g^gaie -ilross of thei)^ 
output, : iniich the yanguard. 

Embellishing on the box of the top 
money directors, herewith, W. S. Van 
' .Dyke's top listing' goes for his han- 
dling of 'San Francisco/ ^Rose-Mari^,' 
'His Brother's Wife,* 'Devil Is a 
Sissy' and <Ij0ve oh the Run'— all 
Metro pics: He 'recently cbmi>leted 

^'Afti^r the Thi Man,' Yuletide 
release.;;.; 

For. the sam0 tompahy, Clarehce 
- Brown madier *Ah,^ WildetniBss,' 'Wife 
vs. Secyetary,^ 'Gbrgeoiis. Hussy,' and 
al^p wjas'' in on the temake of 'Love 
on the Rmi,' l^lthbugh* Van re- 
cieived - the' oifTicial screen credit. 

Bating fpr David' Sutler at 20th 
Gentury-Fox credits him with' 'Cap- 
tain jfenUiary,V^Whiife!^^^^^ igskin 
Paradie' cmd'a. reissue of 'Connecticut 
'Yankee.'' "" W''^ -^f-:^---- 
; ,WilU^^ 

" '.his isppt With thre^ pictures in a row 

ipr Simjiel Goidw^^ which 
• Xviii deliver r6tuxns in the seven fig- 
,ure class. It' i^* the . first time that 
dold wyn has ' ever utilized a 'director 
on three,, Pije after.the others. Wyler 
got credit on^'these Three;! 'Dods- 
wprth' and 'Gpnie and Get It.' Origi- 
nally ihe latter , pic was made by 
Howard Hawks, bujt when Sam Gold- 
wyn got back from his Euro|>eah.. trip 
he* had Wyler 'viirtually reinake the 
entire pic and gave^him co-direc- 
tbrial credit which qualifies him for 
the Coin rating on the pic. 
■ Norman Tdiirog, among the Big 
Five, 'made three ' pictures dn the 
jrtar fdr three different • companies: 



'Strike Me ink* (Eddie Cantor ), 
for Goldwyn; 'Rhythm 'on the 
Range;'' for Pateimbunt, and 'Reunion' 
(Dionne Quintuplets) tbr 20th Cen- 

tury-FoXr 

Plenty of' Money Dlrectoris 
Ah abundance of other directbrs; 
have made coin pics during the year 
that Were outstanding ^grossers. 
Gregory La Cava turned out 'My 
Man Godfrey' for Universal, oiie of 
theVmost publicized directorial jobs 
of the year. Roy Del Ruth's 'Bprn 
to. Dance' for Metro gives prospect 
of being a - big mone^ picture. ■ He 
Also made Trivate Number? iahd 'It 
Hjad'to Happen' for 20th-Fox. Heuty 
Hathaway had two. heavy coin Pics 
on the : 'Tr of the Lone- 
some : Pine,' Walttir Wanger release 
through Paramount, . and the 'Go 
West, Ypung Man,' M|ie West's 
Emanuel Cphen production, al^o .a 
Paramount release. Latter pic • will 
garnet most of its: revenue, diiriiig 
1937 as it is a late release on the 
curirent ybar.. 

Frank Cjapra gets b.o. <:i^it on the 
year for only, one, which was- Co- 
lumbia's smash of : 1936. 'Mr. Qeeds 
Goes to Town*' He also :made 'Lost 
Horizon,' which, . howeyer, will, be 
on the 1937 ; release schedule. This 
pic went oyer ^2,000,000 in cbst and 
ColumbiiEi 'figures it will;gr6ss .in the 
$3,000,000 class. Michael Gurtiz 
tiirnedputitwo big' grpssers for. War- 
ners, 'Captain Blood' qnd. 'Charge of 
the Light Brigade;'; and a! lesser film 
■The Walkini^ Dead.' He wins diis- 
tinctibh also;, via' . staunching..' Errdl 
Flynn. as a star lin the first t\yo. 

MerVyn LeRpy turned ptit 'An- 
thony .Adverse/ a sijiart coi.'pgetter 
for. Warner .Btps* and 
oii a; Horse.'" Latter, however, is 
again a late '36 output- thait will hayie 
to be lifted in the . future ratings. 
Robert Z. I<eonard has. to his <:redit 
the Metro smash, . 'Great Ziegfeld/ 
and ai. rather weak brother, "PicCa- 
diliy Jim/ . for- the' same . company. 
Jack Conway , turned out Xibeled 
Lady' and 'Tal^ pf l!wp Cities' fpr 
Metro, -with Georg0 Ciikpr making 
'iRomeo and Juliet' for Metirb ianjl 
^Sylvia Scarlet' for RKO. John M. 
Stahl had >only 'bne^ the year, 
'Magnificent Obsession/ for Uhi- 
versai.' •' . 

Scoring bull's-eye '>jvith the two 
Fred ! AstairerGinger : Rogers pics at 
RKO are Mark Sahdrich, who di- 
rected 'Follow the Fle«t;' and George 
Stevens, whp made 'Swing Time.' 
WB's Mttrderers Bow , 

; A group o^ directors on the War- 
ner-First National. Ipi proved most 
profitable to their organization dur- 
ing the year In the making: of im- 
portant b.o. -pics* Archie Mayo 
turned out 'Petrified Pbrest,' 'I Mar- 
ried a Dpctor- and 'Give' Me Your 
Heart'; William Dieterle'a ., efforts 
were *Pasteiir»?; 'Whit?; AngeV 'Satah 
Metai La^yVaqd 'Mideumiher Night's 
bream,' the latter - a ;cp-diirected 
chore last year, '^ith Max Reinhardt^ 
but the pic. was released on the cur- 
rent year schedule^ ' 

Michael Cuftiz 'had two corking, 
money-getters- in 'Ciaptaih Blood' and 
'Charge pf the Light Brigade.' He 
also turned put 'The Walking Dead.' 
William Keighley, who was brought 
iiitb the . foreground -tit the Warner 
directing group durinig ctirrent year, 
made 'The Singing Kid,' 'Bullets and 
Ballots* and coHdirected with Marb 
Connolly -Green! Pastures,' for 
which he received no screen credit. 
Lloyd Bacon, aho^er ac0 pn.the lot, 
did 'Sons o' Gunis' and also gets credit 
for 'Gold Diggers of 1937,' a Yide 
release.. 

Very impbrtant oh; this lot. also, are 
a scPre pf diirc^tbrs whp have turned 
but the B-grdde These boys 

made. them anywhere in coist of from 
$70,000 to $200iOOOVand; turned in a 
load o} winners. Hpwever^ due to 
:the fact that the ulcbme. on these pics 
!is negligible! in comparison With the 
-more expensive pics,, they are; not 
listied. But in .many instances the 
boys who -made these ! flim^ s under 
Bryan Foy, Sam Bischpff, Harry jpe 
Brp>yn' aiiid Robert Lord showed a 
very ig percentage of prbfit Pri 
their prpduct' in com!parisPn to the 
earnings pf the bigger cbsitihg pic- 
- ture.s. . - ' - . 

Directors b£ the 12pth dentury-Fox 
.ipt wfib;rated strong as m^^ di- 
rectors .wire John Crbhiwell, who 
directed 'To Mary— With Love,' 'Ban- 
jp pn My kiiee' and 'Little Lord 
Fauntleroy,' the latter for Selziiick- 
: Internationa). • Sidney Lanfield caiine 
thrdugh this year with' 'Sihg. Baby, 
Sing,' 'King pit burlesque,' 'Half! 
Angel,' and just finished 'One in a 
MilliPh/^ the Sohja Henie jiictUre!. 
Henry King turned out • '(Jbuntry 
Dbctor,» ^Rambiili' and' liloiJds of 



'U. 



London,' latter to be rated in the 
1937 crop as its pre-release was only 
a few weeks, ago. Of the three pics 
which Ii-ving Cuirimlngs directed he 
had two cpiners in -Pbor Little Rich 
Girl' and 'Girls' Dormitbry.' His 
third, 'White Huhter/ not so bullish 
as a casher-i 

As in years'past, many'stars dwin- 
dled frbm the hbrizpn in : 1936^; with 
producers haying quite a tiime .■dig- 
ging up. hew marquei^ ydlues. Those 
Who faided were on the verge 'for 
several yeark with options in most 
instances carrying. thehi as far asthe 
'36 border. 

With the picture tlie ing during 
current :yea^^ and the . du^il bill "an 
important element, the , producers 
t<Mk fbw chances; on' individual stars 
to carry the lead. Some !were given 
plenty pf name, suppprt and if names 
were an equal ' balance, tb story 'in> 
impbrtance it was -generally "a 'hr -o. 
production. However, where ' story 
was- just 'another formula for the 
names! it was a tough prppbsitiph. . . 

Ameiijg: the B%J3f 0. 
i^er$dnaKiUes^.J^ 

Metrb broke, over . the. crest with 
an Unknown, so fair sis importance; 
was .concerned . in nialqng 'Robert 
Taylor; a star. He earned his starring 
chevrons through a! iPanbut; to XSvi.- 
yersal; for 'Magnificent ! Obsession' 
bpi>osite Irehe, ..Dunne. Youth re- 
ceived terrific. a!cclaniatibn from pub- 
lic and press, Ld;jis/B' Mayer taking 
cognizance of . the fact and starting 
a star-building- campaign, immediate;-' 
lly : Pictures in which he !apear^ pn 
bis home. lot during . year, w-ere 'Small 
Town Girl' . opposite Janet Gaynor, 
made prior to 'Obsession'; 'iHis 
Brother's Wife/ after .which the star- 
buildup started; '(xbrgeous Hussy/ in 
which he had a rather uhimpprtant 
part but where the istudi had a 
chance to pave the 'way for him. :and 
'Camille,' bpjpbsite ' Garbp^ which is 
jiist'beii^g released; 

Eleanor Fbwell is another Mctrbite 
elevated to star rank after * roadway 
Melody bf '36,' although 'Born to 
Dance' is a late prbduct of the year. 
Metro 'Will . probably capitallzie oh 
her. during '37, Studio is idsp ireiady- 
ing Lui^e Raim^r and Rosalind Rus-: 
sell fbr starring with liky^lhopd that 
the new year will ;?ee. this. . Besides, 
they figure that ' james !Stewart has 
potentialities and. he, , too, is in the 
grpbming stage. , ," 

{•th JCeotary-t'Px 
. On the ioth Gentury-jPox lot, 
Simone Simon was tilje -find of the 
yezti getting ' the star play in her' 
first pic, 'Girls' Dormitory/ and then 
being assigned to 'Ladies <ih Lbve,' 
where she shared hbnors with Janet 
Gaynor, Lprettii Young, aind Con- 
stance Bennett .. -Ott /thislt lot<:JBnej 
Withers «)so found; ^hif^ 4pp 
name group. Another -^potential this 
studio has is l^rone Power, Jr., who 
.cracked over in greaik style with his 
rperf ormanpe in i ^Ipyds pf London.* 
>He is gaited for star illing this 
:season^ too. „. 

Paramount 

Patampuht^ 'Carole Lombard 
proved to be the top personality to 
'break into the marquiie. class ^d 
. garner herself a hew three-year deal 
calling for this!bjUing after, her per- 
fprmance ' Man Godfrey,' 

which wias:^ a loainPut tp "Universal. 
During' the season she was cP-starred 
with Fred f 'acMurray. AIsP jUmpied 
into starring ranks for their next as- 
signments are Bob Burns arid Martha 
Raye, who seemed tb takb hnost of 
the honors in 'Rhythm on the Itohge.' 
Jean Arthur, whb also hais a commit- 
ment with Cjblumbi , has two to do 
for Pdrambbht in which she will be 
stiirred during the current seiason, 
as will Edward jEVerett Hortbn, who 
dees, chores at <tjni,yersal and 'Vl/ill 
have twp starrers here. Hprton in 
the past has. been ;a ipp cohied fea^ 
tiirb name;- 

' Warinier 
oiie .standout came to the 
. fpire ;in the. v Warner grpup this year. 
He is rrbl. ;Fiynn, whp clashed 
thfpugh with a corking performance 
in 'Captain BloPd' and has found his 
starrihig ppsiti :'Gharge of the 
Light. jBrig!ade.' -.^ 

RKO, V's Toiling Hopefuls 

Sol Les!se.r' brbught ■ the ohiy ne-w: 
star: name , into .the -RKO releasing 
group with the juve, Bpbby !Breen. 
Outside of him . no unheralded ; tbp- 
Hrier appears; in thi^; roster. 

On the tlniversal . lot .there may be 
plenty of star potentialiticc. Chiarlie 
Rogers, whp took pver the plant 
duriiig the year, is determined tp 
start from scratch; feeling that the 
tari is a bit tpo high'to corral the 
seasoned " b.o., st^rs., irst One tp 
get the badge was "Doris 'Ndlan' in 



The Mali I Marry/ Thpugh pic did 
hot stand U9 to proportions expected; 
for the c:al, studio 'is satisfied land 
carrying her forward. The other 
is Deannia Durbin, 13-year-bld 
Canaty, whb proved noteworthy in 
^Three Smart Girlsi' just released^ 
and !whp will tbp all future assigrf- 
ments; . 

'''-'. The.Freelanoes " 
'• lhiB ye«r»;l936.siaw an avalanche of . 
■very impprtaht; ' and in some ' 
stances starring, names !freelanci , 
Moist of these people; did ! so of their 
own volition ; reason . being, the heavy 
income tiut touichj With; nios^^^ 
choosing specially ladaptable*^ stprie< 
only on the varibtiis lots; 

"Theh there -were .yiarious loanbuts 
on trade, iroin one -company tp ih- 
other. ihese were importaht deals. 

In the freelance field is Friedrib 
M!arch, the lead in 'Anthony Ad- 
yerse' for: Warners; ' 'Mary of Scot- 
land' at KKtlf: and how working in 
■a! Star is Born* for- Selznick4nter- 
natibhai. Ronald Golmah, though 
under contract early in year to. 20thi 
did bne pic there, 'Under Two Flags,' 
and . then; Went into; 'L'pst Horizon' 
at Goiuimbia. Guy Kibbee, .under 
cPntri^ct to Warners, found. !his way 
pnto thb Sehshick^InternktibnaV a^ 
20th Ccnitury-Fpx lots. .Brian 
Aherne did pne.picture for RKO and 
another,'!, just ; releaisi for UA, 
Victor MacLagli^h ' managbd to' ap- 
portion his . services .among . RKO, 
Universal; ';!20th Cen!tury''Fox . and 
Paramount .during the year. .. Irene 
Diinne di'v^db<il ..her! .time between 
Paraniount! and tfniversal; Lepi Car- 
riilo did. iphPres fbr ITnited Artists; 
Cplumbia . and; Metro; . 'while Basil 
Rathbone found plenty of .spots to do. 
his stuff and 'currently ..is working 
in LPndon. 

Importance of the Stor^ 

To actually establish surefire box 
office -vaiues foif stars is ;still a dif- 
ficuit task.' As .Shakespeare long- 
since! observed, the .story ij^ the": es- 
sehtial element and those whb can 
draw, them rbgardless of. working 
handicaps are virtually the same, 
number as in 1935, around 12". . . 

The;, value; pf. df^;w, among the 
stars seems id b^; about the same as 
in 1935, with, the feinmes holding 
their own.' ."the. deyelbpment of the 
new talent in 1936; Vthpugh, shows 
the break f^bput even ,betwieen the 
male ahd j(emale divisions, although 
the boys wiljl -be more certain of 
draw value thia;i th^ femmes. . 

Hpwever,^, !there. ate sevbral who, 
this year, had s^r rating who may 
find themaely^: out .pf the running 
when the hew . '37-'38;,schedule comes 
out. Studios, . seem to feel that 
starring means inorei than one irii 
dividual and : that a cpncrete stellar 
cast has more yaluei. tbdiay in selling 
a picture tl^n pn .g^4iyj[<^ual 'star ^^^u 
;less the Opt}S[.!ii|9^'>oin& . that cian mdre 
than ' partiaijy . {stand op s itis dwn. 
Studios feel, that there are plenty of 
feature, .people who;- handled prop- 
erly, will always; id in drawing 
trade into, a theatre,. i.Son^e players 
recognize and cpncede this also. New 
contract which Bing Crbsby hais with 
Paramount, for example, provides 
that he not be starred. He wants the 
picture title, to be the important 
element, with stPry of ..such drj(w 
value that he; can carry along with 
it instead bf making it dependent 
upon him tb carry the -picture; Other 
players, who do not po$sess too much 
vanity, are ^of the ;same trend pf 
thipught, but find, that the studios 
insist bh capitalizing Pn .their names 
to carry 4i picture. Many of these; 
people feel that this zealdUsniess on 
the part pf the employer yvill in time 
damage-.their prestigb and, as .result, 
they ma!y find themselves out of top 
bracket Value in much quicker time. 

$1^0,000 Productions 

Keflected Prosperity 

With prpspjerity _ the horizon 
and! theatre, trade ardUrid. the .boUntry 
excellent; all ;pf the companies felt 
that they should; do .plenty ' of bx- 
pensive picture! productibh. ;ln the- 
United Artists fold bdth' Sirti (Jdld- 
'wyn and pavi Steliriick; have gpne 
into ^ seven figUres !idr !their produc- 
tions. Paramount, .also j had !a ;5core 
of. pictures which' ; iiii . cost from 
$700,000 tb well oyer the' $ljO06;06Q 
niarki^: 'Metro; went very - hea'vy pri 
the- millioh-dbliar calibre of jiicture; 
most of those currentl'y grossing in 
;the;big money cbstjng a bit over that 
amount, 

.! Warners had a of heavy 

cost picture^, besides lArithony Ad- 
verse' and 'Green Pastures.'; - :par^ 
ryl Zanuck ' went on all hi 'With 
close to a dozen productions, quite .a 
few p£ them, being musicals which, 
thpugh withput big names to "catry;- 
hit clbse to' the $1,000,OQO» mark; ^ 



Universal had a few bf the top 
bracket - costing pics, outstanding 

being 'MaShifiC^nt Obsession/. 'Show 
Boat' and 'My 'Man Gbdfrey.! These 
all .hit the |1,000.0(N> point in prbduof 
tion cbstt and studip currently hat 
;wotiier ,ih production, 'Top * th« 
'^own/ V^hich : will dp likewise, 

RKQ!; Wfls no slbiich; either, in 
bringing out the cpstly pictures.- It 
had twbr-Astiure-Rogers; several Hep^ 
burns <ahd ethers -which went up K>n 
the icpst angles 

' Twp'.fSiitMM .^letures 

Columbte.; turned; -Mn .Deeds 
Groes to Tbwh' at more than a nibd- . 
erate flgui«' cbsty and is now kett^rig 
ready 'Lost' Horizon,' which; will hit 
over the |2;MMMMKlt mark, as will 
'Gpbd Earth,' being^ reiadied by Metrb. 
fpr release. .;' . 

. Both Wfiilter Wanger and Emariu^l 
Cbhen fpr P^riaiBPunt had each a pie 
that ran better tbah m.c^ium prbdUc-* 
tibn cpsts, Cpheh inahihg the Mae 
west ppus, ;fGb/Wedt;..YPung MKn/ at 
a figure arpurid':$l,opd;O0O. Mbst pf 
the. heavy ebstihg picturcKS during the 
year are showing healthy grosses. 
But few; pj(,*^them >are destined to. 
break ;eyen bhly; the balance indi- 
cate healthy prpflts "tpr the!ir prp«i 
.ducersJ „ '..,■ ■■-;'* 
Ehcpur!agbd by .the early seaspii 
smash -success -^' the^ 'whimsical, sia* 
tiric cPmedy, 'Mf. Deeds Goes! to 
Town/ the Heliyy^bod piroducers con- 
centt^ed heavily on . the "more so-, 
phislica^ed ! type of c^^ output 
than; the. screen has;. seen iii many 
years, or ■•yirtually.; since the <isileht 
days,, when 'titU) expressibns earried 
si, picture. Successes Such as- 'Ex-Mrs. 
Bradford,'. 'Princess Comes Across,* 
"TheodPra Gpcs Wild,' 'Libeled Lady.f !; 
'Gay Desperado,' musical satire; 
'Three' Smart Girls' 6nd .'After the 
Thin Man' (murder mystery comedy) 
are in . that categbry,' This type o!jt 
pic got . over with the geneirally ini-' 
proved economic conditions in'.th«' 
Country., and the spendihg splurgA , 
which had been' gbing' oh-' in. -tho. 
...thesi'ti-eis. 

Tiuiie^rs^ and ^^lades 

, :i\lpsicals imd hig> speqtacular melQ§ 
dranias. .Wjcre also ., strongly , in evl« 
dence. A)I of . tiie studios^ tpok a dipt 
at.!musica]s,^,.<^ither in;:^tqry o/jt revui»' 
fbrni. ! Many ' pt them! .were!; ©f .the" 
satirical variety,, an4 tlbipse turnbd 
by, the ntajor . plants seemed tq lilf 
the ^ney of the buying public^ . , : 
' fa the. m.elb'-spec class came svicK 
pics as 'Cfiarife of Li^ht Brigad^ 
ICiipljdn Blood,'' 'lii^ PlaksmahV anv 
Texas Rangers;* AU pf these rii^ 
quired heavy production outlay. . , •. 

Historical and semi-histfi)ric^ sub^ 
ject-ihatter afso fpUhd its way to. thf 
screen in rather ; large prppbrtiphfi, 
Among some of these pics were 'Talc 
of Twp Cities/ •GprgeoUs Hussy,* 
'Llpyds Pf : Londpn,r^ 'Sutter^s Geld/ 
'Mary pf - Scptiahd/ *Ni Days a 
Queen' (GaUmorit-British), 'Pasteur/ 
'Parneil- :and 'Maid of Salem/ both 
bf which latter will be firiishe<I'be< 
fore 1936 fades. 

For some reasbh, also, riewspapeif- 
mien - and Women: were riumbricsiliy 
butstanding chafaCtbrs of the s^asbn's 
pictures, ais many , of tiie features 
made dealt With the comic or. iserious 
adventUreS'pf niemberis bf the fourth 
estate, ranging frbhi the legman re< 
porter to news desk h^ads. Prison' 
stories also;', received consideirabl^ 
play, with stress heing put bn the- 
parble questibn, Howeyer, none .of 
these semed to be forceful! factors 
at the box; office, as the so-balled G- 
mari type of picture sort of wiped qui 
relish for this type of entertainment 
on the part bf the b.o. . cUstomCT^ 
Passing of the Creepers i 
is year saw; tiie fkdeout; for the 
present at least, of the horror, picture 
in ywhich Universal, during the 
.Laeriimlb regime, had specialised, 
with Bqris Karlofi ahd Bela Lu^osi 
as . the. , top chUlers. ' ^Poliby reasons 
gave; this type of yarn the freeze-o#, 
with Universal making just one, 
'DracUla's Daughter,'! and Warners 
cbriipleting the exit march with 'The 
Walking Dead,' using Kariofl as the 
topihounter. '■ 

•rherb is" a strprig • aippetite fbr the 
mUsical-and dancepics as the current! 
year ;closes. Iridicatipris airt: that 
there will heavy 'coricentration pn 
this type bf! subject-!matter' durihg 
the new yeqr as result bf the stand- 
out successes in that class during the 
prese.-^t year. The operettas -were 
not so forte on the year, thb only 
one 'which' seemed to .go ovbr ih 
smashing 'style beiri^ Melrp's 'Rpie- 
Mairie/ with Jeannette MaciDpnalcf 
arid Nelson Eddy. 

So far as Shakespeare is coriceirric'^' 
' (Continued ori page 7 )" 



It^ednesday; Bipcember 23^ 1936 



P I C ¥ ■ R E S 



VjUUETY t 







HoilywbQd . off 'him. Costume 
•lays came iii now aiad.lheiii but they 
bid ver^; lij[tle b.d. aftrenSth^ also. -] 

llock of ^ )^ ' 
J(iBidio Re^ 

jiiiuring %e past few years th0 pic- 
ture iz has, ;l<faiied Quite;a bit to- 
Var((! iblics of .the ' stage who ihah- 
•i^d to; garner for ;ihemseiyes a bit" 
of raidi pre^|5tige,v wiere 
brought 'in }\ia.t [yfaf: w^re Grace 
jiiooire, Byrhs lind AUen, ;l^tari^Ii Tal- 
^•7, Gladys SwMthput,' Jack Beimy^ 
fred ^llen^ J^^^^ Etting, Joe Pen- 
'•ner, George Jessel . jmd Ben Bernie. 
>{inieir radio front ; served them In: 
*|bb4' stead;, for picture w0rfc.. The: 
jiubliclty,. and; .exploitation used on 
;|heir 'picis : had :the radio , backigifound 
tirought butvidrceft^ a 
ihatier of ;re^^ ho dis-' 

^ntent oj[i;,t)>e part . of the pic dis- 
tributors, with probably one , excep-; 
: v^oiit, Marion Tayey, iri . bringing 
•fhese people to iinpbrtaht screen pd- 

Jltlori/, . ..^--Hm^C^':^'/. ' .^-.^.^ 

' ; Besidies this ^thert are tho^e who 
Hpxi dii'ectly from radio to pictures, 
iflpiere are inaiiiy: nipra ,but oii the, 
. ..whoie. they did hot prove as big a 
•eUihg arg^ument M those In the 
: l^pVP m^ntibiicd ab : 

■ • • irthere^ IaW JPIo UpA 
tel. this, group: Ameche* 
>rhbm 2Qth Centtiry^Fox Is lining up 
jior ■sjtardbm^ ^well;as Bob Burns, 
V» ^Paramount cohtracteei /who will 
|m' co-starred ^^ w^ Ba^^. 
!^80 , important iiii; this contingent so 
lar as v their scrieen: success in cbn- 
jjlNirned are Frances Limtptbrdv Seanha 
jburbih, whom Universar will - star; 
pbrbtiiy .tianio,ur« whoin Paramount 
' iady '^tairred In one ■ ictiire,' 
gle Princess*;.:Sniith BaUew, who 
being /topped. In BKO pictures; 
iljqg Crosby, Rudy Vallee, Alice 
'aye; Bobby Brten, : who : Is a Sol 
sser-RKO stair; WaTreh Hull, Har- 
itt. Hilliard, Vihtbii Htwprth XMyrt 
Marfl^e. abt)^* Gertrudi Niesen, 
'wi.ith Blake^ Henry Hunter, Kenny 
laker, . Helen Troy, Barnes Melton, 
'rank |*orest and Jimmy Fldler, a 
iWspaper columnist an^ bther chat- 
irer whom Fox Mbvlelont eonraled.. 

re arb . others but they have not. 
ttalhed screen prestige "that those 
inuinerated abova have. 
Radio, ahhbuncers also iget a cut 
ite the Hollyw:ood plum.: Among 
«^ who get Occasional calls for 
ores in featUra pictures are Sam 
yes (Richfield Reporter), Carroll 
rye (radio ed L; A. Timfes), Michael 
-Iwmaurice (anhbtm actor),; 

fd .I>ale Armstrong (aiinbuncer for 
A, Times). 

Again at the Top 
f Vt^tH Mariq^ 

^Metro: is the tOp 'spot company on 
.^e Coast so far as Importiant bo: 
•ersonhel is cbhcerned. This goes 
for the ata? and featured group. 
Foinpahy has. more atarring material 
Mth, b.o. magnetimh than most of 
Wl 'the othfir con^panles combined. 
Answer to this is tha fact that dur- 
ing the year .such personaiities as 
"lark Gable, William Powell, Robert 
Paylor, Freddie Bartholomew, Wal- 
ice Beery and Jacki« Cooper were 
Janed to other companies which 
.... ^ed piit pictures of magnitude 
jrith^ them as the potent drawing ele- 
ment.. " 



. , - s with the cbmpany as the year 
hetpre is Clark Gable. Though 
Robert Taylor came to the fore like 
r Whirlwind in the minds of the 
fompany execs, the Gable t>restige 
.was by . no means retarded but 
progressed. He; proves to be the most 

epn^istent outstanding male star in 
the biz. . 

• yeanette MacDonald and Nelson 
■day climbed into second spot from 

Sxth of year before, With the pres- 
»• of Miss MacDonald being 
Stronger than that of Eddy due to 
her showing iri ^San Franciscb/ JOan 
Crawford, as Individual solo star, 
ttiougb in pictures :with heavy male 
Wpport, is the leader from take 
tngie for the year. NPrma Shearer, 
usted next; has had only one pic to 
^•/?ted on during the year, 'Romeo 
W»d Juliet', which, due to its gen 
oral release for '37, Will get its rat 
Ing at that titne. 

. William Powell holds same pbsi- 
lion as year before as chai^acter istar 
yith plenty of b o. credited to him 
fiJI^ioanbut to Universal for 'My Man 
cod^ey/ Greta Garbo had no pic 
en the year, but her previous pics 
Playmg. around- still hold up her 
prestige.. 

Robert Taylor, who had few pics 
we and the loanout for 'Magnlfl- 



cent Obsession^ to Universal and be- 
ing in 'Camill«f,': '37 release with 
Garbo, is the white-haired yOuth of 
.the io^ Whether or not he Will 
jdmp in the foreground of Metro 
Stars during the new year will be 
entirely cbnti ngerit the material 
he Is supplied with. Jean Harlow 
and Myrna Loy . have held up iii. 
great style, ; with Spencer Traqy^ new 
*star Oh the lot over froiti .20th Ceh* 
tury-FoXi proving qiilte important 
in . this division^; . Marx Bros, are 
plenty oke with .their one pic a 
year while Lionel Bairrymore proVeis 
an okay utility- star for. pic bolster- 
ihg purpPses. Robert Montgomery 
Was not sp fortie on the year and 
Eleanor Ppwell, with a one-pic a 
year appearance has npt gathered 
much.b.o. momentum as y^^^ 

Laurel and Hardy, "thbugli under, 
contract to Hal Rbach, release their 



Stars 

CLABK GABLE 
MacDONALD-EDDY 
JOAN CRAWfORD 
NORMA SHEARER 
WILLIAM POWELL 
ROBERT TATLOR 
GRETA GARBO 
JEAN HARLOW 
MTR»rA LOT 
FREDDIE BARTHOLOMEW 
SPENCER TRACT 
MARX BROTHERS c 
LAUREL and HARDT 
LIONEL BARRYMORE 
BO>BERT : MONTGOMERT 
. WALLACE BEERT 
ELEANOR POWELL 
LUISE RAINER 

(Note: Charles LdtigMpn and 
Helen Hayes [are olsp^ On the 
star lilt toith this company but 
neither made o /or current 
Veer release). 

FEATURED 

yirf inla Bruce 
Frank Morgan 
Una Merkel 
Janet GajBOr 
Mae Rtbspn 
Edatund Lewe 
Basalliid Russeil 
Franeliot Tone 
Aireh Jenes 
James Steward 
Robert Tettnr 
Edna Mab. Oliver 
Madge Kyana 
Jaekle Cabper 
Stbark Rrwin 
Lee Cairrlllt 
JeMie /Ralph 
. Joseph Calleia 
jeaa Henholi: 
Lc«rls' Stonie ' . 
Barbara Stanwyiek 
Mickey Rooney- 
. Reginald. .Owen 
. johnny Weistmulleir; 
Maureen O'Sullivan 
Cecelia Parker 
Chester Morris 
Dudley Dlrffes 

Eric Linden 
Nat Pendletoii 
Spring Bylnfton 
Arthur Treacher 
Charles Bntterwprth 
Ted Healy 
Wendy Barrie 
Edmand Gweinn 
Walter Brennan 
Irene Heryey 
Roland Toang 
Bruce Cabot 
Eltssa Landr 
Lionel Aiwlll 
Ann Lorlng 
Betty Furness 
Frank Lawlon 
Florence Rice 
Billie Burke 
Elizabeth p'atterson 
Sid Silvers 
Buddy Ebscn 



features through Metro and hold 
high b.o. record for their pictures, 
.which have been made during year 
at considerable ihcrea^^^^^ 

. Featured (Group^ Outstiandinr 
Metre featured group, as with its 
staris,. is outstancling.' Names, included 
here have been brought to the fore 
with b;o. draught . potentialities in 
mind. Ranking the. dlvisi this year 
is Virginia Bruce, replaced 
Franchot Tone in the ; spot. Latter 
seeins to be juist doing things but not 
getting important b,o. recognitipn. 
Frank Morgan, character player, is 
right up at the top in the maTe divi- 
sion. Others i this grpup had in 
some instances only one pic. Janet 
Gayhor, starred at 20th-Fox, is here 
for featured lead in 'Small Town 



Giri; while Leo Carrillb did couple 
pf pictures. Jean Hershbit did most 
of- his chores for 20th Century-Fox. 
Jackie Cooper, bbing at the sorcalled 
awkward screen age, only hit the 
SCTeen once and is now off payroll 
until his future is decided on in a 
year or so, James Stewart, a new 
player, cainie to the fore greatly with 
Rpbert Young^ cohtract player, haV^ 
iAg been ph a cbuple pf European 
loans and showing remarkable ' - 
tbrest with the picture goers; 

Besides the featured people - 
eluded in the accbmpahying box, 
Mjetro has a.scPre pf contract play- 
ers in stpck who as yet have no b.o. 
classificatibn. These people have 
been Used for atmpsphere and bit 
work with quite a few destined to 
find themselves, in the irriportant 
raiiks of the feature players during 
1937. Studio . al^p has number of 
b^ra singers iunder contract: who 
are not credited, with sbreen appear- 
ance, among thein being Igor ,Gprih. 

ParVSiai^ 

M?«WestvGary^G 

Mae West; thoi^h, making only one 
pic fbr Parambuht direct arid the 
other fpr Emanuel Cohen to release 
th^QUg^^ that company, still stands as 
the ^36 champ for that cbrhpahyi 
Ruinnihg parallel, ; if hot alrhost on 
par, is Gary Coo]per, who, through 
several big pictures and one with 
M^rlene Bietrich^ has proved the 
male champ fpr the company. 

Ring Crosby^ though not Wanting 
star billing; but being recognized as 
siich, made a most sizeable showing^ 
for Parairiouht,. and is grpssirig in 
nice shape fpr ColumbiK^^ having 
made : One plc for its' release, with' 
Emanuel Cohen. iiiarXene Dietrich, 
though appcjarihg . only; in 'Diesire' 
during the year there] arid. 'Garden bf : 
Allah/ just released by Seiznick In- 
ternational through United Artists, is 
stili a stellar factor in the Paramount 
fold. 

Stairs Lack B.O. Lustre 

Cbimpany has considerable more- 
starring material Current year than 
i V1935, but hone of it. has come; to 
outstanding proportions, Claudette 
Colbert, th^'bugh inactivity, does hpt, 
measure up as well this year as last, 
With\;the LpmbardrMacMiuTay com- 
bine npt. registering as heavy, either; 
HbweVer, Carble X^pmbard pn her 
oini: has gPhe very strong, , and will 
prpbably be In the first three pf. the 
cpmpahy stars during 1937. Harold 
Lloyd on past perfonnahces still ha^^ 
prestige value, thbug:h domestically 
his only picture, 'Milky Way,*.was by 
no means a bio. sehsatibn. 

George Raft made no progress on 
the year, with Burns and Allen bet- 
ter pfl in the featured grpbp than in 
the star divisiph. Jack Benny, with 
hi/i radio draughty was most helpful 
to two pics he nraidev . ■• 
. W. G. Fields, due to illness, . id hot 
turn put. volume, but what he did 
was quite proflable at the b.o. Should 
his health permit^ Fields looks like 
an important two-picture bet for 
1937. ■ 

Irene Duniie, Edward Everett Hor- 
ton and Jean Arthur were each on 
one pic inissibns which proved oke 
for the bbihpany, which has them for 
additional pics in 1937; 'These play- 
ers divide their , time in starring for 
other studios, and' their gross v^ork 
on the year giyes thehn inore impor- 
tance in listing than the individual 
efforts they make. 

The Jan Kiepura-Gladys Swarth- 
out .combo scored nil with their 'Give 
Us This Night,' with Kiepiiria going 
back to Europe arid Miss Swai'thout. 
doing another , 'Champagne 
Waltz,' which is tied in with Zukor's 
Silver Jubilee Week of Jan. 4; 1937. . 
Oakle-Burns-Raye 

In the.'featured group here Jack 
Oaki . though out of the fold, led the 
fleid i importance. Bob Burns,, a 
newcomer frorri radi / smashed rigjiit 
to. the top with his work,- arid he, 
with Martha Raye on the '37 pro- 
gram, will get corstar billirtg. Both 
of these; players, are new to pictures. 

Burns arid Allen, in the featured 
group, stand very strong in support- 
ing; other star narnes, while the. Bo- 
larid. bnd .Ruggles !" combo -seems to 
have skidded a bit iri b.o. .'impor-. 
tance.. Cary Grant came up iri gpbd 
shape, with Ida. Lupino arid Frances 
Farrrier . dbirig likewise. Lloyd Nolan 
gives; iridicatioris pf garnering b.o. 
strength, as do Roscpe Karns^ Johnny 
DPwns, David Holt; Gail Patrick and 
Eleanpre Whitney. 
.. . Lew Ayres, : back in the acting 
group, did a few pictures With . the 
b.o. response being fairly goodi Hie 
will nursed for more important. 
a.s.signriients during 19.37, with star- 
ting being in view by, the .studio; 

Quite a number of the people who 



are. listed among the Paramount f ea'- 
tured ; players; .during the past year 
have- gone off the payroll;..but they 
have ..appeared in one pr . more pic-^ 
tUres.-arid theriefpre: included 
ariiorig . thpise . listed ' box ais 

featured; people.^. 

There are alsb - pebpie whom Wal- 
ter Wanger and B. P. Shulberg used 
iri pictures they made during current 
season for Paramount "whb: are 



Starji 

Mae WEST 

GARY COOPER 
BING CROSBY 
MARLENE DliBTRlCH 
CLAuDETTE COLBERT 
I CHArLES BOYER 
SYLVIA SIDNEY 
LOMBARD-MacMURRAY 
CAROLE LOMBARD 
JACK BENjNY 
HAROLD LLOYD 
HENRY FONDA 
JOAN BENNETT 
FONDA-SULLAVAN 
GEORGE RAFT 
BURNS & ALLEN 
TW. C. FIELDS 

Irene DUNNE 

EDWARD EVERETT HORTON 
JEAN ARTHUR 
KIEPURA-SWARTHOUT 

FEATUIIEI) 
Jack Gakier- -;;':.. 
/Bob Barns ^ 
.. 'Cary 'Grakit' 
Mary^BoUhd-Rag'ffletsh-^;ha'rles 
Randolph Scott: 
Sir Guy Standing 

Ida Lupine 
Fred MaeMnrray 
Frances Fanner 
Herbert Marshall 
Roaleoe Harns 
Llayd NoUn 
.Martha. Raye ' 
Madeleine Carroll 
Elisabeth Patterson 
Lynne Overman 
Pat Paiersoni 
David Holt 
Franeefl'Dee 
Jpluuiy Do)^^ns 

Lew Ayre^ 
George Barbler 
Dorothy Lamonr 
Mary Carlisle 
Ray Mllland 
Aklm Tanlroff 
Vlrfflnla Wlcdler 
Alison Sklpworth 

Gall Patrick 
WllUam Frawley 
y Eleanere Whitney; 
Frank Forest 
Mary Ellli; 
Beinny Baker 
Buster Crabbe 
Jackie Morah . 
Lnclen Littlelleld 
Fred Stone 
Marsha Hunt; 
parneilPrait 
Shirley Ubass 
Prlsellla Lawsba ; : 
Katharine De Mllle 
Tom Brpwh 
rnest ' CMBart 
Grace "Bradley 
Sam S: Hinds 
Colin Tapley 
Julie Haydoh 
Rosland Keith 
Gertrude Michael 
Henry Wllcoxbn 
Grant Wliheri 
. Kent Taylor 
Gail Sheridan 
, Olympe Bradna 
Haryey Stephens. 
Priscllla Moran 
Bennle Bartlett 
John- Howard 



seeni.ed to. Warriant the type of pro- 
dUction. joe E. Brown, who always 
has been a consistent cpin-getter for 
tiie company though out currently, 
managed to hold up his gross aver- 



giveri cpriipany rating iricludihg 
Madeli Carrpll, who appeared 
iri 'General Died al Dawn.' Othersr 
are Henry Fonda, Jbah Bennett, 
Pat Paterspn arid P'eggy Corik- 
lin, all from the Wanger fold, whp^ 
with Sylvia idney and Charles 
Bbyer, are ribw . being utilised by him 
in the pics he • turning out for 
Uriited; Artists, none, pf; which, hbw- 
ever, get a 1936 releaise:; 

Powell, Friiicfe Rate 

1-2 oh Warner it'oster 

Warners diiting current ypar has 
had- considerable shifting of stars, 
with some departing from the camp 
and pthers limited tp number Pf pic- 
tures worked i However, holding 
the lead at box. office the sanie as 
last year is Diqk Powell, Kay Francis 
coriiing next. Studio has stressed 
heavily on the gown angle with her 



WARNERS 

StRPS 

DICK POWELL 
KAY FRANCIS 
JOE E. BROWN 
JAMES CAGNEY 
BETTE DAVIS 
PAUL MUNI 
RUBY XEELER 
MARION DAVIES 
FREDRIC - MARCH 

PAT O'BRIEN 
JOAN BLONDELL 
ERROL FLYXN 

edward g, robinson 
ALl jolsqn 
leslie howard 

OLIVIA de HAVlLIiANb 
CLAUDE RAINS 
BORIS KARLQFF 
WARREN WILLIAM 

FEATUREl) 

Franks McHliffh;- 
Glenda FarreJl 
Hugh Herbert 
Georce Brent 
Itoss Alexander 
Josephine Hotchlnaibn 
Adolphe Menjou 
Rieardo: CortfK 

Guy Kibbie 
Patricia Ellib 
Margaret Lindsay 
Anita Louise 
Xyle Talbot 
Humphrey . Bbgairt . 

Ian Hunter 
Barton MacLa;ne 
James Melton 
Deiuild Woodfl 
Jean Mnir 
Annliyorak 
Sylvia , Jasoii 
June Travis, 
BeVcrly Roberts 
Yacht Clnb Beys 
Ann Sheridan 
Billy Maaeh 
Bobby Maueh 
Donald Crisp 
Dick Forin 
Allen Jenkins 
. Patricia Knowles - 
Wllllaaa Gargah 
Frieda Ineseort 
George E. Stone 
Henry O'Neill 
Hobart CaVanangh 
' Robert Bar rat 
- Carol HSffhes 
Warren Hall 
WIril Shaw 
Claire Dead 
Ruth Dianhelly 
bolbrea Del jBlb 
Kay Linaker 
Phillip Reed' 
Gale Sondergaard 
Verree Teasdale 
Paul Draper ' 
Marjhierlte Churchill 
Jane Friattian 
Olln Uowiand 
Anita Kerry 
Phil Regan 
Paula Stone 
. Eddie Acnff 
Alexander ! ID'Arcy 
Joseph Creehan 
Craig Reynolds 
Addison Richards 
Anne Nagel , 
Marie Wilson 
Gordon Oliver ' 
Carlyle Moore^ Jr. 
Jam^'Wyman 
Mary Treem . 
Veda Attn Borg 
Dick Parceii 
Mary McGuire 
James Rpbblns 
Fred; Lawrence 
Wayne Morris 
David Carlyle 
Teddy Hart 
Jane Bryan 
Joseph King 
Rosalind Marquis 
Mildred Law 
Lee' Dixon 
Linda jPerry 
Dorli Weston 
Lyle Moraine 
Helen Valkis 
Martha Tibbeit 
Florence Fair 
Healy 



age which has, always been' most 
prpfltable^ "James Cagney, though 
used for only one pic released on 
the year, still had plerity of draw 
from the pics made, previous year. 
Bctte. Davis, whb copped th* 

(Conllnuea on page 12) 



II • S S E S 



WcdnesdiBj, December 23, 1936 




Angeles, bee;; 22;; 
-Cftristmas Sljiimp hit the town 
with its custornary wall<iip,, aind aside 
lirpm spots current 

week's takes are" awayj.belc^^ - 
Wl^ v Except! * 3the Parampuiiti 
where ebroibination bt : Bing Crosby's 
fieWest, pic, 'Pennies ijconi^^H^^ 
j|nd the annual' vrlinter kiddie revue 
iis helping trade lot pke jeturns. 

Only .other spot downt6>yn heading 
idr.proftt week is the State: *Lloyds 
of London' took another slump at 
the Carthay Circle, which io 
be expected, v 

Estiiiutcs for thb Week 



Carthay Circle (F6x). <l,518; 55- 
83-1.10-1.65)^'Iiloyds' (20 th) (4th 
week); Nearthg vend of run arid at 
$4,6Q0 Is mild lor show biz's poorest 
weeki^ Third stanza; reached . $6,100, 
fait. ■ 

Chinese (Grauriiariy (2;628; 3040- 
55)^'Oid. Huttili' (MG) arid .'Crack- 
Up' (20th) dual. Trade jiist shot to 
pieces lwith $6,000 biest iri. sight. Last 
weefc 'Banjo' (20) and 'Love in Ex- 
ile' (Gap) so-so at $7,800. 

Dbwntbwn CWB)- (1.800; 30-40-55r 
65)^*One Way Passage! (W^)^ and 
•Jailbreak? (WB) dual. Warners re- 
vived 'Passage' for the pire-Xmas 
vf^k arid house doing right smart at 
$6,500 bn , eight days. Last week 
?Polb J<Je' (WB), and 'Tundra' (Bur- 
roughs) okay at $5,100. 

Four Sta* (F*>x) (900{V30?40-55)-7^ 
fTatzari Escapfiis' <MG) (2d week). 
Nbt up to standard of films that this 
single bill hoiiae. has been- running so 
will win'd ;up'secbnd an\i final stanza 
with probable. $2,000. First week 
nothing tjtt Tav^ aboiit iat $3,350. 

Hollywood (WB> <2,756; 30r40-55- 
.65)r-^'Qhe Way Passage' (WB) and 
Vailbreak* (WB)" <I«al- ^eat iat 
•arbiind $7,000 ori^ ieight days. Last 

■ veek 'Polo Joer <WB) and 'Tundra' 
(Burroughs) veiy. satisfactory $5,500. 
>Pant9fes (P&n) (2/roO; 30-40-55)-^ 
•fiats or (GN) and "Way for Lady' 
. (jaCO ) dual* Llk^ the other boule- 
vard houses this onieiiff to a $6,000 

r4ake, which brily fair.: Last week, 

V ^Sttiart Girls' CU) and in His Steps^ 
CGK) (2rid .week),oke at $6,500. ^ 
Parambwnt (PartmaT) (3,595; 30- 
40-55 i'r-.'Perinies' (CpD and stage 
ishbw, Gbt away to . swell, start aijd 
at $21,500v plenty pifbfltable. La$t 

' week, 'Jungle Princess^ (Par) and 
Duke Ellington ibarid, a . li 16 above 
.*xDectations at $17,^100._ '' . 
RKO (2,950; 30^40-55)— 'Hats X>ff' 

. .(GN) and ■ 'Way for Lady' (tlKOX 
dual, DoNvntown shoppers not much 

. interested ih . this duat sllrix $5,500 
L^t week, 'Sniart Girls' (20th) ant 
*ln His Steps' (GN) .satisfactory at 

".$6,000. . ^ 

state (Lbew-Fox) (2,024; 30-40-:55 
75)— 'Old HUtphV (MG) and 'Crack 

I Up* (20tb). dual. T Second best bet 

' in town and should hit $lli500, neat. 

■ Last week, ?Banio' (20th) iahd 'Love 
in Exile' (Cap) jiist satisfacto^ 
$10,900. 

-^rtlnited Artists (Pbx-UA) (2,100; 
30-40-55) ^Banjo* <20th) and "Love in 
Exile' <Gapitol), dual; 'Tis the 
tveek before Xmas; slim $2,500. Las 
?»yreek, 'Bbrn to Dattce' (MGX and. 
«1^ Maiden Lane' (U6th). (2d run>, 
very goodj $4,300; 



'Diggers' 8G,'Hofiday' 
|!M>0(i Bod» % on 
Dovbles inPortlaN 



. Portland, Ore., Dec. 22, 
. 'Gold Diggers of 1937'V getting 
a" tig play .this week at Parker's UA; 
Advahce bally and early opening 
gave - it a gteat b. Oi edge. 

■ jparanibunt is also; in the money 
, V^ith ^College Holiday* and 'Chan at 

ihe Opera.' 

Estimates for This Week: 
Broadway (P'arker) (2,b00; 30-40) 
i-^'Love on Run' (MG) and 'Two in 
. Crowd* (U) (3d week). Good enough 
$3,600. Second v/eek, $5,700, good. 

Afayfalir (Parker-Evergreen) (1;- 
400; 30-40)— 'Libeled Lady' (MG) 
)Rnd 'Girl on Front Page' (Fox) (8th 

■ Mreek). Fair $2;000. Last week good 
enough $2,200. . . 

Orpheum (HamrickrEvergreen) 
(2,000 j 30-;40 )^'White Hunter' (20th ) 
and 'Under Your Spell' (20th), dual. 
Getting average $5,0DQ., Last week 
^Polo Joe' (WB), and 'Isle of Fury^ 
( WB ) registered for nice $5,700. 

paramount (Evergreen) (3,000; 30- 
40)— 'College' Holiday' (Par ); . and 
,'Chan at Opera' (20th). Hitting big 
$9,500. Last week 'Word for Carrie! 
(Par) and 'Hideaway Girt' (Par), 
okay, $5,500. 

United Artists (Parker) (1.000; 
30.40)— 'Gold Diggers of 1^7' (FN). 
Answering to strong exploitation 
■with great $8,000. Last week 'Born 
to Dance' (MG) (Sd week); Fair 
$3,?00. 



Gatt Patrick, Fham Gal> 
Aids 'Lone Wolf to ©,500 

. , jaiirmingham, 
Houses: -Vi/i -change agai fbr 
Christinas Day - and i view of this 
fact the pre-Christmas diet is rather 
light this week. Most of houses have 
been dpi rather well despite th^e 
usual Christmas lull. 

Gail Piatrick's ' persojrtal appear 
ance here arid reeerit marriage has 
centered interest on her last few 
days and Will help but 'Lone Wolf 
Returris,' She is a home town giri- 
Estimates for This Week 
Alabama (Wilby-Kiricey) (2,800; 
30-35-40), Tarzan Escapes' (MG)i 
Wrap it up for $7,000, and a flock 
of kids out of school for the holi- 
days, moderate. Last week 'Come 
and Get It' (UA) $7,400, bolstered by 
p. a. of Gail Patrick for one liight, 
Empire (Acme) . (1,100; 25) 'Lone 
.Wolf Returns' (Par). Worth around 
$2,500, /allowing for Christmas. Last 
week 'Adventure Manhattan 
(QW> $2,000; fair. : , 

■Ttita (Wilby-Kiricey) (1.600;_^ 25) 
'Hideaway Girl' (Par)v At $2,200, 
t^. ' Last week "Devil Is a Sissy' 
(MG) $2,70.0, nioderately gpod. . , 
. Strand (Wilby-Kiricey) (800; 25) 
'Sea Spoilers' (U). Light at $1;500. 
Last week; Without Orders" (RKO ) 
arbund $1*600. . ^ 

Fantaires ' (Wilby'-Kincey ) (2,300; 
30-40) 'Lauj^ingvat Trouble' and 
vaude for three days', operation each 
week. About $2,300, pretty good. 
Last week '15 Maiden Lane' <2qth) 
arid vaude $2,100., 




Clevelarid, Sept, 22. 
Best family bill to keep its head 
above the. bbliday waters is *Polo 
Joe* at the -Palace, (doubled with 
'Holiday Revels' vaUde unit. Trade 
elsewhere not so bad despite last 
minute Christmas shoppers; 

ifestiiriates tor Tlifs Week 
AUiambra (Martiii, Printz) (1.2i0b. 
20-30-36)— Tollow Your Heart' (Rep) 
and 'Man Who Lived Again' (GB) 
(2d run). For four days, $1,5(K) 
fairish. Last week 'Life oi King Ed- 
ward' (GB) and 'Love in Exile' (GB 
took a record floppo, $300, yanked 
out after brie day. 

Alien (RKGI) (3,()()d; 25-40)^ 
•Without Ordefs' (RKO). Getting 
along .riicely toward $5,500. Last 
week 'Pehriies From Heaven' (Col) 
on h.o; reaped $6,500 after shift from 
Hipp. 

- Circle (Ma^c Maiihorsteiri) (1,900 
15-35 )r-'Coriie and Get It' (UAj 
Staying over another stanza, collect 
ing ^,400, big. Last week, $5,500. 

Hipp (Warners) (3,700; 30-40)-=^ 
'Theodora Goes Wild' (Col). Also 
taking a holdover and $15,500, okay, 
for eight <iays. Last week, $18,500, 
better. 

Palace (RKO) (3.200; 30-60)— 'Polo 
Joe' (WB) plus A. Robins. " ?Holi 
day Revels* unit bn stage. Satisfac 
tOry family, bill,- doing $18,500. Last 
week 'Winterset' (RKO) with 'Fats' 
Waller in vaude section climbed , up 
to $19,506; fine; ^ : : ^ 

State (Ldew's) (S;450;. 35-40-55)— 
'Jungle Priricess': (Par). Nbt sUch a 
hot ehoice foi: pre?Christmas Week, 
Only $16,500. Last week 'Born to 
Dance' (MG) did swell $21,500 in 

Stillman* (Loew's) (1,872; 25-35)— 
■Bprn to Diance' (Metro). Switched 
from .State for a second stanza, $7,- 
500, toprrtotch. Last week 'Go West, 
Young Man' (Par) (2d week) above 
prdinaf y, top, $5,500. 

Cleve. Variety Club Elects 

Cleveland, Dec; 22; 
• Moe is. HorWitz, indie theatre 
operator and head pf^ Washington 
eiircuit, became new chief .barker b; 
Variety Club Tent No, in annua 
electipns last vt^eek, succeeding L J, 
Schmertz. Hprwitz was fbrriierly 
the qlub's sec. and tfeas. 

David Miller was elected first v. 
p.; Frank A., Drew, second v. p.; 
Jack Jbsey, treas,; Frank Boyd, sec.; 
while Nat Holt, Isidore J. Schmertz, 
Harry if. Goldstein and Jerry Fried- 
lander -appointed' members of board 



UNIVEltSAL 
'Lnckiesfr Girl da Ihii Woifld/ 
Strand, P'tland, 24; ;Fpx, JppUn, 
30; Pal, Stamfd, 31; Vic, Cam-- 
den, Jiui. 2; Lib, Qklahomia C, 
9; Riviera, St Paul; 12; Regent, 
Ottawa. 14; iBoston, Bos, 14; 
park, Yourigst'n, 19; Bijou, 
Bangor, 20. ' 

*3 Smart GirW Roger Sher-: 
man, N. Haveii, 25; Lafayette, 
Buff, 25; RItTi B'ham, 25; Pa*, 
AUaritai 25; Strand, L'ville, 25; 
Alviri, Pitt; 31; Egyptian, Og- . 
deri; 31; Ambass, St L, 31; Par,. 
Des M, 31; Strand; Altpbna, 31; 
Orph, Omaha; Jari*. 1; ■ Orph, 
S, Jan. 7; Palj Chi, 7; Rbxy, 
N. Y., . ; Orph, Mpls; 8; 5. Ave; 
Seattle, 13; Keith's, Wash, 
Fpx, Det, 22. 

WARNER BROS. 
^GoM Diggers of '37,* B'way, 
Charl'te,. 23; Warner, Memphis, 
24; brph, Seattle, i4; Pbx, S. F, 
24; Orph, Salt L, 24; Maji Dal- 
las, 24; Stauley, A? €;> 24; 
Roosevelt, Chi, 25; Albeei Cincy, 
25; Cap, Flint, 25; Stanley, 
Philly, 25; Saenger, Mpbiie, 25; 
Jayhawk, Tppeka, 25; Strandt 
Y, 25; Earle; Wash, 25; 
Centre, Ottawa^ Ritz, Tulsa, 

^Sing Me a Love /sorig,^ Crit, 
N. y, 25; Stan, Pitt, 25; Par, Ft 
Wayne; 25; H'wbbd, Ft Worth, 
29; Riaito. Allentlri, 30. 

'God's C au nt r y . the 
Woman,' Earle. Wash, ; .Stan, 
Balfo, 25. 

BKO-KAi>IO 
'That 6 i r J f r o. m Paris,*^ 
Gbldeh G, . f;.;30; Orph, .N. Q, 
31; Drph, ' Omaha, 31; Keith, 
Bos, Jan. ; Pal, Chi, ; Pan &. 
Hill St, L. A., 1; Giap, TVent'ni 
1; XeitH, ; Wash, 1; - Pal, 
Rbchest'i:, ; Orph, SioUx C, 1; 
Albee,. Prov, 7; Orph, Denver, 
20. 

'Rainbow on the River,' Orph, 
Denver, 23; Part & Hill.St, L, A; 
23; Golden G, S. Fi .23; Orph, 
N. O, 24; Orph, Omaha, 24; 
Park, Reading, 24; Byi-d, Rich- 
m'nd, 24; Rib, FUena, 24; Pan-, 
theon* TPledo, 24; Orph, Sioux 
C, 25; Hipp, Baltp, 25; Pal, Chi, 
25; Albee, Prpy, 25; Cap, Trent'n, 
25; Kleith, Wash, 25; Proctor's, 
Newark, Jan. 8; Keith, fibs, 15. 
' UNITED AltTISTS 
'ltembrandt,V 4 Star; L; A,, 25; 
Tampa, Tampa, 30; Fulton, Pitt, 
31; Midwest Oklahoma C, Jan* 
8; Hipp, Buff, 9; Aladdin, Den- 
ver, 21. 

'Garden of Aliata,f Riviera, 
Scrant'n, 25; Worth, Ft Worth, 
25; Cap, Wheeling, 25; Pal, Mori-' 
treal. Jam 8; Cap, Wash; 8; 
State & Chinese,' A, 
Rialtp, Butte, .24. . 
'Beloved Enemy,V Rivbli, N. Y, 
25; Pal, Dallas, Jan. 18; Strand, 
Altooila, 19; Tsuripa, Tariipa, 19; 
Albee^ Prpv, 22. 



•Rose BowlVHotse* Hold 
Over on $21,000, B 

Brooklyn, Dec; 22; 
Dpwiitpwn dieluxers are confronted 
with plenty headaches.. Christriias 
shopping, for . Bank nite fracas 
between Fabian houses and , RltO 
Albee, with former giving away. 
$2;50(j arid latter ■ $1,500. It'^ stirring 
^p- some interest hut not enough; to 
bririg out f he cops. • 

Greatest worry of moment is the 
threatened strike of several himdrtd 
bus drivers working for BMT. Om-^ 
%ials of union and transit company 
now dickering fbr sonie sort of set- 
tleirient' 

Esibnaiteii for This. .Week 
Albee (3,500; 25-35-55)^'Wiriter- 
sei* (RKO) (2d week) and 'Banjo' 
(20th). Satisfactory . $12,000. Last 
week 'Winterset' and 'Luckiest GirV 
(U), $14,000, okay. 

Fox (4,000; 25-35r55)— 'Pennies' 
(Par) and 'CaPti: Calamity' (GN). 
Opens. today (Tuesday). Last week 
'One Way Passage' (WB) (reissue) 
and "King of Hockey' (WB), $11,500, 

'^Loew's Met (2,400; 25-35-55)— 'Old 
Hutch' (MGM), and 'Mad Holiday' 
(MGM). Fair $13,500; . Lest week 
•Come <ihd Get It', (UA); and 'Mr. 
Cinderella' (MGM), $16,000, okay. 

Faramoiuit . (4,000; 25 - 35 - 55) -- 
Three Meri on Horse' (WB) and 
'Rose Bowl' (Par). Excellent $21,000 
and holds. Last week 'Go . West' 
(Par) arid 'Wedding Present^ (Par) 
(2d week), $18,700. good. . . 

Strand. .(2i000; 25-35-50)— 'White 
Legion' (GN) arid. 'Easy to Take* 
(Par)i Poor $7,500; 'Man Who Lived 
Twice' (20th) and 'Come Closer' 
(Col) Opens Thursday (24). ^Murder 
With Pix'.- (Par) and 'Mummy's Boys' 



(RKO) 
gbod. 



winding up With $10,500. 





'35 Xmas 




Detrpit t)ec; 

With grpsses generally up abbut 

10% bver last year, Ipoal spots could 

dip worse just, before ^Xmas. -liouses, 

didn't extend' themselves filmSi 

so . all i week won't:, be too 

bad. 

Vaudfilmers not * doing anything 
exciting. Best: bet ■ '.his week . is 
'Rembraridt' at the. Madison. 
Estlniaies for This Week 

Adairis (Balaban) (1,700; 25-40)— 
'Love in Exile' (GB) arid 'Theodora 
Goes Wild"(CoI) (2d run) dual. Lat 
ter .filni riioved Here after., session at 
Fox, ind, with , bally on King Edward 
opus, house, is doirig .bke $4,000 de-r 
spite shopping drag. Last stanza 
normal $4,800 on . 'Nbrth of Nome' 
(Col) plus 'Luckiest Girl' (U): 

Fox (Indie) (5,000; 30-.40-65)— 
'Career Woman' (20th) and 'You 
Can't Get Away With It* (U) plus 
stage show. G-^Man flicker gets top 
billirij?; but not . drawing in. mbre 
than $16,000. Oke $20,000 last week 
on 'Baniio' (20th) plus 'Manhattan 
Scandals' unit. 

Madison (United Detroit) (2,000; 
30-40-65 )— 'Rembrandt' (UA). Do 
ing fairly iat $8,500. 'Woman Re 
bels' (RKO) finished up cold last 
stanza with Under $5,000. 

Michigan (United Detroit) (4,0q0; 
30-40-65)— 'Mad Holiday' (MG) aird 
vaude. At $12,000 away off. Around 
$20,000, oke, last stanza on 'Hideiaway 



Cincinnati, Dec. 22. 
Only two fresh releases, for pre 
Xmas week: -'Rembrandt' it the Pal- 
ace and 'White Hunter,* extraed with 
YoUi Can't, Get Away Wjith It* at the 
Lyric. But 'Born to Dance,' holding 
bver at the Albee, is the ace coin- 
sriatcher fbr the straight screen 
houses curreritly, 

siiriiaiefl for This' Week 

Albee (RKO)' (3,300; 35-42 )-^'Bo^n 
to Dance' (MG) (2d week); Grab- 
bing $9,000, , swell. Last week $18,- 
000 great 

Capitol' (RKO) (2,00(j; 35-42)— 
'Pennies' (Col) (2d run). At $4,000, 
good. Last week 'Three Men -on a. 
Horse* (WB) (2d run), $5,000, ex- 
cellent. 

Family (RKO) (1,000; 15-25)— 
'Man Who Lived Twice* (G-B) .arid 
'Killer at Large,* divided. Great 
$2,400; Last week 'Brian Kent* (20th) 
and /Accusing Finger' (Par), split, 
$2i500, big. 

Grand (RKO) (1,200; 25-40)-- 
'Three Men on Horse' (WB), (3d 
run). Okay $2,500. LaSt week 'The- 
odora* (Col), fourth downtown week, 
$2,800, fine. 

Keith's (Libson) (1.500; 30-4Q)— 
'Qrie way Passage- (WB) (revival). 
Excellent $5,000, Last week 'Sma'rt- 
est Girl' (RKO), $4,000. fair. 

Lyric (RKO) <l,400: 35-42)— 'White 
Hunter* , (20th)' and .'You Can't. Get 
Away With It': (U). Oke $4,500. Last 
week .'Go West' (^ar) (2d run), 
$3,500, poor. : 

Palace . (RKO) (2.600: 35-42)— 
l^embrandf (UA). Mild. $7,500. Last 
week 'Pennies' (Cbl), $12,000, good 
: Shubert (RKO) (2,200: 40-60)— 
'Lady From ; Nowhere' (Col), arid 
'Fblies D'Ariiour' unit, No com- 
plaints at $10;000. Last week ?Ply- 
irig Hostess' (U) and Luni and 
Abner, plus fbur acts of vaude, $17,t 
500, big. . 

Strand (Ind) (1.300; .15-25)— 'Old 
Hutch' (MG). 'A Night at the Opera' 
(MG) and 'Escanade' (MG), subsy 
lonies. . Good $1,800. Last week 
'Reckless' (WB) and 'Forsaking' 
(RKO), loney returners, $i;600, aver- 
age. 



Pittsburgh, pec. . 
The loose 'holiday cash isn't going 
only to the stores— the cinema spots 
are grabbing off their share, too. 
Proverbial week before Chrlstjirias is 
anything but as quiet as a mouse 
and; save ih a couple of spots, there 
isn't a sign of any slackening. 

Generally, town, has had best De» 
cember hiz so far in years, weather 
and seasonal: disadvantages notwith- 
standing. . Weekend let loose worst 
rain and snowstorm of year, yet tak- 
ings both Saturday and Sunday i 
several houses were way over , pre^ 
ceding week's. Only real disap- 
pointment * 'Wiriterset' at the 

Fenn. . . . ;'. 

Esilmatea for This Week 
Alvin (Harris) (2^000; 25-35-40 )■-. 
'15 Maiden Lane' (20th-.Fox) and 
'North of Nome' (Col). Only five 
days for this dual bill, which opened 
Sunday (20) after management de- 
cided to hold "Perinies from. Heaven* 
(Col) three ektra days. Anticipat- 
ing usual pre-Xmas lull,, ritanage^ 
ment has provided three extra bank 
nights for /twin features and with 
this for moriieritum should dp okay 
$5,000 or better. Last week 'Pennies 
from Heaven* (CJol) proved neat sur- 
prise package arid in 10 days got 
$13000''' 

Folton (Shea-Hyde) (1.750; 25-40) 
—'Under Your Spell* (20th-Fox ) arid 
'Flying Hostess* (U). 'Spell's' a 
'Areakie for Tibbett Companion fea- 
ture riieans little; doubtful if combo 
will *go beyond $3,000. Even that 
however; is arbund $600 better than 
last week's Tundra' (Indie) and 
'Two in a Crowd' (U). 

Penn (Loew's-UA) (3,300: 25-35- 
50)_«Wiriterset' (RKO); No cast 
names and the play and author not 
enough to . carry away from New 
York, Highbrow flicker has had 
everything possible in way of puffs, 
cricks coming back. frorii RKO shin* 
dig in Manhattan to fill their cbl^ 
uriins in praisb for weeks. No use,, 
however, and it*U be lucky to wind 
up with $9,O00; pretty riobr. Last^ 
week 'Three Men on a Horse' (WB) 
right nice at $14,000. ' 

Stanley (WB) (3.600; 25-40-60)— 
'Hideaway Girl* (Par) and Ethel 
Waters' unit. Weekend within few 
hundred bucks of best de luxer has 
dbne in- months and. should com" 
riiand pretty close to $19,500. That's 
swell .business - any time, but for the- 
week before Xmas, it's nothing short 
of great. Last week 'Jungle Prin- 
cess' (Par) and Rudy Vallee's Va- 
rieties,* a reverse Ibolbb. takirig it on 
the chin at under $14,000; -> 
Warner (WB) (2,000; 25-40)^ 
'Daniel Boone' > (RKO) and 'Along 
G^me LOve* (Par). Put *em on a 
horse seems to .be this year's motto 
for . the «xhibs arid 'Boone* seems to 
prove it Poor picture, ' but it has 
the atmosphere and house will have 
no kicks coming at all at $4..^on. Last 
week 'One Way Passage* (WB) (re- 
vival), with 'Mr. Ciriiderella* (MG) a 
sockb at $6,000; 



Girl' (Par) plus Milt Britton band on 

state (United Detroit) (3.000; 25- 
40)— .'Longest Night' (MG) and 'Go 
West' (Par) (2d run). Mae West 
opus rhbved here from Michican 
Good $7,500. 'Love on Run' (MG ) 
(2d run) plus 'Accusing:. Fineer' 
(Par) clipped off nice $8,000 last 
week. 

United Artists (United Detroit) 
(2.000; 30r40r65)— 'Born to Dance' 
(MG) (2d week). Holding up nicely 
at $10,000, Neat first session, of $13, 
500. Will hold for third. 



$5,G00; Louisville light 



Louisville, Dec. 22. 
Crowded streets; but conge.stibiii 1 
in the stbres, and not the theatres. 
Estimates tor "This Week 
Brown •(4th ' Ave.-Loew's ) (1.500; 
15-25-40 )-^'Bom to Dance' (MG) 
(2d week). Moved over here after 
initial stanza at: the State; taking 
nice $3,200; Last week 'Theodora* 
(Col) and 'Mad Hpliday' (MG), good 
$2,800 on holdover. 

Kentucky (Switow ) (900; 15-25 )— 
'Ypur Heart' (WB) and 'Make a 
Million' (Par), dual, splitting with 
'Back to Nature' (20th) and 'Walk- 
ing on Air' (RKO). dual. Catchirig 
plenty of tired shoppers for nice 
$2il00. Last week .'Mohicans' (UA) 
and . 'Ladies in .Xbve' (20th). dual, 
sblittinfe with 'Lady Be Careful* 
(Par) and 'Turn 'Em Loose' (RKO), 
dual, okay, $2,000. 

Loew's State (3,000:. 15-25-40)— 
'Rembrandt' (UA) arid 'Adventure iri 
Manhattan' (Col), dual. Off at $5,000.: 
Last week 'Born ' to Dance' (MG) 
best in town ait $6,000. 

Mary Anderson (Libson) (1.000; 
15-25-40)— 'One Way Passage' (WB) 
(reissue). Patrons are scarce; $2,500,. 
sad. 

Ohio (Settos) (900; 15)— '20,000.000 
Sweethearts' (FN) arid 'Freckles* 
(RKO ), dual, splitting with 'Little 
Big Shot' (WB) and 'Navy Wife* 
(20th), ■ dual. In center . of shopping 
zone and snagging quite a few drop- 
ins; $900,. fair, Last week 'Hands 
Across Table' (Par), and 'Danperous* 
(WB), dual, splitting with 'Had to 
Happen* (20th)* and . 'Goose and 
Gander* (FN), dusV $1,000. good. 

RIaitb (Fourth' Ave.) (SiOOO: J.'?-25- 
40)— In His Steps' (GN) and 'Chan 
at Opera' (20tb), dual. Not. much 
b.O., but $4,500 is fair enough. Last 
week ^Winterset' (RKO) and- 'Pint 
Thickens' (RKO),, dual, took mid- 
dlint? $4,800. 

Strand (Fourth Ave.) (1.500: 15- 
25-40)- 'Make a Million' (Par )^ and 
'Career Woman' (20th), dual. So-sQ 
$3,000. Last week 'Banio' (20.lh) (2d 
week), all right at $3,600. 



Wedinesday, December 23, 1936 



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VAKIETT 



"AlHmt to Ke Pic Tide at Pake 




DENm s PRE-MAS W'K D'wav fiivAq Santa the B 0 

' and Bobby $80,^0; 



Chicago, Dec. 22. 
' ♦We Who Are About to Die* iriUst 
hive been written with the liOoii's 
mirrent biz in mind.. That's the title 
of the- picture at thfe RKO Palace 
W also lor the \general b.o. pic- 
ture' all over town. . Balaban and 
KatZ' Chic^gb is. having a tough time 
iwert With -Theoidora Wild* on 
the screen; 'I^ve on the Run/ 
'which started out well ift midweek, 
i(t the UA., got wingedi 

C9iiinates for Tbii Wi^ek 

Uipbll* (B&K) (UOO; 35^55-75)-r 
•Born to I^ai^ce' <MG) (2d run). 
limOing with nOt ^ mote , than $5,IK)0. 
S ^ek 'Reunion^ (20th) hardly 
better at $5,500. 

CWcacb' (Bfi?K) (4,000j 35^55-75)^ 
•Theodora* (Col) and stage shpw. 
No more thbii,$23»000. Weak. .Last 
week the Pre-XmM q?tot^^^ "Three 
ften on. Horse' (WB) in the stretch 
and the mutuels paidr Di? nicely at 
iZSJEHH), of which more than $18,000 
was corralled in the first three days. 
'^Carrlck (B&K) (WO; 35-45-65-75) 
--•White Hunter* (20th)» Won't find 
anything better than meagre $4,000 
In its Christmas stocking. Last week 
fpiir Relations* (MG ), ; |5,00p, weak- 

*^rimt»l (B*k) (sioO; 35-45r55)— 
•Accusing Fiiiger* (Par), and" vaude. 
On the toboggan with $11,000, sad. 
last week 'Mad HOUday' (MG), fair 
though, $16,700, 

Pa&ee (RKO) (2.500; 35-55-75)- 
•About to Die' (RKO) and 'Mardl 
Gras* unit. Film label tells the 
story, $11,000. Last week 'Waitress' 
(RKO) and Olseh and j;Ohnst)ri Unit, 
teat, $17400. 

Boosevelt <B&K> (1,500: 35-45-65- 
TC)— 'Light Brigade' (WB) (3d 
week). Out this wedc to be re- 
pUced by 'Gold Diggers' (WB). Bad 
$6,900 for final seven days. Last 
week, fair enough,' $li;iOO. 

State-Lake (JOnes) (2,700; 25-35- 
46>--'Mah Who Lived Again* (GB) 
and vaude.' Underground at $9,000. 
Last week 'Jane Turner' (RKO), 
$14,100; okay. 

' United Artists (B&K-MG) (1,700; 
. S5-55-75)VLOv« on Run* (MG). On 
emergency rations cutently at $16,- 
000, Last week *Born. to Dance' 
(MG) (3d: week), okay, $10,000. 



'White Hunter' (20th) ahd 'Girl ori 
Front Page' (U); suffering with the 
rest of them, . $5,000, so-so.. X^ast 
week •Bainjo' (WB) and 'Chan at 
Opera' (20th ). trifle better at $6,300. 

Albee (RKO) (2,200; 15-25-40)^ 
'Way tot Lady' (RKO) and "Hats 
Off' (GN). Not so good at $4,000. 
Last 'week 'American Chump' . (MG) 
and 'Night Waitress^ (RKO) off at 
$3,600. 

Strand (Indie) (2,200; -40)— 
'Legion of Terror' (Col) ahd 'Coun- 
try Gentlemen' (Rep). Not more 
than $2,800, light. On ^plit week. Last 
week 'Love In Exile' (GB) and 
♦Blackmailer^ (Col), slightly higher 
at $3,000i. 



Wash. B.O;s flit 




T)jBice,'ftO.,?£ 



TEMPLE $5,000, 'CANT 



Kansas City, Dec; 22; 
: Shoppers are passing them by. this 
vreek; 

• "You Can't Get Away With ItVis 
pulling the Newman into , lead cur- 
rently; with 'Make a Million.' 'Stow- 
away,- diialling. at Uptown; is show- 
ing strength. 

Estimates for Tbis Week 
Maknstreet (RKO) , (3,200; 25-40)— 
Xove in Exile' (GB) and 'White 
Huhtet' (20th)i Under $7^000, fair. 
I^st week 'Smartest Girl' (RKO) 
and 'Winterset' (RKO), $7,500, so-so. 

Midland (Loew) (4,000; 25-40)— 
•Rembrandt' (UA) and 'Come Closer' 
'(Col). Low $7,500. Last week 'Bbrri 
to Dance' (MG);' swell, $18,000. ' 

Newman (Par) (1,900; 25-40)— 
•^ke a MiUion' (Par)- and 'Can't 
Get Away With It' (U). Plenty of 
-kids at the wicket for nice $8,000. 
Last week 'Hideaway Girl' (Par), 
okay, $6,800. 

.Tower (Rewot-Fox) (2,200; 25)— 
•Garger Woman' (20th) and vaude. 
Low $5.900i Last week 'Plot Thick- 
ens' (RKO) and vaude, Jair. $6,100. 
; rptown (Fox) (2,030; 25-40)^ 
'Stowaway' -(20th) and 'Rose Bowl' 
(Par). Nice $5,000 in spite of holi- 
day slump. Last week 'In His Steps' 
(GN). and 'Laugtiing at Trouble' 
(20th), dual, light $2,500; 



Washington, Dbci 22. ' 

After managing tb stave off pre- 
Christmas sluinp. pretty successfully : 
sb far, boys gave lip this week and 
most are- taking it flush on the. chi . 
Curious angle is that the big houses 
are carving the turkeys and what 
gravy there is seems to be seasoning 
Sie second-run spots.. 

Looks like it's mostly, the exhibis' 
own fault, as only sock adult enter- 
tainment in town is 'Born to Dance,' 
and tliat's a holdover. 

Estlniaiies for This Week 

Belasoo (Radiri) (1,100; 25-35-50)— 
'Edward VIIF (GB) and 'Don 
iQuixote* (GB). Muddling thrbugh 
with probable sickly $1,500 for six 
days. Last week 'Edward VIII' and 
'Love in fixile* (GB) slipped, but 
igOt nice $3,300. 

Capitol (Loew) (3,424; 25-35-60)^ 
'Chan at Ojpera' (20th) and vaude. 
Combo won't l>eat weak $15,000. Last 
week 'Banjo' (iZOth) and Dave Apol- 
lon unit got by with oke $19,000. 

Columbia (Loew) (1,583; 25-40 )— 
'Rose . Bowl' (Par). First .first-run 
.flicker hbuse has used in weeks and 
headed for big $4,000* Last week 
'Come and Get It' (UA) (2d run) oke 
$4,000. 

Earle (WB) (Loew) (2,424; 25-35 
40-60-76) — 'Pblo Joe* (WB) and 
vaude. Josephine Hustbh tops stage 
bill. Passable $14,000; Last week 
♦Pennies' (Col) and Leon Errol's 
Hollywood Follies' good $18,000. 

Keith's (RKO); (1,830; 25-35-60)— 
We Who Are About to Die' (RKO) 
Winds up week today (22) with 
floppo $5,000. Last week 'piembrandt' 
(UA) (2d week) snuck but with 
passable $6,500. 

Ittet (WB) (1,853 ; 25-40)— 'Theo- 
dora' (Col) (2d run). Third week on 
malnstem should stick to gbod $3,500. 
Last week same pic took nice $5,500. 

Palace (Loew) (2,363; 25-35-60)— 
'Born to Dance' (MG) (2d week). 
Looks like acceptable $7,000. Last 
week same pic got big $17,500. 

Bialto (Indie) (1,100; 25-30-40-55) 
—'If I Had Million' (Par) (revival). 
Opened Sunday (20) tb biggest biz 
in house's history but not expected 
to hold up through week-days. Opr 
timistic guess would be good $1,800 
for five days. Last week 'There's 
Always Tomorrow' (MG) got fair 
$1,800. 



Denver, Dec. 22. 
All first-run, houses are rolling up. 
the best pre-Xmas grosses in several 
years; 

Estiniates for This Week 
Aladdin (Huffman) (1,500; 2S-40- 
50)— 'm-ee Men on a Horse' (FN), 
following week at the Denver. Do- 
ing fair $3,000. Last week 'Theodora 
Goes Wild (Col), , igood enough at 
$3;500 to warrant taking to the 
Broadway for third week. Film had 
already been at Denver.' 

Bireadway (Huffman ) (1,500; 25-40 ) 
^-r'Theodora G^bes Wild' (Cbl). Doihg 
okay at $2,500. Last week 'Can This 
be Dixie' (20th) did fair $1;500; 

Center (Allan) (1,500; 15-20-25)^ 
'Love Letteris of a Star' (U) and 
'Parole' (U). About $1,800; just fair. 
Last week 'Girl on Front Page' (U) 
and 'Yellowstone' (U), around $2,300. 

Dentaam (Cockrill) (1.500; 25-35- 
40)— 'Let's Make a Millibn' (Par); 
Nbt-so-'good at $5,000 pace. Last 
week 'Easy to Take' (Par) backed by 
strong stage show did $10,000, biggest 
figure in town. 

Denver (Hufftnan) (2,500; 25-35 
50)-r-'Pennies from Heaven' (Col) 
and stage band. Okay at $8,000. Last 
week 'Three Men on a HbrSe (FN) 
good enough at $9,500 to get second 
week at Aladdin, • . 

Orpheum (RKO) (2,600; 25-35^40) 
-^'Roberta' (RKO) -and ^Mutiny on 
the Bounty* (MG). Revivals draw- 
ing only $4,000, fair. I^ast yreek 
♦Winterset' (RKO) and 'Smartest 
Girl in Town* (RKO) did nice $6,500. 

Paraipabunt (Huffman) (2,000; 25 
40)_'One-Way Passage' (WB) and 
'The Captain's Kid' ^ (FN ). Dual 
drawing good $4,000. Last week 
'Come Closer Folks' (Col) and 
'North of Nome' (Col) did nice 
$3,000. 




'Theo -Bnd^ Rogers 




Prov. toz Not So Good^ 
But Neither Are the Pics 

, Providehbe, Dec. 22. 

It s a Chriistmas lament all around, 
'but bills are hot particulairly inviting 
.anyv/ay. 

Ohie holdover, ^njo Oh My 
'Knee,' bUt this was to conserve 
.;produbt: Strand has been changing 
bills, twice weekly durihg the pre- 
; holiday period purposely to get rid 
.of bverlappiing product. 

festimates .for This Week 
<2,200; 15-25^40) — 'Banjo' 
(20th); (2d run) and vaude. With 
help; of swell stage show, biz is okay 
at $5,000. Last week 'Captain's Kid' 
<WB), fair, $5,100. 

..^*'Oew?s State (3i200; 15-24-40)— 
(Jur Relations' (MG) and 'Alibi for 
Murder? (Col), at $8,000, best in 
wwrt^but nothing hot for this spo^. 
Mst week . 'Born to Dance' (MG), 
coqipeting against all dualers, ran 

^ith the honors with nifty 
.*.16,500. 

Majestic (Fay) (2,200; 15-25-40)— 



The Christmas shoppers is year 
are apparently showrshoppers as 
Well and not stinting either Way.. 
Three de luxe first runs. Music, Hall, 
Roxy and Paramount, plus the sec- 
ond run State and , Arthur Mayer's 
little Rialto. are all going into the. 
profit column for surprising results. 
It may be the week before; Christ-, 
mas, hut the : sum total of proslses 
downtown wouldn't, indicate it, ex^ 
cent in some spots. : 

^Rainbow bn the Riv.er^ and other 
attractions were- up against .bad 
Weather on Saturday ' (19) but that; 
together with any Urge to cheat box 
offices in favor of more Yuletide 
spending, isn't needed as an alibi by 
the niajority bf managers. Even the 
pictures that are in their thitd and 
fourth weeks have small excuse for 
squawking..' • ; 

On the strength of a good $80,000 
op the first Week at the- Music Hall, 
'Rainbow' goes through Sunday (27)' 
for: 11 days or for a full second 
week,, decision to. be, reached after 
Xmas. The biggest suroriser of them 
all is 'Pehhies from . Heaven,' whicli 
last week foiight its way to a smash 
$45,500 at the Par and : on the hold- 
over, ending last night (Tues.)* runs 
its take up another $30,000. Draught 
of the . Bing . Crosby name, boupled 
with popularity of •songs': from the 

Eicture • and the momentum bf . the 
and policy here; with Art Shaw's 
orchestra ort hand with 'Peririies.?iis 
th^i answer, despite Xmas shoDpipg. 
At the Roxy, this week's $35:000 gifit 
with 'Stowaway' will make twb in a 
row at nice profits.^ house . having 
grabbed off^ over , $36,10() last week 
with 'Banjo oh My .R^ee.* 

Other new pictuj;?3 which came in 
a week , before Christmas are. 'Man 
Who Lived Again,' at the Rialto^ and 
the doubleton of 'Capt. Calarbity' 
and 'Accused;' which, the Criterion 
carries through tomorrbw (Thurs.) 
for a total of nine days. The Boris 
Karloff chiller, also going nine days; 
will get. a good enough $n>Q(K) for 
the Riialto.. whose patronage: isn't so 
much the Xmas shopping kind. The 
Crit isn't dbing so badly as it has 
been with the 'Accuised'-'Capt. Ca 
lamity' : dual bill, may .be over $9,000 
for the nine days. Going back to 
singles Xmas morning (25), Crit 
brings in 'Sing Me a Love Song:.' 
T^^^^^Anf tirUh 'TTiHoawav Girl' 1 additiort to the strong 'Pennies' 
^U^^'^Vo Jf ^SnJ^^ir^ot^to S town holdover. 'Born to Dahce^ (Capitol) 

!?l?^^oin^?7fMlowed bv VaS^^^^^^ 'Rembrandt' (Riyoli) are on 
at b.o., closely, followed by Banjo | ^j^^j^ jj^j,.^ weeks, while 'Three 




St. Louis, Dec. 22, ^ 
A lO-hoiir snowstorm Friday . (18) 
tied up traffic arid kept custbmers 
away from .cinema palaces, but 
weather broke next day and biz get;- 
ting better. 



and second feature at Fox. 

Estimates for This Week 
Ambassador (F&M) (3,018; 25-40- 
55)— 'Hideaway , Girl' (Par) and 
stage show. At $12,000, satisfactory. | 
Last week 'Way for Lady' (RKO) 
and Ben Berniie unit, $19,700, very 
gbod; 

Fox (F&M) (5,038; 25r35-55)— j 
^Banjo* (20th) and 'Career Woman' 
(20th), Average $11,000. Last week 
'Polo Joe' (WB) and 'Luckiest Girl' 
(U) and 'King Edward VIII' (GB) 
faded to $8,500, poor. 

Loew's V (Loew), (3,162; 25-35-55)- 
'Born to Dance' (MG) (2d Week); 
Fair $10,000 oh h.O. Last week $18,- 
500; good but below .expectations. 

Missouri (F&M) (3,214: 25-40)— i 
'Bengal Tiger^ (WB) and 'Man Who 
Lived Twice' (Col); Less than av- 
erage with $8,600. Last week 'Love 
in Exile' (GB) and 'Easy to Take' 
(Par), good, $10,700. 

St. Louis (F&M) (4,000: 25-40)-^ 
•Big Broadcast' <XPar) and stage 
show. Fair $5,000. Last week 'Mur- 
der With Pix' (Par) and 'Light 
Brigade' (WB) and stage ^show, $6,r 
100, good. 

Shubert-Rl»l(o (F&M) (L725; 20- 
25)— 'President's Mystery' (Rep) and 
'Hearts in Bondage' (Rep); Only 
$2,300, poor. Last week 'Easy 
Money' (Rep) arid 'Night of Love' 
(Col), $2,600, bad. 





47,000; Tarz 3G, No Wah-hoo 



Minneapoiis, Dec. 22. 

Business currehtly Is at the usual 
pre-Christmas low ebb. The picture 
lirie-upV for the most part, reflects, 
the justifiable feeling that imbor-tant 
grosses aren't in the cards under: a|iy 
circumstances. 

: Estimates for This Week 

Aster (Publix) (900; 15r25)— 'Lone- 
some Pine' (Par) :(3d run) arid 'Big 
Gahie' CRKO) (2d run), split. Light. 
$700. Last. week. -^Adventure m 
Marihattah' (Col) (2d run) and 'Wild 
Brian Kent' (20th) (1st run), spht, 
$600, light. 

Cintury: (Publix) .,(1.600;: 15-25)t^ 
'Big Broadcast' (Par) (2d run). Fair 
$2,500. Last wCiek. 'Devil Is . Sissy' 
(MG). and 'Sta^e Struck" (FN) (2d 
runs), split. $2,000, light. ^ 

Lyrlt (Publi:i) (l;300: 20-25)--' Ac- 
cusing Finger' (Par). Poor , $1,000. 
Last week,^ '15 Maiden Lane' (20th), 
poor, $1,300. '. . 

MinnesoU (Publix) (4,200r M-88- 



55)_-' White Hunter' . (20th ), Weak 
ling at 55c., so: house is playing up 
shorts; poor $6,000. Laistvweek, 'Love 
on Run^ (MG), $7,000. light. 

Orpheum (Singer) (2,890; 25-35-40) 
-^'Theodora' (Col) (2d week). Fine 
$7i000 after big $13,000 first week, 

State (Publix) (2:300;. 25-35^40)-^ 
Tarzari Escapes' (MG). All-kid show 
and witb school otit getting sprrie at- 
tention: from youngsters in after- 
noon, but night trade isathetic; Ueht , , i,-* 
$3,000. Last week, .'Hideaway Girl' | sej:ond^ ending. Ja^^ ni^M 

(Par). $2,800, bad: 

; Time (Berger) (290: 15-25)— "Miss- 
ing Girls' (Chest) (2d week). Sati.s- 
factory $900. First week. $1,600, big, 

Uptown (Publix) (1,200; .25-35)— 
'Dodsworth' (UA). Light $2,000 
Last week, 'Arithoriy Adverse' (WB), 
$2,800, fair. 

World (Steffes) (350; 25-35-40-55) 
—'Ecstasy' (5th week). Final eight 
days. $1,000, satisfactory. Last week, 
$1,200, okeh. 



Meri on a Horse' <Strand) is in its 
fourth week. These three holdbvers 
are being pushed a bit so that the 
Cap,. Riv and Strand can all bring 
in new pictures Xmais morning. 
However, while in the lower 
brackets as/was tb be exoected. none 
of these sustained: holdovers are 
dying. 'Born to Dance * on its third 
week, will be close to $15,000. while 
'Rembrandt.' on its fin;»T nine Hays, 
should be around $18,000. 'Three 
Men' goes two days beyond a fourth 
Week, last nine days suggesting a 
po.ssible $15,000. 

'Beloved Enemy.' at the Riv, *Aftor 
the Thin Man.' at this Cap. and 'Gold 
Diggers of 1936,' at the Strand, are 
the Xmas a.m. openers. The Piir 
opens its 'College Holidav' this 
mornini? ; Wed.).. with the Glen Grav 
Casa Loma orchestra, here las' 
Xmas. in. the pit. 

: Estimates for This Week 
: Astor (1.012:: 55-$1.10-$l.65-$2.20)— 
'Llpyds' (20th) (4th week). Third 
week's takings last , week, $9;300 
while fourth ending last night 
(Tues.) better, $10,300. 

Capitol (4,620: 25-35-55r85-$i:25) 
'Born to Dance' (MG) (3d week) 
May get up tb $15,000 on current 
(final ) week. Second week was Over 
$25,000.: 'After the Thin Man' (MCJ) 
has been saved for Christmas open 
ing Friday (25). 

Criterion (1.662; 26-40-55 )--'Capt; 
Calamity (GN) (1st run), and 'Ac- 
cused' (UA) (1st run), dualed. Nbt 
so . bad, considering every thirigi, pps-- 
sibly over $9,000 for nine days iip 
to Xmas when 'Sing Me a Love Song' 
(WB) debuts singly.; Laist week's 
pair, 'Lite, of King Edward. VIII' 
(GB) and 'LOve in Exile' (GB), both 
reissues,: around $8,000. 

iPalace (li'J'bO: 25-35-55)— 'Winter- 
set' (RKO) (2d rim); and 'Night 
Waitress' (RKO) (1st run), dOubled. 
Not .doing so well,: nrobabjy under 
$8,000, Last week 'Reunibh' (20th) 
(2d run), and 'Make Way for a 
Lady' (RKO) (1st run), only $7,000, 
bad. "- ■■ 

Paramount (3.064; 25-35^55-85)— 
'Pennies from Heaven' (Col) arid Art 
Shaw Prchestra (2d week). Went to 
a smash $45,500 first week and on 
second ending last night (Tues.) 
holed out at $30,000, which is nuts 
to Santa Glaus. 'College Holiday' 
(Par) and the Glen Gray Casa Loma 
band opens today (Wed.). 

Radio City Music Hall (5,989 ; 40 
60-85-99-$l;65)— Rainbow ori the 
River' (RKO) and stage show, in 
eluding Bobby Breen. Christmas 
shoppers holding out.eribugh to bring 
this one $80,000 the week before the 
holiday, and- it goes through Sunday 
(27) for 11 days br whole second 



week, depending ori Xmas spiirt. 
Last week 'More Than a Sacretary* 
(Col) very disappointing, $49,000. 

Rialto (750; 25-40-55— 'Man Who 
Lived Aetain* (GB?. Karloff spine- 
freezer on nine days will get $11,009» 
good. 'Plot Thickens* (RKO), in 
ahead, got only $6,000 on the week. 

Rlvoll (2,002; 25-55-75-85-99)— 
Rembrandt' (UA) (3d week). Goes 
two days beyond a third week and 
on the final nine days will probably 
snare arourid $18,000, Okay. The 
second . week was $22,000. 'Beloved 
; SnOmy' (UA) operis Friday morning 
(25). 

Roxy (5,836; 25-45-55-7&)-^*Stow- 
away' (20th) and stage show. Shir- 
ley . Temple's latest doing very well; 
perhaps $35,000 . on the first; week. 
Picture holds an additional six days : 
through Wednesday (30), with house 
following day bringing in 'One. in .a 
Million* (20th), plus,, on the stage, 
Leon Errol's unit.. Last week 'Banjo 
on My Knee' (20th) got $36;100, very 
good considering pre-Xmas. : 

Strand (2,767: 25-40-44-65-99 — 
Three Men^ (WB) (4th week). Goes 
nine; more days .for -total of . 30, on 
final nine maybe- $15.000f , oke. The 
third week was $10,700. 'Gold Dig- 
gers' (WB) • the dish for Xmas 
morning (25). ., : 

State (3,450: 35-55-75)— "Theodora 
Goes Wild' (Col) (2d run) and* on 
stage. Buddy Rbgel-s. Combo of pic- 
ture and Rogers holding house uo 'to 
nice . figure, maybe ' $25,000. Last 
Week 'Come and Get It* (UA) and. 
Eleanor Holm Jarrett and Art Jar- 
rett, $26,000. 

Usherettes' Dacat Sales 
Ccmtest N5ii for"^^ 
Seattle; Itanjo' 



Seattle, Dec. 22. 

Trying to make sorinethirig out of 
the week before Christmas, the Para- 
mount, with 'Smartest Girl' arid In 
His Steps,' had the ehtifie usherette 
arid cashier staff of the Hamrickj. 
Evergreen theatres ' out on i^ecial- 
sales of ducats at rejgular prices. With 
prizes for the top sellers. But it 
didri't help much. 

'Banjo on My Knee* at the 
Orpheum on a dual is highlighting 
the toWn without .artificial hypos, 

Estimates for Tills Week 

Bine Mouse (Hamrick) (900; 27-3'r- 
42)— 'Born to Dance' (MG) . <4th 
Week). Slow $2,000. Last week, $2,« 
IQO, light 

Coliseum (Evergreen ) (1,800; 21*- 
32)— 'Road to Glory' (20th) an4 
'Devil Is Sissy' (MG), dual. Big $3.- 
800. Last week, 'Dormitory' (20th) 
and 'American Wife' (Par), dual, $3/» 
100. okay. 

Firth Ave. (Evetgreen) (2,460; 27r 
37-42 )_«Love on Run' (MG) (2d 
week)^ Very bad $4,500. Last week^ 
$7,100. fair. 

Liberty a.90O; 27^37^2)— 'Theo- 
dora' (Col) (4th week). Still packs 
punch for $4,000. Last week; $5,000, 
good. 

' Muslo Box (Hariirick) (900; 27-37- 
42) — 'Libeled Lady' (MG) (6th 
week). Slow $1,800. Last week, $2,*, 
000. fair. 

Music Hall (Hamrick) (2,300; 27- 
37)— 'Mad Holiday' (MG) and 'Love 
in Exile' (GB), dual, and vaude. 
Slow $3,600. Last week, 'Captain's 
Kid' (FN) and 'Yellowstone' (U), 
dual. $3,200, bad. 

Orpheum (Hamrick) (2,700; 27-37- 
4?) -- 'Banjo' (20th> and 'Jeeves' 
(20th), dual; Town's bright spot with 
$7,50O. excellent. Last week, 'Polo 
Joe' (WB) and 'Without Orders' 
(RKO), dual. $4^600, slow. 

Paloinar (Sterling) (1,450; 1(1-27- 
37)— 'Final Hour' (Col) and vaude. 
Big $4,800. Last week, -Grand Jury' 
(RKO ) and yaude. $4,000. mild. 

Paramount (Evergreen) (3.106; {17- 
a7-42)— 'In His Steps' (GN) and 
Smartest Girl' (RKO). dual. Per- 
sonal sales contest hot helping much, 
$4:500 is disappointing. Last week, 
•White Hunter' (20th) and 'HideWay 
CJirl' (Par) dual $4,800. okay. 

Roosevelt (Sterline) (800: 21-32)— 
'Stage Strjck' (WB) and 'Youp 
Heart' rWB). dual (2d week); Four 
days only for moderate $1,200. Last 
week $2,800, good. 



Lee Heads vM. P. jSaleslnen 
Joseph J. Lee, N. Y. sales man- 
ager of 20th Ceritury-Fpx, was ro- 
elected unariimbusly as president 6t 
M. . : Salesmen, Inc. First v. .p., 
Jerry Wilson; v. pi,. Matty Cahan; 
Morris Sanders', treas;;*finaricial iec, 
Charles Penser; ; irig sec. Mor- 
ris Fraum; sergeatit-iat-arms, Lbui 
Kutinsky; :. Jacob Hartman, hlstori 
trustees, Saul Trauneij and S. Schus- 
sel; board directors, A. Green- 
blatt, H. H. Buxbaum. J. Felder, Ma« 
Fellerman, Dick Gledhill. 



llTcdne^tlay, December 23, 1936 




. Philadelphia, , 22. 
Of the houses that changed last 
Friday, to end their seven-day pe- 
riods without the benefit of Xmas 
daiy, the Earle and Fox figure., to 
profit most Former has a second 
run " attraction in 'P.ehhies From 
Jleaven/ but because; of location is 
picking up plenty of tired Shoppers. 
Fox has''Stow!away' and is getting a 

• rtice play iii the daytime fro^ par? 
e'ntsi with; Jtids in to.wn. But . neither 

"is 4Qihg vOTy tpuch-hiight^tra^ ' • 
EsfUmaies for This Week 
Al'dine . (i;2goi . 40-55-65)— *Rem.^ 
bii^ndt' ( >B)v Starts second week 

• tbmorirow (W^dnesdiay). Good $14,r 
000 oh- first seVeri days.' ' 

. Arcadia , (iSOO: 25-40'50 )— ILove. on 
Run' :(MG), ; (2cl run). Should stay 




- Kmg., 
days, $1,500. wiEiak. 
P Boyd , (2,400; 40-55)— 'Man I 
Marry? tU): - Very • weak ;$7,00Q on 
five days which ends today. .'After 
Thin, Man' . tomorrow (Wed). ''Win- 
tei:s.et'>-(RKO) got $10,500, fair, last 
. ^6ek. , ^ ■ . ^. 

' ;iEarle (2,000; 25r40-55)T^'P6nhies* 
iddl) <2d> tiin). Satisfactory $13.500;. 
vtast ...week; 'Jungle. Prihcesis' (P.ai,-), 
: 'iireak; $10,000.v- : - : / : ■ 
; F.o* (3.000; . 40-55-65 )-r-'StQwaway! 
X20th). . G6od $16,000 and; ai sure 
Mbldovef - fdr holiday week., lija^t 
i^feekr-^White-; Hunter' . (20th);; so^p, 
'^10,50Q<;.:".^..;v<'. ' ^-^1 y " - .'^m: 
i V' :Karilqtf: ^liOOO; 25-35-40)^'Winteti 
;■ "set^ - (ftKO) (2d run). Tepid $2400. 
tast week , ' ixle' (20th )?; no. soap ./at 



Keith's 1f2id00: 30-40-50)— 'Three 
:lt^en on Horse*' (JVB) (2d run). $atr 
Jsf?ict6ry i|3;000i iLast week, 'Theo- 
dbral' ; (CoD: : (2d rtiii), ^very : liot, 

^,$3,500^ '-r.:^ ■ ■■■ :. 

t •Sjtanley.w; (3,700{ 40-55 )rr^'B^jo' 
. idZdth)* ■ Mild ,$10,OOQ. Last week. 
J^Pennies* iCoDi very neat $22,000 in 
:';10 days; . - . ' 

'; >:Siantoii ( 1,700; 30-40-5O)-^*Fugitive 
m /Sky' iXWB); jtibw :$4;2Q0. Last 

week;}' 'Daniel oone' <RKO), fair, 

$5.200< ■ ^ [-nr. '•■r- 



and. groS5.:igoes the -same Way. Not 
more, thah $1,000, light. ' Last week 
♦Wedding Presieht' (Par) .plus Biert 
Smith's •Girly Go 'Round' unit, split 
witV 'Womsn Rebels' (RKO) .pliis 
'Wanted Jane Turner' (RKO), pretty 
good, $2,300i ■ 

. ; Stuart: (LTC) (1.900; , 10-25-40)^ 
"tarzah' (MG)' not; doing badlir at 
$2,800. Last week 'Three Meii On a 
Horse'- (WB); went sotir^and got only 

Varsliy (Westianif^: il^CQ; 
.25-35)— 'Hats Off' (GK) plus 'JLoye 
Iri Exile' (GB). House maintaiining 
the recently upped: pi-ice. but going 
to diiais this wpekl ;$900; vlight.. Last: 
week -second' ifoij;^Tennies'/. (Gol)* 
slim; ;$S0Oi, ^ . ■■■■■ ■:,'' ''V-. 





ia^hiapbliSt 'Dec. ;22, 
. snowy, icy .pavements *md ,ex' 
plbifetion campaign by dejpartnient 
:. Moires to . .'Sh6]i 'Now!- are • rnaking .a 
Bent in grosses dowritowh this week 
'College '^^Holiday- at the. Circle an4^ 
.?White Huttter' pltis^ Vaude at thtf 
■'. iiyric , ate .the , only; Ones staving off 
;;iiredO:ii«".^^ ' . ■:■ 

' Estfmiaies -fbir This. Week 

. Aipbllb. XFburth Ave) (1,100; 25- 
40)r^'Oiie Way > Passage* (WB) • (re- 
. j^sue). Doing badly at $2,700. Last 
' ■Webk 'Pixie' '(20th); hot: so hot at 

$3,100. ■ ;••' ■■;.•■ ■ •• 

: Circle (Monarch) (2,80Q; 25-40)— 
'College Holiday' (Par), Intending 
xo hold this one over through Christ- 
maa vreek and ivpsent pace. ;is ,okay , 
'aV$5,800^ ' Last week dual b£ 'East 
Meets; West' (GB) and .'Without Or- 
'deirs' XRKO ), lightweight at $4,000: 

Loewrs <LoeW's) (2,600; 25-^40)i^ 
liRembrandt* (UA) dualled with •Our 
Relations' (MG,). Former", stressed in 
'Campiaign; $4,000, ; Off.: Last- week. 

. V^Bom to Dance* (MG) outstanding 

,:'-at;$i3,o00;-'' ^- .. -....v 

lyric (Olson) ' <2;000; 25-30-40)-^; 
/^White . Hunter' . ;(20th ) 1 ?i,nd "vau'tle.' 
BticKihg; fare-Xrrias • slump.v;f br ' okay 
V $8,000. Last week" Tolo- Joe* (WB) 
■Md. vaude ;in' the money, at ;$9,000i 

at 

With Vaude Out, $1,000 

Lincoln, Dec. 22. 

Turn to duals and. spotting of 'Love 
.In ::Exile* as,a second feature is do- 
ling .jnuch. at the Vatsity this Week 
in true Xmi^s spirit. Stuart is trying 
to win a few with ^arzan,' but, it's 
slim going. Qrpheutn ' dropped vaudle 
.this; week; becaiiise of probable biz 
.shortage, and: is 'on 'a dual split basis. 

Estimates tor This Week 
.Liberty (LTC) (1,200; 10-15).— 
Liori'p Den'. (Par) plus ♦Ah Wilder- 
ness* (MG);,Tace in .the Fog' (Indie) 
jjlus 'Frisco Kid' (WB); 'Ride 'em 
Cowboy* (U) plus .-Boulder Dam' 
(WB); three . changes; Fair $850. 
Last Week 'Fatal Lady' .<Par) Slug 
♦Oh Susannah' (Rep) split with 
'Mandarin Mystery' (Rep) plus 'Easy 
Money' (Invincible ), slow, $800. 

Lincoln (LTC) (1,600; 10-20-25)— 
'Baiiio' (20th). ; Slini, $1,900. Last 
week 'General Died' (Par ) plus 'My 
American Wife' (Par), split with 
lHagnificent Brute' (U) plus 'Luck- 
iest Girl' (W ).-.6ood, $2,600. 

Orpheum :^<-LTC) (1.350; 10-15-20- 
25)^*Fugitive in Sky' (WB) plus 'Gay 
Desperado*" <UA;. split With 'Two In 
Revolt* (RKO) plus 'Without Orders' 
<RK0). Vaude ducked this Week 



• v f, S?uit^.i4ancisco, Dec. 22^ 

veil • .paisfeeS; can'r-'iting . -'^fe^^^ 
the theiatr,es here;,this week. : F<>x and: 
G<A^eft^Gafe. ■ with fsuriish bills; offer 
thllrbhly ^lirew -filatures ■ 6n the 'main 
stem.'- ;■' ' 
^^■^•E8timaU*s^toir'Thf^:t^ 

Embassy (RKQ-Cohen) ([l.siZ; 30- 
35^40 )_'Mummy's Bbys'; (RKO) and 
'Sea Spoilers' '.(U) (2d week). Luke-, 
warlh ; at ;;$2,q00. iast -week^^^^ 

Fox (F^WC) ' (5,000; 30-35-40)-^ 
'Chan &;t Opera' ^(20th) Jind 'Jungle 
Princess* (Par)i Chan has to- hunt 
for the audience; $11,000. Last \yeek 
^Three Men ■. on . Horse' (WB ) and 
•Mad Holiday*: (MGM .good, $17,000.; 

©bideii aate (tikO ) (2,850,. 30-35- 
40>-T,'Plot Thibkehs- - (RKO)V and 
vaude. ^ Letdown, at $14,000.. Last 
week 'Way . for Lady' (RKO> and 
ypude,..pa$sable, $14;500, 

Otphettqi (F&M) (2,440; 30r35-4O) 
-r'Thbodora* (Col) and 'Flyirig Host- 
fess* (tJ) (4th' weiek)V Holding . up 
viery Well at $5<000 for final six, days. 
Last week, fine, $8,000. ' ' 
. :tarambiuit. (F^WC)' (2.740; 30-35'- 
40)^'dhe way Passage* (WB) and 
<C4^ptain's Kid' (WB).. Mild at $10,r 
.000..V Last . week . 'Botn ; to -Dance' 
(MGM) and .'Rose Bowl' . (Par> .(3d 
W^ek): Pitiful at less th^h $8,000. ; 
J/ Si* Frapois (F^W<3) (1,470; 30-35- 
40)-r'Three Men. oh Ho^se^ (WB) 
and • 'Mad Holiday' : (MGM) okay at 
$6^000. Last week ^Banjo' (20th> and 
'Hideaway Girl' (Par),;$5;000, fair. ' 
: : United Artists to-Gohen) (1,200; 
•25i40A-^'R em b i:>a.t> d t*. (tJA) . (2d 
Week). '-Colorless at $3,500.: Last 
week: drab $6,000. 

Warfleld (F-WC) (2,680; 35-40-55) 
—'Love on Run' (MGM) arid 'Black 
Cat) (WB) (3d.week). Lucky ;to get 
$8,000 on this holdover. Last week 
igbod, $12,000. 



. week bf;Dcc< ?5 
Astor---'Lloyds London* 
.(20th) (5th Wk). 
^ Capitol-^' After the Thin Mian' " 
(MG).. 

Criterion— iSi Me 
Song' (Wfi).: 

Miislc Hall— Rainbow On the* 
River' (RKO)"(2d y;^):;(24). 
" Patamouiii^'Coilege; Holiday' 
(Par) (23)^ ' 
Itialto -^ 'Jungle Prindesis* 
,.,.(Par> (23).;' . '^.a: 

■RIv.bll — -Beloved :Ett(ErJny'"- 

'■p y^B^ii^^idifi^iiy*. (20th) , (2d • 
> strand— r'Gold 'Diggers Of 

r -Ast,flii?-'Lioy4W " . London* ; 

A(^OtK)^:(Bth■^Wk;^;^;^ • • 

: ; ' <Japitbl^'After:ihe Th^ iMah* < 

:CrlterioiJ-^'(>reat Gv^* (GN). 
Mii'stc^ JHtaU^'That QM Fibm;; 

,^p^Bs|<.:mKO>.'M).; r^r^';vv 

>araip6iintp^^qb)iege 
"(Pa^O^ (2a^wky^ ^ • 
RivoU r^ 'Beloved Ehemy* 

■^im^iM-Wil ' .■"■/ 
^'Jftbiy•^QAie ;; in ..MiUibhV 

r(20th) '(31);- 

Strind-T-^'Goid Diggers of ' 
V (WB) (2d wk). ' ; 




Studio "film -library departmbnts have lessoi : tb', take irpm foreign 
ihijiv^s which have learned that walking film encyclqpe^^^ 
Gilbert Soutb, Soiith . Ameriban cprrespondent. .Qnetime flack' for XJA JA 
Aio, Soutb; h^s been in ftbUywobd live yeairs, yepresentirifi "C^ , ol 
Rio de Janeiro, and Ciftegraf of Buenos Ait^ i'- 

Lad has formidahle memory, can tell you name b^_any star or fealured 
player iii practicaUy any pic; since start of -ili«hs» Time and again studio|(: 
have called On hiirti^a i'ebbnstituie'^ 

vWhei'e recori&svHave'b cast .names,\stafl namesr^r^^ 

dates and other vital da^i. , And it's done without; mirrojrs -or referb^^^^ 
'bqbks.; .An .m 

A ,inie\tf still servicing prj)|ram,^^ 

iri^titvrtjpnaT^^"'^^ ••^-^ . ^ 

^Diemahd for; . 

'tbrs'liais; pV«w ...V , ; . . .. f.-.^ .i;-^^.— , 

Ass'n to .cphtemplftte setting vup^a' ipjan which wojild iinyolve picking: oi" 
stf Us wbiie f esrtiire ^productions iyre; l^eing made^,oh ;the Cpast. ^ - 
. j At present, eyce^^ sidyance ti rUps.are'artahged major* 

Ity bf 'the stiils*^^^^ 
exciusively;ibr; Ibbby 

asrangemeht;^ thelse sti^ phoiji^Jwo^ for th^t ladaptiability ' ta 

various phases of,- ciassrobmnise,:-'^^ ^ ■ ■';• '■ ' .v r- 

' ' . .7 ■ ■ . ,. . . ... . ,-. 

: -.■ jiTewsreel <!exebuti vei'spent many restless •-Jib^^^^ Sunday . (20 ) ; attemptinif : 
'td c(Dint?iQt :thbir ,;corrt^^ in Salvadorr and ma^ they i bbtaiii 

, li^ewsri^er story of barthquak.b .that ruined' Sah ;Salyad6r»^ coni»; 
fronted -with, the same di icUlties encpuntered vby ^' n^^ becaust 
cable , office there is closed, ifrpm , midnight 6 'p.!!!. jSiindayi' 

■ Most of Ui 5r riewsi'eels ejcpect to, have shots pt the disaster in New Yorp^ 
for showing, today .(Wedhesday), Shipped put of. Saii .Sialvadbr by air 
express early Monday' ^'(^^^ ■ ' ' 

, Denial that film ■industry was deliberj^^ shubi>,ed . Iiii bbmposirig thf 
Busi Advispx-y Council -^orlung ph new industiy le^^^ 
Secretary bf Commeree Roper, Reminded /that Fe^ 
prdinator-.<]rs6rge;L..1derry made aipl&yvfbr.picture is^^^ 
on industrial progress, Rbper wais unable to accoimt for abs^ any 
industry rep on his committees. but said.,dne Would be picked if jsuggesteg 
by . nnembsrs bf council and. tlie industry wished to have a part M 
draf ti ■.;' ' »• 



$6^0 inlontreal- 



.Montreal,, 
: Estimates, for This W^ , . , 

HisyBlijestyi's (CT) . (1,600; Mh^\ 
'Spy 6t Napbleoh' - (Brit ) ' and 'In 
Town'; Tonight^. (Brit): At $2,000^ 
jiist fair. Last week 'Song of Free- 
dom' (iBrit) and 'Me and Marl- 
borough^ <Brit), $2,500, fair. 

Palace (CT) ^2,700; .50)^!bld 
Hutch* ' (MG) and 'Mr. Cinderella^ 
(MG). Getting $6,500. good enough. 
Last weiek 'Woman Rebels* (RKO) 
and 'Without Orders' (RKO), $6,000. 
fair. 

. Capitol (CTV (2,700; 50)— 'Midsum- 
mer Dream*^ (WB).^ Not so hot at 
$5,000. Last week 'Banjo' (2Qth.) and 
'Come Closer' (Col ), $4,500,; popr. 
. Loew's: (M. t. CO.) (3,200; 60)— 
'Hideaway Girl* (Par) and vaude. 
Average . at $10,000. Last week 
'Way for a Lady" (MG ) and 'Count 
Berni Vici's tinit, $11,000, good.- 
. Princess (CT) (2;300- 50 ).-*Polo 
Joe* (WB) and 'Fugitive in Sky', 
(WB). Fair, $6,500. Last week 'Tar- 
.zah Escapes* . (MG): iarid 'General, 
Spanky* (MG), $5,500, fair, 

Orpheum (Ind) (900: 35)— 'Coun- 
try Gent' (Rep) and 'Mandarin 
My.stcry' (Rep).. House goes first- 
run iciirrently for $2,000. quite eood. 
; Cinema de Paris (France-Film) 
(600; 50)— 'Les Deux Gosses.' Back 
to $2,000, after four webks of 
'Michael Strogoff,' which closed last 
week for $1,200. 

St. Denis (Prance-Film) ^2.300; 34) 
— 'Le Gholem' and 'Cigalon.* Getting 
$4,000. Last week. 'L'liicant.illon' 
and 'Tout Va Bien, Mar ise,* $3,500. 



, Dec. 

•Banjb on- Knee' is tl>e "town's 
bell ringer this . Week; ini: istmas 
slump that is- just b.eirig felt seriously 
her^ ,■■ . 

Estimates for This Week " 

Boston (RKb) (3,.000; 35f 50-65)-- 
*Ih His Steps': (GN), retitled 'Sins of 
Childreii' here, with' 'itivier a Follies' 
unit: Just; marking time- at $12,000^. 
Last week 'Man" I, Marry* (U); and. 
Marcus stioWj $15,000, fair. 

Femvay" (M&P) (1^400; 25-35-40- 
50)-^^Isle :of Fury'- <WB) and Cap^ 
tain's. Kid' (FN)," dual. - In the- rough 
at $l;000. . Ltist , week $5,000 on 
.'Jungle Priricess' (Par) arid -DOwn 
Stretch* ■(Wfl), dbubje.-^ ' 

■A Keith Men]:briar;(RKO) (2.900; 25- 
35-50) ^ 'Rembrandt' (UA) (2d 
week). About $7,000. First , wbek, 
$15^000, ^ood. ^ > 

Metro|iolitan (MfitP) (4,300;; 35-50r 
65 )— Banio' (20th) . and . stage jshow. 
Okay -at $18;000., Last : week $20,500, 
okay ^for •'Light' flrigade' (WB) and 
.FraDCiS Lederer* ■ 

Orpheiim (Loew) (3.000; 25-35-40- 
50)— '<)ld Hutch*; (MG) and 'Man 
Who Lived Twice' (Col), dual. Tepid 
$10,500. Last week "Tarzan' (MG ) 
and 'Adventure in .Manhattan' (Col), 
double, good, $l5,4ipQ.' 

Paramount (M&P) (1,800; 25-35- 
50)— 'Isle of Fury' ;(WB) and 'Cap- 
tain's Kid' (FN ), dual. N. s. h; $6,- 
500. -Jungle : Princess* (Par) and 
'Down Stretch' (WB), dual. Off last 
Week to $7,000. 

■ Scbilay "(M&P) (2,7b0; 25-35-40-^50) , 
—'Bengal Tiger* (WB). (1st run)' and 
•lieunion' (20th) (2d run) on the 
skids at $5,800. Last week $7,000 for 
'President's Mystery' (Rep) • (1st run ) 
and ' West? (Par) (2<J run) dual. 

State (Loew) X3,300: 45^5-40-50)^, 
'Old Hutch' (MG) and 'Lived Twice' 
(Col), dual. Very ddmpy $8,000. 
'Tarzah Es<rapes' (MG) arid 'Marihat- 
,^an. AdventureV (Col), dual., $11,000; 
pkayiVlast week. ' 



Paramount shot extra prolog fpr Dbrbthy Lambur starrer, 'Jungl^l 
Princesss;' to combat pbssible rape angles. Jungle girl is shown in prolog 
as having been brphahed 'in Malay Jungle When .her .iather, , Vhite physi- 
cian, died. is makes it bkay for race feelings when SJnglish Ray ;RIiliah<j|f 
marries'her in finale. Pic was previewed Avithout prolog, isnplaying 
most spots with Miss Lambur as Malay .hativeiL but prolog; goes; -tp all 
exhi so they can forestall rac^ feelings if 'tHey wish,\ 'V ' * " 



'HUNTErmATIONS; 
DUAL $5,700, OMAHA 



: . Omiaha, 
Paramouni wli^.cb ppened couplb 
of months vis a single- feature 

housei this . week . goes to the dual 
policy . bh same basis as othei^ dbwn- 
town first riins. 

Week beiore Christmas levels 
grosses' On all fronts, but little .in 
the way of magnets offered any- 
where. Orpheum has probably the 
best chance With 'White Hunter,' but 
advahtage is hardly worth mention- 
ing. 

Estimates for This Week 

Brandels (SingeriRKO) (1,250; 25- 
35-40 )— 'One Way Passage* (FN) (re- 
issue) and 'Janfe Turner (Col), dual. 
Light $3,700. Last week 'Theodora* 
(Col.) and 'Alibi for Murder' iZQl),- 
$5,600. big for this time of year. 

Omaha (Blank) (2,100; 25-40)— 
'Dixie* (.20th) and 'Back to Nature' 



Cheating by exhi itors who vidl^tb cppytight requirements by blcyclini; 
films atid otherwise get out of paying the customary jfental . fees. Was . dls* 
Qussed at the ahnuai meeting of thp Cppyright PrPtectioh'EiureaU last wecli; 
in the . Astoi', Hotel, N. Y. Fointed ;but that While cheating was found W 
inOre.thah , % of cases investigated flVe. and siic years ago. the: bureau 
found ;violatiohs were less ^^^^^t^ 10 iti. 100 cases probed during the presenf 
ypar; . Bureau has been in* exi^tence^^f^^ 

ibbie Block,, assistant stpry editor for Sain Gbldwyh, saw ji .story- ljia[ 
another- Libbi lock in Amierican Magazine recently aihd» for a gag, calleq 
the other girl .and made ai luncheon date. Took her sister,- Jeanne Ceheily 
former Columbia story ed, , along. After the introbs* it; turned out that 
Libbie Block No. 2 had roommate named 'Jeaiinie Ccihen, she ivypi 
phoned -for, making a pairty of two Libbie Blobks and; tWp Jeanne Cohehi. 



AithbugnlShii:lby Temple arid Bobby Brpen tire not to. be compaM 
admittedly,! the brothers Lesser this/week, bh Brbadway* are engaged 
friendly rivalry, Sol Lesser's productibn', 'Rainbow pii' the River* (BreeiiJ 
iS .R, C. Music Hall and Irving iess of the Kbxy, lia^ 

Shirley Temple's 'StoWaway' bn exhibition. Bioth are cbmparihg the dailj 
gi-ossbfe 'just, for; fuh..'.' ^ • v. ; ; , 



JMletro p a. lost a swell gag because his friends talked too. much, l^lacli 
worked out a. Verbal game wi^h the Marx Bros.; for 'A .Day at the RaceV 
Gagman on. the lot heard of thb situash from onie of the brotiieis. He ia 
turh;repeated it to. a scripter 'fbr one of the top radio teams. Niglit latet 
the air comedians Used the gag, lulling it fo 

Republic recently ran into trouble on the Coast when it attempted to 
film .scenes on a yacht off Los Angeles harbor. Hep of the seamanT 
tinion demanded eithier the cbmpahy or the captain quit the: i^hip, as'tht 
latte'rr had. ' union predehtiialsrf Filrn: company crew walked off an4 
. boardfed\a; uriipn'^'ma^^ 



(20th ), • dual. Npt "getting much at- 
tention , at . $4,800, slow. ; Last week 
,'Lo-ve on Run' (M(5): (2d run) aiid 
.'Bengal Tigerv- i^ual, $5,500, good 
ehoiigh. " ' 

; Orpheuni (Blank) (2,976;; 25-40)t-' 
'White Hunter' (20th) ahd:^'Our Re- 
lations' <MG). Too much Christmas 
shbpping season to buck; $5,700, low. 
Last week '.Come and .Glet It* <UA> 
arid 'Love in Exile' (GB)v with . 
'Exile' booked hurriedly to catch in- 
terest in the Windsbr-SimpsOri situa-* 
tiOrt;;ilight $6.000. - 

Paramount (Blaiik) (765; 25-40)^ 
'Gay Desperado' (UA) and 'Chiuhp* 
(MG). This big uptowner gOes off 
its single 'feature diet ;and "installs 
duals- as nernrianent policy.. Biz slack 
at $5,000.: Last . week 'Garden ' of 
Allah* ; (UA >. $5,100, way doWUi 



Court Orders Transcript 
Of Charges Against Par 



Federal Judge Coxe, N. Y.,, yes- 
terday (Tuesday) ordered a tran- 
script of; reqord.s of the claims bf 
Louis Boehih and Archibald Palmer, 
attorneys, against ParampUht be sent 
tp Washington. 

Bpehm and Palmer afb appealing 
to the U. S. supreme court from the 
Ibwer court decision, denying their 
claims for services; in connection 
with. Paramount reprganization. pro- 
ceedings. 




Baltimbre, . Dec 21 
Only upstander this week is vaud- 
fllm Hipp, with uhheadlined ^tag« 
show and 'Smartest Girl in TbWn^* 
Rest of bittg is mopeyi 

Estimates for This Week . 

Centary (Loew-liA) "(3.00(1;, 15-25- 
35-40-55 )--'Rembrandt' (UA). No 
pop appeal and below the water- 
line at $6,500. Last week; second of 
'Born to Dance* (MG), off at $4,200; 

Hippodrome (Rappapoit) ^ (2,300: 
15-25-35-40-55-66) — 'smartest Girl* 
(RKO) and vaiide. Good $12;500. 
Last week 'Pennies' (Col) and vaude, 
swell, $17,000. 

Keith's. (Schariberger) (2.500; 15r 
25-30-35-40.55)- 'King Edward' (GB) 
and .'Lovb in Exile* (GB). Five-and- 
half days for wan $2,200. Last week, 
six days of 'Horsefeatheis! (Par) 
(reissue), n.s.g. at $2,400^ 

New (Mechanic) (1,400: , 15-25-30-: 
35-40-55 )^'Stowa;way' (20th). Opens 
today (Tuesday). Last Week 'Chan 
at Opera* (20th) badly off at less 
than $1,000. . 

Stanley (WB) (3,450: 15-25-35-40- 
55)— .'Polo Joe* (WB). Poor $3,000. 
Last week 'Hideaway Girl* (Par), 
off at $4,500. 



I St. HarMii*<« ri«>r«. TvafMlKar Sqaar* 



INTEIIN/4TMINAL NEWS 



C*b1» Adtliwnit: VARimT. I.ONDOI« 



11 



LONDOirSlffiW 





;l40n!iori, pec. 22. . 
•Strange incident' opcfned at the 
Arts Tlyeatre, Sunday (20) pn a si r 
le iryout performance basis. IHas an 
iiiteresti melodrjiraatie plqt^ but 
little, originality. Not likely to gist 
mhywhete in the West End. 

'Busman's Holiday^: opened' at- the 
Comedy; Wi^nesday Trans- 
ference, of , Porothy Sayer's boolc 
; IjtHtfact^r, tord Peter Whimsey, to 
• the stage, inakes pleasing entertainr 
ineiit. It's likejy to attract holiday 
audieaces, at least 

•The Astbnished Ostrich' opened 
lit the- IJuke of, York's ThursdW: 
(17). it is hurtnorpus domestic 
rPblem,- but crudely handles by an 
inexperienced/ authofi Unlik^y^ 

mm' IN BEHi 



Sonrows of &dras 



Berli , 

Official • figures on employmeht of 
extras in the film trade reveal that 
out of 4,0Q0 regiatered act6rs artd 
extras,, only 1,200 placed 
during, the- current year^ 

these, a(bbut 500 earned only 
$400 in- the entire; year.- 



19IIY' QjC^ FOR tfiP 



:Berli , 'l>ec. 
. Sydney ; Kingstey 's *M6n in White : 
i was successfully pro in Breslau 
.iiy thife Hainburii group «f the. J«iw«*TL 
Culture iieagiie. t>r. Hans jSUkba.um 
^^directed; 

Ossip Dymow's * Twas given 
by the Yoiith-JCL under Ernst, Ro-> 
•enb^um here; 
At th<> JCL's theatre in Kpmtnan- 
■^nten str.^ Dir. .Kurt Singer and 
: Wisteri produced Sltakespeare's 
Tyiadsiimraer . Night'^ Dream,' Avith 
the or iginal Mendelssbhn-Sartholdy 
.tiabbp liere ^ordinarily. 



'Sydney, Npv.^^^OT 
'AnthPny Adverse' ( WB). Swings .at 
once into the hit class : and lifts biz 
way. uo, with ithe best gross in tpwnV 
'Show Boat ■ (U ) goes into its : seventh 
month arid will play into 1937! 
..Trade is easing for^ 'Piccadilly Jim' 
(M-G) and pic goes but on fifth 
^tanza, with 'Suzy''.(M-G') replacinT, 
'Geneiral ied at Ifewn' (Pai-) fol- 
Ipws; *Suzy^ *|tifi: Bl-bth?r's Wite* 
(M-lG) should dpp: iabout thji'ee. weelts» 
anji then 'Romeo and : Juliet' (M-G) 
moves i . . 'Beloved Vagabond* .(AJ» 
premiered Prtd. may ssciire a moder- 
cite run, ^Chiha Clippet' <WB) looks 
ailce ' staying about three weeks, but 
•Man Who Worked Miracles' (UB) 
may: notvfare sp welll .'Song bf Free- 
dom' (BFD) goes put after; t\yo low 
weieks, and 'Road to Glory' (Fox); re- 
places. 

Other films here ai 'Voice of 
Bugle Ann* (MG), 'Absolute Qiiief 
(M-G)i 'White Fang' (Fox) and 
'Meet Wolfe' (Col). 



iOBIS' ViBmA MEET 



Vienna; 

Meeting of stockholders of Tbbis- 
Sascha, scheduled l>ec, was 
postponed until Jan. 13, causi - 
iderable surprise in . film circles 

■yhpT^'. . ilecause nb arrangement has 
beien made thus fir to obtain a pur- 
chaser fbr tiie half interest in Tobis- 

; Sascha' ^tock, Austriaii film comr 

. . pitnies may delay start bf prbductipn 

\pending the setting of rentals and 
Other expenses of the; Rosehhuegel 
itudios, belphgiiig to T6bisrSascha> 
Financial group dominated by Dr. 

!^JlPilzer cannot isell without the con- 
sent, of the (](«rinan stockholders, r 
Cording to thie existing syndicate .-ar- 
rangement. . .Two directors have gone 

, to Berlin to atterhpt iiiegptiatin^ the 

'>irtatter.. 



2 If£W lOlX 

Mexico City, Dec. 
. Cinema seatage here Is to be in- 
. breased by 11,000 early next year 
1 With the opening' .of two large class 
' li^bes, . 

()ne will accommodate and 
. be the iargest local cinema. will 
; be in thb; downtown district. Other, 
in residenbe sectibiv will soat 
4,500.: 



ti'S WSALmG ItLM 

Capetown, Nov. 29, 
Whjaiing ship 'KosmPs sailed from 
Waives Bay, Southwest Africa, with 
.cameramen from Universal pri boariql. 
. tensers Will inug the bperations Pf 
the whaling industry in the Ahlartic. 

llfrx Sqiiai^Bic on 'Cehbral' 

' Mexico City, Dec, 22. 
Contending that slights what 
' wis the (Telestial Eitipire and offends 
thii ignity bf Chiiia; the local Chi- 
nese colPrty .'has protested to the 
government against ibitions bf 
"ITxe General pled at Da>wi" (Par;)^ 
Case--^ been presented to ;the 
■national censorship board. First tinie 
.the Chinese in Mexico - ' ever 
«<li»awked about a fllrn. 



I«hdon Capitol to St6p«n 

iiondphj Dec. 0. 
's Capitol, jus^ off Piccadilly 
.Circus,- ishut last spring for bompiote 
remodelling, will reopen by Feb. 4;. 
.Queen Mary has promised Prime 
Ml ister Baldwin's wife to attend a 
wwrity performance there that, day., 
Which will be her first appearance 
« an entertainment since King 
*^rge died. 



Melbourhb, Nov 30. 
JJsiial pre-Xiinas .slUmiE>- is in force 
here, but biz is fairly good and will 
build. Manigere are marking tfrrte 
and waiting for the i*lic to loosen 
up. Attractions playing here cur? 
rently include 'iShow Boat' (U), 'One 
Rainy Afternoon' (UA),. *My Ameri- 
can Wife' (Par),'*Fatal Lady' (Par), 
•Great Ziegfeld' (M-G), •Ainateur 
Gentleman' (UA), 'Border Flight' 
(Par), treet Singer's. Serenade' 
(AD), 'East Meets Wbst' (Gr-B), and 
'Iti the Soup' (GrB). 



London Brard'cf Trade 
Nixes iMW ihiota 



. London, Dec . 13. 
Board' . Trade has refused to 
adopt a suggestion frpm the Cine- 
matograph Exhi itors' Association 
that British films no; registerable f or 
quota should, be certified: if or. ex 
hibitors' qUota [,alonc. Films' named 
were "The Three'Maxims>' *A Woman 
Alone,' •Forget Me Not* and 'The 
Amazing Quest of Ernest V Bliss,' 
which failed to quialify due to ex- 
cess 'ambunts spent pn for'fe'ign per- 
sonnel, or ort sequbnces outside the 
country. 

Board of ! Trade said there Were np 
grounds oa which it could reverse 
decisions previously arrived at, but 
as in the past, where exhibs. de- 
faulted on quota because they had 
booked films assuming them to be 
registerable, this would , be taken 
into account in assessing the case. 



6 & irS^28,000 tOSS; 

Lbridoni Dec..22. 

British & Domi ions lost ^1528,000 
during the last financial year. Blan>? 
tor hbavy . lpss was attributed large- 
ly tb the fact that the highrclass 
productiphs. on ich heavy expen- 
ditures .were made failed to clipk in 
the world markets^ 

Conttibuti factor to the poor 
.showing .contractual loss sus- 
tained fpllowihg. the 



Hbtoiy and Films 



London, Deb. . 
Lord Moyne, chairman of the 
Cjovgrnment .Quota Comtnittee, 
took pav-t in a. iscus.'sion in; the 
House Lords on censorship 
of .historical films to etisure acr" 
- cUracy the , event of' poirr 
trayair id the uestion had. 
'been brought lijsfbre hi'S. com- 
mittes, but they did: hot see 

. any way of . racommendi .leg- . 

' isiation. t'J cover it. 
: Lord Mersey asked - 

. Government would cpnsi 
stituting Sonrie form- pf bontrbli ■ 
and specifipaliy quoted 'The 
Private Life of Henry , VIIl.' 
!(Lbndbn-UA), and 'Mary..Queen . 
of Spots' t( Radio), as films ' 
Which histoi-y had baen ' dis- 
■ tortad for screeii purposas. He 
suggestied a Board of C!pn-^ 
trol with a iBoard bf E:lu-. 
catipn represantative co-opted 
to define where piGtui:es traves-: 

. tied the facts. 



Dbtiibs and Edubs m London 







Some 6mi &ipri Seen likely 



52. YEARS IN SHOW BIZ 



Sir sn Fuller Ca.n Reineinli«r: 'Way 

.'Baek".t«. Whea.-. .' 




Rsme, Dec. 
: tiew Art thsatrb^ llt by the Goii- 
federation . pf ' Artists' and • Prof assiPh- 
als,° wiii be formally inaugurated iri 
February i It is the first state, the-: 
atre .to be bpened in , Italy, ■ will 
seat 6PP spectators. 

Anton- GiuHo ' Bragagli , iiirectpr^ 
wili have a small group of 'regular 
actors; to work: with him. Aroupcl 
this'.sntall nucleus he is; to gather 
other actors to bomplete his casts as 
the various pUys' require.. Thus the 
persMihieL bf the theatre, will hot be 
a fixed oneV but will change-7-except 
ipr the smaU regtdar group^roiii 
play to play. •Performaitces will, at 
first;' l>b giyeh . only every few days, 
, Repertoire will include •<3o|>erhico' 
and^'Le mummieV (^e Mummies'), 
two- dialogs by Giacpmo Leppardi; 
ppna's 'L'inciantbsimb Delia Vita' 
('The Enchantment of V Life*), and 
Edwin Cerip^ 'II Caso Delia Signo 
rioa ■ Springfield' (^e Case of Miss 
Springfieid')^ 



X C. Grab 



, Dec. 22. 

John decil raharh, managi i- 
rector fPr Paramdunt here, rebeived 
a. personal cable invitatibn from 
Adblph Zukpr^^ to attend his Silver 
Jubilee ceiebtati .Graham is sail- 
ing Dec. 24 pn Francohi , thb 
pniy aivailabie boat arriving in time. 

Graham is the pidest Par official 
in point pf sbrvice. 



SCHLESS IN N. Y. 

Schless, European getierai 
manager fpr Warner feros,, has' ar- 
rived in 'New Yprk from Paris. 

He is. accompanied by Mrs. Schless 
and Will rbmairi' here for a couple of 
weeks for h.o. confabs. 



U BUILDING SHBSID 
OFFERS 41 ON YEAR 



London, Dec; 

P. Ci "T. C!prtstruction Co., Ltd., - 
spciate Ga<iinpnt-British, with 
hpl(lings in theatre interests; shpws 
a itef prottt bf $495,2(M) oin the year 
to Sept. 30. Bpard prpposbs pay- 
mbnt of 4^ on ordinaries. 

Net is increased by $24,950. brought 
in, but .after preference dividends 
are deducted an available bailance 
of $90,525 remains; $25,000 will be 
written off expenses of preference 
share issues; and, after deductioh of 
the brdinary dividend, $22,640 is car^- 
ried forward. 

Provincial inematbgraph - 
atres, mai ■ bpibrating associ of 
G-B., has uriconditipnally guaran- 
teed payment Pf pref. dividend to 
holders . of 7% cumulaitive guaranr 
tieed pref. stock and repayment of 
capitar in event pf winding up; Net 
pi-bflt pf P. C.T. at the last balance 
sheet covers that dividehd SVz ti 



h'si Secret 



The Hague, 

. ing the refusal of cehspris . to 
iHjrmit Warner fllht into Hplland 
that bbdy issued a^ stateiheiit. that 
hertcetprth titles of all so 
trieated are to be. withhpld, 
; Dutch film importer&are behind the 
new" move, vbistribs went to the 
scissoring body and, .requested the 
new regulatibh. stating .that publi- 
cizing of those nixed was detrimental 
in other spots. 



S. Afncaii Educatioiiftls 

Capetown, Nov. 27. 

J. , Stirling Gillespie and Jv lake 
P^lrymple have arrived here for .an 
l»-month tour of Africa. shoot 
edUcatipnai- films for distri in 
this United Kingdom. 
■ Equipped with three motion pic- 
ture and three still camera;;, the pair 
will traverse the entire .Cpnlinent 

Educational arid Geheral Services 
will release the geographical and 
geplPgica! rieels^ 



Sydney, Nov. set. 
Fuller enters is &2nd. 
show ; Dec. 26. 

Sir Ben showed Varietv mugg 
his origi contract, made ; with 
Richard D'Oyly Carte i 1804, to ap- 
pear in. a children's troupe present- 
ing .Gilbert-Sullivan .-Pperas at ^the 
Savoy theatre, London. Sir an 
feels that thb contract should make 
him one . bf the . oldest exponents pf 
Giibert-Sullivah ih the world today. 
(>ontract stateis that' young Fuller' has 
to 'act', sing and. perforrii to the best 
pf his ability .".and since 1884 yoiing 
Fuller, now Sir Benjamin. Fuller, has 
jUst at>out covered every, spherisi of 
the entertainment world, from wax- 
wprks to. talking :pix; including le^it, 
grand opera, reyue and pbp vauda. 



London Bails Fr^ch 



Lbndpn, Dec . 13... 

Rumpus oyer 'Green Pastures' has 
an echo in a' .French fiim^. 'Gol- 
.r^btha,' newly offered for showinsf 
here, which the. Crucifixion as 
its central item, witil a Fi'ench actor 
portraying Christ. 

London County Council has en- 
dbrsad the British -Board bf Ceririors* 
ruling that the 'Deity must niot be 
shown on the screen "by banning the 
pictuiie, but . Middlesex and Surrey 
counticshaVeapproved.it. 

Conversely, London passed 'Green 
Pastures,' .how running at- the.NfeW 
Gallery, though religipus bodies in 
all parts of the Country are kiofcio't 
up and framing rbsolutions demaind- 
ihg to have it baiiined. 



'Golgotha' has just been dubbed 
ihtp English in New York and will 
be distributed iii the If, S. by Capt. 
(jeorge McLead Baynes;' bbwing in 
with it.as a distribUtPi:. 



100|ES-PROWJ€T 
IN SOOTH AFRICA 



jphahnesburgi 

None .but Ainerican filhis are to 
be seen around here currently, 

Colosseum (ACT) . has 'Show Boat' 
(Tjy, Plaza (ACT), Till We Meet 
Again' (Par); Palladium . (ACT), 
'Gay Deceiver' (20th); Standard 
(ACT), 'Desire' (Pftr); Bijbii (D), 
'Fury' (MG); Metro (MGM), '(Jpr- 
gepus Hussy' (MG), and Prince's 
(Inde), !Many Happy Returns' (Par) 
comprise the lineup. 

In Dtirban; the same situation is 
encpunteredl . Criterlpn (ACT), 
'Whole TPwrt's Tialking'; rince's 
(U), 'His Brpther's ■ Wife' (MG); 
Alhambra (ACT), The Informbr' 
(HKO): King's (U), 'Naughty Mari- 
etta' (MG); Playhouse (ACT7)>'Kmg 
of Burlesque' (20th) and . 'Hot Tip' 
(IIKO ) at the Cameo (Inde ), 

Of the six. films current.' in (iape- 
toy/n only one is British. Rest are 
ail Yank.. Alhambra (ACT) has 
•King Steps Ouf (Col); .Plaza (U), 
•Last pf , Mohicans' (UA); Royal (U), 
'Mbscow, Nights' (UA); illstree 
(ACT), 'Evensong' (GB); Adelphia 
(ACT). Petrified Fprest' (Wb) and 
ihe AppllP (ACT), •Mary Burns, Fu- 
gitive' (Par). ' 



Attempt to Bomb 

Cinemsl in IVI^^o 

Mexico city, Deb. 22/ 
Attempt to dynamite the class Clnie 
Teatro Alameda was frustrated by 
the fprtuitpus discovery by pa- 
trolman in the early morning hours 
6t a bomb in the- Ipbby near, the 
boic-oflice. Police say the bofnb was 
pf sufficient strength to have 
wrecked the' theatre. ' 

'This, is the second vandalism that 
has been perpetrated in the Ala- 
meda. Shortly after its inauguration, 
severat expehsiveiy ttphplstered . ork 
seats were hacked With a knife. 



13. 

Eecpmrnehdatipn Mpyne 
Committee; pn ,QUpta; for : ..Film 
Commissibn' Will pbyipusly npt get 
tCiJ% gpyerrtmehi.isupport Ir Sam- 
Ual Hoare; First ' tpi'd the Ad- 
miralty and .Cabinbt '.Minister^ 
?,king. at . the London Exhibitors': 
(^Y*ual biu^iuet, deplir^ 

'As ian amateur who goes to films 
very - often, I am dalighted With the 
progriess ypur induatry; has made iti- 
recant years, , and I wish jrou well.; 
But I^would ^-^keiep c of govr 
emme^nt. 'COQticpl.'' • ■■■ v-.-. , 

Sir Skimuel adsp gave a iurtheit 
lead, that the government would weU 
come :«uggesti6ns (ram . withi. 
industry itself, v^hcrii he sa^^^^^ 

•i hop* very ntuch thisrt when we 
legislatb' agftiA — and we shall : prpb- 
al^y have; to legisUte^we '.i^ll find ' 
ouxselyes hi cgenecal agreement with 
a- sbUiid bpc^ of 'ttpihibn in yoiir 
d'ustry.' 

. 'J«llU^JC!Mf^bae« 

At the time, he ^irake dist^^^^ 
and ^hibs had come ir<ect; frpm a 
jbihl cphferenbe which disciis$ijid. 
possi ici» of cprbperative action 
iiidibate V ta the gi»venmient what . 
respnunendatioiis the industry would 
like to .raiHse^ its., own, Me«titi^ . 
was' held ; Under itush-hin^ bbn- 
ditiohs, with .distrlbs particularly' 
shy of ptiblicity^ but the t;«ro; sides 
are to meet agdini 

Exhib opi ' on joint action is 
divided, some siei^ions Urging. it is 
the obvious One of action;; on ait- 
trade problems, others declaring the 
di^ribs. luive been obstinate .in. rbr 
fusals tp'meet ejchibs when the lat'* 
ter were tin the sppt^ so thai the Ex* 
hibitprs Assn. shoidd: hesitate be* 
fore . accepting byettores *■ when the 
distriW find; themselves jii trouble 
and;an^ ppsitipnrfo pleaid /fptv siip^ 
port., ' 

Arguments led to a iPt of language 
at the / mpnthly o^^ihg of the 
C.E.A. v-Geheriail oh, 
which .WiiS cardRully scissored before.:: 
pabiication. 

While the trade 1>Ddies aire spar* 
ring before fusing . into a commoa. 
plan— which "they inust if they sire tp 
make auiy impiession-r^he BMrd of 
Tradie ha$ opened its campaign fol* 
lowing the report, with borrbspoa* 
dence to the ekhfbff' (C;EJVt), dis* 
tribs' (K.R.S:) and iiroducersT (F3.L) 
asspciatiojis. asking reactionis to the 
Lord Moyne Report, ' 
' iQuestion was asked in Parllanlent 
last week whether the President, pf 
the Board of Trade has decided how' 
to put the report into eiffect ^oiA 
whether legislation would be iihtro* 
duced, ; 

Reply suggested -it would be con- 
siderable .timb before a decisioh 
could be reached, and there was lit^ 
tie chance of legislation- during this 
session. Steps had been takeii to 
canvass views within the trade ^s a 
first step. 



NEW WNMSIIS SET 
FOR ifflSSIE ACTORS 



Melbourne; Nov. 30.; 
Arbitration C[ourt; .awarded n^aikt 
actors , iniUiinUm Salary |20 
Weekiy; and ^emmes Nbw rate , 
is an increase of fjl on the 1932 con- 
sent award 9hd diseis not include art^ 
ists on tbur^ 

Judge^ in dij^iiverine th'e award, 
stated that ttie public at: present ap* 
pairently prefers American piic to 
Australiah stage talent Mentibh^ 
also tLat those eng&i;ed In the the- 
atrical biz Were the yictiitiB pf a big 
change theatTe-gping fashion. 
Judge's remarks were niiide in reply 
to a suggestion by the Actors' Equity 
of Australia, that if legit managers 
Prpyided inpre- etnploynrient fpr locals 
artists bigger support wbuld be got-> 
ten from the public foi: legit prPduc- 
tibn; 



Pat Bowman Extehded 

London, Dec 22. 

Patrici Bowman, Ameritan dan- 
cer pn the current Palladium sKbw* 
will be held bvei: until May G nexh 

Miss Bowman , was originalty 
booked fpr 20 weeks, Additipnai 
term will make it . a 40 ' weeks'^ stay 
for her. 



12 



VARIETY 



PIC TUBES 



Wednesday, December 23, 1936 







(Continued from pagie 7) 

Academy awaj^* l^ad she not' de-' 
cided to .yacation froih 'her contract 
and rnalce a c6uple - bf . pics during 
the y^ar, Would, have, ranked among 
the first threi^ in :the studio drawing 
pqWer contingent. ' Pttul Muni scored 
teirrilically with .'Life of „ Louis 
I*asteur;V while, h'iis 'iSr. $ocirates' wis 
not 50 forte. . • HoiVeverj hiis . value ho' 

J doiubt will increase ■ large per- 

. oentag^' on 'r^^ of ^^Gopd Earth, ■ 
for which hiei was loaned to Metro. 
Ituby KeiBler; - . with ' .the PoiweUi;. 

' Keeler combo ^liminated^stiU ;Stands^ 
high i .the\iist of ienime stars', with 

' thie company. 

-Marion' Dsyi^^ three, pics 

■ on the ; year Clark Gable op- 
posite, hfer in • one,: ratps next, with; 

' Fredric March . vbeing . credited 

* "VMith one, .'Aiithony Adverse,' on the 

"llot. . Pat O'B^^ Bipn'dfeU 
, .^considered, •draw^^ v ■ by 't^He. 

"^exhibs and with tile p^^ teaminf 

*diiffingJCUrrerit jjrear of Missr Blond^l ; 

'•witli her liusbahd, Pick Powell; hisir 
value; i5hoidd :jump 9Qh»j4er^^ 
;'pricol Flynri; hew stat! «f the ieon* 

;iihgertt,.:i>ad two pie^^^w^ lie did 

:^6utstikndihg work ih, 'Captam Blood' 

;^and;'Ghai-ge of 'Ligiit B« 

'iroiTijpan;^ ; tiiiildup 

;ifbr: him he should be listed "the 

-flrs^ tHre^ f or::i9S7.:^ -rM ' 

V/riEdwird' (fi a great 

>:c<^mebiack< ;ih^^'^ 

.-.^Sile Al 'Joisibii had::<)hly <^ii|e.;i>i^c to 
*nfe eeedit^^^^^ yeiar; wjiicH^^^W^ hot 
hbt<-:at; thfe; . . vlje$lidi 

ip<^<iinJivWiA ♦Petrlried 
rl'prie^t;' 

;i0i;thfe:'3^iej^ could be Bgip^ed for 
"ihis ipt:^ .Olivia: d^ who 

'ilaffei::! ^liUd^ummeir ..Ni]^^ tfreani* 

>^as :itwairdi^d iil^iFdOi^ |;ives indica- 
itibli^ ot steppjhjg to ih% fbre/as does 
ifjlaUdP ; Ilaitis; J^bris Karloff^ with 
rliifir hor^Oir vsituiT^ Is Just so-sO, • W^^^ 

^Ijl^a^bh WilUam w^ 

>inig ^the «arly p bf the. year, ' < ; • 



westerns Avas okay. iCOmbihation o'f 
Barbara Stanwyck and J oel McCreia 
in one pic \vas most interesting with 
Miss Stahwyck also: gbtting featured 
part ph the lot; 

SImone's Spciedy Ascent 
; Outstanding pf the company play- 
ers.: :year Was v Simone . Simbh, 
whose wOrk in 'Giriis* Dbrmitoicy! 
earned her stardom ■ which, was 
brought about later i . . Loretta 
Young, getting co-starring,' was given 
a chanbe to forge ' ahe^d .and ihay. 



^'i^:■■:^I!ii^'^n the feiftWbdi' or .contract 
^bntih^9fii>/ sVritbh^^^ 
:'^Bii(cfe;^She':''^e'iV'/;|>^ -.many- pf 

v1Ubii»jni4|U>lQg'4bd >Fj;;ahk Mc-. 

.;;Hiagh'Te]^&(C(te Gebrgii .Breiat' as tbp 
ihiii :diVisi[bn,i With Gl^^^ Fafrell 
^^bldhijg thfi setebxid spot;; Thbi^e Svbre 
j^irtaijif^^ ■■■?'ihe-.flot 
'y'^pt:. ji^ bne picture. They are^ listed: 
. Here;;hut vert} their geheria value ^ t^^^^ 
/Ji?e, determinbd with ;piw 'Jthey have. 
: ,dbiie tot othbr cbmiiiaiues: included, 
^ ^thbir cla$slflcM0h . as b.p. draws 
v^oUld he much h^^ along 

the lihbs their value is coniputed on 

miner lot- "''"v^"" 
^ ; K'vritt be^' hbtioe^ Ross Alexr'; 
v)ancleir ; Josbphiiie '' Hutchinson.' 

M very Ipii^ch. to jthb forb 

Tvith indic^tiphs <tha^^ Bbverly Rbbbjrtis 
■ ' and Humphrey Bpgati during < the ' 

new : year Will greatly . ifticlvfthce iff 

b'.o.. popularity^ Miihy pf the lesser 

stQ;jek;i><k>ple. V^^^ ;l,istbd' ih the group. ' 

They have ': hid''.:]ust" hifi- here'-'and' 
! there in the pictiures With the pos- 
' sibility that t^wo or three may' blb^r' 

);bm forth tb stellar ;sp5ts, during the' 
vnew': season. 

Shirley Not 

20th-Fo3C Put ToiiKs All 

; JTpp Stair of the " industiy .is stiil 
uhder .the^20th Cent^ry-Fbx banner 
With Shirlby;: Te'mple . doing tour a' 
' /yeair and: ^niaAdiging t^ 
: player cbhtenwpr^ries in gather- 
--ving in the icbi Step draw is ;^rictiy' 
. cpntingeht' on : herself 'wiQi tikke for 
thW 'indiyidual^^^^^^^ ^boilt balanced, 
/Spnie. juniping. a bit.-ahbad of bthers 
v^'nd thbn back. .Thiis .leaves, how-^ 
.•'ever, the stat ia^/the jmo^^^ profltaye 
'. %ljngle ihyestnient . for. any company 
• ; : the industry^ ^ StUdip,. besides." 
,.frbm tinie. to.: time/^boi'rpWis starring' 
• bfilibre inaterial from Metro Which . 
':illsb hel^s ' its product considerably: 
"fib fbr 'aS'draW names bre cbncerned 
as they haVe none currently bf top 
. 'pklibre to approach anywhere hear 
What Shirley/ Tenijple is dbihg:. 
« Wartter Bascter picked up plenty ; 
: in rating iih the year With outside 
/pic at Metro helping hirh along these 
VTUnes. Warnejp Oland ('iCharlie Chan') 
is ' still gblng'aipng in good style With 
ills i>ics iilbproving in entertainment 
Value and prbflt coming aplenty onV 
ihem. Ronald Cohh£|n and Fredric 
March each idld a. picture for thb 
(Company, .With, the (iJ.olmah opus be- . 
ing Ahe top' money-getter pf the two; ' 
.' Diontie Quints :4n t^ Were 
" plenty coin attractibn; their secpnd- 
.recently released not. creating the 
Interest Itf predecesi^br ' did.. 'JroIui>i 
[i3ple8,- th6uigh . listed, as ' stiar onlyj! 
■Worked i ,one -pic., on year before' 
-getting contract release. :-Lawrence. 
■'l^ibbett ha0 bne;pic aissignnient with 
vehicle just xair' in xeti^rh.s.. George 
O'Brien as usual, with his .'action 



20TH-FOX 



Star$ 

SHIRLEY tiGMf LE 
WABNEB BAXTER 
WABNEB OLAND 
BONALP . COLAiAN 
.^BEDBIG K^AiEtCH , , 
DIONNE Qi;riNtfJPi^ETS < 

janet gaynqh^ 
\:jobn boi;.es 

; L AWBENGE ' TIBBfiTT 
' C^iciiBG^ 0*BBIEN ' 
StANWTCK-JWcCBE A r 
. SiMONE SIMON 
; LdB^tifA ITOUNG 
CdNSTAVCE BENNETT 
CLAIBETBEVOB 
JANE WITHERS; 

FEATtA£D 

Victer Mctisit^n 
ArUne Judirev. 
Gloria Stpart 
Herjbert Marshall . 
Tyrone PaWer,-, 
, '.;Bpn-.A.meche..;.' 
Slim Sammeryllie 
;Jean^BbBnili61t;';... 
Aiice/Faye'.;"' 
'.Three'-itltt'-^' ' r<w, 
Gregory Biiioff 
piiiiries iWlnnlnser 
;Arthur ;Trcacher. 
J'ehn Ckri^adlne'; 
'Irvlil S.' Cobb 
iMchelle JBtud|toii\ 

^ .■.June'lAiirr'' 
' ■ 'Dixie '.Iliinbar ' 
Bli^BobMubki 
MlcUel Wbalen 
.':Brlan pbioie'vy'' 
Heleld Westley 
. ;^a,iiline: Frcdcrlelis 
Alan DbieWt 
jtfd; Prenty^' ' 
. Jacic Haley, 
; Cdnstinee .Collier 
'Anthony ' Marila 
Charles A. Sellou 

T^vl:kelly 
Dewltt Jeimlnfs 
Georte Hassell 
A^id.AUWyn 
Fiiancls For4 
'-'Gcoiiire' Ernest V 

Mona Barrle 
Booglas 'Fowlby 

Ailaik Lane 
Spring Bylnftbii 
'Frances', brake 
Sara Haden '- 
Florence. Boberte 
.Keyo L]Dk« 
' John\<Q^Icn 
Givhi "IWalr ; 
pouflas .Scott 
Jane Darwell 
yiririnla Field 
Fj|in)inc ,.Mbojre ^ 
Paxton Ulsters 
• Stepin fetcUt 
JnllusTannen 
Frank MeGlrath 
Sidney Fields 
jr. EiiWard Bromherf 
Jane ' t/arlson 
Helen Erlcson 
Katherinb QelWIlle: 
Leah B#y 
Ellen Preiieott.' 
• Helen Wood 
Billy Mahan 
Charles' Tannen., 
Thomas Beck ' 
Pifiul Gcrrlts 
Mile'd Mander 
Joan DaylB 
Lynnev Berkeley 
June. Gale . 
Sohya Mlicheil 
Delma Byron 
Janet Johnson 
Jahe'lBcruif 
Jiihe Storey 
RobetU Vile 
iRobert Kent 



be listed more impprtahtly nejct year. 
Janet Gaynoi*, was only in . one co- 
star 'pic before" leavhig thie. lot to 
emhark; under a hew deal with Pave 
,S)sl2niclc. \Caaire . Trevor, just jogged 
along: I with the .'B'- tyi)e < pics : While 
Rbchelle Hudson w?s dropped into 
the feature, plaster, class, 
(^tudio also had on Ibah such play-! 



ers as Wallace Beeiy, George Raft, 
Myrha . Lby, Rosalind Russell, Glau- 
dette Colbert, ..Xiibnel ~ Barryihpre, 
Fraiik Morgan, Peter liprre, Wblte;r 
Blrehiiian, Buddy Ebspui; raul Lukais 
aiid Adolphe. MenjpUi' . 

McLagien tunes, off . as top- 
per in the featured group here With 
his strength greatly aided 'by his 
Academy award aind a recent piicture, 
'Magnificent Brute,' Arline Judge 
and Gloria SWansbh come forth as 
femnie toppers, iti this division. Her^ 
hert Marshallt in for one :pic« proved 
surefire aid to its bjo. status. Tyrone 
Power, Jr.; ahd 0on Ahieche seeni 
to be the best bets bf 4he younger 
contingent on the lot With .both de$i- 

tined for stardom in the next year 

or t\yo. Also showing strpng here cently cpmpiete(),> has 
iare the Rit? Biros. (3 ), whbl in A; jprospbcts/ Anh Hardi 
CPUpie bf ipics hay^ .' established 
strong b.o. yaluel ' \ 

" Balance of : featured .. players . . in 
.inpst instancje^ have pptent supfiort 
value.' Also i^ 'grea^ many Who haye; 
been listed in the accphipanying box 
have left the payroll and gone else- 
where, with bthers froin rnajbr plants 
replacing. Purpose qf Vstudi : is tb 
build strbng' draWVifejaturiBii list bf 
contract ; people. ^^^^^^^^^ this iturpbse 
it has a stock: conipany currently 
haying three juyes and 10 girls Who, 
it is felt. Will; be weahed mtb class 
calibre players; after. seasoning.: 



center pictures^ still misihage to be 
prbfltable for the company with the 
hinterlands and fqreign market ber 
ing their niainstay fpr prestige and 
coin rating. 

Gene .^Raymond «s ai star and cp- 
star prpyed himself pf consequence 
for the. company. ichard Dix 
flhished a several 'year as$bbiatipn 
with the studio bowing bUt tp tepid 
trade ibr his final plc)s; 

George O'Brien, brought into the 
fold by George ; Hirliman; did nicely 
With his first tWb, and: Bt>bby Breen; 
Sol Lesser'^ : prptege,' 'gives 'healthy: 
indicatibiis. for his future. . Bairbaria 
jstjahwyck in ^tair and: cb-star .Vehicles 
has proven a good bflfering vto the 
exhibs. .Lily Pons oh r«> of first pic 
is not sbckp yet .but second one, re- 
' better b.b. 
who is how 



Nextto Chaplih>UA/s 
Next at 

IJnited Artistsr had fbtir member- 
producers .listed With its;^rbduct oh 
the, year. Charlie Chajplin, Who is. 
leader of all . ;ihdividual-' " coin 
getters in the induistry^' is'flirst ih the 
UA group Of starsi Eddie" CahlOr, 
nbw - but pf the:, Sam GoldWyh foW, 
led the rest pt. the lattbr.'s . starring 
contingent, mpstjof. whom had single 
pic chores. Marlehe- DietiJich and 
Charles . Bpyer ^are' proving great : as 
a- team : with 'Garden . of A^ An- 
bther Selzhick .pic which also had i' 
bbriroWed star at its head with ' ittle 
Lord;" Fauntelrby' With P^reddie 
BturthplomeW^ Ninb Martini ^^d 
Frinciis L^jaerer: were each in for bhe 
pic :iihdei:-,the Pickf bxd^L biahhef 
With' the fprmer; having the picture 
that prbved of greater b.b. valUe of 
the' two imade; ■ ' 

.llib liniteid Artists : f eatured. con- 
tingent, mbstly .-utilized by dbldWyh, 
had numerous top calibre names both 
for . .b.O.'' and performance.' Prac 



tlNITEb ARI1STS 



CHABtfiSr CHAPLIN 
EDDiE CANTOR 
DIETBICH-bOTEB 
H0PKINj5-;M<^CBEA. 
. MEBLEOBERON 
FBEDDIE .BARTHOLbAiEW- 
NINO MABTINI 
FBANCIS LEDEBEB 

FEATIJREI) 

Edward Arnold 
Walter Hus'tbh 
Bttth .Chattcrioh 
.Frances Farmer 
-Cep Carrillp. 
Mary Astor 
Paul Lnkas 
: David Niven^ 
■i^': , ... Walter renhan'-' 
.JDoIbres Costcllo Bairrymore 
Ci Aubrey Smith 
Rasll Bathbbne 
Jo^ph Scilillldkraiit 



tically all were in on single pic coh- 
tract? W|th sbnie being utilized for 
another- in the fold. As.UA is a Ibne 
wolf jahd with Walter Wanger how 
in the fold; it is .expected that a sbrt 
bf ' combination ' stock aggregation of 
players: Will be corralled . 'by the 
GpldwynrSelznick-Wahger concern 
that may prove; bf ihuch benefit to 
the brganizatiom 

RKO's Ixme SteUar 

Combo : Astoire-Roger$ 

Radio is in ii; spot bf havi only 
one outstanding star cbmbo jh its 
ranks, the ; Fred .AstairerGinger 
Rogers combinatipn- behig of more 
draw value than rest of stars cbm-? 
pany has on its roster,.' They have 
been' cpnsistent pa^t few years in 
holding the top rung of the company 
coin ladder Without any noticeable 
opposition. Katharine. Hephurh, 
listed next, has not maintained the 
pace for the studio. vHier pix during 
the- year hbve been. indiffereht, her 
name helping nohe toward the draw. 
Wheeler, ahd' WoblselK though' not 
credited With making important key 



RKORADIO 



ASTAIRE-ROtiER^ 
KATHARINE HEFBDRN 
WHEELER-WQaLSET , : 

GENE BAirMONl) 
BARBARA StANWtCK : 
BlCiBtARb DIX 
GEORiGiE! O'BRIEN 
BOBBV BBEEN * 

LILT PONS 
ANN HABbiNG 



FiBATUIlED 

Ann Shirley.. 
Pireston Fester 
'Ann 'iSotheriii <: 
Herbert MarsbaU 
Helen Br«derlck, 
yibtor Moprb 
Erjib Bibre " 

Walter, Abel 
James :Gleason 
Erik Bhpdes 
Mkrgot 'Grahame 

;;,..;.,ijlRMle;;B^lph;,^ 

Heather '. '^'hgei..':- 
....F«»*:StbiwCZ' 
Geriri^de - Michael 
dgar" kemtedy . . 
Harriett Hilllard 
; Lnellie Ball / 
'EdWfirjil liiii^s^ 
John Arledge 
Barf CSS 'Meredith 
Owen Di^yls. Jr. 

Philip Haston 
Barbara -Pepper 
Dorothy Lee ' 
' Tony JNfiartin 
John' Beil; 
MprphPOlSbn 
VSmlib BalleW. 
Ednardo Clannclll 
- Betty Grablb 
Margo 
Mazlne Jennings 
Phyllis Brooks 
Bay.:Wtaye'r* 
Molly Lamoni' 
Joy iiodf es. 
Harry Jans 
George Irvlhr 
Louise Latliner 
, , Jane 'H*mMton 
Patsy Lee Parsons 
'>Frahecs' Saire'' 
Patricia Wilder 
Jane'-Hamlltbh 
Anita Colby ' 
,. John Carroll 
J^oan Fontaine 
HUiy^ySilliert 
Helen Parrlsh 
y baton. Hawprth 
Ahton Walbrook 
Judith Bbke 
WilUe Best. 
, Cplleeh Clare 
Fr4nk M. thbnias; 
William ' Corson 

Alah CiiHiB, 
Paul Gulifoiyie 
Gordon JoneS 
Van Hefllh 



out of the fold, brings . up rear rank 
of the starring' ebntingeni .V , 
'•■ Studio hais some Very Wor th while 
and promising players in Its featured 
group which is led this year by Ann 
Shirley, who has bebh heading ^casts 
and^ if given proper material may be 
jrt the star groove .the. coming 
year. Preston Poster is leader in the 
male, contingent. With Ann -Sothem. 
running, a clpsb , third. Herbert 
Marshall has; done couple bf- pi<js 
here and helped bblsteir selling ^rid 
for them, Combhiatlon.. of . Victor 
Moore and Helen Broderick has bebh 
a- most promising one and may lead 
to a star bracketing of this comedy 
team. James Gleason -still manages 
to-be topper among' the single male 
contingent of mirthmakers here; 
Also promising are Harriett -Hilliard 
and Lucille Ball, r.mbng the youiiger 



gals. Both augiir forging ahead in 
iihportfince .here. Studio has many 
pepple from. -Brovdway under its 
wing and as yet.their value has not 
reacted at the .box nfiiee. . Compared 
to the star list hbre' the featured 
group collectively has istronger b;p; 
cphvictibh.. 

IJiuiyersal Realigning 
Its Pliiyer Cbntingeht 

' tJniversal, with change; of pblicy 
during the year- anci general persbn-- 
nel reorgahizatioh, .'4id npt . have ; 
large -contingent: of its ' oWn - dei 
veloped. stars, but with a' lot of ex- 
perimenting, maniigement expects, 
during '37, to bdd seyersil developed 
names to its. starring cpntingeht: 
"Top coin getter for outfit was 
Irene Diinne oh her tWo-pic contract, 
siai;ri " " '•Sho^./Hopt'. anid 
sitafring With.- ' B^ -i 
"'IlIagrtlfiCeh■t'~Ob^ei?sibtt.^ Next top 
coin Was gotten .By /ah outside team, 
William IPowell an4^ar6ie I(Ombard, 
With 'My Man Godfrey.'' •Jjiairlgafet 
iSuliavan v. Was. topper pt home lot , 
bphtihgent but only ., did .phe pi 
there and .anOther> at FfiramOunt be- 
fore deserting screen temporarily 
lor the. stage. 

:■•'■•:_'. ;OatIes . Blb)iiey^ 
. fiqual./tot her !; di-aW Wb^ 
Jbnes With six^ Westeirhs. Then ' Ed-I 
Ward - £vet'ett '^Hortph, after whom 
comes the secoiid-strihg Westerner, 
John' ;Wayne, ■ 'Whbi« • pics' "ShpWbd 
gbpd returns on the year. : Jack Hijlt 
finished b couple fpc the studio; one 
a, serial^ find , alWayst proves a , big) 
:draW with this .type bf picture^ Fiiial 



UNIVERSAL 



IRENe DliNNE 
, LOMBARD-POWELL 
' Irene DpNlfjg^Rohei^t TATtiOR* 
MARGARET SVLLAyAN 
> BtiCjK JOi^ES: :' . 

.v'.;-j|OH*tWAYN&:i.--;'. 
S; BQBIS IKABLOl^F C .,- 
. JACK^HOLT • . " " 
* Jpan-BENNETt«1ireCREA:jbek': 

FEATUB]^ 

Henry Armbtt* 
Edmund Lowe 
Bhiitle Barnea 
Glorln Stuart 
EdwBrii Arnold 
yictpr MaeLacrlen 
AUee Brady : 
Jaueii buna 
Saliy Ellers 
Cesair Bpmer* 
Jane -Wjatt 
Charles Wlnnlngeie 
Andy Devlne 
boirls Nolan 
b eanna bu rbin 
Luis AlbernI 
Mlseluk Auer 
Noah Beery, Jr. 
Hobart Cavauaugh', 
Alna Krnger 
Wendy Barrle 
George Itfurphy 
Jean : Rbg era 
'Nan Grey . 
Ernest Cossart 
Sam S. Hinds 
' Walter PIdgcon 
Kent Taylor 
William Hall 
Louis Hayward 
Henry Hunter 
J^lth Barrett 
Gertrude NleSen 
Barbara Read 

John 'King ' ^ 
etty Jane Rhode^ 
illy Burr jttd ' 
Ella Logan 
Soott Kolk 
Janice Jarrett 
Jack Smart 
Michael Lorinjg: 
Dorothea Rent 
Tata Birell 
Larry Blake 



starring xpmbo was .another bintsi . 
team, Joan Bennett and Joel Mc- 
Crea, in one picture. 

Featured ranks prbved a bit more- 
potent tiian a star groupi with studio 
going on butsidb for: important sup- 
port names to help holster casts as 
Well as loaning. However, in their 
stock group pf around 60 they have 
some very promising material and 
from her showing in two pix Doris 
Nolan will get star rating during 
coming year as. yrill Deahna Durbin 
for her Work in Three Smart Girls '. 

Of the home Jot contingent, Hbni-y 
Armetta and Binni Barnes are 
leaders" for name' power; Gloria 

(Continued oh page .IS) 



Ife^iiesdajr ^P^ecember 23, 1936 



VARIETY 



13 



BEST FILMS-NAMES OF '36 



(Continued frpin page I?) 
Stuart, tbp-nbtcher in this class year 
previous, went" oft. the IpV after one 
SictUre; Studib'^has miaiiy aevfelbpecl 
players as well a^" he^ji; talient bh its 
list iyho, if hothinjg;; else,, prove in* 
terestihg to picjVTe' aUliiiehces; Theit 
vsilti6"' should increase with projper 
castiiig, wWch studio is ciirrently at- 
iefinpting to db; They figure' ahother 
good het repruited tront staige f and 
radio is Elli Lpi^^ Svhb is ^oirig her 
s^dpild^pip on tH^ 

Columbiia Depended on 
Outside Film 

Cbllimbia's . year hadv outside istars 
carrying points witli two: of 
flrst' 'three stellar ,-' !sp d. 
. Cpbier> bveii for 'Mt,, Beeds Gpes 
Tpv^h/ was tppmioiuriter. , Grace 
Mdbi'e, istiiidip's own star; did oke 
in her cbntril?ution for the year. 
Then jBing Crosby, Avhb was tinder 
the ' linianuel Cpheh* vbiahner" with 
0$ry copper;, canie through toward 
ehd, of^ year with 'Periiciies frofn 
Heaven;' ■ which! gives ' promise 
'dfawi important cbi " 



its 



to 



of 



COLUMBIA 



oAitr ipooPER 

GBACE MOOiBE 
BING^ CROSBT 

JACK HOLT 
KEN MAtNABD 
BICHABD 1>1X 
BICHMAN-HUBSON 
BANCBOFT-SOTHEBN, 
CHABXiES STABBETt 
BXCHABD ABtEN 

. ieah .Arthni' 
Waiter CoAhoilly 
Charles Bltikford 
Edward Arnold. 
'Mary Astpr 
Feauibhot Tone 
Fay Wray 

vBnUi CJutterton-' 
I^ew.Ayws 
Chester Morri9 . 
Isahiel .4reiweU 
, Karen Morlejr 

Baipit Bellamr 
BleLvyn Donglas. 
Florenee iBice ' 
Wllliaiii.Garci^ii .. . 
V Ce.ci^na Farker V 
Marirqerlte .Chiiirpliiil 
Xionel jSiander. 
Baynion4vWa]il>prj| 
Walter C. Kcliy: 



In the westeth: group' Jack Holt 
and Ken MaynaVd ptbvfed profitable, 
^ ^ile. Richard Dix just gpt istarted 
: there, early pa)?t 'Of yean Other 
• star riames were one pic- .proposi- 
tions; Harry Riclimani "co-starring 
witjh .- Rochielle Hudsbii • in, 'Music 
Qpes 'Round,' George Bancroft's solo 
With Rpchelle Hiidson* Charles 
Stafrettj company's ri^w western 
Stat-, shows b.Ov potentiality 
.In featureiif groiip studib has most 
of itheise people under cbritract for 
frpin' one ,to three iiictures a. yeJir, 
Its own Mary Astor shoWed best in 
^pularity of -their own 'group with 
Walter Gortnolly still jprovihg himself 
Up in t ront rai)ks. 

Studio is endeavoring tb corral 
.stock ;taleht for current year to for 
tuy itself, oh iper.tainty of prodtic 

Republic Dominant 

In the Indie Field 

. Republic was the dominant factor 
la the indie field. 'That' studio at 
various times grabbed off important 
hames to head casts, ' including 
.Marion Talley.: , HbweVer, there is 
.no definite manner of: "rating their 
personnel as its stock 'organization 
players was riot function- 
. "^^uring iribstv , the year; How- 
ever, with new year they expect to 
nave V a, group pf leads and support 
^n^er contract to average more than 
a^trio of pictures. This studio has a 
S!f«^/?'?*^:'"^^^"S bet in Gene Au- 
]fey^( singing boxybpy'), ;;vVhb gained 
importance ffpm his first pic. 
. ^ Casney iGl^'s Lone Name 

National has only " star 
jnder Its ^ying, Jariies C^khey, whose 
ton!' H 1937. Casts, from 

^nSS?' all bne-pictufe en- 

a^fYi^'ble and Chesterfield are 
without Player af - 
-fi^^ getting casts of fairly im- 

SSfA ^"""^^^^ most ^ Of their 
thSe '%°^en. market. •They get 
naSL ^'^s's with the 

SS Pr^^mg.pf value to the mar- 
ihefw ■ "^"^^ they play. , Harry 
•^eiman is again releasing his Bill 



Boyd and James Ison 'Hopalong 
Cassjidy' series through iParamPunt 
and they prove a satisfactory in- 
vestment for him. 

Fbrmer western stars making pics 
for the indie state right, market whip 
appear to thrive from the .limited 
production cost of thpir Westiera put- 
put are: Tbm Tylet, TPm Keene, 
Tim McCoy, Bob Steele, Johnny 
Mack Brbwrt, Kermit Mayhard and 
Hoot Gibsbn. This field sufiports :a 
score of cowboys and, old time silent 
abtOrs who otherwise virould find it 
diff icult to get 'screen chores' " - 
vide vittles. 



4 CLAIMS OF $1,155,712 
M. PAR jHSAllOW£& 



Four ims totalling $l,155,'7i2 
against Parainount-Publix W - 
allowed and expunged by Federal 
Judge COxe "iliursdayr^^ Y, 
Through ihter-cprpbrate agreement 
these claims haye practicaliy been 
wiped out. The claimants and the, 
amounts which had been asked fol- 
low:-' ■-':■ "r 

Paramount-FamPus-Lasky, $J0,000; 
$t, Francis Amus- Co;, $229,518; .Gran- 
ada Realty CO.,: $68,35)6. and the dual 
claim, of the :Grahada RealtyrSari: 
Francisco-paramount; was^. for $747,-; 
837V 

The first three, cliaims were- based: 
on receivable accounts.'; Parainount- 
FampUs liasky had ^ssighed its claim 
bver tp; the Lares Theatre Corp., 
which .was dissolved -Oct. . 5,: last; 
Lares at that iime turhed all its as- 
sets including the, claim oyer to Par' 
amount. 

St. Francis Anius; Co; went . out Pf 
business Npv. 18 arid also turned its 
asisets byer to Par,: asi di«j Giranada 
Realty, which wais diissblved Nov. 24, 
; The dual im of Grainada and 
iSan Francisco-Par .was based on a 
lease on the San PrarieSsco Para- 
mount theatre Nii^hich was signed 
March 1, 1926. The lease wras .dis- 
approved by Paraiiriount trustees bn 
Aug. 31; 1^33* ^ 



B^liain Ban on lligib School 
Girr First in a long Time 



Birminghatrii Dee. 22. 
After a build-up of several weeks 
for 'High. School GirlA Mrs. Har- 
riett Adams^ censor, swboped down 
bh. the Strand last week and 
riiarched but With ft closing prder. 
She - the picture , was too . sexy 
and would haye , a badi effect on high 
SchooL girls ' and jbtoys. ,-, 
> 'lt: viras the first .picture killed ^^i^ 
Birmingham In-^quite a.while. It's a 
20th.Fox film. . : ' ' 



AndidV 2 New t P.^s 



A. J. Wilson,! formerly with' EleC' 
tribal Research Products; Inc., ^ahd 
Charles L. Gletl were ha'med vice 
presidehts of Audio Productions, Inc., 
at the directors' riieeting this week, 
Wilson has been with Audio since 
the coriipany,: ^hich mafkes 
iional and advertising films, was 
formed mpre than, thriee years ago. 
!He has been in cHarge ' of sales^ 
Glett went . with the company twb 
yearis ago as production manager. 

Directors were told' -that grpss 
business- this year miPre thaii dpubled 
the 1935 total. 



2 PATIENT YEGGS Gn 
$900; STICKOP IN ST. L 



Two stick-up men who were thor- 
ough and piatient workers broke into 
the Capitol, suburban pi j . ahd 

made off With $900 by corraling and 
tying up half of its staff. 

Gunmen were on hand at 7:55 a. m. 
to meet pair of house janitors, Jack 
Meste and Frank Sasino. BotK got 
gUns i stomachs, arms and. mouths 
taped shoved into washroom. 

An hour later when Ernest Gerace,: 
asisistant * itOr, appeared, ; he, 
.ceived the Same: rnedicine. \ 

Lee Berger. theatremahagei-,. idri't 
show .up until two hours later but 
robbers apparently di mind, the 
waitji They forced him to open, safe 
which coughed up previous night's 
receipts o^ $900 and calmly walked 
oiit through front door after, giving 
him the tape treatment. 



. . St. , Dec. 22, 
John Vainko, manager of the Well- 
ston theatre, St. Louis county nabe,; 
was shot at by stickup man who held 
up Mrs. • Ollie Brakuius,; cashier, in 
her ticket booth Saturday . (19 ). Her 
screams, after the bandit copped $126, 
attracted . Vainko,.' who; unarmed, 
chased the bandit until fired on. 

Bandit; ' who: iescaped,: . alsp,. 
changed shots with: Deputy Sheriff 
William S.nc'"^'h, who took up chase 
when Vai ' -'ho: was' unhurt, 



Taylor Loaned to 2()tlirFox 
For Tn?ateEi^ 



Hollywood, Dec. 22. 

Robert Taylor has been loaned to 
20th-Fox by Metro to head cast of 
Private Enertiy,' yam deali with 
the so-called 'McKinley Case',' which 
Williain Seiter will direct. . 

In preparation for almost a year,, 
story was screehplayed by Lamar 
Trptti arid Allen Rivkin. Taylor will 
have role of the young lieutenant 
McKipley, , assigned to . investigate; 
higher-ups . in bank robbery ring at 
the .time the President was shot, 
Kenneth Macgowan will be associate 
producer.. 



John BoW U Ciiore 

. Hollywood, Dec. :• . 

Universal has spotted John Boles 
in 'As Good As Married,* to J)e 
directed by Eddie Buzzell. 

Boles arrives here this, week folr. 
lowing i2-stanzsL p!i a. tour. 



Moviematic and Muldoon 
In Voluntary B'k'ptcies 

Mbviematic Camera Corp.; through 
its president, Harry Abrams, filed a 
petition in bankruptcy Friday (18) in 
N.Y. federal district court 'listing lia- 
bilities- at $59,866 and assets $32,747, 
Cbhsisti of equipmerit and. out- 
stahdi ills, 

Francis ' Muldoon, describing 
hiiriself as an employee , .pf the Roxy 
Theatre, N. Y., lists liabilities of 
$10,185; 



Raft Sells Yarn 

. Hollywood; pec. ii. 
George Raft has turned, over 'Pere 
'^oisis,' a Satevepost story he bought, 
■.0 Pararripunt,. 

Deal carries proviso actor 
will be featured when r 
sipn is produced. 



Wiicoxon's Fez Call 

Hollywood, Dec. . 
iffenr'y • Wilcoxon goes" to Cairo lor 
the lead in Capitol Films' '-Sait.' 

He's washing up i i 'SoulS at Sea' 
at ParaimoUnt. 



SGHlTMANN-HEINK'Sf ESTATE 

,. j L Hollywood, iDec: . 

:iMn>e.: SohuniiainfB'^ihlorileft'. ah 
estate in excess of $10,000 «te: her five 
children iarid four grandchildren. 

Medals received duieing the war go 
to the Smithsonian Institute -as in- 
spiration to music stvidents;'; J . ■ ' - 



$.E.C. Reports Rieveal Odium s Large 
RKO Holdings; U, Other Pic Stocks 



Hall 



20th Century-Fox may spot "Lloyds 
of London' into Radio City Music 
Haill on a first-run, New York 
gagement following two-a-day run 
of the picture at the $2 top Astor; 
S, , Kent and W, G. Van SchmUs in- 
'augUrated negoti the COast. 

'Llbyds,' oa: closing of a , contract, 
would be the second 20th-Fox pic- 
ture to play the Hall following in- 
ability to get together this year On a 
seasonal deal. The Other was 'As 
You Like It.' 

'Lloyds' remains at the Astor into 
January, 




Minneapolis, Dec, 
;. Convinced that it's not : f easi , 
Northwest Allied States has - 
dohed plans • for proposed group- 
buying of film. The last . eoAverition 
referred the proFfositlori to the bOard 
of governors, but when the latter 
riiet here last week the matter was 
not even discussed. 
■ Apparently the proposal was killed 
by mutual agreement ambng the gov- 
ernors when investigation disclosed 
that major exchanges would riot deal 
with any group of exhibitors and 
that attempts -^t group buyi in 
Michigan and Wiscbnsi -have not 
been successful ': 



Will Rogers' Daughter 
Draws Lead m 'Shver' 



Hollywood, Dec, 22. 

Mary Rogers, daughter of Will 
Rogers, has siefried a contract at 20th- 
Fox^ her father's hOriie. lbt. 

Her Initial assignment will be the 
fem.me lead . ' 'The Last Slaver,' 
which co-stars Wallace Beery and 
Warner Baxter. 



Crit. Nixes Band Idea 



^pnd policy ' consideration 
foif! F the Criteribn, . It Y., starting 
Xmis day (25.) is oiit. . /Theatre will 
go back to single features ' with ' ing 
Meja Love Sopg^' CWB). 
.'Great ' (Cagney-GN) follows. 




Baltiniore, Dec, 22, 
- Burg's- papersr Hearst's 

News-Post and the morn and eve 
Suns have niade edict that co-op ads 
in which merchant.s and theatres tie 
i will be henceforth scaled at 
amusement-page rates. .Till now film 
spots here, as elsewhere, had bjeeh- 
heavily spreading in papers with co- 
bps. Sometimes houses promoted 
space from merchants on tieups, but 
usually theatres'" paid |or space in' 
which they pliigged shows, and riier- 
chants paid for their takes. 

The angle was that theatres, in 
buying . space off amusement pages 
were getting; in at mercharits' rates 
and: usually these were less than half, 
the theatre :istralghl-i:ate s^^^ riiost' 
of merchants tipd ih with were larffe 
space takers. Papers here' d J not 
give • reductions; to theatres, no :rhat- 
ter how much gUarariteed space 
houses offer. 

Since papers put .ruling in effect, 
houses ^ have not as yet linked arms 
for. a joint squawk* but all have re- 
frained from arranging any co-op 
ads and seems logical that this boy- 
cott will continue,' since there is .' no 
inducernent for exhibs to hook up 
ads with merchants if the .fates.iare' 
ho less than straight " amusement' 
page scale of 60.cl a line in: News- 
Post and combo' of $i ifor th'd pair of 
Sun dailies, 1 



MOVE TO SET ASM 
ST. L. SKOURAS SALE 



ing new sale of - 
sets :Skouras 
terp rises, Iric, St. Louis holding con- 
tern, was filed in 'IJ'. Sv, istrict; court 
last week by .Arthur Greene, Chi- 
cago business man : and unsuccessful 
bidder for property recently. Greene 
also asked court to set. aside order 
of 'Referee in Bankruptcy John A' 
Hope approving bid of $342,000 for 
assets made by Central Properties 
Corp. Bondholders' Coirimittee. As- 
sets . ori inally were sold to Bond- 
holders' Committee : for $317,000, 
which Was raised $25,000 to meet bid 
of $342,000 made by Greene, who pro- 
tested to sale grounds he had 
been unable to ,bi because he had 
been denied certain, infoririatipn ier- 
ative to value of assets which; was 
Withheld' ti;.usteies '' pf bankrupif 
company. 

Referee Hope, In upholding Bond- 
holders' bid, ruled trustees did not 
have to'' disclose' infoirnatibri desired 
by Greene "'as' it constitfi'ted a trade 
secret.. --f': •' 



nearly 275,00ft shares, 

lum's. Atlas Corp., investment trust 

which played a' leading 
.organization of Paramount Pictures, 
: bobbed riday (18) as one Of 

priri.cipai owners pf Radib-Keith- 

pheum common stock. 

semi-monthly statement on 
transactions . of corporation-, ptflcers 
and directors, Securities and Ex- 
chiange . ;Commissi^ last . Week re» 
vealed Atlas now is one of the bene-r 
ficial owners of 10% or more of RKO 
securities and is one of the maioi: in- 
terests in background ; 01 the 
film 'company: This is the first, time 
the Odlurii trust has appeared fpr-> 
:mally in the $. E. C. reports as heav* 
ily inve-sted iri RKO;. 

■While:, details, were not revealed, 
S.E.C. attache;s.: believed the abrupt 
appearance i . Atlas in the film coiin- 
pany setup resulted frorii recent 
structural overhauling, of Odium 
companies; When.Blue Ridge, Shen-^ 
andoah < and other subsidiaries were, 
telescoped,. their holdings apparently 
were consolidated in the transfer to 
the parent com'pany.. previously none 
of the minpr Atlas, its held eribujgh ' 
RKO paper In their own names to 
account .f% 10% owrtershi and 
hence he'v^r . .reported their invest- 
ment. , 

The S. E. G. chrpriicle shpwed At«\, 
las directly represents 212,008 shareis 
pf RKO common, while two subsidif* 
aries, Atlas . Utility & . Investment Co. 
and Yorkport Corp., had a lion-bene- 
ficial interest , in .24>229 and 27>258 
shares respectiyely. 

Another riiajbr isclOsure about 
fiirii inyeistments was that Universal 
Cprpv which according tb last S. E. 
reports, is still .owned in large part 
by Carl Laeriiriile and his son, retai 
a good Piece of -Universal Picturesi 
Although Coirinlish attaches said 
they were not certain whether the 
Laeinmles. are sti in the' holding 
cpmpariy, whi^h includes R. H, Coch.» ; 
rane and Willard S. McKay as^of fl- 
eers, their records db not shbw ahy 
change in persprinel. Uriiversal Cotpi 
was shown as having 223,527' shares 
of Universal Pijf cominon arid 201000 
.second preferred as of April. 1| 1936« 

Film- HoIdlDffi . 

Fe>, current dealings, iii: Irii se* 
curities by cbrpprate insiders were 
shown* in the latest S, E. C. report. 
Belated statements revealed purchase 
of Consolidated Film Industries 
paper months ago by. Edmund C, 
Dearstyne, director. Of th& company, 
arid fluctuations in late : 193.5 and 
earlyi 1936 in Carl. i;.aen»nile'^ h^^^ 
ings of Universal Pictures securities. 

The consolidated: statement shpwed 
Dearstyne last Augiiist bought 200 $2 
prieferffedv' in hi5 firm arid in May 
bought .and^qld ioo shares, -His hold* 
ings as ,bf .:, August were- 1,000 cottx* 
mon an(i«9jM). pr«fe]c-red. 

The U stateirient revealed Laem« 
mle in Deceipber last year received 
178,008 shades: iof Universal eommon 
by exchange, bought 261 common arid 
gave away 10,000. puririg sarnie month 
he turned in 58,708 first ybting trust 
certificates and 120,159 second series 
certificates, wiping out his holdings 
of thOse tickets. In March, 1936, he 
dumped 70 first preferredi cutting his 
holding of this paper /to 1,145 shares^ 
after having disposed of 50 In Febru-. 
ary. He still held ; 15,7.07 second pi-e- 
ferred, 

Universal Corp. during December, 
1935, acquired 2,000 cbmnion, increas-^ 
ing its slice to 2.25,527. Holding com* . 
pany .also had .20,000 second pre- 
ferred in the .spck. 

Other film reports revealed five di- 
rectors of fbiir . corporations have no 
financial stake in their concerris. 
Group included Joe W. Coffman of : 
Consolidated; George S, Montgomery, . 
Jr., Of Pathe Exchange; David Fogel- 
son, of Columbia. .Pitturc.s, arid Al 
Lichtman and Edgar J. Mann i of 
Lioew's. Only other statement pic- 
tured- Sam Kat^, Loew'i director, 
holding 560 commbri in his firm when 
he went prt the board two months 
ago. 



Mary Phillips Loaced 
RKO for Pic Debut 



HoUywpbd, .Dec. 22. 
Mary Phillips, recently signed to a 
term pact, at Meli-o. Will, make her 
illm* debut RKO in 'Robber 
Barons.' 

Miss Phillips,'- wife 6f Humphrev 
Bogart, ii fifpirt the N, Y. stage. 



14 



VARIETY We Jnesday, December 23, 1936 



FOR YOUR BIG NEW YEAR'S DATE-tHE S&OW IN 
A MILLION GLORIFIED BY THE CJIIRL IN A MILLION! 




lovely Queen of the Silvery Skates, now an exciting Queen of th§ 
Sib^r S(|reen.i.settm^ afljgmiif Spectacle . Htm- 

dreds of glamorous girls . . • toes 4^ with mirror steel • • • skim- 



ming, gliding, whirling in riiythinic ice revels amid soai^pg Alpme 
peaks! Romance : Glowing with wind-free fe*for in a gorgeous, 
clbidd-swept wintfer wonderland I Soiigs: Six nielody-glorious hits 
the^^U rememlifet as 1937^s tops! Laughter: MadOiymeri^ with the 

,.x-:':v:-*::-:-.^- V-:.-. ^MHaMMM^M^wMM^Htaw 

Ritz %othm at their nit-wittiest! Stars: A naiiS-Srillii^ g^daxy* 
In every way smartly d0signed to completely eclipse 20th% record- 
breakingng^kin Parade^ ''Sing^aByfMig''rf 





V 



Wednesday, December 23, 19^6 



VARIETY 




VARIETY 



Wednesday, Dciqember 23, 1936 



A CAST ABLAZE WITH BOX-OFFICE DAZZLE 





Introducing to the screen the lovely Q f\ TVT T A TT TVT T 

Queen of the Silvery Skates: OV/ilJA 11 JCj i 1^ 1 witfe 

ADOLRHE MENJOU DON AMECHE 
NED SPARKS JEAN HERSHOLT 
RITZ BROTHERS ARLINE JUDGE 

^.His . pjxiE DUNBAR 

Asso<^iate Producer Raymond Griffith Story and screen play by Leonard 

Praskins and Mark Kelly » Music and Lyrics by Lew Pollack and Sidney D. Mitchell 

Skating Ensembles Staged by Jack HaskeU 




RING IN 1937 ON YOUR CASH REGISTER and 



Wednesday, December 23, 193<J VARIETY 



and beautiful Sonja Henie^ darling of five continents^ in her triumphant screen debut! 




t 

i 



I CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR WITH HOLD-OVERS ! 



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f l L M II C VI EW S 



iredii08dii7, December 23« 1936; 



Rftinbpw on the River 

(WITH SqiiNGS) 

BKO Telense of Sol Lesser ■ Drflduetton. 
BljiiJt Bobby Brten, Features Moy RoJ^ionj, 
ChjirleH Biitterworth. .. Dlrectcrt ' by , Kurt 
INeUnii.nti, Story, Mrs; C. V-. JamJaon , 
^c!«^ P^^^^^ BavW Sncll, WlUlnm Hurlbutt; 
ridOlDonul tUaloB. einrenc?. Marks; mualonl 
director. Dr. Huro lesenfeW;. onitiera, 
Chivvle, Schoeribnum; nsalstanl: (llreclor, 
GcorBC RherWiin; ni eUltor, KobeH .Crar- 
dttll. A(. Music ^Tall'. .N. Y., week . Dec, 17. 
*m Kunning Mine, 83 inli)9. _ 

■ , .s . '. Bobby,- Breen 

... .'. . . .May '■ RobJjon 
, ; • nrJ(5.s Butlerwbrth 
, i . , . . . .I^oulsfe 'Ben vers 
. , , . . ; V . Alan Mowbray 
. ; . . . .Benlta Hume 
Henry Q.'N.elU 
tirllyn Knovvlden 
.... . wUliiaTi: Rarbo 
vRtymle. Beard 
"!r" 



Mrj». AlnSwovL , 

TolneUe- 
.• Rulph Layton.'. . 
Julia Tidyton. . . , 
Pather -joiscf. , .V 
SLiUtMII^e • Jjayton.'. 
$h$llnt) . . . . I i-. 
LiTybell 



This picture may do ipkiay . at the 
box^jff ice but, iii the game breiaith it 
must be. stated that, as ehtertam^ 
lY^t, it is hot much. It is phoney 
and oveirrsugared. sentimentaiHy. 
Bobby Breen's buildup via. radio and 
his termer film click may insure b.o. 
despite : the ihick slushv ; • 

Story is one of those highly sfenti- 
mcntalized'yiarhs intended to make 
'tb^ women feach fot their hand' 
kerchiefs. Star is Bobby Breen, pre- 
cocious youngster of hihe who sings 
through hiis hose in a high soprano. 
But loud. And that's supposed . to 
makci the audience, en masses sigh 
and isayi -^Isn't he cute?* And at the 
show eaxight^ a lot of them djd. 
; 'Cindeirella with Piants' iriigW be a 
.good title lor this ^aim. ?t tells abput 
:a waif picked up. by a; Negro mammy 
ill We South Wr . the War .and 
hronghf UP by her. • A pnfest finds 

■ oui that he's really thie irrandsbn of 
a tith lady iri New York and: gets 
hirij Stent down there. But' ;a'^ Wicked 
jnittt inJ&e^^ life ihiserabJe.vurttU 
He's about to run away; And. then 
the kindly old butler tips o%the 
•litind old grandmother and she has 
a chang? of heart and^kiclw^ui the 
scheming : and wicked atult /^m 
sends' for the Negro hiammy to come 
and live with her und the boy.;^ „ 

Puring the bourse of this-;. 85 
^ 6f mush, young , ma^er 

• Breen no^e-tremoloes hia - ' way 
; thr6ueh*eifi!ht soilgs. One of them^if 

■ *AV<? Matia* which; cunouisly. enough, 
he sings In choir .costume -and, al- 
legedly. church. Another « 
•Swianee m v^bich-^he^Jf 
helped, (to i^y. the least) J/ 
eiscellent Hall Johnson ehpit., Still 

; anothet is the title song, which i? 
Sot at art a bad tune/ though the 
press book doesn't ctedit' any son^ 

^ ^ifS-is helped considei^biy by ,the 

expert . troupihg ol I«ay-R«>!>^'* . *^ 
the old giatidmother and a tip-top 

IMsrtbrmimce -isy^ I^^ 
. the NefeCD manimy.. On the- other 
^ l&'^Be^ badly m^ast 

the wickejj; aunt and Charles 

Butterwoictb 4s -wasted completely in 

^ 4unnjs;s<;ette pr: line. Aten Mowferay 
. toust have , known he had a puh.K 
iiart and doesn't.e^ 
convincing. -Marilyn Knpwlden tumi 
In a good job as ', the Ir^h . and 
Biaoilfed little gift much more believe 
able a Uttle girl, incidentaUvj. than 
Breeii is a Uttle bpy. Kcu/. 

STOWAWAY 

. th denturyiPox- release of B. O.-Sylya 
Karl GSrroll-Harbld .Wllaon P'«»4«cUp^ 
■Stars Shirley Teinple; . ieatures «<»berj 

BelUr/ ators^. Saiilr" Enbbtr adaptfttlon, 
.'William Conselnian, Arthur Sheekman, N« 
■Perrlnj jSbiiiefH, Gbraon and. Revel ana , WV- 
Inlf daesar; -niodlcnl. director. Lottls Sllv^B 
■eaitor, Lloyd NoWer: earner. . Arthur Mil 
ler. At Boxy, : N; Y;. week Dec. 18, 



jBminlne time, 87 mlns 
CKlng-Chlng . .,. • 
Tommy Bandall , V t . . . • . 
SuflUn.-.Pftrkef ; . ; 

■ ;The. .Colonel ..,,•«>.< i > . 
•V^n': Hope ,.....;•■••<'.•'"• 
^.thln.s .> . . . •.! «« • •«•••■• • 
.Tiid'tre - Booth . . i • . ..^ . ..t 
.Kn; SwKt. . : . 
Richard Hbpe...-.;.,..i^.* • • 

" .CtiptaJn i'. . . . . .k*'^ « * . . •> 

Dora Day^ • • r ••. 

.'FJrat Mate. • ; • « ..««.;..-..' 

' :Ch«ini?- ' 

.•Son Xo, 
i^ecbnd Mate < V 
Mr.4. Kruikflhank; . , . . 
JVlfwd Krulkshank. 
I>)itchce I»ee. . . . 



romantic leads ate Robert Young 
and Alice Faye, both vifery gpod Pn 
performance, pai-ticulariy Young, 
and with Miss Faye keeping abreast 
through her Ringing. . 

Anybody on the ; lop^fp.ut for in- 
credibilities >will have tiK bting ipih 
adding machine to keep, count .irt 
his picture, yet everything is amus* 
ing ^and wiii be accepted' Vitl^out 
much questioning. When Miss Tem- 
ple enters a Chinese amateur show,, 
from the audience, she miraculously 
appear^ on the stage with a dummy 
for her Astaire-Rogers takeoff. But 
the amateur show itiself Js. such a 
clever, insertion and so : well done, 
that nobody will care, about im- 
probabilities. . The : same applies : to 
the ariti-cUmatic Reno divorce court 
scene, in which J. Edward Bromberg, 
as the judge, and Shirley, -V as a: 
beneh-coached ' .witriiess cop many 
laughs. In fact, thfef e is lib real plot 
reason for the cburt scene, since the 
picture has ended Ipgically several 
moments before, but.H!s good enough 
to justify itself whether it fits tec^^ 
hically or fliotivs,,. 

.Songs by Gordon and ReVel were 
in tended .mostly for MjsS Temple, 
atid . while? thty • JIU jthe hlU> hone 
seems like.^a>^smash'i:a$ preSehted. 
The indieatioii^ i^"! that^ the composers, 
in Writing 'to order;' bent over back- 
wards, endeavoring to. keep .. evenr- 
ihing on th(i^ elite, side. Theiir 'One 
Never Knows; Dibes One?- for Miss 
Faye's delivery sounds liletter than 
any of the . kid numbers: But sbn^ 
have hecome - .hits before just be 
ciause Shirley Temple sang; them.' and 
that might happen iagaia with. 'Good 
Hight, My Love* or 'You Gotta 
S-m-irlre to Be. . H-a^ioubie-p-y 
IkSrin^ Caesar ' wrote.. the: Xmas spe-^ 
ciil tacked awlcwardly;Oh the end of 
picture; ^ ' V ' 
{ jHelen Westley ■ dbes: a . hangup 
oh^ with a meddling motherrih-lavr 
Tolie. Allan;liane as her^ son,- Eugene 
'allette as , comedy steW . and 
Robert Grieg :as/a good-natured sea 
ca)i>tain. are..Qkay in support. :. Julius 
!]pemni^ii has: a small assighment, but 
makes it a Standouts 

Director William Seiteit did' more 
than ^justice >tbr his^'material.' Even 
Miss ) Temple,.v linde^^ his guidance, 
shows', improvement over^ the reoient 
IWst, particularly in handling - her 
part. And, . whether or not duie.to 
Seiterl's efforts, she does not appiear 
tb' have outgrown, the' 'lidttle Miss. 
Marker* stage in this biie,;;^ she had 
in other pictures^ 

One- bf the three assodate vto* 
diicers credited in the billing is Earl 
Carroll, whose paiil t>roducing> in 
volved another size. of babieSv His 
feilov/ workers were Buddy DeSylva 
and Harold Wilson. Bige^ 

Lady 'from |4owhere 

Columbia production and ' release, StarA 
Mary Aatbr. .Fekturea Charles ° Qulffley, 
Ttturston Hall.: Directed by Gordon Wll«tf, 
Story, Ben Kohii; adaptatlpn, . .Fred 
Nlblo ' .Tr„ ■ Arthur Strawn and Joseph 
KrumRold ; fllini- < editor,- James^ Sweeney ; 
camera,. Henry. Freullch; , At .Qloboi ,N. T., 
week pe«; .lD, *aO. Running time; GO mina. 
Folly . ............ ...Mary. Astor 

£arl . . . ... •>...«;•••. ....Charles Quislcy 

Mr..' Barnes. ;...^...«.....i.Thurstoh Hall 

Zeke ... . , . 1 i . .victor Klll.an 

Gramp .-.'^..;««*'>*r»«'>...;.Spencer Chartera 

Ed :piuntlg <.«*.«*•.>»;•;. ...^o^'n'^i^ Willis 
M(ke. .^...t..^*.... , .'Gene - Morgan 

Mabel' ... -.v.. ...•'«■««>««. Rita. LaRoy 
Mrs B;^Qks.4 rWaiM.. .« tV.ClaudIa, -CQlbman 
Frankle. ... .....4ii.,«,^,.......Matty Fain 



Nick 



f • ^« i ^. . . • John . TyrelV 



» • » b • .'.>-.. 



...ShlrW Temple 
,.. ,Rol)ert Toung 

Alice Faye 

, ; ,Eufrene Pallette 
.. . .Helen Westley 
. .ArthOr Treacher 
iWward BroniberK 
. . ; .Astrld Allwyn 
..-.Allan, tano; 
.. .. .Roljert Grek 
i , ; . .Jayne BcgOTi 
. jullufl.Tanpen 

WlUle Fung 

...Philip Ahn 
Pa til McVey 
elen 'Jerome Eddy 
... .William Stack 
Honorable Wu 



No exhib worrying necessary lor 
is one. It's a nifty Shirley Temple 

■ comedy with musical' trimmings. Be- 
yond what It will do for the box 

.Office, it is a timely and helpful pic-' 
ture for both 20th-Fox and little 
Miss Temple as well, in that iis it 
apt to regain .whatever, gtound has 
been Ibst by the kid .Star's last few 
efforts. 

In- addition to her customary sing- 
ing, dancing and exceptional . line 
reading for a child . her age, Miss 
Temple this time goes in foi: talking 
Chinese, qubting Oriental proverbs, 
giving imitations of Jolson, Cantor 
and Fred Astaire and other de- 
parturesi She even handles a tear- 
ful dramatic exit -expertly. 

But while the kid, is on top at all 
times, : 'StbwaWay' doesn't make the 
mistake of some other preceding 
pititures in permittinft the. story to 
ruri ^ bad second. This .One, while 
no masterpiece, is competent in. itself 
and constantly reasonable, basis 
.for- the Temple hi.strioiiics. It opens 

■ and remains, .fbr a: brief period 
.Ashore in China, then. switches to an 
ocean vessel and remains there most 
Of the Way: Daughter of missionary 

..parents who are slain by bandits, 
the kid meets up with a cruisin.p 
American playboy in Shan.ehai and 
wind^. .up marrying, him off. The 



Miniatore Reyiews 

'Rainbow on the River' .'(Ra- 
dio). Bobby, Breen in a sbb- 
sister b.o. pictulre. 
•Stowaway' (20th). trpnger 
story than mPst preceding 
irley Temple" starrers . and a 
cinch to please the kid's foUow- 
•■-ing. 

♦Lady from NoWheire' (Col )i 
Mild jahgster fllm with 'Mary 
Astorl mbstly for the doublers. 

'The Man Who tlved Aeai ' 

(GB)i A spine-freezer of rpu^ 
tine cbnstructiph starring ;Boris 
karloffo. .. ' 

/ 'Easy to; Take' (Par).. Ro-- 
man.tic comedy, centering about 
ca.reer of :■ kiddies'' 
stai*; . mostly .iiialerD/ 

'Captain Calamity' (GN). Very 
little excitement or b. , "i in this 
adventure -film; tinted .with. 
Hirlicolor, rtew i ie process* 

'Nijht:, Waitres|9V (RadibXril^ess . 
than, an hour ' waterfroint.' 
melpdrama. lipt. . of * .actiohi, 
hence fair item for. duajingl 

•White 'LeiioB'cGN). Weak 
. melodrama .oif . fight ' against 
tropical fever; Ibr .the doubles. 
. . .'F'<Hir,.Ilayis, Wonder'.-.CIU)., 'Fair 
dual fare from i angle, 
, ! hut W;b.rth highier rating other-' 

.'Hciinanee. ';Bides ^ , the' ' "l^hfe^ {- 
(Spec). Feeble saga of • 
• brush: cbuntry;-tough. 
. kiddies. 



%ady frbm* Nowhere* provides 
Mary Astor with only lukewai^m op- 
portunities but brings out a f eattu-ec 
player in Charles Quigley, opposite 
Miss Astor, from whom gbbd things 
should be heard. iQuigley is a nice 
screen type, has a very pleasing 
voice but . retjuires better mateiria'^ 
than afforded him. *Lady from No 
where' is otherwise mild entertain 
ment, chiefly for the duals. 

Gangsters figure .in the story, a 
murder occurring: at ah early istage. 
Miss Astor, ai manicurist, the only 
eye-witness to the gangistet killmg; 
tries^ to lose herself in fear of her 
life;, bebause of the iact'she can tes 
tify. Both the gabg&t^rs and the po- 
lice aire after the girl but it doesn't 
seem the police watch any bf the 
actions of the suspected killer who, 
with his men^ chase all over trying 
to land her. The gangsters, also, iare 
far more successful in getting '. to her 
than police, . latter dropping but of 
the picture entirely shortly after the 
miirder. 

. Miss Astor Islnds in a small Con- 
necticut tbwn: and' for ho explai - 
able . Teasbn . poses as the: runaway 
heiress, this iii the end causing her 
real identity to ; become kiiownl 
Quigley is . pitched opposite Miss 
Astor. as a local newspaper man who 
is led. to believe the girl is really' a 
Ipst heiress. He figures in efforts of 
various minute men, mostly farmers, 
whb block TPads with a view tb grabt 
bing -the rich young,. lady as she's 
being finally driven aWay by gang- 
sters, their idea bemg. tb: get the re- 
ward which has been posted , for her 
return. 

, The production is routine arid 
much of the • dialog of anvordinary 
nature. There is some comediy, btiilt 
airound . a couple of farmers, but it 
adds little, to ^ the pictUtb as enter- 
tainmerit. Miss^ Astot gives a fair- 
Derformahce. Aside from young 
Quigley,. 'fine. ' pe^^^^ iare 
turned in by Spencer Charters, Nor- 
man WiHis 'and Gene Morgan. Willis 
is. an .Unusually good gangster 'type.' 
Some interesting farm CGWntry 'exi- 
teriois have 'bjeen -PbtainedJ' together 
wilhjexceil.entyphbtographi,c.ViWork in 
picturing an aytp chase* - ^If^ar.. 



> "Gaumont-BrltlsK' productlen. and release,' 
Starq . Boris ^rlolti .Features Anna. I^e,. 
John I^oder, Frank . Ceiller; Dbiiald.; Cal- 
thrbp.v Cecil I^arkeri Xytin Hairdliigr; Di- 
rected by /Robert St'eyenson. > Story and 
Jadaptationi L. du GarU^ . Peacti^ ' Sidney 
Gllliat;- end John Balderiiton; flint Editors, 
R. .E};, S.earlhg and Alfred Rocime; caniera,- 
Jack Cox4 At Rlalto.. N.. Y.v. *eek.Dec,. 15^^ 
'W. Running time,, ^ nilns..' 
Dr. lAiirierice. . V. . ; . . . . . > t .v .Boris ^ailofl 
Dr. Clare Wyatt.i.v..'.. ,.f>i'«... .(Anna. Xiee- 
Dlclc HaBle\vood r...' . John .' Loder 
'liord Heslewood. : .. .'. . . . . iFrank! Celller 
Clayton' ..^.,...,«..»..«^., Donald' fl^althrep 
Dr. GralAii.....'.;-..'.....:;,'..^; Cecil Parker 
Prpfeasor Hoilowajr , v*-." . > . vtiy nn: : Harding.' 

: .Moving his baby-scaring tricks' to 
London^ Boris Katlbffl has- been in-. 
duCed to ispread horror in the midst 
of very English ^urt:ouQdmgs; in, a 
tenderly ehtertaihingj, cpncoctiPn 
Called "The Man Who Lived Ajgaih.' 
The box Office jjSotehtiatities are lair; 
' t: Gaumont-British has followed the 
■most tried, -y and true' tojrmulae ^ of 
Hollywood producers in- turning out 
spinerchillers but thbre is no mis- 
taking that this;: .onie ':,cor|ies-V'lirpm 
British workshops. The accents of 
the cast members, outside ;pf Katlolf, 
are very limey- and - the Vay 'laborair 
tbry' is pronounced throughout may. 
have some bf the American school 
children wondering. ' •■ 

Plot construction ' of ^an 'VWio 
Lived Agai * offers- nothing: very 
original nor . exciting,.' let alone ; any* 
thing that is very belieyable.,Premise 
is the . theory of ah- eccentric^ , Ijialf-, 
mad. ' dbctort. that ' ;thV\%lilid*'"afad' 
thougKt 'ibMfent; can 'Be; tr^8tm^ 
from one- pet^bn ihtb another^ carry- 
mg with: it characteristics and sound- 
ness, of body. The idea. is. screwy but 
it serves to equip; .Karloff .With the 
sort of thiiig he, likes to do and 
■usually does well. ' 
; Bevblopment of plot is rather 
routine . and hot ' Suspensef ul , enough 
to" have 'eih ; gripping their seats or 
swallowing gum. In addition tP the 
fact that the menace injected through 
Karloff is' more . theatrical than 
realistic, the dialog fails to brighten 
the ..prospects, of the picture very 
much and there^ is an .almost total 
lack of comedy. 

Karloff 's support included one 
standout performance by Frank 
CeUier, who plays Lord HaslCwPod, 
wealthy ne-wspaper publiisher. The 
iPVe interest falls tb the Ibt of Anna 
Lee and John Loder. Latter was in 
Hollywood a few years back but 
went nowhere.. Donald Calthrop, 
Cecil Parkeir and Lyiiit, Harding 
evoke no mbre than passing notice. 

■ '■ Chdr. 



old familiar centering about the 
activities of radio stats and in par- 
ticular an 'airwave uncle fbr the 
kiddies,' has been treated with genu- 
ine humbr and bits of realism that 
quickly hold interest in the ilighty 
yarn; yhey've evbh borrowed that 
anecdote about the' New York chil- 
dren's r hour announcer who became 
himself but tbo sbbn, while still On 
the air. .Gag has been toned . dowhj 
hut it is typical of the Adelity to 
factual material, that dots, the film. 

Uncle Rbdnby . bf the airwaves 
here inherits the guardianship bf a 
.prbcbcioUs child and the care . of a 
r un-dow A estate. First , he refuses tp 
have anything to do ■with. it,, even 
for publicity, purposes, and then gbes 
thr:ough his/suppbsedly irksome task 
when he . meets the . girl in ; the . case. 
He soon, learns, the estate, ..the brat 
and the . beautiful, sister are bank^ 
rupt, ' arid .'.forthnatfely : grabs . a . Net- 
work sponsor. Though he gbes oh' 
providing fot the two arid support- 
ing of the family manse,' the gal cbn* 
tinues to shun ' publicity and rows 
over it. Nice' twist is ' irijebted by 
having the.' long-arm of radio biroad- 
' casting. ' finally bring .the two to- 
gether^' 

While the children's ' hour' broaid- 
' bast, ..with many . kid.' guest ^tiarjs, ' is 
prblonged it builds into the fuiiniest 
sceries of . the picture. High mark 
in laughter: is supplied by the kid 
comic, Carl Sweitzer; wheri he at- 
tempts a ballad. ; 

Both director arid producer . haV^- 
maintained a rilce balance between 
the activities of, newspajer reporters 
arid photogs and the radio studio 
perfbrmarices. 

Based ori his zestfiil .perfbrmarice! 
here, :'Par has uncovered somebody 
in John Hpward. He's the Uncle 
Rbdrieyi and gives every indicatibri 
of becomirig a new fllrii . peirjsbhality^ 
Marsha Hunt chips, iri with bne of 
her best .effo^^S as the sister with 
whom, he falls ; in ; love/ Eugene Pat- 
lette, as the radio ' star'sl manager, 
also contributes a superlsitiVe effort. 
Shows 'What he- cari.do yrhen giVen 
a breaik. Dbiiglas Scott makes a 
realistic brat vRpbert Greig is. ex- 
cellefit as a typical butler, r Other 
trinS work is prbvided hy ichard 
iCarle, Marilyn Knbwldbn. ^an Dui- 
gan arid, the unbilled Carl Sweitzer.' 

Nice production is' in evidence 
throughout, 'With' plenty of care given 
jtb detail. ..Dialog is -a lot sniarter 
and more pbirited thain. similar pro? 
ductioris from the sanie plant. ' Vir- 
giriJa. "Van Upp'S .script- :jbb ;arid 
George Rbbirison- s lierising okay. 

' ■ ■■■■.Wear. 



CAPfMH CALAMITY 

.Cwith;'. SONG'S).' 

Orand Nationi(l Teiense 6f Gleorse . A. 
Hlrllman . productlbh,' ' ' Features George 
Roustoti, 'Marian Nixon, -Vljice Barnett.> 
Directed by John Reinhardt. From oWglhal 
story by Gortfoft-youhK; xcfeen- play. Crane 

.Wilbur. I Songs, V Jack Stern and Harry* 
Toblaa;.. camera. Mack Stenf^ler. ^ At: Crir 
terlon, ^. Y., . week Dec. , IT; ' '30, double 
bin. Running, tlhie, OS'^mths. ' ' '< . 

Captain Calamity;...... . . » » ... ^aeorge Houston 

Madge. . .i ...... ^. '. . « . . .. . Mivrian Nixon 

Burp. . > . . ; . ... ,j . . i,,,. . . , , , Vlnce Bnrnett 

Mike. • .... . ... •.•.•..>.;. . .'4... .Juan . Torena 

Annana. ....'.;..... ..... .. . Movlta 

Dr. . Kelkey ...... ^; . . . . . .' . ; . . . Crane Wilbur 

Black Pierre. .Gepvge Lewis 

tSamson. .. i. .. . . . . .-. . ; ,^ Roy D' Ar.cy 

Majdaipe Grueh; , .Margaret Irving 

Carr . . .'4 '• .' • .'i;. . •'.> . ,', ... lJurry Norton 

Joblln. . . . . . '. . .Loiils .Natheaux 

Trader Ji Lloyd . Ingraham 



EASY TO TARE 

Paramount, release of Jack Cuhhlngh'ani . 
production.: .Features Eugene Pallette, 
John Howard; -Marsha Hunt. Directed by 
Gleni) . Tryon: Based on - story' by 'Wayne 
KIlbQutne; .screen play;' "Virginia Van Upp;.. 
camera; 'George: Roblnsori; 7 At .' Strand,' 
Brooklyn, week atartlhii Dec. 17, .'36, double- 
bill, Ruhrting time, 60, miris. . : : , . " 
Dorina ' Westlake.. '...„. .' .\ .... . .Marsha' Hunt 

Rodney : Gnrfleld ..;>... . John Howard: 

Doc Kraft;... ......^..,.;..Kugene Pallette 

Judge Olhey^ . . ; , .....^......Richard Carle 

WllbVir WeHtlaUe. Douglns Scott 

Miss Higgle. Jan Duggon 
Gwen . arllyn. ICMOwldon. 
Jiidd . . ; V .... . . . .-. ..<', . ;Robert GreIg 



■Easy to Take' .lives- up to its: title. 
It has plenty of hefty laughs, •whim-^ 
sical; moments, a touch :of romance 
and riiost of the time : moves at stac- 
cato tempo. Looks like ;it 'w^as the 
first time. out. for Jack Cunningham 
as feature prbducer. Aided by? nice 
Scripting, . acting as well, as bright 
direction, by Glenn 'Tryori, he has 
turned out a Workmanlike piece and 
one that surely deserveis . upping- in 
olassificatipn as producer. Only ordi- 
nary name dfaw: keeps this iri double 
feature, groove -for most'spots, , 
.What mighti easily havft beep the 



■Captairi, Calamity' holds few rer 
deeming features. Production, direc- 
tion^ casting . arid story -all show 
plenty bf faults here and there, with 
the picture'^ biz-gettirig pogsibilities 
quite slim except in the sriiall duals; 
Hirliman-Regal pirbductibn's only 
:saleable element is the indie Hirli- 
coloi: tinting the films, which is just 
fair. ' . ^ . 

With the-picture's cast holdirig hb 
b. 0,; exploitation must" necessarily 
faU on: the story and the^ color, but 
thb stbry also holds practically noth- 
ing in the way bf draught. For an 
adventure plot; it sustains little ex- 
citement. 

George Houston is ICaptain Caliarii-, 
ityv' a South Seas, skipper "who PTe-. 
tends, tb have found Spanish ■ pirate 
treasure, with the result that , every 
crbok in the islands, attempts to 
murder him. . Marian Nixon is the 
love interest. Intermijced are some 
ridiculous brawls, . in : a couple of 
which Houston trims 2d-bdd men all 
by himself-T-a new high since Wil- 
liam. S. Hart used to lay 100 irijuns 
Ibw with one si -shopter without re- 
loading. The finish of the plot finds 
all the Crooks dead or jailed. Miss 
Nixon and Hbiistori clirich, but still 
rio treasure. ' and still no entertain- 
ment. 

. Few of . the ' performances in^ the 
pic rate riientibri, this including the 
featured players and all dbwn the 
line. But the castirig also /dbesn't 
rate, .and the story just about 
sloughed every thirig. ^ 

Houston never fulfills the buildup 
as a Strorig man-rr-despite those: bat- 
tles—and Miss Nixori is never flat- 
tered by the photography and her 
lines. .Crane Wilbur, as a drunkeri 
doctor, is never : seen drunk; Roy 
D'Arcy is too Vilialnous 'even for' a' 
villai : Margat-et: Irving do'esn't im- 
press as a femme ■ meriace, arid:'"\rince 
Barnett is quite unfunny.^ 

Picture also .includes Movita, whb 
was one of the romance interests 
in 'Mutiny on the Bounty,'; but prac- 
tically all she has to do is look pretty 
iri Tahitian i costumes, Rest of the 
players .have little to do .and don't 
,dP it ;vei:y.^well. ^ Si;ho. ' 



TALK OF THE DEVIL 

(BRiTI$B MADE) 

lipndbri, Dec 10. 
tjnlicij ArtfBtis release of British & Do. 
minlonp' . ' production. Stars Sdliy £lle)-s, 
R(dHrdo>'Cui'tez'r teattircs - Rendle Ayrton 
BfcsH fSydnoy;.,, Dlret3te<l by' Curot. Reed; 
story, Carol Reed, Anthony Klihmlns; ctim- 
brn, Frimclis Carver; At London Hippo- 
drome, Dec, : O;, '30. Running time, 05 
n»lns. ... 

Ray: Allen . .s ; . . .'. .-« .-. , , .... 

Ann Murlow ,.,.>. , . > , , . . 

Stephen FIndlay . . . ^ . . . ..; , . . , : 

John Rlhdloy . ; ; , ; . 
.Lord Dymchurch.,. . ; . , . , ; i , i 
Cblqiihoun , ;..;,. i i ;:,' 
Mr.;': Anderson . . . . . . . ^ . , . 

The Inspector, ^ « . . ....... i . 

Angus, 



i.» 4 • ■ • * • • * • 



Writteri* produced and acted a 
manner . that would reflect credit 
iipOn HQl.lywood; which means the 
picture is safe bookirig for ahy^ house 
ill the world. 

Difficult to recall a irioi-e ruthless 
scoundrel, than the character of 
Stephen Firidlay, as depicted ' by 
Basil Sydney. . From the. first orie 
carinot Understand how a ni'an, no 
mattbr how steeped in crime, . could 
perpetrate such atrocities upon his 
own brPther., 

Story has a lot bf cbmpli 
and ai neat mystery element. Clearing 
up bf the mystery", ia packed with 
terrific ^ suspend. Dramatic tech- 
nique by which the story is brought 
to a climax is a fine piece of cinema 
dramaturgy. .' \ 

Ricardo Cbrtez presents a 'fine, 
manly;, upstandirig Ariierican; Sally 
.Eilers is attractive as the girl; ^ Basil 
Sydney genuinely hiirtfi with his cal- 
lous Turiscrupulousness, and a grand • 
piece of characterization is contrib-- 
uted by Randle Ayrtqri as the. kindly 
old man;; Joio; 

• ;RK6 xeletufie ot-jbaeRti Henry Steele proi 
'ductlon. I^eutitrea . Margot Gr'ahuiiYe and 
Gordon Johesr.' Directed by Lew Lnhdei^B. 
Golda. Draper uibty 'adapted ..by Marcus:. 
Goodrich. C^merft, RusHcll Metty, At 
Palace; N, y,, week Dec. 17, :ao,' dual bill; 
Running tlhie,: 00 mlns.'. ; 
Helen...,. , . . . . . ..MarBOt Graham*: 

Martin .,,..; , i . . . « , , ; . . . .' . ..Gordon Jrihes 

Skinner.; . i . .Vlntdrt HaSvorlh 

Dorn. .', .' ..'.'..•....;•••»«';.'. ..;MarR . Laurence 

Torre> . , . ^ . . . . ......... .. . . , .'BlUy Gilbert 

Rigo. ..... . . ;.,......*«.«.. .i. Donald Barry. 

Fong. . ^ ,..;;.,.,..«'.«;•.,.. i , .Otto. .'Xamaokuj, 
District Attorney. .'.-j^'.^..'.^. .Paul SUinton 

Borgum ; , . .... < . .'• '. ... . . A rthur Loft ' 

Inspector. .. ..... 4 ...,«*.•... '• . .'Walter lUer 



Small ' budget, ho namesi 56 min- 
utes' Yuririlng :time*' ■ ^Naturally it 
spells Hhe: othet; picture' ori , dual 
bills. But' as siich it-has several ad- 
vantages, First- It moves briskly^ 
Second, the produiztion detail, and- 
the dialog have: a coriHnen.dable di* 
rcctiiGss* 

; Worst ftaw, but it d'pbs not coristi- 
tute an insiifriiOUntable hurdle, i$ 
the basting bf Marmot Grahame as 
the. night waitressi- Her diction ; and 
manner make the .-characterization , 
improbable. . But Miss Grahame is 
ipnougH of a trouper to carry off )yell 
enough her high sbciety mannerisms 
in the uniform of a Ibwlife waters 
&ont fish joint. Biit in the spots this 
picture will; play the . incongruity 
may not be' too , 'hbtieeable. Or- 
will it? • . , 

Gangsters in this case dbn't look 
like, gangsters. : It's off-type . casting , 
all the way. GordPn Jones; dimpled 
but he-manrifsh,. is the lover. Sort 
of a boyish brute. Nbt bad, biit di- 
rected hastily. In a nuiriber of 
scenes both he and. Miss Grahame 
almost slip out of Character, seem to 
be smiling too readily, too often and 
in disregard of the script. , 

Otto Yariiaoka . as a Chinese boat- 
man cops several nice: giggles. Pic- 
ture's speed covers, lip some 'pf its 
Pbvious script ' weaknesses arid hazy 
characterizatibn. Land. 



2ND BUREAU 

(BRITISH MADE) 

Lpndpn^ Dec. : 

■ Premier .'StfffifordiRadio. production . tox 
Radio release;: Stars Marta Labarr, Charles 
Oltvfef. . Directed : by W. Victor. Hanbury. 
Bc^nnrlo iihd dialog, Reginald Long; from 
French film,- 'Deiixleitie Bureau.' Camera, 
James -WHwn. . At PlocadlUy, London, Dec.. . 
7; '80. Running time, 75 mins.; 
Erna Fielder... Martii.Lnbarr 
PAul Benblt .... i . .Charles Ollyer , 

Colonel Gueraud. . . . i .i . . « .; Arthur Wontner 

GenerarVon Raugqltz. .....Nelnhnrt Maur 

Lieutenant V6ii Strann)er; .. Antony Eustrel 
Dorothy Mullet. ......... . .... .Joan :Whit« 

Tvanne BrOsllo'w,V.V*i.i...G. H. Mulcaster 
Dr. Weygollmah , . . '. . .... .Leo Von. Pokorney 

Commissalrier o( Police. i.»i...Brun'6 Barnabe 
Sergeant Colleret. . . ; . . .' , . . . . . .Fred Groves 

Director of SchafflngenVvFewlass Llewellyn, 

Another. $py story, this tiriie a 
peace-time one, biit still the same 
conflict— love versus duty. It's, a i;e^ 
make from a. Fi'ehch film. ■ 

Marta Labarr, accentuating a slight 
resemblance to v Marlene Dietrich, 
erixulates her in evety way— walk, 
dress, manner— pbrtraying a German 
agent out to vamp and betray a 
French spy; with V^hbm, of course, 
she falls in Ibve and partially for 
whose sake she succumbs to the un- 
timely death that waits around the 
corner for all who earh their living 
thus. 

Secret: formula of a hew Germart 
gas invention is known to, be in the 
possession of the French Second Bu- 
reau simultaneous with its demon-* 
stration to experts in Berli . us- 
sian singer (Marta Labarr) iii the 
pay bf Germany is sent to Paris to 
trace the leak. Her success and silbr 
sequent avowal to the mfln .she is 
ttackirig lead to the attempt of both 
to leave the country and start afresh, 
(Contiriued on page. ^2) 



tS'ediMJsday* December 23, 193(S> 



F 1 CT 



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VARIETY 



19 



Eddie Canto;rV Wliirlpid Charity 
Drives itt the Windy Gty; Kg Gross 



. Chicago^ iDec. 22.< 

• Ilddie Cantor's drive to bring over 
juW) children troirt Get«iaiiy to give 
ihem a neW start In life was concen- 
•faated In Chicago last week an* put 
JSos town far in the lead in the cam- 
iiaign, Cantor getting enough money 
Medged; in .two busy days, to bring 
*ver 110 qhildren. And in those two 
.aays Cantor iiianag^d to take time 

^ '6Ut, to assist In another charity, serv- 
ing* in.c. for Chicago's biggest 
Seneftt show. Mayor Ed Kelly's anr 

'■'Mm Xmas frbliCi at the Stadium. 

Cantor started out on J^ednesday 
^^^*> niOrriing at a i)rlvate lunch at 
iiB $tahdard Club, presided over by 
feiigamin liandis. Where Cantor got 
^^ge^ f or |l8|,CiOO, or 50 kids. That 
^^ternobn- a^^ a tei^meetihg Cantor 
^ij^^J|ttlined $3,^bb; and at dinner that 
jyght got another- $3,000, which 
Vfcings over 10 kids iat $360 a head: 

<)n Thursday morning . he corralled 
^^^^^ 

^I^.CoHhcil, while that , afternoon the 
^^Ifaiiassab irt total: of $7,200, 

Iirftj ithat night ^^t dinner^ given by 
^ L^Cohen in Glencpe fdr 10 of the 

• key- iewisK phij^ in Chi 
.>cago^ Cantor raised another $7,500. ^ 

V In. betwipen^ a^ Cantor; took 
; fliiie' wit:j^ jfth adveirtising 

• witfe ji;lpcal , agehcy, the price 
$XoiOOp, wbicti is to be divided 

^^;inwn|^%ur top it all 

v^^i because of staying .over i oirt his 
i J^alritjr vWoric^ Can lost; his reser- 
^ on the Co«st train and tiad to 

^:■■:^j^ai;e' an. upper : " 

lirB ifl^atre iMe inKi. 



V For the piurpbse of discussing the- 
: lire plansK Warner Bros, brought : 10 
' i)t Its zone managers into J^eVr Y6rk 
lor cohfer^ces^^ (21) with 

Jri)SepV ^ernhard'W other hotne 6f- 
>ii£e thej^tre execut 
v:: l%ey bre . Jaifhes Cos^^ (Chic^go^^ 
Vaij^olf (Cleyel^ I. J, HofiCman 

vpcic),: IVIqe.' Silver CAlbany ), Ted 
jkhianger^ (Philadelphia)^ Hairy 

V S^mttie (P J* - Pa- 

yette; (Washinjgitbh), Herbert' 6ope^ 
(Atlantic City) and Howarid 
;W|i.tigh (Memphis). 



Gives Imitatioiisy Too 



Hotly wood, .22. 
; Slapsi ' Maxie Rpseriblopm 
has. a part i Id Ironsides' /at 
.Republic. 

■ . .Sqeniari has. im pegged as 
Hhe champ.' 



H'WOOD LABOR FILMS 



Khlbfell'a E«tete 

St, Louis, Pec. 
Inventory of estate of Charles A.. 

> Kalbfell, owner of Pauline theatre, 

t^rtht St, Louis nabe^ who died Oct. 

: 3». lastr w flled in probate coiirt 
la$t wieek : i assets listed total 
$124^532 including: real estate, $23,- 
6ftO; notes, $1,139; stocks, $17,618; 

.-honds, $i?,237; eiauities in a broker- 
I8e account, $61,900; cash, $487; goods 
fcfld Chattels, $348, and 690 German 
nrarks valued at $220. 

• V.^'^^^'hfen bequeathed theatre, which 

A he owned for 20 years, to his two 
sons, Ai<i»nur and Howard. To a 
brother, Theodore D. Kalbfell, he 

t^^t $2,000^ and $500 to a niiid. Resi- 
due of estate is divided aniiong three 
sons, and daughter.; 



'STEPma TOES' TERPS 

• An HQllywpod, DeC; 

' Atter rehearsihg new dance roU- 
.■tmes:for the past: six weeks,. Fred 
Astaif e arid Ginger Rogers go , be- 
lore the cameras tomorrow (Wednes- 
day) in 'Steppi • .While 
i^taii-e .was '111 i 

Rogers carried 'oh soio. 
.Paridrb Berinan produces. 

JtJNE GALE'S IOANOUT 

r Holly wood- Dec. 22. 

^flS' o« loan from 20th-Fbx, 

in 'Diamonds vs. Bui- 

?™"Hie DarrbrKane Richmond 
picture; for M^^^ 

A*es Goodwin^ direcfs. 
Wenda Farreil's London Fic 

r,! o . DeCi 22. 

4*lenda Farrell comes here iii Feb- 
v^ajy to make icture f6r War^ 

.j«Qfna Patterson will - scri and 
AiMhur^Woods Wilt direct, 

'Senator's Husband^ 
Holly w6od, Dec. 22. 
fftr^- ^ssigrirhents are going but 
iajj^)*^''*"»°"nt's The Senator's Hus- 

C^!Ii^^"_Thompson produces, with 
^SeJ"^^^^* and Mary Boland 



, Holly woiod, pec. . . 
irst real. ;step toward, puttirig la- 
bor films on sho^ymanship. basis was 
taken last Week -with holding bf 
show by New Film Grbup at Holly- 
wobd Masonic Temple. Programi in 
eluded' 'On the Lobse;' made by Gun 
ther von Fritsch. and Arthur brniti, 
in its' driginai version (it has since 
been reriiade * 35..-mm. for Pete 
Smith amateur i .shbrt series at 
Metro); 'News Flashes,' strongly pro 
labor newsreel of West Coast events 
(some of which had been .previbu^sly 
seen 9t Film >rid Photo GrpUp, but 
was h!0re\ first b.rganized into , intel- 
li ible news-review form), and 'Mil- 
lions of tJs,' telking short .advoca^ 
ing traderuniqn member Lat 
ter, stiaiiding but as probably best la- 
bor jpl) ever done Th U. S-, was. done 
by group of Hollywood techpiciaris 
Working .under pseudonyms. Credits 
given on film don't mean a thing. 
; piiidley Nichols presided at open 
fqruih f611bM\^ing show, .'replacing 
pbnald .Qg4eh Stewart, called out oi! 
town. Humphrey Cobb; Lionel 
Standier arid Frank Tuttle were 
among those who took floor, DiscUs 
sion, however, id . progress: to 
point, of any ization. resulting 
which . might make labor fllih; ipirb- 
duction a formidable, element.. 



Two $5,0(H){la^ 

Ne'i^r prieans, Dec. 22i 
One flremah , Was bidly injured 
and $5,000 water and fire damage 
WfliS done, to the' building and con- 
tents of this Laurel theatre here 
early Saturday (19). House is oper- 
ated by Philip A. Sliman. 

Fast work of a passerby who 
turned In the alarm was credited 
with preventing further damage. 
Firemen, prevented flames from 
touching flilms in the operating boo|;h; 

ine , Bluff; Ark., Dec. 22.. 

A blaze following the explosion, of 
a reel of film at the Community last 
Tuesday nfght (15) caused a $5,000 
damage and slight injury to the ther 
aire's projectionist. . 

Theatre was closed for three days 
for the installation Of new sound 
equipment.: 

: Omaha, Dec.: 
Constructibtv on the New rand 
theatre, Grand islaiid. Neb., again un- 
der way following fire of Dec. 8, which 
burnbd thie; partly completed 
ture tb the grdund.; House was to 
have beeri completed for "Xmas open- 
ing, but is .nbw resbheduled for AprU^^ 

1 warming! 

im of F^ A. VanHeusan, cpn- 
tractor, for $3,000 damages has been- 
paid by the underwriters. Bstiniated 
complete cost of the he W building 
i the ighbQrhood of $80,Q0Q, . and 
Ibss was held down by - .fact . that 
expensiye eqiiipnrtent had not; yet 
been installed. 

Fire ori ' ■ in basement' when 
a night flare ignited the. rafters, and 
Studding. Harry Schiller • ; 

JACK 115^ 

Memphis, 
Jack king of Holly wood, owner of 
'Kazan,' filJn do^/' iivas fined, $50 and; 
held by City . judge . Carter on ; a 
charge. Of driving while intbkicated. 
Reckless driying charges were 
missed. 

King received head ibjunes when 
his car crashed into a teiephbne pole, 
police Sa> 'kazari,' ridlhg with his: 
rhaster; was not, hul-t, :but attempted 
to keep icers and, ambulance at-; 
tendanti,; away from. King, 

METRO SIGNS KIBBEE 

Hollyivood, Dec. 22. 

Metro has put Guy Kibbee under 
a lohg-term deal. 

Kibbee has been freelancing since 
he left Warner."? six months ago.. 



Foreign Press Society's 
First Intl Xmas Parly 



, Holly wood, Dec. 22. 
irst gun, of ..Hollywood Christmas 
social whirl was fired Saturday (19)- 
with hpldihg, by Foreign Press So- 
ciety its First International 
Christmas Party at Authors* Club: 
Cocktail ^iffair. was attended . all 
ihterhational i)ersonaIities film 
colony, ith smattering of top nsimes 
thrown in for good meksure. 

Toni Pettey, Hays, office publicity 
contact, and studio, foreign publicity' 
bOysi, who . had ^ turned thumbs down 
on party Officially, accepted . per-i 
sonal. invites and found they ; had 
dratWri; a blank On seeing thbir studio 
big names present With hp studio 
phbtogs to help in coverage... Inde-; 
.feenderit photbgs workinig for fbreigh 
press, boys did the jbb, with inde- 
pendent, p.a's cbntributing, and Uni- 
vbrsalj under pi-essure from Repub- 
lic (not a Hay.s office, member); only 
major to send . stillman. 

Foreign presk made deep 

splash With ; their ' putting 

themselves on thg map in;;big Way. 

Among those ..present, chinning, 
posing and sippiriig with the language 
film cbmnSentators were Ferriaind 
Gravet and : wife (Jane. Reno.uardt), 
Williani and Robert Wyler, Ramon 
Novarro, Roiiben MamQuliaii, Marion 
Talley, Fritz Leiber,. Simbne Simon, 
Charles. Bbyer and ' Pat Patterson, 
Robert Montgomery; Maureen O'Sul- 
iivan and . John Villiers Farrow, 
Freddie' Bartholomew, Gene and 
jK^Eithleen Lpckhart, Charles Collins, 
Dbrothy and Paula Stone. Bonita 
Granville, Hope Manning, Melchior 
Lengyel, Ruth Rolatiid and Ben Bard 
Una O'Connor, J, Edward Bromberg 
Herbert Biberman and Gale Sbnder- 
gaard, Victor . Varconi, H a r 1 a n 
Thompson ahid Marian Spitzer,. Rob- 
ert Lord, Sidney ;3uchman, Michael 
Lbring, Tom Brown, Erik Rhodes 
Ann Loring, Isa Buchanan, Vir- 
ginia Sale, Evalyn Kiiapp, Nadja 
Ostrbvska; Fred Keating, Robert 
Florey, John Arledge, Peggy Rjran 
j;une Marlowe and lJf[llliam Bledsoe 
.Rush . ~ ;prOduction; ' :oyeir pre- 
Christmii^ weekend, with many com- 
panies working late iSaturday and 
all day. Sunday to make up for fuU 
weekends / off over . Christmas and 
New Year hblidays,. kept many moire 
top names from attending after ac 
cepting Foreign. Press invitation; 

FurAer Battle 
Jn La. p?er Bankp Okay 

New Orleans, Dec. 22. 
Bank nights may continued 
here fbr a few weeks more as result 
of court . action that developed Mon- 
day when application for rehearing 
was flledi in. state court - of appeals 
by counsel for Charles, G. Schancheli 
following deciision. by Judge .W. 
Westerfield that bank nights were; 
illegal because based .> bn 'gambling 
contract unenforceable at law.* Ap- 
plication cari|t be acted on by - court 
until Jan. 4 due to holiday recess. If 
turned doWn, Schanqhell plans to 
carry .case to state supremie court, 
which, would mean delay of several 
more \veeks. 




Fox Improves Its %JSk 




H&PPy Returns 



Holly wood, 22. 
W. .. yaW Dyke saVeci last 
year's Xmas cards and, this time; 
stamped., them, 'Right back at 
W. Van Dyke.' 





ITS NW DUALS 




Minneapoiis, 
Piiblix Northwest ■ circuit ; .'for the; 
present' will confine double featur- 
ing, .to. four. Twin City downtown; 
houses— ^the State and Aster" here 
and the; Tower and Rivierai;St. Paul 
-r-accordin|f to John J.. Fribdl,- ; * 
eral manager.. \ At the same ' time all 
Twin City. • independent ; exhibitors, 
at a meeting' called' by Northwest 
Allied States, voted unanimouisiy tor 
ref i:ain f rom dual bills for one; year. 
However, the abtioh is subject to 
change on 30 days' notice after next 
March 7. j 

..Much ...resentment was ' expressed 
against Publix at the independenl^' 
meeting for inaugurating- dbublb fesL- 
turing in this territory, whjich up to 
this time has been practically :free of 
this policy, .With business cbhdi-, 
tibns better than for; msiny yeiairs, it 
had been hoped that' the djual bills 
could be staved off iniief. 

Exchange managers predict that it 
now is only ..a "question of a short 
while before double featuring :will be 
in yogue ovei^ the entire territory. 
They believe that ;independents. soon 
.will, kick over the traces after. Pub-^ 
lik gets started downtown. They 
point out that Publix haiirdly will be 
able to charge 20 and 25c in. its. 
neighbbrhbod houses for single films 
that have been dbubled featured 
downtown for 30 or. 40c, and they are 
confident that as soon as the pictiires 
dpuble-featured in. the loop become 
available, for the neighborhbod 
houses the latter,.also will adopt the 
dual bill policy. 



Ark. Ud 'Makes Xlrade 



Hollywood, Dec. 22. 

Selznick-Internatipnal finally has 
fbiind 'Brother id'-, for its Tom 
Sawyer picture following hundreds 
of tests throughout the country. He's 
A. W. Sweat, 13-year-old bby from 
Arkansas, and he copped a terth cph- 
tract . with the studio. 

To give the lad ejiperienee* studio 
has; shoved him int6:;'A Star Is. Born* 
as Janet ;Gayhor's, brother. 



To f^ete Wehrenberg 

. Louis, Dec, .22. 
from ;;city; of Barney. 
, chi barker local 
Variety Glubv caused postporiement 
of annual election of ofticet'S sked for 
Friday: (18)., Electi., ill be held; 
in Jjanuary. " 

Club will tender, red \Vehreri- 
;berg, pres. MPTOA Of St. Louis, 
Eastern Missouri and Souther lUi- 
npis, inner and ehtertainmeht in 
February " .r.ccognLti his 30: 

years as exhi ..herfe.-- 



PAB CREW CRUKES 

Holly woodv bee. 22. 

With ing Cro.sby'S >Wai ikl Wed- 
di ' production at ;.Paramourit, 
Director Frank Tiittle has sent two^ 
cameria crewis to "Hawaii to jens: 
backgrounds. 

Others in pic budgeted oh a 42-day 
sked are Bob Burns, Martha Raye, 
Shirley Ross iand George Barbier. 



Stoi^ and 0%iD, New 
Erpi Sales Appointees 

i tong was . name<ii sales pro- 
mptioh manager of. lecrical Re-: 
scE-ch , last week, 

heading a neW departmeiit for the 
company> NeMV division will be aic- 

tiye in various elements of sales 
control including, advertising and 
publicity. Stpng will report directly 
to C. W. •Buhn, general sales , man- 
ager, with his spec! mission to be 
a rhore solid bonding between the 
sales force and home office. 
."Originally with the engineering 
.departmeht of ■ Western lectiric, 
Stong. is a veteran . in the •picture 
business, having entered With the 
iilcepti of sound;, He has. been 
With the fie:; ;prg.ani=ation in Hblly-. 
wood. Detroit and /Pittsburgh as di- 
vision s\iperintendent in recent 
years. 

G. O'NeilU who- ^succeeded, the 
iate, Walter Eber 
Research Products, 
signed. 

.■.Q'Neiirs: work htS 
by W. A, Wolff 
tisirig forces, " 
L. 'Stprig of, 
staff.: 



.. Twentieth Geritury-Fox/ has im^ 
proved; its bid for the Rbxy, N. y., 
and the. first mortgage bohdhblders* 
committee -haS; presented ;a reprgaih-? 
iiziaition iplan fot- the playhbuse oh. 
terms of the 20th>Fox. offer. If .2pth 
gains' cpnti'ol, ;Fanchpn . . Marco " 
likely .will operate the hbuse for the 
fliim company or a ' hew .subsidi.akry / 
bf '2dth Century-Fbx. which Will be 
set up. Hearing .on the plan is set 
for Jan. .15 niext. 

Twentieth Century*Fox agrees to^ 
grant ' the theatrei . ia 20-year' film 
franchise, cahceUabte only . upon' 
bankruptcy. 

That's the most: important el(i/?ent' 
of the deal. Twentieth Ce.iituryJi^px 
additionally puts up ;$650,00O^^ tot 
which in : retui-n the film company 
will get all of the Voting stock of the; 
new controlling firm f Or the Boxy ; or 
$3%%r .. 

Second, mortgage noteholders get 
the balance bf such istock plus $23^7.01; 
Cash, being the second .mortgage 
bondholders' proportionate 'share bf 
fiihds "in the hands "bf the ..cbupon 
agent under the note indenture. 
' The . first mortgage bondholder? 
will get a hew 26-year' first motrtigage 
bond; par-; tor par .^principal 
amount,., at .fixed interest of 3 Mt % ^br 
'the first iihiee years and at 4%. fl]ted. 
jihterest thereafter. 

'- The. first mortgage ■bpndhblders 
itdiditiohailly win get cash, if such 
cash is aviailable, but which may 'not 
be allocable to provide the $2(Mi,pOO 
cash working capital under : the :pianV 
. Under the planthe new bonds Vtrill 
be. ambrtized at. the rate . b>f $54^000 
fbr the first three years; $fii0^000 f or 
thb ne>ct seven years, and $65,000- for- 
the next .10 years. 

Tlie plan provides for a 50% divi^ 
dend on 4ebts of Heni^fr G. ■ Kosch;'' 
equity receiver. There ^reoutsiand* 
ing around |25Q,opO ' in receivelrs; 
^certificates.^ ' ■y^^.., 

General creditor claims air^ Ag- 
tired at $70,663. . £qiii^ receivership 
a cbunts payable are set.as $!B,34S, 
The outstanding 5-yeair 6^% Sink- 
ing Fund Gold Notes (second' md.rt* 
^age) at'e. put ait $1,548,000. 

Understandihg is that there ii 
around $50,000 cash .now held 
Howard s; Cullman, trustee. . 

The . plan' was presented Fri . 
(is) before Federal Judge Fi^cis. 
Caffey, by tite first mortgage bpnir 
holders' committee, representing; 
around 78% of the aggregate amotiLht 
of such bonds butstandii^. 
, Representatives of Si Fabian re*. 
quested postponement of the heart- 
ing, at that time, 1)iit this was denie(|«: 
The infetience jiained was that Fa-* 
.blah might decide to propose a comr 
p^etitive offer; after reflection^ There 
is nb certainty that he will ;db thid. 



in Electrical 
has - 

over 
adver- 
ith C. 
linn's salbs 



thj iiQes Over the Top^ 

Chicago,; beic. 22./! 
Show, business group of the Cbm- 
niunity Fund went over, its quota of 
$26,000 under the guidance of 
Silver ;pf thb Essahess theatres. 
. Exact amount of pledgiBS Wais. 
$2(1,500., 



/l 



PAT ZIECfPELD'S U CHORE 

Hollywobd, Dec. 2i 
Patrici Ziegfeld, daughter of the 
late Flo, chose the. dancing; girls for 
Universal's 'Top 0' the ToWn.' 

pirector Ralph Murphy had her 
pick 62 out of 200 applicants. 



ZOth J^ox Wins injonction 
Suit on Tobacco Road^ 



N. Yi Supreihe' Cburt. Justice 
Philip Ji McCook yesterday (Tues?* 
day) denied a temporary injunction., 
to Tobacco Road Corp;, pwhers of; 
the stage .play> restrain 20th 
Gentury-Fox from using the phrase 
'tobacco road' in its Advertisements 
of the picture, 'Banjo Oh Miy iCrtee.' 
The , pliaiintiflC. company 's piresideht. 
Jack Kirkland, :Who .is also; author of . 
the ; play, sought the - stay . pending 
trial of a suit for $1,000,000 damages 
which was cornnienced last- week>; 

In bpposing the .motion attorney^ 
for . 20th-Fbx disputed Kirkland's 
cbntention that the use of 'tobactid • 
toad' in the ads detracted from the 
play's value or, gave the pitblic that 
'Banjo' was a pictuife version of the;, 
stage hit Kirkland admitted -the 
picture stbry bore hb ' reseniblance 
tb; the Kirkland play, except that the 
lotale of both Were ■ somewha;t 
si " 



New Metro Blimp 

Holly wood, pec. 

Metro's cameta departmeM i 
vented a' nfew bliriip 'which is 
lbs*, lighter ;;than lens coverings used 
to date.' is made of aluminum. 

Lot plans, to construct 21 as full 
eciuipment. ; 



lonage' Leads Set 

riolly wood, Dec. 22. 
\ Edmiind Lowe and .Madge . Eyans . 
have been set aS; tops ih 'Espionage,' 
Screen play bf the Walter Hackett 
play. 

' Kurt Neumann will direct, Harry 
Rapf holding the production reina. 




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Wedii€B4ay5 December 23, i^3;fS 






HollyDooi>d,pec.22^ 
"Ptecinjg 11 Ticu) features hiScte the cameras lait tocek broupht production 
«M;ti»)Hu b«cM *o norinal ttuitii/ toccfcs. While these yic- 

tuv«i'^joenf into mer^^ toete to7*en fro7H the cutting room* oTwijpre- 
wieiwd, icavins a *ota«ce of 



There iire if ew picture* prdniised to start until <^/ter the IxoWdavs,, This 
^eiw not necessdriii/ mean that there ii>il lull in production, «« 

mojority o/ the .pictures Twip in iobrk.'are ript so |f»r ddwanced as.to nwirk 
anj^ sloioinp Ujp.. 



>arair«c-in inrork^ five ediiloir. flvfr. preparlBf . In work: 

.^WHBN TWltB IN, LOVE,' reported as T1NTEREUDE,' Variety, Qct; 

HJ^^'iMkiBINttvCIUNS,' reported Dec. 9, Started ^ta^^ 
^WBBEBQfM J'OS. SALE/ produce^ by Ralph Cbhn, directed by C 

CiieilMh,;origiha} story by Harold Shumate; screeii pliay by GWen Francis. 

Cast: '. Paid Kelly, Rosalind Keith, - Thurston Hall, .Leona Maricle, John 

Sittcey, . 3ohh Gallaudet, Francis McDonald, Edward Earle, Edward Le. 

Siciizit; Gene . Mbrcan. Al Hill 

• < ltti»iTr is^ expoise^©f -parele: racket wherein ambitious lieut.'^detective takes 
ufidn himself to uncoiver the higher«up politiciiriis in the springing of 
many convicts^ In dolhg *his, h^ is -demoted for inefficiency, yet with the 
id <^''his girl Iriehd, r^orter, he carries on the.-one-man 

^rasade. Gets' hlinself into jail by accepting a bribe, and while there 
itiUiessadvihtage of .the parole rackety and in doing so gets to the-bottbhi 
. of^ boinr if is wbi'ktsd a . ' ' 

' •'Readied to start: «WEii^THEa Q» NO/ 'TROUBLE m MOROCCO,' 
fR3(l«ING L1JCKV and 'SPBBD' M 



■One . In work, six .edltinc, 10 preparing^ In work: . 
'OLD LAli¥ lRONSiDBS,^ produced by Albert E; : Levoy, directed by 
Phil Rosen, ho writing^^ credits. Cast: Alison Skipworth, Polly Moran, H6p6 
Mahiiing. Marcia Mae Jones, Jackie "Searl, Louis Alberni> Harry Burns, 
James C. Morton, Mickey Martin, Leonard Kibrick, Ed Cooke, Buster 
Slaven, DonsUd Haiioffis; <Mai:vih Ste^^ 

Slory centered around East Side N. Y. public school where -Alison {%ip- 
TVorth plays- part of senior teacher who pals up with Polly Moriah, in- 
structor in ;the girl's \£yiDnasiuin. Young isubstiiute teacher becomes in- 
noeehtly involved iti scandal -and is about to -be discharged when. Ski 
worth comes to her rescue. 

Reiidied to start: •£ VBR, SINCE A1>AM,> 'SPECIAL ORDERS,' REGION 
OF THE>DAMNED/ 'VVlTHpUT A N£T,' and 'PARADISE EXPRESS.' 




J^^^^^^^^ Sept. 2; fA DAY AX THE RAC^S,*^ re 

^^^^ Oct 7; 'PARNELL/ 

nUP^ STAR/ reported 17ov. ; 25; 'LA^T OF MRS; 

•i'VSNiX^itSJli^ reportiSd: Dec^. 2. Started last week: 

'*»0 TtoE Victor^' pi:oduced . by Lucien Hubbard, durected by Edwin L. 
; IH^iii opigihdl by Fnjihk .Dolah. Cast: Joseph Calleia, Fl0rehce Bice,^ Ted 
Healy, THoiiias Mitchel^. Paul Stanton,: Jonielthan Hale, Eddie Nugent^. Cath 
-V'terineiDpiicet^.:; ' "' -> 

::'..'t$tmrjr- concerns youitf attorney, of -jpioor^pircumstancies' w^ after .wbrjkihg 
; r l^^ is luxpUy adUijFttMl to l^. Y. bar,; Shortly after he 

: . ;<^ni5 offices he is .cftUed: upbii by ^ftxei^^pf political ring and is told .that 
order to .get business he should joi Young attorney, refuses tb 

jiaten and after losih^^ £teve^ cases- &naU^ figures it the best thing to do 
; pohtieal ring which la#r makes him assistaht d. a. la 

vr^t|ip$ pbsitioii ambitious Jiad falls in love and in ord6r to ii^ake hihiself con 
. 1^ investigations of his . own which gb against thie- political 

: * ; ;l3»bss^. H« . soon finds himself out of the job, but he -throw's Jiis hat in the 
: rriiJir t0t district attorheyvagain, Hb is badly defeated, but the .gbvernor 
;; . «|ii|K»lnts him to iiead^a "special investigation of stock selling racket: He is 
: minihs- project in which his^igirl's mother is ah innocent 

<)IH«^r^ ; Kb i leave the case be<?auliise bf the 'seandal it 

>s:ttHght; C^ise the: faih refuises and Uiin finds the protnoteirs and 

,V:< pleart!'>-ihe .girl's r motfter. 

Tr^rt*i^ai4«JGI»0lJS NUatBER,' produced by Lou Ostrow, directed by Hich- 
0:jUM:TMrpe; brigipal- story, L^bha Dalrymple; screen play, Carey .Wilsbni 
d': iCi«rt; Jtpber Sothern^ Cora: Witherspooia, Bar- 

^X;*iett.-i^k».:;^ v - ^ ■■ 

■^..j^^fStbirif - is played, :(or cbmedy throughout Cbncemis : ybung business niati 
'a^ Uhaceustonied to hianners of show folks he be-- 

the wifc^s old. show friends shbw up/ This igoes 
ion i4hfil oii^ of the friends shoWs up at the.house and claims to be .the 
^ hi;i$band from Los Angeles^ This caxises complications . vmtil the 

l-. ^l^iu»d'-::vf:ite- clears ujp the previous marriage. She. points out that in L. 
V - if performed before the. three days' notice 

. ', ;.bi'"^etitibn had expired. In this' case therb was -just t(h hoiir's difference 
.;^:«nd the supposed marriilge l^ . ■ " ' 

; K^IUadied^ GAVE BIM: A GUN/ IMAIAEN VOYAGE/ >THE 

c^Finmimx/ and viDA BEA^s T^ 



Paramoiiiit 



'^J^etiir; fai work, U ed^ In work: , 

?SOULS AT SEA/ ■ «WING HIGR. SWING LOW/ ^^ipbrted VARiETy, 

X^V^.18: ^C^AR^N^C^E^^ Teii»orted Dec; 9. Started last week: 

i^WAIKkBl WEPDlNG/ produced, by Arthur Hornblow, Jr., directed by 
:fej«hk Tuttle, o^^ and Don Hartman. Cast: Bin^ 

Crosby, Bob Burn^ Martha Baye, Shirley Ross^ George Barbier, Lelf 



'l^iiy is Crosbjr miisicQl, this . time backgrounded against Hawaiian 
;iilaip%. Bing as 'pineajpple salesman who ihflueniees his company to .stagea 
tl«tauty contest , in Los Angeles. Luckiest girl is broiight to the islands 
!Where Crosby ttdls ih Jovei.with fcer. ■ •. I 

t Readied to start: 'NO MORE TEARS/ 'HAPPINESS PREFERRED/ IN? 
XBBNES CANT ^TAKB^ONEY/ 'TIGHTWAD/ > 'MURDER GOES TO 
:iqOLtEGE/ and 'DAKGBll, MEN WCRKING.V 



'. Five in work,' l9 . ediitng, 12 preparlni^. In wbrk; 
IMICHAEL STROGOFF,* reported Variety, Nov. 'ONCE OVER 
; ilGHTLY/ repoHed Dec. 2. . Sta^^ 

'JOBBER BARONS/ produced by Edward Small^ directed by Alexander 
...Rail,- bobk hy Mathew Josephsbn; screen play, Dudley Nichols .and P. J; 
^ Qist: Edward -Arnold, Cary Grant, Frances Farmer, Jack Oakie, 

; ; WaUer .Kirigsford, Mary Philips, Thelmai Leeds, Henty Kblker, Dougrlas 
:Wbods, George Ihringi Paul Guilfbyle, Bill Hobver; Rbah Rexford, Lbwel' 
H<3hderSon... ' ^- .. . ' 

Story lis historic dbcument ■ basbd 'on Jim:' Fisk. preceding - and ioUowinf 
the: Civil .Wbr. Fisk is depicted . as Boston: peddler who rises:: to financia! 
pbwer, find through thiis sudden : rise draws the enmity of subh money 
barons as, Vandierbilt -and Edward Stokes. ' Fiske. courts -the sanie stage 
bebuty both Vah^erbilt and Stokes are also fond of, and cbiitinues to rise 
.in pbWer until killed by Stokes. 
, :-*MISS CUSTOMS AGENT/ produced by Cliff Reid, directed by Edward 
Killy, story by Tiiylor Caven, screen play by J^ Robert Breh and Edmund 
Htnrtihan. - Cast: Constance Worth; Vinton HoWard, Gordon Jonei^, Leslie 
, Fentbh, Dick ' Elliott, Aleck. Craig. 'George Irving, Frank ,M, ThoiYipson 
'Phillip Ahnj Lotis Long; Lotus LinvJbyce Gbmpton, Moy Ming, TsetsU 
■Komai.-. •■ 

..Story., serves as Anierican screen debut for:. Constance .Wprth,.. impbrtec 
. here by RKO . frbni: Australia. Miss Worth in titje. role as secret agen 
c for U..S. custonis office. Dispatched, tb Sht^ighal to trace valuable dia- 
mond stbleh from a Chinese war lord, ishe becbmejs involved with a: sbldier 
' bfrfbrtunb and his roujghheck friend. Who are also on the- trail of the geinri 
Seven' people board a steamer bound for Frisco; Battle of wits continues 
w>c:td Fi^iscb with everyone on board under, .suspicion. ..Usual romance am 

together they recover the stolen gem. . 
: - f'ESCADRILLE/ produced by Al Lewis, directed, by Anatolb Litvak, 
novel by Joseph Kesselv translated by Sacha Lawrence^ screen play by 
Comm. Frank Webd. ' Cast: Paul ' Muni, Miriam Hopkins, Lewis Hayward, 
. Elizabeth Risdbn, Aleck Craig, Mady Christian, Paul Giiilfoyle, OWeh 
; Dbvis, Jr.. : Sterling JHolloway; Wally Albright, Alan Curtis, Joe Twerp, 
.Colin Clive^ Adrian Moirris, Donald Batry, Doodles Weaver, Leonid 
■■iCinsky; Bill Corson. 

' Story based bri ^^' k. French novel depicting triangular love affair be- 
. tweeh two French aiviaibris and wife of the older, played, by Muni, 
*YQUhg6r aviatbt (Lewis Haywjird). while waiting ordets to leave for the 
.'•ttoht at butlfet' pf World War mebls . Miriam Hopkins, who feivbs .him -a 
■*fehohey n^iiie and refuses to let. him escort her home.. As he leaVeis tor 
the front both .proniise tb.wWte' each other. Hay ward is assigned to 
'■ Muhi's ship and they bebome nals. Haywai?d gets leave to ^return 
/ to; Paris and Muni asks him tb deliver a letter to his wife. Upon deliver- 
: ii^'the message he is startled to find her the girl he has romanced. Back 
;i*tfi6 front "in combat ^Ith enemy planes, their ship is' felled, younger boy 
j-fe killed 'clutching the photograph of his pal's wife;nMuni is returned to 



Hollywood, DeCf 22. 
Metro studio is spending -12,060,000 
on new ' buildings, incliidinig six 
sibuhd , stages which will, ^hiring the 
tptal ta 29. • A.:fiv*"Stb>fy office build- 
ing large enough ' to cover city 
? >lobk :Will- be b]ulit • property -ad^ . 
jacent ib the ' studio. 

A jciambra -buildihc will house a; 
repair shop ^nd experimental; lab* 
Still deiparthient i>n^/ photograph^^^ 
lab wiU' prbyide rooni for «xperi* 
menis in color. 

OUier improvements, include: 
sbiind department building, gym, * 
projection roonns, ^garage and repair 
shop,. 12, cutting r<K>^u^ ]nakeup de* 
fttttBient and drbssins raoiris, build-*. 
sifg. Ibr props^ remodeUng ef lumber 
fiiiil and rembdeUng^^of Other bilTibe 



Five Jn -werk, seven ediUhir, elgtat p^ In we*k: - 

^ON THE :3*^NUE/ reported . VARIETY, Nov. 1«; 'NANCY STEELE IS 
iWlSSiNG/ reported Dec. 2; 'SEVENTH HEAVEN,' reported Dec. 9* 'STEP 
LIVELY, JEE\iSS/ reported Dec. lO. Started.last Week: 

*tEm OUT FOR ROMANCE/ produced by Miltbn H. Feld, directed 
by Mai St Clair, no writing credits. . Cast: Claire Trevor, Michael Whaleh, 
Joan Davis, Douglas Fowley, Chick Chandler, Benny Bartlett^ William 
Griff ith, J:ohn Rogers, Lelah^Iert 

Story centered ^ouhd ClaiiKi Trevor, daughter <of wealthy familyi 'forced, 
by her- parmts tb marry a count After .weddinil she disappear^. and -winds' 
iip ih Detrbit! where, she becomes driver bf cavalcade -of motor .cars to the 
Codst. :She iheets a' professional -driyer, Michael Whaleh, and: while her 
family starts nation-wide search, for daughter, cbuple finally caught in 
L. A., only after it's discovered that the count is- a married man. 

Readied to start: 'THE LAST SLA VBR/ 'MIDNIGHT TAXI/ 'THAT I 
MAY LIVE/ and ^CHARLIE CRAN AT THE OLYMPICS/, 



UvM Artists 



TWe in wbrk,^ two cdUlne, six prbparlng. In work: 
'HISTORY IS MADE AT NIORT/ reported V*MEXY, Nov. 11, and «A 
STAR IS RORN/ reported Nov. 18: No new pictures started last week. 

JReadied to start: ^TffiB^lltOBfAN'S TOUCH/^SUKtMER LIGHTING/ 'AD^ 
VENTURES OF :i^OM SAWYER,' 'STELLA DALLAS/ and 'HURRICANE.' 



Ihttfersal 



Four In work, nine edl|ltng> eight preparing. In Work: 
'TOP OF^THE TOWN/ reported Variety, Oct 14; T HATE, HORSES/ 
reported Dec. 2» Started last week: 

: 'CLASS PROPSHgCY/ .produced' by Robert Presnell, directed by Hal 
Mohr, priginal by Eleanorc; (griffin, screen play by Eve Greene and- Joseph 
Field. Cast: Virginia Bruce, Kent Taylor, Walter Birennan^ Jack 'Smart; 
Jean Rogers^ David plLveV, Greta Meyer. 

Story concerns ypung girl >^hb.- receives 'tmcoinplimenfaiy>^ 
upon graduating from ^small towh^high school. Determined tb live this 
down', she' ^oes:, out; into, the - World and makes name- for - herself *as great 
SjHtger. -Afteirwar^.,sh^^ h'bme and: marries, her bbyhObd- sweet- 

heart.^ '' ** *' ■ i- * 

'PERSON TO PERSON CALL/ produced by Robert Ptesneli; directed by 
l^idhey SalkoW, etikitnil by S^atah Elizabeth Rodgeri screen play by Tris- 
tram' Tupper. Cast: Gloria Stuart, Waltbr Pidseoiw ' Billy Barrud; Hbbtfrt 
Cavanaugh, Siditey Blackmejr, Michael Fitonaurice, Gerald Olivet' Smith., 

Jltibry centers^ around young giirl Who, djssatiisfled with her ; sun'oUndings; 
decides to change .ner identity^ during ship disastert Adventure jftnd drama 
tbiat follow thereait^r' present ihahy unusual situations, but in thb Ultimate 
proves that nb matter how hai^d one. fries to* lose a past, it can't he done. 

Readied tb start; 'THE ^ROAi) BACK/ 'WINGS OVBR HONOtULU/ 
'THE STONES pRTT' Ot*/ 'WE'VR HAD OUR, MOMENTS/ 'SERVlCr 



Warners 



In work: 



v .^Seyen In, wbrk,, IS cdltlne, 12 preparing. 

: '$l4iM.'yTHE KING AND THE CHORUS GIRL/ and 'CALL IT A DAY,' 
reported Wariexy. Nov, 25; 'THE CASE OF THE STUTTERING BISHOP/ 
neporied Dec-;^; .'THE GO-GETTER/ 'PRINCE AND THE PAUPER,'^ and 
IMpARKBD woman/ repbrted Dec. 16. Np new pictures started last week. 
Readied jto start: 'MARRY THE GIRL,f THE LAST BAD MAN/ 'YOU 
have: TO LEARN. SOMETIME/ 'THE TRUTH IS ON THE MARCH/ 'THE 
DESERT SONG/ and 'DANTON/ 



DUCTION TABLE 



1936-37 
season. 



' • • • • « ' 



48 
4 

48 
8 
8 
6 

.1 
39 

'■z' 

6 
3 
5(B 
16 
C3 
6 



for new 

.season. 

11 

1 
19 

1 

■■2v- 



now In cutting before:, 
' room, .cairieras. 



(IShows riumber of pictureApromise^ by the variqus mdjor produC' 
ing companies for ihe 1936-37 program dpd number of pictures y^t 
id be produced f or the 1935>'36 program.) 

Ntinibelr' 

of pht . Total 

/ prom- Plx already... Plx Bal. to plxln 

roduceF.and Ised fbr ceinpleted '' Pix . now in be put piejp- 

cbiitrlbuting. 
companies. 

COLUMBIA: 
Larry 'parmenF..... .v 

METRO .'. < k:t •> . .'• 
Hal Roacb; . ., . , . .'.^ 
PARAMOUNT . . . . 

B. P..SchuIberg. .. ....^ 

. Emanuel Cohen . . . V « . .' 
Rarry, Sherman.....,, 

. Fmiik Lieyd. 
RRO-RADIO , . . ; i,, i » . , . 
David :Lbcw. • • • 
Geo. . Hirlittian . , 1 . . . 
Sol Lesser.'. 
REPUBLIC .. 

A. W. Hackel 
20TH-'FOX . , , , . 

' Sol' 'Lesser ^ J ... ^, 
UNITED ARTIST:^ 
Samnel GoidWy n . : . v . 
Walter Waqger . . , . - • 4 
':i Selzhick-Inier'national. 
it. Bergner.'. .' 
Criterion. 
. Korda-London 
UNIVERSAL 

Buck Johcs. 
WARNERS ' 



1 

::4., 

1 
42 
12 
21 

4 



ara- 
tioii. 

4 

1 
11 
1 

I 

1^ 

:i'^ 

9 
1 
1 
I 
S 

2-.. 

7 

1 

2 
2 
2 



Totals 



135 



40 



7 
1 
12 

81 




Van Beiircn, Hfflunaii, 
Hofinaii^ Cimdor Co. 



New iifidependent prxKlucing cohi:* 
pahy 1lead(^d by AmediM!^ ' J^^ Van 
Beuren, 'as' chairman ' bf the lioardy 
and George A. Hirliman, as presi- 
dent, wa;^: organized last week under 
the incoriporated .title b^ Condor ; Pic- 
tures Corp.. if. H. Hoffman^ presi<^ 
^ntNof labertj^ Pj^ is credited 
:with bbing: .the; guiding genius in 
formation-: b'f' the several companies' 
under the ii^w banner. . 

Geor^ A. Hirliman Prbductlohs, 
Hirligraph .Pictures/ Reffal Pifctiires; 
Schuyler Cprp. and others as yet ii'n^ 
revealed: . .will- operate •■ under' thb 
Condor :brand<. . Ali;activities- will be . 
confined to =productioh;-of ipictures, 
witii ^release through- seyerbl dis-^ 
tributing organizations. 

M. H. Hoffman is listed bs execu- 
tive producer and y.p. He .hasheen: 
in the picttiite business for about -25 
ybars. and' produced . 12 features - tot, 
his own company aiid six for. release 
by • spUbUC . last year. Frank Sneli 
is anQther v^p.-.bnd Albert Lieber* 
man«' of Philadelphia, is treasurer. 

initial 'Cai^tal of the. new 'cotporb* 
tion is repbrted be - about 

Ma$8a Welsh's Opus ' 

, ^ • Hollywood, 'Dec. 22. , • 
Robert E. Wjdsh, production chiet 
of General Pictures, has dusted' off . 
^Geiu' Robert E. Li^? for early :193T 
pirpduction. * ' ' ' 

CfAtki-yy^^ ' whtf 
•plfiyied, bn4 l^egih^^ \vYi6 
directs, l|eaVe< sliortly: to ;)S(cout. loca- 
tions in Georgia and Virginia. 



CdNTRACTiS: 

Hollywood, Dec. 22. 

Lynn Rabertis ositioned by Republic. 

Paramount termed liUana. Walters. 
-Raymond K. Johnson, director, and 
Phil Dunham,.. writer,^ pacted by <C. .C 
Burr. . . ': - , 

Paramount lifted optibns.bn Pris- 
cilld Moran, ,.- Lee Bowman,' Irene 
Dale, stock players; Hal Walker, Joe 
Youngerman. and Joe Lefert, assistii. 
ant directors. 

: Elsie 'Valentine was given a termer 
-at 20th-Fbx. 

Marcia Ralston, wife of iphil Har-i 
ris, and daughter: of; John Ralston, 
Austiralian musical comedy star, 
tagged at Warners. 

Tilly Losch drew .liermer at Metro, 
.. Smith .Ballew drew contract at. 

RKO. ■ ■ ; : ,. 

■Frank Tuttle received new pact ajt 
Parambunt. 

.Siegfried Rumahn. contracted, at 
20th-Fox. , 

. Par gave a new contract to Travi 
Bantbn, . fashion desigher. 

New covenbhtg handed P; j; Wolf- 
spri, J. Robert Breh, writers; Bay; 
Mayer, actor; and Joe Lerriet, di- 
^rbctor, at-iwccx^ ';■•:■:,...■ 

ttTlJE CliANtiK^^ 

Hollywood, Dec. i2. , 
: 'Lords bf the Lbnd' retagged 'White 
BondageVat Warners, ■ . 

Release tag bn Grace Moore's pic 
at Columbia will be *When You're in 
Love* vice .'Interlude.' 

'Love. Trbp.V B, P. Schulberg pro- 
duction, changed to 'No More Tear:?,' 

'Bad Man's Territory' at Warners 
changed 'Land Beyond, thb Law,' 

STORY BUYS 

Holly wood, ^Dec. 22i 
, John Francis Larkih sold his orig- 
inal, i'The Pirate's Lady,' tb Samuel 
Goldwyn. 

Metro purchased Will, Scott's un- 
produced play, 'The Umbrella.'. 

'The: Wildcatter,' original by Tom 
Van DyckCj pur.chascd by. Universal. 
It's an oil. field -yarn.: 



Wednesday, Deceniber 23, 1936 



P ■€ T UR r s 



VARIETY 



23 




Sword f^0iii^'Blli|Cli^a^ 

Seattle; 

With log ^ni strike agaiiist ' them, 
iiublicity department - of Hamrick- 
fevergreen/ headed by Vic Gftuhtlett, 
S active. Tops this vreieK, is tieup 
^ith dairyihen's association where 
toe Orpheum gets, 100,000 mUK bottle 
hangers at ho cost, on^that. many 
iottles of cream and milk delivered 
to dairy customers day before open- 
ing of 'The Milk Parade,' educational 
short, which sh0ws how clean the, 
industry does itS ; /Work, The 
*hanger' tells about the whole pro- 
gram at the. Orphe\im. 

Special showmg of 'Charge of 
Light Brigade* <WB) to 1,500 pereht- 
teaehers aiid jurists Was top stunt 
last wepk, Picture is :currertt at 
Fifth avenue. Idea of inviting jur- 
ats was to inveigle statement out of 
newly named State supreme: court 
thief justice. Arid Vic got it, play^ 
iiig it up iri the display ads'. An- 
other gag was to discover a de- 
scendant arid actual siwprd of a 
soldier at Balaclava battle, in 
Crimean war, virhich inspired the 
poem. Both got into the papers via 
• pictures ind the sword got display 
in downtown show windQw. 

Saliy Payne, new screen : come- 
dienne, here for personal at Palorriar, 
in conjunction with her first pix, 
^The Big Show*. (Rep), stole top bill- 
ing in the town's press this pa^t week. 
She landed hews and. departniiental 
stories on tieups with De Soto cars, 
Phlico radios, doll and toy dejpartr 
ments in stores, arid climaxed with 
news story on how she helped get 
a 16 year old boy but of jail, v 

The jailed youth was on si tramp 
back to his home in Bellingharit. In 
Seattle he was caught stealing some 
■grapes for he was hungry; Sally 
heard of the story, iriterceeded, arid 

Eaid the boy's bus fare to Belling- 
am; Admittedly a publicity story, 
it Was good publicity. 

lobby Stuff 

Following 0< ,T. Taylor's idea of 
buildirig his lobby displays so that 
the Various units are . interchangeable, 
ohe hustler has iriverited the self- 
auppbrting pedestal. All of his dii-' 
plays are built with centerpieces 
which hook irtto ornamental pedes- 
tals. Generally, the |>edestals are 
braced io the floor or gain support 
on the folding screen idea. . But in 
this theatre fUl pedestals are based 
On Wooden boxes of proper size to 
riiatch the pedestal and iibout eight 
inches high. After being put in place, 
the^e boxes are filled with sandbags 
to give weight Using tmall bags, it 
is easier to move the display into 
place arid then add the bags. Prob- 
ably short lengths 6f .railroad tracks 
where obtainable, ^OMld be better, or 
sash Weights Can be rised if the purse 
permits. The basic idea is riierely 
that it. is easier to handle 9 niunbei" 
of small weighty rather than one 
large mass. 

, Interchangeability. Is achieved 
through placing the conriectors in 
*h« same position on all pieces, so 
that six or eight middle pieces: wil,l 
fit to any pair of pedestals. These 
can be laced, as is stage scenery, but 
for relatively small pieces butt 
hinges with, pins are better, since the 
removal of only four bins will knock 
down the display imd the pitts stay 
put. 

■ Tlie displays can be xetouched with 
- kalsomine . tb get any variety of color 
combinations. With a proper assort- 
ri»ent of shapes a theatre can almost 
Wholly dispense with the purchase 
of further buildirig material arid still 
always, make a showy display. 

Xiiias Stuff 

_ Charlotte, N. (?. 

Carolina, Burlington, established 
an _elaborate system of checking 
Dundies for Christmas shoppers and 
'?K«ss.ed in- newspaper advertising 
ine fact that the theatre was a swell 
Place to rest between onslaughts ori 
uje bairgain; counters. Attendants 
were. on. hand to haridle thp 
PMkages for holiday snoppers. 
.;f2^^T at Charlotte, Warner Brother:s 
*^a^<>Wna Theatres, Inc., 
, With each other to see who 
cojild put von the most Christmas 
oeiieflts— all With tie-ups with the 
weal newspaper^ which sheets were 
also m competition to see who could 
ao_ more for Santa. 

shows played for toys, 
food, clothing and whitnot for the 
friK'^f"? .charitable agencies to dis- 
tal"— i^J^^ urifortunate. Others 
cash donations for ehipty stock- 



Niftie 

r.^J^^x:^f^Il^^^^' of the Poll, Bridge- 
port, had the whole town laughing 
»*;eek with ajialf-sheet reading: 
^heodora Goes Wild looking for a 
spot. Use bus or trolley to 
Sv, V° v?*c- Argument value was 
Khcally nil, but the paper got 
St x?*^** probably sold more 
tickets than one of those 'best ever' 
blurb.s. 

a«??f*^t^' '^^a* *^at there wasn't a 
small-type line on the sheet. It was 
all readable. 



Tops 

Memphis, Dec. 22; 
Ever Howard Waugh 

and. Heridricks, of ;the 

Warhei? Memphis "theatre 

, (Waugh is district manager),; 
blew the top of the town off 

■■ With their reception to the trav- 
eling 'CJold Diggers,' Hendricks 
has been plugging away on the 
engagement of the pictui'e; 
which is -dated for Dec, 25. TChe 

. blowofl came last week when, 
with the. co-opefatiori' *of ' 
local merchaints, Hendricks 
pulled a stunt that sticks out 
like a sore thuriib. 

ife sized papier mache fig- 
ures of Christmas Carolers' have 

. been, placed about a block apart 
all- over.; the ' business district!; 
Each is provided with a loud 

: speaker and all: are fed carols 

. by radio station WNBR through 
the day and evening. 
■'But between the carols the 
.ditmriiies will, broadcast the 
.four song hits from '<3old Dig- 
gers' with the theatre. and open- 
date meritipried. All over 
the . buisiness district' the 
shopping season. • 
.;If this doesri't: break .:the 
house record Hendricks, is gb- 

/ ihg to. give back all his .'medals 
-^nd he has plenty, too. 



Doing It Up Brown 

Harry jBro.wn, ' , went the big 
wgy . for the one-night engagement 
of 'Boy Meets Girl' at Shea's Para^ 
mount, Newport. It was the first 
stage show, other than straWhats, in 
Newport in soiriething like. 30 years, 
and he riiade the: most of it, prac- 
tically selling out the 1,250-seat 
house the (Jay , before .the show 
opened. Show, cariie in bn buses and 
had a. police escort from the:, city 
limits. The Viking hotel ' riiade a 
big rioise about a!^ special diriner to 
be served prior to .the show. Made 
enough rioise about It to help along. 
Just to help the swank along> special 
traffic rules were issued for the vi- 
cinity of the theatre, and. the ferry 
to Jariiestown held the last boat un^ 
til after the perforriiarice. : 

For 'Naughty Marietta' he got 
some extra work by making Nelson 
Eddy's father the guest of the the; 
atre the opening night. Lives near- 
by. He also got some old 'Marietta' 
records to play cbritinubusly over 
the box office. That's dead stuffi in 
most spots, but had only been done 
once befbire in Newpoirt, and fresh 
.there. 

'Anthony Adverse* Was plugged In 
every book store in town,' with a 
copy autographftd to Brown in the 
leading , window. All women's clubs 
were, coritacted arid lectured where 
possible, with talks also to the Lioris 
arid Rotary; Other windows were 
obtained through stress on stills ap- 
plicable to the gobds the shop 
carried^ • > 

Incidentally, Birown got 10. bar- 
rels of vegetables and canned gbods 
for his pre-Thariksgiving food mati- 
nee, riot to mentibn editorials in^ all 
the papers/ It's an annual event, but 
this tiriie went over the top for 
results. 

Ciassilled. 

. Probably no depai'tment of a news- 
paper is more responsive to suggest- 
ed stunts than the classified ad sec- 
tibri. It is always ready to go to town 
on any good idea. In some sectlbris a 
jfiobk-iup has become so standard that 
it really has rib further puUi but the 
co-opeiratibn continues more from 
force of habit than because it is do- 
irig any good. Mostly these are offers 
bf tickets f pi: sentences iramed from 
wbi'ds or lines in the ads. It takes 
a reial kicker to make the average; 
riian stand u^. 

For example, a riianager located a 
sritall show in winter quarters. It 
had one elephant, and the owner of 
the show was glad tb rent the beast 
for an exploitation stuiit. The mart- 
ager placed ari ad in the classified 
section calling for ian elephant. 'The 
paper ran a news, story commenting 
ori the ad and slapped it on the front 
pa^e, mentibning that the bull was 
Wanted for an, exploitation, istunt bn a 
named feature. / 

Twb days later the paper carried a 
larger story to; the effect that, as 
usual,- Times want iads broiight re- 
sults. The theatre had located its 
elephaht. A third story, with a cut, 
appeared lollbwing the first day of 
the gag's use* 

It doeisn't have to be an elephaht. 
One exploiteer- adverti.sed for a . lost 
brief case containing his material on 
a certairi picture. It was turned in 
by a plant arid got over on the front 
page, juist like the elephapt. Even 
simpler was an ad calling for a child 
with freckles. It brought out a mob 
of kids and won a three-column Cut, 
It's just as easy ad it sounds. 



Successful Singi 

Pittsburgh;, 
Cbrhriiunity sirigs in theatres here 
continue to gvovv. by -leaps and 
bounds. Success of weekly sorigf est 
at Enright theatre sponsored-, by S. 
H. DeRoy, local jeweler, over W WSW 
has same firrii 'installirig sanie thing 
in South Hills, nother Warner 
house. 

. From WB, the ; . theatre is . graitis, 
officials claiming it's increased their 
biz teh^fbld bn • ights of sirig. 
Spbnsbr's Waiting until after first 
of year to decide whether, to go into 
any additional ri'abe theatres, with 
WB more than willinig to go along.; 

Still ' anbthei: community sing be- 
ing sponsored over: WJAS by Wil- 
kenis, .another jewelry firin, and 
plenty; of rivalry between the two, 
with each claiming in. newspaper 
ads ^the original.' Wilkens turned 
down an . offer . to; ir it in a theatrbi 
preferring l,SQO-seat Moose Temple, 
which has been . janimed every . Fri- 
day night since, program began cou- 
ple of mbriths ago; Session is con- 
ducted by Brian McDonald, Jerry 
Mayhail and Jack Logan, same trio 
who handle Wilkens' amateur ■ hbur 
over: same station Sunday afternoon 



Beal Co-op 

In treaty with the' picture. ;house 
managers; -the Chicago 'News, .ran ;a 
swagger full pat institutional a.d urg- 
ing readers to patronize the picture 
theatres and particularly the^nabeis. 

Chi exhibs have been: feeling that 
they were getting a short:'Tdeal' from: 
the papei^s and set up .a kick. This is 
one of the.' first fruits : of ,.that cam 
paign;. 



Changing Pace 

After having used about every- 
thing in his - lobby, one manager 
picked bn his box office .to: jazz .Up: 
a little. He had a >title that seemed " 
tb offer mo angle for lobby, work, so. 
he .got out some bid drapes . in. which 
he swathed the box bffice, put a cari- 
opy bver thb f ront iri siich a riianner 
as; not tb impede access, highly spot- 
lighted the effect: arid let the re- 
riiaihder of the lobby -run to the 
usual easel - frames, .Nb . special let- . 
tering was iiised ori the bbbth,: but the 
impressibn Was .created that the' pic- 
ture must be a special to coriimarid 
all . the decoratibn. ' It was sbriiething 
out bf the ordinary, so it tpbk hold. 

The late Ralph Riiffner orice did 
the same thing, but even more sim- 
ply. The; title offered no approach, 
so he put H strip of red 'velvet car- 
pet from the curb to the bbx office 
window.. For a; build-iip he stationed' 
the negro .porter 'with; a broorii to 
keep the . carpet clean; also, he 
sprinkled the sidewialk with flour tb 
keep the porter busy. No extra brag; 
jiist: the silent 'suggestion bt. elegance 
that; had; positive ticket selling- 
value. , 

Rather Barriumesique was a , gag 
Used in ahbther house at selling time. 
A riian .in a fur: coat .and top :;hat 
dashed up tb the theatre in a taxi 
and bought a -ticket He entered the 
theatre while; the taxi drbve :arbund 
the block tb pick him' up at -the iide 
entrance for a. riepeat. It Wasi Eibbd 
;for. abbut:a dozeri;trips at each bi'eak, 
a;nd\ plenty, of ..; persons were -Jm- 
pressed by the elegance , of the visitor. 
.If the . show, was, good enough for: a 
top hatter, it ;Was; good enough for 
therii, . sb they ;bought tickets .tbo. Just' 
a brie-tiirier, but good for that. once. 




» ' : Detroit.. 

More: shifting about of United De- 
troit; Theatres managerii; Claude' 
Deardoirfl,' ex-mariager of the Annex, 
becomes pilot at the 'Rariiona, with 
Hiarbld BrbWn, assistant manager at< 
the RiVieira, taking De'ardorff's post 
at the Annex. Rufus'H. Sheppard, 
assistant at the United Artists, ap- 
pointed assistiant to Asher Shaw, 
manager of the Riviera. Prank 
perry, mianager of. .the Nbrwest, 
.takes Sheppard's place at the UA, 
and Gebrge ' RanshaW.- assistant at 
the Regent, succeeds Perry, 

Clark Fields, assistant mani^ger at 
the-^iiiiHigan, named assistiarit at the 
Riaroona; succeeding William Mbr- 
thorst; resigned. Roberi. Tims, treas- 
urer.: of the. Micl;kigan, Succeeds 
Fields at the same spot Don ;Kuhn, 
assijstjint at the . State, becomes as- 
sistant' to Myron Van Buren, new 
pilot of the Madison. ; Cyril Varnden 
takes Kuhn's place at the States 
' Verri 'Ward, assistant riianager at 
thie Rambna, has resigned. 

. Lois Angeles. 

In addition to supervising the Ppx; 
West' Coast theatres in Arizoria, Louis!. 
B. Christ will also rii&t^age t|l« ¥!ox,; 
Phberiix. Wiliard Osbbrne, manager: 
Of the Phoenix hoUse vfor 'several 
years, moves to the California at Pb- 
mbna, Cal. . 

J. W. McDougall, of the Richmond, 
Richmond, Cal., and Ey'a.ri Jeffreys of 
;the. Senbr, Vallejo, are . exchariging 
spots. 

Cabart Theatres, Long Beach Cal., 
will open th^ Rivoli, 1,200-seater, 
Christms^s eve. Bill Gleason is inan- 
ager. ' :;■; 

Ray Olmstead of Lbs Angeles and. 
Harry L. Nace of Phoenix have pur- 
chased the Orpheum and' Liberty 
theatres. Flagstaff, Ariz-., frbm Maisii- 
mem and Bender. Olmstead and 
Nace also own the Studio and Elks 
hbuses in Prescott - on partnership 
deal with Charles Born. 

Plans are being drafted for a new 
800-seater in : .Corona |or: :Dietrich 
and -Feidstein. Operiing Is set for 
Feb. ,19. 

. Sidriey Gallis sold his theatre In: 
Watts tb . Jack Berman and, Nat 
Robbi 



. Philadelphi ; 
New l;000-iseat filrii house, as: yet 
uhnamed,;being. built in Ardmore by 
Harry Freed, ,whb-operates Arithoriy 
Wayrie theatre irt Wayne and Seville 
theatre in. Bryn Mawr,' All. three 
Cbriiriiunities are class residential dis- 
tricts bh Mai .Line; 10 riiiles from 
Philly. 

. . Biicyrus, . 
Siiit hias- been filed i common 
pleas,; cburt here; by Otto and Eva 
Vollrath against the Richland County 
Mutual Insurance Co. for the col* 
lection .bf .$5,000 alleged tb be due on 
the^ Vollrath Opera House; bulldi , 
wiilch:. burned last; january, 

\- .;. Atlanta,.'Ga. 

J. P; Thames/ jr.j Metro ttxploiteer, 
ds-signed to duty here; He will, take 
over part of territory of E., B; Cole- 
man, who . will rioW: make, his head- 
quarters in Dallas. . 

Louis Steiri, [ of Valdbsta, Ga,, 
added No. 8 to his chain of South 



(leorgia theatres when he ' opened: 
the Majestic, in Nashville, Ga. Jack 
Randall, :bf Alma, .managing.' ;. 

John Youngblbod, chief of service 
fbr past three years ■ at LucaS: & 
Jenkins' Capitol in Atlanta, : tbr 
Macori, Whero. he will take charge 
of . chain's : Capitol. 

Spartariburg, S. C. ; 

City., has approved $109,767 budget 
to rebuild bid Asheville city audi- 
toiriurii, for more than 20 year^ pbpr. 
uliar vodville spot. PWA grant of 
$49,3dO sought to make project a 
municipal-federal proposition. 

Bill Cantrell, assistant State riian-^ 
ager, on sick list for a week. 

Repairs to Hollywood theatre at 
York; S. C, damaged $2,000 by re- 
cent fire, weU tmder way. 

Indianapolis. 
Moharch •:Theatres, Inc., operator's 
of the Circle, will reopen the 3,300 
seat IndiansL Theatre Christmas Day. 
First pic will; be 'RainbbW on the 
River, (RKO). Art Baker, resident 
manager of both houses |br company 
will move to Indiana,' with Fred 
Robblns as; assistant manager. LbWell 
Brewer will manage the Circle. 

Cohoes, N. Y. 
Childreri under 16 years bf age 
have been barred f rbm admissiori to 
Cohoes theatres, as result of an epi-. 
demic of: scarlet fever. More than 
100 cases of fever reported. ■ 

Lancaster, Pa. 
Jack Frere, manager of the Colo- 
nial (Indigo here; for the past two 
years, resigned to. take oyer his own 
.string of grinds recently acquired. 
His successbr at the Colonial is Lbuis: 
Bblander whb was. proriibted from 
the assistant riiariager's. berth. 

New Orleans. 
. . Alger Lancaster, assistant manager 
and. . treasurer of the Klaw . 8t 
Erlariger hbuses here, now City nian- 
ager for the Malco ' Theatres, . Inc., in 
Stuttgart, Ark; 

Marietta, Pa.- , 
Jack Frere, former district man- 
ager of Warner Bros., Phila. district; 
and for the past two years manager 
of the Cblonial, '.Lancaster, Pa., re- 
signed. He is takirig charge of small 
group of theatres recently acquired 
with his partner,; George Soble. 
Group , includes Ritz, Phila.^ Marietta 
theatre, Marietta; Parksburg 0. H., 
Parksburg, Pa,, and Shrewsberry 
theatre) Shrewsberry, Pa; 

Rbchester. 
. . : Jbe Goldberg succeeds Ed Sigel as 
-manager ct the Cameo, Schine house. 
He is ihirtl exec here since bpcning 
in'August," 

Spokane^ 
Diluf th<iatre has changed iiariie to 
Raihbo; OWned and operated by 
Hai-ry Lu^t; ' .■■ 

Sioux City, 
Mickey rojss,. manager of the 
Orpheum; gets, $200. The aWard was 
made for prombtiorial work in conr 
hection with the picture 'S\Ving 
Time.' 



Bbuble Tickets 

' . With husiness bn the . upbeat the 
:use of twb for ones is bri the down-, 
grade arid., practically out, but the 
idea can be revived occasionally ^ 
special events. One of the best hari-^ : 
dling of the=ideai wais worked at the. 
time when th$^",Yale University: his-r 
tbrical series Was current :One ex- 
hibitor sold the: Chairiber of Com- 
riierce the idea bf selling tickets' for 
a block, of • five. Tickets were, sold 
at lull box value,' but; each carried a 
stub: which: would", iad'iriit a child to a 
morning shbwing.: Argument used 
was that all. children should see the 
series.- . . .. ;,' 
■ Oh; ariother: .'angle double .tickets 
Were soldv the stujb being gbod only 
at the after-sChobl performance . the 
following- day. . Busiriess had been 
slafck : at this late afterribon fShow^ 
and. the house, built tip .a consideirr 
able trade : after the distribution . was 
discontinued six weeks later. 

Ariother form of the double ticket, 
is sold only between::12 arid. i; The' 
stub entitles to ari ing admis< 
sion.. In this; case the idea , was to 
appeal to thbse- with a' lurich peribd 
.and bring theiri back :dowritbWri. for 
the evening, arid generally with 
other meiribers .of; the. family. 

Double ' tickets are alsb useful in ; 
launching a neW serial, the :adriiis-. 
sibns to the. final chapter of an end- 
ing serial carrying an adriiissibn to 
the :Arst chapter of its successor, 
generally good only in the afternoon. 
It may cut the profit ori one perform- 
ance, but gets the kids lined up for 
the siucceeding chapters; 

'Special Sale 

Seattle 

For 'In His Steps' (G. Nat.X the 
H a m r i c k-Evergreeri organization 
gave special pi'eview of air its em- 
ployees and ihen 'had 'em all selling 
ducats at, reg scale. About 6,000 Went 
that way and this Will be a big help 
for week before Xmas, notoriously at 
low ebb. ' 

Invitational preview: also given on 
same pix^ to 1,500 club women And 
clergy, for word of mouth advertis- 
ing. Editorial plarited by Vic Gaunt, 
lett. ran in Catholic Progress; many 
from pulpit; endorsed the pix. Gals, 
selling :ducat$ shared in |l^ pri^e 
dough. And all Of it came to cele- 
brate 10th anniyersairy bf building of 
Paramount theatre, the Northwest's 
largest. 



'AllahVCfirl Oeti Tie-np 

Coluriibus. 

Loew's Ohio is plugging 'Garden 
of Allah- by tie-rip with the Colum- 
bus Citizeri in cbntieist to select 
'Gai'den bf Allah' girl in Columbus. 
Girl to be chosen by . conmiittee of 
local judges on >a|iis of 'personali^>* 
plus' with no reqjuireriient of re- 
sernblance to Mariene ' Dietrich. ' 

Winning girl gets Week in Holly* 
Wobd, trip through -United Artists," 
David Selznick's and Samuel Gold- 
wyri'a studios, ' chance to ^ " Walt 
Disney plant .:iH operation arid pbs- 
sl|>le screeri lest. fWA tieingin with 
trip to; 'coast and return on 'Sky 
Chief.' : • ' ' . 

Pireiiminary sifting of contestants 
from phbtographs with finalists on 
itage of Loew's Ohio: on Christmas 
■Eve. ■ 

Chaperon for girl: iri Hollywood; is 
to be provided in person of Mrs. Lew 
Byrer> wife bf the Citizen'^ sports 
editor, nbw visiting Jri California; 

Switched 

Washington^ 
ecause Ray Bell, Ibc^l Lobw p.a., 
was sriiart enough to admit defieat. 
fiop of gag built around personal 
appearance bf Rudy Vallee arid his 
Punch Bowl Revue was turried irito 
bigger saccess than originally ex- 
pected. 

Public invitation was issued week: 
ago for 24 Capital debutantes to par- 
ticipate: iri Vallee's, shoWs, Pour gals , 
a day Were Wanted just to. walk ori. 
and exchange few words with 
crooner. Week -went by and not 
single deb applied. ^ 

BeU thereupon gbt out big yarn 
that Captial debs had openly snubbed 
Vallee and made every sheet in 
town. 

Yarn also,polrited out that gov- 
ernment clerkis, stenbgraphers ahd 
isalesgiiis were fiooding theatre with 
applications, which made everything 
alright even:- if the bliie-bbbk dames 
didn't capitulate. 



Old Sttthts 

' did, ideas which might , well stand 
revival include the 'closed' cards, put 
on store doors on the eve of a holif^, 
day, the pbstihg being done late at 
night, after the establishments ate 
shut for the night. The sign carries 
a large 'Closed' with the further 
statement that everyone has gone to 
the theatre to see the picture being 
advertised.. The,.idea originated in 
towns, where during the summer the 
places; by iputual agreement, stayed 
shut on a certain midweek afteinobo» 
(Continued on page 58). 



±4 



VARIETY 



Wednesday, iDecember 23, 1936 



There Is No Warlcl»*#Outsidle This Room! 

Desperately they clung to each other, 
refusing to admit the brutal truth . • . that 
the other side of the door the end of 
their brief love waited for them both. 

A powerful drama of a great love that 
conquered fear and inflamed courage! 




ENEMY 

With HEHRY STEPHENSOM • JEROME COWAN 
DAVID NIVEN * KAREN MORLEY 

Directed by H. C. POTTER 

Released /y^n/ U N I T E 0 ARTISTS 





RIVOLI THEATRE, N.Y., OPENS ITS GREATEST ENTERTAINMENT GIFT XMAS DAY! 



Wednesday, December 23, 1935: 



I C Y « R E S 



VARIETY 



25 







Chriterlield 



lAdv Luck, story .0/ a sweepstake winner. 
Chas. (iainont «2 inins. Rel. July 8. 

Girli Martin Mooney's story. Roger Pryor, Muriel Evaiis 
■ - Rosrfi. W mins, ReL Sept.lO. Rev. Oct. 7. 



; ISM Broadway, 
New Xork, N. T. 

Wrh. Bakewell. 



ir. 



: vower ai Suuet, 
Holly wood; C«l. 



: TS9 Seventh Ave., 
New York, N. 



Coiuinbia 

^AvmntuTt in Mankattan. Joel McCrea; Jean Arthur, -Reginald Owen, Herman 
A"*'' Btotf^ Dtt- iWW. J-udwig. 73 mlns. " , 
Aiikl tor Miitder, Mystery. VlTm. Gargan/ Aaarguerlte Churchill. Dir. D. Ross 
■ iSTderman. <9l »n*ns. Riel. Sepl. 2» Rev. Oct U. 

■iaekmailei'. fiieht persons lave .suspicion ut murder, of a blackmailer; Win.. 
' Garganii Flotciice Rice. U B. IWaroer. ' Dir. Gordon Wiles. .96 nfiliais. Rel 

•'■■."July. -10' Bev--Jiiiy.-29.. 
rAins Closef* Felkt. Outdoor show, story;. Jaities Dunn/ Marian Marsh, Wynne 

* - • citbsonr 61 mlns. ReL Nov. 7. Rev. Nov. 25. 

craic's ' WIte. John Boies, Rosalind Russell, Billie Burke. Raymond' Walburn. 

• • nir Doro*hy '3 n***^- Bel, Sept 30. Rev. Oct. 7. 

KBdi of the VMfl. ^adk Bblt, Douglas DijmbriUe, Lpitise Henry« Erie C. Kentoii. 

Rel, Sept 19. Rev- Nov. 4, 
MfiBi Hour. Tbe^ Innocent .ieirl escapes the gallows; through- the efforts ot the 
^^ men she Mud iMfriended. Ralph Bellamy, Margiieriti^ Churchill. Dir. D 

Rosd Lederman. S7 mins. Rel July 7. Rev. Aug. 5; 
vorbldden Trail. Western. Buck Jones, Barbara Weeks. Dh;. Liimbert Hillyer. 

'65 -niins: Rev. Nov,. 4. - . ■■ 
vueltlve Sheriff. The. Western., John Wayne. Beth Marlon. Bir. Nate Gatzert. 

• • • 5» mins. Bel, June-l Rev^ Oct. 21. « i.i 
KUier at iarge. I>ept store my Mary . David 

Silman; ^54 nuns,: ReL Oct 1, . 
faflV from Nowhere. Mary Aston Charlies Qulgleyi Rel. Nov. 21. .. 
i^ciofli of Terrer. Bruce Cabot Marguerite Churchill. Crawford Weaver. 
-'cC, Coleman, Jr. 62 mins. Rel. Nov. 2U Rey^^ 

Man Who Lived Twice. Raljph Bellamy. Marian Marsh. Isabel JewelL ir, 

Harty ■ lichmanv 72 nUns. ReK 
Meet l4ero Wolfe. Bdw. Arnold. Jean Perry^ Lionel Stander. Dir. erbert 

' Biberm«>n Wi rnlns. Rel. Axig I; Rev. July 22. 
More Thaw a Secretary. Efficient business girl wins out. 

■ Brent. Dir. Alffed E. Green. 80 mins. Rel. Dec. 24. 
Nititli of Nome. Jack Holt Evelyn Venable.; Rel. Nov. 14. ; , 

PthSes fiera Heaven. Bing Crosby, Madge Evans, Edith Fellows. 80 mhis, 
Rel Nov. 5, Rev, Dec. 16„ .. 

rescott Klf.^ McCoy western, Tim McCoy. Manners, ilmah. 

B»ge?SiS'i?* B^^ Martha Tibbetts. Rel. Oct 30. ^ . 

«hafce«bw& Pake Mdnap turns to real tragedy, Lew Ayres. Joan Perry. 

David Selmaii 55 mins. Bel. July 17 Rev. Aug. 19.. 
Simdoiirn RWcr!^ Western. Bu^ JoneS; Dir. Lambert Hillyer, 65 mins. Bel. 

TheodSw^* cies WUd. Counter; girl goes Broadwjjy. Jtcm ^Dimne. J«elv*i^ 

* Douglas: Dir. Robt Boleslawski. 94 mins. Rel. Nov.: 12. Rev. Noy^lB. 
Tbty Met llTi -fixi, Wray, Lionel Stander, Raymond Wal- 

T«kbJS?rl.Si5!*^«iSSc?ia 

Two ristea GenUeman. Fight story with a 8*^ jnanager. James^ pum. J^^ 

■ Cl^ortlv , Dir. Gordon Wiles. :63 mins. Rel. Aug. , 15, Rev. Aug. M. 
Unknown Ban*erv?»»e.^ B^^ TIbbetts. ReL Sept 15. 

Btodi9i, porbing^. First Nirtioiial ^VSl^ 

Dick POrcelL Dir; Nick Grinde. 72 mins. ReL Nov. 14; ■ 
Case ol^e Black Cat Mystery thrUler from the story by;EittJ Stanley G^^ 
"e^^ Travis, Craig Reynolds. Dir. Wi^iam McGann 

Gi^se SiheVelvlhaS^fc^wWen Williath. qa»rf. P^*?; WlnUred^^S^^ Wdt 
Foran. Joseph King. Eddie Acuff; Dir. William qiemens. 60 mlua. ReL 

CbliUMCU'pver; 'S^drama of fliie trans-Pacific airways. :Pat O'Brien/ Bevcr^ 
^Robefe Ross Alexander^ Humphrey Bogart, Marie Wilwn. f^.B, 
WrtSialL Dir. Raymond Enrlght. 70 mins, Rel. Aug. 22, BeV. Au$. 19.. 
Bows the Stretch* A thrilling melodrama of the sport of kings. Patricta EllMj 

• "^^Mickey^Rooney. SSSsTMoore. William Best. Dir. William Oemens. « 

mins, BeL Sept 10* Bev. Nov IL ■ 
Sarthwitrm Tractttrs. The hilarious adventures of Alexander Bom^mj^ttejc 
. tor salesman; Joe E. Brown, Jtme Trayi3,^Guy Kibbee, Dick f ff^-.C*™ 
Hulhe^ Gene Xfiickhar^^ 69 mlna. BeL July U. 

CarJ^DlVfded; 'Jiarloh Davies, Dick I^oweU; Charles RuggleSiJldward 

Horton, Arthur Treacher. Dir. Frank Borzage. RCL May SO. Rev. Junrll. 
ere Comes . Cart«r. Fast moving comedy rpmance abiaut a radio commgitaw 
Boss Alexander. : Glehda Farrell. Anne Nagel, Craig Beynoldi. Dir. WU^ 
nam Clemens. 60 mlns. BeL Oct. 24. Rev; Nov. 18. ^ i,,,. 

Love Bcglna at Twenty. , Comedy of young love. Hugh JBerbertv .Patricia ;EUli, 
Warren Hull. Hobart Cavanaugh. Dir. Frank McDonald; 90 inlna. ReL 
■•Auif. 82. Rev.' Sept 23. m ^ •* 

Stage Strnek; Musical comedy of backstage life. piek J»owell, Joan Blonde^^^ 
Ftatak McHugh. The Yadht Club Boya. Dh:. Busby Berkeley.. W mina. 

Thrce'^eS^ot ?*B5lel . ^Comedy amash based on the stage wcceM. Praj* 
McHugh; Joan Blohdell. Guy Kibbee. Garo) Hughes. /^en JenWiis, Sam 
l.evenet Teddy ^art Dir. Mervyn Le Roy. 85 mins, Bel. Nov. 11. nvt* 

TralUq' Weft. Swlft-piced western with music. Dick Forah,Paul^^ton#. C^^^ 
doh Elliott Addison Richards, Robert Barrat. Dir. Noel Smith. 50 mins. 
. Rel. Sept 5. Rev. Oct < 21. 

Two Agalnjit the World. A drama based on a large radio stktlon'i dlggms up 

and explaitiiig the past of a woman who paid tor her crime years before. 

Humphrey Bogart Claire Dodd, Beverly Roberts, Henry O'NeilL Dir. 

William McGann. 57 ming. Rel July 11. Rev. July 15. . ~ ^ . , 
White Angel, The. A. tiramatlzation ot the life of Florence jng^togalt. I^^ 

Francis, Donald Woods, Ian Hunter, Henry O'Neill. Dir. WilUam pietena- 

91 mlns. ReL July 4. ,Rev. July 1;. 

Ices: R.K.O.Bldg.^ 
New York, N. T. 



These tabniatioiis ktt compiled 
from inf. ortnation supplied.: by tae 
yariens . production companies; and 
checked up as soon as possible alter 
releiase; Listing' Is ^iven when re- 
lease dates are definitely set. Titles 
arc retaiited tor sis months. Miln> 
asers Whp receive; isCrvice . 
qtient te tbat period should preserve 
a copy of the calendar for reference. 

T'he runhing time iis given here 
is prcsanaliiy. that of the prb^ectUn 
r*#ia showinga 'and can only apprbx- 
imate the actual release lengtli in 
those atates; or commuhlties Where 
local or slate censorship niay rrsuit 
in deletions. BtinBiiig time lb the 
reviews «s given in ^Variety^ carry 
the actual time, clocked In the the- 
atre after |ias«is(> by the New. York 
state cehsorshiii, since fctiires are 
reviewed only in theatre 
shoiwlnes..:- 

Wbilie eyery . efTbrt Is made to hold 
this list iuscarate,: the Inrormation 
sdppiied may not: always be carrect. 
eyea thoiigh official. To obtai th* 
f allest degree ot accuracy, * V»iicty' 
will .appreciate the' co-operation of 
ail managers who may note disCrep- 
aneleB.^;/ 

''K«y to Addre.<tBf« 
Harold Auten. ;1540 BroadWay. 
Amklno. 723 iSeventh Ave.^ 
Bavaria Film, 489 Fifth Ave. 
Casino. 240 E. 86th St. 
Daniibia. 729 Seventh Avie. 
DuWbrld. ^29 Seventh Ave. 
European. 154 W. 55th Sir 
Garrison Films. 729 Sevehth Ave. 
Frahco-AmertCahi 66 Fifth Ave. 
Ciener^r Foreign Sales, 729 7th Avie. .. 
Germania, 22-33 . 19th St. Astoria, L. 1- 
J. H: Hofifberg, 729 Seventh Ave. 
bter-Contlnent'SO E. 42nd St; 
Klnematrade. 723 Sevehth Ave. 
Jean Lcnauer. 202 W. 58th St. 
Martin Nossecfc. 328 Audubon 
Metropolis. 260 Fifth Ave. 
Scandinavian Fihns. 220 W- 42d St 
John Tapemoux. 120 W. 46th St. 
Ufa, 729^ Sevehth Ave. 



Grahd National 



and Liberty 

Houston,- Marian Nixon. 



Releases Isp Allied, 
Captain Calamity (Hirli Natural color! 

ReL Oct. 20. , ^ w - 

Dark Hour; The (Chesterfield) A fast-moving mystery, presenting a baffling 
problem hi crime detection, Irene Ware. Ray Walker, Burton Churchiu. 
Dir; Charles Lamont Rel. Jan 15. Rev. Aug. 5. . ,. \« » 

evil oh Horseback, The (Hirllman). Natural color picture. Lll Damlta, Del 
, Campb, Fred Keating. Rel. Sept 29, . „ . 

\aj Dames (Liberty). Musical. Marjorle Rambeau; Florlne McKinney, 
, rence Gra.v; Dir. Wm. Niglv 65 rhlns. Rev. Julv 22 ■ 
In His Steps (Zeldman): Parehtar trouble that followed an elopement. ric 

Linden, Cecilia Parker. 77 mins Rel. Sent 22. Rev. NOv. 4, 
Song of the Gringo (Finney ) . Tex Hitter; Joari Woodbury. ReL Oct 27. 
We're in the Legion Now < Irlimon). Natural color. Reginald Demiy, Vlnce 
^... Barnett Esther Ralston. Claudia Dell, Rel.. Nov, 4 
White Legion, The (Zeldman): Ian Keith. Tola Birell. Rol, Oct. „ 
Yellow Cargo (Hirllman). Chinese .smuggling yarn. Gonrad leaner 
Hunt; RieL Oct 11 RieV. Nov. 18 

<^ 

East Meets West rama of Orlentat politics In which Arliss plays a wily Rajah. 
George Arliss. Luclie Maimheini, Romney Brent Dir. Herbert Mason, 74 
miiis; Rel. Oct 15., Rev. Nov. 4 
verybody Dance. Comedy with music. Tuex. 

Dir. Chuck Relsner. ReL Dec. 1. ■ , 

vCrything Is Thiihder. Romantic melodrama of war-time Europe. Constance 
.<Bennett Douglass Montgomery, Oscar Honiollca. Dir. . Milton Rosmcr. .73 
• mlns. ReL Sept. 1. Rev, Nov. 25:; „ ^ 

It's Love Ae.atQ. Musical comedy with dances and sowg ; Jessie Matthews; Rpb- 
_ ert Young: Dir. . Victor Savllle. 83 mlns; Rel. May 30, Rev. May 23, 
Love in Exile; Romantic drama. King abdicates his throne for the love of a 
commoner. Clive Brook, Helen Vinson, Mary. Carlisle. Dir. Alfred Wcrker. 
M,^ .iS; *leL Nov, 15. Rev. Dec. 16.. ' 
»tan Who Lived Again, The. The story of a scientist who makes strange experi- 
ments, with minds. Boris Karloff, , Anna Lee, John Loder, Dir. Robert 
^ Stevenson. ReL Sept 15. 

Wine Days a Qaeen. The story of Lady Jane Grey who ruled the British Em- 
pire for nine days. CedriC Hardwlcke, Nova Pilbeam. John MilLs. Des- 
• mond Tester. Dir. Robert Stevenson. 80 mins. Rel. Sept. 1. Rev. Oct 7,^ 
seven Sinners. Comedy mystery. Edmund Lowe, Constance Cummings. pir 
it!*.. Albert de Cburville. 70 minis- Rel Aug. , 15. 

oirangers on a Hoheymbon. Mystery comedy ba.'^ed ori Edgar Wallace's novel; 
Ji'he Northing Tramp.' Constance Cummings. Hugh Sinclair, Noah Beery 
■ReL ...Dec.' 15: ' ' ' ■ ■ 



Metro 



.1S40 Broadway, 
New York, N.. Y 



..^•Clty. 
Calif. 

American Chump. Title tblls the .<it6ry. Stuart Erwln, Bpbt. Armstrong, 
S^t^y ^""lessi Dir. Edwin L. Marin. 63 mins. ..^.el. Oct. 16 rtev. Nov. 4; 
nora to. Dance. Musical comedy of the stage. Eleanor Powell, Jarnes Stewart, 
Virginia Bruce; Una MCrkel, Sid Silver Dir, Roy Del Ruth, 105 mlns, 
ReL. Nov. 27, Rev. Dec; 0. ; 



Devil Doll, The. Horror sfbry of human dwarfed to doll size. Lionet Barry* - 
more, Maureen O'SuIlivan, Frank Lawton. Dir^ Tod Browning. ^O .mihs, 
ReL July 10. Rev. Aug. 12. 

Devil Is a Sissy. The. Freddie Bartholomew. Jackie Cooper. Miclcey Booney. 
Dir. W. S. Van Dyke; 131 mins. ReL Sept 18. ReV. Oct 2L 

Gorgeous Hussy, The. Based on Samuel Hopkins Adams's historical hovel of 
. the Jaclcsonlan era Joan Crawford in the title role; .Robert Taylor. Idohel 
Barrymore; Mclvyn Douglas. Dir. Clarence Brown. 105 mlns, ReL Aug. 38; 
Rev iSept. 9: 

Great Zlegfeld. The. rJSuggested .by the; life of le joeat impresario. Wfl- 

llam PowelL Lbiiise Rainer. Myma Loy. Bv Z. Leonard. IW mtha. 

RCL Sept 4.: ;Rsv April LS'. ' 
His Brother's Wife. f>ornestic triangle. Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Taylor. Dir. 

W. 15 Van Dyice. 91 thins. ReL Aug^ t. Rev. Aug. .19. . , 

Kelly the Second. Roughouse comedy.; Patsy KeUy, Chas. Chase. Dir. 

Merin. 70 mins. Rel. Aug. 2. - Rev, Oct. 7. : ; 
Libeled Lady. Park Ave. and newspaper . row mix ' it up. Jean ^Harlow, Wm.. 
PbwelL Myma XrOy^ Spencer. Tracy. Dir. Jack Conway. .85 thins. .ReL 
Oct . 9.-. Rev.-. Nov 4.r.-'... 
Longest Night, The; MKrder in a department, store; . Robt Young. Florence; Blce^ 

. TedJIealy. Dir.. Errbl Window. 50 mins. ReL. Oct . 2; Bev. Oct 21. 
Love on the Ron. Farcical, romaihce. Joan Crawiord. Clark- Gsible. Franchot 

Tone. . Dir. W; S. Van Dyke. 70:mins. Rel Nov. 20. Rev. .Dec^ 2. - i • 
Mad Holiday. 'Murder mystery' aboard ship -with picture player , involved. . Ed- 
mund Lowe. Elissa Landi, ZaSu Pitts, Ted Healey. Dir/ Geo, B. Seitz. 
72 mins. Rel. Nov. 13. Rev. Dec. 2; V : ; 

Mister Cinderella. Anibitlous boy gets into society. . Jack Haley, Betty Furness. 
Arthur . Treacheiv Dir. EdW. Sedgwick:: 75, mins. ReL Oct; 23. Bev. 
'■■Dec 16...'' .-■ . ' ■•, ■ • •'•■ ' 

Old Hiitch.' .Wallace Be'ery as the tbwti trikmp \who Coiites Into a fortuna.' Er|o<. 
\ Linden,. Cecilia Parken Dir. J. Walter Ruben, 78 lilins*. Rel,. Sept r 25. . 
"■f Rev. .Dec. .9i-^'' ■ '■ ■:■';;■.■:: ' 

Our Relations. Laurel and Hardy in a Dlr^ 'Harry liichman. 7ft 

/ ' mins.- Rel. Oct, 30. Rev. Nov. . 18. - ; : . • 

Piccadilly Jim. Based oh a P.. G. Wodehouse :^6fy, ErliCr Blpre, Robert Mont<^ 
g'omery. Madge Evans. Billie Bvirke. Dlr;;Robt. Zv I^bohard, M mihis. ReL 
.■■,Aug. 14: ■Rev-...Sept 2-. ,•■.:'.■' ■::.•' ■■•.■ 

Romeo and JuUet. Shakespeare. Norma SiiCarbr. Fredlric' March; Dir..- -Geo. v 

Cukor. 130 mins; On State rights release Rev.' Aug i!26\ 
Suzy. Herbert Gorman's novel of the igirl^ who. helped -caiiture.Mata limit,, .S«aa 
Harlow Prianchot Tone; Cary :Grant: ; Dtt. George/FitztriiaUrice, 95: mins. 
.ReL July 3 "Rev. July 29 
Sworn Enemy. £inriashlng the rackets of -a big city; Rbbcirt Yoimg, Florence-. 

Rice. Jo.seph Calleia. Dir. E. Marih; 78 min^V ReL Sespt 11 . Rev. iSept: 16; ; 
Tarzan Escapes^ Another «dvei|ture in the jungle. Johnnie WeifimoUer. Mau-. 

reeh O'SuIlivan. Dir. Richard Thorpe. 90 mips. Rel. Nov; 6. ReV; Noy. 25. 
Women Are Trouble. Newspaper yam. Stuart ' Erwihr- Florence-: Bicfi^^ Dir.. 
Errol Taggaii. CO^iiiihs. ReL- July: 31/- Rev. Sept.; 2, -: 



Studio Placements 



HollyWobd^ .Dec.: 

Walter . Miller, Sen Hendricks, 
Harlan Tucker, 'Slim,' WB. 

Robert Strange. Allen Mathews, 
John Litel, Kenneth Harlan, Noiinan 
Willis, Sam WrenL 'Marked Woman/ 
WB.' ' 

Hblmes Herliert Attne Howard, ian 
McLaren, Hieiiry Stephenson, 'Prince 
and the Pauper/ WB, 

Eric Wilton, Aim Doran, Max:'HofT: 
man, Jr., Hari^ Holinan, WiUard 
Robertson, 'Go-G«tter,' WR., 

Ann Doran; Olin Howlaiid, Cleni 
Bevahs, Arthur Aylesworth, Jbhn 
Kelly, 'Marry th« Girl,' WB. 

Adele St,. Miaur, Shaw and Lee, 
Gaston Glass, Th* King and the 
Chorua Girl,' WB. , 

lieohid Shegoff, Doris Nolan. 
g«orge Miirphy, Top o' the Town,' 

jiobei't Prazer, Blahca Vischer, 
Xeft Handed Law/ U. 

Monte . Bricd, gcrjeenpiay 'Mr- 
Broadway.' U, 

David Niveri, Margaret Arinstrpng,. 
'We've Had Our Moments,' U. 

Christian Rub, Sherry Hall* Jona- 
than Hale, Lynn Gilbert, Sterling 
Holloway, 'Clasis Prophecy/ U. 

Sam Flint, 'I Hate Horses/ U. 

Michael Fitzmaurice, Sidney Black- 
mer, Billy Burrud, Hobart Cava- 
naugh, 'Person to Person Gall,' U. 

Charles Freeman, writing; original 
for Karloff, U. 

George Sanders, John Carradihe, 
Francis Ford, Miles Mander, 'The 
Last Slaver/ 2Qth-F. 

John Hamilton, ' Heaven,' 
20th-F. 

Charles 'Mr, 
20th-F, 

Charles Bennett, George Copper; 
'Step Lively, Jeeves,' 20th-F. 

William. Griffith, 'Time Oiit for 
Romance/ 20th -P. 

Eddy Waller, 
20th-F. 

Colin Clive, Donald . Alan 

Curtis, Bill: Corson, Paul ilfoyle, 
Carrie Daumery,. lec Crai'T. Joe 
Twerp, Adrienne Mbrri.5, Al'Hask«>ll,. 
Bill Edwiards, Sam Apfel, A: Camillo, 
Al Masielle, Albert Polette, Alex 
iSchohberfi, M. Steiger; Mary Besse, 
Emily Cabanne, Sally Rey. Carmelita 
Meek, Lama Lee, Peggy Leon, Inez 
Mortison, Bill Arnold, Mike; Jeffbris, 
Eugene Hughes, , Tyrone Bereton, 
Herrrian Emanuel, Nat Barrenger, 
George .Owens. Anthony: Villard. Al 
Burke, Paiil Palmer. Arnold Vist, 
Louis Aldez, Ed Agresti, Harry 
Ravin, Toin Quinn, Tom . Wattsbn, 
Dick Foster. Phillio Sylvester, Wil- 
Jiard St> Clair, 'Vincent Romaine, 
George BalTOWs, Herman Townsley, 
Albert Petitte, Tony Roux, Irving 
Volze, 'Escadrille.' RKO. 

Pat Somerset, Craufbrd Kehl.' Wil- 
liam Stack, Gordon Garveth. Duke 
Green. Paul GuiliEbyle. Feador Chali- 
apin, 'Michael Strogoff/ RKO. 

Dick . Elliott, Alec Craig. Phillip 
Ahn- -Lotus Long. Lotus Li " Joyce 
Comptbn, Mary Ming. Tomiiiv Gub- 
bins, 'Miss Customs Agent,* RKO. 

Robert Fraier. Henry Kolker, Maty 
Phillip!5. Donald Woods, Paul Guil^ 
(Continued. pn page 27) 



Stndlb: 58Stl.:Matathon St;.':. P^MmAii*i# f.lSOl B(oiidl»»yii- 

' ■■ Hoiiyyroba,;; '.' rframouni.v ■vNew:'.?wiuAi».:. 

Accusing Finger, 1^. 'Giri controvert^ circumstantial evidence to kaVti'. tier 
' employer, convicted of murder Paul Kelly Marsha Hunt, . Kent Taylor; 

Dir. Jas. Hogaii.v 61 mins. Rel. Oct 23. Rev. Nov. 18, 
Along Came Love.. . Salesgirl lalls.fbr a picture theatre dobrman; Irene :.fler- 

vey. Ciuis. Starrett Dir. Bert Lyteli.- .'ReL Nov. 6, ." . > V 

Big Brbadciast of 1936^ Comedy in a brbadcastmg statibn. Jack. Bedtty^ 1Btvira$ 

and Allen^Bbb Burns and many other knoWn' names. Dtri Michael --ILeisen. 

100 mins. , BeL ' Oct, 9 Rev. Oct, 28. . , r - \ 

Cbampagne Waltz. Musical with a Strauss backgrbtmd; -Gladys $W«l^hout, 

Fred MacMUrray. Jack Oakie. Dir. A; Edw Sutherland. Bbl; Sept 33; 
Drift Fence; . Frbm « Zane Grey novel. Larr.v . Crabbe, Katner]|itie- •DeVMtfie, 

Tom Keenb. Dir. Othb Levering. 57 mlns. Rel Feb 14 Rev^ Nburbb 11.. 
Easy to Take. Trouble for a radio 'Uncle.' Marsha Hunt JbhU: ^tuatfia^ Eu- 
gene Pallette. Dir, Frit; Fold. ReL Nov.. 6. /r' ' 
General Died at Dawn, The. Clifford Odets' story of a fighting . Irishman In 

fighting China. Gary Cooper, Madeline Carroll. Dir. LewU MlleBtbiiei 

08 mlns.- BeL :Sept 4: , Rev Sbpt 9. . ,P-s---'-^-[i'-ii. 

Go West, Tbnng Man. From a stage hit 'Personal Apjpearance/ tnbUgh Rayis. 

office does not . permit mention. Rewritten .by Mae. Wbst. : Mis*. West. 

Warren William. Dir., Hemy" Hathaway.;. 80 mlns. Rel. Nov.) Mt Bev/ 

Nov; 25.- ■ ■ .. ■.\-:' ■..;:;:;: 

Heart of thb We«t Western; Willliam Boyd, Ilmmy Eilison, :;^Oli;; ' Bo^rar 

Brefherton.'' ReLJuly.lO,.^ W;-'^/:'. ' ■'V ' 

Hideaway GlrL Bomantie comedy with a crime backgrotind. .:.Bbbt.'Cuinmlng9. 

5tmrley Boss, Martha Raye. Dir. David Garth. BeL Nov^;:29. - 
HoUywobd Boolevard. Hollywood ^tory by Faith Thomas.. btJt nbjt t^^ 

thing. Melodramatic. John HaUiday. JklarjO)^ . Hunt Dir: .Rpbt.'yVlprey. 

TO mins. BeL Aug. 21. Bev Sept. 23. ' . '^^^'■■■■^'' ■■'■•iL'- ^ 

I'd Give My life. Bemake of 'The Noose. Sir Gtiy Standing, . France* :I>f9ke. 

TomSrbwn. Dir. Edwin L Marin. 82 tains BeL Aiig. 14. Bev. At*--^*^ 
Jdugle Frlnceis^The. Ghrl Tarzan In Siam is saved from death- by JiW' mbnkey' 

subjects. Dorothy Lamour, Bay MUholland. Dir. Wm. Thlelb. B^ Nov. 27. 
Lady Be CarefnL Deodorized versibn of 'Sailor Beware." Lew Aytes. Mary 

Carlisle;;Larry Crabbe. Dir. J; T. Seed, 71 mIns; BeL Sept. 4. Bev- Oct. i». 
Miirder with Pletnrei. From a story by Geo. Harmon Coxe of_a new* jtfholx»r. 

Lew Ayres. Gall Patrick. Dir/Chas. Barton.. ReL Sept 18: Rev, Nov. 25. 
My American Wife. Boyaly goes cowboy. Francis Lederer. Ann Sotherit. n-ed 

Stone. Dir. Harold Young. 75 mins. ReL Aug. 7, Rev. Aug. 36. 
Bbtnrv of Boplila Laag. The. New atory based on an old fayorlte. Gertnrde 

Michael, Sir Guy^ Standing. Ray MiUand. Dir. Geo. Arclfalnbaud; :«3 m.in». 

ReL July 3. Bev. July 29. ■ 2 

Rhythm on the Range. Western, with song. Ring Cr<»by.. Frances Fbrfner, 

Dir.. Norman' Taurog. ^85 mins. Rel. July 31. Rev.. Aug. . 5. ^ , . 

BOM BowL College story with football background. Eleanoi-e Whitney. Tom 

Brown> Laixy Crabbe. Dir, Chas. Barton; '. 75 mlns. • ReL Oct .30, Rev. 

Dec. 9. . 

Son Comes Hoine, A. Mary Boland in her first dramatic role .on the ^eeni: 
Mary Roland. Donald Woods, Jutie Haydon. Dli;. E. A. Dupont. 74 mins. 
BeL JtUy 31. Bev. 9ept 9.: , . r- 

Spendthrlfts. Penniless sportsman stages comeback as radio, commbnta^or. 
Henry Fonda, Pat Paterson; Mary Brian. Dir. Raoul Walsh. 80 mins. Rel, 
July 17. Rev. July 29, ' ' 

Straight from the Shoulder. From Ludan Carey's story, 'Johnny Gets Hi* Gun/ 
Kid fmstrates gangsters, but not a gangster yam. Ralph Bellamy. Kath-f 
erine Locke. David Holt Dir. Stuart Helsler. 66 mins. BcL Sept 28. 
.Rev.'- Nov; .18, 

Texas' Rangers, The.' Epic of the men who fotmded and made the state 

Texas. Fred MacMurray. Jack Oakie. Jean Parker, Dir. King. Vidor. 

97 mins. ReL' Aug. 28. : Rev. Sept. 30. 
Three Married Men. Martial Story of marital life. Lynne Overman. Wm. F»-aw- 

ley, Roscbe karns. Mary Brian. Dir. Edw; BuSizelL 61 mlns, ReL Sept 

•IL Rev. Sept . .30; .. V ' 

Valiant Is the Word fbr Carrie. .Recent best seller story With b new twist. 

Gladys Gbbwie. Arilne Judge^ John Howard. Dir. Wesley Rugelbs. 109 

mlns. ' Rel. Oct. 2; : Rev; Oct 14. 
Wedding Present. Slightly lunatic Story about a defeated lover who call5^ but 

the fire and police debartmehts tb lazz his faithless iweethflarfA. wedding, 

Joan Beiinett Cary Grant. Geo. Bancroft. Dir. Rich. Wallace; -AO jnins.^ 

Rel. Sept 25' ■ Rev.-. Nov. . 25. '. 
Wive.s Never ■ Know. ' Pseudo psychologist stirs iiji troiible. .himfteif and • 

fHcnd, Chps.' Ruiggles. Mary Boland, Adolphe'MbnJbu, Elllbtt .NMgent 

. 73 mins,. Rel. Sept 18. Rev, Nov 4. 
Vburii for the As!t«ii»;. New York earnblef;; in a: Florida IbCale.: Gbo Raft, 

Dolores Cf.tellb Id** Luofno, James ..Glbason. Dir. Albx. HalL W-'Volna; 

Rei: July 24, Rev. Aug. 26,. 



R,K.O. Radio ' "^ afe 

All Scarlet (tentative): Racihg ihelodrama. Ann Dvorak, .Harry. Carey. Smith 
Ballew: Prank M. Thomas.. Rerton Churchill, 'Ray .Mayer; Dir; Wallace 
Fox. .-Rel.' Jan.- 29. ' •; 

Big Game, The. Exposing the evil» bf football gamblers,. 'Philip Huston. James 
Gleason, June Travis, Bruce Cabot^ Andy Devine. Dir. George Nicholls, 
Jr. 75 minis. ReL Oct 9.^ Rev. Oct. 28. 

Bride Walks Out, The/ Matrimonial adventure of «. mian who Insists that 
tWb can live bn $35 a Week and 'his flancee who dbesn't think sb birt Is 
willing to iryl Barbara StanwyCk,- . Gene Raymbnd. Robert Vbune . Ned 
Sparks, Helen Brbderick, Dir. Leigh Jason, 80 mins. Rel. July tO< Rev.. 

. July .15. ^ .y 

Daniel Bbone. Historical adventure bf great frontiersmian In expeditlbti acroin 
Cumberland Mountains and, settlement of: Kentucky' 'Valley, Gcorgo 
O'Brien, Heather Angel. . Jblm Carradine, Ralph Forbes. 77 Ins. Rel. 
Oct 16. Rev. Oct 28. 

Don't Turn 'Em. Loose. Inspired. by the lax functioning of State, parole boards. 
Lewis Stone, James Gleason, Betty Grable. Frank M, Thomas. Dir; Bent 
Stolbff. 68 mins. ReL Sept 18. Rev. Sept 30, . 

Grand Jury. A stirring indictment of the average American's tendency to shirk 
his duties on the Jtiry stand. Fred Stone, Louise Latimer; Oweh Diavfs, Jr. 
Dir. Al RogelL 60 mlns. ; ReL July j!4. Rev. Aug. 5. 

Make Way for a Lady. Romanticblly ithaglnative high-school girl tries to' pick 
a Wife fbr her widowed . father, Anne Shirley, Herbert Marshall. Ger- 
trude Michael; Margot Grahame; Dir. David Burton. 63 mlns: ReL Nov. 
. 13. Rev. Dec, 16. . - > . . 

lifary bf Scotland. - Historical Katharine Hepburn, Fredric JefUi 
', Ford; 129 mlns. ReL Aug. 28: Rev. Aug,- 5. . .-^ - .. 

M^LIiis. The famous :old play. Anne Shirley; John Seal. Gu.'V Kibbee, .Moroni 
Olsen. Dir, George Nicholls, Jr, 66 miiis;; Rel July 17. Rev: Aug., 12. 

Mother Carey's Chickens. Fatherless family's bftbrts to- preserve its identity 
and happiness. Ginger Rogers, Fred Stone. Dir. Dorothy Arzner.. Rel. 
Jan. 1; 

(Continued on page 27) 



26 



VARIETY 



VARIETY 



Wednesday, December 23, 




"One of the 




DICK POWELL.JOAN BLONDELL 





With VICTOR MOORE • Glenda Farrell • Lee Dixon . Osgood Perkins . Rosalind Marquis • Music 
and Lyrics By Harry Warren & Al Dubin and Harold Arlen & E. Y. Harburg . Directed by 
LLOYD BACON • Musical Numbers Created and Directed by Busby Berkeley • A First National Picture 
A SMASHING START FOR WARNER BROS' ^^^^^ ^^^^^ *° ^^"^ 



W<JdHe9d«y» 23; 1936 



P I C TII R C S 



VASIETY 



cAiimR OF CURRENT msm 



' (CohtlnueiJ from page 25) 

Miimmy'» J|p¥«^iWheiSle^^ on kn archaeological «xpeditioii to Egypt: 

, Bei-t Wheeler, Rol3ert Wpolsey, Biarljara Pepper; Dir. Fred Guiol. 68 mins. 
';ll^.:;0eV2.. -.Rey; - beci; 16. , ^ ' ^ W. ' 

Ight widt)fes»; 'j!liShivW^ llfegal aclJvMes of gahg-of- highjackers 

■ .poSftM.ds. .detectives. .Margot- QTahame, Gordon. Jones. Dir/ Lew Lauders... 

One' ■■Miui- t!*0'^9:::'Bliick^ How ad. inAoceat ; man: can: bie arriested, tried and sen- 
tcBce^l ib'I'the gallows through a 'framerup'- and circumstantial evidence. 
' Preston. JPostei'; Atin Dvorak. John 0eal'. i)ir . . CnFl^ty-Cabanhe 2a. 
Plot Vhtclt^fis;. Tttt<- .HUdegat-de«et3 her man- again. 2;aSli Pitts. Jas. Gleason. 
-pfrviBeniHolftesK'fift mlnso ; . 

loiiBh alia- toe. SUM* • We. Tlie; >aifi» of ) the. Struggle iot Irish freedom and, the 
v.lflstejrlp ilrlsK R^Jiellion'of IMQ; flarbar^a- Stanwyck^ Pregton Fiteter. Ei«*» 
•FltzgpHBlat iPennle O'Dei.VEiJeei^ Crowe. Dir. John Ford. Rel. JBept. .m 
BainlMtr on tbe Rlveiy Oridian boy; foes, through maiiy trials before learning 
'iiio identity f^^d st|lHon. Bobby . Breen, May Robson. Louise Beaver, 
, : Ch'aflea BttttemoPth,- Dir>- Kurt Newmahn. Rel.- Dec. 25. 
iddle of : the Dangling- Peftrl , (tentative). School, teacher HUdegarde Withers 
.and In's|>ector Ost:ar: Piper again solve mystery: Janies \^a&ain.- ^su 
. puts, JtotUse Latimer, Owen Davis. Jr. Dh-. Ben Holities. Rel. Dec. tl. 
Beconilh'Wlfei. .Ti»^! probiems arising from a second marriage. Walter Abiil, Or- 

trude Mlcha«l, Brie Rhodtss. Dlr; Edward Kelly. Rel, Aug. 31. 
Smaiiast Girl lh-Xow»t.. llfevefiillne the activities of those' much-pictured adver^ 
.tlslng photoKrjt)pbet«r^^m Am Sotherh. Gene Ravmond. Helen Brod- 

/ . erick. -TDlr. Joeeph ^Santley. «l mins. Rel. Nov. 27. Rev. Nov, 25. 
SwiBB ^4i<ne. V AnMid(«''4 "i^iMic&ie, lOftrs in a «ay musical romance with maalc 
, by. . Jeroin^i. Kern, AstaJre. Ginger Rogers. Victor Moore. floTen 

Brodefiar^ Eric Bl<w*j G^orgi^ Metaxa. Betty FU<-ness.. Dir. Xreorge Stiev*^, 
■•v:-,- -'en^. ■• l(» Jnito:.v-Bel;;;.Stt>tV-«t"'« ... .> 

1I^Mkt■^ <>(l^Ali^ Radio mrtes tilti own ' bro^cast. Genie Biiymohdi 

• :AljCqi '$Othern^ Dir. -J^ lO mins: Rel, Set»t. IIV Rev; Sebt iltt. ' 

WanMtdt., ;Jatne Turner. Post pfTlce wst^ector runs down gang who .toI» msFil- 
^ truck: Glorlft StvWrt. Leje 4'racy; Frank M; Thomas. Dir. Edward jfiUiy: 
■Bei;''0ec'-:4;; v. :•. ^ • 
We 'Wtio> Are: Atloat .to Die. . IWitics and a frame«tu> almost send aK famocenf 
., irian: to the gallows., r Preston. Foster; Ann 'Dvorak. John Beak' Bussel^.HOfH- 
tohv.K esttoll Naish, Rajr Mayer. «ir. Christy Cabanne. ReL Jan. t. 
WlnterMt. A; sui sets oiit to clear the memory of his father. wW^Oied 4n 
. -. 'eloetrib ; chair only. -to i}nd himself involved in poignant romance among 
New. York's tenemeatSL Biirgess Meredith. Matgo; Bduarda Glanueltt: 
Dir: Alfredi^S&iit^. n mln». ReL Nov. 20. Rev. D^ 
'Ithoiit'OiiMeMi: ShoW^ re9PflBslbllity of afrNseipilbts for safety Of th^ .pas- 
:sen^ers Robert .Airmtrtiag .Silly Sllers, Frances Sage^ trinton Hawartli. 
. : Ch^rl^y GrabewJUv IHr. Lou Landers. M nuns. Rel. Oct 21. Rev. :1m< 11. 
WoBMif^vBelieU. THe.valiafit elTorts of woihiaa '^ inake :ttae: wwld.irnl}ze the 
.r^al- 8igniflcaliM^:of -woHiea and their tights. , Kafharln^ HeplMim,. Herbert 
Matshall, Dcoald, Crisp. DIr Mark ^ndriieh. w: mlns. ReL, Nov. «v Iteiv. 

:fl0VV.-4. 



Office : iVt B'wayl 
New Tofk,;. . "TL. 

Bar 2^;Ba4£i^i!iib 'Jdhim Rel. Jan. 20. 

Beware '(KlAdles.: .Dovuld Cooir, 9udlth AUeer, RiisselT Hopltbu, Reginald l>ainy, 

■■ •;6l;in^itts;.-..':Bel^>Pec..2l;. 

\ab»m- 'fkmi HBene Autry, Smiley Burnette. Kay HUghes; Sally PayOe. 70 
■;.ii«ns;\^lfel..''»oVv 

GjtlMiUeiei|»ii.Ttte. Bob Livingston, Heather Angel. Ig .Rumantt. hiiiiis. 

Bel. Jia. 11. . 
Border Phantain. - Bob Steele, Hariey Wood. Rel. Dec. 28-| 
Bnll<iof:: CdiyMivr Ray Walker. Bvalvn Khapn, Regis -Too^ey; Charles 

X«th6bti^' .ST' Txlins. Rel. Sept; 21; Rev. Oct. 14:: 
Cavalry; •> Boti' Wk^ti Frances Grant. 6» .tnins; Rel. ' 14. 
CoiinttV -Gewemen:. <Msen and Johnsoar, Lila Lee; Compton. 68 mlu. 

■ Rd; Ifov. ». ■ ■■ 
Follow Toul;: Heart. Musical. Marlon. .Talley. Michael Ir. Aubrey 

> Scottd. ■IS mlMi ReU Sept.: 5. Rev. Oct 2$.. 

Forbtddeii Heaven. EngUsh workman .adopts a waif. Ghas. Fairrell,. Charlotte 

• Henryi . Dir..Regin»ld Barker/ iB8:mins. Rev. Sept 9::^ 
GenUeraan -f(«Ma' -tiaalsliuifc The. Eddie Quillah, Charlotte Henry^ Chic Sale. 

Dlr- Irvlili Rtchet «§ tiilns BeLv Aug. 25: Rev. Sfcipt. 16, 
' Ghost. Tow*. GMd:: Bet> Livingston. Ray Corrigah, Max Terhiine.^ Kay Hughes. 
.;■ ■ ■ 391' n|fai[4v.'3lel..;Oct.' 2>,.'. ' 
Gnh .Bailil«r». Tbr.-. 3ob Steele*. Eleanor Stewart. 40\mins. Bel.' Nov. 19> 
Happjir .0»ili«elqr;i, '.PhU Regan. 'Evelyn 'Venable, Jed- :Prouty. 68 mins; ReL 

■ . Dec.:'W;- •■'::.i, ; . ' ^ 
Beiirts lit JNMNiate. Dfiamatki story of Rve «lMracter3 whose lives are '^entangled 
in the btiUdliV a<the Monitor, and in the dimex'of'the battle be^een the; 
.^fia^fettar ^uM Merrlmae. james Bumn. Kfoe ainite:: Cbarlofte Henry. David 
<' Manneris:: Dh'^-Lew Ayi«s; R^^ Revv Oct.. 21. 

Joifi .,ttte Marines. Patil Kelly, June Travis, Warren Hymer, Purnell Pratt 

' tieA. Jan 18'.- • ■'. . 

- larceny- bh- the. Air. race Bradlfey, . W.il 

J>n4C4.. •-' 

Lawless 'Lidid. Jolmny Mack Brown, Louise Stanley. .55 mins. . Relv Nov. 23; 
Man ltatraWd, A. Eddie Nugent, Lloyd Hughes, Kay Hughes. Rel. Disc. 28. 
Maadairln Myste(y, Tli[e. -Eddie Quillan. Charlotte Henry. : 63 mlhs. Rel. Dec. T. 
Oh. -^si^naiht. .Geh^vAutry. Frdricfes Grint. ; Rel^''Aut•.:^^5^^^ 
'Old .corral,. ' Gene . Autry, Hone Maraiine. SS ^mins.. Jtel. -Dec. 21 
Old Lady Ironsides. Allison Skipwbrth. Polly Moran. James Morton, Hope Man- 
ntag. Rel, Feb. 51. , \ « - 

resldetttfs Mystery; The. Based: on a suggestion by F. D. Roosevelt. Henry 
Wilcoxon, Betty Furness. Dir. Phil Rbsen,-^81 mins. Rel. Oct. 8. ReV. 
Oct. 21 



mins. 



. B<»afeer; Ride.- Gene 

•Rel. Septi 30. . 
iders of the WhIstUng, Skiill. Bob Livingston, Ray Corrigan. Max - 

M^r^: RiisselL . Rel. Jan. 4. _ . ' „ ', 

Roarln' Lead: Bob: Livingston, Bay Cbrrlgan. Max Terhune, Christine Maple, 

53 mins, Riel.:Dec.'9. ' , . _ , « ^/ ,>.j » , * « 

Reund-Vn Time ln Texas. Gene Autrv. Maxlne-Doyle. Cabin Kids. Rel. Febr 28. 
SagebrUslv Troubadour. Westerii. Gene Autrey. Dir.' Jos, Kane. .Wrmlns.. Rev. 

Sept; 9. ■' ^, „ , . 

Slttln? oh the Moon. Grace . Bradley. Roger Pryor. Dir. Ralph 

Staub : 66 -mins. . Rel. Sept 2.5. Rev. Sept 30. . „ . ^ 

Three Me!i«uiteers: Ray Corrlgan. i3oh (Jvlogston. Syd Saylor. Sept. 20. 
Trusted- Outlaw. Tlie; Bob Steele. Lois January. Rel. Feb. 1. 
Undercover Man. Johnny Mack Brown, Suzann'? Kaaren. 56 rhins. . 24. 



^Oth Ceiitiiry-Fbx 



: 444 iVenit l(6tlL .St. 

New Tork, 

ruce- Uumberstone. 



Stndlbt .Fox Rillls; . 

Hoilywbod; Cal. 
Across the Afsi6. 

Rei July 24. - , ■ ^ 

As You Like It. Elisabeth Bergner, Laurence Olivier. Paul O* 

mins; Bel. Sept. 18; Rev, Sept 11. 
Back to N,1tnre (Jones Family);;: Jed Prouty, .Shirley Deane, 

DW; Jas. Thillng. 56 minsi Rel. Oct- 9. Rev- Sept 2. 
Banjo, on My- Knee; Shantv.bOat romance, Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McGrea. 

Div. John Cromwell; Rel. Dec. 11 Rev. Dec. 16.- _ • ■■ 

Border Patrolman; Geo, O'Brien werfterh: !>a fritns. Rel; July 3. ReV: July 1. ■ 
Can Tills Be Dixie? Janb Withers, Slliti SUmmerville, Helen Wood. Dir. Geo; 
^ .Marshall; Rel. Dec. 4.^' . . «. 

Career Wofnaii. Rival lawyers uhite; Claire Trevor^: Michael Whalien. J)lr. 

- Louis Sealer.' 75^ mins, Rel; Dec. It. Rev. Dec 16; 
Charlie Chan ait the Opera. Karloft hOrror added t« Chan unction, Warner 

Oland; Boris KarlofT, Charlotte Henry, Dir. H., Bruce Huinberstone. 63 
^. mins, Rel. Jan. ' 8. ReV;: Dec. 16.. , ^ 

Charlie Chan at the Race Track. Warner Oland, Helen Wood, AlSin Dinehart. 

■ Dir. H; Bruce Humberstohe 70 Ins. Bei: Aug. 7! Rev. Aug. 19; 
Dimples. Shirley Temple. Frank Morgan. Dir. Wni. A. Setter. .78 mins, 

Oct. 16. Rev. Oct. 14, .- ^. , „ 

1.1 Maldeh:l;anei Jewelry racket below the old crooks' diead line. Claire Trevor, 
.. Cesar Rom«*rb. Dlr; Allan Dwan. i84 mms. Rel Oct. 30- Rev; Oct. 14 
Girls' Dormitory: Herbert Marshall, Ruth Chatterton.^ SItiVone Simon, D.r 

Irving Cummings. 05 nilns; Rel. Aug; 14: Rev. Seoto 2: 
Glory. Jane Darwell, Dehna Byron. Dir. Frank Strayer. Rel; Dec. 18:^ 
■■Ch TenslMi^ Gleiirta Farrell.' Brl » Dohlevy. Dir. Dwan. «3 mina. 

. ; Rel .Tuly IT Rev. July 15, 
noly Ue. The. Jane Dawell, Claire Trevor. '? 
, Spller Ret Aug. 28 , . ^ ^ 

IDS «»f the Royal IViotihtedV Ziro^ Grev western Robert HowarO 
^ . . Brethertbn; 58 mins. Rel. Sept. 11. Rev, Sept. .10. „■■.■_ , » 

Males in Love. Janet Gavnbr, Crms nee B*^""***- ^^r-tta Young, ''""^f 

Simon Don Ameche. Paiil L kas, ir, Edw. H, Gt i ith 97 mini. Rel. 
V, .Sept 2a.- -,Rcv. Novv 4; ■ ■ . ^ •■■^^i-- 

liloyds or: London. Historical Madeleine Carroll, ir Guy Standmg. Freddie 

BaVtholomcw. Dir. Henry Kine. 112 irittl.s. , Rel. Dec. Rev.; Dec. 2.- 
"ne In a Million. Debut of Soliia HcriVe.. cliamo. ntJtn c .skAter Arlplph Men- 

Joui Jean Hersholt Rltz Eros. Dir. Goo. Marshal). Rel Oct 27. 
«PPer, Story of a Waif Jan^ Withers. lr\/iii Cf»bb, SlItTi Suinmcrvllle. 
w /;^a!? TinUng 61 miris.v R^^ Rev Aiie. 12; ,, 

rigskln P.'ir-ide. Stuart P.rwin. Jp»ilinl«» Down.s. Arllnc Ju Kelly 
^ Pir. Davld Butler. ;f)0 mins; ftel Nov. 18. , , 

roor l.lttle Rich Girl, The. Slilrl'?V Temni . Alice Fayf. ■'•ck 

Walev Dir Irvintj CMmm>*ri';s 7!1. min-< :Rfl \Iiiiy ; 
«wmon.i. In technicolor; r,orelt4 Yhimg, Don Arhcciie, 

ftel- Oct ' 2,r. Rev.. O^^^^ ' ,. ' . 

«eunlon Dlonno Oninttml'^ts .Tosn KTshoiti ftor-,hcl1e Flu Norman 
»««*'. M nilns. Rcl;:Nov.' Rev, Dec;: 2. ■ ... „ ■ „. ■ 

.«oaa tn Glory. The; Wflr storv from -Wm, Faulkner Rc»makA of ia Pathe-Natan 

French vf^rsloh Frcf'fri'' IVf,->'-^>i. Wnt-nQr Ravtf?r. l.ioP"! Ba>-rvmn'*e. June 
<ii» Dir. Howard Hawks 10T mit).<« Rel Sopt 4. . Rev AuB 12; ^ 

■ "'B""-»hv,' Slner. Adoinhe Mon('>'ii Aifof. Save, Pa t-iV Kelly I r, Sidney Lan- 

field, 90 mins. Rel. Aug. Rev, Sept 10 



21 



Song and Dance Man. Claire Trevor, Paul Dir. Allan Swan. 12.mina. 

ReL March 13. Rev. March 18. , ' 

SUr for ft Night Claire Trevor, Jane Darwell. Arline J*idge, Eyelyn Venable, 
J. Edw. Bromberg. Dir. Lewis S^ler. 76 ihins, Rel. Aug. S8: Rev. A^g. 28.. 
S^' Shirley Temple story. Robert YoUng.^Allce^Fwe. Rbl.. DecSS 
Thank Kon. ileeves, v. Comedy,. .Arthur , Treacher.. . Dir. Jlugene^ Eorde*.-. SJiirtln*, 

. Rel. Sept. 25. Rev. Sept 23. . . 

Thlrtyr-Slx Hours to Kill. . Racket • story. Brian DbhleVy.-.Olorii .Stuart. • 

Eugene Forde. 65 mins, Rei. July 24. Rev. -Aug; 19. 
To Mary»Witli Love, Warner Baxter. Myma Loy. Dir. GromWell. 87 

. n»ns.. Rel, Aug. 1, Rev: ;Sept.: . , ' 
Under^ Your Spelt . With songs Lawrence Tlbbett, Wendy Barrle, Gregory 

Otto L. Premihger, B3 mlus. Ret Oct; 6. Rev. Nov. 18.. : 
""'^^.fa.'iB j^Oth) . Dog story from Curwuud's novel Michael Wbaien, . Jewa: 
W'Mr.rBrian Drinlevy, Dir:, David Putler. 70 mhis. Rel July 3. ReV; July 2» 
wnite Hunter. Africa;ti story Warner Baxter, June Laiig. Dir. ; Irving Cum- 

MUd Bri^tt Kent Qutdobr Dtcture. Ralph , Bellamy, Kae Howard 
Bretherton. : B7 mins; Rel, Nov T.. Rev. Dec. 9. 

Sitwdlb: iwi No; Formosa BUfd.I:I_;|._ J , A Offices: 729 rgeveiith aW 
Bpl|yWOW|;:";CaUf:.^V^"RFF^^ VNew Ybrki: .;Vy 

Cbfale and Get It. Goldwyn's production of Edna Ferber'a hoVei :abOut north- 
west "lumbfer strife; Edward Arnold. Frances. Farmrt. ? Dir.. Howard 
j»jn9Jns.-rRel, Nov-;a Rfev.iNov;'rl8.' ' ; ■■ 
OodswoitA. Goldw^'s production; of .Sinclair LeWis* nbvet .. Walter Hiistonv 
Ruthjrhattertpni' Mary Astor, Bhr. William Wyler, 90; mins. Rel; Sept. 
14. :'Bev.. Siept'30.. .. ■ '. 

Garden_<if AMali. RornaiUs in the Sahara Marlene letrich, Charles Bt^er: 
Produced by ^Pavid O. Selznick in technicolor ir. Richard Boleslawski - 
80., mins.' 'HH; Oct;: 14,'-. Rev -N«v.:25,' ' ■ ■'" ' • 

Gay Despccado. Mexican musical ramance:: Nlbo Martini; Ida Lupiho. i«o 
Garrllto. Pickf<M-d-l:asky prbductibn. : Dir. Rbuben Manioulian. 90 mih», 
BeL.'-Oct'.' £..-' Rev...Qet. 14 

l^t of tlie MoVcatts . (Reliance). Randolph Scott 9i hiira. Rel. Rev 
■• Septi, i^.' . ■:- ■• ■•." ■..";■■:•■ ■ ,;.■■ 

Maa Who CoMld «wk lito^cles. Based bo an ;ii^elnal by H^^^ Roland 
- , Toung: Joaii Gardner and Ratph , RIchardsen -BRr. Lb^har Mendes. ; . 
KeinbraaM (Londoii 3Pilm»>. v Story of-^ .tlm^ artiilt.:. CbasVvLa^ 

Lawr^<*. iMr. Al», Korda. 81 niih& Rel: pecv4i Hey. piee. 9. f 

:«ii(l^bi«iiMi^!^ UniwiWFii^ "ices: U/ibekeWitr .Ceirtir.^ 

;; Calif.' vrMiw»« NeW.Tark. S. J 

BMs BMer of Gua Creek. Buck Jones. Dir^ Les Selander. 60 mins. Ret Kov. 1. 

Crash •biiOvan. Jack Holt. Ir Ed Laemmle. 55 miha. 
■ Auft; 12. 

Knwty Saddles. Buck Johes. Ret ; Dee. 20; 

Flytes Hostess. Judith Barrett Wm; Hall iMr. Murray Roth. 06 mlhs; Rel. 

, Neiv. S.. Bev.. Dec';.: i6;' ' ' / ' ' 

r»«r Baya' Wetider. Jeaane. Dante^ Kenneth Sidney Salkivw 

'-'Rel. Sec., aib " 

^CIkK'ob tbe Vidmt .JB^twt.. The. Edmund LOwei.. Gloria iStuart. Bbau- 
. moat W mins;. Rfd^.. Sept 2. Rev. Nov- 11. 

Love Letters of ; a- ata».'' Murder . n^stery 'The Case* Of the Consiitat God,' 

Hemy Hunter^ Polly Rbwles; Dir. Lais R. Foster, Milton Carruth. 68 mltts; 

Ret,Nev.;.S, R6v,' Dcic.-.Z'.':..v ' 
Luckiest€nrl'4tt the -World'; From the Ladieis Home .JTburnal- story. Jane Wyatt 

Louis HayWard. Dir; Edw. BuscaeU,^ 75' iniiis: ' Bel.' Nov; 8; Rev.'I^ 
':MagniffeeBt;Brutc, The. . Drama. ' Victor v1BcE:aigleii;-<-Biiinte^.Bar)ties. Otr.: Jofta: 

'-' C.-Blystonei 77'...Thlii£ .Bel. '$fept'.'''2tt WCev, Oct-;2S:'. 
Man.! .Blkrryv;Thei- society: gkl who knows her/ thtSatre'.'puts. tbe besttioy over. 

Ooris Nolan, MichaOl YlOHUea: ^Blr. Ralph lfii£phy^.',.79rMhlns, : Rel. Nov. % 
• Bev.':;Nov;.4r..^ ;. . 

My IMui Godfrey. Comedy>drama. . Vmi. ;i%Well. .Cirolb -Lombard. ;Dix; GrejS'*' 

; bry LaCara. ^Vs mins. Rri. Sfept d. .lteV.';Sct>t:'23. 
Miirdbt OB tbe MisslssipiMl. James . Dunn, Ani^ Dbvhie. Dir; Arthur Lubln. Rel . 

■Dec 13.;\ ■ ' ■ '--';' 

.Awale! Ana .Preston.^ Henry : Hunter. Louis ' 67 nilns: Rel : 

'.'June 14. "'■Rev July 1, ' . . . 

Postal' aosBectbr; Drama.- Ricbrdb Cor .^trlcla: Ellis. Dir. Otib Beayer. M 

: mins ReL Aug; 2: Rev. Sept; ftr 
ICicb. and Reckless. Edniund Lowe. Gloria Stuart. . Harry Beaumont Ret 

'.■• . ■Oct A.: ■ . .. 

Ride 'Eniv Cowboy.. - Biick JoneS. western., Dir. Les Selander. 68 'mixis. Rev. 

- Sept ao; .-Rev: Dec..-:!*.'. 
Sea: iRpollcrs.. John Wayae. Nan Grey. :e2 mios. Rel 

. .&p*;^ 27... Hev..oet.28.-. ■•vv' ■. •: \:-- ' :: ..^ . 

Top or the Town. Doris Nolan. Gebrfe Murphy.' Hugh Herbert^. . Gertrude. 

:Nle9en, .Ella Logan.: Jack, smart. Pecty Ryan. 3 Sailors, Gregory RatofT 

dr "Walter Lang. Ret Dee. 27. 
Two in a. Crowd*. Jban Bennett Joel McCrea. red B. Green. 82 minS: 

Ret^pt. 13. Bev; Oct. 7. 
TelloWstoM. Drama. Henry Hunter. Judith. BatJctt.. Ralph Motga^ Andy Oe- 

vine.; tHr. Arthur Lubiii. 80 mins.. RU. Aug. lei. Rbvw .Sept 23. 



Wariter Brothers J^i, 



dtadlosr Bnrbaak; 

CaHt. 

Anthbny ' Adverse. Based on the international best" seller by - Hervey Allen 
Fredric March... Olivia de HavlUand, Anita: Louise,- Claude Rains, Donald 
Woods, Edmund Gwenou Louis Hay ward. Gale Sondergaard, Steffi Duna; 
Billy Mauch. Dir. Mervyn Le Roy; I39«'mins.< ReL Aug. 29, Rev. Sept. 2 

Bengal Tiger-. Circus locale. Barton MacLane; June Travis. Dir. Louis- King. 
.62 mins. Ret Sept 5; Rev. Aug. 5; 

Big Noise; The. A small town business man outwits : a gang, of racketeers. ■ Guy- 
Kibbee. Wairen- Hull. Alma Lloyd. Dick Foran. Dir. Frank McDonald.. 98 
mins. Ret June 27 ReV July 8. : \ ' 

Cain and Mabel. A* musical extravaganza about the prlzeflghter anq Ibe lady. 
' f rOm H C. Witwer story^ Marion Davies. . Clark Gable. Dir Lloyd Bacon; 

. , 90 mins. Ret. Oct 17. Rev. Oct 21. .'' 

Calif fluOa MalL A western thriller: Dick Foran, Linda Perry, MiltOn Kibbee. 
^:^31^<^b|it;SmUh« mins. ; Rel. Nov. 14. ' ; . 

Charge of the' Lfi^'HnB»de<<'The. Based on Tennyson's inimbrtal poem, ^rrol 
Flynn Olivia ;'d<^Havllland, Patric KhOWles, Henry Stbphenson. Jpit: 
Michaiel Curtiz. 115 mins: Bet Nov. It Rev. NOV. 4. ... '.' ... 

Give Me TOar Heart- Based On the inieniatlonal st9ge sup^u, 'Sweet Aloes.^ 
Kay Francis. George< Brent. Roland Young. Pattic Knowier.. Fried* Ines- 
court. Dir. Arbhle Mayo. 88 mins. ReL Sept, .28. Rev. Sept M, ■ , 

Green Pastnrei, The. Ti6m the Pulitzer Prize piily by Marc Connelly.. AU'Stat 
cast Dirs... Marc Cbiiuielly and William Kelghley. 03 ihina. ReL Aug. l; 
Rev. July 22,,- 

Hot Money. Fast niovhut iMinriedy'*romancb.' -Ross Alexander^ Beyerly. Robertsi 

Joseph CaWthomi' Paul Graetz.' Dir. William .McGann.- 68 mins. 'Ret 

July 18. Rev., July 29., 
Isle of Fury. Melodrama :of wanted meh on a Soutn^ Sea island.: ,Dbnald 

Woods, Margaret Lindsay, Humphrey Bogart - Paul Graetz. Dir. Frank 

McDonald." 60 mins; Ret Oct. 10. Rev. Nov. 18.. 
laflbreak. Smashing melodrama. Ci^aig Reynolds. Junie Travis; -Barton M*cLaBb: 

Dir Nick Grinde. 60 mins Ret Aug. 8. Rev. AtigJ 12. . 
King of Hockey. Story of the ice- rink. Dick Purcell, 'Anna Ntigel. Noel 

Smith. 56 inins. Rel. Dee.- 19. Rev. Dec. 9,r 
Mtdsommer Night's Dream. A. Spectacular production of the Shakespeare 

.comedy. Extensive cast of stars. Dir. Max Reinhardt Wm. Dleterle. .• 138' 

mins. (Roadshow.) Rielease pending; Rev Oct. 16." -• ■. 
Polo Joe.' Joe- E. Brown plays the game. Carol Hughes, Ske^^s Gallaigher. ir. 

Wm. McGann. 65 mins. Rev. Nov. 11. 
Public eneaV^s Wife. A thrilling ule of the trials of an innocent girl marHbd 

to a killer. Pat O'Brien. Margaret Lindsay. Robert Armstrong, Cesare^Roi 

merb Dir Nick Grinde. ^ mlnsl Rel July 25 ReV July 15. . 
Satan Met a Lady. Bette Davis. Warren William. Alison Skloworth, Wlhlffed 

Aiaw. Marie Wilson; Dir. William Dleterle. 74 mins. Rel. Aug; I. Rev 

July 29. 



Aces and Ights (Syndicate). Tim McCoy as a . benign gambler. Tim McCoy. 

Luana Walters Dir. Sam Newfield. 82 mins. Rev, Aug. 12. 
Caryl oT the. Mountains (Marcy). Western F. X. BUshman. Jr„ Lola Wild. 

Rin-Tln-Tln. Dir. .Bernard B. Ffcay. 61 mins. Rev. Sept. 30. 
Cavalcade of the West. (Diversion). Western. ;. Hoot Gibson, Dir. Harry Frazer. 

70 mins. Rev. Sept. 30; 
Ghost Patrol (Puritan). G men In chftpa. . Sam NeWfie1d..-98 

thins. Ret Aug. 3. Rev. Sept 16, - 
Last or the WarrMU. Western. Bob Steele. . Bradbury. Sd .mliia 

Rel, May 10 Rev July 5 T 
Lion's Den. The (Puritan). East-West stoi^y. Tim McCoy. Jean Woodbury: Dir 

Sam Newlield. 60 mins: Ret July 6. Rev. Sept t. ; ,' 
Men or the Plains (Colony). Western; Rex. Bell, Joan Barclay. 

65 mins. Rev. Sept . 30 \ 
Prison Shadows. (Puritan). Prize ring story; 

Bob Hill. 67 mins, Rev. vSept 2; 
Riding Avenger (Divisio ). Western. Mix, 

Fraser 60 min.'? Rev .Tuly 1 5 . 
/Sojrig.of China, .Th'e;(McLean); All Chinese cast and production. 

Yau; 60 mln.K. Rev. Nov. It. 
Tiraitor. The (Puritan). Modern day western,. Im -McCoy, 

Dir.. Sy Netifeld. 60 mins. Rtl: Auii, 29 Rev; Nov. 4. 
Trails of tiie.WIld (Syndicate'). Keniiit Maynard western. Dir.. 
" 58. ifilns/ Rev. Dec. 16. 



Ir 

Harry 
• Lo Mln/- 



m Newfield, 



Foreign Languafjte Films 



(Most oj ihp^s^ ava^^ Engliah titles) 

en Rahcho Grande (Sp) .Mexican miisical. "Fito : Gulzar. 
de Fuentes. 90 min.s.: Rel, Nov. '15, Rev. Dec. 2. 
Amo Te Sola: (It) (NuoVo Mondo). Love; under handicap. 

. tloti 75 mins Rel. July 15. Rev, July i22,f.. 
Amour de Tonl, Le.s (Fr) (Metropolis). Heavyi^drama; 
mins. Rel. Nov. 1. Rev. Nov. m . ,08, 

(Continued oil page 29) 



Fernando 
Ir, Marlb Mat- 

80 



Studio Pta(:eineiit$ 

(Continued from page 25/' 

foyle, George Irving, John 9Tnns, .E;. 
Sturgis, . Fred ; -Hueston, ; ''Missouri 
Royer, -Bob McKenzie-,-'. Lander:: 
Stevens, John £Hidtt, ' Earl R6s&. 
■Robber Barphs,^ RKO; • 

' Tom Watton, . Lois Adams.: Mary 
Lou Fisher, . Ffanced^ Wright 'V4o- 
lette .,Sanfbrd« Paul. Kriiger, Harry 
Timvoig, Maryan Gei?er, David Waart. 
Gerry Frank, Bill Knudson, Fleteher 
;Ma?tiii, 'Equipage.V^R^ 
. Johnny Campbell, 'Once Qvef 
Li,^lrtly,' laco, . 

Jerome . Cowan, ' 'Steppi Toes,* 

Ahthibny Veiller; 'Clem- 
entina;' AKO. 

' Maxwell" Shane. sci*e«iplayv 'Rj^dio; 
City Revels,! RKO. yi 

Harry Segall arid'Oiipidys: Ajtwater,. 
cellabing script, Women Are.S*oison,^' 

Robert Ybun§!» -I Met Him in Paris," 
Par, : . .. 

Lee Bow.inahj Jack Chapi , Ivai» 

.Mille,r,:*Clarei^cie^;'.Jpar..;. ..... :; . ^' 

Stanley Ahitews, Monte v B^ 
Qrayce Hamptpn; Souls Sba,* Par. 
.; .beblrge Sbrti, Darby JoWes, Geoige; 
Jiniiliez,. .'^wing High, Swing 

.Low,* Par. v ''•«'.■ . *^ ;> ...;■■ 

Stanley . RidCt»» . Mack drey* Irving 
Bacbn, Jam«^ «ja*, <SayioE^d PeniMe- 
tori, Barry Macolluin, ♦Interne3»C«n'l 
Take Money,' Par..' • : .\- ■ 

Lois WUde» Ffeank Melton, ^Happi- 
ness Preferred**-; par; ■ 

Harry Stubbs; Ralph Remley, 'Wiai- 
kiki Wedding.* Par. ; .■;:,.'■ • , ,1 . 

Marguerite RoibertSr adapting 'Turn 
Off -the 'Moon+*'Par.. ^. '•■ .. ^ ■. . 

Thomas Mitch^, .Lotilse aeavee^ 
•The Years Are Si>.Long/ Bar, ^ 

Guy: 9ate^ Pbit 'Maytime/.jMGi. . 

toiitoiry Gaye; Ae^rieniiie I^'^itoari^ 
court; Frank Pugli^yAvan X^jlfytf^ 
Heather Thatcher, *Ada Be«S the 
Onam* MG. :-...-.:.^^.; \ ^ J^^r . 

Sklly Mirti 'A t>aj^ at the Races,* 
.MG.;- '■■i^-ir . . 

Candy Candidov; Gregory V G»xe. 
•Burnt Finger,' MG; . ■ 

JM Cooke, Earl S<!amajli^ 3^^^ 
Woi-Jthihgton; Mel Ruick, Buss^Pow- 
«U; Edna Callahan, ^met ^^t^ 
ling; Eddie l>tjutoe, Robert ;K#iiBe, 
Donald Brifgs, Eddie, NUgent> Ted 
Healy, Jane Barnes, Ndei Ma<lison> 
To iBie Victor,^ MG; ; ; , 

George Ball, Cora WTitbersDOon, 
Pierre Watkins,' Bick i^U8h, tK**i 
Shu)b«r^ /DangerOtts Ctornttr.rMG^ 

Leonard Careyi Sattilt :l&y!den, 
•The Last of Mrs.^ Otu^ntty,; ; , 

William Rltfcitodi, * 'Man bf ;the 
People.' MGi ' L-f,-- 

Barbara Bedford, v Pat Flahitity, 
^*amelli'..'B«}jv-- . ' ^ 

Marc Lawreiice; Raphael Ben1nett« 

Treedoifirfot Sale^t Coli /'^^ : . 

David Tortence,. vEric .v Shttwa**?*, 
Archdale Jones, . 'Lost HotizonrCoV 

Walter /Gohhollv, Ralph Fbrbe^, 
^Weathier: 6r m,'' Qol; 'C",^ 

Mate Lawrence, 'Rackete^rs lft^^^E^^ 
-ilei' Col..'^.. " . .-'^ ;: 

Emerjr Biarcy, 'Interlude' Rol>i, 

Stanley 'lidwehsteih, Charles .Goiv 
don, scripting: ISing .phile YOU're 
Able/ Conn.. , ■:■ . ; •,. ' . v;'.:.. , 

Rosita Butler, Biitr Carrutli„ Ed- 
ward. Earle, George; Cleysdaad, 
Charles Prince. -Rabert Piaeef Byron 
Fougler; Ferii Emrtett^ 'Dianiondsl^s. 
Bullets,' ; Conn. . _ . v , ; . % , ''■ : 

Daii Janr#tt and .fiwiin/t §co|tical- 
labing. onr- eixtinA for :G*or«e 
O'Brien, HirWman, ^ - .> . 

Lloyd ■Irigraham," Edward .. .Elton, 
Bud gfine, 'Park Averitie'. Loiiger,* 

Hirlimarv' ''■ ' ■''"; " • .'U •■ ■ .J^-' 
Jimmie ;;3Pox; 'pheyenn^- .. Bides 

Again;'; ^icto^y.i; a ' ■ . .' ir-'^:v.-;;M' 

Jack Smith, Bruce Mitchell, Cftaules 
KavanaiigH,' Shat6n: Keller^ BBto-Jfc^ 
Cliihg, Donald Cook, 'Clarence^>.Wll- 
son, Monte Van de- Grift, ^William 
Leiiiuels, Ahn'Traverso,; Liiis AVatfni^ 
John T. Wade^ Hope Manning, Birry 
Burns, James , Mbrtonf "OId*;'ti«dy 
Iroiisi ',''Rej(>, . ..■...'' •'"..•.•■< 

Francis X. Bushman,-^ JHalyCraig, 
Waltei: Clyde, Jaclq - Chetetaii^/J«hn 
Dealing. John Holland;' Jack Vpiley; 
Wilfred Luca«. 'Hflil Vtim:'3ji^^ 
Door, Guy iCibb^;: WedgeWlf6d Kb- 
weill, John Keckley, .'Dick Tracy,' 
Rep,-.: 

Guy Kibbiee* 'Special 0rdel?s,' Rep, 

Ruth Robin, GranvllYe Kites, 
;Charies Judels, tainchon' &;MAec6 
Girls,, Manny Harnioii ork, . Jttntes 
O'Gatty, Bob Mur|)hy. Maria Sheltoo, 
'When's Your Birthday?' payld L. 
Loew. . ■ 

Maurice; Hill, .Jimmy Ellison^ Pat 
Gieasbri. '23% Houri Leave,'; ^'Mac- 
Lean-GN. 

Harry Harvey, Willy Ca^tello. 
Lester SpiUcr.V added dialog ; Joy 
Hodges, Secret Agent KrV .G. C. 
•'Burr.-...' , , i 

. Jack Q'Donheil,, screenplay Hopa- 
ibitg, C^ssidy picturey . Sherman. 

Evelyn 'Terry, The Wornan's 
Touch,' Goldwyn. 

VPhyllis Barr.V, Chai'lje Williams, 
•History Is Made it 'Kifjht,' Wangen 
Roy Hargraves, scripting •Personal 
History,' Wanger. 

.. . Joseph Schildkratit. lin Howard, 
.T; C. Nugent, Clara Blahdick, 'A Star 
is Born;' S-1. 

. iRex Lease, 'Silver i\' 
Webb. 

Ann Doran, 
Chest, 

. Iri.s Marsh, 
Suor'erne, 

Ralf Hafolde. Hei.'Bnc Millard, jack 
LaRuc, Bradley Pase; fN^b Afore 
Tears,' Schulberg. 



lidier of . .the ight,* 



VA RIETY Wednesday, December 23, 1936 




TO OUR FRIENDS 
THE WORLD OVER, 
HEARTIEST HOLIDAY 
GREETINGS! 



Wednesday^ December 23, 1936 



II R E S 



VAieiETr 



i9 



(AlEPARW CURRENT ROEASES 



(Cpnjtinued from page 27) 

(Rusd) (Amklno). Lov^ and Intrigue on the steppes, 90 
irtlns, HtL July 1, Rev. July 82. 

Anil* una Elte*l»ett» (Ger) (Casino)., Heavy drama. Aertha Thlele, Dor<>thea 
■ wiecke. Plr. Franlc Wysbar. 70 mins. ReL June i. Rev, July 1. 
Asi jEs La Miijer (Sp). Frothy romance. Plr: Jose Bohi-* TQ mtns. Bel. Oct. js. 
As UJ Foeldeier (Hiuig). S<lmi-hlstorlcal draina« Dlt. Bela GaaL IDO mins. 
Rel. Sept 15. 

karatMSOs AKOt, Kerek (Huiog) <panubla). Romantic farbe.^ Szoke Szakall 
~. 'mins. ' Bel. .Oct. ^1, 

AirWer de Seville, Le (Fr) (Pfanco). Rossini's itadre Bauge; 

• . Jean Kemm. . 80 minsi .Rel. Sept. 15. : 

Barcarole (tllla) (GerK ^Offenbach's opera. Gustav ProehlicHi Blr, rlc 
^ NeussCT. 83 mins.. R^^^ Rev. Oct. 21. = ; - - 

Befehl. Isi Befelil (iGer) (Casino), Ariny. farce. Weiss Perdl. ■ Eliing. 

■ ■ '70 mins. '^Bel, .Nov. 15. ■ 

Birobldjian (Buss) (Amklno); Lllie in SoVlet's Jewish colony, V.'kofsich- 
\" :Sablin. 84 mips.. Bel. Oct. 1., Rey;. Oct.\21. ■ 

CUandrla. Xa (iSp); Romance of i sm^ . Fernando de Fuertes. 60 raiMs. 

Bel. Oct. 1. . ^ 



70 



Ir. 



roL 



Calvario de Una Esposa, El (Sp). Mexican- sentimental drama. 
• 70 mins. Rel. Sjept. 15.. J, ..;: 

Campo Di Maggio (It) (New^World), sioi-y by Mussolini about Napoleon. Dir. 
■ G,. Forzano. 100 mlns^^ 

_ . ^. _ Mario Camerinl 70 



15. 
ir. 



75 
80 



Ctinello a Tre Punte, ti; tit).; (^evir World), Farce, 

' mWs. : Rel. Septi l5. ' Rev;.Sept, 30, 
. tih<irAt^ iTt) i'Pi^^^ Dir. Claude Lara. (SO min^. R^j. 

Cleca 41 Sotrento, La (^t) (Nuovo Mondo): From ■ Mastriainl's classic. 
. . ' ; V. iJuniio/MsUas^ Rev. Aug; 5; 

Cleiltd Llndo <Sp); Mexican made; jfomance;- Diir; R, O'Quigley: .80 miiis, Rel. 

■'Sav.Xi .J •;»-■:.••■.■■ . ' j-.v^; ^ . ■' 

. Desparecldb; El (Sp). Melodrama: Dir. R. Meyler. 80 mlnsr Rel. June 1. 
Elii Auto und Keln Cfeld (Get) (Gefmahfa). Musical iafce. Dir. J. Fleck. 85 
• ^ mins." Rel. Aug.- 1.. ;-Bev. Aug;--12:- ^- ' '■' ■ ■. 

Ine Frau die Welst Was Sle Will- (Ger) (Casino). From Oscar Strauss' operetta. 
Lil DagQver. Dir. Viktor Jensen. 82 mins. Rel. July 15. Rev, July 22. 
iSmber i Hid Alatt (Hung) (Dantibla); Heavy dtama. Dir, Laszlo Vajda. 
.i ; ; mins. Bel. Nov. 15. -Riev,' Dec. 2, - ^ 

i Pahrt in die JugeAd, Pltf. (Qer)- XCaslho), Farce comedy. 

mtos. .Rel. Sept.. v.- - .. 
Flat Voluntas Del (It). (I^uovo, Moi^do); Talky comedy. Angela Musco. 
Amleto Palermi:. 80 mlttii Bel; July 1; Rev; J.ulyil5.;\ , • ■ 
rlfesetttfof (Ger)i Na.zivvprop4g{inda> -Dir. >Werher Kortwich^, 102 mins. 

Oct. 15. : nev.. t>fiU' 2B. -^-h'r 'r :.: ■ ■-, . ■ 

Gauze Welt. Dreht- Sfeh. um Llebe, (Ger). My stery-rorhance,; .Charlotte 

Susa. .BO.-Jnins,; Bel. Nbv;^15i■^,^^:; .^.X. 1 y- '■■ ' 

.Oesuxza La Spdsa. Garlbaldina: (It)t . Italian Joan -Pfi*, . 75 

• ; mins. Bel. Oct.' l5. R6v; Wbv; 18. " / 
Glueckspilz« (Ger) (CasiniQ)V Drama of adolescence. . Robert -A. temmle. 

■ 80 mliis. -ReL-X5ct,.:15.','t;;J^j:.".. ! r-.":,. ■ 
.Gypsies (Buss) (ATnklno); S4f(a of collective farms. Dir. EVgenl Scliiieiderk M. 
: Goldblatt; 85 ihins, -Bel. July 15; Bev. Aug. 5.- . 
ebses Blut (Ger)- (Ufa). Bbmantte drama. Marlkka BOekk.. Georg 
Jacibby. 'W.inin^;: .,Rel.:Sei>t; 15.. , ' • • . 

poy Comlenw XA.-^Ylda (Sp).. Domestic . Alex Phillips. 80 .mins. 

V-:- ./Bel.'Junia /W;,' :-. ' ■' ■ ::■ '\.' 

lih Sebne.'Mlch-Nacli Dtr (Ger) /Caidnb).''. Backstage operaticSi Louis Giraveute, 
Camilla HbjrAi: ., 90 ' mins. .' Dir. Johannes Biemann^ ; Bel. Sept 1, B^y. 
Sept. 16, ; 

.Icma, La vMalS|,' (Sp). Marital, mlxbps. 80 mins.. 

■.'Oct l.' ' . ''. ^ ;.. . 

-|aiia (Geir) (Casl;io>.^ -Farmihd .In BoKeijala. Emil Syniik, 81 mins. 
June 15. ' Bev. June ]24. 

- Kakos Dromos, 0..(Gr). Heavy drama. .'77 mins. Bel. Oct 15. Bev, Oct 28. 1 

- Kampt Per (BU^) (Amklno). German»language story of Hitler cruelties. Dlr.^ 

Gustav Wangenhelm. 86 mins. Rel, Sept. . 1. Bev. Sept. 16. 
erme$s0 Herotqu^;, La- (Fr) (Tobis).' 'Comedy ispec; Dir. Jacques Feyder, 85 
mins; BeI, Sept.- l5. - Bev. Sieirt.-SO;"' - . 
Kocnigwaker (Ger) (Ufa). Operetta. Willi ir. Herbert :Maisch. 80 

'.ifiiiis,' Rel.vOct.;15;. • Bevi .N6V..11.- , \- . • • ••. . , 

La PalQtn'a :(Ger)-XCasino). M Chas. Kullman, Lee SlezalCr' . Karl 

:Helnz.'Martin.' '. 85 mins. Bel. Oct IS. : Rev; <Oc^^ -i. . ; ^-^ 

i Legy J0i^MlndbaUtU^..tH.4ne). iDanubiaj.;^Iiife in a children's , Dir. Istvan 

SMkely. 2''5t*n^»iis, Rel. Oct; 15. Bev.^^ 
Lefote Boiie (QerV'.(Caslno), .Operietta based 6n 'Martha.'' .'Karl Anton. 

90 min's.- Bel, Oct lif Bev.. Oct. -21. :• 
Llebcsleute - (Gei')j('T6bia).-. Drama of modem lite. - Berate Mueller, Oustav 

. ' Froehlich. Dir. Eric Waschneck.v 95 ihins. Bel. Oct!!, Bev. Oct 7. 
Llebesroman.im Hause Hapsburg (Ger). (Casino), Historical item. Dir. Willi 
Wolff, 81 mins. Bel. Sept. 1. BeV. Oct 21. 
, Med Geht ilm Die Welt (Ger) (Tobis). Musical: Joseph Schmidt. • 
-ard .Oswald. 60 mins. Bel, Sept. 15. Bev. Sept 30. 
Life of Don Bosce (It) (Nuovo Mondb). Life of the saint Q. AUesaiidrl. 

: 90 mins. Bel. May 15. Bev. Jime 24. . . 
Llicl .Sommerse (It) (Nuovo Mondo). Baffles lives again. Adelqui Millar. 
72. mins. Bel. June 15. Bev. July 1. - : 
, Madres del; Miuidb (Sp). Romance,' made : in Mexico.. Rinaldo Aguilar. ; . 80 
'■■y ' mins.'.. Bel; Aug. 19, ' - r ^ v .■ : ry. 

. Manewry Miloime (Polish). Operetta. . Nowina-Przybylskl. 70 mins: Bel; 

Nov. 1.. Bev, Nov. 18. . 
Mater Nostra (Sp) (Mexican drama). Dir. Gabriel Sora. 70 ml»s. Bel. Sept 1. 
> Mein -Llebster 1st Eln Jaegermaiin (Ger) (Casino). Old-fashioned farce. Leo 
Slezak: Dii:. Walter Kolm. 85 mins. Bel. Sept 1. Bev, Sept 16; 
eseauto (Hung) (Danubla). Cinderella iiOL Budapest. Dir. Bela Gaal. 90 mins. 
. . Bel. Nov. t: Rev: Nov. 18. ; 1 
Buserables, Les (Fr) (Ffanco-AmeHcan). Hugo's classic. Harry Baur, Ir. 
..Baymond Bernard. 162 mins. Bel. Oct 15. Bev. Nov. 4. ; 
ueder Theodor; Der (Ger). Backstage farce; : Weiss' Ferdl. Dir; ; Har- 

. Ian. « mins. Bel. Oct 15. Bev. Oct. 28. 
Mujer del Puerto, . La (Sp)Xife in Mexico, Dir. Arcady 
V Aug. 15. 

alatiger Seefahrer, Der (Ger) (Casino). Heavy farce. 

. mins. Rel. Nov. 15. Rev: Nov. 25. 
Mysteries of Notre Dame (Fr) (DuWbrld). Probably best a 

travelogue. ' 65 mins. Rel. Oct 15. ,Rev; Nov. 4. 
:Ne StrJ' Edesanyam KHung) (Danubla). Faith-healing at the Lourdes Shrine. 
- Dir. Bela Balogh. 60 mins. Rel. Nov. 15. Bev. Nov. 25., 
News of ' U.S.S.R. (Russ) (AiTikiib). Just wliat the title denptes. 60 mins. Bel. 

■. June 15.' 

Ightin^ale (Buss) (Amkino). First Moscow color-film. ikolal Ekk.; 95 

V - mms. Bel; Nov. 1. Bev.: Nov, 11. 

Pa Sotsidan (Sw) (iScandlnaviah). Bomance. Lars Hanson; Dir. Gustai Mo-. 
^ lander. : 90 niins. Bel. Aug.;' 15. Bev. Sept 16. 

Passaporto Rosso (It) (New World); It's a hard life. Isa Miranda. ide 
^ Brlghone; 90 mins., Bel. Aug. 15. Bev, Sept 9. 

Porteuse de Pain; La (Fr) (Lenauer). Weepy .meller. 74 mins; 

. . Bel. July IV Rev. July 8.,; 
AlUkoczl March (Hung) (Danubla). Military drama.; 82 

, mins. Bel. Oct., IS. Rev: Oct 28. , 
Scarpo Al Sole, La (It) (NuoVo Mondo), War propaganda. Marco Etter, 

95, mibs. Bel. Jiine l. Bev. June: iO. 
Schlussakkord (Ger) (Ufa),: Drama. .Lil 100 mins. 

^ . Bev. sept: le; 
Bcliuesterne Casanova, Der (Ger) comedy 
Lamac; .;60.mins. Rel Aug. 15. . / . . , / 

aerpente. a Sohagll (It) CNuoVo Mondo). Murder in a girl's. scJiool, 

Matarazjo. 85 mins.; Rel: Aug. 15. Rev. Aug. 19. 
seven Brave Men (Russ) (Amkino). Adventure in the Arctics, 
eu ^^y- 91 Thins: Bel. June IV ttev. June 24. 
She-Devil Island: (Sp) (FD): , Mexican-made drama. 

mins. Rel. . Aug. 15. Rev. Aug. 16; / : 

jyana Ines de la Cruz (Sp). Mexican seifil-lilstorltal yat 
«.. . Peon. :70 mins. Rel. June 1. 

>oidaten Karcmaden (Ger) ; (Zwicker)., Teutoi>ic propaganda 

pertz. 90 mins. Bel. Oct r. Bev. Oct 7: 
song of Chma (Chineise) (MacLiean). Drama iii the Orient. 

S^.r^^s. Rel., Nov: 1; Bev. Nov, 1^ . . : ■ 

^ » JJiPngoHa (Russ) (Amkino). Propaganda of tlie Mongolian 

I- Trauberg, 105 mins. ReL Nov. 15.: Rev, Nov. 25. 
Mutzen der Qesellschaft (Ger) (Ufa). Ibsen's oldie in . a new 

J>etlef Sierck. 80 hiins; Bel. Nov. I. Rev . Nov, 18. 
raunjuluS (Ger) (Tbbls). Heavy drama; Einil Jannings. 

mins. . Rel; Sept 15. Rev. Sept ;23, , . ,i/ . 

V'Saom Ay I. Dag (Sw) (Par). Domestic comedy. Anne-Marie BfUnlus, 
ir c c ^ ,83 mins. ■ Rel. June 15. Rev. July L. . ^ ^ --i - 

tJ^^.S.R. .Newsreel (Russ) : (Amkino), Late hews events . spiced, into feature 
v^;, Ju»ie 15, Rev;; July 8.; 

*aran Pojke (Sw) . (Scandinavian). Rom.ihce. . ^Edvard 
V..1 ■ "^*'"sch. 93 mins. Rel; Oct 1. Rev. OCt 21. v 
*enorene Tal, Das :( Ger) (Casino), Loveiln the mountains; 
_ berger. . 106 . mins. Rel. May 15, Riev. July i: 
ackere Schustermeister (Ger) (Gcrmania). Farce; 

.mms; Rel. July 1. Rev July 15. 

winter (Ger) (Ufa) , Love in the Sileslah forests, 
WnU.i'"*"'*- ^^1- Nov. l. Rev. Nov, .18. . .' . 

«i!aizcf f„cr (ger) (Casino). Musical fantasy. 

*«iK '^"'a Hplh. Dir. Georg 7och; SO.mihs: Rcl. Sept: 15.. 
weiberregiment (Ger) (Ufa). Military comedy.. Dir. Karl 

^^P*' Rev, Sept. 16> 
wenn per Hahn Kraeht (Ger) (Casi 

Vnii"^"- 60 mins. Rel. Nov. 15, , „ ... 

xcHow CrHi.se (Fr) (Tapenioux).. travcloptue, partly In EngMslv. 
*'oiner. 90 minsf. Rel. Nov. 15. Rev. Nov. 25, 



in Mpls. loo]) Title 
And Get Away With It 

Minhe'apdlis, . Dec. 
grand pash is anatheima in 
the local Ipwec loop hoi^ses patron- 
ized mostly by the rougher male 
element. , Aiiy picture with the word 
■love' in it, is box-office poison. ; 

Fred Stroih,. who' owns the Lyra, 
one of the^e: theatres, gets aiiround 
this obstacle by changing the name^ 
of his pictures for exterior advertise 
ing purposes. Twp recent instances: 
the E. G. Robinspri, pibture, 'I iipve 
a: Woman;' beqanie a killed a 
Woman- , and the .-Z^aSU I>itts-Slim 
Sunmcrville ppus, 'Lpvei Birds,' 
emerged S^" »Fa,tm Hands/ the 
liyra. 

• in bpth instances, th6 revised titlies 
were appropriate and there :were np 
squawks froni thfe patrons. . : Both 
filmjS d^ big hi^siness at the Lyra. 




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BE EXTRA DIVVY 
ONlUUdCORRPFD. 

ts^kihg cares pi full dividend 
Requirements \oif. $3.50 ajntiiiaily on 
the first preferred stpdk. Wall Street 
is iPokihg fot IladiP eprp,' of Amei:- 
ica tb shpW .sufecfenl uridistriBute^^ 
profits to jpenritiit' an extra^^ decl^i^- 
tibn oh-1the. pireferehbe issue. '.f'ortS': 
east in street ig that cpiiripahy_ 
earnings,; aiter. prefieri'ed ivvy re;' 
clUiremenis,, will be close to 20c pei?^ 
common sha*e''f6r 1936. ' ; . V 
If this flgiu'e. is reached of some 
thing apptoaiching that sumi, it Will 
be the* largest anioimt earned l^y the 
(fpinmbn stock Jn.fpur years or nibrfe; 
despite the-fict .that there are cur"^ 
rent, apprxtxlmateiy: 13,890,000 sharies 
,putsta.ndii>g, the Jarg^st in JiCA's 
history:, ^, 
. : Whetiii?r the ;^utid to he set aside 
ior teiev^ion test and research work 
in 1937 wiU 'be, deduc^^ from total 
elirniiQigs; this .year ijndoubtediy will 
be decided .before directors take . any 
action ..looking towjfirds payment ;of 
ah extra-;qh':the pr^^ stpck Or 
any .diyideh.d oh.th^' cqm Divvy 
on the ^lattefVseems: higtily' improb- 
able; in. view ' 6t the; .yqist 'number of 
shaires how outstandih|;, 

Y. Formaiiy Approves 
2,000-Ft. Reel; Hub OK's 

With th(B signaturing of ah amend 
merit to the New Vork City brdi 
nance by Mayor P, H, LaOuardia 
last week, which legally permits the 
use pf 2,0p0-foot reels, the final big 
key city was wiped from the list pf 
pbstfuctipnists tp the larger spools. 
Amendment fpr Manhattan which 
covers . prpiection, handling, and 
storage pf 2,000-fppters, hid been 
pending for sieveral mpriths with film 
houses in N. Y. going ahead With the 
biggejC reel?, under general unwritten 
uhderstandihg"' yrith pity, officials,. 

While, there^ has .been revisiqfi| ! 
tq the safbty^'cpmmisisipner's ruling;" 
against 2,000-fppt.:reels in Massachu- 
setts, their use in Bpstpn and -else-' 
where in the state is; being permitted 
pending, final laictipn. 



Bj Cecelia Ag<er 

• X . . . . 

Pearl's Goi Sbmcthinf 

is hurry tP ftrid a sieat it the first showing of Shirley Temple's 'S^^ 
away' at the Rpxy Friday morning, jack Peai-l trippied pver this reporter'a 
feet* '1. just love that child,' Sir. Pearl tlx^^ 

It ..seems Mr; Pearl's igot something therie. ; Miss Temple's allure , is warm 
and. steiady . 'Stowaway —bolstered up with new little stunts arid new 
long wprds for her carefully tO; misprbnourice, . "Though, it's harder fqr Miss 
"Temple tq say .words wrong than ri;ght, she does it ekpertly ;arid . 'with good" 
grace because she's ' both intelligent . and kind arid .knows her fans like her 
to— jjist as she kriqws thby prefer tq think of her ; always as- a y6ry little 
girl,, and sp cpntinues through 'the yesirs to wear the costumes^ waist-liiies 
and skirt lerigths ild of thrW, These cOstunies are always very 

fancy, like a\biig , and are creating a taste : fqr fanei * very.- 
yqimg American girlhood similar, to vety^ young Ariiericart wonxanhood's 
yearn^g fqr Garbq eyelashes arid. Ha^ 

, .. Alsp iri 'Stpwaway,': Alice Fciye? wears; the; eyelashb^ hair, besides; 

an introspective expressipn, fpr MissvPaye -has a think, qveri: Shie 

(cpuld . be .brppdirig abqut the. thankie^siiie^^^^ Ipoking. pretty: .and >i.nglrig. 
gppd— when at it in a Shirley Tempts ipiirt Shie might be wqridering 
whether it's her .light-cplqred clothes 'tjha figure a hew opulence 

qr whether it's;siriiple heft. Spriiethirig's.^qn Misi Paye's mittd. and- it can't; 
be the.'.plot, .■-.:• 

jjpthiirig; however, deters ti6ien:Wtes;tley from .her - usual vifebrqua 

perfqiriiriarice^ . She .is;(eV(en— ariiidSt sq- mUclh; gqbd interition qver- 
vioient as viilairies^, Si *blie ■ wK^^ Shirlejr jti . a Shirley 

Temple picture straightwayv plUmtbs - thje: .depths oi yillairiy by : virtue of that 
fact, y Shbuting cari't'. make it ariy worSe^^ 



' Children Should Bje 

They say it's riqt.nice not to like little children, biit is- a. chi^^ 
a child? Bobby Breen is shbrt of staiure. arid young of .face-^airid. yet: 
those gestures, punching With 9leriched' i^^^ .fot. th6 cafchriines of 'Swariee 
Riyei:' . ^ a child^.tif a dewy! Jiitli?/^ 

Whfert ihe^^^^i^^^^ is bft^ri; Miaster Breen 

worte like an m.Cr of sbaU voice b.utvpjw^ vitality and stepped u^ 
mike, who g'ets off the night, club fiq]bip||^ .^a^ f^ , mo^er bailiaid.: 

He haS ; ;lrigehuoi0ness of HariF^^^^^ do hi? ., 

^tv'bf a ve.teraV benefit .performet", ■trorunw^ .to cull it of ah Al. 

■ti^nie: r 's.: 'V "v;^;^:^?:,;... 

. In an age wlien pirbfessiohal children ;«£e-|h(>ire average, more normal 
IhSlji :Jhe domfetic kind, <i«astbr Breeii is-;|f^6^^^ of the old schbttt' 
Cbmpatei !to him. Freddie Batholbmew,^ iSas :.,a beart qif flint, the ^manners 
of." a ! , ' ; kicks his grandmo&er^^ 

vinbing .thing Master B does iri;: .*RaJiiU)b^ on' the y iBiiyer' is «tb : isin^. 
w.ithbut anyone's sbrmuch as asking .hiiA'^t^jT^if. this i$ the trait of child, 
it's^the trait bf a problem child. ; 
■ . Thb Uttle tots and bthet" softies at-. 'li^ 

to woriry their light little head* figuring' "but ^^^w^^ of people May 

JRobson, Behita Hiiriie arid Xiouise- Beavers afe dowri deep in their hearts. 
Miss Roljson makes it plain for' the .tiriiest babe that her rough exterior;: 
waits bnly for- Master Breeri's pbl.ishirig dqwri; Miss Hunie's Vijlainy darts 
leersy, iglaresr -arid .byen^ hisses;- arid Miss Beayers' yery -vpice is a .careiSs, . ..- 



'Strictly 'Ori^rSid^.. ,• „ 

Margbt. Grahame's."eyebi:0^ are plucked tq a fine; lirie iri 'Night Wait>r 
ress,' her .figurb in her waitress' uniform reyea'lbd as pairistakirigly, her: 
role a$ thirt, : she deseryes better, that shb couict 

do iiistice to a fuller life, thiact slie's to be found iri i ihore fat^^fiil Iqbale 
than: the pallid waterfront hash house she decorates and makes incredible 
by her sUperiorityi to it in 'Night Waitress,' doggedly the story mairit^inii 
that all Miss Grahame heeds tq settle her interesting restlessness is a y^^^ 
riian. named Gordon Jones, 

Mn Jbries looks at Miss Grahame the way Mae West irbyieWs the army,; 
Which, according to the stoiy,. proves. him as irresistiblb as.^ is. capable/ 
But .wh6n Miss Grahame's own personality eludes the narrow confines 6i 
her part iri the picture, it's clear that she eats little chaps like Mr, Jories 
for breakfast. It's not a fair match, though Mr. Jories neyer finds it out. 



Incorporations 



JJEW YORK 

.. Albany. 

II«»lnieH«9 of Bake.r Slreet, . Incj, Man- 

.hfi t ta h/ tiieatrlcal ,bii.'<in6Hs.. Oji iVItBii. gfocKii, 
.] 00 . .., .shave.s,' ho ; value. ' Ihcb.rpgrator."), 
.Tanet I-tpniiini I'aul Klcsel. TlioniaH Kirk-V 
l>,Vtrlck. nU of 23$ West 44th street,: New 
Vr6)-Jc City. . • 

.'Viirlii)r FlctiirnN Corp., Manhattan, nib- 
■(.lon picture :bu»|ne.>)s:~ .Capital. Htocic, 100- 
.'(liai'csfi lib . par . value. Incorporatois, 
ICavl S; I^owehtlial, S..I3. SyiJiiey, AwBUMt' 
Baoollnl, .hU ot .BUS Fifth a:vehuo, 2s'6w. 

• xovk City,.-, . • ,■ 

WUklug:,. Inc., : NW .YorV, thefttrlcal' 
business.. Capital stock, 200 .shaiea. Jio 
l»ar .value. .Incorporators; .Tacb.b B. Gold-- 
berg, 8 West 74tU street, New York' City; 
IrvinB. M. Raain, . 340'" jtlver.slde drive, 
.New York. City; Arthur Sivs», 1U39 Ocean 
.wventie, Brooklyn... ■ 

Xuilo Knteritrlsm,;: .'Iiir:, Mianhatt(iii,\ 
ainu-sements,' Indoors aiitl' out.. (I'aplta'l 
atbck,. lOO shnreSr no. par; value. Incorr 
porato'rs, BernartV ■AVol.'JHr.- iluth M'arcus, 
.Shirley ;Klng, all . bf 8 . We,st 46th street, 
.N'<iw York City. .■' . ■-. , • 

... .SfrcelH otuViiti X'ff^ff TrW:, operate- 
■ niiflit •.clubs and. . ro.' I'lurant huslncsH.. 
I'apUal. -..ilock, .Irtft fiharo.i, $10; par. v.ilup. 
Jnt'oTporalor^,.' Cella J.cvy, (ifi .Mnr.<ihl'and 
(•(iurt, Troy, N. Y. ; C'.Jjarlcs .1. Ifepp: and 
Cfither.ino MTepp, -b.Qlh of 521.8 Cryatlil 
.street'.. ChlcajfO, .HI; 

tIt*yinH.v MhhIciiI f 'or|k.,. Manbr.tttin, miir' 
.ij'cal .cntertalhin<;nt. ' Cupltiil .stoi^k, 100 . 
Bhaves,. no par :vnliie. .. Ihcprporatorx;.- 
Kutll 'Blufh, :-53 . KlljiiKton .''(ilreeti Kost 
(Jrang^^. . iN;, - nbrnarO If. liauin, CS5. 
West .Kuir N«'W ,y/;»-lf J'ty; .J.- 

"C.uri.ls- ■ .lacolVso We-st Tind Mti'ect, 

.N'evv. Ynrk Cily: . 

CHANGE IN CAPITAL 

.\iit<» X"oh>P 3IoHoi» l*li'tiir*»»« ('or|»., .Kp\v 
York. i:!i0OO sh'nroH; 1 2.(i00' pi-i-Xprrcil,; J25 
p.-ir- vrilue;'. 1,000 r■o^1lIh()n,.• no. par \a,lui>,' 
clianjfod to »800,000; 'l-VOOO sh;i.re.«. JliS, 
[mr Viilue: 500,000 eojn'i on,' *l piir viilue. 
Flb'd by i*h6ma» K. .Murray,- Jr., *J2 liiist 
iutb strpfU. Ts'pw .York ^;ity. ~ . 

CHANGE IN NAME . 

(:«>ii<^VH Tliwilre Co..' Inc., .Oenoya, ^ 
N. v., chnnupd -to' f!«"n««Va ,Th«*»itr«(», liic. - 
rilCfl by H. .\f, Aiiiwitl, (iloverHvTlle, X. Y. 



Barber Shop^Deh.utante .. 

The autlierice at , -Lady Frqm NOWhere' has less of . a . job. on its. hands, 
asked tp beiieye that Mary Astpr is a hbtel barber shpp mamicur^^ 
the cast, asked, "tp bel|eve.-tha:t she's ^ Ysqciety debutante.* But 4hb specific 
jnember^ :pf .the cast, lik<e they beheye Miss Astbr i^ a dbbu- 

l^arite ate^the ^.cqniedikns playing npt-qUite-bright village folk, showing 
>'^hbre the. picture itself stands qri; the calli in life to which. liliss Astor's . 
type is best suited. : .. 

Miss Astpr's repartee as a mahicurist- is.just fair l.furthennore, the loot 
of her dreams' is- a grey , fur coat, which could only be. Persian .lariib or 
Caracul, thus sppttirig the barber shpp she works in as belonging to, , 
the Hotel New Vprket. Therefpre there is very/ little glaniour in the pic- 
ture. Yet lots of people wiU find the lack of it refi^^^^ 



EEPI Wilis oh Ap^^al in 
Suit Vs. Aiaskaii Exhib 

pi ectrical Research i*roducts Iric, 
has been granted ;a re-trial Of its suit 
against W. Grqss, ptoprietbr of 
picture theatres in Jurieau and 
Ketchi Ali^ska; -by order of the, 
U.lS. dircuit: Cpurt of Ap^^ The 
order, reversing the- yerdici' of the 
Distribt; Cpurt. fpr <the tbrritory of 
Aiaska, Divisiqri Nq. was cpttta:ined 
in -an opini wi*itten. by Circuit 
JU<ige Mathews, arid, concurted in by 
Juciges WALbur . and De 

The suit was . priginally brought 
by ERPI: in April, 1931, and brought 
to trial, in January,. 1935, for recbV-; 
ery of Western Electric "equipment 
installed -in the twq' theatrbs because 
of non-payriierit ^ of mbriey owed arid 
to. recover damages and attqrneys' 
fees. Foilbwing a jury trial, the 
court entered" judgrnent: in favor bf 
the defendant, Gross, for couriter- 
ciaimis in the total, ainquht pf $58,436 
plus attorneys' fees arid :cqsts. 

.In rendering; ;'., decisiqri ori the 
Appeal froni the Tuiirig d^^ the Ipwer 
court, the; ifcuit. Cquirt of Aippeals 
stated among other « things that 
ERPI had been fully within its legal 
rights in takirig and remoyirig its 
eq'uipriierit froni the theatres iri. ques 
tiqn and, , further, that .the . IqWer 
court's instructions to the jury iri 
respect to the. award of ' daniakes tq 
the deferidarit, Grdss, were in .e1|Tor 
a^ were other rulirigs of tbie court;' 



ik. fievanips Giveaways 

Atlantaf.ji)ec..22, 
Cameo;, local indie, .revariiped its- 
bank night system' -after appellatb 
court ruled old methods 'a lottejry.:. 
Lucas & Jenkiris' riabe. . theatres db"' 
cided not tq take a chance, atid i 
stead donated' accumulated pots to 
charity. Sylvester, Ga;, ' anbther 
spqt where bank, night Was^tossed 
iritq a;.shcarir 



Alabamans 1% %: Tax 

irriiingham, Dec. 

The Alabama legislature in special 
session ./at. Montgoriiery last week 
leyied a iyz%, gross receiptis tax . 
all forms of ariiuseriients . and other 
businesses not previously ..taxed. 

Gov, Bibb Graves has si the; 
bill,, effective- Jan. 1, 



Western Electric 
dend of $1.50 .a share, at a speci 
rector's meeting yestbrday CFUes.)^ 
payable. Dec. :28. 'Dividerid actiqn.- 
was taken iBifter f uU . corisideratiori 
had been taken of rieW federal tax 
twi undistributed profits. 

Consequently, the^ actiqn sl^quld 
riot be taken ; as ain indication bf :a 
cpritirtuing -dividend pqlicy, accord- 
ing to. Edgar S. Bloorti, president of 
cqmpariy. 



^0 



VARIETY 



R A n I o 



'Wednesdftj; Dec<»iiber 23^ 1936 



It Idvertyni^ AsMes in 








Harlford;yit)€c. . 
- Hartford 15 probacy the; most 
ique city- in a' radio advertising 
sense for its si ?e and charaiter jii 
the United States. It is the head- 
quarters' of 10 'adVertisirig agencies 
for one . and .the thi:ee lea^^^ 
. in Yolume'ambng; them bill aroand 
$500,600 annually. Very bijg-f or simall; 
city agencies. 

-- Situation exists of the two leading 
stations, ' WTIC and WDRC being 
crowded with;' isdiinimercials; and ' ad- 
vertisers fighting for time; WTIC df 
Travelers Insurance,, under a new 
jiard-seili policy, is substahtially 
into the . black after years, of 
Artistic deficits, Salesmen Tiave been 
eniibarrased sevei*ai times by ' lying 
an ofttion •to one advertiser to 

.'(discover that in the, |hterlm since 

: Jeavirig the off ice another salesman 
Kiad' sold the time;. ^ " 

■ WDiRd jackfed its rates in Octpb-r 
arid ! WTIC ^^i^^ ike Jan.. 15. 

;Meari>vhile .WTHT, part tiiiie local, 
,)itt$ adjusted its^; rates for iocail mer- 
chant's in , th6 anticipation of bien,e- 
fitiiig .by- thl^' 1^ >g 
sitations. HiBttfidff d merchants arje re- 

■^rcied- :e3weptipinaUy- -radip^ 

;iif)ihd6d; 

: vidende of Hoav good biz i.s 16c9l4 
iy is, found in f^^ct foreign langUagip 
pro^rajn^. . . practically taboo -Oiij 
IrvTO ;statiohs in ; Hartford, While, a 
;i;)lird "^M tsiKe them under, direction, 
\aiid, severe &upef vision. During tjbQ 
past. ■ months ihany foreign lin-: 
$,taec •programs . h?iye been . . oilered 
■tp: staijypins ^ ' H^rt^^ hav<5 
.l^h; flatty, turned .'doyrn -uridry 
ieasonis: Mostly beca^^ they are co<» 
(operjktiye with^lS to 20. commercials 
iii^ihg rim in .during an hour's broadr 
casti' ■ 

rVi^^elther WPRC .nof WTHT have 
any, foreign languisge programs ; at 
the present iime; while WTlG has 
oherai 11:00 tP 11:30 pri" Tuesday 
ni^i taboos these 

^..brA9d<;asts . every station •: around 
.Hatifoi^d seems, to take them. WSPR 
/^. Springfield, WNBC, WTAH and 
, WIXBS ai-e making; a driye for 
>.4h6se ; turned away, froin" Hertford. 
Oh these lattetf stations, time iis g^^ 
My .sold to : .spohsprs of foreign pro- 
l grams at .rates that arei not qtioted 
on IpPal cards but pn national cards; 



Air Ducttts Go Beggiiig 



.fiollywopdr. Pec: 
It may not be that Holly.wood, 

is getting fed . up. on. sitting in on . 

radio. rbroaddasts .but a certal 

transcoiitinehtai./cpmedy show. 

is hayihg.:its: troubles getting an' 

audience. 
Last -week' an agency rep 

made the rounds of YMCA and 

YWCA with a flstfull of Oak- 

leys; 








Mir$. Chas.r (Cash aiid; 
Gairy ) l*yle Cashes In 

Chicago/Pec. 22. 
Charles C. Pyle, sports promoter 
and radio disc ihahiifactiirer, was di- 
vorced last week by Mrs. .Effice R. 
i^le oil charge of desertion'. jPyle is 
-now in tadio, transp^^^ biz in Los 
j\ngeles. 

.' but-of-cpurt settlement gives her 
$5,000 in cash and 1^00 ai month. 

Statibii Miiiiager of WBRC 
Secy, ta .Congressman 

' iriningham, Pec. 22,; 
ill young, manager of WBRG fOr 
past seven years, has resigned to 
accept a. position as. secretary to' 
Cphgressmah-elect. Luther ' Patl-ick. 
Patrick himself is a radio eiiitertainer, 
haying been;on".WBRC ;f<jr^ a number! 
of iyears...; ke was . elected laist siimr 
iner on a^ no, promise .paihpaigh.. 

Young Jbecame manager' of : the Co- 
lumbia .outlet in 1928, His resighai- 
tioii was effective Jan. 15. 

John Coiihojly, announcer for:. 
.WBitC, has jb^eh apppihted to Sucr. 
ceed Bill Ybiing.- 1. 

■ A "farewell biahquet was. given 
Young by, the station' When the ,.ap-. 
pointment of Gpnnolly as ;his .;,suc- 
cessor Svas announced.: Young was 
preisented with, a wi'ist. watch by K; 
G; MdrShaU on the. station. 



Ssiri FrahciscP, Pec. 
<3BSi network ialesi, , ^traff ic and 
press headquarters fpi? the Coast will 
be located . in San Francisco, accord-' 
ing tp' Vice-Prexy Ppnald . Thorn- 
burgh, .'Who .niet local neWsinen ,. at 
a cocktiaiil party at this Palace Hotel 
last week. Thbrhburgh also i- 
cated -that Cii^S plans to ori inatte a 
number of siistainers. and sprhe- cbmr 
meycial sliows herP. both coast- 
wide and transcpntinental release. 

Until the FCG;^^ permisi^ 
sioii to take over operatiph. of ksyp, 
whicJi joins the web pec. 29, CBS 
will use the station as an affiliate, 
with both KSFO and CBS maintai r- 
in^ separate prgahizatiPns in the 
Russ building/ Conunission heard the 
CBS apj>eal :in:'the matter Piec, 5, but 
has .not yet'rehdered a. verdict, . ' 

With ThPrhburgh at the gathering 
were : Charles Valrida, Pave 'Carter, 
Victor Rather and Fox Case. 



Ripley ; to yBenton-BoWles 

. Rdbert J. Ripley is' quitting the 
•Fleiacbm'n . Yeast half-hour , oh the 
NBC-biue .Sunday,, nights tp go on 
the payrbJl of Post- Toa.^ties (Geri-. 
eral Fopd).. Peal^ with ipley ytas 
e(fected;by Beiiton. V. pwle's. 
' It'd the .second sca.son , for Ripley': 
'with the yeast iiccourit. 



Charlotte Rains Retires 

, Charlottb iiain,s has tesigned frPm 
the radio department of Ponahue &. 
Co, ."Since becoming .Mi:s. Victpr van 
der indd , on Peel 5. Husband JS; 
"sales counsel for NBCi ' j. 

' Pah* sailed fdr a itionth's: vacation 
in Europe last weelt, * ' '. 



DRYS ACTIVE AG/UN; 
RAP BOOZE ON AIR 



\ Washingtdn, Pec, 22. 
therizing pf liquor iaiccounts last 
week ..was frowned 'on by the. Na- 
tional TemjperancieV and Prphibitioh 
Cpuncil 'syhich closed a twp-.day .ses-; 
sion- after approving the Capper- 
Calkin bill. : 

Bluenpsers gaVe hearty . endorsie- 
ment to. the ineasures whidh would 
ban ' intierstate radio advertising of 
intoxicating liquors and . pledged 
themselves and each other to- accom- 
plish 'extermination of 'the beverage 
liquor tiraiiiCi* Capper-CiUki hill 
aisp would bar liquor ads from news- 
.;>apers 'or .otherwise,' as welLas. gag- 
ing transmitters; 

Prohibition group agreed tp boost 
work of 'inforniing and educating .all 
classes concerning the evil effects 
on the human body and brain of all 
alcoholic drinks and of the ^ancial 
wreckage and moral ruifi that every- 
where follows the habitual use of 
intoxicating liquors' and inferred 
thait radip .might p^^ part in 
-mopping up a wet America^ by urg- 
ing that 'all means of education bie 
uised to the limit' 



Ideal for PyBir M^ 

Philip! Morris' program 'for CBiS 
starts Feb. ,13 a»id ylrilV hit Saturdays 
at 8:30r9 p.m. Musical talent hot yet 
set. ' ' ■•V. 

Biow agency is experimentrng 
with ai dramatic stunt that may. be 
iricprpbrated in the new show. Try-: 
iiig : " out on the NBC istanza . fpi: 
same sponiSdr.- It's. a. cirbvimstantial; 
evidence slant 



McMurtrie Mge^ 



Tsicoma, Pec. 

Hottense MclViurtri • of 

Buift McMuvtrie, shot and killed herr 
self, last weejc in her hdme here^ She 
had been ill for three' years siride ^n 
automobile, accident.- ; 

Burt McMurtrio,: since his recent' 
resignation frojn Lennen & Mitchell 
agency injlfew -York^! hgs- been ivisit-r 
^Eig here #tth' his fami^.- ' ' 



CBS' drffoJoiiket 



CBS will give the Ne\v York radib 
cdlumhists a cuffo .junket tp Wash- 
ington to t9ke in the insugyratidn. 
Latter is moved up for the first time 
to an earlier date, 'and pplnies on 
Jian. 20. 

Web piilled' the same with 
the columnists four 







; Pavid RdsenblUm resigned aii it.p. 
and treasurer of NiSC last week 
aftdr a four-year affiliatiph with the 
hetwork, two in an 0.j|jici capacity 
and two. previously as head the 
Tradeways, Inc.7*prpbe, wKose pri - 
cipdl result was the drastic revision 
of NBC's stations 
It. is reported thai Spsehbliiin 
because ' viewpoints 
prevailing between him . Lenox 
R I^hr; NBC prez, and alsp because 
the. domination of adrninistrativer de'- 
tails by Lohr ■ was. seryi :tb dissolve 
Rdsertblum's. jdb: ibto a routine: ortCv 
Rpsenblum has , nP plans presently 
pthdr than tiakin^; ia long vacatipn. 
His health pf late' has heen belpW; 
par, ,. ■ ' .. ■ ' 

At .a meeting of the NBC director-^ 
ate. last Friday (18) Mark J> Wopds 
was ' reaptkiinted treasurer. . Rdsen-^ 
blum topk.pyer this post in january, 
1935, with Wopds iDecoming assistant 
to the, then ■executive s Richard 
C. Patterson, Jr; , 

Though the Tradeways inquiry' Re- 
sulted in. changes i ' the operations 
and policy setup Of thjei sales and 
program department, the' most im- 
pprtant Rpsenblum recommendatidn 
which the netwprk adopted had -to 
do. with . a .hew platt Pf,. Station cPm-^ 
pensatidn . and; ipc'al' time , ^uarantcie. 
Under the Ilosenblum^ plan! ddflhite 
hours of the. weeX 'vyere-. set. aside, 
fpr exclusive.:^ , by iaffiliates,. 
charges fPr network;: sustaining .'pird- 
gram^ were 'eliminated, and statidh 
conipensation , for hetwork cpinmer- 
.cials was' ba.i5ed pn. a gradiiate^^ 
ing 'scale,; accdrdi ' ip the number 
of weekly hpurs. 



; Petiroit radio editPrs, among others, burned over t^cent 'Hollywood Ho- 
^te^ jpublicity On Freddie Bartholomew. ' I*act ifllm .star was to appear in 
air .Versipijii . pf 'Lldydtf^d^^^ Was given load: of . space arid art in Pe- , 

troll sheets. . Came the night and no Freddie; hp epcpljinaitiph'; 
abpUt -a week later,- cornes ■ pf ficial > Word that Freddie was takeii 
denly. night of brpadcast^ 

Local scribes got pretty sore pyer what they felt was rnakihg 'em Ipok 
like fpols,. aifd HerscheU Hart, of the petroit jNew^ 
'Hotel' in his daily column, pointi put that 'radio* editprs are hpt rnerely 
todls to serve. ^^hds ' of . sponsors^ but reaUy ar^ 
news.' Hiart'says he' eydri .sent a telegram immediately 
cast, which was ignored, entire^^ ;\ ' 

Fiasco is expecied to :resuU in severe cnrtailnaeht pf puffs for iprdgrams 
i : local ether columns. ■' ' 



Strike^ finy Time 



Ilmergency Relief Bureay, ,pf New 
York City, has purchased 80 miniates 
brpadcastihg time . pn WNEW* N, Y., 
to further its fsit-in' strike now in 
progress. ERB wenl oh the..; air at 
5:30 o'clock yiesterdjQr (Tiies;) after- 
hoon and continued through uiitil 
7 o'clock this .morning broadcaisting 
at regular intervals, each of thie 10 
appearances being of S-minute duira- 
tidn. Prdgi-ams went on frdm the 
ERB strike headquarters on Seventh 
avenue, with Richard Bropks dping 
the . commientation . and propaganda 
stints.: 

Emergency Relief jBureau, which 
previously bought a radio series on 
WNEW, is fighting to obtain a civil 
service status y without being forced 
to take the regular examination. 



FT. WORTH STAFF SHIFTS 



KFJZ's. New. y.Maiiaeer 
Wiiherspoon 



Herb 



Worth, . 22. 
, Several, changes in the personnel 
Setuii of KFJ^ here, with Herb With- 
erisppoh, formerly d^^ the Don .Lee 
web ; on. the Coast, becoming, comr 
mercial manager of the statidh,, re- 
placing Han-y HoxWcrth, who quit 
to enter another btisi^nessi 

Roger Philli , the 'Sonny Pial* of 
KRLP^. Pallais, comes to tdwn to be- 
come prdgram , irectpr, replacing 
Zak HUrtj Whp is how on sports and 
special events, . . 

Roland iSchweer switches in from 
KTSA as annbuncer .:to fill: yaeancy 
left by, shift Pf jimmy Harris of 
XEPN. Two Pf . the. staff are leaving 
the statidh arid radio entirely, Elbdrt 
Hari publicity chief, quitting to 
entei; pre.ss agent field on his bwh 
locally, while Johnny Sullivan, stU-, 
dio dii-ector arid cppy, resighs. id go 
into theatre bii her6. 

A)l changes jntp effect - on 
Jan. 1. 



WMCA, New York, press depart- 
ment noW ruhriirig from 7 a. ni. tP 
11 p. m. daily, except iSunday \vhen 
Larry ; Nixon , opens his emporium 
tV/d hPursi -later. 






Since the internal turmpil started ih Spain a pouple of rrioriths ago, no 
word has been received in the S, froms, there. Contracts by American 
sponsors with- stations there had run out just shortly before tile start df 
the revolution, but .the Spaniards haven't even. billed these sponsors com- 
pletely ..for services rendered, 

Shutdown of the Spanish biroadcasting plahts leayes Riadip Luxembourg ' 
and the. French .cdmnjercial stations as thie sole adyertising- bets in wester'n 
Europe. this iimited setup>, Spain bad been valuable not only because 
Pf the ppwer' Of • seVereil statioh'Si but also because -the cbUntry itself Was 
buying radio sets .at better than 125,000-^^ 

In New York it's undeirstbdd a radio set broker is waiting for the 
to di(^ olut isp he can. begin importing npw. radio sets, into Spain at poSt-war 
jiriCes. Plenty pf profit in such a mapeuyerj and it has reputedly been 
Worked with great- success by this brokpr after the innumerabie bedlams 
in Central and South Ahierica. 



Click of Pictogrjiph's 'isilent radio' will next see the Picto^ Products 
Corp. CAcousticpn, , Lektrolite, etc.) issuing 'silent* radio- with two 
receivers from the same box, Priesent outfit noyir; permits one to 
Undisturbed in ^a t>yin bed, .^or example,; while' the other hiay gPt the music 
from' the bedside iradid via a 'silent' irecdiVer undeir the' pilldw, listening 
in in that wlsje. Next year, the hdw mpdel will feature a gadget; whereby 
.two different programs niay^ be "received by two.^separate audi ilily 
:traptiohs; , '\ 

..Arnold Van Leer : handling special ballyhoo on Pictdgipaph*s . pirpdUc 
tied in withi'Ni . Y. Maypr {jaGuardia's ariti-npise committee as part of the 
prdinotiohal Campaign. : 



.^uffald radib. editorshi have.\recently 'beeri^shuffU^ no^v^ 
with Mrs. •Ardis: Smith f Urictiphing at' the Times .in. i)laice of Ribd. Reed who 
has moved to . the. News. • Courier-Express meanwhile has inade its 
to radio complete by drOppin Sunday column as well. 

Between Reed and Mrsi Smith M G. 
Niagara Falls .who gained local prdminence as 'Niagara Nell! fpir her crypti 
cpmmehts but as a prof esisional commentator she lasted only one week. 



Plenty of trade talk reported making thd rpunds in Chicago anent wire- 
less wiebs workirig dn the riebrbadcast principle. Cdrnbelt hook-up, which 
has been operating bri, such a set-up; apparently has given pther broad- 
casters' the. :bug; 

Statidns reported iri . the rumpir^ as being interested include WOW, 
Oniaha, arid WLSC Cl^icago. . One group is tentatively talking about tryirig 
tP reaClv the Coast purely thirpugh the ether and without pipelines. Talk 
sp.far^ hoWever, is mainly talk. 



Mutual road<>astlrig System vastly pleased pver plug it igdt oyer the. 
NBCr. Blue; Which MBS cphsideirs its toughest opppneht ," Pdhald /fowne 
(Fred .Utell, NbC mikeinah), columnist pn the Radio Guide stanza, last 
Friday eve (11) mentioned, that 'there will be ia new Coast-to-Coast net- 
work: Pec. -291.' 

that date the Don Xce joins MlBS, shoving the web through to 
Coast. ' 



St. Petersburg, , Chamber of C.pmmerce owns WSUN. in that 

city. In eight years some $95,000 worth x>f red w^as charged oh; tViie bookS: 
For the fiscal ydar recently completed, thP station^s first jprdf it of v$i4,323.2S 
was .earned. Prdfil period coincides with the managemeht of Harold H. : 
.Meyer. 



Lux got a s>yelt lucky break recently when its Monday hight selection, 
'Grand Puchesis and Waiter,' proyed the perfect theme— royal marriage 
with a CdmiTioner-^fbr the thenrhot Windsor-Simpson romance Broadcast 
topped all previous records for audiences, according to Lux check-up. 



Clown Gpurt, on KSTP, . Paul^ every Sunday night, is using guest 
emcees, a new one - wdrking with Polly Shedloy each Sunday night. Latter 
got Lou Rouse, the spdri^pr, tp croon. Last Sunday (20),. he made his mike 
debut. 



irst approach of its kind in the industry is the. one .now being made by 
a radio fan mag which is dfferihg to swaipi articles for time on.ldcal sta- 
tipnis. . , So far it has failed to find a taker. 



Webs are haying specially built programs standi 
ing the demise, of F'ppe piUs^ 



by cpnti 



CAROL IRWIN MOVES 



Bill Thomas ; AlsP Join's 'Xiotihg 
Rubfeam 



Carol Irwi quits Lenhen ^ & 
Mitdhell iCpr Young & Rubic^m. She 
hicis lately handled productipn on :Pr. 
Dafoe Lysdi program; originally 
from WCAlJ,.Philly. 

William J.; Thoma^^ „ pf NBC's 
publicity ': dPpartmeht, . alsp:; jpiris 
Yioung & .Rubicam". Will assist Fred 
Wile; , press head. 



N(Man Baker Fined^ 
Now Must Find Him 



. IDes Moines, Pec. 

Norman' C Baker, former. Musca'- 
tirie, IdWa, ' ' 'doctdr' and 

radid station , gets andther 

whack froni ; is' hpme state: He 
must pay $50 fine and serye; dne 
day in jail for contempt df coin rt. 
Iowa Supreme Court thus ruled last 
week. 

However; there's; a hitch. ' Baker is 
missing. He's in Mexico. ' 



YOUNG & RUBICAM 6 
GET AGENCY SHARES 



crV 



Young- & iRubifcan^ 
iating six new ;stockhdlder^ 
firm, bringing the total of ; partners 
to 23;: Half ddzeh; whP have 
quired certi 

. Jdhn: E. <jrimm Jr., Williani 
R. Stuhler; irectpr. Pf ;. Bonald 
Stauffer* manager of ' der 

partment; P. G, Schhei head of 
the Cbicago office; ArthUr H. jEaton, 
copy ief . " .Chicago; and Curtis 
Pratt, manager - of the merchandising 
department;' and located in New 
York. ■ ■ 



Akerberg in, Tulsa 

... Tulsa, Pec. 

H, V, Akerberg,.CBS v.p. in chfir 
of •statidris relations, here last Thurs- 
day (17) confabing with Bill i lies- 
pie pf KTUL. 

, Also contacted Cooperative, 
tisi Inc., agency for Burm 
Refining, which is slarti a hevr 
show over CBS. 



WcdncBdiiy, December 23^ 1936 



■ AD I a 



VARIETY 



51 







F C. C Inpeers Di^ 



' . /Washington, Dec.. 

Further ' that , Federal Com 

neeifs ar'e haVi iculty making up their minds . about proposed 

polity changes was given' the industry last week when renewed 
appeal was made lor technical data bearing on super-power; sta^^^ 
separatipn* and pleared-chirinel theory 

Supplemehtirig a pirevipus req^^ ihg blanketing, 

coitiipish last week asked ehfiirieers td compile, pe 
oh efficiency of preseht' recieivers for use In deci ' whether to 
ittodify ^empirical standardf determi lng ratio between desired and 
uniesired signals. Question is /Whether presisnt separ^^ tables 
dictating spacing of stations on adjacent , channels should ;be rieyised 
or kept. as. is, 

> Although many . industry splokesmen last October recomiheixded 
narrowing ; thfe prieseht dlstiance .between ■.. tran^mittersV . opera ti . on 
frequencies 10 kilocycles apart; the erigin^ 

sMbject has not been sufficiently inyeistigated to -warrant any flhal 
decision. Speciflcally^ coin<nish experts want more dope on fidelity 
characteristics before making arty chianges which might incur dial- 
twisters' wratii. /Wprdinfi of .the circular leUer M the F. C. C. 
does not think listeners will stapd .for any change which might regult 
, in; overlapping, bf . primary .service areas of transmitters operating on 
ne$rby bands^ - 







LPs Angeles, 
Apppintmeht of Lewis Allen Weiss 
general manager of the Don Lee 
network was ainnouhced last Thurs- 
day a?) by Thpitias .Lee/sb^^ the 
founder and chain head, who created 
.the post /for; him. Following day 
Owens Dresden, I^IJ naanagery, re- 
igned. He declined Lee's offer to 
take oyer inaiiagemieht .6t KFRC, 
'Frisco;-' 

Understood that Weiss wil^ 
over Dresden's job and ruii the net- 
work; firom the Los Angeles trans^- 
mitten Weiss leaves 'WJR. Detroit, 
Dec. 29 wherje /he was assistant gen4 
tral mianager. 

/Weiss was KHJ manager four 
.years; -ago.^ 

Edward Arnbid will top the talent 
trray on KHJ Dec, 30, when the Lee 
transmitter returns the Mutual sa- 
lute of the night before. Conrad 
Nagel emcees the prpceedings. JVIu- 
. lical section will be presided ^ over 
^ by Felix Mills, Dayid . Broekman, 
Frederick Starl^i Claude Sweeten, 
Karry Warren and Al Dub in. 
. Tiine will be equally divided be- 
tweeh KHJ and KFRC, Frisco. 



AFFILIATED IN 




, Dec. 22. 
midwest regiphal, put 
through a. cut-dpwn order 

week, r 
Be- 



choppi 



to save 



,coi, , ABC also rietrenched everi 
further by getting -the various mem- 
ber stations to agree to a cut-dPwn 
of the ABC program service to/ninei 
hours daily, Regional had previbusly 
been • seryicihg the member stations 
with 16 hours of prbgramming dailyv 
Vnder the hew setup the affiliate 
stations rwill get three hours in the 
. jnprnirtg, three in the afternoon and 
tlie other three at nijght, Under the 
ABC contract thie network had 
Pledged at least 12 hours daily. 

T. E. 0uizenberry, who has been 
active as v.p. with ABC for the past 
siK^nonths, left for Europe last. week, 
ABC Is now running: around three 
npurs of commercial a week. 

Several of the key men in the 
orgamzation . are underktbbd to be 
lea^up with the entire situation and 
readymg to walk out. Max Halperin, 
program director and manager, may 
•^ign unless he gets a readjustment 
on operating and budget line-ups. 



BOZELL & JACOBS^ GRABS 10 



Mostly XJtUitiesr-^To Be Serviced Ooi 
of Chicago 




WHN, New York, Ca|ls It 
Off After Three Weeks^ 
Says Columbia Didn't Fol- 
.iow Throughi^Pat Whole 
Burden on Statidh 



SiNGLETONS 




/ ChicagOi Pec. 

Boiiell &: Jacobs agencjr last week 
corralled /1 0 /hew. ■ accounts, mostly 
amprig ;the hiidwest, utilities organi- 
zatipns; ' •thiese. new .accounts will be 
han:dled oiit of ithe Chicago bififice of 
the agifency^ 

/New accounts are Mutschler Bros, 
cbmpainy, itcheri furniture; George 
Roper company, gas ranges; William 
Baehr Organization, management 
cpmpany for the North Shore Gas 
Company;; reat Northern Gas 
Cpmpany, reat Falls Gas Com- 
pany, Ice and, Cold Stor- 
age Company, Capital Ic6 Refriger-r 
ating Company, Southern Arizona 
Public Service Co., Great .Northern. 
Utilities Company, New MeJtifcb Pub- 
lic Service Cbmpany and Highland 
Utilities Company. 



€U6A SPENDS $1,200 
FOR WOR STAFFMEN 



. Cuban government is payi the 
line costs and pther expenses for 
the broadcasting of the yillanova- 
Auburn game out of Havaha New 
Year'5 Day. K will: be a Mutual 
.hookup. 

Charge for the transhiissipn frorh- 
Havana tp WO>R, Newark, 'wiU come 
to arbund $1,200. Expenses will in- 
clude the transportaion down' and 
back by plane of G. W. .(Johnny.) 
.Johnstone, WOR's director of pub- 
licity and public events. Red Barber, 
whb .Will announce the game, and 
tWb WOR engineers; Bai'ber is from 
WLW, ■Cincinnati. 



Earl Harper to WNEW 

Earl Harper,, former sports and 
special events man . at WINS, has 
been signed to a ohe-year contract 
effective next month by WNEW, 
New . Yorjk. He wili handle all 
spb^ts aqd special events for WNEW. 



with the grade bf rna- 
teri CBS; New 

York independent station, WHN. 'has' 
cialled off its. deal with the netwbrk 
.by which it was/to serve as a break- 
i * spot /for new andi 

promising/ io. talent, ie-up lasted 

thiree weeks, embracing as many 
programs,, bn which ine iyiduai 
acts appeared. 

Firist broadcast .was staged Nby, 26 
and two others fpilowed on successive 
Thursday nighty. WHN called it quits 
when it looked oyer the -talent CBS 
propbsed to send over for the Dec; 
17 program, - which never went .pn. 
, Ori inally CBS' idea, ■ .. recogni- 
tion of radip's failure devblPp. 
talent of its own. thus far, was to es-. 
tablish radio's firist spawning' grounds 
fpr new talent. Acts \yere to be de- 
livered to WHN f or/ develophient or 
weeding out, with thpse that sur- 
vived to be returned later to CBS, 
ready fpr cbimmercial or sustaining 
spots lOn the netwprk. i 

Xb Inyeslment ' 

<!!BS limited its -own chances tb 
obtain .much,, worthwhile material 
for .the ■ experiment -by refusing tp 
pay salaries . tp the talent and, insistr 
ing that everybpdy do the WHN 
br.badcasts bn the cuff. , This meant 
no money for prpductibn, arrange- 
ments, etc. Development intention 
also was sidetracked', when: CBS dcr 
cided to. limit the WHN bookings to 
one-time shots. ProHuction help 
promised ijy CBiS was not forthcbm- 
ing, either.-. 

: Acts' sent bvei' to WHN for the 
:ftrst three programs, were Frances 
Comstock, yic LaUrie, Buccaneer. 
Oetett*, -Margaret . Jj^cCrea;.. Artells: 
Dickson," Wallace ' Siisters, - 'Adele 
Andre, The Symphonettes 'and : Rudy 
Madison. CBS also sent : pver Jerry 
Copper and the Etpn Bbys as. 'gubst. 
stars' for two of '.the shows, and 
WHN cpntributed Jay C. Flippeh 
asm.c.-. 

Rather than solving the- problemy 
the CBS fizzle leaves thb situation 
unchanged, with ho sincere attempt 
yet made by radib to do something 
about creati its pwn talent fPr its 
. own use. 



. West WHcoje; program director of 
WHOM, Jersey City, N- J-r will fly 
tp/Rockiford, III., spend the holi- 
days with his ma. 



. Haven MacQuarrie show, 'iDo You; 
Want to Be-. iyctor'?'\ was rushed 
in to. replace 'Good Will Court^, in 
the 'Chase &; Sanborn cbiffee -hour on 
NBC^ Sunday night (20) . after 32 
hours" pi hectie/hegotiattibh between 
J. .Walter Thompson, ^agency -on the 
accbunt^ and John L. Clark, prez . of 
Triansamerican/Broiadcastirig ie Tele- 
vision Cprp., a^fehts? for the 'Actbit' 
pr^)gramii /Deal is 'fo'f .^.three years in 
13-week.i. cycles, with '-the /starting 
price $5-000 and. the stipulated inr. 
creases due to bring the figuire to 
$7,000 within a year.. 

Althbugh the agency had Con- 
sidered the MacQuarrie show fbr 
some weeks,, it' didn't start talking 
actual terms until G. & S.. latst 
Thursday (17) decided/to give up ill 
thbught of circunriventing the movlfe^ 
made against *Cpurt' by the Appel- 
late Division of the New Ybrk SU' 
-preh^e Court, whbse jurisdiction eM' 
braces the. lower part of New Yprft 
State. The Appellate Divisibn for- 
bid. Judges and lawyers prac- 
ticing within its jurisdiction tb lend 
their services to ranythihg that 
smacked bf : publicity i .Thompson had 
mulled the device of using lawyers 
and judges from New- Jersey on the 
program, but the 'bootlegging' impli- 
icatiori 'didn't appeal tb the account. 

Agency 'opened itis. conversations 
with' TrAnsameriCan late Thursday, 
contacting Clark; %hb was in Holly- 
wood., "Telephonic palaver kept up 
until S/a-ih. . Saturday, when the price 
and cbnditions were- okayed, all 
around. ' 'Thbmpson in the meantime 
had flown one of . its staff producei'S, 
Abbott K'. • Spencer, put to the film 
colony to start preparing ?Actor.' for 
a 'Sunday' broadcast* tinder the 
terms of the contract with Trans-r 
americati . the Thbmpsbil agency as- 
sumes all production authority ahd 
expense. It is understobd that Mac- 
Quarrie^ will ■ continue doing his 
regular prograrti Monday nights bver 
KFW^, Lbs Angeles, Warner Bros, 
station; -which created 'Actbr/' NBC 
policy prevents including KFWB in 
the Sunday night hbokup. 

WMCA, iNew York, which created 
IGbott -WiU Court/ and the Intercity 
Network, will, under the terms bf 
cohtradt adjustment with X^hase & 
SanboVW.'farty a spelling bee for the 
next 12^ weeks; ' GtbUp had broadcast 
'Cbuft" Wednesday nights^ 

Aleitaiiiaet'^ 'TbUtfh Spot 
• igured -tb'bfe 'liafdesf hit by the 
cpU^pse bf 'GoPd Wiri CbUrt' is A. L. 
Alfexahdef, 'the' Show's interlocutor. 
By sl'grriirig : la 'Cbhtract direct with 
Thomps'ph,' Kst' September Alexander 
had ihcuri'b'd the' tesbntment bf Dori- 
ald Flamm; WMCA prez.^ Alexander 
subsequently waived his contractual 
rights as . head annbuncer of the st^-, 
tion, thouglv stijl bound to WMCA 
as conductbr of the 'Court' program; 
It was asserted.b'y thb WMCA man- 




blished Laie in December 



ReseryaS;iohs May Sent j-o Arty yarie 



NEW YORK 
154 West 46th St. 



LOS ANOELES 
1708 No. Vine St. 



CHICAGO 
54W.RahdolphSt; 



LONDON 
8 St. Martin's p*l. 



agement that if. Alexander" Wants fo 
come back he'll havb tb cbrtteht him- 
self With reading . spot .announce- 
ments: Flamm currently 
Europe. 

'Gbbd Will Clourt' debuted oh NBC 
for C.&iS. Sept. 2o; Practically since 
it went cross-cbUntry .the prbgrait) 
4iaS been the subject of intenise cbn-^ 
troyersy, both within the- legal ranks 
and among the: listen<Srs. "The Ap- 
pellate Divisioh. acted after several., 
local bar associations had condemned 
.the pirbgram. 

. Papers Find Out 

Among thbse that had taken pot 
shots at 'GoUrt' liyas the daily pressfj, 
and the action of the . Appellate Di-^ 
vision took' on -ironic twist , for /the 
former, when, 'it discovered that, the 
irUle ' agaihst iegalite publicity also 
.'barred lav/yers and judges from ■ex- 
pressing opi ipns in newspaper ad- 
vice cplumhs, letters to the editor atid 
quoted news stories. The N. Y.* World- 
Telegrani found ''also that under the 
rule Liberty .Iibague lawyers , would 
become subject- to disbarihetit if conr; 
tinUed the practice of Writing and 
distributing brochures to. the publicr 
istdvisihg it bii New Deal: legislation; 
World-Telly also expressed the fe^r 
that the i'uling miight seriously re-' 
strict such organizations as .the 
American CiVil Liberties' League, 
since, this outfit finds > publicity; an 
important /inediUm ^ in aiding, labor 
and mihbrity grbtips to secure their 
ciyil rights. New Ybrk Daily Mir- 
ror in a Cartoon aiid editorial last 
Friday (18) scored the Appellate 
Division'is ruli . Caption under the: 
cartpbh ".read:: "The Appellate Di- 
vision of the SupremeiiCourt says it 
isn't proper for lawyers to speak bh 
the radio '^Goqd WiU Coiirt'; but it's 
quite proper ' for a lawyer to tell 
gangsters how tb ,keep -inside the 
law.' '. Caiption/ oyer, the cartoon 
stated: 'For gangsters, but not tor 
the poor.' 

Even before ^Good Will Court' 
went NBC the owners of the pro- 
gram WMCA, New Ybrk, was offered 
$10,000 for the jBlm rights, Station, 
held out fpr $25;0iDO. Approach was 
made by the Rockwell-O'Keefe of- 
fice in behalf of a Hollywood pro- 
ducer. 







Air Features, Inc., newly estab^ 
lished productibh office under James 
e1 Sauter, is setting Up its organiza- 
tibrt to carry on its appointed job of 
booking, producing sihd hahdlling^ all 
of- the sporispred show's for Blackett- 
Sample-Hummert in , New York, At 
present Martha ^twell, licster ?C!ail 
and Lawrence Hammond are the. di- 
rectPrial staff. Maiarice Jacobs is 
office manager and Shepard/Uraube. 
is handlihg the t>Ublic;ity: 

Follbwlng shows now uhder Air 
Features;. . 

Fanny Brice 

Ethel Barry mbre 

• Easy Aces' 

'David Harum* 

'Just Plain Bill' , 

'Mrs. Wi^gs of Cabbiage Palch' 

•jphn's Other Wife' 

'Rich Mian's Darling* 

'Broadway Varieties' 

'Way Down East' 

Next Monday brings in pver NBC^ 
blue (8:30) Frank Munn's shpWj 
'Sweetest Songs iJver Sung,' 

ith Natali 

Air Features expects to opbn a 
.Hollywood oiffice early in 1937. Sol 
Rosenblatt is cburtsel for the or 
zatioh. 



Carl Freed arid His Harmonica 
Lads are on WlW, Cincinnati, fbr a 
br'iet istay, bridf^lhg vaude engage- 
ments. 



92 VABIETY 



We^tk^ji Decembep :23, 1936 




]Fels-Napj^ha 
Budget- 
CBS. Accounts 



Goes Network — Sweetheart DouVles 
f St Q; tops NBC Ustr-rvfceyer Tops 



■■'■••■■■i^-'. ■ ■■■ .V.-. . ,■ 

"With Fels Naphtha due : go torn v 
pletely network (CBS) Jah; 13; the 
' coirii rig year ill probably find the 
soap industry accduritihg for a gross 
incom^ in time of 6ye^:$6^000,000 to 
NBG find Corumbia. Steady increase 
iri .account^- and expenditures from- 
ihe . 'sbap ^business over /the past fiye 

■ years reflects one. 6f the' mt>re arrest- 
ing, siicciess stories .which broadcastr 

. N jjig has to tell; It .is. estimateid that 
ihe.Thahufactureirs in . this elassificar 
tlpn will have spent aj-bund $7i000.0p(> 
for network ahdi spot programs, 

■ vclusivb of- talent, .durihjg 49361^ 

'ifated. for years,' a^^^^^ 1 siip- 

^tter. live local prograrjiis, Fels 
iirill ' use ,'tw6 .different Golurnbia 
h<)ok-ups 'and a different show-, for 
, ' each 'link. _ . ITi^stet^n aiid! ' inidii^eitlt 
lineup will involve 17. stationis, with 
split .fietwoirk': and other '^conlcessioh^ 

• .tieiiig ihade. ta thie >ccbiitnt; Vrhile th^ 
- "West coast link will consist icif KlSfX/ 

Los' Angeles; iCFSO, Sain Fcaheiseo; 

KOli^, ^ortl^d; KVI, Tacoih^; KQL; 
-. Sejttlle, iiitid KFPY,. Spok^eV vSeries 

tm either hdokup ivill be 'lk£»)ss ' th« 
' boaT4 aild take, in Ave l>rpQidcasts a 
.; week; It trtakes the firist d^ytiihe 
r.Qojint.'Oif such propbrtibnisf,y^utside of 
.- GeneraV-M^^^ CBS, and ' Hi 

• likely serve • , a^strong liioinentuin 
for buildihg up the Aet^vbrk!s daV: 
tune schedule; ' 

- ' West coast .(show^ will be. the same 
as 'Fels' hasi' 'been bankrolling' -on: 

' IKH^ as 'si local proposition.. It's the 
Centervilte' Sketches,; .Written and di- : 



Vote at Ceneral Electric; 
WGY^FreeSiMech'Idea 



Schenectady^^I>ec. 22; 

. I'urbre which local; organized liabbr 
fXaised over WGY's refusal, to grant 

; . air tiintie to the Radio ;Workers' JJnion 

' cdme' to an ehd last'week Avhen: the 
latter' won the' right tO .do the sole 

.collectiye bargaining for workt;rs in 
■the Schenectady plant of the .Gen- 
eral Electric C!o. WGY is" owned by 

V GBlVbut is mahiag^d by NBC. 

Radio' Workers' Union took the is- 
sue to NBC in J^eW York and found 
that no official objection had been 
made to- its request. A- spokesman 

♦ for the union, .had previously de- 

> clared that WGY had turned ;him 
dbWh with the explanatioi^ thjit NBC 
TegaFded any talk on the GE. con- 
troversy, ias jgurely 'local interest.' 
When WGX later inyited the unioii 
v;tb state its. case over a WGY mike, 
• > the RWU, spokesman said he was no 
longer interestei; it was too late to 
do any good . i influencing the £orth-> 
coming balloting in the plaint. 

... yrith governrnent officials isuperr 
vising, the GE employees voted j5,Ul 
to .4,033 in favor of haying organized 
labor represent them in negotiations 

'■ with ; their employer, instead .of " the 
cbiiipany union, the WorkerS.Council. 



tected by Leonard -Gox. No decisiort 
has been made on the .easternTinidr 
west program. : It may be the Tom, 
Dick and Harry ^ act which Fels is 
cVrrert.tJyi .using oVer a WGNi, Chi- 
cag6-\y.LW, incinnati, hookup. 

. -1 'Customers 

. Part that . the soap business . has. 
beeh*^Iecehtly playing in. hetwork 
broadcasting ' jtiakes itself -^ particu- 
larly noticeable' by virtue ot the fact 
that the^biggest customed in -the^ case 
of either. NBC, or Ciolurhbia is a^sbap 
mianufacturei'.; t'rocter '& Gamble 
spent $2,904,397 on NB;C' during the 
current ;year,' while the five, quarter 
'.hours a.^week Which- Rinso- will soon 
start . hllin^ ; ' jCfeS dtfytimes ill 
tilt, teyer Brbs.*' ante ;tb >the point 
V^here it ill becorhe Columbia's 
No. vi .customer, by a .wide linargin. 
ColUnflbiW'estlma't'e^ thai the income' 
from i'this irttahu^ctu'rei:." in 1937 . will 
easily come to $2,0l00,p00. : Saime r 
count took .top' ^psif ion in CBS'- -i^ 
tbilner list '-fbt- W36- with an expen- 
diture, of $i,23B,00a. ' Colgate-Palm- 



oliverPeet came. 



a close siecond 



with giross billipgs:of $1,224,680. 

Practically ill the heavy spenders 
fbr network tim^ apibng the,sba:p ac- 
count do supplementary cianipaigri in 
the spot - field. , Among the brands 
whiqh; have been; morcxTr less ictive 
in spot broadcasting during 1936 are 
V ii G's Crystal Whjite, Naptha and 
Xava, C-P-P's Superstids, Chipso ahd 
Palmolivef Lever Bros.' , Life Buoy' 
and .Fels' Chips. 

.Manhattan .Soap Co. h^s arranged 
to more thian double, the 'appropri - 
tioh it made for radio this year. In' 
i93'7 Sweetheart Soap will, have not" 
only .the, two quarter. |iOurs- spot oh 
the NBC-red but two like periods on 
Columbia; participation in the Allie 
Lowe Mites Glub .over WOR fiye 
times a .week, and spot broadcasts 
on the Pacific coast 

With NBC- the rise in the import- 
ance of the; ^oap rhanufacturer a^s a 
sOurce of income has been gradual, 
while in the ease of CBS the graph 
hais beeti marked, by sharp /spurts. 
From a total of $566,740 for 1935 Co- 
lumbia's' biUings jumped to $2,44^ 
this pasiL year. ];)e$pite..the' loss of 
the vColgate'-PalmOlive-Peet biisiness 
NBC did $300,000 better in 1936 than 
it h&d''i^e4' the. year bl^^bre from 
the feat of helping keep American 
listeners clean. - " • -. 



Plusage 



How to impress a hew spoii^ 
sor has been discovered by a 
station out the western ' 
sticks; Client put the .bide- 
away On his list, schedule call- 
ing f Or plotters with a special 
offer as inducement to listeners. 

Little fellow took no chances 
on making a showing< Spun off 
the! waxr four times a day, in" 
St^ad ol the prescribed single- 
ton time, thereby garnering a 
mail return that laid the client 
in the aisle; 



SNOW FALU AT 






RAP RADIO IN AUSTRIA 



Programs and Employment Policies 
Aie Criticiied 



Vienna; 

. Atistrian R^^dio . CO; has.' .dumped 
music after 11:30, p.m. the 
grounds tha.t , nobody listens!, : As a 
compensation ' there's : ti new '.gy iti- 
:nas.tic.prograrh at six a<mv Decision 
has caused further criticism by the 
set -^owners who piy . 50 cents a 
month to .'subscribe' to. the Austrian 
prpgrain which they ifeel 

gets : progressively; Wbrse. 

■Strict* censorship has- not suc- 
ceeded in pfotectlhg the tadib mou' 
opoiy from resentment- over policies* 
It is chargeii: that despite: a sub-v 
stantifil .annual' profit ^ meohanibal 
music is displacing live ^musiciahs 
and the only good jobs Ih ' the brbad-^ 
casting set-up,' are^ awRrdfid, by .pbli- 
ticicins to other politicians. 







NBG COMPARATiVE BILLINGS 



I t.t «<• «'• • 



.$ - 
743;466 
4li3,562 
324.903 



lOWARi) JOINS WIFE, 
INJURED IN DETROIT 



Babbit, B. 
; Bab-O ........ 

Colifate-Palpiolive' 
Palmoiiye: .Soap' 
Super Suds , . ; . 
Conie Prodacts . 

Castile Sbap-Shampob 
.Fels ft :Co. , 
■'• Fels Naphtha 
Fitch, F. W. Co. 
. Fitch's Shampoo 
General Fobds , ' . 
La France . Flakes, . i , . . , , . . . . » 

Gold. Dust Corp. 

Gold I>ust'. ; 
Andrew. ,ier£ens Co. 

Woodbury's Facial Soap..,,.. 135,283 
Lever Bros. ...... ... .,,'.>. , . . 206,450 

. Liiix ' . , . 4 . . , , , , ,:><• •, , • 106,326 
:Lux Toilet .Soap. V,,., — 
RinsO '. ; . ■, . , . . • • ,v,-,. • * 
Manhattan Soap Co. 

S\veetheart jSoap . . , ; . v 
MarroW- ' . 

Mar-O- Sharopbo. 
Packer Co. 

Packer's Tar Soap. 62,375 
Procter & Gaiiible^. 265,602 



19^2 



1933 



3,660 
28,980 
439,680 



.$ 

406,279 



$63,987 
990,275 
535,610 
454,665 



1935, 

. $31,116 
i,'454,309 
746,325 
707,984, 



$329,11)0 
20,800 

20,800 



21,478 



100,124 



176,604 
82,084 



62,665 
^2,665 . 



280,000 



454,900, 



Camay 
Chips 
Dreft 
Drene 
Ivory 

Ivory Flakes; 
•■ Ivory Sriow,_;. 

L3V& : ■, * . % « a « « ^ , • t • • • 

Oxydol , , . . ♦ •t^tf 

Roger & Gallet. 
Swift & Co. 
Quicic Arrow Soap. Flakes and 
Supbrite Cleanser. 



64,129 
50,903 



93,061 

13,530 
43,979 











'66,700 




251484 


30,108 


•82,367 


118,500 










44,700 




34^940 


896,696 


1,635,296 


,2,455,000 






155,247 


212,796 


565,500 








240,128 


341,300 






i26,956 


76,358 












10,200 










500,200 










368,100 



Hbllywood, 22: 
Just how far radio will go to top 
itself wa:? the subjectvof some . 
ulation last Friday (18) among those 
in the trade who witnessed 
Batcher's staging of "Hollywood Hotel 
on the Twentieth Ct^ntury-Fbx. lot iii- 
conjunction with the pi-eview of 
'One in ia Million.' Last time Bacher 
went stunting with . hls^ Campbell 
sbuper was at the Chinese theatre 
when he. hitched the broadcaist to a 
pre-shOwihg of ^Bbrn to , Uance.' 
. It's pretty . much . of a Hollywood 
habit to try to top your last per- 
formance. Bacher's ^Million"; broad- 
cast, topped anything- he has done 
previously and that also goes for 
radio in its entirety in these parts. 
But Where will it all end or in 
television step in and make 
start all , oyer jagain? 

, Piieniy of isibptf Boom 
; Holiy Hotel jiitched its origination 
pn^ massive stage'. 6 ;at the Westwbod 
studio with 1,500 in the pews in- 
cluding, a healthy leathering of pic- 
ture people. GiVcif Bacher seven 
aicres and 44 microphones and he'll 
use 4t all He , wasn't exactly 
cramp^ sp' he used jonly five ini 
The stage looked Xike a Hippodrome 
'flnaile... .' 

: Lo<ral radio has seen all ' of 
and Bacher knew it sO he reached 
for something new. . Reading the eh- 
aictment of an athletic event from a 
cOld script didn't exactly WOTih the 
cockles <>t the Bacher ticker he 
hit ' oh an . , idea.' 'iDowh came the 
screen, a ia Town. Hall Tonight, and 
the spool started spinning. While 
Ken Niles .i>ead' off the ice skating 
triumph of Son ja Heniei the actual 
scene was . being shown to the i,500 
auditors. That was something new, 
but Bacher held off the real topper 
uiitil the :finis)i. ' 

When; 'thp cast of 'Million' went 
through the mbtions of a tr^in ride 
through Switzerland the cue fihger 
of Bacher shot . upward into the 
flies. Down canie a illurk-y of syn- 
thetic snow in the approved Holly- 
wopd manner and in such; copious 
quantities as tO . form small drifts. 
It drew a salvb of appUiuse froni the 
pew hoWersvbut the' jinillions who 
listened in had to be" content with 
Dick Powiell's simple stafement that 
it was snowing. 



Quits WHN 



40,930 



534,229 



669,700 
.9,100 



• •.• * I • • 



••$M84,476. 



$801,249 



$497,237 $2,327,293 



$3,434,744 



$3,775,800 



R, E. .Howard (Bob) Howard, piart- 
ner in the Roesler & HoWard fdr-r 
^eigh langijfage rep firm, left for De- 
troit last Fiidiay (18). for, a teii-day 



Reason ■for the .preiiiature. holiday 
sprint is that Mrs: , HoWard, who's 
still residing, in Detroit, .was burned 
about the arms' and; face^ when gas 
in a hot Water 'heater exploded, as 
she was lighting the .contraption: 



Sempn- in; Hollywood 

riollywood, 

Larry . Sembn, American, singer 
.over Radi El Mundo, LRrl , in 
Buenbs .Airesv is here for 
month stay. He .lobki . over 
broadcasting studios ing 
American methods. 
■ .While here he will au.dition girl 
linger .and .dance ork for Buehps 
Aires .<itatipn. Pablo- E.. V^ direc- 
tor of iiR-i, is due here in' january 
to scoiit talent. I^air pi-.Oceed,- to 
■New York hefore returning hoine in 
Febrtiairy^ " 



CBS COMPARATIVE BILLINGIS 



' f •'••'••'•.ye-* •««'*•• 



I • « • «'•:•'• • • •"«. • -.« \ 



■TOILET S.6APS.- 
. .Sweetheart Soap. 
Camay 
Resinbl . ; j 

Yen ida Shampoo . ,'. , . , , ^ ^ , i . , ^ 

.Filch Shampoo 
Woodbury 

iVpry; , . . . 

Admiracion Shampoo, . i; ,', , . . 
Mar-O-Gil Shampoo . v. . , . , . . ;; . 
Lux Tpilie.t Soap , . . , , , . ,.,>... 
Lacp; Shampoo. . 
Palmplive 
Lifebuoy 



$40,078 
13,076 
6,213 
5,313 
1,576 



$ 



$ 



• t.« 



11,610 
8,789 

36,774 
160,941 
127,386 



$ 



17,155 

197,579 

5,480 
iB0,633 



141,526 



727,000 
13.000 
:500,000 
164,000 



Perry Charles publicity director of 
WHN, New York, for 10 years quits 
radio join MGM on - the Coast 
effective Dec. 26. He will work 
under Howard Strickling cf the film 
studio press dept. Has been with 
Loews for the past 15 years. 

Al Simons of the Loew theatre 
press department succeeds Charles 
at the station. • 

In addition to hiandling publicity, 
Charles has been > on the WHN writ- 
ing and acting staffs and served in 
a general executive- capacity. He 
leaves for the Coast. 'Thursday (24). 



Danny Diainker hi^ 

papny Danker, J,. Wali Thomp-' 
son's HPllyWood exec, returns: to the 
I GPast the . end of this week; 
for New Year's ^f tef another sessi . 
I with Leyer Bros, home office in Bos'-^ 
ton^ It's Danker's periodic ariinial 
I huddle with the' Leyeirs in the .E.nst.' 

Mrs. P^inTcer, in'tering in FJori 
l.su . . loss of beaucpup- Xrn.-is 

shopping en route South, the bundies 
I and boxes haying been 'opened an. 
cpntents pilfered: 



i , . .. . . ', ,,,,,, I 



LAUNBRY 

Chipsp , . ; , . . 
Silver Du.st. . 
F€ls Naphtha 
Super Sudisv. 
Peet's Granulated 
Ri 



,$113,798 



$345,500 



$98,169^ 



$97*621 



$57,989 
120,737 



$28Q,847- 



$ 

179,168 



GHAND TOTAL... . . .v , . . . . .$113,798 

* December 1936 figures estimated. 



$98,169 



$443,669 



$178,726 



$276,347 



$179,168 



.$388,015 



$446,020 



92,448 
28,272 



$120,720 



$566,740 



■Eiissell Neff'S; Ncf Title 

Detroit, Dec. 22. 
Russell Neff, WXYZ program di- 
j rector for thi'ee yearsi, becomes: pror 
diiction manager of the station 
January when Brace Beemer exi 
I his resignation. 

Neff Canie to WXYZ in::i931 from 
I Cleveland, as mikeman and . singer j 
Ijater being upped to program irec- 
torship when the Michigan web was 
$1,044,680 formeid. Beemer, the present 
fluction manager, resigned 
weeks: .ago after ^seven years , 
$2>448,e80 the station. -His other job as stu 
manager wiU.be left vacant 



$l,404j000 



■$ ^.-^--l 

30,000 
653,000 

17,680 
344.000 



Wednesdiiy* December 23, 1936 



II AVI II 



VARIETY 




January 
Febiruary 
March 



M9y 

Jiine' 

July 

August 

.Septeinber 

October 

Npveniber 



1936 
$2,681,815 
2,714;300 
3,037,837 
2,741,928 
2.561,720 
2,323,456 
2,429,983 
2,422,431 
2,8iB6,637 



1935 
$2,895,037 
2,753,319 
a,025,30fr 
2,682,143 
^ 2,691^513 



1934 
$2;391,667 
2,211. 



2,177,857 
1,864.420 
1,735,555 
1,860,166 
2,775,431 
2,683,494 



Total;..* 




$28,261,440 ^ 


$25,054,601 






CBS 




January ; . 


$l,96l,02i3 


, $1,768,949 


$1,405,948 


February 


1,909,146 


1*654,461:- 


1,387,823 


Mairch 


2,172,382 


l;82d,553 


1,524,904 


April '■ • 


i»950,939 


1,615,389 


l,371i66l 


May 


1,749,517 


1,287,455 


1,255,887 


1,502,768 


^066,729 


925,939 


July '•.•••*••» 




91(9,476 


August . . , , 


• •••• --1}232,588 


879,019 




St^tember 


i,iB38.932 


1,086,900 




Octpbef 


2,754.808 


1,930,512 




Npveniber 


V'2,483,657 


1,772,390 




.Total .... 


• > • • t . . .$20,788,535 ' 


$15,801,827 


$i3;i4i,75i8 



1933 
$1,869,885 
1,742,784 
1,907,463 
1,690,177 
1,662,887 
1,512,139 
1^370,993 
1,407*843 
* 1 ,555,606 
2,130;046 
2,188,342 

- $li9,038,165 



1933 

$941,465: 
884,977 

1,016,102 
775,4iB7 
624,256 
55$i0i56 
445;414 
409,639 
547,203 

1,252,793 

1,277,459, 

$8,8l7,8i51 



MUTUAL 



February 
March 
April 
May., 
June 

July * *■ ft • • • t * • • « • •.• • ••'•«• t 109|561 

August 122,065 

Septernber I6d,920 

Ocu)t)0ir^ » • t • * * * * * .* * * •■*•••••#. 271y€29 

NbVenibCT 227,543 



. 1936 
.it < V (i » • • $166,266. 

162,358 
191,483 
139,834 
129,907 
;104,510 



Tbtal V... , . i . . , . . ; . . . . i ; . .$1/794,076 



Broadcasting Biz Smacks 
Heftjr Totals in All Divi- 
sions — November Tallies 
Inclucle PpIiticWl Billiiigs 



SPOT OKAY 




New .field of potehti io, talent 
.aiiiong iiame : players , in the major 
baseball leagues is expected to be 
developed during the 1937 campaign 
of the National League, It is all be^ 
cause Ford Fr^ck, prexy of the 
league, , is dead set ph making his 
College of the Air an actuality. He 
told officials meeting at the annual 
league confab in New York Gity ias 
much, stating that the league was go- 
ing ahead with its plans. 

Initial objiective of the league will 
be to^ have .two broadcasts weekly in 
all eight cities possessing membier- 
ship; in the National i.eague. Ball 
ipl^yers, managers, Umpires and 
basieball scribes are. -to .explajh 
methods of play, knotty problems 
and. strattigy of the game on these 
•rings. 

PP' it had been- planned 

insert in each league athlete's con- 
tract that he must .makes himself 
aydilabie for talks and ail sprts of 
TnJssipriary work considered reason^ 
able by thie league president. 

While this plan has beieh discarded 
for the- tiine ise^ng, the National 
League dPes.have a clau.sie in its con- 
.tracts with umpires; Which makies 
ttiem subject to call fpr radip talks. 
And jnstiead of handling the player's 
flirwave activities by : specific con- 
tact, each ball club has. been advised 
w> K^ach an understanding With its, 
own baseball athletes regarding 
broadcasts. 

: Brpadcasts would be sustai; irtg ac-, 
'?ig to present pifficjial intention 

L.&M.'» Additions 

Jay €ia)pk jpiris Lennen & Mitchell 
as producer-writer. Lawsoh iPaynter 
Js.also new on the agency's payroll, 
ft* n, takes over some of duties 
Cn ^r^"® 'butcher, who is on thi 
^oast for the Jurgens program. 



WHAS Asks Union Slash 
Uiita New Studio Set 

LouisvilleV Deci 22. 

Wprk will get underway -about 
Jan. 4;; on new studios WHAS. 
During alterations, studio and office 
staff will occupy, portion of top. floor 
of the Courier- Journal building. 

Temporary quarters will necessi- 
tate cutting down on local sustai ing 
programs and station has placed rnat- 
ter of cutting hours of staff ork from 
nine to five hpurs weekly playing 
time, as well ar a reduction in pay 
before new board , of ^ directors of 
Musicians Union, Local No. 11. Sal- 
aries are now $30 a week, and sta- 
tion craves a slash in rate to con- 
form to decreased hours on. the air 
for the musikers.. 



GOLDEN ABOUT SET 
AS CBS AIR SPOT 



Colunibi gross 
from the sale of time 1936 will 
ampunt $57,600,000. NBC 

figured, tiiat the tally for the current 
year; . show $34,356,000, while 
CBS' estirhiate $23,288,000. For, 
Columbia 32% boost 

pvef the' in the 

case of NBC thie margin pn the year 

will come to 10%. i MUtUal's I'evenue 
on its first full cialendar year tbtals 
arpund $2,000,000. - 

Rpugh . going of the .December 
hillings brought : NBC tally/ i)f 
$3,420,766 fpr the current itipnth. 
Cpluinbia estimates that will dp 
at least $2,500,000 for the same lunar 
period; Mutuail, which . id $227,543 
i .November, • expects to make it 
arpUnd $205,000 for the filial month 
of this year. 

. NPvember garnered $3,438,616 for 
NBC and $2,438,657 for Columbia. 
The increase over the same month 
of 1935 figured 44.2% for Columbia 
and .29.5% for . NBC. Despite the 
political money involved, the month 
of November was better than the 
norihal margin which has prevailed 
between. November and October in 
previous year. 

Breakdown of; the NBC figures for 
November gave thie red (WEAF) 
link $2,408,286 and the blue (WJZ), 
$1,030,330. Columbiai runs ahead of 
the red trail on the year so far; by 
2% CBS' tally for the first 11 months 
of '36 was $20,788,535 and the red's, 
$20,226,«t4. 

NBC's gross November, ^^1935, 
was $2,6551100. 'In '34 it was 
$2,683,494 and in '33, $2,188,342. 
ColuBfdyia «eoo«iAitfeid-)lDrr$i;732'^ 
November, 1095, i^HHeifBtd Hbe ?yeai 
befor«:«nd<^l,277$«» <hi ';33. 



laiints 

Staffs of N, Y. Adyeriising Agencies 



Noa-Nehrork Gross 



Washington, Dec. 
Nat ion a 1 Association 
roadcasters estimates that, the 
■national hon-hetwbrk gross for 
1936 will be around $46,000,000. 

Ten-month tally is $36,530.- 
530, comparing ith 1935's 
$29,181,913 for same 10-mdnth 
period. 



WAXfimiiiwsm 

SHOWMANSHIP IDEA 



While the contract for the leasing 
of the Golden, N. Y.; legiter to the 
Columbia Broadcasting System ^ has 
not been, signed the deal is virtually 
closed. Rental over two year 
period ihstead of the reported three 
year term is .$36,000 annually. Carry- 
ing charges estirpated around 
$224500, balance being the profit to be 
split between the Shuberts who own 
the house ;^d John Golden who 
leased ' "l^heatre Was built by the 
Chanins and callied 
the Royale. , . 

CBS js operating the Avon, across 
the street from the Golden. With 
the- :ac<3uisitioh of the latter, the 
chain will probably drop the Hudson. 



t. Paul, Dec. 22. 

With 14 other competing, 
Midwest .Recordings, Inc., Minneapo- 
lis, last week landed contract for 130 
platters (26 weeks) for Purina Mills/ 
St, Louis, chick food. Hugh Aspj - 
wall, Shirley Sadler, Ed Abbott, 
Three Tpiies and Eloise Rowan at 
the organ comprise nicely-balahcecl 
variety Harold D. Fields in. 

charge of product! 

Angle is that . studip actually ha^ 50 
chicks each in two separate brooders 
and is feeding onie brood Purina chick 
feed and .the other the usual odds 
and ends. David^ Dole, assistant re^ 
icorder, doubles keeper ■ the 
chi It's his duty o/Iiciate . at. 
wei -in ceremonies prove to 
listeners that the. riadi -advertisied' 
provender does the biz. 




Ed Lowry :on Doii Lee 

Los Angeles, Dec. 22. 
Fox West coast inaugurates its 
community sing Jan. 5 over the Don 
Lee network from the Filmarte the- 
atre in Hollywood. Ed ill 
be choirmaster. 

Program is a trade deial, theatre 
chain giving up space oh the screens 
of its theatres in the .. state for 30 
mi on the Web's four 

stations iliates. 



Frank Coulter back at bis N, W. 
Ayer radio job after a week's illness. 



IN NEW YORK 

Frank King, WMBR, Jacksonville. 
Harold Meyer, WSTjN, St. Peters- 
burg. 

Hiaf old Hough, WBAPi Fort Worth. 
Darrold Kahn, KGKO, Wichita 
Falls. 

E. Y. , WSPD, 

I»Clikac« 

rariic Smith, WLW, inci 
John Gillin, WOW, Omaha. 
Arthur Church, KMBC, Kansas 
City. ■ 

; £arl Gammons, WCCO, Mi 
applis. 

Clj Siamu General Mills, 

IMihneapoIb. 







Existence of. the. Joipt Committee 
on Radio Reseaircl^ is..set fpr another 
six months. Committee of 15 which 
directs the . -operative research 
venture last week voted to continue 
their experiments aud ta retain. Paul 
F. Peter general manager of the 
bureau for; another six months. • 

Three tasks that the bureau will 
proceed, to carry put involvie the 
cpntinued testing pf listening habits, 
the. gathering of data showing the 
number and disttibutipn of s6t$ as of 
Jan. 1, 1937, and the determination 
of valid methods for measuring sta- 
tion coverage, Last function \vill 
consider physical limits; and numeri- 
cal values, such, as the number of 
radio homes -day and night that, are 
habitually part of a statipn's cpver- 
iage. ■ ' . ' 

How the new national set figures 
are to be gathered will be the assign- 
.ment of the bureau's technical corhf- 
mittee. . It is hpped to get inpre set 
manufacturers to contribute data. 
In revising the set figures the bureau 
will do some,^deep- probing to find 
out whether thei total can be inflated. 
Statistics on national sets are getting 
.UP to tiie:point where they have be- 
otome rE^Elbteet~>to '■ldts<4)f<ivBCi^t*<>Dn»g, 
l>Ffaicipa11y 'lieoatiBe (VSf ^Ure rposiftbll- 
rlty Jttifit -^the !3%|in«s Mo i3h6t imi6. 
ipnqger ^ieeouilt'^f tike :««ts',^t.aTe 
rout >m moiiaag 's^tvitT. 'lMier>6uch 
circumstances *;there, -is^ ^^Mbibinty 
of the whole .'statistical project going 
haywire. 

Although the. Association of Na- 
tional Advertisers and the American 
Association of Advertising Agencies 
are also represented on the Commit- 
tee of , NBC and Columbia have 
so far been doing all the financing of 
the bureau. It is underistood that the 
National Association of Broadcast- 
ers is about to toss into the bureau's 
exchequer sOme of the $10,000 which 
was voted for the project at the last 
NAB convention. NBC has, contrib- 
uted $20,000 and CBS, $io;ooo. 



wo of the New York agencies ac- 
tive in radio last week hjanded out 
bonuses of a month's salary to e,m- 
ployees last week! 

They were Lord .& Thomas and. 
William Esty & Co. 
. .. iggest topic ' of . con ver.sa tibn 
around the New York ad. agencies 
at the nrion^ent speculation anent 
possible bonuses. Couple of firstline . 
firms so far hsive either shelled ouit, 
or ill do so before Xmas. Number 
of others are still vague in their 
intentions, or have definitely decidied 
against . payments. 

Checkup, shows • the. followi 
.atibns:'' ■., , .-. 

■ Tounr. .is 'Rubtcam: bonus foi^. 
everybody; Clerical . help . . .employed 
less than a year gejls a week's sal» 
ary; clerical, .help employed more! 
than . gets two weeks. Execs ' 
get varying iambunts accordance; 
with rank. ■ 

j. jStirllnc Gct«|icll: :iui$ already ^^^^ 
paid a bonus. Ajnpunts to indiyidu- ' 
als vary, and are np^ describable by. 
any fprmula. 

Cecil, Wat-wfek * Cecil: will pay 
a bonus, but the amount hasn't been 
set as yet. 'y 

LeDQcn : & Mltchcii: , but- ; 

will give Xmas presents- (probabl^ 
money): to everybody. ... ,1 . . 

Blacknuin: bpnuse^ only pdid at; 
end pf fiscal year which ends .in 
February. No decisiPD PD-actipiii to 
be;'taken at that tinie. ~.-$»;/."' 

McCaanrEriektMin: DO' decision un.^ ; 
til later this week.' 
, ' BBD&6: <no bonus. 

Bcndqte 4^ Bowles: i^o acti 
bonus has been announced. 

Kndaer: ittb. 

Bathranir Se ' Ryan: answer given .. 
by this agency is so vague ahd so ; 
fraught with can-we-see-a-prooC-of- ' 
the-storjr stuff that; it sounds like 
recipe for an omelette. 



Indlanapotis, Dec. ni. 

Christmas Eve will be pay-off 
night on bonus for all the employees, 
including some of the talent, of 
WFBM, owned by Indiahpolis Power- ■ 
& Light Co. 

iioeij uatiUty •'it»s 5% of-'' 

:^i^ysidA«H»s. /. 

^noakiter, tBa., Dec. 

ifMtai^sttti^lUasani'Dixdn radi 
group, «Brnp^1Sing "WGAL, Lancas* 
ter; WORK, York; WAZL, Hazleton; 
WDEL and WILM, Wilmington, hnd 
WEST, Eastpn, have okayed a gen- 
eral increas'e in. salaries (16). Per-. . 
centage. not disclosed. . 

General improvement in business 
conditions was given' as the reason 
fpr the boost. 



KYA's Shows Pepped Up 



San Francisco, Dec. 
talent shows with are 
bei increased 50% at K YA, local 
Hearst outlet, and the studi is 
be! tipped from .five to .20. pieces, 
effective Dec. Under the new 

.setrup; station will have 12 musicians 
workihg on a two-hour daily basis 
and eight on a stretch, 
using them both concert and 
dance combos, With Cy Trobbe- as 
director.' 

ihgers are • being au for 
some of the 30 programs, which KY A 
will originate for the new California 
Radio System (Hearst-McClatchy ). 



Caryl C*lcniaii t<» Accncy 

San FraneisGO, Dec. 22. 
Caryl Coleman ; leaves- the NBC 
prpductron itifK here Bee. .31 to . join 
the Boisford, Constantinie & Gardner 
agency in Hollywood. 

Expected that either Van Fleming 
or Arnold Maguirie will succeed 
Coleman as producer of the Wom- 
an's Magazi shows. 



Greatly increased public 
in its Packard Lektro-Shaver, 
'silent radio' and. other devices, 
resulted in . issuing pf a cash bbnus 
this Xmas to all employees Pf Dicto-i 
graph Products Cp,, Inc. 

Bonuses, to distributed to all 
of the firm's 2,000 Workcfrs, both 
the factory and N. Y^ offices, 
nounced by A. . M. Andrews, chair- 
man of the board, will be based oil 
length of employment. 



Connecticut Locals Remote 
High Sch'l Game FromFIa. 

New Britain, G6nn.i Etec. 22, 
; Two indies, WNBG of New Britain 
and WTHT of Hartford, pldnniiig to 
riemote New Britain-Miami hifeb foot- 
ball game Christmas Day -in Florida 
city. 

Tremendous local interest i n inter- 
sectional event makes the expensive 
piping woi'th while. WNBC Is send- 
ing down three rep.s and WTHT is 
working with Miami's WIOD. AVTHT 
coverage is tie-up between ' Hartford 
Tim^s, which owns stdtioD, and New 
Britain Herald. 

Both stations are day timers and 
:FCC okay is necessary for extra opr 
crating period. 



James Alderman^ nev/scaster, late«^ 
ly with WLW, Will transfer to Ne#: 
Yprk. 



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VARIETY 



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iie w Columbid Pacific Met^fimtk 

*' • , ' , A " ' •" - 

V. := . j: • ■ ■'■ i ■ .-i^mm^ ■ mitt:-., wms 

fif bj| ine December 29f 



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•. ■ .x.*.*.;.;. • . .•x-x-X':-.-:*. vx w :.x.:.:.;.:.: .vX*>rv:'X- 



v., 

.•X-:-: 



f^X-i " w.sv.* 



Ihr smot^^i^ spcm lo li)^ PmiSc Coast. 

;;.v. XWI'X-X'X*. • 'M-: y^'^X-X';*" * .•X'X<*X*X*;vX-X^*Xx»X*X*XvX*>XOX*X<'X'X-X'XOXOax-XvX'Xv^^^ 

JCliiK beco«(^4i^^ CBS station in Southern Cali- 

IcmtdIo; 1!b& lutll powW of ENX's 50«000 watts will carry 
d(t CBSk |>rograms--not only throughout Southern Cdli- 

•:■:•:•:•:■:•:•:*;•:•;-;■:•"•*■ i 

lomla* but to the estdblished ENX audience in eleven 
Western states! Literally millidns of jpeopl^ will hear 
Cblumbiq with more brilliance than ever before. 

For CBS cO€»t-toK;odst advertisers^ KNX interlocks v^th 
KSL's 50^000 watts from Salt Lake City-backs up the intenr 
sive service of Columbia's Pacific Northwest stations^-4 
to blanket the West. 

In San Francisco-Oakland, ^e full floiv of radio's strong- 
est network schedule will swing dnd hold oudiences to a 
new CBS station- to KSFO, at 560 on the dioL KSFO gets 
the complete CBS schedule exclusively -^sre/s all the 
power of Columbia's top-ranking shows^lot immediate 
ranking as q niaior Coast outlet. And immediate audiences! 



But the new Columbia Pacific Network is more than o new 
linking of stations. Much more. It's a complete network 
service localized for Western listeners, for building ipiui 
broadcqstihg programs on and to the Pacific Coasts 

The new network goes oil the air Deceiober 29& luUy 
equipped r-T ready for attion. And yet. iiot^'f inislied;'' 
Nothing is ever ''finished'' in rqdior (>>ntinuous improve-' 
meuts, foir listeiiers and advertisers alike, are radio's regu- 
lar accomplishment— ancf ore promisedin special meaS' 
ure for the Columbia Pacific Network, later this year, 
for example, the world's most modern radio center will 
be opened on the Coast— for Columbia's Pacific Netyrprkf 

But the important fact, here and now, is that Columbia i^ 
geared to set the pace in the West— as iniheMist;to pro- 
vide, day and night, the shortest, smoothest cdrwoy to the 
Coast Let us tell you the tomplefe story— soon. 



*7n the Pacific Northwest, Cplumbia 'm pretent outdiandtng Mtdliong igontinue 
to texve their commuhitiet with xadio'M. mtiongeMt network mehodiMj^: KOJjf, 
Portland, Xyi, Tacomot KOL, Septtle, KFPY, Spokane. Itewly availahJe am 
optional Mtation* are KFBB,, Great Falls and KGVO, MistouJa. 



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VARJETY 



iTcdnesdiij, Deccinber ^3, 1936 





-'^i.'S^ reiieman, yrho resigned as 
' jjitofeiram': manager , pi lOPRC, Don 
station in San Frariciscp/ t^^ pro- 
diice shows alt KSFO ; for GBS r'e- 
leaise starting in January, went south 
for several idays; last- week to inake 
•arrangements for the , move with Don 
Lee- execs .in Lbs Angeles. 



Artists Service winig, irx Frisco,; was 
iii riollywopd last week for film 
tests ph the VITarner dros. lot. 

6aklari4 (Cal.) Ad Cliib will be 
entertained by the KFRC (San Fran- 
cisco) artists staff at its ainnual year-" 
end luncheon (29), 



place Thomas Freebalrn Smith, who 
tours with Nelson Eddy «is his pro- 
ducer.;- 



: Ned Burman, announcer; now 
heard oyer KGGC, San Frahcisco. 
t^ormerly with KROW, Oakland 
(GaL)i ' 



Xtyv Frost, assistant to NBC vicje 
vprexy Don Ei Gihnan in San Frdri: 
■ isco, ■ recPvering frpm 'a^m 
, .pi>ie^ti6ru. 

Sales staff at KPllG, Saa Franr 
ciScb,; how. includes Ray B^ker, for- 
.meriy- of the. Pacific Railway Advbrr 
Jiismg'Cb:, Qaklahd (Cal); 



- , ^iHfaicoIm rayson^ w in h e r - . of 
:;Buddha's tyro show oh KFRC, San 
' iF^anciscb, last iSeptember, is how 

iivairblihg with Griff Williams' brk at 
■i'line ^ot^l Mark Hopkins, which airs 

over NBC; 



, First name Of Rallna Zarpva, R,us- 
: ^slah. canary on the NBC . staff in San 
vtPrahcisco, ; being drppjped oh 
if'/pyders' f execs.. TBetter 
^ vihbWinarts^ is the reason given; . 

i\K''^iiitn -Klaissehi' tenor, :whb piily:fe- 
\ ceiitly returned tb' - San. Frahcisco 
■.'(^ter a yeai^ and a' bal^ ip; New York, 
>^aeVered his ' NfiC ?cohn^ctions. - again 
V last Saturday (i9).> Going tb HoUy 



: Arttold Majraire, Jsi£K^ jproducer in 
' Frahciiscb, took time out to ap- 
,v; ;:P'bar : as a cpniediaii at the Examiner's 
StPUtdpbr Christmas Tree luncheon 
; i^eioently^ He was formerly a. staff 
i: I cprtiicf :a^ KFtte» but how iconiBnes 
v hijinseli tp. writing and pxpducing.^ 

''';;Mrs. ;;'jEmUy lii^rtpn '^^^ ' replaced 



i/io ihg .Hostess' over KFRC, San, Frah- 

" ' ,^gL?rtter.,hM"shift(^^ ksFa: 

^^^^ Alan 
. .Cbihaaa^^ director a 

■:;:,r-^.itbhqrt;;Stevehs ispp; 
: r - on the" Walts Time programis witti 
y jBrni*. GilTso^iSc over the i NBC-Blue 
''-;.^eb !:frbiin Sain Francisco startihfj 

r : :I^tii^;L0V<^ H. Baker Shoe 

' ".i,{]prbiE*raiii on ICFRC and also in a 
, nyeekly .show on KYA, under NBC 



Installation new 100-250 watt 
transmitteir is' under way at KGGC) 
San. ' rauciscb. '[ Ahdrew 
Mitchell, chlei engl 



, IB<»b Bedd n singing 
talent in jfdditibn to producihg Camel 
Caravan. . Sam Moore booking, other 
guesters.. 



Bert Wlieeler, Ella Ixtgiah; Adblphe 
Men jou and . Anna: Stein set for 
giiesting with \ Ben Bernie' in Hoily- 
wobd. 



Smart> Hiwaiiaii warbler, 
doing a sustaiher'TDin KHJ .(Lps .An- 
geles). 



Underwood' i>resi(^ed; at 
Shi acquainting cast . 61 Al Jolfion 
show with'L. Apadib 

Hbiner iftoot jimiiped KNX CHpUy-: 
Wood) sales staff lor spot with 
KFWB (Hollywood). 

Rndy' Ay*l*i; Buehps' 4»res , ip 
maestro, .prowling the . Holly wpbd 
studios fbr hew "tiine slants. 



In ai: Woman's. Way^ is being pre- 
sented \ . ■ kSFO.lSan, FtsijHclicb, 
by Helen!- Sawder.'; Gertrude, ChaVis, 
wai-bler, and Cicm Kennedy istnist, 
also oh .show.; 



^Johnson, Franci$cp ra 
dio writer, while in a lobal hosipiital 
ahnbimced her engageihent to Carle- 
ton \Gby.ehjr, sales; mahaigbr at. KJBS. 
Due Jan. 9. ' 



Thomas Nelsonv fbrmerly sales- 
mah for Nprtiiwest Filmi ha.s jb 
the cbhimercial department of KGA, 
Spokane. Howard Rhihes. is nbw. on 
same station's^ ' .anhbuhcing 'staff. 
Fi;ank (jrahaih has left KCJA for 
kOMO, Seattle. 



^ Bi Hanson, >lNBC ch engi 
and William dlarke, N.. Y. architect, 
liayiug the plans to double . NBC 
facilities in Holly wpbdi^ , 



. Andy bevihe, gravel- vp.iced -comic, 
did two turh$ on Jack Benny broad- 
cast and is' in 'line for. reprises. 

isliop .upjped Irom barker to 
hew^s commentator at KFI-KECA 
(Los Angeles). ' 



W. /'Lew^ 
director; being, liiitted by Hpily wood 
mob bn his feleyation ta a (!JBS> 
presi ■" " ' 



Arthur Bryf^n^ late of WHN (New 
York), joined Bill Ray's production 
staff at KFWB (Hpllywobd). Jay 
Sims, Jack Strpck and Gil Warren 
now -barkihg on - the . station,. 



. Don Wilson gr abbed pfif the Try in 
Cobb' (Oldsmobile) shPw .and the 
National; Biscuit airer az 



. Warren Stokeii dbi '^Hbllywobd 
News. Aeel! pn Hearst- California 
chaiilf^ ' ' ' '■ 



rlDbnald Thorhburgh guested by 
radio . division of L. A. ! Advertiisihg 
Club. 



.Don; Forbes named, chief .~ an< 
houncer of KNX- (Hollywood) to re- 




AMEBICAN CAN 

(Tu. ;9HWJZ) : 

■ Dec: 2()--HGertrude .:Nieseh. 
Jan. 5-^Bert Wheeler, EUa Logan. 
Jan. 12— -Adolphe Mehjou. 
Jan. 19:^Anna Steui 

A^' Jb' 'P.-' 
(Th. 8— WABC) 
Dec; 24^Paulist Chbrus^l)ick Mer- 

AXTON-FISBEB 
(Spnds) 

(Sa.9—WJZy 
Dec. 2f(-^ulia Sanderson, Frank 
CJrumitt. 

CADILLAC 

(Th. ^WEAFy 
Dec. 24— Lois. Long,. 

CAMPBELL 

iFri. 

Dec. .25-^Lionel Biairry more, . 

inaiESTONE 

(Mow. 8:30— WEAF). 
28r^Richard Crooks. ' 
• .4^Lauritz Sfielchiorii 
FOBD. 
iCStt. 9— WABC) 
: Dieic. 27— Lauritz Melbhipr, 
Jan. .3^Lily Pipns.' 
.Jan. lOi— John C. ThPmas. 



GENERAL MOTORS 

iSu. lO^WEAF) 
J aiii. 3— Elisabeth Rethberg, 



zip 





Pominatirig ttie Rocky Mbuntaih region from the 
etiiinence of E)enver, KOA has a proven recbrd for 
high teturns to advertisers. Its powers prestige and 
v^pppuiiinty can send your sales charts to new peaks. 




50,000 WATTS 
D E N V E R 

Completely programmed by NBG 





. 10— Grace Mobre. 

heinz 

(M-W-F. 11 cni.— WABC) 
Dec. 28-30, Jan. 1— Dr. Lillian Gil 
breth, English Singers, Fannie Hblz 
mah, Andre^^oodmah, 

AF' 

^V^EmT"^ 

bee. SiA^bse Iturbi, June' gravis, 
Jimmy Gieasbh* - • 

Jarii -y-rGreta" Stueckgbld. 
Jan. ,1^— Guipmar Novaes. 
Jan. 21— Rose Bamptbn. 

KOLTNOS 

(Ttt, ^WABO 
Dec. SJ9r-Ethel Barrymore 
Magnanti, Alilton Itouglas. 

LOCAL DEP^T STORE 
(Th. 9*a.7h;.-^WOR) > 
Dec 24-— Hal Kemp, Peggy Fears 
LUX ■ 
.. mon. ^WABC) 
Dec. 28— Noel .Coward, Herbert 
Marshall, Madeline. CarrolL 

NAT'L DAIRY 

(Sot. .«-?-WEAF) 
bee. 2&— Lanhy J^oss. 

NASH 
(Sat. ABCy 
Dec; 26:-Ruth Breton, Don Cos- 
sack Choir. 

Jan. 2-— Julius Huehn.; 
.. Jari;. 9^ Josephine Ahtoine, ; ' 

: ROYAL GEL AtlNE '^'v- 
: (th. 8— WEAF) 
. . 24-:-Walter Hartipden, Edgar 
Bergen, Sehpra db Siiarez, Len Hain- 
hiond. 

KCA 

(SUi 2^WJZ) 
Dec. 27— John McCbrniack, Rich*- 
ard Himber, Moscow Chblr, Oliver 
, Wakefield, 4 
RADIO GUIDEV" 
. (Fri, 10— WJZ) . 
*t)e.c. .iiS-pTames , Braddbcfcj Eddy 
D&chin, ^pd5th ^ ]5icfc^ f.' " ' 

'" .^.^..BETI«0Lbs 

' „ fipit: m^wAM) ^'^ 

Dec. 293^Wesleyan College. 
SHELL 
(Sat. 9'.Z(y-WEAFy: 
Dec. 26— Not booked; 

STUDEBAKER 
(M, 9:30--WEAF) 
Dec; 28— Alec Templetbn, Pat 
O'Malley. 



Network Chart 



NB0 RENEWALS 
Standard Brands (Chase & Sab- 
born: 'Do You Want to ; , Be 'an 
Actor?? beginning Jaii. 3.- Basic 
Red, il7IRI^ = WLWi Cahadft, SE, 
WSOC, WWNC, SC, WJDX, :, SW, 
KTBS, KTHS, NW, Red Mt., JRed 
Pacific, KTAR. . : 
. Jtelloer (breakfast -food ): *GirJ 
AlPhe* dramatic shpw, : beginning 
Jan. 11; for 13 weeks. WEAF, KYW, 
Wben, WCAE, WTAM, WWj, 

MAQ, wLw;; ;. 

General Foods (Maxwell ^SouSe 
cpffbe): \*Lanhy Ross Presents ; the 
Maxwell House v$ho^yboat' beginning 
Jahi 7; tor 52 weeks. Basic Red ;(ex- 
cept IRE)., WLW, SE, WWNG, 
WSOC, SC, WJDX; SW,; KTBS, (Red 
Mountain, lub Cbast, KTAR, Nprth 
Mountain, ph rebrbadcalst, 11:30. to 
12:30 a.m.), 

Carnation Milk Saleii Co. (evapo- 
rated milk; 'Gairnation Contented 
Hour,* begi ing Jan. .4; for 13: 
weeks. Basic Red, WSAI, WIRE, 
WCOL, W06lV,Canada, SE^ WSOC, 
WWNC, SC, ^JDX, SW; KTBS, 
KTHS; Red Mountain; Red.Pacific.; 

Ford; Motor Co. Defers: uhdecidbd 
program; beginning Jan.: l; for 13 
weeks. Biasic Blue, WIG;C,*WEAn, 
WLW, WOOD, SE, WSOC, WWNC, 
WFBC, WCSG, SC, WJDX, iSW, 
KTBS, KTHS, NW (KVOD, KLO, 
Pacific Bliie, ICTAR, KGIR, KGHL 
oh rebroadcast at midnight). . , 
: Modern Magazines: Begi ing Jan. 
6; for 13 weeks. WJZ,. WBZ-A, 
kDKA, WTAM, WMAQ. 

Standard Brands; (Tender Leal 
Tea): '•brie Man's Faimilyj,' beginning 
Jahi ; fbr 52 weeks. Basic Red, 
WIRE, WliW, Canada, SE, WSOC, 
WWNC, ^SC. WJDX, SW, KTHS, 
KTHS, NWj Red Mountain, Red 
I*aciflc CoasVKTAR. 

Shell Union Oil; Corp.; unaih- 
nounced: pirogram;, beginning Jah. 
i2; for 52 Weeks« Basic Red (eiccejat. 
WIRE), WLW, NW, Red Mountain, 
Red Pacific, KTAR, North Mountain, 
KFPK, KWG, KMJ, 

iPrincess Pat, Ltd. (cosmetics): 'A 
Tale of Today,' beginning Dec. 20; for 
52 weeks; WEAF, WJAR; WRG, 
WGY. WBEN, WTAM, WMAQ, 
WOW, KCA, KbYL (KPO;KFI start 
Jan. 3).- 

G.;. Krtfeger rewlng; . 'Kruger's 
Musical Tbast,' beginning Dec. 28; fbr 
13 weeks. WEAF, WNAG, IvriG, 
WJAR, WTAG; WCSH, WCJYi SE, 
WFBC, WSOC, WWNC, : WCSG, WSB. 

cbs; NEW PROGRAMS ; * 

Bi^rnsdall Refining Corp.; 'Cjpuir- 
tePus; Colonels, 8 with male chorus^ 
orchestra and specialties; Saturdays, 
10:30 to U p.m. ES'T; beginning Dec, 
19; for 13 weeks. Via Des Moines;' 
Fort Wayne, Milwaukee, Mihheapb- 
iis,. Oklahoma City, St. Louis, Tulsa, 
Kahsas Gityi Chicago, Omaha/ 

Liggett Myers Tobacco Co, 
(Grahger pipe tobacco): 'The Town 
Crier* with Alexander Wbollcbtt, 
Tuesdays. and Thursdays, 7:30 tp 7:45; 
p.m;.: (rebroadcast at 12:39 a.m.), 
'beginning Jan.. Via' 58 stations. 

CbIs RENEWALS' 
: ';|. C.olgate^PalmoIivc-Peet ( s h a v'e 

cream ; and brushless shiave): 'Gahg 
Busters,' beginning Jan. 13; Via basic 
2i, plus C plumb us. Rochester, 
Worcester, Atlantai Bangor, Birming 
ham, Charlotte, : Dallas, Daytbn, 
Denver, Fort Wayne (through April 
28 bhly), JipustPn, Little Rbck, 
Memphis, .Milwaukee, Minneapolis, 
Njashville, New : Orleahs, Oklahoin.a 
City- ichmorid, Roanpke, Salt Lake 
City, San Antonio, Savannah, 
Shreveportj Tulsa, Wichita, Florida 
Group, Pacific Coast ;Grbup. 

CpigaieTpalmblive-Peet (Palmplive 
soap): 'Palnioiive Beauty Box Tliejii 
tre' ; ith; Jessica Dragoriette and Ai 
GpodmaAis orcheistra,' Wedhesdays, 
9:30 tb lOi p hi.; beginning Jan. l$;:fpr 
52. weeks. Basic: 21, Akron, Gplum 
:bus, Rochester, 'Wprcester, Atlantai 
Bangbr, irmihgbam, Charlotte, 
Chattahooga, Daiias, Dayton, Denver, 
Fairmont, Fort Wayne (through 
April 28 only), Houstori, Knbxvillej 
Little Rock, Manchester (through 
Feb. 24;;bnly), Memphis, Milwatikee; 
Minneai)olis, Nashville, New Orleans, 
Oklahoma City, Pboria; Richmohd> 
Roahpke, Salt Lake City, Sah An- 
tbnip, Savannah, iShreveport, Spiring- 
.field, Tbpeka^ Utica, Tulsa. WjLchita; 
Yahktpn, : Jacksonyille, Miamij; Or- 
lando, Tampa, Pacific Cjifast^grbiip\ 

Atlantic Refining Co.: •M?i; and^Pa* 
script show, inning Dec. 29*. Via 
25 stations.. , ' ^ 

Chevrolet .Motor to.i Rubihoff i Ja:n 
Peerce; -Virginia: Rea, beginning Jan. 
17; tb April 11. ia 89 stations. • 

Motor Co.: Kathryn 
Cravens 'News Through a Woman's 
Eyes,' beginning Jan. to April 
9.; Via 58 stations, 

Note': New . programs or renewals 
for more than 13 weeks are gen- 
erally cancellable in cycles of 13 
wjccks on 30 days' notice). 



PUBUSHEH WINS OKAY 
OVEil 




V Wiishinllton;; Dec, 22,, 
HeysTr station ior ^aiita' Itbsa. Cal., 
ahdVphange pf hours of pperatioh; and 
frfe<|uehcy i» second Califprhia 
trahsniitter, last .week wefe okayed 
by' tjie Federal CominUnication Cprn* 
rnislsibn w^ the ■ Brpadcast^piyisioh 
handed down declsilbhs authorizi 
both projects^ 

Pre^^ , Dehiocrat Publiishing. Com- 
pany, Saftta Rosa,' won . put ih. - 
fouirrsided scuflfle for the, 1310 icilb. 
cycle frequency and; Will - establish 
a $15,000 / statibii iusin^ 100 ; Watts 
niifhts, 250, watts 'da'ys^ Losers were 
B. .A. ThpmpsPn of ..Sahta: Cruz,- aiid 
William B. Smullih of Sacramento, 
asking thb. i.saime assignment, ' and 
Howard N. ;Mitchell of Sacramento, 
seeking 100 watts air times. Finah-^ 
cial . qila^ificat^p^>^l > of Thpmpsbn, 
Smuilin. and .: ^Mitchell ;:were ques- 
tioned , by Cpmnxish in finar.'\turri- 
dpwhs;' ' . " ' ~ 

pivisiPhites gave KJ^S, Oakland 
station operated by Warner Birothers 
of radib. (not mptipn pictures), the 
hod bn a change of frequency from 
1440 to 1280 kc and ^Iso permitted a 
chani;e of hours of operation from • 
days tp. unlimited, Preseht severe i 
terferehce •would be reipiedied by a 
switch to the 1280 kc ribhbn; Com- 
mish: decided. : 



WNEW's Play-By-Play 

As a result of a deal consumated 
last week, WNfiW,,New York, - will 
offer play-by-play descriptions of all 
Newark International League base- 
ball games next year fbr General 
Mills. Earl Harper, . who recently 
sighed; vohery ear; ^ntract as sports 
and special events announcer ' by 
WNEWi will handle the broadcasts. 

Contract calls for both day and 
night games, starting April . 27 and 
continuing tp Sept. 15. Contests Prt 
the road Will be handled by WNEW 
by the usual dramatization method. 



Bed Barber tb Cnb» 

Cincinnati, Dec. 

Red. Barber, WLW-WSAI sportsi 
caster, has been selected to broad* 
cast the New Year's Day Villanovao; 
Auburn football . game fronv Trbpical 
Stadium,- • HaVansi, Cuba» for the 
Mutual web. 

Airlhg ito istart at 1:15 p. m. EST. 
It will be released locally through 
WsAr. 



CERTIFIED 
SUCCESS STORY 



NO. 27 




Radio Knows No 
Season for Jewelers 

When Associated fi^rr stores 
started advcttisihg on WIP 
September, 1 93 J , they planned 
radio for a 3 months' 
period only— as an extra im- 
petus for Christrhas /sales. Ke- 
sults were so gratifying, how- 
ever, that they have continued 
without interruption 
si Their five programs a 
week have helped make every 
"Christmas Season!" 



WSOC 

CNARLOITE, N. C. 

Located in the heart of the Ca ro- 
ll anfl ■ coveri the 
richest^ most responsive, and— 
in 8hort-T-one of the best 
kets in the world. > 

An ISBC Affiliate 



^Tednesday, Delseinber 23> 1936 



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Chicago, Dec. 
St Pauirl^U^ne^apolis; becomes part 
of thb N^C Ibasic blue and red net- 
^ Wiprks JSrt. 1* In the case of KSTP 
? v^^e - iitiai^ will be with thie red 
% iVoirtfiAFy'Uhk, Whi ,WTfGN becorrtjes 
m«s* ist^^ on the blue (WJZ> 
' - '^^trail- Minineapolls rates as the 17th 
: ■ Icaclihg now stand- 

■ -the basic red and blue are tepr^^ 
• Seated fn each of the country's 18 
: Vieilding nxarKets; b^^^^ 14th, which 
-'^v-is'-iiilwaukfee.;: . . 

f ^^ ^ ; Thfe No. leth iarid No, 20th mar- 
•• ■^'^kiit^ resi^ctiyely, Dallas-Fort 
Wi ; W^rth and Denver. NBG declares 
I^ Jt^^at np^ :one has immedia 
\ f J^l eicpati^ basic, lihks in that 

' ■ ?;-:dire<!tl<wgt- ;'■ , . 

: ; ; "tt is ^xpect^d that it^will take at 
,^ ieaist. a year for tbe hetwork to un- 
^/;r^fccra«)ble; the present: commercial 
jjtatioit^^l^ that clients on 

f^e;Jfed^Wi^^ ICSTP anid 

•^v"^' • ciisitoifler jf : o h , the blue' will clear 
O^^ iihtough 

last cvveek added KGHFv 
Pueblo; . Col.;, as an oi>ti6nai outlet 
ibr the bliie mountain group. Goh- 
' '' becomes ♦iffectiVe Jan. 1. 



V rWBinC £spands Its Board 

,k SCerbel;t. L,; Wilson^, engineer at 
WBNX, New York; has iJeeri elected 
. V]p.; Midv;,a::i^^ thie board. 

; tiriliiamlri^^^^ arid as- 

)jisitjUiit>'co>njnerdl^^ lAariagef, is also 

^;pi#.t6^the<'6oari^::r-^ 

;,./,|5jfeeting'hel4;'ias^ 



A. Small Keqiiest 

:Request which drew mixed 
reactiohs.from broadcasters was 
the one sent but by the Frank 
Presby, agency; laist Week. Some 
■ commercial inariagers were so 
taken back by the implications 
' of the circular letter- that they 
• took a second squint at the date- 
line to make sure that it wasn't 
1929 Or 1930.: 
Agency communicatibh sought 
. Complete breakdown of - each 
station's- time . business diirihg 
; 1933. 1934, 1935 and 1936 It 
wanted to know the total num- 
ber of hours the station brbad- 
cast ! each of these years 
Which of tljem- were coirimercial 
and which w^re sustaii ing. 
' Gbnirnercial hours weire to re-. 

further breakdown, 
sjiowin.? What the percentages 
; were for netwoiik. local spot, 
• national spot arid spot annoimcef 
ments.. 

Letter explained the 
agency was ahxious to get this 
info to prove trends and how 
succes'sfui the various phase.<; of 
cotnmerciar broadcasti have 
been. 

Some of : the stations have air 
ready dispatched pblite but nori- 
' commital letters. They don't 
fancy the idea of engaging spe- 
cial statistical staffs: for some- 
thing that might materialize. 



WIND Gets CBS Show 

Chicago, bee. 

Station WIND, Gary, becomes a 
temporary affiliatie with the Golum- 
bi , .Web to ibk up the new tJni- 
yersity Broadcasti Coiincil show 
''What Do You ThinH?" 

WIND: ' also occasionally ties in 
vititb the miidWesit regidnalj Affiliated, 
as its local outlet. 




NBC's Blue Network Tactics 
Cue the Boys ^ Several 
Station Hunts Now in 
Pr6greM<---Future ChaniKes 
Foreseeri: 



TRANSAMERICAN 



iggest station hunt undertaken by; 
the major rep houses since .the last 
extensive safari of "about 15 months 
ago is currently progress with 
Edward Petry . the vanguard; 
Among the prbspectiye clients, on 
the hounding lirt, oh^ has over 
2,5p0-watts , power, and "some afe 
down in the 25b-watt class. This is 
the -first time that Petry has made; 
oyertur'es to stations of isuch low 
wattage, including a . number of out- 
fits that he once turned down ?jS 
being too small or in the. wrong 
njarkets when they voluntarily asked 

him to represent them a year or two 
ago. 

Stations which have been ro- 
manced heavily by. the first-Ji.ne reps 
within the past : two weeks include: 
RARK, Little Rock; WIOD, Miami; 
KGNC, Amarilio; RVOD, Denver 
(now signed with Petry); KGKp, 
Wichita Falls. At onC; timis, 10 days 
ago, wheii Wlbp' was knoWn to be 
Open for represeiritatioh, members of 
the Petry, BlaiTrMcGillvra and Griaig 
& .Hollingb'er3r .'organizati.onjs were 
(Continue^ on page '40) 




Radio Cpach Coming? 



Washington, Dec. 

Special tutoring for pedagbgs 
who are ' ihterested , in radio was 
urged last week by U. S. Gom- 
missioner Education J. W. 
Studebaker. 

Annoiincinig thait the Office of 
Education was strongly ehcipur- 
aging university trai irig for rar 
dio, Studebaker revealed that 
many riequests for educators 

illed in. the profession reach' 

is desk. 

.'■There is a growing: heed for 
ined perisohs in this field,' he 
id, 1 Would not be surprised, 
the position of radio 
coach common in our is'choplg i 
the near fiiture.' 



CROSBY SUES TO KEEP 
HIS DISCS OFF KGFJ 



Los' Angeles, ;Dec.,22.,. 

Bing Grosby has filed suit , against 
Ben S. McGlashan, operator of radio 
station KGFJ, to prevent further 
broadcasting ' of his recordings. 

Complaint asserted all discs :were 
miarked 'not licensed f oir iradio br'o.ad'^.c 
casting' and ' that statioi>'s preseinta-;. 
tion of same conveyed t)xe iinpression 
that tunes' Mvere ' bein^^ isung bjr 
Grosby in' person! 



icago, Jbec. 22. 
ransamerickn rpadcasting. and 
Television Cojfp; is. shifting the ina- 
3 or portion of its recoVdiiig aAd pressr i 
ing Work to tiCA'Victor. tnitiai; jplj, 
was the iakv^S off ;the; Muj-lne , 
show frpm.;^*utual lines^-^^f^^^^ 
meht oh 17 r^tioiis. Decca previoualy; 
tiad the stenciling and pressing tieup 
with Transanierican: on an exclusive' 
basis.. ..■,.„ ... •' ' ■•■•,■>. 

Move to:. iCtorvis part of Tran^- 
american's" pblicyi arinoiinced some 
weeks ago, of absorbing ■recprdiii|^..v 
and prisssing c0$t3^6r clients willinig; . 
to use a sufficient' number of 
ahierican-represented stations. Wliieire j; 
the group used i$ sih^ "Ttansaniie^^^ 
lean will assume the . cbst of tbi , 
master and Charge th^ advertiser ^ 
for each pressing. 

.; I'ransameri<;an ii^.^^:^ .Victor ' 

the regular, fate,: wHici) is $2^0. for' 
three hours oil a studio .rental plan 
and $90 to .$7b ior mlasters on' ^iraight 
individual r<icordings. Minirnujn ' dt> 
$70 a ; master Is teached wlien the 
104th platter ' jhirned: .out. Cost 
of pressing^ vaiy froni^ $^ to $2.50- 
each. 



A.,E. lofceiyn's' Jiab . 

Chicagb, Di«i j2i??^^ 
.^A. . Jo^celiifn has bieen iapppiiite4 
Midwest jgeneral sMes. miuiagef;. fpi^ 
the Free''.&^''1?^ters..j^i^^ .y-: :'-?:. 

■i, Appointinent«was^ibjr H; Pr^ 
Peters^ whb canfe'to Ghl<a^Q^ tp; hahdi 
Jbscielyh. his qew^ titlei ■;■ ' 



■ ■) 



1\. 




wcAir 

ilmelpki/i 



Si ' ^ (« "%.Zi 




with all its jpowet 









VARIETY 



Wednesday, December 23, 1936 



SPONSOR'S IDEA ON 
j^HOUOAlU^ 



iladelphja, Dec. 22.^ 
igurinig on holiday luUi sponsor 
WIP is going off ait irom Diec. 
i& until Feb. but ^ill continue 
cbnttriue »sho\v as 

siistainer. . Proffrani is Tor Men 
Only* conducted by Tom Rbcap six 
■night^ Wieekiy for \15-miriute romp. 
Sponsor iis;P, B. White & Co., tailors. 

After, si Weeks of bM»ktdllinfi 
. shdwr wlthoiit receiving commercial 
l>lug. White h&s; contracted to spoiii- 
spr ■whole-hpg foi? flveoinohth 
.strietch. 



Leo Fitzpatrick, M. C. 

Dfctroit; Pec. 22. 
With Manager Lieo itzpatrick 
' :makihft his flr|st appear?ince oh ether 
" ih; several - years, Gobdfellow. broad- 
•over WJR last week netted 
$1,606' for Id : Newsboys 
;^ma». iund. itzpatrick m.c.'d the 

, ,,ft?iur-hbur -show, which ran tp about 
S a.mi^^yrUhr Norman White idkig. 

J^ppearing program Mirere 

Satniiel Ben&yie's- studio prk. Piarles 
PenSnan^i^ •Mumihers,;* H45len Haidley, 
:*ta^*r: Heh^^^^ Sie^, HaroW: Kean, 
/ ^bhii McICchizie and . Dfut LiRrge, the 
■'^Ph^ee^^^^A^ Doolittle and his 

"^ang; 01ive< Byaii,, Pradehce Butter- 
Aftid« Harold Bieiles, Bert Mathesbn. 
.liohett £^s6oiph^ Heirbiert. Peter- 
;soiH. Jt^ Itirge, all' 

W^JR's staiBf,. 
. , Anntial : ; Christmais : party for 
mteh'i Suhshlne Club, which ids 
;'<urippled i kids, drew wa*. of ' local 
jether,.jsttige lihd j^or^^ artists last 
M&&y (t^y in Hotel; 
Hear d oil .45'^ininute pro-am over 
WW J wetie Bob Chester's ork. 
Ilielirmt Bovt^ the Sihobthiesi, C^l 
j!$6yell's band; liilabel Todd,, now at 
tjhe S^cbigaa^ Frankie Con- 

JiK>rsi of tht^ . F^ 

'?Ha^' Greenber^ and Charley Gfehr- 
ihgfHTv <^ ihfe» Detroit Tigers; Morrie 
Aionsterdatti; GePrge Christens^« of 
the Detroit lions;, Walter Babish* 
Hadelihe Bkiker, Lynn Cole,. Slim 
);foMich. Rex White and Victor Un- 
fqot 



F.C.C.'S WASHINGTCHI DOCKET 



DcasnHs 



Waishington, Dec. 22. 

Arkansas: KLRA, , ittle Rock, gi*anted day power 
boost fibrh ZVz to 5 kw. 

CalUoroiai: KVOE, Sahta , granted temporary 
license renewal oh 1500 with 166 watts; ilTuTllus 
Brunton & Sons Co., San Jose, application for pew 
station to be ppariated oh 970 kc with 250 watts, days 
dismissed at applicant's request; kQW, ;Sabran(ientp, ap- 
plication for day power boost from i .to'5 kw di^r 
missed at request of applicant; Kiidd Brothers, Taft, 
denied new station to be operated :~ph 1420 .kc with; 100 
watts, days oijly.; edmmish reversing. Exanitiner 
Hyde; Peninsula Newspapers, Inc., granted petition f or 
continuance of hearing: on application for new station 
to be operated on 1160 kc with 250 watts,- days only, 
from Jan.. 11,/1937, to ftrst week in March 

Maieraicliii^citsi Hatold Thomas, Pittsfield, 
titioh to reconsider and grant withput heairinfl new 
station to be operated oh 1310 kc with 100 Watts ni 
250 watts days. i - 

AHnaese^: R. . Chinn, MpPrhead, 
new station tp be' operated on 1500 kc 
dismissed at requeist of a^licant. 

> Mfasouri: kCMd, Lester E. Coit, ITiomas Ll Evans 
and; C. C. Paynes Kansas City, granted voluntary as- 
signinent Pf license to KCMO Broadcasting Coi (13'70 
kc with 100 watts). 

Mbrth Carolina:. WBIG, Greensboro,, granted 
po\yer bpost from 509 watts to, J kw. 

Ohio: WRBC. Youngstown, denied,, as in cases 
default; request for new: station to be^ operated on 890 
l&e with 1 kw; cbmmish sustaining Examiner R: H. 
Hyde. 

Ckef •n: KSLM; Salem, granted pietilibh for contin- 
uance of hearing from Jan. 5, 1937, a period; of 
apjproximately 30 days^ on aPt>lication to change fre- 
quency from 1370 to 1240 kc and^ jump ppWer from 100 
to 250 watts; KXL, Portlands granted temporary li- 
cense renewal on 1420 kc with 100 watts nightsy 
watts, days, sharing with KBPS, Portland, subject tP 
commish action pn .pending applicatipn. 

rcnuyhranla: Berks Brpadcasting Co;, Pottsville; 
application for neAv station tP be operated on 580 kc 
with 250 Watts, days only, dismissed, at request of 
applicant. * 

Tennessee: Chattanppga Brpadcasting. Co., Chatta- 
nooga, denied new station to be operated on 590 kc 
with 1 kw< commish sustaining Examiher. Ralph L; 
Walker. ' 

; Teaaw: KRRV, Sherman, granted day juice-jump 
from- 100 to 250 Watts. 

Vircinia: WSVA, Hatrisonburg, granted transfer of 
control of corporation frpm Marion K. illiam to Floyd 
Williams; 500 kc with 500 watts days: only. 

Wisconsin: WEAU, Eau Claire; granted approval of 



transmitter site and set fpr hearing applicatipn to in- 
crease time.of operatipn'fi'om daytime to limited. 



SET FOR HEARING 



t^aiirbrnia: Chase S. bsborn, Jr., Fresno, new sta* 
tion to be operated on 1440 kc With 500 wat^^^^^^ 

Mlebigan: William W. Qttaway, Port- Hiirpn, hew 
station to be operated pn 1370 kc with 250; watts days 
only.. 

Missouri:: KFUO, Evangelical Lutheran Synod of 
Missouri, Ohip and other states, Clayton, install ncAv 
equipment and directional ahtennai System fpv ni^ht 
pperationi boost night power from 500 watts ta 1 kw. 
day power from 1 kw to 5 kw, and increase tiiine of 
, bperatiort frPm sharing with KSD, St. Louis, to one- 
half time. 

Nortli .Carolina: WSix;, Charlotte, install, new equip- 
ment' With directional antenna system for night use, 
chamge frequency frpm 1210 tp 600 kc and increase 
powet; from 100 watts nights, 250 "Watts days, to 250 
watts niifhts, 1 kW days. . ' 

Texas; KFPL, WFTX. Inc., Dublin, move KFPL from 
Dublin to Wichita Falls, Tex., install neW equip- 
ment and vertical radiaitor and change frequency from. 
1310 kc to 1500 kc; KFPL, C. C. Baxter, Dublin, volun- 
tary assignment of license, of KFPL to WFTX Inc., a 
Texas Corporation; ith Broadcasting Co., Inc., Wi- 

ita Falls; neW station to be operated on 1380 1^ with 

■kw, ■■■ " V .^ 

Vtah: ksL. Sialt ; jump juice from 50 to 

500 kc. ' 

West Yirffinia: George W. T^^ iiic, WilHani- 

, new daytime station to. be operated Pn 1210 kc 
with .100 watts; 



HEW mmm 



MaryUnd: McNary & Chambers, College Park, new 
experimental broadcast station to be operated on lOStf 
kc with 100 watts, 12 midnight m 

OWo:. Great Lakes Broadcasting Corp., Cleveland, 
new station, to be operated pn 1270 kc with 1 kw nights, 
.5 kw .days. 

Peniisyivania: Pottsville NeWs & Radio Corp., Potts-, 
ville, new statioii. to be operistted- on 580 kc with 250 
wa^ts; days only; Lou Poller, Scranton, hew station to 
be operated on 1370 kc with 250 watts, daytime oper^ 
atipn. • 

lM»*d* Island: Geraldine Alberghane, Pawtucket. 
new staticm to be operated on 720 kc ovith 1 kW, diy 
time operation. 

Texas: BeauniOnt Brpadcasting. Association, Heau- 
mpnt. new station to be operated, oh 1240 kc with 100 
watts unlimiitedr 

Wyemins: Cheyenne Radio C6rp., Cheyenne, new 
station to be operated on 1210 kc With 100 watts nights. 
250 watts days. 



HOT SPRINGS CASE 
GETS POSIPOI^ENT 



Hot Springs. Ark., Dec. 22, 
Hearing pf a suit in chancery 
court to restrain several members of • 
the Hot Springs Chamber of Com- 
merce -from e'xcfcuting -sale of radi 
station, KTHS, HPt Sprin,?s, to Colo- 
nel T. H. Barton >f El Dorado w:as 
indefinitely, continued here today. 
Cpntinuance granted iat request of 
Bart«n's cPtinsel by Chancellor 
Frank Dodge of LHtle Rock, 
date was, set by 

Before continuance granted' for- ' 
rtier judge C. T. Cotham of Hot 
Springs, represbhting the chamber 
of commerce, read a teiegram say- 
ing the FCC had postponed the hear- 
ing on the propbsed sale of., station, 
to Cblohel Barton from Jan. 11. to 
Feb. 23. 

Recent events in litigation over 
station's sale; resulted in resignation 
of the former board of directors, of 
the C. of C. and. repudiation of the- 
Bartph cpntract. 



ittle Rpck, ' Ark., Dec. 22. 

Until dispcsitiPn of KTHS case— 
now tied up in .chancery court i 
Hot Springs and the FCC in Wash- 
ing.tbn-r-radio station KARK, Little- 
Rock, Will remain in their present 
studio;^ although, citation goes ph split 
NBC web ph Jan. 1 Statibn's new 
transmitter gpes intp pperation 
same day and istation. operates on 
IfiWy watts night times, 500 day 
times. 

If, and When, KTHS; is moved 
JLittle. Rock, it is learned, Radio. En- 
terprises, Inc., owner of KARK and 
proposed owner of KTHS; will open^ 
a new joint downtown itudio. 



24'Hr. Statioii'4 69% Tally 

, Dec. 22,^ 
Some 68%. bif the accourtts.'which 
used WJBK in January, 193©; are 
stiir on the station, which recently 
closed its first year of operation, on 
a 24-hbur basis in the rblack. 

Stati w^hich now is installinig: 
a hew transmitter, has discontinued^ 
Transradio short wave news and i 
now using, Transradio teletype serv- 
ice,, with 12 news periods daily. Use 
of transcription on dayrtime broad- 
casts, also has been discontinued. 



Station KFWB wr^es 1» acknowfetfgo and conmiend the thor- 
iHigbly efficient and ksiliii-lll^ ntannei- in which Trans- 
americanAiyMiilgliii Infusion Coriioratlen handled 
Haven MacQuarrie'siirograni^ WY0D imTTO BE AN ACTORT' 

In tess than 30 day$ of ExdusWeManagenient Trans^^ 
Nei^ York and HoUprood lMces established this sensational 
raiid pr^ram with one of the largest and best pafified 
Njr^ of radio advertising in the coitnby, to be pvsenfetf 
M one of thtmst covfi^ 

THE enflSE MO SARBORN HOOfi 

awosY-s to 9 p. M., E. s. t 

(COAST 70 GOASt) 
HBC Red Netwovic 

statioii IFWir clearl)^ recognizes liie M transamericaii 
isiitaking to Radio Broadcasting, a^d is hapgiy to be one of its Affiliated Stations. 



Wednesday, December 23, 1936 



AD I 



VARIETY 



8^ 





EVES BOOZE 




.1 

, ■ For: the • time this ' year, in- 
terest is\bei revived by agencies 
and stations ,. whiskey. in 
biuthihg ior the ethier. : Prabticaliy 
every oin^e' of the ijnajor distillers\has 
at some ^tirii6 ■ or , anoth€ir ■ collected 

dsitjCicilxiisiPot;^ " 
are nQ\v hinti . of 
the big alcohol dispensier^^ 
mon .courage to bust the Ice, the 

others * will immediately foUow. Ah 
iigrei^ment. by . the . distillers through 
their trade' associfitioix to stay of! 
radio so far ha&*been religiously ob- 
served, but dissatisfactibh is rapidly 
piliiig up, : = 

Attitude of staitions^ which piice had 
an iron .aversion towaird the booze 
biz/ is also felt to be changing, chief 
ly because of the Way the coin is 
rolling ihto newspaper cash tills. 
Tntiere ire now eight li houses 
(counting in Canada Dry) Tyho are 
listed iamong the leading lOd- adver- 
tisers of 1936j which means these 
boys must have spent > terrific pile 
in newspapers, and mags to rate that 
high, because radio "was/barred to 
•emi In ordei of expenditure these 
ight are: National Distillers, Schen- 
ley, Seagram, Frankfort, Canada 
Dry, Park & Tilf ord ■ Continental and 
Hiram Walker. 

Possi ility is that the Rouhdtable 
(Group (rep trade: . association) may 
make ah informail study, of the mat- 
ter at the suggestion, pf one .iagency 
exec. Only thihg that currently ap- 
pears to have any bearing on the 
reticence of iome stations to accept 
js the fear of squawks from, listeners 
ahd the thunder this might bteed in 
the direction of the FCC. None of 
the boys ^trie afraicj of the courts, 
feeling; . being that Washington 
heartily, condones the liquor biz for 
the re.yehue it brings in taxes. 



Washi 
Manufacturers 



, Dec. 22. 

smokes, and 



WON'T TALK— NIXED 



Refusal 



Dope 



■Washington, Dec. 22. 
one member of a three- 
nian partnerfihip, aspiring to bwner- 
shi .of a iJaytime smallie at Sah 
Di Calif.,, make a 

statement of his flna,ncial assets, Ex- 
ami W/Seward pf the Federal 
Communications , Commission recom- 
mended denial of the application. 

Extreme bashfulness of H. Wads- 
worth Cole about his financial, affairs 
brought an advierse report ;from iSe- 
war'd, after Cole had said he *would 
not care to testify* as to whether his 
assets totalled $5,0.00. . Other ;tw6 
piartners, Ralph E. smith of Los An- 
geles, and A. H.: Keller bf El Centre, 
offered to make up the difference, 
biit Exiaminer Seward nixed the idea, 
pointing out thiat the partnership, 
specified that; each member should 
conbibute an equal portion Of the 
c^shr Pending applica;tion pi the 
Paci Acceptance Cprpbratiori for 
the same 1200 kc frequency also, 
stands in the \yay of the granting of 
the.n^w request, Seward pointed out; 

Absorb Line Charges 

Little RoCk,^ Ark., 22. - . 

, Plans to broadcast (Sbvernor Carl 
Bailey's inaugural address .over 
every radio station, in' Arkansas on 
Jan. 12 are being formulated by 
Dr. Clat'ehce Koch; Little . Rock, 
dentist in charge of the In- 
jaugural programv 

It is understood the inaugural 
committeie will f opt the bill.s for line 
charges, etc., but ; not r the ' time 
charges, prpgram sus- 

tai ing, ' 



drinks ...are increasing io 
■budgets materially this year; 

Reflecting ppeh-handed attitude of 
cigar, cigaret, beer and liqiipr 
makers, .third-quarter revenue fig- 
ures compiled by National Associa- 
tion, pf: brbadcasters. showed last 
week gsins - pf 97,9% and 41.7% ^ - 
Spectiyeiy in revenues ■frpm tPbaiccb 
product and beverage, sponsors. . 

Smok0 advertisers dished but 
$1,501,0,45 against $758,203 during the 
July-September ppriod, while drink 
prombters* outlay rose frPm .$1^070,- 
083 to $1,517,272. 



What/ No Conte$t? 



HoliywPpd, Dec. 22. ,: 
After e.yery ; one connected 
■ with: the show had a crack, at it, 
Ruthvauff & Ryan roductipn 
heads decided to let Al/Jplson's 
shp\y for RinsQ- if ebuoy go out 
oh the air ,as. just that. None 
- of the . titles impressed. 

Rush Hughes; whb has a cou- 
ple. of commercials of his own, 
returns to straight :ahnouncing 
io handle Ihe blur 



te-Glenn Sing From Night to Dawn 
^An Annual Cust(Hn-To^H^^ 



Windsi)r's Roriiance Jazzed 
tip Canadian Schedules 

Wi ipeg, Diec. 22. 

Although: show business in general 
took it On the- nose diiring the recent 
royal romance ,; crisiSj hardest ". it 
were the radio .stations; Programs 
were canceled on little, noticPi 'spon- 
sors simply "^being notified by- phone 
that programs were Off the air. , 

: Of the locahstations.. CKY took the 
worst beating;, canceiing .prograrris 
right. acrpss:the\bdar<l for :practically 
two days, and, except for odd periods, 
they' stayed Ayith the. .hational net- 
Wprfc frbrn sign on to sigh off;; They 
usually jpin the' net at seven in the 
Pyehing. . , 

CJRC, Winnipeg, -a bit bst- 

ter, managing to wor in the odd 
commercial, but they, , stayed' ith the . 
net' best piart pf the time:.: 

Betnie Ar rhstr ong*s Titfe 

Pittsburgh, Dec. 22. 
ie Armstrong, long-time the- 
atre, organist heir , fifst at tanley. 
and then Alvin, ' upped tq^ 

.post of assistant px'bductiort; mahar 
ger ai KDICAj - That's in addition to 
his regular "job of . staff oi'ganist • it 
station; In addition,. rmstrorig's 
khocki off several, commercials 
weekly, a couple pif thern with his 
wife, Dorothy Bushey, personality., 
gal at the Eni-ight here when Dick 
Powell was m.c.ing there before his 
cinema break. 

Another former^ theatre organist,. 
Lo'is Miller, .who . was Dick . Leibert's 
.assistant at the Pienn years .ago, is 
also doing y:brk .. exclusively 

lipw..; She has tlie iDuff-Norton com- 
mercial', Weekly on Monday nights 
over KDKA and a cbupleVof. minor 
ones as ;\vell.. 



BY WALTER RASCHICK 

; CJlenh fans throughout 
the country are acquainted by nbw 
with their custom (this is. 

their year) of 

si from. to dawn for: So 

much Song, all 'money to 
charity, ij is. the} first year. the.. 

T\yiri Cities have had a taste- of "it at 
first hahd.^ 

(Zbmedy si ing duo started jtheir 
chiirity rpgramS three Saturdays 
ago (5), when they garnered' $978 
for -about •■five hours' effort. Next 
Saturday (12), they puUed in.$l,066; 
last Saturday (19), $1,518 poured i ; 
linalimg; tptal of $3i662 for sweet 
charity arid; three nights?' work, Their 
last; effort. : was the longest, going on 
kt 10:40. Pirn. S&turday aihd winding 
:iip at 5:30 a.nv. Sunday without si >est. 

'Listeners from more than 20 states 
' donations, three. Canadian 
proyiriceS were hear from; . phone 
calls frOm New York. Friscp,. Seattle 
" arid Miami all spelled surprises- arid 
Merry Christhias. to. popr kids. 
. Last night more than 1,200 people 
iammpd the studios for a gander at 
the marathon sirigers, and fbrthwith. 
Gene ..and Crlenn put. ifty rib- 

bing act- arid: kidded 'em 
tributirigV Clellan Card i anno liricer, 
rfayed up with the pair all niight arid 
did''yebmin duty in the . studio by- 



play. The Emperors, Nicollet hotel 
string i'trip, di'opped -in .aifteji,! a-rii. 
and played accbmpariiment^.! for 
while. 

Pair sang everything: frorij ' iir 
in the Straw' tb *gra!nd uproar' i 
lesquing. the classics), going serious, 
only v^ith the hymns. Most called for 
song .was 'Silent Night.' . 

Fplger's. coffee got hefty plugging 
all night, as. that company, had ^ rep 
on the. ■ job ^with several 'Urn? of 
pii ing hbt mocha, serving to keep all 
hands wide awake; 

Appeals for ,. nkoneyi! ranged from 
jileas to downright bj'bwbeating, but 
all done kiddingly and good-natured- 
ly,-with final tally showing the $3,562, 
total represeinting. 1,608 .individual, 
pledged. A. cbmfnittee of- IQ Mihrie- ' 
applls .and St. Piaiul socialites will go • 
shopping this week aiid ;then.get busy ; 
distributing .the gifts to needy: boys 
and girls before. ChriE.tmas, 

, ,Dub wjas practicjally speechless , at 
the last night's windup, voices sa. 
hoarse that could scarcely ba hear 



KOL's Elaborate Plant 

SeattlP, Dec. 22. 

KOL, local CBS outlet, last week 
purchsised two-story " Olympic The-, 
itre' BuildiniEl; Will open radio stu- 
dios there next summer. 

Olyriipic, ' a 700-seater, . ilt in 
1928 and . has been dark most Of the 
time since ,1 then: Archie Taft, gen- 
erkl mariagei: of Station will, have 
full radio, lay-but with •auditorium 
rand stage, prgan, etcV . Advertising 
displays will be .placed in thP loblby; 
arid the .basem'ent w be utilized for 
cpoki " and special activi^ 

:tiei ;■ " ., ' ' . 



Woodruff Plows Baek in 
New Gadgets if or Stations 

Atlarita, Dec. 22; 
J. W. WoPdruifl, Sr., Columbus, . 
Ga.,: is putting - put ..some important ; 
moniey on his chain, of . three Geprgis^ •' 
stations, WATJt., Atlanta; WRBL,- 
Columbus, and WGPC, Albany. Pres- 
ent expansion and re-equipm.ent: pro- . 
gram calls for expenditures totalling - 
some $6O,000- ' 

. CibrtstruCtion: . -to stiart, iriimedi- 
ately on a. 154-f opt ■Vertical radiator ' 
for WATL atop the 14-story Henry. 
Griady Hotels which * the highest 
spot in Atlanta. 

WRBL, undier nianagemerit pf J. . 
W. Woodruffi Jr., is also gbing ahead, 
having gained same pbwer boost' 
from FCC ah WATL. They are in- , 
stalling Western Electric, 310-13^ 
transmitting equipment ;and wUl, 
soon start expansion program that 
calls for erection" of new studi 
well, , . . 

WGP(^ is also scheduled fpr im- 
provements,, _ managenleht already 
having put in AMP. librMy, , ' 



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RADIO SENSATION OF 1937 

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SUNDAY— 8 to 9 P. M., E.S.T. 



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NEW YORK 
521 Fifth Avenue 
Murray Hill 6-2370 



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CHICAGO 
333 North Michigan Avenue 
STate 0366 



HOLLYWOOD 
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40 



VARIETY 



Wediiegdiijy.I^ieceiiiber 23, 1936 




etes 




onsors 



jrei-Sert Co. of Chicago has siighed 
lor a serieis of ei^t prograins lii the 
Thursday editibhs of tjie ; Woman's 
Magazine of the Air. released over 
the Pacific Coast tIBCrRed web from 
Sajti Francisco, to plug its Maple-Mix 
dessett. Quarter^hour WMA spots 
replace the Melody ot R6n»ance jpro- 
jsr^ms f rom Chicago Saturday mprnr 
ihgs, . no ~ longer aii-ed in the West. 
Agency is, Rogers tSu Smith, Chicago. 



^One Man's f'amlly' lias been 
oKkyed to- continue by Standard 
rands iffectivie Jan. S; Carlton 
Morse script show for Tender Leaf 
. : Tea ori inates in the NBC San Fran- 
li>%Sco studios. 



;'Gardeh G^idiiV wiU sporisored 
iby. Paicific Guano Cbmpany ovei sta- 
itipns KPP. San Francisco, and KFI, 
Los Angeles» starting Sunday, Feb, 
7. Mornirig shows will originate in 
NBC's San Fi^ncisicp studios. Agency 
jSv Tbinaschke Elliott of Oakland 



^.bwl rujp Company, through 
t^Evelyh i Wadswpft^ has signed 
f 6r a l5-minute Sunday everting pro- 
■'■jgjckmr. oh tbe basic Pacific Coast 
; NBiC-Re^^ from San Frahcisco 
beginning Feb. 7; Show, titled 
^•Treasure ■ Jslan wiU; boost ,193(9 
Gpideii Gate . Ihlematiohal Exposi- 
■tion on ' Yerbia Buena. Island , shoals 
jh. San Ffanciscb Bay. 



rinitial contracts have been set for 
the spotting of the new Purity Bakr 
iing; shdWf^^bpe Alderi,* y^ch starts 
Jaii,' .4 'larpund the . towiK A^nong the 
jif;ey ^tions' already awarded the 
show ire WORj WJR, WLW,. WMC, 
WHAS, ; WCCO, KMBC arid KMOX. 
several bther ^tation^ wiljl be added 
before; the; show jgoes to the po^t 

.Being placed through the Blackett- 
{^aiitp^^ Agency over the 

of Bob Barrett. 



hemian 'biiirbs, and WGES, Chicago, 
also gets Polish farci 



National. . Weeklies, Inc.j, on Dec, 28 
is adding 15 ^stations to its foreign 
language' list for .announcements 
plugging subscriptions .to . the- pub^ 
lication. Campaign, was tested via 
German blurbs over WBNX. New 
York; , Albert Kircher, Chicago, is 
agency. 



.Ferry-MbrsiB seed firm, through 
N. Wi Ayejr, concocting a list of spot 
stations for a campaign, tb. break end 
of januaiiry. Schedules to call for 
three five-minute spots per week. ! 



Natural Sosar (Early Morn mo- 
lasses) begins a test announcement 
campaign over WTAG, Worcester, pri 
Jan. 18. Burgher, Kent & Cp. is 
agency.. 



Listerlne ' (cough : drops)' inquiring 
about spots' through Lambert & 
FeasJey. 



WaUbbm/watches showing signs, bf 
interest in ; spot , broadbastinig,' H,;'B; 
Humphrey, --Bostoh, is agency; 



. Barry JByan, Jr^ ha.s been : made 
a vip.' and director : of . Ruthrauft & 
Ryan. 



Connie-. Bbsweir'is ; leaving . toinor- 
rbw (Thursday )' for Los Angeles tb 
join a.Pacific regibriaV program. IJeal 
was .arranged by Thomas j. Bock- 
'well, of the ROckweii-O'Keefe office. 



Ken Miik-ray turned, dowh Young 
& Rubicam .:on a shpw that the 
agehcy was considering to propose 
to a client for the Mutual Network! 



Myrt & j^Marge vwere . ambng- the 
five shows' that Benton Bowles 
has auditioned for Superisuds (Coir 
gate-Palmolive^iPeet). 



^ . Iibnglne V^^^ .in^Uiriiig about 
Viiihhpvl^ . Queries have ref-^ 

;<e!rehce to flye' time signals and one 
' (Wniihbrcial, during the daytime; and 
:Ibut' time signals and one commer- 
cial on eve spots. Arthur Rosenberg, 
^jgehcy has the accounts with Brooke 

t.Farley handling the inquirleis. 



Libby. McNeUl ft Llbby (evapo- 
rated milk), through J. Walter 
.Thbihpsbn, Chicago, running a for- 
eign language test campaign, WIND, 
Oary* carrying Polish ahnounce- 
ihehtk. . WEIX:, Chicago, carries Bo. 



Winnipeg Staff' Shiftt 

Winnipeg, Dec. 29, 
ill: Seller, CKY announcer, has 
been moved tb Brandon to manage 
the other governnient-owned itation, 
CKX. No replacenteht for hlra at 
CKY as yet. D. R. P. Cbats, program 
manager of CKY, has been appointed 
publicity director and . public rela- 
tions. . bpunsei for the: :^b statloni, 
With Herb Roberts, former CKY ian- 
nbuncer, bodsted to Coats' jpost. 

'Twp additibns have been made tb 
the saleis staff. They are CoL W. C* 
Mcintosh aii'd ' J.. B. Craig, manager 
bf the cqminercial department at 
Brandon. 



New York Ad Agencies 

(Radio Production Exeoutivea) 




W. Ayar ^ SonV the'. .. 
r»0»' Fifth Ave. 
Fred Pfliigf elder 
Prentiss Wincheil 

6. tl; O. ft p. 
3S3.' Madison. Aye. 
Artiiiir Pryor,' Jr. 
Kerbfirt SaiiCord . 

Benton &. B.bwies, .Inc^ 

'.44^^ Madison Ave, 
Ghesier Bowles 
Tom -Revere/ 

Cariipbell-Ewal 

1790!: Broadway 
Xouls Pean- 

Cecil, VV^rwick A Cecil, 

236 JPark Ave. 
H. . McKee 

Eirwt , Waeey & Co.,,. 
420 Lexington Aye- 
Lew' 'Amis'. 
William Esty A Co., 
100 E. 42d St. 
S^m Moore 

Fletcher & Elli 
500 Fifth Ave. 
ward . Adler 
Gardner Ad vertisi 
330 W. 42d St. 
livland Martini 

. Stiriihg Getchefl 

Chrysler Bldg-. 
C. Lloyd Williams • 

Gbtham. 
250 Park Avfii 
. -Kron' 

Lawrence Cumbinner' 
";I3.:41at St; - 
' Ilerschel £)eijtsch 
HanfF-Meizger, 
745 Fifth Ave.; 
LOuIa A. WJtten 

E. W. Hefiwig Co. 
9- E. 40th St. 
George tarhart. 
Lambert & Feaareyl Inc. 
400 Madison Ave. 
Martin HorreU" 
Lennen A. Mitchell, Inc. 
17 E. 45th St.: 
Carlo . de Ari^elO ; 

' Lord Thomas 
247 Park Ave. 
Thomas A. McAvity 
Marschalk & Pratt 
535 Fifth Ave. 
Cart Peterabn' 

MeCann- Erick'aoh, 
286 Madifibn Ave. 
Dorothy ■ Barstow 
Ruthr^auiRF & Ryan, 
Chrysler . Bide. 
Myron P.. Kirk 

Stack- Gobfe, Inc. 
400 Madison Aye. 
ichard A. Porter 
Topping Lloyd, Inc. 
.48? Madison Aye. 
F. Leiss 

Tracy- Lock* -bawtbii, Ine.. 

Co. 

John . Rfeber ■ 
Robert Colwell. 

Young & Rubicam . 

.. 286 Madiison Ave. 
William Stuhler 
Hubbell Robinspir. 
Dob Stauffer 



PATT'S IDEA SPREADS 



Vox Pop for Kids Also Spansored 

' ■ ■ .'Kaifisas ' City 



latest reports show BlisinesS is expaindihg in 
Niew EngljmdT-ejqpaftd a rapid pace. In 
sucha prbsperpus and resjponsiye Tnarket , WBZ 
and WBZA arjs, more iJiaii eve: befpre, 
sales weaponisV For they deliver such a large part 
o£ the buying power iti this comipiaet area* that 
you need them— for your share of the sales. 

WBZ WBZA 



50,000 WATTS 

NBC Blue Network 

BOSTON,MAS& 



1,0Q0 WATTS 

NBC Bliie Nelwor 

SPRINGFIELD/MASS. 



C(m,pletely programmed by NBC 



Cleveland, Dec. 22. 
Patt'S' radio, prb^ram idea, 
Vox Pop. junior, which proved , a 
tremendous click oh his WGAR sta- 
tion Kerfr -for Curtiss candy, has .been 
bbught for KMBC in Kansas City 
by the . same advertiser/ Starts on 
the Arthur Church stati ' Mis- 
souri - on Jan. .16: on a , Mohday- 
through-Fri; schedule ' for 15' 
minutes daily at 4:45 p.n>. 

Set .thrbugh . Hellweg agency, 
the prbgrarn is a 'man-on-the-street' 
show fbr kids," With the announcer 
asking the youngsters; questions suit- 
able for juveniles. Tie-up. with 
schbols gives the; shoW. the backing 
of the parents an<i teachers. On the 
local test the show is imderstpod. to 
have jurnped . Curtiss .candy sales 
around 265% locblly. 



Amateurs Oiit of feena^ Set-Dp 



l^ilnn (MF^^^^A^^ for Put 
Goes to Don Lee 



rrogram 



Siations Ogled 



(Continued from page 87) 



A 



Jack Baker ko Ghi 

Detroit. Dec. 22. 

Jack Baker, 'the. pro singer who 
bobbed iip as. an ^amateur* On Bowes 
Hour year- ago and was forced , to 
withdraw . from unit after it . opened 
at the Michigan hererhas left WXYZ 
and joined vocal staff of .NBC's 
Chicago 'studios. He will be heard 
0n 'Breakfast Club' program arid 
several , other NBC shows* 

For several weeks after the 'ex- 
,' Baker sang in pit at thb Mich-, 
iyan and later' was he&vd regularly 
over WXYZ* 



Sitti on. its doorstep in Florida. 
Practically eyery " big r*P house at 
the mombiVt has scouts: in the field 
hunting for low-watters, br has just 
concluded such an expeditib^^^^ 

dutlbpk in the trade.is that at 
one Or more of the bigger reps now 
conternplate scbopinig an . anriful of 
smaller Istations to add. to . their lists 
directly, br to place in a subsidiary 
or'^anlzatibn coiitrolleid by them a la 
Free; Johns & iField. Pbtry additibn- 
aliy . has a dicker; on with World 
Broadcasting, reputedly for taking 
bver its placement biz. Wtiat, win 
coine of this iventurb, if anything, is 
nebiilous at the preset 

The Reasons 

irect reasons for current 
drive stack up as follows: 

U ) Big stations are filled to the 
gills with .commerc' :'s, which means 
■'A spill-over biz fpr the little ^eUo^ys 
bnd tlie ppssibility of • proflts 'rbm 
this, source for the rep.\ 

(2) Fear vague but real neverthe- 
less; that the ig stations niay 
eventually cut commish from IS % to 
10%; ,:even set up offices of their 
own., 

(3) Inability bi^ ..tatibns 
from cbmpetitbr' reps, Since the big 
stations are ^ 'all. virtually running 
mints, now, they're not as interested 
as the;., once; were in switching reps 
every couple months. 

(4) A general feeling ambng the 
rep.sr that inasmuch as the. broadcast 
ing . industry is how grossing over 
|lO6,00b,06o a year, and there are 
only about 650 stations to divvy this 
meloh^ even the little station9 ml 
tht seCondai:y market broadcasters- 
like the penny stocks on the markot 
—have chances f ' paying off. 

Subject for Cussing 
. By way of indirect reasons, Trahs 
atnerican rat^s a mention, It's been 
a. Ibng time since the reps have found 
such a: cut-to-oi^der subject for cuss- 
ing> and they're out to gum up the 
wprks for Transainerican wherever 
possible, latter butflt's mjrriad dick- 
ers include biz placement; oh a -num- 
ber . Of . sm all stations, or ' secondary 
mitricet. outlets. Tiransarnerican is not 
an 'exiiusive' rep but a many-sided 
ahgle-playihg butfit. 
. Another factor is NBC's driva to 
pick up a flock of stations foi' the 
Blue. Rep interest, in many cases, 
has exactly paralleled NBC nianeu- 
vers for new- outlets, eispecially in 
the south and southwest. 

Smaller type of station, or second- 
ary market outlet, being contacted 
cb.uld Probably, iinder good selling, 
gross the big rep anywhere from 
$100 to. $175 per .n^pnth .in cominish 
as things stand • liow. lii shprt. if a 
rep had- 10 of 'em, he'd roughly gross 
$15,000 per annum. "This cOuld Clear 
expenses and might possibly leave 
sbrhe gravy. Even Under less optir 
mistic calculations, /the bigger rep 
figures that there will be .an eventual 
pay-off. 

How the big clients will feel about 
all is is one of those rhoot' mjat- 
ters. Way the reps, size tip the situ- 
ation at the moment^ however, is that 
the station is satiated with 

enough -coin to keep, mum for - the 
time, being. If things got top- hot;, the 
subsidiary.;. ization idea 'would 
very likely" be resorted to as a means 
of getting the smaller stations put of 
conflict. with the. bi 



Philcb Xmas Drive on GKLW 

Detroit, DeC; 22. 

Philcb dealers of Michigan are 
employing one. bf the' mpst intensive 
campaigns ever conducted here, over 
CkLw. ■ Includes ' a series Of all 
available announcements and .two 
special prk broadcasts. 

Pre-Xrhas drive ill be climaxed 
tohight <22 ) ith hbur's . dramatiza- 
tibri of Charles Dickens's 'Christmas 
Cairpl.- Sho.W, "written and {iroduced 
by Arthur Sutton, neW productibn 
tnanager at CKLW, will include Cast 
of ,25,:,a mijted chorus; of liBi voices, 
orchestra, ianb and several 

soloists. 



,Cal Austin Joins Ad Agency 
Chicago,. Dec. 22. 
Cal. Austi > formerly with NBC 
netwbric sales in Chicago, has joined 
the. Phelps, Engel artd Phelps agency 
here. 

Will head the agency's radio de- 
partment and double as new ac- 
counts solicitor. 



Benny Rubin» m.c. oh the Feeha- 
mint 'National Amateur Night' over 
Mutual Broadcasting, leaves as , of 
the" I>ec.^27 jtriogrami. Crbfes ihtb ^ic 
work thereafter. 

Show resultantly Is being re« 
vamped by the Wm. Esty agency. 
Decision oh the successor stanza to 
be made Jiiter thia Week, but cur- 
rently understood that the ain end 
of ; the works - will be completbiy 
drppped variety setup , sub- 

'stituted. 

.Stahza goes'COaist-to-cbast in Janu- 
ary, following MBS's appending of 
the Don.. Lee web on the Coast. 



tocoiiui Oil Yaidtee 



"WLNH, taconia W.H.) iOO-watter, : 
joins- Yankee and Cblonial webs first 
pf the year* , Will also; carry Mutual 
progriaims through the affiliation 
with Colonial. 

In teaming up with Yankee, 'WLNH 
drpps but of the Inter-City System. 

Darrell Martin's Guester 

. ittsburgh, Dec; 

Barren V. Martin, radio fed Post- 
.Ga2:ette> wlH bb F'hillips Lord's <Seth 
Parker) guest on latter's *We, the: 
People' jprograni over NBC ■. Sunday 
night (27). 

Scribe plans to spend a few days 
in NeW; York .covering the big pro-, 
grdrhs ipr morning : sheet, before 
turninig to his desk. 



^^EVV YORKS 

Ov^'^i STATiON 




IBKSIJLTSI 

Let us acquaint you 
with bur Work 




ujEEDECompRny 




Wctiaesdiiy, December 23, 1936 



AD I 



VAKJETT 



41 



Here and There 



Kiirl B!riiir> amusement commenta- 
tor oii Hearst's SunrTele, now hitting 
the siii' waves once weekly oyfer 
^CAB5 «n tHe cuflf, lor the sheet, 
.which owns and operates the station. 



iiiomr Hainics, fprinerly of KLRA, 
Little Rock, has transferred to Jef- 
ferson City, Mo., : and has been suc- 
teed^d on the KLRA engineering 
staff by Hobert Alexander, KLRA. 
is picRiiig VP late coihmunity sing 
'sessions from Pulaski, theatre.; Mac 
iitacKreU and Bill Gobdrich, staff 
■q^eliei^/h^^ 

Jack liljW, asst; mgr., WTAE, in 
Norlollj: hospital for eye pperatidri. 
Serious. 

■ ■ ■ 

jimrMcWiiliams, alias Prof. Quizzi 
^ho cbnimutes between: iNorfplk and 
New York between CBiS proj^ams, 
took it away as master of ceremiohies 
at WtAR JToy Fund Jubilee Dec. 21. 

Badlo eiigraiio, (LR3), Buenbs 
Aires,, has opened a branch of fic0 in 
JiiniaV Peru. 



Nate Pumiifaii . of the Chicago 
llenri, Hiirist & MacDonalcl agency, 
ieadinig the parade to Florida. 



iBeorge M; Halley;and frau itted 
from Chicago to the home toAvn of, 
Kansas City for a couple of holiday 
weeks; 



,, Jiew at- WNOX, Knoxville: John 
Brakebill as a continuity writer;^ Bill 
Huggihs bh biz. staff. 



Ballo, matiager of KPDNj 
, Painpai Te:i:as,'on biz. triia. to Chicago 
and Ohio. 



Bill Karii is out, Lyman Brown in 
«s sportscaster at KPDN, Pampa, 
Texa^. Mel Marshall newly installed 
•s program director. 

Grwln- Singlfe back from Europe 
Jkas resumed his travel talks over 
WHN, New York; 



Vanlisis Choir of St. Paul's Church, 



1^ Y., comprisi 80 male voices, 
will be heard on Kate Smith's 
broadcast for A. & P. Dec. 24. 



Jack Wheeler hew announcer fbr 
Joe Periher's Cbcoamalt program. 



Alex Mc 



a nfiember of 



WGY's conunercial staff arid also a 
singer-actor, underwent ^ bpera-. 
tibn for removal of a node, which 
was husking his voice. 



Robert Rissli WGY announcer, 
who baritbned on a program fed to 
NBC, is under orders not to attempt 
singinjg, after a 20-week bout with 
bbils. One, becoming irifebted, put 
him in hbspiital,. ah<i he is still heav- 
ily bandaged. 



Nolan S; Walker, former: pait 
owner and chief engineer of WHBC, 
Canton, .O., here appointed assistant 
city electrician charge police 
radio work. 



Chei ti« Thomas, former salesman 
lor KSD, St. Louis, is new irianager 
bf KFRU, Golumbi , Mo. 



Qorothy Godwin, literary lecturer, 
joins KM;bX, St. Louis, as directress 
on daily women's program, .They'll 
call. her Carol Gay. 



Winner in a recehf sdng-identifica- 
tiph contest condudted by WBNY, 
Byifalb, was Dorothy Maxsbn, copi- 
mercial : secretary of WEBR, Tival 
lOO-watter. 



Albert Powling^, ViTBEM, Buffalo, 
origanist^ has new .Sunday morning 
series Sunday with a troupe bf ca- 
nariies. Theme song is 'Let's AH Sing 
Like the Birdie:; Si .' 



WCOL, Columbus, adds Eric Nor- 
man, formerly of KFXtt, Oklahoma 
City, to announcing stalf and Bbh 
Seal to production and continuity de^ 
partnients. 



Tommy Brocks formerly of KGH J, 
Little Rock, advertisihg staff, has 
accepted similar position with KTAT, 



Ckina Scores 



Los Angeles, 
, Bairbara Wong, Chinese girt 
got the call over dozens of oc- 
cidental ypuhgsters in KECA's 
audition for a moppet to play 
the part of David Windsor at 
the age' of five in i air serial 
oh the life of the recent ki 



Port Wor;th, Bill Buice replaces liim 
on KGHI staff; 



LeightanVb Nclsohholiday-bonu^ed 
erriployees 10% of their total 
irigs since joining agency. 



Ivari Flaneiry, KSTPj , an- 

nbuhcer, left Saturday (19) with the 
frau for; Karisas Gity, where, he's 
landed ^a hew radio * 



Bill Btocott and his Commodores 
are .occupying pne-hbur sustaining 
spot 6\^p KLRA, Little Rock, on 
Sunday aftiernoons. - 



Moore and Ewi Julstedt 
joi engi staff at . "V^PIL, 

Philly. Former Was- with .Insull 
cha?^i lattbr, recently ; returned from 
Aiherican Academy of Natural .^Sci- 
ences expedition to Gui 



Henry Younginan, nitcry m. 
makes his , radio debtit as . kuest on 
kaie. Smith's, prpgraih for.. P. 
Dec. 



, Lucille BroWni with 
Andre Kostelanetz's: the 
Chesterfield program, 'makes, her; 
operatic- debut with Metropoliti»n 
Op"eira, N. Y. ' 'Hansel urid GretV 
on Dec; 24. ■ 



Who CaDed lat Millionaire 

XeHisfT-Sustamer De luxe 



l^ommers , annual New 

Year's .morning costtime affair in 
Philadelphi Will bei aired coast-to- 
coast. Beih^ handlied locally by 'sev- 
eral stations, bu t Mut ual plans pick- 
i it iip from WFIL and- passing it 
along to Don Lee network. 



ibbard Aycri, station irep, is nioV- 
ing .into bigger quarters. 



. Bill Williams> previously ■vtrith the. 
CBS prbductipn staff, and Jay C^umi, 



Lbs Angeles, De.C; 22. 
. Capt. Gi Allan Hahcocki reputedly 
ah oil barpn, is now a. sustairier .on 
KECA; at the head pi' is pwn./eh- 
semble. ' Radio booki represents 
the triuinph: of a .man's . lpVe for 
miisic, iHe and his crew broadcast 
every Sunday morning on a remote 
from his Pacific In.stitute ; of Music 
and Fi Axts oh swank- WiJshire 
bouilevard. .. . 

IlancOckj who m^de his inillions in 
pilt- hM iorig nursed a yon, 'to he .a! 
'cellist. He . has , taken . instr uctiort 
from masters: all bvei* the .world and 
all except or^e. Alec Coiiipiinsky, the 
musici didn't Hancock thbt 



of KBIX; Muskogee^ added to niike 
staff of KTUL, Tulsa. 



. Lyons/, salesman for .- the 
Weed .rep outfit, circulating Jri - 
blood red shirt, black SpitalsiBeld 
..tie, and diamond stickpi 



Ci LIoyd.;Willla:ihs,'.spot tijhe buyer 
for J. Stirling Getcheli; gUest at the 
last Rpundtable Group meetiriig. 



Harry '.Wilderts .party to show off 
his new W^SYia, Syracuse, plant: set 
him back rejiuted $3,600./ 



King, WMBR, Jacksonville, 
visiting in New York. Talking vol- 
ubly on the; pros: and cons Of the pro- 
posed Florida canal, : and. reports' 
giving his entire staff a month's 
WageS-^ a.S'.'.bonus; ' . 



he's wasting his time and mpneyy and 
that he'd never be a .great yirtuosp. 

Hahcbck admired Cbmpinsky's 
straightfbrwardneiss and offered him 
the jpb of . running his institute. . Cpmr 
pinsky tpok him up and Haticbck 
paid all the expenses of transportirtg 
from London to Lbs Angeles Cbm- 
pinisky, his brbthbr and sister. His 
formei"' residence, now valued a]t 
aroimd;$l,5Qp,000, he turned 
conservatory iaiid put Conipi 
charge. . . . . . . 

Hancock's ambition is tb land yii^ak 
the. PhilharmOriic. Those who have 
heard him scrape .the gut say he's, 
still a dub. To satisfy his yen, to 
lead an orchestra lie directs the en*, 
semble^with the 'cello, wWch is not 
exactl^r the orthodox .way of doing it., 
. Whien rehearsals^.ate called he bunr 
dl.est his eight men into his plane: and 
takes -them .to his Santa Barbara 
estate where thby. !:'hBavlly. 
guarded ' against intrusioh. lie.. iS; 
said to pay the men lar above, scale.. 

The Hancock Ensemble broadcast 
is the last word' in cliaiss,^; S^^^^ 
'music Ipverff may Know ol his jatest 
triumph, [ engraved invitations ' 
sent put .calling attention to the jpiro-* 
gram, ■statibn.time,^ etc. 

Hancock, i^ also well, known on the 
Coast lor his scientific expeditions 
to the Galapagos ih his $1,!jO0,00O 
yacht, Vialerp IL 

The 'cello always goes along. , 



Raymond; Rubicam back Irbm a 
hunting trip in: iSouth Carolina iiirith 
a load of game. 



James Santer. has been named 
: vice-chairman, ih charge of .enter- 
tainment of ^e President's Birthday 
ball, which will be ; held in various 
cities throughout the country Jan. 
30, Sauter is head of new Air Fea^ 
tures,. Inc. 



WN BF Staff to Acconipaiiy 
Sdiool 1^eam to Fla. 

BinghamtOn, N. Y., Dec, 22, 
WNBiF, Bihghamtpn sends it: com- 
mercial manager, Ha.rry Trenihery 
engineer and an ainnoiincer to Cl«iar«. 
water, Fla.i. to broadcast a high, 
school Chrisinias day fbotball game. 
Unibn Endicptt high will .travel with 
band of 178 pieces, special teai 
.ol-'.,rbotersl -v.. 

: Statiph lis j>aying A.T. ft T; $1 
lor lines. . Eveht is beinjg Sponsored 
by Spaiildihg Bakeries which ha« 
regional distribution iii central New 
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41 



VARIETY 



AD to RCPaRtS 



WedQesday, iDeceiiiber 23, 1936 



HAVEN MacQUARRiE 

*D6 You Want to Be an Actor?' 

69 Mins. 

CHASE & SANBORN 
Sunday. 8 p.m. 
WE AF, New York 

(J. Walter Thovripscm) 
Another amateur show* flut with 
important innovations that may.carry 
it along f ot nice going; 
. ^rhiateUrS iire all actors as distinct 
from specialty entertainers a la 

• Bowes. They play roles i little 
playlets. In front of , a studio audi- 
' erice in Hollywood. And-— important 
; f rom the; helping hand build-up-r- 

■ tliere's two . screen tests each weeH 
' for them at- Warneirs studio. Max- 
well Arnow, WB casting director, is 

: . lii the; audi , and Irequently re- 
' feared to. 

.Subject to 9 couple of ihinor quali-. 
' ilcatiohs, . progtam impresses as 
- capable of attracting and holding ah 
*jiqdierice Sunday night. MacQiiarrie 
' Works Avrith a iStood.Vdeal of authority 

■ and' presence of mihdi although ntore' 
» (Bomedy might help over the long 

pull.. 

• Not good is the present method of 
'casting' by studio audience applause. 
'. This is a. slower rdoWiier,. Morebven 
,it shuts the fadio listener out. of 
' sight' .business comedy that; tosses: the 
. ifdience ih the studio into tummy 

• i Vibrations.: Ordinarily -. at^ home 

• listeners aire irked , by getting only 
vpatt/bf^the shoviT;.. -i" "-^ ;, 

-Thet-e' n)ay ]}e thb^e. too, who .Will 



v-speculate oix this 'Mnrehearsed' -claims 
;:?iand the jest * pf the gag; To ;6ffset 
this ait some future date it might lie 
advisable ..to troupii ttie show out of 
; Hollywood. Also the program shoiild 
; be ..nxoje sjsecific about mtIho gets- the 
WB screen tests and ; , what .that 
•ineahs. It'^ pretty vague as now 
-''Jbandled. ^ .' : 

•ft you live in or niear Hollywood, 
;WHto;Hayen' MacQ»'arriei-' is the ah-r 
•nouncemeht i . , the Bowes technique 
. as aPDlied to NeW York and to pro-; 
teet ^he pirbgram from $trarided kids* 
etCi / The -way it sounded Sunday 
r; night. <2(i) when. the. program hit the 
national hook-up all of the partici- 
*'pahts Were at least partially experi- 
'. enced; .! :Some of the lipe-readlng, in 
;faot, was notably good. . . There wasn't 
y a Single out-ahd>out iptalbOka iii the 
.*'cast:-'' 

Qiie playlet suddenly changed ihe 
nigod .to one of deep emotion when- 
ybung boy returning home found 
his ' mother dying on a hospital 
stretcher. = Several items handed- the 
- V thespiaiis werie nicely written^ Not 
rlhoked .up-rwhich is wise, perhaps, 
as the-^coffledy should. 1>6 worked- in 
by HacQuarri himself. Last skit 
;^ liad a . surprise snap-twist ot cynical 
'.character;.. 

After MacQuarrie iakes each 

Slayer over his Qt her piart, line, by 
ine/j .the whole thing . IjS , then re 
enacted complete with muislcal back 
ground. In an bbvioUji desire not to 
let the thing lag the music set 
rather too liurried tempo. Time can 
be saved in other Ways— the voting, 
the length of the skits, etc. But 
'actors' deserve a chance to do it in 
life-like tempb.^ i 
: lH^arner tieri ' "Is a result of/ John 
Clark's angle... His outfit, Trans-. 
fmerican, wa»»giv«iv^ttMi-«xcIusive 



CROStEY FOLLIES - 
With Lum and Abner, The Smoothies, 

Ellis Frakes, Bill StoesB Ortih., Ray 

Shannon, Tom Slater 
Sustainlnjr 
30 Mins. 

Mon.i 8 p.m., EST 

WLW, eincliuiatl^ . . , . . 

New life has been injected into 
this long-running series of weekly 
stanzas on Crosley's 500,000 watter. 
Timie also has been mbv^d. lip^ on 
WLW and the show is repeated at 
11:30 p.m. on Mondays over Cros- 
ley's smallie,. WSAl, and linked with 
the Mutual web. • _ ii. 

Scripting now done by Latham 
Ovens and Syd Corniell, with Jack 
Edmunds handling direction. In the 
main a satire. , on broadcasting, 
freshened with timely themes, there's 
gagging about *Mutilated Broadcast- 
ing System' and gay burlesquing of 
NBG chimes, along With light han- 
dling of broadcasting generalities. 

Stanza eared shoved off; fast, but 
slowed at times from overdose of in- 
strumental tunes. Piping by • the 
Smoothies, wh6 socked twice; on 
pops, and an okay solo by Ellis 
Frakes, baritone. . Smoothies r are 
Charley and Little Ryan, formerly 
of Babs and Her Brothers, , and Lu- 
cille perron. Threesome goes to 
town in swing- time, emplbyinj; in 
tricate arrangements ighlighted by 
frequent tempo changes. . 

Sketches did takcroffs 6f the WLW 
•Men Only* jsustainier,, dance- pto- 
grams/a la electrical transcription: 
a Scrooge scene, and a bit dealing 
Witil an original -non-joiners' club.' 
Lum, and Abner, giiest stars,, cpn- 
:tributed a swell three minutes of 
dialogue:- cbncerning . the land' of the 
Esquimaux aiid briefing a Yule 
greeting telegram. 

. It's : an . audience show^ - and ' recep: 
tion indicated that the band boys 
and all hands i>resent whopped it up 
with the sitters-in. 
,. Ray Shannon;' ex' vaude and mu 
sical cbniedy, .is the main funny inan 
and -right at home in radio...' 

Tom Slater turns in a heat ner- 
forhiahce as announcer. Kolh 




Blnr Crosby program for Kraft 
<NBC red) is one of the season's 
slickest exiamples of touching up .m 
program With small details, snatches 
of saiicy dialog, and other tricks and 
trappings, none, of them Temarka]ble 
or eveu ;brighV alphe, .'but in the .as" 
sembled show producing a mood and 
a tempo that makes for iwpularity; 
Lines assigned to Crosby have a cerr 
tain affinity with the type of stuff 
Ben Bemie does. This is ho> to sug- 
gest any imitative quality or evien 
any close resemblancie. but simply 
that the leisurely sort of whirhsy 
Crosby is doing has a precedent of 
success on the air./ 

Last Thursday (17) Was neither 
the best nor the loast of the recent 
Crosby broadcasts. It was fairly 
typical.- And as such worth consid 
ering in some - detail.; It would be 
impossible to recall one gag, one 
memorable twist, one catch phrase; 
Yet the hpur inoved zippily and 
achiieved a kind - Of radiocsque so 
phistication. This is not the sophis' 
tication of the night spots, or the 
sexy Broadway entertainments, .but 
an adaptation of a smart worldly at- 
titude to the idipm of the American 
parlor. In .other words, Corny in a 
rion-COrriy style. -; 

There are blank spots and thin 
ice. Thinhess : cpmes when Bob 
Biirhs barges into those long-winded 
talks that are slow in hitting the 
laugh target, Yet Burns, for all his 
rambling, gets there. Program's best 
asiset is the way it's hitched ahd 
stitched tagether. Thus Mary Astor 
doing a bit is . just sort of pushied out 
Of the script. Not rudely, bUt at the 
point where it should end the formal 
pow-ofl is avoided by a comic flour; 
ish that washes Vhei* up; 

Crosby, if anything, over-built 
Nadine Connor, a concert singer. His 
ballyhoo made it tough for her to de- 
liver/ But the same ballyhoo hur 
niahized the singer and reduced the 
danger of tune-Off among the classi 
calriavoiding listeners. Jack Oakie 
works With Crosby and Burns. They 
toriel off and Up a hillbilly lampoon 
•Incidentally, ;this suggests Oakie- 
Crosby as° good screen comedy, 
combp. 

iEdith' Mciser is' One of radio's ieW 
authors to get air credit. Currently 
she's making over Conah Doyle's 
'Hound of the Baskervilles' into a 
six-part serial., for Household 
Finance, which comes , in at the un- 
.lisuial commercial hour of 11:15 p.m. 
Next-to-laist installment was a- bit 
harsh Oh the Comprehension of a 
first-time .listener, although an ah->^ 
hbuttcement isind the program's am- 
bition ObViouisly sought: to avoid just 
that; 

Narrative device of flash-backs in- 
termittently 'to a narrator (Doctor. 
Watson, Of - course) seemed rather 
clumsy. Use of. soliloquy also 
skirted confusion. WJiile the dialog 
was good in genei^al and some ten- 
sion ahd suspense was created, there 
Was 'action' that could not be ac- 



sales' rights to the KFWB program 
as a Watner-flnahced radio subsid. 

Deal for 'Actor*, was consummated 
in a huri-y after a legal decision last 
Week put 'Good Will Court* in cam- 
phor balls. Some of .the little .bunps 
noticeable on , the -. first network 
broadcast will Undoubtedly be ironed 
smdOthj ' They Were hot particularly 
iseriOuSc •■ 

A; L. Alexander had the unhappy, 
job Of saying farewell to . his pay 
chieck in a prelude to the heW coffee 
show;' His; valedictory was carefully 
Worded .and graceful, but; .there was 
a sting in itr-^by implicatioh^for the; 
jurists who dissiehted from the idea 
that the poor should have free legal 
advice and a radio advertiser a hov^ 
elty program at the same time. Alex-^ 
andier's appearance corresi>ondis to 
the precedent set by Major Bowes 
on the first night of 'Court.' 

Bob Sherwood frOm the Coast 
gives the Chase & iSahborn commer- 
cials. There is a sharp 'cleavage be- 
tween program and spiels. -Latter 
are given with clear, clipped deliv- 
ery, but rather. heavy and stodgy 

and old-i-fashAohed,; .foe .■^JUght.4uirtJii>Hratply fnllawad , and moments 



did not enter until the last moment 
or two In the half hour. . - ^ ; . 

Musical seHing and varlom tricks 
employed to capture the eeriqi effects 
showed okay^ direction and the char-; 
acterizations were effective. It, was 
the story-withinia-story that balked 
a better total result. 

Myrt and Marge returned after a 
long absence Thursday (17) pn : tpe 
Kate Smith program .to do two epi- 
sodes from their orlgii>al series for 
Wrigley's. Although performing Only 
five minutes Or so, -the tWosofte 
isounded punchy. Indeed there may 
be a ipractical lesson Jn showmanship 
for the girls in their guest date. Au 
action and' ho .padding, all dramatic 
tension and a minimum of the syn- 
thetic shOW-must-gO-6n hokum made 
the two .resurrected excerpts from 
four years ago possess, emotional 
voltage that some of their programs 
lacked in full l5-mihute length., It's 
the difference between phony senti- 
mentality and What the theatre calls 
'sincerity.' 

. Present, too, was the Clarence 
character— thiEi only nance imitation 
on the air. Played doWh for laughs 
and with sexy innuendoes absent 
this Hgurie has been good fOr a lot 
of broad giggieis and is regarded , as 
ah integral part of the Myrt- and 
Marge radio . package. For a topper, 
after Clarence joined the; crossTflre, 
Ted Collins did ah amusing whoopsy 

bit;- ■ 



ishow<- -^peciallj^ ^he^-Mmer^night-as- - wh e n ^t h e li6tMier»4id^H)t know What 
ihose-shck'tydifr-cOmmewials . - I^ -Was^-^tappeninsr -"Sherlock Holmes 




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Largest Gttes $ivesPom^l 



ffat/ the Michigan 
J^/isttm^and oUiid 





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KiNG'TRENDLE 

WXYZ (Key Station) 




DETROIT. Mich. 



John Kennedy, ; inaugurating 
new' late evening chore, if or NBC 
(svistai ing), led off With apolbgetics 
for .the -'aeroplane industry; Seven 
people had been killed that day in a 
mountain crash^ Gist of Kennedy's 
defenser-ahd it could, not be taken 
otherwise! than an argument ;f Or the 
biz-^Was that it was too bad and all 
that sort of sentimental- stuff, but the 
biz ; would : rise above, it-^accidents 
never hurt air travel and, anyhow, 
Americans were better flyers than 
Europeans. 

There were moments . When Ken 
nedy's logic sounded a bit like Rob 
ert Henchley. It was Odd, to say the 
le;ast. It . - could .not but 'provoke 
curiosity in the more thoughtful lis-, 
teners as to What motivations NBC or 
Kennedy might have. Air lines 
couldn't have wi'itten a better apol- 
ogy for themselves. 



John Mason Brown, drama tabber 
for the New York Evening Post, in 
a singleton -on , the Heinz 'Magazine 
of the Air' over CBiS, displayed clear 
voice,' cultured accent and knowing 
manner. 'Brown did; only a- little 
X-raying of current 9roadWay 
shows, most of his comments being 
on hits and therefore favorable^ 

Did about four minutes. 



Thank YpU; Stasia' is an electrical 
transcription for Alka-Seltzer that 
hits the New York area via WOR. 
One of the lines referred to some- 
body as 'confused and mickey moiiS: 
ish.' It's an ideal characterization 
for the program itself. 
> , Program i(^ a jumble of noises and 
blurred Ideas. With faintly critical 
Overtone that's ah added mixer-up- 
per to a formula that never makes 
sense. ShoW is a cinch to clear 
won of listeners, for there's little 
the mind Can grasp or the ear fol- 
low through the pointless, meander- 
ing maze of dialog by distorted and 
mcredibie characters. 

Extremely long commercials ford 
and aft make the goose-^egg Cveh 
Isu-ger. 

Eddie Miller's Pupils on Parade 
continues as a Sunday « noon pro- 
gram over WMCA, New York. Both 
juveniles and adults are presented, 
all : out to demonstrate the results 
of their air training via the Miller 
studio. It is mostly imitative stuff, 
consisting, of vocal take-offs of es- 
tablished, ether and legit ' singers. 

iPhil Bakeir, besides logriilling 
Buck Benny a bit. had a coincidental 
bit Sunday night. His was better de- 
veloped— a battle of punsters in 
Madison Square Garden than Stoop- 
nagle and Budd's earlier solitaire 
contest, with a play-by-play, bloW- 
by-blPw broadcast of the shindig. 

■ - Gene Austin's click versiPn of his 
oWn neW ditty, . 'Under; the Spell Of 
a Voodoo Drum,' was the most sig- 
nificant highlight of the Joe Pen- 
nei: shpw Sunday. With COco arid 
Malt swingin' back Of the pianolOg- 
ist-warbler, Austin got his new 
ditty across in great istyle. 

Northwestern tJnIversity has in- 
augurated an engrossing half hour 
Of literate adult discuission .oh topical 
matters. Hits ait 10:30 Mondays over 
CBS from Evanston, 111,, in the form 
of a rouhdtabie betWeeh three pro- 
fessors. Eberhard, Hahn, and Smith, 
.and their ; students. 

Discussing for an Opener, -Must 
IVIachines Be Taxed to Pay for Un- 
employment,' the high level and diS"- 
passionate consideration of all view- 
points contrasted vividly with the 
usual one-sided political hokum the 
air usually dishes out. 



SONIA HENIE 

:*»lk . - 

3 MIns, 

CAMPBELL SOUP 
Friday, f P.M. ^ 
WA9C, New Yerk 

(F. WaUi* Anh^tronfii) 
Sonja Henie has ah appealing ac- 
cent Which mtiy give her cuteness of 
personality on flim or over the air, 
but' in her stint Friday night (18), 
she didn't have enough in a scene 
from the 'One in a Million' picture, 
recently completed, to accurately in- 
dicate her chances. Diction is soft 
and clear; In spite of thc». accent. : 

$cene from 'One in a Million' With 
Miss Henie was only of three min-i / 
\ites*. duration: and amounted to 
nothing, important in the way of 
dialojg or action; Scene dealt merely 
with Miss Henie's plipiris to enter the 
Olympics to earn back the skating 
medals .which had been taken from 
her fathor after thargeis that he had ; 
turned pro; Short: scene: is .topped 
by an .ear picture' of Miss H^nie: 
skating, . but efforts to provide ef- 
fects of .the scraping skates, seared' 
ice, etc., riot very fruitful, 

'.One . in a Million,' . made by 
Twentieth Century-Fox arid sOon, to - 
hie released, is Miss Henie*s first pic* 
iUre. * - Chor. 



BARBARA MARO 
Karratlon 
15 Miria. 
MARO-O-OIL 
Son., 4:15 p, ni. 
KFI, Los Anffeies 

Here's the champibri. For lorig- 
Winded - cOmriierCial reading there's 
nothing On the Coast lan^s to touch 
it. That flngerriail poison plug . is all 
over thei^hbW and in such gobs that 
anything that, the dial can be twisted 
to in a. hurry is pleasant relief. 

; Gal who is .isuppOsed to (brash ^ the 
headlines. With femme' gossip is fair* 
iish, but' she's brie of those two-strike 
victiriis. ' She's smothered before shei 
istarts. 

Here, is a .swell ansWer to .Svhat's 
wrong with Pacific radio?- jtehh,. 



KITTLE CAFE OFF BROADWAY^ 
With Mary Mercer, Dorothy' Brooks 

and Orchestra ; 
Musio, Slnclnr, Chatter 
15 Mlus.. 
ABELSON'S 
Mob. to Sat., lt:SO p.m. 
WNEW, New York 

(ScHillin) 

Modern temjpb . warbling Of Mary 
Mercer: and usual orchestra routine 
of this program .is^imprbvied by the 
addition of timely , chatter by Dor* 
othy Brooks. Spices the mohotOhy 
of 'another musical' ahd gets around 
Qiie ever fiamiliar sales palayer. 

Miss Brooks is from Chicago, 
Where she was knOWn as Nan Dor* 
land. Aided by a deft ;scripting job^ 

Wear. 



Ed Wynn unlimbered a consistent- 
ly funny script during last Saturday 
night's (19) Spud Cigarette session 
on NBC. For an afterpiece, the 
comic did a monolog on the head- 
acheis that go with Christmas. 
Though most of the gags in this in- 
.stance Were of conventional calibre; 
they were nicely woven together. 



Whole program seems to be finding 
itself after those bad first Weeks. 

RUth Etting guested for ai coupl* 
tuneSii HOr's was one case In which 
Wynn might have waived his piac* 
tice of clowning- during the- song 
numbers. Perhaps it might be to 
his advaritage to keep the intrusions 
down to the minimum in all «ases.: 
iiviting a sti^iglft Irocallst In 'as a 
guest and then chopping up her ef- 
forts With untimely katzenjammers 
?most likely doesn't impress the aver- 
age. listener as doing the right thing 
by either the guest or Emily Post; 



Betty .Goodwin teamed with Ben 
Giauer to work, the box ioyer at the 
Metropolitan opera opening night 
(21) for an NBC pick-up. Opera 
itself not on air. 

Miss Goodwin, who Is being 
groomed by NBC^ handled herself 
well. A trifle gushy, distinctly the 
flattering miss when confronted be- 
fore the microphone with Lily POns,. 
and. Rose Bampton. Latter two were 
tOo, too divine in their oh, so bee- 
you-tif ul creatioris. Still, she Was a 
keen observer; her command of 
words was extensive and her diction 
clear and pleasant. And one prob- 
ably has to gush a bit to get results 
at the Met. 

It was amusing, that While the 
Wagnerian opera was being sung in- 
side the auditorium so many people 
Were outside circulating about. 
GraUer liried up Edward Johnson, 
Richard Crooks, Frank Tait (from 
Australia), but best; last, and not 
least, the Met's fire department in- 
spector, who . gave the hoi pbllol 
angle and theri rang in some swell 
•political fjublicity. for his boss— Com- 
missioner John J. MCElligott. He 
read that line like the Duke Of 
Windsor socked across; 'God Save 
the King!' 



EST ATE OF DAVID FREERMAX 

TO;. WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The 
iindcrsiKlied. Mra. . Da\J(i .Free<1>nai'« 
litiH' been ^uly appolhtdd by the Suiro- 
(Tfrte's Court, -Kew Yorlc County; as ad- 
nilnistratrlx ; of the. Estate of pavld 
Free.tlinan, 'deceased. 

Uhlean authorlited by extsHnff con- 
tritclit no one Uhh the rlpht to use or 
employ any ol the dralnatto, dramatlco.- 
niUalcati or other .works and/or ihalerlal 
nnd/or wr)l1ns:« or any nanie. or natui; 
of 'Pavld. Free.dtiian, decenscd; 

Any person deslrlnj? to alee any 
ofiTeemont for the right to ti.se any -f;' 
the foreffolng nhould commttnlcate wHu 
the undei;3lf;nRd, aa any uhautlionzca 
jii.se of the Haina will be prosecuted. 
Dated; N<>w York. December 21. 1!>» 6- 
MRS. DAVIIi rRKEDMA>, 
Adiitfniatralrlx. 
c/o William KU'in, 
1440 Broadway, 
A'tjw. Yoik City. 



^cineedcy* Pecemlicr 23^ 1936 



it A D I O R C P • R T S 



VARIETY 



43 



SOLD DIGGERS' 

ffMh Jmb 1I1oii4c1I« DlcK Powell,. 

I. Warner, Cecil B. De Mllle, 
Ted Atmore 
9 BflBS. 

,UX "... 

•ABC. K«w X«rk 

V/,..WoUer. Thompson) 

A mifihty plug for Warner Broth- 
rf and its %old Dieters ol 1917,' 
fhich is to be released on Xirias 
av. This mih -cpmpapy used to 
borisor wax> with snatches of Us 
KoW5 oh -em to bkirb .forthcoming 
eatures. But lauF did better than 
bat Sot Warners, did it free, and 
robably sbjnethihg to boot. . 

A& a prtigi-an), the ^GoWDigger' 
taiiza '<2l) was the first tiihe that 
he tunc Theatre went musical. Re- 
tilta were negligible. Script was 
the 'GOlet Diggers of X933.' 
«iile 'the songs were f Bom the 
reraion of 1937. - The 193? stuff 
ooked fine «n the iscr^^, with 
»etty gals in Otry KeUy gowns, but 
hrough the loudspeaker the frothy 
nakeTbelieye .wasn't worjth any 
a^e- part *f :60 minutes. Powell- 
Hondell combo probably attracted 
ind possibly held the fans, and Ahe 
hot had timeliness.. Bui it was still 
aore o' -an advertisement for WB 
han a strong Lux progriam. 

Dick Powell 'got olT three Warreri- 
Dubin songs during the stanza,- sih^- 
pg them vjery briefly, probably 
0 keep from spoiling -em; fop the 
beatre' patrons. Xack 4>f lots of 
nusic made the pirogram seem thin; 
UTitti the material allotted by 
vay of -script, both starring ;duo and 
luppoii players conducted them- 
lehres fairly welK 

Jack L. Warner cathe .'On for a 
(uester appearance at the end, and 
f - Ibe whole stanza r had by any 
ibahce, failed to plug Warners 
>n6iigh with listeners, Jack L. made 
ID for it, Asked by De Mille what 
he biggest sdreci) developments of 
1936 were. Warmer pirbmptly. named 
falf a dozen WB>plx. He also tossed 
n. =a ' plug . for. '. Warner-sponsored 
egit. . Always was a crack publicity 
Aoerl 

Ted AtmbrcL an oldtSme gold pros- 
)ector,. held tlhic jrostnim at the half, 
le" fitted, in neatly with the cohir 
nercial aspirations of everybody 
•ohcerned; From Warners' end. the 
;bM prospecting cued in with their 
tic title. :^hd for Lux., here at . last 
vais a man who,, washes his owii 
luds.; Old prospector painted a 
lainty verbal yisidii. of Luxing. hi'& 
umiehtionables up there in no man's 
and. ■ . 

tAtmore was a last mlnbtie switch 
or 'Death Valley': Scbtty, originally 
vanted for this spoti] 
'Fowell'BlohdeU twosonMi sang a 
othic sbiig for termihiiSL catchline 
teiiig that a visitor to HbUywobd 
ftistook Difck- Powell for William 
*ow<ftlb Edga. 




for it I 



"Vabiexy read nearly 
everyone,*' say* your Dec, 2nd 
Jfflue ; (paee 41)^ We wontOler ! 

How many times buyers will 
hereby learn that WOW domi- 
nates the NebrlOwa mirket? 
How many agency men will 
know Nebrlowa. the 

wealthy territory of 

NEBRaskEL and IOWA— of \yhlch 
Omaha is the capltol ? 

yAMETY's Btatement a 
gross, presumption. However, 
VA^niy Is correct,: and you feel 
" . by that 

\^0W la tops In It!3 own market, 
blaine Variety. Wc only 
cepted Its challertBe this 
te.Bt.ad, 





OMAHA, NEBRASKA 



Cover, the Nation'* Market 
Basket 

WO KC 6,000 Watts 




ELiSA, MAXWELL 
Talk . 

ROYAL GELATIN 
Tbarsday, , < p.m. 
WEAFr New. York 

(J. \yalter Thompson) 
As a lady who knows her way 
around the world, Elsa Maxwell is 
a personality unique unto Elsa Max- 
well. She is famous for giving 
famous parties and doing other 
people's social thirJcing for them. 
It's ah extraordinary prof esh and 
ditto Elsa, Uer ability to talk inter- 
estingly on unusual matters was 
amply demonstrated, on the Rudy 
yallee show. • 

Speaks well and .' her script was 
clear, crisp and saucy. It sounded 
like >her. If it Wasn't, isomebody did 
a nice approximation. She. rattled 
on about how to keep bored i>eoiAe 
from being bored-, and laid down 
some ^oii^mon sense rules. Then 
Slie veered into the Baron Bothschild 
of Austria and described the esta:te 
where the Duke of Windsor is now 
in exile. She has visited there and 
described the 3,1H0O-acre feudal world 
apart With many tidbits. It, was 
topical plus and sounded like au- 
thentic inside dojpe in contrast with 
the. feeble fiction the .dailies haVe 
been' turning out jok the royal inci- 
dent and the royal travels the last 
coiiple ' Of wCiiks. 

Rudy Valleer progriam is notable 
for these craik novelties. Land. 

J AT 
Talk 

15 Mins. 
Sustathlbg, . 
Sunday, . 10:4S p;m. 
WABC^ New .YATk 

Jay: Allen : is the Ghl Tribune cor 
respondent last, in Spaing whose re- 
cent fine -piece Of reporting in the 
N. Y. Daily News (Trib affiliate) iat- 
tracted.' journalistic attention. It was 
of the same ■ uncensored calibre ;as 
Williiam, :P. Carnieyls . mOre recent 
(uhcehsorcid) description of what 
really is happening . in Spain. . 

Allen, now in America, speaking 
in Well -modulated, cultured address, 
prbvisd himself as good a lecturer 
as a reporter. In reportorial, diis- 
passionate mianrier, he .impresses 
that anything, pertaining to the 'reds' 
of Spain iisn't as communistic as Jt 
sounds; that, if. . General .Franco 
hadn't first started things, there'd be 
no bloodshed; and that Franco, even 
with German and Italian fascistic 
assistance, will probably not prove 
."victorious. 
■ This was one of severSl 'surpris- 
ing statements" in which the journal- 
ist and. wair" correspondent expressed 
himself in ho uncertain terms. He 
scores '-' th'6 fascistic 'Volunteers' in 
the Franco cause; he drawS: an ac 
curate picture /of -who constitute the 
loyalists in Spain as against .the reds 
of other nations, etc.. He deprecates' 
the riotous:: reds* needles^ miirderi 
but ascribes that to riot and. bed- 
lam, as against, the' Siihilarly ruth 
less ;niethQds of Framto's cohorts, 
done, with more scientific regiirien- 
tatioii. 

Essence iabove might Indicate Al- 
len .as having been too partial to the 
loyalists but in actuality the mat- 
ter-of-fact talk- is merely, reflection 
of personal- observation, contrasted 
to a frank statement that ;nO news- 
paper or agenby can have . an ac- 
credited- . correspondent with the 
rebel cause- and. remain with it, 
hence the ; extreme moderation as 
regards 'Franco's maneuvers.' Where- 
as - it requires not grieat ' ingenuity, 
says Allen, . to get by the Madrid: 
censor aii idea : of what's really - go- 
ing on, 

Apart from that, Allen, on basis 
of his' mike technique,^ looks a cinch 
for the platform bookers before, he 
returns to* his typewriter in some 
foreign land. Abel. 

'YOUR MEALTH» 

With Joan Winters, Bob Grlflih, 
Charlotic Learn, Phil Lord, Sid- 
ney. Ellstrom» SIdhey Breese, Bar- 
bara Taller 
bramatized Leclure 
30 Minis. 
.Sustaintair 
Tue sday; 4 p. m., 
WENR,: Chicago 

A 30-minute . lecture, Oh health , in 
script form is conducted in co-opera- 
tion with the American Medical As- 
sociation by NBC here. By drama- 
tizing its points into recognizable 
dialog and suspense situations pro- 
gram manages to get its point across 
to the: public .in more interestirig and: 
powerful fiashioii than by straight 
lecture system. 

Admittedly it's tough to get ah 
educational |)oint across to a blase 
and pampered radi 'audience; and 
this dramatization method seems the 
best vi^ay of accomplishing the trick. 

Gold 



'TELATUNES REQUESTS' 
With Russ David and Frank Eschien 
GASEN DRUG GO. > 
Daily, 8:40 a.m. 
KSD, St. Louis 

Boys run an all -request program. 
Telephone is installed , in the .<;tudip 
and dialers are privileged tof call arid 
have requeists filled pronto. Dayid, 
pianist, seems to have an almost i 
exhaustible repertoire, 

When occasion ariseis E-schen ad 
libs a brief commercial plug; Boys 
patter back and forth between calls 
in an entertaining way. Spqpsored 
by Gasen's, St. Louis outfit, .short 
straight' commercials, are' handled at 
beginning and end by staff men. 

Sahu. 



'PLAZA 49M' 

Participatory Reco.'dloffs, with Kath- 
. arlne Dierken, Shelton ITounir* 
MMins. 
Daily, 7^0 a.ai. 
WBAL, Baltimore 

Four Balto broadcasters all devote 
upwards -.of an hour each every 
morning . to spinning off platters of 
music interspersed with spots; Sel- 
dom has any more novef arrange-^ 
nient been worked out by any station 
to; relieve the monotony of such 
straight-up-andrdown handiihg. 

This new 'and good idea of Hearst's 
WBAL not. only merits a note, but 
looks .groomed to grab off attention 
and heavy, play from spot blUrb^^biiy^ 
ing sponsors. 'Plaza 490O' is phone 
number of station, and is frequently 
referred -to because periods offer 
'hon\€i service* to listeners. 

Recorded music is. on throughout^ 
pianissimo'd when jpair are palaver- 
ing. Time signals are chirped every 
two minutes for benefit of the old 
man getting off to the office and 
mammy whipping together break- 
fast Also, Miss Dierken and Young 
occasionally pipe up in pose of man 
and v/ife discussing overnight. Wire 
hews. WBAL subscribes to . three 
wire services^ and hence has plenty 
to give . oiit in this conversational 
form, However, since there is no 
Hearst a.m. rag here, the Hearst sta- 
tion doesn't seem anxiOus to grab 
items out of the indie idawn daily. 
Yet 'local newr suggests itself as 
needed under, circumstances and 
conditions .prevailing i .BaltO. 

TOR touch on program is the 'home 
service' slant Public, told that by 
buying goods from merchants using 
spots, double ducat giveaways to 
Warner's Stanley can be had. Thea- 
tre is a downtown firstrrunrier and is 
giving awaiy to program oakleys for 
no visible return publicity isave an- 
nouncements Of what is current on 
screen^ . Some of the items thkt niay 
be bought Off program are priced 
less than $1, the b.o. admiish for two 
persons to theatre. Small wbnder 
the burg is brightening up to idea! 
But so long as .theatre remains Con- 
tent to continue such a tieup. with 
station, o,k.-^fbr station. ' 

.Clever manner of plugging spots 
has phone ringing in front of mike. 
Either Miss: Dierken or Young an- 
swer and^^at With imaginary f olk^ 
cheerily explaining product and 
manner in which Stanley oakleys 
ma:* be obtained. 

Incidentally, with this progriam 
WBAL probably extends mer- 
chnndising further than any station 
here has yet„ attempted. Not Only 
are the plugs given, but station" will 
take orders.for various products and 
arrange deliveries-^together with the 
theati^e ducats. Three girls are on 
station switchboard during programr 
and all during; first week, phone 
lines were swamped. ' 

If the other stations sit tight oh 
their old formulas of cO'-^y twirling 
Off records interspaced with • cold- 
copy spots and expect to compete 
with this .new WBAL setup, the 
other ^Stations may shortly 'find selves 
sitting tight-rwatcbing' the biz whiz 
by Pert 



ED FITZGiBRALD 

With MIHmi Hull, Harry Mack, Leo 

Freudhcrc Orchestra 
Music, . Sengs, Cbmedy 
«• MiDS. > 
Sustaiiring 
Sa;t.» lli:30 a.m. 
WOR, Nevir York 

. SolO artists under contract to the 
station perform on this clearing 
house program. It. Is on daily. An 
hour pi it is wearing to dialers. 

Milton Hull assumes a dry-^ toned 
characterization under the monicker 
of Iza Bird. Harry Mack stooges, 
with Ed Fitzgerald filling up the 
gaps With dmcee and sundry chores. 
Morning hour makes play on neigh- 
borly spirit, and ,g6od will; This par- 
ticular airing was somewhat clipped 
to , jam on British broadcasts from 
the .other iside; . 

Leo Freudbsrg'Is music okay,: es-^ 
peciaUy when it. tackles tunes lifciE 
'Organ Grinder's lowing.' Staged in 
the -Newark studios. Brol. 



GREATER LOUISVILLE 

Wttk Esther .Meti, Melva Hosak, Jo- 
seph Elsenbels, Wllifam G. Meyer. 
George LaUmier; Gnstav FIcxner 

Masic and -SflHBgs 

aa Mins. 

LOUISVILLE LOAN ASSN; 
Saiarday,; 7^. £L 
WHAS, Lenrsvllle 

This, inixed quartette. i.s the bldeist 
commercial program in this city, and 
ranks with', other pioneers in. that 
the combo has been airing continu-^ 
ously since 1926, only a; brief break" 
marring their perfect record when 
the program was aired over an op- 
position station for a matter of about 
eight wieeks.. Biates ^s .gOod local 
program in general. 

Program! content is of the semi- 
classical type, and solos by htiehibers 
:of the groiip are interspersed -with 
the quartet numbers. Individual 
voices are excellent, but unit, at 
present fails to blend, and on piro- 
gram . cfMigh^ , it: seemed, as if each 
singet; was trying to Outdo, the other 
in. volume of Ibne produced. More 
organizatio.nal team-work seems a 
constructive^ criticism. 

Commercial auinpuhccimenfs are 
held to a minimum of .30 seconds, 
iihd are deliv^i-^ by Gustav Flex- 
ner, who is secretairy of ttie - insti- 
tution-sponsoring' the program. He 
has been the' sole announcer used 
on the program since its inception. 
His: introductions for the numbers 
ju:e brief, anii -in, this respect -coUd 
be held up as a model for other 
locals. 

Accompaniments are capably han- 
dled by GeOrge La:timer,' who rates 
weU as a church -organist here; En^ 
semble impressed 'as a trifle;'churchy*> 
and a little more flexibility in the 
semi-pop numbers would help. , to 
make the, prograni more appealing: to 
the; oirdihary listener. 

Sponsor has for years kept -away, 
from Outright, commercial blurbs on 
hoiur, but has been 'gaging five 
minutes daily over both WHAS 4ihd. 
WAVE , to .broadcasf - -information 
anent institution. These talks are 
strictly business, and are aired simul- 
taneously over: both stations. -Hold;- • 



KING'S JESTERS 
Witk Squire Stcriing, Paul Lather 
Music, Singing, Transcriptions 
15 Mhis. . 

STERLING BREWERS. 
Tues., Thur.j., il:30 P; M. 
WilAS. Louisville. 

(Hoys MccFarldnd) 
Name of King's Jesters is supposed 
to mean Something through; fOrmer - 
association with Paul ..Whiteman, but 
on these- discs which iare riding over 
.some 4(9 stations ' in the interest of 
/Sterling beer and ale, it's just ahr 
other mal^ trio,- Showing little i 
the wa JT; Of arrangenieents or -de- 
livery 16 distinguish. the cOmbO froth 
hosts of other sihc'ig units. 

Alternating with the trio is an iri^ 
.sirumental combination called the 
'Biggest little band in town.' It 
sounds thin, aind could stand a few 
more 'instruments: to add body, to 
the ensemble.. . Femme vocalist, Miss; . 
-Marjorie, also pipes in with a pop. 
Stanza starts and ends with Thai 
Old Gang of Mine,' and an . elderly *^' 
deliberate^voiced character. Squire 
Sterling, injectis some comment? 
anent the goodness , of the' spohisor's 
beer 'flTicT &le 

A brief sketch telling the stOry of 
a yOung husband returning, from the 
office grind, in -a bad ..temper., which 
was couhterracted by little wifle serv-. 
ihg the grouch a daily ration of beer, 
ffets the advertising message over. 
Paul Luther, announcer, handles the 
opening and closing blurbs. Hold. 



'FAMILY THEATRE* 

With Gciic Morgan,, Dick Wells, Louia 

Adriaa erch. . 
Variety 
30 MIns. 

BOWMAN BAKIY 
Wednesdity; 9:30 :p. in. 
WGN, Chicago 

(J. Welter Thompson) 
. Weekly half hour of variety enter- 
tainment for Bowman Dairy, on a 
local, ishot means jiist .that-^yairiety^ 
One 'week, .' songs 'and dances; an- 
.bthcr weekv; a 20-minutie dramia; sin- 
gles, glee clubs, interviews/etc. Ifs 
pattern is the, very laick of aiuy one ■ 
iiattern.. 

This'laic^ of a standard hook miay 
be the show's weakness as well ais its 
strength, since 'it lacks ' the rolid 
punch of a single, personality, or 
theme or idea which causes a follow- 
ing among the listeners. ' ]Bach show 
must: stand on its own as a good^.. 
isho.W, otherwise thiere'll be no dial-^ 
ers-in;;'- 

What little personality thread this 
show has must be tied to Gene Mor-^. 
gan, who is working, under the moni- 
ker of the 'Man in the Front Row/ 
which in other pottkms bf 'show busi- 
iness is an .m.c. Morgan do^ smackr 
ing good job of it, but it's difficult' 
for him to corral a steady listening 
group for the show II he must Worlc. 
Under it label which robil him of per- 
sonality. Would better to .ah-: 
notince him 'as C>ene /Morgan, *MaH 
in the Front Row,' so that ther audir 
ence ;gets . sOme -feeling Of a perison 
and notbf a inab Ih-a njAsk. 

On the-^show caught the Goodmaii 
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(Continued from ptige 3), 

former' attr^qted sc$nt audiencies, al- 
thougti critical commeiit in the daily 
and. trade press \ya3 gopd. The film 
presented exploitation problems. Ah 
though Victor McLaglen played the 
leading TOl0 (fpr which he later was 
to ; be awarded the Academy prize) 
his box-office draw, except as a co- 
star, never was i>ig. His previous 
ipuiBcesses} when tearned with Edward 
Xiowe. were in the rough arid ready 
'coniedy field-*-*What Price. Glory' 
and "the; Cpck-Byed Wprld.' In 'The 
infprmerV he played, a straight dra- 
ihfitic piart, the fble of a we^ikling 

- giant Anrho lacked the moral strength 
"fe stand with his Irisii brethren 

aigainst the English cohst^bularyi It 
* a, paradox that the. exploitation 
features of 'The Informer,' which re- 
tatcled Jits early career,- subsequently 
Were to be its open sesiaime to fame. 

^ord-of-mouth tisiiig came 

too late to help the first run show-, 
ings, nearly all of which w?re dis- 
appointing in bbx-pif ice receipts. 
But,nvh)ert thie Academy of Motioii 
Picture Arts, ahd Sciences awarded 
its . annual: 'prizes aiiid ■ selected Ford 
,as , the hest directoi* of the year> SSc- 
. tiaglen as . top amphg the actors, and 
the scrieeh play as :best'Of, all adap- 
tations, the restilting publicity lo- 
cussed interest . -iThi? Inforiner.' 
The film, was rebdokedf" scores of 

- theatres and on its secbind,' and in 
some cases its tWt^^^ fourth re- 
peat shOiwings,, it attract^ larger re- 
ce5)ts thai!' WhiB^ initijdjy shown. 
;^he -'Infot^^ has .had ipiore than 





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600 repeat bookings, a mark exceed- 
ed only by Mae West, in ' 'She Dorii^ 
Him Wrong,' ia quite different story 
and for differe^nt reasons, and 'It 
Happened One Night.' Foreign 
grosses on the picture also were pro- 
portiohately better than from the. 
doiinestic exchanges. Although the 
story iscarcely showed the British in 
a favprstble li^ht, thjc! returns from 
Canada, Australia and the provinbes 
exceeded ; expectatibris. T Maybe that 
Was one bf the reas^^^ 

Years before sound, was introduced, 
iii films, the studios at interyals at-, 
temptied in the silent films marked 
departures from the then prevailing 
type bf action stories. D; .W. Grif- 
fith's 'Broken Blossoms' (UA), a trag- 
edy .of ■ liOhdon's .Liniehouse .: . istrict, 
with Lillian Gish, Kichard BarthelT 
io'essi and. , Donald ' the cast, 
Was 'different.' Janries Criize, whose 
custom it; was to- make 10 .and 12, 
filnris annually, . tried for something 
unusual in 'Qtie Glorious ,Day;' strict- 
ly a psychological study in -.which a 
mere .wisp <>f a character , called Ek 
phantomed its way through the; story 
by use of doiible exposures and ! gave 
motif and impetus to the real liie 
Characters. ' 

■ Origihally proposed as a starring 
yehicie for Fatty Arbuckle, circUm- 
stanices arose, which required a sub- 
.stitute for the obese jitar and W^^ 
Rogers, ' very successful in. si- 
lent films, played the lead 'One 
Glorious p?|y' (Par). Uiiique in 
^tory, daring: in treatment and dif- 
ferent in therne, it Was rated a box- 
office failure.. 

' pccaiional setbacks and . discour- 
agements, however, never have long' 
deterried the Hollywood iirge to keep 
oh tryinig something new, something 
ori inail. Two outstandirtg, silent 
films come quiekly to , mind, Josef 
von Sternberg's 'The Salviation 
Hunters'. (UA), a , very much ovier- 
rated picture, becjause of the vague- 
ness with which it tinteelbd a drab 
tale Of the waterfronti and Charles 
Chaplin's production, 'A WoiJnah of 
Paris' (UA), which excelled in fresh- 
ness;, and ■ . technical invention, and 
which never haarig^^ iac 
eorded the highritiche its hrilliance 
deserves. 

iptaaplin's Prod. 

•Paris' revolutionized scrieen w^ 
ihg and directing, and revealed 
Chapli a true genius the dra- 
matic field. He did not play in the 
picture, which he wrote, directed 
ahd produced. The leads were taken 
by Edna Ptirviance and Adblphe 
Menjou. The plot was scarcely more 
than a single , reel harratiw?^; fi^puf 

a,;v^UjjtryvigiFl',;yfh€!;v.^^ irt 
,thef jbj^ ;i^^ty*,-i1?wt,,tl^e,^^flftpes^^,w4tIft' 
whicbi^it -M^- hs«idi^f<?»..,4b0(,^gfinuitr 
btt^plpy^r inTits;ttjUing»(.and> tKerskiil, 
6t*ii» abting turned, upside down the; 
i:bnventlonal prodtuction methods of 
its- period. Chaplin solved the an- 
bient 'time-period' , bugaboo of the 
screen writer by invehtirig the time- 
lapse dissolve, the simple expedient 
of fading but and fading in a sub- 
sequent scene without interruptiiig 
the action by titles or unnebessary 
shbrt . shots. Chaplin w^S; the [ first 
director to get his characters oiit of 
a room and into the hext scene Avith- 
out , shoving them through dooi^s, 
hustling them into cabs or flashing 
the^ face bf a : clock to indicate pass- 
irig' of time. He just introduced 
them in a hew spot and; kept on go- 
ing. Chaplin displayed in this film 
mbre originality than he ever used 
in his own starring comedies With 
the' possible exception of David 



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and Gbliath episode in The Pilgrim' 
and; <the camouflage sequence in 
'Shouldeir Arms.' 

William C. DeMille was. another 
director who, constantly "strov?; to 
achieve hew effects by technical in- 
vention. His ^Midsununer Madness' 
(Par) was a better picture than'the 
box-office reports rated' it. 

In the 10 crowded years since the 
combination of photography and 
sound/ every Hollywood production 

organization . has ;some distinctly 
worth-while experiment to its" credit. 
Some of them, as in. the -instance of 
'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Peter Ib- 
betson,^ . both Paramount, ended, on 
the rocks. '. No earnest ' effortYalbng 
these lines, however,, has failed in 
stimulating, the ;'desire to explore 
new fields, to try; neiy ^approaches to 
audience interest. 

There were, . films, long be- 
fore "Warners went 'Vitaphone. but 
Warhei's was the first to make, use 
eniotionally of voice reproduction in 
a;. ': theatre. . Years .previously Lee' 
deForest had recorded i series pf 
shorts . yirhich wete shb^n by Hugo 
Riesehf^ld at the Rivoli. One in par- 
ticular; a five-mLnute discussion- by 
Ch^uncey M. Dejibw Oh the. aspects 
of a;; broader life,; is. rriemorab^^ ' 
Warners' Hlstpry-Mahine , 
Was 'The Jazz Singer' (WB),, 
hbwever, . Which ;upset. the apple-rcart. 
Adapted ti) thie, screen by Al Cohn,' 
how U. . Collector of the Port at. 
Los ;AhgeIes, as a combinatibh; silent 
picture, with several sound episodes 
interpplated, 'The Jazz Singer* al- 
ways will, have a :place A bSnema 
history; Only , twice' previously ' in; 
a theatre' had ah .audience . been so 
.stirred by what ;Was' hapipeniTig on 
the screen, ohce . jvheh (jririffith sent 
his Ku ;KlUi3c riders headlbng into 
the camera in *Birth ;pf a Nation' 
(later released by " UA)# anu again 
when Cecil .B. PeMille. diyided the 
Red ;S.ea 'fbr the fleeing Israeli les iri. 
Tea' Cbmmandments^ (Par). 

'Jazz Si ' ' was a .story- about a 
prodigal whb returned ; from 
Broadway's , in ■F'an', ;Allby to sub- 
stitute for his *everehd' father in the' 
seasonal Jewish religious services. 
The Script demanded that the. youth 
should A When;, the; silent film 
reached this- point the loud speakei: 
was uniobsed and Jolson sang; The 
effect was . electric. Tiguratiyelyi 
jolson not ■ only , knocked the .audi- 
ence out of its seats, he knocked , the 
props from under an art ' industry 
which had building itself 

through. 20 years of stiraight panto- 
mime, assisted:: by title -cards: 

First in; the sound feature field, 
Warners, has, kept v/ith the leaders 
through th^ past decade, and the 
studio constantly has prbfited by es- 
periment in story vmaterial and treat- 
ment. 'A Midsummer Night's 'Dream," 
'Green Pastures,' 'The Story o^ 
Loiaiis Pasteur,' 'The White Angel* 
and 'Outward Bound' are some bf 
the Warner vofferings;which confirm 
'^the impressiiontithlt 4h% studio's pbl- 
ffeya4suts;itt»>jhighi |»feiAlum oh orig- 
'ftialit^r ' •• 

t'^ ^H^'O'VaiSi'^ctedit t'aiinot^be given 
^Jo::^r>b«ij^$fJ;-h^^^^^^ early 
'days' of ;Souhd when w^iolje organiza- 
tions almost overnight, as it were, 
learned a- hew techniquef and met 
face to face the rush of accoustic ex- 
perts, radi engineers ahd micro- 
phone hiders. Winfleld R, Sheehan; 
then; in charge of Fbic studi , insti- 
tuted evening classes for instruction. 
Where others hesitated, Sheehan 
plunged into soundfilm making and 
reaped the rbWard for the first story 
with music, 'Sunny Side Up,' in 
which Janet CJaynor sang and 
danced. ;Film rentals on this picture 
are still 1 the top bracket. Eugene 
Walter wirote , and directed some uhr 
usual two and three reel early 
soundfilms for Fox. 'Cavalcade' .is 
history. / 

MOre recently, u nd e r Darryl 
Zahuck, 20th Centurjr-Fox^ hasVde- 
yelpped an^ entirely, new technique 
for filmusicalSi best exemplified by 
'ThanlK a Million;' 'Pi " Parade' 
aii in a Million.' 

.The 'Unnsiiar in Treatment 

AThe Thin Man,' 'Romeo and juli ,' 
'Mutiny, on the Bounty are a few of 
Metro's 'recent , successful., ventures 
into stories which are but of the 
usual, although the same istudio^s 
first • rOadway ;Meiody,' with 
Charles King and Bessie Loye, w.hich 
was No. 1 among the musical revues, 
required more valor " its making. 

. Encouraiged by 'WinterSef RKQ- 
Radio: soon AiWill launch , the Seah 
O'Casey play, 'The Plough and the 
Stars,' of which there, have been so 
many .conflicting advance-- opinions 
in Hollywood as to its artistic and. 
boxoff ice 'rrierit that it must be good 
bally if billy because of the stir it 
has made, '; 

Parahiourit consider: 'Death Takes 
a Holiday,' which starred Fredric 
March, as a successful undertaking 
into the psychological field of enter 
tainrnent. Its film rental returns have 
placed it well into the black, so to 



st>eak. Of equal hazard was Para- 
moimt's 'The Cra:die Song/ (he ac- 
tion of which was ' laid . within the 
forbidding walls of a ;5i>anish con- 
vent. It was selected as the flvst 
American starring; Vehicle for Dor- 
othea Wieck,,a Germar. actress whose 
unique qualities were discovered: in 
'Maedchen in Uniform.' Prbduce<f 
With surpassing beauty and faith- 
fulness to ritual, /Cradle- Sbng' far 
exceeded . its prospects at the box- 
biff ice. The fact that its star was 
involved in , cohtrbversy with the 
Nazi governing powers, who regard-* 
ed her Hollywood employment with 
disfavor, lent publicity spice to the . 
exploitation 'Of 'fcradle; Sbrig' and 
aroused public curiosity in its ;lead-< 
ing performer,, . 

y.The ;tendehc:v, in^ .Hollywood . is 
towards': further^ eitplbratioh:; into 
wider fiction sources.* . "With' 506 fea- 
ture films announced for production 
this season by the , major studios, the 
channels of . story supply , are being 
drained. _ The legit theatre; once >,an 
alrhbst unlimited source, is numeri'; 
cally .negligible; Best selling hovels 
like 'Gone With the Wind' and 'An-- 
thony Adverse' aire .;few and far be-; 
tweien. The time is. at hand when 
the original story, conceived t -. 
forni with the screen medium, ,w:ilt 
dbminate production, 
. .There will be; a lot of headaches, 
but progress, is born of exi)eri 



Radio Reports 



CKX, Brandon Power Up 

.... t ... 

Winnipeg, Dec. 

dovemment-owned CKX at 
don, Manitobai, had a boost in 
power. Opened 1928 with 
watts of power, it was lowered to 
100 watts when the Gahadian Rad i 
Broadcasting Gbmmission came into 
effect in 1932. 

'With the coming of ;the Cihadi 
Broadcasting Corporation it has been 
boosted to the 4,000-watt limit, ith 
a n^ovement ih. frequency in the off- 
ing.. Rreseiit Irequenty is 1,120^ but 
this is too close to ' some American 
stations to guarkntee positive recep- 
tion at $bme :points. . 

J,' B. Craig has been appointed to 
represent Taylor Pearson and Car- 
sbn, station sales reps, at the station. 

OPERA SEMI-FINALS 

Fltaai Sherwln - Wililams 

.JMarbh'.. .' 



(Gontinued from: page 43) 

Theatre players did a gbod .playlet 
by Arch Oboler badly. Only the 
writing of the show sustained it; the 
acting £ind direction were pretty sad. ] 
Dr. Mauriee Ghesih took a bow fb'r 
directing the show; he should have 
stayed in the control bboth. lirii fact, 
the show and play, would probably 
have been better if he hadn't shown 
;up at all. ; 

Real sbck of the programi. is the 
orchestra work led by Louis Adrian, 
conductor regularly at the Balaban 
& Katz' ChicagOi A solid showman, 
he brings to the radio a knowledge 
of audience and public that makes 
his radio music mean, a lot. Gold. . - 

ALBERT MITCHELL 
With Ken Rapieir 
TalU, "^"Tisid 
15 Mins. ' 
Sustaioihiir 

Sunday; 5:15 :p.in., EST 
WICC, Bridgeport 

Former vaudbviUian and Major 
Bowes unit in.c;, Al Mitchell has 
adapted current , question-bee vogiie 
to a simple format that gives him 
excellent opportunity to show his 
wares. Encyclopedic material is di- 
versified by attention to front p^ge 
news and cbntemporary develbp- 
:mertts and by incidental items on th§ 
piano. For . instance, listener sends 
m query about copyrighting title of 
song, and Mitchell supplements 
pswer by pointing out that different 
tunes have had the same tag. Run- 
ning them over on .keyooard is 
evidence.; 

Among questions fed '^by Ken 
Rapieff, WICC announcer, are some 
alluding to Connecticut events and 
institutions, a slant which naturally 
makes the program of Ibcal interest. 
Mitchell has built his offering well 
and invites further tuning by leav- 
ing a riddle teaser "With the fans. 

Only material benefit presently 
derived froni - 15-minuter ig an- 
nouncement that Mitchell is avail- 
able for personal appearances. 

'Answer Man' also appears Ort 
WICC as accompanist of his 12-year- 
old daughter, Dolly, in her midweek 
sbng stint. Elcm, 

Cantor ires Writers 

Illness of Phil Rapp ifs necessitat- 
ing a change . in the Wi-iting setup 
for Eddie Cantor's Tejcaco program 
on the. Coast. 

Prior, to leaving New York, (^lan- 
tor engaged Irv Brecher, Milton 
Berle's scrip ter, work on con- 
struction of iSunday's (20) 
program. 



. Semi-flnals of JSherwih-Williams' 
Metropolitan Opera Auditibns' 
will be held over NBC on two suc- 
cessive Sundays. Slated to broadcast 
this Sunday (27) are Thomas L. 
Thomas, baritphe; Margaret Daum, 
mezza sbpraho, and Marib Cozzi, 
baritone; while Jean Dickenson, 
coloratura, . George Brittoh; baritone, 
and Lucia .Graeser,. coioratuira sb- 
|>ranb,, will .have their . inhings dur- 
jnij the ■ jiuoi". 3 prbgrfim. ' 
. No .si^lebtiQns y^ill be bade Until 
Maijch when other; $emi-flnals , and 
the finals will be .staged", - Cecil, 
Warwick & Cecil is the agency* 




Per. Rep^ARTHUR T. MICHAUD 
1776 BROAbWAVr N. V. C. 
Mfll^M.CA. 




baker 

THE 
GREAT 
AMERICAN 
B D I T O A ^ 

GULF REFI N I NG § 

C OMPAI Of ~ 

SUNDAYS 
t:80-8 P.M.. EST 
WABO 
CBS 



TED WILLIAMS 

(BROADWAY ILL) 

Internationally tamous race tracic .ooni- 
mentiitor now brbadcastiiiK Santa Atilla 
oyer KPAC, Lor Angetcs, availabliS now 
iti United States for Bporiaorship after 
March, 1937. Address Inquiries, Room 
104li Western Paclflo iBldg., Loa An- 
Beles, Calif. 





AND 



JACK ARTHUR 



appearing with 

RUB IN O FF 




over 400 stations 

NBC arid COLUMBIA 

Management JACK ARTHUR 



^e4pes<Iaj9"i)ecember 23, 1936 



B A B I • 



VARIETY 



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MHO SHOWMANSiDP 

JSimiSr Novelties, Tie-Ups 



Oiitstanclihg • Stunts : 



ROOSTER SHOW 
KMMJ, CLAY CENTRE, NEB. 



Rooster's f!ieia Day 

Clay Center, Neb. 
Station kMM,r here, known as The 
Old Trusty Station,' just completed 
its Rooster Show, which is becoming 
an annual event More than 250 of 
the male birds were shown, traded, 
bought and sold, with a Rooster Auc- 
tion sate as the big item in the show, 
and was even brpadcast by the sta- 

**°in connection with this, KMMJ 
held an amateur cohtiest, which 
brought contestants in from Kanisas, 
Nebraska, Iowa and Coloradbi to bid 
for the prizes 6t , cash and merchah- 
dii56. Audience demand was so great 
they had to be' seated in thriee spots— 
the Ciaiy Center theatre; the Johnson 
building auditorium and the City 
Cr y m tt a s i u m — with , Ibudspeakers 
hookihg up the three spfltis. Ama? 
teurs broadcast a few rninutes from 
each place to accommodate the peo- 
ple who were in fb>vn. for the four 
days of celebration; , 
.'During these four days of ' the 



KMMJ R,oo5ter Show the merchants 
of Glay Center served free chicken 
soup to all visitors. And when 
KMMJ says chicken soup, they niean 
chicken soup. They xised a half a 
ton of hens and hundreds of pounds 
Of noodles arid crackers. 



WNOXJ>ealer Angle 




e-/ Ef-soa. r'A 




''BAHON MUNCHAUSEN" 




PEARL 

RALEIGH and 
KOOL CIGARETTES 

W<IZ-S:90 If. SL E.S.T.— MondByB 



.1 A. * S. I.XONS. Inc. 



LEON 




And His ORCHESTRA 



CHASE nnd SA>i BORN Coffee 



S. K. KUSHNER 
Presents 




ON TOUR 
UNTIL JAN. Z 



Big Niews Tarns 

New York ' ity.^ 
NBC got tfie Associated Press to 
name the 10 biggest stories of 1936 
for a New Year's day re-enactment. 
For what the list may be worth in 
suggestive value to local stations, 
here 'tis: 

1; King's abdicatibri. 

2. Roosevelt vs. Landon. 

3. Spanish civil war. 

4. Gobbling up of Ethiopia. 

5. Civil war in liabor's^ ranks.: 
,6. V S. business recovery. 
7* Remilitarizatioh of Rhi 

8. Drought and floodis. 

9, Schmeling-Loiiis fight 
13, Kidnapping of Ghiarig Kai- 
shek. 



Knoxville, Dec. 22. 
Radio merchants and jobbers 
purri WNOX these 

Station is mafcini^ 10 free 
ahhouricemerits on the 

theme, 'Why not give a radi 
receiving set for Christmas?' 
Announcements will continue 
to 11- n>. Christmas ' 



Christmas i>ay 

, , Columbiis: 

. A _ round-the-town seareh for 
'Christmas cheer' wiir be the fea- 
ture of WHKC's Christmas Eve 
schedule. Station staff members will 
desci^ibe activities from seven spots 
ill Columbus, climaxed by a short- 
wave pick-up from a plane flying 
over the city, in which Production 
Manager Bob French will take his 
10-year-61d daughter into the air 
to look for Santa Claus. 

Other pick-ups will bring Christ- 
mas cheer from last-minute shop- 
pers at Broad and ffigh streets, the 
editorial room at the Columbus Cit- 
izen, a Western X^nioh Telegraph 
office, the State Capitol grounds, the 
Sapphire Room at ihe Deshler Wal- 
lick Hotel and Willianis's Music 
Store. 

Entire station announcing staff, 
plus Frank Siedel -and Fred Sample 
of the continuity department, will 
participate in the 45-minute broad^ 
cast 



Listen for Mistakes 

^ t . Sheffield, Ala, 

To build listeners interest and 

grestige,for its newscasts, WMSD 
ere is offering theatre tickets to 
sticklers who detect mistakes in the 
mikeman's^pronunciation as he reads 
the news.^ First five corrections from 
listeniers are awarded the prizes. 

Only rules of the game are that 
proper nouns, or words with dual 
pronunciations, don't count Stunt 
-is said to >e working out okay. 

Tqastthg— Not Roasting 

Portland, Ore. 

Strong listener Interest and mer- 
diandisihg latitude are . combined in 
the Toast of the Town,' which Franz 
Bread is clearing Sunday nights over 
KOIN, Portland, Each week a toWn 
within the range of KOIN's signal is 
singled out for toasting. Besides the 
usual Chamber of Commerce blurb 
there is a dramiitization of some ex- 
citing incident in the town's history. 

Example of the dramatic tWist is 



the routine involving the president 
of National Investors. After the lat- 
ter had told of goofy gadgets that 
hav6 come: to his attention i the 
course of business, some of thie inci-- 
dents were, dramatized. Anothei:. e?c- 
ample was the story of a! boy who 
was accidentally carried oft in a bal- 
loon 40 years ago. This person, now 
about 50, was dug up, given a mike 
reception and his story dramatized. 

Producer is Showa;lter Lynch ; of 
the. MacWilkins;& Cole agency; 



four assistants to help handle mail^ 
His collection of 90,000 stamps is be- 
lieved to bi9 the largest * the 
cbuntry. , 

Most active merchandising cam- 
paign hereabouts is conducted by 
KJBS in connection with the Stamp 
progriams, which are not sponsored. 
Clients with other periodSv-on KJBS 
are given space in the Stamp Club's 
monthly bulletins to call attention to 
stamps, given aviray at their places of 
business with various amounts of 
merchandise purchased, in exchiange 
for tips on prospective customers or 
in other ways. 

ress Agent's Souvenir 

New York City, - 
To • cop a little good->vili not too 
expensively .press agent Bob Tap- 
linger had pressings made of the 
Diike of .Windsor's farewell speech. 

Gave them, ais souvenirs to radio 
editors and such creatuireSi 



FORD'S 2 NEW 



Script's Mail Gome -Oh 

^ Detroit. • 
Latest ga^ herie to check pro^ 
gramis pulling power was pulled 
last week on WXYZ's 'Green Hor- 
net' It; ran like this: 

Michael Axford, reporter .and 
likable , character in the mystery 
serial, is joshed considerably .by the 
femme secretary to the 'Hornet'; 
about Axford getting so .'many* Xmas 
cards. After he's shot by gangsters 
and -isn't expected to live, , the secre- 
tary finds .iMit he's actually received 
only a coupla bards. 

Everybody turns remorseful^ arid 
announeer :aisks listenei's to' cheer 
Axford: up. by sending Xirias cai'ds. 



Bank Mcrcliandltinf 

Indianapolis. . 

American National Bank, local 
tie-in sponsor of Philad<£lphia iSym- 
phoriy Ork transcriptions* is riier- 
chandizinjg the. program. Blotters, 
with ad copy announcing prqgram, 
local time and station, stuffed among 
the checks as returned from the 
bank \trith monthly statement of ac- 
count 

' Quite a few sponsors in this sector 
have plugged programs to anyone 
receiving mail firom the- fliih, by 
means of jguriuhed stickers, usually 
in btight colors; announcing riahie 
of prograni, talent, time and . net- 
work; 



No School Today 

Fargo, N. Dak. 

Up here, , where, the weather heai'- 
ly . knocks the bottom, out of the' 
therm'oriieter at this tiirie of year, 
WDAY has made a tie-in with the; 
superintendents oif ^'schools through- 
out its area to keep youngsters home 
if cbnditions are too severe. 

Arrangeriient is that, thie sups, call 
up the station , bief ore 7:30 a.m. so 
that a message oVer the ethei: will 
be early enough to catch the piipilSL 
ere. they leave for school. - 



Exploiting Stamps 

j San Frariciscb: 

AI Sperry, Stamp Marii at KJBS 
here, set by MacGregor & SoUie, 
Hollywood transcription firm, to. re-, 
cord his quarter ^hoUr stamp talks for 
its library service. Platters, first of 
this type to be cut hy M. &. S., will 
be in two series, one for school use 
and the other intended for commer- 
cial sponsorship and adult listeners. 
Sperry went south last; week to cut 
the first 26 discs. 

Starhp talks were started by Sperry 
on KJBS) San jFifanci^co/ and KQW; 
San Jbset oliithe N^rith^n Calif<«7iiaj 
Broadcasting Systein last Jyu^^ m^i 
now has,,fr][Qre than.24,QQ0,,mfiiiq(be]ts.. 
Heavy enrouriaeriilias. f qi;ce(j ^perryV 
to limit ihe'^:ihiilQbePshii): 4le>ki' 



WATL-WMAZ Sjpeclai. Hook-Vp 

.-. Alanta. 

Something new under ixie's ra- 
dio sun was >vork^d but Saturday 
(19) between WATL, Atlanta, and 
WMAZ, Macon,, and the result was 
both statioris were .ible to give their 
listeners the football game playieid 
here at Ponce de Leon Park between 
rival high school teams frorii the.tWb 
cities involved for the G. I. A; A. 
championship. * 

WMAZ's manager, . K. Cargill, 
had Coca-Cola as bis sponsor for the 
gahie, biit discovered that WATL 
had the contest sewed lip for Camp- 
bell Coal Company here. However^ 
Maurice Coleman, boss at WATIl 
agreed to play ball - with Cargill and 
agreed to pipe the game to him from 
Atlanta. 

The matter of commercial an- 
nouncements,! was handled thus 

wise:- 

Coleman furnished Cargill copies 
of their plugs so they could judge 
ho>v long they would take. Cargill 
prepared his wordage for his spon 
sor, to correspond ih length. Ray 
Cahibroh and Ken Keese, who han? 
died the miking; took with theni to 
the field a huge gong. When it came 
time for them to slip in a plug thiby 
gavie this gong a wh^ck and then 
counted five. That was WMAZ's cue 
to fade in and do their spiieling. 

It worked fihe» 



Waterbury'g Hew Billing 

Waterbury, Dec. ,?2. 
WBRY are new call-letters of Wa- 
terbury . Republican- American, high 
fidelity kilowatter hitherto known as 

WlXfiSJ'^'''''''' ■ " ' 

'^li^ittfTOi^A'IHt^ltyVifta iiiurtJ'tiirie 
=Gdia«!aiai«utftilS(?«fe^-aHa-Atg^^ 
latfet^ <S«feifeiAI«^r^<uriftf 6t^0MP''i- 




(iShoumanship being largely dependent on stunts, 
He-ups, etc., in connection with established holidays 
and events, WMOBir herexioith presents d calendar for 
the month of January. This calendar is published 
monthly from material copyrighted by the National 
Retail .Dry Qoods Assnj 

SPECIAL WEEKiS DURING JANUARY 

National Poultry Show, JSri. 5' to 0; at the 244th 
Coast Artiilery Armory, N. Y.; . sponsored by the Na- 
tional Poultry Show, Inc. (Poultry Exchange), 835 
Washington St., New York. 

National Motor Boat Show, Jan. ; sppriispred 

by the National AssOciatiori Of Erigine Motor Boat 
Manufacturers, 420 Lexington Ave,, New York. 

National Thrift Week, Jan. 17 to 23; sponsored by 
the National Thrift Week- Cbmmitltee, Y.^ A., 347 

Madisbh Ave., New York. 

National Retail Dry Goods Association Convention,' 
Jan. 18 to 22; at the Hotel iPennsy Ivan j , New York. 
Sponsored by the N.. It. D. Q. lOl West 31st St., 
New York. 

National Sportsirien's Show, 30 to Feb.. 

Boston. Sponsored by the National Spbrtsi 
366 Madison Ave., New York. 

SPECIAL DAYS DURING JANUARY 

(1) New Year's pay; hirthday: of Paul Revere, 1735. 

(2) Georgia admitted to the Union, 1788. 

(3) 26th: year of establishriient. of ..Postal 

(4) Utah admitted -to the Uriiori, 1806. 

(6) New Mexico goins .Union, 1912; birthday of Joan 
of Arc, .1412. 

(7) Telephone ; communication established between 
New York ind London, li927; first national election 
held, 1789; opening of first regularly established bank; 
in America^ in Philadelphi 1782. . 

(8) Battle New rleans— legal 
Louisiana. 

(9) Cphriecticut joined Union, 1788; first balloon as- 
cension, in Americai iat Philadelphia, by Blanchard of 
France, 179q. 



ia 



' adopted at 



(10) First labor union in America founded by New 
York tailors, 1805. 

J^ll) Birthday of Alexander Hariiilton, 17574 

(12) Birthday of Johri Hancock, 1737. 

(13) Modern printers' ink first iised i 
by Jacob Johnston, 1804. 

(14) First known written 
Hartford* Conriv, in.l639. - 

(15) Buildirig of first U. S. locomotive, 

(16) 18th Amiendment went . into effect i 1920 (re- 
pealed Dec. 5, ii933)^ 

(17) Birthday of Benjamin Franklin, 

(18) Birthday of Daniel; Webster, 1782. 

(19) Birthday of Robert .E. Lee, 1807--legal holidiay 
in the South; Jariies Watt, inventor of stearifv, engine, 
born, 1736; Lt Wilkes discovereid Antarctic Continent, 
IMO; birthday 'of ; Edgar ^A^^^ 

(20) Iniauguration day (starting this yiear, by virtue 
of 20th Ariieridnient to Constitution). 

(21) Birthday of Thbritias J. (Stonewill) Jackson, 
1824. 

(22) Birthday of ^Lord ByroH, 

(23) Child Labor bay (celebrated synagogues), 

(24 ) Child Labbr Day (celebrated in churches). 

(25) Child Labor Day (celebrated irt' schbols)^ 

(26) Michigan admitted to Union, 1837. 

(27) Patent issued foi* Edison incandescent lamp, 
I'SBO; Mozart born, 1756;' birthday -of 'Lewis Car- 
roll (Charles Lutwidge Dodsori), author of 'Alice in 
Wonderland,' 1832. 

(29) Kansas adriiilted to Union, l86i;. 

(30) Birthday Of i Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 32nd 
President of the - w.lS!/'l88iZ." 

(31) Franz Schubert born> 



Sales promotion note: . January accounts for 6.6% nt 
the depairimeni store's total annual sales, ranking lOth 
among mopths; best sellers are domestics, Unehs, furs, 
wbnieia'9 coats, men's clothing, 





Al Pearce and ,. with Larry 
Marsh's orchestra, has been desi 
nated by N. W. Ayer to fill the Tues- 
day eve Ford Dealers spot on CBS,. 
Show is to be titled 'Watch the Fun 
Go By.' 

Friday eve' . spot on NiBC 
held down by ; Rex, Chandler's 
chestra in- a stanza labeled 'Univer- 
sal Rhythm.' Starts New Yearns 
Day..' 

Both bf the slbt^ in 
the Wari orchestra. 



WCY^ Show Plate 

Schenectady^ Dec. ;22. 

General lectric ^s building a two? 
story studio and offlee building for 
WGY. Plan is to make it show 
place iriiside arid biit. Harrison and 
Fbuilhoux, designers, of GE'si exhibit 
buildings at this Chicago World's Fair 
and the ^ouse of Magic,' have been 
retained for the ^f GY job. 
. Of the :flye studios one will, be /bf 
two-story proportions, wiUi a ^ bal- 
cony^ for spectators,, while another 
will resemble modern eieictricr . 
kitchien and made visible to. vi^itoi:^ 
by glass panels faeing the :hallway& 



Neil weed Holidays in N. T, 

Neil Weedv partner with- is 
brother Joe in; the -Weed & Coi rep 
flrritahd hbad of the Chicago office^ 
visiting in New York during the 
holidays with his wife arid four 
moriths' old son. 

Brothers plan ift undertake ; a 
swing 'thrd\igh New England and 
Canada next week to call on their 
istation list 





HERMAN BERNI 
1619 Broadway Niey^r Ytfrk 




/■ CONPITCTS 

.THE LUCKV STRIKE 
Hit PARADE 

! ^VERV SATURDAY OVER 
! CiOLUMMt^ NETWORK 
10>10:30 P.M. EST 




And His HARMONICA LADS 

;5 Shows We^kl/lAUo Doubling 
. at the 

LOOK OUT HOUSE 

NiGHTLY . 





SI'ABBIMO IN 
'THE SHOW IS ON" 

OrKNINO XMAS NTGHt 
WfNXKB CiABDKN/ NJ£W yOHK 

£xcl. Met. nBRMAM BEBNIB, 
101tt Brosdwajt, N«it Vprk 



46 



VARIETV 



R A n I a 



Wednesday, December 2.^, 1936 




WEEK OF DEC 23-29 

CAUL TIME EST) 

Commercial program^ ariR -listed alphabetically Under 
tisec's corporate tiame. Astei^isk ' icates adyertising 
diirig :pp'pgram.' 

Where spdnspr has more .than ohe , network; program thigy 
listed cpnsecutlyely. , 

All time is Mr unless otherwise, nbted^ 

Abbreviationsr- SU (Surtday ); M (Monday); TU (Tuesday ); 
(Wiednesday); TH (Thursda/)^ (Friday); S XSaturday); 



NATIONAL 



ACMK 
. B:»OrHu-.lVKAF 

'^i/iiibl Huriituiiles', 
SnilHnK. Bd McCoii' 

IrTnit Glen 
Pdliiior C(urK Ore ' 
. ..'H H. McDonald 

HTIiEL •■■ 

I 'StaiiTleaci- Show' 
' Fdrd:'8orid 

. ' * WalUee iSS: . Ipb w n1 ng 
• :(ft.iVr.«li.v W « .»,»'" 
... ^if^: i,|y^ . . 

■ .^ertrudif ' Nieden. ^ , 

f*n«-,' . ■■ 

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• riw-Tiiri(.T--- 

"i-^^viF. ••:.-wBAir:;.; ■ 

. »'i<r3, .\V1(?B>- of Cab- 

;.i .!1|^RK» PAtoh! f . 
;..;wtty Oarde 
VBobert Qtfn^'-" 
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WIIJ.IAMS 

(itiilolKU & ICobI) 

Jack I'efvrl 
G.liff ITdll 

Tiimniy Uorsey Ore 

♦fi; M D. A O. 
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4-'ni-n'EAF 

'linHiillf! Fashion 

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Etidy lUicJiln Ore 
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(tuth Lyon ' 
< Br Win ,<v.(»»e?'; 
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SAMBORN 
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Bob'. Sherwood .. 
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Spd.Iev Brftif^n"' 
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Fred .'Wanlng'a 
PennsylVArilanr 
,Toin;.Warli»g ,r 
Vera^Brhdsky 
flarQlil Trigga - 
Ros;ein<iry Latie 
PrlqcUla Lane 

F^ley McCMntock 
.Johnny Davis 
Fsrhft Bucliner ' 
.Ch«rJ(ia .Newman 
Sen* ConKUri '^ 
Swifig Octet' J 
•N. -. AVi :,Ajrtr- .-■ 

V:.' ;:k(j»»»-'»»-''W'ea» : ; 

Rfclh'eltd .Ci>6'olis ' 
Win Daly's Ore. 
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'EI.EC1«10 

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Phil Spltalny Oro 

Bveiyn^ltay 
3 cLIttlo 'W.orda 
IiDlM-^' Rocta«ne 
cue* Club . . .. 
•Ua'xon 

OKNEKAL rOdlW 

Phillips Lord 

"/ Ma rrnoW' Ore 
buni; . & . Riihlcaih 

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jStoophagle & Budd 
pon^iVdorhia^s Oro 
•Ybiidk' & 'RDbicatn 

.. ;(9(in)ca> ' .. 
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'Bambr . „ 
Hejeii Hayea - 
Jbrties .Melghan 
Wilmer Walter 
Vera: AdjUnts 
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Mark, ;Warh6wv' Ore 
.•.jToung .& Riihliia ra 

^ -(Syruj>) 
■: 8 p^nt.'iTu-tVJZ 
•XiOg. .Cabin Pude 

Rt^nch' 
IioiilsQ Alassey 
.WSjalorners 
Do'tt Masaey 
iW.in. .Massey 
Mlli Mabrti 
Larry WeUlhaton 
Cameron ' And t'-.^vs •' 
John Mlltoh 
' ' (Maxwell) 

show:.nrt8i. 

Lahny" Tloss- 
■jfelBn,Jopfbn.-: . 
Clarence Francis 
Sam Hehhn'. 
.'Molasses ' 'ni' '■ 
Pat' PadBbtt 
Pick Maloiie 
Rods . Crrnham .' 
Al-Qoodtrran Ore. 
^Be.^lon•.& Uowiei 

. (Jell <>>;. 

f^suUvEAr 

Jack Bonnjf .-. ■ 
Mary - LlvlhKsl6h 
Keriny.- Baker 
Don .Wilson 
Phil Hanig.Ofb , 
.YoUnci. &~ 'tiiitiontTi 

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8:l{«-Su-W;iZ 
'Advent4jrcs oC Capt. 
■•' Dlamfiml' 
Alfred, Swnn.^dii . 
*Bent.oin & Bowles. 

GENKKAL Mil, I.N 
a:30^M to F-WKAF 
'Jack ArnistrohK. 

Al|-Am6rican Boy'. 
JIm\ Ameche 
'.John Gannon 
,Wm. Myers 
Jane Ma I U an us 
James - GiQss 
'tiltbcrl Poiifjlas 
•BlncU8».S.-H. 

CiEN'R't . AlOI'Olis 
10-Su-WEAF 

Gen. 'Motor Syrhph 
Elisabeth Rethberi; 
Rzio PInm 
Brno Ra pee,. Dir. 
*G'mitbell- wnld 



Wdgor A 0.u<5sf 
BernnrrtliiV PAynr 
."Sidney KllRCrom: 
Oalllcrhlos. .Orio 
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(MdUort: MIIUV 

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Phester Ti>urU 
NorrlS. OrtIT 
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'Ool JIrn Healey. \ 
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.rf:«-Sii-Tn-ThTWJZ- 

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' Andy ' Sannellii > 
•Blo-iv' • 

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li:SO ii.nt.-Sn-«VJZ 

^jjresrf Rehearssl' '' 

il.ofr Rines. 

Mabel >Alhertsba 
-Morton Bow'e ■ 

Pinky Leo- 
'♦jMftJton 

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: CELfXCOTTON 
• (Kleenex^ ." 
:1((^M thru F- 

WBAF 

' tory. of.. Mary 
-Marllh' - 
'Joan Blaine 
Qob. Grltrln ; 
Oairleton Brickert 

glfianor Harriot 
arvey l|ayes • 
Judith Tidwery 
Tsft^l Randolph ' ' 
Frank' Pacelie f,\ 
.•t6Td^ a. Thomas : 

, ! iNT'iA su.ver: - 

'Musical Camera' . 
J ''Chernlaysky' Ore 
Willie Morris 
••N. - W. .#.ybr 

'>EI<'SERT 
. . (Maple> Mix)- . 
Sa>l|:15 a.pit.-WJZ 
'Melody Romiance'. • 
Cbaa; .Se^ria • ,.' . 
.Harry : Xbgen Ore 
•Roger ft -Smltt' 
"jEttKKH . 
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Walter Winchell 
*;L«nnen ft^Mitcneli 
.iUHNM»N « ilUM 
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,« p^m.-M'^BAir 
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.Marion ft J Jnrdap 
Charles ' La veer 
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jfeene WldftJfr ^'- 
Milton .'Rett^nbergii 
■^-ptanJat 
N. W. Ayet 

KRAI'T-PiiENIX 
]Q-Tli-WEAF 

Btftg Crosby 
' Bob. Burns 
Julie Trrtvls 
^immy .Ola^Hon 
.Tose Iturbl 
Jimmy . Dbr^ey Oro 
M ' Wfllf Thump 

KRCBORR^ hREW 
10:30.AI>WEAF 

'Kriieger. Musical 

Toast' 
Sally Singer". 
Jerry Cooper 
Ray, BlQcb, Dir.. 
Debonalr^s 3 -v 
•Blow 

' LAI>? ESTHER 
.StSO-Tii-W-tirtOAF 

Wayne King Ore 
•Staek-GIob^ '" 
xoosE iviLes 

. D-Su-WEAF'.' 
'SnoAv ' : .Village 

. Sitetchcs' . ' 
Arthur Allen 
Parker Pennelly . 
*Me.weU-Efriflrtctt' 
.XC/nEN'^ . 
:»« p.m.-Ta- 
WEAF 
•H'wbpd Gossip'- 
illmrhy ;Fldief - 
♦J. M. Maljies ... , 
M.iiCl'AI>UE> 
(Tr.ijfi fltr)rv> 
:30-F-\tEAF 

Oourl of Human 
■ RelntlOh»' ' 
Bill PrlngieiV 
Ned Wever . 
Wlimer 'Walker 
Alice .ReinJiehrt 
Rita, Jolinson 
Helen Spring 
Vera Allen 
Fred' FelKel, r« 
f:.ucMl,e Wall ' . 
Allyn 'Joslyn 
•Arthur tCudffer 

Mnhiijitiim Soup-' 
11:30 n.in.-3'n ft Thr' 
WBAF-' ■ 

WIfb Saver' 
Allen Prescott 
•Peck.. 

Ili'iC. SIILRS I.Ail'»: 

(Alka-Se'lizeri. 
O:0n-Si(.i\MZ 
Na(.'l Barn Danc'e 
tIn'riA lilVira 
(iiiiii. Belle 
.Maple Cftjr « 

16 M-firF^IVKAl' 
Unoia Ezra/ Radio 



tatlbn:E2RA- 
-Pat Barretr ~ 
Oarleton Guy', 
Nprit Cunneen 
•Wade' 

MOlkERN* FOOnS 
4;30-'rn-\VflZ 

'Dog Heroes' ' 
Hai ry Swan 
^Cleme'nts 

. p.m.-Tb-.V/K.^F 
■Voice pf the Per*; 
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i?arlfa j'ohn^oin- 
WaUace Butter*' 

worth- 
•Stallt-OoWp 

' MOREI.i/R 
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Tea Time' \ 
Gale Page :r 
Chas. Sears > -.. 
Galllcchla^B Ore . : 
••HeTirl. W. ft Mr .. 
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MFG. fO. 
'(Mor-crfpil) ^ 
' : 4-W.\VEAF r 
tteinry Busse drc. .'. 
• Baggoley, H. ft . H 

-NAll't BtViri'T. 
• : 9:30-F-W<lZ 

Twin -Stars' ; ; ., 
Rbsemti rie '■■ praiicnto 
Heleii 'Clfilie 
Joseph Boni'ne Ore; 
(^MbCa rth -BrIcUSion 

NAT'I^ nAIRt 

(Sealtest- 'Lab) 
. 8-8a-WRAF 
•Saturday Night, 
■party 

Lanny ..Ross. -.. 
Tom Hov/ard- 
Oeong'e'. Sheltpn'. 
Jsine -PIck.e'ns: " 
Walte'r .C^sSels. 
Stuart Churi^hlll 
Ferde Orrtfe.Orc 
*3. W. :ThompBon ,■ 
dLDSMOBIliR 
MtSIKiSat^VtiAF'.' . 
'PaducaK Plantar - 
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Irv|n .S. Cobb 
Dorothy P^ga - 
John ' Mfither. 
Normah Field 
Clareht;e Miise. 
4 Blackbirds " 
.Harry Jackson ..Ore 
•1>,' p." . Brother 
'''..PA'CKJBR'S" 
■ '(Tar Soap) 
.«:SO'Sa-tVEAF 
Thatcher Colt'Myt- 
. teiy Series'-' V ' 
Banley Stafford 
•S,taclc-Gobl«» . ■ , 

. facbarb 

- ••ao-To.fTBAF 

Fted Astairo . ' - 
Johnny •GVeeh Oro 
Chiasi 'Butter worth 
Conrad Thlbault 
Francta- White 
Trudy' Woods , 
•Toung ft Rublcam 

il*Aciiri<l iufKAx 

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PErsanEVi 

7-DQlly Ex S«-Sa- 

WEAp 'V 
Amos 'n* . Ahdjr • 
Freeman Gbsden. 
Charles Cor red 

Lord ft Thpma*^ 

ruiMP Mokitis 

S-Tu-.IVEAV 

I'hll Due» 
Gr. B. Writers • 
3 Sweettiearts: 
J.ieo>-.Reisman'8' Ore 
Eton Bo.va . 
Charles Martlh- 
'BIo.w- 

riLI.SRtlty 
..*rortnv's ■■ Chlldrpp' 
: 10:45-Diilly>n'EAF 
Irma Khilli ' 
Waiter, wicu 
Bess. Johnson' 
Ireeiie.^'WIeker. 
Lucy Glllmaii 
Pfed Von Ambn 
Jbsin. .' McGregor . - 
•Htitcblnspn 

'>PRrNri«9;. 

6:ao^H-WEAF 
•A . TuJe or Toilay' 
-loan Blaine. '-v' 
Harvey - Hrtys 
Laurette Plllbranflt 
Wlllard Parnum: • 
Robert Griffin 
Harrlette Wldmer 
Frank Pnscelil - 
tsobel Rnndblpb 
~ AI(,>Junlcin 
P/ipT'R ft O'MKI.Ii 

'rriseo* 
S;30 i>n|tv Ei. Sn 



•VIo ft Saile- 
Art .Vanr.Horyey 
Silly, rilei.oon' 
IJeriiB rd fne . Ply n n 

(Ivory Sbapi • 
IliOO' u.m.f M lo -F-- 
W'lZ.v also ut; .1:4^ 
p.ntJrM. to F-\VEAF 

I'lVo' o.'Neills: . : . ■ -- ' 
Kate M-ctioinb ' ' 
Jane West , 
Violet Dunn 
Jimmy '•Donelly 
JacU Ruhin . 
eiiealoi' Slraltbn 
Jltnm.v, Tnnsey 
Janice Ollb6rt 
•.BlacldnaD 

(OKydolt 
■:tS Pally Excepi 
8a ft Su-IVE.'IF 
'Ma Parkins' 



Virginia." Payne 
Marjorie Hannan.- 
'Chas 'Kgelsoa 

Hilda. Grahftm 
(<harner B&tsoa 
John MatliewB 
Corloe Dearth. 
Uutler MandevlH* 
Ken GrlfflD 
•Ulackett 

^rhlnso' 
2:4.VM toTh-WEAF 
It:l5 ii,m. M to. F- 

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-'Personal Ooliitn 

of the; Air* 
•Blaclimart'/. 

. (Camay) 
M to -lOsSO-'WJZ 
•Pepper Vouhg' 
.Cuitis Arnoll 
. Il6tly Wragge. 
Marion Bn^ney 
Jftric .-Rbacleigh 
'•Pediac ft Ryaii ■ * 
(iVbry $onn » 
It :4n a.m. Dall.'r 
Ex Sn ft Sil-\VJ|% 
•(.Jospel Singer" . 
iCd \vn rd ; Mno Hugh 
T lackrri'an ' ' 
(Tv.ory) 
; B;4f(-M>Tli- -W.IZ. 
Hant. Tim., ealy 
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■ ■.-.rt'xirwnirten*. ■ ;. ' V. 

:R6-Sh-WE.4F 
•Rrure Kammah 
.Marlon -Jo'rdon' 
.rini . .Jordn n; 
tohh'nv; Wolf.-;- 
-Thor Ei'lrson''' 
Merrill Fuglt : ■. . 

RAtSTON PFRTNA, 

N -i (Ry Krlsn) • 
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wirfoti 'Tnriey 
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•Onr^lner.' .,- ^. ' 
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.t!lK-M to Fr.WEAF 
'Tom •»flx Sti^lght 
Shooters'' - 1. ..' •' 
't'Uy .'Tdel8on> • 
Hhrbld-Pearil''^ 
Percy Hemiii*'.- 
Ranch' Boysf 3 
■Tnne. W^ebb 
•.Gnrdner ' ;* 
RAmo^OL'lBE 
10-F-W^Z 
. .Shen Fields Orjjr . 
Bddy.Duchhi '''' 
Edith Dick 
' James BraddocIC' 
'Donald' Tpwne'' 
'Ban.Gralier 
Fred Uttal 

. S p.in.>Sn-1iVJZ 
'Magic Key' of H< -A 
John ' McGormack 
Richard Hlmber ore 
Moscow Choir ' 
Oliver Wakefield 
Vrank Black, con- 
ductor • ' " ' . 
'Lord ft.J'homaa 

: REAL 

lO-So-fVJZ 

' ehind. the Kead- 

llnes' . 
Edwin G: Hill 
Harry Snsnlk 
••.Bnrnett 

REGIONAL ftBV.- 
11:!I0 a.in.-Ta-iSa^ 

WEAJr . 
•Mystery. Chef 
•McCaha-rErlckabB 
saVLLr./"' 
(Petroleum)' 
;SOTBa>B'BAt 
Smith.' Ballew - 
Edward E. Horton 
Victor rbung.Or^- 
*J. Walt. Tfiompsbn . 

. SBRBmif- 
WILUAMS- 
.'.S p.m.'«Sa-WEAF 
Met. Opera . Audl> 

. . tibns. . .• 
Wilfred Pelletler" 
Bdward Johnson 
*C. W. Cecil 
.V. isMNCLftm.'/-. 

•MalcMinliiCralr*)r ;i! 
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RIIl GblldB . 
PrUr'Olark ' ' 
f ob. Paraona. ' 
tln^ry ICogeii 
•Federal . 

SMITH BROS 
1:80-Sn-WEAF 
'Melody Matinee' 
Muriel Dickson ~ 
Morton ,Bowe. 
Cavaliers 4 
Victor Arden Ore 
•Brown-Torcher 
80N0T0NB 
4-To-WBAF. 
'Che^rld Musical 
, Mosaics'. . . .,.' 
•Topping ft tloyfl 
STANB. BRAND8 
. ■'.'•'(»-««'.■ WK A f ■'. 
'Good , will Court' . . 
A. L; . Alrtabder. 

Cond. 
.. (Roynl '(lelntiner 

s-w-weaf 

One Man's Faihlly . 

.C.irietJM B. Mbree. 
: author ■ 
I Anttiori'v Snvyt'b* 
MInetta ElVeny 
TCathleen Wlfgon; 
MIr.lifiel Rflfetro 
VVolter Patterson 
Barton .Ysrhoronifh ■ 



Bernle* Berwln 
(Royal aeJat.n) 

jS^Th-WKAF 
(j. TtabmpBon,: Oir, 
Itudy- Vallee' and 

Mi> Conn.. Ya nice 
'W'alier Hampden 
■Bagar Bei'KPn , 
Scnora de SUarez 
Len Hammond 

7:3U-8ii-tV.IZ 
'Royal . Gelatine) 
Robert Li- Ripley 
Harriett Hllllard 
Oisisle Nelson Ore 
•J. WHit Thomp. 
STEKLING I'RQD; 

(Dri Lyons) / 
:il:15.a.m.-M-Tli-P- 

*VEAF'. •' 
•Back StaBo Wife* 
Vivian Fridell, 
ICen Grlffcn 
Iflida .Graham 
. Henry..'" Sn.jce ;.\' 
.l'%vrce'st- lAwli? 
Norman Oottscbiil .. 
Alice: 'Patton'' 
♦nineUett-S.-H. 
ti:30 n.m.-M-W-F> 

' 'WEAF- 
•How to Be Char • 

: 'Ing* " : .. , 

, Be'iitrlce' Dc^'.^'lvera 
•BlackettrS.- . 
('Rayer'. ' Asnlrln) 

« :.tO Wwl-»V.1Z > 
Bthel iBftrryirhbre 
••Blackett 

(Bayer'nV 

tsSO-NttrWEAF, 
American Album* 
.KraAU- Muhp' ' • 
'Lucy. Monroe 
Arden ft- Arden 
ilUN Haensirhen'. Ore 
Bert Hirsc* \ 

(Phlliipii; Mag) 

■■■■t-F-WEAf 
Wilt;5 TIma'.-.: 
•Vbe Lyman,' Orb 
Rernlfie Clnlrb 
, Frank Munn* •> . 
t Dr; < Lyons ;. Toot h- 
paste) — 

• ft^Sii^lVKAF - . . 
•Manhattan Merrjr.- 

• Uo-Robhd'- " 
Pierre Le .Kreuh 
Rachel Carlay 
Men / bout .Town 
Andy Sannella Olro. 
.«Blackett . 

(PtiilliPB>.AYng) 
8:30.M-Tr.1Z. ■ 
'Melodlana* , 
Abe Lyman Ofo- 
Oliver SfhHh . ■ 
.Fterfi)ce. Claire 
•Blackett 

.(n'r Ly.onf P<iwfler^ 
8 p;m.-W-WJZ 

'Revile de Paris' ' 

Fipnle Prlue '■ 

HanTey Stafford . 

Victor - Arden Ore 

•BlacK-fttt ' 
8TrBERAKER 
S^SO-M-WEAF. 

.Richard Hlmher r 

Alec Tem»'>leton 

Pat O'Malley 

•Roche-Wtlllainii 
SUN OIL 
•:4ll-Dall.T Exeept 
Sa-8urfVJZ. 

Lowell Thomas 

''RnV»h» ni'llKn.m* 

•. TAftTVEAS't . 

1 :1ljl-Tu-tV-Th^-Tr.lZ 

•My Battle With 
Lite' . - . . 

Ja'ines .T. Braddock- 

•J. P. Muller . 
WANI>EK * 
-(bvaltlnb) - 
8:4(I^Dftliy<WJZ 

't.lttle Orphan A* 

(tenrT*Nt t* Tedro >. 

Jack Mather 

Art/Van .Slyke; 

Forredt T.ewlb 

yiq Smith 

|i:n<»ene McGtllen 

•ninrtkett 

•Ce<^n w, * o. 

. •'>.:;WABNER..'' 
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)ii'2!».ftO(>(.iTearB. 

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•C. W, Cecil 
WA9EV 
llt4R a.m..M-tr^F 
TiirTh-TjIK. p.m. 
''Voire of.-'Experl- 
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' 8:|."t-F-M0-. 

W.1Z -1 
'.Slngin' Sam' , 
Harry Frankel ' 
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•LL-jten to This' 
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(SS3 Tonic) 
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3 p.m.-7-:30'u.ni.- 
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The Lampllchl^r 
•Brwla Wajwy 



l^ednesday, December 23, 1936 



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ASCAP Boosts Harms, Inc., Rating 

VSquawk: Reihick as Is 




Wartter. ros* publishing interests 
won a. pfirtiat victory in lateist con- 
troversy withi the; American Society 
o£ CpmpoMrs, Authors and .Publish- 
ers by r(pceiivi.ns a substantial bposl; 
in thie ayaiiabiliiy rating of Harms, 
inc. WB had objected to this firm's 
catalog being tabbed in the same 
class with Irving Berli , Inq., Ciarl 
Fischer, Inc., and G, Schirmer, Incf, 
each of theise firms being accredited 
with 600 pb^ntS; or tops, ih the br- 
!ganizati6n« Halrm'is nciw rating gives 
.that ciatalpg fiOO'ppints. ; 

Before ASCAP switched to 
its new method of classifying: pub- 
lishers, Harhis was rated in a class 
by itself; In a prptest posted sevieral 
'wAeeiks: agp; cbiiiiAel for the WB piib- 
lishine grpiip idenianded the ,^itu^tipn 
be adjusted or else, suit fp]r an ac- 
counting would be brought in th^ 
locaV courts. 



THE- BEST IN MUSIC 



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GMatest Gold Olciseri Score 
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With Plenty o£ 
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All's Fair In Love and War 

Let's Put Our Heads 
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Speaking of the Weather 

Flrein "Gold plvgr«r» pt 1937" 

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BLUE EYE^ 
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HARMS, Inc. RCA Bidf.. N. 

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Adjustment of Remick's availabil- 
ity rating was also asked, Thi^ was 
not: granted at last Aveek's meeting 
of the publishers, availability com- 
mittee Pf the Society, Mahaigemerit 
of the Warner pubiishing group, bias 
hot decided as yet what a:ction Will 
be taken the Remick situatiori> 
WB has no complaint on its Witmark 
or T. ; Harms rati 




Pre-Christmas" diistributioh "of the 
American SPciety of Composers, Au» 
thprs and Publishers this year came 
to around $700,000, Amount paild 
the writeris and publishers for the 
final quarter of 1936 was about 
less than it was for the parallel pe- 
riod of 1935. 

Ori~;the yedr, the top: rated pub'' 
iishers fared much better' than they 
did in 1935, largdy/ due to the ab- 
sence of the Warner ros, publish- 
ing firms for the first two quarters 
of 1936. What were formerly known 
'as Class- A pubs derived anywhere 
■from $80,000 to $125,600 for the past 
year. Top bracket /writers netted 
over $10,000; 

It is expected that ASCAP's col- 
lections for 1936 won't be much over 
the $4,000,000 level achieved ' last 
year.- The divvy for 1935 came to 
$3,100,000. Ml^ith the balance -going for 
PV.iferhead and to foreign perfptmihg 
Tights societies; 

As has been the practice for years, 
the. current plum , was based on an 
estimate of what ^ill be In tht till 
ifor the final three months. This 
writers got - their royalty checks last 
Saturday while the pubs re- 

ceived them the first two days of 
this week. ' Bbniises wera given the 
ASCAP office personnel. 



$1,000,000 Suit filed 
Vs. 20th-Fox, Martini 
On 'Romance' Pic Tune 



'Midnight in Paris,' tune, from ioth 
Century-Fox's 'Here's to Romance,' 
last week became the cause of a $1,- 
000,000 infringement suit. iSamuel 
Cummi and Jacques Koerpel, 
American agents for C. A. Bixlo, 
Italian publisher, served summonses 
in cpnnectiph with the prpjpbsed actiph 
on the film compiany. the Sam Fpx 
Music Publishing Co., Nino Martini, 
who; apiieared in the prpduction, and 
thie writers of 'Midnight/ Con Cpn- 
rad and Herb Magidson. 

Cummins and KPerpel clsiim that 
•Midnight in Paris' contains a hum' 
ber of.bars which are similar' to 
'Passa D*Ampre,' a Blxib cpmposi- 
ti Sam TPo^ contends that not 
only was 'Passa' publishied * this 
country after 'Here's to Romance' 
was released, but that the Bixio tune 
had much In common w'th -Lady in 
Spain,* Which Fox brought over from 
England 

lack's orchestra in . Sarasota 
Terrace Hotel, Sarasota, Pla; 




Cbntinuinir the most amazing hit tecbrd of all time, we offer 

■RAINBOWON THE RIVER' 



in bow on' 




TO CARE FOR ME' 



From the. .New Universal 



irls'^ 



LEO FEIST, Inc. 1629 BROADWAY • NEW YORK 






Aimed Cjit Raidip Libraries 
and Sustainerft Using Re- 
cordings'— Will Only Okay 
1 - Time Discs That Are 
Pestrdxed . I m m e diately 
Afiet Use Gotmniercial 
Transt^iptioiiis Okay 



FOR CHI ONLY 



' Chicago, Dec;: 
Qn the i)asiB' that recordings rob 
musicians of . regular emplOym^n^>. 
the Chicago i^edeitatibh of Musicians 
has ruled that starting Feb. 1 no 
member musician in the- lurisdiction 
of the Chicago local- will be permit- 
ted to. make musical . i^ecordingis of 
any kind.-- 

This goes, re- 
cording by musici pop records, ! 
radio discs, library, recordings, film 
and synchronization recoirdihgs. 

Rultng .by . Jame>i 04 Petrillo, head 
of the union, leaves only one alter- 
native: that those recordings which 
will be permitted may be done only 
under' such restrictions, and - upon 
such, conditions as the. executive 
board pf thie imion decides, 

. These hearings by the executive 
bbard^ it is believed, wilt permit the 
local ■musiciaiis to make recordings 
for daily shpws in which the: platters 
aire used pnly "for .a one-time shot 
and then destroyed. It vriXL - okay 
. musicians oh the .script shows,, since 
.these platteris, Avhlle^ widespread,' are 
.hot played over , and \ over agai by 
the statiphs, , . 

Particular ■objective of the entire. 
; ruling' by, the. Musicians Union here 
seems*^ directed against the libraries 
such as yrprld, the NBC Thiesaurus, 
and ..the Standard Library, !and 
against the pppulat recordings which 
are repeated? and,; irepea ted .by . t^e 
. stations.- QMlii^iClans trnipniifhsso»ki|g 
burned b^^^'i'jEHpse broadcasfcr*oF](l^-, 
cordings by" thtf (stations foR^susuiaiii 
ing filleris,;^V^^„#l$'.;{bl flll in WJ^Aw'^; 
'announcement -'^jpeFio^s, The ■^■iiifi^p.s 
believes that regular ..maslciatis 
would be used on all of these pro- 
grarns if it weren't for these plat- 
ters. 

' Union is . ialso burning; oyer' the use 
of the pop three-minute discs ' that 
the staitions are -using .throughout 
the country. At. first,. ;lhese -records 
were used only in the home, which 
was pkay by the union, , but. PitriUp 
feels that the use o£. these, discs on 
stations - for cPmmercial !use iS; un- 
fair to the musiclahs, |Iv;en in tbe 
instances where the pop band, lead- 
ers have gone to court to obtaiin an 
injunction restraihi stations 
from broadcasting' these "pojp discs, it 
was the. band .leaders' and ■ hot the 
member musicians' who benehted, ' - 
cording to Petriilo. 

Petrillo ; points tp' thevnumber pit 
records used In theatres for ihter- 
. mission music where live musicians 
were used before';' and " the." number 
of rmephanical pontraptipns .in res- 
taurants, taverns,' rpadhouses and 
dance joihts, where the music and 
dansapation is obtained frbiTi discs' 
by nickel-in-thie-slot; ' All • tH€ie 
gadgets, ciaims Petrillp; • tuifair 
to musicians, 

Petriilo, admits that this ruling ap- 
plies only to the Chicago, local and 
itis jurisdiction and thiat these re- 
cordings can likely be made in other 
jurisdictions, throujghout the country. 
But Petrilip bluntly states that he 
believes his union to .be on the right 
track, and thiat possibly the other 
■ locals .Will join hiahds with thie Chi- 
'cago union.,.' .a blanket order 
against their members mak'i ' ' r 
cordings. 




mm. 






On afterripoh; (^.t) Pa^ 

mount ' is' presenting cups as prizes; 
to ; -three bands, played by the 
house during • the past , year, , which 
have received , the most votes in the 
ipopuliarity balloting by fans. Stunt 
was inaugurated about eight months 
ago and Will be, cohtinued as an an- - 
hual ifeiature. The three winners, all 
closely bunched with arpund 60,000 
votes (each, are Fred "Waring, Glen 
Griy and iGuy Lonibardb; Manager 
Bob Weitmari, lairgeiy resppnsible 
for inaugurating ,the present, policy 
of the N. Y, Par, will present the 
cups as, part pf a special brPadcast 
arranged from the Hotel Roosevelt 
over WABC. 

In the P'ar pbpularity voting con^ 
test, mpre than '4,000,000 votes ha^ 
■ beih cast by . fans for their favorite 
bands. Of the first 10 bands in the 
balloting, i addition tP Waring, 
Gray and Lombardb, arp Shep Fields, 
Benny Gbodmsin; Hal Kemp, ..Eddy 
Duchin, Louis Armstrong, Rudy Val- 
Ijee Ray Noble; with each of 
these seven runhers-up. landing from 
45,000 to 55,000 voties each. Prizes, 
howevfer, are onljir for the ftrst three 
in the 60,000 voting sione. 

N. Y; Par tths vbtied for a total of 
135..' bands, ^inciuding numerous' or- 
ehestras that . have cPme to the fore, 
during 1936 and; as result of ^helr, 
apparent popularity with patrpnSge' 
of the theatre; haVe been booked for 
engagements of a . week or .longer; 
Including Fields,- Bob Crosby, Benny 
Goodman> Johnriy Green, Rtiss Mor- 
gan, Clyde Luc,as and Art Shaw, 

Although: the N. Y. Par compietes 
a full year in the pit band policy to- 
morrow (Thurs,), only one orchestra 



ROSENBERG Di 





■With, rive, candidates against him^ 
Jack" i(^diti1a6t£ ,;^as swept > into • the 
'bries^dgfipy^pf fefeiN^w Yismm^t^^ 

^ittckej<Kth^,^^ ^U^^, 
l^fpkn fo5r?,Wl3ft^t^i«,df two ^xeaP* 
f ' Rosenberg/. wh'pihas been: seeretaiiy' 
of the local, garher^il 4,648; oi-. 63:3% 
of the 7,346 .votes cast for the officie. 
His nearest opponent,, ^elig Liese,^ 
contractor for the , Roxy thfeatre, 
New York, got $88 votes, while Louis 
■Weissman, as head of the Yellow 
ticket,- got 744 votes. Llese rah oh- 
the Fusion ticket. 

Richard McCanh becomes vice-- 
president by a vote of 4,684, while 
■William Feinberg, former y.p., got 
4,684 votes for the office of secre- 
tary. Harry A. Suber, current treas- 
urer, was re-elected by a vote of; 
5,128. The ■ new executive board, , all 
candidates on the- Blue ticket, are 
Mario Falcone, David Freed, George 
Koukly, William Laehdier, John 
Long, John Manuti, Robert Sterne,' 
Samuel Suber and: Sam Tabak. 

Oh^ of .the anti-Rosenberg factions 
askied the American Federation, of 
Musicians, IVIonday (21) to. Investi- 
gate alleged ballot tampering. Up to 
late yestierday ' (Tuesday) nPthihg 
had been done about the: complaint; 



has played ttiie house on. a repeat In. 
all that time, Shep Fields. This wa* 
necessary one week: when V'mc&Ht' 
Lbpez couldnH open a week earlier 
than originally booked. 

At first the theatre, listed only 120 
bands pn the board which: it maln^ 
taiihs ih the lobby.^ 
40, with' number of votes recorded 
each week; ^re on the bpard. 



ITOnWIIIYI 





Xh« SeiiMitMwl, BaflMA 

Dream loat 





1250 Sixth Ave.. MCA Wt., N. . 
CHABLIB WAiKItEjN^, Prof. Her. 



Rudy Ayala, . Argehtinian jiazz 
maestrp, whp has been In Hollywood 
for the past six weeks, returns, to 
N. Y. jDec. 26 on first leig home. 



JUiM 

riL SING YOU 
A THOUSAND 
SONGS 



A Ki)w, Tenlfle 



GEE! BUT 
^OU'liE ^ELL 



REM1 



MUSIC COHP. 



Lew Pollack^ who \yrpte 'Diane' 
theme; song of the silent production 
of 'Seventh Heaven,' has completed 
a hew themer for the 20th-Fox re- 



The happiest of the year's hits is the 20th Contury^Fpx 
production of Shirley Tempje's '^Stowawayi^* featiirirvg 
Gordon and Revel's great song&v 

GOODNIGHT MY LOVE^ 
ONE NEVER KNOWS-DOES ONE? 

BOBBINS MUSIC CORP. 799 7th AVE. • NEW YORK 



48 



VARIETY 



MUSIC 



Wediiesclftjr, December 23^ 1936 



Music Notes 



i>^ve Miller» formexiy musical di- 
irecfor. .with a French, Casino road 
'lihit, has formed his own orchestra, 
•yii'st dale is at French Casino, 
Miami, Fla,, opening Jan; 15. H 
bahd will alternate with Jolly Cp- 
liurn's. 



Sam Fox Publishiiijg Co. has ac- 
..Cepted two Spanish ^itunes by Don 
.Alfredo dnd Aaron Gonzalez, . aind 
: jiertisa 'Salazer ahd Gonfcalez. Titles 
: Estrella de Oracipn,' and 'Ayer 
iAhoy y Manana.' 

Gi»tty^ Sellars, ace. organist in the 
: JBritish broadcasting and recording 
JS^s, is in U. S. on a series of con- 
■ ,!Bert engagements. Tour will carry 
':. him into 50 towns. 



'- Sam; Fox Co^ wiU Publish four 
tiihes frdm 'Headin' for . the Rio 
'Gi'ande,'. (Grr6n<l J^'s'tibnal production, 
^unes are •A . Camplirt L6ye;;Sp^ 

;*Jail House Lament,' 'Mght Herding 

' Song' and title , tune. . 



^Beiiee RttssitUi,; how ,ih. Ijew Yprk; 
iias ' beett iasked tb. the 



RKO studios in Hollywood for fur- 
ther work on a storyy 'Swing Fever,' 
which he had placed with the studio 
last summer./. 



Shaipiro, Bernstein & Co., has im- 
ported ^Whert , tlie Poppies Bloom 
Again' from England, ' Tune, bwned 
by lirwiri Dash, has already sold 40,- 
OOO copies in Englahdi ^ 



Ralph. S. , prez of Southern 
Music Corp. ' d Radio Orchestra 
Corpi, in Orange' Memorial Hospital,' 
Oi-ange, J., recuperatirig from an 
operation. 



Kobert Wrlffht 'and Chester For- 
resWiave. written 'Burnt Fingers' for 
Metro's 'Ada Beats ' the Drum.' 
JThey're 'doing an bperatic number 
now for 'May time.' 



Jack Archer appointed Coast man- 
ager of; the' Donaldsbn, Dpiiglas dT)d 
Gumble' Music Publishing Co. . Fbj|"- 
merly was' Artie Mehlinger's aide 
with Harins. 





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ilSiihg by JAiy/i£S- 
/ ;>'SING;.M£ .A M) 


MELtoil in 
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; i A, CoinibiKiiitMii P«odnetion • ' 
BelraMtf by First' Natlpi^r 







Burton Lane and Ralph Freed have 
written two turi^s, 'No More Tears' 
and 'You Gambled With Lovie.' foi", 
B; P; Schulberg's picture, 'The Loye 
■Trap.' 



Most Ptnyed Oil Air 



t 'Erich': Woirgranfl;> Kornsoli is Aj^ritr 
ing inal' score for -Warners* 

production of 'Prince and the Pau- 
per.' 



r 



lacK. MUls had' hbiight i:Kei liViherl- 
can" rights t6 'Gbpd Evening*' Pretty 
liady' froni: Cecil Lehhox, London 
publisliijer*;> 



Warners" miisic |>ubli$hihg firms in 
Hollywood 'tossed open" hpuse .to, in- 
JtrodUce; Bud<Jy" Morris - and' iRocco 
;Voccp to.".-Cpast :trade. 



PUDLiTATl INC 



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Louis Bernstein, Shapiro, Bern- 
stein (8t Co.. prez, leaves tomorrow 
("Thursday) fpr a 10r(|ay vacatipn in 
Ihliami. Billy ki ''will be' with him. 



Emerson Gill's' band is playing' the 
Hotel William- Penn, Pittsburgh, oh 
ah indefinite ticket,.' 



Gumbl^ Qiiits C^ast 

HpUy wood, Depr 22. 
' Mose -Gunibie, profesisiprial hesi4 
Donaldson, Douglas ^ Gunible, Hsis 
returned 'east after twb-week busi; 
nesis visit here. 

iHe .cbmpleted negotiations to pub 
lish, several songs from ' le pro 
diictibhs; alsb Gene Austin's 'Under 
ttie Spell of the 'Vobdob brum.' 



To iamiiiaHze thti tradie wipi: 
the tunes 7nofst; on.;.i)ie ■ 

" around New York, the fQlloio* 
ing song9 were inost played on 
the networks last ttjccfc. Goth- 
biriid plugs oil WEAF, WJZ 
and WABC are computed for 
the. week from Suriday through 
Saturday night (Dec. 13^1^^ 
Chapel ' in .t^e Moonlighi 
Pennies from iMeaven . 
I've Got Ton Under My 

:|rsb^pTely 

':Tiicire^s sioniethlnc in the Air .: . : 
^I'm in » .Dancinc Mbod;' 

There's frost, on' the ' Mponi . 

TrustinMe_ 

Tou Do the 'Darhiieiit Thihg«|. 
^mrith Plenty of, Afoney^and You 
rii Sibr l^OOt Love Songs 
, 'Nifht IS' Yofinff "" 
.For Sentimehtatl'^ easons. 
Way Tpn Loph Tonight 
Ilere's Love In- 'XPur Eyje 
-Easy to Love ^ „ 
Talking Thru My Heart 
Did Ton Mean It 
Lei's^ Grow pid Together 
Orgiin Griiiaer's Swing \v 
So Dp-i...' 

' You Tarned the Tables ,pn Me 
■•■ rifain't 'Good 'r. ' - 
: Love YpU from Coast to Coast.; 
Close to Me -: 







Mechanical rights licensing bureau 
of the Music Publishers Protective 
Association will wind, up 1936 with 
the', bboks showing collecti:j|ns of 
around $370,000 for the ; music; in- 
dustry. Of this sum,^ $200,0Q6, will 
involve , clearances made on ' radio^ 
recordings,' while the balance will 
represent licenses- issued for motibn 
picturib' synchronizations. ■ Another 
$40,006 . .was - .garnered . by .publisbers 
during 1936 by doing business direct 
with . film producers. 

.:MPPA's license \ in. the 

case of either pictures or radio was 
the biggest in its history. ■■Income 
from, transcriptions was more than 
twice^ that of 1935, while the synr 
ichronization business figured the 
iiighest 'since 1932^ when the miisic 
industry got $310,000 for film rights 



Yascha-Bunchiuk^'has flhished lour 
recordings' for Brunswick, using his 
new^ 36rpiece swing symphony ' band 
arid • a choir bf 26: vbicek - 





. . ):'■} ■ •;»:! h . ■■"■•>M . t>c 

'/^^Niitionali best (sellers 4n) Sheet. riiU^^ past -week will be a iregu- 
'iflit 'chart 'iri' yARiEXY' every 'week. The trade . will be interested in 
cbrnparing the selling relativity to the mos't-played-on-the^air tabu- 
lations,, shown else'where on this page. Sorig title and publisher of 
the best selling .25. are, included; only the title of the sorig is recorded 
in the air plugs. . 
Chapel in the Moonlight ..>..«.i..«.*...,.«*><*«*>^>^hapirb 
. tit's pe-Lbyely . .• . .' . , .; . , . . . . «v , » . . f . . . ^ . . . » ^ . . . . . . .Chappell, 

♦Pennies From Heaven .Select 
.South Sea Island Magic. . , , ... . . . . ; . ;.. . ^ ; , . , .Select 

*ril ing 1,000 Lbye Songs, .«..♦. y. . . * , . ...... IRemick 

*^yay You Look Tonight. .. i . ..v...;.....,.......... .Chappell 

*rve Got Ypu' Under My Ski .... . . . .> . . ............ Chappell 

♦One, .Two, Button Your Shoe . , . . .... , . . , , .... ; . . , . . Select 

Close to Me . ... ............. , . . B. . Harms 

Organ Gri ing ...^ .Exclusive' 

When My Dream Boat Comes Home. ............ ...y^itmark 

tNight' is Ybuhg: . ..... . ; .Words iSk Music 

iSanta Claus is Coming to Town . . . . . . ... . . . i . . , . , . .Feist 

■^Hey^ Babe, .Hey,: :. , ,...;^^..r...V^...., , Chappell 

., ., That's What I Want"^: Ghristnias, . . , i . , . v. . . i . y, , .Irving Caesar 
Did.YouMearfIt?...,.ii:/,v,..v^... ;B^ 
Sweetheart, Let!s : Grow Old . Together . , , . ; . . .... , . .Rbbbi 

♦Talking "Thru My Heart. . . . . , . . . i . . , i .' . , . . .\FamPus 

♦I'm in a Dancing Mood. . . V . . . .v. ..... .i.... /.Crawford 

♦You .Turnied tiie Tables, on Me . , * ... .... , . . . , , . , , . .Movietone 

♦Rainbow on the River . 

♦Easy to Love i.. .y . V, • 

♦When id You Leave Heaven?. .,.>.,... i.;,V 

♦With Plenty of Money and: You, ... .i ,Hsi.rms, Iric 

^'Here's Love in Your Eye, ; ; . ; ^ . ... . ,'. v. v.> . . . . . ^.i. .Famous 

*So Do I . i . . V, . . , . . . . . , . , , , , , . . . , , .Select 

Indicates jimusica? song, t roductipn: song.. The 

others ore pops. 



New Cle?e. Union Prez 

* » ■ 

Cleveland, t>ec. : 
Otto Kapt, hcsad of musicians' 1p- 
cal Np. 4 fpr. last six years, was 
pushed out of the" running for re- 
electidhi by largest vote in unipn's 
histPry, i 

;. /Milton W. Krasny, assistant direc- 
tpr bf RKO Palace's it prchestra; 
was eli^cted'prez fpr hext.,year by a 
611 to 403 count, ' ' 



V Two meetings are' slated for 'tpday ; 
(Wednesday):' pn the ipatter .bf' de- 
^yisirie^ a ' program dealing with 
copyrrght legislation 'which, .is ex-, 
pected tb^ppnxe up at; the forthcom'^ 
4hg\sessibn bf Conigress.: One will 
be al; c.bhfereriqe vpf the: ,directPrate 
of the; Music., ]^^blishets^ .Protective 
Associatipn, while th^ Pther will in- 
volve;^ delegations ,^rpm. thei MPPA,. 
the A,ix>eucan Soiciiety- Pf -Composers; 
Authors and. .Publishers, the Song.- 
writers* Protfectiye Asgpciation. and 
the Natibnal Asspciatipri of Perfprm- 
ing Artists. , , 

Meeting, of the MPPA directbrs Is 
siet for the afternobn and. the pther 
fbr ■ the e"vening; , .One of the • ques- 
tions . to be^ det^rniined .all. arpund 
is'whifethef /^the industry - will isigain: 
retain /a WashiogtQiu Arm vbf laiwyers _ 
to. keep the: former in clPsci. touch' 
V.ith* lafl copyright legislation devel- 
opments,. ■' '' '. y'^' - y 

Meeting; of . the same grbtipg last 
Wednesday (16 ) at the Hev^r York 
Athletic Club" included the ing 
of a 'bill which the^ Natibnal Ass^ - 
tibn ybf Perfpirnihg ■ Artists ; proposes 
to have introduced at the fofthcpm- 
iiig . ' " " '\/ of "' Gbiigressi ' This 
measure .will, seek : to'.arnend the 
cbpy'right 'law -sp'^'that'^it includles the 
tight of inter pretatipn by the . per- 
fornier. Reps of the SPA, ASCAP 
and, the MPPA. agreed in principle to 
the prppbsed bill, but differed on 
sbriie of" its wording/ Assurances 
were given by the NApA that there 
-iyould, bje; .iiq, raids rights of 

thie copyright owner; . 



CRA t^lldng takeover 
Of Kennawsq^ 



- Chicago, Dec. 22. , 
Consolidated _Radio; Artists, Inc., 
headed by Charles Greeri, has been 
talking to the "partriers, in Kehnar 
wiay, iric,, .abpiit staking pver tlie 
latter ■ band booking organization. 
iN'othing has. .develpped ks yet- frpm 
the cpnyersations/ 

kehnaway was started about.seyen 
years iigb . by several fbrmeir associ- 
ates of Edgar F. Bensbn. .Kennaway 
has a NeAAT Yprk branch, with Gus 
Edwards, .one of vthe partners, in 
charge. 



Chi J^ain Swings 

icago> Dec, 22. 
icago Rhythm' Club,, which was 
..very iactive last year . 'with . special 
jam sessions, at the Congress by the 
'Benny' Gbodniah and ..the Fletcher 
Henderson orchestras,' . renewing 
swing stuff this season, starting Sun- 
day (27) with'a session at the Black; 
bawk by the ' Red Norvo orchestra, 
Mildred Bailey and Mead Lux Lewis. 

Jam sessibns have become quite 
-ultra' . around here, with the swank 
mob":aind the intellectuals: in for the 
'new mpde§ in'musici.' 



CHI MUSIC REK AND 
ED FOXf M^WAtSY 



Chicago, Dec. 22, 
Music representatiyes in Chicagb 
have, settled their differences with 
Ed Fpx of the Grand 'Terrace cafe. 
Music teps had cpiriplained of alleged' 
discrimination pn the. part ot .Hojt 
arid claimed that Fox forced lii^ isbri's 
emplpyriient witli the local Chappell 
.firm 'at ; the cost 6i the jpb to Si 
Spifo* 

;. , In A. si jHi^aturlrig the ^ i-Purid-rbbin 
letter of jprbtest, the inusic reps at 
rip time sppke tor th^ir Arms, which 
.were merely being used tp Ideritify 
their cprinectipn^. ' 

V In. riiPsV instance's the New York 
riffiqes figured ' correctly that it wa* 
a local problem and shpuld be han- 
dled by their Ghicagp xejpresenta- 
tiVes", In one or two instances; how- 
ever, the New York managers, with- 
put further ihvestigatibri; back- 
Watered 'arid sent apologizing letters 
to; Fox; " ' ' :'/'> 

In i a ;get-tbgether ' Monday 
(21); afternopii, -with Salkiri bf 
Cbri^olidated Radib Artists acting as 
arbitratpr, all differences were set-: 
tied , .between Ed . Fox, the » Grand 
Terrace, ;and the mitsic jpublishersi 



Nab Tboter ftir 19ig:amy 
Rochester, Dec 
Albert. Smith, 23-year-dld musi- 
cian, nabbed here on. charge of big- 
amy and abaindonnient of his bride 
of .less than a year. 
: Pblice charge ISmith deserted his 
wifei thie foriner teresa, Fbriiicola, 
Npy.: 28 and the next day riiarried 
Gi'ace Anzalone; . 



Duke Ellirigtori has finished two 
new songs, 'Black Butterfly' and 
'Last Ecstasy,' Mills will .publish. 




TO 
ME 



Definitely, the Big Waltz Hi 

LOVE— WHAT ARE YOU 
DOING m. MY, HEART 

ir. B. *Hanoiis' Co., ISM ^ (Sixth ' 

. RCA Bia*., x; 
KOCCO YOCCO, Gen. Ugr« 





Schwartz and Diets Hi 



■1 ) .V'- 



l'eatiied by Headlin^Tt 
of tKe Air I 



'f" IVIOViETONE 

' ; • y'j O K IS 



FLASHES 



THRIULING THE 
WORLD 

''THE 
WORLD 
IS MINE*' 

(TOmCHT) 

THENEWBALLAD 
SENSATION! 



SAM FOX 

PUBLISH8MG COMPANY 

■.1-1 ■■ r.-rn A V E N U ( 
.... - ..V •< t, RAOio c ITY 



BILLY HILL'S £ / ■ Wk ^ V% Wm ■ ■ 

T I IVI B E R 

SHAPIRO, BERNSTEIN i CO., inc., MUSIC PUBLISHERS, louis bernsteih. Fr.s. 

NOW IN THEIR NEW QUARTERS - RKO [Radio City Music Haiil BLDG. 1270 SIXTH AVE,, NEW YORK 



^edneflday, December 2$, 1936 



yAUDE^NITE CLUBS 



VARIETY 



49 




Warner. Brds^mu^icians union djf-? 
fieulties in Philaijelphia were finally 
straightened but in New York late 
yesterday ("I^iesday),. with Joseph N, 
WebiBr, .head ot; the American Fed- 
eration -of MU5i9ians, , understood, to 
have acted' as mediator. Result, of 
the s(ettie|iijeht ;>yill be thp return of 
sl^ge shows , the fuil-weeker; 
Earle, Pbiliy; Friday ;(25 5, with WB's 
nahe houses in the toiyh .alsb to re- 
suniie spUt-\llfeek i3rid "weekend shows. 

■terms of the deal h^ive not been 
. completed.. Union haid been deniahd- 
irig a ibtai oiitlay .for musicians ,ih 
the WB Philly houses of $190,600 for 
11 ; months.' After Weber stepped, 
i into tiie picture last week, Philly 
ldc?l came down td $175,000, with 
miatters r^erhai ing at .ain imiiasse till 
yesterday when WB ^wouldn't go any 
higher thaii '$l»T,006i / " 

Philly strike has been long 
duration; .musicians walking- but a 
couple of months, aigo after; WB re- 
fi(iised to meet \ * demands. An 
intensive picketing - campaign' was 
conducted. i by the';union, with the 
latter laying put. $1;200 weekly for 
the pickets; 

• Whether .the Earle ' will he able to 
get a :?how together for the Friday 
opening is . prbblertiatical. Alsb uh- 
ceFtaih is the. number of liabe hbusesi 
which will play stage shows and the 
size of crews to be used, 

Settlemepit was reached yesterday 
after conferences at the h.o^ in N. Y., 
which irifcluded the WB ::ecutive 
(Committee, Weber arid Americb A. 
Tomd, thilly ibcars president. Also 
sitting • was Tid Sbhlariger, WB's 
Phitiy. zone xnanag^r^ who returns to 
iliat city to jcoml?lete th^^ arrange- 
imcnf with the mu 



By Coloird House 

'Baltimore, Dec. 22. 
Royal, " vaudfilmer fbr colored 
traide, running into rough b.o. 
v^eatheif of late, jwt&lpwered its tar- 

**)its. iltkiiaai^^^ its pix, 

with 'sta'gfe' show's cbrttfhuing bn full 
week, 

. Spot Was acquired . by the . Stief el 
Bros.," bperatbrs' ' Negro yaude 
houses , 'Thiliy and • Washiijigtori, 
last ;suirimer. Operators ijobked "in 
about ,1Z weeks;/ of ' cbhsecUtiYe . ap- 
pear aniTes b*. the .top cqlbred nam^s 
and barifjs, but the list of available 
. ones has becoine . fekhauste^^ 
recent weeks nSmeless' units on the 
rostrum haven't been drawi 



MEMPHIS ORPH REOPENS 
W #1I)HLM POUCT 



Memphis, 

prpheuni. theatre, Memphis' larg- 
esT showhouse,' has been leased to 
W. H. Johhspn, of Shreyeport. Qpens 
Cbrisirtas. pay;v Witfe^ a combination 
slaige-and-picture policy.. Negoti - 
tioiis w^re closed, by telephone with 
the theatre bondholders represented 
by Janies Ross b£' the National 
Bank of Gominerce. 

Clialmers GuUins, local booker 
showman, will handle the staige end 
for. the theatre. 

Operated for years by the 
prpheuin h^^-^gbne through numer- 
ous managements * recent years. 
M.-. A- Lightmsih interests h?d the 
-theatre duri 1934-35, but it wak 
closed on Nov. 30, 1935, by mutual 
?igreemeht of the downtown film i 
terests and had been opened briefly 
only once in the past yeaf^ for, the 
Thankisgiying bobki George 
White's 'Scandals.' • 



IKENE BEASLEY'S KETURN 

^Saritoga Spri , N. Y., IJec. 22. 

Irene Beasley. who headed the 
Show at Riley's Lake' House, Sara- 
roga Springs, during the racing sea- 
son, is booked for a return erigage- 
*^ent New Year's. 



2 P.A.'s Harlem Show Biz; 
1 in Nitery^ if kis^I^^ 

•.New type of gri itery will, 
make bow Dec. . When the 
'Harlem Uproar House,' /West 51st 
street,; will open under manag^merit 
of Jay jFaggepj f^x P^a. 

.The Harlem Uproar House will of- 
fer five full: shows each ight, with 
contiriubus dancing between. Harlem- 
esque revue ' will be piroduc^d -by: 
liConard Harper. No, cover or mini- 
mum. , 

Another nitery p.a., t-ee Posner, 
whose ' last theatricar effort was 
'Blackberiries of .1932,' is also riiaking 
a ti-y with a sepian revue, 'Harle"- 
mania of 1937,' yajijile, Posner 
acts / • m.ci Break^ih ' is at FoUyy. 
Brooklyn, " ifew Year's eve week* 




iladelphi , 

'Double Feature ' JStage^ Show,* 
along' with the regular film- policy, is 
the: billing line being iised this, week 
at Fay's to. offset ihe usual pre-Xmas 
business islump, . and it's turning the 
trick at the box Qjffice. The idea was 
cooked up by . Sid Stanley, who man- 
ages the. house for Comerford, and 
.Lew Pollacki,adyaj\ce iriari for tl^e 
curreiit Tolies de Nuit' unit 

Actually, - there j only 'one. stage 
show, but the pei:fbrrniarice is 
stretched to an houi: and a half to 
square the 'double fje;atui*6':i billing' ' 

.The- stunt wa.s .used iri. all paper 
and iBds, and thet house spent sbme 
extra money to . sell /the idea. . iBUt. 
it's CbttJirig. back in form of a profit 
in a week that ordinarily brodies. .- 



3,786 Workinit Dayi^^^^f^^ 21 
Shows ih:<2 Seasohs-^Ail 
48 States, Gahada, Ber- 
muda -r-^ Every thing f rbm 
Kiwaiiis Cluhs to Fr( 
JunapinfiT Contests 



SALARIES, COST3 



STOOQES IN OAKLAKD 

San Francisco, Dec. 22i 
Threfe^ Stooges concluded two 
weeks at the 365 .Club here, Dec. 19 
and bpenedy yesterday (21) at the 
Rancho San Pablo, Oakland. 

several stanzas at the East 
Bay .niitery; the Stooges:, will, return 
to HbUy wood for a pictuire. to be 
made at Parambunt Starting Jan. 10. 



WnSON GETS A YEAR 

icago, Dec. 22. 

After 6ni week on the job, Gard- 
ner .Wilsbn was .Signatured to a full 
yeSir's contract as press agent for 
Sally. Rand and her unit. 

Wilson was formerly ahead, of thie 
Dave Apolloh shp.w. 



That stagi^' erttertairiment, with .the 
backing of radio's eiplbitive -helpi 
and. the tight kind of selling; by 
those who play it, is hbt bnly .iai' 
ifrbm ; washed up, still: oilers 

practically .urilirnited / financial Op- 
portunity,/ ha;s .been shbwh by the 
Majors; BoWes/.amateur units. The;, 
prolonged deinohstriktion took in the 
U. S. and; Caiiada under any and iall 
conditions, 

•; A bookkeeper's, view of the book- 
ing and playing record of the Bowes 
units, taking in only the bare figures, 
gives a., picture of • stage show po- 
tentialities dui'iiiig period when 
this form of - aihuserhent !has iieen 
generally regalrded as being Washed 

Since the middle of 1935i/'when the 
Bowes Unit , production started, aind 
up to Dec. 1, last, 21 units have been 
sent o'ut o.n the road. These shows 
since thert have played 1,963 cities, 
toWris/.and hamlets .for total , of 
3,7861 play ihg days, cornprisiiig every- 
thing frbni one-niters to full weeks, 
in thie U,. S. and Canada, and includ- 
ing a stand in Bermuda. The Ui S. 
bookings took in all 48 states. 

Engagements were played in the- 
atres,- town halls, fairs,' circuses, 
shbwboa ts|. auto shows, . Lions, Ki- 
wanis and Rotairy clubs; American 
Legion ; posts, chambers of ; cbnimerce' 
affairs, colleges, -high schools, -■ 
verition halls, arniofies, . women's 
clubs, .junior leagues and other spots 
bff the ordinary variety path. . An il- 
lustration of the type Of tbrritory 
taken in was. the , single day's book- 
ing at the annual frpg. jumping con- 
test at Angel's Camp, Cal., for which 
the iBowes unit f|t_^< 

Old 

Every thiri# ^fl1f'^illRpS'MfJ6"°^he 
tinie element- would:7perriilit has been 
played, viand most of it turned ouf 
ftnaiicially><iJtay; >au#JAt» .^Hb ^ditt' 
rep that .preteded. the units -^v^ryr 
where. The yerticial stretch , of terri- 
tory between Beaumont, Tex^ and 
Winnipeg, Canada, which takes in 
the most sparsely populated terri- 
tory in the country, gave the BoWes. 
shows 240 solid days of playing time 
without a layoff and at a weekly 
average net of $2,100. This was once 
the range bf tlie 'death trail.'. 

In the. city ot Chicago alone, 24 
different dates were; played. Other 
repeat towns for the shows were: 
Detroit, eight; iPittsbui:gh, eight; Los 
Aiigele(s,, eight; Washington, seven; 
(Cbn.tinued on page 58) 



iteal Carney ShoV»r at 
Hearns, Indudiiijg: Hide 

Among New York depairtmerit stores 
providing, entertaiiiment lure during 
the Christmas shopping s e a s o n , 
Hearn's ' going competitpirs ojne 
better this year by staging a midway 
:^>*nlval-type . show - on 4fe 
Dog, strong hiah and other sideshow 
;.acts were booked, merry- - 

rounds, installed and anin)al.exhi its- 
pUt in. 

Everything is free; including Santa 
Cfaus and several show& a day^ in- 
cf' Jding: one at 7'.3.0 • at night, except- 
ing the cairousels. . - T^ 
an arrangeniient with the ri 
ers, charges ;5c -a tri Last year , the 
carousels netted a profit albhe of 
$5,000, store, splitting the take with 
the bwners. ' (r. 





.; Hershey, ., ' Dec. 22. 

Vaudeville's ;best date' ill the U.S;>: 
the HershOy Community theatre, has 
given up the ghost aiid gone straight; 
pictures. "The best eqiiijpped hOuse; 
for its size in the country went pics 
last week, eliminating the three 
day stage' shows ' booked by Arthur 
Fisher out . of New Ybrk. 

Hershey Cornmunity theatre was 
part of thift town's bijg> community 
clubhouse, part, in fact, of the entire 
model town which is owned in 
tirety by the aged bachelOr-ownei* of 
the Hershey- chocolate works. The 
atre, buiU a few years ago, was given 
the most elaborate lighting and stage 
equipmeht possible, but' has never 
been a monetary success. 
Besidejs vaude^and units,. house oc- 

Wken the -house Was first built, 
H ers hey '^permitted the acts to stop 

Hei'^hey hotel at< nominal rates. This 
was oiit when somebody committed 
a social faux pas, actors then, being 
moved to the less elaborate Hershey 
Inn. 



Frank " Neil, of the Tivoli circuit i 
Australi has booked eight- Amerir 
caix act's bn.: lb-week guarantee? in 
the. Antipodes through thie Curtis 
Allen office* of N. Y. Performw 
from the Coast starting ^rid of this 
month and through the spring. 

Acts set are Rube Deiri^^^^ Dwac 
Sniith ahd Raynbr Twi Turnbull 
and Mai'ti ; Barry reen and Wyler; 
Virginiia BacQn arid Co.; Irene Ver^ 
million and Co.; Eddie Stuart and 
Cbi (flash act); and Ted Mezia. 

Curtis & Allen office last^ held 
a niass ition of acts in N; Y. for 
Neil! . the 10-Week iguaranr 

'tees,, :acts booked by Neil jget fares ^ 
tb and from .Austrajia and California. 
' Fxarik. Tait, managing .director of i 
Wiiliamsbn-Tait theatres ' of Aiistra-* 
]ia,,is- in New York on one of his 
periodic talent hunts. -It's.van ali- 
departtri'eritial' prbliiem; Wants' legits, •' 
.vaudeyilie_;.act, . concert attractions „ 
and novelties.' Only personality he 
actually has- on papief; fbr the .Anti- 
podes is Tito . Schipa whO: is due 
doWri under in' j.une. . 

Has failed to flhd the tsrpie bjf'niu-« 
isical comedy that would suit Austra- ' 
li Also seiekuig but isn't findinii 
an operetta. -Deals .for . Alfred.LUnt<* 
Lynn Fonianhe to do aibr. Australian 
season and for Nbel ..Cbward-Ger- 
trude Lawrence to do likewise wey}r. 
deflated the liiinute coin was men-' 
tioned. 

Australia's theatrical season picks - 
up. around. Api^il iufid 'sparis into,. ■ 
December. 



Ayen^e Increase 
For&traliewYear^^ 
Stiowi itt OSr 



Nitery in a CaVe 

Birmingham, Dec. 
B, Musgrbve is reopening. Ban- 
gor Gave, a tourist spot' seyeral 
years,' as a nite club. 

Musgrove purchased the fiicf 
tures and furnishings of the . Gasai 
Lbma- club, Atlanta; and is: moving 
them to, the cave. 








Tq Be Published Late m December 



Reseiyations May BeSe^^ 



icago, Dec. 22., ; 
Average iricreaise in talent budgett. 
among .theatres, hotels and . spisciat ^ 
rboins for the added New Yeiar's 
Eve 'shows: is $300 this year. Lead- 
ing added coin spender in town Will- 
be the Hotel, Sherman which will , 
pbur anbther $1,500 for shows at the 
College Inn and th6 Bal X'aban'ii. 
' S^^Andre Karzas will spend $1,000 
talent for Iui| tWo ballrooms, 
lianon: and Aragon; Drake and, 
ickstone willndd $5Qi|ii»worth of 
ilow w*W||tffc IBlackha^ 
most its l^illMfure ,a|(S|fd $200. 

All the dancehalls throughout the 
midwest are running special New. 
Yeai:'s Eye shows, charging betweedk''^ 
$2 and $3 per couple Jnstead of the 
usual $1.50 or $1 a pair. These spots 
will average $200 for. special talent. 

Eyefywhere the- demand fQ|ir 
small apts. With .the anglte b'eing bulk 
and, yblume. For " ' reason the 
name acts are being passed up. 
pretty much. Spots figure .they need, 
only entertainmerit for the ^eW 
Year's, Eve/' and. prefer to hold .off 
on .the monejr . acts until after the 
holi splurge. 



DROPOUTS HIT MUSIC 
HALL BILL ALL WEEK 



Radio City Music Hall 
,stage sh'd w ..^a w drbp-buts all throuigti 
the week, by special pennissioni 

Bobby Breeri, - personaling witjh 
'Rainbow bh the River,' his picturei^ 
had. to fall out for brbadcasts. Jack 
Powell flew to Detroit for a Hehry 
Ford party Monday ight (21),. 
leaving the show for a Xull .^ay^ 
Diclt Liebert V and ■ ferno • Rapee . had 
radio cbmrnittmenlsr in Pittsburgh, 
arid '.J'an .Peerce'i; ra commercials 
likewise ihtewipted. 



NEW YORK 
154VVest4€thSt. 



tOS ANCEtES 
1708 No. Vine St. 



CHICAGO 
54W.RanddlphSt. 



LPNDOM 
8 St. Marti PI. 



Kotpr Garden Tries Again 

, ittsburgh, Dec. 22. 

1 Motor Square Garden, which, has 
had indifferent success as a cafe here 
over;, a; period ill try it 

4gat^v-vv 

Haip Slater, whb used to operate 
the outdoor Sky Club, taking over 
the sometimes sports, arena, has re- 
jiamcd .it The Pub and intends t<» 
run it as a' Saturday night and holi- 
day spot only. 



50 



VARIETY 



VJmmE i-NIYC CLUBS 



W«diiefiid«y» December 23f 1936 



Mighi Ctub R^WuJS 



CHATTERBOX 

(PITTSBUItGH) 

Pittsburgh, bee. 1$! 
New show at William Penn ;h6ter.sr 
ite spot gives Emmersoh Gi^ll's 
]band its first big time;hre,ak around 
iiere. Leader has beeh around be- 
ioT!^ for one-nighters' and short stays 
' summer roadhouse, .but this is his 
4e;but in . what's considered ' the 
(Choice band spot in town. He'6 in 
ibr indefinite stay, iollowihg Paul. 
Pendarvis. who washed up 10 weeks 
the other night to go back St. 
Paul. 

. fGiirs outfit is a sinioothie, iheets 
the ear nicely and fondles; the feet. 
Young crowd bent On dancing every 
i(«ii>urid should find it right Up their 
alley and oldstejrs who merely come 
•an to guzzle and listen should like>- 
Wise find the : neat arrangenxents 
easy ta :take. Features three solp- 
>firt^attractive Marion Maiin, Johnny: 
iJrake and Jack Bliss,? all of . whom 
*ate better- than average in delivery;: 
'Oi pop tuneis. They're worked- in as 
well during the show and maii^ge 
to. register .as Well.. in . a floor spot 
as they do on ;the stand. 
1 tiurrent iacts: are regulation, .with 
>riahagen:ient this ; time, howeveiv 
■ passing 'up the usual .mai^c turn for 
- suggestion ot novelty. This ^is pro- 
vided by Simpson's marionettesi ex- 
celliBnt puppet acts, but with two 
^^trikes against it in Chatterbox's bad 
layout Only a scatter«Bd few in the 
audience can siee wbat'$ going, on; 
;v ©filers r must, m ^ . 

ifeam^ and' Francine 

cs cKassy and dances • * Vtoo, pre 



senting a stri ing appearance. Their 
numbers are well chosen and have 
a lot of flash. Other act is Eleanor 
Eberle, clever little tap dahcer who 
has both s,a. and ability. , . 
. Chatterbox's still, sticking to , the 
buck minimum .week nights and 
half again that much for Saturdays, 
but the tariff may go up first of yeai: 
along with announced general rise 
in hotel's regular rates at that time. 

.Cohen. 




HEI.D 
MONTE CARLO 



WALTER **DARE!' 



NOW . 

Dir.: DIC^ HENST - CT SUAPIBO 



Slm^ rcaplo An the World Ovef WIU 
. 'Be latMcaM to Bjmw That 

THEIR 

<Voii»erly at S», Vrsrdbar'Str«et> 
ila "Nbir '^locateif ait If or*. Cdniroodlow 
' V." Pr»mliio#''»tj 
7S/77» ShaftMDury Avenu* 
nCOADILLTir-MNDON. mO. 





NICK 



I 





.JUfMi Appeartiir ' 

CHEZ PAREE 



HOTEL tAFt 

• (NEW YORK) .... 
The 1936-37 counterip.art of the 
chbwmeihery •yellow ; peril' on 
Broadway during the Great Drought 
— B..A. Rolfe at the' Palais- d^Or, re- 
member ?-^is George Hall at the Ho- 
tel Taft's grillroom, BUt unlike the 
chop, suey scourge, of a decade or 
so ago, When they get six acts, a 
name band ' and egg-foO-dong . f or.- SSc^ 
Hall's vOgue is more staple. He's 
)eeh in this heatt-of-BroadWay Spot 
'or seven years ahd still . going 
strong^ ' The liire is a $1 and $1.50 
lable' d'hote for the proletarians 
(jatching d, dirte-andrdance before 
:;he 'TiTO'e^ SttUsir.e\theati'e or eihema. 

out of this sector Hall is quite a 
name via the aii*. He's a smart dis- 
penser of compielling dansapiatioii' 
hat runs the gamut from three- 
quatter time, to swing, and has one, 
of those ultra-niodern, songstresses 
with him inrDbliy Dawn. • He's showr 
manly, as -witness .hi$ Occasional 
doubling into Loew's . State nearby, 
and quite big league for all the pop 
priced auspices. 

Hall, packs 'efh in at the grill for 
dinner: particularly. Ropes go up 
at';7:15 like clockwork and the large 
capacity: and steady, turnover' alOne 
make it possible'for the hotel to give 
out fair, fodder with their - name 
dance, attraction at popular tariffs. 

MAISONETTE RUSSE 

(ST; REGIS, » Y.) 
One of the two. smartest vodka 
boites in New/ York isi the -Jftotel, St. 
Regis' -.Maisonette Russe. The. other 
is General- Lodijensky-s .. Russian 
Eagle - in the SherryriNetherland. 
Both are Ultra— $3 table d'hote, 
coUyer t, vintage trimmings, etc. . 

St. Regis,- under Pirince "Obe- 
lenSky.'s directioni Js inaking; hotel 
hi$tory. Vincent AstOr, whO owns 
the hoteli ' acquiring it unwillingly 
when receivership reverted ' the 
property unto himself, put his ex- 
brother-i -law • ' as general isbow 
man^-director, and the Viennese 
Roof, the Maisonette and the. Iri- 
dium Room havie all been clicks. 

Succeeding the Indefatigable Char 
lie with his TeUtOhic isongs is Paul! 
Duke, standard card niahiipulator. 
Cornelius Codolbaii continues ivith 
his versatile' gypsy music that can 
als6ii--segue into, moderated -swing as 
occasion demands. But it; always 




iniit«>Ru9iIah:Y.^bcofr?<^i Hp^^ -^jitJ*;; 
,>.;{$uljtor|9illIe;ififlltofC<iaikdAPet^ 
.Rh^Wfrftt! ^iQasa^ho-wla^^erj^H ;T#»ba 

tet' rouqd out the div<^rt)s^e^ent> A 
neW'feat'ure 'tKi^'year, in -this.other 
wise dinneir-at-9 ■p.m. . rOohi, is a spe- 
cial . theatre sUpper ($2.50 table 
d'hote) from 7 p.m., with guarantee 
to get the; party cut in time for the 
curtain.: 

Biz is very goOdi A.bel. 



MERRY-GbwROUND 

(BROOKLYN, N. ir.) 
Haroljl Stern has opened his own 
hitery in the heart Broolclyn's Broad- 
way (Flatbush Avenue and Fulton 
iStreet), ■ in a good spot, adjacent to 
all of Brooklyn's first run theatres. 
No cover or piinimunrl and a good 
show. Stern should do well with 
locals 

Site, formerly a Chinese restau- 
rant, retains little resemblance Of 
that with the exception of the kit- 
chen. Latter is Operated by Celes- 
tials. Menus feiature Oriental dishes 
along with a $1 dinner :and a la carte 
service. Prices throughout are ribin-: 
inal.' , ' •. '■' 

Show proper, aS profluced by 
Arthur- Khorr and Flo Kelly foir 
Fahchoh :& Marco, is preceded by 
dinned, music played on a portable 
electric organ an4 wi^Uen Ray's string 
trio with vocaraccorripaniniehi Mifce 
system could stand an investigation. 
Most of .talk and lyrics of songs until 
high hotes are.hit are; unintelligible 
.and ofttjmes inaudible. Another de- 
fect is a pillar rUnning thirough the 
center of the. show and dance floor. 
Took plenty ot stuff to build the 
show ajroUnd the obstruction but it 
was mahagied. 

$tar attraction, Armida, is spotted 
ire the-'middle of the- show, singing 
thiree -numbers and rendering a^Mexf 
icah terp v/ith castanets: Dropping 
of inane 'chatter bit between, m. c. 
Bill Steele and Armida would help 
since the resUlt is negligible. Tiny 
Mexican's ' singing- and dancing is 
where she excels. Bill Steele in the 
m, c. role and . singing •hear the close 
manages, to hOld. hii pWn' -with a. 
moderately good tenor- voice. S^oes 
little of the smart, gab of his calling, 
sticking to straight ihtroductiohs. 
, Katherihe McKeiina, acrobatic 
dahcer, follows Steele's entry/ Her 
iappeaf ance is hardly. . more than a 
^mpse in the traditional speed pf 
the aero. Does enough to ar oUse in- 
terest ; 

LOu. Spencer, ta^ specialist, alleg- 
edly; protege df Benny Rubin, 
clicjks . .with his dancing; -Armida's 
bit in the third runig :is/follawed by 
a young: ballroom team, Nadine Gae 
and Kirk Alyn. .After a turn of their 
own they mimic Fred . Astaire's terp-' 
ing in his latest films to gbbd results. 
Roy, Lee and DUnn, roughhouse male 
trio, top oft the entertainment with; 
their plenty rough and funny .comic 
dancing with dummy partners." Steele' 
concludes, with well delivered 'I Got 
Plenty Of Nothiri' from 'Porgy and 
Bess' of last season. 

F. .& M. line girls, 14 ponies and 6 
-showgirls, are spotted between, .acts 
in three well-execUted routines. All 
good-looki ,. girls do Avell by their 
instructors. . .Finale chorus , number, 
in typical F.. & M. fashion, . is ' a 
knockOuti Entire formation bit is 
done while girls move about , atop 
huge) solid balls. i)iscoUnting a 
.couple of expected flops, stunt ;is car- 
ried off' to unahimous <cheers. Called 
the 'Orange Blossom' nunibet^. it's 
been - a- tepeat cequest at the .ROxy 
theatre,. N: Y. . - - . 

Stern's niusicking for the dancing 
is ho mean asset Show's music is 
handled by a Substitute leader. . 

Show on the: whole is: well done 
. and, considering the Ibw tariff,, local 
cp^nye^ journey 

•^^It^im-i ■ 35.tt l(t>.il(V- jiOt JinKr-: ; . Hurl, . 



The THEATRE of the STARS 



• 15 YEARS A!CO« 

. iFrom Variety and Clipper) I 
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ 



N, Y. managers frowning on ciga- 
rette smoking by women in those 
houses -with smoking balconies. But 
the girls puffed right on and in, in- 
creasing numbers. 



Company was being formed 
guarantee theatre showings of 
films. ' 



to 
ad 



Nc Y; dressmaker: took the back 
page in Variety to advertise she had 
supplied the wedding dress for Wini- 
fred WeStover when she married W, 
S. Hart 



Exhibs kicking oyer excessive cost 
of von Stroheim's 'Foolish Wives.' 
Release length represented , a cost of 
about $100 a foot. But most of them 
pulled in plenty coin. 



'HOW TO LOSE AT CARDS' 
'Mysterlons Mr. X' and Don Fox 
Club Act 
CO Mins. 
Harvard Club, 

. This act ,, ought 
for men's clubs, 
niteries, etc. It's 



to be a natural 
private soirees, 
a well presented 



Some talk of Metro being absorbed 
by Paramount a.s an economy measr 
ure. Never went places, 



Mr, and Mrs. Charles COburn took 
a ■ flyer in vaude at the Palace: in a. 
sketch by George V. Hobart. Three 
versions of a. sketch .idea i various 
trjeatments, 5Mot a bi . it ite 
of finished acting. 



Jack bsterman - the N. Y. Al- 
hambra and over nicely idr ; a 15- 
minute stay, lliat Included one song. 



State had . four acts in. one in ai 
row, opening and. closing yrith a girl 
and a man at the piaho, Vaude rou- 
ti ing was slipping. 



Johnny Burke was the laugh act 
at the N. Y, Pal'ace,_ but his morior 
logue was 15 years newer then. 



Shuberts booked a .flash, to close 
the show at: the Winter .Garden and 
then ' . $et it next-to-shut, putting 
Willie and Eugehe Howard, to close. 
Not so good for the Howards-— or -the 
bilL 



rancis X. Bushman took a page 
to. wish Merry Christmas, and ran it 
the week before the Christmas issue, 
when he cOuld get prominence. 



r 



In New Vande Combo 




Ramona and the Kings Men have 
quit the Paiil Whitemstn Organiza- 
tion to go out on their own as a 
four-people act. They open for RKO 
Jan. 7 in Boston as the start of five 
weeks of^booking at $1,500 per, set 
by Artists Syndicate. 

Following Boston, act plays Chi- 
cago, also for RKO; Washington and 
Pittsburgh for Warners, and the inr; 
die Hipp, Baltimore. 

Whiteman,^ through his couhs a; - 
Julian T. Tbeles, has .served no/ / 
upoii Ramona and the '.Kings ' .in 
that they : are still under contr?; t to 
him and that they- must riot accept 
any engagements without his ap- 
proval. Notice was also served upon 
Artisits Syndicate of America that it 
would be held liable for ' dam- 
ages accruing from a breach of the 
Ramona and King Men contracts arid 
that any bookings would be 

acted. the injunction 

route. 



Eddie Cantor offered $4,000 lor a 
week, while his show/laid off before 
Christmas. And no percentage, either, 
Terri money for' those days, 
Rooriey a^nd B^ht got $2,500 week 
tot three dates. 



Troupe of 20 women boxers as 
nounced as coming' Over from Berlin. 
They never got here. 



Vaude managers thumbing down 
men stars from the legit. They could 
not make good for the salaries asked. 
Only women wanted. 



John Charles Thomias Pleading the 
bill at the Apollo, Chi. Got away 
with. seven numbers. 



Now it was Stair & Havlin who 
were mulling the idea of a pop priced 
circuit for road: showis. Prices not 
pop enough to fight pixv 



There were 47 ..dramatic and mu 
sical shows on B'way, 



EVA ORTEGA'S EOUTE 

Eva , daughter Of Fi-ank 

Ortega; itor of the Spanish film 
magazine. Cine Mundial, and who 
recently made her bb\y at the Rai - 
bow Room, N. Y., goes into the El 
Gaucho in the Village, to be followed 
by an engagement at the Roney- 
Plaza, Miami. 

Miss Ortega recently started a 
series of broadcasts in . Spanish as 
hostess on NBC's station W3XAL, 
which eoes into Central and South 
American countries. 



Phil .Sax, m.c, set at the Colony 
Club, Philadelphija. 



leROY IN CHI. 

icago, Dec. 22. 
Hal LeRoy comes into the Silver 
v^.prest Room 'at the Drake Hotel Jan, 
/for four weeks. 
Set through MCA. 



lecture expose demionstrated by a 
card manipulator who shoWs. the 
methods used by the slickest 
handlers. 'Mr. X' handles the cards 
while his partner, Don FOx, lec- 
tures,, explaining the moves with 
the- platform angle being the moral 
twist,. 'Don't play cards with 
strangers. For . the feirime card- 
hounds It's a natural. 

Audience c a h s e.e everything 
clearly. 'Mr. X' sits at a table at- 
tached which is a large mirror 
with special lighting equipment 
Avhich gives - good visibility. It's 
placed at a 45-degree angle in front 
of 'Mr. X,' who is out of sight ex- 
cept for his hands. Effect on the 
audience is that of standing directly" 
behind. the player. 

Lecture arid .. demonstration expOse 
bugs, crimps, switching of decks, 
marked cards, second and bottom 
dealing and other gambling cheaters' 
tricks, Despite revealing clearly how 
it's done, it's so, well executed and 
packs so much information in the 
hour that probably few can remem- 
ber afterward just what happened. 



DIANE iSENISi; 

Sopisrs 
10 Mlns. 
State. N. Y. 

French in appearance arid to some 
extent accent as ivell as in name, 
Miss Denise is a looker - with a top 
note and. a pretty good idea of song ' 
salesmanship other than a slightly 
labored delivery at times. 

1 Her .voice is musical and well- 
placed and in a bit with Buddy Rog- 
ers she evinced possession of a sense 
Of huriior.in a medley based' largely 
on- the 'gagging application of song 
phrases. Can. liold her own. 

\ Chic. 



"SPIKE" HARRISON 

<OOMEI>IAV) 




CAY 90's, NEW YORK 



ALWAYS WOBKING 

AL. 'WIIfEY^ ROBERTS 

., IT J 

t -, ■ . 

State Lnke Theatre. ■ week Deo. 12 — 
Uyrlc Tiieatre, IndlanapoUB, wieek 
Dec. 20— IndlsnnpoIIs, week Deo. iiStli 



Thanks ta JACK HTI/ION 
For Solid Booklnr Ib Ensland 
TIU Aprliri93t . 

JOHMNY 

HOWARD 

New ITork Sep.— i.EW WEISS 



Rath Dennlnr is at the Club Es- 
quire, Toronto, for four weeks, and 
then into the Park Ceritral, N. Y. 



CHRISTMAS CARD AGENTS 

t-arge -prbflts easily earned ..aeUlhg 
new 21-Polder Assortirient. Sells on 
flight for It.po, Write for particulars,. 

DOROTIDBA ANTEL 
226: West 72nd St» 



PAUL DUKE 

PresiidigiUUQr 
Presenting .-"A SYMPHONY IN SMOKE'> 

NQW-ST. REGIS HOTEL, NEW YORK 

Opans at Tbwer Theatre, 
Kansas City, Jan. 29— and State 
.Lake Theatre, Chicago, Feb. 6 



COVERING THE CONTINENT — FROM COAST-TO-COAST 

niMicusiiiuii cnc 



Awtfcittc/y« ■■Aiwg«¥ dRciarr or syaoc 



MEL OA THEATRE iiLDG 




•Wedii«sdiiy, -December -25, J 936 



yAaHE— NI1E CLUBS 



VARIETY 



51 



A Page Out af Old 




By Jbe Lauf Jr. 



: THE PARODY SINQERS 

Tv^o men made up as Hebrew or 
Dutch cbiitedi Enter with open- 
jng introdiuction, SStar.d; center stage 
and sing clearly and distinctly so 
that the atidienqe wiU get the 'catch 
lines,V 

(To the tune of 'OLD GREY BON r 
NET) 

OiiT friend, young Jimmy Grady, 
Hnj "a isiri; her ritu^^ Sadie. 

Thiey are going to be wed. 
Sq b,e called one morni 
>Vt her home to see^^ 
: 'But her 7Tiiother;to him sai 
*T6 yovt I .must confess, sir, 
Thdt my daughter's still ,i ' 
Theii Sadie hollered frbm; room 

above: 'V; 
*Y()U wiil Have to wait, dear Jimmy; 
All I havjB oil is my— -4 (coat 

Then he ; 

Chorus ' : 
Put on ybut oW grey iaonnet 
With the blue ribbons oh it, 
For I'd like to s^e you xight away. . 
She Mid: 'Jim t^ AyoUl<l neVer do 

fo seie me this way; 
Why, you niuist wait till our wedding; 

day.'^ ■• 

tBoth exit and a? 

mwSic. is vamping s^^^^ 'We got sbrhe 
mbrb; you ain't: heard liothi; .'I 

(TO' f iune pf 'k-E-L-Lr ;) 
To a spirit rapping party Patrick 

Gas?y took his wxfer ' 
A lady there went ih a trance and 

brought the dead to lifb. 
The spirits started rapping, 

so the lady said,' 
And the room: wa^ ' filled with 

shades ojf ' peoplb who were 
...'dead. 

The lady said: *Is there some ^hadie 

spihebody wants tb see?' 
Then Casey^ said: 'Yes, find one man 
who owes .money to me.' 
: CHorus 
Has anybody here seen Kelly, 

'■■ K-E-L-li-Y? 
I lent money to Kelly , when he was 

alive; ' ■ . 
' when av Dutchman dies he's dead 

■■■■aU.Tight;f,.;i.-- 
But an Irishman has to be watched 

. 'three' nighty.- 
if anybody hete Sees Kelly, tell him 
I want irhy *v6. ■ 
[Both exit, CJpme back 'as before 
.•nd ;S»y: 'We got some more; you 
' in't heard ndlhihe yet.']; 

rTb'& ftin^ of ^pm 
Way down yonder where the grass 

i. •isbitie. 
We wrote this song for: nie and you. 
it's gppd; it ■ ' , it's fine, we don't 
believe 

Well', sinik i^U atsorifi that we wrote 

■ •;'^«&t:,':^*. ■ . - 

Our pen , wasVwrbn^, .but we made it 
, right (write), • 
Our ink W-as pink; is song 

■is foolish. 

We wish we -was in DixirV we should, 
yy not? 

We wish wis was I iixie land . 
with three millions in our hand, 
lye ain't, we are? don't wake us up, 

we're; dreahiing. / 
Poii't laugh out Ipud or the manager 

will fine us. 

We wish, we;; wis. twb Mormons, we 

would, we could 
We wished we lived Salt 

Lake 

With : all the wives could 
take; 

We'd drown *em all, and then we'd 

.:drbwn their mothers. 
Salt Lake is great; that's; Wherie 

they- catch s'alt, codfish. 

yre wish We wjig ' - so sweet 

.. to eat; ' \ ... 
. We wi|5h we was a piece pX 
Sonie girl would Wash .with us we 
hope.. 

, oh. f uioige, know a irl 
needs . washing. 
Dot's how she jivesr. she's; Working 
. in a lauhdiry;.; 
[Both exit, Cbnie ■ back and . say :, 
"We got sbihe m^^ in't heard 

nothing yet;;i 

(To the tune of 'DREAMING') 
Last -summer I ' went bi/ vacation 
TTp the cbuiitfy fpr' sweet recreatibii. 
I found all the robins had 'be^ 
A ypunig from iegel & 

•Cooper's 
"When .he found put that i wa^ a^ 

trouper 
To the. landlord sai 
'He can cpme sleep ilh.me.' And 
so I. di. ' • 

C}j,6fus 

.reaming, dr«sam.ing— of is wplrlt 
that clerk he started in di-ejim- 
Jhg; 



One yard or tWp yards ! heard hijrn, 

•■repeat."' 
When I heard a big rip I said 'There 

goes my sheet' .. 
Dreaming, dreaming-^a smjle, ort my 

face it: was bearriing. 
But I f .Uhd Put . next TOprn' 'twas my 

irt he torn' 
.While dreaming.. 

. [Both exit .;dbme back; and' say; 
'We got ; sPme hipre. . what ypU 
want ^ot yoiii' money ?^] 

iTo the, tune:^ fl IJOV:e A i;ASSIE'J 
I . love a lasisie,' boijhey 
lassie. 

She's ' as skinhy -paper on the 

And every time 1 meet her with a 

huig and kiss r greet herT^ 
And she says: ■ 
JV^GDULAT^b>rjNTG:• 
(Tune of 'STOP YOUR tlCKLlWt? 

; JOCK') 

Won't you stop your ticklihg. Jpck? 
Won't ypii stbp yQUT tickling;^ Joclc? 
Then I laugh and 

MODVLATtON INTO: 
(Tune 6f 'HIGHLAND LASSIE') 
BPnnie, ihy Highland lassie. 
For you niy heart it pines. • 
Please do some Scpttish danceis, 

MobirLATio^r intO: 

(Tune of 'HtGHLAND MARY DID 

THE HIGHLAND FLING') 
When Highland Mary Started in tb 

do: the Highland fling, 
Hbpt Mbh, said Highland Mary, as 

she did the Highland : ' . 
Then her f pot got tangled the 

chandelier—- ' 
One Scbtchm'an arose' an4 he did. try: 

MOt)ULATl6N INTO; 

(Tune of 'JERVSALEM'): 
She's lOsiri' 'emi; she's losi ' Vm; 
Then they all got up, and sang; 

MODULATION INTO; 
(Tune of 'DON'T TAKE ME HOME') 
Don't take us horne, please don't take 
us home. 

MODtJLATldN INTO: 
(Tune of fAULD LANG SYWi;') 
Sho\ild\ auld acquaintance he f pr gbt 

to each other they di say, 
Wheh Highland Mary she'd 
dance for them again s,pme 
day. 

[Exit Make ,change into lon^ 
linen dusters, gpggles, cap, etc.,. as 
two autompbilists .(Look at audi- 
ence aiid say: 'Want some mpre?'J 

(Tunc 6f 'YANiCEE DOODLE') 
Oh, we both were : very dizzy, from 

being very busy; 
So we decided that We'd quit :and. 

lead a quiet life. 
First we bought ah automobile^ 
And that Started all pur trouble. 
For both of -us then we did take our- 
selves a wife. 
Then We went autombbubbling walk- 

0,:We both felt dandy, like full of 
candy. 

We, riih, we ran, everybody down 
Till the. hiachine went in the a i?; 
But we didn't giye .a care. 
We saw. all kinds of colprs— the Red, 

white and Bli^e-^ 
We ailhlost saw the Star strangled 



MODULATION INTO: 

: (Tune 0/ 'WjE RAMBLiEP') 

We rambiied,, we rambled, ram- 
.bled.'all around . 

In the air, not on, the ground. 

MODULATION INTOi 

(Tune of 'POOR JOHN') 
For the auto tppk us round tb see 

bur mpther-iir|-law-r- 
Qui' mbther-inrlaw, mother-in- 
law. 

MODULATION INTO: 

(Tune of 'SEE-SAW) 
Then she saw she saw, .she saw us 

:, go up and gP down; 
We said that we'd " ' that 



Ams Back in L. A, 

Los Angeles, 
Major, Bowes amateur it 
tp play the, Qoast - sin 
on the Chrysler a'irer ppens tomor- 
row (Wednesday) at the Orpheum. 
Winner , of last week's program 
planed to L. A. to join the unit 

For/ New .Year's week house will 
screen RKG's 'Mummy's Boys/ first 
run locally, with the Three Stooges 
topping the stage show.. Eddie Pea- 
body, headlines show week of Jan. 13. 



Before N. Y. License 






.Mayfair 





Name Bands 



in. 

And ; .be ready to 
later than, teii. 



not 



MODULATION INTO : 

(Tune of 'I DON'T. CARE') 
But we didn't care, we didn't c{iie,: 
Once we were put of heir'sight— . 
We wandered all around, we went 

from town to town, ; 
And we ended up that 

MODULATION INTO: 
(Tune of 'GEM OF THE OCEAN') 
With our auto at the bbtloni of the 
ocean. 

We were surprised to find right; 



Cleveland, Dec. , 
. Under Diirries Crane, , who, bought, 
bankrupt May fair Casino from. Max 
Marmorstei the theiatre-cabaret is 
being reorganized , , and ; 'reopened 
(jhristmas Day (Friday ) with Charles 
Hoff's band. Hoiff is in for only two 
daiy.s" uhder new policy, bUt chorus 
of 12 and acts booked MCA 
is set for twp weeks.. 

Spot has been the subject, 
many upsetting rumors since resig- 
nation of Harry Propper, original 
manager, and since bankruptcy ac- 
tion that new owners are bringing 
in four name bands Within lieribd^of 
one week to build' up gbod-wi.U' .. 

After Hoff opening Dec. 27 will 
come Noble Sissle , for one day, fol- 
lowed by Ishdm Jones, for one-night 
stand Dec. 28, then Red Nichols for 
two weeks. ' ...•'.;, 

Crane, .known as 'Duke' 
abouts, left Ralph Hitz chaih of 
hotels, in charge of food and liquor 
purchasing tp take over Mayfair. 
Forrrierly managed swank Union 
Club and Mayfieid Country Club be- 
fore- stepping into Book-Cadillac 
hotel in Detroit. Charles Muhlbauer, 
from MPunt. Rpyal in Mpntreal_ap- 
ppinted .by him as inanag^t/' of 
Casino , Charles Burns" ad 

agency •Tiiaridle publicity arid 

advertising i place, of Lew Wasr 
serman after 'Jan, 1. . Wasiserman is 
slated tp leave for Chicago, joining 
Music ^Corporation of America as di- 
rector of national publicity de- 
partment' 



LOEWS BOOKING NTTE 
CLUBS THROUGH WHN 



Baltimore, Dec. , 
Lbew's . is evidently the nitery 
field now. 

• Leo Coh^h 6f ;|he:WHl<li!*^^w iYofk;, 
artist bureau has beep tl^-ougK. J^lttO 
and Washingtbn soliciting accouiits; 



Ted Lewis' Fla. D^fe-^ 

Hollywood, Dec. 22. 

Ted Lewis blew into town yester- 
day (Monday) from Phoenix, where 
he had been vacationing. 

He remains here till after Christ- 
mas, then heads for Florida, where 
he opens Jan. 15. 



It was iull of electric fishes; 
We're here to say it was a wondrous 
sight. 

MODULATION INTO: 

(Tune of 'SILVERY MOON') 
By the light of the silvery moon, pur 

wives did swoon; 
So we. started for home mighty soon. 

MODULATION INTO: 
(Tune of 'ALL ABOARD FOR 

BLANKET BAY') 
We jumped aboard and rode a way- 
No more with . fishes Will . play. 

MObULATION INTO: 
(Tv^ne of 'COME - OVER TO MY 

YARD') 
We put the auto in our yard, 
And from there it never will stray. . 

MODULATION INTO: 

(Tune of ^YANKEE D06dLE') 
From . now we ' walking 

dartdies 
The ground is 

It we ta k e a tri p . be 

pony- 
Hurray for the Red,.. While and Blue. 

MODULATION 'INTO: 
(Tune of 'A ULD ACQUAINTANCE') 
Out • auto trip we'll pcver forget 

until the day we di 
We ibid you all about it— rtow 
time to say Good-l;)ye. 
EXIT. 



Burns' S.O.S. for Pic, 

Back Later for RKO 

Harry , accompanied by is 

wi , came east for the holi , biit 
had to plane ri back tb the Coast 
early last week on a hurry cajl.from 
Republic ictures, Mrs, - 
mai " New York. , 

Cpmic returns east after the film 
stint tp rejbi his .family and play 
three weeks' of, RKO vaude time. 
Latter- was . set before Burns left, but 
Was set back tp permit his making 
the ipicture. 



Frisco Fairmont Goes 
For Name Band After 
20 Years of Waltzes 



San Francisco, Dec, 22; 
, Henry King heads' the - first name- 
band tp play exte.nded engage- 
merit at the; Hotel Fair- 
mont starting 
Jan., 

Hotel .has signed King in ; an effort 
to stimulate biz in its di irig room 
where trade has been slow for some 
time. If biz picks' up, an optipri will 
be exercised which' will extend 
King's' first six weeks to 12, 

Burns arid Allen .radio spot will 
be retained . ' King, who' will. Ay 
to Hollywood every Wednesday for 
this' comrrierciai;: He replaces Rudy 
Seiger's concert enseihble, which has 
been, at the .Hotbl Fairmont for over 
20 years. ' ' ' 



. Raymond Wilbert's complaint to " 
the N. Y. License Department that . 
an RKO cbntract,. which ; permitted 
the circuit to caincel two of three 
weeks' bookings, was inequitable got 
a Mexican standoff last week after 
a heating befbire .Commissioner Paul ' 
Moss. I. Robert roder was counsel 
for Wilbert. 

After a lengthy hearing, during 
which. Moss also brought in his old 
■ peeve against unlicensed agents, the 
Commissioner decided place 
case right back where "it stood ■be- 
fore the hearirig, i e., that Wilbftt 
should accept RKQ's pr-Priiise that 
it Would iye the juggler two weeks 
at soriie tiriie in the future. \ 
Wilbert was boPked by RK(^i^ 
join the 'Manhattan Scaridals', unit i 
Chicagp la$t November, with two 
weeks to follow. ircuit howeveiy 
cancelled him after ' the Chi date af 
ter Wilbert had alreidy given up; 
three weeks of itery bookings to 
accept the RKO offer. Tom, Dugan 
of the imbn agency, which set the ; 
RKO deal f pif Wilbert was also sum- 
moned to Moss' office, along witft 
Dariny Preundlich, of the RKO book- , 
iiiff office. . ■ ; 



INTERSTATE SET INTO 
MARCH FOR 5 SHOWS 



Dallas, Dec.. 
Dates on stage productions 

have been set by the Interstate cir- 
cuits 

Dave; ApoUpn's unit .ppens at Ma- 
jestic, Dallas, New Year's Eve, with 
midnighter $1.5.0. Regular , week 
s'larts following, day. Other towns 
getti it are Hbuston,: Jan. 8-14; Sari 
Antpnib, Jan, 16-22;- Austin,' Jari. 23. 
26; Fort Worth, Jan. aO-Feb. 2. 

Leslie Howard's 'Hamlet' will be 
in Ft Worth Jan. 30, Houstori Feb. , 
Dallas Feb. , San Antonio" "ftSb. , 
El Paso Feb, 5. 

Fortune; Gallp's San Carlo ppera 
CQV^n2fr!''^&ohe^^P^l\si? Jan. 29v fbrj 
three days, thehrplaysrHoufitori Feb* 
•a*4, San'fAhtoni' r^f%b.'>^S-6il»EI' jPaisb 
Feb. 8i.9.''jE*.«Wbrth%' new rtitiriiWpal 
iauditbii'tiltfif Viil " Toe - ppened'''jrin; ■ 27 
with one performance of *Ai<ia.' 

'Boy Meets Girl' starts at El Paso 
Feb. 10, and plays Aiisiin Feb, 12, 
San Antonio Feb. 13, Houston Feb. 
14-15, Fort Woirth Feb. 16, Amarillo 
Feb. n, Wichita Falls Feb. 18, arid 
Dallas Feb. 19-20. 

boh Rednian's band unit gets to 
Dallas for a week, .20-26; .Fort 
Worth, Feb. 27-Mar6h , Houston, 
March 5-12; San Antonip, March 13- 
19; Austin, March 20-22. 



Sarapac Lake 



. Gladys Palnrier, Chicago gal who 
is finishing a six-year run of airing 
up here, just mastered an op . and 
.■she's, oke .ribwV' ■'' 

Doris Schrage gettirig into good 
health by mastering the ird stage 
of the rib Pperation, 

George Gilrpy, bid, time trouper, 
just received a ' W.P.A. divprce' (Will. 
Pay. Alimony). 

Actors' colony all peeped upi in 
preparing foi? the coming holidays. 
Down town ozpners. will all be re- 
membered via^ a local committee, 
while the NVA lodge preparing 
for a gala biowoUt;' ith non-prop 
Santa Clau.s on the job. 

Tommy Kerns New !ng for a 
few weeks. ' 

Ro.se karp, riewcbmer at the NVA. 
lodge, after a little ibokpver; ' up 
for one meal in the dining: room; 
That^s'a Jbt i is o'zbriing roiiti , 

Melviri; FOx visited . by hj.s. sister 
, , RqsS Kelly is badk from^ 
town visit . , . Bert. Fot'd^here after 
a two-day .stand in front of the 
PaU\ ■-' . ■ ' 

wrUfihi^ you 
know who 'are Hick In ;Sai:Hnac and 
elseiwhere? 



ll^Siki FINES SET IN 
EMBASSY CLUB CASE 



Lawrenceville, Ga., Dec. 22. 
Finis was ^writt^n 'to ■> Eritbassy 
club case when -four men, listed as 
J. Di Boney, Riisjsell Graveley, Joe 
Hogg and WiUfe Flyhn, entered 
pleas of guil^. Gwinnett County 
Superior Cpu)?t; aind paid . fines • and 
cpsts tptalling' ^1,500. " The "infi^;, 
ments charged 'a' lottery and gain* 
bling house was operated and "finel ■ 
of $l50 on each indictment welc^r as- 
sessed the guaiiet. At 
same time all the charges against 
Bbb Hpgg, also indicted, were nolle 



Spot is largely patronized by . At* 
lanta socialites. . ,' 

. The niter closed its doors volun* 
tarily last Sept. , when somebody 
recognized the foreman of the grand' 
jury doing a little investigating on 
the q.t. The indictments, followed, 
anyway, and. the .pl^ce< vras later r<?- 
opened on a Strictly ^within the law* 
basis. ' " 



R. VALLEE, AGENT, GETS 
THE BILLING IN BALTO 



"Rudy-VallelrtTaVac4uired manage^ 
men| of 'MPflB!t^f^l'«J>§nd.. First 
dst&'for ^i^find^r miv arxanee* 
ment is an indef engageriieni start*, 
irig Xmac^ Ight at Manly's, local 
nitery. - •c-. 

Manly's over weekend slapped up 
large sign over site announcing Rudy 
Vallee as 'presenter/ in letters three 
times as large i3 those allotted HML 

It's first time here an agent ever 
got bigger billing than his act. 



Mgr, Cops Medal for 

Marathon Tank Act 

Indianapolis, Dec. 22. 

Ted I, KichoiaiB,. athletic mianager 
of the* vaudfilm Lyric, .finished 57 
miles of ' swinuniiigr" • two week« 
Saturday (1ft) ..to, win iariiond- 
stiidded mediil offered by the Jridiaii* 
apblis Athletic . Cjlut).. ;•;. . 

Nicholas swam iribre than Xi% of 
i. . C.'s tofal imileige, . losing 
pourids di^ring the contest . .. >, 



Orientars Names 



vChicago, DeiC; 22, 
Lou Lipstorie, booking manager for 
Balaban & Katz, has set a string of 
three naihes for after ; the holidays 
at the Oriental. Ina Ray Hutton band 
starts the procession Dec, 25, , Mills . 
Bros, on Jan. '. 

Sophi Tucker" heads the show 
Jan . 8 on her way to the Coast for a 
liiciure, upon returning from '^abroad. 



BANCH iOS£S BAE 

Seattle. Dec. 22. 
County officers last week swopped 
down upon the.. Ranch and arrested 
the owner and barkeep for alleged 
sale of hard liquor. \ , _ 
. Bar was tbm^ outi, butVthe cafe arid 
floor show are rub&iiriik/^: usual. 



WeilakeBd^f, December 23, 1936 






THIS WEEK (DEC; 18) 
NEXT WEEK (DEC. 23) 



Numerah in cohnectiori wifh bill* below 
•howr whether 'fiilt' 



icaie opening . .day of ; 
\week ■ ■■ 




v 'lioflton (ai) 

.. n'wood .Hotel; Rev 
JlniTity ; Savo 

.. ,(1.7) • . 

^j-Ben.-MJtrden's Co 

V Coiin'liiiue Gontlnent't 
.'3eiitiy FleWff. 
(«) 

• Carroll's .Marfll . rae 
Bwi,e Walton. 
^CINCINNATI 
Shnbert .(29) ' 
lfien'-& Jo^irison 
„ . . > (18) 
Folle D' Amour ' 



CXISVELA^D 

ce;(2.6>-.:' 

Carroll's Mardi ras 
(18) 

Holiday Revels 
A Rbbbins ' 
Whltey <fe . Ed. Ford^ 
SCHENiBCirADY 

Prottor'H iU-20)' 
^IcH Lucas Ore 

'. SYBACCSE." 
Keitli'tt (!!S) 
MaJ :B'pwep: Co 

': '•THidS '. 

Proctor'H (20-99) 
Pasing All ^tars : 



i 



•NiijW'--: Tpitk' "cixY'''! 

JN. :T, G Col'- : 



. tvAsmxirtTdN 

• CupMol (25) 
Riidy. yallee. Ore. . 



O sPiitikmttfiht (23) ; 

{":. len'.'Qray Ore ' 
ylvla FrpOS ■ 
Irlam Viferho; .. 

^\r'- - -mBMiitGiH-AM': ■■• 

■ HcLVo .^pollo.n CO . 

■ «6staS:.,,- 
V Metrai^ltvrf (2B) 
,-'-3Ct^}fUt^ CUgal ' Bd. : 
' -lacht iCimi Boys 
."/.NovAk .4^ .Fay9 ■'■ 
,:. O A-K- McDonald 
,■ JRaitV R«>tol.iiBon v. 

^ : TiToll (28 only) 
I)aV« Atkolloii Co . 
s V - CHICAGO . 
:.<;firniKb;(25) 
ita'' AlarlowQ .. 



.3 .iWllfea-. V' 
Lester' Cole Slntrets 

, • 0^eBt*I '(2O) ., 
Ina^Ray Huttbn Bd 
Trado 2 
JacHle Gelford ' 
Marjsl') Paini 
. ^DETROIT 
v Mchl^^ (2it) 
Clyde; Lucat .Bd' . 
.Ka6r0 'IVevel 
Prances' McGoir ' 
Dale 'Wlnthrop ' . ■ 
. MONTflOMERTl 

mttmoui (2») 
X>aVe Apollbn Co 

■ MONTREAX/ 
' -XocW'B (85) 
FoiUles ot tlie NlgKt 
; . TOBONXO . 

Shea'iB -Hipp (25) : 
:Touip Hit Parade • ' 



; ■ ' PITtSBURGH 
r ; tittivHtit . (25) 
^Vljbhniijr 'Perkins .> 
;.,<BaI«pai^ow'.tf . 
, • .'■Madelyii ■ Klloen 
• ■ llftrbertr Muhdln: . 
; ■ Kalllfl?ky &'.Clark 
Jamea ^efltoii. . 
■'jSick Ddh.'& b 

■•'^.r ;:;-;;:-."a8>- - 

thel- Waters. Co. 
READING 
Afttor (2A) 
4nhn tiWJa 



D6(!6tby. Cr/jcker 
M'.'&.A .Clarfc. ■■ ■ 
' .TTASHIMGTdN 
Eatje <2f5).':^- 
Royai jSwedlBli (;b 
,S|nia/&%Bal1oy 
Bob Ripa 
.York & King 

;.. (18) .;.., 

Xoyal's DogB 
Raji Wllb^rt • 
Josephine 'Huston 
Hnrrts Claire & 



IndeiKiiidei^^^ 



PRCKHAM 
- ; PMlaca 

Van Dusen 
Taylor & Maiee 
Fred. Phyllis Aiirie 

SHiSPH'RDS TIV6H 

Palii'ce ' 
2 Percellys 
Selm.a. 4 ■ 

STA^>^RD ifllLL 
.Regeat" ' 

Alona. (5rey 
Brent '^t lJ»yne .. 
besUe. & Lewis 

strAtkoku 

. JIfou<I>vay. 

Louis. Pay lie &'.W. 
MarJofi Navarrrt 
CaintibeU & Wlqe.. 
BTRBATHArj. 
Broii4lwa»' 
Blum .&;.Blum 



Morris & Cowley:- 
Rcne« .& GAdfriey 
. , XO.OTJXG 
'Gmiiniiu:' 
AforrJs & CoM'ley 
Blum' & Blum 
Renee & ..G*>df rey > 
TOTTENHAM 
Palace 
vanh A Kent . 
Earle' & . Babette : 
Pehslow Co. 

TOTTENHAM • 
COURT RO*AP 
Pnraihounir: . 
Harry . Freyer B.d 
Wilbur K^nt 
^ALTHAMSTOW 
' . ', Graiiud'u 
.LeiB Dbiiin>.. 
ivanoil • ■ I ... . . 
4 ■White Flashes 
Serpe .Krls^x .Bd: », 



EDINBCRG 

. Re«ei>t ' -, 
lathaUX 21-23) 
FahJacks 

2d half (2^4-26) 
Astoi:^ Astoria 
Jack MorreTI 
CLASGOir 
Pnrnntoniit 
-Gh^zzi 
Beryl ; Orde 



Week (il Dei), 

■■.UEITH'--' 

;ycaprtbr'\.^; 

1st half (2.1-23.)' 
Astor -iS:- Aalorta. 
Jack Morrell 
.. 2d. half .(24-26) ' 
Fanja<;k^ ' ■ , 

SIllfili'l^lRTil* : 
.'Regent 
Falns^v.Qrth' Dancers 



Honth of DeiieMber 



'. JT^rrlniiem ' 9iiimLMitii 
P>t.:.Kenn^fe0i|^r,'f( [fJ^MWiffRJ 



'■■■■/.'rHairry-.Ho; 

.^'i*.-:.^ttnzalaflf. 



Jierrji .&>Tu. .. . . 
:|NDrAlS'APOT49 
. Lyrle (26) 

Ji-fi; p Michon 
ToWt .ft Tracy ; 



III 




Ted Cook 
JFlfl D'Orpay. 
C Lucky Bpys 
(One to flli) 



yd 

Maw re 'Rw; 



Week of Bee. 21 



: Aatoria D. 

3, Mataa 
Cant«>bnry' M; 

1st half (21-23) 
.Frank- Wilson ' 

2d halt (24-26) 
V;Alisc Halls. & Page 
. .. Trtieflo Blly dc Joan. 
..Drtmlnlon 
YoUnkipan'jD B.d 
Niew Victoria. 
^''.rrt'pfSe M"ahdoUers 
• TrMadertt 
' Western Bvos' 
;,' :Qast on ' Pa 1 mer 

GlAvannr 
.' Esther Coleman 
' hduyn' Bobula 
Maurice 

.BRIXTON 
Astoria 
Anton Bd 
"Soe Petersen 
Freddy Dosh 
IBlROMLEY 
Palace 
Kani Tal „3. 
5 Shert-S^-^BroS 

«HAl>>n*Riti H'tli 
Palate 

Alider^on Sis & M 
Carl ton a . 
usty,'^^ S.hlite 
CHET'SEA 
Palai^e 
Younkitian' Bd 

CLAi»TON 
Rlpfc 

Vann & Kent 
Karifl & nabetto 
Penslrtw Co 

EAvST HAM 
.Gninuilu 
Andos Fnm 
Pater Fannan 
Billy Rolls & D 
HowellB! 9d ! 

.'Premier . . 
.«-Andersoii Sis & III . 
CarltonA 
Rusty ' A - Shinw 
KnOWARK ROAD 

Grand . 
a AusU'iUas^.Soyp 



XDMONTOM, 
Empire 

Vard6ll*4 . 
•Pet^r Fa'hnan 
Billy RpllB & D. 
CINSBURY PARK 

■ AHtprlfi ■■- 
Harry. Freyer • 
Wilbur Hall 
HAMMERSMITH 
Palace 
■Eliibtte ■ 
3 Mataa-.': 

HOtLOllVAY 
Marlbon^ugb 
'Mona 'Grey' ' 
Brent & Lay he 
Lesli & Lewis . 

iLFORb 
... Super 
Lewis PAyne W)lco:j 
Marion Navarre ' 
Caihpbell .& AVlse : 

ISLINGTON 
Bliie Hnll, 

. lat.'half (21-23) 
Alec Halts & . Paee. 
Toledo Billy Jbah 

2d halt (24-26) 
■ Frank WiisOn ■ '. 
Jewells,. . •.■ 

KILIttRN 
Grange 

3 Australian Bi> 

liEWiSHAAI 
; Palace 
Kam Tal 3 
6 Sherxy. Bros 
LEYTONSTQNE 
Rlalto 
Lee Donn - - 
Ivafioff . 

4 White Flashes . 
Bobby. How«»ll l(}d ;. 
' "WB'W CROPS' 

■Van 'iDu^em'ii'- -f--' 
Taylbr. & M(u:ee ^ 
Fred I'hylllH Anti^'- 
OLU 'KENT ROAD 

Airtitrla ^ 
Aiiton Bd 
Joe Ppteraen 
Fioddy Losli 



AACHEN 
Seals 

Fred reasle'r . 
Gkud . 
Navarra 

Narloa Welland: 

avg'sbvrg.' ' 

'. . ApoRo 
La' Albii..! 
iBIfy-Biahy 
3 ElsyS' 
Gerda ' Linden 
S Recklins- 
iFratelll' Seraho , 
$yaiiey . & Potnpon 
Valeska Parlo 
WaVdmar & Mey 
2 Woklngs 

Drel Kronen 
Charlott. 
Ire.n - Rene© ; 
Charlotte FrJcU; 
Hans Gah'del 
Franz . Hugos 
2 , Allotrias 
.. Wtntergarten- 
Hannt Chriatbfe) 
W & 'Ch Moreau .. 
.Bllsazeth Scahtho ' 
Lljy viih VlflCk 

2 Warros;. 
. BERLIN 

AU Bayeni 
Evelyn " Robefty 
Siatars 'Van Dee - 
Harald Schd,cbt 

iuiays 

e)n '&'K Bchee :. 
de. Oussmann '.'A;; 
Joseph ..Lobers ' ' ' ■ 
Tvette. & Mardell'. 
De Mattlazzi 
Win ' Eet;ra3 
CaroW 

. Barm'o 
Borry 3 . 

Carmeii. & G Leslie 
Glower Bros 
Harvey Sis 
Jo-Haglii-Singh. 
Karniaaow 
Rawelly. & Kara' 
'&i & N ShlpoH 
Fredy Sleg 
ifax 'Wendeler 

Eoropa 
JjUo Bergjsr • 
Carl Cariiteii' 

Ll.selbtte. Gruber 
Rudl Paelzold 
.Nlco Boschin 
Wally Trosdlilnsky 
Anjah Wniey Co , ^ 
Mona ; Waldo & A 
Heinz ' Wehn'er 
Frank Winter . 
•Fred Baron-Milton _ 
Addi Miiehster 
G Nettelmanrt Or.o 

Illemlna . 
iSitlo 'Ore 
Gracla & • AT arlo 
Les- Marqulslo' 
V UH)>rlclirMar?ell . 
Paul Doiii 
Fiarkas 'XaJos 
'■ Kabar«it' der 
. Komlker 
Maria Ney 
'Hellmiith Kruoger- 
. Loiir.Heuser .. 
. Blandlno liibingar 
.Wiihclm: Bendow 
.Henry . lioVeiiizeh : '■ 
'Erica BalciCie - 
Hellmiith Keutner 

3 KUlurid'R 

,13 'von Kbellhg . , 
Cruenth'r ScUWeik'lt 
Awclo ■ 

•■ r. ■' 

Trjxie 
Karpl Tr 

Baymbnde & Felat 
12- Bi-ataniiis 
Bradley • Marllh 
'Mi(»nciip 

Mjmi. Tt)0),na . < , 
Jei»ij' '<4 Picctfl** ;•' 

a Honcs--' "^.' '^ '■' 

-fiernlia?-*- Eltti.T.Drc 
. yut^rlHnd (. 

.IBjili'ny Tianiien 



Will Olahe ' 
Thea Beuth 
'Joseph "Graf 
I Fried "Wefdltch 
Hllden Arnold ;i/ 
Er'na I^ohberg 
Wllhcelmshiii 
Benzlnger 

Ursula B.iiieT. 
Deirea : & .Genipp' 
JfCadbwna' Balle.t .. 
L-ricia . Kietzmanh ' 
Lord' 

Neei" & Delar 
Ada RIchtei- 
Richard .S'chvh-. 
Shatty' ■ ; ' 

. Wlntergarteir 
Edith Schoilwer 
6 Tagonls 
2 Brownings . 
Cervantes ;Tr' 
Leri'e Lu'dwlg 
Concha-'j; Concha 
Johnny 'Co^' 
Marino '• ^ 
' 3 Barraceta 
D^lya &. Dr. 
Billy. Rex 
li Clevpres 
• Truzzl, -* 

/IBRA t'N>SrH WEiti , 

.Astoria,. 
Mary HoRmahn 
Gerd Eitel Langner 
W, ' &. Joe Londy 



■ Lbtte Junbwskl " •. 
MliUriett 
Mella' ; .•• > 
Alltert fSliort. , . . 
HrlnviiMt • Wnlnack 
M & tt Wttfoliei't 



Roia DahnasUiaiVtd 

Biitft a 



Else Bndera 
Gaby & Gasbh - . ' : 
Crest ft Imogen 
Adele Moaer 

Brioni CO; . 
Heinz Ehnle'' 
PepI Schwaiger^ 
Gesohw. Blank 
j 3. Gordonettls 
I Leo Laengllch 

r CelooMiiBi 

itiTledl Goethe:. 
M von Waclitehd'nk 
W^elz-Morell 
L^iil Kramer Ballet 
Ben All 

Kalnerbot^ 
Inge -Geidt 
Adanos 
Joe Mlltbn...' 
Bbrys Botuta 
Celia Brandt 
Gusta'v Jacobs 
3 Marellys 
6 Rheinparodlats 

OdeoP 
Max Bmhe , 
Lucy ■ Gtiertler 
Aggy Hochsteln. 
Heinz Osteh' '^■ 
'... .COTTBUS' . 
Karomerbrettl. 
H'ana Elhfeldt; ; . . 
'BIteh Gadeau 
2..Rbden<8 
2 Arweds ' 
3... Toledos 
Witt Hoehinnhn 
BORTMVNU: 
Peuetl^nKel 
. Hanley 
.S.Neaooiivs 
. Otero's' Braendel 
DI^KSBEN 
BarberJni^ 
Gefty.;Von .Eimpt 
Mella M^ltinle. 
Murof ' ft Partner . : 
A ' A' Bommel .■ 
■miri & Tinr/ ' 
Max' Adnni.: : 

Esplanade 
Charly .Gtbbs ;". 
Powell & Rice ; : - 
..Victor Victoria 
Theb Kopp , 

' ' Beglna . -'" 
Bobby & EugenV 
GIsela & Helga : - ; 
Melodies': 
Carl ■Walter Popp- 
Schmettan' Sis;; -, 
Alex Stamer 
2 SWansons V 
To-Hay .Tonjf , 
Karl Bbesstg , 
DoU BAkler . ' 

VaieMau 
A'd'rjana ft. Charly 
Lucfe . Blanche 
Franz Sott ' 
Diaz ft Pachecb 
"Walter r Froehllch ' 
Wachter ft. Kaiser; 
Fred Kaiser . 
Use Wachter 
Lotf e Wermeloter 
The. Wolfs 
.Dolf^rlt '. 
Bazan'ella 

'■: 'ESSE!* . 
Casanova .' 
Rddolt . Maelzer 
Redlow .ft Parlo 
Dellne ft Valeda 
Clarehce 3 : 
Regina Hollherg 
A Blegifels ■ . . 
Anhellese Fohr . . 
Wlliy Schaefer 
Willy .H^each . 

Gross Eswii 
Kurt Stolzenftils 
■Voretmann Ballet 
.Inge Mahr • 
2 O'Tasskos 
Tan Chu Seing . 
Eisner ft Loree 
Bros Wllluhn " 
Antlellese vbm; Hof 
Fred Ottnahdreffi^' 
Fred lle'ro 

.GERAl 
Tonhnlle 
Paul Clbhon 
Karin ' & Larseh 
MerryJBallbt ' 
Nick ft Neel 
.WlJfrled.^Wiyien 

- . " "llSi^T«->^i» 



H Fischer Koeppe 



icioria 
JttaaltKrphUet 

Eva Maria Ki'huss 
Mabtel .Sld'ft- Gheafr 
Rita- Schqen- 
Werrier 'Veldt 

. 'BRl5:tlK)f 

• Astorltt' ' 
Aibateso ' ^ 
Frledl Arnova- 
Beate-Blrkehfeld: 
Sioux Dakotaa " 
Inez -Doleen- . '•. ■ 
Mano- Freed ; . , 
Tr.ude' Hesterber , 
Karih KarinoVtf 
Kaaflkis . 
•Krupfi Scholz 
Maroc.co Boys 
Emmy Petko v 

BRE!tIEKH.\.VEN ' 
National 
..(XUb. HD.uben 
Vera . Koli ner 
2' Helgars - ■> 
Olivia - . 
May -&' May . 
.firetl 'StfertviloV' 

Scala 
Fred ■ Wilrris 
Kitty . Dolin 
;3.-Arj9" ^ 
Geschw.. 
Lale . AndcK 
Wilke 
Gra&sb 

'3 . Linaris,'.'.. .'v . 
BRfyJLAV 
Kab. Viir Akic 
S. Balladlnii) •■ 
Baltoh & Br" 
M & D Gllen, 
Hanhij':: lloichdft. 
2 S.wonsoris ', ' ' '• ..'" 
' KiilHt'rkroiie r 
Mar,v.,«i wmu. . ' .• 
Marin'iinc ■ l?l(iuarfl t. ■ 
.Ruad ItiuTl • :• • • 
SiTf oil & CoTln 

2 /iWalklniw- 

Mehlrli 
;Carl ■ NdPD !"r 
Bobby ."NVjvUltcn 
Hans-I-otJiiT^rJ 
Jfe'nny ■ C.'trdo . 
llilfie LliiH''' : "• 
Tilly Apoldl 
Bros WiiCoU 

3 Splonaitl ' 
Charlblt *Hiillot • 
Bernt ^ilo.rla, 

j\ffiiS3««^ '■ 

•OdblPff^iT^ HO' " •.. 

;CH5rl^f(e':-:]^ifcUerl' 
lGio'VA.ttil[ti.-;i'' SorUc!' 
. ... . COilJMiNI:^ 
, ,^l|bheni».,. 
Qesoluv. Covin.* 
■]3ict{y' ft -Bbli 'T • . .. 



C^l I 

Ev« ; 
Lot 
SCO 
Sta&i' 



H Bllts 

lyonne .& ^eon# 
Heinz Meander 
Tonja LeandolC ' 
La 3to1ienberer \ 

liMwenhoC 
Else KanV . 
s-Lyan' ft LlUday 
Flntorb . 
The RIvlerea 

2 Rudorffs . 
Ernst yan Sehdeh 
Sumar . ' 

Bete Wdeble. 
E Adams 
Mary . ft: Will . : . 
K H .'Sehuihahn 
Teddy Stauffer 
Werneir ft Georgette e 
Ossy Wero'er 
K R Wilt 

. Tivoii; 

Curt Frloke;.. 
PIdetty CO 
Fred Houben , • ■ 
Bobby Reusa Co 

3 Old Maids . 
Claire WAldbw 
Wan-9Jhln'Hnl 

KEiDELBERG 
Neekar^otel 
Tony MaVihs 
Marie Mtllihg' » 
(3«rtl Pohl 
2 J^QSulnis 
AnnI' Meterni 
Willi .KaTilbach . : 
'HINDENiillRG 
Admiral 
Hahhes. Arp,. 
Ji ,Aero8.;.- " 
2.Butth . 
Hans Graf 3 
Anny. N*wak. 
Alexander. SchaefCer 
Fritz Volkmann /• 
KARtSRIiHE 
. Beglna,... 
Forkes ft^f^orkes 
'Ireh . , 

CHiarlbtte. Marglt . , 
Charly. Masch* 
Wla<liinir Piciue\ 
Heleh . Gorwiitt.' 

KREFiiLb: , 
Seldenfade.h ' 

E Eysehck 
Wlton ft Victoria:. 
.Thea -Lu«;pa . " 
2. -Von Vefen " 
;2 . Justiana 
■2 .• Volcan'os ■ 
.Tilly 'Schumaiin 
ilJ^lPKIu: 
Central 
2 Balderos 
7, Plorettys 
Werner QrosS 
Carl-.Leophard ..; 
Annc^.Llsa., 
GretLvMbi-gan'. 
2 Paubettys >: 
Slgrid Saiteh ': 
Ernst Sylvester 

':.•;■■ -.BdeB; 
tieorg Alexan 
Herta: Berlo^ 

2 CavaUihis 
Lilian Doris 
Horst Gilberty. 
Fritz 'Hiddessen 
Joe '.Jarsky.v 
The NonVethys . 
Bostahdo' . 
Aenn Riith .- 
Armln SefCers 
Lisa ' Welden 

KrlstuRpalast . . 
.^4. Adiys . .'. . 
6. Sis Ahrene 
Coltette, ft '.Collette 
Damhbfer Tr. •■ 
Hainiiia ft' Ptnr , . 
F Lyrid ft. Seyd 
Heluz Luerbcke 
4 Barleys 
Emu Rclmer 
The*' ye^ta 
Raasow '.) ' ■ •. 
Van ' ode Velde Co. 
MANNHEIM^ 
lilbelle 
.Barberina'. jSallet. 

3 :Condbras ' . - 
Duo . Casteill .. 
Grossmann • Co 
Giseia; von Hnll 
Ern'^t ' Reichardt 
•Hans 'ihvTiafr- r. 
Hi bfMUNICH 

0 ii>/F!e"!^' 



lyrj^BADEN 

Sriatoph 
erd/Kfawa 
2 Putters 
M L Simmat 
Erna Wallner 
J- Schuesfller ' 

ZaccMni Co . 
Harry Goldanl' 
llle Laeis. 
Yu-Nan-Clteri : Co. 



4 Weltons 

aWIOKAU 
UadenheC 

3 Baldbrs 
L Fliiher 
3 Favorlta . 
Billy : Jenkiha 
Mephtsta ■ 
apetrlca:- 
Hons Polschei^' 
3 RlalinaB 
Touber'a 'Kfarlonett^ 
14 Wauana, 




irr BtP^^^.tef'^'' 

, Cabaret House 
Bob Gibson 
Sentia. Herzog 
Herbert'Keck 
Allan ft' Maud , 
2 Tangolltas ' 
Will .ft Stottmelster 
HAMBURG 
AUotrla 
Ge.org Ackerinann. 
2 Brandiiiis:'' 
2'Edispns 
Margbt'Guen titer 
B & E Janell 

2 Plahks •. 

3 Scholkren 

&lBe Thaler Ballet 
Arl Vafer: 
K H Knirre 

. Eden 
6 Artonls 
B'eij Bennett 
Angela ' Gornadl 
.Coll ft May Co,., 
Ernat Grimni 
GUs &. Lii : • 
Leoiuin 
,2 BeiTi8ch•^ 
HelnclfcK Stengel ? • 
Safano Ballet 
Jorgb 'Ulrlcd 

.iHansa- 
Akimotos:. . 
Cheater DiecU: 
Dora Dorette,. 

4 .Fuxanl . 
Bi.os''Icehtsch 
.OlVld'6 Perez 
Vlckl Kevfls 
Rocaaimi's Lions: 
. Roloff 'Tr - 

Rose 'ft Bed" ' 
Fritz- Servos. : 
RiieinterruM 
. Fred. Brandt 
Marga! Marlon 
•2 Harrux . 
Karin . ft- Elmo. 

Trocinlero 
& Sis Ahcrns ' 
Andre" ft" Viblii 
-4 Bbtze 
Z GeJtncrs ; 
Use Harfst 
Nova ft iivellne 
Oscar Joost Ore. 

'Viitie'rJand 
Mia Ahlefs .• • 
-Willi . Rentmolsler 

;RitjJQ ' i j.s, V-f.,'-y 'ri 

• Vfenw i^Mt^lAtfiH. 
iWolftr' Qoffti.f .■(•*.>■ 
yA :- IVollliof 

Amerd Co 

2" Dost , 

Willy "ttampl 
'Myriia-ft Karinoff,-, 
•Miss fellas ' ;,, 
HANN'OVKR 
'Faun' 

DIta '^ibnd'it 



'aA«fJif-'W6hnert 
-)Mai$(Htiiiys 
3n!tll^^^W^le^^ c 

mi^i^'': - ' 

'^Iteiitdiclies 
M qblleanb, F 
Dorochoff 
Elizabeth Endres 
F G Heide 
4 Mftutrpan - Girls 
Ketty ■ Mara 
Ida May Girls 
Plrol 

3 Orfatts I 
.C SlatanaChs 
McSovercign .' 
Bobby Rtrelb. 
NlTREMUERG 
, . lEden ' 
A Alexandrbft 

2 Batton.'t . 
■Willy Lille" 
Polly Pfelffer 

' Gerda.. Renoh ,. 
Talmodge ft Cyril 

. 'Strebl-'.- 
Tes.ijy. Gbnlova ■ 
Charly ElcUl 1 

.Eltra:- 

Berl Florida . 
Fraiik. Henna 
Marfranos 

3 Sbras 

H Strebl . 

.Wlntergartcn . 

Otga Dan 

Gr^to, Dedltsch 
■.Di>ec']cer ' 

Estelle ft Andre : 

Georp' Kroenlbi'n ~ 
■ Marlfah ■' 

J Zllzijr . 
■■STETTIN.-. 

. rehtrnlliallen 

3 Allisons - 

6 Club Jugglers 
;Mlds Elinor 

Jack Hill Ballel 

l,>fepl,.: Huber 

H Kbhlbrar.dt 
iTnick'son . 

Triixft &: jlll(iojjr:r1e 

^ Tracad'eiro 
.Barorni " , 
'Gl Bihary' 

Gardny . Cbrhctt . 

Elli Giaessn^r 

W ft M Itiaueh 

EHia iCVeiho v 

Lf, 'Kerl.j: 

STI.'TTGAllT 
Excelsior i 

2 Fotryt) ,•, 

Flflhtf J? '.TORPfe 

ttrt'gfl lvp*|r<ir • • 
rJC^Io .;OsjtJiaVi 
Peter rfellTpr 
Tombelly. Co. 

' U'ilhelmNhnii 
Grete.l'HuaH. 
Bbhhy .Hausinnii.n' 
.Pao ,; .^y,, •■ 
Raja, ft.B(i>iJa 
2 'runltblt.s : 
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KEW YOEK tJITY 



Ill's Oay OO't 

jerry- .?yhjte 
Paul Davln 
Fred . Bishop 
Gus Wlcfce . < 
Rudy Madison 
Will Ward 
Bernie' Grover : 
Joseph B. Howard 
Spike . Harrtsop . . 

Jack We»* - 
Lea- Barbery 
Ethel Gilbert 

Black Cat 

Kitten .Kor us 

Al ft Toril Cortez 
Blon'die.' Scott 
Evelyn- OUver ". . 
Amanda Randolph, 
jlronjy T:^ohias- ■ 
MaxI e . Ar: natron g 
Amy: Spencer V 
Billy Datlels 
Lonny Sln.vni'ohs Ore 

Brass Ral| 
Johhny HaUser rc 

Callente.- 
Mike Riley, Ore 

Cbatean Modern^ 

Edna Wood 
Trine Plaza 
Anne'. 'Stuart 
F McFarlane Orb 

Clover C;iub 
Jackson Irv . ft R , 
Soni . Shaw . 
Bee. KolmuB. 
Bllllia ft Millie 
De.Llbyd McKay 
Mai Cpogah Ore . . 

.dabcho . 
Dlmltrl ft VJrgli 

AhavEataae'h. 
La. Dblbrea ■ \.. 
Ramon - C^arrbscd ft' 
'Gauchbs'' 

Clnb Yiiiiiiurl 

Roalta- Ortega.' 
Ellseq Gr^net/Orc 
Cpa-.Roage 

Irwin Oljbett 
"Tlsdale 8 

Cottoa:-Club, 

Blil,Bbblnaon' 
Ayia Andrewa 
Berry Bros. 
Kalbah,: 
Henri' Wesaels 
Katherine Perry 
Anne Lewis > 
Dynamite Hbokdr 
Tramp' Bd 
Whyte's Maniacs 
Broadway Jones . 
•Wen Talbert'e Chol^ 
Bahama Dancers 
Arthnr Davy Ore 
,Cab Calloway Oco 
Jaclf .Pempsey** 
Phli 'Romano .6rC 
Eddie EliUhs Ore.: 

El: Cblee;;''"' 
belhna. Vera 
Moha'.A^bhtea. 
Dolorea ft Capdldo 
Rpsita' Rlos- .' 
:'Los . Havaneros 
Don Alherto Ore 
ABC Trio 

■^I '' orpcco . ' 

Ernie Hoist. Ore. 

;EI Tqreadot 

Los O.leda'B 
.p^dro yia Bd 

... Floirodora 
Daa Heaiy . ' 
J[oo Rtcardet. 

.Greenwich ~ Tillage 
■ Casino 

Aim "White: 
.Aileen Rodlgan 
Bin Duieya 
Sig; Ranion 
Jeanne Jordan 
Carlos Lopez 
Elba ft' .Jimmy 
'Marengo Ore 
Wal lac e M I i an B e v 

Ickbry itpunr . .■ 

jack Teagardoh Ore 
Frank. TrujTibauer 
' Chiis Teagardea' 

il'lyVT'd Restaurahl 

Belle Baker 
Anja Leoriar 
Demltrl 

.Karele:ft .Andre 
..Paul 'Reihos .- 
.Lennld Haytoh: rc- 

ptel AmhhsHador 

T^^^ubIhan ft Adler 
.Ramon: .Kahos Oro 

otel. Aster; 

Vincenf . Lopez Ore. 
.Fred; Lowery 
■ Beth Wilson 
'.Emily - Van Loesch- 
Chais Hoffman 
Stanley Worth 
Robert Lytelj 
Fibrenzos ■ .. 

otel lit more , 

'Horace -Held't .Ore 
■.LVsbeth . HMSheS: . , 

' Itot^l'. Coihm'i'Mlprc . 

Mai Hallett Ore. 
Cialdos & . BbU 
• 13 1 ean 6r - liJ be r I.e. , 

dl>ion 
. Bobjby iiayea 
.Gypsy Liee 
Muriel Byr 
Bob. Borry 

Hot el '~ IQmhki 11 nuH'e ' 

.N Brahdewynhe Or 
lilaxlne- Tappin 
' Hotel Flftb 

: nby Striini • 
bhAS 'Murphy 
;BUly Hunter. 
Howard tjUlly. Ore 

Hotel Girve 
Clinton 

Rita- Rio Oro 

Hotel L«Klnclnn 

Ozzle iJdlsftn Or.c 
Shir.ley, Llpyd, • 

Motel Llnr«ilo 

Oltjk labile Orf 



^;Hotfli MMlpla 

Enoch-iUKht Ore 
A (Qphiialea fine . . 

nalel petclalr 

Coral Islandera 
Ann . Courtney . 
Glajr Brysbn 
Happy Powers 
Nick Plsher 
John Zellher*. . 
Ben. Blum' 
Hal Hope Qro 

Hotel ' New Tnrlte^ 

Abe Lyman Ore- 
Arthur Raver Ore 
Teas Gardell:' 
Ma,ribn Wllkl'na 
Jack Walters 
Rose Blaine. 
Tiny Wolf: 
Sonny Schuyler 

Ublel Park C^enlrnl. 
Tie Too Cilrla 
Ruthahla ft Malc'Im 
Jerry Blialne Ore- 
Leonard Elliott 
Robin 2 . V 
.Dell 'Ardeii 

, otel j^a.rk:XHne 
Poncho ' Ore" 
Jpnlor-. Raphael' rc. 
Hotel PettaayUnniN 
Benny :Goodmah Bd 
Berhliard ft Orah'm 
Helen '"Ward 

iiarl .Braggiottl Or 
Caperton ft C'l'mb'a 

. lietel. I'laz'a 

Eddy Ducblh Ore 
De ^are'os 
Win McCune Oro 
Hal: Atkinson . 

Hotel < BboBieTelt 
Guy 'liorab'ardb Ore 
Hotel. .Blt^-^Carilon 

Edna Janla 

.Wehces. ■ 

4 .Kraddocks 
Zoska ' ' 
Afrjique 

Basil Fomeeri Ore 
Hugo.Marlani Orb 
Armna . y.ebaey . Oro 
Hotiil '.. SavpkVPlau 
DwI'Gtht Flske 
Bmlle. Petti Oro 
Habaneraf .Oro 

'Ho.tel Sheltoo 
Bert : ' barcy Orp 
■ Hotel Sherry- ' 
netherland:: 
Gen Lodljensky 
Raphael ' 
Luhov: Boubiagp 
Nichola? Zorin 
Serge f Sergey 
Catherine Grey 
Alex Buhchuk .0>q.. 

otel si; Uprita . 

Roger Stearns 
-Mlriani. Verne , 
Alex Botkiii Ens 
George Sterney Oro 
, Hotel . St; Regis 
(UiafsoBette iRasse) 
Ol^a^ Vadina 
Charlie 

Boris Belostozky '' 
George Orda 
Paul Duke 
.Tasha ' Na:zarenko 
■ Acmes . Roy 
Sultan: Meaaako 
Peter Liachenko 
C .Cbdolban Oi'c 

(Iridlnm jRoom) : 
Emll Coleman Or' 
Hartmann G ft P 
Serge rFlash 
Rasch, Ballet 

iiotel Tan 

Geo. Hall Oro. 
Dolly Dawn . ' 
Hotel Vanderhllt 

Eddie. Lane Ore ' 
Jean Farriea' 
Dean Goodelie. 

Deo lli.uriBfa: " 

1 Waldorf- 
; Astoria 

<MafIo Sc Florla 
;HJUlegarde 
' Eddie LeBaron : Bd 
Leo ' Re:isman Ore.; 
'Mlohaei Zarin ic' 

otel. .Weylln 

. Alox-'Fogarty 
Charlie AVrlghf. 

Jlniiny - Kell3''B 

Mary Bat'ton 

4. Montmartre Boys 

Junior. Cbateilo 

Chlqiilta 

Jnga- Bbrg 

Peggy. LaPlante 

Tanya' , ' . 

Mary Lane 

Joe Cappell.o Ore 

'Xretrlimn , 

.Simeon:. KarayaelT 
Ooria: Blrso. ' 

Tilena Gabrleile 
Michael Mlchoii 

Nadia.'.- 

A Stoyanovsky 
Mlacha " 

5 Bartiiovsky 
Nleholas Matilev.Oi- 
Eliaha. Tuttle ' Ore 

Lnrne; ,. 

Frhncci^ . lilntidux.. 
Betty Bryant •. 
Josepli . Z^i'out GiT 
Sid Tuscit^r 
Hugo Pedullo , 
'Eddie .Dfiyla Ore. 
4: Dandles ' 
Leon 

Eddie Davis 
Vivian Rny 
Ca.i-.vl Gould 
Zee-Zee 
Jal-Leta 

Billy Rcc<l- . , 
Newell, ft Th6rpe . 
Wm ' Far'inoi^s .Urc^ 

Lb Mirage' 
Consuelb Flowertoii 
Pe'ggy Stricklnjid - 
Kilshtt Tuttle. Ore. 



Mamaiyr« Cblcken 
jrarm .] 

Tempo king 'bra ■• 
Pearl ■ Kaye 
Milt Leiille > 
Maud,«i B^ll ^} 

. -lilon Puirlfi 
Patricia Gllmolre' 
Versatile' 3. 
Gene -FosdIcIC' Orb 
Laurence .White- 

,'''.' ''"<iii^y« "qleb';.. 

Avon Johnson 
Don Lambert ; .; 
8 Spirits of Rhythm 
StiiS Smith Bd'' ; 

....^ 'TwkiiUti-:. 
Bert Prohmijn' 
Virginia VerriU 
Paul Syd.ell : 
Julie Jehner ■ 
Jimmy Richards 
J ft Kora Hell 
Marie HoUia 
Joyce Duakln. 
.Jahis Andre 
Edna Jbiae. 
Glenn Huttoti Ore! 
jay; 'Freeman 'Qro 
legante' 

Bill Farreil 
Larry M'add.ux.Or.c 

KPlnbnir GrlU^ 

Jbhhny 'Hamp Ore 
Eval.vn.Ty.ner 
4'Deauville. Uoya 
Dr Sydney .Roas . 

, Rolnboff ''Ku<> 

Ray Nbhie; Or.o . 
Pbggy. Feaira ' 
Estellb ft Leroy 
Effgor Bergeh" 
Al Bowlly 
Sydney ' Roas. 
:Bvaly'n ' Tyner 
Nana Rodrlgo.. 

' .Royal 

Joe 'Zeiii ' ' . 
Rachel Corlay: • 
MlclJey Braata 
Bryan ft .Wi nsbine 



Sapphire 
Jean Sargent 
Nick Vbuzen Bd ' 
.Bftyr? Wlnton Oro 
. Stork Cinb 

SuUy"<Kendia Or,o 
Guq. Marvel Or^ 

•!■• Toicay 
Mnie tlpna Th 
Johnny Carter 
MArla KiarDlyla 
•Dorothy Perry 
Lotu . Hegedps. 
Bela.Zsiga 
"MerrlU ft .Zona 
Lllllaii .Kahnes 
LeulB .Kovac 
Oypay Roslka Oro 
Eddie ABhrtian:Orb 
tonj-'s' 

Splvy 

Dbiingl- 
•Otadya Bent ley 

iBroomfleld. ft - 
.'Ayon . Lni.iig 
Evelyn Robinson 
Edna Holly ■ 
ICalser WIUInmB Or 

Valhalla . 
Pancho ft Doloi^ea 
.La Valuta.: 
Bert'a :Donn 
Peter- ft Coht'l's 

VenMilllea 

Tamnra-' 
Du val 

J>ydla.''ft JbresQo 
' Meadow brnink: Bbyi 
Clemente Bd ■ 
Vlllnge Bara 

Larry McMoiioh 

Milt Mann Oro 

Serrannos . . '• 

Helene Miller 
i Ruqkln ft Norman 
. Wayne. Kehnon 

Zeh;. Carver. Co 

Yaclit Club 

Johnny ' ft. Geoi"' 
'Frances Faye. 
Patsy Qgdeii 
3 Peppers 



lOS ANGELES 



Bob /Laiie 
Charles La.iy re nee • 

.Beverly. irUsiilre ' 

Ruth Robin ' 
Larry: Lee Vrb 

■Mltinore Bowl 

,W .ft-tiladys Ahearn 
Crane 2 ^ 
The ThebdOrea 
Red Hprper 
Joy Hodges 
3 Rhythm Rasealq 
Harry Stock well 
COndoa Bros. ' •" 
Enrico' .Rh'ba '.'.Ore ; '. 
. Jlnimy iGrier Ore,. 

iue Room 

Fanchon ft . M . Rev 
Kearny Walton Ore 
Seats Po^vell 



Dpria Robblna' . 
B Grey & J Bergen 
Ha) CHaihslor Oro 
Pierre , ft Temple 

Ciafe La .Mace 
Parlc Ave Boya 

Stap: .Clair Orb 

Clover Clot*' 

Bob. Graiit Oro. 
Rhumba Bd 

Cafe (de.Parpe' 

Bliss Cantor 
Hardy ft Warner'"' 
Lucille Lehihati ' 
Ciaric<»: Gannon 
Jack (Jlawaon Qrp 
Coconnnt. Grb.Te 

Virginia . Lee ,. 
Jan. Garber: Orb: 
Lathrbp.Bros, .. 
; (lounge). ■ 
LeS' Parker'' 
BiU ..Roberts / ui 
Sahchl & Buc' 



Cubanbla , ii)rr 
Estelllta 

August Ine Palafpx . - 
Alberto Sergo 
Carlo, Fe.rrand.a. .Ore 
El Mlrhaor 

Ka:y HQTyard. • 
Patsy. Marr-. 
Gonzales Team 
Oarwood VaU' Ore 

Club Esquire 

Vlckl Joiycb 
Glenna' Morris 
Ben Light 
Gene , Arion. 
3 Esquires' 



:Famoiis 
iiouis : P'i^im 
Little. 
Jane. ^ Jbhes' 
Paul Kendall ' 
Helen, Warner 
Jeanne :Kellor 

Melody Grill 

Art Tatuiq.'. 

binar'a Bnthe 

YVonne St Clair' 
Dorothy; Robei-ts 
Oagnon ft Br'ught'.h 
George .Red than brd 
Bobby' Bixle^; 

Paclflo . Sunset 

Billy Joy ; 
Dan Downing 
Burriclt 

I'nlpmar 

"Ward Pinicy 
Nicholas 2 
Judy Ja'nls: 
Edith Davis . 
Hudson Me tzgej* Gli| 
Phil Harris Oro V 

.. Paris liin ; 
Ma:rgarlta ft Del 

' Henry ^ Monnet 
Hugo Marchettl 
Thora Maithalaoti 
Dominic Colombo 

'I.ia Vaie^ca -i' 
Rbaita ft J Moreno. 

:Pete ContrelU Ore 
T GkUat ft *G' Gl« 

Plrrope'e 
Murray. peck ';• 

.Larry :&'' A Rogerp . 
Gleh EdihUnda Ore- t 
Dprpthy.,;Roberte 

'' Sc|\-en Seas- 

:Ray.. Kinney :' 
: Lily Glbaon 
Lonnle . Mclti tire., Oi 
^tJ iPbni'ertielt '<lR»iiab^ 

';•■' Topiiy'e ' 

Pat b'Shea 
BernlCe Fat-i-lhgtbh 
Bee La Mblhe.' 
Leona.Rice. 
Agnes'. Johnson" 
Al Kldredge Orb 
Joan Lee' 
Jby William 

Trocadero: 

i»hil Ohman 

U-Gene'a 

I)arbara Back 
Frank Gallagher. 
DaVo Mack 



CBICA60 



Mildred Bniley ' 
Red Norvo Oi'p 

Chez Pnrce 

jitortbn . Dcwney 
Jerry Lester 
Em i 1 y> ■ - VoJi t o.sae n • . 
B . ft. Beverly Bcniis 
Henry Busse Ore 

Club . Alabahl . 

Virginia James 
EHIe IBurton 
: Bernard ft tle'nry 
MilUcent De Witt 
Art; Wiillame Ore ' 

lillii 

.Howe'& Pcri'in 
Bin Mengher 
Clair Powell 
Virginia Audrby 
Ruth DosUa ' 
Jerry (aiWdort Ore '• 

Cblriny 'Club' ' 

Jesslis '• Rc.cd 
Pat -Kenned.'/ 
TrUdye Davi 
Le^ViS' 'Sis .:.'. 
Etta; Re wl ' 
Ruth How iloh , 
PttUietle I.al'iorre - ; 
Jack l!'"lselurinn 'Ore 

;Cblbslinp» '• 

Ada . Lcbnn i-d 
Trady,. Gide Si' 
Una .Cboppi; 
lPi'lncBi<.s A-hl- 
Veggy Moore 
Muclt-l; Lp.ve. . 
Ba nk o fr ft ' t:'n:ii n n n 
Eileen :Gcori!;e 

Coiigretis Hotel: 
(CtiMpn). 

Mltzl.Orbbn' 
Gnirie/, &■ Wlnoij^i 
Elenore I'^nhiH ." 
KoblilMs ]''iimily.- 
The- (""ruHaitei'M 
CJuH .Ai-nlu'lin- Or 
Cosa Lpma' Orc 

((UpntinuPfl 



Gny - 
Henri Keata Ore. 
Joan Clark 
Sklppy ft Marie 
Gblloen': 
Geo . De Cttsta 
Lew .'lying; 

Grpml Terrace 
Fie* te'r:' xiend'son 
• / Harof'B N. ;'' 
cabnrct ' 

MacbonaliT & Rosa, 
Eddie Hanley 
Mavy .Stone' 
.Ta'ck Irving. 
X>OrotUy ' Johnston 
Art Biickley 
Ausltii' ' Mack >Or.e' 

Ill-Hat ' 

Wllile Shore > 
Plieipa 2. 
t'rank: LI 
Mildred 
'Fru cp.s '. 
Ryder.Hls 

liotei: 

' ( Wiilniit Itbbiii) 

.icings Jcalprs 
McNallle Sla; . 
O I'ctchcri .Lea 
.Phil i:oVanl Ore 
llotol.- Ilr'evpbri.. 

.Tares ' SI« '.: 
Jiiivnilo (^hriatle.' 
W hi. ley' Neuiiian 
J>r)|ke.. Hotel 
(}>livcr ..Forrenl' 
•Slielia hftriett:. 
Blhoi Dk'ion 
i'nul- Floi-ciiz 
Put ..O'JIalley' 
Cio.wer; ft (iciiiJ 
DlcU: Jurgpiis Onr 

Hotel Kdgc<Viil<v 

Itviieli • 
(Marine itopni 

Geo br.sen Ore 
EdUli CiiW.Well 

Oh rpage C3) 



WedneBdayf December 23, 193^ 



53 



MUSIC HALL, N. Y- 

it's Chtiistmas antf the Hall knows 
It. ■ 

■There have been better shows on 
the stage of the big house, biit that's 
perhaps carping. . This ohe is a 
workmanlike job with some pleas- 
ant items, Bobby Breen appears on 
both stage and screen and that may, 
be a lot of Breeh but, on the other 
hand, the fblks seemied to like the 
youngster and the house, night 
caught, wai;; doing gopd business. 

Show is in t\yo distinct parts. First 
portion, 'Peace on Earth'^ reminds a 
bit tpb much of the Old-time Roxy 
shoWs at. the N, Y. Strahdi It's at- 
niosperic and played against a coloir- 
ful, if Slightly disturbing* set; by 
Sergei Soudekeine. Orchestra plays, 
the Choral ensemble, ranged: along 
the stage and the boxes oh both 
vsideii of the house, sings, and young 
Breen walks across the stage dressed 
as a shephetd ;boy and lingers long 
enough to do .a solo of -Cantique de 
Noel' With gestures^ It's; all. viery 
Christmoisy. 

A Walt Disney cartoon is inserted, 
.here and then comes the second 
(and much better) section bf the 
show. This is called 'Christmas 
- Crreeiings.' Piroduced by Leon Leonid 
doff and. sets by Bruno Maine. First' 
number is - 'With Trumpet and 
Drum,' which means the ballet corjis. 
And they're very cute thlis week. 
They do some pirecision work 
(which the Bockett^is . watch) and 
get . away with, it." Excellent cos- 
tumes are the answer and : Florence 
Eogge'S terping has never beeh seeri 
to better advantage, despite the fact 
the number is not, strictly, a . ballei 
routine. ■ 

: Next scene is The Gooise Hangs 
High', (don't pa:y any .attention to 
the titles bf thesie Scenes; the. pro- 
duction stefl doesn't either) which 
means the Glee Club. ; They^ ronip 
about a bit and pose a bit more: than 
necessary. But their song is a short 
■one;;'. . ■ '" , 

Jari Peerce cascades but of the 
line lor a nicie sold and gives way 
to Jack Powiell, back at the: Hall 
%ith his drum arid drumsticks.; He 
is always good^and especially so this 
time ■.' 
Third section is 'Old Man Winter.? 
ay big scene for Gloria Gilbiert 



arid — at last^the Bockette's. Is. tHerfe 
ever ia time when this excellerit line 
falls down? Certainly it isn't this 
w-eek,: They don't, as it happens, top 
thie ballet, but they're right in there 
doing; a swell job on their own! with 
Russell Market's brisk stagirig Miss 
Gilbert's nirouets, of course, aye tops 
per' usual. ■ 

Picture is ^Rainbow the River' 
;(Radib)i Kottf. 



With Buddy Rogers and his band 
heading .'a booked shbw. run imitr 
fashion,, the State bias a fast moving 
and well varied, bill that speeds for 
52 minutes to a steaidy comedy 

' build-up that left the audience 
pretty wiell laughed out as Lamberti 
Capped proceedings with ain hurrah. 
Rogers makes a capital ni. c., content 
to give the actors a chance instead 
of usihg introductions , as monologs 
, lasting longer than the acts. Rogers 
has gained niaterially in this respect 
arid litis wisely dropped his pseudo- 

juv«nility to gain in author ify and 
in digni^. 

Shbw obens with the band play- 
ing biehind the curtain . with Rogers 
riiaking his appearance as the trav- 
elers part; getting. a heavy salvo in 
greeting. Using the mike, he intro- 
duces .Edna. Sedgwick, a. tapster who . 
specialized in pirouettes, and docs 
them well. Off to a strong hand and 
Rogers fronts the band with a Wah- 
wali trumpet solo, working into a 
band number. Next is Charles Car- 
rer, who's been around a long time 
but . rates as onb Of the smarter of 
the- present-day jugglers. His best 
trick keeping ieight ballis in the 
air at one tiriie,;Vhich in an earlier, 
day with a vaudeville-wise audience 
.would have been a small sensation. 
Today .they know little and . care 

. less about the fine points and - while 
he got ai big hand. it . was not what 
the trick .deserved. Another star 

. stiirit. was catching .an orarifiie on a 

' fork set into the top of a IS-fobt 
pole and balanced on hiis head. He 
does well with, more standard stuff; 

Act . is smartly equipped . with . ap- 
paratus. ..arid makies an excellerit 
flash. Carref is a little too .cfff usive. 
Slightly more riestrairit might have 
created a better iinpressibn. At the 
State he is discovered in the band; 
spotted there for effect. Band and 
vocal number follows and , then 
Diane Deriise iii -a flashy red velvet 
gown, for two pbbs and an .. inter- 
lude with Rogers iri which they 'cue 
gags through the use of songs; Right 
down the middle of the alley; Much 
of the stuff here and elsewhere is 
pretty blue.':' "r '■>:■ ■ 

Another band: riiedley , arid Jack 
Dudley, of the band, does a vocal 
nuriibel*. that iustified. his nositibn so 
iar/dO\vn on thebill. Miss SeAsjwipk 
back agai , on her toes this tiriie; 
and more pirouettes, . which fitted 
better into this section. Her twists 
are remarkable for theiir precision 
and length. ■ 
, .fl-anibftrti worked right . into the 
bill . with . .his xylophone nonsense, 

^ Therie have been times when he had 
to Work hard here at the State to 

' *^ a i decent hand, but there 

naa. been established such a contact 

-with the audience that he got a run^ 
ning start and tdoped. Finish .i.«! 
Ropers' multl-instrumerit show-off 
that.istjcpected.^ . > 
Rogers has the band well in hand, 



his men^wprk well into the comedv 
and handle their chores weU. Everyl 
tnmg on' popular lines and Well 
aimed, at audience appreCiatiori. No 
swing, ^ ■ • 

.^Pi^^ture . is 'Theodora Goes Wild' 

rS^'f 2®^.^^'^^'-' °* the 'Grime 
Doesnt Pay'; series arid one of. the 
Newscameramen series, latter of 
the better type. Busiriess much bet- 
ter thari UsiiaL Chic 



ROXY, Ni Y. 

Although thef current sta^ shov; 
h t aimed eorhpletely at the juve- 



isri ^ ^ _^ j^,^- 

nile trade, :1t contains eriough 'nov- 
elty : to ^anp^al to; the kids due ^ in 
this holidav week - for the Shirley 
Temple pictiirci 'Stb\waway' (20th). 

Pallenber^'s Rpyal Dobermari' Pin- 
schers, excellerit dog act which; 
opens," and . the Gae Foster girls' 
noted bicycle routirie, -which closeis, 
w:ill be: liked most by. the. kids. In 
between is a Variety bill of average 
Rbxy, qualityj 

. If this , is the- same Palieriberg who 
used to; have the. biear . act. it's hoped 
he didn't .eat the. bruins in such an 
emergency as might arise in the 
vaudeville busiriess. The Dober- 
mans rhay not make as igood a meal, 
but they're just as.good an act. ^ 

Specialty turns iri the more adult 
pai:t. of the. show;, include the' Stuart 
arid Morgan adagio foiirsome, Chiick 
'and ...CHucltles' ariS " Joaquin Garay. : 
The adagio turn ;is the' speediest irii 
its line and. a thriller eviery moriient 
it's >ort. There is rio pretense at 
ballet iivbrk and little- classical bos* 
ture , stuff-rjiist: tossing arid plenty 
of; it, HoSy; the girl, avoids fallirig 
iapart ; is ' . .mystery. Chuck and- 
ehuckles are a; pair, of colored boys 
who have be^h around lonig and fre- 
quently enoidgh : to become a stahd- 
ard team^ Their ^tbrrid tbotsi'? toss- 
ine is aiidieribe-pirobf for \iapplause 
purposes, arid, , the-. Stepin Fetchit 
takeoff for ; an ...encore sends them 
away -with a. laijig^^^^ 

• ■ Joaquin Garay- is a small youth,; 
a sort/ of .Mexican. Jackie Heller : in- 
voice and '.appearance, and he. ap- 
parently did well; enough oh a pre- 
vious Roxy .datfe riot long ago to be 
returried. His . faults are hangihg 
drourid too long and essaying broad 
coriiedy. When he sings .straight* he 
is doing what he does' best, and : the. 
proof is that the' audience likes the 
■straight siriPirig; best; ' His 'comedy' 
lays . there . arid doesn't warrant the 
milking, to. jvhieh:^ Garay forces it; 
Why a 'nic^ Iboking youngster 'with 
si iri»»:;,-abjlity . should find it hecesr 
sary to do iribre than , singing is not 
;e^blained.' >.;.. : 

^ Fosteir girls, also have a' comhin^T. 
tion minuet-hotcha .number as back* 
'=;round for the Stuart-Morgan catch-, 
irig act, besides their bikie specialty, 
but it's the latter that makes them 
stand out once; moire. And the bike 
number,- perhaps the best^ novelty, 
idea yet presented by a linie of girls 
bn a; picture house stage,, can bear 
repeating. any time. It's made sea- 
sonal this , tiriie by the abbrevratied 
Santa Claus outfits,; minus long trou- 
seris,- worn by: the girls: this - week. 
Closes .the sh.ow. and jiist as well;; 
since there's nothing on. this week's 
bill that could follow^ 

Eddie Paul " at the stick ?ri the 
orchieistra pit. ?*fl'*' 

FOX, DETROIT 

Detroit, DeC; 18. 
No drawing pbwer here;^ currently, 
but a good all-around show for prer 
Xnias week. ; Runs about 45 minutes; 
plus a 15-riiiriut^; Christmas overture 
with carol singers, etc. 

On the. bill are Frank Libuse, 
coniedian; Karre XicBarori Trio, 
adagio artists: Variety • Gambols, ac- 
robats: Ted Allen, world champion 
horseshoe pitcher, and Al Saalv ma- 
;gician. 

Except for Libuse. the overture 
grabs top honoi's. '\yifh the' usiial 
fetching music of Sam Jack Kiauf- 
man's pit ork, Frankie Connors and. 
Marian Shelby, plus a group 'of carol 
singers, present a nifty- interlude. Ih- 
cludcs some neat settings arid mer^ 
itorious sirieing by thie groups. Con- 
Jlbrs arid Miss Shelby,, who has. beeri 
away from' Fox .iseveral weeks while 
appearing at local niteries, turn in 
swellw.ork. 

Variety iGantibols, four males and 
three gals, start proceedirigs off with 
a round of good acrobatic stuff. Ex- 
cept for rather dull Clothes; troiijpie 
looks well ari<? gals contribute a lit- 
tle hoofing, oke. In deiice .is Ted 
Allen, -Aided by a stooge, who's an- 
nounced as ; the . Nebraiska state 
champ; Allen pulls loads of difficult 
feats with the horseshoes^ 

Al Saal a.s i magician doesn't set 
so well, but his 'shadow piippetry' 
clicks. Wearing diimriniies over, each 
hand, Saal ^kets hihiself behind a 
transparent .«!creeh,i.arid " provides a 
smart show. He riiight better confine 
hiriiself to this part of his act arid 
forget about the cigaret tricks, 

Frank Libuise, the next-to-cl6s- 
irig cog, cleans ub oi. laughs. As- 
sisted by Margot Brarider ori the 
stage, .Libuse has; audience 'huts/ too. 
Closing, Karre . LeBaron Trio, two 
male and femriie. turri in a nice job. 
as adagionists'. Femme gives a mod- 
.iAied fan dance; but Whole lacks 
/sparklCi 

Rathet*. slirii attendance at late 
show Friday (18). Pix are 'Career 
Woriien' (20th) and 'You Can't Get 
Away - With It' (U), latter ..getting 
top billing* Pete. 



SCALA, BERLIN 

. Berliri, .bee. 10. : 

; Sandwiched in betweeri the rievue 
p r o d uc t i'p n 'Dream-ROuridaboiit,' 
which just finished a sijf weeks', ruri, 
and th(e Criazy Show, booked .for the 
jnonth January, with an6th)sr 
Jumbo circus show coriiing along on 
Feb. 1, the Scala is playing straight; 
vaude this month to satisfactory re- 
sults. This iri spite; of the stiff ad- 
missions of $2.80 top for the night 
•sho.w.-. ' 

A well-baliariced bill, tooped by in 
elephant act, Jeriny ■ & Piccolo. 
These pachyderrijs are splendidly 
trained and go over to a big hand; 
although ..a -, similir number was 
headlined the . Opposition , house 
last month. • 

" Berrihard Ette with his 22 miisiit- 
kers is a favorite here, i^espite hav- 
ing been absent from the Scala for 
years. His playing at the Europa not 
so; long .ago seeiris to have fortified 
his; stariding with the crowds. Con- 
giregatibn is the nearest appiroach to 
an American stage band; with hoof- 
ers and hokum gialore. 

New here ' ., Bradley. Martin, 
American . deceiver v/ho does tricks 
With elgarettes, ciards arid hankies. 
Another debut is Migrione, American 
cbntrol dancer, in clever contortiori 
work..; ■ ' 

. Trixi , girl iuggier; works , fast 
and. pleases. Three- Bonosi Italian 
tumblers and hofciim acrobats, have: 
a, new act that .stands but. 

; Mimi: Thoma; ::kriown frbm srramo- 
Phone recordis, warbles. Twelve 
Bratarios are gladiators - arid ; acro- 
bats of high class. Another good 
acrobatic i act is that of the Five 
Karpis, 

Rayrilonde arid Harry Feist, dance 
team, iri for a good hand, especially 
with the comedy ;number, 

ORIENTAL, CHI 

Chicago, Dec, 
Really a good, bang-up. variety, 
show here this -wieek, made, up of 
standard , vaude acts that made good 
with this - audience . even though 
there waisri't much business in the 
hoiise: at the last show Friday. 

.;Nelson Bros; operied smartly with 
their acrobatic • work; ; , They do .on 
stilts ;manv stunts' other acts barely 
riianage without , such trappin.cs. Onr 
standout .factor in this act i.^ its swell 
choicie of accompaniment- riiusic. It 
builds .lip every, stunt and . boosts 
the; entire ict.; Boys finish off .with 
a conlplete iomeirsault on the stilts, 
a knockout trick. In the deiice, Har- 
riet DeGpff.; singer ;nbw at the.-Col'- 
lege Inn. doubles to stage With a 
series of pop arid novelty tunes 
Miss De Gbff, who makes an' eye- 
filling abpeararice arid who has a 
;neat trick o"f delivery, acts, her .sorigs 
rather than vbcailizes theiri; Each 
■ tiirie, through its delivery and are 
rangerrient. beconies something like 
an epic, Goqd stuff for yaude. 
. . ; Manner of working by the Stroud 
Twiris is bit too classy for this 
hoiise.;/ but. most of. their' crossfire 
material, gets down to the audieric^ 
level. This male team really has 
style ;arid. apbearance, which would 
make them a natural for the better 
class niterieis - and theatres^,, if . th^y 
Would , bring .the entire routinetVup 
to better. staridatrc^S. Thie.v deliver 
their lines pkayy selling theriiselves; 
as intelligent and dignified perform- 
ers; ; After the tSlk^.they ankle, off 
some hoofin'T. ?nd hand-to-hand 
bit for the flnis^^ 

Standard fn every' respect is Roy 
Rogers. His tumbling, coriiedy and 
piantomime .Was powerful enough to 
halt the performance at the last 
show on Friday, and that is going 
some 1 a house only half-full. 
Another standard tui'n is the ven- 
triloqual act of Vox and Walters, 
who are now usirif' a ;i'adio staind to 
good, advantage. Have changed the 
dress of' the act and - the -dumnrues 
soriieWhat, but the materi?»l' iis miich 
the same. The girl is still, a cinch 
With ' her icryine baby bit, while the, 
man is solid With his .drinking-water 
;stunt; Had to speech off? ; 

' Dbrbthy Hild ballet tdss.es in three 
good dance routines ; for extra 
meaisure On a fine ShoW; 

Picture is 'Accusing Finger . , /*"•). 

GOlii. 



are still percusisidn instruments. 
Their comedy is pretty huniid, 

Ybrke arid. Tracy use slapstick, 
with th^ gal stooging. Man does a 
W. G. Fields that is okay. 

A boy-girl skating ^ teani handles 
the amateur assignment. Lester 
Harding takes time ..off from his 
rii. c.'ing to sing .'Urider My Skin.'. 

The lihei is on three times. Their 
mechanical doll routine is fine: ther 
tWo appCararices, as reindeers and. 
as ISnglish heralds, take: cafe of the 

S63S0il« * • 

Pic. is 'Career Womari' (20th) with 
Fox news; Biz. average. ' Uxyyjt; 

HIPP, BALTIMORE 

. . Baltiinb're, bee. 18. . 

It's the week before Xmas, but that 
Whiskered' wheeze ;about the .ushers 
napping .in the .balcoriy : arid a; .field 
day for mice all over the house: isn't 
applying to the Hipp this Stahza-^r 
at least didn't aPPly Friday nig|)t, 
whien there Was a; full house upstairs; 
and down. 

This session, the Hipp's hickory is 
hospice for. a. four ^-act.- layout that, 
having no names, nonetheless- lays; it 
On the line for a big Win. in enter- 
tainment,- ,''v 

; Buddy Doyle is featiiifed, and leads' 
off show: With a cbmriuiriity sing, 
which is a good idea. Last week Hipp 
iriauguirated idea arid. . folks-vshowed 
that stunt was . just what they" asked. 
Santa to bi-ing -em.-, ;Cottiic, working 
iri cork, slides. acfoss /cleanly in. own 
groove with ; imitations-: highlighted 
by his couriterfeit' of Edijie Cantor. :. ; 
: Allen arid Kent bver-rieatly^ as al- 
ways here with; their hobfirij^ turn.' 
The tWo oldsters, , Kennedy : and 
Krainer, as usual, bulWark the act 
When iritrb'd as ma and pa dnd let 
looSe their clever clogging. 

Joe Termini, vaiide vet,: canViSSses 
a lot of cackles with his. hoked hill-' 
billy character arid handy work- with 
:fidd.le, banjo and gv|ilar.> Mrs. "Ter- 
rifiini's; Warbling expands^ act nicely, 
and Joe Clayton's rriptttth^orgariihg is 
also an asset; 



Helen yReynolds arid^ seven .other 
lassies close ;witb thieij^" adept- skating 
sturits. ' ■,■.■-=.'•'-■■■' 

Screen;: 'Smartest fGirt in Towri! 
(RKO), and 'March of Tiriie.' Bert. . 



TOWER, K. C. 

Kansas City, bee, 18, 
.Two siri.cies and tWo^ doubles make 
up the visiting acts.; currently min- 
gling with the- house li .. Two sin- 
gles, Edith Griffith and Howard 
Nichols, and away shade the 
doubles, io arid West, and Yorke 
and Tracy, iri ability and results. 

The S5-minute bill is. nicely pro- 
duced and i.<: pleasant throughout, 
Edith Griffith headlines. Gal i.s ea.sy 
on the orbs, does lots' of mugging and 
has a brand of song salesriianship 
particularly adaptable for itery 
work. 

Howard Nichols should eliminate 
the tap step he uses when coming on 
With his hoops. Makes him lbok;like 
a one-man band; Getting into the 
serious busine.ss of jiigglirig the hoops 
.sans the pedal hopping, Nichols is, a 
staridout. Has a nifty to dust the 
turn into the wi when . he rolls 
the hoops in to ' enter a 

tepee. 

Rio arid West use clarinet and har- 
niOnica as: excuse to' flail 'St. Louis 
Blues' Or. vice versa. They plunk 
cords attached to bass drum heads 
in an effort to extract a riielody and 
succeed in proving that base drums 



RONACHER, VIENNA 

- . Vienna, bee. 11. 

December ,prpgrarirt; :of the. Ron^ 
acher has .'as its' buts'tariding riumber' 
th$ V <Three ' VBiltmOretfts,:' . Anjerican 
•girl acrobatics, hardly; eVer seen iri; 
Vienna.- Their v acrobatics : aViB<i'.^kh^ 
cause of . their : .;sUcci^s,, ' but 't^^ 
blonde hair, helns;*: Aildience? 'heieeT 
like ;to ;'see p'retty ' girls : doihg-gbbd 
:Stuhtis; ■'>'.. i , : , ■. 

Three Coilters stai^e a 'wild weist 
parody. Not bad. 

Roberts and his Danish beauties 
dance to the 'St, Louis . Blueis.' An- 
other number with prietty 'girls, 

Le Petit Mircha, 11-year-old boy, 
sings two songs in F-^nch, one in 
Italian apd one in German.. Sings 
sbprapo, but it won't last long; his 
voice is changing. 

Othmar Rauscher directs his or- 
chestra with new ; numbers. 
Rauscher plays an interlude pbt- 
pourri bf nipdern hits, reorchestrated 
by himself. Maass: ■ 



'XNEWSIllEEtSy ' ' 

Pathe again rates 1-2 -with . its Ed- 
ward and Wally coveriage, both com- 
pilations, but given an almost . con- 
vincing authenticity by clever edit- 
ing and splicing. Patently, the scene 
of the abdication broadcast is phoney 
and the behind-.the-scrim shots of 
the former British ruler don't syn- 
chronize with his broadcast speech 
of resignation. . Howevrtr, it's timely 
and quite hot-off-the*-screen for 
newsreelirig. . Similarly; 'Edward 
and Wally in Aiistria' harks back to 
a yesteryear Tyrolean idyll, plus 
newspaper still shots; and - old clips 
spliced in for timeWness. 

Otherwise the current bill is timely 
and topical with its politico echoes, 
all of militaristic note, contrasted to 
the Yule spirit arid bathing girls in 
Florida. The mermaid stuff is always 
good, regardless of the hookup. 

Xriias stuff is ' ifiedly paced by 
Par's good-will Coverage, .but the 
highlights are Paithe's cxclusiyes of 
Dr. Dafoe as Sainta with the quins 
and Lew Lehr in a quite funny 
Xmas shopping sequence. 

Lowell Thomas dominates the two 
concluding featurettes, spieling both 
for U's 'Going Places' (No. 27) and 
20th-Fox's Magic Carpet travelog, 
'Memories of Spain,' contrasted to 
the present-day rebellion, "Thomas 
emphasizes Fascists vs. Reds in his 
description of the factions. ' 

Of the 38 news clips which. With 
the two extras, tounds out: an hour; 
the . boxscbre is: Pathe, si .clips!: 
Metro, seven; Fox, 12; ; seven; 
Universal, six: 

General bill is routine. Sports in- 
cludes the inevitable Man Mountain 
Dean, but the grunters are always 
good for a laff even though becom- 
i ng as commonplace ' as battleships 
and bathing girls. Basketball is topi- 
cal and might be extended because 
this is a sport that's ori the upbeat. 

Sole salvo-getter at the Emb was 
FjD.R. coming home. Otherwise 
little novelty, freak or human inter 
est, .^ave for the . highlighted, fea- 
tures. Abel. 



ST. LOUIS, STL. 

St. Louis, Dec. 18. 

A snowstorm, heaviest of lhe.' sea«. 
son, tied up traffic all over town and 
cut attendance at -St Louis' theatre 
50% Friday (18), but those "Who 
braved elements td visit the house 
were rewarded with an entertaining 
SSr-minute bill. 

With Freddy Mack wielding baton 
for footers, show opens . ith Roxy- 
ettes doing a clever routine with vol* 
ley balls. .'Leroy and Pals, a dog act, 
is on next arid, also clicks, : 

As the puppibs and ;gals disappear 
from the ajprori, on comes . Jack 
Leonard, a rotund youngster who 
has a nice lincf of patter^ does credit- 
able impersQriatibns.: 'and /■ winds 
with a sock purlesk On Ginger 
ers in .a dance'. ' ■■■■;'.;-.:-'^ ; . . . 
, ■ Roxyett^s score With, a itap dance - 
roiitine to 'Poet- and Peasant' musiCi 
Mack then leads community sing, re- 
stored after • absence of several 
weeks. . Raridolph ' Avery Trio's okay 
knockabout and comedy dari'cirig 
succeeds the mass-singing: session.; 

Closing has RoxyefteS' doing sorig 
and 4ance solos which aren't bad: 

'Big Broadcast' ; (ParV" (2d. run ) on 
screen. SaHu. 

CAI^ITQL, 

Washington^ 'Dec. 19. 

House reverts to •straight , 
ville. this week", for fitst : tini^ iri : ia 
month and\ the. copipafison > hurts. 
Elida Ballet is back to give body to ; 
the doings, but ai^ribUncenie^its of; 
numbers comirig fr^bih Phil. Laippkin 
jrt pit arid breaks^betweeh acts make 
•fpr jerky roiitirie.: ' ' ; 
. aaow opens ^with parody .There 
Airi't No: Mickey Mouse/ - lisiirig two ;;, 
gials i Mickey arid> Minnie. ,b|^f ore ; 
curtai Whi^h ;gb<|ij -Mip ;^ 
iri toy shop vriumber, V Mostly ' iriiU- 
tary ; tap. dorie •; in. tby- soldier' cosV^^ 
tumes, and :girls haven'^t got :it::d6Wa 
smQothly'*erioiigh;t6?^ealiy click: ' 

Next on ta:ef.J^m<^:;:m 
British ballrob^:team> signed after 
success in locar 'hight; club several > 
week? ago, using / full : stage fori a 
Spanish', bit; that'; isriH "s^iectacutar ; , 
enouph for 3,000,-seat. house. George 
Beatty foUowi WitliVsong arid patter.;- 
before cen^if mik^Von ramp. Sev- 
eral overwprked;/ gags f rbzei^'atidi-:. 
ence at staft> of shoW caUght; hut ;• 
.when he wfirit 4ritO. iJrunken^JsajJlpr,;. 
pantomime and couple of niit ditties ' 
basied upon ;pDpv,]tuff6s; he won- 'em : " 
back. •;''''! "..':.':*i;-.-'.;'''''; v^.'.;' . ■s.v'u ; 

: Three ;Si;.;johit#Tos;,*iiiJ( th'fe^^^^ 
neaitly i.V^itjt' stifojrifg%ciJ(i;v^twbb4tici:v^,:^^ 
..Fact- that";the'y;v"W, W;:^r^ ''With'^ '-- 

;oat?PU5.; ^■■•k-:-f^^;\: '. \. 

Liiifafe> aria't4ttanz!->ba6K'for. waltz 
tbW^aiebeiftim^ , > 

ing abotit • bn toes; very hice bite; 
bothered by band tenipos. t Curtains 
come to and par t to find Moore and 
Revel in pl'ace of previous team. 
Work oiit in front of traveller and 
go into usual ballrobi^ burlesq rou-' 
tine; Team earns , two ericOi-.es,' but 
winding up show irt; 'one,' When it 
opened with full stage of gials, r'it 
let down; Looks like sitiiatiori will 
have to last all .we,ek, however, as 
ballet has no other number, ready to 
toss in. '' 
' Pit biand_ launches: show with' ef- 
fective overture arrarigied from hits 

bf past year,vwthdi»)« up ,;wfth^^^ 
Oni Rose.'; GaoitoVs' top tune for ; 
sevto weeks although' practically un- 
heard patibnaljy.^J^ ' 

Pic is <Charli Chan at Opera* 
(20th). V - Craiff. 

STANLEY, pirris. 

PitiElb.Mrgh, Dec. 18; 

It's a first time lAifound here for 
Ethel Waters iri :de luxe house, 
biit the two-bit mob" appariently 
knows her plenty by rep. . The; ropes 
were up at the break following the 
first, show : this, afternoon, In fact,, 
it was one of the best getaways 
Stanley has had Ince flesh .came . 
home to rbost. 

What's more. Miss Waters delivers,, 
too, not Just individually, biit 
throughout her colored unit as WelL 
Unlike the usual revue star coridc-' 
scendirig to ' hit the tank cathedrals, 
-she's in there working, twice as hard 
as she's ever , done in ;the recent past 
and obviously getting a kick out. of 
it. Eight sorigs in one Show, that's 
around 32 a day, against the pushr 
over stint of three or' four a night 
through 'Rhapsody In Black,' 'As 
Thousands Cheer* .and. 'At Home 
Abrbad.' 

Dusky moaner spreads them but <^ 
over three spots, • and whams ; that 
many successive times, pursuing thti 
regulation ballads but getting heav- 
iest returns on her novelty numbers, 
particularly the one in ■ which . she 
describes hoW . a slippery Romeo 
would get the air- first on Park 
averioo and iheni Harlem. There's 
salesmanship . plus' .. in all selections 
and she's shbyronriain enoiigh to par- 
cel out the; honors. 

For the - riext-to-closing spot, she 
wisely steps but in favor of .a half- 
pint named teddjr KaleV ; Youngster 
resembles a miniatiire ' mixture of 
Bill Robinson and Al . Jolson and all 
but strips the show frorii going any. 
further. Kid's pipes are worth their 
weight in- fQld, . he gets that tear 
in his voice and uses his eyes and 
natural personality to do the rest. 
Hoofs with the best Of them, in ad- . 
dition, and his trttckih" firiish. madif 
it tough for the mtte to get sw.ar. 
Unit is^ satisfted- to sink bt swim 
(Continued on page 60) 



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Wednesday, December 23* 1936 



QiUlBOve IhKla SoiB^. T Questittns — Dele- 

Stoge' Uyiions Sitting In at Project 
Hcia<iqMarteiy pa. Dismissals: 



Equity'5 quaitetly meeting at ; the 
Astdr hotel- last : Fxidvty <^t6) agaiii 

ihenibMs . . jth< W?^\ payV^^ 
cprajiiaini that the officei^s 61 the 
association should .'do: ipore- 
its people the relief show 
|>roiect Scission" Was com?- 
parable, . -hpwevier, ' 8101031 

rioiteius ^ssioh the week . previous, 
beeaiise the agitation, that followed 
the issuance of pink dismissal slips- 
had i^bated. . 

.Ohe -of .ttie- objectors jarose and 
read a list of Headlines appearing in 
daiUes Bod^^^V^^ «ctor. deniand- 

• wftethet^^a^^ «xpres^ed^his 
attitude oh iWPA.- ■ HSbnie > of the 

riirtictes rrfeiPTCd. to had .nrt been 

• n»id : in*^ the; fJiiliity .prez - he. iex-: 
pbuiaed'^jlhat 'he could. -hardly reply 
to sd- inyplii^ed query. A^minis- 
ii^ti(m 4iiEain: ihsistied it. had, is, 
dev<>tb9!$ muchi-^fitoA^ the^. Relief 

bie .^ad to answer direct quest^ 
bttt< iiQhe we:ife ; ^ phirased" . .appar' 

?;*ntiy./' -:V\- ^ . 

Michael: isney of thp - WPA iacr 
.\ toris* . coihnniitt^ie,^^ been 
' WovkiiiSg .witifr thCv 

, Ihe pink slip .$ituatl6h» arose to 
: ptt£>t^. disiti^ declai^id: ^e 
. federal Theiitt"?^ go bn;*^^ 

; . Kenneth ; McKenha countered . by 
1 ^Idi^f jiist wh^^^ relief shojvs 
. should be. continued indeflnitely and 

ihiggested 'that some . attention be '■ 



giyeii to the building of the regular 
;legit theatre;. ., ' 

It Was announced at the, project's 
hieadquarterfi that all ipink slips^ 
which were to have become effective 
Mbnday (21); had been set back ^nd 
^he new da.te for letouts: was set lor 
pec; 29. By that time parsons haV' 
ing received .pink slips should have 
received, certificates of . ne;^ from.' 
the Emergency Relief Bureau <and 
Tttinstatcld .on the payroll if.* 
tified. 

. .Group of sitfd.owni .strikers who; 
were.. initrslippMl for immediate 
diismissal has- been talceh back, ae- 
c6i:ding.. to CeL Somiharvell*/ W.PA 
«ulininistra.tor for New yoTlg.. He 
sai rthiat loss of -a \^eek's,sailafy was 
ieiioiugh punishment for .the- strikeirs 
(mostly artiists «nd^ wsiters) Jhut,he. 
ieitr that^^ueh deme(BstnU<»is must. 

. KHDCcUr, >and. ttiis . was niade^ a 
condition for their reinstatement.^ 

They: replied > they would hot dem- 
onstrate* .'uhlej^s* ibinething phoney 
comes tip.' * 

Sbmie- 40 supervisors threatened to 
:^trlke last Thursday (HK but, -with= 
'th^ recall of the pink slip^, they 
tailed' to 'Walk. ' _ 

fiil^tyites at the meeting were 
^rned.not^to strike or picket unless 
30 ordered by.;; the .associatibii'S .couno 
cii; Stage unions, includiiis. Equity, 
stage hands, mtisicians and ^ scenic 
artists, will send ia-delegatibn to the 
Wl*A- headquarters this week with 
the aiin of holding let-outs down, to 
a minimum. 



T^thful, Anyyray 



When . Philip Mbelier was 
staging. 'Prelude to ^Exile' for 
the Theatre Guild, he perceiviBd 
an. extra .copping .a dozeV Stop- 
ping' . the • ■ rehearsal; director 
bawled out the fallow* calling 
. attwition to the hard work they 
were -all .doing. 'Then, he aisiced: 
*liaven"t ybu any interes*; in this 
play?' 

'None whatever,' replied the 
^xtra, who was promptly aired, 



Los Anseles, Dec. 22. 
\iSMiff^ng \ ilnanoial loss for the 
^lin.e they were oil. the ifederal The- 
atre -Prpject; 100 \y6rkers dropped 
: In a natioh-w^iife^c^^^ 
spnhel went back on th^ ipayrbll last 
lyetek;'. ; Move \vais made .after J. 
Howard^ ]ililleic>4 . wfesterH regional di- 
jrectbr, Went-'to Washington .for cpnr 
.^.fabs;' 

. .. i^einsiatement-is temppr'ary, with' 
fhls group eventually to; be placed 
: on other ; WI^ pisb9ficlsilf ;'pdssible.| 



■n5)ri}j\9'( bell bliisD SthKirfX 
ji(».ta|kittL ?> 



Li^ther - Greene, . prpducer ing 
rights to Joe Eisenger's .jSt'eye 
p;luciic's play; 'Point of Honor/ 
went , herpre • Equity 
daj^' (Tuesday) to obtain perm issiPn 
■ ; Wilfred t<aws6h, English actpr, 
-to. teff- the-^Jeadif, .If .ipkayed,^. play 
.WiU probably go . into: rehearsal with- 
• week with Greene di- 

recting. 

' BeGau^e; of : Equity's ^actor 

rule- it is nepessa tP get the okay 

b^(H« proceeding with, production. 
V Xibbks'like it will be gcante^^ 
• ' delay, since the B*ay has been diCii. 
wit to cast, Seventl iMierican legit 
names ^^pproaehed tan^d it 'dpWn 
for yarious .reasons. .. Rok^ oit ; Bene- 
dict ArnPld, lead, ;is ; considered viery 
tough, 

Lawson is currently appearing 'in 
•Prelude to E^ile.* Actor will study 
his role;' while stin playing i -Exile" 
and s4*/itch over, f^lprence Reed and 
Violfet Keats are- also set for 'Honbr;' 



'Cow<S' Stays in Lon«}6n 

Definitely decided not hiring 

ill the Cpws Come. JHome' from. 
London to :BrPadway until next: seaV 
son. Play is housied in the sitiail 
St. Marti over thei'e. and Mairc 
Cortni^lly proposed to curtail the run 
and import the. attract! Idea, was 
Shelved; ' howeyer, because ' the. cast 
could not .cpnie tp.TJew,JYprk at this 
time, having Briii^h'J'lrtTrp^^te^^ 

Connelly has turni^d .'l^is htfon 
to the Immediate production on 

roadway- of Arthur kbbsr's ^Hay- 
ing a Wonderful ^ime.' GalKs for a 
large cast. 



Hblly wood, Dec. 22; 
. Dudley . Digges and iPaulihe 'Fred-: 
erick have left for .New Yoric to start 
rehearsals for the Makwell Ander- 
son play, 'Masque- of Kings,' being 
produced by the: Theatre Guild. 

Miss.. Frederick will play the role 
pf the Empress of Austria. 




t'lRt _ 
first weeii 



Dissatisfaction .with 
business bf-'frhe=Wbmm'- a the Fo: 
restj Phikide)phl»v} wbmptad iyiaic^ 
Gbr<8^j^;bfii|igiJ 06©5Porfmaj>; 
as special press rep and splurge in' 
the Philly daily papers second Mbn^ 
day of engagement. These, ads^ 
which ran about 10 . times normal' 
'Size- for second Monday of a .run, 
cost $5001 

.^Payoff is .that thie iShuberts, oper- 
ators of Forridist, refused to pay for 
iextra lineage, contending 'they didn't 
like the size nor the copy. Goi-don 
consequently had to- foot , the bill for 
extra .'Spaee although business fPr 
second Monday -was reported only 
^100 over that of opening ight. 
^The Women' did 15,000- the first 
week and built to $7,000 in secPhd 
week. 



Cleyelahd,.Dec.' 
Two-thirds'^' of the- 104 actorS in 
the; Iboal, Fiederal Theatre Project 
face; . pippspect' being forced 
into and, ick-axe 

work, . local Fed-» 

eiral 'Theatre's p.ernianent • folding. 
Rest, of the company^ - disbanded a 
month ago by yrhat was. then called 
a *tertipprary suspension,' must move 
'to Cincinnati, 6;, and join ^thc- 'the- 
atre project-.there if they :warit to be 
-eligible for. TeKef pa^^ 

Drastic order . issued, by' Hallie 
Flannagan to Joseph H. Alexander, 
WPA county director here, is being 
violently, pipotested. by' ousted actors 
as discrimination against Cleveland, 
Only 28 who have had professipnal. 
experience of 40 or more weeks be- 
fore going .on the WpA payrolls are 
eligible- for the Cincinnati /ishif t,. and 
the . majprity pf them refuse to go 
that far away. 

Fifty-six others who .; have "been 
acting, in 'the FTP but dpn't qualify 
as professiphals rnay have . to . take 
any kind Pf relief jobs hahded.them, 
after .being pushed into, the waiting 
line. Twenty holding stage-hand. po 
sitions are also out. of lubk for the 
time being. LatteY groups have a 
chance, said Alexander; of being 
merged into the theatre department 
of the county recreation project for 
dramatic prPductipns under cpunty 
and WPA auspices, ■after reorganiza- 
tion. How long thflt will take, ho w- 
ever, is a question, . . . 

All of the 20' professionals, who 
'jfi)f» W i^lhfiX, haiYiPP't : the money to 
.l)W?y'$r> to:,Ci^cjJ?natr. are fighting, to 
t|jie^fuis{pi;red,in 4; body tb the local 

/?i?F!??^Mo^ifPJroJe<itrj ..^ the last 
p^<^ jfhey h^Cj been picketing 
PA .headquarters but drpppcd that 
Mpnday (21 ) tp invent a new cam- 
paign to get a theatre of their own 
h^rei 



•Tide^Rislnff/ by George Brewer, 
Jr., bought by Richard Aldrieh and 
Richard Myers for production some 
time this iseason. Play was formerly 
called 'Small Town America:' 



^Sickness pf T»uth,' Sidney Kings- 
ley- .adaptatio.n Ferdinand 
BruGkiiter's book tb be jpresented by 
the author-producer early ' Feb-- 
ruapy. 




CHI WPA TROUPERS 
ORGAIZE 



Chicagp, Dec;. 

Local members of the WjPA Fed- 
eral Xheftre Project are; organizing 
a Federal Theatre. Council to look 
after their inteirests in .the chahgihg 
WPA scene here and see that the 
£ehulne relief cases are' tak^h. care 
of first,; in case-any -shifts are niade. 

There.; has ..been -an . increasing 
number of complaints, both within 
and outside the WPA, that the proj- 
ects are- hiring and using people 
who do not need the- money or the 
jobSi whilP others whp are in real 
need are unable to . break i 

CrPorge Kbndolf, head of the local 
WPA federal,, theatre, hopped fpr 
Washington /last week for a .cPnfab 
with Hall ie Flanagan, national chi . 



^Biree flfvp Out 



Three shows dropped but of the 
list, suddenly^ last week, two going* 
off a .feW days aiEter opening. ,*D|iys 
to Cbme' was yanked- after seven 
perforinances. Drew isai;'ti:bus 
press.-'-. 



•DATS. TO COME' 
' Opened Biec;. 15, <!3€. Wails 
(Tribune) called Lllliaa Helir 
ouin's. latest play *a '<rav« dis- 
appointment* and none of ilie 
other frdnt-linie critics dissented.; 

Gabriel (American) termed it 
'dawn-ln-ihe-aiiaiith and rather 
doDish fabrlcatlMi.' 



*In the Bag' opened Wednesday 
and ended lafter five parformances. 
Got the worst notices of the season 
thus far. 



•IT'S W THE BAG* 
Opened Dee-. 17, *36. Comedy 
by Don Carle Gillette didn't ret; 
any chcanragement from 'the; 
iBrst-strlQ|:erS. Anderaen (ilaur- 
nal) called it the worst play 
oT the season.' 
; Mantle- (Ne^) declared 
wiir be j«ne' with the wind/ 



'200 Were Chosen' Was withdrawn 
after four SveekS; at the 48th Street, 
'jpropoganda - play drew . spotty busi;- 
ness but generally IpW ; figures. 



'300 WERE CHOSEN' 
Opened Nov. 20, '36. Alaskaii- 
pioneer subject of this, play re- 
ceived praise from the critics, 
with the opinions on the play 
mixed. Brown (Post) said the 
'dialo.r has j;ast»-^plot com- 
mands the attention,' biit Lock- 
ridgre (Sup) stated that it was 
•painted in colors ieo drab far 
the staffe.'. 

Variety (Kanf) said: 'Mader- 
ate biz for a. short run.' 



^he Meal Ticket,*^ comedy by Her- 
man j. Mahkiewicz, set for prPducr 
tion by -Richard Aldtich and Richard 
Myiers. Harry Wagstafl Gribble Will 
direct 



of New York Theatres, 
legit managers' association, will 
probably, hot' appoint a successor 
the post of executive secir^tary im.. 

mediately. Job was. left •vacant by 
the sUdden death of Dr. Henry Mos- 
kpwitz last Friday (W), League's 
board" wiU hold a 'tneetihg Thursday 
(24), but it is indicated that the 
managers ^re in no hurry :to mak 
an appbintment, althbugh it is Sai 
there are a number of applicants lor 
the berth. 

. Dr. MPskowitz, . who held the de- 
jgree of Doctor of Philo.sPphy, was 
under treatineht for about foiir 
'weeks. He /fell into, a 'Coma two ^ 
days befoire passing and heart failw 
Ure was the. actual cause pf death... 
Ebcecutiye was in his ^fiVce up to a 
Week befPre then, aitho.ughVhe 
cftiyed hb callers and 'cPuld harely 
speak . pyer the; telephone.- 

;Dr, Mpskowltz entered the- Broad- 
way 'field; when former ^Governor.Al 
iSmith was named . as representative 
o.f fne' public at the time the Leagiie . 
was formed, original function of \the 
-associatiPn; being, to control ticket 
speculation.- Mbsicowitz was . Smith 's; 
alternate. His Wife, the lite ; Mrs. 
Belle MoskoWitz, had be^n; Smith's; 
secretary and adviser before and. 
after ;he- .occupied' the mansion 
■Aibanyv \ 

CNMiacv air league 
..Harlow -Savage was .engaged, to- 
head *the League at . si salary of 
|2d',000 per year. SayagP came.frbm 
the industrial -field and it was the 
fallacious theory at the time that 
someone Who knew nothing^ about 
tickets cpuld eftectiyeiy cohtrol their 
resale ' the agencies. . Complex 
systPin was tried but resulted in 
constant friction between the brok- 
ers and Ih^ League. After one year 
. Savage: went put and it was decided 
to cbhfin'ue. tiie L-ej^ue ai a strictly 
managerial body;; With MPskoWllz as 
. secretary. - 

Equity, thP other stage Unions and 
the dramatists, complained that there 
was np Tiianagers* organization, but 
the League developed to .be such i 
fact Within the past two years. 

Dr. MPskowitz has acted as con- 
.tact and sometimes spPkesman for 
the managlers in relations with, the 
unions and others. His secretary, 
Ethel Peffer, will carry on the ofQce 
until . a permanent successor is 
-naniedi 



SCW^leZZ EXONERATED 

Jast Told Some Ga^s at a Party-- 
And Sitatty C»iled^ Him in ; 



Equity's Council absolved Jimmy 
Durante from wilfUllj^ violating the 
rule against appearing, in benefit 
performances unless sanctioned by 
ithe 'Theatre Authority. Schnozz had 
;his alibi all ;yorked out. Seems he 
Was present at a certain af¥air in 
BrPoklyn as a paying guest— $100 
Worth... 

Cpmedian explained that, when he 
arriyed, the show ivas oyer, aiiyWay, 
but that he told ia few gags and 
sang., a chorus, after the Urging of 
friends. Althpugh exonerated, 
ivas told: not tP do. it .again. 



m 





Be i^bUshed Laie m Beeember 



Reservations May Be Sent tb Any Variety Office 



NEW YORK 
t54 Wist 46th St. 



LOS ANGELES I CHlCAdO I LONDON 
1708 No. Vine St. 54W.Rahc|6lp(vStJ 8 St. Martin's. PI. 



fpT the Grace ef Cioi'-^The- 

atre Guild and; Sidney Harmon. 

'A Houses in, the Oaaiitry'— Murray 
Queen. ' 

Tuitoii of Oafc Falls'-rCohan and 
Harris. 

'Mastue af KInss*— Theatre Guild. 

'Hey, Diddle, Diddie^^Anne: Nich- 
ols and Morris Green, 

'Behind' Red LlffhW— Jack Curtis. 

'Hiyli Tpr'^Uthri McClintiC. 

'Aroaad Carner'r^LpdeWick 
Vroom. 

The Road'— Craige and 
Weisg^l. 

'Prpmlse'-rCrilbert Miller. 

•Two Mrs. Carroiis'— B. Meyer. 

'Dancincr Cp-Eds*— Werba and Le- 
venthai. 



in Syraquse 

Syracuse, Dec. 22. 
, Federal Playei-s are taking 
Christmas lay-off, returning to the 
boards of the Civic Univeisity Thea^ 
tre, Dec 30, in ''The PLUSLiit pf Hap- 
i\ piness." 

Will be presented: four days with a-, 
special' midnight show Year', 
eve. 



L C ^ I T I Nl A ¥ E 



VARIETY 55 







When. he; presented; the Imperial,, 

N. y.^ as a benep'for the A 
• • jHb\vara ni^^V curtain speegfij whicH q^onsumeji 20 xninytfeis. . 

■ ' Although he ^id hot call. them by. ■coirimen.tej^ on two N6W! 
york'critics 'yha^^^^^ " estir^atibn.^.o^ 

perforiflirtce as^^^^^^^^^ . 

English star ,. said' tb 
should; get togetherr.and' /to iriflu J.' reviewers to; give'; construcr , 
tive^ instead of destructive, critici^infir ' It was ;the lai^t of a riumbier :; 
bf .curtai' spfeecb^esvit^ five-weel? 'stay ^ 

the mfetropplis; V i ' 




Fancy insults of Joseph Verner 
Reed in his bpoki 'The Curtain F.aUs,- 
in refetences to Lee SHubert aiid the 
Showman's aides, did riot injure them 

•:enough for . the ■ cdCirt- ;tb awatd 
diaihages. That; was the decisi Of 
the Supreme Court, QUeehs Coluity, 

• N. Y.' (Long Island City ) laist Friday 
<18). Ciirl Hunt/ who sued Reed for 
$100,000; . iost- a quickly arrived at 
decision bein^l " favor dei 
fendant, 

Wealthy Reed, \vho wais associiated 
with Kenneth MacGrowan in producv 
ihgi a number of legit plays, ■ an- 
hoUnced he was through with show 
business at ihel time the . book Was 
published. jHTe is aniong the socialites 
wbb have figured in the managerial 
end oi Btoadwaiy lor seye^^^^^ sea- 
sons. Most of the others ;are still 
qccasibnally ihterested ih, backing 
shows and it is .understopd^ that . Reed 
has been a . silent • partner several 
times' sinice he took ^a- .'Wallc. 
. What.. Hunt objected to ..yras a 
ref erenqe in , the book detailing what 
went on at a' conference in Shubert's 
■office at a time ;when Heed ahd- Mac- 
. Gowan sought to engage;. . Leslie 
Bank^, who was . under contract to 
^ the Shubertsi On page 227 of* 'The 
' Curtain Falls* Lee Shubert is <ie- 
. scribed as, 'surrounded by four 
iycophaiits/ 

'ExrHoi'se Doctor' 
.' Of the latter quartet, the nari-a- 
tlve,. reads: /Rumor had * that ont; 
was daarOXrbi^c^^^ meehanic and the : 
other an ex-horse doctor.? 
• Hunt figured , the horse-doctor 
.reference to mean himself and Hiade 
that the. basis of his damage action. 
He Ayas. called 'doc' in show circles 
j^ihd placed in evidence diplomais to 
.prove he had graduated an 
osteQjjath. 

: Hunt was in the Shubert produc- 
tion department but, during the re- 
ceivership, his iactiviti^s lessened 
and he finally, left the flrni. More 
than a- year ago lie . opened offices 
with the idea of producing a drania 
called 'Damn Deborah/ which has 
not reached the boardd; yet. Only 
two^ witnesses were caiied , by Reed 
during the two! days* hearing, one 
being Richard Alrich, also a Socialite 
manager " who .' recently ^announced 
production of a number Of plays, first 
of which, ^Age 26;' opeiied at the 
Lyceum, Y., Monday (21). His 
other .NVithess was Capt. Fierce 
Power-Waters. 

It was apparently the:,intehtibh of 
Hunt's, attorneys to prove that Hunt 
was dismissed by the Shuberts be- 
cause of Reed's book. Waters testi- 
fied, however, that there' were sevr 
efal people in the Shubert Off ice who 
were called 'doc/ Alridh saying the 
same thing. Also testified that Hunt 
was not present when Reied and Mc- 
Gowah unsuccessfully tried to get a 
release .of :Banks' contradt. It was 
further testified that 'The Curtain 
Falls- was published'in i935' but that 
Hunt had stated his intention of open- 
ing offices and producing 'Deborah' 
in the fall of 1034. 

Early in .. case; a deposition 
mad^ by Lee Shubert was riefad, man- 
ager having been confined, to his 
apartment for several weeks. It was 
to the effect that he knew Hunt over 
a period of years and was well re- 
garded in show business. Claude P. 
reneker. Shubert chief p.a;, dls- 
layed a faulty memory on the stand. 

hen asked if, .at a certain period, 
thcr Shuberts Wei'e not in receiyier-' 
ship he could not recall and added 



Another Reason 



:'Unde^^^^^ the 
. $150,000 .was; not the actual rea-; 

son: Why JToseph Verner 
• quit producing. Fact that he was 
. tied lip with the Shiiberts un- 
•: der a 'five year contract, to book 

only their Broadway theatres is 

said to.have steanaed iip the soi> 

..cialite showman. ' 

It yas genierally known that 

there were fireqiient clashes be- : 

tween hirii and the Shubert 

office. 




Mana^er^ Not Going to Flbr- 
ida-r-rProspects Too Gbodl 
iii To wh— -Can Piimp Hits 
'on l^hei'Street Up to' April, 
is Qelief 



Minskys Told to tay^ 0^^ 
Vinton Freedlf t's Title 



. The i\liriskys. were' ordered to 
vise the name 'Red, Hfet and I^^ 
for their -first Stock • biirlesque show 
at the Oriental, N^Y-.j renamed from 
Warners. Contending that, the bur- 
lesque, people were .d'eliberateiy try- 
ing to lift the title of Vinton Freed- 
Jey^ 'Red, Hot and ;' Blue,' at the 
Alvin ' nearby, A.v Li Berman, atj- 
torney for the. legit inanager, won 
assent frbnri .the court. • 
. ..Hearing was held - in ■ special pai:t 
ttreej. Supi-eme Court^^ Y«. before 
justice Peter Schihiick, . who signed 
the restrairiirigVyord^r' without, pro- 
test, from tiie Minskys.' Latter .pror 
pose using V another title 'Swing, 
Baby; Swing.' That is a merger of 
'Swing . Your Lady,! also legit, and 
a film, 'Sing, Baby, Sing' (20th ). 



'Greek' Next Spring 

Vinton Frieediey is. virtually set to 
go with ' reek .to . You,' musical com- 
edy . which. iS; planned for Lbndbn 
during the Coronation but which he 
now plans for Broadway early in the 
spring, Casthas nbt been set with but 
bne exception, that Of Parkyarkarkas. 

' io comic is a^ireeable to the 
stage assignnient bUt a Hollywood 
commitment has delayed his signa- 
turingi He is to play opposite Jbe 
Penner. ih a filmusical but uhde.r- 
stood th^ scenario is not: cbmpleted; 



K. 0. TAENELL* 

Kansas Cityj Dec. 22. 

Resident theatre will produce 'Par- 
neil' early in. February.' 

Negbtiations being . made: to 
bring Ottb Kreuger here ;fbr tjie 
title role. 

he was 'ipress depart- 

ment.' 

Ex-bicycie mechanic mentioned, in 
the book is believed; to refer :. to Ben 
Malom of qrie-time. Shubert 

'secret service/ who .Was said to have 
been a bike cop, . Lawreriice .Marsdeh, 
i the witness chair, said he was 82 
years , old and had been pf or .on the 
stage for 59 years. . 
A Reedi 'on the (stand, Stated he had ; 
dropped $150,066 in -shoxy businej;s. 
Asked abo.ut using the word 'syeo- 
phant' in the offending: paragraphs, 
he said he thougllt it meant 'flat- 
tered.' One thing that Steamed up 
Huhf the descriptibh . of the 

word, as contained iii the dictionai'y. 
Reed, when asked if the Shubevts 
were not the largest firm in show 
business, countered, by stating thej^ 
were the iggest Operators of the- 
atre -really. ' 



in no 

hurr on winter vaca- 

tions this' season; in fact, feW haye 
.plahned their ami iial Florida trips. 
Managers' have ■ intensified -schedutes 
for more new shows, .despite .a seem- 
ing .Shortage of ftiateri ...and some 
are even- crystaUizing, plans for late 
spring ;and summer 'attractions, 
. . . Some lariagers • believe that the. 
demand .is sb strong .that hits cart be 
pumped pntcTBroadway up to April, 
because of the playgoers'. appetite for 
. standout , playsv' .People Who patron- 
ize legit have :yolced the opinion . that 
there are not enough' Sqckp shows on 
the list, and, . while they have a de- 
sire to attend the theatre, rnbre ofteii, 
have, discovered a- scarcity of plays. 

it is known that some: of last sea- 
son's attractipris which have held 
over or resumed their yengagements, 
have drawn quite, a few repeaters^ It- 
is figured, hbwevei:, that these stand^. 
outs will soon reach the liihit in siz- 
able patronage and even such of 
them as were rated; strong enough 'to 
last into . the spring,' because of the 
box-office strength up .to Thanksgiv- 
irig, are likely to curtail their niain 
stem engagements. 

New Socks 

There aire at least fiye such attraiCT 
tibns. -Indications- arie that the .ex- 
pected- newer sock attractions will 
affect, the .grosses of the run shows. 
Latter- >ili then be replaced and at 
least soine bf them . ill take to ;the 
road, .where thei'e .is big money to 
.bie. had for the hits, too. 

.Whether all the holdovers, or 
which ones, will (fairit; a date: or take 
to tbiiririg, will.'sobli. be ' decided. 
Usual pre-hbliday lull- Mitill 'end late' 
this weiek When Christmas 'witt' have 
passed, and the .New Year celebra-, 
tion starts. New Year?s Ifeve' tiicAcet 
prices are not thought to. be exces- 
sive; this year; and ai'e not as high 
as ih the boom seasons. 

But it is,after 1937 iS irung in that 
the' figures will .tell the ' Story. Big 
grosses will be natural up to that 
point. When it also ill be known 
whether the holiday premiere card 
will have produced, the quota of hits' 
indicated in advance. 

It is clear that tlie managers are 
trying tb make this season produc- 
tively better than cn Broadwaiy than 
for the past two seasons, Flprida 
is .out: for the time being at. least. 




On Rent of Its Name llieatr^^ 




Minus One- Star 



New ipw- oh Broadway show 
rating' appeared' NejWs, 

Y.; last Friday :(L8), when ' 
.Burns Mantle topped his review 
of 'In the Bag' with .miniis one 
star. . Play opened the ' Bel- 
. mont ; , the evening r'evious. 
Last Season one show,, Which 
lasted only one night, Syas given 
'no. stars', by. .the tab. ■ 
. . N rating, is four stars'^ 

. ; Man^^ of ac- 

top honors -to hits, this 
however, shows to 
date ;getting them.' Such stand- 
outs as 'Tovarieh,* 'Stage Dobr,' 
'You Can't Take It -With Ybii,* ' 
'Red, Hot and Blue' and 
'Brother Rat' were accorded 
three , stars each, not even 
; \threerplus marlc being recorded; ■ 



RESERVED DECISION 
ON MRS. WYNN'S SUIT 



N. Y. Supreme Cpu.rt justice 
Samuel L Rosenman on , Monday (21) 
reserved decisibri' pn the applicatibn 
bit Mrs. Hilda; keenah Wynn for 
weekly aliinoiiy. of $3,500 ^ind coun* 
sel fees pending the outcome pf her 
suit for separatioh from Ed Wynn. 
Attorneys fpr bPth sides were 
dered to submit briefs. • 

Max p. Steuei", counsel for - Wynn, 
made public the substance pf . the 
comedian's a.hswer to his wife's 
charges of u'nfaithitulneSs, ' that he 
had been; cruel to>her, Wynh claims 
that he" had spent thousands of dpl- 
lars in an effort to cuire Mrs. Wynn 
of drhiking .tp excessi . In his answer 
he requests '. court to, . determine 
his-'wife'S respohsibiiity. 

Wynn , married 'Hilda Keenari; 
daughter of the late Frank Keenan, 
in, 1914, , ,, 



i'oij'it )-...;, 



Sam H; Harris, producer 'You 
Can't. Take It With You,' ' which 
opened tb high proinise at the Booth, 
N. Y. last week. has. started casting 
fbr .No. 2 company, with the 
aid Moss Hart -and Gebrge Si 
Kaufman, authors. Road outfit is 
aimed for Chicago. 

Manager received three offers for 
the film rights from ;maj|br picture 
firms.; None' waj aecejpted, Hariris 
arid . authbrS figuring it is too 
early to speculate on the release 
datCi 




Theatre duiid,- N. Y., l^Xge^t arid 
most siiccessfuT ■ legit subscriptibn 
production group* is Peking 
aihelibration bf. its leasing arrange- 
ment, in bperating th< Guild Theatre^ 
Which entails an annual' rental out- 
lay^ of $90,000. That figure is i 
cess of average rental costs of legit- 
theatres, but, although r75% bf the. 
Guild - theatre second jnbrtgage. borid- 
holders. have agreed to a new deaV. 
there are; Sbine dissenters. , 

Guild Theatre arid the Theati-e 
Guild are two /.separate entities, fpr-; 
iner bwning thb house and latter be-- 
irtg. the production, group. 'Theiatre: 
cost around $li006,0bo, firiariced' Up to^ 
$592,006 by a secbrid mortgage 
which bonds Were issued in denpnii- 
hatibrts. pf $T00 .tp $1,000,, there /beirig 
1,625 such bphdhblders. About; 25% 
bi each bond retired,. 50 

that the holders have received a tbr 
tal of :$2l8j000. :> 

. teasing artahgeri^ient^.c^^^^ fpr the 
(juild to pay interest and .tapies, plus, 
6% on the bonds. Totafi of such pay-' 
ments 'have averaged $0O,O0O yearly." 
Provisibn calls, for interest on the 
bonds to be paid When earned; buti 
although the theatre has riot inade 
money every season since .it opened; 
in 1925, payriients were reguilarliy 
iriade, reserve beirig used for un- 
profitable seasons.': 

'Wants Reserve Fund 

, Guild, in seeking a. reduction ■©£ 
Tibrid paynients, alsa .aims io jestab- 
lish .a reserve fiirid of $f66^608 to 
take care of pbbr seasons. 

Jascha Helfe.tz, who pwris $/,006 bj( 
the bonds. Is an objector and asked 
that the Guild be required to giv^ 
the details of its finances. He dc- 
inahded to know the saliarles andi 
bonuses at a reorganization hearing 
before Federal Judge John C. Khox. 
Vioii. ist coritended .thsit he apd othr' 
ers were entitled faknow a;bbut.suclt 
matters, before /agreeing -to a mbdifl-', 
cation of the second niortgagb condi- 
tions. Heifetz and others said there 
is no maricet for the theatre's bonds 
and that. ;the la^t bid was $250 for a 
$1,600 bond. 

, Theatre Guild had refused such ai 

merlyrthe dir^cto^s 9t}^ h^a|[s of the 
prbductibh departmerit ; wefe given 
bbnuses, but npne are knowi to have 
been disbursed for the past five 
years. Guild cphtehd:: that it has 
been generbiis to; a point of draining 
its resources by rentirig the theatre; 
whereas other hbuses were available 
at much less money, and, in fact; the 
Guild' could play other : theatres oil 
sharing terrins -withbut beirig tied 
down on. an annu'al rerit basis. ' 



Legit managers .- and headS pf the 
stage ions haVe failed to secure 
corices?ioiis f rom th e r ai Iroads; Let- 
ter jbintly addressed , to Frank <jill- 
mor e. Eg u i ly ;• Jairi es B I'eri n an of the 
stagehands, and the late;Heiiry ;Mos- 
kowitz;. bf the. Thciitre: League,/gives; 
a rather weak reason why the T.runk 
Lines Assocjatibn h(id decided nbt to 
act favorably on the susi'gestipns frbm 
the showmen; 

Pilncipal cbrice.csion sought was tb. 
per it touring thbali icjil Gbmpanies 
to use. sleeping cars with .coach tick- 
ets purchased at Ibe .new 2c; per mile 
■rale. ' . \ 

I Letter states that tlie nieriVber rail-, 
roads 'epnqlUded . that the carriers 
would not be warranted' in making 
theatrical interests an .exception, 
■owing to the adverse effect on their 
revenue genei^ally/ 

Concessions in the matter bf bag- 



gage cars Wer also. down." 
When the shbw.people met with -the 
Trunk .I^iries,- it Was indicated that 
the suggestions, would favprably. 
considiered, ipr whicii reason the re- 
sult proved; di.sti isappoiriting. 
Tui'n-down letter: , 
Letter 

'Geritlemcri:':; 

'Referring to yoUr vlptier of Oct, 24 
irelative ;to transportation of theatri-; 
cal parti , concerning whicji your- 
self and other rinbmbers of the dele- 
gation add ressed in* merhljorsh i p 
line? at a'mbetini^ on Oct." 22,..ndvancT 
ing^ertai " prbposaTs in cpn.ncctipri 
therewith substaritiaTiy a.<; folloAV's: 

'(a) That coac)\ tickets .i.s.sucd to 
theatrical fcpriipanies be honpred- for 
ti'ayel in sleepirig car.s; 

■(b) That a- free baggage car be 
accorded on presentation of 20 
(Continued on page 59 ) 



Keith Ml^rried Again 

Joseph (Jbey) Keith, bf the Ppsfal- 
Leblahg ticket Qgency, was riiarried 
to Florence Russell last Friday , (IS) 
in New Ybrk; It's the thitd tin^e 
for each. "They jnimediately iled 
for Norfolk, returning on the same 
boat Sunday. . 

Couple had been fri since 
childhood; Bride has bcen:. in the 
office of Dorialdsoh; Dpuglas; 8i 
.Gumble. 



Gaites 'Galloping' 

Los Angeles, Dep. 22. 
Jpseph M. Gaites will produce 
'GaUopiiig Down,'/ play by Brainieijd 
Beckwith arid. Fyank FoWlerj an: 
adaptatibri .frbni nby^^l by .Beck- 
with, 

Likely it will he produced: latter 
partsot next month at the Belasco 
here. 



SCHAFER JOINS 'SHOW 

Pittsburgh; Dec, 
Robert Schafer; who sang the riiaie 
lead in ShUberts' recent. Revival of 
'Naughty Marietta,' is " a : la.st-:nijmate 
addition to the; cast, of 'Shpw Is pin,' 
hei:e last week. 

'Tenor will share the revue's vocal 
burden with Gracie Barrle, who was 
figured to have had too inany spots 
I on her haiids. 



$6 



VAiOETY 



L E C I r I M 4 ¥ C 



Wednesday, Deceniber 23, 1936 





BROTHER RAT 

Comefly in three acti (seven acenes) by 
John Monks, Jr.. . and Fred V. FlnkleHpfT. 
Produced and staged- by. George Abbott et 
Biltinor^ N." T„ Det. W. rSO; sets, Clrker 
and; Bobbins; ii3.8» top (?:4.4ft top opening 
nfeht); . ' ... 

Mrs. Brooks... is Burnley Ralllns 

Joyce Wlnfree. ... . , . . . . Vy" Oahoon 

Jenny. ;.Anna . Franklin 

Clalte Ramrn/- • ' • ..MMW.Mason 
Harley Harrington..... . ... .JWch«?a Clnrk 

Bthg EdwnrdB. . . vi .....;. . . : .Eddie Albert 

Billy Rnndolph , i i i . . . . ..; .Frank , Albertdon 

K-ate Rice. . . . .■. i . .Kathleen Pita 

Dan Crawford. . , . . i . . . . . . . . ; ..Jose Ferrer 

A, . Furman ToWnsend, ; . . . Pobert Foulk . 
♦Newsreer .Scott. .. V.^Gepard TLewls 
'Xrlpod* Andrews. . . .... . i . Robert Gritflth 

Omnt V jBot tome. ... ..; v ■ .Ezra Stone 

Slim ... . . . . . . . ; . . . . . . . . . . iDavld HofUnan 

.Lientienant 'Lace Drawers* BoRers 

.Vincent York 

Colonel Ram. .Carroll A.shburn, 
'Member of ibe Ouacd. ; . Janies^Monks 
Member of .the Guard.v...iW«lter WwiBner 
Member of the Guard. , ..Bobert O'Donovan • 

deoFge At>^<>'tt is in agiaan with isi; 
comiedy ilick. It makes this third 
lii a roW he's brought! in lor. Warner 
Bros, ianancing);. IfQt , cdiintihg, 
; his unhappy igressiorii$ 
frQim the comedy field. 

Behind the sUghtly iimsavoiry title 
Of; rother TRat' * a fuiiny: and 
faatv ibout life in a miiitiary 
ichopl. *rhis, perhaps, ends that 
■subject f Of a tvhfle. There were two 
piays e.aflii^r thii season on the sub-< 
ject. both, uiifoirtuhatie experiienc^s. 
Both, Vhoi^eVer,-^ fr 
thfirsuhi^ct from a iseriotisi, istrai^t^ 
ifprward stahdpbintt >n{^ the 

V^filtilts bf the life of cadets, ' while 
brother Ratf wades right in, ac- 
cepts; the evils evils^ the good 
points as gbpd poi and has itself 
a jolly time. 

All tliree plays; weri written by 
.novice; playWrlf^ts, youths whp had 
gone through it alt and biad to get 
the Subject oft their cheists. This 
one, too.: i)^ by youths in their twint 
ties -.With no previous experience. 
Abbottv generally does a lot of re- 
writmg on plays he ha^ anything 
to : do: with; His ■ name is not down 
as collabp>rat<(r here biit it's a cinch 
he contributed to the writing, It cer« 
tainiy mti^t have bfeen he who wrot6 
iBtt lesist a coiiple of the curtain lines. 
' That,. ■ incidentally; iij .^ tip-oil to 
; the Abbott formula if iahybody clues. 
He ^ writes curtain lih^ gags and bdcks 
his plays up to them. No squawk 
on that Not when they're as funny 
(is they are jn 'Brother Rat.'- 
; .Thertf isn't , very much stoiy; 
Thete are .isome cadets and some 
girls come down to see them and 
tiroiible starts;. One of the lads ii 
secretly married and . his . wife , is 
. going to have a baby^ If that's 
known hell be kicked olit. of schooL 
Alia that mustn't be permitted be? 
caii^e he's the best pitcher of the 
school: yand is needed for an impor> 
taht game; .So back ; and: forth, com- 
plication on complication uiitil it all 
ends well for iall. 
.Frank Albertsott^ :from Hlm^^ 



rer,: ,whq "Bto,; 

number\of %e,v^_, ,„ 

son in shows' -wnich. had^to ! depStt 
before they cOiild paf^h their breath. 
There's a girl named Wyti Cahooh 
.Who is by no means the' world's 
greateiit actress but Hollywood ou^ht 
to send .het' a.^ticket. tjuick:: Holly •• 
wood will send hor . a ticket anyvyray, 
sooner or late'r, and it'ir cost more 
if itjhesitates. ; 
, Eddie Albert, too, . does good 
Job. , No dope, on who V he' is, . or 
where he'. ^ comes from. ■. Charles. 
Washhiirn, show's^ press-pgent, likes 
to write, on the sidei ' So he pulled 
a fast oiie and. instead of .listine; the 
cast hiograiihies'' he wrote himself 
an essay on the past life 'Of the 'two 
yoiing playwrishts; Gharlie is about 
to become a playwright oh his own 



and his sympathies li that way, it 
&eems. Other okay acting bits are 
turned in by Anna Franklyni Mary 
Mason, Robert Foulk and Ezra 
Stone, though, triith to tell, theriB are 
no bad jobs; George Abbott's tpo 
cagy a director' for that, Kaitf. 



AGE 26 

Drnma. lh txvo 'actB preycnled at tycejinn, 
"N. y., Dec. '.M. . 'iWi, by. Richard Aldrtch; 
written by Ahnif C^rawford Flexner; Robert 
Harris Llrida WfttklhBi K^n.neth.MnoKennn 
featured; staged' by Harry AVajfstaff Grlb- 
ble: ;^.M top; 

Charted Air Itti roWn. 

Kenneth- MaoKerinn 
John Taylor-.,...;... ....Matthew Boultoh 

Mrs. . Bjawne. ■. V . . . . ; . .Leona Powier.i 

William Glfford; . . . ... ... . ; . . .Fred: .J..efllle 

John iiockhart... loyd GouRb 
Lord- Byron... . i> . . . . . ,-. ■.-..Charles-' Trexler 

Shelley. . ;.. .... ."; Anthony iCemble Cooper 

John Keats . . . . i . . ... ^ . . . . . .'vRbbert Hhrrl.s 

Joseph -Severn . . . . . ... . . William WhlteHond 

Mr. Hart. ....... . . ; ; ,H, . Ceioper GUfte 

Fanny- Br " . . . . .. .-. /.Iilnda -Wh'tklns 

Dr.: Sftwrey; . .'. A; G. Andrews 

Hannah; ... . ... i i ; .-..Sally Fltzpat'rlcU 



:; , ichard Aldrich . has inapped qvA- 
an ambitious, production schedule, of 
which -Age 26- is tiie first . this sea-^ 
son. He chose what is probably the 
ciuietest of his group, , one vindicated 
to. be limited in . draW; despite 
cellence of its writing and acting..^ 

Anne Crawford Flexher, authoress, 
exhibits ia Vast change of pace from' 
her 'Mrs. Wig^s of the. Cabbage 
Patch.' ■ Fashioning oi the biogi'aph'- 
ical drama, which details One fleet- 
ing year in the. life' of . England's 
brilliant poet, .John Keats^ i^reisum-' 
ably wa& a task which covered some 
time, for it is a polished work. 

For the literati, 'Age 26' will 
doubtless . be a classic, .butr^ for the 
average playgoer: it may: prove other- 
wise.--. .■ ■ ' 

Play opehs an the reading rooni , of 
the astute, kindly, publishers, Taylor 
and Hessey, and there, at 'Uie? start, 
are Byron, Shelley,, Keats, and two 
critics who' have, unmercifully- ridi- 
culed the poems of Keats .in the re- 
views of the day. 

. . In this first scene lies, virtually all 
the character strength of the play. 
Some , erf the people do not - appear 
again sind this seenis a Weakness in 
construction. If is the second period, 
or costume, play at the. Lyceum in 
succession.: First, this. -season, 'St. 
Helena,' Was highly regarded, too. 
and, like the new drama, diealt with 
the evening of a man's! life; 
.Keats', playi however,. has the vir- 
tue < of dealing with a young ;man, 
although he I is doomed from the 
starts being afflicted with the ail 
meht that caused the death Of his 
mother and brother. There are 
periods when the, beauty of Keats' 
odes . are ' given to. the audience. 
His friend,. Charles BrOwn,' reclaims 
many items , which he had torn up 
and tossed asidei and .it is due to 
this fact . that : Keats later' became 
known as. one of Britain's geniuses. 
Generosity of publisher Taylor fur- 
nishes another sympathetic charac- 
ter and he observes that his firm 
will have, the, gr^titjude ,of v^t^^^ 
ds hiSt rG^v3rcl ' ' ■ * ' * 




ing tb: Italy, there to be hear the sick 
Shelley arid there to die, one . year 
later, Filial scene, oh, ship, when 
Keat^ takes leave of Taylor and his 
friend Brown, going off with the 
artist John Severn, shows the :poet 
relinquishing the bottle of laudanum 
with which he had planned , to com- 
mit, suicide. 

Interest attaches tO the playing of 
Robert Harris, young Engli^hnian, 
appearing as .Keats. Picture scouts; 
saw him in adtibn during the- -first 
half of the play ; and then . most Of 
them took the air, but he is likely 
to land in Holly Wood< nevertheless. 
. Linda Watkins; a sweet .and tender 
F*anhy. is in a. new kind of part for 
her. She ' and Kenneth ..Ma.cKenna/ 





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(Week of Deo. ZD 

>Awake Mid Sine/ .'Brightoh, 
Brighton Beach. 

Ballet Ensse^ ' Au<i>torIum, 
Chicago. 

*Boy :Meets - 

rancisco, 

?Bi»y Meets National, 
Washington. 

'Children's Heiur/ Paramoimt, 
Toledo, 21. . . 

'Clt Alohgr Little Degle/ 
bert, Newark, 

tOea4 EndL' EIrlanger, 
delphia. 25-26: 

/Enii ef Summer/ (Iha Claire !>, 
Rojral Alexandra, Toronto,- il-23;\ 
. Masonic Aude, Rochester, 24; 
Eplahger, Buffalo, 25-26.: 
, /First Lady/ (Jane Cowl), 
Harris, Chicago, 26. 

•Follies/ Nixon, Pittsburghi 
25-26, . 

^Frederlcka/ Shubert, oston, 
25-26. 

"f tea,i Waltz/ ; Philharmonic^ 
Los Angeles, 25-26/ 

•Hamlet/ (Leslie fioward), 

land, Chicago, 25-26,. 

•j^ne Eyre/ (K. Hepburn), 
Shubert, New Hayen, 26. 

fLady Precioas Streaim/ 
;nut; Philadelphia. 

'Leanlpf Letty/ ('Post, 

Road'), Selwyn; Chicago.. 

'Afiilatto/ Studebaker, 
cago, 25-26, 

Naslmova .Itepertory;Hartinan, 
Colimibusi 26. 

•Othello/ (Walter Hustpn), 
Forrest, Philadelphia, 125-26. 

'{Trifle and Prejiidlce/ English, 
Indianapolis, 25-26. 

•Scandals/ Cass, Detroit, 25-26. 

•TdlnwroW We Live/ El Gapi- 
tan, Hollywood,: 



who plays Keats' pal rown^ are c6- 
featured with Harris. Good perr 
fprmances are turned : in by . nearly 
all: the cast,^ which . includes Leona 
Powers, Matthew Boulton, Lloyd 
Oough, Anthony. Kemble Cooper, 
Charles Trekler, William Whitehead 
jind A; G. Andrew^; Ibee: 

TAKE IT AWAY 

(PBINGETON iTBI ANGLE CLUB) 

Musical comedy In two acts (l6 scenes), 
piiesented . by Princeton Triangle Clu.b at 
Venice, N." Y„ tor .two days, Dec. 21-22, 
.'30, book, Gordon ChadwJcU, '37;. P. W. 
.Rounds,, Jr.. '!SSi W. .J. Watson, <38: J. S. 
Blay,- '37; J". .H. Kennedy, '37; music and 
lyrlcsr, W. Hi Bofden, '37; e. S. Marvin, 
'37). F. E; Taplln," '37: K. B. .Alexander, 
37i filaunders Maj^Well, .'39; W. C. Springer. 
'40; sets, Gordon. Chadwlck. '.'M; staged by 
WiUlaHn Miles; dances, Morgan Lewis; 
$3.50 topi . . . 

Dixie Dejaho...... R. u; dowdery, '38 

Manny ■ Maghuin . . . \:, . , , . . Mark Hdyes. '39 
Chester Plpps^.,. Alexander Armstrong, '37 
Henry Wallinffford Westchester, ni; . 

E. A. lilinlwrgi Jr., '37 

: Chuttleworth . . .C. I. Pierce, '37 

Newton. Wei8vU..........;...j'. E. Fox, '30 

Kex- Stuart...... W. C, Hubbird, '38 

Jack ....... ^ ... W. . J; Watson, '38 

Pabitini... ... ... ... W. H;- Boirden,. '37 

Cynt,hla' F(iresy\fi*V; . IC: C. Norlhrujj, '137 
MipSiTdinei';'.i.S...v. .-.J. ines, '37 

Leaider of the GhoyMs: '.V 

E: A.,IiinibeMf,:.'37i,asBlated by P. ith, 
; ^37; - and D., :&t Gamble. . C81r. ' 
Girls; -". . • ■■• - - ' 

3. A. Smith, Jr.; '-37; H; W^, Butterwortli, 
. Ill, '33; J. a; Cashnian,. '3S; J. W. Chap- 
man, '38;' C.C. Eaton. '38; C. H. Huvelle, 

,'38; J. h; 3U»porte; '38; W. M. tove, '38; 

K. S. Olsan, '38; E. G. Jtlgga, "i^; Wb. 

Watrous. '33; G. C. Burke, 'i»^ R. B. 

Hardingi '30; C. P. Liiiibei '3U; R. W. 

Myers; 'SO; Walsh; " 

Hoys; ' . .. 

S. P. Ban.lgan, '87; R. S. Dumper, '37; 

J. .R. Fales, '37; C. C. Honaakor, '37; 

A. M; Osgood; '.37; P. amitli, '37; 3. B. 

Beaty, Jr., • '88; J. J. Davis, '33; R. A.. 

Lydecker. '38; R. Moment, .'36; A. W. 
. ShniliU; '38; J. S. Bell. '30; K. S. Cook, 

Jr.< '3!li W. N. Lane, '3)); Pi Ggborn, 

.;.l'J; R.VD. Thum, '30; W. D. .Sti;pud, 

31). 



Prihcetori's college boys are mak- 
ing fun ^Of Hollywood this year. Aii- 
nuar Triangle club frolic, generally 
61 a satiric nature, slaps, it oh pretty 
thick, pointing : out the ; idiocres of 
filmland . and the Shakespeanean 
cycle./ Not that it's as sharp as 
satire should be, or as funny as 
satire could be— but there it is. And 
there's a . good-natured di the 
college boys involved, too; that 
/makes it okay. 

As per usual, the show is fairly 
elaborate. Staged by pros, with the 
boys playing both male and female 
roles, there is automatically a fine 
spirit .of fun engendered. This year's 
show, as it happens, is hot the. best 
of the series; there are some mighty 
rough ispots. :But thOre are. a cpuple 
of good tuhesi geherally ^ood lyrics, 
?ood hopfology. and a couple of far- 
from-had laughs. 

Most talented membet> of the uri- 
dergraduate group involved in the 
festivities is W; H. Borden, '37, Who 
is responsible for the better songs, 
With Q; S. Marviii, also '37, and also 
a spngwi-iter, not far behin ; Songs 
are somewhat reminiscent, but not 
ahnoyingly sOi Noticeable, to 3, that 
•he lyrics are smarter than they 
-lave. been in the past, suggesting a 
Cole>Porter influence, although the 
Kyming schemes used (especially in 
'he Marvin numbers) . are of the 
rin'icate effect of RodgerS arid Hart, 
■n the manufacture of tunes the lads 
"le not so lucky, evidently tripped, 
a bit by swing. Such soneis. how- 
ever,' as 'When Shall We Meet 
(Continued on page 59) 




Postponement by Gilbert MiUer of Tromlise* from this week until next 
at the Little, N. Y., was occasioned by his decision to replace Lauretta 
Taylor in the east, Irene Brown, appearing in "The Country Wife,' which 
the manager is presentihg at Henry Miller's, was assigned Miss Taylor's 
piart. Ruth WestOn is, slated tO go into 'Wife' in Miss Brown's part. 

War,ners is in bh *!^ which was adapted by H. M. Harwood from 

Henry Bernstein's French origlna].' Since it is a foreiign play there is no 
apparent violation of the agreement betweeh filmi eoinpahies to stay off 
legit. When Miller, sold Warners the picture rights to 'Toyarichl it .Wais 
agrieed the fllm company share in flnarici Promise' ;,and-^^The Amazing 
Dr. Cliiterhouse/ yet to come. „ 



Several instances , where .Eqiiity required applicants f or mennberihip 
furnish birth cefUfliates to prove .1^^ citizenshi have been noted. Most 
recent, case* is that : of Bruce Smith; who was born oyer Here * biit lived in 
Bngland mOst of his life. His British accent is so unmistakable that 
Equity asked for proOf of birth in this cOuhtry» Smith's certificate sho^yed- 
his natal toWh to be' J(Unerva, 

Another oddity viras that of ah actress, born. in England, but with a father 
who was a ship's captain from Te^as. He niiairried ah Englishwoman and, 
at the- time, : the law provided that persons born abroiad could elect to 
become citizens of the IJ. S^; provided the male, parent had sueh status> 

Sniith is slated to appear in 'Richard n.' 



Equity, at its couhdl' session last week, voted to subscribe to $5,009 
worth Of diebehture bonds for the Wbrid'js Fair, dated to open in New 
York April 30, 1939. Actors' association is the first of the stage unions to 
aet on the suggestion of the fair's bond committee at a recent iheeti 
tended t>y other unions and the. 'managers. ; ., 

LegiVs quota set by the committee is. $250,000, the debentures cailihg for 
4% interest. Whether other unions are in % position to invest is not def- 
inite, none Of .the others ' being, sa^ r^serye comparable, to 
Equity- s.~ Managers,, are . expected Ihilividuaily, one already 
being in f or $25,000^ . 



Average reader, wais someSyhat puzzled over extra space ads : .which 
beorge Abbott inserted in the dailies last Friday (18), giving excerpts of 
the exceptionally favorable notices accorded his new play, 'Brother Rat,' 
Biltmore. It Was topped with: 'We like the critics so m.uch Vv^e've diecided 
to make them 'Brother Rats.' iliey like us too.' 

it 'Vlras understandabte, however, to those who sa\y the newest laugh 
show,. Term is One of affection in the military school in. which 'Brother 
•RatV is .locaied. 



PUYS OUT OF TOWN 



LITTLE DOGIE 

. Newark, Bee. 21; 

Farce-comedy In ttn<ee acts .ipreiiented .at 
the ' .S'hubert, by. -'Theodore - .Hdmrner^teln 
and Den i , Du • l^oi;, tn aSsdclHitiori with 
Robert Goltlfiteln; . - Authored by Robert 
Slot^ne and LoUis Pelle^ler; -Jr.'; staged' by 
Rowland G. JiJdwftVdB; settlnBS by Kfti-le 
O. Amend... 'lurS Prank Parker.' 
Ma Hardy. ....... . . ..Mary Morne Morrison 

Jeft ■ Hardy . .Marlon Willis 

Pop Hsudy ...Royal C.y^tout 

June Hardy.,, Dorothy Llbalre 

Professor Jjandls. Walter Scott Weeks' 
First Youns ilun.-.v. ........ .I.Peter Hoes 

Second Young Man . , .\ . . . Walter Bernard 
DauBhter . .., .... i ... . . ... . Mary Chhmberiain 

Mother.^ : . ;> . . .- .Lollta! Lawrence 

Elly Jordon.......... ........Frank Pa:rker 

Sam ThoVne. ..'.Arthur -D. Sachs 
Roy Chadwlck ; . . ....... . , . . . ,.v ri.ouls Soriri 

Miss Semnie. . . ,.. . .Francetta Maltoy 

Mrs.. .Toudon « ...... Cathei'ine Proctor 

Mr,. Jordon.'.;....V..-.-;.......,Hans Robert 

Pat Dunn;;.;......«.....;.>...Russ Brown 

Bell Boy:..... ^...Rudult Brooks 

First Reporter, Arthur Uttry. 

S'ecohd Reporter.;...... Anthony. Gray 

Camera Man. ...... ....Tex Fletcher 

A Reporter. . , w . . . Joseph Kleen^a 
B Beporte'r . Peter Van Buren- 
Glbaon , Girls^andi-a Waring, Elaine 

Adams, Monlcii Klopplng, Kay Thorne.-' 
Inctde'ntal Music Entree Acts. .Tex Fletcher 



In this farce comedy. With the ein- 
phasis on the farce, Frank Parker, 
radio f ave, is mesmerized into a hero 
in the, nick of time by a professor. 
As., the tenderest. of tenderfoots, 
Parker plays a hitch-hiking Brook-, 
lynite in Wyoming, :ii.ersuaded to stay 
on a dude ranch by Dorothy Libaire, 
to finally overcomes his shrinking 
violet phobia. 

. A New Yoi-k agent hears him sing 
the only: song in the play and signs 
him lip for a radio program. A disr- 
gruntled .cowboy exposes the cowboy 
from Brooklyn over the:Bowes hour, 
and there is wild scramble oh the 
part of the agent to establish an 
ho.hest-to-go6dhess mothei*. and 
father from the west for him. With 
the Madison Square, tiardens ahhiial 
rgideb, in ; oiTder ,to' sign a picture 
contract Parker must ride a horse as 
j Udge of a contest. A professor con- 
veniently appears and, being a be- 
liever ' in ; behaviorism . i hypnotizes 
Parker into a real he-man who 'can 
ride the toughest bronchbs, The pro- 
fessor goes further and Inadvertently 
puts the agent under the same' spell, 
.which makes for an hilarious second 
act curtai ■. . . 

Farce is f astly paced. '(Git Along 
Little .Dpgie' is helped cbhsiderably 
by Louis ; Sprin as the agent, Rpy 
Chadwick, with a Jewish dialect, and 
RUss rpwn as liis. able p. a. Brank 
Parker had a hard tirne getting into 
a .farce tempo ..with his- unsym- 
pathetic rple of a timid soul, as thei 
authors give him very little to work 
with. 

Two settings,, the outdoor in 
Wyoming okay, but the living room 
in a hotel suite; pretty :cheap. - 

The pix. bossibilitie& good provided 
a Joe E. . BrPwn dpes it. As. a play 
not up to . Broadway standairds. . 



WPA REVIEW 



Mr. Jiggihs of Jiggiiistbwii 

Comedy In four acta by Ijpdy Xongforl 
presented by the Brohx-Manhaltah unit ot 
the Federal Theatre l»roJect; > mnnaglns 
producer. Alfred Kreymbore; directed by 
J, Augustus Keogh: at Labor Stager N. Y,. 
Dec. IT.; '80; 40c. top. ■ 
Peter Murray; . . , . . . ; . . : . . .Joseph Allcnton 

Richard Wilson . . . ,:, . . . . ., sean DlUoa 

Horatio Jigging... ; . ... . , ..William Hallman 

Mrs. Georglnha. Jlggins .i..Eva Taylor 

GeraldIHe Jlggins. . : . i . . . .AuRusta Prenoh 

Hugo Jtgglns,.,, ......... .i.isdward Abbott 

Bnrtle Doodley..;. ...John McCormdck 

Pat ..McOlypn. . . . . ..; , . . . . .John O'Brkea. 

Rev.- .Samudl Pucknrorth .... Charles EsdaM 

Barristers. .\,Qeaiyfe, Corbett,;. Wayne Arot*: 

This. is. a slight piece which the 
Lrish unit of the- WPA is presenting 
at the Labor Stage (fbrmerly Prin- 
cess). Irish brogues are in Prom- 
inence, but not Overdone. Moist ot 
them sound geniiine and not forced. 
Makeshift plot is modern, >rith a fair 
amount of speed. 

Audience recognizes the faniiliar 
story sobn after the opening 
speeches, Horatio Jiggihs, wealthy 
landowner, entertains his cOusin and 
her daughter, along with bther 
friends and. near relatives. All are 
planning on' inheriting the land: and- 
the old man's millions, but he fools 
them and wills it to the towa for a 
new public school. Slight repercus- 
sions on the Protestant, vs. Catholic 
twist, Which, evidently must get into 
all' Erin, offerings. 

WPA cast works well together. 
With main parts allotted to William 
Hallman as the old man and Eva 
Tayloir as his talkative cousin from 
the city. Some laughs are garnered 
from assorted country typeSi 

J. Augustus Keogh's irection 
picks up toward the end. Sam Leve's- 
sets ar,e okay, biit jammed for space 
on the small stage. BrctT. 




roadway on Parade,* being colr 
laborated on by Eddi Bowling, 
James Mphtgpmery Flagg, Jsimes 
Hanley and JOe McCarthy, for Dpw- 
li rpduction early" in spring; 



'Ivory ToiWer,' by Mathilde and 
Theodore Ferro, taken by Richard 
Aldrich. No production date yet. 



Americsiri flaademy 
of Dramatic Arts 

Foundsd I 4 by-. 
T^.HE. first and foreiiiDst - 
: X stltution for Dramatic ;».nd 
.Expresfjipnal Trdininp. Tlie in- 

! structlon furni.shps tho easorl- 
ttal preparation for - Ir'ecting 

: and Te;ichinig as well for 
.Acting; 

Winter Ter ins. Jan. 15 

Cntalpg of all Cour««s. from the Secret(uv 
Room 217, Cnrn«>gle IfnII, N. T. 



r 



Wednesday, beceinber 23, 1936 




E C I T i M A ¥ E 



VARIETY 



57 



Chicaep, Dec. 22. 
( Loop legilt list zips this 



' vte^k; threie new shoiivs are arriving 
to Ijoost ^ the nuinber to eyeh 
^quajtet,. while the fpJloWihg %eek 

Will bring in at least two more 
piieces, making a total of six houseis 
Sght^ and going, besides two WPA 
efforts. . . 

There is even a likelihood that the 
Id^estic, which has ; been dark for 
y^ars, will relij^ht as. a standard legit 
hbiise for local production of 

■ 'Sweepstakes/ new show written by 
Fritz Blocki and Willie Howard. 

On Christmas night the Leslie 
Howard 'Hamlet' gets going for ah 
eiiht-day ride at the Grand, and 
<MtjiIatto/ With James \ Kirkwood, 
lights the Studebaker. Jaiie Cowl in 
•first Laidy- had been Scheduled to 
Start at the Harris also oh Christ- 
mas, day : but, 5am: Han'is Jane 
Cowl deferred to the Leslie Howiard 
(Opening and have postponed 'Lady' 

' until Saturday matinee, , 

Following Week 'Hedda Gabler' 
cpineS into tlie Erlanger for a fort- 
night and ives way - tp Katharine 
Hepbutn in * Jane ^Ey re' oh Jan. IL 
'Ziegf eld Follies' is finally set for a 

';.locial showing, coming into the Grand 

' oBi Jan. 4. V 

i^ll by herself in town last week, 
.CJ^arlotte Greehwobd continued to' 
be a genuine box diffice sock with 
^Leaning on Lettyv* Looks set until 
way into next year. 
. . Estimates for Last Week 
'First Lady/ Harris (1,000; $2.75) 
(l$t week). Jane Cowl show opens 
oh Saturday matinee (26). Figures 

,for big profits here. 

•Hamlet,' Grand (1,000; $2.75) (1st 
week). Howard version of the Dane 
starts oh Friday (25 ). . Lodks like 
the. biggest ieight-dayis in history of 
this house^ With advance reserya- 

' tiohs tremendous. . Ptobably com- 

.plete sellrout ftom the first bell. 

'Leaning oh Lctty.' Selwyn (1>000; 
$?.75) (5th week), Charlotte Green- 
wood comedy again Over $12,000, 
bahg-ub any time, but socko cbnsid- 
eriiU? the. time Of year. . 

•Mulatto,' Studebaker (1,400: $2.75 ) 
<lst week); Opens on Ghristnias 
night (25). 

. Other Attractions 
Balkt Rosse, Auditorium. ' Opened 
on Friday (18 ) and having no trouble 
buckipg the week-before-Xmas. Has: 
beconie .a standard mOney-maker in 
this mammoth house, ' 
Wpa 

7t Can't Happen Here,' Blackstohe. 
Business slipping. New show, 'Sun- 
day,' in rehearsal for replacement. 
> *0 (Say Can Ton Sing?' Great 
Northern. First Chfcago: musical by 
the WPA doing all right. 





m rm 



ittsburghy Dec. 22. 
^. Week before Xhias and thie fact 
ttiat it was in just ahead of 'Ziegfeld 
Follies,' which still packs b o. magic 
in the sticks, cost 'Show Is .On' its 
expected capacity at the Nixoh last 
week. Big nluslcal got around $28,- 
wO, which is real biz, however. 

Show got away to an absolute fill 
and also sold out at both mats, but 
remamder Of the nights Was top- 
heavy, with plenty of empty seatis 
downstairs; ShOw got the stillest 
top , of the season to far, $3.99. 

MaU order sale for 'Follies' is ex- 
ceptionally strong. House isi dark 
vtour diSys this week, reopeninjg Xmas 
.night, with the revue istaying on for 
U performances. It's at the same 
top as VShow Is On,' plus a J5.70 
scale for New Yearns EVe; 
Estimate for Last Week 

.*^0W .Is On'i (Nixon; 2,100; $3.i99). 

irst musical: the town has, had all 
!P"* considerably shott of ex^ 
■ Sf^*®° capacity. Ai-ound $28,000, with 
me pre- hohday . shopping blamed. 

ENGAGEMENTS 

T iStef'i^ Dpdson l^itchell, 

S''i'^",^"™erson, Cyrus W; Kendall 

KS^in' ^^^^^ Cunningham. Frank 
S CornU?'}'^' Cushmart, 'ArQund 

Tho^^^wr^^P^'Pl^^e cast). 

Le;ii2 r ^ J?-:Ross. Jackson Halliday, 
M KllmP"^^;. -^"i" PhiUiber, JOhn 
MofSt ^J*^ Colt, Harold 

IwlLr^M?^ McGrath, Charles 
^^oA^'r Home,^ 

vef X&J^^l""' Georgette Har- 

Allied HerrlckSse^th??SS 

Pii?^y B¥^^' 'J^asque of Kincs* 
'AIJ About Lo5l 

\ ton ^^nvS"^'"/"^^' Arthur and Mor- 
TOn Havel, Lew Hearn, Wally Cole, 



WALTER HUSTON PULLS 
flNE ^i6i(HH) IN ft^^ 

Washington, Dec. 22. 
. Boys went pverbpard both 
Walter Huston *and Roibert Edmond 
Jones* sets last week and 'Othello' 
pulled; approximately $16,000 at the 
Kationai. Figure was helped plenty 
by the fact that the show Vas the 
fourth of the Icwsai ^^Lmericari Thea- 
tre' Society oiterings. Which are 
drawing record biz tliis seaisoii. 

Ciirrent is 'Boy Meets Girt,' yirhich 
looks good, but the town has been, 
educated to big names so far this fall 
and' word that it is a road cast is 
hurting. 

Capitol \viU get its fourth jpre- 
miere Of season next week (28) witli 
the U.S. bow of TWO MrS; Carroils,' 
Ads broke over the week end on 
The: Children's Hour,' set for- Jan. 
4 at the fifth ATS show. 

DEAD END' OKE 




Boston,. Dec. 

•Life's a Villai ,' WPA piece, is the 
[ only lejgit . offerink in town the first 
of this week, and - ihg happens 
uptiiV Christmas night,, .when the 
Shuberte present .*Frederilca,' a new 
operetta with Dennis King, Helen 
Gleason and Ernest Truex. This is 
a Franr Leliar musical staged by 
Hassard Short. 

katharinie Hepburn is sliated to 
premiere 'Jane Eyre' at the CJolpniai 
next Monday (28 ). 'Bibssom Time,' 
which folded at the Shubert Satur- 
day (19) night. Will reopen Christ'^ 
mas i*i»ht at the. Opera House rt a 
reduced scale ($1.65). 

'Boy Meets Gfirl' returns for one 
frame at the Plymouth 'Disc, 28; 
George. M;.. Cohan brings his . new 
one, 'Fulton of Fair Oaks,' Jan. 4 to 
the PlymoUthi 

' Estimates for Last Week V 

'Dead End* (Colonial; $2.75; . 4th 
week); Withstood pre-Christmas 
.week slump with okay - $13,0(M) for 
final frame. 

'Blossom Time' (Shubert; $2.20; 2d 
week)i Closed Saturday d?) for a 
temporary layoff before' reopening 
at the Opera House at a lower scale. 
Second week about $7,200. 

WPA' 

•Lifers a Villain' (Repertory; 55c.; 
2d week). , Turned in about $400 last 
week. One >nore stanza. 

LA. 'Tomorrow,' "Waltz' 
Break WPA Monopoly 

Los Angeles, Dec. 

Federal Theatre Project shows are 
still the only legits in town-, but 
Henry D^ffy is breakinig the com- 
mercial ice .-.Christmas Day with his 
wolrld pre'miere of -Tomorrow We 
Live' at the .El Capltan. Siame day, 
Merle Armitage is sponsorihg The 
Great: Waltz' at the Philharmonic 
Auditorium, for its only iSoutherh 
California engagement. 

Newcomer : to the FTP tanks cur-r 
rently is 'Miracle Plays,' which gets 
under way Christrnas- eve at the 
Mayiah, re*)laCing'. 'Waririor's Hus- 
band/ Project is presentinjg- 'Re-, 
demption,' ih Yiddish, for four days, . 
24-27. at the Beaux Arts theatre, and 
again Dec; 31 to Jan. 3. ' 
■ WPA ' 

'Purple Is As purple Does,' Holly- 
wood Playhouse. Playing : to" nice 
trade, but lea vies Jan. 2 jn favor of 
'Beview of Reviews,' opejiing Jan. 9. 

*Mifacle Plays,' Mayan. Debuts 
Dec. 24. 

'Goose Haheis Hi«:h,', MaSon. One 
more week to go, then 'What Anne 
BroiiPht Homei' 

•Uncle Vanya,' Musart. 
til Jan. 10, th^H 'Help ,' 
opening Jan. 14.. 



'Scandals' IOC St L 



o . St. Louis, Dec. 22. 

^Gebrge White's 'Scandals,^ here for 
the first lime isince 1933, and a bit 
shop-worn as to costumes, . scenery, 
etc., due to touring since last June, 
closed a seven-day stand at the 
American theatre Saturday (19 > with 
a take o£ approximately $19,000, best 

biz of the current season 

Local crix were united ii) praise 
of Helen Morgan and Willie and' 
Eugene Howaird. House is dark cur-i 
rently but reopens Sunday (28) With 
'fride and Prejudice,' in for a full 
week's engagement. 




Detroit, pec. 22. . 

Manager Harry McKee iboUldnlt 
get any more persons into the Cass 
last week for the eight performances 
of Katharine Cofnell's ■ Wingless Vic- 
tory,' so there was nothing to do biit. 
accept the smash $28,000, At $3.30 
top, gross hot only ieclipsed Miss 
Cornell's premiere of 'Saint, , Joan' 
here last, year, but also set a record 
of many years' standing. 

Even though she wasn't: born here, 
Detroit has always claimed Miss Cor- 
nells as its Own, because she got her 
start here imder the late Jessie Bon- 
stelle; It. goes completely goofy Over 
her any time "she, appears . here, re- 
gardless of the vehicle. Seats for 
practically every pierforrriance were 
sold out diays in. advance. 
> Cass currently is dark fOr fOur 
days, reopening Xinas day with 
George White's 'Scandals,' wmch will 
play through New Year's 

. Estimate for Last Week 

'Wingless Victory' (Cass; 1,400; 
$3.30 top). As usual, town went com- 
pletely ga-ga over Katharine Cor-^ 
neli Siet . a. jecent-^years record with 
smash .$28,000. oh eight performances. 




Gladys Crane, Mary Heal6y, Evelyn 
Wyckoff, 'Dancing Co-ed.' , 

Sarah Osnatch - Halevy, David 
Ledhard, 'Eterhal Road.' 

Rita Johnson, Kathryh . Givney, 
Jessamine Newcombe, Ffahcesca 
Denni, Edna Holland, Frances Mc- 
HUgh, Hilberta : Faiist, Edward. 
Craven, Brandon Peters, Harold 
Vermilyea, William David^ Robert 
Light, James La Curto, Edward Red- 
ding, Harold Woolf, 'Fulton of Gak 
Falls,' 

Robert Shaferj ^Show Is On.' 



San Francisco, Dec. 22. 
'Boy Meets Girl' got away to a 
good start at the Geary theatre . last 
week; givinjg the house one of its best 
openings in a -long time; Advance 
sale is the heaviest the house has 
had in five years. 

'Take Your Choice,' BiicOni-Mathias-; 
StoU musical imder the Federal' Mii-w 
sic Project banner, •.■never did -get 
started. It en^ded ian 18iday stay at 
the Columbi theati'e hei-e Dec. 19 
to beloW average piz. 

Estimates for. Last Week 
*Boy Meets Girl' (Geary) (1st 
week) (1,500 ).■ Bucking holiday sea- 
son with success. ..Hefty take of 
$14,000. Set ; for . three weeks, after 
which it moves into the Biltmpre, 
Los Angeles. 

■WPA 

'Tate Tonr Choice (Columbia) 
(2hd week) (1,700; 50c.). Business 
'way off at around $2,200. 



'BOY-GIRL' GETS FINE 
$11,300 IN BALTIMORE 



. Baltimore, Dec. 
'Boy Meets Girl' bagged a beauti- 
ful $11,300 at $2.22 top at Ford's last 
week. Biz was big frOm the start. 

Stages here are , shrouded cur- 
rently. Indie Maryland religfhts next 
Monday (28) with 'Night of Jan. 16' 
in lor .a~ stanza at $2.20 top ($2.75 on 
New Year's Eve), but the house has 
nothing definitely set beyOnd. Ford's 
has only 'Children's Hour' for' the> 
week of Jan. 11. 

Estimate for Last Week 
'Boy Meets Girl,' Ford's (1,988; 
$2.22). Week wangled dandy $11,- 
300. 



Two New Laugh Clicks on B way; 
Take It' Near Capacity, UlWi 



'Udy' $8,000, K. C. 



Kansas City, Dec. 22. 
irst Lady,' in at the Orpheum 
for thre days of four performances, 
garnered a sweet approximate $8,000. 
Newspapers gave Jane Cowl plenty 
of spaces and generally took a paterr 
nal interest in the show. Top was 
$2.2.0, 

OVpheum is delaniped until after 
the first of the year. 

'French Without Tears,' by Ter- 
rerice Rattigan, bought by Dwight 
Deere Wiman for early spring pro- 
ductioh. Play is an English Impor- 
tation. . 



Broadway greeted two hit laugh 
shows last Week when 'You Can't 
Take It With You' arrived at the 
Booth and 'Hrother Rat^ premiered 
at the . Biltmore. 'Can't* .jumped to 
real Coin pronto arid . - turned in a 
grOss hot far from capacity at over 
$13,000 but, after a mid-week start, 
'Rat' lagged. It was either the title 
or the approaching Yuletide. Both 
shows were accorded strongly favor- 
able reviews, however,, and. look to 
be in the money. 

Business generally slid downward 
and :some of the favorites went to 
new lows. That- was 'expected, but 
there was one exception— Tonight at 
8:30.' ■ 

, Box " ices will be dull until 
Christmas, Friday (25), except for 
advance selling. However, show 
business is watching the week's in- 
coming caird and the anticipated 
debut of several additional hits. 
There is an opening ] every night 
this week, including the holiday eve 
which the WPA decided tb use for a 
revival. 

Three attractions are laying off the 
i&rst half, taking , advantage, of the 
pre-Christmas rule and saving on the 
payroll. It is unusiiar on the maih 
stem, but 'On Your Toes,' 'Reflected 
Glory' and 'Three Men on a Horse* 
are currently dark. 

Tv/o of last week's incomeris were 
quick folds. , 'Days to Come' proved 
a disappointment at the . Vanderbilt 
and was yanked after, seven . per- 
formances. 'In the Bag' at. the Bel- 
mont was. given the worst panning 
of the season and stopped after five 
times. Another withdrawal last 
Saturday was '200 Were Chosen,' 
48th Street. . 

Due in next weekr Tromise,' Little 
(set back from this week); 'Around 
the Corner,' 48th Street, arid an im- 
ported revue : called 'Peppermill,' at 
the tiny Chanin auditorium. 

Estimates for Last Week 
'Affe 26,' Lyceum. (1st week) (D- 
957-$3.30). Presented by, Richard 
Aldrich; written by Anne Crawford 
Flexner; no tryr.out; opened Monday 

(21). - " 

'AH Editions/ Longacre (1st Week) 
(G-l,019-^$3.30). Presented by Juliana 
Morgan; written by CharWs Wash 
burn and Clyde North; opened Tues- 
day (22). 

'Bl^k . Limelleht,' Mansfield (7th 
week) (D-l,097-$3.30). Continues to 
draw class patronage; business mod- 
erate but bettering ah even break 
around $5,000 lasit week. 

'Black Ahythm,' Comedy (Is 
week) (M-^660-$2.75). Ragged colored 
revue; opened Saturday (19 ); panned 

'Bey Meets Girl,^ Cort (57th week) 
(C-l,05d-:$3.3fr). Business after Christ 
mas will determine length of en 
gagement; tut management figures i : 
through the winter; around $7,000 
last week. 

'Brother Pat,' Biltmore (2d week) 
(dDi99J-$3.?0)r :Drtw excelleiit no- 
tices, but business not ii6"M'.k3tpii/z- 
moniam'eM^^ 

zm'mvi^imh'm^t CUtisttnAs. 

press; VithdraWn"; Saturday (19); 
played seven perfoirmances. 

'Dead End,' Belasco (61st . week) 
(D-l,000-$3.30). Using some cut 
rates and expected to run through 
the winter with that support; around 
$7,000. 

'Hamlet,' St. James (11th week) 
(D-l,520-$3.30). Moved here from 
the Empire Monday; business held, 
up strong; last Weiek's takings were 
$16,600. 

'Holmes of Baker St.' Masque (3d 
week) (D-789-$3.30). Sticking for 
try at holiday coin and possible pic- 
ture rights; very little to. date;' esti- 
mated under $3,000. 

'Idiot's. Deliffht,' Shubert (resumed 
eng.) (32d week) (C-l,387-$3,30). 
Dropped more than expected after 
Thanksgiving and some' report • of 
touring late this winter; ; dependent 
on business after this week; $15,000 
(Bstiinated last week, 

^In the Bacr,' Belmont; Opened last 
Wednesday and yanked Saturday; 
got worst press of season. .' 

'Johnny Johnson,' 44th St. (6th 
week) (M-l,323-$3.30). Moderate 
business for propaganda play with: 
music; around $7,500, 

'Matrimony Pfd,V Playhousie (6th 
week) .(D-873-$3.30). Getting, mod- 
erately good attendance and slated 
through the Winter; last week $8,000. 

^On Topr Toes,' Majestic (37th 
week) (D-873-$3.30). . Laying off first 
three days this week; eased to 
around $15,000, but should come 
back and stick through the winter. 

'Prelude to Exile,' Guild (4th 
week) (D-9l4-$3.30). Like some 
others, came in. just before the. holi- 
day slump; around $12,000, mostly 
from subscribers. 

'Red, Hot and Blue,' Alyin (9th 
week) (M-l,355-$4.40). : Heldv bet- 
ter in pre-holiday going thi. ex- 
pected; $26,500 and should coas. past 
$30,000 again after this week. . 

'Reflected GIAry,' Morosco (14th 
week) (CD-l,355-$3.30). . Laying, off 
first half of this week; dipped un- 
der $10,000, but should, top that mark 
next weclc* 

'Show Is On,' Winter Garden (Ist 
week) (R-l,67l-$4.40). Presented by 
the Shuberts; revue drew clean-up 



business, in Boston and Phila.; 
Friday (25), 

. 'Stage Door,' Music Box (10th 
week) (C-l,013-$3.30). Pre-holiday 
going refiected in pace of comedy hit 
last week, when gross was around 
$15,000; will come back to real coin. 

'Swing Your Lady,' 46th St. (10th 
Week) (C--lj375-$2,75). With lowered 
top and some cut-tate aid, should go. 
along through the winter; $5,500 last 
week. ■ • 

•200 Were Chosen,' 48th St. With- 
drawn Saturday, after approximately 
five weeks 

'Tonight ' at- 8:30,' National (5th 
week) (C-l,132-$4.40): Exception to 
rule last week. With a)l performanres 
selling out; $25,000. 

'The Coxt :ty Wife,' MUler (4th 
week) (C-&44-$3.30). Commands 
sturdy attendance and looks set un- 
til Washington's Birthday; hot off 
much last w^ek; topped $11,000. 
. 'The Wingless Victory/ Imperial 
(1st Week (D-l,099-$3.30). Presented 
by Guthrie McClintic; written by 
Maxwell Anderson; big draw in tryv. 
out spots; opens tonight (23). 

'The. Women,' Barrymore (C-l,04&< . 
$3.30). Presented by Max Gordon; 
written by Clare Boothe Brokaw; 
multi-spened : play opens Saturday 
(26).. . ■ ■ 

. 'Three; Men . On a Horse,' Fulton 
(100th week) (C-9l3-$2,20). Laying 
off until . Christmas; business down 
but reported okay for holidays. 

'Tobacco Boadji' Forrest (159th 
week) (D-l,017-$l.e5). Under $5,000 
last week, but should come back and 
expected to last into spring; 

♦Toyarich,' Plymouth (11th week) 
(CD-l,036-$3,30.). No material de. 
clme last week. • though not quite 
capacity; comedy standout grossed 
over $20,500. . ■ , • ; ■ 

'Victoria Reglnia,' J^padhurst (re^ 
sumed eng.) (43d week) (D.1,110^ 
$3.30). Last week was low for en- 
gagement; bit under $14,500 but 
should bound up with holiday ar- 
rival. 

'White Horse inn,' Center (13th 
week) (M-3i321-$3.85). Will be back 
to big. money starting late this week; 
slipped down under $4P,t)0d, which 
was expected. 

'You Can't Take It With Yo«,' 
Bp o t h (2d week) (C-704.$3.30>. 
Socko business from premiere 6h; 
except iox matineies new laugh show 
was capacity, with standees in Sat- 
urday night; Over $13,000; hi in this - 
house. ■ 

BcvivaU^ Ete,' 
. D'Oyly* Carte Opera Co., Beck: 
Gilbert and SUllivan troupe has one 
more week of highly successful en- 
gagement-will tour fOr ijr while and 
back to England; next atti^ctioh 
'High Tor.' 

Bitth Draper making^ annual holi<^ 
day appearances; matinees at the 
Guild theatre. 

•WPA'- 

Can't Happen Here' Adelphi; 



~ee^; company 
i mso gplp£ out. 



moves to D$ly's 
at MajesticV Bwt 

Giibirt ^iWa/^.?S5l|lvi(rt^'.^tev^;'als 

'Mr.'jigglns bt JIgginstown,' Prin- 
cess (Labor Stage); also 'Holy 
Nighty' matinees.. 





m, HflLLY 



Philadelphia, Dec. 

Friday finds Philly's leglt houses 
hitting on all cylinders after a four- 
day slack period. 

'Lady Precious Stream* at the 
Chestnut is the only attraction now 
playing, but 'Othello' opens at the 
Forest Friday, while 'Dead End* 
bows in . at the Erlanger. Locust, 
pop-priced house, relights Monday 
with a tryout, 'Git Along Little 
Dogie,^ and on that date the Chest- 
nut gets 'End of Smnmer,' on sub- 
scription for two weeks. 

Plenty Of activity is f eaturiiig the 
advance campaign for the D'Oyiy. 
Carte engagement of two weeks at 
the Forrest starting Jan. 4. Phillyls 
first legit WPA offerings will be 'It 
Can!t Happen Here/ coming to the 
Locust in a couple of weeks. 
EiBtlhiates for Last Week 
'Lady Precious Stream' (Chestnut, 
1st week). Subscription helped, but 
not much box-office activity beyond ' 
that, $9,500. 

'Women' (FOrrest, 2d week). Never 
got started here, despite some good 
notices; $8,000 on 2d week. 

*Houi:' $5,000 Cincy 

Cincinnati, Dec. 22. 
iisappointing bii on 'Children's. 
Hour' at the Cox last week for an 
approximate $5,000. Orchestra seats, 
ai $2 and $2.50, were m dice. 

House will be idle until the thid-.. 
die of January. 



5S 



VARIETY 



L i t E RAIT I 



"WednesAij, Pi^ceiiiber 23; 1936 



Merry*Go-B6unders Lose 

Drew Pearson and Robert S, Alien, 
co-authors of the pbllticai cphimeh- 
tary 'More Merry Go Rouhcl/ together 
with the publishihg fitm of Liyeri'ght, 
Inc., and the Vjan Rfets Press^must 
stand liable for damtiges for . ' - 
fringement of a copjnrighted story, 
-allegedly plucked from the Wash- 
ingtonian^- weeHly mag printed in the 
capital for ■ipbre 6r less local cori- 
sumption. . Siiph was decision handed 
•down :last week ' " District Court, 
• Washi 

The infringement^ it ■ asserted, 
occurred when vi» ehapter in the 
' PearspH' Allen co-effort ;a:p pi e> r e d 
♦practicallyr identical* with yarn pub- 
i lished in the weekly some: tirhe jpre- 
- vio^us to publication of ^book. 

■The court rulirig .iiealves the mag 
;fyee to file suit for, damage^. Wylters' 
iegcil aid; .had: iSoiiiB to court for last 
week's heaiciiig - prepared tp point 
put that . the Washingtonian had npt 
depPsited copies with Gohgrfeissional 
Librai^i ' epyrt, however, ruled thiat 
that prpcediure was not absolutely 
nejcessalry ' to ihsiire ihstitutipn .(^^ a 
copyright, ' but : inerely iiisual nptice 
printed . in publication that cphtents 
were 'copyrighted' sufficed in any^ 
iiristatilce.''' 

AU^n and PearsPh . arfe cprscri - 
bleris;', of : the;; syridicated newspaper 
.coluihii , .'Washingtbh M e i: r y Go. 
•Roiirid/ Pair pppled abpiit six yeats 
. .«gbi'Ailrheh Pearsoh was working fPr 
Washington staff' this Baltimbrle: 
Siiftj and Allen ' pbuhded around 
[ ''.' ; capital ; beat for the Ghrisitiah 
.Sdence Boys cplabbecl 

, aiiph}HrhQU^^^ oii' the : ' Washington; 
/.•Merry GP iRibundi* bpbk of ailliegedly, 
<iiisidi& aii4 ^ebifbhiifg iiifb about .na- 
tional plolitit^^^ihd^^^^^ 
;<;^^#pbk''c^usb^ much flaring arpuhd 
; j?a$i; V and : when -"«Ut^^ idbntities 
ieakicid butOl^earsonr^o^ from 
. hiai Sun spot uid AUen, it is under" 
stopd, jamnved up 'with his employer, 
jr rBoys : then - capitalized' on bppk . by 
* cbiUniieitcing; d£ly cplumnji. - 'More 
Merry Gp Rpund,' pul!)lished Several 
. years' ago, was aimed as sequel tP 
initial, toiiie.' 



ilMriit' B.nys':dMry''.L 

Xtearst ; orgljmizatioii : ha^ bought 
;ipubiicatibn rights, to . a hitherto 

iinp^lili^hed ' colieetibn - Of letters 

from the late^ Czar to his 

. mother,^^^^^ There ^i^re two other such 

collections jptrieviPUsly publi^^d; the 
:Um Willy-^icky correspondence 

and iho ^iejtters of the Czar .to his 
,wife. Series ^iU be 

King Features - proflf -splitting 

;iiwjMigem 

. T Letters ^^ere ii^^ the possession of 
I>^7. iki|iyard,yB&^ 

from ithe . Soviet i(overit»hent. Deal 
yWas ' negotiated by Kuitette. Lybns. 
. 'iormi^r ! V,l?. cKiirre^iident {ti Xds- 
k:cb\v'/ >Kb: knew when he was 
- Hijfiociated' wiith the U.^P. JLyons' is 
notir se6kiiii«'' ptrtiUsKBr fpr Wblr 
riglits?.^""-'* lUi ;.'K J , 



•Oal |iites I Dog* ta . Irene , 
ip0rsPnal''histb^^ n£bvering ' her. jbur 
ndtlistic barjetefr &5m iiB>19 to datie. 
Yet newspaperwoman must have her 
book in Reynai .&;|Iitchcock's hands 
by Jah. 1 fpr "^ring puii»licatipn 

Newspaper gali since being fbrced 
out pf N., Yv t.Wpmari^^' managing 
editor— as result: of which Zalkin & 
Cohen, her attorneys, aire handling 
a breach Of coiitract claim-^has^been 
assiduously wprkinj;; on the bbok. 
Clainis it^s a tough^chore, ;to Write a 
book, and thisi .her flrst, may also be 
her last. 



es| Sdlers tbr Week epding Dee. 29, as reported by ih* 
American News Cb.t tno. 
Fiction 

•Gone With the Wind' ($3.i)6). .,....*..,i.,;.,By Margairet MitchcU 

'Druhis AlPng the MohaWk' ($2.50)> 4. .. ...»> . .v« .By W. D. Edmonds 

•Yang and Yin', ($2.50) ..v.;..,..,.. By Alice T. Hob^rt 

'White. Banners' .($2.50) . ,>. ,v>>.i Vr..iVvV*rBy' Lloyd C. Douglas 
'Great Laughter" ($2.50> - ... , ...... . « • • . i, '* , » ... .By Fannie Hurst 

•A Praiyer for My Spn' ($2.50) .v.....-.<.ii....«;>'...B;^rHugh Walpole 

.Non-FictlOB ' 

•An. American Doctor's Odyssey* ($3^0) , By- Doct^^^^^^ Heiser. 
♦Nine Old Men' ($2.50), . . iBy Drew Pearson, and Robert S.. Allen 



'Flpwering of ' Ne^y England' ($4.00) . 



Van Wyck Brooks 



"TRe Bible* ($3,75) . I:. . . . ^ .By" Ernest Stitherland Bates . 

?Live Alone and Like It' ($1;50>, .,>..;..>r.. ....... By Marjorlo Hillis 

'Seven Pillars of Wisdom' ($$.00) .... , . . i . . , . , . . . By T. E. LaWrehce 



, T. Mifiror Boosts Salaries r 

, 'It was Christnias around the pfr 
flees of the N,. Y. MirrPr, last week' 
when it was annbunced that salaries 
would be riisied; New nianagemeht^' 
which hai Operated the tabloid forr 
the: piast 10 months,' had been, workr. 
ing on the plan to bpost .salaries and 
practically the' eht'^e staff was ih> 
eluded. Feature writers under con- 
tract," which, includes columnists, are 
hot in On thb bobst, but at least pne 
was oflPered a new cPiitract at an in-, 
icre^se.; ' /. 

Tptal increase in salaries annually 
will approximate $1(H),0QQ, aroundi 75' 
people being benbflted.-'LoSwest. boost 
was $10. wieekly and thai included 
the head copy boy,. wjio wa^ made a 
junior reporter. New deal for the 
Mirror staff reflects the better times, 
it was explainedl: Hearst tab is pub- 
lished by Charles McCabe, with Jack' 
Laii as editor in chief. ' ' 



Sisribe Becomes' Pa. Gbv..' 

Ted Prenderi^ast, veteran' ittsr' 
burgh, newspapermisn,. has", ju^t', been' 
named sebreiary" to Governor George 
Earle of Pennsylyahia at salary, pf 
$7,500 a year. Story behihd the vap- 
ppintment is; an interesting;' one. 
Prendergast, a clbW f riehd pi Earljei 
for years ' attd- staunch 'Dempbra't. 
sympathizer, -was until! recehtly 
pplitical Of Hearst's , Suhr- 

Tielegraph. 

.During' preisldential c a m p a i g n,. 
Suh-Tele, "rabid pro-L^ndbh, be-: 
lieve'd' Prendergast .Was cplorihg his; 
political' stories ahd^had ' him - 
mPved ;from that desk , and 'trans- 
ferred to the . City Court : House; • On 
lesser assignment, scribe'S salary was 
sliced in half and he rebelled and 
quit; 

Understood Earle had twice pre- 
viously- offered Prendergast. secre-. 
taryship, .hut he turned it down, prcr 
ferring tb remain in.- newispaper 
Wbrld. ' As ' Soon- as gbyernor. Tearhed 
pf reporter's resignation and reasbns 
behind it; the: Offer came agai . This 
.time -.Prendergast lEiccePted . anci im. : 
mediately wired the. governor: - •. 
: .'(ilongratulatiPns on yoUr flne-ap? 
ppihtmeiit.' ' ' ~ 

He's the second Pittsburgh' newsi- 
paperman to become secretary to. a 
big political figure 1 last month. 
Johni B(>bin quit repprtprial jOb oil 
Pbst-Gaziette right", after election to 
join Mayor vCbrnelius Scully iii that 
capacity. 

' 'IMG Libel Salt vs. Marshall 

Verne Marshall, militant; «ditor. of 
the Cedar Rapids (la.) Gazette, 
whbSe paper won the 1936 iPulitzer 
prize award for^thti best and mibst 
i^sint^rested public seuiice, %as been 
made one of the defendants In a 
$100,000 libel suit Instituted in the 
Polk county district court, Cedar 
Rapids, by Harold M.,Cpopbrt manu- 
fiacturer and former memi>er of the 
Iowa State .Xiquor Contr'Pl commisr : 
siOn,;-<'The' Iowa 'Broadcasting .Co., 

^entr?VBroa«te^tingJ^^ - Book fnbji Give Bonuses 



.^beh. Busle, Indicted, Folds 

Rochester, N. Y., Bugle, weekly 
sheet published by G. Carltbn Brown 
and. Emmanuel Manheim of l^yra- 
cuse, ceased publication with isslie of . 
Dec;, 18. Action followed indictment 
by the Grand Jury on 35 counts for 
^ndangeringrpUblic morals. • 

TUt 8p-year-bld statute cited by 
District Attorney. Diiniel j;.. O'Mara 
of Rochester makes publication of 
aihy book, iha^azinOv : pamphlet or 
newspaper principally nit^de up of 
crinadinai news, jpollce reportis, stories 
of lust or bloodshed a miisdemeaijor. 
Bugle pleaded -not guilty and the 
case was piit over to the Jan. 1ft term 
of court, but the distric attorney in- 
dicated he would not press the in- 
dictment if no attempt Is made to 
resume publication.. 

AUen 'Stearn was^^ of the 

Rochester ptiblicatioii. Similar sheets 
jftre published by -the same comipany 
in Buffalo and Syracuse. 



him the Nobel prize. Book will 
titled Thf yfprld JScen< 

John Wells, elty editor 6t Arkansas 
Gazette, resigned to Ijecomii .execu- 
tive aecfetary to. ^ Gover|ior Carl 
Bailey; vhiji |oeai ihlo':pflic*. ^an. ;i2; 

, Janet Rieienfeld, daughter of Dr. 
Hugo Rleisenfeld. who recently es- 
caped from Spain, sold her hovel, 
.^I Lived My Life at 21/ tb Hahdort 

.'House,.. 

Art YounK, ' Anita renner aiid 
piactlcaUy all the tiiefs ate among 
the authors spbtisoring Hhe Green- 
wich Village Ball, Webster HaU, New 

■5rear'S;Efve.-... 

Glenn Babb, chief Of the ;A. P.'s 
Tokio bureau, who 'has heen sta- 
tioned jii the Orient for 17 years, is 
how back ih N. Yv ind will $e on the 
foreign dbsk as specialist in priiehtal 
matters. . 

Robert jo sep h y ; uhanimbusly. 
elected prjesident pf- the Bopk and 

Magazine Guild/ at the '^mi-annual 
elections. Other Officers elected were. 
Geprgb Spoerer, Of Funk 8c' Wsignalls/ 
first .yice'^pres.;. Edwar^ C, Deia- 
field, , of 'Alfred Knopf. 2d, ;-p.; Mar- 
jorie de Anhand, of Reyhal & Hitch- 
cock, secretary,: and Newbury iMiorse, 
of HarcoUrt/ Brace, "treasurer. , 

Eddy Graiiemanl secret service 
operative during the World War, is 
on the Coast working' with George 
F. Zirhimer bh 'Espibnage;' which will- 
be published as ai novel and also 
used- by C. C. Biirr for a series of 
indie pi . 

In an.attemi|>t to srifiopth Put yarl-. 
oue cPlpr processes used in making 
phptographs for newspapers aftd 
other i>eripdicals, Charies Iiubinb« 
art directpr for the Anhenberg pub- 
lications, is oh the Coast Working 
With the studio tint.fotbgs, 

E. E. Makiesky has left the N Y, 
offices of Associated Press to become 
the syndicate's new bureau chief in 
Lincoln, Neb. W.' Ni PaxOn succeeds 
Morj^ah Beatty as bureau chief fOr 
the A. P, in Albany, with Beatty 
joi ing' the Washington bureau. ' 

Mi .1^. Kaissiier ahd Lucien 
Zacharoff. arie the jbint authors of a 
pamplUet titled 'Badio* is. Censored,' 
published by the American Civil 
LilMrties TJnion. liists. 25 cases of 
alleged station censorship and an ap- 
.pendix shbwing^ by states cases that 
have recently attracted public atten- 
tion. 

; Michael Jackson, who gave up.^pot 
as 'Beverly Hills,' Liberty film re- 
viewer :Some months ago to Join Harry 
Brand's publici^ staff at 20th Cen- 
tury-Fox, has been elevated to rank 
of • Shirley Temple's personal press 
rjep. . poc. Bishop, who had been han- 
dling Miss Temple as wbll as foreign 
contactis, stays on foreign' press job 
exclusively. ' '" 




((flohtinuedr from i>age 23) 
but it wUl wbrki Jtot as well on hblU 
days.; 

A variant Is a ^Ign In the lobby 
re^adijlg 'This theatre will be closed 
on New Year's Day,- but not until 
everyone has had a ohance to see- 
Whatever the feature isr A clincher 
is the added line 'you can come as 
.late as 9:30 and see the entire per- 
formance.^ 

Walking, books have Apparently 
dropped out, though once they were 
almost standard.' -Any picture derive 
ing from a popular stoty may be 
thus advertised, and a repaint 5ob 
will permit the same structure to be 
used over; ahd over. A cutout from 
the one or three sheet can be Used 
to suggest the jacket. . 

. Another revival could be cash en- 
velopes partly filled with sand from 
the Sahara with . the suggestion that 
see. 'The Garden of 
Allam for inside dope bn sand divin- 
inig. This, stunt never seems to lose 
its puli; and yet it is comparatively 
mexpensive. ' 



To Broadcast '36 Headlines 

•Headlines pf 1936' Will be brbad 
cast New Year's Eve by NBC bver 
.the blue hetwork.> Program is a 
dramatizafipn of . the 10 best neWs 
stories of the year selected by execu- 
tive editors -of the Assbciated Press, 
J. M. Kehdrick and W. F. Brooks; 

John B^ Kennedy Will, be harrator 
and ■ Orahaiii .MacNamee commen- 
tator. Sustaining; i>rogram was ar-. 
ranged by Edwarii Stanley of the 
A. Pi and Ai A. Sphccter of NBC. 

Program will cpybr King Edward's 
resignatiph, IT, iS. presidential cam- 
• paign,f Spanish civil War, CPhquest of 
Ethibpi split in American labpr, 
bi ihess recovery, militarization of 
the Rhinelahd, U. S. drought, China 
and the nar Ea$terh situation, and 
the Schmelihg-Loiiis fight. 

. Fawcett Mags Mercred 

Two Fawcett fan mags* Motion 
Picture ahd Mbvle Classic, will be 
combined .Feb. 1, New tag will be 
MPtion Picture Movie Classic. Lau- 
rence Reid will cbhtihue as' editor, 
with^pfficeis in NeW Voi'k. ' 
. E.. J, Smithson, .whp lia^ been edit- 
ing Movie Classic in Hollywobd,. will 
devole his tiifie as iassistant manag- 
ing editor of all Fawcett mags under 
Harry Hammpnd Beall. 



/SuitSrprejbJl^ed wi^jaj^d jjj^^^^^ 
ments made by^jS/^jirshfip jijDi>i[§ri|hj| 

a^jrit/dwinft-i^hO) jpseiiijefl^i^^ sa^^ 
lw»«« inwHich ^h«i)|p.i^^^ 
charged, Cooper With .irreguiarU^^^ 
while i . member of the state, liquor 
commission 



New Biff Bis Mar 

The 'Fihahcial Observer, a. hey/ 
mag, . will start publicatlpn as. - a 
weei:ly in February With Reginald 
Wright Kauffmah as editor. 

Mag will be 48 pages ivided In 
two sectibns, the . first entirely iSnah 
eiial, the second a profusely illus 
trated feature section devoted to the 
histbry of corj^prations - and contai 
ing data, oii business perspnaliti 

;. Gannett's Bpnii's 

: Gannett Newspapers, ' third iatrgesi 
chain in :U. -iEf;,; is .sharing profl^ts with 
employes , by means of a bonus 
amounting to two Weeks' pay for 
those having five: years' service, grad 
ing down, to pne-' week's; salary for 
those with" the cornpany more than 
six 'mpnths. 

Announcement Was 'also made by 
Frank E Gannett, president; that the 
10,% pay cut in. 1931 wiU be restored 
Jan. 1. 



Newniyer. As Journail .Pub; 

Arthur G. Newinyerj piiblisher of 
the Washington' Times, Will move 
over to the N. Y. .. Journal as pub- 
lisher Jan. 1, filling vacancy left by 
Lee 6l Well, last spring. 

H. :.Mi itner, general mana^ter bif 
Heiirst papers; has served as pub- 
lisher of the Journal diiri interim. 



ar«/')disfepibuting> seaisonal bohiisbs 
,thitcry«ar,^^iildieatin|;> that book biz 
has. been moving up». Publisher's 
Weekly, retail : index ^shows book 
trade 50% rover i93ai, which was 
taken as normal year. 

Simon, and Schuister dished out a 
week's salary tb employees fbr each 
year of . employment. Macmillah's 
paid an 18% bonus based on the 
year's ^alaiy. Random Hpiise gave 
two weeks' salary, and. HarcoUrt 
Brace gave a month's salary for em- 
ployees working for the firm for 
more thjah two years 



Plans Pic Monthly 

New picture' mag, titled Look, is 
scheduled for publication early in 
1937, if present plans go through. 
Publisher is (Sardher Cpwles, Jr., of 
the fahiily .which , owns' the Des 
Moines Register & Tribune, and the 
Minneap.blis 'Star. ' ' . 

•Mag; will cprnbine pictures and , — ^v.«»«. w^.m.isa 

text and will be published monthly, of Karl von Ossietsky" which won 



CHATTEli 

Random House will publish 
varich;'- 

Maurice -Hindus en rbuto to N. Y. 
f rbm Moscow. 

/Knopf to publish Lillian Hellman's 
'Diyis to Come.' 

Mrs. Faxon Saundi^rs new editor 
Of Junior Lcjague. mag. 

Max Eastman's 'Enjoyment of 
Laughter' published in Ehg- 

iand. 

Fortune mag prepiaring a story on 
the Assbciated Press for February 
issue. 

A. . Daugherty, pic ed of the 
Louisville, J Ky^ Times, ogling Cba^t 
studios.. 

Metro bought screen rights to 
Christopher Wren's rteW hovel, 'The 
Spur of Pride.? 

Virgini Van Upp, Paramot\nt 
scenarist, has spld 'All's Fair in 
Weather' to Coilier>. 

Edgar, Custer, 76,' has written his 
first book, tentatively titled 'Rail- 
road. Ties;'. Part of it appeared in 
Cosmbv 

Rbbi >Harri NeW York news- 
paper Writer,: the Coast for a va- 
cation,- lined up a writings cohtralct 
at 20th-Fox. 

Randoih HbUse to publish writings 



t^63Pkinrdatei» 



(CPntihued from page 49) 



: Bai- 



Columbusl six; Indi 
timore, ; Seattle, ; 
five; San Francisco, five} Cleveland' 
flye; * :;four; Bbstbn, 
Montreali ,' f our; .Minneapbiis; four; 
St. Paial, threel 

■ At peak time, Units were oUt 
simultaneously, resent number of 
Bowes shows playing is five. The 
highest week's -salary. draiWii by a 
Bowes trotipe was $9,800. Unit No. 1 
got this amount for the wfeek of Oct, 
25, 1935; in Pittsburgh, through a per- 
centage, share of a $29,000 gross. For 
the 'B' units; which .werie in the ma- 
jority, the average weekly return 
was $240()d. 

Jumps were made via every pos- 
sible form 0* transportatiph-r-rail- 
t-oaids, buses, airplanes, boats ' and 
autbmpbiles. "The transpprtatibn cost 
fpr thb 21 shows tb and from the 
1,963 placed played amounted to 
$150,000 up to pec. . Of this amount 
the railroads got $i9O;oO0 and bus 
lines $50(000. 

Total perisbhnel for the '21 shows 
amouhied.to 417 people, of which 287 
were amiateurs, iand the rest mic.'s; 
musici Company mahiagers, stage 
hands : advance .men; Salaries 
for these 417, also as of Dec. , to- 
taled $657,()CiO. 

Bookkeepinff Items 
Other Bowes Unit booking outlays 
for the same period included $100,000 
for the office, ' including phone oper- 
ators for the radio voting and' the 
booking -stail maintained by Bbwes' 
booking head. Lew (Goldberg; $7,500 
for music arid arrangements; $43,100 
fpr publicity, of which ij38>60() went 
for mats and paper. ' 

ing commissions and fees 
amounted to. $145,000. of which NBC 
got $90,000. Until Bowes decided tp 
do Ills, own booking., 



Got a Break 

-ki ' >, Pittsburgh. 
Mannie Greenwald, manager of iri- 
dic Barry, got the break of a life* 
tune, and imexpectedly, tob, in con- 
nection with his showing of tJ's G- 
??,?ii:^!?9^*'^"'^°^ Can't Get Away 
With It/ : Greenwald, as a routine 
stunt, thought it would be a good 
idea to screen it for . Judge M. A., 
Musmanho, who has been conducting 
ruthless . campaign ' around here 
against drunken drivers, figuring it 
might be good for a line or two in 
the dailies through a mention by the 
jurist . 

. Judge Musmanho took with him to 
the Universal exchange for the 
screening Police Surgeon Daniel 
Sable, who is the one who examines 
culprits to determine Whether Or hot 
they re mtoxicated; During the lin- 
reehng^ phone rang, and it was the 
police askmg for Sable^ They had 
.just pinched a coUplc of drunken 
■drivers;- 

.Sable fold Musmanho and latter 
shouted 'They can't get away with 
It, obviously carried away by J. Ed* 
gar Hoover featurette. and instiiicted 
cops to dehver arrested men to the 
exchange ph Film Row for a spot 
hearing. Musmanho used exchange 
manager. Joe Kaufmann's office for 
a courtroom,^gave the two prisoners 
a hearuig and held them for court on 
bonds of ,$2,500. . • 

Instead- of just a couplo of llheB, 
Grerawald got front-page spreads in 
aU the dailies, morning Post-Gazett* 
headlming it with 'Fired With Zeal 
After Seeing G-Man Picture, Mus- 
manno Holds Court 4n Film Ex- 
change Office.' 

.Musmanho iS;., the local judge who 
collaborated on the story of Paul 
Muni's , coal-mine film, 'Black Fury/ 

Tor 'Garden of MaV 

One of the cleverest stunts worked 
on, the silent jrun of The. Garden of 
AUah was a departure froin thie sand 
divmer ideat.. The lobby was draped 
in more p)r l^s Qltiental fabrics sp 
disposed ai.i^leaa the eye to. th» 
center of ithe rear of the lobby 
where, in an alcoVe formed of drapes, 
sat an old man in bUrnoiis behind a 
desk on which rested a copy of the 
Koran in the original Arabic charac- 
was borrowed from the pub- 
lic library with thb aid of a political 
pull. . 

person who wished to learn the 
future placed a finger on One of the 
verses and the old man supposedly 
read the Verse,, but really made up 
the message, which required a certain 
amount of cleverness. A bachelor 
Whose Woman-shyness was well 
known got '^And Allah allowest thee 
four wives. Be blessed in thy hoUse;- 
hold. 

_ The stunt brought many persons to 
the. lobby and most of them bought 
in. For the general lobby scheme 
try white and green rather than: the 
more farhiliar yellow anid red stripes. 
This can be made up of cheesecloth, 
if local laws pieririit, and will be 
more striking than the stuff resur- 
rected from 'The Sheik' and similar 
bygone plays.' Iiicehse can be used 
if care is taken to guard against fire 
risks. 

. Oriental rUgs, . if they Can be bor- 
rowed, will make a great display and 
perhaps the store can bie tied ' 
extra advertising or talked into 
own Window^display. If the window ^ 
is^ large enough i mian in Oriental 
dress can be shown reading a large 
book. At intervals the book is hbld 
toward the crowd so that it may read 
a sales riiessage oh the picture. 

Peifunie for Femme$ 

Norfolk. Va. 
ive hundred small bottles of 
'Garden of Allah' perfume distrib- 
uted to society women of Norfolk as 
big shot in bo. battle for attendance 
for 'Garden of Allah,' opening Lbew's 
State Xmas Day. 

Thousands of : shoppers took home 
packages with 'Garden of Allah' 
signs .as Allen T. Sparrow, mgr., 
matched -Newberry's bags with those 
having plugs for sho\V. Customers 
had parcels placed in or wrapped in- 
bags and paper with ad sign on it. 

Radio plugs,, hei-alds and trailers 
were used, together with . billboard 
flashes to complete a nifty build up. 



C • N C E 



VABlETr 



89 







as 




Japi hmi tlie looss Ballet 



Main reason behi Japan's nix- 
ing of the Ballet ;j:doss fto an island 
tour iff said to 1* The Green Table* 
t>aUet which points its flnger af war, 
X; G.' Greiftmn, general manager, in 
town for a short'time, says nio deA- 
nife explanation . was giveiii him,: 
outside of a formal notice. How> 
. ever^ the fAiove baUet iisl ^taken tb .be 
the ahsWer the cold shoulder. 

Company : had piannetd to foUoW 
lip the Japaiiese stay iof 45' dates, 
irilo China, Wariila and. Java* These 
are all out now. Troupe is istlll on 
the Coast .and heads eastward di- 
rectly to return to Europe. 

'T^bie* Is considered the troupe's 
ace halliet m its repertoire and is 
geberkliy a 'muist* on all the ipro- 
gramff. Anti-imperialistic thenie rtins 
through some ^of their other hum- 
bieri^ also which the Nipponese are 
said to 'have frowned^upon. - 

Columbia Concerts which steers 
>them in the U. S. has th^ attraction 
down f o^ a I'Cturn tour next season. 
Company niadie a. short .subject for 
MGM while in HoUy wood. 



(Continued friOm page 5iB) 
Agairi?' (Borden )', , 'What You've 
Done td Me' (W. C. Springer, '40), 
arid *Julst Not .the Type* (Borden) 
standi a pleasant radio chance. What 
with the ride orch leaders generally 
give . the .ladsi .. 'Princeton Libraree' 
(Blprdeh; and Marvin ) is cleverest 
from a lyric standpoint but too. local 
for general usage/ 

/ Story of the piece has to do with 
Hollywood fllni ' producer ' Who, 
wanting to fOllOw up on the Shake- 
speare cycle, decides to make 'Mac- 
beth.'- vHe $ends for a troupe of 
Princeton college boys io act it for 
himv figuring * it as a good cultural 
gesturie. Lads arrive , and "pande- 
monium hits Hollywood; ; Seem^ 
Princetoh can teach even the wild 
film colony nlerity;. And no one— ^ 
neither /the ' flirtiltes, nor the, college 
boyfe— remembers the story of; 'Mac- 
beth.* Nor. is there a coby of the 
play- .p'ureha^able in all' HoUyiv^ 
' That's th^ situation ^nd- plot and 
around this i^ wound, a. fair enoiigh 
miisical CoHiedy- script There are 
sdnie good laiigh- lines arid cc^tp^e 
of funny laugh situations, .Iri toto, 
however, it's' stretched too ihin Arid 
there are top many .dullish portioris. 
!Natiwally ' the pro patriii 'that's-my- 
boyV4iudience loved .every line, sign 
and :gesiture; and apiplause. wuis'ai very 
loosely bandied coiximodity; ' 
♦ From ah aCtiiWK stahdpo.int^well. 
who "can tell? Kids «re; mostly all 
-good eriougih, * considering they're 
kids:' . Prijgram Jists k .whole ;line of 
fdbh«t**ftiift«eim;"«m now in 
m\\f§)oo^ iiPtr^ib l!»Iayb<e 
the¥e ate sorine ^ovuigsters iri, this 
tt'oiipe who nan make good. the same 
way. They'll have to be ieiveri a 
more accvriate ehaiice^ W. C. Hubf 
bafd; for; instance, looks, .like the 
best, bet On personality x^6. hlstri- 
oriism,' but neither Hollywood nor 
Broadway -will let him sing solos, 
as he does here. : Kauf; 

IN THE BAG 

.Coiiiedy in three acta preserite.O at . el- 
incnti N. Y.i'Dec. 17* '30. by Muck HUllurrt; 
wiUten. by £lon fjHile Gillette; etaged by 
Fr.mk WcGormlck; '{.30 top. 

..■.iPWIip Van Zunat 
. . ; ; . , . , ; . . . .liuth .Lee 
, . . . , .'.Morgan .Conway 
.Don' Ahthbhy 



sudderily the phone rings and there 
is a picture offer. . Also, the pi-esis 
agent says the critics . liked it, he 
having talked it over with 'Allen 
Kelcy,' . 

At this poi . one of 'the few re- 
viewers' Tpriiai ing- in the hou^e gave 
out a loiJ ' guffaw. All the others 
had retired iafter acts one and tviro. 
Again, a laugh 'canie when there was 
a line about someone leaving: .after 
the- second act. when the wise-crack- 
ing: secretary pipes: 'He must be a 
eritic.at heairt.' But . those are trade' 
laiighs .and not for general audiences. 
. Regretful that the play brodied so 
sharply;, for soriie well-liked .rieople 
^are -concerned. Ibiec.: . 

• iVIxthdrawn Satur4tiy after . jive 
perforrndnces; p^'tnted /of the rec 
ord.) 



Sntn Bu<]w«M;;y 
Suisle. . . . . , . . . 
Bud Gral ..... 
Guit. 

Alkin "im JDyck^ 
Jamaiuh.. Jones, 
Sybil...'....;,.,;;. 

N<»43 Crane......'; 

'Tony.. 

Dolly -Mill tin...., 
Petectlve ^\nTt^ 
Wf. Bmion...... 



, .Heed McClellund 
..Dutllcy Glc.nienW 
, . ; .'.Tonla Xiawton 
Teddy Jone» 
; .Chui'les IjaTorre 
. . , . Joan ChurchUl 
rank McCormtk^k 
.Henry Antrim 



To date there has not beeri a play 

about show . prbducei"s 

which reached . Here is an-; 

other of that: it strikes out, 

too. 

V Topic /jnay . be used: some day to 
better effect, but essentially it is ab- 
horrent. For his debut as an. authtWt 
Don Carle Gillette wrote -and put 
some of his own coin into -In the 
Bag. Best thirtfe about the sho^f/ is 
Its title.. He quit the Pilni Daily to 
devote him.?slf to; legit, but made a 
unlucky guess. ■ 
W9"^ set attraction is scencd in the 
piiice of a Would-ble manager seek- 
ing • a bankroll. .Fast talking seller 
.01 cemetery lots comes in oh the 
promotion and he sells the idea to a 
•'Potblack vwho'd saved up $2,000 and 
an itahan cafe keeper. Such a set- 
"P-,7"»eht; seem comic, but , it isn't. 

*'lay to be done is Called 'The En- 
^{■^*^ted Lipstick' and, when a lisping 
?i°'J5e , kisses a proposed leading man/ 
ine . fellow drops to the floor, osteri- 
MDiy dead. Come -complications and 
graveyard guy is using it all for 



the 



BLACK RHYTHM 

.'Musicail'in two acts presented nt Cemedy. 
N. T., -bee: 1», ',S6. by ^atl Dancer :and 
.J. ril-.I^evey : ^vrjtten- by JJonald Heywooil; 
.Btnged: by Dancer and. Hey wood;' fS.30 top; 
Jetiny . , ,', . . < ,... '. r.'Jenr.LeQoh 

Laura. . . ..v...,,, •>••• •'< • .'Maude-' Russell 

'.Mr. -Hey-don'. ....... . . .'. . , . . .'WUIInin Walker 

Cornbreod , i V .... .... . ... . AJex Ijovejoy 

Babe. i. . , ...... .. ............ . .Babie . Matthews 

Da-vld 'Soniffarrd. .'.Walter Btchardson 
Btay thm , . . ... . . ; . . . . . . ; . v i ...>.. Ayon I.*nif 

Me. Fe|ri»jteln; . . . . i . .... i . . .l<;rahklln Klleii 

Duaty.v... ... . . .< ;. .'.. . . . . .'... ;.'. . , . Joe B'yrd 

'BodlUly . . . . V . . ^. . Speedy Wilson 

Eva. . . . . . . .i . , .Gene.va Washington 

Slim'. . . ...i., ;.'.,..,..... . . .Eddie Baer 

Eugene. . ; . . i, .;.'4 • • .'. ... . . John..Foss 

'SoXiy.'. Sammy . Gardner 

Stvinir. . . i.'i . . t .'^ ... ... . .... .Sinclair BrbokH 

Ghlchl,; .,.■'. . . i i , ...... . k". . i ; . I ; Waldcr Davis 

Money . lurfince Albright 
Joe . Mlcha'e.ls'. .... . ...'. ..'«.. . . , Eddie. Mutthews 

Wardrobe.' Sdl.............:;'.;.'.Iria Duncan' 

Van Bub'M;. ... ... .. i. i . .. . . W<jodi.ow WUHon 

'.Sonny. .;. .; . .'. v., .... .■.'.Barrlngton' Guy 



IS 



publicity purposes. 
K,.V^^^°'^*^y cop fiets in on the going 
JMit the play still isn't funny. Show 
supposed, to go on and flop but ; 



Siniultarieouis .with the rise of the 
cUrtaan, .a .^nauseating odor sSVept 
over this longrdark theatre.: Devel- 
oped that a . stench .bomb had : been 
^dropped, arid, before the first act 
was over, it was apparerit that the 
person who. tossed the chemical hiad 
wasted, money. > H6 . or she could 
have created an equally pungent 
odor by dropping the book of . this: 
colored musicals 

'Black Rhythm' moved: out of its 
element in x>periing in a downtown 
theatre. ..- Not everi second-rate Har- 
lem :eritertainriient,;, iVi fourth^rate 
on 'Broadway. . ' 

.Biesides its poor book and music, 
show received a very cheap 'produc-i' 
tiorii A back-stage musical, its only 
set is a bare rehearsal hall; its cos- 
tuming is equaily cheap. 

i^ere. and thiere > sOme good 
clancirig,. but. the -show's only top- 
flight 'eiitertaihment' corner from the 
Cotton: Club^oys, a; makeshift swing 
orchestra using . washboards,^ jugs 
and old- iphoriogi . h 'hbrris. : doubling, 
from the C. C. nitery on Broadway. 
Aside from them and some solo terp-^ 
ing, there's nothing meritorious and. 
plenty otherwise in the 0rst act. At 
the end of the latter it appeared that 
another stench bomb had been tossed 
and half the audience, which brily 
filled half the theatre in the first 
place, walked. 

' Stenchirig may have bieen . the . re- 
isult of uriion di^culties, though it'^ 
also possible thf * it may have been, 
brought about \>y Harlem factional 
differences. Donald Hey wood; au- 
thor -and coh^poser, was slugged, a 
year or sO' ago while he was leading 
the pit. orchestra at the premiere of 
his previous musical at! the Venice 
theatre." SchOi 



DAYS TO COME 

Drhni'a In three: acts presented ' at . Vfin- 
derbllt, N. Y.. Dec.' 15, *3fl, by Herman 
Kliuinllri; written^ by t.Ullari Hellman; 
stalled, by;" prdduc'er; $3;30:'<op. 
Hannah. .. . . . . Clsil-e Woodbury 

Lucy i i ... . .Muriel Gnlllck 

Cora': odman. .Frieda Altnmn 
Henry El Hcott , . . .'i . . . ." . ...... Ned Wevcr 

Andrew Rodinan..,.i....WilHam HarrlRau: 

.Tuile Rodman.......... iiFlorenoe Eldrldgis 

.Tojii FIrt.h, J Joseph .Sweeney 

I.*6 W hi\ ien , . . . . , . .....«; «■. «' . , . > .;Ben Sm llh ■ 

.Sain Wllkle. ; . ^. . , . . .Charles Dingle 
•MoHsle Dowej .... v^.ack Gnrr 

Jge Easter. . . . .Thomas FlsheV 



. Alert Herman Shumliri saw some^ 
thing in Lilliiui Hellnian's script that 
could not be transcribed to the staige. 
That could explain why he expended 
his talent her grim,, curiously 
written, .stdry, 6he Which could hiSve 
but little .'iappeal to the average 
playgoer. , 

'Days td Come* starts out like a 
■capital-labor propoganda drjania, 
then develops the theriie of frustra- 
tion. Oddly; few first riightcrs per- 
ceived, what the authoress was 
shobtiriV* at. And perhiaps they didn't 
care. She'exhifalts none of the writ- 
ing skill that made- her first play, 
'The Childreri's Hbur.' a big mpney- 
maker. That play, by- the. way, is 
faring excellently on tour, despite 
the . fact that its picture, version 
('These Three') has been in circula- 
tibn since early summer, i 

Story of 'Day.s* is set. In the living 
room of a .^siriall town: manufac- 
turer, a man in hi.*? forties, wed but 
childless. There, too," -resides An- 
drew Rodman's, neurotic, spinster 
sister,, a ^spiteful snob., whose' re- 
marks are. generally enervating. Men 
have..gone on strike and^ on this bve^ 



Cheap ahd Liyely 



.Minneapolisi Dec.. 22; 

Here as, Minneapolis Sym- 
phbhy orchestra jguCSt -coriduc- 
tor, Leon Batziri says, the Way 
to make sylriphony concerts pay 
for themselves is to erase the 
thought they ar:e highbrow. 

'Here's how: Mik the prograrii, 
with little- frivolous,' humorous 
and touchi iriciderits to keep 
all. patrons awake; a^l^^ 
halls so large that ,^lpw admisr 
sion pirices, ill be within . the 
purses of . young people; 



ning, Sam. Wilkie had .brought a gang 
of strike-.bfeak^rs down f t-orii Cleve- 
land.' Two, one just otit of jailj-'are 
assigned to guard the Rodman; home 
iarid; in act. two, one of ; them is knifed 
to death by his evil-temoered corii- 
planion. There ariother killing 
off-stage'.. Thiat occurs when: the iii-. 
Vaders "start - a gun-fight: Young 
daughter of a factory ; worker; Tom 
Fii:th; who formerly: idoliaed Hod- 
man, is the victbm. 

"Fight is against the order&.of Leo 
Whiiieri, tinion -organizer, temporarily 
in the ! pen . .over the framied-up 
charge.: of niurdering the strike- 
breaker- ; It is. that scrap .which 
climaxes the sti-ike and the Wilkie 
crew is shipped out bf: t'bwn.^ 

".Tirbubles .gang up '. kodirian, 
who. had .«ngaiged 'Wilkie agairist- his 
better j«dgnient.r He has lost the 
respect of hiis men arid lost his stand 
ing in- the coriiriiUnity", the thing he 
pvi^ed most.; Then therje is an in-: 
evitable expose of his. wife's conduct: 
She had carried On ari affair with 
.Ellicotti :his attorney :arid best friend; 
.and there 'were other loose riibments. 
.Her only ; explanaition is that ' she. 
rievei? loved Rodman, befbire or after 
they Were wed. Coira had, fallen for 
Whaien, the imiOnist-^first sight- sttiff: 
which is hardly believable. Dialog 
between the woman arid ^ Whaieri 
when she 'conveys 'the :,of lier 
affection ' "much .tob ' iriyolyed. 
Whether the. .performances of the 
cast -are good:; or nbt .does riot courit; 
but some, at least, are autheritic. 

Ibee. 

(CTlbscd Saturday. (19>; review 
printed for the fecordi) 



TH'liihiensiohul 



((Toritinued froiri page .5), , 




MARIAN Anderson rests 



Siripier.'s Throat Needs Layoff — Tour 
Sot-Ba«k 



Throat, trouble, is detai ing Mariari 
Aridersoni colored diva oii .the other 
side for » time, - with initial appear- 
ances pf her. U. S; toUr shifted to 
k|tei: -dates. Tour . ..ias re-arranged 
now .Opens Jan: :29 'iri;Rochester^^ .She; 
:was ori inally sealed to' stairt put oh 
Jan. 

Tour oyer. under Hurdk 

banner will now end in May instead 
of April She is in- Vienna iioW. 



43 Spats 



Hollywood^ Dec. 
. Nelsbn. Eddy will bperi a;.cbricert 
tour - in San Francisco^ Jan. 13. 

Before returriirig here, Metro 
player will appear iri 43 concerts and 
make 11 feir-oaidcasts.. 



rSh Louia^Robs Out 80% 

. Lotiis, Dec. 22. 
..With 80% of • deficit erased by 
recent; appearance of Xily Po.i)s, at 
Municipal Auditeriurii, ~ Guy Gblter- 
rinan,. prexy of 'St. Louis driand Opera 
Ca, is in New York coriferring with 
execs of Metropolitan .Opera Co. .vtrith 
view of lining : up oiifetainding war 
biers /for - appearances . here ./during 
midrWinter and spring seasons;. .Gol 
terriiari ' believes^ local. . high . brOW 
musical eriLterprise, can eriierge tcqm 
red with two brief .sessioris befbre 
spririg.', 

St. Louis opera took a $10,000 set^ 
back last : spring, when heat and 
strong competish, from .-many quar- 
ters forced cancellation of sked. 



pared,' - ecbriomiCal'iy^ to handle them, 
and showing some enthusiasm bVer 
the . new .developments. Eastman 
Kodak ;:has' cross-li&ensing agree 
mentis with" Technicblbr and the lat 
ter coriipany^ undbubtedly, would en- 
ter into the picture if soriie: process 
not . unlike Kbdachrome -was made 
available .in .standard istock.^ Thi; 
fourth consideration would ; be that 
of tying in -with "three-way sound. 
It is<no particular .'trac^e secret that 
Electrical; Research Products^ Inc;, 
desires to iwait* tW^ att'i^aB'Of'three- 
dinierisional visuaVoostqQl^rfsbeJ^dfjre 
launching its;thH;4^<^C!n$fo)kt0oundi 
process, now sai^ntoVh<97''i^)''t<^P^''^^ 
fection. 4u ^i\\i<.<irf., ffsst? '4-«;ii 

Polaroid ' "proved •■ ■i'eriiarfctftlllfr 
successful as ia'diapted. to cariieVa'ti^.' 
In taking a picture, it prevents light 
from striking at- wrong angles which 
ha.s produced foggirig Of plates. Only 
Way tht general public may obtain 
Polaroid riiaterial for use pn a canl- 
era.. or. expeririientatiori is by purr 
chasing what is called a Pola-screen 
froni Eastman Kodak. This is availr 
able Only iri 2A4-irich size, cOsting $20 
for the screen plate • and ■ holder. 

Harlarid Ricker Detroit man, 
who has Awhat is regarded as the 
/riibst . practical slide films in color, 
may use the, K^ and pos- 

sibly the Polarpid inveritioris in his 
futiire product^. He was. in New 
York; last week and conferred: with 
Dr. ri. T. Kalmiis,' Technicolor chief- 
tai , but n.o .finial agreeriient bn bpth 
was reiached.vit is reported. 



IT. Gal in Vicima Opera 

; Dec. . 

Jean Terinyson; appeared as 'Mimi- 
in Puccini's 'La Boheme' ' the 
yolks .^Opera. . . 

Critics -wrote .very favorably about 
;the American singer. 



[ Fare Qtiis Nixed \ 



^AngeV Moore 



(Continued from 

> '■ ■ 



1) 



for the iatter'S financing of a Lights 
Club cruise;. .It was an; annual eVeht 
in those days . and ^ the club usuaU 
rnade enough from the show.bbat trip 
to .pay expenses: and show a profit. 
But the 1926 ri took a ferodie and 
the club douldri't pay pff.r so the bank 
tobk judgment for its, $10,000. That 
.was bn Feb. 10, 1927. 

Moore imed >at that time, that 
the bsirik agreed to suspencl cpllecr 
lion of the judgment if he, in :return, 
would help the bank' obtain the 
club's bbiids, :throtrgh \vhich theJ'debt 
would be satisfied. :And the bank, 
through Moore's help, did bbtairi, the 
bonds, which took in the clubh'ouse 
arid trimmings for J a total value pf 
about $13,000; Moore . thought that 
would satisify the bank, inasmuch as 
it riot only took care of the $10,000 



(Continued trbJri. page 55); 

coaich tickets made good i . Sleeping 
cars, thus rerideririg it - unnecessary 
to present 30 coach tickets; 

'(c) That, a free baggage car be 
jfiii'ttiighed' on presentation of 20 tick- 
lets of ^^kft"^' *^a&s,"ttah*ijr-'e*c4ifslbtf 

ibtrfferWislA«f»W»A^t5>-« 
Y'mA p!i«ifttUiH'vWfere»\ffer3«'eB«auli:^ 
faftffi*u!ftr*««iiW»Wd9tft'tW 
iri'g of • bw':rii6mtfeWhip-imei btt'Cfcl^ 
2, but iVWte the consensuis bf'views 
that such exceptional arrangements 
could, ribt be consistently confined to 
theatrical parties, and, while being 
sympathetic with the objects of the 
thea;trical interests, it was individu- 
ally cbricluded that the carriers 
Would riot be warranted irt institut- 
ing them, owing to the adverse ef- 
fect on their revenufB generally. 

'It is alsb proper to direct yoiir 
attention that iri considering the mat- 
ter there -was in mind the: important: 
chariges which occurred in the basic 
passenger fares of the eiastern carriers 
effective since June , 1 laSti under 
which; the regular daily passenger 
faries •were reduced iri the- Substari- 
tial measure .of .about .25%, or . ap- 
prbxiriiately Ic per mUe, for; passage 
in paflor .or sleeping c^rsj and, byer 
44%,. or 1.6c per mile^ for ;passage in 
cbaches, . first-class reductibn alsb be?; 
ing extended' to cover a pairty :of .20 
trayeling with one baggage car, 
airibunting. to a; saving of ,. 12c per 
riiile, so that theatrical, as well as all 
other travel, both individually and 
collectively,- have, been materially 
benefited thereby, 

'You ipay ;be assured . that our 
membership lines . will,, as in the: past, 
serve the .theatrical :prbfession in 
haridling their mbvenients. Which it 
is hoped may iricrease unde? tii 
duced pa.sscnger;fiai^es:in the mutual 
interests.* 



touch, but also . included a slijght 
profit. But .the bank thouight other- 
wise: ianx^: a,.fe,w years .lateit, gave 
notice tfiait, it Varited the money dUe., 
on the judgiiiiBrit as well. 

George; Barry, Walter Clinton. 
James Diamond, _Bert Leighton and 
the late ' Arthur 'Deagon Were also 
on the same note, bjut nioore decided 
to lake \he rap for eyerj'bpdy. 



i Louis, Dec. 2i. 
Combined aririiial 

leaidirig symphony: orchestras, in U. 
was set at'$4,3it6,5()6, according to first 
consolidated .fijiancial 'i-eport made 
public ' at end bit two-day 
of 12 managers of symphony cKiicieties 
here; at Cor<onadO: hotel 1^^ week. 
Orks, which employ,; l,i0O musicians, 
each have an .<average , budget of, 
$334,346 anriiially. Of total combined 
budgets, $2,782,i06 is estrned by 
come, leavrrijt total ;;deficit 
411,564,400, or^an average of $^120,339 
per prk,, according ^ to report. 

Only three, of .13 prks are .riiain- 
tained by- endowment: fundi, others 
dependirig on funds raised ; annual* 
ly .in cariipaii^^ ,. , None Of otliis <ape 
supported V by iaii individual, . sriu^l 
group of municipal subsidy, and -hone 
is self-sustaining, report :Sfa^ 

Largest carried incbriies were re- 
ported by orkar iri Bpston, Neyir Yopfc, 
Philadelphia and Chicago arid report 
asserts that 74%. Of total budgets ii} 
tised for salaries Of .cbnductoi:s, mu-' 
sicians and assistin|r artists. An 0sr 
timated number of >,,5bO,OQ0 persoitfi 
attend th^: 1,200 ; concerts:: 
riuallyv according to the report 
Those, in attendance^ .(jebrge 
Judd, Boston; Aithur. Judson, New 
Yotk; Alfred Reginals Alleri, ilia- 
delphia; , Henry Vbekeli, jC^icago; 
Carl Vosbur^h, CleveUmd; llseodorie; 
Ganrion, Cincirinati; Mrs. Carlyle 
Scott,: Minneapolis;,MiSs Grabe Kaufi>' 
mann, Kansas City;;MuiTay F'attersojv 
l>etrOit; Arthur M. See; Roche^r; 
Walter; Jb. Howe. , Wai^ington, ' 
Arthur. J* (iaines, Sti. . Louis. . 

•Probienis cbnfrontii^ . syrriphony 
orchestras,- such: .ias' campaign mebi> 
bds. for; attrit'ctirig audiences^, ways 
of finaricing deficits, effect of radio 
on attendance find iadvisability of 
opera prpductions by syriipjibny orks 
were discussed. Caines, with 2* 
years in work, fias lorigest rc%or4 
of continuous, . service of ahy. ' wh<o 
attended meeting, vj|hich was first in 
three years arid also fii«t; (orie held 
here; 



Operiinjg ight . business foir. the - 
1936-37 season at: the Metropolitan 
C>pera, N. Y^ on; Monday (21) skw a 
is9}^vWt;,,,G^93l^nfiW 
(admission Went ; at an average;.-i$.lP 
jtop scalCi Au4ifi]ll^ was as usual 
{very s^y|„rfP^|»S^Mal?y»H^)?^^ 

; Main jiQv0,x>.Wr'J^^ 
son's Wagnerian opener, . 'Die 
Walkure' with cast . topped by 
kirsteri Flagstad, Lkuritz . Meichoir^ .. 
Emanuial List, Friiedrich Schorr, 
Elisabeth llethberg. . Besides these 
established artists., thei^e were three 
debuts/ Anna Kaskas : (Sherwin-. 
'Williams opera , audition ; winner of ' 
last year; over NBCJ); Irene Jcssner, 
Austrian sopraino, and Kirstin Thbr« ' 
burg, Swedish contralto,, all made, 
their debiits. Two -Kirstins On the 
stage together in the , second act 
ca;used most interest;, both being 
first-raito Wagnerian artists ori their 
own, and niaking the operiing night's 
perforriiarice something of a tiig-of- 
war. NeWcoirier is a stattiesique 
diva, slim dnd attractive; With a nice 
flair, for. histrionicsr- which gets, over 
With a Metf house. 



Strayiniky iii U^S;.A« 

Igbr Stravinsky Jhai arrived 
his UvS, dates, under Richard Cbpley 
helrii. He Will baton Philharmpnici 
N. Y./ for two weeks, Jani. 14-25. 
Music for American Ballet's ■ new' 
productibri Will also be; polisfied up 
on ; this side. -He will confer With 
George Balanchi directly on: the 
actiiai staging, 

Samuel Dushki 
team with Stravi 
concerts. 



violinist, will ' 
;:Ia;ter bn 



Oerald Goode on Own 

erald Gpode, in charge of pub- 
licity for S. Hurbk, Office,; branches 
but as /independent the first of the. 
year, handlirig concert and. general, 
amusement accounts. He has han- 
died the Hurpli;' attractions fOr thje' 
past six: years, and, will Icontinue so 
on his own. 
Offices will be I^adlo'Cily. 



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VARIETY 



Y I M F S 4 «| II A R e 



Wednesday, Becembet 3^, 193<i 



Broadway 



MUce Marco trained back to Holly ^• 
yood. 

Nat Karson Bermuda over 
Xm.as. 

iBernie Miller off to Miami until 
Jan.'l. 

Young Billy tahi is flowiering a 
mustache'.; 

Milton iiiazarus is p* a. for *Hey, 
iJiddle; aDiddle.' : 

Arthur ip4 riscpll to sOuthvtrest to 
jfest in the ■ . 

V .AbnerV Silver is "malting i^ two 
'wie^HSjH:'Hayahiai ■ 

. , , Fldblc rot ' Hollywood expatriates 
ba^H iEor. /^holidays; . 
V George "White dropped 'iritb town 
j^e'sterd.a?^ (Tuesday).^ * 
; Fannyr Holtzman,. returned from 

•.,'the;_;Coast this^ 

'•^fe'V ftalpli vGravett. auditor ior intbn 
Freedley. papa of boy. 

ibbb' Weititian's . little girl, Abby. 
first class sb*iit>e i^^ 
. ^Vi: . 'AJleii. -.iSchrtebbe^ . mahagier 
<feiitn. better; after flu attaclc. 

A lot of film employee^ - 
tih& thdr bonuses, in banks. 

I. Robert. Broder scrams for the 
Goast jriiiit\att0^ iSTew Tear's. 
?• LoMis Sidnesy,^ W head, to 
the ]Coast oyer the holidays. 

, Jack/Goldsteih now Nvith Intercol^ 
■ legiate^ M^ Xleague in Boston. 

:C . Psiifreyihaii back after a 
; >. :w;eslern tour for the Hays^ oiffide. 

Ahnuai 5Qnas- liihchebh of AMiPA 
:. toclay.,(Wedhe£!day) at Edison hotel; 

Otis .SHnnep!, . Riving Jjectures here 
; *ahd' there.r, thouf»h • wife -is quite ill. 
: Rutgers ^Npilsdn, RJCO ip;a., back 
at his .desk-after being Ifedded- with. 

. . :P|edric March- east to spend the 
;Iioliday5; with the Miistis. (Florence 
^.^Eldfidge); •:;>:;,:V/ : 

S^^^;^^ 4n ironl 

;;:i^^a?t^9^ •;le|i^ pi^miire$^^ going 
'■ ■ioiack soonJ'-; ,": " 

V BolJ !Giimatti , off oh ahotheij road:' 
v:ilailrtt.in behflfofZukor xversary 
•■'^ceiebratlpki;--^ ^ ''rv-:: ^ ;•■ 
" Wijkie, Par' 

;^he 



C H A T T E 




; vv;;; >*i>ubticidt,- ^ip a yeiy odd vspot 
• • ^ v^'ae flCiw still spend 



. ^ part of the time at their New 
^y;^JJersey>faia^^^ /-yir 
. ?r:'Ihcubator infant.born. to Mr. arid 
^'Mx9, Joey Deutsdi passed , away 
flftei* tw^^^ . 
Earl ^ Wirigarfs birthday party 
: V Sunday (20.) was one of the sue 
;;'.:-;cesse5 .of ■■1;he.■yea^.- 
: : . ;^oyd Marxi vUnit producer for 
^ r ^MaiOT :BDwes. .off to .Llnej^n, Jf?b.i to: 
"5- ;Bl»ge ttew a^^ ' ' ' 

: Gapt. Pii^rcevPovter-iWaters, gea- 
l. .eral .manager. ;^or Richard Aldrich, 
waf^niHthe Irijaf artiHe^^ 
..M'yne Fieifson iii yeteij^ris*- Hos- 
y i>i$al; lUhgsbtld^e Road; Bronx, ex- 
petted: outjirt'thr^eweelja. 
^ ; ?5^te ^SriUth ;_,backiiig^^^'<^ ^md 
V JameiS^flattim. b. ij.'s 
• Tramps,' both ofo baBki^tbaU teams. 
, .f^pBiUonXilvtti orc the site of the 
; wd^ Harliemi opens 

, ;_;.^Lofetta Dehni^oh (MrsI^'Sfaurice 
Golden) decided- Ah— a southern 
■ ^uise-in^ tt^tfU Uiij^ 

,;;;|ioUdayR,)«4tt.»«g'. ■j...4.>l rttw ' 



; /Charles Woolf at Moritie Carlo for 
a few weeks. . 

George HuiViphries spending the 
winter in Switzerland .to avoid the 
JSnglish, climate. 

: British Natiohars iflrst film to be 
made at F'iriewopd Studios will be 
'Interval for Rohiarice.' 
■ Edythe Baker; obtained her inter- 
locutory,, divorce decree against 
Gerard d'Erlahger Dec. 7. 

Lois and Jean booked into the Bal 
Tabarin revue, Paris,, for eight 
months, bperiing March 1. 

Kurt Robitschek snatching^a couple 
days' - vacation' after . launching his 
new Victoria Palace show. 

.Little Jackie Heller broadcasting 
fot* British Broadcasting Corp; thrice 
Weekly; getting $500 per week. 
. jack Hyltoh Will sponsor this \:Lou 
Prea.pei* road show, which' starts a 
provincial tour, early in Januari'. 

Michael JBartlett . has arrived to 
make his first Dicture.-here, a . fllmi- 
zatipii of "The Lilac Domino' for 
OaDitol. , 
\ Lloyd Khechtel has finished the 
exterior shots of the /Yorkshire 
Moors for 'Wuthei'ing Heights,' Wal- 
tier Wianger pic. 

Roy Clark, cameraman, engaged 
by Capitol-Graf ton Films, had, a -bad 
smash when,/ his car skidded and 
, crashed into a" tree. , 

Toiti' Walls and Halph Lynn are 
bartners again in - a comedy, 'For 
Valor.' which Capitol-Cecil films is 
producing at Sound - City. 

Ocean Films, which is doing, a 
talker of 'Orphans of the Storm,' re- 
. titlin,g. itvThe. Storm,! with Hifather 
Anj?eI>cheduled;for oirie of the leads. 
' Max, Mack, hei^d' of Oceian Films, 
to dot a talker, bf 'Orphans Of the 
■ Stbrrii,' - and negotiating with Ro- 
chelle Hudson lor, one of the leads^i 

With the passing of its 447th per- 
formance. Dodie Smith's 'Call It a 
.Day' beats - • any previous, . run 
achieved in England by a woman 
playwright. , 

Romriey Brent . added: to the east 
of Robert Kane's production of . 'Uh-" 
der the Red. Robe' for New World 
Pictures, Conrad Veidt and Raymond 
Massey having (the > ther male leads. 

When 'Okay for Sound.' with the 
Palladium Crazy Gang, took the 
floor at Gainsborough, six stahd-ihs 
were -.neeliedv for, Nervo and;-. Knox 
Flanagan and Allien and Naughtbn 
and Gold. : ' 

: British Interniatiohal will db a film 
bn *the- Carrol Levis British Broad- 
casting v Corp.'ii 'Amateur Hbvtr.' 
Levis gets $10,000 for the script. 
Buddy Rogers wiU stair/ Shooting 
-starts,early in Januairy. 

iMedloclj:- and . Marlow, - having re- 
fused ' to staiy; jh the Tbni Ambld 
show .because tfie iirbducer would . not 
'give- them a false in salary, im- 
mediately signed for the Larry Adler 
miit. Which reopens Marcb^. 29^f ot; 12 



ers put out lately by: European pro- 
ducers, on the chance of opening 
,up the .Australian market foi^ their 
product. 

Acts playing for Frank, Neil: now 
include Frank O'Brian, Brookiris and 
Van, ChappeUe and Carlton, Clayton 
and , Jackson, Evere . ahd Dolores, 
Jack Gbldi , Morgan and Hadley and 
Rby Rene. 

Jack Dent,- publisher of 'Exhib- 
itpi:s' Monthly,' ialsp. running a '.new 
fan mig titled 'Australian .Movie 
Weekly.' Sells at five cents and is 
being distributed by chain stores, 
Vincent. White is the editor; 



Berlin 



ihe huge 




ivV/iorm^of bally. 
/ ^ree^ Dillard; Jr;, of TVTetrb's legal 
• r- *!> Greensboro, N. C, his home 

; .: / , town for the holidays. Won't return 

The. ushers at the I»aTamonnt, N. 
Y., held their annual party in the 
'theatre's lobby Friday night. (18) 
after the last show. ' 
Al Sherman, of Columbia Pictures, 
. labor division of com- 

mittee for the 'President's Birthday 
/vBall'^t^ 

■ ' Alichel'Sj East side eatiery, planning 
an iptiernatiortal dinner for. Christ- 
'inav made up . of American, Frenchi 
Greeks Russian and Italian courses. 
. - MqSe Gumble, the . music man, 
r; back from his first trip to Hollywood 
: .; in 14 years and he's willing to for- 
; : pake the sidewalks of N. V. fbreveri 
; , Dave Stamoer, for 2 J years cotri- 

goser bf the 'Ziegfeld Follies,' signed 
y British National of America to 
head the music production depart- 
inent, 

. / iJtth avenue haberdashery which. 

throughout year, has featured clbs- 
. . ing ,ont—mufet vacate—and eviction 
*coales, flashes a new . si : Abdication 

Week. 

* Murray Martin, helping XSino Bat-di 
/.(Gino^s Cedar. Gardens) on explojta- 
.otipn ^ with, 'entertainment Score- 
, '^bpard' for as a- guide to the 

v^'Vshows' mevits... - 

^ ' Winifred van B.everen apbolritied 
personal representative for Jacques 
Feyder, Producer now iii : London 
making new Alexander KPrda film 
with Marlone Dietrich. 

Reulah Livir^'stone; of Universal 
left last Wcfik for a three week tour 
of U's nrincipnl exchangiesas build UD 
for 'Three Smart Girls,' new film 
debuting Dejinha Durbin. , 

Early Florida exeuhts, who could 
get half a ftoov tP themselves' around 
this time of the year in the hotels 
in former times, find themselves, un 
j^--.a)^ainst n-^i'l-so'^tinn demands ?"? re- 
-"."gavds l)o'>kir'^ pC'-niodatinpe. f ->''an 
as, an indication of an extraordirinry 
Florida boom this season. 




cal directing 



Henry BOsse still 
WPA. . 

Billy Phelps has left for the. an- 
nual Atlanta sojoiu'h. 

Yale faculty organizes Club for ex!- 
hibitihg. 'foreign films.. , 

Local showfolk blew Morris Men- 
delsohn to a. bachelor dinner. 

Harry Bermah's youngster fpllow- 
ing.in father's fiddling footsteps, 

Bee Lillie and ;the Orange '.con- 
stable had a $25 ti'ff about speeding. 

Miriam Scott chattered from local 
platforni about Broadway and its 
playsi • '■ .• 

Maurice Sarasohn, who used: to box 
office. a Slimmer: theiatre, how dittoes 
at Arena sports palace. 

Local playwright Joseph Walsh's 
'Cellini! premiere in Bi'idgeport 
(WPA).postijoned to Jan. 

Walter Prichard Eaton takes , an 
occasional fiing at lecturing about 
'Shakespeare in Hollywood.' 



Celia CoUedge pack! 
$port Palacev 

■ Gouht .'Konbye, Jap .composer and 
orchestra leader, here. 

Walter bare Wahl and Lime tri.b 
booked for Scala January and Feb- 
ruary.. ■ 

Xmas -Carnie opened at historic. 
Unter den. Linden,; now called Lan- 
tern Road;, ^ 

Vaude acts of all descriptions,; lay- 
ing off almost permanently iii recent 
years, npw working, 

No., ividend. declared "fbr share- 
holders of the Betriebs-Gesellschaft, 
owners bf the "Wintergarterii 

Swedish ^wing . . orchestra! Arne' 
Huelphers (15) Over frbin Stockholm 
for a month at the Eurbpa Pavilion 
and CJafe; 

Wi irgel ih: a leading role in 
radio play, 'Fieber . in Havanha' 
('Fever in Havana^); by H* J. Flecht- 
ner.-. ■■- ..■ 

Barnabas vbh Gezy, Hungarian, 
signed with. . his band by . *^ radio 
Deutschlandsender for a three-week 
runi 

Mignbne, American Control dancer, 
booked for the opening bill of Andre 
Frarick's new vaude house in Brus- 
sels. 

•Die Geissel der Welt' 'The 
Scourge Of .the World'), forthConiing 
super pic about the battle ih Spain 
<tJFA).-.- ■■ ■ ■ 

. Eniil Jaimings reported to.haye re^ 
ceived a tempting offer from Douglas 
Fairbanks to star in the latter's 
Marco Polo pic; , 

. . Maria Bard, wife of Werner Krauss, 
sighed for the first Zarah Leander 
fllnfi, 'Premiere' (.UFA), now in the 
making .in Vienna:' 

Olvido Perez; Mexican wire, act, 
after his accident at the Hansa Ham- 
bui:g last month, now fulfilling his 
date in saine house. '. 

'Port Arthur,' new Adolph Wohl 
brueck picture made in CzechbslO 
vakia (FCL - Slovia - Tobis - Europa) 
premiered at the UFA Zoo. 

'Die Kronzeugin' ('The Prime Wit 
ness'), new FDF film (UFA) from the 
book of Dir. Klaren and Lerbe am 
stage play of George Clifford MerrI 
vale, dirMted by Georg Jacoby. 
.-i^ pauja Buich, 50,' dickerftig to set- 
/ 'tt* <10Wri iii:^Vifehiii 'Again at the old 
ipeircuis Susch' ibUilding/ which became 
' a cinetta isirfce thp^war^-^her current 
,circus,,if)lftyin^.,meanwhile an the old 
RenzbuUding. 

After the French UFA film 'Prends 
la Route' ('Take to the Road') having 
been premiered this week at the 
Marmorhaus, shots of another 
French filin, 'La Griffe du Hazard' 
.('Touch of Luck') alsb French UFA, 
now being made. 



De3 Moines 

By: R, W. Mobrhead: 



; J, p. Malahd's, father died in El 
hibre, Minn., 

Jane Gowl coming to the Shrine 
iauditbriuni Dec: 18 in 'First Lady.' 

Omer Ken;)rpn named advance man 
for Metro pictures oiit of the Chi 
cagb office. , ' 

Bob Eaton, . . dance band director 
has invented a new: machine to 'can' 
sound /and: wilt use , it' coihmiercially. 

Walter G. Samuels re-elected pres- 
ident of the local inusi ciaiis' associa- 
tion, and Claudie P. Pickett re-elected 
secretary for his 10th , term. ' 

A. R. Corey rei-elected secretary of 
Ipwa State fair iand dates; for 
heixt year's exposition iset for Aug 
25-Sept,:3. 

Variety club's New Year's ,<Eve 
party at the Tropical Room of Hotel 
Ft. Des Moines will cost $12:50 per 
couple. The Bachelors' ball, iri the 
main ball room, will cost only $4 per 
couple. 

The A. H. , lanks will attend the 
Adblph: Zukbr iesti'mohial. dinner in 
Hpllywobd Jan. '7< < En- router they 
will spend a - day - with ' their son, 
Raymond, at Circle Z Ydhch, Pata- 
gonia, Ariz. 



House Reviews 



STANLEY; iPirpi^ 

(Cpntlnued ftx>m' page '53) 



By Eric Gorrick 



Edward JBpwen to Lbndbn. 
Uniyerjsal opening new offices in 
Sydney'; ; 

'It Isn't Done' (Cinesound) oj^ .the 
flb.br this Week. 

.. .Walter Hutchinson sai he'^ 
coming back next year. 

Sir Ben Fuller expects to make 
anbther-trip to NeW Zealand. 
, Wirth's Circus is wings into its fifth 
week in Melbourne. Show goes out 
on the road shortly. 

So. far it has been a great seasoii 
for the outdoors' men in New South 
Wales; owing to the drouglit condi* 
tions. 

New theatre is being erected in 
Pertii on the site of the old Majestic. 
House, when completed, will be re- 
named Plaza. 

WilliAmson-Tait will open the legit 
season in Adelaide with a revival 
of 'The Merry Widow.' with Gladys 
Monci'ieff and Prank Leighton. 
There have been one or two feel- 



Baltimore 



By Albert Scharper, 



Uhit 'The King's Scandals' booked 
into vaudfilm Hi for Week of 
Jan. 8. 

Baltb remains one tbWn where 
they still play basketball in . gyms 
and not On stages. 

New addition; to chain of Lou 
Rome theatres opens XmaS Day; 
Will;be colored house. 

Lbtte Lehman had to cancel skeded 
songfest at Lyric last Week, due to 
grippe; will fill booking later in 
season. • 

Etta Mbten,: songstress, Will give 
recital, fpr colbreid ' customers at Pal- 
ace, longrdark former buriesq barn, 
on Jan. 17. Will be firist time here 
that a nominally Of ay theatre will 
house Negro attractidrt; 



Ted Morris abed ill* 
; . Max Turner's child pretty sick. 

Parents of Sam and Hefb Lutz off 
to Florida for the Winter!: . 

Benny ttplzman and Parkyarkarkas 
in town With Eddie Cantor. ' 

Pat Kennedy dismissed by Traffic 
Court on. charges of reckless steer- 
ing. 

Ben , Bloomfield, rtianager of 
Oriental, had his tonsils yanked last 
Week. . ' ■ 

^ Fred Donaghey regularly bri the 
Affiliated midwest, web With a 
weekly legit theatre talk covering 
Chicago; also over Ralph Atlass' 
WIND. 



with dancing and singing only, but 
the forms are so Varied, they're siif 
flcieht. Comedy per se is- minus, 
but no so-called comedy talking act 
ever packed the laUghs thatWhitey's 
Lindy Hoppers, three teiams .of thehi; 
cafry. In a .Whirlwind five . minutes 
bordering oh both the mianiacal and 
the barbaric, sextet is a howl from 
start tb. finish, , * 

Hoofing department is additionally 
enriched, by . Sunshine Sammy, the 
former Our . Gangster, teamed with 
tap ipxpert h?imed Derby Wilson, 
while .the vbcarend is bolstered by 
three BroWn ; Sister^ talented harr 
mony trio. They work their first 
two numbers, out front and wind up 
solid with one. bf .'em seated at, piano 
and others grbuj)ed about her. 
' . Musically, unit, hasn't just been 
content to pick tip a crew at ran- 
dom and islide-by on Waters , name. 
Fifteen-piece band, with, a, femme 
iit one of - two. ianbjs * a first-rate 
hotcha ^ swing biitfit presided over 
by Eddie Mallory; who also doubles 
in brass as m. c. Band gets in a 
Couple Pf spots. and Uncovers a flock 
of specialists. 'including a .drummer 
who's a . whirling dervish With the 
sticks. They feature a- number, 'Dis- 
illusioned,' written by trombonist, 
who likewise vocalizes a ;. chorUs. 
This, however, cbuld be chucked, for 
lad hasn't enouigh voice to Carry. 
Tune's okay, though. 

Dave Brbudy's house outfit baclv 
in pit again doing an overture and 
merely fading in . and out for' iinit. 
Flicker is ^Hideaway Girl' (Par); 
with swell color Xmas cartoon short 
and Par newsreel roiinding but bill. 

Cohen. .. 

Wintergarten, Berlin 

Berli 10. 
With show biz at a low ebb prior 
to the • holiday season, the Winter- 
garten returns to its first love, acro- 
bats, to effect economies. Eight acro- 
batic acts out of a bill of 13 would 
seem to please even the staunchest 
vaude Ian , in ; the Fatherland, and 
With the current Wintiergarten slo- 
gan, 'Our German., actors home for 
Xmas,' the Spare mob gave every act 
a special ovation. : It is; however, not 
all home talent that graces the cur- 
rent program. , There ::are British, 
Spanish, French and. Russian acts to 
make Up a fast-paced international 

No feature names;: headlines going 
to Santa Glaus with • an enormous 
Christnias tree, Which is; perhaps, 
just as Well. 

. Regular acrobatics are The Five 
Tagpnis, opening. With ground tum- 
bling and pyramids. Two Brpwnirigs 
follow With bikes, doing pirouettes , limev Tr 
at a furious tempo. Acrobatic -terpei> y.juney^ jr. 




Margaret Lindsay bedded from 
throat infection. 

Arline Jiidge took her baby east 
for the holidays. 

Herbert Marshall Chief ed in for 
pic job at Columbia. 

E^win Gillette has joined H. N. 
Swanson s agency staff. 

Merritt Hulbitrd and wife back 
firom a month in Bermuda. 

Clarence Brown went up to Frisco 
to buy a new flve-passehger planet . 

Mrs. Dave Goiild, bride, of a week.' 
planed to Man]t)attan lor the Yule- 
tide. ,. 

Wood, Carvings, of Richard Boles- 
laWski exhibited ih a Txisco gaN 
l?ry. .,. .• 

Alfred M. Golden arrived from 
N. Y, to start his. writing Chore at = 
20th-FOx. 

Gapt Philip Astley In f rointi Londbh 
to spend holidays with his wife, 
Madeleine Carroll, „„, 

After b^ing grounded coiipla times 
in plahesi George Jessel trained i 
from his eastern hegira. - 
; Clarence Brown is building a little 
theatre on his ranch to try out Un- 
known writers and actors. 

Nbrdia Liunoc, eastern ice skating 
champ, tested by Wesley Ruggles 
for spot in Met Him in Paris.' ' 

Betty Russell, William Koenig's as- 
sistant at U; has joined her boss i 
his new job aS MG studio manager. « 

Victor Jory is bringing over 
George^ Hiser, Aussie jockey, from 
England to- ride at the Santa • Anita 
meet.;'. 

Walter Stern, iofm^r director ahd 
producer for Ufa in Germany, is 
technical directing on' U's 'The Road 
Back.' • / ■ 

Pinky Tomlin; opens Jan. 6 in $an 
Francisco on . a p. a. tour that will 
take..v him into Washington ihd 
Oregon. , 

.James Blakely planed east to visit 
his mother. SUzanne 'Kaaren suf-. 
fered two burned fingers in an apart- 
ment fire. 

Carey Wilsbii deserted his . type- 
writer sufficiently, long enough to 
play a role as sheriff in 'Dangerous 
Corner' at MG. 

Herbert Stothart; Milton Beecher, 
Leon Raff and M, J. McLaughlin of 
Metro went to Philly to catch the 
Singing COssacks. 

Sahi Wood piW up a record last 
week by shooting on 14 different 
sets for scenes in 'A Day at the 
Races'. (Marx Bros.). . 

James Gagney trained to Martha's 
Vineyard for the holidays/ while his 
wife spends the period with her 
family in Des Moines. 

Miriam Hopkins and Mrs, Fred As- 
tairie suffered minor injuries in an 
autb accident iii Bevhills. Miss Hop- 
kins\ shoulder was dislbcated. 

Victor McLaglen and George Mar- 
shalli director, floored with colds.^ 
stopping productioii of 'Nancy Steele 
Is Missing' iat 20th-Fbx last week. 

William A. Wellman has returned 
to S-I to coniplete direction ~of 'A 
Stars Is: Bom*^ after several days* 
illness. Jack Conway subbed dur- 
ing the layoff. 



Qdebeir 



Ai Edelmah back Irbm N. Y.' 
Ben Gairson: back from Toronto. 
A. Hirsch back from New York. 
N. Lawand to Toronto for Christ- 
mas. 

Tommy TroW, from Three Rivers, 
in town. 

John Costis, Granby, . passing 
through. 

Sir Guy Standing arrived Satur- 
day (19). 

Herbert Allen opens a new theatr 
at Lamaque. 

H, R. and S. Vlneberg year-ending 
at Lake Placid. 

Bill Karp opens roadway 
theatre, Montreal. 

Col; John A. Cooper 
through Montreal. 

Corey Thompson 
Club for the holidays. 

Fred Keating orch booked for 
Ford New Year's .Eve. 

Albert Bey, Thetford Mines, to re- 
build Elite theatre there. 

Tommy Clyde orch staying 
Maritimes Until mid-February. 

Rosa Ponselle and hubby through 
frbm Quebec City Saturday (19). 



By Hal Cohen 

Janet Reade here with hiibby, Pat 



are Delya & Dragor, French revue 
artists. 



- Rex, hoofer, gets a good hand 
with somersaults. Lene Ludwig, im- 
jersonating with masks, -does well; 
Five Cleveres (3 girls, 2 boys) are 
excellent gymnasts and acrobats. 
Viarmp executes brilliant work on a 
langing rope. Johnny Go. presents 
dogs and monkeys in Comedy. Maxi- 
milian Truzzii son of the w. . k. circus 
owner of bygone days, is a smart 
juggler in the Rastelli style. Edith 
Schollwer warbles tropical songs 
jTom current.and recent musical hits. 
Three, Baracetas. Spanish circus 
clowns, are funsters of the sawdust 
type. Concha & Concha excel with 
gmynajstics and contortionisties. Cer- 
vantes Troupe, teeterboard acro- 
bats, were seen in the States with 
the Hagenbeck- Wallace Show; their 
act IS first rate. Walt. Disney short. 
The Night Before Christmas,' closes. 



Etzi Govato thinking . about chang- 
ing his first tag to Eddie. 

Joe' Gerlach seriously ailing, 
Allegheny General Hospital. 

Cricks getting private screenings 
all week tb. break up Xr.ias day jam. 
, Jacki Heller cabled his ma frbin 
London to send over the Old guitar. 

Tony Gonforti becoming a gentle- 
man farmer. He's just purchased 51 
acres. ' 

Frank .Harris, of the amusement 
company, being mentioned as GOP 
candidate fbr. Governor. 

Joe Flynn in ahead of 'Follies' and 
out again, and Nat Dorfman het- 
tou<ing 'Two Mrs. Garrolls,' 

. Charlie AUard how doing a 
'Round-the-Town' cplumn three 
times weekly in Ppst-Gazette. 

S. Don Moll has taken over ix'ec- 
tion of 'Y' Playhouse, succeeding Al , 
Golden, just si«m6d to writing con- 
tract by 20th^f*bx. 



^tdntB^By^ pecepAer 1936 



r I M E S S H II A R E 



VARIETY 



69 



News 1^ 





This department contains rexoritUn iheatncal news items as pub- 
lished during the week in the daily papers of New York, .Chicagot 
San praMiscOrHtllywood and Lqnd^ Variety takes np credit for. 
these news itxmsl ^a^h rewritten from o daily pdpcr. 



East 

'three Men bh a . Horse' given a 
sDecial performance last Sunday for 
the blind. Graham McNaniee sup^ 
plied descriptive c'omameht. 

First wife bf Claude Rains granted 
ai divorce in liOiidpn on her plea that, 
the actor's divorce, obtained in New 
Jersey-last year, was invalid in Great 
Bjritain. He did not contest the suit; 

Dudiley Digges to shake the pix foir 
the old home. Maide his first hits 
with Theatre Guild and back to play 
in 'Masque of Kings.' 

Sale of seats for openinjg opera of 
Met season lasted only 3Q mintites, 
with the demand iot higher iiriced 
seats keeping pace with the flower 
brackets. Best record since 1929, 

Group theatre : held iari alertness 
course session last Friday. Sym- 

K>sium on 'Johnny Johnson. - At . the 
ew School, Alexander . Kirkland 
and Burgess Mieredith spoke on 'The 
Future of th6^ American Theatre' and 
. let the actor audientoe . talk" back 
■~at 'em.: 

Latest buys are for 'Broth<er RaV 
and 'The Women.* 'Rat' .is 300 
tickets and six weeks* witli •Women- 
going to 450 seats and eight weekis, 
Tops is Winter Garden, with ai 16r 
week buy for most of the orchestra. 

Auto ads to quote delivered price 
instead of F.03., iJetroit. No cut. 
But the 'buyer knows just what it 
will cost 

. Federal Judge; John C. Knox^enies 
appliciaitlon of Jaschai Heifetz and 
ether bondholders to examine the 
books of the Theatre Guild for tbei 
past five years prefatory to acting on 
a proposal to modify, the agreement 
under which the bonds \were issued. 
Holds internal aflnirs of the Gtiild 
lire not the concern of the bond- 
holders. 

William Gillette reported to be 
ihuch improved. Has been hospital- 
ized in Hart{ord since Nov. 30 with 

cold. 

Arnionk, N. . Y;, city officials an- 
nounce ;no more mtjrriages after 10 
p. m. Need their beauty sleeps. • 

.. N. Y. suprenie cburt for metrbjpoli- 
'tan area debars any member of the 
bar from giving specific legal advice 
over radio or in newspapers. Pisbar- 
ineht wiU foUow yiolati^^^ 

Following .up the. no-drink football 
g^me propaganda; Princeton heads 
have isent letters: to grsids appealing 
to them" not to get the members of 
the Ttiahgle Club, On tour, spiffed 
iihtil after the show. 

Talk . of turning the iinproduced 
fBedtiiiie foi* Ali Baba' into a musical 
comedy, with tunes^ by Rodgers and 
Hart. Just talk, as yet. 

Frieda Henlple obtains frbm 
supreme court 3 sumhiary judgment 
against August Heckscher . for $3,750. 
First ihstallment.on that annual $15,- 
000 reCflntlx^|iVKai<ded her. 

Gllbei-'t .iifilieil ailois slightly more 
than half the otchestra to the specs 
for the first four weeks of 'Promise' 
at the tittle. There's a 10% return 
clause, ' 

Charles Cohen, for .15 years sec- 
retary-treasurer of the Hebrew Ac- 
tors Union, jglven a. testimonial din- 
ner last Thursday. 

Bohemians, rhusical club, hosted 
£dward Johnson at its 30th anniver- 
sary dinner at the Waldorf-Astoria 
Sunday. 

Edward Yarbrough, of Union City, 
N. J., picture theatre, bought a tree 
.for the lobby. Attached was a note 
from a boy in Cahadia asking Santa 
for a pair of skates. Manager shipped 
'em and crashed the N. Y. papers. 

Court condemnation proceedings 
cut price of . Nt Y. World's Fair site 
from $12,704,168 to $3;638,939. 

Niew .York to. get another museum. 
Mrs. W. R. Heirst to sponsor a sur- 
gical museum, showing progress in 
slicing jobs. 

Paul/Robesoh pliaces his sOri in a 
Soviet school. Says it's the briily 
place where the lad can escape the 
prejudices from which he himself 
bas suffered. Over there oil a con- 
cert tout-.; 

Steeplechasie pier; Coney Island, 
rammed by a drifting barge during 
the storm Saturday night and part of 
It carried away, 

iPremiere of 'Black Rhythm/ col- 
ored musical at the Comedy, stenchr 
bombed. 



diet against Dell Pub; Co. Clainied 
he was libeled in Dell's Modern 
Screen. 

. Marti .. Beck in Mt, 
but riot sieriously ill. v 



ital 



Louise Marsh, vaude actresis, fourid 
Dorothy McBride in her apartment 
Saturday and turned her over to the 
police. Her purse hid been stolen 
ar^d she had a hunch her latchkey 
was the ;^pbjiective, so she hurried 
home arid found the McBride girl 
there, . ■ 

Boston to get 10 pierformances of 
Met opera starting April 1. 

Wife of ,the late John Ringling to 
sue to break his will and also for a 
reversal of the .divorce decree. 
. Katharine Cornell planning' a 
transcontinental tour next year ih 
repertorjr. Would cover about 17,000 
.miles. 

George Webb, former hiisband of 
Esther Ralston, gets a six cent ver^ 



race. Bradley was , ordered to . ap 
peiar in L. A, Superior Court arid iex 
plain why. she should, not be held for 
contempt in , connection with, a suit 
filed by AI Rosen, agent, seeking 
$18,000 in cbrhniissions. Miss Brad- 
lev prieviously failed to, show for a 
deposition in the case. 

. Mariari Marsh said ih Hollywood 
that she will wed AI Scott, of New 
York, former husband, of Colleen 
Moore, shortly., 

•James P. Sullivan, 35, actor, Ayas 
held in L. A. on charges of stabbing 
two cafe employes oyer an unjpaic 
liquor bill./ 

Los Angeles; rentWood and Bel 
Air, swank country clubs, have been 
advised they , will be . unable to :ob 
tain liquor; licenses for 1937 due to 
the fact that they are located within 
ohe and a half miles of the National 
Military Home at Sawielle. 

In 41 San Diego action against 
Jaickie Pbqgan Productions, Inc., the 
State Industrial Accident ' Coriiriiis- 
sion awarded 'MrSi Effie Jone^ $5>950 
tor the dealth of her husband, Ghairli^ 
Jones, , who . was. kilted iii ah auto 
accident in. iS&5, which also took 
the lives of Junior DUrkin and Johh 
Coogan, Sr. Jones, was foreman :of 
the Cobban raiich. 
' Afterhiath of a state investigatibn 
of bobkniaking : in :Southern Call 
forriia was that L. A. police closed 
ub 30O establishments. In San Fran 
cisca Atty. Gen. Webb charged that 
^'California is a beehive; of gambling 
froni race track betting to slot ma 
chines and diriie roulette, ganies op 
erated in school neighborhoods.* In 
L., A. Burton Fitt^, prosecuting at^ 
torney, allegedly admitted the gam 
bling and said he would aittempt. to 
wipe, it out. Bookies . told: the in- 
vestigating' committee thiit they 
would like to be legalized. 
' Wife of Vincent Ji Reusch, studio 
exec, was granted divorce in Lbs 
Angeles and $20 weekly for support 
of .herself and six-year-old daughter. 

Charged with conspiring to defeat 
the copyright laws, six riien were in- 
dicted in Federal court, Los Angeles, 
for brintihg^copies of popular songs. 

William Dietz's yacht was. found 
floundering Off the coast of Southern 
California with five others aboaird. 
Coast Guard made the' rescue. Dietz 
is a veteiran Paramount cameraman. 

Mary Astaire, actress, Was burned 
severely When a cigaret' stub ig- 
nited her bed ' her Hollywood 
apartment., 

Clark Gable made his debut ias an. 
emcee, at the. flSrialis of the Will 
Rojgers Memorial Trophy polo tbur- 
hameiit at the Uplifters' Club near 
Santia Monica. Gable aided Mrs. 
Rogers in awarding the trophies. 
Jimmy and Bill Rogers, Jr., par- 
ticipated in the events. 

Commemorating thie birthday of 
Ludwig Yah Beethoven, German 
composeir both .166 years ago. Otto 
Klemperer, coriductor of the L; A. 
Philharmonic, placed . wreath on 
the Beethoven statvie Pershing 
square, L. A. : . 

Mother of Martha Raye, Para- 
mount, star, filed suit for divorce, in 
L; A. She charges that the father 
accused her of mismanaging her 
daughter's affairs and that he threat- 
ened her with violence. Seeks $250 
monthly alimony and custody of her 
ifour children. Martha is 20. 

Ei J. Griswold, 33, Ifilm technician, 
died in L. A. General hospital Of a 
skull .fraciurc received when he fell 
to the sidewalk near his home while 
intoxicated, according to coro- 
ner's, jury. ■ 

Valerie Soiile, dancer, was ac^ 
quittedJin L. A, on charge of forging 
arid cashing travelers* checks takeri 
from Delight Howell, actress, at a 
Holly wood party i 

J. F, Hall, 20-year-old sailor, 
pleaded not guilty in . L. A, to a 
Charge of seriding two extortion 
notes to Ginger Rogers demanding 
$5,606. 

Lloyd Bacon, irectbr, and Nadine 
Coiighli , film actress, ill be mar- 
ried Christmas eve at^ the :hbme of 
the groom's mother. ^ 

Mrs, Mike Lyman, wife of a ,L, A. 
cafe owner, and sister-in-law of Abe 
Lyman, istruck down by assailant 
with a tire tool In rear- of .Beverly 
Hills home, necessitating 17 stitches 
in the wound.. 

.California investigating committee 
meeting in L. A- was told that L. A. 
county alorie bas 200 to 300 book- 
makers, handling $150,000,000 an- 
nually in bets. Committee was at-, 
tempting to bbtain evidence as to 
whether the bobkies should be legal- 
ized bt exterminated. .'^ ; ■ 
Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel lost 
legal points in opposing their resjpec- 
tive wives' separate maintenance ac- 
tions in L. A. Roger Marcetti, attbr- 
nev for both wives, was awarded 
$1,200 attorney fees to fight Hardy's 
appeal froni a recent verdict giving 



Mrs. Hardy $7,500 cash and $1,500 
court costs. Laurel's wife was per-, 
mitted to amend hSF complaint to in- 
clude charges that the actor enter- 
tained other wbthen his yacht. 
She is asking ,$1,235 a morith, while 
Mrs. Hardy " for, $1,000 

monthly. 

Thelma Todd, who died a year ago : 
mysteriously, left an estate of $33,714 
:o her mother, and $1 to her former: 
lusband. Pasquale di Cicco, 

With only $5,000 tb^' meet bills; 
claims totalling $1,300,000 have been 
filed .a.sjainst the estate of Alexarider 
Paritagesviri L. A. . Widow, the execu- 
trix, listed assets of $5,026 in her ac- 
cbuntirig arid presented one claim of 
$1,200,000 by a bank, which she re- 
fused to recogriize. 

Elinor Fair, former, filrti. plajrer; 
was treSted; ait a Hollywood hospital 
after she .\yas fburid wandering in a 
diaze., Williari? Bipyd iand Thomas 
Daniels, fbi-mer: husbands, aided her 
recently : fbllowing a serious illness. 

Lola: Larie was diVorCed from 
Alexarider Hiall, film director in L. . A. 



De Maw6S Set for 

Coronation Bopking 

Tony and Renee de Marco, danc- 
ers, are another act set for a London 
date during the Corbnatibn period 
riext May- Pair 'have been booked 
tor the Grpsyenor House, London; 

Currently at the Persian Room iri 
the Hotel Plaza, N.. 



MARRIAGES 



Mary 



Plt£4A¥0FF KNOCKOUTS 
AT HIPP AND ORDEN 



JACK PtLASKI 

out at Madison. Square 
Garden and the' Hippodrome: for two 
.weeks because , of the .ho.lid.ays> 
sumabiy, but .imockouts featured 
the: in; both spots last. week. 

On Friday (18) at the Garden it was 
curtains for .Ray Iriipellettiere, , silso 
called the Imp because of his six 
feet seven and haU inches Jahd 238 
pounds. Bob Pastor, 183-pounder, 
polished the large man. off in;, the 
seventh rburid; ^ 

It vias one of those the bigger- 
they-are-the-harder-they-fair things, 
:ahd although neither fighter is much 
to brag about, somebody fixed it sb 
the match wov^d decide the Tieavy 
weight championship of New York 
state.* Fans didn't care and stayed 
away. Performance was' about the 
best that Pastor has exhibited, but 
whether the former- college boy will 
climb high in the division is ques 
tlonable. 

imp went down in, the flirst round 
and didn't have sense enough to 
take a nihe count. BoVs isuccess 
with the right hand had him iving 
ing wildly, but the big guy from up 
state fended off the rushes by merely 
keeping his paws extended. The 
gijint seemed to improve for a few 
rounds and landed effective body 
blows, but it had to come, and When 
Pastor pasted himi vrith a solid rlgh ; 
in the . lethal session the Imp fell flat 
oh his back. .He was :bri 'hands and 
iknees at the. count bf 10, but didn't 
knb^ what it Was all about.. It 
pi*obably hurt Harry Jenriy just as 

much.-. .. 

The other ^^kayo yicilffi w?|S(' L 
renzo PisicI^^', fiOl9red {heftvy A?^^^ 
of Detroit>-.whoselligllts.rW 
in the first (ifOuhdiby Jack>.Trammt 
also colored,' of YbUhgf^y/i|»^ '*>P^^^ 
was undefeated" preyioudy,. - It" wis 
claimed. 

Krieger Stops. Belsamo. 
At the Hipp last Wednesday (16) 
an oncoming middleweight was! .sud- 
denly stopped by " a mugg who has 
been around for some time. Solly 
Krieger Was the winner, knocking 
out Harry Belsamo in the seventh 
rourid, by. which time he had been 
cruelly battered. Belsamo is the 
socker who eclipsed Erick Seelig, the 
German refugee, who wias highly re.- 
gairded. He did it with a single 
sock also.. 

But against Krieger, Belsamo was 
clearly outmatched. The winner 
weaved arid :bobbed easily, .evadirig 
the swings of Belsamo; Krieger's 
timing was superior and his blbws 
sturig plenty. Belsamo was down 
several times before the- match was 
stopped. In fight circles it wais 
figured that Belsamo; was the victim 
of bad riianagerial judgmenti . Had 
he been spotted in the smaller clubs 
for a :y<e[ar or so, he might have 
been developed into title contenderr 
shi ■■ ' ' 

ight>writera favored Belsa.tnb, but 
the rgaftibiers had it right by riiakiiig 
the odds 8: tb. 5. iri favor of the 
ner. w^Orig the 

Imp, , making him the fav, 

7 to 5; 



W.eber to Rbbert E. 
in Las Vegas, Dec; , 1.7. 
Gebrge ;is a meinber bf the George 
& ; Moody agency ori the . Coaisti: 

Margaret Saritry, newspaper an.d 
radio writer, J:. . P. . McEyoy, 
humorist, Dec. .; in, Lai Ve^as. 
Third try , tor grobm, 

Gutierriz idlake to Cburit Andre 
de Segurola, picture actoi:, i Lbs 
Angeligs, Dec. 19. 

Gail Patrick^ film actreiss, tb Robr 
ert <3obb, Dec 16/ Ti Juana, 
Mexico. G'^bbm ' operates Brown 
; Derby restaurants - ' Los i Angeles 
and .Holly.wobd. ' 

Clarice Firiger to ■ Jerry; Mason, in 
Sr; Y,, Nov.' 26, Biride is a dancer. 
Groom is. p. a. 

Florence RUssell- . to - Joseph Keith, 
in New ' Yorki Dec. 18. Groom , is 
•hephew of .lite Joe Leblang. : Bride, 
is secretary of Wiiltor '^Douglas, . bf 
Donaldson,. Dbilglas «trid Gumble, 
music publisher^. 

Renee .Torres to Saul Weirigarleri, 
in -Armbnk, N. Y.; Dec, 19. iBride is 
screen' player. . ; \ 
Sadie Jane Williams to Frank J: 
Delflno, both . pro niidgets, Min 
neapolis, last .week. ■ 



far Reidace 



Mayor 'Edward Kelly's :Christma9 
drive came through for $330,o60 froni 
three sources, the pto football game, 
the: benefit sta&i show its pro- 
grain book. Show , at the' Stadiiim 
liast Wedriesday. (16) ran frorii. 
p. nii in- the morni ;before 

23,000 with Eddi m.c; 

Frank Smith 
ranged, ^ith the co-operation of .Loti 
Lipstorie of Balaban & Kata!.. Chairli 
Niggemeyei: the State-Laike ran, 
tho: show . the stage. James Sc. 
Petrillo, head of the Mu'sicians* 
Uriion, conducted. ithC: it orchestra. 

Among the . «ct5 . appearing were 
Charlotte Greenwood, Benny Field^ 
Gus Van, Fifi D'Orsay, Maria Mat- 
yais, Vivian . della Chiesa, plus all 
the orchestras in : town such 
George plsen, Heriry Busise, Giea^ 
Gray^ Red Norvo, Frankie Mai^rs, 
Rogers Pryor, jFreddie Martin. 

Managing the affair were I. M. 
Levy, with Capt. Jack RelUy, Kiil . 
E^li^ H. A. d'Bburke and t'red* 
erick bohaghey as divisional aid$. 



BIRTHS? 

Mr. and Mrs. ichard Weste;rgaard, 
son, last week, in .Khbxville, Tehn. 
Fatiier is station manager bf WiiOX. 

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Shipkey. son, 
second, Dee, 17 in Los Angeles. 
Shipkey, . former All-American jt 
Stanford, is DAitif Variety's football 
ibrecaster. 



Kiearns in Det. 

. Detroit, Dec.. 

In an ^eiffort tb . revive boxi 
Detroit; Jack Kearns, fpririer man* 
4ger bf Jack Dempsey* - this , week 
reached an agreement wiih. Janie« 
b; Norris, owner of Olyimpia.^rt;^: 
-aireni here,v io prbmpte; bouts 
that spot. • 

Keams expects to stage hi$ first 
n&tch here in JanixaiiyV.juid phms to 
make, a bid for the. winner ot^the 
BraddockrSchmeling . ; title .'.bout to ' 
meet Joe Louis here next Septembeis 




s^., LiOYDS 



OF LONDON 



A 20th CENTURY* FOX PICTURE 
A'^iTnR -Pally 2:46, »A6, Bun. 3.O0, 
H9 I yn j;oo, 8:45, Mat*, 80c to $1. 
rwiy *4SlhW. Evw-SOcto $21 (pluoiax). 





STATE Bb^E±~fll 



IRENE DUNNE 

•THEODORA 
GOES WILD" 

bh the f OttV 



)C>W 'iflj3.''irt- 

BTAGk SHOW 



Sfi?' MUSIC HALL 

"RAINBOW ON 
THE RIVER" 

Spectacular Staoe Producti 



CAPITOL !§ij 



"BORN TO DANCE" 

with KfiKANOR FOWISLL 
Startlnr Xmoo 




"AU'EB XHB thin MAN" 
U'iiv. r6w«H # Myrnu. ]<ay 




Hurt Auto Smash 

New Orleans, Dec. 22. 

Pasquale Amato, head of the Lou- 
isiana State university's , de- 
partment, ainJ RoccoConti ^ i -. 
versity music pupil, were recovering 
Saturday (19) from injuries suffered 
Thursday (17) in an automobile col- 
lision near Shrevepbrt, La, 

Amato bit his tongue so badljr in 
the accident, that it required six 
sUtehes, but physicians said that his 
voice would not be affected. 



SlMta XMAS, Friday, S A.M. 

"SING ME A LOVE SONG'» 

with James Melton,. Patrici 
Elli Hugh Herbert, Zasu 
itts, Allen Jenki 
New CR ITER ION • Continuous 
Broidway at 4Slh 8t. idnit* 8h«w Ntfhtly 



"BELOVED 
ENEMY" 



UNITED 
.ARTISTt 



LI 



••WAV M 
4>tli It 



frDay Bikers Take a 

Loss in Minneapolis 

Minneapolis, Dec. 22. 

From a high of $26,284 in Nov., 
1931,. for the first contest here, the 
gross of the annual six-day bike race 
at' the Auditorium fell to a new low 
of $8,300 last week, leaving the pro- 
moter, Frank Bartiell, with a deficit. 

Over the period of five years tak 
ings have showo a steady decline. 



PARAMOUNT""" ' 



II 



MVA^ j 



HOLIDAY" 



— «N THE STAGR— 
GLEN GRAY and hi CASA 
LOMA ORG. 



"3 Men on a Horse" 

with FRANK MeHUGH . JOAN BLONDELL 
GUY KIBBEE 



1 P,M. 



NEW 




B'nty ft 47th. HtftA 
DootR Open tl:30 Jt.ra.'- 
BeglMiliiK /XMAfr DAY at Ifr -AM, 

"GOLD DIGGERS OF 1937" 



6<» 



VARiETY 



Ht^dncB^tKyi Pecember 23, 1936 



Broadway 



Mike Marco trained back to Hqlly- 
vrood. 

Nat Karson to Bermuda over 
Xmas. 

Bernie Miller off to Miami until 
Jan. 1. 

Young Billy Lahiff is flowering a 
mustache. 

' Milton Lazaruis is p. a. for 'Hey, 
Diddle. . Twiddle.' 

, Arthur R Driscoll to southwest to 
test in the stih. " 

Abner Silver is miaking it two. 
weeJcs, in Havana. 

Flock of Hollywood expatriates 
bacH^or. holidays. ~ 

Gfiorgd 'White dropped irito-'toAvn 
yesterda" (Tuesday). >- 

Fanny Holtzmaii returriled Iffom 
the Coast this weelc. 

R^iph Cravett. auditor ihtoh 
Freedley. papa of I?oy/ 

Bob Weitman's; little^ gii"!, . in 
first- class shap^ again.. 

Allen. Schn^bbe, manager of., 
"beutn.. better, after flu att^^^ 

A .lot of illmS employees' Tare , 
ting, their bahiises ih. banks. . 

I. Robert Broder scrams' for the. 
Coast right aftpt New :Year|^^^^ 

Louis K.- Si ^ < WHN, to 
the 'Coast over holidays. , . 

J^ck boldsti^in now 'with liitercolri 
legiate .MhsIc .-tieajgue in iBostoh. 

.David. Paifreyihan sifter a 

westeirn: tour for the Hays office- 
Annual i^Cmas luncheon b^ AMPA 

today (Wednesday) at EdisoH botel. 
Otis Slarirrer, jSivihg lectures here 

and/ theire/ it.h?ju»*h wife- is quite iU> 
Rutf^ei's Neilsdh^ RKO p.a,, back 

at his desk ;ttftet: being bedded- with 

.flU.;^, ■■■■ . ■'■ ■• „ 

, .Ffedac March east the 

hoJijiiays. with the Missiis^ ^ 
..;Eldftidge);.-,_.:^A,.;.j.;:V..v. ■^ 
^-Iryiiofe; ^nd 3SUi iBiejrtin iii. irQm> 

:Cpast ;^|orvlegit premieres/ but. goi^ 
7lDack.^6ori;/'■■^■;;::'^'>■•'^•■^■-; ■ ■■:y'':': ; ■: 

;^fidb jjGillhafn bffi /on ahdther: road 
;' t Jauht irt behalf . of ' Zukbr anhiVersairy 
:-r^art)Tati0)ii;' '^.^ ..■ 
; X ^Lar^feitis h&dw Ai; ^ilfeie, Par 
■jit^iiblicist/ -in a. yeiy' odd ^piot— he 
io.i*S6uldh^t?-talS;,.v ' -C ^. r X' .. ' 
. ^i-tlie -lieoha^ Still "spehd- 

'iiig'-part 'of'^ the time at their New 
.^Jersey-'-farm.- ■. . ■.- ,•• '•V. ,:. /iv 
: : 'vincubator. infant botn. tb Mr. and 
' villus, V Joey Deutsch. passed away 
■■>:ipiterviwb w^^ .-^y- 

i^^^ birthday party 

Sunday" (20.) was of the suc- 
:',-..5teses-bf :^he y.eai:.'-- 

Mai:^/"unit ptbducei^ for 

lilajbr Bbwe$; on io Lincit^Inv -Neb.; to 

fitj^ge /hew aU-jgirliiiinit; /r. 
" Capjt/ - Pierre Po^errWftters; ■ ig^ 
'} leral Cmajnage^^^^^ Aldricft; 

'wai^hfihji 

: pi^ Bronx, ex- 

feefeted but^in three weeks, ■ 
JKaie 'Srtith - bacfcittg ,^d 
James :Batt6n.: t>; r.'S Tobaccb Road 

jTjCariiips.' both i>t0 - basketball teams. 

.... - .„ .... ........ .. ^ 




ATT t 





.bpens 
is new 

... .owner.- ~ '■>' ; 
; ' liOfetta .Denhison ' (Mrs.^vMaurice 
vGoldeh) .decidied- bh - a., southern' 

;.hoiidays{:si.;jfti>!?. ,v, jt^am %,^s>:;m -i si i^^^ 
Alexander Wobllcott's testimonial feA? 

half of SdaeramV Ti^idrey,: i^i ■ a neW ^ ' 
form oJt bally. . 

" Tyree^ Dillard. Jr., of "Metro's legal 
-.MaJfy to Qreerisbbro, Ni C.,. his home 
town . fot the holidays. Won't return 
r until Jawuary. . 

. . •liie, ushers at the Paramb.uht; N. 

Y.v held their aimual iiarty in the 
-^theatrt's lobby Friday taight (18) 
after the last show. 

Al Sherman, of Columbi ictures, 
will, head labor division of com- 
mittee for the 'Presideiit's Birthday 
fiall' to be held Jan. 30: 

Michel's, East . side eatery, planning 
an international dinner for Ghrist- 
:inas, made iip of American, Firerich; 
Gfeek, Russian and Italian courses. 

Mose Gumble, : the music niah; 
: back from his' first tfip tb Hollywood 
•.in. 14 years , and he.'s willing to for-^' 
salke the sidewaJfcis of Ni Y. forever; 

Dave Stamper, for 21 years com- 
poser of the *Ziegfeld Fbilies,' sighed 
by British National of America .to 
head the music production depart- 
ment. 

Sixth avenue haiberdashery which, 
.throughout year, . has featured clos- 
ing out— must vacate-^arid. eviction 
«c^les, flashes a new sign: Abdication 
Week. 

Mvfrray Martin- helping .GinoBarai 
.: . (Girto's Cedar Gardens )- oh exploj tar 
;.tion with, an' ■entertainmerit scorer 
' .board* for natrons .as a''guidiB to the 
..shows* merits. , 
" " Winifred van Bevereh appointed 
personal representative, for . Jacqiies 
Feyder. Producer liow in ' London, 
making new ATexander* Korda filni 
with Marlone Dietrich.- 

Beulah Livip*»st6ne. of Universal, 
left last weok for a three week tour 
of U*.«! nrincinal exchanges as buildub 
for '.Tlirce Smart Girls,' new film 
debutin;? Deipnna Duf-bih. 

Early Florida exeiints, who cOiild 
pet half a floo^* to themselves Vard.tind 
thi.s time of the year in th.e hotels 
in fox'mer times. find Vthemselves Un 
-^against i\"'i''-.<!p'"'nn demands 5<<: re^ 
""gards bo'^'tip'* f of-'TiodatiorKT. To<-An 
as an inHicatimi of an extraordinary. 
S'lorida boom this season* 



Ghariijs Woolf at Monte Carlo for 
a.few'weeks^ 

George Humphries isperidihg the 
winter, in Switzerland to avoid the 
^Inglish climate.. • 

British National's first film to, be 
made at Pinewobd Studios will' be 
■Interval for Romance.' , 

Edythe Baker obtained her ihter- 
locii'tory divorce ; decree against 
Gerard cl'Erlanger Dec, 7. 
■ Lois and- Jean .booked into the Bal 
'Tabarin revue, Paris; for eight 
months. ODeriihg March 1. 

Kurt Robitschek snatching a couple 
days', vacation after launching his 
new Victoria Palace show; 
. .Little Jackie Heller broadcasting, 
for British Broadcasting Corp. thrice 
weekly; getting $500 per week. 

Jack Hyltoh will sponsor the Lou 
Preaijer road sho-vv, which starts a 
provi'hcial tour early in Janujrj'.. . 

Michael 3artlett has arrived to 
make his first picture here, a filmi- 
zation of 'The Lilac Domino' for 
Caoitbl.. 

LlOyd Knechtel has finished the 
exterior Shots of the Yorkshire 
Moors for 'Wutheri Heightis,', Wal- 
ter 'Waneier.pic; 

Roy Clai-k, cameraman, engaged 
by CapitolrGrafton Filmis. had a bad 
smash when his car skidded and 
crashed into a. tree. 
, Tom- Walls and Ralph Ljmn are 
bartners again in a comedy, 'For 
yalor.' which Capitol-Cecil JTIlms is 
producing at Sound City. . 

Ocean Films, which is doing a 
taikejr of 'Orphans of the.Storin,' re- 
titling it 'The Storm,' with Heather 
Angel scheduled fbr bhe of the feads* 
Max Mack, head -of Ocean Films, 
to do a talker bf 'Orphans of the 
Storm,' and negotiating with Bo- 
chelle Hudson for one of the leads. 

With the .pisissihg of its 447th per- 
formance- Dbdie smith's 'Gall It a 
Day! - beats any. previous run 
adhieyed in England by a woman 
play Wright. 

Romiiey Brent added to the cast 
Of Robert Kane's; jproductibri of 'Un-: 
der tbe Red Robe' for New World 
Pictures, Conrad Veidt and Raymond 
Massey having the ' ♦her male leads. 

When 'Okay for Sound.' v^ith the 
Palladium Crazy Gang, took the 
floor at Gainsborough, six stand-ins 
were neeileit/fbtrNervo and; Knox^ 
Flanagan arid AUan and Naughton 
'and'-Gold, ■•■ K , ' 

7 British mternaitional will do a film 
on ^the* Carrol .Levis , British Brbad- 
casting Corp.*i!, . ^Amateur HfiSiur.' 
Levis gets ,$10,000 for the..- seript. 
Buddy Rogers Will ' star. ' SJiooting 
starts early in January/- ^ . 

-Medlock apd. Marlow.-havmg re- 
fused to stay.' in. the Tom Ambld 
show .because the produqer would iiot 
'give ' thein a raise: in salary, im^ 
medijitely sighed for the Larry Adler 



'unit which reopens March;; 2ft 'foir )2 



ers put out lately by Eurbpeah pro? 
ducers on the chance of opening 
up) the Australian market for their 
projduct.. . 

Acts playing for Frank Neil now 
include Frank O'Brian. -Bfobkins arid 
van, Chappelle and Carlton, Clayton 
and Jackson, Evere and , Dolores, 
Jack Goldi . Morgan an4 Hadley and 
Roy Rehe. 

Jack Dent/ publisher 'Exhib- 
itors' Monthly,' alsov runriing a new 
fan mag titled 'Australian .Movie 
Weekly,' Sells at five cents and is 
being distribiited by chain stores, 
Vincent White is thie editor^ ■ 



huge 




baV directing 



H^r; 
WPA. 

Billy Phelps has left for the an- 
nual Atlanta sbjburn. 

Yale faculty orgariizes club for ex- 
hibiting. 'foreign filmsi 

Local shbwfolk blew Morris Menr 
delsohn to a bachelor dinhen 
' Harry Bermaft's yoiingster followr 
ing in father's fiddling footsteps. 

Bee Lillie and the Orange: con- 
stable had a $25 tiff about speeding. 

Miriam Scott chatteried from local 
platform about; Broadway and its 
plays. . ■ 

: ; Maurice Sarasohn. who used to box 
bfflce A stunmer theatre> how dittbbs 
at .Arena : Sports palisice. 

Local playwright Joseph Walsh's 
'Cellini' premiere in Bridgeport 
(WPA) postponed to Jari. 

Walter .Pr.ichard: Eaton takes -an 
occasional; fling at lecturi ''afaiout 
'Shakespeare in Hollywood.' 



Ceiia Colledge packi 
Spbrt Palace. 

Cotuit Kbnoye; Jap composer an^ 
orchestra leader, here. 

, Walter Dare Wahl and Liriie Trio 
booked for Scala January arid Feb- 
ruary.' ' 

Xmas .carhi<i(; optened at historic 
Unter- den Liriden, . now called Lan- 
terri-Rpad. ' .;••'■:'; -V 

. Vaude acts of aU descriptions, lay- 
ing off almost perriianently in .I'ecent 
years^ now working. 

No ividerid deblared fot" sharer- 
holders of the Betriebs-Gesellschaft, 
pwriers of the 'Wintergarten. ■ ' 

Swedish .swing orchestra Arne 
Huelphers (15) ovei: from Stockholm 
for a month at the Europa Pavilion 
and Cafe. 

Willy Birgel in a leading role in 
radio play, 'Fieber in Havanna' 
('Fever Jn Havana'), by H; J. Flecht- 
ner. /. 

Barnabas von Gezy,.;;Hungariani 
signed with, his band by ..-radio 
Deutschlaridsender for a three->veek 
run. ■ 

.Mignbnej American control dancer, 
booked for the bjpehing bill of Andre 
Frarick's .new vaude house in Brus- 
scls* 

.♦Die Geissel der; Welt' ('The 
Scourge bf the World'), forthcoming 
s^i^r.pic aborit the battle in Spain 

Emil Jaimirigs reported to have fe 
ceived a tempting offer front Douglas 
Fairbanks to star in the Hatter's 
Marco Polo pic; . . 

Maria Bard, Svife of Werner Krauss; 
Signed for , thie first -Zarah Leander 
film," 'Premiere'^ (UFA), now in the 
inaking. in .yienria: 

Olvido . Perez, Mexican wire act, 
after his acciderit at the Hansa Ham- 
bturg last riibnth, now fulfilling his 
date in same house. 

'Port Arthur/ new Adblph , Wbhl 
brueck picture riiade in : CzechOslo 
vakia (FCL - Slovia ^ Tobis - Europa) 
premiered at the UFA Zoo. 
;; 'Die Kronzeugiri' ('The Prime Wit 
hess'), new FDF film (UFA) from the 
book of Dir. Klaren and Lerbe and 
stage play of George Clifford Merri 
yale,, directed^ by Georg Jacoby. 
Paiikla ' Busch, 50;', -dickering to set- 
■(. tte'd^wii'^ihy vifehnw^again.at the old 
11 'eiPfiuSSurscft-'ltriiiairig^ which became 
.; 'arcinefKa.:sidce thfi;war?-her current 
iCircuscRltofing ijneanwhile ^in the old 
Renz building. 

After the French UFA film 'Prends 
la Route' ('Take to- the ROad') having 
been premiered ; this week at the 
Marmorhausy. shotis of another 
French film, Xa Griff e dii Hazard' 
(^'Tbuch of Luck') also French: IJfA, 
now bemg made. 



Bey 



rlc 



Edwai'd Boweri to London. . 
Univiersial opening . new offices iri 
Sydniey. 

'It Isn't Done' (Ciniesouhd) off the 
floor this. week. 

Walter HutehirisOn Said that he^s 
coiriirig back next year.. 

Sir; Ben Fuller expects to make 
another trip to New Zealand. 

Wirth'S Circus swings into its fifth 
week in Melbourne. Show goes out 
on the road shortly. 

So' far it has been a. great season 
for the outdbors' men jn New iSouth 
Wales, owing to the drought condi- 
tibhs-. ... 

New theatre is being erected in 
Perth on the site; of the bid Majestic. 
House, when completed, will be re- 
named Plaza. • 

WiiUAmsbn-Tait will open the legit 
season in Adelaide with a revival 
of 'The Merry Widow.' with Gladys 
Moncrieff and Frank Leighton. 
Theve have been one or two feel-. 



Baltimore 

By Albert Scharper, 



Unit 'The King's Scandals' booked 
into vaudfilm Hi for week of 
Jams. 

Baito; remains one, town where 
they still play basketball in gyms 
and not on stages. 

;New addition to chain of Lou 
Roriie theatres opens '.Xmas : Day; 
will be colored . house. - . 
: Lotte Lehmiari: had to bancel skeded 
songfest at Lyric la§it week^ due to 
grippe; will fill booking later ih 
Season. . 

.;i;tta Mbten.v ;songstress, will give 
recital for pplbred customers .at Pal- 
ace* long-dairk former burlesq bam, 
on Jan. .17. ; Will be first tiriie here 
that a nominally; Ofay theatre will 
house Negro/attraction, ■ 



Ted Morris abed ill. 

Max Tufner's child pretty; sick. 

Parents of Sam and Herb Lutz off 
to Florida for the winter. 

Benny Holzman.ahd ParfcyarkarkaS 
in. towri with; Eddie Cantor. 

Pat Kennedy; dismissed by 'Traffic; 
Court - On - charges of reckless steer- ' 
ing. 

Ben . Bloomfield, manager of 
Oriental; had his tonsils , yanked last 
week. 

Fred Donaghby regularly, on the 
Affiliated midwest web with, a 
Weekly legit theatre talk covering 
Chicago; also over Ilalph Atlass' 
WIND. 



Pes MfHnes 

By R. ' W> Mpbrhead 

J. O. ^aland's father died in El- 
niore, Minn. r 

Jane Gbwl coriiing to the Shrine 
auditorium Dec . 18 in 'First Lady/ 
. Oriier Keriypn named advance man 
for Metro pictures out of the Chi- 
cago office. ^ 

Bob Eaton, dance band directbr, 
has invented a new machine tb 'can' 
sound and will, use itr comiriercially. 

Walter G. Samviels re-elected pres- 
ident of the local musicians' associa- 
tion* arid. Claude F. Pickett re-Jelected 
secretary, for his Idth term. 

A. R. Corey re-elected secretary of 
th^ Iowa State fair and, dates for 
next /year's exposition set for Aug. 
25-Sept..3. 

Variety club's New Year's . Eve 
party . at the Tropical Roorii of Hotel 
Ft. Des Moines will cost $12.50 pef 
couple. The. Bachelors' ball; in the 
main ball rooriii will cost only $4 per 
couple. 

The A. H. Blanks will attend the 
Adolph' Zukor tesfiriiQhiial.iiiririer in 
Hollywood Jan. . 7/- >En. -route- they 
will' spend ai day -with • their son, 
iftaymond, at Circle: ; Z ' rahch> ' Pata- 
-goma;.Ariz.. \;v..i;;.V.W.'r.'..; 



stAnle:y;p 

( CJbntlnued from ' paere • sa) 



with dancirig and singing only, but, 
the forms are, so varied, they're suf- 
ficient. ;Comedy . 'per „se is minus, 
but. 'nb;so-cailed coipedy talking act: 
ever packed the laughs that Whitey 's 
Liridy Hbppers, three teariis of them, 
carry, '; In a whii'lwmd five , minutes; 
bordering on both the mianiacal -arid 
the barbaric, sextet; is a howl frOrii 
start- to finish. 

Hoofing department Js additionally 
enriched, by. Sunshine. Sammy, the 
former -Our Gangster, ;teamBd with 
tap . ' pkbert nanied Derby; : Wilson; . 
while: the vOcal verid is bolstered by 
three ; Brbwri . Sisters, talenteo har- 
mony trio. .They work; their first 
two numbers out front arid wind up 
sblid with one of 'em seated at piano 
and others grouped about her. 
■ Musically, unit hasn't just , been 
content to pick Up a, crew at.,ran- 
dbm arid slide by on Waters name. 
Fifteen^piece b.aind, with a feriime 
at one of- two, pianos is a first-rate 
hotcha swing outfit presided bver 
by Eddie Mallory, who also doubles 
iri^ braiss as m. c. Band gets in a 
cbuple of Spots and uncovers;, a . flock 
of specialists, including a drummer 
who'is a whirling dervish with the 
sticks. They feature a number, 'Disr 
iUusibned,' written by trombonist, 
who likewise vocalizes a . chorus. 
-This, however, could be chucked, for 
lad hasn't enough voice to carry. 
Tune's okay^ thbugh. 

Dave Broudy's house outfit back 
in pit again doing an overture and 
merely fading in and out for unit. 
Flicker is 'Hideaway Girl- (Par); 
with swell color Xmas cartoon short 
arid Par newsreel rounding- but bill. 

Cohen, 



Wintergartehi Berlin 



Berli 



.10. 



. With show biz at a low ebb prior 
to the holiday season,^ the Winter- 
garten returns to its first love, aci o- 
bats, to effect .econoriiies.. Eight 'acro- 
batic acts but; of' a bill bf 13 would 
,5eem to please even the staUrichest 
vaude fan 'in : the Fatherland, and 
virith the currerit Wintergarten slo? 
gan, 'Our German, actors; home for 
Xriias,! the ^are mbb. gave. every act 
a special ovation. -It iSi however; not 
all home talent^ th^kt graces the cur- 
rent; : program. There; "are. British, 
Spanish, f^rench and Russian acts to 
make up fast-paced international 
.bill: .:. ■ -yv'- ; 
: No feature natriesi ; h'ejadlihbs going 
to Santa . Claus with . .enornious 
Christmas tree, which perhaps, 
just, as well. 

Regular acrobaticis, are The Five 
Tagonis, opening, with ground tum- 
bling and pyramids. Two Brownings 
follow with bikes,.' doing pirbuetles 
at a furious tempo. Acrobatic terper;# 
are Delya «8t Dragbr, French revUe 
artists. 

Billy Rex^ hoofer, gets a good hand 
With somersaults* Lehe Ludwig. im- 
personating with ; masks, - does well. 
Five Cleveres , (3 girls, 2 boys) are 
excellent gymnasts and acrobats. 
Marino executes brilliant work oh a 
hanging, rope. Johnny Co. presents 
dogs and monkeys in coriiedy. Maxl- 
iriiliari TrUzzi, son bf the w. k; circus 
owner of bygone days, is a smart 
juggler in the Rastelli style. Edith 
Schollw'er warbles tropical songs 
from current and recent musical hits. 
Three Baracetas, Spanish circus 
Clowns, are funsters of the sawdust 
type. Concha & Concha excel with 
gmyhastics arid contortionistics, Cer- 
vantes Troupe, teeterboard acro- 
bats, were seen in; the States with 
the Hagenbeck- Wallace Show; their 
act is first rate. Walt Disney short, 
'The Night Before Christriias,' closes. 



Hollywood 



Margaret Lindsay bedded from a 
throat infection* 

Arlirie Judge took her baby east 
for the holidays. 

Herbert Marshall Chiefed in fop 
pic job at Columbia, ; . 

Edwin Gillette has joined H. N. 
Swanson's agency staff. 

Merritt Hulburd . .iand wife back 
from a riionth iri Bermuda. 

Clarencje Brown went up to Frisco 
to buy a new flve-passerigei: plane, 

Mrs. Dave Gould,; bride of a week, 
nlaned to Man^jfittan for, the Yule- 
tide.' ' .. 

; WQod carviriga/ of Richard Boles- 
lawski exhibited in a 'Frisco gal- 
lery.^- ' ■ '■■.r '" ":; ■■■ 

Alfred M. Golden arrived from 
N. Y. to, start his writing chorb ; at 
i2Qth-F6x. 

Caipt. Philip Astley in from Lbridon 
to spend holidays with his wifej 
Madeleine Carroll. ; 

After, being grounded coupla times 
in . planes, George Jessel trained, in 
from his. eastern hegiria. 
V Clarence Brown is building a little, 
theatre on his ranch tb try out un- 
kribWri writers arid actors. 

Nordia X<umoc, eastern ice skating 
champ,, tested by Wesley ^ Ruggles 
for spot in -I Met Him in Paris.' 
. Betty Russell Williarii Koenig's as-' 
sistant at U, has joined, her boss i 
his new job as MG studio manager. 

Victor Jory * bi^inging; bvei: 
George Riser, Aussie jockey, f rbiri 
England^to ride at the Santa Anita 
'riieet.. .. ;"'•' 

Walter Sterri^^ former director arid 
producer foil Ufa in Germanyr 
technical directing on U'is 'The Road 
Back * ■ 

. Pinky Tbmliri; opens Jan. 6 iri San 
Francisco . on a p> a. tour that will 
take hirii into Washington and 
Oregon. . 

' ; James lakely .pl^ed east to visi 
his rixother. Suzanne Kaaren suf- 
fered two burned fingers in an apart- 
ment fire. • 

Carey Wilsbn deserted his type^ 
writer sufficiently long enough to 
play a role as sheriff in 'Dangerotis 
Corner' at MG. . 

. Herbert Stbthart, Milton. Beecher, 
Leori ; Raff arid M. J. McLaughlin of 
Metro , went tb Philly to catch the 
Singing Cossacks.;. 
. Sarii Wood pil'»i.up a record last 
week by shooting on 14 different 
sets for scenes in 'A ; Day at the 
Races' (Marx Bros. )^ - ^ > 
:. Janies Gagney tirained id Martha's 
Vineyaird for the holidaysr While his 
wife spends the period with her 
family in Des Moines: 

l^iliriam Hopkins and Mrs. Fred As- 
taire suffered hiinor injuries in an 
auto accident in Bevhills. Miss nop- 
kiris* shoulder was dislocated. 

Victor McLaglen arid; George Mar^ 
shall, director, floored with colds, 
stopping production of 'Nancy Steele 
Is Missing' at 20thrFox last Vreeki 

William A. Wellman has returned 
to S-I to complete directiori of 'A 
Stars Is Born*^ after 'several days* 
illness. Jack Conway subbed dur-i^ 
ing the layoff. 



A. Edelman hack from N. V. 
Ben Garson- back from Tororito. 
A. Hirsch back from New York. , 
N. Lawand tb Toronto for Christ- 
mas; 

Tommy Trow, from Three Rivers, 
in town. , 

John Cranby^ passing 

through. 

Sir ;iGuy Standing arrived Satur- 
day (19). 

Herbert AUen opens a new theatr 
at Lamaque.: 

H. R. and S. Vineberg year-ending 
at Lake Placid. 

Bill Kairp opens roadway 
theatre, Montreal. 

Col. John A. Cobper passing 
through Mbritreal. 

Corey Thompson to Sei 
Club for the holidays. 
: Fred Keatirig orch: bbbked 
Ford New Year's Eve. 

Albert Bey, Thetford Mines, tb re- 
build Elite theatre there; •. 

Tommy Clyde btch" "staying on i 
Mairitimes until mid-Februayy. 

Rosa Poriselle and hubby through 
from Quebec City Saturday (19). 

Pittsburgh 

By Hal Cohen 

Janet Reade here with hubjbj-, Pat 
uooney/ Jr. ' . I 
tzi GoVato thinking about Chan 

ing his first tag to Eddie. 

Joe Gerlach seriously ailing iti 
Allegheny Gerieral Hospital. . 

Cricks getting private screenings 
all week to break up Xr.ias day jam. • 

Jackie Heller cabled his ma from 
London to send over the old guitar. 

Tony Coriforti becoming a gentle- 
man farmer. He's just purchased 51 
acres. 

Frank Harris, of the amusement 
company,; being riientioned as GOP 
candidate for Governor. 

Joe Flynn in ahead of 'Follies' and 
out again,, and Nat Dorfman her 
touting "Two Mrs. Carrblls.' 

Charlie Allaifd; now doi 
'Round-the-Town' column 
times weekly in Post-Gazette., 

S. Dori Moll has taken over direc- 
tion of ^Y' Playhouse, sucbeedmg Al 
Ciolden, jUst si.i»ned to writing con- 
tract by 20th-Fbx. 



_ Ifttdnt^Ky^ Deceihiber ^3, 1936 



VARIETY 



61 





Tifiis department contains rexoriUen theatrical news items, as VUJbi» 
Uished during the iveek in . the daily papers of New York, Chicago, 
.Son Francisco, Hcllywood arid London, Vabiety tolcc* no cridii for 
ithese news items; each has been reioriUeri frbrii a daily paper. 



East 



'Three Meii on a orse' given a 
special performance last Sunday for 
the blind. Graham McNamee sup- 
plied descriptive cotnmejrit. 

Fifst wife of Claude Rains granted 
a -divorce inJLpndpn on her plea.that 
the. actor's divorce, obtained in New 
Jersey* last year. Was invalid in Great 
.Britain. He did ;not. contest the suit 

Dudley Digtges to shake the pix ifor 
the did home. Made his first hits 
with Theatre Guild and back to play 
in *Masque of Kings.' 

Sale of seats foi- opening opera of 
Met season lasted only 30 minutes, 
with the demand . for higher priced 
seats keeping pace ^with the lower 
brackets. Best record since 1929^ 

Group .theaire/ held, an alertness 
coiitse session last ' Fridaiy, Sym- 
poisium on 'Johnny Johnson.'- At the 
New School, Alexander.' Kirkland: 
and Burgess Meredith spoke on 'Th0 
Future of ih6 American Theatre' and 
let th« actor , audience talk back 
at 'cBn/ 

Latest buys are for 'Brother Aat' 
and 'The Women.' ' 'Rat' is 300 
tickets and six weeks, with *Womeh* 
going to 450 seats and eight weeks. 
Tops is Wintei: Garden, with a 16- 
wieek biiy tot most of th^ orchestra. 

Aiito ads to quote, delivered price 
iiistead of F.03,, Detroit. No cut, 
but the buyer knows just what it 
will cost 

Federal Judge John C. Knox denies 
application of Jascha Heifetz and 
other bondholders to examine the 
books of the Theatre Guild for the 
past Ave years' prefatoiry to acting on 
a proposal to modify the agreement 
under which the bonds were issued. 
Holds internal affairs of the Guild 
are hbt the, concern of the bond- 
holders. 

William dillette I'tpbrted to be 
much improved: Has been hospital- 
ized in Hartiord since Nov. 30 with 
a cold. 

Armonk, N. y., city officials an- 
nounce np more marriages after 10 
m. Niqied their beauty sleeps, • 

N, y< supreme cburt fbr metropoli- 
tan area debars any member Of the 
bar f roih. giving si>ecifle legal advice 
ctv^r radio or in newspapers. Disbar- 
ment will follow violation. 

Following Up the no-drink football 
game propaganda^ .Princeton, heads 
have sent letters : toi grads appealing 
to them' hot to get the miembers of 
the Triangle Club, on tour, spiffed 
until after the show,. 

Talk of turning the uhproduced 
fBedtime f or All Baba' into a. musical 
comedy, with tuncs by Rodgers and 
Hart. Just .talk, as yet. 

Frieda Hemple obtains from 
supreme court a summary judgment 
against August Heckscher . for $3,750. 
'First ihstallinentJoh that annual $15,- 
,000 jtepeiilitily-ltyKailde^^ 

^Gilbert Millet allots slightly more 
than half the orchestra to the specs 
for the first four weeks of 'Promise* 
'at the iiittlcw There's a 10% return 
Clause. 

.Charles Cohen,, for 15 years sec- 
retary-tireasurer of the Hebrew Ac- 
tors Union, given a testimonial din- 
ner last Thursday. 

Bohemians, .musical club, hosted 
Edward Johnson at its 30th anniver- 
sary .dinner at the: Waldorf-Astoria 
Suhday; 

Edward Yarbrbugh, of Union City, 
N; J., picture theatre, bougiit a tree 
;for the lobby. Attached was a note 
■from a boy in Canada asking Santa 
for a jpair of skates. Alanager shipped 
em and crashed the N. y< papers. 

Court condemnation probeedihgs 
cut price of N; Y. World's Fair site 
from fl2,704,168 to $3,638,939. 
. New York to get another museum. 
Mrs. Wi R. Hearst to sponsor a sur- 
gical' museum, showing, progress in 
slicing jobs. 

.■ Paul Robeson places his son in a 
Soviet school. Says it's the only 
place where the: lad can escape the 
prejudices from which he himself 
has suffered. Over there on a con- 
cert tour. 

Steei)lechase pier, Coney Island, 
jammied by a drifting barge durinip 
the storm Saturday night and part of 
It carried away.' 

Premiere of 'Black Rhythm,' col- 
: ©red musical at the Comedy, stench- 
bombed. V ' 

^Louise; Marsh, vaud? acttess, found 
.S°?'9tby McBride in her apartment 
oaturday ^nd termed her over to the 
police. Her purse had been fjtolien 
and she had a hunch her latchkey 
was the objective, so she. hurried 
.nome and found the McBride girl 
there. • 

Boston get 10 performances of 
Met opera starting April 1. 

Wife of the late John Ringling to 
sue to break his wiU and also for a 
reversal of the divorce, decree. 

Katharine Cornell planning a 
iranscontinental tour next year in 
repertory. Would cover about 17,000 

*, George Webb, former husband of 
iWther Ralston, , gets a six cent ver- 



dict against Dell Pub. Co. Claimed 
he was libeled in Dell's Modern 
Screen. 

. Martin Beck in Mt.. 
but not seriously ill, . 



ital 



Coast 



, Cirace Bradley was ordered to apr 
pear in L. A. Superior Court and ex- 
plain why she should not be held for 
contempt in' connection with a suit 
filed . by Al Rosen, agent, seeiking 
$18,000 in commissions. Miss Brad- 
lev previously failed to show for a 
deposition in the case. 

Mairian Marsh said in Hollywood 
that sh(e will wed Al Scott, of New 
York, former husband of Colleen 
Moore, shortly. 

James p. Sullivan, . . actor;, was 
held in Lh A. on- charges of stabbing 
two cafe employes over an unpaid 
liquor bill. 

Los AngeleS; rentwbod and Bel- 
Air, swank: country clubs, have been 
advised they- will be unable to ob- 
tain liquor licenses for 1937 due to 
the fact that they are located within 
one and a half iniles of the National 
Military Home at Sawtelle, 

In a San Diego action against 
Jackie Cdogan Productions, Inc., the 
State Industrial Accident Commis- 
sion awarded MrSi Ef fie Jones $5^950 
for the death of her husband. Charles 
Jones, who was. killed in ati auto 
accident in 1935, which also to^: 
the lives of Junior Durkii\ and John 
Cobgah, Sr. Jones was foreman of 
the Coogah ranch. 

Aftermath of a state investigation 
Of bookmaking in Southern Gali 
fbrnia was that L. A. police closed 
up 300 establishments. In San Fran 
cisca Atty. Gen. Webb charged that 
^'California is a beehive, of gambling, 
from race: track betting to slot ma 
chines, and dime roulette games op 
erated in school neighborhoods.' In 
L. A. Burton Fitts. prosecuting at 
torney, allegedly admitted the gam 
bling and said he would attempt to 
wipe it out. Bookies told the in- 
vestigating; committee that they 
would: like to be legalized; ^ 

Wife Of Vincent J. Reiisch, studio 
exec, was granted divorce in Lbs 
Angeles and $20 Weekly for support 
of herself and six-year -^old daughter. 

Charged With conspiring to defeat 
the copyright laws, six men were in- 
dicted in Federal court. Lbs Angeles, 
for printing copies of popular songs. 

WiUiam Dietz's yacht was found 
floundering off the coast of Southern: 
California with five others aboard. 
Coast Guard made the rescue. Dietz 
IS a vetjsran Paramount cameramah.. 

Mary Astaire, actress, was burned 
severely when a cigaret stub ig- 
nited her bed in her Hollywood 
apartment. 

Clark Gable made his debut as an 
emcee at the finals of the Will 
Rogers Memorial Trophy polo tbur- 
nament at the Upllfters' Club near 
Santa Monica. Gable aided Mrs. 
Rogers in awarding the trophies. 
Jimmy and Bill Rogers, Jr., par- 
ticipated in the events. . 

Commemorating! the' birthday of 
Ludwig Van Beethoveri, Germain 
composer born 166 years ago. Otto 
Klemperer, conductor of the L. A. 
Philharmonic, placed a wreath^ on 
the Beetfabven statue in Pershing 
Square, L. A, . 

Mother of Martha Raye, Para- 
moynt star, filed suit for divorce in 
-L. Ai She charges that the father 
acciisied her of niismanaging her 
daughter's affairs arid that he threat- 
ened her with violence. Seeks $250 
monthly alinibny and custody of her ; 
four children. Martha is 20. 

E. J. Griswold, 33, film technician, 
died in L. A. General hospital of a 
skull fracture received when he fell 
to the sidewalk near his home while 
intoxicated, according to coro- 
ner's juty. 

Valerie Soule, dancer, was ac- 
quitted in L. A. on charge of forging 
and cashirig travelers' checks , taken 
from Delight Howell, actress, at a 
Hollywood party. 

J. F. Hall, 20-year-old sailor, 
pleaded not guilty in L. A. to a 
charge of sending two .. extortion 
notes to .Ginger Rogers demanding 
$5,000. . 

Lloyd Bacon,- director, and Nadine 
Coughli , film actress, will be mar- 
ried Christmas eye at the home of 
the groom's mother. 
- 'Mrs. Mike Lyman, wife of a L. A. 
cafe owner, and sister-in-law of Abe. 
Lyman, struck down by assailaht 
with a tire tool in ' rear of . Beverly 
Hills home, riecessitati 17 stitches 
in the wound. 

California investigating committee 
meeting in L. A. was told that L. A, 
county, alone' has 200 to 300 book- 
ihakers, handling $150,000,000 an- 
nually in bets. Committee was at- 
tempting 'to obtain ievidence as to 
whether the bookies should be legal- 
ized exterminated. , y . 

Oliver Hardy and Stan Laurel lOst' 
legal points in bpposing their; respec- 
tive wives' separate maintenance acr 
tibns in X^. A. Roger Marc^tti, attor- 
ney for both wives, was awarded 
$1,200 attorney fees to fight Hardy s 
appeal from a recent verdict givi ' 



Mrs. Hardy $7,500 cash and $1,500 
court costs. , Laurel's wife was per- 
mitted tq amend; hS? complaint to in- 
clude charges that the actor ehter- 
tained other women on^ his yacht. 
She is asking $l,2i35 a month^ while 
Mrs. Hardy suing for $1,000 
monthly. ; 

. Thielina Tbdd. whb. died a year ago: 
mysteriously, left an estate of $33,7 14 
to her:.m6ther,,ahd.$l to her former 
husband. Pasquale di Cicco.. 

With only $5,000 to' meet bills, 
claims totalling $1,300,000 have been 
filed a.gainst the estate of Alexandef 
Pantages in L. A. Widow, the.execu- 
tri , listed assets o,f $5,026 in her ac- 
counting and presented one claim of 
$14200^000 by a bank which she re- 
fused to recognizei ., 
^ Elinor Fair, former film • player* 
was treated at a Hpliywobd hospital 
after she. was found wandering in . a 
daze. William Boyd arid Thomas 
Dariiels, forrtier husbainds, aided: her 
recently following a serious illness. 

Lola Lane was divorced from 
Alexander Hall, film director in L. A, 



De Maw50S Set for 

Coronation Booking 

■ Toriy and Renee de Marcb, daric- 
ers, are another act set for a London 
date, during the ' Cororiation period 
next May. iPair "have been booked 
for the Grosyeripr House, London. 
Currently the Persian Room in 

the Hotel Plaza, N, Y. v 



George, 



PRE-LAYOFF KNOCKOUTS 

AT ilipp AMD mm 



iyiAiiRi^GES 

Weber Robert 
.Las yegas, .Dec. 



E. 
17. 



By JACK PULASKI 

Boxi . is out at Madison - Squarie 
Garden and. the Hippbdroihe.for twb. 
Weeks because bf. the ..hblidays; pre- 
sumably, laibckouts' featured 
thie cards i bbth. spots last week; 
On Fri (18 ) at the Garden it was 
curtains for Ray ImpeUettiere, also 
called the Imp because is six 
feet severi and a half iriches and 238 
pourids. i3ob Pastor,. 143-pounder, 
polished the large man off the 
seventh round:. 

It was . one of those the . bigger- 
they-are-therharder-they-fall things, 
and although neither fighter is .much 
to brag about, somebody fixed it. so 
the niatch would decide the' 'heavy' 
weight championship of New "York 
state.* Fans didn't care and stayed 
away. Performance was about the 
best that Pastor has exhibited, but 
whether the former college boy will 
cliriib igh in the division is ques- 
tionable. 

Inip went down in the fii*st round 
and didn't have sense enough to 
take a nine count. Bob's success 
with the right hand had him wing 
ing wildly, but the big iguy from upr 
state fended off the rushes by merely 
keeping his paws extended. The 
giant seemed tb improve for a few 
rounds and landed effective .body 
blows, but it.ha:d to come, and when 
Pastor pasted him with a solid right 
in the lethial session the Imp fell flat 
on hiis back. He was on hands arid 
knees at the count of 10, but didn't 
know what it was all about. It 
probably hurt Harry Jenny just as 
much. 

The Ot^^ij'^licayo .yM^ .•wji.iJj-LCi- 
renzo Pack, folot'ed .heftvy .fojciivf j-l y 
of Detroit,^' witiose! lights,:wme.idoU9e i 
in the first iroundiby! Jack>:TrBniiritn, 
also colored, of Tbarig^to.wi>iV';Pjtj<ic 
was undefeated' previously,. • It ' Vas 
claimed. 

Krieger Stops. Belsamo. 

At the Hipp last Wednesday (16) 
an oncoming .middleweight was sud- 
denly stopped :by a rriugg Who has 
been around for some time. Solly 
Krieger was the winner, knocking 
out Harry Belsamo in the seventh 
rourid, by which time he had been 
cruelly battered. Belsamo is the 
socker who eclipsed Erick Seelig, the 
German refugee, who was highly te-r 
garded, He did it with a single 
sock also. 

But against Krieger,: .Belsamo was 
cliearly outmatched. The inner 
weaved and bobbed easily, evading 
the swings Belsamo. Krieger's 
timing "was ..superior and his blov/s 
stung plenty. Belsamo was down 
several 'times before the match was 
stopped. In fight circles it Was. 
figured that Belsariio was. the victim 
of bad managerial judgment. Had 
he beeri ; spotted in the smalier clubs 
for a y^ar or so, he might have 
been developed into title cbnterider- 
ship. . 

Fighit writers favored Belsariio, but 
the gamblers had it right by riiaking 
the odds 8 tp 5 irii favor of the win- 
ner: They .were wrong the 
Imp, , making hirii the fav, 

7 to 5. 



Gebrgie is a member of the Geprge 
& Moody agency on the Coast. 

Margaret Saritry; newspaper and 
iradi writer, to P. McEvoy,' 
lumOristi Deci 19, Las VegaSv 
Third try for ; gropm. 

Gutierriz idlake to Cpunt Andre 
de Segurbla, icture iactor, . in Lbs 
Angeles, Dec; . 

Gail Patrick; film alctresSi to Rob-, 
ert Cobb, Dec. 16/ Tid Juaria, 
Mexico^ Groom" opera tes Brown 
Derby .restaurants iri 'Los Ange;les 
and Hollywood. 

Clarice Finger -to ^ Jerry Mason, in 
N. Y., Noy. .26. Bri is a dancer. 
Groom is p. ,' 

Florence Russell - tb Joseph Keith, 
in New ' York, Dec 18. .Groom , is 
nephew b£ late: Joe Leblang. . Bride 
is secretary of Walter ' Douglas, , of 
Dbrialdson, Douglas kri^ Gumble, 
music publishers. 

Renee Torres to Saul Weingarteh, 
in' Armonk, N. Y., . Dec. 19. Bride is 
screen player.: 
iSadie Jane Williams to Frank 
pelfinb, bbth pra midgets, in Mi 
neapblis, last week. 



BIRTHS 

Mr. and. Mrs. ichard Westergaard, 
son, last week, in Knoxvillel Tenn. 
Father is station riianager of WNOX. 

Mr. and Mrs. Ted Shipk'ey, son, 
second, Dec, 17 in Los Angeles. 
Shipkey, former Ail-American at 
Stanford, is Dah^y VARiETY's. football 
:forecaster. 



Mayor's Hms 
we Gets $330,000; 



Mayor .Edward Kelly's Christmas 
drive came; through for. $,330iOQO frbriti 
three sources, , the pro foptball game, 
the benefit stage: show and its: 
gram; SboW Stadiimi 

last Wednesday (16) ran from iB) 
p. rn, to 2:30 In the morning befor<5 
23,006 with rii.c; 

Frank Smith 
ranged, with the. -operatipn of Lou 

Lipstone of Balaban . & Katz. Charli 
Niggemeyer of the. State-Lake rajtv, . 
the show on . the :s.iage. James ■ 
Petrillo^ . head of . the : Musicians* 
Union, conducted the pit orchestra. 

Aniong th^ acts appearing were 
Charlotte Greenwobd, Benny Field^- 
Gus :yan, Fifl D'Orsay, Maria Mat<> 
yas, Vivian della Chiesa. plus all 
the brchitetras in. toym such 
George Qlseh, Heniy Busse, Gl^n: 
Gray, Red Nbrvo; Frankie Masters^ :: 
ROgei^s Pryor, jPreddie Martin. 

Managing the .aflFair . ' W4^re\ ■ilL_ 
Levy; with Capt. Jack Reilly, Phil 
Englii^h, H. O'Rourke iand Fredo 
erick Dbnaghey as ' divisional aidSi> 



Keariis tiv Det. . 

.. Detroit, Dec. 22. 
an -effort, to revive boxing iii' 
I>etroit, Jack Kearns, former man* 
ager of jack TitirjapstYi this w<^k 
reached ah asreemeht with James 
p. Norris, owner of Olyinpiti ^rW 
arena here, to pi^nlote bouts for. 

that'. spot.. . ' \. : ' 

Kearhs.; expects to stage his first 
nfatch here in Januaiyv'ahd pla^ 
make a bid for the Winner of^the 
Braddock'-Schmeliiig. . title .'.bout ifii 
meet Joe Louis here next Septembi^i; 



Hurt in Autp Smash 

New Orleans, Dec. 22. 

Pasquale Amatb, head bf the Lou- 
isiana. State university's de- 
partment, and Roccp Contini, 1- 
versity music pupil., Were recovering 
Saturday (19 ) from injuries suffered 
Thur.sday (17) in an automobile col- 
lision near $hrevcp6rt, La. 

Amato bit his tongue so badly in 
the accident that it required six 
stitches, hut physlidans said that his 
voice would not be affected. 




A 2(Hh CENTURY-FOX PICTURE 
A'^THR ■' Dally 2:45, SMS, Sun. 9.««. 
flO I yn 8:00, 8;46. Mat*. 60c to 11. 
•'w«jf V4Stli8t. EvM,- 60c to $2. <plu8 tax). 
ttTHA • P.M..aHOW XMAt 



i>TKJ?93: z'iiooll ipW 'ii)bi:firt 




IRENE DUNNE 

"THEbDORA 
GOES WILD'^ 



On . Hin I p ni'DDY 



J 



CAPITOL 



'>BORW to DANCE'' 

iyiih EI/ISANOIi VOWK 
S tarting ■ Xmn>i. liay 

"AKi-feR THK THIN MAHi'*^ 
iVm. Vow«ll Slyrnn. J/4iy 



2 



SiHtti XMAS, Friday, 8 A.M. 

"SING ME A LOVE SONG 

with Melton, Patricia. 

'Elii Herbert^ Zasu 

, lien Jehki 

New CRitERIQN • Continuous 
Broadway at 'IMh St. Midnlte Show NifMly 



9R« XO 

1^ irji. 



8HIUJBV TfeWJPI^Ir 



jST4GE SHOW 



SAS« MtJSIC HALL 

"RAINBOW ON 
THE RIVER" 

Spectacular Stag* 



"BELOVED 
ENEMY" 



UNITED 
ARTIST* 



8'WAV M 
4MII tt 



6-Day Bikers Take a 

Loss in Minneapolis 

Minneapolis, Dec. 22. 

From ai high, of $26,284 in Novi, 
1931, for the first contest here, the 
gross; of the annual six-day bike race 
at the Auditorium fell to a new low 
of $8,300 last week, leaving the pro 
moter, Frank Barteil, with a deficit. 

Over the period of five years tak- 
ings have shown a steady decline^ 



"COLLEGE 
HOLIDAY" 

TJiii STAGB— 
GLEN GRAY and hir CASA 
LOMA ORC, 



9t 



"3 Men on a Hor^e' 

nlth FRANK MeHUGH . IbAN BLONDELt 
GUY KIBBEE 




,H'way * «th.fltrt« 
«Riaolnir XMAB D4V at 10 A^M. 

"GOLD DIGGERS OP i93r 




VARIETY 



WedtiesdiEiy, December 23, 1936 



2D BUREAU 

(Continued frqim page 18) 

but they, too, have been watched 
and their car has been fitted by their 
pursuers with a gun. which will fire 
the man when the §peed registers 

• a certain mileage. 

Girl, knowine; their plans to escape 
are to be stopped by the. German, 
spies, sends a warning to the French 
Second Bureau,, arid the car is held' 
lip by niobiie police as .they approach 
the border, just as it is «h the verge 
of registering the fatal high speed; 
Which will rielease the bullet. Shie is 
hergeit shot by the pursuing German 
Bj^X when he finds the other plan 
has " miscarrietl, arid ; dies- " her 
lover's a f iris. " 

Soriiehow 'picture jiist escapes be- 
ittg good. Some df the incidents are: 
d.^atindtic' and .convincing; 'showing 
iW various subtleties of inttr-espionr 
agei but Charles Oliver is the French 
herb iriakes . his riiission top Obvious; 

• one cannbt ' jiriiagine .his €iver. gattihg 
away, with anythittjg arid when is 
inspection of -an airplane factory 
arouses suspicion the audience .' is- nbt 
'surjarised'.' 

. ."^J^rbductipn generally leaves little 

to be 'desired; •'arid '.film is likely to 
■. please 'those' riot, Hai^Ving- a 'surfeit Of 

this subject. iBut'tor audierices need- 
f irig riames and soriitithirig riibre: novel 

ini . the . way- Of ■cplot- it:'"Won't riieari 
■=^eii:ymUch.' ■'. ■•■■ ' 

■ . '^ArtihBBa(idoii'/:releaae ot Maurice .Conn, pro- 
■ «aR(l6b. - Staht.KeSFinlt llfaynard. DIrectea 
\iy- KUosell -Hoptoh. • Original fltorVi ; 'Blay 
: fngf with" rire.' JJy JameA Oliver Garwood 
screen .Tpliiy, ^Seot'se^Sfiyre and "Barry Barr 
' Tiniier;. brimeraitian, Arthur ..Reed; edItorV 
plolinrd iWray, At Ghaloner, T.... duals, 

;. one' day, Dec.' 18,' '80.' tlun'hInK. Uirie, . 08 
■-.inlns. .;■ 
•Jim ,-..4 w:,'....,-.ir<.,iKerinlt Maynard 

Myra . . . i'.'. , , : . . .Evelyn Brertt 
.' JloUfiori , ; . . ii .'. , .V . , i r; . .'..V aeorgc Hayea 
Pudge ...... r.«,, , . . . . . . ^ . . . . . .E^uzzy^ Kiilght 

, , . ArnoW. .... ; . , .v. ;. . ; . W.he#ler Oakman 

;■ Betc.w-/. . ; , . ■ i . .i . . . Antoinette Lees 
y :-Hl0n'a ..... i . • . . < > .... ^ ..... . Lee .Shutn way 

:.:'Mliler 1..;.'......'... Roger Williams 

Blujre ..... ... . < . ^ . . ; .'. ; ; ; . V . Ray Oallagher 

.'Curittt ..«.',...... 4 f '« .; -.Charles. ' McMurphy 

>,Sherllt. ', . ,. iv. i, . ^ .. . . .Vdtaee Murnhyl 

.. ..lifjirl? .->... . ^ . .'« '.X. > . . ; . .Lynette London 

- • IB^MiHy.*' ».;..... ^j. .Vf ..» i* * *■ ^. ..*;.. . ...Ry XJlmfl'eljC 



tibriably a quickie, arid etitire prp^ 
duction smacks Of this;. 

Fred Scott is a stalwart type , as 
the bpiiratic cowboy, but fails to 
shbvir iriuch. as' ' actor. Cliff Naz- 
zarb and BSxit Barton do fairly Well 
corisideririg tnaterial. Mai'lon Sljilr 
4ing, cast as the prairib Wildflbwer,, 
probably never has done worse; . 

Wear. 



velyn Brent and Kermit Maynard 
"share ' ther billiriis im this formula 
■; ; W^^m but - that's about all th6y 
sl»Ee^ for thei^e'^ no glory to split. 
Never -for '^ .moment oiverges from 
the standard track. : Its business Will 
.. be. dbne vdth the heli> 6f a celluloid 
■■ twin iri the lesser stkridiSi Titlie won't 
L- help any and 19. jost another example 
jbr iioriririvehtiveijii^. of labelers. 
V cXids WiU; i^^^ in the yarnl's 
, ^ opening shots: o{ jpreparatiori and 
> prac.tice for : v tjD^^ arid the rodea 
- proper \which; once again, serveis as 
Mayriaid's :exctise to ex]|)lbit his 
,'^'.>^wharid~i>asti,. ' 
: An easily ' beguiled father . of 
heroine Antoinette' Lees, , who lets 
biniselt be : tqJceri :voyer. the hurdles 
;:Vle cr^ked cards furnishes the aC' 
^ tionv f iHbrb Maynard and " Fuzzy 
,. Kriight flnal^)«x(7icatei the ^^Id man 
i ficibm the iClutches'rDf liothntbe-Uaw 
'.arid - the baslv Jp^|l^'<th|^]l|gh^^, ; ^i^s 
"-tjrSvild ■ 




ealor of plugged on-the-run stuff, 

, FUzzy ;Knight, given poor material, 
^dOes all he, can, with it, but. it's still 
Unfunny. Also' disguises his mod- 
erately •good voice in : a saloon 
serenade- to cOver Maynard's woyk- 
; . ings , agairist the .riienace. Miss Brent 
4^0 tries hard , in a bad spot. Hurl ', . 

Romaiice Rides (Ke Range 

Sppplnim plttures release of .Cn.UaKhnh-. 
Buell tirodutsUott. lOeatiires Fred' .ScQtf;: 
with Min'inln -Shilling, • Clllf NazZaro, Buzz 
Burton lend 'White Klhg.' . -Directed by 
Hyvry Frazer. Story, by Tom -Gihaori. - At 
Chiiloner, N. T;, Dec. 18^10, ^UO, on ilbiible 
bllJ- riunnlnif time, DO mlna, 



WHITE LEGION 

• Gfiind aUonal Vefi' .of ;. Bennlo . F. 
ZeiUniiin pvoducLloti. F^iituvf.. , Irttj ICiilUi 
and TaUi Birell Dlreclfed .liy Karl , ruWn, 
Stpi-y. by K^rl Hrown. MuHlcnl Hettlnu ar- 
ranned and -Uiieoted by Dr.' Huk:(i, Jtk'i^en- 
reld; faiiiern. 'Jiairy-; JacUsikn. At StVimd,. 
Brooklyn, wwk Dec- .17, 'ad, double bill. 
.Kiinnlnp .(Inie,- SI ml 
Dr; Murniy . <•. . ■. ..... 

■Or, ■.StevtJ^'. . ; . . . .'. ; . 

Dr. Fontaine, ,,. ,,. , 
The -Colonel ,. 
Dr.> TravlM. 
Dr. Nrtsi,..: 
Gloria Hialnk 
iSeiiator. Blank 



. . . . .. '. ... . •! 



Faihor • Gohzd lea 
Maria . . i. . < 
liurke, . ; . .'. . 
Mcjveny.le. 
..MlKBS;. ... . . 

B'uker^ 
Captaih 
Dr. Mi) 
Kranier. 



«*..«.. 



. . i;. . .'...Tan • Keith. 

.,.i.;.Taia liii-ftH 

Goila'ohiilK- 
olio LloyiT 
. ; . loner-. I'afie 
. . . .Teru; _ .Shliiiada 
'iizunn'e' K.iiaven' 
.Ferdinand Miinler 
, ;.vNisel .de B^uller 
..'..j.N'Ina Cumpana 
,■.'.'.•■. . i ...Wavher Kk'hinon'd 

,. . . V. • . . . . ;Harry Allen' 

. . . . . i . . .D6in Barclay 
: . . . , ii:. . . . i . .Snub Pollard 
.■.'■...•..'..•. .Uobert Warwlek 
..'...Kawai-d .Plel 
...Jaapn Itobui'dii 



This, tale of flying hoofs arid gang- 
ling cow • hands is *pairifully: .: rudi- 
mentary in construction arid projec- 
tion; It's as balky arid difficult to 
follow as a bucking. •broridho. .At 
times the picture i»icture . looks as 
though the director and , scripter 
worlced from tHie hurricalie deck of 
a wild west pony... May fill in for 
the kiddies' Saturday mat and in 
-.a few dual spots wh^re they are riot 
- particular. 

Part Of the film., might ha've been 
salvaged if moire attention, had been 
gi'veri to Fred Scbtt's warbling and 
the comicalities Of his uribilled side-: 
Jtickv presumably Cliff rNazzarb^ 
'Scott is cast as' a former gfiarid opera 
singer otit west .striving tb undo, a 
misdeed. He has a pleasingly fair 
vbice^ as • indicated by , the few - op- 
portunities he has to ^usb it. 

But , instead Of cashing ■ in ori . this 
strength and the most apparent 
humor of his chief aide, the story 
wades t'hroueh- the usual trite . west- 
ern heroics, . Picture- is that' oldie 
about the hidden treasure < and 
crooked deals to gain land ori Which 
is supposed to be buried. It 
creaks because not a fresh idea has 
..])een permitted to creep in. 

Thespian efforts seldom rise above 
"the level of the plot. Dialog is so 
melodramatic that' even tho kiddies' 
will laugh at much Of it. XJnques- 



The fight', agairist .yelloW fever in 
days when the "l^. S. wais building the 
Panama CaiiaT iS' lhe basic, idea back 
Of this picture.- . .,lJ[nforturiately, . so 
many offshoots On the ' principal 
theme have been irilrodilced. that It 
flouriders:'badly. lAairi trouble may 
be traced' to the', fact; that Karl 
Brown, was ^ritrusted with 'wrritirtg 
:as vlrell ais iJirectirig. He did all right 
with the latter. Maybe-' more judi- 
cious trimming' would have helped 
but it would still ' have remained 
suitable onjy . for . .double feature 
ranks. As is, it's a w'eakie. Added 
drawbacks are absence of marquee 
;nariies and its .tii:ing. length. 
. An illustration 'of -this, faulty story 
handling is the; forced climax which 
is appended just . when the- film 
seems erided. The fever ' i$ con- 
quered, and everybody is .hapjpy. 
fhen a.stupid pet monkey upsets test 
tubes of . breeding mosquitoes, the 
learned doctor is stricken dead with 
feyer, the daughter !of the senator, is 
accused ' of spreading the . disease, 
the hero irioculates himself with the 
.virus,^ but 'it all ends happily as the 
scientists take a boat fOr . another 
, p1agu(e.^ridden country. Picture" had 
Its sarie = moriients 'before all this 
.transpired. 

^ There is, little reasonable, rational 
deyelbpriierit in this latter - part , of 
the yarn. It would appear ^hat the 
directbr<^ writer ; and producer were 
becbniing a bit weary of it all- vrhbri 
the. last section lAras shot 
: Ian Keith does creditably' Well as 
the-: heroic doctor; . Tala Birell, .' in 
the .role, of his aissistarit and jsweet- 
heart. .provides riiuch of the better 
acting' efforts: Teru Shimada, as 
another physician, gives the' picture 
a . few comedy- moments. Ferdinand 
GOttschalk and Feirdinan^ Munier 
head the Targe but 'nbt sttohf? sup-^ 
porting' cast. -' ■ ! ' -■>Wettr}'' n' 

^ f.-bf;;;i- ;t- 1 '; Mti-ifii)- l i - ':'ji)'f 1' V,:' J 

FQtJIl DAYS WtoNpiER 

Unlverfiiil release al Churlea Ri Rogers 
production..' Stars .' Jeanne . Dant6. Dl- 

;rectid by .Sidney Salkp.w. ■-.Screen play, • 
Harvey- Thew and 'Michael. .H; .UrlH; -from 

-novel by A. A. -Mline; camera, 'Stanley 

.Cortez. At Zlegfeld, N, Y.i .Dec. W-17, 
MO. Running lime, 00 mlns.' 
Judy . Wlddell... , ........ /; . Jeanne. Dante 

.Tom li'entoi^. ......'.,.. v.. '.Kenh%tli HoweU 

■Nancy Falrbrolher,,; .. .. ;Mnrlha- , Sleeper. 

Archibald FenLon..'.^V...;.Alan Mo\ybray 
Duffy .i. Waller Catlett 

-Kaiaky. Charles WilliaiTiB 
Aunt J«).Bslca. ....'.;...«.. .Margaret Ji-v|nR 

Morris,,; .Murray Kinnoll 

Gl Iroy.. . . . ;'. . . . ^ . . ... . . . .. Spencer Charters 

.The Tra . . Jtbllb LJoyd 



glbssed over further by the puppy 
love between Miss Dante arid Ken- 
neth Hbwell, portrayed aS a tyro 
astronoriier. with all the heavy 
motivation of ordinary film fare 
eliminated, thb things has tb move 
on sheer fantasy and juve vapor's, 
which is doing the job: the hard Way. 
But since Jeanhe Dante acquits her-, 
sely expertly, the pay-off may be 
worth.:it,- , 

Star shows versatility in her as- 
sigrimerit arid Tiangs up an altoeether 
worthy pert orrtiance. She's tall for 
her age, but has a gbbd stock of: 
adblescent mannerisms. 
. ..Kienrieth Howell . , and Martha 
Sleeper render -nice siippot't for the 
kids, former ias a detiective story 
scrVobier, , and Miss Sleeper as his 
sec... Roles are •well written, .SuP" 
porting castr' Strictly character, is 
correctly picked for type , and f uric- 
tions glibly.. \ ' 
• taughs are IQO*"-. itimatO; 



STORMY TRAILS 

Goiony Pictures release ot , Max and 
Arthur - Alexander ; production. - -Star.s Re^ 
Bell. Directed by Sdm "Newfteld.- , Froip 
the story, 'Stampede,' by B; Mitnh; 
adaptation, . PAU Durihaih, At Arena, N. Y., 
;twb days, startlPjff Dee, ,1ft; '30, on double 
bill. Running time, 00 ^ ilnsi. % 

Tom Storm;.. ...... ....Rex Bell 

Billy' Storm . ; . . . ; Bi>b Ilodu ea : 
Connie Curlew. . . Lola • Wllde, 

Dunn . ■■, ... . . . ; .Inline Chandler 

.Stephen Varlck. . ; . . .. .Rnvl l>wlre 

curlew. . .. ... . . ; vLlbyd injfiahuhi 

Durante. . . j . . . . . . . . , , . * ... .Karl H.^ckat 

1'hurm'an. . ;.. . . ....... .. . . . ; . . . . .Earl, Rosa 

Sherlttv. ,. ./.'.■.;..'.,,;.•. JUu-dock'McQuarrle 
.Shi ves. . . . i . .V . . . i . . . . . . . . . . ..Tlmmy Aubrey 

Daniels^;. . . ....... ... . . . ; Uoger Williams 



'Stormy Trails'; is slightly: better 
than average western fare ;a)nd as the 
week-end . tack-on to a double .bilV.it, 
should .easily fill the; kidsV Ir.eqUire- 
merits' of: guriplay, hard - riding: and 
sjUndry rough stuff. , Pex-Bfell giyes- 
a satisfactory account of himself as 
the herd of a fable' which passes up 
nbne'pf . the. stock devices, in the way 
Of double-dealing, thievery and 
.miurder. 

. What' the producers had probably 
intended: to make their: big , punch 
in the . film, the -stanipeding of ,a herd 
of .cattle, turns out a, sad bOtch. . Bit 
has all the -'earmarks' of amateur 
frick photography. Aside from this 
piece of dramatic muffing, the ex-' 
citemerit rides steadily arid smoothly. 

Gang . which - Bell has stacked 4ip 
against him riot mly try to do him 
out of r^ch,: herd arid watering 
rights, biit alriibst maneuver him into 
jail on a miirder frame. By the time 
Bell, outwits .them arid, .virtue tri- 
umphs over, evil,' there are five 
deaths by the gCmshot route;, several 
-WOundings, and, for the ariti-clima'x; 
a good old-f ^ishibned flstfight. ' 
'■■ There's also the dame anglie, biit 
she's inserted jtist enough- to preserve 



Pix Of the . A. Milne semi-fariT 
tantic stripe aren't commOni and the 
large aritourit of gabbing . in 'em 
makes them best suited as break-ins 
for irigenubs hailing - froth the legit 
stage. ' 'Foui* Days. Wonder' sbrVes 
as:' training grourid, for Jeanne Dante, 
a IS-year-old lately with the The- 
atre' Giiild. in rtiariy respects th^ film 
■\Vill recall RKO's break-ih for Annb 
Shirley {'Ann of the Green Gables' ) . 
Twb- filnis have, spniethirig. in com- 
mon' in. portraying the grandiose de- 
lusions of youngsters, brimming ■with 
dialog, and ^representing purity in 
the ...nth degree.. Mistress Dante's 
initialer represents. no great Shakes 
for. the b.o.,, but it is ; substaritialiy 
put together from a Milne yarri that 
may or m.ay riot be well remembered, 
and rates as okay dual fare: for the 
family trade. No kick's brice they're 
In the. pews. , . .. ' 
. Uni-verSal showed good ;judt;ment 
in ribt stringing out a potentially eri- 
■ticihg 'story into feature length, At 
SO minutes the thing -would, have 
lost; its punch and. riot done right by 
its. star» At- the present 60-miniitte 
Unspooling, it wori't make Universal 
rich, but it may bt|ild the Dante kid 
fot future values. 

Under ice 'production by^ ogers 
.and slick direction byvSidriey Sal- 
kow, the tale o! a detective-nutty 
brat who gets mixed up in' an actual ' 
murder is unfurled. Screen play ad- 
heres, strictly to the suave: Milne 
manner of minimizing :the .::aCtual 
gravity of situations. Thus the cops, 
and in particular Duffy (Walter 
Catlett) are dumb burlesque fiatfeet. 
The murder—rreally a^ suicide-^is 



the romantic franchise, 



Odec. 



SODERKAKAR 

' fShanty Town') 
(SWEDISH MADE) 
(WITH SONGS) 

Scandihavlan: *S. P. release ot Svenskl 
production. : Directed., by .Wdylef Hllde- 
brand. Feature's Kd'vard' Person and GIdeoa 
Wahlberg.. Prom play by Gideon Wahlv 
berfr. Music by Erik Baumann' and Sten 
-Ax?l8on',-..-.'At ■ th^ - Bth A-venue . Playhouse^ 

Iljjspft. .i ■f.«i'vi....i... i,'.;Ildvard Person 

^pa. «;.-.>'.«. .-iHelji^a Brofeldt 
Jonah ''•.'•.f...'.'/.'.i'...';;i;Gid'e6n Wahlberg 
Htcjhna^ '.'«> i t^'.'i t-l «* . '. .'DaKhiiar Ebbesen 
Gunnaf '• i,.,, t... . BJorn BeKklund 

IHrlk ' , ^. ^, .'.....Erik . .Tohanson 

Aurora ..'.■;...,Nlta Ha.rleman 

'MaJ-rBcltt. I'.Aatrtd Carlson 

Malln . ; . ,-. 1 Ruth Holm 

ICarlsnon 'eyier Hlldebrand 

Josephson ...... ,,..:..;,.;,Wlf.tor Hiifrman 

pisson, mailman Ola isehe 



By American, standards, the tempo. 
Style and ohotography is? ordinary 
and appears,', to, be an outmoded 
cOmedy ■ -of . mariners. Music, how- 
ever, of (the film is tuneful and en- 
harices the picture greatly. 

Principal characters are a mason 
awd' his crony, both comedy char- 
acters. The riiason occupies a domi- 
cile, -vvfith his merchant brbther. This 
house presuriiably -iS situated in the 
so-called 'Soder' sectibn of Stock- 
holm, a picturesqiie Ibcality that 
city bjj, the sea. 

Agi^inst this kind of a background; 
there unfolds a simple story of how 
the- riierchant's btisiriess collapses arid 
the masori rescues him from finarir 
cial. distress in order that the ■ rii r 
son's .son. a- ilbri,: can marry the 
merchant's .blonde daughter; Other- 
Wise the singing beaiity might have 
had to accept the Villainous banker 
who was pressing vher, father 'f of 
.financial satisfaction of some kind. 

' SMn. 

Abenteur in Engadiiie 

CSlaloin') 
(AUSTRIAN MADE) 

Oeore'e-KraaUft-World release of II; H. 
."^okal,, production.. -Strirs GuzJil r.sintwhner, 
Walter: Rl 1,: Hella Ilnrt'wicb; • :DirectPd by 
-Max .Ohal. Oflginnl liy LvidWIs vOn Wuhl 
and Helmuth Qrthmhnn; ' Screen piny; Dr. 
Arnold Fartck;' camernmen,- ITnns t^uhnee- 
berger. Richard- Angst, Helnrlijh fenertner; 
,At'r>.»th St. play-houaiB, N; Y., Deci 13, ';;0. 
RurtnlnB tlitle, -07 .mlns, 

-(In Geriridn) 
• The . beauty and values of this pic-^ 
ture lie not in the story, which is 
incidental, but instead inf the thrill- 
ing action, superb photography and 
'athletic expertness of the two lead- 
ing .chatacters. Accompanying screen 
syriOjisis in English is all that is 
necessary, .to those unfamiliar with 
the Jariguaige to follow the meagre 



GEORGE (DARSON 

- George Garsbn;; 57, of the team Of 
Carson and Willard, standard vaude- 
ville act fOt- more than 25 years, 
died Dec. 17 at the Jefferson hbsr 
pitali Philadeiphia, after a short ilU 
riesS. -He is survived by. a widow 
and two sons, Gcbrge, Jr., and Gafl. 

Carsori; known . in pirivate .life as 
Gborge. Wv Myers, teamed , With. Jake 
Willai'd iri a Diitch actj, which usual- 
ly, played the next to. closing, spot on 
KeUh'S and'ailiUatied circu 

They yere among the , flrst to use 
deflriite themes arid special settings 
i deyeloping cortiedy and usually 
changed- their act every year. -The 
Dutch iri Chiria,' 'the Dutch iri Wall 
Street' arid; 'The Dutch in Egypt' 
were- among their \veil. known . ve- 
hicles.. ' 



SipNET A. HUFFMAN 

Idriey' Austin Huffman, , - one pt 
the pioneer picture' distributors, 
died Dec, 17 .at his hOme in Valley 
Cottage, N., Y., from a heart attack. 

Huffman, in the, infancy of. the pic- 
ture btisiriess, f Orriied t^e Atlas Dis- 
tiributmg Coi He 'dropped this to 
take over the operation . of two the- 



1^ FOND MEMORV I 

of. My Pal < and Friend 'I 

mm upscHULTZ I 

Who led Dec. , "19S2 I 

JERRY yOGEL | 



atres upstate New . York, ..everi>« 
tually giving these up to enter the 
.music publishing . field. . At the i tiitie 
of his death be . was head of Advet^; 
tisers Photo' Engraving Coi, New 
YorH. 

Widow and four children survive. 



ADELE FARRINGtON 

Adele Farrlngton; . -tirinie 
stage, actress ' and former -wife,' oif 
HObairt BoSAyorth, film actor of the 
silents,. died Dec. 19 in Lbs Angeles; 

She was popular in early days of 
Coast Belasco stock. Starting in inu> 
sical (cbmedy, switched to stock> t&en 
pictures, doing many ''films for, iAair- 
shal Neilan: .She also toured 
vaudeville with Marie Dressleir. . 
, , Cremation followed services .in 
liOS Aiigelies; Dec. -21. ' . 



RUDOLPH CAlMANN 

Rudolph Calnianri, 70, orchestra 
leader, died Sunday (20), in the 
Jewish Hospital, Philadelphia, of 
heart disease. He had been ill a 
week. 

. A native Of Ne>y York, Calmarin 
had lived in Philadelphia for the last 
50 years, arid had conducted oi'ches- 
tras ifi many restaurants iand cafes 
thete. 

He is" survived- by his wife, Clara. 



narrative. It's all visual and.'com- 
.pletely enjoyable frOiri. start to 
finish. Should riot be limited to the 
arty Or , foreign language houisOs but 
would need aid in others. , 
. For sheer scenic bea:uty, . lalom' 
i is above par.'. The expert camera 
cirews never once' missed, the charices 
afforded . and crowded What looks 
like all of SWitzerlarid into slightly 
more thart orie hour of film fpr audi- 
ences to: gasp Over. , Following the 
cast ail, over the .sribw fields and 
hills was no easy job considering the 
fact that nearly air the action takes 
. place in one form or another of SnoW 
ti?anspbrtation. . 

. Musical, score is In keeping with 
the .quality of the rest of the pro- 
duction, Proper: musical tlriiing, i 
-seritial to such an effort, Was never 
a second oiit Of the Way. Selections 
also, .evidence care thrOugho.ut. 

As. rioted^; the synopsis takes 'care 
of the story but that is alriibst for-, 
gotten in the wealth of expert sliiirig 
as rendered by Guzzi Lantschrier 
.and Walter Riml. With the opening 
scene of their; trek tb the Alps, dur- 
ing which they ski along the raiirbiad 
tracks, hitchirig a fide via a rope 
attached to the train, the film is all 
their own. Love angle which 
prOmpts: Heila Hartwich to prove, tb 
her boy frierid .that, she toO is ex^ 
pert in inter sports, provides the 
story. , Two boyis take heir in hand 
artd finally produce a champ from 
a raw recriiit.: 

Ski jbring contests Xhbrse pulling 
skier), bobsledding, ice Skating, etc., 
all come in '.for heavy play with the 
two boys leaiding the parade; Girl 
firially beats her boy friend iri all 
the meets but the heart throbbing 
to which she surrenders. ' 

comic capers of Laritschner and 
Rimi . m eluding, a ski-equipped 
gendarme all over the landscape pro- 
vides enough comedy relief but 
never overshadows the fllni's athletic 
and Scenic marvels. " Hurl. 



yAtE" . TINA TUM ANSK A YA 

: "Valentina; Turiianskaya, 46, native 
Russian dramatic lyric soprano,, died 
iri - IMfemphis Dec. 22, shortly after 
police said she took poison at 
•home.. .. 

Madame Tumanskaya, , known i 
private life as Mrs. Joseph Komeso,$> 
chevski, had been despondent for 
several months - over poor health^ . 
. Madariie Tum.anskaya sang before: 
the Czai: arid royal court beforje she 
had to fle ;' the country during the 
revolution. :She was - a member cf 
th^ Russian imperial Grand Opera 
and a graduate :of the Royal Con- 
servatory a't lyarsaW. ;She came to 
:.Memphis in 1924. . 

JCHARtES UNDHOLM 

dharles Lindholmii 58, veteran Mi 
neapolis actor, died from pneumoriia 
contractjbd While playing tlie role of 
Santa Claus. a St. Paul depart- 
ment store. ' 

He was Widely known; as a Swed- 
. ish dialect player arid aippeai^ed for 
many years . in the: title roles of 'Yon 
YbnsOh' arid 'pie Qlsqri.' ; He also 
starred. In a .comedy 'from:, his. oWn 
.pen, '^^e Man frOra 'Minnesota.' 
, , A Widow and:yourijg sbh survive. 



JOHN E. Ft AGO 

John :B. Flagg, , former clown 
and juggler With Hagenbeclc-Wal> 
lace. Sells-Hi 'tb and other circtises, 
died Dec. 18 iri Ypsilanti, Mich. 

Sorn ' in Detroit, Ije leaves? hi 
Syidow arid :a daughter. Burial in 
Ypsilanti. 

CHARLES Di McROT 

Charles Dunham McRby, . or* 
ganizer .:of barmoriica bands in Los 
Angeles schools -arid a radio, writer'-. 
tainer,: died Dec, 19 in Gleindale, Cal. 

WidOw and two brothers survive. 



(G... ''i|RA,NTLEY' 
_jGebrge S, rantley,' 59, a residbnt 
of Durham, N; C,, for the past seven 
years, and fojrmerly of Charlotte^ 
N. C; M^cori, .Ga;„ and Florence and 
Charleston, S. C, died Dec. 10. He' 
was' proprietor .of the first .pictur(e 
house opened at Gharlesibn. ^ 
. Burial ' at Charleston. His wife, 
two sons, one daughter, two brothr 
ei:^ and four sisters stirvlye, 



HEiNIUCH HOEVEL 

Helririch Hoevel, 72-year-bld Miri- 
rieapolfs musiciattr died in his Mi 
neapolis apartment Was a former 
aasistarit .cOricert master with; the 
Minneapolis Symphony orchestra. 



FRANK A. GOULD 

Frarik A. Gould,. 48, former man" 
ager of the Cotton- Street' theatre, 
Reading,. Pa., and later a newspaper^ 
man, died in a hospital of pneiimonia. 

He leaves. a Widow arid, a. son. 



EARL miller : 

Earl Millei:, ,. sec, of Local 97, 
l.A.T.S;E.i Readirig Pa.,: died Dec. 12 
in: the St. - Joseph hospital there. 

Mr. Miller was conriected With the 
speaking stage for riiahy years, 



THOMAS KENNARD 

Thomas .Kennard, 50, sometime 
manager for Paraniourit in Siriga- 
ppire, died there Oct. 21. 
...About jtwO years ago. shifted 
from Parampvnt tO Fox; . 



DR. HENRY MPSKOWITZ 

Henry Mbskbwiti,. 57, social 
wbrker arid head of the New York 
League of Theatres, died New 
York Dec. 17. 
Details. in the- 



MIRA DIMINA 

Mira. pimiria, a leading mejuber of 
the Russian Morite Carlo. Rallel; died 
in: Melhourne alfter a short illness^ 
Pancer Was. the only American as- 
sociated with the ballet; ^ 



;Mother of, lirerte Diinne di , 
Beverly Hills Dec. 17. Deceased was 
a pianiste .arid had beeri the actress' 
constant cpriipanibri during her stable 
and picture: career. 

Other survivor 
of NeW York. 



, Jessie Tait (Mrs. J., C./BariCks), 
eldest daughter of E. J. Tait, m.d. 
WiUiamson-Tait, ied Sydney 
Nbv. 23. 



Wife of Albert D. Lasker, of the 
Lord & Thomas agency, died in New 
York Dec. 19 Of a heart iUnent. 



Mother of Robert c: Benchley died 
in Worcester Dec. 19. 



^^nesdayv December 23« 1936 



TPII • R S ^BWILES4|IHB 



VARIETY 



63 





(Continued irom page; 1 ) 



Independieht Burlesque Ass'n, -. 
op" circuit 22 theatrics organized 
w Kpy Hirst, has decided on legal 
jteps in the futMre to prevent hurley 
talent from i jumping shows and con- 
liacts. Hirst oirg, /claiming that it 
; receives little coppetation Jroih . the 
Btirle$q[ue Artists Ass'n, last Mveek 
appointed I. Robert . Brpder, theat- 
rical attorhey, to regularly act for 
it - in any iuturfe difficulties wit^^^ 

performers,;, •.■/:..„ 

IBA noVlr totals 19 Mveieks of play^ 
ini; tiijie distributed ainohk 22 the- 
atres (18 fuli-yeekers and four smjall 
Pennsylvania towns it:oinjprising one 
week)i :Qf the 22 theatres* Hirst 
himself operates eight, with the rest 
conitoUed by indies!. .; Theatres share 
in the ccist operatihi; the IBA 
off ices in N. Y. as well as the cost 
4»f producing the shows, IBA flgurihjg 
on ^ bringing costs down via mass 
buying and production. ' 



Hot lanule Buri^^^ 

Mexico City^ ; 22. 

. Teatro Lir ico, 1,700-seater . .heire,^^: is 
cpntacti 'New yprk .burley . pro- 
ducers fot sp-pebple ttpupes to play 
here; Ph guarantees. 

Theatre figures bn changing the 
bUrlesq .show^ every two weeks. , . 




One and 




Bith Next Weik 



<Ck>ntinU(ed from page 52) 

itelghton Nob]« . 
BMrlgo : A Frandnfr' 
Ch«B Caterer . 
:U«rH«tt Shiith'k 0)b' 

{miiif Wi>mUin\ 

. ■ ■ ■■ '.J^ooni): ., 

ttob Hcdrew 



(ttiirniM. B<M>n>) 
. 2 A B. TorrencW. 
Vfld Flo-Rlto 
Janis WIIIlAina V . 
Muzzy Marcalllnd 
Stanley Kfokinan .. 
S D«butantea 
vitan a 

Hot«l Piloict BoQM 
(^■iplra K*otn> 

I^UUe Jack Xlttla . 
Baoul & Eya Reyi* 
Ruth Aarona . 
Candor Olahca 
Xegter Cole 
Faul Roalnl 
I>ale' WlAthroi> 
^bt>ott . Pancera 
Hotel Sbiermaa 
. . <G«ll«c« Iaa)\ . .. 
.CeVtr'ude . ^^ofttria^ 
Calfary. -Broa " ' 
■ TherNaayfy* 
flarriatt DeOoft: 
y WU)gw Fryor Ore 
Bwto'PavIa' 
4 Bhythm Olria . 
■Ipeqk 4e : Spick. ' ° 

Hatei St«Teaa 
40«atlMBtal Booni) 
Vauirlne & Norva 



Cainnah; Cas ti llo 
Ina Scott 

Fi^anlCie Maatera. Or 



Vmrodj 

i^iih'kaya' 
MoUy< Hanora 
Charlyne Baker - 
EMie Fabiinler : 
H^nry.' Slmnlona ^ 
.Freddy Jania <Qra. . 
Boyala Urollei 

Dolly iCay^v 
SId Tomack 
Frances Wood 
Billy Bray : 
Uarllyh .Ifarlbwe . 
Barbara ' Belihora;:^ 

S>uld Sis , , . ' • 
enrl Ushbn Ora. 
'Cbaa Bdft^ls O^o 

Vanity Fair 
Bdltb Murray Ore 

jiaekle . Itamlia 
Dick Hughes 
Sally KeUl). 
Wallace &' £iatlab4 
Stan Carter \ 

i-'- Xaelit Cluh 

jerry,.A..Tur.k-. 
Qua Van 

Nino Rtnaido O'rip 
Bdlth OrllBth: 
Bfdle White : : 

' VV C***.;.. 
Garrett & .GormaiD 
Paul Keebler Ore 
Betva White 



....... WaXULDM^JfJA 

'Aifelierage'Ina" 

ViltQii Kell«m.r6re 
Mario Vlllant 
Cltffbrd & Wayhe-'- 
Calaimo 4^ Sola 

Sew Huffman . 
mlly Weyiiianh 
Saba Nolan ; 

Arcadia InW . ,' 

H«il<:itepip'W^ >*■ 



Skinny Bnnia 
axy Boivell 
Maxlne-Oray 
Barbara MaoDonald 
Carr Bros 

Believae-Stratford 

-(Hanet Boom) 
Meyer Davis Orb 
Beia Fraiikllii Hotel 

(Oeerglan Bbom) 
Moe Jafte Orb. 

Beany tile Buna'e. 
4 Gondbllera 
Jay King 
Olive Touhg 
Anella Renati 
Carol Xynno 
Dotty MoUinspii 

Chez MIclinud 
.Jenny Graft Oro 

Colony Olub 

Billy Keaton 
Melba 'Beaudreaux 
Marlon Kingston 
Vivian Marshall' 
Betty Joyce; 

PeGprgue's 

Joe -Heinsley 
.lllyMcKee 
. .EnkbaBsy Club 
Billy vine- 
DeBold 2 
Sue AusUn 
: Sally Warren . 
Mllly Warwick 
Clin Hall 
Kurt. Weiljer 
Aristocrats 

■isii lecust 

Bubbles Shelby 
Florence Ball 
Grace MB.nriers 
Jean Farrar 
Little Ernie 
3 'Ivlnga 
Betli Miller 

?>nii1c' t^alnmbo^s 

Jess AltmUior Ore 
•Hciaie: White 
Maurice & Lebna 
, f 'orence ShevUn 
Hal Sidare 
C!i>tli»ner.e Sis 

M«*e> Adeiplila 
(tafe Mnrguery) 

HavolU Knight Ore 
Vincent .Rl2j!0 Ore 
Robs MacLeon 
rci ry Lawlor 
M»i.ri'Iet Smith la 
.Rarvy .n'.r))ionlp« lia 
"flMtiv & LVAiKlrc 

3/Kear).s 
Y'a'lnra Haoon 
Agnea Toiio 
Bv«ti ft Pontain« 
.IMel rhiiiiiioiniiiiin 
/ (Mirror. Itooin ) . 
, .<» T'ra.sctto Ol-ca (2) 

Katiiryi, uand 



San Francisco, 

A friendly , challenge: toi the claims 
of New Yoric for « its. .proposed fair, 
were made by . Lelind ; W. Gutlier; 
president Pf " die ld30;- 'GPlden Gate 
Interniational- Bx^sitibn, at a liinch 
eon giyen here last we^ for the 
CpihsMiav . C^prps vpf . San Francisco. 
Fei'ty<»ohe liaitibrial,; goyernments 
■irere represented at thp liinchebn. 

Cutler said: > . World's Fair 
is^'kuthprized by the prPciamatipn pf 
Pri£>sldieht RoP9gv<^l^^ declaring it to 
be America's World's Fair in 1939 
I do not feel that; New York's claiins 
pf, a Icprner' oii 'foreign 'participatipn 
for vits proppsed exppsitipn. pf thP 
same, year has^: any definite bearinjg 
pn the ultimate share of world-wide 
representation thai;Will come to the 
greater exposition planned on the 
world's largest man-made island on 
J&n Francisco Bay.' - 

Hon. A. C. Charlton, ConsUl-Gen- 
eral for Great Britain and dean of 
th'e'.eonsular torps in San Franciscol 
respoitided on behalf Pf the consular 
corjits. He assured the. exppsition- oil 
all toretgn nations' willingness to 
participate, and- wished the 1939 
World's Fair all sucicesis.- 



Waiton & Joanne : 
Rosa 4b Duval . 
Joan Dovbr' 
B & F Gilbert 
Debutantes 

Kit Kat Club . 
Tiny BradiBhaW Orb 
I & Deanie 
Boh Tons. 
Marcia Marqilez 
Sr4»dle .& Nooks 
FbuUne Bryant 
Boity White 
James . E!rlday 

' BlU-Carlton 
(Crystal Boom) 

Van' Levis pre 

' Silver Lake Inn 

(Clementba) 
Mickey Familant Or 
Bobby Bernard 
Charles & Barbara 
Romley & Dare 
Jack. King 

1214 Spruce 

Roy Sedley 
Julia Oarrity 
Carol & Enella 
Jimiiny Blake 

20th Century Tarern 

Barney Zeelndri Oi-c 
Kipple Velez . 
Vdron & Garay 
Florence Suttie . 
Shirley Hale 
3 Esauires 
Johnny. Ijeary' 

Ki ciub 

Ambassadors . 
Brandt & Fowler 
Sally LaMarr ' 
Mary Lee 
Ann Ruish 
Dorothy . Allison' 
Richard Babh 

VbaagI Club 
Frank 'Fairfax Ore 
Biitterbeans & S 
Bobby Evans 
Little ;BltR & To To 
Fay Banks 
Sonia . 
Bin Bailey 
Victoria Vlgal 
Milton: Murdock 

Wnitoh . Root ; 
.Leo. Zollo Oro 
Jack Ostierman 
Mildred Bragdbi 
Arden Rcnard 
Rdllo PIcdrd 
Warwick Hotel 
((Cocktail Roomy 
Tunesmltha 

Weber's Hbfbran.. 

■ .(Camden): 

Loiils Chalkln 
-Eiaora'dlans 
Mildred Benson 
;Bob Allen 
Ba:rncy;& M.ilUcciU 
HlUmari Bros 
Bob Merrill 
Rbgo Kirk 
Use . Htti t 
Gregory Quihh 
Cd'rmcn: tV Antonio 
Yorktown .Tavern 
ni1l Bllger Ore 
Plill Oaltfcird 
Hiizol .Ilaririon 
Bni-blerf k«i f'ljr:'- ) 
Jilnmy O'Lefti y 
Ueilry Nathan 



One of John's mbst profitable rail- 
roads was the Ringlihg RR that runs 
from Ardmore, Okla, to ingling. 
This road, orily 32 miles in length, 
1 apped a great oil field and was built 
in partiieirship with the late^ , Jake 
larnrrjond and Govi Ha^kiU. \ This 
ittie line holds two" world's records, 
First it was: built at a cost .Of only 
$30,000 per . mile lahd paid itself out 
i;he first Of its pperatibh, ' ■'' 

Mr.; peevie was .the 

passes given out by thp 'advaTice.- 
The firist year, he boiight the Arher-' 
icaii Circus corp. he visited the Johri. 
Robinson .Circ^is ,at Chartotte, N. C., 
and went . .dinner a^ the leading 
hotel witii Arthur .Hoj^per, general 
agent Pf . the . show. . As they, entered 
the dining- room they: were seated 
by the . head waitress who wais. a ,hot 
looking little honey. She recognized 
Jphn iand ^ started to : 'call irh: 'big 
boy' to give him all the: seryicie 
there was. About ready to leave he _ 
sai , 'Would you like some passes to 
the show?' She, replied, 'Oh no,. I've 
sPme.' Just then she was called away 
and Ringling 'sai 'That's where all 
the' passes go, the damin agents give 
them ftp eyeryx waitress and cham-: 
bermai in town.' Wait a. minute and 
I'll find buf Syho gave them , to her/. 
SP, when she came biack, .said 'Iiet's 
see. your tickets.', Sjie .fished them 
out and was astonished to see that 
they were - f roni ;'so. aisked, 

*Are going to the ; circus; - with 
the maa thait. gave -them ., to ypu?' 
And 'she replied 'Good Lord, noi he'is 
the biggest lawyer i this city.' 



Second Canadian Fair to Replace 
Carney Wifh Own Booked 




iGce Breakagit 



lOS 



Columbus; 
: gross revenue; from Parir 



mutMel racing during 1936, soared 
to $111,499 or $$,188 morP. than in 
1935, .. ■ 

No figures were ayaiiable on this 
year's 'breakage'r-^thiB ;oa<i penhies 
uji to a dime' on each; bet-^retaiihed 
by the track. If the aVerage for the 
last three years as. maintained, the 
operators received about $100,000 in 



London, ...Dee.. 
Western Fair Associiaition fpi- 
Ipws ..TorpntPv Cana^ National 
iExhi iitibn, reg£irding policy for mi 
way' attractions for: 1937 ejchibitibn. 
Western Fair, second largest in 
Caiiada,' will .operate, its; own .mid-' 
way rather; than have a; traveling 
carnival cPmpany; For the, past seV- 
eiral years the Rubin , & Gherry 
Shows, have com.e to London, after 
stop at Ca;tiadian:; National.. 

it is probable the midway will 
lean aWay: from the carjiival makp**^^ 



that manner, in 

state ^sanctioned 'cut' on the betting. 



addition to iheii^ "P , to .ope ; composed to a greatj^; 



Viennese 



Vienna, Dep. it. 

Austrian Jazz . orchestra champion 
ship ibr the season i936-'37 -vyas held 
on Dec. 6 at the Grosse; Wiener Kon-? 
zerthaussaal. Fitst prize was awarded 
to Leo. jaritz. Jazz singer cpmpetitipn 
was held at the: same time/ Edmund 
Heifer winning fli'st prize. 

Ferry Hecht won first i>rize in the 
contest for jazz hands (small size). 



Here .and There 

be- hoped ttiat Frbd^ 6^^^ 
man; the dean Pf . all carriival owners, 
plan submitted.at t|ie Chicago meet- 
ing to liave ail, shows giving benefiits 
for tl>e: .cemetery ' funds .the 
beneVPli^ht .. ' .association : gpes over 
Tlie Shbwmen's Leiague, .,: Heart of 
America and Pacific Coast Shpwmen 
will .be put in a . ppol aiid divided, 
among the thrpe' orgsuiizations ab- 
cprding' to , their, paid' up 'member- 
ships, at the jeiid of ...the season. It is 
unfair that, any phe club shpuld' rPr 
ceive -the jnibney .raispd 'by' a shbw 
when ]Men\^ Pf all Pf them are. 
on every shpw and expected: tb . help 
for ah: organization they do not be< 
Ipng to. ;. It . a well known :fact 
that the three assbciations have more 
show fplks ;j^''tih'eir -i^b^.'tha 
belpnged .thahV ihey have - pf their 
own memlaers i good . standing. . 



Louisville, Too 



Lpuisville, Dec. 22. 

red Hurley's try at burlesque In 
the Drury. Lane ended (Sunday (13) 
afteii; five weekis. Wheel ihPwS from 
the Jack Kane, office, Indianapolis, 
were in the first fpur weeks, after 
which Hurley reverted .td stpck. 

Dir. Iryin Abell, owner pf the 
hbu^ and a leading surgeon p£ the 
city, was insistent that the shpws be 
kepi irbe trorh siiiut, and any ^ugges« 
tibn Pf Jiudity, too. 



Harry ;Bprnard and . Krug, 
bwnPrs of ■".'the', new - earniValvi now 
building iii'LoS' AniileS't^;;|}'^*- Jjjn^^ 
as the Gplden. Gate JShows. will open 







in Febi^i^jK.'jv'ithr •eight' -rides ^'^a|t«J[ 
six ;shbws^\V Will; piay 
clusively.'> ' -Thomas ■ ■ J» • .>(Fu2ejp) 
Hugheis' will furnish, the ' rtdes. 
Johnny Branson building a hew type 
pf shbw to be known as the Whiz 
Bang and Rena Saunders of the .Holr 
iywobd Studios is doing the art Wprk 
.on the shows and rides. 



Nicholls Tops 

; Spairtaiiburg, S. C., Dec, 22., 
iSaih X Nichoils, promirieiit attor- 
mey, hanied .prexy of Spairtahbtirg 
County Fail: Assn. Succeeds late B, 
T. Earle. 

ir is pne of top. layouts' in South. 



Independent 



lue 



Week of pte, 

•too Hot for Parls'-^ayely, Minneapolis. 
'Speed and' Sparkle'— Rlalto,- ChlcaBP. 
'•Dizzy Dames,' Casino, Toronto.. 

■ • 'VaniteaSors'-rOjiehi . r 

'Scan-D6ll.M'-r-l.yrlc, Allentowh, Mon- 
Tucs.; Mnjestl(«. .liarrliiburg. Wed.;- Cap- 
itol,: Reading. a'hu»'8'-^''r^'! Majestic, Wli- 
llatnsp6rt, ."^at. •'' .' . 

; 'Garcl«»n ' of Girls'— Tree, Philadelphia,. 

■ lilodes and Models'-^Hudpon, Union. C'lly. 
'ira-Chn'— Jacfiues. Waterbury. 
•StepplTi' Stnra'-rHowai'd. Bpstbn. 
'.Sotn-Tccis'— Empire, ■ I^ewark. 
'Bnllvhoo'-MSnyety, Washington. 

•TAil J,ifler.<i'-Ortyety. Baltimore, 
'irindu Bellen'-^Koxy. Cleveland, 
•Reiiuly Parade'— Capitol, 'fpledo. ; 
'ned lihyihm^r^ayety, Detroit. . ... 
npzo Snyil^^r's Own Shpw^Crand, rfinton. 
'Unbcn of irwny'^Garriok, b't.' I.ouI.m. 
'(Siiypty. «lrls'--I*rMl(leijt, Des Molh'-^. 
•HI-FlycvH— Gn.slno, PJlLfburKh.' Doc. 2.S; 
'Hl-I''lvtr.s'— I'rinrej! Youiig.Mlawn, UirfO 
•liivf!, I'^n.-.SVit.-Si'in,. ' 
'Jjecl TiUHl'-Iyyi-lc, 



Fairly and MartonP Shows, now 
wintering at Texarkana, Tex.i have 
secured most Of the dates formerly 
played by Hennips rps. . . . Elvira 
Fairly nbw operating the.: conmiis- 
sary department at .Winter quarters 
. . . Chais. Lewis and his three , chimps 
hung .up ait Hpnpliiiu by the strike. 
Had to blow oiie very gbod picture 
jbb . . , West Coast Smith (Lpwell 
Smithy) building truck show mii- 
Seum to iplay independent datos Pnly 
Jphnny Ward npw has eight 
shows on :.the Ocean Park Pier . . . 
iipveta Rice, the diying girl; now a 
cutter, at Wather' Bros. . ,, . Hazbl 
Gillis, Marie Dufalt aiid EtheL Welch 
three of .the: ; best contest workers 
wintering, at Tucson, Ari 



Des .Moihes, Dec. . 22. 
tjperatprs Pf the President • buT* 
lesqiie ..theatre :^re dPfendants 'in a- 
$iO,0Q0 breach of cbhtra|ct iuit filbd 
by Iiiatt Kplbj Chicagp executive of 
the rlndependent Biirlesqiie Shows; 
: assPciatibi^. They "are :iisted ais' 
ilarry 1). Hirsh EritPrpriSes< - ' Harry, 
D>; Hirschi Ciepif^e Van Allen aiid' 
Charles ilough-^11 of Minneapiplis, 
arid .Ai ^Frankle TDheitres. CP; and. 
A. Frankle pf E|es Moines. :. 

litolb alleges he- and issy Hirst,: 
reptesehting thp independent wheel,, 
■entered intb. a contract with- Hal 
Bronson, who managed the .President 
theatre ^ since it ppenbd •Oct ; 
under Vfhich ' Brpiispn was to furnish 
the theatre and equipment arid the 
associf tiPn was. to- pipvide the shows. 
The wheel was to riMeiye 65% Pi 
the rpceipts.- 

. kolb's. charges Hirst spld 

his interest -to Ilarry iJ. IIirsch. En 
terpriseiS and the other Minrieapblis 
defendants'^ Who : In turn 'padded 
statem'eri.ts .and e:^perisb accounts 
with fraiidulent intent' of defrauding 
plain.tiff bf his lair share of i>rpflts.' 
, On iiiec. 10 Brpnson sold his in 
terest ;to Abe ' Friamkle, arid Frankle 
arid the Minneapolis defendants re- 
fused to reco^lizb .Kplb's rights. ;or 
to' divide the. profits with hiirij ac" 
cording to the petition. Kolb a'sks 
aQ;^/;9^uja;(i^g )ind judgriient for his" 

brpophAiof contract and idffjxe^tamTin 
irig oirder to prevent - distribution of 

^Itteai^hMei'^ irij?i|i^ted^;li3f*'?t6e 
cbun^ attbrriey's . oftice that, no in- 
dictment is expected; to be returned 
pn the .investigatipn bf a repbrted 
attempt to cPUect a 'paypfl' from 
Bronspn. *I haven't discussed the 
matter With the grand jury,' Al 
Adams, ; assistant cPimty^ attorriey, 
said, ; 'but the evidence speriis to con- 
sist of man's word against ari- 
other's,' 

Brprison leit t town Dec. 10. 

.Piresident is .now clbsed- for 10 
days, for the purpose of . redecorat-, 
ing, according ' to Frarikle, and 
will reopen .just before Christriias. 
Frankle; has been fn the amuseriient 
business in. i>es Moines for 12; years. 
;He manages the. .Casino theateir, as 
well as RiVeryiew; parki : prpmptes 
the Friday night wrestiirig; shoWs at 
: thev.Cbliseuni and' operates; Plartian 
ballrpom. Jack Hall, mariager of 
Pla-Lan, ' Will also manage the Presi- 
; dent when it reopens, pirobably with, 
stock biiii-lesque. 



extent Pf special feature shPws, J. W. 
CPtiklin of Hartiiltbn, Pi>er^tor. Pf 
Conklin's AU-Cariadian : Shpws, 1^ 
biMri - apppirited; mariager . and . ey 
type of ridP will be;,retoined. ^ . 
. Present-, iridicatipns;.. also , indicate 
that whieels of bhance Wjii agaiii:; 
make their appbarance a being 
cut to miriim'um last ' year. The. 
wheels .may ..pperatp at Class A. PX'* 
hi . undoT: iletTM of the^ crim^^ 
inai code, proyidfiajg the , piay! 
inlerchandiise^ prily*: 

Ahnpiinceiiient / al$d made that 
the fair' assoPiatiPh has Billed con-*;, 
tracts iPr griuad^tiuaid shbWi Geprge 
Haniid * CO. pf "New Ybrk (pets the 
CPntcaPt, and tbie; «0st wiU .j^ ttbPU^ 
$9,000^ . There will .. be « riew iyi>e 
music^ ' rpyiie, ^ore- elaborate thani.^ 
the .1936 pirpdutUbn; md^ s^ nurii-f 
ber bit ,impbited''aicts ript |»revibusly 
seen in Canada; 



Chas. Soderiburg, prip of the heist of 
high, divers, pulled a; ne>y pne while 
Workirig on p;, .wrecking joh. ..He 
slipped pff the third story and . did a 
back dive to the basement,; liarid ing 
headfirist on a' pile pf concrete. Stiff 
neck Only.; He's a Swede. 



Edward Bi'bwn, assistant to the 
director generial Texas Ceriterir 
nial, has signed up for another year. 
Says the new title is GTAPAE. 
Quite a mouthful, but when you 
spell it out; ■ It? a tanltfullr ' Greater 
Texas arid Pan-Airierican Expoisi'tipn, 
but Sah Franciscb .has gone brie bet- 
ter for their' May bridge celebration^ 
'International Golden Gate Bridge 
Celebriatioij.' Not much room on any 
kind of. when yoii speil- this 

biit. Canada has the rjght idea— 



•. Althiiifugh aptual site in .< 

Flushing Meadpw Park,. Queens^ Wili 
riPt; be Anikhed by the .Y. park de^/--' 
pattnpnt until the . i^^ of 19^^ 
cpntractoi^ for the enPrriabus buildr . 
ing iprPfibini iPC^^ t^^ Ybrk 
world's Fair • ,(1939): : already V: are- 
making ajpplicatipn ^ tiiat they mayr 
eriteir bids P^i varipus ipbs^^ 
: liilrgeist ep<iitrapi: toV^ during 
the npici; tiiirpe .ioibbths Will;' be fbr . 
fouri[<M>tipiu> to .ti^e J. 
tration -itii^diiig w tp cpyer; 

approximately ^,000 . ^uare • f ppt; 
Contract.f pr : supet^tructiire prbbably 
will npt bP let until late in February' 
pt early lij^rclv ptli«: work in 
pt'ppjBration fojt actual buildings to 
be done in the . iiext three . rinpntha 
includes . ' bridge$> ' .leinpprary ro^ds^ 
water mains and; trpe planting . pro* 
gram;' ." . . 

v,..Wojld/fii( Fai^ . ,CQrl>i . plans Iq 
erectlfas diatgp^iittikiingSj i^W^^^ nu« 
jneirPiidll nUtkUtt %ittu^tiaieti > well af 
stifmu«e^f»UiIV%y^^lV^''exhibitbj« 
!d»^a@ft(«^^'lhaH5WW "-^fp^pe estl. 

T'O' |{cr3ft?^itilij|^^ i,ip 
ciliiies.' Main, big , sti^ctures wltt; 
cover land equivalent to 20 . New . 
York City blocks. ■ 

Ground imbrpvenlents' Willi includt 
17 mileis pf rbadWdiy, a brpad high- 
way. ;that Will ' exteiad for a irille 
alpng the frpnl pf midway, shpwtljv 
ifrpnting on. one .pf the prinbipal 
lagppns, 34 miles pf : Walks and 15^ 
miles of water mains and as many 
niiiles pf plectrical diicts. , 

Fair eoriimissioh aWarded cojiitracts 
for design . Pf, a CpminunicatiPns 
Building^; Busiqess , . AdmfhtstratiPtt 
structure arid an Exiiibitors' Head- 
qua^^teris building. 



BUiFALO OFF 

Buffalb, Dec. 22. 

Gayety folded thi$ week after a 
threp-mbnth.s' burlesqup seasbri. 

House. ; played . Iridependent - wheel 
shbws; 



from the. Atlantic to Pacific, all 
their big shows have j list two words. 
It's Tororttp Exhibition in the east 
arid ends up with; Varicbuver Exhi i 
tion iri the West Australia goes in 
fbr shbrt titles like 'Sidney Big 
Shbxy/ 'Melbourne: Big Show/ Frank 
Shean of the. Great Lakes Expp is 
aripther p.aV that believes, iri short 
titles for anythingr-^take his 'Life,' 
'Keep Going/, 'Bozo.' When he was 
with the 'Johnny . Johes Circus, 
Carhivarand ExpositI Show;;,' he 
cut it to 'Jones' Shows/ 



FOiLp^WjOB 

.Lynchbtirg, I3ec. 
On the strength of Lynchburg's 
Sesqui finishing in the black, . Manr 
ageif Fred W. McWane has beeri ap* 
pointed to direct Rtchrilond's Bi-Cenii 
tenriial ex)E>o>siiiOn in 1937. 

Beep iii iiie Crimson 

Winnipeg, Dec, 22.. 
After months blclairiorlrig by local 
merchants for figures on the, Wirii)- 
peg exhibition held IrPrn Aug.^C 
to li^ statements have been issued by 
the exhlbitipn manager J. H, Rbc and 
George A. Touche ; Ltd., accountant^ 
showing a net loss of $18^691.96. 



New Bacinif Gpminr. 

Coluriibus, ., bee. 122. 

.Gov. Marti L. Davey has: ,. 
nbunced thp appointment of Harr^ 
Koehler of HamiltPii_ as a iriembeC 
of th(^ State racirig cbmriiission, su<!i« 
ceeding James Shervin» Of Cinc^ 
riati. . • '"^ 

Appbintment runs until June 20, 
1940. 



64 



VARIETY 



Wednesday, December 23, 193(S 



on how Ho 



JOAN BLONDELL: 

Foolish to take chances with Cosmetic Skin 
— dullness, tiny blemishes, (enlarged pores. 
It spoils good looks! 



GLENDA FARRELL: 

Yes! When it's a question of removing 
cosmetics, I rely on Lux Toilet Soap. 
No Cosmetic Skin for me! 





JOAN BLONDELL: 

Use rouge and powder all you like! But 
be sure to remove them thoroughly the 
Hollywood way. 



GLENDA FARRELL: 

Liix Toilet Soap removes every titiy bit 
of stale rouge and powder — protects my 
skin — keeps it smooth and clear. 



JOAN BLONDELL: 

It has an ACTIVE lather that prevents 
choked pores, Vm delighted with the way 
it . keepsj my skin so bes^utifully smooth 
and*, soft; 



Joan Bloncl^ll and Glenda Farrell 

fit Warner Brothers' 



4 f937 



Wh, 



hen this inexpensive care 
is chosen by 9 out of 10 screen 
starsj isn*t it the soap for you? 
Try it, and you'll say *'Yesl*' 
Thousands of girls everywhere are 
guarding against Cosmetic Skin 
the Hollywood way. TheyVe 
found Lux Toilet Soap's gentle, 
ACTIVE lather protects complex- 
ions . . . keeps them soft, smooth, 
lovely. Use this soap faithfully, 
before you put on fresh make-up, 
always before you go to bed. Re- 
naember, Lux Toilet Soap com- 
PBHIW^ plexions win romance! 



r 



RADIO 



V49t 02030 



SCREEN 





PuBllsned Vr<sekly at 164 West Wth' S^.. New York. N; '*.; by Variety. Ini:. Annual subsCrlpUon^-tO. 'aihele copies, It cents. 
Eiiterdd .■eeond-clasa matter December 22. 1905. af the eosf. Ofrice at New York.. N. Y., under the act of Mdrcti 3, }1879, 

COrtRIGUT, 1038. ai VAKlETIf. li?HC. ALL RUill'l'S RKSKKVEU 



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NEW YORK, WEDNESDAY, DEGEMBER 30, 1936 



56 PAGES 







la^f 1937t Its 



, .'.stilting Monday (4), the 

Jjjdyetomeftt-s Social Security Act 
^taris:^ iunictioni Law, Requires 
sthAt; "everyone (Barniri salary or 
<wig(es -mtisV pajf ■ weeWy, that 
•inoiiey to lie extracted itrom the pay 
i^velope or chfeck by , the 6inployet, 
wh^; liiust -pay an equal amount, 
'feeicurily • 4eductlbhs apply up to 
•f3ifttfii^'8innually, ■ so tha^; any perspn 
: ieariiing^ thtit' miich Will' have paid 
$310 per .year for'the federal old a^e 
■penfifionVfandi , Since; thts employer 
pays ;an. equioki anto^t^vit will mean 
*|§0- aniiuaUy, as. the ^iiniti Small 
^was^'iianiers; 'will pjpiy a jSiinilar per- 
■Cent'age but' natufjiiiy: vie^ser 
jamouni^^ going 'for employers. 

A4 >f^r as show biisinesui is con- 
cetA^d, ; there will. be any. number 
•ibt ' eitbeptibHal instances where the 
(wectirity ■ leVy wiU be a phe-time per. 
yeit' collection. I'hete are m^ 
-profasisionalsr particularly in pic- 
tutes ?ihd radio, where salaries 
far exceed the $3,000 limit. .In isuch 
closes the -player and emploiyer will 
ptobabljr pay Off $30" the" first week 
the act begins. That goes • for legit, 
too; but for a fewer numbei^ of play- 
ers. There, also, will be any number 
6f instances wheri? the payments for 
■'th* year will. Covet but ,a" compara- 
.tively short time: 

Must Keep. Record 

Pension payments,' applicable when 
, fi^?)r30ins reach ' the age -of 65,;. will 
stairt in X942, but Itj is incumbent on 
.ttljt persons to keep a record of how 
•wiugh money they ' There are 
_ tv(>;Teas6ns for that, one; being that 
.iiiii pension^ are to be paid on a slid- 
(Continued on page' 21) 



AGENTS EDITH 
MAXWEa FOR VAUDE 




Outskirts of Show Biz 



ina, ., - Dec, 
A family . of seven from 
northern wilds eanada is 
'working its- way east in a ;'sel£- 
made trailer. " Consisting of 
H. H. Hahn^ his wife and five 
kids ranging down. to. seven 
year^. the family constitutes a 
self-traihed orchestra. 

'Tliey i)lay in beer taverns for 
the- Jial-passing . privilege. 



Coaist Producers Putting It 
v in the Laps of the N. Y. 
PistributinK Departments, 
— ^Exhibs' Stunt of Long- 
Distance Phoning Holly- 
-woocf Sta,rs for Audience 
Bally Annbyihg 




More Rdh-Rah 





Uh Maxwell, Virginia farm ^irl 
Who is otit i bail after a . secohd 
conviction for mi^rderihg h6r father, 
la being off oreid to the vaude bookers 
by Edward Amron, New! York attor- 
ney,- for stage appearahces, Virginia 
law permits,, convicted piersohs but 
on bail to leave the state, but she 
has to, be back by next MariCh, when 
* ; due on her appeal fbi* 

mv0i\, in offering Miss Maxwell, 

he does so by authority of 

Wise,: Va/ 

._ •• to Amron. 

So far^ 




ish Starts 4th 



London, 

tMtki- theatre Starts first 

PVbUc performances of television on 
^^n- 4 by means, of the new Baird 
super-screeen apparatus. 
. Shows ill be op' a three - 
^tmances : daily basis. Other 
mont-British inertias being 
2n ^^^^ rapidly as possible, and 
wm. swing ii>>o line with the policy 
■■ last as practicable. 



John Hanimond, of the William 
Esty agency,- will tour the colleges as 
far west, as Illinois and' south to Ala- 
bama to line up. collegiate talent for. 
the Camel program, Specifically, 
Hammond seeks ' musical and vocal 
perforrhiers from the campuses. 

Connecticut Wesley an, Yale, 
Princeton and North Garoli are 
set. First three come to New York, 
to broadcast. Students from. Caro- 
lina and other schools at a distance 
from Manhattan will be. reinoted in; 

Hammond is especially looking for 
college jam artists who can swing. 
They'll work with Benny iGoodman 
orchestra. Gbllege directors and col'^ 
lege arrangers will aisb get a work- 
but in addition to sold warblers. 

Spbnsbr pays all traveling: ex- 
penses: for the collegians and standby 
musicians to meet the union angle. 



HEAVY PRESSURE 



Holly wood, Dec. 
1 Despite the belief that all. is serene 
between radio and pictures, there is 
an exhibitors' fiareup whicli has the 
studios very much perturbed and 
.which may lead to, ia general ban- 
ning of contract stars and picture 
players' going ori the air under any 
circumSjtahces whatever^ 

The pjressure of the exhibitors is 
so strong that the studios Within the 
past week have done everything posr 
sible : to discourage ;their pebple 
from doing any spot radio work. 

Exhibitors have-be^n putting 
heavy pressure on the Hollywood 
contingent of producers lately who, 
in turn, have tried to laugh i off the 
(Continued on jfage 21) 



Stalks Radio Sponsor 
For Malay Jungle Idea 

Hollywood, Dec. 29, 
Jesse J. Gbldburg, Burrpughs.-Tar- 
zan exec,, planed " east to jpieddle 
series of talks by Clyde iE. Elliott 
from thie interior of the -Malay 
jungle while on production of -Asia 
Roars' in that locale. , 

Proposed series is for an eight- 
week period starting the' middle of 
February, with the first from tlie 
Japainese steamer Asama Maru. on 
which; Elliott sails early lii FebVaafy. 



HoUywoodl -Version 



Hbllywood, Dec. 29, 
.Shirley ■ .Temple, having . ' 
ten to age whetfe she. Was won- 
dering at Vprievaleiice/ of -$ahta 
Glauses on every street cbrner 
and in, all department stbres. 
Mother Temple thought fast iiirid 
. gave her this highly satisf actbry 
explanation: Only- one : is the. 
real. Santa Claiis, all the others 
arie just: his stand-ins.," 
' Shiriey ; went for the i 
a big wayi. 




In'36;$ll 





Convention business in' New ,Ybrk 
City boomed in 193&, figures com? 
piled by tlie N. V. ' donventioii and 
yisitbrs Bureau revealing that isi- 
tors to deisignated. meetjoigs.iii Man- 
hattan spent more than $17,000,000 
while in town, This is a 63%. 
ci-ease ovbr 1935. The city was tlie 
scene of 44Jf conventions in the past 
year," with neiarly 220,000 out-of- 
towners tomfng to Y/fbr them. 

Number "of tiatibnal, divisional arid 
state conclaves' to be held, in Manhat- 
tan in 1937 probably will, top the 500 
mark, since 434 meetings aTreaiJy 
have been scheduled, . Attendance at- 
these is expected to - be around 300,- 
OOO. One of the lar^e^t conventions 
will, be that of the; Amejricaii.Xegion, 
according; to Richard C. Burritt, di- 
rector of the. bureaUi. 









Not only Broadway, biit the iiatibn 
has 

cordi not only 

show .that Christmas hpli "busi- 
ness, but indications for week 
^ire of a^toundi for 
theatres, hotels, 
taurants, bairsj etci 

Based on . a portion of the , figures 
that, are in, the week before Xrnas 
for , picture houses nationally was 
around 20% better than for the same 
week a year ago, while the curreiit 
New Year's holiday week will be 
somewhere between .25%' and 30% Up 
as compared witli last seasoh. The 
take is Lip so far liv some key houses 
that new recor ill established 
for both weeks: 

ot orily dl e first of the two 





big year-end hbli ) 
sUrpri^i Christnias | 

Eve .brought business in many spots 
that , baffled the operator's. In New j 
Yor , where the same as in other j 
situations a lull, is expected the night j 
before .Xnias most pebple at j 

home prieparing for next day j 
and \yindi.ng up lastr inute shop- ! 
ping, the incr^a'; bv.er normal 
grosses ■jumped from .1.5% to as .hi.^h 
as 40%. Downtown New York hbuges 
played largely to holiday celebrants ' 
who had packed bans and restaurants ; 
duting the afternoon, but got. a nuieli ; 
higiier number of these than ever j 
expected, with las spirit genf»rr»ljy 
ruhni ' strong,, due t<> •, 
bonuses, etc. 
Not only Chi i" 



eveii Moiiday 
(28);, terrifically in 

buisihess, with childiren out bf sehooi 
contributing to the play._ On IWoh- 
day the Paramount, N. Y., it an at- 
tendance record up to 1 p.m. on the 
eirly morjnihg/pi-ices, t^^^ up lb 
that hour to ^,050 people by actual 
check. The MUsIc Hall and Roxy, 
N. Y., also were getting 4ams on 
Monday, bbth. hiavihg 6,000 per.sons 
up to rone. _ The hew , f rorri-opening- 
to- attendance; record for the Par 
rriade on Monday (28), usually the 
.ofT-day of the week, coiripared ith 
a previous high of 8,IOO' scored last 
Piaster Saturday, The Music Hall o»i 
the weekend did the larjgest two-day 
blisihcs.s in its history- by 25%, with, 
ontinued on page 14). 



:CHicagb, BNec. 29. 

Battle 'between .the; sun and the 
show,' depending on 'whi'Ch paiHicuIar. 
chcimber;of commerce|'is,.sp^aking, i$ 
ih; progr<^ss, Avith the territories of- 
North America which iare normally 
wrappecl in icfe^ duriiij^ . 'the. . winter- 
moniths V making ' a terrific • drive, .to 
ipiitice some* of that; winteic.vVaciatipn 
coin s^way,^ frorh . California,, Flori 
Cuba, -Bermuda and , points 30uth. 

'After laying .low fbt , years • And 
watching., ;the, Winter . '.money flpW' 
^outh, .. the towns ., -and • localities 
situate'd in 'the -nor thiern. section , are 
how-", chjangjlng .thfjit" ' tactici? by 
cbunteir'tadyertising the. benefits and 
delights .of ; wintertiipe,. 

For exiample; Wisconsin is - spread-r 
irig propa^arida* ihfdifghput- tlie k^y 
cities abbUt, its neWly opehed:ski and.' 
bob isled campsi .Minnesota- is;,b6jist^^^ 
ing of its ice skating facilities on the 
lakes. -Michigan . is ialkingT' bf it*; 
snoW sleds and mushing 'expeditions, 
tdahb,. New York, Verniont, , Mai 
ifevv: Hampshire, .Montana, Pennsyl- 
vania an4 the. Rocky Moimtaih states 
are all- bahgihg iway with, spreads 
on skiing and snow, in your ears. 
Ski. Trains . 

Already pretty well established in 
the east," the ski trains are now get- 
ting Up :stedm in the . midwest and 
the- rest. . of ' the.-; country this ^ year. 
Figuring that the public is ready to 
spend, freely once" moire, the . winter 
sports localities are trying every 
pbssible stunt to pull the folks,away 
from the swim-and-tan spots. > 

The northern -tetritories are fpl- 
Ibwing the same technique u$ed be-? 
(Continued .Qo; paeg 53) 

TARZ AND LUifllAM 

IIP FOR ^5,5oa tm 

• * 

Lupe Velez and Johnny Weissrnul- 
ler (Mr; and Mrs.) nake their first 
stage appearance.. aS' a : team ahd 6n 
the same jshow at the Loew's' Capitbl> 
Washington, Week of Jan. 15 (In- 
auguration week)* Salary for the 
pair will be. .1»5;500 net. 

.Sanift show» which is a special 
booking to .draw ihe cirowds 
Washington- to see . President Roose-' 
velt sworn .in fbr a secohd .term, wilt 
also include Borrah Minevitcb's har- 
niphica band day 'n' dating .with 
'One iri a Million'- mth% 

William Morris office Set 
fbi- both acts; 



Radio City's Record 

1936 Rubbernecking 



With 
studio tour durin 
son cirid December running consi, 
ably ahead of the comparable periods 
last year; indications! this week were 
that the public curiosity, over brbiad- 
casting /studios in N. Y. would bring 
National Broadca.sting Cb. approxi- 
mately $240,000 in added reVenue. 

Late.st estiinaite.s were that the 
current year would .show a total at- 
CCiontinued on page 14) 



VAfOSTY 



ric Yimcs 



^cAieMlcy* Decem!>«r 30, .193f , 



Also on die Sti^te L«gi$Utive Fn>nU--4J»ua^l Annual 
tussle oil Blo<^^ A*»t»-^'^"» Tl»Patre8i 

EtC4-r— Busy Law Sclieduie 



Washington; liec. 29.' 

With, strategy changed* ihdepend- 
erifc; exhibitors plah: renewal this 
"lirniW of P«>?ennial legislative as- 
saults against hiajbr prpducers and 
affiliated th^atrei-bperators op hpth 
Ihe Cpngressiorial and state fronts. 

While oisual i»ttle for laws outla w- 
Ihg block Tjodking and blind selling 
,"will talc0 place, ^ indie crowd this year 
eupqcted to concentrate on a hoyel 
proposal to iemlnrriiss Mat major in- 
terestsr in piicture iiadustjT^. They will 
liaiy 'roimd thie latest; P biU 
to diirgrce prb4uceis from engaging 
in disl^lbutibn of tony tonunodities 
which incidentally >ia^ stinger 
slngUng out ^ picture t>usiness for 
particular attention. 
■^1 <:ustoinary bitch oiP: anti-major 
legislatibn. Will b^^ dropped in the 
hoppei^ pii Cqpiioi Hill iiext month, 
but the indie &c1^ iiilte^ to i^end 
ihb^ Its time lObt^yittg fe^ 
man : ixfeastixve ahd jiwlU ^ay only caa-^ 
uid atieafitnx tii the old lavorite 
iwhiift #Mfld'olll^^te distriJ^ 
ieis^ ' flOjjiS InAvidiially. Simultime- 
oiisiy the indies plaint .'to coriverge on 
44 staie legislature which Will tft^ 
dujrtag tile ' ecMhiii^ year ind seisk 
local ivtitQtes hftnqiiiC block MwMng 
awl:: ^t^jg '-^fheiRtre :. :owttenlu»* 

AltiioQji^4eai^ 
formtiaatea^^^^^ neirt monlh; the 
1 9e«tdet8 W the indie eonttoigent hm 
^••roHtea otit hovel isdieme to pearter 
,B*e niiijbr units by .^taring vip 



) trov9ble amoh^ boQi stiate and na 
I iioiisi laWiflMiker* ftt tti^ same time* 
-1 Bjr ^iis' ineanit, dopesters figure, the 
^ihajdrs tdti t>e harassed to the point 
\K9fim^:i^, will he wltlihtf to ofPer 

i^clh«n(« Uiat jegi^iibjATwlU he 
"!;p^.:on the Ittooici iaeriely bjr the >w 
'^i.'aviBrages. 

'The Attnan hlll,jWli^ tozveht- 
iy fhe ihdle darUf«;/would f^id 
any iinianuCactarer of any eommodity 
fEolai iiavins a financial ihterecA in 
xeiail sale^ his totlile. ' By . a clause 
Whtc^ stipvOates exhil^tlon of a fltei 
shall be ^h^mied distribution at te- 
faiaii authors of the proqpedsh have 
put thejpictcire industey.iight on the 
^pt, Wea is to compd Holl ytvobd 
.Cdihp^inied to divest themsetves of 
thfeatre chains/ making sure film in- 
dtjfetrif barristers . d^^ libt raise the 
: oitjectibiiJ, 1^ 
bm"iuce> leased, 

, I>eslgned as a supplement, to his 
measure . Ibrbidding . disct'lminatoTy , 
discormts juid fayp'rite price treat- 
iqeht, Paiman*^ new hralnchild fits 
iperfectly intp the legislative puzzle 
beiiog put together by the indie 
simarties. if it . is adopted and some 
states write., laws against alien , cor- 
porations, ehgln .exhibs, w°^^*^ ^® 
compelled to break Ujp their hold- 
ings into numerous subordinate 
groups, i'lirthermbre, if 'ttie majors 
ttied to brgainize new subsids tb get' 
around technical poi . they wbtiid 
collide, with features of the, tax laws 
putting a heavy i;yp cbmplicated 
<^>fIH>rat^e strUctiu'es: 

-'Ptkerldegs 

Aside ':£rom; the .Patnian and an^r 
'i>lock-4iobl^g schemes, usiul crop of 
ideas fw harassing the i^ will 
be harvestedv !^e tiiherwbm alien 
a(itor ban ; wiU lie prop^ once 
more, Ihe ebjyright issue wiP b^ 
up, and. moral turpitude measures 
sire dUe for leintroduction. Senator 
1*; M. Neely of West Virginia and 
Congressman Samuel B. Pettengiil of 
Indiana are . set : to adyahce tlieir 
. measure, .against block distribution, 
■which ' last. . ived the nod 

fi:pm a committee, biit was 

hung up in theiibuse. Congressman 
Samuel Dicki^ein, aided by Congress- 
man Chairlies Kramer of California, 
plans to itnbVe agaihsit foreign talent. 
Backed by thp State bepartment, 
Senator Ryan Duffy of Wisconsin 
has prepared to rienew attempts to 
— "Kibdernize the copyright laws and 
pave the way for American adher- 
ence to the Berne conventibh. 



that as many as 43; states, pliis two 
possessions, Alaska and Puerto Ricto, 
will have regular meetiijgs for leg- 
islativ4e action. Those which <io not 
have to he- worried about except for 
any special action by governbrs are 
Alabama, Kentucky, Xiouisiana, Mis- 
sissi i and Virginia; 

Congress itself goes into session 
Jail. . 5, this bemg due to reinaugura- 
tion of Pxejiident v^oisevelt oh Jan. 
20, with ho ;tOTW limit siet oh how 
long the session shiaU endure. This 
is also true of states whose legis- 
latures mM after the first of the 
year. 

Wholesale activity Is anticipated 
immediately sifteir the first of the 
year with 41 states throwing the 
wheels of legislative mills into gear 
by Jan. 15, One state, Nevada, goes 
into action Jan. i8i.. iwhile ikhother, 
'Georgia, the oidy: one scheduling a 
lessibn later thin jTanu^ry, is slated 
to convene; july 12. 

Envisioning more than the usual 
iegisliative ; activity. ; directed a^ajn?* 
the picture: biisihesSf 
ciations. are already urging .that 
preparationsi . bo , ihade. all over' the 
coimtry for defense against taxation, 
eeiisbrship and other measures of a 
:detrinient^l natur«t. 

The Motion Picture Producer^^ & 
Distributors of America, Inc^ is ex- 
itected to also, flgurt importanUy in 
prbteciihg against adverse legisia- 
tioh/ With C. C. Pettijohn* genendis- 
aimo of force* fij^ting bad bills, now 
fully recovered from his recent ill^ 
ness vad closely watdiing develops 
aieht&' ' 




OI5WALD 

Portland Oregonlan /Saiys : —"The 
funniest mouthful on the air la 
Oswald on the Ken Murray pro-: 
grani — ;who' groans .that 'ooOh 
yieaaah'— ithat everybody around 
town la trying to copy*" 

Startirig a tour of stage appear- 
ances wlOi Ken Murray New Year's 
week at the RKo Theiatre, Boston. 



.S.'C.'Blae'Lawi' 
Charlotte, if. Dee. 29. 
The Columbi / S. C.^ poUoe have 
wide authority for enforcing 'de- 
cency' at public entertainments in 
Columbia under an -ordinance, which 
iays: *It shall be: uhiaWful lor. any 
person or perisotti to use yuLgar 
language or conversation upon any. 
stage or plititorm, or other public 
place, at any eidiibitipn or perform- 
ance within the city liniits of Co- 
lumbia, or to. introduce any sugges- 
tive features or .indiecehcy, such as 
coarse jolbes, indecent e]q>osure, or 
the ejchibition of anything that tends 
to shock the morals of a decent 
community.' . r 
> A Stringent blue law adds to, this 
the prbvisioh .ttat >iny person who 
shall pubUcly work or labor, or em- 
ploy any other person to do so <«[ 
the Sabbath. Day (eitcept in cas(^ of 
.eniergeacy) shall be. subject to a 
penalty of f 10 for each and every 
offense, or be; imprisoned for a pe- 
riod not to exceed 15 days.^ 

B'hsm's Baai! 

Birmihgham, Dec. 29. 
A special city tiax has been placed 
on theatre admissions : by the city 
council, proceeds to go to diarity: 
Tax is Ic per ticket of 15c, or less 
and 2a on tickets of over 15c. 



Colaiabiiis* i%Sitay« 

Columbus, Dec. 29. 

A ill indefinitely extending ; the 
priesent Z% retail sales and admis 
sibh tax, which expires in March, has 
been passed. Bill -wss s^nt to the 
senate, in sikeletbh sessibn, and given 
flrj$t and second: readings, then re^ 
f erred to the Taxation Committee, 
the .upper chamber is expected to 
pass it. Withi : few days. 

Neither bMnch made refBrence to 
reinstatement of the; former l(i% 
admission tax, which had been pro 
piosed in some oiiarters. 



Only a small minority of states 
which aren't ^hedulihg legislative 
sessions this year are removed as a 
source of coming worry for the pic- 
ture industry; The' schedules show 



It Happens: in H 'wood 

Hollywood, Dec. 29. 

Mary Ford, wife of ; Director John 
Ford, Won a screwy sweepstakes at 
iSanta Anita. She played, two 
horses on the nose in the saihe race 
and they ran a dead heat. 

Both paid off; IMardfomel at $4.80 
and iReduIck at $10.60; 




Bbllywbod, Dec 29. . 
picture companieis:; on location 
were forced tib suspend Monday due 
to the heavy downpour most of the 
lay, including thvmder, lightning, 
hail said SiMiw. Companies ahooting 
in mountaiiw were forced tb flee 
blizzaiTd a:hd many marooned. Light-- 
nrng bleVT out fuses.at Metro, darker 
ehing the studio and halting pro- 
duction for several hours; 

M^Oibu reisidaits scriammed back to 
towii When heayy seas threatened 
iomes. Palm Springs cut off when 
an cbmmimication lines went. down. 



Morris Office Soe^^^^^G^^ 



Gypsy Rose ; Lee, stripper who 
went *FoUies,' last w®^i^ was sued 
for $1,000 by the William Morris 
agency in Municipal cburti New 
York, for breach of contract. 
. Agency cliuins it was- to hayie rep-* 
resented Miss lee for picture work 
(none of which has yet eventuated), 
but that she repudiated the deal. 

. Robert rodier is acting as the 
stripper's .counsel. 



RKO Signs Berie 

HoMywood, Dec. 29, 
. Itadio Pktures h»s licaed Milton 
Betlt to a .five-year eptieoal con- 
tract. Firstassignment ia « featured 
role in the next Joe Penner picture. 

Irving Mills leaves for New York 
Sundar <S>« after setting the B«rle 
deal, remaining east until Feb. 1. 

,1 I " . • " . . 7 , ' ■ 

■r 

Mdrii Wins Re? crsal 

Marie'Veiilict 
b Hdboane Court 

Melbourne, Dec; . 4. 
State Full Court has reversed the, 
judgment: handed down by ;Chief 
Justice; Sir Frederick Mabn covering 
the dispute between Williamson- 
Tait - and Metro over the rights of 
•Rbse-Mariie' in Australia. 

JUdjgment given by the Full Court 
itetes that the rights granted to 
iiamson-Tait tb jprodiice tiie ntusical 
play, 'RoSe-Mario,' do not include 
riljits. to/ prevent its exhibitioh and 
distribution as a . talker. Chief jus- 
tice Jiad held a contrary Opinion, but 
this was set aside. Believed - that 
Williamson^ait Will lodge 
peal tb the High Cburt. 

Case was >eally brought bef ore 
the court prior tb the . actual trial 
of an actibn . by WilUamisbh-Tiiiut to 
prevent Metro froni screening and 
distributing 'Rose-Marie* in Austra- 
lia. ■ W-T also ciaiihs damagei 
-.Metro has had :'Rose^|iitfife*^^ h^ 
ii^ toT some months now^ awaiting a 
decision on. the Australian and ; New 
Zealand exhi iti<m rights in connec- 
tion with Wiliianason-Tait. Pic was . 
originally set as a rOadshoW attrac- i 
tion for the St James, Sydney; ; 
Metro, Melbourne arid <^er ace - 
spots in Adelaide, Brisbane and New \ 
Zealand. Possible now that it may 
go into the early ^37 list If mat- \ 
ters are arranged. 

SAILINGS 

Jan;; 6 (ijew : Ybrk to liOndbn) 
bwight Deere Wiman (Eurbpa). ; 

Dec. 26 (New YOrk to Lbhdoh) 
Otto Kfuger,, Fritz Reiner, Carlotta 
Irwin, Barbara Blair, Lillian Hell- 
man, Mr. and Mrs. Sol Lesser, 'Paul 
Soskind^ D. Budiowetzki, Hxce Alle- 
gret, Mn and Mrs. J, Cheever Cow- 
di » Alfred A. Knopf, Harhish Ham- 
ilton, Cecil Clbyeliy, Mistingixett 
(Normandie). 

l)ec 26 ;XNew York io EtenibUrg) 
Mr. and Mrs. Theophil Wendt; John 
T. Bensout Don Cossack Chorus, 
Scirge jaroff (DeUtschland), 

Dec 24 <New York to Havana) 
Gladys Axman, William A. ..Taylor 
(Chaniplain). 

Dec; 24 (New York London) 
Mr. and Mrs. Vic Oliver, W. G. 
Quisehberry^ Mr. and Mrs. F. Tait 
(Aquitania). 

ARRIVALS 

Lull Deste, Mr. and Mrs. Robert 
Schless, Louiise Duke, Nbah . Beery, 
Margaret Webster, Alan Hale,; Myra 
Hess, B. J. Gardner^ Gepriges EhOsco,; 
Sbphie Tucker, Edward M, M. War- 
burg, Mr. and Mrs. Bernardihb Mor 
linari, Mr. , and Mrs. Lew Burston, 
lifarie Glory. 



VBSCMLES 




Hollywood, Dec. 
Wwrners has set hi pictures 
staft within the iQrft six weeks of 
the ntir year. Six laarrehtly In pro- 
duction will^carry bver. 

New productions include: 'The 
Story of EmUe ; 2^ starring Paul 
Muiiii With Winiara Dieterle direct- 
ing; 'The Singing' Marine,' with Dick 
Powell in top spot; 'Kid: Galahad,' 
starring Edward G, liobihson, Bette 
Davis, Humphrey Bogar t and Wayne 
Morris; 'March or Pie,' Foreign Le- 
gion storiy' tb be directed by John 
Farrow; *The Seal Poacher/ starring 
Claude Bains, Louis King directing; 
'Varsity Show,' elaborate miusical; 
Tublic Wedding,*, which Frank Mci 
ponald wiU dii^t; ^Dance, Charles, 
Dance,* to be iiandled t>y William 
Clemens, and "llpund the World,' 
Nick Grindevdirecting. 

Garry-overs include: 'The Prince 
amd the i»aiiper,' :*The King and the 
Chorus Girl,'' 'Alarked Woman/ *CsA\ 
It fi tisky,' ^Mairry the Girl' and Ihe 
Go-Getter.' 



Sanb JImta T«os 

Holl}rwood, Dec. 29. 

bpening day , of Santa /^nita racing; 
iseasoh, . expected to draw studio 
bunch in droves^ psoicaked, due to 
fact backi^s ha<l picked Chrishhas 
day to turn the; nags ;ioose. Setup 
meant racegoers had to leave town 
by no6n| and after whooiiadobp of 
Christmas eve most of studio crowd 
was still sleepin£ by then. Otbers, 
already ;vip, couldn't see leaving kids 
and home at that hour when hbrses. 
wiU be running for weeks. 

About 40,tK)0 . estimated on hand, 
but this wis on ^e igenerous side. 
Becent leg^latlve ihvestiji^tiont, 
4^purred oh by a rival group which 
wants: to opeh : a secoild track and 
had f 2,006,0(N) cash with ^ch to do 
it tdso hurt .Sa9to;;Anita opening. 

Invesiigatioh showed $100,000,OOCi « 
yeiar was passing from, peasants ^ 
bookies and- those above them. 
Much of this was studio mohey. 



Ifot QuHe Sore How Muck to H 
Ik Sway Mox^ New Yeso^ Eye 



Robinson West Jan. 6 

Hollywood, Dec. 29. 
Edward G. Rpbihsoh is due here 
Jan. 6 to start wbrk' in 'Kid Galla- 
had' at Warners. Humphrey Bogar 1 
gets a top spot. 
; Michael :Curtiz will direct 



/i^ecause of tiie fact that soriie 
dpwiitbwn, New York . first runs last 
year suffered froni the bigh tariffs 
for New\ Year's eye, there is' con- 
siderable doubt, among operators as 
to what; should be done tomorrow 
night (lliurs.). 

, The Paramount and State are 'both 
planning to exact i" s same $1.50 top 
oh the New' Year eve as last yeai-j 
while the Rialto is considering a 99c. 
top. The Roxy, which last year 
scaled. $1.50 for the midnight New 
Year show,- may come down tb $1.25 
or $1.10. The Rivoli ,; undecided, 
also, whether to charge $1.10 or try 
to get $l;5p. For the ' Strand the 
management is more, ot" less figuring. 
on.$1.25l-'-! 

The Criterion i^ unsettled as to 
what it Will dp, while both thie 
Capitol and Music Hail are Ukely to 
remain, at their regular prices the 
same as last year. The Cap would 
thus compete with others; at an 65c. 
stab, while the Music Hall would get 
in .i^ cbinpetitive licks at a 99c. top, 
in both cases exclusive of 10£e seats: 
< Regular holiday prices will obtain 
at 'rH houseis on New Year's day. 



ijfODs on Pic Be^ 
Lbng Run Ru^anPIay 

Hollywood, Dec. 29. 

author and hews- 
paper correspondent, ; is negotiating 
for the world talking, picture rights 
to 'Days of the Turbins,' Russian 
play how in its ipth year in Moscow. 
.Ivan E^ . Cedar, istage producer, is in- 
terested, with Lyons ■ in the deal;. 

Lyons and Cedar hold picture 
rights for U. S. on play along with 
rights to six other Russian plays. 



N; Y* to L. A, 

Stella Adler. , 
Neil P. Agnew; 
Barney Balaban. 
Kitty Barrett. 
Walter B. Cokelt 
.Albert. Deahe. 
Chris DunMiy. 
Y. Frank Freeman. 
Charles Gartner. 
Bob Gillham. 
. Belle Goldstein. 
John Cecil Griaham. 
WiU H. Hays. 
John W. Hicks, Jr. 
Russell Holman. 
Mathilda Kass. 
Austin C. Keough. 
Miilt KuseU. 
Frank Meyer. 
Tyrone Power, 
Charles Reagan. 
Harry Shiftman. 
^Hhcent Trotta; 
Joe J. Unger. 
Frank 0. Walker. 
George Weltner. 
J. p. Trop.' 



Dolly Uma 4» U.S. 

Hbily wood, Dec. 29. 

Dolly Haas, European actress, who 
sterred in. 'Broken Blossoms' • fbr 
Twickenham, coming to Holly- 
Wood for Coiumbia, It's her Ameri- 
can diebut. Dutch film actress is best 
: known in Gferman pix. 

First pic assignment has not been 
set 



L. A. to N Y. 

Mrs..Frahk Albertsbn; 
Joseph Anthony. 
Talluliah Bankhead. 
Marguerite Churchill. 
John I4. Clark; 
• Pat di Cicco. 
Edward Ellis. 
6. Englander. 
K. M. Ficlcett. 
Ernest Hix;; 
Sam Jaffe, 
William Keighley. 
Harold Kemp. 
Henry King. 
Fredric /March. 
Jake Milstein^ 
Grant Mitchell. 
Fred Perry; 
Irwin Shaw, 
Herman Starr. 
Helen Taylor. 
Brandon Tyhian. 
Evelyn Winters. 
G. W. Yates. 
John Zanft. 



i^dnesday, December 30, 1936 



P I C ¥ U R E S 



VARIETY 









jMe\ysreel cameramen agai felt 
th^ JW'J^t the anti-publicity atti- 
tude of transcontinehter airli^ offi- 
ciaiis'this week 

to grab jpictures of the i^recked 
.tinited AirUnes^^p^ near tps An- 
gc§!^a^ Shiip 'cra^ iphly about 35 
miles irom ii. A., illiiig all 12 occu- 



iGamera crews striving to get shots 
ic^ their newsreels had to lace a 
barir^age pf rocks and stones hurled 
. at them in, the gull6y from the hills 
aboyei Home office executives thus 
fiar ..have not learned officially 
yriiettier, state ppUce; 0? XTnited em- 
jployes tPssed the rocks, though at 
logs to " see why police wpiild take 
si^ch. action; 

iuriiVersai lens grinders were 
ihi-eatehed if they attempted to; take 
.illms,.,.bf ■.the; d^ad ;in the missing 
.Vtes^ej^n Air iairiplan^ 6tiU lihlb^^ 
ib^tweeh lios Angeles and' Salt Lsike 
City,.-;/ ■ : 

A .paramount ^cameraman Was 
mussed up. and tossed around last 
: summer v/iieh he; tried to get clpse- 
bf a disastrous : plane 
;6ni(ashiii>' near iSt. lipuls.. These are 
bttly thie irhore riftceiit instances of 
iur, trahspoH lines' aversion to yrecl: 
publicity. .. 

Judging . from reports received, 
from field \ representatives by the 
hdm6 Offices in IT. Y., the airline of- 
' Acial^ dread the public, reaction to 
|[ruesome sqenies in i^d about 
>!ia-ecked plane$. Reels', execs . aVer 
thai nearly all b£ this ihore, ghastly 
inaterial is^ edited out: of the com- 
;<pieted ' newsreel anyway; Camera- 
-men* bhly grab full footage the same 
-as they do ^at any train, bus Or auto 
';*ttrreck,%aving it to the discretion Of 
the .hOntie: office staft as to what 
should stay in and what shbuld be 
ulitninated. 



WALLACE NIXES mOOO 
SETTLEMENT FROM TWA 



Ah offer of $50,000 In settlement 
of the claim of Richard Wallace, 
Paramount director, against Trans- 
continental, . Western Air line to 
cover injuries received, in a plane 
crash, has been made by the air car^ 
jier/ ' Wallace is not accepting the 
.Offer. 

' He and others of a Paramount 
crev^ were eastbound for shots at 
Annapolis, , Mdi, when the TWA 
plane crashed rieiar Kansas ity, 
May 6, 1935. Wallace was lai lip 
more than, a year and his services 
Were lost, to Par during that time. 

Par sued TWA in behalf of all 
others; excepting Wallace for loss of 
services as well as injuries. v Wallace 
filed a separate claim. The Par ac 
tion "was settled by the TWA shortly 
;after its audit was filed. 



Beery's Turn^Argund 



Having iarrived back in the'U. Si 
bee. ;23 after several months in Lon- 
don playing, in vaudeville and pic- 
tures, Noah Beery .\vas notified, while 
still . aboard ishi -that-he. mUst " re- 
turn to London almpst immediately 
for another 'film for Herbert. Wil- 
cox's Generiar Fiims. ' : 

Actor arrived back in U. iS; with 
Aichard CromWell and H, B. War- 
ner. All three. appeared in General's 
'Eternal Navy;' ' Beery sails for Loh 
don on . JartV ■ 5 ^a^^^ a brief Visit 
around Ni Y. 

JHe will wax.an.au itipn script for 
Columbia Broadcasting, .;bef ore 
turning, New film not designated- 



Field Tune^ far 
Dunne'^^Jpy of Living' 



Holly wobd, Pec. 
; Ireiie unne will be starred in 
The Joy of Living' at RKO with 
Felix Young handling production 
reins under S. J. Briskin. 

Yarn ah original by Herbert 
Fields; who is coUabing With Dbrp- 
thy ields on the screen play, 
. jprprrie Kern will write tunes for the 
pictur 



Miss Larrimore Hopping 
Betw.een H'^ood ahd Pjj.^ 

^F^^Jri^^^^ Larrimore, who came 
^ast Thursday (24) to prepare a hew 
Play, •No Rest for the Weary,' is be- 
'Recalled to Hollywood, which 
jnay hiean an Unexpected delay for 
the legit piece, ' 
M«i^r several screenings of 'John 
Jjeadcs Woman,' B. P, Schulberji 
Jje producer, decided to do some 
SfJL'^i^'j. ^^^ss Larrimore and. 
Mtnt«^^ to stand ready for 
return west. 



re 

has; 

the 









Atlanta, Dec. 29. 
Tallulah Bankhead's screen test for 
^Gohe With the . Wind' and other do- 
ings around Holly wood that indicate 
Selznick-Interhational won't stray sci 
very far off the home lot when they 
start casting the pic, is making south 
ernets in . general and' Atlantaris in 
particular wonder if they haven' 
becin bamboozled intb malting them 
selves a' party to ballyhoo for the 
production* 

Selzhick's representatives spent 
somie . time here interviewing and au- 
ditioning talent for *Wind,' which 
was authored by Margaret Mitchell 
local. Much talk has been bruitei 
about, concerning a projected visit 0:! 
George Gukor, selected to direct, biit, 
so far, the redoubtable Cuicor has ho' 
been seen hereabouts.. / 



Hollywobd, 
Return here of Tallulah Bank 
head and her virtual assurance o:! 
lead in 'Gone With tiie Wind,', bears 
out What had been suspected al 
along; that she had been set for the 
part ever since she tested in Techni 
color for Selznick last slunmer, ahc 
that all of Russell irdwell's re 
leases concerning thorough search- 0:1 
the Southland and casting contests 
for the: film version of the best-seller, 
were only so much free space.; 



MOORE, PONS CiiEATE 
HOLLYWOOD SING-INS 



Hollywood, Dec.. 29. 
race Moore >nd Lily Pons haying 
ihaUgUriated . use of 'sing-i ' , 
you prefer, 'si irig stand-ins,' who 
do their ; numbers for mikei adjust 
ment as well as standing in for.light 
in^ purposes, Harry ' Lachman , and 
Robert Riski , co-'directoris of Miss 
Moore's latest, 'When •■ You're 
Lpyei' -have given a hew twist to the 
stahd-in profession. . All stand--ins 
must now learW tiieir.li for these 
directors, and rehearse for sound as 
well as lights. Ciairn-.is the process 
makes mike leveling a much easier 
job and ' ivectors better fee 
of scene.. 

If eJcample. of Lachman: and. Ris 
ki is. followed, stand-ins stanc 
chance of leaving lowest rung of act 
ing ladder for a really ■importah;: 
spot in film acting hierarchy.- 




Revenue from Abrottd Cut 
from Oyer 50% to 39% 
--4!irbyiring F or e i g ii Na-? 
tionf^lism Curtailing ;Pix 
Cpih ti» America 



MORE RESTRICTIONS 




Hpliyvv'Oqd will have : how 
to; cut dowii cOsts. 
An Avail,' now be- 
coming a must," arid frohi ^airi entire- 
y unsuspected quarter — ^^the coii- 
stahtly dwindling fbrei market; 
Natiphalism and. growth of Ibcal ' .- 
dustries in all corners bf the world 
: s . growing: so strbhg that filni com 
:)£ihies ' are not only fin Ihg their 
;akes everywhere decreasing but, tb 
make things. Worse, if is costing more; 
and more, annually : to keep what 
jusiness is left frohv disappearing; 

There was ,a time-— the Coast al- 
wiays" knew this, although the , New 
York offices tried to make: believe 
it wasn't' so— ^when foreigri film 
sales meant more' than half of the 
total take on pictures. There is one 
major film company which claims 
to have reached 62% of the total 
film gross oh foreign sales.. Another 
major company's ' top figure ;. was 
55^, For the industry it -figured 
to about 50%. Today that indus 
try total is down to only a bit bet 
ter than 30%. /While the company 
which once claimed 62% is down 
to:aboUt45%i 

In the, jiiatter of profit, of course, 
there is a different angle to take and 
it Isn't so impressive as it first might 
sound. Thus, the 50% which the in- 
dustry used to gross in the foreign 
market did hot ^represent anywhere 
hear as thick a profit slice as the dor 
mestic market 50%. It has always 
cost a good deal more to market the 
fihhs abroad, and that is. another fac- 
toi: which 'ina.kes the current situ- 
ation' such a tpughie. Because the 
total today, is a .good thinner— and 
the perbentage of profit even 
more so. 

Hence the companies are )vorrying, - 
what about tomorrow?. 
. Germany is getting harder to sell 
to every day — so much so that War- 
ners is oUt and several others would 
quit cold if they could get their In- 
vestments out. 
Rusisia is shut off practically 100%i 
Compahies are momentarily out of 
Italy. They will probably go back 
in, in a week or so, on a compromise 
basis with the Italian, government, 
but on terms far tougher than they 
used to be before Italy got ideas 
abbut prbducing films on its p.wn. 
Quotas, Imports, Censors . 
QUpta regulations in France haVe 
always been tough and are no less so 
today. With a. left government in, 
and perhaps to stay, it's a cinch these 
terms will get tougher. 

England has - a tough film 
with a new law in the maki 
it be any easier than" 
law? • 
Australia has a quota. 
Gzechpslpvakia has a very 
import law. 

You can't export any money, even 
if you make it, from .Germany, Hun- 



Burns and Allen's P. A.'s 



George Burns iand Grabie Allen, 
who have purchased a home and are 
settling down permanently in" Holly- 
woodj arrived in New York Monday 
(28) to prepare for some stage dates 
on which the William Morris office 
is working. Nothing as yet. 
Tpny Martin, whp is on the air with 
the B. & A. team, acCpmpanied them 
to New York on his first. east, 

XJnder contract for picture^ to 
Paramount,, Bums and Allen will 
return to the : Coast later to prepare 
for their next picture. 




quota, 
Will 
resent 



ited 



Grace Moore's Next 

Hollywood, Dec. 29. 

Columbia earmarking Marcia 
Davenport^s Lena Geyer' as a 
Grace Moore vehicle. 

Everett Riski prbduccs. from 
Frederick Kbhner's script. 



gary, Austri , Argenti Chile; 
under present cohditioris a 
small portion of Italy. 

Holland has the toughest hsors 
ih; the world. 

..Mexico has had annual .fight 
with Americans; for bigger 
ments oh film imports.- . 

In Spain there's a civil 
. In Palesti , it's racial airgu ; 
so much so that all; .cinernasi were 
clb.sed months la.st year. 

China has too much trouble with 
Japan to worry, about playinc; Ameri- 
can .film.s — br paying for them'.- 
• The an.swer to all of" which, 
whether Hollywood realizes it as. yet 
or not, is that film co.sts much come 
down. Obviously, fil co.sting in 
the millions to manufactih'e cannot 
(Continued on page 15) 



Hollywood, tiec. 
With William Powell still owing 
Metro three pictures and. contract 
expiring in May^: yaribus/bther stu- 
dios are bidding for" his services and 
Offering as high as. $200,000 per pic- 
ture. .Ppweil. most likely; however, 
will renew 'with. Metro.. Present 
ticket for 10 pictures at around 
$150,000 each. \ 

David Selznick has put Donald 
Ogden Stewart under iexclusive .writ- 
ing contract. Dear is for five: years 
with yearly options, 



HpUywppd, Dec 
1 cture colony put but around 
$250,000, in Yuletide gifts this year, 
the; largest ante in the history of 
the biz. Studios, agents and: similar 
outfits supplied mpist of the gifts, 
with the agents spending more per 
capita. One bf the ', largest agencies 
spent around $50,000; with others* 
doling out from $5^000 tO $20,000. 
Some of the smaller agencies, which 
in the past spent about ^250, doubled 
the coin this: year. 

Included . the studios' expendi- 
tures was coin . spent on 4>pen houses 
the day before Christmas, 

In addition, nearly eyery studi 
.passed out . bonuses Dec. 24» Those 
making 'cash awards eniployes 
were Metro, Hal Roach, 20th-Fox, 
Selznickrinterhationai and Colum- 
bi .' , .:- '. 

All Metro workers earning $50 o? 
less a 'week ^eceiyed two weeks* pay. 
Bonuses averaging about; $25 went 
to 800 Rbadt workers. Twentieth- 
Fox distributed $4bo;<)0jl), both in th9 
contradt and tUnO'^^Ibclc brackets. 
Over 3,500 pisrsonsijeceiyed iahiot^ 
up ; $200, Sei^ck : dealt put 

bonus of one-half week's saliaty to 
those ' the payroll more than six 
months;; Columbia paid its bonus to 
all employes jnaking $50 ai weekly or 
less. '■•■•,.:•■ ' " 



ODETS' B'WAY PLAY 
AHER MILESTONE PIC 



Hollywood, Dec. 

Clifford Odets, who is here work- 
ing with Lewis Milestone on adapta- 
tion oi ^Castles in - Spai ,' will not 
stay on for.- further filni Work. 
Screenplay, begun by pair in New 
York, will be finished withi three 
weeks. 

Odets will then hie himself back 
to New York where his next play 
will immediately enter rehearsal at 
Group Theatre. J^i last annouhce- 
rheht, play was to be called "Silent 
Partner.' 



Chicago, .t)ec. 29. 

Balaban 8i Katr is giyibig a CJhristf 
hias bonus to ail ■ its employees.. 
Those regularly receivipg less than 
$25 weekly- will getj ia full weelp's 
coin bonus, while those getting^ above 
that weekly figure will get a, flat $25 
gift. " ■ ' ; . 

Mort Singer circuit; also putting 
through a bblius, with ail . the em- 
ployees getting a full week's salary. 



Conn .Tiikeft Wiftg 

Hollywood, Dec, 29. . \ 
Toby Wing has signed a. two-year 
contract with Maurice Conn.. ^ 
Deal calls ipr leads and perspnals. 



Who Is She? 



Paris, Dec. 29, 
Charles Farrell annpunced here 
that he has lost all interest in the 
pic biz. 

'1 don't think I'll go on playing in 
pics,' he said. 'I love traveling too 
much and I hate studios: tob many 
selfish. Cold-blooded women who 
think Of nothing but personal glory 
and for whom nothing counts; not 
eveh love. ..* 

After Which one ' of the' sympa- 
thetic listeners showed him over tb 
Mohtmartre. 



SOPH BACK, INTO Ma PIC 

Returning from abroad last Thurs- 
day (24), Sophie Tucker wiU: remain 
in New York, until New Year's and 
then leave for the Coast to appeair 
i ' 'Broadway' Melody of 1937,' for 
Metro. ' ; 

She was in England six :months 
playing music hall and night club bn- 
gagenrients. 




■ Trade M4rlc;ReRiBtered. 
FOUNDED .. BT. SIMB StLVfiltMAN 
rubllMhed Weekly by VARIETY, Inc. 

ilverman, .FresUlenfc ' 
154 West 46th. Street,- Mew York City 



SUBSCRIPTION 
Annual. . ... . Foreign. $7 

Single Copies .' . , . ..... y Cento 



Vol. 



NO. 3 



Kappy New Year 



INDEX 



Advance Production Chart 
B. O.' 



,19 

46 
54 



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Schulberg's Cig. Model 
atherine Barret, Chesterfield cig 
model, has been signed by fi, ;p, 
Schulberg oh a termer. . She is to. 
get the name of Orien Heyward for 
the , and will report to Schul' 

berg in Hollywood after a stbpoff at- 
her native Louisville: 

Leaves New York Jan. 4 under 
present plans. 



14 



Chatter 
Concert 
Exploitation 

15 Years Ago . . , , . . , ; , . . . . 

ilm Reviews. .. 
House Reviews . ... .... . . . .. 

Inside— yLegit 

Inside— Pictures 

International News. 
. LegitimatG -ii.i., . , . . . . . , . . . .47^51 
Literati 

Musi" . , v .V: 

New Act's i ', ... 
News frpm, the Dailies 
Nite Clubs.. 
Obituary 
utdoors 
.Pictures 

Itadi ..... . ..... .... .-..'; 

Radio — Reports . ... . ... 

Radio— Showmanshi 
Units 

Vaudeville ... . . . . 

Women 



26 
.40- i2 
. . 44 

..' 26 
45 
55 
55 
2-29 

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33 
45 
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VAKIETT 



PICT Hit is 




Wasjiirigtpn, 

Insiders hold untiSUaily igh per- 
centage ol seciirities. of 11 leadi 
aihusemeht corporationarj mostly ma- 
jor film companieSs, Federal Securi- 
ties & Excharifie -Goinitiissipn dis- 
closed laistTveek. 

With pne-^fif th of all paper of listed' 
corporations held by pfficersi direc- 
tors arid pirihcipal stpckhoiders, the 
amuseitieht enterprises - with isaper 
bartered - Oft national exchanges are 
essentially cpritrplled by select 
group of individuals with' private, ac- 
cess to knowledge of company affair!?, 
study shoyred. The inside ownership 
of amusement, stocks cpvbrefi nearly 
brie put of every: thjree sharps outr 
standing. 

iGonftnirig its study to securities of 
11 amuseriierits; SJI-C. ifpund 3,211,- 
OOO^^oiiit of 10,56»,000 outstanding 
Shares' were in portfolios^ of the man- 
: ageirient, Ijroard • meinbets, or bfg In- 
, vestorsi This means 30;4^ were ac- 
' cPiir^t€!d . fpr. by iisiders, . i contrast 
to ai geherai aiyerage of pnly 22.3% 
for alVjcbmpaniis r^^ bn 
jfi^iif yqtic an^^^ 

The insiders" iit amuspmienfe held a 
larger prbporlibji pt theiir cpmpany 
irtbcks/directly than ^wais true ;pn thfe; 
average:' ^jle^ only ^^9.9^: - pf tile ■ 
hpIdingS' bf ii>$ideTs cprpora- 
tion&/ ;; ^Iffereritv lines busi-: 
(Sess'Vwere,^'!^^^ difjectly* . .. . the 
l amU^eriiient^^^ Hie, iaif-hip^ired 

I'jgrpup owned 29.4.% direqtly. and only . 
Q.9<^ by :round-ab6u^ 

i&it its, analysis;-!^^ W35 repprts by; 
pfficiers, ditect(^rs» and hpld^rs of 
inpre thi^I^ l()^%.rOT coiripany securi- 
tij^;^ cpirimi^ih i D 3,113/>0Q lEunuse'- 
,iTOerit..sliiBiires y/ere cpntrplled. directiy 
Ibjj:: in^ldbrs >ri^ pnly.^ ^ 9^ were 
fpyinpd • thtdiii^. " subsidianesi / trusts, 
■^r other sWelin^ l^e amuse- 

•iment ■sjia W**©, 
ixjibuted: fairly ■ evenly .between cpt- 
;ippraie knd individu^ investors. Fri - 
. cipai; cpmpanie j with st^e in amuse* 
te^ts-l^isuch : as l^ka^ » 
in^t trUsts--«cceunted 1^707,QOft 
: 6t the inner ^grpup. holmngs while 
inMoi: iiidividi^sinve^tprj^ represient- 
.e4;;4,00iE^()^K^ OuWders '- 

tfprtied, 270.000; • shaycss. autid oiBEice- 
,£t<k:khplders.;and directpr-stof^kholdr 
; ets.aecp remaining 738,000, 

Officers ' and- board inehibers who 
rjllbld .triinority bate^ control 338,000 
• jphares.- ■■■ .■ 

: The. cpminish study showed 5,50o 
27,300- securi^ positions , re- 
. . ppited last year actually had rib cash 
Snyplved. .3^ no breakdown, 

vhawieyer, percentage , of 

^unps^arierit ;directbrs or execs lack" 
Ing^ dicect interests in their 

;cbni^ariies.. ' . ' 



Iranks Booneing Rep 



Hollywood,- ,^Dec. 29. 

Manriy Franks, former agent, is 
ne\^. talent scput &t Republic. 

Takes bver Ned! Eipbson's spot' now 
an sigent. 



.>:.:.Kw:'.«5W«-sl 



NOFIUMSFOR 
'39N.Y.FAR 



While there undpubtedly will he a 
record-breaking number of pro- 
jection machines and a gigantic foot- 
aige of film tised In special exhibitis 
and.exppsitipn buildingSt few if any 
iactual motion picture thesitres will 
be Ipcated on this New Yorlt World's 
Fair ground. 

J^ajor picture companies will fol- 
low Ui^ same procedure as used at 
|h^ Chicago Fai*' when producer- 

fst^ihutor cotporations of the larger 
pe refirairied from irist^Uirig any 
m houses. "While actual decision 
on the matter i9: quite :distanti most 
pictur^ ex««utive$. j$ee no re^ 
deviating trom flie rattitud^i njain- 
tairied in Chicago. 

For the Chicago expo;: major com- 
panies agreed, not \p put, any coi in 
a .theatre for. «q bperiaLtion on the 
fair groiindsi Figured that alL thie 
Cpmi^anies saved a ' total of /about 
$100,000 as result Of that decision. 
Aside from the ecpnonUcs and .grief 
involved,, producer-distributpr com- 
panies stood pat on the .coriterition 
that such a campaign would injure 
regular film, theatres in Chicago, 
which are served - by these !same 
cotripanies.' 

It is expe<ited that the sairie slant 
will be takerii as regairds the iUew 
York" fair .becausi& regular picture 
theiatres should be safeguarded and 
on the. theory that after-the-fair 
amusement should be obtained in 
the downtown sector of Manhattan. 

Bjilk of prbjeetloit c^pmeni and 
pictures.displa^ed at the fair, cprise- 




>MARVELOUi5, GRANNYr* 

Says 1. J, Epx,..yroiid's prenriiei- fur 
merchant. NiT.G. breaking all ex- 
isting world's^ records' at Loew's 
State, .New York, this week. Re- 
ceipts will be over $;45,000. Preaerit- 
ing the inost famous, glamproua and 
costly girls in the world, whose 
beauty Is enhainced by the I. J. Fox 
furs worth $250,000. 

rtARRY ROMM. TX&O BLDCr., N.T.C. 



'I MET HIM IN PARIS' m 
WAY OF MO, U.3i. 



Hollywpod, Dec. 29. 

Although CUudette Colbert has 
said nix to *I Met Him in Paris* Par 
is going right ahead preparing the 
stoiry ' f or'her. Piece, which went the 
publishing rounds , and neyer .madti 
the grade, has been > handed to Wes- 
ley lliiggies iand Claude Binypn, di- 
rector-writer team, for jdevelppment.; 

Team is aware that Colbert dOesn'i 
Want all or any .part of it, but Par 
execs figure they cjah; whip it into 
shape and make ° her change h^r 
mirid. . „ : . 

Item is budgeted at $900,000 and 
will, be shot aroimd the $2,000,000 St 
Mpritz cOunteirpart, which has been 
built in Idaho; 



quently, Wfll be 16-miilimeter type 
or a few indepierident : productibns; 
However, the latest refinements arid 
inventions in the -lO-mm. field uri;-; 
doubtedly' ,will be - displa;y ..or 
acttiaily pressed ...siervice by 
exhibitors^ 




Set for itA, Par aad EasbnD lodef 



VeDmaii's "Star^ Sefe 



Hollywood, Dec, 29. 
William Wellman brought in Seiz- 
nicH's 'A Star is Bom' five days un- 
der' schedule. 
It's for Easter week release. 





Washingtoni Dec. 29. 
Another scireen propaganda iven-. 
ture is contenij^lated . by the New 
Deal, following rieporta 5,000,000 pa- 
trons have; seen initial Resettlement 
Admiriistratipn re6l which wais 
snooted by riiost major e>(hibitors. 

Spurred by" • favorable response 
from indie houses about reaction to 
TloW That Broke the Plains,' Re- 
settlement is preparing Sequel ■ deal- 
ing with -ecprioriiic and social prob- 
lems in the Mississippi, Riyer^basi ■ 
where large, part of refaabilitatipri 
program . is , being ciarrjed put. Sec^ 
ond reel, like the cri iriial, , will be 
scripted by -Parie Lbrentz, former 
mag reviewer, and probably filmed 
under contract. 

While major circuits still have, 
bars up, 'The Plow' is -being shown 
currently in smaller' houses, .. six 
months after initial unreelings. 
iately it has brokeri intp New. Eng- 
land, .Where, exhibs fpr weeks re^ 
fused to handle the propjjganda. 
Latest reports .Show 1,816. houses in. 
towns have booked the featui e. 



MG^S COASi EXPIOIl^EES 

LPs Angeles, Defc. 29. 

Tliree, exploiteers haye . been .added 
to Metrp'a staff .apd will, he stationed 
along the Coast. • 

Qsc^r Kantner. one-time exploitar 
iion chief for Pararaourit, isbes tb 
Rrisco; Ken Renard takes" the Se- 
attle-Portlarid spot, and an eastern 
man is being dispatched to Salt Lake. 



'BOim^CIRL'ATWB 



Holly wood, Dec. -29^ 
Marion Da,yies :gets. 'Boy Meets 
. Girr ks her next at. Warnersi,. Studio 
iproyided coin for the 'Broadway prb- 
jductioni arid oWns. the picture .'rights. 

Sam and Bella Spewack, who au- 
thored, are heirig brought tp. CoaSt 
for-..the screeri play: 



Roacli's Kaimar-Rtiby 

Hbliywopd, Dec. 29. 
Bert KaliTiar ajid, Harry- Ruby have 
been .signed. )jy.;Rpaph ,tft .cpncoct an 
^^Miginal stpry. with music. 

■Deal carries' pptibK fb^ a second 
timer. — 



DIAMONDS* tOKCf PIG HAIJL 

Hollywpod, Dec. 

Three. Dlemond' Brothers, cur- 
rently appearing in London, will 
cpnie Pver fpr a spot in Buddy De 
jSylva's *Mf; Broadway' at Uriiversai. 

Rufus LeJitaire tagged trio yiia 
{transatlantic, phone and they'll show 
ipn the Coast March 1, 



j BiiqWFS FAR^HOBE 

\.. ^ Hollywood, Deb. 

j'^*^. Paramount signed Ro'Wland Brown 
<^ .es yirriter-difector on his. own yarnj 
'Gambler's Maxim»' 
George Raft Will be starred; 



METRO'S DIRECTOB IMPORT 

Hollywood, Dep.' 
Metro has handed a director's con- 
tract to Gustavo Machaty, who made 
'ficstasyv No assignment yet 




While arrangenients for new group 
of foreigA capitalists fb acquire con- 
trol ;2. the Keller-Dorian. Color Film 
Co. are. going forward, 'principal dis* 
cussiori ait the present moment cen- 
ters about which major pir.iridepend- 
erit cOidipaiiy wlU m^ke the initial 
iproducticm using this^ new tinting 
process. 

.Parari:iount, Which oiri irially held~ 
certain .rights,^ .is not expected, 
msdce .any: features with KrD 
color at thie present, although figur- 
ing in the pibture. ' Just hpw defl- 
hiteiy is a matter, pf corisidcfrable 
corijiecture, 

It is kiiOWn that Par has an inter- 
est the contract, that;. Eastman^ 
Kodak^ currently ho^ds for nianiifac-: 
turirig the K-D raw stock. This gives 
Paramount ' a royalty split With- East- 
Triah until it' has recouped the coi 
■put into research and laboratory 
work. With EK in developing angles 
of the j^stem. 

In turn fiastman . Kbdak has 
the riaiddle of February to. arrive at 
a decision as tb whethei* itvwants to 
renew its present cpritract; bther- 
Wise, the pact with Keller-Dp.rian i 
tcrestS wbiild be on a rion-exclusiye 
basis. Eastman must put out a speci- > 
fied numise). of feet of filrii monthly 
under: tei^ms Of. the .eicclusive cori^ 
tr&dt, arid; this; : .may persuade the 
Kpd£^ firm to "allow preserit pac't to 
'.lapse.' 



JHMY GtEASON'S 
NASTY AUTO SPIU 



HbUy wppd^ Dec. 
iriimy Gleaspri Was painfully in- 
jured Mpnday <28) .in an autoi colli- 
sion near his Beyerly Hills home.. 
He's ,, ih Wilshire hospital, with' A 
broken nose, several busted ribs and 
body- laceraUpns. . . 
Condition , not serious. 



Hs^s OK oil Negra Cast 
Fibi Exposing Numbers 



The policy racket, as operated in 
.New -York's Harlerrii is exposed in. 
♦Tlie Vicious Circle,' which GraraeiPCjr 
Pictures has completed in Philadel- 
phia with an ^-colored cast 

Picture has beeri olcayed by code 
oiliciais and. will be giyeri thb visual 
Haysiairi purity .seal. 



Bell's Britisli Deal 



Monta Bell, who arrived in New 
York frprii London Thursday, may 
returri to Eiigland about thb middle 
of January to produce a series of pic- 
tures on that side. He has a deal on 
with an unnamed company which 
riiay be completed eiarly in January; 

If retUrriing 'to England^ it will 
riot be for Alexander Korda, Bell de- 
clares, although, he has just finished 
making 'Elephant Boy' for Kprdi's 
London Filiris. 



Rdadshowing 'Hprizon* 

Pending completion of the pieture, 
Columbia is. discussing .plans to road- 
show %pst Horizon' not only- in New 
York but over the 
decision will come later. 

Expectiations are that 
will he ready between Jan. 
the end Of the month. 



Very. 'Merrily* 

Hollywood, Dec. 129. 

Edward Halperirt's 'Merrily .We Go 
to Jail' will have 18 comic roles. 

Rdlph Graves is screen-playing the 
Dariiori iluiiiybn yarn. 

EpT^fiinispN Repeat 

Hollywood, Dec. 29. 
Rochelle HudsPn and Robert Kent 
agairi have been teanied as romantic 
leads in *That I May Live' at 20th- 
Fox. Stpry Is an ori inai by David 
Lariison. 

Alan Dwan will direct producti 
starting Jan. il. 

IT'S SHAKESPEARER 

Hollywood; Dec. 29. 
Universal ha;s signed John Emery 
of John Gielgud's ;Hamiet' tP > 
tprrrier. 

Gets impprtant role in 'The Road 
Back.' 



Wednesdayf Deoember 30, 1936 



I C ¥ 



C S 



VARIETY 







Hi^ Exodms of PtiF Execs, IlKatre 








, A tdtiai .19 Patlimount' horhe 
office executWesi jiriiJ others, plus 38 
Par theatre pattners or, affiliates, 
will leave New York or their 
£;pective cities for HollywoDa ho 
later than Jan. to attend Adolph 
?:ukoi: birthcfay' anniversary dinner 
there on Jan, 7, Some will leave 
Saturday (2)/ while others will go 
out on Sunday (3). and Monday (4). 
Will Hays is among thdsie entraining 
010. Monday (4). 

Tlie Par home; office cpntingent. 
wUl be headed by Barney Balaban, 
and include Y; Frank Freeman j John 
W. Hicics, Jr., John Cecil Graham 
<from England)/ Austin C- Keough, 
Neii Agh0w, Walter Cbkell, 
Biissell^ Hplmah, r Bob Gitlham, Joe 
tjngery Charles Reagan, MiUdn 
Kysell, George Weltner, Albert 
t)eane^ Chairles Gartner, Frank 
Meyer, Vincent Trotta, . Belle Gold- 
stein (Zukor'is seeretary ) and- Ma*: 
thilda Kass. , 

. With this group going the 
home^ffice wAl be virtually empticed 
of executives, only man of important 
.ranic : left being. Stanton li. Griffis. 
In the. theatre field, heads Avill siml-r 
lirtj)^ be icuous by their, a^^^ 

Parinersi Gtflne . 

Theatre paftners and- associates 
who are going out include; A. A. 
Adanis, NewairkV Carl Bamford, 
Ashevilie; Mike Kallett, Oneidai, 
N.: Y;;, Si' Fabian, N, Yi^ Joe^ 
LihiCQlh; John Fried!, Mihheap«lis; 
M. A. Lightman, Memphis; Vinceiit 
R., McFaul, Buffalo: Traty Barham, 
Middletowh, O.; E. C. Beatty, X)etroit; 
J, • C. Ciemmons and Sol Gordon. 
Beauihont, Tex.; Harry David,' Salt 
Lake City; J. J. Ford,- Boston; Bill 
HdroWitz, Houston; Arthui; Lutias and 
Bill Jenkins, Atlanta; S. A. Lynch, 
Miami; Sam Goldstein, Springfield, 
Mass.; M. J. MnUin and Sam Pinan- 
ski, Boston; J. A. Notopoldus, Butler, 
Pa.; Harry Shiffnian, 'N. Y.; George 
Trehdk, Detroit; Harold P, Kincey. 
Cfiarlotte; Bob Wilby, Atlantia; 
George Walsh, Po.;aglUceec|sie; Harold 
Rpbb .arid Ed Rowley, Dallas; Harry 
trace, Phoeni r Hunter Perty, Richr 
mond; E, J, Sparki, Jacksonville; E. 
y.:Richards,'N<iw prlearis; Karl Hob- 
litzelle, f)allas; A,\H. .Blank, Des 
Moines; Frank s Walker, N. Y.; L. 
Na^hanson, Toronto, and Jbhn ,Bala- 
ban, Chicago. 

Gillham, from, the h; ., left i 
Vance yesterday (Tuesday), with 
plans to stop off in Kansas City, over 
Nevy year's with his family. Chris 
Dunphy, who had been in New York 
for 10 days, trained back Thursday 
(24), while Lou Smith of the .h.o. 
publicity department; who lias been 
working on the Silver Jubilee, may 
not go out tb the Coast until after 
the Zukor di 



Chicago, bee. 

Key theatre execs of Chicago and 
mtd\yest are heading for the Coast 
for the Adolph ZukOr jubilee. 

Arnong them are John. Balaban 
and ife, Edwi Silverman, Emil 
.Stern, Sidney Spiegel, J, J, Ruhehs; 
L. M.; Rubens, Jimmy .Coston,' Moft 
Sirtger,, 








Wash! , j)ec. 

Fall, setback in theatre business is 
reflected -in -latest U. S. Treasury 
Department collection figures, 

t^i^'^* check shows slump of around 
:^^00,000 during' November, first 
month-tO'month dip since May. 

>\Otlv revenues for year still ma- 
terially better than 1935, treasury 
Pocke ed $1,605,673 from October 
^lui This was a', dive" of 

jm.GpS below the previous month 
«na a ,» slump of . $261,242 uiider last 
^''^^ Lit the total remained well 
average for 1936. Take this 



NBC Zukor Salute 



Arrangemehts haye been com- 
pleted for a cbast-td-coast 
broadcast oyer NBG the eve- 
ning of the Adolph Zukor birth- 
day, anniversary dinner' .7 
in HpUywobd. Program will be 
for ah hour's- duration and go 
on the air . at 8:45 plm. i rHolly- 
wood - (11:45, New. York time).. 

Cecii B, De: Mille and ' Jack 
Benny will act as . masters of ; 
cerembni . Talent on the; 
.broadcast in honor of;- Zukor 
and his 25 yearb in pictures 
Will include Ben lue, ; .Bob - 
Burns, . Charles ■Butterworth, 
Bing Crosby,., Johriny ■ Downs, 
pbrothy Larriour). Carole Lom- 
bard, Fred..MacMurray, Martha 
Raye, Shirley ■ Ross, jGrladys 
Swarthput;. Eleanor'e ;Whitr 
and others. 

In addition to. a chbrus of 50 

icesi . a ,iOO-piecie; orchestra,- 
'conducted by Leopold Stokpw- 
ski, win be a part of the broad- 




While attempts to reviye the old 
form , of NRA may he sidetracked in 
favor , of mi. imum wage and maxi- 
mum hpur. legislation in the forth- 
coming session of Congress, the pic- 
ture industry is anticipatirig some 
sort of readjusted Blue Eagle ad' 
mihiiitration to be set before next 
April. . Any attempt to rieestablish 
.the NRA along old lines probably 
would require a, constitutional 
amendment, which would mean a. 
delay of 18 months or more. 

Consequently, a new law probably 
will .Ibc concocted that will bring in 
Wtiges and hours .without running 
cbiinter tb the constitution^ This 
.was done by Congress in the In- 
stance of the AAA, also ruled, un- 
constitutional, with objectives 
achieved to a certain' decree with 
new statutes; 

, The film industry, learned from its 
experience with the Blue Eagle, of 
which hours and wages were a basic 
part, that this portion of its . opera-; 
tipn did not affect . the. picture busi- 
ness tp any appreciable degree. 

Gonsequerttly, the campaign ,fPr 
speciiRc hbur and. wage limits is .not 
being viewed with any apprehensipn 
by industry chief tains. 

. The cbllectiye bargaining phase of 
the NRA ; : iS:. now taken cafe ' of 
thrbugh the Wagner Labor. Relations 
act, which is being attacked, in the 
courts . at the present time. 

,A rempdeled . . setup 

prbbabiy' ' ill ' ihcpf pprate only the 
mi imufn wage and maximuin hour 
stipulations, though picturie business 
leaders are hopeful that some regu- 
latory program may be ; included, 
which, wilt handle industry disputes 
and triml the amount, of legislation,; 




MussoliniV Ideiai of Forcing 
ILpcal Prodluction in Ijtaly 
Is - Coniproinised — ^ St&te 
Depti in Wa sh in ton 
Makies It QflFiciail 



U.S. COS. STOOD PAT 



Tryon a G. N. Producer 

Hollywpod,' 

rand National has lenn 
Tryoh as , director. 

Pilots and aids screenplay on first 
Zioh lyryers-Victor Schertzinger jpro^ 
ducti 



year the Np.vember 

arhount only 'Septemljcr and 
pctober. 

For 11 months, CJovernment has 
raked in $16,258;891 from admi.sh tap, 
rise of ■more, thckh $1,500,000 over 
same period of 1935, 



; With arrival in Neiv York of corn* 
plete details . the' settlement made 
between American film interests and 
•the Itali goyernment (details 
didn't atrive coihpletely .in New York 
until Mbndayi Dec. the 

Americah coihpanies decided to start 
ri into -business , there as fast 

as- they could. ' It was generally con- 
si victpry- the 
American. the 
fact that was a compromise on 
niariy. fronts. 

Major Fredietick E; Hifirrbh Of the 
Hiays office, on word that the dietails^ 
had been worked out, went to Wash- 
ington over the week-end for confer- 
ences -with the- U. S. Department of 
(jommerce rand cairne 'back with the 
facts,,' which ' had been inahgled ' in 
priyate and home office communica- 
tion^ pf the ydribu^ companies. 

While fiimites , were inclined to 
grumble a bit. at the teirms laid down 
by - itaily, they ncverthbless / were 
pretty well united in a- feeling of rer 
lief. Thus iehds the second concerted 
strike of U. S. film biz. First w4s in 
,Czechoslov{lkia and lasted nearly two 
years before the American industry 
won. This lasted barely:' six 
weeks. 



•Rpme, Dec. 
Italian government, finally 
published officially the new filni law, 
as. regards Ainerican filni importers^ 
thus coming, to i>eaceful terms aigai . 
Under the. new pact, U. S. distribu- 
tors will: be permitted to export ap- 
proximately $1,000,060 per'year from 
Italy^ This . contrasts with the 
.$400,000 originally offered by li 
Duce. 

Also there wiU. be no restrictions 
by Mussolini at aill on money not ex- 
ported, and compahies will be per* 
mitted to use the coin any way they 
wish within the country, ' ing 
away completely with the jprevious 
bogey of forced local productiph. 
: AnPther compromise, and a distinct 
victoryi is in the number Pf .films to 
be imported, which has been set at 
250 per year instead of the 48 orig- 
inally offered. There is rio division 
pf this 250 in any way, list being 
open to all cbinpanies. But np worry,; 
since Aniericans have bebn, .averag- 
ing only about 160 . pi - per year in 
Italy anyway bf /late. 

On the matter bf coin, aliotnient 
there . may be a bit of waggling and 
uneasiness. There is no explanation 
given no - ohe knows . how^A^^^^ 
why the figures arrived Under 
this, set-up, as handed down by the 
gbvernmerit, Metro'^ will be ,;perrnit- 
ted to export approximately ^298,000; 
iParamount, $126,500; 20th-Fox, $105,- 
300; Warrters, $101,750; United 
Artists, $d2,50b; Coliimbi , $77,500;; 
RKO-Radib, $75,000,. and Universal, 
$41,500. 

in addition there is-^ $30,250 to be 
put in a special, fund for additional 
use, if heeded, by the Ameritsih com- 
panies who operate through Italian 
local distributors (RKO, .UA,. U, Col). 
Also there is: $50,000 yet. to be allo- 
cated. 

Thcre^is; also provi.sioh made for 
mpvin avocations among each 
other, should it. prpye desh-able.' 
Thus, if Metro' does use its. whole 
aliptmeht it may shift part of "it tb 
the Paramount .books, , if it:sp >Vi3hes. 
Thi.s, the industry considers, wliile 
undoubtedly^ a: bourtesy, is too re- 
rnbte a, possibility to jje anything 
more: than a gag. 




20th-GB Clarify U. S. Distribution 



Uncle CarFs Charity 



Hollywopd, iDec. 
Always interested in phil'anth.ropy, 
Carl Laemmle. .has incorporated; :a. 
non-profit organization 'tb encourage 
and provide charitable^ social; 
educational and recreational erideay- 
ors and. .works.' 

.;Laernmle, hiS : sop, Carl, Jri, and! 
daughter j Rosabelle ■Laemmle' Berr 
germani irectors. 








Diec. 29; 

.Arthur Loew; ""deterrniried to 
build 12 new super-cinemas during 
the ne.xt year in key spots in' Eng- 
land,. .Ireland and Scotiaind.-: Metrb; 
branch 'officers.; have .all been told tb 
look Put for suitable sp'otis and turn 
1 . ' ... 

Theatre^ to be.built are .to haye a 
capacity of 2^000-?,500 -iand. will be 
built along, modern lines. 

For ai while there was talk here 
that the M^hole project wbuld be 
dropped while M-G and Gaunipnt- 
British were talking a deal, but now, 
seemihgly, f.Lpew wants' tc| gO' ahead 
no' matter .. what comes of the 'other 
negotiations^ 



DECISIONRESERVED IN 
HICKEY VS. RKO SUIT 



Federal Judge William Bbndy last 
week reserved decision : on the; de^^ 
mand of Edward J. Hickey, of Wash* 
ingtpn. Class A stockholder of RKO, 
that the proposed . teprgapization 
plan be dismissed on the ground that 
he and other stockholders wpuld 
lose three-quarters of their holdings 
should - the present plan be carried 
thrbugh. 

.kickey alleged in his petition to 
the. Court that the Atlas Corp. stock 
had been obtained illegally from 
RKO and that Judge Bondy was 
without knowledge of : the full facts 
of the case. He declared RKO 
'comes., into cPUrt with unclean 
hands' and that the proposed plan 
only meant transferring control of 
RKO to RCA; 

/Thb 'shareis of stpck represbnted 
to be owned by the Atlas ; Corp.,' 
Hickey \ declared, "were ' obtained 
f roni holdings of StPck illegally ac- 
quired by RKO and are bound .up 
.and bomniingledvwith, the: rights and 
interests bf the holders of Cla.ss A 
stock sb. that they cannot, be , Iden-i 
tiflfed'. The present plan of reoi:- 
ganizatibri is sbleiy. f or the . jpurpPse 
Of obtaihi illegal contrbl of RKO 
by-RCA;' .. ' ~ 



The, bstrers have submitted a new 
Offer to square the GiaumOht British- 
John Maxwell predicimeht with 20th 
Century-Fox and Loew's. ; There ' 
nothing to indicate whether the new 
bffei- is acceptable or what the terms 
of the: new offer may be or hbvr the 
new propositipn 'differs from thbse 
preyibus efforts of the Ostrers. 

There have been prbtracted is- 
cussions on the matter between 
Arnerican company officials a^d, "the 
Ostrers bver the past few days, arid 
the Ostrers " the. meantime sxf 
hanging over in Americji hoping for: 
sbmethi 

iljbwntown obseryatipna . " thai ; 
the Ostrers* bffbr may Have to be 
Most substantially imprpyed 
those proffered by the British show- 
men hithertpr in ordet^to achieve ^ 
reaspnable soliitloh , of the., G-B mtxr 
up in London. HPSv the OStters cart 
do this and stilt; o.k. it With Johrt 
Maxwell is something they must, fig- 
ure' '"T' 

If riot alirejidy, 20th Ceritury-Fox' 
arid the Metro cbmpariy will sopn 
be "p«irtriers in G-B under the deal 
whereby Loev^'s' iaicquires h'ailf oi 
20th CenlUry-FoSc holdings in G-B 
for $3^500,000. ThaVat : just an addi? 
tiPnal Ostrer-Maxwell hurdle 
the situation looks far from • dear' ri* 
matter what riiay be in the iniin^* 
of the Ostrers. 

i^st-miriute chanjses' in ilinf 
plans by Isidor iritf lilaurice Qstrer,' 
who cancelled their reservatloris on, 
the Normandie iari hour before' tJwiV 
ship*^ depairtulre last Saturday, • 
vived' re^br thai coriversatibrif 
would be resumed in New York and 
Flbrida .this week toward, soriiie set- 
tiehient orthe propbsed'.SOth-Meiror 
GB merger of their reainective !Brig» 
lish film interests. .' This' thepir wa* 
further strerigtheried byJM fact that 
Maui-ice Ostrer Ifeft by tra^ri alniost 
iipmediately Miarii'i,; whither 

Nicholas M. Schenck, JWetro prbsi- 
dent, was also eri^ route; ; , 
V Meanwhile Isidor Ostrer, : who re; 
malned with his family in: r?ew Yorfe, : 
denied any early :reisuri»ptipn* of dis>* 
bussibris with Schenck drid Sidney R. 
Kent. It was learned that Maurice 
Ostrer will return frpni Floridajif 
where he is visiting with Atthut Lee^ 
at the home of Willard .S. MacKay/ 
nex£ Monday (4)' and ' the., Ostrer 
party will return to England on 
(Contiriued.ori page 15) 



Sears Back, H.M. Stays On 



Grad Sears has retuirned ■ f rom 
Coast .studio cbnferences on product 
and Charlie Einfeld Avho was going 
piit between Christmas and New 
:year's is putting the tri off until 
Monday' (4), teturni end of 

the month. 

, back in time fot" Xinasi had: 
gone out with H. M, Warner, who is 
remaining at. Bur bank- until after the 
first of the year.. While west, War- 
ner is going over riot, bnly remai 
ing prpdiiicing plans - for this year, 
but also discussing product for the 
1937-38 season. 




•su 





CheeVer Cbwdi , chairman b£ 
.Uriiyersal Pictures* bo$ird, accompa- 
nied by , is wifei, sailied for, London 
last Saturday (28) on a' comhlried 
busiribss and pleasure tiri CbWdin. 
ihteinds tb; make a cpriiprehensive: 
tour of Universal's establishments in 
Europe as well as . confer with: hUsi- 
ness associates in London. U's disi 
tributipn * England is now being 
handled Gerieral Film - is- , 

tributors, With the major portion of 
tihiversars*' personnel havi been 
absorbe<i in the extended operations 
of:GFp.. 

Leaving Mrs. Cowdin in London 
to visit friends' and relatives, Cbwdi 
will gb to France and Italy, making 
stops i priricipai key cities by 
plane. Probibly greatest attention 
\yill be deypted to extending opera- 
tions' or activities in Italy. 

The Cbwdins will npt return for 
aibput five weeks. 



BEEN PRODUCIKG 

Hoily\yood, Dec. 29. 
. Hal- Rbach has signed Milton Brcri 
to a prpducev's contract. 
Breh recently left the agency bi?. 



VAxmr 



PICTailES 



Wednesday^ Decemlier 30, 1$36 





; 40,000 Shares So 




Move to convert much, of the first 
preferred Parathoiirit stoik into cdm- 
•ition, which has been taking/ shape 
4or weeks, was repibrted i Wall 
- Street to have brought about the 
conversion thus fat of about 40,000 
preference shares. Key to such con- 
vfersion Is found in the manner; in 
which, the common shares have 
maintained a ratio of 7 to 1 as com- 
pared with the price for the pre- 
ferred. , 
" This program reducmg the 
niimber of outstanding preferred 
shares is viewed as a logical economy 
inove since it means i saying of $6 
annually of ?very share of prefer- 
ence stock. This has been costmg, 
Paramount arotmd $1,500,000 each 
year in divvy disbursernents. 

VThile recent ^itcheis trom the 
first preferred into the common on 
a basis 6t seven shares of Par com- 
mon for each preference share held 
has hiked this number pi outstanding 
common Shades, it probably will be 
some tuiie before the toted butstarid- 
ing comimOii shares will reach 2,500,- 
000, Even this figure is not viewed 
as Qut of line.as jcbmpared with the 
number . of uteres outstanding of 
ttihet film and raffip corjpprations. 
. With the : common stock holding 
around ;ievels, in. the- stock iharket 
that maintain the ratio of 7 to 1 as 
compared with the, first preferred, 
. holders pf the ipreference stock are 
becoming awaire pf the. ad^^nt&ge ta 
1>e gained, tljrpugh converting from 
;v i>referred tb cpnrnjpn. 

While .tempprairijy cut pfl from 
dividends^ with tiie first ' pireferred 
stock out pf the Way, or at least ma 
terially reduced^ Par soon will be 
■ in a position to make , payihents i^^ 
the cpbmbn jsteck. As soon as this 
'■is done itpikier prefers hpWers 
wpuld gain: ih diwy di^tributipn . if 
only $1 pet iyear is .paid. On the 
hasis of the cpnversipn plan, the old 
flrsi preference ^stockholders . would 
he in line to receive |7. per year ii 
$1 is paid on th&'common insteiad of . 
$6 now^ payable on the preierred. 

Both : the coihmon and first; 
ierred issues have ihpyed higher in 
decent inarket sessiPns, the fonrter 
equaling ife ; old high .for the yespr 
and .the prefereniqe stbckj always 
highly yoliatile, pushing lorward 
three, or four- poin 

Another economy .step for Para- 
mount also was reppr the 
Street This/is a deal which is said 
tot have; been perfected foif tcifund 
ing the 'funded debt pf lEngli^h sub- 
: idiaries the cbmpahy, ' .-totaling 
neatly $5,000,000 on a 3^ basis; 



WB-SHEA AKRON POOL 



Allio 



in JainestoWn> N. Y.— Akron 
Covers Their 2 Hoas«s 



In addition to the partnership 
which the Mi A. Shea (Feiber & 
Shea) chain has in Ohio with Para- 
mount, the. Shea interests, have ef- 
fected a pooling arrangement in 
Akroni O ,; with Warner Bros., lor 
the Colpnial (Shea ) and the (WB ) 
. Strand. .. . ", 

In New Philadelphia and Frempnt, 
0„ where Shea and Par are in jpart- 
nershipi Shea has operation of the 
two toSvns, There is pne house in 
each situation.; Both were part of 
the old Publix Shea partnership 
Which grouped representative num 
ber pf houses in the Ohio territbry. 
This particvilar grpup partnership 
was dissolved prior to bankruptey^^ 

T3ie Roosevelt, i Jamejstpwh, N, 
Y., where Shea also has a pool with 
WB, h?s been remodeled and. was 
thrown bpien as ai second run oh 
Christmas day (25). There are lour 
hpuses iii the Jamestown Shea-WB 
popli two. for each chain. 



DOPONTMWY BPS 
PATHE'S EARNINGS 



Sufier-Econoiiiy 

Hollywood, Dec. 29. 

One of the quickie pix com- 
panies here is retrenching on 
all sides. 

Economy campaign has 
reached the ppint where, if a 
stenpgraipher needs a hew pen- 
cil, she must turn in the stub 
of the old one. 



RecVr Webman Urges Complete Sale 





F&ll Can't (ktlUAn 
Cbiicessioiis, Forcies 
ClosiiQ 2 m St Lotus 



Pathe Film earnings^ for the cur- 
rent year .?/ere swelted by $245,000. 
last week as a result .of the special 
dividend declared by Ou T*ont Film 
j^g. Co.: This amount represents 
Pathe's ipercentage share of the, extra 
diwy declaration, company holding 
a substantial interest in the Du Pont 
Film. 

Last year Pathe's share of a spe- 
cial from Du Pont- iampuhted to 
$175,000. With this additional velvet 
plus the fact that Pathe'i general 
business is pn the upbeat arid greatly 
improved in many divisipi}s over 
last'^ear, corporiation niay^ have a 
reserve' frPm which a dividend on 
the common may btf declared in the 
not too distant, futut'e. In Wall 
Street, it is \inderstood that only the 
fact the ' .company gave cpnMnon 
shareholders a healthy stock, divir 
dend about six months ago , (Grand 
National shares) will delay actual 
declaration. Pathe has only an ex- 
tremely small number of preferred 
shares ahead of the common, pay 
ment how being regular on this pref 
erence issue at the rate of $7 per 
year, 

Pathe announced shortly : before 
Christmas that the company is dis- 
tributing a 5rear-end bonus to all its 
employes for the first time in sev- 
eral years. Pc-rment was based on 
the length of service with the com- 
pany, every employe being included. 



After numerous conferences to 
iron out details in connection with 
the merger of Local 306, Moving 
Picture Machine Operators ot New 
York, and the Allied Operators, 
papers are expected to be signed 
this week by the various parties 
involved, making ttie combination 
official. . „ 

Meantime, Allied operators are 
continuing in their houses at the 
same scale. They are to remain on 
their present jobs but will be drawn 
into the membership of 306 under 
the terms of the twp-year deal, at 
which time Allied theatres . Will 
grant increases of 25%, ; . 

With no obstacles remaining in the 
path of the plan uniting Allied and 
306, it may be.: signed today (Wed.), 
tomorrow or iSaturday (2). Under 
standing is that the two unipns, 
Harry Brandt, Mayor LaGuardia's 
operator conunittee, and others, are 
agreed on the details of the final 
plan and expected that the Inter 
national Alliance of Theatrical Stage 
Employees will give its approval 
readily. The agreement is siaid to be 
in the hands of the I. A. now for 
okay^ 



Prbpoisal of the sale of a long-term 
easeh&ld on the Academy of Music, 
N. Y., was made last week in N. Y. 
Federal Court by Milton C. Weis- 
man, receiver for the Fox Theatres 
Corp. Presiding Judge Martin T. 
Mantoh, of the Circuit Cptirt pf 
Appeals, took the matter under ad- 
visement, after hearing arguinents 
by creditor attorneys opposing the 
sale. 

In his petitioh Weismah informed 
the court that owing to heavy mort- 
gages on the property, the theatre 
has been a losing venture for sev- 
eral .years past He asks permission 
to seU the leasehold fc $100,000 or 
1 pr an oi^er . .ceive sealed bids. 

Under a contract. -with Skburais 
Theatres Corp!, operators of the the- 
atre. Fox Theatr s receive a rental 
of $175,000 a year exclusive of 
taxes, insurance and water rental. 
This amountv Weisman said, would 
■ sufficient to keep the property out 
of the red were it not for the mort- 
gage headache. In 1916, the WiUiam 
Tox Realty" eb Icaseu the Academy 
for 42 years fiom the then owner, 
SPloihon Schihasi^ at annual 
rental of $52,000. 

The realty company in 1926 sub- 
leased the theatre to the Pox The- 
atres Corp., the parent company, for 
$10,000 a yea:r. The latter cprp. uri 
der the >irrahgement assumed the ph- 
ligatioii of paying all principal, in 
terest arid tax chatges oh ; $1,100,000: 



in first niprtgage leasehold gpld bonds 
issued by the realty company. 

The receiver pointed 'out to the 
court that Fox Theatres counted i 
it. assets the authorized capital 
stock of its realty company, but this 
jstpck was pledged by the latter com- 
pany with ne New York Trust Co., 
a£> trustee under an inderture to se- 
cure th^ "bond issue. 

Weiatnan asserted that by reason 
of the large amortization payments 
which are required to be made un- 
der the . bond Issue, the $175,000 
yearly cental was inadequate to 
carry on the theatre at a profit He. 
also ststted_ that approximately $200,- 
000 will be needed above its cash in- 
come to maintain the theatre duri 
the next five years. 

Weisih^h stated that he had $730,- 
000 cash on hand, asidi from other 
assets, and 'hat the original cletims . 
of $35,000,000 filed against Fox The- 
atres had been reduced to less than 
$7,S00,0Q0. He suggested the {Miyment 
of a 10% dividend to creditors, if the 
leasehold is disposed of; 

Should the leasehold be disppsed 
of to the Skburas chain on its offer 
of $100,000, the purchaser would as- 
sume all the liabilities of the theatre. 
Weisman W he believed he Would 
receive higher offers than that made 
by Skouras if the court would order 
the submission of sealed bids. Chief 
opposition to the proposed sale was 
entered by attorneys fpr creditors. 





U's Heavy Prod. Sked 

Hollywood, Dec. 29. 
Universal embraces heaviest pro- 
duction schedule in years after Jan, 
1, with icturps ready for 

-cameras. 

Thirty other yarns bei ied 
for next six monthsl . 



liELTON'S PBEUMONIA 

James Melton, who was scheduled 
to open Friday (25) at the Stanley, 
Pittsburgh, for a. day-and-date per-: 
sonal with 'Sing Me a LPye Song,' 
was stricken with pneumbnia the 
day before in New York and can- 
celed. 

Eleanor Holm and Art Jarrett sub- 
stituted at the WB theatre. 



The break the Paramount, N.. Y., got in connection with a broadcast and 
reception arranged for declaratiPn of . three winning bands in the theatre's 
fan voting over most of the past year was one .of the most effective- and 
least expensive any picture house ever received. The broadcast>foi> a half 
hour at 2 pjn.. Sunday afternoon .over WABC. N, Y.j was entirely on the 
cuff. Because pf the popiilarity of the fan balloting for favorite bands. 
Jack Mclnerney developed the. idea of winding up the first year of stage' 
bands at the N. Y. Par by declaring three winners arid going on the air • 
with them. Harry Kalphiem arranged with Balph Wonders of CBS to get 
the air tiine .free, and together with Bob Weitman, managing- director of 
the house, and Mclneirney, developed a broadcast that ihcluded the Guy 
Lombardo and Glen Gray Casa Lonia orchestras, -pliis Fred Waring and 
his Octet, and Sylvia f roos, . Weitman, for the .theatre, was part of the 
special continuity prepared. Lombardo, Gray and Waring were -presented 
with cups. 



. Louis, Dec. 29, 
Failure to : obtain, concessions in 
number of employes at Orpheum and 
Shubert-RialtP theatres and thus re- 
duce . overhead which . has made 
operation of hpuses a weekly loss, 
has caused Fanchon and Marco in- 

. terests here to announce closing of 
both houses shortly after Jan. 1. 
F. & M.,' which took over these two. 
houses and Hi-Pointe, a nabe, last 
Spring after settlement of troubles 
with Warner Bros., sought to operate 
with two stage hpnds and one main- 
tenance man at Shubert-R.ialtp and 

■ on'e maintenance , man at. Orpheum. 

Union . rejected proposal, insisting, 
on. continuance of present* arrange- 
ment whereby each house employs 
foyr stage hands and one mainte- 
nance man.' F. & M. planned, in 
event concessions were made, to 
operate Orpheum as second-runner 
end Shubert as first and second 
run house. Shubert-Rialto emr 
ployes have been notified house will 
shutter Jan. 3 WhUe Orpheum will 
be padlocked Jan. 7. Recently Harry 
C. Arthur, Jr., v.p., of F. & M,, as- 
serted houses. were being run at loss 
and unless concessions were obtained 
it would be necessary to close both 
theatres. 



Bryant Quits Tech 

Hollywood, bee. 29. 
Fred Bryant, assistant to Dr. Her 
bert Kalmus, president of Techili 
color, has resigned, effective Jan. 1. 
'No successor named. 

Bryant is holding ol¥~ announce 
meht of his hew connection. 



MilSTEiN'S PICK-UP 

Hollywood, Dec. 29. 
Jake Milstei , Republic's gieneral 
sales head, after an Xmas visit with 
his faihily here; fliew Svmday (27) to 
New Vbrk. American Airlines had 
its flagship plane make a special stop 
at Palm Springs to pick him up. 

It wais thb first time a traris-conti- 
hental train picked lip a passenger at 
the Springs. 



Mich. Ops* Pay Boost 

Detroit, Dbc. 29. 
Despite existing contracts which 
still, have nine months to run, wage 
increases have been put into effect 
for projectionists in this area. In 
ail houses of from 1,000 to 1,500 
seats boothmen received a $5 weekly 
pay boost following negptiations 
with H Mi Richey,. general managei: 
of. Michigan Allied. 
• A $3.50 weekly wage increase also 
has be^n granted operators at the 
Rialto, Flint, Mich., through an inde- 
pendent agreement with Alex Schrei- 
ber, head of Associated Theatres, 
Inc.. 



In 



A. J. Babban s Associates 

Prbposed St. Lquis Theiitre InVasioii— ^ 
Back in Two Months 



are interested 
with A. the neWly or- 

ganized Balaban Theatres Co., which 
is planning to get into active exhi- 
bition business in St. Louis. They 
are Arthur Green Commercial 
Credit Co., I. B. Perlman and Fred 
Bartnian, who are at present owners 
of a small but important neighbor- 
hood circuit in Chicago. Meanwhile, 
the cbmpany is busy getting or- 
ganized and awaiting the return of 
A. J. Balaban from Europe, who is 
due back Withi the next two 
months. 

: Plans are now being readi at 
least four spots in St. Louis, and it 
is understood that four sites have al- 
ready been selected for the start of 
building operations shortly so that 



the Balaban group of theatres in St. 
Louis will be in full blast by June, 
1937. It is expected that the Balaban 
circuit in St. Lpuis Will reach 10-15 
houses within the next two years. 

Balaban & Katz-Great States ci r- 
cUit, which had been ogling the pos 
si ' of invading, the St. Louis 
territory itself, has reconsidered the 
move and has' dropped the idea com 
pletely, withdrawing all its plans o; ! 
any , acquisitions in the Missburi 
situation, ill restrict itself to 

the eastern side of .the Mississippi 
river; J. J. Rubens, head of B.&K 
Great States, and who personally 
had investigated the St. Louis terri- 
tory for possible theatre aggression 
: hais cancelled all negotiations anc 
has even called off several suits 
which had' been filed on theatre 
lease and purchase squabbles. 



Nonchalant seamanship of taxi pilots working on Par's 'Captain Courage- 
ous' when being shot 30 miles off Cataliha Island, itself 2() miles offshore, 
put cast in white fright when one of the taxis, loaded to gimhels with 
equipment and actors,, started for the island after a. day's shooting at sea. 

One of the cast, an old seiA dog, noticed, that the ship's compass wasnt 
working. He asked the skipper, kid in his twenties, what * abput it 
Skipper said the thing hadn't been' working for months, aind that every- 
thing had been all balled up since the seamen's strike anyway. 

Cast had visions of finding - themsel ves 100 miles out in the open sea 
by dawn. Bui afteir hours of blind cruising, somebody finally sighted a 
light far to the east and the skipper headed for it. Light turned "out to be 
Catalina Island and the hour 11 p.m. 



Charles D. Hilles, Eugene W. Leake and Charles E. Richardson, trustees 
for Paramount-Publix, on Thursday (24) petitioned Federal Judge Bohdy 
to order the remoVal of the suit of William Yoost and other stockholders 
of Paramount to the N. Y.. Supreme XJourt. Judge Bondy reserved de- 
cision. Yopst action is directed against Paramount Pictures, Inc., Erpi, 
A. T. & T., John E. Ottersoh, Western lectric, et al., alleging violation 
of anti-trust law. Plaintiffs .are asking triple damages on claims amount- 
ing to $22,500,000. 



. A Brpnx inventor, who claims to have perfected a third-dimensional 
picture process, bias brought the niatter tb attention of industry leaders in 
hopes of securing financing. The system employs a ray filter, although 
thus far it is not revealed; what type of cellophane or other- material is 
employed for 'filtering :light. Eastman Kodak holds dominating control of 
one variety of such material, 'Polaroid.' Bronx inventor claims he worked 
for 10 yeiars on his prpcess. 



Virtually -all American newsreels availed themselves of the oppbrtUnity 
tp take views of Pope. Pius when he delivered his peace talk on the radi 
(Christmas .Eve> U. S. neWsreel executives feared that it would be. the. last 
time they would be able tp photograph the Pppe because of his recent 
serious illness and advanced age. 



Spouse of a femme star is taking his job of managing, her professional 
caireer so seriously that it is .endangering her status with the studip. wher- 
ever she works. ; Last flare was when a publicity director sought the 
actress to pose for some art to exploit her latest picture. Actress referred 
the p.a. to her husband who became angered and nixed the stunt 



Henry Koster and Joseph Pasternak, whp turned put 'Three Smart Girls,' 
were sponsored by Nate Manheim, foreigh sales exec for Universal 
who urged that both. Kpster and Pasternak be retained when U abandoned 
all German production operations. Koster was. knoWn at that time as 
Henry Kpsterlitz before arriving in America. 



Shirley Temple imitations of Cantor and Jolspn in 'Stowaway' have this 
interesting twi^t:.'-' Kid never saw either, perfecting the. iihitations from 
pointers given her by Mack Gordon, (arid Revel) about the styles of the 
tw'o comedy jsingexs. ' 



While the George O'Brien-Hirliman unit was shooting scenes for 'Park 
Avenue Logger' at the Uplifter's club near Santa Monica, Cal., tourists 
paid more than $400 to watch the proceedings. Money was turned over 
to charity - organizations. 



"Wednesday, December 30, 1936 



Pi C ¥ 



E G R O S S E S 



YAKIETY 




icago, Deic,' 29.' 

1^ like one of the biggest 
Christmas weeks^ and' New Year's 
eveis in the history of thfe X.q6p. Busi- 
ness started big at practically aill 
theatreJt Fridaiy (25) and continued 
the pace despite a discouragi. in 
on Saturday. 

Theatres are. looking forward to 
gome heavy turnover New Year's 
^ve. with all box offices to be hiked 
to a flat $1.10, That goes for houses 
with iregular tops of 40c,. 65c and .75c.: 

Benny Fields and 'Rainbow on i the 
Eiver* are doing the , outstanding, job 
of the week by jamming 'em at the 
Palace. Show is in for only six and 
Jiall days, but will break into terrific 
figures even without the special New 
Year's sho^Vs, which at the Palace 
will, retail at $2.20 and $1;65 at'tbe 
only reserved-seat picture house. 
Esiimteii for This TFeek 

Apoiio (B&K) (li26d; 36-55t75)— 
^tpwtiway' (20th). Started slowly, 
but with holiday backing is in . for 
ill,0O0. Last week 'B/oxn to Dance* 
(MC;) (2d nin) limpeijl out with 
$5,100. • 

Clitcago (BitK) (4,000; 35-55-75)— 
•College Holiday* (Par) and: stage 
show. V Big $49,000. liast week Theo- 
dora^ (Col), meagte, $22,m 

darrlck (B&K) -(900; 35-55-75)-^ 
♦Theodora* (G61) (2d run). Profits at 
$13,000. Last week 'White Hunter' 
(20tb) sad at $4,100. 

brlentol <B&K) (3;200; 35^45-55 )— 
•Man Who Lived Twice' (Col) and 
Iiiai Bay Hutton band. Biggest mark 
ih yeiars at $31,000. Iiast week 'Ac- 
cusing Finger' (Par), fair, $12,100. 

P«lai;e (RKO) (2,580j 35-56-75>— . 
Tlaftibow oh River' . (RKO) plus 
Benny Fields and 'Park Avenue Re- 
^e' unit. Six and a half day bill; 
new j^ow coming tax the $2.20 top 
ri^erved seat New Year's eve. Fields 
keebuhtabre f or the bulk of big $28,- 

000 for short weiek without the New 
Year's eve money. Last week pitiful 
$10i200.. for 'About to Die' (RKO). 

RMsevelt (B&K) (1,500; 35-45-75) 
^'Gold Diggers' ( WB ). With New 
.Year's eve impetus may manage $23,» 
000:: pleasant. Last week 'Light Bri- 
gade^ ( WB ) (3d week ); weak, $6,700. 
^ State-take (Jones) 4:2,700; 25^35- 
40)-^'Gitl oh Front Paige' (U) and 
vaude. Nearly $26^000, wow. Last 
week house ' held up despite pre- 
Xroas for $14,300 with 'Man Who 
I4ved Again' (GB). , 

United Artists (B&K-MG) (1,700; 
85-55-75)— 'Love on Run' (MG> (3d 
week). Comes back for. fine $19,000, 
Touched $16,200, good, last week. 

lOfi, PLENTY OF BUCKS, 
FOR PENNIES,' SEATTLE 

Seattle, Dec. 

With Christmas week past, b,. 6. 
,I« pretty peppy all around. 'Pen- 
nies from Heaven,' on a dual at the 
Liberty, is topping the town. 

Estiibaies for This Weisk 
_ Bliie M«use (Hamrick) (900; 27- 
87-42 )--'Love on Run' (MG) (2d 
run). Slow M $2,400. Last week, 
•Born to Dance' (MG), $1,900, poor. 

CollseiiiBi (Evergreen) (1,800; 21^ 
82)— .^Ladies in Love' (20th), and 
•East Meets West' (GB), dual. Okay 
$3,400. Last week, 'Road to Glory' 
X20th). and 'Devil Is Sissy' (MG). 
dual, $3,900. big; 

Fifth Ave. (Evergreen) (2,400: i7- 
37^42)---'College Holiday' (Par). 
Good but below expectations at $7,^ 
OQO. Last week, 'Love on Rim* 
(MGO, $4,300. badi 

.Liberty (J-vH) (1.900; 27-37^42)— 
Teiinies' (Col), and 'Nome' (Col), 
dual. Big $10,000. Last week. 'Theo- 
iAota^ (Col) (4th week), $4,000, good; 
^^Muslo Box (Hamrick) (900: 27-37- 
-•^WBanio' (20th), . and 'Jeeves' 
(20th) (2d runs), dual. Good $3,O0O. 
Last week, 'Libeled LadyV (MG) (6th 
week), $1,700; slow. : 
_Maslc Han (Hamrick) (2,300; 27- 
S7)-.'Dixie' . (20th), and 'Career 
Wdrnan' (20th ), with vaude and 
*?o^y? :*^°'^'**^s' stage >ahd. Fair 
oT;"?* Z**^ combo show. Last week. 
^Jad Holidayr (MG), and 'Love in 
Exile' (GB), dual; with vaude, $3,* 
wo, slow. 

ii^v'^S*"™ (Hamrick) (2^700; 27-37- 
T W" Diggers' ( WB >. and 'Man 

1 ^Marry' (U), dual. Okay $6,500. 
i^ast week. 'Banjo' (20th), and 

Jeeves' (20th), $7,300, good. 

wi?'' ISterling) , (1.450: 16-27- 

with 30-minute revue from 
"arclay^ School, talent including 
t5S Bassetti. U of Wash., drum 
*-*Vo^^ Jules Buffano band. 
iKuJ fP?3- ^ast -week, 'Final 

275r4?.*"Pc*. (Evergreen)^ (3,106; 
• "-'*?-)~'Stowaway^ (20th), and 



'Chan at Opera' (20th )^ dual. Good 
$7,700. Last week, 'In His Steps' 
(GN). and 'Smartest Girl' (RKO); 
$4,600, fair, 

Roosevelt (Steriihg) (800; 21-32)-^ 
^Swing Time" (RKO K- Okay. $2,700. 
Last week, 'Stage Struck' (WB), and 
'Your Heart' .(WB),-dual, four extra 
days, $1,10(),' slbw.^ 




Sah Frariciscd. Dec. !29. 
Theatre; men here had. their: stock-' 
ings' .lonly . about three-quarters filled 
this year, Yuletide biz . being, about 
25% below this time last year. Per- 
fect weather on Christmas Day was 
responsible for niany taking to the 
gas- buggies, and this Was followed 
the next'day by the first real storm 
of the year.^ Dijck strike is still on, 
too, cutting' dee0ly into the paiyroUs 
of theatregoers. 

Estiinaites for This Week 

Embassy (RKOrCohen) (1.512: 30- 
35-40)— 'Down the Stretch' ' (WB) 
fmd 'Isle of Furv' (WB). Loser at 
$2,500. Last week 'Munimy's Boys' 
(RKO) and 'Sea Spoilers' (U)* $2,000. 
light. 

Fox (F-WC) (5,000: 35-40)-^'Gold 
Diggers' (WB) and 'Fugitive in Sky' 
(WB). Doing $17,000. good. Last 
week "Chan at Opera' (20th) . and 
'Jungle Princess' (Par), fair. $12,000. 

Golden Gate (RKO) (2.850: 35-55) 
— Rainbow on River' (RKO). Swell 
$21,000. Last week 'Plot Thickens' 
(RKO) and vaude, weak, $13,500. 

Orphenm (F&M) (2.440: 30-35-40) 
■r-'Pennies' (Col) and 'Can't Get 
Away With If (U). Opened Wed- 
nesday (23); day earlier than usual: 
pretty good $15,000.: Fourth and last 
week of 'Theodora' (Col) and 'Flying 
Hostess' (U), excellent at $5,000. 

Paramoum (F-WC) (2.740; 30-35- 
40)— 'College Holiday* (Pair) and 
'Beware of Ladies' (Rep), AI War- 
shauer, house manager^ . ptilied a 
sneaker oh the rest of the theatres 
by having a midnight show Christ- 
mas Day. with big results. Three 
midnight shows' this week sending 
gross to good $19,000. Last week 
'One Way Passage' (WB) (reissue) 
and 'Captain Kid' (WB). very bad. 
$7,000. 

: St Francis <F-WC) (1.470; 30-35^ 
40 >— 'Three Men on Horse': (WB) 
and 'Mad Holiday' (MGM) (3d 
week). Good $5,000. Last week fine 
$6,000. 

United Artists (UA-Cohen) (1.200; 
25-40 )T-'Stowawai.V' (20th) Kid trade 
keeping takC; down to $7,000. Looks 
like booking boner, putting' Temple 
into this class. Last week 'Rem- 
brandt* (tJA) faded to $3,500 in sec- 
ond week^ 

Warfleld (FrWC) (2.680: 35-40-55) 
—'East Meets West' (GB) and 'Smart 
Blonde' (WB). Mild $11,000. Last 
week 'Love on Run' (MGM) and 
'Black Cat' (WB) (3d week), slowed 
down to less than $7,000. 



SHIRLEY STOWS AWAY 
$9,000 IN DENVER 



Denver; Dec. 29. > 
; .Mild weather is helping most first 
runs. ' 

• 'iStowaway* at the Denver is cop- 
. ing top. money. 

' atimates for This Week 

: Aladdin (Huffman) (1.500; 25-40- 

5b)-^'As ypii Like ' (20th). Fair, 

$2,000. Last week 'Three Men on 

Horse; (FN) (2d run), nice, $3,000. 

-Broadway (Huffman) (I.560; 25^40) 

-r'Pennies' (Col) (2d run). Faiir $1.- 

500. Last week 'Theodora' (Col ) (3d 

run), ' , $2~500. 

(Allah)' (1,500; 15-2()-25 )— 

'Cjbuntry Gent' (Rep), 'Glory Trail' 

(Crescent), staige show. .Good: 

$2,060. Last week* 'Parole' (U), and 

'Love Letters' (U), faiir, $1,800. 

Denham (Cockrill) (1,500; 25-35- 
40 >— 'College Holiday' (Par). Good 
$6,000. Last week, "Make Million' 
(Par ), good, $5,000. 

Denver (Huffman) (2,500; 25-35- 
50>— 'Stowaway' (20th) and stage 
band. Town^ leader at $9,000. Last 
week, 'Pennies' (Col), $12,500, fine, 
on nine days. ' '. 

Orphenm (RKO) (2,600;' 25-35-40) 
—'Rainbow' (RKO), and 'Plot Thick- 
ens' (RKO). Fine $8,500. Last week 
'Robetta' (RKO), and 'Mutiny' (MG) 
(reissue), $4,000, fair. 
. .Paramonat (Huffman) (2.000; 25- 
40)— 'Polo Joe' (WB), and 'King of 
Hockey' (WB). Good $4,000. Last 
Week, 'One-Way Passage* (WB) (re- 
issue), and 'Captain's Kid' (FN), 
nice^ $4,000. 



11 on B way Gross 




'AOah'-'Sinner' Duo 7G, 
L'Tine; 'Diggers' Fair 3iG 



Louisville, Dec. 

Town -' is. pretty well ' recovered 
from pre-Chrlstmas slump, and cus- 
tomers are finding their way back to 
the picture hbiises. 

Rialto with 'Stowaway' is set to 
lead, followed closely by 'Garden of 
Allah' and 'Sinner Take All' at 
Loew's State: 'Three Smart Girls' 
at the Strand, iled to come up to 
expectations. 

JEStimatcis for "irhis week 

Brown (4th Ave.-Loew.'s) (1.500; 
15-25-40)— 'Born to Dance' (MG) (2d 
run). Still going strong at $3,000. 
Last week plenty ;all right at $3,500. 

Kentucky (Switow) (900; 15r25)— 
'Big Broadcast' (Par) and '15 Maiden 
Lane' (20th). dual. Big $2,40d. Last 
week 'Your Heiart' (WB) and 'Am- 
bassador Bill' (20th), dual, splitting 
with 'Back to Nature* (20th) and 
'Walking on ' (RKO). dual, 
caught, a nice share of the shoppers' 
trade for $2,100. 

Loew's State (3.000; 15-25-40)— 
'Garden of Allah' (UA). and 'Sinner 
Take All' (MG), dual. Fine $7(000. 
Last Week 'Rembrandt- (UA) ahd 
'Adventure in Manhattan' (Col), 
dual, $5,000, weak. 

Mary Anderson (Libsbn) (1,000;. 
15-25-40)— 'Gold Diggers' (FN). , No 
particular exploitation; $3,500, not so 




MCDICY 



Cincinnati, Dec. 29. 
Uttering array of product is mak 
ing a rrierry . b.o. jingle ' for ace 
stands. Keith's , is scoring its sea 
son's topper with 'Banjo on My 
Knee.' / 

Estimates for This Week 

Albee (RKO) (3,300; 35-42)— 'Gold 
Diggers' (WB). Six and one-half 
days for $13,500, good. 'After Thin 
Man' (MG) in Thursday (31), Last 
week 'Bom to Dance' (MG) (2d 
week). $7,500, fair. 

Capitol (RKO) (2,000; 35-42)^ 
'Born to Dance' (MG) (2d run); All 
right at $5,590. Last week 'Pennieis' 
(Col ) (2d run ). $4,500, good. 

Family (RKO) (1,000; 15-25)— 
'Boss Rider' (U ) and 'North of Nome' 
(Col), split. High at $3,000. Last 
week 'Man Who Lived Twice' (G-B) 
and 'Killer at Large,' separate, good, 

%2,m. 

Grand (RKO) (1,200; 25-40)— 'Pen^ 
nies' (Col) (3d run); Nice $3,000. 
Last week 'Three Men on Horse' 
(WB) (3d run), $2,500, okay. 

Keith's (Libson) (1,500: 30-40)— 
'Banjo' ( 20th ). Season's top figure 
here ait. $9,500. and will hold. Last 
week 'One Way Passage' (WB) (r - 
vival). $5,000. excellent. 

Lyric (RKO) (1.400; 35-42)— 'Rain- 
bow' (RKO). AH right at $5,500. 
Last week 'White Hunter' (20th) and 
'Can't Get Away With It' (U), $4,500, 
oke. 

Palace (RKO) (2.600: 35-42)— 
'Dimples' (20th). Six and one-half 
days and disappointing at $9,500. 
'College Holiday' (Par) starts Thurs- 
day (31). Last week 'Rembrandt' 
(UA). $6,000. awful. 

Shubert (RKO) (2,200; 40-60)— 
'Plot Thickens' (RKO) and OLsen and 
Johnson unit. Six days for $14,000, 
great. . Marcus show", and 'Jane 
Turner' TRKO) in Thursday (31). 
Last week 'Lady Frorn Nowhere' 
/Col) and 'Folies D'Amour' unit. 
$9,000. fair. 

Strand (Ind) (L300; 15-25 )-=:'Ri- 
mona' (20th) and 'Dodsworth' (UA). 
subsies. ' solit. Good .$2,000. Last 
week 'Old Hutch' (MG). 'Night at 
Opera' (MG) and 'Escapade' (MG), 
returners, divided, $1,800; above par. 



bad. Last week 'One Way Pas- 
sage' (WB) (reissiie). $2,500. doleful. 

Ohio (Settos) (900; 15)— 'Devil 
Dops' (WB) and 'Romance in Man- 
hattan' (RKO), dual, splitting with 
.'Two for Tonight' (Par ) and 'Miss 
Glory' (WB). dual. Good $1,100 
La.<?t week '20.000,000 Sweethearts' 
(FN) : and. 'Freckles' (RKO). ^^'wi. 
splitting with 'Little Big Shot* (WB) 
and 'Navy Wife' (20th), dual, $900. 

OKAV^ ■ '- 

Rialto (Fourth Ave.) (3.000: 15-25- 
40)— 'Stowaway* (20th). Bi" jiSiOOO. 
T.ast we*^k 'In His Steos* (GN) and 
'Chpn at Opera' (20th), dual, n.s.h., 
$4..'i()0. 

Stranil (Fourth Ave.) (1.500; 15- 
?,5-40)— 'Three Smart Girls,' (U). 
Plenty of exploitation but no soap: 
$3,700. pretty good, but below exiiec- 
tatibns. Last week 'Make a -MiUion* 
(Par) and 'Career Woman' (20th. >. 
dual, not so good at $3,000. 



KKI;MWk. 

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Santa; came to town 'heiivily 

laden with good thi all of 

Broadway, his sleigh carrying more 
for the stockings of the street than 

it has since 1929, when feed for not 
only Santa but his reindeer became 
scarce. The old gent, .completely re- 
coirered from anemia, ran Christmas 
spirit into high fever, for all. but the 
police reserves- who have to be on 
the job handling the tremendous 
crowds' patronizing not only picture 
houses but' other places. 

For the 11 reading downtown film 
emporiums, this Christmas will mean 
a . total gross of around $455,Q00, 
group Including nine first runs, one 
second, run-vaude house (State), and 
the double biller Palace. This com- 
pares with a total of $421,800 for 
Christmas Week last year, only dif- 
ference being that among. 11. houses 
also in operation then was the Cen- 
ter, while since then the total has 
becoine the same With the fall open- 
ing of the Criterion. . ' V 

Not only is nearly half a million 
in gross something tO; thank Santa 
for, but this Christriias.week includes 
two-, holdovers, while during the 
same week. a 'year -back there; were 
no holdovers at all. The increased 
attendance is. the more impressive 
for that -reason. 

Two .new highs for the year are 
being established. They are 'After 
the Thin Man,' a: the Capitol, $78,- 

000 ahd 'College Holiday,' with Glen 
Gray Gasa Loma orchestra, the Par- 
aihount ..show, $61,000. 'Love on 
the Run,' plus the N.T.G. Revue at 
the State isn't far behind the high 
at that house at around $42,000. Rec- 
ord is $44,500. : / 

For a few of the theatres New 
Year's, eve at advanced admissions 
wiU complete the Xmas week, this 
applying to 'Thin Man.' the State, 
'Gold Diggers of 1937,' 'Beloved 
Enemy,' and 'Sing Me a Love Song' 
The. others end their weeks before 
then which makes additionally sig- 
nificant, the terrific $61^000 for the 
Par and the $110,000 which 'Rain- 
bow on the River* will get on the 
second week of the picture. Bbtii 
the Hall and the Par played to 
greatest , attendance .* • history " on 
Monday for any morning' up to 'l 
o'clock. .. 'Rainbow' played to a total 
of 10,000 people from- opening to 

1 p^ m., while the Par jammed 9,050 
through its doors before lunch. 
While Monday morning and the 
matinee was astounding; at. night, 
.however, business fell off. 

Christmas • eve business, when . a 
lull is ordinarily expected, was also 
a. startler, . the attendance running 
from 15 to as much as 40% greater 
than.. for last. Xmas eve. Then the 
three-day weekend stampede set in 
and at most theatres the doors were 
thrown open earlier than usual, in 
order to accommodate the throngs. 

Among the .many new pictures. 
'Gold Diggers' is the most disap- 
pointing. Brought in Friday (25), 
it will be fortunate to hop $30,000. 
While this is agreeably profitable, it 
is considerably under ' expectations 
of everyone. 'Beloved Enemy' start- 
ed off much stronger and. after a 
heavy Xmas holiday play, with the 
aid of New Year's eve, should slide 
past $42,000. The same figure, $42,000. 
will be chalked up by 'StowaWay,' 
on its holdover of six days at the 
Roxy. This hoiise brings in a new 
show tomorrow (Thurs.) for New 
Year's Eve, 'Ohie in a Million,' and, 
on the boards, the Leon. Errol unit. 

, ' ing Me a Love Song' is putting 
new life, into the Criteri where 
expectations are . strong for $18,000 
or better. This picture wilt not be 
held, however, management having 
had advance plans to bring in,, 'Great 
Guy' 'Cagney ) lor. New .Year's week. 
.'Jungle Princess,' down at the well- 
fronted Rialto, is a winner at $9,000 
on the week ending last night 
(Tues.), and may go through . New 
Year's, house being undecided late 
yesterday afternoon (Tues.). 

'Lloyds of London.' which had' a 
harder fight than others through the 
Xmas shopping period due to the 
$2.20 lop, was not forgotten by Kris 
Kringle,. either; The fifth Week ehd-, 
ing last night (TUes.) gives it a shot 
in the arm at $12,000. and it runs into 
January. Negotiations are on tb- play 
the picture first iiruh at . the. Music 
Hall after, it conclud.es its ;two-ia-day 
engagement at the Astor. . 

Plans for New Year's eve arc for 
pi:jces. ranging from regular admis- 
sion scales at Hall and Cap; up to 
top of $1.50 .by some houses. 

Estimates; for This Week 

Astor (1.012; 55-$i.l0-$1.65-$2.20)— 
'Lloyds' (20th) (5th week ). Given 
spurt by Xmas holiday trade, jumped 
on fifth week ending last night 
(Tues.) $12,000. Fourth week, 
$9,500. 

Capitol (4.620; 25-35-55-85.$i.25)— 
'After Thin, Man' (MG). A smash at 
$78,000 or bit over, new high for the 
year. Holds through New Year's 



and probably for third, week at this 
fast clip. Last week, third for 'Borrt 
to Dance' (MG). close to $15.O0O. 

Criterion (1.662: 25-40-55)— 'Sing 
Me Love Song' (WB). Doing nicely, 
$18,000 or better, but won't hold. 
'Great Guy' (GN) comes in for New 
Year's (1). Last week, 'Capt, Ca- 
lamity' (GN) and 'Accused' (UA), 
doubled, hot quite $9,000 on nine 
days, not so good. 

Palace (l,700r 25-35-55) — ^'Banjo on : 
My Knee' (20th) (2d run), and ■ 
'Case of Black Cat* (WB) (1st run), 
dualed. Aided by holiday spurt, 
may get up to $11,000, . be^t in long, 
lon£( time. Last week's twain. 'Wirtr. 
terset' (RKO) (2d run), and 'Night 
Wiaitress' (RKO) (1st run), oyer 
$7,000. 

Paramount : (3;iB64: 25-35-55-85)^- 
'CoUege Holiday' (Par) and. in pit. 
Glen Gray Casa Loma Orchestra. 
This show is outstanding busines^. 
getter. $61,000 on the first week end- 
ing last night (Tues.). which is jam- 
ming !em in like sardines at present 
prices. Goes ' three weeks. Last 
wejek, second for' Pennies f rom - 
Heaven' (Col). $31,900. very good lor , . 
week bef ote Xmas. House - is open- 
ing at 8:30 a. m. and grinding as late 
as they come i . 

Radio City Manic Hall (5,969; 40- 
60-85-99.$1.65 )— 'Rainbow on RlVer* 
(RKO)i and Bobby .Breen in person 
(2d week). Tremendously heavy 
Xmas trade will bring $110,000 on 
holdover week after- pre-Chiistmas 
week's take of $91,800. big for one of 
the worst weeks of the year. fGirl 
from Paris' (RKO) opens tomorrow 
(Thurs.). 

BUIto (750; . 25^40-55)— 'Jungle 
Princess' (Par) (2d week). Sailed 
through Xm^s to first' week* of $9,000, 
ending last night (Tues.). and may 
remain through New Year's, man* 
agement late yesterday (Tues.) be- 
ing undecided. 'Man Who Lived 
Again' (GB), previously here, on 
nine days got $11,000, very ^ood. . 

Biybll (2,092; 25-53r75-8d-99)— 'fie- 
loved Enemy' (UA). Off to pretty 
start and will gallop through stretch 
on its first week to big $42,000 or 
more. . Stays. Last week, third for-- 
Hembrandt' (UA), $18,000. okay. 

E«xy (5,836; 25-45-55-75)— 'Stow- , 
away' (20th) and stage show (.2d 
week). Had much to compete with 
since Xmas brought in , lot of new 
pictures, but mi six days; at $42,000 
-an agent's commission alone would- 
be something to feel fine about. 
First week for Temple picture, $34,- 
800. Tomorrow (Thurs.) house opens 
'One in Million' (20th) and the Leon 
Errol stage unit. 

Strand (2,767; 25-40-55-65-99)-^ 
'Gold Diggers' (WB). Opened dis- 
appointingly ahd bias not picked 'up 
sufficient pace to go over $30,000, 
although this: is agreeable, profit. 
Last week, third for 'Three Men* 
iVrry\ $12,700. 

State (3.450; 35.55-75-85)— 'Love 
on Run* (MG) (2d run), and N.T.G. 
Reviie. Combination of .Gable*Craw- 
ford-T6ne names ' ori screen and 
N.T.G.'s stage show, plus Santa 
Claus time, proving big bait for the 
fans, and an indicated M2.000 is 
plenty socko. Last week, *Theodora 
Goes Wild' (Col) (2d run), and 
Buddy Rogers i person, near $25,- 
000, good. 



'STOWAWAY'-'GBB,' 7G. 
THIN' $12,000, PTl'D. 



Portland, Ore., Dec. 2i9.. . 
All girosses boosted with holi 
biz. 

\ -After the Thin Man' is mopping 
un at the Broadway and will hold. 
'Stowaway' is the Orpheum's. big biz 
getter. 

Estliiiuies for "riib Week 
Broadway (Parker) (2,000; 30-40) 
—'Thin Man' (MG). Answering to 
strong exploitation with big $12,000. 
Last week. 'Love on Run' (MG). and 
'Two in Crowd' (U) (3d week)/ fair, 
$3,800. 

Mayfalr (Parker-Evergreeh ) (1.- 
400; 30-40 )^'End of Trail' (Col), and 
'Man Who Lived Twice' (Cbl ). Nice 
results at .W.OOO. Last week, 'Libeled 
Lady* (MG). and 'Girl on Front 
Page' (Fox) (8th week), fair. $1,800. 

Orpheum (Hamrick-Evergreen) 
(2,000: 30-40)— 'Stowaway* (2nth). 
and 'Smartest. Girl' fRKO). Ovejr 
the top for swell $7,000 in nine davs. 
Last week 'White Hunter' (20th), 
and 'Under Your Spell' (20th ). fair, 
$4,700. 

Paramount (Evergreen) (3.000; 30- 
40)_'CollePe Holidav' (Par). ?nd 
'Ch^n at Opera' (20th), (2d wepfc). 
Big holiday boost to $7,000. First 
week registered, mopt>ed up for 
$7,700. 

United Artists (Parker) (1.000: 30- 
40)— 'Gold Digger.^' (FN) (2d week). 
Still okay at $5,000. first week fine 
$6,000. 



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F ICT 



Wednesiilay^ December 30, 1936 



Mihneapbliis, . Dec. 20, 
I Holiday season :iis bringing natural 
business pickup. Warmest inid->vi - 
weatK^r; within m^^ b.o. 
pid., however.. ' 

, OrpheumrPublix downtown mer- 
tfei; bfecame effective ttiis weiek, giv- 
ing the Ofpheuih a ictiiriB bi:e!ak, 
"EainboW on River,*: orijgihally sched- 

• iule<ivfor that hbuse, was sidetracked 
; to the State in iavor of 'Gold Dig- 
.'igfirs ol 1937.' Latter apparently is 
^strong enough to keep the Orpb.e,uin 

vih^ towii-s gross lea^^ the third 
^iciiQcesisiyife we^lc, 

jBstimites for This Week 
Astet <PwbUxr inger) .<900; 15-2$) 
(Pajf), 'Rhythm 
^ bn Range" (Par) and 'Walking Oh 
^Air^(RKQ), (2d runs), split; fair.$m 
: -jLast week 'XiOnesome Pine' (Pit): 
(reissue) iand 'Big Game' (RKO) (2d 
run )i split* $600, light. 

Ceiitury (Publix-Singer) .(1,600; 15^ 
|25)^Artthohy Adverse' (WB) (3d 

• run); Good $3,000. Last week, fBig 
V,Brbadcast';>. (Par) (2d run), $?,000, 

■ ; (PUbliii^inger) (1,300; , 20- 

: v253-:^Rbis6': Bowl^ (Par). . Pretty 
•? tbod; ■$2300. Last Week 'Accusing 
^Fihgei•^ <Par); $1.000;^d, . •: 
yMtahtsatat (Publix-Binger) (4,200; 
4Sr35-S5 X--'Gollege Holiday' (Pari) 
: ^Fairi $6^00^ Last, w«?ek 'White Hunt 

fer^(2otiv),^^5,w0, badj/; ,> - 

torphetim „(PubUX-Singer) , (2.890; 
;a5-^5^4d)M'd61d Diggers: (PN).J^ 
'$8,000. Last week tTheOdpra^ iCo) 
;c'<2d - week)^ ^,000, remarkable ior 
lidldbsrer and week before; Christmas. 
^ 5^ asiite (Piiblix-Singe);) (2,300; 25r3!5- 
r i4d)^^airitibw' . HRKO). > Gefttog 
: Maiiiii^'zhd Juvenile trade for fair 
; ;i.W?000i: Last week : Tarzan : Escapes* 

.luQ); $3^000; bad. . ^, ■ : .;• ••■ 

v; I^^^t&w^ 15-25>^st 
Itefet^ West'- (GB). (2d run). BJild 

v,.i806, j. Last week 'MissiJig. Girls' 
<Ches!t) (2d week), )^maighi^ 

i^J^ib^led -Lady* (MG), : Big $3,800. 

^• -S^rli^Stcfffe^^ 25-^5-40.50) 
; ^ii^Midsumiher^ Dream' (WB) (2d 
\run)^ /:Gbb(cl tt i$3;oOo; Last ^^eek 
V •JBcsta^y' (5th week); $900» light. 



~'$iniart Girls,* Around $2,400. fair. 
Last week 'Hideaway Girl* (Par). 

I2.200i fair. • ^. ■ 

Strand ( WilbyrKincey ) ( : 25 )— 

Our Relations' (MG). Fair $1,500; 
Last week 'Sea Spoilers' (U), light. 

11,400. • ■: 

PantaireB (Wilby-Kincey) (2.300; 
35^40 )^<Luckiest Girl' (U) and Dave 
ApoUoh unit. Business good f pi: three 
days, period house ' is open each 
week: $2,700. Sciale lip a nickel fbr 
' his bill. . Last week 'Laughing «t 
Trouble' ahd vaudte, $2,300, fair. 



on 




ineoin,i3ec.;_?9, 

■ 'Bbrn to D^iK^e* at the: Stuart an< 
the drphetiiri With Major Bowes aS- 
eirt vAit oii the stafge are the two 
. box bfficfe wtups this week. . 'Mpre 
^an a' Seprfitai^y* is also bringing 
I>i0hey.in thie bank, for . the Varsity. ; 

.liberty; (LTCjy (1,200; ; -15)-^ 
^ng^ of-Pecos* (Rep) pluis 'Don't 
i^^iirn lih Looise^ <RKO), split - with; 
i^ysterious Crossing' (U) .i>lus.'Three 
Of Kind* (Ihvinc). Good» $1,000. 



Laist ; week, three changed, 'Lion's 
Den* (Puritan) plus:^Ah Wilderness* 
r<!MCf); 'Pace ih the Fog' (Victory) 
rialus "Frisco Kid^ (WB); *Ride 'Bm 
cowboy' (U ) plus 'Bbulder Dam' 
' (WB)J Couldn't do very much; $900.. 
V Lincoln (LTC ) ^ 10-20-25)r^ 
'College Holiday' (Par). Good $2,700. 
liast week 'Banjo' (20th) went Very 
■-well in the fafce of slump .season to 
$2^000.: ' 
^ OrpheuAi (LTC) (IjSSO; 10-15-20^ 
25^40)— -Career Womah* (20th) With 
Bowes' all-girl show^ split with. 'Re- 
lations' ' .(MG > . -iplus 'Follow your 
Heart' (Rejp).- Very good $2,800, LaSt 
(WeekvV^wde was but and. .dual .splits, 
tPugitive in the Sky' (WB); NfGay 
Desjpierado' iHA), 'Two' in. Revolt' 
(RKG) and 'Without Orders' (RKO) 
bairely hit $l-,OdO'" weak. 

#taart (LTC) Xl,900;: 10-25^40)— 
•Bbrn to Dance' (MG): ; Hitting a 
ineriry b.b. iiunb for $3,600. Last week 
-^arzail EsCai)es' (MG) skidded to 
$2i500. i 
• Varsity (Westland) (1,100; 10-20-25- 
35)— ?More Than Secretary' (CoD. 
Healthy $1,600. Last week ^Hats 
0ff' (GN) plus 'LOve in Exile- (GB), 
slim, $800. 

•Luckiest' With ApoUon 
$2,700, 3 Days, B'ham 

Bimingham, Dec. 49. 
Christmas hangover still hanging. 
Houses have done moderately well, 
though, considering amount of money 
spent for Xmas. / 

Dave Apbllon's vriit on stage, at 
Pantage is lifting 'Luckiest Girl' into 
the. money. 

Estimates for This Week 
'Alabama (WilbyrKincey) (2.800: 
30-35-40) — 'College Holiday* (Par). 
Fdir $6,800. Last week 'Tatzan Es- 
■ capes' (MG), $7,000, pretty good. 

Empire (Acme) (1.100: 25)— 'Pen- 
nies' (Col). Doing nice business. 
-^^ but size of house and scale keeping 
gross down to $2,600, good. Last 
Week. ''Lone Wolf Returns' (Par), 
$2,200, moderate. . , 

Hitz (Wilby-Kincey) (1.600; 25-30) 



Detroit, 

Grbsses' zooming currently. 
Town again has seven first-run- 
ners, with entrance of the Down- 
town Into the scramble Xmas Day. 

House, ^hich was open for nioiith or 
sb' recently under banner of receiver.: 
has been taken oyer, by group of 
Ibcalites and is being managed by 
Sam Carver, local . vaude booker 
here. • Itll run on a. strict dual 
policy, with indie flickers. 

. Estimaies for Thig Week 

Adams (Balaban) (1,700; 25-40>— 
•Dixie?' <20th) and 'Min 1 Marry' 
(U); duil. Nice $5,500. Last week 
oke $4,000 oh 'Love in Exile' (GB) 
and ^Theodora* (Col), latter 2d run^ 
Fox (Indie) (5,000; 30-40-65)— 
♦Stowaways (20th) plus Harry Rich- 
man . topping vaude. -. Bijg $31,000. 
Pretty:, slim- $14.000 last stanza on 
•Career Woman' (20th) attd "Can't 
Get Away With It' (U), plus vaude. 

Bladlson. (United Detroit) (2,000; 
30-40-65')— 'Garden of Allah* (UA)* 
Not exciting but oke $10,000. 'Rem 
brandt' (UA) finished up with fair 
$8,500 last stanza. 

Mlebigan (United Detroit) (4,000; 
30-40-65)— 'College Holiday' (Par) 
and Clyde Lucas band. Nice $35,000 
Off at $10,500 last stanza oh 'Mad 
Holiday' (MG ) and vaude. 

Downtown (Indie) (2,400; 25-35) 
'EUis Island': (Excellent) plus ^^High 
Hat^ (Imperial), dual. Former RKO 
house- reopened by locals. Fair 
$3,000 first seven days; Dual policy 
with indie pix. 

State (United Detroit) (3,000; 
25-40 )—^ake Million' (Par ) and 
'Our. Relations' .(Roach)^ dual. Spot 
continues hypoed ^ grosses with - fine 
$7,800. Last week good $7,500 on 
♦Longest Night' (MG) and 'Go West' 
(Par), latter 2d run. 

United Artists (United . Detroit) 
<2,000; 30-40r65)— 'Born to Dance' 
(MG) (3d week). After two weeks 
battling pte-Xmas slump, coming 
back strong - with $12,500, aided by 
holiday prices. Last week okay 
$10,000, In view of things. 



Brooklyn's Biz Good, 
Even on Xmas Eve; 
'DanceVHostess' 18G 



National 1st Rom 

UNITED ABTII^tS 
'Garden of AlliOi,' Orph, Mad- 
ison, Jan. 8; Fox, t>hoenix, iB; 
State, Cleve, 8} State, Prdy, $; • 
LoeW'E, Sy'ciise, 8; State, Houis- 
ton, 8; Midland. K C, 8; UA, 
1S. F,i 14; . Vendome; Naishv'le, 
15? Pal, Ind'apolis. 15; Perin, 
Pitt, ; Crit, Oklahoma C, 15; 
Sioux C, 28. . 

*BeIdved Enemy,* Aldine, 
Philiy; 30; Orph, Oniaha, Jan. 
15; Pal, Dallas, 16; Denver, Den- 
ver, 21; Midwest, Oklahoma C, 
22. 

'Come and . Get, Par, 
Ybungst'ii, Jan.,- 8; State, ' New- 
ark, 8; Pal, Flint. 9; Pal, Wichi- 
ta, 15; Par, Des M, 22. ' 
UNIVERSAL 

'Flying Hostess,* G r a n a d a , 
Sioux F, 31; Strand, Battle C, 
Jan. 1; Riviera, Khbxv'le,. ; 
Par; Seattle, 7; Melba^ Dallas, 
12; State L,; Chi, 18; Beacon, 
Vancouver, 22; Grand, Richm'di 
Feb: 3; State, Charl'te, 13. 

Three " Smart .. Girls,' Alvin, ' 
Pitt, 31; Egyptian, Ogden, 31; 
Ambass, St. L, 31; Cent, Mpls, 
31; Par, Des M, 31; Ohio, Cant'n, 
Jan. 1; Orph, Omaha; ; Orph, 
S. F., 7;Pal, Chi; 7; Roxy. N. Y., 
8; Lucas, Savannah, 11; 5th Ave, 
Seattle, 13; Apollo, Ind^apolis,; 
15; Keith's, Wash, 15; Fox, De- 
troit, 22; Keith, Bos, 22; MaJ, 
Houston, 22; Jayhawk, Topeka, 
24. 

RKO : 

'that Girl from Paris.' CJapj . 
Trent'n, 31 & Jan. ; Newport, 
Norfolk, Jan. 1; Hi?f(,j Cleve, 1; 
Indisina, Indlapblis, *1; Regent, 
Rochest'r; ; Proctor, Newark 

■ 15. 

'Ralnfiow on the River,' Cap, 
Trent'n, 31; Gloria, Charlest'n, 
Jan. 4; Keith, Bos, 8. 

PARAMOUNT 

<PIalnsman,' UA, Detroit, 31; 
Fbx. P.S.,. 81; Pat, Seattle, 31; 
Chi, Chi, Jan. ! and 8; Mainst, 
K C, 1; Denham, Dehyer, l and 
8; Mi Mpls, ; Par, Toledo, 1; 
.Met, ' 1; Fox, Atlanta,. 1; 
Tivoii, ' 1; Maj, 

Houston, . 

'College Holiday,? Pal, Cincy, 
l; Newman, K.C., 1; .Ark, 
Little r; 1; Saenger, N O , 1. 

fJune:le Princess,' . Cent, 

ochfester, 31; Oriental, Chi, 
. 22.. 




Bj Cecelia Ager 

- _ " "■ '' ''' 

l^mtlietle and Propihetle 

In 'Belpved Enemy* people die like flies; and Merit Oberon, wearlii| 
beautiful clothes and^ magnificent furs and groomed flawlessly m everf 
scene, is reaUy frightfully distressed ?ib.put it all. 

One must hot be misled by Miss Oberon's charming wardrobe and ttif 
berfeciion of hbr accessories, nor her knack of finishing heart-rendini 
seauences as tidy as she enters them, Beneath her glossy exterior I/litk 
dber^oh ii good and kind. Sht suffers just as ilncerely as girls whosi 
coiffures get awry and make-up smudgeis In big moments; she feels thmg| 
jWt as deeply* She can't help it if she doesn't forget her gloves as nationi 
totter and her man sets his pretty mouth and strides fbrth to his dooriv 
It's hot liejT fault that she's glamorbUs and elega|nt at the same time that 
an Irish revolution happens to be gbing oh; 

it's natural for Miss Obetonito be glamorous and elegant— does that hav« 
to mean she's got i light heart,, a frivolous soul? Maybe the revolUtion'i 
leaders, who are so boorish to her, , would lik« her to weir satkcloth. 
Maybe then they'd believe that she's on their side. Which Just goes to shpiK 
how Unfair the poor are t^ 

Fastidious though she is, it certainly isn't Miss Oberon who's got clasii- 
consciousness tbward pbor people, no matter hbw rude and unappreciativ* 
they are to her; it's the poor people who in their narrowness and blindness 
have got class-cwsciousness toward her. Indeed, it's quite maddening 
seeing how unavailing is her charm and decoratiyt earnestness, against 
their ugly prejudice. The pretty way she ciries, her fascinatingly slante4 
eyes welling up - with feWrs, yet daintily nbjk splashing over, leaves them 
unmoved; her appealing soft voice doesn't totich them, even her loyeiy, 
English accent doesn't soften them up. And as for her costumes, the revoj 
lutionists are so wrapped up with their own concerns about 'freedom an^ 
such, they don't notice something really Significant like the fact that MisS 
Gbieron's clothes are 15 years ahead of the times. 

It makes no impression on them that in 1922 they're seeing Miss Obefoi* 
yjrith a rhuiestohe feather, pinning back her bob off hetf brb>^, with sequihs 
scattered over her full white gaiize dress, with ai. shawl .collar of print 
petals on the dark silk long coat that goes With her dark flower-priht^tf 
frocki with short mink jackets, with silver fox boleros, 







Tarzah is » Sissy . 

In sonic ways- liorothy Lamour, who t>lays 'The.^^^^j^^ Pripcess,^ 
bitter disappointment. Sha gets herself all bruited about aS a femihf 
Tarzan, which is inighty sacred billing, and then has the effrontery to turn 
out nothing but a sissy. 

She liVes in a cave that any civilized person can- walk right into. : Sht 
doesn't traverse the jungle swinging lithely from branch to branch in tht 
inviolable Tatzan tradition, . but waits, lady-like, for the herb's gallant 
arms. She talks in sentences with nouns aiid verbs, hot .in the concis«> 
alluring monosyllables that so intensify Johnny Weissmuller's poignant 
appeial. She wears decently fitted satongs Of prittted cotton cloth, not 
leopard skins; She has ho herd of irimipeting elephants to rescue her 
from danger; all she's got is one lazy tiger, one indiscriminately friendly 
chimp, and a pack of monkeys left over from a jungle epic who stay right 
in. their o\yri print. 

' However, Miss Lamour has passionately heavy-lidded eyes, which W 
piquantly with her wistfulness; her hair is long and nicely brushedi 
her lipstick sciaritily applied, her mascara, too. Also, her primitive instinct 
warns her. not to fall in witli the villainess' dastardly plot to becloud he* 
natural loveliness in civilized black chiffon and lace. < ■ 

Miss Lamour rips nasty Molly Lamont's old black dress right off tht 
minute Miss Lament leaves her room, and comes oiit to dinnet in an old 
Spanisri shawl, draped with jungle lore, that she found somewhere to 
camp. This completely routs Miss Lambnt, who's wearing a conventional 
store-bought white printed silk dinner dress, and makes the hero know 
for a fact it's Miss Lamour he really loves.. 



Brooklyn, 
Downtown sector of City of 
Churches experienced extraordinary 

5>ickup in biz at .all b.-o.'s, partjcular- 
y Fabian*s thrlee deluxers. Par,, Fox 
and Strand; which, stirred up- big at- 
tendance Chtistnias- eye; 'one of 
toughest nights in year.- Par Had to 
stop selling tickets. 

Flbck Of new ones . opening Thurs- 
day (31) with tilt in prices for New 
Year's eve to 75c. 

. Estimates for This Week 
Albee (3,500: 25-35-55)— 'Rainbow 
on River' (RKO) and 'Night Wait- 
ress' (RKO) opened yesterday (Mon- 
day). Last week, 'Winterset' (RKO) 
(2d week), and 'Banjo' (20th), $12,- 
000, okay. 

. Fox (4iO0O; 25-35-55)— 'More Than 
Secretary' (Col) and 'Fugitive from 
Sky' (WB). Opens Thursday .(31). 
Last week, 'Pennies' (Par), and 
'Capt. Calamity (GN), fine. $23,000. 

Metropolitan (2,400; 25-:35-55)— 
'Born to Dance' (MG) and 'Flying 
Hostess' (U), double. ; Attracting 
$18,000. Last week 'Old Hutch' 
(MG) and. 'Mad Holiday* (MG ), $13.- 
500. fair. ^ 

Paramount (4,000; .25-35-55)— 
'Three Men on Horse (WB) and 
'Rose Bowl* (Par) (2d week). $22,000, 
fine. First week was $19,700, 'Col- 
lege Holiday (Par), and . 'Jungle 
Princess' (Par) opens Thursday (31). 

Strand (2,000; 25-35-55)— 'Black 
Cat' (WB) and 'Hats Off' (GN) ar- 
rive Tliursday. Last week 'M?.n. Who 
Lived Again' (GB) and 'Come Closer' 
(Col), excellent $12,0001 



Baltimore, 
Radiant b.o. bloom on this byrg. 
Balmy weather .contributing, to the 
bounce/ 

jEstimates for This Week 
Century (Loew-UA) (3.000; 15-25- 
35-40-55)— 'Allah' (UA). Swell $12,- 
000. Last week 'Rembrandt' (UA), 
mild, $6,300. 

Hippodrome (Rappaport) (2t30Q; 
15-25-35-40-55-66) — 'Rainbow on 
River' (RKO) and vaude. Layout, 
pointed at kids for slick $18,500. Last 
week 'Smartest Girl* (RKO) and 
vaude, good, $12,000. 

Keith's (Schanberger) (2,500; 15- 
25-30-35-40-55) — 'College Holiday' 
(Piar). Sbcko $10,500 and holds. Last 
weelt five-andrhalf days of 'Love in 
Exile' (GB) and 'King Edward' (GB), 
sickly, $2,200. 

New (Mechanic) (1,400; 15-25-30- 
35-40-55 )— 'Stowaway ' (20th). Sec- 
ond week starts today (Tuesday). 
Last weeJv good $4,500, considering 
first three days preceded Xmasl 

Stanley (WB) (3,450; 15-25-35-40- 
55 )— 'Gold Diggers' (WB). Wow 
$10,000. Last week, six days of Tolo 
Joe' (WB), low, $2,000. 



'HUNTER'-VAUDE $13,000 
'DIGGERS' m M'TREAL 



Montreal, Dec. 29. 
Palace and Capitol, with duals, 
are neck and neck for straight pic 
grosses lead; and Loew's, With 'White 
Hunteir' and vaude, looks- better than 
for weeks past. 

Estimates lor This Week 

His Majesty's (CT) (1,600; 50)— 
'Rembrandt' (Regal) and 'Man in 
Mirror' (Regal). Very good $5,000. 
Last week 'Spy of Napoleon* (Brit) 
and 'In Town Tonight' (Brit), poor 
$2,500. 

Palace (CT) (2,700; 50)— 'Love on 
Run' (MG) and 'Longest Night' 
(MG). Setting $8,000, good. Last 
week light $5,000 on 'Old Hutch' 
(MG) aiid 'Mr, Cinderella' (MG). 

Capitol (CT) (2,700; 50)— 'Gold 
Diggers' (WB) and 'King of Hockey- 



How to Treat a, Lady Coihic 

As proof of how highly her studio regards her already— although she's 
a comparative newcomer— there is nobody in pictures . today fluttering 
longer eyelashes, or .thicker, than Martha Raye's in ^College Holiday^' Miss 
Raye's now getting the prettying-up accorded a rare jewel; studious make* 
up is diminishing her mouth; ishe wears a hat not bnly devised for staying 
on her head but for flattery, too; her vitality's being conserved; she makej 
her entrance with impressive fanfare; no more is she' asked to look grop 
tesque, just so long as she acts it.. When a knockabout comedienne if 
treated with thoughtfulrtess. her company's found out from her au iencei 
that the giri's 'in. 

They've kno-!,vh about Gracie Allen for some time now, so Miss Allen's 
coiffures are things of elaborate care, her. costumes delicate and demurtk 
her photography tender, for Miss Allen's clowning has a pleasant way ol 
repaying ■ all consideration. And yet somehow -College Holiday's' third 
comedienne, Mary. Boland, missed out on the understanding awarded tht 
other two. Not in grooming— the classic ^draperies that go with her daft 
role are nice enough — but her role's not nice. It's nbt MisS Roland's milieu 
to gaze amorously , at young men. It's neither funny nor. becoming .to 
her,, and - she's; uncomfbrtable about it. 

Marsha Hunt; 'College Holiday's' ingenue, has level blue eyes and M 
Ojarnest demeanor. The chorus is full of youth. 



Elissa Warms Up 
ihaX Myrna Loy is the screen's perfect wife. Her per* . 
formance in the Tmn Man' is no mbre than what her fans- expect 

of their dream princess. Of course, they like tb be reassured they're right; 
they will like to .reassured by the thousands. 

But there is news in 'After the Thin Man'— Dorothy McNulty, and, att 
last, lipsa Landi. Miss McNulty is a cabaret singer, a hot ' ' cold babt. 
She's accurate, from her GoUiwpg bliack bob to her round-rvamped, floppy* 
bowed toes. She sihgs through her hose, she's 'peppy,' her diction is e^* 
fortlessly cheap, she dances With more vigor than grace, her make-up'f 
hearty, her ispositioh vicious, she sneers a ready snarl. She acts a tough 
young dame with , sirhple conviction, and she's got long legs, rounded knees 
and slim ankles, besides.. MiSs McNulty seems to be a find. 

As to Miss Landi. she' carries bn as if word got to her that some, people 
have been saying she's all right it ybu like them chilly. Such seething aS 
she's doing now, therefore, such heaving and panting, such tempestuoujl 
tearing about, is only worthy the cataclysm that will be. known henceforth 
as the Renascence of Elissa Landi. In £idditibn. Miss Landi is; the woman 
in 'After the Thin Man' who's got smart clothes. 



Miss Loy, 



; she's only got sex appeal. 



(WB). Jumping to $7,500. Last week 
'Midsummer Dream' (WB) not sb hot 
at $4,500. 

Loew's (M. T. Co.) (3,200; 60)^ 
'White Hunter* (20th) and 'Follies of 
Night' Unit with Quints' Christmas 
short. Boost this house to $13,000. 
Last week light $8,500 for 'Hideaway 
Girl' (Par) and ■ 'Glorified Follies' 
unit. 

Princess (2,300; 50)— 'Stowaway' 
(aoth) and 'Luckiest Girl' (20th). At 



$7,000, very good. Last week nose- 
dived to $4,500 on 'Polo Joe' (WB) 
and 'Fugitive in Air' (WB). ^ 
Cinema de Paris, (France-Film) 
(600; 50)— 'Les Deux . Gosses' (2d 
week ) okay $2,000. Fair $1,800 Christ- 
mas week. 

, St. Denis (France-Film) (2,300; 
34)— 'Le Bel Equippe' and 'Le Secret 
de L'Emeraude.' Good $4,000. Last 
week. 'Le Gholem' and 'Cigalen, 

$3;ooo: 



'WtdmeBdmjf Diecember 30, 1936 



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VARiETT 



lostm Mefs Sffiit widi Holiday; 




Palace tl^w) (2;363; -35-60)^ 
''Cajnhille' (MG). GqirbQ and Tayldt 



rolling ufr bi^ ^18,000, but not lip to 
hopes, Lai^-- week, *Bbrn to < Dance' 
,mG^ X2<l y/eekii passable $7,000, 

RTalito (Indie) (1,100; ;25r30^40-55) 
-^^Under Yout Spell' (20th ): Revival 
spot's first experiment with . first +uh 
flicker getting disapipbinti ;^2:2(30. 
Last W^k; *lt, I Had Milll (Par ) 




Boston, Dec. 29. 
JJtet with "Gonegife* Hb^^^ 
^kivier- Cugat. <ih :st^ Ibbksi. - like: 
IbWh^s leader 'this,; wp>^^^ alihpugh 
^0jir Il^latAonsf aiyd; sta^^ With 
j^iipnvy . Sia|vo, «it the : Bpstoh ia -giving. 

jii cb^npei^ishv^ , ,v ,. .i 

^, Both' the; Met- and- Keith Bostoii'. _ 

their scsdes^ pnvopeiiihg d|ay^ ! / ^revival )^okfe ^tiE^Op. 

pi the current: shtjw^^^^ 

price I5i<jw^^ instead of Sdc jit^ 

evening farft moves v«^^^^ 

:?5c,; RKO has Jjeen wiliing to imake 

the •dyanpe since the opening of 

season^ but M.iKP. couldii't see 

.0>initig Zukor Jubilee gave the Mi 
..a"iogrc»rD 

fistinaites fir -This Week 
BMtoH (Rko ) (3,000; 35-55-75 )-^ ; 

^Ur Belationi;' (MUJ >md^^age snow i 

h0«ded by Jimmy Save, very good 

$29^0010; Xiast week $15,100, fair, for | 

Ua" His Steps' (GN) and 'Riviera fbl- 
".Jies' imlt.; 

. yenway XMficP) (1,400; 25^35-40- 
W)— -'Along Came Love' (Pai) and 
*JiiiSht ; Brigade'^ (WB ), duaL Okay 
f$,00Q. Last week; ^<N)0^ iair, on 
*lBle of Fury' (WB) and 'Captain's 
Kid^:(FN), dual, : 
;;Kelik Mcnwrial . (BKO) (2,S00r 25- 
t$-$&)^*Stowaway' (20th )v : Fairish 
miMtOv Last w«ek |8,000» light, for 
.'fUHnbrandt' (UA)^ five days, and 
r^towaway,' two days; 

'Metropomaa XMStP ) (4;300; 35-55- 
75)^'College Holiday' (Par) and 
staiee show. Hitting f^»000, vet^ 
big; Last 'w^^k oft at poor $14,50(^ for 
^Bahjo^ (20th > and stage shoW. 

Orfhtmmi ihoevf) (3»000: 25-35-40- 
flOVr-'Garden of Allah' <UA) and 
*COnM» <no6er'^ XCol), dual. Fair 
$15,009. Last weeic pale $^11,000 for 
'Old Hutch' (MG) and ^ah Who 
I^vtd Twice* (Col), dtial. 

Paramount (M&P) (1^00; 25-35- 
50>— '^Albng Came JLove' (Par) (1st 
tMn) and 'Light Brigade' (WB) (2d 
tiih), dual. Qkiaiy.^,5(K)r Last week 
$•,500, fair, on >Isle t>f Fury* (WB) 
|ind *Cal?tain's Kid' <FN|; dual, . 
. Seallay (MatP) <2,700; 25-3S-40-5()) 
•►^•Hideaway Girl* (Par) and 'Come 
fiid Get If (UA) (2d runs). Hot for 
fj|,Q00. Last week swerved to f3,800 
W3th ^Bfeiriigal Tiger' (WB) tist run) 
thd "Reunion' (20th) (2d riih), dual. 

'Slat0 (Loew ) <3.306r 25-35-40^50 )-^ 
*Gardeh of AUah^ <UA) and 'Come 
Closer^ <CoI)> dual. Medium $13,500; 
IQld Hutch*' (MG) and 'Lived Twice' 
(Col), double, didn't help ihuch last 
yradc i»t $S,500. 





pre- 




Washington, Dec^ 29. 
Holiday week-end smashed slump 
and sent most b. o.*s into the lirjortey, 
hut . nearly every spot is below ex- 
pectations in view bf sock products. 
Answer may be in ; part fact that 
every house, nine in all, opened new 
shows on Christmas day, thiis Splitr 
tuig total take. 

- Topi is Rudy Vallee*s Punch BoWl 
Revue at Capitol, but •Sinner Take 
All on sdreeh is holding ' it way 
down belbvVv hopes. Major ilisapr 
IjOiatment of week is 'Rainbow on 
the River/ ait Keith's.. House Went 
^ town on every angle, but Bobby 
Breen seems to mean just abbut zero 
here. 

imatcs far This tVeek 

JBeibiiwa; (Radin) (1400; 25-35.50)--^ 

if^fk**" ^"T*"* Page' ; (U). Brutal 
$1,200. Last week, 'Edward Vin' 
(QB) and ^Don Quixote* (GB), littlt 
better with $1,300. 

Capital (Loew) (3,424; 25-35-60)— 
Smner Take All' (MG) and vaude. 
RUdy Vallee's Punch Bowl Revue 
getting swell notices ' and stirring up 
plenty interest but can't puU pic 
^bove good $21,500. Last week 'Chan 
2J,pPe/a' (20th),: slid under, origi I 
estimate to sick $14,000. 

ColuBbia (Loew) (1.583; 25-40 )— 
t^fif,« ^MG ) (2d inin ); Good 

♦?.opO; Last week. ♦Rose Bowl' (Par) 
neld Up to surprisini? $3,800. 

S?'!*, (WB). (2,424: 26-35-40-60- > 
';7trold Dicrrrer.s' (WB) and; vaude; 



In- 1 ^^^"8 at top of entertain- 
ing bill helpiTij: to very cood $l»;()Ob 
La^t week, 'Polo Joe' (WB) and Jo- 
seph me .Huston took weak $13,000. 
^Keith's (RKO) (1*8.30: 25-35-60 )— 
Srt'^^w^on Rivei^' (RKO). Floppo 
aS?; 4 ^^^V .week. ,'Wc Who - Are 
Wifh"$5&)''' ^^^^ 

sSn?/'"^i ^^i""^- Martha Raye re- 

LBst week: 

$3 5(W <2d run) took good 

S'-i.ow for thud week on main stem. 



ox offices are iiitti 
inders this week: 
Xmas. business this year showed de 
cided imprbyement • over last season. 
Estimates, tor This Week 
-BiilTala, (Shea). (3*60^ 30-40-55 )— 
'GoKeTn Holiday' (Par). Strong tor 
over $20,000. . Last week, 'Wiriterset' 
(RKO), fairV $8,000. 

GcnSary (Sh^ea) (3,4()0; 25-35)— 
'Junetle Princess' (Par) and '(Sep. 
Spanky' (Par). Fine $8,500. La^ 
wesk 'Mummy's Boys- (RKO) and 
•Isle of Fury' (RKO), oke,: $8,300. 

Great Laker (Shea) (3;400; 36-50) 
^!Al!ah' (UA). Ctood $9,000. Last 
week, Tlideaway Girl' '(Par), and 
•Give My. Life' (Par), $6,8[00. .few; 

Hipp (Shea),(2;400; 25^40)— stow- 
away' (20th) .(2d week)'. Around 
$6,()00, . fair for holdover.. Last' week 
poor, $6;iOip. 

Xaray«tie (Ind) (3,400; 25-35)— 
•Three Smart Girls' (U), 'Can't Get 
Away with It' Snappy $ll,OdO. Last 
week. 'Love in Exile' (GB) aunid 'Gen- 
tleman frbm ,La;' (Rep), bad, $4,500; 



THDi MAN' ON mm 

MTAL FATAT $12,000 

Oinaha, Dec, .29; : 
■ Paramount with . 'Afte^ the "Thin 
Man' on 'a' duail is; getting its be^ 

gross :in two yeairs. OrpheUm with 
•^owaway' is also: seeing exceptional 
mqiiey. 

Estiniates for This Week 

BcandeU (Singer-RKO) (l^SO; 25- 
35-40 )-r-*Rainbbw on River' (RKO) 
and 'Plot Thickens' (RKO), twiii bill. 
Sturdy week , at $5,000. Last week 
'One Way Passage' (iW) (f evivali 
and 'Janie Turner* (RKO), fair, 
$3,700.. materially ided by Bank 
Night 

dmha (Blank) (2,100; 25-40)-^ 
XJoilege Hbliday' (Par) and 'Isle of 
Fury' ( WB), ditaL Good $7,000. Last 
week with 'Dixie?' (20th) and 'Back 
to Nature' <20th), seven days, and 
•Flying Hostess' (U) and 'Love Let- 
ters' (U), quickie dual to catch Bank 
Night crowd, two dajrs. Whole batch 
amounted to $7,000, fair. 

Orpheam (Blank) (2,976; 25-40 )— 
'Stowaway' . (20th-Fox), and 'Along 
Came Love' (Par)^ Big $10,000. Last 
week 'White Hunter' (20th) and 
•Our Relations' (MG), $5,700, light 

Paramaimt (Blank) (2,765; 25-35- 
55)-^'Thih Man' (MG) and 'Accusing 
Finger' (Par). Big $12,000. Last 
week 'Gay . Desperado' (UA) and 
•Chumb' (MG), «ight days- counted 
for little except oh Bank Night: 
$5y000, lo\y:. 

*Hockey'-Vaude $7,000; 
Shirley $10,000, Prbv. 

Providence, Dec. 29. 

Biz is: swell .with nb complaints at 
any stands., Leaders are Lbe\y's, with 
'Thin Miin,'' Majestic, with 

'StbWa\yay.' 

Estiinates for Tiiis Week 

Laew'a (3,200; 15-25-40) — 'After 
Thin Mah'.XMG), Nifty $16.000,, Last 
week 'All i for Murder' (Col) and 
'Relations' (MG), Off at $7,20O: 

.Fay's (2.000; 15-25-40)^:Kihg of 
Hockey' (WB) and vaude. " Animal 
show attracting kiddie trade: $1,000, 
nice. Last week 'Banjo' (WB), poor, 
$4,600. •'. . • , 

Majestic (Fay) (2,200: 15-25-40)— 
•Stowaway-. (20th). Around $10;000. 
great. Last week 'White Hunter' 
(20th) and 'Girl on Front Page' (U), 
bad. $4,300. 

BKO .iVIbee (2,300; 15-25-40)— 
•Rainbow' < RKO) and 'Plot Thick- 
ens* (RKO). Real good week at 
S8.000. Last .week 'Way for Lady' 
(RICO I and -'Hats Off' (GN), poor, 
$3,000. 

■Strsiid (Indie) (2,200; 15- =5-40)— 
:^C6Jle'^e Holiday' (Par) and 'CJentle- 
m-an from La,' (Rep). Nice .$9,000. 
[lasi. v/eeic 'Lesion of Teri-or* (Col) 
and 'Coiiritry Gentlemen' (Rep) on 
split week, off at . $2,300. 



1 $t Runt oii Broadway 

(Subject to Change) 

Week of Jan. 

; Astor V 'Lloyds, of Lohdon> 
(20th) (6th wk); 

Capitol--^ Alter the Thin Man' 
(MG) (2d wk). 

* CirJterion-^'iireat (GN) 
(31). 

Masic; Hall.-'tha.t Girl from 
Paris.' t RKO) (31). 

Parsuniount— 'Goliege HbUdaV' 
(Par) (2d wk). 
, : Kiaiib-T^'We ' Who. 
to Die' (RKO) (.71). 

Rivoli 'Be.ro.v e d Enemy' 
(UA) (2d wk). iv 
^ Roxy .-r VMillion' 
(20th) (31). 

Strand— 'Gold Di 
(WB) (2d wk). 

Week oi Jan., 

Aaior. ^ loyds of London' 
(20th) (7th wk). 

Capitol-::-'Aft 
(MG) (3d y/ ).: 

Criterion— 'Cireat Guy' (GN) 
(2d wk). 

Mosic Hall— That irt from 
Paris' (RKO), (2d , wk). 

Paramount— 'Coilegekoli 
(Par) (Sdwk). 

Blvail — 'Beloved E n e m y' 
(UA) (3d wk).. 

Raxy — 'One 
(a)th) (2d wk). 

Strand— 'Gold Diggers 
(WB) (3d wk). 



*Slowaway-*Clian and Tlorse'-*Sky' 




St Louis, . 29. 

Loew's with 'Caniille' is icking 
up speed and may have another . h, o. 
■Ambassador is doing fine with 'Col- 
lege Holi ' lus; it band show. 
Estimates for Tliis Week 

Ambassadar (F&M) (3,018; 25^0- 
55)-r-'Conege H^^^ (Par) and 

stage show.. Nice Xmas iz 
helping for $19,()0p, good; Last week 
'Hideaway Girl' (Par) and stage 
show, $11,000, pndsr avCTage. 

Fox (F&M) (5,038; 25-35-55)— 
'Stowaway' (20Ui) and : 'Laughing at 
Trouble' (20th). G6«d, $15,tK)0. Last 
w^ek, 'Banjo'. <20th) and 'Career 
Woman) <20th),L $12,000, good enough. 

OrphcBBi (F&M) (1,950; 25-35-55) 
^'Bahjo' (20th) and 'Careei: Wom- 
an' .(20th) (2d runs). Fair $5,500. 
Iiast week "Three Men On a Horse' 
<WB) and 'Pennies from HeaVen* 
(Col), $4,500, satisfactory for third 
consecutive week ix were shown 
in towiv 

Shnbert^Rislta <F3sM) <1,725; 20- 
25)r— 'Capt Calamity (Rep), and 
'Mandarin Mystery' "(Rep). Not 
more than $2,300, light for this one. 
Last week 'President's Mystery' 
(Rep) and 'Hearts in Bondage' 
(Rep). $2,100, poor, 

St. Louis (F&M) (4,000; 25-40)— 
'White Hunter' (20th) (2d run) and 
stage show. Set for $6,500, better 
than past few^ weeks. Last week 
'Big Broadcast' (Par) and stage show, 
$5;500, below average. 

Loew's (LoeW) (3,162; 25-35-.55)— 
'(Tamilie' (MG). Femmes are going 
bi for this one; $20,000. Last week 



Mfing Duals, 1^ and f7Ji 






'Bbrn to Bahce* (MG) <2d week), 
nice7$9,O00. 

iniKoari (F&M ) (S;214; 25-40)-- 
'Plot Thickens';,(RK6) and 'Rainbow 
on River' (RKO).. Pretty good at 
$10.700; Last week 'Bengal Tiger' 
(WB) and 'Mah Who Lived Twice' 
(Cbi)i $8,000, , belbW avei^^ 




,_. , Dec . ; 
many hbliday headaches 
this year, although, figures before 
Christmss sagged plenty, feurirent 
■stanza is swinging high, carried off 
by combo of 'More Than a Siecrc- 
tary and the : 'Mardi Grais' unit 
•College Holiday at State is stepping 
along for big; biz also, 

EsHmaies tor This Week, 

Aliiambra (Martin F!rintz) <i;25b; 
20-30-35 )^^Fbbtstep^ (GN) and 
'Come Closer.' Good going at $2.1C0 
for four daj'.s. Last week 'Follow 
Your Heart' <Bep) with 'Man Who 
Lived Again*^ (GB) (2d run), four 
days, $1,200, fairish. 
: Allen (RKO.) (3^000; 25-40 )^'Rain- 
bow brt River' (RKO). Earning 
bkiay $8,500. Last week 'Without 
Orders' (RKO), average, $5,500. 

Wipp (Warners) (3,700; 30-40)^ 
'Stowaway' <20th). Perfect for the 
juve holiday trade, ahd getting it; 
$19;500, Last week 'Theodora' <Col> 
(2d week) slipped to $10,000, but 
still okay. 

Palace <RKO) (3,200; , 3O-60)-t- 
More Than Secretary* (Col ) with 
Harry Carroll's 'Mardi Gras' unit 
Right smart $23,500.; Last week 
'Polo Joe' (WB) plus 'Holidays 
Revels' ^nit just got by With $13,* 
000. . 

State JLoeW's) (3,450: 35-40-^5 
'CoUege Holiday' (Par), Catching 
even standees and landslide mati- 
nees; $23:000, . grand. . Last week 
'Jungle Princess' (Par), : $li,500, 
miserable, 

Stinmah (Loew's) (l,87i?; 25-35)-^ 
'Sinner' (MGM). Satisfaictory at 
$8.000.. Last week 'Bom . to Dance'. 
(Metro), good, $7,000. 



NAMES wim me 



Pittsburgh, Dec. 29. 
Santa Claus dropped aome hefty 
grosses into the first ruin socks thif 
y/eek.. 

Only disappointment; in the Xmas 
lot is 'Stowaway' at Fulton. 'Gold Dig- 
gers' is digging plenty it at the 
Penn. 

Estimaicfl for This Week 

Alviia (20th Fox) (2,000; 25-35-40) 
—'Banjo*. (20th). Enough to satisfy 
at 8,500. Last week three pre-holi- 
day bank nites didn't help '15 Maiden 
Lane' (20th) and 'Nome* (Col) to 
more than $4,000 in five days. 

Fiilton (ShearHyde) (1,750; 25^40) 
—'Stowaway' (20th). Anticipated 
sockeroo, with kids vacatibhing, fail- 
ing to develop; lucky to get $6,000. 
House, isn't ahy too well fortified 
(Continued on page 23) 





Mm' 




iladelphia. Dec. 2i9!. 
Real biz .of the - week is going to 
'Aftbr "ITiin ' Man,' which will 
hold over for a second at tlie Boyd. 
Mae West's 'Go ' West, Young; Man' 
holds for a second at the Stanton ; 

Earle's trade has shot up cbnsi - 
erably since vaude was restored. 
Estimates for ThLs Week 
. Aldine r (1,200; 4b-,55-65 )-^'Rem- 
brandt' (GtB) (2d \Veek). FJriishing 
.stay tonight (Tuesday) with okr^y 
$10,000. First w^ek $13,500, swell. 
'Beloved Enemy' tomorrbw,. 

Arcadia (600; 2.1-40-50 )— 'Born to 
Dance' (MG) (2d run). Stron? 
100, Last weeki 'Love on Run' (MG) 
(2d run ), good, $2,800. 

Boyd (2,400 : 40-55 )— 'After Thiti 
Man' (MG ). Holds for .-second, week 
startin.tj tomorrow .(Wed J. First 
week $19,000. hot. 

Earle (2,000: 25-40-'>5)— 'Rainbow 
on River' (RKO) and vaude. Biz 
.lumping with retut-h of stage shbwis; 
$18,000 for first week. Last week, 



'Pennies' '(Cbl) (2d run), Weakish. 
$11,000. 

Fox (3,000; 40-55-65)— .'Stowaway* 
(20th ). Ending run . tomorrbw (Wed.) 
after two weeks, le.ss a day. Last 
-Six days nbt ovei- $13,000, fair; First 
week. $1(5,000;, 

Karitoii d.OOiO; 25-35-40 )-^'<3eneral 
Spanky' (MG). First run for a 
chjinge and aimed iat kids' patronage; 
but not over $2,700, moderate. Last 
weeki 'Wihterset' (RKO) (2d run), 
fsir $2 800 

Keith's (2,000; 30-40^50)— 'Banjo' 
(2Qth) (2d run). Fairly good $3,200 
Laat week, 'Three Men. oh Horsef 
(WB) (2d run), $3,000, whicb «»s- 
fied. . ■ ' .•• 

Stanley (3,700;. 40-55 )* r*Gbld Dig- 
gers' ( WB I. Not getting a holdover 
on $16,500. 'One in a Millioii' in 
Thursday (31).. Last week, 'Banjo' 
(20th), fair, $11,500. 

Stanton (1,700; 30-4Q-50)— 'Go 
West' (Par). Holds ovei: on iftne 
$8,500 lor first week,' Last week, 
'Fugitive in Sky' (WB), $4,500, low. 



Los Angelesi, ,pec. 

With a strbrig iiheup of bax ofTice 
pictures, Christmas. Week is holding 
for substantial returns all around. 

CopibinatlOn Shiriey Temple 
and '(Charlie ' headi 

State and Chinese. . thbir best 
week in several $tahzasi while 'Three 
Men On a Horse,* at the day-date 
Warners' Holly wobd aiid Dbwntowhi 
flhoUld show healthy .'pt-ofits. Con- 
siderably above averifege trade ^ing: 
pilsd up by Sol . Lesser's 'Rainbow 
On the River' at Pantages atid RKO. 
Estimates for Tl^ Week : 

Carihay Circle (Fox) (1^518; 55-83^ 
l.lO-l.(}5)r^'Lloyd's' (20th) (8th 
weak). Trade picked Up oVer ttie, 
holiday and it's hitting $5,200. oke. 
Fifth stanza not so hoi at $4,ooo*' •: 
. Chinese (Crraumah) (2,028; 30-40« 
55)-.'Stowa'.'7ay <20th ), an4 'Chan at 
Opera' (20th), dual. Nice $9;60O. 
Last week 'Old Hutch' <MG) ahd' 
Crackup' (20th). at'oUnd^;OOO..fair. 

Wo wntawa ( WB) 11,600; 30r4d-55^ 
MJ^'Three Men on Horse' (FN) and^ 
'Furritive in Sky' (WB). dual. Opened 
Xm?s and good for $13;<MML bio;. Last 
week, 'One Way Passa«»' <WB), and 
Jailbreak' (WB)v eight 4ays. e^l* 
lent ^6.200. 

FOBT Star (Fox), (9dO; -40-55 
'Rembrandt' (UA). Xmas opeiiing' 
and fihLshihg first week ith good 
S7,r00; Last Week; <Tfl;rsan EscapesV 
(MG) (2d week); Nbt so hot at 
$2,000. 

Ilol'ywood (WB) (2,750; 30-40-55- 
65)— Three Men Oh Hiirse' (FN)i 
and Fuijitive in Sky* (WB); duaL 
Reach nifty $14,500. Jjisl week 'Ohe 
Way Passage* (WB) and 'Jaflbteak' 
(WB) hit neat 1;6,B00 on elslit <ia.vs; 

Ornheum (Bdwy) <2^80; 25-30-35- 
4p)^'Conflict' <U) and 'Smarteijt 
Girl' (RKO), dual, and vaude. Holi- 
day trade helping for neat $ll;00O; 
Last weeki second run . dual ^ poot. 
■returns.' -''^ ' 

Pantac'es (Part) (2,700; 30-^-55)— 
'Rainbow on River' <RKO) and 'Plot 
Thiekens' (RKO); dual. Bsbby Breen 
rAsobnsible for draw ai^ 200; pf tri- 
able. ..Last week 'HatsOfl' <GN) and 
'Way for Lady' <RKO). fair, i^e,m.. 

P^ramouiii <RirtmarJ (3,995; 30- 
40-55)-r-'PerinieB' (CoJ) and sta^ife 
ahfiy^ (2d Week). Holdine through 
holiday week for okay $17,000; First , 
we=V; $21X)00. plenty healfliv, ; 

RKO (2,950: 30-40-55)— "Rainbow 
on River' <RKO) and "Plot Thickens* 
(RKO), dual; Best Week for. this 
hou.^e in some time at $9:000.^^ Last 
weak. 'Hats Off* (GN) and 'Way for 
Lady* (RKO) hot so forte at $5,400. 

Stale (Loew-Fbx) (2,024; 30-«-55-^ 
75)— Stowaway' (20th). and ^Chan at 
Opera' (20th), dual. Got the jump 
on most of the ^her downtovirn 
houses by opening Wednesday <2a). . 
With three^ay holiday 4ain>* bijt; 
$14,000. Last week; ^Old Hutbh' 
(MG) and ''Crackiip,'' (20^)^ very 
neat, .<«1 1,200. 

United Articts (Fox^UA) (2,100; 
30-40-55)— 'Old Hutch' (MG) and 
'Crack-Up' <20th ) <2d runs). , dual.; , 
Moveover bill. from. . State-Chinese 
fared poorly for two dpya, ihien^'witih: 
'Tarzan Escapes* (MG) aubstittttedT 
for 'Crack-Uo* <»n holiday biz ititmplMl , 
for g:obd $5,500 on week^ X^ast- week 
'Banjo* (20th) and 'L^ve in Exile* 
(CapitoDv weak, $2,5<)0. . 

THIN MAN' $13,«(i0, 

Indianapolis, Deci 20; 
Holiday prices on the Friday open- 
ings coupled V/itb brisk weakead:; 
ti'ade have bolstered . grosses sub- 
istantialiy in doWntoWn houses. 

Estimates fbr This Week/ 
Apollo iFourth Ave) ([l^OO; 25-40) 
—-'Stowaway* (20th ). . Ads have em- 
phasized that this Temple pic will 
be shown only one week instead of 
being held over as has been the 
custom in this house with Temple 
films. Results very good at $7,000. 
Last week re-issue of 'One Way 
Passage' (WB) sour at $2,700, 

Circle (Monarch) (2;800; 25-40) — 
'College Holiday (Par) (2d week). 
Holdover sessibh very mild at $4,200. 
Last week, in face of pre-Xmas bb- 
stacles, dandy, $7,100. 

, iana (Mbnarch) (3,100; 25-40)— 
'Rainbow bh River' (RKO) and 
•Make Millibn' (RKO), dual.. Rs- 
bpehirg of hou^ie after being dark 
siVotit nine irionths. Just fair at 
$5,400. ' 

LoeW's (Loew's) (2;600: 25r46)— 
'After Thin .Man' (MG). Hittirtg the 
high spots for $13,000, terrific. Last 
week dual of 'Remibraridt' (UA) and 
'Our Relati ' (MG ), poor at, $-l,0!)0. 
Lyric (Olson) (2,000; 25-36-'10)— 
• 'Smart. Blonde' (WB) and viiude^ 
Biz is, bright here: $10,000, exesllent* 
Last week 'White Huntei-' (20th ) and 
vaude okay at $7,800. . 



10 



VABIETY 



FILM 



E VIEWS 



Wedniesday, December 30, 1936 



XJPtiD DIGGERS *37 

"Wm-ner roa. release (if First NaUoiioil 
fcroauctlon sJlniB PlcU. Powell. aliU Joan 
Bloiitlell; featuiea Victor Mootfe, ttlendii 
I"aireU, Lee Dixon, Osgood Perkins, Hpsa- 
llria Maiquls. Dlrectea; by Lloyd Bncon, 
'■ Screen play by AViarr^h putt, trOm stage 
■Ulny. 'Sweet Mystery, of Life,' by Richard 
Malbaurii, Michael ■ Wallace and Gearee 
Oiaight. Music and Jyi'lca by- Harry .War- 
ren and Al XKubln; Harold Arlen • and E. 
y. HnrburR: musical director, 'Lio F. .Forb- 
Btelni musical numbers created arid direct- 
ed by BuMbv Berkeley; 'camera, AVthur 
Eileson. At Strand^ N. Y., sUrtlne Uec. 
2S, '30. Hunnlng time,. 101 nilna. . • : 
'Jlbojiier pbeU . . . ; V . Vr ; . . . r. . . picU^Powo 

V Koriiiu Perry -V. . . . r. . , .Joan .BlondPll 

•J/ J. Holjiirt. . ,\ . . .. ..yictor. Moore. 

Geiie vtieye. LarUl^i : lenda Fu rrell 

Boop OBlfethovDc. . . . . i , . . . . . . . .Lee P son 

—• ■ - •■ .. .OsHoOd Perkins 

VRijpallhd.: MnrfjulS 



: 3a,oit^ Withered 
Sally, i....;.... 

..Hugo,;...-.,.. 
Ircne^ . . , . , 
Andy: Callahan 

• DK MsicPuffy. 

: Drr Ben.,,.... 

' Dr. - Wnrehof.. 
Dr. 'Hflnry 

.V:Chalrman . . . . . • 

. Lucille Bailey. 



;Gh'arIeff P." Brown 
, ... ; ..; ilrehe Ware 
.".William P-iyldson 
, . . ;.. .OHn Rowland 
;. ..Chavleft- Hnit^jn 
,.. ;PAul. Irvlner 
,.Harr:> C, flrnrtley 
, . : . ; Joseph • ■ Crcli n n 
. . . .Suaap FlcminR 



-i iJewest .creation in. this Warner 
'rr^^^-Btosl: series, *the^ GoW iDiggers; of 
l937,Vis:ft1)ig;m^ 

that should top preyiotis ..efforts m 
■ :. - the 'digger' series. Aiside from lavish 
i ^ ^ backgrduhds ■ 9tJd spectictt^ scen^v 
V has a . definite,, meaty plot: a: 

I v whaie'of a c^^ 

■ Joan Blondell and. Victor Mobi-e; 
? V , >s\vift pace . apd. : jtw bright 
I JtoUches that-; come from skijljul, 
[ ^ ImbVvine dii^ like it mi 

j ; " ^*sitje\i :.<>nfe of the top ; itlusical? of 

. this. sesiSOTl. y::'- .j-'V' > 

■■]^^'^?Sij&r!tM'' 6biM big dpenihgs;,<)h the 
if V : ictui^ becaiisift^t has hiad t)lenty : of 
i^MiPts^anciei . bally^^ :But just" iti case; 
i^i■J"^;'?'Messi:s.■^.Watt^e^ ^..^ovided. a 
: i*:«6riipreherisive Jaybtrt of exploitation 
Iv^ v; ideas- many^'vto^ naturals. 
'■' %vs And ;the ^ exhibitor need hot- be 
afrsud to^'lay- it oh thick^ M advance 
:i? :P ,hiyr<ihfis^ ■will live up to 

'^a;^'^:;;:■them;-■^. .. ' '>■'.■^- 

j;iiv?Sv^:<-\?Wrher« 

i; ^> ^ ^jiriuil^ irwh.' this ' studio have not 
'^^:i^^-<--'iieia), :x)yerbih'dehed with heavy story 
v::;i' V i :iitat^a^ muwcal opus 

^i^vS^getai moving with ^the added advan-v 
^i;:. ;v^ ta& of a trim backstage yarn taken 
• : V itrohi *Sw!^t Mystery of Life,' Isis : 
i ^ ;;s . season^ Brbadvirtiy play^ by Richatt 
' y.^ . Michael ■ : Wallace and 

^.t^-:^-:p^f^-;migtfi:i- Ih ilxihg, it for the 
^ ^^ icreenr ; Warren Duff , kept., the esr 
!^;:i::t^^-~-^ris;^l(i^ the^hfeine^^ile^bi'inging it 
4 Tight hp tO; the ;Mhutie^-anti^ r 
Ming fito^jir/ w^^ up- 
;^rth<B-mihut^ y^lj ■■ 

/ - d^tis a cocksurie insurance sales-: 
■■tq&tk ©ict Powell- breezea thtonigh 
lihb :pictiu:e^^^ U had been, selling 
policies- all his life. He has four 
^outstanding songs/ never overdoes 
them ahd bi^eaks through with his 
ballads cit' the most oppoirtune times. 
. .Victor' Moore, who . has. not "been 
; pifomineht -c late,; eh* 

ters the icture scene /.again back at 
; ?his old ttiek Of showHtheftirig. In the 
r^e of^^^t^ 

^iroducer, he is the tfbuper of bid 
atid .ea^iW; the comedy life of the 
Ipartyr' Glehda Fafrell, a typical 
Igold^dlggini! choHne in the story, 

4resulit^ Opposite: thfe pompous shO'v- 



After The Thin Man 

(WltH SONGS) 

Metro release of Hunt. Stromberis P.fro- 
duution. "Stajie William PqwOU and Myrna 
Loy;- features Ja,me8 gtewart, Ellssn. Landl; 
Joseph" Caliela, Jessie Ral^h, PIrecled by 
W S. Van Py): .Story, PashleU Ham- 
ihett. ..Screen Pla;y. Prances :<SboarIch and 
Albtrt HacKctt. aixislcal score by Herbert 
Stothftrt . rind Kdward Ward, , Songs by 
Niicld Herb Brown ahd Arthur I'rejd:. 
Walter Doualdawi; Chet Forrest aiid Bob 
Wrlgtit. liaiicep, Seymour. F^IIx:";ph9tpg.. 
CilK^r rf: Mai-sh, At Capitol, . M, T.y week 
Dec. 5,', •3.(i, ' Runnlrip time, lOi mlns, . ■ 
NMck Charles v.. ^Wllltam. POweH 
Nora. .... ...... . • .Myrna Loy 

DaVlO . . . i . .... i . i .... f . Jomea Stewart 

iie\mA . . . i i . . . . .... ..... . . ■• . . • Ellssa ^Landl 

Parioer' . , . . . .'.i., ... ...V. .Joseph Callela 

Aunl Katherlne . i, . ; . ... , . .', ... .Jessie, RnlPn 

Robert . ; . . . ; . V . . ; . ; ^ . * i • ■ . Alan Mi^rshall 
Casper; .... . ; . . i • •'. i . • ... . T«ddy . Hart 

Abrams . , . . ... . . . i . . . . i : .:. ■ Levene. 



PoVly. 
r.uni -.Kep. ,-. . 
Dr. ■ ' mirier. 
Phil.. 



, .■ . . . , .,. Dorothy -McNulty 
; . winiam Xiaw 
i . .George: Zucco 
..-.Paul.' Fix 



I 



1-^ 



■'•.I.. 
'...'. t • ■ 



:'^ah Blohdell, ^ivhiltf hot ^ iven her 
K^i^tomary/iowdy rOte^ is^effective as 
, .chbrihe turned stehog. This 
r>^iE)6te;her dpt»bsite DickP^ again* 
■v with 'ii iriodern-day romahce deftly 
. jntroduced and never permitted to 
, jgb .overboard., Lee Dixon,; young 
tahpihg vii^tubsO^ flits nicely ihto the 
'scheme of ' things, as Powell's . buddy* 
. He looks like a juvenile find because 
of his : in^ratiatihe personality plus 
^^ i^re .dsuicing ability, . V 
, Production has foUr hit tunes, with 
' tw<i. hthiers "that are tuneful without 
being Outstandirig. Film opens (eyett 
- before main title) with Dick Powell 
;ijhging>'With Plehfy ot Mohey and 
:YpU' (Wiirreh and Dubin). Same 
r composers, did: the hit number, .'All 
:>Jg' Fait ih Love and War,' iiised r in 
the closing- spec, sequence. Forme^^ 
I ^nuthber .ipilko isv heard again ih^ the- 
.pictute. fSheaking of the Weather' 
, and 'Let'iS Put' Our Heads Together' 
are Harbach-Arlen sbng outstanders. 
lliey're -also credited ■ with' -Hush 
Mah Mouth' and 'Life Insufarice.' 
The .-Liet's Put' song gets the heav- 
iest plug, and deservedly isOi of the 
Jbuf Harburg-Arlen compositions. 

While .furtherance of the plot .is 
'never bvOi'lboked, ;the picture cashes 
in on -the gorgeous femininity gath.!^ 
..0r&i especially, for this feature. They 
^et a real; ^break in . only . two ; big 
SOng-dance numbers, one at the sUmr 
infer garden party ahd the other in 
the stage show finale. Biit this is a 
strong point rather than 'a weakhes.s 
because it . enables Busby Berkeley 
opportunity tb concentrate on: 
is creations. 

Finale, 'All's Pair in Love and 
Warj^ offers, q^^distinct military flavor 
introducing innumerable novel drills 
and marching formations with 60 to 
75 girls in the line. Involved process 
\Bhbts, skillful lighting and ace high 
cajnera work make these Clbsing se- 
(Quehce^ startlihgly realistic. Laurels 
ib;,to the conibihed efforts, of Gam- 
dramah Arthur Edeson, and Direc- 
;^tbrs Bacbn and Berkeley for these 
superb results.', 

Of the big supporting cast. Rosar 
lihd Marquis and Irene Ware, as 
other chorihfes, and Osgood Perkins. 
Chafle^ D. BroWn and William Da- 
vidisbn, shine brightest,. 

Lloyd B>acon's direction shows 
originality and excellent knowledge 
Ci 1937 (Jineniatic standards. Wear. 



irst thing every one will want to 
know about this one is ,w;hether. it is 
as iood as 'The Thin Matt,' and" the 
answer is that it: island it . iisn',t; It 
has the same , ^tars,' William. Powell 
and- Myrhi Lby; the same style of 
breezy .direction by W. S; Van Dyke, 
almost as niany sparkling lines of 
dialog' and amusing Situations, but it 
hasn't, ahd probably: couldn't hiave. 
the, same freshness and brijgihality : 
pf its pre'decessbr. Nevertheless, 
•After the Thiri Man' is big bp:iofflce, 
possessing- superlative ^mairquee dis- 
play, arid many will want tb see it 
and all will not be disappointed; ,. 

Thie same author, Dashiell'.lJShl- 
niett; Wrote it; and the sauhe |!cr^een 
writers, ^;Firances- Goodrich arid. Air 
bei't Hackett, did the -adapta^ion.j/It's 
the 'same' alL thie way through, and 
v;?hile that's a :guarahtee. Of a cer- 
tairi general excellehcei it's the r ^aisoh 
why it does not Shine sb vbrightly. To 
paraphrase the title; it ; is evident 
that despitfe all the ekpert handling 
Hunt. Stromberg and his ^associates 
could provide, it wias almost impos- 
sible; to make a better mystery cOm-; 
iedy after 'ThecThin Man.' 

Becfiuse the Plot ihcliides , .thtee 
miirders it ishecessary -'tb use. a., good 
deal of fobta^ge in the beginriihg to- 
plant .the. characters ahd tht various 
motives which jpermit' the finger q£ 
suspiOioh to be pbinted in half a 
dozen directions at once.: Then there 
■is the amusing husband and yyife fer 
latibnship bf Pbwell arid Miss Lby, 
frbm whibh quite as nihch fun is de- 
rived as anticipated, but a good deal 
of film gets thrbugh the rilachihe be-: 
fbi-e either the excitettient begins or 
the big laughs start. 'SOme Of> thesd 
preliriiinaries cOuldo be shortened, or, 
as in the\case Of the sui^priqe party, 
deleted eritirely. Ear^ speed would 
help a good deal. ; - • • 

But there iis no use beini; tbb cap 
tious about this type of picture, 
which must be judged for . the enter- 
tainriieht it contains. Ohce the action 
gets under full headway^ there is no 
let-UR; ^ither^iri the suspense of the 
mystery or , iri the buildup, of! the 
c;omedy.. Few filriis this.seasbn have 
'COhtairied more -risibles. 

To synopjsize the story woUld re 
quire weeks of urisatisfactory ex- 
plahations. "r; However, there - is 
murder,, theri anbther arid still an- 
other. - Powell as thie ' amateur, de- 
tective. With JWiss tby tagging along 
and getting herself tangled up in 
the plot; eventually gets his" man. 
The enigma is -solved With suavity 
and occasiorial!guri-pl^, by a bit of 
irigeriibus 'deducirig arid enough- sur- 
prise twists of the story tb keep the 
audience com(yifetely mystified uhtil 
the very end... 

The. two leading, players seem to 
have a swell, time throughout. They 
:do a bedrOOrii scene which is packed 
with laughs; but. wlilch is topped by 
a- subsequent sequence when, haying 
slept through an entire day, they 
have their breakfast; in the evening 
and appear unable, or .uriWilKrig, to 
adjust themselves to the passing of 
time. Nothing ih 'The, Thin Man' 
surpasses these t^b chapters for 
hilarity. 

An excellent supporting cast fur 
hishes the melodramatic trimmings. 
Elissa Landi is gobd as the unhappy 
wife of a blackmailing; philanderer; 
who is victim No, 1, and Jessie Halph 
plays to the hilt a scolding,, irritable 
aunt There is 'menace in JOSeph 
Callei a ight eliib manager, and 
soriie : sympathy, for. Dorothy Mc- 
Nulty, Who is a hardbbilied torcher 
with . questibhable hibrals. Sam :Le 
verie plays a , not too dumb police 
inspector arid' - james Stewart: is calrii 
arid jpossessed until the .blow-off; 
when he does his best work. 

The directiori throughout is riearly 
up to Vari Dyke's best, which is high 
praise. It a .fault is noticed it is 
the atteriipt to byer-play the canine 
actors which somehow are not as 
.turinv a^ they ought to.be; Some i 
terpbiated Songs in .a night cliib 
scene are.just sb-so,, blit the prodUc 
tibn. generally; includirig photog 
faphy arid sound, is siriiart and fin 
ished. ' Flin. 



TITLE CHANGES 

Hollywood, Diecj 
'I Hate Hbrs6s', has been chariged 
to 'Breez^ing Home- at Universal. ' 

Universal hks Changed 'Treve' to 
'The Mighty Treve.' 

RKO has changed 'Miss Customs 
Agent' to 'China Passage.' 

Metro's 'Ada -Beats the Drum* be 
comes 'Burnt Fingers' arid 'To the 
Victor' ill street it as 'Man of the 
People.' 




Miniature Reviews 

♦Gold pigiEcrs ot 1939^ (WB). 

Takes its place at head of preyi-r 
ous hits in this serie^.v With 
Dick Powell; Joari Blbrideil and 
Victor Moore spelling big b.b. 

•Afl^r. the Thin Bf^nV (Metrb ). 
Williami Powell and Myrna ; Loy 
■ pleasing sequipl.v^ , ', 
■ 'College Holiday' (Par ); Mu- 
sical with no: stbry, but enough 
good names and talent to see it^ 
through. 

; 'Sine Me » Love; Sbn(E' (F,Tj.). 
Eritertai irijg light comedy with" 
sbnRs. J -'-' 

; 'Beloved Enemy' (Gbldwyn-' 
UA); ' Merle Oberori and Brian. 
Aheme co-starred iri a; romari^ 
tic tragedy the Irish Revo- 
lUtiori. 

•Case of the Blaik Cat' (WB).' 
Film version of Erie Stanley 
■.Gardner's whodunit 'is nice ':eri- 
tertairimertt, but not b.b. except 
in the duals.. 

'Jungle Princess' (Par); Fairly 
good, eritertairimferit; comedy 
being * -asset; - Dorothy 

Lamour's debut; a dis- 

tinct find. 

•the ' C r i m s o n Circle' (Du-. 
World). Edgar Wallace story . 
imake's acceptable • mystery fare; 
•for American' .audierices, al- 
though almost; •100%.; British 
cast Will restrict- it in U. ' 



COtliEGE HOLIDAY 

. (MUSICAL) 

Paramount release, of . Harl.7.h .Thompson, 
production. ' Fcature,s Jnick. Be.nn.Vi Burns 
and' Aften, Aj.-iry: iBoliind, Jlortha- Raye. 
Dlriect^rt. by. Frank' Tiittle. Story <lnd 
adaptation, J. P. McKvoj.',. Hai-lan Ware, 
H^fla'yV :ileyei's;- Jhy : Gotney ; songs;' Ralph 
RalnB^r/- lieb Robin, •' Burton'- .Lane, Ralph- 
Frted;- ipusltfal: dlrcction.' Borls: Morros;' 
dances; - LeP.tiy; - Prlnz; ' <<'nmera, TheodoV 
Spa,rkuhli . WlDlam' C. Weller. . .At: phra-r 
mpunt.'.Ni T.( week Peo. 1!*, '3 Running 
tlme^,- 87 MlnS. . v 

J, PavlA' B.o\yster. . ;...,-..,.; J.acft. Benny 
^ - '~ George Bums 

tirade . Allen - 
..'..'Mary Dolahtl 
;. ..Martha Raye 
. . . ..MoTSha Hunt 
^leaniore. -Whitney 
. . ;■. .Ldlf Erlkson 
....Tohnny Powpa 
.■■.Oiyfnpe - Briidna 
-. . .Louis .PaPron 
Ben Blue. 
. tlenne Gl rdot 



trying to finish, •Love , in .Bloom' 
against some funny interruptions in 
a production number. Burns and 
Allen likewise suffer frotti material; 
Ben Blue looks excellent in his first 
major .|>icture, because . he's chiefly 
oh his bwri - for his . pantomime. 
Downs, a nice ' looldng juye now, 
With plenty Of experience as a ki^ 
actor back, of him, and Miss Whitney 
are a promising young sbng and 
dance pair for future teaihing- ^^iss 
Raye is okay once again; through her 
own efforts . and, ability, but her 
songs this time, are " -not ^sp, hpt 
Olympe Bradna is hilled, but try and 
find her.; ' ■ ;. .j-r> ^ ^;■ ... ■ 

Of the songs, the slower numbers 
are better than the sWing. I Adore 
You' and ^Sweetheart, Walt?' get;the 
best treatmerit: Other items in the 
score' ? Who's That Knocking at 
My Heart^r; 'ithyme for Love' ariji 
•So Wh^t?'' Boris Morros' mu,sical 
direction is flattering.- Dave Gbuld S 
ensembles are Splendid., 
. Producer Harlan Thompson gave 
the picture everything - reqiiired ior 
strong musical ': ente^.teinment v.but 
the story is- one that /shouldn't have 
gone as lar as production m t^^^^ 
place. Director Frank Tuttle :Cbu.ldn t 
do much better; than he; did with the 
material at hand.- 

Sing Me Lbye 

(WITH- SONGS) 

Irst National, releus^. of Cosmopolitan 
production. • Featurias . Jamea ,^lalton, / Pa- 
•trlclii .ElTIa, -Hugh.VHor'bort,; Zn3u;.Plttp, 
.\llen Jenkins, Ntit Pohdleton. Plveoted by^ 
Raymond :Er)rleht, . - Story,-. atirj:y. Saubei'; 
adaptation.' Sig' Herzls, ,lerr>r WjUd; sopsH,' 
B[arry AVarren, AI -DuWVi; -production npm; 
bora, Bobby Connolly ; dialog director, G.enc 
Lewis; musical dlrectSr, Leo: -^orbstoln ; , ed- 
itor, - Terry >4orflR; ctiincv. Arthur Todd. 
At Criterion; N. .Y.,,'\ve(.'k Dec. ..S.!, ;'3C, Run- 
nlrig «me; TS.mlris. 
.Terry Haines:. . . . . ; , . .-i 
Je'an Alai'tlti- ^ • <: i 
Siegfried. Ilamme.rshla ; .. 
Q>von ,■;:-...-:.' .- . .;; 
Chris., .,.V;.ii.i..;;'.^...v 

HCil k. • « • • ; • « •> • '♦••••« 

T^la. Pairk ..;.,-...... ... 

Sprague ■ ..... ; ; . *. . . . -.'1 . . 

Mr. Barton.-. . . .... . . . . . 

Mr. WlUard.... . . . .-. .J.,: 

Mr, alcoln):, , . 
Blakeloy . .... . , ^ <■'■' > * >' 

Mrs, Park ' 



BELOVED ENEMY 

Vxiited Artists rQleaae oir Samuel GoldWyn . 
production. George Halght, associate -pro>: 
ducer. Co-etat8 Merto-'Oberbn and Brian 
Aberne. .:• Directed by . Henry C. • P.qtter. 
Featureu Kareh Mwley,: Henry Stephenson, 
Jeromip Cownh', Pavld :J5tYen.- Story by. 
John Bi^Iderston, adapted by .Balderston; 
Rose FranlfiBn and William Brown We-, 
ibjney: ttddltlonal dialog, Pavid: Hertz. 
Photographed by Qregflr Tolrtiid. At Rlvo|l, 
Ni Y„ commenclnB Deo, Si, '30. . Runnln 
time, PO mips. ' \ . \ ■- . 
Helen Priimmon^, ...>... V»...4>Ierlo Oberoh 
Pennls Riovdan. . . . ; . ;. .3i'liah Ahcrne. 
Gathlcep . . ; ." . < . • < i , .;, Knren, 'Mdrley ; 
O'Bourko.-. . V;V.i-.'i.". .'. i5 . . Jeronv Cowan 
Oera Id .PreatohVV ,' . '; . . ;" . • .f . v Id 'Nly eii . . 
I..ord Athlelgh. ,Heniy Stephenspn i 
HuVke , i . . , , . i , . ... . i « it:'. ; . . .tJpna Id Crisp . 
;J.erry; ; ; .« . . < < «, • . .V. . ,Ra Honld .. 
RjNaii ^ . . ; , ; • • • , , • ronYHHv Bates ,: 

Rodney.'. .. ;•;»•• . . •:• • <•;.>:..'.■.. p.. ;J. Keiiy 

Connoi". .-i . . .,:» • ,.• ii', ..Vi.'. . ,Lo<i McCabei .. 
Callahan. ; ... . . i. . .Pat O'Mnlley ^ 

Casey.,; ; ; .... .v. •••>•, •,.•>. . . Jack -Mulhall : 

Colonel Loder. ..i..,.,;: . t .> . . Claude IslrtK v 
.Xhbi'ntpri ....... •.',;;r-.-.-Wyndham Standing. 

Airayd.-;-; , .".v..**". i'i ', . -.i.Jiavia 'TorrpnOe" 
b' rien.-. .■*.■.■■.»;. ..:V.;.vTbeodore yon ;I?lt2! • 



Geof gfe , Hymeii . , 
Calliope Pove. .'. 
Carolai Gaye. , . : V. .-r. . . .-; . 
Daisv--. Sch'og '.'V 
Sylvia- Smith , . , r ; . . 
'Ble'anbrer Wayne. . . ."; . '. 
Dick .-Winter.9. , . . ; . . . . . ; .* 
Johhtiy ■Jifin.e.s. . -.' . . . ; 
Felice L'Jclotrimedleu.-. . . . 
Barry.' .Taylor. . . . . 
Stage- -Hand. .i'. ,:.-.;-. .-.,. .-. 
Professor Hercules Dove * 



. . .JpiVies' MeU.on 
; -.-.Ijatrlcla- Bills 
.Hugh Herbert 
. ./aSu' Pitts 
..•;Allen Jenkins 
: . ; Nat Pendletoii 
'. . . Ann S5hcrldan 
.. .\Vhlter Catlett 
ofacirt Oayahpuish 
,- ..Chirles Halton 
Clinrlos Rfchmah 
.'. .Deirinls Mbpre 
iGeoi'Rla 'Calne 



Goodrich .;. 



.-. ;Gri\nY!lIe. Bat^s 



For a picture that permitjs the cast 
to run around practically ' the 
loose, 'College Holiday' gets along re- 
markably welK- . There's no evidence 
of .coordination between the actors 
and those- oh the story end, but there 
are some competerit specialties by 
competent people and these are 
sufficient , in riumber to provide a 
fair amOurit of amusement. .When the 
specialties are nbt on and the picture 
is on its owri, it's pretty terrible. 

The names probably will get it by 
for fair business, yet it's tbo bad 
that with such an assemblage of 
good and well knowri talent that the 
picture rates above average neither 
as. entertainment nor as a potential 
big grosser. . • 

It doesn't pan out clearly, but 
what the quartet of authors seem to 
have had in mind was a novelty 
presentation of a fiock of collegiate 
youths and beauts. There's a hotel 
resort that's losing- money arid a 
femme .mortgage holder whose cur- 
rerit pash is the. practise of eugenics'. 
Most of the story is Concerned with 
keeping what seems, like several 
hundred youn^ couples from, pairing 
Off and gbirig into corners for neck- 
ing; the idea being that ' eUgenic 
matirig-/may be well and :gobd. but 
you can't play ping-pong with a 
baseball bat. The 'story' isn't taken 
seriously. It's kidded, but the kid- 
ding doesn't, help. It's even too silly 
•for Gracie Allen to handle effectively 
arid there's riothing . silliej? than that. 

At the .finish, and apparently as an 
afterthought and for squaring pur- 
poses, Benny comes on alone for; an 
explariation' to the audience. He 
says it was all in f up, arid hopes the 
audience enjoyed it. A most uniisual 
piece of business, but rather than 
helping, it only accentuates the ic- 
ture's shortcomings. 

Ben Blue's comedy minuet with 
Burns and Allen, Johnny Downs arid 
Eleanor Whitney's . boy- iri buck 
danping, Marthai Raye's coon-shout- 
ing and -Benny's valiant deilivery of 
.Some unworthy lines are the saving 
graces. There's some smart- musicitl 
production at times, and' especially 
in the lavish minstrel show finish, 
but it's kicked around until nearly 
lost amidst a story that throws a wet 
blanket bn the proceedi every- 
,time it asserts itself. 

Lei'f Erikson and Marsha Hunt are 
the rbmantic singing leads and both 
lightweight, comparatively, in a cast 
that's otherwise big. time and reads 
like a two.-a-day ..bill at the old 
Palace. . Erikson is a big, athletic 
looking boy with a baby face and 
deep voice, and the combination 
drew the wrong kind of audienCe re- 
action at the Paramount, and very 
audibly so. He needs more careful 
handling. 

M^ry Boland as {i screwy heiress 
represents an awful . wa.ste of first 
class talent; Her part is Very bad. 
Benny gets a slightly better script 
break, although he. hasn't a real good 
line in the picture. He's best when 



Entertaining light comedy, tajster 
fully produbed arid With : enough 
ijongs'.ipridi'sirigi ' '.'to.-ailmpsi 'cla^ 
as a musical. Cast doesn't hold a lot 
of drawing power. . ZaSu Pitts is the 
only b.b. ; iyidual,; unless 'Janies 
Meito'n can attract. on- ' io rep 
arid one" pfevibus screen effort, but 
the picture hjas . enough merit tb make 
a satisfactory showing- on^ its own. 

Story isn't much arid the dialog 
fails to sparkle,' yet there's a constarit 
stream of laughs, thanks to an inci- 
dental running gag in the hands of 
Hugh Herbert. As a balmy klepitO- 
maniac on the loose in the -Idepart- 
ment store" in which the -story is set,. 
Herbert is in and but frequently for 
shoplifting stunts, ' and funnier each 
time. The effectiveness Of' the role,- 
as played, is derived chiefiy IrOm 
Herbert's pantomime, but the. part 
itself is a credit to the scripiters, 'wai- 
ter Catlett as a, fiOorwalker always 
chasing Herbert is a big help also in . 
building up this sustained comedy 
situatibn to. icture-sayihg propor- 
tions.. ' ; 

Melton is the lead, playing a re- 
formed playboy who starts at the 
bottom as a 'Clerk in his late father's 
department store, in order to learn 
the business. He. prefers to remain 
unidentified while slaving, and that 
brings on the complications. He 
picks the music counter because .he 
likes the girl (Patricia Ellis) who 
works there, arid the authors picked 
that spot for him iri order to ring in 
the singing. 

. Practically the entire; singing bur- 
den rests on Melton, and that was a 
mistake. Despite that his vocalizing 
is the' best part of the radio boy's 
work, he seems to be in and on at 
the rate of every five minutes, and 
this solb piping throughout the pic- 
ture grows tiresome after awhile: 
That the Warreri-Dubin songs are 
lacking in knockouts doesn't help, 
either. Miss Ellis joins Melton for a 
few bars now and then,, and Miss 
Pitts essays a hillbilly number, but 
an additional femme voice of Mel- 
tbn's quality or close to it would 
have been a pace-chariger and a big 
help to the musical moments. 

Allen Jenkins arid Nat Pendleton 
are in for extra comedy parts, and 
both do nicely. 

Bobby Connolly is credited with 
stagirig the 'production numbers,' but 
none is • apparent, which may. or miay 
riot mean that isome were briginall.v 
included and clipped out. As viewed, 
picture is a straight comedy, with the 
songs worked into plot situatioris to 
fit as best they can. minus trimmings. 

Songs are 'That's the Least You 
Can Do, "The Little House That Love 
Built' arid: 'Summer Night.' Meltbri 
also handles a pair of oldies, 'Lone 
Prairie' arid; 'Your Eyes Have Told 
Me So.' : 

■ Some of the Hugh Herbert bits are 
comedy classics, and these will be 
remembered long after everything 
else in the . picture. On One of his 
lifting trips he walks into a portable 
bar. fully equipped, booze and all, 
and proceeds to mix a cocktail. He 
can't find the shaker., so he pours the 
ingredients into his mouth, shakes 
his head! and swallows. 

'Sing Me a Love Song* is a nice 
title but, bad grammar^. in ca.se any- 
body cares. Bige. 



'BeloVed Enemy' is a Hollywood • 
version of how peace- was. restored ■" 
between the British and Iri^h 
■1921, ari<} it is one of the most in-,, 
credible screen, yarns wliich has , 
beeh shown in many ia day.- And 
brie of the most remarkable thiri^s ' 
about' it is. that it is done with such , 
cbnsummiaite histrionic and direc- , 
tbrial finesse- that One almost be- - 
Jlieyes; it.- Almost, but not quite. , : 

While the conveiitiorial pattern :bf 
dramatic license in : the tellirtg Of ah " 
histor'ical romance, is to project a- 
story , : against the background of ■ 
some weighty international cbriflict, 
the' three cbllabOratOrs. Of 'Beloved 
Enemy* haVe 'dealt with . fictional • 
principals. They ;have conceived a " 
romantic- trajgedy between the leader •. 
of; the Irish insurrectionists arid the ' 
titled: daughter of a British eoricilia- 
tor, arid the .fesult, is more faritastic . 
than .anything G.' A. Herity ever ' 
vented; '1 : 

Samuel Qoidviryn, the producer, 
inserts an explariatory preface which 
frankly disclaims any historical • 
: curacy in the stbry br the. characters, 
thereby eliminating ^iny .controversy - 
oVer the facts. But if at ari; early 
date when the - film is showri in Dub- v 
lin a tidal .wave engulfs Hollywood 
it will be caused by .the Emerald 
Isle turning' somersaults. . 

Third bf the Goldwyri offerings of 
the season^ thte' picture bears ^partic- 
ular, iriterest' in that Merle Oberon 
arid Brian Aherrie are . co-starred, " 
They are surprisingly; well suited to 
each . other, ; arid the romantic epi.- ' 
sbdes, i. altnbugh . > somewhat . bver-_ 
length, are chamirigly played. ' Miss , 
Oberon is Ibvgly :to . look upon .and 
sbeaks her; lines with firie eriimcia- 
tion. All . the stiffness .of manner >^ 
which heretofore has characterized '' 
Aherne's screen acting has. disap- » 
peared in this film, and he plays the, 
yoUng Irish rebel with humbrbus 
ease. Their jbint work justifies their . 
reappearance in anbther . film. . 

Henry C. Pbtter has directed with 
a gobd deal of assurance and skill 
from a script prepared by ■ John*-, 
Baldelcston, who is credited with the 
very fine play, 'Berkeley Square'; 
Rose Frankeh and , William BrOwn 
Moloney. 

Bearing in mihd the iritroductory 
petition for . lehiency iri estimating 
the story, the best that can- be said 
for it is that the Irish-British im- 
broglio .furnishes liVely and exciting 
passages which are ; effectively .visj 
ioned. Particularly^ commendiable 
are the scenes showing the concen- 
tration of British troops and lorries 
in. a' surprise raid -On the Irish lead- 
er's house,,- whither they were di- 
rected by following the unsuspecting 
herbine. 

While the two lovers are discussr 
ing the futility of bloodshed, they 
are beirig surrounded by armed men 
hot ior the kill. Then follows an 
exciting chase oVer housetops .which 
is good melodrama. Also a scene , 
betweeri Miss Oberon arid Henry 
Stephenson \ played ' on shipboard 
against the dull outlines of nassirig ' 
harboi" craft is excellently ponceived 
and lensed. 

The strain on credulity is the im- 
plication that the armistice between 
the warring factions was brought 
abput by the English girl because of 
her love for the Irish chief. Repre- 
sentatives meet ;in London and . dis^; r 
cuss settlement terms. Just why ': 
Aherne becomes a marked man for 
consenting to what is apparently a 
nopular peace, is not made too' clear, 
but bn, his return tb Dublin -he ' is 
assassinated by one of his own pai'ty 
and dies in his sweetheart's arnis. 

A secbnd. or 'happy' enrtinp., was 
made by the studio, but the tragic 
■ note was struck at the RiVoli show- 
inp and seemed consistent with the ,. 
plot; 

; Through all of . this some quite ex- 
pert abting and character portrayal 
give the film certain entertainment 
qualities; of which the best are the 
quiet, humorous passages among the 
Irish council members. . Henry Ste- 
phenson; as the British government 
conciliator, gives another of his fine 
performances. Jerome Cowan, as an 
ardent patriot and bndy!?uarn of 
Aherne. is outstanding. Donald Crisp 
is excellent in an important role of 
a severe committeeman who will not 
compromise the cause of Irish free- 
dom. Karen Morley plays a ^oung 
widow with sympathy, and Glaucje 
King. David, Niyeri, John Burtrtn. ana 
Theodore Von Eltz all contribute 
convincin*' portraits. 

Gregc Toland's camera wor is 
especially good, and the musical 
.«;core by Alfred Newman Si>';J^»ns 
the tragic mood. ' 



Wednesdity,- Deeenibcf ' 193$ 



IFILM BE VIEWS 



VAMiETY 



11 



Caise of the Black Cat 

• ■ f, • ., , 

Warner roi. ' sc<>ducU(Hi mnA releiu«. 
rf«tur«9. icardo Cortex, Juqq Tn^vla. 
Jan0 Bryarii Cralgr- Reynolds; Carjyle 
M«Pi-e^ Jr,. Gordon EUliOtti Directed by 
WliUam McGann. From etory by Brie 
Stanley Gardner; screeniilay. F, Hush Her>^ 
bert; Fllin edltoi-r Frank Uagee: caihera, 
Allen G. Slegler, At Palace, . N.^Tk. double 
bin, week Decv t4. 'Se. BunnloK time, 
«5 minfl, 

Pef-ry Mason. ««<>..;«■••• ;.tUcardo Cdrtez 
Delia Street,. ij»;ui,«*«a«;«M««uJuha Trctyla 

: \7Jlma Laxter.,*tM*atMM«a^^vw.'Jaha Brjrah 
Friink Ortfley.ve ,«« «....Craifr /Reynolds 
Dbvtclas Kcene.'«^r«ar»k.Carlyle Moore. Jr. 

:fiam. I<axter:j.««.aaM«*«>.... Gordon Elliott 

l46uiBe DeVoa«> t*««*««i*»»4^edda HarrlKan 
Patil Drake. «^,*«ft«4w*«*. Garry Owen 
Peter Ijaxterft«*«M«««o 'Harry 'Davenport 
ABht'on.. ., ■4i«>'.Gea!rffe ' Rosener 
Dr. . Jac6ba.'««*>'^. »■»•'«>•• Vv'.iGordon Hdrt 
Shdster. i . . ...>.. ^ •••• • ;>«^Ciare!At!e Wllaon 

Burger. • <.'.f ••••••••^•-.ii ;> .'.'Guy-. U^her 

Mrs. PIxIey. . . ^ .■••■«. ,|ji>ttle WllltamB 
Rev. StUlwell,..^.*.**;. .'.Harry Hayden 
Brandon. . . ..4 .......;***V..'>Mllton Kil>bee 

Sfft> Hplcpmb. ....^ ...i ;J.o1rn SHeebc^h 

Erie Stanley . Gardhet's mystery 
tnelodrainas usually Make ehtertaiii'- 
liig film fare; and the conversidri of 
rrhe Case of the Black Cat' Jrom 
book; to celluloid, is no exception. 
It's a whodunit that will , hold the 
patrons once they're inside, though 
its power to draw 'em in is doubtful 
JPitibably will do .okay^ in th? duals^. 
■Virith plenty of exploitation liecessary 
in . those .spots where it'll be on its 
own. 

r j^rodiictibn; - cast and screenplay 
lire all 100% » the combination hold- 
ing th6. suspense and iaction to the 
•final blbwoff in a thoroughly satis- 
factory mannet. F. Hugh Herbert 
rates beitds for a Ane adaptation of 
Gairdnef's bbok^ while William Jilcr 
Gann's direction give it the; zip and 
place a picturizatipji of this type of 
■•:.fitory. nesieds, ■ 

On the .^cting side; Riciirdo Gortez, 
Us the iawyer-detective Perry Mason, 

-delivers a standout job. June 
Travis, as his secretairyj Jane Bryan, 
as a love-ihterest; Carlyle Moore, 
Jr.» Harry Davenport arid Garry 
Owen also rate; high among the mbre 
pleasiant characters in the film, Re^t 
ofythe importaiht cast members sirei 
all heavies, or portrayed 4s such till 
the &iale, with all csf^them okay as 

. Ri6naces> .These include Nedda Har- 
rig*n, Gordon Elliott, rCraig Rey- 
nolds and - George Rokener; 

Three niurders, a treiasure hunt 
and a screeching cat manage to cre- 
ate sufficient chills to build up to a 
sock finish, when Cbrtez, in a court- 
room scene; immask^ the real killer 
;and develops that the millionaire 
'victini' only took . a ^alk to escaibe 
his conniving relation^ 

Only: incongruous note in the film 
Is the anmial that gave the story its 
title-r-instead of a black cat, director 
of the fiUn apparently cbuld only 
find a. grey and White tbm. It is 
not- sufficiently, important ta mar an 
otherwise okay film in its class. 

Scfi 



3£NSATI0N 

(BBtnSH MAPB) 

Londohi i>ec. is. 

..-^^^'l?'"" of Aesbclated rltlish 

production, st^rs John Xodge. Directed 
K ^r""'*"! ^>^amond Hurst. Screen play, 
puaiey . Leslie, winum Preahman. ve- 
lorie Deans; ^roin i>lay 'Murder Cans' by: 
George Monro: camera. Walter Harvey, 
At. Piccadilly; London. Dec, 17, '36. Run^ 
nlnic .tlme. (!6 mlna. 

« I i^^^il^'*- ■ •♦ w.*.,;,.;. . . .John Lodge 

Turnplt, . . i . . . V, .r .Diana Churchill 
Sll -"S • • • • • • i.FranclB Llpter 

Vj*'nBer..,.,..,..,„.,.Jo^n Marlon 
Hnii""* argikret Vyner 

BPiKey.^. ...•,4,,,,,, .Jerry Yerno 

Henry Belcher. ..,.„„. .Richard Bird 

5;»r— • ^lewy...., , ...Athene Se.Vler 

»purge ^. ..,....„,,.,,, i k Dennis Wy ndham 

wSi •••^^•"■y Oscar 

S>_;^V;l' * • •»••♦;•••• 'i***... Anthony Holies 

SIT li*' .Martin Walker 

Mrs., SDuree, . .Sybil Grbve 

»i • • • .Leslie Perrlns 

twT.. ^"^'*'??' .FeHx Ayimer 

f .Turnpll. ...^.Arthur Chesney 

f»«i i" " ' ' • ».•».♦ , James Mnvter 

T«i.„^; • • . . .Billy Shine 

Inspector. Hoggett. . ; . . . , ; t . . Brian Herhert 
n'l^^' J' ,P'"»ctpr. .... . ; i . .Joe CunnlnKham 

"ick Grainger- . . . ; . . ichael . Galnsborougb 



Produced as a play at the Embassy 
theatre last year, this story has been 
made intb^ian excellent commercial 
picture. Director- has adopted in 
American t6mpo, which speeds it 
along and sustains interest through- 
out. It cannot fail tb entertain Brit- 
ish audiences, but when it comes to 
competing in the American market 
n Will court comparison with 'Front 
i'age and similar pictures which 
have gone before. Which won't be so 
good. 

. a London prototype of filriis 
aepictmg American hewspajpier 
prflces and the activities associated 
crime reporting.. Hero is a star 
T.!P+u®5'^*^°s« <^ancee insists he give 
up that method of earning a liveli- 
. «^se. Follows the how 
lamiliar situation of his breaking in- 
numerable: appointments with her to 
f?o stories. It finishes with 

n^i^^^^'^S beaten all the ■■ other: 
i«t?f^'.^^f"'^^"6 the mui'derer's love 
ff^A^P his wife, getting soft at the 
l^t.ufnmg the letters for the 
sake of their child. 

rp?<ii;^^u'^^ i^^^ ^^^^ ^ ^hat could 
rMsonably be expected Of him with 

fiffnrf ■ o^. less, than giJi 

Of mnL- Tu '*^"^"^' ■^"^Ploylng a cast 
01 more than average talent to sup- 
wrt ^^ohn Lodge in the stellar role. 
Lnrfll. something lacking in 
nn^hu Poi'trayal. not readily de- 
somolu- He seems minus that elu.sive 
something that makes for .warmth. 



Perhaps he has not yet found him- 
self. 

Thiere are nearly two dozen sup- 
porting characters, aU of them played 
by West End people of note, some 
of them stars. Most notable bit of 
work is of Fraridis Lister as the mur- 
derer, who struggles fiaritically to 
free himself from the tentacle^ of the 
evidence with which the star re- 
porter envelops him. - , 
-Nothing particularly startling in 
the^way Of photographyi but alV of 
At shipshape. Jolo. 

Jungle t^rinc^ss 

(WITH tSONGS) 

paramount releasq. of E. Lloyd SheUlbn 
production.. . Featu^ea Dorothy Lainour. 
■Ray- Mlllaiid, Akim .Tamiroff^ Lynne ^ver- 
man, Molly Lamont. Directed bV WUUam 
•ThlHer .StOry. Max Marcln; adaptation, 
Cyril. Hume. Garald Geragtaty and Qouver- 
neur / Morris: camera. Harry Fischbeck; 
muelc: and.:, lyrics. Fl-edeilck Hbllahder and 

SfiS***^!!!' Rlaltot. N. .T.; week Pec. 
.30. '36; 82 niln.a, . • r 
tjla.hi .; ;V. v.'.. , .Dorothy Lamour 

Christopher Powell..,.,*... ...Ray Mlllaiid 

KM-en Nng;.;.i;i,,.i»^,;,.Aklin TaiijIrofiE 
.Franlf. i •■...■.,,»;.,,,;;,«,; iLyiine .- .Ovenrian 
Ava. i. .,,,,vci*«,,;;.,MolIy- L'anidnt 
Nelon. .:• . . . ;. . .:..<.'.«i ....... . . ,„. ; . ; .Mala 

Col'^ Lane. iVfc....i,;.Hugh Buckler 

Ulah .(rta child)...;..,...,.-,. ; Sally Ma'rtJn 
Xiln. . . . . . ..4 .ii. .Roberta .Law 

> Whije 'Jungle Princess' is unlikely 
to /have the circulation of a leader, 
or .go into big grosses, it is an import 
tant picture in that it' introduces a 
new • face and ji^rsonality to the 
screen,. Dorothy Lamour. This is her 
first picture, and through- it she lands 
pbwerfully in spite -of the .highly 
.imi>robable story Which makes her a 
female Tartan and calls upon her to 
play a rather difficult role. Mariy 
much more seasoned actresses, could 
hbt have cbme through on the as- 
signineht so ihipressiyeiy. 

Miss Lambur's performance, 
coupled with the . expert manner in 
Which others in the cast acquit them- 
selves, as well as, considerable ef- 
fective comedy, makes 'Princess* 
fairly palatable entertainment most 
of the way. it begins to drag some 
^hat toward the end when a lot <y_ 
melodramatic incidents pile alp and 
it'^apipears someone Was bkving 
trouble trying to get the proper 
finish. One thing happens after an- 
other in that last 2.0 mintites or so, 
with the. film getting so thick -from 
plot and inelbdramatics that it begins 
to lose its punch. 

. Up ahead the plot, while unreasonr 
able, has a way of holding the , inter- 
est better. A pirolog rather uniquely 
plants the excuse for a female, Tar^^ 
zan; in the person of. Miss Lamour. 
A little native Malayan girl who has 
a pet tiger sees the inama tiger kill 
her father. The tiger is also killed 
arid the baby tige, plus the girl, grow 
up . together with each probably 
realizing they better be friends - and 
jprotect each other. 

After a lapse of 15 years the .girl 
and the tiger are inseparable pals. 
The lass also has made friends of 
other beasts, notably a chimpanzee, 
through Which most, of the coitiedy, 
some of it excellent, is projected. 
Ray Millarid, frpm a nearby hunting 
expedition, gets lost in. the woods 
and the girl takes him into' her 
jungle cave home. He has taught 
her some English^ including a song 
which she also dbes in sbme native 
tongue^ and after months Is rescued. 
By this time Millahd and Miss La- 
mOur are in love, but back at ex- 
pedition headquarters, where Mil- 
land's fiaritee also awaits, there is 
con.siderable trouble to overcome. 

Natives, believing the tiger and 
girl are possessed of iome powei-ful 
spirit, are preparing for some whole- 
sale slaughter when by highly , im- 
posi$ible. circi^mstancies they are 
saved. Among bthier things, the 
jungle girl's animjal friends have or- 
ganized, a posse of chimpanzees 
which virtually wreck" the native 
village as well as the natives. This 
scene is very effectively photo- 
graphed, together with many others, 
including some jOine camera technique 
in getting prictures of the .girl and 
a:big tiger.. ; : 

it is possible to enjoy 'Jungle 
Princess' in spite of its fantastic 
story and situations, but much of 
this enjoyment traces to the cbmedy 
punches. The tamed chimp is a big 
asset in this, directibm Some, other 
good comedy is injected back at the 
safari camp when the so-called 
jungle princesis ^ shows up , near to 
civilization for the first time.' Action 
at a dinner :table helps get laiighs, 
Lynne Overman in .late scenes - han-. 
dies comedy arid! doeis it exception- 
ally' .well; 'nv 

Miss Lamour, at first speaking in 
what, is supposed to be jUnjgle lan^ 
^iiage, later gets to some English. 
The song she has twice , done in hei^ 
Own tongue back .in the wOodsi a 
very listenable tune called 'Moori-i 
light and Shadows,' is later sung by 
Miss Lairibur in English; She sells 
it .impressively. 

Miss Lamour is not only a viery 
striking type who shbuid become a 
screen pefspnality of importahce in 
:a short time, .but she •will fit where 
singing is required.. Her background 
■is as a radio songstress. 

Supporting, talent with Miss La- 
mour, i addition to Milland,- Who 
handles himself competently, are 
Akim Tainiroff and- MOliy Lariiorit. 
Taniiroff plays a native safari leader, 
while Miss Lamont is the fiancee 
•from civilization who loses out. Both 
do welL Char, 



HAROM SARKANY 

( Thr^e Splaiten*) 
(WITH SONGS) 
(HUNGARIAN MADE) 

Danubirt pictures release ot . Harmonla 
produetlpn. Features Gabor Kajriay and 
Maria Lazar. Directed by, Lasalo Vajda. 
Screen piHy.. by Sandpr .■ Hunyadjr. At 
Modern Playhouse, N; y., week Dec. 20. 
.30. Running time. 00 "mlns. 
Anna. 1 alar. . ,. . ; ... , .... -Maria Lasar 

p^fni?.' ■ i' • • • • • ' • • • • • • • • • • • • ' L»cl Balla 

<^2iil I ' S*"**^* ^•*»*«..v.iiGabor Bajnay 
V' ■ ''^•••f . .Joseph •Jiihass 

"••••**>••'•••••••• P- MarkUB 

Jmi«o''.''*'*****>***^*«*''.' • •♦• ■.UH Berky 
Ri^Wi************"'"***' -Serena F, Szlklay 
ru^r^ii:V^''' •>".Kalman .Roasahegyl 
VoVosvrr^^ Kaboa 

.Jullua . GoJion 

ui^w^ er. , , •.>.,..,.,,■,■....,.. Sandor, Pethea 

(iriHungaHan) 

Witty dialog and dextrous riiariipu- 
.lation of word passages : mark this 
farce, comedy done in the. native 
.tongue and ajpparentfy in the Hun- 
garian iriarinei:. Because it l^cks 
"'oye'^ent ^and English titles; film 
will have to depend 100% on for^ 
f.r€"i J?/?^^se theatres for biz. 
What little pantoinirtie there is might 
be interpreted two ways by those 
unaware of what the crOss-exchange 
Of ^yords mearis in English. Miriiicry 
is sprightly at times but largely is 
antedated, judgied by American 
standards. 

; story itsielf is , One of those light, 
frothy things that is bound to pro- 
voke repeated laughter, in foreign 
languagers. Concerns itself over the 
romantic adventures of a college 
student who is joined by his father 
in pursuit of a fascinating actiress. 
The student's wealthy aunts, all three 
spinsters, enter the plbt because they 
are providing the coin for the youth 
and decide to check on his expiendi- 
tUres at school. 

Gabor Rajriay and; Maria Lazar 
are tabbed as stellar peiformers, 
presuriiably becaiisie they mi4gg in 
front Of the camera more than 
others. The dark-haired beauty 
possesses considerable personality 
and might provoke more interest in 
a. vivid story and undier capable 
direction. Reihainder ard standard 
players for the.' Hungarian cinema, 
carrying out their assignments with 
as much precision as the so-called 
stars; ■.' 

Producers here obviously have 
failed to, appreciate thie necessity of 
incorj^orating isome spontanebus ac- 
tion- in a farce vehidie c« this sort. 
Meaningless detail and elongated 
motionless sequences, depending en- 
tirely on dialogs ; for ..results, are 
glaring weaknesses. Photography bf 
high standard. ■ Production values 
virtually nil. Wcaiv 

ACCUSED 

(WITH SONG) 

(BRITISH 'MADE) 

- triiilted Artlsta reliaae ot Criterion pro- 
ductlon (Marcel Hellman, producer). Stars 
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and - Dolores Del 
Rio, Features Florence Dtsmbnd and Basil 
Sidney., Directed by Thbrtiton Freeland. 
Screenplay by Zoe Akhis and George Bar- 
raud. Musical director, PerciVal Mackey; 
dances, ' PhlUp Buchal; . ^camera, Victor 
Atmlnese. At Criterion, N. T., on double 
^blll; week Dec; 17, '30. Ronning time, 83 
mlns. .. 

Tony Seymour. , ;. , .t>ougiaB Fairbanks, Jr. 
Gaby Seymour. ...Dolores Del RI6 

Tyette Delange. i.. .... .. .Florence Desmond 

Eugene Ttoget. (i3ef ending counsel)....,. 

V. .... - Basil Sydney. 

President Court of Justice, . , .John Roberts 
Prosecuting Counsel ...... Cecil Humphries 

Moi'el, this Producer. ....... . . . .Esme Percy 

Alplionse, an old actor., ....Edward RIgby 

f^Dubec, the Concierge.. George Moor Marriot 
Guy Henry, a, Reporter. .. .Cyril Raymond 

.Ninette, a chorus, girl ..... Google Withers 

Henry Gapelle, Tvette's husband,.-... ; 

Rbland Culver 



^Accused* is the second Fairbanks, 
Jr. -Marcel Hellmari production (Cri- 
terion) on their United Artists re- 
lease coritract and is a definite im- 
provement on their first effort, 'The 
Aniateur Gentlehian.* It's a combina- 
tion bf bacikstage musical and mur- 
der mystery, holds entertainment 
most of the Way, and „ should get by 
at the b.o; with perhaps more than 
ordinary need for exploitation. Lieast 
it Will, do is hold the t)atr6ns once 
they're inside. 

Production of the filni Is com- 
mendable,, especially in the musical 
and courtroom scenes, It reflects 
the : expenditure of coin,, good direc- 
tion, good lihotography arid nice 
dance ensembles. Whodunit angle. 
While not the best, is still suffi- 
ciently mysterious to fool riiost audi- 
tors and . hold them fbr .the .blp,w-off. 

Zoe Akiris arid George Barraud 
provided the original iscreeriplay and 
did a ice job on both the plot arid 
dialog. Thornton . Freeland's direc- 
tion also'; rates /bends, despite the 
fact that he per itted the pace at 
times to drop into a Europiean lethar- 
gic state. He held the devious 
threads ofvthe story together^ and 
that couldn't have been so easy in 
this case. ': 

" Story grows Out of the jealousy of 
a knife-throwing dancer (Del Rio) 
when her husband-partrier (Fair- 
banks ) becorries concerned i a flirta- 
tion With the airiorbus star , of ' the 
Show (Flbrerice Desmond). Fair- 
bianks does ari adagio apache dance 
in the film— his first danci ' in a 
picture," but it's; nothing extraor- 
dinary. It's the . knife-throwing 
finish of the act that gets his wiffe 
accused later of the murder, of Miss 
.pe.smond, but. Basil Sydney, as a 
shrewd /French- lawyer, uncovers; the 
stajije. dobrriian a5;.the killer. 

Whodunit angle, though, is not as 
iriiportant as the rou.sical scene.s-, the 
latter being the picture's riiost im- 
portant feature, It's all done iri 're- 



hearsal' for Esme Percy, the pro- 
ducer.' One scene is especially good, 
this a snbW scene and dance by the 
line, which is both ^okay in terpg 
and looks. Moiiriting of this is ex- 
cellent; 

. There's orily brie song in the shOW^ 
this by Florerice : Desmond, but ■ it 
isn't .credited, nor is. it a Standout 
tune. '. Rest of the musical portion is 
all dancing; either by the line or 
the Fairbanks^Del Rio team. 

Performances, rate a nod all doSvn 
the line. .Fairbanks ^ and Miss Del 
Rio fit their pairts and lines nicely; 
Esme. Percy delivery a standout job 
as the little, : nervous French pro- 
ducer; "Gbogie: Withers: Is fine as ia 
dumb ; chbri ; Edward . Rigby, . a 
gabby old hami is first-rate faishiori, 
and Roland culver and George Mar- 
ribt, latter . as - thie killer, are plenty 
riienacirig. Basil Sydney, though; is 
a bit too theatrical iri' his -role as 
lawyer. Scho. 

LACRIMME E SORRISI 

('Popular Train') 
(ITALIAN MADE) 

World . Pictures i)rbductioh and relMse. 
Fentures Marcello SDnila find Ijlna Qnn-: 
liavl. DUected by . R<iffaell6: Matnra^zo. 
.Story by G. Baaio and. R. Matafazzo; 
camera.. Anctilne BrUzl, At Miami. N;. Y., 
wieek . Dec. 1»/ '31$. Running time, 67 
mins. 



(In Italian) 
Lack Of plot and action makes this 
Italiah-ritade a dull: 57 miriutes, but 
in Lina Gennari it has a screen per- 
sbnality who, if able to speak Eng-^ 
lish, rhight get by the big gates of, 
Hollywood. Miss Gennari is poorly ' 
(equipped with what little 'Lacrimme 
Sorriisi* offers, but, unlike most for- 
eign fihri talent, isn't inclmed to be 
excitable, temperamental and full 
bf foolish' gesticulations. Marcello 
Spada, opposite her in . an', amateur 
love story; should never leave his 
native Italy. This picture shouldn't 
have come out, either; biit it did, arid 
it will have to take the beating it's 
going to get., 

An excursibii to: What no doubt Is 
an Italian weekend lure provides the 
excusive for a feeble plbt and the 
development of ; very ariiateurish in- 
cidents, including romance between 
Spada and Miss Gennari, with the 
former moving in on the latter at 
the expense of a dopey bby friend 
who finally gives up trying to hold 
onto his girl. The fact that he loses 
out doesn't seem tb matter a great 
deal, however, since on the train re- 
turning from a Sunday plcnit hfe 
finds a lonely young lady as cbm^ 
pany. The said, lonely lady started 
out on the hbliday > With a married 
man, but latter's Wife moved him 
safely away and she ispent this; day 
moping while others filled up on 
love, food: and red ink. "There is about 
as much , drama in her sorry situa- 
tion, as brought but in the film, as 
there is in finding that mouse ill the 
cheiese-baited rat trap. 

The only thing butstariding about 
this importation, is the photbgraphic 
work of Anchise Brizzi. Not only 
are most all of the shot^ as crystal 
clear as turned out by the boys in 
Holl3rwood, but many of the exteriors 
and.train shbts are so far superior to 
story, direction and acting that there 
is no cbmparisbri; Brizzi ai>i>arently 
knows his camera miidh better than 
most foreign photographers. Chati 

PER BETTELSTUPENT 

(The Beffcar jStudent') 
(GERMAN MADE) 

Ufa release of Max Pteltfei production. 
Directed by Georg Jacoby, Cast; MarlHa 
Rokk, Carola Holm, .Ida Wunst, Johannes, 
Heesters, Berthold Ebbecke, Fritis Kam-- 
pers, Harry Hardt, J. SthaufuBs. Prom 
operetta of-isame title by Carl MlUocker; 
adapted by Walter Wasserman, H. DJlber; 
camera, Ewald Daub. At Garden, N.. T.. 
week Dec; 26, '36,. Running time, 76 mina, 

(In Germari, with Enolish Titles) 
Even with the occasional lapses 
iritb dullness, Ufa'i version of th6 
Millocker operetta makes for light 
and pleasant diversion. It's pitched 
in an ingratiating mood bf raillesry 
arid .the combination of com^dy„sing- 
ing and dancing is enhanced by 
pretty good all-arburid production. 

Standout iri the cast is Marika 
Rbkk, who, besides having the looks, 
puts an eyerfillirig paiir of liriderpin- 
nings to effective use in' the dance 
interludes. She's a Hollywood po- 
tential. Ahother looker whb fares 
nicely is Carola Hohn. A^ the 
impoverished countess With the two 
daughters who set the roiriantic tone 
Of the fable, Ida Wurist finds little to 
do but . mairitain an air bf abseht- 
mirided sappiness. Fritiz Kampers 
does okay by the role of the bliister- 
ing colonel-governOr whose desiire to 
revenge a femme's slap in the face 
serves as the nub ol the book's plot. 

Story is set iri the Polish city of 
Crakow, 17.04, The Germans are bc- 
.ciipying Poland. Kampers, the mili- 
tary governor, Iplots tO humiliate the 
dame who socked him on thie jaw 
(Fraulein Hohn ) by f raming her with 
a studerit who had been jugged for 
revolutionary pother. The lad, 
Jbhanries Heesters^ Is detked but and 
introduced as a duke, but the colo- 
nel's: plan goes awry When it de- 
velops -that the girl, has fallen hard 
for the student and that the latter 
is in fact a nephew bf the king. 

Heesters. also bears most of - the 
siriging load and it's all done in: a 
tenor that stays oip there in the 
nasal passages. Berthold Ebbecke 
fills in acceptably as the co- revolu- 
tionist and pal of the twangy Hees- 
ters. Odcc. . 



REVOLUTIONISTS 

(KUSSIAM MADE) 

Aniklno. release of MosOlm. Dlrecled 
Vera Stcbyeva. . At the Catneo, N. 
Dec. 2^. ^30.' Runnlhg time. lOl) mIns, . 
Alexandier^ Mtkhallov. . ; . .. .V. V.. Hhcliukfni 

Evgeriy Svetlov... .,.i....;N'. P. Kbnjelev 

Sofia OJ^szbv. , i . ; .K. il. Taraijova- 
Varvata-;.Postnikoy ..... . P.- Maretakaya 

Stepaii K.liniov i.,....N. . Plotn.lkoy-. 

NIko Gbtserlnsky. ....... , Vw . -Kttndie.Iakl. 

Rosa Shtelrt... . Smelnlknva 

Amlr.elka.,; ......... .'• r .^r R. Soloyj.ev:- 

Kartuzbv'i-.'. ' Chernovalenko 

Tasha . ... ; ; . ,-, .-. , , i ; w , . . . . .A . ' Tru^ihln 
Captain/. . v.:,^.. .^i ., , ' I. G(irliino,^r- 
Professor..' i^,. . N. Abdulovr. 



/In -Rttsisian, a)it)i English Titles). 

liikie most .of its ^ cinema tic - com* 
rades,- 'Revoliitionists' . Was made for 
honve cbnsiiniptiOn and for the scat^. 
tered few outside the Soviet that are^. 
interestied in thife 'cause.' Few , of 
similar Origih contain the arty value 
that ;riiakes - for patronage Of thie so- 
called intellectuals. . This one in par- 
ticular" is totally: devoid Qf that in- 
terest, beirig ari out-and-out: iriediurii 
bf propagarida. Only - those who 
yearn fbr the steppes will find it 
digestible. ., 

Entertaining spots are few and far 
between; coming only in the action 
highlights and better dramatic scenes 
between male lead^ V; V. Shchukf 
as Albxarider Mikhailbv, and V. 
Maretskaya, as- Varvira Posnitkova. 
Even the lOve angle is subj tigated td 
the creation-' of 'history* : as seen 
through a red lens. There are a few 
laughs, a.mil4 cbricession, but here 
also the taint is heavy ! and the laugh 
is, , as ever, ait thie expense of thC: 
capitalists. • 
. .Billing istates that the film . 
actual account of the sore - days pre- 
ying the World War when thb 
peasants Were kept pret^ Well un- 
der heeL , If the cellulbid in'questioni 
is even slightly accurate their (the 
peasants') status was degrees ben^^ 
that - bf aboriginals- and certainly suf 
ficicint cattse for their rc|sentriient^ 
the picture's bbdy, 

. Alleged. Czarist terrorisrii on the 
nintlK of January, '05, is not wit- 
nessed, but .conveyed. Sound eil6cts 
of gunfire followed by Wailing con- 
veys .1;he 9l|iti'ghter.v Actual fighting 
scenes arevthbse between the Miifs- 
eovite workeris and a crack Iriiperial 
regiment. Vi P. Maretskaya: iplays 
the heroine here.. in routiitg thd 
guards with hand grenades a Ja Joan 
of Arc after the workers hav£! been 
kiUed off. 

Foregoing fracas and lighter com^* 
edy parts where boys are e-xpelled . 
from the Imperiial- College for- their 
sub-rosa : activities are the meagre 
entei:^inment. R^maiilder ^' 
lengthy discourse on ;the:"pros and ' 
.cons of the movement/ secret meet* 
ingSretc. ' 

Direction is linoderately gobdi act- 
ing is okay* but film is too long and 
too blatantly tinted. HurU 



GRENZFEUER 

. CBoandary Fire'K 
(GERMAN MADE) 

Bruno 2wlcken release,' Featurea KIsa 
Krue^er,. Hans Beck.-Gaden. Direction and 
ac^nnrlo. Hans ./Becfc-Gadcn,; camera, Frana 
Koch; music, Tonl Thom^. At the Garden. 
N. y., Dec. 18-24, rao. Itunning time, 83 
mIns,: . ; 

Grenzbauerln ............... .Elsa Krileger. 

Fuhrer des Grehisppstens.Hana Beck-Gadeit 
.Schmugeler . ■^..\, ^VvltH Batip 
Schmuggler. ; . . . .v. .". . .J^ludotC 'leln'Rueg^ 



(In Germany 

Foreign filler-inner stuff. Good 
for biily fair grosses In the Geririan 
houses. HbllyWbod's sole interest, 
in it would be to chop but thie scenic 
material for the library.. . 

Pictorial merits are all that keep 
the piece together. Shots of border 
guards skiing in the Alps, executing 
difficult slides and turns with their 
Wooden ruriners, are better than pat 
and coinmand 90% of the footage. 
Yarn itself is a phoney* The chief 
border guaird routs the smugglers 
and gi-abs off their enticing fenime. 
Elsa Krueger as the come-bn gal 
wbuld :hardly classify as an irre- 
sistible .flame over here, biit she 
dries have some Furopean iricks with ' 
the eyes, etc., that ihijght caiise a~ 
comriiotion in a Ibriely border patroL 
Hans Beck-Gaderi, as the tbugh male 
. visra-visi . isnJt: bad. . 

Kbch's caihera wbrk. while not, 
unigife, . . is .commendable . on the' 
whble. but the honors; ^should go to 
the linkriown skiiers whose flying 
feet: command majbr atteritibri. 

■ Edga. 



Windbag The Sailor 

(BRITISH MAbE): 
London, 

: , Caumont-Bt-ltlsh . production aii't ,-fcl<»a«e, 
Stars win Hay; Directed by Wlllliim Boau- 
dlne. Screen plhy, .irriolt EJdgnr, HlarTord 
Dickons, Will Hny;: camera, .TaCk Cox. At 
Piccadilly, London;^ Dec, .4, '30,. Runrilhgr 
time; ^6 mi ha.: 

Captain Bi'n Cutlet. .■. Wlh .iy 

JCrctr.lah Hacbottlc: . .Moore. Marriott 
Albert, . .. . ..... J . . . . . i . . ; . .Crahum: MofTiUt 

OUVer PoftOr-Portet; ,. , . 1... .Ni)rrna.,Vor(Tfn 

Yates... , . . i .:. . . , . . .Kenneth \V.nrrlnKl6n 

Maryatt. ; . . * ; . . Ilennfa VVyridlihrn 

limmu Harbottlo, . ■ 1 , iAhiy Vehcsa 



Will Hay, a pop vaudb coririedian: in 
schooimaster character, , portrays a 
foxy scrounger who hangs out In his 
sister's barroom; - recounting imagl- 
riary sea adventures to hiooch drinks. 

In reality a barge skipper and 
knowing nothing of seamariship,. he 
is suddenly called upon by. a wealthy 
ship-ownitig woman of the village to 
give a Itictute to the local Sea Scouts» 
(Continued on' page 27) " 



VARIETY 



iTc^et^ay, Pecember SO, 1936 



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"Take it from Eddie, boys, this Paramount picture 
has given me more personal satisfaction than any 
IVe ever played in» And that goes for ^Diamond 
Jim' and *Come and Get It/ Why? Because ythe 
story has true emotional power. And because 
Miss Larrimore is one of the finest dramatic actresses 
I've ever had the good foriune to play opposite." 




**rve played in plenty of Broadway hits, bi^t 
this, my first appearance in pictures, tops 
them all. For, as Mr* Arnold says,* the story 
IS the kind an actor likes to get his teeth 
into, and he and Mr. Bancroft are just about 
the grandest lads to work with I've ever 
known in the theatre/* 



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Edward Arnold 

with Gail Patrick •George Bancroft*Joiin Trent -Sidney 



Vedn^jiy, Decf^mbiei^/SO, 1936 



VARIETY 




"Just let me add my two bits 
worth. *John Meade^s Woman* 
IS okay. And this Larrimote girt 
is the box-ofl&ce find of the yea^t 



p.s. Just to prove they know who! thoy're 

tciiking about, we might add that both previews 
of Paromouitt's - John Meade's WcHnan", in South 
Norwalk, Conn, and in Hollywood/ Cal., have 
shown audiences cheering the picture and claim- 
ing Miss Larrimore's performance one of the 
great acting lobs of the year. 



■more in JOHN MEADE'S WOMAN 

Blackmer • A Paromounf Picture * Directed by Richord Walloce * a B* P. Schulber^ Production 



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V4RIE¥V HOUSE REVIEWS 



W^jdjil«8^y, p 30, 1936 



STATE, N. Y. 

, , % T. Granluhd is tack here once 
iriore with a typical N.T.G, tevue, 
and. it's certain to .b0.' a' Ijanner 
Christmas week for the State as well 
as i'ts fans. N.T.G> not dhly has good 
•drawing power but. having played 
■this, house niimer.olis times, no . doubt 
hais built up a following that watches 
ior him around Broadway's loiie: 
vaude, theatre. 

. Granlund'S^ rievue is ^socko enter- 
tainment all this, .w^yr including a- 
lineup of talent headed'' by . Ffahk- 

- Gaby that insures results both on 
iiovelty and laughs as well as girl 
display^ Gaby is new with .N.T.G., 
*i^)t>; having: appeared ; with his girl 
revue 'the last time playing, here, 

" The Slate Bros; were with Granlund 
on that occasion for principal com- 
edy chores; 

The Gaby act sustai itself beau- 
tifully on a ^pretty long assignment 
ahd.outside' of the regular spot for it 
Gaby and hi;? stooge, Jerry Hausler, 
pitch in extra work, in ^digging .for 
laughs. As. result, the present N.T.G. 
frolic is loaded 'heavier with .comedy 
than, ever before. 

Gaby i.and his co-woirkers; 
fiausler and^^Kay: Stuart, are spotted 
aboili middle, workihig in front of 
the -Ruby Zwerling house -orchestra 
.Bind a. riihway upstage- over which 
the girls iare paraded. He has Haus- 
; .ler in bialcony box . most of the 
: time, . exchanging .'crossfire- that 
:jnust have come from , a good ma-, 
teriiil writen Some .of the gags , iire 
ti bit zippy, biit nothing ih the whole 
N.T.G, ighOw is objectionable, Jinclud- 
■ing the, -freshness of business -with 
the .; f at girl working in , the Earl-^ 
-JjackrBetty $ks|tihg act. Gaby <^hd 
A ■■: Hausler. larigely figure : jn , the. ,hpwlr 
;ihff session >j^ithv the girl of Ine vajst 
'/'dimensions; vwhich . closes the' unit 
; to ai ^trohg .Iatl.' finale. . Another girl 
; ' precedes , her- onto the stage ior 
' . spin with, the skaters, both cbnuhg 
,.:but;df tjiie 'audience. Earl, Jack and 
fiet^ wiere with rl.T:G. years ago at 
' the Itolly wood , xestauraht; N. Y^, 
. \%here the. s&me . spi ihg ., stunt . was 
■■■■always'-socko.. . 
'i NiT;G<'s show isn't as heretofore, 
'53. minutes; ' presumably for better 
turnover. . 'Revue opens in the , fa< 
vorite ' NTG manner with noisemak-' 
.(^s being, handed out. 

; Gloria . Cobk"s dance specialty^ is 
' jBbr^v.;: Jt- isn-t a knocko but the 
; V Cuban" pSirtion. of . the routine- is fair- 
.r- ly .well done. Another dancer, 
■ Christine .Fay, follows in an acro- 
. batic ^number that Has an original 
twist . as the dancef goes through 
, ^yarioiis tricky stunts with', one foot 
:.,.'liiboked' around her neck. The fans 
tated this - feature of the number 
'■ -worthy of 'plaudits. . ,* 

. With. the. girls on for the bathing 
' feuit. parade, N.T.G. chatters . eff ec 
tively. . 

Buddy pouglaiS and Helen Maigna, 
midgets, at this point, in a cute song 
. : and. -dance nuniber, scram . so that 
■ Gaby can get- in the big licks .he 
-scores. 

' . While two girls are. on .for pop 
solos, Betty Van Auken- and 'Very 
.Hall, . N.TwG. iand the Gaby-Hausler 
team are' getting laughs through in- 
:terruptipns... Some of . the lines ' ar^ 
' from offstage. 

'; ; . 'Griahlund has the :. dance team of 
.,. WaUy and Verdyn iStapleton with 

: : ;him agai. This week the Stapletons 

' .are doing, two novelty tap ballroom 
ixoutines topped by a fast buck and 
• vvihg.: The second number is a bit 
long/but ' the . team scores smartly, 
rating - a tcqpi' salute.'^ In - addition , to. 

• the skating i finish, there is a fur 
fashion parade through a tieup with 
I. Fox -Which cian do that estab- 
lishmeht no' harm.. N.T.G.. ihtroes 
all j-the. girls and explains -what the 
furs are. One,0f the girls is .Collete 
Frances from the Texas Centennial. 

Feature is *t(Ove' on the Run* 
<MG). House; packed early Saturday 
afternoon and lid doubt will go into 
one of its highest igrpsses during the 
year. Char. 

KEITH'S, BOSTON 

Boston, Dec. 24. 

'HpUjrwOod Hotel Reyue'^ uniti with 
. , Jimmy , SavO: booked in for 'added 
'strehgtb, proves to be a neat biz- 
gettihg.formiila. Given the; day-be- 
fore-Cliristrnas test, it .opened here 
today with fiill itekm. lip at the b.o. 

Savo Is no stranger in this town, 
and because of his pei:iodic' visits to 
local- boards has built up ' .an apprer 
ciative following who give him the 
glad mitt at' Kis first entrarice. He 
brings in his faihiliar bag of laugh- 
able, pantpibimic tricks , thai include 
phoney "legerdemain, , rich, isatires of 
such - pop tunes/as 'River Stay .Way' 
and . Trbpical Heat Wave' and his 
delivery 6f 'O .Cpme to : Me.' em- 
broidered with . ■ hof scrplay 
•With the pit band. , • 

Feiatured in the, unit its.elf is Sibyl 
fibwan,' a . sure-fire iinpfersphatbr. 
Her xepoirtoire- is also well known 
in the Hub, and the newest additioh, 
of Eleanor Roosevelt, is sockp stuff. 
Her Bee Lillie' mimicry' is another 
Jiighlighf. 

Al Norman. , .his'^ eccentric 
dancing . istpoges, is spotted midway 
ih the unit. '.Mf^ Norman's opening 
remarks fall short of the .hunior 
mark. In fact,, the gags are ,be- 
whlskered, but when the. stooges get 
rolling in their raucous heckling the 
act redeems 'its'elf. 

Stanley Bros., in the > trey, get a 
good welcome with their fast aero 
-linispn dance and novelty challenges) 
«nd Fat Stanley appears again to 



good, advantage in the finale, stum- 
bling through a driinko specialty. 

Vocals are featured by Wilnia 
Horner, !' introducing a 'Hot SpeU' 
line number, and Richard Stutz, who' 
brings on ?Stairs of Silver', and the 
Penthoiise' finale. 'Both serve their 
purpose well, but Miss Hprner gets' 
an extra: nbd for exceptiphally . gobd 
sohg-sellingi ' . - 

Production numbers are . colorful, 
of big-time calibre; ,.;and in good' 
taste. ' Costumes, sets, lighting are. 
all top-flight; and the giirls are 
handled with finesse. Xiine's routines 
hold attention all the way. Producer. 
Harry/ Howard Icnpws his stuff. , For 
example, he adds thie right punch to 
the 'Silver Stairs' .hurhber by work- 
ing in' Clark/ arid tJaton, a ; smooth 
iacro-adagib team. This sriiart.coUble 
.'woiild enhance any . show, and in this 
tiiiit they stand . out; i ' retrospect; 
as orie of its. highlights. 

On . the " screen: 'Our Relations* 
tM[G)V r Fox. 



PARAMOUNT, N. Y. 

It's .just year, since the Parar 
mount- on Broadway, struck a . hap^py 
coinproniise between t6b costly stage 
shows and. top skimpy straight pic- 
tures, and in that time . the pit band- 
show idea' has 'clicked,., and good;' 
With - regulation . stage shows the 
grosses: were high but the Overhead 
was even highei^; the straight film 
overheiad -was low but the; grosses 
.were" lower.- , Through, rianrie. bands 
for the. past year' the Par -has ,seeri 
the grosses tpp the overhead - 
sistently... i;---''" .■ 

:%To start off ^the second year -as it 
started the first, the Par, booked the 
Casa^ Lemai band;, which opened the 
^licy, for thie current 'anniversary* 
bill.. ,:This is bhiy the second, band to 
play a repeat in a year at the Par. : 
. Casa-.Lbma is .a .good, band musi- 
cally and an' ehtertainihg pne for 
straight:' entertairiment.: purposes, al- 
though it's the" niusic. that realiy 
counts in the pit as well as. for the 
hoofiiiif, \ Plus the: band, the. house, 
cohtiributes Sylvia Frobs for singing? 
and: an amateur ' team for' dancing.- 
The team, , mixed and called Cdnklin 
and Coleman, %bn the . recent fcol- 
legiate stepping . contest conducted 
by Mai Hallett at the Commodore. 
They're cute kids and a refreshing 
novelty, but they apparently have 
oine, routine -only . and. where, they: 
can go from . here is ' a question^ 

Miss Froos does 'threie numbers,.all 
cleverly, - and winds up, strong with' 
her best, item, a semi-cOmic treat- 
ment of 'You Do the Darndest 
•rhings.' 

. , Pee- Wee Hunt, big guy whose 
looks don't indicate much hot. stuff, 
but who's< hot just the ..same, and 
^Kenny Baker,, straight singer; are 
the band's pick-out boys. . Glenn 
Gray, the real, leader, sits in the sax 
section , and just takes a bpw: ' The 
conducting is handled by an unbilled 
boy -who makes , a good appearance 
and : who' probably is okay , on the 
dance jobs, but ; is lacking for stage 
purposes. It's > peculiar arrange- 
ment and has a strange look on a 
.fbstruni. 

' The. band's : best is. a corking 'St. 
.Louis Blues' -arrangement, along with 
a- trombone, 'battle' betwee.ii' Hunt 
and - another slider. . Routine . has: 
speed,' fexcept' fbi* the. opening : num-; 
ber,. which lyrically speaks of the 
biaind itself iand may not ;be as in- 
teresting to the customers, as it seems 
to be to the Musicians. ... 
Pic is Par's .'College Holi 



EMBASSY 

'<NEWSBEELS) ^ 
'Mostly a library show; this Vreek^ 
With resumes of 1936 events kaiei- 
doscbped: across the Screen. Uni^ 
versa 1 goes for the goofy numbers 
Of 1936 and Pathe takes the sports 
ahgre; 

Movietone brings the ancient cere 
mony of proclamation as Britain and; 
her dominions beyond the seas beget 
a new monarch,. ' King George VI, 
arid his queen.. TMovietpne also, 
brings a harrowing clip of. 'stricken 
Mildrid, natives scurrying tb shelter, 
men, women, arid babes, while .bver- 
head''FiIaries. fly low,- raining . dpy;h 
terrox^ onvthe helpless; Mpyietorie; 
it is also; which brings Gehriariy on 
skis, Jn- the Bavarian -Alps. ISurope 
is having its f un. 

One of ..the reels. falls for . .an or- 
ange juice • spiel frorri .Mianu . which 
isn't much. Cpiiple of bathing girls 
rubbing sliced . drarige over .their 
•faces as a sunburn protection . and 
for beautifying purposes, allegedly. 

Paramount gives a brief scenic of 
Salt Lake City terriain, v^hefe that 
plane .carrying iseVen' is believed to^ 
have been lost. Movietbne offers the 
•usual fashions' plus, a male coiffure 
burlesque by Lew Lehr: -Universal 
has the wreckage scene of the Army 
bomber . which crashed recently 
around Hempstead; 'L. ;I> " 

. A travelog- on Paris iand a shot on 
dogs round out the program which 
close the ..Embassy's 1936 program 
with* very; little ' current or topical 
matter, JUst one of those ' bills. 

Shan. 



TOWER, K. C. 

Kansas City, Dec. -26, 
Fifi D'Grsay, saris the bangs arid 
black, hair (it's brown now),: and 
sans a single glimpse of the D'Orsay 
nether extremities, is handling the. 
60rminute . vaude section of " .^the 
Tower's holiday Week" show. Pic is 
'Polo' JOe- (WB) with a color car- 
tpoh. and Fox news. 
. House has tilted adriiish to 35c. 
for itis heiv;. policy pf booking name 
talent: :Place: is brily . vaude spot 
iri town iirid has. done average biz 
the past, two -years with run . of the 
mill acts.: 

Ted Cook is currently handling 
the' rii.c. assignment arid wiggles the 
baton for the . house band (12); 
Cook's -work at show . caught . .was 
pretty , hialtirig, didri't seiem to be 
sure of himself. Lad . didri't get .• 
very good break when \ he was se- 
lected to stooge, for Miss: D'Orsay. 

The Six Lucky Boys have the bill's 
outstanding iturn. so fair as :thie 'out- 
fronters were coricerried at . Satur- 
day's viewing- They have the sort 
of : stuff these, audiences beg for-r 
puife hokum, dished u^>: in' gerierous 
.portioriS: Burns, Mbriarity arid Dell; 
two. men and a girl, have standard 
hoof, routines, -but .manage to.' g^t 
across with spme rapjid challerige 
work. 

-Miss D'Orsay Is on for. about ten 
minutes pf songs arid clowning. : The 
line (12), with a can-can routine, 
brings her on. She sings three songs, 
one in French aftier she has recited 
the English version. The v kissing 
gag she does with Cook is pretty, old 
stuff. 

The line inbreiaised to 12 this iveek 
gets on the regulation three, times. 
Lester Hardinjr;, ' <vho hios 'been doing- 
the m.c. stint for past four weeks, 
sings in two portions of . the layout. 

First 20 minutes of the. bill are 
given over to som^l Iti students from 
a local dance' ischboL ' Hoj/t. 



AMBASSAPOR, ST; L. 

St. iiouis;, 

Danny Meehan, late of Ben Ber-^: 
rile's troiqpe, is m.c.'ing for next four 
.weeks at.;' Ambassador. Theatre arid 
packs plenty of zip into . the. current 
45-minutei: show. . Meehan^ who 
Opened engagement Friday (2,5); 
flew, here from California and; re- 
placed :George ByrOn, Who is 'now 
band leader of .St. ..Loiiis theatre 
(another . F&M house, show.irig istage 
shows' here); 

' Current showi opens with Meehan 
doing .a newstator stirit with latest 
news bulletins', obtained by theatre 
from radio station. WMOX. Meehan 
:introduces'f the Boer Bros., imidget 
hand-balaricers, who scOre. In the 
nekt slot is Budk Ward, a sound ef 
feet rijan'^ fi-om Holly wood -who does 
barnyard, imitations, arid clicks. 
House band's arrangement of XmaS 
melodies cbriies next a:nd clicks. . 

Ruth Petty; who won a Miss Per.- 
vsonality cpritest conducted by Frank 
Fay at. Missouri Uleatre severi years 
ago arid lis . no-w 'agairi 'in her native 
town, warbles well enough to be 
forced into two encores. 

Mah Jong Dub; Chinese boy and 
girl, close, the show with okay tap 
dancing. Girl does a knockout toe 
routine that registers. Meehan^s 
Siriging was hamperied by a cold. 

Screen . holds 'College Holi * 
(Par). Biz great. Sdhu. 

PALACE, CHI. 

icago, Dec. 26. 
They -were jammed and packed at 
this house on opening day (Friday) 
and ' at > the .last show they were 
crowded iri every portion of the the- 
atre, Blariie itbn Benny , Fields; who 
is in for a week after cracking rec- 
ords, in his eight- week parade at the 
swanky Chez . Paree. Credit must 
be handed, to Fields for his barig-up 
sense of showmanship arid his tre- 
mendous willingness to work as long 
as the customers -want . him. . He 
firiished up at the Chez on Friday 
morning a.t 4 o'clock, then eame into 
the Palace for the regular opening 
day rehearsal and piled into . five 
shows that day. . 

And at . the last show, when he 
could be figured as all- in and ready 
to skimp on his act; Fiblds was 'but 
there giving a full measure, greasing 
the patrons and working 'em up to 
a general lather. "He did three en- 
cores after doing four, numbers as 
his regular routine, and still they 
wouldn't let him go. He. mentioned 
Blossorii Seeley and the house 
rocked so that Miss Seeley had to 
come out for a bow. ' And that 
wouldn't quiet 'em. Fields finally 
had to: plead, .with' 'em and go^ into a 
song before they'd quit. 

From the rocking reception that 
Fields got; there could be no doubt 
that; hC: accounts for a great share of 
the business. Picture is 'Rainbow 
on the River' (RKO). 

ields is inserted irito a neat little 
unit built by Jack Fine and tagged 
'Park Avenue Revue.' Unit contains 
some excellent vaude acts and Fine 
has arranged them neatly. Standout 
in his .show is Jack Leonard, a good 
comedy handler. Dpes a fine job 
with his material, and with a right 
set of lines and ' routines Leonard 
would be a great bet. Goes over in 
bang-'up fashion now with a helter- 
skelter routine that runs from gags 
to flip-flops. M.C. on the show: is 
Jack Pepper, who has some weak 
material -and who hurt himself by 
trying to sing. oh. this bill. Pepper 
has a good voice, but somehow failed 
to click on his pipes when caught 
last show Friday. . Carrying his 
stodjge, Sammy ' Cfintor/ >frho ' tfotild 
Use a better co'Medy dress. Now he 



only looks sloppy^ Instead of funny. 
Both Pepper and Leonard suffer from 
a lack of knowliedge of where humor 
stops and smut begins. 

Maxellos are surefire with their 
risley work. Boys make a good ap- 
pearance and toss off some excellent 
stunts. Have a change of pace and 
a method of building up their tricks 
which punches: thei act pVer smartly. 
Use Leonard for sbriie cbmedy and 
burlesque risley stuff as a good nov- 
elty insert Rodney and Gould held 
the audience well throughout their 
afct, especially clicking with their 
burlesque hand-tp-hand acrobatics. 

For novelty, Fine has the 'flying 
guitar,' with Marge Greely almost 
ruining the noVelty through her woe- 
ful pipes. Could use stroriger 
warbler in the spot. Janet Rieed is 
on early for, a tap' arid rope- jumping 
routine. Unit also carries 12 girls 
in the line and six show girls. 

■ Cold. 



STANLEY, PITTS. 

itt^burgh, 
Stariley has a wow on papbr and 
a dud on the stage. Name power is 
terrific, with Herbert Miindin (New 
Abts)i -Eleano* ttolm and Art Jar- 
rett and Johnny Perkins all swell for 
a holiday marquee, hut the results 
are blah. : Holm and Jarrett are last- 
minute silbstitutioris for ailing James 
Melton, who was to have made a 
personal alorig lyith his flicker, 'Sing 
Me a LoVe' Song* (FN); * but it's^ 
doubtful if even bis presence would 
have made any difference. 

^: Show consumes iirpund 70 .minntes 
and it's more than half over before 
there's the slightest sign Of action. 
That's provided, riot by one. of the 
big shots/ but by lesser laminaries, 
Dick, Don and Dinah (New Acts), 
three kids Who finally warrii' up the 
mpb with their comedy acrobatics. 

On' their own, tarns are Satisfac- 
tory enough, but they don*t jell, and 
whole impression is one of stiff stag- 
natibn. t)ave . Broudy's house, crew 
works from stage and opening has 
Balabanow troupe, two boys and 
four femmes, spread across for a 
squeeze-box ensemble. For a. finish; 
one of the gals delivers an acrobatic 
dance, number that isn't half bad.' 

iPerkins has always been a big fave, 
literally and. > figuratively, . and his 
entrance gives him an opportunity to 
solidify previous impressions; Capi- 
talizes fully on his obesity and it's 
alWays good for laughs. Hdllida^ and 
Clark follow him on for "a. trio Of 
ballroom routines that are cliass and 
grace without being spectacular, arid 
then it's Madelyri Killeen straighting 
efficiently in, some cross-fire with 
Perkins. He permits her to hang 
around for an okay , song and some 
attractive high-kicking, on her own; 

Turn ' of Mundiri, the cockney 
cinema comic j is mostly static,' and 
customers are plenty ripe for some- 
thing active when Dick,. Don and 
Dinah turn up to sock across' their 
niit straiight-.armsi They don't , make 
it any too ieasy either for Miss Holm 
and her husband, the crooning Jar- 
rett, who follow. Couple work: with 
a riiale accompanist and after :crack-; 
ing about Brundage and swimmer's 
Olympic disbarment ■ briefly, they 
sail into a duet that does one of two 
'things: . It either emphasizes - Jar^ 
rett's . excellence as a vocalist or 
merely coriipliments him' by ' cbm- 
parison. 

While Miss Holm is changing into 
a sexy white bathing suit, Jarrett 
Solos and then the two of them go 
into a parody on 'An Old Cow Hand,' 
winding up with another riose-thumb 
at Brundage. Good break for. Miss 
Holm is that Stanley's current issue 
of Par newsreel, detailirig outstand- 
ing sports events of .1936, -has a shot 
'of her and makes mention of Olym-. 
pic incident.. J' 

Next-to-closi spot „ Perkins ab- 
sorbs himself, iving out with gen-, 
erous holiday greetings arid then 
cashing another • of those sentimental 
ballads ' he ■ irivariably does so well; 
Finish finds Balabanb>ys on' again, 
this time with miniature accordions 
and flying about in viariety of 
dances while the arms , are moving 
backhand forth. It's a good flash. , 

Second sho-w was down about 10 
minutes, which hielped some, biit the 
consistent punch was still riiissirig. 
Opening performance Xmas day-r^ 
house at last minUte changed from, 
five complete bills to four-r-pliayed 
to full lower floor, but there was 
nobbdy itiri|; at the, break. ,, 

Cohen. 




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police reserves necessary on Satur- 
day (i26) to handle crpwds. 

Because of the healthy, increase in 
busiriess during all of December, 
with Xmas shopping this year, having 
small effect; the final quarter of 1936 
will probably set a. record for : busi- 
ness nationally, not excepting pre- 
depression years. 

Hotels, restaurants and night clubs 
are also expected to enjoy the best 
December in the history of most of 
them. Not Only hotelsj bars; niteries, 
etc.; but theatres benefited this year. 



HIPP, BALTIMORE 

Baltimore, IDec. 25. 
The indie . vaudfllmer is spearing 
for kiddie trade - this holiday week 
with 'Rainbow on River' (|lKO) on 
the spools and 50-min. stage show 
that's right iri the groove for 
youngsters and good fare for the 
adults. 

Only three acts ori the bill, Eddie 
Peabpdy, Olive and , (Seorge Brasno 
wtth Buster Shaver, and the Sialici 

'marionettes; First-named dobs sort 
of •■ an m.c. chore. Sprinting out at 
start he ioins with Felice Alula's 12 
men- in the pit for thumping over- 
ture. ■• '/■ 

The tiny tM^aln, Olive and George 
Brasnb, 'haven*t b^ri>seejh here since 
they were . screened * /Great Bar- 
hum' (UA),. and their work- is still 
tops for midgets. Start with boy- 
and-belle clockwork clog that's "wbw- 
i Then OUve — incidentally,; v>ork- 
i , almpst incredibly hard iii act — 
Spins through the Waltz rOUtirie . with 
the elbngaited Shaver, who steps, for 
the nonce down from the Steinway 
stool. George does a bit. of a solo 
^orig, and his sister is back attired 
as Mae West for some Tsack-and-' 
forth byplay. The tots then wind it 
up with , a whirlwind. 
' Peabody -follows with the core of 
his:' stuff, his gusto arid personality 
hypoing his .Strumriiing as,, usual, 
Slips- in the novelty nip via a 16- . 
string harp-guitar and - a fiddle. : 

The Salid. puppeteers (6 ..men, lone 
maid) have a bevy of new dolls and 
routines ^ this' season, notably the 
opening nuriiber, ' represent! ' a 
Neapolitan street dance. For all- 
around beauty this number; is tops. 
Other new bits are the pair of hand- 
equilibrists, the .- nitery . band . and . 
torch tonsiler,' and, for. a closer, quint 
of' bike racers tearing arbund ; 
.'drome. Still in repertoire is the 
doll that, fifes .and puffs :a .eiggie> 

.Show slammed over right* across 
the board late Friday afternoon, 
when lower level held full quota. 

' BerU 

FOX, DETROIT 

Detroit, Dec; 
With 'Stowaway (20th) 
screen and Harry Richman i 
Fox is setti -the tbwn 
rently, grossi its best biz in moons. 

illing outHhe card is the Cappy 
Barra harmonica ensemble (8); Carr 

Bros, and Betty, knockabout come- 
dians; Enrica- -sthd NovellOr talented 
:dance . duo; and the Liazeed Arabs, 
tumblers. Added to- this is a nifty, ': 
holiday overture by the pit bandt 
under baton of Sam Jack Kaufman* 
-In. the next-to-closing cog Richriian 
dusts off several of his .old tunes and 
adds a few newer ones to provide 30. 
minuteu of sock entertainment. He 
injects plenty of his old sparkle and 
personality into the turn, and result 
is rocking applause -even after -three 
or four encores. .y 

: Opening the swift hour's show are 
the Liazeed Arabs, who have, plenty 
on the ball as regards . daring tum- 
bling. Enrica; iand Novello; a pair of 
neat appearirig and talented daficefs, 
contribute a round of swell ballfooRi 
dancing, -which clicks. 

■ No-vel arrangements . feature the. 
turn of the Cappy Barra harmonica ^ 
group, . which gets over well in the 
closing. Good comedy emerges from 
Carr Bros, and Betty, whose knock- 
abouts and chatter occasion a hefty 
response. • 

. Jammed house -at. late show Fri- 
day evening. Pete. 



if. -C. Rubbetneckinsr 



(Continued froni page 1) 



teridarice on the studio tour of 60,000 
or more, representing an increase of 
20% to 25% over 1935. Adriiiission 
fee is 40c. 

Although the way holiday dateis 
have fallen this year has been a hand- 
icap to big business as fiar as the 
radip studio tour officials are con- 
cerned, mere fact that Virtually 
every riionth * 1936 will . show an 
increase ' over comparable rtjpnths: 
last year represents material 
flux of out-pf-tbwn 

iggest day: of Christmas . 
period was last Saturday (26), when 
2,739 pai to go the 
against about 2,000 in 1935. 



frOrii a heavy influx of out-of-town- 
ers. Travel , , bus and rail is 
the heaviest since 1929, according to 
traffic agencies, 

An indication of the prosperity 
era that is ai ing the amusement 
field may be gairied from the fact 
that retail sales ] throughout the 
country this December skyrocketed. 
r les for the week before Christmas, 
according ■: to retail checkups, ran 
from 10«?i to 25% better, than for thif 
same week last year over the entire 
country, some sections being better 
than others. 



INTERNATIONAI. NEWS 



TeiaplMiM Tempt« Bar 8Mt-8iMt . 
CmbU Addratw: VARIETT^ liONDON.. 



I J! \ 





Thie Hague, Disc. . 

All Dutch legit, troupes prepared 
specially Yrritten plays built arbund7 
the royal family ior the heavy the- 
atrical session in store during the 
nuptials of Crbwn. trihcess Juliana 
and rince Berrthard Zur Lippe- 
Biesterfeld from pec..l9 to Jan. 7, 

ilotterdam-IIofstad troupe is - 
Ing 'The Life Of. the House of 
orange;' hy Ben yan Eyssekksteyh; 
the Artistei'dam players are presei • 
in^ 'In Holland is ii . House/ by 
l^yhoff and van Duinkerkeh, at the 
.^oy theatre, the Hague; Theatre of 
.JixXs arid Scieiices has 'Orange,' by 
Df. Wyii Franz, 

Latter theatrevwill be visited by 
the royal family: and fbreigh princes 
oh Jan. 5. At the same time the 
Eesidhcy Prchestrai, . conducted i by 
peter yan Anroy,: will play the wed- 
,'ding march from iiohengrin' with 
assistance of the: Koyal Military 
Band and a. ballet with, Louis Gim- 
-■berg. 

NEW DISTRffi CO. FOR 
CINESOUND, SYDNEY 

Sydney, Dec, 
in the new year a new; distributing 
agency will be formed here to handle 
the studio output Of Cihesound. 

All the dinesoiind piit, including 
the weekly he^ysreel, have been dis- 
tributed through British Empire 
Films, which also vliahdies the prOd- 
iict of Asspciaited . Distributors and 
other Britishers. Intention now is to 
use a' separate agency, apari from 
BEF to distribute Cinesbuhd and 
othei^ product Ironi the local proi- 
dUce^Si BEF will tiien isell only the 
British pi 

Following on his retiirti. from 
Abroad, Stuart F, Doyle, Cinesound 

rez, introdiiced a continuous pro 
duction schWdulO for the company. 
Production unit had beeii reorjian 
Ized; and overhead cut down consid- 
erably. It is the intention of the 
unit to make pix with a definite ap- 
peial to ' .the overseas trade. Studio, 
is in a position to carry- a, schedule 
of nine pix annually. 



get; . that 
alone.' 

And the best 'proof of the piiddihg 
, .' th^' fact ■ of . the/ ever-increasing 
list of remakes ■ : h^^ 
European pictures, There \yere 16 
of them iasit;,year by major studi6s> 
None Of these, fillnis: can be ^hown 
in the country ( of origin, and fre- 
quently several other European coun- 
tries. And yet American fllni com- 
panies find it worth while to make 
theni.' That, obviously, is in the 
realization tliat a good deal of the 
fbtieign market is dead to them any- 
>yayi so. what's the di '.V 

French Headache 



Therie is not much year-end holi- 
day jubilation , ' .Aihericah filih 
circles '/here When prospects ' Of a 
cOmirig year of .prosperity • are in- 
:ye;$tigated.' 

yen though theyies : aire protective 
clauses in " the. -Francp-American 
trade : treaty which stipuliate that the 
present cPnditipns under which the- 
Amtericaris arb doing .business here 
cannot . be changed as IPng as the 
treaty is in forc^; pessimism .-can al- 
most, be said to reign, in Amierican 
fllni industry cirqiles here. jjumerPus 
threats tP their well-being have come 
to light, any one of which could spell 
,the end- of ..Yarifc business in this 
counfry. 

Head and shoulders above all is a 
merciless campaign being undertaken 
by air the old enemies of Ameriean 
films to: get the treiaty rdenouriceid. by 
Friahce. Just how powerful this 
clique, is is .demonstirated. by the 
numerous suggestions and proposals 
which have , come to light arid which 
are in many ways aimed* at the 
Antericans. . Even if it. does not suc- 
ceed in breaking the, treaty, this sec- 
tion, of the -Fjrench industry is, idoing 
everything poissibl'e tp -get around its 
stipulations. 

Amerfcans on -theiir side, are- bankr 
irig On the treaty,, maintainirig any 
change, such, as those recommended, 
would be a violation :pf its terms. At 
the same time, they know , that they 
have a ciertain amount of. support 
withi . the government itself arid it 
is not believed here that Premier 
Blum would allow any measures to 
be passed which would violate the 
terms of the treaty. 

however, there, is 
the political angle to consider fcir 
the Communiists becoriiing ek- 
trertiely :tr6ubles0me bedfellowsrfor 
the Socialists and Radical Socialists 
in the Pppular Front gOvernm»nt 
and Blum's resignation has been 
ruinbred moire than once. 



Thus Payinsf Wiy for Tobis 
to S|^r6ad Out Iikp S. 
aiid Englahd~i t> Dutch 
Conciern,; but Impiression 
pf German Dominance 
Has Bec^n Handicap; 



ICUCHENMEISTERS 



No Dress Parade Bally 
For 'MaryVin Budapest 



, Dec. 

;Exhibs here met . W^^^ objection 
from the. .Miriister of Gommerce 
when they sought publicity tieups 
for film 'Mary of Scotland' (RKO). 
Theatres had planned to use live 
mannequins tb parade the 16th cen- 
tury dresses Used iii the picture; but 
were told that Only : glimpses under 
glass cases would be permitted. 

National Asspci bf Dressmak- 
ers instiigated the riix. That body 
went betpvei the minister to comp 
that any: such exhibition would be 
dettlmental tp their business. , 

Theatres have appealed the ded- 
sion and are: now presenting a peti- 
- tipn to." permit ;the " inal plan to 
rough. Mi istry is firm, how- 
.eyev, and stunt will be strictly a 
lobby ekhi it. 



Brigaded Opens 
Ne>)\r Stocktioim House 

Stockhblna^, 18:, 
New\AlrTi theatre, the Saga, opens 
Us doors here Jan. 15,. with an Amer- 
'^'m. 'eharge pf the Light Bri- 
gade ( WB)., . peal made by the- mari- 
agetnent guarantees a six-week run 
fof .the ftlm. ■ ' 

^Theatie, operated by the Scheutz 
"COS., 13 reported one of northern 
^'Uroyeji most beautiful arid has the 
"'Sgost seating capacity locally. . 



GB'2(HH-MG 



(Continued from page 5) 



board the Berengaria the following 
day ,(5). 

Frbm various comes-, the 

ihfPrmatipn that the : status of the 
prppbsed thre.e-eornered ritish film 
;deal reriiairis unchanged since the 
'cohclusiori of the series: of confer- 
ences on the matter -which took:^lace 
recently iri- Hollyv(^opd; at: Which all 
the principals were present. 

Some clarificatiori of the 
ment by which G3 filrris r 
tihue .to be distiributedi in the Uriited 
States and Canada through- the phys-. 
ical. facilities ■ of 20th;, CeritUry-Fox 
was reached Monday (28) by ex- 
change of letters between John D. 
Clark, sales head of . 20th-Fox, and 
Arthur Lee, \vho haridles: the Ameri- 
can . distributi of thei GB pictures. 

The iarrarigiement outlined by Clark 
confirms the agreement previously 
entered into between, the two cbm- 
pariies by which 20th will handle no 
mother outside, product than that pro-, 
duced by GB.: 

,There ar€> 24 pictures listed for the 
1936-37 season by GB, of which, sev- 
eral heretofore, released were made 
by . other studios than GB. It is Un- 
likely any change in policy will ' af- 
fect pictures already in distribution. 
When Lee returns from Florida he 
will deterrnine the manner in which 
films he has contracted to distribute 
other than GB will be handled. 



The Hague,' Diec. 

if negotiations now quietly under 
way-' should materiaiiz^^ is a 

good chancfe^hat Tobis Iriter'national 
will rid. itself of its Gerrnan branch. 
Thei:e -theii will probablai j jbe t\Vo 
separate- and: isti Tobis eom- 
panies the world film market, 
^ince it is unlikely that either branch 
will up use of the name Or 

trade-riiark. 

Tobiis, frequentiy riiistaken in the 
trade - to be a Crernian company, is 
actually Dutch-cpntirolled,^ an off-: 
shoot bf the nbw defunct powerful 
Kuchenmeister cPmbi Separate 
Tbbisi compahi / both distribu- 
tion arid productiori, are imairitained 
in Austria, Germany; France,' Spain 
and Holland. Also there are a hum-: 
ber - of strictly distributing concerns 
in various world sectbrs, including 
the U., S- All the cbmpaniies have 
been built up on personal sectional 
lines, . though all owe . allegiance tb 
the holding company in Amsterdam. 
The , Gfeirman branch' bias been the 
strbngest productionally, giving 
reign to the belief that it is Germany 
which holds the reins. 

For some :tirrie hbw Germany (the 
government) has wanted tb buy out 
the Dutch, interest in German Tobis 
but Tobis has rief used to sell without 
getting cash, .Perfectly willing to 
iquit the market, the Dutch company/ 
however^ has i'ef used to accept; fro- 
zen credits for its' share of get-out 
coi . And Germany, with the cur- 
rent financial and ecpnoniic set-upi, 
has been unable to pay up, - even 
though the gpyerrtment wbuld like tb' 
see the dbal go through tpv. purposes 
bf completely tihifying film control 
within; the country. 

fk. T. Negroiiations 

'What has brought the situation to 
a head is an outburst, in the Austrian 
TObis company, Tpbis-Sacha. This 
concern, like all 'other Tobis' groups^ 
is partially controlled within Austria. 
Tobis International ,. howeyer, 
been dissatisfied with results and re- 
cently tried to' buy out the llocal 
(Austrian) end, only to meet with .a 
rebuff from the localities. Now. there 
is a quiet deat pending .wherieby- 
German Tobis would acquire Austri- 
an Tobis, transferring stock arid 
credits both ways and the Austrian 
end paying, off; the Dutch all 
aroUndt 

There arie a hiiinber bf flies i the 
ointment, inost impbrtaiit Of which 
,is that^the AUstriari.' government has 
let it be known it dbesh|t Ibpk With 
favor on the deal.; It. fears Germari 
domination andi/.despite the fact the 
Austrian, gbvernment ; * leaning 
'backw:ards ' atteinript avoid 
insulting (iermany. it is trying hard 
to scotch the. deal. 

Tobis Ihterhational is playing a 
waiting game on both spbts. .It would 
be perfectly satisfied With getting 
out, but with a cash consigrimerit tp 
Amsterdam. And both Austria ahd 
Germany mUst figure out something. 

One thing is . certai , and that is 
that a deal will eventually be made 
of some sort ■ (unless, of course^ the 
ciurrent gbvernment ' Gerniany is 
upset), and : that, when arid if, Tobis: 
interhational, slate cleaned of 
any possible; f ascistic " tai will 
-hiake a more, concentrated aittack oh 
the , world, market.'. First move in; that 
line; will undoubtedly bb.opening up 
of a production branch in England 
and; accentuatibn of the orgahiza- 
tioh's work in .the U. S. Set-Up will 
then be. quite dear ith all Tobis 
:compahies except Germany (and, of 
course; probably Austria) in ohe fold 
and without possibility of being mis- 
taken as a Nazi group. 



Brown's WB Uppin^ 



'Waltbirt Brown^ general salies 
manager of Warner Bros, hei'e, has 
been appointed a director of:, the 
Watner: British Corp., receiving XYie 
news .today ,frbm Sam E; Morris, 
head of WBl's foreign departmentj, 
via cable frorn New York. 

It is moi-e or less an honorary post, 
occasioning np switch in the London 
set-up. 



■Quota 
find ah; 



followi 



» Dec. 

trying: , 
the depart- 




DAY B. 0. 






West End's Boxing Day" (28) busi- 
ness was the biggest in years, with 
every house packed for every per- 
formance. 

: Metro's Empire hit a new high, 
picture getting the credit being 
'Born to Dance' (M(J). Beat 'Mutiny 
■on thjB 'Bounty by $500 for the new 
record, 

What makes the^ig biz even more 
remarkable is the fact that all Lbn- 
dori was. surrounded by one of those 
London fog belts. 

Bdxing Day, * case anyone in 
show biz outsi of England cares, 
is the day whien Britishers give 
boxes (gifts) to letter-carriers; mes- 
sage boys, etc. It's the first Monday 
after Christnjas. All of which is 
merely to prove that there is • an 
encyclopoedia in the N. Y. Variety 
office. 



AUSSIES NIX lOOSE,' 
'HUMAN,' TASTURES' 



Sydney, Dec. 

Two Yankee piX; 'Don't Turn 'Em 
Loose' (RKO) arid 'We're Only 
Human' (RKO), have been turned 
down by the censor- as Unsuitable for 
Australi . Distrib Will lodge an ap- 
peal to the higher-ups in the hope 
that the pix will get by later. 

There has been a great outcry here 
against the banning of 'Green Pas- 
tures' (WB), but as the pic wa.^ 
turned down, by the Appeal Board it: 
looks as though it will never hit the 
Australi 



mental report to the government, ia 
focussing on talks between Cinemat- 
ograph i tors Association and 
the Kinenlatograph Renters SOciety, 
representiiig exhi 
ests, respectively. 
, Lia test plan for 

the establishment of ritish Hays 
Office, for the industry, 

here in the:-same way as the JVI.P.P, 
D.A. the States. 

Idea has been round 
business for, years,' has never 
ielledi due to lack of impetus 
'iriabili'ty to find the right man. Now* 
the trade has a definite impetus and, 
in istrib circles,- it is ;belicved they 
have also got their man. 

Name, so far only whispered with 
bated breath at the pouncil table' of 
the K.R.S., is presumed to be that of . 
Philip Guedalla, historian, who Is 
member Of the permanent adyisbry 
committee on films to the Board of 
Trade and sat on the Lord Moyne 
committee, report of which haa 
caused all the bother. In his fre- 
quent , contacts with the industry, 
Guedalla has shpwn wide appreci 
tion of its problems. 

Plan for a British M.P.P.D,A; jpay ' 
have been encouraged by Will Hays' 
recent visit, but that , it .would - ire-* 
ceive government support was clear* 
iy indicated by r. Leslie Burgih^ 
Parliamentaiy . Secretary to the 
Board of Trade, when he- stated at a 
trade dinner that what the industry 
needeii Was a form of central admin- 
istration. ' 

Hopes are the C.B,A. will 

agree with the scheme^ although this 
trade brbadly has always wriggled at 
the thought; of a possible dictator. 
Probability is, however, that the idea 
may appeal as a mbre: aceptablb al' 
ternative than the suggested gov- 
ernment commission — which . nobody 
wants. . .,- 

K.R.S. and C.E.A' have, met twice 
to talk about the situation, and fur* 
ther meetings' are planned. 



Union Cinemas Set, 
$32,500,000 Capitalization 

. London, Dec. 20.; 

Stockholders in the Union group 
of theatre companies, tiriioh ; .Cirie- 
ma.% Oxford and Berkshire Cinemas, 
and National . Provincial Cinemas, 
have approved winding up of these 
units and absorption of their assets 
in a:, new concern palled Union 
Cinemas, Ltd., with a -capital of 
.$32,500,000. 

Formal ratification' of the: scheme 
at a pf ; group stbckholders 

meetings was the last stage before 
registration of the new concern yes- 
terday, with a board that will com- 
prise Davi Bernhard, Fred Bern- 
hard' and another. 

Entire Union chai of over .100 
theatres is ;riow virtually managed by 
Paramount. 



HLN BANK SET 
FOR BUDAPEST 



Gravet Back to Paris 

Hollywood, Dec. 29. 

Fernand Gravet, currently making 
.'The King and the Chorus' Girl' for 
Mer vyri ■ LeRoy at Warner^,, returris 
to Paris Jan. L 

Actor due back next April to make 
his next Warner film. 



Budapest, Dec. 20. 
Steady increase of local producing' 
activities Is forcing reconstruction bf 
the Film Bank, long pending. Istvan 
Gero, general manager of the Royal 
Trust, leading chain of theatres and 
distri center In this country, 

has taken the matter in hand and is 
busy organizing the {Proposed new 
scheme. His : plan Is to bring raw 
film manufacture, studio and labora- 
tory work under the financial control 
of a bank, with which th6 only film 
financing corporation now active in 
ITUngary, Film Cpritrbl^ Ltd.; will 
merge. 

It is hoped that the activity of the 
Film. Bank will put a stop the. 
anomaly of independent producers 
starting to: shoot a picture With i 
icient capital arid cither leavi 
;their east and studio hands i the 



lurch. 



•worse yet, putting in- 



ferior product on the market. 

Janps Smolka, heretofore manager 
of the leading trade weekly, 'Szi 
: har.j let,' is leaving the paper to be 
general manager of the Film Bank. 

Another' ."sign that local film pro- 
duction, is at last on the 'ay, to finan- 
cial consolidation, is a merger between 
Phoebus ard A''liance, now being or- 
j.ganized for cohti 'tous producing ac- 
j tivily, Ni5v. ripatiy -has' arranged 
j for (he shootinc of five ' ngth 
■ features and taken a . lease ' of th« 
I Fil mi rod a Studio for six months.. 



16 



VARIETY 



Wednesday, December 30, 1936 




Ml 




THAT 




Five new hit parade songs by the composer 
ol a dozen successful musical shows 

ARTHUR SCHWARTZ 



LYRICS BY EDWARD HEYMAN 




Hi 




OPENS RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL 
TOMORROW... THE NEW YEAR'S AT- 
TRACTION FOR SCORES OF OTHER 
FIRST RUNS FROM BORDER TO 
BORi^ AND COAST TO COAST! 





'5' 



By Bpes^ W* Sdrgent 



sub stars 

White: stars form the best sales 
poiht for 'feasy (disposal of . tickets, the 
absence of nvarguee hamies is a hand- 
icap in the exact degree to which th^ 
fltar system, obtains. ^ . The heavier 
they play the stars the lighter the 
respdnse to npn-harhe productions, 
no matter' what the entertainment 
valii^ ot the jjictiiire may be. This 
hsis "been a growing evil for the past 
25 years, and there seems to be no 
way to head it off. It obtains, in all 
phases of shoVir business; , ' 

But something can be. dohe^ahd 
should be— to offset this structure, 
and one manager seems to have 
found thfr answer in what/ he calls 
the Satellite eiiib. This takes its 
name from the fact that satellites are 
lesser bodies revolving about a great- 
er luniinary, and it is devoted to the 
promotion of interest in the isupport- 
ing player's of merit, 
s Theatre has no kid club, so meei- 
irigs are* held Saturday morning. But 
since the appeal is to persons beyond 
the school age, it prbbably could be 
.worked at some; other time. Club 
Has the usual connplement of officers, 
but the guiding head is the perma- 
nent, director, Who lays oyt and leads 
the discussions. !Each session is dedi- 
cated to S0m6 promising player from 
the lower, ranks, and afterward the 
member? speak of the w6i:k of others 
they have noticed and, if the meieting 
. approves, that player is added to the 
list of the elect. 

. Then the directoi* tells of the com- 
ing week's bill, listing the • satellites 
to appear in the programs^ gives 
news of other cbmirig shows, and 
chats about the up.-and-comers in 
general. r 
It has made for a healthy interest 
In casts in feenewl^ and means b.o.. 

Matde the (Hris ll7ofk, 

Lancaster^ iPa. 
.Ray O'Conhellj maniager of the 
I^S^Pi***^ used the girl with the 
NiT.G. show for a bally. He tied up 
papers on the idea . of plenty of 
plugs by using galS to peddle Xmas 
seals in lobby and had them doing 
the. heUo act in stores which tied in 
with the exploitation campaign. Re- 
sult was that gals were ihviting one 
P/*o, see not only the N.t.G. 
unit but also "Star lor a Night,' the 
•current pix. Stiamp customers got 
-fnl s*^ckieis folded inside a herald. 

The^ combination plUg idea was 
earned, out in an auto parade in 
which beautiful gals and swell new 
models were compared in plenty of 
red paint in a half hour's promoted 
broadcast of the unit's stuff and also 
m a special cut-down version of the 
shojv put on in local T3. Hospital, 
^'.•^•y-, went ^over very large with 
his talk on Saranac Lake and his 
comparison of , the two institutions. 

another build up when 
1J.T,Q. offered $25 for town's most 
beautiful girl to appear on stage 
With u as 'Star fpr a Night.' 

lb Santas 

Detroit. 

riSc ■ if i^^^^r.®. preview of Santa 
Claus, United Detroit, theatres staged 
special Xmas shows in all of its ten 
two days Prior to Xmas day. 
Old Nick appeared at each house from 
P-"[»-.and distributed; gifts to 
juvenile audience. 

Special attractions also were on 
programs, ^ including new Mickey 

Sf^oJi^H^*®^' ^fPeye cartoons, 
flw ^e^turettesvand, color animated 
nims. , Houses taking part were the 
Rmei:a,^isher^ J^nnex, Birmingham, 

vfe/-^^?^®^*' Regent, Rosedale, 
varsity and Ramona. 

Helped Banks 

TT^S^^^^^^wi , Of V the oiympi > 
y."caj^ worked a fast one for 'Pen-^ 
V new nfn"? %aveh.* Got a load ,of 
tifrLPfw"^®^.^*'^"^ the bank and cen- 
xe^ed them .in a .store window . in a 

-S?tg'baS^ ^ collectidh 

^hfcSi ^tated^-tiiat all banks pur^^ 
turiM ttirough. the run of the pic- 
fr^^ started with - pennies 

hf^S.* to five of the 
Dnr?J^*^°i"^ dropped into, each bank 
^rS^^^ according to. the price, 
and th^^.i'P ^''^ sales of the banks 
the co^ ^tore was glad to contribute 



^New^SIant 

Yd5r''TT^^^^'*^!°7' out of . the New 
a nii^'H*^ office, .worked 

LS' I"* ^ii^ preview of: 'Rem- 
Madison theatre- 
til ^rh^- invitations to 

and^iiS^^'"^^^ the high schools/ 
tSffJ^® ^^^ showing in. the thea- 
of fwl projection room instead 
thp nlf"*'^^?^'"'"- Novelty of seeing 
rS.fJ^'*"^'^ '" the to them novel stir- 

•thp l;/"¥ extra- pun^ch into 

scho^r.^': ^^'e')t back to the 

fti talk it up: , 
thP was clearly evidenced in 

,ine preponderance of high schbolei\s 



Brilrhtviobbies 

One .of the best . of the old-timers 
IS a shark on lobby work and con- 
tends that there is more value to a 
good lobby than most managers Teal- 
ize. One of his fads is the use of 
plenty of light on dark days, and he 
■once carried this to the point of 
shifting, his lights. iHe was using 
green and blue for' 'mysterious' 
lobby On a horror picture When one 
of those winter foigs settled down 
and business was awaiy off the open- 
ing day. The following morning he 
came down . early, had- the colored 
bulbs replaced by strong white light- 
ing-T-and built business 40%. He 
contended that the contrast to the 
miirlty atmosphere was what did the 
trick; It looked bright and inviting 
and people who had, or could make, 
the time, , camd, " to escape the 
dreary landscape. 

-The theatre seeks to sell the idea 
of entertainment, which, is not con- 
veyed throiigh a dint entrance and 
clouded displays. Now and then a 
contrast lobby may prove a seller, if 
the weather is bright, but in general 
a .cheerful lighting v^ill have a more 
beneficial effect- on sales thah most 
managers realize. 

Another fetich with this old-timer 
iS' that the underside of the marquee 
should be brighter than the top. 
Electric signs and decoration^ are all 
right it! their way above the valance, 
but plenty of bright white lijght 
should be. spotted on ..the underside, 
even though tint may be used; in the 
lobby itself. The White, light foduses 
attention on the entrance. It is. what 
sells the tickets.- Better to economize 
on the top lighting than to keep the 
;sp6t' in; front of the box office 
shrouded in gloom. 

Radio Stuff 

: When the radio was 12 years hewer 
than it .is now> Milt Crandallv then ih 
Washington, went to the air Waves to 
work an ' advertisement for 'Son of 
the Sahara.' It worked, and it is old 
enough, to be. brand new again. 
• Crandaii took, a small ^single col-; 
umn newspaper space to print a 
large single letter with .the tdpline 
'Save this letter' and . at the bottom 
'Listen in tonight .6 p.m. WRC At 
that hour there was a broadcast for 
children, and the first evening the 
woman who conducted the period 
told listenets-ih to save the series of 
ads and keep listening in; She also 
added a plug for the picture and told 
the stunt was connected to that fea 
ture. The - ads were tun' for five 
days, with a change of letter each 
day^ and an 'Underline such as 'What 
is looked foi* in the Sahara?' At the 
broadcast for the fifth day listeners 
WjBre told that the five letters formed 
the name of something in the desert 
and that 200 passes Would be aWard 
ed' to those making the most care 
fully prepared solution. Thjit gave 
a tie-in fojr four more nights^ Few 
failed to guiess that ah. oasis f.was rer 
f erred to, and so there • Wete. hun 
dreds of replies. 

fOr a mpre adult feature. Without 
a . newspaper angle, another house 
has. tried giving a brief biography, of 
some star, without ^mention- of : the, 
name. .Priies to those who most, apt- 
ly name the star and the picture in 
which he is presently to appear, the 
theatre sponsoring the period. Ticket 
prizes are not ^numerous, but the 
interest seems to be held, with the 
intention to cut to the lesser players 
When , the supply of star names be- 
comes curtailed through repeats. 
Broadcast twice weekly at 5:30 as not 
holding them away fromi the theatre. 
With a more Strictly femini angle 
it should be good fOr a morning hour. 

Scrappin' in Roch. 

With prices; generally stabilized 
for more than a year, theatres now 
are staging a minor war over prices 
for children's shows. Manager Les- 
ter Polloclc. iised plenty of bally to 
sell series , of cartoon shows at two 
bits, a hew high for the kid angle. 
Six Schine houses followed with 
similar shows at 15 cents. Theri. the 
Comerford outfit pulled the cork by 
tying up with .the .Democrat and 
Chroriicle for an Uncle Dan birthday ' 
show at iO cents' one week ahead of 
the .25-ceht Donald Duck ; party at 
Loew's Rochester, already heavily 
advertised: Manager Pollock, burried 
and imnriediately ^bt biisy on a' com- 
bined filiji and .Punch ahd Jiidy 

sta'se.shaw for Jan.,9' 

, .'Tliis' will sell for a dime and dare 

the opposition, to beat .it. 

i'oreigh .Mailing 

Radio Pi adapted an old 

stunt to a new picture when it sent 
postcards ;fr6m .Paris with a hand-, 
wri tten inbssaee from ^ 'Ki ttie Monet' 
perspnaliy adcli-ossed. to the recip-t 
.ient. The picture was that of Lily 
Pons, .who piays thiat role in 'The 
Girl, rem Paris/ 

Th^ bcrsbnal letter stunt was in- 
.verited. by John J. Murdock more 
than I'jO vears ■ a'.jo. with Fred V. 
Greene, Jr;, probably the ori in- 
;aoi- .01' I lie foreign mailing idea.- 



Easy. Coine 

Tieup with Noah';; Arlc stores gave 
Manager Eddie May, Riviera, Christ^ 
mas . tree -all decorated, Santa Claus 
and 1,000 gifts for children's matihee 
party Saturday. 

■ Resei-vatioris already coming ih fOr: 
New Year's Eve show featuring eight 
acts of local yaude at 40 cents; all 
seats' reseryed. .' 
. This ■ theati'e niainialiis a .friendiy 
neighborhood spirit rid piacks 'em at 
special shows oh rep of giving good 
measure. ^ ° - 



Far Flung 

<^ • . -■ Sydney,. 

Texas Rangers,' Par will: en- 
deavor to sell the pic from Brisbane 
to Perth by the uSe of 24r-sheets on 
the hundreds of bill-boards scattered, 
aorOss the continenti 

Idea is in - as an experiment and 
Will be closely v/atched by Par's 
m. d,, John Kennebeck, who, before^ 
t^kjnr? over the m. d. job from John 
W. Hicks, ., \vas chief exploitation 
manager here for Par. 



Free Xmas Wires 

. V \:\ St;. „ . 

. . A tieup with the St. Louis branch 
of . the Postal Telegiaph ' Go,,, which 
enabled patroins of Logw's to send 
Xmas greetings to friends gratis was 
a new exploitation stunt in this Mis- 
sissippi Riveir metropolis and e.iri'. 
gineered by Mgr. Harold 'Chick' 
Evens and p.a. Jinjimy Harris ^in- 
abled current offeririgi 'Camille.' to 
get lots of -word of moiith publicity 
A trailer- telling , customers , they 
were privilijged to send a messase 
Was used on the screen and as they 
left auditorium ' they Were - .hahcle-l 
Postal blanks oU'which was printed: 
'Flashing you the season's greetih/is 
from LOew'i theatres, where I have 
just seen Greta Garbo and Robert 
Taylor in 'Camille.? Give yourself 
an added Christmas treat by seein* 
this superb love story; It?s the tbb^;? 
Space, was left for the hame and ad- 
dress of the recipient and also for 
the sender and oh Xmas dav Um 
patrons availed themselves bf this 
opportunity, to-sehd messages for 

,ni.x;. .. ■■ ■ 




Pittsburgh.. 
;Larry Huttinger. manager Of War- 
nier ..brothers' Hollywood theatre in 
DormOnt, has resigned to go into the 

Sholesale grocery business. Henry 
6rger; until now assistant at the 
South Hills house, feplacies. Other 
WB jnanagerial shifts over the week- 
end include the transfei' back to the 
Schenley of Jules Green from the: 
Stanley as assistant manager and the 
naming of Alton Rea, from the En- 
right in East Liberty, to the ' down-^ 
town assignment; 

Paul Williams^ assistant at the 
Cameraphone^ succeeds Rea at the 
Eniright and Larry Leoriardi, for- 
merly an usher at the Stanley, has 
been upped to the Cameraphone job, 
Edward Auth, goes from the Schen- 
ley to the; Strand as assistant mana- 
ger, where he replaces Walter (Gus ) 
Davis, recently moved to th^^; execu- 
tive Office as first aide to P il Clark 
in the shorts booking depr^' ,ment. 
. Herbert Walton, of Ne\( .>ifork, ha? 
been named chief advertising artist 
for WB under Publicity Director JOe 
Feldmah. He replaces Sam Stern, 
who has gone to the home office in 
New York. 

Harris Amusement Company has 
transferred John Finley, assistant at 
the Alvin, to Wheeling, /W. Va., 
where he will become manager of 
the Capitol ther-e, Robert Taylor, Of 
the house staff, ha^fallpn heir to his 
Alvin post. 

Des Moi 

ri- tates has appointed Art; 
Stolte, former city mianager at 
Waterloo, . Iowa, to succeed 'Rocky' 
Newton as district manager, with 
headquarters in Des Moines. New- 
ton. recently resigned. 

Bob Fulton, who has been mana- 
ger of the Paramount, Dies Moines, 
will succeied Stolte in Waterloo. Ker- 
mit Carr, former, manager of the Up- 
town, goes into the Paramount;' 
Maurice Crew goes to the Uptown 
from the ROosevelt, and Marvin 
Graybeal, former, assistant at the Des 
Moines, goes, to the Roosevelt Under 
direction of Don Allen, manager of 
the Des Moines. 

Rocky T, NewtOn, Who succeeded 
Stanley A.' Brown , as district man- 
ager for Tri-States bh October 1, 
has resigned to entet the laundry 
and dry cleaning biisiness in Cedar 
Rapids. 

irmingham. 
Small towns In Jefferson County 
may have Sunday shows soon. A bill 
has been passed by the House legal- 
izing them. Birinihgham. the largest 
city in the county, has had Suiidav 
shows: for years, but the smaller 
tOWns have not been able to operate 
because of restrictions placed against 
towns of. small population. 
: Jefferson, after being closed sev- 
eral weeks, is being reooened Sun- 
day. (27,). by the WPA theatre oroi- 
ect. Reppeni ith 'American Holi- 
day.' 



' AtlantiifeaV--^^- 
Southern Film Exchanges. .IriC. is 
the latest addition to Atlanta's.' e:s^ 
pandihg Film Row. The riew outni 
Will cover eight southern states-^thfe 
Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, ' Ala- 
bama. Mississippi; Louisiainav and 
Tennesisee. The exchange will t deal^ 
in westerns. John W» . i!i:angha:m. 
home town boy- Who has been in' tha 
film busmess sirtce 1919. is prieisident. 
He was formerly^ cohnedted with- S 
A. Lynch, Columbia, Tiffany! -Lucas 
& Jenkins and Arthur C: Bromberf 
Attractions. Headquarters in Atlanta 
and branches in Charlotte and New 
Orleans; 



Kansas City. 
. imer C; Rhoden; . division man- 
ager for Fox th<?atres, has become 
landlord to his employer; 

Last Week Rhoden purchased part 
of ground comprising the location of 
a downtown grind house which is 
operated by the SkOuras office.. .* 

' charlotte, N. C.' 

The Capitals Raleigh, managedv by 
W. G. Enioe, will be rebuilt and 
ready for reopening Christmas day. 

With a premiere showing in the 
south bf 'Love ol. the Run' and an 
audience of 4,000 persons, the new 
Rogers theatre, at Shelby, was for; 
maily opened last week. " 

i , . oston. 
; Cyl-Champlin, art director for 
RKO Theatres here, has been com- 
missioned by a Norwegian breWeiy 
(Schous Bryggerl; of Oslo) to create 
a trade mark character to be lised in 
yaiious advertising inedia, 

„ „ ^ : Tacoina. : 

Walter Fehney, manager pf the 
Riviera, pronriotei^ to management 
of Mayf aire theati-e In Portland; tou 
Terrant, manager of Beverly goej; 
to the Riviera as house manager and. 
Murray Boggs assistant to Bill Con^, 
nor. takes; over th* reins of th^^ 
Beverly, , 

Wateryiiet, N; Y. 
Rieports that children barred from 
Cphoes theatres, due to an epidemic 
of scarlet fever, were coming . to 
Wateryliet: (several mileis south) to 
attend picture shows, led the local 
health officer to order that yourig- 
stets under 16 be denied admission. 
Police guard sent oUt to enforce regu- 
lation;. 



.. Sells 

• Now and then handihg out a laiigih 
is Worth a lot to the more intimate 
theatres.' Should not be done often;,' 
but now and then a small town can 
be rocked, with laughter that bene^ . 
fits the theatire.^ 

Probably thie first, of these stunts 
Was Worked by J. W. Llewellyn, who 
advertised that on a certain evening 
a one-piece coat and. sUil hangier 
Would be presented each patron. The 
hangers Were thii'ee-inph finishing 
nails, in cash envelopes with direc- 
tions to drive the nail , in the Walt 
and hang the garment on it. Another 
good sell wais Worked Shortly after 
the war by . I*. L. Faulkner; who ad-i 
vertiSed.he would give 50 giins froni ' 
war-torn Czechoslovakia to adult 
male patrons; It was iaboUt the tiine . 
condemned War material v^as being ' 
disposed of ^ chiefly for cUrios; and 
many came expecting sohiething of 
this sort. What they got were toir 
popgi^ns, costing only: a few cents 
each; but, they were authentic, each 
being ;Statnped 'Mj<de ' in Czechosloi 
vakiatV-in aCQcrdartce .With federal re* 
quirements. . It'created 10 times the? 
comment that Would . have been won 
from actual guns. , 

Similarly a ; 'qombihatiOn iafe for 
the family silyerV may be obtained 
.at the , dimery; aiid . mihiatures - of 
.other articles may be. found at the. 
same- source, A 'steel engraving of 
Washington, suitable- for, framing 
would be' the penny stamp; once de^ 
livered b!y:;*maU swindlers, and th^ 
list might-be lidded indeiElnifdly:;: 
The tricky is; U „eU it so hard that 
the reaction is intensified, - . thei- 
same j(>rinciple as!, offering a live-;; 
baby'.fof adoption^ without referertcei 
to thei fact the baby is a pig. More 
dcpejrtds upon adrpit Selling than the> 
idea; but the: idea iS the basis. 

Bealliesialts 

, There are: two kinds of managers 
who ^are all Wrong; One type values 
a stunt in proportion to its cheap- 
ness and the other can see impor- 
tance only .in eostiy ideas. The real 
yardstick is neither cost nor econ-i ■ 
flmy, but results. A stunl that costs 
only $2 and doesn't seir a ticket is 
not as good as one costing $20 and 
bringing in $50 in ticket sales; not- 
that the $2 stuht is to be despised 
or the, $20 idea ^overvalued. But it 
is tbi^ result whfeh determines value, 
and not , the expehditvire; , 

One theatre;.had;a feature that re- 
quired some selling. It was cOsttmie ' 
production/ and costtime .plays Were 
rtpt highly esteemed by: the patrons. 
To. sell the idea he .niade ^an elab- 
oratef scene for a store window/ re- 
produicirig the richness* of the maiii 
setting. ' It "Was all tricked out with 
lighting siniilar to stage effects, an4 
it anchored the passers-by in front 
for minutes, wherei they, would have 
given buta passings glance to even 
an elaborate jpainting. It sold the 
picture ,;to -a considerablev-profit; It 
cost nearly $50 to -.cbnStrucV hUt thte 
receipts Were Some $1,200 mord than' : 
the manager had daired . hope jtOi*. It 
was a cheap stunt. 

In another towh, siniilarly circtmi- 
stahced, the drive was made with 
50 window cards in various StOtes. 
About balf of them Were so disiibsed 
they attracte4 little attention; if any. 
The- house took a ipbat o^^ed paint. 
It was an expensive economy* ^^-Z 

Not always easy to iEl|(ure in ad- 
vante just how an ide:^ will jpftAl, Jbut 
if putting*a little more to the aj^^o- 
priatioh Will pull the picture into 
unusual attention, then the "device is 
worth while. Which does: not filter 
the value of a Singlp flsh in a globe 
with 'This poor fish is not .gqlng. to , 
see' the . picture advertised;. That 
sold, ■■- 



rtainburg. 

Raise and bonus for local 
Wilb.v^Kiiiicey employes ahnoiwiced 
by . City . Manag;er Bob Talbert at 
banquet hei-ie; celebrating close of 
divisibn efficiency contest. Spartan- 
burg won in division and | State, thea-; 
tre employes won in Spartanburg, 
hence' latter .were Ituests.- Arirtounce- 
ment of bonus arid pay boost' here 
was ' concurrent with similar New 
Ycnf surDVisp*; for all W-K exer<; and 
employees in Carolirtas. Borius slight- 
ly in excess of week's pay for all 
employes; 



ilatlelphia. 
Emba.ssy, JenkintoWh, near here, 
.'reopened a.s York Road theatre, 
Theodore Kirmsey in charge. Dark 
for some .time.' 



Spokane, Wash, 
Baker Amusement Corporation in- 
corporated at Newport this week by 
Yernon L; Baker. George H. Untef- 
nehrer. Nelson W. Baker and others.- 
Capital IS $10,000, 

Memphis. 

Wayne Dailiard, publicity and ad- 
vertising manager of the Orpheum 
theatre in Memphis under RKO 
operatipn in 1929^30, has been named 
managing, publicity director of the 
Paris Exposition in France. 

Lou Hellbptn, former manager of 
Orpheum and Other theatres at Den- 
ver, ColO;,. manager of the Orpheum 
her 



pid Three 

In spite of a throat ailmeiit which 
compelled' hUn td cancel , a profes- 
sional engagement; James' Melton did 
three radid appearances for the pre- 
miere, of hiq'Sirig Me a Love Song* 
at. the N. Y. Criterion Dec. 22. 

Under., the support of Arthur jaff- 
rey ahd/Phil Laufer, of ; the Grit's 
staff., he' was interviewed by WABC, 
WINS and WJZ. He was unable to 
Sing; but responded to interviews 
With some Hollywood lowdown, and 
got in a strong plug for the picture 
in each instance: 

Then, hie Weht to bed. 



.- .Fai,rfnQht,..W. ya> 
The , Fairnibht theatre closed Dec. 
12-18 for redecorating. Warner 
Bros. ing $8,500. 

Macon, Ga. 
is town now has four theatres , 
operating .. under Lucas- J e n k i n S ! 
nianagemerit; Grand, dark, fpr five i 
years, opened here' Xmas showing 
'Smartest Girl In Town' (U) to large 
crowds. Completely renovated, hew i 
seats, iswank atmosphere, theatre is 
under direction. Harvey Whaley. who 
takes his orders frpm Art Bari-y, 
city . rtia'nager. i 



Timely lobby 

Spartanburg, S, Ci 
. •Carolina iis islOWihg pace, of thpu- 
sands. with clever Christmas layout 
in: rear lobby. A huge fircjplace, 
evergreens, toys, dolls, -and a trundle 
bed with a little boy . .(dunimy) 
tucked in form the centerpiece. Ar- 
rangements to catch human appeal 
shows the difference between j ust 
.another holiday displaj^ and a good 
One. • Projperty men^ artists and matir 
agers all worked -On; this one ' arid, 
inadc'it the best in. town, 
,. Carolina, . . too, is plugging with 
evei'y charige of bill a suggestion 
that patrons buy .blocks of tickets 
for Christmas gifts-^and is doing a 
big holiday business. 



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VARiETY 



Studio Placements 

Holljrwdod, Dec; 29. 
Petet EUis, "TKe^Last of Mrs, Chey- 

Russel Hicks, Rpbert Graves, Gas-, 
ton Glass, Charles. Trbwbridge,' 
Frank O'Connor, Claire Bubrey, 
Frank Jlelcher, Mitchell Lewis, 
Leonid Kinsky, . Barnett Parker, 
Ketti GalUah. Charles Williams, Billy 
Gilbert, •Espionage,' MG. 

Barbaria Bedford, Naomi Childeris; 
Mary Anita Loos, J:onathan Hale, 'To 
the Victor,' MG. 

, iaf Hytton, Jack Adairi Dell Heh- 
dersQn, Betty Douglas^ John Kelly, 
«Th^ Grand Bounce,' MG, 

DeWitt Jennings, 'Pathell,' MG: 

Clem Beyjahs, Rolo Lloyd, Harlah 
Briggs, George Chandler, Gavin Gor- 
don, /Dangerous Number.' MG. 

Leonard I^ee, Walter Wise, adapt- 
ing 'Skidding,' MG. :' *' 

William Burress, Richard Carle 
Gary Owen, Jack . Gliffordi Lois 
Vemer, 3etty Farrington, James T, 
Mack, Riith Hilliiard,: Di ie 'M^son, 
.Betty Taylor, John Rand, Walter 
Downing, JUIia Rand, Stell^i Le Saiht; 
^Racketeers in Exile,' C6L 
' Richarcjt , Kipliri^> Harry Stafford 
Joe Gerrard, Lee Prather, Eddie 
Cobb. Biidd Weiser, George : Cheser 
bfo, Roger Gray^ Billy Arnold, Ray 
Benhet, Richard Terry, George Mc- 
.Grill, Maslon Williams, Allen 
Mathews. Art Mix, Jack Gardner 
Mik'e t^ally, Harry Leroy, Joe.Marbii, 
Tom Loiidon; Robert Walker, 'Free 
dbm iorf Sale/ Col. ; H 

• ■^ George Ernest;'. Grsnviile Bates, 
Jamesi Flaivihj. 'Weather or No,' CoL 

R. N. Bradbury, diirecting 'Tj^ouble 
ih.:Texas,' -GN* w- v: ' ' ' • 
: Lon Chahey, -Cheyenne Rides 
Agai ,* Victory; 

Armaiid Kaliz, illian Jiafmer, 
Buddy Messenfeer; Leon Holmes, 
George Reed, DaiiSy Bufford, B6n 
Cairter, Irene Frahkli ; 'A Star Is 
Born,' S-Is ^ 

C, Aubrey Smithi The Prl^onei- 
6f Zenda,? S-I; 

Fuzizy ^ Knight;^ ; Helen Mill«d, 
Bradley Page, Eddie Kane; Adrian 
Morris, Ray WSlkerj 'No ' More 
Teats/ SchUlberg;! . ' 

Priscilla Lawsoh, Nick . Lukats 
Anthony ' Nace> James . Bush^ Lillian 
Westi Maryon Hall, Evelyn Dockson, 
Gertrude Slmii>son, Helen Brown 
Frahbis Mdrrl;^. Emma Ta'nsey, Lil 
Man DiBarie^ .:G»:ace' Hair, StAhley 
Ridges, LUcilJe Ward, .anterheg Can' 
Take Money;^ Par» 
. Francis Sayles. ^Souls at Sea,' Par, 

Btt.d FlaAhisan; Nick Lukats, 
Oscar. Rudolph, ..George ' iSbrel; Le4» 
BoVirmani.; Jiqick Daley» George Hick- 
matt, 'Symie High, Swing 

Sitencer Charters, Alexander I^eft- 
. wich, Riaph Remleyv^ 'Harry Stubbs, 
' Pim^: Walkifii9, -Itisi: jYamadka, n&w^ 
arjj^. Lindsley , . George Regas, Pedro 
Regas^- 'Waikiki Wedding,^ Par, 
: , Barbava. Reiad, Years Are So 

Astrid AUwyni . ^Murder G6es to 

• Coir«ge,?-.vPar..- ' ■ ' ■■ 

Monte Vandergrift, 'Clarence,' Par 
AijriattijvRosley, .T^ WayJie, 

ICIttg alid theS Ghdrus Glri,^ WB. 
CK&tlii&r, ludels, • Mischa Auer, 

Charies Rlddell,- 'Marry thfe Girl' 

JTapk Richardson, Jack Wynri, Phil- 
lip Morris, Reed Ho>ves, Lotus Liu, 
fE* Dtfering,:vHuntley Gordon, 'China 

passage,' ::]^o.;.:' - 

V .: Lucillev Spinney,; Ceci| Weston, 
Marion Sheldon, Allen Lee*, Frahk 
Cardell, IJpYraripl. i Woodruff; Larry 
. Whiat,: Jean Blackford, Jerry Flet^ 
■icher,- Earl- Ross, 'Robber Batons^ 
RKp. , • 

George De Gbmbert, Otto Hofl 
man, 'Equipage,' RKO. 
/ Lynton Brent, Dewey Robinson, 
•Michael Strogoff,' RKO. 
, . Mary McLaren, Inez Mortinson, 
Clem Wiflrig,,*E5cadrille,' RKO. 

Pat Flaherty,' 'Stepping Toes,' 
•RKO.: •. . : 

vBentley Hfev * Jack Fife, 
Smg, Le# Loy; Moi Ming, 
Customs Agent,' RKO. 

Clenii Bevans, 'Time Out 
mance,f .20-P. 

Otto. Hoffman^ *Nisncy' 
Missing,' 20-F. 

John Monk Sanders, scripting 
.^ornen With .Wings,' 20f . . ' 
v;.^Eddi Waller, 'On th<e . Avenue/ 
2p'-P:. 

. J. P. McGowan, 
20-F: 
: Will 
20-t'. 

. Donald . . Kirke, Horace , MurpKy, 
Russ Powell; Jane ,Keckley, Horace 
Carpenter, Anthony Pawley, Lew 
Kel y, Jack. Daley; Bruce Milchellv 
Carl Stockdale; 'Paradise Express;' 
«ep. ■ .' ■ , ■ ■. . 

Theresa MaJcweU , Cbnover- Selrtiar 
Jacksph,: Clarence Wilson, 'Old Lady 
ironsides,' Rep. 

•Pohald; Roberts latt, Lou 

f""on, Al Ferguson, Mary , Russell, 
. MelbpUvne Morante, " " 
John Ward. Grace 

Kenny, John Mills, 
Rep. 

« Lyle 
Rep, 

Harrison, rkow, 
m^ice-on the Run,' 
Charles Burrell, ' 



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fft tf«^ ^"I** V?/o^«. tt« cumetas, 72 in this cutting rooms end 81 

in various stage, of preparation, ftoV 0/ .vhicJi.toiU ffcVtheryun 



next four ijbeeks^\ 

Nine pix uoere , placed before cp,vierds last week, iohile only three 
ivere taken from the. cutting rooms and preuictoed.:: 



Waltei!N Long, 
Durkin, Jack 
'Dick Tracy,' 

ince Adam,' 



IT:' 



Home,' 

Louise Faz^da, 'The Road Back.' 



■ Laurie Doufilas, Josef 

'Class Prophecy/ U. 
NnT«i.^ Ja,»e Rhodes, Edward Mc- 
cSlvi ^,9)^^^* Emmet O'Connor.. 
Sn c?nn/ uYy«t«^?< •Person-to-Per- 



viffliffi^?,;^^ in work: 

l^sSt«?SS?Cel?°^^^^ 

EiS^^Sf Jf^U'^'' W Irving; Briskin. directed-by 

ert T' IhSr^n^ Harry Sauber, screen play by Sauber and Rob- 

Tnh^r^iS°v r^^^**- ^f^l^^ Bancroft, Evelyn. Venable, Wynne Gibsoh, 
John Gallaudet, George McKay, Marc Lawrence. • ^ 

«uv..?i'Z'^'^^"^«r;?,?"^^^^^^ who decides to drop out of 

With his mob goes to home town where Bancroft was raided 
invited to attend; a church festival ahd is 
F^^^^ii^**- to speak. The eloquence in; which he delivers an address 

condemning racketeers , surprises himself and his cohorts, who later talk 
mm into beconiing an evangelist. Bancroft takes the country by storm 
and eventually builds his own tabernacle and with a radio station becomes 
* P°wer. LarMny returns to his he uses the churbh and his 

^aalO^ station tor shakedown purposes on threat of exposing variotis 
5«'5K«%arouna;^the townj This, doesn't set so well \vith the gang ind they 
set out to get him.. He is killed on the pulpit. at the time he is" about to 
expose gang No. 1. . , 

■ •WEATH^ OR NO/ produced by Everett Riskin, directed by Alfred 
E. Green, ^Original story by A. H; Z. Carir. Screen play by Ethel Hill and 
Lynn . starling. . Cast: Ralph Bellamy, Ida Lupiho; Ralph Forbes, Walter 
Connolly, Granville Bates, James Flavin. 

. Story concerns Aspiration of small tinie ipoliticiian to^^^^b into society 
by trying to marry his, daughter off ^ to son of wealthy . Widow; Girl dis-' 
covers conspiracy and rebels when she, m up . with Biellamy, a Weath^i* 
forecaster. PoUtical.father >yahts it tovrain w for a certain 

purpose; and as. reward to priedict rain bh that day he would/ consent to 
the marriage of his daughter to ihe. Weather forecaster^, Liatter predicts: 
heavy storms when everything indicating, fair weather. Realizing what he 
had doner he goes on: a spree ohly tO find on awakening next morning that i 
it really is raining^ ' ' I 

Readied to start: 'SPEED MAD/- LUiDK* ^TROUBtfi IN 

MOROCCO.' 



by Spending additional mQney for new and modern rail, facilities, thus 
Ijeating the time of transportation schedules conducted by motor trucks 
and regiaining contracts that the rmlroad previously heW^^ 



ZOtb-Fox 



six in work, seven editing, clirht preparing. In work: 
^ON THE AVENUE/ reported Varietv, : Nov." 18; 'NANCr STEELE IS 
MISSING/ reported Dec. 2; 'SEVENTH HEAVEN/ reported Dec. 9; 'STEP 
LIVELY, JEEVES,; reported Dec. 16; 'TIME OUT FOR ROMANCE/ re* 

ported .Dec; 23. started last week: 

'THE LAST SLAVER,' produced by Nuhnaiiy Johnson, directed by Tay 
Garnett, based on novel- by Dr. George S. King. Cast: Warner Baxter, 
Wallace Beery, Mary Rogers^ Peter Lorre. George Sarideirs, John CafrA- 
dine. Miles Mander, Francis Ford,; Billy Bevan. 

. .^*'*ryi is historical, ^vhrch deals with the transporting of slaves from 
^frica to. America. Warner Baxter, calptain and;; owner of last boat deal- 
ing in^this traffic, decides to go straight after meeting ahd marrying. He 
takes his bride; to Bermuda but 15 prevailed upon by his advisers to make 
one more -trip.; They, go to Africa, and on return trip with its human 
cargo mutiny takes place, inspired by a rebel who resents treatment 
shown the iiegroes; Rebel barricades himself in the captain's cabin and 
steers .the ship into an English port where the boat and its cairgo is turned 
over to English authorities. ^^ 

Readied to start: 'MIDNIGHT TAXI/- ' MAY lIVE/ and 

•CHARLIE CHAN AT THE OLYMPICS/; ^ W« 



• Eiffht in work, iHvc editing, 12 preparlhjgr. In work: , 

.*MAYTIME/ reported VAriety, Sept.'i; 'A DAY Al" THE RACES/ re- 
ported Sept, 16; 'CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS,' reported Oct. 7; 'PARNELL/ 
TO*^" A STAR,Vrepprted Nqy. 25; 'LAST OF MRS. 
CIIEYNEY,' reported Dec. 2^ 'TO TH£ VICTOR' and>I>ANGEROtrs NUM- 
BER,^ reported Dec. 23. No new pictures, started last week. 
Readied to start: 'BURNT FINGERS' and. 'ESPIONAGE,' 



Paramount 



Seven in work. lO editliisr,. ciffht preparing. 
'SOULS AT SEA/ ^SWING HIGH, 



In work: 



9; 'WAIKIKI WEEDING/ reported 



Two In work,; two editinff^ six preparinar. Iii work: 
c,!???'*^*'''* MADE AT Night,' reporied Variety, Nov. .11, and 'A. 
STAR IS BORN/ reported Nov. 18. No new picture.<> started last week. ' 
. Readied to start: 'THE WOMAN^S TOUCH/ ''SUMMER T tlGHTNiNC/ ; 
•adventures; OP TOM SAWYER,' 'STilLLA DALLAS/ and 'HUBRlV 
CAN.E.'-v.- 



thiiirersal 



Nov. 18; 'CLARENCE,': reported Dec; 
Dec. 23. Started last week; 

INTERNES CANT TAKE MONEY/ produced by Beniamih Glaz^r 
directed by AlSantell. No Writing credits. GaS BafbaSSSJyck^^ S 
McCrea, Lloyd Nolan, Stanley Bridges, Gaylord •Pendleton,*gvi^ BacoS 
Barry Maopllum, J^^^ Anthony Nace, Lillian West, Marian Hale, 

Nick Lvikats^ Pnsc^la l^wson. - - . • v ' 

.f *o^y,;depicts Joel McCrea as ihteirne who receives $10 a month in hos^ 
pital._ He.ineets Barbaira Stanwyck, childhood sweetheatt whdse daughter 
IS j)eing held by gangsters for $1,000 ransomi A gangster involved in the 
kldnaping^ is .sent to th0 hospital and ' Placed in the hands of the interne 
Who eventually finds he is fugitive from justice. Jn ordtr' to keW McCr^ 
quiet, he is offered $1,000. He takes the bribe at the sacriflde of his future 
career as ^a doetor, delivers it to ;the mob, lecOvers the daughter^and in 
the meantime: turns the gang over to- the lawv * - 

^.'THE LOVE TRAP,' produced by; B. P; Schulberg, directed" by Edward 
X.U(clwig, screen play by Wallace Smith. : Castt Ricardo Cortez; Gail Patrick, 
Akim Tamiroff, Louis Calhern, Tom Brown, June' Martel, Adrian' Morris/ 
Ralf HarOlde. Jack LaRue, Bradley Page, Doirothy Peterson. 

Story is. centerled around big shot ganiblef-rnoted and respected for his 
square shooting.. His wife, somewhat tired of his promises to give up. the- 
racket, leaves to become an entertainer in hii^ht club. In order tO lure 
ner back, he promises to go straight and they gor oh a second honeyinoon. 
' While plans are being made for , this, the gambfer's kid brother blows 
into town With a $50,000 bankroll set on taking over the big gambling joint- 
operated by his older brothei: undei:. an assumed name. Big shot gambler/ 
knowing his kid brother is iibout to be taken, remains in the bsickground 
and frames him to be taken 6ver by his confederates, believing this would 
disgust him with the spOrt and return home. To the contrary, the kid 
takes the bi^ shot gamblers to the cleaners: Older brother is called, in 
to saVe the situation^ and the dramatic:' punch of the piitture is when they 
meet. The Wife, tired of waiting, returns tO the night club, the kid 
brother is beaten by his oWn brother, and both decide to . return, home 
and forget gambling. 

'HAPPINESS PREFERRED/ produced by Emanuel COhen, irected by 
Robert FlOrey, Original story; by. Frank ; R^ Adams, screen play by- Doris 
MallOy and Dore Schary. Cast: Warren William* Karen MOrley, Lewis 
Stone, Jackie Moran, Esther Dale, John Wray, Christian Rub, Virginia 
Sale, Ruth Robinson, Murray Kinnell. : . , J- ; 

Story shows Warren William :as pr6siJerous'. physician in large tity who 
later is. atccused of murdering 'wife:;6f-his best friend through an overdose 
of sleeping tablets. ; Innocent of the charge, thie husband cohtinues to press 
the charge, even. after a jury has expnerated him. This; causes the ypiing 
doctor to - Ipse his position as; head -.physician in the le^iding hosi>ital and 
ialso; his clients.; Disgusted he leaves tOWn-and winds up in. a small coni- 
munity wheirie he is. traced ahd prevented frbm getting alpng because 'Of 
the.-past. His .exploits tp live this down furnish many dramatic situations, 
but flnialiy ends, well for the persecuted doctor; 

to start: 'TIGHTWAD/ 'MURDER COLLEGE,' 
MEN WORKING/ 



Five In ;wQrk;f nine editing, elffht prep^rlnsr. In; work: 

TOP OF THE TOWN/ reported VARIETY, Oct. 14; 'I HATE HORSES* 
reported Dec. 2; 'CLASS PROPHECY' and 'PERSON TO PERSON CALL,' 
reported Dec. 23.- Started last'week: : « - * 

'WE'VE HAD OUR MOMENTS,' produced by Edmund Grainger, directed 
by Alfred Werker, original by Charles F. Belden and Frederick Stephahi. 
Cast: Sally Eilers, James Duhn, Mischa . Auer, David Niven, Warren Hym<»:w 
Marjorie Gateson, Thurston Hall. 

Story concerns femme. school teacher, tired of - teaching school,, who > 
goes abroad. On the ship she becomes involved With ring of inters 
natiohal crooks Who take . advantage Of her inhOcencie and succted iiS 
planting: $1,000,000 Of hot money in her trunk; Jarhes Dunii, detective on 
the trail of crooks,; knoWs the money is on board iand traces it to school- 
teacher's cabin. For a while the finger is Oh her, but befor^ they land on 
the other side she produces evidence to Clear herself and they are marrledii 

Readied to start: 'NIGHT; KEY/ 'WINGS OVER HONOLULU/ /TflE 
STONES CRY OUT,' 'BE IT EVER SO HUMBLE/ 'PRESCRIPTION EOIt 
ROMANCE/ and 'DELAY IN THE SUN/' 




EUlit In work, lA .editinr, 12 prepwrlnr. In work: < 
'SLlM,"THE KING AND.7HE CHOBVa:plBL;f :«nd ^CALL IT:A ©AT/ 
reported Variety, Nov, 25; 'THE CASE OF THE STUTTtJftINO NSHOF/ 
reported Dee. 9; 'THE QO-GETTER;' 'PRINCE AND: THE ?AUrEb/ and 
•MARKED WOMAN/ reported; Dec; 16. Started^ last .M^eeks 'I 
, 'MARRT •the GIRL,^ produced by::;Hairiy JOe,iaf*»w$^'^ 
liahi McGann. Based on EdwaM JjlobeT'hoVi^l'Of ls^e^^ Frank 
McHugh, Hugh Herbert, Mary Bit^landi Jane Wyinan/ Aliafi MOWbray,: H 
O'COnhell, Allen JeAkinSi;sTeddy Ha'rt; Charjjes Judeis,' Miiicha Auer. 
' r Story, is coniedy centered aifoUnd H^rb^rt and ft(|«iy ;j3olahd/br^^ &nd; ■ 
sister, "who conduct newspaper syndi(;ate;r Hprbert, ■ i hit. teched in the 
head,; is continually getting his . sister in; wronji .by reporting erroneotis- 
storles. Their niece comes into the picture by faUing in IO^'^;witb 9 mad'^ 
Russian cartoonist, of whom the X^rtiKi% w^nts. no part, , . Herhert/ls prer , 
vailed iipon to see:; what he can'do about it and in turn has hoir kidnaped 
by McHugh. - Lat^|r is oh way to Cincinnati When ' Ms' ciar lii' stopped by ; 
band of gangsterit who believe him to be one of the Puifple Ganji; -from 
Detroit After niany nieiodramatic situation^ to esciape, McHugh man-, 
ages to get hold of gang's machine gun- and holds them> at bay until 
authorities arrive. This; sets well with the . niece, who by this time; learns 
toiike-' McHugh;'. ' . ' -..U v^: '. ■ i I 

Readied to^start:' 'THE LAST BAD MAN/ TOU HAVE ,tO LEARN 
SOMETIME/ 'THE TRUTH IS ON THE MARCH/ ;tHE DESERT SONG/ ^ 
and 'DANTON/ • ' ' ' . 



Readied 
DANGER; 



RKORadio 



Five in work, nine, editing, 12 preparing;. . work: 
'MICHAEL STROGOFF,' reported Variety. Nov, 
LIGHTLY/ reported Dec. 2; 'ROBBER BARONS/ 
AGENT' and •ESCADRILLE,? rejpprted Dec. 23. Np 
last week: .i ' . 

Readied to start: 'CONVENTION IN CUBA.V 'SATISFACTION GUAR^ 
ANTEED,' 'WINGS OF MERCY,' 'TAKE IT EASY' and 'OUTCASTS OF 
POKiER FLAT.' 



25; 'ONCE OVER 
•MISS CUSTOMS 

ictures started 



Two in work, six editing, 10 .preparin§:^. In work: 
•OLD LADY IRONSIDES/ reported Vauiety, Dec. 2.3, Started last week; 
•PARADISE ;:EXP.RESS/ produced hy Sol Siegcl, directed by Joe Kane* 
original story by AUah Vaughn .Elston and Paul Perez, screen, play by. 
Jack NattefPrd and Betty Burbridge. 'Cast: Grant Withers, Maiide Eburne, 
Dorothy Appleby, Harry Davenport. Arthur Loft, Donald Kirk, .lohn Holr 
"and, Lew Kelly; Arthur Hoyt, Anthony; Pawley, Jack Daley, George 
Cleveland, Budd Fine. Ed Piel. Sr,, Horace Murphy, 

Story, concerns railroad line forced into reiicivership through highway 
motor truck competition. Daughter of railroad magnate meets up with, 
the receiver, and through his love for the girl he sets out to restore the 
company's .financial condition. Ih dpi this he; takes a long chance. 



PRODUCTION TABLE 

TKxi iabli ihows number of feaiures prpmU^d io fcc deliverei to 
cxhihiidrs by the major distributing^^i^^^ ihe indipendf 

etil pidduccrs ;£<vifr;il>u/(n^ piroduclAia^ /fceir- prpdu^mfi drgdnizattpm 
jot th6 W36r37 season. 

Number 

ofpix Total 
prom- PIx already Plx < QaU to /plx ln 

^ ised for Completed pjk now in , be pM prep- 
.'193A-37 forhew now i|i'ciittih( ;berdre. ;- ara- 
season, .seasbn/r work. room, cameras, -tfon* 



COLUMBIA ..... 

'Larry Darmdur 
METRO 

Hal Roach. , 
PARAMOUNT 
' /B., Pr ScKulbere.'. ...r. 

Emanuel; Cohen. i 

: Harry Shermin . V'^ < > « , 
. Frank Lloyd 
RKO-RADIO . 

David Lbe w . . . . , > ; , « . 

.Geo. Hirllmah 

Sol Lesser, , . ; 
REPUBLIC .....i....*. 

A. W. Hackel . . ; . i . ; , 
20TH-FOX , , 
-Sol Lesser, 
UNITED ARTISTS 

Samuel Goldwyn. . .-. i 

Walter Waiig'er, , ,., . , / 

.Serznick-Internatipnaj. 

E. eri^ner. ... ... . , . , , 

Criterion , , ; ;V.......i 

Korda-Londbn-^ 
•NiVERSAL 
. B.u<>k Jones, , 
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VARiETY 



Wednesday, I^ecember 30, 1936 










With VICTOR MOORE- Glenda 
Farrell • L^e Dixon • Osgood Perkins 
{Rosalind Mar qiiis • Music and Lyrics by 
iJiarry Warren & AI Dubin and Harold 
krlen & E, Y. Harbnrg • Directed by 
|LLOYP B AGON • Musical Numbers 
iCreatedand Directed by Busby Berkeley 
A First National Picture 



"WeAvLesdaji Deccmbe^ 30, 19?*6 




(Continued from ipage 1) rtributing department which does 

• ' ^ .' ' ' ' .business- with.' them. . 

f qUaWkS that it is up to New York. I players, queried^ about the 

To coimteract radi lately, situatipri/refuse to be quoted:, jhe^^ 

hibitprs in various parts of the courts of cbUrse, want the air for the coin,' 

but: many ,o^^ 

igram methdd beirig Used for national 
hookup none, too helpful toward 
the actors worki in them, and not 
at all of any recijprocail vklue to the 
studios unless the shb^v a direct 
tie-i ith the picture conipany, 



try have worked; put ia scheme 
^hereby .they adyertise the fact that 
■^e manager/ at a . hour in 

the evemng, win talk to soiiie im- 
I>6rtaint liollywobd star over the 
phone: Generally they pick the star 
in a picture' playing ,the ; house cur-, 
rentiy. They attach i loud Weaker 
the projection irriachihe and the 
conversation . initjulged in between, 
the actor and maiiager is heaird by 
'ttieaudiehce. 

•the method used by the ejchibs in 
getting Hold of the stare is quite ah- 
npr '-ag to the studicys. They put in 
;/ long distance. -call for the. star, 

<Vhom they believe tb be working at 
the studio that , eyeriihgi The . stu- 
dio operator, not knowing Who is 
calling arid' having the long, distance 
.operator j list giving the name of the 
tOMvni locates the Iplayer, whether at 

... the . studio or at home^ .01' viisitinj* 
iontie where, ind the mariager begins 
'hisspieilo 

. He asks them all about the pictlire 
.they may be working in currently; 
tells them how', much his audiences 
their pictures, fpi' which of 
he is thanked. The calls 
average about ftye to eight , minutes, 
ariid the player, uncoiiscious of the 
reason for' the., call; thanks, 'him . for 
his interest in their welfare and 
pr-emises him that his attdiencei will 
always see them in a good pic and 
•when they visit the tpwn they will 
drop in at his theiatre. The players, 
however,; ate^ hot a ware that the 
audience is iistening. in to the con- 
..Versatibni and siome bf them when 
they learned about it were , pretty 
much burned. ,' 

When the studios have attempted 
to .stop the stunt in . various ways, 
even appealing the exhibs, . th0 
latter in tiim haVe.been Jmown - to 
friankly state it was ohe form of 
'reprisal' against radio; that if the 
■tar is to be heard over any yraves 
the exhib has a right to bring, them 
ovecv the telepliOnic wires ais :tKe 
/txhibitors are - the iileans of paying 
the freight for the pictures. 

As re$ult of this move, which 
•larted. in Texas, other parts ..of ■ the 
country .are working the same stunt 
and the studios are afraid that the 
pkiyers, tinaware of the situation, 
may say . something to offend the 
exhib and . his audience, due to the 
fact that they were disturbed or an- 
noyed, which in turn might lead to 
the star impairing his or her popu- 
larity in that particular section of 
the country. 

Producers figure that the situa^ 
tlon is reaclhing such an acute stiage 
tiiat a showdown is inevitable; either 
to okay^ radio work on the piart of 
their contract people . in soine re- 
stricted form, or elimihate it alto- 
; gether.- The .studios do not want to 
incUr the ill will of their players 
whd, in most instances, are reim- 
bursed munificently foi? the ether 
work, but at the. sanie time they 
want to protect the: box office and 
will, the matter comes to ah im- 
passe, forbid, according to their 
cohtractuial riights, the radio per- 
- forinanceis' of .".their contractees and, 
in executing new .contracts with 
playersi have art out-and-out clause 
tabopi io worlt 

Checked Up te jBaysItes 

It * expected that ^ cbnlerehces 
Will bie held between studio tops and 
home office heads on the matter, 
With the result that it wili likely be 
pushed back intb the Hays organisa- 
tion for definite action. 

Louis B. Mayer, who leaveis for 
New York this weeic, it is under- 
stood, will discuss the situation with 
Nichblas ;M. Schenck and fraunkly 
poi out the anhbyahces that have 
occurred of late through the exhib 
phone calls, as well as showing the 
evidence with Which the ibs 
have been bombarding him, in 
"J"^®^, to stop the pic people from 
etherizing. 

None of the producers here will 
. iscuss; the situation. . They figure it 
. a stick of dynamite and that New 
»ork must take any rapi that is to 
oe made. They don't want to take 
jne mitiative toward restrai ing 
weir employes from: going on the 
a?r. neither do they want to answer 
Jha complaints of the exhibs, coh- 
lenamg that is a matter for th6 dis- 




Many Complaints 

With exhibitor chi ins. reported: 
on: th warpath in a .maiority, of key 
spots • in the rnidwest',; southwest,^ far 
west and ^outh against the 'film stars' 
radio appearances, present system of 
supervision ictUre playei- 

broadcasting aptivities in ' Hollywood 
Will be watched closely . by industry 
and tradie : assbciatibn leaders in the 
next few months. 

While this may be construed- as. a 
policy of viratcHfUl waiting,, it does 
hot mean thai theatre managers are 
isittiiig idly . by and: doing nbthihg. 
Recent, checkup extending .over :;b 
period of a 'month's timb in .the 
western .and southern regions . re- 
vealed that exhi not kicldinjg 
about their vigo'roijis opposition to. 
air-minded frend ^ ojE film satellites' 
desnite: the cbhtinued .poph-poohiDg 
of the tbpic as of vital import to. the 
picture industry by > certaiii . radio 
spokesmen and propagandists. 
• TWO' thitijgs impressed trade 'asso-: 
ciatibii interviewers in trek 
aniong theatre operators. 

One was that exhibitors were con-, 
vihced that screen personalities 
damaged their .box office, appeal' by 
frequent , radio network . broadcasts, 
aiid that these same ibs viewed 
the - situation with genuine concern. 
iExhibs' AnU-Badlo Pialntft 

The other was that the latest 
sqiiawk Was cbhcentraited against the 
piractice of taking excerpts f rbni cur? 
rent or about to be released feature 
hits for use in dramatized risidip skits. 
Noit only Was emphatic objection uh- 
covbfed: tb thi^ : development but th* 
exhibitors denied that such skeleton- 
ized'. versions of' film suhjectfl .served, 
as .a traiter to the api>earanc« ^of the 
motion picture. This was In answer 
to the claim of certain radio spofbes- 
men to the effect that use of drama- 
tizations 'serves, as free advertising 
and is not unlike advance trailers 
ballving.featUres. 

Theatre managers ■ contend this so- 
called radio trailer diifferr In that a 
film; trailer .never reveals tho story 
content or tips the plot They point 
to the fact that radio people will 
r'^t iise portions frbm a forthcoming' 
film production unless thift scene is 
dramatic or can be dramatized .aS. a 
sketch. 

The cry 'against . this, latest inno- 
vation by exhibs is that siich con- 
densed dramatized viersionii of future 
picture releases takes the edge f|f 
the film: state that it is like the sec- 
ond telling of a gpod parlor story 
(it: faiijs to. interest when- familiar). 
Further, the theatre operators be- 
li that if the sketch Is not well 
done. the irwaves, the radio 
listeiier is thoroughly convinced that' 
it could: hot make a good picture no 
matter Who plays the lead^^ roles. 

At .one . recent meeting of - exhibi- 
tors froih Myeral^ states held the 
middlb West, the visiting picture men 
waxed, esipecially sarcastic ,, al}out 
what they termed the. 'rfiaster-rnind- 
ing of HoJiy wood, studio publicity, de- 
.partmentV . . which concocted ; such 
radio-pix tierups , as recently: aired 
On Holly Wood yHbtel/ Some exhibs 
even, went to far ias. to suggest that 
it might bb. Well if , some of theise 
.Coast publicity .tycoons, went as far 
away from HbllyWOOd as San Ber- 
nadino' to learn What theatre man- 
agers were sayi about such tie- 
ups.. 

Harts Smaller. Towns 
While idmitteiPIy :the: ifaitprs 
in lairge cities Were nbv particularly 
Worlred the radio-picture 

situatiph, was discovered that 
those communities of 10Q,ppO dr. un- 
der, especially cities in the sb-cialled 
farm belt,, viewed it as a serious ahd 
vital mattei-i Explanation Was that 
1 bijgger. .cities, ..there Were so 
many .otheir interests besides radio 
and pictiires that the broadcasts 
failed to exert the sanie influence as 
in smaller cities, 

Startling revelali trade or- 

ganization checkers was that the ex- 
hibs now up in arms are not the 



DaublevHiil Steamroller 
Ckit't 0e Curbecl Onc^ 
Sfartetl —- Set ^O^Dair 
Limit Bef or^ All but Ltfdp 
Deluker^ Gb Duals^Siihie 
Concern All, Over 
Country 



INDIES* BREAK 



Exhibs to Efinpate^^^^M 



Chicago, Dec. 29. 

Witiiin 30 days the entire Chicago 
distributibn' territory will .lie solid in 
double features with the exceptiph 
of the absolute first run situations 
iri the loop. Drigihal belief on the 
part pf many of the circuit head^ 
and leading indie nabe exhii>s. that 
the double feature steam-roller could 
be controlled at any .point is proving 
false, with the exhibs ndiw finding 
that the dbuijle , bill trend, how that 
it's started,, cannot be stopped any 
onepbinti. 

Twin bills are gathering ihomeh- 
tum every day, Us competition is 
forcing more and more theatres into 
the , bargain shows. £Ven the. small 
lOc. and 15c. houses which figured 
that their price Would be enough 
bargai / itself to hold their patron- 
age are 'now running :.doWn to fibii 
row to buy up additional product. 
: All exchanges iare far ahead of 
last year contracts already, with 
eyierybody selling ev^ytiiing, Par^ 
ticularly is it happy-days-are-here, 
agai for tiie indie and states-right 
exchanges which had been struggling 
along On low ratiOnis for the past 
four years. AH ihdie office^ are do 
ing excellent triade, the exhibs buy- 
ing the $10 aiid $15 pictures as a use 
fill and cheap adjuhct to slip in 
with stronger ^ flickers as a t Win-bar- 
gain. 

Shorts Problem 

Only trouble now viexing both ex- 
hibs and exchane[es is the quiestion 
of shorts, a problem which goes 
hand-in-hahd with dbublie features; 
Exhibs are asking for: 100% elimina- 
tion of shorts, except for a cbuple of 
single reel deals, while the home of- 
fices of the diBtribitton are yelping 
for complete short deals along with 
features, claiming 'that the money 
they are making on the extra sale 
of feature product is largely lost, if 
the exhibs slough the short subjects.: 

Already creeping,:into the territory 
is the 'triple feature,' With the exr 
(dontinued on page^G) 



Goose Haiigs High 



oily wood, Dec. 29. . . 

Wi Shebhart V h a n d e d 
■George Stahlihan, deputy D.A. 
;^nd; ah old circus , grip, a colos- , 
sal., r^esden . china goose as a 
Christmas clincher after a pairty ■ 
at the Sheehan::haciQnda; Stalil- 
iriani .being cai*ried. hOme by 
Jim, :Tully, . arid lugginig the 
goose, wondered What he'd do , 
With. the petrified. qiiack.. 

■jDori't throw, it away,* advised- 
the. Tbrmitb inspector of Toluca' 
Lake, . • Take it ; to bed with you 
arid make .it .;Study law.' That 
Way. it riiay hang legally,' 



NAT'!, I'VILLE, BANKRUPT 

Loiiisville,; Dec. . 

Kentucky Theaters, Inc.,: operators 
of ;^he :Natioriai,' filed, a vpluntary 
petition in bankruptcy last Week. \A 
resolution of .board of directors, filed 
with the petition, stated that liabili--: 
ties ■ are approximately $24^496 arid 
no -assets. 

The 2,400 £:3at hOiise has bebn dark 
since June 1, with the exception , of 
a once weekly, broadcast by ia local 
brewer, arid, ocbasional hUlbilly barn 
dance shoWs. : 

'mi . 'and perhaps > unsuccessful 
bries, but the big. auccesisfut and, i - 
telligent theatre, opbratbrs. While 
they have rio plan ot action de- 
vieloped. tp- date, they ' ±q 
view problem With alanini . and 
are looking hopefully, to HbllyWpod 
prpducej's :fpr a Ibgical solutibh;' 



Tiieatres Take 

Loss on Eletincity 
Bust in Newark 



,. "Severe looses, on . what. Was prpb- 
ably- the best Monday of the year: 
Were : suffered by. .chairi .and ihde- 
penident theatres ih llfeWark /is re- 
sult of- the .fire which cut off all 
power Over the city. This occurred 
at 3:30 p.rn^ after theatres were 
filled with matinee . crowds but, 
while efforts were made to rcfsume 
operation later, the r^t of the day 
was lost f or ttie .box Offices and the 
pictures, niany in ' on percentage for 
distributors, which are burfently in 
deWark film houses. : 
• Where emergency power systems 
werie available, they offered little re- 
lief^— since by the time , thty were 
switched over, it was "7 p.m. and pO' 
lice ordered everyone to lock Up< 
Because ,6f tiie delays, alsb. thea tries 
had .' gone cold and cbuldh't" be 
opened. When the electricity Went 
off, the power, fof oil' heating sys- 
tems alisk> was Ibsi with result, the- 
atres got cold. It takes an hour, and 
a half or - .longer to. . reheat, . most 
houses making no attempt to beat 
the unfortunate situation. . A. few 
theatres, althbugh up against police 
orders to rbmain 'closed, , did reopen 
finally for a while, but it id no 
good. By that time people were off 
the- streets: and at hbirib, partly, also 
on police orders. , 

The theatres of the 'city, with more 
than. 50 affected, gave put readmis- 
sions when poWer disappeared, 
rather than make refunds. Operators 
report that the public was orderly 
and accepted the . readmissions in- 
stead of demandiing their money 
back, catusirig no tVouble. liOi^s to 
the theatres, iie difficult to esti- 
mate, prbbabiy runs ovbr $150,000. 



ridgepbrt, GOnri.,: 
Deanria Hurbin sang for 75 orphans 
in the Protestant Orphaas' Horiie 
here Christmas Eye, via a special 
i telepThpne hook-up from iversars 
i studio in Hollywood with ampHficar 
^ tibri system set up for benefit of 
; juvenile listeners at the home. Man- 
ager of the Majestic, Bridgeport. 
. asked Miss Durbin to sing while she 
.' was ' the east broadciasting' .on 
Eddie Caritoir's prograrii, but SubM- 
i quently she iretumed. to the Coast, 
■Bather than let the plan fall through, 
■ U executives airranged; the - 
continental .telephone hopkup.. 



Social Security 



(Conti 



from, page 1) 



irig scale, according to . What is an- 
nually, earnedf Othbr is the. fact 
that,, should a perspri- . his or her 
estate . to be pai the. 
earn irigs. , Shquid htv ie .be-: 

fbre 1942i there- is. proVisibn ;fOr, a 
si ilar percentage the amount 
aetually paid 

: Al3o.. all persbrisyjhould keep tab^ 
on how much salsiry the X% deduc- 
tion has been made on, so that when 
the $3,000 mark is reached, theire 
will bb np further deductions niade 
fpi" that calendar year. 

Xesli. Co. Managers 
Some cpmpariy frianagers who Will 
make the deductiohs in legit shbws 
are figuring, on holding out the . coin 
once morithlyi There Would be hb 
special, objection from the cpllectpr 
of .Iriternal: Revenue but; should an 
actpr : quit during the third week of 
any rtipnth. the individual who han: 
dies the deduction, would be held re 
spbnisibie fqir the payments. 

In cases of shows which run for 
only a few weelts, the deduction 
would necessarily t)e made on pay 
day and it is only wUh hits where 
the .manager, will .escape . weekly 
grief should he put the matter ph 
a monthiy basis. 

In shoW business there i.s less iri' 
tere^t in the New Yorlc state tinem 
ployment insurance , tax since that 



. Chicago, Dec. 29. 

After : rriuch : yelpinig the pOlic<; 
have finally: talcen :coie;nizarice of. th« 
lottery situation in town and havt 
issued warning to - theatres that all 
bank; nites, screeno arid Other coi 
giveaway stuntis . Will be barred im- 
mediately. : This; fbUgwed a t uliriig 
that the sturitS- wer« a •viblatipn ol, 
the Chicago municipal code. 

Police arlrested 16 theaitre msinagr . 
ers byer the weekend fpr cPnductinf 
bank riiehtsi screbno and other prize 
giveiaWaic. di'a wingS; fbUOwihg the of- 
ficial /municipal bah against : such 
stiints. lotteri Managers, ar- 
rested Were bp tli arid indi 
Mien. 

; On the heels of the arrests^ 
ban & Kate broke through With a de- 
cision: to take all drawlngs ^out of 'the' 
circuit's theiatres iniriiediately . in- 
dies; however, cari't decide what to 
do and are waiting for some gui 
ance from , their pt-ganization. Allied. 
Others are making up their riiihda 
on theii: own, and trying tO figure 
out Whether .it's worthwhile to at- ; 
tempt to'- circiimverit the official 
rulings 

Bank arid screeno ' companies^ 
a cpiiple . of the lesser stunt-night or- 
gianizatibris, are understbodi -ready to 
biankroli; in part at least, possible' 
court aetion against the municipality, 
to obtain an injunction restr^hirig 
the police from interfering in ■tlie 
giveaways; 

Move iSvbeing made tp put through 
an Ordinance to legalize bank night 
and other giveaways by Alderm^tt 
Walter Orlikbski. Orduiance will be 
presented on Jan. 5.; This follows 
motion of city prosecutor for coiitijO- 
iiance of casbs against 16 managers 
until J^n. ISr^and, in meantime, the 
police commissioner has/I^Ued in- 
structions that managers, : persisting 
in running drawings,, should not be. 
arrested, ' but ' merely Iven court 
summO|isesr 

Other legal opiriibh in the city 
and steteexecutive deipartments con- 
curred in the illegiality of the <rbi 
giveaways; pne^ that it ^conistituted « 
iphahce distribution of .inoney. gifts, 
,etc.> and anothei> that bank nights :" 
are in essence gambling and .rate as 
'employment, of criminal means >0f 
trade rivalry,; arid is opposed to gobd 
business ethics" and public policy. 

Most Of the exhibitor^ in towrt 
have decided hot to fight the poliee 
on this, question and are readying tp 
drop this giveaways. All admit that 
they made .money with the stuiits*' 
but. all of them also adniit that they 
didn't know how long the fopij ' 
would let therii keep rimhing with 
the stunt and that every day bf icractt, 
was a- gift. » They had nearly two 
years of really big b.o. with the give^> 
aways arid thejr: flgurfe they'll haver 
to takii: their earning^ and be satis^ 
fied to go back' tp straight ibture. 
theatre operation in which the name 
of the picture will get the top billing, 
on the marquee instead of the 
amount, of the giveaway. 
Some of the theatires^ however, be- 
(Continued oh page 54) 



statute was investigated. State peo- 
ple do not answer questioris ' asked, 
despite the fact that eriiployers haVe' 
been paying the tax for some time', 
there being no deductiohs from, em- 
ployees. New Yoi'k law. Which. Is 
different from the one in California 
applies prihcipally to those who 
manual labori. 

Those, otherwise erigagiBd,/sL>ch as 
white collar, workers .who earn $50 
oip mpire Weeicly, not included 
in: the act. So far as the stage i 
concerned, only ones Who. could be 
included are .iaictbrs working for 
niinimum salaries— $40 or $25. Aveek- 
ly. HoWeyer, further inquiries are 
helrig riiade , and an amendment to 
the act so tha t . actors wpuld ;be in- 
cluded may be sought^ . To date act-, 
ing is regarded as 'casiial ertiplpy- 
merit' by the state arid actOrs there* 
'f pre are not' included. 

State law. was passed as cbnstitu- 
tional by a 4-4 vote Of the U, S, 
Supreme Cpurt. An ill justice iriay 
upset the ruling arid the case will 
ppssiljly be :reviewed agai 



VARIETY 



Wednesdajr, jD^cember 3(K lt)36' 



•y 



"•Oft,; 



7; 



60 



fs 



'«.'/. J"'' 



iiitroducing the girl with 
thp persqnality in a million! 



with 





Mtitl his 



DIXIE DUNBAR 



Dincud by SfJnleK i4f)/^cM 
Associate Producer Raymond GriflFitl) * Story and Screen Play by ieoncird 
Prcislcms and Mark Kelly • Music arid Lyrics by Lew Pollack qnd Sidney 
p. Mitchejl * Skating Ensembles Staged by Jack Haskell ' 





Darryl F. Zonuck 

In Char 



LLOYDS' HELD FOR 6th WEEK AT ASTOR AND CARTHAY CIRCLE! 



l^ediiesday, December 30; 1936 



\ 



P I C T ■ B r s 



VARIETY 



23 







Chesterfield 



: 154|» BrMdway, 

.. • ■•' ■Nen^-. Tork,. N. " 

XadyXuck: Story of a sweepstake whioer. Pstricla Farr. Wm. Bakewell. ir 

Chas. t«»nont : mins, Hel, July 8, 
lUsslAe Girl*. MarUH' Moohey's story. Roger Pryor. Muriel Evans. - 
■ Kosen. 65 mlivs./ KeL Sept. 10. . Rev. Oct. 7, ' . 



iGoweratSuniet, C6lm»Ki» Offices: ib^eveiith Ave., 

Adventure Itt Maiitottta. Joel McCrea. Jean Artbur. ReRlnaW Owen, Herman 

Blng. Pil-, EdW. I'Udwlg. 73 mins. ReL Sept, 20. Rev. Oct. 2B 
jttibi tor Murittfr, Mystery: Wm, Gargan; Marguerite ;Chiarchill. Uin Ross 

Lederman, 61 mills. Bel. Sept. 23 Rev. Oct 11. 
iiUckinaUer, Elgtit persons face suspicion ot murder of a blackmailer. Wm. 

Gargan, Horence Rice, H.; B. Warner, pir. Gordon WUes. 66 mins. Rel. 
•■ ■ July -lO-. Rev; July- 29^--' v-;.^ -^- 

Come Closei» Folks. Outdoor. shdvv story. James Otinii. Marian Marsh. Wynne ' 

Gibson. 61 mins. Ret Nov. 7. Rev. Nov, 25, 
Craig's WUe. John Boles, Rosalind RusseiL BlUie Burke. Raymond Walbum, 

Dir. Dorothy Arzner. 73 mins; Rel. Sept. v3(t Revv Oct. 7. 
End «r the trail, Jack Holt, Douglas Pumbrille. Louise Henry. Erie C. Keiitbn: 

Rei; Sept. J9; Rev. Nov. 4. 
Final Hour. T|ie. Innocent g»rJ escapes the gallowrs through the elfor the 

men she. had. befriended, c Ralph Betlainy, Marguerite Churchill. 

Ross Lederman. . 57 mins, Bel July 7. Rev; Aug, 5. 
forbidden Trait Western^ Buck Jooesv'Barbaira Weeks. Dir. Lsimbert Hiilyer. 

■ 65 niins ;■■ ■ Rev,. .Nov. 4; ■ 

Fugitive Sheriff. The. Western, Johu Wayne; . Beth ' Nate Gatzeiri 

SS. miiis, Rel; June 1 BeV. Qct. .21 
Killer at Large. Diept; store mystery.. Mairy Brian, Russell Hardie; David 

Silman. 54 mms< KeL Oct. L 
Lady from Nowhere-. Mary Astor> Charles Quigley. 60. mins. Rev. 

• Dec. 23. . ~- ■ ^ 

Xeclon of Terror. Bruce Cabot/ Marguerite Churchill, Crawford Weaver: 

C C. Coieman, Jri 62 mins. .Rel. Nov; 21. Rev. Nov. 4. 
Man' Who Lived Twice. Ralph Bellamy.' IWatian Marsh. Isabel 

Harry Lachman;. 72 mins.. Bel. . Sept. 26. '. Rev. Oct. 14. 
Heet Nero Wolfe. \>Edw. Arnold, Jean Perry:, Lionel Stander; erbert 

Biberiiiap 7i2 irtiihs. . Rel.^ Aiig, 1^ Re!v-: . Jiily 22. 
More Than a Secretary. .Efficient bustjaess girl wins out., Jean. Arthur, . Geo. 

Brent. Dir." Alfred E. Green. 80 mins.. Bel; Dec. 24. BevvDec. 16. 
Noirth of Nome^ Jack. Holt*. Evelyn Venable.: Bel, Nov;. J.*. 
Pennies from HeaVeii. Blng Crosby. Madge. Evans, Edith Fellows. AO mins.: 

Bel, Nov,' 5i Bev.. Dec. : 16. ' : . . < 

JPrescott Kid. McCoy western* Tini McCoy, Sheila Manners. . David Sil 

55 mins; Bev. Oct. 21. 
Ranger Courage. /Bob Allen. Martha Tibbetts; Bel. Oct, 30, 
Shakedown. Fake kidnap turiiis to real tragedy: Lew Ayres. Joan Perry. Ir. 
: David Selmah. 55 mins, ^ Bel: July 17-. :Bev, .Aug. 19i 
SundOWfl Riders Western. Buck Jones; Dir.. Lambert Hillyer. . 65 mins. Bel- 

■ '.-Nov, .18. ' 

Theodora Goes Wild. Country iglrt goes Broadway. Irene Dunne, Melvyn 
Douglas. Dir. Bobt. BoleslawsW. 94 mins. Bel, Nov, 12. Bev. Novv 18. 

Ibey Met In a taxi. Chester Morris, Fay Wray, Lioiiel Standee Baymond Wall 
burn. 70 mins. Bel.^ot. I. ' Rev Sebt 16: . ■ .;. 

Tagbeat Princess. Walter .C. Kelly. Edith Fellows, Valerie Hobson. BeL Oct. 15, 

TWO Fisted Gentlemaiii. Fight story with a girl manager: James Dunn. June 
Clayworth: pir, Gordon WiJiss. 6? mins. Biel. Aug, 15. Bev. Aug; 26. 

irnlcnown Ranger,: the. Bob Allen, Martha Tibbetts. Bel, Sept; 15. 



Burbank, 
Calif. 



Fir«t National 



: 321 W. 44th St.. 
New York, N. T. 



Captain's Kldi th^. Old reprobate hunts pirate treasure and gets mixed up 
with gangsters in c6medy-dr«ma.' Sybil Jason, Guy Kibbee, May Bobson. 
Dick Purceli; Dir Nick Gx^nde. '2 mins Bel. Nov. It 1; 

Case of the Black Cat. Mystery thriller from the story by Earl SUhley.Gardr 
rier. • Blcardo Cortez* June Travis^ . Craig Beynolds. . Dlr; William McGaun. 
60 mins. Belb Oct. 31. _ > . 

Case of the Velvet Claws. Warren William Claire Dodd. Winifred Shaw> Dick 
Foran« Joseph King, Eddi«r Aciifl. pir. William^ Clemens. 60 mins. Bel. 
Aug. 15, Bev. Sept, ^ „ . 

China Clipper. A drama of the trans-Pacittc airways. Pat O'Brien. Beverly 
Boberts, Boss Alexander. Humphrey Bogart, Marie Wilson, Henry B 
Walthall: Dir, Baymond Enrlght. 70 mins, Bel. Aug. 22. Bev. AwB. l?- 

Down the Stretch^ A thrilling, melodrama of the sport of kings, Patricia Ellis, 
Mickey Boohey, Dennis Moore; William Best. Dir. William Clemiens, 65 
mins, Bel, SeptV 19. BeVi Nov II. - 

Earthworm tractors. This hilarious adventures of Alexander Botts, super trac- 
tor salesman. Joi E, Brown; June Travis, Guy Kibbee, Dl<ik Forarii Carol 
Hughes. Gene Lockhart Dir, Raymond Enright, 69 mins. Rel. July 13. 
R^v. -July 29. . ■ 
earts Divided: Marlon Davlei Dick Powell, Charles Btiggles. Edward Everiett 
Horton. Arthur Treacher. Dir. Frank. Borzage. Bel. May 30. Bev. JUne IT. 
ere Comes Carter, Fast moving comedy .romance abpiit .a radio commentator. 
Boss Alexander, Glenda Farrell, Anne Nagel. Craig Beynolds, Dir. Wil- 
liam. Clemens: 60 mins. Bel. Oct. 24. Rev. Nov. 18, . 

Love Begins at Twenty^ Comedy of young love, Hugh Herbert. Patricia Ellis. 
Warren Hull. Hobart Cavanaugh. Dir. Frank McDonald, 58 mins. Bel. 
Aug. 22. Bev. iSept. 23. ^. . --^ - j „ 

Stage Struck. Musical comedy of backstage life. Dick Powell. Joan Blondell. 
Frank -McHugh. The Yacht Club Boys. Dir. Busby Berkeley. 91 mini 
Bfel. Sept, 12: Bev, Sept, 30; ' „ . 

Three Meii on a Horse. Comedy smash based on the stage success; Fwnk 
McHugh. Joan Bioridell. Guy Kibbee. Carol Hughes. Allen Jenkins. Sam 
Levene, teddy Hart. ir, MefVyti Le Boy. 85 mins. Bel. Nov. 21. Bey. 
.- -Dec--^, ^■ 

Trallih' W^st. Swift-paced western with music. Ick Foran, Paula Stone. . Gor- 
don Elliott. Addison Richards. : tlobert Barrat, Dir. Noel Smith. 56 mins. 

Rel. Sept, 5. Rev. Oct: 21. :- ^ 
Two Aealnst the World; A drama based on a large radio station's digging up 

and exploiting the past of a woman who paid for: her crime years-be'ore. 

Humphrey Bogart, Claire Dodd, Beverly Roberts, Henry O'Neill, Dir. 

William McGann. 57 mins. Rel July 11. Rev. July 15. 
Wlilte Angel, The. A dramatization ot the life of Florence Nightingale, Kay 

Francis. Donald Woods. Ian Hunter. Henry , O'Neill. Dir, William Dieterle, 

91 mins, Bel. -July 4. July I, 

Orand Nation ^•""'iS^SiSl'S t: 

ChesterAeld and Liberty 

Captain Calamity (Hirliman). Natural color:' Geb; Houston, Marian 

Dir. John Reinhardt; 65 mlris. Bet.. Oct. 20, Rev. Dec, 23, 
Dark Hour, Thit .(CheStertield) A; fast-moving mystery, preseutlng a bafTltng 

problem in criiiie detection. Irene Ware. Ray Walker. Burton Churchill. 

Dir, Charles Lamont. Rel,: Jan .15: . Rev. Aug. „. . 

evil on Horseback, The (Hirliman). Natural color picture.: Del 

Campo, Fred Keating. Rel. Sept. 29. 
Iwy Dames (Liberty I. Musical! Marjorle Rambeail," Florlne McKinney. Law-, 

rence Gray. Dir; Wm. Nigh. 65 mins. Rev. Julv 22. . ; . 

In His Steps (Zeldman), Parental trouble that followed an elopement. rlc 

Linden. Cecilia Parkef. 77 mins; Rel, Sept, 22, Rev. Nov, 4, 
Song of the Gringo (Finney). Tex Rlttier; Joan Woodbury. Rel, Oct. 27, ■ 
We^re in the Legion Now (Hirliman), Natural color. - Reginald Penny, Vlnc^ 

- Barnett. Esther Ralston, Claudia Dell ttel. Nov. 4, 
White: Legion, The (Zcidman). Ian Keith; Tala Biielh 81 

mins. Rel;; Oct: 6. Rev: Dec. .23.' , 
Yellow Cargo (Hirliman). Chinese 'st leanor 

Hunt: Rel., Oct. 13, Rev, Nov. 

G-B 

East Meets West. rama of Orlehtai politics in which Arllss plays ■.s wjiy RaJal^^^ 
George Arliss. Lucie Mannheim. Romney Brent Dif. Herbert Mason. 74 

■ mins. Rel. Oct. 15; Rev, Nov; 4; 

Everybody Daiice. Comedy with music. 

.. pir.. Chuck Reisner. Bel. Dec. ^,^ : . 
verything Is Thunder. Romantic melodrama of war-'tlme Europe. Constance 
Berirt'ett, Douglass Mdritgomery; Oscar Homolka. Dir. Milton Rosmer, 73 

,« mins, • Rel, Sept. 1. Rev, Nov. 25. : ; „ J 

■ti Loye Agal : Musical comedy with dances and song. Jessie Matthews, Rob- 
ert, Yoiihg. Dir; Victor Saville. 83 mins: Bel. MJ»y 30 Rev May 23. 
in Exile, Romantic drama. King abdicates ,Ws throne for the loVe o.f a.; 
commoner Clive Brboki H(;|ien'-Viri«on, Mary Carlisle. P|r. Itred Werker. 

iur ,7,l[ mins. Rel. Nov. 15. • ReV. Dec. 16: ; i 

man .Who Lived Agalii, the. The. story of a scientist, who makes .strange- cxperl- 
.ments With minds Boris Karl oft Anna Lee, .Tbhn Lodcr. Dir. Robert 
. Stevenson, 64 mins. Rel. Sept. 15 ReV: Dec. 

mo Days a Queen, The story ot Lady Jane (jrpv wtvo ruled. the British Em- 
pire for nine days Cedrlc. HardWiclte Nova Pilbeam. John Mills. Pes-- 
w.„ '"ond Tester, Dir; Robdrt Stevenson, liO tnihs. Rel Sept; 1. Rfev Oct-/7.. 
oeven siurters. Comedy m.v.'Jtery: Edmund Lowe, Constance Gutiirnlngs. Dir 
Ri_, Albert de Courvillc 70 mins Au/i lii - . 

'*"*'>?"•'« oa ii Honeymoon, Mystery comedv ba.secl on E.-^laar Wallacc:.s nrtyel,. 
^ ' The Northing Tramp,* Constance Cumtninus, uglr Sinclair, Noah Beery 
Rel, Dec-. 15.. ■ 



tobulaiioiu . are compiled 
jtroia ihtonnatibni sttpplied by ibe 
various production cqimpaqies and 
chcickcd ap aa soon as possible after 
release: Lisiling Is Biven whc'a re- 
teasr dates are definitely set Titles 
ai-e retained for six . miitBtlis. Mjia^ 
agcrs who receive service- svhse- 
qveht to :that period sh.ould pr^eserVe 
a copy cailendar for reference. 

: The ruhning time as given here 
is presumably that of the /projection 
rMim showincs and can only apprips- 
Imate tike' actual release, lenfth iia 
thme slates - or comBiianiHcs vrhtorei 
lecai or state censisrsliip miiy'resnli 
in deletions. Running time fhe 
>eViiew8'as clven in 'Varietjr* carry 
the actual tiniie. clocked in the the^ 
atre. afier passage by the New YMrk 
state.' ccnsorshii;; since pictares .are 
Teviewed osity ' In actaal. theiatre 
riMwinsS''' 

While every effort Is made ta hold 
this list aecnrate. the iitf armatlbn 
sapplicdi' .Biay iwt always; be .eorreet, 
even thavgh «>ffieial. T* abtain tha 
fhUcst decree af acearaejr. ''Variety* 
' Wilt . appreciate the cd-aperation ' af. 
all managers, wha may n^te 4iaGrep>; 
.ancies. 

;t« 'A«li1r««wes:.''. 
Harold Auten. . 1540 Broadway, 
Amkino, 723 Seventh Ave; 
Bavaria Film, 489 Fifth Ave. 
Castaio, 24Q E. :86th St 
Oemubia, ,729 Seventh Ave. 
DuWorld. 729 Seventh Ave. 
European, 154 W; 55th St. 
Garrison Films. 729: Seventh : Ave. 
frahco-Amierican. -66 Fifth Ave. 
General Foreign Sales. 729 7th Ave, 
Germania, 22-33 I9th St.. Astoria, U I 
J. H. Hoffberg. 729 Seventh Ave. 
InteriContinent, 50 E: 42hd St 
Klhematrade. 723 Seventh Ave, 
Jean Lenauer.; 202 W. »th St 
Martin' Nossieck, .326 Aiidubon Ava, 
Metn^lis, 260 Fifth: Ave. 
Scandinavian Films. 220 W. 42d St. 
John Tapernotix, 126 W; 48th St, 
Ufa. 729 Seventh Ave. 



leanbr Powell. James Stewarts 
ir. Boy Del Buth. 105 mins. 



PITTSBURGH 

(Continued frorti page ») 



: culver city^ ^^^^^ 
All a' Calif. 

n^f^^^S Cbunip. title tells Wm storiv. 
•petty Furness. DiiS Edwin L. Mat in. 



IMO Bro.Klwav. 
New V.ork.- K. Y 

Robt; Arms)rorig, 
16, itcv. Nov. 4, 



with product .so 'Stowaway' gets sec- 
ond week. Last -week 'Uiider Yotir 
SpeU' (20th) and 'Flyiris hostess' 
(U>, awful at less than $3,D00i 

Penn; (Loew's-UA) (3,300; 2.5-35-50) 
— r'Gold Diggel-s' (WB). Spanking a 
neat $17)000 across the window.. Last 
week 'Wintierset' (JRKO) couldn't get 
under way despite critical gushing 
and took it on the chin for $8,500:. ..- 

: Stanley (WB) (3,600; 25-40-80 )-t^ 
'Love Sonfii* (FN) and stage show 
with Herbert Mundin; Eleanor Holm, 
Art Jarrett, Johnny' Perkins^ House 
booked ;Holrn-Jari-iett ; at last tpihute 
when. Janies Meltoh pulled up with a 
cold and cancelled. Breezing right: 
along to a nifty ,$24,000, Last wieek 
Ethel Waters unit bolstered 'Hide- 
away Girl' (Par) for $19,000, elegant 
for week before Xmas. 

Warner (WB) (2,000; 25-40)— 
*Chump' (MG) arid 'Fugitive from 
Sky' (WB). Clipping around $5,700, 
good. Last week 'Daniel' Boone' 
(RKO) and 'Along Came Love' (Par) 
effective for pre-holiday session at. 
$4,200.. 



BIG WEEK FOR K. C 
™ m: $26,000 



Kansas 

ic houses ;are enjoying a big week 
with grosseis," wiell over last yeiar's 
ifigures. 

Outstahder. is Midland's. 'After .Thin 
Man,' hut, all houses are; in for fine 
coin. , 

Estimates for 'This Week 

Mainstreet (RKQ) (3^200; 25-40)— 
'Gold Diggel-s' (WB). Fine $1.1,500. 
Last week 'Love in Exile' (GB) ;and 
'White Hunter' (20th), duals, hy 
at $5,000: 

. . Midland (Loew): (4>o6o: 25-46)— 
'After; Thin Man' (MG ). Big .gro.sser 
at $26,000. Last week 'Rembrandt* 
(UA)"and !Come Closer' (Col), low 
tide, $7,200. , 

Newman;<Par) (1,900; 25-40 )^'.Cpl-' 
lege Holiday' (Piar). Getting rah-rah 
$11,000. Last week 'Make a Miliion* 
(Par) and 'Get Away With:.If (;U), 
nice- $7,006, 

tower. (Re wotr Fox) ; (i2,260r 25-35) 
^'Polo Joe' (WB) . arid Fift b'Or.say 
heading yaude bill. Fine $11,600: with 
10c admish tilt; Last week 'Career' 
Wolman- ( 2oth > hi t a low' $5,500. 

Uptown (Fox;) (2;03Q; 2f)T40)— 
'Stowaway' (20th) and' ' psc Bowl'. 
(Par) (2d week ), ImprpvirDa; on hold- 
over to fitie $7,600. Last eek nice 
$5,200. 



$125 Jersey S.tickup 
Brid^eton, 

Two bandits up and robbed 

box pfTioe of Majestic here last y/eek, 
gettin $125 (iurins! , top H eveuine 
rush. ' 



Parikmouiit 



ISOl 
New 



Born to Dance. Muslbai coinedy of the stage; ' 

Virginia Bruce-. Una: Merkel, Sid Silver. 

Bel. NOV 27 Bev. Dec; 9. - 
Devil Doll, The. Horror story .of humian a wa;r fed to doll size. Lionel Barry* 

more, i^ureen O'Sullivaia.-Fi'ank Liawton. - Dir; Tod Browning;: 70 mins.,- 

Bel. July 10. Bev. Aug. . 
Devil Is a Sissy, Thie; Freddie Bartholomew,. Jackie CfM>per, Mickey Booney. 

Dir, W. & Van Dyke, rtl mink Bel. Sept It. Bev. Oct. 21. 
Gorgeous Hussy, The^. Based , on Samuel HupKins Adams's tilsioridal uovcil o< 

the Jacksonian era Joan ClrawfOrd in the title .role; Bobert Taylori Llondl 

Barrymore, Melvyn Douglas. Dir^ Clarence Br6wii;< 105 mins. Bel, Aue|. 28^ 

Rev Sept. 9 

Great Ziegfeld, The. Suggested by the lite ot the late, great trtipresapio. .WIU -- 
Ham: Powell, Louise Bainer.. Myrha Loy ; Dir. B. Z,:. Leonard. 180 mina. 

Bel. Sept 4 Bev. April 15 t 
His Brother's Wife. Doaiestic triangle. Barbara Stanwyck, Bobert Taylor.. Dir. 

W S Van Dyke. 91 mhii Bel. AUfr: 7 ,Bev; Aug; W^^^ 
Kelly the Second. Boughouse comedy; Patsy Kelly, Chas. 

Merin. .70 mins,. Bel. Aug^ 2. Bev: Oct 7- 1- 
Libeled Xady. Park Aye.- and newspaper tow mix it up. . :: Jeati Harlow. Wiiu=. 
Powell, Myrha IiOyK Spencer Tracy; Dir; Jack Con way > 85; mi BeL 
Oct. 9. ."Bev. Nov • 
jLengest Night, The, Murder in a diepartnient: store, Bobt Voting. Florence Bice. 

Ted Healy Dir. Enrol Window. 5iO mins. Bel, Oct. 2; Bev. Oct 2i: / 
Leve on the Run. Farcical romance;. Joan Crawford. Clark Gable, Frahc|uat^ 

. Tone. Dir.. W. S. Vaa Dyke. 70 iinins. :Bel Nov.. 20. Bev. Dec: 2. 
Mad Holiday; Murder, mystery aboard, ship with picture player Involved.. Edr , 
muitd Lowe. Elisisa Landi,: ZaSu -Pitts, Ted .Healey. Dir. Geo; - B; Seilz. 
72 iriiiis; Bel. Ndv. 13. :Bev. Dec. 2. 
Mister Cinderella. Ambitious boy gets into society. Jack Haley,, Betty Furhess, - 
Arthur Treacher; Dir. £dw. . Sedgwick. 75 mins; Bel. Oct. 23. Bev. 
.D«ic, '16.,;.- ■■ 

Old: Hatch. Wallace Beery as' the town.' tramp Who comes into a fortune^. :Grftt- 
Unden.. Cecilia Parker. Dir. Ji Walter Bubeh, 78 mins. . Bel. Sept. 25. 

Bev. Dec. 9: ' . . ;":.v .:. 

Our Belatlons. Laurel and Hardy iii.. a full length. . Harry Lachman; 7^ ' 

mins. Bel. Oct 30; Bev. >Nov» IB; , 
PiccadlUy Jim. Based on: a P. G. Wodehouse: story, Eric Blore, Bobert Mont* 

.eomei7;::Madge. Evans, Billie Burke. Dir.: Bobt. 2. Leonard.. 98 mins. BeL 
■■ Aug.. .14.. ■ Bev. Sept 2; 
Romeo and Jnitet; Shakespeare. :Nbrma Sliearer. Fredrlc Ma^'Ch.^ Dir. Geo. 

Cukbr. ISd . iTiins. On State rights reli^ase. ; Bey. Aug: 26 ' 
Suzy. Herbert Gortniin's novel of the girl who helped bapture Mat^i Hart. Jeaor^ ' 

Harlow:vFrartchot .To>3ie, Cary. Grant. Dir: George Fitztnaufice; : . 95 thlnat 

Bel July 3 Rev. July 20 
Sworn Enemy. Smashing the rackets of a big dty. Bobert Young; Florence. 

B*cei Joseph Calleia. Dir. E. Marin 7i mins. Bel, Sept 11 Bev Sept. IS^. 
Tarzai/'JBscapes. Another adventure in tlVe; jungle; Johnnie Weismiiller.; Mou* ' 

I (en O'SulUvan; Dir. Bichard Thorpte. 99 mins. Bel. Nov. 6.. Bev, Nov. 2S^ 
II erne . Are Trouble; Newspaper yam. StUart Erwln, Florence Bice. Dir* 

j-. frbl Taggart 66 mins. Bel. July 31. Bev. Sept. 2. 

Studll S8SI Marathon St, 

' ; : ' , HbUywoQdv Callir.. » •■;^«»vum» New 

Accusing Finger, ,;The. Girl controverts circumstantial evidence to save her 

employer, convicted of 'tnunfer, ' Paul Kelly Marsha^ Hun^, Kent Taylor. 

Dhr. Jas. Hogaa. 61 mins. BieL Oct, 23. Bevi Nov 18, 
Along Cater Love. Saleisgirl falls for « picture theatre doorman. 

vey„ Chas. Starrett Dir. Bert: Lyteli. Bel. Nov. 6. 
Big Broadcaat •11936; Comedy in a broadcasting station. Jack Benny, Bums 

and Allen, Bob Burns and many other known names. Dir. Michael Leisen, . 

100 mins. Bel Oct 9; Bev. Oct, -28. 
Champagne Wattz. Musitial with a Strauss . background. - Gladys Swarthout, 

Fred MacMurray, Jack Oakie. Dir. A. Edw Sutherland: Bel. Sept. 2S. - ' ." 
:UrUt Fence. Frbrn a Zane Grey novel; Larry Crabbe. Kathehne Ue -Millew 
' Torn fTeene. Dir.' Otho Levering. ' 57 . mins.. Rel. Feb. 14.' BeV March it 
Easy t0 Take. Trouble for a radia.i 'Uncle.' Marsha Hunt, John Howard. Eu-v' 

; • . gene Patlette. Dir, Fritz Fold. 60 : mins, Bel. Nov. 6. Bev. Dec. 23. 
General' Died at Dawn, The. Cliffonl Odets' story bt a .Kghting Irtshman In 
: fighting China.- Gary Cooper. Madeline Carrbll. Dir; Lewis Mllestonei.: 
. 96 mins. Bel. Sept 4. Bev. Sept, 9. 
. Go West, ^Ybung Man; From a stage hit. 'PersMial Appearahce,' though Ha^fl 

office doi^ not permit mention. Bewritten by : Mae West Miss; We^t^-.. 

-Warren William. Dir. Henry Hathaway. 80 mins. Bel. Nov; 13.- Bev. 

Nov.. 25. 

Beart of : tne West Western^ . William Howard 

; Bretherton. Rel. July 10. 
Hideaway Girl, Bbmahtic comedy with a crime background. Bbbt.'Cummlngs, 

Shirley Boss. Martha Baye. ; Dir.. David Garth.- Bel. Nov^ 20.: 
Hollywood Boulevard. Hollywood story by. Faith; Thoitias, but not' the^ usttal 

thing: Melodramatic. John Halliday. Marsha. Hunt Dir. Bobt, .-Flore/.;. 

70-inins. Bel. Aug. 21; Biev- Sept; 23 . : ; * 

I'd Give My Life. Bemake of The Nobse. Sir Guy Standing; Frances rak«; 

-Tom Brown; . Dli"* Edwin L Marin, 62 mins . . BeL Aug; 14: Bev.- Attg: 1*; 
Jungle Princess. The. Girl Tarzan in Slam is saved trbm death by her 'monkey 

subjects.: Dorothy Lamour, Bay MilhoUand, Dir. Wih; Thlele; Bel.' Nov.- 7.7. 
Lady Be' CarefiiL Deodorized version of 'Sailor Beware:' Lew Ayre^. . Marr 

Carlisle, Larry Cribbe. Dir. J, T; Beed. 71 rhins. Bel. Sept, 4. Bev.. Oct. 14: 
Murder with Pictures; From a story by.Cieo. Harmbn Cbxe of a ne^s nhptnC 
e Lew Ayi-es. Call Patrick; Dir. Ch as; Barton.. Bel. Sept 18: Bey. Nov. 25.^ 
'My American Wife. Boyaly goes cbwbby. Francis Ledierer,, Ann Sbtherp, Frfeit . 

Stone: Dir. Harold: Young;, 75 mins., Bel, Aug..7. R^V- Augr. 26;, 
Return, of : Sophie Lang, The. New stbi-v based on an old favorite Gertriid* 

Michael. Sir Guy Standing, Bay Mill.ahd, Dir. Geo. Archainbaiid. 63 rnlna: 

Bel. July 3; Bev. July 29, 
Rhythm . on the Bange. ' Western, with song<. Blng Crosby, Frances Far 

Dir Norman Taurog.' 85 mins Bel. July 31. , ReV. Aug. S 
Rose Bowl: College story with football background.. Eleanore Whitney, Tom. 

Brown, Larry Crabbe. Dir; Chas, Barton/- 75 mins, Bel. Oct 30, Bev.' 

■Dec, '9. . 

Son Comes Home; A. Mary Boland in her first dramaitle rolie bh the. scr«Tiit 

Mary Bbland, Donald Woods, Julie Haydon. Dir. E.'A. DUploht. 74 mins. 

BeL July 31, Bev. Sept. 9.. 
Spendthrifts. Penniless sportsman stages comeback as radio eommentater^ 

Heniry Fonda. Pat Patersoh, Mary Brian, Dir, Baoul Walsh; 80 miins. BeL 

July 17, Rev. July 29. 
Straight from thie Shoulder. • From Luclan.Carcy's Story. 'Johnny Gets His Gun.^ •• 
: Kid frustrates .gangsters, but not {Tgaligster yarn. Balpb . Bellarnv,: Kath- .; 

erine Locke; David Holt Dir. Stuart Helsler. 66 mins. BeL Sept 2ft; 

Rev, Nov.- I?- ■ ■ ■■ , ' ■ 

Texas Rangers; 'The; Epic of the men whb founded and made the stAte ,et 

Texas, Fred MacMurray,: Jack Oaklc; Jean. Parker. Dir. King Vidor.. 

97 mins. Rel. Aug. 28. Bev: Sept 30, . ' v .. 

Three Married Men. Martial .story of marital life. ' Lynne Overman. Wm Fratv*. 

ley. Roscoe Karns, Mary Brian. Dir. Edw. Buzzell. 61 iinlhs. Bel. Sept. 

11. Rev, Sept 30. 

Valiant Is the Word for -Carrie; . Becent hfest seller story with a new twist. 

Gladys Georee, ArllDe ,rudge,.. John Howar<j|. Dir. Wesley Biiggles. lOt 
mins; Rel; :GCt. 2, Rev; Oct 14, 
Wedding Present. Slightly lunatic story.. aboiit a defeated Ibver Who calU nut; . 

the fire aind police deoaitments to iarz hl.s faithless .sweetheart's weddittg. 

Joan Bennett Gary Grant; Geo. Bancroft.: ir,-BicK Wallace;' 80 in ins; 
■/:R?i::Sept..-25- Rev< .•Nqv;;25, , ^. ' : ' 

IVIves Never Know; Pseudo psychologl.st : stirs up trouble tor himself aiid a 

friend. Ch^s. Riigglcs. Mary. Bb1ahd.. Adblphc.MenJou. Dir Elliott Nugent. 

7.'imins, Rel, Sept 18, _Bev, ;,Nov 4, : - 
ybvitH tot the Asklii'g, New York Ramblers In a GeO: l!;?ft,.. 

Dolores Costcllb, Id4 Lupiho; James Gleasoh, all. . 68 r iiia. 

Rcl. July 24. RcVi Aug. 26. 



Studios ; 



R.K.O. Rs^diQ 



. Mg.. 
Badlb City. 



All Scarlet, (tentative). Racing melodrarha.; Ann Dvorak; Harry ; Carey; Smith 
Ballew. Frank M. Thomas, Bcrton. Churchill, Ray Mayer. Dir, Wallace. 
Fox. Rel Jan. 29. ■'---,: 

Big Game. The. Exposing the evils of football gamblers. Jairtetk 
Glcason, June Travis. Bruce Cabot. Andy Bevine. ichblls^ 
; ■ .Jr, 75 mins: Rel; Oct, ;9. Rev. Ocl^ 

Bride .Walks at,: The. Matrlmbhlal: adventure ;of;^ to man who insists that 
two .can li ve 6n $35 a week arid his- fiancee who doesn't, think so but li 
willing to try. Barbara Stanwyck, Gene Raymond. Robert Young; Ned 
Sparks, Helen Brodcrick;' Dir, Leigh rJason; 80 mi Rel. July 10, Rev. 
July,-.15 ^ ■ . -■ ■ ■ ■ . ■ ■ ■ ■ " 

Daniel Bnbn«. Historical adventure .of great frontler.smah In expedition acrbs*. 
Cumberland Mountains .and settleihent of Kehtucky Valley. GeorjSe 
O'Brien, Heather Angel John: Carradihe, Ralph Forbes, 77, mins. ReL 
.. Oct 16, Rev. Oct- 28. 

Don't Turn, 'Km Iioo.se. Inspired by the la.x functioning of State parole boards. 
LewLs Stone, James Gleason. : Betty Grablc, Frank M. Thomas. Dir. , Ben 
Stolonr, ,1^ 08: mins. RcL Sept 18. ' Rev. Sept. 30. 

Grand Jury. A .stirring indictment of the average American's tendency to shlrlt 
his duties ori the jury stand Fred Stone; Louise Latimer, Owen Davis. Jr. 
Dir. Al Rogoll. 60 mins. Bel, July 24. Rev. Aug 5. . / ' 

Make Way for a Tady, . Rorriantically Imaginative hiplV-school girl tries to Mdt 
a wife for Irer widowed father. Anne Shirley. Herbert Mar.sJ\«ll, Ger- 
trude Michael, Margbt Grahame. Dli. Davi uiton, 03 mins. Ret. No'p'* 
13. Rev. Dec. 16'. ^ 

Mary of Scotland. Historical. .Kat.h.ii:ine flnpbUrni Fredric March. ir, loha 
Ford. 129, mills; Rci; Aug, 28/ Rev. Aug. 5, 

(ephtinued on page 25) 



24 



VARIETY 



Wednesday, December 30, 1936. 



WHEN THE CLOCK 
STRIKES MIDNIGHT! 





Thousands of 
will soy: 



exhibitors' wives 




Starting 1937 
with'CAMILLE" 
one of the great- 
est attractions in 
all film history— 

followed in quick 
succession hy 

An epic prbduction of Rudyard Kipling's 
"CAPTAINS COURAGEOUS" with Freddie 
Bartholomew, Spencer Tracy, Lionel 
' Barrymore and others; "THE LAST of MRS. 
CHEYNEY" with Joan Crawford, Robert 
Montgomery, William Powell; "PARNELL" 
the noted stage success with Clark Gable 
and Myrna Loy; "MAYTIME" with Jeanette 
jMacDonald and Nelson Eddy; the Marx 
Brothers in "A DAY ATTHE RACES"; "MAIDEN 
VOYAGE" with Robert Taylor and Luise 
Rainer. And MORE DIG ONES TO FOLLOW 1 

P, S« Arid didn't we tell you that M-G-M 
would get the holiday croivd with 
:"AFTEPjTHE THIN MAN" and "BORN 
TO D ,NCE"I 




NEW 




M'G'M, with its unequalled resources, its myriad 
stars, its showmanship producers, is the power 
that gives meaning to "GOD BLESS OUR HOME!" 




30, 1934 



i 



■ CT« ItES 



VAMtmY 



2S 




Su. 5l^^!^> Ctaeer- Ro««s. Rred Stone.- Dir. Dorothy Arzner. Ref 
Hominy'f jBoyi. m^l« _wid Woolsey.'oh an archaeological eMjedltlon io ErirBt. 

*^.I!*2^ .SSmJE?*^..^^ 01 «anr ot hichjaeken 

ITS? RS^^l..*St^*g?:!r^' ^""^'^ I-?i^der.. 

Ob* M*«i C»«« ^Baekj ]^(^^ can be arrested, tried ^ aen. 

!ffS? tMhe C^lo^««^<mt|h a Wame-up* and clrc^nstanUa? «vlde^ 

nat Mc{hM«. n*. HUde^^ Cets ber man acain. ZaSu Pitts, Jas. Glei^h 
. Dir. » itobnea.^^ mina. ReL Oec ll. Rev. Dec. 18. ' A-ieason. 
Ifm^J^^^tiJ^^^h J^ OlM .«a«a Oil the sthigfle for Irish ireedom and the 

. *:''**?2»S: 2*^* J^en Crowe. Dir. John Ford. ReL Sept ». 

S*" M *w. Kurt Newm^nn. 85 nUns. Rel. Dec. JB, Rev! 

• .' Dec. ' 

'>^.!l5*lii5JESJlK^^«^ of those muchl^lctured advert 

tisine tfhptoMrapbors^ models Ann Sothem. Gene Raymond, Helen Bcod- 
«>l£^^^-^S*l^ amtley, mlns, Rel. Nov. 27. »ev. N^v/SS " 

fwtor Time. America a dandng stars la « gay musics romance with music 
by JertfOie^em Itel Astalre. Gin<er Rogers. Victor Mbot^. Helen 
*^J!!?^ ?^ SS^w?*?*"?^ Betty rurness. Dir. George Stev- 

; eAs. m mins. BeL Sept. 4. Rev. Sept. 

Walklw ail Air. Radtto croonw nialresthls o\m broadcairtV^ Raymond; 
.^ SoXbira, Wt.J03, ^tlejr. 70 mlns, R&. Sept. 11. Rey, SSept ie. • 

Waatedt Jan* Turner, office insp«ctor/runs doiwn g^ 

♦ruck. Gloria Stuart. I*e Tracy. i^Vank M; Thomas. D&. Edward KUIy. 

Wa .Who Art Alwut^ta' Die. !fr0Mttcs a^ frame-up . almoist^ send an Innocent 
' : M fteston Postfix Ann^Dvorak. John Russel Hop- 

^ ton. J. CarroU Nalsh. Ray Mayer. ^rTcbristJr Cab^e. Ret Jalit zT- 
IrWeraat^'A iKtn sets out to dtiii; t)w^ m«m^ ot his father who dted in 
dectrlc chata* «aly to to 

Wew YMk's tettenjent&_ Brngetej Meredith. Margo. Eduardo Clannelli. 
-Iv^ Dir. Alfred Sabtelt. 71 mlns. RM. Mbv. »: Rev, Dee-:9. ' - • . 
WHIM)*! Oi4ert. Shows T«»dn$lbntty of airline pilots ior safety of their pas- 
J?***^"*^B^»*^ Sally , Ettfets. Ftatices Sage. "Vtaton Haw<wSi, 
■ Charley XSrapewin. Dir. Uiu X«and^rs. .84 mins. Rel^ pet; 23.. R<v; Nov. 11. 
Woman R)ebels. The TaUant efforts of a woman to make the world realize the 

■ £5*Li'^*^i£¥^^'*tS^*iL'^i*S'*:;^**- 'Katharine Hepburn, Heriiert 
. llar^aU. Dt>nald Crisp. Dir. :MarH -Sandrlch, 90 mlns. ReL Nov, ^ Rev. 

Nov.. 4. ' • - ■ ; • •■ '■ 

'. ■. New York, .JJ, , 

jtor 2 Bat_Men, J^mny mck BroWn imd'i^^ Rel. Jani 20. 

Beware of JUdl«s> . Donald Cook, Judith AUen, Russell Hopton, Reginald Denny. 

mlns. Rel. 'Dec; JL ' 
Big Sbpw» Ctoe AUtry, Siniley Bumette, Kay Hughes. Sally Payne. . 70 

mins. ..ReL' Nov."16; < . ■■■■ 

Bold CabaUero, The. Bob Uvlngstoh. Heather- Angel; I'g Jlumann; 71 mlns. 

ReL.'Jan. "ll.'° ' ' ' .;. 

Border Phantomt Bob Steele, Harley Wood. Rel. Dec. 28. 
Bulldog Edition. Ray Walker, Evalyn .Knapp. Regis. Toomey. Dir. Charles 

Lamont. 57 minis. Rel. Sfept; 21, Rev. Oct; 14. 
. Cavalry. Bob Steele, Frances Grant. BO mlns, ReL 06114^ 
Country Gentlemen. Olsen and Tohnsont Xlla Lee, Joyce Comptoii: 68 mlns. 
:ReL Nov. 9.'v :' '•, 

Pallow .Yow Heart. Musical. Marion TaUey, Mi<£ael Bartlett Aubray 

Scottb. 82 mlns. ReL Sepit Si Rev. Oct. 28. 
Forbidden Heaven. English workman adopts a -waif. Chais. Farrell, Charlotte 

Henry. Dir. Reginald . Barker. M mlns. Rev, Siept. 9. . 
Oentleaun ffiooB I^nisiaBa, Yii Qulllan,: CHarUtte Henry. Chla Salt 

Dir. Irving PldieL a min$. ReL Aug. 2S: Rev. Sept. le. " ■ 
GMst Tawn Gold. Bob I.ivingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Kay Hughes. 

U mlns. ' . Rel. Oct 26'. 
. G«n Bakgeiv Tbe. Bob Steele, Eleanor Stewart. 49 oiins. Rel. Nov. 19. 
Haf»y-Go^I.«cky. Phil Rctan« Evelyn Vehable, Jed Prouty. 68 ailna. ReL 
.. . Dee. 14, " .. 

Heai:lii in Bandage, Dramatic sUny of five diaracters whose lives are entangled 
in ttie iHiUdmg ot the Monitor, and in the climax of the battle batwem tha 
Monitor and Marimaa James Dunn. Mae Clarke. Charlotta Henry, David 
Manners; Dir. l<ew Ayres. Rel, Aug. 15. Riev. Oct 21. 

Join tke' Marines. Pnul Kelly, June: Travis. Warren Hymer, Pumell Pratt. 
ReL .Jail -It. ' "' 

Larceny «n ttie Air. Bob Livingston^ Grace Bradley, Wlllard Rbberison. Bel. 
' Jan.. 4.' 

Lawlm LanCv Johnny Mack Brbwn, Louise Stanley. S5 mlns. ReL Nov.. 33 
Man DMnyM, A. Eddie Nugent Lloyd Hughes, Kay Hughes. ReL Dec. 28. 
Mandarin Mystery, Tbe. Eddie Qulllan. Charlotte Henry.. 63 mlns, . Rel. Dec T, 
Qh. swmnnah. Gene Autry. Frances Grant . R«jl; Aug. 20. 
.Old Corral. Gene Autry, H6pe..Mannlhg. 56 mlns. RieL Dec. 21, 
Old Lady Ironsides. Alison Sklpwortb. Polly Moran. James Morton, Hop* Map- 

nhig. Rel. Feb. 21. ^ 
President's Mystery, Xhe. Based on .a suggestion by F. D. Roojievelt. Henry 

Wflcoxon, Betty Fumess. Dir. Phil Rosen, 81 mlns. ReL Oct. Rev.. 

Oct 21. ... .. 

. Ranger, Ride. <rene Autry, Smiley Bumette. Kay . Hughes.. SO "mlns< 
: ReL Sept. 30. 

Riders «l the WhlstUiig SknlL Bob Livingston. Ray Corrlg:ai^ Max Terhune, 

Mary Russell. ReL Jan. 4. . 
laatln' I.ead. Bob Livingston, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Christine Maple. 

53: mlns. ReL Dec. 9: 
Kound-Vp Time in Texas. Gene Autry, Masdne Doyle, Cabin Kids. ReL Feb: 28, 
■agebmsh Troubadour. Western. Gene AutTey. Dir. Jos. Kane. 57 mlns. Rev 

Sept ,9. , 

.SltUne on the Moon. Grace Bradley. Roger Pryer, Pert Keltoa. Dir. Ralph 

Staub. 66 mlns. ReL Sept 25. Rev. Sept 30. 
Three Mesqaltcers. Ray Corrigan, Bob Livlngstcm; iSyd Saylor.; R«l. Sept W. 
Trusted Outlaw. The^ Bob Steele, Lois January. Rel. Feb. 1. . 
.undercover Man. Johnny Mack Brown. Surann" Kaaren. 56 mlns. . Sept M, 



20th Century-Fox 



lorla Stuart. 



Otlcca: 444 W«flt 66th St. 
mWv.York. N. Y^ 
B. Bruco HiunberttoM. 



Paul Cztnner. 95 



: Fox Hills, 
Hollywood, Cai. 
Across the Aisle. Brian Donlevy, 
ReL July 24. 

As Top Like It Elisabeth Bergner, Laurence Olivier, 

mins. «eL Sept 18. Rev. Sept. 11. 
Back to Nature (Jones Fainily). Jed Prouty. StUrley Deahe. Dixie Diihbar. 

^ . Dir. Jas Tihlliig; . 56 mlns. ReL Oct 9. Rev. Sept 2. . 

Banjo on My Knee. Shanty boat romance. Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea. 

' Dir. John CromwelL vReL Dec. 11. Rev. Dec. 16. 
Border Patrolman. Geo. O'Brien western, 58 minis. Rel. July 3, Rev. July 1. 
Can This Be Dixie? Jane Withers, Slim SummervUle, Helen .Wobdv. Dir. Geo. 
^ MarshalL ReL, Dec. 4. ^ ^ 

Career Woman. Rival lawyers unite. Clalrfe Trtvbr. Michael Whalen. Dir. 
. Louis Seller. 75 mlns. Rel. Dec, 18w Rev, Dec. 16. . , 
Charlie Chan ait the Opera; Karloff horror^ added to Ghan unction. Warner 

Pland, Boris Karloff/ Charlotte Henry. • Dir. H. Bnice Humberstone.; 83 

mlns; ReL. Jan. 8. Rev; Dec. 16. _■ . . ^ 

Charlie Chan at the Race Track. Warner, land, Helen Wood, Alan Dlnehart. 

Dir. H. Brube Humbferstone. 70 nilns. ReL Aug. 7. Rev. Aug. 19; 
Dimples Shirley Temple, Frank Morgan. Dir. Wrti. A. Selter. 78 minis; 
,i Oct. 16. Rev. Oct 14. ; „ 

- MaWea Lane: Jewelry racket below the old crooks' deadline, Claire Trevor, 
#^1 • Rbmero. Dir. Allan Dwan. €4 mins; Rel. Oct. 30. Rev. Oct 14/; 

Girls' pormitoiy. Herbert Marshall; Riith Chatterton. , Slmone Simon. Dir. 

Irving Cumrtltigs; 65 mlns. ReL Aug 14i Rev. Sept 2. 
^Jory. .Jane Darwell. Delma Byron. Dir. Frank Strayer. ReL Dec. 18. 
Bieh Tensibn. Glcnda Farreli. Brian Donlevy, Ir. Allan Dwan. 83 mini. 

Rel. July 17 Rev. July 15, 
Holy Lie,: The. Jane Daweli romber . Lewis 

Seller; Rel. Aug.. 28. 
•ng of the Royal Mounted. Zane Grey weistern. Robert Kent . Howard 

Br^therton. 58 mlns. ReL Sept 11. Rev; Sept 30. 
tadlcs: In Love. Janet Gaynor. Constance Bennett Loretta Voung. Slmone 

Sunpn Doi\ Amfedie. Paul Liikas. Dir. EdW- H, Griffith. 97 inlns. ReL 
. Sept. 28. Rev. Nov. 4. 

Woyds or London. Historical. Madeleine CarrblL Sir uy Standing, Freddie 
Oh ,' ^'■'"o^o'T'ew. Dir. Henry King. 112 mins, Rel. . Rev, Dec, 2. 

'n^a MHHpn^ Debut of Sonja Henle. champ figure skater. Adblph Men- 
lou, Jean Hcrshblt Ritz Bros. Dir. Geo. MarshaU: ReL Oct 27. 
epper. Story of a waif. Jane Withers. Irvin Cobb, Sllffli Summervlllt. Dir. 
I Tmling. 61 mins; ReL Sept 11. Revi Aug. 12. 

^ ni„^^*f * Stuart Erwin,. Johnnie Downs. Arllne Kelly. 
Paar ti BuUer. 90 mins. Rel; Nov; 18. 

Wttle Rich Girl, The. Shirley Temple, Alice Faye, . Jack 

«aiey. Dir, Irving Cumiiiings. 79 niins. ReL July 24. 



Henry King. M 



*^2f»- '"J'^^S**'' Loretta. Youngi Don Ameche. 

i''™*^. Rev. Oct 14. 

Bauien Dioone <|uintuplets. lean Hersholt, RocheUe Hudson. Dir. Norman 
w^^* 'iL«»i*^»el- Nov. 13. Rev. Dec. 2. 

• 12. ''"JF^' "i*- story from Wm. Faulkner^ Remake ot n Pathe-Natan 
French versiui. Frederic March, Warner Baxter,; Lionel Barrymore^ June 
■h.. rS*' J?*^' ^jy*!^ Hawks. 103 mtas. Rel. St^t 4, Rev. Aug: 12. 
■ing. Baby, Slag. AdtOphe Meoijoa. Alice Faye, Patsy Kelly. Dir. Sidney Lan- 
■•«- ?«^'*^ »el. Aug. 2L Rev. Sept 18 

■ong Dance Man. Claire Trevor, PaMl Kelly. Dir. Allan Swan.. 72 mln*. 
**L.*«^^ March IBi 

* t' A?*^'- Claire Trevor, Jane Darwell. Arllne Judge. Evelyn Venable. 

^^'^^J?"*^?!**' Dir. Lewis SeUer. 76 mins. Rel. Aug. 28. Rev. Aug. 28. 
Stowway.^ej^Shirley Temple story. Robert Young, Alice Faye. " 



55 mlns. 
GloriaV Stuart Ir. 



•7 



^ ReL Dee. 25.^Hi^7Dia ». ' ' ™^ ^ ^ 

****** '^•'Jr Comedy- Arthur Treacher. 

*v.-*.^tV Sept 23L 

Thlrty^Six Hours to KilL Racket story. Brian Don! 

w.^^^^XP^^'^ .65 nilns. ReL July 24; Rev; Aug. 19- 
To Mary—With .Loiv*. Warner Baxter; Myma Loy. Dir. John CromwelL 

"'^^ ^Ve. >. Bev- Sept Z 

'^■•*''»^^2F SP*":^J**5*» songs. Lawrence Tibbett Wendy Barrie, Giregbry 
. Ratoff. Dir.. Otto. L..Premlnger. 63 mlns. ReL Oct. «. Rev. Nov. 1*. 
WWte Fang .(20th). Dog story from Curwood's novel: Michael Wbalen, Jean 
imi* Brian poolevy. Dir. David Butler. 70 mins. Bel.,JuLv, 3. Rev; July 22. 

White Hunter. AlrieaA story. Warner Baxter. June Lang. ir. Irving Cum- 

SKff^^ w** i9«^- Nov. 
WUd Brian Kent ^Outdoor picture. Ralph Bellamy, Mae Clark. Dir. Howard 
Bretfaerton. 5Tmins. ReL Nov. 7. Rev.' Dec. 9. ' 



Stndio: 1041 No. '•nsMn Dlvd^lj-ii^ J ArlU*. omces: 729 Seventh Ava.» 

HbUywood, Calif. Vn««a Artists New York.. N. ; . 

Come and Get it Gbidwyn*^ production of Edna Wrber's novel about nwth- 
west lumber strife. Edward Arnold; Frances Farmer. Dir.' Howard 
. Hawks 99. mips. ReL Nov. 8. Rev. NoV. 18. vi 
Dodsworth. ^Goldwyn's production of Sinclair Lewis' novel. Walter Hvotqfh,; 
. Ruth Chatterton^Mary Ast^^^^ Dir. William Wyler. 90 mini- ReL Sept 
'.- ■ Rev, -Sept 30. 
Garden ©r^Allah. Rortance in the' Sahara; MarleBb Dietrich; Charles Boyer. 

Produced by David.O; &lzhick in technicc^or., Dir.. Rtchar«t BblesIawskL 
_ 80 mlns ReL Oct 14. Rev Nov. 25. 

Gmj . Desperado. Mexican musical romance. Nino Martini, Ida ' Litplno, Le6 
£5P"^; Pickford-Lsaky production. Dir. Rbiiben Mambullanv 90 mins. 
Ret.- Oct 2. Rev. Oct 14' 

Last or thie Mohicans' (Reliance).. 91 inihs^. Rev, 

... Sept 9. 

Who Conld work Miracles. Based ton an original by H.' G. 'Wells: Roland 
-. .Young: Joan Gardner and Ralph Richardson Dir.- Lothar Mendes; 
Rembrandt (London Films). Story of the artist. Ch'as. lAUghtonl Gertrude 

Lawrence. Dir.;Alex. Korda. SI mins; ReL Dec.. 4. Rev. Dec. *./ -^-ij 



Stadlbr Universal City, 

Calif. 



James punii> Andy Devlne, Dir. .Aftiiur Liibln. . ReL 



S.' Gnn^ tCreefc Buck Jbnes; Dir. Les Selander. ^ io mlns." Rel, Nov.' t 
.Rev. Dec.' 16.. . ; '': '■• :■;. 

Crash Donovan, Jack Holt. Dtr. Ed Laemmle: 55 mins. Rdi. July 19. . Itav. 
;'- v; Aug.- 12. . ■• ■ ,>'•• 

Kmjpty Saddles.: Buck Jones. ReL I>ec. 20. 

Flying Hostess. Judith Barrett Wm. Hall Dir. Murray Roth.v 96 minS. 

Nov. 22;. Rev. D6c. 18. 
Four Days* Wonder. Jeanne Dante. Kenneth HoWelL Idney .iSalkow. 

fiO mins. ReL Dec 20. Rev. Dec., 23. v 
Girl on the Front Page, The, Edmund Lowe, Gloria Stuart. . Hatry Beau» 
■j.; mont. 75 mlns. ReL Sept 2. Rev. Nov, 11.- • ' 

Love Letters of .a[ Star; Murder mystery- from 'The Case, ol the Coiistant God.' 

Henry Hunter, Polly Bowles. Dir. Lois Rv Foster. Milton Carriith, 116 mins. 
'-'ReL. 'Nov. -8. Rev.' Dec '2. '-" . ... . 

Lncldest Girl in the World. From the Laidies Home Journal story. Jane Wyatt 
. Louis Hayward. Dir. Edw. Buzzell.. 75 mibs. ReL Nov. 8. ■ Rev. Dec. 9V - 
fltagnUecnt. Brute, The. 'Drama.. Victor McLagl^ Blhnle Barnes. Dir. Jolvn 
! - : G. Blyistohe. 77 mins. ReL Sept 2a Rev. Oct.' 2S. 
Man 1 Marry, Thie. Society jglrl ^ho knows her>theatre puts the best boy over. 

Doris Nolan, Midiael Whalen, Dir. Ralph Miirpby,. 79 mlns, ReL Nov. 1. 

Rev.-Nov.: 4. ..' 

My Man Godfrey. Comedy-drama. Whi. Powell, Carole Lombard. Dir. Greg-^ 

ory LaCara. . 93\& mihs. ReL Sept 6. Rey. ^pt 23. 
Murder on the Mlsslsslpni,- ~ **" - - - .. — 

• ■ Dec,' 13..' ' -.. • 
Parple! . Ann . Preston, Benry Hunter.' ir. LotiU Friedlauder. 9T tnliu. Rti 

June . 14. Rev. July L, . .. 
Postal Inspector. Drama. Rlcardo Cortek, Patricia Ellis. Otto Beaver. .98 

rhins ReL Aug^ a. Rev, Sept 9. 
Rich and Reckless.: Edmund Lowe, Gloria Stuart. . ir. Harry eaumont Rel. 

Oct 4. , . , - ', ' ■ • ■ ' „ • 

Hide Cowboy. Buck - Jbnes ' western. . Les Selander., 68 thins.. Rev. 

Sept 20; Rev. Dee. 16. . . . : 

Sea Spoilers. John Wayne, Nan Grey. Frank ' Strayer. 62 mins. Rel. 

Sept 27. Rev. Oct 38. 
.Top of the Town. Dorl3 Nblah, .George Murphy^ Hugh Herbert, Gertrude 

Nieisen, Ella Logan, Jack Smart,- Peggy < Ryan, .3 Sailors. Gregory Ratoff. 

Dhr. Walter Lang.. ReL Dec. 27., 
Two In a Crowd. Joan Bennett Joel McCrea. Ir. Alfred B. Green; mlna, 

ReL Sept. 13. Rev. Oct. 7. 
Yellowstone. Drama. Henry Htinter, Judith. Barrett,: Ralph Morgan, Ahdy'Do* 
.' Vine. Dir. - Arthur Lubin. 60 mias. ReL Aug. : 16. Rey.; Sept J2a 

Anthony Advene. Based^on the' Inteniatlonal best seller by Hervey Allen. 

Fredric March, Olivia de HavUland, Anita Louise, Claude Rains, Donald 

Woods, Edmund Gwenn, Louis Hayward, Gaie Sohdergaard, Steffi Duna. 

Billy. Mauch. Dir. Mervyn Le Roy. 139 mins. ReL Aug. 29. . Rev. Sept 2. 
Bangal Tiger.' Cireiu locale. Barton MacLane^ J«me Travis. Dir. Louis King. 

62 mins. ReL S^: 5. Bey; -Aug. 5. 
Big Noise,- The. A.amall town business nian outwits a gang of racketeeri. Guy 

Kibbee, Warren Hull. Alma Lloyd, Dick Foran. Dir. Fraink McDonald. M 

mlns;' ReL June 27., Rev July 8. 
Cain and MabeL A musOMl extravagania about the prizefighter and the lady, 

from H. C. WitWer itoiT. Marion Davies, Clark Gable. Dir. Lloyd Bacon. 

90 mins. ReL Oct 17. Rev. Oct. 21. . 
California Mall. A western ttiriller. Dick Foran, Linda Perry, Milton Klbbea. 

Dir. Noel Smith.- 96 mlns. Rel. Nov. 14. 
Charge of .the Light Brigade, Tha. Based on Tennyson's Immortal poem. Erro) 

Flynn. Olivia de Havllland, Patric Knowles, Henry Stephenson. Dlr> 

Michael Curtlz. 115 mlns. Rel. Nbv. 11. Rev. Nov. 4. 
Olva Me Your Heart Based oDi the international stage success, 'Sweet Aloei.' 

Kay Francis, Gebrge Brentv- Roland Yoimg, ; Patric Knowles, Frieda Ines* 
. court Dir. Archie. Mayo. 88' mlns. Rel, Sept 26. Rev. Sept. 16. . 
Oreeai Pastnres. The; From the PullCcer Prize play by Marc Connelly. All-4tat 

cast Dlrs. Mare Connelly and' William Kelghley. 93 mins. ReL Aug. 1. 

Rev. July 22. 

Hot Money. Fast inovtaff comeidy-rbmaiuie. Ross Alexander, Beverly Roberts. 

Joseph Cawthom,: Paul Graetz. Dir. William McGann. 68 mlns. ReL 

July 18. Rev. July 29. 
isle , bt Fury. Melodrama of wanted men . on a South Sea Island:- Donald 

Woods, Margaret Lindsay, Humphrby Bbgart, Paul Graetz. Dir.. Frank 

McDonald; 60 mlns. ReL Oct 10. Rev, Nov. 181 
Jaltbreak. Smashing melodramai. Craig Reynolds. June Travis, Barton MacLana: 

Dir. Nick Grind*. 60 mtais: Rel. Aug. 8. Rev. Aug. 12; 
King of Hockey., Story of the Ice rliik. Dick Purcell, Anna Nagel. Dh-. Noel 

Smith. 56, mins. ReL Dec. 19. Rev. Dec. 9. . 
Midsummer Nlghtli Dream, A. Spectacular production of the Shakespeare 

contedy. Extensive cast of stars. Dir. Max Relnhardt, Wm. Dleterla, 133 
: mln4. (Roadshow.) Releaise pending. Rev Oct, 16. 
Polo. Joe. Joe E. Brown plays .the: game. Carol Hughes, Skeets Gallagher. Ir. 

.. ,Wm. McGann. . 65 mlns. Rev. Nov. 11. 
PobUe Enemy's Wire. A thrilling tale of the trials of an Innocent girl married 

to a killer. Pat O'BriMi, Margaret Lindsay, Robert Armstrong, Cesar* Ro- 
mero. Dir. Nick Grihde, 69 mins. ReL July 25. Rev July 15. 
Satan Met a Lady. Bette Davis. Warren William. Alison Sklpwbrth* Winifred 

Shaw. Marie . Wilson. Dir. WiUiam Dleterle. 74 mlns, Rel. Aug. 8. Rev, 
-Ju'y .29:' ' • 





bes 




Miscellaneous ReUases 



im McCby, 



Aces and Bights (Ssnidlcate)/ TltTi .McCoy as a benign gambles 
Luana Walters.. Dir. Sam Newneld. 62 mins. Rev. Aug. 12. 

Caryl of the Mountains (Marcy). Western. F; X: Buihiiian. Jr., Lola Wild. 
Rln-Tln-Tipu Dir. Bernard B; Ray. 61 mins. Rev. Sept 30., 

Cavalcade of the West (biVersioh). Western, Hoot Gibson. Dt'r: razer. 
70 mlns. Rev, Sept. 30. 

Ghbst Patrol (Puritan). G men In chaps. Ini McCoys 58 
mins. ReL Aug. 3. Rev. Sept 16. 

Last of the Warrens. Western. Bob Steele. radbury. 59 mlns. 

ReL May 10, Rev. July 8. 

Lion's Den. The (Puritan). East- Tim McCbyi Jean Woodbury. 

Sam NewUeld. 60 rains. Rev. Sept. 2; 

Men of the Plains (Colony). Wes Rbx BeU, Joan Barclay, , Robt, Hill. 
65 mlns. Rev, Sept, 30, 

Prison Shadows (Puritan).. Prize ring stbry. Dir. 

Bob Hill. 67 mins. Rev. Sept 2. 
Riding Avenger (Division). Western. Hoot Gibson, Ruth Mix, Ir, Harry 
Eraser. ' 60 mins.' Rev. July 15, . 

(Cpntinued on ^age 27) 



, Baltimcyrb, Eiec. ^ . 
. SoinethiDig ot ai bohibsheU^ judging 
reaction,^was dropped in laps of the 
picture fiou$es yesterday (Mdnday> 
Qj^temboA When the Evehihg and 
Sunday Sun announced upping of , ad 
rate ba. amusements iOc. a Ilnel Wbat. 
especially! burned -'em wais fact new 
riate beciknes effective . Friday Cl>; 
jgiye^ the boys just three diays to put 
ion the armor and march but to 'wfar 
aigainst the tilt 

I Odd was fact tha t late, yester- 
iday heiither: of the legit theatres hiad 
been notified directly,, though both 
houses pay rates equated with . pic 
ffpots under a blanket tfaieatricail irate,^ 
.With. both , types of houses liavin^' 
their iMs lumped, together' ihvsam^ 
cbluinos. tJnderstpod. the irate in- 
^eaae; epbrac(^ the legits. 

Swihj^n^ into, action almost imim^ 
diately typon Sun nptlficatioiv Ii>arry 
Sch^nber^er^ operator .of the indie 
JS:elth';S, presided at a nfieeting of ex« 
^^>s late today. 

■v^^Ad tafes at present are: $1 comlto 
lor morn and Eve Siins, and 35c. foe 
$iindaT sheet The op|iosish to Eve 
S^in» Hearst's News-Post, lias long; 
bfert scaled at 6(le., but theatres have* 
iiqt. ^pariicniarly ' felt rbseritfui .be- 
cause thsit rag is easily proinioted f or 
all sorts -of contests and circulation 
tije-his and boildiipi All the Sunr 
papets, iate closed to. any publicity 
bther .than reslderis on shows when 
they; ■ bow. . opening days, and 
regular Jjreyiews by crix.. Fact thai 
hbuses'liavc^; long been rebuffed on 
•ttempt^' tb induce the Eve Sim into 
breaikihg "down its reserve is nbt 
miti^atihg the feelings of the exhi 
iiiiist. now. 

, Several plans have been drawn np 
by the. showmen. Most favored by 
ihaioi-ity ij? to get evj^iy . tbrfiib i 
toWn , who advertises to ;puU out of 
tile Eve and Sunday Suns^ saye foe 
briej^est , directory ads wiUi each 
house rotating in positibn most de« 
iiired. There would be no blurbinjb 
merely uniform and strai^t ah- 
nouriceinehts of bills'- made by each 
■site. ... 

Meeting this -af tembbh (Tuesday) 
all downtown theatires: imianiraously 
agreeijl^ to curtaO: i?ids Eve. 
Sun to maxiifltiim l4..ijn(^s, jftinjile col- 
umn^ daily;- The thiree chains 
of .natj^ siibsequehters. adver- 
tijfe' are idso in .4(£reem^^^ well 
as the two legits, . 

FoIloWinis the Suhdajr .Sun's ad 
iate tilf, Hearst's Sunday American 
today likewi$e upped same and the- 
atres hayie retaliated ; by limiting 
space Sundiiys to maximum 25 lines 
each.' Witt also exert' influence to 
Idll all natibiial ads in all Suhpapers 
and; American. Houses are free to 
spread las cppioosly as they please 
in the Morning. Sun and News-Pdstv-" 
which, are nbt asking rate tilts: 

Theatres now discussing publish- 
ing .own weekly tabloid if papers 
hold oiit bn rate hike ruling,, 

CONTRACTS 

. Hollywood, Dec. 29. 

Uniyersal has tagged Jack PowelL 
vocalist with Frankie Masters ork, 

H. Bruce Htimberstone , tied ta 
year's pact at 20th-Fox. 

Ben Hay Remoiid, Universal pro- 
ductipn-advfaer, optioned by studio. 

Maunce' Conn haiided two-year 
pabt to Tbby Wing. ' ' 

Morris StoloIT, head of the music' 
department at Columbia, termed 
again..: 

..^ Metro gaye new pact to Gladys 
Unger, writer, 

^ Eric Portihan, English «ctor„ set 
for another stretch at Warners. 
, Brewster twins, Gloria and Bar- 
bara, termed at 2(mi-Fox. . 
^ Republic lifted option on William 
Nowell; 

Gene Garrick contracted at Unl- 
'versal. . .''■ 

.Borrah. Mi itched agaift art; 

ZOthrFpx 

Maxine Reiner, llttie theatre and 
radio player, tagged by B. P. SchulV 
berg. She recently was uiider cPn- 
tract at UniversaL 



STORY BUYS 

Holly wood, Dec. 29. 

David L. Loew purchased iaii origi- 
nal, 'See How They Run,' by Robert 
Andrews, for Joe E. Brown. 

'There'is Always ai Woman,^ Cur- 
rently running in the American mag, 
hy Wilson Collison, taken by Golum-. 
bia.,...- 

' , Metro purchased 'Arouse and Be- 
ware,' novel by ;MacKinley Kahtor,* 
who authored studi * 'Voide of 
Bugle Ann.' 



LITERATI 



Arthur risbane pt»A- 

Arthut Brisbane, deah of Ameri- 
can journalists and probably the 
most widely read newspaperinan in 
America, died in his New York home 
Christmas Day of a heart attack, 
Though the fact Ayas not generally 
knowii, he had been sieriously ill 
since his retiirn . froni abroad last 
summer. Recurrent heart .attacks 
left him succeissively weaker until 
the filial stroke brought death in his 
sleep. He was 72 and had spent 53 
years of his tinie in riewspapier work, 
griailually rising tp position of 
supreme importance in the; jour- 
nalistic world, 'i His daily comment, 
'Today,' was syndicated to: upward 
of 200 newspapers and 1,200 made a 
weekly feature of his 'This Week,' 
His daily stint ran from 800 to 1,200 
words, While the weekly article 
ranged between 4,000 and 5,000 
words, 

He started on the New York Suii 
as a cub reporter and from thiare 
went to the how defunct World. In 
1897, when Williiam Randolph Hearst 
•Was raiding-- all newspaper offices, for 
talent, Brisbane Wcis one of his first 
sfelectiohs. He remained with that 
publisher writii is cleathv; close 
ifienil as well as trusted employee. 
His terse style and ability tO, make 
ills readets, think placed ^Jwiti i a 
classificatibn of his own and his ma-- 
terial , was widely but Vainly imi- 

■tated. ■ . •: > 

■He was terrific worker, handling an 

. Enormous correspondence '. in addi- 
tipii ,tp his departmental work and 
cbngiderable ieditbrial ivritingj and 
riot only , kept three secretaries busy, 
but iriade liberal use ot . machine 
ietation,; ^yen to haying one ' in- 
i^talled in js automobile. He was 
<}ne .of the first to encourage Edison 
ih\ the development of t 

'^a:c^ine. 

:He is survived by his wife, the 
lOTmer Phoebe Gary, three dati^ 
and: . two 60ns, . one of the latter, 
Se>vSird/ having teen under trsiinirig 
jErom his father to follow in the lat- 
ter's footsteps for the past, year. 



Free Daily for Gov't Ofllcfals 

H, H. Stansbury is starting a new 
daily newspaper in Washington to be 
called the Capitol Daily, with 
Prentice .Hall as backer. Planis io 
distribute paper free to miembers Of 
ConfeTess, cabinet officers, and other 
important, goyt, officials. Paper will 
carry, no display advertising, but will 
sell space to industries which wish 
to 'tell - their side of the story' to 
officials. Sydney B. Whipple will be 
editor* 

Stanisbury is the son this 
former- general ^manager the. 
Hearst enterprises. 



.Squawk On N. Y. Dailies' Price Cut 

' Brid^elpdrt Newsdealeris As$n. ' in- 
cluding most main stem stands, not 
carrying New. York afternoon dai- 
lies, following latters* order to cut 
retail price from four to three cents. 

- Venders claim the Ayholesaie cOst 
was lifted only recehtiy and thie re- 
tail reduction would take half the 
profits. Bridgieport has long -been 
nearest . major Connecticut city - to 
New York four-cent price 

wais effective. ; , 

jyietrbpolitan morn Sunday 
sheets not involved in arigUment. 



character 'The Human Encyclopedia.' 

New mag titled Dogs, with Hugh 
Patrick. Kelly .ap exccutiye editor 
and Morgan Dennis' as editor, 
makes its first • appearance -with the 
Jan. .issUe..». . . ' 

Vic 'Hackleir, Chief of the Mil- 
waukee bureau, succeeds L, A. 
Brophy as -news editor of .the 
A.P.'s central division iii Chicago. 
Brophy shifts over to N, Y. 

Robiert Turney rhakes the , Nation 
mag's 1936 roll of hopbr f or his play 
•Daughters of Atreus.' . Others in- 
cluded are Spencer Tracy and Fritz 
Lang for their work in 'Fury' (MG). 

Lois: Mattoit Miller is the new 
;mahaging eiditor of \N. Y, Woman, 
succeeding Irene Kuhn. N6 iS' 
positibn Of Tatter's isuit against the 
publication for tjreach of contract 
las been made as yfet. 

Maxence viaini der Meersch has 
lieen awarded the Priz Goncburt, 
coveted French literary . 'or 

his iiovel 'L'Empreihte . ieu.' 
Author's 'InyasiOn,' dealing with 
Firench men and women behind Ger- 
man lines during the World War, 
will be published heri this spring 
by Vikiiig. 



;. New. iPicture Mar, 
New monthly Picture mag tagged 
Look .will be started on Jaii. 5 by 
dardhbr Cowles, Jr., . executive ~ i- 
M 'of the iDes Moines Register & 
Trihune. Also associated jh .the yeh- 
ture are John Cbwl$s, associate pub- 
lisher of - the Des Moines paperr and 
Fred Bohen, head bf Better Homes & 
Gardens and SUCces^ul .Farihihg. 

New ma^agine. will sell f olc a dime, 
Cowles -will piuig it heavily in radio 
and newspapers. 



Hearst jrotns Gnfld ' 

Hearst's Coast Universal Service 
and Iriternational News joined the 
Newspaper. Guild for a five-day,; 40- 
-•.hbur week. 

Noiife' of the three Baltimore newis- 
papfers iecbgnize the Newsjiaper 
Guild, yet . the , HeaTstrbwried News- 
. Post is now living well Within rules. 
Last week established 40-hour week 
:ioT ail employees; bouple bf months 
ajgb created $30-a-Wfeek jni iitiluif for 
air editorial workers, . whichi was 
:geiierally construed, .in Baltimbre aa 
a- precaution against any chance of 
anbther strike 'Such as . was then rag- 
ing in Seattiei 

Baltimore's, other. tWo papers, 
niornihg and' evening. Sun, have 
roughly around 30% of eligibles on 
Guild, roster. J^^ sheet estab- 
Jjshed a mi imurn as ' did the . Hearst 
. f a^ on editorial salaries. . 

Recent fiVe-houi: confab held In 
' !N. Y. with the Wbirld-Telly unit of 
.' thet Newspaper Guild aiid Roy How- 
ard got nowhere, but •brought a re 
hewed demand. from the Guild for 
a contract. ; 

Despite the fact that Louis Seltzer, 
publisher ' bf the, . Cleveland Press, 
Scripps-Howard paper there, adyised 
'the Cleveland Guild that the accord 
Vould not be. renewed in February, 
he reversed his stand on . Dec 28* 
He infbrmed the Guild that he woifld 
iiegotiate for a . renewal and was 
empowered to make, changes in the 
acQord. In his conference with the 
WprldrTelly unit, Howard declaired 
that the Cleveland accord was a 
'mistake' and that someone there 
had bungled. 



Mrs. F. D. joins Guild 

Mrs. Franklin D,. .Rbbsevelt joined 
the New York Newspaper Guild as 
a member at.largel ■- 

She writes a daily column fbr 
United^ Features Syndicate titled 
'My Day.' 




Time Gets A. . Service 

Associated Press . how .has a .deal 
With Time entitling the mag to use 
syiidicatels news •service, Deal is a 
hews e'Xchahge. contract witli a Cash 
drSerential paid by the mag. Time 
does nbt become a member of the 
A.P., but has a special' arrangement. 
It dbeis not give its prerogatives of 
fuU membership, nbr does it. giye 
mag a.' vote, any protest iprivileges 
nbr may Time own A.P. bonds. ' . 

Up tb' recentiy, Tirne was serviced 
bnly by United Press. 



Price New A. P. Ed In Ni T. 

Byrbn Price, chief; of the A. P.- s 
Washington bureau since 1927, wTl" 
become executive news editor In the 
N. Y. off ice on Jan. 1^ 
. He has been with the A. since 
1912. 



Zelli's Memoirs to N, T. Mirror 

■ Joe ieili, New York and. Paris 
nitery.bperator, has sold, his rhemoirs 
to the New York Sunday Mirror. 

They run in five sections, startiiig 
Jan. 10. 







Cht JDuctts 



. This 4ejpartmeni conidina rewritten theotiricol neto* item* 0$ pub- 
liahed during the week in the. dt^ily vaper* of New Xork^ Chicago, 
San FramAfco, HoUvwood and London. Vaiobty t(ike# no credit for 
these newg iterMi'eaeh haa been fetpritten from d daily paper. 



East 



CHAtTEB 

. iff. R. Knickerbocker back from 
Europe. 

Elizabeth Corbett - work! a^ 
new novel. 

Hugh BaiUi pres. U.. P., 

baick from Europe. 

Toni Davin resigned of 
Cosmopolitan mag. 

John Hackett has shifted Over to 
Today mag from, the Lit. Digeist. 

Rebecca. West in N. Y. from Lon-. 
don with her iiusband,- Henry 
AndrewSi. 

Norman Sper's 'Football for the 
Fans' : will . _ be put tpigether by 
tipn. House. 

• Ij[bwfell Dodd has moved to the 
A.P.'s N. Y.' <^(Bpartnlent froni 
the Atlanta Jburnal. 

Herman Friedlahder, fur editor 
pf .Wpmeh's, Wear,;; sold his first fic- 
tion story tb Esquire. , 

Edward ." Harris Heth's secbnd 
novel, 'Told with a . Drum/ will be 
published this spring. 

George Jean Nathan's hew playi- 
whicii is lb be .t)ubiished,Feb. 1,. is; 
titled "The Avon Flows.' 

Jbsephine Jbhhsbri, v Pulitzer prize 
winner, . will have a new novel titled 
'Jordanslown' byt iiext spring. 

Frahk Muto, erstwhile Interna- 
tiorial i^ews fbtog in New York, has 
joihedv Modern, Screen: mag in^ Holly- 
Wood, 

Clement Ripley has adapted his 
hovel,. 'Gold Is Where You Find it,^ 
for Warner Bros, .icture will star 
George Brent.- 

Harrisoh omith, a' irector ■ bf 
Rahdorn House since Srnith. & Haas 
merged with the 'flrrri last April, 
resigning Jan. 1. 

John V. Farrow, scenkrist-director, 
has completed a novel, 'Danriien, the 
Leper.' Sheed & Wood will .■publish 
in the U.S. and England. 

Frank Gruber has been given a 
contract by Selznick-.Intei*iiatiiQhal to 
develop a' script .around, his pulp 



(Continued from Page 21) 

hi slapping in .the third picture' 
as a midnight 'pfeyibw' on tbp b* 
the rejgular two-bill iihbw'. Most of 
'erh are putting this preview gag in 
on the last show bn Saturday, flgur- 
ipig that's the bnly real time they 
can get the people to plank down 
coin for an opporiun'^^y to see and 
stiuiht at the hbpjpi|ihg Celluloid until 
2 or 3 Bitrt. It's eating high into the 
bpetatihg expenses bn the labor , in 
the booth, but once they start selling 
pictui-es on. ai" 'bargain' basisi it's in 
evitable that the exhibs will istretch 
the bargain to the utmost. 

A National Headache 

Mbre alarm Is being expressed by 
exhibitors bver. the spread of double- 
featuring. Many fear that they will 
be forced into tisiiig twb features, 
and have thus informed trade asso 
ciatiOn contacts, This is especially 
true in districts Where heretbf ore 
the dual evil has riot hit. 

Nbt only are exhibs expressing 
themselves as being baffled by the 
wea^ features offered as a matter 
of routine bopkiniss but they also 
are viewing with real , concern the 
manner in which the quality oj; 
shorts has slipped. ...They feel that it 
presents a mean problem in attempt; 
ing to fiir out' a' program iri theatres 
still holding [ ta a single standard. 

The theatre operators striving to 
retain a single feature policy say 
that the present season is uhprece- 
dehted in the number, bf Class C 
pictures being dished but by distrib- 
utors. ^ They are Worried over the 
preponderance of Class C features, 
claiming that the Class B species of 
films this season so far are virtually 
extinct' 

These .sanie operators contend the 
releases they h^ve received to date 
are either A or C subjects. Haye rio 
squawk .to eriter on 'the Grade, A 
films, it being their opinion that 
these are holding up to the usually 
accepted high standard. What they 
are i, disturbed by ' the wiiplesale 
quantity of C features being deliv- 
ered because it now has become: ap- 
parent to these exhibs , that they 
have no chance of > fietting antici- 
pated grosses with this type of. pic- 
ture when r un sblo. 

Although/ they acknowledge not 
knowing exactly what tb do about 
it, these theatre managers see only 
the adoption of a double feature 
policy as the answer. It: will be a 
case of : being forced into dtialihg be- 
cause the bulk of producers have 
so. bbyipusly geared their current 
productibn schedules to take care, of 
bi^ coin/^aying exhibitoj^s already 
definitely ..set on a policy of two pic- 
tures per. program. 

And it is .this, very fact that. Is 
arbuSing hfiaVy bppositibn to dualing 
i certain midwest arid sputheriy 
sectors, with sbnie trade observers 
beUeving ; that resenthierit miay: 
become more app^rerit and ihstaHed 
i a prbgrarii of actibri lief pre the 
next selling season sets in. 

Seems little dbubt' but. that ter- 
rific pressure- is being brought to 
bear on itors Whb still are 

iSghtirig- to stay on the single stand- 
ard. How much this is realized by 
the theatre': operators themse^lveS 
perhaps is best explained .by ; the 
charge of one prbminent circuit 
chief. It is that One of the leading 
major producers hais not released 
a real money picture, to him out of 
the first 14 delivered in the new sea- 
son. 

Another charged that the same 
hahded' out features pn which he 
'lost his shirt' at the box, off ice. What 



Edgar Bergen hit the dailies with 
a story that he intended , to will $10,- 
1)00 to the Actors' Fund on condition 
it spend ifSOO annually bn a show fbr 
poor children, in which his duriiriiy 
will be used. Kiddedj but it got in. 

Rosa Pohselie, riow wife of ihe son 
of Baltiri^ore's, mayors registers ias a 
citizen of Maryland. ; ' 

Igbir Sttavinsky's new ballet tb be 
dbne at -the ' Met. It is a chpreb- 
graphic representation, of .a ' poker 
giame. American Ballet has the ex- 
clusive rights for one year. 

Myra ;Sbk.bl^a, .concert singer, 
seeking a divorce..: ftbm Prpkope 
Terry, said to be a picture producer. 
Charges . she went bri a concert tour 
and he , went on the Ibose. Justice 
ROsehman thinking over her plea 
for advarice alimony* 

Wallace . Fbrd* British actor, is- 
covered his .riiother living in ah auto 
trailer. Will buy her a cottage; .. 

Mayor LaGui^rdia presented a cita- 
tibri ' for. bravery to Mary McGord 
last week. She was matron iri the 
Eagle picture theatre, N. - Y.;; and 
checked a panic ' irt^ the house; when 
a fire broke out Sept 15. 

William Hurlbut has written ai, 
new 'comedy with .music. 'Feathers 
Up,* Described , as bei rather 
snappy. 

Sir Robert Peel, .Beatrice Lillie's 
son, m town for the. hblidays with 
his rilother.. " 

Don Arthvur Becque. quits hisi job 
as WPA dance director, but retains 
post., as choreographer, , 

'Eternal Road'. Iriipbrts a Wheat 
field from Italy for that production. 
Straw higher arid; /stouter than 
American grown grai . 

Professional Children's School for 
stage kiddies took the : preview bf 
Gilbert Miller's 'Promise' Monday 
for a benefit. ' ■ 

Robinson Sriiith will teaim with 



Eddie DowUng in presenting Mauricf 
Evans in 'Riphard II,' Dowling al« 
most bbught in on Leslie Howard's 
'Hamlet.^ 

Wife of MUeS C. (Cappy) Rabinb- 
witz. files Charges that he is spending 
what should be her alimony on B'way 
girls.; l^ahies a forri)er pix actress 
and {wo showgirls. : ^ 

Jack Dempsey, Cab Calloway, 
Bobby Breen, Babe Ruth arid others 
iri the WPA Christmas eritertainment 
for poor children at Mecca Temple, 
last Thursday. 

' Libby Hblmah has bought a ^S-acre 
ectate hear Greenwich, Cbnri. Plans 
to build a Tibme . pn: the undeyel- 
.bped .trafit. ; UnderstPpd to have paid . 
$77,500. 1' 

Bropklyri cpurt rules that bills for 
bootleg liquor are now' legal since 
repeal. Had been held uricbllect^ble, 
and irestaurateuips tbok it plenty dur- 
ing the dry spell. 

Jeffrey Harris named as cbhductbr 
of Westchester PhiiharriiPnic Orches- 
tra. -WPA pirbject, ■* 
\Edith Fenyes, Brooklyn schoolgirl; 
defeated in the spelling bee ori WJZ 
Sunday. Wheri she was spelled 
down, her father, Moirris, died of a 

• Some 3,000 kids saW a . special per^ 
formance of 'White Horse Inn' at the 
center Monday: Promoted by Mayor 
LaGUardia for the under-privileged. 

High Point, New Jersey state park, 
being bbbmed f pr " Winter spbris in, 
opposition to Bear Mountain. To get 
a weekly isnow train if it igets cold; 

'Noel Gow'ard , gets four more 
vireeks In N. Y. with 'Tonight at 8:30.' 
That riiakes it 16. 

Clinton N. Howard. Pf Rochester; 
nbw head of International Reform 
Pederatiori. Replaces Cariribn .Wil-» 
liam Sheaf e Chase, lorig the bane of 
picture people. 

; Lupe Velez in $1,800 bond to New 
York city court for .failure to appear 
for examination in supplementary 
prbceedings for failure to pay a judg- 
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A 20th CENTURY. FOX PICTURE 

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Mo 1 un . 6;&0,. 8:45. MatB. BOc to |1. 
B'way 4 45th tt. Eves. 60c to ^2; (plua tax). 




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stARTi Jan. 1ST 
JAMES GACNEY 

"GREAT GUY" 

with MAE CIvAKKE 
New CRITERION • Continuous 
Brtailway tit 45th' St. Mldnlte Show NIahtiy 



irks these exhi itors patticUlarly 
this season is that they are paying 
plenty for the product^ only to ifind 
that thie films are bfi ' in less 
at wickets cbnipiared with 
some other major .companies. It ' is 
a situatibn that repute.dly smart . 
hibs can't figure but. ' Only explahai- 
tion they .can find is that the hurry 
to rush ithrough subjects suited for 
dbubie-fejituring has brought a let- 
I down in producing methods. 



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5^J;»'^g^S£j^^;^v^l-■"^'^ *^?st and prtductlon, 
*»ltoi Xhe . (Purlt^^^ western. Tim McCoy. 

. Dir. Sy N6u£eld. 60 mlqs; Rel. Aug. 29; Rev .Nov 4 
rallB of the "Wild (Syndicate). Kermit Maynard western; Dlr 
• 58 itilns. . Rev. Dec. 16. • .• V'- 



Ir..Lo lyilng- 



Foreign Language Films 



Ir. Feriiando 
^iWarlo: ''Mat- 
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}M6st of these amitahle with English tUiesy. 
AtU en Rancho Grand« (Sp), Mexican musical. Tito Guizar. 

de Fuentes. 90 mins. Rel. Nov. 15. Rev. Dec 2 
Anio. T* Sola (It). (Nuovo Mohdo). Love under hiiiidlcaD 

tloti. 75 mlns. Rel, July 15. Rev. July 22 
•Amour de/Tonl, Les, (Fr)- (Metropolis). Heavy diama. 

. iplns. Rel\ Nov, 1. Rev. Nov. 18/ 
Anna (Russ)' .,( Amklno).:\- tove and intri 

mius; Rel. July 1. Rey. July 2^^ 
Abb* imd EUsabeth^(G«)^^^ HCavy drami Hertha Thiele Dorothea 

Wiecker- pir. Frank Wysbar. . 70 mlns. Rel; June 1., Rev. July ^^^1^^^ 
Asl Es La Mujer (Sp)* Frothy romance: ir. Jose Bohr. 70 mins. R61, 
AX l)^rF(k^escir (Hunc).; SemiVhIstprical driama. Dir, Bela Gaal. ^ mini! 

,Rei. .Sept. - 15. . • ■.' 

Baratsagos Arcbt kerek (Hiing) (Danubla) .Romantic farce.- 
■ ■; mlns, ■ Rel. -Oct.'- 1;,;.- ■■ 

Blufkler de iSevllle, Xe (Fr) (Franco) 
. , Jean Kemiti. 80 niins. Rel. ^ept.i ' 

Btircairoie (.Ufa) (Ger)i , Offenbach's' opera. Gustav roehlich 
Neusser. B3 mins. Rel.- Oct. 15. Rev. Oct. 21; *^?^""cn, 

Befebl^ist iBefehl, (Ger) (Casino). Army fai^ce. Weiss Ferdl. 
70 hilns. R,el. Nov.. 15. 



■.70 
Dir. 



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Biibbldjlan (Riiss) (Amklno). Life in Soviet's Jewish colony. 
Sablth. 84 niins. Rel. Oct; 1.' Rev; Oct; .21. 



Korsch- 



Calandrla; La (Sp). Romance of a $inger. Dir. Fernando de Fuer 60 mlns 
.-.-.Rel, Oct li " "»Mw. 

Caivarlo de ITna^EsIibsa, El (Sp). Mexican ..sentimental drama. 
70.;mins. Rel.: Sept, 15. 

Campo- bl Magglo (U) (New^^^^^ Story by Mussolini about Kapoleb^ Dir. 
G. Forzano 100 mins, Rel. Sept. 1. Rev. Sept; 16. " 

CapeUb i Tre Pim^^ Jfarce.- Dir;. Mario CamerlnL 70 

inlns, ReL Sept.: 15. Rev.: Sept. 50.: . v.«..reiuu. 

CibouletteV(Fr) (^Vanco);^^ Dlr; Ciaiude Lara, 60 mins.; ReL Se^t. is: 

.'dl Sorrento,. La' (it) (Niiovo Mbndb); From Slastriahi's classic Dlr; 
Nunzio JVIalaspiifima. 72 niins. Rel, Aug, 1. Rev. Aug. 5. 

CleUta LIndq (Sp). Mexican^ m^ 80 mlns. Rel. 

-Nov. .1;.. . '■ 

|>espareiB.tdb, JBi (Sp). Melodrama. Meyler. 80 mlns. . ReL June 1. : 

Cln Auto und Keln: Geld (Ger) (Germania). Musical farce. . J. Fleck. 89 
mins. Rel. Aug. 1.: Rev. Aug. 12. 

^'^H^*^* T^^^Kj^'tJ?.** (Ger) (Casino). From Oscar Strauss' operetta. 
JjilDagoVer. Dlr ..Viktor Jansen; 82 miins. Rel. Jiily Is. Rev. July 
JBteber a iUd Alatt (ttu^ drama. Dir. Laszlo Vajda. 75 

mins, Rel. Nov. 15r Rev. Dec. X . . 

falirt in die Jugend.. Die (Geri (Casino); comedy. °^ Carl Boese. 80 

..v.. minSi. Re;l. Sept;' h ' ,o- 

i1«t T«liBtas Del (It) (NUbyo Mbodo). Talky comedy. Angelb Musco. Dlr^ 

. Amleto Palerml. 80 mins. Rel. Jiily 1. Rev. Jiiiy 15. •. 
rtlesemipt (Ger). Nazi propaganda. - Dir. Werner Kortwlch. 102 mins. ReL 

Oct. 15. Rev.. Oct 28. 
*"^ ''*'* »?niht SIcb tim Llebe, (Oer). Mystery-romance. Charlotte 
. Susa, 8Q mlns. Rel. Nov. 15. , ^ 

l** Spow ^GarlWdl^ Italian Joan o£ Arc Dir. A. BlfissettL 75 

. . mliu. ReU Oct IS. Rev; Nov. 18. -rr^ 
6lMek^lBe :(Ger) (Caslnb)v Drama* of adolescence. Dir. Robert A, Stenunle. 

. 80 mins. Rel. Oct. 15. . 
Gypsies XRUss) (Amklno>. Saga ol collective farms. Dir. Eveenl Schneider. M. 
• Ck>ldblatt. 85/nilB& RA Ju:^ 15. R^. Aug. 5; 

eliies Blut (Ger) (Ufa). Romatitic drama. Marikka Roekk; Dir. Georff 

Jacoby. 60 niins. Rel. Sept 15. 
oy Comlcn^ JU .Vld*. (Sp)., OomesUc drama. 80 mins. 

pen Sehttfi Mish^Nacsh Dlr (Ger) (Casino). Backstagie operatic^. Louis Graveure. 
CamlUir Horn. 90 mlns; Dir. Johannes Rlemanh. Rel. Sept 1. Rev. 

. seiit.'.M.' 

•™»»^ C^)/' Marital mix^^^ Rafael Sevilla. inlns. ReL 

laat 1<^) JCiidi)(d*>. rwiniad in Bohemia. . EmU SyBek. 81 mins. Rel. 

<**<5i'>-*^''^'^'*«^ Oct 15. Rev. Oct 28. 

.MBiii, pjf^(RiB») (.teil^ Gcrm«n.lankua£e story of Hitler cruelties. Dir. 
Gost^ W«|Mtcidtelm. tf mlns. ReLS^ 

•"•SS! "•i"5*^^ JKi^^l Comedy a(pcc Dir. Jacques Teyder.- 85 

w jnates. Rri^ Sept 15., Bev. Sept 30. ^ 

K«caic«M|«cr f Ger) (Ufa). Opdretta. . WlHI fprst Dir. Herbert Maisch. 80 
inlaa. ReL Oct 15. Rev. Nov, 11. 
'^Jff** iS^> (Casino). MuslcaL Chas. Kullman. Leo SlezaV:. . Karl 
. : HetoK Martin. aS rolas. ReL Oct 15. Rev. Oct. 28. 

U>»y Jg MiBdh a l a ll r (HuBjg) (Danubla). Lif* in • d^fldren's sdhobL ir, Istvan 

^*??^«^>^-. 75 >nlns.^ReL Oct 15. Rev. Oct 2>: 

(Ger) (CaslBo). OperetU based on Martlu.' Anton. 
,_*»_5»iBS. ReL Oct 1. Rev; Oct 21. 
I il eleile yte - (Ger) (Tobls). Drama oi modem Ufe^ Benate Mueller. Gustav 
.v^-^'roehUdi; Dlt: Erie Wastibseck. 95 mlns, ReL Oct. 1. Rev; Oct 7. 
•^••^JS" i?» ■»«« HapsbBTg CGet) (Casino). Historical - item. Dir. Willi 

WoUr. 81 mins. ReL Sept 1 Rev. Oct 21. 
Ued QAt^ Die welt,(der) (Tobls). MuslcaL Joseph Schtnldt 
MM,^ N^'^^^'^ ^ Sept 15 Rev. Sept 30. 

Ufa DoB Bo9c« (It) (Nuovo Mondo). Life of the saint Uesandirl. 
^ 90 mlns. Rel. Mi»y-15. Rev. June 2«: 

•*«» «2"Mne"« (It) (Nuovo Mondo). Raffles Uves again, Dir. Adelqui Millar. 

72 mins. ReL June 15. Rev. July 1. 
■Mres dcl Mmdo (Sp). Ronuace. made la Mexico. - ir. Rlnaldo. Agiiilar. 80 
^ ; mins. ReL Auip. 15. 

■ttBewry Mltonie (Polish) . Operetta. . NowinarPrzybylski. 70 mins. 

Nov. 1. Rev. Nov. 18. , 

Mwer Nostra (Sp). (Mexican drama). Dir.. Gabriel Sora, 70 mins. Rel, Sept; 1. 
JJebater 1st BiB JaegermanB (Get) (Casino). Old-fashioned farce. Leo 
^ezak. Dir. Walter Kolm. 85 mins; Rel. Sept 1. Rev. Sept; 16. 

MeaeaiMo (Hung) (Danubla). Cinderella in Budapest. Dir. Bela Gaal. 90 mins; 

- ReL. Nov. 1. Rev. Nov.: 18. ' 

.»«erables, lies (Fr). (Franco-AmericanV; Hugo's classic. ;Hatry Baur* ir. 

^ ^Raymond Bernard. ' 162 mins. ReL Oct 15. Rev. Nov; 4. ,. • 

Mueder Tbeodor. Der (Ger). Backstage farce.- Weiss Ferdl. Dlr, Har- 

Ian. ..'if. mins. ReL Oct 15.' Rev. Oct. 28. 
MBler del Pncrto. La (Sp)Xife iB Mexico.; Dir. Aroady 70 mins. Rel. 

^ .Aiig..,15.- ■ .■ 
innUKer: Seefahrer,, Der (Ger) (Casino). 'Heavy farce, 
s/ ^ ^ mins. ReL Nov. 15. Rev. Nov. 125; 

luysteries. of Notre- Dame (Fr) (DuWortd), Probably best described 
,-. . tra.yelQgue.r .65 roins. Rel, Oct 15. Rev. Nov. :4. 
«e SlrJ ;Edesahyam (Hung) (Dahiib^a).- Falth-healihg at the LoUrdes Shri 
^ Dir, Bela Balogh.. 60 mins; Bel. Nov, 15, Rev. Nov. 25.: 
News Of U,S;S.R. (RUss) (Amkino). Just what the title denotes; 
■. June 15. ■ ■ ■ . 
IghUngale (Russ) (Amklnb). First Moscow. 95 
mins. Rel. Nov, 1, Rev. Nov. ll. 
ra solsldart (Sw) (Scandinavian): Romance. Lars ustaf 
. lander. 90 intns, ReL Aug: 15 Rev; Sept 16. , 
ra^porto Rosso (It) (New World). It's a hard life; Isa Miranda. GUlde 
^_.: Brignone. . 80 .mins. .. ReL Aug, 15, Rev. Sept 9. 
rorteiMfl de Paia, La (Fr) (Lenaiier); Weepy meUer. Rene 
^ , ReL July 1. Rev. July 8. 

Maitoczi March (Hung) (Danubla ) . Military drama, 

mms.. ReL Oct: 15, Rev, Opt 28. 
-Scarpo Al Soljs. ta (It) (Nuovo Mondo). War 
k:.!.! ReL June L Rev. June 10, 

>chlussakkord (Ger) (Ufa). Drama, Lil mins. 
is-u -^x^V- Sept. 16. 

fcchuesterne Casanova, Dcr (Ger) Carl 
^^amac; 60 Diins. Rel. ug. 15.. \ ' 

^erpente a SonagU (It). (Nubvo Mondo). Murder in a girl's school. . Rafaelo 
a*., -^*^^3Z2o; 85 mliis: . ReL Aug, 15 . Rev, Aug. 19. 

■even Brave Men (RUss): (Aniklno), Adventure In the Arctics. Gersl-^ 
si;. 91 mins. . ReL June 1. Rev. June 24,\ 

sne-Beyil. Island (FD). Mexlcanrmade drania.. Dir. 65 

«« » .'^'^*^^ ReL Aug. 15. Rev. Aug, 16. 

BO juana incs dc la Cruz (Sp)] Mexican '"on 
8am.^®°?* ">lns, ReL June 1 

oviaacen Karemaden (Ger) (Zwlcker). Teutonic propaganda. ^ 
^a»^ Sf^l-. ?»0,mins. ReL Oct 1. Revv Oct.. 7. ;V, ,,1 «. 

aong of China: (Chinese) (MacEean). Drama in th ir, Lo Mlng-Yau. 

Son R«^- Nov. 1, Rev. Nov, IL , , . ^ 

T ™,onBollat (Russ) (Amkino). Propaganda of the Mongolian sector, 
atiit^i- 105 mW ReL Nov.; 15, Rev, Nov,^ , ^ 

'".uizen der 6esellschaft (Ger) (Ufa); Ibsen's oldie in a new ver^oifc Dlr, 
frail 80 rtiins; Rel, Nov. 1. Rev, Nov. 18. , ^ . . ^ 

«raumulu() (Ger) (Tobls). Heavy drama; Enill Jannuigs, ir, Carl Froehlich, 

105 mins. ReL Sept 15. Rev. Sept 23. 



90 



as a 



74 .mlns. 
teven Szekely,- 82 
Marco :■ 



YEAR'S RECORD SHOWS 
EASTERN SHORTS RISE 

, The inprease in short feature pro- 
diictipn in the east with a cbincideht' 
decli on the * viyidly 

shown in compilation of pictures ap- 
pi-dved hy the^ Hays office, produc- 
tion code adirii istration; The eastf 
ern oCEice, operated by irice Hart 
and Pr. James A. Wingate- approved 
495 short feature subjects in the cur- 
rent yeair as against 406 in 1935, West 
cpiast production code ■aidtninlstration 
office, in charge pf Joseph I. reenV 
okayed only 318, shorts in 1936 as 
against 445 in 1935. 

%sterh:.;Hays code; ice passed 77 
features this year is cbiiipared with 
73 approved dunrtg 1935. ; 
V ; In contrast to the small number 
of features that went througji the 
eastern office,, the Breen code admi - 
istration west .put its sea;! of appfbyal 
ori 675 features in 1936. This corn- 
pares, ith 825^ feature ictures 
okayed in the preceding year. Qf^ 
this nuniber, 516 were new features 
and 309 were reissues. For this year, 
560.were new features and 115 were 
reissues; Of the 675 total. These 
features represent the hulk ' of fea- 
ture i^roductibh turned out. by. the 
Hollywood studios." 

The features passbd on by the east- 
ern: production, code officials this 
year included numerous ■ fihgUsh- 
indde pictures andl othier foreign prp- 
ductiohs. . 



Ptem From Daiftes 

(Continued frbm pagre 26) 

ment in that sum obtained by Joseph 
Goldm last July. Claim is for his 
services as iiicome tax expert 
Helfin Hayes gave a mass inter- 
350 school . paper reporters 
at the Broadhorst yesterday (Tues- 
day). , 

^11 Laboratories ta get a gold 
medal from the AmericaB Institute 
for its advanceinent in research. 

,J?^J?l^'J?^y btoiight * crowd of 
100,000 to Coney Island. 

. Wnor in the Ibrass Rail on 
Seventh avenue ;SatUrday night Mht 
several himdred basement and 
ground floor patrons to the street 
forgetful of their checks. Fire lossi 
slifht 

Couirt finds the Paris ivbirce of 
the late Edward Browning to be 
legal, which . eistablishes Frances 
(Peaches) Browning as his legal 
Wile, strengthening her claim to, her 
share of his estate.; 
. David Levine^ Chicago motion pic-' 
ture man, died in Bellevue Dec. 26, 
of exhaustive psychbisis. Had arrived 
from Europe oh the Europa Thurs^ 
day and taken direct to the hospital 
suffering from auditory hallucina- 
.tions. 

Earnest A. MacAuley iand Sidney 
Harris teained up to produce 'When 
in Disgrace.'. It's by Victor Wittgen- 
stein and Sheridan Gibney; 
. Illness of llobert Harris, who plays 
Keats in 'Aged 20/ caused a dark 
house at the . Lyceum Monday. , Extra 
Friday mat announced to even things 
up* 

World's Fair has already 25% sub- 
scribed.' 

Scenic rehearsals of 'The Eternal 
Road, were held Monday. Actors will 

be added today (Monday). 



Fitm Reviews 



Windbag tKe Sailor 

(Cbhtihued from page 11) 



This gives rise to a funny, situation: 
when he is 'iiummdxed by the boys' 
technical questioning. . He : fools his 
patroness, who forces upon him the 
command of a small cargo boat 
boiind for, the West, Indies. He plans 
to be saved /.by an, llthrhour - fake 
telegram,, which . fells 'to, materiialize, 
and his consterriation when he fihdis 
the boat putting off : virith. himself in 
commarid .is xilmost tragic, desjpite. 
the ludicrousiaess -of the situation. 

It is soon apparent, the fiirst mate' 
intends to scuttle .the ship, Ayhich: is 
really unse9w6rthy,: and leave the: 
'captain' to. His doom,, along w;ith two 
of his; cronies, ^vho have; stowed away 
for adventurei This abandonment: 
has been previously arranged . with 
-the other owner oif the shippihg com- 
pany, who needs thie; insurance and 
explaiins Xvhy the ticKetless barged 
was given command. 

Windbag escapes , with his 'friehds 
on a raft, and the best bit of comedy 
comes wheni after. days of :istarvati6n, 
their salvaged radio set gives a cook- 
ing liecture with a tahitalusrlike'der 
scriptiqn Of a goose and luscious iac- 
cessb'ries. Reminiscent of Maclrityre 
and Heath's 'The Ham Tree.' 

It is a Ibwbrbw. . attractibn and, 
after laughing some at the inanities, 
one. comes to the : conclusion that 
maybe a lowbrow isn't to be pitied; ; 

WiU Hay, one of England's most 
artistic comedians, is ideal ii:i.;:the 
central character. ■ With, tbe compel 
tent supporting caise, good produptidn 
and slick directibn, a , picture has 
been completed that " certain to 
please the populace here and nhake 
an acceptable prbgrammer , ' the 
U. S. 



Coast 



Allen Smiley,, indie producer, filed 
suit in' L. A. agairist Joseph Reichel 
and Edward Massour for $6,900 al- 
legedly due for writing a scenario 
for the pair, Eleanor Minon. Martha 
DeVeaux and Elaine Shepard, 
actresses, appeared as witnesses for 
the plaintiff. 

Viola Briggs .i , A.: 

against Harlan riggs, actbr, seek- 
ing; $500 monthly maintenance. She 
named Merle,. Weeks,' , fdrmet 'film 
player, as . cb-respbnderit They 
were married in •1914 :and have four 
children. 

-Melba Deane, divorced in Carson 
Gity, Nev., from Emanuel Praguer, 
soloist ith . Ben Berhi She ap- 
peared in several Metr 
shbwgiri. ' 

■ L. A. judge refused to grant: W. G. 
Proper an anniilment of his marriage 
to Gay Johnson Proper, actress; 
Proper claimed she led hiiti to be-, 
lieve she .was younger, than her true 
age. 



pAgliacci 

<BBItlSH If Ai>E) 

• London, Dec: 12.- 
united. Artists releaae of <Crafa1trar Fllinfl. 
.Max Scbaclf pro4urtlpn. Sturs Richard 
Tauber; featurea Stem Duna, Diana "Kapler, 
nirected by Karl Grune. Adaptation and 
dialog, Monckton .Hofte, Roger Burford; 
Trom opera by .LcoBcavallo: lyrlca, John 
Drink water i . mtislc conducted .by A Ibert 
Coates; arranged ;by Hans Kisltif; camera, 
.Otto ICantiirek.' At London Hlppodroine,- 
Dec. U, '30. :, Running tlnne. U5 nilnsi 
Canl^ ......«'...;. ' ,,, .Richard .I'aiiber 

Pjedda- ....... .... .S'teffl Duna 

Trina .•...'.f .;.,,>.■,,,';»,. . .pinna .Napier 
: Tonlp , ...jyrthur^ Margetaon 

Silvio .>>..';';;... . .'.Esni'oiid /Knight' 

■.Beppe. jvi. . .Jerry Verho^ 

Litone . i . ......i .-.■,i.;G(>rdon Jnimefl 

Coach .i.. .>...>... .......rvah WHmpt 

From almost every angle, this pro- 
duction is a dignified and distinctive 
one. Story of Leoncavallo's opera 
admirably fits the personality 6i the 
star, in that he is capable of ren- 
dering the prolog and 'On With the 
Motley' with perhaps greater vocal 
skill than any other living tenor. 

With this asset as a nucleus, the 
color sequences splendidly photo- 
graphed in Chemicolor; music con- 
ducted by Albert Coates; adaptation, 
lyrics, dialog, black and white 
pho.tography and all other depart- 
ments handled by .pebiile expert in 
their . respective assigrinients, and 
talented players in all the, principal 
roles, iah excellent atmospheric pror 
duction is the outpome. •• 
. Period costuming and color soft- 
enin: materially assists the stocky 
physique of the star, (who, inci- 
dentally, has considerably reduced 
his embbnpoint) giving him the ap- 
p^arance of greater height and dig- 
nity. 

: Steffi Duna is dainty and appeal- 
ing in the part of the faithless wife, 
also imbued with greater charm in 
the color scenes. If her love pas- 
sages with Silvio are a little sudden 
and improbable, blame must be laid 
to the original .story. 

Esniond :: Knight an 
adequate portrayal , and 

Arthur Margetson asr. is ex- 

cellent, albeit a trifle too modern. 

Jolo. . 



ROMANZE 



('Romance') 
(AUSTRIAN MADE) 

Vienna, Dec 18; 

. Palri.i prbinictlon'.anil j'Olease. PircptSd 
by Herb(»rt yelplh; . Dialog, .T6se:t Wonter; 
mii.Mlc..' Augu.st Pepoeck. At ApoIlolOno, 
Uec; I.',' 'W. . 



(in Cerman) 
" Excellent setting, as the play starts 
in the Africati wilderness. Story is 
rather weak, author must have had 
Oscar Wilde's 'Lady Windemere's 
Pan' in, mind,. He . chahge.5^ the plot 
by having the girl marry the wrong 
man. but to whom she later remains 



Ungdom Av I Dag . (S\v) (Par). Domestic comedy, Ahne-Marle Bruhlus, V 

P. A. Branner. 03 mins; Rel, June 15. Rev, July 1. 
U,S,S.R, Kewsrcel (Russ) (Amkino); Late; liews eyents spiced Into feature. S7 

mins . Rel. June 15. Rev. July 8i 
Vanui Pojkc (Sw) (Scandinavian). Romance. Edvard Person, Arne 

Bornebusch. 93 . mins. ReL Oct. 1. Rev. Oct. 21, 
Verlorene TaU Dat (Ger) (.Casino). Love In the mountains. - 

bcrger, 100 mins; ReL May 15. Bev; July :!. • . 
Wackere Schustiermeister (Ger) (Germanla). Farce. Dlr, Carl Heinz Wol 90 

mins. Rel,' July 1. ; Rev; July 15; 
Waldwlnter (Ger) (Ufa). Love in the SUes go 

mins. ReL Nov. 1, Rev. Nov. 18. 
Walzer fuer Dich Kin fCei-) (Casino).. Musical fantasy, .: 

ihllla Horn. Dlr; Georg Zoch. 90 mins. RcL Sept. 
Wclberreglment (Ger) (Ufa); Military comedy. Dir. ins, 

Rel. Sept. 15. Rev, Sept. 16, 
Wean Der Hahm Kraeht (Ger) (Casino). roeh- 
lich, .60 mlns. Rel. Nov. 15. 
Yellow Cruise (Fr) .(Tapcjrnoux). Travelogue, partly , In Engl Islv. Leoii 

Poirler. 90 mins. ReL NOV, 15. Rev. Nbv, 25. ' - "^^^ 



true during the tragic moments of 
her life, when she forgets, a fan in 
Romanelli's home. .' 

Plot has attached tb it a modern 
industrial spy story with humerouis 
settings. Richard Waldemar, one of 
Vienna's foremost pre-war operetta, 
comedians, is in this cast, with great 
success. " Maass. 



NATALKA POLTAVKA 

(OPERETTA) 
(RUSSIAN MADE) 

. .'Amkino: prbdtiictlon. and feieatie,' Features 
M. Htvlnenko Volmut and 12, Patoralriaki; 
with C. Shkurt,.-; G. ;-AIslhko, >r. Platbnoff 
and ■: V. Sfhestakovski. Directed by E. 
Ka:valerldze; -musl«ial :scoji-e by v;. lorlsta. 
At Boosevelt, N; Y., week Dec, 22, '80. 
Running tl 73 mlns. 



(In Russian) . 

This fitst Soviet Ukranian operetta 
possesses no originality or even 
modicum of action. It is juvenile in 
plot development. The fllnti lacks 
comedy balance.' There is not a 
single yoimgigh looking member of - 
<ast. Not only is it filled with end- 
less flow of words but the' singing 
has been permitted to pile up so 
that it all sounds alike. Yet, as the 
first operatic attempt in a Russian 
film,;' 'Natalka Pbltavka' probably 
will attract attention and grab some 
coin in foreign language thieatres 
where they understand what it is all 
abbut. ■■' ^ \^ 

Production boasts the presence of 
M. Litvihenko Volmut, whd won his 
chevrons as a baUadist with the 
Ukrainian State Opera. He has an 
expansive, well-trained . voice. E; 
Patorzinski, also f avoided in billing, 
checks in with some nifty vocal 
gyrations. However, they are per- 
mitted to burst into- song far too 
often.* Same is true of all others in 
east nope.of whom will excite any 
attention in this country. 

Producers and director indicate 
amazing ignorance of what it takes 
tp make even a ;-' half-presentable 
light opera. Result is ^a contiziUQUs 
procession of blatant close^iips, with 
valrioiisly delegated cast members 
expostulating or warbling at each 
other. Only interruption to this, 
procedure are meaningless distant 
shots or a semi-educational view of 
the grain fields of thef clouds. Practi- 
cally all European producers by this 
time have decided landscapes and 
upper stfatas no longer are needed 
in features. 

It's a recital of young love tri-.; 
umphant despite all persuasions to 
force village belle intd lov^ess 
marriage. Tale lacks the light touch 
of an operetta, which it obviously 
intended to attain, and fails: to inject 
enough majesty or pomp to rate as .. 
a full-fledged opera. , Musical score 
is not bad. Camera- tricks are clears, 
cut though possessing ho variety of 
originality. Ballading may orpvide . 
some restful moments.; Weon 



The Crimson Circle 

(BRITISH MADE) 

Du^orld leleaHe ot Richard Walnwrlnht 
production. Features Hugh Wakefleld, Al- 
fred Dayton," June Duprejs, Noah Beery,'. 
Renee Gadd, Directed by Reginald Den- 
Jiain. 'Story,' Edgar Wallace: camera,: Pkll 
Tennur*. At Olobe, N. Y,. week Dec. 20, 
'w; Running tl 75 mlns. 
Derek Yale. ,.,>.,.;... ... .Hugh AV<«keflel<l 

Iniipector Parr......;..... ..Alffed Dayton 

. Jiine'. Diiprie;i 
.i;„.Noah Be«ry 
. , . ..Renee (ladd 
.Mall McGlnnlr- 



Sylvia ' Hammond , 

FellK. Marl, 

:AIIJIIe Macroy..., 
Jack Beardman..' 



The Edgar: Wallace mtirdef mys- 
tery. 'The Crimsbn Circle,' made in 
England with an all-British^' cast ex- 
cept for Noah Beery, is considerably 
superior to pictures of its kind com- 
ing put of the tight little isle and in 
the American market should do sat- 
isfactorily as the No. 2 feature. In 
the film editing the funning time 
could have been reduced a little, but 
production detail and action are not 
overboard far endiigh to interfere 
much. 

[ It is the detective work, rather 
than the activities of the extortion 
gang respbnsible for a flock of mur- 
ders, that makes tCrimson Circle* 
fairly enjbyable film fare. It i^'t 
as laborious as in some American^: 
niades and absence of a lot of --dull 
questioning helps. A -character 
tor, Alfred Dayton, whb plays an in- 
spector of police, is the picture's his- 
trionic highlight and, being le.ss Brit- 
ish than most of the cast, is worthy 
of Hollywood attention. 

Dayton has a fine voice and plenty 
of poi.<?«». while the romantic leads, 
June Duprez and Niall McGinnis, 
are a bit weak, the latter espe- 
cially, A fine nerfofmance is turned 
in ; by Hugh Wakefield, the actual . 
head of the crimson circle gang who 
cloaks his identity a great deal by 
posing as an amateur detective arnd 
mixes into Scotland Yard investiga- 
tions. ./ 

He is tx partial giveaway not far 
from the end but most of the way 
the . suspense is very effectively sus- 
tained. The operations of the crim- 
.son circle ring are a bit fantastic and 
the wholesale capture by police i 
the finail reel somewhat overdonf» but 
generally the plot impresses. Noah 
Beery plays a questionable character 
who is among those murdered. 

In production values, including 
photography of interiors as well as 
exteribrs. the import is far from 
lacking, comparison with the . do- 
mestic product, being good. Chof. 



128 



VARIETY 



Wednesday, December 30, 1 1996 




SAMUEL GOLDWYN HAS LA 



Samuel Goldwyn, who has had some conspicuous and richly deserved success this 
season, has launched another golden barque in BELOVED ENEMY... A fine and mature 



and dignified drama... Has the stamp of quality on each of its departments .-^ story, 
direction, performance and production^ and it tempts us mightily to revise our tenta- 




tive list of this year's best ten to 



1 




A stirring ro- ^ 
stinging melo- 1 
offering that you 
Goldwyn has pro- 
cry resourcefulness 
it extraordinarily 
the Christmas enter- 




make a fitting place for jt. 

— Frank S. Nugenf, N. Y. Time* 



montic tragedy... A superior and 
drama ... A tingling and spirited 
can hardly afford to miss. Samuel 
duced the filni with his custom^ 

I. 

ojkI good taste and has cast 
well. A welcome addition to 
toinment lists* 
— William Boehnel N. Y. Wor/d-Te/egram 




A distinguished drama, beautifully acted and 
directed, and stamped with the artistic charm 
one has come to expect from the studios of 
Samuel Goldwyn. Superior entertainment. 

— Rose Pelswick, N. Y. Evening Journal 





rjRESENTS 



MERLE OBERON BfllAN AHERM 





HENRY STEPHENSON • JEROME COWAN • DAVID NIVEN • KAREN MORLEY 

Difvimd hy.H.. c. potteh 

Refeosed fhru UNITED ARTISTS 



Wedneffdiny,' ' December 80, = 1936 



VARIETY 



29 



CHED ANOTHER GOLDEN BARQUE 




[beloved enemy tense film r.-: The Christmas cinema, take it from me, is now 
practically^ complete. Miss Oberon and Mr. Aherne, acting together, are answers 
to an oddict^s prayer . It's superior stuff, \ — Robert Garland, N,Y, Amerkon^ 





Goldwyn again triumph- 
ant... In handsome Gold- 
wyn settings under the 
splendid direction of 
former stage director 
H. C Potter, the story is an absorbing 
and touching one. 

r— Bland Johaneson, N. Y. Daily Mirror 



BELOVED ENEMY is a Samuel Goldwyn 
production, a fact which by now has 
developed into almost a guaranty of 
quality. Thanks to an excellent cast, 
and to such expected Goldwyn attributes as fine 
photography and direction, BELOVED ENEMY is 
good dramatic entertainment. 

— Eileen Creelman, N. Y. Sun 





Produced by Samuel Goldwyn, 
with all his accustomed flair for 
cinematic urgency and beauty. •« 
Performed with great skill , . . H. C 
Potter has staged it with a keen sense of camera 
values. — Howard Barnes, N. Y. Herald-Tribune 



Merle Oberon 



and Brian 
Aherne in stir- 
ring drama... A tasteful and impressive production is Samuel 
Goldwyn's BELQVED ENEMY ...A boon to the screen... launched 
for cr holiday run (and then on I) ot the Rivoli.^/rene Tliirer/N.Y.Posf 





Goldwyn*s new film earns much praise. ..A most welcome oddition to the holiday 
entertainment, Wanda Hale, N; Y. Daily Newt 



AW to 




yolved 
/Titan 

fion .producer 



I 



James W. Baid^im/ ^niana^ng 
director of the kationaV Associate 
of Broadcasters, ioijhd put last Mon- 
day (28) why t)ife Abroadcast priv- 
ileges of a li service , with copy- 
righted musicial numbers may be 
^yalidi. one mooith' iutid:^ the next. 
Baldwin got hik irfo from John G>. 

^une, chairmsmi pi the Musift Piib- 
Vlishers Protective Association,. whUe 
; tri^rismitting the , complaint - of an 
NAB member. 

tb; Paine i r 
i ihg; library of 
, inc., .a transcrip- 
pf Los Angeles. 
Titan . had recently hotifled Paine 
that it had no intention of rehey/ing 
th^ Vlicetises for; copy righted num- 
bers ■ its library when the eurient 
licenses expired pec.^;3^ Titan had 
. 9ls6 advised lis station clients to that 
effect, and explained, thait the copy- 
righted numbers ihjthe Titan library 
-would in. due time;''be; tjeplacctd witti 
recoridings of irtgrtPgy gjgh ttiBt pam- 
rpositiojis. ' •" 

l!ifA£> iniembeE thdt B^l;vwin tej^- 
rfienfed in huf tsdk^witlfc Paiai& hadi 
' ^ubstit-ibed to the .Titati library. In 
xbmmunicatinff witk^^^B this 
-station- 'wantrf to ttOTTir ftjr wkat 
. right it cbiild bet barred from, play- 
ing a record Ofiee it haii bo««^ .ii!^ 
frbm^^ a transci^tfan^^ p^ 

Boafflii ! 'Setvice* Only^ 
E>aine pointed 00!^ tc» Mdiriit tfiiaif 
the station had lipt bought ancirthing 
but a service audi VMt ikeme oi tkss 
service wasr sdjlTect'to' fte liieensin^ 
rights held by the manufacturer, E$ch 
^.jicensing right, .expliaSiied Paine, was 
^dHted^ as to the length of tithe, and 
, if the license of a copyrighted num- 
ber in a sustailQiiic reircytdL were Bofc> 
renewed , at the end! of every six 
ihpnths. or year the broadcaster, was 
automatically barred from iising that 
liumber. The AIPPA, added . Paine, 
has' not, and will not issue an; un- 
limited right on a copyright contained 
in at sustaining library. 

. Titan has been ' operating on the 
lAiPPA's old licensihs fono. . Usder 
the ; new" licrasioc, past : wftneh wiadL 
into effect last spring, the rights 
held by such libraiiesi ^aar JifBC 
Thesaurus, Aaiiieiateel Mosie Pttb^ 
lishers, . Inc.;, aiid World Broadcast- 
ing System do hot .eq^e m/oM. Jviixti, 
1937. * ^ 



rtEPEAT l«OT SAME ^OW 



Molle Qnlz fpr We$t Coast 

''il'roin' .East 



iflerent 



Unique in that it requires ah eh- 
tirely new setui*: ith its new 
treaty, Parks: . joljiispn.*s and Wally 
BcitterwPrth's.: 'Questioneer^ prograrrt 
fpr .Molle will be- rebroadcast; tp the 
west coest starltfog: Jan. &. 

Prbgram i^ on Tuesday night N?tC 
bsuiic reii at 9; m. Repeat; ill be 
at 11 p. nr. KPO, San Franbisco; 
KFI, Los Angeles; KGW, Portland, 
Ore.; koMb, Seattle; KH9, Spokane; 
KOA, Denver; KDYL, Salt Lake 
City, are- the addition?. First stunt 
is pulled off at Radio Gity, N. Y;; 
the second will pj-bbably be. hotel Ib- 
caitions.for. the later hour; 



MoeocROSSnf 

1936, WGY ESUMATE 




Schenectady, N. Y;,, Dec. 2^ 
WGY, operated on lease by WBCi. 
will gross about $600,000 for 1938^ 
accprdihg to unofficial est&nafe-. 
■ y ^*^rpup of table-cloth tabbers sc£x flta^ 
V^?X935> figure at approximately fSWiMi 
and deduces :that curijent yean^ hebt 
crease in. business has lieen tqpiwaiv^ 
Of 20%. 

WGY is said to have taken; 
about $340*060 pn local time billinigss 
last year, this sum s^adag; , tbie 
Schenectady 50,000- watteT^ ar^raoiK 
the tpp, in that depai^tmeo.^^ for ask 
NBC affiliate. : Netwmk . stec^ i 
'brpiight aii ; estimatissR. addiittioBail i i 
$100,0.00; .,. Income f rotn.; perscmaf a|9>u 
. pearances, talent, etC:,. b^akedp 
thrpUgh; the Artists' SiHrvriieifr^ 
is something of a scsitet^. faiut gUj^. 
puts the figure at iBBjAWE, 



Washihgtbn, peci 
Business trsnsacUpns bet^Ween 
feKondcaotcrs' ^tair Vbe'" CowmmtsiA- 
ceased entirely last week, when Fedr 
oaiL CoraBaunicationa Cpmiais5h3ner& 
lacked ffMu; dedcs fer the ltoU0gejif9 
and lesser employees were presented 
with a three-ii^y. vacatkmi. 

Only a- .'fcW' tfaannwttery a^ed 
Conunish; Santsi ClaUses for .con- 
struction pcsmits during, the week 
aad ria dfe ei a fo as were handed do^yn 
by the Broadcast Division! 

.New station for; Ahdalusi , Ala 
bama, was asked by Archie E. Ever- 
age, whp requested bperation on the 
1420 kilocycle ribbbn, with 100 watts 
power ■ nights - and 250 watts, days. 
Other new transmitter applicatiPns 
- were sent by Anne Jay Leyme, 
, ISfaim Springs, Calif.,, se^tihtt to con 
stmei a sfatish with 16V w^rttis: power 
nights, 250 watts days^ on 1200' kc; 
. Central Brbadcasting Cotf.; Cen- 
( toaKsi Wash., ariringr for 14149 ke- with 
500 watts, and . Abraham . Plotkin, 
Chica0>,; requesting: ia7a ;ke with 

Christmas doldrums are expected 
W contiBMUie at., the FjCjC; thxough 
ifew Teir'S; Broadcast IttYision 
CommissibnerS Prall, Sykes and 
Case wM ebnitinae tkieixr hfylidray^ 
frolickihg probably until the middle 
of the second week ;ih January, re 
tantBDC' t9 Washingtoi^ for a toosb 
scsafaa, ofi'-W^osk;.. 



IMhts iBIe: off ERNTC; DCs 
HGErikeS). and faBul^/fix the aM hpine 
tpwiat be Mootgomery; ; Ala: 



Tiihe Marches On 



When Haven MacQuarrie's 
'bo You Want to Be ah Actor ?' 
replaced 'Good Will Court' oh 
the NBC red network for Chase 
fie Sanborn a couple of iSunday 
nights ago,: it was regarded by 
a large sectibh of radio not only 
a$ a new departure for the slip- 
pipg amateur ahaiw fomrala, but 
also as a stricttjr rafio idea 
ciealcd by radian for itself. In 
the latter respect it was deemed 
to differ from the rest of radi * 
best material, mp$f of;; which, 
had been bought, bprrp\yed or. 
just lif ted frpm pppf pld vaiude.- 
■villei ■' ' 

But. itosh't a radio idea aU 
. and it was point yaudevill«t anee. 
again that did the kicking in, , 

A; New Act reiwiew oira the 
Same Haven, Mac^jiuarrief doing' 
the same idea i viaudeville 
- here!!nnt£t,,is leq^riDted feqia the 
June 6, 1925, isSue Of VAFiETy: 

HAVEN MacQtlARiBIE 

.. CO. (5) ■;. 

'20 Mins. in Hollywood' (Com- , 
■ edy) . ■. ■ 

21 Mins.; Full Stage (Special) 
Fit tb Ay^., New York 

The idea of thi^ act has 
been done bclore in vayde-. 
ville but selokmr with as much 
low comedy asid . tuAium as 
are how . jncladed. The; set 
represents a ' picture studi 
with QixQuannDe. as the di- 
rector, a- male, aoastant aS 
cameransan, and a leading 
woman and 1 man ready to 
shoot a filmv 
. Maci^uarrie announces that 
he invites anyone in the ;au- 
:. diehce 'ta. cOnaie to the stage 
.for instructabn in the art of 
■movie .acting, and after : mak- 
. ing several rather funhy pleas 
' is answered . by two young 
men- 'plants.' . They are 
cheaply dressed, and coinical 
■lookiBg, 

The director then has his 
two leading players go 
tlcrou^ a lodce scoie, with 
the lieavy* s(q>poscdly luring 
the girl to his room and wind- 
. iogi uj^'hy iasaiag, her. He 
ishtft asks • the nvove comical, 
looking of the .two plants to 
take the villain's role and to 
do what he is told. The boy 
plays it seriously but so 
stupidliy and clumsily that the 
laughs are .' .countless. The 
other piant itr only called 
npi^. ta ^UkW the right 
. hwthod of kisMos the heroinCr 
after wftieh the other *ama- 
tesB^ tries to emuHste him tb 
a long howl of merriment . 
tarn mte audtence. 

The bi| winds up with 
pistol ahbotihg. which is also 
fnimg. Some of the lines and 
stuaittoDS are. not only risque 
and blue but downright dirty 
and wbnn be tolerated^by 
niahy theatre managers; Mac-: 
Quanrie plays : his . role sple.n- 
didly and the man and 
woman cast as. regular film 
actors, both of extraordinary 
appearance, are very satisfac- 
tory. The mtle 'plant; topi 
has- eoItEvated a stupid man^ 
her that makes .every moye 
ludicrous. 

Fca: tiDe ioEerinedia^ and 
small-time houses the skit * 
a continuous laugh, and it pos- 
sesses in addition novelty as 
compared to mpst vaudeville 
' sketches. 



Jack Berch^ Hfuk W^umtm 
Get CBS Sli^ 

Young & RubicsHJO) has grvien; con» 
tracts tp Jack ■ Bereft^, ainget; and' 
Mark Warnow, cpnductor, fbv the 
. Fels Naptha series wliich starts on; 

Jan. 13; It's a fpur times a 
week prppositibn. 

Program will originate from New 
York and go over a split network. 
Soap maker has a separate show for 
the West Coast, with this one, 
'Centerville ■ Sketches,' emanating 
from KNX, Los Angeles. 



Seiiltest Seeks Tenor 

J. Walter ThoaqiBOiii has- audUion- 
ed six tenors for the' Sealtest show 
on NBC Saturday nights. 

Agency expset^ to. pick, one ot 
them t within the next three days. 






This Is Special Events Week at 






PEPSOTALIS' 2ND RAP 



Cease apd^pte.slit Fallows .Fttst V.tJD.- 
'-■ WarniiK ' 



'Washington',. Dec. 
isregard . of warnings issued 
month agp brought Pepsotalls Cb., 
makers pf an asserted stomach rem- 
edy, a Christmais. present; of a cease 
and desist order fr,brji - Federal 
Trade Commisaionw ' 

Commiah cracked down qui the 
outfit fbr unfair trade,; representa- 
tions made in . radio . iteoadcasts on 
Christmas eve. C, G. Hyde, p'ro- 
pirietor of the West Virgi ia cbn- 
onm,. must quit pezsooally ballyhaoT 
ihg is burp-stopper^ repeating 
'what purports to, be the testimonials 
.others,' F. Ti C. ruled. ' 
Claiips that; 'Pep^otaliis'r . is 'i - 
testinai antiseptic' land that its Use 
Will be 'beneficial in cases of stom- 
ach disorders ;. generally' the 
buhk, commish decided, ing that 
the antacid preparation had the ef- 
f ept . pnly pf 'temporarily decreasing 
gastric hyperacidity;' 




Neal W. Hopkihs yesferday (Tues- 
da;y> walked out of the Beneficial 
liSasttsitgemettt CorpTs program; 'Tour 
Unseen Friend,' after M. H. H. 
Joachins,, director o£ t^ show, in^ 
sisted that he 'wriHe down to a six- 
year-old ' audience level else. 
I Hotddns contended tSnt by. yiel'^ng;^ 
to Jbachlm'is demand the program 
would be made to sound sflly and 
be had also to* thoQlb about .pirotect-- 
; ihg his own future in the broadcast- 
ing business. Hopkins has "heen 
I scripting for .Joach^ for irrer a 
year. 

In a recent script for the same 
program Hopkins was ordered to 
show a case of infantile paralysis 
being cured in one treatment Hop- 
kins: wrote: as instructedv but the 
situation, was bluepencilled out bf 
the continuity when it got to Gilsbh 
^ray, CBS censor. C^agr averred 
that it .was too xaaeh q£ am iaanM. to 
the listeners' intdiHigence. 



Al Ms 0^ Met Opera Singers 

t0 




fiCKEILBEEm 10 FRISCO 



Wiiber Eickelheirs^ hAS 

frbm the Edward Ptetry organiza'tiioni 
j to become manager . p£ KFRC,. the 

Bon. Lee's jSan.' Francisco putliet. 

Change; beeomes effective Jaiu 1, 
[• Before joining Pastry three years' 

agb> Eickelberg was. with Scott Bowe 

BPwo); Elckelberg: came originally 

from the Coast 



MWs Program Aniysis 



ichmond, .29. 

WRVA has mad e a breakdown, 
of the sources from- whlch.it derives 
its programs. Appears that the ma- 
jority pf 'em.-46%— ^hail from NBC; 

I^tluait Buoadbastinjg! coatnibutes 
9%; Virgi ia Broadcasting, 3%; 
electrical transcriptions, 20%; local 
stu(fii» tUenti; 16iSi%, and local re- 
mote, 8.5%. 



riticism among: 
singers /has forced NBC tdf reduise 
Uie fees socked against Metropolitaiv 
opera talent when booked for ib< 
datesi^ - previously all singers had to- 
pay a flat $250 per broadcast to NBC 
for radio bookings.. Singers squawked 
that this" was excessive. 

. . New schedule assessments 
against Metropolitan' singersy air of 
whom must,.' oh a franchise set-up, 
.be radio-booked througZi NBC, be-; 
comesv iefEiective Jan. ii and provides 
four price • classes with rising fees 
according to the sti 

Broadcast, salaries of $500 or: lesis 
per program will cost the singer $50 
commission. From $500-$750 the re- 
bate will be $100. it jumps to $200 
when the salary is over $750 hut un- 
der $1,000. When the fee is better 
than one grand the old deduction pf 
$250> WiE. apply^ 



Ernest Hix, exec of Raymond . R.. 
Morgan ' Co., Hollywood, radio pro- 
ducers, arrived in N. Y. this week, 



KANSAS cirr sioRrs 
$400 WBKLT nmzr 



. Kansas Citjr„ Dec. 29, 
Rothschild. Clothing: Co.; beeomes 
the Kansas City sponsor of the lo- 
cal departiaaent store pragrans,^ 
'Morning Mlatinee^ oveir the Mutual, 
network starting this week. Store 
is paying; $4m werftlSjr, which is be* 
lieved to be top jnaee ever laid pot 
by a loeat advertiser for radio en-- 
tertadnment ' Station WHB is thie 
K.C. outlet for the program. (»riginat- 
ing m Kew^ York and having a. dif- 
ferent sponsor in; each of . the citijes 
in Whicfe it'i heaird. 

Borlaoid Ihteroatibnal faahdEea 
program: nataMiall'ir- Pbtts-TumbuH; 
agjency represents Rothschild, 



Gem McCar% asActir 

Clem. McCarthy as. an actor is hit- 
ti that, audition trail via a tttaorr 
scription made Tuesday (29> at Na'-: 
tional Recording, New York. Spqrts 
announcer plays medicine show 
'doctor.' 

, Harry Dube, McCarthy's, mgr.,; due 
to yislt. Detroitv ^yhe^e a sponsor: 
sibility is hot; 



LUD GLUSKIN TO L A. 



Heads CBS Coast Musrc— WestphaF 
Out of KEHE 



. Hollywood, Dec. 
Frank Westphal is out as musical 
director of station KEHE after three 
weeks. Salvatore Santaiella, from 
KMTR, takes over. Lud Gluski is 
due this week to' assume post of rhU'l 
sical director for CBS oh. Coast* 
Westiiihai's hixting bgr Bkrslfs KEVEEl 
started a rumpus here. CBS claimed 
favoritism by musicians union,, as 
Gluskin' had previousliy beeir hatred 
as an out-of-town musici 



Flock special , programs 
being whipped up by; the three ma« 
jor chains for • htblidaj vieek con- 
sumption. Total bulks bigger than 
ev«r this year; with Mutual append- 
ing the Don Lee web>. and CBS tacl:« 
ing on a new Pacific webi , Special 
shots li tip as follows (all times 
listed Eastern Standard Time): 
, DEC. 

8:00-9;00 p.m.-r^B l u e, Nathaniel 
Shllkret ork, New York. 

9;0O-10:00 p.Bft.— Kue, 'Headli 
1936' dramatization. 

10:0a-il.*0€r p.m:-r-Blue; , Jambpree 
from Chicago. 

Il:0d-'H:IS pjn.— B 1 u e,. J e r r y 
Blaine ork,. New York. . 

11:15^1130 pair.— Blue, H.a r.P I d 
Stern Oik;. New York. 
i:il?15>!H:3» pjn.— Red, Les rown 
ork,' Cleveland; 

ll:50(i-Ii:45:;l>JTf.-^Blue, Ri ta kio 
ork, New. Yoric On the Red, Hal 
Gbodroaia ork,. New York, 

11:45-12:15 a.m.^B 1 u e". Watch. 
Service.' . 

11:45-11:58 p.m.— Red; Noble 
ork, New York. ... 
. 11:58-12:02 ai.m.-rRed, i m e 
Square; New York. 

12:02-12:15 a^ht— Red, Mor- 
gan ork, Ijew YoWci-v > : 
.12:15-12:30 a^m.— Red,. Emil 
man ork. New York. 

12d5-l2:30 aim.— rBlue, 
New York. ' :■ y-" 

i2:30^12:» a.rar.— Red '^d- B 1 u e, 
Mario , Braggibtti vid Johnny Hamp 
orks. New York. . 

12:55-1:581 am.— Red and Blue, Chi- 
cago cekhariatieui with Guis Arnheim, 
Frankie Masters, King's Jesters, Bob 
McGrew and Henry Busse music. 

I:55r2a» «.»,— Red and Blue„ Den- 
ver celebration with Art Kassel, Bob 
Organ and Supreme Ranger Revue 
music. 

2:55-4:45 a.m. — ^Red and Blue, San 
Francisco aad Los "Angeles celebra- 
tion with . Griff Williams, Herb Sa- 
mann, Bernie Cummins, Ran Wilde, 
Jimmie Grier, and Jan Garber music. 

4:45-5:06 a.m.— Red and Blue, Ha- 
. 'wiaiismi: celebratib^ 

NBC, JAN. 1 

12:00rl:00 p.m.— New Ybrjjc; i hopk- 
xtf, laacQHration.of Gov. .£«hman. 

1:00^1:30. p.m.— Blue, TpUrnament 
of Roses Paraded 

, a^JMjJi* pim,— Blue, owl 
game; 

, 4:50-7:30 p.m.— Blue, Bowl 
game. 

CBS • '29 - 

11:30-12:30 a.m. — 'Headli of 

, .DEC. 31 
; 3^30-41:00 pt.m.— MTah oh Street from 
London, Toronto, Honolulu. 
SiSS^TM pim.— Big Ben fvoia. Lon- 

I0!:09'-I0tI5 p.m. -7 BuenoB Aires 
lao^KHree. 

lOcIS'IOiSO' pim.-^uban; celiebra- 
tibn. 

ll:OS^l:Oa a.m,-T--New Vcwk celebra- 
tion, with Gay Lbmbairdi^- Benny 
Goodtnqxiv Qzzie . Ndbony. Eddi 
Doehini,. Abe Lym^, Vincerat Lopez, 
IKek Stabile, and Creprge Hall orks. 

l:O0h2:dO aiin;--ChicagO' celebration 
with George Ofsen and Roger Pryor 
orkS; Also BoM^jr Meeker from St. 
LouiSv 

2:00'-3:00 a.nfc— Denver celebration 
with Larry Funk ork. Also Bob 
Young from; Salt Lake City, and 
Niek l^uart |roih. Reno. 

S-flV-S^iSff: aim.— Los: Angeles 
bration with Phil Harris; and Larry 
Lee orkst: 

3^^:30^:45^ ant— Honolulu, 
am.— Lps Angeles. 
■r-CnSy JAN. 1 
^ Orange Bowl and Eaist-West foot-' 
baS games (latter on the Coast only). 
; 5;15^S45^^^ jfctti>--New Year's mes- 
sage te&m Fr. ' Charles Cou'ghli 

....i.. 

5:00-6:00 "p.m.— Forecasting 1 937. 

8^30-9:00; pim.— Introduction of new 
senators' for 75th Congress. 

10:30-12:30 p.m.— Welcome for Pa-: 
cific- hobkupi 

' MUTUAL, 
10;p0-2;3a avm.-rWelGome iEor Don 
ILeesystem. > 
MUTUAL, DEC. 
-12 :30 a.m.r-Welcpme- f or. 
Lee. :' 

MUTUAL,. DEC. 
10:45 p.m. on— New Year's 
dance music from South America, 
Nova . Scpti y Hpnolulu, Montreal, 
Pittsburgh, Pfailadelphi ', Cincinnati, 
Sari Francisco, Chicago,. Los Angeles, 
New York. 

■ ijiutuAL,. J'An: 1 

11:15-11:30 am— Mummer's 
Parade, Philadelphia. 
*3ff p.m;-TrRose Bowl gamei 
8:00-9:00 p.m.— 1936 in Review/ 



3ir<$diie6<diiyi Peceniber 30, 1936 



R Ajiia 




VARiETY 



31 



-OR-MORE 




$1,000,000 for Time in 1936) 



ADVERTISER 
Procter, & Gamblci •>♦••••••.*..*,.,,,,,,. 

Standard- rands 

: fordrLincoln. . . . • • • < • • • ••• • ••• , 

gterllne prpduots 

Colffatc-Falmollve-Pcct . 

American . TQbacco Co^ . . » . . ; , . . ; ^ 

General Food- # •. . > • . « •.•,» ••»••»«»»»,«,»,,,,, 

American UiDttie Products 

' pepsodent « • * « • • • «'• • > • • • • • •.• •>• • • • • • 

(Cainpbell Soiip •..•••«•• 
Di'. Miles l>alioratories 
Oenerai Mills' 
tever Bros* 
Lady .Esther 
Liggett & Myers 
General JMqtdr 8 

Wrigley Giini f >'• *•••«•• •..•-•. ; . • 



♦i9S6 
$3i299,060 
2,275,000 
2,251,000 
;l,621,0b0 
1*556,000 
1,508,000 
1,472.000 
l>447,00b 
1,352,000 
1;314,000 
1,291,000 
1,251,000 
i,i24O,0OO 
1,235,000 
1,094,000 
1,025,000 
1,021,000 



1935 
$2,145,237 
1,938,^77 
1,928,577 
1,182,596 
1,679,037 
640,148 
1,948,509 
1.211,468 
,1,098,996 
926,515 
858,671 
752,867 
468*433 
1,100,998 
729,245 
897,563 
795;718 




• December estimated. 



I R aiidi li S. fieny Expiinpff of 






Prbcter & Gaihliile Continues 
No. 1 Network Time- 
Buyer for Second Year---^ 
Standard Brands the Run* 
ner-Up 






For Facsnnile in 3 









COMPARATIVE 



DICK POWELL OFF 'HOTEL' 

May Go Into Tif'ansainerjcan-built 
Program 



. . .Neither the. Associated jPress nor 
: ■ttife .Ihterriational N0>ys Service haVe 
'aiiy plans tat setting .up a wire ser-: 
vice 4€Vpted exclusively to broadcast 
-rtewsi The.INS liad for a while .coh- 
sidered.ithe idea but found that its 
present .methods of serving radio 
clients adequately filled the bill. Ttiie 
AP yesterday (Tiiesday) termed: as 
baseless thie " report ' thait it would 
iiave a radio wire service in the field 
. within the . niext several ntoiithis. 

liripressibn m...the trade had been 
that the receht activities of. the 
^ansradio News Siervice. and the 
United Press oh the west coast >\vpuld 
cause similar agitation in the INS 
camp. TNS strengthenied its west 
coast wire setup with the establish^ 
jroetit of an eixpahsive Los Atigeles 
"bureau, while, the. UP put in a special 
circuit fot servicing radio clientis on 
the Coast. 

. Lattet move was an extension of 
the UP policy' of feeding broadcast 
news along a traffic network entirely 
.divorced from' the newspiiper ser- 
""ice.. 

What, has further caused the trade 
to sipeciiiate on the. possibility of the 
AP stepping into radio on an ex- 
tensive scal^. is the- questionnaire 
/.Which the news service sent to 
newspaper cli not so long ago. 
Qiiizz in mentioning radio - asked 
whether the newspaper rhembers 
which operate stations had any 
suggestions concerning the use of AP 
news for broadcast purposes. 

Intrenchment of news as a staple 
broadcast, article has developed more 
than one acute problem for the AP, 
with one of the ' chief sources of the 
headache bein§{ the UP. While 
predominant opinion, among the AP 
nieinbership" is still strongly against 
air sponsorship of AP news, :the of- 
ficials of the news cpmbine airiB be- 
set, by the ihroads which the UP 
beeij making. UiP is selling its 
service" ' to AP newspaper clients, for 
epmrhercial sponsorship their 
stations, the AP irecting heads 
beginning :t6 woiidier vtrhether 

is Won't develop into a backdobr 
entry as far getting these s^airie 
newspapers " " the list UP 
priess cli 



BLANCHE MERRILL ON MEND 

. Blanche Merrill is rapidly. 
Jng' frpiTi.'a major operati per- 
forined last week the jRoosevelt 
hospital, N". Y. Condition is favor- 
ably reported and she will probably 
^be dischargee Avithih two weeks. ,' 

to going south .Harry Rich- 
-nian arranged with Miss MerriJ.1 to 
write Kis,. radio programs dated for 
next season. 



Mutual to Hawaii 



KGMB, Honolulu, a l.OOO-watter, 
becomes ' affiliated >vith Mutual 
Broadcasting when Lee 
hookup is appended. 

Hawaii outfit is also the CBS link 
on the islands. 



Fred Weber's trayelH 

Fried Weber, g.m. of Mutual road- 
casting,, spending, a week on the 
Coast following a holiday stay in 
Chicago. Is in Los Angeles today 
(Wednesday), and moves to San 
Francisco on Thursday. 

Return to New York is set for 
Jan. 4. 



Gamble in 1936 proved 
network broadcasti iggest cus- 
tomer, topping Standard Brands, the 
No. by $1,000,000. 

It's the second successive year that 
P. & G. 

Seventeen firms spent over $1,000,- 
000 each faciliti on 

NBC. Columbi jointly during 
the , Expenditures for the 

1*7 accounts aggregated $26,231,000, 
or 45% of the $52,600,000 which is 
figured as the NBC-CBS for. 
1936. 

the.list of 17 lead- 
ing .'advertisers is comprised of five 

drug-cosmetic manufacturers, 
food packers, three soap makers, two 
cigaret rollers, two auto combines 
and a confectioner. Breakdown of 
the $26,231,000 tally shows that. 27% 
of it . came from the soap industry, 
2^% from, drug-cosmetics, 20% from, 
the food field, 12% from auto makers 
and 10% from the cig packers. 

Only two of the first 17 network 
customers spent less in 1936 than 
they di in 1935 was General Foods. 
Accounts were General Foods and 
Colgate-Palmolivie-Peet. 



Hollywood, Dec. 29. 
Powell is definitely off the 
Hollywood Hotel broadpasi aftei: Jan. 
8. Producer Bill Bacher Is ■ now east 
to talk over a new show with the 
Wallis. Armstrong agency of Phila- 
delphi 

Understood that Trjjiisarnerican, 
the Warner-financed tadio outfit, is 
building a new air show around the 
singer*mic. 



BosweH on CaL Hour 



tjos Angeles, 
oswell will be the soloist 
on California's Hour when state 
chain store broadcast swings over to 
NBC after 38 weeks on Don Lee 
chai She's set for 13 weeks. 

. Conrad Nagel as emcee and David 
Broekm:an's ork -tinue the 
show's nucleus, 

Cowles in New Biz 

Des Moi . 29. 

; Gardner Cowles, Jr;, ed of 

Des Moines Register & Tribune and 
head of Iowa Web and KSQ, KRNT 
and WMT, Is going into magazine 
field with new picture monthly la- 
belled Look. 

Will take no ads duriiig first year 
which starts on Jan. 5. 



McPhail Option Picked Up 

in McPhail's. option icked 
for another 13 weeks on Lehn & 
Ffnk show ith Dr. Dafoe. 
tive Jan. 4. 

Specially orchesti-ated for chil- 
pr<?n*s music; McPhail's ensemble has 
I'^p trumpets, two clarinets, drums 
and celeste. 




31st 





of 










rahsradio News Service is layi, 
the i[i"oundwork for; Its . entry jnto 
the business of facsimile broadcast- 
ing ;>yithi the next , three months. 
An alliance has be^n niade 
Capt .Otto Fulton, inventor, of a fac- 
simile method, and Transradio has 
arranged^ to set up two' separate 
gahizatiohs which; will serve . 
agencies. Fulton transmitting equip- . 
ment will be sold through one of the - 
Transradio subsidiaries, while an- 
other subsid will service, the: fac- 
simile broadcasters with spot news, 
features, photos and other materiaL 
Fulton has developed a chemically 
treated, paper which does away (Snr 
tirely with the. need of carbons for-, 
facsimile printi ,• purposes. Her- 
bert Mppre, Transradio ^ prez, de-'. 
dared Jast week that Fulton has also 
met success in developing a 
which can reproduce, -picture's in ■ 
three colors, with the choi.ce of color 
depending on the nuances of elec- 
trical, pulsation^ Included in the ex- 
periments which have .been conduct- 
ed in the multi ti6\6x field are comi 
strips and , rotogravure setups. 
Boston-N. Y. ITcsts 

Capt. Fulton has been doing most ; 
of his experimental broadcasting be- 
tween New York and Boston, ^^^^tos 
and reading matter are permantSitly 
imprinted, with the pictuite engrav- 
ing, .;particuiarly, showi marked 
strides in the field of facsinaile re- 
ception. Experimental broadcasts 
have included' sections of. the daily 
map of the U. Weather Bureau. 

Fulton's: will make the first facj* 
simile method that has .tied itself! up 
with a news distributing organiza- 
tion. RCA has for some time tried 
through NBC to interest newspaper 
-publishers with station connections 
V* "doing something with 'the radio 
.conibine's facsimile (developments, 
but -the reaction has. consistently 
been a cool one. 

It is Moore's opi ion that news- 
paper publishers will continue to 
maintain this attitude until facsimile 
starts to give indication of being a 
competitive mec|ium,. and, as' hap- 
pened in the case of sound broad- 
Casting, ill be a concerted 
tush from the newspaper " camp to 
get in on the thing. 



GOVT. RADIO PROGRAM 
GETS EXPLOITA^^ 



Baltimore, Dec. 29k, 

Bi^ t)ublicity push goes behind 
half-hoiir slot each Sunday a.m. over 
NBC-red tagged 'The World Is 
Yours.' This is produced by . Federal 
Office of Education i conjunction 
with the Smithsonian Institute and 
dramatizes the contents of the latter 
wOnder-wforks. 

Radio project this week took on 
the services of Lamar Kelley, publi 
relations man from N. Y.,.whp will 
have .si so underlings helping 
boost program in public estimation. 

Coinmencing in January, a month- 
ly mag will be put out under same 
label as program to further stir up 
interest irt the airings! First issUe, : 
of which :25,000 will be pressed, wi 
run to 24 pages, eight of •'em roto, 

Bernie Schoenfeld, who has been 
doing ; an authoring chore on. thc^ 
•World Is Yours' scripts, wiK^'eSJfe' 
new mag, with Thomas Reynolds 
and William- Thompson aissisti 

Ray Knight Set 

Feenamint (Health roducts) has 
named Ray Knight to fill the place 
vacated by Benny Rubin on its 'Na- 
tional Amateur Night' over Mutual.' 
Following. this change,^ the amateurs- 
are being dropped and guesters sub- 
stituted. Old title ■ also out. 

Arnold John.spn*s orchestra stays 
on^ and will share the billing. 
Through Wm. Esty agency. 



II A»l 



NETWO RK SPO HSORS 

«^EK OF bEC. 30^^ 

(AUL TIME EST) 

Commercial programs are listed alphabetically under, the adve;* 
tiser's corporate name. ' As^ei^^ indicates agency han« 

dling program, 

Wherie sponsor has more than ^ne tietwork ptbsnjim they 
listed consecutively. 
All time , is P, M. unless bllierwise noted. . 

Abbreviations: SU ^Sunday); M (Monday); TU (Tuesday^; W 
(Wednesday); TH ^CThursdajrli F (Friday); S (Saturday). 



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Wm. Johnstone . 
Frank SIhglser, Nar^ 
Arthur Prjrnr, Jr_ 
Dir. 

Kenneth Webb. Aii 
Don- Voorhees'. Oro 
(Zeron'e'-: Aiitl-- 
Freeze ,. 

'7:S0-TurWABC 
Irene Beasely i 
"ZeironB Jesters 
Dwlgjtt Latham 
Wamp^^ Carlson 
Guy Bbnham 
Tommy Golllchlo 
•BBD&O 

FORI) MCrOB 
- 9-Tu-WAnO 
'Watch the Pun Go 

By' 
Al Pcarce 
Arieiio -Harris 
M'orey Aihaterdam.. 
Harry Foster 
Mable- Todd . 
Andy Andrews 
Tb.hy Rorriano 
Monroe Upton 
Travla Hale 
K; J. Derry 
Phil Hanna 
Wni, H. WrlKlit 
Larry M.Tirah's,,Orc . 

0-SUrWABC 
'Ford ■ Sun, Eve. 

Hour' 
Lily -Pons 
Jose Itiirbl, Condi 
♦N. W. Ayer 

Cond. .. 

OBN. BARING 

B:8O''Su-ttAB0 

Guy tibmbardo and 
His OrclieatrA 



«a»,i>« * ow 



<^*£9£!»al 
naar. RoAmIDi)' 

1* R.«.^ !• ^ 



RmaabaOi Rollar 
laaAar Smaayaa 

MilB •.n.-lll to .TU 

WABO 
•Modern CInderoila' 
RoabmaiT Oillaa 
Bddio Daaa 
Baa. Gag* 
I»>SO m.m^HI 4* To 

WABQ 
Batty Ctackor _ . 
M:»« ajBa.'>M ta A- 

*Hymna ot All 

Churcheif 
Joe BmeraoB 
Fred JackV. Dlr 
10:4B «.aa..M to F- 

. ., WABO 
.'News* . ' ■ 

John K. "Wetklni • • 

iBO.r.VTTB' • • - 
(Safets' Raaors i^rjd 
Blades) .' 

tf-Sa-WABO ' 
•CaaKlmaBlty aiM^ 
Kata Smith 
MUton Berla 
Waaiell Hall . : . . , 
Billy Jaaea 
Ernie Hhre 
Andy Saaae|1a*aiOrc. 
Jolly Olllatte 
•Rutbraaff ft. Viif'it 
OROVTP OF AMmt- 
■CAN RANKS .. 

t«^WABC 
•Phlla; Orchestra* 
Eugene Ormandy • •' 
Tom K.'. Smith; . 
•Weasel Ca 

. ', OIJ1.F- . 

7:80-8n«WABO 
•The Gasette* 
Phil Bnker 
Harry Mc'Naughton 
Beetle 

Agnes Mbbrehead - ; 
Art1<» A^rbac'h 
Harry Von a*ll 
Bd Smaller At-*. 

ranger 

Oscar Bradley's.. 01*0 
T..Q'B- 

♦Tnan« ft Ic*m' 

H, »; HEINZ CO. 
; 11 a.m,-MrW-F» . 

■ .WABC.;' 

•Heliiz Magiizine of 
. the AirV. 
Lulu Vollmer. 
Gretta Palmer' 
Prbf,^ Wm. A. Phelps 
Virginia; Hamlll 
Chrlat«pher Rule 
Oelmar Edinnhddo.n 
Ann. Eisner 
Elsie Mae Gordon 
•Terry Macy 
R«ed Kennedy 
Ray Colllna 
CarI^«ton Toung 
nita. AUyn 
Dorothy Lowell 
Gret«hen . Davidson - 
•Ted Reld . 
B. A. Rblfe's "Ore 
•Maxoii. Jna. 

if.rjNOis 

CENTRAL B^ R. 
7:M-Sa-WBBn 
'Meadln' Sooth' 
Rich.- Czerwonky 
Ruth Lyon 
Che'vallers .4 
Norman Rbsl 
•Caples Co. 

KNOX ORTJkTmB 
11:15. a.m.-Ta-Tb* 
WABO 

'Quality Twins' 
Ed East 
Ralph Duniko 
-Gene Ramey ' 
Dick Ballou's Ore 
•Federal 
LA nt ESTHER 
10-M-WABO . 
Wayne King's Oro 
;*.StanU-Goble 

LEHN ft FINK 

(Febeco) 
12 Noon-M to F- 
WABC 

'The Gumps' , 
Agnes Mbor/eihead 
Wllmer Walter 
.Tackle Kelk . 
Hlman Brown, Dir. 
•Lennen & Mitchell 
(Hind's Honey and 
Almond Cream): 
li2:16*M to F- 
WABO 

'Befween the Book* 

ends' 
Ted Malone 
Fred-Felbel. 
•William Esty Co. 
(LyBol) 

11:45 . a.m.-M-W-X'* 

WABO 

Dr. Allan R6.V Dafoe' 
Evelyn : MacGregor 
•Lennen & Mitchell- 

LEVER BROS. 

(Lux Soap) 
9-M-WABO 

'Radio- Theatre' 
Cecil B. DeMllle. 
Dir. 

•Men In White' 
Spencer Tracy 
Virginia Bruce 
Prancea Farmer 
J.. Wa Iter . Thorn paon 
(Rlnso. & Llfebuby) 

8:36-Tn-iVABO 

Al Jolsoh. 
Sid Silver? 
Martha Rayft 
Victor . Toiing's Orb 

; (Rlnso) 
11:30 a.ih.Of to Tti- 

WABC 
•Big Sister' 
Alice -Froat 
Junior O'Day, 
Hellii Stoddar 
Martin Gabel 
Lilian'^ Lauferty, 
Author 

•Ruthrauff A Ryan 
LIGGETT A 
nrVERS 

fCheai.erfield-: Ciga) 

1>-W-WAB0 
:30.W-WARC 

IC'ay Thomivaon .and 
. Uhythni. Singers 
Hflil Kemp's - Ore 
Nl).i6 /Martini (Wbd. 

only) 
Kay "I'hompson and 
. Rhythm Singera 
Ray Hoathcrton . 
Andre ICostelanetZ 
Orb 

»Ne'vi'('l|.Emniett 

nAsH niOTORS 
9-Sa-WABO 
Floyd Gibbons, 
Lbtte Lehmann 



Vlnowt Om 



yA Ti<ar4t u m 
ADvanisiMi' 

(Ico A It)o Boxea) 
iXtm »jn.-T«-Tl** 

WABO 
•ffoaamalMra Br*. 

ohauKo' 
Bleabar H*wo . 
*Donab«B A CoB 
PHILOO 

Sa-WABO 
BMktl Cartar 
"•■Vl^na 

.TONTIAO . 
t-lR-W-F.WABO 
•NewB Through a, < 

WoiBftn'o Byaa* 
Xatbrya CM.vaBa 
•McManuB, John . A 
Ada'mil * 

B. 3^ REZNOLD8 

TOO. CO. 
(Camel CIgarattoa) 

"'Jfefck 'O&kles ICbl- 
i^'vieg*'.:. V. . "-' 
Tale univ. 
George Jesset 
<Jwdy OarlnM 
J[oJhn Boles. . 
Oeorgle Stbll Orb 
Benny Ooodmaii Ore 
•Oeorcle. Stall Oro 
•Wm. C. Es'ty Co. 

'•TEWARf--- 
-';'«rAin«RR •'• '' 
- - (A4«'mW*^ . 

...>,.«rW-.WAPO,... 
ttysbeth Riicn^f 
Bob Mcf oy ' ' 
■Larry Cbttona^ ■ » • < 
.Horace .Heldt Qro; . : 
Ernie Passoja-' 
•King Slat«rs" ' ■ • 
i . Trump«t«era . '■ 
Jerry Bowno . 
Alvino Rey 
•Hays MaoFairlaai . 

SWIFT A CO* 

(Siinbrlte) 
B-IlirW-V<WA«0 
. 'Jimlor Narse Corpif 
-Lucy Glllman^,. 
Sanaa .IiOT«: 
Helena Ray.. 
Donald Weeko 
Fran. Carlon 
Farlter Wilson 
.Jack Brlnkly .. 
Robert Rotnaino 
Jess Pugh . 
William Amsdell 
•Stabk-Goblo 

TEXAs CO. 
^a::3B.«a-lVAllO 
■Texaca Fire Chlor 
Bddle Ca'ittor 
Harry BlaBfoln 
Oeanna Durbia 



Mbbr Breen 
Mianir - WaHtafton 
McqaM Renail^ Or 
•■aiSMdeticar 



tmc:- 

lB:|0«Th-1fABO 

Varbit of 
Wllliua Ooior, 
' VdHar . . 
,♦».«.«(. AO, t 

V, B. TOBACCO 
(DUl'a 8aBt> 
•iBO'M-WABO' 
Tlpa^BiaaklRg TI 
nok A Pat 
AanAt • A White . 
Beany Krueger'a Or 
•Arthur Kudnar 

TICK CHieiM. CO. 
:A-Sa-VABp 

•Vlc"k'B Opbh Hbusb* 
Kelson Eddy 
Nadine Cbnnor 
J. Paatoraaek'a Oro 
•Morao ' 

WARU BAKfNO 
«:U*ltr-W*F- 
WABO 

Viwu ot Toiitb' 
Iiatdto lieainaa 
*F(aiteher dfc Giliia . 
WBEATRNA CORP 
ltU-M-W>-F-<WATO 
'Popaya, tha Satlai* 
Floy«| .: Tbomao 

Backley 
Oliva X.a May 
Charlea Lawrenca 
Ilmtey Donnelly 
Brale Wataon, av* 
;- .raafet-.' 
Victor Astor 
• win'a Oto : 
KelvlB. Keaehi 

nouacer 
'Rbhrabangb . 

GibSBn 

WlHOROOt CO. 
-7:S«-Th-WA1tO 

'Vee' liawnhurst 
Pa»l DouKias 
Chatloleera I 
•Bi "B.. T>. .* O : 
WM. WRIGLBT, ; 
■ 4R..-CO. ... 
9-H Tltm Th. 
WABC ■ 
•Paetlc Mtlodlba' 
Jack Fultqh 
Franklyn: Mac* 
. Cormaok. .- 
Billy Millar Ore 
•NeisBnrrM^yerboft 

■ilVF-WARC^- 
•Mortlmer - Gooch* 
Bob BaJley 
■Louise Fitch. 
Clair Baum 
Al Uallls 
John, van Crlnkhlt 

: Author 
fibula * Jat>k«bsbn, 
Producbr 



MUTUAL 

WOR 



ABMIN VARADT 

lS:30-8a*WON 

Perry . Corao , 
Elmo. Tanner 
C'try Waohbaiyia 
Red lafele 
Pierre' . Andra -' 
T«d W«oma Oro 
•Sedlers 

ORA%T WAVER 
■:: HOTBL CO. 
1-1:18 Baa.-M.W<r* 

WOR , 

•Musio from Taxaor 
Javk Amilung Oro 
Mary Hagman 
•Lnckey. Bowman 
CROWN OVERALL 
7:48 p.m.-Th-WI.W 
. •Pleaoant V a 1 1 a y 
• Frbllo* 
CbarlM. Seel 
Daa Caraoh , 
Chaa. OameroB 
Betty I* Arnold 
Florence Goldea 
Charles Wasma 
DevoTo SIS 
William Qreetia 
Claire Orenvllla 
Joo Liigar Oro 
•H. W. Kaatnr 

CBITSAIISRB 

WOR 
SBn-8:15 p.m. 

'•Rorsie Sense Philoa* 
opher,* A.F^Kelley 

•Marschalk & Pratt 
ESTAtB STOVB 

9:80 p.m.-F-WtW. 

•Heatrblatown 
Herald* : 

Vickl Chase 

Herb'rt Spldterman 

Sydney ' Mason 

Durward Kirby 

Florence Golden 

Bess McCnmnibn -. 

Loals Levy 

Bob' Morrison 

Bill Stoess. Oro 

•RH Jones. 

FBLS NAPTHA 
1^-M-W-F-WON 
Tom, Dick & Harry 
Gordon VandoVbr 
Bild VandoVer 
Marlln Hurt 
Carl Boetla 
Ed Allen 

•Tonng A Rublcam 

FEKDRICK 

(Denby Cigar) 
l:SO-Sa-WLW 

•Smoke. Dreams* 
•Ruthrntiff-Ryan 
FRESH MILK IND. 

0:30-7-Sn-WON 
Stars' bf Milky Way- 
Bob Trendler . Oro' 
GIna Vanna 
Wayne .Van Dyho ' 
The Grcnadlera 
•Aubrey,' Monro, 

Wallace 
.OKNERAl; MILLS 
lj$:46 p.m.-M*torF- 

■ WON 
'Love Song- 
Anne Davenport 
Ethel Owen 
Chasi. .Eggliestbn 
J^ssPugh 
Henry .Saxft- 
David Gotthard 
Donna vCrefed ' 
•B.-S.-HiiiniTiert 
COR DON 
BAKERIRS 
7:3ft-M-F-W-U'XV/ 
"Lone Rhngert 
•Sohl 



HEALTH 
PRODUCTS 
:. -< p.m.-'Sa-WOR 
"Ateataur Nliht* ' 
Ray Knight. 
Arnold Johnson .. 
'♦Wm-.-Baty ... . 
XEHN 'A - FINK'--. 
1 p.m.-M to F-. - 

WON 
Xlfe of Mary 

Sothern* 
Winabelle Abbott 
•Iienaen A Mitcholl 
AOCAL OBPART- 
MBNT STORE . 
a.afi;th-WOB 
Earning Matlaeo* 
James ^ Hall 
Doii Bestor 
Frances Maddux. 
•Borland 

XCTnBRAN - 
t-«:a»-Sa-WLW 
•Kelly Stahloian 
HoFADDBIi FOBS. 
M v.m.-Tn-WOB 

a^TM-WI.W; 

Trna Detective 
Mysteries' 

MBI9NRN. 
lB-M>WOR 

•Famous Jury- 

Triala* 
Harold Cairi: 
Eileen Palmer 
SWhey Slon 
: Lulsb ^qulro 
Blkel Kent 
Franklin Bingman 
Don Morrison 
-Louis Levy . 
Chas Doherty 
Bess MoCammoB. 
Hatry Lang 
Richard Keith 
•Kieawatter 

MCBINB- 
8:80-Tu-WGN 
•Listen to This' 
Jack Brooks ' , 
Kay St. Germalne 
Lew. Diamond Urc 
Liars Club 
Vic Smith 
Giirshaw 
Florence .Grower 
Clara. £aum 
Ce^lle Roy 
Kefl Orlffet ' 
• Vanderbea & . R. 
PURR MIIiK 
CHKB8E CO. 
11:45 «.M.*Ta*Tli- 

WFIL 
^Petticoat PWlosbr 

phy' 
Isabella 
, Hewson 
•Hanit-Metvsger 
.9S»"-.CO. 
(SSS Tonic) 
a:SO-W*IVLW 
Tonio Time' 
Bills Frakes . 
ttarolvl'...Caw 
Flora Blackshaw 
V Marucel Ore 
•Joh nana -.Da Ilia.' 
iVANDBR CO. 

(Ovattlno) -. 
S-»I to F-WON 
*Molly or Movlba' 
Ray .Tones 
Henrietta Ted foe . - 
Catherine Cntnt)l>oII 
Jeanne .Ju veller 
KIrby HnwU" 
Gene Byrbti ;. 
BIart<ett-a^H 

WASET PROD. 
. 3 p.m.*7:.t0 a.m.* 
Sn-M-T«iW-F-WO 
..la cob TaMhI.sh. 
'The tj.irn"nHp1iter.' 
•Krwin Wa.<»ey 



Marx Loeb, on : t^rograiii . staff of 
'^VIP, Phflly, has been appointed as- 
sistant, program director to .. Jimniy 
Allan, with Margaret Hinley, 
formerly held that post, remain! 
on program staff. 



R A D I O 



VARIETY 33 






400 Shows Weekly for 




. - ■ ChiqagP, .29. 

' Max Halperin has hanaed in his resignation as program 
of the Affiliated Broadcasting Company, midwest iregiorial Web which 
wis originally prompted by Ota Gygi and Samuel Ihsuli. 

In the a6C I job Halperin was faced with the Herculean task of 
supplying 23 jsmiall-town stations with cohtinuouis' entertainment. He' 
lined up 16 hours daily instead of the 12 hours \(:hich were pledged, 
by the regional. Supplifed 400 different shows a week, and at a^cbst 
averaging less than $1 each. Entire entertainrhent bill; hot coiiriting 
musicians, was $385 a v^eek. - • • v 



Bank Paya SchobHTsiu 
Fund; School tali^t 
Cuffo lor CommeFsh 



B^Uiinbre, 29. 

WiFBR has sighed^ the Maryland 
Trust ./ local bank; series of 
iveekly half-hour commercials with 
talent isecured in unusual , way. 

^Students at P^body .Cipriservatory 
her4S win;^^ supply the ehtertainment, 
yupiils win nqt be paid, but each 
week the ban^ lyill dohat^ $100 to 
the scholarship fund at institution in 
return for talent. 

In. past those studying at ^e Pear 
body have, always- aired over Balto 
broadcasters, till now on sustaining 
•.basis,. 

Account was placed direct, and 
series commences Jan. 25. 



Voeller Back to' N, T» 

br, W. H. Voeller, v.p.. 6 Con- 
quest Alliance, back at his desk in 
New York yesterday (Tuesday^, after 
an/absence of seven weeks. * 

Had bisen out to the Coast to set 
tome dickers ^or transcriptions and 
take care of ther biz nlatters. 



SINCLAIR COLD, ZOTOS HOT 

Twenty Auditions FMl . to Ejccite il 
Cdmpaiiiy ' ' 



il has, apparently retired 
f ronri : network . broadcasti Until 
April, after its. ageiicyj Federal, ha.d 
discussed some 20 program 
sitions. Among those approached was 
Paul Whiteriian. It offered him $5,500 
on a non-exclusive basis, but the 
deail wejit cold when Whitemah ' « 
sisted on bettier; terrris. 

Zotos. hair waveset. is considering 
a twice \veekly daytime stanza which 
woUld briginate froin Holly wpod, and 
be framed around makeup .experts 
and costume/desi 



Bob Jennings, WSM, to 
Wed Grosley's Baiighter 

Cincinnati, bee. 29. 
Crosley, Jr.; president of 
he Crosley Radi Corp., and Mrs. 
Zlrosley last week announced the en-, 
jagement of their daughter. Page, to 
: 3pb Jennings. Marriage will take 
ilace in -niid- January, 

Jennings ' joined the commercial 
lepartment of Crosley's WSAI in 
935 arid is_ how assistant to Frank 
M. Smith,, sale's manager of WLW. 




Air Features Called Part of 
Low Cost Showmanship 
Policy Sound r - Film 
May Be Another Dievelpp- 
ment in That Conhectibn 



CLARIFIES 



By Bob Landry : 

With 30-odd sporisor/ and Ifip-pdd 
broadcast period^ weekly, laiikett- 
SainplevHummert . ra'diols -best 
knbwrt Tadi.p fac.tory. It's, devoted td 
mass production; low ' stand- 
ardization and ; speci . Arid to 
make the factory even ?more unusual 
it .ha§^n the . NeW York end— no 
employes. Just,, two factory fdrcr 
irieri, who happen also to be man arid 
wife.' 

This would be ; a late date in the 
history of broadcasting to iscoveir' 
iither Mr,., or Mrs. rank Huriime^t 
(Anri Ashenhuifst).. But the, - trade 
has been devotirig a lot of . gratuitous 
speculation, latiely to their part in the 
status quo of radio and their tech- 
nique and philosophy of operation. 
Notably, as expressed in, the fi>rma- 
tipn- under James Sauter ; of . Air Fea- 
tures, Inc. 

Carrying out the factory analogy; 
—the function of Air Featured is an 
assembly and service plant.; Scripts, 
either complete or skeleton, feind 
broad outlines of programs are mari- 
(Goritinued on page 34 ) 




Candy Yolley 

" Kansas, ity, 
tation WHB took a 
of caridy from onie .of 
yertisers on a due billl 
out thci: candy 
membrarices to 
; varioxis sponsors a. box the 
candy .Was sent, -with the com - 
plinients of WHB, back , to the 
candy company from, whom it 
was obtained,' 

To riiake > cohipiei the 
candy company jri turn, sent ai 
box its. product- John' 
Schilli the :g:iri. of WHB/ 



WMCA PlaDiiiiig New 
'Gtnrt' for Local 'Cast 



made 



work 



Sari Francisco, Dec. 29^ 
Fearing legal ia^dtion similar to 
that, which forced the Good W 
Court oE the air, KYA ex;ecs haye, 
yanked the ^Night Court' pcograrii, 
\vhich as/been a wefarty- "feature for' - 
the past six months. /Patterned af ter., 
the eastern show inaugurated 
before the coast-to-coaster was re-*, 
leased here, •Night Court* has bUcKe4. 
the Objections of the Califorhi :B«ii:' 
Association' for, some -time. After the' 
first coriiplaintsv KVA feliriiinated 
sistant district Attorney Bob- Burns 
from the pi-ograrin.. Further sqaawks_ 
resulted Awhen judges 'vy:erevaSked 
participate, and all but one, SupierioT; 
Judge George J. Steiget, refused tp; 
continues i>roadGasting. 

in signing X)fl the 6nai prograio, ; 
last week station execs stated, it -wail; 
wot their wi$h to discontinue Vti€ 
'Night Court,* but that their businesi 
was entertainingr not fighting.; Lyiift 
Church, hid supeir^^ shows. ■ 



out ;a substitute sho\ymanshi form- 
ula foi' the iocial (nbn-hetwork ) vier-. 
ision .Of 'Good Will . Mean" 
.while ^ it's , been caricelled fOr tomor- 
row (Wiednesday) last 
week. Statioii WMCA, ., hbpes 
everitually to patch ,up shoW, 
icilled by the , animus of the legal 

profession^ When and if returningi 
there >vill, be no;. Chase & Sanborn 
sponsorship. 

General unpojjularity of the free 
advice idea with thie lawyers and 
jpoliticians hias thus; fair defied thO 
best efforts of several .very Eminent 
lawyers to straighten the matter out. 



FORD PAYS $1,500 
IMlihifRjmM 



Evans & .SaltCi' division . of Gbluiti- ' 
bia Concerts lias. B(etty Jaynes, 15-:: 
year-old diva of Chicago Opera; 
under seal concert, ether and 
pix. deals. canaiy bOws ..,in^.oh^ 

Ford; prograrii over CBS 6n : Jjin 

She's igetting $1^00 fot the date., 
MGM is also testing lier. 



Walter Damm of WTMJ, Mil- 
waukee, into, new horiie . located oar 
tworand-a-hiilf acre plot. '. I 



•■I 






becaiise in: 1936, more and 
more advertisers used WLW 




. . . more and more listeners 
joined the ever-growing 
ratiks of WLW's regular; 
daily audience 

and because this great 
audience expressed its sin- 



programs ofFered by WLW 
its adyertising sponsors, 
more and more purchases 
of these advertisers' products* 




14 



A to 1 « 



Stations Get the DoiiUecross 
Inp CostJNnr^^ Boys 




Chica^D, Dec. 29. 
Stations which have been aceept- 
;lng . contingent basis -; :^the sly . (and 

•^theFfi are .evidiferires that irhiany:. sta^- 
tions have been taking, sixch busi- 
•niBSs) are; now ■ yelping, about the 

~ tewific kickback which his occurred 
■over these accpiihts 'during;, the past 

' ti6st;iiFmbhths; bu^^ stations' hands 
are;tied in the;rhatter and ho matter 
hoW.rnuch fuming, they do privately 
they cah't do anything about it; Many 
,oif these, con tihgerit accounts haye 
walked out on their deals and are 
refusi .to> pay hfl on thieir agrtie- 
nierits; Ahd the. stations can't tiake 
any action to collect , their' coin 
without expoising ' their own hand, 
and reyealing that they have btieii 
indulging . in sonie off-the-rwprd iif« 
■iairs.. '■ 

So > rather -the .. chance 

' of bringing thieir illegitihiate rchil- 
; dr0n to light and getting the tap 
.irqm the bther advertisers wHoi are 
-ing card rates, the stations are 
.checfcln;^ it off to experience*. 

■'Biromerinpi',^-^''' 

Which got a deal 6t 
:;.3Sc;/a -repiy oii /i contingent basis 
.•grat)1l6(l the ottex, figuring it a 
:Cinch to get' m than card 

Wes: since : the transmitter was. a 
ciijich letter^piiller. Station did pull 
1;^ xii&il^ So Miiqh in *act, that the ^dy 
' yjertiser. went 'pverlM and walked 
sinice,' a^rding. ^ the iiiumber 
: , :bf let^^^ cost :bf ; the programs 

■would be near, the five figure mark, 
.and far above rate^ ra^ iNow the 
' :stSiM(>ii . getting yelps from the 
\;; jisteners, asking !what happened to 
' the samples they .1 

f :--i^l^^!i^, contingent .advertisers make : 
' a 'deal , at maybe .1,06. a reply, and 
.^ theh after. . the. ^station has plugged 
.the' 9ampling to death and brought 
.thousand?; of.. replies, the/adver- 
.. iiser 9ays that heil , pay only Sc. or 
K even; 3c. . a reply, instead of the dime 
orighiaUy: agreed upon, . And the 
.:$talipn . usually is forced to^ accept 
; this deal in, order to keep' goodwill 
' with its listener^. 

. jBbVs have had their han«3s burned 
so. often now» however, that it 
Iqioks as it the per-inquiry. business 
is finally killing itself off due tQ this 
klckbaick froni the boys who; think 
a- double-cross is. just good business 
, Hpperatiph. Most of the stations haVe 



Iowa 3 Kills Siids 



Des Mollies; Dec. 29. 
. Starti with the first of the year 
the Iowa Networ ill bah all beer 
advertisi Policy change made to 
cohfcirm with that of ipes Moineis 
Register arid Tribuhe, which hasn't 
cairried beer, ads for several years., 
> ' Iowa net did considerable busiheiss 
on beer accounts this past . fi^V- 
vying seven foiam programs. 



THEQ. MaqMANUS RETIRES 

Jokn l^kes .pVer Tojp Sp«t In .Detrelt 
Agency 



I>etroit, bee. 29. 

irheodore F. MacManus, headl of 
the MacManus, Jc' r . & Adams ad 
agency : here,, iias retired ahd is. 'suc- 
ceeded b^vW. A! P. John. James R. 
Adams, the third of the 

agency in 1934, beooihes executive 
vice-president and general manaiger. 

MacManus' son,, John- R.j is now 
vice-president,, secretary -and direc- 
tor. Principal, among agency's <:lients 
are Pontiac andX^adillac motor cars. 
International kadio Corp. and Sta-' 
tion WJR,: inc. 



Actor ft Into $pieler8 

Pittsburgh, Dec. 29. 
: Couple of hew additions made to 
announcer's istaiT at Hearst-owned 
station, WCAE. Latest -spielers- are 
Robert McKee,. -former member of 
the .dramatic staff, and .Leslie Wil- 
lianis. Incidentally, Mckee is the 
fourth recriiit from' station's stock 
comipgny' to draw an announcer's 
berth, withip last year. • Others are 
Carl bbjser, Mark' Hartman and 
Nnrman Twigger. 

. ; bu!t at WdAE aftei* a couple of 
mohths as an anhouhcer is „ Bob 
Short; bf Baltimore. 



Radio FiMcioty 




XCbhtinued from page, 33) 



WBNX Up 44 «/2% 

WBNX, New York, renorts a g.rpSs 
increase of'^4^^.% for 1936. Preced-, 
ing year's billin.? was $113,605^ as 
compared to $164,162 • for current 
closing stretch. 

■ Bronx outlet is on the 

foreign program outlays. 



been boosted into the. contingent 
deals, even though ., normally op- 
posed to such practices, have! been 
jockeyed into them, by their bwii 
pride and' confidence in their trans- 
mitters. They are sure that , their 
listeneVs ill rush to the .writlhg 
desk tb send "in for' samples; .arid 
besides; such deals give the statibns 
ah opportunity to find- out just how 
strong they are*with their listeners. 
But the nianagers are now ;findihg 
their pride is, leading them to .their 
Own dowhfaU by making them step 
oft the , deep end intb agreements 
which get their hands dirtied up with 
j products and stutits which always 
, seem to have unforeseen, strinjgs at- 
i:tached to 




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An Ace amotig me4ia, WGY tiirni? the tiicfc for aclveftisers 
in Eastern and Gentral Ne>y Ybrk and Western Nevv 
England. This giant statibii has unequalled power and pbp- 
'^^^ ularity in the prosperous Northeast. Let us demonstrate 
how showmaniship plays a winning hand for advertisers. 



WGY 

50,000 WATTS 

NBC Rod Natv/or 

StHENECTADY 

Completely programmed by NBC 



ufactured by the Hummerts ancl then 
passed for., dastih^:, . rehears! .. and 
ultimate brbadcasting by . Air JFea- 
tiires. Hummert. last week piirson- 
ally clariQed some of the poin ' - 
volved in the new . 'clearing house' 
and. its relatipnsh ip to tlie a,*eri.cy . 

Humhiert stages that he. owns no 
Stock and will derive no- salary , or 
other; income troirt Air Features, Ihcl 
Humiherts are .paid by the agehciy. 
A New York corporation, the. hew 
piroduction firm's $tpck is. distrit)Utied ^ 
among James dSaUterj! Abe Lyman 
'and others'—but not thet Hum- 
niorts. Sol; A[ Rosenblatt is counsel 
ohly-rrnbt-'a stockholder, it is Mated; 
Other persons, possibly CJus Haen-? 
schen, may hereafter : be in on Air 
Features, it's added. ThatV for the 
future. "■ .. - ' '■■ 

Air Features will handle only 
Blackett-Samjple-Hummert s H.f w s, 
but not all Of them.., It will book 
with ail recognized talent agebcies, 
including Bob Goldstein. There will 
be ho dsductibn of commission froni 
talent, but if talent is - booked 
through agents the piaymen't pf com- 
mission is . a matter between the per- 
former and. his br her or their,: per- 
sonal rep. 

Hummert states that the setup will 
fit in with the :agency poliby pf low 
cbst radip, production, while at the 
same, time consolidating and rSyste- 
matizing the- routine detail which 
Will .be under responsible' authority. 
Hummerts perspnally desire to be as 
free ' to Write, arid create 

serials . . program conceptionsi 

Frank Hummert is today pirobably 
the bnly top rank agency partner 
devbtirjg" praictically • his entiru time 
to radio Only. And only the 
•tive side of radio. 

Conjecture in the advertising trade 
attributed, the- Air Features setup to. 
a desire^.Of B-St-H to share more, di- 
rectly in talent cpmrnission gravy 
from which it' has previously stood 
apart. Hummert emphasizes that 
the Air. Features arrangement is for 
convenience and. facility and he does 
not think the production adjunct will 
'make a fortune' 6t that there is or 
can be any sponsor, bbjection. 

While anxious to discharge 
talent angles into the. custody of Air 
Features, Hummert is aware that ah 
agency inust check and. control its 
entertain^nent jobber against kick- 
backsrand other talent offsides 
believes Air Features is fully; 
sured against anything of that' na- 
ture,. Production, office is and will; 
pay- 'the standard \ma^^^^^ pyice* for 
performers, and and , Will reduce 
:to a mi imu! .all auditing; delays in 
paying ^lerit. 

Ben^ts, as Hummert 
tures, inc.i spring from: /mass 
:productiph advantage^ 
trating so many shows 
much tajeht one .: 
makes possible: the cohti 
the. B-S-H policy of low 
run radio programs, which, , 
keep ever>ybbdy happy-^the 
first , of :all .tlirQusH a job-accompiish-. 
ing^ aii entertainrrieht ' at niofierate 
exfiense,. Agency benefit's from 
evity of accbitnts. Filially the actors: 
get extended ■engagernents. because 
bost of sales .promotion.- by BtS-H^ 
factory-type showmanship^ i rela- 
tion to gales results makes fpr Ibng- 
conti iiig associations. 

New sourid-on-filrt^ innovation iri 
which Huimrnei't is inteiesteci \Vill 
also contribute to the low .eost radio 
production ideigi, he hopes, n paper 
and ■ th labrn-ajiory th.e ?.civan-. 
tages ai*e very great; the af^ency 
exec thin.lvs. If it wov' s. put iti 
practice he sees souii rpr -film open- 
ing up new ppssil)ilities, " radio 
production. Accounts that; cannot o'v 
will not pay for aavy sujar' taleivt 
oind othei' pfoductioii expense may. 
find; radip advet'tisin< within theii' 
i , llet'ctol'df' ina^iequate, of cost. 



Bridgeport, Dec. 29, ' 
past year not only «dded two sta- 
tions to Connecticut list, making a 
total of nine, but brought Impbrtant 
network shifts to every full-time 
plant in the state. With all the latter 
changes John Shepard 3rd, bro«fd- 
casting boss of New England, ; had 
something integral to do. 

Nutmeg exhaling roster how 
geographically as follows: 

Hartrerd—MTTIC, the travelers* 
.Sb.obb-watter, cbntinues NBC .Red. 
basic In addition to Yankee netWbrk 
association. WPRC, 9,000, days and 
1.000 nights, how ehtireiy CBS basic 
sinhe local Yankee diploma went to 
WTIC. Newest kilocycler in Con- 
necticut (Capital is 100-watt TyTHT^ 
the Hartford Times! dSiytimer, aiftili-; 
at^d.With Cbipnial and Mutual> 

Wftterbwry-^TiraRYt formerly ex- 
neriwetital. WlXBS, -■ is Waterbury 
JB.p7ublician - Atherican-s ilowiitter 
With substudio.s in New Haven,, Ha\j^ 
ini* tried old WNEW-ABS and inde- 
pehdeWt hook-lip With WHN and mpsX 
Voi^ontiv hooked up with Intercity, 
-W'^HY Jan. 1 goes day-andrhiclht. 
with Golbnial-Muiual, With which 
the station has been Workine. ever 
nin«s only. Other; and bldsr. YT^teif- 
biirv emartater; WATR. Ibses Colb- 
htal-j'utual tie, but has .received 
okay to exoand from limited to full-. 
time/ooeratiOr early in 1037; with 
b"»id switch from 1190 to 1290. Har- 
old rrhomas, (cbntrolUng operator;, 
now dickering for network franchise. 

P.^Msepbrt— John Shepard's own 
WT(TC; lont? Yankee and Columbia. 
N?<G blue basic as of Jan. Ih . ad- 
r^iti-^n WiCC, which also has studios 
in New Haven, will continue tb be 
int'^rnitteht Mutual and Colonial 
outlet Possibility that ridgenort 
xin».y have another bxhaler in '37 is 
•«en i . application to FCC from 
Charles Greenblqtt, Waterbi^ry mer- 
chant, to operate on 1 190 length from 
wh<ch WATB's moving. 

New Hsven— WELI, daytime indie 
working, with WNBC, New Britain, 
as Connectibut Broadcasting system, 
how awaiting FCC reaction to full- 
time pilea. 

New Brium — WNBC also 
asked Washington for day- ight 
privilege. 

New Lbhdon — WNLC state's infant 
emanafer, rhaking. daytime dent in; 
first nionths pf operation, 

CBS Needs 

. in the several shuffles above, NBC 
and- Mutual seem • tr havp benefited 
while Columbia has Ibst. Wants of 
CBS are especially notable in 



Bridgeport, where WICC, used Iri 
isizable area for ColtUnbia reception^ 
haV joined NBC-WJZ. Most of Con- 
necticut now has to depehVl. On New 
York's WA6C» whose signal hasn't 
been ^regularly dependable eiast and 
nbicih "Of Bridgeport, and Hartford's 
WDRC, which pays attentioh tb up- 
state^and sbuthbrh Massachusetts; for 
G&S Output. 

nW Haven is . largest city in the 
country witho it its owh fuH-timQ 
3i»tior>- and merits more than nartial 
attention given ;it by WICC and 
WBRY branches: Which means that 
W-BLIi well , backed With biyic ref- 
c ?hces, stands a good chance ta.giv9 
the Yale town the IbCjal coverage it 
deserves., 

Wlthi . youthful enthusiasm such 
daytime plants as WTHT in. Hartfoirdi 
WNBC in New Britain and WNLC in 
;New London have been stressing 
'showmanship. First-mehtiohed .has, 
dpne'some: genuinely hpteworthy re- 
mote work:, in and aboiit its rich coi 
nriunlty, witli Of course the pirestijF^e 
oif the; parent Times, to back it. 
•WNBC - last week broke into print 
by exclusively taking the New Brit- 
aih-Miami .High football game 
Floridai WNLCk alone in the 
eastern , reaches of Connecticut, ha^ 
managed tb make ah impre^sien i 
spite of no mention, in the local press. 

WTIC. Hartford, has, during the 
year, , adopted, an aggressive prbfltr 
seeking policy. Is now in black for 
first time in its career. WDRC 
glutted wHh business and has 
turn'pnii away for lack of time. 



Trank Murplxy on Salute 

Detroit, Dec. 29i 
' Frank Muii>hy, governor --elect of 
Michigan and former High Commis'^ 
sioner of the Philippines, will, head 
CKLW's portion . of Mutual's salute 
to ihe Don Lee Web this week; Alsij 
on the 15-niinute program will be 
LejviS A. Weiss,, former assistant 
nriahager of WJR who becomes gen- 
erett manager of the' Lee net Jan.: 

^pUpwing the salute, which' als(» 
wilt' include a concert . arr^gement 
from the 'Vagabbnd King,'; Weiss Will 
leave for r^oast . In the musibal por-'j;: 
tion ' bf show will be Rick 

Roberts' ork, Wi ifredi Hei , mezzo- 
soprano, and the Radi ingers. 



Dave Chrisman, Mutual saleisman, 
off to Havana for a ho^day., Jack 
Overall, one of bis confreres, mean- 
while goes to Tennessee and Dixie 
on -a pleasurerbijJ jaunt. 



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Ail the sighs .point: to a clear rpad and increasing 
speed for busitless i 

Tf i-State area; First in the field, KDKA inaihtains 
first place ias a sale.s force in a tnarket clampting 
for goods. It Goyefs the ground and gets returris. 
Let KDKA put its steam behind yoiir campaign. 

KDKA 

50,000 WATTS 

NBC BliiQ Network 

PITTSBURGH 

Completely programmed by NBC ^ 



Wednesday, December 30, 1936 



A m 1 41 



VAltlETY 



SS 




Jumpy Seat Over WOAI, San Antonio 



Washihgtoii, Dec; 29. 

Slow motion P^t of the 

Federal Cominunicaiion^ Gohimissiori 
threatened today (Tuesday) to upset 
the $1,300,000 deal by which ColU^ 
bi rbadc^sting System would, ac- 
quire WOAI, San Antonio. 

Beaten, in the first laii o^ its race 
against the calendar, web Monday 
(28) ob^«^ined 48-hour extension of 
time as deadline on, the agreement 
was rieached without final action by 
the Commish. Life of the contract 
was extended to noon Wednesday 
(30): with CBS exeds hopeful the 
transfer application Will be ratified 
before the new limit is reached. 

WpAl sale was rieferred to an ex? 
aminer despite strong lobbying ef- 
Iblrts of w6b officials, including Wil- 
liam S. Paley, iand intervening twb 
weeks have produced no sign of a 
formal report. Although conlfldeht 
the matter:, would be expedited and 
satisfied tHey had the skids ade- 
quately greased; hetWork reps Mon- 
day (28) were stunned by dielay in 
getting the papers initialled. They 
professed to have no kno^Vledge of 
Tindercover opposition but lit the 
same time were jittery as the clock 
kept oh ticking with no ibie 
signs Of progress. 

Tax Angle 

yen if the report is siibmitted be- 
fore; noon tomorrow (Wednesday)^ 
CJBS still must prod at least two 
, members of the broadcast division 
iand get the tickets stamped before 
the latest deadline at noon. One 
member of the division is: reported to 
look askance at the deal, particularly 
the angle involving return of some 
of the properties and the fact that 
$1,300,000 price tag is inflated for tax 
purpoises. Actual price web jvill pay 
for the transmitter is In the vicinity 
of $850,000, with H. A. L. Halfl, pres- 
ent owner, due to rebate the balance 
some time in the future. 

Web was thrown for a loss at the 
outset of th^ maneuvering when the 
broadcast trio refused/to hear thl^ 



Bhie Pencil Holiclay 



Holly wood, Dec. 29. 

Those monitors at National 
Broadcasting had a bad hour 
last Sunday on the! Haven Maic- 
Qiiarrie initialer fbr Chase & 
Sanborn. Accustomed: to double 
^becking scripts before the 
brpadcasti heire they Were sib? 
tihg through the entire show 
without as much a? a cue sheet. 

MaOQuarrie ad libs all the 
way, the first network actor 
since Will Rogers tha,t 
liberty. 





RUFORKiX 



Lbs. Angieles,: 
the T^biggest iii 
printed spjace ever footed by radio, is 
currently being Released by CBS to 
bltirb: the splicing, of^ ICNX, Holly- 
wood, to the chai Sked breaks to- 
day (Tuesday) in 32.pjapers in 23 
Coast cities. Each gets a fiill page. 

Early next month 17 of the papers 
will get - three m^ore . 400-lirie ads, 
wiiile 11 : ismaller papers ill also be 
tiacked on, CBS is; also underwriting 
107 24-sheet billboards, ' in 800 
trollbys; and a flock of irect malL 



Network Charts 



matter themselves. Arguing that- 
everything was on the up-and-up, 
iietyii^brk lobby protested' strenuously 
against referring the application, to 
an examiner, because of .' the timO. 
element,^ but the divisionites were 
adamant,; although CBS received as 
surance its pals the Commish 
would hurry the proceedings and get 
everything fixed before, the contract 
escpired. 



NIBIC Rcnewais. 
Riadio Cbrp. America: 'RCA 
Magic Key,? beginning Jan. 10, for 
13 weeks. Basic Bilye, WAsy, 
WCOL, WLW, WOOD, Canada, SE, 
WSOC. WWNC, WFBG, WCSC. SC, 
WJDX, SW, KTHS, KTBg, KGBX. 
KGNC, KARK,.WGL, WICC, WEANi 
NW, KOA, KDYL, KVOlD, KLOj 
Pacific Blue, kTAR> North Moun- 
tain, RFBK/ KWO, KMJ, KERN 
(WFEA starts March 7). 

Qpaker Oats: 'Kaltenmeyer's Kirir 
dergarten,' beginning Jan. 2r for f>2 
weeks. Basic Red, WIRE, WLW, 
WIBA, KSTP, KFYR. 

HDasehold Finance Corp.: 'Edgar 
Cruest in Welcome Valley,' begin ing 
Jan. 5; for 52 Weeks. Basic lue, 
W^W (except WICC!; WEAN h 

Mutual New Proc^rams 
Bayer Aspirin (Calirad): 'How to 
Reduce,' Monday, Wednesday, Fri- 
day, 11 to 11:30 a.m., beginning Jan; 
25; for; 13 weeks. WOR, WGN, 
CKLW, WAAB. (Note; WOR gets the 
show thrice weekly; WGN, CKLW 
and WAAB gets it Mohdays through 
iSaturdays)., ^ 
, iNpte} New programs 
als for mbre than l^ji weeks are gen- 
erally cdncelldlfle .iTt cycles of 13 
weeks 6ti 30 days' notice/) 

" CBS RENEWALS 

^Colgate - Pa^inioiivie - Peet (Super 
Suds, iConcentrated Super Suds); 
'Myrt and Marge/ begi iri'g Jan> 4; 
for 52 weeks. (Note: this is a renewal 
with new time and talent. Script act 
wiU go Ori Monday to Friday, 2:45. tb 
3 p.m;) Via 57 stations, coastrto-coast. 

Pord Motor Co. Dealers: 'Watch the 
Fun Go By,' ; with Al Pearce and 
His Gang and Larry Marsh's orches- 
tra, b^gi ing Jan. 5; for 13 weeks. 
(Notie: with this renewal there is ft 
change of talent; stanza 'used to have 
the Fred Waring ensemble.) ia 90 
stations, cbast-tb.-coast. 




Idea As Local 




Union Oil's cOmbiniatiOn di-amatic 
musical show starts; .Jan. 27, , Tune 
section vi^ili . be presided . over ipy 
David Brbekinan's crew. New pro 
gram carries title of ^Thrills' and 
will dramatize incidents in eyei-y-' 
diay life. 

Jack Kunyon of Lord &- Thomas 
produces for NBC Coast airing. 



Agency Traditipii 



J. Walter' Tnibmpson's. talent 
buyers have ai standing and now 
ancient wisecrack fbr use. when, 
approaching bbbking agchtSi 
After asking whether the act^ 
desired is available : and how 
muchj the Thompson mah. hurr 
Tiedly remarks: 

'Befbre. you say anythi . I'll 
iye.yOu half,' 



Sidney Noel, Sam Pickard 
Win First Legal Tdt 



Kansas ]. City, . Dec. 29, ,. 
irst round in a court baittie for 
controlling .stipck interest in . First 
Natioriail Television, , corjaoi-atipn 
owning and operating radio ^tatibn 
KXBY,^^ was Woii by Sidney Q. Nbeli 
station's* prez^i .and Sam Pickard, 
when judge 'of ; circiiit court ? 'ruled 
that , contract existed between 
Nbel-Pickard and the Po^Ver & Light 
CO.... ■ •. . ■ ' 

Noel Claimed in his suit that 
Power & Light, had offered to sell 
its stock interest to him .and that 
he. had iven a check to cinch the 
transfer. Utility refused . to deliver 
the stock. Arthur Church, KMBC 
prez, filed, a. , .cross .petition stiating 
that he also had a cpritract with the 
utility.- ' '.' 

Church has filed for a teiiearing of 
the^ case.- If denial is rforthcoming 
the' utility company is free to de 
liyeir its stock to Noel and Pickard 
which will ^ye latter .control .of thb 
station.. Church Will probably make 
a final; effort to get the stock, which 
would 4lsb give him control bf the; 
company, by: filing an appeal. 



Kaufman 



L. 



who were together in H<^arst ; 

ii , h^ve toamed to: 

further sin idea of theirs thiat lbcal: 

radio station? stand 

perienced sal^esmeh*e|itertainers. .At 

present they feel the local station is 
at a disadvantage in ifetting talent 
that will appeal to local Advertisers ; 
with a\ p.r^judice ^gainst wax, but 
iihable to iilford the payoft on talent ^ 
'itaufmaii-Ferguson duo calculat?P^F 
on a basis of their oWh experience as \ 
station managet-s that it requires \' 
about eight weeks to btiild up talent 
to important popularity fin a com- 
munis. What the stations want and 
heiefd is talent that can b6 had at ft 
nominal , sustaininci biatsis, pending the 
attraction of an advertiser. At pies- < 
ent talent more or less is selfrbooked; 
Kaufman-Ferguson pair see a chance • 
to put the matter into organized and, 
centralized fbrih, 

ii"S;t of several deals under Way 
may send Tony dabobch . to Statibii 
.WHO, .Des Moinesr 



Transradio^ Caast Move 



Los Anjgeles, Dec. 29. 
Transradio Press . m o y e si , today 
(Tues.) frbm iColiimbia's KNX toii 
Don : Lee-Mut|Uars chain of Coai^t" 
spbts^ tihited Press will service 
KNX with its special processed radi 
wire.' 

• Also on the m o v e is Les . Ma-, 
whinneyi. news editor of KN3^ . whO:l : 
goes downtown tb set up a TP bu^. 
reau. John Clark takes over the, 
CBS spot 



tViisoii Chemical (cleaner): using 
radi . through the BensOn & Dall 
agency* iGhicago^ 



Dale Parrlll, radio chief of Chibd^- 
office of RuthraufI £<; Ilyan,:has geiiC : 
through a renewal, brdei^ for an ad* 
ditional 13' weeks for 'Smoke 
Dreamis,* weekly Sunday 30-minute, 
show over ' Mutual (WLW origina- 
tion) for the Chias. Denby cigar prod* 
uct of the H, Fehdriqb ; company^ ; 




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HAPPY NEW YEAR ! 



WCAU 

^ $ d > # II O) WATTS 




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36 VARIETY 



AL JOLSON 

With Sid Silvers, Martha Raye, Vic 

tor Yopue Ore, Rush Huehei 
, 30 Mins. 
BINSO 

Tuesday; 8:30 p. m, 
lyABC, New York 

(RUthrduf A Ryari) . 
New Tuesday night» half-h6ur |or' 
Rinso bowed in. with Jolsoii in fine 
vigor. But there were a number of 
-things that kept the first broaidcast 
from bieirig 100%. Sid Silvers, was 
biu^ of them. Script kiddied about 
his giags and. his performance being 
bad. But the script wash't kidding, 
ite was pretty wishy-waishy and tal- 
lied few; bright: or smackO giggles, 
Arid with the burden isquately bn his 
MshQiilders. Proving anew that come^ 
djiah-authors. usually . don't , do right 
■by! themselves. - 

It was a cftse of ; a coiiiedy 'idea' 
.that didn't jell; Every time Jolson 
started to introduce a guest star at 
, his night cliib^the. Trocadero— he 
told that the grieat actor^ singjsn 
daihcer; whatnot, wasn't present And 
each;time Sid Silvers bobbed iip and 
offered himself as a substitute: It 
-was . a tyipiical Vaudeville *ihterrup 
tioh' routine. And it was poultry . - . 
. There was cdnfusibh in the..show 
. ihanship formula all the way., Jol- 
son was held down and held back. 
fl[b sang, it is true,, several times. 
But for the rest he was given mean- 
irigless talk. A feeble take-off on the 
'Wonder Bar* m.Ci A few gags with 
Silvers were fair, but the talk ma- 
chihei-y never really geared. .-Mean.- 
.' twhi^^ ticking off 

^^d iSnally the half hour was .washed 
ijp; wi^^^^ inemorabte having 

trah^irfed.:. . 
. Martha Raye dubious as 

V sefc- . She wasn't any funnier than 
'' Silvieris, Jiist IbuderV' When she sang 
' • =^ camie over the kilocycles was 

4istinctive and Unusual negroid song- 
< whackihgi: But . Calculated td annoy 
who; do . not faticy this sort of 
raucous delivery. Indeed the- gen- 
eiral hoisiness ibf the proceedings and 
vcertai ,*tohiB' to the whole thing 
!Uras hdt iii . keeping with Jolsdn's 
.} : .- cla^. . There .were moments, wheh .it 
. i sefeihed improbable^ that families 
■r- with genteel jstandards would keep. 

V the program tuned ih. That may or 
' 1^ be iihporlaht— th0 program 

isr^elUng package soap, hot motor 

^i. On the MUihg end th^re was Rush 
. :Hii]^eis^v -He : was given copy that 
;^ ■signals ahead 'intermlssibh.' And 
vr^<|piehty::tohg. for 'night time commer- 
: -cials; Perhaps, that's the way to Sell 
: . soap. /But it's hot' part; of II sittboth 
.Motal. itt tei^ of showman^p. Not 
. :;: . ii(rheh .4here ai^ sponsor references in 
"p-::the?ga^^ ' Such refferehces ard sup- 
V;.;nosed to get «wdy from the curse of 
the - excessive blurbing; But In this 
'tase the listener gets both the com 
:' inetcial. 'hunior' and the commercial 
:i:*ilieri6us .message.^ It weigh in at the 
// datiger . point of s^udience tolerafice. 
:.V ^htertainmeht will/haVe to- bis a ' lot 
■ .'I' viinbre ent^rtainiug tq stagger home 
lihderVthat lbad of rhetoric; 

Victor Young giVes' the program 
swell musical pacing and support. 
.Jblson!s pipes were registering with 
.. lots of combustion. Program opehec 
. fast with Jolson going into a tuneful 
, set of special lyrics. . Incidentally 
- that's a nice idea for the progr^ 
right along-^it tracks pronto with 
,the listener. .More, music — orchestra 
; and Vocal^and less comedy wOuld 
seem to be a safer boulevard lor the 
$>rogram. ; tJnless, bf course, the 
comedy improves. That will prob- 
• ,|ibly com^ 

; . . . A nice touch to the pi'ogram was 
Ruby Keeler's cUffo for hubby AL 
Public always liked that. Land. 



FRANK MUNN, NATAtlE 

BODANYA 
Sweetest Love Songs Ever 
Hosical 
30 Mins. 

PHILLIPS TOOTHPASTE 
Monday, S:30 p. in.. 
WJZ, New York 

(BUickett-Sampte-Htimmert) 
smooth and tuneful without any 
attempts at being pretentious; Frank 
Munn, ^n old B-S-H standby, .arid 
Natalie Bodanya, a hew lyric sbpraho. 
with operia experience, have .nicely 
defined voices for a sweet type of 
pop rendition. Stanza has a fair 
;ime spot, and While dialers won't' 
)reak the knobs trying to pick the 
program ' up* : Munn's long ether 
standing.will.be some attriaction, and 
passersby may tarry to listen. 

Crew that dishies out the notes for 
this onfe is an Abe Lyinan enseinble, 
but without Lyman conducting. It 
gets no mention • on the ether : or. in. 
;he press stuff. . . Peirformance . and, 
scor'hg, however, . are over par^ Ar-: 
raihgements ^re mildly luscious, and 
keep a good; pace' ^Jh the tuneful 
slant of the stanza. .B^S-H. idea ap- 
parehtly ■ ■'is that the band's name 
doesn't count, when it. nueans . more 
overhead, so long as. the. boys can 
play the notes, -Which repriesents one 
side of a cphtroversial . subject 

'Sweetest Love Songs Ever Sung* 
hinges 'i together okay; bridge' from 
song .to song being some recitative, 
palaver that's innocuous and shoirt 
Between the caliber Of work- ..fur- 
nished by the singers, and the. back- 
grbvmd. stuff of the orchestra, , it turns 
put presentablyi: ' 
Gommerqials are averagei . Edga. 

IREENE WICKER 
Musical Plays for Kids 
» Mins. 

KELLOGG 
Frrday, SrlS n.m. 
WJZ, New york 

(AT. W. Ayery 
'Singing Lady' hiakes a departure 
in the Friday stanza of her strip 
across., the -boat-d,. increasing the 
usual 15 minutes to a half hour and 
unravelling playlets. Additional 
players, . a choir ahd organ helped 
out oh the initial shot (25) which 
was devoted to the Birth of Christ. 
Operettas and juve legends to be 
dramatued in forthcoming prbgrams. 

As lA her btheV stintii,' Miss Wicker 
plays 'ball with' mamma, - teacher and 
uplift geherally. : It's gentle, and ifs 
cultural.^ Story of the bhth of tbe 
Christ , was imfurled with- gulet nhd 
simplicity, songs being ihliitspersed 
at intervals. 'Operettas/ etc., that 
will fill' future stanzas ai« to .D* lup- 
plied with a merchandising twist 
Copies of the script Will b*. offered 
to schoolsy institutiOhs and brphaa 
asylums for home production and 
use. 

Miss Wicker caii dO the high- 
minded istuff without getting It too 
lush, and her script and production 
job has smoothness. . Idea of the 
dramatizations, appears to 'have 
merit, and taps a fertile flbld more 
often capitalized by the publishing 
industry than the radio fraternity. 



FoDow^Up Comment 



Fred Nibio, in commenting .On 
Ethel Shephard,. pop singer-dancer, 
on WiPA's Professional Paradie over 
the NBC red, said that <sh«e would 
go out v/ith one of the first P,P. 
units sent to the Pacific Coast.- Miss 
Shiephard, introduced as a. member 
of the third generation of a theat- 
rical family, zinged 'Organ Grinder's 
Swing' and then spanked bveir a tap. 
She and some of the other per- 
fofmie'-s On last week's inarch re- 
ceived a strong rhitting from a large 
.and palm-cracking studio wd. 

Two of the artists oh program 
were tabbed as from 'name' or 



chescras: A talking violinist Who 
had worked ; with Abe Lyman and 
a^ singer trf^Geoig^p^scmJi^^^^ 
nouncer Alan Kent dialogued v/itn 
the fiddler. 1 

! LINCbLN CAtHEDitAL CHOIR 



EDGAR BERGEN 
Ventrlloq0ist . 
ROYAL GELATIN 
Thursday, 8 p. m. 
WEAF, New Yorij 

(J. Walter TfiOTrtpsort) 

Sitahdard in vaudeville and now 
doing his stuff in night dubs, Edgar 
Bergen makes- the. jump into radio 
with nonchalant ease. He talks to 
himself and the replies niake for 
amusing entertainment His dUmtny 
bears: the name of Charley Mc- 
Carthy and is a saucy little fellow, 
Humor is situational and character- 
bred, rather than gaggy. 

Style and delivery are naitural 
and ingratiating. Bergen and the 
dummy discuss various matteiv in 
joshing idiom with .vOcal manner- 
isms . thrown in. It represents the 
culmination of, years of theatre- 
trained work. An artiste---in the old 

Larid, 




definite opinions of the mariner in r Yoirir 



which wbmen should dreiss, ahd de-: 
livered them with frankness. 

Interviewed by Charles,Xe Maire. 
^impreasbd r. one would fit well into 
progrsim slanted at women of the 
•upper hnlf in the metrppoUtan area. 
But are there ahy? ; 



Emerson' . Gill's swell „ dansapntion 
trbm the William PeOn hotel; Pitts- 
burgh, via WCAE and a WOR- 
Mutuar hi?ivUO, rates the wide feihe: - 
ization It's of the modern style of . • 
terp : mu.siC, colOrful, tuneful yat i 
sprightly f->r the hoof.. He has a nici 
vocal team also in Marilyn Manhi. 
Johnny Blake and .Jack Bliss. 

Kleenex seriaV 'Story Of Mary 
Marlin.' packed the Christmas " iu- 
stalimerit. thick with hqke sentimen- 
tality. Goes aftei* hfeart-tiig like a 
steam shovel . opening . a path thr ou«jh 
a marsh. And dripping obze at the 
seams in the ^^ame way. . ' Diabetes 
sweetness ahd neon light: 

Lynh Hammend spoke for .the 
newsreel-cameramen bh the Royal 
Gelatin hour. For a subject as' po- 
tentially interesting it seemed nther 
routine scrint • That , may not have 
been his. fault Delivery okay. 



^1 



EDWIN BURKE 
^eBankinff the News' 

liumentator 
15 Mfiis^ 
D»IIv.. 8 p.m., 
WWAE, Hammphil, Ihd. . 

. Here's ah '. intimately styled hews 
cbmmentatioh which should have a 
following. Done in the easy flowing 
style of Edwin Burke, who is pretty 
Jirell known around Chicago as an 
emcee, it packs plenty of. punch by 
going behmd the neWs for htunan 
interest and humor. ..Biirke seems 
plenty familiar with the stuff he's 
talking about, and does it in the 
friendly way Which will make the 
folks think they know him. 



'DICKENS' CHRISTMAS CAROL' 
Wtth Rick Keljiertt ork, Radian 
Singers, Ruth Fraser; .George Dbrn, 
. Genevieve Atwobd, Joe Gentile. 
60 Mins. 

PHILCO OF MICHIGAN 
Tuesday. Dec^ 22 
CKLW. Detroit 

Biggest production in CKLW's his- 
tory proved 60 minutes of soc^ en- 
tertainment* and Climaxed one. of 
the most concerted pre-3{^as drives 
ever made here by a single client, 
Philco of Michigan. Previously Phil- 
co had used two miisical .ifrograms 
and all available announcements. 

Produced by Art Sutton, newly;- 
acquired Droduction manager at sta- 
tion, the modernized version of 
Dickens' Christmas Carol used 05 
persons. incliidihg Rick Roberts' ork, 
a chorjiis, dramatic group, and the 
Radian Singers, Ruth Fraser, violin- 
ist; George DOm, tenor; and Gene- 
yieve Atwood; contralto. The entire 
show flowed ishioothly .and -dramatic 
scenes were. noteworthyV 
• Commercial spiel, harmoniOUs 
with season and .program. ' Was 
Choice. Pete. 



Lincoln Cathedral Choir out of 
Lincoln, Neb., and stocked mostly 
with chanting . students from the Uni-. 
vCrsity of Nebraska, treks over the 
:couhtry / arinually,' presentingv its 
melodious hymnal fare in ' high 
^schools, auditoriums and hoslelries. 
Gurrerit mid-semester holiday has 
them registered at the Waldbrf-A^- 
toria and down fpr mass . choral sing- 
ing in the swank Park Avenue ter- 
race Ori Xmas and New Year's Day. 
Most Of the Jaunt negotiated. Oh a 
banyhobed stunt iie-up is on the cuff. 

Air performance Tuesday aftier- 
nooh : (29) was ^eir major ether 
blast. No soloist to speak of, though 
now and then, a voca'jst does rise 
above . the flock. ; 'Twenty-thurd 
Psalm' ah appropriate closer .for 
their stmt Group sings okay and 
also plugs the Nebraska homeland m 
a vein not usually associated with 
the wheat belt Suitable fpr_ guest 



appearances. 



Bral. 



Canada -put on a dominion-wide 
Christmas shindig which NBC took 
on exchrnge. It exposed to the con- 
sideration of Americans in the broad- 
cast trade some of the difficulties 
that. the. radio administration up 
north must 'conciliate. -Notable 
throughout that nt stated intervals 
NBC . remembered to. break into 
French announcements and items of 
sectional apneal to Quebec, ete. Con- 
flicting customs of the French and 
hbn-French also evident . - French 
kids for example do not get their 
gifts Christmas day>, but on New. 
year's.: • ' . ' ■ ■ 

Skimping about the dominion, the 
Canadian show brbught in Dr. Dafoe 
with a .load of stuff about the 
Dionnes, -visited a family named Ott 
in Montreal,: had a musical chair, 
game played simultaneously- in Ot- 
tawa and Windsbr between grbups 
of kids, did another two-way . stunt 
in a Winnipeg-Montreal; joint hymn 
sing, went aboard the cable ship 
Lord Kelvin tied up at Halifax, and, 
then hopped overland tb Edmonton, 
Alberta, wherfe kids were whooping 
it up on a .sled ride. 



Stoopha^Ie' and .Budd, In their 
weekly take-off on fadis and foible.^ 
of. the airwaves or current trends, 
jOshed the apartment visiting habits 
of the Vox Pop ladis. Gasf/mp. de- 
pended too much on sound effects 
aihd the idea ' that ,all . of the. so- 
called apartment house . interviewers 
might visH the same apartment on 
the identical night and hour. Burr 
lesgue was not sufficiently de-yeloped. 



HARRY KOGEN ORCHESTRA 
With Charles Scars 

15 Mins. 

JEL-SERt (Maple Mix) 
Ssttirday, 11:15 ajni. 
WJZ/ New York' 

tlt<>ger8 A SmUhy 

Maker of -flavoring extracts is try- 
ing a Saturday morning whirl oh the 
NBC . blue. For .that purpose, there's 
an . NBC house group under Harry 
Kogen and an NBC house tenor, 
Charles Sears. It's the. olde^ of 
radio's entertainment formulas— 
tenor and^orchestrii. 

And the rest Of tlie program ad- 
heres to the traditions of ^^yesteryeair. 
First a musical number.: Then an 
announcement .More musici MOre 
blurbs. Listener scarcely has a 
chance to decide if Kogeh is a can- 
didate for fan enthusiasm or Sears 
a tenor to be remembered. Actually 
what the . sponsor wants, the listeners 
to remembei^ is to write . in— rthere'S 
a contest with $100 prize, and not tO' 
let. it slide with a: mere contest 
there's also a giveaway — ^ send a 
snapshot and get a free enlargement. 

Obviously' the: gimmicks are the 
important -part Of the program* 
Maple: Mix is the beneficiary of the 
plugs. Only a housewife would un- 
derstand the Uses and the appeal Of 
Maple Mix. 

Programs such as this are not .to 
be judged by the ordinary canons 
of showmanship. It's as. close;.. to 
straight and sheer advertising as i a 
day-time merchandising putfit dares 
to'Venture. Talent is okay, but little 
more than mere interruption to the 
advertising. Land, 



NATALIE DE SUAREZ 
Soprano 



Gordon Baking ha^ again renewed j ROYAL. GELATIN 
fpr the 'Lone Ranger' prpgram, i ^lursday, 8 p 

which originates on WXYZ, Detroit 
pn the Mutual web, 

New corttraict run tp Sept. 24, 1&37. 
Thrbugji^ this ,Sehl agericy, Chicago. 



(Gar St. 
tip new offices. 



WEAF,, New York 

j .„ ■ - (J. :Walter [Thompson): 

' Singer of classical training and 
- traditiPh gives out in Spanish. Voice 
i ' .full-bodied ?nd pleasant Pn the 
■car. . 

, Lady is privatiely- wife, of 
' Cuban consulrgeneral. Land...: 



'CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE' 

With Charles Mar Un 
ItMins. 

PHlLLiP MORRIS 
Tuesday, 8 p. m. 
WEAF, New York 

iBiditl 

"jniis stunt is intended for a per- 
manent spot in the new Phillip Mor- 
ris session soon to start for Columbia. 
Meanwhile it got a preview on the 
same sponsor's NBC period: Sounded 
like it would steam, up a respectable 
amount of public ehgrossmeht, 

Briefly, it's a true-life rercnact- 
inent of cases of persons wrongly 
convicted of ai crime on circumstan-; 
tial evidence. Case of John A. John- 
son was dramatized. He spent IQi 
years in the jug for murder, only, to 
be ; libera tedj It was' a gobd story 
and wbrth telling.: Buti like somie of 
the stuff baised on fact,, it left unsatr 
isfactory loose ehds^like a front 
page yat-n that'gbts forgotten after 
numerous legal postponements, and 
the readers never .do learn what hap- 
pened. Explaining, that the real 
murderer, although indicted was 
never convicted, but not explaining 
how this .could pr did happen-espe- 
cially when the guilty gent framed 
the . innocent One and stbpd. by for .10 
years— makes the listener feet him- 
self and justice cheated. 

Jn this case a distur ing miscarr 
riage of justice Occurred. At . least 
four persbhs kh'ew., the true facts. 
First, the ho-accpiint whb killed his 
daughter. Second,' the mother. Third, 
a Negro who tbs$ed the body into a 
pond.' 'Fourth, a neighbor .who -stum- 
bled oh the truths She at last told 
the truth- But again nothing is told 
about what happened to her.- - As ah 
accessory after the fact and. a cow-: 
ardiy p?irtnei' to a particularly nasty^' 
plot, this neighbor /dame was 'the 
most despicable creature in. the 
gatiierihg. 

But on the. stunt's behalf it is ob- 
vious that the; ability of playlets run- 
ning 10 ) minutes., or ;. less to create 
strong partisanship in- listener^, is 
probably all that counits. Still a thoi:- 
oughly satisfying; ail-details-eK- 
plained policy would seem the. best^ 
and a constructive suggestion. 
. Johnson himself was. on program ' 
for a 'how do' you db— -merry Christ- 
mas to all.' That for authenticity. 
PIuie; for New York Central isounded 
like the trip from Wisconsin was 
promoted! by the agency on the 
cuff. , 

Charles Martin of the Milton fiiow 
agency isMaddy bf this idea. It will 
take research. But it's a slick slaint. 
One, however, that may be piriaited; 
radio advertising being the nice, re- 
fined business.that it is. 

Meanwhile, the Leo. Reisman pro- 
gram, oil which this one isent .up ita 
triid ballponi remains a snappy ex- 
ample- of music in the best modern 
idiom. Fbiif: Eton Boys ahd Phil 
Duey vary the musical continuity 
with nice throat work. Land. : 



GORDON SiZEMORE & LITTLE 

BE'TTY ' 
Rlilbiliy 
15 Mins. 

HEALTH LABORATOiRIES, 
Dally; 7 a.m; CT. 
WHAS. Louisville 

There's a niarked similarity be- 
tween this hillbilly .turn, and th« 
better known team of Asher Size- 
mOre and Little Jinunie. Gordon 
SizemOre is Asher's brother, ahd his 
air turn with his little three-year- 
old daughter. Little Betty, varies but 
little, from that: put oh sbme time' 
ago over this station, and currently 
airing over WSM, Nashville. ' 

Gordon Sizeimore's guitar playing 
and singing of the hillbilly tunes 
impressed as being on a par with 
his brother's. But his child partner 
is plenty young; three years pnly, 
and a mere fledgling compared ..to 
the now eigW-^year-old Jimmle. 

Pair come ori the ether duetihg 
'Take Me Back to the Smoky Moun- 
tain,' with', the tiny femme accom- 
panying .her dad in a quavering 
Voice. They folloWvthe. usual routirie 
of 'billy songs ana duets, and an- 
hohncer cuts in midway for a 
lengthy plug for. Acidine, lasting, 
about, three minutes. During the 
long dissertation,: dad plays the 
guitar while the tot sings the thChie 
tune. At airing caught, moppet had 
repeated 'Smbky Mountain' five 
times biefore annotincer Concluded 
(Continued oh page 54) 



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STARTING JAN. 5TH, i937 



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SCH U LTZ- FANCHON & M ARCQ AGENCY 



Wednesday, Deceiriber 30, 1936 



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VARIETY 



37 



Here and There 



N«rBian MaieKay; ot WQAM; is 
iew president orMiami Ad Clul). 

Beverly iiattasm ducked the Chi 
jjBC continuity department for a 
-writing job with Warner Brothers 
ell the Coast 

Pete Wassier, : of the Furgason & 
Astoh New York brahqh, back to his 
home town, Cleveland, for the. holi- 
days. . 

Willie Morrils yacatiohi iii- Mex- 
ico» lApM) over Xmas. 

WGT, Schenectadyi. aired Jack 
Pei!rl^<J Clill Hall and Bugs Baer 
up ftrqm New York to entertain 
1,006 carrier boys of Hearst's Al- 
bany Times Union at z Christmas 
party iii bjiUrbom of the Ten Eyck 
hotil. Mayor John Boyd Thacher 
pf Albany also broadcast. 

Den MeMlllaiii spqr's columnist 
of the Hegina Daily goes to 

CKCK as sport aiinouiicer and coii'^ 
tinuity Writer. 

Tom Foley, s<iril>c from tHe New 
York Heriald-Tribune ahd American, 
jbiha N. W. Ayer'9 publicity depart- 
ment. Will do radio blurbiiig, con- 
centrating on the Pord account 

WHQ» Pes Moines^ partied all em- 
ployes following Iowa Barn Dance 
l^olic at the: Shri auditioriuilri 
Dec. 26. 



to 3 p. m. across the . boardi illy 
Arts' unit will furnish the incidental 
music, 

Helen Oviatt Griffin, of 'Social 
Secretary* program over WHAM; 
Rochester, to Havana for the holi- 
days. iShe recorded three programs 
in advance with: guest speiakers- 



Tom Gr{iersoii, ilKp Palace qrgah- 
tet began his ninth year of broad- 
casting over WHAM, Rochester, 
Christmas eve, playing his 4,000th 
radio organ program. ; The original 
program was anhbunced" by Prank 
Kelly,:, now commercial manager of 
'WHAM,/who stepped in on the. an 
nlversary. 

'Myrt and MargeV. replaces 'Goose 
. Crjeek Parson' foir Siipeirsuds- (Ben 
ton & Boy^les) oh CBS starting Jan. 
4. Jf Will be on a Mondjay tiJ Friday, 
•btclusive, balsis, with tbe timie 2:45 




CERTIFIED 
SUCCESS StORY 



NO. 2f 



Strai|ht Talk Sells 
B&L Shares... 

Lots of 4;hings are easier, to sejl 
than Building & Loan shares! 

Significant therefore are the 
results secured by 'Witt. Rei 
hardt from his weekly quarter 
hour program. Says Mr. Rein- 
hardt: "My yery Hht broad- 
cast brought inor^ thaii 100 
personal calls. Mail became 
heavier each week— phone calls 
more riumeripuSi / likf action 
•ni \riPgwes:nie plenty!'^ 



IN llMORC, It's 



In ATLANTA 
WGST 



6,000 Watts bay 
1,000 Watts Nite 
CBS— 890 Ko. 

«. KATZ SrKCIAl. ADVEBTIi^IKO 



Hal ioek, 

quintet of scri 
yeair in Chicago. 

isugene Kats, 

Special Agency radi 
up With a cold. 



Guest List 



Baker's 
New 



Katz 
, laid 



Pdwel Crosley, skedded to 

spiel ^ the ether when Mutual 
jmd poh 3Lee hook up., 



Elizabeth Ann Vannenian new- 
est addition to staff of WIP, Philly! 



Ben Gimb^l, prez of WIP, Phiily, 
was this week appointed chairman 
of the radio committee of the Con- 
ference Between Jews ' and : Chr jsr 
tians,. 



Shep Fields ork will ether nightly 
over: WFII., Philadelphia, and NBC 
blue from ' Arcadia restaurant for 
four weeks. 




Charles Haiiser, formerly an- 
nouncer, now publicity director of 
WATH, Waterbury, Conn. Stuart 
Wayne Haaser's- announcing shoes; 



John ; irolli; new cbnductbr of 
the Phiiharmonic Symphoiiy Or 
chestra, delivers his initial radio ad 
dress Dec, 30 over WQXR, New 
York, at 6:30 p.m. 



Jack Nedell of WGBI, Scranton; 
on extended visit to Manhattan with 
Mrs. Nedell, sister of billiardist 
Willie Hoppe. 



Nieholas Pagliara has been named 
program dirfector of WCHS, Charles- 
ton, W. Va;, and WBLKv Clarksburg, 
Latter outlet is now under construe 
tion. Pagliara 's a uthority will also 
extend oyer WPAR, Parkersl^urg, 
Avhen and if t^e Federal Communi 
cation Commission approve the 
transfei: of :thait station's license to 
the Owners of WCHS. 



. : Marvin Tounc: upped from stafi'. 
job to NBC production manager in 
Holly wood. . 



Eyerard Meaide now aiding Tom 
Harrington on the Jack Benny show 
and turning; over the Hollywood 
piiblici^ job to Bill Stuart of the 
Young & icam home office. 



. Paul Kesten, Columbia vice prez, 
in. Hollywood talking over plans for 
the hew CBS plant. 



Clinton Twfsa spieling the com 
.mercials for Ben Berhie during his 
Hollywood emanation. 



Bene IVililains seconding Leon 
Leonard! as KFWB (Hollywood) 
music director. 



Ben MeGlashan, owner KGFJ (Los 
Angeles) succeeded 0\yens Dresden 
as president of Southern California 
Broadcasters Ass'ii. 



Martha Deane, WOR (New York) 
commentator, passing the hdUdays 
in Hollywood. 



elen Trey , and films is 

recuperatiiig from a' minor bperia- 
tidh at Peralta ■ hospital, Oakland 
(Cal). 



AMERICAN CAN 

(Tu. O^WJZ) 
Jan. 5--Bert Wheeler, , Ella Logan. 
Jan. 12— Gregory Ratoff. 
Jan. 19^Anna Sten. 

(Th. 8— WABC) 
Dec. Sl-rJoe. Williams, Smith and 
Dale. 

AXTON-FISHER 
(Spuds) 
8— WJZ) 
' 2-f-Mischa Levitski. 
CADILLAC : 
(Th; 4r-WEAF) 
31t— Maybelle, liilannirig. 

CAMPBELL 

(Fri.9— WABC) 
Jan. 1— Claire Trevor, Isobel 
Jewell, Michael Whalen. 

Jan. sU-De anna Durbi , Alice 
Brady, innie Barnes, Chas. Wi - 
liinger. 

Jan. 15 — Carole. Lombard,; red 
MaicMurray..., 
Jan^ 22r^yiptor, McLaglen. 
PntEStONE 
(Moil. 8:30— WEAF) 
4— Lauritz Melchior. 

(Su. 9— WABC). 

3r--Liiy Pons. ; 
lOr^Betty Jayries. 

GENERAL MOTORS 

<Su. lO^WEAF) 
Jan. 3-^Paul Whiteman,; Ray Mid- 
dleton, Caspar Reairdon. 
, -1.0— Graice.Mbofe. 

'HEINZ 

(M-W-F. 11. a.m.^WABC) ■ 
Jan. 3-5-7r-iLulu Vollmer; Grett'a 
Palmer, Prof. W/L, Phelps, ' ia 
Hammil, . Christopher Rule. 

KRAFT 

(TH: 10— WEAFt 
Deic. 31— Pat O'Brien, Art tatuin. 
7— Greta Stueckgold^ 
:14r;^uiomar Novaes.. 
21— Ro.se. Baiiipton. 
KOLTNOS 
(Tu. 8— WABC) 
Jan. 5— Not booked. 

LOCAL DEPrr STORE 
(Th. 9 a.m.— WOR) 
Dec. 31— Don Bestor, Frances 
Maddux. 

LUX 

(Moh. fr~WABC) 
Jan, 4^Spencer Tracy, inia 
Bruce, Frances Farmer. , 
NATHL. DAlitT 
(Sat. a—WEAF} 
2 — John McCormack. 
NASH 
(Sat. 1^— WABC) 
; :2— ^Lotte Lehmaim. ; 
'9— Josephine Antoine.. 
ROYAL GELATINE 
(Th. 8— WEAF) 
Dec. 31— Beatrice Lillie. 

KCA 
(SiL 2— WJZ) 
Jan. 3— Ania Dorfman, Mirsha, 
Fats Waller, Doc Rockwell, Ezia 
Pinza. 

RADIO GUIDE 

(Fn. lO—WJZ) 
Jah; 1— llichard Hiniber, ildc- 
garde, ith Dick. 

R. J. REYNOLDS 
(Tu. 9:30— WABC) 
Jan. 5— Yale IJfhiv., Judy Garland, 
John Boles, George, Jessel. 

SHELL 
(Sat. 9:30-WEAF) 
Jan. 2— R iid y Vallee, Guy Lom- 
bardb, PauV Whiteman> Fred Waring, 
Vincent Lopez, Ferde Grofe', Ozzie 
Nelson, Eddie Diichin, B. A. Rolfe, 
Harry Sosnick, Benny Goodman, 
Admir. R. P. Hobson, 4 Horsemen, 
Vass Children, Bill Robinson. 
SHERWIN-WILLIAMS 
(Su, S—WEAF) 
3-K5eorge Brittoh, Lucia 
Graeser, Jean Dickson. 

STUDEBAKER 
(Af. 9:30^WEAF) 
4— Not booked. 



Radio Scripts Hit New Lows 
In ChicagQ, Seven for 
It's Strictly From Hun^ 




icago radio keep 
stepping ' on their own fingers, and 
then Cry because it hurts. Then they 
step oh them again and .yreep . even ' 
more tragically; Plenty of tears are , 
being shed at : the decreasing sums 
offered them for their creative work. ! 
It seems most of the Script jobs, go | 



to the few with conniections and 
reputations, leaving: .only bddis and 
ends fo|r tilts big inajority, and their 
plight has iieen. siich' that they've not 
only be^n willing to accept- any pirice 
for. ' their stuff, but they've entered i 
into cut-throat cpmpetitioh among , 
themselves, until it's, not unusuar to 
hear about liS-rhinute spasms paying 
their creators as littlje as $5 or ^$10 
an episode. 

Up until this season, the .scrlpters 
had thd Irend Rich, and the two 
Campaha shows ( irst, Nightei? and 
Grand Hotel) to bring them.: a little 
dxtra nnoney, all three paying well. 
This yeir, however, Irene Rich has 
been assigned to one writer, and 
Campana tried to assign all their 
authprihg to a selected few. Al-^ 
though this latter is not working 
any too well, it still leaves free 
lancers pretty ihUch out in the cold. 
About all there is left to fall back 
on for the extras is one WGN half 



hour (Behind the Camera Lines) 
which pays off at $25 per. 

Seven Scripts for $25 
During the. piast week, one. writer 
turned down <an bffei* of $^ to do 
seven scripts a wee.k, . and saw it- ac-,. 
cepted ' by another writer the neict: 
day Same Writer ' was offered . $40 
for doing three dramatized news ; 
scripts per week, and grabbed it iin-^ 
mediiately, because it; was nior^ than 
averag0; "These two ,\vill probably be 
among the loudest wailers when 
their assignments are done. Agencies: , 
figure if a writer will yvbrk. at $25' 
or $40 a week on one ishow, they'll 
take less after the job fades. And/ 
they will, for in ChiciagOv writers bid 
against , each other for jobs, ; instead' 
of the agencies bidding aEiainsit each 
other for writers; 

; Another complaint Chicago script- 
ers are offering is that most of their- 
brethren'^are putting bn a: sustaininif 
show either gratis, or tbrQwing it 
for if the station will 

them. little for doing' - com- 
nierpial.. 

" Admitting that many of their 
grievances are their own fault. Chi- 
cago writers are -talking of st^rti 
an association to protect themselves 
from each othier. 



EastoA C. WooUey of WWJ. De- 
trbit, is currently, in Manhattan, 



.Douglas Beaitie; concert, opera and 
radio basso, and Grace Adams East* 
cometist, set for guest appearance 
on Meredith Willson's coast-to-coaster 
Wednesday (30) oyer the NBC-iBluiB 
web from Sah Francisco. 



Plckrop from Chinatown telephonie 
excihange in $aiT( Francis- ■> will be 
part, of KPRjp's contributibn to thie 
Don l^ee network salute to Mutual 
Wednesday (30). 

Tiiro-honr .program, will , be ai'red 
tonight (29) over NBC's Caliiorriia 
Stations tb celebrate the addition of. 
the four MciClatchy stations to the 
netWorki Show originates in San 
J'ranciscb, Hollywood, Piasaderia, 
KFBK, Sacramento, and KMJ, Fres- 
no. A -half-hour program from 
KFBK and KMJ ill be released 
over a .nati .Uie network. 



meiit at KPRC, Ssin Franciisco, has 
joined the CBS traific staff riscbi 
Which Cormack now heads.. 



Franclseb radio scribes were 
guests of NBC at a Christmas party ; 
at network headquarters last Thur&r 
day (24). Sevbral sponsors, incTud- 
ing Best Foods, Cardinet, Langen- 
dprf. Wesson Oili Duart, 

cohtri 



, Connie Blake, . former assistant to 
Alan. Cormack in the traff ic depart- 



kay jewelry of Oakland, (ial-. mill- 
ing sieries of Weekly shows for KPO, 
i Sah Fra n6iScb,' arid KFI; Los An geles, 
" ', starting late in January, ; replace 
i.its 'Kay Mati ,' which concluded 
Dec, 27 on KPO only. Sidney Gar- 
■; finkel agency services thje account. 

Ren Krafi Joins NEC 

Ren Kraft joins the NBC. new biz 
. and sales department first of the 
' year in New York. 
I: Kraft currently Is With Collier's. 






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WFEA 
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VARIETY 



R A D I O 



Wednesdajt December 30, 1936, 



Austrian Taxes Blamed (or Depletii^ 

to Insure Programs 





. Viennai bee. • 
Recent, furor i Austria over 'air. 
tegedly poor ether : entertainment is 
big(ng attriljuted by bepiiiy % Hi . - 
aWinl to overtaxation of the radio 
• qorporatioh, Rinaldi i has been the 

- ; to talk freely pnjthe matter, al-; 

J-^ :auciihg to it la his . budget, speech in 
tlie cultural chiamber" of - the Guild 
liou^e of Parliament. At that; holv- 
, (ever» RinaW^^ speech evidently 
had government scrutiny, for he is 
an appointee, and the government 
. censorshi iS: the : inevitable rule in 

4iiuHUch .cases. 
' iJeputy has asked that the taxes be 
cut. An additional tax of $2()0,000 
^.vj^^s recently placed . the , radio 
: corporation, : and subiseqUently- li^ht 
TOUsic bas been cho^tped but d»inng 
hours, ' ile othei: fare has ^llen 
joff in fcali . ; A hew 500 k,>y. send- 
iiig; station with short waves bf 120 
kw and 50 kw is planned, but lack of 

; v; J; y f iinds : has ^ pbstp^ 



Back at Old Stanil 



kaiisas City, Dec.' 
Station WHB has resumed its re 
mote broadcasts from th^ Muehle*- 
iach grill. Station discontinued the 
firings last 7 spriii& because of., .tjie 
coin derrtahds local union jihsisted 
upon. , 

New setup made possible when 
union saidi okay if grill iisfed a local 
corribo to supplement name bands 
piayi the grill. 



FOR 



■;ji5;\:^^!C^ ',":ih^:^iehaif 
(W^^fiapiid /Shave Gteani.:apfi ;;its d^ 
^^bT)y4eri'^ 

f for Tpue; AdventUreVvserie 

.^j; :^diB3, y))iegmhih ?\ Jan; • , ;■ 
■ ' ^gram is vtihi^ shtne, as Gibbons- §yn 
i .-^iiiiitedvcohiinrti ^ tHe.daiJy papers, 
Ovfllp^iwUI consist I)6r 
iy^vtj^tShzar^^ , 'r: ^irarnatizatiphSi. . -.a ia. 
■S-:!^ ''fdanjg'.^^B'ustiers/. '.and- , ..jjarratibn.^ 
'J^iot J» Thursdays, 10 to W:30 p:^.; 
V— TTOC^^pirey by Sears, Hoe- 

5 ^ liueK^;vContrj»ct;;calU loir 5i^, stations, 
J ^^^llieoiigiv pehijciii •& Bowles,. ^:>/ 

% : 'ii(e\i^' edltton;- JJieafee 
•^>^p»er'^'1ij6|^ *nd; 

I Curtis'- C^^jr-'workihg^up 'a 'spot 
^i" ?<4|hedm^ & iJ. Wv Hellwig 

>'^:^. .ajgency^ • , ■^i'^.' .■ .'. 





SPONSORS' AGENCIES 



Lielfhton 3e. Nelsoii usect an addi* 
ticiial half 'hour on WGV (^hristmas 
afternoon for the Wm, VT. Lee & Co. 
(Save-the-Batoy) accbunt, Billy" Bo$e, 
tenor, bn sporisor's breakfast shot 
latter half of the week, anhbuncihg 
ah NBC •fhesauriis program, Agency 
spotted another half hoiUr, a Chrlstr 
ms i NBC '. Thesaiurus; ■ The Family; 
Tree,* itH Ray Knight and George 
Hall's ork for E. V. Stratfon Motor 
Company account. 



; Mar lin Fltt(!- Arioas . , half -hour 
Sunday afternoon - detective story 
draniatizatioAs over- W;GY, Schenec- 
tady, Washed up after playing eight 
of a schedule^' IS-week Jriin. tation 
agreed to \yaiv6 dontfabt, ih view of 
fa,ct an NBC red. network cpnrimer- 
cial was reidy to fill the spot, 4-4:30 
p.m." Frdhkli ' , Inc.", sug- 
gested ;th4t show using the WGY 
PlayersV be kejpt' bn. sustaining until 
. after the ' New Year, Avhen spbnspr 
.would return. WGY, managerneht 
^said^' ^ 



Canada Charts Its Development 

Will Do aitd Wpit't^^^D^^ of Things 

Duriiifif 1^37 



naming the Wafie agency, Chicago, 
with R. Dwyer account exec. Radio 
on the media list. ^ ' -> 



Federal Pharmacal (nasal and pe- 
troleum jelly, mineral oil) has ap- 
■ pbinted the Vox agehcy,- and mulling 

'radi 



-.'vHtHWAT THE-.. 
' -\.191»',.||nN|i4wiif»:^ ,f«rk 




hii accordion 
^ and his orchestra 

'ahtly-:-«i»;- m^ .hptol, new/ 
yoric. bi^oadcattino wbr ~ 
mutual ' network 

' IhLe'rinan beinie 

1019 Itirbitaway; new york 



Washington, Dec. 
National Broadcasti : Cbmpany 
last weiek pointed with" pride to new 
heights reached in big-wig birtjad- 
casts for 1936. : 

More. Federal luminaries used the 
web's , f aciiities during • the campaign 
year aind more speeches werie. dished 
up to patient public than- in ahy 
other i report: disclosed, with 
Goveirnment- pflicials ranging' from 
^he President to miscellaneous les- 
ser-lights dbing. their stuff for thie 
'^ear. old political parties. 

CaWaign necessity boosted I Presi- 
dent Roosevelt's radio appearanpes 
(all cuifo) 60%, NBC, reported, the 
Chibf Ejtec n » 33 brbadcasts in 
the first 10, months of the year, 
RobsfeVelt's ' ^ running - mate, Sfilent 
JaeK"- Ganibf/ delivered si radio 
talk* during the same period— first 
since his intauguratiph in 1933-^sur 

vey^^eVe^d.v^^■■ . -v , 

• Sbr^ ' keep iheit Jobs an-; 

other f PUT years, caused .meihbfers of 
the Cabinet to- crank put ipO brbjad"' 
casts i»i the same period, represent-, 
iiig 'ah incrteaise pf 26.6% pver c4bi- 
net-talks pf . 1935, but Assistant Sec- 
retaries, bf';, the; impprtant Gpvern- 
meht departments slipped 5%, indl- 
ciitiriga that the big hpd9e9 prefered 
to do 'the talking, in the. campaign. 

U. S. Sehatprs, whp hiave shown 
ah iricrea^ini' u^^ take their 
trbubles tb a sympathfetic radio audi- 
eh(t»f ra^ise4 th^ airite .W oyef last 
yeairV^.airihg .175 separate sjpeeches 
frPm Januarjr tb j^pvember, Mem.^ 
l^i:s' of the House of Representatiyeis, 
on the other h)ihd,. appareW^ Were 
top busy taking care pf their bwn 
districts tb, bother with national 
audienipest,' Thpttsh ra^fio listeners 
isurviveii i91\taiks by House tneni- 
bei-s " 1935, . they received aho^t 
t . only radib-break b£ -the iam-; 
paign, with only 173 brbadcasts by 
Repr.esentatives chitteri the air. 
during the camp;aign', 
. According tb th* NBC log, 244 
talks were given by 'miscellahepus 
Federal Officials^' during the 10- 
mohth sessioh,-and Governprs pf thie 
V^ripuis Sta;tes appealed tp the pee- 
pul 108 times through NBC stations. 
I: addition, 10 Ambassadors and '26 
Army and Navy officials used the 
web's micrbphones. 

Nb mention was made in the re- 
port of Gov» iAlf Landon 0< Kansas, 
pr former Gov. Alfred E.' Smith pf 
New :Ybrk. Though, the Republican 
b.r. alibwed for mbre time bn the 
etheifi nb breakdown was available 
kis to whether Republicans or Demp- 
crats ambhg: the Cpngressipnal 
broadcasters had edge on the web's 
facilities^: ,: , . 



Stack-Goble ajgrebcyi .. Chicago, is 
haridling the Swift subsidiary's SUq- 
brite radib and personal' appearance 
campaign. 



Blackett-SattpleTHumhiert agency 
office in Chicago tbissed a Christmias 
party for all employees las^ Thurs- 
day .afterhbohi 



Products (cpnfectibn) 



■ I'bthers (tobacco) jm?- 
count setup how is that Marschalk 
& Pratt handles the radib end; while 
Williams & Bramen, Chicago, han-' 
dies the newspaper end of pomino 
ciggiesv 

. w. Ayer accbunts are switching 

as follows: ' . 

Radio end of National Dairy goes 
tb J. Walter Thpmpspn, while the 
rest go^s to, McKee &r Albright, 
Philly. 



USL Battery ing Ayer, but 

making no new appbintment at the 
jj.resent. 

■ Grant stores has named 

Ayer. 



Jean Paul Kinr will do the selling 
end' for Bentbh A; Bowles* .two new 
Cplgate-Paliholive-Peet shows, 'Myrt 
and Marg' and Jessica Dragonbtte, 





Stuntsr-NopeltieSf Tie'Ups 



Montreal, Dec. 29^ 
roadqasting., Cprpora- 
tibh: has made a set "of New Year's 
resblutions for refurbishing the gbv? 
erhment-cbntrolled ether stuff in the. 
Dominion. 

New policies ihclu : three tp five- 
year engineeri program give 
better/ coverage^ mpfe 'distinctively' 
Canadian prPgrani scheine; greaiier. 
^ecehtralizatioh and flexibility; 
qperation with ; commercial stations; 
ban on religious scraps over the air; 
closer contact, with listehers; longbr 
hpurs pf brpadcasti ; and establish- 
rneht, of advisory qommittees. 
. In line with the more highly pro- 
danadian program policy the CBC 
is readying a topical si^ries on mi 
ing, lumbering, etc.; under the label 
'The Canadian Scene.' Another 
stanza will ' be 'Scarlet and Gold,' 
with true stories of the Royal 
Mounties: A third program, as yet 
nPt set, is tb cover Canadian history." 

CBC fas it how calls Itself pver 
the air, instead Pf using its lengthy 
monnicker i fUllJ curtently oper- 
ates 6 hrs. 30 mj&n(5^ on weekdays and 
8 hrs.' bh Sunday. Wants to - extbh^ 
this run; and arrangements are, 
der- way". ,.\ ' '' 



Lew Gooidkind,. head the.Loird 
,and; 'Thomas radio •. department in- 
Chicagb, has had. the newly orgahized 
commercial flint activities v of • the 
L;&T. Chi Pfflces placied under his 
supervision. ; 





AND 



lACK ARTHUR 



appedring with 

RtrBI KiOFF 




^ oyer 400 stations 

NBC and COLUMBIA 

Managemeni JACK ARTHUR 



is Ex-Majesty's Favorite Dish 

. Vienna. 

Austrian radio corporatiPn un- 
corked a bit Pf shPWmanship in con- 
nection ' with the visit of Edward 
Windsor, ei-British king, . here. 
Ether, boys strung . a remote to the 
•Thiree Hu^rs' restaiirant, Edward's 
favorite eatery, and had Hans Bauer, 
prexy of the union of waiters and 
tbbks, talk on 'art of preparing and 
isei^ing fbbd. ' , .. , 

Broadcast was made as if a king 
was sitting in the dining room. 

< . Mineocraphefl Success Series 
' Seattle. 

Managertibnt of KOMO and KJR, 
in striving to impress upon time 
users and potential- time users the 
value of advertising over their sta- 
tions, is sending oUt « monthly 'suc- 
cess stpry' ph sbme.p^^Pgram pf theirs 
ifaat produced butstandihgv results., 
. Mimepgraphed on regular Jetter- 
head statipnery ttpd labeled 'Success 
Stpry/ the recitatibh concisely fol: 
lows a prescribed fbrm, with , the 
subtitles: Program, sponsor, prod- 
uct, time and station, type of pro- 
gram, conteiits, the success, and con- 
cluding cpmment. Copies sent to 
advertisersik agencies and station s 
national rep. ' . . . j 

Similar listings are. made up and 
Sent out of prbgrams that are pos- 
sibilities or sustairiers. Labeled 
'Program' for Auditibn' and de 
scribed in this form: Program title, 
prograni type, contents, characters, 
suitable Sponsor, riiercharidisirtg 
angle, time, and talent cost. Coti^ 
eludes with, 'Our . salesmen will 
answer, further (iuestions. about this 
prog^ram for you— or arrange an ap- 
pointment for audition.' 

Haiiiited House Wanted 

, Kansas City, 

tation KXBY is rather vague on 
just what probf they demand that a 
house is actually haunted. But they 
are willing to give $50 tb anyone 
whP will prbduce a haunted hpuse. 

Gag is PrPmotibnal stuff to bally,: a 
dramatic strip, 'Tales of the Super- 
hatural,' which will take, to the ir 
over KXBY shortly Station plans, 
if the house is located* to rempte the 
i itial broadcast , from ' the ghost- 
quarters. They will take along a 
contingent of wrestlers frpm a lpcal 
cauliflower emporium as bodyguards. 
Station has gone the full route in 
bally, even tagging strip's author as 
Francois de Roche. No sponsor. 

istribis Own Ducats 

. . . ■ San Firancisco 
ignal Oil, which recently becan 
sponsorship of NBC's Carefree Car- 
nival, will distribute tickets for the 
weekl.y , half-hour programs, at its 
service stations here., effective this 
week. Previously tlUca ts were 
handed out by NBC. . During the 
month of January, the Carnival will 
originate at the "Veterans' . Audito 
rium. a 1,000-Seater in the Civic 
Center, instead of at. the smaller 
Community Playhouse in the. Westr 
em Women's. Club, which accommo- 
dates 640. If large enoligh audiences 
attend the Auditorium brbadcn,<;ts. 
spot may be used bermanentlv. Sic- 
nal plans heavy local buildup for the 
program, with ohfe-sheets placed 
throuEjhoUt the town. 
Carniv^il is being mPved from 7:30 



to 9:00 p.m.,.PST, Fridays, beginning 
Jan. .22. to make way for a new na- 
tionwide Pontiac prpgram. 

Milestpnes Via wax 

Kansas City. 

'Milestbnes Pf 1936' is tag of a two- 
houi* shoW; station . WHB will broad- 
cast New Yeair's day. Entire pro* 
grain' Will be v Selected fronri wafers 
pressed by statipn's labi , 

Library includes transcriptions of 
civic* dedicat,ions,.jspeeches by Rbose- 
velt and other, visiting dignitaries, an 
outstanding . dramatic . series . hieard 
over' the station last spring, , 'Kansas 
City Pioneers,': name guest artists 
appearing on. Staff FrPlic show,- Edr 
Ward's abdication 'speech and/ other 
news events; Highlights pf last fall's 
football games will aliso be aired via 
wax. 



^ KSTP Diioat . Throwaways' 

St. Paul. 

. .KSTP. undertook to stir up listener 
attention; fpr 'True Stbry's Court of 
PuhUc ' RelatiPns' Thursday night 
program . by distributing theatre- 
sized ducats'. Printed .'matter yas 
headed off with'. 'Radio "rheatre' in 
large caps^ with the wordis, 'in Your 
Own Home' right under it. • Con- 
tained on same side of dUcat were* 
'This ticket invites you to tune ,in 
'True Story's Couft of Human Re- 
lations',' and, 'Front Row at YoUr 
Radio Fireside Circle.' 
•' Other side of . the ticket was de- 
voted to a general plug for the sta- 
tion. 



ruen >WajU;h {Recount has shifted 
jto McCanh-Erickson, Cleveland. 




Per. Repr-A RTH U R T. M 1 C H AU O 
1775 BROADWAY, Y. C. 
Mgtr^M.CA.: 



WOR Plays the Gracious Role 

Newark. 

Darkening of Newark Moiiday, 
(28) as the result of a flire in the 
city's power plant found WHBI "un- 
able to go bn the air at. the licensed 
starting, hour, 8 p. m. WOR, which 
gets its power through Carteret, 
N. J., put on several courtesy an- 
noiincements in WHBI's behalf and 
also offered its emergency services 
to the Newark police department 
and. "the Jersey State Police. 



CARL 

FREED 

And His HAttMONICA LADS 

WLW, CINCINNATI 

5 Shows Weekly Also Doubling 
at the 

LOOK OUT HOUSE 

IGHTLY 



O. J J. 



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Presontod by Ivory Soap 99 



LISTEN "^^'^^ ^^'^Y 

NBC Blue Network, lyion. to Fri. • EJ 

|M NBC Red Network, Mon. to Fri. 3: -Ei 
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Dir.. lir/ACKMAN AnVKRTISING. INC. ^ . . 

MCT., ED WOLF— RKO BLDG., NEW YOPK CITY 



R A • I O 



VARIEIV 




ion on WIRE 




Piiiliain 



Okay on Deal After Sellers 
RetM>r|ed Lukewarm 



Wsshingtoii,. 
Speedy approyiil without the - 
tomary public, hearing was last week 
voted bii ihe sale of WIRE, India n- 
to Eugene J»ulliam, Indiana 
newspaper publisher. Okay came 
through less than two weeks before 
Fulliam's option. t6 buy for $300,000 
expired', 

PrdlTiihent p ex s o n a g e s in the 
Democratic party went to biait tor 
Fullianir fellow Deimocrat.- Fast 
windup contrasted sharply with 
weeks of stalling by both the F.C C. 
and the sellers or -thd propevty; 
Hints vf^re heard that lattier had 
changed their opi * dcr 
irability of isiellihg. 

Because of delay loy the owners in 
filing heqessary supplemental papers. 

roadcast divisionites waited several 
weeks before deciding to have an 
examiner weigh the plroposition. 
eornmissioner Norman S. Case disr 
sented from the rciversal action ias a 
matter of policy. 

Del^y Meant Denial .. 

Reconsideration which highballed 



CHERNIAV/KV 



resenterf by 




1847 
ROGERS BROS. 



Every 

CbiiVST-TO- COAST 
fted Network NBC 







in "Town Hall tonight" 

H EP ATIC A • I P AN A: ' 



Ir;t W.ALTER 





And - His ORCHESTRA 
Hotel Ambassjador, New York 



S. KUSHNER 

Presentsi 





iEON 




And His ORCHESTRA 



the sale to completion ostensibly was 
based pn Pulliam's petition Contend- 
ing no useful purpose would be 
/served by taking :time for a hearing. 
The Indiana pubiisher argiied that 
by sending the application to an ejc- 
aminer ^o much. time, would be cion- 
sunied that the ivision could not 
act before his option died. Corise- 
quehtly, he insisted, to hold a hear- 
ing was. tantamount Jo denyi the 
transfer plea. 

Friends of PuUiam «onteni po- 
litical tactics .; were- necessary to 
.overcome filibustering assertedly 
employed by lukewarm WIRE; Pui- 
liam version, is that, after initialinc? 
the contract, Indianapbli^ roadcast- 
ing Co. execs lost heart; 



EiiiDhasize Elegance of 

Santa BaHiara fi^^ 
In New Station Bid 



Washington; 29. 
roadcastirig dpsires of TKoriias M. 
Stbrke, wealthy .DeMgtratic pdliti 
cian and close personal fri(?nd of Seri^r 
ator McAddo, were furthered . last 
week when Federal Cominunicatioris 
Commission Exami George H. 
Hill ■turned in a favorable tisport, bn 
Storke's application fpr'-a; 5Q0-watter 
for Slanta Barbara, Calif.^ Stbrke, 
publisher of,' fotir cbrtsolidated "daily, 
liewspapeirs, apiplied for his cqn^truc- 
tibh permit' under the ^name ' of his 
News-Press P'ublishirtg: . Go. Assign- 
ment requested was for the 1220 kilo- 
cycle frequency with 500 wat 
limited. 

Located in one of the so-called 
garden spots of California, Santa 
Barbara's .chief interests appear to' 
be of the swankier variety; . Exami 
iher ill's report showed 'community 
ihtierestr: centered" about 'champibn- 
ship- swimming meets, p.olo .matches, 
yachti raceSj dog ishows, tennis 
tournaments, etc./ with Storkie, pi:6m- 
isfing to broadcast , programs in con- 
nection with all such events. Visits 
from prpininent film stars, who en- 
joy their week-ends in ;Calif6rnija's 
NeWpbrt, also would add to the 
josed. statidn's .presti » report de 
clared, since nidtion.; picture notables 
would be willing to go oh the air. 

Fly 'appeared ' ointment, how 
ever, when it was brought oiit that 
newspapers 'carried advertisements 
of certain proprietary medicines, in- 
tQxic^ting liquor and other .•adver- 
tisements which might be. considered 
questionable.' 

The Santa Barbara publisher's as- 
surance that he did not have per-r 
sonal knowledge of the ads in ques- 
tion- and his promise that - no ob- 
jectionable programs would be alr 
Idwed in his broadcasts led to Hill's 
conclusion that the proposed trans- 
initter would be in the public in- 
terest. '" 

No interference would' arise . frdm 
the erection df a iSOO-watt station in 
Santa Barbara, Hill decided, .and the 
publisher, mdredver, proposes^ to 
limit the station to its . 1.2 or 13 
millivolt per meter cbntdur. \Com- 
munify is filled with adf-huiigry' mer^ 
chants which KDB, ' " '/ statip^^ 
cated in tHe town, , is unable to' ta^^ 
care of, Question of Storke's .finan^ 
cial qualifications wais taken dare of 
by a statement of his assets', siet at 
$382,366. 

Stoi'ke ^ waS: representeid * i^^^ , I'ice 
Claggett, while the/Gdmmish 
gaged Tyletr " ''V/'JienV L?w^^ 

rence, Kans-, / was . represented, . by. 
Paul IVI. Segal and George;M,'|^'m^^^ 
Sirtd Horace L. Lphhes ap^ieared, .in 
behalf df KDBi Santa; Barbar?^^; .' 



WHAS Entertaihw HW^^ 

Louisville, > 29. . ■ 
Eugene 'Mihep, violinist .ni6niber 
of Barker Trid, Currently at Ken- 
tucky Hotel night club apd aiirihg 
over WHAS, suffered head and body 
injuries when a car he was driving 
from .Cincinnati ran off Highway 42. 
rHis condition is reported to be seri- 
ous.. Unable to articulate, Mined 
was identified by a card is 
pocket. 

Injured muslci came to this city 
seven months with his wife, 
Mrs. iSetty Mineo, to play violin arid 
guitar with a strolling trio organized 
by Mr. and Mrs.- Arthur Barker. 
Latter arranged to hav« Minep 
moved to an infiirmar; here. 



Lambert Pbarmacal (Listerinei 
toothpaste); renewal of half-hour 
amateur stanzas for 52 weeks over 
KZRM, Manila. Alsp renewal of 
half-hour variety shows over CMW, 
Havana, for 27 weeks. Through Na- 
tiPrial Export agency arid Conquest 
Alliance, 



Listerine Toothpiaste and prophy- 
lactic Toothbrush: renewal of halfr 
hour amateur shows over LR4, 
Buehds Aires, for 26, weeks. Through 
National! Ex:pdrt. 



'Carter's (livei- pills); renewal of 
one-minute, .ahnouriceirients for .six 
months over CMBC, CMQ, CMX, 
CMCD; and CMW, Havana; CMJK, 
Camaguey;. CMBH, Saricti Spiritus 
(Cuba); CMKD, Santiago; PRA3 and 
PRA9, Rid de Janeiro; PRB9 and 
PRF3, Sao Paulo; PRACj Recife; 
PRG2; Porto Alegre. Through Na- 
tional Export. 



.Quaker Oats: new series of quarter 
hour, live-talent adventure stoi^ies 
oyer CMX, Havana; for 54 times. 
Through National xpbft and Con- 
quest Alliance. 



Kolyrios (dental cream): new 'Blue 
Monday Jamboree' comic show, 
i-unnin.? half-hours ith live talent, 
over KZRM, Manila, . 26 times. 

Same sponsor al.so is placing' discs 
over KGMB, , onolulu, and KHBG, 
Hi Id, Hawaii, ' 78 quarter-hour 
spots. Through the Jbhn F. Murray 
agency. 



Hichard Hudnut (perfumes): new 
series of remote dance , band pickups 
frdm cabarets for CMX, Havana. 
Contract calls for one hour daily for 
91 days. Order placed direct virith 
Conquest Alii 



Colgate-Palmoltvc-Peet (dental 
cream): new series of announce- 
ments tp run twice-daily for 'one 
month over KGMB, Hdiiolulu, and 



Australian Court Obys Station 

Descriptions of HiNrse Races 



Nicholas has ruled in favor [ induce illegal betti 



luded to 



of them — publicity to 



ookmakers. 



of station 2UW, ich was 

sued Racing 

and , Recreation Club. -■ 

volved the ri id station to 

broadcast race results 

descriptions without permission 
and against 
oval. 

ing foi: some time the case is 

not yet concluded as it is certain the 
Jockey club will appeal from the 
judgment to the High Court of Aiis- 
trali Club Contends radio' station is 
deriving.- a profit for itself ; while, at 
the same time hurting the busineiss 
of the race tirack. ' 

There are a nuinber of ^^ocial and. 
economic problemis wrapped up in 
the controversy. Justice Nicholas al- 



KHBC, Hilo. 
Bowles. 



, Sapolin: new series of one-miniite 
announcements for CMQ, . Havana, 
and CMKD, Santiago, for six months. 
Through National Export. 

. Zenlte and Forhan's: new series of 
quarter-hour live talent shows fpr, 
HRN, Tegucigalpa (Honduras); for 
26 times. Through the? Gotham 
agency. 



(hygienic preparation): 
new series of one^minute announce- 
ments to run for six months oyer 
YSS, . Salvador. Placed direct through 
Conquest Alliance. 



vitally concerned i . who an- 
nounces results, how, and when. 

Queensland provincial government 
is meanwhile: ' Itroduqi 
make the broadcasting . 
scfiptions illegal. ill aims to stop 
'illegal' betting and went iiito second 
reading' in the Legislative Assembly. 
Premier Forgan Smith stated that 
there was much perplexity over the 
powers covering Commonwealth . arid 
State broadcasting rights. Pointed 
out that a radio station could not be 
used for illegal dissemination of rac- 
ing dope. It is. expected that the 
bill will be passeid. 

Has bectn a radio rule for years 
to cover all race descriptions in 
actual running from the major clubs 
by both A-cIass and Commercial sta- 
tions; Results of races in other States 
are also given out, and on Saturday 
nights the Commercials cover the 
dog racing. Race clubs have claimed 
for some time past that radio results 
has injured their biz considerably. 



Lever Bros.: 26 week cpntract for 
riemoting the new CBS shpw tP 
KGMB, Hpnolului Thrpugh Ruth- 
rauff & Ryan. . 






icagp, Dec. 29. 

Radip men have always claimed tP be the safe-and-sane portion of show 
.business;' they have always pdinted to' vaudeville, picture and theatre 
people as being more than slightly nutty. Only thcf radid section, of the 
business had dignity. But this cdnceptidn bf'raidio people is 'e.ntiriely d)s> 
proved by a' local sui^ey of Christmas doings and gifts. . 

In other branches of show business th6 gifts are solid, upright, standard 
and completely innocuous, such as liquor, cigars, pierfurne for the stenogs. 
Radio people don't send that kind, of present. Here's some of the stuff 
that radio hneri sent put this year: 

Box of celery, but no salt; fruit • cake, but no knife; crock of cheese but 
no crackers; box of miistletoe but no girl; steel etching but no frame; bottles 
of milk, shoes, desk cigarette lighters, desk name stands, book-matches with 
name of recipient imprinted, ash trays with name of donbr in raised let- 
ters, bottle of gin, s'cotch. bobk pf Inspirational verse,' ham, box.of oranges,' 
gross of blood builder proprietary, pencil shatj^ener, talking placard, dec- 
prated Christmas tree for table, calendars of every -shape and size, arid 
about 563 varieties of cards» 

One company made sure their gift would be scrutinized and kept; they 
sent a picture of a nifty nude decorated wjth , a red bow around her 
middle, with the caption: 'Your Christmas Present.' 



New York City 



Federal Reserve statistics . on Xmas buying to the contrary, the 'swag* 
annually sent out by agencies, talent,' stations, etc., the rest of the trade 
this year, didn't pile up as high as it did in less prosperous times. Sdme 
say it was because df the bdnus trend which todk coin away frdm Xmas 
presents. Andther schdpl df thdught mairitains that it's because the radip 
biz is grpwing up and ddesn't feel sd uncertain. , 

Also there were fewer cocktail parties. And those few more dignified. 
John Blair outfit hired the Carpenter suitie in the Waldorf-Astoria, carted 
in a cocktail bar and liveried fluhki , and wished the agency boys a happy 
Yuletjde.-Party Was conducted in the classy niode— a little a la NBC's 10th 
birihday — with the improvement that all speeches (highly impromptu) 
were Ddt required listening. 

therWise.the saleis reps generally accepted the holiday season like, any 
blue Monday. Couple of the bigger ones didn't, eyen bother to mail out 

CC.'-df: 

Only other public party of sizable dimensions was Mutual Broadcasting's, 
tossed on. Monday (28) at the Astor. Sporadic groups of agency pedple, 
station employes, etc.* had private spiirees of their own, but these were 
strictly, social, not seml-biz, affairs. 

Presents parked on the desk.'; of execs, , ., in the east this year were 
a little less liquid than, usual Liqudr isn't the ndvelty apparently that 
it used to be in dry times. Also, after a fe\y gulps the advertising merit 
is'gdrie. Casual checkup of gifts. shpWs the foUow 

WMCA, York: Mdrocco leather, be-zijppered' wallets, adver- 

tising, ' 

WNEW, ' overnight cases. 

KFEL, Denver: crate of celery. 

.John Blair (station reps): leather letter files, with the donor -Using 
himself irisi 
WMAZ, Macpii (Ga.): keyring light. 
WFBR, Baltimore: appointment diary. 
Transamerican: advertising, ashtrays. 
Marshall & Pratt: Scotch', 
From Joe McGillvra: basket pf prariges. 
From KHQ; Spokane: desk calendar. 
From Don Lee: raisiiis. 

From KDYL, Salt Lake GIty: desk lighters. 

From WINS, New. York: cigars. 

From Hearst Itadio: autpmatic phphe-number file. 

From KVI, Tacoma: letter ppener. 

From WSYR, Syracuse: calendar. 

From WIL, St. Louis: ashtray. 




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VARIETY 



MUSI C 



Wediiesday, December 30, 1936 



Disc Reviews 

By Abel Green 



„ ■ Everybody's sWingih* on the wax 
ihiese days, mcluding . the femmes, 
Ella Fiizgeralfl, v/hd normally vocal- 
izes with Chick Webb's: jazzists at 
the Savoy stbmpery in Harlemi now 
has her own aggregation on Decca 
1061, using the Webb team, but un- 
^dw her own billing. It's captioned 
Ila . iPitzirerald and Her ' Savoy 8/ 
\gtving out a 1937 version oJ 'Dark- 
i6^ffn Strutters Ball' coupled with 
itJMty \j;Jast ;A.flfair;* Haven Johnson's 
'OWne out' of 'New" Faces,^ which is a 
lave with the dusky swirig-singers. 
>Organ Grinders Swing' and 'Shme 
i& apbthier couplet, Decca 1062. With 
iWel»b's owh team on Decca 1065, 
- Mis^ Pitzgefald dbes the vbcal inter/. 
' ludes in^^Swiriging on the Reserva-^ 
ytfoh^ (Wayman Carvet') paired with 
^BJue LouV (Edgar Sampson). In all, 
: naturilly, the Fitzgerald vocalizing 
is' to the fore. ' 

>rAnother femnie maestroess is LU 
Armstronf and her sWing, combo on 
^ ifecci iOSfl with 'My Hi^e Ho Man' 
, s^wd 'iDOih^ the S^^ in the 

. accepted. Onyx manner, ; , . 

-Oh this subject of that- West 52d 
striwt niadhouser 'Midnight at* the 
Onyx' bjr: Will Hudson;,as interpreted 
bif .theiHudson--Del4i«ige orchestra on 
BraiiSv(i(?lc .7795; paired with 'If We 



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PU&LICATi UNS, INC. 



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ORGAN GRINDER'S 
SWING 

MR. GHOST GOES 
TO TOWN 



JUST 'RELEASED 

SWINGING FOR 
THE KING 

Wrltien uid Arranged 
By HAYMES 

BLUE LOU 

ArradKod by JOE HATSCES 



rxcLu.sivt; r'JBi.iCA'-:':Ns 




Nevier Meet Again' (Louie Arm- 
strong's tune) captures all the wild 
jazz idioms of the West 52d streiet 
svvinglane. Ditto Hudson-DeLange's 
versions of I'U "Never Tell You I 
Love, You' (Hudson) and 'Remember 
When! ,(H r DeL - Irving Mills), 
smoother , jazzapation ' with- Eddie 
PeLange vocalizing. Brunswick 7785. 

Victor's 35c. adjunct. Bluebird 
6699-6701 features some heated iswing 
by Polly li>awn and. her Dawii Patrol 
—a nifty • biilirig-fwith MisS Dawrt 
also scatting, the vocals 'in betvi^een 
the hot licks on the slip-sUde. dog- 
house, music box, etc. There's 
Frost on the Moon' and 'Better CJet 
Off Your High Horse' is one pair; 
'I Stumbled Over Love' with 'A 
Treat for. the Eyes' on the other. 
Johnny McKeever coUabs vocally oh 
the latter. Miss DaWn and Mc- 
Keever aire normally 6f the George 
Hall team,^ 4ind this is merely that 
combo, under a hew taig. 

Bluebird has another: swingster 
that sends one. in.. Teinpd.. King and 
his Kings of Tempo, sdso a good bind- 
ing with Kid Tempo himself doing 
the Walleresque vpcal-ad libbing. 
Queenlie Ada.. Rubin at-the ivpi:i6s is 
the femme counterpart .of Fjits 
WaUer's*own 'selfTaCcompaniment on 
the rnusic box, but \^;Tempo , King 
gives put the, audible . nonsense in 
engagihg- styles. The. gwing jamming 
itself is in like al fresco, manner. 
j'Hallehijah! "Things Look Rosy Now' 
and 'Heyl Hey!' on: Bluebird 6687: 
:tw6 tunes but of the U.P; Mask and 
Wig show, 'This' . Mad Whirl,' titled 
'An Abple a Day' and 'Something 
Happiened to Me' on No. .6688; and 
•Nero,' ah advanced swihgolPgy by 
Razaf - Denniker - Davis, cpmbined 
with their own conception of 'Pen-, 
hies from HeaVen'. on 6721. 

'Fats Waller himself cuts up on 
Victor 25478 with 'Taint Good' and 
'Hallelujah! .Things Look Rosy Now'; 
and No. 25483, 'A Thoiisand Dreams 
Df >You' and 'Swingin' Them Jingle 
Bells' (John' Hancock) in the Kris 
Kringlie manner as only Santa Waller 
can present it. 

Further notable examples on the 
wax for the Onyx CliiB alumrti: 'The 
Gount,' : Thomas Gordon's stomp, bj 
the late Beimie Moten aihd his Kansas 
City ston)pers (William Basic fea- 
tured at the Steinway) paired with 
'Death: in B Flat,' a slPw drkg fox 
by Frank. Tanner and his Bhythm 
Kings; wpcdl by Thomas Bailey, on 
Bluebird 6719. Tannclr again on 
Bluebird 6690 with 'Sailor Man 
Rhythm,' enough to make a tar jazz- 
seasick. Bailey again ' " vocalizing, 
fjaired with 'The BostPn Tea Party,' 
also like nothing out of the history 
books as Frank Ryerson's contrived 
it .and the . Chicago . Rhythm Kings 
have waxed it. ■ 

Att. Shaw, West 52d street posit- 
grad, cuts up on Brunswick 7794 with 
'.The Same Old Line' and 'You Can 
Tell She Gomes from Dixie,* as also 
on Brun, 7787 with 'Moon Face* and 
'Love and Learn,' two biit of 'Girl 
from Paris* (Heyman-Schwartz)i Peg 
£aCentra vPcalizing. Bunny Beri- 
gan, also heading his own team rtow, 
is further in Brunswick advanced 
swing school with 'Where Are You?* 
and 'That Foolish Feeling,* Art: 
Gentry vocalizing, Brun. 7784. Benny 
Carter's Pirchestra , cuts, a wicked wax 
oh Brun. 7886^ with 'When Day Is 
Done' and Garter's own . 'Big Ben 
Blues.' 

Tommy Dorsey's 'There's Frost on 
the Moon* with 'Keepin' Out of Mis- 
chief Now,' Victor 25482, and 
'Dancing Mood' with "Tea on the 
Terrace,': Victor 25476, and 'May I 
Have the Next Romance with YPii?' 
coupled, with 'Head Over Heels,* both 
out of the Gordon and Revel-GB 
filmusiPal of that, title, are in Dbrsey's 
best stylP. Jack Leonard andiEdythe 
Wright ate his vocal aides, but Dor- 
sey's: own,' brass style is the keyribte 
of all artangiements, 

Benny Goodman Quartet (clarinet, 
'piano, vibraphone and traps ) do 
tricks with two oldies, , 'Tiger Rag' 
arid 'Whispering' on Victor 25481^ 
whiie the full Goodman .team goes 
to town on No. 25486 with ^Smbke 
Dreams' (Freed-Birown oiit of 'After 
the , Thi ;.-MaR').; -pairtsd^ Avi'th . 'Gee! 
•Sut"¥ou're Swell' (Chariie Tobias- 
Abel Baer), Helen Ward vocalizing^ 
arid done in: sweiet-swirigology. v 

Teddy Wilson's 'Perinies frorii 
Heaven' and 'That's Life I Guess' on 
Brunswick 7789 features Jonah Jones 
on the horn,; ainorig others, arid 
Billie Holliday vocally. Jbe Daniels 
and his /liot Shots ' Drumsticks 
features drummer-maestro in 

'Drumrtiet tb Town' (Daniels' 



'Cops Sadden Joy's Gag 

Geprgie Joy, of Santly Bros.- Joy, 
Inc., found the New Yoric pplice de- 
partment cold tb a stunt that he 
wanted to pull in behalf of .'Pennies 
from Heaven,* which tune the firm 
is publishing. Joy's idea was to 
charter a plane to fly over the Times 
Square area and drop si bag of new 
pennies. 

Police based their nix pri: the city 
prdinance, which fotbids dropping 
of anything frphi a planb while in 
.flight over the city. 

Joy tried , all day yesterday to get 
to pplice. Gommissioner Lewis J. 
Valeritirie with a View to getting a- 
more favbrable iriterpretation of the 
city ordinance. The. corrimissiorier 
was not avail«ible; 



MPPA HULLING TAX 
ON RADIO RECORDERS 



Wlntemaa> Tour 
Take in Tei. Gov.'s BaU 



After playing the General Motprs 
concert bri NBC; this Suriday (3); 
Paul Whitenian will go on a tbur 
which win hi'irig im, to: Austi , 
Tex.,: Jan. His engagement in 
that town is the Tekas, governor's: in- 
augural ball,. 

Tour either : way will take in bpth 
dance and cpricert dates, First stop 
out will be Johnson' Gity, N. ., Jan. 
8, for a,:one-rnight dance stand. 



Music . Publishers Prptective -Assp- 
ciation has prepared a license form 
for recorders who jriiake a business 
of taking prpgrams PfC but 
the methbd of assessing roy^ities has 
yet to be Wjtfrked but. Indications 
are siich rePbrdeirs will bie Risked to 
make annual lump suni payments, 
with the ariipurit based . on . the num- 
ber pf recordings they had made the 
previbus yea?. 

Before niaking the licenses avail- 
able, the MPPA propPses to classify 
the. v^iripus groups of off-the-air re- 
cordei;$ and set ain annual, fbr 
each; class. ;The pff-th€|rair stftncil- 
lers will alsp ;be under bbligation tb 
furnish the MPPA with dfetaiiled 
lists pf the coriipositions recorded. 
Allocation of royalties to copyright 
owners will be, .based on this statis- 
:tical iriformatibn. 



Music Notes 



Franz Waxnian will handle thie 
rinusical directibn. , ,bf 'Broadway. 
Melody of 1937, at Metro. He's cur- 
r^entiy scoring, |A^ Day at the Races,' 
the Mar)c Brothers pic. 



pwn composition) .and- , 'Japanese 
Sandman' undei: swing .treatment on 
Decca 1081; Plenty of wicked traps 
WPrk there, iviijis Blue Rhythni 
Band, Lucky Millinder directing, 
click on Goluriibia 3158 with 'Al- 
giers Stomp' (Henry 'Red' Allen, Jr.) 
and 'Mr. Ghost Goes to Town' (Par- 
ish-Mills-Hudsbn) on Gplumbia 3158, 
while Wbody Herman, since stepping 
out bn his pwh frbm the Isham JorieS 
combo, has :a flock Pf modeirated 
swingology on Decca starting with 
No. 1056, 'The (Goose. Hangs High* 
arid 'Wintertiriie Dreams'; No. 1057, 
'I Can't Pretend* with, 'Someone tb 
Gare for Me'; No. 1064, 'Give Me an 
bld-Fashiohed Swin.q' (Joe Bishop- 
Winky Thorp) with 'Now That Sum- 
mer Is Gone' (Seymour Simons): 
and No. 1079,, 'Better Get Off Your 
High Horse' with 'Mr. Ghost Goes tp 
Town.' Herman's band. , versatility 
is' riniariifest' in this octet, ranging 
frbm rhythmic foxtrotology to 
swingPi In all HeiTrian does the 
vocal interludes. 

The' BBC' Dance p^chestra:, maes- 
troed by Henry Hall, is- represented 
on Golumbia 3160 with 'I Heard a 
:Song in a Taxi' and ISupposing'; 
Carroll Gibbons, pianO:'Cbnducting 
His Boy .Friends on Gol. 3161, an- 
other Loridon waxirig, titled ^ tireak 
iri* in a Pair of Shoes' and 'Sugar 
Rose,' the Fats VWaller. tune; done as 
a slow fpx. Bbth are good British 
approximations bf the American 
(Continued Pn page 45) 



Al heath aiid . Buddy La Rbiix 
have- .sbld .their, tune^ 'You're My 
Strongest . Weakness,' to Maurice 
Conri for the Pinky Torilli icture; 
'Sing While YPu're Able.' 



.Chei 'Forrest and Bob/Wright have 
turned in a. ditty, 'Be Careful of My 
Hbart,' to be used ' 'To the Victor' 
at Metro. 



Jack Mills yestbrday ('Tues- 
day) pn a cruise in southern waters 
He will be gone 10 days.' 



Lou Breese will be musical con 
ductor of .the new Gasirio Parisien at 
the:- Hotel: Mbrriison. 



'ADW Band C'la^nP 
f lappo at Testimonial 

DinQer to McCauley 

PhUadelphia, bee. 29. 
The Quakertowri music men hosted 
Eddie McGauIey, long Feist-Robbins* 
rep in . this belt, bh the occasibn of 
his prbihptibn Jan. 1 to the general 
^gies-niaiiageriship of Leo Feist, Inc., 
Shindig \vas sit Frank Palumbo's and 
one , of the stunts was 'all-star'" 
biand cbmprlsirig local musikers, 
which wpund up being riot Pnly the. 
No. 1 v^brld's most terrible combo, 
btit : literally chased spijie the 40: 
to 50 guests. 

Uhc|er . the baton of Jpe Frasetto, 
who -is viollriist-bonductor at the 
Hotel Philadelphian but who merely 
waved- the stick, .the 'band* corii- 
prised Vinceht Travers (whb opened 
last night, at the French Casino, N. 
Y.) at trpmbprie; Charlie Kerr, tuba; 
Howard, Lanin,. drums; Teddy Kel* 
leni, piano; Mickey. Alpprtj nitery 
m.c , at ,^he vibraphone; ]floy Sedley, 
another m.C;, tantalizing a trumpet; 
thre6 saxes, Jimmy Mittlefleld,- 
Gebrge balirii arid Red Gresh; Jan" 
Savitti ; guitar, and orchestrations 
from meiriory. 



'Ace . Brigode's band opens at the 
Gibson hotel, .Gincinnatii Oi, Jan. 9, 
for four -weeks. 



Gus Kahn has turned in lyrics on 
the title song , for ^Maiden Voyage' 
at Metro, 



Ben Pollack 'gbes into the Beverly 
Blue Rborii, Hollywood, Dec. 



Ina Ray Hutton opens at the Earle, 
Philadeiphi , Feb. 5, for bne week. 



last Week s 25 Best Sellers 



National; best sellers in. sheet niusic this past week, will be a. regu- 
lar chart in; Varietv every week. The trade will be interested i 
cbrnparing the selling relativity tp the most-played-on-the-air tabu- 
latiorts, sho\yn elise.wheref on this page. Song title and publisher of 
the best selling. 25 are included; only: the title of the song is recorded 
iri the air plugs. 

♦Pennies From Heaven , . , . . .... • . . . Select 

Chapel iri the Moonlight .....•••••••••••••••••••••Shapiro 

tit's Die-Lovely ... i ......Chappell 

♦I've (iot Yo.u Undar My Ski . ,,...»...#.. .Chappell 

♦I'll Sing 1,000 Love Songs Remick 

♦With Plenty of Money and You.,,,r...,,i,,,,,,,..Harriis, Inc. 
♦ Way Ybti Look Toriight ........ ... . , , , » , , . Chappell 

♦One, Twp, Button Your Shoe v.. ....••••••■•••••••it'Select 

tNight is: YoUrig — .............. ..V;..,,i,,i.,,,,,. .Wbrds fit Music 

♦Where the Lazy ; River ..... . i >. i « . • . Rpbbins 

■When My Dream Boat Comes iHomei,.,i«,,,,.t...\Vitmark 
South Sea Island Magic ...... .Select 

Organ Grinder's Swing ... i , i . . , . . . . . . . . , .Exclusive 

♦Hey.^Babe, Hey . .;. . . . . . . ..i.,,.. .Chappell 

GpPdn ight My Love i . . i »,,;., i , . Robfains 

♦Easy to Love ... , , . .. ^ , .Ghappell 
.*Let's Put Our Heads Together. , , , , , . , Harms, Inc. 

♦All's Fair; in Love and. War . » i', *; , . .... IHarmsy Inc. 

ClosG tp. Me . . , .-; . ... ....v..*. o*...**.**.... .T* Br Harms 

♦So Do I , ..••'■-•.•-••;'>*,».-•.•.. '. ..a . ft .-^ a « « t 4 ^ <, a 4 .... Select ' 

Speaking, of the Weather ..>i..,..,.....,.t,i.i;>...Hairriis, 

For Sentimental i , , * , . ,,,,,, ... Mario 

♦A Fine Rpmance GhappeU . 

1 Wa"t the Whole Wprld to Love You......,,,..,. .Donaldson 

Sweetheart Let's Cirow Old "rpgether. ,.i . .Robbi 

Indicates ^nittsicat song, t Indicateis 
others are pops. 




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icagb, ' Dcic. 

Campaign to spTead the Chicajgo 
Federation ot Musicians' ban against 
recortdings to encompass the entire, 
intematiohal will be started by 
James ,C. Petrillo, president pi the 
local musicians* uniioh. Pelirillo will 
take up the' matter at the. midseasoii 
coh|ei«jk»e the executive board 
bf the Ameriban Fiederatibn of Mu- 
sicians which will be held isometiine 
in February; prpbably in New York. 
Petriltb is a member of tlie exiecutive 
cominittee of AFM. 

Pc^trillo has not talked with Joseph 
]sr. Webier about the local ban of te- 
co ^Jng s iin th<9 past few .weekis due 
to the illness of the president of the 
int*mational» 

I^trillo admits Without hesitancy 
that^ ' ruling against musicians 
xnaidhg recordings is enforceable at 
present bi*ly the jurisdiction of 
the local aiid that the recording eom- 
psuiies ahd advertisers will probably 
shift their canning jobs to otber lo- 
calities ^ich have no stieh ruling 
against the recording ?ffjf>tk, 

As lar «s the; X«c«^^ 
circ cbncerned/ ib&y making no 



plans or moves at this time. Re- 
corders feel that the ruling has a 
kiophble -in the statem^ait that Oik 
musicians Union will p^init certain 
recordings under certain' conditions^ 
Just whal these conditions 2^ is. not 
known, but .the recorderi . feel thit 
they'lr find out soon enough when: 
they go before the local executive 
board to obtain r^rdi permis- 
sion.- .:. 

Studibis also figure that they can 
get albng :^ £ood cleal without live 
muisicians,- ' especially for simple 
tiieme music, and the . like, simply by 
re-recbrding. 



There'e m SHvir Mbcn 

Oil The iltidci (Sate 



I Love Vbu ffbm 

Cdast To Coast 



Tiiofe't Frost 
On The Moon 



IN PREPARATION 

Tht Greatest Seqiri of the 

1RV1II6 lEBtiirS 
"ON tHE iVENVr' 



IRVING DCRLIH ^' 



BOB Wants Nat*! Baa 

Sentiment of the present iaidmln- 
istration 'in the New York musician^ 
union is again, fpllo'yiring the exam- 
ple set by the Chicago local fn estab- 
lisKihg a ban locally on the recording 
of sustaining program libraries. ' Qf- 
fijcials of libcal £02 f e6l that the only 
way that sUch . liuivement could^ be 
made effective wbuld be to. have it 
embodied in the rules and regula 
. tions of the American; Federation of 
Musicians. 

With this an:;le in mindi' a resolu; 
tion advocating -thie adoption of an 
anti-stistaiining disc measiire; will be 
introduced by delegates from ihe 
New' York' local at thfe next ;<»nven- 
tion of the international body. Local 
802 officials foresee smaller AFM 
branches around . New York taking 
advantagie of an 802 ban and allowing 
802 members to do their rocbrding 
assignmlents in, qut-of-town j urisdic 
tiohs. 



MCE liAND TO PUY 
PHILLY DEBBIE'S DEBDT 



Philadelphia, Dec, 29. 

TH^at's thpught to be largest dance, 
band ever to play at private party 
will be batoned by Meyer Davis 
tonight at Believue-Stratfbrd here; 
Seventy-flve piece outfit^ for fee of 
$10,OOP« will play oontinuou'sly frokn 
midnight until B or 9 o'clock for P. 
A. B. Widener's debUtiahte party for 
his stepdaughter, Joian Peabody. 

Entire 75 men will pliay' much o! 
time, .with never less than iKS men on 
sian^. Large ballroom stage liad to 
be expanded to accommodate band. 





F«d. Judge Htrfds Soiqi 
'Legger in $20,000 BaO 

Scraintoh, Pa., Deie. 29. 
Federal Court in this district las; 
week set a record for bail. .named in 
the ca^ of an alleged printer and 
distributor of contraband songsheets. 
John Angelo, who was arrested in a 
raid made upon his printing plant in 
Jermyn, Pa., Was held In $20,000 baiL 
Arraigned with him were the plan'; 
superintendent and his Connecticu'; 
distributor. Latter two were each 
held in $3,500 baiL 

The raid, which viras engineered by 
Arthur Hoffman, of the. Music Pub- 
lishers Protective Association, nettec 
200,000 songsheets aiid two automo 
biles which istributed the contra- 
bahd; Seizure: of the cars provided a 
new twist in the gbvemnrient's han- 
dUiig of .bootleg, sonjgsheet cases. . 

y. S. Revenue Department has also, 
involved itself in the . It took 
possesslbn of Ahgelo's Ibdgers "With 
a View to finding but wheUiier he had 
failed to maike pi'oper income tax re;-, 
turns. 



Most, t^layed on A«r 



50e ea.— Any 5 for $2^ 

EDDIE LAMBERT— G«n. 



R/VDiO C ITY, N.Y. 



Lucky Mlllfnder will do one week 
at the Swing Club, N. Y:, starting 
Jan. 6, to be followed by the Ven- 
dome Cafe, Buffalo, for four wieoks. 



Continuing; tlie most iamazing hit record of all time, we offer 

'RAINBOW ON THE RIVER' 

''•"om the RKO Sol Lesser roducti 



'SOMEONE TO CARE FOR ME' 

From the New Universal Picture, "3 Stna.rt diiHs'* 

LEO FEIST. Inq. 1629 BROADWAY NEVV YORK 



To inmilUiTize fhe ifaiie vjith 
the iiines most ii the 
arduiid: New Yorkj ihe foUow- 
ikg songiB were most placed On 
the rtetwofks last week. Com-' 
byned plugs WJEAF, WJZ 
and WABC orfe cdmjhded ior 
the voeeH from Siinddy thrciigh 
Saturday jv^ht Dec: 2p-26.) 
It's De-Lovcly 
Citadel ia tte MoMli^lit 
.Pennies Fr«m Heaven 
I' :Gol Tou .Vnder My 
Santa ciaus Is Coining, to Town 
Ysu Do the Itarndest Tlii«es 
There's Somethiirig tn. ike Air 
Tni ni a baaeteg Meed 
With Ploitir ttf IfMcy aad r«u 
Til Sine ivtM liere Smes 
Sameone tm Care 
Did Toa Mtam It? 
Nieht Is Taang 
Frast «a tke JCaM 
SeKnade hi Oe Ni^ht 
Where Lazy River CUies 
Easy to Loye' 
Xoye and JLeaiih 
One Twe Battaa ¥a«r Shoe 
Xet^s Grow Old Togcthet-: 
W&y You libok ireaiglit 
drgan GriBder** Swh^ 
Trust In 3V(c 
Copire'r - Colored Gal 
GepdnigM, My Ii«ve 
' Here's £f«ipc ia- Vaar' kye 





Sam , has set up a separate 
publishing firm, Hollywood Songs, 
Inc^ with Phil Kbndietser as gen- 
eral, manager. .The hew outfit will 
devote itself exclusively to ihe. jpuh- 
lication and exploitatktn of picture 
scores,^i:tin£ off with 20th Gentuiy- 
Fox's 'One in a Millioou' 

.Organization of HpUywood iSonfis 
is leiganM in the trade as a pre- 
paratory move by Sam Fox to replace 
the Movietone Music Co. as. the for- 
mer''s filin score outlet when Jack 
Robbins' alliance ilvith 20th Oentury- 
Fox hecomes effective next- A^igust. 
Although Ri^bins may^ under his 
contract, take possession of Moyie- 
tone, ^Sam Fox will participate in the 
profits of all . past Movietone num' 
hers during the life of their- copy- 
rights. 



Efforts of the Natioiial Assodation 
of Recording Artists to stop stations 
from broadcasting phonograph' discs . 
met with a temporary setback last: 
week, when N. Y, SuprenM Court 
Justice Mclayghlin infused . to frant : 
aii injunction against WHN, New 
York. The NArA, suing in behalf of 
Frank Cnnriit,. . <»ntepded . that the i 
singer's." property irights had been 
■yiblated silice his contract With the 
disc nrianiifacturer, Dieoca Reebrds, 
Inc., stipulated that the platter^s use- 
be restricted to home inachines. 

In denying' the tenijpprary - 
junction, Jus^e Mclaughlin apver- ; 
red that although the record, in. i 
questwa bone. upon its label the re-; 
quest ithat it hot be. -used for hitiad- : 
casting {jiirposes,. <^re. was no jprpof : 
that the restriction n^entionied was 
part of Crumit^s contract with Cecca. 
or that WHN taiew the Wm^s of the 
alleged licensing aigreemeht iwitti. 
Deock. 'The statement ^tamped on 
the, record,' said the court, ' 'is "not 
sufTiciently explicit or cohniecled 
with any liecmse restriction .lb war- 
rant the granting , of a temporary in- 
junction, .whatever, evidehiiacy bear*^ 
ing it jnJO' .haye ijpon the f ull. Ipre'- 
sentatioh of the facts.* 

Justice McLaii^Uh's finding took 
the "view that his denial of ah inv 
juneiipn xcade it unnecessary ' 'tit 
pass . upon ' the : fuhdamental, and 
novel questions of law iiiyplved.as to 
the geneiral rights , of a jpurchaser : of 
a^ phonog^ph recpixS of a..|>erformer 
to use wis. reeond rfor . broade^^ 
purposes Without special permission. 
It also leaves open the que^dn as to 
the rights in that respect of Decca 
Records; Ihc^ or the seller-of- records 
generally.* 

WHN -was among the New Voik 
staticns. singled out by NARA in 
testing the. right ,of an interpretive 



OSSHER ^OT AS FED 

MUSIC BEAD mm 



•artist when it camie .to broadcasting 
his: phonograph records without per- 
inissibn;. 3^ .«u:tibn was, hroi^t in 
New York after, the association had 
met with success iii a similar test 
case against a Philadelphia station, 
WDAS. 



P^vidMoii Heads L. A. 
Miisidjuis fiftb 

' XiOS.'-.Ahgeles-i-. Dec.^ 29. ■; 
-■■-'Frank !>., .Pendleton was- . .re^V' 
elected pre^dent of Qie Muisicjain^ 
Union, -I«c>l 47, for ithe fifth tune. 
Jack T. Benny was elected . Ariee- 
prez and Fred Fc«cbes xe-«leoii«l\„ 
for . his ei^th eonttctitive tienn as 
recording secretary.. 

Trttskiees elected are CSarenec Sbar 
and Harry- Silverman, . incamhimis; 
and Xiinidsay SMnunons. 




Hi* 



BallHl 



When My 
Drean Boat 





. WITMARK & 80N8 
1200 fi4xth Av«, BCA Bl^ jr, ^ 



Blaaciiie CSaUbway^s hand opens at 
the Ace. of Clubs, Philadelphia, Jan. 
8 for. <me week. Bon John Girls, ain- 
other girl band, follow^. ROC 
booked. 



Skeeter Palmer's band, . current at 
Murray 's Club, Tuckahoe, N. Y., will 
get a six times weekly wire from 
WOR starting Jan. 3. 



Los Angeles, Dec. 29. 

br: David Bruno Ussher, head of 
the Federal Music Project for, 11 
western stiites with headquarteis 
here, will be replaced Jan. IS. 
■ Ussher, a familiar figure in , mu- 
sical circlei; here, organised ^ the 
project in the wesi starting in Oc- 
tober, 1S35. P0k hie vacates controls 
monthly expenditures of about $350,- 
000 for some 3,500 unemptoyed mu- 
sicians; .Nearly two-thirds of this 
amount is spent in Caliiorni 

His successor will . be ■ appointed 
from Washington. 



Paul Sabin at the Town .Casino, 
I^ami; Stan Myers, ..Surf Cliib, 
Mfiami; Jolly Coburn and Dave 
Miller, French Gasiiio, lifianii, and 
Russ Morgan, Hollywood, lioUy- 
wood, Fla^ all set by CRA. 



MPPA Nixes FIC Code, Objedigg 
Tolndwioiitffiiilnisoii-PatiiniiAct 



DiscUssi between V the Federal 



Trade Commission 



Music 



PubUshefs Protective >Usn. on. the 
isstiance of a code for thie. niusic. in- 
dustry has struck a serious snag. The 
MPPA irectors, on advice 

of counsel, .rejected the FTC's inter- 
pretations of' the Robinsph-Patman 
anti-chain store, act as incbrporatcd 
in the proposed; ir-t rade pact; 

Joseph V. Mckee, MPPA legalite, 
had informed the board that it 
would be b^t to refrain from acr 
ceptirig the FTC's interpretations of 
the R-P measure until thics cbiirts, 
had an opportunity to review the 
act. By committing themselves at 
this tim6, tifie puhlishers might find 
it dififtcidt to exercise the rights as 
later construed by the higher courts. 

It is how a question of whether 
•the FTC Ml be agreeable to de- 
vising a code foir the music indus-. 
tr^jr which would not ;contaih the 
Robinson-Patman pr/Ovisos. John G. 
Paine,> MPPA chaintian, is .slated to 
visit the FTC in Washington this 
week to advise it of his association's 
latest position and to inquire 
whether the ,R-P angle may be omit- 
ted from the proposed code for the 
lime bfei 



MPPA MoTing 



Music Publishers Protective-, Assn.; 
will move to Radio City some time 
before May 1^ It has leased a sUitle: 
of offices in the International Builds 
ing. 

Move, will have all the music in- 
dustry's associations .off Broadway. 
American - Society of .Conippsers, 
Authprs and Publishers and the 
Songwriters*- Protectiyfe A^^i^tiOh 
have been tenants of the RCA build- 
irig.fp'r-dver- a- year.---. ■ 




.OteaieBt CktlA: DIjKSew Sieoni 

Witli Pl0«ty «^ 

A1P$ fan* jn love and War 
Let's Put Our H«ads 
Together 
Speaking Of the Weattier 

• Frpiii "Cloid . Dlkgetm: ^ na?** 

Brom ^'Wlilt* Hone laii" 

BLUE EYES 

WHJTE HORSE INN 

I CANNOT.. LIVE WITHOUT 
YOU rt LOVE 

BAAMS, IM. BCA BMc., K. X. 

ROGCO YOCOO, Gen. Mgr. 



I'LL SING YOU A 

THOUSANO LOVE SONGS 
• ■ 

A >>w, Tenlfle HU-t 
GEEl EOT YOU'RE 6WELI. 
•'- 

SUMMER NIGHT 

from "WPSQ JMS A Y.bVB SOiNG" 

THE LITTLE HOUSE 
TH^T *-<>ye BUILT 

YOUR EYeS HAVE 

TOLD Me 

REMICK MUSIC cbRP, 
12B0 mmth At«:> B€A M^.. Si. t. 
VCHAJKUB ff AftBBM. TcvC ««r. 



An Unusual Song Frorti an Unusual film 

A THOUSAND DREAMS OF YOU 

Featured in the VValter Wanger production ^You Only 
Live Once" and created by two masters of mod!tm 
melody, Paul Webster and Louis After. 

ROBBINS MUSIC CORP. • 799 7th AVE. • NEW VbRK 



42 



VARIETY 



M«SI C 



Bahdi and Qri^ 

Week of beci 29 

' , Permjinian.t addNit of ; baricis or(6he>itras / will: b« ' PMblish«id. 
Without' <;harg«. ' 

No ehaVge is mada. for liaiUng .in t^ 

For reference. guidahce> i itiala represent:. H--h<>>t«l> T'-'t(iiBatre» 
P — park, C^afe^ D. H—rdance half,' B-rrballrporn, R-^Mtaurant; 

far ible, aireet addresses .in largp cities ara alsdi 

eluded. 



Aaronson, Irvlngj • 'WHN» N. ' 

Abbe, Vlo. CRA. N. Y. C. 

Abbott, r>}clt,. |Sih1»a3gy >^C., . .. 

Aflar,. Harry, Fouir/.Horsemen, ,"'Pa;' 
. Adier,: WilliUiTii AinbeaBadot U;., . C. 

Arixcw, . .Charlie, MCA, dhl. 

Albert, c:has., ..liminy Kelly's R., . 

.Alberte, Don. El Cbico;. N. T. .C., 

AjcaiQ. A'U 2330 Arthur Av.,' Bronx. N.T.. 
. . AlIHton, ,T6e, c-o Dave Popick, 116 So. 
ad gt., . Brooklyn, N. T. . ' 
^;^>IHdo^r, U. J.. 98 Llbei'ty Sf..r NewburKh. 
■."^v**?jnnbroSe, Bert, 34^ Hereford HpuiBe, Noi;th 
i ' .' Row, . Park Lane.-. WJ.', London; ' : 

Athldon, A., 912 8th St.. Flint, Mich; 

Andruo, Bud. WESG. Elmlra, IT. T. 

Atahd, Henry. 643 . Broad St.i Newark. 

Arlfltoorats .(Wm; Aughes)! 404 Blandlnft 
IPt,; Woa.. N.' T* . • •.• ■• .' 

Atjflitocrats;. Palmer Rouiie, Ghl. 

Arkell^ I/ee, KVl, Tapoma, Wash. 

Armbrtiater, J. L,, B.."A; C.i BuiTala. . 

. Arin^tronc^ . LoUl.s, Rockwell-<0 "Keefe, 
lia<ij() .Glty, .N. Y.; a ... 

Arnhelm. . Qiis,- ConRreas H<, Chl.^ 
. Arnintd. Billy, Club Rendezvouat. Pater- 
^>ni N. jf. 

'Ash, Paul; CBA. NT; T. 
A^kljis. A. P.'. 8014 eth Ay«.; olnep. 
Anatlri,' dene. CBS, III A. . ' 
Au.itln, Sid, Samiiel House. Sa'Ckett Lake, 

IN,. Y. ■ ; .''..■■'^ ■■ 

Aitatin, Stan, Cromt QreeA, ' 1968 B'^ay, 
.Y.;C,-. '. ., 
; ' Avri1»n'BAyj!i,,I'aJrinaUiit'9. Ctrpiiji. XiOiinM, 
art- FranfJsoo, ,Cal/ . ' " - 
■:■ Averlll, Bud, Averlll'i Paradise: ; 
'■^t.-K,. . 

_Ai<t. Dr. wm., .G»M. .CUlvAr 
.r.C!ity:, Cal. 

•. Baehman. .I>at(r; 
, Bidgeri .'BolHe,.. ., Shitr 

■.'■'■trodke,-.Quei--- 
"' . Badue, ^ule»( , NeW .Orleans, 

.3La.'..'i. ■ ' ■ 
■ B«flta< ^mlTf . Luccaa C„ I/." A.- 
.' Bain, Jack, Vlqtbr .C, Portlatnd,; Ore. 
!B(Urd, IK^ynard^-.Crystal iP.v S^noxvllle^ 
B((Idl;.>Jba, MCA; Chi.: 

■ Ballaw, tJmith, NBO,^ H* wood,: 
Ballou, Dick. CBS. N. Yi C; r 
Bama ^tate. CpUeglana.- ROC,.- N. Y. 
Bairaiigoeii, Dan C, Atabam,- 

•/ Barker. Grias;,. Caife BasiiQe. N;"T, 0*. 
.'.TB^rloW. Boward, CBS. Ni T.'C. ' 

.Bflifnard, B.; 830 W. Morrell St., Jackson. 
■ 'If Ich, ■ ■ . • • . 

Barnott, Chaa;, .CRA>. N. T^^^ . : .. 
. , Bairnatt,. Jtminy. CO MIdclliBweat roHeiv 
, age Corp.'.- Ya^jkton.i S.. D. 

;i3**fWe» tck, Ca94 Madrt*. Hie, 

•V;-..:.i.'v.."-..:.'^;.- ■ 

Barron, . lue, CRA. Cleve;, ' 6. . 
vBafry,' Al, Caj^e "yieiHezlaj N.'T. C. 
... .Barth, Henry S.i 2028 No, e^t 
;>|»a..' .. ■ ■■ ■ ^.v 

• Barton, .tTerbert; 62' roojt- 
.-■•,fen..-.N. Y.. ■ . ■' ■ - .'• : 

. Baiii*,: Count* MCA*. Jl. 
•■■^Bflfslle, .Jos;. M. -No, Newark. 

Baas, Paul,. Anna.Hetd^a.R.i N'i T» C, . 
Baiiier,. F, J:, OT: Ormond St„ Bochester, 

Baiigti. Bob, New Frotlcs,- Atlanti, Ga, 
' Batim,. vBnbe, 220 Bnae St.^ Reading, P*. 

Ba'xfeR. Phn. WDAffi. ft 

B6cker. Bubbles. RdC, N.. T. 
. Bapkley. T., 102 B. Bth St;; Wllmlngtoto 
t>.M,' 

Beefher, Keith. MCA, Chi. 
^Belascoi. ,Leon,: RockwelU RKO 
Sldg.. N. T. a '. . .• 

BeUon's. Syncopaten,- West 

aim. Beach, Fla. 
. Ben fprdi Jack,- Jack fi .JlII Tavem, Porf 
It.-:, ■|and; QfeJ' 

I. V.tBonson,, Rayj ltfCA. N, T. C.^^ 
I . Bdrttley,. BIJiy, KXO. Ei Ceritro. Callt 
fy: V Bertjtt'wltjr. Ab», KOyr,- Portland, Ore, 
;., : --.Berge. W. E., 07 Gtrand.Ave., Engliiwood. 

Barger, , Jar^k, L^n ft Eddle'9, N. Y. C. 
- Bqi-gar, W. J., S440 Pehn Ave., Pltts^ 
-biJrgh.' 

■ Bergln, Freddy, Trianoo . Cleve- 
lanul. o. . ■ • 
..iBeflln. Paii!. 42M^ Archer Ave.. Chi. 

Bernlft. Ben, Care of Hermah Berhle, 
Inn). Bron:dtvny, N^. Y. C. . 
Berr Igen; Bunny. NBC. N. If. 
Bewtor, Don. c-o MOa: N. Y. 
Blngtnl, H«inry,.MCA. N. Y. C, 
■Bfli;er, Bill, Weber'p Hofbrau, Camden, 
tt. J. • ■ 

■w:s3^/iat>t, Billy, MCA, London,; ^ 
f^- "Blafk. Ted, ^Sarasota Terrace Sara- 
iota, pia. 

Blanc. Jeanitii;: ,1888 B'W4y, 

N. Y, C. ■ ■ • 

BIKIne, .Terrv. Pnrk«Centml .H., < 

Bleypr, Archie. . H'wood. Rest.; 

Blooh. Ray, , CBS. ,N. -Y.- C. 

Block. Bert. MCA. Na Y. G„ 

BIup. .TIminy. Pickwick C.i B'ham. Ala. 

Bob's Sunnyslders. 30 E. Havertilll St.,' 
liaivrenre. Maps.. " ■' . '•■ •• 

Bon .Trthn Glrl^, Ilia. 709 t Avt'.. Y. 

Borl(»-MnlthInB. Tiorclel R,. N.Y.C. 

Bnulnii^er. Chnrlem CRA, N. Y. C; 

Bonrermnn. Bob, .c-o M. A, iQIdddeli. 10 
WlUora Av<».. Newark. N. 3^ 

Bmley. Ray, 21 Beacon St., . 
^wasa. ' 

BoYd. Tohimy; Sacra- 
mento, cnnr. . " 

Boyle. Rlll.v. Conlpv-Plara H.^ Bn^toTl, 

Boylp. nrlan; KHQ. Spokane.. -Wash.-. 

BraHit. Hnrle, Ni^w Seoor. H;. ToIpAo,- O. 
^Br.«rM. Eddy, Rltft-Carlton, H.. Atlantic 
CltV, N. .f. 

Brndlev, 

■ .'>urBh. Pa. 

:;:;0;-Br.ip;isl6tH, Atarlo; Pierre H.. 

■ / Brnndwy.nric. Nat. ..Easex Hounej 

- Brashln. Abe. K.IR. Seattle. 
'■ ■ Bree!^(«, Lnu. Cf«aIno Parlalenne. Chi. 
BrflAflkln, Daniel. -Earlo ,T.. Wnshlngtrtn, 
Bro'nbolt. Krnlo. Balribow B. R., Salt 
take City." TItah. 

Brlgrtfle, Ace. Ofb.oon H,. CinelnnntI, 6, 
_?rjnff. .T>o(i, Rockwell-O'ICeefe, Radio 

Brltfon. Milt. Mllla Attlals. N. C. 
Brock way, Howard, Colony, dlu ro.tcb. 
Pa. 

Broolw. Billy. Tcraa W.. Ft.. Worth, Tex; 
Brooks. Sunny. MCA. L. A» 
Broudy, Dave, Orant T.i- Pittebnrgh, 
Broqrt, Olenn. Buck wood Inii,. .ShA\vriee- 

•n-Delnwflre. Pn, 
Brown. Lea, Trianon B. 'B.. Clfivelnhd, 6, 

'ZP^'^y'^' Murray. Folllea and Club Royhle.. 

CM. 

BrJwn. Toiri. Club Victor, .^cattle. Whsh. 
.Browna/?le, T.. 022 Oth, St, Harrlsburg. 
Pa.. •■ 

Brox. Artolph. Coconut 9alt Lake 

tlty. Utah.. 

Bnmels, acorga, c-o Mills, 709 7th Ave,. 
JN> V; C. :■ 

r,«rvson r Conner. alfway 
HoMflfi. Dnrlon, Cortii. 

rBfickevo Wond^rn, t , 

Akron. O. 

BuM Doga, SOS, Cdlumbla, S. C. ! 



Bundy, .Bu(ly< 1010 
B'way, N. Y. C. 

Bunchuk, Yascha, Mirta Aitlats, N. Y. C. 

Bunts, .. Hoiward, R4:.'U Brush St., ^ Detroit. 

Biirk, i'MUo, .Brbcktpb, Mapft. . , . 

. ;Burkarth, Johnny, -CRA; Chli' 

ttiirke, .Chick, Ame.4bury,. Mass. 
: Blirns, ' Jlmnijv Lido - Ye'nlce ' . -Sand- 
■wlch,- Ont. '. 

Burnaldei . 

. Buase, Henry. Chez Parse. Chi. 

B'way Collegian's, WaiUed Lake 
trolt, ^ 



Calloway, Blanche, ROd; N.YiO.' 
. 'Calloway. Cab, Cottbni Club,. N; Y. C, 

Calloway. Jean.. Club. Astoria. Baltp. 
..Campbells. RoyAl,..SOS, Columbia, S, C 
: Cairtdullo, Joe, NBCr N.: Y^ C. 

Canella. Joe, ' Jimmy. B^eliyrs R.; ~c. 

Carbierry,. Duke, /Walpole. Mass,' 
. Carle, Fri^nkle, Edgewood Inn, 
•N;-Y. 

Carlln,. 

Carlson; 

Carlton, ||. 
ton, . Ren. 

Carpenter* , 

:n... Y. e..-,'^. 

Carr, Jimmy, Tapa, 1019 B'^way, N. Y, C. 
Carr, Frank;' Hilton H., Lubbock, Tex. 
Carr,, Myron| . Terrace' Gardens. . Albany, 

Carroll, 

f..- Career, ; , 
Md..^ /V--;. .- . 

-:casa Lbhiav' c-o Rockwell- RKO 
Rldg., N.. Y. C. 

Gas& Nova*' Qraenwlchi. Village, Dayton, O. 

Caaalo M., 140 P|na St;, Willlamapiort, 
.P*.v.,-.. 

_ Caaey, Ken,- .: Coriejr 
laland, Brooklyn,- . 

Cash,; Benny, Blltmora/ .i Dayton, O.. 
.' Cassidy. ' D. L., Vancouver H... Vapcouv 
B, C; .;■ 
• Cato'a ■Vagabonds. Frolics 6i, Miami. Fla, 

Causer, Bob, .Ithaca. H., -Ithaca. N. Y.. 
: Qivallave, Joh Murray's • Patio, New 
Havep. Conn; - 

CftVotOi Eta \FlotIlla Club. 

Cavfir Bop,. MCA. Chi. 
. Cervone. Izzy, . . 002 .. 
PltUbuirgh. : ' . 
" Chanslor, Hal, Cafe . Casanova, L.A. 

Chaperoon, Fred. .401 B'way, Camden, N.J, 
:<:barles, .Diike; Parambunt B.. R., Cam- 
bridge, Mass. > '■ 

-.Chassy. Lon, /M^yer . , 22l W. B7th 
St„^ N,>Y. . C. 

..Cnavftniie, J; .,--Boi- 
ton, 

' Chernlavsky. Josef. NBC. NYC^ . 
Qhe^kln.. D»ve, Terrace ' Gardens. ., 
Boohester, N.>Y. 

■ Chetiney, Bolly, "Broadway „ 
Denver. 

• Cheater, Rob. • Webster Hall., betiroiti 
Chllds.^Reggle, MCAV N. Y- C. ' 
Chlo-E-Revelers, Station WJBO, New Or- 
iMns.. ■-. " ■ 

1831 Ormsby Ave. 



i ■ L. ' A. 
Rd., (B), C*- 

uAlclpal. Band, LdBg 



ObMitie. 
toiiiBviiie. 
Clare. Stan, 
Clarke, Bob; 
lumbua, O. 

Clarke, Herb. 
Beachi.. Cal, . 

. Clawson^ Jack, cafe do Paree',0 L;A. 
- Clemehte, Gus; Royal Pal Grove,. 
.Ami. Fla. 

<!oburn, - Miami; 

■Fla. . ■ ... .• • ■ 

Codolban, CorneUus, St. Regis, H.; N.Y.a 
Colemah, Emil, St.. Regia H.. N. .Y.' C, 
Collins, Bemle; Blley's Lalie ,HoU:le, Sara> 

toga,. N. . Y, • 

irjK?'"jf?'''v, 221 w. 

67th St., N. Y; C. - 

Conley, Ralph, 1119 Oranil Wheeling, 
^ Conn, Irving,. Arrowhead R,, 

N.. y, - c. . 

. Connectfctit ColiegMs, ' Lantem 

Inn, Saratoga. K Y.. 
Conrad, Le.w, Coconnut Grove, 
Contrelll,. Pete, Pari* lHn, L. A; 

.. Cook, Arthur^ Commoddra H., Toledo., O. 

vCook, Donald. . MarCoU Inn, Pasadena. 

Calif. ,S 
Cpbley, 

Mass;- 

. Cboriey, Bernard, kWO. Stockton, Calif/ 

Copper, Jack, Rendezvous C, Phlla., Pa, 

Corner, Peter, Blackstoiie, H., Chi. 

Correa,.Errc, Florldlan H;, Mlarnl. 

Cortez; Joe, Congress, H.; Ghl. 

Courtney. Del, MCA. L. : A. 

Covato,; Etzl, Penthouse. Balto;, Md. 

Coyle, L. H,. 210 E; 10th St.. Easton. Pa. 

Craig, .Francis!, 'Hermitage H.. Naahvllle, 
Tenn. .. — 

Crawford. Jack. M<?A. Delia*. Tex. 

.Crescent ,Orch,; Armory, MIddletown, N.Y, 

Crosby. Bob, Rockwell-O'Keefe. Radio 
City N -Y G ■' -■ ■ ■ 

Crossi' Maury, Mayfatr. Ca.oino, Cleveland. 

Crodson, Tasker,. Taylor's Casino; Lu- 
.«eme, N. -Y. 

^CUgat,. Xarler, oily wood, 

Fla'.' -r.-, -.. 

Cummlngs.^Johhnta, Webster 
dalgua, N. Y. ■ - 

Gummln^s. BerhleV c-o MCA, Chi. 

OunninglTam, Charley, Carllh Park. Raiitb. 

.Cutler,, Ben, 8.11 B. 66th St.; N, Yi C. 



.Ndfwicb, 



N: Y;:-;C.; 

Brooklyn, 



D'Arcy, Phil, Shelton H,.- 
D'Artega, ROC, N. V.-C, 
D'Arlrl'B Orch.. tV 14t 
Conn. 
Damar brch.i 
;Damskl, Henri, 
Danny and Hlg 
Dantzl ,, -Ell, St; 
Ni'.-Y. . . 

Daxigherty. Emery. Jard In Lido, - 
ton H.,. Waablngtoh; D. C. 
vDavldge. Wm., 132 Paclflo St., rooitiyn. 

S^^NfY:^ .. 
Bayls, BiUyV{B20.2^ j,, Y, 

Davis, Eddie. La Rue, C., N. Y^ C 
Davis, Lew, Lang's H., Alkirty; N, Yv 
Dayls,. Meyer, 221 07th St., N. Y; C. 
BMr*??. Y^""''*'''' ■ Pineapple 31... 
Do Tori-e, Pimlle, EI Cfiico, Ni. Y;, C. 
Delany. Jack, ViXX, Oakland, Calif. 
Delbrldgo. Del, .W6b<»ter Hall.; Detroit. 
_ Dp'man, Cy. ' c-6 Meyer Davis, 221; W, 
t57th- St.. N, Y. C. . 
Demetry, D.anny, Bal Tabftrin, Gleve.,- 6, 
Dennis, Mort, MOA. N. y. C. 
D3nny.. Earl, Peacock Gardens, Valley 
Forge, .Pa. . - ; . • - 

Denny. .Jack. 
^Darryberry, haiilotte, 

Deuifflch, Emery. 
Dewees, Loivell, 
field. III. 

DIc.ktTinn, 
Donch. Va.: 



Inla 



DIckflon, Lfte, Ci.sino, Virginia Beach, Va 
Dllmara, Ivan. ICOL,. Seattle. 



Dixon; Dick, CRA, Y^ C.v 

Dixon, Bob, Chez Parse, Chu 

Dlxoii, Royi aig-Galleaux 'R., Peoria, III. 

Dolen, Bernle, c-b. Meyer Davla, 321 w, 
67th St.. S. Yi C. ; . , 

Domino Orch., 4th St.. Troy, N, Y. 

Donahue. . Al; Rockw.eU-O'Keefe, RCA 
Bldg., N. Y. C. 

Donnelly.. W. Hi» 
OrangOj N> J. ' » : 

Dpoley. Billy, Weat^ Inlstet' H.,. Boatbtt. 
. DornUerger; Ghoa,, Ne#r Kenroore H„ Al- 
bany, Ni-Yi'--.:. 

Doraey, : JImniy, Rockwell-O'Keefe. 1270 
«lh .:'Ave., N,.- Y. C;:. 

-Dor-wy, Tommy, MCA, N.. Y, C^ 
..Dbwell, BbotB, Cotton C.,. Sart Dlegb,' 
: Drew,: Freddy,. S.S. Shb* Boat, Balto.V Md. 
. Drew Gharllo, Lombardy H.» N, Y. C, ' 

Duchin, Eddie, Plazd H., N, Y ■ a • 

Dudley, Carl. 640 S..;OUve, L. A, 

Duerr, Dalph, 11404 prvllle Ave., 

Duffy, , George; MCA. : Cle velarid; 

DugnU^-Benity^ Medlnah' G., Cht, , 



Earlson, Vic. Half Moon, R?, . 'C. 
, Eatoh> Clarksoh, 'Monument Old 
Bennlhgtdn.-Vt,. ' . 

Eiavesj, Jaick, Copley,^ laza, H. , 

Mass:,. 

: Eddy. Carl, Wlilowa, C., 'Pittsburgh, Pi. 

Bdraunda, :01enn, PJrrone'a;' L. A, 

Eldredge. Al, 'Topsy's,' L, A. . 
; Elkliis, Eddie. Raleigh H„ Wash., D. C. 

Elllngtori. Duke. MlUa Artists, N. Yi C. 
. Blmwood . Band, .42 Van Wageneii Ave,, 
Jersey" City; 

Emerson. Mel, Ten. Eyck H.;; Albany, NiY. 
English, Fred, Arbor, C,. Charlotte, N. 0. 

Epicureans. .'Benny the Biim'a,' Phlla., 
Pa.-..^:■ 

Epplnbff, I'vari, 

Erlckson; Barry,:. .; Salt 

Lake .City. 

Erlenbach, Les, Arrowhead Inn, CIncy, O. 
- Ernesto Don; Edison B., N» Y, C, 



- FabeUo; Phil, ROC, lOiO B'.way, N, Y. C, 
Fagan, Ray,. Sagamora B-i Rocheater. 
Famllaht,- 'Nick,- "Sliver- Lake Inn, Canii^' 

den, -.Nv-.J,' . 
Farmer, WIIHairi, ;, 

N.-.y."c. ' ■■ 

. . Farney, lue .Willow Inn, . An* 

-tone. 

Faifrell, Frank, DeauvlUe, N» Y,. 
Fay, Bernard, Fay's, Prbvldencp. > , 
Feeney, J. M.. .220 B* 11th St.; Oakland. 
Feldman, Joe, 1003 E. OSth St.; Clevietahd; 

•Ohio. r- .■....'.-. ..• •'. -■ 

'Felton. . Hflippy.-'MCA, Ni T. 
Fenton; carl, WMCA,- .N. Y. ; i 
Fentoii Qros.;..WpSH., Lewlston, Me. 
Ferdlnando. Felix.. ROC; N. Y; C 
Ferdlnando, ' A. Great Northern ., 

N. -y; c. ■ V/; .- V 

■v'FerkOi Jos. ., BOO Wi 
Phlla., Pa.\ 
Ferron, Chas., , 

Conn.'. 

Ttrtyi Jack. H., elawarb 

•Water Gap, .Pa-. . 

Feyl. J. W., 878 River St.. Troy, N. Y. 

Fidler; Dick, MOA, Cleveland. O. f 

Fldler, Mrix, Mound's, C.C^, . Cleveland, 

Fields, Shep, MCA, N. Y. C. 

Fields, Benny, Chez Parce, Cht. . 

Fields,' Willis, Roger ' Smith :H,.' White 
Plains, N. Y.^ : 

: Fln^toh. Nat; ' Quiver City.. 

Calif. .... . . ■ -. -. ' 

Flo-Rlto. Ted,- Baker H., D&llas;' T^x. 

Fischer, , Carli . Majestic D.- H.i Detroit. 

Fischer, C; L;;; 212JJi Walte -Ave,, 
mazoo. Mich. 

' Fisher. Buddy, . "Buddy .Fisher's,*' Kansaa 

City,- Mo;'; 
Flaher. Mark, BalUBall C, ChL 
Fisher, Scott, ROC. ;N. YI C. • 
Fltzpatrlck. -Eddie; ' Olub ' DeauvlUe, Ban 

Fl^nCiaco, Calif, 
Foard, Don, 1419 „ Kalmazoo, 

Mich. -• 

Fogg, ., Portland, 

Ma. 

Fomeeh. Basil, Bltz-CarUon; H.,' N. Y. C, 
Forbstein, Leo, Warner-FN Studio, Bur- 
bank,. Calif, 

Fosdlt'k. Gene, -Mon Paris, N. Y. O. . 
, Fox. Earl, c-o Meyer Davis, 221 W. 67th 

■St.. N. y. c.' .'. 

: Francisco. Don, San Pran» 

Cisco, Cal. 

Fran/ell, Gregolre, Plerre H.,. 

Frasetto, Joe, Pennsylvania , 
Pa; 

Fray,. Jacfliies, St. ReglB, . H.; N. Y, O. 
Freeman, Jay, Paradise, R., N. Y. C.- 
Frlary; . George, . Rockland, Mass. , 

. Fridkln. Bob,- c-6 Ed Welrter, 1050 B'waiy, 

N. Y. C. 

■ , Frled> Naw Powell Inn.. iCoIohle. N. Y. 

Frieso. J. F... Strand T^. Stamford. Cons. 
^ Frisco, Al,;Open DObr -G., Phlla., Pa. : 

Fritz. Kenny, Carmen's, B. R., Mlplsink 
Hills, Pa, 

Frost. Station WfAB, Providence, 

.R.-I.':':.' . 

Fuller; Jimmy, . Sbutheaateni • 
vice, Raieigh, N. Gi 
Funk;i. Larry, Mills Artlsta, 



Gaines,: CharHe-Rbsa Bawklns, .0023 
Haverford Ave., Phila., Pa. 
. Gale; Howard, Penn-Harria . ., Harrls- 
burg. Pa.. 

Gale, Jane, ., MlKord; Cbnri, 

. Gansfrled, ; Ickbry Hou^e R,, 

N. ■y."-:G;-. ■ 
Oarbci'^ Jan; An\basMdor H., X; A., GaliC. 
Gardner. C. ., 1627 N, 24th St.. Lincoln, 
Neb, ; 
- Gardner, 
vlUetKy. 
Garrett, Jimmy, CRA; N. T; 
Garrlgan, . Jlmniy, MCA, Chi. 
Ofittes,' Manny. Alcazar Hi, Miami. 
Gaul, Geo., Waablngtbh, . D. :C. 
. Gavltte, Rex, Place. Etegahta, .!^, Y. - 

Gaylbrd, Boyd, Club 600, Virginia Beach, 
Vo. 
Gayltfrd, 

GeUlt,: • Atlantb • 

City..,.', . .,. 

Gendroh, Henri, . , 

Tey;: !'■ 

Gentry, Memphis, 
Tenn, 

^Geofge; Marvin;. Portland 
Ore. ■■ 

Gibson's, Blue Devils,' 
rbom, Baltimore. ' - 
Gilbert; Irwin, Cba .Rouge C.. N, Y, ,; 
Gilbert, .Lien, Ky Green, 1058 B'way, 
N; Y, C.. 

Gllberto, -Don, El Toreadbjf. N. Y. C. 

GUI, Emerson, Wm,. Perin H„ Pittsburgh; 
Pa-. .. ,. ■ : ■ :- 

tJIlIen; Frank. Detroit Yacht. O., 

Oln^burgh. Ralph, Palmer H., 

Girvlrt. Hal, 102.t Gough St., S. 

Oluaklh, . jjUd, CBS, N; Yi C. 

Goff. Mark, Briggs R.. Detroit. 

Gbghcrty, Irew, ..HO'Henrtr> reensboro, 
N.C. ■ 

Gold Coasters, Wbodlawn, 
van. Wise, ' " 

Golden; 
L. .1. 

Gonzftles,- 
Ana, Cal; 

Gbodmnn'. 

Goodman, 

<iOotlman, 

Gbodridge. • Allen 
B'way. -N. Y; C.. ' 
^doodwln; Hop, 28:3. Church St., West 
Ghe.*iter( Pa, , 

Gbothelf, Mannfred, ., Chi- 

cago, 
'.Gordon, 

Oj-)i'iipr,- 

Gorrell. 
trolt,'. 

Grant, Bob, 

Oraas, Cliet. 



QfTt Allan. irherry-Netti9rl«iids m, I Kardon, Jean, WMCA; N.Y.C. 
N. T. C. . ^ ■ I l&irin, Paul, - Cinderella B. 

ar«r> Oleo, Rbc1(welt>0'Keet«; RCA Btdff,, -I B«acta« Clil. . 



N. Y. C. 

Grayson, Bob, X^Aeworth' VI. 
Worth; Tex. 

' GraVson, Hal, Statler H., Butfalo, N.- T. 

Qr^an; O. F„ 27 W. 6»h St., N, 1; C, 
. Oreeii, Johnny. ;NBC; .1^. A}' / 
. Greene, Murray, e*.o" Hy 1688 
Broadway^ N; Y. C. • 

Greenouglr. Frank, Sahts 
Barbara, Qdlf. 

Oregoi-y, D4n, SOS, Colun^bla, S. C. 
' Grenet, Bllseo, Yumiiri C>; < N. T. <X 

Greab,. Red, Plerre'a Rbbit, Phlla,, Pa. . 

Grier, Jimmy, . BUtroore' Bowl, R.; L. A. 

Grlselle. Tom, WEAF, N. Y. C, 

Orofe, • Ferde. ORA. RGA Bldg;; N. Y. C. 
' Gross,. Pcentia, McElrbyB.. Px)rtland; Or«. 
^Grosso, Jimmy, Show Bar, Forbst Hllla, 

Qurntck, Pi^ovt* 

d«'nce. '-t'. . •' 

Girls,. 



-Kaasel, Art. MCA, Oh|; . 
Kate. Al, Black Cat C.,. Wllmlngtoh, Del. 
Kaufman, Sam,. Book-Cadlllao H„ v !>•• 
trolt. '. 

iJU|l.(ioan. W.f2S N> Lebanon* , 

. KaVatiauglt, Oborge,. Chalet C, 
IClch. 

KaV^ltn, Al, , Blackatoiie. H., 
Kay, Eddie; CRA, L. A. 
Kay, Herble, MCA; Chi. 
Kay, Westley; . SOS, Columbia; 
Kayb, Merrill, NBC N.Y.C, 
Kaye, Saintipy, JSreen'a H.; Plttaburgb. 
'^Keeg an;'. Rosa :^.; 22 Gold St.; FreeppHli 

Keeri«|l Mott. Stbrk C..^^^^^ , 
Kellejf Wm. B.; 41 16 6lBt St.^ Woodsldek 

'N. 'Y. ..': 

Kemp. HrI> MCA; N. Y C. . 
Kendia. Sully. TStbrk Cliib, N. 
. . Kennedy, Clem;"? KTXD.. 3. ,P. 
.. .Kbnneis, Larry; 801 Keenan Bldg.. 
burgh. ■ .- 'v.- -J 
• .Kent;, iarryj'v' bnolulit, 
.Hawaii, 

Kerr. Chas., Adelplila H., phlla. 
. KlbWr. Fred, Dceah Forest Hi, 
Beach. 'S. C. '•; ■ 

v^Klefer, Beit.: 447 B, R. Ave., feti Argyle, 
King, JTenit)©, Chicken Farm, 



,;: H.aaa,: Alexander; 264 W. 75th St.; N.Y.C. 
. Habaneras Orch., <Savby-Flaza; H., I*;Y.C, 
Hagen, Cass; CRA,.N. Y; C. ' 

Hall, BWen, BlMIrador.C.' Sftn' Antonio. 
. Tex. 

Haines, .•WhItey,? Tavern v 188 M. 
Bend St„ Pawtucket. R.':I; 

Haines, Walt.. Trmnoij C,, Seattle, Wash^-, ., „ 
^Hal^», Tod,, Weber's Hofbrau, Camden, v *^'--.^' ; , 

I*. J. , . • K w'B Jesters, BIsroarcfc H., Ghl. 

Hall, Prank, Kehmore Hv. Albany, ' " - — — 

Hall, George, Tafl; H., N; Y. cl 

««dy. > vaiiee, ill - w. 
67th St;, N. Y, C. ' ' 

Hallett; Mai, Commodore, H;, N.Y;0. 

Halstead,.: Heniv;v Bice H., • Houston, Tex. 

Hai?illton..jaeoii;o,^MCA; N. y. e. r 

Hammond;, Jean. Sky Room, Milwaukee; 

Hammbhd; ,Che8tUie,:KIT, Yaklmia/ Washi 
^ Hami», Johnny, Ralnbow: Grill, Radio City, 
N. 'Y^ C. 

.Hanoy,,. St., 

*■ 

^ Hardle. DIbkV Harlem Cas'Ino; 
Hargrave; Bob.' KU Kat C, 
HarknesB, Eddie, 2510 Van 

B,. -p. 

- Harris. George," Rfayfalr; ;, Boston 

Harris; -Henry,, Orb Hi obn, 4180 dt 
Cathbrlnb St.^. W.; Montreal. 

Harris, Ken, Vallejo.. Calif. 

Harris. Lou. MCa; , Dalian. 
V Harris; Phil; MCA, L. A. . 

Hart. -Ronnie, Little C;. Hanilltbii; Ont. 

Hartley, Bill, Van Rbbsseleaf' Inn,. Troy, 
N. ..Y. -. ' 

HaaberiEfer, George, GRA, Chi; 

Hatch,, Nelson, Old Mill tea- Garden. To- 
ronto, Can. 

Hatch, Wilbur, KN3C, Hollywood. 
. Haiisbr, Ernest,. Majestic T;, Saii Antbtilb, 
Tex.-' 
. Hauser,' 
. Hawkins; 

HaVirklns, 
cago, 

Hayes. Bobby, : ■ > 

Haymes, Joe, 
wood; N. J. 

Hays, Bill, Catl 

Hayton, Lennle, 
N. Y. C, 

Hectbr, Chas. , R.. Tburra Ine it., Boatbn. 
Heldt, Horace, Blltmore H.. N. Y. C. , , _ 
Henderson. Fletcher, GRA, RCA Bldg., Pa. 

wJ.;..?* .p«i u-i - i»' Lan«i, Eddie. Vandorbllt H., 

^Heiiry, Tar, King CoHon, H., , Lang,, Lou, Bossert H„ Bklyn; 

Herbebk. . W,^ M^^^ lAp? I?id.^^^ N 

Hermah;.|^lvan;'Rarclay,H.. Phlla., Pa. LaSry. Paul. SchSir^ G^svS B 
■ Herman, Wobdy Rockwell-iO'Keefe; RKO MansHeld, O. ' ^""r""'" " 

*&iJi5r<fcMoWRosaR.N.Y^a I ^^^.m^i'^y^. J.. A 

Hertz. Irving, 0-0 Hy Green,. 1658 Broad- 
way. N. Y. C. 

Hester, Pee .Dee. Robert Lee H., Winston- 
Saiem.- Ni C. - * 

Hewitt, Al., 

HIcka, Art, rldgeport, 
Conn. ■. 

High HatterSk Inla 
Beach, Va. 

Hilly, Billy, Savoy B. R.. N. Y. C. , _ ,^^„,„ 

^Hni, Harry, Post Lodge, Larcbmoni, N^ls. cSif' 

^HlllV Worthy, Pavilion RoyM, Savjn Rook, ^torl^U . l"*'^^^^ 

Himbor, Richard, Essex House, IT. T. * &l?m^^'^^ * Wnaton- 

^HIn.es, Earl, Grahd Terrace, Chi. : : ^fflold ' Arnle 

^Hlnes. Johnny, . Ryan's R,, City Island, Tr^T N; T. * 

Hit;. Les, Sebastian's Cotton Cluh, L. A, w^Jft"^"l:. J5-» Meyer , 221; 



Klng*a\MeIpdy; 63 Mueller St., Blngiham- 

' ton,- N.- Yi i ""■ 

Kirk; . Airifly. 
Bldgiv N.- Y. C/ 
.. Klarke, Kayo, . 
Villa ' Ni'- c. ',' '-' ' 
KIlW* M.. RiisO Spruce at., Phlladblpbl 
RnaUff,, Billy. SOS. Columbia, .fl. .C. ' 
, Knelsel, B;. Bllttriora .H.. Atlantai ■ '•; 

Knight, Harold, Caife Margiibry, 
Pa; . . . .. 

Knutsbh. rllng. President H.i IC, C. 
Koestnof, .Tos;, -NBC, Chi. , : 
Kosfof f , : lou," .Bel-Air - Bay, 
Monica, CaK 
•Kostelanetz. Andre, T. C. 

Kramer, Charles; Montre?!,-: 
Can. 

Kriius. Ed,: VJet^ tago . Cm . CbL 
»rausgrl11; Walt, 84f ' Claremont' 

Si F.. ,. '.' -, '.. ..- v.'".'"'.' '^-..-- -^.i.. 

Krueger, Art. "WISNi/Mllwaukeo.'. . , 
^Knim^n, . Costya, ..Ruttliain . Beaf ' -11;^ 

Rutin, 'Lee, 260 Wl Mth St., 
Kvale, Al. MCA.-.Ghl.- 
Kysei-, :Kay,, Trlonon. Chir 



ti- Ferara, Vinton, 1821 Grant, Ave., 
lia Marr; Arcadia B. R„ N. Y,; G: 
_L4. Porte, .;Manny,r' ^Ben Franklin 
Phlla,- -Pa'.-. : .'; ■ 
I* Porte. Joe, Coi Rouge,. Ni -T..C. 
La Salle, Frank. WIvel B., N. Y. C. 
I „j4i9^Be>: F.i' BlS- Merrlmao. St, liowall.- 
■L«ke'»''|:Mass. , .; '- .,-•. - . ' ' - 

Lajble, , Montreal, 

Can. '. ' .', •- <- 

Lake, Marty, Torch, C, Cleveland; D. ' 
Lally, Howard, Sherry's, B., N, Y. C; 
Lande. Jules, St. Regis H.. N.. Y. C. 
Landls; Marty, Pennsylvania H., Phil* 



. I*we. ^ern|e, Pattlfl C, Des MolnoB. la, 
lAyne, Lease, c-o: Hy Green, 3059 B' way,'. 

Lazaro,. Leo, Place Elegants G., N. T. <V 
Baron, Eddio, Wjildort-Astbrli TLi 

LeRby,; 
N. Y. -C. 

LeAfelr, Allen. CRA. N. Tk '9.- 
I<eo Gleiin, Kennaway, Chi. 
Lee, Larry, Beverly-Wltsbira H., 



HIx, Art:. Farm G., Westchiester. N, T, 
; Roagjand, Everett, MCA. L. A. 
Hodgson, Red. MCA, Chi.: 
Hoff. Carl,. MCA, N. Y. C. 
Hoffman, Morle, Hotel ttoy, 
N.-Y. -' , 
. Hoffman. Miriam, 
L. .I., N. Y. 

, Hop/in, Bin; CBS. N. T. C; 

Hpganj. Tweet, Purple Grackle, Wisconsin 
Dells, WIstS. 

Hollander;_Wlll, Now Yorker H., iM. Y. C. 

Holmes, Wright, Martinique .H.. N.Y.C. 

Hoist, Ernie, El MoVorcco, N. Y. C. 

.s^SinraKi-'is^has.^^^^^ ^Th=hif^ 

Bldg., N. Y. C, I _ • ■ 



St., N. y. c, 

Wls^*"*' ^*'"*^ Sohrpedet H,; M'wauko*; 
Levey; H'arold, NBC. ij. T. C. 
Levin, Al, 470 W:halley Ave., N0*r Havbifc 
Levis, Von. RItz.CarJtoi), H., Phlla., Pa. 
Lewis, Ted; MCA, Chi, . ' 

LlBrttt, Enoch. Hotel .McAlpln. ; «, 
Llghtner, Bob, Topsy'a; t. A. 
Lindhart. .Tohnny. MCA,, li, A. . 
L pscb, Bernle, Summit C, Balto., Md. 
^jLishon, Henri, Bon-AIr, Morton Orovtf, 

LIttlefleld, Jimmy, . Arcadja, Phila, 



Hornick, .Too, NBC, S; F. 
Howard, Tex; Trianon B. 
Hudson-Do Lange, jlllls, 

N.-y.'C. ■ :-.;■' : ■ 

Huiitley, Lloyd, MCA, N;: , C. 
Hutton, Ina Ray, Mills Artists. N, Y. O. 
vHljttpn, Glenn, CrO Taps. ,1019 B'way. 

•Hyde, Alex; Wm. Morris, 

. ti^^^^^^iPSS' Southernalres, ois-Hal 
lett, lO.IO B<way, N; .y; c. 

yllori, Jack, Variety, London.- 



liinls. .Ed., 
W. Va. 

Irwin, Don; Sul jeh; Galveston. 
Irwin, ITld,. mA; N. Y. C; 
Isemlnger, 111, Hagerstbwn, 



Llvlngaton. Jlmtny, 'S0.<3, Columbia, 

-i-f^ll®?;-^"™'' Mar C, Santa 
nica, Calif.- 
Lbfner, Carl; MCA, L. A. 
Lombanlo, Guy, RooseVelt H.. NT T, O 
Long, Johnnie, John Marshall H., RloU- 
mond./.Va. 
Lopez. . Vincent. Astbr. Hi. N.Y.C. 
Lorraine, Carroll. Royal Tavern, 
lioasez.. Bin v. MCA.' -N.Y, C; 
LoulBlana Kings, ROC, N. Y. C. 
CaUf Arcble, Col-Neva, Lake Tabo*., 



. Lowe, 
Ion., 

^Lowd, Hotvard 
WaBhtrigton, D. 

L0.WO,,: Bernle, 
OkoboJl;,Ta. ' 
Lpwn, Bert. Variety, N; .t; 
Liicas, Clyde. Kennawnyi Xtir:, 
Lucas.: Nick., MCA; -N^ Y.. C. 
^Ludeke; Frank, Davepport; H; 

Luis. 



Washing* 

':N..''#:, 

.Lkk4 



Woodsldje, 
. St., Sa-nta' 

mca..;n. -y. c, . . 

.. Cablii Club. Clevetnnd, O. 
enny; Pennsylvania H„ N.Y^G. 
6^0 - Hy Green; JO-iS 



, pn, : DeauvlUe c,. . n; Y. C. 

49tb"st n' t ^^9 ^^^^ Ponbe, 
: Lund," O. ' M.V Collseu R., 
Lymnn. ..Abe.' 1010 .B' way,. N. 
Tiy,nn;,Correy .,MO,*; ChT. 
Lyon.i. Al. Sir Francis Drake 
Prartclsco, Cal. 
Lyons, . Bobby, 



^.Jackgbn, JIggs, .,jerry;.s Ihh, Wll 

-Jacksbn. ' 
Bng: ' 

Jackson; Harry, CRA, Jj. 

Jacksoh'a Jazz, 13 CUest 
vllle, N. ,Y. --■ 

Jansen, Edward. KVi; Wash, 

Jarrett, Art, MCA. Chi.. 

Jehio, : John, 76 . Driggs A ve„ . Brooklyn. 

Jeleanlk; Eugene; Mc A. N. Y . C. 

.Tenklns, Gordon. Ro'ckweil-O'Keefb, RltO N". Y, 
Bldg., N. Y. C. . 

: Jennings, Ted, Lee H., Winston- 

Salem, N. C. 

Johnson; JeiTy. MOA;: N. ■ Y.^ O. 

Johnson. Johnpy; CRA, N, Y. 

Johnson; GIad.v3i KM'l'R. L. A. 

Johnson; Jerry, New ICcnmore Al* 
bony, N. Y. 

Johnson. C, iSmall's Paradise. ^'Y, C' 
Johnston. O, W;, 45 Grove Ave.. Ottawa; 
Jones, Isham; Lincoln :. N. Y. G 

GMifl"' ^" 

, Jones; Rbgan,. K-VOS,. Beillnghom; •VVasW, I ^L^^ 

- Jordan, Art. 6241 Norwood St" Phlli, ' Major, P. . J„ 3007 3d St,, 

aah. Mlch; . | Mnlone, S.nmuel J., 

.. Jose, Doh,v.Ciintlnfl Bar 4^ N, y, G. 

Joy; Jack, CBS. Hollywood; 

Joy, Jimmy, MOA. Chi. • 

Jules (Keaton) Bobemliina, Gypsy Tavern, 
Greenwich Vlllatje. N. Y, C **''"=™. 

Jurgens, Dick,; Droke H., -Chi, 

- K. ' 



Mac 
biirg. 

Mnela,- 
D. G. 
Mack, .Fred,. 

N. Y. a 

Mack. Ted; MCA, 
Mack. MbrIe,. MCA,. 
Madrlguera, Enrlc;.. 



.Waahlingtpn, 



Pa 



Kahh, Hariy, 



Phlla., 



Kahn, Harmon, CaWtol ., Newark. N,J. 
Kalrt. .Paul, DeWltt Clinton H., Albany, 
.Kails, H., Lido Venice C, Boston. 
Kamas, Al, Swanee B. Ri, WaslUhgton. 



Springs, Ark. ■ 
Miiloney. R.- 
Tflnn. 

Mann. Milton.- VIllflgo Barii, . 
. -Mannone, Wlnpy, Famous' Door, 
v.Manthe, AI„ , 307 N.- Francis,. 
Wis." 

Manutl, Al, Mnri-AhrtutrTown (?.,' 
Manssnnavps. Joae, MCA. N. Y. C. 
Marlanl. .Hugo, Rlt/.-Chrlton, H . N, 
Marlngo, Joo. Itnllnn Vlll.ige, I,, A. 
Mario, Don. c-o Paul Wlrhblah;. 
B'way, N. Y. G. 

(Continued on pa&e 62) 



r Wednesday, Pefceinber .30, 1936 



VAUDEv^NITC CLUBS 



VAKIETY 




From Niteries; 
Moppets Must Get to Bed Early 



Clciveland, Dec. . 

.Pjarertti^' ol juve enterteiners doing 
their stuff iii local niteries ahd dance 
tjchooi teathtrs wiU have to the 

\Wdg tb bed earlier, as result of a new 
police . ban against minors appearing 
in nite clubs, 

TJkase was put put by city's safety 
director, Bitot liess, td stbji) expioita- 
tibn of childreh by cafes and bieer 
gardens, i aifnateur shoy^s. After ai 

• hiiddie with Charlie Johnson; dance 
hall inspector, he ordered police- 
women to make pinches for vlblar 
iibnis. 

Mothers who allow theirricids to 

ing or dance for throw money as 
; Well as dance instructors who book 
their students into niteries are aimied 
at j camjpaigh. . . Most of the com- 
plaiiitis came froiiti teachers in public 
schools, who !sa[y that the infant 
prbdif ies are" . oyer- worked they 
don't hiave time enough for proper 
eiiidy and rest , 

.Drive puts' sharper teeth iji an pJd 
isiw which can- piut' the screws on 
Voth cafe pWher^, bbbkers arid i>ar- 
jBnts. Under , one .section^ those -rer 
^pi^ible for exhi)^lti ildren 
under 14 may gbt a maximum fine of 
. six mbtittvs^ih; w^ 

^-Second sectioa law calls for a 
.fine of from $10' to $56" plus a . work- 
house sentence of 3d to 90 days, for 
cafe • proprietors - erhplbyinjg children 
imderlS in spots where* their mprals. 
.may be aflEected. They , also face 
.]0s$ of mu'$id and. dance hall , permits 
if caught iti more than one violation. 

. iElleyen local spots that have been 
ieaturiiig juves are dropping them. 
' DahciB teiachers are plenty worried, 
.too, as ■income from prbteges'.. ight 
work; was; :oonsiderable< / 



Yfsf\m Must Serve Full 
l^m; hrole Nixed 



Pittsburigh, Dec. 

iMdie Peyton, Pittsbiurjgh nite club 

'owner .and. band ' leader, serving 
three .years for assaulting a patron 
at' his roadhbuse, last week was- 
tiimed down by the Pennsylvania, 
state board of; pardons on his. plea 

^igfoV' clemency. It was the second 
tiiire Peyton hais petitioned the board 

. lor pardon: or. parole, his latest re- 
quest coming on the heel§ of his 
WifeV birth to a child. 
. robabilities now are that Peyton 

;,.ivill have to. serve out .his full term. 
Third appeals are infrequent. Peyton 

. Was . jailed last March after fleeing 
the state and remaining a fugitive 
>for. . several ' weeks. foUbwihg.. is 
isentence.. 



LEVENES OUT OF C. P. 
TAVERN MANAGEMENT 



Levehe brothers ( rass Rail, N. Y.) 
are out as; operators of the Tavern- 
oiirthe-Green in Central Park, N. Y. 
Tavern, now closed . for the winter, 
will reopen under hew operators this 
summer. No explanation 
fprthcolTiing from the city park de- 
partment, which has charge the 
operation. 
Jones Beach 'food concessions - 
to be Jopefated by the Levenes, 



2 More in Deticoit 

..Two mbre local houses, have added 
yaude :oh a Bve-act basis two nights 
a week.; They are the L£(sky, oiJer- 
ated the krim brothers, and the 
Casino, pperated by Tfatu & Petricks. 

Bbbking is being done by United 

Booking Association (Henry Lued- 
ers). 



BEEGEN'S CHI EETiratll 

Chicago, Dec. 29. 
Edgar Bergen returns to the Chez 
Paree here Feb. 10. Also on. the 
Bbow will be Santschi and Buckley, 
and Edna Sedgwick. 



„ is looking for .name head- 
Jiner to the same bill. 

^AE'S THUESDAY OPENING 

^aramount's Met, Boston, goes to 
Anursday openings for its vaudfilin 
days^ 'f^n. Wi It now opens Ffi^ 

» vaude spot^ Keith's* has liad 

yejtf --"^ opening for the. past 



Diamond's MempUs 

^ Chicago; Dejb. 29. 

Billy Diamond office this week 
Starts bbokihg the newly: reopened 
Orpheum, Memphis, which will play 
regular vaude br unit shows weekly; 

Andre Lasky unit is i for current 
six days with a . vaude shew headed 
by the Liicky Boys arid johnny Re jf- 
ello company " New Year's 
Day. ' ,. : 

Sally Band unit comes 8. 






-to- 






Sidetracking of a baggage car 
Contaihihg its belongings at Buffalo, 
resulted, in the 'Cuban Follies' unit 
opening at the Earle, Philadelphia, 
last, week sans its. bWri costumes, 
scenery and. Instruments for the 
Rimacs Band. , Played, the ' entire 
first day (24) with bbrrbwed. scenery 
arid props.' 

Theatrical and social clubs -and 
Costlmiers. ih Philly were raided by 
John Hickey, stager .'of the unit, for 
dress'' arid scenic material.: Local 
office of ,a iiiusical iristrunierit com- 
pany provided the RimiaC rhuriiba 
band with instruirients . in exchange 
for. lobby credits. 

Baggage car Was en route to To- 
ronto wlien the"Philiy date presented 
itself for the Unit ' Gar was ordered 
switched back to fhilbdeiphia, with 
Warner' BrbSi guaranteeing charges 
of more thahV^OO, but the r.r. inad- 
verderitiy sidetrackeid it in .Buffalo- 
It arrived in. Philly . in tune for the 
opening show Xina^ Day (25). 



Jess Willard Would 

Bu]^ Into Nitery 

ittsbiirgh, Dec. 29. 

Aiter losing out on a downtown 
spot, for .which he had been dicker- 
ing, Jess Willard, the former: heavy- 
weight champ, has invaded the East 
liberty: sector, buying: into Frank 
Blandi's St. Moritz cafe. 

Willard, who has visions of becom- 
ing- the Jack Dempsey of Bittsburgh, 
will be the official greeter at spot,- 
Which will be ealled Jess Willard's 
St, Moritz. Ex-Chariip was trying to 
land Coihmodbre restaurant, next 
door to Stanley theatre, but is 
backer walked ^put when ante grew 
too high and place was taken over 
by George Seegan, former mailre d' 
hotel of the Towrie Club. 



Saraiiac Lake 



1936 Oddities 

Beh ' dpWntown mittin^ 

everybody once year..,Dolph 
Singeif shobting baick to Worcester. 
He forgot to bring back ' wife 
from last visit. . •, Harry Barrett, 8Q 
yeairs ybung, Wishirig everybody, a 
Merry Christmas -ajid a Nb-relief 
New Year. Sophie Tucker sending 
all the showfolk la case of Scotch via 
London greeting i,. Mrs. William 
.('Mbther') Morris, mitting everyone 
with the re^l thought of the year;.. 
Hqrbld Rbdrier carding alL 
■ A. B,' Anderisbn, mariiager of local 
showshop, extendinjfe 1937 open hou.«5e 
for; all theatrical ozonefs..iE. G. 
Dodds of ^ Lake Placid ditto. . . Jerry 
yogei's novelties and :candies to all, 
a weekiy:event for 1936. ./.The inter- 
est Of Bill Morris, Jr., arid his sister, 
Riith, in the welfare of all' cbiivales- 
cent With i -please donit mention' re- 
quest.-. 

It's a Happy New Year from the 
bunch lip here. 

Schi manager in Tupper Lake 
passed out two 'huge .boxes of toys to 
the pbor kiddies. They wiere re- 
ceived as general adriiission to a spe-; 
cial performance. 

Write to those ihat i/ou . know in 
Sarandc and (elsewhete that are ill. 



Yyette Rugel Bankrupt 

Yvetle Rugei; giving heir address 
as ,525 West 180th street, filed a vbl- 
untary petition in bankruptcy In 
U. S. District Court last week. 

Fbriner name vaudeville isingle 
fixed :her liabiliiies. at $3,370; rib 
assets. 




IlnioD Deal for Mabe Vauile Creates 




London, Dec. 
Americans playing Gerriiany are 
having a bad time ColleCtirig their ' 
salaries despite proriiises, made .that 
salaries ill be paidjn full: , 

Latest instances are Gipsy Niria, 
who just returned bein^ owed $1,000, 
which she is not likely to get back 
iot some time', arid Hart arid Hol- 
land, dariGei-s, who niianaged to col- 
lect week's pay for six weeks' 
.work. '■' ' . 

. Walter 'Dare^ Wahl is due to open 
at the Scala, Berii ; Jan. 1, and is 
ducking but on .the: date, claiming 
that: his partrier, deSpite being 
Italian^ is too JeWishrlboking. 

Balto Union 
Finisli Seems Likely; 
'Strike Salaries' Out 



.Baltimore, 
. Loew.'s Century and musiciaris' 
Lbcai. 40 may shortly be recbriciled, 
and stage shows on probably an, 'Oc- 
casional' basis returned to the thea- 
tre. 

. Striking musicianS went off 'strike 
salaries' . last week after . the national 
body was reported to have, 'notified 
Local 40 to cease shelling put. > Of- 
ficers, in Balto .'organization • "were 
described as reluctant to db so. 

Over the weekend' George Wild, 
leader of erstwhile.;pit crew in (jeri- 
tury, becariie active, iii sriioothing 
Out situation and is tryirig 'to act as 
intermediary , between the Ceritury 
and * bosses., ".Other former 
Loew itmeri 'are also trying to ef- 
fect some reconciliation so .they: can 
get; some work, now -that they're - 
ceiving no payoff^ whatsOeverj 

Theatre wants union to extend the 
piive-branch ■ form of some isprt 
of contract, , and. then negotiate till 
breaeh is healed all .around^ As yet 
Local .40 has not acted. 



Domey^ G: KL Dates 

Chicago Dec. 
Following .date at. the Chez Paree, 
which winds up Feb. Morton 
Downey heads, foir, Miami - and the 
start Of 10 .Weeks of- appearance for 
General Motors at its various auto 
shows. 

After the ..:Gerieral Motors , stint 
throughout: the south: and riiidWest, 
ibowney hops for Europe and 'some 
Ehgiish vaude dates; .;. 




TRAVEUNG BAR FOR 
INTERNAT'L CASINO 



Wot since the Merry-Go-Round 
speakeasy of the prohibition era has 
there been a traveiirig bar, save in 
the M-G-R, in the grill of the Ritz- 
Gariton hotel, Atlantic City,' but 
Broadway may another-^hly^ 
more elaborate; peripietatic bar- 
when the Iriternational Casino opens. 
This ^oe . Moss-Louis ■ J. Brecker- 
Gebi-ge Olseri . nilery, atop the new 
Criterion theatre, will, feature a 
manimoth -traveling bar,;, running, 
from the ground floor up to., the 
mezzani ' 'Whereby hangs the tale 
of : a technical hurdle Which" the Al- 
coholic; BeyerageContirol is .creatirti;. 
, ABC refuses to license more than 
One bar in, a ite , club; temporarily 
conteridirig that , one isn't a ; 'service 
bar-.' and the , .other meriely an, ad- 
jUnctv This riiay be. straightened but 
i time for the scheduled February 
Operiina although thei^e's a., likeli- 
hood alsb that other- cbmpiications 
may defer the premiere, possibly un- 
til next season', , 

Meahtirile the French Casino, mak- 
ing ! rio secriet of its desire ^to top its 
past, prbductibhs, . particularly iri 
view of' the impending oppositibri 
from, the Pierre Sandrini': Jacques 
Charles show elated the Intei:-. 
national, has; heen taking grCat pairi's 
with the new' -French Casino Fol*, 
li which finajiy; opened last night' 
(Tuesday) after being: twice post-; 
ppned from a scheduled Xma?^ riight 
debut, thence to iSaturday (26). 



Perkins Plans Unit 

^ ittsbuirgh,. _ 
Johnny Perltl is'taki a 
unit shortly after first of ;ye'ar. 

(Connie is playing Stanley this 
week and headis fbr New York jn 
few days to 'round up a cpoipariy. 



icago, ipec.,.-.. ., . 

irice .!j^alaban and; Kafz' ..decided 
establish its own bobki "agency 
(Bbrde-Bergen), the breach between 
B. & k. and the local MVilliam Mor- 
ris office seems to be growing widerl 
Morris; office -now iappears to be 
throwing all its box: office names arid 
acts into the RKO. Palace,. Its-Decent 
bookings, there include iBeriny Fields, 
Fthel Waters, George White's ' - 
dais,'. Mr. and 'Mrs; John Barrymore, 
Ken Muri^ay and Oswald/ arid 
Francis Lederer into the Palace, With 
a promise of Burns arid Allen, Bob 
Burns, and a return date for Eddie 
Cantor. 



Seven; Warner ros. . rieiigbborhood 
theatres in. Philadelphia are resuming^ 
stage shows this ■week in accordance , 
with the he W agreement ith the, 
musicians union there These' houses, 
coupied. wi.th. WB's, full week Earle,. 
Will give the circuit fbur . weeks of 
vaiide in tihe city bi Philadelph' 

.Agreem^ent' .with, the - musicians, 
fbrces 'WB to'' ;ii total of 

$175,000 for nruisicians iri 11 rnbnths 
i the iPhilly area, hence the. re-" 
opening , iof ■ the vaude time.' .'Earle 
opehed. : Thursday (24), two days, 
after, the; circuit, and musicians 
reached a settlement , differences ' 
that lasted several months and ytbok 
on strike prbportioris. 

First, riabe , spot to bpeh was the.,, .^t,. 
Allegheny ^28), split week, • three - 
days .each half.. Oxford ..arid Niicon. 
operi Thui'sday iStl), edch playirig:.,, 
three days - wl^k; Alharifibra and r^^ 
Frankfort two-'day stands operi-r 
ing Friday (1 ), . While the Crosskeys 
will bpbn Sa^turday (2) as a one-day \. 
spot. Kent will play, vaude iwb; days ■ ' 
a week, Wednesdays and Saturdays, 
openiriig today ,(30 ). ; ; ' 
,, Har|ry Mayer of \yB's New York 
bff ice is bobking the shbws.' 



Dewd's jBach. ^endoff 
6i?es jn J^w Geri^n 
Chance to Eat Out 



Johnny Dowd, RKO'S circuit pub- 
licity head, got a cbnibiriatiori^b 
lor di and ribbing from, 150 "of 
the boys Monday night' (28) at the 
Edisbn hotel, New lirork.. Dowd, Will 
kiss bachelorhood goodbye and the 
friissris hello ;.:ilan. 6 at the Little. 
ChiirCh; Around the Corneir. / 

The fact that the bride-tb-be, 
Muriel Gersoh, * the daughter of 
Mr. and Mrs. Meyer (Basil ) Gerson, 
the Broadway restaurateurs, idn't 
deter, the; Dbwd^ inhe'r comrinittee 
from thinking aboUt the food rather 
than family •seritiment. "Hence the 
feed was held, elsewhere than in 
Baisil's own eatery. 

But Meyer ..Went for the works just 
the siarhe, with his own table oh the 
cuff (Meyer's cuff) and wine for all 
the boys, > '■' 

Col. Jay Flipper) did the- toast- 
riiastering and most ;ot the ribbink* . 
and speakers included Gerson . awl: 
several .RKO divisioii managers, who 
dori't stammer half so much when 
giving orders to ushers.. 

The only speaker who seemed to 
remember • the . older RKO and the 
Keith office before it, in reriiiriiscing 
about , DoWcl's past, J«^ck . Jenr: 

nirigs,- the 'traffic, cop, whose .post 
has been at 47th and Broadway for 
years. 



:$32,p0p Jiimp for Toptcrs 

Philadelphi a Dec, 2d. 

New fcbntract. betweeri WB ,ahd: lo.-, 
cai- mUisic union calls for exhibs tri 
lay out '11175^000 ' for rriusic during 1 
next yea^r an increase, of , $32i,ppo 
oyer -last yeir. While' last:- year's- 
cpritract called' for only .$103,000 for 
music; $143,000 was actually spent in 
18 'hOuSes; . Union expects : final cx- 
periditures under, "riew ,- contract ^to, 
riin considerably higher- than 
$175,000 guaranteed. ; 

Understood . WB' had hbped to cut -4^*;- 
down its music apipropriatibn to. 
abbut $70,000 for tbming year, ' doing ,. 
away. With bands in. iill.' nabe: Abuses^ 
and leaving only Earle ^nd. Fo>t with; 
live shows. On that ; - urilbn ■ 
may be said.; to have -wori^aQ alriiost 
complete ; victory in its three-thonth 
strike, Under pew coritract, , effective ' 
last Friday;; (25);' WB agreesr 

• i. To employ b&hds.bt 35 mei> ^rid. 
26 m^ ait Fbx. anid Esirle, respec- 
tively, , sariie number as - last year, 
but allowing increase of $5 a week , 
and guaranteeing 52' weeks'- vrotki 2, 
band .at Alleghany theatre for 15 full. 
Weeksi 3, miniriium of three ;days of 
vaUde a : weiek for at least weeks 
a:t. .O>^0rd theatre; , 4, miOimUm of 
twb days ' of vaude a week .for at 
least- 25 weieks at the Frarikford, 
Ken^ Alhambl'a,, Cross Kiyp: and 
Nixoiii theatres; 5; miriimunii ■ one 
day's Work for 52 weeks af ,J$tanley-, 
Cariiden, Bf. J,; 6, organist .at Goriri- 
modote theatre for,,52 weekliy , 
Although contract Was -efTecti 
Friday,- Earle put iri staige l(<fiibw day 
preyibus (24). Fox, Other downtown 
hbuse^ has pictuire cornmitments and., 
won't get music until January 15, 
but men .will be. paid as bf Decemr 
ber 25; ' ' ■ ' \ 

Uriderstobd union assessment' 
employed- menibers of 2% bf their 
alaries will coritihue even though 
j*rike is ended. Figured cash will 
Ije used for perrinanent defense fund. 



Memory lingers 

.Pansy sho\v sftuffi at ;the Ciuh Rich- 
man,: New :;York, last season is hold- 
ing ; LoU: Schwartz's Florodip'ra 
nitery on the same West' 56th street 
site, ajthbugh Ifltteif wasn't associated 
with the female iriipersbriatot' "frolic 
at the tirine.. 

New- York , License Gbriiinissioner 
Moss has become technical and the 
pi^emiere has been twice deferred., 

; iSichwartz has been; iniactive for 
jalmost a year, due to ,'breakdQWn, 
althbugh how rcGovered. " 



Chez Paree's Bonuses 



Chicago," 

Jofey Jacbbsori arid Mike- Fritzel 
handed .piit bonuses to everybody 
connected with the Chez Paree, in- 
cluding the union men. Waiters and 
even the bus boy*. 

Girls ih the show also -got gi 



tittle's Jooters Form 
Co^op Ore Sans little 



■Chicago/ Dec; 29. 

Another coojperatlve .orchestra; or- 
ganized, this time .by the 12 mem- 
beris of band bat6n<ed by: ittle Jaok 
Little at the; Empire ''Room at '^ the . 
Palnier Hbuse.t 

Aarori; : Goldrriark is; secretfliry of 
new; orchesitrai wiiieh his not yet 
been named, i'lrst. date of rop 
barid wi'l ''e Mayfair Casi 
Cleveland. Little goes eiast to as- 
semble new nitisic after \ 

short' vacation. 



Fibber and Molly' bathes 

Chicago, Deb. 

Fibber McGee and Molly (M$ribh 
arid jiriri Jbrdan) will play a bouple 
of Vaude dates, bobked through the 
local ;NBC, artist bureau. "They open 
at the kehosha,'Kenbsha|i: Wis., Jari.^. ' 

.Tearii is, oh the Johrisori' Wax, 
.show. 



.Davis Out Agkiik 

Pittsburgh,- Dec. 29. 
. After almost a year devoted e>t^' 
clusively to song wlrltihg, Benny 
Davis is hitting again Hfiih a unit 
Opens here at Stanlei^ Jan. 8. 



44 



VARIETY 



:f;«^e#^7« DtttwAer I936 




By Joe Laiffie, Jr. 



THE STRAIGHT AND JEW 
DOUBLE 

STRAIGHT. MAN enters and sings 
SQug.. Afiet the' s6ng. .^6tst ore 
Jieard <rff $tkge arid JEW .^OjyilC 
l.tpith hiJt; oveT eaTs, shoTTt beard and 
tnisfitsiiit) qames running ouU. 

^tradght lifen: Bir.^ C what are 
you ruimmg for? 

C<xEieni I'm tryihg to keiep two 
IdUbws from fightinig.- 

Si Jil: Who are %e iellowa? 

, Cohen: An Irishmaa and me. 
: (AIteir laugh is over ): Say; why don't, 
you pay me for that suit you got oa? 

.Sk M.: Well, really, Mr. Cohen» I 
Would pay lyouj oiily 1^ haven't the 
jaoney. . ,' , " 

. Cohen (mocking StJ^gW^ I^ 
^i^ehi,. I'd be a Txch rnan, only t ain't 
got : the moneys , yoU; pay hms 

siMnethihi? On the bill? : . 

S, iflf.c How miich do you want? 

Gbh^en: Pd like enough to hire a 
lawyer ta sure for the baliaice. 
, S.' M.r You're,, a pretty sinart fellow. 
Art you good at spe^iI^{^ 

Cohen: You . bietcha ii^ lif e Tm a 
■ -'Ijobd ■ speller.. 
' S. .M.: I'll bet 3^u that you can,*t 
.Ipell' "needle. 

; Cohen: 111 bet you. my life X can 

.^ll.;it.,v- ' ■ ■' ~ .. ' 

- Cdlieo:. Xil i^^^ 

S.; J*;t I iwiott't bet yjou that. v 
„ Cohen: ilit .bet yoci my whole 
Xainiir^ltfe: " 

Si" Hii! No, T ^oi**t bet you tliat, 
but in • tett you what I will do:' lU 
be* ><m^, ^^^^^^ cwi't 
•'needte; 

v"doh(6hr/Noi siree. When it ebmie? 
to' be^hg'itvbney; that's .anotHer miat^ 
^'teiv'^ „. ';;^ 

M,: J'll try you anyway. How 
-:9o:5rou spell .riee<He? '., ■ 




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NOW 

VICiOBIA PAtACJB. LOXbON, ENGi 

tolir.i DICK HENBT - GT SHAPIRO 
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thankn to JACK HTLtON 
For SaUd BbbMac li| Kaiclttad 
TUI April. 19S7 




Naw York Rep.— LEW WEISS 



Cohen: N-I^E-D- 

, S; M;: :You're wrong. 
. Cph^nl I'm! nght. 

. M.:. We wiU leave it to the 
leader.. - He looks like an intelligent 
person. (Opes over to the leader of 
the orphestra.) You heard the argu- 
ment, George; who is right? 

Leadier: .Why, you. are 

S. M,. (to Cohen): You . see? (to 
Leader >:.i>o you smoke? 

Leader:, Why, of course. 

S.:M. (taking ci^ar d# of ^ 
Well, here'i; a cigar, " Try spelling It 
again Mr, Cohen. 

Cohen -'G . leader 

through the business of S. M. giving 
leader cigar^ etc., making ^tiotiops 
behind S. M.'s back for the leader to 
say that he is right/ et^.,- is disgusted 
with leadic when he says that the 
is. M, is ii^t>r All right. Here i go 
agai N-E-E-D-D-L, Now that's 
nght (triuniphantly). 

Si M.^^ ilaiigbmg teartfl^ Why, 
no; that's worse than ypur first ..at- 
tempt. 

Cohen: No,, that's spielt ri^jht. 

S. »ti Well ask George. (Goes to 
ieadcir again.) Who was right that 
tinie, George? 

* Geoifige,. vCjpayi attention to 

Cohen,' who" is. trying " to make . him 
say be is,, bebihd S. MJa^ back): Why, 
you are righi»!o£: cfMirs*. 

: S. M: Have another cigarl XGIyefl 
leader cifsar.) Wett.Coheu, I will 
give you one more dhamce. ^ 

Cohen;: Needle .. is that the^ 
*oifd?'' 

.^M;:;Yes., 

C^lllen^ Why didn't 3?6u say so? 
N-l-IMLr-E 

S. M:l Wrong agala^ 

C<^en: Fm: right;; 

S. M.: We wiB ask ... 

C<rfien! I will ask him- this time. 
Mr. Musiker, who is right this time? 

Georger Why, you are> .lir. Coheii. 
- Cohen (very jiappy): &e?. ;;b6 you 
smoke? 

Geoi;ge: Whst, yes. 

Cohen (hands . in . pocket as if to 
fake (Mii ciguH HereTs a MAT^^ 

S' M.: Mr. Cghen,. you are a card.. 
(Lau^s.)^ Say. Cdhen, 1- Was read 
ing; ttie papers this morning, and I 
see that . (Local)^ has three saloons 
to One policttnan. 

Cq1)«ii: That g^ves you • tlu:ee 
guesses as- to where the policeima^ is. 

S;. M.: By the way,, h&w is your 
boy? ■ 

; Cohtti: You mean my boy Abey ?^ 
He is. an eye dbctbc. 

S, M.: Wxy, 1 thou^t he was la 
.cUriiHtodat. 

Cohen: He ws^ a chiropodist: You 
see, hie begati ait the foot and worked 
hfatiself up. 

S. M: Are you still hitpt>ily mar.- 
ried? 

Cohen: Yeh. '.I don't live with my 
wife. 

S. M.: You know, Fve been marv 
ried since I saw you last. I married 
a sharpshooter from the Buffalo Bill 
Show. 

Cohen: A shipshopper, eh? 

S. .M.: Yes, ■ My wife's a very 
good Shot. Why, she can hit a silver 
dollar at a hundred yards. 

Cohen: Dot's nothing. My wife 
goes through my , pockets and never 
misses a dime. You know I got a 
great idea how to get along with my 
•wife. 

S.. .M.; I'd like to hear it; it may 
come in handy some time. ... 
' Cohen: When I get home i. throw 
things around the house; ;! put ashes 
pn ,the floor. , 

S, M.: Why what's the idea of that? 

Cohen: !• get her so mad she won't 
speak to me. 'Then we get along 
fine. 

S. M.: A woman, that doesn't speak 
—why, that's a miracle. ; Of course 
you know what a miracle is? 

Cohen: Sure I know what a 
miracle is. 

M.: Well, tell me^what isra 
miracle? .. 



0 M M Y L YM A N 



Spedal Material by 9I1LX FRANCIS 



BILL FARNSWORTH, ■ N. Y. 

•EJve. Journal said: — 'You can 
have yoiir Vallees, Uowneys, 
Crosbys, Ive Us' Tommy Ly- 
man.' 



ED SULLIVAN, N. Y. 

Newi^ said: — 'Tommy Lyman 
who'can.singr a song better than 
any of 'em.' 



LOUIS SOBOL, New York Evening Journal, said:— 'With lights 
dlmiaed low, a; sreen spot on his face. Tommy Lyman chants 
'Shanghai Poppy Man.' Still my favorite Is Tommy Lyman and I 
cttn't Understand why some air sponsor do^n't grab him off;— he 
has that soft appeaKngr 'voice that thrills.' 

I40W AT PHtLAOELFHIA'S MOST 
£XCLUSIVC^21 Cl.UB"-^1321 LOCUST 



Cohen: Well, it you see a buU in 
a field — - 

S. M.: Yes; if you see a bull in a 
field? ■ ' ■■■ 

' Cohen: Dot ain't na miracle. 

S. M.: Of course' not 
'* Cohen: If you see a thistle In a 
field, dot ain't no miracle. 

S. M.r Of course a thistle in a field 
is no miracle. 

Cohen: And if you hear lark 
singing, dot ain't no miracle. 

S. . M.: Ot course,, hearing a lark 
sing is no miracle. 

Cohen: But if you see a BULL sit- 
ting on a THISTLE singing like a 
LARK . . . DOTS A MHtACLE. 

S. M. (laughs): You're a card, 
Cohen.. Will ypii have dinner at my 
house tonight? 

Cohem That was a nice dinner we 
had at your . house last week. The 
salmon was wonderf ul. " 

S. M,: Why, that wasn't salmon. 
That was HAM. 

Coheii (makes fuhny face): Who 
asked you? 

S. M.: Say, ing 
the horses? 

Cohen: I ptayeli a horse yesterday 
20 to 1. 

S. M.: And did be win? 

. Cohen: He didn't come in until a 
quarter past six. : 

^ ;S. M: By the way» how is your 
Uncle^the one that was so sick? 

Cohen: My sick Uncle? You, know 
the Board of Heidtb. wouldn't let me 
bury him. 

S. M. (indienant): Why, 1 never 
heard otf such A tbiing. Why wouldn't 
they let you bury him? 

Cohen: Because he aiit't dead,, yet. 

S. M. (laugldns): You're a card, 
Cohen. _ 

Cohen: Fm a whole deck. I'm 
going, to get a drink. 

& M.: What'a the idea? 

Cohen: Then HI be a fuU deck. 

S. M.: You're incorrigible. 

Cohien: Why bring reli ' into 
this? I'm goms now. 

& M.t ¥Fhere are you gjoing,? 

Cohen: Paa gpSag, to , get my wife 
a nice dog; lie ntust be able to swim. 

M.: Why . must he be able to 
swim? 

Cohen: You see, my wife holds 
him on her lap and she. has wat«r 
on the knee. 

S. M:: I thifA we better sing, 
. (STRAIGHT MAN singt a popular 
song. Then Cohen sings a parodif 
on it. Then hoth exit) 



' » ♦ »♦ ♦ »»»•» 1 1 1 » ♦ i » M i i » t . 

i> 13 YEARS AGO • 

< • (From Vabieiy and Clipper) I 
^ » f » » V V I « ♦»»H I M M » ♦ > j ' 



Va^iexy's . anniversary issua led 
off with a paice one story on Mrs. 
Couthoi, of Chicago. Titled 'Queen 
of the Sc^pers.' More thaa a local 
figure in those days. 



Stock CO. had revived 'Uncle Tom's 
Cabiii' foi^ a (holiday run at the Man- 
hattan opera house. Special morn- 
ing mats of 'Cmderella' for the kids. 
At a dollar top. 



Pre-Christmas week slump on 
B'way toughest in years. Even the 
hit shows fell off. 



Equity held up the opening of 
•Ztegf eld Follies' for half an hour at 
the Chicago <^ning: until the com- 
pany manager signed a blanket con- 
tract. Trouble had started Thanks- 
giving in Cleveland when the show 
refused to pay the chorus for an ad- 
ditional; performance^ 



Brox sisters paid Irwi Rosen 
$3.1900 to ridease them from a rep- 
resentation contract Could get 
work , Without agent 

Russell Janhey^ producing 'Po- 
mander Walk,' offered to pay the 
Equity entrance fees dues for 
any chorine who could not pay her- 
self. ■ 



Vaudeville audiences off athletic 
stars and Jack Dempsey, Babe Ruth 
and others trying to wriggle out of 
their flops. 



Ethel Levey . N. Y Palace 

and doing right well by Cus- 
tomers. 



Gertrude Hoffman's, dance act was 
doing 40 minutes at the Colonial. 
Had a big production for those days. 

Wihrii Lightner, with Lighther 
Sisters and Alexander, clowned her 
stuff and wowed 'em with a straight 
ballad. They weren't expecting that 
from hen ' 



Clipper stated that not in years 
had so- m»ay cbangeft . occurred in 
th* music piibUshiBiLbualsefs. Com- 
(CoaUauied oa page 45) 



UEBBBRir MCNDIN 
Talkiaf , Sfngiiur \\ 
19 nuns.; One 
Stanley, Pitts. 

Just another Hollywood namie try- 
ing to cash' in on. his ciniema rep and 
with absolutely nothinc to offer to 
vaude. Over a period of years, Mun-: 
di has managed to establish himself 
as a hot Hollywood comedian in the 
featured class and opening reception 
emphasized fact that he was w^ 
known and, with anything on the 
ball, could have been a cinch. 

But Muudin's choice of nuiterial is 
poor and, aside from a few familiar 
facial gestures, ,he's nil. It's almost 
entirely cockney stuff and too slow 
and casual for audiences on this side. 
He starts off with ah indifferent 
story,, goes into a l<Higrwinded poem 
about a limey who won the battle 
of Waterloo, and for a finish dons a 
.walriis mustache^^d. military eap 
for a noqdescri^ song about ^Gen- 
eral Ginger.' Cohen, 

PEGGY FEAkS (1) 

Songs 

5 Mtais. 

Rainbew Rmm, N. Xt 

„ Peggy Fears, the ex-Mrs. A. C. 
Blumenthal, is a personality song- 
stress with not a little sji., l^ut. of 
Imuted. scope ' for smart boite di- 
vertissement Not, that she doesh't 
register. Tver limitations are merely 
restricted ta the fact that niteries of 
the, calibre^ of the Rockefellers' class 
saloon, yclept the Rainbow Room, 
obviously forfends her extended 
scope as. i, hoctunial chanteuse; in 
between the Perrier- Jouet .'26. 

Backed by ^ special male aecom- 
pamst and nicely couturriered. Miss 
Fears' polite little voice eschews 
mike, amplification but commands at- 
tention from hier equally polite cus- 
tomers, „such as. constitute- the cli- 
entele ef the Rainbow Room. 

Her Mtecedents, theatricaUy, are 
nicely set by the CarroU-Sbubert^ 
S^fifeld 3»ecial opener. Thence 'So 
Do L Dglivery nice, is unsensa- 
tipnal, • ; ; •■• Abel. 

RUTH BRENT 

Singing 

SBIins; 

BoHywMd jlest, T. 

A very husky blues singer who 
lays on like MacDuff, Ruth Brent & 
a very .serviceable night club as well 
as stage act. She has a lot of per- 
sonality and better than the aver-r 
age chction, although in her Cuban 
novelty the lyrics are a little nvK-e 
difficult for the ears than the others. 

Miss Brent is spotted in two places 
on. the show here, going on early 
with two humbfers and tatfrr with 
one in connection with the line girls. 
'Rhythm Is My Business' i^ a nice 
.openiNr, the Cubisn! novelty following. 
'Struttin' to Sutton I^aceV-Ieads^'the 
girls on further down in the pro- 
ceedings. Chor. 

DICK, PON and DINAH 
CoBwdy Bancing and Acrobatics 
12 Mills. 
Stmaien Pitts. , 

Three kids, two boys and a gal, 
who can hold their owii anywhere. 
Start off in regulation boofing fash- 
ion and then go inta the nut knock- 
aboiit stuff for solid laughs. Th^re. 





M as Vaude 
Unit at mOOO 



George White wi take his 'Scan- 
dals' off the legit tune and boil the 
show down to unit form for vaude> 
viUe dalei^ starting with four RKO 
weeks at $10,000 guarantees and per- 
centage splits, I , 
,; Uni]t will contain '48, people, ,in- 
cluding Willie and Eugene Howard^ 
and booking deal requires retention 
of all the revue principals with 
ception of a, few minar„ people. 

RKO dates commence Jan. 15 in 
Chicago; with Cleveland, Columbus 
isihd Boston following. Unit will ptay 
Detroit, for .Par,. i»ittsburgh for War- 
ners ahd other circuit time . later on 
the same financittl terms. WUliam 
Morris office is pranging the deals^ 

Mempktt Reopeits 

Memphis, Dec, 20. 
Andre Lasky's Trench Revue' re- 
opened the Or^heum h^e Saturday 
(2ft). Sally Rand is booked for five 
days-starting: Jan.' ^ .: 
, liOU HeUborn; ■ former Orpheum 
manager, is back on his old job. " 
■ ■ • ,■ •■ ■ ■ - ■ ■ '■• ■ 

agile ahd funny, and femme, while 
not a leokor, has a f arm peorsonal- 
ity that projects even in an act of 
such an imi>ersonal nature^ 

For a finish, they got themselves 
into one of those comic tangleis that 
winds. , up in a shbulder-to-rshbulder 
pyramid. No. 3 spot for them here 
w*B a cinch and they knocked off 
biggest hand of the afternoon. 

Cohen. 



mS HARRISON 

(COMEDIAN) 




(SAY 90*5, 





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Oe Intereateil to Kmw That 

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Night Club Reviews 



the 
the 



MTZ-CARLTON 

(NEW tOBK) 

IVith Clifford C. Fisher on 
pcene ^^or tfa« prodUQtion of 
second edition of the Ritz tevue, this 
Irolic is a brighter^ 1 tighter and 
emarter floor showi It's just as 
elaborate, but not as loose-eridy as 
was its predecestor, which Fischer 
had more or less contrived by cable 
and telephone. He : sent over th6 acts 
from abroad but' was not actually in 
America tot the premiere. ' This, 
probably exiplains why the second 
revue is a happier presentation for 
the ' Ritz environment which remains 
the No. 1 class , room, with it$ sooth- 
jiig decor, in the mietropolitan sector^ 

There are many other lavish bbites 
in the top hostelries . of New York, 
iridium Room of the St. Regiis is 
something to look at^ and no kiddin', 
but the redecorated Crystal Gardens 
of the. Ritz-Cai;ltoh rates tops for its 
clever decor, -indirect lighting, rest- 
ful atmosphere and generaliy class 
but unobtrusive aura. . Clark Robi 
son did ai crack job' of the design. 

From the floor show aspect, 
Gebrgie Hale's, staging 0^ the Fischer 
; revue, with Basil Fomeen's orchestra 
(alternating with a relief string 
combo) comprises 10 sequences.; 

They're reeled off in/ one portion; 
ruiming . 50 minutes and can be 
chopjped 10 more. This difliers from 
the formier idea: of two p&rts, istart- 
ing at 8 pr.m. . Now the show tiees off 
at 9 p.n». and ovbr before 10, which 
is juist rights permitting even the 
quite, .late diners., to get into- their 
dinners a spell before the divertissie- 
ment distrsacts 'em; 

Show- is entirely new save Af riqiie, 
the impersonator, ^ held over. Quite 
a:£uropean fave, he brings to. Ameri- 
icah environments a ' -somewhat dif* 
fefent repertoire.: Siaid. repertoire, 
likewise has been switched abound, 
and . to advantage, so . that the 
familiars iahd -the not-so-fdmiliars 
are nicely spaced and paced; And, 
pethaps even tnot& .socko\ than, ever, 
. he! .does his excellent ' -DUke xit 
Wihdsoiv takeoff, against ai Changing 
of the .Guards staging. FormierIy .it 
was an impression of . His Majesty.^ 
Afrique— he's a native of Jbhannes- 
biurg, hehce that billing— looks miuch 
- like Ed8|ie Windso;r and his impres- 
sion, particularly with the eyes and 
the engaging boyish, nervousness .of 
the abdicated monarch, is very good; 
Cantor, Richard Tauber, Beery (hew; 
and' not good); Arthur Tracy 
(Street Singer )i George Robey and 
Paul Robeson finaleing with Windsor 
: coipprise the sequence, The range 
from Taubei?'s barytone, Traicy's 
tremolo tenor and Robeson's bass- 
barytone eyidehce vocal versatility. 
He \y6rk's in white tie and tails With 
but' minor assist from the pirops— 
chiefly hats. 

The Other highlight i the show 
are. the fotir Kraddbcks, formerly 
spelled with a C wheft in last year's 
French Csisino revue. Their knock- 
about . acro-comedy registers. 

Other specialists are Edna Janis, 
taps; Senor Wences, ventriloquial 
comedian; Durelle, Paul Whiteman 
alumnus, with 'De-Lovely' and ""Pick 
.Yourself Up,' vocally, plus taps In- 
terludes; Karin Zoska; Russe dancer, 
and tWo class production riUihfaeris^ 
Prmtemps FantaSi and a ihumba 
flnale. 

The girls ar^ all lookers; four 
show girls, Betty Kni§kerht Betty 
Lydm, Elsie . Oelze ; and Dorothy 
Pjntp, and 12 pbnies^Lbuise Arthur, 
Eleanor Balne, Florence Belle, Boots 
earroU, Evelyn Daly, Virgi ia Dona- 
nue, Sonya Lesac, -Vera Perry, Doro- 
thy .Reed, Margie YoUng, Peggy 



«th« tngle of the purely personal. 
Regwdless of person Or personal- 
tty, and whether they be French, 
English,' American or what have 

5rOu In thig town of mixed national- 
ties, Josephine is there to give therh 
the , glad hand when they : arrivcj 
entertains them while they stay, 
and Is there with ^thanks' for their 
coming and the "boh sbir', when they' 
leave. 

she Is also the chief attraction on- 
•the ientertaihment side. She sings-iri 
French .and English, dancies in her 
own lahguag^, uses knock'rkhocks, 
and leads the band. Between tiities 
she hiixeis. And that ; is where she 
scores, for 'it. is a personal touch nb 
other :club of :this calibre . in . town 
bias to offer at the moment. 

.With this goes Skarjiriisky, Russian 
singer; who composes aiiiusing verses 
about, the : listening customers . as . the 
song' comes out: .He has- been in 
iseveral clubs around- town but al- 
ways has somethmg new to present. 

Remainder of thei talent is^bublirig 
from the, Folies.Bergere show. Hfer- 
man Belmonte' sings and introduces 
Lea LogaUi Evelyn Reide and Christ 
tine CJarter, three American lookers, 
who parade and jprbsent bouquets to 
the lady guests.:. The idea is.a nov- 
elty here and. haisc 

Place is : large enough to hold : a. 
sizable . gathering •Without . losifi? 
the air of intimacy. . Prices charged ; 
hit the average for this class of 
nitery, with a special .'Josephine 
Baker' champagne: offered, a : little- 
lower, than the others at: $7. a bottle. 
: Band' batoned by. '.Bersbn is all 
French, buit furnishes a- sufficiency 
of good music. Pierre- Parodi is the 
head waiter; Jim-' Witteried . dbing 
bbllyhoo.' 



Williams. "Costumes 
Brook^ Livingston, executed ;by 

^ Table d'hote dinner (no cbuvert 
in '^'"ner show) is $4; coUvert 
?^*er 10 p.m., $2 ahd;$3i Biz strbng 
and checks average about $8 a per^ 
M?^' u .^^^^d high average take, 
wflich. jis the- answer to why the 
snooty Ritz favors a girl sHow in its 
Plush environs. Whether Ritz^ or 
Horn & , Hardart, it's all the sanie 
thing— the: gross-^and if the floor 
show. Permits the $4 dinner tap ahd 
mduces generous wine-buying i be- 
cause of the femme auspices, that's 
the, answer. : ; 

ti^ ^^^"Hle, patterned, after the 
Hotel Plaza's Persian Room, another 
ve^y,.fo^m^^l boite, are the Sunday 
atternoons at the Ritz. This permits 
Jir.?- for .the tea dansahts, 
Sunday dinner in mufti, 
;two complete Ritz revue 
cWfl1^*i°?^";: During the week it's 
^i!.?^ tails,: and you're 

'uh^^^^^y slumming • a dinner 
acKetv. ■:: -^ ^ ■ j^^gi 

S^hez Josephiiie Baker 

(PARIS) ' 



t t> 11 .TV r-arjs, Dec 19^ 



New v^^if m,."^ ^P*^ She dud m 
she^ vf° The exclusive little club 
Cha»v,« r..°P^"«^ ^" ^he uptown 
KSf ^^'ysecs district on the Rue 
IS J^ -^?^?^'®''^ has broucht to 
aSeJieSf nocturnal 

ftfS^^ Josepiiine 
nighties in 



•ne herself. 



there 
which 



differs: from the 
town because of 
Regardless of the 



is not another club in 



HOLLYWOOD 

(NS:W YORK) 

: : Belle rBaker , bpened here Wednesr 
day. night (30 ) and is • probably 
working harder.; than she ev6r did. 
before. She's duck, soup -tor a floor 
^ishow and- With, her present routine 
of songs, and stories can't miss. 

.Miss Baker 'vvhbn ciaught, was on 
29 minutes and;- coiild have staiyed 
longer. This is heavy running time 
for any act on a floor, here or any- 
where, but Miss Baker has o no 
trouble, sustaining interest that far.: 
The routine cbnsiists of -five, songs, 'a 
medley arrangement . of numbers 
from the past and several stories;, 
Jack Golden -arranged the numbers 
and is accoriipariyirtg at the piano. • 

Current; Holiywoiidi, show retains 
most of. the features'- from the 
previous production, ihcludihg sure 
fire Jack Waldrbn, master of cere 
monies; Del Casi , singer; Dimitri, 
Karel and Andrea,: -comedy ■ adagio 
dancers; Eleanor Knight, tap dancer; 
CesarO: andl Maclovia, ballroom 
dancers; and the Ziegfeld prbdiiction 
number, latter excellent.. A returner 
is Iris Adrian, whose number, 'I Was 
Born oh the Bowery' is, familiar. She 
has another about the old geezer 
with the Rolls, yacht and bankroll 
which is also a.palni collector. ' \ 

At one point *on the. show Miss 
Adrian works with Waldroh in a 
new .comedy- number develbped 
around Christopher Columbus arid 
Queen Isabella.,- A third party wprks 
into the number, doing a p^nsy 
stooge bit that increases the laughs. 
Waldron's .material is meiant for any- 
Mvhere but Sunday schools, but this 
is no Sunday school.' 

June Landis is on early in the 
show with a smart iacrobatic dance, 
while anothbr up ahead is Ruth 
Brent (New Acts). Miss Brent/is a 
throaty blues singer who is on twice 
for a total of three songs. She clicks. 

Cesare and Maclovia, doing two 
ballroom routines, have improved 
considerably since debuting here 
with Hal LeRoy. Diinitri,: Karel and 
Andrea are also stronger than they 
were With . some additional touches 
added' to their Com ic adagio stuff. 
One of the biggeist hands on the 
show is for Del Casino, personable 
lad with ah' appealing voice. 

Restaurant is doing: a heavy.; busi- 
ness . over ..the holiday period,, with 
Karl Posch, at the dDor.:.havirig to 
put up • so niany" extra, tableis. that 
learning how to dance on a dime is 
almost necessary here at this tiine. 
But Posch handles: the situation well. 

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PLAZA CAFE 

(PITTSBURGH) 

.. ittsburgh. Dec: :25,, 
This downstairs . spot became a 
hangout for the late mob several 
seasons back, attracting the stay- 
uppers and spenders, by going in for 
names. Then the manageirient de- 
cided to economize-^and the' mar.qu.ee 
lure Was elimiriated. . But it's back tp 
the old policy agai this ■Ivinter and 
the cash ister's ji ling merrily 
agai' 

Chief, floor, name is Pat Roohey, i 
with, the family, and theison of the i 
daughter of Rosie .O'CSraclyv for this ^ 
burg, he can't , miss, Ther 's : still aj 
bit o' magic in the name and he's ; 
proving it by giving tlie Plaza, a nice.: 
biz . during the worst wipek of the '; 
year, the one before Xm<is. j 
' Show consists of RoOney, Pat 3d. 
Marion Berit; Janet Reade: (Mrs. Pat I 
3d) and Claire Ray', 'ix Pei"nbriality J 



lookers, aiid specialists, each of 'em 
tripping out for single spots in addi- 
tion to their smart chorus numbers 
and giving the revue the appearance 
of being twice as extensive as. it is. 

Fbr the ROorieys, it's the familiar 
standbys, but they're sufficient. The 
two Pats go through their hobflng 
routines fbr potent returns, and then 
bring on Miss Bent for a wham sen- 
timental finish, while the elder 
Rooney mikes a ballad he composed 
On their silver wedding anniversary- 
Even gets the customers to join m 
on the last chorus, cards bearing 
the refrain having been . passed 
arouiid the tables in meantiniie. 

Miss Reade conies out 'near the 
close and torches across a: couple of 
tunes in sock fashion. Also on brief- 
ly is Eddie Powell, Three-Eye league 
editid.ri of Dwight Fiske;' accompany- 
ing himself oh 'the piano. He's the 
Plaza's; table Singer, but ROoney js 
bringing him out bn the floor, too. 

For the Rooney engagement, Pliaza 
has tacked oh a minihiuiin bf $1;50 a 
person, in addition to small cover, 
but there've been no: complaints. AV 
Marsico has ■ the , band fbr duratibh 
of Etzi Goyato's (one of spot's oWn-. 
ers). siesta in Flbrida for the. winter, 
arid dishing out what it takes' for 
both the dancers arid the performers. 

Cohen. 

RAINBOW ROOM 

(NEW YORK) 

Peggy Fears (New Acts), Edgar 
Bergen with his corking, ventrilor 
quilisms,. a new terp team in Estelle 
and LeRoy and, holding bver, the 
crack Ray .Noble: dansapatibn, round 
Out into a satisfying divertissement 
for the^ swaink Rainbow Roorii pa- 
tronage; Jt's not, ostentatious, socko 
floor sho.w fare, but it's satisfacfory 
for .the conservativiei clientele that 
patronizes this talNmillihery nitery 
in the clouds, 

Estelle; ; and . -LeRoy'S • terps are 
rijatched by their youthful appeal. 
.Bergen, holding over, has wisely 
switched hi$ voide-throwing . to con- 
centrate on a surgical background, 
with the dummy, as the patient, he 
as ;the medico. . They engaige in efv 
fective crossfire which, apart . from 
the vocal Calisthbhics, is strbng 
coriiedy fare:; 

Dr.. Sydney Ross, magician-at^the-. 
table, is another ; hbldover, 'and AI. 
Bowlly, ' vbcalizing ■ the '^ pops; . per 
usual, holds up his end with the 
smart Ray Noble dansapation. The 
tango-rumba band is batoned by 
Nano Rodrigo. Abet. 

FRANK PALUMBO'S 

(PHILADELPmA) 

Philadelphia, Eieb. 25. 
Beginning as a mqdi^st eating house 
jnore than half a century ago, Pa- 
lumbo's- has come to be . an institiir 
tion in Philly : night life. Popularity 
is so great, in fact, that State Liiquor 
Control Board: recently questioned 
management abbut likker purchases, 
which had grown to such .prbportioriis 
that the Boaird suspected the place 
iriust: be selling by bottle (illegal 
here).. 

' Biehind Palumbo's , growth in both 
size and prestige is a romantic, color- 
ful story bf an Italian: family. . It's a 
story of chariacter, a story for ciabaret 
owners. '' ' " 

When Frank Palumbo, Sr., opened 
his little restaurant in 1884.it was . an 
upstairs room , with only piano tor 
musici high prices arid :food that 
rapidly became the talk of town's 
epicures bf thie day. Btit frorii the 
very; first Palunibo's took; on, the ex- 
pansive hospitality of. its founder. 
His" character sbon becariie ;'associ- 
ated With the place and that tradi- 
tion has been carried on. 

Since Paluriibo, Sr., died in 1929,: 
four of his children have carried On 
the establishment on a scale the 
founder would hiardly recognize. 
Eldest is. Americo, usually . out of 
sight, generally in charge Of business 
and kitchien. Frank, Jr., is always 
in evidende,^ mOving from table to 
table, speaking to everyone, knpwri 
by everyone and in charge of; the 
show. Others are Josephine,, han- 
dlirig books :and.. accounts, arid Yo- 
Janda, presiding over the kitchen; 

From; priginal Upstairs room, ^Pa- 

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Unit Reviews 



Disc Reviews 



(Continuied from page 40 



15 YEARS AGO 



(Gor]tinued;:from page 44) 



plai 'pubs were paying to;o little 
attentibn to singers and tob much to 
the phonograph .trade. Before radi 



Harry Houdini back in vaude after 
an: absence OJC fiye years. 



Taylor HplnieS was riionolbi5,u)ng/ i 
Did an ; eccentric .ballet master im- '' 
personation topped that 'ith ; 

an imitation of ;Lackaye; in 'Trilby;' 



i iom. and superior to some . U,' S. 
combos' because, the Loridbri: maes- 
trbs, what with their short-wave re- 
ception, close study , of . American 
dance styles arid arrangements, . etc., 
take their jazz chores very seriously; 
: IIeiiry;;,Busse on Decca, 1076-7 has 
his opportunities with 'Plenty of 
Moriey' arid 'All's Fair in Lbve. and 
War' (both Dubi -Warren, out of 
the new *G61d Diggers') and 'Under 
Ybur Spell,' Arthur SchWartzrHowV 
ard Dietz's craick tune from the Lawr 
rencie Tibbettr20th filmusical of that 
name; paired with 'Never Should 
Have Told Yoii? (Dave Frianklin-: 
Cliff Friend), Skip Moore and Bob 
Hannon sharirig .the' vocals,:'. 

Jo.e Paradise ■ is the British version 
bf ; Swing ith 'MOod Iridigo' and 
'I've Gbt the World on a Strinig,' and 
not bad; Decca 1066. Carjos Mdliria 
is American, but his 'Gypsy Lament,', 
.tango, and 'Caribbeari Star' (Moli 
Paul Shahin), rhuriiba-spri, are. in. 
the Latin idiom. JJlqre tanjgos by. 
Campoli and: his maririiba ore . on 
Decca, ,1012 with 'Rori)anesco'.::and 
'Crocovad.6,* latter; a carioca; ' 
riade iri the Night' as a. tango ar- 
rangement by . Mantovani . ; and , his 
Tipica Orchestra on Columbia . 3159 
(imported, waxing) paired with 'Me^ 
and the . Moon,' foxtrot also "by Man-' 
:tovani. '" ' '.- 

The Vocalists 

Jerry Cooper, a, Bingcrbsbyesque 
barytone. Who is vocal-featured with 
Eddy DuChiri, iets sOlo billing on 
Victor 25485 doirig 'Gbodnight. My 
Lovb'- oiit of 'Stowaway' ,(20th-F0x, 
by Gordon arid Revel) paired, with 
Billy Hill-Bbb Emmerich's new fox- 
trot ballad, 'Timber.'. Nice style. 
: Dicic Pdwelt on Decca 1067-8 offers 
four from - the new - 'Gold Diggers,', 
authored by Warren-Dubin arid Har- 
burg-Arien, titled 'With Plenty of 
Money' and You'— 'Speaking' of the 
Weather' as one: pair, and 'All's Fair 
in Love arid War'-r-'Let's . Put Our 
Heads Together'^ as .another couplet. 
Full orchestral a c c o m p a n i-m ci n't 
throughout, arid, . of course, bn the. 
Powell, name, a. good b.o. recording. 

Ulldegarde, back in America with 
a European rep,, vocalizes 'Pennies 
from.. Heaven' arid .'For Sentimental 
Reasbns' in nice' style on Columbia 
269* backed by William Wirges' or- 

The Mills ros. on Decca 1082 with 
'Solitude' and 'Lbndon Rhythrii' are 
lip . tb" par, and one wouldn't have 
known :the difference through the 
substitution- of their father for the 
late John Mills, victirii of prieu- 
monia. 

Anthony (Tony). Marti is another 
filmite- on. the wax,; this time for 
Brunswick, recoursinig to, 'Banjb on 
My Knee' for 'There's Something ;in 
the Air' and 'Where the Lazy- River 
Goes By' (Jimmy McHugh-Harold 
Adamson) on No. 7782; and 'So E!o I' 
(but of • 'PenriieS -from Heaven') arid 
'Rainbow on. 'the River' Xsariie film) 
oh Brunswick 7791. Cy Feuer's or- 
chestra' accomps . throughout. 
The Foreign Maestros 

Strong fbreign recording cbnti •• 
gent tees off: with Eoy Fox's, version 
of 'Serenade in the Night,' tango 
foxtrot which Clifford C. Fischer 
.first . brought Over in . last season's 
French Casino revue, but -which is 
just catching on. It's by C. A. Bixio 
(^Tell Me That You Love Me To^- 
night,' etc.), a sort of 'Isle of Capri' 
melody tango-foxtroti and which be- 
speaks similar potentialities. Denny 
Dennis is featured vocally in Fox's 
sriiooth 'interpretation. Guy Lom-: 
bardo's brchestra backs this on Vic- 
tor 25488: with 'That's Life 1 Guess,' 
Carmen Lombardb . vbcalizing. 
. Ambrose, one of England's big 
three aniong the darice maestros, is 
generously represented ori Deca's 
releases.. No. 1034- pairs 'Two Hearts 
in Cuba' and 'Creole Lady,' both; 
coriiposed by Don Marzedd and . both 
rhumbas; No. 1071, 'Serenade in the' 
Night,' done as a fo:i this time, with 
'Lady from Mayf air' (Carr), one of 
;.thpse story novelty foxes; arid four 
turies out. of 'Head Over Heels in 
:Lbve,' the new Je.ssie Matthews-GB 
filtnusical IfV Mack. Gordon ' and 
Harry Revei Title song , Is' paired 
with -ThereV That - Look -in Ybur 
Eyes' on Decca 1073; 'Lopking 
Around CJorriers'. with 'May I Have 
thie Next Rbmarice with You?' Decca 
1072.- All smooth. , ^ Zu.. '■ 
. Now that Noel Cbward-Gertrade 
Lawi^erice .are in Ariierica, Victor. 
25437 is tiriiely with 'You Werb 
There' and: 'The Family Album,- fox 
and waltz Combb out of 'Tonight at: 
8:30.' expertly recorded by the N.e.w 
Mayfair, Qrchestra in London, all 
•ith: vocaiSi 



AI Woods got out from: Under' on I 
immprality .charge agai 
Virgi. ;' \yhich 'had its "day 
Permitted to continue. 



Most br the B'wdy shows gave 
mat.s ChriStriias Aveeic with 'The Fir.st , 
ing a daily mat. 



NITERY NOTES 

Doris Robbi , Pierre and. Temple 
are new additiphs to the Gra-Bergeri 
iflppr show at the Club (Casanova,. 
Hollywood. 



Wagenhals & Kemper had. already 1 
layod to $4,500,000 on 'The;. uV and f: 



Miriam Verrie at the Paramount, 
N. Y;,.: doubling from thie floor 
Shpw at the St. Regis . hotel; 



compares With, it from Girls; Latter a corking ensemble of 



playi'd 

had seven compani ut. 



M«^ll£, Kirk a,nd Howard open at 
the Yacht Club, N. Y., Jan. :5. 



linperial Hawaiian Revue 

, ATLANTA) 

Atlanta, Ga,, Dec 
on© , is decidedly different 
from; usual unit offering. Owned and 
produced 'Williarii ..Aldriiph;. 
who .acts as m.c, it has beep : spotted,, 
fbr .11 years on Atlantic: C^ily -s . Steel 
Pier. '■' 

"^Brief overture by house's Standby 
footers, esconced in pit, is followed 
by dulcet Hawaiian strairis from 
backstage, curtain opening on- dark- 
ened' stage with full mbon shi ing 
on rippling water effect, represent- 

irig beach at Wai iki with musicians 
twanging native Hawaiian instru-? 
nients. It's an effective opening, 
.With Lulu, principal hula diancer, do» 
irig .a rhythmic number. 

For variety, Aldrich has Rita, 
Mexican : Seriorita, who does a . 
rhUmba and clicks a mean pair of 
castanets; and the Rodicek twins, two 
American gfrls, ."who present a 
snappy guitar number. , 

. Featured is the Electro Orchestra, 
in which the stringed instruments 
are: wired for sound. . Joe Lopez, 
composer and steel guitarist, does A 
solo, number and then is joined b^ 
four other members of the . band for 
'St. Louis Blues.' • ' 

Lulu does a song : and dance to 
'Bali Ball' and, , while she cannot sin^ 
her cellophane- hula ; hula outfit and 
her combination hula-tap Jroutin» 
scores. 

.; Mme. Neolani, sings 'Hawaiian 
Serenade,' one of Lopez' composi* 
-tibns, . and is followed .;by; Baby 
WiUna, six-year-bid, " 'dressed as a 
ragamuffin, who does 'Shoe Shin^ 
Boy.' She looks like a boy until; sh4 
pulls off her cap arid reveals a mop 
of black hair. Wilma comes back 
later for a song and hula dance with 
Baby Meliai, flve-year-old^ Johnny 
DeLebn's solo on the electric mando* 
lin also gets a nice reception;' ^ 

Closing is similar to opening, witR 
Mnie. Neolani singing 'Aloha^' ana 
foUr hula girls: doing their stuff. 

Show runs 50 minutes,' but should 
be tightened' up as it drags: ih spotsV 
House p.a* system wasn't. plugged in. 
at start here and nobody could heair 
what Aldrich. was saying* JjCids hi 
show should also dp their vriumber* 
in' front of 'mike as their "(wices;ar« 
too weak. 

Show- carries some, expensive elec- 
trical equipriient, along. -. , With 17 
members in thp company. 'Miuch of 
the show goes .on backstage, since- 
that's where the apparatus that 
riiakes the electric ini)sic < is- hidden, 
watched over and supervised by 
Chief Electrician Tommy Matsumoto^ 
a Japanese. 

Bowes All-Girl Unit 

(ORFHEVM-LINCOLN) 

Lincoln, Dec. 27. . 
ippi ine girl turns in here 
two days bef bre .Xmas, Major Bbwes 
has been plugging this show, re- 
heairsed and built here, bn several 
of his recent programs. It. started 
Xmas day af ter^ two days of playing 
prisons, orphanges, ., for practice 
and . to . give the inmates a treat. It'5- -' 
how in good shape arid will be fast 
mailed to the west coast, where time 
is lined up for it during the next 
two riionths. 

Production was worked out by 
Harry Young, and Lloyd Marx, -who 
jumped in from Gary, Ihd., where 
another of the units was being born. 
Marx left (2«) for N. Y; Staff, be- 
sides Young, on . the show includes 
Jill Dennett, as m.c; Mabel Staple- 
ton, .piano; and Ann Palmer, who 
will also sit; at a piano on those 
stages the unit plays, which are big 
enough for two ivory keybo'ards and 
the acts. Otherwise she'll just do her 
■singing.:'. 

Talent Incluidbs the Van Zandt Sis- 
ters, accordionists; Frances White, a. 
hoofer; Lillian ; Turner, : soprano; 
Helen Diller, a hillbilly from Can- 
ada!; Sarah Berner; inripersbnatbr; 
Starlite Dixie Trio' (Jane' Payge. 
Mae Meyers, and Billie Wright ), and 
the Tri-Gity, acrobatic daricers (Sylj^^ 
via Stein, Jane Boyd, and pearl Kbr- 
dae); This is in order, of appearance* 

Finest of the lot is the imperson- 
ator. Miss Berner. She has a lineup 
of. word ciaricatures: consisting of 
Gracie Allen, Fanni Brice- Una,, 
Merkei, Edna Mae Oliver^ arid oth- 
ers. The aero trio, especially Sylvi 
Stein, went well with the finish. The 
Stein gal is a seeriiingly tireless per- 
former. ■ ■" 

Miss Dennett, the m.c, although 
her figure is an eye roller^ and she's 
pretty fetching before the foots, 
needs to; lea.rn some new stories, or 
do without 'em and get. the announc- 
ing biz over quicker. Her final trick, 
becoming though a bit salivary, is' an 
excellent bit of femme comedy. 
: Whole ..show carries a heavy, person- 
ality load and lays off of ;those bor-j^;, 
ing . amateur. life, histories,: another 
commendable feature. 

Time, ,55 min Business fine. 

Barn. 



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Wilbur .HaJl 
Harry Hemsley 
Macdoaald ft G 

iONCSTON 
. ■ Bival. 

Coram 

S6iithern iBls' 

K Stanley ft O Sla 

Floriaa. 



:liBRH 
Cavltat 



Caalt 
Ist half (28-30) 
Bebe ft Austin 

2d halt' <31-S) 
Van D* Peear* 

unM^N 



Florence Oldham 
<Jy Ijandry 
Michel ft Hero 
4 Ksaedra a . 

BWU ^ 
Brelyn Hardy 3d 
JSaaatra '. Wayne .' 
O'Shea 4b Joaa 
Stanley ft Touni 
MAIDBTONB 
Bits 
Mexaaa Bd 
Victor MoretoB 
Mayer ft Klttoh 
BiBe ft Sylvia. 
OXFORD 

, .... .Bits ; 

Tom Kats t ' ,' 
Bruce ' Balrnsfather 
3 Btorra 
Satsnma ft Oa* 
BCDDISH 



Week of Dee. 28 



. CanletlbBciy N: JS,. 
BollB ft Dorothy 
Aixn Trevor 
EIRIB Sta 
Tor 1^ * ■ Brady 
liaurf.'. Joty ft .CI 
Qandl Droa 

"DnmtatsR 
Bobby n*weII Bd 
'^■DaeeBhaiia Pipera- 
" Bei-naird' Huiiter 
Xew VlctortA 
Murray- SteVrart 
DaUfenNani Pipers 
' .-' TFMiMfe*a> .'Best. - 
Atax ;Sllller 
(jypsy Nina 
Herschel Henlere 
SinRlBS Scholars 
Maurlcei ; 

BBOMT.ES 
' AnUmbnt 
Al Sftndter 3 
CHADWF^.t.. UTU 
.rakice 
- Btuiia ft Blum 
.Jam ZaIsU 
Brent- ft Layne 
-^HRtSKA 
' i . . PalBM- . 
Bt>t>1>y >HowelI Bd 
Du^enham Pipers 
CLAPTON 
. BNk ^ 



KASftf SAfil 
..^ 'CnnadM 
BUly Cotton Bd 
Preialar 

Blum ' ft Blum 
Jan Zatskl . 

.Brent & La'yhe 

EDnONTON 
Kmpire: 
Billy Cotton' Bd: 
KDGWABi: BO AD 

' 'idra^' 

Van ft tCent-.' 

Colore* ft . Barry , 

Marie Lorenaf .. ; .'•• 
HAMNKBSaUTH 
, - Palace 

Mantovanl Ore 
HOM^WAV 
MiiriboSoosh. 

Phllco 4 

Alec Halls ft Page 
Dfey ft Alice ' 

ILFOBD 

° Sapev, 
lillUan Burfct 
Qlntaro ~. 
Galltard 4 

BUNGTON 

Bin* UaH 
ttolls ft.DovotUy 
Anii Trevor 
Rtida -Sls^ 
York ft Brady . 
La'arle, Joy & 0 ,- 
adadl Bros 



Zlcarbs Bd' 
Tracy ft Armstronf 
Damsel ft 19oy 
Delfont;* Tok* 

. " '»*«iii , . . 

Bomana Troubad'rs 
M. ft. H Nesbttt;. 
Mas* ft Tprl 

Blvoft 

Ltpton'a lilptonettes 
StaneUl 
Van I>oc1t 
Job* ft Jua nlta 
XCNBOMiK IfEIXS 

BIta- '■ 
Tommy Handley 
Fayre 4 . . ' 
K 4k, J Wlnnon 
Hat ry' M oore ' 
VXBBIDGB 



TroLsa MandoUera 

Dave P.oole 
Togo 

YABBconm 

Basal 

Jack . LaVier 
3 Australian Boys 
1« Palette 
K*m Tal 3 




HEW YOBK CITT 



BUir* iCny fO'a ' 

Jerry Wblt*. 
Paill' Davin 
Fred Bishop 
Gna Wieke, 
Budy Ma'dlson 
Wm Ward 
Bomte. Grover 
Joseph B. Howard 
Spike Barrlson 
Jack West 
Lea Barbery 
Ethel Gilbert 

,:Black.€at . 
Kitten ICorus 
Al ft Ton! Cortez 
BlOhdIe Scott 
Evelyn. Ollyei' 
Amanda Haiidolpb. 
Jimmy Thomas 
Maxle Arinatrohg 
Amy Spe:vcer' .■ • 
Billy . Dai>;iels 
Lonny: Sln'ihions Ore 
Bull 

Johnny ' Hauaer rc 

Cullente 
Mlice Bltey Ore 
Cliut^hu Mbilerne 

Edna Wood. 
Trine Plaza. 
Anne Stuart 
IP McFat'laiie 



..'Ciaver..Cliik. ' 
JackaoB Irv.ft R 
Soul Shaw 
Bee KsImuB 
Billle ft MilUe 
De Lloyd McKay 
Mai Coogaa Oro 

Clltib Gaufjb* 

blmltrt ft Vlrglt 
Aha .Eatasen ■ 
La Dolores - 
Ramon .Carrosco A 
Gauch oa 

.Clnb Vamurl 
EHseo Grenet Oro 

Co^.BooK* 
IrWla (BUbert Otc 
TUdale 8 

C*«tOB 

Bin BoMhson 
Avis Andrews' ' 
Bisrry Bros 
tCaloah 

Henri Wesaels 
Katlierine Perry. - 
Anne Lewis 
Dynamite Hooker 
Tramp .Bd 
Whyte-s Itlanlacs - 
Broadway Jones 
Wen Talbert'a Choir 
Bahama Dancers 
Arthur. Dav;ir 'Ore. ' 



Gab Calloway Or* 
Oiaak PeBjfMjrlj 
Phil Romaao Ore 
BddU Blklaa Ore 

El Chic* 

Dolflaa Vera 
Mona Monte* 
,D*lor«« ft Candid* 
Boslta Bios 
Lbs Bavaneros . 
Don Alberto Or* 
ABC Trio 

i Morocco 

Brnlo Hoist Oro ' 

Ct Tore«dac. . 

lioa c-iedas 
Pedre Via Bd. 

Greeawldi Viliag* 

Caslho 

Ann "White 
Alleen Bodl^H 
BUI Dureya 
S|g Bamon .. 
Jeanne Jordan 
Carlos LoPez 
■Iba ft Jlmmr 
Marengo Ore ' 
Wallace Milan Jt*T 

.tttcktrf.' ilMM*..- 

Jick Teagarden Oro 
Frank TrumbaUer 
Chas Teagarden 

fel|lyW« Rcstaitaat 

Belle'' Baker 
Ada Leonard 
D«fmltrt' 
Karele ft Andris 
Paul. RemoB. 
Lennle Hay ton Ore 

'.;fl*tel .Aart«s*ii<l«* 

Banion Ranos Ore 

Botcl Astair 

Vincent Lopez Ore 
Fred.'Lowery V 
Beth Wilson . 
Bnilly Van Loe 
Chas UoRmsn' 
Stanley Worth 
Robert Lytell 
Ftorenaoa - 

a*tfll BlIHSMT* . 
Hoface Heidt Ore. 
Lvsbeth Hujthea 
'. Hetcl Ceissmaie c *- 
Mai Hallett Ore 
Caldos & . Bbllhe 
Bleanor. Eberle 

iletet CdliM)* 
Bobby Hayes Or* 
Gypsy Leo. 
Muriel Byrd 
Bob B.erry 

Hetel . Essex .V*BM 

H Brandewynn* Or 
Maxine Tappln 

Htttei Fifth 

Roy Strum Ore 

Hotel Governor 
CUntoa 
Blta 'Rio Ore- 

Hotel LeslBgtea 
Ozsl* Neisbn Oro 
Shirley Lloyd 

Hotel Llncol^ 
Dick Stabll* Or* 
. Hotel MeAIpln 

■aooh. Light Oif* 
A Gonzale* Una. 

Haiiil iiaiatelali 

Coral Islahdera 

'Ann. Courtney... 

Clay Bryson 

Happy T»ower* 

Nick Fisher 

John Zellner 

BeA Blum. 
Hal Hope Ore 
Hotel NeW . Torkei 

Abe 'L^man' i>to. 
Arthur Ravel 'Ore 
Tess Garden 
Marioh Wilkin* 
Jack Walters 
.Rosb , Blaine ' 
Tiny Wolf 
Sonny Schuyler 
Hotel Park Central 
Tlo Too din* 
Riithanla ft Malc'lm 
Jerry Blaine Oris 
Leonard Elliott 
Robin: 2 ' 
Dell Arden 
Hotel Park Lane 
PaBcho Ore 
Jniilbr Raphael ro 
Hotel PeansylvaBia 
B^nny Goodman Bd 
Bernhard & Grah'm 
Helen Ward • 

H*tel riiu* 

Kddy DuchlB Ore 
-De Marcos 

Win McCune Ore 
Hal Atkinson: 

Hotel Roosevelt, - 
Guy Lonxbardb. Ore 
, Hotel BlU-Carltoa 

Edna Janls 

Senor Wences 

4 Kraddocks ' 

Zoska. 

Dnrelle 

Afrlciue . . 

.Basil Fbrtieen Or«J 

Hugo Marlani Ore 

Arman Vecsey Ore. 

■■■ Hotel Suyo^ •Plaza 

Dwiiht Flaka , 
Bmlte. Petti Ore 
Uabsner&B Orb'-' 

Botei Shelto* 

Bert Darcy pre 

Hotel Sherry*, 
netherland 

Oen Lodljensfey 
Raphael 

Lubdv Doubtago 
Nicholas ' Zbrlh ' 
Serge Sergey 
Catherine Grey 
Alex Bunchuk Ore 
oteii St.- aiorits^ 

Roger Stearns; 
Miriam Verne ' 
Alex BotUIn ;Ens 
George- Sterney Ore 

Hotel St. Regis 
(Maisonette Ruape) 

Olga Vadlria 
Charlie 

Boris ' Belostbzky 
George Otda 
Paul Duke 
Tasha Naz 
: Agnes Roy. 
Sultan ' Mcssaico 



»et«r Uaokwkf 
C Cedeikea Or* 

■mU Cel«nha Or 
Hactmann O ft F 
Beadlnger. B. 
Jack-Powell 

JEMd T*n 

Oe*. flail. Ore 
Oollr Daiwa - 

He«el r*iMi»r»nt 
Bddle I<aae Ore 
Je*a:'F*(Tle* ' 
De*o Goodall* 
'Dee laurs*; 

HM*I Waliecf- 
A*t*ri» ' 

H*Tlo ft X*lorla. 

Bve Symington 
Bddio L*BwrSn Bft 
lie* Belsman Ore : 
Michael Zarlo Ore 
.iMel ITejItB ' 

Ales .P*sarty .'' 
Charii* Wright 

JlBuay JKelly 'ir 

Mary 'Bartb* 

4 Moatmartre Boys 

J*nlpr , Costeilo 
Chlqulta 
iBga -'Borir'- 
Piegsjr LaPlaBtb 
Tanya.' 
Mary Lane . . 
J** Cappell*: Ore 
]U«t< 



fllmeoB Karavaett. 

Doria BIrae 

Tliena Gabrlelle 

Michael Mlchon 

Nadi«. . 

A. SkoyaBOTtilcr 

Mlscba 

S Barthovaky- 
Nlcholaa Mattley Or 
BUaha Tattle Ore 

Xa>«* 

Friihce* HaddoU 
Betty Bryant 
J**eph Xaitour Ore 
Sid Tuscher 
Hugo PeduIIo 
■ddl*, Davis Ore 
4 D)^aie« 

4k KHm»% 



■d«le Da vla 

VJvlan Bay 

Tachi 

Zee-Zee 

Jat-Lets; . 

Billy Reed 

Newell ft Thorp* . 

Wm Farmor'a Ore 

Xe Bilrage 
Consuelb Flowertoo 
^eggx" Strickland 
Bllaha Tuttlb Ore . 

Mob Parta 

Patricia GllAior* 

Versatile 3 . , : 
Gen* Fosdlck OrO 
Laureiice Whit* 

iOayz Claib^ 

Avon ' Johnson 
Don Lambert 
4 Spirits of RhytbiB 
Staff Smith Bd 

P»radU* 

Virginia VerrlU 
Paul Sydell 
JaUe Jennet: 
Jimmy Blcbards 
J 'A. Noni, BeU 
Marie Hbnis 
Joyce. Dusk I ii 
Janlfr Aiidro 
Bdn* Ma* 
Glenn HuttOn Oro 
Jay Freeman Or* 

rUc* iaecBat* 

BlU Parrell > 
Larry Maddux Ore. 

OrUl 



Jahhny H*mp^ Of b 

Bvalyn Tyner 
4 Deaovflle Boys 

Dr Sydney Rbss 

B*iak*w R*M» 

Rar Noble Oro" 
Pen^ ' Fears ' 
BsteUe it Leroy 
Edger Bergen 
Al Bowlly , 
Sydney Ross 
Kyalyn Tyner- 
Naao Rodrigo Bd 

B*yai Box 

Jo* Zein. 
Rachel Carlay 
Mickey Braatz 
Bryan ft Wlnsbm* 

Sappkbe 
Jean Sargent 
Nibk Vousen Bd: 
Barry WInton\Ore 

Sfwrk GiBb 
Sully Kendla Orb 
Gua Kartel Oro 

Tokay 
Mm'a Ilona Thiiiy 
Johnny Carter 
Maria Karolyta. 
Dorothy Perry 
Lou .Hegedua 
Bela Zslga 
Merrill ft Zona 
Lillian Kahne* 
LoUla Kovac 
Gypsy Roslk» Orb 
Bddle Ashman Ore 
Tonyr 

Splvy 

..ijkaBd; 

Gladys Bentley Rev 
Broomfleld ft .G 
Avott Long. 
Evelyn Robinson. 
Bdha Holly . 
Kaiser wmiftma Or 

Valfinlt* 
Fancho ft Dolores 
,La Valuta : 
Berta Donn 
peter ft: Coht'l'a 

Versnlliei 
Tamara 
Da Vail 

Lydia & Joreaco 
Johnny .Blue' 
Morrle. Garun 
Meadow brno'ii Boy* 

Clemen to .'Bd ' 

Village Barn 

Lairry: AtcUahfin 
-MHt; Mann' Oro '," 
Serrannofl'.' 
Helene MlWer 
Runkin ft Nbfmah 
Wayne Kerinort 
Zeb Carver: Co 

Vacht; Cliik 

'Johnny. ft .Ge6rge. 
Prances Paya 
Patsy dgden /: 
3. Peppers 



LOiS ANaSIES 



Bob La ho 
Charlea Lawrence 

Beverly Wllskira 

Ruth Robtn 
Larry Lee. Ore 



tsDiire Botrl 

W ft Gladys Ahearn 

Crane 2 ■ 

The Thebdbres 

Red Harper 

Joy Hodgies 

3 Rhythm Rascals 



Berry Stock well 
C**dos Bros 
■arlco Bh'ba Or* 
Jtamy Grler Qro 

BI«0 JB*em 

Faqqhon ft M Rev 
KahTBy Walton -Ore 
Scat* r*weU. 

'Oi^* CMiiMV* 
Deris Rohblns 
B Or*y ft J Barcea 
Hal Ch*B*lor Ore 
Pierre ft Temple 

Cai* I*^ Max* 

'Park Av* ''Bey*'. 
Stan Ctalr Or* 

€l*ver Club 
Bob Orant Or* 
Bhumba Bd 

Gaff* i* . par**: 

Jtiis* Cantoi* 
Hardy ft Warner 
XwclU* Lehman 
Clarice Gannon 
Jack Clawson Ore; 

Ceeoaaal Gcet* 

Virginia Lee; 
Jan Oarber Or* 
Latkrop Btea. 

tloang*} 
Le* Parker 
BlU Robert* 
Sanchl ft. Buckley 

CvkaMl* ' 
Bstellitia 

Ajii^ustlBe Palafox 
Alberto Sergo 
Carlo FerrAnda . Ore 

I MIradfr 

.Kay Howard ' 
Patsy Marr 
Gonaales Team. 
Garwood Vain pre 

'GIrti. JEaqiOre' ' 
VieU Joyce 
Oleana Morris 
Ben zaght 
Gene Arlea 
3 Baqnlree 

JkiaeuB Dear' -; ' 

Iiouia ; Prima Qrb " 

lAti* Clak 
Jan* .'Jbnea 
Paul Kendall 
Helen Warner 
Je*BBe ;Keller, 



lfel*d7 Om 
ArtVAtim 

Tvonns St Clair 
Dorothy Roberts 
OaiiaM 4b, B^iAgM'n 
Georg* B*dma« Or* 
B^by Blxler 

r»cU« SaaMt CIbV 

Billy Joy. " 
D*n Downlnf 
Barrtell 

Ward , Pinky 
Nicholaa 2 
Xttdy>Janl* 
Edith Davis 
Hudson Uet|«er 01* 
Phil HaiTl* Ore 

Pari* t»M . 

MargwlU ft Afl Rtei 
Henry Monnet ; 
HiigoMarehettl 
Thora Ma:ithala*a 
Demlalo C^olomb* 
La Valea'ea .' - 
Roslta ft J Moi-eae 
Pete . Contretlt Ore 
9 Gallet ft *G* Gt* 



'Pli 

Marray Peck 
Larry ft A Bogera 
Glen Edmuads Oro 
Dbrothy Kobert* 

Seveai.'iBeaa 
Bay Kinney 
Lily Gibson 
Xaomil* MclBtlre Or 

.:d*aMHr**i; H*«** 

Kay: Hoiitman ' 

T*p*y*B 

Pat O'Shea 
Bemico Farrlngton 
Be* La Moln* 
t«ona RIc* 
Agnes V* Jobnabn 
Al Bldredge Ore 
Joan t«e 
Joy Williams. 

T>*cadero... 
Phil oHmaa Ore' 

;lI-iCi*ae's 
Barbara Back 
Frank -Gallagher 
Dave Mack 



CHICAQO 



lackhawk 

Mildred Bailey 
Bed' Noryo Orb 

. CIm* ' Pare* 

Morton Downey. 
Jerry Lester - . 
Bmily VonLoiwen' 
B ft Beverly' Bemis 
H4nnr BttBSb:Ore 

GlBb, AlabaBB 

.Virginia Jame*. 
Bffle Burton 
Bernard ft Henrr: 
MllUcent . DeWltt . 
Art Wllllame Ore 
Ctak HlMet 

Howe ft Perrin 
Bin Meagher^ 
Clalr Powell 
Virginia Audrey 
tRuth Deaha 
Jerry GUdden Orb 

0*is«y Clak 
Jessie Reed 
Pat Kennedy 
Trndye Davidson 
Lewis Sis 
Etta: Reed ; 
Ruth Howrleh : 
Pauletle LaPIerTe 
Jack Flschihan Oro: 

Celpslmos 
AdiL Leonard .: 
Tracy. G*Ie ft L 
Una Cooper 
Princess Ahl 
Peggy Moore 
Muriel Love 
Bankoir Sc Cannoa 
Eileen George. 

GMupres* Hotel 
^GaslM) 
Mital Oreeh 
Gomes ft Winona 
Blenore Tennis 
Bobbins Family 
The- Crusaders ' 
Gus Amhelm: Ore 
Casa I<oma Orb 

Oay tfr* 

Henri Keats. 
Joan Clark; 
Bklppy ft Marie 
Colleen 

Geo Do Costa 
Lew ..King 

Graad Terrace 

Fle'te'r Hend'wn .Or 

Hanr'* K <. 
Cabaret 

Macl>bnaid' ft Roes 
Eddie Hanley 
Mary Stone 
Jack Irving- 
Dorothy Johnston 
Art Buckley- 
Austin Mack Ore 

Hl-Hat 

Willie Shbre 
Phelps 2 . 
Frank Ltbiise 
Mildred Toll* 
Frances McCoy 
Ryder Sis ; 

Hotel Bismarck 

(Wmlaitt Raenik) 

Kings Jesters 
McNalUa Sl3 
Gretohen Lee 
Phil Levant Oro 

otel Drevoort , 
Jaroa Sl.-i 
Jlinmie ehrlsUe 
Whitey Nieuman 

Drake Hotel 
(SHver r*jneat) 
Shelia Barrett 



Kthel Dixon 
Paul Plorena Girls 
Pat O'Malley 
Gower ft Gejte 
Dick Jurgen* ..Ore 

Hot*l Edgewater 

'.-'Beach 
, ; (MAria* Be*ra) ' 
Geo oiseh Orb 
BdltK Caldwell 
Lielghtoh Noble 
RodriKb ft Franclne 
Chas Carrer . 
Harriett Smithes Gls 
Hotel- Latalle 
(Blae Fonntain 
Boesii) ■ 
Bob; McGrew Ore 
Hotel MerrfsoB ' 
(Tenaee B6oB> 

J ft B Torrejjce 
Ted Flo-Rlto 
Janls WlAlams . 
Muzzy: Marcellino 
Stanley Hickman 

3 Debutantes 
TlUnv3 

.He4elPBlaMrHease 
^ (Basplre Boeast 
Little -Jack Little 
Raoul ft Eva Reyes 
Rutk Aarons 
''Sander.; Glancz. 
Lester Cole- 
Paul Bosinl 
Dale Winthrbp 
Abbott Dancer* ' 
Hotel Shenhaa 
(G*lles* lBB> 

derirnde - Hoffman 
Calgary Bros 
The* Nagyfya 

Harriett DeGoft 
Roger; Pry or Ore 
Bnfe Davis 

4 Rhythm Girl* , 
Speck; ft -Spick 

Hotel Atevea* 
(ContlBental Boom) 

Maurlne ft Norva 
Carman Castillo 
Lorraine Si* 
Ina Scott 

Frankle Masters. Or 

Parody Glab 
Phn Kayo 
Molly. Manors 
Charlyhe Baker 
Eadle Fabmier 
Henry Simmons 
Freddy Janls Or* 

B«yale Frolic* . . 

bolly Kay . 
Sid. Tomack , 
Fran cea Wood 
Billy; Bray 
Marilyn Marlowe 
Barbara Beimore 
Gould Sis 
Henri Lisbon. Oro 
;Chas.' Sngela Orb 

Vantiy Fair 

Edith Murray Ore. 
'' Via. Lager 

Jackie 'fiamltn 
Dick Hughes 
Sally . Kefth 
Wallace ft Latlaha 
Stan Carter. .;. 

~ TttcKt Club.. 
Jerry 

Gus Va;ri . . 
Nino Rinaidb Orb 
Edith Grimth 
Bddle White 

:M9 Club 
Cacroti ft Gorman - 
Palnl Kedbler Ore :- 
Belva^Whlt* 



pshadelphia 



Anchorage In 

Milton Kelleni Oro 
Mario Villaril, 
Clifford ft Wayne 
Emily Weymann 
Lew Hpffrhan 

Arrailia iiitl 

Hal Kemp Ore 
G ft -M deLeon 
Skinny Hunts 
Saxy Dowell 
Maxine Gray 
Barbara MaCDbnald 
Cart . Bros 

Bellevue-Strutrord 
(Planet Ruooj^) 
.Meyer Davis Ore 

Bea FrankHQ Hotel 
(Gearglaa Reoak) 

Moe Jaffe Org ' 



: Benny the iini^s 

Abe iSaTinger.'. 
C'rbsa ft . Dunn 
Peggy Adams 
Monya Robert I 
Catherine Flynn 
Patsy. Ogden. 

Cliciz'Mlrrhnu 
Joniiy Graft pre 

'.Colony Clab 
Harry rAdar Oiro 

Bmbasay Club. 

4 Ariatbcrata 
Billy Vine 
Sally Warren . 
Mllly Warwick 
Kurt Weller 

1923 Lonist 

3 iciDgi^ 

Little Ernie 
Bubbles Shelby 



mereae* HalloMtt 
Joaa Farray . 
Grace JCaaaeta 

Lynda Bay 

Jess Altmiller Oro 
Bddle -Whit* ■ -' 
Flbrence Sbevlla- ^ 
SUelma ShearoTt 
R*maB ft Amerleik 
Hal Mdare . 
FredBwIft ' 
DanleU ft Kar 

BM*l«A«eiMU 
(Oaf* Ma»«aa>r) , 

▼Inoent Blixo Ore 
Hariold ]CslKht Of 
Bou'Maelieaa 
Harriet Smith 01* 
DeMar ft D'Asdr* 
Vlrgiaia Ba<wn 
John .Tie - 
DeRoze 

Bra* B Foatala* 

Agaea TeUe- 

HOel PUIaMyklaa 

(Hlner BMm) 
X Frasette Ore* (S> 
Mlekey Alport 
Xatbrya-Raad, 
Besa ft Duv^l 
Jaiie Dover 
Waltoa ft Joanne 
Arne ft Arnettb 
Debutantea 

KM Ka* Clab : 
Tiny Bradahaw Occ 
Ar4k Deanale 
t Bon Tbba 
Marcia Marque* : . 
Noodle lb. Nook* 
Paallae Bryant ' 
Betty Wttlie : 
JfUnes Friday ' 

Blti.Oadt*a 
, .(Crystal Boem) ' 
V*a Levis Or* 

jstlvw Lake Ina 
(CleiaeBt**) 
Mickey Familant Or 
Norman Duke - 



Uli Spfac* 
It Se4Uey ft Stooge* 
Jalla Garrltjr 
Carol ft Annella, 
Jimmy Blake 
ttth Gehtqry Xaverii 
Baraey:Zeema« Ore 
.T*« Pike 
3 Esqulrea 
Bariwtt ft Walt 
Junb Hale 
Hetea Frahcl* 
Mildred Benson 

ti Oiafc 
Tommy Lymaa 
Sally LaMarr 
Ann Rush 
Mary ; Lee 
Amb.aiaaador* 
Blcbard Bach 
. . Vbaagl Ciak 
Fraak < Fairfax Or* 
Butterbeana ft B 
Bobby Bvana 
BUl. Bailey . 
Victoria Vlgal . 
Little Blta ft To T* 
Fay Bank* 
Charll* Bbnks 
Sonia - 
Mlltoh Mardbck 

"Walteai B**C' 

X<eo' Zollb Orb 
Jaick: Osterman 
Mildred Braigdo-i. 
Arden. ft . Renard 
Wamrlek H*tel 
(«?*cktaH B**ia) 
Tnaeamltba 

WeberVi Hsifbiaa 
(Gaadea) 

Lotiia Ghalkln Ore 
BIdoradlahs 
Marehon ft . M'rch'ni - 
Stellar:!'. ',."-.: 
Bob Merrill - 
Rose ICIrk 
Use Hart 
Gtegoiy Quliih 
Carmen Antonte 
Joe .Bomono' 



<C6ntinued iitoni pajge 45> 



lumbo's:luis ^rown into iui elaboi^ts 
setup.' First floor has tapro<wit, iii- - 
formal eatihe rooni aBd offices. Sec- 
ond flotMT includes Jaree room seating 
500 t6 600, with 1>andstand and slid-, 
ing elevated floor for show, also 
cock^tail room and open ^ir extension 
for summer. Dressing rooms and 
living quarters are on third and 
fourth floors. 

There are always banners and 
sighs for any parties, celebrating 
weddings, birthdays or anniversaries, 
"With hiige cakes and often few free 
drinks on house. Latest wrinkle is 
drink on house for everyone at 1 aim. 

Nearly anything goes for a laugh 
at Palumbo's. It's a hangout, for 
visiting -celebs whoVe ever been 
there, and, although place is in ipidsl 
of do'wntown poor district, 'with nar- 
row streets and old houses, society 
people and town's biggies all fre- 
quent :it' ■ 

/While it's not general practice la 
nite club operation,: Frank Palumbo's 
continual stunts and: parties for kids 
of neighborhood also has added to 

Place's prestige Several times a year 
'alumbo's hosts 4,000 or 5,000 kids 
to A's or Phillies ball games. Several 
trips yearly to Woodside Park '(locals 
Gohey Island ) are also on books, ai 
are free turkeys and dinners to near- 
by residdits . at Special occasions. 
Practice gets Paiumbo'i^ untold pub- 
licity and has resulted in neighbbr« 
hood goodwill that insured safety fw 
any Palumbo patron or his automo- 
bile or other property even thttugh 
district is toughest in the city. 

In the past Paliuhbo's nitery ptdicy 
has been plenty of good food . <spe- 
cializing in Italian cooking) at niini- 
muih pri(ies,"with a show that 'was 
virtually a joke. Change in policy 
lately has begun to draw even big- 
ger business. Dinners have been 
raised, 60c to $1.50, with cocktail in- 
cluded. Show, with nut almost four 
um^ what it formerly rah, includes 
Jess Altmiller, known locally 
through long tenure in Fox theatre 
pit, and orchestra doubled In size to 
14 men; Acts include Pablo, smooth 
magician who has lately been work- 
mg most expensive spots in town: 
Florence Shevlin, lookier who's im- 
proving rapidly and has attractive, 
simple manner, to overconie inex- 
perience and other warl>ling handi- 
raps; ,Barr Sifters; harmony duo; 
Two Jays, boy and girl tappersi La- 
val and . Lombardij terpers whose 
Corbett; Tiuree Hicks, 
nillbulies with okay time sttmts and 
sour gab, and Bobby Bernard, m.c. 

Shows are given whenever- occa- 
sion .demands, sometimes four or five 
tinies nightly. Hobe. 

WaringV Tour 

Fred Waring's orchMra is going 
but for a short picture house tour . 
after its date at the N. Y. Paramount, 
starting Jan. .27. 

Opens at th(^ Palace^ Cleveland, 
Fiebw 12; with the Michigan, Detroit 
and Chicago, CUcisigo, following. 

KDIBEELY.PAGE IN ENG. 

. Lohdort, Deic. 19. 
L(^ori Kimberly and Helen Pagie, 
American Comedy team, retuined to. 
London last week after;, lengthy 
ttip in South Africa and elsewheie 
fpr Vaudeville dates ' . thie British 
Empire. 

Teartl is now booked here indef. 



.'S Fortnightly Bonte 

Click . of Six acts daily 'with the $1 
luncheons 'at Leon & Eddie's West 
52d street ,(N. Y.) will continue indef. 

Acts changed every two weeks and 
budgeted around $250, idea being 
they're -show' spots for the other 
metropolitan niteries. 



Wednesday, December 30, 1936 



LEG I T I hi A r C 



VARIETY 



4T 










to 





'Scieriie Artists Union, N. Y., stepped 
oUt >with •whatrit thought. -to be a 
generous gesture 'towards it last 
week by votihg an appropriatibn of 
$50 inohthly foi? the, purchase of . 24 
tibKets tb be distributed to 12 melm- 
bfers via straw draws. It w'asn't until 
after the resolutibii -was adopted that 
attention was called to the fact that 
:phly. balcbny lociitions could be 
sccuired fbr that many tickets if the 
■iinion kept . within its : approjpriationi 

'Fred .Marshall; business lagent of 
the jartists, said that ihaybe the ante 
MTbuld' , vtilted.' : ^Ai)pare^^^ the 
iihipn khoWs little about the front of 
■ hbyse seeiriirigly nothing 

about box piffice scales but, 'even, the 
iripsi confident' artist ' must see his 
wprk- ',. in brder to appreciate . it.* ,,.So 
it was decided 'to! have little parties 
each ' month. . . ; 

-Regardlesis pf the figures iiiyolved* 
Marshall - siays that the real purpose 
.of "thb appropriation is to stimulate 
theatre attendance, 

Iliftt Cairo Thing 

.He points out thit mbst people 
.Connected with the. theatre' have the 
' ingrained . ideS^ ,of seeing shows, only 
when on the cuff. Scenic union 
. hopes : that other theatre unions will 
follbw suit; and that takes in Equity; 
stage hands, musicians and vaude 
artists. He feelis 'that if the rnu^iciahs 
and actors\ imibns use -.the money 
now expended for picketing thieatres^^ 
,tp buy tickets fpr their members, it 
probably wbuld benefit them more. 

It .is likely the Scenic 'tJnion will 
amend its ticket resolution at its 
next ineeting. As the , average legit 
e£6w costs; $3i30 per ticket for the 
Idwer floor, only 13 tickets could be 
purchased for $50. If $2.^0 tickets in 
■ tK6 balcony were purchased, theicpst 
would' still be $52,80j rwhicfr would 
exceed the appropriation. '. Should 24 
tickets at $1.65-T-usually yrell back in 
the balcony— be bpught; therb v?ould 
be an byerage; If >the ticket appropri- 
4tipn is not incrbised, the numbei:- of 
tickets boti^ht will be reduced. 

Worid^s f'air Bonds 

Unibn also vbted to invest . $2i00d 
in - World's Fait bonds with the idea 
of. helpihg members and for the 
welfare of the city. It is the second 
stage union lo sd act, Equity having 
cubscribed to $5,000. 

Scenic Artists' statistics indicate 
that members; can count ■ bn little 
more than three inpnths employment 
cluring the year. There were 102 
productions contracted for during 
the fiscal year, as against 144 in 1935 
and 160 in 1934. Union is officially 
known as Local 829, Brbtherhood of 
inters. Decorators' and Paperhang- 
, bffiiiated with thb A. F. of L. 



Par Can't Take Xan 
take-thitil H 

Is Ready to Sell 



Offer of Paramount buy film 
rights to San, H. Harris' productibn 
Of the Moss HartrGebrge S; Kaufman 
comedy, 'You Can't Take Jt . With 
; X^u»' has been rejected- by the pro- 
, ducer. Offer hever reached the coin' 
stage because of the producer's pres- 
eht indifference to selling his hit ir- 
Tfespective of liricfei 

A second comiiahy is ■alreadi' being: 
cast for Chicagp, and producer fig- 
ures to get fbur such, koing before 
grass gro\ys again. 

was. anxious tb get the show 
as a vehicle for W, C. Fields. 



LOTITO ELEVATED TO 
M.aW)S^ATCENtER 

Louis tbtitb,. fbrmerly in the box 
ofrice :bf the 6lbb.e and New .Amster- 
dam theatres, . beeh . appointed 
managi irector of, thO; Center, 
N. currbht tenant ot whiich i^ 
'White Hbfse Inii;.. lie was treaisurer 
of the Radio City -hb^^^^^ 
turned Ibgitj' hblc(iiig-: thSit post last 
reason when the picture policy was 
tried agai : In- additipn,' this season, 
he was eleviated to hoUse manager. , 

"Lotito assuDfieS his'iiew duties Fri- 
day (1), when, he .sucbeeds Kenneth 
•Hyatt. Xatter moves over as aide to 
Hugh S. R6bertsori, operator- of 
Rockefellbr ^Center.* That bffice 
hahdles policy matters pf both Radib 
■City theatres. -' .;.:'::-' 





PARTIES ON 




Several parties ehliyeTjed, Christ- 
maS: activities nipre than usual 
arbphg show pepple,jast week. Top 
affair was tossed by Vinton Freed- 
ley .in the.lounge of the Alyin Wed- 
nesday (23), when a flbck of names 
in current legit" s'hpws attended, in 
addition to the 'Red, Hot and Blue* 
cpnipany. • 

: With Freedley, as thb m. c,^ Jimmy 
DUrahtie -first appeared. ais St* Nick, 
then coming out from behi the 
whiskers to do his stuff. 

Other highlights; included Noel 
Coward singing is iavorite . 'Mad 
Dogs,' Billy Gaxtoh; bringing on Sam 
H; Harris fbr a bit and Bob Hope. 

iio\yiahd Stebbins entertained thb: 
'White Horse Inn- company at the 
Center after the. performance Satur- 
day (26), while Gilbert Miller had. 
the players in his four companies for 
a midnight soiree at Sardi's on the 
same evening.. 



Loop's Big Eve 

i Dec. 29. 
New Year's eve and day for 
jegit IS in prospect, with the ticket 
Brokers practically sold out in adr 
\ance for the holiday shoWs> 
va ^i?"* also in View for the 
vauflfiim Palace, which will have two 
JJ^^«d seat shows at $2.20 and 



'TOR' CLEVE. PREMIERE 
DELAYED FOR LIGHTING 

Dec. 

Maxwell Anderson's play. 
'High premiere date; 

shifted from .Monday to Wednesday 
(30) after Guthrie .McOlintic found 
that more time was necessary to.;per- 
fect some lighti 

. author and Jo Mielziner, 
,:scenic designer, ;a.fe' gpihg ; to much 
extra trouble i the. dramai 

off on the right ioot. All three are 
here,;., supervising ' filial 
hCarsals. 

Settings arrived ,..'?ix days i 
vance; urgess Meredith and Peggy 
AshcrbfVgettlfig' i^ . ir cast 

Sunday -to start; . rehearsals. Trip 
were held behind locked doors, 
the disappointment of critics, Ayho 
wanted an peek. Principals 

and backers .were even too busy to 
give out; ny interviews. 

World ;prbmiere i$ marking the 
American bow of Miss Ashcroft. 
English actress, who played in John 
Gielgud's London 'Romeo and Juliet;' 
'Sea Gull' and filmed *39 Steps/ 
j Thomas W. Rose, vet star of the past, 
I is also doing a come-back in. the play. 
His last New York appearance was 
in 'Faitiili' Upstairs.' 

John Drew Colt is another last- 
minute addition to the cast, which 




More Folks it Work Bsick- 
siajg^e. Than in Some Time 
—60 *S|iow» Tops 

Number in Cast-r*f Eternal 
RoadV 64 Is Biggest 



32 ON ^TONIGHT* 



Although 
terial; the number, 

legit productipns on Broadway over 
the past; Several seasons, 
are that more stage hands, are: em- 
ployed in that field than in sbme 
tiine. That is shown; by 
stage cre>ys in a number 





on 




Legit Spec; I3i0 to l!lifsi|iaiii' 
Union Weekly f^ t^ 



C(»iCiSI(MES LOSE I 
'ROAD' INJUNCTION PLEA 



ma- , 



tions, 
bi shows, 
'White Horse Inn' 
in.' 

Monday . (Jan. 



three 

'The Show Is 
to debut 
There are 169 



deckhands i that trio. .. 

As it opened at the Winter Garden, 
*Show' had a ci:ew of 60 men, which 
totaled as many or topped niim-. 
her of people ' the company. 
Scepe rehearsals were concenlrated; 
with the crew kept pn the job abiioSt 
continuously. Reported that the men 
averaged only /one and one-half 
hours' sleeps .Within the 48 hours 
prior tb the premiere curtain, Christ- 
mas ight. . However, the changes 
were made quickly and without er- 
ror. 

Largest stage; hand grbup is >vbrk- 
ing the rehearsals of 'Eternal Road' 
at the Manhattan Opera House, show 
using a total of 64 deckhands. Of 
that number ine constitute the 
'roa'd crew,' while the hbuse crew 
has 55 men. 'Road' has 60 in the 
cast, 34 dancers, the balance being 
supers and extras ifor a total of 200. 
Last week there were 100 rehearsal 
checks, that item meaning a weekly 
expenditure of $1,200. 

At the Center 'White Horse 
Inn' there. are 45 men back-stage and 
in the light operator booths. 
Oper-etta .has a playing company of 
162 persons, 25 of whom, are prin- 
cipals. .It is possible there will bb 
some cutting down in the number 
of men in the. crews of 'Road' and 
'Show' but, not for 'Inn,' since it has 
been playing beyond the time during 
which there may be revisions un- 
der the union ^rules. 

There . are a number of so-called 
straight shows with more thian the 
average number of stage hands re-, 
quired.. Ah example is 'Tonight at 
8,30," which has a crew of 32 men 
at the National. 



Legal entanglements over Max 
Reinhardt's spectacle stage show, 
'The ; . which . is due. 

to •.; open at the . Manhattan Opera 
House early next year, were • re^ 
vealed. yesterjiay;; ■(Tuesdaiy) wheuj 
N. Y. "Supreme Cburt Justice Philip' 
J. McCook denied.) _• .tempbr^ int. 
junction to stop ..The.^,Eterrial •;Road 
Distributing Corp; from continuing. 
tb-issUb and 'sell theatrb coriclssibns';; 
The .;Plainti , Arthur ..Klar and 
Mborb Hiannel, ing the r 

poration and' several others for -' 
leged breaching of ; concession 
agreement. • No. • Specified' 'afrlbuntj of 
damages is. named; V 

Klar and vHahnel claim they enr 
tered- an agreement laist August 'wjith 
defendant corp., Arthur B. Krim, 
Abraham Ellis, Oscar Markbvitch 
and the law Arm of Phillips & Nizfer, 
under which Hanhel was to receive 
a certificate for 70 shares- of >. Glass 
A common stock in the. show abd 
exclusive rights to all; theatre conV- 
cessions, in return for the, surrender 
Of a note for $7,500 made out by^ the 
Eterhial '. corporation.. Plaintiffs now. 
allege defendants! later refused to 
carry out their end of the written 
agreement. 

In answer to the .allegatibns, de- 
fendants claiin Hannel • demanded 
and received back the original agree- 
ment and signed a release. 




Vi Carlson Bankrupt 



iblet 

Violet de CouryiHe; 



a petition 



listi 



Y. Saturday (26) 
small 



salary im. for $10. Actress set 
forth that this item from 
Equity, collected. 
Miss Carlson was With ' 

last season and ims 
for extra performances, w the 
manager. Earl Carroll, finally settled,. 
A check for $10 awaits Miss Carjson • 
at ■ . Petition nambs Mollie 
Mailer and John M. Jacques, latter 
of Little Neck. L. ., as creditors, but 
the amount liabilities is not 

fixed. 



consists of Charles D. Brown, Harold 
Moffet, Mab Maynard, Harry Irvine, 
Hume Cronyn, John M. line, Byron 
McGrath,. Leslie Gorall, John Philli- 
ber, Charles Forrester, Will Archie, 
Harold Gra.ii, Jackson Halliday and 
William Casarho. 

This is the fourth stage merger by 
Anderson, McCliiitic. and Mielziner, 
who were associated befbre in pro* 
ductions bf 'Saturday's Children;' 
'Winterset' and 'Wingless Victory." 



New high for road shows in recent 
years was hit this week, with a total 
bf 30 touring companies spotted 
through the country. List has been 
steadily climbing since last Novem- 
ber, when 23 shows .were on tour. 
This figure jumped to 27 for Novem- 
ber of this year and how tops at 
the 30 mark. 

Of the total number around, seven 
are try outs due in New York within 
a .fortnight. However, a contra pt can 
be seen in the dates, since all 30 are 
full weeks, as compared to the splits 
and one-highters which were more 
plentiful last season. Those trying 
out are 'Dancing Co-Ed' at the 
Brighton theatre. Brighton Beach, 
N. Y,; 'Frederika,' Shubert, Boston I 
'Fulton of Oak Falls,' Shubert. New 
Haven, the only, short stand on the 
list, • two days: 'High Tor,' Hanna, 
Cleveland; 'Jane Eyre,' ial, 
Boston; 'Othello,' Forrest, 
phia; and 'Two Mrs. CarroUs,' - 
tional. Wa.shington. 

Grosses in the legit field are al so 
oh the upbeat. Reports indicate that 
all are enjoying .exceptibnally' good 
business, including mbst of the : try- 
outs. 



. 'The Eternal ,*. whiciii is ;shap- 
irig Up foi? debut next Monday (Jaiuij^ 
4). at the Manhattan . Opeira Hbuse^*^ 
N. Y ., will be the first large spectaicle ; 
to be presented withouit an orchestra. 
. Symphonic , score xecprded. , film, 
will be used, cbmiiig thrbugh an atn^ 
plifyini system bperaiteid by iei direct 
tor' out front. ' '•,:;.• ' . I 

Choral end of the, store; is ;similar- ' 
ly recorded; 'ahd^ syHchroiiized^ with. ., 
:the* pei;forbiaifcer;"^.:S)iiebia xontrbl 
bbari operated by buttons will mbd-,.: 
ulat^ the^mu'sic, much the Wanie as ah - 
bfgan*; ;-. ' i= 

Mxifejlcjahs' ; jipibn ^protested the 
-ji^ba • pi';:USing^ wh'aCit taies as 'baniied 
music.* While the\niqii is hardly ibt ; 
a position to fbrij^fr^e^installati^n 6t 
a pit crew, managemenl; 9' t^e relig;* ^ 
•ipiiS. 'speb. decided| . nbt^|o? antagonize 
■the musiciansi since ii might inypiye 
thei o|>positibh of : bthb^ .unions aind 
resu](t. ■ vmrhoiesale;j)|bk^^^ 'of the? ■ 
theatre. . ' Reported' agTeement .';' tb ; 
pay into, the musiciajM^ icelib^^^^ 
10%^ tt. 'vfhaii M: -piece, orchestral i 
would cost, approximately. $3,500 ; 
•weekly with untbn '/?ettirtg' $380. ••'-"^ 

• ::$4.4«'rbjp .,.:-■; . . ^ 

;Th^e .,is , a^ difi^erefice" of opinrbjn ''^ 
aibhg' Broadway ,oy^r- ^the';;,- ticket ; 
scale for the show, Which is ;$4.4(iy tpp.' V 
Soma; of thbse involved depiate 
$3.30 top is the limit 'fw ah. attraic- 
tioh of thb kind, regarded $s educa- 
tional to a perhaps Jilghbr extent 
than grand opera." Compromise yras 
made and thb' first hftlf oi the Man- 
hattan ' Will be ; / the higher rate, ; 
with, the balance oi the lower floor ;, 
and front balcony. $3.30; .;Fir§t > 
night will be $11 top.; 

Spectacle can grpst^ $$d,00<9 weekly 
at the. scale. Opeijating cost .is set 
airound $30,000 weekly.' T^taf c'ost is. 
over $450,000 and. s may ' ' the 
$500,000 mark wliep all the cost - 
items are finally tabulated. 

In its prbsent form .the Manhattan 
has 2,780 seats, as against the original 
capacity of 3,246, 460 seats the 
lower flopr and boxes ; having been 
removed' when the elabbrate changed ; : 
to the iiiteripr of the hbuse were : 
started more than- a ye^r ago. 

. — ~ : [' '' ■ ' ■ 

Equity Okays l^iirson 



Will Vedder 111 

San Francipr- Dec. 29. 

Will H; Vedde - of the FTP here 
was operated on fov 
fection yesterday (28) 
Francisco hospital. 

Vedder was last ^seen- a' the Co- 
lumbi theatre in the role of the 
newspaper ,editbr i 'It Ca"'t Happen 
Here.' He has appeared on the stage 
and on thb air in both York 
and on the Coast. 

Confined to thb hospital on Christ- 
mas - day, Vedder received a large 
.scroll signed by 250 members of the 
FTP with caricatures of thb various 
roles he has i>layed. ^ 



Says No to y|da Keab 

ecaiise of Equity's ruling regard- 
ing foreign, actors in B^badway pro- 
ductions,' Vfola Keats> British actress^ 
has been dropped from; the. cast of ■ 
Luther Greene's prbdUction of Joe 
Eisenger's and Stephen van G>uck> 
play 'Point of Honor/ .Last week 
Equity made exception fb» the .> 
same play by t>srmitting Wilfred 
Lawson, Britisher^ to be cast in it» 
although he is already, appearing i 
'Prelude to, Exile' here. : Six-month 
lapse betwebn engagemevits foi . for- 
eign talent demanded by Equity was 
evaded because of the difficulty ' 
casting the male lead, . 

Equity would nbt permit twju ali 
actors to appear i *Pbint bf Honor/ 
Proof that the male lead was lough 
to cast was given befbre the actors ;•- 
body would permit Lawspi^'*'* immer 
diate reengagemeht. Aqtor Is 
studying thb role, while Still appear- 
ing in 'Prelude/ 

Show goes intb; rehearsal today ; 
(Wednesday ), with Flbrence Reed V 
and Claudia Morgan already set. tt 
will play three out of toym dales at • 
Princeton, N. ., Philadelphia and 
Baltimore, before com ing. to Broad- 
way in February. 



Coast Play tot BVay 

Hollywood, Dec. 29. 
Lela Bliss and Harry Hayden have 
gone to New York to make arranger 
ments for the staging of ;^it8ty 
Soil,' Raymond Bond play, oh Broadr 
way, 

* They presented the picte al ihe- 
Bliss'Hayden little theatre tlbre thig 
year. ' 



VARIETY 



igi^ flatly Own for 




Althpugh the number of Ifit-outs 
in the WPA theatre project in New 
ifork has been .greatly reduced 
^J^rpugh r^sinstatieinentsi 0 Equity last; 
;?yireek propbised . a .rje^ system 
by, the- pink «lip situation would be 
:'<iia$eii: considerably. 
; . inaa is, to have /the project director 
' riec6^ ai joint ' committeie of ther 
dtfical relief arm^. who would be 
•better qualified to decide^ whether or 
^ tiot the receivers pink slips are 
iiactiially in need. Only those hot 
'i^lilstered as having been bn home 
Vrelief have bfefen :haihded. dismiss?il 
" sAips and sudi i*eMon§' haVfe be^^ 
iihdCCi^ihCd thai if pbtiining a cer- 
tificate of need fr<)m the Emergency 
I^6!tief Bureau, they would bb reiii- 
Stated. , - ;." .. 

>Jam appears to. be with ^tlie.■ IBB,: 
^despite the fact .that efforts were 
^ inade to .Jacilitistte" that, :bureau!:3 
"ifuhctiqnihg i the matter of rating 
: Cl^i^ts. . Prici(K)isedi bps^ would 
6^' mad«l \ip/of ^^^^ irbnt 
: cihe^'itetore Belief Fundj, 

N^e^ ttuee theatriCai Giiilds and prob- 
S'fiil^:'- ■iKt-'-iJFAi; -.■■'Iteiief .--.p^eople:- 
( iftWarfe . 'tiibse %hb have' aicfed 
j':ikfe."ttiSi' -paat;' aiJd.-;kn0W', vwhea'^siich 
>Te!^ifeieiitsv'havb ■.■the WPA; re^ 
\pjSis^^'^biiil3i^^ quali-' 
i'^llfi^^p-^ractei-BC^ 

■ : , S^3ieriBi were 24 w^b ieoEdved a pink 
f:^iX&/i ^htpo^ ifliiirtbri m. the-;liL- Y.-. IBKPAv 
j^iit ni^ after 
|j|iSbg..passed:^^ it yrak 

J eija^ec^tf week that; most 

^j;jjjf the^*^^ tack 

^?i^Sk»i)ife refusedv tp^an- 

^-.ftWer^ :E .figuring they 

S'^ii^d aosnnray; Fbr the 

>)^S^e .being tfieie a te: b o dismissals 
^^ItteinfLma^ 

y^suastisi hbttib- telief ; peop^ without 

;£|b($e^trldi)t''^ -'to-, 'other 

■^^|fiP*iects,.-V; 



.prama-paiifiant in - two acta (Iff scenes) 
vTlros^iited bsr THeatw t&r TOuttr Project ot 
; WJ?*!. WritWiE By Oacir SmiV aitdt Loa 
; .'iMhic; dtt«lct<)d by Im - SUbersteln;, aeta, 
v. EiMrard Gilberts . productt6n^ BupervlBfoh, 
i; . Jack ittnnrclc. '.At H*ck»cb«*. N.- T.. Pe«f 
■•■■-■Wi: 2*B .top-. .;. 
V , ■ Ciftt: Jacli Levy, inry/Oete, Robert .tlv 
wtaton, ■ Maurice Stollen Ftotrlcla Clnrk, 
' .3, J. . Bwrklnd; Ulclc Col'^ 

' ':1ih«.,:ChRrl*s Ddghao^ WUltam Jtandolph, 
' : -CMnrleo Downey, . SelniB. Morrladn,' Joe Cuf- 
v.tlD, Peter. .WUtwn,; Gteiiii' Pblllips,.. Ptete 
^' .'V'lttiaer, . Benjaimliit WaUitce.. Jeatt -Harper, 
•S. ■VnM 'mmSfi Kfrft.Browti; Htirrret: Capnldo, 
•• Briwirtn, liOlil* -MtHer, ^Jteiiiw MlHeri 

' '^llrslitla Barnelle, mt htHterterg^^ Vfrelnla 
©aly/^Moe Slnion/ DaVId ICannlng, Albert 
Vliiptoiir.. Johtr Tnget, .Hatiti ScHwenff. It. (^oir- 
ttMIV./f*^- Glarki ;S.- Jfor^oni, Arthiit Row 
: ;',lft6b<^e| 0eCtuo;i Jack: rFalrbanhs^ Jerry Syl- 
■ ■ V»n/'- \l'lt(>: Sco^^s^arf,' . Walter Tai'dn. Xaura 
.'Straidsunan,- qerteucte! Perryi. Rod; Maj<U«», 
VCdiuts Miller, Jean Parker^ Mae Hendlrcksi 
1 Robert Mack, R. HocowUz. 



'Anil Novl^ G«odbye^^ohn Golden. 
TPlde Msine'—liichard Aldrich and 
ttichardson Myers-L 
fTlie . Etelrnal Rpad'-^Gai . and 



'Biit for the Grace of Gpd'--The- 
atre Guild and Sidney Harmon. 

■'A, llbiise in the <3«untry'--;MUrray 
Queen. 

♦Hey, Diddle; pidaie'r-^Anne Nich- 
ols and Morns Greeni 
<Masque of kings-'^Theatre Guild, 
'Beiifaid Red Ltslvte— Jack Curtis. 




tAffiTtM 





ff 



I^arris HI, 'Aged 26' 

Moves a Performance 

Robert Harris, yoiing English actpr 
appearing " /Aged 26/ Lyceum, 
N. Y., was - Vvitlt; the grippe oyer 
the weekeiid XM ■ the . jjhanagement 
decided tp cancel liioniday-s (28) per-. 
fQrmance>.' 

■ Doctor;, stated he. would-be able to 
go on la$< night. Ah extra- matinee 
waj be; played Friday, giving the 
play; its eight periprmanCes, 




• 1 





High tribute was : given the; mem- 
ory of the late ptt ; Henry Moskp- 
witz ; after the heavily . attended ob- 
sequies eariy last wee:fc Among ex-, 
pivessionsp p{ regret over his passing 
wasi a reisoliitiph adopted by Eouity 
arid addressed tp the League p£ ;New 
York Theatres, of which Dj. Mos? 
kowitz wa» executtye secretary. 

Mos^witz had made, no secret of 
the sentiih&nt that he wPvld refuse 
to b^ involved in disputes with ibrade 
Unions,: That vras indicated in the 
Eqtiitir message, wliich Inchided: 'A 
man who. succeeded inbeingfatir evcm. 
tlioa^: interest; we^ . opposed , tp^ his 
pwru?- " ^ ' . 

frequently acted as moderator 
on issues ;of big businesses at vari- 
ance with, employee^ and also acted 
as referee 0n occassipn.. 

Dr.' .MPskowitz was a subscriber, to 
^he^ Et»nal Itoad*^^ issue of notes, by 
which means the new financing: was 
arranged; wHeririiy^ the spectacle will 
reach the boards; next SiEinday (4) 
at the Manhattan Opera House, N. Y. 
Signatpries were- required to insure 
the^ notes, ^t Bn Meakowitz w^ 
acebpted. without such ■ stipulaitipnj; 
^ when, aware of his serious cemdition, 
'he said he did not believe himself 
:'an jnsurabte: risk.^ 

Estate is said. to . , .be- 

! quests being made: ^p a number bjt 
I cultural - and community movements 
'and charities. Will also prpvides for 
1 his . stepchildren,,. Josef 11 - and < Ci^rips 
i^raels, and a stepdaughter, married 
and resident in London. They Were 
the children pf . the late Mrs. Belle 
.'Moskpwitz by a former marriage; 



Guthrie McCli 
tended 'Harnlet/ starring jphri Giel- 
gud, which, moved frPm. the Empire 
to the James, If. Y;, last Week. 
Date in thip -latter .house- was slated 
far two weeks, that being stretched 
to iEour vfkeks npW^; yf iih. final per-; 
formahce dated Jan.. 23i Box office 
line: .prompted the extiPhsion, which 
will '^gain sejk back the., curtailed 
rooiddate^' 

; Total : lengths qt the ehgagemeht 
Will have been 15%! weeks and the 
number of: Gie.lsud's. cginseeUtiye; 
perfprmancCs will ..be;' :13^ . times. 
John Kh??7Tnore- h^^^ the. 'Hariilet^. 
record on; Broad Way - 'with ^tO\ per.r 
fc^meinces.. 



*the $how Is On,* Shuljert tevue which ppehid at the Win^^ 
N. Y., last Friday (25), Is pt^^obably more sprittkled with credits^ thanr anjr 
previous revue; Every principal player in the cast 'is featurcrd via various 
gradings on the title page of the-progran»> hpiise bpard$ and canopy signs. 
Including BeatriceXillie and Bert LahTiivho. ace stairred,^^ therie,: are 14 {Fuch 

.names -billed. . 

.Revue was out of to\im for abPut swx;. Weeks, during WMpH period re* 
h^arsals were so f req^e^t that. Equity stepped in b^c^use the chpriis hlad 
been called after performances.' It had- been .^proposed to tehearse :the; flirst . 
half of last week ai^he Gai'deii^.but np ca yrere made aftn Equity ruled 
thiai the chorus wpuld have to be paid i& per dajr for siich reheai:sal$,.re« 
gardless of the fact! that la^iiig ^ siny pa^ of ihe ^^k prior to ChHstniak 
was prpyided fpr in the Equity rules. Without isaiary requirement. No 
;c6mplaint was made b/ pr^^ ' 
Ol the show's . seyeh skits, the late IHivJd JfTreedmati Wr^^ As for 

the scpre, there are IS cbmppsera and authors billed; VeiT^pn Duke and 
Ted Fettieri who are credited with riipst pf the numbers;. Hoagy Carmichaeli 
Herman Hupfeld, Stanley Adams, Howard Dietz, Arthur. SchWartz, George 
and Ira Gershwin, E. Y. Harburg. Harbld Arlen, Will IrWin, Nbrmah Zeho, 
Richard If odgers and Lbrenz. Hart. 

j;ohnny Shiibert is gbheral nianagei;, but his father, J. J. Shubert, has 
no connection pttibr^bait flnanciidly. it is a Lee Shubert show;, with Harry 
Kaufman supji^rvispr. . EdwaM G. DoWling is itage director. GordPn Jen- 
kins, prchestra leader, is ah arranger, .this belAg ^ald to be the, first tim^ 
for .him to batoii a revue. -His actios ibdicatb. he is strong for caliisthehics. 

Wirt pf the late SpI De Vrles, long the box-pffice treasurer of the Winter^ 
Garden, N. Y., is Uiiderstppd to direct the disposal pf ah estate valued up- 
ward of $50,000. iicket man knowii to have had several realty ihpldings, 
in additipn to bondal:':and/e^^ 

Half of ttie estate is bequeathed to Maurice, a ;brbth&r, that share to be 
divided equally With the latter^ A pne-foui:to. interest goes to 

Maiid Gaskill, his faqusekeeper, and a similar , share to a sister; Toby. Ai^- 
other brother; wais not mentiohed, but .understood - he had been takeii .care 
of previously^ Brbiher lilaurice and Toby were also b.o; men. - ; 



' : ■ • . ;History of aviation is dramatizec; 
? "In^se-style ii* tFlighfc* It is miostly 
^;(^!staging[ job, with- 16 Scenes present 
; in- two - acts a^^ a lairge .cast re 
'";Y%iiirPd for brief talking stanzas. Plot 

jitttrfead. j^bes -back to the dark ages 

. aiid '.Clihiaxes ..Pn Lindberghfs ' epbch' 
' -ihaking oceah hPp. 

': Mbthbd pf staging Is of the cross 
;. ., SfeCfibn: variety, ■ with a realistic' ar 
^ ^iangembht ot levels Wected on the 

staiSe providing numerous angles for 
. ; the short . scenes. Lighting, is gobd 

lor this type production.. Acttiai 
: : teUiiig is traced through an off-rstage 
' ihfe^^ chat between a father and. 
young son. ^ Drone of ah. airplane 

jpropeller is utilized efifectively at 

•various uitervais for atmosphere and- 
; . a WPA orchestra' in the pit sets off; 
;;v; .ithB - yefars - With . appropriate music, 
^ ' ihdst pf it patriotic in theme!. 

•v PrPduction builds to . a p'ageaht,. 

.pip-re or les^ with appeal aimed at 

juyehiles. Bral. 

Eng^liisli PIftys in Vienna 

iehna. Dee. 18. 
•^'■^ .Reinhairt dramatic sclioPl present- 
;ed tjirbe-^piays i English in the 
- Sciribenbrunn Schlbss theatre, 'The 
First and Last' by Jbhn Galsworthy, 
•The Gr6at Dark* by Dan TotheVbh 
and 'Importance of Being Earnest* 
by Oscar Wilde; 

Stage settings were by Otto 
Ntedermoser, directing by W. voni 
Hbesli , While Viktor Patzovsky was 
,v .in' general charge. 



.There are, two definite closings on 
Broadway carded for this week and 
there will possibly others. The 
D'Oyly Carte Opera Co., Engliish 
specialists itx Gilbert and Sulliyan, 
ends, an engagement; which started 
at the. Beck last summer .and was 
extended several times. 
:,; -Black Linielfght* is aiinPunced to 
stop at the Mansfieid, Where it is in 
its. eighth week. D^ drew a 
mild ;press and. modest grosses. Some 
operating profit, but that's about all. 



'BLAClK DDOELIGHT' 

OfMiie^ Nov;^^ 9, 'SC.: Opinlabs. 
'were;mixied on this latest Enc-' 
li^. ehiller: Liwltrldse (Snn) 
said 'f conunend it wHh Kttle; 
reserve,* . . but Br»wn ; (Post) - 
called it an 'nnsatistactvry aad 
uiiidfethisbislMd tkrUler/ 
. Variety. (Ibee)i said: 'Too :subr 
doed tor: .popitlar appeai; 
here.':' 



'Black Rhythm,' a make-shift col- 
ored :Cast revue, stopped ..suddently- 
last Thursday' (24); at th.b Cprtiedy. 
Less than bile Weeic. 



Fpture Pbys 

'In Fraise of Love,' drama by Row- 
land Brown and Harry IBehn, an- _ 
nbunced for Broadway production by j 
.^rbwn. Was produced in HoUy'A'ood ! 
earlier in*the^season. | 

'f'cathera tip,' comedy with. miur> i 
i>y William Hurlbut, skedded foi? , 
i'februavy production by Harry Goi t. • 



'BLACiC ItHYTHMV 
Opened Dec. 19, .'36. A stchcii 
bomb was tpssed simultancbusly 
with the first - curtain at this 
premiere, but; the colored 
tertainm^nt pff.cred had; neai'ly 
as much to do in driving put the 
.see til -striuset's^ 

Variety (Sc(io) 
'fpurtliriat*.' 



at Deev 2») 

'Awake mmA- Sia<,' Engliewood, 
EagleWobd-^ N. J. 

Bdki liasse, Awlitbrium,: 
Gkibagb. , 

«Bay Meets GlrV deary; 
^^ranCisco. . 

'Bay Meets Girl,' I^yinPuth, 
Boston. ^ 

'Ghiliteea's. Itow/ Erlanger, 
Btiifalo. 

'GH.AlHV idMte 'IMffiev''.. Lo- 
cust,, ^hiladdphia; 

: Brii^tPn Beaeh. 
^ 'Dead End,' Erlanger, Kiila- 
d«phia. 

. fEad^ of Summer' (bia Claire), 
Chestnutr Philadelphia.. 

'Fhfsi tady' (Jane. Cbwl>; 
Hsurris, Gbicagp^ 

'Follies,' Nixoh,^ ittsburgh. 

^Frederika,' ShUbbit, ;Boston.. 

TttUoii of Oak FallSu* (Geo;; M. 
Cohan),. Shubert,.- New Haven,, 

. 'Grtai Waltz,' Philharmonic^ 
Lbs. Angeles., 

'Hamlei' (Lesli Howard), 
Graziid,, Chicagp. . 

'Hleh Ter,*^ Hahna^ Clevbland. 

"Jane Eyre' (W. Hepburn), 
Cplpniall Boston. 

'LsLdy Precious Stream,' Chest- 
hut, i^hiiadelphia.' 

'Leanmr Letty' CPbst 

Road'.), Selwyn^ icago., 
...♦May'. Wine,' ' Shubert, . 

'Moon Mulberry 
Royal Alexander, TorPh to. 

'Mttlatt•,^ Studebakei', 
cagOw 

lyazimova Repertory, rlanger, 
icagb. 

. 'Night ef - 16,' Maryland, 
Baltimore. 

'Othello' (Walter Huston), 
r. FPrrest,: Philadelphia. 

'Pride and Prejudice,'' Amier- 
ican, Sti. Louis. 

'Seandals/ . Detroit,. 

'Tobacco . Bioad;' Mbntclair, 
Mpntciair, J. 

'Tomorrow We ;Liye,' 
, Hollywood. 
; ?Two Mrs. rNatiorial, 
Washihgton, 



Critics/leaned backward tP e^ve Charles Washbiirn,^^^i^ 
press agent, a break when his -AlV Editions' opened at the Lphgaerei; N. Y4 
last wbek. . Only one rcvieW put! the slug oh the play and aU mentioned his: 
bopk,' 'Come Into the Parlor,* a. story about. Chicago's ifPrmerly notorious 
Eyerleigh Sisters. Some notices principaily commented pn the Volume 
and skipped .talking, about , 

English rights to publish .'Parlor* haive been disposed ^ alnd Washburn 
is Completing^ another book called 'Fress-Agehti^- Which should reach the 
stores iii February. 



George ^niiinentha]; pne-tirne manager iCor Oiscar Hbm 
tempting to interest Broodwayites in rescuing a bronze statue of the late 
producer from a junk shop and re-erect it in the Manhattan Opera House 
or some'' spot along, Tim^ Sq; 

After the sale of the Hammerstein theatre, N. Y., the stbtiie disappeared 
for years. Blumehthal ilnai^ traced it to ah ea^t:stde N. Y...ju^ 
He has taken an pption,' good until Jan. 20, to buy $350, and resurrect 

it with the aid of friehck of the late prbduc<»r 



Harry Snowden has withdrawn from the box office of thb NattPnal, 
N. Y,, which is tenanted by 'Tpnight at.»:30.' Unusual for a change in 
ticket men during the run of such ah 'outstandii^ .success (Noel Coward 
and Gertrude LaWrence)^ 

: Leo Miner,, who . was. in the (iTatipnaV switched tp the-New Am- 

sterdiam early in the fall^ has replaced Snowdec. Latter has been c^ 
ing: a bar and griljt with Louis Bergen on West 45th street 



Unions, including thoSe of show business^ have recommended to Wash- 
ington that Williami B^. Rubin, Milwaukee attorney, be appointed to tha 
U/ S- Circuit Court in Chicago. He hasr long been friendly with the labor 
dnion movement. 

During the actors' strike ih .lM:» . he came-to NeW YPrk to .help out and 
gave his services gratuitously; Rubin was particularly active in. forming 
Chorus Equity. 



Oh behalf bf Laurette Taylor^s leaving the cast of 'Promise,' due at the 
Little, N. Y., tonight (30)> Saul J. Barpn. is quoted statin 

•On Dec, 4, Miss Laurette Taylor was.in a taxicab-automobae collision 
which resulted i inj urieii cbmpelling her to Withdraw from Gilbert Miller'a 
•Promise.' Action against, the taxieab companies involved is jioW pending,' 

Harry Moses is: around and seen at first nights again. He will nbt pro- 
duce this seasbn and Starts for the Coast for the winter sbbh. 
Manager bad a stxm:onth sibge of illness. 



ENGAGEMENTS 

•feddy Bergman, Louise Campbell, 
■Housie. in the. Country.', 

Philip Merivale, 'Arid Now Good- 
bye.' 

. Ray Heathertbn. 'Babes, in rms.' 

Robert Mayers, Ai'thuV Bruce, Jeaii 
Lbwe, Leslie Klein, Edgerton ; Paiil,- 
Melbpui'he Ford, Jack Arnold,' Pctby 
jCanthb, Gilda Oakleaf; Stanley Pbv- 
ich, Johh Call, Harriet Carron; Joe. 
K Brown, Jr., Lester Lonevgain, 'But 

I tor the .Grace of God.' 

J' Eileen Wtnzel.-.'Behind Reel Lights.' 

I Merle Maddem, 'At-ound the Cor- 

., ner.' ■ 

* Grant Mitch ide Rising.' 



Yiddish Reviews 

DER WASSER-TREGER 

('Vbe Water-Carrier''): 
(tipblSH)... 

Folk comedy with music In two acts bv 
Jacob Pi'tttfer; presented by YiaOIsh Ait 
a'heati-e. at 4«th St. TheitLe, .N. Y., pec. 
23,' "M: irtSt-tf -an* ; directed by Miilu-Jce 
Schw.aitz: seta, Uobert.VSin Roeon; inusicul 
siioiie; ■ Al Oiahranetsky,^ daricey, LllJIan 

yixaueno;' *i»:::o. top.' 

Rcb'.. Yoasele. i , . , .Alex TennephoIl7« 
Malketo ........<...,.;',,..,Ahna 'Axuiel 

.Tsliie. ;, ;.. ... . ............. . ..Berta Gerstla 

UtwtfcU . . . .:; . . ....... . .VMIchel BosenberR 

S(incHa Pltt.c .. ...... .Maui'lce ikjhwaiHf 

faille .... ... . . . , .Anna Teltelbsditn 

Reb" Yukel Sholfer, . . , . Anatol WinoKi'adoU 
Lahu-owner. . ; . . ... . , .Morris . Sllb~nrba?ten 

First Aide. ..... iMax Fr^cdltiijder 

Secbh.a . Aide . . ... . . .., .:. . . . ; . .Samue.i tielir • 

JSaamenii .... ... , , . . . . . . , ; . WoIfE. Goldradd<?n 

.Notte ,Zvl i5C£io]iM' 

DretKimaUer , , . . . ,.>.., . , ronia .NowiTKvn 
ICrolne CHtcblk..;..,......,;.Sonla Rddfhff 

Duvldel .;.;....;,..,;;;.., , , . .Bi;ii Beyentto 

■E*tWer-.-. . ...;..;. ' 

Shpvlri.tza 
Nircliohr. ..J 
Sllrti yphlolhi 
rir.st ttutdv^r. . . 
.Second Butcher. 
■TlilCil Biitebev ■ ; 
a'he Bnin Man . , 
Tlie Snosv Man. i 



. ... .... .Nadia Nrrns)uvi*U.v 

.....i.,...,'.,'..PliUo- ' lri> 

.....<.. .^.i.;Solotrion Krctiue 

.;.'.■■.. .Vi-. . . ... ;l-lf»rve;v l.Cfer 

> . • .... .Loul-s : IlyiWan 

V. ... ; . ..:... i .., Albert (Iplub 

' . ..... I iiVlsracl ijan Ik 

. ,,,.^iZxo St'onler 
i : , . . Robei't Hdrrls 



Ever since^ he clicked with 'Yoshe 
Kalb,' MaUnce Schwartz has been 
looicihg for a sucpessbr. . His. current 
showing with the Yiddish Art Thea- 
tre, in its new Broadway habitat; 
is a play in .many ways similar to 
^Yoshe' and suggests that Schwartz 
figured it for a follpw-up.. . Actually, 
hpWever, it isn't anywhbre near as 
good. It is liniited in scope and 
likely to get its . biggest draw from. 
n6n*Jewish pations, wh6 should be 
entertaiiied by the color and fetich- 
rism of the authentic folk's- back- 
ground. . .; 

Play is a rather incredible pne> 
about a poor water carrier in a small 



Polish village who riseis the 
heightS: as a great rabbi and seer via 
a series of accidents: While its char- 
acters are authentic and colorful, its 
backgrounds highly interesting, and 
its main story thread a pleasatit 
ehbugh one, the play lacks that tenet 
of mysticism which has' been the 
mainsterh of the only ;three Yiddish 
plays, to click in a big .:way inteif- 
hationaliy-^the 'Golem,' 'The Dytx- 
buTt' arid 'Yoshe Kalb.' 
.As usual, Maurice Schwartz has 
given the piece an /♦-!' production 
arid his company of Yiddish Art 
:play.ers is ah urib^evaijly excellent 
one. Those two ; factors, added, to a 
groiip of ingenious settirigs, ririake it 
an acceptable; performance foir. any- 
one. Play's dialog., hbwever^ is none 
too hot . and, fbr. thbse, understand- 
.irig the lianguage. the play presents 
the curious anoriialy :of> haridicap- 
pihg itself. 

: Schwai^i plays the part of the 
.\yater carrier and,; probably is- as 
good -an actor as a director— he genr .-: 
erally is---bVJt this time it is difficult 
to: be critical TaecaUse, unfortunately, 
the night caught he was bljviously 
stifFering from a bad cold. 
: . Berta Gerstiri as the schbrriing girl 
he is in love with, biit who dbesn't 
want him until he becorhes farribus, 
is still the best feniale actress in 
the- group, which is high, praise in- 
deed: Aliekv Tenehholtz and Michel 
I Rosenberg are the arch villains— and 
j they're a couple of VilUins to watch 
I and listen ;to. Ariria Teilelbaum. a.s 
I the water-earner's wife, is fiiiS- 
; Other top performances are turned 
! in ^""by Ariatol WinogvadofT..^ Zyi 
} Scooler, Ben 'Besenko and Sonia 
, Radina. 

■ Lillian Shapero has coirtributed 
;: her per usubl authentic and arrest- 
ing dances, while riiasical score by 
Alexander ' Ishanetsky is tunbfuT. 
(Gontiriued .pri page 49) 



' Wiednes4ay, December SO, 1936 



LEGi TIM A t E 



VAKiETY 



49 




louses 



Occupied Fnrst Time in Months 



All legit bouMS' in-; toWh inre 
lightied this week; and that take^ in 
tight theatre6, 'tti^o of which are 
' Jng iised by tfir WPA projects and 
^ one, the Auditorluiii. with the Ballet 
RUsse. . This m^ans that , there are 
Ave theatres actually In what is 
technicaUy knqiyh " M .1^^^ Which 
IS mighty goQd» .considering, .the fact, 
that for iseveral weeks the only show 

?oing was Chajrlotte Greenwood's 
jeanihg on Letfy'^ ^t the Selwyn^ 
On Christinas night Leslie How- 
iird's 'Hartilet' got off on an eight- 
day stretch at the Grand, and is set 
for almost capacity foir the period. 
AdViahce was tremendous and box- 
office buy big. Gould stay many 
times longer than the; eight-^day date, 
but goes out on Monday (4) to give 
way to 'Ziegfeld Follies/ which had 
been penciled into the Grand since 
last October:. Musical is also a cinch 
for powerful money as this only 
standard musical in town. 

Opening against 'Hanilet' was 'Mu- 
latto,' with James Kirkwood, at th^e 
Stifdebaker. but the stiirt was weak 
and indications are for flabby busi* 
"iies's. 

On Saturday maitinee (26) Jane 
Cowl and 'First liady' got away at 
the Harris and show is riding high. 
Erlanger lightedjresterday (Mohday) 
for t\yo weeks of Ibsen starring 
Nazimoya. . Skips out to make room 
. for 'Jane JEyre' with Kathari Hep- 
burn on Jan^ll. 

Estimates for Last Week 
TIrst Lady/ Harris (1,000; $2.75) 
.(1st week). Opened to capacity Sat- 
urday matiniee and night and is a 
'cinch for trieihcindous gross this 
week... ^ 

'Hamlet/ Grand (1,300; $2.'3'5) (Ist 
.week). Leslie Howard solid oh Fri- 
day (25) opening and capacity for 
■ the eight days finishing on Saturday 
(2). ■ 

'Hedda Gabler/ Erlanger ■ (1,300; 
$2.75) (1st week). Opened last night 
(Monday) for a fortnight and should 
. do well in general : uptrend. Nazi- 
,mpv3 m 'Ghosts' last seasOn was a 
..big mpney-maker. 

-o*E*x*".'iJf «>»» Letty,' SelWyn (1,000; 
$2,75) (6th week )i Greenwood show 
IS remarkable in that it held to near- 
ly $12,000 for pre-Xmas ' and will 
zoom several grand over that figure 
currently. 

.'iWulatto/ tudebaker (1,400; $2.75) 
(1st week). Opened Christmas night 
(25). but no strength in the offing. 
Looks like a struggle. 

Other Attractions 
Ballet Riisse, Auditorium. Fort- 
.; night until New Year's gave the 
show. a good week and a bad week 
With Which tio work but, through 
smart, handling, the pre-Xmas. ses- 
sion held up remarkably well. 
WPA 

-.Can't Happen Here/ I^ckstone. 
.Bivmg fast-and -goes out shOrtW^.tO 
be replaced by 'Sunday,' new Martin 
Flavin piece. ^ 

•mI*Iv^*^ 9,** ^^n%V, Gre^t 

Northern. Getting a good play and 
giving the public plenty of produce 
tion at a low admish. 



2 NEW SHOWS IN HUB; 

THIS WEEK 



*Dogie* $2,000, Newark J 

BmtaLfar Tryimt 

, ^ . Newark, Pec. 2i9; 
Frank Parker, radio star, made his 
debut in legit last week at the Shii- 
bert with indifferent suiccess iii 'Git 
Along Little Dogie.' One of the 
worst, weeks of the season to con- 
tend With, this new attraction, still 
in the throes of being re- written, 
got less than $2,000 front atn apathetic 
b.Oi 

. Current attraction Is 'MayMWine,' 
which is slated to do the unusual by 
giving a complete midnight show 
New Year's Eve. 

Estimate for Last Wee|c 
, «GIt Alonig Little- Docle' Shubert 
<1.970; 50-1.50). Try-out for a radio 
Star and a farce-comedy resulted in 
polite letdowns by local : critics for 
both. This and the ihieVitable holi- 
day slump sunk the b.o. to under 
$2,000. 





w,;k • „ . Boston, Dec. 29. 
r^,^^ is^well set with legit fare this 
weeki .Katharine Hepburn's 'Jane 
i-yre being the standout. Advance 
which opened Mon- 
day (28), was heavy. 
. .Fredeiulta/ new Lehar operetta, 
With. Dennis King, Helen Gleason, 
and Ernest Truex, is getting an en- 
couraging play at the Shubert. Open- 
ing .Christmas night, this one drew 
gopd night trade and fair .matinee 
Diz on its first three performances, 
.received good notices here; 

Boy Meets Girl' is back' at the 
wymouth . for one . week. Previously 
P'.ay.ed eight weeks here. 'Blossom 
Time transferred from the Shubert 
.jatter two weeks) to the Opera 
House at. a . reduced top, $1.65, and is 
3"st marking time; . 
x,r^u^ closed 'Life.'? a Villain' last 
week and took up vaude at the Rep^ 



nao^ i ^r. Washington, Dec; 29. 
^iH^spite the pre-holiday slump 

£oWK&* .f^l here^and th? 

Meets rbr* M**:,^ ^^'^'^ '^"^ 
4in -?nn^r^ ^'^^^^^ up approximately 

Sw? :^^^}^ at the National, 
towns, only legit. 

Twli"^ rertiiere b£ 

Mt2^^^^- „Carro]l.s'. 'ith Elena 
Larrlmore and 
for vi fatter has' lived here 

Jhakinl^S^ and local critics are 
^gS! P^^'^ty Pvei' her return to the 

drfn'';''^^ 5^ove ;and of 'ChiU 

assurL-iu"^^ coming in Jan. 4, are 
iSrl heavy: American 

*neatre Society subscriptions. 



Angeles, . • 

Town got back into on 
Christmas Day with twa commercial 
openings, first regular legits here in 
many weeks. - ^ 

'The Great Waltz/ imported from 
New York by Merle Armitage, is at 
the Philharmonic Auditorium for' a 
10-day run, while Henry Duffy pre- 
sented 'Tomorrow We Live' for a 
world preem at the El Capitan, Hol- 
lywood. Both are headed for hefty 
..takes;. :,• . 

Federals launched a series Of ^arly 
English Mummery Plays under the 
title of 'Miracle Plays' at the Mayan 
on Christmas Eve.- AH other FTP 
shows are holding through New 
■Year's.. 

Estimates for This Week 

♦The Great Waltz/ Philharmonic 
.(1st week) (M-2,500; $3.30). Christ- 
mas night preem scaled at $5 with 
substantial turnout and trade on 
regular prices picked up so that first 
three days should better $17,000, 
plenty good; 

'Tomorrow We Live/ El Capitan 
(1st week) (C-1,571; $1.65). This is 
the first new play ever produced, at 
this house by Henry Duffy and the 
opening week is showing a mighty, 
profitable $12,000 in the till. 
.... -..*-WPA., 

Miracle Plays, Mayan. Trio of bne- 
acters directed by Gareth Hughes 
debuted Christmas Eve. Chorus of 
30 voices from the' Federal Music 
Project ^jigmenting^: 
. 'Purple Is as Purple Does/ Holly- 
wood Playhouse. Playing to steady 
trade and sticks until Jan. 3. 

'Goose tfangs. High,' Mason. An- 
other one holding over. Istew Year's;! 

'Uncle Vanya/ Musart. Will wind 
up: a month's run on Jan.- 



iddish Reviews 



(Gontjlnuied from page 48) 

Robert Van . Rosen's sets iare some- 
thing fpr other Broadway produc- 
ers and scene designers to -'look at 
and learn from. . . . 



SENGR HERSHEL 

(IN YIDDISH) 

Muelcal comedy lii two actij preisentert at 
the YlOdlBh . Folks theatre, N. Y.:' written 
by L. Frelman^muslc, Joseph RunishlnKkv; 
lyrics, I., Lillian; dances. Mnrty Baralz, 
IilUlari Shapero and Sella Fpxr$2,20 top. 
AToishe Itche. .,. ... i i , , ... ■.' .Isaac . Lljiinsicy 

Hebecca . » . ; lUie Kaijinowi tch 
nuchele. ....,.,>.(.',,...... ...Fahla Kubina 

IVfollle. . .J . . .;. i , . , ..... PAula KliUn 

U<>nJanr>l.n. . . . . ^..y. .M6.s6s ' FoUor' 

.Malylna. ; «... » . , . , , S'arahi Skulcik 
Eorl.s, biB spn.i.:....,.'-.;'-^. .Leon Cfoid 

Saul. . .... . ;.MAr1y ,:B!init!4 

TooUle. ;:....,...,:,;;....'. ; . .GoUllc. El.s nn 

Ilei'.shel ........... .u , Monrtjjha . .Sk.ulnll; 

.t'ernondo'. . ..;.;,;....;,.,, . . .Leon KrtdjHo'n 



irr $10,000, S. F. 



San Francisco; Dec 29. 
'Boy Meets Girl' slid Off in its sec^ 
ond week to a figure several grand 
under the tiike f or the initial stanza, 
one of the best thie Gisary thea- 
tre, has. had in a long time. With 
Christmas shopping out of the way, 
the advance, sale has istartcid to pick 
up and the current week looks like 
a Whopper; 

;E6timat<b .for T^ 
/Boy Meets Girl' (Geary) (2nd 
week) diSOO; $2.50 ). Suffered along 
With the rest of the theatres. Biz 
off at $10,000. Will play one" mOre 
week and then to Los Angeled. 



On Broadway, perhaiDs 45 minutes 
of this, show by L;.Fr.eiman would 
he elirriinated and the - show, ,an exr 
tremely amusing one as it stands, 
would be then a. faster, more evenly 
paced and more satisfying play. It's, 
liioderii stuff,: of course, in the Yidr 
dish idiom,, with some Aniericati 
lingo intetsperseid- to execute rhore ! 
emphatic, comedy . effect, . The show | 
has many a Broadway-gag and sitUr 
ation converted into Yiddish, arid bri 
the wholej inclusive of the dancing 
and style of cdriiedy, is generic.. tfi 
Broadway. 

Menasha Skulnik, handling the 
central role; : does so skillfully, get- 
ting all the laughs po.<5sible. out of his 
Situations. He is an . expert coniic. 
and certainly among the tops in the ■ 
profession, kosher or elsewhere. -Of 
the Buster "Keaton type, using a 
fi'dzen face but by no mieans depend- , 









Up Week Here, 




, ^ . Philadelphia, Dec. 29, 

Although It's rather too early to 
say, indications point to excellent biz 
m most of Phily'sl legit houses for 
the holiday season. 

Theatre Guild's: 'End of Suinmer,' 
which opened last night (Monday) 
at the Chestnut .on siibscriptipn looks 
to bO' about the most promising Of 
the lot. Subscription foundation, 
plus local; popularity of Ina Claire, 
.should, combine to . turn the trick. 
Last night's hoiise was virtually a 
sell-put and the same will hold true 
for the Weiek. Only thing that vyill 
hold down the gross is ^ that this is 
one ishow not boosting its scale for 
New Year's Eve and night* because 
of subscription. 

'Dead End,' at the Erlanger,- also 
gives every indication of doing good, 
business here. SO far it has been 
.more or less top-heavy, with, the Er- 
langer's huge balcony virtual sell- 
out, Scale is $2.85 nightly, boosted 
to $3.42 for New. Year's Eve. Run 
is iiidef. . 

Max Gordon's elaborate produc- 
tion of 'Othello/ with Walter Hus- 
ton and Brian Aherh at the Forrest, 
isn't ideal holiday entertainment, but 
it, too, got good upstairs trade Fri- 
day, and Saturday. Sale for this 
week is not any tOo promising. No- 
tices here were :Jhixed, with favor- 
able reviews predomihakting. After 
the bipening,..Ahern, previously, fea-i 
tured, was raised to co-stardom with 
I^uston. 

Last week's only show (up to Fri- 
day ) ^yas 'Lady Precious Stream' at 
the Chestnut.. Only subscription 
saved this one from being a complete 
bust and ait that it merely got about 
$7,500, of which very littlie was b. o. 
Show closed here Saturday night. 

Pop-priOed LOcust has a new one 
this week in 'Git Along, Little. 
DOgie.' Engagement is for a single 
week, with WPA's 'It Cian't; Happen 
Here' following next week. ' 

Forrest gets D'Oyly Cart^ com- 
pany n0xt Monday and advance sale, 
which opened yesterday, promises 
to be ehornfious. ' ' ' 

Estimates for Last Week 

'Lady Precious Stream' (Chestnut; 
2d wefek). Only subscription . money 
and could merely gross $7,500. Fold- 
ed Saturday. 'End of Summer' this 
^week; . . 

'Othello* (Forrest). Opened Fri- 
day night, . Upstairs: trade good. 
D'Gyly Carte company next week. 

'Dead End' (Erlanger). Opened 
Friday night. Indications favorable 
for a run. 



ing on that alone. 

Tillie Rabinowitch, eccentric co- 
medienne, is a mixture 'of Fanny 
Brice and Polly Moran without 
prejudice to either. In nearly every 
department the roles are handled 
with ability and performed in a 
manner to make the .show entertain- 
ing to those even who rriay have 
very slight understahding of Yid- 
dish; ~ ,. 

Setti are okay . y . as is the 
c.iistom: in Yiddish performances,; 
scehies are long and the olio num- 
bers.; whether dancing .or cohversa- 
tiohal . - have: ho prOgrain [ rating . . al- 
though these- are always in sequence 
with what precedes or follows in the 
play. Pi'ogriarnmed in . five /Scenes, 
there are no special scenics' except 
for the main divisions. As -in most 
Yiddish .shows., practically all of the. 
perforiners, can yodel and do. here 
and .there in. the show. Fanniai Rut 
bina, ds. the bride, is a, soprano of 
commendable voice; 

Leon Gold, baritone; is the immi- 
grant lad. handling his role deftly 
;and, . of course, , his singing is good, 
effective both with the popular num- 
bers as. \Vell as a' bit Of cahtoric ex- 
pression;.. 

In ..iiinior roles. Gpldie Ei.sman and 
Marty Baratz make a good team Hat- 
ter also credited for. the dance-stag- 
ing), and Paula . Klida, as ' the. 
yoiiriger sister, is a' talented per- 
fornier. ^'Mi.ss Eisman and Miss Klida 
ai'e a .worthy pair of cornediennes 
and additionally, have hiCe singing 
voices,; Baratz is a .nice soft shoe 
(lancer "but his adagio efforts with 
Miss Eisirian are h,. s, h. Miss. Eis- 
mah, i.s a blonde of more than ordi- 
nary stage talent, Moislie Itsche, as 
the cantor, is another whose per- 
formance is to be commehded. CJirls; 
in the line are a comely bunch on 
the average. Shan. 



This Is roadway's : biggest week 
of the year, climaxed by New Year's 
eve and . a. holiday .Saturday (2). 
Some of the 30 regularly presented 
attractions have s.witched the mid- 
weelc matinee.s .Qyer to Friday, iwhile 
11 .^hbwis will acid an. extra rniatinee 
and two aire^- lying four afternoon 
performances:" Only 'thriee stand- 
outs about doubled 'Scales f Or the. eve, 
they being TherShiow Is On,': $8.80, 
and 'Tonight at- Eight' and 'Red, Hot 
and Blue,' at $7:70; Others are all 
$5.50' or less; i-v^vi-. 

Holiday 'cards'pi'oduced.alnriost' the 
full quptk of now hits; fiYe being inr 
dicated as bein^:".in ,' the big: money.. 
Results ' of this , week's attendance 
should definitely - -rate the Welcome 
additions to the list. 

. -New arrivals . figured - to be click 
shows are - 'The ShOw Is On/ Winter 
Garden: 'You Can't -Take It With 
You,* Booth; 'Brother Rat.' Biltmore; 
■The Wingless Victory,' Eriipire. ind 
'The Women/ parrymore. . 'Show' 
opened liate last week, as did 'Wom- 
en.' 'Rat' built slowlj^, but got nearly 
$10,000 i the pre-Christmas going. 
'Victory' got $12,122 in fOur perform- 
anceis. 'CJah't Take It' leaped to top 
demand in the ajgencies, drew stand- 
ees Idtie.' in the We^k . and grossed 
$16,000 in nine pei'^ormances. Still 
to be considered in the New Yea:r'5 
group is 'Promise/ which opens to 
night (30) at the Little. 

Long awaited.V'The Eternal Road' 
is dated toy btien at the . Manhattan 
Opera Hotiise Monday .(4), : next 
Week's piremieres ^ alsb including 
'iligh Tor,' Becki arid 'Othello,' New 
Amsterdarri; , Possibly also little 
hnpOrteid reyiie, 'Peppermil.l»* 

Definitely closing this w^ek are 
the D'Oyly Carte Opera Co., Beck, 
and 'Black Limelight,* Mansfield; 
'Black Rhythm' folded at the Com- 
edy last Thursday, 

(Since attindance Christmas week 
is not indicative of normal pace of 
most attt^etions, average grosses 
prior to. pre-holiday slump are estl 
iiidted^ with some exceptions.) -r 

•Aged 26/ Lyceum (2d week) (D 
957-$3.30)^ Got Off to a weak start 
after a mild press; better line on 
chances this week $4,50((^ V 

' ^All Editions/ Longacre (2d week) 
(C-i,019-$3.30 ). Also , drew mild 
press; fair business after Tuesday 
diebiit, however; possible icture 
rights. 

'Around the Corner/ 48th St. (1st 
week). (C-969-$2.75). Presented by 
Lodewicfc Vroom; written by Martin 
Flavi ; first called 'The CSOOd Old 
Summer TimO'; opened . Monday. 

'Black Limellerht/ Mansfield (8th 
Week) (D-l,097-$3.30). Final week; 
average grosses of around $5,000, 
not enough. 

Black Rhythnii/ Comedy. With- 
drawn last Thursdayr ' per- 
formances.i 

•Boy .Meets Girl,' Cort (58th week) 
((j-l,059-$3.30). Was approximating 
$8,000 until recently; should ^p that 
figure through the winter. " 

'Brother Rat/ Biltmore (3d week) 
(CD-991t$3.30). Looks ;Set for a run, 
although developing slowly; last 
week was; estimiated around $10,000, 
with agencies doing .okay.. 

'bead End/ Belasco ■ (62d week) 
(Drl,000-$3,30). Ruh drama was get- 
ting around $7,500 iand should easily 
top that mark during the .winter. 

'Hainlet,' St. James (12th week) 
(D-l,520-$3.30). Among the best 
draws; climbed to capacity, topping 
$18,000,^ arid , not much under the 
piace prior to Christmas; engageinent 
iagairi extended; now dated Jan, 23. 

'liolmM Of Baker St./ Masque (4th. 
week). (Dr789-$3.30). Sticking for 
holiday . trade arid possible picture 
rights; little trade up to now; tinder 
$3,000. ' 

'Idiot's Delight,' Shiibert (resumed 
eng.) : (33d week). (e-l,387-$3.30). 
One of. the biggest grossers through 
the fall, ith pace over ;$21,0P0; 
slipped tecently; 

•johnny Johnson/ 44th St. :(7th 
week ) (M- 1,323-$3.30 ), Pacied around 
$8,000 J ■ normally;, drama: with some . 
music- claihied to be. turriirig a profit. 

'Ma:triinony Pfd./ playhOusie (7th 
week) ■(DT873-$3i30). Limited cast 
dornedy doing rnqderately well,, with 
the weekly averiagie quoted' over 
$9,000. 

'On Ybur Tbes.' Majestic (38tji 
weielrc) .(M-l,717-$3,30). Maintained 
average of ■ $20;000 and more during 
iribst oithe fall period. 

'Prelude to "Exile/ Guild (5th 
week ) ( D-914-$3.30 ), voss, has been 
around $12,000; attraction principally , 
supported by subscriptions. 

^Promise/ Little (1st Week) (CD- 
534-$3.30), Presented by Gilbert 
Miller; adapted • from the French 
original of Henry Bernstein by H. 
M. Harwood; op,en^ toriijght (30). 

'Red/ Hot and Blue/ Alvin (10th 
week) (M-I,355-$4;4Q), ; Average 
grosses pv6r .^30.0(f0 and iiot much 
affected during the pre-holiday letr 
down. 

'Reflected Morosco (15th 



week) (eD.961-$3.30). Had/be^tt 
getting more than $12,000 and should 
better that figure during the winter,; . 

'Show Is On/ Winter Girden (2d 
week) • (R-l,671-$4.40); Opened lat« 
last week, . drawing . excellent press; 
indieatiohs are-: -that -the new revut 
will hit a pace better.- than $35,000. 

•Statre Beor/ 'Music Box (11th 
week) (C-l,013-$3.30). Normal pace 
close, to- capacityi,' with; grosses- over 
$19,000; should regai at that leveU 

•'. 'Swlnr Tour tgdy/ 46th St, (11th 
week) (C-lv375r$2.75). Moderate 
money comedy got more than $8^000.- 
for a timiEr, then: edSed off, 

'Tonight at 8;30/ National r6th 
week) (C-I,l32-$4,40). Less affected 
than any show on the. list; avera& 
gross around $25,000; capacity. , ^ 
-•The Conntry Wife/ Miller (5tK 
week) (C-944-$3.30)i; Indicated nor--; 
mal pace, around $12.000> which ma'Ac 
it should again reach; due through' 
Winter.' ; 

'The Wingless Victory/ linperiaV 
(2d week) (D,l,099-$3,30). Opened 
last week; excellent advance sale; 
some difference of ;opinibn, but looks .< 
like.a jiit.- 

"The Women,' Barrymore (q-l,04e^ 
$3.30); Opened Saturday (26) hlght; 
came in aft(ir showing strength i 
Philadelphia; sOme excellent- natices; 

•Thr.iJe Men on a Horse.V FMltOn 
(101st week) (C-913-$2.20). Was. 
toppinis $6,000 weekly and may stiay.v 
through the winter; dependent oi| 
business this and nOxt week. 

•TObatco Bo^d/ . Fbrre^^ (160th 
week) (D-1,01I-$1.65), Ruh leader 
still ijndefinite; averiaged arbiind 
$6,000 arid betteir during the autuiiini 

'Toyarkli/ Plymouth (12th Week* 
(CD.l,03e^$3.30). Average weekly 
gross over $21,000; indications ar«' 
fOr click business, into warm weather* 

•VictorJ* Begin*/ Broadhurst (r»it> 
sumed ehg.) (44th week) (D-1,110* 
$3,30). Run show averaged $20,000 . 
during the fall; eiased Off recently/: 
but should come back to important 
figures. 

•White .Horse inn/ . Center (i4th 
week) (M-a,32lr$3,85). Has topped 
$50,000 several; times ^dnd will beat 
that mark this wi^elc, according to 
advancie ticket sales; 

7oa Can't ^Take li wUIi Ton/ 
Booth (3d week) (C-704-$3,3O). Cinch 
for a run; new laugh hit sold out aiti 
virtually all performances'; nearly; 
$14;500 ill Mithited eapacity! house. 

D'Oyly Oarte bperjt Civ Back; 
final week for English Gilbert and 
Sullivan troupe; engageinent cleaned 
up; 'High Tor' next week. 

•PepperiBiU/ Ghanin itoriumi; 
postponed. 

Bntti praperj. Guild; mati 

■ WPA 

It Can't Happen Here/ Adelphi. 
•Bassa Mobna/ Lafayette; Harlein. 
•Mr. Jlrclns of JigrlnstOwii/' 

Princess (Labor Stage). 

•Dr. FdostUs/ Elliott; postpphedV, 
agai 









^ Pittsburgh, Dec. 29i 

Ziegfeld is still a magie name hert^ 
and the 'FoUibs' is in fOr the biggcist 
eight days at the Nixon either it or 
the town has had in years: For ah 
ll-pe>rfomlahce engagement here. 
Which opened Xmas night and in- 
cluding that $5,70 Scale for New" 
Yeiar'a Ever revtte had an advance 
of close to $23,00f0 before the curtaiin 
went up^ and the sale was plejnty 
steady over the week-end, top; :; 

"Opening performance Friday (25) 
was capacity, with- two Saturday 
(26) shows virtual sellouts as well, 
giving the ^Follies' a week-end gross 
of around $13,500. 

Nixon gets 'Two Mrs. Carrolls* 
next Monday (4), week ahead of 
Broadway. ' 

Estimaie for Last Week 
•Ziegfeld Follies' ixonV ,2,100; 
$3,99). Opened Xmas night and. i 
three performances over the weekr 
end, got around $13,500, virtual ca- 
pacity, ' ' 



Tibbett in W. Canada 

Regi , Sask,, 

Lawrence Tibbett will tour west- 
ern Canada next April, playing 
Winnipeg, Regi , Saskatoon and 
Calgary and Edmonton. 

Fred Gee, Winnipeg, is booking 
the toujf. 




Plays Out of Town 



JANE EYRE 

New Hav^n, pec. 26. 

Dramatical Ion o£ Charlotte Brphte noVel 
by Helen Jerome, in three acta, (eight 
pcene?). Dlrecte<l by Wdrthlngton' Miner. 
Sets and coBluinfes, Lee :Slmon»6n ; prf- 
sented bv Thent>^ CfiiiW, ftt SHubert, New 
Haven, Den. 20. '30, ioatlnee and evenlnB.j 
|2.T3 top. 

Mrs. Fairfax. Viola Roache 

teah ..•.•;rhyni8 ConflHrd 

Jane F.yre .......... .Katharine Hepburn 

Mr^, Rochester. i.^.,«'.i-.vw.Dehni8 Hoey 
Atieile Varens... , . i . , . . . lyatrlcla. Peardon 
,<3race ' Poole ......... ^ ^ .. . . .Tereisa pale 

M« eon i ... . ; - . . . . Irving Morrow 

The Mnnlac. . . ...V ...Tercaa Gueiinl 

Blanche Ingram. . .^. i . . .Sandra BllBWoitn 
t«dy Tngr.im ........ ^ . . iKntherine Stewart 

.Xbrd Ingram ,.R*8lnnW Carrington 



Bviggs 
Bev. Wood, . . . 
.Iklana Rivers. . ., 

H«.'nha|i 

St. John River?. 



.Regliibld Malcolm 
.......Mai-tin Hayden 

...... .Barbara Q'Nell 

. , Margn Ann Delghton 
^Stephen Ker Appleby 



FREpERtKA 

- Pec 

Operetta by Frana j.ehar In itfivee act^^^ 
(tour scenes) and pralog; preacnlert . at .Shu- 
bert, Boston; Dec. 'M, :H\i,' . Stars Dennis 
Klnsr, Helen Gleason^ (Sment Trues, .SlagwJ 
and directed by Haiiaurd ^!horl» American 
adaptation, isdwnrd I3l(»cu; choreography, 
etiesker Hale; sets, Wataoii Barratt.; cos- 
tumed. WUllHm Weaver. 

, . , .i . . iTOdllh Gresham 
.Robert T. Haines 
; . . Rene Dainur 
.^Georga. DobbB 



Whatever it was . that caused the 
Hepburn. legit aspirations: to take a 
dive in 'The Lake' a ;few seaspns 
back apparently has been overcome. 
In; hier; premiere of 'Jahe 'Eyr^* here, 
^IWiss. Hepburn . displayed i .ehoxigh.' 
■ ''finish to . ratik her ~>among the upper 
.class <if stage < actresses. Although 
portions, of her work dropped to a 
mediocre level; when it; came to the 
big moments ishe was -as ihuch at 
eaise as any .vet trouper. . Here, is a 
.<dase working in. reverse English to 
the usual stagis-screen s^tup, which 
. employ^ the footlights tb develop 
talent into material tot Sbti acting. 
/Obviously, ; tJii traihihg acquired ih' 
jjeir' pifcture work fdUowhig the 
, lailuiriB of her istagie try in The liake' 
; has been the main cog in thie success 
V.«f her new' attfempt.at le^^ 

Guild 1ia$. pieced together a . nice 
roductibjn here and has backed up 
isbme -good acting with eye-filling 
'jtiechnicait skill. labrary setting: is 
^^itatstandihg • and some bandsbme 
cdstiiming adds color. Has gathered 
:•. pi^actically .every emotion into . this 
!;pieice: and intelligently blehded 
'suspense, roihaiice and tragedy. 
. Whether or ioiot the price scale Was 
./ ithe reason is hard to euess; but out- 
'ti and'out film laiis wei^e. conspicuous 
'i>y . their .absence here» Premiere 
/^Udiehce was Isr^e'ly carrliaige trade 
: Qf recnilaf legit shows, which may be. 
.«i tip^jB^ 0^^^^^ play's . likely appeal. 

biramatization takes up the familiar 
story at the >oiiit where Jane has 
left the drphanikge and has come to. 
the home of Mr. Rochester as a 
^oyenie^s: ' Plot brings out her rb- 
laianicfe with . the older mati* her 
thwarted 'inarriage. to hiin and her 
siibsequent return ta him after his 
inaniac wife has set fire to their 
tibme iand he bas been )>linaed in 
jttyihg to. rescue her. An- interlude 
^ows . a. year spent with a clergy- 
'naii and his sister after she has ruii 
aWay from Rochester, following the 
prevention of their marriage. Scene 
>>iit the clergyman's cottage; iit which 
^•he asks Jane to inarry. him tmd go to. 
^ India as his tnissiooaxy helpmate, is 
probably the play's least convincing 
: scene. Big dramatic sequence is the 
breaking, up of Rochester's attempt 
sat .bigamy, followed by Jane's leiaving 
vliirn. .. 

Dennis Hoey, as Rochester. , is-^ 
plays a versatility that ranges from 
the reading of sentimental passages 
to the singing of a duet with Sandra 
Ellsworth. His voice, however, has 
a thickness that makes it difficult to 
follow in modulated tones. Contrary 
tb this, the rasping Jliiality so ^notice- 
> able in much of her .screen werk is 
."Sbisent from Miss Hepburn's voice. 
Balance of cast, is suitable, though 
largely handling bit parts. Patricia 
.Peardon does well Wim a diild role 
and Barbara O'Nfeil . makes plenty 
out pf a srnall part. 

This Guild presentation will prob- 
ably i|ot be rated as a great pla^, 
nor even ah. outstanding, one, but it 
docs, make good entertainment, packs 
merit productibnally and serves as a 
not'too.-^trenuous test of : Katharine 
Hepburn's wotth as legitimate 
actress. Bone. 



Miss Hotchklss 
Mr. Thprne. 
Mrs^i Thorne.^v. 
Mr. .Linker. . . 
Mrs. lilnUer. ... 

Jfesslca .Thoirne 
Arthur Benson 
Dr. . Bauer; . . . . 

Parsoii Bi'lon. . 
Mngd^l; Brlon. . 
Snlotned. . ; , ^, . 
Phillip.........: 

Christel 
Mine. Schollii 
FrederlkK . i!. ,'. ; i . . .•'« • . 
.Tung-Stllllng 
Meyer 



.. ..>i . .Mary Jane Barrett 

KatfiPrlne Crawford 
.Wllllahfi.'Neugord 
.Wheeler ' Dryden 
St. Clair Bayfield 
....Rose Winter 

. .Doris : Pats(6n 
, . ... .. .>i ^ . iVied Sherman 

... , .Mildred Siihropder 
.U.llta Torgelubn 
...liel^n Gleasnn 
;.V;fteorg« Uobbs 
.i...... ; .dharlea Columbu.f 



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Engelbach.. 

'Len7.. 
Woy lands: 

Gpethe.'. .'. • ... . 
Mme. .'Hfi-hn.v; . i. ' 
Llselbtte. 
Lackey. ; . 
M. Hahri 
Hortehse; 
Captain. .Kriebel. 
ICarr .August 



... . .WJllirtm ."Neugord 

.... : Ernest Truei 

. v . i . . . ... ., .George Traliert 

....iiDennIs King 

. . . .V. .JSdlth King 

srin* C'r.BwforU. 
„, . wFred , -Shennan 
..Wheeler Dryden 
ary Jane Barrett 
..i.. Arthur VInlbn 
.Ralph M4B;elsiion. 



• •f' »•»•••. 



t:tr • • • '« k « 



ooerettas, this one clbses with v the 
lovers i heart-rending parting. 

King stiU the most plausible 
actor for a man to watch, and the 
most romantic fbr the femmes in 
such musical goings-on. Mi^ Glea- 
sdn is liltewise very good;; ia the mu- 
sical deDartment, although bfttimes 
too poutv in spoken lines. 
. Bailet which bbens the second act 
featutes Alyce Chappell as premiere 
dansbuse. and adds a much n^dd 
sparkle; Fbar. 

TWO MRS, CARROL^LS 

Waishingtbn, Dec. 
. Dramii In thr«e acts (Ave scenes) by 
MarAiiei'lte ■ Vciller; presented: by- B. A.; 
Meyer; stiiged by John Hayden ;. settings by 
G. -R. Calthrop; opened Dec. 28, '30, Na- 
tional tticfttre, Wa8b.,.D. Q. 
Mis, FJnrrlett -CS^rVolK . i . ; . . . '.Fr.inces Starr 
Hannalu w . ;■; . .'. . . . . ... .. w Mabel paige 

Geoffrey Carroll iEarlo La rl more 
Mary. .. , . . . ..... ^. . .Bi?tty Haiinn 

Rarab Carroll, . . ; .\ . . ,.i .•♦ . ..B21*ha MJra woya 
.\ifrs. . l.'i thrim Ledho;-e HarrlH 
Cicely Hai-doril ... , , . ; . . ; . . . . Jeiiiihe Stu -rt 

Guy PenUtngtoni,.;...:.'...;., . . ..(3railit Mills 

John Harden. ..... ...<•. .v« . Wbltford Kaho 



'Frederi . ;is a cbmm.ehdable opener 
for siich a theatrical trend. . As an 
ppj^rejfta ,it^S goM, and ^he iShuberts 
have obviously -sunk a ,-heavy piepe 
of coin to .frSime pennis 
King' and Helen Gleasoii, the 
starred singers ..help, matters along 
nb end. Ernest Truex as featured 
cbmic is adequater^many of his lines 
are inadequate .to produce real 
laiigh^, however. 

. Based, oh: ia love between the poet 
Goethe and a parson's daughter of 
Sesenheim; 'Erederika'Js, all told, a 
dreamy^ picttiresqiiie . musical .piece, 
ttiat will appeal to lovers of color 
ful, slow-paced theatre fare. It is 
tbo old-fashioned in techni to 
charin the smiart mob. 

Musically, it is a pleasant eyenihgi 
if not' exciting, and no- doubt there 
will be plucked from its 13. niiinbers 
medleys ' ^d solo., numbers t<y be 
ground out over the radio fbr the 
balance of the -season. At first heiar- 
ing 'Bird Jin the Tree' ; and 'Rose in 
the Heather' lobkyiike winners, in the 
sratimental class, and The Bane of 
Man,' ditty on the -Adani-Eve theme, 
^buld be. re-heard occasionally 
through the: months. : 

Although there is no attempt tb 
give , i thorough .delineation of 
Goethe's character, the subject inat 
ter and unfblding.of this chapter of 
his^life form' an excellent bobk ior 
the vehicle, A silly prolog, ih. which 
modern - American tourists , mispro- 
"nounce /the poet's name, introduces 
the plbt, flashing back to 1771. ^his 
gives Short, a beautiful opening for 
ah all-night parilde of dazzling pe- 
ripd costumes— and he doesn't . miss, 

. Goethe woos . Frederlka anony- 
mously with his. verses .until he 
comes to a party to declare himscdf, 
Here, the honey-toned, stage story 
opens and carries through, eight 
years ' of Goethe's career. ' Senti 
mental .puhch conies during the 
operetta's ihost lavish ballroom 
scene, when Frederlka sends her 
poet lover away to take up a Duke's 
commissibn. Duke, it seems, will not 
tblerate a married man as court 
poet and, When .Frederlka hears of 
this., through Lenz (Ernest Truex), 
sh6 wheedles her lover into accept 
ing. the commissibn with the promise 
that she wiU wait. At the end of 
eight years. Goethe, reaches his 
zenith as a writer and . returns to 
hi^.bld love. Duke . foUows^ him and 
offers ^a special commission that will 
take only a:^ear br two. v Frederika 
again prevails Upon Goethe to.: at- 
tend to. his career andj unlike most 




'The Two Mrsi Gatrblls' may haye. 
run for a. solid year in London, but, 
if the reaction; of its first American 
audience: i^ ' aiiy indication it is ex,' 
trcntely doubtful oh this^side of the 
Atlantic, Played straight;, ais an embr 
tibnal :meibdraiha, plenty bf opjenirig 
highters .envisioned its l^t ; chances 
for success , would be as a farce. . 

Thiat may be a bit too brutali Show 
does have - its. moments. But tinte 
aftei': .time, when the. heroine, burst 
into ;tears„ or the hero's auto -was 
heard rumbling up the driveway in 
the nick of time,, the: cUstbmers here 
gave vent to laughter, cheers and;^ 
even a hiss or two. Playiers tobk .it 
in their stride, but they , knew sbme- 
thiTiS was wrong and, after the sec- 
ond act. they , couldn't overcbme it. 
' Trouble may lie, in part,, in the 
fact that 'the Capital has had a suc- 
cession of smart writings this Season. 
Miss Veillei-'s play starts off in. a 
situatibh that indicates that; sort of 
entertainment and contains plenty of 
chances for brilliant dialow. which 
never comes; By the time the audi- 
ence gets wise, to the fact that it is 
seeing ia melodrama and not a m^dv 
ern psychological, stxidy, it is too 
bbred to bother, except for the 
above-mentioned reactions. 
. Openin.!* :: scene,, however, does 
carry a distinct Wallop. Harriet Car- 
roll receives a letter from a lawyer> 
calls Geoffrey Carroll into her bed- 
room: and announces that, she is go- 
ing; .divprce liira, as' he had re^ 
quested a month previous. Geoffreyi 
who wins the audience's symtiathy at: 
' once; insists he. doesn't want .it . nbW 
and wiants to: know why she. changed 
her mind. Harriet^ who is pale f rbm 
a long iillness, stands firin as a rock 
and coldly hands hini an agreement 
giving her half his income for life, 
althbueh she is rich and he is just a 
struggling . jartist Bewildered, he 
signs and scrams'. . • 

. One year later he is ensconced in a 
country home With Sarah, little 
French girl for whom he originally 
Wanted his freedom, as the second 
Mrs. CarrblL Things go along beau- 
tifully for a while, Geoffrey beconi-; 
i;,.^^ inspired to- paint a niaisterpiece 
6f her. just as he did of Harriet five 
years before. Two years later, how- 
ever, the sciene . finds hun kissing 
Cicely Harden, neighbbr's wife, 
and planning to run away with her. 
Sarah, meantime, has developed the 
■same :sbrt bf illness -that plagtied 
Harriet And thus, in the , second 
scene of the second act the awful 
truth comes biit^-GCoffrey, who 
seems to become twice as sweet tb 
his wives When they becoihe ill, de- 
liberately puts poison in their milk 
to cet rid of them! 

Harriet; suspecting what is going 
on. shows- np to tell Sarah. Natu- 
rally, she is ordered out of the house. 
But that night Sarah pours her Klass 
of hot milk out the Window. Geoffrey 
finds it spiUed on the sill and things 
begi in. earh^t— Sarah fleeing tip-, 
stairs - With thie gun Harriet sent her 
in a shbebox and Geoffrey following 
with a scarf to strangle her. 

Last act, which takes place in 
Sarah's ^droom, flnds^ Sarah lock- 
ing herself securely in, but Geoffi-ey 
breaks through the window. Sbthe^ 
thing has.happehed to thief sparf, so 
he yanks the biell Cord down off the 
wall. Something happens to that, 
so : he : pburs; the hysterical Sarah a 
glass of poison. Just when matters 
Ibpk about over for Sarah.' however. 
Pennintrtbhi who truly loves her. and 
Harriet burst in and save the day. 

And Harriiet, whb stays in the 
rbbm tb have it out alone with Geof- 
frey, finally persuades him that his 
,be.<;t^bet is to take the pbisbn him- 
self;- .- 

Only scenes which the ience 
here accepted as they were siiopbsed, 
were Frances Starr's. By sheer art- 
istry she manages tb keep Hai-riet 
cbnvincinst throughout although even 
she couldn't save the finale. 

Earle Larrimore as (Geoffrey and 
Elena Miramibva, whb created the 
role of Sarah in London, work like 
Trojans but, too often, the imore they 
give the worse it is. Jeanne Stuart, 
as the pretty, but cold-blbbded other 
woman: Grant Mills, as the trust- 
worthy Pennington, and the rest of 
the small cast, do very nicely with 
what is given them. 

'Three sets, a full stage of Geof- 
frey's Long Island living room and 
two shallow bedrooms, are excellent, 
est)ecially in detail, Craig. 



TOMORROW WE LIVE 

Hbllywood, Dec. is,; 

Comcily ' drama' Iri three Bcts' by 'Mlchn*! 
Sherldnij presented by Henry Dufty at Ml 
Ckpiiiin, Hollywood, Dec. ■ 25, /aii. Stag^ 
by BuH!«eil FJ|lnioi'e. Setting, Bltai Glover. 
Irerie l'>n(pn. ...i...,GeBavleve Tobln 
John -nU-hards. ... . . .Minor W Attion 

Hugh iN^sh .'. . . .i . Douglas Walton 

Valeria lUchiuda. . . .Helen Mack 



Wediiesdayf Deccniber 30, 1935 



PLAYS ABROAD 



Henry Daffy's first 'experunental'. 
play in nearly 10 years of producing 
at the El Capitan.is earriiarked for 
femrtie' trade: It has that heavy mait- 
inCe aroma andj if it lands on Broad- 
way, as hoped,i it must Work out, its 
salvation while the sun is up<: 

'•rbmorrow'. is a neat exhibit of 
stage Writing. • Michael Sheij^idan hais 
fashioned a story of lovir in ltaxury, 
Without benefit of clergy, and in- 
truding jealbtisies that allow for a 
wide sweep! of emotional play. Dialog 
bristles with conversational brilli- 
ahcCi Letdown occurs in the last 
stanzai,: which can be corrected with- 
out disturbing what goes before. 

Cast requires only lour peopfe and' 
ohe set so th;it; the ntit won't be 
jtnuch of a problcni. foif a New Yorlt; 
showing. Program iatates thai the 
same cast will be used in the big 
town; Bole of the rich man's ixiis- 
tress: is tiailbred tb the fit of 'Gene- 
vieve Tobin and she gives it the full 
benefit .of her experienCej.' Minor 
Watspn is capital as the middle-aged , 
gent who likes his own world on a 
farin in Gbnnecttcut as an escape 
from life's : realities and bbring 
drbpperSTin. Douglas Walton and 
Helen Mack are the youthful; lovers 
iartd acquit' themselves welL 

Stbtv is about a ietired biiggie who 
lives the life of Riley with his cornely 
condipanion and among: his art treas- 
ures. His daiighter comes home from 
Paris for a visit and brings with her 
a ship : comppniori as a week-end 
guest. Girl a'-'^roveis her dad's choice 
and they strike up a strong friend- 
Ship. Everything Siails along smooth- 
ly until the- young Englishman gbes 
on a heavy, make for his host's: para- 
mour. They have an affair and. de: 
cide to run off. 

Daughter, mindful of her faither's 
feelings' at the - loss of his lady love, 
tries to break it up^ Stage is all set 
to Iwreak' the news ' to tiie middle- 
aged gent when he takes dyer. He 
reads them all a stoiy from the 
paper about an old friend' ready to 
lose his wife to: a Castilian butler. 
He emphasizes that the bid guy is 
Running for the home breaker-upper 
and adds ,'us Ainericans usually get 
bur man.' Implication seems to be 
that the retired gent has had an ear 
to the . conver.satioris going . on all 
around him. Mistress finally gives 
upi her idea- of scramming with, the 
-young ibver ,; and gpes: back, to .her 
life of si 

Staging is expert and one set by 
Bita Glover forms a natural back* 
ground fbr. the clever conversation. 

Helm. 



THE BOY DAVID 

, Londbn^ Dec. 15. 

BibHcat play fn three bpI.h by . . 
Barrle. Scenery : and'. ciiMtunieM, Aii^uHtus 
John, Ernest Stern-; mtislci AVHUnin AYal- 
ton; .directed by. ,Koml!j»vj(»VHlcy; pi-e?<enlo<l 
by Charles 0".' Cochran at IXIa Mnjesly^a 
thoatre/ London,. Dec..l4, 'Mi 
Jesse. .«.,..,,...,...>. . . . . Wilson Golctnan 

Wife.. >\ ... , • , , ... . . Jeaii , CadoU 

Elloib. r. . • . f • . . .;BaH|t C. ' Langtbn-; 

Amnbri . • ... v. . . . .'. . . . .Peter. Bvll 

;ADiilnadnb. , . .rH .x........ ... . .. .ISrlc snuott. 

Sharfimah. . . ... . . .Itobert Gddi«an 

David. ;:,;... ISIIsabetb. Bergner 

Prophet .SaHiuel,,.,,',.John Mnrtlh-Uarvey. 
Jobathan. ...<.B6bby-^ieltI 

Opblr ^ • . .'.; . .' . . • , . iLeon QuarterAiatne 
Saul , ;. t .»•. .i (......... .Oodtrey Tearl» 

Gaard- .>.....,.....,.., t ^ . . William d' Arcy 

Nathaix... v. . >..,.. . .;. v. . ... . . . .Ion Swinley. 

Armour-Bearer of Goliath. ... . .Gills Irvlnfr 

Woman of iSitdbr. . . , , .Marji;(tr«it Cbatwtn 



UtVSSES SAILED BY 



Drania. In two parts (seven' acenes) by 
VliTRlnla: RadbllRe, Gebrge Lynn: dItSBCted 
by Dick Damon; presented In Laboratory 
theatre' Ot Pasadena Community Playhouse, 
Dec; 13. 730; ^ 

Paul ..i . .-. i ; . . ii i George :^n 

Donna. ... i ..... . .♦ , . . . wFrancea ReW 

Johnnie. ..1 ...Richard Odlini 

Timmle...... . . Patsy ChallRren 

Padre Antonio, ........ ...Preston Meservey 

Wallace .............. i . ;^ ; . . .nobert • ankey. 



Uniniportant stage material, 
TJlysses Sailed By' has the qualifi- 
icatibns of screen potentialities.* In 
its present sliape, bbweVer^ it W:puld 
also be imacceptable fbr that because, 
of a taboo eiidi 

Locale of the piece is the Isle of 
Capri. Donna, drawn .there 'by 
mantic scribblin of a 'POet, meets 
hini Without khowi is reai iden- 
tity. They fall in love, a matter cbm- 
plicated by the fact that she is en- 
:ga'ged to Wallace back in New Ybrk. 
Paul; the poet, has a stooge , and a 
pal. johnni 

With iove at its height and hatred 
for war hearts all, that 

mess i ibpa starts and Paul and 
Johnnie are . set as' correspondents. 
As they leaVe,.Pbhha.and.her pal, 
Timmie, agree: to wait for Paul .iahd 
Johnnie. Comes: the day When this 
priest. Padre An tbnio, brings word 
that. Paul has. been ! killed. ..i Comes 
also Wallace to- • 
Dbnn? goes . back-' 
.bf heart but. illi' 
lace. 

Then Paul and Jbhniiiie return, 
iPaul dying , from gas. his death nies^ 
sage a hoax because he knew his 
fate. Donna returns isimiiltaneously 
for one more visit t9:ber land of 'rb- 
mance and thei-e is a. dranriatic scene 
in the priest's house as she tells 
of her great love fbr Paiil, while 
he is behind a screen., . She sails 
away, but her boat is dashed to 
pieces bn the rocks ih a stonn and 
Paul jumps to death in the same 
surf from a cliff where they had kept 
their trysts. 

Gebrge Lynn, i ohe of the cb-au- 
thors, .gives a SDiehdid performance 
as Paul, land Frances Reid's work 
indicates that she mav soon be cbn- 
sidering impof taht film offers. Others 
in the cast are for the mo.st. part 
inexperienced. Itfuff, 



What's doingi 
America, sad 
marry Wal- 



. As in. all Barrie plays, opiiiibn on 
'The Boy . Diavid' is predicated upon 
howr hiuch of :a Barrle. fan one is. 
In this instance thC: Biblical subject 
more or less, precludes miich of the; 
Barriesqiie whihiisicalities with which 
he has been identified." 

Author obviously : had in mind a 
lOryiear-old boy who . is a dreamer 
and whose visions of exaltation are 
not understood by his lowly lamilyi 
who regard him as . inentdl de- 
ficient. Barrie; cbnceived' the - idea 
bf tranisplantatibn of Elizabeth; Berg- 
ner's personality toia gsimin bf 3,000 
years agb. Tb accbmpli^h this, he 
had tb take Uberties. With histbry. , 

- What he ;isucceeded> in doing was 
to prbyide a vehicle to show - the 
stars individuality in an attractive 
manner. Through the mediuni of 
the. author's. line&,. she makes bne 
feel the bby was divinely inspiredi 
Diminutive star, from, time, to time,^ 
stands perfectly still Vn the stage, 
without any apparent . movement for 
what seems like minutes, and holds 
the audience in a tense grip^-a gift 
possessed only by very great artists. 

Story opens in the house of Jesse 
in Bethlehem, where David ahd , his 
numerous ; brothers, father and 
mother., all reside in one room, sleep- 
ing on the floor: in tattered rags. 
David bursts into this' menage With' 
the anhouncenient thati he has slain 
a lion • and . a be^r. He is .greeted 
by raucous laughtei- by his brothers, 
and wailing by his mbther, who Can- 
nbt ijihderstand .why she was af- 
flicted with;, a isbn. so- mentally - Un- 
balanced. Prophet Samuel enters 
and annoints David, instructing him 
to procieed to the camip of King 
S^ul, where it is hinted a hbly future^ 
awaits him.. 

From: here on the story of Davi 
proceeds in manner replete with 
dignit^v culminating in 'his slaying 
of Goliath and deep, friendship with 
-Jonathan. 

Charles Cochran has excelled His 
contemporaries iii the - production. 
Scenery and costumes by Augustus 
John and Ernest Stem are excellent. 
Lighting .effects and dirtetibn by 
Komisarjevisky are on a par with 
the scenic; and period investiture, all 
details having been given meticu- 
lous ettentibni. 

Next to the star, , and entitled to 
high praise;- is the portrayal of King 
Saul by Godfrey Tearle. It is a 
dighifiedi commanding pCrf brmahce. 

All the bther roles are .handled: 
deftly, but there is no gainsaying the 
fact that EUsabeth Bergnet. is the 
putstanding persbnality. . Jolo. 



EMILIOI SEI TU? 

('Emilio! Is That Yoar) 

Bbme, Dec. 10. 

Comedy In three nc't.-i by Ai Hers; adapted 
front the Rumanian; at Eniseo theatre, 
Rome. 

Emlllo'. . Antonio GandUsIa 

His wife. . . .V, . .; . ..Llna Carll 

His Mlstresa......h..3lsnorina Mercandelll 

Stranger^ . . . , . , . .Slf^nor SUetti 
Flntbr, .. . ..:..SiKndr- Campi 

Baron ...................... . .signbr ; Tassanl 



This , is a light, clever comedy iand 
well-acted. Adapted from a Bqu- 
maniah play, 'Buhgrazesko,' it is now 
being prepared in New Ybrk fbr- 
American production by Dielbs'Chap-* ' 
pell, with William Drake adapting. 
. Emilib Cbmes home at dawn and 
finds his ; wife istill awake and full 
of embarrassing questions. In try- 
ing to explain why be 'was :but sb 
late, Eniilib invents an old' iichool- 
fellow whom he hadn't seen for 
years^ and With Whom; he sat up 
all night swapping yams and; remi- 
niscences. Wife is not cbnvincbd at 
all. but suddenly a stranger appear^ 
on the scene .who claims to be the 
very schoolfellow whom husband 
;had been . talking about, and who 
recbunts almb^t word . for word the 
"(Continued on page 51) 




Wednesday, December 30, 1936 



LECI TIM4TE 



VARIETY 



51 



Plays On Broa dwiiy 



THE SHOW IS ON 

Btevijie In two parte preaenteU at AVlnt^r 
Garden. N. T.. Peo.. 555. 'Stl, by tlie Shy- 
heitni drifted by VIncerite Mlnn^Ul; 
eketcbes,' iJavW Freedman; one liy Mosb 
Hart; Bcore,, Vernon DuH*. T^d Fetter, 
Hoagy Cdv Ichael and v Staiiley Adamsj 
■Hqward ' Dlcti!' and >Arthur. -.'Schwartz,-- 
Qebrge . and ' Ira ,aei'9)iwii), ■- .Hernian Hup- 
feld, 'Will . Irwin and Norman -Zeno, . HlcH-. 
ani: Bogero. and Lorenz Hart; Bly ^ar- 
biUir- and -Harold. Arlen; Bke'tcbeB staKed 
by fld^ard Clarke I^illley; dances by Rob' 
>rt/ Anort;-..$|,40 top.- 

Starii Beatrice LUlIe, Bert. Ldhr. F^ealurea 
.Beglnaid Gardiner, Mit^l Maytalr. .Paul 
Haakon. Grade Barrie, Cbarles Walters, 
Vera Allen, Rpbert Shnter; Jnok McCauley.- 
ISYelyn ^l^anl, Balph BIbkh,^ Uarie Carroll. 
Boy Campbell's ContlnentuIsr/ alBo fh.caet: 
"WilUam V&n Loon, Andre. Charlse; Gene 
. Ashley/ Fred Nay, Mlscba Poifiplano, Marie 
Carroll, Glltord : Nash, . 



One of the .smartest things in con- 
nection with 'The Show. lis On,': pe.r- 
haps the best reViie in yedlrs, is that 
it was kept out of town Until its 
weaknesses were corrected. Even 
though it ran overtime at the debut 
there was no doubt \abQut the ^how. 
ciicldiig in a big way and the indica- 
tions are that the Shuberis will hot 
be thinkiiig about turning the Wi - 
ter Garden into ^a ,dine-aud-show 
place again for some time. . 

■ -In .a maze of billing eredits, Vin- 
ieente Minnelli is spotted as the cbh- 
ceiver and designer of 'Show.' Atr 
tradtibn carries, the plural . name of 
the Shuberts but Lee> alone handled 
the budgeting: ,; He figured in the 
choice of ' mslterial and talent, too, 
but having been confined to . his 
apartinent for' a .month, had little 
to; say .about what . stayed in :ahd what 
went biit. That, and the all impor- 
tant, Matter of routining,: was . done 
, by Hirry Kaufman, who has super-' 
: vised Lee Shubert's ihiisicals for the 
past several years. 

JBefitrice Lillie aiid .Bert ILahr, 
. 'starred, top the cast,, but the come- 
dienne has ia distinct edge in the 
proceedings. Not that Lahr does not 
Pl^ oVeC'SOiiie comedy punches,' for 
ne has generous aissighments with 
!Miss Lillie, alone, and with others. 
But the pint-sized fuii-maker from 
London lands more surely. If there 
is. it runnerrup it is Ileginald Gar- 
diner, also from Britain and \6ne of 
thie most, Versatile players ajrbuhdi 

Use of a xrime, not done since Lil- 
lian' Lorraine's days,: proves one of 
the; show's funniest interludes.' It 
has Miss Lillie oh ^ a prop ihoon, 
BwingihS over the front rows and. 
tossing away her garters-^mbre than 
two. -She duiightSy too, in «t . Moss 
Hart contribution traviestying John 
Gielgud in 'Hamlet.' . Miss LiUie is 
supposed, to be in the audience (oh 
toe stiage), talking blithely about 
every thing, but -the pilay and meh- 
v.tioning Leslie Howard, who, it de- 
.'. vidops, : sent :her tickets so that she 
'could <lb her stiifE.. 

Lahr's 'Sbnig of ttie Woodman,': by 
B. Y. Harburg and Harold Arlen, 
and 'Wobf by Norhiah Zeno and 
WiU Irwin, iare toppers. Most of the 
sketches are by the late David 
7V0edman' aiid funny. Gomcidy 
strength- of 'Show* is the chief fac- 
tor- in- its. successl 

One I of , ' Freedmdh's contributions 
Is a~ skit in which Lahr is questioned 
by a government tax expert because 
of heavy .deductions. ; It brings 
many giggles, Gardiner acting as the 
inquisitor. ..Another laugh-getter 
from the same author is 'Box Office,' 
in Which the The9tre Guild is ribbed 
heavily. Miss LiUie is the y ticket 
seller and Lahr. tries to buy sbnie 
pasteboards. A travesty on 'Tova- 
rich*^ is played principally by Vera 
Allen and Lahr, they being Repub- 
licans out in service. 

/The Reading of the Play' has Miss 
Lillie in high -at another poiht, with 
Gardiner the. chief aide. She does a 
bit of dancing in a taikeoff on Jo?.- 
sephine Baker,- and in ; -Burlesque' 
with Lahr she pretends to . do some 
strip.-teasingi: Lahr gpes back to the 
putty . nose and baggy pants here. 
Idea Of the .skit is that cops wander 
Into the place, frequently. When 
they do red lights fiash on, while 
green lights mean go the limits 
. Gardiner's lustiest appearance is:as 
a ,' symphony orchestra leader.. Rec- 
ord through Ibud.speakers furnishes 
the music but it camie but too loud at 
the opening. That amplifyinjg device 
seemed balky at other times, too.' 
Gardiner, in addition to ; frequent; ap- 

jrances, goes . on next to closing 
With a monolog descriptive bf his 
trip over from London, quite ainusT 

.....iDP.. 

,jj'On the dance end there is Paul 
- jiaakpn and Mitzi Mayf&i^. Haakon 
js Casanova,' a production sketch. 
,-g»ey team for the firstrpart finale, 
Farade Night.* Miss Mayfair, who 
MOks somewhat heavier than when 
«st out, also dances with Charles 
Walters. 

^Oiv the music end the revue is not 
Werhoard.: Indicated standout 
ywrng. as You^ve Got Your Health. 
gL.^aX^urg, - Norman Zeho and 
♦S^ V " 's warbled by Gracie Bar- 
W,. - ^J" assigned to most of the 
score. 'The Show: Goes . On* is aii- 
vE ^""e which should, de- 

iS;* -^5 comoosers and 

Srfe ^^earth of good song 

thf. ik ' element that kept 

Pr!S.°^..°^t so long. • 
faSnw '^^o^'J^y the revue is satis- 
MoRf - >vP"r. are some novejtics. 
*ost Of the skits are masked 4n 



IS 



with" ease, Half way Up the prbsr 
ceniUm arch -there. . iis " a simulation 
of a theatre canopy with occasional- 
lettering giving the names of num^ 
bers of sketches. 

It is all a showrhanly job;. Post- 
humous ci^edit goes tb.Diave .Freed- 
nian; It Would have been a . igreat 
satisfaction, had he been', able . .to 
watch hiis -sketches click .in sncces- 
sibn. ., Ibee. v. 



THE WOMEN 

Comedy-draiiqa In three acts (12 scenes) 
by Clare Boothe presented' by Max Gordon 
at . Ether Sarrymore thefttre, -N, Y;, Dec, 
26; 'aC;,: Btaieed by. Bobert: Sinclair- sets by 
Jp Mlelzlher; $3.30 top. 
Jane ■.>,.-<. ...... ...-.^..Aiine. Teema'n 

Sylvia (Mrs. Hewai-d Fowler). . .Ilka Chase 
Nancy . Blake, . . . i . J . . . . , . : Jane Seyniour . 

Pegrgy (Mrff. John Day) i . Adrierine Marden 
Edith (Mrs. FbelM Potter). .Phyllis Poyab 
Uary <]f ra. Slephen Haines), 

arfraio Glllihpre. 
Mrs. ■ Wagstaft. . ,, .... Ethel Jackson 

Olga-. ..,-i,,,',,...fiuth. Hammond 

Fliet HatrdreBBer...;^,.. Mam Stuart 
Second Hali-dresser, .Jane Moore 
Pedicurlst. . , . ... i......v.'. ', . . Ann Watson 

^uphle.'. .,.,,,..,•'.<.. lolse Bennett 
Miss Fordyco ..... , , , , , . , , . Eileen Burns 

Little . Mary-.", .Charita' Bauer 
Mrs. Morehead.;..,.,,«;«^.,.Jes.<*le Busley 
First Saleswoman . . , , « .... . . . . . ;Dorl8 Day 

.Second Saleswoman ^. .Tean . Rodney 
Head Saleswoman. ... ; , . . , . .LuctUe Fenton 

First Model. ...Beryl Wallace 

Third Saleswoman -.Martina . Thomas 
Ci-ystal Allen..-.,.. ..Betty T^awlord 

A FItter.>;V.'..,.4;.,..,..,.Joy Hathaway 
Second Model. :,. . : Beatrice Cole 
Prlncesia TaniaTa............Ai-lehe Francis 

Bxerclfie Instructress. . . ; ... . . Ann^ Hunter 

Maggie.-; .... . ; ,v, .';.Mhry -'cecU 

Miss Watts;,,,..;. .,..i'.;...,Virgllia Chew 
Miss .Trlmmerback..,,,..iv. .Miiry. .Miit-i-ay 
A. Nurser,',..;;,,..-. J.. '.:,;.-. .Lucille Fenton 
Lucy ....'. ■ i. . ■ ; . . •.'''■:>■' .L. . . . . .Mai-jpVIe JUntn. 

Countess H6 Lage...... .Margaret Douglnss 

Miriam ; Aarons. . .* ;•«.. . ; . Audrey Chrlsti^ 
Helehe. i , ..i.-.; ...... . ; . Arlene Frannle 

Sadie. . . . , i ...,<4,...«.l; .MarJorJe ' . Wood 

Cigarette Girl ... . .; . * . . . , . ; . . ; Lllliu Noi-.ton. 



have sbme money In the show and 
allegedly did some rewriting on it 
.That may or may not be true but* 
if so, they could havie done better, 
judging, , that i by past efforts oh 
their- own. 

Tb the producer gbes* the bo-ws. 
Robert Sinclair, who directed, did a 
snappy job. Jp Mielziner, who did 
the bts;.. devised some snappy, fast- 
mp-ylns jackknife scenes; And the 
actre$sis are gbod, ; most bf them, 
lyiarsd.p Giilraorei as Mary Haines, 
almost . makes one believe, that all 
the agony and suffering sihe goes 
through has some, reason .for being 
(which it hasn't): Ilka Chase is; the 
most vicious of vicious wenches;- 
Phyllis Pbyah, .thb busy breeder, is 
the most plei^sant of Uie cats; Charita 
Bauer, as the Haines child, turns in 
an excellent jbb as the play's bnly 
Completely acceptable character^* 
Betty JL.awfbrd makes, a pretty har-^ 
lot; Margaret Dougla^ is a swell 
.comedienne; Audrey Christib is still 
playing 'Sailor BeWare' . (in whaV 
looks like the same pajarnas); Adri- 
enne Marden- is just an ihgehUe. 

Harry M. Goetz of Reliance Pic-^ 
tures is in with Gbrdon on this prb- 
di^ctioh'as the first of . a series which 
the diio/are tb make as films after 
thby're through as plaiys. There 
doesn't seem to be much sense in 
thiis as . a film .: unless, bf ' coiurse. it 
does so weir as a play as to hike up 
its potential values. It's not the fact 
that there are ho male characters at 
all in .-t>)e pliay; that's ain only slight-' 
ly annoying (althbugh . tbtally uh-. 
necessary) trick anid, in films. Would 
be dbnie away with; But, translated 
to the screen .there, woidd heed tb 



Oparre,. tblling . her he didn't inean 
what he 3aid and realizes he must be 
at her side for the rest bf their days. 
But it is too late; she dies in his 
«Li*rnSa 

* Miss Cornell Is . everything that 
stardom hieaiis. She can be. alluring 
j«§ Oparre.. Her rendition of. Ander- 
son's, verse is at all timies so clear 
that the. wordage seems doubly, iih- 
•pressive. They brought. Walter Abel 
back from the Coast, and his- Na-? 
[ thiahiel 'is a. ^corking . performance. 
£f fie. Shannon as the mother of the- 
McQuestons, Ken as the flinty :c.ler- 
gy man, and Ruth . Matteso'n as ' a girl 
Who ioved Nathaniel are standoutis, 
in 'support. ' Ibeci . 



. ._ Washburn has been prbmising to 

be a lot more play and logic written'i fibt this play <iaut ot his system for 



m. 



Katif. 



Plays, roughly, can be divided into 
foUr clasi^es: good, bad, good but im- 
commercial and bad but salable. 
'The Wbmen'. is in that last category.* 
It is a completely bad piece of writ- 
ing but has all the elements of fall- 
ing into the classification of -woman's 
show.* As such it should db good 
business for quite a spell. 

In essence it's best described ias 
trivia drCssed up in fancy tissue 
paper/ It's the sort of thing (from 
a story standpoint) as may be read 
in- the cheaper, more lurid maga- 
^nes. But on gloss paper. ' 

Play has been given such an ex- 
cellent production as to make it, at 
first bliish, seem a shame. But that 
very, factor is one., which will have 
a lot to do with its ultimaite sUccess. 
Because the girls will accept it that 
way, where they wouldn't have it. 
Were it shoddy, scenically. And 
there ; is this to remember, in. fiction 
and in magazines, those lurid sbxy 
yarns 9bout the sorcalled smart set 
have attracted' much customer at- 
trition; The . mob, that buys True 
Love StorieSt or that reads Faith 
Baldwin and AUene Cbrliss and that 



W1NGLESI5 VICTORY 

rama In three acts.' 'Presented at' Eih- 
pli-e. N; Y-., Dec. ., 23, /SB, V by. and with 
-Kathari c' Cornell; wrlttten .by Maxwell An' 
derson;, staged by Guthrie McCllntlc; $3;30 
top; . . ■; ', -. 

A Girl ; . . . ; ...Mary Michael. 

Rev'.. Phlnens. McQueston. . ; . . . ... Kent. Smith 

Jni-ed Mungoy . . ... . . , ; ; . .Arthur Chattertoh 

Wlijston llrquhart; .'; . • ..'. . ; .John Wlrithrbp 
M rs, AlcQuesto'n . . ... Bf 0e Shannon 

Ruei McQucs>'lon . yrpn .McCormiok 

Venture , ., .-, ; .IjoIs Jameson 

Ftiitli Ingalls '. . . . . . :Ruth Mattesoh 

'Happy Penny. ..........i;^..... .Barry Kelly 

Letty. .... .-, . ...Theodora Pleadwell 

Nathaniel McQueston. . .Walter Abel 

, Oparre ...'«''. Katharine -.Cornell 

Toala ..;..;...••••'.. .Helen Zellnskaya 

r>urian ......'....,».;,».•..... Claire- Howard 

Harry. ..... . ; . . ; . . , . ; . . t , . . , .John Wlnthrpp 

Van Zandt ; . ... .. i . . r ...... : Victor Cdltoh 

I:,cing8Uoi-eman.. . . . i .Franklin i>avi's 



First, really dramatic period play 
bf the seasbn so far is 'ijie Wingless 
Victory,' in; which Katharine Cornell 
presents, herself,. .Pespite somb. dif- 
ference of first-night, opinion, the 
plaiy will hot miss, even though it 
hasn't quite the lure of some of . the 
star's previous appearances. 

Maxwell Anderson;, who has a fiair 
.for writing in blank verse,. has. again 
■^proven his stuff with a story that has 
been told before- but in another form.: 
Films have Used it, too; as, fbr in- 
stance, in 'Java! Head.* THieme is the 
East is East and West is West busi- 
ness; ..Its 'Similarity - to. the .Josepih 
Hergesheimer story is striking. 



'Victory' is a 'love story, the .pas- 
goupT W pn?b^l?"S "S^ 'Si ^^'^^&^ f 



show^ That's « lot of customers. 

Cliare Boothe (She doesn't use thb 
Luce finale of hier name in the bill- 
ing) would seeih to know whereof 
she speaks in . discussing her sisters. 
When she calls her play 'The 
Women* that's a mild sbrt Of criti-* 
cism' she quite distinctly doesn't 
mean 'The Ladies.* There are 35 of 
'em in the play. Only One of th^t 
number is painted' as a nice person— ' 
and the paints used on that one 
portrait are just a bit under sus-v 
oicioh. - It's possible, that that one 
nersoh, the play's central chiaractbr, 
Mrs. Stephen Haines, is a bit of a 
Ibol, 

Miss Boothe doesn't like her fel 



then^ in all sorts bf places, in a bath 
room, in a night club, powder room, 
in a hair-dressihg parlor, in a fitting 



ways there is a five-letter wbrd to 
describe them. They gossip brutally, 
they malign each , other constantly," 
they plot intermihably at each 
other's foundations. 

'The. oiib exception is Mary Haines. 
She iis, it seems, a good girl . with 



bad friends.^. She's in love ^with her | ^enly evapbrStes. Threat of 
husband. After 12 . years, of married • 
bliss he does a bit bf cheating with 
a pretty blonde. That is called tb 
her^ jittentibn prbhtb by her friends. 
She can't take it and that leads tb 
divbrce,' forcing the husband .iritb 
marriage with the hussy. . ('Huissy's' 
the word; it's that kind xf a charac- 
ter.) At thb. end, Mary, havinig 
Ibarned wisdom . and found out, 
seemingly, that, men: roust; have their 
little nocturnal excursions, turns 
plotter and' jbins the category of cats 
to divorce her iex-husbahd froih the 
blonde vixen and- win him back. 



ALL EDITIONS 

^..Fni-.fe In' tliree-:.icts . 'presented.-rit ..Ivong'-: 
acre; N. .. Vv, Dec. 22. ..'30, by Juliana Mor- 
gan; Wilnen by Qharles Washburn arid. 
Clyde 2Sorth; staged, by latter; |3.30 top. 
Miss Colso-h . . . . . . ..; , Gladls, Gris wold 

Mortimer Caldwell..,. ..;,.. Clyde Franklin 
Rollo Hepple worth-..., Franlclyn Dae 

'Page.-. . ... . . . . i. . 4.-,vi, . . , ,' Eric. Udo 

Clarence ...........Walter M; Greaza 

Drake. ... i . . . ;.....,.;.,, . .;. . iJohn .TZoUer 

Bei-rile ' ' •.. 
Carlottn. . . i , . ., 
Dot >1<>l»-ose. . . 
The llhinbt; 
Radio Actress. 
Bddlii - Aclor. ; . 
Spike Heiiiiejiisy 
Nicky Jlnnlo ; . 
Danny ■ Dow . . 



. . !k 4 ...«,.. . 



. • .V*-* • • , . 



Jerry. Sloan'e 
.;Ruth Holden 
l-Mancy Evanii 
,..T<ihn Ravold 
'..,.•••■>..-.... ...Claire Nblie-' 

r,.';..'««..CarrinB.ton : LeWis 
. • . . • . .... i .. Jb.'ieph' Vitale 

. r'ederick - -H6ward ' 
. V . . , . . . . . ... . Albert, Bergh 



ChairlCs Washburn is an acb press 
agent, bccasioniail author of books 
and a good guy, besides, but that his 
'All .Editions,' will make the irade is 
que.<;tibnable, 



sbh of a puritanical New 
England family. Locale; Salem, and 
the yeiar is 1830. Into the harbor sail£ 
Nathaniel. McQueston,- black sheep 
who promised he would never return 
Unless able to buy the town. Hold is 
filled with valuable spices; and 
Oparre, his ^bronzed wife and their 
two children, in charge bf a hative 
nurse are aboard. 

From, his swaggering entrance - into 
the McQUestbn living rbOm and the 
demure arrival of the lovely^ exotic 
girr from the Celebes; they are Upi. 
against a stone wall.. Nathaniel's 
stern clergyman brother Phineas is 
Unrelenting, and his mother takes his 
't;marriage the hard way, too, biit they 
are in financial straits, as is. the 



Ibw 'womeh,^ it seems. She shows** JP^- All borrow from Nat 



biit they shun him iand Opairre. 
■ It is excellent theatrie, and, ..al- 
though given to long speeches, the 



room of a gown shbp, etc. And al-, . E^rfbrmance holds the auditor 



Oparre is a revelation, exhibiting the 
culture and pui-e English of the best 
of her race,, which traces lineage to a 
Caucasian origin. She has adopted 
the Christian faith, but in the end 
forsakes it and prays to an Unknown 

god. , -.y^ : 

Nathaniel's finaihcial . security .sud-; 



chi- 
canery is always present ;^mong these 
unsmiling . people. It is discovered 
that .Nathariibl's bbat was secured 
through piracy^ and he . aidmits killing 
several, sailors ivho mutinied, Givbri 
the choice Of either sending -his wife; 
away <>t being; exposed, he .chooses 
the former. .■ ; 

It. is then that .Miss Cornell's- hibst 
impaissioned . speech comes, the but-, 
cry of a heart- wrenched woman whb 
thought her ' mah . was . loyal. She 
cpnipares.Sher peoplb 'with his, as 
wide a divergence as between the 
eagle; and the rat. . 
This is all told in many scenesl , Oparre, her childifen and her at- 
and with many wise-cracks. Fact,. tendant, go aboard the boat, forlbrn, 
that, mbst bf the wise-cracks are " ' 
old probably doesn't /matter; majbri- 
ty of most audiences don't- know 
the difference. Fact that a lot 
of it will be accepted is icy 
may help at the b.o. Fact that one 



desperate',: .determined. She puts the 
tots to their last sleep, having ^i'ven 
them the fatal 'hemlock bf which she 
and the maid have also partaken. As 
for the children, : she. homicides to 



a year but, being , an industrious 
fellow, he tossed off 'Come Into My 
Parlor,'. •b9ok about the Everleigh 
Sisters, on the side. That volume 
and another, nearly finished, shbuld 
sobth Washburn's disappbintment ih 
the drama. 

'Editions' a farce about a car- 
nival spieler who comes to the me" 
tropolis and becomes a bigrtime press 
agent. His name is Clarbnce Class 
and he's, known as .Fearlesso^ He 
has flossy .offices and the desk .ap- 
purtehances of ia high powered idea 
man. ' Clients include racketeers; 
supposedly turned square and .a 
maker bf coffins (caskets, the man 
insists on. calling 'em) whose aim is 
to .find the. ugliest person in the 
world, someone about to die. His 
idea is to prove that a mortician 
can even make such a person beau- 
tiful when, going on the last ride. 

Such a person is in the play- and 
is called the Rhinoceros. Has a pan 
that is something of a marvel in 
makeup. Past of the ' barker creeps 
up bh hirti. ■when Cariotta, a former 
copch . dancer, comes on the scene. 
She is now a revivalist; , To add to 
ihe mixed assemblage there is Dot 
Melrose, former snake charmer, 
looking for front page publicity. 
She gets it, being oh the Scene, when 
Class's tough mug client bumps off 
a rival, News ribbon effect detail- 
irig the murder is used and of Course, 
the story hits all editibhs. 

'Editions' is intended to be a laugh 
play but the pdce of the dialog in the 
first act is so fast thdt thb actors 
can't possibly register that way. 
Fact that the giggles dbh't cbme in 
the vblume hbped fbr was the chief 
letrdown for Washburn and his col- 
laborator, Clyde North, who worked 
on the script after Baltimore 
tryout; 

Cast is pretty good for the char- 
actei* parts assigned them, Walter 
Greaza being head man; Not ah 
easy task, his being on stage most 
of the time. Rhinoceros niay 'shock 
some bf the customers as played by 
John Ravold. If Hblly wood . figures 
on more horirbr films, he is a candi- 
date. Feminine contingent is not 
So forte, but perhaps the authbrs 
didn't give those' parts much, atten- 
tion. Ibcc. 



lighter vein. Fred Perkins was 4 
fairly successful hardw.are.merchantt 
but now hi'bke and unaible. tb collect 
his bills. His sbh had a gobd enough 
job in a Detroit motor bar factbry. 
His daughter,- a. skilled stenographer 
in Chicago, giaye ; ujp; her well paid. 
pbst:to marry a, clever: salesman. ■ 
' But back ihtb the home of the 
Perkinses qbme both the boy and the 
girl.- He has been , out Of work so ' 
long that he turns down the wrong 
road. Girl's young husband is on 
the verge of fbllbwing suit There, 
is an attemipted stick-up . at the rail-, 
road station where the boys , know 
mopey is waiting to be sent to ia big- 
ger town. They lose their nei ve bnt 
are dtstected. Because UnCle Artbs. 
is the constable the affair is dropped.^ 

It is his philbsophy that there are 
many people^ worldng . : and , : m?iny 
businesses, going, which rings the 
play down on a hopeful note. . 

But that seems hardly enough. 

There is i good cast; , including" 
Charleis Cbbum, Cyrus W. Kendall, 
Dodsbn Mitchell, Lillian vEmersbn^ 
Milburn Stone and Boyd .Crawford. 
Latter . three are younger players 
whb should land. Ibee. 



Plays Ahrmid 



(Continued.' ifrom page. ' 50.) 



Arpund the Corner 

Drama In three acts presented: St 48ih 
Street, Y.-, Dec. 28, ; '30, hy I^idcwlck 
Vrooiri; written hy Martlp Flavin; staged 
by - Be'rlram' .H.TrrisOn; ' i;..7.')- ttip. : ? ' ■ 
Euhraiin Clark. ........ ; ; . ^Dodson MltcheU 

.Sarah Clark: , , . ... . .. .Zamah Cunningham 

Fred Perkins. .... ; i ,. .<:harles Cobum 

M.nry T'erklnSi . . . . . . ... .Merle Maddem 

Ariiofl Perkins. ..;...-;.4i;Gyrue W. Kendall 
,S:il]y . .... , ; . ; . ; , . . .Lillian: EmerSon 

Ji) .-..'.. ..»;;.;i. '.-,,. ,','.;'.-. .Milbuirn - stone- 
pine, ',.. Boyd Crawford 
Miic. . . . . , ... .;,.,,..,.' .Edwin Cushman 

.Mr;: Peterson.. . . , . ,'. . . . ; ,,i . .Frank .T.wcddell. 

^This play reminds of the cycle of 
trpUble dramas that were offered- bh 
Broadway last seasbn, but- which 
playgoers stayed aWay frorh.. 
Whether '^Around the Corner* has a 
better chanc6 is questionable. 

Authored by Martin Flavin, piece 
was .originally presented oh the 
coast wider the title of 'Sunday*" 
Considerable revision of the script 
.Was made, it iS: said, especially the 
third act, but the story is essentially 
the same. When it started rehear- 
sals here the label wsis 'The Good 
Old Summer Time.' 
; It is perhaps; a di icult play writing 
]bb to .successfully lure .playgoers 
into believing that family squabbles 
are diyerlirig enbuflh for an evening 
in the theatre, Inlvoduction of com- 
edv appears the only solution/ Third 
act supplies' a fair quota oi laughs 



. prevent them, from landing In the ... , 

of the scenes takes place in a lady's j brothels of the East, the end of all . and had the first two bech .sb light 
bathrobm while she's taking a bath;| half-castes. ened the new play might have im- 

Will" probably help at the b-p,, inl In the second act, when her hus- , prti.sscd. 

spite of the iact .that it is, if any- band renounces their union nd- , However, the text of this story is 
thing, one bf the 'clean', spots of the i-scnds her to the boat alone, the im- ' depression. A small midwestern 
show. And that's not intended tb be • pres.sion made is that his is, after qll, town where everybody thinks the 



a pun. I a Weak character, belying what went 

George S, Kaufman and Moss Hart on before. At thife end he comes to 



country has gone to seed completely 
hardly furnishes soil for a sustained 



very . stories Emi 
telling- about him.. 

Stringer is, actually just a. passer- 
by with, a' - sense- bf hunior,' whb;: 
overhearing the Cbnyersation. ber 
tweeh husband' and" wife tfirbugh- 
their bpen windbwT-has decided to 
help a. husband in distress. Didih^^, 
the wife, is so pleased that . she im- 
miediately- invites the stranger to 
stay at the house. Emilio. on the 
other, hand, knowing the man to be 
a fraud, since he is impersonating 
someone who never existed, tries 
hard to throw cold Water on Didihas 
hbspitable actions by saying that lii 
friend is married. Pidina, how i 
an expansive mood, resbiimds' by inr 
vitinij the friend tb bring his wife, 
too.. . ■ ' ';.: ..' 

Situiation- is :'further cbmplicated 
When the stranger returns ivith 
Emilio's girl friend. Whom he ihtrb- 
duces to the eouple as his . wife. 
Frbm then oh a greiat time is had 
by all. There is a greiat deal of 
skfiting on thin ice. In the end hus- 
>r*T^i : and . wife are left h^poilv tb- 
t/>t>>oi<; -v^rhfievthe -str?>'i^»r ' the. 
girl friend leave, the field. Heln. 



LONTANAZA 

IfDistanflc*) 

Rome, Dep. 10. 

Play In three acta by P; 'HiccDra, at iQuf«' 
rlno theatre, Rome; 

Panquallho. , -Popplna Do <FlUp,p» 
Marcc. . . . . . . . .....if^.'.EdDardo Die Filtppo. 

Grandmother. '. ;Tltlna Se ' FIHppo . 
. JUargherlta. /•>*••• .......... ..Signorlna Pica 

'tJhcle Gennaro.'. ...... a.-;... Signer -Carlonl 

TTieme of this play is that distance 
lends enchantment to the ' vieWi . and 
that is: abbut all there is to it; When 
Pasqualino is in Rome «tudying med^ 
icir^ he forgets hbW boring, petty 
and constrained Yai life . liad been 
at the home of his uncle in the prov- 
inces, and is consumed by 'liome^ 
sickness for his relations, And iti 
the sanie :wav > • relations forget; 
in his absence, his . selfishness, bis 
temper and his iself -centered views.' 

But when he returns to his tela-' 
tions all is not as beautiful as every* 
one had remembered it: To Pas^^ 
qualino, the family seiems prbvinbidt 
and absurd, and to them he appears 
a dandified, citified useless ybung 
man. Fires of misunderstanding ar0 
vi(!brbiisly fanned by Marco, a richr 
clumsy neasant who wants tb inarry 
Pasqualino's cousin Margherita. In 
the elegant yoimg Pasqualino he 
sees a dangerous rival, so Marco 
proceeds to make life uncomfortably 
for him. FinaUy Pasqualino decides 
to clear out. Soon as he' is ^ohe, 
the family beconies thoroughly 
aware of his charms again and Mar* 
gherita finds she cannot live without 
him. They all -set out to brihg.hini 
back into the fold once inbr6. 

The De Filippos, whb are probably 
the most noted set-up bf comic actbrii 
in Italy, snueeze all the laufhi ♦^^ey 
cani out of , such a banal plb^ Helit* ,- 

The Astonished Ostrii^ 

London, Dec. 18, 
Farce coVncdy Iii three actr by Ar<;hf 
Menselett. preiiented by . David Sheiintone: 
staged by Charles. CnrBOh',. at Puke or 
york'8 theatre, Lpndori, Dec, 17^ '80. 

Charle*'. .Mackenzie 'Ward 
Arthur Waring. . . .fiasW KaiUord 

Mulse Do.Yter, . . ... , ... .... Nora .Swinburne 

Anne Hunter. , . .'. : . . . . , ; El.speth Duxbnry 

Peter .Hunter.. .:, ... , . .David .Markhani; 

A pbmpbus, sophisticated play- 
wright in the eiarly 40s is isudttenly 
confronted with the fact that he is 
the father of ia. sort of 17, :grhose 
mother was a maid in his hbuse. 
Butler, to save the girl's name, had 
miarried her, and iis still in the emi- 
ploy of the iactual father. 

An interestihg ituation which 
gives scope for cpnsiderable.farcical 
amusement Author, however, is ap* 
parently too inexperienced to prb» 
vide the ludicrous entertainment, in 
sufficient quantity for a full-length 
play, and us. a cortsequience, there 
are long and tedious patches of bore- 
dom. . , 

Rewritten, with the aid of a play 
doctor, the piecb has possibilities. 



VARIETY 



Wednesday, peccmber 30, X936 








Annual report i6i: Civi6 Concerts 
^BC (to be jpr^s^nt^d at yearly 
meeting of fleW/ staff next week) 
r^hows a' 50% increase hi^^ gross vol- 

• time of concert bobkings for the past 
.fiscal year. It's best yejtr since 1930. 
J^xiieidt coming mbinths hit - new 
•thighsf 

■ :; Compilation of ictual crpiss-cpun- 
•tify iftgures 6^, platform, hiz is ;beihg 

• jfbirtpleted fbr the sUiff sessicin 
: . ^i^Ih^ About a 

rdozeh field reps Wili he id town ioy 
r iiti0 Various isessionis. Ail phases of 

vthe touring j^usines^^ from tie- 

Wps/on/ civic catn^sai gfis to actual cpn- 

- tact ^chores will h^i , gone bvfer. Also 
' isitors wiii^squint the; operas at the 
"^jlifet; to- see-the neyr, fa ,^ 

/p. 0, , Bkottprff;- vice-pr 

- geheiral manager 6f the div 

be in Charge. Crfeorge Engles, pffesi* 
denti will preside. . 1?. ^L.^Cp^rietet, 
nianager\pf wiesterh iyisiph in Chi- 
■::r "\ ^;wilif -also' -be'^ptesen^ 

■ ■ irtL i !((^?^<S)i> iubscrijitioii Jee.; . Over 
U\?25i:t6Wni'iiseit-:ii^ 




..Ciiicagb^vDec, . ^ 
/TO exceUent reason 

tlie;^chiCTgb ;Gi^ wound,; up 

w^ith.ani'SPP'^^ 
idV tiie iix^fweek" gi^^ This.is stiU; 

ir^Winpist Jii 50^ *ett^ last 

^eaiv-'iii^^ Ito ;arpund 

, v: .iphis i^^^^ 3ip>ivly 
^t^ft buUt in:^;snaI^ the 




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.221 W/ 

wii- 



. Itnrshall, Bill, q-o Meyer 
5Tith' St.vN. v. O: . 
' Mai'iilialli .Red, Haclentla. la. 
mineton, Gallf; 

Mrtrtell. .Gu3, .Stotk Club, N; 
' ^Ittrtell, PauU Arcadli B.R,. 

.Morttn, Freaay, Afflgon* Chi.: 
• Mai'itn. Slim; • itCA. -li. Ai- 

Martin, Joe,' c-6 Patrick. & Marsli, Or- 
ptieum xrieatre BIdg., li.. A. 
. Maslinii Sam. Seneca H., 
. Mason, Bobble (Ml 
l^ouhgstbwn; Ohio.: ■ 
Masters, Pirenkle.; Steven.s H., Chi; 
Matlhey's, Nlchblag.; .Kr.eichJna, Si X? C. 
Maurice. Cutter,. CJvb. ^Ie)V Yorker. Hol- 
lywood, Qnllf.;^ 

Mayehoff, Eddle^ ; ;Buf- 

,falo,- N.T, ' ■ " 



Mayhewj ^ye' &i&U(it' 
McCoy, .iClyde;/J'Kenna>yay,; 



wood,' Dfec, 2^. : ■ 

' .Frkhk Porest leaves nexlt weelc oil 
> iiatiic(n-Si;/'lde i'llimxi which 
K w^ltt;t«ike hin^ 

^ vhfere^ to'; r'SSiim^ij liiS ifliin choires in 

;:.iimdrAawUr;'^:^v " ' ^^'f ..; ''f-'j'.r^' ^~ : 
; #ira^; jengagem^jent w 
7Xii^i:^lf^ii^^ahf.M' '■■ Twaidiiys liatet 
h^;;^' Itie .will ; isiii^iat; a:-^pint : 6pnCert with 
Gladys fSwarthbiiV.'a^ 'Sputh .B^ 

Jnibii's BaHd Tow 



jOieiKT. is oh Jjetween. the -Amerl- 
IK - i^it' Ballet and Arthtir Judson. divi- 
[^.fsibn bf Cplumbia tphcerts.'for a 
4 cj^pss'country .• tppr riextseaspn; iT^^ 
" i^l^i^oui .at Metropoli- 

tSn Opera; ^Officials pi . both groups 
> ih)f«tjhi^ jiveek to huddle bn at deal. 
' Much ' of ; the tputihg . repertoire 
xypuld include Igor Strayinsfcy: num- 
. bersV .tHis original for the cbmpany; 
teiitatlvely titled 'Card. Game,! "viriil 
be premiered this spring : away froiii 
:.' the; Met in some legit thpatre. 



Met in Piiilly Sbmewhat 
fender Jjast Season 

iladelphia, Pec. i9. 
: Although: subscription sale tops 
; :: last year's figure,, bpening perform-- 
■ ance last week of Metropolitan 
..Opera Company's Philly -season fell 
slightly under last year," At $6.60 
. top,. Academy, of. Music ; was not. quite 
sellout. iProdtictipii; was ' The Barr 
tered .Bride,' in, '.which; /Natalie Bo- 
danya, local product, and Muriel 
Diclcson, well knpwn here, had leads. 
Next performance, skeclded for 
.Tan; 5, will be -Sartison and Delilah/ 
Will be Staged by Dr. Hebert Gr?if, 

Met in Balto April 12 

Baltimbt-e, Dec. 29. 
Met Opera's annual three-dky 
Balto stand will thiis season ' com^ 
mence on April 12. ills are 'Lbhen>- 
grin,' 'La Gioconda* 'Samson 
and Delilah.' 

B.o. top for the songfests will be 
$8 usual. Lyric concert hall will 
•bouse. 



RKO 

'Bld^„ .K. .T. 'C. 
.• McCune, Bill, 
McDaniels, 

N.. -Y.- g: 

McEnelly;. 
Held. 'Mass. 

McFar.Iane, . . 
N, T. C. ■ 

McGrane,. . Cleve- 

Iftnd; Qt . 

McGreivr Bob, . La Sallej H., . Chicago; 
/ Mclntjre, JameS) Chateau Laurler, t- 
tawav'- - :■ ~ ■ ." .• i 

Molntyre, LonhIe» Seven' SeaB, Hiwooa. , 

McVea^. L. S., 1221 P, sad St.i T.. A. 

Mendowbrdok .:Boya, YeraalUeB 
N; T, C, •: ■ ■■ • . . ... 

Meeker. Louis, 
Mo. • . ■•• 

-Mella, Wtn., Idgeneld 
■.Farki--N. 'J..' ' 

• / Melleh* liJarl,- .; Id Point 

Comfort,-- Va.- - 

. MemphleonlaHa, 62 9. Main St., eipphU.. 
. Mercado, AnRell. NBC, N-T.-C. . 
. Merbff. Ben. . Rogkwell-O.'Keefe, RKO., 
BIdg.. N. T. C. 

Mesals. P.ete, Washing- 
ton, D. C. ^- ■ '■ 
..Messlngale, ..Bert, Iflahtatlon C, . tlew ;0.r» 
leans, -lih.- ■ 

Me«)9her; Ick, , N. T< . 
.:Mey6f.. arry, N,T.O. . _ . 

Meyer, P., .: Broadway, ropklyn, 
N. T. -' " ■ ' ,'■ ■ • I - 

Meyer, Oscar; -.^529 : Camas ^^t.v PhUaaijl- 

■Meyerlnch,' Herb, States Hofbrau. S. V. 

Meyers,' AlV; 6200 Glrard Ave,. Phil 

Meyers, Jack,. Sherry's. N, T. C. 

Meyers,, vrc. CUy'vHall, Seattle, Wash., 
. Middleman, Herman',. Nlxon^ dafe, . Pitts.' 
.bunth, '.Pii-- : 

Milan: Bert, fiastwood Park, Detroit.' 

Miles/ DMsty»;TheBo6f, Kenosha, Wis. 

MlllioUand; H. 1., KGAr, Spokane. ' 

Ainar. BolJ, MCA, li^ A. ' V ~ . ,v 

Miller. Dave; Frenofa CasIno.vJtflaml, Fla; 

Miller, CUadys, KOMO. Seattle. , 
, Miller, N. 121 Williams St.; ChelsSa^ 
Miiss. ■ •■• 

MUler. Walter, , 221, W. 57th 

St.. N.- T, C, • 

MllHnder, . Lucky, , J» 

N. T. c. 

MIUs. Floyd, Cwmber- 
,land. Md. 

Mnne. '. Del. 876 B. Washington St., Port- 
land, Ore.; 

. .Mtner-Doyle, , 
Mass.- 

;B<1nlch. Scran- 
ion,. Pa. ■. .- 

, Mohtrpan, .Mahel, K.TR. Seattle. , . 

Molina, Carlos.' Roriey-PIaza H., Mlamli 
•Pla. " 

Mooney, Detroit, 
Mich. ■ 

Moore, Carl, , • 
wands,.' , 'Tt- ■ •■- ■ 
fMorg^nr Rues; CRA, K. T...C. 
- Morris.- <3len< <SIIv«r: Slipper;/ Balti 

Mopro, ..Bobby, " Frank Palumbo's „ 
Phils.. Pa, :. ■ ■ ■■■ ■ 

' Mbfcton; Fran.,-^ ^Gardens.- Spokans. 

Wash. V ,•■■' 

. Musllett.' Lewjs Atcadir Ruhtlng- 
ton,. -'W,. Va.- ■ 
Miinro. BTat. Grenada, 
Mtirphy, lt>an. , Denver . 
Xlyers,. ', .Surf Club, 



Nagel, arold, CRA,.N;.T. 

Nash, Joeyt CBA;^ N, T. C- • 

Nauvaue, Ralph; Ore,; Bruno's, N; T. C. 
, Naylor,' Olivei'v . Anchorage, C;, Phlla, Pa. 
: NelT. Art,\0228 Spruce St.,: Philadelphia, 

Nelbaur. Eddie, Casino Moderne C;. Chl. 

Neidhavdt.. .Fred) Open Door ;C., Phlla., 
Pa. ■ ■ . 

Nelson, .Ozzle, Lexington .R., 

Newlln, Buz., "Whltford, Pa, 

Newman, Ruby, 110 Newbury St;, , 
Mass. 

. .New • 
.wood.. 

Nichols, OBS, C. 

Noble,' .' May italr Casino, 

Ohio/- ■ .', • 

Noble. Ran Rockwell-O'Kcefe, ' RKO 
Bldg., N.';T. C; .- - ' 

Nolan. Bob. ROC, -N.. X. G, •. . 

Noonan,. JHTimy, ;'Lldo .C„ Chl. 

Norihoh, , Je!>s, 177.0.'jCireeii..St',, 

Norrls, Stan, Mei-Kx . GArdein,... 
.. Norvb. Red,- Blaokbank, .Chl. ■ • ■ 
'Novak, Prank, NBG, .N-X.C^ • > • 



O' Brien, Tom,. Saranac Lake -H,, Saranac 

■Lake^ .-N.-.Y. ^ ' ' ' 

. 0':Gorinell...Mark. 3'16 w; i9Sth Sti, NvYiC. 
' O'ilhr^. Husk, : MCA, Chl;- 

O'Hcitr , .TraVo, LeOlalr ,111. 

■Qhrnnn,-^Phll.- I'vocadero, - 

Oliver,-; Eddie; oosevelt .Hollywood, 
Calif.. ■ 

Ohmnri; 

Oliver, 
hectady, . . • , 

Olmani Vai.. 107-i B'Wiiy, T; G, 

OJseh, CeOrgp. SICA; K. . . C. 

Olseh. Ghy,. Kagles Aud.; Seattle. Wash. 

Oppdnhelm. W., BenJ. Franklln Hi, Phlla, 

Osborjie, . Will, RockWellrO'ICecfc, RKO 
Bldg'.i N. T,: C. 

Owens, Harry, ^ 



^ Paige, Rnyrnond, CBS; 
iPiilmer, Lee,-. (Sraiide Ihiit'On, 
Del, ■ " , 

. Palmer, Mun-ny's G., Tuckahoe, 

N.--T,' 

Pahcho, .tark Lane, H., , 

Panico, Louis, MOA,. Dallas, 

ParL^Ian Red- Heads, 22 W. 
(ndlatiapolls:, . 

Parker, Dud, 2,10 Hart St.; B'UIyii, N. t; 

Parker, Ray, Jertery Tavern, Chl. 

Pnrnell,. Chiis,, HartfbrdiB. Rl„ Sah Ber- 
nardino, Cal, 

Parrlho, Ted, Old Mexico C^, Dallas, Tex. 

Past), George G„ Ro.'«ovUIe; O. 

Pnflternack, Josef. .NBC, N. r,.t. 

Pateraon, Bob, NBC, N.T.C. 

Pattls, Jack, GRA, N. T» a 



-Pearl, Lou, qiub ■taailmuv Chlcagf^ 

Pearl. Ray; CBA. Clevs.,jO. . 
PesrlesB Olrcb.t MonmoutU Bt,,, Ntwport 



6M Sft. 



t. Paul, 
„ Balto., 



_'endarvls; 

• Penyv on. Lord 'Bait! 
M<1. - . . 

Peterson, Mlcjilgap CJtjr, 

-Peterson, 'Brlc; Loighton's HaUwoy Hoiiss, 
Dnrlen; Conn, 

Petti, . Emlle,, 
.'Pettlt, Jerry, Caspofr 
Wyo. _ 
-Pfel '.To. 
tedo;'.~ 

Plillbrltk'ft Orch. 
Des Moines, la. . ^ _, • - - ^ 

Plcdno, A;, 860 N; • 8th St., Reading, Pa. 

Pierce. Ch Midway Gardens,' Cedair 
'Lake; Ind, 

Pierre and His Trocader <• 

Hollywood, Calif, ' .... 

PIpp's Orch., . Sullivan's, Edmonton.^ Can, 
Pollack. Bon, GRA, RCA BIdg.;, N^ X- C 

. Pope, Bob, .. SOSr: Goluinblai, S; G. 

: Potts, Jack, MCA, .W. Y. C. 

..Prado, Fred, American Hoiise, 
. Price. Larry, 8116 Ni New .St.i 

Indtananolls. . 
Prima, Lotils.: MCA, Clil. 
Pilne, Dnnj Nut Club, N. C, 
Prybr. "Roger,: Sherman-: Hi; Gnl. 



Radermant' Lbu, CBS. -N. T. c: . . • 
Radin, Oa9ar. MrU-M Studio, Culver City, 

■Cat; ' r- ■ 

Raeburn, LouW, 
Mo. ■' -■ - •■' 

RailhaHy, Misbfia; CommodorS ' .,; NvT.C, 

Rainos, Rttmoh,-' ArribassUdor H.( N.Y.C. 

Rapp, Borney. CRA.-UCA Biag., '. Y. G. 

Rasmussen; F., 143 Grubain Av „ CoUn- 
cH Blurts, la. • 

Ravel, Arthur, iii-A 
. Raven, 'Curl; Jll\.0 
BIdg., N. T. C. 

= . Rpal, Betty, CBS, N, , .. . 

Reardon, .Ctt9per, c/o : . llTo 

B'way,;.N.. Y. C.; • . 
Red DbminoB,. .K. 1000.. 

Bway. N,: Y. c. ^- . 

Redman; -DOn, 

;b*wkv;..;n,':- Y. -C.- , ... 
' Redman; George',. Omar's Dome, 
Reese, Gardner. 1«1U Broadway, 
Relchiiian, joe,_»ICA, N, Y. C. . . 
Belsman. Leo, -Wlildbrf- Astoria H.,N'.YiC, 
Relyea.' AI 'Buddy, ■• NeW China R,'i>Troy,. 

N, Y .'■ ' *" ■ 

Rendrdi. Jacijues, irWood... 
ROndlemari, Dunk,. M""*?.* P"" '.: 

ham, Ala, ■ - . 

Rettnle, Guy. Esquirb €., U . A. ^ 

: Beser, Harry. Provldeiice-BUtmpra H,* 

Providence, B. ;i. .-■ . 
Reynolds. Lou,. .600 , 

meda, Cal. . : , 
Rhythmeersi Colony Club, Chl^ 
Rilythm, .Testers,, .Colony, C. Phi a. 
Bhythm, ^ Club Sldo.Jnn,, Wheaton, 111, 
Blcardel> Joe, Jl^h ICellyla,- N. Y.- G. • 
Rlcardo, Dbn, . ai2 I.lncOln . - A^e- Pasa- 
dena. -^l.^- v'-'-'i'-'i^'-v-i; ■\- 
<RIcci: Al.' Sho.wboat,, SAUth .'Bena. 
.Rich, Freddy; NBG..N,. Y. P.^^^, . . 
Richardson, Florwco, Little CasInO, 

N" Y C. • - . • > ' ' 

RIckitts, J. G., Kbs.ch'M«.«i!.MHi.".",; 

Rinaldo, Nino, Yacb^aPto. .<?J>kA U> 
: Rio, Maween, y..v:l?ty. pyild,. JjJlO B'way, 

^Rio; Blta, Gov. J;i]ipiim!^^i«. 

Ritt^nbaud. J.; tr..Artlat9 f., Detroit. 
Blvaldos; : Tony, .. Merry Gardens, Lynch-. 

burg, Vfti" •■•■>• 
' BlMO, Vincent, Adelphlal H.. . Phlla., Pa. 
Btiach', Tommy. 48 S. 12th St.i Newark, 

Roanes' LowpH, 

-Massi. . . ■ -• 

Robbins, Sam,- Somerset ., Boston, .^^^i 
' Roberts, Lucky; Bustanoby> R.; N.Y^. 
..ItolMrts, Miles, 9 Sheldon St., Prov^i R, L 

Rpbinson; Johnny." MCA, Dallas, Tex. 

Bodrlgb,- Nano, -Rainbow Room, N. Y- C. 

Rodrifluez, Jose, Montpamagse, R.., N.Yv,C.- 
> Rogers, Mack, Giinter Cava G,, 9ai» An- 
tone, 

Rogers., Buddy, ' MG A, N. T;. C. 

Boky; Leon; Syracuse H., Syracuse. 

Roland, . Will,' MCA, N. YfC. / 
. Rollins, Tod, iCentWry Orch-: Corp;; 1619 
B'.way, N:'..Y.. 

Bbmsnelll. 
-roi)tb, Can* 

Romano, » 
N.. .Y. C. ^ '■- -i -.-i. ... 

Rosrt. Irving, GRA, , N. T. ; C. - 

Rossmaii, Harold; ' Bagdad C.,- Miami. 

Bbthr- Al. KNOX. St. Louis/ Mo. 

Rolh-Andrewrf, '18' Cluh,, N Y. G. 

Both. Eddie, crub Alabam. Chicago. 

Royal. .Ted.^CRA, : N. ,Y; C, - 

Rublnl, Jan, Mills, 7ft» 7th Ave., N- T, C. 
' Ruht Watney,- Ichtgan Tech.. HouEhr 
ton; Mich; . ■ '. 
■ Rusaeil. Jack; Melody Mill 

Russo, ,Dah, CBS. N. Y, C, 

Sabi'n, Pfiul,' Town Casirtb, Miami, 
Sales, Lou, Club Minuet, Chl. 

• Saman, Herb, ; Bal Tabarln, San Fran- 
cisco, calJ 

iiampletro, Joe, KOIN, Portland, Ore. 
Sanders,' Joe, ..Glarldge Memphis; 
Tenn, ■ 

' Sanderson, ' Bob, 

- dDtli St.. N' Y, c. 

Sannei'la/ Andy. .'CRA; RCA BIdg.; .N.Y.C, 
Sans.' 'P., 215 RIdgewbod Ave., B" klyii. : 
Santaella, Salvatore, KMTR,.. Holly wood. 
SarambI, Fred; Pagllerl'a, N. Y. G, 
Sgirll, Jean, care Owl BIdg,, San Antonio, 

Siivltt, Jan, K^itW, :Phlla,; Pa. 
.. Schaeffer. Nick,. NBC. N.Y.C. ', 
." Schara, G. P., t!24 B'way, Buffalo, 

Scherbany, , GeoriSb, BIJojj C;,- N;. ; . 
: Schlllihger, Wtllard, -Tennis Club, Bulck 
Hills, Pa. : 
-Schooler, 

Sc^elber; 

Sohubert, .' 

.Maes, 

Schuster, , 
Mo; 

Schuyler, 

Schwartz, -. 
Ohio. 

~ Stoglns, Chick, 

Scott, Frank, - 
lyii, ■ ,"Y.-^' 

"' Scntty's- Mlssburlans; ,- 
N.- Y; , 

pcHppy and Hla Pnils; Town C.Tfstno.'- N,. . 
Senter, Jack, Gliib Baefdad, Miami, Pla, 
SieJdenman; Sid;' Mayflower H.. Witshi- 

- SetarO; Ai, Parariiount StiiOlb,- • ojlywood; 

Severl. Glrio, •KF;\C,- L.- A. . 

Shatilflby, Geo;, WGR; N. Y, G,. 

Shapiro's Symphony .bf :Stj'10;. Hblt-Maii- 
Nlok, J41 Fifth A.Ve., N, Y, Ci ■ 

Shaw, Art, Rbckwell-O'Keefe, ld^„ 

-N. Y^-c,---. ..: - ■■■■ ■ ■■■ ^ ■■■ . 

Shaw, . Rnssell, 41S0 St 

CRtherlrie St„ W., 

• Shays," -Budd, Idg,,. 
Phlladeiph-ln. Pn. . . 

Shelleyi Lee. Marblehead H., Mnrblehead, 
-Mass. 

Shispard; Chas.i KPI, L, A. 
Sherldnn, Pdll, Daventiort H., JSpflljano; 
Sherman,' Maurlre;. C*RA,. Chl. 
Sherr, Jack. CRA, N. - Y.;.C; 

- SIninio.hds, . Arlle, laylond Park, South 
Bend, Tnd. 

RImmohs, Lohnle. Block ,rnt,. T?., 
SImrtns, Seymour. MGA, CM. . 
Singer. Lou, 217 W, 42d PI., L. A. 
Ringer, Troy, Ap> of Clubs, Cleveland, O, 
SIssle, Noblft. MCA. N. Y. C. 
Smelln, S., 100 W. Buchtel Ave,, ; 
Qhlo, ' 
Smith, Bradford, liake .Slhors A, C Ghli 
Smith, durtlS, Villa Rosa,. Housfon, T*x 
smith, Harl, Dunes. Palm Springs, Cal, i 



. Smith. Llfbo, Saint Anthonjr K.> San- 4a- 
tanlo, Tax. 

Smith, Bussal, BUck .Cat C.> N. T.' C, 
' Smith, Joseph; Mbntparhaiie. R.. T. 0, 

Smith, Stuff. Onyx C; N. T. C. 
. Smytha*. JaQKson, Brant . Inn, Burlington, 
Ont,. -■ 

Silydaf, Mel; Qibson, H;, Cincinnati, O,. . 
Sophisticates; Leon .& Eddie's. T«. C. 
Sosnlok, Harry, MGA, N.. T, C. 
Soudbnmire, Sterling, -AnchOraga ,C.| Lakf 
Waccamalw, N. C 

. Soiiders, Jack, Senator H., Sacramento^ 

STouth, Eddie, French Casino, N. Y. C, .. 
. iSouthall, Geo., car* Muny Auditorium, 
San Antonio, -Tex. 

' Spahri, Buster, Columbia, 
S ■ *c» ■ 

'spector, Irving, 'WOKO, Albany, N. 'tv 

^pedell, Tony, WMFP; Plattsburg, N; T. 

Spirits of Rhythm. Onyx C,, W; Y. O. 

-Spllainy.' PW], park Central H.; N. Y. C. 

Spotts, "Wally, Rivarvlew Inn, Readtnc, 
:Pav. ' - 

v-St. Glair- Jesters, Edward h., 

Windsor; Canada. 

S.t. George, Geo., 2160 Belmont Ava., W.T. 

Stabile;. Dick; Lincoln Hi,. N. Yv C. 

Stark, Bert, Book-Cadlllac H., Detroit. 
^ Stnffon, 111, .Celeron Park, Jame^tbwn, 
:N. Y.. ■ . --^ 

Staffordi Jesse, Sweets B,; . Oakland.. Calif. 

Stan. Manny, Demp^y'a Grin, L. A. 

Stanley.. Jnllan, -SiO.IS Winnemao Ave., Chl, 

Stanton, Maurle, Club Minuet, Clilcago. 

Steck, Gus; Dempsey's, -Miami, Fla, 
, Steoden. Peter* NBC. N.YiC; 

Stein. Maurle, CBS, N; : Y. G.- 

Steiner; Max, Radio Studio, Hollywood. - 

Stell, .MHo, Brown H.. Lbulsyllle.' Ky. 

Ster),, JuHus, Hungnrlan C, N. Y. C. 

Stern,. . Harold, .' Moriy-^b-Round ' ;, 

' Sterney; Giporge;' ■8t;' Mbrltz ... 

Stevons, Burt; CnTb Trouvlllb C., » C. 

St e vens, Lfsl th, ' C?B.«»; ■ M.' y; C". ' '• 
~ Stownrt, .Johnny, Mbhtteal Pres* 
Moritrehl,. . •■ 

StoKesi Hnrbld. 'WGN'.'CHr;- ' 

stoK. "Gfiorgie,- mcta; -L: ' A\ „■ 

jgtorie, Ralnh; •CTd Koy Hall, 8.10 W.. 40th 

St.-. -N.. Y.',c. : ••*•■ 

- Stoudeniire. Stud; SOS.' 
.' ptrlssotr. vpnderWlfH:.' 

Stroha, ..Chnrlle,' ROC.' 'N; : 

Stuart. - Nlok. »rCAV IV; ' V . ' . 

Ruhel. Allen, Meyer Diivls;' 221 ; W. "th 
•St., -Nv^Y.- C. ■■■ .' .V 

.Suss. .To.hnn.v, Campo' BR.. 

.Sweeten, Claude,' KFRC, • 



Teal,. 
La. ■• . 

Telller, Ray; "Tapa, WjP B'way, N, Y. G. 
: Temple, aimmy;: Kent;vip)ty C N, Y. -G. 

Teppas, J. .T., ^'l3';<&Ienwood; AV«^.. BufTalo. 

Terk, Al. Lincoln/ H.., SpvJngtlel.d, 111, 

.Thomp.somi Dud, ' -2024 So. .Redflejd - St., 
Phlla-.. Pa.- , '■ 

r Thompson, .Ills; . Zelll's, N. 'Y. ' 

• TtnsIe^^ Bob; Colosliho's, Ghlciagb. 
Tompkins;. Tommy, . Mills, 7*9 Tth ., 

N.- Y. C. . -. ^ '. ■ 

• Tosca, Villaga Inn, 

N. Y. . ; > 

' Town', Floyd;/ Harry's C., 

- Trace, Al, Slierman H,,^ 

Tracy, Jack, Dutch Mill, ela'van. 
Wise; 

Travers. VincSnt, French Casino, T C; 

^Tremalne,' Paul, Cocoahut Grove, !Wasli.; 

D. G.- ;• - 

, Trevor, rTFrshlc, kOlN, Portland. . 
. TrInI, - Anthony.- . Century Orch, ,, ' 

lOlfl -B'woy. n; Y. C.: : 

Tucker, Orrin, Club Greyhound, Louts*, 
vine, Ky. . - • : 

Tucker, Tommy,- MCA, . : Y. C. 

Turcotte, : Geo„ 00. Orange St„ 
tSr; . .N. ' •- ■■ 

•Volleii; Rudy, ili Vf. •.87th St^, N. 

Van; Garwood, EI'Miriador,. L. A^ 

'Van Cleef, - Jimmy, 41 Patersoo St., Naw 
, Brunswick, N.J,'^ ■■ ■'•''.,';♦■-•-• ••■•■.'.■.' 

Van Diisert; Jerome';'^ H' wood, Tavern, Al- 
bany, N. Y. - 

Van;Horn, . WII' 

ton, Del. . ' 

Van Lbvo,' . 

.PhimV, V». . . 

Vah Pool, , MCA. Datlas^ ifex. ' 

Van.Vbast,' ., Oaks Park; BR.; Port* 
'loTidr -Ore. ' -■.■.■,i-> 
" y^tlghan," Hatp, YlUa Rbyale, Ittsbtirgh, 
Pa. - -" > .:,•"/,;- 

' Vecseyi Armati, JRltz.Carlt.bri;' ., N,t;C; 

VelMCfi. Bmil, dKAr N. Y. . ■ 

velas, Esther, Roose.velt U.-, . 

V^nUtl, Joe, CRA. ,N.! Y. ;C. ... 

Vernon. .Earle, Tantella Gardans; >tieh- 
mond, Va. - . ' 

Vlckn'er, Eddie, Warwick H.\' Phlla.' Pa. 
. .Victor, ;.Tames J3., BIW Fifth AVe., N.Y.C. 

Villa, Eddie; DIckfens R.,. Philtt., Pa. 

- yislan Rob, -.6211 LInwood AVe'., Clevai- 
laiid; 

• Vogel; Ralph. 2R62 Coral. St;-,: 

Vouzen, Nick,' Sapphire. Roqm, , 

Walkman, ':Herman, MCA, 

Wallace, Jack,. Yacht Club, v . 

Walljsr, Fats, Phil Ponce, 49th 

su: N. Y. c: - '.- 

Walsh, Jim, MCA; L. A. 
Walton,. Kearney, Blue Roorn, tjt A; 
Wardlaw, Jack; Jefferson, H„ Columbia; 

Waflng, Fred, WIMOA BIdg., 

Warriow, Mark, CBS; N. Y; G. 

AVarrep, Arthur, H' wood, R., N/ 
. Watkliis, Stfirimy, Coyne's Cabin' , 
Cleveland,- -O. 

Nvatsbti, jlnimy, Sully's Showboat, N.Y.C. 

Watts, Kenny, Dickie WeUs' C; N. Y. C, 

Watters, LbU. 1907 104th Ave., Oakland. 
. Wobb, Chick, ROC, N. y; g. 

Webb,; Wyile, pirrone's, -L; 
: Weaver. Eddie, Taft H,, 
Conn, 

Weeks, .Anson, MCA, Chl. • 

Weems. Ted. MCA. Chl. 
. Weldner. Art; -44 Waworia St., 
■ "Virelkly, Willie, Vogt's Tavern, 
home. Pa;. 

Wein;. -Walt, Watervllet Tavern, Water- 
vUet; N. Y, 

t\'els3, rldirepbrt, 
Conn. .■ 
: Wells, 
iN.Y.-- 

Wesley, Jos.; 817 12th, Ave., Milwaukee. 
Weston, Don, Richmond . H.; North. 
Aflnnis, ■ Mass. 

■Wostphnl, Frank, ' Chl. 

Wetter, : Jos., . 617 ' Scrantoji, 

'Pa;. 

. Wheaton. Jack, : Atltintib ; 
Atlantic City. N. J. : 

Whidden; .Ed,, 12,'5. blkeman St,,- 

•Whfdd'en; Jay, Bnker H., Dallas,; 

White, .Tftck, Club '18,' N; Y, C. 
, WhJtem'an, P.iul, 17 E. 4fith St.; ISf, , 0. 

-Whltyre, Everett. New Hartfotd, Y. 

. Wlg/rlns.^Jacki Cryfitnl G,; Phlla. 

Wilkinson. Raul,. Dupont Blltmora H,, 
Wllmlnprton, Del. ■ 

■VNMlllams, Gieorge, 
O. ^ . '- ' ■ •■ 

Williams. . ., San 

Prifindacb. 

\\^(lllnms . Hod, SOS. Columbia. S, C; 

Winiams. Kaiser, ■Obangl. C., N. Y, 

Wllllrinifl, :Norma„ Sky Harbor. C„ 
VlUo. N. G. 

- Wllll.nm.s. 
tori... D. -C. , 

Willis. Hf'rb,-:Klbby Cl(ib. .T{inkgon, Mlcb.i 
Wilson, ^Teddy, 1770 B'way,, N. Yi. C. 
Wlnehrenner, W, S.; 207 Frederick St'.. 
Hftnbver, Pa. -. ' 

• Wlhp-Oftr, Prank, RbWe H,, ranj Rap- 
-idt<, - Mloh, : 

Wlheland/'S. K,, Pnrnmonnt Studio, L, A, 
Winston Jack. MCA, Dallas, To*. 

- W\ng; W.nlter, El MIrndor, L. A. 
Wlnton, Barry, Sapphire Room, N. T. C. 



MET BIZ BIG: 
SCOUTS SEE 




bpehihg weeH biz at the Metro; 
pblitah Opera, N. Y„ ' reported 
clpse to ; $iS(liOOO), TO^ ' 
reiord- b.o. intake.? Saturday's per'- 
iformahees, : both' matinee sind eve*, 
nihg, did capaeity; Clhrjstnias night's 
audience ytas sUni per usual, 

; Sc6uts watching the hiew faces 
pacted for singing chpres haven't 
been excited.' 

, Stella Andreva wa^ 
but Monday night: (28) 
due -to ^illness, . 



Y^mig American' s Symph 
GVeii Rome Premiere 



Rome, Pec. 

First performance of SiEtmuel 
Barber's •Syrtiphpny In One . Mover 
inent' was given here bjr the Au-* 
gusteo Orchestra; under leadership 
of .Berniardino .Molinari. 

Barber is a young American, 26; 
whose work..;hais already^ jreceived 
notice in America, He won the Ih i 
de jRome, and is now studyinig at the 
American. Academy -hi Borne. : ; 

■His Symphony was well received 
by the, Roman audience^ The young 
comipioser wicks called out twice^ The 
third round of applause; led by 
Amerjlcan ddmirersi, was squelched - 
by the Italians, who -apparently con- 
sidered : two curtain': calls enough.: 
When Italians cbtisider that there 
has heen enough applaiise, they 
don't just express their judgment by 
keepinjg quiet, but ; they take the 
more active course of hiissing those 
who are still . applaudingr 



ico^Promises 



Mexico City, Dec. 29. 
. Ire: 'Of membeirs of the National 
jSymphony Ork has been soothed by* 
'the government with assurance thiat 
these ;. niusiciahs will be paid $4,000 in 
baek - wages early in January. ' Ork 
called eh masse at ministry of pjubUc 
education^ unit's sponsor, to demand 
salary piayment. 



PACT SINiSERS FOR B. A. 

Argentina iand Mojlca Ge io .ttueno't 
Alrei in IWi 



)Prunero Argentina, .Spanish film 
player and singer, and Joise; Mojica, 
Mexican singer, were both sfgned by 
Chas. De Cruz, emissary of Radio 
Belgriino, Buenos' Aires and Prllrief « 
Cadenai Argentina de Broadciastin^' 
for radio appearances in ;S. A. dur« 
ing; his . stops .at Havana and Mexico 
City last wlfeek. 

Oirl starts Feb. 2. Mojica , will, 
not start until April 15. this is. 
first time that Mojica will appear 
professionally in S. A. 

De Cruz went to Hollywood after 
Mexico City and will plane to N. Y. 
Dec, 29 to fly home to B. Ai Jan. 

Stofcimiski Waves Stidc^^^ 
For $3,500 Per Session 

Leopold Stokpwski rates top 
groove for baton chores over the air. 
getting $3,500 a .shot. Air date oh 
Christmas Eve over CBS for A. T. . 
& t. cost $7,000, which included the 

orchestra's divvyj. / 

b; JB. p; . agency handled the 
account;, through F. G. Scharig, Jri," 
of Columbia Concierts. 



Wise, Wayne,' 

Wlttenlirock, 
Cai. ■ ■ -, •'■• . 

Wlltstfiln, ISddle,- 
ton, Bernnida; 

Wolf, Rube, ; iParanibunt, i";, . A. 

Wo.lkc, Charles, Mnyfalr H., ostori, 

^Wolbhati, Johnny, Ei Patib . B. R., . 8; 

: Woods, Ghuck, .'A)dn\o C;, San :Antone. 

Woodward. nrt, • Saltalr BoSort, ' SaK 
I^nke -Clty, .U.tnli. 

Woodworth, ,Tuil.in, 
= Wyile. Au-stln, 3Vf CA, - 

Whiy, -R611y. KFOX. 

WUnderJIch, P., 16.S" 

Yankee Six, WBEN, iirtfllo, 

YiUes, Billy, Show Bonit, PIttsbur 

Yaw, Rhlph, KRRX, Bakorsacld,' 

YoUnsr, Bob. MC.A, r,, . A, '- 

Youtig. Carltoti. MOA, t/ A. 

Ynu Marty; -4:!no Persblngf Dr„ 
Pnm. 

Vnii'nc, . 

Youn», 

Yiihaaz, 
.wrch,.: 

-i-Zahier,' 

Zarln, 
N. Y. C. 

Zeerrirtn, Barney, 20th . 
Phlla. Pk. ^ 

ZweHlDp, Riihy, Tvoew'fl .ftatc. N. T. C, 

Zwinih.r, ■ Sidney. SItytop Ih, Skylon, Pit; 

Bulla. Doii, Sak's Cafe, Detroit,- Mich, 

■utty. Thro Daucor C, Cht 



Wednesday, Vecemher $0^ 1936 



T I M E;f S « ■ A K'E 



VAkiETY 53 



Broadway 



Gordon White ill with the .flu. 

rArline Jfudge in town for a rest 

• Abe Lastf Qgel Vettirns to. ■ Holly- 
wopd •Jan, 6, 

Ffdnk McGranh'si economical greet-^ 
ing messages. 

Allen Schriebbe expected out , of 
bed this weejc. 

Birthday jaarty to Giis GroU 
1 Elks Jan. 16. : . 
. Marguerite- : dhurihiU, towh 
■from HoUywpod. : 

Charles G. Stewati conftneji over 
Week-eri4; with cold. . . . \; 

, Irving Mills gets ' back : Janv '[ after 
two months oh Coast. 

Maiirice . Golden, has . droppi^d 
arouhd. 20- pounds; glan 

Minor aind Ropt, ballroom team at 
Ambassador hotel; holdi over in- 

;aef,;' 

' 'JSd ish j. Lenihari ui) to ProViT 

debce a holidlay visit with, . the 

tlah.-' ■ • '.. ■■' 

Murray Alper plain(Bd in from 
Coast, for holidays. Just had to 
come. 

, Comparatively no smutty Xmais 
cards this y^^r. Just a trend of the 
.times. 

Jack . $heehan ha4 Larhbs excited 
-when he .^put iourrhorse 
■parlay. . 

.JBobby/ Hayes. Edispri. Green. Room 
maestro^ igned for Brunswick re- 
cordings. 

.Biz- in. restaurants, and. cafes over 
the^week' end astonished, even blase 
•Broidwayitfes. ' 

■■li^ohardA .Spiegielgaiss, .liinanuel 
Cohen's story editor on. the Coast,' in: 
town for a/week. 

; Sam: Sax staged his annual Christ- 
mas show for Sing Sing inmates in 
Ossining Wednesday (23).. 

" WB home oiff ice lad, Ira Tulipian. 
suggested 'That Man's Here Apaih' 
as.^ii substitute, tag for -Love Begins.'; 

Michael ■Todd, ChicagOan: who's 
producing, 'Call. Me Ziggy' for Broad- 
way, is bri irig his family in for a 
look..; i 

'Xmas cards, bf . Tuilio Carminati 
reveal' his full- .monicker.. Tag. is 
completed with addition of di Bram'-- 
biUa. 

J. C;,, Stein, i^Mtisiq Cp'td. of ,Anxr 
erica), plans Jt6.,stjly' in N'.' Y. . exten- 
" ■■ sively^ . henCe his six month" lease at 
a midtowh .hotel adjacent to his lo- 
cal -headquarters. 

^ Paul Haakoh and EVelyh Thawl 
frbm -'Shbw! Is On' and; Ed^ar - Ber- 
gen from thb Rainbow Roorn will do 
their stuff Nbw Year's eye. for .Cyn- 
thia White's Greenwich yillage ball. 

Norweigiari stjrie ebcktailery hurle«l 
yesterday at the Waldorf's Starlight 
RObf (why not in the Norse grill, .to 
be consistent) in honor Sonia. Hehle, 
Tyrone. Power. Jr.. Atline Judge and 
Aj:iuiony 'Martin. : • " . 

Again, per usual, Xmas eve hitery 
biz .Was mildi but picked, up ^ocko 
Xitias night. Howevet, as a sign 
of the times the pre-Xmas trade was 
bietter than last year^ New Year's 
eve augurs record takifigs. ■ 
. , X)ne of the production hurnbers in 
,.the :new -French GasirtO Follies' 
■ opening. last , night (Tuesday) ■is.a 
canary numbe"- which, inspired 
Monte Preser ;.to deliver pet canaries- 
in" cages to the newspaper bunch, 

Jules Levy, RKO's general sales 
manager, left Monday (28) for Chi- 
cago to discuss siales plans in that 
territory with Jack ■Osserman. Chi 
brsinch head, and Walter Brien son. 
midwest distt-ict nianager. Back 
after Jan..-li 

\ Uriveilin.^ of tomhstone in mefhory 
of S. Li Rothafftl (Roxy) is set; for 
Jan. 10 in the Cemetery, of Central 
Synagogiiri. ; . at 52-22 Metrbnolitan 
avenue, Rid.«*ewo6d, L. . I. lb the 
event of inf^lement weather, cere- 
mony ill be; held the following 
Sunday (17). 





■ Eric.. Von 'Strpheim in. 
eharpini at the. A. B. C^ : 
Lys Gauity at the Emjplre. 
JOe Jacikspn pf^ to England; 
Marianne Oswald bif for .Tunis; 

' irviji/Mbi .off to S^|?itzeriand.. . 
Ruiiy' .Hallaiday at .the vCasabova. ' 
Charlotte Geri:eu jat the Alhai^pbra, 
.ino Rossi singing ovet Radib-Citei 

■ .Mar tlia ' Mertyfield' Off for Frank- 
fort 

ew Lesli ing from Lionr 

don. ■ 

Dolores Costello Barryinore 
town;-. 



in 



the opening 'EbloUissement' at 
Theatre des Arts; 

; Marcel VPagiiol .turning; on soibe 
high-pbwbred adyerlisirtg for his 
film,- , 'Cesar,', after more than one] 
month's run :in three houses.., , 

. Daniele Darrieux getting set to ap-i 
pear in 'Jen Diangereaux' with Enulb 
Fabre, to be produced at the Theatre 
de la Madeleine early in January.- 

Somerset ' Maugham's ^Tlie ' Bread 
Winner^' iadapted to French by Fran- 
cis de . Croisset, .opening; at thei The- 
atre' ;des ; AmbassadCurs entitled "Le 
.Pelican.;. ' v-... - > '^v 

' News of Will Hays Stopping Amer- 
ican companies, from: producing any- 
thing portraying Diike of Windsor 
and Mrs, Simpson given heavy play 
in. the French ; piress; 



Grock 'isi 
Jan. 1... 

JWaurice:; 
Fgypt 



Medranb; for { 

'.^frbmj 



aind band 



;the 



oeuf sur 



Ray . Ventura 
Bobino. • 

■Yvonne Leglay 
le.Toit.? 

Colette Vernon . taking tap dance 
lessons. ■■' 

Jo Bouiilbh and. Orchestra 
Triianon.. 



Bruce Setpn and Tamafa Desrii 
plbn .to . marry in February."' 

Albert de CourviUe has.cbml^ieted 
a Rbd.Iia Recque feature at Elstree. 

Jolm Hitching has -'becOmef' press 
agent for Warners' Teddihgton Stu-^ 
.Vdios. ■■" 

. ; , I ? ri arrivdl ;here' ijric' Vori Strch^^ 

Niha-Rosa .,.closihg at the imipediateiy went ; into a nUrsing 

home; -.'"' 



ik$ Jlbines 

Sy v. W. MMriiead 



. Abe Frarikie will reopen the .Presi- 
dent with Ind.iependent Buriesq cir- 
cuit shows Jan. 2. , 

The late Hal Skcllej^ left an 
,estate:, worth approximately $160,000,: 
been divided ' equally between his 
wife - and mother. Davenport^ Iowa,. 
W'as Skelley's" homertown. 

"Two ■ thousand • persons attending 
bsmk nite; at the; Oirpheum, Sioux, 
City;; Dec. 22, ; proved: 1 an effiecti've 
screen for ;^fe-crackers . who 
escaped with $30,000 in diamonds 
from a wholesale jewelry - company ; 
located oh- the, second " floor of the 
theatre building; 

, A cbntentioh that Hal Rronson, 
former President^ theatre manager, 
couldn't be guilty of giving an . 6fa-' 
scene performance unleiss; he par- 
ticipated in . the 'strippi .' caused 
postponement of his ^ case in "munic- 
ipal ;court here uhtil :.jan. 21, Louise 
Stewart; stripper, pleaded guilty and 
was fined $M. after her arrest in a 
Kiid oh the theatre .Dec.' ' 



Ben BlbOmfield de-tonsiled. 

Bill Elsbn and frau " town on 
Way tb,Bermuda> 

Roccb Vocco in to yi^it his: folks 
for. the holiday Si. 

Herb Lut7, resigned froni - 
leH riiu.sic firm hete. 

id Morse, .quit the Morris office 
- and now is oh his own.; ^ 

. Gehe Murnhy plaried in . and ' out 
fpr the Christmas .celebratibh. . 

Joe Flynh wraDpirig ub the town 
againr th'-? time; for the 'Follie.*:,' . 

Ruth Etting stopped' for a Ibpk- 
.6round on way -hoiTJe to Nebraska.. :.. 

.Allan" U.sher previewed ^Cham- 
pagne Waltz' for the exhibis last 
week. : '■ ■ ■ ' 

Ada Katz bustlirig with advance 
orders bn 'Great Waltz' at the Audi- 



Eddie .Wei.sfeldt got a watch froni 
jne Milwaukee Variety Club as rc- 
tmng prexv; 

Lou Wblfsbn in fOr a month s so- 
journ with the local Music Corpora- 
tion activities.. 

iV to St. Pierre of the Corbnado 
cst.i*°'^5^°^''^- arbund after, a 

-Sifege of the flu. 

.,iPeno.y Fields grabbing a load bf 
niP^J^-vw^et lamp daily to cut tfowh 
%^ake.up needs. 

Hivn L^'^PP®'^ "iss been made pi omo- 
"on manager of the Chicago Ameri- 
^ evenmg Hearst sheet 



Jules Rbinains married .-to ise 
■Dreyfuss.: 

Evelyn - town at the She- 

herazade. 

Darlene Walders oh the neW; Al- 
harhbra 'biH.> 

Harbld , Sniith ; at Maire Glory's 
cocktail pairty^ - 
: Rehee ; Saint-Cyi: off . for ;aii ' Aus- 
Jtrisn vacation. 
. Kay Francis through on the . .way 
to ; Switzerland.' 

-■Gi'eeh Pastures' (WB) Coming Up 
at the. Edoijiard VII. 

Pills and Tabet topping ^he Al- 
hambra year-end bill. . . 

Harold Smith, swamped with work 
after Will Hays' visit; :, . 

Lucienrie Boyer. oft to i?ussels to 
open a new. -miisic-hall; 

Darryl. Zanuck. niade a Che'valier 
of .the Legion of Honor, ; 
' Pile bri Facej Moritmartre nightie, 
Offering a, new stri|) ishow. . ' 

-Nt»^^ de Femmes,' starring irdie 
Dean. :clOsibg at the Alcazar. ..' 

Helena Greasley setting dances for 
;the heW show at <the Alcazar. 

Toscanini • giving his . first wijnter 
recital here, to a sell-out house: 

Openihg of le Normandie, planned 
■ibr Dec. 15, delayed by .a' strike., 
; G^rmaine Sabloii at,'Au Don Juian, 
Harry Pilcier's .Montmartre nightie.' 
, Ferhandel signed to make 'Fran- 
cois. I.' Christian Jacque rneggihg. " : 

Charlotte. Arren and Johnny 
Broderick on the hew ' A.B.C. bill. 

Georges Miltoh taking the lead , in 
'The Revue of the Year' at the A.B.C. 

Josephine Baker 'thrbwihg a Xmas, 
party backstage of, the FplieSrBer- 
gere. 

Pils and .Tabet back frOm London, 
and off to play a Marseilles "engage- 
ment. 

, .Jim Witteried 'lining up a string 
of girls for the Monte Carlo winter 
season." 

Henri Varna: taking .a part in 'Ca 
c'Est Marseilles,' new reyue ;at the 
Alcazar.,' 

■ Mauribe Cheyalier and Philip^ 
Holmes complirnenting each '"other 
publicly. .. 

Nbel-Noel topli at the Al 
hambra in his first : music-hall ap-- 
pearahce. 

Amar BrOs. bpehini; a new' circus 
oh the edge of town; at the, Porte de 
Versailles. 

Marie Glory gave a cocktail party 
for the - press before leaving for 
'.America. ".' . .• . , ..-■'■' 

.; Opening Herify Bernstein's 

newest .play, 'Le Voyage,' set for 
early January; ■ 

, ?Courri Sud;^ illph's 
latest film starring ichard-. 
Willm.: finished. 

Alexander BrailoWsky back from 
a ceritrial Etiropeah tour and ready- 
ing for America. ; . 

'The Generial Died at Dawn' (Par ) 
at thiei , Paramount (duhbe<}) arid the 
Marbeuf ; (original). 

Douglas Fairbanks and Lady. Ash- 
ley thri'ugh with Merle Dberpn and 
heading for- Switzerland; 

Juiien Duvivi starting "Nuites 
Rlanches- with Jean Gabih and Ga- 
briel G^brib in the leads. 

Tbwn, covered with posters of 'De • 
Lord' , publicizing . 'Green Pastures' 
( WB ). playing at the Edouard VII> 

'Que Personne he Sorte' ('Let No- 
body Leave') closing at the Theatre 
■de beux-Masques after 150 perform-, 

' Yv^s Mirande .starting- 'A Nou^ 
Deiix.' Madame la Vi ' . ('Tolls. Two 
Modern Life') at the: Billiah-court j 
studios.' , „ J 

Mitty Goldi ^s Trianon Music-Haii ; 
pr.e!5enting a revue '■ 'Montmartre ; 
R'Amuse.' produced by Earl Leslie f<ir . 

. the hoiitiays. ! 

'. .. Adelaide Hall top-lining at a new i 

• Cham Ds-Eiy sees' di.strict nightie, Elv 
RoSario; Jack Hamilton's swing. band 
doing the blare. | 
Aridre Mauroi-s, Tristan Belnard, ; 
and Jean-Jacques Bernard viewmg I 



F'eggy • Hopkins Joyce v . hiad two 
winning- horses at the;.WihdBor races 
Dec 16. 

MaUrice WirinicTc in charge of all 
music arrangements at Dehhani FUm 
■Studios, , 

/Charles K'uhz. Under; doctor's. 
Orders and caricelling hi$, vaudeville 
•bobki^lgs,- '■ '■ ',,„ ■ 

.George Brent .. and ; Ian' Hunter 
scheduled for a picture with Chili 
Bouchief..., 

Ross Alexander wanted for . ic- 
tiire with Lesley Brook, i9-year-^Pld 
discovery.' 

Lloyd .Knechtel, rboyirig frbm 
Landsdpwne HbUse.; intp- his pwh f Ur- 
nished apaTtmbint.;. '■' '■- 

\ Wchdy Hiller, star of "Lbve oh the 
; bole,' to : riiarry Ronald Gow> part 
author of the play, / 
. Norman Loudon, managing direc- 
tor of Sound City, off to New York^ 
to study U. S., conditions. - 

George Posfbrd coUabbratinig with 
Guy Bolton in . a rbinantic musical 
as a vehicle for Mary Ellis. 

Hugh. Herbert and other comedy 
playeris from •Burbahk lined tip fbr 
two Claude Hulberf pictures. 

bayid Burns; sighed with Jack 
Waller for the . ne,w Bobby. Howes 
Hifippdrome show, ig Business;' 

Kiurt iRobitschek has taken Up the 
run of, the show option on the' entire 
cast of his new Victoria Palace show, 

Norman J. Hulbeft, chief of British 
hews theatre- chJlin, planning a U. S. 
trip to survey oohditiohs in that 
field. . 

Fred Bernhard, haiVing completed 
Union ; cohsolidatioh;; sailed .for a 
world trip Dec; 18; fiirst stop is Caper 
town. 

Annabella. French, star, to be 
spbtted in Bob Kane's second film 
for New World, 'Under the Red 
Robe.' 

iizabeth Meehan, Hollywood 
writer, in toWn for a long vacatibn, 
but has brought some scripts along 
to AVork on. 

Having finished, his firist British 
picture, Wallace Ford and family are 
off to Switzerland to spend three 
weeks' holiday. 

Lesser Samuels, who wrote the 
screen plays for Jessie Matthews' 
last, has rettirned to Gaumbnt-Brit- 
ish for two more. . . 
. Sunday Express to run Noel Cow-. 
ard'S autobiography as a; serial. F'rice 
said to, be highest ,ever paid fpr any 
theatrical memoirs. 

Before Bertram Mills' annual cir- 
cus opened at .the,'01ympia;..a|l seats 
for any Saturday were booked, de- 
spite three performances daily.. 

Charles Bbyer . starring in' twO; pic- 
tures in^ the West-End ' simultah'e- 
ousiy. One isV'(jafden-of Allah,' nd 
the other is 'Mayer] ing,' Firiench pic- 
ture; ■''■';.:V-^ ' . ' ■ ' v 

Gracie ields honored ..- by her 
home , town. Rochdale, which is to 
make her a. 'Freemah bf the Bor- 
ough.' She is ;the only woman to be 
so honored. : 

Max Schach angling Henry Wil- 
coxob for cO-lead with Paul Robeson 
in . 'i^alt,' for which Thornton Free=^ 
land is currently exterioring in the 
Sahara Desert. 

Walter 'Dare' Wahl is returning to 
the Wrestling g.ame, and Will do three 
.shows in London. Wahl was; orig- 
inally a Wrbstler 17 years ago, before 
he took to comedy acrobatics. 

Keith Falkner. concert artist who 
was signed by Irving Asher as the 
result of Warners' test In New 
Ybrk, now, completing his first pic- 
ture here land will make two more. 
• Oito Kaniurek, cameramaln for 
Max Schach V production bf 'Pag- 
liacci.' was responsible' for a 400- 
fbol film of the opera with Caruso, 
made in ,1914, with Caruso's .records 
synchronizing. 



y Hal Cohen 



Charlie Mergeris— he's, of the F'ar 
exchange^axe - looking • storkward. 

Herbert Mundin's daughter, ,Nona,l 
at Nixon cafe while he's, at Stanley. 
, Sonja Henie booked for Duquesne 
Garden Saturday (2) with her ice 
show. ; 

George : Green • has . given up: ghost 
at . Villa :Rby ale and spot's tenahtless 
again. ... 

Nixon gets 'Hamlets' of both Leslie 
Howard and John Gielgiid liext 
month. 

Bob Sidman around bgain, this 
time cbyple, of weeks ahead of *Rem-^ 
brandt.' . 

Al . Golden's ^Mimi Scheller* will 
be staged this buquesne U. 

drama schooL 

Benny Rubin flew in from New 
York to .m-c.' Post-Gazette's Xmas 
party to'neWsbOys. 

Pittsburgh: Playhouse has picked 
J. B. Priestley's 'Laburnum Grove' 
tor fourth production of seaisbn. 



North vs. South 



(Continued from page 1) 



Mitchell Leiseh nursing a 
toe. 

Kane Richmond plahninig tri to 
Chi. 

John Boles returned ; from a 14- 
wi^ek p.a. hegira. . . 

Walter Ruf joined the Columbi 
studio publicity staff. 

WiUiam Keighley, WB irector, 
planed out .for Qplham; 

Frank Partos back, at after 
four-month siesta in Europe. 

Jean Harlow; ill .short time last 
week with ptomaine poisoning.; , 

Charles Wowbridge , makes .; viol ins 
when he's hot facing the cameras. 
; Maurice , Hill, hew .. in pix, , has 
changed his niopiker to; Morgan 
Hill. 

Thoriias ; Bell, novelist, in from 
Manhattan for ^writing chore ..at. 
Metro. 

Graham Baker , checked out of 
Gbod Santaritah hosp; after short 
illness^ 

Leon Schlesinj^er tossed a Xmas 
party at the Wilshire for his em-, 
ployes. ■■ .;••,•.,; 

Accompanied, by a ^school teacher, 
Jane Wiuteris has: gone east for her 
p.a. tour. ■ 

Joe Marks^ here from New Yoric 
on vacash^ is readying for a ' vaude; 
trip- to Australia. ' 

Buddy Lewis will handle blurbs bh. 
the 1937 National Orange Show at. 
San Bemardino-( 

Claudette Colbert and husband. 
Dr. Joel Pressman, motoring to 
Idaho for .brief vaciash.' 
. Mar/ Taylor/ Esther Cornell and 
Mildred Taradasb have . been added 
to Republic's talent school; 

Norma Shearer has 'gone to 
'Phoenix^ Ariiz., for another restr 
Son and daughter are there. 
■ Marcella' Burke has joined th« 
Par writing staff; She fprtnerly was 
With the^SniaU-Landau agency. 

Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.,- is return- 
ing from Europe in February. No 
picture work has been lined up,, 

Madi Tomer^ Gei^n^n film star 
under personal contract to E. A Du« 
pont, is coming over soon for picture 
work, ■■ 

Wm. Anthony McGuire visiting the 
Mother Lodge country of California- 
to And locations for 'Girl 6t the 
Golden West,' which he'll prodnce 
at MG. 



fore in building up Florida and the 
other southern vacation spots. The 
angle is that it's; smart to go into the 
snow country, especi those 
new^ fancy togs' the stores are dis- 
play! The- clothes appeal works 
well with, the ladies, especially those 
who are too fat or too skinny or 
have no shapes and with figures that 
don't Ipbk so .liot in a skinipy batii- 
ing suit. Ski and show : togs are 
shaped to catch the eyes pf the gals 
who look best in mufflers, sunr 
glasses and pants down to their 
ankles. ^ 

Railroads are cooperating enthusi- 
astically 'With the winter spots, ' " - 
pecially the; rattlers which" have 
heavy traffic in the north. Union 
Pacific has its own ; inter sports 
spot that it's trying to build up at 
Sun yalley; Idiaho. roads 
bustling with ski trains, snpW expe- 
ditions and other winter stunts are 
Chicago, Milwaukee , & St. Paul, 
Nbrthwestern; . P e r e , Marquette,, 
Canadian Pacific and Canadian. -Jjar 
tiOnal, trying ; to build up the 
northwest area for winter vacations. 

'South Gets the Rabble' 
One info iangle that sbmc northern 
spots are using is that the south is 
beconiing 'overrun with the hbi- 
polloi and the rabble,' -while the 
great' open spaces ;.bf the north, are 
restricted to the smart: few. ■ 

And,, mbst impprtaht,. . is. pub-; 
Ucity and plugging is beginning to 
show results. Winter vacash travel 
to the northern portion of the coun- 
try has jumped more than .3007; Over 
last year, on bookings in: December, 
and it's expected that there, will be 
an even greater increase during 
January arid February. .Stores in 
Chicago, St; LouiSj, Detroit, Indian- 
apolis; Gieyeland and other key 
cities of the midwest . report a .great 
demand for ski and snoW costumes, 
while most Of the big department 
stores are going strong fbr ski jumps, 
ski ischools -arid ice boating. So much 
talk in fact, that public park heads 
are talking of buildirtg regular ski 
slides as an adjunct to the. regular 
ice skating ponds,. 



By Eric Gorrfek 

Ehfiile Moorehardt tb London. .. 

Clarence Badger Will , direct a»* 
other pic here. 

E. .J. Tait taking a vacation on his 
Queensland . ranch. 

Cihesound wijl piut 'Tall TimberS* 
on the floor. Jan. ; 2. 

Unit has just completed 'It Isn't 
Done' and %>it>han Of the Wilder- 

Hugh J. Ward often noticed around 
the' various theatres. Former legit 
producer is how just a pic fan. '■ 

Joe Joel will handle special ex* 
ploitation campaign for. Col-Nat's 
local production 'Rangle River.' . . 

Sir Ben Fuller is still hunting 
around Sydney for a suitable site 
at a. reasonable figure for legit. 

Pejggy Mason, daughter of Col's 
locail chief, acted as hostess .to so- 
ciety preview of ?Rangle River* iat 
Pagewood; 

Harry Little, once a fave on pop 
vaude. chains, collapsed and died af- 
ter playing the rble of Santa Claiu 
in a local store. 

'Street Singer's Serenade' (AD> 
swings into its second month in Mel- 
bourne. Pic is doing the best Britisli 
biz in a long while. 

■ Walter Hutchinson was given a big 
.farewell in Brisbane prior to his 
departure for America. Hutchinson 
stated once again that he would be. 
back again next year arid would 
bririg Sid Kent with him. 

Body of Mira Dimina (Madeline 
Parker), American dancer who died 
While on tour with the Russian BalV 
let, Will not be sblppe.d to America 
for burial. Dancer was buried in 
Adelaide. Her mother is expected 
here in two weeks. 

Charles Munro still forcing his 
boys to keep on their toes all the 
time to build the Hoyts' unit into 
the strongest exhibiting force in 
•Australia. Also keeps On the move 
spotting new sites for the erection 
of ^additional theatres. 

Acts playing for Frarik Neil 
include: Frank . O 'Brian, Gressos, 
James Forum, Tex. Morton, Coral 
Gunning, Falls, Reading and 
Rbyce, Roy Rene, rbokiris and Van; 
Shentbns, Gardner & Kane, Moirgan 
and Hadley, Jack Goldi and Rich 
and Adair. 



ic Gauntlett takes; oath as mem-' 
ber of censor board. 

Hamrick-Eyergreeri . passed out 
bonuses to all employees. 

State's profit from its. liquor stores 
past year nearly $3,400,000, a gain 
of $1,000,000 over previous year. 
. John Hamrick; Al Rosenberg, 
I Frank Christie, Ben Shearer, Al 
i Oxtoby^ Cecil Gwinn.and Bill Kos.- 
teribader headihg south for the Rose 
I Bowl gaine. 



VASiETr 



I. C S li li E 



Wediiesday, December 30, 193<> 



§iVlI|g'^l^^ Oil 

ffway in ' 




I 



By JOE itIGELOW 

v>A 'This theatre . is opera^^d . hy teal, 
.lijrihg ..Mihskysj''! r^ada , the progrorh, 
' ^ind the^h 

;v bjuirlesque thdiise in Ne\v York, .H, 

■ Kay . jind Mprton Minsky opened it on 
.v-^'Ghi'ijstjjiasvhiBhti -;-: ;■• 
V::r>:/'The difference. bttvireen a 're«^lv liyr 

. iiig 'iMihskyV and a^^ of 
-Min^ky' isn't explained. IJncle Abe 
i ■vlilinsky, whose; difsgia's are down the 
^ ifiitt'^et a piece at the. Gsiiety^ has been 
v doi^g j^i^ht smart financially of late. 
:ivMd bfesidies, : Jzzy HerkV has: never 
:l)e^n krioSvn to: pick ia dead iOhe. And 
idbifeice i$ also Minsky's Be|)iiblic do 
. -iiit .:42d stre)fet,riTi6w opierated. by Joe 
Weihstbck*:'%lth whom H. Kay. &rid 
.iWfoi^oh were . Ufttll 'recently asso-' 
iSatedy.. Weinstock ,uses the 'paiTie 
dWrough^ payihg^^ r^^ to ' the! 
' Idftw of Billy Minsky. And while 
, . el'nstdck .may not" be a 'feaK.Uvihg 
iffihsky;' he'is been arbiUrid. them lopg 
'«iioiigh to-be frequently mistaken: 

.^^^ ■ -/T.: ■ ■ ■^•■-.v. .:• . '■: 

■i-^M'?]ik:jve^^ the late Billy Mihskv; 
A^thjB tnaj opiiilbh'.iii the burlesque 
•viji trfide is that, he held :a^;^^ 
!?- ,! no^biy oh' the • shbwwanshi . braihs 
l;-'^bit < bis. iJdtticulaif branch b£ Ihie 
niBiIiibsl# H. vl^y-, arid Morton 

I V happen ; to haVe biieri Kia brothers, 
thifr' Oriidnlal they 6te.,on their 

v??6wn;f6r*hfi:flrst:tinit^^ ' -l 

had Iriv mitid here was 
i^lj^rjesque shov^^^ca4^ed bl^^ but 
:■- iipfiiealihg!;^^ the regular bur^^ 
i< l&fibe'clienteie 6rid ft ?ne^^^^ 
coal^isting of the kerteral public. That 
ifroiUd be n6at> trick-; . if "eiiybody 
; cc«^ but .aS; long as the biir- 

' ; ? Jesque , label ;: is ion ^^jthe outside^ the 
' ; shbw iriSide is : burlesque. ,shpWi 
s problem^^^^^^ ta date, hot even 
, : ^^llinsky^ living or 0^^ has 
;;''beeif»:abfe'td-solYe,Sr' V •■•^ ■r.^-" 
'^h:'-rilc^: tsct -is that H. JCay .aiid Mor- 
? ii'tbnj havinff ^et but to do somethihl; 
Vi*4Qi^tent,' either dropped that in^ 
ten,tioh< or doiqi't kno.w how, for the 
iis^JWithat tney. pres 
r^Wl lis; d^^ 'class/ iust 

burlesque shpWt only worse. 
:^ IB'ornierly^ .a straoght pictttre house 
eralled r the ^ Warner and ia lemon 'ever 
• i^c^ it ppened^ the Oriental was the 
¥ ;afeIiyr.-3Broadway Apot available to Et. 
' had to 

: ; iiave ? Broadway spot, 'Its location, 

■ r ^betwieen 51st.itod 52d streets, is but- 
• ide- the heayy transient trade belt 

and that's a handi,cdi> for any bur? 
lesque .venture. . But an even greater 
^ life the theatre's ■ physical 

;M; shortcomings. .It's a iong; narrow 
"t- auditorium with ajl.th6 Seiats on one 
- ft^ Absence of ia shelf will chase 

;;&awayrtiahy btn*eyctw; r Any^ 

;v;body sitting back of the first 10 or 15 
vr/fl?oW^ be drawing a blank, and 
*1 iO* o.r 15 row^ can't keep a. theatre 
;;-^'^i>pe«^itinft;' . .. i •> ■ .. /^^i: ■; .■ 
'-7rr:;iiVnOtheir tmfortunate item; is the 
The theatre hadn't 
, ; i^jayed ^tage shows aip to now and 
^ ' W^^ ■ exr 

. ; ttemely'v^^^^ shallow* and 

l iev.en:an added liproh doe^'t provi de 
Ik adequate space^ The . staging under 

- these ; conditions can't be anything 
T ^ but skinipy and the chance^^t fill up 

. &e stage with plenty of dames isn't 
: . pbssible.here becaiiise there isn't room 

' xbr;:.tHemi ' As it is, the ,house is run- 
. fiihjpt; belbw average with a short line 
v-^bf • lY girls, and stiU the stage is 
;^ Vittiwrcrowded. 

H- v.^jU the opening stock cast the 
. , .quite, some distance, 

•'.are Phil* Silvers ;iand' Carole. Man- 
i; -heriSi Both are new to burlesque and 
' y •;their supe niay be no mere co- 
•:^W0idence. > Silvers, for years blayed 
the 'idrt in. JOo Morris' vaudeville act. 
; ; until- he grew sb big that he looked 
•.^lnore Ul^e joe's father. On his own 
•1^^ he shows considerable; promise 
Vcpmediani .desDite that he ap- 
Ijears to ;• believe : (and maybe he's 
V right) that he niust get dirty to be 
;;.- abbreciated here. The worst mistake 
:■ h^ cari make is to remain in burlesque 
;.7 - longer - than Tiecessaryv Miss Man- 
'' , ners ;is a ; nice, looking; girl With a 
* rich. , soprano voice and ridictilousLv 
. out bf Place in this atmosphere. 

"^Iso-oUt of the strictly burleycue 
UateKofy, although he's- worked . for 
^the^Minskys before; is Eddie .Green,: 
colored comib ;;who ,;hais clicked a 
cbul)le of times lately on the Rudy 
.TVairee air shQW. ■ .H^^^ only one 
•in this show: and his material 
is^Va^inSt him. .Remaining non- 
".^.burlesque specialty: ^^p include 
-rVGeoVge. Trayiior,. Who does a pair of 
V passable hbofing. rbUtines; Freemain, 
Twins, blbndes, who get by with 
unison control work and overs; 
William Grant,; sO' singing: juve; 
ieshay and Leda, mixed dance team 
doing an over-exaggerated but :se- 
rioUs modernistic crawl; Cora La 
fiiedd,. one time ; cutie bf the impdi':- 
tant Colored shows, who; doesn't click 
its of yore but 'mi*?ht if she'd, drop 

■ some of ; that avoirdupois. 

. Billy 'Bumps' Macki of the regular 
burley contingent, is a bag^y pants 
. coftiic and standard in his field., but 
-he's hot having much success at 
grabbing laughs in this show. The 
contrast Vvith Silvers may be respon- 
sible; Working with Mack is an un- 
billed straight man who, acts like 
he" thinks he resembles Frank Moi - 
gari arid uses big words iri the wvons 

"niJpiWs.- 

St»'ipp'ers are headed by Margie 
.H-trt. one bf the b3st in the biz. 
jpeelirig goes as far as it can, but is 



too fast for re'al effectivehess. Mairr 
gie: and the;cther girls>are apparent- 
ly under instructions to get down to: 
the Grstrihg In two walk-ons, and .hb 
encores. That's going" ^o disappoint 
Hargie's followers, who like to be 
teased in the hopes- that some day 
they'll seie something, without figur- 
ing that Margie is showing- them all 
they deserve for 35c. and isn't hold- 
ing but much at that, - 

Other pieelers are Jeanne .Wade, 
who doesn*t. even wake them up; 
Gladys; Fox, who does a good strip 
but is even ;better as a talking yro- 
man in the comedy bits; Queeiile 
Kingr 'who Used to be in the Gaiety 
chorus and now .doubles: in bumps,: 
and Julie Bryah, billed as Gypsy 
Rose liCe's understudy in the . 'Fol- 
lies.' It looks like a good thing for 
the 'Follies' that Miss Liee didn't itiiss 
:any vshows, for on what she shows 
hfer^' Miss Bryan his little; lb offer 
eyen tor burlesque. , 

liine consists of steppers and 
five show 'girls' and' everybbdy; stripis. 
Dancing giirls show vmbre; pep than 
is ordinarily found in burlesque, but 
there's still no sign on the horizon 
of a burlesque - line thai can dance 
ih unisQn oj? lift a leg above the con*, 
ductbr's eyebrows. ;v 

Bobby Sardibrd, vlib has :^tag^d 
ni.te .civibi; .shows and showboat . ph- 
tiertaiiimept > up ia .nbVir, is credited 
with' the staging. He must haVe 
asked for it so he has' nobody else 
tq blame. If Jimmy Mahr is. a ca- 
pable dance director, there's ho way 
of telling it from his hhe. Thb 
scenery: by .Mischa Salmon is very 
fisl>y; RUss Kahn's: pit band .is .bet- 
ter than the show at all ^tiiintes. 

About the only thing ihe 'real, 
living; Minsky s' ' did : to prove that 
they are reially alive was to hire a 
pair of smart press agents to handle 
the opening and the sho'W.,. The!p.a. 
team of Davies and ; Fleischinann 
drummed Up a lot of advance atten- 
tion and the opening climaxed a 
swell campaign. They attracted a 
big time crowd, many of whom were 
decked; out in . soUp: and. .fish to see 
something ' ifferehf andv while the 
notices the next day weren't ' glow- 
ing, they we/e notices just, the same 
and all mentioned the dirt a^d the 
undressed gals.' ■ 

But a:fter Davies and Fleiischmann 
got . 'em. into the theatre, H. Kay and 
Mbrton gave 'em , nothing, but an 
hbur and a half of disappointments 
called a. show, and made it tougher 
to take by starting off with a coh- 
cessibhnaire.. The audience didn't let 
him fiiiish his; prize package spiel. 

It was one of the /real, living 
Minskys' Who remarked some time 
ago, for the edification of all re- 
viewers, that he 'didn't mind criti- 
cism as long as it was constructive.' 
The mpst constructive criticism pos- 
sible for this affair woUld be a sug- 
gestion that Hi Kay and Morton , try 
something else— like a burlesque 
show, for instance— and put this one 
on ice tor. next Thianksgiving's di - 
ner; They have tried to make sbme- 
thipg' classy out pf something that 
can't bear the strain, Classy or hot 
if you listen closely yoU can hear it 
gobble. 



ELTINGE, N. Y. 

In making concessions, to the con- 
stabulary. Max Rudnick has pro- 
duced, through Ken Rogers, a hybrid 
vaudeville, reviie, but has managed 
to retain enough spice for the regular 
patronage,, Rogers has squeezed 
three specialty acts into the 75-min- 
ute show. Acts are good, but wasted 
on this audience. 

Burleyiportion is standaird through-; 
put. Stripping is soft-pedaled, but 
no the comedy bits. Jack Rosen, 
Harry Levine . and Chris Hilliary 
never niiss a . chance to go, blue. 
Variatiohs of the poppy, armless niah 
and griridma 'sketches,, latter par- 
ticularly, wherein pants dropping 
before ;mixed -couples exit ^re 
strictly for shuddering purposes.' 

Peeling cuties, under limitations, 
try to give the boys : something: to 
remember, but it's hard when the 
line girls and comics st«p. on their 
tpes. continually. "Helehe Gortez, 
Milli Conwaiy,, ;Sonhie Loviett,- 
Patricia Paige, Barbara '. Dawn land 
Annie vNaughtoni .comprise ' this divi- 
sion.' , . 

Chorus numbers are slightly above 
avferage. and lcer.tainly .bettier outfitted - 
than itios.t ; Producer has a: leahihg 
to the east-of-Suez school, witnessed 
by three bf total five niimbers; 'with . 
Orieiitai;, niusic daincing^ and 
turning. .:i„ 

Nick Harris' Gang, harmonica, ag- 
gregation, I'ate lots more than hi t- 
and-rhiss; weeks, in . hurley stands. 
Kids would do- well iri shorts and 
whatever vaudeville is left. Their 
time as well as: that of George and. 
Jack, col bred tappers, is wasted here, : 
despite that they were the only real 
ehtertainmerit. in the Showi . Httrl.. 



IZZY HEEK BETTER 

H. Herk, cp-operator with Abe 
Minsky of the Gaiety, New York, 
returned to the theatre this week. 
He hOid been down with the flu, i 



Mora! Victory 



Minneapblis, Dec, ^9^. 

Harry Hirsch, Owner of the 
Gayety, local Independent 
wheel house, has framed and 
hung in a conspicuous place in 
his office the box office state- 
rnent for Christmas eve. tb re- 
mind ,him to close the two 
weeks, before the Yule holiday., 
•next season.' 

Statbipent shows a gross Of 
$55.4.2 at $1 top, a record low 
for this house, cbhtributed bjr, 
' 74 lower fiobr and balcony ita,^ 
trbris ihd .28. galleryites. , HirSch 
, saiys Ife Urged ■ a fortnight hoii- 
day shutdown this season, but : 
\yas . pverru^ed. by other Indie 
"wheel execs. .;::• 

. For the. Aveek his iGayety 
groped ^?,10d, ; against $3,400 
ovierhead;; *v 



SUES FOR DES 
MOINES BOOKING FEE 



Minneapolis^ pec, ^9. 

:Tlio.ugh bbx-office statements show 
a; total Ibss of $i,2Q0 for the period 
that . the : be's ' Moines;. (Iowa ) ;Inde- 
piendenVBurl^sque '-a 
was ihv bpef ation,;; frpriii Oct. .20 ■ to 
Pe5.,:;X3;' Jilatt K^^ bf Ifew York" is 
suing Harrjir Hirsch,'; loCal burlesque 
bperatof,' aiid a group .bf others who. 
he- claims,- are- associated with the 
latter»;fbr a share of the 'profits.' 

Kolb- claims a 'veirbal agreement to ' 
giyie hini. -the percentaige of profits 
for bpbking the •house. He demands 
$l0jdp0 for breach of contract. The 
defendants, deny ; there., was, any 
agreement and declare - that evbh if 
theire: had' been one; it Would have 
been worthless,^ and have, produced 
statements showing the- loss instead 
of prpfltSiii- A Idepbsitibn from I. 
Hirst Independent ■ wheel heady re- 
pudiates Kolb's claimed connection 
with the organization. 

Hirsch will reopen the Des i\Ioines 
house. New "Year's; eve. 



Canton Goes Stock 

Caritbh, Dec. 29. 
Stpck burlesque will supplant i - 
dependent wheel shows at the Grand 
Opera House here after this week. 
Bozo Snyder show will be the last 
of the traveling troupes) 
, Bob Buirch will iassembie a new 
company for a New Year's eve 
opening and the house virill return 
to full Week policy, with matinees 
Saturdays, Sundays and Wednesdays. 
Wheel shows have been playing 
three ' .days a week, opening Friday 
nights. 



jfan, 3 

•Speell parkie*— ^Gayety, 
neapolls. 

•i'arla By Jtlght'— RIalto,. Chicago. 

.'Scan-Dolls'— Ca-slno, Torohto, 

'Monte Carlo GIi-Is'— Ouen.. 

'Garrten, of Gli-la'— T,,yrlc, AUehtown, 
Mon.-Tue.<J.; Ma.1estlCi Hari>l.*»burB-, Wed;;' 
Capitol, Keaains, Thui-a.-lfrl.j . Majestic, 
WJUlajnaport, Siat. 

•Beef Truaf— Tioc, Phllkdelphla. 
.. 'Modeg & Models'— Hudson, tTnlon City. 

'Steppln' .Slars*T^Jacques, Waterbiiry. 

'Tease.«) :. and Weezes'^Howard, Boston. 

'Ballyhoo'— Empire, Newark. 

'Lid; Lifters;— Gayety, Washfrieton, 

'Hi-Flyers'— 'Gayety, Baltimore. 

•Beauty Parade'— Roxy, Cleveland. 

'Red Rliythm'— Capitol, Toledo 

'Bozo . Shyderr— Gayety, Detroit. 

'Babes of B' way'— Grand;. Canton. 
. .'Gayety Glrls'-r-GarrlcU? St. Louis. 
- 'Top Hot for, ' Parls'-r-Presldent, Des 
Motnes^ 

'Hindu Eelles'-^Caslno, , 
Dec. .28. 

' Indu Belle.<t'— Princess, Toungstpwn 
.(3 dayw), Erl.-Snt;-J^un, 

'Ha-Cli,i'^--5ljyrlp, rldReport.' 
'.Scan-Tee/S'—T Centiiry, , Brooklyn.. 

MARRIAGES 

Josephine Head, stage; dancer, to 
Wallace Middletpn; HoUy Wood agent; 
Dec. 24, in Yuma. ^ -Z ;; 

Mar jprie Lane r ian Donlevyi 
film ;, plaiyers; in Ensenada,- 

Mexibbv,^. -.;■;;..' 

Helen Fitzpatnck to Al Roberts, in 
Las Vegas, Dec, ;21; Bride is dander 
at Warners, and .girpo'ni is WB 

fotog. 

Emily Jane, ipdisey to ;Mendbn 
Foye, .;in Pittgburgh, Dec. 23; Groom 
is sax player .with Enimerson Gill's 
ork. 



BIRTHS 

Mr. nd Mrs. Richard Smith, son, 
in Chic pec, 23. Father is a p.a. 

Mr. . Mrs. Charles Stallings, 
son, Dec. 25, in Lbs Angeles. Father 
is Universal production manager. 

To Mr. and Mrs, Louis Baird, twin 
girls. Father is control, en ineer of 
WHB, KaiYsas City. 
Mr. and Mrs. Lew Maren, son, in 




(Continued from pase 36) 



his grind, ahd-br^athed an audible, 
sigh of relief when it was oyer. 

Commercial copy " is much too 
lengthy, and goes into great detail 
jdescribing the many symptoms 
-which might be relieved by . the 
product which is plugged as ' an 
acidity corrective, , , , ^ : . 

Stanza is patently designed to 
teach rural listeners, and may share 
some of the following which for- 
merly were loyal tb the Asher Slzew 
more duO. Unlike Asher Siaeinore. 
his brother evidently has no song 
book to sell at the moment. 

Hold. 



<TilE WOBLD IS YOURS' 

Educational 

30 Mlns. 

Sustainlnr 

Sunday. 11:30 a,m., EST 
WEAF. New York^; . 

Static Sunday (26) marred the en- 
tertai ing qualities of the weekly 
Sunday morning broadcast on, 
science, history and art prepared by 
the U; S. Department bf the Interior 
(Office of Education), in Washing- 
ton;. through the Educational Radio 
Project. Material is interesting, but 
either through fault of broadcasting: 
facilities or the artists, who interpret 
great scientists or- other characters, 
it's a prbblem trying to enjoy it. 

Program deals with advances in 
science, and .other fields, as gathered 
by the Smithsonian Institute in 
Washington. Work, in natural his- 
tory, chemistry, astrbnorty and'bther 
fields, together with inventions and 
discoveries, are effectively drama-' 
tized. Wheni .the program reaches 
the point Where SamUel P. Langley 
is . done justice as an astronomer and 
for his theories that man can fly, a 
little scene is enacted with someone 
doing Langley. -The great geologist, 
John Wolcott, and Dr. Chas. Abbott, 
who has; been stud.ying -the sun and 
making various discoveries, are simi- ; 
larly characterized on the air. One 
of Dr. Abbott's theories, backed by 
machines which harness the; sun's 
powers, is. that some day the world 
will have tp depend on the hot 
planet for its power. Char: 



PROF. . McFAUL ; 
English 
30 Mlns. 

Sunday^ 5 p. m, v .r , . 
INDUSTRIAL MORRIS PLAN 

BANK ; 
CKL-Wv Detroit 

Showmanship ' has never been 
synonombUs With grammarians; in 
fact, in general they've been about 
the driest, mbst colorless persons 
both in the classrbom and over the 
ether. They've been lucky to sell 
their own stuff, let alone a sponsbr's 
products. 

But here is the exceptibn extraor- 
dinary. Prof. E. A, McFaul gives 
stuff an. unusUal twist, employing 
gUest stars, including show people 
hereabouts, to illustrate various 
points; invokes clever comedy and 
explains origins of hames, etc. 

After six mo'nths of GKLW as a. 
sustainer, Prof. McFaul recently 
snared the Detroit branch bf Indus- 
trial Morris Plan Bank as sponsor^ 

With hiis theme, 'a Word a day 
keeps embarraissmeht away,' McFaul 
has a nifty voice, and hammers for 
modern phonetic spelling in place 
of the present 'Ibusy' waiy «f putting 
letters together. His tongue-twisters 
and jokes are of high calibre. 

As additional advertising, bank 
puts out .Weekly 'Pronunciation 
News,' containing McFaul's word list, 
spelling tests, ete., and sent to listen- 
ers, free. McFaul also has agree- 
ments with several high school in- 
structors, whereby their, students get . 
credit for reporting on Weekly pro- 
gram. Pete. , 

THOMAS HOIEB 
'Have YOU Heard? 
Edncational Program 
15 Mins. 
Sustaining 
Tb., 3:45 p.ni. 
WJZ, New York 

: This is one bf several programs on 
the air through cooperative deals be- • 
tween WPA-flnanced radio produc- 
tion projects and > the sustaining de- 
partments of the- major networks.. 
Educational stuff is handed out. with 
uncertaip listener appeal as some of 
the dbpe isn't bt general appeal, and 
all of it tends to be classroomish in 
style and approach. 

Natural science is the general run- 
ning theme. A girl stooge feeds, the 
questions, . She's a trifle too awe- 
struck with.it all. 

Astronomy, was the suhiect under 
fire at this hearing. Advent of the 
holidays permitted the Star , of Beth- 
lehem tale to Usher in : ; the . main 
■palaver. More , technical phrases 
then crept in with talk on star 
clusters, nebulae and just how fast 
light travels around the globe. 
: Hoier-s /■ delivery okay, but the 
material should be de-starched. 

Bral. .. 



Los Angeles, Dec,-. Father is 
United Artists exploiteer. 

Mr. , and . Mrs. Bill Tpstevi , son, 
Dec. 18, in Hollywood, Father is legit 
p. . 

Mr. and Mrs. George Davis, .son, 
Dec. 26, in Los Angeles. Father is 
film actor. 



SCIEP/CE IN THE NEWS 

With Olin SouIe, .Caldwell, 

Talk -'-^ 

15 Mins. 

Susttkliiing 

Tuesday; S pjn. 

WMAQ, Chicago 

' This is a presentation of the Uni- 
versity . Brbadcastihg Council; which 
regularly contributes educational 
prbgrams to national and local wires. 
Operating not ibr profit, it figures ps 
the One outstanding educational pro> 
gram soUrtie for' radio throughout the 
country,. ■. - v-:;' 

; This ijrogram is a prime examplei 
of the type of woirk the University 
Council does. For . lti minutes of the 
period Soule tosses, off some three 
major items of hews value in the sci- 
entific world. He discusses how a 
scientist discovered .the secret of the 
blueness of the Crater Lake waters; 
the Moscow research scientist's in- 
vestigation into the; use of the high 
frequency- radio waves, in therapeu- 
tics, thie use. of these same waves in 
horticulture, arid thirdly, the fact that 
it has been discovered the world is 
picking up about a pound a minute' 
from, the accretions of cosmic dust 
and .meteors. , 

Pinal , five minutes is utili;zed by 
Caldwell of the Underwriters Labo-: 
ratories in Chicago for a discussion 
Of the Laboratories' research into 
commercial devices tP protect against 
fire, accident , arid theft. 

Not a particularly interesting pro- 
gram as competitibri for the regular 
•show business' programs -. on the 
other stations. The problem in th6se 
programs is to dress 'em up in such 
a fashion that the education will be 
disguised in .a pretty pink pill so 
that the listener doesn't realize he's 
l',^rning something. The problem is 
to make it entertainment first, and 
education second; otherwise it's 
doubtful if there'll be any listeners 
around to be educated. 

That is, if the radio stations are . 
really interested in getting educa- 
tion programs across. Most of them 
aren't. They Use these education 
programs strictly as fillers; when 
there aren't any commercial spon- 
sors arbund, arid as items on the 
credit side of their activities when 
they go to Washington to prove 
they're operating for the public in- 
terest and convenience. With the 
result that they don't care, so much 
how dull the show is as long as it 
can be bhalked up smuigly as ati 
'education period.' Cold. 

'THEY'RE OFF!' 

With Rex Beyjiolds 
15 Mins. 
' Sustaining 
M-W-F, 6 p. m. 
WBAL, Baltimore 

This new one, caught on opening 
(28) seems rather futile. Slirii prob- 
ability of it snagging a sponsor; 
. It's an attempt to give a realistic 
eounterfeit of visual descripltion of 
boss races, but very fact it's unreal 
robs program of any suspense, intbr-i 
est or enlightenment it might bffer 
public; it doesn't in the least prod 
the curiosity and is devoid of humor. 
Uses recorded backgroimd atmos* 
phere of a horse park teeming with 
the excitement of a day bn Which a 
big 'cap is xtmning. 

Announcer Rex Reynolds spiels 
from imaginary grandstand, reading 
off odds oil, and describing running 
of two races at riiythical 'Pimligrace* 
(they telescoped Pimlico and Havre 
de Grace) each pei:iod. Bert. 



Chi Giveaways 



(Continued from page 21) 



lieve that . should buck the po- 
lice interference and plan to con- 
tinue with the coin giveaways under; 
any method they can possibly devise 
to circumvent any legal technicality. 
Mai method of getting around the 
law.on the.matter is to do away with: 
the rule that only thoSe who bu 
tickets beforehand arid are, or have 
been, in the theatre that day can be 
eligible for the a^yard. Instead, they 
will announce i the winner through 
loudspeakers so that people [ the 
street may learn which is the win- 
ning ticket. : In that way it doesn't 
restrict the ,priie money brily 
those Who have bought a ticket.. 

This has beeri tried in the past, but 
the coppers themselves complairied 
about it because the resultant riiobs 
outside the; theatre jammed, street 
traffic ^ pavements in front of the 
house. 



Jackson, Miss., 
The foiir theatres here, accus- 
tomed to staging bank nights,, have 
discontinued ;them because of court 
decisions, flying thick arid fast 
throughout the country, the last few 
weeks. Theatres agreed to discon- 
tinue rather than jeopardize the 
confidence good will of the 

public. 



OBITUARIES 



IRENE ST;NWIC1BL BARBTMOBE 
■ Irene F^nwipk Barrymore, 49» wife 
oiE Lionel Barrympre, 4ied in Beverly 
Hills pec. 24 after an illness of six 
iiidnths. . She Ayas born Irene Frizzel 
in Chicago in 1887. 

, Her first stage appearance Avas un- ; 
der is . name, in : the. . chorus of. 
'Peggy; from Paris/ produced by 
Henry W. Sivage in 1904. She later 
played . the. lead in • the ; sfime show. 
FoUdwing this ' she -appeaired with 
Xulii .Glaseif in *6ne of , the Boys.' 

She played leads for Charles Froh- 
inan i "The Brass Bottle/ 'Zebra/ 
fThe Million/ 'The Fortune Huritei-/ 
^Mary's Ankle/ and other New York 
ishows. ' 

Her acquaintance With Barrymore 
began when she played the lead. - 
positei him i -The Claw/ produced 
by Belasco in 1923, and in 1925 she 
agai played is lead ; in tiiui^ 
Glown, Laugh/. They were married 
at Riverside, Cal., yTuly 14, 1923. 

Her first husband,>F^^ I^an, of 
New Yoi'k, is dead< iShe was married 
a ?econd time to J; P. O.'Brien, a New 
York broker. . Bairrymote was her 
third husband. 'She was Barrymore's 
second wife, his' .firist being .Doris 
lUuiikih, daughter ;0f\:the former stage 
v^tar^ McKee Ranki 

She gave up her prbfessibnal ca^ 
rieer when Barrymore went to. Holly- 
Wood to devote his ^me to pictured. 
She had; suifered recurrent illness 
severaL times in the last six years. 

Private funeral services were held 
Dec. 28 at the Calvary Mauispleuiii 
Chapel With buriail in the Mausoleum 
of the cemetery. 



Noifl^weit and well-known Seattle 
capxtalijEt. 



(GUY DOUGH WAitE 
Guy Doughwaite,^ 50, operator of 
the only drive-in theatre. On the 
Coast (in Los Angeles), died Dec. 26 
of a heart attack in Palm Springs, 
CaU He went to the Springs Xmas 



IN MEMORY OF 

/HERMAN ZOHBEL 

TEb ZOHBEL AND FAMILY 



* night to confer with Earie Strebe, 
operator two theatres -there, on 
, other prot»ositiohs, 

Strebe had a date with him Sat- 
urday :fnornihg and found him dea4 
In bed; 

Dbjighwail^'s widOw, brother and 
ister survive; Funeral services held 
yestierday (Ttwsday). 

ELMEk COIJpT 

Imer Coudy, ,51, St. Louis theat- 
r.Tical performer for inpre than 25 
:years, died at Grand Rapids, Michi, 
and was buried in Belief pntaine cem- 
etery, St, Louis, last week. Coudy was 
^ producer as well as an actor and . for 
last -14 years was identified with the 
Marcus Co, 

He made two iarourid-the-world' 
trips with musical productions./ He 
was blackface:: comedian and . .ap-. 
peared here for first time in 1910. 



'CHARMION' 

Mrs. E. Marion Bird, 56, died In 
Medforid, Mass., Dec, 28. In the 
early years of the cehtuty. as. Ghar- 
inion she made a sensation at.Kpster 
& Bial's ftjusic: haU, in a traipeze act 
in which .she was hoisted to her 
aWing i street clothes. Which > she 
Eradually stripped :.dowri tO' her 
gymnastic tights^ throiyirig hor giar- 
ters intp 'the audience. 
; It >yas regarded as most dari in 
those circumspect days. 



WULiAM J. BBADT 

.William J, Brady, 66, character- 
actor whp will be b^st remembered 
as the father in 'Abie's Irish Rose/ 
died at his hon^e in Queens, Dec, 26, 
after .a;bri ' illness. 
_ His liast roadwiay appearance was 
in 'Hold Your Horses* With Joe Cook. 
He crtated the role of Senator Pea- 
body in *The Gentleman From Mis- 
i' and played : Stanton in Drink- 
waiter's 'Linicoln', He was one of the 
charter members of Actors* Equity, 
is widow, survives. 



HOWARD KANE |PELTIER) 

.Howard ' Pett^r,: ;50,..p;rofessionally 
known as . Howard Kane, died tied. . 
20: in fhe Mt. Clemens (Mich.) Vet- 
erans'., hospitd. He was buried in 
Rhinebeck, N. Y^ where he had a 
isuinnieT. hiom*, with full ; military: 
honors, hiving sjeryed oyetseas. 

He wis 'formerly of the vaudeyilie 
team of Stahe.and Hazelton, the lat- 
.ter jane. Hazeltpnt his wife,: who 
survives. 



DOROTHY ROSSMOBE 

Ddrothy Rossmore, dramatic ac- 
tress; died in New. York Dec. 21. ' She 
had been in retirement for a niimber. 
of years, b>Ut will be remembered in 
-Qie: support of Edmund Breese in 
Milwaukee vSadi '; ahd other plays. 
She also played wkh McK^ Rankin 
and'Na'nce .O'Neill in San Francisco. 

A sister, Mary- Axtell, and brother,: 
Henry Kalinbachi survive. 



FBED WALTON 

Fred . Walton; 71, .charactei" .actor, 
died Dec. 28 df pneumonia in Los 
Angeles. His real name was Fired- 
erick Heming. Early in the century 
he made a remarkable hit as. a pan- 
tomimist, 

; Waltpni had been in pictures, for 12 
years, coming: .frpm the stage. He 
was a, native of England' 
Widow survives.. 



Name Bands for Lincoln 
At Rebuilt Resort Park 

Ldhcoln, Dec. 2?.' 
Work starts early in January here 
on Capitol Beach, amusement park, 
vrhich will be almost cpmpletie^ re- 
built before the season opens in mid- 
Hay.- Beach was . nearly destroyed, 
last surhmier by- ind and fire which 
struck the park at two iflerent 
times and didl more tha:n ^$75,000: 
damage.. 

plan tails for a big dince pavilion 
to be built and .thie old one turneid 
into i roller skating rink. Two new 
ri , a pretzel ride and a miniature 
train,. ■ iU be added. .: New scooter 
and new f err is "wheel .will be built. 

Play in thte aance hall is to. bie 
handled .by L, R. King. Dance pjahs 
fOr the sianmer are for nairae boys 
on Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays 
liind $undays,. Pavilion is So con-, 
structed !that it can be closed..in for 
the "winter season and Will operate 
the year arOund. 



fiUm IIASES PIER 
SPA(i FOR JLt SHOW 



Atlantic , Dec, 29. . 
A circus complete in every detail 
from ii^owns to cailiopci With wild 
animalsr performing elephantsi aerial 
atttsts \in gayest of .circus triappiiiigs 
wiU- be set up by the Beech-TiTiit 
I^dceirs, which has leased -a portion 
pof thci Central Piijr on this Boardwalk 
for an exhi * 

. Hie ;qirciis; will * entirely me- 
chanical, and ^ electridally operated; 
There, will be more than. 200 moving 
Jgures. 



DAVin LEYINE 

Davi Levi , 47, of Chicago, 
motion pictuire man, died in Bellevue 
hospital. New Yotk, . 26, Of ex- 
haustive psychosis. 

He had been taken tp the hpspital 
from the' Europa on its arrival two 
days before. He was returning, from" 
Viennia, where -he hid undergone an 
eye /operation. 



- THOMAS FAXON 
Thomas W. Faxon, 56, former spng 
plugger with the Feist oiffice in Chi- 
cago,: died in Chicago on Dec. 24. In 
vec^ni;. yeairs, FaxOn. was; police and 
lire commissioner of Berwyn, Chi 
suburb; 

Widow and two .children survive. 
Burial in Chicago. 



WILLIAM E. .ESPY, 

William Edwarc 
tot 36 yeiirs thrpugl 
States and Europe 
Tom in 'Uncle , Toi 
Dc . 22 in his home in Springfield, 
0< He had been, ill one year. 

A son and a daughter suryive.. 



63, wh6 
, United 
played U.ncle 
cabin/. died 




C. bOTJGLAS STUART 

C. Douglas Stuart, "72, died In his 
London home; Dec, 14, He was secre- 
tary of the Music Hall Ai'tists Rail-, 
way Association- for more than 35 
years, and assistant secretary of the 
Varied Airtists Benevolent Fund. 



Mrs. c. D. BUCK 

M^'s. C. D. Buck, 49, a member 
of the pirogram, personnel of .iCJCB. 
SjS'dney, N: S. .the pait nine years,, 
and one of . the pioneer radio enter- 
taihiers of the maritime provinces, 
died recently at Richibuctp, N. B. 



FRANK COYLE 

rank Coyle, 61, former manager 
Liberty (Jensen-von Herbergj 
and other theatres, in iSeattle arid the 
Northwest, died Dec. 20 from a 
stroke. 

He retired the past year owi to 
heart trpuble. 

A; brother, J, von Herber is 
promineiTit; indie operator the 



CHARLES ROONEY 

Chaiirles Rboney, 55, identified with 
the circus world for niany yeairs' as 
aJmeiriber of the Rpoiiey faiiiily pf 
bareback riders, di. In' Chicago 
Dec! 23. of complications. 
Widow survives. 



TWAUDE DUliBlN 
. Mrs. Maude; Durbin 
of arid leading 
Skinner, died in New. 
of a heart attack. 

She retired :frbm 
hei; daughter, Cornell 



SKINNEB 

Skinner; wife 
lady lor Otis 
York Dec. j25 

stage When 
was born. 




for '37 Expo; 



liipte Santa 



, St. John, N. ., DeCi 2i9; 
Busiest Santa Claus for the 1936 
Yutetide season never believed, in. 
{Santa in his life. Jake WhitebOhe, 
or St. John, veteran carnival and 
fair iiiidwiy cbncessionnaire, . picture 
titteatrie manager, biUpOsterr ma- 
gician; .irevuie producer. Was. booked 
np for three weeks in advance of 
Christmas Day as Sinta. ."This in- 
cluded playiicig the central role in a 
Christmas playlet participated in by 
25 boys and girls and adult or.ches-^ 
tra, on the stage of the Capitol. 
Santa doiibled into one of the local 
chain department- stores,, shaking 
hands with the kiddies and:promis-. 
ing tiiem anything iP tbe store. Kfot 
content with doubling, he was ;call^ 
pn for. trebling into another Ipcal 
istore;' 

For the 1936 Yuletide, in additlpn 
to the thieatre and store engage-.' 
ments,' he was booked into club and 
house parties, for single nights, , His 
chief defect was., in , not .Being, i 
double' or treble identity; in order to 
accept all the bookings available.. 



To Renovate ClifF House 

San Francisco, Dec. 29. 

Work has already started on the 
remodeling of the famous Cliff House 
at the Beach, Which was purchased 
last week by George. .V; and.. Leo 
Whitney, proprietors of Playland-at- 
the-Beach, at a cOst of $200,000, from 
the estate of Charles Sutro. 

To b'l made a part of the Whitney 
brothers* extensive joy zone, the Cliff 
House Will be turned into A comr 
bined restaiifant, cocktail lounge and 
museum. 

'an ann.ual faii: at Billston Spa^ ied 
at his home in that village Dec, 21, 



HIRAM LURVlEY 

irami Lui-yey, tot 30 years : a . y lo- 
li - arid leader in theatre orches-; 
tras in Sydney, N,. S., died recently 
ih Lynn, Mass., wheire he had been 
an orchestra ■member for some 
months^ 



ROBERT M. JACKSON 

Robert M. Jadkspn, 59, former 
priesident Of the North Caroli 
sbciatibn of Fairs and secretary of 
the Cape' Fear fair for 27 y^iars, died 
Pta.hearl attaclc' at his home at Fay- 
etteVille, N; C, Dec, 9. • 



HENBY j. ALL\BBT 

Henry J. Allardt^ 80^ fpriner vaude 
circiiit theatre Operator; died ;De- 
ceinber 28, in Chicago. He hid bieen 
in retirement from show business for 
nearly 15 yeai^sV ; ; 

At one time' Allardt had around 20 
yaude housei through the ;Midwcst. 
He was the last of three Allardt 
Br'bthers formerly in show biz, F. L; 
anid Charles being the other two. 



JOSEPH A: GOSSETT 

Joseph A.. CSbssett, 62i manager of 
the State, Canton, died Dec. 22 at 
Mercy hpispital, 

His widow, a sbn and; a daughter 
survive. 



MAX OSKAB SiglBT 

Max Gskar Seiht was stricken by 
j the pre;seht gtippe epidemic in Berlin 
i and died suddenly, after an illness 
I pf only tyo .dajrs. Once a vaudeville 
agent. 



WALTER t. CALVERT 

Walter I. Calvert, .82; for 33 years, 
treasurer of : the ; Saratoga County 
(N.Y.) Agricultural Sbciety, slaiging 



FREDERICK CODY 

T^redericH Cody, (53, vibe-president 
of McCann-Ericksbn ad igency, died 
. bed, 28 ai. his New York home, 
i is .v/idow and twin brother sur-- 
j vive» 



RICE 

San Diejgo, Calif i, Dec. 

Foirt Worth bondholders 
never received a penny frpin their 
bi^^^pw all hot . to go again next 
y^ar. No dovibt iiaflfluenced by Dallas 
taking another shpt.^ Cleveland looks, 
to be the best bet .for' a repeater - as 
they haVe .the ^yeathe^ and don't, 
forget the like,:- If ,1 Was the boss of 
DiOlas «r Ft- Worth I'd haye^ihy 
heixt, show when the Trinity; River 
is, canalized and it won't as long 
Offvis ntthy folks, thinfe . ; 

Shrine : Temple at San Diego fiif- 
uring pn a big circus fpr 1937. If 
held will play early in Mafch> ; ..Ben 
Aiisti ,: the,.. -known circus . genr 
eral agent, produce , the Shrine 
circUs in ^an Francisco at the ity 
Auditbrium in February. . .Charles 
Mugivan; brother of the late Jerry 
Mugivan;. .witb Mike .Gbldeh, man- 
ager .of the museum, ; Sah Fran- 
cisco ^pr the . .. hpli .Mark T. 
IQirkendali, Barnes circus reserved 
seat ticket Wagpri manager, now ^ at 
iSanta Anita racetrack; , .Sylvester S. 
Cronin) ittinager of the Barnes .cir<<: 
isui returned troni Hbt Springs the 
;uith. and. has s^rt^d pverhaiiiing'the 
circus wintering at Baldwin Pairk . . .. 
Billy Newberiy, 1^ fpr Wallace 
Beery, noW^^ isf^ing . mainy fairs their 
f r^e act programs out of Doc Howe's 
booking 'Oiffice. .:;Ellmei: Jones, cii^cus 
Owner, spending, the holidays in LOs 
iAngeles, ditto Xpd.-^^eiz^.. Owner of 
the .Tom 'Mix side show . . . Sis Pwyer 
and hei:; ;/dBui^tet . jiine, to ; Kansas 
City for the Heart, ..ot Ameirica .ball 
with Mr. *nd Mrs. V John Castle. /; 
J. Edward Brown, .assistant . manager 
of Ttelhis -Expo, to San Antphe for. 
New Year at Jule ' Jones Connors' 
home. 

Williain Richards, '^nianiger of the 
LOs Angeles Lincoln Park ^o6, has 
at last organized ^ big committee of 
representative citizens to start the 
financing of a zoo to compete with; 
N«w York, Deibroit^ Sti LoUi^< Chi- 
cago and Washihgtoh. The location 
is ideal anid a beautiful spot as is. 
All animals' n'pw x>n. .exhibition are 
ones vuised in most of the pix and is 
tiie largest fiOUectipn of trained iiii- 
mils to be found any place; 

Fakinr Freaks 

Most folks ink a wen bad 
luck, biit here is a triie stpry abput' 
a wen that, wis bad luck tp loose. 
When Pershing's army .returned from 
its hunt for y ilia the press, carried 
a story that they were bringing , put 
a twO-headed -Mexican. . 1 wired the 
mayor cf ,, El Paso for confirmation 
and he replied, 'Cprrect, but a party 
namdd Palmer has him.' This was 
Doc Palmer and the twprheaded man 
was .m Mexican, with a wen on top 
of his head the slice of a big egg 
plant. . Dpc had a . surgebh ' gather 
the skin to, resemble .eyes, -nose, 
moiith and eirs and with i toupee 
land some make-iip he had the great- 
est nioney freak in the histoty Of 
shoW; business. Palihet' had. a •vvon- 
derful season with the Star 
Frieak'' and got nothing but impor- 
tant money whenever shown. Then 
camie the pay pfl. The twp-headed 
man had spme slight illness and Dpq 
tpok him to a hospital fbr treat- 
ment, but neglected to tell thern the 
trouble and as the freak Vcpuld, only 
speak Mex the croakeirs thought it 
was the .million-dollar wen; They 
gave him the works aiid when Doc 
baine ipr; his freak hci had just a 
bald-headed man. 

..; "Ihat. remihds -ine^ of Wllsbn''s: 
'dbublcrbbdied .rrtan,^ two hea:ds, two 
bodies, four arms, and * '' bt 

leg$. ..'Thiis was a great niohey at-, 
triction 'The Italian Twi ' One day 
Wilson saw <m thie street i/ 'pencil 
mppcher.' No legs Of any kin^, but 
the hoy had a. wbhdetiul personality 
and . Harry joined im . out and 
startbd Ippking fpr in Itilian double 
that had plenty of strength .and final- 
ly, fpiind pne thit really looked like 
hiis brpther. A harness wafs made io 
hold the legleiss half and thiis was 
born, the bbst . 'Siamese Twi * ever 
exhi ited. A great attachment was 
formed and when One died the other 
passed away from griet, While I'm 
bh the ' subject of mariufactured 
freaks I must tell about anpther set 
of twins framed up fay Dpc Palmer, 
whp had a .tubber harness madei tp 
resemble a . tube about 4 inches Ipng 
that was attached tP any set pf 
yo.uhg twiris. "This Was supposed to 
be a connecti just above the hips 
like Barrium's bt-iginal Siamese 
TWins.^ It stood, the test for -a good 
look by the custprriers.. Doc allowed 
the twins to sell pictures after the 



highi-poSyered lecture and the funny,, 
thing about 'it, 17 sets of twins really .• 
believed it and struck: for more 
money, which- they nfever: got and 
passed put .' Of the. show business; 
Strange as it .seems i\ once madei 
strong man: that I cppped from the 
late Ziegf eld's famous Sandpw. . "the 
man. that teetered 20 ttien across hi 
;cheist;' 

,Intercliang;eible kifong Afin 

■ •The Sandpw shpw was playing 
Gilmore's- Audltpriiim in PhUadelT^ 
phia , when .1 wis at the Uhiversaty 
pf Pehnsylvahia and as I : was riCitt- 
nihg away that spring to jpiri the 
Sun Brothers' World^s. Prbgressavie 
Shows as manager of the side show(^v 
I went babk ^tage aad oopped^the 
'gimmick' for the star niimberi ! ^or 
'Ago, the Strphgest Man oh JEjii^/ 
was born. He did three numbei*— 
breaking stones yfiih bis bare hand^^r 
breaking a 5Q-pouhd rbclc his 
che^ with a IB-ppcuid $l!ei3ge ham« 
:mer, and 'teetering 219 men On his 
chest, r. i used xny wtnte wprkihjii 
man for Ago .and .paid him $7 a 
wieek, . with tlie pnVilei^e t>t sellfa^g 
his picture^, but iust as soon as h^ 
started to sdl , theih f n my j^au^y 
'ti^^ .'he stnick* for 'znore i^piigb, 
Which i did not'piy, He i&ft for ttie 
nearest dime inaijiseuni. Qitce in a 
while t. cculd- npt join bjit a big 
husky 'imirking man,, so 1 «Ud Ago a$ 
the 'Skeleton strong Man,' I weighied 
about 120 peninds^. In-^ditifbn I wis 
jaakinjg the cjjfeniBss «n the front, 
did niagic, ventriloquist and launch 
inside/ anjnirfiere . from to 20 

times a day, and rode the parade 
anhouhpag bi^ ±^ on tte 
lot. This )yas,a wagon show and Act 
only thing Ifaai botiiiered' me vwy'"' 
sleep.. Almost forgot this; I. made 
the last tumbubceihtent - the .big: 
shOw'for'the. cb«ki«rt' wbeie'we/ 'g^4'' ' 
the customers the option o^ buyiioig^- 
a 10c: Mng Jbooflc o^^^ ^mc«rt ticket 
for tc. The prevlptis sales gave 
them a. tobg bbok^ and a concert 
ticket for IQc .Thi$ ^teahed u]> tiie 
house in!^dc^ and' oirt. 

This ^bow ws^.JDvttsed: iiy. ibe. latJt 
George and Giis Stin. I still tbinlc 
George Sun ir^ one pt our igreatest 
showmen and everyone khowis Gas 
Sun hais been inost sticcessfuL 



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Spairtat^urg, .I^c. 
Ronild GrJ^s^ charged with c'biii* 
plieity hi slaying of Ofscir Crarland, 
fair concessionaire, found guilty «f 
flrst degrM murdetf^atiul senfe^ iol 
(dectrbcution Feb. 26. 

State charged Griggs handed pistbl 
to Henry Jacobs, charged with aciust 
slaying, and told him to kill Giar* 
i^hd, who was shot to. death last fall 
at hi3 concession at Itarlington 
County iair.: Jacobs to be tried ate'' 
iejit term of court 



Carney Miiii do Frobation*^^ 

V • St. 'Loujs.JDec. 29. 

John ■% Montgomery, cainey op- 
erator, and James V; Crisp, operator 
pf a maii order house, both of 
Maripii, !!!., were placed cn a thref- 
year probation by United States 
District Judge Fr^d U Wham of East 
St. Louis after both, pleaded guilty 
last wedc to tiding the mails to dc<* 
fraud. 

Both wera dha^ed^ while touring 
the East, lyith sehding bogus C.O.C!, ; 
orders to Criap'f competitor : frpot 
small towns and when Mnsjgne« 
icpuld not bi» located goods were ri^. 
turned at shipper's cost. Inyestiga-^ 
tionc- by P.O. ini^pectOrsi over period 
of several months resulted.iq charges 
against Montgomery and Crisp. 

N, t. Tair> Black 

:dharlbtte, 

The North Carolina State Beard of 
Agriculture ahhounced that the 1936 ' 
State fair paid a profit of $9,983,46 to 
the State. 

T^e fair financial statement shoiWecT' 
total receipts, : minus, Federii* taxes, 
of $66,556,43, on which the State got 
15% as its share. 



Got $760 

. Charlotte, Dec, JiO. 
Craig FieldSj suing for $2,750, ob- 
tained a verdict of- $750 against the 
West Wonder shows as the result of^ 
a collision between his automobilf 
and a triick. and tractor belonging to 
the. defendant 



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*PAUL ALTHOUSE 
MICHAEL BARTLETT 
*JOSEPH BENTONELLI 
*^RICm]^D CROOKS 
SANTQ PI PRIMP 
♦FREDERICK JAGEL 
ALLAN JONES 
♦CHARLES KULLiyiAN 

ERNEST McCHESNEY 
ALBERT MAHLER 
*NINO MARTINI 
JAMES MELTON 
LANNY ROSS 



EDGAR 
FREDERIC BAER 
♦RICHARD BONELLI 
♦NORMAN CORDON 
NELSON EDPY 
WILBUR EVANS 
KEITH FALKNER 
IGOR GORIN 
LANSING HATFIELP 
♦JULIUS HUEHN 
CONRAD MAYO 
RAY MIODLETON 
FRED PATTON 
PAUL ROBESON 
♦LAWRENCE TIBBETT 

PIANISTS 

SIMON BARER 
HAROLD BAUER 
EUGENIA BUXTON 
RbBERT CASADESUS 
RALPH bOBBS 
DALIES FRANTZ 
ROBERT GOLPSAND 



WILLIAM HARMS 
VLADIMIR HOROWITZ 
ERNEST NUTCHESON 
JOSE ITURBI 
MURIEL KERR 
EUGENE LIST 
GUIOMAR NOVAES 
SERGlE PROKOFIEFF 
EZRA RACHLIN 
ERNEST SCHELLINC 
RUTH SLENCZYNSKI 

TWO PIANOS 

ETHEL BARTLETT AND 

RAE ROBERTSON 
MALCOLM AND GOPPEN 
VRONSKY AND BABIN 

VIOLWISTS 

RUTH BRETON 
ISO BRISELLI 
MISCHA ELMAN 
JASCHA HEIFETZ 
STEPHEN HERO 
JOSEPH KNITZER 
YEHUDI MENUHIN 
NATHAN MILSTEIN 
RUTH POSSELT 
MANUEL QUIROGA 
RUGGIERO RlCCi 
TOSCHA SEIPEL 
ALBERT SPALDING 
JOSEPH SZIQETI; 

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CASPAR CASSADO 
MARCEL HUBERT 
HANS KINDLER 
GREGOR PIATIGORSKY 



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